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THE CRICKET CLUB v. THE NAVY. The following is the score and analysis:-
THE NAVY, Lt. W. H. C. 8. Thring, run out Dr. Pead, b Firth
27 16
5
17
0 b Firth b Firth
Lt. Porry Ayscough, I.h.w., b Val-
lings
1
e Greenfield,
b Firth
3
Capt. Mercer, R.M.L.I., b Valling Lt. F. A. Powlett, e Lowson,
Firth
U
b Firth.
5 billing-
ham
30
H. M. C. Elliott, run out .
13
c Vallings b
Gillingham
5
H. C. Rawzon, run out
10
e Lowson, b
Firth
17
4 b Vallings.
13
0
not out .
6
1
b Gilling-
ham
3
o Lowson b
Vallinge
0
B
Extras
12
62
Total
·
Captain Lang, R.N., b Firth
Lt. T. L. Shelford, e Gillingham, d
Firth
G. R. Blount, not out
J. M. Steel, absent
Extras
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
Overs Maid. Kuus. Wides
G. D. Campbell, b Shelford
137
NB. Wickets.
3
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Shelford bowled very well and had the highly creditable analysis of six wickets for 61.
The second effort of the Navy was a much more successful affair, and by the aid of useful contributions from several of the players-not- ably Thring and Powlett with 27 and 30 respec- tively-the score mounted to 137 before the last wicket fell, leaving the Club with 63 win. These runs were knocked off by Lowson, Hancock, and Mast, for the loss of two batsmen, and victory eventually rested with the Club by 8 wickets. Firth bowled very successfully again in the se- cond innings of the Navy, his analysis for the whole match being 11 wickets for 56 runs-al. most a record on the Hongkong ground, we should say.
On the afternoon of Saturday the massed bands of H.M.S. Centurion, Narcissus, and Immortalité played upon the ground, much to the enjoyment of the members of the Club, and by the kindness of their opponents.
HONGKONG.
[February 13, 1896.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following cable from the manager at the mines, being the result of the January clean up "The mill ran 27 days crushing 1,000 tons yielding 360 ozs. of gold. We expect to get much more this month.
The annual general meeting of the members of the Hongkong Rifle Association was held at the Hongkong Hotel on the afternoon of the 10th Fab., Mr. C. Ford presiding. The report and ac- counts for the past year were passed, and the Com- mittee re-elected. Major the Hon. E. Noel was elected President for the ensuing year, and Mr. Smyth and Mr. Chapman Secretary and Trea surer respectively. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Captain A. S. Palmer, who acted as Secretary and Treasurer during the past year, but found that increased duties would not allow of his continuing in office.
At the Central Police Station on the afternoon of the 6th Feb. Major-General Black distributed certificates to the members of the force who have recently passed the first and second examination in ambulance work. Dr. Cantlie then put fif- A good deal of rain has fallen this week and teen men though their third examination and wet weather seems to have set in for the Chinese they all passed. Major-General Black warmly New Year, which commences to-day. In the congratulated the men and spoke of the inestim- Appeal Court on the 5th Feb. the sentence of able advantages of rendering first aid to the imprisonment passed on a well known Chinaman wounded. On behalf of the men Chief Inspec- for using insulting language in the Police Court tor Corcoran bade Dr. Cantlie good-bye, and in was upheld, and on the same day the share-returning thanks Dr. Cantlie said all the men holders in the Hongkong Ice Company, who had attended the classes bad done exception- Limited, held their general meeting. In the ally well and he heartily congratulated them. afternoon Dr. Cantlie, who left the colony lust Saturday for England, was made the recipient of farewell addresses and presentations at the City Hall and complimentary speeches were made on the occasion. On Thursday his Ex- cellency the Governor delivered an important speech at the distribution of prizes at Queen's College. A Marine Court of Inquiry was held on Friday respecting the stranding of the On Sang in the harbour, and on Saturday and Monday evenings the Amateur Dramatic Club successfully produced Creatures of Impulse" and Trial by Jury at the City Hall. On 6 Monday the ordinary meeting of shareholders
in the Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Com pany. Limited, was held, and on Tuesday the Legislative Council met for the second time this session.
First Inning.
Vallings Firth
11 2
32
18
9
15
Lowson
6
1
10
Hancock
1
1
: Second Tunings.
Vallings.
14
3
30
Firth
#1 10
41
Lowson
1
8
Hancock
7
3
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Gillingham
10 3
37
THE CLUB
12
R. H. B. Hancock, e Aysemgh, b
Shelford
!!
not out
C. M. Firth, Ayscough. 1. Elliott Surg-Major Johnston, & Shelford
A
10
E. Mast, -1. Pead, b Shelford.
Pend b Shelford
24
J. A. Lowson, e Pead, b Shelford
9
h Shelford
18
7
W. M. Greenfield, b Powlett
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A. Anderson, h Elliott
2
Dot out
G. A. Woodcock, not out
Extras
12
4
Total
138
Tuts!
Rev. G. Vallings, run out.
J. R. Gillingham, b Shelford.
T. Shelford
Elliott
20
15
fo
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
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F. A. Powlett... #Y
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Shelford........
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26
#1
21
5
5
Second Innings,
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40 *17
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It was unfortunate that the return match be tween the Club and the Navy should be to some extent spoilt by the conditions of the weather; conditions which are very unusually experienced here during thetericket season. As a consequence of the rain, which, had fallen continuously if not heavily for some days, the wicket was in a very soddeu condition, wh-k, while it did not give much assistance to the bowlers directly, was undoubtedly the cause of the low scoring and the rather slow rate of run getting. The Navy, who are fairly strong on the station now. were well represented, the only notable absentee being Arbuthnot, whilst on the other hand the Club team was a good strong combination.
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Dr. Stedman is gazetted Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Field Battery of the Hongkong Volun- teer Corps, supernumerary to the establish
The stamp revenue last month amounted to $19,902, lusing an increase of $1.685 ou the amount Pollected in the corresponding mouth last year.
The Volunteer Corps took part in the mobi lization movements on Saturity. On Sunday they hold a Church parado and attended Union Church.
Hongkong music circles are about to lose another prodiiuent member, Mr. W M. Wood. of the Mercantile Bank. having been ordered to Ceylon to take charge of the Bank's branch there
At the Central Police Station on Wednesday night Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., pave a lecture on the Navy League. There was a large atten- dance. and Mr. Francis fully explained the objects of the League.
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On the 5th February Major the Hon. E. Noel and the Officers of the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) gave a most enjoyable dance at the City Hall. The rooms were tastefully decorated, stars of bayonets on green shields being the most prominent feature. At the head of St. George's Hall two massive blocks of ice with electric lights between them had a charming effect aud in Št. Andrew's Hall, which was used as the supper room, the Battalion's handsome collection of trophies and plate, arranged on a side table, were examined with much interest by the guests. The music was supplied by the Battalion's e cellent band. Amongst those present were H.E. the Governor, B.E. Admiral Buller and Mrs. Buller, and H.E. General -Black and Mrs.
Black.
The semi-final tie in the Hongkong Football Competition played cu Saturday afternoon resulted in a victory for Kowloon, who heat B Company, R.B., by one goal to nil Perhaps one of the most noteworthy features in con- nection with the semi-finals now being decided is the very large number of spectators who have attended the past two matches. In the former semi-final tie between H.M.S. Centurion and the Hongkong Football Club more than fifteen hundred onlookers were counted, while more than one thousand were present on Saturday last. So intensely waxed the interest ät critical points of the game that some spectators, unconsciously probably, trespassed on the field of play, thus not only threatening to interrupt the game, but also hindering the view of others who maintained the proper position behind the ropes.
At the Police Court on the 4th Feb.. before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, the master of the Chee Yun Shop, Queen's Road Central, was sum- moned for selling arms to a person who did not possess a licence to carry arms, and also for bat-selling arms of the value of over $5 to a pur- chaser who did not possess an export permit from the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police. Mr. Johnson (Crown Solicitor) prose- cated, and Mr. Grist defended. The purchase was effected on the 22nd of January, when a man bought three rifles and two hundred rounds of ammunition. He was arrested and fined $20, the rifles being forfeited. At the time of the purchase he was in company with several men whom the master said were soldiers belonging to the Chinese Government and who left on board the Cass. The defence was that the purchaser was a lieutenant in the Chinese army and was therefore exempted from the Ordinance.
The following telegram from Rauh, dated Successful in the toss, the Navy took the 3rd February, has been received by the Singa- innings and sent in Thring and Pead to the pore secretary" Rough elequing up of bowling of Firth and Vallings. The start wastery yielded 1,350 oz. amalgam estimated quan- highly inauspicious, as three wickets fell tity of stone crushed being 1.134 tons." with the addition of one single unit to the score and half the batsmen had succumbed
Unfor before the telegraph board showed 30. tunately the succeeding batsmen did little to improve matters and the whole side (they batted one short) was eventually disposed of for 62, to which total Pead and Elliott had contributed more than half the runs. Firth captured 4 wickets for 15 runs and Vallings 2 for 32, the remaining three batsmen being run out.
The Club's first attempt promised to be a not much more brilliant affair than that of the Navy, the four best wickets on the side being down for 45. At this period, however, some of the later batsmen came to the assistance of their side, and Vallings, Greenfield, and Wood- cock, with 18, 41, and 12 not out, pulled the total up to 138 before the side was disposed of.
Monday afternoon Mr. Prosser sold by auction a piece of Crown land known as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 674. It contains 7.500 square feet, the annual rental is $106, and the upset price was $1,500. The lot was pur- chased by Mr. M. J. D. Stephens for $3,150.
On the morning of the 10th Feb. a Chinaman died at the Tuug Wah Hospital from injuries he received on board the steamer Amara. The vessel arrived off Lamma Island from Singapore on the night of the 8th inst. and preparations were made for anchoring there. A Chinese seaman was swinging the lead when the deceased, who was a passenger, popped his head out of a port hole. The lead struck him on the head and inflicted a very severe wound. He was attended to on board and then sent to the Tung Wah Hospital, but he did not recover.
The prosecution, however, proved that the Cars was not a Chinese man-of-war, but a merchant vessel, and that the soldiers on the boat were disbanded. The Magistrate said it was not proved that the master was exempted. He was therefore fined $25.
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