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LOCAL SPORT. ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

ADAMSON CUP (1999). Second Qualifying Competition: R. F. Gardiner 83-22-63 qualides

Other scores:-

W. McKay,....... C. A. Grimes....

94-13-78. 109-24-78

SEEK:O GOLF,

son, 43-3-49.

HOOKEY.

THE

MISS O'KEEFE'S PUPILS. DELIGHTFUL DANCING DISPLAY

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19гH, 1926

"AT THE THEATRE. ·

There was a good attendance at the

ing display was given by Miss Daisy Theatre Royal last evening when a danc

O'Keefe's pupila.

The programme was a delightful one, and if there were occasional faults they were such as were scarcely noticeable.

The dressos in all the numbers of the

programme were artistically designed and very pretty.

The following have been selected to re-dresses by the pale blue light which was present the Club against the Army at the deflected on to the stage. Those who S.R.C. at 3.13 p.m. on Monday, ad took part were K. McElderry, R. Lam, February, in the last Shield match of the season P. W. F. Mills. C. H. R.D. Henderson, G. Smith, P. Trevelyan, Oxlade C. L. R. Becher. A. S. Hett, E. A. Mackenzie, M. Gubbay, M. Lane, J. R. Mitchell (captain), Rev. E. W. LEdith Mend, Winnie Henderson and Miss Martio, H. Owen Hughes, W. Woodward, G. P. Lammert, "7. E. Noronha and B. D. O'Keefe, Evans

LEIPZIG WORLD FAIR. INTERESTING FILM AT THE

QUEEN'S THEÁTRE. There was a surprisingly large attend- morning, when Mr. M. Rohn showed a sace at the Queen's Theatre yesterday

six-reel film describing the Leipsig World Fair. Amongst those present were a large number of the Colony's business

men.

The film gave a detailed portrayal of the Fair" from its insipience up to its present dimensions, and statistics given showed that it was a powerful,

.

MEMORIES OF OLD LONDON. MAN WHO SAW THE CHARTISTS

"RAID "THE COMMONS; ·

A romantic story of old London was tive last month, by Mr. Frank Davies, told to an Evening Standard represents

of The Laurels, Cambridge-road, Now Malden. He is 96 years of ago, and is still hale and hearty. He has never been zoriously ill, beyond an attack of Asiatic cholera during the visitation of 1859. to-day was fields and pasturelands dur- A great deal of the London we know ing my early days," said Mr. Davies

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I am probably one of the oldest facing men in England, for my first ac- quaintance with race meetings was at ten years of age, when I accompanied my WELLINGTON & WARD,LTD., father, a whipmaker, to the race-course. In those day race meetings were held near the Old Kent-road and at Peckham and Eltham.

I

BIQ FIGHT RECALLED.

"I soon got acquainted with many of the racing and sporting men of that time. remember the big fight between Sayers and Heenan at Farnborough. The tree near which the fight took place is still to be seen at Farnborough Meadows.

"Heenan really won the fight. Ha had Walsh cut the ropes, and both men tell Sayers on the ropes, but my friend Jimmy out of the ring. Heenan was so annoyed that he gave Walsh a kick which he re- membered for many a day

On Sunday last a nine-hole mixed four- somes competition was played at the Shek-Country Club. The winners were "Mr. and Mrs." Allan Cameron with a score of 43—10-33. The next best card was

The first scene, Weber's, "Enchanted returned by Mrs. Winslow and Mr. Harri-Garden "was one of sheer beauty. Miss international, and possibly a world-wide

Daisy O'Keefe as the enchantress was organisation. particularly good in her dancing. A Fourteen thousand exhibitors and pretty effect was given to the charming 150,000 visitors were prement at the Leipzig Spring Fair of 1995.” Of these 18.000 were foreigners whose attendance testifies to the international, the World Fair character of the justitation. 100 Fair palaces and halla "both in the city and on the Fair exhibition grachdy (of 120,000 sq. metres) guarantee of catra Very delightful, too, Was Greig's ordinary wealth and variety of the ex- "Dutch Dance" performed by Muriel Libits. In several branches their number Gubbay and Dorothy Henderson, The is many times greater than in any of two little girls were natural in movement the other largest world fairs and in and expression, and accomplished their specialized sections it has not been ap- toak effectively, exhibiting all the joy of proximately reached even by special fairs. happy childhood:

The organizing apparatus is supported by century-old and unbroken tradition.

course of avery Fair and business success "I beard-Jenny Lind creating an im for every visitor. It also carries ou "d-

mense sensation by her singing at Covent, vertisement for all interested in every Garden 75 years ago. Then I saw Joey quarter of the globe and that in a way who jumped and tumbled about and talk. Grimaldi, the funniest clown of his time, that no individual firm could ever deed in a most side-splitting fashion. Then and that other fairs" with not so many again old Tom Barry, a favourite clown visitors could not bring to such perfect Ashley's, used to dress up and he tion.

drawn in a big washtub by six swans from Vauxhall Bridge to Westminster.

The Shield will be presented to the

after the match.

Navy (this year's winners) immediately

:

CLUB DRAW WITH R.A. At the U.S.R.C. on Wednesday evening the Hongkong Club and the R.A. drew, the score being one each.

Lammert scored for the Club and "one

i

Winnie Henderson is a very accomplish

of the native ranks scored for theed and graceful dancer, and her perfor. This organization ensures the smooth

Artillery.

The teams were:--

Club.-S. H. Garrod; C. H. R. Oxlade,

C. L. R. Becher; L. P. Ralph, E. J. R. Mitchell (captain), E. F. Stewart; D. Lyon, W. Woodward, G. L. Lammert, J. K. Noronha, G. R. Vallack,

HK.S.R.A.-Sergt. Clark (gonl); Lt. Smith (right back), Capt. Parkes (in side right); other positions alled by

native ranks.

FANLING EUNT.

Saturday, 20th-Hounds will meet at Sheung Shui Police Station at 2:43. p.m.

Sunday, 21st.-Hounds will meet at Lok Ma Chau Crossroads at 11

FOOTBALL.

K.F.C. TEAMS,

'clock.

The following teams have been select ed to represent the Kowloon Football Club to-morrow

1st XI H.M.S. Titanic-Kowloon

ground. Tick-off at 4.30 p.m. (friend Iy) :-Avery; Read and McKelvie: Turner, Sima and Sibley; Taylor, Me Bride, Linaker, Caveille and Waterfeld.

Reserves. Surrey Drums-Kowloon ground. Kick-off at 2.43 p.m. (league) Vickers; Guest and Knight: Street, Brown and Ollier Morris, Spary, Millard, Pasco and Miles Reserve: Eastman.

(THROCOH REUTER'S ADENCY.)

FOOTBALL AT SHANGHAI:

SOUTH CHINA DEFEATS EAST

CHINA

SHANGHAI, February 18th. In a football match at Shanghai to-day South China defeated East China by eight

goals to two.

LADIES' NIGHT.

PLEASANT EVENING AT Y.M.C.A.

tion, was held at the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, last evening, this being the second ladies' night arranged by the social committee of the Y.MC.A.

mance of Chaminade's "Pieretta } Was worthy of an older artiste. Those present were not slow to appreciate this child's remarkable talent."

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Lizst's Hungarian Rhapsodic, No. 2. was performed by G. Smith, M. Netrou soff, F. Dunn, D. Stone, G. Razavet, E. Mead, C. Smith, R. Judah, M. Bryson, K. Bedford, Miss O'Keefe, Garbed in brightly coloured Gypsy attire, each one with a tambourine, they made a very effective scene of care-free gladness and jollity and the varied movements of this dance were done to perfection.

It offers twice annually a survey of the entire German and a considerable part of the foreign-made industry.

"On another occasion I saw Walsh himselt brought home with broken ribs after a fight. In those days they used Bare knuckles, and were not too parti- cular in other ways.

JENNY LIND AND GRIMALDI.

What really happened was that a man rowed ahead in a boat to which the washtub was attached by a long rope, and while Barry lashed the swans with coloured ribbons, the whole lot were really being dragged along by the boat-

man'.

make their ascents in this country. Green, "I saw some of the earliest balloonists for instance, used to go up in his great. Nassau balloon from Vauxhall Gardens. On one occasion he carried a pous' at- tached to the basket of the balloon, and was fined for cruelty.

Leigzig fulfils the primary qualification Tchaikowsky's La Poupec, made of a Fair town, it occupies a central nice scene. D. Henderson was an ideal position easily reached from all sides. In little fairy doll, but. M. Gubbay, as the old days of the coaching roads, in Japanese doll, E. McElderry, Chinese the days of the railway (Leipzig possesses doll, and M. Lane, Arabian doll, were no the largest station in Europe), and now less effective. The make-up of the dolls was in the age of the aeroplanc, Leipzig has also very good. W. Henderson made a always been and still is a traffic centre perfect Golliwog, and the soldier dolls, of the first order. It is also within easy M. Bryson, E. Mend, P. Trevelyan and reach of the most attractive spots in. R. Lam, carried out their parts well.

Central Germany, Dresden, Berliff, and "Nearly seventy years ago I saw the Winnie Henderson and Peggy Trevelyan Weimar, as well as the beautiful moun-Thames on fire. There was an outbreak gave a Coster's Dance, very cleverly, and tains of Central Germany with their at Tooley-street, and the blazing fat fow- Marion Bryson in a solo dance, Irish world-famed spas (Bad Elster, etc.) ed into the water, where it continued in Jig, made a perfect daughter of the

Emerald Isle.

Undoubtedly the most difficult item was the study in eurythmics performed by G. Smith, M. Netrousoff, F. Dunn, R. Razavet, D. Stone, C. Smith, E. Bedford. It was very well done and as the curtain fell after various episodes, the dancers posed with remarkable effect. Here again the dresses were remarkably pretty.

CARNIVAL.

Winnie Henderson and Alison Mat- kensie, garishly garbed and swaying vari- coloured balloons tied to their wrists, entered with spirit into the gaiety of the "Carnival." As they danced streamers thrown down from above, trailed around them, heightening the carnival scene. The little dancers captivated the audience to auch an extent that they had to repeat their performance.

Peggy Trevelyan did well in a difficult solo dance from Chopin.

Valse Triste, one of the most popular of Jean Sebelins' lesser compositions, was performed by Miss O'Keefe. It is a weird and sad thing and the story ex-

During the Fair the normal connections and the special air service of the Deuta are further improved by special trains chen Aero-Lloyd and other six service

firms.

altered the old picture of the town Traffic and trade have completely Formerly the goods fairs were held in the old Handelshöfe," but now they are held in Fair Palace's with their model practical arrangement.

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EXHIBITION OF FAR EAST PRODUCE LIKELY.

Leipzig Fair. for South China and Hong Mr. Rohn is the representative of the kong. He is going to Leipzig in a month or so, and will return in the, Autumn to ing interest in the Commercial pos parry on the work of propaganda, organis sibilities of the Fair.

The Leipzig Fair is a permanent or- ganization, and it is hoped to arrange a permanent exhibition of Far East pro Mace,

THE QUEEN'S THEATRE,

WHEN THE THAMES WAS ON FIRE.

flames for some time.

houses and lasted for nearly three weeks, The fire spread among the wate, until it became quite the fashion to say,

Let us go to the fire.'

Tower of London, Mors tragic still, how. In 1811 I saw the historic fire of the ever, was the fire in the Exeter Theatre in 1680, when Romany Rye' was being played, and nearly 300 lives were lost.

"I remember also seeing the Thames frozen over so that all shipping and im the Thames estuary. I walked across the portant traffic had to be stopped near ice from Bankside, S.E., to Queenhithe.

RAID ON THE CHARTISTS. Chartists at the Angel Webber-street, "I remember a big raid on the

where the police found a number of speare, swords, and other weapons. Kennington Common on April 10th, 1843 "Then there was a big meeting at

hich I saw. The mob, after some red- hot speeches, marched about six abroast, with bands playing on horseback, and accompanied by two vanloads of peti-

.

A very pleasant and enjoyable func-tremely difficult to portray in a dance. Following the successful run of "Chartions. Just as they reached Westminster But to those who know the story, Miss Jey's Aunt at the Queen's Theatre a Bridge on the way to raid Parliament O'Keefe's protrayal was excellent. She picture which resulted in the house being they were met by a body of police, who drove them down Belvedere-road and scattered them."

Mr. Davies has no secret recipe for longevity, but pias his faith on fresh air and a simple diet. He has been a total abstainer for the last sixty years.

The first function of this kind held in January proved so popular and welcome to both sexes that the members decided to hold a ladies' social gathering once every month.

Last evening's social proyed just as delightful as the previous one and there of members of the YMCA, while the very gratifying attendance

was again

fair sex were also well represented.

An excellent programme had been arranged by the social committee includ 1ng songs by Capt. Thompson, Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Robson; and humourous, nam-

bers by Meesra. Grenham and Burrows, Mr. Cooke also provided a pleasing inter lude in the programme with his artistry / contribution.

During the evening light refreshments were served and there was aho a nove. song competition, which proved both entertaining and amusing.

Next Thursday at 8.0 the keenly antic pated Mock Trial will be staged at the European Y.M.C.A., and is sure to prove witty and amusing. The trial is expecte ed to occupy about three hours; hence the reason of the earlier start.

glided and swayed rhythmically and Frowded at practically all performances effectively, and was enthusiastically ap from Sunday, when it opened, until plauded at the conclusion.

Wednesday night, when it concluded--a change in the programme was made yesterday,

A BEAUTIFUL SCENE.

The last two dances, Chopin's Polonaise The feature of the programme present- and Tcharkowsky's Christmas, were ed yesterday, and which will continue undoubtedly the most beautiful of all the until tomorrow (Saturday), is the screen- performances. The artistes were Ming of Larry Semon in The Wizard of Netrousoff, G. Smith, C. Smith, M. Oz" & Blm which makes the impossible Bryson: Messengers, A Mackenzie and possible and has an added attraction of

Henderson; Soloist, Edith Mead being new and novel Fairy God Mother, Winnie Henderson.

Though in the other performances the

D.

so effective an in this last item.

Mrs. S. Minnie sang three songs. She has a beautiful, soprano voice, which it may be hoped will be heard more fre- quently in public:"

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In fact there is nothing but novelty, dresses were charming, in none were they cidents all through it, and, unnecessary which touches the arterial customs of the wonderful surprises and unexpected in London paper: An interesting point A Legal Correspondent writes in a

· A. as it is to add where Larry Bemon 18 Bar is being discussed in legal circles at Mackenzie and D. Henderson were as concerned, it abounds with laughter, the moment. As everybody knows, the uredly two pretty, graceful little mes-provoking situations and contagious hum- main differences between the gown of s sengers. In rhythm and movement M. paper

our. The Wizard of Oz" is a fantastic King's Counsel and the gown of a junior Netrousoff, M. Bryson, E. Mend, and G. fairy tale in the course of which a mean barrister is that the former is made of and C. Smith were perfect, but more old farmer and his niece, who is the silk and the latter of stuff." In ad- Her dancing was indeed delightful. As of Oz where they meet with all manner sel las also one known as a "mourning" effective than any was Winnie Henderson." heroine, are transported to the magic land the white-garbed group danced, confetti of queer and highly diverting adventures.

dition to his silk robe, the King's Coun- was thrown from above, and fell swirling On Sunday that favourite screen actress 50W, made of tougher material, and and twisting around them on the stage. Mae Murray is the star performer in originally intended to be worn only on It could almost be believed that it "was

Mademoiselle Midnight."

occasions indicated by the name. For really snowing.

reseons into which economy largely enters, Writing to a friend in Brisbane, there has grown a fairly common prac tourist describes Bird Island, in the tice of wearing the "mourning" gown Banda Sea approaching Borneo: "A in the High Court and the Court of notice was posted in the saloon stating Appeal, and reserving the morn fragile that the ship would pass Bird Island at silk robe for appearances before thos P. The passengers were all on the august tribunals, the House of Lords and lookout at the appointed time. Tho A note writer in a London paper says: the Privy Council. The attention of the island is a huge.cone rising abruptly out I have heard the title-role in Madame Bar Council has been drawn to this prae of the sea, and is an extinct volcano. Butterfly" sung beautifully, as well tics, and their opinion invited. That As they neared the island they could see most appropriately, by a Japanese prim opinion is non-committal. While, they the lava formations and the old crater denna, but a recital by a Japanese tenor say, the silk gown in the correct wear for The island is inhabited only by sea birds. at the Wigmore Hall was quite a new a King's Counsel in every court, except and the detonatidas, frightened the Tea- Two rockets were Bred from the ship, experience. Mr. Fujiwara--the name is when the Court is in mourning, or when thered inhabitants, who rose into the air Last night's weather report's forecast I can think of would be for the next new the wearing of the mourning gown in the Their fight from the island was a WOD- superbly aristocratic and the only analogy the counsel personally is in mourning with a mighty, Buttering of wings. Sub-Inspector Shannon said that he and remarks by the Royal Observatory English tonor to call himself Mr. Planta High Court and the Court of Appeal bag derful spectacle Millions, apparently, "found on board atin of kerosene which said:

genet mostly sang Italian songs. Though become habitual with many leaders, and of birds of all colours arose and, utterly was wrapped in an old sack, and a The anti-cyclone has strengthened his voice has much of the true tenor po objection is ever made number of people were sitting near the slightly over East China and has weaken-quality, as we of the Weat know it, theo ths layman unhampered by the ignoring the traffic laws of the air, flow package smoking. He emphasised the ed over "Japan. Moderate monsoon may quarter tones which exist in the music of dictates of fashion and usage these may

over the sca in all directions" extreme danger of such carelessness, and be expected along the South East Coast his native land were doubtless respon appear insignificant matters for concern, cited a serious accident which occurred on of China and over the Northern Chinsaible for his tendency to sing rather dat, but in a profession permeated by cus the Nam Hai...

Seagat

His groups of Japanese songs were in tom and tradition, and intensely jealous Defendant was fined $25 and the oil Local forecast-N.E. winds, moderate, teresting, but had obviously been occi- of its privileges, they are by no means was confisented.

dentalized.

considered stuff and nonsense.

DANGEROUS GOODS. DELINQUENT - FINED AT CENTRAL

MAGISTRACT,

At the Central Magistracy yesterday before Major Willson, a Chinese wLS charged with keeping dangerous goods on board the steam taunch Hau Hoi.

The whole programme was delightful and the Theatre Royal should be crowded an Saturday night when another perform- ancé is being given. The proceeds are in aid of Earl Haig's Fund.

fair.

WEATHER REFORT.

My experience is that those who look for trouble can always get It.-BIT. 1. Thomas, M.P.

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