TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1927
SPORTS
MACAO RACES.
THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE
MEETING..
DRAFT PROGRAMME,
INTERPORT CRICKET.
SHANGHAI PLAYERS FOR HONG KONG.
LEAGUE'S WORK.
M.C.L. ACTIVITIES IN 1926.
ANNUAL REPORT.
THE CHINA MAIL,
The report for the year 1926 of the Hong Kong Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League, just to hand states:
The President and the Executive (which includes the Committee Branch Secretaries) wish to express their grateful thanks to all those whose generous support has made this year a remarkably satisfactory one financially, considering the ad- verse conditions prevailing in the Colony.
Information was received in the Colony this morning that the fol- The following is the draft pro-lowing are coming to Hong Kong gramme of the 4th Extra Race to represent Shanghai in the In- Meeting to be held at Macao on terport cricket match: Saturday the 15th and Sunday the Capt. E. I. M. Barrett, J. A. 16th, weather permitting. On the Quayle, E. G. Barnes, J. A. Isaacs, first day the first saddilig bell will J. F. Stokes, T. L. Rawthorne, D. he rung at 1.30 p.m., the race start-W. Lench, with Dr. W.-E. O'Hara. It was decided for various rea- ing at 2 o'clock.
and T. W. R. Wilson as probables, sons not to hold a Bazaar this year, The rest of the team has yet to but to have Children's Fete on November 20. This was held in be selected.
All the above players have repre- Government House Grounds kindly sented Shanghai in previous Inter-lent by H.E. the Governor.
The special feature of the Fete port contests in Hong Kong.
was the Pastoral Play produced by Mrs. Chater. The Committee's warmest thanks are due to her and also to Miss V. Capell who arrang- ed all the Dances for the Play,
First Day.
1. The Saturday Novices Races 2nd -3 Furlongs.-Winner $75. $40. 3rd.$15. For unplaced ponies Mince the 6th Extra Race Meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and September Gymkbana Race Meeting of this Club. To be ridden by Novice Jockeys. Weight for inches as per scale. Non-winning jockeys allowed 10 lbs. Entrance Fee $3.
INTERPORT POLO.
GAME WITH SHANGHAI ON
THURSDAY.
2. The Second Selling Plate-3 Furlongs.Winner $100. 2nd $50. 3rd $60. For all China ponies. If entered to be sold for $200. 5:lbs.
The Polo Interport between penalty, for $150, weight for inches as per scale, to be sold for $100, 10 Hong Kong and Shanghal will lbs. allowance. Entrance Fee 56. take place on Thursday next. The 3. The Klangwan Plate-Half team chosen to represent Hong Mile-Winner $100. 2nd $50, 3rd Kong $25. For all China ponice. Weight K.O.S.B. officers:- for inches as per scale. Winner after September 17, 1927. 7 lbs.) penalty. Jockey allowance. trance Fee $5.
En-
of
1. The Governor's Cup-1 Miles-Winner $150. 2nd $100. Brd $50. A cu kindly presented by H. E. Senhor Artur Tamagnini de 'Souza Barbosa, Governor Macao, to be won twice in succes- sion by acme owner or owners three times in ali. For all China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Entrance Fee $10.
or
will be the following
Lieut. Kerr (back). Licut. Scott-Elliot (No. 8). Lieut. Shillington (No.. 2). .Lieut.-Col. Comyn (No. 1).
Mr. W. T. Stanton and Lieut. Scovit are selected as reserves.
The Shanghal team will be:- H. G. Robinson (Captain). Major Gibbs, Coldstream-Guards. Mr. F. S. Gibbins.
Judge C. S. Franklin,
Reserve: Mr. Mishor.
The game will be of six chukkas. 5. The Third Selling Plate-5 The Shanghai team will be played Mr. R. J. 2nd $50 with their own ponies. Furlongs.-Winner $100. 3rd $60. For all China panies. If Paterson and Mr. J. J. Paterson are entered to be sold for $200, 6 lbs lending their ponies to the local penalty, for $150, weight fur inches team as well as putting up the as per scale. To be sold for $100. visitors during their stay here. 10 lbs. allowance. Entrares Fe Major Gibbs of the Coldstream $5.
Guards will be accommodated by His Excellency Major-General C. C. Luard, C.M.G.
6. The Macao Slae Plsts-Once Rounl.--Winner $100. 2nd $50 3rd $25. For all non-winning ponies that have started in Hong Kong or Macao at least twice since June 24, 1927. Weight for inches as per scale. Jorkey allowance, Entrance Fee $5.
LOCAL PING-PONG.
RESULTS OF LAST WEEK'S MATCHES.
7. The Mafoos" Race-1⁄2 Mile -Winner $75. 2nd 350. 3rd $25. For all unplaced ponies since June 24, 1927. To be ridden by Bona Fide Matoos of the I. R. R. C. in Racing Colours. Weight 17 the No whips or spurs allowed. Riders 1st $20, 2nd $10, 3rd $5. Un placed riders $2 each. Entrance H.K.U. Fue $8. (Post Entries).
Second Day.
1. The Whang Ho Plate-Fur) longa. Winner $100. 2nd $50. 3rd $25. A forced entry of $5. For all China ponies entered at the Meeting. Weight for inches as per scale.
Playing last week in the Ping- pong League, W.Y. College defeat- ed C.C.Y.M.S., Hop Ying defeated Club Recreio, S.C.A.A. defeated
The latest positions of the vari-) ous teams are as follows:
Teams C.A.A.. Y.M.C.A. S.C.A.A. H.K.U. Hop Ying Tutorial St. Peter's
2. The Happy Valley Plate-1 Miles.--Winner $150. 2nd $50. 3rd $26, Open only to Subscription W.Y. College ponies of any season, being Bona St. Louis Fide property of the Members of Club Recreio the Hong Kong Jockey Club and/or
C.C.Y.M.S..... of the LR.R.C., Macno. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of this year; of one race 5 lbs. extra. of two or more races, 7 lbs. extra. Non-winners of this year, at date of entry; 10 lbs. allowance. Entrance 'Fee $10.
In caso there are, less than G starters, the above race will then be substituted by the following race:
The Substitution Plate-1/ Miles-Winner $100. 2nd $50. 3rd $25. For all China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Entrance Fee $5. (A Post Entry),
.
During the year each Branch held Sales, organised Bridge Drives and Entertainmenta and in other ways collected money for the general funds.
Special thanks are due to Mr. A. Dyer Ball for having run the Ac- counts Office at the Children's Fete for having audited the Accounts for 1926.
The net proceeds of the Chil- dren's Fete and of Entertainments hold during the year. amount to $18,346.02.
As has already been announced in the Local Press the following Charities have received donations:
Hong Kong Cots at M.C.L.
Home, Ottarahaw..... 200 Trafalgar Homes for Or-
phans, Portsmouth
100
Royal Soldiers' Daughters
Home, Hampstead
100
Merchant Service Guild Orphan Homes of Scotland
(Quarriera) Officers' Families Fund Evelina Hospital for Chil-
dren....
100
100
50
50
Shaftesbury
Homes
And
60
50
Arethusa Training Ship
Waifs and Strays Society. Italian Convent Hospital .$ 200 Nethersole
(M.C.L. Cot)
Hospital
1,000
Ying Wa Girls' School C.M.S. Day Schools
200
400
St. Joseph's Home for the.
Aged Poor
Village School Fund Victoria Home and Or-
phanage
400 600
Hong Kong Benevolent
Society Protestant Alms-Houses
Fund
Reduced Donations.
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Efforts were made to organise a May Road Children's Club Branch, 1,000 and a Victoria Children's Club Branch, but it was found impossible 500 to work either at the present time. The Peak Children's Club Branch 200 is most satisfactory. A small Sale was held by the Children in Mrs.
It is very much to be regretted D. G. M. Bernard's Garden at the 8 that owing to the reduction in end of their season's work. Mrs. 10 funds this year several donations Bernard very kindly allows the chil
have had to be reduced and two dren to meet weekly in her garden have had to be cut out altogether, during the summer.
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Ng Tal-ping beat Leung Kaposition than has been the case
cham.
Mak Kaf-hung beat Ko Yau- cheong.
F. B. Grose beat Siu Din-lim Wong Lan-yiu beat E. Zimmern. Yeung Tak-ming beat Pong Tak
ming.
Wong Tung-hof beat Chan Hon- Wong Lan-wal beat Chan Yip
shu.
3. The Hong Kong Visitors' Cup wing. --9 Furlongs.--Winner $50: 2nd $100. 3rd $50. A cup kindly pre- sented by Vlaltors from Hong Kong to the Owner or Owners, to be won twice in succession or three times in all. For all China ponies that have run at the Inaugural Race Meeting. Weight for inches as per scale. Entrance Fee $10.
LOCAL HOCKEY.
Y.M.C.A. "A" BEAT THE
UNIVERSITY.
hitherto). ·
It is with the deepest regret that the Committee have to record the untimely death of Mrs. A. Dyer Ball, who for several years was Gen. Hon. Secretary of the Hong
period of office the Guild and
attainments; this was mainly due
M.C.L. DANCE.
SUCCESSFUL POLICE BRANCH FUNCTION.
700 TICKETS SOLD. Organised by the Police branch Wolfe in charge) a successful danca
ASTRONOMY.
LECTURE AT HELENA MAY.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.
THE "
QUAINTS."
OPENING AT CITY HALL ON OCTOBER 17.
SEVERAL NEW PLAYS:
9
MONEY, & SHARES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London-
Bank wira
1/11
Bank on demand ...; 1/11 11/18 - Bank 30 day's sight.
Bank 4 months' sight 1/11% Credits 4 months' sight 2/- % Documentary 4 months
aight
On Paris
On demand......
27-4
1220
Credits 4 months' sight 1295
On Berlin-
On demand
On New York—
On demand
Credits 60 days' night. 49%
Wire
On Bombay-
On demand
Wiro
131
On Calcutta-
On demand
131
On Singapore--
85
On demand
On Manila-
On demand... 90%
On Shanghai---
On demand
| 30 day's sight (private
paper)
On demand.
78%
On Yokohama—
102
Gold Leaf, 100 Ana
(per toel)
Sovereigns
(Bank's
buying rate)
0.90
Silver (per oz.)
25%.
2% prem.
Bar. Silver in Hong
Kong
Chinese Copper Cents nom Chinese Copper Cash 6%pm. Rate of Native In-
tarost
7% Pl
Chinese Sub. Coin .. 28% dia. Hong Kong Sub. Coln par,
THE SHARE MARKET.
Stock.
T.T. on. London T.T. on Shanghai
Banks. Hongkong Bank
Lon, Reg.
do.
Chartered Bank
|Mercantile A. &, B.
de.
P. & 0, Bank
East Atla
Marine Insurances.
Honi Ko
Exchange. 1/11%
! Stock
78%
$1145
$187
210%
$68
| Canton Insurance **** $570 China Underwriters .. $1,35 North China Insurance T148 Union Insurance ..... 299 b_$2033
Yangtze Insurance.......... $4435M.
Fire Insurances.
$590
China Fire Insurance $210 HK Fire Insurance
Shipping,
Douglases
HK Steamboats.... L
-t--
HK. Tugs. & Lighters $1 b $1.85 sa Indo-Chinas (Pre)
do. (Del.)... $48
Shell Transports ............. 92/-
Star Ferries Water-boats
Beinerton.
$17
Mr. R. Salisbury'a ""Quainta" An interesting lecture on' Stars was given at the Helena May In- will open at the City Hall on Mon- China Sugars stitute yesterday by the Rev. J.day, October 17, with the new musi-Malabon Sugarz
Mining Kirk Maconachie, the lecture being cal comedy, "The Blue Train."
$1.65 n x.d the first of a series arranged by This will be followed by the Banguets
Kailan Mining Adi .... 64/- the Institute.
Pavilion
"One Damned Langkate (Combined). T27% Mr. Justice J. R. Wood presided. Thing after Auother," "On Ap-
(Single).... T84 In spite of the advances which
success
.
Hongkong
T6%
$3.00
19/3
$147
$42
T92
had been made in scientific instru-proval," from the Fortune Theatre, Shanghat Exploration. 18 ments with which to discern the and "The Silent House," a Comedy Shanghai Loans
Bauba Theatre success.
Trouch Mines the heavenly bodies,
speaker
Practically all the artistes are Ural Casplans doubted whether in our modern
Among age as much was known to the newcomers to the East.
Docks, Wharves, Godowns &c. average citizen as was known to those chosen from the best available the ancicats. We lived in towns talent in London is Miss Fay Cole, HK. & K. Wharves.. $115 and did not study the heavens as who has been playing in the Pic-K. W. Docks
Hongkows did the people in simpler times, cadilly Cabaret and who has starred Now Engineerings The lecturer, with the aid of under Cochrane and Charlot man-Shanghai Docks
Then there are the Lands, Hotels & Bidge lantern slides, showed the names agements.
Shanghai Lands Kong Women's Guild and Minister-/of the M.C.L. (with Mra. E. D. C. and positions of the different con- White Sisters, reputed to ba two of T. & S. Hotels Lands stellations in the heavens and add-
ed giria On the English stage, Hongkong Realty ing Children's League. During her took place at the City Hall lasted that many of the names were the prettiest and most accomplish-Hong
of Arabic origin, as the ancient
Edmund Nash, direct from the H.K. Territoriala.
Humphreys Estates League rose to the height of their night in aid of M.C.L. funds.
About seven hundred tickets had Arabs were great astronomers.
Mr. Maconachie dwelt on the Shaftesbury Theatre, and Dudley Prince's Building
Rural Lands to her wholehearted efforts and to been sold but not all the holders growth of the numbers of stars Page.
Other newcomers are Francis the immense amount of time and put in an appearance, there there which were known to astronomers energy which she placed at the dis-fore being more room for dancing owing to the aid of the telescope Day, who has played with Sir Al- for the many couples who thorough and other scientific instrumenta, fred Butt, Julle, Bransgrove from posal of the Guild and League.
Lady Severn, former president of ly enjoyed themselves to the music also on the relative positions of the London Pavilion, Lucille Lang- the Hong Kong's Women's Guild and provided by the Hong Kong and the sun, moon and other planets, don from St. Martin's Theatre and Ministering Children's League, was Shanghai Hotel's Whitey Smith's He commented that the nearest two premier dancers. One or two China Bus
star was 270 times as far away old favourites, including George H.K. Tramways present at the annual meeting in
from the earth as the sun was. The arrangements made were ex- The, light from the nearest star Curzon and Gordon Rennie are with Peak Trams (old) 1926 of the Ministering Children's |
(new) theompany.NA and the rooma in use were gaily us.. gave some very Interesting details of bedecked with flags and greenery In conclusion, the lecturer dwelt grame for Hong Kong will be an the Hong Kong Branch which were bad there were refreshments, pro- on the lessons of humility, the nound later. much appreciated by the London
vided in plenty...
sense of our own insignificance in Executive Committee.
There were several Service men the vastness of the greater world The Gen. Hon. Secretary had the
around us that the study of pleasure of meeting one of the mem- present.
astronomy taught one.
orchestra..
Cotton Hills, Ewa Cottons. Orientals ... S'hal Cottons (Old) do. (дем) Buses. Trams, &c
Mile-Winner $100. 2nd $75: 3rd-The Y.M.C.A., hockey team yes League Headquarters, London; shecellent. The stairway and landing į took four and a half years to reach F details of the Company's pro- Taxis"
4. The Fourth Selling Plate- $75. For all China ponies. If en- terday defeated the University on fered to be sold for $200, 5 lbs. the Y.M.C.A. ground at King extra, for $160, weight for Inches Park by three goals to two. The as per scale. If to be sold for $100. teams were:
$5.
10 lbs. allowance. Entrance Fee: Y.M.C.A.-W. 3. Lockhart Smith, J. Gardner, L. A. R. Duncan, W. R. 6. Tho Steamboat Company's Greenhalgh, the Rev. J. F. Murray: bers of the Home Executiva Com- Cap- Mile-Winner $150. 2nd
Kong in October on a tour round
$100, 3rd $50. A cup kindly pre-A 3. May, F.. E. G. Mann, Ashbymittee of the M.C.L., Mias Robin JAPAN AND BRITAIN. sented by the Hong Kong, Canton G. B. Slipper and R. Murray.
Mr. K. K. Kawakami, writing and Macao Steamboat Company, University P. L. Tan, M. B.on, when she passed through Hong Ltd., to the owner of owners to be Osman, Y. C. Teh, A. B. Sulleman, the world. Miss Robinson Inform in the "Nineteenth Century," an- won twice in succession or three S, Kermani, K. P. Gan, G. E. Yeoh, ed the Hon. Secretary that although swers the question, "Is Anglo- times in all. For all China ponies. A. A. Rumjahn and F. C. Lim. ⠀ Weight for inches as per scale. En- The referees were Messrs. A. C. Hong Kong is one of the out-posts Japanese Rapprochement Prac trance Fee $10, RUNNER
6.The Sunday Novices Race Howell and W. J. Walker.
LOCAL AQUATICS.
U. S. PRESIDENCY.
'AL SMITH INDORSED BY DEMOCRATS.
Ogden, Utah, Sept. 28
A conference of Inter-mountain and also of Western Democrats to- day adopted a resolution. Indorsing Governor "A" Smith of New York as their choice for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The conference declared, that Smith, is the party's logical candi- date for the Presidency.United Press.
of the British Empire it has done ticable?" in the negative. more for the Ministering Children's "We cannot ignore," he says, Mile Winner $75. 2nd $40.
League than any other Colony. It "the obvious fact that China, 3rd $15. For all China ponies, at
was unfortunate Miss Robinson had Russia, and the United States are date, of entry, that have been un-
so little time at her disposal and our next-door neighbours, with placed in Hong Kong or Macao
therefore, was unable to meet the whom we wish to be on friendly since June 24, 1927, Weight for
local M.C.L. Committee or to visit terms as long as they will let us. inches as per scale. To be ridden
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, those Schools whose pupils work so Frankly, then, Japan is not en by Novice Jockeya. Non-winning
hard for the M.C.LE
thusiastic about any proposal Jockeys allowed 10 lbs. Entrance
The results of the two heats In
looking towards the resuscitation The Branches. Fee $3.
Entries will close at 8 p.m. on the 440 yards in connection with The following comprised, the of the defunct alliance, with Friday, October 7.
to-morrow's championship races at Branches of the Guild and League Great Britain"
He is confident about Japan Bag the V.R.C. decided yesterday, were during 1926: FA as follows:
Naval and Dockyard Branch, capability for defending, her own 1st Heat-1 D. Lyon: Tan Military Branch, Police Branch, interests. Nor does, she peed an Chin-hin Time: 5 mins. 63 secs: Peak Branch, Peak Children's Club alliance with any European Power 17. min: 02, seca
Branch, Victoria Branch, Quarry 35 long as the alignment of the 2nd Heat.1/J. Lyon; Bay Branch, Kowloon and Kow. Powers remains what it 18 Un Bemdr. Norris, Time: 0 mins 19 loon Dock Branch, Ballies Girls less she embarks upon perilous peck 6 min 81 Beck
School Branch
Girl schemes of Imperialim, her post brothers and Norris School Branch, St Stephen & Cal. tion in the regions of the Western the final. There were lege Brauch and one new B Pacifle and of Far Eastern Asia
each beat The
is not only safe but impregnable "Bow
HOME SOCCER:
London, Yesterday. Merthyr Town and Millwall played a goalless draw yesterday in a Southern Section match.
friendly game Celtic beat Cardiff by: fours toale to one Renter
COMFORT FOR THE AGED. Old people are easily, tired out and weakened by coughine. For them there is much comfort in a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy It that stops those weakening coughs Leeps them awake nights and their strength to Every one contains au narcotics Mere betties of lith, are used, ach year than of any frie:hy/Bold every, imilar cough medi
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Singapore Tractions
Miscellaneous. H.K. Amusement Canton Ices Cemente (comb.)
$194
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(old) (new)
6,60
China Lights (comb.
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(old) (new)
China Prov. A
$15
Paris New York
Brussels Geneva... Amsterdam Milan Berlin "Stockholm"
London, Yesterday,
124
E.K. Constructions
Dairy Farms
Der A. Wings
HH. Electrics Macao Electrica H.K. Ropes (old)
Lane,
Crawforda
Mackintosh
Sinceros
United Asbestos R$12
Wm-Powells
H.K. Telephones:
Nanyang Tobaccos
4.86 11/16
34.04
$25.22
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89:8/16
20.48
18.09
Copenhagen Oslo
18.17
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Vienna Prague
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Helsingfors
10414 193
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Idabon
2 29/64
Athens
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