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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, 17th. MAY, 1924.

PRINCE'S FAVOURITE LINER.

"Empress of France" to Go On] World Tour.

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PRVICE OF WALES SAYS GOOD OVE TO CAPT, 1. GRATIAS,

To-day ong of the most interest- ing ships on the Atlantic is tho Empress of Franco," favourite linor of the Prince of Wales when he crosses the "Big Pond" to visit his ranch neur High Rivor, Alberta, Ini Wostorn Canada. During the war she was an armed cruiser of the British Admiralty and was flagship of the Tonth Cruiser Squadron, carrying. at different timos an admiral, vico admiral and a rear- Next year the "Empress of Bombay, Colombo, Singapore Yokohama, Honolulu. admiral. She mountod eight 6- France," leaving New York on Kobe, inch cannon and two 12-poundor-January 27, will for the second Hilo, San Francisco, Balboa,

Havana, anti-aircraft guns, intorcepted time completely encircle the Colon sod

wintor and 15,000 ships and many times on world, steaming about 30,000 the corted convoys of from 14 to 22 miles and returning to New months of 1923 the mado France" ships carrying soldiers from the York via the Panama Canal on. of United Statos to and from the June first. She will devoto four successful

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SPORTS PARS.

Interesting World Items.

Neither E. Myers nor H. Wad- dell are able to go on tour to South Africa. And W. W. Wako- field and G. 8. Conway are not available.

J. A. Mackintosh, the Oxford University captain, is a son of Professor Jumos Mackintosh, of Edinburgh Univorelly.

The Scottish Rugby Union have been asked to contributo seven players to the British toant to visit South Africa. That looks Niko an equal distribution botwoen the four countries-England, Scotland, Froland, and Wales,

The international cross-coun try race at Newcastle may ho abandoned this year. France are objecting to travel so far from London owing to the expenso and should they withdraw, as is prob able, the event is likely to be abandoned.

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The Turks are to take part in the Olympic Games "to holp the development of sport among the younger generation." An Ameri- can coach has been secured, and a sum of about £25,000 is to bo devoted to training and the ox nonse of the team.

Tom Mudeley, the old Selkirk cricket professional. of 1905-6-7, died sono few wooks ago. On one occasion, against Leith Calo. donian, ho secured all ten wickets for 20 runs.

ANOTHER

Some of the

SPOT FOR

TOURISTS. Charms of Alaska Outlined.

"Tho thousand-milo

STR. DAYYSON PUSHING LIGHTER

ON YUKON QUIVER

AN ALASKAN TAXI

HANGING ROCK NEAR CURION ON THE WHITE PASS ROUTE

INDIAN FAMILY

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voyage Alaska is a land of magnificent the last strip of opoa' water""is from Vancouver, British Colum- distances and charms, In order passed. Ketchikan fronts on During E. G. Hayes, the old Surrey bls, to Skagway. Alaska, grown to get a comprehenisve idea of United States water, and a ston spring professional, is to take up his yearly more popular and the this vast country, one should there permits visits to the town's Empress duties shortly as coach to the demand for passages is so heavy spend at least a month there. The stores and a pretty waterfall.2 Lolcestershire County Cricket that the Canadian Pacific, whose first stop after leaving Vancouv- Wrangell, named after a ond around the world Club Major G. 8. Fowke will"Princesses" are the most er, is Alert Bay, a village on time Russian governor, on the

again captain the site.

favoured ships for this trip, is Cormorant Bay. It is famous Stikino River, is worth while short distance its seoing and now having built in England, for its totem poles, for

beyond it the ship ontere two larger and more luxurious population is largely Indian...

Pacific Coast boats for its

After crossing Queen's Char- Wragell Narrows. Juneau, the

Princo lotto Sound,

Ruport, capital, sitting on its billy site, is servico.

im the next attraction, after which The round voyage covers nino Canada's most northerly club have no outstanding lia- days, but most tourists profer to portant port is roached. Botween the passage of Lynn Canal 1s

officers

Groat War. Since the war she months to

and during, oruise has boon thoroughly recondition which the globe-girdlers aboard and crow are thoroughly ex- in navigating tho ed twice and is now an oil burnor will have time to see the world, perienced and so modern that she has ̈visiting~~~Mudoira, Gibraltar, Sevon. Seas. While on WAR

she single bed-utoads

steamed instead of Algiers, Monaco, Naples, Haifa, sorvico berths in many of her rooms. (Palestine), Port Said, Suez, knots.

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266,740

CAFE WISEMAN

Popular Cold

$1.00

Tiffins

Consisting of Roast Beef, Lamb or Poultry,

Salad or Pickles,

Sweets or Cheese.

A European pastrycook has just been engaged and many new Gateaux and delicious pastries are being made daily Customers should, whenever possible, make a point of paying a visit and seeing them.

Bathing and Motoring Picnics Catered for picnic Baskets are provided, specially made for fitting in Cars.

LANE CRAWFORD, LED

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Tho Loicestershire County Cricket Club report a profit of £1137 on last year's work. The

bilities.

Dr. Milne, the old Aberdeon football player, and now of Aston Villa, may play some cricket with Warwickshire during the summer,

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Thomas Bonnar, the, old Mus- selburgh amatour, now golf pro- fessional to Elmira County Club, Now York, is home on holiday in Musselburgh.

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F. Gordon Lowe won the Mon- tono Club's open lawn-toonía tournament einglos. by defeating tho Italian Davis Cup player, H. L. do Morpurgo, by 3 sets to 2. The final of the ladies' singles provided another moating bat- woon Milo. Lenglon and Miss Ryan, and the French champion won 7-5, 6-1.

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The Heart of Midlothian would take some comfort out of their Bcottish Cup defeat in their share of the drawings, which must have amounted to over £800 from the Cup tie. About £3000 out of their | | Cup engagements was not, bad going.

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The figures as regards attend- ance and money at the Scottish Cup ties on a recent Saturday aro puny compared with thogo for the English tics. At the latter close upon 200,000 spectators were present, and the revanuo amounted to over £14,200.

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Goddard is to meet Samson, tho Gorman heavyweight boxer, at-Borlin shortly. Samson is à good name for a fighter. Boxing ls said to be going strongly in- Borlin.

Was thoro" ever, bofore threo pairs of brothers playing in the t same international fifteen 1 Thore. wore the Staphonsons, the Col- lopys, and the Howlite incthe Irish foam last indi

stop over for a later beat, for Prince Rupert, and Ketchikan, made and Skaway reached.

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