1917-12-31 — Page 8

LOCAL SPORT.

FOOTBALL

· LEAGUE-DIV. 2..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1917.

Neither side felded anything ME Abbas, b Bedmond like their best teame the standard J. 8. Graham, not ontwi of play suffering in commquence. F. G. Thompson, o and b

Play the whols of the game Mailer

through was in favour of the Navy C. Sars, Redmond who ran out winners by goals D.K.Kharaa, l.bw.b Redmond 0

G. N. Manley, o Gittens, be to 1.

Redmond

Clarke of the Navy made his 83rd Co. B.G.A. v. Kowloon,first appearazos since his socident Played on the Club Ground on early in the season, and played Saturday last, the teams being quite a good game in company represented by the following with Llewellyn:

83rd Co. BG.A.—Taylor; Frenob, Gardner, A; Robinson,

Croxton and Waldon for the Middlesex Regt. played a good Marley

Lord, Cope; Swao, Hawley, game although the latter did not Redmand Attwood, Gardner, B; Hammond, touch his usual good form.

Kowloon.-Manning; Homil

ton, White Varlangenberg, Jones, Rasmussen; Sears, Moo0- der, Pasco, Knight, Tatem.

Referee. Mr. McTavish, The soldiers could only field nine men at the start, and play

LEAGUE CRICKET.

Civil Service v. R.Q.A.

Played on the Civil Service ground, when the still unbeaten Divil Servanta had a narrow shave

I

H

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Total Bowling,

TA

2

53

O. R. H. W.

10 0.24 2

10.3 27-8 University,

#

G. E. Marley, Bass, b A.H. Eumjaba, o and b Abbe F. Redmond, b Grimmett.

J. Wright, b Ford, b Grimmett R. Ponsonby Fane, a Noria, b

Graham

14

Buffered in consequence. Kowloon for victory, both time and the Lim Keng Sing, b Abbas quite surprised their supporters gunners nearly robbing them. O. Jack, ran out

29

18

2

20

4

0

**

0

4

2

+

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Total...

20

6

THE YARN MARKET.

Features of the Year's Trado,

Mesare, Polishwalla and Kot- wall, in their fortnightly report dated December 29, state-Since the issue of our last fortnightly

A CHRISTMAS GUEST.

(By Rifleman Patrick - MacCM, Author of "The Great Push" etc.)

"There's a German lying out in front," said the sentry. He's calling" not "and he must be woanded.".

REMINDER.

To-morrow's Doings at Kowloon

“Maybe iva, a trick," said Don't forget that to-morrow the Boxer, getting to his foot." One Our day" Fair on the Kowloon never knowe what these follows Cricket Club ground opens at 3 are up to. Maybe they're wan-pm. Badges giving admittance. It was Christmas Eve in the ting us to go out and help them to the grounds will be gold report, dated the 18th instant, Hobezollern Redoubt, with the and than they'll set on us." throughout the morning and may prices have remained frm, and a water to the fire step and the

"Hilfe! bilfa !'"*. came the

also be obtained at the gate IY healthy faw of business, on a dug-outa aninhabitable. The call from the darkness again.

this connection it may be med moderate sale, has been transant men, if they could sleep, had to The same voice, said the tioned that a sum of $300 has ed. As mentioned in our annual sleep on the firestape, taking care sentry:

already been raised by the sala öf

themselves becomin¬ louded with

report, Bombay price are very not to roll off and fall into the "Well, one man would not badges at the Kowloon Cricket strong with so apward tendenor, alusby foor of the trench. At one come out alone, said the practical Olaban Sandey might, which cons and as local socks of angold yarn time there were dusk boards Boxer, "I suppose there'll be stitute a good send-off for the funds have dwindled down to very there, but that was in the early twenty of them out there. Even It may stoo be mentioned that small proportions, prospects. for winter, Probably the duckboards as he spoke a couple of shells the convenience of those who fud the opening of the year look most were there yet, but they had not burst in the open. promising. Total sales, 4,000. been seen for weeks; they had They're not going to fire on parcels the osravan luas been com Bargains in Chinese hands, 12,000 sunk down and were in safe hid their own men if they are out," verted into Parcels Store. ing for "the duration," So the said the sentry. "I'll be some Latest reports 88 to side shows poor devil that's lost, may be, and state that everything is going Shanghai-A better feeling them.en they spoke of

thinks that he's near his own very satisfactorily and all is in people. Probably he has got hit." readiness to deal with the first "It's a poor blooming Christ rash of patrons and all mas for him, then," said Boxerancoeeding sitacks. We would Ill go out and have a look again draw attention to the saloon of Sam Isaace and remind word he visitors to the grounde that meals

balea

with a rise of two taels prevaile in this market.

soldiers said

It was past eight o'clock in the evening and tea had just been Japanese Yarnt-The follow-served out. The cooks were

of

to

round."

Without another

will be in attendance, ~

NERVOUSNESS.

and finally Pasco tock advantage âve chances to the field which well taking all the wickets,/ close. Following in the wake out his logs on the muddy plat He got hit in the leg. Help me! In these times of war-strain

Royal Engineers. Sgt. MoGregor, o Keyes, b.

of a good pass and gave the were not accepted, and, not to be civilians the lead. Just before outdone in generosity, attempted time the same player made a fiae an impossible run, and retired! individual effort, and put the re- Civil Service had four runs to walt beyond doubt. Beenit make to win, and a few minutes 0. Q. H. S. Beakes, Hack, Kowloon, 3; 83rd Co.B.A., 1. to play when the last man weat b Lee

Dennis

**

Kowloon have vastly improved, in, but a beautiful cut past point Lea. Upl. Adams, b Back and they are sure to give the by the Hon. Mr. Severn put the Lt. Wahl, b Lea B.E. Reserves a good run next issue beyond doubt, and, as stated Spr. Waller, o Lee, b Dennis Saturday, Parco plays much before, the home team secured the Spr. Townsend, c Hack, b Lee

Great better as a forward than a half-coveted three points, back. For the Ganuere, Hem- praise is due to Hamilton for the Sr. Millard, st. Keyes, b Hack

[8. C. Oripwell, not ont mond pat in some fine centres way he saved his side. Discard-Opl. Charters, 1.b.w. b Henley from the left, and French played ing his usual forcing game, he L/3. Pascall, o Keyes, b Smith quîte à sturdy game at back.. kept his wicket up, and compiled Opl. Heath, l,b.w., b Dennis

35 before being sent back. li waS noticeable that Civil Service lost

Postponed Match.

Another match in Div. 2 7

Extraa

Of year. With the sudden collapse for it. He was a soldier who felt That the postman?" asked

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37

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of cotton to 163, yarn values great confidence in himself, which Boxer, slipping over the sand baga went crashing down, and rates was not to be wondered at, for into the trench. fell fifty dollers in the course of a he was the champion middle

"It's jolly sold, Boxer," said the sentry who had just come on

I wish the rum was up.”

by giving an excellent exhibition The Hon. Mr. Severn won the Chesh Toon Lok, b Abbas. of passing, but in front of goal toes, and elooted to let the other Ang Swes Ching, b Graham they were exceedingly weak. Time side bat firat; a decision justified W. Gitters, o Ford, b Abbasing are latest quotations 100 already clambering up over the after time they had only the by the result, for the Artillery G. Hall, not out

7 Bales Nagasaki No. 20s at $218/parados with their dixies, on the 5 220/227; 200 Bales 3 Horses No. way back to the chalk pit by goalie to best, but failed to score. men were dismissed for 87 runs,

10 a $207/210; 3 Horses No. Maros, where the fold-kitchen scrambled up on the parapes and can be obtained there at any hour. About a quarter of an hour from Dix putting together a well-played

92 209 at 8230; 400 Balee Yellow was in hiding. The postman drew his bayonet after him. Then Don't go home to dinner; stay the start, the soldiers team was 35. With an hour and a half to completed and the game became play, the home team commenced

Bowling

Jose No. 20s at $208/210/220; would be up presently; that is, if he made his way outwards and and dine with Sam. Arrange O. M. KW.betan No. 1 at $182; Seteu No, the barrage which the enemy had disappeared in the mist, Fifteam ments have been made for dano very even. Hammond made a their innings, bat, owing the

13.3 3.31 320a at $235; Blue Fish No. 20e opened on the back-area had not later he returned, carrying sing during the evening while it good ran on the left wing and good bowling of their opponents, Graham centred so accurately that Atwood runs came slowly and wickets Grimmett

0 41- 2 at $235.

found him and his well crammed burden on his shoulders and is also expected that some pipers 4 8 4 only had to tap the ball past the fell quickly. There seemed to Abbas.

In their report for 1917, the sack.

came to the lip of the trench. same firm stałe z-m goalie. Half time:83rd Co. be an over-anxiety on the part of

Royal Engineers y, 'Navy.

"I hope ald Bill gets up bere

"That you, Boxer?” the sentry RGA, 1; Kowloon, 0.

one or two of the batamento

Never in the history of the safe," said Boxer, & well set

enquired. Kowloon started the second hurry up with the score, and for The Navy were rather badly

Their yern trade bine the local market Surrey youth, whose torn

It's me," was the reply." Help half in most determined fashion, this reason, three of the side were trounced in this game.

me-down with this fellow. It's WAR TIME and their efforts were rewarded, run out. In a dull game, Fieto- opponenta pat ap a total of 139, experienced aneb repid and sentry-go had just come Mooeden bringing the score level.her provided a little hamour, for, but the naval men could only violent fluctuations as it has an end. He sat himself down a young German that was out the fire-stop, stretched carrying in water and went astray. Both sides tried bard to score, in se many minutes he pai up reply with 34, Beakes and Crip during the year now drawing to on

of the steady advance of American form and pillowed his head on his in with him.” Scores.-

cotton, yarn prices moved up head on his pack. He was going

many people are ligi in za Boxer knelt down and placed unnatural condition of nervous from $112-133, for "Tena," to have a sleep, if that were posai the German on the parapet. The excitement. Unless something in which were the opening rates in ble. The prospect was cheerlese prisoner groaned feebly. 2 January, to over $200 in August enough, but the youth did not sentry, assisted by the postman, result will be a nervous break- The done to correct it, the inevitable when cation reached the pheno- mind. Strong and supple, he who had just come up, took the dows, an exhaustion of nervoON 8menal figure of 21d. Then could endure any amount of die Germen in his arms and placed 26 came the crucist period of the comfort and be little the worse him on the fire-step.

Fenergy.. that may take

a very serious and unforeseen turn.

Neurasthenia is one eneb result with its accompaniment of worry. irritability, ovar-sensitiveness and "Postman, all right," said the severe headaches. This meaner 20 low daga. To make matters still weight boxer of his battalion and

worse, exchange commenced svar. in listio encounters was able to us, who had just placed a large that the patient has lost the ing upwards,and with thatthemar suffer no end of greiling without bag on the floor of the trench, and power to recover and store up

who was now propping up the energy. The condition will growt 1ket osme to s dead halt. Fora time, turning a hair,

German on the fire-step. "There's worse if not corrected. 13 mattera looked very gloomy in-

aparoel for you and a couple of The treatment necessary in one deed, and it was feared that the

lettere. And the ram is at hand of antrition of the nerve cells, Total .139 merebants were again face te fame

Ba, wall. Double tot for each to requiring a true tonio, not a mere Bowling.

with a repetition of that never to

night, I think, seeing it's Christ-stimulant. As the nerves get their O. M. B. W. be forgotten experience of 1906,

nourishment from the blood, the 18 1483 when practically all the native

"And we need it," said the treatment must be directed to 7 2 25 3 dealers were wiped out. To the

sentry. & 1 18 2 credit of both foreign and native

warde building up the blood. Dr. A sergeant came along the Williams' pink pills act directly 30 21. merchants, it must be said that I'm sure of a parcel when he trench at that moment with on the blood, and have proved of 4 0 14 on this occasion they faced the comes," said Boxer sleepily. "I

situation calmly. With a view of hope he gets through all right entered the bay in which the of neurasthenis and other nervous rum jar under his arm, and the greatest benefit in many cases Navy. Com. W. Murray, b Cripwelling the dealera to keep up

affording some relief and enable They're shelling some, now." soldiers were. A corporal followed disorders. A tendency to anemia, The eentry turned his eyes on him, carrying a tablespoon in or bloodlesans, which is shown Big. Hack, b Oripwell

clearances, it was tacitly agreed the grey, formless mistiness of his hand. The sergeant looked by most neuraathenic patients, is that no new business should be No Man's Land. Out on the round, then at the figure lying also corrected by these tonic pills. booked, and by the time the damb, desolate levels he could on the fire-step. importers felt is incumbent upon see, barely ten yards away, a

*Get up. them to put pressure for overdue buddle of barbed wire that lostration!" he called to it. contracts, the sharp recovery of itself on left and right. Ahead of "Easy, sergeant," said Boxer.dealers sell them, also obtainable cotton and the fall of exchange it nothing was visible, save the "It's not one of us. It's a German, at $150 per bottle, $8/- for 6, had brought a welcome succour, mist, that heaped itself up like a

a young one, and he's badly from the Dr. WilliameTM Medicine and the worst of the crisis was mountain of cotton wool. At one wounded. Stopped a packet in Co., 96 Szechuan Road, Shanghai. past. Since then, Bombay prices moment the horison seemed his leg." have been steadily advancing, inconceivably remote, at the next which naturally affected this closed in, five paces away on sil market most favourably, end, it is sides, and everything it bounded confidently felt that when the looked dark and wavering like dealers make up their booka, the the waters of a sullen sea, Be secounts will show en betantial hind could be heard the crash of "He came over here, looking profite for the year. We append bursting explosives, but bothing for his Christmas box," said below a comparative table of could be seen.

Boxer, "So I think we'd better arrivale, sales and prices. Boxer was asleep and snoring give him a drop of rum, seeing

1916. Arrivals, 128,000 bales; loudly, bis face, a white It's Christmas Eve.”

a hot bath at bedtime and a dose sales, 141,000 bales; prices, 10s, mask, turned to the skies. 8112/133, 20, 8136/170,

"Hold out that spoon of of Pinkettes, the little gentle-as- yours, corporal," ordered the nature laxatives, form the heat 1917-Arrivals, 105,000 bales; bayonet, the latter point

sergeant who was a disciplins-preventative, sales, 86,000-beles; prices, 10a, ing straight up over the rian eren in an sot of $135-200-180,208, 8170 290-230, parapet. like a thin dark line, kindness. The spoon was held Bar Cotton. Under this head, The sentry looked at it, and at out and the sergeant emptied s we desire to call attention that, that moments shell burst out in tot of the precious liquid in it.

down to be played, 88th Co. a lot of time in the field arrang RG.A, T. St. Joseph's College,ing their men.

By now, every

bat, owing to military duty, the man should know his place and match had to be postponed.

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE

•H.K.D.C. V. R.O.A.

stick to it. Boores :***

Lee R. O. A.

Dennis... Bdr. Athorne, b Hamilton... 8 Hack Bdr. Dir, o and b Witchell... 35 Henley

Smith

Flayed on the Olab Ground on Bdr. Drummond, b Severn... Saturday last, the teams being sa follows:-

H.K.D.C.-Goldenberg; Mo- Cubbin, Care; Ralston, Stewart, Rodger: Irvine, Chanaelle, Grim mett, McTavish, Stalker.

R.G.A.Devines.

Gr. Barnes, b Bevera Gr. Perkins, b Bird... Gr. Sharman, Hamilton, b

Bird

**

2

F. W. Gray, ran out

·0

1

Sgt. Dennis, b Raskes:

8

11

Mr. Keyes, b Beaker...

***

Dr. Smith, b Beaken.

Lt. Thomson, b-Oripwell-

Bar, Mana, b Witchell Gr. Smith, b Witohell Gretton, L, Wilkinson, got out Dicksson: Small, Talford. Town Br. Armstys, b Bird send; Xoangman, Tarner, Green, Gr. Boooook, b Witchell...

Edgler, Barter.

Play opened in favour of the

Gunners, but the Defence Corps

Boon got into their

and made

stride,

things bot for

their opponents'

defence. A Hamilton.

C. P. O. Lee, b Oripwell.

A. B. Henley, b Oripwell

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Total.

87

Bowling.

F. O. Barclay, o Pascall, b

Baskes

0.

W. R. Sig. Byder, not out"

0

8 1 17

Extraa..

3

+

5" 2 26

8" 3 21

6 4 18

13

Reakes Oripwell

fine bout of passing by the Hon, O. Severn. B.G.A. followed, but Edgler shot Bird.

910

outside. The Olab were the first Witchell

to score, through Ralston. The

Civil Service.

ball beanoed in front of the goal w. E. Dixon, run out and went over the goalie into the D. M. Goodall, e Dix, b net. Half time-HK.D.O., 1; Athorne RGA, O.

B. O. Witchell, e Mann, 1

Barnes

E, W. Hamilton, o Boocook,

Athorne

b

The second half saw the Gan- nere more to advantage. Town Bond and Talford made some fine openings for their forwards, but C. M. W. Beynolde, ran out

cCubbin and Cave were much J. C. C. Fletcher, ran out ... too good for them. In the last R. E. O. Bird, b'Baines quarter of an hour the Ganners P. T. Lamble, b Athorne were attacking very strongly. Ling, b Athorne... Green put in s fine shot, which w. H. Edmonds, not out was well saved by Golden Hon. U. Severn, C.M.G., not berg at the expense of a

which nothing:

Extrea corner, from Boerned. Just before time, McTavish broke away, and, after defesting the backs, Booted with * good shot. This was quite a good individual effort. Result: 'ÉK.D.O., 2; R.Q.A, 0......

out

ANO

Total Bowling.

i

34

O. M. B. W. ...9 2 15 4 9 3 165

C. RC. v. Middlesex. This was a slow scoring match. 7 The Chinese Becreation Clab batted first and made 94, of which 35 Ng Sze-kwong contributed a use- fal 29, while the military men 15 were disposed of for 74, thanks largely to the good bowling of Un How-too, who took seven

Total (For 9 Wickets) 92

So do 1 said Boxer "Especially when I wake up, for that's the time one feels the cold.","

"And the post, as well," said the sentry.

Near him was his rifle and

Start Dr. Williams" pink pille It's your tum for the people to-day and begie _to_get___steady nerves." Most

where the devil has he come from ?" asked the Corporal.

"The German eat up and look ed round. He was quite a young fellow..

Free-Send a post card to the above address for a copy of a

and their Needs." helpfal free guide, "The Nerves

IF YOU FEEL A COLD APPROACHING

PINKETTES

diapel Constipation, Bilionsne

wickets for 20 runs. Scores for a considerable time past, front, near the wiree, and a hua-"Drink," he ordered, holding torpid liver, sick headaches, and

Bengal cotton has been out of red splinters few over the the spoon under the nose of the clear the complexion. Of Chem 29 this market. · It is probable that trench. The soldier dacked down

the natives in the interior have and waited for the tornado of young German, The wounded iste, or 60 cents the phial, from.

O found a substitute with which to fragmente to cease.

meet their requiremente Com Ashall has dropped in front," 18 requently, that market is now he called to the sleeper, and Boxer

6 entirely lost to the Bengal pro- woke up. 8duct,

4

อ

W

2

C. R. C.- Ng Sza Kwong, b Tebbett

BA

14-4

5 Ng Sze Yaen, c Hessman b

Tobbelt 3

Un Hew Fan, Relf, b

Tebbett

H

B. Ching, b Cooper...

O, W. R.

G. Lee, b Smith

Atborne Barnee

10 4 19

Ho Wing Kin, b Cooper

4

...13 2 38

Yew Man Taun, b Cooper

9

***

7 0 19

A. Kew, ran out

0

Armatys

5 0 13 University v. Craigengower,

Kwok Shia Yan, b Cooper

5

Pie. Grove, o Kwok, b Ng Sze

Wei Lee San, o Tebbett, b

Cooper

Kwong

11

Pie, Smith, b Up Bow Fan

Lt. Cooper, b Ng SzeKwong,

11

Extras

Pro, Miles, o Un How Fanta

The outstanding feature of the Boocook game was the fine play of Town send and Telford in the half line

of the Gunners, and Care and

MoCabbin, of the Defence Corpe,

st back.

In this match, Ursigengower put up a rather indifferent show, J. Wong, not dat The Defence Corps only two of their betemen making were somewhat fortunate to win double figures. Redmond bowled. be the Gunners had most of the with deadly effect for the Varsity, taking eight wickets for 27 runs.

play in the second half,

Navy v. Middlesex Regt.

His side won comfortably. For Played on the Navy Ground the losers Abbaa did well with the Tabbott Iant Saturday.

ball, capturing four wickets at en Belf Nary:Crooker ; - Biggs, even average of two rana spiece, Lt. Cooper Conker, Bundle, Luzion, Travis; Boores:

Llewellyn, Olarke, Parker, Morris, Cape,

Total ... Bowling.

Pte. Groves, o Tew, b'Un

94 Eta. Woodward, a Ng Bze

Kwang, bUn

O. . R. W

9 2 27 3

30 250 10.3.4 20 5 Pie. Smith.” 40 15 1 Pte, Woodward 10 10 Middlesex,

Craigengoner. A. W. Grimmett, b Redmond 7 Middlesex Begt--Linkolna: T. Ford, o Wright, b Marley... 12 Capt. Henderson Smith, c. Wei,

18b Yew home Fisher, Tarner; Foney, Bailey, J. D. Moria, b Bedmond Finob Croxton, Barington, R. Bass, b Redmonds

0Lo Cpl. Tebbett, o Ng Sae Richard, Cook, Waldon, L. A Rowe, D. Bodmand * 70. Luen, b Un

Pte. Thompson, b Us How Fan Pte. Relf, not out

What's wrong?" hemambled. "A shell," said the sentry. "Oat at the Wires,” Dav

le that all?" Boxer mumbled,

and turned to sleep again.

man drank, as the postman fam-|

Dr. Willisme Medicize Co., 98 bled with the mailbag. After a chaen Road, Shanghai. moment's groping he brought out |

a parcel and locked at the address

with the aid of an electric light.

You," he said, and handed

the parcel to Boxer, who took it

Divorce Court to Palacer:

Sergt. Major Henry Collins,

in his banda and opened it. London Regiment, after obtaining

A jolly good one," he matters divaros decres on the ground

ed as he felt it's contents. "They of his wife's misconduct with

But that was not all. As the haven't forgotten as in Blighty man named Emaill, prospe

3 sentry raised his head again yet. He drew out a tin box, Buckingham Palace to

2 a yell from No Man's Land, like placed it between his knees and the D. C. MC, from the hands of

0

Pte. Hessmen, b Un How Fan 15

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theery of an animal in opened the lid. Enough to go the King.

pain, reached his ears. Hillel round," he added, looking at the

hilfe called's weak voice. As German," and out guest must

far as the sentry could judge the have the first cake.” speaker lay out on the field, some where near the wires.

The entry bent down to Bozer, again and touched him with bis

74 band.

Total... Bowling.

TOMB W

کر کے

Un How Fan 2.13.3 4 207 Tow Man Teun... 13 6 27 1 Ng Bus Krong 4 8 0 24

He handed a piece of short kindly voice.

"Cheero, bergesni, inmates of the bay in one

bread to the German, then divided call this being soft, but the reminder between the others, good kind of softnes

The call bad already passed Cheero, hoyn!! along for stretcher-bearers, and Matey he whispered. these were coming. The sergeant The sleeper opened his eyes who had inished issuing the rum and looked up. What's wrong rations in the bay, turned to now?" be enquired, in a voices and help that young of itapatience,

Bozer vowed

German skid