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careful attention to the strange cadences she exploits, it is easy to detect a rhythm and intonation
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which is far from displeasing al People Who Advertise
though such essentials as nuances, changes of tempo, and general ex hibitions of expression may he cheerfully disregarded by the
singer.
If we are able to speak Can- tonese, we may just manage to eatch the words "Ye Ceung Yung" and draw the conclusion that her harbaric" song concerns, the heroic deed of "Two Brave Soldiers," The song takes about half-an-hour to sing and then, with hardly a pause and certainly without a sip of the water which stands near her elhow, she starts upon another excerpt from her repertoire.
"This song." we are informed by a waiter, is called Ngoh Di Nei Love You."
We understand that that the young lady is entertaining us with A tender little ditty expressing more than's passing admiration for us, and we study her with increased interest.
Although her silk stockings-desh caloured-French-heeled shoes, and Eton crop savour of the influence of the Western Eve, she preserves her Oriental appearance by cling ing to the silk flower-embroidered high-necked wai kwan (long frock) and a glittering tau tai thair-band) adorned with dainty po lei ja (glass flowers so ama. and deli eate that one doubts strongly it -the West could produce their like).
Iler features are not displeasing.. Her dark eyes are veiled with long lashes that many a Court beauty -in Europe would envy. Also, con- trary to the usual experience, rouge and powder have been used to re markably good effect. Her tance, too, is perfect and there is that in her glance and carriage which pre- cludes the possibility of her beitg a perzon of doubtful morals.
Her fee for providing us with an hour's music is $1. I she ex- pects more, her face betrays no tattered disappointment when A
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note for that amount is handed her, nor does she evince any sign pleasure beyond a brief in boi when we supplement her fee with another dollar y way of cumshngeIndeed, one feels "that Galaten was creature of gushing warmth compared with the. sing. soug girl of the Kum Ling Restau
rant,
In the room next to the one wei have engaged, a party of Chineso are indulging in the inevitable gano of mah-cheuk which, by the way, is very much different from madejongs, the one being a game of the South and the other of the North. Their stakes are not high -probably only ten cents a hun dred points and it may be that they will play until the first dush of early dawn appears in the sky.
And so, because the hour is past midnight and we have not the Chi nese propensity for burning the andle at both ends without phy sical and mental hurt, we leave the restaurant to seek our beds in the quieter European quarter.,
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But the pagoda, the priests, the mystery of the Orient."
We pass a grimy, tumbledown fot-house on our way to the Ferry. The door is shut, the custodian of the temple lies, a jumbled snoring heap, of the stone steps outside. A lean. knob-tailed Chinese cit prowling in search of food, sniffs disdainfully at the nian's dirty
mags.
He stirs in his sleep as we pass ; and -
ily.
"Cumshaw?" he whines, dream.
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Baseball Notes.
EXHIBITION GAME ON
SUNDAY.
CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDED.
Everything is over with the base. ball season, and all that remains to be done is the customary Win- acts versus the Rest match, at the end of which the prizes are pre- sented. Trus to tradition, Hong Kong's ball fans will not be denied this pleasant formality, as the South China Athletic Association are engaging The Rest in an ex- hibition game on Sunday at the Navy Field, after which Mrs. Tud well will give away the prizes. It is unfortunate indeed that none of the Japanese hall-tossers will be able to take part in the game, as the Japanese community are held. ing their annual sports that day, and all the ball-players will "be engiged in track and field events.
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The Rest team will probably in-
eluce Rufin, if he can make the trip down, from Canton, and the the other eight, I understand, will be the two Leonards, Zafra, Russa- koff, C. K. Leung, K. K. Leung, T. Chinn, and A.-N. Other. Quite a good a'l-round team, and they ought to give the champions a good rum for their money. It is a pity that Bowker will not be available, as he will be engaged in cricket; he is about the best short-stop we have, in addition to being one of our hefticat sluggers."Last week's game between the Chinese and Japanese was a big disappoint ment. I fully expected the cherry- blossom lads to win, and that would have made the competition
more keen.
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DAY WITH THE SHEEPDOGS.
MACCLESFIELD TRIALS:
THE HAZARDS, OF
PENNING.
It isn't every sheepdog who can put his sheep where he wants when. he wants. This applies particu-
·larly to sheepdogs on trial. Valu- able time is lost through the ex- trems stupidity of the sheep them- selves, who will simply not co- operate. Take pening, for instance. is the shephered, using arms, hat, and stick, and every gesture at his command to urge the beep to their own salvation through the strait and narrow but only way. Will they go like a good fock 7 They will not.
They prefer to spend minutes of witless, unaviling agony trying to cacape the inevitable feet that fol- low, follow After. They would be chivvied to all eternity rather than exercise a sane instinct. FAs a matter of fact ten minutes is the sheep don't know that.) They limit of their anguish, only the would run for ever and for ever rather than enter into the spirit of. the game and give the dog a chance,
Of course, it must be admitted that if sheep were such good sports there would have been no point in the trials which" drew together a large crowd of spectators and some of the most intelligent, sheepdogs in the country at Wickenford Farm, four miles out on the Buxton road
from here, to-day. One is simply ary absurdity of sheep, the most trying to emphasise the extraordin- impressive fact of to-day's combat. of wita
Since these trials were 'organised about five years ago by the Forest and District Beagles as an enter- tainment for the farmers (and their families) over whose lands the pack hunts, and for subscribers to the Hunt or Farmers' Fund, the event has grown to be so popular that now the public. are admitted - £ well, and they made a fine rally on the moors last month.
The pre-luncheon hours were de- stake, for which the competition vated to runnings for the local
was not very keen, four owners entering all the seven contesting dogs, The first prize went to Mr. J. Wardle, of Parks Farm, Wild- bonrclough, and Mr. R. Hobson, of White Hills Farm, Macclesfield Forest (where is the "forest ** took second and third. But in the afternoon the "open" stake at- tracted no less than 23 entries and provided some splendid and exceed-
th great
In looking back over the season, one has to admit that it has not been a great success. Right from the start we were faced with the ground problem, and had it not been for the generosity of our Naval friends, probably we shouldingly close running.
Only Ten Minutes. be still looking for a ground! I hear that the same plot of ground minutes, during which
The tire allotted wis ten ofcially allotted to the Baseball Association for this year has been variety of clever dogs, differ given them again for 1930: The ingin tactics often as much
B.S in name, were set whole area would just about make
job of bringing three a couple of tennis courts, and I certainly think the authorities the field, through three sets of hurdles, up and down the two arIns might have been a little more. com.
of a Maltese cross, and finally siderate. Just for the sake of
penning them. Lest the humani argument, look at the enormous space granted the golfers. And tarians should raise a cry, I has ten to add that the three sheep golf in the Colony, at most links
were not the same! There seemed at any rate, is confined to one see-" lion of the community. This is
to be an inexhaustible supply of indeed L
fue example of fair sheep-power from which to make drafts, so that no sheep ran twice. play!
To return to a more pleasant subject, bowercr. South China have re-captured the shield, but I am sure they will admit that they were a trifle lucky in bringing it off. They häd several ciose thaves, and 1 particularly close one was when they beat the Kia oras 3-4, I still remember that game very vividly, and as. I stated in my notes, some of the calls by the base umpire seemed very close indeed! Still they have won and to them congratulations. I have heard say that it was due more to Matty Chang than anybody else that they did win. I am not voic- ing my opinion one way or the other on that point, but this I will say Matty is still here to play for them next season, for the good of the game, and for that one reason only, I hope he will learn to take victory and defeat ina real sporting spirit.
the
sheep
As a matter of fact a flock of 200 was penned at the low side of the field, being carted up and released in trios and getting in half-a- minute's grazing before they had to be up and doing. It must be admitted that to the spectator who watched the proceedings. without an eye trained to appreciate the fine shades of technicality involv ed, the repetition of the trial.got a little wearisome, as does the up- teenth performance of the same overture in a brass band contest, and it was perhaps with this in mind that the promoters suspend- ed the contest so that the double- dog stake might be run off.
The event WAR a much more diverting performance, involving the employment of six sheep and two dogs (each of whom could ap parently distinguish between whistle addressed to itself and an- other to its mate). The crown of the feat was a puzzling piece of tannis arthmetic the division of a flack of six sheep by one dog, giv- ing two quotients of three. Each of these had to be separately pen- ned.
The Bareball Club have been s great disappointmentthere is no olier word for it, and it is indeed
The earlier of the competitors a shame that an association carry.
failed rather conspicuously to ach ing the name of The Hong Kong eve the second penning within. Bueball Club should set such the time-limit (twelve minutes), examples for other institutions to but the last four dogs were right.
follow. The Japanese have had a up to their job and raced and stalk- ed in their trembling and bolting fairly successful season, and as for the Filipinos, they can be proud quarry as though they had learned that they have among their num
how to do it through books. The ber
two fine dogs-Roy, and Corby-of home-run king" Gentleman Zat!" It would not be fitting to Mr. E. Batty, Tetwell, Work-
close my notes without a word of 50P, won first place with Mr. J. H. praise for the Kidora Baseball Thorp's two bitches, Meg and Jess, Club. They started off us the from Old House Farm, Derwent,
babies" of the league but soon,,
in the second.
The "open" stake, which took made their presence felt, and have until nearly seven o'clock to de- beaten teams which have had years cide, and which carried with it the of experience Iconue barcbull. Manager Hong more substantial prizes, was won Sling may indeed be proud of his by Mr. Priestley White House, Hathersage with Mr. J. Tagg bunch of rookies. They are Mill Cottage, Derwent, sccond. Mr. are regular ball-players, and what
in
local Big
is more, they are regular sports. Thorp Derwent, third, and Just one thing more. I wouldr. David Hobson, Hope, Sheffield, Bike to thank the secretaries of the reserve. The judge was Mr. J. W.
Morphet, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, different clubs for all the courtesies
About four o'clock a thick airt. they have extended me, and the blanketed the field of operations, help and information given from and for some time it seemed like- time to time. Baseball season 1920
ly that the proceedings would have. will perhaps go down in history as to be abandoned with the main one of the leanest ever, but that competitions still undecided, but
the 1930 season will be as brilliant the lands hava their moods; and
as the 1029 one was otherwise is
the fervent wish of
(**** CENTRE FIELD.”
this gloomy one passed off as sud. denly as it came and allowed the dogs to run again.
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