... . By FLORENCE ROBERTS. FIRST-NIGHTERS at the Lyceum were thoroughly enjoying themselves even before the curtain rose on Traffic, the new play by Noel Scott, and they kept on enjoying themselves till the curtain finally fell, after an orgy of thrills, and of laughs too! To begin with, an admirable orchestra, under the direction of Charles J. Moore to whom my compliments and thanks had given ...

... SOCCER RESUMES ITS SWAY. The great Gallacher of Chelsea An unpaid Dutch professional. CHELSEA'S FIRST GOAL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE ON THEIR RETURN TO THE FIRST DIVISION: SCORED BY GALLACHER, THEIR GREAT CENTRE-FORWARD. THE ARSENAL'S UNPAID DUTCH PROFESSIONAL: KEIZER, WHOM THE HOME OFFICE WILL NOT ALLOW TO BE PAID, STOPPING. A LEEDS UNITED SHOT. Chelsea, on their return to the first diyision after ...

... FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD OF THE RING A LILY POND FOR RACEGOERS. WITH ORNAMENTAL WATERS IN THE PADDOCK A PLEASANT CORNER OF THE RACECOURSE AT FOLKESTONE. Al long last some of our English racecourses are attempting to make their enclosures pleasant rendezvous for people not absolutely bitten by gambling a well as for the regular racing crowd, and the Folkestone paddock here shown is certainly ...

... HURLING-- A GREAT GAELIC GAME THE ALL-IRELAND FINAL, HELD IN DUBLIN. A VICTORY FOR THE TIPPERARY MEN THE START OF THE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL IN CROKE PARK. Hurling is one of the most popular of the Gaelic games, and about 25,000 spectators attended the final of the All-Ireland championship in Dublin last Saturday. The match was played in Croke Park on a pitch which was slow after heavy ...

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... . The West of Scotland Championship Miss Kitty Beard married Moortown Open Meeting: The L.G.C. v. Beaconsfield Artisans. By ELEANOR E. HELME. MISS JEAN McCULLOCH is one of those players who, year in year out, manages to win pretty consistently in the best company. Her latest exploit is to retain the West of Scotland championship, which may be only one of the minor championships, but is an ...

... . THE DAUGHTER OF THE MASTER OF THE SOUTH AND WEST WILTS FOX HOUNDS: MISS DIANA BELL AT THE DORCHESTER AGRICULTURAL SHOW. FINE FLIGHT OVER TRIPLE BARS: MISS JOAN LOWNDES AT THE BUCK INGHAMSHIRE COUNTY SHOW, HELD LAST WEEK AT WADDESDON MANOR. THE WIFE OF THE MASTER OF THE SOUTH AND WEST WILTS MRS. ISAAC BELL JUMPING AT THE MID-SOMERSET SHOW AT SHEPTON MALLET. TAKING THE RAILS: MISS STELLA ...

... By the Way. By Vedette Whaling. The Scottish Report on Whaling shows that the industry is declining 1928 marks the falling off from 314 in 1927 to 184 fish. The value of the catch is in like proportion, £28,541 as against £45,377 and, if 1926 is included, against £70,259. The average price, too, for 1928 was higher than both the other years. So the oil ana wnaieoone are in demand, if the fish ...

... ALL WOMEN AND WOMEN v. MEN ICE HOCKEY ON THE CONTINENT, WOMEN IN THE WORLD'S FASTEST GAME ICE HOCKEY AT VIENNA AND VILLARS. seriouslv |ft ,,earted lce hockey has long been a feature of a holiday in Switzerland, it cannot be said that women have come plavinv nn th xr plctuij?. ln connection with the world's fastest game. In our upper picture are shown some Viennese girls and a LA f Tenna ...

... . Here Bonzo, from his position on the saddle, seems to have become the temporary master of the Ross Harriers at their meet at Harewood End in Herefordshire. Unlike the original Bonzo, his behaviour seems exemplary, perhaps because his rise in the world has brought responsibility along with it. The Ross Harriers, which were established in 1820, hunt a fine country in South Herefordshire, ...

... ONE GOAL ALL THE 'VARSITY SOCCER MATCH IN THE MUD AND FOG. THE OXFORD DEFENCE .COMES INTO ACTION KICKING THE BALL OUT OF THE QUAGMIRE WHICH SOMETIMES STOPPED THE BALL DEAD IN FRONT OF THE GOALS. G. EDWARDS (HONGKONG AND DOWNING) KEEPS GOAL FOR THE LIGHT BLUES. THE OXFORD CENTRE-FORWARD ABOUT TO TEST THE CAMBRIDGE GOALKEEPER. A LONG REACH FOR THE OXFORD GOALKEEPER G. R. M. RICKETTS (WINCHESTER ...

... ELBOWS HERESY and NERVES BY A ROVING PLAYER. I SHALL be here again, said Diegel, as he paced up and down his room reflecting on the causes of his collapse on the last day of the British Champion ship at Muirfield. They were bitter reflections, because he had allowed to slip through his fingers the chance of a lifetime to win the most coveted prize in golf. Your winds have cheated me, said ...