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THE DAVIS CUP DRAW.

BRITAIN PAIRED WITH ARGENTINE,

BYE FOR CHIN

Paris, Feb 3, The complete draw for the Davis Cup Competition is as follows:

Europcar Zone: 1st

Australia v. Italy.. Rumania v. Belgium, Germany; v. Gracco. Chill v. Spain. Jugo-Slavia v. Finland, Argentina v. Britain. - Hungary v. Norway, Ireland v. Holland. Poland v. Denmark Philippines v. Austria. Bauth Africa v. Sweden.

2nd Round

SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY 4, 1928.

DAME CLARA BUTT IN MADRAS MOB OUT OF

THE EAST

HAND.

(Continued from Page 1)

HOCKEY: SHIELD:

MAY VISIT CHINA AND JAPAN. Dame Clara Butt, the noted singer, has recently been staying nete." at Government House, Rangoon,. The disturbance grew utono Letuny and lost for the third time,

In the course of a tour in the

East.

Dame Clara Butt came out for a holiday. She is not getting it. That is not to say that she is fail- ing, to enjoy, herself on the con- Round.trary-but merely indicates that

India v. Switzerland, Portugal v. New Zealand, Czecho-Slovakia v. winners

South Africa & Sweden. American Zone: lat Round. Cuba y. Japan, . United States y. Mexico.

ANOTHER NAVAL VICTORY.

The R.A.F. played their third match in the Sim Hockey Shield compoti- North Calcutta with fixed biyolon when they met the Navy on the lafter's ground at King's Park yes- the Navy winning by three goals to one. This victory, na will be scen date, places the sailora two points from the following tablo corrected to ahead at the top with only one more

rame to play against the Club;

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time and several students were ar- rested while others were sent to hospital with various Injuries. Reuter.

Navy

Hostile Demonstrations.

a great singer's determination not

Calcatta, Jan. 3.

Army Hartal demonstrators in South Club to sing is only a matter to be overcome when that singer is Calcutta threw brickbats at the R.A.E. good-hearted and the public an- tramears and, buses, smashing the xlous not only to snatch a musical windows. Four armoured cars are treat but to rendor tribute, patrolling the streets,""

In Calcutta Dame Clara Butt gave three concerts and then sang at the Cathedral there- grace ful ket by which the Kalimpone Homes' benefitted:

"When I started from England," Said Dame Glarn to a Press re- presentative, didn't mean to sing anywhere at all. But others of thought differently, and there you

2nd Round Canada v. winners of Cuba & Japan. China v. winners of U.S. & Mexico,

-Reuter.

WARATAHS LEAVE FOR CANADA.

ROUSING SEND-OFF BY ENGLISH RUGBYITES.

are,"

Dame Clara has no stock stories but to a Preasman she related quite a funny incident that had occurred only a few hours pro viously on her ship's arrival in Rangoon River.

"I was half asleep in my cabin," aald Dame Clara, "and trying to |get quite asleep, when nvoice came Ance fyerarrms please. Pardon,' I said.

Ance fyerarıms?"

Madrns, Feb. 3. Most of the business houses are closed and busch and ricshus are idle in accordance with the pro- clamation of hartal on the arrival of the Simon Commission in India After being stoned the police fired on the rioters, killing one and wounding fivo.--Router.

Commission Arrives.

Bombay, Feb. 3.

ir

·P. L. D. F...

The Navy have already defeated the Club to the tune of six goals to noth- ing and it seems very probable, pro- viding there is no great change in form, that the sailors will finish with ten points to their

credit

The two remaining games" to played by the soldiers are both against the RAF. and, although these tennis have not yet met, present form, seems to indicate that the soldiers stand which will place them on a lavel with n' good chance of securing full points the Navy.

In this event the two teams will play a declding match.

The Club and the R.A.F. are now definitely out of the running, as the The Simon Commission has ar- former can only now total six polnis rived on route to Delhi. Many if both the remaining two fixtures while the RAF, by winning shops, colleges and. business asso-ard won,

three Axtures, can olations are participating in the their

coupling

similar figure hartal. A procession of 360. Na- Yesterday's game was one of missed tionalists, clad in white and carry chances. The R.A.F. showed better ing black flags and banners, in- form than they have hitherto display. scribed with watchwords like, ed and the Navy have largely to thank "You are not wanted," "You are first rate exhibition of goal keeping not, welcome" and "Down with by Lieut. Commndr. Bell for keeping score down Lieut. British Imperialism," proceeded to Commdr, Brown and Flight Lieut. is the matter, I asked.

the pier and afterwards marched

Hope also pl

a prominent part in Please, madamy have you got through the streets.

the defence, while Sergt. Chambers, a gun, “ 'No, and a jolly good job The Nationalist procession head-in goal for the Air Force, also put it is for you that I haven't." ed by Shaukat Ali marched up to the up in remarkably fine display.

Dame Clara Butt was so grati-entrance of the pier early in the Neither set of forwards showed fied to find that the official thus addressed saw the fun and laugh- ed heartily. This, she said to herself, must be a country with a sense of humour.

"Still I didn't understand. What

But that was not all. The gun- secker, pursuing the weary round of futy, lighted upon Miss Wade.

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morning and found the way barred by Police who forced it back. It then walted outside the dock until the commissioners came out after breakfast four hours later.

Kamb saw the

scoring form and the halves of both London, Feb. 3.

teams were often unsteady.

The Aral part of the The New South Wales Rugby football team, known 718 the

Navy pressing and in the first quar- ter of an hour Lieut. Sladen scored Waratahs, having completed their

two without reply. Towards the end tour in this country left Tedoling-

of the first half Flying Oleor A Lon to-day, to embark at Liverpool

"Simon Go Back."

buthnot get through for the Air Force. for Canada. They had a rousing

The processionists, numbering send-off from a large crowd of "I haven't got a gun," said that.

The second half saw reversal of

a English Rugby footballers, includ charming lady and don't you dla-350 were clad in white and carried treties the airmen showing improved ing Admiral Rayds, the President turb No. 14. Dame. Clara Butt's black flags and banners inscribed form and pressing the naval defence of the Rugby Union and Mr. C. C:{cabin.)

"Simon Go Back," "No Representa-hard. Chances were missed by hath Wakefield the old English Captain..) "No," answered the officer, "Ion No Commission," "Unwanted, sides however and there was a good

They

marched den of wild hitting. Both goal keep- Unwelcome:" -British Wirelena,

certainly will not-again.

Dame Clard was to leave Ran- through the streets with motors are responded in fine style to the many

shots they had to deal oon for Madras, Darjeeling, carrying the "national ang," and within the last ten minutes, from a Agra, Delhi, and. possibly Peaha-halted outside the shops which breakaway, Lieut. Sladen put on a were continuing trade calling out hird for the Navy. Just before the "Then," said the singer, "I want "shut your shop it is hartal." and Lieut. Dale failed for the R.A.F. when only a few yards from goal with to see something of the Far East

Sir John Simon has issued a clear shot. and we must see China and Japan.statement in which he anys that Besides, I've an interest in Japan. The following will represent the want to see the new Columbia Hongkong Hockey Club against works in Tokyo and possibly pro- the Navy In the Sim Shield match duce Home

records for them at the U.S.R.C. ground at 5.30 p.m. there." Wednesday:-W. J.

LOCAL HOCKEY.

2

CLUB TEAM AGAINST NAVY.,

Lockhart

Smith: J. E. Henry, D. Lyon;

war.

Gardner, A. A. Dand (capt.), L. M. HAMBURG' THEATRE.

5. Lloyd; G. B. Supper, W. Wood-

ward, F. G. Wheeler, B. W. Samp-] son and T. Whitley. Reserves:- R. K. Valentine and A. C. Prit- chard.

EUROPEAN BOXING.

FRENCH CHAMPION WINS OVER GERMAN.

ART AS LANK BETWEEN NATIONS.

they are deeply impressed with the responsibility of their task. The Commission will shortly Issue 2 statement in regards to the pro- posed procedure, which should en- Lirely dissipate suspicions.

The Commission later left forf Delhi-Reuter.

Penang's Poppy Day for 1027 vielded $23,672, as compared with $12,864 in the year 1926.

New York, Jan. 4-All metro- volitan records for deaths, from alcohol were beaten last year, ac The Statutory Commission to ording to statistics issued by enquire into.the working of Indian the Department of Health, which reforms is composed of Sir John show that "bootleg" liquor killed Simon (Chairman), Viscount Burn-770 people in, New York. The ham, Lord Stratheons, Hon, Ed-previous record was 687, which ward Cadogan, Mr. N. Hartshorn, was reached in New York in 1916, Colonel Lane Fox and Major All-when public-houses were open and

The recent frat-night perform ance, of the opera The Sunken Bell" in the Hamburger Stadttheg-tree.] tre must be regarded as an import- ant event in the musical world. Tho Italian composer, Signor Ottorino Respighi, has taken upon Paris, Jan. 26. himself the difficult task of setting The French champion, Mancart, to music Gerald Hauptmann's in a bout for bantam-weight hon-legendary drama of like namd, ours, beat the German representa- and even though he has perhans tive, Friedmann, who was dis-not always been able to do full qualified for repented fouls-justice to the delicate touch of Indo-pucif.

CORRESPONDENCE.

idealism pervading. Hauptmann's works in the musical themes in- troduced by him, the Italian genius for musical expression ican nevertheless be traced through- out the compositioni 1+*+

opera

The staging of the new THE BOXING TOURNAMENT. was in the capable hands of Mr.

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[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

Leopold Sachse, the stage mana- gor, whilat Mr. Werner Wolff conducted the orchestra. Thanks to the excellent way these two gentlemen carried out their re- spective duties, a good many of Sir,-Owing to a misunderstanding the more sentimental parla gained between the Association and Messrs.n great deal in realism. Moutria & Co. Ltd., the public have Mr. Wolff, had re-translated th's been informed at the Booking Offee Italian text into the original Ger- that the rat fon rows of the stalls ot --23

the Lee Theatre are priced at 86, in-man. The performance drew an enormous audience, and bath Sig-

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like munner the seats for which 83 The evoning proved a social have been paid may be tidjusted as to event of the first order, the au position in the Theatre, either by com-dience including, among others, munication with Mesars. Moutric & the Italian Consul in Hamburg Co. Ltd. or at the Theatre on Satur-and the Italian Ambassador In day evening. Yours etc.,

Germany who had specially come from Berlin. A telegram of, con- gratulation received

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Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Boxing Association.

P.SA copy of this letter has been Mussolini showed that in Italy Bent to Messre, Moutrle & Co. Ltd. also much Interest is being taken for their information.

in the first performance of this work.

TROTSKY'S "EXILE. EMBRACED BY YOUNG MEN

In an assult case at Letterkenny (Co. Donegal) a solicitor said he wanted to show the sort of com- pany a witness was in the habit of Parle, Jan. 20, keeping: Mr. Justice Walsh: Oh, According to the carrespondent that does not matter. I was at of the Corriere della Sera at Mos one time in close association with cow M. Trotsky has passed Tasha man who was to be hanged for kent (Turkestad) on his way to the murder of a woman. He was exile, being always kept under one of my best friends when I was strlet military, "uard. "An

in Derry Prison, Despite the police, crowde approach the waggons and uttor imprecations against the present regime in Russia At one point, a number of young men embraced

A Trotsky--Indo-pacifi,

TO-DAY.

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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of fogni share quotations issued to-day:

Banks

Hongkong Bank, $1210 Chartered Bank, $21 b Morcantile A & B., 6321 n. P. and O. 410 n.

Last Asia, $731

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Insurances,' Canton Ins., $605-b Unfon Ins., $300 V6.: Notth, China, Ina., Tis. 143 n.. Yangtsze Ins., $46) b. China Underwritors, $2.20 ea China Firos, $215 n.“ t H. K. Firo Ink, $680 Shipping. Douglases, 419.7`n. H. K. Staarabonts. $261.b. H. K. Tugs; $2.00 Indo-Chinos, (Prof.) $36' b. Shell Transi, 85/atmik Union Waterboats; $181 b.

Mining. Bonguets, $2 b Kailan's, 04/n

Lanrkats, Tis. $18) - b. S'hat Exploration, Tls. 2.85 s. Rauba, $4 b Tronohs, 17/6 b.

Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $135 Whampoa Docks, $46 sa China Providents $6.30 b. Hongkows, Ts. 163 b New Eaginoorings, Tla. 5. 6. Shanghai Docks Tis. 97 b. Cottons, Ewo Cottons, Tis. $7 90 as. Orientals, Tis. 2. b. S'hai Cottons. Tis. 48 (old) b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

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Public Utitles. Tramways, $27 6, Peak Trams, (old), 314 n. Star Forries, 367 ́b... · China Lights, (Comb.) $172 b. H'kong Electrics, $74 ~m. ' Maçao Electrică, $64 #b." Tolephones $4.55 b. China, Buses, Tls. 61 n. Singapore Tractions, /0 b.

Industrials,

China Sugars, $9å Malabona, $278 n. Canton Icos, $3.75 - b. Coments (Comb) $1170 b. Ropes (Old) $9. b. United Asbestos. $10.

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