WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1928.
Sport Columns
SOCCER FESTIVAL.
Shield Finals And The
Lai Wah Cup.
MATCH FOR THE M. C. L.
Fixtures Announced By The H.K.F.A. Conncil.
MOTOR CYCLE TRIAL.
KOTEWALL WINS WITHOUT LOSS OF POINTS.
BRITISH MACHINES' SUCCESS.
The result of the motor cycle re- liability trial organised by, the Motor Cycle section of the H.K.V.D.C. is as follows:-1st, J. E. Kotewall (3% h.p. A.J.S.); 2nd, Hong Kong will have a period H. Kew (499 e.c. Rudge Whit- of festive football, which will worth); 3rd, J. Kindness (Norton) bring enthusiasts in their thou-and F. Baker (Triumph)—a tie. sands to see a number of 'import- Kotewall's was a most creditable aat matches which begin on achievement as he came through Saturday week and will last till the checks, secret and otherwise, the first part of April,
with a perfectly clean sheet, and this with the course extending over a hundred miles of road and track and difficult hills. This re-: cord reflects the highest credit on machine and rider alike.
The date for the Shield finals has been chosen. The draw for the Lai Wah Cup has been made, And there will be a charity match in aid of the Hong Kong Women's
HOME SOCCER.
Scottish International Trial Match.
Glasgow, Yesterday. In the trial match for Scol. land's international soccer team, the Seats and Anglu-Scots (ie., Scotsmen in the English League) drew, one goal each.-Reuter.
Guild and Ministering Children's League.
At a meeting of the Council of the Hong Kong Football Associa- tion last night, the following were announced:-
SHIELD FINALS,
April 7, on the H.K.F.C. ground, Happy Valley-
Junior: St. Joseph's College v. Chin- ese Athletic Association Reserves.
Senior: Kowloon Fuotball Club v. Police Recreation Club.
LAI WAH CUP.
March 21, 1st round, on the H.K.F.C. ground:-
Royal Navy v. Civiliana.
Kew lost three points only and Kindness and Baker five each.
The first three competitors win, silver cups and Kotewa!! also wins the Cup confined to members of the Flying Squad, also the Sincere Cup confined to riders of machines under 500 c.c. The Motor Cycle Section Cup is won by Kindness.
The Consolation Prize is won by E., Dewhurst and the Team Prize by E. J. Spradbery, W. Taylor and
British machines.
WEIGHTS OUT.
HANDICAPS FOR THIS SATURDAY.
EXTRA RACE MEETING,
Mr. C. M. S. Alves, the official handicapper, has allotted weights for five races at this Saturday's extra race meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club;
Bengal is at the top, 5 lbs. above another "Eve" pony, Boxing Eve, Details follow:--
Boa Vista Handicap (six furlongs): "A" CLASS.
Winsome Stag San Francisco Comrade
Bengal
lbs. 173
Boxing Eve
168
New Year's Eve
162
San Diego
162
169
159
158
158
16B
155
154
163
Duke of Verona Chemal
Blackstone Hall
Little Sit Tang Charlie (late Berechurch
Hall) Warrington Macao Beauty
Mongolian
THE CHINA MAIL,
LAWN TENNIS.
ANNUAL TOURNAMENT AT H.K.C.C.
YESTERDAY'S 'RESULTS.
500 YEARS AGO.
CONTROL OF PRICES IN LONDON.
"D.O.R.A."
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL." To-day-World Theatre; "Stella
"The
9
MONEY & SHARES.
TO-DAY QUOTATIONS.
On London--
Bank wire
2/-
Bank on demand....... 3- 3/18
Bank 30 day's sight Bank 4 months' sight... 2/ Documentary 4 months' Credit 4 months' sight 2/1%
Bight
2/1
*****... 1245
Dallas."
To-day-Star Theatre; Séveral matches were played yes- terday in the Hong Kong Cricket of the mediaeval Londoner was
A colourful account of the life Unholy Three." Club, annual lawn tennis tourna given by Mr. A. H. Thomas to the Arabian Knights,"
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Two ment. T. Honda (an ex-champion) members of the British Archaeo-
March 15-Dance at the "Cheer. K. T. San (a semi-finalist in had little difficulty in defeating logical Society, in London. There 'O" YM.C.A., 7.30 p.m.
On Paris- Malayan championship). in the food prices in the Fifteenth Cen-"My Best Girl."
the was, it seems, a rigid control of
March 15-17-Queen's Theatre; Credits 4 months' sight 1820
On demand
second round of the open singles tury, and a curtailment of the
March 15-17 World Theatre: On demand
On Berlin- championship.
freedom of the subject which "The Understanding Heart." Yesterday's Results.
would render even "D.O.R.A." March 16-17-Star Theatre; "The On demand
On New York- Open Singles (second round): T..
dumb with envy.
Sap."
401 Life, said the lecturer, was very
Credits 60 days' eight 501 Honda beat K. T. San 6-1, 6-1, 7-5; restricted, and bound about by May Instituto.
March 22-Musicale at Helena Chong Tuck-wing beat V. M. Parliamentary and Civic decrees,
On Bombay. Wire- March 26-Dance given by Club On demand Tregear 6-1, 6-2, 6-3; E. C. Fincher "In fact," he added, "our life to-de Recreio, Kowloon, 9 p.m. bent S.-S. Hussain 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. day is free as the air compared
Handicap Singles "A.": Capt. with that of the mediaeval Lon-Club Lusitano, 7.30 and 9.15 p.m. On demand
March 27-Dinner and Concert at Wire
On Calcutta~~. E. H. Jacoba Larkcom (rec. 4/6 doner." beat R. E. Greensmith (rec: 15/1)
151
Stag
(late
161 151
To-day'sMatches,
.150
150
Open Singles: Ho Ka-lau v. Lim! Peng-chin.
King of the Plains Ukelele
146
146-
Dumfries) .O-Moon... Warlordship Chow Teze Lon
respectively.
To-day-Hong
Sports.
drive
at the
paper)
On Yokohama— On demand
184
13414
134 1944
87
.98
784
104
Nevertheless citizens contrived 6-4, 6-1; Rev. F. P. W. Alexander to be happy enough in their own
On Slopapere- On demand fowe 3/6) beat A. Piercy (rec.way, and prosperity was fairly Club 1st XI v 3/15th Punjabia, On demand
Kong Hockey On Manila- 15/2) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2,
general. Everybody had at least U.S.R.C. ground, 5.16 p.m. Handicap Doubles; A. D. Hum- adequate shelter and some com-
On Shangha phreys and G. R. Sayer (owe 15/1) forts, and there was little short- for ship's life boats ("Trevessa" 30 day's sight (private
To-day-Ninth bi-annual race On demand beat Surg. Lt.-Com... Hursk and age either of necessities or of Trophy) starting at 4 p.m. Dr. J. R. Craig (scr.) 6-2, 6-1. luxuries. This the, lecturer im-
To-day-Whist Mixed Doubles: Mrs. Armstrong puted to the industry of the arti-"Cheer O" Y.M.G.A.. 7 p.m. 151
and G. W. Sewell (owe 15/8) beat ficers and to the fact that no man Mrs. C. Blaker and G. Miskin (owe could attain civic eminence unless of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
March 17-Extra race meeting Gold Leaf, 100 Ane 1/16) 6-4, 6-1.
(per tael) he had worked hard as an appren-Race Course, Happy Valley.
Sovereigns (Bank's tice in his youth.
March 19-23 Billiard matches, Silver (per oz.)
buying rate) ......
9.00 Club Lusitano, 6 p.m.
... 26 7/18 Bar Silver in Hong March 20-R, H., K. Golf Club Handicap Singles "A": J. E. Cleanliness and sanitation were, (Ladies Section) bogey compati- Chinese Copper Cash nom.
Ксая
3% prom Henry (ree. 15/1) v. G. C. Grove of course, in their infancy, with tion, New Course, Fanling. (owe 1/6); R. M. Henderson (owe the result that plagues were fre
Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem March 24-Annual 2/6) v. G. F. H. Bichard (rec. quent and accompanied by high Athletic sports; 4 p.m.
University Rate of Native 1- 2/6).
terest mortality figures. Medical science
7% p.a. Handicap Doubles: L. H. c. relied in the main upon astrology chase (Easter Meeting).
March 31-Fanling, Hunt Steeple-Chinese Sub. Cofn 30% dis. Highet and J. Wilkie (rec, 16) v. and magic, and it would seem
Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. W. A. Nowers and E. D. Lawrence that such sick citizens as escaped
Lammerts Auctions. March 16-Goods & Chattels (rec. 5/6); H. Owen Hughes and the attentions of the quacks were of Mrs. F. K. Cameron of 19, H. R. Remington (owe 3/6) v. Dr. almost sure to receive their death Queen's-road Central, 10 am. G. E. Aubrey and G. W. Sewell blow from the regular practition- (owe 3/6); R. H. B. Hancock anders.
B. S. Rogers. All these also rode Boa Vista Handicap (six furlongs):
£40 RACE HORSE.
ONE OF FAVOURITES FOR GRAND NATIONAL,
A romantic story attaches to Mr. W. B. Ancil's horse Carfax, winner of the Stewards' Handicap Steeple-| chase at Gatwick and one of the favourites for the Grand National, to be run on March 30.
Bred from Drinmore out of Zena, a well-known flat racer, on Lord Greville's estates near Mullingar, in Ireland, he was not broken in until eight years old.
Two years after the war Lord Greville brought Carfax and Car-
April 6, 1st round, on the HI.K.F.C. fax's half-sister, Crazy Jane, over, .ground
Chinese v. The Army.
to England to use them as hunters
April 9, final, on the II.K.F.C. ground:respective winners in first
round.
M.C.L. MATCH.
"
March 31, The Army v. the Rest of the Colony,
The "Best" team has been chosen
by the Council as follows:-
Goal: Clarke (Police);
Backs: Wynne Palice), Bishop | (H.K.F.C.);
"B" CLASS
Iba.
Festivo Eve
162
Dobbin
162
Kom Tong Hali
169
May
159
Duke of Nieblung
158
Damaged Goods (late Four
Horsemen)
Sunning
158 158
Pegasus (late Manor Hal!) 158 Bing Boy
156
Boukra
164
Grey Knight
153
Chaito
152
Tarzan
152
Tarmacadam (late Fame.
Mixed Doubles: Mrs. W. ward and C. W. E. Bishop (ree. 2/6) v. Miss Coppin and A. G. Coppin (rec. 15/4).
Hall)
162
Northern Stag
150
Bright Eve
150
Man of War...
150
BOY PEERS.
Mowgli
148
Meanwhile
148
Castle
145
YOUNG BARON TO BE AN ENGINEER.
with the Bicester. A trainer in the Boa Vista Handicap (six furlongs): New Forest and a trainer
in
Bicester returned Carfax as a use- less horse. He would not suffer a saddle on his back, and was quite untameable.
In despair, Lord,Greville sold him! to Mr. W. B. Ancil, a.neighbouring farmer in Weston-on-the Green, near Oxford for £40.
Mr. . Ancil, Mr. W. B. Ancil's son, took some three years to break)
Halves: Leung Yuk-tong (Ath-Carfax in, and had a collar-bone letic); McKelvie (K.F.C.). Lam broken on three occasions, Yuk-ying (Athletic).
Forwards:
(Athletic).
Carfax subsequently became one Tag Kwai-shing of the most successful steeple. Rochn (Recreio), chasers in England. He is now 12 Gosano (Reerelo), Suen Kam-shun years old. (Athletic), Chan Kwongiu (Ath- letic.
Reserves: Wheeler (Kowloon), McBride (H.K.F.C.).
TO-DAY'S FIXTURES.
Two Lengue matches are down for to-day, kick-off at 4.30 p.m., as follow: 2nd
Batt. K.O.S.B. V. Batt. Queen's Regt., Sookumpao, referee Mr. Barber,
Royal Artillery v. 2nd Batt. Scots Guards, Chatham-road, referee Mr. Baldwin.
garded, so far as he could tell, and always would regard, the princi- pal interest in Rugby football to be club football. (Applause.)
Necessary Evil?
"C" CLASS.
District Coll
Gold Medal..
Easter Day Grey Eyes
Bright Prospect
Astrology.
March 15-At Sales Room, Dud- dell St., a valuable collection of curios, 2.30 p.m.
March 17-At Sales. Room, Dud- dell-st., one Studebaker Motor car (6-seater) and one Cadillac Motor car. (7-seator), noon.
Meetings.
..
THE SHARE MARKET.
Block T.T. on London T.T. on Shanghai
Banks. Hongkang Bank.. Chartered Bank
Lon. Reg. Mercantile A & B,
do.
do.
Hong Kong Stock.
Exchange.
2/-
78%
$1280
$130
121%
$38%
$144
101
C. B. Johnson (owe 3/6) v. Capt. The mind of the mediaeval Lon- E. H. L. Jacobs Larkeom and Capt. doner was incapable of finding B. R. Forater (scr.); W. B. Cornaby any merit in a man who bought and A. Piercy (rec. 2/6) v. T. G. thing cheap and sold it at an Bennett and M. M. Watson (rec, enhanced price, and frequent at 15/1).
tempts were made by Mayoral Wood-Courts to standardise the prices
of commodities.
Labour troubles were not un- known, but in those days any at- tempt at strikes, picketing, or in- timidation always ended in New Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co.. Chins Underwriters. $2.70 2.80 gate. The public opinion of the Ltd., 2, Queen's Bldgs., noon. day had but little use for this sort
London, Feb. 2. The list of peers who are minors in this country has this week been increased, to twenty-nine by the deaths of Lord Haig and Lord Warwick, both of whom have been, succeeded by young'sans.
March 16 Thirty-ninth general meeting, of the H.K. Electric & Co., Ltd., Company's offices, P. & O. Bldg., noon.
March 20-Yearly meeting of the
Bank of East Asia P. & Q. Bank
Canton Insurance Insurances,
$70
$670 Union Insurance ...
3381 Yangtze Insurance ... M.348% North China Insurance T148
$740
$42%
327%
China Fire Insurance $215 of thing, and in nearly every de-members of the Victoria Recreation
March 20-Annual meeting of HK Fire Insurance .. cree, proclamation. Act of Par Club at V.R.C.. 6 p.m.
Shipping. Douglasec***** H.K. Steamboats the words "the public good" meeting of Green Island Cement Indo-Chinas (Pref)
March 21-Thirty-ninth annual H.K. Tugs & Lighters $2.80 figured much.
Co., Ltd., at St. George's Bldg. Shell Transports. 90/
do. (Def.) Chater Rd., noon.
Water-boats
liament, or criminal indictment
FOR INVENTORS.
DEVICES THAT WOULD BRING FORTUNES.
March 26-Fifty-ninth general meeting of Shareholders of the HK. Benguata
$42
b
પ
*
$20%2
lbs.
169
163
162
160
Barley Grass
159
The eldest on the list is Baron Pentland, who will attain his
(late
majority on June 6, 1928. He has
Limestone Hall)
157
only just become "senior minor"
Waichow
156
Sea Front
155
Brown Jug
155
Southern Stag
153
The Haugh
152
Nara Stag (late The
Grouse)
150
Wine Boy (Inte Madeira) 150 Fire Call
150
Skipper
150
Silver Fox .Scooter
150
147
Sea Hawk
Lomond) Siang River Little River
(late Loch
145
145
145
Zia (late Temple Hall)
145
"A" CLASS.
World's Needs.
lbs.
Bengal
173
is certain to be an event of out- standing interest.
Boxing Eve
168
San Diego
104
New Year's Eve Comrade
162
158
Chemal Coos Bay Duke of Verona
158
155
153
Blackstone Hall
-152
Mongolian
Stag
(late
་
A patent teat for a baby's feed-¡D. G. M. Bernard, at Chinese Mer The Marquis Townshend is one ing bottle regulating the flow of chants Club, China-bidg, of the most interesting of the milk. Inventors should hurry Institution of Engineers and Ship-H.K. Telephones
March 30 Annual dinner of the miner peers, because two years on this, because the birth-rate in- ago a threat was revealed to kid dicates that patent babies as well builders, 8 p.m. nap him. Little Lord Towns, as bottles will soon be wanted. hend, who is now nearly twelve A device for producing coppers! years of age, showed promise of one by one with a gloved hand being a keen sportsman when he when wearing an overcoat-May was a small boy.
$2.35' Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., at Mears. Kallan Mining Ad 60/- Jardine, Matheson's offices, noon.
Langkats (Combined). T18% April 14 General meeting of Shanghai Explorations $2
(Single)... T10 members of The Prince's Bldg. & Shanghai Loans Land & Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), Raubs
Tranch Mine■ ...... London, Feb. 1.
Docks, Wharves, peer, for Baron de Clifford be- Inventors and would-be inven-
Godawns, &c. To-day- Rev. Mr. R. T. Venn, H.K. & L. Wharver came twenty-one years of age on tors! Wrap the proverbial wet M.A., Chaplain of H.M.S. "Titania" H.K. & W. Docks January 30. The baby minor peer towels round your brows, hold preaches "The Meaning of Repent Hengke is the Earl of Gainsborough, who your left forefingers to your fore-auce" at St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 New Engineerings
Chine Providenta will not be of age until 1944. heads, and think hard. Fame and p.m. Baron Pentland, who succeeded fortunes await you. There are
Shanghal Docka March 15-Annual Inspection of his father in 1925, is at present 339 things for which the world is Hong Kong Volunteer
Cotton Milla. working out the last few months waiting. Let your brain cells Corps by H.E. Major-General C. C. S'hai Cottons (Old)..
Defence Ewo Cottons
Oriental Cottons of his minority with an engineer-"get buay." Be Edisons.
Luard, C.B., C.M.G., at Murray ing firm in Glasgow...
The first part of your thinking parade ground, 6 p.m.
do. (now).. $81 Premier Duke,
Lands, Hotels & Blogs. is already done for you. We Baron Acton will also attain know what we want. It is "up to" Lusitano for Shanghai Billiardiats, Hongkong Landa
March 15-Reception at Club H.K. & S. Hotels
.... $10 his majority this year-on Decem- you to supply the goods..
And 5.30 pm. ber 15. The Dake of Norfolk and one for 6d. can learn, by buying,
Shanghai Lands March 17-Annual prize dis-Humphreys Estates Viscount Harcourt will both cele-the fascinating booklet "What's tribution at St. Joseph's College, Hongkong Realties brate their twenty-first birthdays Wanted," published by the Insti- by Mra. E. Ralphs.
H.K. Territorials next year. The Duke of Norfolk, tute of Patentees, just the lines
Prince's Buildings the premier duke, with his his on which the inventor cerebellum of the opening of the first section E.K. Tramways
March 18-Inaugural ceremony Public Utilities. toric castle and immense wealth, should work. is one of the most interesting young bachelors in England. His coming-of-age on May 30, 1929,
Mining.
$8.10
$44
6, Des Voeux-road Ctl., noon.
Miscellaneous.
$17/0
$142 $48
n
$6.40 b 6 sa
$184 $4,80
b
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..... $99
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$9.18 b 8.85/9 sa
.... $2.15
11
60
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b
[10/.00
$674 b 08 Ea
$131
$15
$84
$1
of the Macao-Shekki-rond.
March 21-Dinner by Committee Peak Trams (old) Here are some of the world's Chamber of Commerce, to Hon. Mr. China Lights (comb.) $18
and Members of H.K. Chinese Star Forries requirements:
do.
(new)
$12 $0
..
$26.10 b 20% a [264/20 sn
b
364% b 05 sa
do.
(old)
.
$124
da. Macao Electrics H.R. Electrice
(new)
$10
b
$73 b 74 BI $21
$4.65 b & Ra
China Buses
86%
Lady Dorothy Mills, the explorer,
Dumfries)
Cements (comb.)
Singapore Tractions
Industrial. China Sugars Mabon Sagars Canton Ices
11/0
$12%
[12/13 80
151
do. (old)
$27 $4 $12.45 1 12.40 su $10
n
b
Little Sit Tang
151
150
148
147
do United Asbestos
(new) da, H.K. Ropes (old)
$2.10
(new)
39.40 $134 $10
+
145
title in 1921..
Stores, &c. Dairy Farma
145
$21 b 21 $14.10
82
b
32
$3.00
Paris New York. Brussels
London, Yesterday.
124 4.87 27/32 35
$22 $9,60
Miscellaneolls, H.K. Amusementa
$20 $14
25.34 12.125 92,85
B. Ind. G Bands
60%
20.41
Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo
18.175
Vienna Prague Helsingfors Madrid
18.22 18.82 › 34.645
164
Lisbon
Athens Bucharest
Rio
They would hardly dare say at this time that an international] match was a necessary evil. but Kellett Handicap (1 miles): they had always deprecated, so far as possible anything in the nature; of trials or other games to inter- fere with the clubs having their Saturday afternoon's sport. Allud- ing to a remark by the chairman to "last Saturday's debacle," Mr. Smith said it had disturbed the sleep of neither the Scottish play- ers nor the Scottish Committee. They felt that their Welsh friends DEBT TO THE SCHOOLS,
had come
through the time the Scottish Union had after the war, "The Growth of
and were pleased that they were a Game" was the subject of an address deliver going to get a little of the success
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
GROWTH IN SCOTLAND REVIEWED.
ed a few weeks ago in the Y.M.C.A. Scotland had had. (Applause.)
Hall, St. Andrew-street,
Edin-
burgh, by Mr. J. Aikman Smith, a
Mr.
Money Subscribed.
The policy of the Union had al-
U-Un II.
Warrington
Warlordship
Ukelele
King of the Plains
past president, of the Scottish ways been to try, so far as pos- Rugby
Union. Stewart, president of the Edin-their feet, but they must, always Andrew alble, to assist new clubs to get on burgh Y.M.C.A., praeided.
do something for themselves. Not Kellett Handicap (11⁄4 miles):
Giving some idea of the tremen-one penny of the money required dous growth in popularity of for Marrayfield was Rugby football, Mr. Smith recall-the general public. Every penny aeked from ed that at the match played against was subscribed by followers and England at Raeburu Place in 1873upholders of the game of Rugby the gross gate was £119, repre-football. Even now many follow- Benting a crowd of about 2,000 people. If they contrasted, thaters of the game were dying to give; more money, but fortunately the of a year ago, Union did not require it.
their present field at Murrayfield spectators
Alteration of Rules. amounting to 72,000, Mr. Smith
Speaking of demands made for
with the figures when they had in
said they would agree that the ex- the alterations of the rules of the traordinary increase in the game game, he said they would never must be due to something good,
agree to the game being made so fast that it could not be played The schools gave them the game without undue atrain by school- of Rugby football. Whatever took boys. Another thing they would
Debt to Schools.
place, they must never forget the never agree to was the recognition debt they owed to them. While in any way of matches to be play the international match was an ed between schoolboys of different important element in the game, it countries. They did not believe in was not the most important. The the glorification of schoolboys. committee, of which he had the. They did not bolleve boys should honour to be one, governing, the he put in any false position over game in Scotland; had always re- their fellow-schoolboys.
"B" CLASS.
iba.
Dobbin
164
Festive Eva
162
Horsford
160
Kom Tong Hall
159
May
159
Duke of Nieblung
158
Sunning
158
Pegasus (late Manor Hall) 158
Gold Medal
163.
Grey Knight
153
Erstwhile
150
Man of War
150
Northern Stag
150
;
Chatto
149
Tarzan
149
'Mowgli
148
Bright
Prospect Limestone Hall)
(late
145
Sea Front
140
140
Nara Stag (late The
Grouse) MI Southern Stag A 140 Wine Boy (late Madeira) 140
it be added that a device for prostates that her husband has gone The most important minor earl ducing coppers from an empty wandering for four months. Not on the list is Lord Shrewsbury and pocket would be even more appre- having been to China since his soi- Talbot, premier earl on the roll ciated.
diering days he has gone there to
in England and Ireland, who was, A temperance drink that will revisit some of the scenes, born in 1914, and succeeded to the keep. Most temperance drinks
do "keep," however.
An automatic slot machine that will hand out a bottle of liquid re- freshment. after closing time.-
ACTOR READS PART. There is a fortune in this.
MR. HAYDEN COFFIN FILLS SUDDEN VACANCY.
A silent lawn mower.--Subur bia will erect a monument to the man who achieves this.
Science has more complicated The unusual spectacle of a West requirements. A means of con- End actor reading his part from (veying speech direct to paper, a a book was seen at the Little noiseless aeroplane, a cure for Theatre, when "Our Idols" was cancer and consumption, all kinds produced,
of things for motor-cars and wire Before the curtain rose Mr.less and telephones, the transmis Hayden Coffin, who produced the slon of speech by light, a device play, announced that Mr. Edwin to stop ships from rolling, a non- Fraser had been taken suddenly peeling rustless substitute for Il and that he (Mr. Coffin) would nickel plating, a sensitised paper. have to take the part of an for photographs which will print African planter and read it with in colour, a stroboscope (not to a book in his hand.
be confused with the existing "Our Idols," the work of Mr. Strubescope) are all needed. Comber Wiatt, who is new to the West End, is described as a mystery play with a "big iden,” and deals with a faith-healing Capt, the Hon. Michael, and Lady clergyman who reforms an Doreen Knatchbull left England atheist, a hypocritical planter for the Far East on February 8, and from Africa, and a thoughtless old will not return until the beginning lady who owns slums.
of August.
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A party was given in London by Stella Benson, the well-known novelfat.. Mrs. Anderson for such is Stella Benson-in private life- and her husband are infrequent,
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visitors to Londor (says the "China" Express & Telegraph"), for he holds a post in the Chinese Customs vice. They are at present"on" a yoar's leave, and have taken a furnished flat in Cornwall-gardens. As soon as the spring comes thoy are off to Spain' and then to Aus- tria. "Good-bye, Stranger," Stella Benson's latest novel, is one of the three books up for the Femini prize for the best novel of the year.
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