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GRAND OPENING
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TUESDAY, MARCH 31st
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AN ERNST
LUBITSCH
PRODUCTION
MONTE CARLO
WITH
JACK BUCHANAN JEANETTE MCDONALD
a Paramount Picture
THE LOVELY HEROINE OF
"THE VAGABOND KING."
THE HANDSOME HERO OF
THE BROADWAY
SMASH.
"WAKE UP AND DREAM."
United under the Magic Touch of Lubitsch, Creator of Masterpieces"
SHOWING DAILY AT 2.30; 5.10; 7.15; 9.30
BOOKING NOW OPEN
AT
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AND
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'Phone 25313.
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TO-DAY TO. SATURDAY
HE MARRIED THE
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HOME FOOTBALL
LEAGUE.
Everton Lose Against the "Wolves.",
CELTIC ONLY DRAW.
CAMBRIDGE WIN CONVINCINGLY.
Full Results of Recent Athletic Meeting.
OXFORD OUTCLASSED,
Below are appended the full re- Two comparatively lowly placed Clubs Chelsea and Birmingham-sults of the recent Inter-Univerally
at mecting
Stamford met in the First Division yester- Athletic day. Chelsea winning by the nar- Bridge between Oxford and Cam- bridge, which resulted in a com- rowest possible margin.
Manchester United, whom only fortable victory for the Light a miracle will save fram relega- Blues by & events to 3. tion, had Leicester City na visitors and could do no better than share the points.
In the Second Division Wolver- hampton Wanderers, playing. at home, accomplished a good per formance in defeating the leaders, Everton, by a couple of goals.
Playing at home in the North- ern Section of the Third Division Crewe Alexandra lost a golden op- portunity of getting further away from the bottom. going under to Halifax by the only goal scored.
In the Scottish League Celtic jeopardised their chances of the Championship by conceding a point to Dundee on their own ground.
Results as called by Reuter:-
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
Chelsea
Manchester U. 0 Leicester
Division 111-Northern.
Division I.
1. Birmingham
+
Division II
"Wolves"
3 Everton
1
Crewe
0 Halifax
1
Scottish League.
Cellic
2 Dundee
REVISED TABLES.
From the following results it will be seen that Cambridge main- tained a definite superiarity both in the track events and in the Geld events:-
100 Yards:---
LINCOLNSHIRE RESULT.
Knight Error Helps Punters.
FAVOURITE NOT PLACED.
London, Yesterday, The result of the Lincolnshire Handicap, run to-day, was as fol- lowa:-
Sir
George
Noble's Knight Error, 5 yra, 7.7
Lord Woolavington's Rattlin'
the Reefer, 5 yrs, 7.12 Capt. E. A. Elgee's Tel-Asur.
4 yrs., 7.6....
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1931.
CENTRAL THEATRE
COMING SOON
"THE
MAN
with Mary Brian
Richard
Arlen
LOVE"
3
a
Garamount Ficture
[Winner trained by Whitaker.] Thirty-five ran. Won by a length and a half; three-quarters of a length between second and third.
Time: 1 min. 45.3/5 secs. Betting:
100 to 9 agat. Knight Error.
38 to 1 agst. Rattlin' the Reefer. 28 to 1 agst. Tel-Asur.
. As usual, an outsider failed to
1. J. D. Wade (Lancing and turf up in the first big handicap of the flat racing season. Knight . Cambridge).
Error, after being third last sea- son, and performing consistently third favourite. afterward, was
2. E. W. Goodwillle (Cornell
and Oxford).
3. E. C. Legon (St. Olave's and
Cambridge).
MINIATURE GOLF.
He justified the support accorded him in a strong finish, after Pomerellen had been in the lead until two furlongs from home.
Airman, Massai, Rivalry, and The Masher (which was favourite at 10/1), followed the first three
18 HOLE COURSE ON ROOF OF in tho order given.-Reuter.
KING'S THEATRE BUILDING.
Opening on Tuesday.
FREE TEAS PROVIDED AT LANE, CRAWFORD'S.
On the roof of the new King's Theatre Building is laid out a full size 18-hole miniature golf course, which provides many novelties.
2 The greens are composed of cotton seed, and the great advantage is that they are the equivalent to grass and players can stand on the greens when perpetrating a putt through a hazard.
English League-Division I Goals. P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
A feature of the same is that the Arsenal ....31 22 8 4 100
52 52 Aston Villa 35 20 9 0 130
player does not have to touch the 04 49 Wednesday. 34 78 G 10 84
65 42 sphere, before playing off on the Portsmouth 54 15 10 9 70 58 40 first hazard. The ball la conveyed Derby
.33 15 0 0 70 03 39 from the box-office through a pipe M'chester C. 35 16 7 12 GK 61 Huddersfield 3 15 8 11 71 60 Middlesbro' 35.46 0.18
700 10
Liverpool 34 13 10 11
Blackburn .35 14
Chelsea ....34 12 Newenstle ..34 14 West Ham
.34 13 G Leicester 31 14 4
on to the green, and at the termina- tion of the round it is transferred back to the box-office.
The hazards have been carefully arranged, and are very difficult to negotiate, especially on the eighth hola, called the "Dragon," where the Sheffield U.84 11 9 24 07 00 31 player has to putt the ball into the! Sunderland .34 11 9 14 70 Grimsby15 13 4 18 65 79 1mouth of a life-like dragon. made Birmingham 34 30 16 49 61 2060 by Ingenious lighting effect. thrilla is tho Bolton
10 8 10 61 70 28 Providing many Blackpool 34 10 8 16 60 102 28 "Umbrella" green, whilst on the 7th Leeds 35 10 5 20 60 74 25 hole, the "Mandarin," the player M'chester, U. 35 5 6 24 40 09 10 has to hit the ball into the mouth of
Possible Points.
to the difficulty of play. a figure, whilst water hazards add
The posable points for the last five Clubs on the table are as under:-
Birmingham
Bolton
Points Possible
20
45
28
44
Blackpool
28
44
Leeds
25
39
Manchester U.
16
30
Division IL
Goals. P. W. D. L. F
A. Pts. Everton ....34 25 4 6 107 50 84 Tottenham ..34 21 3 10 78 42 45
The "Three Lakes," "Zig Zag," "Lightning" and "Tunnel" hazards each possess their own peculiarities. The installation of electric light- ing will enable patrons to part- cipate in the game at night, and, underneath the dome of the roof, radio will provide a musical enter- tainment.
Players will receive a discount ticket of 25 cents for every round West Brom, 33 17 8 8 60 39 4 played, this being presentable at Wolves.....34 19 0 15 72 68 38. Port Vale.34 17 4 13 61 54 38 Lane Crawford's for afternoon ten. Preston N.E. 34 15 7 12 72 68 37 On leaving the King's Theatre cach Bradford....34 16 6 13 81 56 20
patron will be given a ticket which Southampton 34 15 6 13 02 52 Burnley
34 13 10 11 66 67 36 will allow them .a 25 cents dis- Bradford C. .84 15 0 13 55 57 36 count on their game on the roof.
Bury
Oldham Charlton Millwall
.34 16 3 10 63 68 39.
.35 .18 7 15 48 60 43 .34 13 7 14 46 89 33
.84 14 4 16 07
.34 12 8 14 49
Stoks Swansea .34 11 7 18 47 60 Barnsley....34 10 9 15 47 01 Bristol C....34 11 7 16 41 69 Notte For. .340 16 60 70 Plymouth ..34 10 7 17 54 69 27 Roading 1,31 10 6.19 B4 79 26 Cardiff....34 8 5 21 44 75 21 Division III-North.
Gonla
P. W. D. L., F. A. Pts. Lincoln.....33 22 '6 0' 80 39 49
Won by a yard in 10.1/10 secs. One Mile:-
1. J. F. Cornes (Clifton and
Oxford).
2. J. E. Robins (Lancing and
Cambridge),
3. T. B. L. Bryan (Monkton
Combe and Cambridge). Won by 30 yards in 4. mins.
29.1/5 secs.
1. R. M. N. Tisdall (Shrewsbury
and Cambridge),
2. J. St. L Thornton (Charter-
house and Cambridge),
3. P. T Miller (Radley and
Oxford).
Won by a yard in 15 seça. 25 Putting the Weight:-
31
Tranmere..84 22 5-7 102 59 49 120 Yards Hurdles:- Chesterfield .04 10 6.9 74 48 44 Stockport ...34 19 5.10 84 45 43 Wrexham...34 16 9 9 7 54 41 Carlislo 34 17 5 12 83 84 80 Southport ..32 10 6 10 71 51 88 Hull
.82 14 8 10 75 48 80 Gateshead ..33 12 12 9 64 Wigan .33 184 18 63 70 80 York
24 15 5 14 39 65 Accrington ..85 13 5 17 69 97 Darlington ..38 11 7 16. 60. 49 N. Brighton 35 12 6 18 44 63 29 Barrow .....34 12 6 17 58 70 29. Halifax 34 11 7 10 45 70 29 Doncaster...34 10 8 16 54 56 28 Rochdale ....34 11 5 18 54 89 27 (Continued at foot of nert Column) Rotherham ..38. 0 8 14 60 74 26 Crewe ......34 11 8 20 56 81 25 Hartlepools .33 10 4 19 57 56 24. Nelson ....84 5 7 22 87 88-17 Scottish League. -
Goals, P. W. D. L. F. A. Fin. 33 22.0 6 92, 88 · 50 ....32 22 55 80 25.49
..32 20 84 89 81
29 1. R. M. N. Tisdall (Shrewsbury.
and Cambridge),
Motherwell Kongors
2. C. E. Ellfot. (Clifton and
Cambridge).
Rangers
Possible Points.
Points Possible
Motherwell
WOMAN HE MUST
DOOM TO DEATH.
Celtic
48
Celtic
Partick
.33 21 8 9 67 40 45
Partick
Hearts
..38 17 8 11 82 56 29
Hearts
Dunder
38
158 17.4 12 03
52 38
Dunsto
First National Picture
Airdrie,
;88.164 19
50. 16
Hamilton
Hamilton
..34 15 514
50 86
MILTON
DOROTHY
SILLS MACKA İLL HIS CAPITVE WOMAN
Aberdeen Clyde 38 14 4 15 55 71 82 Cowdenbeath 82 180-18 46 50 32 St Mirren.82 11 7 14 48 68 20 Morton 33 11 6 16 54 68 28 Palkirk 82 12 3 17 06 79 27 Kilmarnock 32 11 8-10 47 67 274 Queen's Pk. 31 10 6-16 56 60 201 Leith
347.10.17 48 177 -24 Hibernians.34 8 8 20 46 74 22 410 1789 80 18 5242484 106′ 14′′
136-147 14 67 01 25
Ayr
East Fifa
Airdrie, Aberdeen Cowdenbeath
Clyde St Mirren Morton N Kilmarnock Qubon's Park Falkirk
Hiberniane
East Fife
KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.
Draw for Open Foursomes.
The following is the draw for the Open Foursomes, first round, to be played on or before April 5:-
Pooler and King (26) v. Roe and
Jex (Bì).
Braley and Groves (18) v. Rus-
sell and Buxton (18). Orchard and Brown (28) v. Fin- chor and Woolley (27). Johnson and Sinton (29) v.
Purves and McLaggan (26), The following have received
byes:
Lopes and Litton (16) v. Hen-
derson and Dinsdale (33). Jones and Way (33) v. Thomson
and Wilson (6). Murphy and Barry (22) v. Mundy
and Hilller (17).
Trice and Sapsed (36) v. Laugh-
tori and Planner (23). Silkstone and Jack (27) v. Cogan
and Hunt (14). Saunderson and Stoker (33) v.
McKelvic and Meyer (23).
3. H. C. Kock (Grahamstown,
S.A., and Oxford).
40 ft. 8 ins.; 37 ft. 8 ins.; 37 £t.
2% Ins.
Long Jump:
1. R. M. N. Tisdall (Shrewsbury
and Cambridge).
2. W. L. Lang (Clifton and Ox-
ford).
3. T. P. Moll (Bedford and
Cambridge).
23 ft. 4 in.; 22 ft. 4 ine.;
22 ft. 3 ing.
Quarter Mile:---
1. R. M. N. Tisdal! (Shrewsbury
and Cambridge),
2. 8. H. Skinner (Charlerhouse
and Oxford).
3. C. K. Thacker (Denstone and
Cambridge).
·Won by 15 yards in 51 seca. Three Miles:—
1. E. W. Denison (Cheltenham
and Cambridge).
2. C. L. Maby (Taunton and
Qxford).
3. D. W. Price (Blundell's und
Cambridge).
Won by 5 yards. Pole Jump:~
1. P. B. B. Ogilvie (Charter-
house and Cambridge),
2. K.. W. Martin (St. Lawrence
and Cambridge).
3. F. Jacquard Smith (Chelten
ham and Oxford).
H. D. Peacock (Wellington and Oxford).
11 ft. 6 ins,; 11 ft.; 10 ft. 220 Yards Low Hurdles:-
1. E. Cawston (Lancing and
Cambridge).
2. RK. Brown (Kingswood and
· Cambridge).
.
3. J. G. Barnes (Nuneaton and
Oxford).
Won by 2 yards in 26.7/10 secs. Half Mile:-
1. I. S. Townsend (St. Ed.
mund's and Oxford),
2. FT. Horan (Sherborne and
Cambridge);r
3. B. M. Wansey (King's School,
South Australia and Oxford). Won by 4 yards in 59.4/5 ́secs. High Jump:
-13'1. F. York (Elon and Oxford). 2 J-0. Fielding (Norwich and
Cambridge),
*T. P. Moll (Bedford and Cam- bridge), COMA KAN
6 ft 0% Ins., 5 ft. 74 ins, Adopting the system of 5 points for a first, 3 points for a second, aud 1 point for a third, Cambridge: is credited with 66% points and Oxfood with 3236 points.
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IN A BRITISH TALKIE” PRODUCED IN A BRITISH STUDIO
ALF'S BUTTON
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Production
Directed by WF KELLINO Featuring
TUBBY EDLIN, AÏF GODDARD NORA SWINBURNE & POLLY WARD Based on WA. DARLINGTON'S Famous Farce Extravaganza.
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