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KOWLOON PRACTICE.

·LOCAL RUGBY.

NARROW WIN YESTERDAY. SOME "STARS" FROM HOME,

[BY "WANDERER.”),

י,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MODERN LIFE.

Neither Famine Nor Feast.

The following notes are forward-

Since the day of the Taungs ed us by "Enthusiast":-

man, and before, food, fighting.: There is great rejoicing in the and females have kept the male World" of Hongkong. of the species occupied, but not The scratch eleven which Rugby Kowloon put in the field against Many things have happened to this satisfied. What we call Civilisa- community of Rugger tion is merely our efforts to "B" Company, East Surroy little Regiment last evening at Kow- enthusiasts. They have recruited replace, or reinforce, these simple loon, was very hard put to it to many now players, have been a pleasures with others. Viewing gain a three-two victory, and had lotted a ground at King's Fark, it with detachment, it is impossi a perfectly legitimate goal in the Kowloon, and have recruited a vast ble to regard the attempt as any second half boon allowed the army of non-playing members thing but disastrous. Instead of soldiers would have morited the members who are passed their keeping the three fundamental

draw.

sub-pleasures within the reach of all-

Rugby days but, not their Kowloon were not so wel!

scribing days, thank goodness together as their visitors but The "Club" hope to be able to run opened the score midway through the first half, Austen netting with First XV; an "A" XV and a "B" LXV. There are A great aan a good shot. The equaliser came from the foot of Stairs who scored new faces fresh from Home and with a wonderful shot which beat determined to help to raise that Whooler all the way. Sub- "grand old game" to the level Mequently' Austen commenced a' it deserves. Holo run which culminated in his putting Kowloon

and it does not require donions-! trating that once they wore within reach of all-we have hedged their pursuit about, noti only "with spiritual inhibitions, with difficulties and restrictions! designed to reserve them to the exclusive use of the privileged classes, but with physical obsta- elas so formidable that they make the game hardly worth the cundle.

Among the newcomers. Foster of once more H. E. Cwho attained his cap for Ahead. The Surreys scored a Kent and was picked as a first goal which was disallowed and reserve for London against the Take the case of females. The then McKelvic turned a contre "All Blacks," is a fine forward. world awarms with them. Not! into his own goal. Kowloon R. K. Millar, of the London Scot-only, however, is a man restricted scored again,,shortly before the tish, has already made a name for to the possession of one, or .ind.

himself in China, and O'Connor loast of ane at a time, but even Eastman on the Kowloon left}

(Dublin University). Gurwin at the acquisition of ons invol wing attracted much attention. He showed u clean pair of heels Hongkong Bank) at Williams ves such immerse responsibilitics. to his opponent, made ground (Dulwich), who have had quite a that many mon prefer to go with whenever possible and centred lot of experience in hig, football out. Or consider food. Once it wall. He is likely to develop at Home, showed their merite in was sought for, and if the seeking into a wing forward of good class. the match against the "Hernies" involved some dangor it involv fow Among the outsides, Somerfelt was ed no work because "Nature in- Austen, who played. a games for Kowloon towards the "capped" for Cheshire City, and tonded woman only to work the and of last season, was in good Lammert for Devonshire and Lan excitement of the chase was itself often vain and the food when' form. He is very fast and should cashire has also figured against the pleasure, and if the search was found lacking in subtlety or varie prove a great asset with the new "All Blacks". offside law in operation. Street,

Among the older hands there are ty, why the sharp sauce of hun who led the forward line, is a

many very fine players. In the ger more than compensated for clever player, but is inclined to scrum; "Rusty" Forsyth, Middleton-theso deficiencies.

How is it to-day? Life is never Smith, Howell (who we regret to lazo, Buxton was energetically of his right playing out position, and McKelvic has yet went to Shanghai on Thursa fanfine, but also it is never a day), Fochen and Ralston are all fonst. The native Australian or forwards par excellence. At back, the Bushman guzzling at the half- the Colony has two very fine men raw entrails of a dead horse enjoys in Stewart (London Scottish) and throes of gustation that all the Dr. Gawler (Guy's Hospital), while resources of the world's most ut half, Morrison and, Gordon famous restaurants cannot pro

vide, (another new man from Home) show great promise. Nor must we forgot the veteran Skinner, who

to get back to his last season's form.

For 11 company team, the Surreys put up. great show, their combination and general understanding being excellent,

HOME FOOTBALL.

HOW WAR SERVED. Consider. lastly, the case of war, Once it was really, a jolly at times can be, and, what's more, business. All the pleasures of is, positively brilliant. The physical exercise, or

manual side three-quarters, Bowker and dexterity and keenness of eye and London, Sept. 17.

Gardner, take lot of beating.nimbleness of wit, that ourmodern. Playing in the Third División

Both are of short, thick set sports call for were involved to an of the English Loague (South), Nawport U. and Charlton A drow,uild and can show a great tura extent not to be experienced on of speed, besides which what they the playing field. In addition, it no goals being scored.-Reuter.

don't know about the game is not had its own gratifications, chief worth thinking about. Enough among them the extreme satisfac- tion of having a go at one's about the players!

The Club has a large fixture list, enemy. To-day war is a horrible a fine team and great hopes of and depressing business. Even winning its Interport matches and victory is a nuisance. Yet. men will be Sighting, and must have the Tringular Cup (to be competed recourse to Orange and Groon for by the Army, Navy and Hong-rints" in the Glasgow streets kong), Well, here's luck to it!:

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London. Sept. 17. The amalgamation is announc- ed of the Dunlop Rubber Conipuny and Messrs. Goodyear and Sons of Worcestershire. Reuter, •

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cannot publish it.

GEN. HSU IN, PARIS.contemporary, we regret that we

Paris, Sept. 17.

M. Painleve has received Gen- eral Hisu-Rekler,

The Observatory forecast for

rather than remain entirely at peace. I take my hat off to those rioters. They may be uncivilised simpletons, but they have Nature behind them.

And wo-splendid products, of the unstemmed march of Progress what have we got to show for it all? What have I got? Well, I have dyspopsia, for one thing, for want of sufficient exercise. To compensate me there are Truth! and Beauty-the things, Keats the 24 hours ending at noon to-made such a fuss about. I can morrow is N.E. winds, mod-enjoy beauty for as long as the erate; fair to showery...

next man and that is about five! minutos at a stratch. After that, I have to plead an engagement:" The public will be interested to

As for truth, I claim to have hear that Mossra. Wm. Powell, investigated it more deeply than Ltd., have engaged the services most people, and you may take it in of an expert cutter, who is to take from me that there is nothing in Messrs, Carroll Bros. are receipt of a further cable from churge of the firm's tailoring do-it. It goes marching on-and Singapore notifying that rubber partment, in the person of Mr. E. every place where it bivouacks has advanced to $1.31 per tb., and Broadberry, who has recently ar- becomes a place of skulls. Then giving the following quotations:rived here. Mr. Broadhorry, who there is knowledge, I don't profess

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"Iave you heard that Mra... Jone, the widow, is missing -probably murdered?"

"Horrible! A woman isn't safe now, even when her hus- band is dead!"-

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And what, you ask, is the moral of all this? There isn't any we shall never get back to Na- ture, and as it is inconceivable that the sublime purposes of Na ture can be balked or bilked, it' seems certain that she will pro-1

Meanwhile sently destroy us.

a reaction towards the primitive is about due. Let us wolcome it-Ago in Ex.

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