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To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Slide, Mr. F. T. Halse's four-years-old The good-will party of the We regret to announce the Having scored twelve goals in colt Eagle's Pride ridden by Dines American Legion which went to death of Mr. George Henry Kelly, Slide
To-day-World Theatre: home from Melly, O.B.E., director of the Lost Lady" at 5.16 and 9.20; two matches without conceding aay and trained by Martin, who himself London on the way
the position re- rode the winner of the same race Paris was touched by the gracious- Lamport and Holt Line) and a Chinese drama at 7.10 p.m. Teddington, had
To-day-Star Theatre; "A Thief the Cesareness of King George V, who enter- prominent figure in Liverpool versed when at Southgate's ground witch at Newmarket after a sensa-tained them at Buckingham Palace, shipping and commercial circles, In Paradise," the home side hit three points with- tional finish, by a head from Saint and by Prime Minister Baldwin's which occurred on October 20 at To-day-St. Andrews. Society's out reply and the visitors sustain-Reynard, with Nevermore, two speech in which he told them that:
December 1-Theatre Royal; ed their first reverse of the season. lengths away third, La Douairiere a war between Britain and America his shooting residence, Rosedale Annual Ball at City Hall, 9,50 p.m.
The Quaints," present their suc- Though not scoring himself S. H. fourth, and Lightning Artist fifth. "unthinkable." No objection is Abbey, Pickering, Yorkshire, in Saville, the veteran Internationallat, Eagle's Pride started at 9 to 1 raised by our press to such expres his sixty-seventh year,
Deceased was a son of the late cessful musical comedy "The Blue
Train," 9.15 p.m. was very prominent and he paved against Saint Reynard. at 8 to 1 aiona of friendship, but when the
December 1-8-Queen's Theatre; the way to Southgate's Brst-half against, and Nevermore at 60 to 1 Bishop of London goes a step fur-Mr. George Melly, J.P., D.L., the
ther and tells our Legionnaires in founder of the well-known colliery "The Show." Conditions, in every way, goal through C. S. Petherum, the gainat.
December 1-3-World Thentre; a sermon that the children in firm of Messrs. George Melly and former West and Mands player'
mens also been capped for Eng-perfect for this always Popular American schools are being taught Co. He was born in Liverpool on "A Here on Horseback."
long-distance handicap, whieh
December to hate England, he brings the re- March 5, 1860, was educated at
1-3-Star Theatre; land. N. Parkinson netted the usual, attracted an enormous crowd
port from some of our papers that Rugby, and was a nephew of the "Dancing Mothers." ather two goals, one in each half of visitors. The going was perfect, he is not exactly well informed. late Mr. George Holt, who, in December 5 Royal Engineers' Bromley showed a return to their the air cool but not cold, and there And Mayor Thompson of association with the late Mr.dence, R.E. Theatre, 8.30 pm.
December -Demonstration at best form in disposing of Hamp-was no sun. Visibility, however,
Mr. Melly Helena May Institute on "Japanese stead by 5 goals to 2 on the Rich-was indifferent, owing to a slight largely on his campaign against Lamport, founded the firm of
Lamport and Holt. in text-books L. R.mist, which prevented the colours pro-British mond Athletic ground.
the joined that company in 1877, and Flower Plncing," 5.80 p.m.
December 9-At Theatre Royal Friend, an Eastern counties, Hort. being seen a long way down the schools, replies to the query
course. There were no inst minute London "Daily Express:" "I know was admitted a partner in 1887. opening performance of "Merric fordshire and former H.A.C. play changes among the runners, or
the nothing of an effort to make Ameri-On the conversion of the company England," 9 p.m.
Hendon on
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of them were
were
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office who was elected to
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the
10-Dance December
at the
December 3- Theatre Royal:
Fr. scured three times for Brom-any sensational alteration in
can school children hate England, to Lamport and Holt, Ltd.. in lex, who led 2-1 at half-time. betting on the race. To the last but on the contrary do know of the 1911, he became joint managing Peak Club with Lyric Dand in at- Richmond and Kingston I had Lightning Artist maintained none of five goals replied to by position as favourite, in spite of the Pro-British propaganda through- director, which position he relin- tendance, 9.15 p.m.
. Sports. the Richmond cricket facts that he had to carry a penalty out this country to make the Ameri- quished in 1924, still retaining a ground and Spencer won a fine vie that there was some doubt whether can school children hate the Ameri-seat on the board of directors. tory away from home by 6 goals he would quite stay home, and, final. can patriots who gave this coun-The important position which the Second Tournament of the long
ly, the' persistent optimism of those try its freedom."
"I am perfectly certain that the Lamport and Holt Line occupies Kong Boxing Assn., 9.15 p.m.
December 3-Autumn meeting of to 4gainst Barnes. Edgley, being who knew most about Eagle's Pride well on the mark with four goals that that colt was certain to beat young people in the schools of in the shipping world at the pre-
December 11-Fifth Extra Race for the winners. Spencer acemed Lightning Artist whatever happen-your great country are not taught set time is due in a great mea-the Fanling Hunt.
to love Great Britain as they should sure to the ability and assiduity fond of the figure six as all their ed to the other runners.
that' The 30 runners went down to the do," declared the Bishop from the with which Mr. Melly identified Meeting of the International Race teams, in winning, notched
Nor pulpit of St. Margaret's, Westmin- himself with the activities of the & Recreation Club of Macao, Ltd.
Lammerts Auctions. number of goals, the seconds, thirds past creating no sensation,
December 1-Valuable collection and fourths each conceding one was there any long delay at the ster. is apprehensions are out of company. He was one of the lead- start, which appeared to be a good date, says the New York "Herald ing exponents of the strengthen- ing of the line by the addition of point.
ane. At once there was a real gal-Tribune":
December 1-At Salen Room, lop-for, although the distance js "A generation or more ago there its fleet of some of the finest of curios at Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.
Street, miscellanceUA Ohl Cambridge Blues were in op-24 miles, it is always run at full may have been some anti-British steamers in the South American Duddell
He was naturally well goods, 11 am. position at Chatham where the speed all the way. It was not pos- bias in our school history books. trade.
Land Sale. Royal Engineers. despite three sible, so far away in the haze to In the last couple of decades there known in South America, particu
marked renelion. larly in Brazilian and River December -Sale of one lot of gouls from Lt. O. J. Roberts, a distinguish the colours but when has been Welsh laternationalist as well as a the field came into the Straight it Schoolbooks have been revised to Plate ports, having made several Crown Land at Kowloon; at P.W.D. former Cantab, and one from w. was obvious that the great majority exclude anti-British sentiment.
all together, with There is little or no anti-British Tisits there in connection with Offices, 3 p.m. M. S. Lillie, host to Beckenham who Ballynahinch just in front.
Just agitation here to-lay, and some lessus. Lamport and Holt's long seared six times through the agency before the bushes were reached. persons even intimate that there is and honourable association with of the old Light Blues W. K. Har- Nevermore was in the lead in the a very powerful pro-British prop-Mr. Melly was not only looked binson (1), the Revd. W. J. Berry middle of the course Saint ganda. Neither is to be feared."
Miscellaneous. and F. W. Carpenter. The Sap Reynard just behind on the rails. But Prime Minister Baldwin's upon by the officials and staff of
To-day-"Sample Fair of Japan hers were leading at half-time by Lightning Artist was the most pro-speech is taken more seriously, as the company as director; the one
Interna-minent of the others, and it, seem-is also the practically simultaneous thought in the mind of everyone che merchandise, at the Nippon 3 goals to 2. Scottish
December 1-Yearly street sale tionalists played a big part in there that one of these three resolution adopted by the British of the staff was that they had in Club, Des Voeux Road Central.
of roses. Wimbledon's draw at four goals all would win. Downhill into the Dip Labour party asking the British him not only an employer, but a Saint Reynard drew out, and his Government to reopen the naval personal friend to whom they'
December 4-St. Vincent de with Dulwich, at Wimbledon, for name was at once shouted. He conference, to negotiate settlement could turn in any time of difficulty Paul's "Al Fresco Fete," Cathedral Morley Brown, and Kirkpatrick seemed, indeed, a certain winner of other matters in dispute between in the office. He was a gentleman Compound, Glenealy. shared the home goals. Cook (3) Vevermore was beaten and Light-the two countries, and to draw up who had a very high conception December 6-Free lecture and Osmond responded. Tulse Hillning Artist could not produce una treaty out-lawing war between the defented Mid-Surrey 5-3, other effort. Then just when all two peoples. Mr. Baidwin's speech of the ideals of daily life, and Christian Science, City Hall, 5.45 Krarup, Madell, Capes, Todman.and seemed over. Eagle's Pride came was primarily a plen net to let the on every occasion, whenever pos- p.m..
December 12-St. Stephen's Lachlan scaring for the winners from the great troop of horses in failure of the arms conference lead sible, it was his great joy to do
good and give a helping hand, and College begins new school year. and Utting (2) and Rowe for the the rear with an amazing burst of to unfriendliness:
speed. He tore past Lightning Tulse Hill dominated the Artist, bore down on and passed and the British Empire are friendly ing.
"The people of the United States many are the losers by his puss- first period and led by 4-1 at the Nevermore, and, almost before any enough and great enough to thresh In addition to being a director interval, but the visiting forwards one could visualize the scene, got the subject out, and, if they can of Messrs. Lamport and Holt, Mr.
St.up and won the race in the last were very lively afterwards.
not agree, to differ like friends and Melly was Interested in many double stride by a head. One does not re-like gentlemen. Bart's Hospital entered
other commercial concern, and
losers.
by
out of the ret on ton occasions.
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with
the apparent winner. It was
for the horse. Richards blames himself for coming out too soon in
for such
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COUNTY CRICKET.
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Meeting. December 21-General meeting of the Industrial & Commercial Bank, Ltd., York Bldg., 2 p.m.
BORNEO PIONEERS.
CAREER OF MRS. DOMINIC DALY.
on
figures without conceding a point call seeing such an important race "It is far better to say to the to old rivals in Guy's Hospitaliterally snatched from the hands of world that we have examined this was also a director of the Liver-
With reference to the note in the ance Company, Ltd.; The Liver issue of the "B.N. Borneo Herald" whose custodian had to lift the ball triumph for Dines,. for Martin, and question, and for the moment it hasipool and London and Globe Insur-}
baffled us for the moment.
London Steamship October 1, regarding the death of "The failure has not, made the pool and
Ltd. Mrs. D. D. Daly, a correspondent United Services (Portsmouth), the race, but he alone can say whe- Japanese increase their tonnage. Protection Association, after a blank first half, defeated ther he did rightly or wrongly. It President Coolidge, from reports The Liverpool and London War has kindly forwarded additional in- have had, is behaving like the Risks Insurance Association, formation on the early history of Surbiton by 3 goals to 1: Old King-is Interesting to note that the win-statesman I believe him to be; and. Ltd.; The Thames and Mersey the State as far as Mr. and Mrs. stonians and Old Loughtonians ner and the second were trained in
By the death of Mrs. Dominic were amongst Old Boys' teams to the same small village almost in when our next naval estimate comes Marine Insurance Company, Ltd.: Daly were concerned. He writes: surreed as they won against Staines the same yard-surely a "record" out in the spring, the world will and Messrs. Archibald McMillan
The French know that we have no intention of and Son, Ltd., shipbuilders, Dum-Daly on August 28, there passed barton. He was also on the away one of the pioneers of British and H.A.C. respectively hy 9-1 and horses all ran most disappointing-building any more ships.
-1: Staff College (Camberley)ly.
"War between our two peoples is Liverpool board of the Royal Mail North Borneo.
She had experienced the hard- went to Woolwich with some pur-
unthinkable, not only on grounds of Steam Facket Co., and was chair- pose for the beat the Royal Mili-
sentiment, which sometimes may be man of the Liverpool Steamship ships of a pioneering life at an early age, when her father, Captain pushed a little far, but because all Owners' Association in 1916.
Bloomfield Douglas went to Port tary Academy by 7-2; while the
of us in this room know war be- During the war Mr. Melly threw Darwin in 1870 as Government Re- 'German women's team--Harveste-
tween two such forces as the Bri-
They were 20 isolated hude continued its tour by obtain
tish Empire and the United States himself whole-heartedly into the ident ing a very creditable win over a
would destroy once and for all the work of the V.A.D. Hospital in there that the Franco-Russian War team from Peterborough and other
whole of civilisation worth presery Myrtle Street, and with the was fought and finished before they Captain Douglas had parts of Northamptonshire. Frau
The "Evening News" cricket cor- ing that exists in the world to-day." assistance of a few friends he heard of it. Muck again gave a magnificent dis-
This seems a particularly happy equipped and maintained this also been in Borneo, as he was put- For ting down piracy with Rajah play in the German goal while respondent, referring to Mailey's
statement, a'propos Dacre playing utterance to the Washington Star; hospital with 124 beds. Fraulein Krebs again proved a very
In 1875 Mr. Daly joined the dangerous forward. Misa M. Pol-for Gloucestershire, that English that war between the two countries this great and munificent work he Brooke, his cousin, in 1845.
is unthinkable is "the corner-stone received Royal recognition in the
Malay States, He went first to every Australian test clares the New York "Herald British Empire. He was a past Klang and took part in the Perak was prominent throughout the game ship almost
that it proves that Tribune." As far as the naval and scored two of her teams' three player, says goals, Miss Hunting getting the county clubs are able to recognise question is concerned, "The Herald president and for many years a War. He also was the first man to other point, while Fraulein Krebs good cricketers and realise that at-Tribune" inclines to think that member of the committee of the cross the Peninsula from the Muar (2). Haft and Hambrook were restructive cricket means big gates. since we were unable, to secure Royal Infirmary, to which institu- to the Fahang River in 1876 and The Theoretically all dislike ready-made cruiser equalisation by negotiation, tion he made many generous also carried out the first survey of ponsible at the other end.
Не was blank map. Mrs. Daly and her visitors had started their tour on dominion players taking an Eng- we should go right ahead and gifts, and was a trustee of the Perak, when it was practically a the preceding day when they lost lishman's job but nevertheless, secure if by building. "Friendship Blue-Coat Hospital. to a Wimbledon eleven, which in- although Lancashire lacking Mac between the two nations would also an ardent supporter and a family lived at Klang and subse- In 1883 Mr. Daly came to B.-N. cluded Miss Pollard, and three Donald would not be champions, probably be enhanced if our Navy generous subscriber to many of quently at Kuala Lumpur.
equalled Great Britain's in fact as the Liverpool and London char- other Internationaliste, by 8 goals they always go to see MacDonald well as in theory, and the question ities.
Apart from his busi-Borneo with Sir Alfred Dent. to 3. In the concluding game of bowl Similarly they will go to see of parity were thus eliminated as ness activities, he was well known surveyed. the Kinabatangan River the tour, at Cambridge, the Ger- Dacre bat. Qualification regula- a possible cause of ill-will." The
was always keenly interested in took part in the Jesselton expedition man girls again gave a good dis- tions should be abolished and Aus- New York "World," on the other in the social life of Liverpool and and much of the Padas River.
sport, having been in his earlier against Mat Salleh. play, but were beaten by 5 goals tralians allowed to play for Eng-hand, believing that sooner to. 3 by the Cambridge Ladies' Club. land, and Englishmen for Australia later we will come to Britain days a well-known polo player as Miss Daly came out to Borneo in
under seasonal agreements. Eng-standing with Great sug- land spends most money on cricket gests that "In the meantime the in-a member of the Liverpool Polo 1888 and first lived at Kudat and and wants the best cricket. Only telligent thing for us to do is to Club, and later he interested him- subsequently at Mempakul where of Sir After writing the life blame it accept the fact that parity' is ad-self more particularly in shoot- Mr. Daly died in 1889. English players are to
mitted in principle, and then building fishing, and golf. He re they allow strangers to creep in.
a very moderate number of cruisers sided at Lane Cottage, Freshfield. Harry Keppel, Mrs. Daly took up journalism and dramatic criticism which are really adapted to our He leaves a widow.
writing also for 25 years "a Deeds."
woman's letter from London" for the "Sydney Morning Herald."
lard, the English Internationalist, counties invited to their member of Anglo-American relations," de-bestowal of the Order of the Public Works Department, in the
CINEMA NOTES.
FINAL SCREENING OF THREE FILMS.
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MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.
With the main sentiment of the Labour party's declaration there The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of will be hearty sympathy in the Pictures showing in the local Russia" left Vancouver for Hong United States, the New York "Sun"
is convinced: cinemas for the last time to-day, Kong via Japan ports and Shang-
"Each country must and will: besides "Slide; Kelly, Slide" at the hai, on November 19, and is due
travel along the highroad of its Queen's Theatro, include "A Thief here on December 7. in Paradise," with Ronald Colman'
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The m.v. "Remo" (D. & Co.) aaf-own destiny; neither can think of Wisdom of the Admiralty in decid-Min" and "Paul Lecat" are ro-)
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the Consignees of Cargo ex M.S. "Theatre, and "A Lost Lady," with le due here on December 8.
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