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aud fourth games also went to Stanghai. In the fourth Beasley's smashing was unproductive, and the strong driving of the Shanghai Cham - pion (De Voss) beat the local players. In the next game, Beasley's service. Hongkong won. Cor- ruthers put two into the net and a cross drive from De Voss going out of the court, they each took alternate games until 5-4 was called with De Voss to
serve. In this there πο splendid rallies, the volley. ing of De Voss and Beasley being especially good, while Whyt, and Carru thers also showed to advantage. Heasley tried to return a light volley, but the ball just touched the top of the net fell back, and the Shanghai- landers won the first set, 6 to 4. Hongkong took a lead in the second, one-love, but the next two games were credited to Shanghai. Iu the third Whyte scored with several of bis well-known cross court drives, and remarkably fine play was shown by De Voss whose driving Wa8 really splendid, his leng h being excellent. The Hongkong players brought the scores level in fourth game, but the visitors drew two ahead before the local representatives secured anoti er game. From De Vo88 service in the eighth game Hongkong won, again bringing the cores level. Whyte lost his service after very hard fighting, deuce being called twice; Carruthers then lost his service after an uphill fight, deuce being called three times. Splendid net play by Whyte in the eleventh game put the local men ahead, and with 3 game to the good they laced i Voss service. Forty-fifteen was called in favour of Hong- kong, and a suppressed "Ob!" burst from the spectators as Whyte failed to relara AD e By ball. Beasley put the next out and Whyte again failed, bringing the scores to duc. A di uble fault by De Voss gave them a chance again, and they an out winning the second set, 7-5,
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The third set was very short, the Shanghai representatives playing exuem ly well, while the local players seemed to misunderstaud each other on
several occasions, and either both would rush at a ball there by leaving the rest of the courts open, or the one man woul. leave the opportunity to the other, and fune the point would be lost The second game only was won by the Ho.gkong men, ebanghai winning the set by 6—1.
Alternate games were won ou the fourth set up t five all, when Hongkong for the first time took the lead, 6-5. At 30 all in the next game Bearley misjudged a ball thinking it was going out, thus giving the Shangbai players an say point. They won the game and also the set, Carruthers making a very good oroas court drive. Whyte won his service and drew level, but Shanghai went abead on Carruthers service, Hongkong's presentatives only scor- ing one point. Beasley took a love game, the beck-baud play of Whyte being exceptionally good, while the driving of De Voss, which characterised his play throughout, was a little erratic. This player again lost his service and the next game liongkong won, though at one time it stood 40-15 in favour of the visitors.
The fifth and final set started in much the Kame fashion as the previous one, alternate games being won up to three all, Beasley and Whyte both having failed at service. stering fight was witnessed in the seventh game, but after deuce was called twice the men from Shanghai won. Beasley lost his service in the eighth game, and Shanghai ran out with ix games to three. In the last game Carruthers got back a fice return from опе of Whyte's shots, and in trying to clear a drive from De Vos, Whyte put the ball in the net and thus ended the match. What made the Shanghai players win a more praiseworthy one was the fact that Carruthers had been bowling in the cricket match all day, and therefore was not as fresh as the man against whom he was pitted.
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The contest of the singles took place the following day between H. De Voss (Shanghai) and H. Hancook (Hongkong) the former winning by 3 sets to one.
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ENTHRONEMENT OF BISHOP
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The ceremonial for the enthronement of the Right Reverend Gerard Heath Lander as Lord Bishop of Victoris took place at St. John's Cathedral on November 23ed in the presence of a large congregation. The order of the ceremonial was as published in our issue of Saturday, and among those present to witness it wera Commodore Stoker, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC, Engineer-Captain J. Fielder, the Rers. T. W. Pearce, J. Gensher, J. H. Vommel, Messrs. R. Packham, R. T. D. Style, J. Graham and A. Sheffield. The Bishop, attended by his chaplain and the Rev. J. A Bunbury, left St Paul's College at three o'clock arriving at the Cathedral ten minutes after the On bis arrival at the Cathedral the procession, which was in waiting, moved slowly up the nave, singing as a processional tymu
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Then the Bishop took the fald stool and pre- sented to the Archdeacon of Hongkong and the Chaplain of the Cathedral the letters commenda. tory of the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Pro-Chancellor read the letters, and then Archdeacon Banister received them and acknowledged the Rt. Rev. Gerard Heath Lander as the Church's lawful bishop.
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The Bishop was next conducted to the Epis- e pal brone by the Rev. F. T. Johnson and requested the prayers of the congregation. After this evensong was continued, and the choir sang the anthem "I will wash my hands in innocency." His Lordship then exhorted his flock to prayer as follows:-" Ye shall pray for Christ's holy Catholic Church, that is for the whole congregation of Christian people dispersed throughout the whole world and herein I require you most especially to pray for His Most Excellent Majesty, our Sovereign Lord King Edward, Detender of the Fasich, and upreme Governor, in all his dominions, over all persons in ali causes; also for our graci us Queen Alexandra, George, Prince of Wales, tue Princess of Wales, and ail the Royal Family. Ye su all also pray for His Excellency the Governor of this Colony. Ye shall also pray for the Ministers of Gods holy word and sacraments, As well archbishops bishops especially the bishop of this diocese-and other pastors and curates. Ye shall also pray for the King's most honourable Council, and for all the nobility and magistrates, that all these in their several callings may serve truly to the glory of God, and the edifying and well governing of his people, remembering the acconat that they must make and for the whole commons of the realm, that they may live in the true faith and fear of God. Finally let us praise God for all thuse which are departed out of this life in the faith of Christ, and prey uuto God that we may bave grac to direct our 1 ves after their good example; that this life ended, we may be mide part.kers with them of the glorious resurec. tion in the life everlasting."
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This prayer was followed by a hymn, and then The Lord Bishop preached his first sermou in Hongkong. Taking his text from the first book of Corinthiaus, the third chapter and the second verse, the preacher said that all along the centuries the church was attacked, sometimes by learned len ers sometimes by the iguorant populace. Yet how came it that it always & Lood so firmly be secret was disclosed in the words of the byma they bad brea singing The Church's oue 1oundati Jesus Christ our Lord." The speaker then refer- Ted to the Easteru pioneers who had gone before, He recalled Francis Xavier's heroic attempt to lay the Christian foundation in this land. Tue centenary reminded him of Robert Morrison's fruitful toils and the chain of noble lives linking bis time with our own, Neither would he forget the four previous occupants of the Cathedral chair. George Smith was one of the very first churchmen to minister in China, aud for upwards of 20 years the pioneer bishop of a diocese which comprised the whole of Cuins and Japan. The wider outlook of his successor, Dr. Alford, had come to be more and more appreciated or missionary societies. Early in this present year there pa sed to bis rest-in a good old age-John Shaw Bardou, whose 23 years' episcopate was marked by cease- less activity. Even after his resignation of the
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Bishopric, he returned to China to work for the cause so dear to his heart. But most fresh in the reverent memory of all present was his immediate predecessor, whose manly piety, rips wisdom, faithful testimony and earnest labour had infeed laid a foundation that wou'd make important Colony and vast diocese possible the upbuilding of the Church of Christ in this
s never before. His tragic death, together with his studen's and thousands of the Chinese race for whom he had spent 30 years of his noble life, had spoken with trumpet voice to the whole Church of God throughout the of it. While it was true that te permanent world-and those present needed no reminder memorials of Bishop Hoare o asis ed of many suspired lives and saved souls, it was only fitting that a lesser memorial such as the proposed stained-glass window for yoader traus pt should bear witness to posterity of our reverent love for his memory. He was encouraged by the knowledge that many prayed that the right man would be appointed to succeed him, and subsequently they had prayed that he might be endued with They craved, above all things, a con innance the right spirit. of prayerful intercession that he might wisely enter into the labours of those that had gone before. He also asked for his grega. tion's patient forbearanna. He was likely to make mistakes. But they would reflect that the man who made no mistakes seldom mide any. thing else. He could not long please everybody : but they would remember that his business was to try to please the great head of the Church. After all, the real duty of every one was not to do what he preferred, or what others thought he ought to do; but what he hon-stly believel was God's will, Uulss the builders worked according to the architect's plan their labour was in vain. The Christian Church in Hongkong aud Sout was destined to consist of many different elements, English and Chinese, foreign and native, military and naval, commercial sod professional, clerical and lay, leisured mad labouring, cultured and colie. All were necess ry, and all were made of one blood, and all were 18 le med by one Saviour, He was comforted by the thought that his predecessors were different types of man, He knew they would not expect him to try to make himself an imitation of any of them. He should be sure to fail. He bad not their peculiar gifts their technical kno vledge, or their special training. God did not ask him to be a John Burdon or a Joseph Hoare-but to be himself. However he might admire them and however unworthy he might be to follow them, he was at least determined to build upon the same foundation -nd to seek the same spirit. Neither need any present try to imitate other workers, however successful they might be, but each woull bost
serve the cause by being hims lf and bringing into the Church of Christ the unique forse of his own personality. It was not essential for Christian unity that WJ should all work in the Ba me Way, or
hold the sime views but it was that we shou'd build on the same foundation, In the Apostolic Church there were unfortunate divisions and factions. St. Paul did not discuss the merits of any party, but led them all back to the first principles and to the grand basis which unites mea-the one foundation, Jesus Christ. In proportion as they would be united to Him they would he united to one another. In Him diverse races and individnils could meet a d harmonise, and that foundation each would best attain its full
power and utility. To some it might see m difficult for • Church consisting partly of European and partly of Asiatic to be a really united harmonious Church-for they were often reminded “Eust is East and
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West is West," and it was impossible to Europeanis the Asiatic or Orientalize the British. True, bat happily there was no need to try. Each brought into the Catholic Church that which the Dirias Architect saw was necessary for its completeness; and whilst European remained to the end European, and Ariatio, Asiatic, on the oue foundation there might b-there would be indeed there was already—the truest unity and the best harmony,
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The impressive ceremony closed with the 'benediction.
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