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been supported in that way. This would make the floor considerably stronger. His explana- tion of the collapse was that the floor joints and roof timbers of Ño. 14 moved slightly after they were shored up, which would have the effect of disintegrating the party wall.
The hearing was afterwards adjourned till to-day at 2.15 p.m.
SPORTING NOTES.
(Daily Pre 88, 10th January,)
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND Rugby football match, and the weakening of the front line was very noticeable. Carter scored a gol, but there was a lamentable lack of pace and smartness among the forwards, All the same the Club was unlucky to lose by 3-1, as 2 of the Ocean's goals were at least doubtful. The Club has a chance of retrieving its fortunes, but will have to play a very much better game if it means to win the trophy. Next Thursday it meets the 14th Bombays, who have not played yet, but are reported to be A " team meets very strong. The Club
The two recent cricket matches, in which the Club met first the Navy and secondly a Naval XI, were curiously contrasted in their results. In the New Year's Day game the Club was dismissed for 146 in the first innings and it looked a good thing for the Navy, but during the holidays anything may be expected and a strong team on aper got out for just over one hundred runs. The three Dixons, W., J. T. and W. E., had a great share in the Club victory, Last Saturday's game,
on the other hand though the Club had seven of the late winning, team playing, saw a much weaker Naval side, win by 89 runs, scoring more than double the Club's total on the first innings. W. Dixon ng in played a capital all-round game, but was only supported by the batting of Fan hawe in the first innings and of Fawcett in the secoud, The Club made a miserable display. To-day they have to meet a tem from the Navy, which is very powerful considering the number of ships which have just left the Harbour. form it is anyone's game.
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The H.K.F.C., having received its quietus in the very first round of the Association Shield, will have rather a dull season, it is to be feared To-day the V.R.C. will be met in a friendly game. The latter Club now alone upholds the honour of civilian football in the Shield this season, and in spite of their gallant struggle last year I do not auticipate they will go very far. Shield ties will soon occupy attention again.
The Club Rugbyists, after a glorious victory over the Combined Navy by a goal and a try to nil on Saturday last, came a cropper on Thursday, when the Albion's team beat them by 2 goals to a goal and a try. Few better games of Rugby football have been seen for some time in Hongkong than that on the 3rd inst. The Navy was perhaps a little stronger forward, but the Club forwards were good, only packing too loosely. The Club won the game at half and three-quarter back. All the three- quarters were good, and it is hard to discriminate among them. Heath must be mentioned for tackling and all-round play; Pearce played in his usual taking style, and Graham and Barnes were both excellent. The halves were capital and Padday is the man the Club has needed for same time, a really good half. Of the forwards, Clark never played a better game in Hongkong, and Hallifax was of course prominent. The the very good, Navy front rank was halves were weaker than 'usual, and the three- quarters combined poorly, Pringle being too well marked to do more than represent "the good man struggling against adversity," that sight which the gods are supposed to love. The full backs of both teams played a sterling
game.
The Hockey Shield competition is making good progress, though the departure of the Blenheim, whi h I hear is likely to remain North for a considerable spell, rather dislocates The Blenheim is in the the tournament. opinion of many the best team in, and it is to be hoped that she will return to conclude her match list. She has won three matches off the reel-from the Ocean, Goliath, and Talbot. Tie Club has gone very dis appointingly of late. Since defeating its own "A" `team by no less than 10 goals to nil, it succumbed on Thursday to the Ocean, which had previously lost to the Blenheim. In the latter match Barnes, who is the Club's most danger Jus forward, was daken away by the
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the Albion on Monday. The 10th Bombays hare beaten the Talbot and look very promis- ing. The two Gunners' teams have not yet started, but they have been practising, and one of them will no doubt furnish a good account of The 33rd Burmas will also begin Itself. playing next week, so there will be a good deal of progress to report next Saturday,
On a brick-like ground, as far as the greater part of the Happy Valley links was concerned, the struggle for the Captain's Cup at the Golf Club's January meeting was the reverse of exciting. Though 23 entered, only two players had the temerity to send in their cards, and Mr. C. W. May won with an 6-6 handicap=80. The pool was won by Mr. C. G. Matthew, R.N., with 79 nett. The quarterly menting for the MacEwen, Richardson, and Bogey Cups opened yesterday and concludes on Monday. been notified that all “"patent" balls are barred in competitions- a wise decision.
It has
It will have been seen that the races for the Commodore's Cup under the auspices of the Boyal Hongkong Yacht Club begin to-day and continue next Saturday. The conditions app ar in another column.
Singapore cricketers are to be commiserated on account of their Christmas performances. Defeats by Penang (by 6 wickets) and Perak "A team match by (by 115), and in an Malacca are a lot to set off against a defeat of Negri Sembilan, even though this was by an innings and 383 runs. Four Singapore golfers also went over to Penang at Christmas and suffered defeat from a Penang four by 20 holes to 0.
A Christmas football match was played at Chinkiang between the 'ettlement and the German warship Seeadler. The Germany won by 2 goals to 1. It is, I fauoy, rather a novelty in China to see a German football team take the field.
OMPAX
AMOY RACES.
AMOY, 5th January, 6.25 p.m.
FIRST DAY. The first day's results are as follows :—
Ion Style Blueberry
**
CONBULAZ CUP.
TRIAL STAKES.
***
CHIN-CHIN PLATE,
O.K. Gutcher Fuith...
Little Willis Lack Slapin W.G..
***
HAEKWAN CUP.
Blancmange
Calibre
Ion
...
CLUB CUP.
Disgust Sinbad Style
Hein Bey Orign
KULANGGU CUP.
AMOY STAKIS.
Calibr Blueberry
***
***
431
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AMOY, 6th January.
SECOND DAY.
The following are the second day's gesults :- AU REVOIR cur.
Star of Cork Faith O. K.
Ion Orion Salurn
*4*
...
AMOY DERBY,
1.2
400
CHALLENGE CUP.
Little Willie
W. G.... Lock Slapin
**
•
...
EXCHANGE PLATE.
Blueberry Lock Slopin Style
Gutcher? Orion
...
...
TAOTAI CUP.
Dead beat
On the run-off Orion won.
W. G... Bl nemunge Disgust
183
2
Dead boat 1
3
RACING STAKES.
2
CHAASZE CUP.
Calibre Star of Cork
***
***
AMOY, 7th January, 7 p.m.
THIRD DAY.
The following are the third day's results :-
LEDGER CUP,
Disgust Style Valour
4.
FORMOSA cup.
Ion
Droarf Calibre
***
LADIES' PURSE.
Style Blueberry.. Look Slapin
LI
LOTTERY CUP,
Orion... O.K. Star of Cork
Dwarf Valour Style
444
Gutcher Faith
CONSOLATION CUP.
...
NIL DESPERANDUM.
LE
CHAMPIONS.
W. G. Little Willie Style
***
***
...
•
...
*K
114
***
183
CORO
123
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TAIKOO NEW-YEAR SPORTS.
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The twelfth annual athletic meeting under the auspices of the Taikoo Club was held on New Year's Day at Taikoo in fine weather and in presence of a very large crowd of spectators, A good programme had been arranged, all the events filled well and the sport was quite up the standard of excellence set at previons Taikoo meetings. The Champion's Cup was won by A. MoKirdy with 11 points. At the conclusion of the sports the prizes were presented to the winners by Mrs. Robertson. The president, Mr. W. Poate, afterwards made a short speech; in the course of which he referred to the energetic work done by Mr. R. H. Stephenson, the hon. secretary, in He also made promoting the meeting. reference to the fact that Mr. A. K. Grieve, the vice-president, who had been long associated with the annual sporta, was about to depart for home and that that was the last Taikoo athletic meeting Mr. Greive would attend. Mr. Grieve expressed the sorrow he felt at leaving the Colony and hoped that continued success would attend the Taikoo annua! sports. The office. bearers were as follows :-
President: Walter Poate, Esq. Vice-President : A. R. Grieve Esq., -
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