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THE HONGKONG TELEGE APH, - MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1916.
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rogramme.
The programme attributed by Home paper to Mr. Lloyd George, will not form very grati- fring reading for our friends the Germans. To the Allies, bow- ever, it should, and will, bring new corfidence, and increased hope of an surly finish to the War. The rarions proposals boald, in almost every case, have been put into efect
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imagine that the Home public needs no jaster, denunciation of the late Ministry than these pro posals imply. It has been shown that armed merchantmen are rare- ly attacked by German anb marines; yet we have had to wait till now for the Govern
DAY BY DAY.
IT 18 NOT WHAT WE FRBACH, BUT WHAT WE PRACTISE THAT MAKES US CHRISTIANS.Bacon
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Cyolops to-morrow.
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The Dollar.
per 8.8.
LOCAL SPORT.
Navy v. Chiness Recreation
Club.
CRICKET.
H.K.C.C. v. University.
of the match, although the ball was really carried through by: The Navy saily defeated the Crooker, the Navy goalia. The CR.0, when they met the latter | forwardi of both teams waver oEDS at Happy Valley on Saturday. looked like wooring, there being The scores were as follows`--- far too many attempts to dribble the ball, through, specially by 36 the Navy altschers. Bidgway{{
The Navy.
Comdr. Gibson, b Ching
Asat. Pay. Wild, I.b.w., b
Worg
IM
MIN
14
&
**
HA
The Clab mere sariy away, and,"
following alever work by Bobinson
9 at oataide right; Chassels had
new osatre-forward, was tried by tha Hery, but quite failed to hold Asst. Pay. Robinson, not out 61| the line together. Ee is a bustler, These teame mel on the Hoog- A. G. Pile, o Mauley, b Lee... 10 but that is all, and Stewart „fic kong Cricket Club's ground on Sto, Wood, a Wong, b Yow... 8 ed to be beaten by these taction." Saturday, bat, owing to a late (RRA. Rowe, & Lee, b. Yew The opening rate of the dollar tart, it was not possible to L. Hall, b Les andanand to-day was 28. 4./16.mpletely finish the match. PG. Pratt, hw.. b Lee
University batted first and com- P.O. White, b Us piled 125, to which Ramjahn H G. Lister and W, B. Hch | contrabrited 23. Ponsonby Fans lamby did not bat...
20. Wright 17, Bayshay 17 and Redmond 15. No other players mide double faurre. For the Cab, T.E. Pearos put up 32, not cul, the other chief contributor being MM. Man), ▲ festors of the afternoon was Bray.B. Obing shay' occuring of four wickets P. E. WOD... for 38 rase.
· Te-morraw's Anniversary. Tomorrow is the 39th anniver- wary of the surrender of Orman Paba'e army to the Rossiers at
Pleran.
Departed.
To a Correspondent. "Semper Paratus."--Aɛ your letter opens up controversial religious issues we do not think any good purpose will be served by publishing it.
ment to realise that it would
Among the passengers who left therefore be well to arm for Home by the Katori Mara all such venais. So with the were Mrs. Glaister and Mre, blockade; everyone in England, Grant Smith.
Balfour except perhaps Mr. and Mr. Asquith, knows, that st prestat this is anything but effective. If Mr. Lloyd George will make it so, he will be going at least a third of the way towards ending the war. The now Fremier
Opium Dross. is not ashamed to fight Germany, Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the to some extent, on her own lines: Police Court this morning, a man is not above taking valuable tip was charged with possessing five from ber in the direction of organ-tals of opiam dross. He was iation fact which is probably found coming f the Canton going to make moes of us with Wharf, and bed the dress in most heartily that he had been basket, Hie Worship fined the Premier from the beginning.
man $50.
|Beginning to Realise,
The scores were:—
University.
M. C. Tow...
G. Lo
+48
E. F. Un
秘密
Extras
Total
Bowling.
***
O. M. R: W. 80331 40 34 1
10 1
C.R.C.
7 1 33 3.
A
Mok Hing, b Gibson...
1 chance but a weak shot was easily cleared by Croker. The Club kept up the pressure, the Nary 15 being seldom out of their own balf, and Stewart sent Sulker 153 away with a fine pass. The winger closed in, and Cornish, at right belf, in attempting a late tackle, tripped him just inside the penalty area. The referee at onde pointed to the "apos," but the abot passed high over the bar, greatly to the relief of the Navy players. A run by Robinson tooked dangerous, but Godfrey kicked away. Palmar secured, and after boating Rogers,' gave Hopper & good pass, hat the sailors' right-winger was engaged in taking of his boots, a good Jobance being wanted. McCubbin, with a huge punt, traceferred play, and Robinson, was again prominent on the right. He pass- 2ed to McTavish for that player
01
17 G. Wilson, c Hall, b Gibson
20 G. T. Lam, Stopd Hall, b
Pratt
***
***
2
†J ́0. Wright b Mass
Ponsonby Fane, b Morgan G. E. Marley, & Maan F. A. Redmond, run out K, Brayahay, b Tayler Ng Ex Kwong, c. Kennedy b
Morgan
ww
De Souz, b Tayler A. Ramjhn, not out Chow Yat Cheong, a Morgan,
Tayler
D. P. Dizon, b Tayler W. Gittere, o Pearce b Band
Extras
Freethought in Hongkong. The Freethinker of October 22 centsing the following:-We are glad to note that a lengthy and It is only now that the war is lively corresponder oe for and really being brought home to us against Christianity has born (indeed, to us in Hongkong it bas running through the H. K. JOSELAND-MACDONALD-At the English Presbyterian Hill not been brought home). Telegraph. The correspondence Church, Wallasey, Cheshire, on the 7th November, by the Revd. For two years Germany has never was, we onderstand, initiated by Brand Matthew Mair, Lieut. Arthur Noel Joseland, Nigeria Regt., son of allowed herself to forget, for half one of our subscribers; and the Mans the Revd. J. P. Justland. Melbourne, to Agnes Cameron, elders dozen consecutive moments, manner in which it has been Pearce
that she is at daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Macdonald, Hongkong.
war; but in taken op cridences a large Tayler ..... Britain, eave when elray amount of Freethought amongst Morgen Z ppelin comes along. people the Europease there.". seem to have gone about their
The Hongkong Telegraph.
.HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1916.
TO WIN THE WAR.
Pawned Stolen Kfoods.
Total
Bowling.
15. C. Tew, b Gibson
17 G. Lee, b Pratt
P. K. Wong, b Pratt.....
10 H. Ching, not est
0 F. Ca, b Prais
23 A. Kew, o Pile, b Pratt G. Marley, b Pratt g. B. Lee, b Prsti... Extras
1
7
+
*
.123
Bowling.
404
0
3
1
76 Total
to force a corner of Godfrey. 19 Robinson placed the ball dead in the goalmouth, sad Crooker, in attempting "clearance, unfor tanstely directed the leather into bis own goal. This goal roused the ssilore, and Dann and Daniels, combining nicely on the left, threatened Goldenborg's charge, but Daniel's Anal effort went be bind. The Navy. were now bay- - ing more of the game, Daniels doing good work on the extreme left. From one of his centres; · Rideway had a fias opening, but the Navy centre forward kicked the ground instead of the ball. The sailors were pressing" when
O. MR. W. Comr. Gibson 6 19 3 O. M. R. W. P. O. Pract 12. 5. 20 15 1 16 1 W. H. Hollsmby........ 4 0 29 12 2 8 2 Sto. Wood
2 0 13
...
100
1 0 8 0
10 1 41 4
...
H. K. C. C.
MA
8 1 22 2
10. E. Aubrey, b Dixon
R. Kennedy, b Brayshay F. Sutton, b Brayshay R. A. Brand, & Brayshay M. M. Maas, b Bedmond
***
Tur
Craigeagower v. Royal
Engineers.
7
0
This proved a rather exciting game. Thanks to the good sports- 4manship of the Engineere, an 5 extra five minutes were played.
O and Craigengower managed to the half-time white sounded. 4 win by two rade with four Resuming, it was observed that 24 wickets in hand. For the winners, | Stalker had transferred from out-
B.W. Bradbury scored a good 51 side left to the inside Eerth, but- 12 and Boes reached 40 without the change did not improve the 11osing big wickel. Wyatt was top Club attack. Stalker is up- scorer for the Engineers with 34, | doubtedly beat as an outside.man. Smith making 20 and McGregor After Stewart had stopped Daun, 3227. Score:
MoTavish, by clever footwork,
Extras
Royal Engineers. Br. Diz, o Bradbury, b Peetonji
found an opening for Stalker, but
6
that player's thoi went very wide.
Total (for 6 wickets) 93
Bowling.
|
Wyatt, o Grimmst, b Pestonji 34 Indeed, the abooting hereabouts
Lt. Baker, o Noris, b Pestorji
10
was very tame. The Nawy now
O. M. R. W.
Opl. Smith, o and b Jer
29 took us the running and Daniels,
Brayahay
H
18 5 38 4
Gar. Page, o Pestonji, b Grim-
8
8
2 21 1
114
**
3
1 9 0
business pretty much as atual. At the P. lice Court this more- with an added set to it in many inz, before Mr. C. D Melbourne, chess, because profits and salaries a boiler water's coolie, living at are higher then they were in house in Dock Street, Bunghom, pesce time. Dals now ere people was charged with stealing several B. M. Austin, c Ponsonby beginning to rea'ime the need, for | articles from the homer. It w6S Fane, b Brayshay... rean my, and from all one hears stated that the man was unem-Lt. Col. Morgan, not cut from Heme, ne is icelized to ployed, and when the things were L. D. McNicoll, B. B. Tayler, doubt if even that need, would | missed be was searched and pawn F. E. Binraker, did non bat have had say effect on them tickets were found showing that T. E. Pearce, not out had there cot been hints he bed pawned them. Defendant Rince carried into effeol-ee to admitted the offence, and was Government compulsion. The sentenced to 14 days" hard labour. introduction of enforced military He Didn't Belleve Her. While there are opects of the political crisie at Home, which are service waked things up a little, Found in possesion of six tasle to be deplored, we are inclined to think that the re sheffing of cffices but Mr. Asquith's ideas even of prepa:ed opium at Kowloon which is now taking place will eventually be found to bure been about that were that it was im- Railway station, woman gave as Diron
possible to start compalion un-au excase that he was there wine and fortunate more. It is now clear that the immediate cause less a few drzen loopholes for seeing a friend off when another of the smash-up of the Cabinet was a failure on the part of Ministers escare were left. Today, and woman asked her look after to agree na to the War Council's being presided over by the Prime with Mr. Lloyd George as Prime basket. This she did, and when
Kowloon v. Civil Service. Minister. Mr. Asquith o'aimed the right, as the head of the Gov Minister, it looks as though there the basket was rearched it was
These teams met at Kowloon ernment, to asɛume that position. He was not content to remain in are going to be no loopholes, found to contain the opiam." She
whether in regard to military did not know it wse there, and Saturday, the result being a the Osbinet, to use his own words, as "a mere spectator," and as he service or to the conscription of tried to find the woman, but draw in favour of the home team. could not see aye to eye with his colleagues on the matter, he very wealth, labour etc.
Coores:- To-day, failed. At the Pulics Court, Mr. properly resigned office. Apparently he was subecquently offered pparently, we are just going J. B. Wood did not believe this a portfolio in the new Government, hat, with a shrewd appreciation back to the old law which esys statement, and imposed a fine of of the delicacy of the situatics, he declined, realising that the the Kinge, sad though the plan
that everything in the country is $200. attacks on him would continue, and that he would be a source of may not commend itself to Mr. weaknem, rather than otherwise, in the Lloyd George Administra- Ramsay Haedonald and hie fellow tion, Be felt that he could render more asfal service by giving traitors, it is going to win us the the new Government his independent support outside.
But while it is clear that this condict of opinion concerning the Chairmanship of the War Council precipitated the crisis, there can-
War.
Robbery with Violence.
A Tall Yarn.
*
Marley
Redmood
8 0 24 1
Kowloon.
L. J. Blackburo, o and b
Hamillon
met...
Sergt. McGregor, a Jer, b
Southerton...
Cpl. Gedden, o Kharas,
Pestonji
...27
b
Walterson, e Kharas, o South-
erion
***
Palmer, Southerton Storr, b Pestonji Ball, not ont... Extras
13
1.
Total
A. Q. Brawn, b Hamilton ... 5
Hamilton ...
Bird
[
5
4
Bowling.
0. M.
clerely beating bis half, took the ball almost to the corner fig. As he was stout to centre, he was pushedff the ball by one of the Club- defenders, but the Navy 7 failed to improve on the resultant free-kick, Ridgway being far too 3 slow. Some uninteresting mid- : Offield play followed, the defense 2 of both teams easily basing the O measure of the attack. Nothing 14 further of interent occurred, the apectatora being relieved when ...140 the final whistle scunded, leaving ~~~ | the Club winners by the only goal of a very tame match. The Navy B. W. were perhaps unfortunate to lose, 20 3 for, on the play, neither side 54 5 merited a goal.
***
IF
92
Grimmet
13 1 13 0 0.4 0
18 1
Jet ***
3 0
2
Schnepel
18
1 0 Craigengewer.
18 1 60
200
5
|B. W. Bradbury, ron out
10
8. Jex, a Dix, b Palmer
G. Grimmar, b Baker
117
b Walterson
Bowling
M
+
145 151 6. Pentorji, o Godden,
8 1 17 1: Walterson ...
b
"CROSSBAR."
Lusitano v. 88th Coy." R.GA,
These teama met. in a Second 51 Division maioh on the Navy ... 15 groñad before a large number of
10 spectators on Saturday, Mr. Gordon Bänks was the referee, 15| The E.G.A, had's powerful tena
O doing daty, and Lasitano were 40 hardly expected to retain their unbeaten oertificate. They pus
R. G Seatherton,'o MoGregor,
B. Bann, b Baker
Ö. M. B. W. L. A. Rose, not cut...
7 0 26 2 F.Thompson, not out
1079 J. D. Norin, D. K. Kheras, F.
Schnepel did not bas
Extras
Civil Service.
A robbery with violence has W. B. Stapleton, a and b Bird 11 been reported to the Police at J. V. Brags, b Hamilton Wanchai, by a man living at W. T. Elson, b Witchell
Sortherton Canton Boad, Taumati. He states J. P. Robinson, b Hamilton... 2
14 Pestonji 8. E. Green, ran out hst on December 10 he was on
K. R. Macaskill, b Witchell. his way to worship at a temple Col. Watson, o Sara, b not be the smallest doubt that the cause of the trouble went for Saturday's "Rua."
aud, when near the Hongkong deeper than that. Mr. Asquith has spoken of a carefully-
Jockey Club Stables, five men at- engineered campaign sgsinat Viaocunt Grey såd himself, regarding
tacked him, three men catching. Edwards, not out which be very generously acquita Mr. Lloyd George or any
hold of bis throat, whilst the A. E. Silkstone, b Hamilton... The Little "ran" on silver otheza threw him down and member of the Government of complicity. That each cam which certain Chinese initiated at robbed him of money, clothing
Extras paiga was afoot there seeme every reason for believing, but were the Hongkong and Shanghai and cooked food, valued sltoget prompted to think that it was directed against the Government as a Back on Saturday was in no bar at $9.20. Three men have
Total whole, and against its general weekners of policy.rather than againat sense a serious matter, for it was been arrested and soms of the specific Hisi aters. Mr. Asquith, as the bead of the Government, engineered, we understand, by missing money has been recovered. Hamilton turally suffered the brant of the attacks. That was inevitable. But, small holder, who, as oventa putting on one side the circumstances which provoked the breach, turned out, were rather bitter in we can feel thankful at the turn of events, because it bears icatimony the process than otherwise. That up by a Chinese, at the Police Hon. Mr C Bevein
A very strange defence was put} Witchell to a very general determination on the part of the British people to only to be expected, for the Court this morning, when he was proscaute the war with greater vigear and determination, and has in Bank has practically dollar for charged, before Mr. C. D. Mal- it the promise of more thoroughgoing measures towards the attain dollar against its notes, and it is bouras, with stealing a $10 bill R. O. Witchell, o Macaskill, b ment of that end. That is the chief, indeed, the only, wins of the thus well able to stand any little and a gold ring at faumati. reconstraction of the Government. If the changes have that result, pazio of this kind. The affair These were missed from's house, W. Dawson, o Edwards, b then it will be a matter of relative unimportance whatever the per- apparently one of those obat which he had been staying,
Braga
sonnel of the new Cabinet may te
sessione which occasionally take and, on being arrested on sas. F. Mason, b Braga
Kaosskill... We have now retched a stage in the war when it is apparent hold of the Chinese, and it was pition, and uken to the Police B. E. O. Bird, run out
1 Walterson that a greater concentration on the task in hand is the prime need.
4 Palmar Looking back over the past two years, we can see how osanally the most probably aggravated by the Station, the bill and ring were. Lamble, fb.w, b Braga 4 Lt. Baker Government has treated the whole business, how indif.rent our Gazette prohibiting the export of orcase was that whilt he was in
notification in the Government found in his pockets, Defendant's Hon. Mr. U. Bovern, & Brawo, Ministers have been on points of the most vital concern-how, in silver, which no doubt conveyed the road he was seized ly three F, W, Hamilton, not out
17 McGregor short, we have muddled elong instead of prosecuting the struggle the idea to the Chinese that there men, one of whom put something fara, o Braga, b Robinson on ayatematic linee. Kid-glove methods have been followed when was something in it" itezporta round his eyes, another bolding 0.3. Taochi, not out the times have called for the use of the sledgehammer. There has tion could be effected. In spite his arms and the third slipping R. Bearne, did not had long been an ander ourens of disgust and dissatisfaction at this of the Government prohibition, the things into his preket Ha traditional, weakness, and now it has culminated in the crisis which there still are, we learn, channels was allowed to go near the Polios has sent some of its upholders into the political wilderness. The through which dollars are being Sution, when he was released, coommon, happily, has been marked by a closing up of party divi- sions in a general acknowledgment of the necessity for the employ at out of the Colony, and the but soon afterwards was sirente ment of more pashful method. In this connection admiration must to look olovely into this matter. cister of his, who said she saw authorities will be well advised by complainant, He called a be expressed for the patriotic stand of Mr. Asquith in appealing to This little run, we have id, this being done. His Worship Bugs all to support the new Government for the purpose of winning the war. That is the only basines that matters now, and if the crisis ha deep significance, but it did not bellare the atory, and Misakili... has the feet of hesisting that conanmenstion, then we may well has ital illuminating sapreta jwas mezianced Zelandant to three Billstone
rocl thankful that is ever arons.
the
wwka" hand labour
b Silkstons
Extas **
Total...
Bowling.
149
Dix
44 Smith
0
is-70
Total (for 6 wickets)
Bowling.
WI
0. up surprisingly good fight how-~! 1 ever, but the Company was always the better team, both
O Lusitano's goals being scored 10 from breakaway by those fine players, S. and P. Hyndman, who 142 appear to carry the Portuguese
club on their aboɑldaru.
O. M. R. W. 9 3 25 2 8 1 38 1
40 22 2 10 11
61.19
FOOTBALL
Naval v. The Club.
0
Lusitano won the toes, but the voldiers, want through on the right, and for a time completely wamped Exitsoo, Watson senior natting after six minutes play. The Portuguese alub's de- fenos fell to picces, and Watson“ janior soored again, and the dom- pany led by these goals at half-
Baraming after Lerval, the R. G. The Club were at Home to the attacked sad. Wa Navy on Saturday in a U, 8. tarted Imaitano's
bot drive, O. MR.W. League match. It was one of the s 152 45 8 poorest gazine seen on the Club, amaril 10- 2.3-1 ground this sessop, the forwards moured, and
101 on both miles bring very rock; both bir
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