Many of the residents who have been away for the summer to Kuling and other places for the summer are returning, looking all the better for their holiday.
Naval.
H. M.S. Fearless has arrived and M.S. Vestal left on Thursday morning. The German gunboat Luchs has also arrived.
Racing.
The training season has commenced and quite a number of people gather at the Race Course in the early mornings. The gatherings are larger on Wednesdays and Saturdays than on other mornings.
Cricket.
A match was played against, the Navy, represented by the Fearless and' Vestal, which resulted in the first defeat of the local team this year. Brown with a vigorous 50 not-out was the chief contributor to the Navy's score of 112. The less stid about the catching of the local team the better, as whatever chance: of winning the match Hankow possessed, was thrown away by catches being At one time the position of the local team seemed safe from defeat, as with five wickets still in hand, there remained but a quarter of an hour for play, the score board showing 66 at this juncture. But the tail crumpled up in a'startling manner, the last being out just before time when the score was 7:
The following are the scores Taz Navy.
Commdr. Farquhar, st. Poareo, Lannin; 2 Garrett,. and b. 21 Johnson, Gibbs, c. Griff 5 Mr. Brown, not out 50 Ball, b. Griffin...: 9 Matheson,. and b. Griffin... 3 Boyce, c. Griffin, b. Eldridge 4 Burgess, c. and b. Lanning... 0 Couzens, c. Griffin, b. Eldridge. 1 Crouch, e. Pearce, b. Eldridge. 2 Extras... 60. ce one 8
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