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BABAÁÆMT HONG KONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 1927.
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Kowloon Dep. 6.37 8.00 8.95 9.15 10.09 12.01 1.182.37 3.60 457 5.43 7.23
Yeumati.Dap. 6.45
Bhatio Dap.' 8.57 Taipe ...Dep, 7,11 Taipo Martes Dep.) 7,16 Fanling Dop. 727 Shrungabai Dep. 122) ----
1 Arr 7,35 8.40 Shamshaz
Dep. Canton ....AIT.
8.43 -11.50
9.24 10.18 19,09 1,21) 9.36 10.28 131| 1,84 --
9.49 10.42 12,34 1.47). --
53 10.46 19.38 131 10.08 10.8612.49 201 9.08 10.08;11.co{1253) 2,00 5 8.03 10.14 11.06 12.59 1193.18
$11.10
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615 620 7.59
$.23 6,31 8.09
628 6.55 8.13
9.40 5.34 6,41 8,19
3.43 8.47
AM | ALM, | AM.} AM. | 2,3") AX. 2.M.) AX, FM.; PM. | 7,M. |PM.
Taipo Market Dap. 7.36 8.22 10.38
Fanling ....Dep. 8.12 10.29
3.3 Canton Dep
6.31 Shumekan
Dap 7.14 3.01 10.1148 11.09 11.60 8.00 417 4,48 5.52 6.24 7.15 7.20 11.47 3.07 4.34 4,52 §.59 - Shengshui. Dep. 2.91 8.08 10.25 10.54
4.284.58 6.03 11.31 3.19 7.4
19.02 3.29 4.38 5.00 6.13 3.28 42 8.10 8.16 19.20 8.39 4.56 8.23 8.39
8.05 11.08
8.40 3.53
Taipo ....Dep. 7.40 8.27 10,43 11,06-
Bhatia .Dep. 7.53 8.401036 -
Yazmat.Dep. 9.07 8.8211.03
1.07
12.39 8,51 5.06 5,55 6.41
Kowloon A8.13 8,5 11,14113111.49 1298 3.57 5.14 8.41 6,47 7.04 7.56
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HORSE
RACES AT NIGHT.
LORD LÖNSDALE'S PLAN.
TO COMPETE WITH GREY- HOUNDS.
CAN IT BE DONE?
DONCASTER.
Horse Racing on the evening dur. ing the summer months, to com- pete with greyhound racing is the suggestion put forward by Lord Lonsdale. It is likely to lead to a lively controversy.
of time.
QUEST FOR DEAD. MAN'S GOLD...
SECRET MAP OF PIRATE'S HOARD.
NEW EXPEDITION.
NEW YORK. Mr. Louis Morgan, who claims descent from St Roy Morgan,
Francisco to search for the buried is organising an "pedition at San treasure which Sir Henry and his crew are supposed to bare ontained after sacking the city of Panama
ia 1071.
The treasures reputed to be con At a dinner here Lord Lonsdale, cealed near Darien Bay, Panama, who is the senior steward of the and Mr. Morgan declares that he St. Leger meeting, said that the possesses a secret map which he be one thing dog racing had taught lieves was passed from Sir Henry, racing executives was the question through his descendants. to M Louis Morgan's father, who w Counelor Wilbourn, chairman Mr. F. P. Morgan, Public Prosecu of the Race Committee of Doncastor of the town of Victoria, Texas ter. Corporation, followed this up by saying Doncaster would be quite ready to hold an evening meeting.
Sole Survivor,
Light man, according to tradi tion, buried the treasure for Sir Henry, but the men were after- wards murdered, and Sir Henry was the sole survivor.
Some time ago, it will be recall ed, Lord Lonsdale predicted that greyhound racing would not last. Now, in order to compete with it,es of a Captain: Pearton, LEG
Mr. Margan has enlisted the ser he advocates that have TACKS should be held at the same time. the two men are proceeding in the "Why not have horse racing in forty-fact auxiliary hanch Saran the evening," said Lord Lonsdale. to Panama, where they hope to Secure the consent of the Panama "Horses would rua just as well;
and the extra hour or two would be appreciated by the business men who cannot get away to a race- course in the carly afternoon,
"If you start the racing a little later you give everyone a chance.'
Opinions Divided. Opinione among racing men are very divided as to the wisdom of postponing races for an hour or two in order that at least part of a day's programme could be wit nessed by people who, otherwise would be at work or business. The following views were given to the
Standard, Evening
The Hon. George Lambton.-It
is a big question which I should have to think about for a long time before I give any opinion. But on the face of it I think it is im practicable, and I don't think it will come into being.
verament to search for the user
sure..
Barbados.
Sir Henry Morgan, who lived be- tween 1635 and 1658, belonged to A Glamorganshire family, and was stated to have been kidnapped a youth, in Bristol, and sold a He joined the huc caneers, and rose rapidly to leader ship. He later won the invour of King Charles II., was knighted and sent out to Jamaica as Lieutenant Governor.
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St. Andrew's Society at home and sports meeting for Scottish Troops, Happy Valley, 9 p.m.
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and
4.30 p.m., Hotel Savoy.
King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m., and Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-0.30 P
Hockey Club "A" r. 5/2nd Pun- abis. King's Park, 3.18 p.m.
Naval and Military Y:M:0.A.«. 1– "Cheer O": Community Singing. 8.30 p.m.
Scottish Concert at City Hall for Servicemen, 7.30 p.m.
Social gathering at St. Andrew's Vicarage grounds, Kowloon, 9 p.m.
Queen's Theatre &
The Song' and Dance Man.'
World Theatre: "The Prairie King",
Star Theatre: "The Air Mail." Principal Mail:-Inward: Europe r Siberia (Valra). Out- ward: Europe vin Siberia (Alner- donia), 8.30 am.
Saturday.
Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling. 4th Extra Race Meeting, Macao. ? Interport Bowls: Hong Kong Shanghai, Craigengewer C.C.
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S.C.A.A. Cross Harbour Racer Kowloon Dock to Quarry Bay, 2
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Cricket League :-Division I: University I.R.C.; Obincie R.C.. Craigengower C.C. Divi son II: Police RC. Electric Co.; Recreio: Civil Ser vice C.C
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Friendly Cricket: Kowloon 0.0... . H.K.CC.; HE.C.C. 2nd XI.. K.C.C.; Royal Navy, University 2nd XI., Civil Service C.C. Cameronians.
H.K. Football League:-Division I.: Queen's Club; Chinese Ath. r. Police; Kowloon . K.0.9.B.; Recreio v. R.A.F.; Scots Guards v. South China A.A. Division II:
SMALLEST SNAPS IN THE "A" Recreios Kowloon; Club .
WORLD
The smallest photograph in the world was one of the wonders seen when the annual exhibition of the Lord Sefton. I know nothing Royal Photographic Society of about the suggestion and I must Great Britain opened at 28, Russell thick.about it before committing square, W.C myself.
same.
until late at
of
South China "A"; E.O.S.B.. University RA. v. Chinese Ath.; South China "B" v. St. Joseph's. Division II "B" South China "A" . South China "B"; St. Joseph's
Moslems; Kowloon ... Boy Scouts: Kung Woo Chinese Ath
Wah Yan Old Boys' Union Con- cert, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 P..
Queen's Theatre: "The Song and Dance Mar."
Prairie
World Theatre:The King."
Tea Dances; H.K." Hotel and In the centre of a tiny piece of Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m., and Lane, Michael Beary (the jockey-glass is a minute circle; in the Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 don't care when they hold the rac middle of the circle is an infinite- p.m. ing-morning, afternoon, or evea simul speck, which the naked eye
Dinner Dansant at King Edward ing.' I should be there just the cunnot see. This photograph, takon Hotel.
by Professor Goldberg,
Interport Bowls Dinner, Hotal ja Meetings Would Suffer." Niepcé, one of the inventors of Savoy, 8 p.m. Mr. A. Day (the well-known photography. A hundred of these trainer.I think it is most in tiny photographs would not occupy practicable. How can a trainer be more space than a pin-head. When expected to see his horses" after a modern apparatus is placed over day's racing when he cannot leave it the portrait can be clearly seen. a distant course
Modern photography is full of show night To haye racing in the even adventure. Air pictures
much ing would mean
incon-landscapes with new outlines such venience,
many meetings as men have never before been able would suffer. You might, by hay to see. The camera can see clearly ing racing later, attract a large into the secrets of the body and crowd for the cheaper parts of the course, but I do not think that the financial benefit would justify aag change from the present system.
Mr. E. E. Robinson (Clerk of the Course at Alexandra Park); There are just two weeks in the
middle of the summer when you There is a remarkable aérial might get sufficient daylight until | photograph of Greater New York.
o'clock and after. For the rest,
taken from an altitude of 12,000 it would mean the artificial light-feet, bewildering in its minute de ing of a straight mile. It equidn't tail, another shows the Niagara be done.
Falls, traced in their full length.
and
At present after a meeting horses can be put in their boxes and set bome in the evening by road. I fail to see how you could do this after night meetings.
At Messrs. W. G. Langland), who are clerks of the course at Epsom, the opinion was given "In the Summer time we do not see why night herse racing, park cularly the small meetings, should not prosper, It would give good fillip to some of them that are not over-patronised at the pre sent time.'
TRANSPORT PROBLEM. The opinions of the great rail way companies on the question of night racing are of interest, in view of the big transport problems involved.
At Waterloo" an official of the Southern Railway, which feeds Sandown Park, Kurst Park,
Gatwick, Epsom,
Goodwood, Brighton, and Lewes, mid:-
There is no doubt we could handle the situation if we had to, but it would be more difficult to convey people to the races of on evening than it is to take them there by day.
Interferenca With Goods Trame. The LN.E.R. stated:-
We have no violent objection to the suggestion, and if it became a public demand we should try and meet it,
(Oontinued on eest Column.);
can catch nature at work.
Photographers have found a large crab using a claw as a mousetrap with his victim at his mercy, and two tiny ants fighting in mortal combat, looking like great warriors having a deadly fight.
Clouds, stara, mountain tops, and a photograph shown by the Astro- nomer Rayal of the eclipse of 1927 are wonderful studies. found in the scientific section.
The most modern portrait of the most modern young woman is at tractive. It shows her lying easily in an armchair, her feet crossed in an idle, careless position typical of
the 1927 girl.
Star Theatre: "The Air Mail." Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles, etc. (ul wa), 10.30 a.m.; Cazade, America, etc., and Europe vid Victoria, B.C. Siberia (Sunning), 2.30 p.m. (Tyndarcus), 10 am; Europe via
Sunday.
18th Sunday after Trinity. Goll: Bogey Pool, Fanling. 4th Extra Race Meeting, Maeno (second day)...
Shanghai Bowlers Luncheon at Kowloon Cricket Club.
Cricket: Indian RC. v. Volun- teers, LRO ground, 2 p.m.
Bowls:-E.C.C. v. Shanghai. Theosophical Society: Lecture by "Reincarna- Mr. J. Hussell p tion," Lane, Crawford's Restaur
ant, 6 p.m.
John's
Social Gathering St. Cathedral Hall, after Evensong.
Naval and Military Y.H.C.AL:- Men's Meeting: "Cheer O," 7.45 p.m.
After dinner dance at Lee Gar- deas.
Queen's Theatre: "Miss Brews ter's Millions."
World Theatre: "Paths to Para-
Star Theatre: "The Love Toy." Principa 1 Mails:-Inward: (President U.S.A., Canada, etc.
T'aft).
A point that we should have to consider would be that might horse race meetings would inter-dise." fere with the present goods trafic working, which is very extensive between 7. p.m. and midnight on certain sections.
deal of reorganisation "A great would be accesary. The LMS said: "The only thing we can any is that if horse-racing took place at night, we, as common carriers would have to see what we could do. We should adapt ourselves to the public requirements.
The suggestion at the moment rather vague, but if horse racing did not start, ray, before 8 o'clock. by that time, the main business rush home would he coped with,
of the way and out..
It would mean pulling ear time-table round a good bit, and these changes would vary accord ing to the location of the meet- ing."
Monday, Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling. Ladies Section R.H.K. Golf Club anuual weting, Helena May In- tot Kowloon Dock R.C. t. Shanghai.
10.30 am..
Tea Dances: HK Hotel- and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Ed ward Hotel, 5 p.m., and Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-0.30 p.m."
Chinese Harbour Race, 5-6 p.m. H.K. Church Misionary Associn- tion, Social Gathering, Helena May Institute, Tea, 4 p.m.; meeting, 5 p.m...
Hockey Club de Thecroia # University, Pokfulam, 5.15 p.m.
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