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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1925.

It quickly, as things go nowadays, and perhaps finally.

DAY BY DAY,

In viewing the Canton boycott, or whatever one likes to call it, we have to bear in mind that there has never been the least doubt as |TAIN THING,--Marcus Antoninug to the underlying motive, or the

HE OFTEN ACTS UNJUSTLY WHO DOES NOT DO A CERTAIN THING :| NOT ONLY HE WHO DOES A CER-

PLAY AND PLAYERS.

HOBBS EQUALS TWO RECORDS.

By "Wanderer."

In making a long awaited century Pancho Villa's Coffin. against Somerset at Taunton Covered with a flag, the coffiu yesterday, Jack Hobbs attained a containing the remains of Pancho great ambition, that of equalling Villa, the champion Filipine boxer, the long-standing record eet by the who died recently after an opera-

The rate of the dollar on de- forces at the back of the whole mand to-day is 26, 4 5/16d.. The

affair. The trouble in the North Portable merely afforded an excuse for To "a Spacial Constable,"We don't think the publication of Typewriter hurrying into effect a campaign your letter would serve any use

with the which had long been planned ful purpose.-Ed H.KT.

great "W.G." In accomplishing tion at San Francisco, is on board Standard against Hongkong. The virtual

this feat Hobbs has succeeded in the Dollar round-the-world liner The usual public lecture of the doing something unthought of by President Harrison, which arrived. declaration of war of the iniddle of Hongkong Lodge of The Theoso those long-experienced enough in in Hongkong yesterday and left "keyboard.

June was not responded to by war phical Society of Duddell Street, first-class cricket to remember the this morning for Manila where the "Nothing on our side simply because we Top Floor, will be given on Wed-"Grand Old Man in his heydéy, funeral will take place.

[nesday, August 19th, at 5.45 p.m. and furthermore has equalled The coffin is in charge of the to learn. preferred to treat the matter as a The public are cordially invited. another record held jointly by two late boxer's brother-in-law, Mr. Jose

foolish demonstration. Also, it-Advt.

great batsmen of the past, C.B. Fry Concepciou. At both Honolulu "Nothing

WAD expected that the Home

and Tom Hayward, and a present and Kobe, Filipino residents placed, icunlearn."

Heard on the Shanghai Bund day performer, Patsy Hendren, each wreaths and flowers on the flag- authorities would obtain an early recently-American to Shang- of whom have scored thirteen can draped coffin of their idol who was grasp of the situation and deal with hai-lander-"Bay, what's all the turies in a season

the world's flyweight champion. the whole question forthwith. Are orackors for?" S. to A" Oh,

At. Shanghai too, the Filipino the Empress of Australia la loay-

Hobbs has enjoyed a measure of community paid its lust respects to During the past few weeks, howing this morning.". A. to S."You luck this season and he has taken the idol of the Philippine Islands. ever, it has become apparent that don't say What boat's she going full advantage. His figures up to vill died on July 4th after unsuc the local issue has become hidden by?".

the end of June were phenomenal cessfully fighting an Irish youth, including as they did ten centuries. Jinnie McLarnin, at the Oakland In the dust storm raised over the

A now lype of trolley bus with

The figures were--34, 46, 104, 89, Park, U. S. A. Defeat was attribu- Shanghai affair which itself might trailer attached, capable of carry-109, 120, 82, 129, 189, 19, 42, 8, ted to a diseased jaw which caused have been settled a while ago ing a maximum load of 150 pas-130, 107, 87, 104, 143*, 111, and 215. the little champion tremendous MUSTARD & CO. and we are in danger of being over the streets of Shanghai in the success though he made 140 for the the fight but in spite of which he sengers, will shortly appear on Since then he has met with little suffering for a few days previous to 16-17, Connaught Road Central. looked in the general clouding of service of the Shanghai Tram Players against the Gentlemen in went into the ring as promised.

the issues. But it does not require facilities needed for the inoreas-following week put on 105 against Filipino cost him his life for he died way to add to the transportation the middle of July and in the This sacrifice by the plucky young a very intimate knowledge of localing population. An order for. 160 Kent. events and the Canton campaign of these buses has been placed

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a few hours after the fight as the result of an operation to the jaw.

The death of Pancho Villa was a

to realise that we have urgent pro- Company with the Associated question of equalling these two by the Shanghai Tramways Yesterday's hundred clinched the blems that require-early-solution. Equipment Co., Ltd., of Wal- records and Hobby is now on the heavy blow to every Filipino com- There have been incidents at cur thamstow, London, the builders, high road towards putting them munity in the world for, in the

and the vehicles are calculated into frontier which merely serve to to prove a particularly valuable several further opportunities, for, in Pancho Villa had done more for the shade. He will have words' of 'Governor-General Wood, emphasise how the absence of acquisition to Shanghai. Accord addition to three county matches, the Philippines than all the poli- action is being translated in the ing to expert opinion, they em- Hobbs is likely to be included ticos put together." He put the body all that is latest and beet in more than one of the representative Philippines on the map, so to speak. So "what are we tailless trolley vehicle practice,

games which take place in In Manila they had named a huge waiting for?" is becoming the and tests recently carried out at

September.

boxing stadium in honour of him, their The Telegraph general query, and the general Ipswich proved

bigb qualities, the particular point he. Maybe it will be regarded as rank the Pancho Villa Stadium, Plans view points to but one remedying their passenger carrying heresy to suggest that the record to erect a monument to his memory strong "action. We have been the capacity, the tractor carrying of Hobbs is in fact more remarkable Manila and the prospects are that are even now being discussed in last to advocate, intervention at tons and the trailer 31 tons. Canton, While there remained thg

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1925..

A CALL FOR INTERVENTION."

enemy camp.

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than that of the "Grand Old Man" land, if we take into consideration the fact that "W.G." bowled almost

such a course will be followed.

The young champion passed luant prospect of settling matters to oust them, politically as well as as well as he batted, perhaps it through Hongkong at the end of last year, stopping for a few days more peacefully, but the day of physically, is to make their pre-s. Hobbs is now forty-two years and giving exhibition bout with quiescence appears to us to have sence and doctrines só obnoxious to class cricket for about twenty years. C. P. O. Jim Cartlidge. His name of age and has been playing first- the local lightweight champion passed. It may be that Britain is the mass of the people that the Grace took forty-three years to will find an honourable place in We think we are correct in

hesitant about acting alone, but as people see to the removal. It is make his record of 126 centuries boxing records, for he was a clean declaring that there is a growing

this is a British Colony which is through the workers whom those (1865-1908) during which period and clever boxer. Everywhere the opinion in this Colony, among the

he made 54,896 runs and tock 2,876 coffin containing. the champion's made the target of the Canton desirous of bringing about a change wickets. most responsible residents, in

attacks, and vital British interests ought to work. There has been

body has been, large crowds of favour of direct action against, the

In the aggregate Hobbs runs in people of all nationalities have are threatened, the question arises talk of propaganda during the big cricket do not approach those gone out of their way to do him heads of the present Canton Government in order to end the whether we should not go in and strike and there may be a little of W.G." his highest total in any honour. After leaving San Fran do the necessary work by ourselves. going on even now, but the extent one season being 2,876 in 1920 for clsco, crowds at Honolulu, Kobe Intolerable position to which their

of it is, to our mind, much too average of 68.89. Hobbs, curious and other ports of call have follow- campaign has given rise.

ly enough, has never headed English' ed suit and to-day Hongkong ad- It is

Combatting Communism.

limited. We want a much bigger batting averages though he bids mirers of the dead; champlon did useless attempting to. avoid

Mr. Hellstrom's lecture at the effort through the better-informed fair to do so this season. "trouble" when there are trouble City Hall last night, whilst being a Chinese themselves. makers doing their level best, every very interesting review of past day, to throttle the port of Hong- events in Russia and Canton did kong, as a trading centre, as a not throw very much new light point of defence for British

on the existing situation and, 80 news telegrams which arrived dur- interests in the Far East, and as far as doing anything in the way ing the week-end, that football hus place of residence for peaceful of combatting the spread of Bolshe- again started. Saturday saw the Chinese and non-Chinese peoples. vism was concerned, it was a case first series of games in the Scottish The "strike" was engineered as part of preaching to the converted, League and we shall soon be hav

. Enter Football. "One was reminded with some-

ISN'T IT HOT?

thing like a shock, through the Isn't it hot? That's all tommy rot, And to ask it's a long way from

kind;

Let's get together, and banish the

weather Completely and right off our mind.

Hardly a day ever passes away,

heat,

of that scheme, and was in itself surely. There must have been ing the English League games In a direct challenge by the "Red" few indeed at last night's meeting full swing again. For four short That some friend doesn't start to elements. After weeks of special if any at all-who did not agree months, cricket has been the ab- complain; measures the community have with every word that Mr. Hellstrom sorbing theme and there are not a It isn't discreet to be grumbling of learned to do without a great deal said about the historical side of few who regret that this essen-Cause there's nothing a person can which was hitherto considered Bolshevism-how it has impoverish- tially English game does not have gein. essential. The back of the strike ed Russia and how it threatens to a longer spell. Football stays on movement was broken' some time impoverish, and devastate Canton late and comes in early, jostling ago, though there yet remains a and South China. What we would cricket off the sports pages of the All that you're doing when fretting

and stewing distinct shortage of labour in like to see is some very active pro- dallies almost before the latter has Is robbing yourself of the joy SHOES certain directions, and a grave paganda, conducted in and among had time to draw stumps and roll Of having the treat of forgetting

hold-up of the shipping of this Chinese telling them of the truths up the nets. But the ericket sea- the heat:. Colony, on which a full return to that were told in the City Hall sont just closing has been inter-

an normality, really depends. Matters last night. It is all very well for eating and eventful one. The would be much improved were it not a company of Europeans to gather County Championship is still in Collars keep wilting and faces for the intense campaign of together and listen to an interest-doubt, the wonderful Jack Hobbs perspire, intimidation carried out whenever ing address, but that achieves very has just equalled the record of the And by night time, your energy's a chance offers, the picketing of the little. What is wanted is en-greatest cricketer of all time, Dr. Then in that mood, it's no wonder horder, and other methods employed lightened political education W. G. Grace, and there has been. 13 to prevent the return of refugees among the Chinese masses; sane, another "record" gate at the Oran. Of the question, "Say, isn't It hot?"

and check the supplies of essentials, practical and common-sense argu-The summer has, in the main, been

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In spite of all this, we are able ments about the facts of indus-kind to cricketers, and 1925 will go Let's change our style from a frown to "carry-on" very much as usual, trialism and the sanity and equity down in cricketing annals as a to a smile,

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And we'll find after awhile, like as

not; "

likewise.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

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“SHANGHAI'S INTERPORT

VICTORY.

The official Hongkong results. of the Intexport rifle meeting were delayed owing to the local mobil- isation, but were received in Shanghai last week. The local Shanghai, with 921, wine the con- team scored only 875 this yeaT;BO

test, Singapore and Panang hay- ing retired. The Northern team Japanese marksmen. included Portuguese, Chinese and

The trophy will be forwarded to Shanghai by Hongkong shortly. Shanghai has won two Interport Matches. this year, and the next match will take place in Sep- tember against the City Riže

has already fired and scored 926 which is 10 points less than their score last year.

Olub, London. The London teem

Prof. Thomas Weddington, while following a snail along the sturalist, was killed by a train track to study its babita, says a London report.

In H: M. Supreme Court at Shangbai, on August 10th, Judge.. Sir Skinnor Turner granted an application to abandon proceed- igs. against W. H. Woodstack, of Ichang, against whom a charge. had been framed of shooting with

harm. The accused, said Mr. A. G. Mossop, instructed by the Crown Advocate, had been com- mitted for trial by the Magistrate of H.M. Provinolal Court at

| though what the sacrifice and strain of the principles of private pro-year of fine weather and high per-

might mean to many households is porty." The only way to combat formances, Perhaps there has That It's really a treat, not" discus-intent to cause grevious bodily best known to the affected in Communistic arguments by coun-never been a cricketing idol on sing the heat. A dividuals. We can go on with the ter argument, and these ought to quite so high a pedestal as Hobba-But, say, honestly-isn't it hot?. contest, and no doubt have learned be a very comprehensive attempt the hero of all boys and of most to make, the best of affairs so that made to off-set, by means of pro- sportsmen-and if he makes the life can continue very much as paganda by newspaper and leaflet, most of his remaining five or six usual. But the community-and the insidious teachings which are games this season he can make wo state this after sounding the being handed out to the workers even new records. Cricket stands views of many sections, of the through the mediums of their high in the public favour, but it has public are not going to acquiesce Guilds. The disciples of Moscow to bow before the cult of football In the indefinite struggle towards are at present in control in Canton which sweeps with undisputed pro- normality when they feel that some and threaten completely to control gress throughout the centry at the thing might be done to terminate the Labour Guilds, and the only way "fall".

We are informed that as re-Iching on July 23. The Registrar, gards Dunlop's latest invention of the Supreme Court had decided. of airtight tennis balls, about to abandon the prosecution and which we published an article Mr. Jones for the defence, formal- yesterday Messrs. Lane, Crawly asked for a discharge. Tha ford Ltd: haya a number on or Judge said that the game stood der which are expected to arrive abandoned by the Crown and ac- either at the end of September or onsed would be discharged at very early in October. Local once, as would all liability of bra tennis players will doubtless be with regard to bail and Bho of. Yeon on trying them.⠀ De his suraty.