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FRENCH LEAVE.” ' has probably never had a part that Moncrieff (as Brigade interpreter) SPORTS CABLES.
suited him better in any produc- who does what the stage French- THE LOCAL AMATEURS INtion. It might have been written man usually does-be makes us for him. Each word he utters is
FORCE.
the war area.
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FOOTBALL.
CUP.
ASTON VILLA OUT,
(Reuter's Service,)
CRICKET
NEW SOUTH WALES DRAW 'WITH THE M.C.C..
(Reuter's Service.)
SYDNEY, February 25. The weather was glorious to- day when the match between the M.C.C., and New South Wales was continued in the presence of 3,500 spectators. The wicket played well. The match ended in a draw.
LONDON, February 25.. Replays In the third round of the English F.A. Cup resulted as Blackpool.....3 West Ham...the first innings was 619, in reply follow (home team given first) Aston Villa, West
Brom: wich Albion 2
SCOTTISH CUP. GLASGOW, February 25 In the third round of the Scottish
The New South Wales total for
to the M.C.C. total of 626.
The M.C.C., at the second at- tempt, scored 296 for 8 wickets.
„Kilner (6 for 145) and Freeman (3 for 157) disposed of the five re- maining Australian wickets in an hour.
Woolley; in the M.C.C. second
Cup, Motherwell met Aberdeen at innings, made an exhilarating 80 Motherwell, the result being
on
Aberdeen.... Motherwell............ FOURTH ROUND DRAW.
the Scottish Cup to be played The draw for the fourth round
March 7, is as follows:
Dundee v. Broxburgh Uglind...
St. Mirren v. Celtic
Aberdeen v. Hamilton,
Kilmarnock v. Rangers.
LEAGUE GAMES, .
1.
11
(Reuter's Service)
ENGLISH LEAGUE-DIV. II.
Derby
in 102 minutes, scoring 8.fours.
Sandham scored an éxcellent 104, which included 6 fours. He was batting three hours.
A.P.F. Chapman scored
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cyclonic 47 in 17 minutes, hitting
4. sixes, two off consecutive balls.
Hooker took 4 wickets for 47 runs and Punch 3 for 67.
...
LAWN TENNIS,
NEW FOOT-FAULT RULE PROPOSED.
(Reuter's Service.)
LONDON, Eebruary 25. 2.
The English Lawn Tennis
2 Stockport... 0 Association and leading British
Association has announced, after " consultation with the American
2 Fulham......foot fault rule agreed upon will be 2 Bradford Cplayers, the following wording of submitted to the international federation:-
distinctly heard. and every action Haugh-and Mr. A. M. Howell (as
Just the sort of thing we the Mess Waiter). These two, at |! [By an old Play-goer.] imagine that such a comic old odd moments, contribute to the THIRD ROUND OF ENGLISH
gentlemen would do. The "make fun Last night an appreciative up" is quite good, but of course Hongkong audionce enjoyed plenty you can easily recognise Mr. Bird
Why We Like It." of rollicking fun and all the all the way through. That is all "French Leave" can therefore. absurdities which follow from the to the good, it adds to our fun. be recommended to those who offorts of lovers when they The General and the Corporal (Mr. want a merry evening A taste attempt deception on the stage. Oscar Eager) are the comedians, for fun is universal in our species, Everyone liked the entertainment, and they succeed in forcing us to which is the only joker on the. for comic, situations and laughter laugh almost the whole time they earth.
The birds and the beasts are always popular.. "French are on the stage. Neither of them have no sense of the ridiculous. Leave" is quite an amusing affair, overdo their parts; they seem to It would be almost impossible for with a simple plot and the inevit be perfectly natural. It was mankind to get through life with- able happy ending. It is unlikely noticeable that they hugely out laughter; the kill-joys are to become a classic, like "Charley's delighted the "Tommies" who deservedly suspect. The most Aunt; but it does provoko quite were present, and, after all, that popular old gentlemen are the spontaneous merriment. Topical is the best tribute that can be paid Uncles." and we are all children it may still be, but it carries date, to them as actors.
enough to like them in story' or Land fashions change rapidly Mr. Bird has often appeared as in real life. Solemnity does not However, a very large number of a local amateur and he is to be mean, in these days, great brain people go to the theatre to be greatly congratulated on his latest power-high brows" must. be amused, They don't want to be success. He has all the confidence human or we wonder if they are worried with problems and the that comes from long experience, frauds. We poke fun at Generals subtleties of life. There is no but he has also quite a natural and others on the stage and we of mental strain on the audience talent. It would be difficult to respect thern" in real life. The watching."French Leave." that is required is that you shall and there is no need to do so. We for mimicry is innate in man's All imagine anyone else in this part. mimic can usually raise a laugh see the joke school-boy of fear only hope that he will continue nature; you will find evidence, of fifteen would enjoy the farce add to amuse us and that he will acting and of theatrical perform- [call it a "sereum."
None of us are appear before ar audience rather ances of greater or less complexity too old to be amused at anything more frequently in future than in various primitive ages and comical-especially, when we are during the past few years. in the mood to be amused."
among various primitive peoples. Miss Dorothy Holyoak is the We all of us. at some time in life The Story. Everything happens in a sort of defiance of the military regula. on the stage.
pretty young lady whose impulsive think that we could take a part Either we have farm house in a small French tions causes all the trouble. She never had the time, or the oppor
LONDON,, February 25. village. The building up of the is very attractive, and it is not at tunity goes by, or we have lost
Results of league matches play- complications, and the straighten- all surprising that everyone falls the courage of youth and hesitate ed to-day are as follow (home ing out of the diffiquit situations in love with her. Posing as an to run the risks which in middle teams given first):- all are supposed to happen within sctress from "gay Paree" she can are we know are inevitable. To ENGLISH LEAGUE-DIV. 1.. about twenty-four hours.
The period is during the Great General takes every possible does require, courage,
ot be shocked with the old appear in public as an amateur Everton Cardiff
• Watch a War. An impulsive English girl opportunity to stroke her hand man over forty making a speech Port Vale..... recently married to a staff captain, She has rather a difficult part but for the first time in his life and decides to visit her husband in she manages it very well. She you will see what a serious effort South Shields It is not made might, perhaps, "play up" rather he makes of it; what a business it quite clear whether in the begin more when the old General lets is for him to "get it off his chest"; hing she is fully aware of the himself go as a guy dog. One even to reply in a few words to a Falkirke grave risks so lightly undertaken. obtains the impression that she vole of thanks makes him tremble. Hibernians... but there isn't time to explain has real talent that would display Young twenty-one thoroughly Kilmarnock everything.
She arrives at the village where tragedy. In that sense she can he public. It is certain that you must Rangers
itself much more effectively in enjoys his first appearance in Dundee her husband, also a General and regarded as a discovery. It would commence young. Our sympathy three other representatives of the be fine to see Miss Dorothy and goodwill goes spontaneously British Army are bileted.
The Holyoak in a play requiring really to those who have given of their first scene opens, with a little bit deep emotion. She is not very time and energy to amuse us. of comedy between a corporal and convincing as the naughty lady a private-almost a raw recruit from Paris, but she does bring her the audience last night the show Football League up to and includ-
Judged by the appreciation of
The position in the English of the British Army. Then the jealous husband to his senses in was a success. It may almost being February 25 is as follows:- heroine, the impetuous wife, pass just the right style. She wears taken for granted that the only. ing herself off as a French girl very pretty frocks, has all the purpose of a play is to please a and a daughter of the old lady requisite French mannerisms and definite body of men and women who lives in the house, br bes the intonations, and makes a very assembled in a theatre. The play- corporal to help her to see the gallant Staff Captain. The General encouraged to
pleasing picture. She should be wright represents human life on who is billetted in the house, interest in the stage, for she has an illusion of truth. It is an where the girl is staying, is made a good beginning. a great favourite with the audi-
essential part of the success of a
field T...30 15 5 10 ence from the moment that, he The only other lady in the play production that it must compel the Newcastle U.32 12 5 appears on the stage, for
Bolton W.....30 15 7 is Mrs. H. W. Bird, who is the old attention of the audience. he behaves as old gentlemen in French woman of the house. We and women are much more impres Liverpool.....29 15 77 exalted positions in the Army are see her for only a short time, but sionable in crowds than in Bury29 12 6 II generally supposed to behave. He we wish that she appeared oftener. solitude. They are also more Sunderland...31 15 12 4 46 It is not too Birmingham..30 13 10 7 33 is full of complaints-first aboutMajor) is a part taken by the much to say, that the ordinaryM'chester C..:30 10 11
Captain Harry Glenister (Brigade easily distracted. his bedroom and last about his Harbour Binster, Cornmander G. audience is, at the opening of a West Ham...28 11 11 breakfast. He is not always Hole who also produced the play. play, difficult to interest. It is without dignity. But he is, ut times, rather a foolish old gentle. He must have had a great deal of engrossed in itself and inatten- man-when he is in the company enterprise. It is very doubtful moments, last night, when the hard work in connection with this tive. There were a few odd of the preity English girl whom whether in amateur shows the audience he thinks is an actress from "gay producer should take a leading entirely with the stage, but such Arsenal 28 10 14 4 32 37 24 an enquiry held by Mr. J. R. Wood Paree. And of course the officer- husband has to watch and scowl part on the stage, but in this case, the house was by no means full. moments were rare. Unfortunately at the old man's rather elephanting is done with fair success.
We gambals, while the other hand-are not now concerned with the The weather may have had some some young officer is always work behind the scenes and thing to do with it, or Sir Harry trying to have his flirtations with rehearsals. We have to consider Lauder, but it is surely "up to" the young lady. All of which only the impression produced by us all to keep the amateurs by leads to jealousy on the part of the evening's entertainment. the husband with lover's quarrels Commander Hole talks rather and mutual forgiveness between rapidly. He is a little too impul- this effort of the local amateurs Derby 29 18 5 6.62 26 42 Brearley, S. Boulton and D. B. him and his wife who is posing as ive, and perhaps inclined to as an endeavour to provide us a French gay lady.
overdo the part
He has to be with an evening's amusement. We In order to work the plot up to alternately the lover, the jealous are not at all concerned just now the climax, the husband and wife husband and the junior in fear of with ethics, or political science, arrange a midnight meeting in the the wrath of the superior officer, or endeavours to improve public the General. When he is amused morality. We are asked to forget
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"Death was due to opium poisoning and we find it was a case of suicide," was the verdict in and the jurors at the Central inquest was held, concerning the Magistracy yesterday, when an death of Wong Ferg-yau, a con-- stable at the Police Training: School, who died at the Govern--- ment Civil Hospital on February
The jurors were Messrs... A.
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Dr. Valentine'said that he was. Chelsea.30 13 5 12 41 25 38 Clapton O....30 12 11 8 33 28 32 of opinion that deceased had taken. Wolverhamp
opium, but he could not say the top29 13 11 5 37 39 31 [quantity,
Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Port Vale.....28 13 11 4 34 37 30
living room of the cottage. Why he is too obviously shaken with our daily cares and worries This Portsmouth...29 9 713-36 38 31 Analyst, said on examination he they meet there, and why they ughter and when he is in despair we can do for a short time by Wednesday..30 12-14 4 38 45 78 had found that deceased had taken only be explained by the fact that he is rather too depressed. He is seeing "French Leave" in Hong-Hull City 28 11 11 6 41 35 28 a dose of opium, the effects found For over ten years we have been engaged in the mufacture of
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subaltern, the general, a French fli responsibilities of the produc- friends say "just tickled to death." Crya Palace...28 11 12 5 32 37 27 not say in what form it was taken interpreter, and the French houses tion and we are naturally grateful It is a pleasurable emotion, and we Fulbam...29 9 11 9 30 37 27 'products are already known in China and abroad and it in to las flitate
Acting Police Sergeant M. L. our esteemed patrons that we take pleasure in announcing that wife, all meet more or less unto him as the individual mainly are grateful to those who give us Blackpool...27 9 10 8 26 40 26 Dickson said he was in charge of Mesura, GOH GUAN HIN of No. 64, Bonham Strand W.ost,
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# ན་ ༔ 76: 18 4? Airdrieonians ..............50 21 4' 5.68 15,47 Hitornians...71 68 8746 London, February 25.-Sir John Celtic *****03 10 7 68 39 23 Jordan, in a letter to the "Times," Partick. T. 12 1 8 66 41 31 draws attention to the situation as irre.27 1 113 50 47
Cordenheath 11 12 11 n di 51 30 regards the importation of narcotic Morton 51 11 18 7 36 65 80 drugs into North China, which, he Third Lanark...... 31 13 458 says, has become a dumping Hamilton A0 15 16 2 43 48 8 ground. He declares that the Poshlon has gone from bad to worse in the past few years.
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the old General jumps to the con- farce. It can safely be said of Mr. clusion that she is a German epy. Foster that he will prove a tower In the end the corporal suggests of strength in any amateur pro- the only possible solution she duction that we are likely to see must own up to the General and in this Colony. He has come trust to her woman's wit and quickly to the front. Last night charms to win forgiveness for herbe earned the applause which be self and her husband. All of obtained." which she accomplishes. Some- Mr. Eager has been already how or other she seeme to shine mentioned, and be, too,, won so much that the shadows fall applause on more than one ocen- ph the husband who is not sion. He must have studied
In a letter from the Secretary of Motherwell. 48110 13 26 permitted to cut a very heroic closely the ways of the ordinary the International Anti-Oplum Con- Aberdrea19 8 11 8 35 43 26 gure. However, thanks to a con- N.C.O., for he is true to the type. ference at Peking, reporting an venient illness, of a Divisional He has his opportunities and he almost desperate slate of things, Kilmarnock 10 0 15 #4314 General, to whom the spy episode makes the most of them. When Sir John Jordan points out the io's Park....3) 5 167 17 0 13 has been most unfortunately he sings his little dirge about "the China produces none of these Ayr United 5) 718 5 23 56 19 reported by lutter, all ends quite erring son" he is perhaps at his drugs, and says that Japan and happily.
best. He puts the right twang Western countries have a grave The Players.
Into it. and you can shear each responsibility in the matter, as they There can be no doubt that Mr. word. His voice and the move-introduced the evil. Unless they, H. W. Bird, as the choleric and merts of his hands are always face it with more honesty of pur amorous old General, is the great very expressive. He is probably, nose than hitherto he is inclined to Buccess of the evening. He really after Mr. Bird, the most natural agres with the Anti Opium Associa is excellent. He is an old master comedian in the Colony, Theretion of Peking that it would be. of this stage game, and he knows are only eight in the cast. The better to allow China continued all the little tricks that score. He number is completed by Mr. J. G. use of opium smoking-Reuter.
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A Chinese constable said, or the evening of February 12... he accompanied deceased to a cinema show and on the way had a lot of wine in a Chinese. left Feng-yau in Queen's Road wineshop. After the cinema ho West and did not see him until bout 10 pm. when he was awaken- ed "from sleep by the cries of Feng yan who lay on the bed next
to his.
Mr. Wood, summing up, said that it appeared that Feng-yan, after. being informed of salute, had, when he parted from his friend. bought some optimu
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