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On the 4th at 11.00 .m.-The aorthern depression has deepened slightly sad moved eastward. It is now central over the Son of Japan.

Pressure has decreased moderately to slightly in all districts except the Tangtze Valley and S Philippines, where it is nearly stationary.

Variable winds are indicated along the eas coast of China.

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CRICKET.

PROEFECTS OF THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1918.

With the cricket season almost upon us, it is pleasant to record the fact thak, Snancial and other worries notwith- standing, the Countles are looking forward to the season in a fair sanguine Globe writer. frame of mind, saya a Taking the busiest counties first, York. shire, will meet every other county twice. with the solitary exception of Derby sitire. So far, I have not heard of any "discoveries," but no doubt a trial will be given to one or two new men, though it will be mainly on the seasoned players for that Yorkshire will have to rely success this year. All last year's team will be available, but I understand that Haigh will be giving up county cricket at the end of this sonson. From what- ever tauso, Haigh has never quite reached. the position as an England player that his county record would seem to justify but to Yorkshire he has always been tower of strength, and his retirement will be a severe blow.

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So far as their professionals are con torned Lancashire will once more be able to command the services of all their last BDGINGS year's side, but F. R. R. Brooke, the wicket-keeper, is not expected to play regularly before the middle of July. H. Spooner, however, will probably be available for most matches, hub W. Brearley's retirement leaves the team without a fast bowler. Dean and Hud- dleston are an excellent pair, especially on stioky pitches, but on a hard wicket the team will feel the want of extra.belp. in this line.

SURBEY.

Surrey of late years have proved a disappointing side, capable at times of beating the best of their apponents, and

on other occasions. tamely collapsing in the most unaccountable way against much I shall hope. weaker teams--on paper. to see M. C. Bird doing well this season. He is, in my opinion, the very man to captain England in the future, so far as. temperament goes, but until he becomes a more reliable bat I suppose no Selection Committee will take the responsibility of choosing him.

KENT.

That always popular side, Kent, will be free, bar accidents, from the troubles over the captaincy that affected their For the first three ericket last year, months of the season E. W. Dillon will lead the side, and in August J. R. Mason or S. H. Day will probably be found officiating. It may almost be taken as n matter of course that Kent will have a successful season, though with Fiedler not so good as he used to be the need for a really first-class bowler will be felt,

SUSSEX.

Sussex are undoubtedly making a wise move in allotting two matches each to Horsham, Eastbourne, and Bastings this

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confidently be expected to do very much better.

MIDDLESEX.

It is to be hoped that P. F. Warner will be seon fairly often assisting Middle MARY AND HER LITTLE LAMK. sex, but he himself does not expect to play regularly: Still, though there was no-one who could All his place, either

as captain or batsman, last year, the team

STORY OF THE LITTLE POEM.

It is doubttal it any other simple little did very well, and they have always rhyme in the English language has had strong contingent of amateurs to draw the long and wide popularity, as a pie upon. Middlesex are lucky just now to speak at school, that the little poem possessing some excellent first-class pro fessional youngsters, and if P. F, Warne about Mary and the lamb has had. The does not find the strain of playing often writer taught country schools in his too much for him, they should once mom younger years, and it was the custom for the boys and girls to speak pieces on have a successful season.

Friday afternoons. There were whole terms when this piece and

WARWICKSHIRE.

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"Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are,” were spoken every Friday afternoon, and

The turning out of Mary's lamb made such an impression on young John Roul stone that he thought out the poem of

Mary Had a Little Lomb" while he way on his way home from school that. evening,

Mary grew up into an attractive young man named women, and married a Columbus Tyler, and went to Boston to live: At a time when there was n prospect of Boston's famous Old South church being sold and torn down, a great fair was held for the purpose of raising funds, to add to a sum being raised by popular subscription, to purchase the church and prevent its destruction. Mrs. Mary Sawyer Tyler had a booth at this fair, and she sold little pieces of yarn made from the wool of her famous lamb. This wool had been spun into yarn and knitted into stockings by Mary. With the little strips of yarn was a card hearing Mary's autograph;" hundred dollars were realized from this

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VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN: MAIL. The T.K.K. str. Nippon Maru loft Shanghai for Hongkong on the 3rd June, and is due here on the 6th June.

The T.K.K. str. Tenyo Maru leaves Kobe for Hongkong on the 6th June, and is due on the 17th June.

THE GERMAN MAIL

The I.G.M. str. Derflinger carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin 14th May, has left Colombo on 31st May, and may be expected here on or about 11th June.

MERCHANT STEĄMERS. Hard wickets will certainly favour Warwickshire, with their excellent array

The P. & O. str. Sandia loft, Singapore af bowlers who wish for nothing better

they seemed to give as much pleasure as for this port on the 31st May, at 8 am, than to perform on such pitches. however, we are to have another summer if no one had ever heard them before. Of and is due here on the 5th June, at abort like last year's they can hardly hope the two, the story of Mary's lamb was the 4 p.m. win the championship. A great deal will depend on F. R. Foster's form, and more popular. Perhaps this was because after a winter's reati ho should be better the lamb had followed Mary to school,Canton left Singapore on the 1st June, than ever. It is rather on their bowlin and this fact had more in it to arouse the and is expected to arrive here than their batting that Warwickshire viimagination of the children than the poem 7th June.

about the twinkling star far up in the heavens. rely for success.

LEICESTERSHIRE

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It is interesting to know that hath Mary and her lamb were real. They lived in the town of Sterling in Massachusetts The little house in which the owner of the

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There is little to say concerning Leie tershire, who will be losing the invaluable services of Albert Knight, but others will be able to call upon all their amb lived is still standing in Sterling and is expected to arrive here on the The American & Manchuriaa Line str. hands. Notts will again be seen underwrites JL. Harhour in the New York 20th June. A. O. Jones' leadership, and on paper he Sun. It stands close to the roadside in side should be fairly strong, with a typical New England village, with Swazi passed the Suez Canal on the 8th year's players available, and possibly towering elms shadine its streets and May, for Hongkong direct few recruits from among the youngstergreen Selds and meadows around it.

The owner of Mary's little lamb was engaged at Trent. Bridge. It is hoped that G. T. Branston, the old Oxford Miss Mary Sawyer. We are told that Blue, may be able to assist once the poem about Mary and the lamb had its origin in this way-One morning. and his batting and fielding would ar- tainly strengthen the side.

when Mary Sawyer was a little girl she went to the barnyard with her father and The deserted Four definite changes among conty found that a little ewe lamb had been captains are announced, and Gloucester deserted by its mother. shire will be very badly handicapped lamb was feeling very badly indeed over indeed without G. L. Jessop to lead the the orglect of its mother, and was bewail. side. I understand that he will play asing its fate so pitously that Mary often as business permits, and in C. 0.8 Sawyer took it into her arms and carried Sewell the county will have a keen dit into the house, where she fed it and effective substitate. If a really first-class found a snug and warm corner for it. bowler could be found to assist. Denbett Its cries seased and no lamb cared for it would make all the difference to the by its own mother thrived better than the county, even in Jessop's absence. A great amb little Mary Sawyer had adopted,

The lamb sought to show its gratitude deal is hoped for from Garne, whose farm will be watched with interest.

by keeping constantly at Mary's heels. REPORTS their neighbours.

tha rejoicing in H. K. Foster's return to the II followed her so closely that it really the captaincy. His semi-retirement mad en tagged along one day when Mary epormous difference to the side last went to school. It followed her into the season. Apart from the loss of his bat schoolroom, to the amusement of the ting the personality of such a critter pupils and the indignation of the teaches. counts for everything with a team and who was all the more wrathful because of it is not to be expected that Worster, the fact that the minister of the town, the shire will have such a disastrous time as Rev. Lemuel Capen, was visiting the BRITISH, INDIA, STRAJ NAVIGATION CO., LTD. { be chained on application. they experienced last year Chester, the school at that very time; his nephew, a Itola, from Bangoon, is due in Hongkong young bowler who showed such penis boy named. John Boulstone, was a pupil in 1912, will assuredly get an extended in the school.

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Funging, from Singapore, is due in

Hongkong 8th June. Fookaang, from Calcutta, is due in Hong-

kong 8th June, kong 13th June. Zoisung, from Calcutta, is due in Hong-

Hongkong 5th June. Chayanng from Shanghai, is due in

Hongkong 5th June. Suisang, from Shimonoseki, is duo in

Hongkong 8th June. Chipshing, from Weihaiwet, is due in

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