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LOCAL FOOTBALL.

A feature of the cable' nows? during the past few wooks has boon the big ovonts in realms of oricket and Rugby-the Au- BUSINESS

SATURDAY'S MATCHES, Saturday's football matchen ro- stralian fixtures, and to a lessor BUSINESS HURRIED 18 BUS-

ILL DONE. Bulwer-Bulted as follows; oxtent the South Afrioan gamos, INERS and tho matches of Lytton. the magnificcnt New Zealand "rugger" team, the “All Blacks."

LEAQUE: DIV. I.

Surreys... 3 RA.

2

BIG FIRE

NINE LIVES LOST AT YAUMATI

Nino persons lost their lives as a result of a fire at No. 61, Woo-

sung Stroot, Yaumati, early

2 yosterday morning. There was 8. China "B" 0 some delay before the Fire Brig- ...I 8. China "A" 1ade was notified and consequent- ... 0 Kowloon... Oly the firo had made, much hoadway by tho. time LEAGUE: DIV. H.

the men

The Board of Education is to Tamar... Even thon, thoro Woro faw moot on Wednesday afternoon. Club who could havò expocted such thrills as we have had, especially in the big Test matches. With a very good chance of losing heavi ly, the English oloven in the first of the norian mado a splendid (second innings effort, establishing

Sub-Lioutonant E. L. Arma- trong is joining the Titania at Hongkong.

Polioo

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came · on tho obtain 晶 good B0 hold on the flames, which by now.

St. Joseph'a Boone, To

Sir Claud Severn is to distributo Surroys Ros... 3 Kowloon R. O had spread to the top floor of the 2 St. Joseph's three storoyed building, hoses "A", I wore played from the verandahs

instant.

University

S. Heart

a record in a match of record, the prizes at the Eliis Kadoorio Drums and it was soon that the Old School for Indiane on the 14th Country had sout worthy ropros- entatives to attempt to retrieve tho "ashos.". The second. Toat

The annual meeting of St. Club Ros. saw more phenomenal play, and Andrew's Church is to be hold Specifications on Applion with Australia's total of 600 the Tuesday, January 20th, in the

position of the English team Church Hall. appeared a most difficult one. Yot that great total maroly to have inspired

tion to

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2 8. China "B" 1 of the opposite houses, and this

1 S. China "A" 1 checked the blaze and materially 0 Club de Rec narrowed the area of its ravago. B" 0 Baloro it was all over, the build- ing originally Involved, together with No, 50, was totally destroy- od, and partial damago was done to the other two buildings adjoin- ing.

SHOOKS FOR THE SURREYS.

BY. "WANDERER."] Half the Surroys' supportere

Hongkong about must have boon suffering from appeared to have caused a panto

upon record. moment to the other sport, wo accurrence of typhoid, Bnd the New Zealanders have

The suddunnoss of the outbreak palpitation after the match on amongst the famates Awakened Saturday, for until within ton from eleep to find the first floor minutos of timo, it looked all woll alight, soven of a family liv.

diod

moans

book in men, so that we have the magnifi- cent total of nearly half the February 6th. required runs in one day's play, and without the loss of a wicket The health return for the past Lombard Street to a China orangoing in the top floor sought safety in Truly is it a matter of record two days shows one Chinese caso that the R.A. were going to treat the kitchen and are believed to

moon for a of diphtheria and ono Japanese the Surroys in the same manner havo

an they did the Chinese. Two on finding

from suffocation... the only goals in two minutes; however, of escape down the staircase ostablished an unbeaten sories, At the Marino Court this Bottled the issue in favour of the out oft. Two othor. inmates and though they played fower morning two junk mistresses infantrymon, and they breathed in an adjoining house also porish Ramos than the famous "All wore onch fined $5 for dredging again.

od. A man living at the corner Blacks" of some yours ago It is in Wanchai Bay without Not that the R.A. wore the house, with more time at his dis✩ truly wonderful foal. Their win pormission.

botter aldo at Any time.posal,made his escape by climbing against the all-England fifteen.

Tho Surroys played aplondid down the pillars from an upper .. was a fine performance, the oul- Mosers. Mackinnon, Mackenzie football, there being much more floor and jumping down on to a mination of one long triumph. and Co. forward as wall calendars purpose in their efforts, but no shoot hold out for him. So tho Homeland and the advertising the well-known Pluck came thoir way. Two By six o'clock the fire was Antipodes have mot in the fold and O. and the British-India brilliant shots by Humberstone under control; but it threatened of eport in events which can steamship lines.

wore charged down in the first to recommonce twelve hours later truly be termed historical.

fivo minutes and-shortly aftor as flames burst from a smoulder The annual Marathon Racowards Sowter went down the left ing rafter. The prompt attention an oblique of the firemen goon overcame this will be held in the last wook in wing and put in In considering those contests February and will bo organized hot which completely. de danger. we must not overlook the pro- by the St. Andrews Church ceived, Douglas, A Booond Another call was received.

on the people Young Men's Club..

goal fell to the R. A. ten from Hunghom, where fro minutes later, Tacoy shoot had broken

out In No. 90 ing hard at Douglas, who failed Wuhu. Stroot. This was to hold the ball, and Trim, & now extinguished. R.A. contre-forward, tapped it through. The Surreya playod

After Effects.

The Poking amnosty, from bable effects which ox-Prosidont Tsao Kun is of tho rospective countries excepted, inasmuch as it is order- and especially on the followars

of the ad that he must face a public Wo

sports concorned. fancy that if trial, is an interesting pronounce-gamas of cricket and Rugby ro-

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menting annual scatholders and subscribers of St. John's Cathedral is to bo hold in mant, but we cannot soo that it quired stimulation, they have the Cathedral Hall, on Friday, vory businose-liko football, but minutos' play in the second half, there was too much dribbling at Lai Wai tong boating Rodger has any special valuo at the had all the tonic that could have January 30th, at 5.45 p.m,

leon wanted. This aspect of the

close quarters and play should with a fast cross shot. After prosent juncture in China's contests has been referred to

The Manila Harbour Board have been opened out against several chances had been missed, affairs. The ox-President, what before. When we came to the send us

tasteful illustrated defonce admittedly keen in tack-the Club levelled up, Jones giving evor his shortcomings, certainly latest events in the Australian brochure, giving valuable facis ling. They did, however, manage to Forsyth closa in and the lattor match, we find a pitch of un- and statistics on all matters to reduce the arroare before the sending the ball in near the post. cannot be said to have been anythusiasm which is unprecedent-connected with

tho port of interval. Charlesworth centred, with fifteen minutes to go, South: worse than others who have held ed, and of much significance is Manila, desoribed as the "trado Eaton heading to Humberstone China put on pressure, but the the position, nor do we imagine the demonstration of admiration contro of the Pacific."

who headed to Butler, who nodded it through from two yards. Play assisted by faulty shooting, kept defence, somewhat lucky and that be secured the title by for the English pair on the con-

clusion of their glorious effort. In view of the great domand deteriorated means which contrast with those Wo are told how the crowd in that has arison for seats, for I.A. apparently being of opinion them out and the game ended in

considerably, the

a'draw. adopted by several of his pro-vadod the field of play and patted "Saint Joan," the Bongkong that the way to win was to kick decessors. Bribery and corrup the two batsmen on the back--an A.D.O., has made arrangements out at avery opportunity. Por TAMAR v. SOUTH CHINA tion in the topmost spheres of which should be an object lesson roserved.

instance of sporting appreciation whoroby $2 scats

be haps they themselves grow tirad This applies to the of this, for play opened up again Chinese political life are just and a roply to these who criticis-ovoning performances only.

whon about fifteen minutes re Tamar boat South China by two On the Navy"A" ground the AB common ДА in the lowered what they termed Australian

mained for play. The Surreys attacked continually and both goals to nil. Play throughout roalms. In this regard, there want of good spirit as shown in | the nuisance known an "barrack-

During December (says the St. Eaton and Humberstone missed wont in favour of the sailors who appoars to have been nothing ing." I Colonial good sporte-

Androw's Church magazino) It] Burrowly, Humberstone scored a scored a goal in each half, the exceptional in Tsao Kun'a olova-manship required proof of ox. gave us great pleasure to receive brilliant goal when he was almost latter being from a ponalty for

a lady into the Church of Ebg facing his own goal, and shortly hande tion to office.

Istoneo, WO havoit there

land from the Church of Rome afterwards Charlesworth put in in full measure.

Wo ard

This is the seventh 1 rson to be a delightful centro to which

KOWLOON v. POLICE. It is the merest re-statement among thoso who balievo so received within the past two Eaten put the finishing touch. & goalloss drawn gamo. On the At Kowloon theas teams played of the obvious to asrort, as the that these contests aro the

finest

of comenting years.

The Surreys dropped back on general run of the game, the Mandate docs, that the dieturb- Imperial ties, and that dospito

defonce for tho remaining minutes Polios should bavo Anishad on ancos of the past thirteen years natural partleanship there can be Sir Paul Chator has been and Trim almost equalised.

top. Simpson was good on the and the abuses for which the nothing but good as a result of invited to be Patron of the St. Wrong tactics wore adopted by wing, while Johnson played a military are responsible have the keen tussles ovoked. The Andrew's Scout Troop and he has both sides when the lead had forging game. Knight, who led

same applies to the "rugger" vory kindly accepted the post. obtained. The foily of resting on Kowloon attack, was resulted in the destitution of tour of the New Zealanders, and Sir Paul had previously express one's laurols was clearly shown the people, with the result that therefore we do not attach more ed his great interest in the scout many people have been led to than ordinary significance to the movement and particularly in St.

rough play which occurred in the Androw's Troop. offend against the lawe." Every last match. In the heat of con-

is bound to score if they are al-Roc. "A" maintained thoir body knows that, and we do not test almost anything can some- The Rangoon Times Christmas lowed to koop pogging away long position and should goal average. aced a Presidential Mandato to times happen, and la football, number, which came to hand by enough, The R.A. forwards play-be a deciding factor they would accquaint us with this grim fact. particularly the handling game, the last mail, is an excellented as well as they were pormitted. materially improved their poble hard knocks are all in the order production, well-illustrated, and Trim was a Buccoss, and the lon; for they put on the record Apart from the abolition of the of things. The finest test of a valuable souvenir. Incidentally, wingers led ralda pretty frequent-score for the sonson against St. College of Marshals, we cannot British sportsmanship is the it forms a memorial of the bigly. Squires was the one weak Joseph's "B" on the Kowloon sea that the now Mandate has ablilty to forget the incidents of aeroplano flights by aviators of spot in the Surreys defence and F. O ground, winning by the any value whatever. It is done in the glory of the result. all nationalities, who in each case they played on him, thoir loft large margin of thirteen goals to

That glory has gone, in one passed over Burmah.

wing being conspicuous through- nil. Rooha scored eight, Fuertes clared that the general aminosty department, to the Colonial re-

out. The half-backs-Hacholl, 2, Ogley 1, AA. Romedios 1 and now granted bas boon proclaimed presentatives; and it is possiblo

Reado, and Viccars-wore good|A.V. Romodioa 1. that the Mother Country will yet Patrick's Club on Saturday night and the backs kicked and tackled tained

A concort was held at St. "to mark an opochal ovont in

constructively and defensively The Surreye Reserves mala-- gain a share of glory-olsawhore,

their the lives of the pooplo and the The Australasians have beaten Diomede's troupe, and proved to

position at by members of H. M. S.

exceedingly well, Doody being the head *of the League slightly the botter.

by winning against Kowloon at 弭 vory onjoyable function,

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by the experience of the R.A. success in that position. Their defence is magnificent but JUNIOR GAMES.

In the junior games, the Club

a line of forwards liko the Surroys

history of the Chiness Republic." us at their own game. Is it being What event that is, we are left too optimistic to bopo that we although the attendance was dis- The Surreys to a man worked Sookunpoo. McGrònvy scored. in doubt about. Every now at ours?

stand a chance of boating thom appointing, owing to the in-hard, but as I have already for the Surreys and before the rogime ostablished in Poking has

clemency of the weather. Hum-indicated their forwards played interval Wooldridge put them our and music were well mixed the three inside game far too further ahead. In the second half, The half-backs wore Wooldridge again scored and the announced its advent as imply-PRESIDENT" LINERS. in a varied programme, for the bo ing a radical change for the

succoss of which a special word botter in defence than in attack, Surroys wen by three goals to nil. botter, but as time goes on we

This Drume accounted for St. is due to the officials Messrs. while Jordan got through a great

· REPORTED OFFER BY Gwyor and F. Fisher and also to deal of work without over exert Joseph's A by the odd goal in soo the old evils still being per

MR. S. DOLLAR. Sergt. Simes, who was one of the ing himself. His antibipation three after being behind at the potuated. Morely to

saved him much ruuning about interval. Mackenzie scored for St rolonso An Associated Press message, performers. Mr. Savage also con and he was able to render aseiu-Joseph's and Hutchings and political prisoners and to punish dated Washington December tributed some clover conjuring tance to his partner, who, a reserve Crockott for the Drums. an ox-President is to accomplish 29th, published in the Manila items.

back, appeared to be suffering

The Sacred Heart shared the papore, statos that it is under- nothing. The now regime has stood that Mr. Stanley Dollar,

from nerves.

points with South China" "A", Miss Violet Capoll'e pupils

Ko Bik-wulsoczed for Bouth China not yet even found its fest, much the steamship owner, has made participated in a dress rehearsal CLUB V. SOUTH CHINA "A". and D. Mahotnet for Sacred Heart | loss justified its creation. It will an offer to purchase the ten at Queen's Theatre yesterday This match was played on the The University. boat Bouth, President steamora plying bo morning in preparation for the Club ground before a good prowd, China "A" by two goals to one be time enough to talk of twoon Boattlo, San Francisco forthcoming pubile display which South China played the hottor on the South Chips ground. ls to be held at a matinee on game throughout, but had to bo Cheong opened for the University. serious contribution is mado Mayor James Rolph, of San Wednesday and at 9.15 on Friday content with a division of, points, and Soully put through his "ów, towards unifying the country chase five, while Mr. H. Mware prosent at this rehearsal shon in the forward lino, was out Before the final whistle sounded, Francisco, bas offered to pur A number of privileged friends Ip Kau, who replaced Ston Kam goal, making the score ons-all. and solving Its many pressing Gleason, of the Pacifle Mail, has and their comments on the work of shooting form and missed(J. K. Lau had scored for the- problems. At the moment, the offered to buy the steamships at of the pupils were of a laudatory several easy chances. The Club University,

2 Administration has merely come present operated by that com- character. Examples of terpel forwards as a whole were not The Club Reserves shared the pany, says the mesango, which chorean grace and art were fully impressive and they also lost pointe with the Club de Red.” All- into office. It has yet to show adds that the threo bave confor-filustrated and an enjoyable on Haveral good openings. South in a goullens drawn game on th that it has the power to mako its red with Mr. Moyor Lieanor. tortalement awaits the public at China took the lead after five H.K.F.C. ground, will and authority respected.

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