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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932.

INTERPORT SOCCER. ALL-INDIA CRICKETERS FOR ENGLAND.

TEAM SELECTED.

We have been oficially informed that the team to go to Shanghai- has been elected. The players chosen to take the trip are:-

Bogen; Martin, Strange; Hay, MoKolvie, Bliss Davies, H. Gosano, Howe, D, Leonard and Hughes.

On

TEAM TO BE CHOSEN AFTER A SERIES OF TRIAL GAMES.

GOOD REPORTS OF GHALAM MOHAMED · AND "NAIDU.

[BY P. F. WARNER.]

devam dan peranan sa

*

Cricket knows no creed, religion,¦—in a generation, but report speaks er politics. It welcomes all to its wall of men like Naidu and Ghalam fold, and the English public are Mohamed- fine all-rounder; and certain to give a warm and gener if we have a ronamnably fine summer

According to "present arrange- ments, the relected team will play the Borderers the Kowloon ground ne Baqurday. Howe, alous prception the All-India † wo-may' expect some interesting and though selected, may not be able to take the field in that game as he in 6ill affering from a bit leg. The reserves selegied are Muflaar, Skinner and Sheppard.

YESTERDAY'S TRIAL,

Kowloon Football Club grand was the scene of a rather tame match yesterday when the Interport Prolabies" team bent the South Wales Borderers by two goals to one in the second trial gaine,

The standard of the fouthall was very poor indeed and the selectors would have to look further afield for better talent, if they want to time out top dogs when the local tenta meets Shanghai.

For yesterday's game the teams

were

*Prosmes *** Rodgers; Martin, Strange; Hay, McKelvin, Bliss; ( Pile, B. Gosano, D. Leonard, Shep: pard and Hughes,

ericks Loum which is due to arrive in London about April 23, and for whom, a strong programine has been drawn up, including a Test match, v. England, wt Lords, on June 25, 27, 28 and fixtures with all the Arst-class counties, the two Uni- versitics, and strong England X1'4 both at Setrborough and Folkes tone.

The arrangements for the Tour have been under the supervision of

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attractive cricket from a team which will in composed entirely of Indian born man.

The site will be chosen after the conclusion of a series of Triai games which are take place during next month, and tho Drusence of “Duleep" in India at the moment will be of no little assistance to the

Selection Committee. The Exture list is as follows:-

1902 April.

Practies Matches.

committee appointed by the Cricket Beard of Control of India, consisting of Sir Leslie Wilson Fri, 9-v. Mr. T. G. Scott's XI. 12 days). Pelaham Rye. May. (Chairman), General Sir Charles Mr. H. S. Maik, Harington, Colonel K. M. Mistri, and Major 5. W. C. Ricketts, who will act as manager of the tim.

"

come 1.

Mon.,

v. Mr. H. M. Mar- ineau's XI (2 days), Holyport Maidenhead. Wed, 11-y.. Berkhamsted, Berk,

Thur, 19

Blackheath, Brark-

May.

hamsted.

heath.

Programme.

CORRESPONDENCE. MALAYAN

[All letters intended for publi cation must be accompanied by the same und akiran of the writer, not jor publication, unless so desired, but an evidence of good faith-ED.].

CRICKET TRIAL: HONG. KONG BORN ». THE REST?

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG

DAILY PŘESH.) →

PLANTER

DISAPPEARS.

"MY MEMORY CRASHED.”

LOST AFTER LANDING AT

DOCKS.

in

He was under the impression that tologram saylag my wife could not Mr. Taylor was following up the come to the docks, as I won't ac telegram with a letter to his wife, Viotoviu. with Arnold, and that day' but Mr. Taylor was too ill to re1 foit too queer to go on to Brigh- member to do this, and hence the ton.

room

misunderstanding areas. It was "I said to Arnold, 'I will stay only when Mr. Arnold saw in his tonight with friends in London" newspaper the, headlines "Mystery Ho said, Coins to my digging; of a Missing Planter-Vanishod in 'pheru is a vacant next to London after Landing from Linor" mine," so I just popped, along with that he realised what had hagipun him for the night, and got him to ed,

send a telegrama saying I was de- tained.

I thought I had wrthen to my wife, Sive there my memory sooms to have failed again

London, Doc. 20-Malayan London were astonished to road in

A Slender. Olue. their papers on Wednesday evening

Meanwhile, Mra, Taylor, stilt | "I have been indoors deplag of the "disappearance of Mr. Ro believing that her husband had met myself with quinins and aspiring bert Parker Taylor, the years with foul play, was pursuing clum nearly all the time since. old manager of a big group of rabin the West End. She learned that bar plantations in Perak (Malay Mr. Taylor had called for letters States), after landing at Silvertown at the Royal Empire Socisty's rooms Docks to rejoin his wife and daugh-in Northumberland Avenue

*** Soaked With Malaria." ter for Christman," writes The

Monday and that two other setters.

**I have been in a very nervous Straits Times Londen correspon-

were lying thore for him. 'dent

state for some time, and that is She was dumbfounded Before the reason I have come home. I We presumed that the Mr. Taylor Bailing her husband had sent her, when arc

who had vanished so mysteriously a letter written in most affectionate not remember anything. The don-

Sin,-In the cricket notes by L.B.W." which appeared in your issue of to-day, reference was made to the Snerport match, which, I gather, is to take place in Shang- hai next May. I wonder if the powers-that-bw are arranging any trist games and if so these scheduled to come off? It would be a good idea to fix up sume all-day games (on Sundays, if need be) and a very good trial match would be those born in Hong kong . The Rest (including Ser vicos).

I do not know whether there. bas ever been a match of this unture here, but if only to compare the cricket of those who learnt the game in England and local crickst- ers, such a match ought to create a lot of interest. I nan making this suggestion for what it is worth, but I do hope it will catch the eye of

the

selection committee.

The

2-- v.: The Army (2 days), League management too, might be

Aldershot.

Wed. v. Sussex, Brighton. Sat, 1-v. Glamorgan, Cardiff. Wed., 19-v Oxford University

The Parks.

The Best Ambassador. In one of those who believe, perhaps wrongly, that a well-chose crick team is the best possible; Man, ambasador-us 'good as, and per tainly cheaper than, any "League of Boumans). Williams; Maljane, ations. The Indians Morrison Morgan, Channings, Un-play nad to learn-they are cricke- derwout, "Harris, Davis, Jones,ters, pure and simple and know | Sat, 9-v. M.C.C. Lord's.

uos politics. The politicians love Wed., 25-x. Hampshire, Southaing- the word Formula," but whether the size and shape of future con- Table-la-or Square-there will always be a bond between the cricketers of this coun- try and of India; and it is possible that cricket may discover the For Wed., v. Cambridge University, mula which the politicians have, so far, failed to find.

Tedmora and Duncan.

The Match.

Early in the game, Sheppard got | ferences-Round- possession of the ball and mado « petacula ran down the fold to Jent Williams with a beautiful low shht. This was the only goal Bowed in the first half for the soldiers found the Club defener tou sound forget anywhere near hooting dis-

tance

1.

Some day a Fistoriaur will arise who will trace the influence of

ton;

Sat., 38-y. Esse, Loyton.

Juin

ول

persuaded to make this an annual fxhme to be played on one of our numerous holidays. Yours, etc.,

"OFF-BREAK."

HOCKEY.

was none other than the well-known manager of the Perak River Valley Estate, Padang Rengas, and read on to discover that:

"Mira.

Taylr, who has kept anxious vigil at her home at Have with her 11-yr-old daughter' Pa. tricia, is coming to Londow to-day to join in the search and to ask for further help from Sectland Yard.

"She fears that her husband, who was believed to have £500 in a banker's draft in his notes or possession, may have been robbed or is being detained by force until the draft is cashed.

"She has had only one communi-

torms.

on

He had said ho was dying to be home for Christmas; he had also cabled fond love,"

was wandering round the estate one day and lost myself. I could tor ordered me to be sent home at only three days" notice.

I have been for 21 years rubber planting in the East, and ani This Mrs. Taylor sat down, and addett just soaked with malaria. another to the waiting letters a time my mind seems to have gone latter imploring Mr. Taylor to blank.

"When Arnold showed' me # come home.

This was the situation when it newspaper which stated that I was was brought to Mrs. Taylor's notice being looked for, things all came, that a bronzed man who said that back to me. I rang up Phillips, he was a planter from the East the only friend in London I could had been soon in a hostelry neur remember, and he came and fetch- Eccleston Square. The description ed me out of bed, and took me to given of him tallied exactly with his house in Kensington.

I am beginning to remember that of Mr. Taylor.

On hearing of this, Mrs. Taylor things better again now, but I sti!! harried to the Eccleston Square, do not feel very grand, and I am district, sought help there, and heartly thankful that I am never within am bour and a half had going back to the estate. found her husband's address---only to And her husband had left.

F

But Mr. Arnold was able do: tell ·

cation since her husband's ship, the bor something of what had happen- FANLING HUNT

Blue Funnel liner Theseus, decked Kensington. Half an hour later ed, and that Mr. Taylor was at

on Dec. 16. That was a telegram husband and wife met in Kensing which read: 'Detained hers to-day.ten at the house of Mr. Phillips, an ex-rubber planter, who was some Writing. Bob

years ago cne of Mr. Taylor's an sistants.

"

The telegram was handed in at 10.30 am, lam Thursday (Dec. 17) at the Vauxhall Bridge, Road Post

Thur., . Norfolk (2 days). No-SIM SHIELD COMPETITION. "Office."

Sat.,

Sat

4-$. Northamptonshire.

wich.

Koftering.

«Fenner's.

11. Lancashire, Liverpool. Wed., Tav. Minor Counties (re-

served)

Sat, 19. Worcestemaire, Wor

cester.

on only the British Empire, Sat., 45—v. "England, Lord's. but on the world-for the sun nevar sets on cricket, and that influence Wed, 29-y. Oxfordshire (2 days), will be act inconsidurable.

its away.

July.

Sat.,

Oxford.

ARMY AGAIN BEATEN BY

CLUB.

to

The Army hockey team, which was defented by the Hong Kong Hockey Clab in the first match of the im Shield competition,. Was agnin beaten by the same team at the U.S.R.C. grind yesterday, when they met in their return match. Incidentally the score was the same,

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Mra. Taylor told me, when I grit into touch with her late on Wedne

"My Memory Crabbed."

"My memory must have crashed'," Said Mr. Taylor when he gave me his account of the affair. I have had a nervous breakdown. member getting off the boat and go- I re-

day night, that "this telegram diding, along with Arnold, I had u not sound a bit like her husband."

I don't think that he wonald send anything to me like that," she continued, "I fear that he may have mentioned his money to someone in the boat and that He may have been rebbed He was carrying about 2000. I do nut think that he would carry it is cash.

He would probably "have" a draft on his bank. I have written

to his bank, but they have had. nothing through yet."

Mrs. Tayler added that her hus and had been seriously ill with malaria and that he was returning from Malaya on the advice of his

doctors.

After the resumption, the "Probit of leather and a piece of willow abigs" played batter together pl #libugh they missed quite a few chances of scoring unti. D. Beonard got the ball when well-placed and slammed it into the net, giving Cricke is synonymous with ali Williams no chatte. Hoking that is straight, and fair, and two-uil lead, "the "Probables" were honourable, it has great traditions, Wed, criffent to settle down to a defensive and every year sets the extension of

Sat.. game and towards the close Duacan

Twenty-five yours ago only Australia dare challenge Wed, at our national game. have taught the world well that Sat.. 10--v. Yorkshire, Harrogate,

BODCORE Australia, ut Sou Wed, 20-v. Middlesex (2 days), not only

Lord's Africa, New Zealand, the West Indies, and now, India enter the the lists against us. The school- master should be proud of his shii- ity to beach, as he is most assuredly proud of his pupils.

sent in a shot, which deflected off

Martin's head into the izual to mikë the Bual score-read 2-1 in favour of the “Probables.”

WEEK-END CRICKET.

INDIANS TO MEET PRAIGENGOWER.

"

Today we

First Crickat in India.

2-r. Nottinghamshire,

Trent Bridge. 6y, Staffordshire (2 days), Yesterday's game was a close and

Stake.

well-conteated one, and despite the 9---v. Larenshire, Old Traf handicap of two of their regular

ford...

players. Divett and Francis, the 13. Durham (2 days), Sundeserved their win. The soldiers Cirilians combined well and fully

many orgasions came very near to played better that before and on

scoring. Their attack and combine tion, in particular, bad improved tremendously and it was rather hard

tek for them to lose

derland.

Sat. 23-- Setland (2 days),

Edinburgh.

Wed., 27--v. Northumberland

days), Newcastle. Sut., 30--v. Glamorgan, Swansea.

The game started with the Army (attacking but the Club defence was scund. For the first twenty minutes play was even until Smith scored for the Ariny with a beautiful cross

The Civilians attacked and Owen Ciffton Hughes mixed an open goal. After about ten minutes play in which both goals were visited in turn, E., Weston-V. Reed equalised for the Club.

Wed. v. Warwickshire, Birm-shct.

inghum. Sat, CV. Gloucester, The following will represent the

It was our soldiers who first m

College Ground, Indian Recreation Club in their Produced cricket into India nad in-

Wed., 10. Somerset, jdague match against the Craigen-culeated its rites. Then came the

super-Mare, Rower C. C. on Saturday at Sookun visita of Lord Hawke's tears ad Sat. 13-v. Surrey, Oval. poo. Play to commence at 2, p.m. of M.C.C., together with a bad Wed., 17-v. Derbyshire, Ilkeston. sharp-

of professionals for coaching dutica, Sat., 20-v. Leicestershire, Lelves. A. A. Bumjahn (captain), F. D. Pereira, A. R. Rumjan, S. Rwhile the personal example and en- Kermani, A. H. Madar, A. R. thusiasm of such good men and Ane Wed., 24-v. Kent, Canterbury. Minu, A. K. Minu, O. Ismail, S. A Ismail, J. S A. Curreen and H. D.

cricketers as Lard Harris and Sir Sat., 27-7. Sir Julien Cahns XI. Rumjahn.

Stanley Jackson-loth captains of

(9 days), Nottingham. England in their time-and of Lord Wed, 30-v. Wales (3 days), Colyyn

Bay.. Willingdon have given life and

Sat. 3- A England XI.,

The Club Seconds,

The following will play for the encouragement to the game. Hong Kong Cricket Club against the Civil Service Cricket Club on

.

And we in England do act for Saturday on the Club ground:- get the incomparable "Ranji" so

Wad,

R. K. Hepburn (captain), A O greatly admired and liked on every Sat Beck, E. R. Duckitt, F. A. M. cricket ground-while the England Elliott, W. D. Folley, G. E. Gahagan, O. E. C. Harton, P. W. J. XI. of to-day is graced by the pre- Planner. J. R. Ratten, B. L. Stock sence of Duleep," Ranji's nephew and J. R. Way..

NEW BILLIARDS RECORD BREAK

ter,

Folkestone.

7-v. An England

Scarborough.

11-y. Lincolnshire (2 days),

Lincoln.

and the Nawab of Pataudi's Tyler; Williams, Lieut. Syers, kloricus innings for Oxford Skipp, Jabuso, and Smith. Cambridge has enriched the pages 18

•Duleep of Laiversity cricket. learnt all his cricket here, and his definitely thrown in his lot withi English cricket to the discomfiture.

WALTER LINDRUM IN PLAY { we may hope, of the Australla how-

AT 4,000

· "ĮTARQUOR REUTEE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 20.

lors a year hence, but it is rumous- ed that the Nawab may captain the coming team.

A Bowler's Nightmare,

'VARSITY TROUNCE GERMAN

OLUB.

Sound Defence,

From the bully-off the Army attacked but found A. W. Heed and Rodger und in defence. After this, play was again transferred to the Army side, and from a free hit as the goul mouth Reed put the Civilians ahead.

At this stage play was mostly in Owen Hughes who, after tempting mid-field until & fine breakaway by..

an endeavour to intercept him, pass- the Army's goalie to come out in

ed to Evans who shot into the empty net. The interval arrived with the Club leading by three goals to ono.." Shortly after the resumption, the Army reduced the arrears through Johnson, who, from a pass by Smith, sent, in a shot which com- pletely beat Gregory.

The Army continued to attack but many of their chances were spoilt by off-sido and fouls.

Shortly be fore the final whistle blew Evans netted again to put the Civilians winners by four goals to two.

Owen-Hugher, Read and Evans The Hong Kong 'Varsity Hockey were the pick of the Club forwards, team trounced the German Club by while A. W. Reed and Rodger play- od well in defence. For the Army, 5-2 a the former's ground yester day. The Club felded a weak Johnson, Smith and Williams com team, and was hard pressed through bined well in the forward line: out the game. The Varsity forward Capt. Huxford and Pole did their line was well led by Souss, who bit in the defence. netted four of the five goals. The

In his day Ranji" was supreme, outstanding player of the Club was A now world's billiards record and I remember a professional bowl their centre forward, Muller, who break was established by Walter er remarking to me that he had not found the net twien.

I dreamt last night, Landrum, Australian, who against slept well as

Half-time sooro-Varsity 2; Gor Jos Davis, the Professional Cham-Sir, that I was bowling against pion of England, passed his pre-cleven Ranjis," and he addeditman Club 0;"

Final score: 'Varsity 6; German vions best 3,905 and is still in play was indeed a ghastly rightmare."

1 Ranjis appear but once-if as often Club 2 at 4,000.

The teams were:- CLOR: Gregory'; Woodward, T (Capt.), A. W. Feed: F. C. Fincher, Rodger: Botelho, A. A. Dand

D. B. Evana, A. V. Raed, Tatly and Owen-Hughes.

ARMY Cummings Pole, Capt. Hüxford; Davies, Gardiner, Lieut.. (Continued on previous column.)

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I am sure," she concluded, "that my husband is not acting

is either doing so under pressure, in this way of his own accord. He

or

is masquerading us him.".

What Really Happened, Thursday morning's papers ported the mystery to be still un solved, but by evening the truth

was revealed

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