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MORE FLOUR ARRIVALS.
The s.. Protesilaus " has brought 85.000 "quarter" sacks of flour for this Colony and 20,000 more sacks will be landed from the "Valdemar Skegland."
NAM PAK HONG MARKETS.
This morning's Nam Pak Hong quotations for "spot" goods, basis usual guild terms, were follows:-
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HOME FOOTBALL.
LEAGUE TABLES.,
(Up to and including April 26.)
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
Team P. W: L D. P. Cardiff City...41 22 !
7 12 56 Huddersfield T40 22 7 14 55 Sunderland 42 22 11 9 53 Bolton W.
....42 18 10 14 50 Sheffield U......41 19 10 12 50 Everton 42 18 II 13 49 Aston Villa......41 17 II 13 47 Blackburn R.42 17 14 17 45 Notts County...41 14 13 14 Newcastle U....42 17 15 TO 44 West H. U.......41 13 13 15 41 Manchester C...40 14 14 12 Liverpool...41 1416 II Birmingham ...41 13 16 12 Rice, average quality, per picul Tottenham H...41 16 14 gross for nel:-No. 1 Siam long W. Brom. A....41 I 16 14 white $9.70, No. 1 Salgon long. Burnley white $7.90.
Java sugar, average quality, per picul net: No. 24 rough white $13.48, No. 24 fine white $15.30, No. 18 rough brown $12.80, Java brown $12.00.
Arsenal
.40
II 17
12 19 9 335
Flour, per sack of 50lbs. :- Preston N. E 41 11 20 10 32 Sperry's XXX $3,48. White Greens | Nottingham 4 10 19 12 32 $2.55, Nutmeg Orarige $2.55, King-Chelsea ........ 8 19 14 30 fisher $2.81. Maize $2.45, Big Gun Middlesbrough 42 7 27 ४ 22 | $2.65, Globe $2.44, Old Min $2.44. SCOTTISH LEAGUE-FIRST
Reindeer $2.50, Melon $2.48, White Rose $2.44, C. & C. $2.68, Dayton $2.50, Banana $2.44, Kwan Tao $2.44, Blue Ribbon $2.44.
MADE A PRINCE.
ROYAL, TITLE FOR SOLDIER POET.
King Vietor Fannutmuel has con- feried the title of Prince of Monten eving on Gabriele D'Annunzio, the soldier-poet, in reengnition of the non-ble "service he rendered Italy during the war
DIVISION. Teani P.: W. L D. P. Rangers 37 23 5. 9 55 Airdrieonians..:38 20 9 9 49 Celtic
..38 17 9 12 46 Raith Rovers...38 17 13 8 42 Hibernians .38-16 12 10 42 St. Mirren -37 04
12 40 Hearts....... .38 14 13 11 39 Dundee Partick Thistle.37 15 9 39 38 13 13 12 38 Aberdeen 38 14 14 10 .33 Greenock
Morton-38 Queen's Park...37 Hamilton
Academicals.37 Ayr United......38
6 36
8 34
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12 16
10 34
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the pet's expedition to Piume after Clydebank
The title was conferred simultane. Falkirk.38 13 19 -leith day annexation of Fiume Kilmarnock.....38 12 18 us Italian territory in recognition of Third Lanark...38
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8 32
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7 31
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the war, which is regarded as hav Clyde ing saved Fiume tu Italy. The de-i erce, issued by the King on the pro- posal of Premier Mussolini, says:
By our motu proprio we have conferred on Gabriele D'Annunzio for his great services to the country in war and peace the tale of Prince Or Montenevase, which will be trans- mitted to his legitimate natura) heirs. from male to n
The President of the Council of Ministers is charged with exeention | of the present decree, which will bat registered at the Court of Counts, transcribed in the registres and a chives of the state."
The war career of Cabriele D ́An, nunzio was one fitting this most ee centric character. His speeches are thought to have had great influence
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LOCAL FOOTBALL
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE.
Tables to date are as follow:
The Hongkong Football League
FIRST DIVISION.
Goals
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt South China 21 16 1 4 40 7 36 Surreys..... 20 14 3 4 47 to 32 H.K. Club... 1896 3 15 20 21 Titania 1795 3 14 19 21 Ambrose.... 20 992 29 35 20 Kowloon..... 20 8 8 4 21 24 20 Tamar 22 8 12 2 28. 13 18 in sweeping Haly into the conflict. Despatch.... 185 9 4 20 34 14 against Cermin Then, although R.G.A... 10 5 10 4 24 34 14 fifty five, he enlisted. First he serv. Police........ 18 4 1 5 11 37 11 ed as a cavalry officer; then, in the Hawkins..... 10 4 4 2 10 11 10 infantry, he fought in the trenches, Diomede..... 223 16 3 12 30 9 later he served with the navy in dur
SECOND DIVISION. ing submarine maids.
Goals
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HOME POLITICS.
DIVERGENCES OF OPINION.
LONDON, May 2.
Evidence was afforded of the divergence of opinion among indivi- the subject of propional represent dual members of political parties on
ation during the debate on the se- cond reading in the House of Com-. mons of the Bill seeking to apply n modified system to British elections.
The Liberal. Mr. Rendall, moving the second reading, pointed out the striking anomalies in the way of re- presentation in connection with the recent general election. He said the Bill provided for combining constilu- encies to return a minimum of three and muximum of seven members, The parties in the constituencies would be represented proportionately to the total votes cast for their parties.
Replying to an objection that the selems would mean that the Gover- ment majority would be small, the At last he took to flying, and,
mover cited the present position of his chist explit in this service was Titania 18 16 11 56 12 33
P. W. L. D. F.A. Pt. the parties us evidence of instability. The Conservative Mr. Sam Ro- Beauling as quadron of Halan aviators Surreys. 18 13 2 3 56 10 29 herts secoded the motion.
over Vienna, where they dropped. Club de Rec. 18 14 3 1 53 17 29
Mr. Rendall explained that in not bombs, but pamphlets and pro- St. Joseph 18 17 53-26 28 sparsely populated areas the Bill pro paganda. D'Amunzio. Wounded Kowloon 17 9 9 3 24 19 21. Posed to continue the present system several times, deprived of one eye Marazion.... 16 9 5 2 35 19 20 without campulsory proportional re- in numerous duels, became an ace of S. China "B" 16 5 4 28 24 10tive role instead of proportional re-, presentation and with the alterna- the first grade.
.R.G.A........ 18 7 8 3 25 38 17 Ställ filled with the fury of patric Hawkins..... 14 7 tism, D'Annunzio led an irregular S. China "A" 16 6 army" into Fiume, when there was Bluebell 12 7 danger of that city being taken from Hollyhock... 16 5 6 Italy, and held it for fifteen months Irquoise 18 6
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1- 8 Shats at Random.....
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in defiance of all Europe, including Diomede.... 18 4 10 4 21 his own Govenment.
S. Heart. 17 S 10 2 16 37 13
...Filipinos ... 15 3 12.01 62 6
The Duchess of Atholl (Conserm- tive) moving the rejection, objected to this dual system as thoroughly contradictory. The Bill would not guarantee the minority and would not secure the majority, as occurred
returned at the Queensland elections
She
In literature D'Annunzia has been University... 16 3 11 2 19 38 3 when the Labour Government WAR as versatile as in war. He has writ- HK. Club... 17 2 12 3 19 52 7 in 1920 and in the result of the Aus ten plays such as "Ta Cite Mort," "Ta Pisanella.” "La Nave,
Fedome of them in French, Tamar 18 2 15 1 8 19 5 some in Italian and one of them in
TO-DAY'S GAME. The Band of the East Surrey both French and Italian. His works Regt. will play at the Club v. includa novels, poetry, esays, ora- Surrey's match on the Club ground tions and miscellaneous pieces.
at 5 p.m. to-day.
MATCH ON TUESDAY.
At 5.30 p.m on Tuesday next, GLORY OF THE SEA," the Club de Recreio and East Surrey Reserve will replay off for the runners-up position in the junior league.
WORLD'S MOST HIGHLY PRIZED SHELL.
KOWLOON F., C. DINNER.
tration Senate election in 1922. obiected dut proportional represent- ation meant unwieldy areas and loss of personal touch. seconded the rejection.
Mr. Herbert Morrison, Labourite,
CRICKET.
In a match played at the Craigen- gower ground on Wednesday, the officers of H.M.S. "Ambrose" lost
One of the most highly-prized foon Football Club is announced ratings of the 4th Submarine Flo- The annual dinner of the Kow-by three wickets to the Lower Deck coneshaped shells ever found in the to take place at the Hongkong tilla. Lt. Jackson scored 68 for the world is exhibited in the Americus Hotel on Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Museum of Natural History. As
properly called "The Glory of the Sca,"
It is about five inches in lengid of peculiarly slender appearance, grace.
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Morrison Hall
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Football in Hongkong
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Lantao poison Coen
Company Meeting
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Baseball Appeal
Hangkung by The Son
Local Rialto
Rauta
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"Slaying The Dead-Ox.”
Correspondanes
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¡Peak Strike
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QUEEN'S THEATRE.
Flushed with triumph from the
officers, who batted first and It. Simpson made 41. Other contribu tors 1 the total of 194 included Rev. A. Hamilton (28). Lt. Com. Jotham (19) and Lt. Besant (18). Lt. Jackson's innings included 10 4's and a G. Gibb took 6 wicket for 64, Andrews 4 for 61 and Ball 1:
for 22.
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ful proportions, and has a tapering war, Oswald Lane trespasses o spire. It suggests an unfolding rose the sacred hearthstone on his b. The ground colour in pale sister-in-law's affection and mis- ivory, overlaid with a mosnie
A. B. Gibb (58) and Ĺdg. Sto. of appropriated church funds. How Taylor (64) were mainly responsible thousands of triangular figures rang. ever he retrieves his honour by far the mou's score of 197 for ? ing from an eighth of an inch to al pluckily rescuing his Hittle wickets although extras (27) arx most microscopical size. These nephew who is trapped in a fire, dropped catches helped the total triangles are quilined in chrane yel. He then quietly replaces the along. Gibb hit 7 4's and 6's and low or deep chestnut brown. Three money. This is mainly the theme Taylor had 9 boundaries. Besant broad spiral bands of orange encircle of "The Hero" the star attractook 4 wickets for 61, Bowlby 1 for the body whorl beneath the fretted tion at the Queen's Theatre, till 36 and Jotham 1 for 24. pattern, adding richness to the next Monday.
per
FOOTBALL.
colour scheme.
Barbara La Marr, who is usually The shell was known to collectors associated with exotic characters ae early as 1758, but even then was and dressed in radiant metal-spun very rare, and was much sought gowns, gives a likeable after. Only twelve to fourteen are formance as a homely housewife to-day represented in collections, and comes out with flying colours. In their match with the Surtoys Sa-34 and not more than half that mumber Playing in the title role is Graston to-day, owing to injuries and other .34
are perfect.
Glass whom many will approve causes, the Hongkong Football when they see the picture."
Club are baving the assistance of A gripping narrative is packed three Kowloon players in f. with interest. The school-fire | Wheeler, J. McKelvie and A. scene is realistically depicted and Duncan. The following is the the supporting cast carry out their team:-G. Rodger,_F., Wheeler, parts with credit.
C. E. Bishop, H. T. Baxton, J. The orchestra is in capabla | McKelvio, A. Mair, A. Ferguson, hands: Possessing splendid. A. S. Forsyth, (Capt) G. Watson, acoustic properties the theatre is 'H/G. Howard, A. Duncan.
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