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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1927.

OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY.

The longkong Telegraph" offers a prize of $60 to the renders who send in twelve correct fore- casts of tho results of the English and Scottish League matches (to be played on Saturday next, Do cember 31st) set out in the Coupon below. No groal scores required; only forecasts showing wins or draws.

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In the event of no reader fore casting all twelve matches, a prize of $25 will be given to the render who sends in the greatest number of correct forecasts;, and in the event of two or, more réadors send- ing in an equal high number, the prise of $25 will be divided.

The competition is in accordance with the rules published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 29-September, 24.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.

Matches to be played on De- comber 31st:-.

. DIVISION 1.

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Bristol C. Chelsea

Arkenni Birmingham V Bolton W. *

DIVISION IL

Notts County. Reading. DIVISION 111. (SOUTH); ....

Bury, Spurs.

Cardiff;

Brighton.

Watford.

Nelson. Ashington.

Brentford น

V

DIVISION III (NORTH).

Coventry

Accrington

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Bradford C. V

-SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Aberdeen v Queen's Park. Boncss

V Kilmarnock, Motherwell

Clyde.

Name

Address

No. 18

Date

Strike out the teams which you think will loso, but make no marks

LETTER GOLF.

Some climates,,hare sudden chankes, going from Fair.to Warn in most no timo. In. Lettor Golf, however, par is five strokes for the change..

FAIR

WARM

1-The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in por, a given num- ber of strokes. Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three atrokes, COW, HOW, HEW, HIEN.

...

2-You can change only one letter at a time..

3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump.. Slang words and ubbreviations don't count.

The order of letters can- "not be changed.

One solution is printed on Another page of this issue.

"THE LUCKY LADY.”

GRETA NISSEN AT STAR THEATRE.

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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Across.

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11 Sean.

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13 Sprinkled.

16 Uproar.

19 Decoration of barley, with other

ingredients.

20 Dandy.

22 Weariness.

24 King of cherry.

25 Small projecting stump.

20 Twofold.

27 Volennic production used as a

cement.

28 Religion of Mohanimed.

20 For fear that.

31 Female relative.

32 Kind of wild ent.

34 Number.

37 Prostrated.

38 Hot.

41 Advise,

de Belonging to a branch (Bot). 41 Fillet of silk. 45 Balanced,

1 Brightness. 2 Protector.

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The versatility of Greta Nissen, the beautiful Norse actress, is dis, played in "The Lucky Lady." the new picture at the Star Theatre 46 Shell fish allied to a crab. to-day and to-morrow. Miss Nisyen 47 Triplė. · plays three different parts each 48 Sowed. with conspicuous skill. So that) the man she is forced to become: engaged to, will refuse to marry. her, Miss Nissen, presents herself In her most unlovely manner, ddressing in costumes ludicrous in the extreme. Not content with this, she disguises herself, as a beautiful Italian siren and lurus him into a public scandal, mean- while giving her heart to a hand- Featured play- some American..

in respect of matches which youers in "The Lucky Lady" include think will be drawn..

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All claims must reach this office William Collier Jr., Lionel Barry more and Marc MacDermott. The not later than Wednesday follow-settings are excellent, particular- ing the date on which the matches those modelled after the Monte are played. No prize will be

Carlo casino, awarded for which a claim has not been made.,

Before sending in your coupons, mark your forecasts on the dupli cate list given below. Keep your duplicate lists and compare them later with the published results of the matches and if you find that you have eight or more correct send in a claim for the prize

Mark your envelopes "Football",

"TIN HATS"

WORLD THEATRE BRISK COMEDY.

A comedy of the Army of Occu-f

(on the front and write your namepation,Tin Hats." will be the at- (without address) on the back of traction at the World Theatre to- The cavelope.

v. Bury.

-Y, Spurs.

MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT TO US. IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP A RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE FENT IN: Arsenal Birmingham Dolton W. Bristol C. Chelsea Brentford Coventry Accrington Bradford C.. Aberdeen Roness Motherwell

V, Cardiff, Y. Notts County, v. Reading

IV. Brighton,

V.

Watford.

v. Nelson.

V. Ashington..

v. Queen's Park. V. Kilmarnock. v. Clyde.

The Postmaster-General: has Misa Ruth Elder, the American issued a circular to all head post offices and controlling offices to The following have been elected Na Yau-ting, Mak Shiu-chor, Ko Atlantic flyer, is to appear on the

economise stationery by using Lo Yin-lin, Wong variety stage for 100 days in New executive members of the Tung, Leung-wo, Wah Hospital for the coming year. Chung-to, Li Che-cheung, Li Chak York. Washington, Baltimore, and quarto paper instead of foolscap

pondence, Messra Ng Wah, Li Yau-cheung, man and the management of the claewhere at a salary of £200 a paper when dealing with corres Tang Shiu-kin, Lau Shing-chong, Yick On Bank.

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THESE ARE NICE PICTURES BUT NOVE

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PICTURES, FRECKLES?

day and to-morrow. The story written by Edward Sedgwick. concerns the strange activities of three soldier friends, one the son of a rich man, the second a formier ANg robber and the third the en of a St. Louis Dutch brewer. These three roles are portrayed respectively by Conrad Naget, George Cooper and, Bert Roach. Tom O'Brien has the role of a tough sergeant. Claire Windsor plays opposite Nagel as the beautiful Elsa Von Bergen, a titled German girl "Tin Hats" is full of comical incidents with blending of romance.

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The death occurred suddenly on Christmas Eve of the wife of

tonk P. D. Keyser of the Public Works Department. The funeral place yesterday, a number of friends attending the last sad rites. Much husband in his bereavement. sympathy will be extended to the

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NICE-I SUPPOSE THEY'RE YOUR

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Ancestors

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nord.

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pieces of anything.

6 Seized.

7 Parched.

8 Kind of steps.

9 Sorrowful.

14 Large heap. !15 Extol

:17 Tünctivity.

18 Struggled.

20 Long pillow.

21 Combined with air.

23ipal gas pipes.

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30 Four-wheeled wagon running

on rails.

31 Difference in, value between two

monies.

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trict.

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dent life.

36 Skilled.

30 Urgently wanted.

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39 Smallest.

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