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Kowloon entertained an eleven
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Mr. W. J. King, second officer, Mr. B. Stoffensen, chief officer, "Tungting," is on reserve.
Mr. A. N. Taylor, from leave, has gone chief officer. Tungting." Mr. A. L. Struthers, chief engi. neer. "Pakhoi," is on reserve.
Mr. T. R. Pringle, from reserve, bas gone chief engir or, "Pakboi." Mr. R. G. Palmer, from reserve) has gone second officer, Tuckwo." Mr. R. F. Carey, second officer, Tuckwo, is on leave.
Mr. A. B. Osmond, from reserve, has gone acting chief officer, "Chip shing."
LONDON CAMEOS.
GEORGE ARLISS,
[BY J. T. GREINI
POLICE FORCE.
NEW ADDITIONS.
When the China Navigation. steamer" Kuei Chow" arrived here England gave him birth, from the North this week, she did America famie. When he left not have on board the contfagent London some 16 years ago, he was of Wel-hel-wel Chinese police for counted among the young and whoni passages had been booked. promising. He was already some-It is learnt that the party, compris body on the second plane. Heing over sixty men with one looked older than his age; he was inspector and a European instruc grave; ho know his business; in tor, accompanied by some families, has sailed on the "Hui Chow" his countenance, bold of feature, which has already left and should with strength in build of nose and arrive during the week-end. chin, with eyes somewhat mystic, The China Mail has been inform- there lay character and detemina-ed that more men will be recruited We still remember him in and that European officers have proceeded North to study the Max Beerbohm's masque, "The Shantung dialects. Should the Happy Hypocrite"-Arliss' mask Northem contingent prove suitable left an impression.
tion.
there is a likelihood of the men
urban districts on the Peninsula.. being brought in to police the
A. KILLER.
Then, soon after his début in America, there came tidings of great progress and achievement: American readers knew them all, London learned of them with mix-| ed feelings. We had let him go, he was our loss, yet we were proud that he was an Englishman. Time No one can see "The Killer," the after time efforts were made to Benjamie B. Hampton-Pathé feo-| keep him in London when every ture at the World Theatre and re- year, he paid England a visit, to see main a mere spectator: It makes what was worth seeing and perhaps the spirit of you leave your sent and "Lee-acquiring, and to keep in touch with participate in the love and danger, his many old friends. Once after the tears and joy, the fun and thrill- his immense success in Louising adventure of the story.. Parker's Disraeli," the rumour he came almost concrete. He would
Mr. W. W. Hipkin, chief officer, "Chipshing, is on leave.
Mr. T. Hughes, frou reserve has gone sup'y second officer,
Mr. J. K. Lindstrom, third engi neer, "Fansang," has gone third engineer, Wingsang."
Mr. H. W. Parry, from reserve,| has gone chief officer, "Yno Ying
Wa.'
Mr. J. W. Cartwright, chief offi- cer, "Yue Ying Was on leave.
Mr. A. W. Best, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Anjan."
Mr. J. Webster, chief officer, representing Queen's Collego andAnjou," is on leave. suffered an innings defeat in their Mr. E. G. Thomas, sup'y second holiday fixture.
officer, Fatshan," has gone second Scores:
officer, Kalgan."
.c.c.-Ist Innings.
. Continued yesterday, the two-day [A. W. Ramsay, c and b A. H. fixture between the H.K.C.C. and Madar
the United Services, resulted in a F. W. Howell, b Fletcher victory for the Club by an innings S. Jex, e S. A. Ismail, b A. H. and 203 runs.
Madur
Madar, b A. H. Madar
When play was resurhed yester-L. A. R. Duncan, e M. day, the Club batsmen increased, the advantage they held when stumps were drawn on Christmas Day. Pearce carried his overaight Beore
Edward
The story Stewart Mr. D. C. Phillips, third angi-appear in London and show us his White's most recent novel--is built neer, Wingsang," is an leave..
Disraeli," whom all who remem about the most fascinating and Mr. R. C. Barkne has been ap-bered the great statesman, and had sinister character that ever figured pointed sup'y third engineer, seen the play in New York, pro- in fiction. Henry Hooper was a
Tuckwo."
nounced true to life.
killer by nature. To him, destroy- But we had to continue the waiting life was as permissible an act ag ing game until Archer, an admirer favourite books. In a little book he playing the piano, or reading his of Arliss younger days, prevailed upon him to come across with "The listed the people he had marked for Green Goddess" and show Lon-destruction, then crossed them off, doners that rajah who was so potent one by one, when his wicked plans a factor in the fame and fortune had been consummated.
Because Ruth Emory and her that accrued to the author. He came heralded by trumpets of praise, little brother were part owners of and although he was expected with his ranch they were trapped in his eagerness ready for a great welnet. They were prisoners in his come, there was apprehension that beautiful home and watched and realization might belie anticipation, spied upon every moment by the Yet, no sooner did he ap-Killer or his servants. He allowed pear in the gorgeous array of no living thing on his ranch that an Eastern potentate, than there wasn't his, body and soul, and there was that arresting sensation in the was no one the distraught girl could atmosphere which arises whenever turn to for help. Her position was a dominating personality, suddenly utterly hopeless until an adventure- faces a crowd. It was the same seeking young man, disbelieving the Arliss of years gone by time has fales he had heard about the neigh ripened him, left his litheness un-bouring rancher, blundered into the touched, has, if anything, chiseled situation and found all the affen- his features in lines of greater ture and romance anyone could wish. power. In his glance, command for. ing, cuayely smiling, with a flicker of half-concealed contempt, lie the attraction, the mystery and the slyness of Orientalisin,
Mr N. Pounder, secobi afficer, "Kalgan," has gone acting chief 16 oficer, same ship.
14
13
P.
8
W, Hyde, c A. A. Rumjahn, &
A. H. Madar
R. E. Lindsell, e S. H. Ismail,
b Arculli
to 51 and Quick went on to compila
22
63. Owen Hughes obtained 91 by J. C Lang, not out sparkling cricket. Hancock and A. R. F. Raven, e S. A. Ismail,
b S. H. Jemail Bowker had both topped the half-
D
10
century mack when the innings was T. Cochrane, e A. H. Madar, b Beared closed.
S. H. Ismail
D
2
7
After their spell of leather-hunt-W. L. Weaser, b Fletcher ing the Services did little when they O. B. Raven, b Fletcher took second knock after tiflin, being
all dismissed for 119. Pafford and Hargreaves made a stand which
necessitated a change in the bowl-
ing. When the former was sent
back Gould played well but it was a
Extras.....
Total
Bowling Anglygis,'
0.
.101
H. B. Y.
036
forlorn hope. Hargreaves was un-F. M. Areulli...... 9 defeated. Roed finished up with J: 0. Fletcher..... 9.4 1 the excellent average of 5 wickets A. H. Madar. for 14 mias.. Scored 1-
UNITED SERVICES-1st Innings-01 (Stripp 37, Pureel) 26. Lammert
& wickets for 32. Reed 2 wickets for 20.).
..c.C.-1at Innings.
Mr. C. H. Thompson, chief off cer, "Kalgan," is on leave.
Mr. J. B. Johnson, second officer, Telemachus," is on leave.
Mr. G. W. Carpendale, from reserve, has gone second officer,
Telemachus."
it
Mr. J. Ibbotsor, chief officer, "Kasara," is on reserve.
Mr. J. W. Vick, second officer, "Fu Kwang," is on reserve.
Mr. J. M. Anderson, frora re has gone chief officer, Haitan."
serve,
Mr. O. B. Wilks, chief officer, "Haitan," is on reserve.
Mr. L. V. Rowe, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Huichow."
Mr. F. H. W. Graybrook, second officer, "Huichow," has gone acting chief officer, samne ship.
Mr. W. E. Lilay, chief officer, 1Huichow, hus resigued.
3
.10 5 13
1 5 0 AA. Ruajala... 3 A. R. Mini
4 0 10 ប 2 0 QUEEN'S COLLEGE,
S. H. Ismail
A. A. Ranijahn, b Duncan A. H. Madar, nos out
A. B. Sutherland, b Weaser S.,D. Ismail, not out
C.R.C. . "TAMAR,”
At Causeway Bay yesterday, a match between the Chinese H.
C.
and H.M.S.Tamar" ended in a
£ £
38
44
18
tie.
30
Scores :-
G. R. Sayer, b Pomfret,...
13
CHINESE B.C.
T. E. Pearce, b Pafard
51
Total (for 2 wkts. dec.)203
W. Hung, b Tizley....
Rev. E. K. Quick, e Pornfret,
M. W. Lo, b Roberts
63.
6. A. Ismail, S. H. Ismail, E. J.
Ng Sze-kwong, c Hughes,
b
Taley
A. A. Claxton, 1.b.w, Pomfret... 9
b Hargreaves.....
H. Owen Hughes, h Jacobs..
G. R. More, h Jacoba...
R. 1. A. Webster, e Armstrong,
b Hargreaves
A. C. I. Bowker, not out
Extrus
Extras
91 Edwards, M. P. Madar, J. C.
15 Fletcher, A. R. Minu and F. M.. Chan, b Tizley
Total (for 7 wkis. dec.)113 | 1. A. K. Duncan., 3
E. G. Lammert and E. B. Reed
G. Loe, b Gregory
Y. M. Shi, b Quinlan
...H. C. Hubg, e Woodland, b
OM. K. Lo, not out
Wan Iu-shing, b Tizley
0 30 10. E. Wang, b Tizley
32 1 J. M. Tan, cand b Gregory.
Extrus
{el Arculli did not bat,
28
Bowling Analysis.
H..R. B. Hancock, not out..
61
0. M.
67 T. M. Coclimné...10
1
44 0
Quinlan
35 A. R. F. Raven.... 6
0
20
A. W. Ramsay.....13
3 33
W. L. Weaser .... G
0
K.C.0.-2ud Innings.
T. M. Cochrano, b S. H. Ismail, 25
C
•
0. M R.
T.
10. B. Raven, e A. H. Madar, b
Sutherland
!
2
Hargreaves
.14 2
41
2 J. C. Lang, b Fletolier
g
Pomfret
8 1 37
Jacobs Pallard Walker Gould
.19
1
63
2
.16
90
40. 21
0
aid not brt.
Bowling Analysis.
0
.23 : 1 127 UNITED SERVICES-2nd Innings. Surg-Lt. Pomfret, o Lammert,
b Reed
Lt.-Com. Jotham, e Bowker, b
Lammert
Rev. Father Purcell, b Reed
Lt. Armstrong, c Owen-Hughes,
b Beed
Major Hutterley-Smith, cOwen-
Hughes, & Lammort
A. W. Ramsay, e Edwards, b
8. 1. Ismail
E. W. Howell, c S.. D., Isranil,
b B. H. Isroil
DW. L. Wenser c Edwards, b
A. H. Madar....
A. R. F. Raven, c and b 8. H;
Ismail
7
L. A. R. Donean, ruh out
m
15 S. Jex, o S. A. Ismail, b A, H.
2 Madar...**
W. Hyde, not out
27 Gregory
Tizley
6 Robert
Quinlat
→ Burstow
His movements are those of a grand seigneur, of a manager of men; his voice is mostly gently futed, except when in an under tone and the language of the natives, he addresses his under lings, Then it snaps in the curt dryness of sic volo sic jubla... The surface, so grand by studied urbanity particularly;; to the European woman to whom with he every bow and gesture CODVEYS submission, is the veneer. Underneath lurks ning, cruelty and 2 definite policy to undo the English men. A cat and mouse game withal that would almost escape the onlooker if he did not guess the drift of the play.
cua-
Even when his game is lost and West triumphs over East, emotion is reined in by grandeur of manner.
"The Killer" was directed by Howard Hickman and interpreted by a cast headed by Frank Campeau in the title role. Claire Adams and Jack Conway in the romantic leada.. little. Frankie Lee, Tod Sloan, Edward Peil, Milton Ross, Frank, Hayes, and others.
SCENE IN A THEATRE,
£50 DAMAGES.
Has a theatre-goer the right to pass out of the auditorium, without check, and return later to his seat?
This was the question discussed before Mr. Justice Swiftand a com mon jury in the King's Bench Division: The plaintiff was Mr. Alfred Berners, a turf commission agent, of Ilford, who sought to re- cover damages for alleged assault
23 We think of Napoleon's old from the London Theatre ̈ of ◄◄
soldiers la garde meurt, elle ne Varieties.
5 se rend pas. There is tragedy in
Serjeant Sullivan, said
Mr.
8 the air, We are stirred. Fine is the Berners-and his wife, visited the
48 histrionic power of George Arliss.
Ilford Hippodrome on April 20, having reserved two stalls. At the interval te left his bat and slick on his seat and went out. He passed an attendant going out. On retin-
0
15
23
2
AN ELEPHANT'S FEAST.ng to go to his seat the attendant
asked for à pass-out check, but Mr.
2 MID-NIGHT REVEL IN ABerners had not been offered or
FRUIT WAREHOUSE,·
.159
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0.
R. W.
12 1
41
9 2
80
6 1
28
1
H.N.B.
4 1 TAMAR.”
2 Hughes, b H. C. Hung
Of Tizley, M. K. Lo, b Ng Sze-
-kwongress DOxland, cand b Loo
A seven-years-old elephant swaggered about the stage of a Norwich music hall boasting to all his companion members of a circus that he bad had the most wonderful 4ight out in the history of juvenile
elephants.
2
giveji, a pass-out ticket.
Mr. Berners was seized from be- hind by an attendant. The 'man ager was sent for. Eventually he was allowed to return to his seat, the attendant raliriquíshing his hold, but saying he would see him' outside afterwards..
Mr. Berners, in évidence, stated that the attendant said: "I shall put you through it. I shall wipe the road with you."
5 0 0 2 Boyah, to give him his official 90 title, was given lodgings in dome
stables at the back of an ion during For the defendants, Mr. Doughty 42 the stay, of the circus in Norwich, shid it was an invariable rule for all Unfortunately, there is a fruiterer's the patrons to have a pisk hut 1warehouse in the building next to check. Mr. Bergers behaved with the stable, and Boyah became great discourtesy When asked for
his pass on his return..... 5 acutely conscious of it.
He could smell so many detect",{ Robert George Mayne, employ. atable things. The scent of themed as a sergeant at the theatre, said 9 teased and tormented him, and at he merely put his urine out to stop last that passionate enthusiasm for Mr. Berners from goingbrek to his
0 Roborte, o Ng 8-kwong, b Lee
1 R. E. Lindsell, b A. H. Madar, Gregory, o Ng Sa-kwong, b 4:
Pay. Lt.-Com, Paffard, Sayer,
Reed....
31
Q.M.B. Btripp, & Bayer, b Reed. 4
Pay.-Lt. Hargroves, not out.... 21
Extra
Total
Bowling Analysis,
0. M...
Capt. Walker, c Bowker, bQuick J. C. Fletcher......5 0 31 Lt. Gould, e Owon-Hughes, bA. R. Sutherland.. 80%
Quick.....
QMB Jacob, c Pearce, b
206. H. Ismail..... 61-81
A Mad
Quick..
Extrus
Tomi
Bowling Analysis.
Arded
.10.
Bowker
6 2 21
Quick
4.3.0
9. Hung
Bard. b H. C. Hung 79Woodland, a Ng Sze-kwong, b
12 fragrant fruit which is the charac seat. He used no threats.
teristic of all young elephants
Stewart, o Y. M. Shi, b Lee...
Busto, run out...
D
urged him to push down the wall
of his stable.
1
Morzia, o Wan, b W. Hung...... Quinlan, not out
1
Having butted, his way into his
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paradise, he proceeded to indulge in a feast. Just how much he ate ja sull__uncoctain, but when the
out it was Did you eve wreckage was sorted. realised that his repast included:
tpat that z'barrels locust 2st Brazil nuts.
okios and
klas, until beans. A basket of potatoes??it hometiaminhoső stèmail 14st English onions
low sipsof. Chamberlain's Cough 4n the matter of the laskiem, asielbedralik wallonkel verbi Eʻlarly in
Boyal contrived to eat the basket allowed to glide down the throat, wil 1 as well as the potatoes. He did step that tickle and at once' gire you: not appear to be surering" Troli" ["howmenient, bruchial and sther conghe Indigestion
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