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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
The Trial Race Meeting (postponed from 21st Septem- ber) will be held on Tuesday, 18th October, 1949. The First saddling Bell will be rung at 4.45 p.m. and the First Race
will be run at 5.15 pm, the Second at 5.45 p.m., the Third at 6.15 pm and the Fourth at 6.45 p.m.
Owners are informed that all Entries made for the original Meeting stand, as well
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1949.
Missionaries In Shanghai Still Functioning
Shanghai today from the point of religion, os des-
cribed by several evacuees who arrived here yesterday by the ss. Marechal Joffre, is not as gloomy as has been generally rumoured. Missionaries of the Marist Brothers Society en
"
route to Europe on holiday or transfer assert- ed that the Communists have so for not in-. terfered with Christianity in Shanghai,
the published handicap weights, but a Pony winning a race at the Double Tenth Race Meeting will carry 7 lb. Christian churches are open People's money a pound and peralty in addition to the to worshippers and sermons cotton at $2,000 dollars a pound weight allotted. The Stewards are given as usual. The con- have ruled that no "Jockey gregations, however, have de-
The quality produced, now is Allowance will be given increased in number because of the same as before. races for the Trial Meeting the evacuation of foreigners and attention is directed, therefrom the metropolis. fore, to the alteration in the
sity.
conditions of all the four Most of the missionaries are events, in that
Some the words still teaching in scanols.
the Maris. Brothers are "Jockey Allowance" are delet- ed. Fresh declarations must attached to the Aurora Univer- be made and placed in the declaration boxes at the Race Course in the usual manner and attention is drawn to the change in time of 15 minutes from those published in the Race Book.
Badges
of admission to
made
"The only trouble that is limit- ing production cones from the personnel, who occasionally de-i mand higher, wages and more
lidays.
"The Labour Union, however, is playing the game and helps to smooth matters between the Originally, the Communists workers and ihe management;
an attempt to fax the successfully. Church. When the missionaries protested that they were not able in pay the large amount involved, the administration rescinded the
the and declared that promulgation they would reconsider the mat-
ter.
.
Since then, however, no attempt has been made to interfere with the Church.
The products are generally used by the better class. Former
the factory catered mainly to
foreigners
Mr. Mayer, who had been in Shanghai since 1933 after Beeing from Hitler's Germany, is leaving for Australia for resettlement un- the International Refugee der the Organisation's scheme.
Five Marist Brothers arriv
is one of the 62,IRO re- ed yesterday bound for France. fugees who will start at scratch" To enable a satisfactory trial
Father Andre Challer, was hasn Australia Mr. Mayer is ac- of the Totalisator to be made,pent more than half of bis 75 cmpanied by his wife, son and a Members
years in Chia is returning to sister, Renee Gunnitz, chief cook requested to
tire. He is the only Swiss n the of the Shanghai Jewish Hospital.
are
without obligation! Colonial Agencies, Szehai Bldg. 14 Queen's Road. Phone 26310. the Grand Stands, and Duty Passes, which MOVIE-Mite 16mm sound silent and Servants projector. Lightweight! Durable! have been issued for the post- Compact! Ideal for home, school, poned Meeting will hold good industry, church etc. $1,650.00, for this Meeting.. complete with transformer. Write for literature and demonstration. Sole distributore Starlite Flims 336 Wang Hing Bldg., 10 Queen's WANTED KNOWN
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make use of the machines in the Public Enclosure as well as those in the Members En- closure, in placing their bets.
By Order,
D. L PROPHET,
Actg. Secretary.
THE HONGKONG_
JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the 8th Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 22nd October, 1949, (weather per-
clip. Fainer Challer, who first saw
in 1203, was China
formerly teaching in Aurora Umversity.
"The missionaries are work- ing as usual and waiting for the day when everything wit be normal," he said.
Factory Owner's Story
Mr. W. F. Mayer, former owner the well-known Ta Chung Weaving
Soviet Russians
Also bound for "Down Under"} are two 75-year-old Soviet] Ruwian citizens 'who left China because "we are too old to see
any more hardthip. We wish
to redre in peace."
One is Mr. S. X. Kostnitsky
Odessa
who first visited China 1901 at Harbin as chemist.
of
in
His 42-year-old son, who is in
Factory in Shanghai, Sydney, has been chess champion
of Australia twice. Gerrick went Cresses, asserted to Australia when he was a teen-
which produced "William's"-and- 'Intra" cotton
The
riding, rough shooting, fishing, CHINA MAIL POSTCARD-31.50 mitting) may be obtained at the businessunal rpciucing 50 de restauraef to
The Hale, Newnham, Glos. Eng- HONG
Jand
that despite the labour difficul- ager.
Another refugee in the IRO ties facing businessmen the fac-
ory is now producing enough to group is Mr. F. Strehlen, proprie
for of the well-known Shanghai meet the local consumption.
"Fiaker Viennese Re- The Ta Chung Weaving Factory | Test was sold i recently to a Dutch staurant."
refugee said he sold his swimming,
vicinity. for 5 or 30 cents each. Obtainable Secretary's Office, Telephone tennis In
"It is
Chinese business-- Television being installed.
Re- at all leading Book Stores and House: the Club House, Happy cent of the former output but men because he had foreseen that servations/inquiries, to Kingsley, "China Mail" Office.
Valley; and the Stables, Shan under present conditions this is under foreign management bust- KONG S DIRECTORY Kwong Road
regarded
theness would not be remunerative. favourable,' (1949 edition) containing Hong
Austrian said.
He is bound for Sydney "per- "CAN YOU razor cut my hair?".
List, Govt Offices, Hospitala. Entries close at 12 o'clockc "The tax has increased by 13 haps to operate another exclu-
sive eating house." Churches. asked a client, "Yes, I learned the Schools,
Institutex NOON on Thursday, 13th Octo-Per cent recently. "Raw materials RAZOR CUT method in
Services, 1939 Consulates,
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when we left at 25,000 dollars (Antoine of Paris' No. 1 Hair. It's the most up-to-date and most! dresser), but did not know it was complete of all business directories worth advertising such a simple In the Colony.
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R.H.K.Y.C.
HALLOWS E'EN MASKED BALL
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1950 HONGKONG
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FINAL
NOTICE
All those who have received their entry forms for Firms, --Government--Offices, Schools,
Chirches, Clubs, Services etc.
are kindly requested to revise and ́ ́return thein? to us not later than October 15, others wise they will be put in the Addenda Section
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tion could be prepared.
More than 2,000 questionnaires had been sent out, hat less than 10 per cent of them have been re- turned.
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WITH A HOPELESS HAND rick to the declarez. WITH A HAND so weak that East got that first trick cheap- can't take many is, with the 10, the 6 having been you know you tricks yourself against the oppo-led and covered by the 8 and 9. nents game contract, you should He finessed the heart J to the K realise that you have a partner won the returned diamond with K across the table who is pretty the A, sent the spade 5 to the
better holding
and A, was the returned club and have a Your job then is to give more three more clubs, also three tricks than usual attention to helping in hearts and the spade Q to him take tricks. That is espe- ten tricks. cially so against a No Trump game. Opening your van
be a case of love's labour certain to have, and North was may lost" if you have no high cards pretty sure to have a side sult for re-entry, whereas striving to entry too. The spade 10 lead hit his suit may bear cashable should have brought low cards
from dummy and North. East, winning, would finesse the heart
dividends.
S K643
H AQ104 D8 S UKJ2
SAJ 872
H K 7
D $2
C 9 8 7 5
N
East's denial of spades made suit that the suit South's partner was
WE DAQ 103
$
S 10 9
H 9.6 5 3
D K J 7 6 4
C 10 3
(Dealer. South. Both sides vul-
nerable).
South.
West.
North
East
Pass Pass
10
Pass
1 D
H
.. Pass.
3 C
Pass. 3 S. Pass
on
J to the K. He would finesse the marked diamond return to South, whose spade 9 return should re- sult in
two tricks for North in spades,
the holding
declarer therefore to exactly nine tricks In rubber bridge that one trick means a few points anyway. In duplicate it could mean the dif- [erence between a good and bad score on the deal.
Tomorrow's Problem
S. 53
SA 9--
3 NT H 9 % South selected as his opening D-10 -9 8-7 ead the suit which was illogical CJ10853 from the largest possible number
of different
standpoints dia
monds. First of all, his hand as
a whole was so weak that his own long suit was hopeless, with no chance of side re-entry to
H 6 4 3 D-A53 2 CA 642
N
S-8 7 2
W ED KJ
S
CK 9
SK QJ 10 64
H K J 72 'DQ.6.
(Dealer East East-West
-val-
bring it in if it got established nerable). Second, he was leading right into East having opened the bidding the suit bid at his right. Third, with 1-Heart and West leading his own double minor tensee in the 9 to the A, followed by the the suit made it certa data 5 return, how should South play. lead of it would present a ropin for 4-Spades?
17
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A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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3 Tunes.
7 Hew
8 One of the
audience.
10 Diminish. 13 Exhaust 15 Snare. 17 Put into
words.
18 Far. 20 Moistens... 21 Gives: 26 Sharp ans- werken 27 Reduce to a* flower grade.
Impel...
29 Hangs
Hate. 2. Clutch. 3 Confusion 4-Expletive.
5 Refuse to
noticed 26-Fights
11
12 Cate
open
Yesterday's Crossword 14 Obtain by
Down
threats. 15 Entertaiz
16 Flower.
18' Stunts
19-Theatre
22 Requires 23 Fick-me-up.... 24 Precipitous, 25 Moniter.
ACROSS Copted, 5 Medal, 8-Minor, 8 Assail; 10 Nomad 11 DOWN-1 Chatters, 2 Possible, Rapid, 12 Trip; 13 Terse, 16 Re-3 Emi, 4 Dilated 5 Monitor, 6 pose, 18-Leader, 20 Scent, 22 Erodes, 7 Amass, 14 Register, 15 Dire, 23 State, 25, Peril, 26 Elated, Extended läsRattles-17 Pesters,"
7 Gears, 28 Stuns, 28 Scared.19 Ensigns, 21 Crest, 24 Else.