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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1933.

FULL DESCRIPTION OF YESTERDAY'S INTERPORT

GOOD YEAR

AT CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING NEXT WEEK

The annual meeting of the Craf gengower Cricket Club will be held on Friday, November 17 at 5.30 pm.

"In the annual report. Issued to racm- hers a year of ster progress is recorded. The, report states:

steady

Billiards-During the year the No. 1 table was lovalled and a new cloth fitted. Now cushions were purchased for the No. 2 tabla, and the cloth turned. Two sets of billiard balle and oix cues wors also bought

the poriod under review and in

into use. The improvements were expensive, but very necessary and it is encouraging to note that the work dono has resulted in increngued re- ceipts.

Lawn Bowls-Greater interest has been taken in Lawn Bowls this year with more new players taking part in the game. As regards League competition, the Club can look back; upon the 1988 season with satisfac tion. Although the first team falled to repeat the success attained in 1932, congratulations are extended to the members of our second team for having won the Second Division Lea- Becond year in succession The following represented the Club in the Bpoy Royal Competition; Messes, G. L. Buchanan, D. W. Brad bury

Il. Beer and U. M. Omar, and it is gratifying to be able to report that we won the Cup for the third time since the commencemennt of this competition.

guo for

the

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BOTH TEAMS IN THE TOILS ON A

VERY STICKY WICKET-

PEARCE'S FINE ALL ROUND

DISPLAY

SPLENDID FIELDING BY LOCAL

CRICK ÉTERS'

(By R. Abbit).

ALTHOUGH a full account of a great deal of yester

day's play appeared in the final edition of the Telegraph, an account by another hand may not be uminteresting in view of the fact that it so happened the late start at one twenty enabled me to see every ball bowled.

I

was watching the match from a verandah of the Club so that I got a slightly different view point to the rest of the scribes. At any rate I put up this article for what it is worth together with a few considerations which, by the time that my readers see this, may be verified or disproved.

THE START.

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the bowled five excollent balls but a bad one was eracked for four to long by..

OWEN HUGHES DEFIES THE CONDITIONS.

When early this morning, our cricket correspondent stated that the wicket was still in a "dread- ful slate", and would probably cause the batsmen a lot of worry, he was proved to Lo right In the first half hour of play,

But after that Jarry Owen- Hughes, playing a real esptain's part, proved that given courage and ability, even adverse condi tions can be overcome, and he proceeded to knock the Malayan howlers all over the field.

R.N. Hamilton followed in hig wake this afternoon, when, with his colleagues being turned back for pality seures, he attacked the bowling, and when the score was at 100 for 6 had claimed 45 of the total and was still batting. briliantly.

AS I SAW IT FROM THE PRESS BOX

(By "Veritas"),

wicket which · had. "Batting

A Coinsson" written right, ncross

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after the adjournment ..that Malayn's last wicket fell, another Interval had to

suffered before the start of Hongkong innings.

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UNDERSTANDING SOUGHT

AMICABLE CONVERSATIONS

ON TREND, OF EVENTS!

Tokyo, Nov. 7. Concurrence of views on the necessity of Improving the present Russo-Japanese atmosphere were the revented in a three and a half hour interview botween Mr. Hirota, Foreign Minister, and the Soviet Ambassador, M. Yuroney, which took place yesterday evening.

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the 22 yards with unmistakable elearnona; which

heart gavo palpitations to the batamen, a Roman hollday to the bowlers and a subject for debate among the CONGRATULATIONS to Owen- spectators. It was thiswicket Hughes on his splendid cap which opened the Triangular In-talncy. And not only that.... But terport contest of 1933.

the wonderful example ho sot in) Mr. Hirota dented the alleged the field. He handled his attack flight of Japanese aeroplanes over. AND so 15 wickets fell in the with good judgment. Bringing on Soviet territory and declared that course of three hours twenty Hamilton to finish off the innings the so called “Moscow revelations"", minutes of actual play for a mere was a heat stroke, for the bowler have caused the present Russo- 143 runs. If Hongkong aro was strange to the batsmen who Japanese tension. searching for any satisfaction were consequently thrown on a He declared that both countrios! the knowledge that their bowling, from these figures, thoy find it in rick defence.

must endeavour to improve the existing atmosphere and suggestod Willls next over beat Pearce two rated so low by some critica, pro-RN. HAMILTON has also every that Rubala make some gesture to or three times,

ved equally as effective as the cause to be satisfied with his improve Russo-Japanese relations. took Malayan attack, which had been leadership. Short, sharp spells He assured M. Yurenev that Japan generally recognised as being the for his trundlers was the order of did not want to block the O. £. R. the day, which kept the batsmen negotiations, but the present atrong point about the team.

moro concerned about saving atmosphere had not allowed a con- their wickets, than scoring. runs.tinuation of the conference. TAKE away certain inevitable

M. Yuroney agreed on the necca- features, and the day's play EVER with the conditions insity of improving relations be- was pretty colourless. Among their favour, one cannot deny tween the two countries and pro- the batsmen there was only Eu that all the bowlers did some mised to refer the matter to Mos- Chow-tiek who was capable of excellent work, treating the bowling on its

hooked him inter for a single, but

R. N. Hamilton at once Goff for Speldewinde, n slow left-hander,

Next over Pearce hit the fast bowler beautifully through the that he repeated the shot with near- covers for four, and the one after ly tragic results as it was magnifi- cently fielded and had Spelde- winde gathered the ball Williams would have been out by yards. Luckily for Hongkong, he did not. But Jonklaas then went on for Willis, try and Pearce forced him away on the log for two but the ball was, left hand. Later the same bats- not too far away from short leg's man was lucky with one that went between the two slips who wore standing too wide.

The stand seemed to be materializing and I fully ex pected to see Minu go on again nt the Law Courts end. Owen Hughes elected to *Duckift.

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merits, and T.A. Pearce who was WITHOUT boing invidious, one quick enough on his fee to can name Pearce and Duckitt defend his wicket and score of Hongkong and Willis, Spotde- runs at the same time.

winko and Gill of Malaya as the outstanding performers.

PEARCE bowled Gill with

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Malaya won the loss and batted on a wicket that was certainly doubtful and probably bad, imagine Owen Hughes was not un- thankful to lose the toss. At twenty-two minutes past o'clock D. C. Burn and R. G. Gibson opened to the bowling of Goodwin from the Yard end, who had three

Seventy was hoisted, and the slips, a deep third man, an extra cover, deep mid on and silly square trouble the batsmen, but in his

over of the day was a new bowler did not, appear Tho Club was again well repro-leg among his fletit. Hented in the Interport Games the "Burn Klanced one for three to second over Alvis tried to late cut following having been selected: Messra, A. E. Coates, B. W. Bradbury, draw blood in the first over. Minum and was finely caught by from the Law Courts End bowled Owen Hughes at second slip. a very useful over, and then (75-6-14), the out going batsman..... Gibson glanced Goodwin for four and played a gallant knock for his uide, and, as he is very young, it pretty shot.

did him all the more crodit.

ANOTHER WICKET, AND then SEVERAL

and U. M. Omar.

CRICKET.

In the latter's third over he began to kick a little which suggested that the effects of the roller were wearing off already.

Cricket. The Club can look back on 1932-1033 with great satisfaction winning the second division shield for the first time, and regard it as 1011-12 the most successful since. when the first team won the shield.

Congratulations are due to the second team captain and his players on their excellent performance. They played 20 matches without a single through the covers and called evidently thought the time to hit defeat,

Burn for a run. The latter seem had come and cracked a terrife

Gill entirely mistimed his first:

ball but put the second to fine leg 窳 single. Then Jonklang

Next over, Gibson hit Minu for

Mesars. F. K. Lee and U. M. Omar, ed a bit show in responding and off drive, for Minu to bring off a W, Roed and B, R. Iraneo head the the ball,-excellently folded-red-hot catch at mid-off. (76-7-15) first and second division butting and arrived a good length though a and both the set batsmen gone in howling (average respectively.

Octobonnis during the period shade wide. Dunkley had the one over.

1 to October, 1933 was bails off in a flash 12-1-6.

indulged in by more members than

For the corresponding period last year,

and proving a a more popular pastime

than formerly i

the

FURTHER SUCCESS.

The wicket was obviously nasty.

The position held by the Club at and both bowlers had silly mid

conclusion of the B. League games offs. Four runs later Gibson

last season mado it necessary for us cracked a short one from Goodwin

B. S. Gill proceeded to stone- wall, going right back to almost everything, though twice he hit the ball quite hard forward and gave promise of being a nice player when set.

In Duckitt's third over one went

WILLIAMS OUT.

At twenty nine, however Williams was 1.b.w. to a well pitched up ball from the left- hander who had appealed in the over before. 29-3-9.

PEARCE'S dismissal in the last real tragedy for Hongkong, emphasised this morning by the fact that the wicket has greatly recovered and with a competent batsman about is likely to yield quite a few runs.

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about the best ball of the match. Perfect length delivery which broke late and sharp from the leg to disturb the middle and off stamps.

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MASSACRE RUMOUR,

Farmers Allegedly Slain By Soviet.

Harbin, Nov. 7.

It is reported here that a Soviel military attachment massacred 200 Manchukuo peasants in small village 80 miles from Blagoves- chensk, owing to the refusal of the was full of inhabitants, who are farmers, to THE old Kent cricketer treated SPELDEWINKE

guilo; breaking. Both ways and and over their cereal harvest to the Malnya attack in masterly

the military... straight going style: Only exceptionally keen occasionally

When the report is confirmed, it A ball or two Inter Pearce was aciding kept the runs down

through with a top spinner. Wilis understood, Manchukuo will dropoed off a red-hot drive those beautiful wristy cover drives llama discovered he had the latter forward a protest to Moscow.

in his bag of tricks, but he made Reuter his discovery too late and the ball

which went to mid-off's left of his. hand. He seemed steadied by

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this and played some beautiful WILLIS was kicking so awkwark- beat the bat, to the Army man's shots, punching Jonkings* shorter balls on the off with theory we might have been given

ly that had he adopted the leg discomfiture. great force, but Garthwalte was some idea of what the so-called THE pro-tim play this morning all but run out off a very short bodyline bowling can look like.

should be chock full of ́ ́in- one to cover.

terest, for on it will depend the

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DUCKITT just threw his wicket first innings lead. Hongkong will

away. He made nibbles (a start 41 runs in arrears.

la A.P.F. Chapman style) at To Redmond, Owen Hughes, three balls which he should Hamilton, Minu, Goodwin and either have left severely alone or Donkey Falls the task of making covered with his pads. And he these and more runs. pald the penalty. He seemed to be in a terrifle hurry to score runs. So did Fincher I it comes to that.

THE OVERNIGHT

SCORES

- Malaya were much too qufek in the field to try short ones with impunity. Alvis relieved Spelde winde just as forty went up. Both to enter a team in the A. Division, hard to Duckitt ut very short leg for Your byes-the first of the minutes to go

batsmen were careful-and wisely so as there was only about ten where our players,

were able for the and a hard chance was taken. match, for Dunkley had been night easily roll out much ensier and the wicket first time to meet the best players | (16-2-0). from other Clubs. A

I. N. Hamilton then came in Keeping magnificently-but next this morning. entered in the C. Division was alea

Willis resumed at the Yard Library A Library was inau- but he was obviously not too happy ball the bowler held a very low gurated during the year and proved on a wicket which was much quick return (82-8-0).

end with one lesa slip, and Garth- Kreat success.Appreciatim is ex slower than those to which he was two to find leg off the last ball but had the misfortune to play The new comer. R. Morgan had waite hooked him square for four, to the donors of the handsome accustomed. After a short time Pearce spun a good one past Gill's the next ball on to his wicket off her back to the pavillion after a ᎥᏁᏋ a reni "anorter" from pressed collection of books towards this he tried to cut Goodwin and was

Wills which sont Teddy Fin-

Details of the scores; follow, library.

Lockera-The old wooden lockers hold the bull going away hard on winde was lucky to snick a four his elbow. He only got five but it confident start. Not a wrong

well caught by Teddy Fincher who defence (84-9-3), and Spelde-

MALAYA,—1ST. INNINGS. were considered unserviceable and his left. (12-3-1.)

between his legs and the wicket, was a useful knock. (48-4-5). have been replaced by more up to

Owen Hughes sent in Redmond very expresive cricketing term, R. G. Gibson, e Duckitt,

un" in the full meaning of that

D. C. Burn, run ont date Steel ones.

There Is Ruggestion that Red-At this point tea was taken.

to try and play out time but, had but just one out of the bag. mond caught the Malaya skipper.

AFTER TEA.

Gill hold on to one that he dived Willis pulled another when Garth Ea Cheow-teik, e Dunkley,

Goodwin Membership. The number on the two balls earlier at first slip-but

for at silly mid-off, the batsmay waito was at the crense, but it roll je 238 including 12 life members. I doubt it myself. Anyway no

The Labings did not last very would have gone out to his second missed its mark.

Goodwin ....... During the season 42 joined, 26 re-appeal was made.

much longer after ten. Archie ball.

R. N. Hamilton, e Fincher, b slaned or have left the Colony and Then Garthwaito relieved 'Minu, Hamilton bowled from the Yard

Goodwin 30 were struck off the Hat,

who had bowled very well with no end and Minu from the other. In is old end and Pearce got him

Speldewinde was on again

V. Croome, at THE first real fielding error came Flight-Lieut. luck, until Eu Chow Telk cracked the former's second over Morgan nicely to long leg for three. R. N. the close, when he missed a sim aim for three fours in his fifth tried to glance him and managed Hamilton put an extra man into ple catch at silly mid-of, Red- w. O. Jonklass, c Minu, b Duckitt from Gill only three overs from L. Alvis, c Owen Hughes, b somehow to get the ball on the back of the bat. Owen Hughes the slips for the last over and a mond was the lucky man. Up to B. S. Gill, Fearea jumped up to take a high catch a blow overtook Hongkong as that time the work in the field had C. L. P. Willis, C and b Duckiti. Pearce after playing Willis with been impeccable, with the Hong- Leading Aircraftsman R. Mor- the slips.

Afth ball, (61-6-27). Stumps wore that standard known as brilliant. C. A. Speldewinde, not out the utmost care was 1.b.w. to his kong men occasionally reaching| gan, e Owon Hughes, b Hamil- then drawn for the day.

FINANCES.

Club House The Club House at

present is in a fairly good condition. Numerous inoxtensive renovations were carried out during the year and further improvements are being sub- mittel to the In-coming Committee.

Finance.-The Revenue Account shows a credit balance for the year of $2,114.00. This, your Committee consider very satlefactory in view of the heavy expenditure that has had to be incurred on the various im provements to the Club House and aporta gear.

Roberts.

over,

The played Young Chinese batsman knock, and was most unlucky to get one from Goodwin which Kicked up and bounced from his gloves into the wicket-keeper's hands, (38-4-20).

UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT..

Malaya were all out for ninety two and they frankly had not socmed worth more.

REFLECTIONS,

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PHE outfield was not nearly so Touted would have ox

Upon the whole, things broke pected after so much rain. A

Poarce

Duckitt

ton

Extras

Total

PONIES DEMOTED

Classification Changes Announced

The following are the changes iri

kong Joko lubid by the Hong,

Jockey Jim

Class Royal Flush to "C" Cines, Wonderful Stag to " Class, Widnes to "D Class, White Butterfly to "p" Class.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Draft Programmes and Entry 20 Forms for the Thirteenth Extr

Race Meoting, to be held on Saturday, 18th November, 1933 (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's. Oficej

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House, Happy Valley, the Hong 14 Gloucester Building, the Club

Kong. Club, The Sports Club: ÁIRI the Stables, Village Road. M

Entries close at 12 o'clock

4 NOUN on Thursday, 9th Novem

ber, 1933.

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A wicket difficult in itself and much slower than those to Obituary.Tho Conmmittee much re-

which they were used had pretty evenly.

Fall of wickets-1 (Burn) for The Hongkong perfectly normal carpet drive 12; 2 (Gibson) 10; 3 (Hamilton) gret to record the death of the fol- At this time Hongkong word destroyed them.

bowlers took full advantage of the reach the boundary with little for 31; 4 (Eu Cheow-talk) for 08; lowing members; Messrs, W. Gran most unfortunate, as Goodwin

aituation. Goodwin found a spot dimculty. tham, G. Grimble, 1. funt, 9. A. developed his old strain, and had The half-hour stand between in his third over and thereafter

5 (Crooma) for, 40; 6 (Alvis) - for to go off for treatment and bowled Alvis and Jonklaas, for the sixth was likely to get a wicket at any

75; 7 (Jonklass) for 78; 8 (Willia) no more. It is most hard as unless wicket alone had given Elie Hong time.

THE ton interval was somewhat for 82; 9 (Gil), for 84; 10 (Mor the gods are very kind, I feel aure long skipper cathe to think..

inexplicable. It meant an un- gan) for 82. he will bowl no mora in the match,

necessary break of ten minutes. Evon so, he has 'donu his share,

For it was in the third over outing three of the first four batamen.

The thanks of the Club are due to the donors of pritoa.In connection with Lawn Bowls.

JAPAN'S AMBITION.

PÉNETRATION FEARED IN

ABYSSINIA

London, Nov. 7. The report of a botton concession in Abyssinla obtained, by a Japan

HONGKONG BAT.

The home Innings opened at five Alec Poarce relieved him and Wills the Malay fast bowler..

minutes to four and Kincher fneed after one over changed to round A nice shot to leg for four and a

It is very bad luck on Hone kong that ho developed an old strain as it is most unlikely that he will be able to bowl again.

PRINCE TO TRAVEL, Garthwaite

BOWLING ANALYSIS,

Goodwin

Minu

Pearce Redmond Duckitt

Hamilton

Bowled two no balls.

ese consortium us aroused consi- things were critical for Malayaond and Ducklit touched his fourth sive and Redmond did not bowl up January. 19, travelling by sea to. R. Duckitt, e Gibson, b Gill

derable interest, states the diplo matic correspondent of the Morning Post.

It is difficult to believe, the paper) adde, after an interviaw, with the Abyssinian Financa Minister, that the purchase of a thousand acres of land to grow cotton representa the sum of the Japanoge ambitions.

A CRITICAL MOMENT.

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Pearce seems to have developed the wicket whence his off-turners beautiful square cut for two which his bowling a lot and Owen obviously worried the bateder. would have boed four stive-by a Hughes was quite right in per

GOING TO AFRICA ON In his third over Creme was splendid piece of fielding by cover, sovering with him. Minu bowled dropped off a hot drive at mid-on Avid; who just saved the bound- uncommonly well and should have

JANUARY 19.

ball of the over. (40-5-0),^^ but was clean bowled by the Inst

ary.

had one or two keta with any

Bowled one no bull. London, Nov. 7. "Gill bowled at the Law-Courts luck. Garthwalls was not impres for his tour of South Africa on

B.Bowled one wide. Prince George will leave England | Jonklaas now joined Alvia and

HONGKONG—1ST, INNINGS. ball into Gibson's hands at first to his form. alip: 6-10.

Duckitt on paper was the most Capetown, where he is due on E. G. Fincher, Will Fifty was hoisted, Alvis seem the last two balls and the next Alvis and Jonkites whon tho had

Poarce, who succeeded trented accessful bowler, and ho did kia February British Wireless. T. A. Pearce, 1.b.w. Willis

bit nobly in getting rid of both

P. V. Williams, 1.b.w. Spoldo ed to be settling down and things over with the greatest care. Will started a stand.

winde became niost interesting. would in his third over seemed to bring

present hard wicket of course, C. Garthwaite, b Willis another wicket fall'cheaply? If

T.-M. recovery were heavy,

L. Redmond, not out. may alter all this.. so the odds against a Malayan on back from leg, which, goink I have never, Neon the Hong-

Extran through very fast and hardly

kone ton field so well, If any weakness existed it was in thel

Total (for wats) 51. profect has boon long contemplated and bowled a bad thaiden of which

throwing in, and this certainly

Thora is, so far as I can see,

H. Owen Hughes, A. G. Hamilton, and carefully planned and that it overy ball was hit to cover where Thrille continued for Pearce ran

does not apply to Archio Hamil absolutely nothing in it at prosent. A R. Minu, F. Goodwin and G. B. amounts to nothing less than indus- Pearce did some brilliant fielding; 4 very short ond and Willems ton who always drops in n full The great nucation fa, will the Dunkley to bat. trial and commercial penetration,Next over Jonklaas snicked one would have been out if this wicket

toss over the stumps.

Fall of wickets:-1 (Duckitt) for wicket roll out easy this morning? 0; 2:(Fincher) for 8:0. (Williams) If should be pointed out, however, just clear of first slip a lucky had been thrown down.

If so, we should pick up a load of fer 2014 (Garthwalto) for 48;,6 Our batting, with the exception fifty or sixty runs which might (Pearce) for 51," that Abyssinia's only link with the escape, Redmond's next over was seals through the French port of much better than his first and he,

Things did not look too well as of Pearce was deДnitely poor, sotila thinga. But, writing theso Jibutl and any competition for in- beat Alvfy three times.

the wicket had not rolled out after making all allowances for last lines carly in the morning, it BOWLING ANALYSIS. fluence within Abyssinia must The pitch was still awkward brute. Neither bateman seemed prove in the second innings. If bogli heavy dow-if not rain-in wil

any easier and was obviously a the wickot. I fancy it will Im looks to me as though there, and centro on the possession of this but in: Poarco's next over, Avis “really happy. -- --

Innings is not yet over Their will make things too easy before Speldewinde place and the tailkay connecting was presented with a slow fullten S

not, we are for it. But the first the light, and I cannot think this Gu the port with "Addis. Ababa, to which he duly cracked to Willike however managed to bowler, though impressive are hot lunch. Anyway, may the best side Jetikinasa

long off for four. In his next get Gilf away nicely for.n four and as good as I expected up to the win

It is fairly obvious that the presont Redmond relieved. Garthwaite rising at all, cloan beat Teddy

Reuter

Fincher. 8-2-7.

THE RESULTY^,

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

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