The Hongkong team arrived yesterday afternoon by the Brindisi. There was a large crowd at the P. and O, Jetty to mest them, and they were received with three cheers which they returned. They were entertained at dinner last night at the Club by the Committee of the Shanghai Cricket Club, and this morning will "commence practice on the cricket ground. To-morrow the Recreation Club will entertain them at tifin on their ground, after which there will be a game of crickot—not a regular match, On Sunday at 4 p.m. there is to be a meet of the Tandem Club, weather permitting, on the inside Course for adrive to Unkaza, each member driving 'a member of the Hongkong Team. The match itself will probably begin at 11a.m.on Monday next, and be continued at 11 a.m, on Tuesday, and probably at noon on Wednesday, the r given by the Shanghai Cricket Club to the team taking place on: On Friday, the night before to return to Hongkong, it proposed to entertain them at. a smoking concert to be given by the Shangh Literary and Debating Society. The visitors number thirteen, viz. Captain J, Dunn (Capt.), Dr. J. A. Lowson, Lieut. F. Markham, Capt. Dawson, G, Taverner, Exq., ©. Wallace, It. G. G. Boyl RA. G. O. Purvis, Esq, Q. M. Sergt, offing, Sergt. Donogan, Serge Mumford, Major Turner, and Lieut. Burnett, the latter having arrived a few days ago. The eleven selected to play has not yet been definitely chosen, but of the two who stand out, one (Major Turner) will probably be umpire, and the other scorer, Phe following is the probable" team selected by the Committee to play for Shangh:
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