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THE SECOND TEST MATCH.

`AUSTRALIA'S BAD POSITION,

"HUGE ENGLISH SCORE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

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LOCAL FOOTBALL.

ANNUAL SERVICES CHARITY

MATCH.

ROYAL NAVY 4; ARMY 1.

A good number of Service men turned, out to witness the Annual Charity game between the Services which was played yesterday on the Falley. By kind permission of the Hong Kong F.C. ground at Happy Officers, the band of the Beda and Herts Regt. and the Pipe Band of the K.O.S.B. played selections on the ground. Among those present were H.E. Admiral Sir R. Tyrwhite, C...-in-C Major-General Luard. G.O.C., Commodore Scott-Hill and Col. J. Comyn, K.0.9.B..

England's total stood at 150, for 6 wickets when Hammond and Lar wood, with scores of 201 and 37 resumed the innings this morning before a crowd of 8,000 in brilliant weather. Larwood soon fell & vic tim to Grimmett, but Hammond, by glorious hitting on the off side, passed "Murdoch's total of 911,

The following were the players:- made at the Oral in 1884, the

ROYAL NAVY-Leg. Tel. Brock- second highest individual score in man (H.M.S. Titanin); A.B. Mac- Test Matches against Australia.Gregor (H.M.S. Kent) and Ldg.- When Hammond had reached 951 Cope (H.M.S. Tamur), Cpl. Perks Sen. Baker (H.M.S. Titania); AB. he turned ba from Ironmonger (HALS. Berwick) and A.B. Moss into his wicket. In the course of (HMS. Cumberland), AB. Bark- his superb innings, which lasted ham (H.M.S. Titania), A.B. Evans (H.M.S. Bruce), A.B. Jone# 431 minutes, he hit thirty A's. The (H.M.S. Keat), A.B. Maan and lanch interval was taken at 819 for OS. Bowles (H.M.S. Cumberland), 7, at which point Geary had cored Herts Regt.); Sgt. Hooper (Queen's ARMY-Bdim. Mott (Beds and

91 and Tate 29.

Regt.) and Pte. Martin (K.O.S.R.): Pte. Everest (K.O.S.B.). Sgt. Bill (Queen's Regt.) and Sgt. Skiggs (K.O.S.R.): Ptes. Cross and Berry (Beds and Herts Regt.), Sgt. Reeves (K.O.S.B.), Sgt. Leach (P.A.) and Sgt. Caldjcutt (Queen's Regt.).

Records Broken,

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Soon after the resumption Tate fel to Blackie, but Geary scored rapidly before he was dismissed by the same bowler, after a steady partnership with Duckworth. The Referee: Mr. W. E. Hollands. score was soon raised to 500, beatstrid and the Arns defence was The Navy soon, got into their ing the previous highest total of hard pressed. Barkham outpaced 1590, made against Australia in 1919, | Martin and sent over for Mann toʻ and later White put Ironmonger to Jeg for 3, putting up the sixtà cen- tury and beating the previous Test Match record,, made by Australië at Melbourne in 1993. The tea inter val was taken with the score at 600, Duckworth being 35 and White

The crowd had increased to 15,000 by the time the game was resumed, and White quickly reached double figures. This was only. the secoed time in the history of the Tests in which every man on the side has reached double figures. White finally fell victim to Hendry in trying to force the pace still fur:

ther.

Australia's Early Loss.

In the time remaining for play, Australia suffered an early loss, for Richardsun was caught by Hendren off Tate before a run had been scored. Hendry then joined Wood full, and the score was raised to 30 for one wicket when stumps were dragn, leaving Australia 344 runs

behind,

Score:-

Australia-1st Innings.

W. M. Woodfull, bw. b

Geary

V. Y. Richardson, b Lar-

wood

A. F. Kippax, b Geary

W. H. Ponsford, retired

hurt

H. L. Hendry, & Geary

38

e ta mb

37

J. S. Ryder, 1b.w. b Gearg 95

W. A. Oldfield, not out.....

C. V. Grimmett, run out.

O. E. Nothling, Larwood

3.

41

§*

3

1

15

D. D. J. Blackie, b Geary

H. Ironmonger, " Duck-

worth, b Larwood

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Extras

Total

932

Fail of the wickets:-- 1/51: 9/66; 3/75; 4/152; 8/153; 6/171; 7/102; 8/999; 9/251; 10/953. BOWLING ANALYSIS,

0. MR. W. ......... 98.2 477

Larwood

Tate

White

Geary

3

21 9" 99

!

....30 10 79

13 5 35

5

3

0 13

Hammood

England-1st Innings.

Hobbs, e Oldieïd. b Grim.

mett

40

Sutcliffe, e Hendry, b Iron-

inonger

Hammond, b. Ironmonger...51

D. R. Jardine, run out......

Hendren e Richardson,

Blackie

A. P. F. Chapman. e Ryder,

b Blackie

Larwood," Ryder,

Grim-

mettin Geary, 1.b.web Blackie Tate, b.w. b Blackie Duckworth, zot out....... J. C. White, at. "Oldfield, b

Hendry......

Extras

Total

99.

25 * 8888 82||

635

Fall of the wickets:—' 1/37: 2/05; 3/348: 4/283; 5/341; 6/43; 7/496; 8/593; 0/50°; 10/636.

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meet the ball and open the score for the Navy. The Navy were play- ing a strong game and the play kept in the Army half for a time. Mott saved a hard one from Evans.

Army defence and put ncross some Barkham was a trouble to tha tine centres. A mistake by Hooper let in Jones and he gave Mott no chance with a shot from close range.

score: Royal Navy 2, Army 0.

The interval arrived with the

During the interval, the match ball was drawn, for and won by ticket No. 0277.

Army made straight for goal. but When the game re-started, the

ful drive. For a time the Army Leach shot over the bar with a power- had a good shaze of the play but elden got dangerous owing to the good tackling and clearing by Mac Gregor and Baker. The Navy then got working and corners to the Savy were frequent but the Army defended strongly although Jones and Evans were always dangerous. Barkham bent Martin and slipped the ball to Jones who forced his way through Hooper and beat Mott from close range. The Ariny were now a well beaten side and a shot from Barkham crashed against the up- right with Mott out of position and the bali rebounded out of play. Evans forced his way through and sent across the goalmouth, Mann running, in seat hard against the post and the ball shot across the zaolmouth and Joues sent it into the net. giving the Navy a foar goals lead, Shortly after the final whistle sounded with the score: Royal Navy: 4, Army 1.

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The Navy fielded a well balanced side and the Army were beaten by a much better team. The Army attack was weak and the Navy for wards ran the defence off their feet. Barkham was outstanding and Martin could do little against him. Mott had more to do than Brock- man and the Navy backs were safer than the Army" pair,

MID-WEEK LEAGUE. The following games in the mid- week League are down for decision to-day-

South China v. P.W.D-Chinese, Caroline Hill. Referee: Pte. Farnsworth,

Hung Kui School. . Lam Long Wan, China Athletic ground. Referee' Pte. Lamb.

Ewo Chinese China Athletic.

St. Joseph's ground. Referee:} Lee-Corp. Grieve.

The Athletic should take full points from Ewo. The other two games should be evenly contested and the Hung Kai School should secure a point from Lam Long Wan

South China have been weakened by transfers to Saturday football and it would not be a surprise if P.W.D. take full points to-day.."

CRICKETER GOES HOME IN TEARS.

BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT FOR STAPLES.

Bynkey, Nov. 22nd. Sam Staples, the Nottinghamshire bowler, who is leaving for home owing to illness, was found aitting alone in his compartment, sobbing 04 14 181 2 bitterly, before the

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

0 M. R. W. 49 15 €0 ▸

Nothling Grimmett

Ironmonger

Blackie"...

Hendry

Beder

Kippax

63 91 142 £

Sydney last night.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

JEST FORE CHRISTMAS."

[BY EUGENE FIELD.]

Father calls me William, sister calls me Will: Mother calls me Willic, but the fellers call me Bill! Mighty glad I ain't a girl-ruther be a boy,

Without them sashes, curls, an' things that's worn by Fauntleroy Love to chawak green apples an' go swimmin' in the lake—. Hate to take the castor-ile they give for belly-ache!

'Must all the time, the whole year round, there ain't no flies on me, But just 'fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin"ba!

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Got a feller dog named Sport, sick him on the cat:" First thing ahe knows she doesn't know where she is at! Get a clipper sled, an' when us kids goes out to 'slide. Long comes the grocery cart, an' we all hook a ride! But sometimes when the grocery man is worrited an' cross,' He reaches at us with his whip, an' larrups up his hoss An' then arff an' holler, "Oh. ye never teched me!" But jest 'fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be!

Gran'ma says she hopes that when I git to be a man, I'll be a missionarer like her oldest brother, Dan,

As was et up by the cannibals that live in Ceylan's Isle, Where every prospeck pleases, an' only man is vile! But gran'mon she has never been to see a Wild West show.

Nor read the life of Daniel Boone, or else I guess she'd know That Buff'o Bill an' cowboys "is good enough for me! Have jest 'fore Christmas. when I'm as good as I kin bet

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And then old Sport he hangs around, so solemn like an' still, His eyes they seem nanying': What's the matter, little Billi The old cat sneaks down off her perch an' wondere what's become Of them two enemies of hern that used to make things hum!... But I am so perlite an tend so earnestly to biz," That mother says to father: "How improved our Willie is!” But father, havin' been a boy hisself, suspicions me When, jest 'fore Christmas, I'm as good as I kin bel

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For Christmas, with its lots an' lots of candira, cakus an' toys. Was made, they say, for proper kids an' not for naughty boys; So wash yer face an bresh yer häir."an" mind yer p's and q's, And don't bust out yer pantaloons, and don't wear out yer shoes; Say Yessum to the ladies, and "Yessur to the men, An' when they's company, don't pass yer plate for pie again; But thinkin of things yer'd like to see upon that tree, Jest fore Christmas be as good as yer kin be!

«'! REJUVENATED" HORSE

DIES.

WONDERFUL RECORD OF

WIX

RABELAIS.

PARIS, Nov. 23th.

who

Rabelais, the great racehorse, "rejuvenated" by Dr. of twenty-eight, died suddenly at Serge Voronoff last week at the age Maisons Latte of congestion of the lungs.

cold after the operation, and all It is stated that Rabelais caught the efforts of his owner. Cant de Nicolay, and the trainers and veteri nary aurgeons to nurse him through the crisis proved in vain.

world.

'F.M.S. FOREST SURVEYS BY AEROPLANE.

PROPER INVESTIGATION

IMPOSSIBLE.

The Forests Department, S.S. and F.M.S., is rather disposed, anys the Straits Times, to favour air-surveys, which are being much advertised and pushed just at pre- sent by not altogether disinterested

ploring the Empire's resources." parties in the sacred name of "ex- That there is another side to the question is clear from the follow- ing letter which appears in The ing a young stallion's gland on the

The operation consisted of graft-Times over the signature of Mr. J. old race-horse, who for more than Forestry

F. Stewart, of the Department of

at Edinburgh Univer twenty years had been one of the sity most famous stud horses in the cal Correspondent in your issue of

The article by your Aeronauti October 9th on forest surveye by aeroplane, commenting on a fores try memoir by Mr. R. Bourne, has more than a passing interest. If it suggests to those interested in. Empire timber exploitation that commercial operations might safely be based on an air survey, I think it is misleading. It may be, mere old-fashioned prejudice On .my part, but all my lengthy experience goes to show that," for commercial purposes, no forest chin be proper- His sons included Verdun, bornly investigated ("cruised? we call in 1008 (who won the Grand Prix it) otherwise than by going through and the Prix du President de lait on the ground level, and at a Republique); Duhar (who won the Derby), Ramus, Biribi, Mousko, Mont Saint Eloi, Jacobi, Master Good, Fidelio, Rire aux Larmes, Grand Guignol, and Rialto.

Rabelais. who was born at the stable of Mr. H. James in England in 1900, was one of the best race- horses of his day. He won the Triennial Stakes, the Prince of Wales Stakes, and the Goodwood Cup, his winnings amounting to £10,000. He was bought at the age of five by the Count de Nicolay, and brought to France, where he made a wonderful record as a stud horse.

MRS. PHILIPSON, M.P.,

TO RETIRE.

walking pace at that. I cannot imagine anything like a useful knowledge being acquired of the from an aeroplane, or even from a commercial possibilities of a forest

motor-car going 17 miles an hour, although, no doubt, it is a very comfortable way of getting about.

few years ago I was retain- ed to examine a good many hun- dreds of square miles of magni- ficent timber in a part of the MABEL RUSSELL" AND HER covered a fat-bottomed valley about African Continent. The trees DOMESTIC TIES.

BERWICK Mrs. Hilton

Philipson, M. P. (formerly Miss Mabel Russell, the actress), announced at a meeting of her executive that she would not stand as a candidate at the general election.

eight miles wide, well watered by several rivers. Along one side of the valley ran a low range of hills, from which one could get a first- class view of the country and the trees generally. Former surveyors had probably made their examina tion from those hills. So did I, and from them the entire valley,

Mrs. Philipson said that in 1924 even through powerful glasses, ap- she had been asked to carry on and entirely covered with fine trees. peared to be easy rolling country, had agreed, always keeping in mind After my cursory examination the eventuality of her husband be began to cruise, and, as a matter. ing able to stand again. Instead of of fact, spent several consecutive drawing nearer, this hope had gradually receded.

Eessons walking or riding through bit of it. There was not an Apart from the costly legal pro-average of one timber tree in 50

every ceedings when her husband vacated acres; and not one of these was the seat, there had been the financial worth the trouble of cutting down. effect of the coal dispute, and her I do not think an aeroplane or husband had decided to devote him- self to business and leave politics accurate than my predecessors an motor-car would have been more alone. Thus the real reason for hor the hillside. holding the seat had ceased to exist.

Young Family

"I can only repeat what I said in a letter you printed recently, The next session would be a

that the first aspect to be consider- difficult one, she had a young ed in a proposed, scheme of timber family, and youthful minds and exploitation should be the forest train left patores were most susceptible to gineering one, and the forest en

home influences. Lost in neglected gineer does his work on

ground.

He said to a newspaper man who opportunity in regard to the train

12 1. tried to cheer him up: I suppose ing of the young was never recover the team are now well on the way ed, and she was most anxious not to

59 10 148 4 23.1:4 113 92 8 311

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Australia- 25d" "Indings."

W. 11. Woodfelt, not out,

V. Y. Richardson, e Hen-

dren, B Tate

HL. Hendry, not out

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Total (for 1 wicket) 19

1/0.

the

to Brisbane. I wish I was with expone herself to any reproaches the Conservatives in the south she. them too.””

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which children who suffered thus would do so.

waptu

A sensation has been caused in might feel, however tolerant they At the close of her speech some of Queensland because Oxenham re might be to their mother in after the women members of the executive fuses to play against the English-life. men on Saturday, Oxenham, who i regarded 29 2 shock bowler, declares that he' must keep fit for the Test. Queensland Cricket Asso- mation official sau they will connel him to play on Saturday.

She had asked herself whether it Mrs Philipson has been Con was possible or desirable to try to servative member for Berwick on continue. She thought it was not. Tweed since the by alcction in 1929 She would not quit politics entirely, Captain and Mrs. Philipson were and if she could ander sorgios, to

pids to k marriedgdf13. They hana íwig (Continued at foot of next column sona and a daughter.

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19th, 1928.

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