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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Așa,' 'twas a gran nicht, mon-tha And report

• St. Andra's' Ba'.

amore -hath is that there were many

Still, St beid " "in the mornin'. Andrew's Day comes but once a year!

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persons as affording a messure of relief from an intolerable situation as regarda accommodation for European housing

There is no en in the Colony. young men doubt that some kind of "Junior Club for the growing number of young Euro peans coming to the Colony is a pressing need.

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER

SPORT FOOTBALL

went

THE NEAR BAST. LECTURE BY MB, RK M. SIMPSON,

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,

MRK, M. Simpson of the Hong The following are yesterday's resulta:

kong University, delivered an interesting R.GA SHASAmbrose, 3

lecture yesterday afternoon at the Helens g/Wittshires.....1] HM8 Tamar

May Institute on The Near Eagi," jo "AMBROSE AR.GA

the presence of a fairly large audience.. Played on the Navy "A" ground. The

The Ireturer began by constructing the The decoration of the hulls in which the

Adoubs exista in many minds as to

Ambrose started the game, and went

hypothesis that, geographically, the Near dancing took place presented a very whether an Institute which makes an striking contrast to all previous schemes appeal to asilors, soldiers and civilians straight for the R.G.A. geel where Smith Enat Is the hub of the aniverse. He then on to test this hypothesis in the It was extremely effective, but neverthe stands much chance of becoming a per-Fisked to touch. Savage received from the Joes open to the criticism that it suggested manent access. In other words, does, ex-throw-in and sent across. Walker clearing. a modern art studio more than an oldperience show that the three elements The R.G.A. went away and the ball was light of history. The traditions of Eden, Bcottish baronial ball.

*mix well in a club! I gather, how sent out to Bray, who kicked by hind. The Ararat and Babel, the warly history of ever, that the scheme is big enough to enable R.O.A came again, and: Malugh seat Asyrions and Phoenicians, the Pharaohs each element to live in a watertight com high over the goal. Beardall was sent and King Solomon, Hebrew, religion and Partment if it wants to, but the intentions away on the left, but Walker turned. Greek art are all propt of this hypothesis, in this respect will doubtless be made clear The Ambrose came again but hands but it la to modern history that we must go by one of other of the speakers to-night against Woodruffe relieved. The R.G.A. for the conclusive revelation of the im were, then, seen making great efforts toportance of the Near East He traced sore, but the Ambrose had the better of out the chief routes which join' East. to Sargent worked hard. West through the Near East, and showed the exchanges. From a break away by the R.G.A., Heu-ho the Ottoman Empire bad for in those days it Navy League in the Spring of this year but that hit the upright and reboundedWest of the use of those routes. In the was rightly regarded as magnificent advocated the establishment of Union Jack building

and doubtless was expected to Clubs of which, he said, the one in Shang it play, but the Ambrose cleared and bai was a model, and a monument to the wet away. Hands against the R.G.A

3. Andrew's Ball is one of the events of the year which serva to remind us of the antiquity of our City Hall and how Inadequately is server so meet the present

needs of the community. It was built over fifty years ago, the community being

It may be recalled that Vice Admiral Indebted for it largely to the liberality Sir Alexander Duff, when speaking at

W. Kessick, of Messrs. Jardine, meeting of the Shanghai Branch of the

Matheson & Co.

population of Hope for the size of the

wood, beating the defence, sent in a low four centuries deprivedl both East and

course of modern history the Near East has sorted its importance in three dif

-serve the needs of Hongkong for as lo generosity of: the Shanghai-public.well in, looked dangerous, but Savage, ferent stages. Firstly, its bccupation by As the bricks and mortar would hold mentioned that Singapore had generouslyaking the kick, sent outside. Shortly the Turks forced Western enterprise at

Zogether. No & great many years pie provided a site for a club and that a sum viously Hongkong, according to Admiral Koppel, had been officially reported as of $75,000 had been appropriated for its t

stablishment. But Hongkong the Ad capable of affording a good natural

blot on the Nobody miral described position for only one house." contemplated a time when Hongkong would picture" and a "very unsatisfactory » bate a total population of about 600,000, at present, but he hoped to see an improve. including a non-Chinese civil populationment before. long.

The

of 13,600 (which is the latest official speak at to-night's Admiral is to

to be answered.

likely to hear mbrs of parisons

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afterwards hands against Monkhouse gare the end of the fifteenth century and the BG.A. a free kick, but half-time throughout the sixteenth, seventeenth and arrived with no score.

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eighteenth centuries, to devote itself to the The R.G.A restarted, but the dubrest Atlantic and to the New World. Daring go away and pressed for a time and to save many shots. Then the RG.A. was not, recognised,, but, in the light of Smith, the R.G.A. goalie, was called upon this phase the importance of the Near East took up the attack, and McHugh sent in a history, looking back we see that it is long shot that Harwood just touched as almost impossible to exaggerate the effect odorous com the ball, went over his bead into the net, which it had on the world's history. The giving the R.G.A the lead. From the second phase in the problem of the Near centre kick, 'f

'Savage went away and, beat East began with the beginning of the ng Frampton, ran the ball over the line. nineteenth century when the European Not to be denied, the Ambrose one again Powers began to realise the importance of and beat Smith with a chiefly to the European section of the Near and, Savage sending across, Markhouse the Near East. Attention was drawn received the pass B good shot that gave the 'gualio no chance, Easty by reason of the fact that the tuereby bringing the scores level. The Tarkina power was contracting and gising game now ruled very last and the Ambrose place to a rebirth of national States in The R-GA paid contraction of Turkish power there was a assisted by an increasing breeze kept the the Balkans. Contemporaneous with the fying visit to the other cad where McHugh rapid expansion of Russiar power, - Rusia.

timate).That the Colony needs a new theatre and public hall has long been. recoguised, but when that need is to be

Hongkong ought to be swollen with pride! applied, and who is to provide the seces-to-day after reading the cabled informs sary funds, are questions which have yet tion that it might almost be said that. Hongkong won the war. No doubt there A new Theatre and City Hall was sugis a great deal in what Vice Admiral grated as a War Memorial but the idea Austruther ways, but can we take all the found to support from the Committee, credit for stopping the supplies to von Judging by the coat of other public build. Spec's squadron, when we remember the ings in the Colony in recent years, a reduced dimensions of our fleet in those million dollars would scarce suffice to put days in this part of the world! up a building which might be reasonably expected to meet the Colony's needs for

"Hail to tho, blithe spirit,

Bird thou never wert," "Who wrote that he rapped out sharply Dead silence reigned for a moment, and then a small scholar, after careful though, rose, with hands thrust deep into his pockets, and said, Plesse, sir, I think it was. Shelley "1

B.G.A. at home

WERE OVER

Spa Inter

of the Near East Germany was andidate for control of this most import

maritime, raste by Buez, Germany, a a area. While the attention of the British Empire was concentrated on the

to Bagdad. So active was the alle o dorciop the great land roadcom

Berlin

I am assured that the incident to be was heavily charged and a slight halt was aimed at Constantinople. The question the next fifty years-for apart from the related in this paragraph did not take called for repairs. From the throw down was whether it would be safe to allow growth in the non-Chinese population, we placa in Hongkong, but the story itsoff the Ambruse again got well down where Russia to succeed the Ortomans as-masters |

bands against Downs relieved. The beed to take note of the growing parti- is good enough to justify its insertion. rose then rorsed corners on both sides, ipation of the educated Chinese in various One of our great public schools had which the R.G.A cleared. Beardall went rms of foreign entertainment. We do form-mater whose name was Bil. So

his head into the net, the Bot State Chinese ladies and gentlemen tempting a target could not be missed, and in a long dropping shot which Smith mi sa Hongkong joining in the public dances, the boys never allowed him to forget it judged, only just tipping it as the hall na we may see them doing, for instance, Once on coming to the class-mont, hero, thus, taking the lead. From the in Peking, but who can tell what develop found the chase gazing with such forced menta we may ere in that direction in the gravity either at their desks or the ceiling kick-off the Ambrose came away, but hands Box bere years or not We might even that he looked onnd for symptoms of relieved, and the R.G.A. paid a flying German interest along this route that and Sargent sending in a long shot, which practically under German control, ex- see them at the St. Andrew's Balls of the trouble. Bara enough, on the blackboard visit to the other end, Monkhouse clearing 1814 the whole length of the route Smith tipped over the bar. Savage took cept for the portion which passed through furties "and fifties doing the reel and the appeared in chalk a familiar quotation

the kick and dropped the bail in front of Serbia Serbia was the one week link in trathspey as well as the fox trot and the -one-step.

goal. Smith fisted out. Bargent, receive the chain by which Germany was to bind In dealing with the romance of the Near ing, sent in a first timer that skimmed Central Asia to Central Europe the cross-bar. From the goal kick the

origin of Mohammedanism, the in R.G.A. went away and Henwood sent out East. the lecturer gave some account of Veale unmarked should have scored, but he stitution of the Janissaries, and the to McHugh, the latter sending across where the falled to take advantage of the pass and betivity of the Comitadji under Turkish the defence cleared at the expense of a tale. The establishment of the national corner. Reny took the kick and sent well States in the Balkans and the history of in, where Harwood caught the ball hear their monarchies provided not only the upright, but dropped the ball at romance but also instruction. From Veale's fleet who, however, missed another what has happened in the European sec level. The top of the Near East during the past chance to bring the scores Quite a number of subscription lists

THE SUGAR CONTRACT CASE.

Ambrose cleared and Savage raced away, ahtury we know what to expect of the are in prospect in the very near future. There is the big Y.M.CA. project of

The hearing of the claim for $95,695.84 but Frampton returned where the Ambrose Asiatic section in the near future, and which we are to hear full details at the made by the Yuen Hop Sing Co. against handed in the penalty area, Henwood must try to form our policy for dealing public meeting at the Theatro, Royal to Kim Tilang Han and Cheong Hong in took the kick and struck the cross-bar, the therewith.......

ball going over the top. The whistle. night; the Beamen's Institute, I am told, stands in need of a considerable sum, and respect of an alleged breach of a contract sounded. With the Ambrose winners of a the Diocesan School, which is to be trans to supply 5,000 tone of sugar, was advanced fast and eves game by the odd game in

the respective centre balves being the best resumed the offensive, their forwards show. ferred to a seventeen-acre site at Kow. another stage yesterday, when consider three. The teams were evenly matched, The Wilts, however, recovered and men of their sides. Every man played 108 good combination from which Warren

scored. loon, needs a great deal more money, I able legal argument took place.

finish than those of the RG.A. Mr. Wells believe, than it has in hand as a building Mr Eldon Potter and Mr. F. C. Jenkin well, but the Ambrose forwards had more

was in charge of the game.. fund.

The reference to the War Memorial reminds me that the particulars recently published show that the Committes have rovised their ideas of the cost, and now give an estimate of $125,000 instead of three lakhs. Subscriptions are now being vited, and it is to be hoped that Hong- kong will not be as slow us Shanghaj bas been in putting up the necessary funds

RODERICK RANDOM.

SUPREME COURT, "[ZEFORE THE ACTINO CHIEF JUSTICE

(MBH. H... 0OMPERTZ}},

2ND/WILTS #TAMAR ”

From the restart the Tamar took up the offensive, but made no impression on the soldiers Harde represented the plaintiffs and the Hon.

penalty area put the inst the Tomar in the the soldiers further ahead. Mr. A. E Pollock, E.C. and the Mr. H

The Wilts kept up the pressure and Fugh Juss saved by tipping over the tope For the Y.M.G.A. project very strong E. Sharp, K.C., appeared for the respon

These teams met on the Navy "B"

dalf-time, arrived with the Wiks leading crush support has been already enlisted. The deris

The case so far presented shows that the ground where the soldiers inflicted a idea is to erect on the site opposite the

gonis to one. The Tamar started the game The Wilts re-started the game, but the Naval Dockyard gates in Queen's road plaindfs claim to have made a contracting defeat on the Navy men by eleven by goals to milogajan

cleared. Fianzer passed out to the left stone, who went down the wing but ran the east an Institute for Service men and with the respondents for the supply of and made for the Wilts goal, but Moore Tamar received and Grant pasted cut to civilians. Te is a big conception and will 5,000 tons of sugar at 314 guilders per where Amor wae off aide. The Wilts came ball over the line. The Tamar came again post a lot of money, as we shall doubtless picul (136 lbs). The contract is alleged gain and Amar sent across where Finnner and forced a corner. Heap placed well, the ball pass Pugh, giving the Wilts but Green punched away The Wilts then bear to-night when the plans are fully to have been confirmed by a document seated after five minutes play. From went away and forced a corner. Warren unfolded. What it amounts to, I gather, from the respondents and the claim made the re-start the Tamar went awey and placed well and Lancaster scored. From is an amalgamation of the project of. YMCA for Europeana-for which Sirepresents the increase in the price of the Green was called upon to stop a hot hot the centre kick the Tomar again got down, Tamer returned, and Green stopped a shot away and sent across to Amor, who went Henry May raised a considerable sum of sugar said to have been contracted for from Cross The Wilts cleared but the but Murant cleared, and Warren came money in the early days of the war and at the date of non-fulfilment. The respon from Stone at the second attempt. Shortly in and beat the goalie with a bigh shot. Covey, also, was pulled up for off-side them further ahead. Cross badly fouled the existing military and naval clubs and dents' case so far has been that they did afterwards, Swanborough was off-side, and The Wilts returned and Swanboreaza put Canteens which will all be housed in one not enter into any contract with the plain moment later. The Wilts kept up the presa Wills man end the referee cautioned tiffs but nent quotations of prices which sure and Amor, sent across. The goalie him which he resented, so the referen be under the management building and be

in reality and effect nothing tnore ran out and Flanner beat him for posses ordered him off Immediately after re

sion and sent the ball into an empty of a permanent executive A very com modious five-storeyed building is coutem than an indication that they had a certain From the centre kick; the Wilts came suming. Swanborough added another point Wilta 3 up in less than 10 minutes. From Flanner: A short halt, was called in order to plated which will be equipped on the lines quantity of sugar for sale. They under away and Covey beat Pugh, parting the which was shortly followed by a goal froz of Y.M.C.A. Institutes in large centres; stood and believed that the offer would be the kick-off the Tamar visited the Wilte reunive Heap from the field, as he seemed

dropping

Tamar pregunted with nine men. Tha that is tỏ say, it will have a lounge, transmitted through the plaintiffs to a goal whirs Green cleared, and; Moore sent to have hurt hingelf in a collision. The

what, which Pugh library, reading rooms, Ufin and refresh-French Brm with whom they were dealing Amor down to cleared! The Wilis Wilts kept up the prespars and Bean- returned and Amor sent across to the right borough, receiving near the Half way line, meat rooms, billiard rooms, bowling alleys, es agenta

In the proceedings yesterday counsel where Pugh and Warren were been scram-ran through all opposition and scored. "swimming baths, etc. The for the plaintiffs pointed out that there bling for possession, and Handford cleared The Wilts oated up then and the Tomar got Naval and Military authorities are warm was no contract in the regularly accepted Stone went away on the Tamar's left and well in and were awarded a free kick just supporters of the scheme, I understand, sense of the word and quoted at consider sent across where Green sent behind, outside the penalty area, from which they able length authorities in the matter of Heap took the kick and Murant cleared, scored their only goal of the match. The while the proposal that the Institute shall contracts and the conditions surrounding The Tamar made plucky efforts to ecore whistle sounded showing the Wilte wir

and the Wilts bid a little trouble is clearers by 11 gools to

Mr Thornton wan the referee, have lodging accommodation forgat least themes de

Contraued at foot of nezt column.) → The cine standa part heard.

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