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HOME FOOTBALL

DUNDEE AND CELATIO IN FINALA

-SCOTTISH CUP.

(Reuter'e Service.).

Edinburgh, March 25, Re-playing here in the semi-final of the Scottish F. A. Gup, Dundee defented Hamilton by two goals to

iil.

[Dundee, therefore, qualify to meet Celtic in the final ou Apal 11. "Celtic have won the coveted trophy on ten occasions and Dundee once (in 1900-10).]

LEAGUE RESULTS.

(Reuter's Service.)

Indon. March 25. Results of league football mustchoy played to-day home team given first) are as follow ?—

THIRD LEANGE (SOUTH). Brighton 4 Merdure Bournemouth I. Exeter......

THIRD LEAGE (SOUTH), Hartlepools. 2 Nelson

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THREE

LAST

DENING THIS EVENING

LOCAL SPORT.

FOOTBALL

YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE

MATCHES.

HUMBERSTONE'S THREE. TBy "Dutchie.”]

Yesterday's leagua

First Division.

5 RA.

Second Division.

results

THURSDAY, MARCH 26,

CARGO CASE

purchaser bound to take 'dell of articles as they are received providing that they ure salable. under the denomination?

same

Mr. F. C. Jankin had claimed

In the "nail cargo” case that he is. Mr. Eldon Potter, K:C., in his defence yesterday afternoon claimed that he is not. Both quoted numerous cases to bear 0out their contentions..

Showing for the last time this evening at the Coronet Theatre is the big feature "Three Women,” which has been drawing large "houses" since Monday. "Three Women" has excited so much verbal praise from those who have already seen it, that time would be largely wasted in re-were:--- capitulating its merits. Suffice it to mention again, then, that Surreys "Three Women," besides present-

His Lordship found" in favour ing an intensely dramatic story, Club Res 8 University of Mr. Potter and entered judg including a sensational murder,

ent for the defendants with offers some splendid acting,

Senior Match.

costs. members of the notable cast being

Played at Sockumpoo the first

Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by May McAvoy, Pauline. Frederick, division` game

between the Messrs. Hastings, Dennys and Marle Prévost, Lew Cody and Surreys and the R.A. was of a Bowley) appeared for the Ching Willard Louis, accomplished very poor order. The Gunners Agency and Trading Co., the players who need only the excel-were without several of their plaintiffs; and Mr. Eldon Potter, lent staging and skilful flming regular players and suffered K.D. (instructed by Messrs. to translate their efforts into a defeat by five goals to nil. The Wilkinson and Grist), for the screen achievement of the first game opened with the Surreya Sun Cheong Fat Co., the order.

and "Three Women". "was attacking produced by the celebrated pro-

.

ducer, Ernest Lubitsch and comes from the famous Warner Brothers stadio. Altogether it is thoroughly worth seeing.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

within seven

minutes they were two goals up. Humberstone scored the first, amidst & very confident appeal for off-side, and Whittington had the misfortune to put into his one- goal when attempting a clearance.

Eaton headed a third goal just before the interval from a nicely placed corner by Peskitt who was deputising for Macklesworth,

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THEFT CHARGE.

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SHADOWS BEFORE

Advertised The Mail:

ENTERTAINMENTS.

March 26, 27, 28.-Theatre: Royal, "The Gondoliers, 9 p.m.

March 26. Star Theatre, Madeline Rossiter Company, pro- sont "Pierrot Ple" 9.80.p.m..

Three Women."

March 26. Coronet Theatre,

March 26. "Helen's-Babies.

World Theatre).

March 26. Queen's Theatre. "Three Ages."

March 30.-Mr. Harry Ore's pianoforte recital at City Hall.

April 2-Concert in aid of funds for Missions to Seamen.

SOCIAL... March 26-Musicale at Helens May Institute, 5.80 p.m.”

SPORTS..

March 28, Sunday Herald""": Charity Cup, football, Winner v Rest, Club Ground, 4.30 p.m.

April 11-Hongkong Jockey Club's third extra race meeting, 2.80 p.m.

April 4-University Annual Athletic sports, University Ground, Pokufulum...

LAND SALESIA March 30-At P.W.D. Offices,

ne lot of Crown Land near- Kellet Bay, 8 pm.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE Queen's Park... Falkirk Raith Rovers 0. Rangers... 4. [By winning away from home, Rangers enhance their prospects in the League as will be seen in the Buster Keaton in his first six-reeland the Gunners had several Gerance, was committed for trial March 30,--Lammert Bros, at appended tables.]

LEAGUE RESULTS TO DATE.

fellows:-

contest winner, who plays opposite Margaret Louhy, English beauty

After remands extending over In the second half, with the lengthy period, Ngan. Sui-chik, were not so much in the picture ment of the Societe Francaise de wind against them, the Surreys custor in the compradore depart

at the Criminal Sessions by Mr. JR. Wood at the Central Magis tracy yesterday on a charge of theft

was that a packet of bank notes sent The charge against the accused to Singapore in January was found on arrival to contain nothing but waste paper and cuttings from children's exercise books, some of the bandwriting on the cuttings being alleged to be that of the son und daughter of the accused.

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The teams were :—

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS:

No. 18, Knutsford Terrace, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, house hold furniture, 2.45 p.m.

April 1-Lammert Bros., at

2.30 p.m. way Bay, household furniture,

Metro future comedy. Three chances to score but held on too Theatre to-day, says she likes Ages," which comes to the Queen's long and were.deprived.

Humberstone was responsible The position in the English and comedy, better than drama and in-for scoring the Infantrymen's two of $6,600 in Straits currency notes. No. 5, East Point Terrace, Cause Scottish Football Leagues up Miss Leahy won the beauty contest goal in the first half, one was very tends to remmin in it for some time. goals in this half, but like his to and including March 25 ist es in competition with 80.000 English doubtful.

girls.

According to Buster Keaton, Surreys: Douglas; Cooper, Miss Lenky hus shown great ability Jordan Petter, Mitchell, Bris- for comedy drama and gives promise towe: Charlesworth,

Eaton, of becoming the screen's foren.ost Humberstone, Butler and Peskitt. RA.Clayton; Whittington, Dolbear; Lucock, Reade, Viccars; Harris, Christie, Bradley, Sowter and Harwood.

Team Hudders

DIVISION I,

Goals P. W. L.D.F. A. Pts.

feld T34 175-12 57 24-45

West Brom-

wich 434 19 8 7 51 30 Newcastle U. 30 15 6 15 58 Bolton W34 17 89 61 30 43 Bury 34 156 13 48 41 43 Liverpool.....33 17 6 7.55

comedienne.

4.4.

"I will not take Miss Leahy long to show the world. that she has 45arked ability," Keaton declared

recently. "I:

I a fruly convinced that this English beauty will be tanked among our prominent stars."

With Buster Keaton and Miss Sunderland. 35 17 135 53 44 39 Lealry in the cast of Three Ages" Tottenhar: H35 13 11 11 47 37 37 are much prominent players as Birmingham..34 13 12 9 37 41

Wallace Beery: Joe Roberts, Lilium West Ham...33 13 12 8 48 34 Lawrence, and Horace Cupid M'chester C...34 12 13 9 64 50 33 Morgan. Notts County 34 11 11 12 30 26 33 Cardiff City..34 11 13 10 45 43 32 Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline "Three Ages" was directed by Sheffield U...34 10 12 12 41 49 32 from the story of Jean Havez, Joo Blackburn....33 9 13 11 40 Burnley.......33 10 15 B

29 Mitchell and Clyde Bruckmon. Fred 28 Gaboini was at director. It was Aston Villa...31 8.11. 12. 41 54 28 photographed by William McGann Arenal.33 12 17 4 28 44 28 and Elgin Lessly. Everton...34 9 16 9 33 52 27 Leeds U34 7 15 12 36 47 25 Preston N.E. 33 9 22 2 31, 64 20

Referee: Mr. Tovey.

Mr. M. H. Turner represented the complainous, und Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defence.

SAOM

Bidence was given by Club Res, v. University.

iccused's wife to the effect that the This game was played on the children's exercise books

were Club ground, the University only usually placed in baskets along with being able to field ten men. They other waste paper and taken to the managed, however, to keep their strat by the anh. The paper opponents out in the first half and which was found inside the parcel should have been the first to scores thrown away at the end of the after the interval, several good borne tait by the amah, who added Chiness year. This statement was shots just missing. ing only Braga to beat, but hee night to be taken into the Ferguson opened the score, hay at me per left on the street easily. netted.

mbbish cart the rext morning had

to stand until the trin. disappeared during the night.

The bail of £5,000 was allowed

handicapped by one of their play University were now further

Nottingham F33 6 20 7 24 57 19 Walsall ......34 11 15 8 37 44-30 completely deceived Braga and

'DIVISION II.

Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. P. Derby....34 21 76 67 31 48 Leicester.....33 20 6 7 81 29 47

Manchester U33 19 7 48 21 45 Chelsea 34 14 8 12 45 30 40 Wolverhamp-

tom 33 16 12 5 Port Vale...... 32 16 11 5 38 4T Portsmouth...33 10 8 15 41 44. Hall City......33 13,12 8 46 38 34 Clapton O...34 12 13 9 35 35 33 Bradford C...34 10 12 12 32 37 32 Southampton.31 10 9 12.30 30 32 Middlesbro'. 34 9 11 14 30 36 32 SouthShields 33 9 11 13 36 34 31 Stockport.34 31 14. 9 31 33 31 Fulham.33 11 13 9 33 46 31 Oldham...35 10-15-10 27 45 30 Wednesday..35 12 18 5 39 52 29 Crys Palace...33 11 15 7 34 35 29 Blackpool.....32 10.15 7 50 46 37 Barnsley33 8 16 38 55 25 Stoke 34 8 18 8 24 40 24 Coventry 33 9 18 6 40 74 24

DIVISION III.

-Southern Section.

Goals.

ers being carried off with cramp. Roberts added a second goal for the Club and just before full time, Bell sent over a dropping shot that Wizan.33 10 13 10 50 57 30 entered the net. Doncaster...34. 11 16 4 44 55 29 The teams were:—. Accrington...33 11 15 751 62 29 Club Res.: Garrod; Lyon, Durham 33 9 13 11 36 60 29 Hanlon; Richmond, Railton, Pun- Grimsby...33 11 15 7 40 46 29 cheon; Bill, Roberts, Hill, Fergu- Tranmere....32 12 17 3 49 58 28

son and Dixon. Wrexham....34 9 18 7 34 56 25 Scully, H. C. Eung; T. L Tan, Hartlepools.33 915 9 36 53 27 University:H. Braga; G. Rotherham...33 5 21 7 33 71 17 S. P. Loh, A. Sulaiman; T. K. Lee,

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SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

Goals.

P. W. L. D.. F. A Pts Airdrieonians33 23 4 678 Hibernians...35 22 6 776 Rangers 32 21 38.56 22 Partick T. 34 14 1 9 37 53 Celtic-33. 15 17 62 42 Cowdenbeath35 15 13 10 68 Raith R.33 11 13 9 49 53. Hamiltos A...32 15 16 2 50 ST Dundee.33 12 74 7 41 Aberdeen 32 10 12 10 41 Hearts34 10 14 10 57 63 30 St. Mirren...31 13. 14 4 53 56.30 St. Johnstone33 10 13 10 51 62 Morton 33 21 15 7. Third Lanark 35 30 17 8 Kilmarnock, 34 10 16 8 Motherwell.329.14 Falkirk 32 9.16.

31

P. W. CD. F. A. P.Queen's Park33 9 17 7 40- Swansea...32 17 6 9 57 27 43 Ayr United...34 8 19 7 40 65 23.

HOME TURF.

FLAT RACING SEASON

OPENS.

|J. W. Barnes, A. P. Güterres, B. K.

Jap and T. J. Lee.

Referee:Mr. Andrew, R.N, ".

LEAGUE CRICKET.

KOWLOONv. VARSITY.

COMING CONCERT.

he played by the band of the East The following programme in to Surreys (Bandmaster Mr. W..F. Bradshaw) at the Concert in the Theatre Royal on- Thursday, April 2

A COMPANY MEETINGS March 27-Fifty-sixth meet ing of shareholders of the Hong- Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., at offices, noon

holders of the Douglas Steamship Company, Ltd., at the Co.'s Office, March 28-Meeting of share

20 Des Voeux Road, Central, 11. a.m

March 30-Yearly meeting of the H.K: and Whampog Dock Co Ltd, at 2 Queen's Building, noon. March 31. Forty-seventh meeting of shareholders of the China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at: Messrs. Jardine Matheson's office, 11 a.m.

April 8-General meeting of and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., at the shareholders of the Hongkong Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street, noon.

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April 8-Third yearly meeting of the Hongkong Engineering and. Construction Co., Ltd., in the office of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., 11 am.

· OTHER MEETINGA March 30 Annual meeting of in the Assen.'s registered office, the Hongkong Automobile Assen....

Annex), 5.30 p.m. Chater Road (Hongkong Club

EXHIBITION.

1-Overture... Tanhauser... Wagner Messrs. Komor und Komor, Alex- 2-Ride of the Valkyries............ andra Buildings,-10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Art Exhibition for ten days at

(Walkurenriit).....Wagner 3-Ballet Masic... The Shoe......

Ansell, i.

4-Allegro Moderato...Symphonie

Pathetique (5/4)... Tschaikowsky BALL PLAYER'S DILEMMA. 5-Allegretto Scherzando...

8th Symphony Beethoven And How He Found The Way Out 6-Suite. Scenes Neapolitaine

Massenet.Up to the time if his ratin incut from 7-Selection... The Martyr of active participating in tharoit lengre Antioch............Sullivan patches of Amories Tue Arumstrong, the 8-Marche aux Flambeaux...Becker livet na ontuur life

minent baseball playir, but always On Saturday, the Kowloon C.C. 9-Tone Foem......Finlandia....tling down to the business of a painting fterwards b in a first league cricket fixture

Sibellus contractor his heahh gave y with the University, will be In addition solos will be conften happens to sportsmen when they represented by:-H. Overy, 8tributed by Mr. and Mrs A. M. give up rigorous training and take to Petheram, J. C. Lyal, F. Goodwin, Bowes-Smith

habits and for he wan AW. Ramsay, S. Jex, K. R. Richards, and Mr. D. M. in a bad way until my roommenulio Macaskill, Geo Lee, A. R. F. Raven, The Concert is in aid of the builder and nerve fovic, a friend set lips

Willams Pink Fils, the famous blond funds of the Missions to Seamen.o the right road to recovery and is. under distinguished patronage.

J. C. Fletcher and L. A. R. Duncan Play will commence at 2 p.m. on the Kowloon ground.

FÅR EAST OLYMPIAD.

HONGKONG TO PLAY FOR CHINA.

South China Athletic have once more been honoured by being selected to provide the team which will represent China at association football in the Far East Olympic Games to be held at Manila in MATARA

Bristol C34 17 9 8 44 27 42 Swindon......33 17 8 8 51 29 42. Plymouth 33 37 9 7 53 32 41 Exeter 34 17 10 7 53 38 41 Newport.33 16 9 8.51 Northants 34 18 13 3 44 33.39 Brighton34 14 13 8 44 36 38 Millwall 33 13 9 12 47 35 38 Southend ...33 16 13 4 43 42 36) Charlton 33 12 11 10 35 34 341 THE LINCOLNSHIRE. Gillingham.34 11 13 10 30 38 32 Reading 31 12 12 7 30 24 31 Watford 34 12 15 7 29 33 3

(Reuter's Service)). Norwich32 9 12 11 39 40 29

LONDON, March 25

SWIMMERS CHOSEN Luton 35 7 14 4 39 51 28 At Lincoln, the Lincolnshire Leung Sul-man, Leung Tit-ang Bristol R32 10 14 8 35 39 28 Handicap (one mile) resulted as Queen's P.R..30 10.15 8.33 49 27. Aberdaro 33 II 175-39 53-27Tapin. 1 Grave Fairy 2: King been chosen for the aquatic events. and Tong Tang-chlu, all well follows

known Hongkong swimmers, have Bournemouth 339 168 29 35 26 Willow, 3. Twenty-six starters. Brentford 35 8 21 6.30 78 22 won by four lengths; half a length. Merthyr33 7 215 29 56 19 between second and third

DIVISION III.

Make Northern Section/ES

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Starting prices were 9-1 against Tapin, 33-I against Grave Fairy, 40-L'against King Willow.

OXFORD'S WIN:

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