CRICKET SEASON
OPENS.
MANY FRIENDLY GAMES ON
SATURDAY, '
matches Although no League were played off, the cricket season Saturday, opened in earnest on when six friendly games were de cided, including one on the Boyai at King's Park, Navy ground where a indies' team opposed a team composed of officers from the Army and the Navy, The latter team won by five wickets after an enjoyable game,
On the Hongkong Cricket Club ground, an eleven captained by A.C.I. Bowker easily defeated a team under the captainey of T. E Pearce.
VOLUNTEER SPORTS.
FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING
ON SATURDAY,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1930.
Some very close finishes in the track events were seen on Saturday afternoon when the Hongkong Volun- teer Defence Corps held its annual
the athletic meeting on Kowloon Cricket Club ground. The meeting opened in dazzling sunshine, which warm, but, made running a trifle nevertheless, some good times were
return.
A large number of spectators wit- nessed the afternoon's sport, among them being H. E. Sir William Pool K. B. C. M. G., necompanied by Lady Feel, who, at the conclusion of the meeting, distributed the prizes to the various winners.
The Portuguese Company won the 20 Taking first lesso of the wicket. Inter-Unit Challenge Cup with Dowker's team knocked up the ves-points, the Machine Gun Company pectable total of 171 runs for eight being runners-up with 18. The Sent. wickets. G.B. More signalised his re-tish Company obtained seven points tarn to farm, by a fine innings of 61, and the Battery only two.
Before
asking Lady Peal to give which included three sixes.
Pearce's team replied with only 95, away the prizes to the winners of the events, Major Dowbiggin Musson and thus losing by 76 runs. Bowker, for the winning side, captur- congratulated the Portuguese Com- pany o winning the Inter-Unit el two wickets each, the former at the cost of eight runs and the latter Challenge Cup, saying that he was sure that all would agree with him that they deserved their succeAS,
nine.
Police v K.C.C
The Police were hoats to the Kow- toon Cricket Club and won by three wickets after an interesting game.
RC 2nd XI. y RE
The Indian Recreation Club sremds obtained their second victors of the season by defeating the Royal R gineers at Sookungo by 52 runs.
University v. R.AS.C.
The University second string easily accounted for the R.A.Saat Pok tulam, winning by 76 runs..
Ladies Play Cricket,
An enjoyable game was played on the Royal Navy ground at King's
variou
After Lady Peel had distributed the prizes, she was presented with a silver powder box, bearing the crest of the Hongkong Volunteers, as it
numento of the occasion.
Full Results.
The following were the results. IGA Yards:-1, C. D'Almada Portuguese C.): 2, A. Gesiune #Portugues CJ; 3. R. T. Gaga (Portuguese C. Time: 10
seconds.
Lang Jump-1, Beltrão † Port, 13: Whitley (Machine G. C.) 3.
Ferguson Machine G. C.), Dis-
17 feet 10 inches,
High Jump-1. A. Gosuno (Part. C.; 2, J. J. Ferguson (Machine 4.0): Várk between a ladies team cap- B. Gosanu (Part. (.). Height: tained by Miss Lack and a team endt 15 feet 1 inches. posed of officers from the Army and the Navy, under the captaincy of Mr. Martin, the latter team, winning by
five wickets,
The ladies batted first and just reached the century before the last wicket fell. The genthumen passed this total for the loss of five wickets.
The Leanis were:
Cmwhall, | Ladies Misses Lack, Owen Hughes, Mary Smalley, Kirk- patrick,
Christian. Bonnar.
Sentt Harston, Stevenson and Smalley.
Gentlemen-Messrs. Martin, Bram- well, Davidson, Jewitt, Mould, Wor- rall, Metcalfe, Neilson, Wolfe Barry and Steck,
CORRESPONDENCE.
Retrenchment Pointers.
To The Editor of Hongkong
Telcyraph.]
Pufting the Shue. 1 Ferguson (Machine G.C.); 2, Whitham (Machine G.60;. S.A. Gregory Machine G.C.). Distance: 35.5 inches,
*10 Yards. --1, 1. D'Almada (Part.
C... 2. A. Gusano (Part, C.); 5, Bl (Battery).
880 Yards-1, Silva (Pert. C.); 2. Cranston (Scottish C.); 3. Davies (Battery). Time: 2 míns. I sees,
Corps Relay Race.--1, Portuguese Company: 2. Machine Co. "A": 3. Machine
"B". Time: Company mine. 38 2/5 seconds.
Tag-of-War-1. Scottish Company; Machine Company. Band Race.-1. Barretto: 2. L.
Sequiars,
2
Open Relay, Somerset Light Infantry (Pte. Baulch, Bugir, White, LCpl. Rowself and Pte. Childs): 2 Royal Battery Time: 4 mins. 12
sees,
2
Open Mile.--1, Ple. Bauch: Bgli. White: A. B. Sawyer. Time: 5 mins. 2 sivs.
Khurd Hare Ondian Trooje art Police only).-1. Sepoy Shoan:
2.
| Sepoy Mira Jan; 3. Mohanimed Khan,
#KOWLOON GOLF CLUB
CONTEST.
Sir,One would think that this time of day it should not he Lo point necessary
out that Economy cannot be practised by the negative process of postjan- ing, delaying or stopping work, any more than it can be achieved as so many seem to think, by sit-3: ting in an other copying fieures from s book into another.
AN EASY WIN FOR THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE.
At the Kowloon Gelf Club, yester day, the Vice-President's team
1.
No, Sir, economy is possible only | Captain's team contest was played,
1 through definite, énperete, positive with the following result:
action by seeing that staffing,
salaries and wages are propor
Singles,
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sional output and local condi- | Vice-President's, tions that places for working are Dr. Coran used for working, that a few hours W. S. Hillier
1. Overy work is put spread over
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Geneva. view to the surrender of the Bri. the only securities for foreign
Berlin tish extraterritorial status", it lives in China. It would be an in-
Oslo. human and cruel betrayal to hand Helsingfors. adds.
The Times says that it is patent over these sanctuaries to a Gov- Athens that the insecurity of foreigners ernment unable, or unwilling to Buenos Aires..39.7/10 in many parts of China makes it maintain the law and justice es- Shanghai difficult to understand why Nansential to their security. Reuter. New York.
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Amsterdam Stockholm Precious Day. Yesterday. Vienna
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121.825 Madrid
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12.04 18.086
12.05 Rio
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46.90 Silver spot and
.10 forward) 181
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Toky
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103
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1/7
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92,79
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