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THIS HAS HAPPENED

By Eleanor Early.

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THE WORLD SPORT

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SYBIL THORNE, bride of two fortunately. None at all-un- TO-NIGHT'S BOXING|THE FIRST DAY OF

"In any case,

wecks, has deserted her husband 'In

TOURNAMENT. I should advise Havana. RICHARD EUSTIS, that you keep your misgivings from fascinating and unmoral, awept her. Divert her mind. Get her her into an Impetuous marriage out on deck if you can.". after five days' courtship. They

Would you be willing to drop in

met on shipboard and were married

In-

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TWO TEN ROUND CONTESTS HEAD THE BILL.

With an unusual amount of re-

THE TEST.

ENGLAND LOSE EXTREMELY VALUABLE WICKETS.

in Ilavana harbour. On their wed- and see her, Doctor?"

"It wouldn't do a particle of good. ding night Richard became toxicated, and despite constant my dear young Indy."

| HALL TO MEET CASTLE CHAPMAN & HENDREN. promises, he continues to drink.

That night Sybil slept fitfully. Following a particularly sordid]

England had Я scene, Sybil leaves him to spend the Mabel never closed her eyes.

palpitating The dreadful uncertainty of it! night in another hotel. In the morning, moved to forgive him four days they would be with markable good talent on the China experience in the First Test match the family. Label Station, it has not been Hong- at Brisbane yesterday, but at the again, she returns to their apart-Craig and

and kong's good fortune, to have the end of the day's piny had made ment. Richard lies in a drunken pounded her pillow fiercely

right ships in Harbour for the some sort of a recovery, the total stupor across the bed. On the floor moaned in allent misery.

"Of all the horrible complica-monthly tournaments of the Hong-being 272 for 5 wickets, with there is an empty bottle and the

tions!"

kang Boxing Association, and it Hendren and A. P. F. Chapman eard of one of Ilavana's notorious

The next morning Sybil went to now seems that the men we most batting.

Hobbs and Sutcliffe' gave Eng- women.

Completely disillusioned, Sybil breakfast in the salon. But it was want to sco, Duncan and Creigh- Reeks MABEL BLAKE, Boston the last time she essayed it. She ton, the welterweight, stars, will land a fair start, putting on 8G she sad luncheon and dinner brought not be here until January at the runs for the first wicket, but seven Hocial worker, with whom

runs later, disaster befell Hobbs, has made the trip to Cuba. Ma-to her on deck, and announced her earliest.

Mead running him out. The third intention that evening of having bel, meantime, has became engaged all her meals in her deck chair.

wicket fell with no more than 108 to JACK MOORE, an American

Havana. It's really much pleasanter," she

on the board, but D. R. Jardine Kalesman working in Sybil tells them of the final break said: "It's so stuffy in the dining

and Hammond played capitally until Hammond was sent back by with Richard, and begs Mabel to re-room

After that she spent most of her

a brilliant catch. turn to Boston with her. They sal that afternoon, leaving Eustis still time in the open, even aleeping ono hot night on the boat deck, And asleep.

On the way home Mabel sur-so the days passed, fazlly and prises Sybli by suggesting an im-pleasantly enough, until the journe medinte divorce and advancing the home was nver. possibility of marriage with CRAIG NEWBALL. Craig 18

young

They were getting in in the after-

fine 1 man--the most eligible noon. Sybil, in a deck chair,

In these circumstances, the tournament to-night is not all that it might be. There is no cham plonship contest, but two really good ten-round contests have been arranged instead.

TO-MORROW AT THE CINEMAS

Syd Chaplin's Famous Comedy!

WARKER BROS.

Syd Chaplin

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Old Billin

With 161 for 4 wickets, EnglandThe Better Ole

seemed to be in an extremely The chlof merit of the pro. position, but Hendren and Chap- gromme is that the men are ex-man retrieved the situation to ceedingly well matched, and the some extent.

Based upon the play by Brune Balmalather

and Arthur Blot Directed by Charles Reisner`. WARNER BROS PRODUCTION The hilarious story of

net result should be a scries of On their ability to stay together contested to-day largely depends England's good fights, closely mun-throughout. The matches arrang-prospects for a really good score.

cd are appended:

Too much is not to be expected from J. C. White, Tale, Larwood || "Old Bill" and his pals amid and Duckworth, though the first the billets and bullets of three may make a few runs.

Bachelor in Boston-sad very much ched an apple meditatively.

"Well, Mab," she confided, "I've in love with Sybil She was in in fact engaged to him at the time made up my mind what I'm going of her mad inarriage with Eustis. to do. I'm not going to say one Sybil becomes ill and Mabel, single word about Richard to any- thoroughly alarmed, seeks the ad- body. vice of Dr. Henderson, a passenger on their boat,

CHAPTER XXIV,

.

"If Craig still wanta, to marry me, after the shameful way. I've treated him, I'm going to walt until I'm altogether sure of my- self. Then, if I know I want to Mabel had never felt so un-marry him-and, oh, my dear. comfortable in her life. A brick be sure this time-I'll make a clean red flush intensified her unbe breast of everything. Perhaps it coming sunburn. She felt that will kill Craig's love but I guess all the blood in her face had rushed that would be my punishment." to her blistered nose, Even her "As if you hadn't had enough eyes smarted with painful embar-now!" interrupted Mabel. rassment.

And I'm a social worker," whe reminded herself sternly. "und sup- posed to be hard boiled!"

Dr. Henderson tus regarding her curlously.

"Life's all punishment for me." "Oh, don't be morbid, dear. . It isn't exactly a bed of roses for any of us, you know. Makes you won-. der what it's all about, doesn't it? Life's so hellish-it seems DA if

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amiable, professional sort of way. "Well, I'll have my little heaven, "I isn't about myself I wanted if I ever patch things up with Craig. to ask you," she stammered. "It's if he cares enough, Mab, 1 could a friend of mine. Oh, Doctor, get a divorce after a while." minutes so that i can talk without in it, if it wasn't going to do some good. Do you suppose Craig anybody hearly; us?"

The found deek chairs while will want me, Mabwhen ho poor. Mabel murmured distractedly knows?" "You're very good." And when they, "Oh, I'm sure he will, Sib. had seated thenwolves she began to think real love can forgive most talk rapidly.

anything."

Lightweight, Ten Rounds.

L. S. Hall (Titania) v. A. B. Castle

(Cumberland).

Welterweight, Ten Rounds. Marino Frazer (Tamar) v. A. B.

Saunders (Seraph). Featherweight, Six Rounds.

Hobbs Run Out.

"When the match was resumed after lunch, the number of specia- tors had increased to 23,000. Hobbs was accompanied to the wickets by Mead, but only another ten runs had been added when the former had the misfortune to be Plc. Carney (K.O.S.B.) v. St. Yarrun out. Mead had brought off a

nell (Cumberland).

Pte.. Hume (K.O.S.D.) v. Stoker

Illingworth (Titanin). Welterweight, Six Rounds.

Middleweight, Six Rounds.

A. B. Chamberlain (Comberland) v.. Pte. Woolley (K.O.S.B.) · Bantamweight, Six Rounds. Bdumn. McConnell (K.0.8.B.) v.

A. B. Lunnon (Cumberland).

Military Men.

seasons,

good cut and was trying to get a third run, but the batsman hesitat ed and Hobbs had his wicket broken when he was some distance out of his crease. The second wicket fell at 92.

Hammond joined Mead, but it was not long before further disan- ter befell England. The score had only been advanced to 108 when Mend got his leg in front of a

Hammond Caught,

It will be observed that the mill-straight ball from Grimmitt and tary men are making a bid for was given out. baxing honours in Hongkong for the first time for some Four men from the Borderers ap- a fact pear in the programme, which is exceedingly welcome. The days when the garrison bat Italion could put up a really frst class, programme unaided seem to havo passed with the Surreys, which is a pity.

Jardine followed" and whilst showing a sound defence allowed Hammond to do most of the scoring. The Gloucester batsman played the bowling confidently and the score was raised to 100 without further Jose, when the tea interval was taken, Hammond was then 43 not

"I don't know how to begin, Per "But I couldn't forgive Rich." haps I'm foolish to bother you, lut "Of course you couldn't. That I'm so worried. You sec-it's this was different. He insulted you- wa, Doctor" and she launched outraged 'you-oh, my dear, there into the story of Sybil's marrlage. isn't any comparison at all."

"Now," she concluded hopelessly, "Perhap Crai will thak The former is so well-known in the mond being sent back by a bril

as horribly as Rich "you ace how it. Is. If the poor treated him girl's going to have a baby, it's treated me. In a way there's a perfectly awful, for she doesn't sort of parallel.”

mean to tell anyone that she has "There isn't, Sib. Craig will un been married, She doesn't want Jerstand." to have anything to do with that

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out and Jardine 17 not out.

Immediately after tea, England lost another good wicket, Ham-

liant catch by Woodfull off Gre- gory's bowling. The score was then 161 for four wickets, Ham- mond's contribution being 44.

The match of principal interest this evening Is that between L. S "Nobby" Hall and A. B. Castle. Colony na to require little mention, while Castle scored a very con- vincing victory at the last tourna ment. Both men are keen fightera, capable of standing up to heavy

Bright Batting, punishment, and the match should

Jardine and Hondren batted wicked man. And besides—it would Mabel tried to sound confident, noi lack zest.

full of mis-

steadily, Jardine showing a aplen be terrible to bring a child into but her heart was

Marino Frazer, who lost the wel-did defence. He was batting for the world with a heritage like that. givings. Suppose Craig did love

"Richard Eustis was drunk al-Sybil, just the same. Suppose he terweight championship of the Co-two hours for 88 before being most every blessed minute. If she did want to marry her. But suplony to Signalman Morris is caught by Woodfull at silly mid- going to have a baby, everybody pose Sybil was going to have a baby matched against A. B. Saunders, off off Ironmonger. He hit three will know about her marriage. And-Richard's baby. How would Craig of the Seraph, who beat "Pony" fours. they'd know she had run away from feel about that? And how about Moore in good style last month.

was given a great; her husband. Oh, it would be se Richard? It would be his baby, Frazer should just about win, ovation on joining Hendren. The dreadful!"

tuo. Mightn't he want it?

though Saunders is a battler who best batting of the day was then Mabel sighed miserably. Then a That was a new idea. Mabel thought, like lightning flashed pondered if silently. Perhaps Sybil will make his opponent go all the seen, and the pair set about mak- across her mind.

would let him have it: If suc "Heavens above the groaned, aidn't love Rich, perhaps Pic. Hume, of the Borderers, is "it would be worse than that wouldn't love the baby-his baby.

out again, matched against Stoker They'd never believe Sybil had been Sybil interrupted her train of Illingworth, and a fierce-hitting married at all."

duel is certain.

thought.

Bin

"Mab, I was talking with the captain yesterday," she demanded.

way.

J

LOCAL SNOOKER.

Chapman

Ing a recovery from a moderate tart. Chapman was very power-

ful on the offside and Hendren

then 52 not but and Chapman 19

not ont.

Detalled scores follow:

batted brightly and was sound all- round. The pair were still to- gether when stumps were drawn The supporting contests lend in-eight minutes before time on ac- Doctor Henderson twirled his "He says that all life is accidental, terest, and a good attendance is count of bad light. Hendren was thumbs upon his Hille round and that everything is chance. He to be expected, stomach.

had the thing pretty well doped, 1 "And how," he ask, “did you think I rather agree with Kim. think I could help you ?”

"Take me for instance, I'm sure Mabel explained. "But you see Mother was satisfied enough with I may be making a mountain out. Tad before I ever came along. All of a mole hill. But she's perfectly my life I've thought she half resent- miserable. She hasn't been able to ed me.” eat a thing alnes we came aboard. Do you suppone, Doctor, that she Ja going to have a baby?"

Thoughtfully the little physitian gazed upon the ocean.

"Sybil!" Mabel's laughing protest | was rather shocked.

"Well, 1 have," insisted Sybil. Might as well be frank about it. Now suppose you forget your out Well, now that's a very dif raged sensibilities for a minute, ficult thing to say-at this stage of Mah, and listen to me." the game. There are no hard and

(To Be Continued.) .....

WHARF STRIKE ECHO.

AUSTRALIAN DETECTIVES MAKE A RAID,

Melbourne, Nov. 30.

STRAITS, GOVERNOR,

RETURNING FROM HIS FURLOUGH.

London, Nov. 30. Armed detectives Investigating Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford have bomb outrages againat volunteer departed on their return to the dockers, raided wharf labourers' Straits Settlements aboard the homes and seized what is believed Marca.

to be designs for the manufacture The health of Sir Hugh Clifford, of bombs, and a quantity of arms. the Governor of the Straits Settle Four arrests wore effected Reu-ments, Is completely restored,

Reuter.

ter.

CLOSE OF SECOND ROUND CONTESTS.

In their snooker fixture at the Palace Hotel last night, II. da Luz beat R. Hawke, by 201 (80, 64, 6) to 109 (31, 60, 22).

This saw the close of the second round. The third round opens Monday, when P. Jones will play K. K. Leung, at p.m.

Ladies Match.

There will be a Indies hockey match at King's Park to-day at 6 p.m. when M. Groundwater, M. Mason, M. George, E., Wooley, B. Hirst. M. Whyte, M. Mason, M. Pinguet, L, Dand, and Groundwater (reserve), repre- renting the Kowloon Ladles Hockey Club

will play the following toam wpresenting the Hongkong Ladies Hockey Clab: M. Bird. B, Laing, M. Wallace. A. Owen-Hughes, M. Pone, E. J. Convin, I. G. Bell N. McNeillie, D. Stanion. E R. Bell Mrs. H. J. Jarvis, and F. Courlas (reserve).

England-1st Innings.

Robba, run out Sutcliffe, ទ· Ponsford,

Gregory Mead, 1.b.w. Crimmitt

e Woodfull, Hammond,

Gregory

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D. R. Jardine, c Woodfull, b

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