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was
tween the wife and the husband, and she left The quarrel was him for a short time. patched up and they lived together again. Somewhere about the middle of this year the mother noticed that Chan Lui Hee enceinte. She taxed her with it and the child gave an explanation. The child would tell the jury that she was made enceinte by the accused, and that nobody else had had any- thing to do with her. Things went on until October, when there was another quarrel, and the couple again separated, the woman taking the two younger children and leaving Chan Lui Hee behind. In consequence of informa- tion received the police arrested him, it being alleged that the accused had improper intimacy with the girl after the separation.
Mrs. Jorus was placed in the witness box, but her evidence was so contradictory that the Attorney-General asked leave to withdraw from the case.
The Chief Justice accordingly directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
This the jury did and the accused was dis- charged.
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CRICKET.
CAPTAIN WALL'S XI V. T. SERCOMBE SMITH'S XI.
This was an emergency match promoted to keep the sacred flame of cricket burning and to prevent the pretermission of any Saturday without some kind of game.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Some men are apt to turn-up their noses if asked to play in a mere pick up: we have known failures to get two elevens together to play in a game on which nothing depended, but such was not the case on Saturday last. The sides as originally selected underwent some change, which probably balanced them. Wall's lot went to the wickets first and by tiffin time had scored 114 for 7 wickets, of which the captain himself claimed a well hit 45. After tiffin Hornby, Hooper and Salisbury put on 80 runs between them. Hornby stubbornly kept his sticks up. Hooper was more vigorous than usual, and Salisbury contributed a valuable 24. Prior to this Franklin, en route to Macao, had batted freely and Lewis was doing well tili he mistook the stumps for the ball. The chance inclusion of the Undaunted's chaplain streng thened Wall's side in batting and bowling. Dore- hill and Strong both bowled better than their figures indicate, and extras were prolific. With 194 to win, Strong and Smith went in and pat
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-Franklin, R.N., o Coolie, b Dorchill 18 Capt. Langhorne, E.A., e Waymouth, b
Dorehill
T. W. Hornby, b Dorehill
Rev. E.H.Salisbury, R.N., not out J. Hooper, c Mast, b Strong
Extras
Total
T. BERCOMBE SMITH'S ELEVEN, T. Sercombe Smith, o Langhorne, b Salis-
bury
7
16
21
16
25
193
33
Lieut. Strong, R.M.L.I., e Hooper, b 12
Langhorne
Major Dorehill, R.A., b Salisbury Major Dyson, A.P.D., not out Capt. Waymouth, R.A., run out E. Mast, I.b.w., b Salisbury.
-McLachlan, B.N., b Salisbury Rev. E. God. R.N., b Salisbury G. A. Woolcock, b Langhorne L. J. C. Anderson, b Langhorne -Sargeant, o Wall, b Salisbury
Extras
[December 22, 1900.
turned them in towards the Hongkong shore. Iris went round first, followed almost immedi- ately by all the rest, except Bonito, and standing Bon- well up got into a nice northerly breeze. ito kept on the port tack for a few minutes longer, and this nearly cost her a place, for when she got up into the same breeze as the rest, she was only fifth boat; however, once into the north wind she followed Iris in steering the better course and keeping out of the strength of the tide and from under the lea of steamers, which for the rest had an extraordinary attraction, and landed in a good second. The following are the times at the finish :-
Doreen
H. M. B. 3 15 15 1st 3 16 56 2nd
In the second class the handicaps have been altered since the last race in consequence of the greatly improved form shown by Meteor.
11
73
15
0
17
Iris
Marks.
10
445
13
Bonito
4.
0
Erica
3.18 15
3rd
4
Gloria
3 19 50
5
24
Maid Marian...
3 20 20
Chanticleer
3 20 40
Total
.207
3 21 25
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
CAPT. WALL'B ELEVEN.
0. M.
R.
W.
Strong
11.3 2
47
3
Sercombe Smith Waymouth Dorehill
19
2
78
3
1
6
11
2
37
0. M. R.
27.2
5
75
18.1
4
52
3
4
0
16
4
0
17
1
0
3
T. BERCOMBE SMITH'S ELEVEN.
Salisbury
Langhorne Noble Wood Hooper
FOOTBALL.
164002
The game at Happy Valley on the 17th inst. between the Hongkong Football Club and a team from the Royal Engineers ended in a draw of two goals each.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
On Sunday last the fourth club race was! sailed over an eleven mile course round Cosmo- politan Dock Buoy, Stonecutter's Island, and a mark-boat off Green Island, leaving all marks to port. There was a modɔrate flood tide in- creasing in strength towards the finish and a light northerly wind, very variable both in direction and force.
In the first class the only absentea was the Active, whose sail area had been found on measure-
ment some four feet over the limit,, a somewhat
mysterious growth considering neither sails nor spars had been altered since she was measur- ed last year. On the line the wind was easterly and very light, but soon a shifty northerly breeze was picked up and the fleet settled down for a beat to the first mark. Half way Iris was leading boat with Bonito second, while Alannah, after getting through Gloria's lea, was doing well and looked like getting into first place, when, miscalculat ing Bonito's pace and getting payed off by a shift of wind, she failed to get across the latter's bows on the port tack and had to retire from
the race.
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Meteor now allows Dart 25 seconds a mile, Payne, Ladybird and Sybil 30 seconds a mile, and Thistle 60 seconds.
A fair start was made 15 minutes after the first-class, and Meteor as usual speedily showed the way to the rest, but was unable in the end to save her time from Payne, although she did the course 3 minutes 35 seconds quicker time than Iris, as will be seen from the annexed times of finishing:
Meteor Payne Dart
Ladybird Sybil
H. 3 26 40 30 40
M. 8.
3 33 30
2nd 1st- 3rd
Marks.
4 10
3 40 3 3 40 38
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club proposes to hold a Regatta on the nineteenth of next month. This being the initial venture on the it advisable to confine proceedings to one day. part of this Club, the Committee have thought It is understood that the Commodore has kindly consented to lend H.M.S. Wivern as...Flag ship for the day and a good day's sport may be confidently anticipated. There will be several sailing races, including races for yachts and boats owned by members of the Club and for of rowing races. The programme is in course service boats. There will also be a number of preparation and will be published shortly,
BOXING TOURNAMENT.
At the Theatre Royal on Wednesday night a Mr. W. B. boxing tournament took place. Waters was the promoter and he offered for competition a handsome silver cup of Chinese dragon design. In the front of the cup is a shield and ribbon, the shield being for the name of the winner and the ribbon for the names of the competitors. Mr. Waters acted as referee. Among thoso There was a good attendance. present were His Excellency the Governor (Sir Henry Blake, G.C.M.G.) and party.
In the first heat Donald beat Reynolds in the second round.
In the second heat Heys beat Woods in the second round.
on 46 runs, when both had to leave. Dorehill dragged a wide on into his wickets and Way- month committed suicide, both being well set for probably large scores. Mast had to go upon appeal for 1.b.w. being given against him. He didn't like it, but an umpire's word is final, and the pavilion is not a court of appeal. During this time of havoc Dyson was all there, playing a steady and confident game. McLachlan and Good rendered him considerable help and assis- ted in adding 62. When the eighth wicket fell the score was only 176, which left 18 to win. Anderson of the Bank keep up his end for a quarter of an hour, whilst Dyson made the runs, and had the satifaction of being in at the death. The whipper in was Sargeant who scored all the rans made whilst he was in. Of course Dyson's
Iris rounded the buoy first some 10 seconds batting won the game: he was most patient,
or so ahead of Bonito and 2 mins. and 47 but when anything to his taste came along,
On the reach and run In the third heat Milwan and Lambert met. got it away in fine style. One hit went well seconds of Erica. over the screen and another pitched on the round Stonecutter's to the Green Island Mark The first four rounds ended in a tie. They tried Praya Reclamation Office. A third powerful Iris slightly improved her lead on Bonito, while | two two-minute rounds in addition, and Milwan drive went straight back at Salisbury, who, in the remainder closed up on both. Gloria especial-won. saving his body, badly bruised a finger on the ly did well on the run, keeping somewhat to the Erica and left hand. The sporting padre was in much pain northward of the leading boats. for a few minutes, but he pluckily resumed Maid Marian going further towards the middle amidst sympathetic cheering, but of such is "the of the harbour at one time seemed likely to pass Queen's Naree." He and Langhorne shared the leaders, but the fickle wind failed them and the wickets, both bowling well. The match being somewhat by the lea as they neared the was keenly fought throughout and afforded mark boat wore themselves passed by Gloria. an exciting finish, as well as an excellent The times of rounding were :-* practice game. Yesterday and to-day the Club is playing the Royal Navy; whilst Christmas Day and Boxing Day will be devoted to the match against the United Services.
Appended are the score and analysis
CAPT. WALL'S ELEVEN.
Capt. Wall, I.M.S., o Strong, b Sercombe.
Smith
16
***
1
J. F. Noble, o Anderson, b Sercombe Smith David Wood, B.W.F., b and c Strong E. D. Anderson, b Bercombe Smith Lieut. Lewis, B.A., hit wicket, b Strong 12 Thurston, B.N., b Dorebill...
Iris
Bonito
Gloria
4.
II. M. 8. 2 24 2 24 30 2 25
25 47 Erica and Chanticleer together Maid Marian
2 26 20 Doreen was untimed, but was a long way astern.
From the mark-boat to the line the wind was even more variable than before. The boats at first headed up nearly on their course, but before the Fairway buoy was reached an easterly puff
In the semi-final Donald beat Heys in the second round.
Donald and Milwan were down to meet in the final. The seconds were for Donald, Sheehan; for Milwan, Underdown. Messrs. Inglis and Bai- ley were the judges and Mr. Waters referee. Both contestants belong to H.M.S. Undaunted. Milwan was the smaller man of the two. In the first round there was nothing to choose be tween the two, but in the second round Donald showed his superiority to such an extent that Milwan gave in and Donald was declared the winner of the cup.
Lient.-General Baron Kuroda, Chief Military Attaché to the Japanese Prince Imperial, died at Kobe on the 4th inst. During the China- Japan War, General Kuroda was in command of the artillery of the First Army Corps.
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