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LOCAL SPORT.
V.R.O.
"ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS. The following heats were decided at the Victoria Recreation Club last evening, an connection with the annual aquatic sports which commence this afternoon.
440 yards championship of the Colony (open)-1st heat: 1. D. Lyon; 2, C. J. Cooke. Time: 5mins. 6.2-5secs, 2nd beat: 1. A. F. May;, E. A. Brodie. Time: Buins 1-Suces
100 yards breast stroke championship <if the Colony,—lac bent; 1, Wan Kwong Ting: 2, Corpt, Lidster, Time: 82.35
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
SLAVERY AMONG MONGOLS.
"BANNED BY "MARSHAL FENG
شتت
ARGENTINAS
THINGS THE PRINCE SAW
{BY A RETURNED ENGLISHMAN,Į 'A'Khigan'despatch states that Marshal
In Argentina the Prince of Wales Feng Yu-hsiang who has recently intro- duced many reforms-into the civil ad- found plenty of opportunity to indulge winistration of both Chahar and Babis love for sport. yuan, has just issued an important er- der instructing the Tutungs of these two Special Administrative Area to abolish slavery among the Mongolians. The order" reads as follows:-
"China has come into existence as $ nation for more than five thousand
years. From a mere elan she first be From a monarchy caine a monarchy. sha. has now become a republic. mankind is bound to improve, the forms
The British community has a splendiḍ country club at Hurlingham, just out Here are & galt side Buenos Aires." course, two racquet courts, lawn tennis, and polo.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 80XM, 1925
AN ACTOR'S MEMORIES....
OWEN KARES RELATES MANY PLEASANT EXPERIENCES.
Mr. Owen Nares has written a little book, the pleasant reminiscences of sa actor whose lines have rua.in, pleasant places. He came to his profession un usually well-introduced, the great grand- son of a Dean of St. David's, and on the spindle side inheriting from the theatra He does well to be proud of Polo in Argentins, as the Prince his maternal grandfather, William Berer- probably discovered during his recentley, of Drury Lane, whose career as scene game is of a higher standard than painter and water-colour artist will re- anywhere else in the world, excepting, pay still further research. This thent- perhaps, Meadowbrook, in the United rical strain in him would out, and was
ad heat: 1. Loung Tit Saa; 2. B. „B" of government of a country must be States. Mr. Lewis Lacey, a British re- fostered by his mother, and 50 by way!
muasen. Time: 80s.
As one of the entrants for the 100 yards back stroke, championship of the Colony dropped out, beats were made untock
ry in this event,
WATER POLO.
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changed from time to time.
At a time when the country was in could its stage of savagery one man oppress the other by physical foren Under the despotic Government there
The first and second in each heat will are also many castes in different walks of life. All princes and dukes assume swim in the final...
a good deal of falso dignity while the common people are looked upon as slaves. During the time when the Man In the Water Polo League yesterdaychus ruled in China all the Manchu evening, the V.R.C, beat the East officials called themselves salves before the emperor. This was indeed a laugh. Surrey Regt. by 9 goals to one
ing-stock to peoples at home and abroad. In a second game, the K.B.S ... But the Revolution of 1911 has over- drew with HMS. Hermes, the thrown this despotic form of govern
Republican ment, and established eore bring
government in its stead. Casten wore. the law, Chinese, Manchus, Mongolians, Mohammedans, and Tibetans" are now members of one family with no distine tions for their
differences. racial Citizens are masters, and officials, are It is public servants of the country. surely against the law to treat one's Tuesday K.B.S.F.P.A. "B" fellow-citizens as slaves. K.B.S.F.R.A.A"; H.M:S. Ambrose t V.B.C." B."
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sident. in Buenos Aires.
and Mr.
I have
of a companionable course at Miss Rosini
Milburu, of New York, are the greatest Flippi's, in Weck Street, and Maiden living exponents of the game.
la the last few years the Argentines Lane, young Mr. Nares walked on at the
Haymarket just 17 years ago.. have taken keenly to golf.
One guines a week was the salary. a tour at £2 10. d. played over several of their coürsen at St. Andraes, Palermo, and La Plata. From rim zu The" courses are of good inland class there pas a descent to the guines again. As in other parts of the world the The "budding "lead" fele estar nips of chico (caddic) seldom knows where the fortune, including a spell of gravà ill- health and later breakdown with a petota (ball) has gone.
Yarmouth. The young Argentine distinguido miraculous pick-me-up at (young man of good family) is not, some suppose, only expert at dancing the tango. He takes a keen interest in games and has of late interested himself in boxing, and is as ready to answer an insult with a straight left
Next week's games in the League are abolished. All have become equal before he was formerly with on automatic
under:-
K
Monday.-H.K. Electric
H.M.S. Carlisle East Surrey Regt. 2. V.R.C.
"A"
Thursdity.—East Surrey Regt. . H.. Electric; K.B.8.F.P.A. “B. H.M.S. Carlisle
BOWLS.
The draw for the semi-finals of the the Spey Cup competition, and the Champion whip Paris and Singles has been made
under: Kowloon Bowling Green Club r. Civil Service C.C., on the Kowloon Cricket
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Club green,
EINK COMPETITION,
Kowloon Dock Recreation Clube, Kow loon Cricket Club, on the Police grees. The matches have to be played on Saturday, October 3rd, starting at 3.30
RAIRS COMPETITION,
The unwritten law governing the con- duct of a emballero-that he must not strike another with his fists-has died
out.
But mainly he had the luck hd modestly acknowledge ville keeping silent about the talent that could, command it.
UNDER TWO DOMES.
Of the "Others" whom Mr Nares recalls are the two contrasting person-
Domes in St. James's Street and at His alities, with whom he worked under the Majesty's The portraits of George Alex- ander and Beerbohm Tree are extremely well done, and the confort and method of the one house, the picturesque dis- order at the other, are brought vividly before our eyes. Each in its own way was an example of the grand style. With George Alexander, Mr. Nares acted in "Old Heidelberg," his belief, in which piece, so recently found by others dated, BORN HORSEMEN Here the horse reigns supreme and he reiterates, with much emphasis of ad- in prodigal numbers On one estancia miration. The Prince, Carl Henrick, he where I stayed my host had 300 horses, speaks of as one of the finest parts creat- ed in this generation, referring parti- nearly all available for working cattle Most peane (cowboys), have their own cularly to his return in the last act to horses, which they ride only on Sun-revisit the careless sunca of his youth, days and holidays and which are grazed and finding himself, treated with the it their employers' expense. The pron frigid respect due to his rank. One of is the lineal descendant of the gaucho, Mr. Nares's best reminiscences is of who in his turn is descended from the George Alexander in this role. tribes of riding Indians that never knew saddle or bridle when they rode their wild horses across the plains literally true, therefore, that the Argen- tine cowboy is a born horsman.
However, though the Prince got some polo and golf, the sparting life that must surely have fascinated him most was that on the estancias, or big ranches. When 1, the Director-General, was! No one fond of everything to do with recently making an inspection tour horses, as cur Prince is, could fail to be thrilled by the riding displays and throughout the Northwest I was sur pried to witness that all the Mongolian races on the great cattle ranches of Priners and other nobles still practica South America. what they did under the Manchu régime. All those who wait upon them are called nau treated.-as slaves. When a servant bands something to his or her master ho or she must kneel down und kowtow, And when a master becomes displeased with his servant he can horsewhip him or her as he likes. In fact they have assumed too much dignity for them
their fellow- selves, and looked upon
Their mal-treatment citizens too low.
is truly against servanta hiof the
humanity, and also the principle for which a republic stands. The Tulungs of Chaltar and Suiyuan are hereby in structed to put a stop to this form of slavery partly through admonition and partly through prohibition in order to effect the eventual emancipation of all people. Feng Yuhsiang" . C. Stan
"SAIGON RICE MARKET. The Compagnie de Commerce et de Taikoo R.C... East Point B.C. on the Navigation d'Extreme-Orient of Saigon in their report dated September 22nd,
Police green.
Police LC. Craigengewer C.C. on the Civil Service.green.
state:
Although our market is very quiet, the prices have become firmer on account of the scarcity of paddy apply for the The matebes have to be played by Tues-medium grade, Serse sales af rice and day, October 6th.
BINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Civil Service C.C. e. Taikio R.C., on Police green.
brokens have been made to Java, but the demand continues to be very poor. The total amount of jer exported from 1st to September 13th, 1925 is 1,109,533,063 tons against 907,814,847 in 1924.
We quote today white Saigon rice No. Royal Hongkong Yacht Club r. Kow.
125 per cent. brakens round grain, per Spon C. C. groumil
picul of 134 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon, Hongkong Matelies have to be completed by Tues-0.30. 20,133, yen 9.50. alay. October sth.
GARRISON TENNIS LEAGUE,
Results of matches played week-ending, September 26th:-"A" Co. Ensi Ser- roy Beg bent "BC East Surry ilegt. by 57 to 42; A "Co., East Surrey Begt,ratched to "Co., East Burrey Begt. and R.A.M.C. to R.AS.C.
Garrison Tennis Doubles hip: The first round will Monday, October 5th.
TENNIS,
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White Saigon rice No. 8 sifted, Japan quality: Hongkong 0.50, 20.12.7, en
1.05.
·DANGEROUS FLYING. FIRST SUMMONS FOR MODERN OFFENCE."
ex-R.A.F.
John Joseph - Flynn, an officer, was summoned at the Liverpool Champion-County Petty Sessions recently for ny
played op ing an aeroplane over the Aintree race. course on July 23rd to the danger of the people "frequenting the racecourse.
The police evidence was to the effect that the defendant's plane encircled the course at such a low altitude as to en-
VOLUNTEERS 2. B.A. OFFICERS, The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps defeated the Boyal · Artillery Officers on the R.A. arts during the week-end by 76 games to 65
It in
Real
It was a simple secne, in which Sir. George sat at the far end of the long table nearest the footlights with his back almost turned to the audience, facing A cowboy who has the real old gauche upstage towards us as we sat looking at strait in him will climb the corral and him, with our faces turned fall to thei hang swinging by the crossbar over the house. And every night and for many open gate. The horses will be driven nights, as G.A sat there, great tears OR to the welled up in bis eyes and rolled unheed, at full gallop beneath him plain, and, he will suddenly drop quietlyed down his cheeks, sometimes even drop- down on to the back of the wild horse ping to the boards at his feet, chosen as it gallops beneath him, ani).
been taraed to dust and ashes, who has! tasted the desperately bitter draught that with only a rawhide whip in his hand, tears, the tears of a man whose heart haa ride it barecack across the plain.
A "camp" race meeting. is great fun, and the merits of the horses are dis can be found in the cup of life, we saw Indeed, horses and those tears, and speaking for myself, I cussed for days. charming ladies are the great topics of know they had a most moving effect on me. They may have been a trick, but I prefer to think that the marvellously conversation in South America.
moving heart pathos, of the "scene "race is usually ridden fare-scarcely ever equalled in any other play A camp back, over five or six furlongs. All de I know caused genuine emotion in the pends on the start, which is by mutual actor's mind, which could not be gain- consent decided by the two riders. They said and which even familiarity could come galloping up to the starting point not blust.
1" and together; one cries "Shall we go
the the other, if satisfied, "answers Spanish equivalent of "Let's."
There are many sidelights in these More often he is not satisfied and pages on the acting life and relationship. jockeying for position goes on for It is curious, for example, to hear that long time. Usually a time limit of half Mr. Narcs, although for over a year he "Milestones" that an hour is imposed, after which the stewards of the meeting declare the race played a part in
brought him into the last act only, never Very interesting, too, is a morning's saw the play from the front. For one earlier the evening a practice he de- patru (wild-horse) taming. The process thing, he fitted it in with other work seems to me rough-and-rendy business which cannot be very good for the spirit fends, citing incidentally a remarkable ient of Mr. Donald Calthrop, who start of the horse but is certainly effective.
off.
chain.
BARE-BACK RACING.
CURIOUS BIDELIGHTS.
There is no big game in Argentina ed the evening by walking on in the first except the puma, a little mountain lion act of "The Beloved Vagabond" at His found on the Andean slopes. But there Majesty's; then he dashed over to the are plenty of partridges and pheasants. Comeds, where he was seen as a Messen- These are sometimes put up by a long chain drawn by two horses through the ger Boy in the second act of "Angela"; where he played a Midshipman in the grass, the guns walking behind the from there he fed to the Duke of York's, The dorado is a very fine fighting fish third act of" The Admirable Crichton," danger the people there, and also that having many of the characteristics of winding-up at the Adelpha, where he had horses in the paddock were startled. It the salmon, and can be found in a good a tiny part in the last act of" Mrs. was given in evidence by the police many rivers. There in some capital Wiggs of The Cabbage Patch." officers that the plane only just cleared dormde water above the Santa Maria the top of the country by a few feet Falls in Missiones. and that had there been any accident. to the engine the plane mast.
Play was by nine games between each down on the crowd.exe come
paiz.
Pte. D. R. Gaver (Armoured Cars) and Pte. G. R. Sayer (Reserve); Corpl. H. Owen. Hughes (Lalantry Co.) and Pte. W, Hyde (Scottish Co.); Lieut. C.
The H.K.V.D.C. team was—
Railton (Artillery Co.); 2/Lieut. E. J. R. Mitchell (Infantry Us.) and Pte. H. 3. Armstrong (Infantry Co.).
Myself and Soma Uthera-Pure Ego- tiem. By Owen Nares. Duckworth: 3a. 6d. net.
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Yet
Ie, as aBcot, could not possibly
WISE DOGS OF BORNEO. For the defence several expert avia tors who witnessed the fight said that exaggerate what faith his people had in never at any time was the minimum the beatfits' of education; Scotsmen were
At a country house at Home & tra height less than 100 feet, and that when what they were because they had got a
somewhat resembled a fusillade the plane passed over the stand it was little ahead of some other countries in veller's tale has had a reception that not less than 250 feet above it.
During the course of the evidence one the matter of education." That was one it was a perfectly straightforward nare fendant's firm said he suspended flights Robert at a Vacation Course. He added told by an old naval officer of un- Wilson (Artillery Co,} and Sgt. N. LH of the witnesses connected with the de. of the notable sentences delivered by Birative of ordinary animal intelligence over the course at the request of Lord that John Knox never realised the re blemished character. What is more, he It amounted Derby, who sent a police inspector to salt which could be produced by his told it as a matter of his own personal
system of planting in every place in experience and eyesight. him,
whe Superintendent Sharman, pro- Scotland schools compulsorily supported to this that the dog in Borneo, know- mented for the polico said Lord Derby by the revenue of the land. To that facting the partiality of alligators for their had nothing whatever to do with the more than to some gift of character or species, always cross the rivere in packs; case, and that he, as a police officer,resoluteness of will, Scotsmen ewed the that they foregather at the shallowest submitted the facts to the Air Ministrye part which some had played in the world part and bark and bark til all the who had authorised the proceedings. of thoughout and action. To-day there alligators in the neighbourhood. have It was stated that under the partiere Aberdonians who could speak al gathered hungrily round and that was liahlo to six months imprisonment most pure Latin with an Aberdonian the dogs then race two hundred yards That was all; nothing more than that. and n fine of £100, The Banch imposed accent. There was no other country in up-stream and swim across in safety, a fine of £10 with the alternative of 30 which Latin was used by the humble and And yet there were those who would
simple folks.
not believe it days imprisonment.
HOOKEY.
H.H.C. TRIAL MATCH,
A trial match was played on Monday
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two teams of the Hongkong Hockey Club The Whites, captained by J. Lampert won by 3 goals to 1.
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