The-Hong-Kong-Weekly-Press-1896-12-03 — Page 17

December 3, 1896.

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BOWLING ANALYSIS.

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WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT V. OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVÝ.

first match in Hongkong on the 24th November their opponents being the officers of the Royal Navy During the afternoon the Regimental Band played some beautiful selections of music.

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT

THE MOUNT RICHMOND LAWN TENNIS HANDICAP.

FIRST TIES.

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At the close the healths of the w the runner up were duly honoured prize was a handsome silver cup and the cond prize a tennis racquet.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselv

opinions expressed by our

responsible for the

orrespondents.

THE REFORM MOVEMENT IN CHINA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS.” SIB,-In order to remove a false impression created by the recent arrest and detention of Dr. Sun Yat Sin by the Chinese Legation in

During the last six weeks an interesting tennis handicap has been in progress on Mr. J. D. Humphreys's courts at Mount Richmond. The entrance fee was $2, $25 of the total to be devoted to the purchase of a silver cup for the winner and the balance to the purchase of a tennis racquet for the runner up." The handicap was made by every player handicapping all the other competitors and the mean of all the handicaps taken as the official handicap. The competition has been pro-| ductive of some good games, that between Jupp and Potts being perhaps the best from. a spectator's point of view. The first game was postponed owing to the players playing till' London, allow me to inform you that the leader dark with no result. It will be observed that of the reformers is Yeong Kuwan, a progres- the limit men except when fighting one another sive man of sterling worth and unblemished have in every instance come out of the reputation, a thorough patriot and reformer. bag" in spite of the tall odds given, clearly wealth. Dr. Sun Yat Sin is only one of the He is styled Lord Protector of the Common- The West Yorkshire Regiment played their showing that ordinary odds are no use against chief organizers of the reform movement, and

superior class.

we have to thank the British Government for encompassing his release. Time will prove that the British Government acted wisely. The reformers do not forget a good turn. The movement is extensive and has adherents and ympathizers throughout the world. We desire to see the emancipation of the great Chinese race from the bigoted and selfish Manchu yoke. The people want progress and reform, and this we will strive to accomplish at any cost. The world moves with the current of progress, and all "rubbish must be swept out of the path- the path of civilization and peaceful accord of the great nations of the world. The time is coming when modern inventions will make the criminal slaughter of mankind almost an im possibility; and, after we have accomplished our task, we hope to assist the great nations in arranging a supreme tribunal for the just and peaceful government of the world. It is mad~ ness to war for the supremacy of the world, as it is not the destiny of any one nation to rule it. London papers please note.-Yours truly,

A REFORMER. P.S. At present excuse the absence of name and address.

Scores

20% WEST YORKSHIRE ·REGIMENT. First Innings.

Second Innings.

e sub. b Skelton...... 12

Byes.-W. G. Humphreys, receives 15; A. Donald, scratch; R. Humphreys, owes $15; H. Humphreys, owes 15.3; J. A. Jupp, owes 15.2; G. H. Potts, owes 40; D. Wood, receives 115; J. R. Capell, scratch.

H. Crombie, scratch, beat R. H. Potts, scratch-6-3, 6-2.

F. Collins, owes 115, beat. R. Mitchell, owes 415-6-4, 6-2.

A. Chapman, receives 115, beat J. Wheeley, 31 receives 15—6-4, 6-3.

Colonel Gordon, o Bonham

Carter, b Shipway

26

Lieut. Gordon, b. Shelford. 4

Lient Wood, o Skelton,

Carter

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Lieut. Howard, o Shelford,

b Carter

8

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Lieut. Logan, b Shelford.

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Lieut. Lacke, o Pead,

Shelford

4

Lance-Corpl.

Gomersall,

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run out

Capt. Carey, b Shelford

Corpl. Beasley, o Bennetts,

b. Carter.

Lieut. Byall, b Carter..... 0 Lieut. Crowley, not out ...

0 Arbuthnot, b Skelton 4 8

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ROYAL NAVY.

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Dr. Pead, o Gordon, b Howard

12

RW. Skelton, e Col. Gordon, b Howard,

15

Lient. Bonham Carter, o Gomersall, b Ryall. 66

Lieut. Arbuthnot, c Ryall, b Wood

3

Commander Wade, o Col. Gordon, b Ryall

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Capt. Mercer, run out.

11

Lieut. Shelford, b Howard.......

12

J. A. Keys, o Howard, b Ryall.

6

H. S. Shipway, not out

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8. Bennetts, b-Ryall

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SWIFT."

SWATOW V. H.M.S.

A match between the above was played at Restalrig grounds, Swatow on the 21st No- vember. The following is the score :——

First Innings.

BWATOW.

Second Innings.

C. L. Cutmear, run cut 0 c Gaunt, b Elliot...... 23

J. W. Innocent, b Ing 10 run out

T. M. O'Sullivan, b Elliot.

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run out 1.b.w.

W. W. G. Ross, b Elliot... 14

J. A. Tipp; c. Forgety, b

Elliot

J. A. Harvey, b Elliot.....

B. L. Simpson, e Ing, b

Elliot A4A).

W Dowson, b Mallinson.

G. G. Sinclair, o Ing, b

Filiot

C. P. Dawson, b Elliot.

J. Steele, not out

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4 did not bat 0b Mallinson

Byes

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H.M.5. SWIFT.

aterman, e Ross, b. Tipp

Lieut. Wrey, o Harvey, b Tipp

mpness, o Dowson, b Tipp

C. Eillot, b Ross

Lieut. Gaunt, b Tipp ...

Commander Yonel; b. Tipp.

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C. Ford, scratch, beat F. D. Maclean, re- ceives 415–6-3, 6-2.

W. M. Humphreys, receives $15, beat J. Rankin, receives $15—6-0, 7-5.

C. H. Gale, owes $15, beat W. D. Jupp, re- ceives 115—6-1, 6-2.

A. H. Mancell, owes $15, beat H. E. Allen, receives $15—6-0, 6-1.

A. H. Skelton, owes 15.2, beat G. P. Lam. mert, owes $15—9-7, 6-4.

SECOND TIES.

A. Donald beat W. G. Humphreys.-6-4, 6-2. H. Humphreys beat R. E. Humphreys.--- 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

F. Collins beat H. Crombie.-2-6, 6-2, 6-1. C. Ford and A. scratched.

Chapman. Chapman

W. M. Humphreys and C. H. Gale.-Gale scratched.

A. H. Skelton beat A. H. Mancell-6-4, 6-3. J. A. Jupp beat G. H. Potts. 6-0, 9-7. D. Wood beat J. R. Capell.-6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

THIRD TIES.

H. Humphreys beat A. Donald.-6-2, 6-4 F. Collins beat C. Ford.-6-2, 6-4 A. H. Skelton beat W. M. Humphreys.- 6-4, 6-3

J. A. Jupp beat D. Wood.-6-2, 6-1.

FOURTH TIES.

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H. Humphreys beat F. Collins. 3-6,6-0, 6-2. A. H. Skelton beat J. A. Jupp.-11-9, 6-3. The final in the Mount Richmond Lawn Tennis Handicap was played on Saturday 2 afternoon, when H. Humphreys and A. H. Skelton met. In the handicap Humphreys 3 owed 15.3 and Skelton 15.2, the difference being equivalent to 115. The match was an interest- ing and exciting one, the players being well matched and the result in doubt up to the last o stroke. The first sett fell to Humphreys, 36-2. In the next sett Skelton equalised, the score being 6-3. In the third sett Hum. phreys led for some time and looked like adding another to his score, but he was unfortunately seized with cramp in the legs, and Skelton, who was as fresh as at the beginning, won game after, game until five all was called. The suc ceeding games were warmly contested, but finally Skelton won the sett by 9-7. In the fourth sett Humphreys, who had got over his cramp, played up gamely and seemed to have a good chance of making the score two setts all, but Skelton's superior staying power stood him in good stead, and the sett finally fell to Skelton with a score of 8-6. The last game of the sett, like many of the other games of the match, was called dence several times and the excitement was at l'Indo-Chine is a high pitch when Skelton made the winning jas I stroke. The match lasted exactly two hours

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Hongkong, 27th November, 1896.

SCOTCH, AS SHE IS WROTE !

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." SIB, Would it not be advisable for the poly. glot unofficial members of Council to ask an Englishman to revise their protests and other documents addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies? He is, I believe, an English- man made in Birmingham," and he probably smiles at the confusion between the "wills" and the

** woulds shalls," the

and the shoulds," appearing in some of the com- munications he receives from Hongkong, where the authorised version of the British tongna. | supposed to be.

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ENGLISH. Hongkong, 27th November, 1896.

THE CARE OF THE BLIND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY P

DEAR SIR,I think it is high time th Government should try to ameliorate the con dition of the numerous Chinese blind stiging after night trying to earn perhaps a few cents. girls who are to be seen in the streets night We have in our midst the convents for the nothing apparently is done for the unfortunat and the Po Lung Kuk for the helpless, but who are blind: Surely, if the public approached in the proper way ther no difficulty in establishing a Hon Blind where these girls could be, house and kept at some useful work. Yours faithfully,

defod:

SYMPATHISER. Hongkong, 27th November, 1896

A DISCLAIM

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIE In the recer

it has been several tim Court and also in the On, the prosecutor, was an excise

PRESS.