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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1917.
| Neutrals and Missionaries..
Not for the first time are neutral nations realizing that the German missionary is of a piece! with his non-clerical brethren: that in to way, a liar and a
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Bangkok Restrictioas.
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
Civil Service v. Chinese "
Recreation Club. '
The above teams met on the CRC. ground on Wednesday alternoon, the game resulting in
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G. E. Marley, b Hamilton
R. G. Southerton, Lb.w,, b -Hamilton
J. D. Wright, b Masa
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a draw. Batting first, the C.R C. knocked up 134 runs for the loss A. O Brawr, b Tagler. of & wickets, when they declared E. J Enards, b Hamilton .. their innings closed. The Civil G. E. Marley, b Hamilton Service team responded with 105 F. J. de Rims, o Mitchell, b
Gibeon runs for 5 wickets, when slumps were drawn. The scores were: F. A. Redmond, e Gibson, b
C. R. C.
Tayler Wit- Woog Po Keung, b
cbell Wei Lee Son, a and b Souther-
ton...
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K. Brayshay, b Evans 7J. D. Wright, b Erand
B. Ponsonby Fane, not out ... 14RE.O. Bird, not qut.....
R. G. Southerton 0 W. Kay
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Ng Sxe Kwong, a and b Wit- E. Ching, and b Southerton 1 Un Hew Fan, b Southerion... 4 Geo. Les, not out Yew Man Tean, b Ling A. Kew, b Ling
Extra
Total (for 8 wkla.)
50 20 ***
did not bat
Total.
Bowling-Fint Innings.
We are informed from the Mok Hing, b Ling Colonial Secretariat that persona R. Chan, rot out arriving in Bangkok frem Hong-Yeung Shuk Ping, did not bat Mans kong will be required to produce proof of recent vaccination; other- wise, they will be vaccinated
Vereela compulsorily.
must: complete fourteen days from Hongkong.
Motor Car Mishap. The driver of a motor car from
expected to eympathise with their the Exile Garage baa reported to
Victoria Theatre.
14
6
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Craigangower v. University, This match was played at Happy Valley yesterday. Boores;—
Craigengower.
12. D. Noria, a and b Hall
16 F. G. Thompson, a Rumjika,
3 b Ball
F. Schnepel,
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Obeah
Anderson,
B. W. Bradbury, b Bail
95 J. S. Graham, b Hall...
8. Jez, o Gittens, b Hall.
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3L A. Boan, a Gittens, b Cheah 3
1D. K. Kheras, l.b.w., b Cheah 13 530. Alves, ran out
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M.Abbas, b Cheah ..... 7. P. Madar not out ...
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O. M. B. W. 10. 2 54 5
4 0 21 0 Chesh Toon Look 5 1 22 4
University.
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16 G. Hall
Ramjiha
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W. Hall, e and b Graham... 124 W. Gittens, b Graham
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A. H. Ramjha, b Bradbury.. 22 Cheak Toon Lock, c and b O. M. R. W.
Graham 5.4 6 27 J. Thing, b Bradbury : 12 1 45 3A.G. Warren, Lb.w., bGraham. 4
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8. A. Ismail, b Bradbury
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5 1 30 1 R. Anderson, did not bat 4 0 29 2 Married v. single. This match was played on the Oricket Ground yesterday, when
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26 Eine display of G. E. Marley, who
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scored 156, in great style. There
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be as follows:-Daily issue-436 per annum. Weekly issue-President when he vapours about the Police that whilst he was B. C. Witchell, a and b Lee
"peace without victory", etc. driving a car in Queen's Road D. Goodall, et. Wei, b Ng Today's cables confirm us in yesterday, a little boy was kocek E. W. Dawson, b Un the opinica that no manly and ed down. The lad was conveyed B. G. Soatherton, l.b.w.,b Ua honest American can possibly be to the Government Civil Hospital, C. F. Mason, ran out content to accept Dr. Wilson's suffering from injuries to the head. Tacchi, not out... J. W. Franke, not out charitable view of car enemies, and face. In the first place, Reuter records
H. W. Eimonds, F. Ling, 0. that the Hus Consul General and
The current programme at the Sara, P. T. Lamble, did not
bat- Vice-Conent in Sta Francisco, Victoria contains abundance of together with a lieutenant, have interesting matter. There are
Extras been convicted of the charges two fresh episodes of the serial brought against them in connec-"Greed", a Pathe Gazette, a tion with plote to blow up mani- splendid Max Linder picture and tion works, and have received a variety of comice. Tomorrow sentences which may set as a night there will be a change of warning to some of their gallant programme. compatriots who ere settled in the United States, No Bane American osa read of the doings of these three gentlemen, or of those of the notorions von Papen and com- pany, without contrasting their. conduct with that of the Allied subjects whose affaire may have taken them to a neutral country It has surely been made clear by destructable in the German, and that none but a madman would trast one of the foul breed. Then what are the people of America going to think of their elected leader, when he segely hints that the Allies ought to forget any
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1917.
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The "Khaki Bag."
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Firet Lanings.
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W. H. Stapleton, 。 and b
Marley O. M. B. W. F. J. de Rome, a Gibor, Ching
b Marley Un How Fan... 12 3 28 2 R.E. O. Bird, c and b Marley Ng Sae Kwong... 7 0 26 1 R. Kennedy, c and b Gibson Geo. Lee
6 1 23 1 L. D. McNicoll, b Gibson Yow Man Tean 4 0 13 0. M. Mass, not cat...
Interesting Hollday Matches. E. W. Hamilton, o Tayler.
On Chinese New Year's Day &
Mr. Milroy's "khaki bag" hae been the means of another draft of £20 being sent to the Weekly Dispatch for the purchase of cigaretten and tobacco for the 6th Gordon Highlandere, a battalion of the Welsh Fusiliere and a detachment of the R. A. M. C. The "khaki b g," known to some 8 the "magic bag," has now collected the sum total of $200, contribution, however small, will, E. J. R. Mitchell, c. Edwards It is still going strong and say
be welcomed.
b Kay
Old Lady Tricked.
Redmond
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very interesting match was play. L. od on the Hongkong cricket Redmond ground, between teams styling themselves "Proletariat" and "Pedagogues." The · Boorea
were:***
Proletariat. First Innings.
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An old lady has laid inform S. P. Tharsfield, L.b.w., b Key ation with the Police as to how F. D. Bisseker, b Kay
J.. V. Brega, e Wright, b Kay
b de Rome...
de Rome
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Total Second Inninge. E, J. R. Mitchell, a Marley, b
Morgan
Lt. Gray, b Redmond...
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FOOTBALL
K.S.L.1. v. Royal Engineers. These teams met in the United Services Lesgas yesterday, when a very oven game resulted. It was is the first few minutes of the game that Braddock, for the 27 Shropshirst, registered the first
goal, and although the Engineers 45 Airove hard to equalise they failed to pieros the solid defence 11 pat up by Simpson and Clay. 100. Before the interval, O the Shropshires had added another.
goal, Machin being responsible. 24 The sccond half saw the en.
Ogineers in better form, and it wa
not long before the lead had been 1 reduced, Millard scoring a really good goal, Matters were equalised eoon after through Whits, and 35 from thence onwards till "time"
a severe struggle took place, ost of which neither team emerged 3 victorions, the final result being KS.LI,2; Royal Engineers, 2, 161
The Club v.. ROA. This match was played on the Club ground, pointa in the United Services league being sought after. Neither team was at full strength, and soon after the game
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R. Ponsonby Faze, b Marley 33 W. E. Stapleton, not out
20 F. J. de Rome, st. Sation, b
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A Paper Lion. A Chinese we charged before Commdr. Gibson, a and b Mr. C. D. Melbouras, at the Police Brayshay
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Marley
4B. E. O. Bird, b Evans
R. Kennedy, L. D. McMcoll,
M. M. Mass, E. W. Hamil top, L. Hodge, did not bit
Extras TIDO *
Total.......
Bowling, 1st Innings.
43
4
bad commenced it was clear that the Olab were up against a tough proposition. The exchanges favoured the soldiers, though the difference in the merits of the teams was nof sufficient to rob the game of speculative 2 interest. The first pericd wAN
107
O. M. R. W. 4 0 22 0 4 0 10 0
about half gone when the scoring was opened by Taylor, though great deal of the credit goes to Smith for the way in which worked up for the point. The Club had hard luck a little later
...12 0 70 5 on, but the artillerymen held
their lead at the interval.
4 0 18 98 18 31 13 0 11 Bowling.-2ad Inninga.
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Extras
Total
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Evans Morgan
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Second Inninge.
Marley
Tayler
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| E. J. R. Mitohell, a de Rome,
b Brayshay
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Gibson Redmond
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Evans
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Marley
Robinson..
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CHINA AND A STATE RELIGION.
Northern papers hayo au indressing amount to say as to the alleged widespread desire among the Chinese for a reosgnised State religion. According to Reuter, the latest development is that number of Members of Parliament have decided to form themselves little ill-feeling that they may she came to be robbed, in a par* Commdr. Gibson, b Kay into a party with the avowed object of establishing Confucianism bear towards this cultured rsee, ticularly mean way, of $95. She as the national faith. This party "has determined that it will not and just forgive and forget?
states that she was walking along! B. D. Evane, a Bird, b Kay yield a step, and will ti reaten to destroy the quorum at the meeting) "Growing Irritation." .
the street when she was met by. B. Tayler, b Brayshay of the Constitution Conference unless the object is achieved;" all Reater tells as, too, that the a mar, who, seeing that she was M. M. Maas, not out... of which points at least to a certain amount of determination on the United States Ambassador in holding the money in notes in her R. Kennedy,o Ponsonby Fane, part of the prime movers. The fact that China can summon up Germany "has not been able to band, said to her that they F. Sutton, a and b de Rome 5 enough energy to desire anything that is rational is, at any rate, secure a entisfactory etatement" required" chopping," and that he Bomething upon which to congratulate her; and though many concerning the imprisonment of would get them done for her. She E. W. Hamilton, Brawn, b of our readers, both Chinese and foreign, will be disposed to look Americans, among neutrals who handed the money over to him, with disfavear upon the ides of a State religion, they are bound to have been taken from various and he went ap come stairs, after own that the demand is at least some sign of social and intellectual ships, and that there is conse telling her to wait. She did so quently a growing irritation in for some considerable time, and, Vitality.
Those Chinese who have been in England, or who have made America therent. Not unnaturally of course, she has not seen the a olces study of British customs and institutions, will not feel that the people of the United States man since. an" established" form of wership is an unmixed blessing, for they will be wanting to know what must have seen that, to the average British aye, the State Church their President intende "to do The Presidential is just something to be taken for granted, like the British Museum, about it." and that religions of which the State takes no particular career of Dr. Wilson must Court this morning, with stealing B. 13. Evans, c Wright, b Bird cognisenco have potent is flance over people, surely have shattered The more old-fashioned of the Chisees in general will doubtless of the illusions in which the jacket and a cap. Defendaat H. H. Taylor, Marley, b Bird oppose the special recognising of Confucianiem, on the score that pressat generation was reared. It said there was a paper lion in J.V. Braga, o Southerton b Bird
the street and he was watching M. M. Maas, o Brayahty 4 As a race, our good was always said that Americs its artice with other people. R. P. Thurefield, bde Eme... Buch preference is foreign to Ühinese tradition. neighbours are naturally broad-minded where religion is concerned, would not tolerate isjastios in and Taoist and Baddhist mest with like consideration from all any part of the world, that she Crackers were being fired at the F. D. Bisseker, & Brayahay sections of the people. Towards Mohammedaniem and towards would uphold the rights of emall ame time, and to escape them be. W. Hamilton, à de Roms Ohristianity the average Chinese (despite the stories apread by the or weak nations, and that the ran under the verandab. P. C. R. Kennedy; not out... missionaries) is similarly tolerent, as a rale. Of course, there have Stars and Stripes was an inviol. Williams said it was true that F. Satton, b' Brayshay
thera wra a big crowd there. Ho been times when Christians, native and foreigo, have been per. able shelter to those seeking it,
BSP defendant come rushing secuted, I ut on nearly every occasion-the massacre at Tientsin five This belief was all very well be.
down the stairs with complainant and forty years ago, or the more recent Boxer troubles, are good ex- lore it was put to the text. Bat
hot on bia hesla. Defendant ren- amples-religion was merely used as an excuss by certain wire daring President Wilson's time into his (witness's) arms and w pullers whose one idea was to keep the country clear of foreigners Americans have been insulted
taken into custody. Defendant and foreign sympathieere. In certain other osses, it has to be owned and cometimes botobered
Bird with shame that the missionaries went about looking for trouble Mexico, their very flag bai ent to prison for seven days. Kay and found it; in other words, they interfered andaly with what did bean deliberately affronted there, A Chiness was charged before Brayshay.... Americans have been drowned at Mr. C. T. Melbourne, at the de Lome... Generally speaking, the Chinese are not a religious people, and sea by German pirater and the Police Court this morning, with it may be doubled if they ever will become so. Only the educated only reply has toon some cheap having 85 rounds of revalver classes have ever been able to give a reason for the faith that is in sort of blaff at which both ammunition aboard the s.s. China. Kay them. To somewhere about three hundred million of the people Mexicans and Germans have The two small boxes containing Brayabay" there is no such thing as religion, as most other races understand it sniggered. What will be the the stuff were done up to look Bird
over these like bars of soap, soap wrappers Marley China in general has never lost the primitive, almost animal belief President's notion that the waiverse is in the bands of certain entities that must be prisoners now in German hands being around them. Defendant de Rome appossed, or must be conjured away by some form of jam pidgin. Will he insult his own people by mid he found the ammunition For ons Chiness whose life is in any way guided by the excellent the meading of yet another Nois ? near two boxes, and picked theks moral code of a grass anher like Confucius, there are thousands If there is much more of this sort up to see if anyone claimed them. R. Ponsonby Fane, a Bisseker, who, from birth to death, recognise no religions or moral law at all of thing, it seems quite likely A fine of $42 was imposed.
are of courms as regards ancestor worship and whose sole ides that those who established the Another man was charged with A. O. Brawn, b Maan about such things ha, as we have said, that some spirits must be in party cry "Peace and a Fall having 110 rounds in his posses K. Brayabay, o Hamilton, b voked and others sxorcised. To such people one might as well talk Dinner Pail" may wish that, sion. When the detective brought
not concern them, and they paid the penalty.
in
Ammunition Possession.
Total
Extras
Bowling-1st Ioninge.
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After the change of enda, mst- 2ters were very even, each goal being visited in turn, but with- out success, Interesting play
O. M. R. W.
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2 0 12 08s seen, bat the final whistle 41 16 1 sounded with the E.G.A. the 5 0 30 1 possessor of both points, by the
only goal of the match. ...3.2 0 28. 0
Staff and Depts, v. R‚E. ... 21 5 I
Reserves. 2 0 10 2
Playing in the Second Division, 1 0 4 0
Staff and Departments proved Married.
successful against the R. E' Reserves. Three goals were scor- 11ed to their credit in the opening half, the scorers being Steels, 156 Stephens and Darricott, The 21, Esservos failed to reply. In the 10 second moiety, the Eagineera Oecored two goale, but, with their opponents adding another, the 30 result of the game was Staff and Departments, 4; B. E. Beserve, 2.
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Hamilton
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Macaskill, c and 5-Bird H. Taylor, a Bird, e Hamil-
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Col. Morgan, a Hamilton, b
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7.0 45 38. E. Green, run out...
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of making Judaism or Christianity the national faith as of establish after all, they had elected a Pre- the parcel out, defendant said it F. J. de Bome,l.b.w., ing Confucianism. The idee may be in itself greatly commendable,sident who would not have "'kept was adedicine.. A fine of $25
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Bowlleg.
HOCKEY.
Volunteer "A" v. Royal
Englacers.
The following will; represent the Volanimus. in. this. Limitad ...307 Berrions League, match at 6:45
p.m. alney to-morrow; at: Hayop:
O. M. R. W. Valley (Volunteers to play in
18 0 84 3 whites): - E. W. Hamilton, te restes
16.1 2 88 5. A. O. Narth, F.W. 8. Evana, sill d 60 430 G.EL. Pisroy, O. B. Johnson, best pailind 10. 20 6 Redmond, £. G. Hutchison, le Jajia ina maalas
010. A. D. Bell and G. Miskia,
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