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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1927.
DOG RACING.
Very Paying Form of Entertainment.
A LONDON SURVEY.
Spectators Number Scores Of
Thousands.
London.
Greyhound racing is one of the
WORLD CINEMA.
Proposal Before League of Nations.
INSTITUTE AT ROME.
KEVIN O'HIGGINS.
AT THE
Compensation For Widow & Children.
£20,000 VOTED.
International Educative Value Of Dail Eireann Grant To Be Invested
Films Stressed..
Geneva, Yesterday. The cinema may come into its most paying entertainments in-own as a world torce following an troduced into this country for announcement by the Italian de
legate to the League Assembly
many years.
the Italian Government
By Trustees.
Dublin,
A sum of £20,000 was voted without discussion in Dail Eireann, the Free State Parlia ment, as compensation to the The facts, disclosed by investi-that gations made by a "Daily Mail" wishes to establish an interna- widow and children of Mr. Kevin O'Higgins, the Vice-President of tional educative cinema institute representative, are that a com- pany-The Greyhound Racing in kome under the auspices of the the Executive Council, who was assassinated. The money will be League Association, Limited with a
ine Italian Government has invested by trustees for the nominal capital of £5,000 in 100,000 18; shares, of which, ac- offered the historic Stamperia benefit of the late statesman's
family. cording to the Somerset House Palace to house the institute anu
Other Widows. files, 44,725 had been issued for ment of the money for its estab-
also to provide the first instal
How the widows of other ser- £2,286. 5s, has been able to equip ishment and maintenance. The vants of the Empire who have at a cost of anything between £30,000 and £35,000 a race track task of the institute would be the met violent deaths have been at the White City, Shepherd's collection of information on pro- treated by the Government is Bush, W., where the public flock blems affecting the cinema at the shown below:
provision of opportunities for the Lady Stack, the widow of Sir' in their scores of thousands every mutual interchange of all films of Lee Stack, the Sirdar or Com week to witness the racing.
educational value, as for instance mander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Not only this but the company films dealing with historical and Army, who was assassinated in has also in the course of prepara-archaeological subjects.
Cairo in November 1924, was tion race tracks at Harringay The proposal has been placed on granted £40,000 out of the £500,- and Edinburgh and others in the Assembly agenda.-Reuter. 000 Egyptian indemnity to those contemplation in various parts of the country. In each case the cost of laying down the special
who suffered as a result of the attack on the Sirdar.
Lady Wilson, widow of Fleld-
track will be approximately the FLIGHT TO BRAZIL. Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, who
same as at the White City.
More Than Satisfied.
REDFERN LAST SEEN OFF VENEZUELA,
یه
The company has not appealed to the public for funds, but ac-: cording to the files at Somerset New Orleana, Yesterday. House it has authority to issue. The Norwegian steamer debentures up to £100,000. with "Christian Krohg" has establish- a premium of 12 per cent. ed the fact that Redfern was Shareholders of the Greyhound within 165 miles off the coast of Racing Association express them- Venezuela on August 28. He selves as more than satisfied with circled the ship, asking the offi- the progress and prospective cers to point the direction to the gain from their investment, for nearest land. as one important official put it, "the attendance of the public has exceeded all expectations."
While it is impossible to es- public and supporters of the Greyhound Racing Association, some idea, of the gross receipts, so far as the White City is con- cerned, can be gained from the following figures :—
Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are for timate the net receipta from the 'warded via Siberia if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS.
Per From
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8 Europe Via Negapatam letters only London,
Lycaon. 11th Aug.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9
Novara. Shanghai & Europe Via Siberia
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Europe Via Negapatam (papers only London,
11th August)
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 12
Manila
FRIDAY,
Shanghai
MONDAY.
Alipore,
Empress of Asia,
Devanha, Emp. of Canada,
of 20 weeks
SEPTEMBER 16
SEPTEMBER 19
OUTWARD MAILS.
Canada, U.S.A., Japan & Shanghai...
Per SEPTEMBER
For
WEDNESDAY,
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Samshui & Wuchow
Fort Bayard
Pakhoi & Haiphong
Holhow
THURSDAY,
Shanghai
*Swatow, Amoy & Formon
Swatow
Shanghai
FRIDAY.
Shanghai & Europe Via Siberia Manila & Parcels for Germany Via
Hamburg
SATURDAY, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. E. & S. Africa, Egypt & EUROPE Via Marseilles-due Marseilles, 9th Oct. Registration 8.45 am. Letters 9.30 a.m.
Shanghai us
Swatow, Amoy & Foochow
Straits & Calcutta. Parcelas noon.
Letters, 1 p.m.
*Sandakan.
Weekly attendance, say, 125,000, at an average of 38. per head (there are four "rings" 18. 2d., 2s. 6d., 55, and 108.)
Total receipts for season
.£18,750
.£375,000
In addition to this source of in-
The following telegrams refer to the beginning of Redfern's at tempt:→→→→
was assassinated by Irish gun- men in London in June 1922, was entitled
field-marshal's widow tó a £300 a year pension. Unsuccessful efforts were made by people of all shades of politi cal opinion to have it increased.
Lady Mayo, the widow of Lord! Mayo, who while Governor- General of India was killed by an Indian convict, received £1,000 a year pension from the Imperial! Exchequer, £1,000 a year from India, and a grant of £20,000 for herself and younger children.
Brunswick, Georgia, Aug. 25, Flying in a Stimson-Detroiter THE WORLD FLIGHT. monoplane, the "Port of Bruns- wick," the aviator Paul Redfern started from the beach at Glyn Isle on a 4,600-mile non-stop flight to Brazil.
Later.
Redfern's objective is Rio de Janeiro, but he hopes at least to reach Pernambuco, whereby he. will try for the long distance and endurance record. Reuters American Service.
DARWIN'S HOME.
come it has to be remembered TO BE PURCHASED FOR THE that the association issues pro- grammes, takes advertisements,
3.30 p.m. and so forth
7
Nanking
Kong Ning
4.30 p.m.
6 p.m. 5 p.m.
Sun Kang
Eiger
Yan On SEPTEMBER (8
Yuen Sang Deli Maru
Hydrangea Glenluce SEPTEMBER 9
Lycaon
Oldenburg SEPTEMBER 10
Kamo Maru Eurylochus Hal 'Ning
Kutaang
Hin Sang SEPTEMBER · 11
Hoza Maru SEPTEMBER (12
SUNDAY; Swatow, Amoy & Formoss ..*.
MONDAY, Manila, Australia & New Zealand Via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island 24th Sept. Parcels 5 p.m. Registration (13th Sept.). 9.45 a.m. Letters 10.30 am... Straits & Calcutta Parcela Noon.
Letters 1 p.m. Amoy ... Japan
TUESDAY, Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. & 8. America, Europe Via Vancouver, B.Cdne Vancouver, 2nd Oct. & Europe Via Siberia. Parcels 5 p.m. Registration, 9,15 am. Letters 10 am.
THURSDAY,
Straits
Japan
FRIDAY,
Taiping.
Nam Sang. Lai Sang Macassar Maru SEPTEMBER 13
Empress of Asia. SEPTEMBER 15:
Van Heutar. SEPTEMBER 16
Aki Maru
*Correspondance bearing vessel's name, only
5 p.m.
Heavy Expenses.
NATION.
ITINERARY MAPPED OUT BY
PILOTS.
COMING TO HONG KONG.
Calcutta, Yesterday. Brock and Schlee have rejected Mr. Easterwood's Hong Kong to Dallas offer and have finally decided that the "Pride of Detroit" will fly via Rangoon, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, to America, mim Tokyo and then Reuter.
Non-Stop to Rome. Old Orchard (Maine), Yesterday. London, Yesterday. An aeroplane named "Old" Following Sir Arthur Keith's Glory," piloted by Mr. Lloyd Against this very handsome presidential announcement at the Bertand and James Hill took of income for a company with an annual meeting of the British at a eix this evening London time issued share capital of £2,236 58., Association, Dr. George Buckston in an attempt to fly without a 8.30 a.m. there are of course heavy ex-Browne has telegraphed offering stop to Rome Reuter's Amer 10.80 a.m. penses. It is stated for instance to buy Darwin's home for the na-ican Service.
Still Delayed. 2.30 p.m. that the yearly rental of the tion.
The Association has accepted
London, Yesterday. White City alone rung into five
Corunna A message from figures, while a whole host of the offer.-Reuter.
[At the annual meeting Sir states that owing to 'unsettled 10.30 am officials are maintained and each
Arthur announced that the Coun-weather conditions Capt. Court- of the six directors takes £500 a 3.30 p.m.
year with £100 extra for the cll of the Association intended to ney has again postponed his chairman. These particular off-arrange the purchase of Charles departure on the next stage of Darwin's house and its surround his trans-Atlantic flight. Thick Sir William B. Gentle, one tion as a memorial to Darwin.).
ings in Bromley, Kent for the na- fog and electrical disturbances are reported between Corunna time chief constable of Brighton,
and the Azores.-British Wire- chairman.
less Service, GEN
5 p.m.
cials are:
10.80 a.m. Brig. Gen. A. C. Critchley,
managing director..
Noon
1.80 p.m.
9 a.m.
Bp.m. p.m.
Mr. Robt. Grant, jun, Major L L. Dixson.
Mr. F. A. Lumley; and Mr. F. S. Gentle.
track at no distant date,
Left for Rangoon.
Calcutta, Yesterday. The "Pride of Detroit" has left for Kangoon-Reuter.
ORDINANCE CHIEF.
TO CONTROL MECHANISED WAR VEHICLES.
The Oliver Typewriter Com- pany's decision to acquire the good- will and plant of the American con- cern and manufacture the machine in London as a purely British pro- duction is explained by WM On the other hand the details Davies, Manager of the company, of income given above only refer who said: "We are having the plant to the White City and the total seat over from America and the income of the company will be machines will be produced here by British capital and labour. It is greatly enhanced when the Edin- also our intention to sell in America
"It fi learned that Lt.-General burgh track is opened in a few where there is no duty on imported Bir Webb Gillman, who is taking days time and the Harringay typewriters. The manufacture over the duties of Master of will be started early in the summer Ordinance next month, is to be Other companie, have been and give employment to many, men responsible for all mechanics! formed for the provision of grey-
222 vehicles connected with the army hound ⠀⠀ racing tracks - and
transport tanks and dragons- wherever these have been estab lished there is the same story of creased and for each of the last and all fighting devices. This immense public interest and pre- five weeks 7,000 people have sumably great proft to the pro- been present.
The average attendance at the motera, 10.80 a.m.In Sheffield it is estimated that Leeds greyhound race meetings, since the racing track was open. has been about 5,000. The lowest 9.30 a.med on May 23 at least 160,000 charge for admission la 83
people have paid for admission, the highest Sa, inclusive of making an average attendance The capital of the company. per meeting of 6,500. Daring £25,000, whic
Printed and published for the
CADE BURNETT Managing Ea Honda one
GEOROS WILLIAM
the last few weeks the number of, ed, and
at 6, Wyndham Street,
people attending hay steadily ir-been in the market.
ubscrib
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