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SPORTS GOSSIP.

THE FIFTH AND LAST TEST.

[BY "WANDERER.")

The fifth and last of the Test matches in Australia commoncos to day at Bydney and one wond- ors whether the more spin of the coin will again docide which way the game will go. In each of the previous four contests, the win- ning of the toss has had, to say the least, a big influence on the result, and on reflection it would appear to be too big a matter to leave to chanco, expecially in games of Buch importanco. England's magnifloent victory in the Fourth has revived interest to an appro- clable extent; if they can only repeat the offence at Sydney, English oriokoting prestige will be completely restored, and it

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1925."

U.S. ASIATIC FLEET FLAGSHIP.

"Huron" Refloated After Being Aground.

Above is the U.S.S. Huron, flagship of the United States Asiatic Floot, which yesterday wont aground on Palawan Ieland but was later refloated.

would not be an unreasonable each bo the holder of a few than claim that there is little to choose that a thousand or no should bo botwoon the two countries.

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THE VOLUNTEERS.

SOME INTERESTING IFEMS. Good sport should be witnessed Within two days two prominent at the First Extra Race Mooting) The following extracts aro candidatos, in the Spurs and As-to-morrow though after unhappy from current Volunteer Defonco ton Ville, have boon ousted from Sweep experiences last wook Corps Orders!--

- the English Cup Competition, and nothing-including wild hor608~~ A Colonial Auxiliary Forces those who are fond of tipping would under any circumstanoce Long Service Modal has boon have to search alsowtiore for thoir drag mo there. There are good awarded by His Excellency the selections. Of the eight clubs left entries in all the events and Govornor to L/Corpl. Piper N. to fight on March 7th, three are cups have boon presented by Mr Drummond of the Scottish Com- Second Division sides and but B.D.F. Beith, the taipan of pany. one has had the fortune to be Mossrs Jardino, Mathoson and

His Excellency The Governor

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Will be on sale at our depot and branches

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drawn at home. West Bromwich Co., for the owners of the winning has bean pleased to accept the PRICES SIMILAR TO RULING MARKET PRICES:

and "C" handicaps.

Arthur rosignation by Major Murdoch of his Commission in

the Hongkong Volunteer Defence

Corps.

Aro strongly fancied in some mounts in the Fanling "A", "B" quarters, but they are drawn away to that erratio oloven, Shof- field United, and the result will;

The list of umpires for 1925, be in doubt until the final whistle issued recently by the M.C.C.

The following promotions and blows. Should the Throstles goti through, they may shook the uni- contains an unusual number of verse by making a double event of cricketers in the past was dis-from

namos of mon whose form as appolatmonts will take offoot tho 27th Fobruary,:- it, for they are still very strongly tinctly above the average. There Mounted Infantry Company: placed in the Longue table. In is, for instance, "Sailor Young, L/Corp. D. G. Bruce to bo those strenuous days when clubs the old Essex and England bow-Corporal; L/Corpl. O, Eager to be are so much of an equality, suob ler; Braund, good bat, effective Corporal; Privato F. J. W. a parformance would put the log-break bowler and one of the Focken to be L/Corp., Gunnery similar success of Proston N. finest slipe over scon: Warren, Instructor, No. 1. Platoon:- (1889) and Aston Villa (1896-97) late of Derbyshire, a spead mor- Private H. K. Prosser to ba in the shado. Cardiff are looked chant whose chief claim to fame Lance Corporal. upon as a dark horse, though they was the dismissal of five Aus- have been displaying far from tralian batsmen for 57 runs at outstanding form in the Loaga Loods in 1905; J. A. Cuffo, sa tournoy.

Australian exported from New! South Wales, one of the finest all rounders to don the Worcester- shiro cap: and Denton, the fa- mous Yorkabiroman, who, in! addition to, baing one of their finest bata, proved himself equal to the boat in the country."

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Thoro Was an onthusiastic attendance at the first annual mooting of the Kowloon Golf Club on Wednesday and the members certainly havo some Bause for satisfaction. Bomo improvement on one or two of the groons is still vory necessary, but those things all take time and the next few months will no doubt seo thoso improvamonte affected. The Chairman (Mr. E. Cook) appealed to the members to take up the debentures issued by the Club, pointing out that they were asound proption paying 6 por Bent, and voicing a truism that it would be far more satisfactory that a hundred members should

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