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LONDON TALKS TO SYDNEY.

PEPING ENGINEER

IN."

[UNITED PEES.]

LISTENS

The fending radio expert in Pep. Mr. V. E. Stimpson, an American radio engineer, success, fully listened in upon the ex- periments which connectel London and Sydney, Australia, by wireless telephone.

tween experimental engineers in London and Sydney, two cities Almost as far apart as possible on the surface of the earth.

The engineers working on this ex. periment, it developed, were old as- sociates. The inan ia Sydney talked over old times with his friend in London, their voices coming through the ether with as much clearness as if they had been talking over the telephone in Peping

Then the engineer in Sydney said, Sny Gibbon, my wife is standing beside me here, and is itching to talk to you. Then, Fot, Mr. Stimpson has a short-wave the first time in the history of the Bet, with which he picks up pro-world, a laɖe's voice spoke with grammes and messages sent to and perfect clarity from Sydney to from all parts of the world's sur-London, and was heard as clearly in face. Ho often becomes so fas- Peping. She begged the engineer cinated with his experiments that in London to call up her sister and he stays up all night. While he was give her love, mentioning the tele- idly listening." in one morning be phone number nyd added a few fare dawn, he broke in upon the words about the weather in the wireless telephone conversations be most atural tones.

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LOCAL FOOTBALL.

S. CHINA'S EASY WIN.

The games yesterday resulted as under

Division II,"

S. China "A". S. China "B" 9 H.K.F.C. Res. 4 X.F.C. Res.

KOWLOON FC. RES. v.

H.K.F.C, RES

1.

After waiting twenty minutes the referee blew up the teams in this return fixture on the Railway ground. At the time Kowloon could field nine players only.

* 600 LETTERS IN

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MORE SCHOOL-BOY. HOWLERS.

WOMAN WHO WAITED FOR SOME CHOICE EXAMPLES.

16 YEARS.

Six hundred letters were stated in a breach of promise suit in the King's Bench Division to have been written by Mr. George Charles Drinkwater, of the Broadway, Cricklewood, to Miss Clara Mecks, of Montague-square, W.1.

Mr Drinkwater, a 'post office sorter, conducted his own case, Miss Meeks, a lady's maid who brought the action, was represent-

After a visit. by the HK.F.Cd by Mr. Richard Elwes. the home team took up the attack

Mr. Elwes said Mr. Drinkwater's and Stirling was penalised for oyer-reply to the claim was: "It is quite untrue we were ever engaged. You carrying. From the resulting free repeatedly proposed but I never

Recepted." kick the ball was shot wide. H.K.F.C. opened the through Smith who beat Nicholls from a pass by Wilson.

score

31. Drinkwater and Miss Meeks, said counsel, became friendly in 1013 and kept company" until 1916, when Mr. Drinkwater was called up.

All through the war affectionate Kowloon being handicapped were letters passed, Mr. Drinkwater still having their share of the game using such phrases as "If you and with a little accuracy in shoot-only knew how much I really do ing would have levelled up the love you. I long to have you for. score. A fine shot by Wilson beat my very own.". Nicholls the goalie having no chance to stop the ball which entered the net close to the upright. Half-time: H.K.F.C. 2, Kowloon a

Ring Worm for Ten Years. In 1910 they became engaged and Miss Meeks was given an engage ment ring which, said counsel, she Kowloon forced corner on re. wäre for 10 years. On two or three suming but the flag kick was clear occasions the wedding date was fix- ed. Angus took his position ined, but was postoned. In one case, goal and Kowloon were at full many wedding presents had been strength. Peers seat in a shot from given to Miss Meeks. the wing and Angus clenred. From a free kick just outside the penalty Ares, Puncheon sent in and Wilson handed into goal giving the Club a clear three" goals lead. Hast and Moss changed places and Kowloon scored from a scrimmage in the goal area, Hast beating Stirling.

Almost from the centre kick the hall was in the net at the other end. Peers sent across and foss turned the ball to South who beat Argus with a fast low shot.

There was no further scoring, the H.K.F.C. Reserves closing their season with a victory by four goals

to one.

SOUTH CHINA "A

SOUTH CHINA "B"

2'

In May 1928, however, Miss Meeks received a letter asking her to free her fiance from his pro mises. Mr. Drinkwater wrote that he felt the biggest scoundrel on earth, for he had committed n great wrong.'

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Later, said Mr. Elwes, it was discovered that he had married someone else. Miss Meeks had re- fused another offer of marriage when she felt herself bound, and she had spent £122 on things for the-home.

"Don't Tell Stories,"

Queen Elizabeth rode through Coventry "with nothing on, and Raleigh offered her his cloak.

Finally James the Second gave birth to a son so the people turned him off the throne.

William Pitt considered that he was a very suitable undertaker for the war with France.

Lo Diable was the Christian name. of William the Conqueror's father.

Queen Elizabeth refused to marry

She anybody.

1743 one of the wisest Queens that evor reigned.

Wolsey zayed his life by dying on the way from York to Landen.

Henry VIII married Anberlyn and afterwards said she reminded. him of a Flemish mare.

Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon. He soon grew tired of her and divorced and beheaded her. He next married Anne Boleyn and also beheaded her. He then married Anne of Cleves and be- headed her and so on.

Raleigh. died in James T's reign and started ameking.

The Dauphin was a rare fish that. used to inhabit the Arctic Circle in the middle ages.

Joan of Are was daughter.

a pheasant's

The South Sea Bubble was a scream for lending money to the Government,

Edward III. went to war with France. One reason was that he wanted his revenge on the French because Edgar Wallace had fled there during the Scottish wars.

In India a man in one cask cannot marry a woman in another cask.

Opening of a play writter as literary exercise by a small scholars Scene One. The Couns and Coan- tess are sented in the lounge, Enter. Butler, "Countess, a son has bera born to you."

After a time Alfred defeated Guthrum, the Danish King. et a Ecast.

King John lost all his clothes in the wash and afterwards died of shock.

God tried Abraham by giving him a wife and children.

The spies who brought a report of the City of Jericho said the land was dowing with milk and honey,

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Don't tell stories," replied Miss Mecks

a liar.

At Carline Hill, the "A" team Mr. Drinkwater: I have never won by seven goals to two.

At the interval "A were lead-promised to marry you?--You are ing by a goal to nil Ng Po Laur scored. Kwok, Hon Wah, scored twice for the "B" and Ng Po Lau (9), Pang Chi Sang (2), Lau Kong

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marked Miss Meeks.

Mr. Drinkwater: I am married (Laughter.)

Mr. Justice Swift: Yes, but not to her. (Laughter.) ·

Miss Meeks was awarded £70 damages after the judge had marked that the jury would bably think the married life couple might have had was worth very much.

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(UNITED PRESS.) Berlin's second annual festival season is to be opened on May 23 and run to June 18, but despite the fact that the season is not to be extended this year, as bad been hoped, it will be replete with nurnerous extraordinary dramatic and musical attractions.

Perhaps the most interesting will be the plays to be presented in the various Reinhardt theatres in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Max Reinhardt's debut as a

death: He also elcsed the churches. deaths, and marriages until his

If Bismarck had lived till now be would have been dead more than ten years.

Father says farmers have had a bad harvest this year: He says. most of the farmers will be ruined same as they were last year, and the year before. Father says, when ruin stares a farmer in the face, he stares back and buys a motor-car. He says farming is the only busi niss where you can be ruined every year and make it pay. A farmer once told father he had lost money for twenty years, but father says be must have bad a-of a lot of money to start with. After harvest comes the barvest festival, when the farm- ers take their largest vegetable mar. row to church. Father says, every farmer's ambition is to grow & mar- row so big that he can scoop it out and live in it.

A lifeboatman must possess great conrage, a spirit of self-sacrifice and a waterproof hat. He must not be selfish and grab the hest seats. He should be a sea-dog to his last hair, and should possess a cheery mother, not one who moans and groans, "ds it makes him misérable. Among little things a lifeboatman should not have are wives or a child. Lifehontmen have very red noses be cause they get, the very best fresh air. A lifeboatman should always be prepared to give up his beauty sleep for others.

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To the long list of sports once considered by men as their very own, private, masculine ments, but which now are shared by women, may be added to intri- cate game of billiards; and to the growing list of women champions now can be added the name of Miss Joyes Gardner, pretty, vivacious, trim and nineteen-recently crown ed the first women's champion.

Miss Gardner started playing the game four years ago and liked it. She continued playing to became expert. Recently she met the best women players in England to decide director. Among the guest num- the championship, and she won bers to be given by foreigners will That, briefly, is the history of the be the two concerts of the New new title-holder. She has no regard York Philharmonic orchestra, the for the elderly gentlemen who several appearances listed for Lauri argue that young ladies of nineteen Volpi, the famous tenor of the have no business playing billiards, Scala in Milan, whose singing was especially-professionally, Miss received with marked enthusiasm. Gardner refuses even to discuss the during last year's festival. matter with them. She likes the Another intereating section on the. game, abe wishes to earn her own programme will be the Beethoven. living, and she knows of no cycle to be directed by Wilhelm LOCK CONNECTSAMSTERDAM pleasanter way of earning it than Furtwaengler. The cycle will cover

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