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AT THE OVAL.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 4th, 1927.

ENGLISH V.C. AS DESERT

HERMIT.

PAID AND UNPAID PLAYERS TO EAT TOGETHER.

"PEACE

IN THE

SAHARA,"

NO MORE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN SURREY

CRICKETERS.

THE ARAR AS LOVER.

The portrait of an Englishman in Arnl dress, with a string of war mednis aeroas his long black clonk, Cricket history is to be made af The Oval this year. Amateurs and a decoration bung round his! professionale will not only leave the reek, forms the frontispiece to a juvilion together to take the field,

AMERICAN SHIPPING

TONNAGE.

A DECLINE OF 7 PER CENT. SINCE 1920.

EFFECT OF U.S. SHIPBUILD.

ING EFFORT,

The American archant marine) new book, written by a man who has declined 74 per veut. in tons

abandoned European dreams has

Lnd will als take their meals to! at glory and greatress, and has fuage siner 1920, recording to an This is an entirely new departe rara, lived in the North analysis made by the National in-

Kether.

African desert.

Board, New dustrial Conference York. The author is Major Ronald V.

While the total work ton- in London erickel history, and follows much discussion on the ad. Hey, late of the doth Rifles,

Trummage of merchant ships has increas Algeria leged suddery of cricket. So much and his bask,

has just been published | od 26 per cent, during the last six has been mide of the different! Within,' manner in which the names of pro by Hutchinson & Co. Major Bodyores, from 51,781,120 gross tonit in fessionals and amateurs are record |ley rones of a famous Devonshire

1920 to $2000,411 tons in 1926, the ed and of their separate dressings family, and his father was Mr.

gross tonnage of merchantmen sail rous, that cricket followers will be J... Budley, the historian.

ing under the Stars and Stripes keenly interested in the new move

has decreased from 12,406, 123 gross le by, the Surrey county authorit fies.

tons in 1920 to 11.472,821 tons in 1926. Despite this decline, the tailed States still holds its place as the weand must important mari- time nation.

A special dining room near the tin extrance of the ground has been made within the buildings be- hind the hotel. In the old days the professional room overlooked the Kardens fy the Harleyford street entrance, and the amateurs had a amniter room reached by a fight':

of stairs.

H. L. Colljus And Hobbs.

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have few ambitions," wrotes Major Bodley, in an introduction, beyoud living simply and far away from the world, and if this work exists at all, it is because have wished that people should know Algeria as it really is.

Once upon a time I had great ideas about worldly position and the sound of lung titles; I believed that greatness was to be nebieves? In the capitals of Europe, ur on battlefields, but I know now that this is not HD,

nation, her

"WATERCRESS CHARLIE."

LIFE IN THE RUINS OF AN ABBEY.

A MYSTERY TRAMP.

The story of the adventures of a tramp" who wears plus fours and carries a silver-mounted um brella, in a lonely part of Somerset between Minehead and Watcher | reads like a page out of a popular

thrifler.

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in

my

I was told to a Western Worldy News representative, who visited, with a shepherd, Watercress Charlie" at his abode. an old bare, which is said formerly in have belonged to the monks from Cleve Cistercian

three mile Abbey, seine The alley is now in ruins, and the harn, situated in an oll quarry, is in a most isolated apot

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Watercress Charlie" in called because he gains a living through gathering principally in Minehead. fle has built up a watereress and selling it to hotels good trade, and varies the water- eress with mushrooms, wild daffa. German Recovery.

dils, and primroses, necording to fu pouring wet morn- Germany, having lost nearly all, asou. or about nine-tenths, of her ur-jing the festern Wickly on ro

presentative found him taking it chant marine through the war, again boons as the fastest growing easy in the crib, or manger, în a merchant small cowshed adjoining the barn. maritime

RONE. marine having increased 630 per Here he lives, rent and tax free,

Negotiations are almost conclud- cent, in gross tonnage from 1920 to with a dry roof over his head.

26. At that, while she has built Lined with fresh straw, the crited which will result in the biggest repurchased ships totalling makes an excellent bed, and a large amalgamation is the history of 2,642,887 gross tons since 1920, she renat spread over him keeps Halian shipping. has recovered only about three Charlie quite warm. fifths of her pre-war strength, her friends in the village, and in re total gross tonnage at the begin turn for their kindness he posts letters and cashes cheques in Mink ning of the earrent year amount. ing to 3,002,005 tons, ne against head for them.

13.120 tons in 1914, and only then,434 tous ite 1920, Binong rustling palm trees and broad ex- panses of the Sahara."

I understand that the old pro-

Southern Algerin, with all its fesional room is to be used as

charm, with all its capricious public reom, and that the aldoods, hax, like some lovely woman, amtears' room has been enlarged taken me in its arms, and 1 am various cupboards being set hack doubtful if it will ever let ine go. into the wall. in order that the whole teaan may take lunch and tea together.

Peace.

Let this book, therefore, be read in the spirit in which it has been written by one who, having seen life in many parts of the globe, has found peace and solution to all

difficulties worldly

When the Australians were at the Oval last season, tollins, the visit- ing captain, turned to a member of the Surrey club and asked, "Where is Bulbs Be was told that the professionals had their own room. Cullius is said to have replied,

Major Bodley appears, however, "Hobbs is good enough to play with, and I should have thought he not to have formaken all the co- would have been givd enough to valveniences of European life. There with"

Past History.

It is related that Tom Richard sou once said af Smith, the Surrey bowler, that when he stood parallel to the wicket you could see no more of him than you could of the edge The a bollow-ground razor. of

Smith name struck, and Razor became one of the institutions of the Oval Richardson is no more, but today, says a recent number of the Evening Standard, "Razor" Smith me back to the scene of his great cricket days.

"Razor" Smith's Notebook.

He has

I found him standing in the sun Fight over by the nine nets which old Martin, the veteran grounds- man, had erected for Easter Mon- day practice. Apart from two or three lines on his face and a firmer set of his toothbruth moustache, Smith was unchanged. mirneulously preserved his razer figure; and hot even a thick sweater gave substance to his lithe and active body. He was busy, He earried in his hand-not a hat, nor yet a ball. He grasped a notebook and pencil.

I gathered that a notebook is as essential to a cricket coach as ever was bali or lat. Hazer Suith has heer railed by the Surrey Cricket Club from the less bracing veempa- ! tion of making cricket bats to coach the young bowlers of the county. The appointment is the outcome of the best mate agitation that every thing is done for the batsman and He has en nothing for the bowler. tered upon his new office, and he brought with him one of the nicest notebooks I have ever seen on the Oval ground.

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Italy and Japan follow next in qider as regards the rapidity with increasing their which they are

Italian mer mercantile marine shantmen totalling 2,118,320 gros

He has many

..

The Mystery, Man. Charlie is not always alone in his barn home. Occasionally an old

x-Nasy man, locally known

Fighting Charlie,' heaves in sight and anchars for two or the in the district. He steeps at The other end of the crih, and the two! Charlies got on quite happily till the inde apperance of a third 2n, valed Smith, who proved something of a mystery.

the

The merger comprises all the Italian shipping companies plying between Italy and the American continent, including the Navi-

Italiana, gazione Generale Cosulich Line, the Lloyd Sabaudo Co., and the Transatlantic Italiana. The first object of the new com- line is for construct two 48,000-ton liners, to be named her and Dr speed of 30 knots.

is a photograph of him on horse tons in 1920, now total 3,150ml weeks, doing old jobs for people designed to cross the Atlantic at a

back in the oss of Laghout, on to, an increase of 48.7 per cent, the southern fringe of Algeria, and clearly reflecting the vigour of the in this picture he wears an ordi Mussolini regime. Inpan has in- unry jacket, knee breaches, legcreased her mercantile tonnage From 2.995,878 tons in 1990 to 3,967,617 gings, and a soft hat.

the tons in 1996, an inereuse of 32,1 per

rent.

Chere are few inch

world, he writes, who are such ardent lovers as the Arabia, and Few women who know as well the art of holding a mau and making hito dasice to their tune.

France comes next, with an in- 51 of 12.2 per cent, from 2.0.230 tons in 1929 to 3,824,397 fons in 1926. The British merchant fleet, of course, continues to hold first place in total tonnage, but shows only 7.7 per cent. increase In the meanwhile for the six years, from 20,142,850 the object of his adoration laughing at him coldly, without the gross tons in 1920 to 21,008,253 tons smallest emotion and without any

The Arab goes quite mad when he is in love, and forsakes his house and his people to live the life of

a lone savage.

is

in 1920.

gramine

He was a queer bloke," the re- porter was told. He spoke in an educated manner on all sorts of topics, in fact he could talk the bind leg off a donkey. He wore plus fours and n sports jacket, but roamed the countryside barefoot with a large pack on his back When he came first he had a silver mounted walking stick and, an

umbrella.

Other objets of the amalgamation are the reduction of overhead ex- penses and the elimination competition.

of

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HE Motorship

"RAMSES"

"He always seemed to have The American Surplus, The lover can con- Cheparragement.

Total world tournage at the end plenty of money, forwarded to the local Post Offices. Once when he tinac performing the utmost follies

was having a meal one day I saw the woman won't flinch if she of the war would have shown con- siderable decrease had it not been doesn't love him."

for the huge shipbuilding pro- robin alight on his big toe. He

of the United States fed it from his hand.

"The last we saw of him was inderteken for war purposes, to

a quarrel with Fighting replace allied shipping destroyed after during the war and to speed the Charlie. Staith took his place in and fighting forces across the back on one of his periodical visits trasport of food, war supplies the cribs, and when Charlie carte Atlantic After the war, the Uniteds would not give it up. Charlin Hoxe KONG AND KOWLOON WHART AND the 6th of June, 1927, will be subject and/or from the Wharves, Delivery can States fared the problem of a sur. had a drop too much in the village,

CAUSES OF CLASS HATRED.

DISTRUST FOSTERED IN THE

1

SCHOOLS.

YONSIGNEES of Osiyo are hereby informed that all Goods are being and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the landed at their risk into the hazardous

GODOWN COMPANY, LA, whence, andfor from the wharver Delivery may be

downs

her are hereby notified that all Goods being landed at their risk into the Gleaving arrived, Consiguses of Cargo by

of the Hong Kong Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Go. downs of the Hong Kong and Kowkor All Goods remaining undelivered after Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whenos, where Delivery can be obtained.

to

Kant.

strong appeal against the pin of ships which would not be and he came along the lane roaring obtained will be admitted after thena in any case whatever.

fostering of class hatred was made

president of the Ackworth Old Scholars' Association, at the asso- ciation's annual meeting.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by Damaged Packages must be left is the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Godowaior examination by the Con Germany, to have his place. ecnstruction declined.

with was a powerful chap, and Goods remaining andelivered after the eignees at rson & Ashe at 10 a.m. on and the Company's Surveyors by My. William Fletcher Nicholson, rated profitably, and heuer ship and singing out that he was going

Мелкая. Italy, Japan and Praner as well as Great Britain and small nations, they had a terrific fight, which endoth Jaar, 1927, will be subject to Hent.

All Claims against the Steamer must the Znil of June, 1027. however, continued, or embarkeded with Charlin getting knocked

No Claim will be admitted after the Mr. Nicholson said there appear-Fan, vigorous ship construction pro out and seriously injured. Smith be presented to the Undersigned on or

told a neighbour what had happen before the 20th June, 1927, or they will Goods have left the Godown and all ed to be an ever-widening gulf be grammes,

Claims must be presented within Two tween different classes that wouid While just before the war only ed, and the police took Charlie to not be recognised.

Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised. require all their best efforts to about one-tenth in value of the Willton Infirmary. When they came bridge. We were dividing into the foreign trade of United States was back to get Smith for assault he

Consignees are requested to surrender their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned salaried class and the wage earning ing carried in American bottons, had gun, and we never saw him

for countersignature. class. the children of whom were US. own ships in 1920 were carry again, nor was he ever traced."

MELCHERS & CO., being educated at different schools, ing more than 40 per cent, in value

Agenta, with ideals as far apart as the of American exports and imports. poles. Public school children were By the

beginning of the current

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREUEN, growing up knowing nothing of the year, American ships were carrying HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

Hong Kong, 30th May, 1927. [4978 conditions under which the jority of their fellows lived.

Du Razor Smith devolves not only the daty of instructing the young

ma-only 32 per cent of our foreign hopeful in the ethics of howling

trade. The United States to-day, It also of keeping a record of the

There was a tendency to play dis however, has ships enough to carry appointments of the various school- boys and street corner boys who detinetive games, and golf and Rugby in the future a large proportion football were becoming increasing of its own foreign trade than it did sire to have a knock at the nets. The keeping of that list occupied ly the games of the classes. A during the last four decades br more of his tie than he could great effort was being made to fore the war.-Neutral Gazette spare for the essential business of induce the public schools to take (New York).

goane, leaving the Rugby Lowling himself.

up

Association

to gaine schools which served the masses. If

the

the

this was successful it would reduce SWANS' FLOATING NEST, the chances of the different classes

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, June 3rd.

PreviousOn DatejOn Date

Day at

at at 2 p.m. a.m. Y p.m.

93

Barometer.. Temperaturs Humidity... Wind

Direction Went Force

29.83 29.62 29.61

89 65

80

89

65

W

WNW

3

2

3

...

Weather

B

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Bain ...

... 0,00

0.00

0.00

On a lifebuoy that rocks in the

Yet little escaped him. As we talked he constantly locked from his book to the nets, noting a boy who had a good length, or, to use

occasionally sent down meeting the playing field, and HATCHING NINE EGGS ON A his phrase,

there was nothing like playing to- n" good 'un.'

This is the public schoolboys gether for breaking down class day," said he, and I have been distinctions. He rejoiced at the

LIFEBUOY.

Highest open-air Temperature, 2nd: £8 Lowest open-sir Temperature, 9rd: 80

y impressed with their keennes, stand Mr. Gilligan took in India river when Thames pleasure boats

It is like being given back against snobbery in games.

Another feature of modern life paas, two of his Majesty's swans twenty years of life. I have been making cricket bats, but I prefer which was increasing the distrust are hatching out ning eggs near the open air. Moreover, I feel hetween the classes was the frankly Corporation Island, Richmond fitter already. Although I have pagan outlook of so many youn been away from the Oval for years, peuple of the leisured classes, whose I have been playing for the one ambition was to enjoy them Northampton "Saints, keeping selves whatever happened, with no my hand in

regard for those less favourablypsite the island, has provided the ` HONG KONG TIDE TABLE. eireumsturiced.

Promising. Boys.

I intend to go to all the big public places in Surrey to see work Ing-class bys playing cricket. If I can spot a likely boy shall try to get him to come to the Oral. am certain that there are potential bowlers playing on the various heaths and commons, and we must try and get them when they are young.

"I do not consider my cricketing days are over by any manner of

I feel it enough, and if

means.

am asked to play in big cricket again I shall certainly try to."

With that he walked away to the nets, put down his notebook, and bowled one of the boys first ball.

It was also parents' day at tho

Oval. They had brought their sons to the famous ground. (Continued at foot of next column).

B-Blue sky Cloudy; D-

F-Fog; L-Lightning; M-Mist; O Overoast; P-Passing Dricle; In the past when they have showers: Q-Bqualls; K-Rain; T-

Thunder. built their nests ashore, floods have asually washed the eggs away. Mr Thomas Rudge, of Madingley, op lifebuoy to avert this regular Mr. Nicholson suggested that tragedy. To a press reporter Mr Ackworth scholars, past and pre sunt, should establish a settlement ther in Leeds, or Sheffield, and make the atmosphere of it one of brotherhood and comradeship.

Rudge said :---

The birds: are now sitting hard

Week

it.

Days at

on the lifebuoy, which is capable or holding two men. 1laced round with branches of trees, mak- ing the inside water-tight. When the swans had selected their poai- tion on the back for nesting-on

site so low that the eggs would Bat

Height.

From June 4th to 10th, 1927.

Eush Water,

Low WATER.

Flong

Hong

Kong

Koug

Standard Btandard

Time.

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h. m. iz.

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would send down

a begun building. They took to it at

Mon

G Nointor, b. w. No infer.

0 495 9

I am a golfer now," anid ou, are growing up and

I must play

but my hoyricket again. But have been washed out on six or enching ideas Sun, I was at Eastbourne 30 years ago the lifebuoy near to where they had

the

pro.

half volley, exhorting you to hit over. It is not a pretty sight to Tues. it. You did, and the pro. would see them sitting affout at high tide. walk after it very leisurely.

The lifebuoy is moored so that it

Wed.

Neight.

h. mt.iu 28m 4 27 35

7 21 0 9

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In four or five minutes he was can raise three feet and then return. back in time to bowl another if we to its original position. At first That. 9 m 6 29 were lucky. Nowadays boys get the awans were vicious, but now looked after much better. I hope they acem to appreciate my efforts Fri. my boy will be in the Sherborne and will allow me to feed them on

the nest, which I regularly đọ. XI. this season."

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be szamined on

the 6th

Jane, 1927, at 10 AM.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB. LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 30th May, 1927. [4978

be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 9th

ne, 1927, will be subject to Rent. June,

All Claims must reach us by 18th June,

1927.

or they will not be recognised.

All damaged Packages will be examin-

ex by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas (Marine Surveyors) at 10a.m. on the 8th Jane, 1927.

by

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Billa of Lading will be countersigned

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