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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

OUR LATEST HOME SPORTS LETTER.

CRICKET COMMENT STORIES OF “W.G."—SOCIETY'S INTEREST IN SPORT.

(From Our Special Correspondents), London, July 24.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1914.

so, bia silence ie indood golden. SILK HAWKER ROBBED. No one has yet perenaded Paddon to express any opinion as to his prospects of beating Barry. His ono answer in "I'm here to coull and not to talk,"

THE WAR.

Attack.

times the bawling of Hitch is so Isat as to be fearsome, especially when he is not certain of his length,

The following transpired affer and frequently batsmen have

our first edition went to press in been seen to edge away from the

the case in which a sepoy in Arrangements for Land and Sex ball, clearly indicating their fear

charged with robbery with vio for their personal safety, Hitch's Like most oversea athletes wholence (reported on page 5):- bowling is as fair as really fast visit Enginad the Australian is Mr. Jenkin, addressing the bowling oan ever be, but one is being bothered by the change in often glad to look on and watch the climatic conditions and at the the other fellow standing up to present time he is taking an easy it. The weather has recently in his training in the hope of been a little unsettled, but, should shaking off the lassitude which be the hard pitches continus, there feels. There is nothing seriously will be no surprise if Surrey the matter with him, and he has snitol the championship from

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beat Barry, but he is a soulier tremendous power, and stamina counts for a gond deal in a race over the four mile championship couras from Patney to Mortlake. He has decided to use an English built boat, and on English water his choice is a wise one.

Society Folks and Sportsmen.

London Spoiety tends more

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more the sporting side of things, as anyone might see at Ascot or Cowes or Olympia when the Horse Show is there or the Champions of the fistic arena are performing.

Society and sportsmen generally are looking forward longingly to the great Cowes

week when everyone

makes the Regatta an excuse for a thoroughly lazy healthy time after the fatigues and jading excitements of a London seANOR that seems over more strenuous. There will be some interesting Cowes this year, racing at

not have quite bot it will the same international flavour as usual. The success of the Re- gatth is assured from the yachting point of view by the presence of Britannia.

court on behalf of the prisoner, said the defence was not concern ed as to whether the robbery did or did not occur. Whether it did or not, the man in the dock took no part in it. He did not believe that the robbery took place: he had a

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Summing up the case for the defence, Mr. Jenkin said it was question of identity.

The jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" and the prisoner was discharged.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING,

RETURNS.

Interesting Figures for the

Second Quarter of 1914,

believed, Germany was prin cipally responsible.

The personnel at Tsingtan con- sists of two machine-gun companies, one squadron of cavalry, one field artillery company, one company Peking, Aug. 17. Renter's Agency learns that in naval artillery, 500 men of gar- pioneers, five companies of the event of Germany declining rison artillery and 2,500 Japan's proposals the allied forces reservists, making a total of will participate in an attack both 6,000 men. There is also a by land and ses.

volunteer corp numbering. It is understood, however, that several thousanda who are Great Britain will urge Germany attending to public services

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Japan and Klauchau.

Peking, Aug. 17, Japan has approached the Chi- nese Government asking it to use its influence to persuade Germany to evacuate Kiauchau without fighting in order to save conflicts

in China...

Naturally the Chinese Govern mont is somewhat embarrassed in this respect, as Germany recently offered Kiauchan to China upon conditions which China could not accept, but it is now considering

Waldeck, The

den and the Austrian oraiser Kaiserin Elisabeth; the gunboats Iltis and Jaguar, the torpedo boats 390 and Cormorant, the transport Titanis, the Raraian Volunteer str. Rjasan and eight merchant vessels of a tonange of from

2,000 to 400 tons. All the vessels are painted grey.-Reuter.

Floating Mines at Klauchau. The Mainichi pablishes report that two Japanese steam sra have been sunk and ona damaged, presumably by floating mines off Taingtau. The Neisei Maru and Yamaguchi Marn are the only Japanese ships known to be in the neighbourhood.

Japanese Keen on War.

what steps might be taken.

The Japanese, says Le Courrier While the Germans are in-d'Haiphong, are very enthusiastic for war with the Germans, and censed at Japan's ultimatum the sentiment at present' existing is hope to capture Tsingtan. not to surrender, the feeling

Allles Intentions, being supreme that to fight and cause the loss of some Japaness

Peking, Aug. 17. will prevent Great Britain from It is stated in French circles. being able to persuade Japan to that the Allies intend to make give up the port after she cap Tsingtau an international settle fares it.

ment,

Dr. W: G. Grace, the grand old shivering in his nightshirt to Middlesex. On the other loud! Plenty of time before the race to theory concerning which there was to ordor the evacuation of Tsing under the direct command of man of Cricket, celebrated last discover a telegraph messenger one has long since ceased to Set back into his best form. no evidence which would weigh tau, pointing out the hopelessness Admiral von Saturday his 68th birthday, and the doorstep. There was about trust the side when the con:litigaste best critice that he will that the man might have been probably in the first instance rend Goharnhorst, Gneisenau and Em- by with them, but he had a feeling of resisting Japan, who would ships in harbour are the cruisers It is not thought likely celebrated it as one might expect. 8/8d. to pay for special delivery,' He played oricket. Be is a re- and, when W.G. opened there in favour of the bowler. succeed in his endeavour to actuated with the idea that if he overwhelming forces to Tsingtau, gular member of the Eltham telegram, he read "To keep bis Besides, if Blythe and Woolley

were robbed he would not have and also the undesirability from have the good luck to bowl on

to account for the proceeds. The German point of view of esori Olab in Kent, and though he hands warm. Phil May.

wickets that suit them, Kent will

man in the dock had absolutely fioing many merchants and sub now finds it advisable to have a The Triumph of Hearae.

The season of 1914 will be re- at once come into the reckoning

nothing to do with it,

jecting the remainder to captivity Bubstitute to run for him between the wickets, and his batting has membered (writes Mr. Gilbert The week has been notable for

The prisoner in the box deposed during the war, thereby ruining lost some of i'e freedom, he is Jessop) for the triumpha of J.W. remarkable bowling feats.

that he was taken ill at 11.30 German commercial interests still capable of making a most learne, the young Middlesex Five days aftor Drake and bowled

am. on the day of the robbery in China. Never was there a

four Derbyshire batsmen with

and a report was made to the annoying score. When W. G. professional,

four successive balls, Mr. S.G.

N.0.0. at noon. He remained in retired from first class cricket be more striking example of one man

bed until 6 p.m. made a gallant effort to give up carrying a team to success. For Smith did the same thing for the game and became a convert many years George Hirst has Northamptonshire against War-

The N. O. O gave corrobora wickebire. This is a feat only and for

evidence and tive to bowls and golf. But the call performed valorous feats of the cricket pitch was insistent Yorkshire, but he has always had accomplished by fifteen players

that, on his report, the subadar- and seductive, and nowadays one the capable support of his col in the history of the world's firs

major ordered the witness to take seldom hears of him on the links leagues, whereas Hearne, at any claas cricket. Drake had hard

the prisoner to hospital, to be or the bowling green. At both rate during the past few weeks, luck at Leeds, where Yorkshire

given medicine, these games he showed a natural when Tarrant slowed down in beat Nottinghamebire by 97 runs, aptitude, getting down to a handi- bis run-getting and obtained in being robbed of the hat trick had by having a Netts bateman drop oap of about nine at golf, a pretty few wickets, hog good performance for a man who score most of the runs and pod at short-leg with his third had hardly swung a club before get most of the wickets for ball after dismissing two batsmen he was 50 years of age. The career Middlesor. The fact that the successively with the two previous of this famous veteran goes back county is at the top of the balls.

Not too Old at Forty. almost to the prehistoric history championship and "favourite " of this game. Like old Aeneas for the senson's honours reflects

There have been a good many excellence of our G. O. M. of cricket might the

Hearne's fanciful and freak sporting mat- claim that he " para magna fui cricket. The young Middlesex chos recently, but none so good in old forgotten far of things and man, who is undoubtedly the best and interesting as that which battles long ago. For instance, all-round player of the season, has took place in London yesterday. in the last Gentlemen v. Players the highest total of runs to his when Walter Brickett, a 49-year-

The returne compiled by Match there were several men on credit-1595 with an average of old professional swimmer and

Lloyd's Register of Shipping, both sides who have grown old 50.34 for thirty innings. He has coach, attempted to walk a mile,

which only take into account

The Germans are under no in the game. But none of them also taken 95 wickets, and he is run a mile, oycle a mile, row o

vessels of 100 tons and upward delusion as to the outcome if they WAR so much as born at the time almost sure to be the first to mile and swim a mile inside the

The Advance on Tsingtau. Although interest in racing the construction of which has fight, but they are loth to ospita-

Aug, 18. Dr. Grace bad established him- accomplish the dual fest of hour. It was a big task for one under the International measure actually begun, show that, exclud- late without striking a blow.

It is stated in Chiness circles self and his fame as perhaps the scoring 1000 runs and taking who has lost his athletic spright mont rule seems to be on the ing warships, there was 477 One thing that the British hope that the Japanese intend to land prontost orickster of all times. 100 wickets, Tarrant, Woolley, liboss, but Brickett, who had wane, the King's famous Cutter vessels of 1,722,124 tons gross is that if the investment of Taing- troops at Uhingkow, in Kiangsu, One has to go so far back as 1804 and J. W. H. T. Douglas are his trained for four months just to has brought back popularity to under constraction in the United tau becotaes necessary it will be about forty kilometres north of for W. G's first triumphs. It was chief rivals in the race for this see if he could accomplish the the handicap form of the sport, Kingdom at the close of the a joint operation, although it is Haichow, and then advance in that year he made 170 and 56 bigh distinction.

feat, made light of it.. Indeed, and the principal racing this time quarter ended 30th June, 1914. trusted that wider counsels will against Tsingtan, if Germany not out for South Wales against Not since 1003 bas Middlesex when he got out of the water at will be under time allowance. The tonnage now under con- prevail and that the Germans declines the Japanese demande. been champion county, and the the end of the fifth mile, the The King's boat will probably struction in the United Kingdom will not force useless fighting. the Gentlemen of Sussex.

There is one record to bis credit curious thing is that, apart from watch showed that he had taken find among her opponents such as indicated in the diagram issued N. O. Daily News: which has never been touched. the brilliant form of Hearne and only 45 mine. 19.1/5 seas. The oil rivals ns Bona, Wendur, with the returns, it about 189,- In 1895, when nearly 47 years of Tarrant, the side has not as neareat, approach to Brickett's White leather, Jalnar, Valdora, 000 tons less than that which was age, W. G. scored 1000 runs in striking a suggestion of strength performance is Lieutenant Croft's Curiad and Sumuran, as fine a in hand at the end of last quarter, the first month of the Cricket as in some recent years when six miles-riding, rowing, swimset of white winged raping and over 281,000 tone: less than

It must have been a there was often an imposing ming, running, cycling, and craft, se ever delighted the that building in June, 1913. weary month for the bowlers and array of amateur talent. P. F. walking at Colchester in 1910. eve of sachtemen. Since therThe detailsconcerning warships have been compelled by force of the elders of that year. O. B. Warner is again the leader, but, But he took over 58 minutes. Had not last year, Britannia under construction in the United arms to work on the fortifications Kuachuanpao reports that Presid Fry and the Surrey professionals, though he seems to have com- Brickott yesterday put in the extra has added to her sail area, and Kingdom show that for Great is absolutely untrue. The coolies Abel, Hayward and Hobbs, have pletely recovered from his serious mile on horseback he would easi Wendar has been brought up to Britain there were being built are employed by Chinese con- to make efforts to mediate between come very near to equalling this illness which attacked him during ly have beaten 50 minutes. It is date by the addition of a new twelve battleships of an aggregate trastors se in times of peace, but feat, but so far no other batsman the tour in Australia, runs have certain that an attempt will be bow. This famous yawl is now. sonnage of 316,250 tons, one they are now paid higher wages has over reached four figures not come to him with their custom-made to beat Brickett's "record". more than 30 years old, but has battle-oruiser of 28,500 tons, 16 as local conditions render this during the merry month of May. ary ease. There is one other not- but it is doubtful whether any man received a full complement of light cruisers of 58,000 tona, 20 neccesary. In the brave old days when W. G. able feature about the success of his age can equal it. The times for hollow spars, and remains a thing torpedo boat destroyers of 20,410 Shipping Movements, was the heart and soul and back- Middlesex. They have triumphed the various events are interesting. of beauty and a joy for ever. tons and 25 submarines of 17,240 Several coasting steamers are bone of a formidable Gloucester on the hard wickets without the Walking, the mile occupied 10 Samurua is a new yawl of 90 tons tons. For other countries there reported to be overdue at their side he used to turn out early help of a fast bowler. These salient minu'es 13 secs., running took 5 built from designs by Fife for were being constructed 18 ports of destination, says the N. every morning with most of the facts point to one deduction-that minutes 38 secs., cycling 3 Lord Sackville on the Clyde this warships (including five battle. Daily News, but this is pro other members of the team for a county cricket this summer has minutes 55 seca, rowing 8 year. Great things are expected ships) of 152,145 tons.

bably due to the fact that extra dip at the Clifton Swimming not been quite as good as naval. minutes 44 secs.. and swimming of her. Turning to the smaller

Under the heading of abip ordinary precaution has been. Baths, in those days an open-air Certainly the leading sides have 16 mins. 48 1/5 secs. He lost handicap craft there is no more building outside the United exercised in taking the safest contrivance, the water of which been wanting in consistency, and, only 36 secs. between finishing interesting vessel thun. Lord Kingdom (warships excluded) it route, as well as that there has at six a.m. always seemed to have with the strange decline of the run and mounting his cycle Ailsa's Bloodhound, which is now is shown that there were under been stormy weather on the coast, just come off the ice. It was a Yorkshire and the poor form of aud 23 secs. to get into his boat. forty years old. This yacht was construction six steamers of 0,415 We are informed that American great sight to see the huge bush Lancashire, for whom R. H. Whon ho dived into the water he designed and built by the father tone and four sailing ships of 500 shipping offices in Shanghai have bearded doctor frolicking like a Spooner and A. C. MacLaren have appeared a little distressed, but of the present Mr. Fifo, and was tons.

received instructions not to carry dolphin. When he dived off the now reappeared, all the honours he quickly revived and on finish racing with much triumph in the

as passengers subjects of belli- spring board and emerged pulling have been won by the South. ing with a powerful over arm 40-ton class in

early

races in her rejuvenated dotaga gerent nations. and Blowing he looked just like Though the records do not suggest stroke was quite fresh. Brickett, seventies. In 1830 she was sold than she did in her halcyon youth, Complaints of German Treatment. the Ministry of Foreign Afairs The Peking Jihpao reports that a particularly good-tempered it, possibly Kent are the best who was the Amateur Swimming to Mr. Bain, and practically dis in spite of the fact that, though

Harbin, Aug. 17. · Father Neptune. There is team of the season, but when Association's coach for

the appeared from view, bat seven fate had a grudge against her, The authorities have seized a has, at the instance of the dip- excellent true story of W.G. and they lost their third match to Olympic Games, was a splendid years ago Lord Ailsa bought her to soon after she was saved from the German steam-launch, belonging Governors not to issue any fomatio corps, instructed the poor Phil May. The latter had Notts at the end of last week they athlete as well as a champion save her from being broken up. shipbreakers she was rammed and to a Nowchwang firm, which was very little cricket lore, and some practically killed their chance of swimmer in his young days. As a the principle that there's sunk at the start of a race at Cowes plying on the Sungari river. psseport to a subject of a belliger how contrived to get a oricket keeping the championship. But a walker he won the Queen life in the old dog yet" his lord-by a yacht called L'Esperance." A party of French reservists travel in the interior of China.

ent Power permitting him to cartoon into Panch in which Kent can still play an important Victoria Jubilea Mile at the ship had his old favourite Another old stager is Colonel left her yesterday. everything was not quite ortho-part in the competition. They London Athletic Club's celebra-modernised in her sail plan, ber Bagot's Orsole, who has won more

The captain and crew of the

Manila, Aug. 18. dox. W. G. promptly wired the are now engaged against Middle tion meeting in 1887, and he was lead placed outside, and the pots than any other big yacht on Russian Volunteer Fleet str. artist from a little country hamlet sex. and, though at the time of in his day a most successful forefoot slightly rounded up. The record, and is still the principal Bjasan have arrived here from in the wilds of Gloucester to ask writing there is no indication how amateur boxer. One of those who result was simply amazing. The thorn in the side of Bloodhound Tsingtau. They complain of the why cover-point had got wicket the game will end, a victory for helped Brickett through his self- old cutter which was on the point ander favourable conditions. The harsh treatment meted out to keeper e gloves It was the champions would mean that imposed task was James Paddon, of being broken up as so much enthusiasm with which the entire them by the Germans.-N. C. a risky business trying jokes with Surrey would rank higher than the giant Australian sculler, who scrap wood, has been racing in the population along the south coast, Daily News. such a thorough going Bohemian Middlesex,

ie at prosent training for his finest company ever since and but particularly in the west coun- as Phil May. About two o'clock The last time Surroy were match with Barry six weeks hence performing very well indeed. try and in Old Torbay, follows next moming-it was in the champions (1899) wrain the days for the World's Championship. Bloodhound can show a oleau pair the exploits of the yachts at all depth of winter and as cold as of Abel, Richardson, and Lock-Ho has come to be known as the of licele, running and roaching in the Regattas from Cowes to Ply charity-W.Gras aroused from wood, but they have always been "Silent Paddon", and, after all breeze, to the more up-to-date mouth is tremendous. There are deep slumber is the streunous a good side when runs have been the bombastic bragging of the fifty-two footers and fifteen-meter old ladies in Brizham who don't knocking at a cottage door, plentiful, and their success this boxers who tell you exactly how cutters, and in strong winds and know a yawl from a cutter, but Greatly puzzled and rather al-summer has been largely due to the many seconds they are going to rough weather has even beon would sooner go thirsty than armed at such a mummons in the batamen, with the timely support win in even when no one believes known to knock spots out of them drink anybody a tea except dead of night the doctor went of the fast howling of Hitch. At them to have a chance of doing to windward. She has won more Tommy Lipton'

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Employment of Chinese

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Tsingtau, Aug. 16. The reports of a number of newspapers that Chinese coolies

The Defence Force of Tsingtau.

Influential Americans in Peking are convinced that the United States will not interfere either in Europe or in Asia, but will observa strict neutrality until the end of the war and not join any alliance."

The semi-official newspaper

out Yuan Shib-kai in bontinuing the belligerente. Yesterday ho sent Sun Pao-chl Minister of Foreign Affaire, to confer with the American Charge" d'Affaires and to request him to see the President.

The idea of sending Chinese officers to the theatre of war in Europe has been abandoned for the present.

are taking place between the The report that negotiations German Charge l'Affaires and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with regard to the oession of Tsingtan to China is incorrect.

Passports.

The Tonking newspapers are suspicious of the interference by Japan.

Finnish Loyalty. The Helsingfors Hufuudetode- blat reports that a Finnish de patation, numbering eighteenjį. Peking, Aug. 18. and representing all classes in An interesting similarity is Finland, visited St. Petersburg noticed between the wording of and was received in audience by Japan's communique, giving the the Czar. The leader of the de- reasons for sending the ultimatum putation expressed the loyalty of to Germany, and the international Finland, notwithstanding all note demanding Japan's evacus temptations by Germany, and tion of the Lisotang Peninsula in declared that Finland would 1805, for which, it is commonly remain loyal to the

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