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CRICKET.

CLUB "A" *. CLUB "B".

Played on the Club Ground on Satur day, the team thanks to a good innings by T. E. Pearce-winning by The teams three wickets and nine ruus, played ten aside. Scores:--

CLUB A.”.

G. W. Beswick, u Muriel b Pource M. M. Mas, and b Pearce

It. A. and, Perco

P. S. Leigh Bennett, b Baker

G. R. Buyer, e Moore, b Baker'

C. A. Hooper, b Baker,

Dr. J. Glaister, e Morgan & Balor

C. Baker, c and b Pearce

A. C. Leith, & Tayler

S. S. Moore, not out

Extras

Total

HOWLINGANA 81.

0.

30

14

Major Morgan

Pearce

Tuyler

Muriel

Baker

CIEB

10

7

54

W.

18... 0 12... 2 ... 33... 4 8.1 1 ... 21... I 5... Ü... 32... 3...... 24

K. P. Thursfield, e Beswick Brand 10-

A. 1. Gace, Moore Brand

M, Manning, ↳ Brand ..

3

H. E. Murel, Glaister

11

K. Kennedy, b'brand

12

F. H. Baker, c. Beswick b Brand

T. E. Pearce, not out

Dr. Aubrey, and b Maas

H. H. Tayler, not bit

Major Murgan, did not hat

Extr

Brand

Total (for Th

Glaister

Mans Sayer

GAY1.150, ANALYSIS,

U .A

344

1.

W.

10... 2

20...

9 'I 46 5. 41 +...@... 30

1

0

SCOUTS RESERVES.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALE. ?

4. Vannas(7 pengade, o HONGKONG CLUB'S FINE DISPLAY.

TES HONGKONG VAILY FRUSS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 1915.

For the first time in several gessons, the

I was glad `to` read that a wily "Special" had succeeded in bringing home to a gleaner of garbage the error of his ways.

But the raker of refuse heaps

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Mr. Hewitt is one of the very few mon who speak their minds freely in Hong kong-albeit his flow of words may oc casionally be dammed-that I always feel inclined to applaud him even when I can not agree with him. Nevertheless, I find along a side-street you may and yourself suddenly assailed with a kaleidoscopic col- it impossible to approve of his attitude 4lection of culinary clippings, which have the Licensing Board meeting this week

is not the only sinner who stands in need of. salvation While walking inoffensively

Hongkong F.C. commenced their League season with a win. The victory of three goals to nit over the Navy on Saturday was gained by a decisive superiority in all parts of the game, and ranks among The question of granting a licence to an been sent down to you, uninvited and un- the best of the Club's performances often enemy should never arise, for the anointed, from one of the verandahs

recent times.

True, the Navy were not

at full strength, but it would have simple reason that all such should be in the required a considerably stronger team all internment camp; but the case of a natur-

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

8.1

SOLE AGENTS FOR AGENTS

round to have beaten the Club on thisulised British subjec: is different. He has precipe in generant in juhlan SPALDING'S ATHLETIC

occasion. One may be quite confident that once the Clubmen have settled down they will prove as formidable à combina- tion as the Colony can produce.

The features of the gaine were the magi- ficent displays of Black-who, with Stalker; proved almost impassable-and of the forward line, which co-operated much better than the Navy's front line, and were smartor in front of the objec- tive. The Club balves were never very happy, however; the antiring efforts of the Navy inside men, who repeatedly came back after being robbed and tackled the opposing balf-before he could get into position to pass the hall, upsetting their play.

mon in some parts of the City, principally above. This sort of attention is quite com-

also a generous sprinkling of water from an industrious "boy" who has been deputed to scrub the verandah floor.

The Government has hearkened to the moving appeal of the overworked weisan- tile unit who rose in his wrath when he dis. covered that Wednesday was to be de clared a public holiday instead of Monday, thereby turtailing the scant leisure of his fellow "sloggers" and himself. He can now look forward to the whole days

It is to be Monday and Wednesday.

been granted British nationality, ond so long as we agree to respect his "papers

me un-English to endeavour to it seems deal him an oblique blew. Let us say, if you will; "So many men of German birth who have profcsacul friendship for England have played the part of Judas that we are compelled in self-defence to regard their naturalisation papers as they regard them, namely, as scrups of paper."" That would, at least, he straight forward, but until we have the courage to take this step let us refrain from “in-hoped that his joy will not be marred by any self-reproaches that ho did not ask for pricks."

a clean sweep "from Baturday to Thurs. day, so us to get in an Irishman's week- end."

The correspondent who headed his letter this week "Official Cussing" would have been more correct if he had entitled it:

An Vaofficial Cussing."

The Club, who were attacking, except for rare intervals, practically the whole of the game, brought a long pressure on

How did it happen, I wonder, that the the Navy's defence in the first half to Hon. Mr. Hewitt omitted the Press Censor fruition some little while before the inter-from his omnibus: vote of thanks at the val, Walker who had previously scored

an offside goal--crossing the ball far from last meeting of the Legislative Council. the Navy keeper's reach. Abont midway It is just those who work silently and through the second portion of the game, unobtrusively behind the scenes for safety. of the Empire · who Pennell turned in from the left and shot the

are most deserving of recognition. into the far corner. This second succes

uninitiated it might almost placed the issue beyond doubt. Fenne- To the more and Rowbottam played sterling appear that the office of the Press Censor The following will represent the Scouts defensive games, but ere long McTavish in Hongkong is a sinecure, inasmuch as he against the Reserves on the Hongkong gained possession close in, and he found arely, if ever, sees anything that has Club Ground, to-day (Monday), play little difficulty in beating the custodian not been censured and published before. From this But that is just what makes his task so commencing at 30 a.m.-G. R. Sayer with a well-placed shot.

He has to detect the perils that (Captain), R. A. Brand, A. L. Goer, point the Club seemed to slacken their trying-

in the paragraph passed. by None but J. Hewitt, R. O. Hutchison, R. Kennedy.effort somewhat, and the Navy men took lurk

They never seriously his colleagues elsewhere. the an engaged

Press can P. S. Leigh. Bennett, M. M. Mans, H. up the running.

his difficulties. E. Muriel, E. B. Reed, and F. Syme troubled Swan, however, and when time tho.o

came they had failed to open their appreciate properly Thomson.

and when, as frequently happens, he pays us the delicate compliment of eliminating from our columns that which has been passed by the Press. Burenu of London for, publication in papers with circulations verging on a million we feel that the least we can do is to accord him this tribute.

CLUB . KOWLOON.

will The following

represent the H.K.O.C. Kowloon C.C, at Kowloon on Wednesday next, play to commence at 10.30 a.m. :--R. Hancoock, T. E. Poarce, R. N. Anderson, D. E. Donnelly, R. A. Brand, R. P. Thursfield, M. M. Maas, P. S. Leigh Bennett, Major Morgan, F: By

Thomson, and E. J. R. Mitchell.

account..

The Clubmen must have felt gratified at the support acorded them by the civilian element among the onlookers. With the exception of the Shield final last year, one would have to cast one's memory back quite a long time to recollect the attendance of so many civilians at a Olub match, and it is to be hoped that this with continue.

SHROPSHIRES DRAW WITH R. E.

The Shropshires did very well indeed LAWN TENNIS IN SHANGHAI. to draw with the RE., who had pre- The Binal match in the Ladies' Openviously been having matters much their The score was one goal each. Singles Championship was played at the own way. Cercle Sportif on 30th October. finalists were Mrs, C. D, Pearson and HONGKONG LEAGUE-DIVISION II Mrs. P. Enticknap, and the former won by the score of -1,6-3.

The

In the Men's Singles Championship, Mr. J. S. McEachran and Dr. Moore met in the final match. The game was not the close one which was expected, as will be seen from the scores, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4, the match going to Mr. Me

Eachran.

Two very good games were played in the Second Division of the League on Saturday. In the one the Staff and Departments registered four goals to twó by Belcher's, and in the other St. Joseph's College beat the Kowloon Dock Juniors by two goals to love.

The goal-scoring in the first-mentioned THE SEIZURE OF ARMS IN encounter we shared by two

SHANGHAI.

DUPES OF AN UNSCRUPULOUS

ROGUE"

The arms and ammunition case, which has attracted so much attention during its hearing at the Mixed Court, Shanghai, has been concluded.

zone.

Once again the expected has not hap- pened. The typhoon for whose visit we made preparations this week did not put in an appearance, though with the glass falling ominously and the wind-churning up the surface of the harbour until it re

The har sembled a turbulent inland ses, there was every reason to anticipate it.

ries felt like deep-sea sailors, and people beur was cleared, passengers on the fer- made all snug in their houses and waited~~ happily, in vain, and with no sense of dis- appointment

men, avoided.

RODERICK RANDOM.

A TOUCH OF NATURE. When I am old and gusts of hearty laughter No longer give me pains in my midriff I shall remember in that grim bereafter

With gratitude your name, 0 Private

Smiff

Not for your valour or your mauly beauty Do I recall you by fond Memory's aid; Simply because you, at the call of duty, Came in a state of nature to parade.

Set off the regulation-uniform: Not in the "altogether; for your figure Down to your knees you were, in fact, "de

rigueur."

Alastway but the calin before the storm.

Your legs, from dimpled knee to dainty

ankle,

Were bare as was Bathsheba on the tiles: taunt could Your blissful ignorance no

Janke: You could net catch the meaning of our

smiles

Till someone cried, "Hit Smiff, where is

your paticer " - And thereat, several seconds slowly gone, one about to commit Half-dazed, ke

"auttee," You mumbled, "I forgot to put 'em on1" Ah! Juckless Stoiff, the most confirmed of

*!grousers

From fickle Fortune ne'er received such

knocke

For, though your Captain could not give

you trousere,

I'm credibly informed he gave you

**socks."

If you are wise do not repeat your sin, sir;

For on consideration you will find One touch of nature makes the whole world

kin, sir,

But does not consequently make it kind, D. 8. O.

THE COLONY'S FINANCE, The financial statement of the Colony

for August reveals the following position:-

REVENUE AND EXPENDITUKE.

Balance of assets and liabili

ties on 31st July, 1815.... $2,742,422.78

to 31st Revenue from 1st

879,786.65 August, 1915

$2,622,209.43

1,134,046.97

.$2,485,182.46

August, 1913 Expenditure from 1st to dist

Balance

When a typhoon" is whirling in the neighbourhood of Hongkong and the wind sweeps through the streets in strong and atful gusts, Chinatown is a place to be The Chinoman never seems to realise the approach of danger and so allows his elongated signboards to remain outside his shop when the premonitory symptoms of a typhoon set everything swaying ominously. At times these heavy signboards succumb to the lusty gusts. threw a somersault on two in the air, and then crash to the ground. This sort of thing happened. frequently in Chinatown on Friday evening, when the wind blew

Returne of the average amount of bank with more than ordinary force. From a notes in circulation and of specie in "dug-out," or some other such safe re-

reserve in Hongkong, during the month treat, this sort of thing may be quite ended 31st October, 1915, as certified by entertaining, but everyone cannot be ex-the managers of the respective banke, are pected to dig himself in whenever there is as follow:--

Average Specie in

Davies claiming all four for the winners and Swan bagging the other side's brace, Swan (from a penalty) and Davies early on opened their respective side's account, and before the interval Davies had put on a further couple, both resulting from He kicked a penalty splendid shots. straight at the. Belcher's keeper, however, and after a somewhat exciting scramble the ball was cleared from the danger Play raa even in the second half, and each team added a goal to its total.

St. Joseph's were a more experienced If those arms had been destined for use combination than the Kowloon Juniors, in this country we should have had to but they were a trifle lucky to get the deal with you in terms of years and not

two points. Guldenberg senior beat the

a blow, Cannot some regulation be intro- in terms of mouths. But the arms were not destined for use in this country. the opposing defence not long after the start, duced to make it incumbent upon Chinese plot in which you were engaged was un-and also claimed the second goal, though doubtedly a pior to stir up sedition this should have been disallowed, as the shopkeepers to take in their signboards amongst the Indian subjects of the King whom I serve. Regarding you rather as goalkeeper was plainly pushed over the when there is a gule, or must we wait the dupes of an unscrupulous rogue, I line when recovering from a faulty "save" for a heavy casualty list first f have interceded with the magistrate on your behalf, and you are going to receive Kowloon presesses not.

upon the two In pasing sentence prisoners, Mr. Grant Jones (the British Assessor) said:-Tsong Terdau and Ng Vung-sing: You have been found guilty of having in your possession munitions of war.

That is a very serious offence.

one surety, in the sum of $500 to come

A few really Whether it was the announcement made

BANK NOTES IN CIRCULA- TION."

Backs

Chartered Bank of India, Australia

Amount

:

Keserve.

and China$ 6,465,090 $5,000,000*

and Shanghai Bank- Hongkong

ing Corporation. 23,331,000 15,500,000 Mercantile Bank of

India, Limited... 1,260,603

$50,000+

Total 831,063,293 $21,350,000

* Sterling securities deposited with Crown Agenta

† Securities with the Crown

£268,010.

& comparatively light punishment. You, promising players, but until they have a in the D. P. of the loyal example set by Tsong Tsz-dau, by your conduct after greater sense of the value of unity and certain Sanitary Board coglies, or the re- arrest and by your bearing during the hearing of this case, have impressed us co-operation they will find it not easy to velations made by the Governor recently agents valued at 81,850,000 more favourably than your fellow culprit. win matches. Individual members of the You will enter into recognizance with team worked on their own account, Ross regarding 150 men who were still stand- mains that the ranks of the local defence up for sentence within three years if especially, but the eleven as a whole ing aloof from their fellows, the fact re-

St. Joseph's did called upon to do so, and, to keep the played disjointedly. peace and be of good behaviour, and not

anostentatiously, during the past week to associate with persons like Nieken and not appear to be anything like so power, forces have been swoolen, steadily and

The new

af recruits have, You, Ng Vung-sing, ful as last year. other undesirables.

warmly welcomed, 50 been will go to prison for three months.

those who have hitherto neglected

As an example of what German logic uniform asa Royal livery Mr. Weigall cites. the following incident:"I was walking leads to among officers who regard their

one day with a German officer in a street that in Berlin when we observed a drunken labourer approaching us along the pave ment. The officer at once dragged me to

course,

The meeting of the Ceylon Legislative to do their hit need not be deter the opposite side of the road and hurried Council, which took place on October 14, M. Millerand, the French Minister of under the presidency of H.E. the Gov-red by fear of labelling themselves ds. War, has submitted to the Chamber-aernor, Sir Robert Chalmers, was easily slickers," from coming forward to bear past the reeling man with an uneasinets- Bill instituting a war medal to be given record from the point of view of dura to all soldiers and sailors invalided out tion of sitting. The Council assembled of the army and navy, and after the war at 2.30 p.m. and, with a break of one to all soldiers who have taken part in the hour for dinner, continued in sitting campaign.

until exactly 1 am.

their share of the common burden. After all, it seems incredible that there can be 150 men in the Colony shirking an obvious duty without some physical or other good 'exvasé,

which excited my curiosity. He then explained to me that his action was due to his desire not to be accosted or touched by the man, for had his uniform. been in any way insulted he would havG had to kill the offender on the spot,"

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