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FRANCE MOURNS.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MARSHAL FOCH,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1929.

JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER

CHINESE FOOTBALL.

LOH HWA TEAM TO TOUR ENGLAND,

"Hi Yah! Yah! Yah!" No, gentle reader, nobody han trod on the cat. It is merely Lee Wal-tong and the Loh Hwa taking the field to the re sounding slogan of the Shanghai football fans, writes the Daily News, which continuos:

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Parle, Mar. 26. The funeral knell for Marshall Foch was already tolling from the north tower of Notre Dame at mid-night when crowds started to assemble in the Cathedral aquare to take up positions on the route.

The Loh Hwn is a Chinese Crowds were already dense by "secret" society. Their accrot in how is aight in the morning.

to play football. Lee Wai-tong. Everywhere expressions of satis-equivalent of Charlie Buchan, Hil performer-the Chinese faction were heard at the attan-Yah is what the Shanghal crowd dance of the Prince of Wales, who shouts when Lee Wal starts a little has still more endeared himself football "tong" war on his own and to the French public by his span piles up the goals. When the Loh taneous wish to pay homage to the great warrior.

The British Guardsmen spent the night in the barracks of the Republican Guard and marched to Notre Dame square in good time to take their place in the procession that left the Cathedral, at 10.15. Their red tunics and bearskins surprised the Parisiana, accus- tomed to the khaki-clad British Tommy of wartime.

The weather was fine.

Respectful Silence. The normal throbbing busy Hfe of Parls was temporarily frozen to allence. Houses on the route from Notre Dame to the Invalides were crowded with spectatora, and places in the windows were sold for £8 aplece.

All shops and banks were shut and barred.

Even more significant than the homage of the capital are the sheaves of telegrams still pouring in from provincial elties and colonies, for Instance Indo-China and Morocco, showing the univer- sal participation in mourning. In- numerable telegrams of condolence include one from the Emperor of Abyssinia. The town of Doullens, where the supreme Allied com- mand was conferred on Foch on March 20, 1918, oent a delegation consisting of the Mayor, Municipal Councillors and ex-soldiers..

''Prince's Arrival.

wa come to England in Septem- bor it is expected that they will play Mah Jongg with some of the home teams.

have

The Loh Hwa' are the unbonten champlons of China. They have heaten every team the British Navy and Army and Shanghai cluba havo

They sent against them. walloped the Germans, the Russians have and the Portuguese (they not yet played the Greeks) and have not tasted defeat for two years, They hold the Shanghai Cup and Challenge Shield and have toured Australia and Manila and have acquitted themselves with great, distinction. Now they are looking for now worlds to conquer,

To Tour Európe.

Lee Wai-tong in bringing his team to Europe to tour France, Ger- many and Belgium in July and August, and England in September October. Sergeant T. 8. J. and Harris, of the I.A.M.C., who has just returned from Shanghai, where he was a member of the Shanghai Football Association Board, undertaken to arrange their English tour for them. He is trying to Arrange fixtures with clubs really worthy of the Chinese mettle.

has

"They

are really splendid team," said Sergeant Harris to the Daili News. "They can draw a 15,000 crowd in Shanghai and they can show the British football, teams aut there how the game ought to be played.

Idol of the Crowds.

Lee Wal-tong in the idol of the Chinese crowds. The whole side, in an exceptionally fast one, far faster, according to Sergeant Harris, than any English First Leaguo slic

"They have met and defeated best teams that are equal to the English amateur teams. They are all refined Chinese, mostly from the colleges in Shanghai, and they have been brought up to standard by Mr. The square of Notre Dame was

Alex Lentle and Mr. Read, two old cleared of the public at seven in Corinthians (sic). They are com- the morning to permit the mass-bining football with education on ing of French and foreign troops this tour," and ex-soldiers for the procession. There were five thousand ticket hold. ers, who began to arrive at eight in the morning. Drums and buglea Aounded the military salute, and the band played "Good Save the King" as the Prince of Wales in the Welsh Guards uniform arrived Members of the Government the Cardinal Archbishops of Paris, Rhelma and Rennes received the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles of Belgium and President Dou- morgue on the threshold of the cathedral. The oppressive silence inside was broken only by low murmuring of a priest and the re- sponses of his acolyte.

in wondering how he will place "While the average English player the ball, the. Lol Hwatons have placed it and always with deadly accuracy" said Bergeant Harris. shade "Their brains are just n nimbler than their feet; they dribble und pass and shoot with ghtning They kick with either rapidity, foot and shool from any angle and any distance. They are generally two goals up before the British teams realize that the whistle has. The customary solemn Requiemgono for the kick-off,” High Mass with choir accompani- They play in black and wilto ment was not celebrated because jerseys, white knickers and black it was Holy Week, and a simple and white ringed stockings, Re- Lo cheer Low Mass was recited by the member, when you want priest of Foch's old parish of the Leh Hwa, that " Yah" is the can puy Sainte Clotilde. It seemed more kindest compliment you

thom. "Hip Hip! Hoorah?" would in keeping with the simplicity of probably cut them to the quick, his life.

Bells of all the churches in Paris simultaneously began to toll at the conclusion of the Mass, then mourners, headed by Presid ent Doumergue, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Charles Aled past the con.

A conspicuous and pathelle figure was Marshal Joffre, limping

LAWN TENNIS.

HONDA ELIMINATED FROM SINGLES.

The first sensation of the season in na the result of a sprained ankle, the tennis tournament was the defeat supported by two Staff officers, of last year's champion yesterday at The Prince of Wales greeted the the hands of M. W. Lo. The latter old warrior, and spoke a few words had shown quite good form this sensen, with him.

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The Procession.

The coffin was borne to the Cathe- dral square, where the cortege formed.

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and in inter club matches during Captain the Hon. W. S. Leveson-Gower D.S.O., R.N. and Officers.

last summer he partnered M. K. Lo and went through the series without conceding a single set,

There was a large attendance at the stand court to see the duel. Lo sur- prised and encouraged his supporters- General Pershing led the United by taking the first set at 6-3. Honda States delegation and the Prince of appeared to lack hia uanal dash, but Wales the British, behind whom he rallied wonderfully in the second were Admiral of the Fleet Lord set and won comfortably, at 0-2. Lo, Wemyss, Field Marshals Methuen, however, showed plenty of enterprise, Plumer, Allenby, Claud Jacob and which coupled with accuracy gave him Milne, and Air Marshal Hugh the next sot at 0-2. In the fourth sat Trenchard and the Dominions re- Honda appeared to be uncomfortable presentatives. The red tunics of the from the beginning, and playing with Coldstream Guards detachment, plenty of dash all the way M, W. LA with the band of the London Scot eliminated last year's champion when tish pipers and a detachment of he took the set at 6-3.

The full results of yesterday's the Royal Air Force attracted con- games worn as follow: siderable attention. Then came the Italian Alpinists and Bersaglieri,

It is officially estimated two mil- lion people were on the processional route.

As the cortere passed the Jeanne D'Are statue, the band for the first timo played the Marseillaise, and this was repeated at the Strasbourg statue.

Singles Championship: M. W. Lo beat T. Honda, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3,

Handicap Singles: G. W. Sewell boat L. Goldman, 6-3, 6-1, L. Forster beat It. D. Smith 6-1, 6-4.

Mixed Doubles; L Forsier and Mra, C. C. Stark beat Comdr. F. C. Baker and Mrs. Baker 6-0, 0-2.

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THE KUOMINTANG.

CONGRESS NEARING ITS CONCLUSION,

Shanghai, Mar, 26, The Kuomintang Congress in Nanking had a whole day maaling

Ching-wei and Madame Sun Yat- sch, aro Included.--Wah Kiu Yat Po, Names of Those Elected.

Hal-ahan, Feng Yu-hulang, Chang Chen, Yu Yu-jen, Yeh Tau-chang, Chan Ming-shu, Chu Chic-hua, Wu- To-chen, Wang Pellin, Ho Chien- ching, Shao Yuan-chu, Lui Chi-wen, C. C. Wu, and L! Wen-fan,

Nanking, Mar. 26, At this afternoon's session of the Kuomintang Congress, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, who presided, Central Control Committee Wu officially announced the names of

The following were elected to the

A squadron of army aeroplanes Handicap Singles "A" IL V. clrcled overhead.

Parker v. f. G. Lawrie; O, E. O, Maryasterday, and as Marshal Chiang those elected to the Central Exccu-Tac-hut, Chang Ching-kiang, Li Shih-tseng, Teal Yuan-pol; Wang The commander of the Invalides | ton v. J. Borrow.

Handicap Singles "B": L. A. n. Kai-shok is expected to leave the tive Committee! As only 25 obtain Chung-liu, Koo Ying-fan, Teng and two Franco-Prussian war veterans met the coffin at the In- Duncan v. E, R. Trice. walides, the steps to which were lin- ed by war veterans and disabled men, some in Invalid chairs.

Another service was held in Saint Louis Chapel. While the remains were lowered, a school choir sang the funeral hymn.

Funeral Oration.

wald Marshal Foch had no other arabition than to serve; he desired

Capital for the front to-morrowed the required number of votes, it is conjectured that the con eleven more are being voted for te vocation will be formally closed very soon,

no recompense but the sentiment The discussions on the election of duty accomplished.

morrow.

Those elected aro:.

Chiang Kai-shek, Hu 'Han-min,

Chef-Jui, Heino Fu-chen, Shao Li tse, Lin Song, Chang Chi and ong more to be voted for to-morrow,

The Congress will probably end

"Let us bow before the sacred of the new members of the Kuo-Tan Yon-kai, Sun Fo, Wang Ching on Thursday-Reuter. remains of him who, in serving mintang CEC, have been coin wel, Madame Sun Yat-sen, T.V.

France, served humanity, and who' pleted, and the names of the Soong, Chen Kuo-fu, Tal Chi-tao, Cargo, &c., to the value of 2180,.. M. Poincare, in a short funeral will continue to live for posterity." Kuomintang extremists, Wang Chu Pel-tch, He Ying-ching, Yen (000, has been salved off the Celtis. oration in front of the. Invalides,Reuter,