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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1919
THE HARBOUR RACE.
WON BY J. R. JOHNSTONE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
the Naval Yard, » masauvre that, erudition-and that is that you are no doubt, lost Hits a better position to do it again. (Applause) at the end of the ruce Taing, on Mrs. Risbrood was negoaded an thelather hand, kept his eye on John. Jovation ns als ene forward to re- stote and impreend everyone very ferire a bouquet of flowers in a silver LAST YEAR'S RECORD BEATEN,vourably with the regress he was are tied with streamers of the club
making HM.S. Pariatulu" was footours. tubetvored right in truck, and John-
PAST RESULTS.
This past results of the race are or Gr. Brotherton PoT A E. TheruaS,
27.42 43
The swimming WTER the arome, why fat give the spectators Harbour, yesterday, under the sub-the- den skab He was going to dive as follow- piser of the Vickiria Recreation: Cajunder the gunboat, list some time anted more than medal interesting to trying to win one way round | because the VR.Q+ best all-round the bont, and, when near she stern. erwiraner, J. R. Johnstone, wae A (deckling that that other way was bot-1008 cently returned from active mention, Fan End offered, as well as several Saval) the still, now begani to head in the bao wa as well clear st ven at least one of whom was direction of the winning post, mad. Fully fandled.
The event gainetisten aing wat ruumi the ster papurity, also, by reason of the fact of the Tamniola end apponad abat, for the the time in the history Jabúnir-35 junis behind Johnstone. it of the royally competitor and peste evident that there would be decided to pit level? apalamo the la great sinuggle for macand place strope net. Mrs. Richmond, who beta the the youngsters. thus wurde history in loval swimming These expectations we as cirah is A potent arrival in the Red, for in the bust 200 yands both Colony. Betora bee marringe the swinamos itcrrased their speed und} seed to swim a great deal ar Flome the struggle between them, became
the
Maiche bend chab. Reuding, in 1912. It a very plucky of her to enter, for the hud Jone no training what When she completed the doua in front of some of the mes she was, dastervedly opened.
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SHANGHAI, October 16.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS -
Dr. Wellington Koo sails for P. & 0. S. N. CO.
America on Oct. 20.
The Acting Premier proposes the following appointments:
Chang King Yao, Hunan tuchun, to be chief cornmander in the upper Yangtze
Commander Wu Pui Foo to be nieten of Hunan.
Commander Ng Kwang Sun, Hu- peb, to be civil governor of Kiangsi.
Commander ChaiSit Yun, Nanking. to be Resident General at Shanghai.
Chu Ting Lum to be civil governor of Kirin.
General Chan Shu Fan, Shensi, transferred to Peking...
General Chu Shu Tsang to be tuchun of Shensi.
Mr. Yang Kwai, acting Minister to America, will attend the Labour Conferance pending Dr. Koo's | arrival.
Two million taels of salt surplus, collected for July and August, will reach the Government in a few days.
The Kiangst commanders have orders to resist any southern attack.
The tuchun of Szechwan, General Hung Hak Mu is said to have absconded..
The tuchun of Kirin, General Pau
police have been arresting Koreans in his territory.
Jahemi, Lyon one swam right acros
org exciting. In tas baxiety to ge Laing, ah, however; coolly went round the other:lad and kept straight
MASS RICHMOND'S PLOCKE ATTEMPT. for the winning-pat
In the spinion of the present it In the mean¬ time. Teknstone, taking it owy was, the best rent of its kizd ever www to the Pray wall and won the held under the Club's souplove, MF, The competiton. judges, nad Bruce in 27 folnustes murid ringing. B. Johnstone who was one of the NB.C. meters were taken screen chen. About 100: rats trum the competitons was fancied by as the the Harbour in a lunch, kindly ket fend Lyon and Faing, who for some winner and he wa
Jobastone is by Mr. H. M. Erect. There was art time were racing as if they undoubtedly the Club's best all-round Kwai Hing, complains that Japanese | seat cheval of spitition as to the were doing a 30 guns swim in the winner. There were also evaml probable winnur. Johnstone she poolaveised all the attention of the Naral men taking part in the race prime favourite, but there were of spectators. In spite of Lyon's most wet. & Law who pianed their faith to those plucky efforts, laing forged about
What made the mice all the more two promising younger, 19, yon and finisher above five yards in exciting and interesting was the fact and F. Taing, who were sound and Invas of bin.. Both Enny and Lyon, that for the first time in the history third repensively in last year's state,
where in their teens were de ju the men a woman was competing There wens many who hoped tast ervedly cheered, the former reely and the wis great interest shewn Ms. Richmond waghd.win, for seing a great reception from the boys as to what she would be able x. do looked very socks swinter, and of Queen's College, of which institu- in the swim were the harbour which when the news spend that she hadition he is the champion swimmer, once competed in a 15-me, I noteworthy that whereas het tere, ham tamelen increased in nun third on this occasion the order was ung in sixth mong 29 competes Lyon was second and Laing ber. If the wine a "berk hors rutersec
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FRIDAY,
October 14, 1919, at 10,50 am.
at No 10a.Nathan Road, Kowloon (above Watsons).
THE
Valuable Household Furniture,
therein contained.
Comprising:
Upholstered Arm-chairs and Sofas practically new, large and small Black- wood Cabinets Tables, Stands, Toa
rumber of lots of Chinese Porcelains, pays, Card Tables, &c. Old Fainting, Japanese Silk Shadow Pictures, a Curios, &c. Axminster green Carpet, 14 13 (nearly new Dining Room Suite, Fumad Teakwood, good as new, Dinner, Tes and Coffee Service, com- plete, large Teakwood Bedstead, largo and small Wardrobes, Bareas, Wash- stand, &, Silk-embroidered and Toak- wood Screens, Overmantals, Fender Seat, &c. Ice Chest, Pantry and Kitchen Utensila,
Also
it must be dritted is no recan feat. Ms. Richmond was th: woman com vices in the Colony she is certainly petitor and though new to swimming
no novices will be seen in the re- nt all, it was R. Campbell, the second Highs minutes elapsed before the cont of her past, swimming record engineer of the ss. Fooksargest mus, R. Campbell, finished, which was read out by Mr. R. E. This worthy who is quite an unknown Built on the heavy side, Campbell Bells at the distribution of the swimmer, with nothing to
cote would have done much better with prize. When Mrs. Bioiarend finish. mend him, finisiysk a good barsh.mor-training. Then, who was used the course, and she finished in Its performans is made the more able to finish the course last year front of House of the mea, she w creditable when it is known that bebul a great struggle with Send for heered or she deserved to be for We da coruny like form when be fifth place. Tatani wa kuding by such an accomplishment. took the water, loving arrived ber: sevenit pards and Neal spurned the
Er the mce commenced the com- only yesterday morning and was on last 50 yards in re wire and all but petitors, joules and members of the watch from midnight to dan before heat is in the last 10 yards. BeV.R.C. were taken more the her the ship entered the harbour. With hind Seal, who oppoured to be as bour in a launch kindly lert by Mr. all the handicraps against him, the fresh as when he starter, came Frank R. M. Dyer. There was the usual fact that be weird firth place, and Cooke, of the Tamantala speculation us to the winner. John- rustlos "hine out as a good swimmer. This pair, who and several meer stone was fancied by most though it! who, under mere favorable cord recently at Canton. have not done must be admitted that there were cold prepares the child's system for the farrota, Electric Fana and Fittings sions might prove a suure of kog may swimming for over five weeks some who showed great hope in Dreception and development of the diph to the leaders of the Bree salon Mrs. Richmond's arrival at the post Iron and D. Laing. They have who enteral, Nel, the well-known was the signal for an outburst of being doing well and in last year's hover, who & an miept at every applause. J. R. Soares, F. L.mce they were second and third. Of branch of sport he has taken og, was Sive and H. E. Strange did not use it would have been a matter regarded as the net promising. conslete the "course.
of univeral satisfaction had Mrs. An travlinarily large crowd
The times taken by those who Richmond won and when it became watched the race, Broth Bar Bwloon completed the course were
ar foll known that on a former occursion she side and from Hongkong, and from late-
had taken part in a 15-mile ruce, and come in sixth out of 28 others there were some who saw in her the keepers. 14eccs.
sailing craft of every description in 1. R. Johnstone 27mins.
Erbaster. The Durous 2.-D. Laing ..... lunches, guchia and motor-hoats 3D, Lyon watching the moe were sometimes 4.-R. Campbe:1
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in the way, End, by lining up on 5-R Tatam ....... either side of a straight track across 6.-W. Neul, PN the Furhuur, provided the swimmers 7.-C. Frenk, R.N... 39 ith the shortest route serces, 808.-3. F. Cooke R.N. 41 that they were not able to swim far [0.-M. Richenend.. 41 out of the enume, us has often hap-
After the race the gathering asem pete on former occasinze,
Hbled in the V.B.C. gymnasion for the Governor, the Hon. Mr. Chaud the distribution of prizes. After
viewed the Severa's yacht ** Denone,*'
winner.
But ses swimming is bord-
er than down river. There was the usual dark horse," this being. R. Campbell of the Rs. "Fooksang. 17 He came in 461 and it is only fair at this point to mention that his effort is all the more praiseworthy when it is remembered that from 12 midnight up to 4 a.m. be had been on duty on his ship in coming into Hongkong so that he was handicap-
Of
Severn, and Mr. Justie Melbourne wait of nearly half-on-hour this pored by the lack of sleep. The Naval
from Mtion of the proceedings took place.
Mr. R. H. B. Mitchell, the Hon. men were three in number. The Rowken side was reached at Secretary, addressing the present, incal boxer, who seems to be as good these one was Neal, the well-known abent pus, and, after some said he thoughts the race had been animates spent in managing the common interesting than any of its pre-in the water as he is in the ring. petitor, Mr. H. C. Withel started (decessors. That, no doubt, was due
the
There were crowds of spectators
The winter took the to a hely competitor entering for the both at the Kowloon side and at the water together, but before 50 yande fost time in his history of the BC Hongkong one too. From the vari-
Ind beckered Jahusione, Lyon for a hirrbour rare..
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It only showed us craft in the harbour the rose was
and Laing emerged from the bunch, that ladies could du just as well as
J. B. Stres swam of in the aliree- men, and no doubt at the next race
I watched by many. At first
some of the hoats were inclined to
tion Wanebai, and it was southey woull have a large number of in the way but eventually thes
which was a thing of great assist lined up and made a sort of channel
ince to the swimmers as they were
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
tine before he found out his mistake lady souspetitors, and it was nd beauted in the right direction to the young men to try and retain Thoon was a very which tide, which their lamels. (Applause)
carcely affected the swimmer, but) Mr. R. E. Bellion, who'distributed rus saved the going clot out of their a strong breeze mther troubled them, the prizes, recalled the fact that he way, a thing which on former occa- especially in the middle of the her hinsself had entered for the harboursions has been done, IT.E. the bour. Mrs. Richmond started with race seventh year afe and had come
Governor, the Hon. Mr. Claud the trudgeon strice, but soon in last. Perhaps it was for that Saver, C.M.G.. and Mr. Justice. changed to the file stroke, with reason he was selected to prevent the Melbourne were interested" specta which she kept up a very fair pace, prizes. He thought the V.R.C. tom. They watched the race from showing the way, even thus early in fought to congratulate themselves on Mr. Seyern's Facht" Denone."' the mce, to one or two of the men. Living bad a lady competitor enter When the race had progressed for the event for the first time in about 300 yards, Johnstone was lead. Hongkong. (Applause.) Mrs. Rich. ing by about 20 yard, with Lyon mend did not come in. last. (AP- second and Laing a few yards bebiad plause.) The winner of the event Lyon. Then there was a big gup, had broken let year's becond by at the further end of which were 2mins. 13 sesende. (Applause.) He Tatam, Campbell, Neil and Freak, had been told once that the V.R.C. esch about five yards away from the was being neglected by the com- British- other. Soares and Silva were to-munity, but the large crowd present gether on the outside, swinnning in contradicted that. They would all Taksang the direction of the Corinthian Yacht join with him, be wise sare, in con-Luchow Club; While Cooke, Strange and Mrs, gratulating the Committee upon Patriot Richmond were all close to one ano; what they had done and in wishing Fooshing ther in the redr. This order was continued access to the V.R.C. Hinang - rnintained for the greater part of (Applause.)
Kwongsang the distance. Johnstone, swimming The prizes were then distributed, Keemun strongly in front, found energy and others who completed the course Haihong enough to bail Lyon and encourage were given silver spoons, sa Fooksank him to come up, the bigger lad being momento of the occasion.
City of Florence evidently anxious that the younger Mr. Beliliös: With Mrs. Rich. Protesilaus should do as well as posable. About mond's permission, I am going to Subsang half-way across. Johnstone was lead-read her record. Mrs. Richmond be-
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ing from Lyon by about 30 yards. longs to the Maidenhead (Reading) War Sepoy Jaing was third, about 10 yards fur-Swizaning Club. In 1011 she swam ther behind. Campbell had forged 15 miles from Richmond to Black Pheumpenh schend and was swimming abreast of friar's Bridge, coming in sixth out of Tatain, while Mr. Richmond was 28 entrice. (Applause.) Her time was ewimming confidently, if slowly, in 4 hours, 44 minutes. Can we best the bunch at the rear.
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