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PLAY AND PLAYERS.

LOCAL BASEBALLERS BEGIN WELL.

By Wanderer.

The Hongkong Baseball Club what "is coming to it in the pulled a fast one on Saturday matter of running comment, and afternoon, and accomplishing the I am fully content to wait for their Mr. J. H. Taggart sailed for hitherto unaocomplishablo in ro- decision so far as reprisals are to understand the big affairs Shanghai on the s.8. Presidont gard to the South China team, concerned..

Wilson.

came out at the long end of a "Whitosox" is a most Interest which nations have occasionally

5-3 scora. Sterling pitching on the ing writer to quote, henge the to tackle, or to realise the differ-

parts of Father Drought, following:-"In conclusion, I Miss Mabol Garrison, the noted and, to a losser extont, of would like to reply to the remarks onces which operate at sorts in singer, loft for Manila by the Werechkul, and the apparent of my contemporary critic, Wan- times. The more belligerent President Jackson.

disappearance of early season derer," of the Hongkong Tele followers of Communism, in fact,

charleyhorses," did much to graph. He takes mo. to task for wards making it an enjoyable condemning "blan." "Razzing", would not try to marshal all the The health return for the past fosta for the Yanke.. This a part of baseball ethics, he aspects of a case lost the found two days shows two casou of For carly season ball, and this tells me, to which I can only re themselves in the wrong. In the corro-epinal fover and one of was the first of a series of practice ply "Yes, unfortunately,"

My paratyphoid fever. All wore games, an exceptionally air-tight pen, fecblo as it is, will always Shanghai trouble wo have Chinese.

game resulted, and the Club held be used to the end of doing away already boon given.. a hint of

the South China nine scoreless with that which I considor is what influences have to be taken

for five out of the seven innings, non-sporting. Shortly before the steamer's while the generally fast folding into account by the foreign arrival yesterday, a firoman on of the Chinese interfered with that "razzing is part of base- In two sentences he admits Powers. In any bigger affair, the Takaoka Maru diod. It is the designs of the Club, who, ball ethics, and then says that suspected to have been a case of after making three in their first he considers "razzing" unaport for instance, in case active inter- typhoid.

innings, were contemplating ing. vention in China were to become

private track inset for the re- necessary, these same influences

Lo Po. a lamp trimmer of the mainder of the game," would be correspondingly more steamer On Loe, has been arrested. Wilson on third base would The Kowloon Bowling Green articulate. It is becoming thore in possession of 40 tins of illicit have won the disous throw; early Club brought off the unexpected opium, an automatic and 50 in the game he ever-estimated with a vengeance on Saturday, and more obvious, indeed, that rounds of ammunition,

Harlow's reach by about five feet for not satisfied merely to gain. one of the biggest problems.

and but for the timely interven- their second win of the season tion of a spectator, the ball would (this time at the expense of the baforo the organised nations of

Three deaths are. reported by probably have pulled up short in champions, Taikoo R. O, they the world is how not only to the master of the Kiangsu, which the bar of the Craigongower Club. felt disposed to be up on all rinks preserve редсв among them-arrived in Harbour yesterday The twirling on both sides might and to reduce their deficiency in afternoon. Twe wore due to have done credit to a fair-sized the table by thirty points. Dos solvos, but also to keep the consumption and the third to bush league, though the crafty perate straits need desperate re- peace at home. It is becoming malarial fever.

leadorship of Captain Ed. Latie medies said "Jack" in effect on increasingly embarrassing to try

had much to do with the toning Friday, and it would appear that down of the prima donna tempera- the K.B.G.C. agroo with him in and devote attention to foreign

An automatic revolver, found ment of the Club's pitchers. most particulars.. questions requiring harmonious buried in a heap of sand at the

The first stanza was replete CULT OF COMMUNISM. | solution,

rear of the Kowloon Fire Station, with thrilla, for after the Chineso with thoso. now was handed over to the police by had lost their thres 'starters ono domestic influences creating dis- Mr. M. Murphy, overseer of the after the other, Dome for the now Y.M.C.A.building, yesterday. Club oleared the bases with a

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HONGKONG, 8th June, 1925.

The past few days have seen tracting interludos of discord. quite a number of references to

Communist activity in difforent

parts of the world, and at present Rain-making.

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loft, A fireman was badly injured Church gotting home in front of about the feet in an accident him, and later Ed. Shank brought while the Lorestan was at Saigon,

Wilson, guilty of two rank stoale, a and he was left behind in hospital, in, with a timely two-bagger. interested in the effects of the water shortage in Hongkong, but states the master of the vessel inascond time and with all bases The Chinese stood up for a we do not for a moment imagine his report to the Harbour Office. that if somefenterprising individu-

people in China are especially

There is still somewhat of

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sixth when Pung bocamo safe in the home base from a hit by

sides than boat them.

cult of Communism in this ecun-

full, Drought with conspicuous try. Apart from the indicational came along and guaranteed

perspicacity struck the fourth, that the serious strike at Shang-

a certain rainfall within a speci The 5.5, President Folk, having man on the thigh and South China fled period the authorities arbeen remodelled and recondition- were able to walk one. bai is partly due to these sub-anybody else would offer to pay ed in New York, is now in port. brought off a neat bant and the | versive doctrines, and that the him on results. Yet that is what This afternoon the Dollar Steam-score was three-twd. Shank in

influences at work are trying to

is reported as occurring in ship Line are holding a reception the fourth and Dome in the fifth foster outbreaks elsewhere in whare farmers bave paid $8,000 at Kowloon.

certain district in Califo, in, on board. The liner is alongside put the Yanks further ahead, und South China responded, in the China so

as to embarrass the to one "Rainmaker the con- Imperialist" foreigners as much tracted amount of rain having

A bazaar and fair are boing Loung. Dazzling double play by as possible, there is a further inhabitants of certain districts in the 19th and 20th instant, in the session quickly.

duly fallen. The result is that held by St. Stophen's College, on both teams ended the seventh reference, by an American news Texas are clamouring for the Great Hall and the grounds of agency. Correspondent, to a big whose methods are, howover not the New Buildings which they some mighty good ball play here

Bervicos of this, rain-maker,

From first appearances there the University to raise funds for appears to be every promise of plot to foment civil war in the divulged. The amusing aspect hope to orect at Stanley. A this season. The Hongkong Club North with the object of placing of this affair is that every rain feature of the bazaar will be use are in far better trim than over one authority at the head of storm which visited these Cali ful and ornamental articles from before, and while the South Chine

fornian farmers was traced by affairs, and that authority the Weather Bureau at least various parts of Chips where St. they will again beat far more the Southern Seas and from nine seemed a bit out of form,) vassal of the Soviet. Apparently a thousand milos-from its the idea of such a move would origin in the

Stephen's boys live. Pacific to be the eventual Sovietisation of contract distriot. Not a solitary far beyond the rain-maker's the whole of China, with re-drop fell from any local storm, 80 sultant effects on the various that either the money-making foreign concessions. The story the distant deep or he was calling rain-bird was calling up rain from

of this plot, is nothing now-for up nothing at all. Inasmuch as some months there have been scarcely anybody believes in roferences to a huge effort by the of the Californian farmers' blind rain-makers, this demonstration:

Moscow Government to stir up trust in a promise may not be strifa in China, so as eventually important. But it does illustrate the mental processes of some of to obtain control for the disciples our popular illusions. Our grand- of Communism, or else reduce mothers may have put goose the country to such utter chaos groase on our sore throats, and they got well; therefore a por- as to render it easy for the potuation of the belief still hold doctrines of Bolshevism, to in some quarters that this is thel flourish. It would matter not toor Uncle Henry may have lost only real cure for the complaint. Moscow whether China or the all his money in a bank that Chinese suffered under such con- broke," with the result that ho ditions, so long as the foreigners,

is still a bit suspicious of banking an institution. The whole as representatives of States optrouble is simply lack of imagina- posed to the Soviet ideas of goy-tion. These Californian farmers ernment, were seriously affected, could soo the rain that fell in their own district. They could

Is

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In visualising the state of not picture it in its progress from affairs which

the North Pacific to Mexico. boing 800 brought about in China, the got his $8,000.

And that's why the rainmaker

tendency for most observers is to Funny.

Bengo

PERFORMS K. Ó.

heavy-

The American weight boxer Clone Tunney was in happy mood when this photograph was taken. He must be fasling equally) cheerful 'to-day, for he has knocked out the renowned Tom Gibbons in a contest at Naw York staged last Satur- day..

TAIKOO TROUNCED.

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THE DERBY WINNER.

The above picture taken by The Timas photographer shows Manna (Donoghue up) Mr. Morrise's Dorby winner, being lad in after her magnifi- cent victory in the Two Thou sand Guineas.

"RAZZING. “Whitesor" has this morning replied to my criticism of his attitude in regard to “razzing." He has climbed down from the

BREVITIES... dogmatic decree that "the blaa Andre Dupre played golf yes blaa is not for Hongkong whatever terday. We don't suppose it may be the same elsewhore" and would be wholly discreet to ask exprosess his willingness to leave if he has now been exonerated the decision in the hands of the from all blame. Volunteer team. Further com- ment is therefore unnecossary. A Scottish boxor knocked out My contention in the first place Jim Lee at Home recently. This was that the Volunteer, toamis, we suppose, one of the few. enters upon its first season of instances on record of a Scotsman baseball in the full realisation of giving away more than he got..

SEARCH INCIDENT,

P.W.D.

· DRAUGHTSMAN CHARGED..

Refusal to be searched by a

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LOCAL FIRE.

OUTBREAK IN QUEEN'S ROAD.

Damage ostimated at nearly

polico constable was the chargo $5,000 was done by a firo which brought against 2 Chinese broke qut on the second floor of draughtsman

the Public No. 20, Queen's Road East on

of Worke Dopartment

Mr. E.. .W.

Hamilton,

before Sunday afternoon. The fire spread.

at rapidly and when the Brigada

the Kowloon Magistracy this arrived the roof was well alight,. morning.

the second floor later collapsing.. take it for granted that tho

The evidence of a police trogod, whilst damage by fire and

Tae contents of No. 20 were dea interested Powers will not in

Dospite the gravity of the

constable, who Shanghai situation, there 15

was on duty water was done to Nos. 18 and 22. concert in combatting these one aspect of it which cannot

in Man Hing Lane. in pernicious influences, and that but

khaki uniform, was that he оде'я appoal to

Splendid work was done by the stopped the defendant at 9.30 firomon in confining the outbreak individual nations, will have the of humour, and that is the full approval of thoir parlia-coolios that extra-territoriality demand by houseboys, cooks and

last night and told him that ho to narrow limits; otherwiso wished to search him.. The disastrous, conflagration would ments and people in whatever should be abolished in China. We humorous light. When it comes defendant, who immediately have resulted. It le thought that repressivo mussures might be have not the faintest conception to asking for a forty per cent, refused, asked what authority the the outbreak conurred amongst as to how the phrase would look increase in wagos, we are quite constable had to search him. The some cinema filme found stored found necessary. But hero, per- when translated into Chinossit prepared to believe that every constable pointed to his khaki uni on the premises, haps, one is inclined to overlook is quite awesome enough in Servante' Guild would vote unan-

form and also showed him hia revolver. the spread of Communism all ordinary plain English. But we imously for it-here they are on

Toally cannot conceive Ah Fat or far more familiar ground. And wo The defendant, making a over the world, so that in many Al Wing boing greatly concerned should not imagine that they statement, said that the immediately assaulted and later. cases the nations are obliged to over the question as to whether would need any very severe conoh-constable proceeded to search arrested, consider home Influences before foreigners in China should being in the art of asking for money. hím, when bo (defondant)His Worship safd that the case committing themselves abroad, jurisdiction. The "demand" is surprise

subject to consular or native In any case it will be mattor for grabbed the policeman's hands was one man's word against if either the one and said ho wanted to soo thom another's. He would caution the Evon the vory mild form of Com-too palpably inspired to be demand " or the othor is before ho would allow the con-defendant and report him to munist doctrine to which thorogarded in any other than a seriously entertained.

atable to search him. He was the head of his department.