THE HÖNGKONG DAILY SAKAS, TURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18cm, 1916.
CABLES, FAR EASTERN CABLE
EARLIER CABLES; [TROBAR RESTER'S MOZKOT.]
NUHR OCCUPATION. FURTHER RESTRICTIONS IM POSED ON GERMANY.
BRUSSELS, February 11th. The Foreign Minister has sent the Ger man Charge Afaires note stating that in consequence of the orders by thir German Government to its officials in the Ruhr, Am the disturbances which the Denman Government is trying to cause there the French and Belgian Govern- ments have decided not to allow mental Jurgical other products manufactur- ed in the occupied territories" to be exported to whereupied Germany, as froth February 12th."
GERMAN STRIKE FUNDS
"CONFISCATED.
PARIS. February TTth. The Allied authorities in the occupied, konę live seized fi million marks sent jo the Distents Graellschaft in Mayence for strike payments; also securities! valued at two hundred million marks, Bent by the bank to Hamburg, en route for the United States,
PARIS, February 11th. "A" message from Duesseldorf says that Birteën have been arrester, at Mayence, including the d'ector of this local branch of the Diseorto Bank, for supplying money to strikers. Two hundred million marks deposited at Treves as i atrikers' fund have bem confiscated.
BIG BLAZE IN FIJI. NATIVE QUARTER OF CAPITAL GUTTED.
Suva, February 11th. All Nations Street, the well-known na tive quarter, has been gutted bags fire, The damage is "estimated nr hity thou sand pounds sterling, Fire hundred Chinese, Fijians and Indians are bome
lesa.
MORE TURKISH BLUFF. ANOTHER ULTIMATUM TO THE ALLIES.
LONDON, February 11th. It is reported that the Turks have pre Bented a new ultimatum, giving the Allies three days in which to leave Smyron.
TENNIS FINALS
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BARCELONA, February 17th.
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NEWS.
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(THROUGH, RIUTEN'S AGENCY.] UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS FOR TOKYO, PRELIMINARY. CONTRACT SECURED BY NEW YORK,
funds.
The company admits that it may have to raise capital there, but points out that, in that vent orders for machinery and other supplies also would be placed with British houses.
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EX-EMPEROR TAL
GRUBS WITHIN GRUES. "MORE" LIGHT ON NATURAL
HISTORY...
THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
REVIVAL
2:
SCOTTISH SPORT, INSTITUTION'S JUBILLEE IN RUGBY RANGERS FÖRGE AHEAD, CELTIO DECLINE,
CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES,
BALE OF MANUSCRIPTS.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM LAST NIGHT.
Mess. Botheby announce the sale, off. March Slas, et some important, manu-: Mr. R. W. Barney's gift for making Those who were born too late to be in
scripta by, or relating to," "Captain James Cook, the famous explorer. These manu natural history interesting and intellig at the birth of Gilbert and Sullivan [FROM `QUE • OWN CORRESPONDE).]
scripts are the property of the late Mr. ible to the unscientifs mind is becoming Opers can readily” understand, na thes
H. W. F. Bolckow, M.P" (who died in EDINTURAH, January 3rd. so well-known la Hongkong that it was not attend the Theatre Royal.(and resolve
1878), of Marton Hall: Marton-in-Clove- Few Rugby clubs played in the cities land, Yorkshire, and have been in the aurprising to find a good attendance at to be there every night this week), what
this holiday season, the only interesting library at Marton Hall for over half a his lecture as the Helena May Institute,
sparkling delight this happy, combination last night, on Becs and Wasps."
Local Academicals defeated Stewart's labourer's cottage on the estate. Mr. Barney mentioned that there are of wit and music must have brought to engagement being in Glasgow, where the contury Captain Cock was born in a manuscripts are all of the highest his What delicions F.P.'s though they fielded a sida minustorical interest, chiefly, perhaps, Aus ter more different kinds of insects than an earlier generation. of animals and that the mechanism of burlesque it all is! More than a trace eight of their regular 15-a quita retralasiad, but also American.
Opera," |markable thing against such a team as Of the nine lots, chief prominence is given to the autograph manuscript of the Stewart's
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does all the carpentring when preparing plump and pleasant person How to lay her eggs, keeps 4. pocketful of sweetly," Captain Corcoran carols his mites that attend to her toilet for her melody to the unconscious moon and in Her husband, who does not soil himself what delicious barlesque the fair, maiden with toil has no need for mites to keep enlls on the God of Love" to help har tim clean and nature, accordingly. hits choose between an ancestral home and not provided him with a pocket to put
a sailor's staffy homo at Spithead The them in: Next, the lecturer described prevalent false patriotism of the theatre the mason hee, which makes a home of also receives the lash of irony. It's greatly to his credit" that" in spite of concrete with saliva and sand; the mosquito bee, which, cannot eting, and all temptations to belong to several other species of which much of nations" he remains an Englishman, and interest was related.
finga or waved (ironically) absurdity.
Tha
New York, February 11th. A Foundation Company, of New York haring secured the preliminary contract for the construction of underground rail- ways in Tokyo, iarotring a preliminarily the insect body, is even more wonderful of British Philistinism, too, expenditure of £3,000,000, which will ulti. than that of man, for, in a tiny space said Gilbert and Ballivan, we can give
tion. Inder old-time rules and requla-detailing the remarkable occurrences or mately amount to £8,000,000, negotiations are packed most of the organs that man you opera: love sick awning who sing The Institution were left in pogression diary which Captain Cook kept during are now proceeding for financing the possesses and some that even surpais to their mistresses and sigh to the moon," in Edinburgh for their jubiler celebra- his first voyage to the shot during those of man in delicacy and power. One feels all the time that the perform ticos, 20 farmer pupils opposed 30 school-board H.Mf. barque Endeavour, from May boys, and the outcome was a pointless 27th, 1765, to July 11th, 1771, and extend enterprise in New York, but competition Limiting himself to a few only of the in-ance is poking fan at "straight pers
"Butter draw Dr. N. T. Brewis, the old Scottish ing to about 740 folios; one leaf in the This is said to be keen and there is even cet tribe, Mr. Barney introduced his and much exquisite fun, toa
captain of the former pupils famons manuscript was for many years unknown chance that London will supply the audience to the carpenter be skilled cup" is the English version of the Italian International of 2 years ago, and the account of Tahiti is missing.
worker in wood. The female bee, which prima donna, maliciously hit off as a champion sides of 1880-1-2 kicked off to historians, but three contemporary. while one of his gallant fifteen, Mr. D. copies were available, one at Windsor, Somerville, neted as referee. Another one in the Reard Offer, and that present, along with anven other players the Australian Museum at Sydrey), from rent forward in Mr. T. Ainslie was also belonging to Mr. John Corner, (now in in the Institution's palmy days from 1679 which Admiral Wharton printed his to 1896 inclusive. During that perversion in 1909 There are many verbal. members gained no fewer than 47 inter- differences between the printed version national caps. These wore the days of and this autograph manuscript. The the late W. H. Masters and the late second lot is a pendant to let 1, and consists of contemporary copies of W. Sorley Brown, two of the finest half- backs who ever played for Scotland, and Captain Cook's correspondence with the of R. Ainslie, ana of Scotland's most Admiralty concerning his first voyage, dashing forwards. He and Sorley Bowl and includes the secret instructions and other were the heroes of the 1889 international
against England at Manchester,, which additional instructions to him, known. Scotland won by two tries, and in which only from this manuscript. the latter outshone his partner, the. The third lot is the log-book of FM,S. Emous A. E. Don Wauchope.
Endeavour, May 26th, 1768, to October Of waps, Mr. Barney remarked that
5th, 1770; while the next is the log-bock of "H.M.S. Dolphin, August 21st.-1760, these are popularly regarded as vicious
to October 10th, 1787, dealing with the voyage to the South Seas under "Captain. and destructive animals which spend their
Samuel Wallia. It was during this voy lives stinging people and eating holes in
age that Tahiti was discovered, and Wallis reported strongly in favour of plums; a degenerate bre—a kort of fallen angel. Nothing is further from the truth
this island as the most convenient place” They are the friends and allies of man,
at which the Transit of Venus, due ta protecting us from a plague of files and The latter General's position is further cur crops from destructive caterpillars
Two surprises marked the mening of the occur in June, 1768, could be observed, holiday season-a conson, however, which and it was his recommendation which Amongst the WASDA threatened by General Lu Tsun Hoa, a and other insects. former Szechuan Tuchap, who is adare potter wasps which build arsts of of course, bistoric, but Mr. Jack is never a holiday one for the Association led the Royal Society to request the Kinaon mixed the ingredients with such game. A point was lost at home by Admiralty, that the Endruetur be sent mud shaped like vases. yancing from Shensi.
Tynecnatio. Aberdeen were responsible The autograph manuscript of Captain Mr. Barney mentioned that the female freshness that one might have suppos-Rangers and the Hearts were defeated at there, wasp evidently knows the sex of her off. /ed they had never been-served, up before for the check administered to Rangers, Cock's description of the coast of Nova spring in the egg stage and even before to delighted audiences. Mr. John Ralston the northern team giving probably the Scotia, Newfoundland, Capo, Breton, &c.,
as Captain Corcoran proved himselt highly accomplished performer, Miss Elsie Coram sang with great charm as Jose phine and Mies Christing Lormer's
PERING, February 12th. The ex-Emperor is indisposed"
FIGHTING AT SZECHUAN.
PIKING. February 19th. Fighting has broken out in Szechuan, the amalgamated forces of Generals Tan Hai Hao, Tang Mao Hein, and Yang Sen being opposed to these of General Lau Cheng Hsun at Lachunhsien, Fushunusien and to the south of Chungking, but the result has not been reported.
[BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."] PEKING CABINET DISCUSS FINANCES
PEKINO, February 11th. Yesterday a meeting of the Cabinet was the first at which all the members were present, when ther lengthily discussed the
finances.
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the egg is Inid. The female grub is larger than the male and she stings (thereby' stunning) caterpillars which are thus kept available, without decaying, as food for her offspring.
to
this
Last night's audience had a glorious time savouring these delights once again or-there were the most to be envied testing such sparkling vintage for the first time, and recognising, with surprised delight their fathers' pet quotations. The recipe of Sir Joseph Porter, K.C. B., for becoming a ruler of the Queen's Navee"
Glas. Academicals, 24: Stewart's, 7. Jedforest, 3; Edin: Academicals, 11. Selkirk, 18; R.H.S; 0.. Melrose, 6: Gala. 0. Hawick, 12: Kelvinaide, 0. Kelso 5: Glas. Univ.. 3 Hawick. 3: Heriot' 13. Gala, 11; R.H:3., 0. ASOCIATION, LEAGUE.
finest exhibition on the Ibrox enclosure forms another lot. It extends to thirteen they have over mede, and even coming
The pages large folio, and has two maps. near to defeating the leaders,
came down before Hamilton beautifully drawn in water-colours, and Academicals, a elab that until a week ago pen and ink. The manuscript was Hearts occupied the bottom position on the table, written while Captain Cook was master She provides characterisation of "Little Buttercup "Celtic had an easy journey at Kirkcaldy of HM.B. Northumberland, the dates And Airdrie ranging from 1788 to 1762. Another lot strengthened their position by defeating consists of Captain Cook's sailing direc more caterpillars for the female than for would have "delighted the authors them againes Raith Rovers. the male and then lays an egg near themselves. Her rich contralto voice contri- Ayr, the first reverse of the Ayrshire team tier and mararanda, probably written 1736-62; while another la an eighteenth The funds at present available, con--always a female grub emerges from thebuted immensely to the performance of in ten weeks.
games were on the card at Edinburgh, and presumably used by Captain Cook, sisting of the December salt surplus of egg laid with the larger number of cater the part. Mr. Roy Workhan as the On the first day of the year. Darby century Epitome of Voyages 1497-1088,
humorous besun's mate brought out all Aberdeen. Coatbridge, and Hamilton. $3,600,000 released by the Yokohama pillars.
Another wasp chooses spiders as the the possbilities of the character. As Hibernian took full points from Hearts
their third from the Tynecastle side this Specie Bank, and the $2,000,000 of De-
food of its young and may even do Ralph Backstraw, the changeling A.B., season, Aberdeen again Anished equal bentures from the Chinese banks, are not battle with the Tarantula spider whose Mr. Gordon Crocker was very successful, with Dundee, whose frat away point was sufficient after paying off the recent bite will kill man. The wasp dodges
That uproarious burlesque of law court gained since November. Airdrieonians scored the "double vent" over the han Treasury debentures for the fall payment
to and fro till the epider is quite giddy procedure." Trial by Jary" in which legs Revers of Contbridge, while at of troops, the police and officials
"closes and stinge the spider in
The Cabinet,, therefore, decided to pay a certain percentage only.":
Eren this is only possible in and Around Peking, and there are no funds
then
SWISS CAPITAL LEVY REJECTED.
BY A HUGE MAJORITY. December 3rd was a day of great In excitement all over Switzerland. every town and every mountain hamlet hundreds of citizens swarmed to the France and Germany to cast their votes against the Socialist initiative for a capital lory, which has been ejected by a large majority.
In the lawn tennis finals here, in the at present for the provincial military and spider is then paralysed and cannot get Mr. Jack Kinson as the Judge and to couple of goals was again the amount of polls Many Swiss citizens eqme from
ladies' singles, Miss McKane heat Mrs. administrative expenses. Beamish 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. In the men's doubles Cochet and Couitens (France) beat Tegner and Rovsing (Denmark) 61, 6-1, 7-5. In the mixed aloubies, Miss Me "Kane and Crawley bent M, Beamish
and Giltart 3-6, 6-3, 6-8..
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The January ale surplus may be ro- leased within two or three days, when will be possible to pay the Paotingfa and Loyang troops.
The Cabinet decided that if the officials any Ministry threatened to strike wing to lack of pay they would be dis.
FARROW'S AFTER TWO misard.
YEARS.
FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM CITIZENS UNION'S PLANS,
Mr. Roy Workman as the usher.
To-night The Pirates of Penzance" will be given
THE GERMAN DYE INDUSTRY,
The Corinthians fulfilled their annual
fourth quocessive victory, beating Mother the poison gland, thus rendering its the Judge finally goes off with the fair Eamilton the Academicals had their poison fangs powerless. The wasp ap plaintiff in a breach of promise case, well by 3 clear goals.
For the second time this season Rangers parently has the power of discrimination, formed a lively introduction to "E.M.S. to sting the spider, next, in those nerve Pinafore" In this the honours wens to defeated Celtic, and emphasized that a centres which operats its legs. Tha
their superiority. Klmarnock maintain ed their inconsistent traits by falling to nway from the grub which, in due course,
St. Mirren at home, the success marking will feed upon the "larder of fresh A wasp which
the Paisley club's second victory over the
The Socialist Capital Levy Bill has beeri meat" thus preserved.
Ayrshire side. Ayr United finished with makes use in this way of a cicada-an in-
a balance against Morton, even allowing rejected by 135,884 votes against 108,638, sect 23 times as big as itself, does a kind
that the match at Greenock ended with and refused by every one of the twenty- of glider stunt.. It drags the cicada to
out scoring, Ayr winning at the first four cantons. Over 86 per cent, of the its the top of a tree and then volplanes down
meeting. Allon's defeat at Shawheld electorate hae voted. nest with the cicada in
It is a crushing delent for the Socialist to its
Park against Clyde was their fourth in embrace.
succession, and the Clackmannan club in Party, which had only been able to add The insect tribe are divided into two
four thousand signatures by which it camps the regetable feeders and thore During the war the importance of the now waging a fight against the prospect twenty-five thousand votes to the eighty- who feed upon the vegetable feeders. If German dye industry was fully revealed, of a return to Second Division realms.
On the second day of the year the graat asked for a referendum on the question. all ate green food, there would not be with the result that efforts have been
The proclamation of the result was (Mr. Barney anid) a green thing left on made in every important country since engagement was between Rangers and UNPAID SHARE MONEY.
the earth within a few months Ichneu- the armistice to become independent of Partick Thistle, the leadere getting the averywhere welcomed, and gave rise to mans. are an importaat section of insect the German product, An interesting only goal three rainutes before time.-a much rejoicing. Processions with bands The big task of winding up the affairs
destroyers. They lay their eggs inside article on the subject appears in Com good struggle. This victory by Rangers playing and people singing the National of Farrow's Back is pull engaging the
merce. Marthly, the journal of the widens the gap between them and all Anthem paraded the streets of the prin attention of the authorities, who are now
Over 100 delegates from, branches the bedies of caterpillars which develop a confronted by certain shareholders said to throughout the country attended the sort of eating diabets and die, the grub National Bank of Commerce, in which it rivals. Their position at the top, also, cipal towns until late in the evening, be unising in order to put up a test Grand Cound! meeting of the National absorbing all the nutriment the cater is pointed out that the U.S.A. the pro- is strengthened by the failure of Celtic Sometimes another insect duction of artificial dyes has increased to beat Clyde at Parkhead. The goallese pre-pillar takes.
from 8.819.729lb in 1014 to 39,008,600 draw was an accurate representation of defence against the demand made by the Citizens' Union, held under the Official Receiver for the payment of the aidency of Land Askwith, at the Con- will pierce both caterpillar and grub and
iny un eggside the grus. Tertiary in 1921, while the imports have fallen the strengths of the two teams. The THE CORINTHIANS IN GLASGOW. balance due on their shares. It is now naught Rooms on December 13th.
After discussion it was resolved that as parasitism of this kind has been proved, from 45,300,000 to 3,300,000ih in the point saved may prove of great value to nearly two years since the bank failed and
dency is shown in regard to the consump the relegation positions. Airdrieonians and although beaten, had a good share of Irundreds of small depositors saw their main point of policy the union should said Mr. Barney, and quaternary para-me period. The same remarkable ten Clyde, who are for the time being out of fixture with Queen's Park in Glasgow, tion of German dye stuffs by the other offer Rangers the greatest menace, but the game. The home team won by 3. life's savings disappear. But even the itself out to fight the spread of Com-ritism is strongly suspected.
munism throughout the country and up- The lecture was illustrated by many
countries which before the war were the are three points behind them. Dundee goals to 1. small dividend which it is hoped to pay hold
The still hold on, and, with more games play. RUGBY PERSONALIA. the present system of society. remarkable lantern slides and by a num will be wriously affected if the share
Accidents have been numerous this sen On of the
urged that ber of specimens. At the conclusion, the principal users of these products. speakers holders who still owe a balance on the
investigate Hon. Mr. Claud Severn expressed the following figures of German exports of ed, occupy second place. the
Government -should
Heart of Midloth. 1: Hamilton Acade. 2on. J. A. R. Selby had to stand down com of finance of the thanks of the audience to Mr. Barney for aniline and other coal tar dyes are taken abarcs standing in their names are not the source
from the same source:
Kilmarnock 1 Hibernians......... 1922. Fulü their
ho compelled to
statutory munist cause, which,
alleged, his interesting address,
Raith Rovers obligations.
was Germany. Ludendorff having de A Pre representative was informed by clared that, if Germany failed to win the an authority at the Official Receiver's war, she would see to it that the condi- office last month that thousands of people tion of every civilised country was upset.. have already paid, while others are Lady Askwith suggested that every school paying, but in hundreds of cases people teacher should be compelled to take the have not replied to the demand or have oath of allegiance to the King, and that
Miss Jean Paige, who has not been seen Aatly refused to pay." It is in these cases the. National Anthem should be sung
#Black that the solicitors have been instructed to every day or every week in every school on the screen since her memorable appear take proceedings.
Where a person has in the country and the children taught ance as Jemie Gordon in
Beauty is the star of the Vitagraph proved that he could only pay the balance their duty to the State.
The meeting decided to concentrate the production The Prodigal Judge which by reducing himself to poverty, the claim
The 1929 figures are in respect of the Morton has not been pressed. If the depositors general work of the union in 1923 upon the Coronet management are showing are to receive the five shillings in the propaganda and educational work and until Thursday. The picture is based on pound which it was calculated the estate organisation to counter the activities of the story by Vaughan Kester which was twe ve months ended April 30th. would produce, it is imperative that these Socialism and Communism. It was also very much talked about when it first though it is difficult for Germany to Raith Rovers 0 Falkirk
decided to press for definite measures to appeared some years ago and has since compete in the great textile countries of Hamilton Acad. 3 Motherwell balances be paid off...
Those who bought shares when the bank ward national and municipal economy mainted its place as one of the best Western Europe and in the United Kilmarnock 1 St Mirren
The scenes in The States, in other parte of the world it is Partick Thistle... 3 Third Lanark began business received for many years with the object of ensuring a reduction American novels,
Celtic.... A big dividend," said an official recently, in income-tax and other taxes in the 1923 Prodigal Judge are located mostly in regaining old markets and establishing
surmy Tennessee While the novel takes new ones. The countries of the Far East Partick Thistlo... 0 Bangers... and have in acne cases received nearly Budget.
Ja January and February, it was an-ite name from the Judge, Colonel Slocum and those countries of Central and Enst the whole of the money, they invested. Therefore it would be exceptionally hardnounced, the union will ask all its bran- Price-Tuberville, a lovable hero, eloquent ern Europe in, which exchange rates are St Mirren if the depositors were made to sufferches to prepare petitions arging local at every bar and Falstaffan in capacity particularly unfavourable era at present Ayr United
members of Parliament to support the of appetite and intellect, the interest the best customers of the German dys All further because these people were not introduction of Sir John, Butcher's bill centres chiefly in the loves and fortunes manufacturers. Bince, Germany's ex. Dundee............
for the suppression of seditious teaching of the pretty heroine, Betty Malro, and change is more nearly on a level with the Motherwell to children in what are known as pro- it is this character that Miss Paige por changes of these countries, Germany Third Lanark trays. She &to admirably into the story has an advantage in their markets over Raith Rovers ictorian and Socialist Sunday school
The meeting also adopted an elaborate with its quaint and dainty costuming of those comtries in which exchange is dear Airdrieonians 3. Hamilton Acad. 1 time was 51 mins. 54 secs. For the se
the thiritos,
made to pey up.
He pointed out that they had already carried through two hundred successful actions, and a further two hundred cance were awaiting trial.
report on the Rent Resiriction Acte.
THE PRODICAL JUDGE.”
FINE CORONET FILM!
0 Celtic
1 Allo
4 Albion Rovers 1 Aberdeen
Motherwella: Falkirk...
O'
from the last international trial owing to a damaged leg sustained in the Univer eity match between Edinburgh and Cam-. bridge, and there is just the fear that he may not be able to take his place in the 2final trial match.
.1013.
Metric tone.
United States United Kingdom Chino
13,555
180
Morton......
TA
11,016
148
Dundec
8,481
4,876 Ranger......
Austria-Hungary 5,779
Italy 'adm
4,097
"*.641
Airdrieonians... 2 Ayr United
11
British India.
3,823
1,210
Czecho-Slovakia
4,373
Clydo. 2 Partick Thistle Third Lanark...... 1 St Mirren
3
1,349
1,253
Hibernians...
Aberdeen.......
84,288... 23,334
Albion Rovers Clyde A Rangers
Baltic States
Austrian
Tatal
er par Daily Telegraph.
9 Heart of Midloth. 0 Dundee
1 Airdrieonians
1 Alloso 0 Ayr United 2. Celtic
2 Kilmarnock ..
I Hibernian ......
Clyde
1 Aberdeen (Continusă at foot of next tolima.)
2 Hearts
Falkirk & Morton
Albion Rovera
G. M. King of Heriot's, had his collar bone broken in the trial. He is one of our most able three quarters, and evers 1 to be out of the running this season; it will be towards the end of February bo fore he is fit to resume.
It was persistently rumoured that A, L. o Gracie, of the Harlequins, would not he
o available for any of the international o games this season, as it was his intention. a to go abroad. I may state, however, on 2 the authority of Gracie himself, that he, o will not go to the East before the summer if he goes at all, and that he hopes to play in all this season's International" games. -PEDESTRIANIB.
In the Now Year pedestrian camival: in Edinburgh, G. M'Crae, Banknock, won the 10 miles Marathon after a stiff dust 19 with J. Lindsay Dreghorn. This is the reventh time MCrae has won, and his Food time, 7 Riach, Ratho, won the 130
Yards handicap.