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PLAY AND PLAYERS.

A LETTER FROM ANDRE DUPRE.

By "Wanderer."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

DUMPED TOBACCO.

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$2,000 WORTH CONFISCATED.

A few days ago, fifty-seven bales of raw tobacco valued at jovor 32,000 were dumped at Yan- nati brenkwater, with the inten-

Prens when the cards are ran-block. jab and get away. King tion of avoiding payment of luty. ning to you and stay away when rashed savagely in the first round, they begin to bite the hand which feeds the kitty, are rules which, generally speaking, are applied to cords. They indicate, of course, that when your luck is in, it's in, and when it's out, it's dead out.

and, as a result, Mr. J. D. Lloy bat Dupre stabbed him off with Superintendent of the Imports and lightning-like left. The blow at Exports Department, made an up- that stage of the game did not have plication for forfeiture at the Cen- much ateam behind it, but it was tral Police Court this morning. followed by a succession of other before Mr. R. E. Lindsell,

He explained that as a result. carefully timed jabs which had

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WIK seized on Monday afternoon, at Yaumati renkwater. putside a wharf. It had appar

ntly been brought in by il big salt-smuggling junk. !ransferred to another juck. Their information was that endea- -Zours were made to sell the te

We have no parallel rules appli-King continually off balance. of information received, the tobne- cable to boxing, the main reason Dupre slipped or blocked, nearly all being that the professional boxer of King's blows, Dupre piled up does not box solely for the pleasure his lead on into the third, when he of winning. At the same time, the really went to work. King wa luck question entera largely into still rushing savagely when Dupre boxing, a case in point being that uneorked his first right cross. of Andre Dupré, Life French macked King on the button and featherweight, who was in Hong- he fell in a heap. He was nearly kong earlier in the year.

out when he arose but managed to Twice he fought in this Colony last the round. Then, to make it End on both rccasions, to return certain it had not been an accident to an old controversy, the referer | all not err on his side of the .argument. He now writes from America stating that after having a few months rost he took his first chance at Wilmington, near Los Angeles, against 让律 American Navy champion. He was in good condition and neither lie nor the spectators could see at the comein sion how the referee could do other than give him the decision. It went the other, way and there was some commotion.

eco in Hongkong without pay ng duty. It was of course, i- inrted without Any statement yeing made by the importing juak, Dupre uncorked a left hook in the int no removal permit was ol fourth which knocked King ontained to transfer it to the small his back in Dupre's corner. again had difficulty in lasting the round.

It appeared that Dupre wa "carrying" King in those twe rounds, to the fifth, by persisten boring ia. King had a shade, but he was nutjabbed, outfought and outmaneuvered

in the

harbour lighter on which it war found. He asked Mr. Linkwell to nake a confiscation order.

Revenue Officer H. V. Pearev unged that the people on the junk told him a big junk came alongside on the evening of December 27th, and put the tabtece on board. The sixth. tobacco was found on a small har- seventh, eighth and ninth. Kine bour lighter, but he had not been made a furious finish in the 'teuthable to trace the other junk, and landed some savage blows but Mr. Lloyd, in the witness box. Dupre speeded up and although he said a man came to him yesterday. lost the round, was unmarked at and said he was a travelling trader, the final bell."

and had arrived at Hengkong by a lacno steamer on the previous night. He did not actually claim the tobacco, but said he was authorised to try and sell it for another person. Witness told him he would have to attend the Court and make an application, but he had not appeared. From what they could learn, the tobacco had been

He encloses a cutting from, the Iral newspaper. which, after adorning the article with a large double column heading in this Dupre loves his letter with a wise, "BOWL, FANS JEER RANK reference to the decisions in DECISION THAT GIVES KING WIN Hongkong, remarking on the ex- FROM DUPUK". gays on to say: traordinary run of bad luck he

"Andre Dupre, French veteran of is getting.

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he official in charge on that oern-in the Colony for some days before

they received their information.

The application was granted, the confiscation order being made.

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more than 350 bouts, carved him- Dupre had fixed up a return sell a niche of esteem and after-fight with King to take place three tion in the hearts of thousands of days after the time of writing. fight followers last night, at the He hopes to thoroughly convince Wilmington Bowl when he handed out a rast impressive whipping to Ritchie King. BB pound ebam-

ARMY TEAM V. NAVY, pion of the Navy. The

The annual charity match in Dupre proved himself to be a great aid

naval and military fighter as well as one of the most abarities, between the Army and crafty ring-masters in the games the Navy is to be played at Sookun- and dealt out such a storm

pon on Friday, New Year's Day. punishment that the Navy char-The kick-at is at four o'clock and pion appeared as a novice in his the hand of the Hawkins will pi

hands. But strangely enough, befure the match and during the while Dupre scored two ku interval. The Army team has downs which had King Le been selected as follows: verge of a kanckout in two sepxir- Anderson (East Surreya); Coo- le rounds, and white Dupre elen-per and Jordan (East Surreys); ly won eight of the ten rounds

Metreaver (Surreys) Sim the referee gave the decision to (R.A.M.C.), Bristowe (Surreys) King,

Charlesworth (Surreys), Pulford (R.A.), Humberstone (Surreys). Markle The decision was superlatively Butler (Surreys) and

worth (Surreya). Lipeswari 1/C angle in which it might be consi-Phillips; and reserves: Mitchell dered. It was a ball-faced parody (Surreys) and McBride (R.C. of of the art of refereeing:

The) crowd, which normally would have favoured King on account of his being a "home boy" and a sterling game fighter, was unanimous in its expression of disapproval and dis-i gust.

DECISION IS UNJUST.

bad and unjust. wrong from sat

"The crowd, amazed and angry

even directed a storm of catcalls of King. That was wrong and ATA-

called for, inasmuch as King had

done his best and could not

blamed for the setion of the third min in the ring, but as King de- parted for his dressing room De inherent sportsmanship which is in

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OUR TELEPHONE CALLS.

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SUBJECT OF MIRTH IN LONDON.

"According to the China Be- press (London), a "smart cor- respondent in Hongkong" writes. that the telephone company here,

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has found it necessary notify that Chinese subscribers! who flirt over the wires with the telephone girls more than threej times will have their numbers cancelled."

This "tit-bit," it appears, has Kowloon Football (lub are play-led to some unpleasant publicity ag a Married v. Single match on in the Home papors at Hong- | kong's expense." The Daily Er- New Year's Morning.

DEMPSEY POSTS A BIG GUARANTEE. press specially commissioned one A Baited Press message from of its mon to get the views of a Los Angeles, dated December London telephono girl, on the 22nd, states that Jack Dempsey subject of flirtations over the decided to "silence his critics once wires, a la Hongkong, and the and forever" by posting $225,000 Observer describes the matter as "a ripple in China's вел of a bonds and cash in a local bank,

troubles." as guarantee that he would engage

championship fight "at some point near Chicago in September 1926,"

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It suggests

# situation absurd that it offers Gilbertian possibilities, and one can hardly wonder at the fun which the Floyd Fitzsimmons, agreed to post of the alleged notification.

The middle western promoter, English newspapers are making the hearts of real Americans similar sum to guarantee Demp- came into play, and the thousands wey's appearance at that time and who the "smart" correspondent But we should like to know

It is.

of fight fans cheered and cheered locality to defend his title. for Dupre. That chased the gloom was only two months ago that the from the unmarked face of Dupre vast who had stood as a man stunned Chicago banks as guarantee that when to saw King's hand raised.

Dempsey would meet Wills in

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were "posted" in

western

COMMUNIST METHODS.

INSULTING LEAFLET TO BRITISH ARMY.

London, Dec. 29. The Army Council has circular

"That decision, however, can in Michigan City, Indiana, but the an- no way be laid at the door of the nouncement was greeted with con- club management, the officials ofsiderable skepticism. which are real sperimen who know in New York and among eastern their business and give the public promoters, Dempsey's dealings a run for its money. The fault with Fitzsimmons and resta solely on the shoulders of the promoters, are. regarded 118 boxing commission, which appoin's maneuvres designed to bring the refordes and assigns them to their former, particularly Tex Rickard, ised all Officers Comma: ding both respective fight clubs. A change around to terms. Therefore, at Home and abroad, attaching a in this case should be made, at neither the half-million poster" copy of a Communist leaflet dis- in Chicago, nor the half-milliontributed to troops throughout Bri- they have just agreed to post, are tain, which it characterises as an "The fight itself was a classic, causing eastern promoters much insult to the moral character, loy- as a demonstration of the art of hit, worry.

once.

FIGHT ES CLASSIC..

AUSTRALIAN

CRICKET.

A. RICHARDSON'S GOOD

New Zealand, 339 and 192 for

seven wickets..

In South Australia's first in- ing, A. Richardson made 77, and

alty and intelligence of the agíny, It requests that the letter be com- municated to all troops.-Reuter.

BRITAIN & ITALY.

Alexander (an eighteen-year-old] AN IMPORTANT MEETING.

SCORING,

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University player) 130. In South

Adelaide, Dec. 20.

Australia's second knock, A. - ·

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Rapallo, Dec. 29. Importance is attached to B

The match between South Aus- chardspn was again a big contri-meeting biewoen Sir Austin Cham- tralia and New Zealand, played butor, making 104.

berlain, who is holidaying here, and Signor Mussolini, who broke here, was drawn. The scores For New Zealand, Lowry made his journey to Rome. Sir Austin were!

123. A. Richardson was success-Chamberlain gave a dinner in South Australia, 351 and 250 for ful in the bowling, taking four honour of the Premier, with whom

five wickets (declared),

he is believed to have discussed. International evonts.-Reuter.

wickets for 41 runs-Rentor.

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