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now find an increased showing orr AN UNPLEASANT. DUTY.- of the stars and stripes on the From His Lady Secretary, oooan highways, and dependence

CRICKET NOTES

THE ARMCHAIR

CRITIC

on foreign vessels has grown Thirty Chinese cases of amall- considerably lass. The step sugpox were notified yesterday, 33 of

which were from Kowloon. gested by Mr. Coolidge is but a⠀ continuation of the policy of

The Vacuum Oil Company has Cricket, turkey and ham. The United Services were no giving American cargoes to the Isaned an artistic wall calendar cricket, plam pudding (two help match for the Club by who, means country's own ships, and employ-bearing pretty studies of attrac-ings) and then orieket. Such is af consistent batting, compiled

tire girls. ment to its Own

Christmas. Everything started the biggest score of the year 413 seafaring nationals.

quietly enough on Saturday when for 7. This was a little too heavy. From the Hongkong Fire In-the Club Avenged their last for the U.8, who were beaten by surance Co., Lee, and the Can-season's defeat at the bands of the lan innings and 203 runs. For ton Insurance Office, Ltd, we University. AsTM a struggle, it the Club, E - B. Rood bowled have received a useful desk cal. was quite a good game. The axtremely well. In the two inn endar.

University were dismissed fairly ings he bowled 17 overs and cheaply, but fought hard and to secured 7 wickets for S4 runs. The silk forwarded from here such good purpose that seven of The only Services batsman who the situation at Home is still far by the Empress of Russia on 29th the Club's wickets had fallen locked at all comfortable was from being composed. There is November arrived in New York

before the winning hit was Hargreaves, who played quite an evidently much speculation going on 23rd December, having been made.

attractive little innings. on with regard to the intentions 24 days in transit. of Mr. Baldwin when Parliamant

Home Politics.

Although the General Election is over, it is clear that politically

This match witnessed the The Varsity match was an

reassembles. Angry feelings have) Messrs. Carroll Brus, are in re- return of Ponsonby-Fane-an amusing fixture and attracted been aroused as a result of Mr. ceipt of a cable from Singapure emotions. While I am all in spectators, each looking very avent I view with mixed quite a crowd of distinguished Kamsay Macdonald alleging that advising them of the following favour of brighter cricket and important and endeavouring to an attempt is being made to dividends--Glenealy Plantations.

wangle the Constitution." Ltd., 5 final. Pantai, Ltd., really enjoy, and. I think, appre convey the impression that he Precisely what the Labour leader finsl

ciate any humour that may had just missed his Blue when he means by this term it is hard

creep into the game, I feel that was there. A familiar figure it to say, because the cables are not. Booking for the Repulse Bay out loss, be dispensed with.

one or two things might, with-, Sir Claudius madefa welcome re- very informative on the point. Carnival, to be held on New To keep wicket without pads But we presume that he has in Year's Eve, has been closed. mind some kind of idea that an This information was received effort is being made to shut the after the advertisement appear Labourites out of office, for. heling on Page 8 had gone to press, goes on to hint that the Baldwin Clovernment has resigned because it hopes to dent Grant sailing from this port The silk shipped per s.s. Presi-

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may be simply great-heartedness physical pain; or, again, it may and supreme disregard for

be just affectation. Also, a player. who stonewalls solidly and only mischance is neither an asset gets an occasional single by an unholy and on November 30 at10 nor an ornament to a team. unprincipled coalition." The in-arrived in New York on Decem ference that overtures are taking ber 24 at 2 a.m.. having been 23 place with a view to an all-calendar days and 16 hours in

transit.

effect

ance between Conservatives and Liberels seems, however, un-i warranted from the outspoken declaration by Mr. Asquith

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We have received copies of ox- U.S. SHIPPING LAWS. against such a fusion. Even if travagantly-worded manifestoes issued by the Citizens' Associa- there were grounds for believing tion of Diplomacy for the Canton that something of this nature were Government with regard to the happening, we do not see what The news published yesterday cause Mr. Ramsay Macdonald Customs question. One of these about President Coolidge's inten-has for the use of intemperate classes of the Powers, and the is addressed to the working

abroad as to the British political There is nothing

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shipping laws of the United Create wrongful impressions. States extended to the Philipsituation. pines is of special concern to this inherently unholy" of "un- H. B. Warner, the celebrated part of the world, besides affect-principled" about a Coalition. English actor who has become a ing the general shipping situäit. It seems to

however much one may dislike filmstar in the States, has a won- that Mr.derful part in "God's Man," the If the regulations now Ramsay Macdonald is betraying strong moral drama that will be operating on the American coast an undue anxiety to get into shown to-night at the Grand office. He mar bare bis chance Theatre. To-morrow. Anita be introduced in the Philippines, one day, but that time is evidently Stewart appears in the big" SPF." it will mean a check on some of not yet. Maybe when he has melodrams Yellow Typhoon", the foreign ships, calling at tried his hand at governing he and Buster Keaton is also in the Manila and other ports, and we will begin to realise that it is far programme with "The Boat." cannot help wondering whether easier to criticise than to rule.

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appearance, and depite-er everything, bowled really well. At one stage of the game it was all Broker's Alley to a farthing on Oxford, but the game swung round to quite a close thing, the Dark Blues winning by a narrow margin,

These mid-week matches are an

To complete the indictment, I excellent institution; but they will include groups taken at the happen to know that my have one or two disadvantages. weddings of Major A. L. Cruick- University eleven resent the During the Oxford and Cambridge ... · shank and Miss 1. M. Garden, suggestion that Ramjahn should match quite a number of other We bad something to say aand of Mr. J. D. Kinnaird and be deposed and an older man wise. respectable business men through the French rendering of little time age regarding the Miss A. J. McMillan; as well as take his place. A. A. Rumjaho found it neccessary to go round it as the bille Jones. more famili-presence of professional beggars pictures of inter-University is a very fine little sportsman, to the Bank with amazing arly referred to by seafarers as on Battery Path, and since then cricket club teams and of H.M.S. and an excellent captain to boot. frequency. Some of them took

have been glad to note that most Despatch prize Bill Jones") caused a great of the old hands at the game have team. Besides other illustrations, age does not necessarily imply the Cricket Club being an easy rifle-shooting He may be only a youngster, but surprisingly devious routes, "via, deal of controversy and much disappeared from this locality, our Motoring Supplement will wisdom-quite the reverse in favourite. talk of retaliation by other muri. But a little fresh group of juvenile contain a photograph of the Roll some cases. Anyway, if it's Away with this sham! Let us time nations. Nevertheless, the mendicants has now taken to the Royce car supplied by the Hong-a question of claims to captaincy, make a clean breast of it and ask business a little further up well kong Hotel Motor Garage to the what about Quick? And that's for a day off in which to bury American Government in intro- within the Cathedral compound. son of the Governor General of that ducing its coastal shipping laws This group comprises Eve little the Philippines, taken outside the was merely following a precedent boys and girls, the former being Manila Hotel.

countries

set, if we mistake not, by such as Japan and Australia. From restrictions permitting only American vessels to trade be

they beat to attract the atten- equipped with tom-toms which

tion of passers-by- They are well versed in their job, which they carry out with due and

proper" ceremonial, kow-tows be-

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S TEAMS.

the poor old lady.

HOLIDAY GOLF.

THE CHRISTMAS COMPETITIONS.

ween American, ports, it is now ing a speciality with them. What

The Christmas golf competitions resulted as follows:- sough; to have the ban extended is more, they are most persistent,

Tombstone Competition. Won by Mr. H.P. Winslow who "died”. so as also to confine trading and they follow pedestrians well The following will represent at the edge of the wood, 50 yards short of the 19th-hole. The between the United States and the out into Garden Road, clamour Sacred Heart Football Club against runner-up was Mr. J. P. Warren who reached the 18th. green.

ing for cumshaws. They have University on Saturday at 2.30

Mixed Foursomes Competition. There was a good entry and Philippines to American ships. been at this spot for about two p.m. on the St. Joseph's ground the following were the best scores returned: The late President Harding is re-weeks now, and every evening F. Cruz; Yuen Shiu-chun. A. Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Ross... corded as having refused to issue home-goers. This kind of thing B. A Hyder, Chan Kum-yau, Mrs. Fitzroy Williams & Mr. E.

they are

there waiting for Jackson (Capt.); G., Mohamed. Col. & Mrs. B. A. Hill...

Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Stewart the necessary proclamation for this ought not to be tolerated. The M. Y. Adal, Shuen Kam-shun, Mr. Lindsell & Mr. Claxton extension because he feared it Chinese police in the vicinity Cheong Kam-shuo, Te Kam Mr. & Mrs. N. L. Smith

Lam might conflict with a number of appear to take no notice of these fook.

Wing-chup. youngsters whatever. Can't some-serve: Tam Kong-ling.

Mrs. Hornell & Mr. T. G. Bennett existing international treaties to thing be done to clear our streets.

The following will represent Mr. H. Humphreys & Mr. J. Hooper which the United States Govern- at least in the heart of the city, the Club Reserves in their 2nd Mrs. Piercy & R. V. Sewell... ment is, a party, but apparently of young nuisances of this type? Division League match with the Mr. & Mrs. C. C. Stark it is now considered that no such conflicting interests would be created:

The whole point of the matter

CORONET THEATRE.

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Club de Recreio on the Club

Special Medal Round-Won by Mr. R. A. Camidge with a very Ground, kick-off 2.30 pm: W. creditable score of 78 less 4-74 nett. Barr, H. T. Burton, J. Lyon: A. Two Club Competition-H. R. Bockland (scr.) 86 and H. U. Ferguson, E. W. Railton (Capt.) Ireland 90 (minus 4, equals 86 nett) tied. S. H. Garrod: P. B. Bell, J.

Bogey PooL-R. L. Moncrieff 5 up.. (Douglas, A. Roberts, J. Gardner,

G. T. May. Reserves A. F. Paul - and R."W. Williamson,

is contained in the statement that it is understood both the

DANGEROUS BUSINESS."

Senate Commerce Committee

The following will represent Sunny Constance Talmadge is

HER ONLY (REDRESS. at the

the Club 1st XI in their 1st All summer he had been play-

THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER,

The International Congress for Coronet to-day in a Division League match with ing golf, leaving his faithful wife fighting Cancer, in deciding that and the Shipping Board now comedy of very piquent incident, HM.S. Ambrose, on the Club at home-a golf widow. But now the disease is neither contagions rezard the American shipping called "Dangerous Business," facilities as being suficient for Miss Talmadge's name has be- Hutchison, C. E. Bishop, J. Mc-he had come back to the bosom of known causes of the disease were Ground, kick-off 4 P. R. the golfing season had ended and nor hereditary, said that the the new policy. The United kind of part, as she possesses the,. R. McPheil; W. Stewart, as he entered the door. The ites, and sometimes X-rays- come famous in this particular Gabbin; G. Watson, J. Stewart, his family, Silence greeted him intoxicants, irritante, and paras States mercantile marine has for rare faculty of carrying off a S. Forsyth (Capt.) H. G. Howard, faithful wife was not there. Persons handing compositions long been of remarkably small delicate situation with aplomb. proportions for a country of such Kenneth Harlan plays the

S.D. Begg, G. Angus.

Searching the empty rooms, he which contain arsenic were Hable The following have been found a note pinned to the parlor to the ailment vast size and huge resources, so male principal in the film. He selected to represent the Kowloon lamp shade. It road. I have that American goods have been gives a convincingly natural re-F. C. in their 1st Division League learned Mah Jongz That was diameter will be eclipsed, in carried in foreign ships, chiefly Presentation of the good young match versus Diomede" on the all-but it was enough." My England, but the most inte

man who finally adopts drastic Navy "B" ground on Saturday, gosh!" he cried A Mah Jongg fact about the phenome British. This has naturally not methods to stop his sweetheart's 29th, kick-off 4 p.m.-C. Stewart; widower!"

the Niagara Falls are been a pleasing thought for the trifling. Only when be goes in J. Morton, TL Knight; 8. Bibley, A WONDROUS SIGHT.

central line of the eclipse. for Administration, whose efforts to succeed in making the gul take A Duncan, A. Latham, Cing arrangements, for observing Falls in winter are t

cave-man stuff" does he J. McKelvie, B. Pasco; K. Mason, Astronomers are already, mak- totality of two min run e. Government fleet have, him seriously. A good all-round Millard, J. Muir Reserve the sclipes of the sun on January lifetime, and with Fincident tally, become a matter of cast appear in support.

24;1925) Nine-tenths of the sun's will be the sight of the

J. Leonard. -

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