BOOKER'S FINE EFFORT.
The Interport revolver shooting. contest between members of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Police Forces, which was held at the Bowen Road Revolver Range yes- terday resulted in an overwhelm- ing victory for the local force.
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Rumjahn Concedes Eight Games.
FOUR WALK-OVERS
Yesterday's programme in the H.K.C.C. Lawn Tennis Champion ships provided four walk-overs, and on the whole a very unevent- ful afternoon's entertainment.
The full results were as follow:
Open Singles,
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
Or. London~*~*
1/-/A
Bank, on demand 1/4 1/4 Bank, months' sight 1/- 9, 16 Credits, 2
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS
THE CHINA
MAIL.
HONG
KONG POLICE VICTORY.
K
HK.C.C. LAWN TENNIS
TUESDAY. MARCH 17,
Batavia
Tjisondari
Straits
Van Heutaz
Shanghai Beaten at Revolver Shooting.
Bank, wire
Saigon
..Angera
Shanghai
Kanchaw
"
Straits
Australia and Manila
Shanghai and Swntow
WEDNESDAY.
THURSDAY,
MARCH
MARCH 19.
19.
Kamo Maru Terukual Maru
.Sunning
aight
Documentary,
months' sight
Shanghai anal, Europe via Siberia (London.
Feb. 28). Europe via Negapatam (Letters only, Lon-
Eurylochus
don, Feb. 19)
Soudun
FRIDAY. MARCH
20.
Japan and Shanghai
Japan and Shanghat
Shinyo Maru .Suwa Maru
MARCH U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shunghai (San
Fenucisco. Feb. 27)
MARCH TUESDAY.
24, London (Parcels only, London. Feb. 12) and
Straits
C da, U.S.A, Honolulu. Japan' and Shang
hai (Vancouver, B... Feb. 28)
SATURDAY, MARCH 21. U.S.A., Honolulu, dapan and Shanghat (San
Francisco, Feb. 20)
MONDAY,
23.
Empress of Japan
President Garfield
President Jackson
.Apchises
OUTWARD MAILS
TUESDAY, MARCH 17,
Kont Sing ........
1 p.m.
Letters
K.P.O.
Samshui and Wuchow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius E. & S. Aries. Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
Registration
4.20 p.m 4.30 .m
Shanghai, Japan. Honolulu and
"San Francisen
Swatow
Shanghai, Japan, Canala, U.S.A..
C. & S. America and Europe via Vancouver. B.C.
Tatsuta Maru (Due San Francisco, Apr. 8.) Registration ....Mar. 17, 5 p.m. ..Mar. 18, 8.30 a.m. Letters
Empress of Russia
Japan
Sandakan
Shanghai
Straits
Shanghai
Amoy
Tourille
Four courges, were fired, the first three at n ́distance of 15 yards, and the fourth at a dis- tance of ten yards in the covered. range.
31. K. Lo beat W. J. Howard 6-1,
C. A. L. Rumjahn best Siew Kim- Hang 6-3. 7-5,
1. Ride received walk-over from G. Lai.
Thui Wal-pui rereited walk-over The first course was deliberate from Capt. W. M. Morgen.
aim with six rounds.
The Recond Courac whe the rapid, six shots being fired with- in 10 seconds.
The third was directed at two moving objects and at two bobbing targets, two rounds were fired at each of the moving objects and a round at each of the bobbing tar- gets.
The fourth emirse, over the shorter distance of 10 yards, was centred on four bobling, "heads" appearing from behind corners, six rounds being fired within a period of 10 seconds.
The full scores were as follow: Hong Kong.
Anterior
De Marseilles Aprit 15) G.P.O.
Registration
Letters
6 p.m 6 p,m
Van Heutaz
5 p.m.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Insp. Bonker " 23 30 25 18 20 24 Insp. Carpenter 21 Insp. Carey .25 11 29 20 P.S. Ritchie 18 22 20' 20 LS. MacKay...18 G 20 1.S. Rassell 1.8. Scott
79 79
.21 11 20
K2
.18 12 20
80
P.S. Brand
16 1 20 25
Total
160 119 170 190 630
WEDNESDAY.
18.
Duo Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 4
and *Europe via Siberia.) Pureels
Mar. 17, 5 p.m. Registration Mur. 18, 9.15 1.m. Letters MARCH
Shanghai.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
....10 a.m.
Read Hurry Cophilan
40
10 30 20
$2
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Kamo Maru
9.30 a.m.
Hin Sank Chenan
10 a.m.
Adams Dickson Selt
14 5 10 10
14 9 10 10
47
20 10
48
51
THURSDAY.
Maihow. I:khai and Halong
Swatow
Japan
Shanghai and Europe via, Siberia
Lyeemoon
Amur Maru Tainan
Chuuk Kouk MARCH
19 Menndo Maru
Hydrangea
Soudan
2.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 5 p.m.
8.30 8.m. 2 p.m.
5 p.m.
Juck
11 20 10
Total.....92 51 110 65 318
The Sharpshouters Company of the Police Reserves also entered a team and returned n very good
score.
Their detailed scores were 49 under:-
S. A. Kumjaha received walk-over from W. N. Petch.
Oper Danbles,
On Bombay--- Wire On demand
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
Opening Daily Official Quotations 17th March, 1931.
Last dividend and when paid
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23% dia.
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172
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51
Lee Woon-Isui and Tee Wai-tsai | On demand hent Gruae and R. Chon 6-4, 6-3,
E. C. and E. F. Fincher revived wall-over from V. V. Sounderam and Lee Hau-9910,
Club Championship.
1. Goldman beat R. H. D. Wade C-0, 6-0.
LADIES' GOLF AT FANLING.
Mrs. D. S. Lambert Wins Championship.
ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING.
At Fanling on Sunday, the Ladies'
the Championship of R.H.K.G.C. was won by Mrs. D. S. Lambert. who beat Mrs. H. P. Keary by 4 and 3.
Mrs. Burton qualified for Febru- ary, for the Captain's Cup, after a tie with Mrs. Rodgers.
Mrs. Roffey won the bogey com- petition for the prize presented by Mrs. Gilmore, by two up.
There will be a medal competi- tion on the New Course, Fanling. on March 31 for a prize, kindly presented by Mrs. Cassidy.
Attention is again drawn to the annual prize-giving on March 24, at Fanling.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total CHAIRMAN RESIGNS
RECALCITRANT.
Soudan
Registration
Mar. 19, 5 p.m.
Letters
....G p.m.
FRIDAY,
MARCH
20. Haining ... Tjinondari
Van der Lely Dorabjec Bendall
26 16 20 10 72
110
3 10 15 50
19 14 15
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CHINESE GENERALS
Y. K. Ho
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30
30
2 p.nl. p.m.
J. Fletcher
23
14: 30
P. Fletcher Dover Starling
20 17 25
$ 25
Suwa Maru
Total
..202 87 175 165 819
Swatow, Anny and Foochow Amoy
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. E. & S. Africa, Adeń, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
K.P.O.
Registration .Mar. 20, 4.30 p.m. Letters
.Mar. 21, 9 a.m. SATURDAY,
(Duc Marseilles, Apr. 19.) G.P.O.
Registration .Mar. 21, 8.45 a.m.
Letters MARCH
..9.30 a.m.
21.
Manila
SUNDAY,
Empress of Japan. MARCH 22.
3.30 p.m.
Bangkok via Swatow
Kalgan
9 4.m.
Swatow, Amoy & Formosa Manila
Hozan Maru
0a.m.
9 a.m.
TUESDAY,
Straits and Calcutta
Mar. 24, Noon ,1 p.m.
27.
FRIDAY,
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden. Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
K.P.O.
.Mar. 27, 4.30 p.m. Registration ....Mar. 28, 9 a.m.
Parcela
Lettera
Shinyo Maru
MARCH 21.
Ho Sang
Parcels Lettera
MARCH
9 20 20
YACHTING.
DISBANDMENT OF TROOPS,
Peking, Yesterday. Four dissatisfied Generals in Yunnan forced the Provincial Chairman, General Lung Yun, to resign on March 11, and he left Various March 12. YESTERDAY'S LADIES' RACE AT Yunnan on
responsible bureaux are now carry- R.H.K.Y.C.
ing on the Government,
MRS. ROUSE'S PRIZES.
The ladies' race for the prizes presented by Mrs. Rouse was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. The
course was:~~~
The recalcitrant Generals, who
are understood to, object to Nan-
On demand Dollar
buying rate) Silver (per az.)
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
Rate of Native In-
terest
Chinese Sub. Com Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par
LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris
New York
Brussels
Geneva
Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen
Oslo Vienna Prague
Rugby. Yesterday.
124.14%
4.85 26/32 34.862
(Def.)...
Shell Transports...j Union Waterboats...
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(new) $ *** 2.40 Hongkewa ..........Th. 274 N. Engineering...Th. Shanghai Docks ...T110
Lands, Hotels & Building..
*H. K. & S.. Hotels...$1.90 ...
Humphreya (Cum Ru.)
Rights......$
H. K. Realties.....
-
25.242
Amsterdam
12.12
92.74/2
H.K. Lands............$
20.40%
Shanghai Lands ...Tb.
18.14
18.10/4
18.16 34.56%
Chinese Estates
164
Helsingfors
193
Colton Mills.
Madrid
45.55
*Ewa Cotton.......Th
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*17
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39%
371%
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Silver Forward
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1/- 1/
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14 7/16
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Shanghai Conon...Th. 39 Zong Sings........ 12
Public Utilities. *H. K. Tramway........$ | ....... Peak Tram (old) ... (new) ...
Star Ferries.......... 88 "China Light ..............$|
II. K. Electrics ......$ 60
......$ Macao Sandakan Lights ....ậ
+
H.K. Tel, fully paid $19
CHINA PROVISIONAL Chin Bus. Th
CONSTITUTION.
Committee Drafts An Outline.
FIVE-YUAN SYSTEM.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
king's plans for the disbandment The Kuo Min news agency states
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Industrials.
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(new)
of troops in Yunnan, are summon that a general outline of the Pro-H. K. Ropes...
conference to re-visional Constitution has boen
Stores, &c. ing a military organise the Government.-Reuter.decided upon by the drafting com-
mittee. It will consist of five Dairy Farm (old) chapters and will embody the
Watsons five-yuan system, bill of rights,
Der A Wings Lane Crawford Mackintosh
Channel Rocks (P), Kowloon Rock (P). Mark on line (S), Cust Rock mark bont (S), Channel Recks (5) BERLIN AIR ROUTE. and programme to be carried out Mark an ine (8), Cust Rock mark boat (3), a distance of 9.1 miles.
The results were na follow:-
"H" Class. [Started at 3 p.m.]
Rawalpindi
...10 a.m. Letters
(Due Marseilles, Apr. 24.) G.IN.O. Parcels
.Mar. 27, 5 p.m. Registration.Mar. 28, 9.45 a.m. ..10.30 am.
'Yacht
Diana
Rolla
a ship, they de-
La Linda Argulla II.
•S aracribed correspondence only.
STOWAWAYS SUFFER Impossible to get
After having spent 10 days In
Poan. Salled by
4 Mrs. Bingham
Mrs, Thorpe
2
3
Miss Mackie Mra. Pearce
cided to stowaway on the Ponape. "", "y" and "G" Classes. They were joined by Karn, who had
"
[Started at 3.05 p.m.) Posn.
Sailed by # Mrs. Fowkes
5 Mrs. Flood
2
¿
1 Mrs. Stewart
SPENT 10 DAYS IN FOREPEAK IN been concerned in a shipwreck in Yacht
the English Channel ROUGH WEATHER.
a fortnight Why Wonder?
Wings before.
Bluejacket Stealing on board the Ponape in Baojum the forepenk of the barque Ponape, the night, each carried half a pound Speedwell three stowaways who got aboard at 'of chocolate as sustenance. Antwerp were forced out by hunger and thirst.
They were Osvald Eln, Harold Saaberg and Eugen Kara.
After
fre. Adams
Mrs. Pickering
the vessel left Antwerp rough At the outset I suggested that the weather was experienced, and they full-back's first duty is to clear his suffered from n buffeting in their lines. I emphasise that point. If I hiding place. They crept out on were Irish I should probably say Or th arrival of the vessel at to the deck und gave themselves up, there is only one time when the Port Adelaide to load wheat, Ein They were taken before the master full-back should dribble, and that sald he met Sasberg, an old ship (Capt: Karlsson), who later signed is-never-Tom Parker, Arsenal's mate, in Antwerp and, finding it them on as members of the crew. right back.
OH-DEAR! OH-DEAR! MY LITTLE DOG- "FI-FI” IS LOST.WHAT SHALL
1 DO?
GERMAN 'PLANES TO FLY TO MANCHULI.
during the period of political tutelage.
The draft must be submitted to the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Council for Peking, Yesterday, approval before submission to the The two German aeroplanes People's Convention on May 5.--- which arrived yesterday are ex-] Reuter. pected to remain here a week, then fly to Manchuli, which it is anticipated will take ten hours. Reuter.
(The 'planes are engaged on test flights for the proposed Nanking- Berlin air service. They flew to Peking from Shanghal non-stop in seven hours.]
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The Ben Line 8.5. Bencleuch from Middlesbro', London, Straits and Manila is due to arrive here about March 24.
GENEP AL MOTORS.
TAKE OUT INSURANCE FOR $500,000,000.
EMPLOYES ELIGIBLE.
New York, Yesterday. The General Motors Corporation have taken out an insurance policy for the record sum of G8500,000,- 000, under which 150,000 dealers and employees in the United States will be eligible for life Insurance benefits-Houter's American Ser-
vice.
BRINGING
BY GOLLY! IF MAGGIE KEEPS UP THAT RACKET-THE WHOLE TOWN WILL BE OUT LOOKIN'
FER THE DOG-
UP
FATILER
+
Sincere ......
Wo. Powella
Miscellaneous.
H.K. Amusement (old)$
T
(new)s
444
Ch, Entertainment ...374
H. K. Constructions...$
Th
R. Ind. G. Bonds... 8%
H. K. Govt. Loam...$
R! 7 months 1920.................... Apr. 30, 80
+
Mar, 18, 01
Det. Then for 1920. Pending
281 243
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$13,50 for 1030
Mar. 18, 81
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Interest half yestly...
MAN LOONG. PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER Best quality--Prompt attention to Exporters. Office:-2, Dundas Street, Kowloon. Tel. 57088. Factory:-2 Godown, Praya, Dundas Street, Mongkok.
NOW LISTEN-MAGGIE! JUST STOP CRYIN' FER A MINUTE- CRYIN' WON'T BRING HIM
BACK-YOU'LL HAVE TO OFFER A REWARD-
HOW TO PUT THE AÐ
IN THE PAPER GIT CASEY TO TURN OVER THE DOG AM COLLECT THE REWARD
SMALL TELECHRON TABLE
CLOCKS TO EXHIBITION
TELECHRON HALL CLOCKS.
$33.00 - $260.
The TELECHRON is a timekeeper which furnishes Obser vatory Time from your ordinary electric light circuit by simply inserting the plug in the most convenient wall re- ooptacle or lamp socket. You cannot improve on the
Telechron
Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd. General Electric Co. of China, Ltd. Andersen, Meyer & Company. Ltd
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THAT'S A GOOD IDEA
CONTINUE