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WAR NEWS.

£21,000 FOR A FLAG.

CRICKET.

SOME INTERESTING PLAY ON CLUB GROUND.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 1915.

Many indications were given in the

AMATEUR » CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING..

YESTERDAYS EVENTS.

The first swimming meeting organised,

The amazing sum of £21,574 was sub- scribed for a patriotic fag presented by a New Zealander towards the Wounded course of the inter-Club match which was by the Hongkong Amateur Athletio Soldiers' Fund i Now Zealand recently, nt a patriotic boxing carnival. The bids included one of three thousand guineas, three of one thousand rich, and numerous bids of £500 each.

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WAR BREAD ONLY.

NO MORE CAKES AND TARTS IN BERLIN. A new Decree of the German Federal Council prohibiting the use of unskinned milk or cream im bakkries came into fproe on September @h.

Bakers and the public see very dis satisfied with the new regulation, an cakes and tarts can no longer be baked, Luncheon

are also no longer rooms allowed to supply cream with affee. As owing to the new regulation, it will be Impossible to bake rails and rusks, all persons are now compelled to eat war broad only.

-TURKEY WAITING FOR DELIVERANCE.

FLIGHT OF CONSTANTINOPLE.

rencont

MACAO NOTES,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

It ja Federation concluded at the Victorja |

The sports that the Recreation Club yesterday.

the and marked £ were

arr very

success,

MACAO, October 11th.

DREDGING OF THE HARBOUR.

somewhat freely said here Public Works Department the much annoyed that

the of dredging Federation will doubtles derive much important work encouragement from the excellent result Harbour has been entrusted to the officials of their maiden venture of the kind of the Harbour Department, and that the Les again distinguished himself, winning jealousy that has arisen has found vent in the mile rather easily, and also the 990

particularly regrettable way. two yards breast stroke and the 100 yards r.W.D., one might well imagine, are sock- The bats back stroke. He was awarded thing to block the entrance to the Har-

played on the Club Ground yesterday that we shall not lack good talent this Teams selected by R. Hancock and T. F. Pearce were in opposition and some most interesting cricket was wit Batting frst, Hancock's men nessed. put up 106, to which the skipper himself valuable contribution of his 63, and

total included sixes and seven fours.

Havo

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totalling 16 points M, P. Choi" was very successful in the short distance events.

The results

were as follows:- CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS.

220 yards

breast-stroke-1,

ing thrown into the entrance of the Har- be blind to the fact that the rubbish is be:

The Department is at present engaged ancient city ሲ very in demolishing side, who, as luck would have it, male

wall near the San Francisco Barracks, and Hancock hit with a fair a bad miss.

instead of utilising the tons of stones, amount of freedom all round the wicket,

dirt; and rubbish accumulating from this and G. R. Salyer also played good cricket, It must be admitted, however, that the

B. Les work for reclamation of land in a suitable younger players of the side did not show to any great advantage, and the fact was (Chinese Y.M:O.A.); 2, W. Gittius (Univer spot, they are daily throwing hundreds of once more made obvious that the Clubsity); 3, Wong Pun (Confucian Society) baskets full of rubbish into the sea. This might save a great deal of labour and will have to depend for its strength on Time, 3 min. 37 seen. It will never do,

Plunge for distance 1. W. Gittins, time, but the Department can scarcely The Timea cormspondent at Mytilene the older members.

for instanco, to leave Hancock out of a R. Lee¡ 3. W. Hall (University),---Distanes, telegraphing on September 6th said:---

Constantinople advices state that the side when sorious cricket has to be 55ft. ding, speedy arrival of German forces is now the only hope the Young Turks have of played, and it is well-known among the relieving the desperate plight of that Club members that Hancock himself is

Owing to lack of coal the flour city. mills are nearly all idle, and bread is very keen on allowing the younger mem- Freshers to do the mujor share, a very natural consequently often unprocurable. fights are of daily occurrence around the desire by one who has the interests of the

Grieks few bakeries still able to work. and Armenians are maturally the great Cluh so much at heart. cot sufferers, the Government caring only for the relief of the Musulmani popu- At night the streets and houses lation. are plunged in darkness by reason of the stoppage of the supplies of gas and and petroleum.

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Team race-t, University-Time, 2 min. hour, and that every basketful that has WHITE LEAD, 20 sees.

been thrown in will have to be taken nat

100 yards on back--1, R. Lee; 2, H. Lai by the dredger later, (Chinese Y.JI.C.A.}; 3. Wong Pup,

One Mile Championship-1. R. Le; Wong Pun. The winner led the whole A fast which made the imings of way, and finished in excellent, condition Hancock's side additionally interesting At the half-mile he held an advantage over Wong Pun of about 150 yards, and ware players Ewo New that

this he gradually increased, eventually time; view for the first

winning by about 200 yards in 22.23 2-6

was

on

Last week 26,000 additional wounded Brand, who took half the wickets, and arrived from Gallipoli, inforcements Syme-Thompson, whom Brand bowled Bra dualy arriving from Asia Minor, but the men are soldiers only in name. They just after he had reached double figures. Took miserable. Many are half-naked, Brand will be a decided acquisition to the bowling of the Club, which was in and all are either elderly or raw lokia.

Bore need of additions and variety. A GIANT GERMAN WARPLANES.

loft-handed bowler, with a very pretty action, Brand can make the ball leave the pitch quickly, and, like the majority of left-hand trandlers, he has a natural break from the leg to the off which keeps the batsman on the qui vive all the while Ho end also vary his deliveries, which makes his bowling even more awkward

LONDON AND BACK IN FIVE HOURS.

An interview with a Corinin airman engineer, published in Copenhagen Lage month gives an account of experiments in Germany with new giant aeroplanes, which the Germans hope will supersede Zeppeline.

The ideal of constructing them aro from the examination of a large double- planed Russian machine shot down in East Prussia some time ago, and now used as a model at the aeroplane factory at Gotha

The actual construction of the

Be

machines is being done by a Stuttgart firm and the greatest aeroplane experts in Germany in conjunction with prominent airmen are superintending the work. The first acroplane of the new type is ready and is now at Friedrichshafen, but it has not yet been sufficiently tested. A secotund machine will soon be ready and will be smt to Hainburg for trials.

SCHOOL EVENTS.

There is another instance of this incom

prebensible attitude of the Public Works The dredger has been at Department. work off Green Island for some time. Near the Island the P.W.D. have been reclaim- ing a largo portion of land, cutting down for the purposes a small hill near the road

They have omitted to make supporting connecting Green Island with Mecao.

Plunge for distance-1, Hung Ho Chiu

The dredger is work to slip down. (Queen's College); 2, M. P. Choi (Queen's walls, and stones and earth will be certain College); 3, Wong Kim Cheung (St. Paul's. College). The winner plunged a distancing nearby, and it would appear as if of Gift, thus exceeding the distance of the the P.W.D. intends here also to increase the labours of those engaged in the dredg winner in the Championship plunge.

It would be more satisfactory ing work. all round if these Departments worked in greater harmony than these two instances suggest is the case.

220 yards-1, A. Y. Hall (Queen's College); 2, 31. P. Choi; 3, W. Mason (Diocesan School)-Time, 3 min. 37.2-5. Necy.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES BY HE..

THE GOVERNOR.

At the close of the mile race, the

on a fairly firm wicket. It was also good prizes were presented by E.

a

the

to sew that Reed has lost one of his skill, Governor (Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G.) To take four wickets, even at al cost of HIS EXCELLENCY, when Lee was called his swimming with very great interest, twelve runs each, was a commendable per-before him, told him that he had watched formance in yesterday's match.

His Excellency Braad, in addition to his bowling and he was sure that Lee had a great congratulated the Hongkong Amateur with side success, also batted excellently, and was career before him.

Boorer for his chief

The strokes Athletic Federation on this thoir first obtained 54. His

meeting for swimming contests. and well-timed, cleverly were always clean

swimming had been extremely good, and loose ball came along The machines will be biplanes measur

he was sorry that he had been unable to ing 42 metres (about 140ft) across the and when wings, and they will have 300 hp. it was treated with all the necessary

impressed him very much. motors, with three propellers each. They will be capable of carrying sufficient rigour. Brand's total included a six and the whole of it, but what he had seen petrol for eight hours, they will have ten fours, and just before he was splendid- wireless and searchlight apparatus, theyly caught by Sayer he gave a chance to brought home with him from Shanghai will carry bombs of 10 kilogrammes, and Taylor who was fielding near the Pavia whole wreath of laurels, and he had they will be able to go to London and lion. Tayler misjudged the Bight of the added still further laurels in these com- ball, and though he got one hand to it back in five hours.

failed to hold Syme-Thompson bowled

Both with plenty wickets word clean bowled, and he brought off a great running catch which ended Major Robertson's forceful career.

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A WOMAN IN THE WAR.

A Woman's Exjeriences in the Great Wur is the title of a volume by Lamise Mack (Mrs. Creed) published by T. Fisher Unwin.

Miss Mack went to Ostend as a news- paper correspondent in the early days of the war, and, with the rest of the English & hurried flight correspondents, made when Uhlans were reported at the gates, since the Kaiser had given orders that all English war correspondente were to After having spent a be shot at sight. few days at Antwerp she proceeded to Aunschot, whence the Germans had just It was absolutely the been driven. shell of a town," but the most tragic pic- ture was the church over which she was shown:-

are

of

pace.

Pearce's team were, unable to realise their opponents total, and when Tayler retrieved himself by bringing off a clever catch high up in the slips which broke up the last partnership, they were 23 runs behind. The match was quite interesting throughout, with Brand being the out- standing success. follow:--

The scores were as

ML. HANCOCK'S TEAM. E, J. R. Mitchell, b Brand H. E. Muriel, e Hewitt, b Reed

G. R. Sayer, o Leigh Bennett, b

Brand

M. M. Mans, b Reed

F. Syme-Thomson, b Brand

R. N. Anderson, E. Claxton,

Hewits R. Hancock, o Leigh Bennett,

Brand

12

18

32

11

22

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63

under

H. A. Tayler, b Reed

11

A. L. Gace, Brand

14

R. E. 0. Bird, not onl

in

S. S. Moore, e Leigh Bennett,

Reed

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them.

Os the high altar stand empty cham- pagne bottles, empty rum bottles, a broken boltle of Bordeaux, and fire bottles of In the confessionals stand empty beer, champagne bottles, empty brandy bottles, empty beer bottles. In the Holy Water fonts are empty brandy bottles the pews or on the seats themselves

Everywhere, everywhere, whatever part of the church one loka,

bottles hundreds of there thousands of them, perhaps. . The Madonna's head has been cut right They have set fire to the -off Christ, to the beautiful wood carving of our Saviour, and burnt the sacred figure all upon one side, and on the face and breast..

And now we come to the Gate It is a smail praying Insido are women's gar- ments, torn perhaps from the wearers. Retribution overtook these Aerschot salvages; they were driven out, but many remained, to murder and desecrate-and violate no more.

of Shame, room,

amid

Miss Mack next visited Brussele, and, was one of the few Englishwomer to enter the former Belgian capital after it She had been occupied by the enemy,

many bad thrilling adventures, narrow escapes, but she was fortunate in her choice of friends. She was also in Antwerp during its last hours, and her. curiosity to see the German entry over came her friends' efforts to persuade het Disguised as a Belgian wait to leave. ress, she actually served the Hung with Naturally she had much refreshment! difficulty in getting away from Antwerp. she of spy-nervousness account refused the offers of assistance from a Danish Red Cross doctor, who wished to help

for the sake of Queen Alexandra Ib in a stirring tale of adventuree, realistic and graphic, of a lody of courage

On

Total Bowling Analysis,

R. H. Brand C. J. Hewitt

EB-Reed....

A. C. Leith A. Whitmarsh T. E. Pearce

0. 31

.20

.196

W

R.

5 2....72... 30. 31. 1

16.4 1 48... 4 61 36:0

2... 0... 1... 0

T. E. PTANCE'S XI.

A. A. Claxton, b Syme-Thompson

P. 8. Leigh-Bennett, run out....

A. Whitmarsh, e and b Sayer

80 G... 0

7

C. J. Hewitt, b Syme-Thompson

7

2

Major Robertson, e Syme-Thompson

Anderson

35

R. A. Brand, e Saver, b Bird

51

T. E. Pearce, b Sayer

0

R. Kennedy, st. Gace, b Tayler

32

E. B. Reed, e Bird, b Tayler.....

34 '

A. ( Leith not out.....

A. C. Hooper, c Tayler, b Anderson 1

.14

..173

Mr: Lee

The Colony possessed & very He congratulated petitions. fine swimmer in him.

1. most the Federation very much on successful meding.

Mr. J. L. MOPHERSON (Hon. Secretary of the Federation) expressed thanks to H.E. the Governor for his services, and

the proceedings. three cheers for His Excellency concluded

THE "KOREA

CHANGES

HANDS. TRANSFER OF FLAGS AT SAN FRANCISCO.

BECURITY OF PRISONETS.

The electric light wires are conducted in the prison on bamboo stands, a crude arrangement which suggests an obvious danger that might well be consider- ed. If on any dark night a gang of friends, in accordance with a pre-arranged prisoners, assisted, perhaps, by outside plan, break down the bamboo poles and plunged in darkness, and in the general. destroy the wires, the prison will be scurry and confusion it might be possible for some of the prisoners to escape.

SPORT IN MACAO, Snipe are not in such abundance this. season, as in previous years. Local sports- men are very grateful to the Chinese authorities for the permission granted them to shoot in Chinese territory.

JAPANESE FREIGHT RATES.

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha hus, says Tho paper also understands that the Com- the Jij, raised its freight rate on the pany contemplates raising its freight on the Bombay service from the 15th instant Australian service by five shillings.

at the rate of one yen ou cotton yarn to Y.9, that on matches by Y.1.10 pèr CASO to Y.3.00, that on glass-ware by miscel- Y.1. to Y.10 per ton, and on Inneous goods by Y2 to Y.15 per ton The N.Y.K. has also effected arrange ments with the Toye Kisen Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha to raise the

A San Francisca paper of the 14th ultrate on cotton by 10 cents to $1.50 from says:-Touching and simple were the November last.

ceremonies at the Union Iron Works

yesterday noon when the Pacific Mail

house fag was hauled down from the liner BRITAIN MISTRESS OF THE Korea, and the flag of the Atlantic. Transport Company hoisted in its stead.

the deck were R. P. Grouped on Schwerin, vice-president and general matreger of the Pacific Mail Company;. William Chisholm, port superintendent

SEAS.

OUR 3,000 SHIPS.

M. Pierce Mille, in a striking article

and W. E. Veazy, port steward of the in the Temps, describes a visit paid by some French visitors to the British Fleet, line, and for the new owners James Carnegie, chief engineer; W. J. Love, and gives to his countrymen some idea assistant freight and traffic manager; of the immensity of British supremacy at and T. J. Larke, assistant general sea.

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Tetal....

Bowling Analysis.

Jr.

n.

W.

1 2... 28...

31

2

...

46

2

7,3 0

2 38

4..3

17

0.

R. E. O., Bird 9 F. Syme Thompson .11 ... 21 G. R. Soyer

70 R. N. Anderson

H. H. Taylor.

passenger agent of the International. It is said he writes) that a Germari submarine was sunk one day in British Mercantile Marine

Promptly at sight bells the Pacific Mal waters; the officer who commanded her Rag finttered to the deck as the Stairs and had hoped by a lucky coup to destroy a big Stripes at the stern were dipped in British warship, but instead he found saluto to the pennant which has flown over Pacific Mail ships sixty years. The himself a prisoner, and from the deck of

now Bag and the national hinner wera hoisted simultaneously.

the British ship be surveyed the sea, n which there was absolutely nothing to be seen. There was no trail of smoke on the

The little group of shipping men stood silent, with bared heads, while the exhorizon, not a turret not a torpedo-boat. chango of flags was made.

The Korea was inspected by her new owners and found in perfect condition, She will return to the Pacific Mail deck to-day and start loading for Europe to-morrow.

T

visible. Stupefed, the German asked:- Where is your Fleet" He had risked. his life to reach that Fleet, and it was not there and never had been where he had sought it.

It may be stated that the irresistible naval power of Great Britain will remain

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