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NOTES ON FIRST DIVISION
TEAMS.
[By "Two Legs."} The stage is all set for another
local cricket season, upon which the curtain will rise, officially, this week-end.
Friendly matches have been very much in evidence the last few weeks, and not unnaturally, attention was focussed on the performance of the players from the new military units. From the little that has been seen of them, quite a few officers of the "Sha- force" and "Reforce" have already shown splendid all-round form and it is generally expected that. when it comes to playing off the representative matches against the United Services, Hongkong (who have nearly always been able to hold their own), will have to look to their laurels.
The League itself may not turn out to be as interesting as in re- cent years, probably due to the Hongkong Club's decision not to participate, but what with the In-. terports in November and the series of matches with the United Services, the popularity of this great English game will in no way be affected locally.
to the
Of the clubs aliatd League this season in the senior division; last year's champions; the Kowloon C.C. will again be able to field a team which will be hard to beat. Those who helped to win the 1926-27 Shield are still available and a very consistent bat and safe field in E. C. Fincher, of Civil Service, has been added to
their ranks.
There has been a great deal of discussion in cricket circles late ly, as to whether the K.C.C. will play any of their new military sub scribers in their regular League XI and their decision to rely on their civilian membership (with the exception of course, of Capt. Morris and Capt. Bevis who were in the team last year), has been very favourably received. There is, of course, no question of any thing unsportsmanlike should they decide to play any member or subscriber of their Club at any time, but it is felt that in such an event, the other competing teams will hardly have a “look in.”
The Civil Service C.C. team will be considerably weakened, by the "desertion" of their last year's chief run-getter-Fincher-whose place will be difficult to fill, Paker is on leave, so that it will mean the promotion of at least two players from the 2nd XI, as it is not known that there will be
any new blood to draw from.
The Indian R.C. have two teams in the senior division this year (their junior XI having been pro- moted). I expect the IR.C. will find it a problem to be able to field two distinct sides, but I am told they are making every effort to encourage as many playing members as possible and have
every hope of being able ot get together two fairly good sides each week. Their "A" team will be without the elder Arculli, who is holidaying in Europe, and it is also feared that yet another very prominent player will be donning the colours of a rival club. The progress of the "B" XI will be watched with interest.
The University side will not be up to last year's strength, if what I hear turns out to be correct, that Rumjann intends taking a rest this season.
They will also miss another stalwart in Balhatchet, who has left the Colony.
That very popular side, the Chinese R.C., who never seem to be able to produce any outstand- ing play in spite of a large mem- bership, will have to rely mostly on their old team. They narrowly escaped demotion, and might very easily have been relegated to the junior division this year but for the withdrawal of the Royal En- gineers.
The Craigengower C.C. team will be much the same as last sea. бол. They have not yet been seen in action, so I will reserve my. comments until next week when they will have played at least one friendly match.
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CRICKET.
IR.C. v. CHINA LIGHT AND
-POWER CO. R.C...
SEPTEMBER
"TELEGRAPH” FOOT- BALL COMPETITION,
PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY.
The "Hongkong. Telegraph" offers a prize of $25 to the readers who send in twelve correct: fore- casts of the rebults of the English and Scottish Football League matches (to be played on Saturday next, October 1st.) set out in the Coupon below. No goal scores are required; only forecasts show. `ing wins or draws.
In the event of no reader fore casting all twelve matches, a prize of $25 will be given to the reader who sends in the greatest number of correct forecasts; and in the
In the above friendly cricket match, to be played on the LR.C. Ground at 2 p.m. on Sunday, the 2nd. October, the following will re-ent of two or more readers and
ing in an equal high nuniber, the prize of $25 will be divided.
present the IR.C.:-
Sirdar Khan (Captain), M. P. Madar, I. Hassan, A. S. Suffad, S. A. R. Jemail, M. R. Abbas, J. M. Rumjahn, Maloobhoy, V. T. Mans, D. Mohamad, A. Rahmin and (Reserves), A. Butt, T. Hamet, S. A., Hussain,
I.R.C. c. Cralgengower Cricket Club.
In the above friendly cricket match to be played on the LR.C. Ground at 2 p.m. on Saturday, the 1st. October, the following will re- present the I.R.C.-Sirdar Khan (Captain), S. A. R. Ismail, M. P. Madar, J. C. Ackber, I. Hassain, A. S. Suffiad, A. K. Minu, A, R. Minu, D. Mohamad, A. Rahmin, V. T. Mans, and Reserves S. A. R. Bux and S. A. Hussain.
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BANGKOK RACING.
PLANS FOR FIRST CLASS. GRANDSTAND.
Bangkok, Sept. 10. Last evening the members of the Sports Club assembled to vote the necessary financial sanction for the erection of a first clas5 grandstand for the benefit of the racing public.
veral members that racing was The point was stressed by e- benefiting at the expense of the other improvements long overdue other sections, and that there wore which if the club had any money to spend should receive attention in advance of the proposal to pro- vide more comfort for racing patrons.
The Committee were in the happy position cf having Tes. 20, 000 on fixed deposit to burn, and the racing people sensed this first.
Result: the "meeting by seventeen votes to four, decided for the proposal-the cost not to exceed Tes. 25,000, say £2,200.
LONDON-BRIGHTON WALK.
ITALIAN WINS BY DIGHT MINUTES.
London, Sept. 10. Ninety-six competitors started, in heavy rain this morning, the by the Surrey Walking-club. London-Brighton walk, organized
The result was as follows:- Carlo Giant (Italy), 8 hrs. 18
mins. 35 secs.
2
T. Green (Belgrave Harriers),
B hrs. 26 mins, 44 secs. F. Holt (Yorkshire Walking-*
club), 8 hrs: 46 ming, 29 sees, 3
FRENCH MOTORING
RECORD.
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AT"
HIGH SPEED.
Paris, Sept. 27: On the Linas Monthlery track, Voisin car driven by Marchand, Morel and Kirkiloff, in relays, broke the 24 hour record, covering 2,740 miles at an average of over 114 miles an hour:-Reuter:
HOME FOOTBALL.
YESTERDAY'S MATCH.
London, Sept. 27. The result of the match played to-day in the northern section of the English Soccer League, third division, was:
Accrington 2, Hartlepools 2.
-Router.
The competition is in accord- ance with the rules' published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 29-September 24.
“HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH”
FORECAST COMPETITION.
Matches to be played on Oc- tober 1st:-
DIVISION I.
Y
Birmingham Liverpool ▼ Sheffield U. v
Bolton W. Portsmouth Aston Villa.
DIVISION 11.
Chelsea Leeds
DIVISION II. (NORTH).
Bristol City Preston N. E. Y
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DIVISION III. (SOUTH). Swindon
Plymouth Newport
Merthyr.
-Durham
Chesterfield
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SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
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Name
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Rochdale Barrow
28. 1927.
THE SINO-JAPANESE-
CLASH.
AFFAIR TO BE SETTLED LOCALLY.
CHINESE ADMISSIONS."
CANTON BUSINESSES
FAIL
DISASTROUS EFFECT OF THE LEVY
The fact has been communicated to local mercantile circles here, that during the past two weeks there have been no fewer than ten Tokyo, Sept. 28. big business failures in Canton According to a telegram received resulting from the issues connect by the Government from Hankowed with the enforced loan from concerning the fracas which took banks and merchants there. place between Japanese bluc- It will be recalled that native Jackets and Chinese soldiers on Soptember 21, the incident will not assume serious proportions, but it is expected to be settled locally through negotiations be tween Mr. Takao, the Japanese Consul-General, and the Chiness authorities there.
False Reports Circulated.
Hankow, Sept. 22. General Tang Sheng-chih, be- ing on a visit to Banyang, Mr. Tanaka, Vice-Consul of the local Japanese Consulate, called on General Chang Yu-peng, Chief of the Staff, immediately after the fracas between Japanese blue- jackets and Chinese soldiers, and demanded that a high military
banks were called upon to pay 4 per cent of their total capitali- zation to the Government, and in order to comply with this, the banks in question had to call In loans made to merchants. The latter, already hard hit by the con- tinued business depression of the last two years, have been greatly. inconvenienced, and about ten have totally suspended, business.
Of these one was a bean-oil mer- chant, whose standing at one time amounted to four lakhs of dollars. Other failures are in respect of business capitalized at between one and two lakhs.
officer be sent to Rear-Admiral NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Araki, the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese First Foreign Ser- vice Squadron, and Mr. Takao, the Consul-General, without delay, to offer an apology over the incident, that a guarantee.be given for pre- vention of recurrence of a similar Incident, and that the matter be settled immediately.
To this, General Chang replied that he intended to
take appro- priate steps in order to settle the matter amicably as soon as Gon- eral Tang Sheng-chih returns, adding that in the meantime he would prohibit armed Chinese troops from approaching the boundary of the Japanese Con- cession, and control the spread of wild rumours so that the general situation here might not be aggra- vated by the incident.
AN OBSTRUCTION TO
NAVIGATION.
has been issued by the local au The following notice to mariners
thorities, under. 27: *
Under authore September
conferred by
Section 39 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, it is hereby notified that on and after Saturday October 1, dredging operations will be carried out off Tsim-sha-taui, Kowloon Point.
Two timber dolphins marked by red flags by day and red fixed lights by night will be constructed approximately 500 yards and 1,000- yards respectively to the west- ward of the Hongkong and Kow- Changloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany's No. 5 Pier, and will form a danger to navigation.
Masters of all vessels are to pro- cced as slow as practicable when approaching and in the vicinity of
Facts Admitted. It is stated that General fully admitted the facts concerning the incident, which the Japanese Vice-Consul pointed out.
The loss sustained by the Chin- ese soldiers in the fracas is not clear at present, but it is certain that there were no casualties
among the Chinese civilians, which has also been admitted by the Chinese authorities.
Rear-Admiral Araki, the Com- Mark your envelopes "Football" mander-in-Chief of the Japanese on the front and write your name First Foreign Service Squadron. (without address) on the back of and Mr. Takao, the local Japanese the envelope.
Consul General, have been con- Strike out the teams which you Chinese authorities for the settle
ducting negotiations with the think will lose, but make no marksment of the recent incidents. In in respect of matches which you this connexion, it is stated that think will be drawn...
the Chinese authorities, realising that the blame lies on the Chinese side, are taking up a conciliatory attitude and have expressed their earnest desire to settle the matter amicably.
All claims must reach this office hot later than Wednesday follow ing the date on which the matches are played. No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not been made.
Judging from this, it seems that the matter will shortly be brought
this area.
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The restrictions regarding the Penguin Shoal area, issued on May 27, 1927, are hereby cancelled.
HOOGLI RIVER DISASTER.
PILOT'S STORIES OF COLLISION.
Calcutta, Sept. 10.. The Marine Court opened the enquiry to-day into the collison between the steamers "Calcutta" and "Rabenfels," which occurred off Fulta Point, Hoogli River.
Mr. R. S. Smythe, branch pilot. Before sending in your coupons; to settlement.
on the "Calcutta," examined, said copy the list of your forecasts. Though some Chinese are cir- that when he was crossing the Compare, this later with the pub-culating the report that the Japan Eastern Gut, the tide was in flood lished results of the matches and ese sentry first opened fire on the about an hour. Witness entered if you find that you have eight or Chinese soldiers, the English news- the eddy between the Lower Fulta more correct, send in a claim for papers here clearly report that it Sand Body and Fulta, Point As the prize.
was the Chinese soldiers who fired she was not coming fast enough, first at the Japanese sentry. he helped her with a little port of
The headquarters of the Chia-the helm, as he saw the "Raben-" ese Garrison have issued a noticefels" coming at the end of Fulta to the effect that the public should Bight. He refrain from circulating false re- ports regarding the incident.
THE QUEEN'S.
LORD JIM'S TRAGIC
TRIUMPH. »,
Perhaps the finest of Joseph Conrad's books, "Lord Jim" also makes an exceedingly fine film. The pathetic and tragic story of a young seaman who is naturally a man of high ideals and yet who is weak at the last moment in great to live down the undeserved atigma crises-whose purpose in life is of "coward" is most creditably told. It is botter expressed than one who has read Conrad would be inclined to imagine, for, al- though the film can never repro- duce the subtlety and beauty of Conrad's writing, it conveya by cleverly-acted incident the correct impression. Percy Marmont, who takes the part of Lord Jim, scores a triumph.
The film is true to tale and there is much exciting action and in- cident. The Malay scenery is well reproduced and there is a genuine atmosphere of the East. Shirley Mason and Noah Beery complete the principals of a very strong Cast
The final scene, where Lord Jim, electa to pay the penalty of an Forthcoming weddings announcerror of judgment an error ed include: Mr. S.W. Hounadon, prompted by charitable Impulse- Always described As "dark missionary, 11 Causeway Hill, to horses," the senior service will Miss A.V. Highton, missionary, was afraid of being a coward is well acted, and the man who probably remelu an unknown 180 Cheung Chau; Mr. G. W gallantly dies. quantity until later In the season. Davies, Chinese Maritime Cus
MRS. J. CRAWFORD. Arte Association which took place again depend a great deal on one 12. Beechwood Cottages, Herons quite entertaining, and the nows At the general meeting of the I expect the Royal Artillery will toms, Samun, to Miss M. Grant, The rest of the programme, le in the University Union Assembly. Room yesterday, Mr. K. H. Yuen, or two individual members of the gate Road, Chorley Wood, Herta; picture is more than usually top- B. A., delivered an interesting lec-team, notable among whom last Mr. T.M. Jordan, on board the leal by reason of the fact that it ture entitled "Proposal of Marriage year, was, Lt. Smith, who bore the ss. President Wilson, to Miss shows the wonderful British in English Fiction," before, a large brunt of their attack and who was G. V. Elser, care of 18 Peak Road, machine which has just won the
also their most rapid scorer,
Hongkong.
Schneider Cup.
EXPERT MASSAGE.
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Otto Koennecke, the Luf thansa pilot, who is three days. overdue at Basra, Latest re- ports will be found in to-day's cable news.
first alghted the Rabenfels" as he crossed the "James and Mary." The "Raben- fels" was heading towards, the cestern bank, and he could see her starboard side. She was ap- proaching the witness at a dan gerous angle, and he had to get close to the bank if possible to avoid a collision
Witness got a sound signal from the "Rabenfels." He heard two blasts and was flabbergasted. He appealed to the master and officer on the bridge, who confirmed, the two blasts.
Witness did not then realise that a collision was inevitable?ch
The "Rabenfels" struck the "Calcutta" at an angle of 45 de greea
Witness could have avoided the collision" if he had reversed the engine when he had gone out of the eddy, but he would then havé hit the bank
He realised then that the "Rabenfels" was at an angle, and that was why he ported the helm. - After seeing his engines out of, -action and his ship on the sand. `he did not try to check bar with his starboard chain till he saw the "Rabenfele returning.AS Ho had hopes of saving the ship till the time he left her at 9 pm.
E. G. Bacon, pilot of the "Raben- fels," said he did not observe any vessel in the Eastern Gut coming up the river, while at Fisherman's Point he had no fears regarding, the Calcutta. His ship Wa steering well, and his speed was 10 to 11 knots,
Witness noticed the Calcutta conuing round, and as he could see Her starboard alde he could not understand why she did not haul
The enquiry was adjour
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