KINGS THEATRE
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Glittering frolicksome farce of a maid who couldn't hang on to money and who couldn't get rid of men.
From the stage hit,
"Good Gracious Annabelle”, by Clare Kummer
with
VICTOR McLAGLEN JEANETTE MocDONALD
ROLAND YOUNG
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THE CHINA MAIL.
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
FULHAM DEFEAT THE BOXING CHALLENGE WALKER CUP TO BE
PALACE.
Convincing Home Win for Cottagers.
WATFORD TAKE POINTS.
London, Yesterday.
The following were the results of the two games played in the South- ern Section of the Third Division of the English League:- Thames
1 Watford Fulham
4 Palace
1
2
0
--Reuter.
ENTRIES FOR KWANTI NEXT SUNDAY.
The Mid-Winter Meeting.
The following are the entries and handicaps for the Mid-Winter meet- ing of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club, to be held at Kwanti this, Sunday, January 24, at 2.15 p.m.
I. The Randwick Plate-A Steeplechase of 12 Miles. For Australian Ponies. Weight for
ACCEPTED.
Aitkey Replies to
Harry Rowles.
PLAYED FOR American Challenge Accepted.
OUIMET RIVAL SKIPPER.
(Reuter's Special Cable)
Los Angeles, Yesterday.
A. B.. Aitkey of H.M.S. Ber- wick, who returned to the Colony this morning with his ship, from duty in Shanghai, has accepted the open challenge issued by All doubts regarding ■ British Harry Rowles (H.M.S. Medway) 'challenge being made
for
the
in the columns of the Sunday Walker Cup, now in America's pos Herald on January 10:
session, were dispelled when the
Rowles is heavyweight cham- Royal and the Ancient Club, St. pion of the Colony, and light Andrew's, accepted America's in- heavyweight champion of the vitation to play the match as usual. China Fleet, 1931, while Aitkey Francis Ouimet is captaining the holds the heavyweight champion- American team. ship of the China Fleet, 1931,
The Hong Kong Boxing Associa-į
tion will stage the bout as their' I can't see a British player win- main event in the February tourna ning the American Open until we ment which is to be held in the narrow up our fairways and force. King's Theatre, the use of which our golfers to acquire a greater has been kindly arranged by Sir degree of ball control. Compared Shou-son Chow. The date of the with these narrow American fair- tournament is provisionally fixed for ways the fairways on
British February 6.
courses look as wide as a 40-acre plot-Archie Compston.
Both Rowles and Aitkoy are clever ringsters, and a good bout can be expected.
Inches as per Scale. Winners of a CLUB TEAM FOR THE
Steeplechase 7 lb. penalty. Griffins!
of 1932 allowed 5 lb.-Caulfield, Fritz, Season Ticket, St. Moritz, The Bustard, Thunderclap.
2. The Kempton Cup-Second Division A Handicap Steeple- chase of 14 Miles. For China Ponles.-Duke of Brittany, 170 lb.; Duke of Milan, 170; Movanagher,, 170; As You Like It, 160; Fanling Stag, 150: White Heather, 160.
3. The Kempton Cup-First Division.-A Handicap Steeple- chase of 1/4 Miles. For China Ponies-Montana, 170 lb.; Christmas Belle, 158; Over-there, 155; Bronze Eyes, 150; Donnabells, 150: Duke of Chantilly, 150; Mar- quis Hall, 150; Piccalilli, 160; Target, 180; The Partridge, 150.
SIM SHIELD.
Return Game Against Army To-morrow,
The return match in the Sim Hockey shield competition between the Hong Kong Hockey Club and the Army will be played on the U.S.R.C. ground to-morrow afternooon, com- mencing at 4.80 p.m.
The Club will be represented by the following:
C. L. Gregory; W. Woodward, J. Rodger; W. A. Reed, A. A. Dand, E. V. Reed; H. Owen Hughes, G. E. R. Divett, C. C. Francis, D. B. Evans, and J. L. Tetley. 4. The "Shires" Cup (Unofficial). China Ponies. Britannic Hall, -Boukra, Bronze Eyes, Country Christmas Belle, Donnabélia, Mon- Club, Demurrer, Donnabella, Diana, tana, Mongolian Stag, Over-there, Duke of Milan, Dunce, Fanling Partridge, Patch, Picalilli, Target. Stag, Fernleaf, Gamester, Grey Tom, White Heather, Wonderful Mouse, Hefty, Loch Sloy, Montana, Stag, Young Pretender. Patch, Piccalili, Purity, Tarborg. Target; The Wind, Winter's Eve.
7. The Ascot Handicap-A Flat Race of 1 Mile. For China Ponies! 5. The Sandown Stakes-A Hur- classified by the Hong Kong Jockey dle Race of 1% Miles. For China Club in ""D'1" and "D2" Classes. To Ponies Subscription Griffins of this be ridden by jockeys who have not Club. Weight for Inches as per won 10 races anywhere at any time. Scale. Winners 10 lb. penalty.--Arctic Eve, Bay of Bellingham II. Anson, Black Maria, Cutex, Ed. Bright Eyes, Bronze Eyes, Celerity, Flywheel, Herga, Loch Ryan, Mel- Country Club, Duke of Normandy rose, Mouche, Overthere, Rubislan. II, Heliotrope Leaf, Movanagher, 6. The Gatewick Handicap.-A Osiria, Silver Key, Sunning, Sanay Hurdle Race of 1 Miles. For Day, Tom Thumb.
RESULT OF ROUSE CUP IN YESTERDAY'S YACHTING
SEVENTH LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP,
The race for the Rouse Cup was sailed yesterday and resulted as follows:---
The course were:-1, Channel Rock (3.): 2, Mark on Line (S.); 3, Kowloon Rocka (S.); 4, Channel Rock (8.). Distance: 7.4 miles.
Position Points
Brace L. Whaler
Hermes Galley
Medway 1st Whaler.
Bruce K. Whaler
40
2 3
-- 87.
Cumberlands Cutter
Cumberlands Gig
Verity Whaler
Cumberlands 2nd Whaler
Hermes Cuttere
Cumberlands 1st Whaler
Medway 2nd Whaler
11
Heralda Whaler ...
12
Wisharts Whaler
18
Maraycons Whaler
D.N.F.
SEVENTH LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Seventh Ladies' Championship resulted as follows:-
The course were:1, Channel Rock (8.); 2; Mark on Line (S.);
8, Kowloon Rock (8.); 4, Channel Rock (S.). Distance: 7.4 miles.
Yacht.
Rolla
Siskin
Diana
Dorothes
Colleen
Yacht
Daphne
Wh Bla
"I Class (Stárted at 8 pm) *
Salled by
Mrs. Sheldon Misa Mackie Mrs. Bingham Miss A Bi
Mina Laerssen
CASTIMES.
4.20.55
Total
Finished Corrected Pan. Pts Pts. 4.24.59420.1840 87 4.15.19 15397:61 4.29.4174.28.314 $4.27.107 74.18.88 70 2 7 86 24272 01 4.19:14 8632)
8.05 pm)
P&E
Our Sports Diary.
ATHLETICS-To-day, Thurs- day and Friday-Volunteer Sports (Heats) at 5.30 p.m.
Saturday Volunteers Sports at the Club de Recreic at 2.30 p.m. GOLF-To-day-Completion of Second Round of R.H.K.G.C. Cap- tain's
Cup;
First Round of Ross Cup (Ladies' Section),
Thursday-Third Round of Taggart Cup (Ladies' Sectimi).
Brat Round of Ladies'
FOOTBALL-TO-HOITOW-IN- Trial at K.F.C. at 4
p.m. Saturday Second Division- Argylls v. University; R.A.0.0. v. Navy;
Club Y. Twelfth Heavy Bat- tery; Borderera v. Kowloon; Chin- ese League-Sung Ching v. Chin-
ese At
Athletic "B" South China
"A" v. Eastern; Yes Woo v. Chin- ese Athletic "A"
HOCKEY Tomorrow Sim Shield- Shed Hong Kong Club v. Army
ground at 4.30 p.m. Thursday-St. Andrew's v. Uni- versity
Friday-Hong Kong Club "A" v. Jate at King's Park at 5 p.m.j St. Andrew's v. Royal Signals.
HUNTING-To-morrow Fan- ling Hont Hounds Meet at Sheungahui at
3.15
p.m.. CRICKET Saturday
--- First Division Indian R.C. Y.
V. Craigen gower C.C. (L.); Navy v . Коя loon C.C. (F.); Civil Service C.C. v. Royal Artillery (F.); Second Division Craigengower C.C. V. Indian R.C. (L.); Kowloon C.C. v. Recreio (L.); University v. Polies R.C. (L.),
RUGBY FOOTBALL-Saturday Probable Interport XV. v. The Rest at Happy Valley at 4 p.m. STEEPLECHASING -Sunday- Fanling Hunt and Race Club Meeting at Kwanti.
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WATER RETURN. All the Reservoirs on Island Below.Level,
The level and storage of water in the reservoirs on January 1, 1932, were as under-
City and Hill District.
1981 28' 8"B 927B
Tylam
Tytam 'Byewash
1882
21 4B 28'10 B
Tytam Intermediate 6' 2B 28' 0"B
Tytam Tuk
we! Chung
Wong Nai
Pokfolum
Aberdeen Lower:
Aberdeen Upper
17 13 16' 0"B
17 8 B 18 4"B
17' 1'B 10 4B
10 88
Note: B. denotes "Below Over flow A. denotes Above Overflow"; L. denotes "Level with Overflow.
Storage in millions and decimals
of gallon
Tytam
Tytum Byewash
Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tak
Wong Nei Chung Pokfulum Aberdeen Upper Aberdeen Lower
Total
811.08 1.18
10011932
212.98 2.18 19496 79.10 1,088.89 $1,042201 11.65 18x6 *#29.94 #48.58 $128.14
1,487.04 1,618.58 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions ast-de- cimals of gallons during the month, of December 1931, 0.75
1081
344.80
881,750
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1932.
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