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ATHLETIC IN THE DOLDRUMS.
DEFEATED IN GAME OF MANY THRILLS,
THE AWAKENING.”
أرضي
VILMA BANKY'S FIRST STARRING PICTURE,
The
thrill of hard-riding. Uhlans, the world-famous cavalry troops that were Germany's pride before the war; comedy in quaint, rustic inna; twilight courting in sleepy country lanes; stern drama in a shell-torn convent; a wild
On the other hand the most ride for liberty through a storm thrilling incidents in the rest of of shrapnel and bullets. These this half all occurred at the are among the high spots of Vilma South China end. Li Tin-aang and Banky's first starring picture, hla colleagues played a brilliant "The Awakening," which comes to game, however, Suon and Leo Wai-the Queen's, Theatre on Thutaday. koon being very closely watched, Miss Banky appears as Marie, and given few opportunities of lovely, quiet, modest, whose getting in a shot. Pau saved virtues are the village bonst. In- brilliantly from Wong Pak-chong, to the ordered goodness of hor while he cleared a fast shot from Chan Kwong-ut only at the expcase
POLICE ALSO SUFFER FATAL of a corner.
REVERSE.
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fe, a storm appears in the person Hagan, with the troop of Uhlans of Captain the Count Karl von
on their Spring manoeuvres. In The Athletic monopolised the the little Alsatian hamlet, indigna- attack for the first quarter of an tion mounts in the hearts of the hour after the interval, and their peasants as they see Mario court- hopes. rose high when Wong Paked-and won,--by this philander- LEAGUE UNDECIDED. chong headed through smartly. A er Karl, whom they know is seek brilliant screw shot by Suen ing only conquest. "The Awaken almost had Pau guessing, but ing," tells of how their great when it seemed likely they would romance almost grew to equally draw level, ip Pak-wa got away on great tragedy, and of the advent tho South China left and Chiu of the War that brought them
Louis Wolheim together. Kwok put on a goal in conditions almost exactly similar to his first. Walter Byron, an English netor Sin Palkong, a
new to the screen, are also among петь Athletic right-wingor, who gave a sound
the principals. display, netted near the end.
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Not for many years has there been such a grim tussle for the championship ol the Senior League, and though South China elock has risen high as the result of their victory over the Athletic and the defeat of the Police, they have another formidable obstacle to overcome before they can begin to count their chickens,
and
more skilful football and deserved their win. Kowloon stood up to their attacke in great style, how- ever and with any luck at all might have managed a draw.
U.S. AMBASSADOR'S DEATH.
The late Mr. Myron T. Herrick, U.S. Ambassador to
Paris, whose death is announced to-day.
The Athletic's revival in the second half was splendid, but luck was not with them. South China have to thank their defence as Both the Athletic and the Police mush as their smart forwards their success. Pai, gave a were more favourably placed than for
Before the K.O.S.B. secured South China on Saturday morning, wonderful exhibition, while Li Tin- their winning goal in the second but both suffered defent, the score sang was the best back on the being identical in case. field. The half-backs were all half, Kowloon should have been
awarded
Martin a penalty, Only three Senior matches were sound, without doing anything palpably handling the ball at a pinyed, the Club being unable to brilliant, Nice headwork was the dangerous moment. Mr. Atkin- feature of their game. Of the son, however, held, wrongly, that field a side against Small Uaits.
The results were:-
forwards, Ip Pak-wa book the eye Eastman had also handled and most, though the whole line was first. A goal to Kowloon at this MR. HEARD SEEN IN WINNING Messrs. Stanton and Roidy's Blus good, attacking with great deter-stage would probably have made mination. Chiu Kwok was a dis-nil the difference.
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The referee failed to appear for the Kowloon Res. v. R.A. Reserves match and a friendly gano was played resulting in a win for the R.A. by five goals to two.
SOUTH CHINA GAIN VITAL POINTS.
Athletic's Unavailing Rally,
in Second Half.
tinet asset at Inside-right, and even Wong Mei did well although.. he seems to be very clumay.
Soon afterwards the Borderers broke through and scored, a nice shot by Reever finding the net.
The Athletic defence has seldom The game was good and bad in given a more feeble display. The patches. The pitch was in a con- backs were decidedly weak under dition that tended to spoil accurate pressure, and Wong Shui-wa was movements. Hast allowed Stock far below his usual form. Lam and Skiggs far too much liberty, Yak-ying was the best of the half- and it was on this wing that the backs, though he should be ex-principal source of danger was to perienced enough to know that be found. Their excellent work playing the man instead of the led to a goal fifteen minutes after ball is not a paying proposition in the start, Stock netting with a nice the long fun.
shot, after taking advantage of healtation by Easterbrook.
Wong Pak-chong led his line with better judgment than ho
Kowloon responded gallantly, sometimes exhibits, and Suen did both the left and right wingers.
EASTER RACE MEETING.
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Commonwealth Handicap: Cins: Six Furlongs For China.' Ponies, 1st Prize: $100, 2nd Prize: *$160. 3rd Prize $100.
Mr. John Peel's Huntington'
World
(Mr. Heard) 1
(Mr. Stanton) Mr. Yam Man's Blue Danubo
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(Mr, da Roza) 8 Algo ran: Thunderbolt (Mr. Soares); Ace of Spades (3r. Loo); Brigade Call (Mr. Churchill); Dosort A medium crowd of racegoers Storm (Mr. Loo); Duke of Melrose turned up to see the fast day of (Mr. Harriman); Duke of Nieblung the second Extra Race Meeting (Mr. Reidy); Erin's Islo (Mr. which was held at Happy Valley, Charles); Gold Medal (Mr. Nowbig on Saturday.
gin); Kom Tong Hall (Mr. Wong);" Bunning (Mr. Clark); Twillight Eve (Mr. Mockler): White Mint (Mr. Backhouse).
The sticky track had the effect" of cramping the style of some of the ponies, and, in consequence,
Time: 1 min. 88.2/5 socs. 21% longths; 3 lengths, they performed indifferently. The
Parl-mutuel: Whmer $10.70; Places, best of the. "A" Cinsa contenders 1st $7,201 2nd $20.50: 3rd $18.00. ran to form and were responsible
Winner Places T for Bonic close and exciting Huntington
485 724 finialica.
170 408
Thunderbolt Sunning
renaonably well, feeding Chan being conspicuous. Two corners The principal happening at. the Duke of Melrose Kwong-ul cleverly as usual. One were forced and from the second, meeting was the excellent riding Kom Tong Hall could only sympathise with Suen Hedley drove in hard to score a of Mr. A, J. P. Heard, who suc- Blue Danube
STAR THEATRE supporters for the third Saturday in the bad luck he had with his brilliant goal. The Borderers ceeded in piloting four winners Bhuo World
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The Athletic disappointed their
Lee Wal-koon was winning goal came in the second in succession, a most unhappy shooting,
half when they had the better of experience for a club with eyes on effectively smothered.
the play, the League trophy. Their display South China-Pau Ka-ping; LI against South China, their greatest Ting-sang, Lau Mau; Leong Tin-chiu,
Bliss, filling the goalkeeper's rivals in a double sense, seldom Leung Wing-tak: Leong Wing-chiu: position, gave a splendid dieplay aroused other than flecting hopes Tang Wing, Chiu Kwok, Fung King against some hard and fairly ac that they might emerge auccessful, cheong, Wong Me! and Ip Pak-wa,
curate shooting. He gave away though they rallled brilliantly for Shul-wo, Lai Yuk-tat; Hoy Choy-yin, taking excessive precaution he vice.
Athletic: Chat Shek-pul; Wong two corners unnecessarily, but in a period in the second half, only to Wong Shui-wa, Lam Yuk-ying; Sinerred on the right side. Guest and give away a goal at a critical Plu-kong, Lee Wal-koon, Weng Pak-Pile were good backs, though the period.
chong, Suen Kam-shun and Chanatter found the heavy going to his cured the services of Mr. Soares, other than a race confined to Sub- Kwong-u.
It was probably the heavy going and the slippery turf as much as anything else that accounted for. their colourless exhibition. The open game of South China was far more suited to the conditions than the deliberate manoeuvring of the Athletic, though the winners have to congratulate themselves on the fact that Pau Ka-ping was in brilliant form.
POLICE ALSO SUFFER SET-BACK.
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The Stag'stable, which has pro-
scription Grifins,
a pony one hundred per cent, ser- First Aggregate Stakes: One Mile. Value $500. For all China Ponies. Catch weights at 10 st. D tb. Win- nors of a race Value $000 or over
or Ponies that have won the aggregate prize in the Aggregate Stakes in any season,
b. extra. Non-winning Subscription Grifins allowed .1b. Mesara, Beith & Heard's Christmas
Chimer
(Mr. Heard) Messrs. Hinson & Wong's Chesa
peake Bay
(Mr. Wong) Messrs. Lau & Lee's Duke of
Chantilly (Mr. da Roza) 8 Time: mins. 05 secs.
dihadvantage. Dowman was the had the satisfaction of seeing best of the half-backs, and for- thoir jockey win the best race of ward, Eastman, Hadley and Miles the day in very excellent time. were outstanding. McKelvic play- Mr. Soares will do much better ed the role of opportunity-sup-when he gets in proper trim as Score First, But Lose by
pller very effectively. A great Odd Goal.
deal of interest was taken in Han- he has been away from racing for
a considerable time. nan's debut at centre-forward. Colonial Stakes: Five Furlongs With a record similar. to that He gave a promising display with- For China Ponies, Weight for inches of the Athletic, the Police also out Accomplishing much. He was as per acals. Jockey Allowance, Ist suffered defeat by the odd goal of an improvement on other players Prize: $400, 2nd Prize: $150. Brd
Prize: $100, five. They were beaten by the who have, filled the position re- Roya! Navy, which had cently, however, and may prove Mr. L. Dunbar's Bakers Bay In the first fifteen minutes of the strong team doing duty, McGregor very useful if he settles game. There was as much excite ment crowded into this period as In the full distance of the average
The ultimate result was decided
A
and Jones returning to the de-
fence.
down.
(Mr. da Roza) 1 Moears, Bennett and. Caro's Ban
Francisco
(Mr. Bultesi) 2 Messrs. Llang and Wong's O-Moon" (Mr. Wong) Alto ran: Glory (Mr. Charles). Time: 1 min. 10 secs, A hand; 4 lengths. Pari-mutuel: Winner $9.00; Placos,
Winner Places
444 818
The strength of the Borderers was their middle line, Everest, extremely well. The backs wore Davey and Gear all playing weak under pressure, though they tackled well. Forward, Reeves was not up to his mid-week form, though he did well. Block was the $0.50;. $9.80.
performer, with Skiggs, his partner, a good second- Bakers Bay
*
The course of the game might Pollen defenders having manying regarding the Junior Division
254
248
181
101
18
14
(Mr. Harriman)
A head; 4 lengths.
Parl-mutuel; Winner, $8.60; Place,
$8.30.
Christmas Chimes Chesapeake Bay...
Winner Places
024
303
688 188
74
Duke of Chantilly 200
Commonwealth Handicap: Clase: Six Furlongs For China Ponies, 1st Prize: $400, 2nd Prize: $150. 3rd Prizes: $100,
.
Mr. Hau Un's Monterey Bay
(Mr. Loo) Mr. Dynasty's Young Pretender (Mr, Bulteel) Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Imperial Hall (Mr. Wong) Also ran: City Hall (Mr, Back- house); Our Prince (Mr. da Roza); Peek (Mr. Clark) Tarmacadam (Mr. Harriman).
Time: 1 min. 82.4/6 secs.
Young Pretender
Winner Places
018
410 581
162
110
game in Hongkong. The sprightly rugged methods, relying on first The Police adopted their usual South China forwards went off time kicking and hard running, with fire and dush which quickly swinging the ball about in good had the Athletic defence in style, and pressing with deter muddle, and Chiu Kwok slammed mination. The Navy did not come the ball into the net within five to life until Howarth put the Police outstanding minutes. The goal was disallow ahead some ten minutes or so from ed for, I am given to understand, the start, and then they went into
O-Mogn "hands."
Ban Francisco the fray with greater zest, the
The only thing worth mention Glory ....
Commonwealth Handicap: "C" have been quite different if Suen anxious moments,
Cla; Biz Furlong-For China Kam-shun had not made a fatal Kernick secured the equaliser is the painful exhibition of the
A length; a mock. mistake eight minutes from the with a nice effort. Many Police Recreio Reserves against Chinese Ponies. 1st Prize: $400. 2nd Prize:
$150, 3rd Prize) $100,
Meara, Dyer und Beith's Tangle". Part-mutuel Winner, $175.50 commencement. For once, South raids followed principally on the Athletic Reserves. They turned
(Mr. Heard) 1 Places, 1st $18.70; 2nd $0.90; 3rd right wing where McGreavy and out nine men and went down by China were caught napping, and Pile made a show at combination, ten clear goals. The Athletic Mr. Splita's Half Pint
$6.20, Passengers arriving on the Pre-Suen went clean through with only while Wynne and Muir stood up might have obtained 20 or even sult of a decision of the War Office sident Lincoln over the week-end the goalkeeper to beat. He drove well to persistent efforts by the more had they made the slightest Messrs. Ip and Mo's. Ince to abolish the North China Com included, Mr. 8. K. Chow, & local
Imperial Hall mand and to place the whole of merchant, returning from a busi hard in to Pau's left, but if opposition before Kernlck defeated effort.
(Mr. da Roza) 8 Tarmacadam the forces in China under the com- ness trip to Shanghai; Mr. Joseph was not quite out of reach and Clark a accond time.
I am inclined to sympathise with Also ran:-Rummy (Mr. Reidy); Peek Playing in the second half was the Recrofo, who tried hard to get Alderley (Mr. Backhouse); Dark Our Prince mand of the G. 0. C. in Hongkong, J. Krastel, engineer for the Stand Pau cleared brilliantly by failing Major-General A. E. Wardron, who ard Oil Company returning from a at full length. A goal to the less exciting. Pile scored nicely the match postponed owing to Eyes (Mr. Bulteel); May (Mr. Monterey Bay succeeded. Major-General Duncan business trip to North China; Mr. Athletic at this stage might have to put the Police on level terms, one of those that had to be ler): Pampidin (Mir. Clark); Bliver
their inability to raise a sida, Charica); Movanagher (Mr. Mock City Hall as the goal but the Navy attacked so strongly
Empire Handicap: "B" Class: One in command, is to leave for Eric J. Wentz, a merchant of Hong-settled the verdict, Home In about two weeks' time. kong, returning from a business nccruing to South China a few that a goal was almost inevitable. turned out may have kicked a ball Stag (Mr. Wong); Touchwood (Mr. and a Quarter Miles For Orina Stanton); Zephyr (Mr. Churchill). Ponica. 1st Prize: $460, 2nd Prize: He is the senior Major-General In trip to Shanghai.
neconds later did. Ip Pak-wa, who Hassell eventually performed the before, but not often.
Time: 1 min. 86.2/5 ch.
$200, 3rd Prize: $100, was in ware form on the left, con- necessary. the British Army, and it is gen-
14 lengths; length.
Mr. Yam Han's Fifty-Fifty. The Navy exhibition was a triflo'
i Parl-mutueli A Surprise.
$14.80; erally believed and understood arrangement is carried out-come trived a neat centre, which La!:
(Mr. da Roza) 1 Places, 1st $7.20; End $21.80; and Mr. Dynasty's that he has been singled out for under the Hongkong command, Yuk-tat missed entirely, the ball below standard, but the old on
King's Falloch The Recreio's 1st XI is to be $24.10. promotion to higher rank. Upon which is now held by Major-Gen- falling to Chiu Kwok, who was the whole was better all round
unmarked. Ho than the Police, whone half-bucks congratulated on its victory his departure all the British forces gral J. W. Sandilands, wiin recent lying close-lo
seemed a trifle off colour.
against the Portuguese Sporting Dark Eyes
Tanglo Association, Shanghai, in Shang Pumpkin hal, news of which has been re-
May ceived by cable. No detalls are Available other than that they won at Pint by five goals to two, which bear Bummy ing in mind the strength of the Zephyr and The team must have given a won Alderley
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A few minutes later Lal Yuk-tat was carried off with a slightly twisted knee, and in his absence, Fung King-cheong headed second goal from another perfect centre by the left-winger..
4
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KOSB, MAKE THE RUNNING. Kowloon go Down by the Odd
Goal of Three Kowloon played with grit
* •
It must not be supposed that the determination against the Borderful exhibition to pull off the Touch Wood.. TEL Central, 25 Athletic attack was innocuous, derers, but the army team played match by such a margin.
Winner
Winner Places
271
655
201
478
110.
197
81
$113
18
89
41-74
81-
65
20
108 284 38 157
100
(Mr. Bulteel)
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton's
Pheasant
(Mr. Ciar
Also ran; Loch Etive (Mr. Heard); As You Like It (Mr. Clarke) ;. Bright'
Doubtful Prospect (Mr. Blackhouse) (Mr. Loo); Fanling Stag (Mr. McCartney) Little Thunder (Mr. Reldy): Nara
Wong).
Stag Mr.
(Mr. Proulx)
Timen; 2 mins.
43B/6 seen.
Dead heat; 1% lengths,
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