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BRILLIANT TENNIS.

GREEN NISBET GAME. ABANDONED IN FOURTH SET.

the minds of patriotic men of the British Cable communication with Saigon and raso as to the justice and the rightness of Haiphong being interrupted, telegrams our cause. And since the Prime Ministon from Hongkong for Indo-China and bas declared that the new National Siam can only pass at present win Madrag- Cabinet will concern itself with the war Moulmein." exclusively, there can be no reason for

In the sixth game of the fourth set of supposing that the combination of "all

the game between Green and Nisbet the Talents will be a source of weakness

yesterday, on the Club Ground, Greer, in rather than of increased strength. Most

over-reaching himself to a lin of the new members of the Ministry are

from Nisbet, gave his right knee such a atearren of great experiencs and ability,

sevoze wrench that he had to give up le in as, for instance, Mr. ARTHUR BALFOUR,

the sixth game of the fourth act, and the Mrs. Sylvestor, residing at the King match will be replayed on Monday. Lord LANSDOWNE, Lord CURZOK, Mr.

Edward Hotel, has received a cable from From a spectator's point of view this was. EWALTER LONG, and Mr. AVATEN CAM her husband, who was chief artificer most unfortunate, as when the contest was

All the leading mon in the old

brought to its premature ending it had LAIN. Cabinet are retained in the new, though mait of them have new offices. Mr.

reached that interesting stage which loft Asavira remains as head of the Govern A Singapore towkay, named Bonk Jook everyone in doubt as to the probable ment, Sir EDWARD Gazy se Secretary of Soo, is charged at Ipoh, before the mag. result.

True Green had been favoured State for Foreign Affairs, and Lord strate, with criminal breach of trust in on account of his superior stamina, but KITCHENER, of course, as Secretary of respect of $27,610.25, at Singapore, in up to the point of abandonment Nisbet,

The most noteworthy | January, 1912.

The matter is alleged to though a set down, had shown such change is the removal of Mr. WINSTON be in connection with a rubber estate superior general tactics that it was thought CHURCHILL from the limelight in which he transaction.

The accused was remanded, that the result, which gave every promise has stood as First Lord of the Admiralty bail being granted in 840,000.

of being in doubt until the final set was into the shades of the hum-drum office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster month of May is

By this Roman Catholic Church the reached, might turn in his favour simply on tactics alone. It was obvions during consecrated to which is concerned with the administra

the Blessed

the play which did take place that Nisbet Virgin Mary. The tion of the Duchy and the collection of closing of this month will be cole

realised his opponent's superiority in Crown revenues, out of which the Chau brated at the Cathedral of the Imma-

stamina, and very skillfully he forced eelbor receives £2,000 a year (which by the culate Conception to-morrow by a Solemne to do all the running about while way, is less than half the salary attach High Mass with general communion at he himself simply walked from spiner to corner of his courts. However, Green had ing to the office of First Lord of the 8 o'clock in the morning. At 5.30 p.m. Admiralty). Another noteworthy change solemn procession of the Virgin, will take shown such ability in forcing the game, in the Cabinet is the removal of Mr. place in the compound of the Cathedral, chiefly through the medium of his faroe Love CEonar from the Chancellorship of accompanied by the Band of the Socie-ful backhand placing, which at times

dade Philarmonica, A special sermon really brilliant, that when the game was the Exchequer, and the creation of a new portfolio for him as Minister of Mua Jayme Ribeiro Martins, of the Macao have expressed an opinion as to the

will be preached by the Rev.

Fr. abandoned no-one could, with confidence, After what we have been hearing Seminary, in the evening, concluding-ultimate-result. There are those who during the last few months regarding the with the Solemn Benediction of the will say that Green, had be not met with argent needs of the Army, the necessity Blessed Sacrament. for creating a Government Department

his accident, would have won, and on the other side there are those who daim that for the purpose of organising the output of munitions will be appreciated, and at the TYPHOON WARNING,

Nisbet's tactics, and this means & great. same tima it will be recognised that there

deal in a contest which is virtually a The telegrams quoted below aro few statesmen better fitted for this

were championship affair, would have proved post than Mr. LLOYD GEORGE. In many

received yesterday at the American Con- superior to sheer muscular saperierity ways he has rendered yeoman service insulate General, Hongkong, from

the-along with undoubted skill. Speaking connection with the prosecution of the war, and the fact that he has been taken (only temporarily, it seems) from the Exchequer and appointed to the new office of Minister of Munitions must. Le

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of our magnificout wine vaults, which challenge comparison with anything of the kind not only in Hongkong but the Far East. There our wines are bottled of soon after they arrive, but our spirits, except for a small stock to meet daily requirements, ars kept in wood. That is why our spirits improve in quality, and- spirits imported in case do not, Our dastamers get the beneft of that insrement in value, se we okarge nothing for it. We cordially invite. our castomers to pay a visit of inspection to our wine vaults, and

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HONGKONG, MAY 291, 1918.

THE BRITISH

NATIONAL

CABINET.

tions.

Manila Obscrvatory,

1 p.u Depression northern part China Sea, advancing north-eastward.

4.10 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon West of Bushi

regarded as evidence of the great import-Channel taoving N.E. or E.N.E.

anee which the Government attaches to the position. In this capacity Mr. LLOYD GEORGE will represent the War Office in the House of Commons, Lord LANSDOWNE (who has entered the Cabinet without a portfolio, for the purpose of assisting Sir EDWARD GREY, whose eye- sight has bon giving trouble under the heavy strain of his labours during the past twelve months), will conveniently become the mouthpies of the Foreign Office in the House of Lords.

As for the rest of the Cabinet, attention may be drawn to the changes in the legal offices. Viscount HALDANE ns. retired from the Lord High Chancellorship, a post which carries a higher salary than any other post in the Ministry, viz., £10,000.

He is succeded by Sir: STANLEY BUCKMASTER, K.C, who has hitherto boon filling the Sinos, who has been Attorney-General, post of Solicitor-General. Sir Jons has become Secretary of State for Home

GERMANY correctly interprets the recon- struction of the British Ministry as implying no weakening of the British attitude in regard to the prosecution of

Affairs the war..

Indeed, for no conceivable given the Attorney-Generalship, and Mr. object other than to prosceute the war F. SMITH the office of Solicitor with unabated energy and determination General. Of the Cabinet as a whole, the

Sir: EDWARD CARBON has been

AT THE MAGISTRACY. MARRIAGE AND ITS

CONSEQUENCES.

A Chinese-goldsmith, who was charged” at the Magistracy yesterday with the larceny of a quantity of gold, explained that owing to his marriage he wanted a lot of money, and he took the metal to auginant his finances. He was sentenced to six months hard labo

A MUZZLELESS DOG.

allowing a dog to be at large without a Mr. G. A. Hastings was summoned for

muzzle, and for having no licence for his dog. A fine of 85 was imposed on the first charge, but the second charge was the defendant, produci g a licence. dismissed, Mr. Crew, who appeared for

CHINESE CONSTABLE FINED "FOR ASSAULT.

for duty on Blake Pier was summoned A. Chinese constable who was stationeri

generally, on the run of the play up to the time of the forced abandonment, Green had shown that amount of grit and all round excellenes which never admits much of that old time skill for laying of defout. Nisbet had also displayed

traps, and it was a question whether the Farger supply of tennis tactics on the. part of Nisbet would have proved mork - than the equal of Green's more robust and always skilful play. This point will have to be decided on Monday, when the re-play will take plac

Becauso the gune had to be abandoned little can be said in detail of the actual play. In the first set Green led off with such rapidity that he won three consecu- Then Nisbet won & game after deuce, and, tive sets, one of which was after deuce.

following some alternating KEÇDESSES, Green eventually won the set deservedly by 6-4, the last game being a love one,

The next set went to Nisbet. The thre

first games were won after dence, two going to Green. The next three games resulted in two wins for Nisbet, one after a dence. Nisbet went on to win the next → three games and the set, two being won after dence. This was after the soro stood at 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4.

The third set was won by Green, who seemed hent upon, wearing down his opponent hy sheer stamina. The first three games went to him, one after a

would it have been possible for Mr-manifart thing to say is that it is an before Mr. Wood yesterday for assulting duce. Nisbet won the next two, ons being NO LET, the South Weet portion of the AsquITH to form a Cabinet such as that exceptionally powerful one for the special a small Portuguese by, named Silva, son

FIRST FLOOR, naindling, Treasury announced on Thursday, embracing, as it on Ground Floor, lately in ocupation of the docs, the conspicuous leaders of all partie, Purpose for which it has been created, and of the clerk to the Prisne Judge.

the very fact that it has been possible to proaccution alleged that the constable was

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many who take a detached interest in

a love game. Of the next four

games

ія

The

this set Nisbet secured one, and of the

whose views on domestic polities are as

It is not with form a National Parliament of such very officious, nad after turning the con

three won by Gre two were after dence. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.divergent as the poles.

MENT & AGENCY Co.,. Imp some regret, and even misgiving, that heterogenous elements is a striking proof | plainant and others from their meats

In the last game Green sustained the Hongkong, lød March, 1915.

to the world of the unanimity of the struck the boy across the face. Defendant wrenched kace which eventually led to the British domestic polities have read nation in its determination to continus alleged that the boy was sitting on a seat abandonment of the game. Nish't sent. the war with all possible energy and very reserved for ladies, and be pointed this back a low return-he had been doing this available resource to a victorious conclu-out to him, but he refused to get up. frequently in this set, slicing the Lalls Eventually he took the boy to the Station, which shot off the court very low-and. A mail for Eurupo via Siberia close assault was committed, but said there was

The Magistrate was of opinion that an Green, in making a very valiant endear- our to reach the ball before it took to-day at 4 p.m.

a certain amount of provocation. A fine

83 was imposed.

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the TRUNK of the virtual dissolu- tion of the Cabinet which has so ably and so successfully managed the affairs of the nation during the past nino months of unparalleled crisis in Empire's history. The misgiving arises out of the thought, that a heterogeneous The administration of the Custcaps in team is not likely to work so harmonious Indo-China has inforıned all the proprio- ly and so effectively as one which has tors of cafés and hotels that, according already been working well together for a to the law passed by the French Parlin-

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ANOTHER OPIUM SEIZURE.

the ominous inward turn placed a too

severe strain upon his right knee, and spectators in the vicinity heard a distinct Two Chinese were charged with being accident were surprised to re Green snap. Those who noticed, and heard, the in unlawful possession of 90 taels of pre- stand up for the next set. After a con- pared opium. The opium was seized by sultation with his opponent, however, h Revenue Officer Wilden in Connaught continued to play on, and won the first Road Central: It is alleged that the first game with Nisbet at 30. Then Nishit won Glenroy, now & wreck on the Falloden

defendant brought three barrels and to Shoal wear the Horsburgh Lighthouse, another receptacle, the latter containing a triumphant and they are absolutely Singapore, and a number of his officers the opium, to the second man, who is the suffering, wen the third gante with Nisbet a love game, and Green, though obviously From the very coumence and craw, are passengers homeward by the master of a licensed cargo, boat, and at 15. The next two games went to Nisbet, ment of the war all party considerations Carnarvonshire. All prospect of the sal-engaged his bent for their conveyance to both after dance. Gran won the sixth have been subordinated to the greatge of the Glenroy has been abandaced national purpose. Beldom, if ever before

unanimous,

On the

in the history of the British Empire, has In the report of the Protector of there been a time when it could be more Chinese in the Straits Settlements for the truthfully said that none wers for a past year, it is stated that the outbreak party; but all were for the State." The of the European war caused a large Conservative leaders have given to the amount of unemployment in the Colony. Liberal Government, which happened to To set this difficulty a system of volun tary repatriation of Chinese to their be in power when the crisis arom, their native villages at Government expense whole-hearted and undivided support. The was introduced. Up to the end of the official correspondence preciding the year 9,090 persons were no repatriated from Singapore, 907 from Posing and 335 cutbreak of the war has left no doubt in from Malacca

the shore. In the middle of the barrels game, with Nisbet at 15, and then the were large tins, and these were scaled in match was abandoned, Green being and secured from sight by a considerable unable to continue with justice to himself. quantity of resin. The barrels, however,The game will be replayed on Monday, contained no opium, but the authorities and the tickets, which were used resterday believe that they were intended to be used will be available for that dats for the concealment of opium. Revenue The primary object of the game was to Officer Wilden stated that the first ma assist the Prince of Wales' Fund, and was arrested on the information of the from this point of view it was entirely. seaman, The case was remanded, on the successful. All the stands were filled, and application of Mr. Crew, who is defend among these present were HE the ing.

Governor.