Shanghai, May 22.
OTH Army sides fared unexpectedly badly in their matches against the two senior Club sides yesterday, the Cricket Club winning easily with two wickets in hand, and the Recreation Club running out winners by 74 runs. Neither team succeeded very well at the crease, but both proved that they could hold their own in the field by smart handling and quick returns. In fact, the feature of yesterday's play on both grounds was the fielding of all sides.
Stokes' hard-hitting 72 not out on the Cricket Club ground, in which were included some masterly strokes through the covers and past third man was perhaps the outstanding Batting performance of the day. The Recreation Club ground was the! scene of (we excellent bowling feats, Yacht Club Opening Despite the adverse weather cone tions which faced them early in the day. and which later turned to rain squalls, skippers of the Shanghai sible fourteen and also placing many rumen in the various events, the Foreign YMCA. literally walked away With yesterday's quadrangular clvi-Yan' sports meeting at the Shanghai American School grounds. "Final scores read: Foreign "Y" 71, Shanghhal Schools 45, Chinese 22 and Russian Club 12, 'A fair crowd turned out to witness the seaton's first official competition under the auspices of the Shanghai Track and Field Association (International). The form shown by the Sy" athletes Indicates another successful year, Pompey Matulls, who {sa member of the Russian Club but wearing the colours of the victorious Squad, starred by taking no less than 22 points. With the exception of the hop-step-Jump, -he entered each of the six feld contests and came off with three firsts, one second and two thirds In the 16-pound shot, Matulis made big heave of 42 feet and 11 inch Which was approximately 13.09
T have never yet seen a foreigner spit in bus, the. people. concerned Have always Been Chinese and for the Life of me T cannot see. that itis necessary. I¢'T thought for ohe moiment thai smoleng was the cause' sith siting 7 would give Torry Wilson's six wickets for fteen runs and L/Cpl. Cheney's seven for 49, Both bowlers were backed up by alert fielders which made their tasks easier.
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Shanghai, May 18, it. Crosihwaite, And Passengers' Behaviour To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cuma Datty News"
Pall of, wits, 1-22 malay a-44 (sh Sin—There has during the last few ays been some correspondence about (Bota) git (Crosthwaite) smoking and spitting in the Jocal (Arnold) 10-148 (Carr) buses and tramcars.
As to the smoking, I do not see any cause for objecting to it, at Toast nog during the summer months when all the windows and ors Gramears) are open, As to the spitting and general haviour of the greater part of the Chinese passengers, at least in the tramcars, it fs more than disgraceful.
Force of circumstances has made me a daily passenger (four times a Jday) on the trams running on Bub bling Well Road—Carter Rond and 'Avenue Road, and, believe me. it plorable to' see what is going on. First of all, you will never sco Chinese give up his seat to a lady, whether she is Chinese or foreign; Fall of wkts, 1-14 (Duckltty 2-14) secondly, children' allow the same to stand Chinese passengers with] isnt et gert)" ters} upon the seats where you are supposed {0 sit, and now, during the Summer season, when you are wear~ ing white suits it Is far from pleasant to got up from your seat to find that your clothes are. dirty owing to the above hibit of the Chinese youngsters, their adults should know better: also many Chinese have the habit, if space permits, of putting their feet fon the coats," spitting 1s going on freely and alt the time, as well as fon the floor as out of the window, hover minding who is passing.
have tried to bring It to the attention of the conductors, but, in most Jastances they do not understand English and most of them just answer you with a foolish grin.
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