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TO-DAY

(October 1).

30th day of Jemadi al-awal

Entries close for Chiness R.C. Mixed Doubles Championship, 3.30 p.m.

Sport,

25,

V.R.C. Championships, 2.30 p.m. Swimming Gala :— Canton Y.M.C.A, at European Y.M.C.A.,

p.m.

Football:

LONDON LETTER

"inspiring company, their argosy Freighted with successful states manship and the promise of more

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S WAR fields to conquer. As they posed

BOOK

AUTHO

EXPEDIENT

A SPECTACULAR HEVIEW

[BY TOWNSMAN "J

much.

London, Aug. Mr. Lloyd George's article on Ottawa and the interview on the subject which set First Division (Kick off 4.30 published to-day have aroaned ..:-Kowloon South China, widespread interest and vitally: Kowloon ground; Police r St. ingreased the engernres of Free- Joseph's, St. Joseph's ground; R.A. traders to being the counter offe ř. S.W.B., Soukanpoo; Chinese sive to the Proteclinbist attack Athletic Roreio, Club ground; that has overwhelmed so

Second Division (Kick off 3 Mr. Lloyd George, it can be anid, p.m.):Eastern: 1'. St. Joseph's, is at his full resourceful strength St. Joseph's; Kowloon, South and in wonderful it. The China, Kowloon: Ewo Navy, natural curiosity of sil Free-frailers Navy. Happy Valley: Hong Kong about when he will be his place Club R.A., Club.

after the reassembly of the House Third

to take part in the far battle caunot, however, yet be satisfied ne he has not decided nis plane

Division:- S.W.B.

P.

to the cameras off the doorstep No.. 10 they made pleasing piepures, life size; and when they finally emerged, after licka the Govern mantal machine into shape, “the affability of their good-byes waa the best Answer to the political onemies who would rather they were not a happy family.

Tamous Tavern Doomed? Architectural progress; I hear, in threatening another famous tavern in the City of London-the George and Vulture, Heers Steele, Addi- son, Swift, Daniel Defoe, and John Wilkes were regular visitors.

Charles Dickens often slept of the George and Vulture, which is still the meeting-place of the flourishing Pickwick Club. To-day the tavern

midget among the towering uildings of Cornhill, and it is feared that when its present. lease expires it will go for over to make room for still more office.

Authors' Expedient.

A well-known writer and artist tells me that soveral authors are taking the cue from Shaw, Law- routee, and others of publishing only limited edition of their works and making thom available exclusively to subscribers. They frankly aver that this is a better paying proposition than allowing a large number of copies to be

Signals, Sockunpoo, at 5 p.m.; St., Joseph's v. Recreio, Chinese, Happy

lle is now at Churt in the middle Valley, 3 p.m.; Chinese Athletic v University, Chinese, Happy Valley, of his work on his book on the Great War, and I understand that 4.30 p.m.; South China . Radio,.

he is now about half-way through Caroline Hill, 3 p.m.

Cricket-Kowloom C.C. r. Volun- the first volume, which is to take the story up to 1910. It will not Leers at K.C.C., 2 p.m.

Hockey: Mamak Tournament, be a history of the war in the way St. Andrew's Club .H.M.S that Mr. Winston Churchill has Phoenix, B.A.S.C. "Incognito," dealt with the subjectes printed and subsequently depreciat Police . Gernian Club,

Theatres

King's: "Merrily We Go to Hell."

'Queen's "Splinters in the Navy"

Central: Midnight Daddies." Siar: "Chasing Rainbows." Oriental: "A House Divided."

Ten Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dancos at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels and King's

Restaurant,

Tides:-High at 10.00 and 22.05; Low at 3.25 and 18:50,-

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SUNDAY

(October 2).

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I gather, it will deal ngroughly with the chint phies of the word in value by lining their time only as Mr. Lloyd George the second-hand bookshops,

nin

saw thera, and it will be document told that the authoreum-artist is ed by important papers and cor- also finding that publishers are ¡.respondence. The account of the more ready to make a book a better events in the Ministry on the eve artistic production both in quality of the war will be of supreme in- of paper and binding when they

terest-

are assured a set number of sub- Boribora.

The Three Orchestraa.

The further volumes will carry on to the conclusion of the war,

Is was often said during the past but how long afterwards has not [musical season that London coula yet been decided: The first volume a longer provide a public for

thren rival brchestras, and that on is expected to be published next of the three would have to go year. Those nearest to Mr. Lloyd ander. At one time it was positive. George say that he has been, attack-ly announced that the London Symphony Orchestra' and the Phil- ing the enormous labour entailed harmonic were about to solve their 10 this history with all his former difficulties by merging into one vigour and resource of memory organisation. Nothing of the kind, however, has happoned, and we stiu and vision.

have three separate orchestras-the An Historic Photograph.

B.B.C., the London Symphony A photograph in the long room Ordiestra, and the Philharmonic at Churt, where Mr. Lloyd George each flourishing a confident' pros does trost of his work, has been pectus for the coming season, The of much interest to his visitors, last-named body has rejuvenated It shows Lord Oxford and Mr.itself by coming out as the Lon Lloyd George standing side by don Orchestra with an existence of side, with the sunlight making a its own. Moreover, all but one of sort of halo of the abundant hair. its concerts for the Philharmonic with which mature blessed both Bociety are to be conducted by,Sir those statesman. They are in happy Thomas Beecham. mood, both smiling, and standing

in front of them is a little

Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. ¦ girl, 1st day of Jeradi-al-awal

*Symphonic Concert at Peninsula

Hotel, 5.45 p.m.

A

Over the Page."

daughter of Princess That one American comedian, de Bibesc, proud and excited, whom worth two British funny men seam they seem to be following. Under the print in Lord Oxford's hand to be suggested in the spectacular writing are the words, "And a lit revue, "Over the Page," which tle child shall lead them," and opened at the Alhambra last night. beneath that are the signatures of The new production is the revised version of the unfortunate "Fan- both statesmen. The photograph Foatbull: Second Division: was taken by a member of the fare," the principal fault of which Chines? Athletic "

was that it lacked humour. Tau Tai, house party at Sulton Courtney in American Joe Cook was apparently Club, at 4.30 p.m. Third Division: R.A.SC. Taikoo, Bookuopoo,

4.20 p.m.

Sport.

Cricket:-Volunteers. e. Kowloon C.C. at KC.C. at 9 p.m.

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Theatres.

Queen's: "Tarzan the Acemia." King's

Merrily We Go to Hell."

Star Tall England." Contral: "Cock of the Air." Oriental: "Over the Hill.

"Miss Yueng Lan." Taiping: Majestic: Caught Cheating":

rant.

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too subtle for Londoners. The chief event at Churt recently "Over the Page" the funny side- was the great storm, when lightning of the show is in the hands of Billy #ruck Tilford Church, and some Merson and George Gee who are farm buildings in Churt, and the probably sharing the £800 a week killing of a anake about three feet which, I hear, was paid to long on Mr. Lloyd George's farm. Cook, but by no stretch of imagina- It was, however, a grass snake, not tion can it be said that the number a poisonous one, and it had recent of laughs has been doubled. Only ly wallowed n frog. Mr. Lloyd June of the big company of "stars" George's land now runs to about his scored in the revised versian, 200 acres, and he will be able to which, though, undoubtedly, a spec speak with some personal knowled-tacular foast, is still lacking in ge of the effects of Ottawa on the humour. land in England;

Smiles in Downing Street,

Thames Coming Into Its Own,

The all-day Cabinet meeting yes. As I stood on the bank on the terday aroused a good deal of at upper reaches of the Thames this Tes Dance at King's Restaurant; tention, and the hundreds of curi afternoon watching rowing boats, Dinner Dance at King's Restauous sightseers attracted to Down-cances, motor vessels, yachts, and Ing Street were evidently grateful steamship moving up and down-the- for the staging of a large aasem river, an old Londoner remarked blage of the Ministers who have to me that in all his fifty years' been making history. Those who experience he had never seen the had also visited the famous Breet great waterway play to large u during the eractional days of part in the social life of London: August a year ago must have been as it is doing nowadays. In point conscious of the difference in situs of fact, the Thames is just being tion if not in scene. Even the cares discovered by thousands of London- of office, though they always remain; ers who have hitherto gone to the have been halved. The men who seaside or to the Continent for wore wise in time how looked at their week-end vacations.

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