December 6, 1909.]
- INTERTORT CRICKET.
HONGKONG BATTING AVERAGES.
W. C. D. Turner
1st and 1st 2nd Ttl. 22 66 uot 119 17 not 17
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
189
Among
representatives of the shipping | with a cargo shipped from Bombay for a large interests of the port we noted the Hon. amount. The firm got into difficulties some Mr. Gresson, head of the firm of Messrs. where about November, 1907. A private meeting Shanghai. Straits. ombd. Average Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd; Mr. E. F. of creditors was held at the National Bank of Aucott, of the firm's shipping department; Mr. China, the Bank being the largest creditor. A. Sinclair, the firm's marine superintendent, At that meeting witness was requested and others.
to liquidate the affairs of the firm, and he requested the defendant to disclose his business, and to hand over all his property. Early in January, 1908, the defendant filed his petition in bankruptcy, and on May 18th witness was appointed trustee of the firm.
Cross-examined by Mr. Beavis:
88 14 162 40.5 1.7 36.75 175 35
Capt Baird
W. N. Edwards
#
76 38
T. E. Perce
64 35
6* 19 14 26 45 5
Rev. W. H. Maundrell
4
not 15
0
99
Lieut. Bagnall
37* 18
not 11 13
R. O. Hutchison
39
A. C. E. Elborough
58
1 30, 0:5
ย
2* not 18 26#
79 16.3 89 19.5 94 18 8 55 17.5
16 10 not u
R. E. H. Oliver
Capt. Garnett R. E. O. Bird... Lieut. Green
6 32 8 2* 1
not 12* 1; 16 8 16 8 not 1 U 28 7 *Not ont.
Pearce with 175 has the highest total for the meeting but his average of 35 is excelled by Captain Baird who only batted twice, making his total of 88 work out at 44, while Edwards with 40-5, also has a better average. The last named has the distinction of being the only batsman to make a century during the tourney.
Bagnall Bird Oliver Baird Garnett
0. 11 105.53 28
67 31.2 21
HONGKONG BOWLING AVERAGES.
M. B. W. AVERAGE.
5 25 3 8.3 32. 30 10.6 38 198 14 14.14
108 7 15.4 1 117 3 39 Though Bird's effective bowling was a feature of the meeting his average is surpassed by Bagnall's.
5
SHANGHAI BATTING averageS,
R. N. Anderson
The service was taken by the Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Lander), who was assisted by the Rev. F. T. Johnson (the Cathedral Chaplain), and the Rev. C. E. Thompson (in charge of the Missions to Seamen). The hymns sung during the service included "Eternal Father, strong to save," "Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore Him," and "Oh God our help in ages past.'
Was
took his text from Psalm ovii., 23-24-"They The sermon was preached by the Bishop who that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters: these see the works of the Lord and his wonders on the deep." His Lordship prefaced his exposition of the text by saying that there is held every year as near as possible to the 21st of October a national service for seafarers in St. Paul's Cathedral a service of thanks giving to God. Similar services were being held in other parts of the British Empire, and it felt that Hongkong ought to have such a service this year.ll in this Colony surely owed a deep debt of gratitude to the seafaring men; we had all been brought here in safety over the sea, and we depended on the mariners to bring us the necessaries of life. Modern life would be impossible but for the services they rendered Many times when they thought of their hard- ships, their heroism, and the way they endured separation, and the motonony of the lives they 53 13.75 spent upon the sea, they desired to show their gratitude to them, and his Lordship here mentioned that one way of doing this would be to support the Missions to Seamen. Here in Hongkong he had found that landsmen were ever ready to show their appreciation of the work of that Mission, and he mentioned the large sums recently contributed for the new Institute. The offering at that service would be devoted to the Missions to Seamen. Proceeding to deal with his text his lordship pointed out three plain facts and three simple duties. The facts were (1) There is a God; (2) God is great; (3) God is near: and the duties were (1) to acknowledge God; (2) to obey Hk. Shghi. Comb. Average God; (3) to trust Him. His lordship preached on these subjects in homely and direct language an impressive sermon.
Hk. straits Combd. Average 1st 2nd 1st 2nd ist Zud l'tl. 46* 1.4 19 24 27 + 131 26.8
2 0 82 6
90 22.5. 8. 23 27 6 16 12 17 12 15 22 4
C. F: Shackleton
Capt. Barrett
22
A. E. Lanning
W. J. Hawki.s...
7 27 ◊ 20
D. Brand
5 ◊ 38 21
W. E. Wilson
29
3
10 5
D. E. Dounelly
0
8 15* 6
N. L. Sparke
0 U
8 21 10* 4
T. Main
U
P. Lambe
U
0* 14 0* 1 4
6 –
Donnelly
* Not out.
54 13 5
2 9 75 12.5
47 11.75 29 9.6 43 86 19 4.75 16 4
SHANGHAI BOWLING AVERAGES.
Main
Sparke......
Wilson
Anderson
Barrett
M. R. W. AVERAGE.
4 138 7 19.7
214 8 27.25
27.7
0.
33
59.6
7
58
7
194 7
14
1 75
31
4 206 .4
37.5 51.5
3
0 12 0
STRAITS BATTÌNG averages.
N. E. Grenier
B. L. Eddis.
T. Hubback
H. R. S. Zehnder
A. Maartensz
Dr. Hennessy.......................... V. C. Brown Lieut. Clarke
Lt. Paxon
T. G. Hickley
R. Mackenzie
1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Ttl.
24 6 55 17 79 35 216 36 93 16 28 74 4 36 191 31.8 23 2.3
46 23 53* 8 1 16 4 9 91 22.75 0 2 59 6 5 13* 85 21.25 25 3 21 18 2 09 13.8
13 11 23 4
1 17 2 5
-
71
...
0
0 9
2
1 0
() **
R. G. Cavendish
*Not out
51 12.75
1 39. 65 10.84
7 7 9. 2.25 4 1 0
STRAITS BOWLING AVERAGES.
M. B. W. AVERAGE.
0.
Hennessy
126.6
27
319
21
Hickley
5
อ 31
2
Clarke
79
·
8 319
19
Grenier
88
0 49
2
Eddis
5
Mackenzie
89
Hubbach
3
15.19
15.5 16.78 * 24.5 0 31 1 81.0 4 122
2 0. .14 0
61.0
THE NATIONAL SERVICE
FOR SEAFARERS.'
A special service for Seafarers (on the lines of that held annually in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, on Trafalgar Day) was held on Dec. 2 commencing at 9 p.m., in St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong. There was a gratifying attendance
The National Anthem was sung after the Benediction.
THE MOOSA EBRAHIM CASE. The further hearing of the case in which Moosa Ebrahim was charged with committing offences against the Bankruptcy Ordinance was continued before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy on the 1st inst.
Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, pro secuted, and Mr. C. E. H. Beavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the defendant. S.M.E. Allana, recalled, was further examined. He produced his pass book with the Yokohama Specie Bank, and a statement of his account with the Deutsche Asiatische Bank.
It is in evidence that you paid altogether to Mr. Kemp, the Official Receiver, $6,060.50P
Yes.
That does not quite agree with the amount given in r, Moxon's letter. Can you tell me why you paid that precise amount to the Official Receiver -The defendant told me to.
Does the bulk of this (book produced) appear to be in defendant's handwriting P-Yes.
On page 76 there is an entry," Paid Official handwriting ?—Yes.
Did you ask Allana for all the information he could give you about the defendant and his
I did. affairs -So far as my recollection serves me,
And you doubtless asked Allana questions concerning the defendant's property ?—I should think I did.
Did Allans ever till you that the defendant had a share in his business P-I don't remeinher.
The case stands part heard.
THE ARMED ROBBERY AT WEST POINT.
The hearing of the charges of armed robbery, and of cutting and wounding with intent to West Point, opened before Mr. J. R. Wood at murder, preferred against six Chinese from
the Magistracy on November 29th.
Inspector Robertson, who conducted the prosecution, asked his Worship first to hear the case against the first five defendants, all of whom pleaded guilty. The sixth, who had been a foki in the shop at which the robbery took place, and who was practically the ringleader, could be tried later, and some of the other defendants could be called to give evidence against him. The case against the woman who was charged with receiving stolen property, could also be taken later. he wounded foki had now recovered, and had been discharged from hospital, so that the second charge could be dropped, the first being sufficient.
He
The first witness called was Li Hi Sau, said he was the master of a mat bag shop at 292, Des Voeux Road West. A robbery took place at his shop at about 7.30 p.m. on the 22nd October.
Witness was at the time in the accountant's room on the first floor smoking opium. Three men, one of whom showed a knife entered the room and asked him for his keys Witness told them he was only a visitor, and did not belong to the shop. One of the men searched him, and relieved him of his keys. The master“ was then asked to open the safe, after doing which his visitors put some cloth into his mouth and tied his hands. Witness' head was then covered with a waistcoat and he was removed to another part of the shop, wrapped up in a blanket and tied to a pole. Some twenty minutes Ister the foki who was injured came upstairs, and was seized and struck by four or five men. After striking him they stabbed him, and he heard the foki call out "Save life."
His Worship-How do you know that P could see a little.
Witness-I was not completely covered, I
Did
you see him stabbed P-No. Proceeding, witness said he saw several men enter a back room, and then he saw them
putting on his long coats, with which they departed, as well as with a number of bundles. Shortly afterwards one of the robbers returned and threatened to stab witness if he moved.
When the robber left his servant boy untied him, and he ran up to the roof with severaĺ Later he descended and examined his effects, and of his men, fearing that the robbers would return.
notes, $150 in silver and 23 or 24 pieces of found that he had been robbed of $850 in bank
of seafaring men belonging to the navy and the Receiver, $6,060.50." Is that in defendant's clothing, which he valued at $290. He saw as
mercantile marine. The congregation included H.E. the Governor (Sir Frederick Lugard), attended by Captain Mitchell Taylor, A.D.C.; and Captain Simson, Private Secretary; Captain John Nicholas, H..S. Flora (the senior naval officer at present in port); Commander F. Acton, H.M.S. Tamar, Major H. E. Evaus, R.M.L.I., H..S. Tamar, Commander Basil Taylor, R. N. (Harbour Master); aptain P. H. Rolfe, Younger Brother of Trinity, master of the ss. Yuensang (who, we believe, was largely instrumental in arranging for the service), Captain A. E. Hodgins, Captain Thomas and many others.
to call some witnesses who were present on At this stage Mr. Bowley asked permission subpona.
Mr. Beavis had no objection.
Mr. J. M. Campos, clerk to Mr. G. P. Lam- mert, auctioneer, was then called, and testified to the defendant leaving certain goods at Mr.
Lammert's.
Mr G. C. Moxon stated that in 1907 Moosa the National Bank of China, of which he was e Vieira and Co. had a current account with then managing director. defendant was a partner in the firm mentioned. e understood that The Bank bought the firm's bills in connection'
them in Court. They were the first and fourth many as six robbers, and could recognise two of
defendants. The six robbers had käiyes, and one of them showed witness a-revolver.
Further evidence was taken and the hearing adjourned.
&
The recent typhoon that passed over Iloilo and Cebu almost blotted out the lighthonse and its surroundings on the island of Tangningni, off the northern part of the island of ebu. It the keeper and his principal assistant were destroyed the house and damaged the light, and drowned.
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