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TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 1925.

DAY BY DAY,

PLAY AND PLAYERS.

BRIGHTER CRICKET: TWO CENTURIES. By: "Wanderer."

Particularly bright cricket which be denied them by the Municipal is a happy augury for the new Council, and the Trustees of the Bonson was witnessed at the Club Public Recreation Ground respec- ground yesterday when in the tively.

fore the Committee was asked to approva the sum, tho vehicles had arrived and been

TO GROW TO THE LAST; TO placed in commission, membors

RIPEN TILL THE FRUIT DROPS having no idea as to when and FROM THE TREE; TO STRAIN TO- by whose authority they wore | WARDS HEAVEN; - NOT TO FADE ordered. It seems to us that, with AND DECAY INTO IMMORTALITY WHAT BETTER THING THAN instancos like this before us, the THIS? Charles Beard. Finance Committos, barely justifies its existence. In theory. The opening rate of the dollar it is keep watchfull on demand to-day is 26, 5.5/16d.

course of the match between “R. This sportsmanlike aetion is a оо on expenditure, but in

Hancock's XI and the last Interport move in the right direction. Much Mrs. Alfred Sze, the wife of the team, five hundred and four runs has been written about sport level- Standard practice it is often debarred from Chinese Minister in Washington; were scored. The closing scores ling class distinctions and paving keyboard, so doing. Under such circum- arrived in London on September

tancos, the "recommendations "Nothing

of His Excellency really become to learn."

intimatione either that the money has been spent or is going to be.

Archdeacon Barnett, formerly Archdeacon of Hongkong, has Moreover, when the Council is accepted the living of Beer Haoket not in regular session, there is a (Dorset), offered him by the pat. huge accumulation of these votes, ron, Mr. Arthur Scott Williams, which later are automatically of Hill House, Yetminster. approved by the Committee. If

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Our Roads.

16, from New York with her two on Saturday were: Hancock's X1, the way for international under sons, who are to be educated In 187 Interporters, 35 for a standing, so there is no necessity. England.

Stewart and Capt. Morris wore the for me to delve further into tho not outs and they wasted little time subject, except to predict that foot yesterday, but went for the bowling ball will de a lot toward promoting from the opening over. Stewart better feeling between foreigners scored the faster and nearly two and Chiness,

hundred runs were up before Morris Best of luck, “Unione”I«

Enclosing my fell a victim to de Roms by putting an easy one into the hands of

McNaughton. Stewart was badly Shanghai, Oct. 3,

Ha

The War Office announces that missed by Hayward when 70 but any real check is to be kept on the table of rates of station pay he went on and completed his

KOWLOON'S LOSS. granted under the Pay Warrant century. He was caught by Lam- Kowloon Football Club is shortly our spendings, some better means to Military Attaches and Assist- mert (subbing) when 110, having to lose one of its most prominent than now exist will have to be ant Military Attaches has been hit 15 fours The Rev. Quick players and splendid sportsmen in devised for shroffing up of these revised. That of Tokyo is now scored a nice 45, and the side wore the person' of W. Austen, their in-

£5 and of Peking £3 10. [votes.

all out for 329.5" 5:

side left. Auston has not played. Hancock's eleven went in at a great deal with the Club. Mr. E. Stone, general passenger about 1.50, R. E. A. Webster and was out in a few matches towards agent for the Far East for the A. D. Hayward opening the innings, the end of last season and proved Even in a year sqnspicuous for CPR, returned from his trip to Webster soon got his eye in and his worth beyond doubt, This Manila by the R.M.S. Empress of batted" in great style reaching his season he quickly found his very its economy, the budget plans for Asia yesterday Arriving by the century out of 178 for three in a best form and his understanding" the sponding during 1926 of wall same vessel was Mr. H. Schriver, ahade under two hours and depart-with Mason having developed amaz- over a inillion and a quarter of who returned from a business ing just before faur, having scored ingly Kowloon were looking forward dollars on the upkeep, improve

106 of 188, when his side were to seeing their joint efforts assist- ment and extension of our public Owing to war conditions (says

within four of avolding the innings Ang materially to place the Club defeat. He scored all round the further up the scale of prominence roads. There is the denger, more the Canton Gazettel Mr Wang wicket bringing off some daring in local football.

Ching-wal, Mrs. Chan Kang-pok,

His employers CHECKING FINANCES speaking of

over, of becoming so used to Miss Ng Chi-mol and members hooks and hit sixteen fours. Owen have now transferred him to Shang-

million's

to of the Women's Emancipation Hughes and Hancock seemed well lose the full significance of the League propose to organize Red set when Bowker got the former Cross sections so as to render with a snorter, the ball failing to tern. Exactly $1,382,551 are first aid to the wounded. Memrise an inch. Owen Hughes had budgetted for roads in 1926, this bors of the Red Cross Society will scored 27. Hancock appeared to be sum being made up as follows subscribe funds from the various very subdued until he was in the

organizations.

thirties. Hamilton having left he Roads Extraordinary; Hongkong| $558,000; Kowloon, $192,000 ;). ~

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1925,

Some week or ten days ago, a correspondent, writing to the

Telegraph, suggested that the

criticism un the

trip to Manila.'

The

second six

hai and next Saturday's match. when Kowloon maut, the Club de Recreio is likely to be his last. Auster will regretfully leave bo- hind him many sincere friends.

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present season ends, would appear to be very remote. His loss has. ̈ ́ already been. severely felt by the South China Athletic Association.

A better known player since ho Finance Committee of the Logis-

hit his firat four and then went for is an Interporter and the finest lative Council, as it at present

the bowling. In one over he hit Chinese footballer seen in Hong- conducts its business, was rather New Kowloon, $155,000; New Peking on September 26th. Capt. Walker for two foure, and a kong, has already left the Colony. a farcical body. He based his Torritories, 8129,000: Roads Re-Diplomatic Corps has drawn the six and later he lifted a ball from We refer of course to Li Wai-tong. Bowker into Chafer Road for a Ld has, we understand, also: de fact that Current (maintenance), $230,000 attention of the Chinese Foreign

The innings closed parted for Shanghai and the pos Its members are often asked for the whole Colony; Personal Minister to this gross insult, in (the Rev. T. B. Powell being sibility of his returning before the

in cases where emoluments of the Roads Depart-terms which leave no doubt as to absent) for 308, Hancock being 66 to pass votes

Conveyance the just resentment felt by all the not out. ments, $113,057: the nionoy has long since been

F. Jde Rome, who owing to an spent and also in instances where allowances for the staff, $5,494 foreign Powers, and there the accident last year, has done very making a total charge on account matter rests for the present. It is little bowling took the ball near the vaguest explanations are

of roads of $1,382,551. This, in a too much to expect retraction of the close of the Interport Innings given regarding the need for the expenditure. The same point was year of strict economy, gives the statements in the circular, or and in 41 balls he 'dismissed four batsmen for 27 runa, his victims brought forward by members of some idea of the great cost of an apology of equal publicity, including Capt. Morrie and the

Rev. E. K. Quick.

There was no time for the Inter porters to go on and the game was left drawn.

the Committee at last Thursday's meeting, when Mr. Lang candidly confessed that it seemed rather a"

Committed declining to agree to

'SURREYS", BOXING".

A rather unique form of boxing. competition is now in progress at Murray Barracks. It takes the form of an inter platoon knock-out competition, the teams (nine at full strength) fighting through until two platoons are left to contest the final on Friday next. The second SHANGHAI FOOTBALL CHANGE. series of preliminaries will be Shanghai footballers have now fought to-morrow and the eemi- withdrawn the ban against the finals and final on Friday. On-

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modern road making and main-so we can merely wait and see tenance. We think t it is a whether the immediate pro- wise expenditure, especially be- teat will have the

offect waste of time to pass a vote for cause such a large proportion of checking further emanations of of the total sum is being the character of the Ministry of something already spent, and

on construction when Mr. Holyoak made a refer-spent

in Justice's circular. Apart from once to members boing kept in connection with the improvement tho - acknowledged anti-foreign admission of Chinese teams to their Friday also will be fought a six- ignorance of cortain expenditure of the road from Causeway Bay feeling of certain Peking officials, competitions. The feeling general-round contest between Boy Massey incurred. The possibility of the to Shaukiwan. "At the present one has to look for a special moly is that the move is a well con- and Boy Ramsey for the Bantam

tima, the condition of this road istive in this case, and we think it oldered one. The following letter weight Championship of the Garris a vote for certain instruments for little short of a disgrace and one will not have to be sought in vain. hai Sunday Times, speaks for itself: fought previously at Murray Bar- to the Sports Editor of the Shang- son School. These lads have the Observatory--the order for has only refrained from stern The opening sentence of the in- Sir,-May I venture to encroach on racks and the very fine fight put which bad heen cancelled too criticism because of the know-sulting effusion gives us a clue; your columns to express an appre- up on that occasion, should serve late-was mentioned by Mr. lodge that, so far as this district indeed, the key to the matter. "If ciation which, I am sure, is echoed as an attraction. Boy Ramsey won is concerned, we are in the active the cause be sought for the of Chinese teams in the hitherto

by all footballdra-of the inclusion the previous bout on points. Lang, and this brought forth a

Last night's bouts proved most retort from the Colonial Secretary stage of big development and Shanghai affair", it says, "which purely foreign leagues and the interesting though science was not that he hardly dared to think must bear with the discomforts violated the canons of humanity prompt response of the different the great point. The platoon ere what would be the position if that of a transition period. The com- .....it will be found that clubs in agreeing to meet the new entitled to nine men per team, one course were followed. We do not plotion of the scheme, ospecially these occurrences all have their should permission to play in the two lights, one feather, one bantam comers on the latters' grounds, I lightheavy, one middle, two welters, imagine, however, that there at Taikos, is urgently desirable root in the evil of Consular Hongkow Park and the Race Course and one fly. would be much danger of such a and so is the completion of the jurisdiction." It proceeds to de- contingency occurring, as the widening and re-making of the claro in as many words that the

the town foreign Consuls in their jurisdic Committee comprises all the same road nearer members of the Council, the con- Anything that will hasten this tion ozhibit unfair discrimination. sequence boing that the Officials improvement will be welcome. in favour of their own nationals. are always in the comfortable The amount sot down in the We think it is obvious that this COMING MATCH AT MANILA.

FINAL FOR SPEY CUP. position of eprimanding a major. Estimates for road maintenance unwarranted attack on the foreign

(just over two lahks) is not so judiciary, with the Shanghai The fourth annual" interport. ity of the votes.

Much interest is being evinood golt match between the Royal amongst lawn bowlers in the final - There can, hone the less, be no large as usual, and it leaffair as a jumping-off point, Hongkong Golf Club and the Mafor the Spey Cup which is to be question but that the procedure sincerely hoped that no marked is directed against the present nila Golf Club, will be played overplayed on Saturday on the Kow- at present followed regarding deterioration in our main motor enquiry into the events of May the Calacoon course October 22loon Dock Recreation Clubs these financial voies is far from roads will be allowed, because the 30th., which is being boycotted by and 23. Teams will he composed green. The finalists are the Ko”. of six players each and will play loon Cricket Club and the Kowloon satisfactory. Some machinory upkeep of a road is an economical the Chinese, officially and unofil-single and four-ball matches to be Bowling Green Club The match sharp. ought to exist whereby, in cases process if done at the right time cially. There is also a covert decided on a point basis. Singles, is to commence at 3.30 p.m. el like that of the additional ex- and costly if done aftor neglect allusion to the Mixed Court, And over a 86 hole course, will count • The K. C. C. team will be com penditure on those Observa-and undue damago, The proverbe it noted, the effusion emanates one point and will be played Octo posed of Messrs, J..Frasor, A. O, ber 22. The foursomes will be Brawn, J. Hyde and J. Gibson tory instruments, the miom-bial stitch in time gives point to from the Ministry of Justice. It held the next day and will count (skip). bars of the Committee aro given the argumont in favour of con-is a simmoloss calumny, issuing two points each, an opportunity of expressing their tinous good upkeep. opinions. In this instance the original approved vote was for

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INTERPORT GOLF.

BOWLS CONTESTS.

"

The Kowloon Bowling Green from a body which, while appar

Hongkong has won two of the Club will bỏ --Mosare, D. Hazel, ently arrogating to itself the three matches played, which com-

R. Duncan, A. M. Holland and A Utterly Unworthy, virtues of high justice, doos not menced in 1922, Manila made R. Whibley, (skip)..) $8,000, but the Crown Agents We can gauge the foreign loss hesitate to stoop to the lowest the trip to Hongkong that year and A

wore defeated but in the next" ligesamte later found that the instruments of prostige in China by various methods to give vent to its jealous year's matches played at Manila, Smith (captain) J. M. Walker, L, would cost another $4,000, and by events that have occurred during resentment. Utterly unworthy of the visitors lost. Last year the R. Andrews, C. Bulmer Johnson, the time this supplementary aum recent months, and are still occur a judicial system which claims to Manila team went down to defeat W. Douglas and D. G. Bruce. came before the Committeo, the ring, some more serious than be fit to deal fairly with all again in Hongkong. Manila, saya

Manila team have Instruments had been despatched others; but nothing has happened subjects of controversy, this cir- to even up the series this year and been named: Ben Few (captain)

the Manila Bulletin), will endeavour Five of the Manil from Home. The case referred yet to attain the height of deliber-cular deserves to be preserved for has a good opportunity, playing J. I. R. Mason, G. M. Ivory W, J. to by Mr. Holyoak seome equally ato insult reached in the circular future reference, as the bost proof on their home grounds. unsatisfactory. This was a vote issued by the Chinese Ministry that the case for abolition of for $3,435 for the purchase of of Justice on August 27th, and extra-territoriality must fall igno- motor ambulances, and long be which was published officially at miniously to the ground,

Jamieson, and Lieutenant W. K.! Ramey A match will be played The Hongkong team which sails between Colonel J. B. Nichols and on the President McKinley on Oc-C. Hawkins shortly to deformifug tober 16th, is composed of N, the sixth man on the Manila team,