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GOLF.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF. CLUB.

CAPTAIN'S CUP.

Fanling 3rd-5th December."

B. D. Evans, 83-10-68 qualifies,

Other scores::

H. G. Sheldon

S. T. But.......

C. B. Robertson

80-=74 80-11-15 88-12-761

A. C. 1. Bowker... 91-15-70

There were 23 entries.

The Optional Pool was cancelled owing to insufficient entries:

CRICKET.

I.R.C. B. HONG KONG

ELECTRIC CO.

ARMY AND NAVY

AUSTRALIANS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 1927,

SERVICES PACK BEATEN.

WARATAHS SUPERIOR IN ALL

BUT DEFENCE.

Although it happened some time ago, Service men and others" will

"ALIAS THE DEACON."

AN AMERICAN PLAY AT THE

QUEEN'S.

GOOD FUN AND CLEVER: ACTING.

(or OUR FILM CRITIC-)

Alins the Deacon " has been probably be interested in the follow-made from a play which is said to ing account by H. J. Henley in the bave had a great success both in

DEMANDING MONEY WITH THREATS.

SIR G. SCHUSTER'S APPOINTMENT.

A SANITARY "COOLIE'S OFFENCE.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN

A coolis'employed by the Sanitary Department was charged before Mr. RE. Lindsell at the Central

Magistracy yesterday morning with demanding money with threats from bawkers in Cross Street.

Mr. W. D. Owen prosecuted for

INDIA.

TEMPORARY VACANCIES

FILLED.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

ן

THE DEAD SEA CONCES- "SIONS.

U.S. MAILS INCREASE IN

VOLUME.

DEPOSITS NOT ONLY POTASH AERIAL OVERSEAS CARRIAGE

POSITION OF TRANS-JOR-

DANIAN GOVERNMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

BEING CONSIDERED.

(REUTER'S 'ABRICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3th.

The Postmaster-General în, his, Rrosy, December 3th.

unnus report asks for authority to Rrday, Dec. 5th. Questions were again asked' re The Indin Ofice announces that garding the concessions for Dend make four-year contracts for the

Bally Mail of the Waratahs' (Ans- í London and New York. It is in the hawkers, and Mr. Leo d'Almada the King has approved of the p- Sen minerals. Mr. G. Ormsby G e transportation of mails overseas by

tralians) rugger "victory over the service. It was a close game the. score being

Combined Services, 11 pta: MS.

Wales 13.

There was a period at Twicken ham when the Combiner Services appeared to be a hopelissly beaten side..

That period came early in the second half.

When the teams crossed over the Services led by 6 points to three, but the Australians quickly lew head, and at one time led by 13

points to 6.

This friendly cricket match be tween the I.B.C. "B" and the Hong Kong Electric Co. takes place on the former's ground on Saturday, at 3 p.m. sharp.

Then followed a magnificent rally I.R.CM. P. Madar (cupt.)-combined with a certain amount Sirdar Khan, R. Nazarine,

of luck on the part of the Eng Hassan, A. S. Suffiad. A. Rahmin, D. Mohomed, S. A. Hussain, E. Mahinen, who came out of the fray K. Malubhay, U. T. Thad and A. beaten but no dishonoured,

; Butt.

;

Actually the räatch was not sa

defended.

are

under the

many ways typical of American plays or at all events of those

It appeared from the evidence which have crossed the Atlantic. It that the stalls is ns

is "Abie's Irish Rose," a verandahs, and it was alleged that curions mixture of sentiment up the defendant demanded teri cents lift and American humour. The story is in short that Alias the from each of the hawkers threaten. Deneen, a card sharper of pious ing that otherwise the stalls would exterior, befriends a young couple he swamped the following day with whom he meets travelling free in Jeres fluid and water when, they the luggage van of a train. robs Peter to pay Paul and provide came to clean the house.

He

a wedding gift for his protégé, After a number of witnesses had whom he perforce leaves on the evecen called, Mr. d'Almada, whose of their wedding, his skill at poker defence had been that there were having attracted the attention, of the sherif.

aggeration as to the deposits that

nir.

sir

trans-

He says that his department is

immediately overstas ends to inaugurate such a service portation has been demonstrated as practicable and safe. He does not indicate whether

the contracts

would be restricted "to American

vene.

The

ין.

(Under-Secretary for the Colonies) pointinent of Sir George Schuster to be a member of the Executive said that negotiations were proceed- Trans-Jordanian Governments with Council of the Governor-General ing on behalf of the Palestine and of India from September next. Sira view to safeguarding the interests sions which would be granted. Ques George will retain his prescot ap-f those Governments in any conces printment as Financial and con- tion of possible relations with the

in mind. He woud like to point out aviation enterprise. omic adviser to the Coleniul Offee German monopoly would be borne until his departure for India. It is that there had been so much ex- The report shows that over contemplated that before then the task of the East Africa Commission on which Sir George is at present no menaces, said he had been in-serving will be completed. formed that the prosecution had in With the exception of the Deacon, their possession a book containing whom perhaps we are asked to the numbers of the stalls. He asks regard in another light, all the ed for an adjournment of a few villaina are deeply dyed while the minutes in order to consuls the de. virtuous characters are angelic. fendant with the object of bringing But if we accept, this as a stage in a "different plen. This was convention there is much to enjoy granted, his Worship remarking To begin that Mr. d'Almada had an over- whelming case. to answer.

When the Court resumed, Mr. d'Almada said that the defendant now admitted that he did ask for the money, but it was done at the request of other sanitary coolies Counsel asked his Worship to take into consideration the working of the Chinese mind, submitting that there were no menaces.

close as the cores suggest. Most of the attacking was done by the inAlias the Deacon." L.B.C. "B" » QUEEN'S RECT Waratahs, and only magnifernt dewith June Marlow is a very pretty free say the Services from a very bad beating-

This friendly cricket match be tween the LR.C. B and the Queen's Regt. takes place on the former's ground on Sunday at

p.m.

I.R.C.-M. P. Madar (capt.), Sirdar Khan, R, Nazarine, I Hassan, A. S. Suffiad, A. Bahmin, K Mahighoy, U. T. Thad and A. Butt.

It was in the pack that the Australians were the better team far and away the better team. The

little heroine of the simple un sophisticated type which is at pre- sent in demand in Hollywood. Jim. her lover, played by Ralph Graves, is a pleasant burly young man with a. smile, and the prize fight, which earns him money to start married life on the instalment plan, ia excit

A "temporary vacancy in the Executive Council of the Governor- General of India, which will exist from the expiry of the term of office of Sir Basil Blackett in Apri next until the arrival of Sir George Schuster in India, wil under sec tion ninety-two of the Government of India Act be filed by the Governor-General in council who has decided to appoint Mr. McWat ters. It is intended that Sir Bhu- pendra Nath Mitra should tempor

he must enter a word of caution G.$712,000,000 was expended on with regard to them. They were the American postal service hast receipta exceeded not only potash.

In regard to the position of the G.3683,000,000, the defcit being Government in G. 89,000,000 less than the previous Trans-Jordanian the matter the Minister said the year. Trans-Jordanian Government was the Government of a mandatory territory and its life had to be pre- served. He understood the theory wing that the frontier between Pales tine and Trans Jordanian ran some where down the middle of the Dead

Sca.

The parcel post packages to countries increased by foreign

early 11 per cent. in the total weight, which was over 43.000.dop

ba

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

The foreign mails increased by nearly 10 per cent, with American Asked whether negotiations for ships carrying 62 per cent.

Efforts are being made to extend the concession had been undertaken Tullock, Mr. Ormsby Gore replied service to foreign countries, 99 of with Mr. Novomersky and Major the privilege of the special delivery at present receiving that negotiations were proceeding which are with these gentlemen jointly. Mr. articles by means of this service. Novomeysky was an engineer with local experience and also with ex- the separation of perience in mineral salts by evaporation. He department and Mr. McWatters of ing out experiments on the shores the Department of Industries and of the Dead Sea. Labour.

COMMUNIST AGITATORS IN MALAYA. STEPS FOR THEIR

SION.

D. Mohoned, S. A. Risain, E. M. ↑ received the ball from the scrums the Deacon that the greatest burden Mr. Lindsell remarked that it grily take charge of the finances had for some time past been carryMR. HENRY FORD'S OPINION.

H.K. UNIVERSITY PAST AND PRESENT COMBINED

LEAGUE.

Services had no real hooker, nor did. they heel so well no push so strenuously as their opponents. As a consequence the Waratahs backsing and well staged. But it is on

nine times out of ten.

But chanee after. chance wns either thrown away or checked by a gallant piece of tackling.

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The Half-backs were not blame. T. Lawson was as brilliant as usual, and F. W. Meagher took most passes well and did the pioneer The following will represent the work for the three-quarters like a Hong Kong University. Past and long-headed general. Present at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday,threes were well combined, and against the Combined League at passed cleanly. Home ground-

A. A. Rumjahn (capt.). Ng Sze Kwong, A. H. Rumjalin, G. A. V. Hall. S. V. Gittins, F. Zimmern. E. A. Lee, W. Hong Sling, S. Hachiuma, C. W. Lam, and A. P. Guterres.

H.K. UNIVERSITY 2nd XI

CLUB DE RECREIO.

The following will represent the Hong Kong University and XI. against the Club de Recreio on Saturday at 2 p.m. sharp on the Home ground:...

F. Hiptoola fapt.), A. Baker, E. T. Barma, S. Kermani, A., B. Sulic- man, N. P. Kararjia, B. H. Shruter, A. A. Aziz, G. E. Yeah, F. Hoshidi, and A. Chan Fook.

And the

But they had a fatal tendency to bunch upon occasions, and their Eands were not exnetly adhesive. A muffed pass at the eleventh hour cost them several tries. C. H: Towers and E. E. Ford were pro- minent among those on the "Black List for this,

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W. F. Browne Subdued. The Services forwards were not impressive, and even W. F. Browne,

L

* tornado" of a forward by cus-

tom. was for once in a was almost meek and mild. It said murh, then, for the resource of the men behind the scrum that they made so good a business out of a bad jab.

falls. Jean Hersholt in appear. ance and in his acting manages to convey what the author intended. a pleasant rogtie with no morals The Deucan but a kindly heart. is no Chadband. his most sane- timonious airs being enlivened with a twinkling eye, and men and women alike fall under his spel and seem to respect him no less when they discover that his black) coat covers a card sharper's back.

"Alias the Deacon is not the ordinary film: it cannot justly be said to be remarkable, but it is good! fun and a little off the beaten track.

RUBBER SMUGGLING IN STRAITS SETTLEMENT.

A WEEK'S CAPTURES.

The following reports of captures of rubber smugglers have been sup- plied by the Customs Preventive Branch, says the Singapore Free Press

was clear from the evidence that threats had been used to pour Jeyes Auid over the stalls and turn the hose on the owners.

Mr. d'Almada contended that all the defendant had said was that nothing would be done if the how- kers naid ten cents each. He asked his Worship to consider the option of a fine.

The defendant was sentenced to six weeke tard labour.

"

ATLANTIC CROSSING IN

96 HOURS...

TESTS OF A MODEL SHIP.

The group of industralists who are seeking a doar from the United States Shipping Board to enable them to contruct a fleet of steamers capable of crossing the Atlantic in hours have requested a formal hearing before the Board on Nov

ember 18th.

Tests have been made of a 20ft. At 6.30 a.m. on October 25th the model of one of their proposed Peningut, off Pulau Pisang, cap- A. T. Young was at his brilliant, tured a kota containing 27.40 pikuls ships in the experimental basin of of rubber and three Chinese. The the Washington Navy Yard, Naval erratic best. His passos were some..

of these tests that the vessel's would times wild; but he dodged his way men were charged at Kukob before experts calculated from the results through a host of opponents many r. Birse, and fined $6,000 each, or

be able to steam at a speed of 50 times; he was as elisive as quick-six months' r.i. silver. And R. V. Odbert quickly The Kalai, of Muar on November per cent. greater than that of exist discovered that there is such a thing13th, picked up 1.17 pikuls of raising steamers with one-half the fuel and one-third of the crews," The TAIKOO BOWLING GREEN.played up

as the eccentricity of genius and ber floating in the sea.

to Young as though The same boat, off Parit Raja project, which is supported prin- they had been brother warriors at on November 20th, at 8.30 am,ipally by the American Brown sighting a Molny prau sailing west Boveri Corporation, calls for the OFFICIAL CLOSING AND PRIZE half-back since their school days.

The three-quarters, with few op- ward, overhauled it, and found it construction of terr 20,000-ton shipe DISTRIBUTION.

portunities for attack, had needs to contain 18.30 pikuls of smoked with daily express sailings from sarily to concentrate on deferee, sheet. The five Malays on board Montauk Point, Long Island, or

New London, Connecticut, And it was good to see the way in were charged at Muar, before Sheik

moters hope to have the line in which A. R. Aslate and G. V. Abubakar, and fined 83,000 each, or Southampton and Havre. The pro- Palmer 'dashed at the man with the 15 months' r.i.

operation by 1930. ball, collared him low, and complete. ly upset a well-conceived movement.

The official closing and distribu. tion of prizes of the Taikoo Bowling Green for this season will take pinee fon Saturday, the 17th inst., at 3

p.m.

HOME FOOTBALL.

"BRENTFORD. WALSALL.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, December 8th. Playing in the Southern Section of Division 111. of the English Football League to-day, Brentford beat Walsall by 3 goals to 2 goals.

THE DANCE CLUB WIFE.

MODERN TYPES IN A NEW ARNOLD BENNETT PLAY.

Mr. Arnold Bennett's "Flora" was produced for the first time at the Rusholme Repertory Theatre,

Manchester,

This is the story:- Mra Flora Hammylton feels that she is going rusty... She has a hype chondriacal husband, who thinks of her as a perfect housekeeper, and a very modern daughter of 20, who leaves home, at I am. when her father refuses to allow her to be come manageress of an expensive dance club.

Bun Like A Stagi When an opportunity to attack came to the Services backs, thes made the most of it. Especially does this apply to Sir T. G. Devitt

"Ruh like a stag" emotional partisans exclaimed when Devitt got the ball. In actual fact he ran like two stags, with their speed combin.

ed in one,

Another big feature of a match played at a frantic pace was the play of the full-bneks on each side, K. A. Sellar's kicking was magni. feent, and he seeins improve in judgment with every match.

It was Sellar who opened the scoring with a aire-looking penalty kick. Lawton replied with a penalty kick for the Australians, and, as a finish to an interesting first half, Young ran over for the Servicca,

J. Ford and A. J. A. Bowers got "run away tries for the Wara- tahs in the second half, both of which Lawton converted from easy positions.

After that it was the Services turn again. Aalett scored a try to which Young and H, W. V. Stephen son largely contributed, and Sellar placed the goal.

The Pikal, off Parit Bakar on November 18th, captured a kota containing 20.03 pikuls of rubber and one Chinese, who was charged before Sheik Abubakar and fined 85,000 or two years r.i. In this case part of the rubber was jetti soned. Another kota accompany ing the captured vessel managed to jettison & its rubber before the launch could get alongside.

On November 19th the Pikat gulved 71 pikuls of rubber at the mouth of the Muar river.

to

In shipping circles here there is a good deal of scepticism about the project: Quite apart from what are believed to be the mechanical difficulties involved in it, there are difficulties, mainly of which are thought to be insuper- able-Times,

finance,

· NEW DANCE FOR THE WINTER.

KENYA AND UGANDA.

JAPANESE COMMISSION

INVESTIGATING.

the

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

DETROIT, Dec. 3th. Mr. Henry Ford, who is a mem- SUPPRESher-of-the-lichigan-- committee which is trying to bring the 1998 Republican Convention to Detroit, has stated that he is certain Mr. Coolidge will not run again for the Presidency.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Dec. 5th.

using

MAN WHO PARTED WITH. £300.

NO PREFERENCE FOR BRITISH GOODS.

In the House of Commons, Sir Walter de Frece asked whether the [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] ' British Government was aware that BLACK MAGIC IN ENGLAND.

Communist propaganda іл the RrGay, Dec. 5th

Dutch East Indies Was being

by agitatorn The Colonial Under-Secretary stimulated was asked whether he was aware British territory as a base. Could that economic commission suppressive steps be taken t

Mr. Ormsby Gore replied that the appointed by the Japanese Gover ment had recently visited Keaya Malayan authorities were alive to GIPSY WOMAN'S INFLUENCE. and Uganda with the object of the dangers of international Com extending Japanese trade in those munist agitation. He had recently colonies and, having regard to the approved of steps being taken to loan committees of this country, bring local law into line with the whether he will devise measures to law in this country which he be safeguard British export trade to lieved would assist in dealing with Fast Africa against competition of the present difficulties, Japan and other countries.

CABLE WIRELESS.

Mr. Ormsby Gore replied that he was aware of the Japanese Com mission having visited Kenya and Uganda. The British Government ACTION OF CABLE COMPANIES was anxious foster British ex-

POSTPONED. port trade to the territories con- cèrned but it must be borne in mind that it would be, inconsistent with international treaties to extend any preferential treatment to goods of British origin imported into those territories.

PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE.

THROUGH KECTER'S AGENCY. ]

What was described by Mr. Justice Shearman as an amazing story was told at Cornwall Assizes. when Mary Heara, a gipsy, aged 68, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences from Richard Harris Paddy, a gardener, aged 73, of St Mawes, Cornwall, and for pretending to exercise "witch- craft, sorcery, or enchantment."

Mr. J. Pratt, for the prosecu- tion, said the gipsy woman had obtained such an influence over LONDON, Dec. 5th. Paddy that she had secured in all She pretended The following statement by the from him £500. Eastern Telegraph Company signed that the illness from which he was by Sir John Denison Pender (Chair- suffering was due to his being over- man) and Messrs. J. C. Denison looked by the evil eye. In effect, Pender and H. W. Grant (Manag she said she was a white witch and ing Directors) was issued to-day: that she could eure" the black magic

"A meeting was held at our "which was causing the illness. request at the Post Office on Octo To create the right kind of at-

ber 28th to inform the Post Office mosphere."

added Mr. Pratt,

In

THE DOMINIONS POSITION.

of the action the Eastern Asso-"Hearn indulged in a number of diated Cable Companies were about practices which included playing FURTHER DISCUSSION

compass over, his to take as regards wireless com about with a BEFORE ACCEPTANCE. petition. After discussion the Cable head and talking about the planets

Companies undertook to postpone and Venus.

Mental Stress. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] action until the Post Office was able to consult the other Government

She said that if he did not pay RUGBY, December 5th. Departments, and we were assured her more money he would go blind, Asked which of the Dominions are that before the end of the year the become a bed-tier, and die. not in favour of signing the optional Post Office would be in a position this way Paddy parted with prac Clause in relation to the Permanent lo deal with the situation placed tically all his money, and the

The public will Court of International Justice, Mr. before them.

that his employer spoke to hi Locker Lampson replied that the therefore, realise that under the mental strees made him look so ill inst occasion on which this question circumstances we consider that it about it. The consequence was a was the subject of official com will be improper for us to make The Yale, the latest dance, which munication between His Blajesty's any staternent at the present time." visit to the police." was created by Oxford students, Governments in Great Britain and the Dominions was at the Imperial was introduced into. Paris at the Dancing Professors' Union, and, Conference last year. It was then according to experts, will soon be agreed that none of the Govern all the rage at smart dances.

ments represented at the Confer. It was demonstrated by Professorence would take any action in the Pardere and his partner, Mile. direction of acceptance of the com

and

un.pulsory jurisdiction of the Per received Raymondon,

During the week ended November PARIS APPROVES THE YALE, card, Export Duty Officers at Malncen arrested one Malay and one Chinese on charges of removing. rubber during prohibited hours.

A SURREY VIEWPOINT.

WHITE HILL FOR THE PUBLIC.

PARIS.

COMITADJI OUTRAGE, BREAK OUT AT STRUMNITZ.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BELGRADE, Dec. 5th.

HUNGARY AND RUMANIA. COMPROMISE OFFERED IN

DISPUTE..

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Dec. 5th. The Council of the League bare decided, in view of the Hungarian offer of compromise, to adjourn the question of the dispute between Hungary and Rumania until the March session of the Council, pead- ing the result of negotiations be tween the two Governments.

The evidence given at the magia- terial hearing by Paddy, who was too ill. to attend the pro- ceedings, was that he had known the gipsy for 25 years, during which she had been in the habit of Practically all the visiting him.

time she was telling him he was. ill-wished and asking him to pay Eer money to prevent the ill wish.. from falling on him. This had the. effect of making his heart bad, and he became thin and weak.

White Hill. Caterham, Surrey, Las been opened to the public in qualided approval. It was descrihmanent Court without bringing up perpetuity. The bill rises to a ed as a graceful combination of the the matter for further discussion. height of between 750ft to 800ft., foxtrot, tango, and the hesitation, and commands one of the best and after witnessing the exhibition

"Like A Husband!! views in Surrey. In recent years the dancing professors declared considerable

Hearn, a married woman, who building has been that it would soon be popular in

Paris. going on round it, and there was a

said she had been deserted by her The Kinkajou.** danger of it being lost to the pub-

husband in consequence of the case, Other novelties; the kinkajou and " lic. But Sir Benjamin Brodie has

Faid in evidence that she had given part of the ground, and Mr. the rhythmic step, were also demon-

[A Geneva cable of September known Paddy 12 years, and that Harry Lloyd, of Caterham, has pur-strated and approved. The kinkajou

A large takes its name from the animal- A woman and a child were killed, 19th reported: In spite of an he gave her money, sometimes once. chased the remainder. part of the hill was handed over found in Mexico and Central and and several civilians and policemen earnest, and animated conference or twice a month, to support her On one occasion, she added, for the public many years ago, and South America. It is about three wounded in an outrage by comitad between Count Apponyi and M. as he was like a husband to her. the generosity of these two donors icet long and has a long, slender is at Strumbitza. yesterday even Titulesco, of Rumania, and a con now preserves the principal view prehensile tail, with lustrous eyes ing, when a bomb exploded in front eiderable discussion by the Council Paddy gave her £50 for herbs, but point.

and soft woolly brown fur. To dance of a hotel in the centre of the towel of the League, the Rumanian-Hun- she had not tried to cure him in The comitadjis their poured bulgarian dispute has not been settled. any other way. She had never toll Mr. J. F. W. Galbraith, M.P., for the kinkajou one must away the The mother's appeal wina. Then

a sailor lets into the fleeing passers-by Finally it was decided to adjourn fortunes nor had she talked to A police patrol hurried up, and the matter until the next meeting Paddy, whom she described as a He declares his intention of going suddenly, when a white-faced Clare the division, performed the cere- shoulders,tango like to the bad, so that Clare's admira has decided to renounes her happi- mony of declaring the land open manipulating a gangway, and then tion will turn to disgust. Clare ness and telephone Rolla that the for the benefit of the public for change from one foot to the other the coitadjis boked, but ran into of the Council in December. Sir dear old gentleman who was fond

Parisian paradise could only be a ever. The deeds for the convey as though in pain, lifting each foot the arms of another patrol, and Austen Chamberlain, appealing for of her, about

when their capture appeared in a settlement of the dispute, de plancts. pees through the scheme.

commented Mr. Enter Alce Gabriel, owner of ex-dream, Flora relents and tells Clare ance of the land were handed by well off the ground.

The rhythmic step is a more evitable, the comitadjis flung anclared that Hungary had not made pensive hotels, creator of chefs, and

that a little happiness is worth the donors into, the care of the maker, of restaurant wizards. He

great suffering, and pushes her Caterham Urban District Council, boisterous dance taken from the other bomb, severely wounding tea single concession. He hoped the of the case

old German waltz, and resembles a officer in charge, and two gen- dispute would be settled by direct Justice Shearman, "is what induc- an agreement

money." has made Flora into the cleverest through the door to catch the boat who have come to

before December.] train at Waterloo, where Bollo is with the Blechingley Paris Council combination of the Charleston and darmes. After this the miscreants Rumanian-Hungarian negotiations ed the man to part with his

the polka.' dance club manageress in London.

escaped in the fog and darkness. for that purpose. Continued at foot of next column.) waiting.

In the second act Rolio Bring, wealthy man-about-town, who has been separated from his wife for several years, confesses that he has fallen in love with Clare, the daugh-

ter.

They decide on a secret liaison. Flora receives a note from Clare saying that she is going to run away to Paris with Rolls. Flora leaves her club and burries back home to her husband to set her daughter a good example.

Venus and the

The most extraordinary feature