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CRICKET.
CRAIGENGOWER v. H.K.C.C.
|
Cpl. Green, 1.5.w. b Piercy Sergt. Athorne, O and
Edmunds
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Gar. Parkins, b Edmunds Capt: Davies, 1.b.w.,b Edmunda Gar. Middleton, b Piercy Gar. Smith, c Taylor.
Edmunds Lieut. Bryson, b Ling... Master-Gur. May, run R. Bowerman, not out
Extras
To the surprise of every one, the Craigengower Club secured a victory over the Hongkong Cricket Club in their friendly match on Saturday. The Club confident of their superiority, closed their inning's on the fall of the seventh wicket at 161 runs. Craigengower, who went in after, played steady cricket and but for Omar who compiled 16 not out, the prospects of victory Ling were practically nil. The game | Taylor resulted in the win for Craigen- | Piercy gower, who passed Hongkong's Edmunds total with eight wickets down. { Wood Scores
a
HONGKONG C.C.
E. W. Day, c Jex, b Witchell 45
E. J. R. Mitchell, b Witchell... 34
C. Blaker, b Witchell...
8
Strange ROYAL
Out..
12
Total
..110
Bowling.
0. M. R. W.
14 +
0 15 0
0 24 2
2 26 5
2
0 18 0
3
1 6 0
V. E: E. AND INDIAN ARMY. Going on the wicket
first against Royal Navy in their match at Happy Valley on Saturday, the R. E. and Indian Army declared at 159 with eight wickets down. Major Greenaway. 78 not out. being the top notcher. The Navy replied with 129 for six wickets. Rev. Hastings being out not with 39 runs. Scores
P. de Paravacini, c Sousa, b
Abbas...
19
1
20
A. Burnie,
c Thompson,
b
Omar ...
21
8
Extras
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R. E. AND INDIAN ARMY, Captain Gray, b Pile
14
K.
Major Greenaway, not out
Crocker, b Major Edwards, e
File Captain Murray, e Elliott, b
Robinson
78
21
R. A. Brand, e Omar, b
Witchall
J. D. Humphreys, not out
P. Jacks, run out
Total (for 7 wkts, declared) 161 H. E. Hollands, A. Mackenzie and P. Sutton did not bat.
Th
Omar Abbas..
Witchell
Bowling.
0. M. R.
.11 1 31
W. 1
...19 0 72
.14 I 48
i CRAIGENGOWER.
R. C. Witchell, e and b Day
Lieut. Colon Taylr, b Has
tings
1 C. 5. M. Heath, b Hastings
4 "Lieutenent Carey, b Hake
13
D. M. Goodall, c and b Burnie
22:
7
F. G. Thompson, c Day, b
Paravacini
B. W. Bradbury, b Burnie 16
R. Basa, c Paravicini, b Hum-
phreys...
M. H. Abbas, b Humphreys
C. Kennedy, b Brand...
U. Omar, not out
A..Sousa, l.b.w., b Paravacini 13
A. Goldenberg, not our
Lieutenant McConnell, run our Q. M. S. White. b Hake Corporal Jail, not out
Extras
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THE TANKS.
STORY OF WAR OFFICE OPPOSITION.
Amazing revelations of the opposition of the War Office to the tanks at the time of their inception are told by Sir Albert Stern, one of the originators of the war invention.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1919.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
METALS FROM F. M. 8. The total exports of the princi pal metals from the Federated Malay States in 1918 were as 18,809 ounces follows: Gold, 1917, 18,154 ounces); wolfram, 710 tons (1915, 340 tons); tin and tin ore, 37,370 tons (1917, 39,833 tons). The estimated value of the In his disclosures, which aretin in Singapore for 1918 was compared with published in the Strand Magazine. 8.857,018,657, Sir Albert describes the gradua! 541,250,504 in 1917.
JAPANESE BANK'S LAMENT. perfecting of the tanks until their
The last report of the Yoko- first entry into action in September,
hama Specio Bank states that 1916. They were a huge success.
since the Armistice. Japanese, so much so that Sir Douglas Haigrade" with such newly cultivated congratulated Sir Albert Ster and Col. Swinton in the following words:-
We have had the greatest victory since the battle of the Marne. We have taken more prisoners and more territory, with comparatively few casualties. This is due to the tanks.
Wherever the tanks advanced we took our objectives, and where they did no: advance we failed to take our objectives,
ORDER CANCELLED.
It was at this point that the Army Council stepped in. They issued an official instruction can Ocelling the order.
fields as Indis, the South Seas, South Africa, and South America" has decreased very considerably, and that, unless steps are taken to improve the quality of goods and sales methods, exports from Japan cannot be maintained. This is an old complaint against manufacturers and Japanese merchants of which Japanese official reports have complained more than once.
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, With the development of electrical industry in China, the trade of electrical accessories is
machinery and
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COMMERCIAL NEWS.
SINGAPORE AS WORLD'S RUBBER
CENTRE.
Before the
war plantation
Branch at Yaumati
THEATRE AL ROYAL
rubber was shipped direct from Commencing Saturday October 25th at 9.30 p.m. Singapore. Colombo, and other porta in the Far Fast to London. where it was sold at auction.
EDGAR WARWICK
PRESENTS THE
London had always been the NEW REVUSICAL-COMEDY CO.
world's greatest rubber market. But the submarine menace, to gether with high ocean freight and war-risk rates and lack of
50 that the tonnage, placed London at disadvantage. Singapore market and the Far East has become, temporarily
Sir Douglas then appointed Col. Swinton head of the Tank Corps. and Sir Albert Stern head of the Construction of Tanks. Sir Doug-import las added: Go back and make as many tanks as you can." The showing a remarkable increase result was that Sir Albert was with the progress of years. In view of such steady growth of ordered to build 1.000 tanks.
the business, it may be safe to expect its future to be more and more prosperous. At presentat various power houses, owing to the difficulty of purchasing electrical machinery abroad, are Sir Albert states that he im unable to cope with the growing 4mediately went to see Mr. Lloyd demand for the electric current, 0 George. who told him he had and are reluctantly refusing to
heard nothing of the instruc-accept new annlications. 9 tion. Mr. Lloyd George asked
me to tell
William Sir 169 Robertson, Chief of the Im- perial Staff, what I had told him. This I did. The order for the production of 1.000 tanks was reinstated next day."
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Totaltfor 8 wkis, devo -
Bowling.
0. M. R. W", 13 4 મક •
29.
1
In May, 1917, Sir Douglas Haig asked for a special department to look after tanks. It was appoint ed; but, to Sir Albert's surprise, the three military members, who a month before had never even seen a tank. laid down all rulings as to design and production!
GOING HOME.
GERMAN PRISONERS
REJOICE.
a
least. the world's rubberi market. The Singapore rubber auctions are growing more and more important and buying of crude rubber is largely centred there. In addition to representa- tives of all large American manu- facturers, all large American and London dealers now have buyers at Singapore. Sales in the Singa- pore auctions have grown from 552 tons in the rear of their origin (1912) to 24,316 tons in 1917 Practically all plantatian Following upon the decision of rubber is now imported into the the Supreme Council immediate United States via the Pacific the Far East, orders have been issued for the direct from. repatriation of German prisoners in Japanese tonnage. Although! held by Great Britain in France. the London market seems with- The first batch of 1,000 were to out particular influence on con- have left France for Germany re.ditions in America, from a broad cently that being the largest daily point of view we should not dis Aumber for which the German count consideration of London as authorities have made reception a factor in the rubber market: arrangements. TheBriti hauthori- for the majority of rubber planta- ties are in a position to dispatch tions are British-owned, and in
case havel 3,000 a day at once from France nearly and to increase this number to their central offices in London. 6,000 a day if the German authori- and from that city the directors ties provide the necessary trains. aro controlling the sales. It is not unlikely that after shipping, The repatriation of the men from Great Britain depends upon financial, "and other conditions Sir Arthur Duckham also in- the sea transport, which under resume their normal state London formed Sir Albert on Oct. 15 that the Treaty the Germans must may again become a greater factor three generals had asked for his provide. They will be sent home in the rubber market. .129 removal, and the next day he as soon as the German authori
was politely dismissed by Mr. ties send the necessary shipping. Churchill from the headship of There was intense joy in the the Mechanical Warfare Supply Germans prisoners camp ar Department, and advised to go Oswestry
Hastings
10 Pile
9
37
•
46 Kennett
5
38
Robinson
A
11
Hake...
30
S. Jez, did not bat
Q
ROYAL NAVY.
Extras..
13
Paymr. Lt. Commdr. Holborn,
b Edwards
14
Total (for 8 wkt.)...164
| Mr. Kennet, b White
Bowling.
Paymr. Lieut. Robinson, c
0. M. R. W",
Greenaway, b Edward's
25
.14 3 44 1
Rovd. Hastings, not out
59
8 1 45
Private Elliott, 1.b.w. b Jeati
1
6 3 9 2
S.B.S. Crocker, b Edwards
}
5 0 29 2
Lt. Hake, e Taylor. b Murray
5 0 20
1
Mr. Pile, not out
Day
Paravicini
Burcia...
Humphreys
Brand...
CIVIL SERVICE V. R.G.A. The R. G. A. were in fine fettle in their match against the Civil Servants, and won'in good style by six wickets. A. E. Wood and C. Q. M. S. Talfourd were acquisi itions for their respective sides. Capt. Davies for the R.G.A.
took 4: wickets for one run, whilst Wood scored 54 not out of his side's total of 72.
Signalman Stock
A. B. Andrews Surgeon Lieur.
Pridham
Edwards White Jeall
Gray
Bryson and Edmunds gave a good exhibition of their bowling Murray abilities, and the match was an in- teresting one to watch. Scores ---
CIVIL SERVICE.
A. E. Wood, not out
H. E. Strange, C. Talfourd, b
Bryson
Dr. Smalley, Talfourd, b
Bryson
G. Piercy, b Bryson.
H. Edmunds, l.kw., b Olliver...
F. J. Ling, b Bryson
F. Thursfield. b Bryson
R. Taylor, b Davies-
E. Fincher, b Davies
G. Haskett, b Davies
S. E. Aldermen, b Davies
Extras.....
Total
Bowling.
54
Extras
did not bat
Total (for 6 wkts.) Bowling.
Greenaway
19
0. M. R. W
3
B 051
3
K
0 30
1
4
0 18
1
4
0 11
0
2 0 8
1
2 0 11
0
KOWLOON V. INDIANS. This was a walk-over for the Kowloon Club, the Indians' play
I being lifeless. Claxton for Kow- loon passed the century mark, his 3107 not out being the result of O consistent hard hitting. For the 0LR.C., Ismail's 14 was the best. 1 Kowloon declared at 216 for five wickets, winning comfortably by 4155 runs.
07
DC.R.C. V. STAFF AND DEPTS. 0 The Staff and Departments were 5well represented by Major Bowen and Lt. Col. Coles who helped 12 materially to secure the win in their match against the C.R.C. on the Causeway Bay ground on W. Saturday.
Lt: Col Coles piled 548 and Major Bowen 42, while for 1 the C.R.C. Ng Sze Kwong secur- 4ed 56 runs and G. Lee 57. The Military declared 182 runs for 9 wickets and the C.R.C. put in 138 runs for 7 wickets. The match was drawn.
O. M.
R.
Bryson
11
4
22
* * * * * * *
Olliver
9
0
44
Davies
1.2 0 1
R. G. A.
Cart. Olliver, b Ling...
17
47
C.C.M.S. Talfourd, c Thurs-
feld, b Edmunds
POLITELY DISMISSED. Sir Albert asked for 4,000 tanks for 1918, but the War Office stuck at 1,350, and, according to Mr. Churchill, accused Sir Albert of "lumbering them up with aseless tanks at the front, and
of wasting millions
public
money.
when the
decision
every
WHY NO RISE IN RUBBER ? An almost daily question in Mincing Lane circles is, "Why has plantation rubber not partici. pated in the almost general, and
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and study the developments of of the Supreme Council became in the majority of instances, tanks in France and America. known. Men rushed to each enormous increase in values of Admiral Sir A. O. H. W. Moore other and embraced, wrung each produce? And yet the same
affected have
all was then appointed in his place, other's hands, and slapped one influences
.control, and, says Sir Albert"up to the another on the back. German markets-restrictions, date of his appointment Admiral officers. eagerly discussed the freight scarcity. But whereas Moore had never even seen a news with camp officers, and since the Armistice, in November, 1918, most articles have risen in a appeared to be well informed on Tank:
very marked manner rubber has dealers shared in this tempting on the contrary, is desirable if, as been the outstanding exception. Opportunity, for there was a good its position warrants, London is One reason for the exceptional margin of profit on simultaneous to become the chief distributing course of the market for this sales of forward delivery here. port, and there are indications of The elimination of article, says a correspondent in When shipping facilities im-a healthy development in this the Financial News, is the fact proved the accumulation in the direction. that in May last year the United East was gradually dispersed, and Russia as a buyer has not help- States Government enacted that large quantities were shipped to ed our market, while the cen the imports of rubber into that England, with the result that tral Empires have, of course, country should be restricted to stocks here have constantly in- been debarred during the war. 100,000 tons per annum, ie., to creased, and at the moment do But now that after protract about half of the quantity which not appear to have reached theirled negotiations the Peace Treats the rubber trade there would have maximum. For several months with Germany has at last been
"demand in imported if things bad been therefore supply bas largely signed and ratified, and the
the blockade exceeded
raised the London London market, and rubber market should experience a "I said that we had fought our
normal Stocks in hardest to prevent inexperienced
owing to scarcity of tonnage, had accumulated to a very large total, & heary article to finance. revivial of demand, for rubber is
United States, officers from ruining the ane
having cheap, and obtainable quicker and the result of the American development in which we had
in bought extensively the here than from any other market.
"the East statement published in restriction was an acute pressure
during outstripped the Germans." The
depros- Moreover, in view of the serious following extract from Sir Douglas several newspapers that tanks to sell, and heavy decline in prices Haig's last dispatch, on December were still being built by the North- in Singapore. Very beaty pursion, have not had resort to this coal question and high freights, 21, 1918 shows clearly what might Eastern Railway Company for chases were made on the decline, market to any extent recently, the cost of importing from the is officially and American buyers were par large stock here should. how producing countries is more likely have been the effect on the war the Government
ticularly prominent, while London ever. not prove a detriment, but, to increase than the reverse.
Not until Land Milner took the the latest phases of the negotia- matter in hand, with Sir Henry tons. Concerts were held in hon- Wilson as Chief of the Imperial our of the occasion and extraord General Staff and General Har-inary scenes of rejoicing were rington as Deputy-Chief, did the witnessed. Some of the men have Tanks really come into their own, been interned at Oswestry for
On Oct. 29 he accepted the three years. position of Commissioner for Mechanical Warfare (Overseas not been overruled by men of
warnet and Allies), but
Mr. longer and eaner vision:
Since the opening of our offen- Churchill that the progress of the design and output of the Tanks sive on August 8, Tanks have, would surely suffer.
been employed in every battle and the importance of the part played by them in breaking the resistance of the German infantry can scarcely be exaggerated.
NO TANKS BEING-BUILT."
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