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"SAINT JOAN" ON MONDAY. Shaw's Back to Methuselah” was treated by most of the critics with spice of mild levity, but Shipt Joan" called forth unmit takablo respect and uhantmous praise. The A. D. C'n production will be found to ho in keeping with the greatness of the play. No ball measitter bave been adopted: no short cuts to achieve a questionable effect, nothing, but the best in keeping with the bigbeat standards of dramatiert: If Miss Sybil Thorndike, who took the name part in London Consfübfed "*"this is the biggest thing I have triod to taglobojn its tack may the sather: The time ut preparation is nearing its end and Hongkong, will soon be able to appraisely and the olhat fans, interest. interport ford Hild A production of George, Berpard, Show, ond on easy on the play written by a Jouni litteratour. This in itualf will be worth prizing, giving, as it does, in slaaplo language, and account.of. the life and work of "The Maid." We gather from it that "Joan bad no friends at Court, where there) was jealousy born of her succÓRIOS in the field, But with the army her influenco grew daily. Her belief in berwell and ber inspired mission Was BWAvering and while she led, all vico disappeared from the camps. But the coret of her succeRn Was merely the irresistible impulso of perfectly fearless epirit which calculated no chances and felt po doubts."
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THE LATEST FRENCH SUPER-PRODUCTION.
"The Parisian Rag-Picker"
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ST. GEORGE'S BALL.
THE DANCE PROGRAMME.
The following is the dance pro Kromine for St. George'. Ball to-morrow night, for which the bands of the East Surrey Regi ment and of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., have been engaged.
Extra-Fox Trot... Why did ! kiss that girl Extra-Fox Trut...Out of sight out of mindl 1. Laucers ...........
Amellin 2.-Waltz.........One hour of love 3.--Fox Trot
June night
4.-Fex Trot... Somebody stole my gu! What'll I do
5.-Waltz......
6.-Fox Trot... Hawaiian dresmi
7.-One Step B.Fox Trot..
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I love you ...... May time.
First Supper--11.16 p.m.
to-morrow
Fox Trot......In the garden of 10.-Fox Trot...The grass is always
11.-Waltz
grecoer Somehow
12.- Fox Trot... It ain't going to tai no m'. 13-Fox Trut,,,From one till two
Second Supper.
14-One Step ........ Do Re Mi 15. Fox Trot......After the Storm 16.-Waltz ... Moonlight meinories 17. Fox Trot...Pickin' em up and iny'n' em down
Third Supper. 18.-Fox Trot...By the lake; 19-Fos Trot... My old home town 20.-Waltz... School day sweetheart 21.-Fox Trot...If I stay away too! long from Carolina 22.-Fox Trot... Unfortunate Blues'
THE SECOND TEST.
FINE REPLY BY ENGLAND. 3.- In Melbourne, January glorious weather, before 18,000) spectatore, and on a perfect wicket, the second Test match was resuņu. ed to-day, whe. England's opening pair, Hobbs and Sutcliffe, went to the wickets. They batted all day, And when stumps were drawn had
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRANCE AND THE SOVIET.
Paris, Jan. 3. M. Tchitcherin, Interviewed by the Petit Parisien's Moscow correspondent, said he believed no agreement was possible with France if the latter persisted in her demands in respect of holders of Russian bonds. He declared, in reference to the Soviet polley in Asia, that its aim was to uphold and defend the independence of various peoples-Henter.
FRENCH CHEMIST'S DEATII.
Paris, Jan. 4. Another French chemist, M. Demenitroux, aged forty has died from disease caused by railium researches-Havas.
BOXING.
TITLE.
scored 283 without boing separated. WORLD'S FEATHERWEIGHT Hobbs' contribution being 14 not out, while Sutcliffe was 123 not out, there being six extras.
CRICKET.
New York, Jan. 3.-Kid Kaplan It was a magnificant partner won the World's Featherweight ship. Hobbs won Fuperb and Championship technically by knock- Sutcliffe an accomplished stylist.ing out Danay Kramer in the Diath In making a hundred for the first round.--Reuter's American Servios, wicket for the third consecutive on- casion, the pair oreated a record for Test matches, while Hobbs reached 2,000 runs for England-Australia Tests, beating Madiaren's 1,931, though several Australians have ronclied two thousand: Hobbs and Buteliffo hit twelve foura oncb.
There was a scene of remarkable enthusiasm at the close, the spects tors jumping the rails and surround ing the two batsmen, patting them on the back, Scores:
Australia,--1st Innings 60D. -England-1st Innings. Hobba, pot out..... Sutolife, not out,
“Extras:
Total (for no
tho
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SOUTH AFRICAN TEST. Durban, Jan. 9.- In
FIRE AT TIENTSIN. second unificial Test Match, Bouth Africa compiled 211 in thoir TWO EUROPEANS KILLED. first innings, Taylor making 112.
Tientsin, Jan. 2.-A fire bruke Mr. Joel's eleven scored 174 at out early this morning in the
second venture, Holmes their
French Concession and gutted h contributing.. 81: Nupen took
two-storey house. sovon wiekots for 46 runs. Stumps
Tho Bro was not discovered until were drawn early owing to bad the lower part was ablaze, and the 184 light. The match will be considouts, Mr. J. J. Gsell, his wife 128 tinued on Monday, Scoros
and son, aged 13, were trapped.
0 Mr. Jool's XI-1st Inne.... 285 Mrs. Oselt jumped off from the Bouth Africa-1st Inns... 211 baloony end was unhurt, but Mr. 288 Mr. Joel's XI-Zad Ions..... 174 Gaoll and bluson were found deal.
-Reuter, Daily Bulletin:
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