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HONGKONG AT THE BRITISH
EMPIRE EXHIBITION. PREPARATIONS FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY.
A TYPICAL, REPRESENTATION OF FAR EAST LIFE AND WORK,
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
LUSITANO CLUB SPORTS. SATURDAY'S ATHLETIO MEETING, The annual athlete meeting of the was held at "the Racs Lusitano Club Course on Saturday afternoon. The various events were keenly contested. For the 100 yards open event, there were fifteen entries and the finish was really sensational. MP Remedios; L, A. LONDON, April 3rd. With only three weeks to go from this Carvalho and B. "Assumpeão' finished in a date till the Wembley Exhibition is due dead heat, the time being 10.1-5 seconds. was run off again, and the toepen, to, disclose the wonders of The event under art and sciroce and industry, same thron men finished dead level, an- and, of course, the matchless resources other dead hent being declared. They of the British Empire, there still remains ran a third time ani on this occasion a prodigious amount of work to be ac Carvalho and Reriedios ran a dead-heat complished by way of préparation. But with Aumpeno finishing a foot behind. all the necessary arrangements are being Remedios" and Carvalho made another tunde in readiness for the visit of the attempt and they again finished dead King to perform the inaugural ceremony, level. After a brief interval they went and hopes are entertained that some ver the distance again, Carvalho manag space. The racing of these three youths sort of order will be evolved out of the ing to get in first with a few inches to existing chans in the next few weeks. Of canséð great excitement. coure, a good deal depends on the whimsi and moods of the British workinan, who way strike, or otherwise decide to hold! things up One never knows what may happen in that way.
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At the conclusion of the sports Mas Maria Vervetra de Albuquerque o Castro,"
the Portuguese Consal- danghter of
During General, presented the prizes.
afternoon the band of the 24th okay. Gr. adiers discoursed & delight- ful program as of music.
The results were as follows: BayRace, 190 Yards (Handicap):-), Carlos Victor, Carlos Rosario.
1:0 Yards Fht Race-1, 4. Carvalho; 2. D. Alves,
E.
The Hongkong section is in a murej fortunate position as regards "prepaved news than many other parts of the great show at Wembley. The main buildings are complete, or very early so, and they, F. Soares, D. Silva Time: 3.01. present a very handsome appearance. A found workmen high up on the sijed roof of the imposing Chinese Restauraat junting it a vivid gæren. Other work- were putting finishing touches to the frunts of the shops which are along side of the "finese street" which will be a feature of the sectie. But no spécimens of Chinese workmanship or articles of ecunterce, or the hundred and one things that are to be on view, were to be seen this week. "As a matter of fact the goods have not been unpacked, though there is no fear that everything will not be ready by the opening day.
Bigyel Race | Mile (Handicap).— 1,
140 Yards Flat Race("Silva-Netto" Challenge ('up),-1,-A. E. Carvalho: 2 L. A Carvalho. Time 33, 2-Asees,
Boys - Race, 110 Yards Flat Baco Challenge Cupi, C. Matomourn Figueiredo: 2. A. Riberio,
Egg and Spoon Race, 100 Yards. ---1, F. silva: 2, J. Campus,
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THE CHEERFUL CHINESE,
1 tw a number of Chinese busy in several ways, working like beavers, and oking happy and cheerful in spite of a hitting East wind that swept aoross Wembley Park-a change, indeed. from the climate of Hopkong. There are Chinese here "is connection with the Hongkong section. I was told that they mjoyed the novel experience of the long vayage, atul are full of the liveliest anti- eipations of a pleasant stay in London, the wonders of which many of them are determined to explore before they return hur. Several of them were engaged in typewriting, and doing it very well, under the instructions of one of theic
who spoke English with compatriote scarcely a trace of neemt. Others were at work preparing for the equipment of the kitchen at the Chinese Restaurant; umle man was painting Chinese char Lacters on pillars outside the shops along The Chinese BIH le Chinese Street," lodged in a compound in the grounds of die Exhibition!
ALS
Boys Egg and Spoon Race, 50 Yards. 1, H. Piuna: 2. C. Guntry
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100 Yards Championship ("Soares Challenge Cup)-1, L. A. Carvalho; 9, M. P. Remedios, jr.
Girl Rner, 100 Yards Championship Challenge Cup presented by Mr. A. 0. Lang)-1. X. Obvein: 2. N. Remedios Girls Race, 100 Yards (Handicap).-1, CBarro: 2. H. Souza.
Boys Rare, 100 Yards (Handicap).-1, F: Silvn.
440 Yards Flat Race (Handkap)--1, C. A. Renios; 2, H. A. Botelho. Time: 5-1.2-asces.
Boys and Girls' Race, 60 Yards (Han. dieap), G. Souza; 2. 5. Ozorio.
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Bicycle Race, 2 Miles (Handicap).---1, Sodres: 2, 9. Graca. Time: Bmins,
Fint Race, Yards (Handicap)-1, Tisue: F. H. Carvalho; 2, I. Alves.
sees.
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Boys Race, Yards" (Handicap).-),' R. Castilho; 7. M. Gunn,
920 Yards Flat Race. Championship of the Colony.-1, I, D. Irquhart; 2, H.
raga. Time: 2.4mers.
Sack Have Yards.--1, B. Assump
2. J. Noronha.
Boys Sack Race, 50 Yards.-1,. P. Barretto, B. Gosino.
Girls Race, 10 Yards (Handicap},-1, | E. Romario: a. alves.
Half Mile Flat Race (Handicap).-). G. P. Sonza: 2. H. Botelho.
Boys Race. Half Mile Challenge Cup (Presented by the late Mr. J. A. de Carvalho).-1, C. Figueiredo: 2, A.1 Riberio.
The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Secretars for Chinese Affairs, is in charge of the Hongkong Section at Werables, and be has chief assistant Mr. George Danean. of Hongkong, who is hard at
Girls' Race. 150 Yards. (Handicap),-- work superintending all the details 1, V. Riberia; 2, A. Roza, neeted with the arrangements essential One Mile (Matomouru' to make the representation of Hong- kong worthy of the place that great port | reapies in the Far East, Mr. Duncan has come to put the finishing iquebies un things, and he is enthusiastic about the job he has in hand.
THE WORE IN HAND.
An enormous amount of work has to
Challenge
Cup)-1, J. R. Soares; 2, A. E. Carvalho, Ladies Nomination Race-1. SA Mareat and Mrs. Marcal; 2. E. Souza and Miss Jorge.
Team Rave-1, Boys Own, A.C. Consolation Race 100 Yards.- B Alves.
100 Yards (for Macao Competitors).-1,
be done to prepare the section for the J. Campos; 2, J. Alves,
due representation of the business life
Tug-of-War. (Macao. r. Hongkong).—
and activities of Hongkong. It will un-Won by Hongkong in two straight pills. doubtedly be a picturesque scene when
the singe is set, as it were, and all the
world is free to ceme and have a look In front of the beautiful buildings lies Found, so that visitors may be enabled- a broad belt of lawn, smooth ay valvet, if they are gifted with a little imagina-painted with flowering shrubs which just tion-to believe they have been magically now are bursting into life in all the glory transported from Wembley to the Far of the awakening English Springtime.
was told that a Chinese hand is to play East and set down in the middle of a typical Chinese street in a Chinese city thereabouts, but Mr. Hallifas conEdrd with Chinese sounds and sights on every to the that he cannot quite make up his side.
HANDSOME IN APPEARANCE.
NEAR THE STADIUM.
As be re-
But today, three weeks before the mind where in fact the musicians are to
discourse Celestial music. opening of the Exhibition by King marked with a humorous twinkle, a George, the Hongkong Section is empty Chinese band is apt to make itself of artamentation or goods. Many things heard! have to be done before the marvellous collection of articles that have been
The Hongkong section is near the brought over for display can be put in their allotted pieces. I have no doubt, famous Empire Stadium which dominates however, from what I have seen of the the landscape for miles round, as well zeal and energy with which preparations it may, for it covers ten acres and Recom. are being made, that everything will be medates 125,000 spectators. fhe final of in readiness when the time comes. This tlio English Football Cup will be played.
Divided from Hong is more than can be said for many other there a couple of days after the opening parts of the Exhibition, in which at the of the Exhibition. time of writing some, of the buildings kong by a narrow avenue is Ceylon, flanked by towers modelled upon the are still unfinished.
well-known Temple of the Tooth" at Kandy Near at hand, also, are Burmah, Seen at a distance as one stands in the with a pavilion, desigual ou lines of Exhibition grounds, the Hongkong see purely Burmese architecture, and deen tion looks very fine indeed, with tower rated with exquisite carving and the ing snow white buildings and high-pitch-pavilion of the Indian Empire repro- A spacious ducing the beauties of the Taj Mahal ed roofs painted green. Ratepay flanks each side of the long at Agra and the Jama Masjid'nt Delhi. frontage, and in the centre rises the Hongkong, therefore, has some resplen imposing proportions of the Chinese dent sections for near neighbours: Restaurant. The floor is about six feet
In a future article when the exhibits above the ground level, so that the guests have been brought out of their packing can look out on the scenes in the Chinese cases and placed in position, when the street. and in the other direction over Chinese shops have been stocked with the wide expanse of Wembley Park and selected samples of the curious and the general panorama of the Exhibition. varied merchandise of the Orient, and The sides of the restaurant are oper, the Chinese Restaurant has been equip and the roof is carried on massive black ped with such delectable dishes as shark's pillars smooth as marble, and the mould in, birds nest soup, ete when the flags ings in the spandrels of the beautiful and lanterns ars hoisted and the Chinesa roof are painted a deep red. The con hand plays, I hope to send you a descript bination of black, red, ard, white gives a tion of how Hongkong fits into the mar decorative colour note that is novel and vellous scheme of things representativo
of the British Empire at Wembley, pleasing.
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