MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1928.
FOUL PLAY?
› HOME SOCCER,
FOURTH ROUND CUP RESULTS.
DISASTER ON BURMESE RAILWAY.
LEAGUE TABLES.
London, Saturday.
Following are the fourth round English Cup resulta—
Division I.
Bury 1, Manchester U. 1. Exeter 2, Blackburn 2. Cardiff 2, Liverpool 1. Port Vale 8, New Brighton U. Swindon 1, Wednesday 2. Southport 0, Middlesbro' 3, Derby 0, Notts. Forest. 0. Wrexham 1, Birmingham 3. Sunderland 1, Manchester G. 2. Huddersfield 1, West Ham 1. - Aston Villa 3, Crowe 0. Stok 4. Bolton 2.
Tottenham 3, Oldham 0. Arsenal 4, Everton 3. Shefeld U. 3, Wolves 1. Reading 0, Leicester 1.
Division II.
Barnsley 8, Fulham 4. Blackpool 4, West Brom. 8. Chelsea 1, Clapton 0.0.
Leeds 3, Bristol C. 2.
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Division III (South). Brentford 4, Luton 2. Bournemouth 6, Millwall 0, Brighton 4, Crystal Pal. 2. Bristol R. 2, Newport 1. Northants 4, Torquay 4. Norwich 1, Walsall 4. Plymouth 4, Coventry 0. Watford B, Queen's P. R. 8.
Division III (North).
Ashington 3, Hartlepools 1. Barrow 1, Durham 2. Bradford 5, Bradford C. 0. Darlington 3, Accrington 0. - Doncaster 4, Wigan L Stockport 2, Lincoln 0. Tranmere 6, Chesterfield 3.
Scottish League. Clyde 2. Airdrieonians 2. Dundee 2, Hearts 7. Dunfermline 2, Aberdeen 3. Falkirk 2, Partick This. 1. Hamilton 1, St. Mirron 2. Hibernians 2, St. Johnstone 2. Kilmarnock 2, Celtic 2. Queen's Park 3, Motherwell 1. Raith R. Q, Cowdenbeath 1. Rangers 3, Bo'ness 1.
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LANDS AT SEA.
AIRSHIP ALIGHTS ON
. VESSEL.
BRITISH MINISTER.
COMING TO HONG KONG NEXT WEEK.
40 PERSONS KILLED,
AMERICA'S THIRST.
CONFESSIONS OF A RUM-RUNNER,
THE CHINA MAIL,
CINEMA NOTES.
'HEN-HUR" AT THE QUEEN'S TO-DAY.
THREE SHOWS DAILY.
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL:"
To-day-Star Theatra; "The De- Bert's Toll,"
To-day-World Theatre; "Way Down East,"
Theatre; "Ben Hur."
To-day to February. &-Queen's
January
February 26 Craigengower Cricket Club's annual Bachelors' Dance.
Sports. January 31-ILK. Hockey Club v. Artillery, King's Park, 6 p.m. in Sim Shield match v. Ariny, February 1-H.K. Hockey Club U.S.R.C. ground, 4.80 p.m.
HUMAN BRIBABILITY,
"Well, it's like this," he said; The famous film version of Rangoon, Saturday. "while most of us were away "Ben-Hur," Twenty-two persons are dead soldiering, the women and the men £600,000 to produce, begins a run which cost over as the result of a portion of the who stopped at home put one over of eight days at the Queen's Mandalay-Rangoon train crushing us, and wo came home and found Theatre this afternoon. As the Theatre; "The Taxi Dancer."
81-February 1-Star jover a bridge about 100 miles it done.
from here. It has been discover- The temperance people were picture is an exceptionally long February 6-Dance at the Royal ed that a fishplate had been re-worked up to a frenzy by an as-one, only three performances take Engineers' Dance Club, Wellington
Barracks, 8.30 p.m. Imoved from the rails,
tuto political gang, who used them place daily, starting at 2.80, 6.00
February 6-Banvard Musical It's all so and 9.15 immediately after the Comedy Company presents "Katja Later.
as a stalking-horse. Up to now 40 are dead. Fout complicated that it would take a overture. The magnificent plot, the Dancer," Theatre Royal, City
week to explain it properly. The fine characterisation and beautiful play is suspected. The victims
long and short of it is that a man love story are among the out-
Hall, 9.15 p.m. are mostly Indian Burmans.
named Volstead was put up to pro-standing reasons why 'Ben-Hur" Deliberate Tampering. moto a Federal Prohibition law, grips the imagination, Four fishplates and four bolts which was passed, and it is now motion pictura the splendid por- In the have been discovered lying along-legal to import, make, sell, or trayals of Ben-Hur by Ramon side the rails at the scene of the transport alcoholic drinks.. train smash, thus indicating a de- If you want to hiccough you've Novarro, Esther by May McAvoy, liberate attempt to tamper. The rail- got to get a Government permit."
Mother of Hur by Claire Mc- Thus an American citizen on the Dowell, and Tirzah by Kathleen way agent specially mentions the
Eighteenth Amendment of the Con-Key, add to the effect and enhance help given by three passengers, institution of the United States. cluding an American named Case, is not for the outsider to criticise. the romantic side of the story under the auspices of the H.K. Box-
It the romance. These players live
February 4-Boxing tournament but complains that the villagers Prohibition America's own which is just as engrossing as the ing Association, Les Theatre, Per- were apathetic-Reuter.
business. The outsider, how-sea battle or even the thrilling cival Street. Rangoon, Yesterday, ever, '18 bound to observe chariot race; Besides coating The death roll in the train disas-(with interest what happens over £600,000 to make, "Ben-Hur" February 13, 14, 15, 18- Hong) ter is now 52.-Reuter.
when a rule of the kind is applied is notable for the fact that three Kong Jockey Club Race Meeting, Confessions of a Rum-Runner," by cars were spent in making it. Happy Valley. James Barbican (Blackwood, Te. The cast numbers 150,000 play-
February 17- Golf 6d.), there is plenty of food for ers. Conceived in a grandiose Fanling.
Bogey Competition manner, and conscientiously and Mr. Barbican (the name is ob- boldly carried through, "Ben-Hur"
Hughes & Hough's Auction. March 1-At Auction Room, Ice viously a pseudonym) was a Bris easily the screen's greatest House Street, valuable leasehold Moscow, Saturday. tish ex-officer out of employment, achievement to date. The Supreme Court has sentenc-attracted to the business of smug-
| property situate in Peak District,
3 p.m... ed the Roman Catholic prelate, gling four years ago.
Meetings. coureo of his illicit employment he Monsignor Skalaky, to ten years witnessed piracy on the high seas,
February 2-Annual meeting of imprisonment and five years' loss of something like murder on shore,
the Hong Kong Benevolent Society, civic rights on a charge of counter and a good deal of dishonesty in
City Hall, 12.16 p.m. revolutionary activities-Reuter.
high places. The story of his ad- venturce, indeed, reads like a piece of extravagant Action; and we are glad to have the assurance of his ing Norman Kerry and Lois 'The Irresistible Lover" featur- publishers-and certain private as-foran in the leading roles was surances as to the authenticity of presented at the Queen's Theatre his material.
esterday, and attracted good Technical Terms,
PRIEST SENTENCED.
J
to a modern State, and in The
"COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY thought.
ACTIVITIES."
Hid in à Belfry. Skalsky was of Polish nationality and has been a long time in prison. Ho remained at Kieff after the Polish occupation while other Polish ecclesiastics accompanied the evacuating Polish troops and had to hide in a belfry for five weeks,
In the
A FUNNY LOVER.
BRIGHT FILM AT THE QUEEN'S.
Ladies'
Match: at
February 7-Twenty-third an- nual meeting of Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., in the Offices of Messrs. February 9 Annual meeting of Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 11 a.m. Humphrey's Estate & Finance Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11 a.m.
Miscellaneous.
February 2-Ceremonial open- Ing ceremony of new organ at St.
6.30 pm.
It is important, in the frat place.es at all the four showings. to understand the technical terms) It is a pity that this picture after which he resumed his duties.used in what is now America's as scheduled to play for only Margaret's Church, Broadwood Rd.,
He is charged with maintaining third largest industry,"
(one day, as it is an appealing one relations with the Polish official The "rum-runner" is the aristo-which doubtless more would have mission and handing the Polish re- crat of the profession. He is the liked to see. presentative a review of the condi-man on the ship which lies anchor- As the Irresistible Lover J. tion of the Catholic clergy in the ed on the ocean, and he has to con-arison Gray), Norman Kerry Ukraine, also with exploiting reli-tend with storms, pirates, mutiny, as in his element and his love 2, May Road, 9.30 p.m. glous and national prejudices of the and the other perils of the sea. Heara with Dolikins, Hortense masses and agitating anti-Soviet is the owner of the small beat which Zita, only to mention a trio,
clubs for adolescents.-Reuter.
Press Comment.
Warsaw, Yesterday.
goes out in all weathers to run in
January 31-Organ Recital at St. John's Cathedral, 5.45 p.m.
February 24-Pianoforte recital by Mr. Harry Ore at "Multnomah,"
EARL'S SON.
TO WED BRIDESMAID AT ROYAL WEDDING.
a load of contraband, he and his Were full of funny situations. He male playing a lone hand against et engaged to every girl on storms, fogs, revenue cutters, pro-sight, a pretty face being all the A very painful impression has
hibition agents, police, and qualifications necessary. Every been created by the Ben-hijackers,
By day and night he engagement is broken off almost tence of Skalski. The Press drives cara and great motor trucks as soon as it was arranged, and sees therein the desire of thefat breakneck speed for hundreds of loath time it cost Gray a big bunch Soviet to make Skalski the object miles at a stretch, and atays for ef money as "heart balm." Then of bargaining for the release of no man. He runs big risks, and Gray meets Betty, a policeman's prominent Communist emissaries often dies in his boots under the daughter, and discovers for the seven beautiful bridesmaids, Miss from Moscow who are serving long-sky; but he is a real man, for no first time what real love is.
weakling can survive.
term sentences.
it ia
LORD SACKVILLE.
DEATH OF THIRD
BARON.
some pretty slippery
CAPTAIN BOWES-LYON.
One of the Duchess of York's
Elizabeth Cator, it is announced, hus become engaged to the Hon. Michael Bowes-Lyon, third son of the Earl and Countess of Strath- more and brother to the Duchess of York.
The wedding is expected to take place in two months' time.
Miss Betty Cator, a brown-hair-
New York, Saturday. The airship "Los Angeles"
Polish prisons' procedure,
"Bootleggers" are the retail mer- Janded on the aircraft carrier
chants who sall by the case, or "Saratoga" 90 miles out at sea the time when the Soviet Govern- reason the word is a term of re-
considered, was most atrocious at even by the bottle, and for some "WAY DOWN EAST.” while the "Saratoga" was speed- ing at between 15 and 30 knots, ment was negotiating for the con- proach even in the trade itself, and
FINE PICTURE AT THE thus demonstrating the possibili-clusion of a treaty of commerce, ex-small wonder, for among them
WORLD. ties of refuelling dirigibles at pressing friendliness towards Po- there are land through the Minister at War- gentlemen. sen, thus increasing their range.
saw. Reutor.
The big wholesalers, who or- "Way Down East," Lillian -Reuter's American Service.
ganise and finance the business, Csh's fine picture which one is ed girl of merry temperament, is are known as "operatora": they never tired of seeing, and enjoy the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. often put through deals involving every performance, was presented Cator, of Woodbastwick Hall, Nor- hundreds of thousands of dollars, non more at the World Theatre folk. and always by word of mouth, as yesterday. All the four perform- it is not safe to put anything in ances were
She and the Duchess were de well attended, and butantes together after a girlhood writing.
"Hijackers" are the desperadoes any were the signs of sympathy friendship of many years,
fer Lillian as Anna Moore, the who prey on the rum-runners, rob-girl who was tricked into a mock bing them the point of the re- London, Saturday. volver; they are often closely, con-marriage and then spurned when Peking, Saturday. The death is announced of Lord nceted with the legitimate opera- her child was about to be born. The British Minister is leaving Sackville.-Reuter.
tors, and usually sell to them the However, happiness came to her
Captain Bowes-Lyon, who is $4, Peking next week to return Sir. (Lionel Edward Sackville-West others.
booty they have wrested from in the end, when she meets David, served during the war as a captain Cecil Clementi's visit. On his
They themselves are the son of Square Bartlett. way to Hong Kong he will call at title being created in 1876. He whom
in the Royal Scota (Lothian Regi- was the third Baron Sackville, the usually unsuccessful rum-runners
ment). misfortune has rendered the treaty ports, and visit the con- was a Lieut.-Colonel of the
Silk forwarded from here by West desperate.
Both prefer the outdoor life of sular officials, and the British Kent Yeomanry, J.P. and D.L, and The length of the quotation must January arrived in New York (St society.
"Empress of Russia" on the 4th
the country to the allurements of communities. He expects to be a Member of the Kent County be excused for the sake of its im-John's Park) on the 27th January absent for several weeks,~~ | Council.
portance. It explains the desper having been 23 days in transit.
Miss Cator is a keen follower of Reuter,
Born on May 15, 1867, the late ate nature of the business.
the hounda and an enthusiastic Lord Sackville was the son of Is the game worth the candle?
lawn tennis player. Colonel the Hon. W. E. Sackville Well, men have always loved des-
At present they Weat,
both at Grenadier Guards, and porate adventure, and Georgina, the youngest daughter of there are many men in this trade without giving him a chance to joined a
no doubt accept bribes, but "pinch" any one Woodhastwick Hall, and recently George Dodwell of Kevinafoot, Co. rather for the fun of it, so to speak, talk business:
shooting party on the Sligo, Ireland.
than for the profts. If you insist
We are told how the Prohibition
THROWN IN AIR.
BIG OIL FIRE IN TEXAS.
McCameya (Texas),
Saturday. An explosion and fire.destroyed an oil refining company's topping plant. One person was killed and hurled 25 feet in the air and fell back into the flames. Damage is put at £100,000.-Beuter.
BLASCO IBANEZ.
FAMOUS SPANISH WRITER DEAD.
Mentone, Saturday.
The death le announced of Blasco Ibanez-Reuter.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
He succeeded his uncle in 1908. In 1890 he married his cousin, Vic- |toria "Sackville-West. They had one daughter who in 1913 married the Hon. Harold Nicolaon, the third son of Lord Carnock.
He was educated at Wellington and Christ Church, Oxford (M.A.), and served in the European War at Gallipoll, Egypt, Palestine France, from 1914-1918. His heir and
is his brother, Major-General the Hon. Sir Charles Sackville-West.]
U.S. NAVY.
WHY MANY MORE MEN ARE
NEEDED.
Washington, Saturday.
Giving evidence before the House
that money is the only object, then agent gets a cut off both ends of
well-known banker, was at one time Her father, Mr.. John. Cator, the M.P. for Hutingdon. The Cators come of famous Quaker stock.
estate.
are
A Prisoner of War. Mr. Michael Claude Hamilton
Mr. Barbican offers us the figures the joint by repressing with Bowes-Lyon served in the war as a
of a deal he carried out with a cer-
tain Mr. Hoppit, an "operator" severity the rum-runner on a small captain in the Royal Scots, being After a good deal of talk, the thus earning official ap attached to the Lothian Regiment.
proval and at the same time nc- following terms were
He was also an aide-de-camp on cepting "graft" from the princes of upon:-
the trade. Hence, the high deve the Personal Staff. In 1917 he was 880 to be paid to me before the lopment of America's third largest taken a prisoner of war. Cheviot left the ship.
agreed
of landing and delivery.
$10 to be allowed for the expenses
$10 profit to Hoppit
10 profit to his partner.
$10 profit to me.
of
$70 to be paid by the buyer... The figures refer to cases would no doubt sell to a "bootleg twelve bottles each. The operator
industry." Mr. Barbican calculates His, eldest brother, Lord Glamis, that, at a low estimate, the turn-was a Heutenant in the Scots over for the trade, is about sixty Guards, and became a major in the million pounds per annum. of Black Watch, while fighting in the this sum, be calculates, five million war, when he was wounded. pounds is represented by "graft" "but probably it is double this amount."
Is It A Farce?
Another brother, the Hon. John Herbert Dowes-Lyon, was also in the Black Watch, and was wound-
Mr. Bowes-Lyon has three sis-
Is Prohibition, then, A farcat ed. ger," whose profits must be counted Mr. Barbican declares that it is. In. Then there might be something Go to the houses of any proters, the youngest of whom mar- payable to Revenue officials in minent politicians or senators in ried the Duke of York nearly five hush-money.. Thief lives. on thief Washington (with the exception of years ago. His eldest sister is the of Representativea' Naval Commit- is the universal law of crime, the White House and Mr. Taft's wife of the Baron Elphinstone, and tea Admiral Bueret stated that the There might even be an analytical house), and in eight out of ten of another married the Hon. William Increase of 20,000.enlisted men and } chemist's fee for a certificate as to them you will be pressed to drink 825, officers was necessary to man the soundness of the stuff!"
whisky, gin, or champagne with an Spencer Loveson-Gower, R.N, * Wholesale Corruption. the cruisers now being construct-
insistance to be found in no Euro-
Mr. "Bowes-Lyon fa a great lover The most depressing feature of pean country.
of the open-air life. Much of his In the international rugby ed and contemplated under the new match, Ireland beat France by 12 construction programme---Reuter's the factor of human bribability. Now York and see if the amount home, where he has taken over a trade like this is its reliance on Go to the annual police dinner in time is spent at his Forfarshire points to 8.
American Service.
Mr. Barbican implies at least that of drink consumed would not put about 40 acres of the Glamis. Castle the public servants of the States the whole force under the table estates to carry on His hobby of have been hopelessly corrupted. were they not hardened to it by pheasant breading. The rum-runner, appears to des- much practice, pise the police.
Belfast, Saturday.
There were 15,000 spectators
to see the match, which was play-
ed on muddy ground-Reuter.
MR. COSGRAVE.
LEAVES · AMERICA FOR CANADA..
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Philadelphi Yesterday.
Mr. Cosgrave has left en routo
to Ottawa.—Router.
'FLU IN JAPAN.
BIG TOLL AMONG CHILDREN.
But we cannot accept theso In-
The latter were divided into two stances as conclusive evidence.
PIANOFORTE RECITAL."
categories "good sports" who There are other factors to be count- A planoforte recital will be given would; ' wink, at a small mis-ed in. On the whole, however, we Tokyo, Saturday. According to police figures 600 overlooking a large one, and the ment is not likely to be tried here.. Dunbar, soprano, at the real- demeanour and accept bribes for can safely conclude that the experl-by Mr. Harry Ore, assisted by Mrs. persons, mainly children of two and "bad actors," whose big ideas about Even the Local Veto elections in dence of Mr. L. Dunbar, “Mult three years of age have died of in- graft made it unprofitable to deal Scotland have already lost, their nomal," 2, May Road, on Friday, Buenza In Tokyo during the part with them, or who, frim cowardice significance="John o' London's February 24 at 9.80 p.m. Tickets 10 days.Reuter,
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