TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1927.
SPORTS SECTION
HOME SOCCER.
LEAGUE RESULTS IN MID-WEEK.
DIVISION &
Londen, March 14. Principal football matches to-day resulted home team given first)
English League. Division II: Fulham 0, Ports- mouth 0; Hull 0; Southampton 0; Barnsley B, Preston N.E. 0.
Division Southern Section Millwall, Coventry 0-Reuter.
"CUP RECORDS..
Notes By Matt About 8th
· Round Ties,
London, March 6. Nearly all London appeared to have succumbed to the lure of the Cup to-day, all of the matches at -tracting monster attendances, in apite of the fact that the weather was showery. The grounds, in most parts of the country were on ho heavy side.
At Studony Bridge. Where Chelsea drew with Cardiff in goul- less march, no less than 80:000 per nong were present, while 20,400 hid to be refused admission. This is easily a record-for the ground, the highest figures. "previously being 77,969 in the F. A. Cup match against Swindon Jr 1910.
Tremendous Enthusiasm. Tremendous enthusiasm was ca- played at Highbury, where 55,000 witnessed the victory of the Arsenal over Wolverhampton by two goals to one. The attendance peenid at Highbury was put up in the league ! match against the Spurs in 1921, when 60,000 people, were present,
Thousands of spectators were shut out at the Dene where no less than 45,000 passed through the turnstiles to watch the pointless
« draw between MiHwalk and
Southampton
This is another
HOME RUGGER.
NAVY, ARMY, AIR FORCE RESULTS
SERVICES TOURNAMENT..
London, March 5.
THE CHINA
COUNT'S AUDACITY.
ALSACE LORRAINE CATHOLICS INDIGNANT.
Strasburg, March 14
"FELL IN LOVER
16-YEAR OLD GIRL AND
YOUTHL
POLICE COURT SEQUEL.
AT THE QUEEN'S.
"TER CIRCLE' TO-DAY AND?
TO-MORROW.
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Said to follow the original play by W. Somerset Maugham more
The leading Alsatian Catholfe.or- Exan, "Blaesser", publishes an open.
The case against a Chinese closely than any recent production letter to Count Westarp, German chauffeur charged with harbour.
has followed its original, “Tha Nationalist leader.
In the. inter-Services rugby tournament at Twickenham, the Royal Navy bent the Army "by six- points to three.
Last year the Army defeated the Navy by eleven points to eight,
London, Feb. 10.
In the Intar-Services: rugby tournament the Royal Navy beat the Royal Air Force by 8 points to 8 at Twickenham.
[drama with a satirica) and Ironie
The letter declares that Alsatiana ing a 16-year old unmarried Circle is an English comedy- are all agreed to reject any German Chinese girl was heard by Mr. twist. It is filled with many interference in Alsace Lorraine E. Lindsell at the Central humorous situations and although affairs, which only concern France. Magistracy yesterday ternoon. it has for a basis a serious, sub"
The letter adds when
Count Some amusement was caused jact, it has. Been treated in a light Westarp has the audacity of talk in Court when the girl frankly vein.
KERENSKY.
. FACE SMACKED IN NEW
YORK..
on
of Alsace Lorraine, he simply extold the Magistrate that she fell In a short prologue which pre- oftes Alsatians to unbounded indig-In love with the accused and was codes the play, the wife of an Eng nation.Havas.
quite willing to become his wife, lish lord elopes with their mutual, Although married the accused friend. A lapse of thirty years could not resist her declaration occurs batween the prologue and the play and the son of the desert- and fell in love with her..
The girl's master's evidence ened with, the same fate us was Fed Englishman finds himself threat- was that she had been in his visited his father. The house for ten years. She went situation is further complicated there as part of witness's wife's by the young wife who invites the dowry when witness got married. runaway couple back to learn what The girl had always appeared their experiences have been contented until her sudden dis- Eleanor Boardman plays the part friend informed witness of her manner Malcolm McGregor por appearance from the house. Alof the young wife in a bonvincing whereabouts, They visited atrays the part of her lover and house in Pokfulam with a de-Creighton Hale, is the irritating Alec B. Francis, tective and brought the girl young husband. back to town,
George Fawcett, and Eugenle® Bes- The accused was
sorer form the not there when they called. They Bulalte Jensen and Otto Hoffrpan Arst trianglo. met him on the road. "He stop-have character roles. ped his car, and on being told the girl was being taken to the police station he volunteered to take the party there in the car.
New York, March-14 It was a desperately fast and keen] gamë, with varying fortunes. The An audience of 5.000 tumultuous Airmen deserved the honours in the ly received General Kerensky on his appearance on, the stage of the. Century Theatre to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Russian
"VARSITY SPORTS.
Date of Annual Athletic Meeting.
The annual athletic sports meetlag of the Hong Kong Uni- versity has been arranged for Saturday, March 26, on the creation ground at Pokfulam.
re-
Arst half but the Navy had the upper-hand throughout the second) Phalf. The Air Force backs were superior, but lost several opportuni- ties of scoring.
Prince George Present. Five minutes before the interval Pilot Officer, Hodilen gave the Air Force the lead with an unconverted #try.
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After the résumption the Navy pack asserted itself and good for word play led to Sub-Lt. Lee scor- ing the, equalising try, which was not converted. Just on time' Lt. Crick added a second for the Navy. and the international. Sub-Lt. Sellar. added the extra points.
gate record, beating the 44,000 pre- | sent an 'a spectator.. sent at the game between Millwall and Middlesbrough in the previous round,
Extraordinary Scènes. Extraordinary scenes occurred: at Swansen, where, before a crowd of 30,000, Reading put up the finest performance of the day by defent- ing the home team by three goals to one. Never before have so many people been seen on this ground,. the previous gate record being 24,404 in the Lengue match against Exeter in 1925.
"
To Save Relegation?
London, March 5. Everton, who are seccnd from the bottom of the First Division, in an attempt to escape relegation, have signed on R. Forshaw (Liver- pool), W. Cresswell (Sunderland), E. Critchley (Stockport County) and Taylor. The transfer fees will total approximately £20,000.
Forshaw scored 27 goals for Liverpool Just senson, the highest
individual-aggregate for his Club.
RUGGER MATCH.
CLUB & "TITANIA”. FIFTEENS..
The following fifteens have been selected for the local rugby match on the H.K.F.C. ground Happy Valley, at 5.30 pm. on Thursday, Hong Kong Football Club (rugby section) v. H.M.S. "Titania" and attached' Submarines.
Club: H. J. Armstrong: G. P. "Lammert, A. C. I. Bowker, King, Pritchard: "Wales, McKay; Millar, Foster, Akehurst: Treyes, Middleton Smith, Beveridge, Proes, Garrard.
"Titania"-Lt. Duncan (L2); | ER.A. Billinga (L.7); Ltd. Reeven
CLUB MATCHES.
Latest Results Ahead of the Mall.
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Woman
monarchist
The girl's evidence was that she asked accused to marry her.. So deeply had she fallen in love with him that when he informed
AT THE STAR.
***THE WOMAN CONQUERS" TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
To be lited from the certainty her he was already married, she and luxury of life as a society girl asked him to take her as his and plunged into the uncertainty second wife. He agreed and they and strife of life in the snow clad went to the house in Pokfulam.woods of the Hudson Bay country; She had lived only two days with borealis and on the south by bounded on the north by the aurora the accused when another enemies whose least consideration chauffeur, out of jealousy, shat-ie manslaughter, is the experience tered their romance by giving of Katherine MacDonald, as Ninon information to her master.. Le-Compte in "The Woman Con-
Accused who said the girl came quera." to him of her own free will, trading post has its humorous side. Ninon's entrance into the to pleaded that this was his first She and her friends, played by June offence and ask the Magistrate to Elvidge and Bryant Washburn, are forgive him as he was still ain the hands of Lazar, played by young man-24 years of age. Mitchell Lewis, The women are Mr. T.. W. Ainsworth, who pro-bundled into a dog aled to continue
Lt. Prince George, RN, was pre-revolution, but an uproar ensued secuted, said he had been in-the journey. Freddy Van Cort,
when approached the ex-Premier osten-structed to ask that the option played by, Mr. Washburn, tries to follow on skifs, but only tumbles sibly to present a bouquet of roses, of a fine be given. instead of which she resoundingly Magistrate (to accused): Let ingloriously in the snow to the de- light of the natives, It is only and repeatedly smacked his face. this be a lesson to you, you can- when the party reaches its ultimate General Kerensky impassively not pick up stray girls like this. destination that they realize the waved back his friends who sought You are fined $200.
danger of their situstion and from to lay hands on his assailant.
that time on event follows event Rugby to-day was played in Kerensky was later heckled by com-
toward a grand climax. showery weather and the grounds munists in. the gallery and monar were slightly on the heavy side, chists in the stalls but defied both Richmond visited Blackheath and factions in an address bristling were defeated by 17 points to 8. with scorn and Invective-Reuter's
London, March 5.
A fine game was seen in London, Americab Service.......... where Northampton beat the Lon- don Scottish by the narrow margin of 6 points to 3.
The London Welsh proved much superior to the London Irish and won by 2ú points to 3.
A hard and splendidly contested match was seen at Swansen, where the home club just bent Cardit by: 16 points to 13.
TRAIN CRASH.
FOURTEEN KILLED;"MANT
The
MISSION WORK,
ST. ANDREW'S AID FOR L.M.S.
LAST NIGHTS CONCERT.
The all star cast includes Clarissa Salwynne, Boris Karloff and Francis McDonald. Violet Clark, wrote the story for the screen and Tom For man directed the production. It is presented by B. P. Schulberg.
"The Lover" of Camille? This picture is based on Sachs Gultry's great play, "Deburau,” in In spite of the inclement which a pantomime clown loves be- weather there was a large attend-yond his station and wears a grin. ance at St. Andrew's Churching face while his heart is near Hall
(Kowloon) last evening breaking. The death of his "lady when an excellent concert was that on the night of his greatest of the Camelias" affects him so, given in aid of the working party triumph, he falls before an Idolis- of the London Mission Hospital. Ing audience. His son carries on. The success was in large measure for the father and achieves fame due to the organising of Mr. from the very jaws of dienster. Rupert Baldwin.
The
INJURED.
Calcutta, March 14. Rosslyn came to London and de- It is officially reported from feated Guys by 11 points to 3. Bhadrak that the casualties in the Only one point separated Brad train cellson are fourteen killed ford and Stewartonians in a great twenty-three seriously injured and xame at Bradford, where the home twenty-five slightly injured
Monte Blue is the Deburau of the side won by 9 points to 8:
Those contributing to the pro-tale and Marie Pravost plays op- Leicester entertained the Harle-engines of both trains have been
badly damaged.--Reuter,
gramme were Mrs. Lewis Davies Posite as Marie Duplessis. quins and won by 11 points to 3..
(soprano), Mrs. Balean (violin), support is strong and the picture is Playing at home, Coventry defeat-
something out of the ordinary. ed Bedford by 16 points to 6.
An earlier message stated: AMr. R. Baldwin (accompanist),
The first episode. of "The Rider occurred
the and the Rev. Rogers (recitation). of the Plains" will also be shown, On their own ground, Newport collision overcame Plymouth by 1 points Calcutta-Madras express and a Also Dr. R. J. McCandliss, (base. to..8..
goods brain at Bhadrak, 180 miles baritone), of the John Kerr. Hos- WORLD THEATRE. from Calcutta. Nine persons were pital, Canton, and Mr. E. Donni- killed and 20, injured.
thorne's orchestra.
"CLASSIFIED" TO-DAY, AND
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THE VARSITIES.
London, March 5.
In the bantam fenther, light, welter, middle, light-heavy and heavy-weight boxing contests, Cam- bridge defeated Oxford by four matches to three, a similar result to that of last year.
London, March 5.
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In the interval, the Rev. G. E. Lindsay (Vicar): expressed thanks to the singers and those who had helped to make the telescope. You'll find it right over evening "a success and referred your back-fence, or acrose your to other successful efforts that area-way the philosophers: say. the working party had made for Have a look into the home of the this cause. They offered a Comets, on Sixty-sixth street, particular welcome among those As this location is in New York, In the House of Commons, Mr who had contributed to the pre-than there is in the world for fane and it would take more rubber Walter Bridgeman, First Lord of gramme to Dr. McCandles E.R.A. Rhodes (1.19); Et. Turnbull (L.26), L. Charsley (7) Et. do 1 13 minutter than the contributions of the Straits, Hong Hospital which had figured much kindly disposed film producing, con-
the Admiralty, enumerating the who had come from a which is 12 seconds faster than the Kong and the Malay States toward in the newspapers
that far to see, First National, a BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP. Studholme (L19 Lt. Gould (Titania), L. Hodgkinson (L.2),
of late.cern, has made a picture of that the Singapore scheme, said we He would like. Dr. McCandlies cross-section of life as the Comets Lt. Edwards (L3), A.B.
The Cambridge crew are rewing would be very glad to receive fur to know that they thought of him live it and will project it on the Acott (1.2),
ER.A. Macdonald (L.19), well and satisfying their suppor- ther contributions.
In the final of the men's singles un Loadoa (Chears and A.B. West (1.20), E.R.A. Ripping. tera...
and his colleagues during the screen..
of the All-England badminton ton (1.2).
time they were having in carry-
Baba Comet, chie want ad siren championships, J. F. Davlin retain- Referee: Mr. S. J. Jordain...
ing on under extreme difficulty of the classified department of a led the title by defeating Harbot by
two matches to nll. The Vicar also thanked Mr.big newspaper, furnished Corinne Donnithorne for the work he hadGriffith a new type to characterize
For assaulting his step-mother put into the programme and his in this new production, which is a with a hammer, a Chinese was this
Ferber'a constant efforts on behalf of St. Picturization of Edna
morning sent to jail for 14 days by quaintly humorous magazine yarn, Mr. R. B. Lindsell, Andrew's "Classified."
TENNIS TOURNAMENT..
record.
#1
WEEK'S CYCLE RACE.
New York, March 14... The Macnamara. Georgetti Aus- Rain prevented play yesterday trallan-Italian team won the six day In the Hong Kong C.C, annual lawn cycle race, covering 2,340 · 9/10th - tennis tournament. To-day's fix-miles. They were only three tenths tures are:-
'. of a mile ahead of the American Open Singles.-E. C. Fincher v. team. Macnamara, encased in plas Tu Tak-lam.
ter splints, from his waist upwards Open Doubles. Capt. Howard owing to spills, led the feld in the and Capt. Jacobs-Larkcom v. Cheong final-Reuters, American Service Tuck-wing and Hung Huai-chen; Ny Sze-kwong and Ng Sca-cheung' v. Major. C. Willson and G. B 'Sayar.
HOME HOCKEY.
London, March 5.
laughter).-Reuter,
DRY LAW.
NOT A SUCCESS IN FINLAND.
On the occasion of the tenth
In conclusion, the Vicas made Jack Mulhall, Ward Crane,
London, March 5.
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an appeal for books for the uss Edythe Chapman, Charles Murray, There were five cases of notifiable Helsingfors, March 14.
of the soldiers and sailors in George Sidney and others comprise disease in the Colony on Monday, On Berlin anniversary of the enactment of connection with the conversion the supporting casted fat two of enteric fever (typhold) and prohibition, a number of proof the Church, Hall into a Club It is a picture that will remain in the other three of smallpox. All On New York- minent citizens, Judges, clergymen, for them,
the memory against the challenge of cases were Chinese from the city scientists and business men issued
meny "super" productions.
district, excepting one from Kow- loon. One of the small-pox patients is a non-resident.
While at work in Bonham Road On Calcutta- yesterday afternoon a wireman em
1: Wire ployed by the Electric Company Oa domand suffered a fall through the ladder on which he was standing slipping Co Slugspore
a manifesto declaring that prohibi, tion had uttarly, failed and alleging
Club Championship.R M. In the inter-divisional hockey it introduced an atmosphere of Henderson v. Dr. D, J. Valentine. match, the South beat the North hypocrisy and falsehood and was
Handicap Doubles. Dr. J. C. ] by two goals, to one.
undermining the foundations of the community-Beuter. Macgown and M. M. Watson (rec.
In this series of matches the - 15/2) v. HỊ J. Armstrong and 8. M. South have won 28, the North - 4, Garrard (rec. 3/6). J. S. Kennedy and 1 has been drawn, : The South and F. E. Barker (rec. 16) v. H. E have scored 109 goals to their op- Standage v. H. R. Remington (rec.ponents 46, 15/6).
MURDERER SENTENCED.
New Delhi, March 14. Abdul Rashid the murderer of London, March 5, In the Army racquets final, Lt Swami Shradhanand has been sag-
ACCIDENT TO TYLDESLEY.
ARMY RACQUETS FINAL.
London, March ̈6........
E. Tylderley (the Lancashire G. N. Scott-Chad (Coldstreamtenced to death - Reuter. cricket professional now touring Guards) defeated Lt. R. Duch
The West Indies under the Hon. LH. Tennyson) sustained lajuries fua motor accident in Jam"ick, büt they were not sumently serious to affect his cricket,
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