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HOCKEY.

TWO CLUB MATCHES.

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LAWN TENNIS.

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The long-delayed match be tween Hung Huai-shang and D. ́.. Allfres in the first round was played off yes day and resulted in the latter btaining the de- cision by the odd set in five,

Results.

Allfree

Open Singles. --D. J. beat Hung Huai-ebang, -1, 1-6. 6-8, 2-4, 7-5: Ng Sze Kwong beat N. Trambitsky, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.

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FUN IN I IGHTS OUT."

In Lights Out," & rollicking) comedy-drama written around the shanghai, Jupac hectic activities of a certain bigi moring picture studio, now run] ring at the World Theatre, several! well-known comedians ap er ins

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famous in vaudeville for sixteen Swati Bapkok ATTRACTION.

years in his act,. "The New Bell Amy Love works wonders. Certainly Boy," is cast as "High Shine loon, on Thursday, the Hockey Club met the East Surrey's for the it worked them with "Blinky. Joe, a slick crook; Max Ascher second time this season. Straight the her of this evening's big master of comic, make-up, who

it for years sent audiences into Nardakın from the beginning the Clubatrack- Coroner Theatre film, for

S part. & Salenti བྱ ོ་ ed and Woodward succeeded in changed a bashful tenderfoot into by sterics by his ludicrous antics scoring for them. Play was even a dashing tero; though not, be it in Joker comedies, portrays the for a time and then Dyer Ball added, until hehad passed through unsympathetic role of a moving some vastly amusing mishaps. picture producer. Theodore Yon scored another for the Club.

Early in the second half, the Blinks was the son of a cavalry Eltz, whose delicate comedy East Surrey's pressed and in the colonel who had been known as characterizations have been the course of a scramble round the Raw Meat," but his mother bad high-lights of many big produc- Club gual, the ball was put slowly brought him up to be a nice boy. tions, appears as Eggs, a whim- when be wassically humorous scenario writer. through. The Club scored once Consequently more and so did their opponents.drafted to the Mexican border be With such an aggregation of a fast shot from one of the latter became the butt of his rougher comedy stars, and a director. This he Santell, whe received bis gebool going through off the foot of one Army companions.

of the Clab defenders. The Club might have remained until theling for silent drame in two-reel very end but for two events. the comedies, it is no wonder that won by 3 goals to 2.

first extremely unpleasant, though" Lights Out" is the screen which not without its comical side. and critics say it is." the second almost intoxicating in

The Club defence was good and of their forwards Woodward, Dyer Bail and Webster were pro- minent.

CLUB 2ND TEAM BEATEN.

At Sookun poo on the same day. the second teams of the above sides met and in this case victory went to the East Surrey's

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world's Besides being the champion strong man, Peter claims to hold the heavy weight wrestling championship of the 'Orient, having defended his title against all comers, and he issues a challenge to anyone in the Colony for a match.

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stole his horn rimmed spectacles bas increased slightly from supreme indignity and sent Vladivostock to Chefpo and de- The Club defence was sound, him back to the Army post increased slightly from Shanghai

would but in the first half their forwards disgrace. That

to Form sa. It is nearly station- failed to get going properly, meant " finish for him but for ary over Indo-China and the

The management of the Star After some fifteen minutes pily the other event, which was the Philippines.

Theatre is pleased to announce the Surrey's got the ball away kidnapping the Major's

The enticyclone pow appears the forthcoming engagenhint of from a twenty-five bully on the daughter. not less. With love to be central over N.E. Chias. "Peter the Great" for a season of right and Roper scored for them. as the spur, Blinky rose to his Fresh monsoon may be ex- and subsequently Swinton put on chance. Employing all bis des

matines at 6 p.m. another with an excellently plac-pised Boy Scout lore, be tracked pected along the coast and mede-four days commencing Sunday "Peter the Great," whose real ed hard shot across the goal. down the outlaws, acd after s Sea.

name is Peter Limatkin, is known In the second half, the Club most thrilling resuce, returned Hongkong rainfall for the 24s "The Strongest Man in all the LITTLE CHANGE IN WEATHER forwards began to show up better with the Major's daughter in hours ending at 10a.m. to-day. World". He comes here-directi British weather is found by and they took a larger share of triumph..

0.00 inch. Total since January from bis phenomenal success at Sir Richard Gregory to have given the game, but, try as they would, That athletic young cowboy: 1st. 5.59 inches, against an average the Manila Carnival where he so decided indication of progres they could could not score and Hoot Gibeon, plays the part of of 5.81 inches.

thrilled thousands daily with hissive change in bistoric times. on several occasions they had a Blirky and mightily well he does

No useful cycle can be said to be) strength-defying feats." measure of bad luck. So did the it too-comically belpless as the

A thousand dollars reward is established, but a tendency of Surrey's once, for one of their mother's darling, woefully resign-

offered anyone who can perform temperature and rainfall, to vary forwards broke through the Clubed as the much-badgered recruit,

a long list of seemingly impossible in an average period of 35 years backs and passed the Club and exultingly reckless as the

strength tents, among which was worked out some years ago goalkeeper who came out to desparate lover careering over the 1 Formoss Channel

might be mentioned lifting two by Prof. F. Bruckner. Since 1774. save but the shot hit the post cactus-studded desert to rescue and went out.

the girl of his heart.

2 South coast of N.E. winds,men with his little finger, lifting the maximum annual rainfall in five men with one hand, twisting London was 35.54 inches in 1903, between strong,

5,000 YEAR OLD BOAT FOUND.. jis to be mont: to Rochester. H.K. & Lamocks moderating, irontars in a horse-shoe shape and the minimum having been 12.50

A boat which experts believe Museum. It is estimated to be generally

defying twenty men to straighten inches in 1921. Since 1814, the it out. Iron bara hit against his bighest mean temperature for the to be of the Neolithic (later Stone 5,000 years old. It is 11ft. long 'kong to Gap overcast,

arm are said to bend as though 24 hours of Christmas Day was Age) period has been found in and 3. wide, and has been hol- they were made of wax Pro 53.1 deg F. in 1824, and the low-the and at Elmiay Ferry mar-lowed out of the trunk of an oak bably the most sensational and est was 18.6 deg, in 1830, while it shes, near Sittingbourne, Kent, at tree. It was found not far from thrilling feat of all is where he has reached freezing point only a depth of seven fest. It has the banks of the Swale, a tidal lays down on the stage and 23 times in the 100 years. Since been recovered undamaged, and river, allows a seven-passenger Bulck, 1882 no Christmas Day has had a fully loaded, to run across his mean temperature as low as Sz

deg chest

The Club scored once, the ball coming across from the right in

a melee to Rowell who put it cleanly. They played an active through. The Club strove hard game and with rather more ex-3 to equalisse in the last few perience of the nicer points of the

game should do well. minutes, but did not succeed...

Besult: East Surrey Second, 2. Club Second, 1.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

China

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Bome drizzle

The Club backe, Edmonds and 4 Bouth coast of or mist. Dean, were very sound and their

Chins between For the Surrey's, Swinton and halves, among whom Evans was

HL. & Hainan Roper did good work at forward most useful, played a bard and and their defence was distinctly good game, while Meacock was good at getting the ball away the pick of the forwards.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong. Mar. 28.

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