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MUCH TURMOIL IN SZECHUAN.
POSITION REFLECTS BADLY ON NANKING.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
ROYAL ARTILLERY EXTEND KOWLOON.
There were only two League cricket matches on Saturday, in each Division. The Royal Artil-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
INTENATIONAL RUGBY.
WALES MAKING BID
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
Swansen, Feb. 28.
Wale made a great bid for the
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931. -
CINEMA NOTES.
"KING OF JAZZ" A GREAT TRIUMPH.
There is only one thing which can be said about "King of Jazz,' the Universal-Paul Whiteman film, which
lery extended the Kowloon C.. A chainpionship, over-running France opened at the Central Theatro last
FUTURE UNCERTAIN. and were rather unfortunate in not securing the foll points. They were forced to a draw and, as result, lost much ground in their challenge to the Indian R.C. The Indians in the Second Division won from the Kowloon C.C. und † are now hot favourites for the
Nanking, Mar. 1. The chaotic political situation in of Szechuan formed the subject
Com- outspoken comment by the misutonor of Reconstruction in Sze- chuan, Mr. lleung Yu-yan, who is visiting Nanking and was approach-honour. ed by newspaper correspondents for his opinions on the prospects of He said peace pence In Szechunn. was still very remote.
Mr. Heang added that Szechuan
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W. Brace Bats Well for the Kowloon C.C. Teum.
The Royal Artillery, after declar was the centre of much Communlating their innings closed with 201 runs propaganda as well as activity by for the Ings of six wickets, has rather defeated militarists and politicians | bad luck in not being able to force an representing most of the minor out-right win against the Kowloon political parties of China,
C. With seven wickets in hand t
609,000 or 600,000 There are soldiers under the control of the dif. ferent military factions in Sze- chunn which look to the populacest the Cragengower C, saved for support.
The Comuniesioner f Recon- struction added that the position re- fected on the prestige of the Na- tional Government which should
the crew of play, the Kowloon C.C. had only 120 runs on the board. W. Brace, who last werk seured a century
d was not out with 7 runs to his credit when stumps were drawn, For the Artillery Museoon and Mar- Farinn both topped the seventy murk,
Scotvic
Itoyal Artillers.
pay serious attention to the mort. Wolfe-Barry, & Gondwin vement of the education and com-
1. Hodeond, e und b Goodwin munications in this troubled pro-
Waring. ཛྙཱ་ Zimmern. vince by completing the construes
knowin tion of the Hankow-Szechuan and Yunnan-Szechuan Railways.
Zimmern
Mr. Heang believed that only by a clower connexion with the more advatived province la China cant Szechuan hope to are an enl pot boj the petty disputes and civil "strife} among the wat-lords,
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and winning by 55 points to three.ight, and that is that it completely There were 10,000 spectators present
eclipses anything seen before.
"King of Jazz" is a pageant of After fighting the first half of the beauty, a pacan of melody, a marvel gato in drenching alect the French of spectacle, a revel of muste, dancing, men
out-cleaned and were were
comedy--and more. warned on three occasions for rough
Universal, Carl Laemmle, Jr., Paul play,
Whiteman and John Murray Ander- Wates took the lead by eight points son, the director, have made it to nothing, the interval arriving with great picture, It FLATIN the ecore unchanged. After the re- huge musical numbers, each in A in eight sumption, however, the Welshmen different and moro Invish Setting were irresistible and scored six fur- than the ritter before and each
ane dropped goal with its ther tries and
own especially written Frank Williams (2), Davey Fender, mong hit. Between these numbers Lang, Ralph and Arthur were
the are intersperred specialities Bassett converted five of comedy blackouts by the cream of the tries while Powell scored a dropped the stars of the stage, vaudeville cir- goal. The solitary try for France was cuits, night clubs and screen,
enred by Petit.
REDICTA.
CAER CLARK CUP, HOCKEY.
HONGKONG LADIES WIN THIRD MATCH.
In the Caer Clark Cup langue on Saturday the Hongkong Ladies beat the St. Andrew's Club by Ave goals tu nil, while the Kowloon Ladies won.
their tie against the Diocesan Gizla' School by three goals to mil.
The score in no way Blatters the winners, their all-round superiority being very marked. In the first half the halfbacks were not quite in tune with the forwards, but after
the change of ends, they dominated the play and passed with accuracy. The forwards played well together, the wings and contro forward keep- ing position well. They were always ready to converge on the goal. The and, two inside girls did their share, both in attack, and defence. The backs and the goal keeper had very few at tacks to deal with, but when called upon, they were quite safe and cleared well,
The onstanting numbers are "Bridal Veil", the "Bench In The l'ark" mialature maleni comedy: "Happy" Pt." "Hisparity In Blue", and “Monterey."
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Defeat of Scotland,
Dublin, Feb, 29. While the match between Wales and Fraser was being played at Swan- M"L 10,000 spectators attended the International here between Ireland and Scotland, Ireland followed up their Twickenham victory against England and won by eight points to five. Their foraging: forwards were insatiable battlers in the driving sleet A list of well-known stars nro.to Cand Hung the Scottish backe" down | be seen, and the picture should not he
ruthlessly.
Bj[,
Sugden, the genius of their attack. Ein eel-like runs scored the first try for Ireland whirh, however, was not con 4verted, Muclitosh seared a try for
Scotland with
Allan converting. Then Pike, in reply, scored a try for Ireland and took the bead through
1.t. Musson, A. C. Mimber, b
til. Rayant, e Egal, h figukwa Ft. Ma. Parlan, e Vavenrgy, hi Lyon, 70 Murray converting.
apt. Dunlop, not out
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All the points were scores in the test butf, the second part of the game being blank, Ireland deserved their
Total (for whin.. dees 201win Reuter, Combey, Capt. Miller. Christian and Gür. Wills did not bat. Royal Artillery
Bowling Analysis,
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John Boles sings "The Song of the Dawn" in a couloy number that is a revelation. Soon hits aro liberally given in "King of Jazz"-there are easily a dozen of them. The picture was built un sungs and dancing.
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The Iosors, after making a promis. ing start, fell away and were rather fortunate to get away with the loss of only five goals. P. Woolley back and M. White at centre half. played a hard game and were always trying to get the ball to the forwards. Of the forwards, N. Field and M. Woolley were the pick, the latter put- ting in some good Individual work and was unfortunate in wol neuring with a ball that struck the upright. The goal. keeper cannot be blamed for the gonla that were scared. The game was well-controlled throughout.
Kowloon Ladies Win.
The Kowloon Ladies трод their initial victory when they met the Dlorean Girl's School on the ground of the Kowloon British School P.P.A. winning by three clear gnol. students Tered their fourth cessive defent in the Caer Clark Cup.
The
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Let Be Gny." Norma Shearer scares another big success in "at Us Be Gay. current drawing card at the Queen's Theatre. It ent that no artiste, since the advent of truthfully said
the talkken, has done so much for the cause of dramatic comedy Shearer, and
Mils ber consistent pearance in aerous rules presents a healthy counterbalance to the many back-stage singing and dancing ple- tures with which the film market has Showing more experience in their been intely flooded, Mins
wero Shearer play the Kowloon Ladies pleases her mullence in every line she far the better combination, although utters in this, her latest successful the students put up a errditable pur vehicle.
players. formance agatast superior D. Smith and M. George scored for the Kowloon Lndies during the first half of the game while
M. Martin third netter the
goal after the interval.
included in the cast is Rod L Rocque, who pinys opposite Miss Shearer in the leading mate role, and P. W. D. 12. P.Marle Dressler, who in superb as n
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must choose the image of Hind
whom you will worship, and have W. Hence, not out none other gods that Him. FF. E. Lawrence, The great thing of life. In fact,
MacFarlan,
Prabor, & Byzant
Miller. you have to be a specialist. Why, W. C. Hung, 6 Muren then, should you desire speciali- | 3. Zimmert, zation in little things- if you call them litt?
4. 1. Ayak, Wolfe Etuurry, In
Bryrunt. F. P. Fincher, e Punlap, hi Ma, con I know, fol example, without. F. Finebec, b Mustan having to think twice about il, G., Burnett, e Waring, & Marones that my favourite flower is white. Hampton, not out tilas.
It has a eluxe ameend 12
the snowdrop, and a not so plate
third in the tiger lily. hut
the
Har wins. Every Year That see those pale plumes in the
Willies
Borist's windows, every year that Beyant I go in and pay a terrible price, Miner and transport them home, where Massun
they brood in my room like white and lovely ghosts, something magie happens which 14 Pvoked by rosę 'tor tulip, nor all the scented hosts of summer.
The superior preson muy be distressed by
partiality. He would
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Bowling Analykin.
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II
DIVISION Indian R. C. Win important Match Against Kowloon,
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By hunting tip Kowloon 0547, un Saturday the Indian R.C. made them. selves atrank favourites for the honours of the Sivond Division. They won by 16 runs minst the Peninsulie tean, but only just managed to take in the last ever of the the decision day. The Indians, who were playing he, had first knock and run up a total of 168 runs, the Kawhon (1,0 replying with 122. A. R. Sodiad me! PE Skinner, for the respretivé siffes, reached the forty mark before being
inding R.C.
more stressed if one were To own that one had a "favorite musical composition.” Well 1 have, and it is the Cesar Fraturk Organ
Let me Fantaisie in A. say, in defence, that I know quite well that is not se awe-inspiring as Beethoven's Ninth and that it has not the seuptural magnificence of many Bach fugurs. Its quality | dismissed. Seurist
religions it is. Indeed, the most radiantly spiritual work of art with which I am sequainted. Painting: Poetry: Women.
If you really study deeply this question of favouritism you will come to the conclusion that a single marked preference is not a sign of a shallow mind nor an 11. informed intelligenre. I know a great deal about flowers, and quite a lot about music, which is Smith why 1 no able to choose my.nii, not out favourite flower and my favourite
composition.
I know very little about print-
ding, whien is why I should hover,
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A. R. Suffiad, Lee, b Skinner 9. Ismail, run ort
Overy
E. Riptoola, e Smith, F, M. vl Arculfi, b Snith AVR. H. Esmail, e and ↳ Skinner A. S. Suffiad, e.A. R. F. Basyn, bi
Skinner
M. R. Abbas, e Skinner, b Overy A. M. Ruminhn, e Mackay,
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in an agony of dooft, hetween Rembrandt's "The Mill" and the th Botticelli Birth of Christ in the Na-Skinner tional Gallery, and Van Gogh'a | Overy "Sunflowers"though probably the aunflowers would have it in the end.
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MATCHES.
Hongkong C.C, Seconds Have
Big Win at Home. Bowlers had an exceptionally lean time or the thongkong C, ground where the second eleven entertióned the Royal Eaginem aut won a high scoring match by sreen wickets. In all 127 runs were scored for the loss of eight wickets, an average of aver 5 per wicket The Royal Engineers | hafted first and compil₫ 208 runs for five wickets declared (Spr. Whitefield | 64 not out nad Col. Skinner 03). The Hongkong CC, replied with 219 for three wickets (R. Wild 72 not out and R. K. Hepburn 60).
VOLUNTEERS' MATCH. Heavy Scoring on the Kowloon C.C. Ground Yesterday.
The Kowloon U.C. entertained the Hongkong Volunteers in a friendly match yesterday, in an all-day game Tint is being continued this afternoon. The scoring on both sides was heavy, the Volunteers knocking up 272 rung while the Kowloon C.4. phyers had scored 230 for the loss of wickets when starps were drawn.
For the Volunteers, R. M. Wood Aus 83 tip seurer with 87 and was undefeated 43 at the close of the innings, W. Hung 13
and E. F. Placher were the chief scorers for the Peninsula tram, The latter's wicket was still intact at the close of play Scores:
comedienne.
A Hearst new reel, and a comerty, depeting the anties of that popular pair. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, complete a very attractive grathon, which hould not be missed.
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SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
League Table.
by
The League table up-to-date in pre-appended:
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day;
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $2100 x Div. Chartered Bank, £16% n. Mercantile A, and B., £23 Bast Asin $110 b.
Insurances.
n.
Canton Ins., -12973 . Union Ins.. $640 n. North China Ins., Tis. 100 b. China Underwriters, $4.60 b. Yaugture Ina., $50 n. China Fires, $636 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $1305. a.
Shipping.
Douglases, $28 8.
H. K. Steamboats, $26.75 a. Indo-Chinas, (Der.) $30 n. Union Waterboats, $37 .
Mining.
Benguets, 810% a Kailans, 36/3 n. S'hai Explorations, Tls: 2 a. Rauba 404 n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $172, n. Whumpon Docks, 2002 h, South Chinu Motors $10 n. China Providents, $5.40 b. (old). Hongkewa, Tls. 274 b. New Engineers. Tis. 544 b. Shanghai Docks, Tis. 110 1.
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R. H. Grimiths, bow., Burnett
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for they will blaze into the dark.des, b Rumjahn
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ness of Infinity long after the sun Archutli....
himself is quenched.
Nor do F, read nearly as much
Poetry as I should-(nor do you)
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P. K. Skinner, & A. R. Suflad. b
Arcolli
which is why I should say at one G, Lee, e A. R. Suðad, 1 A. S, moment that the loveliest thing in Sufiad life was the Shakespeare spunet F. S. W. Smith, e Ackber, h which begins "Shall I compare thee
Kumjaha
to a summer's day? It was worth A. R. Raven, A. S. Suffing! ..
G. A. V. Boll, e Muir, ↳ Areutli
living to have rend Ihat. But it. G. B. Mead; b A. S, Sußlad ....... was also worth living to read Mere- O. B. Raven; e Esnail, & Madhar dith's are in the Valley." and 11. Every, not out
when I was a boy used to think
It was, worth dying to rend Francis
Thompson's "Ode to the Setting Sun," though I Annot No sure Nowadays.
As for women--there you have Arealty
me.
I thought I knew quite a lot
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as far as I
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of a solution.
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Cottons.
Ewo Cotton, Tlx: 15.95 n. S'hai Cotton Tls. 103 (old) n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $12,85 2.
S'hai Land Tls, 410 b.
Humphreys, $16.85 xa. * Realtics, 39.65 21.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $17.70 s. X div.
Peak Trams, (old) $14% n. Star Ferries. $88 m. Chlua Lights, cold) $25,6..
11. 1, Electrica, $80 1.
Telephones, $126.
China Buses, Tls. 19 n. Singapore Tractions, G/G s.
Industrinis,
China Sugars, 80 cts. n. Malabons $36 b.
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Canton Ice, $3.10 8.
Y. A. E. Mnokay, 1h.w., Buck
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Cements (Comb.), $16.60 b.
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Ropes, $14.20 5.7
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Dairy Farms, $26.16 ...
Watson, $1,40 n.
Dor. Wings. $1 n.
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LEAGUE TABLES, Royal Artillery Lose Grip on Championship. DIVISION L
facturing Co., Ltd., is advertisest to Indinn R.C. a.m., nt St. George's Bellding.
be held on Friday, March 27, nt 11 Civil Service C.C.:
Totul (for 7 wkt.).... 230
G. C. Burnett and F. Goodwin to
Dowling Analysis.
M.
Beck Divell Rehi
2
P. W. D. L. Pts.
051 - 18
4 2 1 7
Richardson Grimtha
Gittina Mitchell
W.
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SINE PAF
Lane Crawfords, 33.90 b.
Mackintosh, 320 m.
Sinceres, $181⁄4 n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $20
n.
Constructions, $5.20 n.
B'que Ind. G. Bonds, $68 % an. H.K.G. Lonn 7% Prem.
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P. W. L. D. F. A. I'ts.
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2 11 4 2 3 Club de Rec... Kowloon Ladies 3 244 2 Diocesan G. S. 4 - 4 - 2 10
Friendly Matches,
The Playing on the Navy ground Kowloon British School F.P.A. met; a team from the R.A.S.C. and won by six goals to two. In another mateb on the sume ground the Y.M.O.A. lust to an eleven from the Small Ships by six goals to four.
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Kowloon Ladies v. R.A. Sergt. Menn. The Kowloon Ladies proved them- selves too guct for the H.K.S. Bde RA, Sergeants Mess team, in a game played at King'n Park on Friday. Weyman, for the Mess, scored couple of early goals, but thin dil not damp the ladies' citrage, for they attacked the Mess goal very strongly, and Higgins was hard pressed and extremely lucky to keep his gón) intact. Just an half Time Runsell scored a third goal for the Mess, who led by 3 to one at the change over.
The second half saw a change, the ladies attacking In fine style, and they were soon rewarded by a good goal from Miss George, who inmediately again scored from the bully off. After a period of play at either end, Mrs, Pinguet added two further goals for the ladies, who now had all the play. Miss George added a fifth. Just on time, the Meas bucked up, and Skipp can through to score a good gen), a good sporting game, ending with the ladies winners by 5 goals to 4.
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Miss George, Mrs. Pingust and Miss Dalziel were the pick the Ladies teant, whilst Skipp. Harding and Chandler played well for the Mers. Teams:
Pinguet,
Kowloon Ladies.Mrs. Misses George, llurst, Booth, Dalziel Blunt, Avenil, Fowler, Witchel and Martin.
Sergia. Mess-Weynian, Skipp, Russell, Higgins, De La Hoye, Hard- Ing, Chandler, Harbour, Williams and Brown.
SUGAR MARKET,
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS,
The following cable at the close. of the sagar market on Saturday hak berri received by Messrs. Pen- treath and Co.
Londen Termijnals,
Market Steady, Price unchanged,
Now York Terminals, March 1.22 no changé.. May 1.29 down 1 pt. July 137 down 1 pt. September, L44 dösyn-1. pt. December 1.52 down. 1 pt.
28.2.31.--Chadbourne
sulled for Europe.
Miss Violet Capel's pupils held their Dress Reheursal on Saturday after
Annual noon in preparation for the
be dancing displays which are to given in the Theatre Royal on Wednes day and Friday next at 6.30 pan. on both days. It should be noted that no flowers or gifts will be handed up to the performers after the first per- formance. This will be allowed only after the second porformaNED.
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FOR MEN
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21 lbs. Roast Beef Yorkshire Pudding Cauliflower.
3 lbs. Baked Potatoes and Apricot Charlotte
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(At a demonstration in the Research Laboratories of Radiation Ltd. London a similar meal was cooked and the actual gas consumption was 21.75 cu. ft. Extract from "The Daily Telegraph.")
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