ReCBN. SPECIAL sta vice New York, Sept. 29, In spite of controversies with Chinese scientific societies and the new Government regulations on Rhe foreign scientific exploration, the 'American Museum of Natural' History still desires to resume its Central Asiatic Expedition work in 1980.
Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews, head of the expedition, has been ordered to remain in China while other members of the party return to the United States.
Dr. Osborn will negotiate through the State Department as to the question of arrangements, Wu Chao-cho, Chinese Minister to Washington, is understood to have promised that the Chine National Government will consider bill differentiating between removal of geological specimens from the country and removal of Chinese objects of art:
Tt is hoped that this may result in a more workable set of regulations giving foreign scientific work-
The announcement of tours by the Imperial Cricket Conference has! resulted in some interesting corres: pondence being sent to the London press. Engineer-Captain Edgar C. Smith, M, retired, suggested that} it would. be interesting to know when cricket was first played in each of the Colonies. It appears that it was commenced in Hongkong as long ago as 1840, as will be seen from the following'letters to "The "Sir,—In connexion with the tours] announced Uy the Imperial Cricket Conference, it would be of interest to know when cricket was first played in each of the Colonies, It may be presumed that often the Navy was a pioneer in this direction, Some years ago I searched the papers in the City Library at Hongkong for the first mention of cricket in the Colony and found the enclosed score. Hongkong was ceded to us in 1841, and anyone who knows the' island will know that there could have been no fit place for a game then, and so matches were played at Kowloon, on the other side of the harbour. When copying the score, Tmay have made a slip in the figures or the error might have been made by the printer. It will be noticed that the first-innings score of the Agincourt does not add up correctly. Few of the officers' names: fare to be found in the Navy Lists of the time, so that it may be con-eluded the teams were drawn prin-
Gpally from the gun-rooms.
"Yours faithfully, "Epcar C, Samira, Engr. Capt, M, Retd, piddleswood, Burley."
Ching and Honpke Nov. 16," 1843.
(Clothe Editor ofthe "Friend of China")
Cchiexerine ar Howcxone Hongkong, Nov. 8, 1843.
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