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CRICKET POETS.

THE RIFF.

HOME WRITER BEWAILS THEIR A RACE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN

SCARCITY.

BEATEN.

[BY LADY DRUMMOND HAT.]

I am making a new Anthology of sport ing verse, and find to my disappouit ment that this poets, great and small, Barren, inhospitable mountains, snow- hare andly neglected cricket. writes covered even at this season, whose arid E.B.O. in the Daily Express. The section slopes deny grazing to abart and cattle, devoted to our glorious old game is likely and from whose valley is painfully to be rather a poor affair unless my wrung the precarious living of a romantic readers can inform me of treasure-trove and indomitable race, whose origin is of noble numbers which I have overlook- lost in the mist of agen-this is the ed! There is one well-remembered poem naturo of Abd el Krim's country. Tradi- which I cannot track to its printed tion has it that in prehistoria times the Source-a poem by one of the war-posts Riffians descended from Northern Europe, which relates the arrival of himself and and certainly in appearance and customs two jocand comrades in Heaven, and how they bertako almost entirely of the the Brac thing they saw there was a little North, and little, if at all, of the South. green meadow, under lofty beeches with Tall, fair or red-haired and bearded. their "layers" of shade, in which a blue-eyed, hardy, treacherous, overlast- pitch had been mown and rolled out and ingly engaged in blood fouds, they are the wickets set up. So they knew they the very prototypes of the Vikings of would be happy in Heaven, which they sang and saga, Moslems by religion, they couldn't have been without cricket are unorthodox and liberal in their Please, somebody, send me the full text views, extremely moral by nature and of that poem, the name of its author, tradition. The Eiffian woman occupies a

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Thoughts of cricket on village grantomary position in other Moslem coun (though most of them had been laid out tries, knowing nothing of the veil and ite in allotments) must have been a sad, restrictions, sharing the lives of and glad consolation to many in the trenches working on an equality with the men, For example, Mr. F. W. Harvey, among Such is the race which has never bowed the best of the war-poeta, bus a good to a conqueror, Romans, Gotha, Moors, poem about a hot catch in the slips, which in the past, French and Spanish of to he called a scarlet swallow, and it day, were, and are impotent against took him back to his school (maine also

by the resounding wind-swept beaches

Whizzing, fierce, it came Down the summer air, Burning like a famo On the fingers bare.

there warrior mountaineers, Bourishing

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THE HONGKONG & SHANGHA!

LOCAL SPORT.

HASEBALL.

FILIPINOS INDIANS.

The Filipinos and Indian's met in a

and fighting frequently in coudi- tions of unimaginable” hardship and privation. To conquer this people it league match on the Happy Valley dia-

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WINS VERBAL DUEL WITH CHINESE:

STUDENTS.

A letter written from Chicago. Univer

would be necessary to fight them with mond yesterday evening. At the end ofsity on July 12th by Mr. H. G. W. Wood- their own weapons. Modern methods of

head. C.B.E., editor of the Peking and warlare so far have not been of Avail, the 5th innings the Indians fed by 9 to appreciable damage, as there are prac and the Filipinos with two men down A thousand aeroplanes would inflict no runs. A sixth innings was commenced

Tientsin Timies, contains the following.

tically no towns to bomb.

passages scored home runs. The game was then called off

Since blood feuds are the chief sport of peace time, each family lives in a stone dwelling as far removed from his neighbour as he conveniently can; the

There were many quaint stores told of cricket matches on very rough pitches in France and Flanders, during the war- years. In one of these hectic contests daisy-cutting lob put up a covey of part- ridges, and the astonished wicket-keeper let the ball pass through his padless legs, dwelling is surrounded by a wall, which while the umpire at the bowlers and is pierced to make loopholes for defend loudly chanted: "Don't run on the pitching rides Don't run on the pitch 1";

ECHO OF A BLOW.

The teams were as follows:-

VILIPINOS.

Delgado Angeles

INDIANS.

J. Sancho

1b.

Ishmail Curreem Ackber

G. Sancho

Minu

Abbas

Lewia

L

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25,

O. Ismail Casaumbboy

SCORE BY INNINGS.

lectures according to schedule, and have "I have managed to deliver two of my

also presided over two Round Table Con- ferences Instead of talking on the his tory of the Republie at my first lecture, I was asked to speak on the present crisis, which I did, emphasising Bolshevik er- ploitation of China's discontenta, and the growing lawlessness of the students. It happens that most of the Chinese students in the States are assembled here for some annual conference, and I stirred up a regular hornets' nest. At my second tecture on Extraterritoriality, they circu- lated a mimeographed statement person- lly attacking me, and trying, in ad

The score by innings up to the fifth in-vange, to refute what they supposed

would be my arguments nings was as follows:--

I fancy I must have collected, all the cricket verse that is really worth while, Tho tribes of the Riff are legion, and Texon: but it is rather a pitiful collection. There prior to collecting together under Abd el Castro is Francia Thompson's hunting poem of Krim formed a series of little republics, Full Lancashire matches in restrospect with without pretentions of civilisation, sub- Baptista its sorrowful line: "O my Hornby and ject to tribal government, always at war Francisco my Barlow long ago." There is also the among themselves. Within the last few aame mystical poets's quatrains after the years, however, blood feuds and inter- style of Fitzgerald :)

tribal warfare have given place to unity in a common cause against the intruder and in a common ideal af independence and nationalism. Abd el Krim declared a holy war of Nationaliam, not of re- ligion. There is not, and never has been, any question of fanaticism or religious. motive on the part of the Rifans. Their point of view is essentially one national self-preservation,

I listened where the Grass was shaven

small,

And heard the Bet that groaned against

the Ball

Thou pitchest Here and There and Left

and Right,

Nor deem 1 where the Spot thons next

may'st Fall Forward I play, and Back, and Left and

-Right,

Am overthrown at once, or stay till

Night;"

But this I know, where nothing else I

know,

The last is Thine, how so the Bat shall

Smite,

of

Abd el Krim is not of noble drigin. He was neither chief nor political leader. At one time he was an employee under the Spanish Government, and it was uuring this period that a Spanish officer boxed his ears,

That happened many years ago, but the blow still smarts, and the echo finds an answer in hia” wild native mountaina.

I have Andrew Lang's "Ballade of The blow transformed the humble em- Cricket," with its pathetic Envoy:

Alns, yet liefer on Youth's hither shore. Would I be some poor Player on scant

hire,

1'-

Than King among the old who play no

more, This is the end of

every man's desire. a desire And I also have his parody of Emerson's pbilosophie rhymes:

If the wild bowler thinks he bowls,

Or if the bataman thinks he's bowled, They know not, poor misguided souls,

They too shall perish unconsoled.

1 am the batsman and the bat,

I am the bowler and the ball, The Umpire, the pavilion cat, -

The roller, pitch, and stumps, and all

ployee into patriót, lender, chieftain and Sultan

Indians Filipinos

12 3 21 31. O 2.0.3 4.0-9

GAME..

TO-DAY'S The Hongkong Volunteers will meet the Japanese Club today at 5 p.m. at Happy Valley.

"LACK OF ORIGINALITY.” N.C. DAILY NEWS CRITICIZES

"But although the atmosphere bere in very unfavourable to a radical discussion of China's problems-most of the Ameri cans having been stampeded into the belief that the poor. Chinese have been Britisher, and that retention extra oppressed and exploited by the wicked..

territorial rights is an outrage-I me- creded, I think, in convincing everyone. who came to my lecture with an open mind, that there was another side to ther problem. Ten or twenty Americana came up on to the platform afterwards. to thank me for revealing the truth. The next night I had to preside over a Round Table Conference on Extraterritoriality which meant speaking, or answering questions for nearly two hours.

The Chinese students had mobilized for the occasion, and showered questions upon me, but I carried the war into their

* CANTON GAZETTE"

Canton, if its attitude can properly be gathered from a whirlwind sort of pro- Douncement in the Canton Gazelle, is Aided by his brother, who was educated very angry with the people of Hong in Spain, Abd el Krim has organised kong because of the public meeting they own territory, danounced their impertin- the Rift. Good roads have been con recently held about affairs in China, ob-ent manifesto, and challenged them to tell structed, a telephone service covers the serves the N-U. Daily News. A few me the name of a single province in country, and wireless installations bring werks have passed since the Hongkong China in Chich the long list of laws and the world to the doors of those who them meeting was held, but the Canton Gazette codes, which they had prepared, was alves keep the world at bay from their only got news of it on August 4th euforced. They could not do so, of course, primitive stronghold. Water is scarce through Chinese papers, because commu and the verdict appears to have been and precious, the country unfruitful; batnications are rather bad." Whose that I won hands down. Many of the when crops fail the Rifian can live and fault, we think the Canton Gazelle ought audience again came up and congratulat fight on the roots of the earth be to explain, for it is certainly not that dine on having revealed the absurditien Abd el Krim, when recently discussing of the British. To get on with the main of the Chinese contentions. It is, how- certain European Prime Ministers, claim- business, however. The Chinese paper ever, necessary to reckon with the lack el that he was as good as any of them says that although the resolutions may that the American public has been conn He added, What I say I mean. I tell not be quite accurately translated the pletely misled as to the real issues in the you that to-morrow you see some of my spirit must have been fully preserved, for present crisis, and is inclined to take th soldiers burned alive; so you shall. De anybody familiar with the characteris view that the Chinese are: ravolting serters they are.

orrow they barn. Mr. Lloyd George I give the order. To

ties of the Britishers in the colonies against heartless exploitation by the will easily recognize the spirit per- wicked British, and that if they do not I have the Harrow cricket-song, of course,

himself could not do better than that."

meating their attitude towards the want foreigners in their country, no Gov. and A Gentleman's A-Bowling and stinct of his Rifhan Majesty has provoked But. quite recently the reforming in-

people, to preside over whose destinies erument is justified in insisting that they other honest, home-brewed stuff, which him to substitute shooting for burning.

they consider themselves as having been remain. I was asked such questions as never comes out in a rash of purple Such is the march of civilization.

specially ordained by Providence itself why there were no Chinese Concessions patches (purpurei panni symp.

The writer shows in this sentence in America, how Americans would like toms of high-browïtis), And when I can

deplorable lack of originality, and in fact, it is the Chinese had extraterritorial procure copies of their priceless Little}

all through, his stuff is not nearly so good rights over here, etc. " verse-books (perhaps come kinds reader in the ather. And there would be beef,

as what we have, read emanating from will lend them), I shall quote liberally beer, bread, and 'bacey, and comfortable Canton in the past, in fact it reaches from Mr. A. H. J, Cochrane, who got lodging in some decent little, street, fur an extremely low level when we come to into the Oxford XI. for his bowling, and any genial young rhymester who appoint-

the following passage wrote a ballade of an irritating bataman,ed himself as poetic remembrancer to the They (the British residents) clamour. the Envoy of which has stuck, burr-like, crowds at cricket. Craig, the Surrey for the right to have absolute sway At least P1,300,000 is needed by the so my memory:

cricket poet, has joined the majority; his over their workers and servants. What Cebu Portland Cement Company to pur-

I was taken off; expletives fail:

ruddy face and cheery chaff no longer is life in a colony, without the right of chase and develop the Uling Naga coal Sirs,

add to the gaiety of the spectators at lording it over a few slaves? Demo- mines in accordance with an option it He did not use the weapon's face at Lord's or the Oval. I can see him with cracy? We have find enough of 25 holds on the property, it was learned

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snail.

Mound Stand Any gentleman bere not sure that it is the Governor's viewpoint til operating the mines, which are close That is the man that snicketh the got a copy? If so, let him speak up-he- that will prevail and not the "nobodies to the cement plant and from which at

length ball.

fore I go down among the proletariat I'' at Home, although lydees and gents in the plant's fuel is obtained, the company's Map Ho would cxplain that the old name of the Colony."

work on plans for the development of its business. and from the Few Overs "of Mr. D L Gentlemen. Players ought not to be Naturally when a writer can find nothing to the extent of being able to meet keen A Jephson, who once took six wickets changed on the score that it was unde- better to inflict upon his renders than this foreign competition will never be realized, for 21 runs in Gentlemen v. Players, at mocratio-for, quoth heall the Gen- sort of staff, we expect a full repetition it is declared. Of the total additional Lord's, with his wily, varied underhand tiemen pro players, and all the Players of the be about the Shameen shooting and being sought by the company bowling,

gentlemen! And when a customer saldwinir, and we get it" Massacre" is from the government which amounts ta.

CEBU CEMENT COMPANY.

I cannot understand why we haverso to him: Why I could write verse quite the term used, and while those guilty 2,000,000, only the amount of P1.500.000 few cricket. ports. It is surprising that as bad ns that !" he would reply: "Yes, should be brought to justice, 'f assurances is intended for extensions in the cement the young Georginen," who are auch but could you sal it?" He must have and guarantees should be given that such plant proper, the residue being intended friends of humanity, do not make songs, made a good thing of it with his simple massacres will not be repeated in the for the acquisition of the mines valls, and ballads about the ganes which are silly stuff and load silver-oliciting voice future, etc." What does the etcetera [We reported on Monday that an offer chief interest in life for toilers in cord there were times when he jingled all over, stand for, we wonder? Perhaps that the had been made by Mr. J. LIrwin, on roys of black cont. There seems to be no cash overflowing all his pockets. There's British will also no longer consider them behalf of a syndicate, to take over the secessor to Rupert Brooke, who was a jolly, care-free job for any young poet solves as hoing specially ordained by Cebu Portland Cement Company with its useful member of the Rugby School XI, who can rhyme with cans (vera libre Providence to prende over the destinies babilities, and that a meeting of the com and in his young days went about with wouldn't all even at Lord's) and can of various peoples. It is difficult to tell pany's board of control held on a book in one pocket and a cricket hail mix with his fellow-creatures without feel what is in the minds of these southam August 18th when no decision

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