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MOTOR RELIABILITY TRIALS.
FIRST HALF HELD ON SATURDAY.
The first half of the reliability trials for the Harley Davidson Cup was held on Saturday afternoon.
Mr. J. Smith, chairman of the motor cycle section of the Hongkong Automobile Association, organised the affair, which tack-place in the "New Territories.
Mr. George Saunders kindly gave his services as time-keeper at the start and finish,
There were 15 entrants, of whom 13 finished the prescribed test. Mr. Terry had the misfortune to meet with an accident, while Mr. Gascon took the wrong road. The starts were made from the Kowloon Fire Station. The first check was an open one, eight and a half miles from the start. Between this point and Castle Peak two secret checks were made and another secret check an the journey home. Competitors had to keep a speed of 20 miles an hour and were due back at the starting point by 6.45 p.m.
Below will be found the particulars:-
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LIST OF ENTRANTS.
B.S.A. Comb. M. E. Merriner
Harley Comb. A. Gascon
Register No.
*Make of
Machine.
Competetor
Time Out. H.M.S.
Time In.. H.M.S.
Triumph
W. Woodward
2. 5.0
· 6 654
2
Douglas
W. Brooksbanks
2. 60
6, 0.22
བྷ་
Harley Comb. A. L. Terry
2. 7.0
$
Cotton Solo
A. J. Kow
2. 8.0
B.S.A.
W. J. Woolley
2. 9.5
12.10.0
5.66.50 5.53.40 6.11.00
2.11.0
P. and M. 1. D: McEwen
2.12.0
9
Harley
7
A. A. Rumjahn
2.14.0
10
Harley
AV Curtis
2.15:0
II
Cotton Solo
H. S. P. Way
12
Triumph
E. Chaney
13
B.S.A.
14
Triumph
C. N. T. Sewen M. F. Key
15
Indian
6. 7.50 6. 9.35 6.10.40 2.16.0 6.12.38. 2.17.0 6.15.20 2.18.0 6.17.18 2.20.0 6.13.16 2.21.0 .6.19.34
H. K. V. D. C,
WEEK-END
H. S. Komor
HARBOUR RACE.
MANOEUVRES. BIG ENTRY OF CHINESE
SUCCESS OF ATTACKERS
J
ON SATURDAY.
LEUNG SUI-MAN WINS.
A night between blankets on
Out of 36 entries for the Chinese, board H. M. S. Ambrose," lying harbour race on Saturday, 34 took off Talpo, a landing effected early to the water at Kowloon Docks and In the morning, a strenuous climb g1 finished the course at the Chinese and the capture of a Chinese Bathing Club's shed, North Polat General (bivouaced on Harbour Leung Sul-man, who was second Island) before most people were last year, won in the good time of thinking of stirring from their 27 min. 45.2/5 secs. although held beds-sthese were the achieve.
up for a minute or so by a passług mants of Hongkong Volunterr
steaner. Defence Corps officers and forty
motor boat and conveyed to the ship which was lying in Plover Cove, the use of which was made nossible through the courtesy of Commander Bower.
The object of the attack was to capture the "General" who was protected by a small bodyguard of troops (blue-jackets and marines from H.M.S." Ambrose" under the command of Lieut. Jackson R.N.)
27 secs.
The first six were:-
(1) Leung Suleman, 27.45 25. (2) Tong Tan-sul 30.35.
*(3) Wong Kar-fun.
*(4) Wong Fin-fun.
*(5) Chan Ching-po.
(6.) Lo Kwok-yul.
17.
WU PELFU,
THE CHINA MAIL
MARSHAL OUTLINES PLANS TO CORRESPONDENTS:
"MARCH ON MURDEN.** (Reuter's Service.)
CHINESE PIRACY
IMPORTANT LONDON CONFERENCE.
HONGKONG REPRESENTED,
PASSENGERS.
DEPARTURES.
Por P. & O. 4.5. Kalsar-I-Hind": on Sept 20:-Capt. A. N. WI-] Hams, R.N., Mr C. Stronghton, Mr E. G. Webster, Mr A. Knowles, In furtherance of the efforts Mm A. C. Newbold, Mr C. P. Mar which have been made to combat phatia Mr R. E. Crossman, Major Peking, September 20. ·
piracy In Chinese waters Mr and Mrs. H. F. Dyott, Mr R. A. and Mrs Kirkpatrick, Miss Roberta, Marshal Wu Pai-fu, accorded an interview to British, American, meeting, was held at Downing Barbour, Mr E. Whitten, Mr N French, Chinese Pross correspon Street between representatives of Westeson, Mr W, Hooper, Mr. M. dents this morning
the Colonial Office. Foreign Lily Meadows, Mr E. Power, Mr Smith, Miss L. Meadows, Miss The Marshal was aalfed whether Office, Admiralty, Board he intended to follow Chang To Trade, Government
of E. E.. G. Brown, Mr G. W. Cockle, lin if the latter retreated owing to tong, and representatives of the Vale, Mr G. Vale, Mr J. Mac- of Hong, Miss Lumsden, Rev. and Mrs J. the collapse of Chekiang, He Imperial Merchant Service Guild, Ritchie, Miss G-G-Smith, Madame replied that if Chang does not Marine Engineers' Association, and Androushkevitsh, Madame V resign he must be made to do so. the China Coast Navigating and Staheyeff, Mr P. Steheyeff, Miss He considered it not too late this Engineers Officers' Guilds. There year to send over the Manchurian were present on this occasion:- railway an expedition of Chibli troops warmly end, and he hoped and Mr. J. J. Paskin (Colonial Sir. G. Grindle, K.C.M.G, C.B, to clean up in Manchuria within Office)." two months. He definitely in- Mr. A. G: M. Fletcher, CMG, tended to carry on the campaign C.B.E. (Assistant Colonial Secre until Chang was once and for altars, Hongkong.) eluninated as the ruler of Man- Mr. S. P. Waterlow, CBE. churia, and the Central Govern (Foreign Office) ment was again the constituted} authority there.
Marshal Wu.
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Captain. “W. Trokinson, CB, M.VO, 'R.N., and Commrider E. R. Carson, R. N. 1Admiralty), ~
Mr. A. Hoskin and Mr. H. Lake (Mercantile, Marine Department, Board of Trade)
Mr. T W Moore, C.B.E., F.R.G.S. (Secretary, The Imperial Merchant Service Guild),
Mr. D. Binah, C.BE. (General Secretary, The Marine Engineers' Association)...
Mr. J. Watson (Secretary, The Marine Engineers' Guild of Chi a
representing als The Chi sa Coast Officers' Guild)/
In opening the proceedings, Mr. Moore, Secretary of the Guild, expressed
the thanks of the Guilds for being given an opportunity to take. advantage of Mr. Watson's pre sence in this country to have a talk with representatives of the Departments concerned in the matter of piracy in Chinese waters For convenience, certain re solutions which had been corded in previous letters were Itaken
of
rt.
K. Stehoyeff, Mr and Mrs J. M. Smith, Mr S. H. Clark, Mr S. T. S. White, D.S.O., Miss White, Me Lofgren, Mr R J. Mules, Major E. Hall, Capt. and Mrs G. Holmwood, Mr C. Martin, Miss M. McCoy, Mrs T. Reid, Miss Reid, Mrs Wat and Mrs A. Stearn, Miss L Stearn, son, Mr and Mrs H. Campbell, Rev. Master I. Steam, Mr F Soane, Mr N. Cerepa, Mr W. Watson, Rev. and Mrs W. Hockman, Mr R. Hockman, Mr. C. Hockman, Mr D. J. Keeley, Mr F. W. Webster, Mr Choo Sek Woo, Mr Boonsan Chua, Mr and Mrs Chingbok China, Mr H. C. A. Campagne, Miss M. K. Ellis, Mr and Mrs J..G. 8. Perkins, Miss E 8. Perkins, Master J. G.-B. Perkins, Miss G. W. Perkins, Miss
Chambers, Mr J. R. Davis, Miss. Richardson, Miss Codrington, Mr F. Wilson, Miss E. Ivanoff, Mr
Clark, Mr B. Mendi, Mr A. W. King, Miss Me M. Scott, Miss C Ingham, Mr E. Hicks, Rev. F shaw, Mr M. Ubia, MrE A. Tassic, Harman, Miss L. French, G. Hack Mr R. H. Dunn, Rev. and Mrs W. Simpson.
ARRIYALA
Per A. O. L. s.s." Pres. McKin. ley" on Sept. 27:--Mr E. A. A¤- derson, Miss Bessie Baty, Mrs M. F. Beliso, Master S. Bellso, Master J. Belleo, Master P. Beliso, Master J. Beliso, Mr and Mrs T. M. Casey, 36 the basis of the Mrs G. F. Challacombe, Master A. discussion, and various matters. Challacombe, Mr Choi Lung, in connection with them were Mr D. P. Dunn, Mr Carl Foss, Mrs As regards Kwangtung and made clear. Considerable atten-4 Grassic, Mrs M. D. Holtman, Szechuan, some difficulties were tion was given to the subject Mr Lee Cho, Mr Lui Gong, MỸ occurring owing to Yunuanese mer. of Indian guards as now provided Lau Hi Yan, Lt. M. McCane, Mr cenaries in those provinces wanting aboard ship, and the necessity for Ng To, Miss Isabel Pavon, Mr Que to return home, but the situation provision suitable patrol Tek, Lt and Comdr. S. B. Robin-
cause for uneasiness vessels-was-stressed-by-the son, Mrs and Master 5. B. Robin Hunan wanted antonomy but in representatives of the Guilds conson, Mr Gong So Eng, Mr B, J. other respecta
was obeying the cerned. In the course of his Server, Miss M. Server, Mr Guan Government and giving no trouble, speech, Mr. Moore read extracts Sam Toy, Miss B. Tolentino, Mr General Chen Ching-ming was not from letters bearing upon the work AE. Pateson, Mr M. Inouye, Mr going to Canton now that Sun had ing of the existing convoy system Luis J. Reyes, Mr Ira L Bronson, left, but Lin Fu. the Tuli, and and, the behaviour of the Indian Mr and Mrs E. A. Borgman, Yeh Chu, Civil Governos, accom guards in certain cazes of piracy. Master J. Bergman, Mr Chas H panied by two military. otamis- The provision of wireless tele. Leavlit. sioners, had recently been apgraphy in vessels traversing the
Per C. P. S. L. ss. "Empress of pointed by mandate to lake over danger areas was discussed at Russia" on September 22:-Mr Canton, when the moment is ripe. considerable length, and Sir G. and Mr G. H. Fairchild, Miss Meanwhile the Merchant Volun-Grindle read an extract from a L. & Fairchild, Mrs MK Vaughn, feer Corps had appealed to the recent dispatch in which it was Metr. B. Vaughn, Miss L Vaughn were Mrs J Herridge, Miss E. M. stated that; experiments
gave.. no
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NOTICE.
Government owing to dissatisiue about to be carried out with semi. Herridge, Mrs I. N. Holden, MANNUAL GENERAL MEET-
tion with Sum Yat-sen's communist. tic ideals and practices. The Government, however, did not intend to worry over Canton until i settlement had been reached.
expedition of 200,000 supported by Wn Pei-fu is preparing a aeroplanes and warships to march to Makden.
Later.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
SIR ROBERT HO TUNG. LEAVING LONDON.
(Reuter's Service)
LONDON, September 20.
ING of Members will be held at alarms, In and Mrs M. Malini, Miss M. E. the V.R.C. Club on FRIDAY, the 26th automatic wireless this connection, Mr. Bramah gavean Phillips, Mr. A. T. Watty. apparatus of the kind which he had Mr Fung Mew-yung Miss Owyong passing the Annust Reposts and Mr day of September, 1924, at 5.30 p.m., account of some experiments with Batlan Shong, Mr Chars Hong, for the purpose of considering and recently attended. Mr. Moore then Yeelan, Msir. Stat, Mrs Lim Ching, Statement of Accounts for 1923 and spoke on the stops which had been Mr Lo Ching. Mr FE Pedron, of transacting all other, business ships personel and it was hoped Mr C. A. Neff, Mrs C. Scely, Mr which ought to be transacted thereat taken for the insurance of the Miss F. Pedron, Mrs C. R. Murray, that there would be an extension T. Santos, Mr E. F. Starkey, Mr of the+ystem now in vogue.
T. B. Tsoa. Mrs Lung Tang-sang,
al
a matter
WORLD THEATRE.
"THE NIGHT MESSAGE"
On the important subject of Mrs C. Velaya, Mr G. Abelardo, immediate representation, Mr. Mrs Casanbang Sabina, Mr Moore said it would give great Churchley, Mr C. Osayta and satisfaction If the Hongkong Mr G. H. Sanderson. Government would appoint some bady on which the China Coast Officers' Guilds would be
repre- sented and at which matters! affecting them could be dis cussed
with representatives
The of the Government and shipowners
man who adapted and A lady, Miss Ho/ Lin-fun, rank and file during the weekend. participated, finishing 29th A
before they became acute. Speak Notre Dame" the biggest picture supervised" The Hunchback of ing on behalf on the Hongkong in the history of the screen, now They left by train for Talpo on boy 13 years of age, named Ho
Government, Mr. Fletcher re Saturday afternoon, were met by Pink), did not complete the course, to return to the Far East in a few be most willing to agree, that Following his signal success with Sir Robert Ho Tung is leaving plied that the Government would is a producer in his own right Last year's winner, Yeung Kwok days; possibly he will first visit the Officers and Engineers should the Hugo work, P. P. Sheehan, the ching, did the distance of about Lisbon with the Governor of be gives full opportunity of be famous novelist, was restained at three quarters of a mile in 25 min. Mecac, who has been conferring ing represented in connection with versal City as a director. Hia
with the Portuguese Ambassador the consideration of
first picture, "The Night Mes in London before embarking from affecting their interests or well- Saxo adapted from his own Genoa for Hongkong on October being, and it was agreed that the story, is showing at the World It is one of the Hongkong Government should be Theatre today. Sir Robert Ho Tung in a state Invited to give an assurance to most vivid lighting scenes ever ment to a
representative of this effect. Sir G. Grindic also put on the screen and is a power- Reuter's Agency said the Hong. Expressed the view that the Con- ful drama of human emotions and kong section of the Wembley ference had proved a very useful
breathless suspense, The fanding, which was effected to Mesara, Butterfield and Swire, worm
Mr. Mok Kon-sang, compradore Exhibition, particularly the silk purpose, and expressed the hope shortly after 6-30, was unopposed has been the moving spirit in get-pronounced success, and a popular Guilds were satisfied that the exhibit, had been a that the representatives of tho
· MOVEMENT OF WERKEN. save for a few shots from a sentry Hing up harbour races for the feature of the exhibition. group and the first wave was soon Chinese.
Government were doing their best shanghai from Seattle ou opt. 10 and
The A: O. tema It is understood that Sir Robert to deal with a very complicated, is due at this ort oa Feptember 17, scrambling up the steep bluff,
"Fdmore" arrived The landing forces were under secretary, Mr. Wong Kam-ying: unofficially to continue the Hong- agreed and expressed the thanks Jefferson" which is due at this port
The honorary afficials were: Ho Tang has been approached and difficult matter. Mr. Moore The A. O.. the command of Capt L D starter and judge, Mr. Wong Pung kong section in 1925. He will of the Guilds, for the opportunity or October A, sailed trous Betsie om President Joll M.C. and the plan of campaign imekeeper, Mr. Lo Lat; and clerk discuss the question with the Hong of discussing the matter with se Beptember 11 on achindele was that the party should be of the course, Mt. Leung Tit-sang kong government when he returas presentatives of H.M. Government divided into four sections; the first as an advance, guard under
Sir Robert Ho Tung hopes, if its ASALARI Lieut. D. Logan M.C. were to make straight for the that they had nearly outlenked the General's bivouac by the shortest enemy's forces and pushing for route; the second under Lieut Wward to take advantage of this and Brackenridge M.C. to act as a flank to get to the enemy's rear, they guard and to proceed along the encountered the enemy and highest ridge of ground, and the fight took place on the highest hill Third and fourth under Lieut. Col. in the island. Resting on the Bird D.S.O., and Capt HBL fruits of victory they then observed Dowbiggin, were to act as the the General in full uniform bolig main body following the advance helped to the rear 19 Handwa “goid.
Cactured and Corporal Mitchell, as The funk guard soon gained the first man, looted his eloak 19 the summit of the ridge and The capture was effected with Immediately came into contact in three quarters of an hour of with the enemy. Masuwhile the landing, WBG the advance guard and main Friend and for alik body made good progress returned to the ship didic with very little opposition and justice to a very good milk fecht found the bivouac deserted. At later returning from STAT #the same time, they sicertained: Station.
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la still necessary, to resume the of peace and the establishment of work of assisting in the restoration undeation in China. He said the In celebration of the centenary MÁTICO Na present altuation in China is really of the Royal National Lifeboat me that might lead early to a ingliution a new motor-lifeboat, better chance for unification. He costing £8,000, was launcded at emphasised that it was not an Scarborough and, had a practice anti-foreign movement,
trip under Coxswain, John Owaton son of the late skipper of Scari borgir lifeboat.
Helps Callären Over Hot Wanther Summer complaint makes little head
mothers me· Chamberlain's, Colla Diarrhosa Bemedy for stomach and bowel complaint,
ind: midden weskoning
with children whose careful
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Cargo arrived per fantawa X
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT
R. C. WITCHELL,
Hon. Secretary.
PUBLIC AUCTION:
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"WEST CARMONA " having arrived from the above men tioned ports, Tuesday, 23rd Sept
their risk into the hazardous and/or 1924, consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at extra-hazardous godowns of The Hongkong, & Kowloon Whart & Godgy Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and stored at consignees' riak, ar
Consignees of Cargo must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Ex ports Office, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be countersigned or Delivery Orders issued. Ved
All broken, chafed and damaged cargo le to be left in the Godowns where it will be examined at 10 am, 27th September, 1924, Saturday, by Mears. Anderson & Ashe, Marine Surveyors, y
All claims must be presented within here, after which they cannot be ten days of the steamer's arrival recognised,
No claim will be recognised after the goods have left the Godown and cargo undelivered after 29th Septem ber, 1924, will be subject to rent,
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