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No. 28,206
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Est. 1845.
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932 PRICE $3.00 Per Month:
160 SWIMMERS TO TAKE WATER IN
ORWELL
FAVOURITE
FOR ST LEGER
April Fifth Certain Starter:
LANE HANDS OVER SILVERMERE
TO DICK.
Final Call Over.
London, To-day. Orwell has remained firm in betting circles and yesterday was quoted at 3 to d, while Udaipur the second favourite gave place to Violator who showed a slight advantage.
April Fifth, the Derby winner, is à certain starter and is con- sidered a 40-1 chance showing! that the public are not expect- ing too much from Tom Wall's unfortunate horse...
Firdaussi will be ridden by Fox, and J. Elliss has relieved Nevett of the responsibility of Royal Dancer. With the start- ing of April Fifth, Lane, the Derby hero, has given up Silvermere to Dick. Only one late scratching was recorded, Characon being with epochez
The Aga Khan's Udaipar ne fot been so well backed as expected ant the result of recent train- ing statistics, b bat its chances are by no means out of the question. The filly is up against a colt that failed to last the 1 miles Derby course and her rider, Harry Wragg, is out to bring the Aga Khan's colours first past| the post.
His last classic win, was
In the Oaks when he brought Udai- pur in frit after a thrilling finish: Orwell, however, has improved considerably during - recent gal- lops and Jones will be all out to atone for his essential Derby defeat. Orwell is undoubt edly the best horse of the year and, even after proving a dianal Derby failure, still carries the public's
“IN CHARGE.”—A policeman taking some young competitors
to the start at the City of London Police Athletic Club's annual sports meeting at Stamford Bridge,
GERMANY'S
ARMAMENT
ULTIMATUM
Threatens To Leave Arms Conference.
PARITY DEMANDED.
"Opposition From France
Appears Inevitable.
Berlin, To-day. Germany made known to the world to-day the sub- stance of her demands in the aide memoire recently deli- vered to the Government of France, and revealed that the note was nothing short of, an ultimatum. »
"
MILE-LONG CORTEGE CROWDS STREETS.
Mrs. Lim Ah Chen Is Mourned By Many,
GRANDSON IN PRISON.
Cheng Kwok-yan Is Awaiting Sentenced.
The funeral of Mrs. Lim Ah Chen, aged 101, the grand- mother of Cheng Kwok-yau, who is confined in Victoria Gaol awaiting disposition by the Full' Court in the Fung murder case, took place at noon to-day...
The cortege left the late resi- sidence, Kwong Hoi Kee, 86, Queen's Road Central, at 11.30 o'clock.
Streets in the central district |
A RECORD ENTRY
CAMPBELL AN ALMOST WINNER.
Keen Regimental Competition.
CHOPPY WATER WILL SLOW:
RACE
One of the out- standing sporting
events of the Colony will take place this afternoon when 160 swimmers will dive in for the annual Services' Harbour Race. The entry is a record one and a great race is expect ed.
Pte. Campbell, the sensational Border- ers' distance swim- mer, is an almost certain winner, even though he is just re- covered from an ill-
ness.
DUNADP
TO-DAY'S HARBOUR RACE
ON LEAGUE
NUDISTS TRAMP FOR NO COMMENT
MILES TO BATHE
WOMEN OF CULT FAIL TO CATCH TRAIN
NATIVES AMAZED
(By J. E. WILSON).
Win Hong Kong go Nudist. There is a sect v which thinks it ought, but the kehood of the movement gaining any great strength has been dimmed. It required, perhaps, the pioneering spirit of a few determined men and women to make it a success and much depended on the first outing. The outing on Sunday last was at tended by men only. The women missed the train.
I attended this outing as a just missed the train, for Mr.. matter of duty. Anything less Herbert E. Lanepart, the inde like the joy of life would be dif- fatigable leader of the party, said they were practically on the ficult, to imagine, and I found no way. Perhaps, it is just as well Paradise in the idyllic spot on they weren't on time, for I doubt the Shing Mun river not far greatly whether they could have from the village of Tai Wai reached the nudist "stronghold" were the party bathed. Perhaps in the hills. --
Fear Of Epics.
I was biased somewhat by the
fact that I spoilt a perfectly good Arriving at Shatin Station we pair of while shoes crossing alighted from the train and dozen of muddy paddy fields, and walked back towards Kowloon, aggravated by almost falling razchir
into the river, where the step- ping stones are six feet apart and under water.
wh
near Cheung
Lok Pick No. 888,
wit
The firty was only eight: strong #when we left Kowleom res | Railway Station on the 1.18 p.m.
train. The ladies, as I later fore learned, had as usual let us down. Two of them must 'have
Trade Unions
The race will start at 5 pm. Urge Reform
upon be
Continued
Page
CHINA WANTS JUSTICE
Dr. Wellington Koo Bound For Paris.
FAITH IN LEAGUE.
The German attitude. is stiff, and the language of Chancellor Von Papen leaves no room for doubt but that Germany will make good her
Mrs. Lim passed away on from Police Pier, Kowloon, and
London, threat to withdraw froin August 30 last, five days after will end at the Praya wall between
To-day. all disarmament conferences
the trial of her grandson had Queen's Pier and the V.R.C.
resolution calling upon the concluded. unless her. demands for
Government to adopt a policy lead- Conditions are fair, although the ing to abolition of war debt and equality of armaments are met...
were crowded with Chinese choppy water will no doubt reduce reparations, lowering of tariff bar-
"If the League of Nations Fad- The parity of arms and armies funeral perquisites, and litters the times considerably, and it is ers providing for planning on
large scale of developments of among the nations of Europe is bearing gifts from many friends, hardly likely that time of 31 housing and slum clearance at heres to its firm principles Bought by a reduction of the in- The cortege was more than a minutes 6 seconds set by Gunner home, publie control of banking and justice, the outcome struments of war and standing mile long, and made its devious, formes of other powers, the aide way to the "Yat Fit Ting" Ken- Forrester last year will be beaten. and monopoly industries, and a tax cussions regarding the Gordon Richards, the champion memoire explaina.
- of land values, was unanimously nedy Road, where last respecta The loss of Coleman, who suc-carried at Trade Unions Congress, gamers jockey, is riding Violator, the Germany makes it clear that were paid by many relatives and cumbed to an injury while playing at Newcastle to-day second favourite and is tipped in she is tired of being treated as a friends. Doncaster Classic.
money.
the Lytton Commission have one outcomes stated DraWol-
many quarters as the winner of the second class state, but points out Mrs. Lim was reputed to boater-polo at the YM.C.A. lastWhile the afternoon session was lington Koo, China'a representative
highly probable that the Royal Ar-tary of General Purposes Palat
the Derby winner, is a certain small beginning in her neigh-Hong Kong.
is certain that she will be satished with a one of the wealthier comen in night, will be a great loss to the progressing, unemployed marchers appeared outside. The proposal to starter but the chances of Tom bours, disarmament moves,
South Wales Borderers hopes, and admit a deputation to address the Wall's colt are not considered too since she is convinced that the HONG KONG DOLLAR
from a glance at the field it seems Congress was defeated, the Secre- bright
second. Disarmament Convention
Lout that the Congress. The following is the final St. will result in a high reduction for
unemployed Leger Call Over ---
the heavily armed nations.
But in addition to her insis tand o Orwell (Jones)tance apon the disarming of 18-2-Violator (Gordon other powers, Germany claims
Richards).
the right to revise her whole sya-
7-1. t. and oldaipur (Harry tem of defence, including the
Wragr).
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VICTORY:
Southport Advance Three Places
DECLINES.
Silver Registers A
Slight Advance.
The opening rate of the local dollar remained unchanged this ng, but at noon it dropped to 1/4/
tillery will lift the team prize.
The Argyl
Sutherland.
bid for team honou their last swimming season in the Colony, but it is hardly likely that
gain frst place. Last year the event
ber only two failed; #A rise in spot and forward, Bil. 534 veri
tedy
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for the League Councilɔmeeting to
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In an interview Mail, Dr. Ka
REPORT
Commission's Chief Improved In Health.
IMPRESSED BY COLONY,
Lord Lytton, Chairman of the League of Nations Com mission to investigate the Sino-Japanese situation, and Dr. Wellington Koo, arrived in Hong Kong to-day aboard the liner Gange, en route from Shanghai to England, via Venice.
The League's gemi
who has spent many wee
the has
in China, and Japan studying the conditions of affairs ex- haustively with his col-
eagues, and who past month or mo been suffering from a trou- blesome disability, would not discuss any aspect of the Far Eastern problems. But he was fit and well again, he said, and anxious to be home.
ellington
mission's
eport,
way to Gen- should reach the Leagt Council by September 15. Thus, it hould be ade public early in Octo- bert will be published simul
Tokyo, and Nanking
done what we said we
EXCHANGE:
into third