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Last evening at the Hongkong Cricket

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undecided tussle between Capt Beasley TO-NIGHT (THURSDAY):-R, C. Carton's delightful Comedy.

and Capt Brierly to cocide who should have!

the honour of facing H. Heucock in the

final of the championship sugles. The

best of Live nets was to settle the makter

"MR HOPKINSON."

hat when two ate all and three games all TO-MORROW (FRIDAY):-The enchanting Comedy drama,

had been reached and the light was rapidly. failing, it was decided to adjunt play. In actual games Capt Beasley held a slight

advantage, his 22 comparing with his! opponent'a 21. The contest throughout was remarkable for the well-sustained ral-

"THE FENCING MASTER."

"One of the finest piece of acting ever seen in Shanghai," "Mercury." Again and again the curtain had to be mised. The enthusiasm was wonderful,” Shanghai "Titoes."

lies, while the play was always bright and SATURDAY, APRIL 17th: The excruciatingly funny farce,

varied, # much so that the balls must have

found their way on to almost every square.

inch of turf on either side of the net.

"THE TALK OF THE TOWN."

The opening sot was the most even of SATURDAY, MATINEE ut 3.30 pm: The deliciously bumerous comedy,

"THE NEW any, ending so it did at 7/0 in Beasley's

CLOWN."

üdvantage. A strange feature was that play of pure, wholesome fun. Bring the children. Their happy

six games had been reactul before the

sarver could register a win, Bradley being

he first to break the soquendo by making

the score 4/3 on his fourth service. Brierly! immediately followed suit, only allowing his rival to put on one point in the su sequent game. A love game onca inom gave the lead to Beasley, and in the nat there was a romarkably tine rally, to verdict ultimately going to Brierly after three deuces. By skilful placing the two following games went in Beasley's favour and with them the set. Up to now

st

of the aggressive wo k had been done by the loader, who could also claim an ad- Vantage in the art of placing, but against this were to be set the many brilliant returns of the other man std his presence of mind when under difficulties. He was

co Iness personified,

Both men lost their service without -registering a single point in the opening. At the fourth games of the second set. gaute also they were on a level footing, but from thenceforward Brierly ran his man off his feet. By superion placing and strong base-line play he took the set in his hands and ended up with the score 6/2.

Having draws level in sets, Brierly con-

tinned to play with gunsdence, while his opponent was responsible for many errors of judgment often finding the net or pat- Tho first two gaines were ting outside easily won by Brierly, and thon Beasley rallied and drew level. Then be secured the lond, but the two following games went in Bricly's favour, the score thus being 53. The 1st was obtained by Baisley, whu, however, went no further, bis oppon- entioning tho.net by 64.

Playing with greater care, Beasley DÍL got away in the third set, winning no loss than four games in succession. Only ing

one point, Brisely got the next game, but he

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MONDAY, 19th:-The deliciously funny farce-comedy, "THE MAN FROM MEXICO."

TUESDAY, 20-Another merry mirthquake, "BROWN'S IN TOWN.”

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ngkong, April 15, 1909.

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mis quite cutplayed in subsequent gama, LATE OF WILKS & JACK, LD.

the set finishing in Beasley's favour by 6/1.

Buts all" was called, and with players

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elled against him Beasley won the next. WORKS,

This circumstance WaRrepeated in the follow- ing game, Brierly winning also after being three points down. Thescore was made two all" by Beasloy, but the other man sain ahcwod the way in the subsequent trail. With 10-40 against him Brierly mades big effort to win the next game but after cumbed

doncs had been twice called he

to superior placing. The games were now. three all and it we decided to stop play for the day. Some tine tennis was seen all through the contest, and, whoever the winner will turn out to be, it wrtain that he will give Hancock all his work to occuro vietory in the dual.

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