MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1927..
GREAT WAR FILM:"
The Big Parade" At The
Queen's.
MUSIC AND THE MOVIES.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
TWO "HAT TRICKS" ON SATURDAYA
CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS,
Two out of alx lengue, cricket matches on Saturday were left drawn.
Sgt. Rule, b Omar
Gr. Roberts, e Rumjahn, h Bradbury- Lt. Wright, h. Omar
Capt. Parkes, e: Lim, b Omar,
Lt. Smith, b Bradbury .........
Sgt. Glazebrock, b. Abban Set. Gifford, not out Extra***
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
THE CHINA MAIL.
140.
HONG FOURS.
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ROWING RAGE ENDS IN / "DEAD HEAT.".
EXCITING FINISH.
PRINCE'S DANCE.
VISIT TO A BRITISH LEGION CARNIVAL
The Prince of Wales paid a visit. to the carnival dance of the North Lambeth Branch of the British
OM. R. Hong Fours Challenge Cup," precigar and wearing a dinner-fuckes, The second annual race for the Legion at the Lambeth Baths, S.E
The Prince, whe was smoking,iu | sented by Mr. D. B. C. Hornell for was given a great reception by the 2rowing, attractod a large and en-
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Onu came away from the
Omar Queen's Theatre yesterday even-
Hamson A. E. Lacey of the Police per- Bradbury ing feeling that one bad had mad the hat trick" as did F.
S.. Abbas' thoroughly satisfying a evening's Goodwin (who took a fourth suc
Craigangower C.C. entertainment. It is certainly cessive wieltet with the first ball of. Ismail, e Fogden, b Gifford difficult to understand the real the next over for Kowloon,
D. Rumjahn, b. Smith Craigengower leat to the Gun-. Abban, L.bw.. b Gifford cause of the "big noise" that the first London presentation of the iners in the senior league by one. M. Ontar, e & b Rule
J. Leonard & Fogdon, b Rule fam evoked, but its success at the run
B. W. Bradbury, b Wright Tivoli London's latest and In the senior section, Kowloon A. Kitchell, b Rulo largest house showed quite 6.C. and the Royal Artillery H. P. Lim, ran out clearly that for once the London secured victories at the expense. Abbas, Roberts, b Rule
W. Hall, b Wright m-going publie disagreed with of Chinese R.C. and Craigen A. Bi Hamson, not out the London film critic.
gower C.C. respectively, while the other two matches (Hong Kong That Hong Kong cinema-goers share the views of their friends C.. v. Royal Navy and Univer- in the Metropolis was evident bysity v. Civil Service CC.) were the crowded "houses" which were! the
left drawn.
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thusfusbic crowd to the Royal Hong 600 people present when he entered afternoon. Kong Yacht Club on Saturday the room. When the band struck up a fox-trot he turned to Mrs P.
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A number of ladica, viewed the MeEnroy. wife of Captain P race from the balcony of the Club MeEnroy, D.9.0.. president of the and there were several well-filled branch, and asked for a dance. launchus following the four boats.
Later, amid great excitement, it The race, which is open to all was announced that the Prince had local Hongs and Government. De consented to take part in a. "Paul
Jones." 2partments, is rowed over a courae of a mile, and the time. 6 miris. 19 2/5 secs. was well up to local holding hands, form a ring round raccrds.
the outside, and the women form
In the "Paul Jones" the men,
The P.W.D. crew were regarded a similar ring in the centre. The BOWLING ANALYSIS"
by most people as the probable dance continued for some time, the Prince taking a number of different 0. M. R. W. winners, and the actual résult, a
gdoad-heat between the P.W.D. and partners.
Total
Gifford Rulo
4 the A.P.C, came somewhat as a
The Prince stayed for more than
2 surprise, the latter only mustering two hours, dancing each danes
a crew during the past week,
with enthusiasm. When the band
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UNIVERSITY Y. C.S.C.C.
The Respective Leaders order of the day at the
As Civil Service (the leaders) | Wright Queen's yesterday, the "Home only drew, Kowloop get closer up Smith Full" notices being displayed to them. the top clube many hours before the 6 and 9.15 standing- performance.
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P. W. D. L. P.
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Queen's Orchestra under Maestra junior section were engaged. By E Zimmern, B' Ling
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Saturday's race was the first broke into a Charleston rhythm ha dead-heat rowed under the auspices asked Misa Lydie Huckle, who lives of the RH.K.Y.C. for eighteen in Kennington Road, and is the fancée of one of the dance oMcials years.
t to be his partner.
H The Crews.
Running, down' the staps from the PW.D.-K. S. Robertson (stroke) dais, the Prince began to dance a C. W. E. Blahop, F. Baker, W, R."flat" Charleston down the centre Antirews, (bow) and H. J. Pearce of the floor, and the other dancers (cox.)
stopped to watch him and his part- ner: Afterwards he waltzed with Mias. Ada Poole, who lives at Bromley; Kent.
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Nor was the vening's enter Civil Service
The senior league leaders, Civil tainment confined to the film/Kowloon
Indians
6 8 1 1 10 Service C.C... visited Pokfulam and alone, for the muste accompani,
The four leading teams in the drew with the University. Scores ment, most ably rendered by the
University. Grovini, was of the highest order defeating the Recreio, the Indians v. Gitbins, e Wood, b. Ling The well-known strains of the .C. 2nd XI are now at the head B. P Ng, b Hamilton martial music brought back vivid of this divisions. The Police R.C., A. Rumjahn, not out
W. their match Hong Sling, c e Hamilton, memories of days long since it is (who also indeed difficult to realise that against the Royal Army Ordnance D. K Samy; e Fincher, b Sayer 18 H.K. & S. Bank:-V. R. Jones nearly a decade has passed since Corps) have the same number of S. Hachiuma, net out those days. Most musical folk Points (13 each) but have play-
won
Division I...
will agree that of all his efforts fall from joint first place to third ed one match more. Recreio to brighten up this little Colony
position. of ours. "nothing is more praise. worthy than 'Mr. Ray's policy of providing music, not only of the highest standard, but music ap- propriate to the pictures. As far as the Queen's is concerned, it is evident that the day of a stock! repertoire of classics. semi-
HONG KONG EC. v. NAVY..
On their own ground, the Hong Kong C, draw with Royal Navy Scores 2-
Beatty
classics and modern jazz num-
Hong Kong E.c bers, rotated haphazardly regard-A. W. Hayward, c Nowall, b less of screep situations are past. Cantrell Film "fans" who chance to have Capt. Evers, c Venn, bs Cantrell some appreciation of music may. Owen Hughes, Lb.w., b. Cantrell
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I. J. Lightfoot, h Emley rest assured that nowadays as E. J. R. Mitchell, e Venn, b much trouble is being taken over T. E. Pearen, b Boetty the musical side of the entertain- HR. B. Hancock, e Cantrell,
Sturgess ment as is taken in the matter of selecting the actual pictures for Hong Kong's discriminating, film enthusiasts.
H. V. Parker, b Bontty.....
J. R. Hinton, e Emley, b Cantrel A. C. 1. Bowker. Emley (R. Vallack, not out
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Total
So much for the muse! The picture itself is મ connected story from first to last, and one which will not fail to arrest the attention right through. Mr. Cantrell A S. Sewell's, description of it being "tremendous yet human. powerful but tender. forceful at the same time sympathetic and dramatic as well as humorous, give perhaps the best descrip-
tion.
One went to the theatre under the impression that 'one would see
a spectacular picture with one,
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
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AP.GR. M. Jack (stroke) T. W. Southam, F: T. Orr, G. -T: 4 May (how) and A. R. Kinross (cox.
4(stroke) A. C. Groves, R. Macintyre, 7. A. Jardine (bow) and J. H.
Subel (cox.)
Total (for 6 wkts., dec.) 178 W. M. Gitting, C. W. Lam, S. Kar- mani, F. Hiptoola did not but, BOWLING ANALYSIS.
0. M. R. W. 48. 2 2
Ling
Sayer Paterson Hamilton Strange de Rome
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H. K. Electric Coy :-G.. T. Padgett (stroke) T. L. Foster, G. G. S. Thompson. A. R.. Cox (bow) (and A..F. Paùl (cox.)
£10,000,000 HEIRESS.
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Dr. E. F. Minett and Mr.. F. Jeighteen-year old heiress to the Easterbrook Hon. Sec. of the Club 16 0 umpired the race, with Mr. S. J.
Jordetn as judge:
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Service C.C.
F Lawrence, & b 5 V. Gitting.
A. E. Wood, Lam
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Fincher, 1.b.w.. b Samy
R. Sayer, a Ng, à Rumjahn
H. 1. Strange, e Sling, b Samy
48E. W. Hamilton, run oft
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F. de Rome, not out
F. J. Ling, not out
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Total (for 8 wkta.)
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Messrs. H., Dreyer and E. S. Carter offeinted as atarter and clerk of the course respectively.
Interperters and 'Varsity Men. 1. As alrendy stated the P.W.D. were expected.to win. being well-trained crew which included 6three Interporters.
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F. H. Holdman, R. S. W. Paterson, 19 R. R. Davies did not bat.
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
PEELING TOMATOES AT 18. 3d AN HOUR.
Miss. Elinor Dorrance, the
10,000,000: fortune of her futher, Dr. John T. Dorrance, America's "Soup King," started work as a vegetable peeler in one of his can- neries at Camden, New Jersey, at a wage of 1s. 3rd an hour in order to learn the business.
She has just returned from a year's course at the Sorbonne,. Paris, after a fashionable “finish- ing" school in Philadelphia.
Annoyed.
woman
20: The A.P.C who by dead-heating 31 with the PW.D. provided the ser When. interviewed by a 20sation of the afternoon, couldn't reporter after 'peeling tomatoes all [raise a crew until a few days ago, day, she declared that she "just" ... 126 However, in response to an appeal wanted to work." She showed some sent cut by Mr. Easterbrook, the petulance when the interviewer Petroleum Company decided to be pressed her with questions, saying, 0. M. R. W. represented, and Saturday's crew,Why shouldn't I want to work?'
if properly trained could possibly. Her father was delighted. "I'm bent all comers on the near futuro.mighty proud of Elinor," he said. The A.PIC. crew comprised three "I see so many flapper daughters 2 Cambridge men of whom, Mr. TW.to-day whose only thoughts, acem to
Southam is an ex-Leander No. 3.
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Lam
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Rumjahn
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Division II.
RECREIO v. 1.R.C. 2ND.
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Beatty Sturges Gardner my
Royal Navy. Lightfoot 1-Comdr. Armitage, è Evers, b
Sparks, b Tallack
Right Lt. Brewerton, e Hancock,
Vallack
Lt.
Sturgess, e Vallack, b Hughes Rev. Venn, ib.v., b Valick
Pay L-Comdr. Shaw, not out
Extras:
Owen
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be of teas, dunces, drinks, cigaret-
The team work WAS high-tes, and theatres, that I think a girl; ly creditable having regard to who really wants to work should be the fact that the crew were only given a lot of credit"> in training for four days.
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Father and daughter then enter- Shortage of Men?
ed their motor car, and drove home The H.K. Electric crew missed to the imposing Dorrance country For the first time in the junior their atroke who is at present on estate at Radnor, Pennsylvania. league, Club de Recreio suffered a leave, This, however, is always defeat, the Indian R.C. 2nd XI re-regarded as a "sporty" Hong, and gistering an'away victory. Scores: their absence would have been most
regrettable.
Club de Recreio.
and only one. aim, to tell the Lt Col Cantrell, & Bowker, b Parker 22 H. M. Xavier, run out world" how America won the Lt. Emley, not out Great War One'came away fecl- ing that one had seen one of the most realistic picturizations of the great conflict that has yet been screened in the Colony.
A great picture this-one that should be seen by all BAY more?
H. A. Alves, b A, S. Ismall
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J. E. Noranha, Sirdar Khan
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¡R. 'C. Reed, b' Sirdar Khan
150
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de Souza, b Sirdar Khan
Sulfad
Nowall, Lt-Camdr. Pinne, Sirdar Khan, b
Total (for 8 wkts.) Gardner, F. Beatty did not bat.
Can one, Bowker
HARD TIMES.
HAWKERS AND LICENCE "
FEES:
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BOWLING ANALYSIS.
H. A, Barros, A. 5, Ismail
F. H. Carvalho, e & b Sirdar Khan
O. M. R. WD. F. Lopes, b. Sadar Khan
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0 J. Lima, run out
Vallock Lightfoot Owen "Hughes Parker
9 0 33
C. E. Marques, not out
1 24
Extran
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Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
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KOWLOON v. CHINESE..
Mani
Besides getting. 4 successive A. S. Ismall wickets, F. Goodwin scored 91 for Sirdar Khan Kowloon CC. (the home team) who Ackbar
defeated Chinese R.C. Madar Suffed
Chinesa R.C.
BGuest
"You've got a licence, and there's no earthly reason why you shouldn't y have renowed it baid Mr. Lindsell Scores to an elderly hawker at the Central!
Ng Sze-kwong b Ross Magistracy this morning.
E. Yeah, b Goodwin Bet. Sgt. Nolloth informed his L. Youngseye, c Worship that the Police End had a C. Chou, c Brace, b Goodwin petition from some of tho older H. Ching, b Goodwin hawkers stating that owing to hard H. L. Yung. b Goodwin times they had been unable to save H C. Hung, b. Goodwin the necessary $24 for renewal of H Hung, run out,
Un Hew-fan, run out their licences.
A. Hunz, e Jex, b Ross C. E. Wong, not out
Hia Worship: Well in that case, the fine will only be $2, but you must understand that you are not allowed to hawk without a licence.
FOWLING, ANALYSIS.
A. R. Minu 8
Indian R.C. 2nd XI. 30 M. P. Madar, b Reed
22 J. S. Ackber, c Souza, b Marques
15. A. B. Ismail, 1.b.w., b Pinna
OA. S. Ismail, Lopes,
A. S. Suflad, not out
1A, K. Minu, not out
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Extras
Reed
9 The Bank turned out two new 0 men.
One gathers that pressure
of business due to end-of-the-year balances has interfered with train-
ing, for, whilst the Bank has had
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN THE MAIL" "
Entertainments.
January 17-Queen's Theatre; hard luck during recent years, theThe Big Parade." crew turned out is always' one of
January 17-World Theatre; the keenest to enter.
"Golden Dreame."
January
17-Star
Thestra:
A strong tide made it difficult for Mr. Dreyer to get a good start."The Cowboy & The Countess." However, after à good deal of
January 17-20 Farewell per- manoeuvring the four boats got 1ormances of Isako's Circus, Chat-
10 away, the Bank crew slightly to the ham Rd., Kowloon 9.15 p.
fore, the A.P.C. and Electric arewa) being even
Spurt.
January 20-Musleale at. Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
January 21-Hong Kong Automo-
Final The P.W.D. and A.P.C. rowed a ding-dong race from start to finish, bile Association dinner dance, 8. the latter rowing a long, strong, p.m. to midnight.
o steady and swinging stroke which, January 23-Dance on H.M.S.
1 however, did not appear from the 0 spectators point of view to be fully
extended, although a steady twenty 18 one was maintained until near the 12 end.
The P.W.D. got away with twenty-four, breaking into twenty sevon at the final spurt which
"Tamar."
January 26-Chinese play · by' Balilioe Public (Girls) School in Queen's College Hall, & p.m.;
January 29Theatre Royal; "Red Riding Hood," 9.16 p.m.
Sports.
10 brought about the dead-heat. One- January 19-Hong Kong Basket
is inclined to think that had the ball League Chinese Y.M.C.A. spurt been pushed forward, a Gymnasium, 7.80 p.m.
128 fraction of a minute, the race might January 22--Entries
R.have gone to tl is crew.
Total (for wkts.j Sirdar Khan, 8. D. Ismail, A. Minu, A. Rahmin, V. T. Mans did not
Extras
Total..
O. M. R. W
Marques
Gondyla
10 4. 80.
6
Lima
Lyal
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Rosa
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ESPERANTO PIONEER.
With the avowed object of collees Brace
fession as an actor and poet and also
to propagate Esperante as the uni- W. Brace Ching . Verani language, Edmund Zacheile, A. W. Ramsay, b. Yech
F. Goodwin, b Hung
a German who is making a cireuit E. F. Fincher, c & b Yeoh
Un How-fan,
of the globe on foot has arrived in W. G. Guest, st. Choa, b Hubg Hong Kong
R. E. Lindsell, Mr. Zscheile, who started from
Hung Leipzig on August 1, 1923, has now C. T. Evans, b Hung covered half of his intended cir- A. R. F. Raven, not out cult, the whole of which he has J. C. Lyal,`b Ching estimated will take him seven years. & Jex, not out
Extras
Total (for 8 wita.)
N. H. Ross did not bat
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
One of the aims that he has get himself is the making of Esperanto universal. Esperanta, he anys "is not a theory but a living language, casy to learn, beautiful in tone and # having a neutral basis." In the furtherance of his aim, the world Ng Ste-kwong
Yeoh traveller, whilst depending to some Ching... extent on the selling of carda de H. C. Hung tailing the facts of his trip, is als Youngaaye prepared to do any sort of manual labour.
During
has
his travels Mr. Zacheile passed through Germany,
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
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At the finish the A.P.C. and; P.W.D. were stroking twenty-six and twenty-eight respectively, the
for the forthcoming races close at 3 p.m.
February 5-Next tournament of the Hong Kong Boxing Assn.
Meetings. January 10---First meeting of the
O. M. R. WP.W.D. "boat, ca moment or two
2 20 earlier being a
quarter boat's length behind their opponents, pull Produce Show at Lady Ho Tung's ing off a really magnificent spurt farm thus enabling them to cross the Club line at dead level,"
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19
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28
24
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POLICE v. R.A.O.C.
Police R.C. beat their visitors, T. H. King, b Lake
the Royal Army Ordnance Corps by Dr. Craig, b Lake 28 runs. Lacey performed the CF Alexander, b Lake hat trick" and took 8 other wickets. A. Reynolds a Walker, 'Scores:→→→
Fte, Lake, e Meadows, b Alexander
13
Lake
S. Randall, b. Lake.
P. Condon, e Greenaway, b. Lake 1. H. Dyst, not outi
0. M. R. 15429
R.A.0.0.
Extran
S/Sgt. Walker, b Lacey...
L/Cpl. Roberts, e Alexander,
Total
176
Lacay
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
S/Sgt. Greenaway, b Lacey
Corpi. Hoel, b Alexander
Lake
Borgor
11
.0.69
2 Lacey
8 0 22
Q.M.S. Mecock,
Condon, p. Lacey Pte. Durger, b Lacey
4
90
S/Sgt. Waterfield, b.Alexander
OM. R.W9/9gt Butterfly e
11 2 60 60 19 10
CRAIGENGOWER v. R.A.
Craigengower C.C. had the bad
Pte. Bryant, not out Ptd. Gordon, c Randall, b Alexander
Extras
Alexander
• Total BOWLING" ANALYSIS.
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Polles R.O.
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Szecko-Slovakia, Switzerland, Italy.juck to lese, on their own ground, Yugo-Slavia, Hungary, Roumania, the Royal Artillery by one run. Lacey Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Egypt Scored
Sudan, Sumatra, (India, back to
Royal Artiliory.
Suez) Arabia, Palestina, Syria: Capt. Howard, b Omar...
11 |† E. E. E. Booker; b Burger
Anatolia, Caucasia, Armenian, Per-LL-Gel W. A. Edreader, run out 29 W. E. Meadows b Laka sis. (Russia and Siberia by train), Mr. Gr. Forden, e Omar, b Hamson 8 A. Ei Lacey, & Hool. Manchurin, China, Japan:
Lt. Darinickel, b Hamson
01. R. Gerrard, e Bryant, b Barger
Burger
FRIENDLY MATCH.
Royal Navy 2nd XI v. D.B.S.
January 20-Extraordinary gen- eral meeting of China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., at St. George's Bldg., Chater Rd., 2.80 [p.m.
January 20--Annual meeting of O the H.KS.P.C.A. lu Messrs. Jar
dine's board room, 5.15 p.m.
January 27-Hong Kong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd's 10 thirty-ninth meeting at Messrs.
6 | Jardine Matheson's offices, noom:
January 28 Twenty-ninth meet- 87ing of the Star Ferry Co., Ltd., at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's onlce,
January 31-Annual meeting of soat-holders and subscribera, at St. John's Cathedral Hall, 6.15 p.m M Miscellaneous.co January 17-Lecture by Mr. A. H. At Happy Valley, the Royal Navy Crook, on "Are we going West?!!! 2nd XI entertained a team from the at Helena May Institute, 6.30 p.m. Diocesan Boys School and won by January 17-Hong Kong Philhar 82 runs. Going in first, the home monic Society's firef, Rehearsal" of team scored 189 runs for 8 wickets, H.M.S. Pinafore, at Cathedral Hall, declared, the chief contributors be 5.30 p.tap Ing. Lt. Carnons-Williams (87), Lt.
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80 The School replied with 108, Donald
January 20 H. K. Philharmonic Society's second relisaraal of HMS
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