CRICKET NOTES.
THE SEASON DRAWS TO A
CLOSE.
With the final destiny of both
· Shields decided, the cricket season af 1928-29 draws slowly to its close. The only matter that remains to be decided in the Senior Division is the order of the teams, and it is certain that the Civil Service will be last. Whether they will be
44
bracketed last remains to be seen, and depends on the result of the last match, to be played by Craigengower. I understand this is agsins, the 1.R.G., and the best that the C.C.C. can hope to do, in reason, is to draw.
J
The Civil Service up to a point last Saturday did very well. They managed to get the Gunners out for 50, thanks vory largely to a fine bowling performance by Baker who during and after the War was, in the Quaners himself. Ling managed bis bowling excellently but then the old weakness of the C8, asserted itself. Three fours were bit in the first two overs, and then Evans was bowled by a beauty from Musson. Wallington was worked first ball, and Baker fell a few runs later. Hamilton got his first ball away for a four, then came foar byes and two short singles, and then Masson bowled Hamilton. At this point 3 was on the board for 4 wickets, But instead of having a bang or trying short singles, most of the rest of the batsmen appeared utter- by paralysed 5 were down for 36 Then Kally did the right thing and swiped a couple of fours and Ling edged one. But Masson was bowl- ing too, steadily to be knocked of his length and the Civil Service were beaten by by 5 runs Sunl lachrymae rerum But next season, if there is a League, it will teach them to take a good deal of trouble over their fixtures and fix them late (indeed after the Interport), as Sayer, Wood, and de Rome will not be back until then, and as far as one can see no one is going on lexva.
As to the question of relegation to the Second League, I presume that remains to be settled by the combined wisdom of the League Meeting Last year University II. did not come up. Next season, the H.E.C.C. quite conceivably will not enter their first team as they will have their hands full with ar-
rangements and trials for the later
port,
The future.
THE LAST TEST
MATCH.
LEYLAND AND TATE DO WELL.
AUSTRALIA'S TASK.
(THROUGH AXUTER'S AGEÑCY.]
MELBOURNE, March 14th, The last Test Match was left in
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 15th, 1929.
BOXING
LARGE ARENA TO BE `ERECTED.
HAWAN,
HOME FOOTBALL.
LAWN TENNIS.
SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FINAL S. A. RUMJAHN TO MEET
حمد
DRAW.
RANGERS. AND CELTIC FOR
THE FINAL?
Motherwell's hopes for the Scot tish Cup were destroyed in their defeat by Celtic in the fourth round seplay on Wednesday. Celtic are
Honolulu (UP.):-Hawaii Aght fans," whose only entertainment MOTHERWELL ELIMINATED. heretofore along this line bas been the amateur four-round fight. ing in army and navy circles, are now whetting their appetities for some first rate 10-round shows, since ex-President Coolidge signed the bill permitting boxing in Hawaii.
There has been much discussion an extremely interesting position at of who will run the fighting busi- the conclusion of Thursday's play,ness on the islands, and there is for Australia have to face the task every likelihood that the territorial session will of getting 270 runs for victory in legislature now in the last innings, on a pitch which adopt local laws to govern. In the is clearly showing very decided meantime plans are under way for the construction of "Houston signs of wear and tear.
When the match was continued Arana," the name, coming from this morning in cloudy weather the Fictor. S. K. Houston, Hawai pitch was very difficult and the ball legate who succeedd in obtaining was bumping and coming very fast the passage of the boxing bill in off the ground. Larwood feil Core
Flans for this arans have been victim to Wall when only one rua had been added, but then Ham-sponsored by the Honolulu Athletic mond joined Hobbs and the score Club, an organization which has mounted steadily in spite of all existed since 1918. The club was dificulties. The 50 was reached in organized when it was frst anti-tween two teams who shared the 50 minutes off & anick by Hobbs cipated that boxing would be per-points during the week-end resulted when Wall was bowling and after-mitted in the islands. wards the rate of scoring increased still further. When Hobbs had reached 42, Hammond tried to cut a rising ball on the off and gave an easy catch to Ryder at second slip.
Narrow Escapes
With a boundary off Grimmett, Hobbs reached his 50 after 66 minutes, and soon afterwards he had some thrilling escapes when he was attempting short singles. On two different occasions the wicket was thrown down, but each time Hobbs just managed to get safely bome. The 100 was reached in 04 minutes and lunch was taken 11 runs later, Hobbs being 38 and Tyldesley 17.
The.. Bun
came out and 12,000
spectators assembled during the interval. Three wickets tell quickly after play was resumed, Hobbs being the first to go from an easy catch to second slip. His es in cluded six 4's. Hendren followed but was clean bowled when playing forward to Grimmett, and the Tyldesley was caught at the wicket off a bumping ball
A Stand
An Amateur Association.
fortunate in the semi-final draw, as they are to meet Kilmarnock instead of the all-powerful Rangers, whose opponents are St. Mirren. Look ing at the teams it would seem that the Rangers and Celtic will again meet in the fund."
Several matches in the English
decided were also League. Wednesday, when the meeting be
On
in another draw, Portsmouth doing well in taking a point from Black barn Rovers Another defeat was sustained by the Villa at Newcastle. Chelsea lost to Notts County.
During the long wait for congress to approve of 10.round boxing, the
The draw for the semi-final club remained alive, maintaining ita atatus as an amateur organiza round of the Scottish Cup and re tion with club teams in local athletic activities. Now the direct of the mid-week matches are tors of the organisation plan build-as under: ing an arena with a seating capacity of 8,000-4,500 bleacher seats and 1,500 chairs or ringside seats. A wooden floor will be set up in the centre large enough to accommodate basketball and tennis courts.
of
William Lederer, founder Honolulu Athletic Club, plans to stage at least one good smoker monthly, he declared. Fighters will be obtained from those travelling between the United States and the
Philippines and Australia, who will find it convenient to stop here, and from talent brought directly from the mainland.
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
KOWLOON... CHINÀ ATHLETIC.
Angus Guest, Pile; Dowman, Easterbrook, Bliss; Eastman, Hed. ley, Morgan, McKelvie, Miles.
Then followed the biggest stand of the innings, Leyland and TateThe following will represent the putting on 81 runs before they were Kowloon lat XI v. Chinese Athletic separated. When Leyland had an Hong Kong Club ground to scored 8 he gave a hard chance to morrow in the Shield Competition, Byder off Wall's bowling, while kick off at 4.15 p.m. Tata at 2 was nearly caught at long on by Bradman, but apart from these no chances were given. Tate started slowly, but neverthe- less reached his 50 in 52 minutes, while his innings lasted 55 minutes in all. It was a bright display of plucky hitting and included no less than eight 4's. The tea, interval was taken soon after his dismissal, Leyland being 20 and Geary 1...
And that raises the interesting question of what is going to happen next November. It is, I understand, reasonably certain, barring unfore seen accidents such as Civil Com metion" or more trouble in China. that our old friends from Shanghai will be coming down to see us again, It is, of course, far too early to hazard any, guess at their strength. I hope, however. to produce infor- mation on this in. September or October zext, all going well. As regards our own position it is also 25,000 spectators were present to a bit early to be prophesying, but seo the end of the English innings, I cannot help thinking we ought to when Leyland alone was able to have a pretty useful team. Quick, resist the bowlers. Geary was of course, will not be with us, (un bawled when Leyland was 30,. White less he comes down for Shanghai) followed when he had raised his and I fear that the K.O.S.B.'s will score to 38, and then Duckworth have departed. We shall miss kept his end up until he had icach
Leyland's brave innings Dobbie and Maxwell looks like ed. 53.
to have lasted for 140 minutes, and includ a pretty useful man on the side. The new regimented six 4's. The complete English -the Gloucesters I hear will innings lasted for 268 minutes. probably provide some talent and Wall was bowling extremely well I know of at least one. very for the Australians, and came good man in the Bomersets. The through the innings with excellent civilian nucleus will consist. of figures. There was a lot of speed Brace, Pearce, Wales, Owen Hughes in bis deiveries and he kept a and Hancock. But, as I said, its beautiful length. early days yet!
The Second Division,
Scare se ant
England-1st Innings, Hobbs, Lb.w. b Ryder
Oldfield and Hornibrook were seat in to play out time" at the Daly, one League match was play-end of the day,, but after 7 runs had been scored without loss an ed in this division and I must con- gratulate the R.A.0.C. most heartily appeal against the light was allow on beating the University second d eleven, which is 8th in the League Table, but has two more matches to go and will probably finish up- ahead of Recreio The R.A.0.C. ìà spite of losing 7 matches consecu tively refused to be discouraged and turned up smiling in their eighth. match to make 185 and beat their strong opponents by 32 runs. gallant performance, which I trust will lead them to fresh efforts in their next four matches.
Friendlies
D. R. Jardine, e Oldfield, b
Reserves: Spary, Hait.
Australia-1st Inninga.
W. M. Woodfull,c Geary,
b Larwood.
A. Jackson, run out
A. F. Kippax, e Duckworth,
b White
0800
102
30
38
J. Ryder, c Tate, b Ham-
mond .....
30
Tate,
Geary
123
AG. Fairfax, 1.b.w b
Geary
D. Bradman,
W. A. Oldfield, o And b
Geary
R. M. Oxenham, worth, GearY
C. V. Grimmett, not put
T. Wall, e Duckworth,
Geary
THE SCOTTISH CUP.
SEMI-FINAL DRAW.
Kilmarnock
せ、
Celtic
at Ibrox Park, Glasgow. Rangers
v. St, Mirren.. at Hampden Park, Glasgow.. Matches to be played on March Sard.
Fourth Round Replay. Motherwell... 1 Celtic
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
Division I.
MCEACHRAN.
E. C. FINCHER ENTERS 4th 'ROUND.
of the
S. A. Rumjahn and E C. Fincher, two of the favourites in the Open Singles Championship Colony, were successful in their matches yesterday, beating Luk Ding Cheung and R. Af. Henderson respectively. Both won without
much opposition and now enter the fourth round.
H.K. ROPE COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING.
NO DIVIDEND YET.
THE CONCERN IN A SOUND POSITION.
Mr. R. G. Shewan, Chairman, presided yesterday over the anaual meeting of the Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which
was held at St. Georga's-building
in the office of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., the general managers
the
cout-
The monthly average på flate un- occupied at Kennedy Town during the first six months of the year was ten and during the second aix months only four, The rents ob tained, although still much under what we ultimately hope to get, are improving
, +' ו.
The premises at Ma-tau-kok were vacated by the Military Authorities in April and stood vacant until December." The Royal Air Force now occupy part of the premises at a fair proportion of the rent formerly received.
The Hope Market. The of sold
Addressing the meeting, chairman aid:--Before we mence the ordinary business of the meeting, it is fitting that I should refer to the loss which we have suffered through the death of our friend and colleague, Mr. H. P.
4.
man
The former conceded three games His op ponent
put Up abrave fight each of the three sets. although obviously playing & losing The Chinese player was game. probably affected by the importance of the match, as his thots lacked. force and he did not show much-White, who served on this Board knowledge of court craft. Yester for many years. He was a man of fine disposition, straightforward, day's match was no criterion of
and generaus- Rumjahn's form as he had matters much his own way but in his next upright appearance, which will be against whose "yes" was уса " and McEachran next Friday, the Indian whose har" was "nay" and will be up against somebody of his own standard, and a fine match is who would always give his opinion without, fear of anybody. This expected.
room, which has known him for so many years, will not know him any longer. We hore will cherish his memory, and his memory, I am sure, will be, treasured outside by many others to whom he was a friend in need and a friend indeed.
E. C. Fincher bad an even, easier match against Henderson, losing only four games in the three sets. He now meets H. Lo in the fourth
round.
Sowell met Valentine in the Club Championship and had the better of the exchanges, winning by &1,
6.9,
RESULTS.
The detailed results follow: «
Open Singles.
3rd Round,
SA Rumjahn beat Luk Ding Cheung, 6-3, 6-3.6-3.
E. C. Fincher beat R. M. Hender son, 6-0, 6-4, 60.
Club Championship,
G. W. Sewell beat B. E. Valen- tine, 6-1, 6-2
Handicap Singles " A."
is still considerably under what ve would hike to see but, considering
the restricted demand and the very keen and increasing competition which we have to meet, we are not with the
altogether dissatisfied
turnover.
As for the future, we can only
any that we have started the rank in a normal way and, are getting a fair share of the business offering. I now beg to propose that the report and accounts for the year ended December 31st, 1999 as pre- seated at this meeting be adopted and passed that $2,323.49 be trans- ferred to credit of Typhoon and Flood Account and 8101,724.63 be earied forward to credit of next year's account.
shall be pleased to answer ques When this has been seconded I
tions from hareholders.
Mr. J. H. Taggart accouded. No question was asked and the chair- maa's motion was carried un- animously.
Other Business. · Other business transacted by the moeting comprised:--
Re-election of the retiring direc tors, Sir Robert Ho Tung and Sir Elly Kadoorie-proposed by Mr. Allan Keith, seconded by Mr. H. Dreyer.
Better Financial Position, Continuing, the Chairman said: -As you will see from the accounts (for 1999), the balance at credit of
Re-election of the retiring audi- Profit & Los Account, after mak-tors, Messrs. Linstead & Davis and ing provision for depreciation on buildings, plant and machinery, is 8104,050.17.
A comparison of the 1827 and 1999 accounts show that the balancë at credit of Working Account is
A. Piercy (rec 8/8) beat C. H. slightly better. Bradles (rec. 4/8), 63, 64
Handicap Doubles.
Birmingham... 1 Arsenal Newcastle...... Aston Villa G. N. de Man and C. Stigter (ree Portsmouth 9 Blackburne
4/6) beat E Graves and CL Liverpool..... 2 West Ham 1 Sandes (rea. 15), 9-6, 6-4.
-Division II. Netta C. 4 Chelsea Reading 3 Wolves
H. J. Armstrong and J. G.. Lawrie (owa 4/8) beat A. Reid and J. A. 3 Summers (rec. 9/8), 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Division III. (Southern). Brentford Bournemouth... 0 Division III. (Northern). Chesterfield.... 1 Carlisle 2
ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LEAGUES.
·TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES.
The following is the, programine of football matches for to-morrow
in the English League and Division
I of the Scottish League:-- ENGLISH LEAGUE.
Birmingham
Blackburn
Bolton
Division I
v. Cardif
v. Liverpool.
v. Sheffield U..
* Manchester U.
. Aston Villa.
c Duck-
Arsenal
38
Derby
26
Huddersfield
v. Newcastle...
17
491
Manchester C. Portsmouth Wednesday
P. M. Hornibrook, 1.b.w..
White
Extras
Total
Fall of the wickets :— 1/54; 2/143; 3/203; 4/903; 5/336; 6/389; 7/409; 8/420; 0/432; 10/491. BOWLING ANALYSIS.
0. M. R. W. 34 783 1 020 108 0 81 38 105 5 22·136 2
England 2nd Innings,
Hobbs, o Fairfax, b Grim-
mett...
Everton
. Burnley,
v. West Ham.
v. Leeds U...
*. Leicester.
Sunderland ̈v Bury. · ·
Barnsley Blackpool
Bradford
Bristol C. Chelsea Clapton Grimsby Notts For.
Stoke
Swansea
West Brom.
División II.
v. Notts C..
e.
. Southampton.
. Middlesbro Millwall
t. Wolves.
Tottenham.
Preston. Port Vale.
1
#2
Reading
Oldham, #Hall,
Division III. (Southern),
Bournemouth
Brentford
Brighton
142 ·
Larwood
Wall
19
Tate Geary
Hammond, Fairfax,
•Wall
38
Tyldesley, o Hornibrook,
White... 75 ..... 18 Hammond Leyland ... 3
3 31 0.11
1
0
A
Ryder
Duckworth, o Fairfax, b
Hornibrook
12
Hendren, c Hornibrook, b
Fairfax
D. R. Jardine, e Oldfield, b
Wall
Leyland, e Fairfax, b Ozen.
ham
137
Larwood, b Wall
་་ ་ ི།
Geary, b Hornibrook ...................... Tate, c sub, b Hornibrook... "IS J. O. White, not out
4.
Tyldesley, Oldfield, b Wall 21
Luton
Hendren, b Grimmett
ย
Leyland, not out
13
Tate, Fairfax, b Horal-
brock
519.
Geary, b Wal
J. White, e Orenham,
Wall
There were runs golors on the HK.O.C ground last Saturday. I gather the bowling of Hancock's team was not very deadly. Hay ward and Owen Hughes both helped themselves pretty freely. For Han cock's side, Stanion hit very hard and subsequently Maxwell, who has just joined the K.O.S.B. from the depot, hit with tremendous power and gave the spectators a real treat Not only does he drive "blooming hard and blooming high and blooming often, but he bits a short ball rather like a kicking horse. I should not like to field gover close in to him. Duncan, a greatly improved bat, got 3 and Hancock played out time with Dobbie, wanatengel
Recreio beat. Craigengower play- ingat King's Park, a good perform ance The Diocesan Boys School ran up 176 and decisively beat the Electric. RO.-tësm.”; A low scoring game on the Police ground ended in the visitors, the Civil Service, getting home by 18 runs
Only two games are down for to morrow in the League. The Univer- Kity will I rather think have the Better of the Ganners unless Leach (Continued at foot of next column.)
Extras
q
Fall of the wickets 1/64; 9/148; 3/995; 4/240; 5/280: 6/401; 7/409; 8/428; 8/470 10/519.
BOWLING ANALTAIS.
OM RW,
3
Larwood b. Walk
Hammond, c Byder, b Fair-
C
Duckworth, 1.b.w. b Oxen-
Κατα
Extras
Total
Fall of the wickets
Bus Fo &
Charlton Coventry
Exeter
Merthyr Northampton Norwich
u. Watford.
* Walsall,
v.Plymouth v Torgusy.
Crystal Pal
v. Fulham, 1. Newport
Bristol R.. Swindon Chllingham, Queen's P.R. Division III. (Northern),
·Ashington Barrow
Southend
Chesterfield.
Darlington Doncaster
Nelson 957
1/1, 9/18 3/75; 4/119; 5/122; 6/131; 7/212; 8/217; 9/231; 10/257
Wall Hornibrook
49 8 123
48B 142
Oxenham
T.
45.1 15 83
Grimmett
28 11 40
18
484
20
Wall
Fairfax Ryder Kippax
(Continued on next Column).
Musson, and Col. Christian come of A score of 63 will not be enough! The Police and RAS.C. should have o close game. There are various friendlies but none of outstanding interest. W
RABBIT.
HOWLING ANALYSIS.
0. MR. 20
5511
Hornibrook 19 Fairfax dime
0 201 Grimmetti 24. 7 28 2 Ozenham 10.3 134 Australia-tad Innings.
W. A. Oldheid, not out ..... P. M. Hornibrook, not out...
Total (for no wicket)
New Brighton Rochdale Southport South Shields Wrexham.
Carlisle. .Accrington.
v. Bradford C.
U Crewe.
v. Hartlepools.
...
v. Wigan
1. Halifax.
Stockport. Tranmere. t.Rotherham, Lincoln SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Airdrie
Ayr lo
Celtic
Division 1.9
Baith
T. Partick
p.” Abérfsemi
Cowdenbeatha. - St. Johnstone.
Dundee wh Clyde
Hibernians 9. Hamilton.
Motherwell
Queen's Park
Rangers
St. Mirren
r. Hearts.
Kilmarnock
Falkirk.
Third Lanark
C. W. E. Bishop, and W. Wood- ward (rec. 4/6) beat R. P. Moodie and M. D. Scott (rec. 3/6), 6-3, 6-2,
Very Rev. Dean Swann and Rev. H. V. Koop (ser.) beat W. J. Clark and E. D. Black (rec. 4/8), 6-0, 6-2. Mixed Doubles
E. R. Price and Miss Moffat (rec. 4/6) beat Lt. Col. and Mrs. Wyatt (owe 15), 7-5, 6-2,
-TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
Club Champlanship. G. W. Sewall. Li-Col Wyatt, Handicap Bingles -A”
W. L. Dunbar (sor). v. Lt. D. Smith (rec. 2/8).
D. H. Hazell (owe 15/1) v. J. A. Summers (rec. 2/6).
J. E. Lawrie (owe 3/6) p. H. V. Parker (rec. 9/8)
Handicap Singles "B.".
J. M. Norrie (rec. 4/8) v. W. A. Stewart (rec. 8/8)..
E. J. B. Mitchell (owe 6/8). A
H. Penn (rec, 2/6).
Mized. Doubles,"
L. Forster and Mrs Stark (owe
18) v. J. Barrow and Miss Hancock (rec. 3/8)
CINEMA NEWS.
SILK LEGS AT THE
QUEEN'S.
Phil Taylor's slogan, "All's fair in love and business," brings on his head the wrath of saleswoman in Silk Lega," which will be shewn at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday and Monday.
Madge Bellamy gives a vivid im- personation of the saleswoman and James Hall gives a good account of himself as the egotistical sales- man, Phil Taylor.....
Billy Dean.
On Sunday and Monday next during all performances at the Queen's Theatre, an added attrac tion will be Billy Dean, comedian, assisted by Topsy Lee, in a number of popular Lancashire songs, The artistes have appeared in England having recently completed success- fol provincial tour with Mosa Em- pires, Ltd.
TODAY'S WIRELESS PROGRAMME,
BROADCAST. BY ZB.W, ON 360 METRES.
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10.10 p.m-News bulletis, 10.30 p.m.-Close down.
Rent collected during the year under review is less by $35,166.93 but this is compensated for to a certain extent by reduction of 80,968.99 in interest.
Our overdraft at bankers was also reduced during the year by 8347,156.39, most of which was re- ceived from shareholders in pay ment of the final Call, and stands to-day at under $50,000.
...
The accounts placed before you show that the company is in a sound position and at the present rate of progress should soon be once more on a dividend paying
basia.
Messrs Percy Smith, Beth & Flem- ing, at a fee of $300 each per an- nam-proposed by Mr. M. A Figueiredo, secofided by Mr. J. Dick.
The attendance was as follows:-.. Mr. R. G. Shewan (chairman), Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt., Bir Elly.. Kadoorie, K.B.E., Com. Leg. Hon.,. Mr. J. H. Taggart (directors), Mr. and J. Coulthart (secretary) Meera Kelly Sayce, Allan Keith, F. M. Elli A. A Botelho, H. Dreyer, M. A. Figueiredo, J. Top- pin, F. J. Tavares, J. Dick, and W. G. Lawson (shareholders).
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