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SPORTS.

CRICKET.

An enjoyable cricket match was played yesterday afternoon on the Cricket Ground, The game was briween the Royal Garrison Artillery: and, the Fuffs. The R. A. team played an excellent game, and some good cords-wasa put up, The game ended in an easy victory for them by 86 runs.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17 1Q10

GLOOM IN THE RUBBER

MARKET.

THE FUTURE OF MANCHURIA.

The Chairman of the Dalda Association re- The dulaess of rabber shares, writes a corres-farred in a speech a fow days ago to the pro pondent of The Economisi, on the lower price spelty of Manchorle. So far as we able to now reling for the few product is causing spejadge from the telegraphic repo is he did not calators to ask what will happen when robber analyse the causes of that prosperity or attempt fol's to thren or even two shillings per ib. The to estimate the extent to which that prosperity. results obtained at the auction sales recently has been retarded by causes for which Chios are certainly unsatisfactory, although compell cannot possibly be held responsible. The tion was reported to have been keen at the cause of Manchuria's prosperity and the original lower levels ruling. The supply gives more signs of expansion that does the demand. The American position remains obscure, but the carly wlator crop of Brižilian rubber is cortalu to be fairly large. Fonderlag these polats, the boil trambles, decilues to be consoled Ly considerations of the bandsome returns 64 which the leading shores pay at current quota

The Bard of the Buffs under Bandmaster Howitt played selections of music during the afternoon's game.

.......

The scores are as under R.G.A,

Capt. Clapham, Wynder, ↳ Marlowe Capt. Garnett, b Wynder........................ Lt. Wiltshire, e Mildar, b Beunoit

Lt. Farie, lb., & Wynder)

Lt. Bagnall, rus out

Capt, Crawford, b Wynder ................quoco. H Lt. Thicknesse, c Anderson, b Wynder... Major Kirkpatrick,' b·fi ill.................

Capt. Brierley, not out .......................................

Capt. Twiss, c Hart, b Hills.

Capt. Dwyer, not out

Extras un • dinkonen,

Total

DOFFS,

0

47

46

32

* Il

clons of dividend, and by his nervousness adds another factor to the depression brought about mainly by over-speculation, relaforced

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FOUNT OF all its DISTRESSES

are the same-the vast wealth of the country.

fn Impossible to read even the slightest sketch of Manchorla's untural resources without real. izlog something of the immense attinction tha the country must have for adventurous or poverty-stricken patiant. When all the pail. les balderdash and all the hypocritical non.” secse about the necessity for supplying now fields for increasing populatiso bava boca swept away; and when above all the foolish

by the fall, in the price of the produr. Re-fable about Japan's fighting for her national garding the latter, there are many who argue existence. In set asidef the cue bare piece of that six or seven shillings á ib, is still an aril truth' discoverable at the bottom of it all is that ficial price for any commodity capable of bo- both nations were fighting for Manckuria's ing, produced at about a shilling per lb. A wealit, Japan had made a shot at it before, profit of 600, 500, is even 400 per conf, is' ond been balked, and in' plala' truth, thé has „ar Randed by this argument as impossible to to bean balked again. Nobody doubts for a maintained for long, because of the compell- moment that, if the Titanic strugglà that book 41tion it is bound to foster, and, therefore, the place on Manchuriau soil had ended in a conservatives are already forming theh cal decisive victory for either combatant. Man' culations on the basis of a very low price-or | charia itself would have been the prize of what appears now to be a very low price-for victory, but on it was the raw material in the future.' Qathe other hand, the defenders of the market reply that even were rabber to drop to half-a-crowd per Ib.. he good companies could still make splendid profits, and that, of course, is per fcally true. But it has to be remembered

Lt. Normae, b Baguall...................... L. Corp. Wynder, c Bagnall, b Paris...... 35 Lt. Anderson, c Twiss, 6. Garnett............. Lt. Hai, c Twiss, b Garnett

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13'

Bandewan Millar, st, Thicknesso, b Garnett o Corp. Hills, 1.b.w, Garnett

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Lt. Cmokendeo, b Wiltshire. .................. 17 Lt. Potter, c and b Wiltshire

Sgt. Keky, noi oui ............... • m Pie, Marlowe, at. Thicknesse, b Garnett Pts. Bennett, run dokumen

Extras

a

0

27

4

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Total .........................................155

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

MARRIED VI. SINGLES,

The following 1e3nt will inest on the Hoog Yong Cricket Club's ground at 1.45 p.m. on Saturday next (1gth fast.) :---

that thone profits will be splendid only as regards the actual capital of the undertak ings, and that when shares stand at huge pre | niiams, the return per cent, will necessarily be small. It is peculiarly interesting to turn to some of the companies' repons for the year 197, since it was in March of that year that raw rubber fall in lis record low level of as go prr (b., by season of the financial disturbances In the United States. In that year the High

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A DRAWN GAME-

the spoil has to be shared and Russia and Japan are now sharing it until a favourable opportunity occurs for either to neizs the other's share-and-enter fally-into-possession_of_the country. This fatal consummation of years of

political chicabery can only be averted by the action of the other, Powers, The Chinese Government is flouted at every turn by Russia and Japan whera, Manchurian interests aro concerned, and however willing the Goverment may be to grant concessions and facilitate the development of the cavalry it is blocked a every point by Russo-Japanese defiance. I the future of Macchutia is to mean anything at all to outside Powers they most best them.

Married-Mesiri, R. Hancock, H. Hancock, lands and Lowlands Company burvestad 193. selves and insist that the door to Manchuria JA, Hastings, E. A. Fowler, T. E. Pearce, A. 597 lb. of rubber, which realized an average shall be genuine'y open and that as far an is O. Lang, Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Col. itacpole,

W. C. Bonaar and two others. -

S'aglos-Messrs. H. R.Makin, A, U. E, El-

D. Sharpio, J. Glaister, A. P. Dashwood, J.

Appleford, G. J. Aubrey, P. Jacki ard Chap

Rossarves: A. C. Leith and R. F, Long.

HONGKONG ORICKET LEAGUE,

The pllowing is the table up to date :-

Club. P. W. L. D. Percent The Remnants - 3 3 - R. G. A..... Civil Service...... I 1

et price of is, old. per lb. The cost was this een penco per tb, the area 3.635 acres, and the nst profit for the year £36,843 upon the pald-up

and consistent with the le Itimate rights at claims of the s varsign power of China every nation shall be admitted to equal privilegea is

contribution. China has made to the mea pre It may not be out of place here to note wha

of prosperity already attained in Manchuria in spite of

COMMERCIAL.

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128 SITUATION IN PAKING.

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A correspondent of the N, C, D, Noor at Peking writes as follows in a dispatch dated the guit ult. :— `

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PO SING,

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Prices.

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Fongkong, 2nd November, 1910. [685

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borough, W. C. D. Turner, & A. Claxton, H. capital of £41,087. The dividend for the the development of Manchuria's immense

whole year came to izi per cent. At the par-resources, sent time the paid-up capital is „£307-353, and the planted area, according to the latest figures, 5.300 acres. la tha excellent A.B.C. manual compiled by Messrs, W. S. Parry and E. M. Muraour, the possible production for 19to is estimated as dig,400 lb, of rubber, the estimated profits are set down as 54.80 giving 49. per cant. dividend for the twelve months. For 1913, taking rubber at 30, öd per Ib, the estimates are 1,56,300 lb, giving £10,6:0 profit, allowing payment of a 59 por ceat, dividuud. The calculations are based apen the cost of production being 18. 6d. per Ib, and nothing is reckoned for reserve or gradually filling up the cuntry with a sturdy sturdiast opponents of reform, are proclaiming A Handsome Trophy will be prossutid to the Competitor making the best attempt at Stauding

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FOOTBALL.

L.R C. OPENING MATCJI

The Lusitano Recreation Club opened, their final match of the reason yesterday afternoon on the Causeway Fay ground. The opposing jeams were the Kowloonites and the Hong kong members of the Club The latter team had batter men, but the condition of the ground accounted for their loss. Matters ware even during the first half of play and no scoring took place, although several attempts were made. In the secoud half of play the Kowloosites managed to net the leather and won the game by the small margin of one goal

ENORMOUS DIFFICULTIES. Her first contribution has been that of a population. Manchuria bas been re-populated within the present seteration. Evely spring in large numbers, and regularly throughout the year in a quite perceptible stream, Chinese colonies are passing fats Manchuria, settling there, tilling the soil, working the mineral pro- ducts in more or less profitable fashion, and

rice of peasants and labourers without whoss labour the most

ABUNDANT WEALTH WOULD BE USELESS.. This is so much the case that in travelling through the entry the speaker of National Mandarin is tborongly at home,, except when dealing with Russians of Japanese, when he must avail himself of Russian

..

Forel goers and Chinese in Peking have been,” during the past week, and are still absorb ingly Interested in the question of the hour-the Tzucheng-yuan's efforts to obtain a shortening of the period of properation for Parliament; and the regularity with which certain Manchus, who were looked upon as the

their official and privato adherence to the efforts of the reformers in a matter of continual sur- price.

(ndeed, it appears as though some perica- sion were being directed upon the princely "! suspects" ia turo, persuasion that is having the desired effect; for Dake Tsai Tso and Prince Yu Lang hava Low, both proclaimed

accepted nations, not at all commonly spoken opds Chamber of the lasperial Assembly. And Dr-German.(French being quite contrary to

their 'sympathy, is unequivocal term; in the

by Russians) or Japanese or English. China's step by step the seformers are marching to contribution of men is one that cannot be overwards the demand for Parliament to be organiz rated, but she has not stopped thers. Dating ed at once. The Regent is already considered the half-dizo years she has sent her sbiesta sympathiser, which is probably a conect Idos

LAST NIGHTS!

TO-NIGHT!

LAST 3 NIGHTS!

TO-NIGHT!

BY SPECIAL REQUEST,

AMATEUR RIDING CONTEST

(LIMITED TO SIX ENTRIE L)

on his feet, three times around the Arena, alded by the Mechanic.

TO-MORROW NIGHT!

Roars of Laughter. Lots of Fun.

FIRST. CONTEST FOR LOCAL GENTLEMEN

STANDING ON REVOLVING TABLE

LIMITED TO 6 ENTRIES..

A Handsome Trophy will be presented to the Winner.

BY

Madame HARMSTON-LOVE.

other accounts: The Anglo-Malay report for tbat same yaɔr, 1907, notified that the crop of rubber amounted to 124,778 lb, which realized an average price of just over 30, 94, per ib. The company mide a profit of £17,464 upon the paid up capital of 124,115, the dividend for that year bilag 20 per cent, and the total planted ares 3,313 acres,

Reference to tha Parry-Moracur book shows the present capital to be £150,000, upon which a possible profit is predicted of 1,6106,500 from 511,100 lb. of rab her, giving 73 per cent dividend for this year, figures that are likely to be very considerably exceeded. In 1913, taking rubber at 31. 6d. per 1,3-0,100 lbs. production, £137,300 profit, and ib. and expenses at in Gd, the estimates give { ■lalesmen to administer the cuntty,. In H‚E..ƒ of his, personal attiade towards the wave of 81 per cent, dividend. These are only ex- imples, and similar figures are available in the care of all the producing companies, but man festly the situation for the next few years is a KOWLOOS-P. A. Yvadovich (Capt), F. H. | charged with uncertainty that any calculation in the Thies Easters Provicces, and it may upon to appear in the Imperial assembly, for N.B.-Special Teams will zan before and after the Performance.

drawn though they be never so carefully, ara liable to be widely different from actual results,

to nil

The team were as follow, :-

Hyndman R. Xxer, A. H. Hyodman, Medias, H. A. Hyndman, E. L. Leilao, M. R. Leitao Hyadmed, and F. X. Sɔares.

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HONGKOXO-L, G. Cordeiro (Capt.), R. A. Carvalho, T, A. Carvalho, A. C. Ribeiro, D. Baptista, E. L. Braga, V. Azavedo, J. V. Braga; L. E. Remedios, R. C. Silva, and F. M. a Cruz:

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

SOCIALISM IN JAPAN. Jadges of the Tokyo Local Count“ visited ecently a cake shop in Banba-cho, Hobj. Upon entering they went to a room upstairs and cocarcated ever sea books and several Taltéra, belonging to a border, called Takes abure Fukai. They arrested the boarder on & charge of having committed socialistic acts, The arrested, is an emplosé of the printing company in the same ward and pays a rent of 80 yen per month. He seems to have bad constant communications with other socialists and T. Cocker: Forwards: A Temperley, C. and their names are caleied on a note book. O. F. Cunningham, W. Rass, J. Hell-Irving, A pivey (Epaper was found on which was writ.

The following have been chosen to play for tha Hongkong Foolba i Clab against H.M.S. Kent to-morrow afternoon (Friday) Kick-off, 5. p.m. sharp-Fall-back T. E. S. Robson; Thices; 1. G. Robert, 4. G. Hegarty, D. Evans, and A. H. Young; Half-backs; A. A. Claxton,

Tang Shao-yi as Governor of Mukden, in H.E. Liang the present Viceroy, pot to mention Hao Shih-chapp; the late Viceroy, and H.E. Hi scores of junior officials of less experience but high capacity, China has placed her best men

these strong men the ondition of Maschuria safely be assumed that without the presence of

would have been much worse than at present it in. As far as the

MODERNIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS

progross. But Prince Kung is spoken of as this formidable obstacle in the Palace. As this

Last Matinee : SATURDAY.

Doors open at 3 o'clock, Performance at 4 PM. barp. Ohildren Half-price to Marinees only,

-SATURDAY NIGHTI

intensely proud, conservative and strong-mind. Mr. George Turner (of the "South China Morning Post") will enter the

"Tiger's Cage and take supper with the Tigers and Bear.:

ed prince bolds office as Control or of Qulum Reform, it is not aulikely that he will be called

cussion, it would certainly be a solable oc- the oplum question has been set down for dis-

casion, as the members do not allow such op portunities to pass without producing a situa tion la which a definite statement of opinion can scarcely be avoided.

The Goverement Coyacil, which, of course, is concerned Mauchoila is far ahead of any of the other provinces of the Empire, and were consists of all the Grand Councillors, Grand it pot. for the occasional disturbances by Secretaries and Presidents of Ministries, is said by Japanese or Russian intrigas in order to Hunghuizes, diatesbances all too often fostered

to be discussing the parliamentary mentorial discredit and embarrass the administration.

with the Intention of presenting their ficding there is no province of the Empire lo, which to the Prince Regent at a general audience on life and property are so saf The Chinese Thursday poxt, after wäich an Edict giving a Government has shewn its willingness to ad- definite reply is expected to be issued at excr, the country, and all the conditions are favour. quietly awaiting the verdict, confident that at mit foreign enterprise and foreign capital into in fact, on the same'morning. The people are Fable for its economic development except the

presence, and not merely the prevence but least a substantial m3jority will be in their Russia and Jepan. If the policy of the open iha dominating and exclu ive presence, of avoor. away from the police. I j.ined the socialists door means a ything it means that the exclu appreciating the principios adhered to by them. sire posession of the country by Passle and I abided by socialirin poly to get freedom bai | Japan is urjustifiable It remains for the I am now.much vexed at the restriction of other Powers to trans'ate Rosip-Japanese dr Liberty. The socialist referred to is diligent clarations of the paticy of the open door into

actual fact.-National Revisw J. wilbert drinking wine, and often indulges in newspaper reading. It is feared, however, that

A. G. Ravenhill, D. G. Cheesman, H. Baten,ten the following words:The room is far and H. W. Lester,

1OCKEY,

QUEEN'S COLLEGE VI. 87TH CO. 'R.G.A.

*

The above taims met at Stonecutters' Island yesterday afternoon la' a friendly game of hockey. The game was fast and exciting serves as an employé to the above company .throughout sad when the whistle sounded for

half-time the score stood "ons ell". The Artilhe authorities will prosecute other socialists to jostil socialiim among. bls fellow-emploj és lerymen added another goal to their credit ini shitaya and in other wards, the second half and the game ended in a win for them by goals to one. The boys' tried bard to equalise but their efforts failed to ma. turialico.*

CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB,

OPENING CRUISE.

CHINESE, FORK,

AGRICULTURAL FLANT FOR

CHINA,

Events Coming..

Thorsday, 17 November,

Harmston's Circus et Chaseway Pay 9 p.m. Friday, 18 h November. Harmstoo's Circas, Causeway Bay, 9 p.m. Saturday, 19.6 November, H.M.S. Ken's Specia Football. Cricket.

Matinee performance Harmston's Chicas 4

Harmston's Circus at Causeway Bay 9 p.m. Tuesday, 22nd November,

Wednesday, 23rd November... Meeting of Licensing Board 1.15 pm. -

The following cote appears in a Consolar repor: for the year 1509 on the foreign trade of China: "In view of the ale ost filmkless Fo -sibilition which seem to exist in Chica, expe- cially in the great pisics of the north, for the ass of sgricultural machinery, it to with relect P "Old Chaszze' writes th the London ardanes that one bas to record the opinion that China Expras; Tu, your lost issue you report under present conditione there is really no for her imports of Chinese pork, and with the | opening for its successful introduction, The sesscity from other sources this should prove a ¦ Guarcial risk attending the purchase of such | St. Andrews Ball Practice Darce, City Hall, valuable additica during the prescot high prices michinery for the Chiness has been prived la The opening ciuis of the O. Y. O, will take when bacon is selling up to 18.3 per lb Likeveral laitances, and British firms in Chion |----

Any changes out of ibe beaten track pro have to ba’careful how they repeat similar ex- place on Sunday next at Laichikak. The events jodice, evidently parily due to vested inter periments. Certainly Brillih manufacturers Include three motor boat races; handicap salleste," stops the way, for the different abipments desimas of introducing agricultural machinery ADA ing race, thron classes ; Hayward Hayes design | have been rigorously Inspected, and, on the ↑ Into China would have to be prepared to share race; Gel Claus race'; handicap class race; whole, with favourabl", or, at any rate ancour the risk with their agents to a much greater ladios' handicap race, for all classes | nopbeat aging Jesults as to quality. Old China real extent than they show any signs of doleg at dents la the lies 2 auð 'sixties no doubt presant. tutibe sub-division of farmi amongst ownlog-members kändicap race, all classes. A con call to mind the Moyune bams brought by mail peasant proprietara, who are extremely Taunch will leave Blake Pier on Sunday the teamen from the green tea districts, and conservativo in their methods, iho cheapness of morning at it ́am. 1o convey membora and the Foochow cared bacon doring the victor human labour and the absence of effective or- friends to Lalchikok Mip. Clark has kindly, months was looked forward to as a welcome ganization of agriculture on the part of the addition to the lardar,. There is a favourable | Chlarse Government, are amongst the condi- consanted to present the pr'ess to tha success-

nooning for the supply of pork meat from I tions that discourage miïufacturers from tak- ful compelliorz' al the graclusión of the cruise, Chion during these times of high prisen - Ingrisks that experience bae mot jazilded".

Sunday, 20th November. Corlathian Yacht Club-Opening, Craise.

Wedaeway, dnh November

St. Andrew's Ball.

Saturday, 3rd December," Boxing at City Hall © p.m.

Thursday, 6th December.

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