BUYING A GRIFFIN FOR THE RACES.
TRAVELLER'S INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF JOURNEY TO MANCHURIA.
PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTION OF PONY FAIRS.
The following account of a traveller's experience in Man- churin among the homes of pony dealers will no doubt interest those who are in any way connected with racing in Hong Kong. One obtains some idea from this article of the difficulties that Are encountered by those who take the trouble to go right into the heart of the pony-breeding centres of Manchuria.. The picturesque pony fairs, the interesting visits to the homes of dealers, the difficulty of establishing the racing quality of a pony and the interesting journey to Hailar and Manchuli, the towns where the fairs are regularly held, are alt described below.
PONIES FROM $200 TO $5,000 EACH.
Russians and Mongols,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1930.
After visiting several villages, the buyer eventually comes to an old Russian's farmi, Hers he sees "that more than usual attention is paid to a certain pony. "Why all the petting the buyer asks, to which a reply will be given that the pony is an animal amongst animals and is likely to make bis- tory in racing." "He has been sold· and will be taken, to Harbin in a tow days when our guide returns Ha has gone down to Harbin with a lot that I have sold to a buyer in Shanghai. When he comes back he will take this one away: $8.000 we asked for him and it was paid on the spot. Would you like to see a very similar one that we have? A sturdy looking bay Be will be very good for anything over a mile."
HAICHING HEROES
INVESTED.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
REAR ADMIRAL HILL AND PROF. GERRARD HONOURED,
Government House was the scene of a quiet but impressive ceremony yesterday. when His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, K.B.E., C.3.G., held an Investiture for the purpose of conferring honours on serca gentlemen whose names ap. peared in the last New Year's Honours List.
Those who were invested were C.B.E-Renr-Admiral R. A. S.
Hill.
fessor of Medicine at the Hong O.B.E. Dr. WGerrard Pro Kong University; Capt. O. H Farrar, Master of the s.. Hai- ching: Mr. B. Perry, Chief Officer of the e.s. Haiching
U.S. AND CHINA..
THE DANGER OF EXTRA- TERRITORALITY,
REVISION OF TREATIES NECESSARY.
(UNITED PRESS.]
Williamstown, Mass., August 93.- The end of extraterritorial privilege in China has not become a virtual certainty, Mr. Thomas" F. Millard American adviser to the National Government, told the Institute of Palities to-day.
Mr. Millard declared that the United States must revise its treaties with China or jeopardize the safety of citizens in that coun-j try. The presence of foreign war- foreigners instead of diminishing ships in China actually imperils
their danger, he told the Institute.
When foreign irritations have been removed, foreigners will be opinion of Mr. Millard, appreciably zafer in China, in the
An Attractive Pony.. At this, young man will dis- appeared to the back of the shack and presently march to the front wish Buy this pony, Sir? He is a
a pony on the lead. The prospective buyer examines it. It brother of the grey which won the The dealers are mainly Russians looks good and answers in every Engineer) and Mr. A. J. Johnson M.B.E-Mr. F. C. Duxon (Chief Champions in Hong Kong in 1929" and Mongola with a sprinkling of This, from Russian horse dealer Cossacks and they speak a peculiar asks the price and then a great
detail
to his requirements. He (Second Officer) of the Hniching.
Hon M.B.E-Mr. A. de Mello, in one of the fairs at Hailar, where mixture of Russian and Chinese. deal of haggling follows, and Third Engineer of the Hniching..
Frospective buyers talk with them Gnally the buyer departs with the entered the ballroom, preceded by At eleven o'clock. His Excellenes through the services of an inter- place every Saturday throughout preter, who is "not paid by the Pony sold to him for a mère 82,000 his two Indian A.D.C.'s and accom- lini, & Hoover or a Stalin to direct
thonsands of animals are offered for sale at the pony fairs which take
the year.
-dealer unless some business event- "But a grey did not win the uates, and then only according to Champions in 1929 in Hong Kong "the price which the interpreter, has answers the prospective buyer with secured over and above what-the more than a note of suspicion.
"I don't mean the Champions, I mean the Derby, I am getting mixed up somewhat I have several
dealer wanted for his animal! Those who go to Hailar or Man chuli to buy race ponies are shown very good ponies to sell and each there is no guarantee as to per- some of the best specimens, but has some relationship to some of forming ability and there is no the best animals racing in Shang-means of trying out the animals. hai, Hong Kong and Tientsin. You see, I own a very good sirel
"Do you?" Well that's interest ing."
A race pony bought at a fair may ceostas much as $200 to $600, but the experienced buyer never pur- chases anything for racing purposes from these taire or bazaars. In stead he makes discreet inquiries as to good animals that might be scen at the farms, and on the days How can I make sure of the "aire following the fairs he visite on horseback the homes of these deal ers, each of whoin has promised something rare.
The buyer hesitates: Two things are puzzling him. First, how did the dealer know that he came from Hong Kong and secondly, how did the man know that he was there to buy race ponies. Then:
you speak of!"
Do you want to see the sire, really? Well, my place is a little beyond. Manchuli at Abagaitui on the Russian border. You have been
to Manchali Yes, I can see that.
Well, if you care to go to Abagaitui ask for me and I will give you proof of the pedigree of some of my "animals."
"Good, I will be there next week."
With that the buyers passes on to another dealer and goes all over the pony fair asking questions and making appointments as he goes along.
Unshorn and Winshod!
or $3,000.
At another, farm be sees acother attractive animal and again a lengthy process
of bargaining takes place. week's search he may find half a
At the end of
dozen animals to his liking. Har ing made his purchase the question South, but before dealing with this, now is to get the ponies down perhaps & few notes of the journey from Dairen to the pony farms at Manchuli may not be out of place.
nice place with plenty of walks Dairen itself strikes a visitor as
and parks and hotels where one could spend one's time quite com- fortably. The nest city that one passes is Moukden. On this journey one will see ponies and cattle hitch- ed on to ploughs working together on the fields. From Moukden one goes on to Changchun. So far the train service leaves little to be desired; the accommodation and With the exception, of the breed-food is good and the scenery quite ing farm belonging to the Russian interesting. A number of citie are Government, there is really go
pamed on this journey from Dairen to Changchun. At Changchun one breeding farm worthy of the name.
and it is believed that this is the gets the first glimpse of pony fairs city, where a recent consignment of Hong Kong subscription griffins was purchased." At Changchun the Japanese train ceases
and the traveller has to put up with a very uncomfortable Chinese train service. The journey from Dairen to Chang- chun by train is little under 19 bours.
In the hilly districts in the North of Manchuria each Mongol or Russian or Cossack looks after his own animals and breeds. them in a small way.
The animals are unshorn and rarely shod. A few animals are specially kept to breed racers, but 01 the whole the farmers do not specialise in any
sense.
Harbin,
panied by Capt. T. A. E. Coliman and Mr. G. W. A. Tufton, private (His Excellency's personal aide),
secretary. The party walked to the dais and, on reaching it, turned round and faced the ballroom when Mr. Tuftoni read-out the grants.
The Processions, The first procession then ap
posed of Capt. Boddam Whetham,
Mr. Jerome Greene of the In- stitute of Pacific Relations said that
rent need, however, was & Musso- Dawes Plan might afforda What be considered to be China's remedy for China's difficulties.
the destinies of the country.
Mr. Greene was of the view that On a basis of history, however, China is not likely to produce such
leader,
Mr. Sokolsky's Views.
Mr. George Sokolsky, editor of the Far Eastern Review in Shang-
This holds true whether one con- siders the well equipped northern'
he explained. armies or the bandits to the south,
Rear-Admiral R. A. S. Hill (re-China's wars must continue until proached the daia, this being com- hai, again spoke before the Institute of Politics and declared "that cipient) and Surg. Capt. Myles. Mr the feudal groups are destroyed. Tufton having read the grant, His Excellency invested the recipient. (Professor) W. I. Gerrard, escorted Next came Surgeon-Commander
by Lieut.-Col. Robertson and Mr. Fo Kom Tong. This was followed of Lieut. Col. Wyatt with Capt by the third procession consisting Farrar, Mr. Perry, Mr. Duxon, Mr. cipients) and Comdr. Parsons. Johnson and Mr. de Mello (re-
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the band of the 1st Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry, played the National Anthem..
His. Excellency's Praise. In investing Rear-Admiral Hill, Excellency said that the Rear- Admiral joined the Navy in 1804- and came out to the China Station throughout the dark days of the about two years ago. He served Great War and in recognition of his services-he was awarded the French Legion of Honour. In 1913 he was Commander and five years later saw him being promoted to the rank of Captain. Early in the present year, he was made Rear Admiral,
Since his arrival in the Colony: his services to the Admiralty and The next stop after Changchun the help and co-operation he had is Harbin. The train leaves Chang- given to the Hong Kong Govern- chun at 12 midnight and arrives at ment had been greatly appreciated Harbin at 8 in the morning. Harbin and his many friends would be sorry is a very large city where the to know that he would be leaving nese but there are thousands of majority of the population is Chi- the Colony shortly.
"Balliant Russians working for a living in this city. An interesting sight is the
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and Experienced.” "Addressing Dr. Gerrard, Sir
The process may require many years, Mr. Sokolosky said. It will, and to stabilize the affected areas, however, be possible to modernize
in his opinion."
Mr. Sokolsky predicted that Tien-. tain will be captured by the National Government before winter of this year.
.
STOWAWAY CHARGED.
TRIP TO MANILA AND BACK.
A Chinese stowaway, whose in- tention was to go to Manila, found "his, presence on board the as Em- press of Canada discovered before the ship arrived as this port. In consequence, he was détained by the ship's authorities and had to make a trip to Manila and back,
He was charged before Mr. Whyte-Smith- at Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday, when Mr. H. King, an officer, from the ship, said that the
defendant. WAS discovered
hidden among some stores one day after the vessel had left Hong Kong. The ship had to take defendant to
Manila and back. A sum of $11.40 was found on him.
Defendant was fined $40 or three weeks' hard labour on the stowaway fine $10, or one week's gaol in
To buy any at drosky, a small vehicle driven by William referred to his medical charge,. and alio ordered to pay &
When a farmer or dealer has a good racer in his possession he The fairs are arranged in Hailar, asks a high price for the animal. Manchuli, and other cities, every Nothing less than $2,000 has to be week. Saturday is the day usually paid to secure a performer" of any chosen. Each dealer, who is a merit at all. breeder in a very small way, brings lesser figure is to risk his animals to the fair. Good look as even a cross-bred so purchased ing ponien, ugly looking hags, has been known to fail to come up strong ones, weak ones, big opes to the scratch of a sub-griffin. As and small ones, China ponies and in everything else, there are ex- cross-breds, are all gathered here. ceptions, and once in a while a Unshorn and unshod, they look like good pony is sold among a lot of the last thing that anybody would cart-horses at the price of the buy for racing purposes, but some latter, but race-owners know, to times a shrewd buyer can pick out their sorrow, what percentage of a worthy animal, but these are few chance they have in making a pur and far between. The dealers at chase of this kind. the fairs travel two or three days! to bring the podies there Exh takes with him about a dozen
twenty cents. Harbin has another Gerrard joined the senior service very interesting thing. This is a at the beginning of the War and which is not in use as there are North Russia. He rendered so good very large sand track race-course, he was almost immediately sent to
no races held nowadays.
service there that he was invested The next step from Harbin is to by the late Czar with a Third Class Proceed westward, going through the of 8t. Andrew. towns of Anda, Teitsihar, Chalan- Dr. Gerrard also served in naval tan. Mientuha, Hailar and Man-hospitals and was Medical Officer chuli. The railway service from in Charge of Naval Stations. He with good meals served. Harbin to Manchuli is quite good returned to Russia after the Wat The (at the time of the revolution), and journey from, Harbin to Manchali also served twice in Malta. His takes about twenty-two hours, Excellency said he believed it was chiefly because of Dr. Gerrard's Visit to Dealers Homes Days Walk
services to the English population On visiting A
To come back to the question of and to the Memorial. Hospital in horse-dealer's
moving the ponies South after they Malta that he was being invested. have been purchased. Te buser. In 1929, Dr. Gerrard accepted generally entrains at Manchall for Harbin, but the dealers walk down from Manchuli to Harbin and take about ten days in the process, They ride on the newly purchased animals and less some very sub stantial cumshawis promised, they do not take very much care of the animalagi
default of payment, as compensa tion to the shipowners.
POSED AS DETECTIVES.
CHINESE ROBBED BY GANG.
Four robbers posing as police detectives, held up a Chinese in Hollywood Road, shortly after o'clock yesterday morning.
The victim was stopped by the gang near the Man Mo Temple, and on the pretence of searching him, they seized his purse. The victim then realised they were not the Rockefeller Chair of Medicine detectives and clutched bold of ons in Hong Kong University. He had of them but the others sprang on done very good work and the Uni-him and violently assaulted him.
He then raised an alarm and the yersity was very fortunate indeed
robbers fled in different directions in securing the services of one so
A Chinese constable soon came on the scene but no trace of the brilliant and experienced.
robbers could be found.
Those Present, Guests who took their seats on the dois were:-/
animals and a few asdistants. The cottage, the visitor is shown smaller breeder brings his humble several animals. The dealer in quota of two or three
mediately begins to point out at For a distance of many miles to tractive features of the pony he it the North and West of Hailar are about to sell. Needless to say he the horse farms. As one approaches is greatly given to exaggeration
Traditions of the Merchant Navy. Hailar by train from Harbin one and is not to be believed at all.
One of the most heroic battles Bees ponies employed for all anda Knowing that his buyer has come a of work on the farm and pulling long way to seek a race pour newly acquired animals is at called when His Excellency address- The first trying ground for the with pirates in China Seas was re- carriages, etc. The pony is the true some of these dealers are very Harbin where the sand track thated the officers of the Haiching heast of burden in Manchurin ruthless in their methods of busi is closed may be used if permission His Excellency said that the cir. The fairs to which these dealers ness for they do not care for is obtained from the owner. For cumstances of the piracy which took
those who really want a tryout in place less than a year ago was H.E. Major-General J. W. Sandi- bring their animals are usually ar- future business at all believing in the hills of Manchuria, a half mile still fresh in the memory of those lands, C.B., C.M.C., D.S.O., His ranged on a large piece of barren the maxim that "a bird in hand track at. Hailar is available, but present, and there was hardly any Honour Mr. J. H. Wood, Hon. Mr. ground about the size of Happy is worth two in the bash" A poor this track is wanting in so many need to recall them. The officers E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G. C.B.E., Talley, It is very dusty, this being fish in hand," etc., would be nearer calls that no real test can be displayed great courage and in so Hon. Mr. O G. Alabaster, K.C., a splendidly dealing with such a 0.B.E., Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, to the fact that the fair the point.MA
On the journey South from serious situation, they had well O.B.E., Hon. Mr. HT. Creasy, Antebino padyowen dissed the honours which had been CB Hm Me A E Wood, Hon | round is mostly sandy and he is same majestic a tax offre per cent, ta the Chicanferred on the ers drive long pegs into the ground | looking Russian animal with the nese authorities, and the ponies His Excellency concluded Mr. Owen Hughes, Hot M to which they secure their ponies, explanation that he has been the are carried as far as Kwongcheng cannot say more than that your The sites on the fair ground are parent of some of the best sprint tzu where they have to walk a few conduct was worthy of the highest chosen at random by the dealers era in the South, or that he was hours before reaching Changchun who then proceed to keep a look the father of two successive Derby Here they embark on a train for out for likely customers. These are winners or some other similar tale. Dairen, where another tax is levied anainly in the shape of farmers and The question of pedigree, then,at the rate of twenty yen por pony. others requiring farm or cart horses leaves the buyer no better off than A Dairen, the purchaser has the or ponies. Many animals suitable when he started out on his rides option of either entraining for Tien for these purposes can be obtained to the mountainous homes of these tain or proceeding, by steamer to
hundred dollars a piece. dealers.
'Shanghai and Hong Kong, make
The deal-
made.
traditions of the Merchant Navy. I tender you my most sincere con- gratulations.
At the conclusion of the investi- ture, Lady Feel shook hande with the recipients and personally con gratulated them (Continued at foot of next column.)
Shou son Chow CMC Hon
G. 8. Mackier Hon. Mr. E. D, C Wolfe, CMG., Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired), Hon. Dr. Wellington, Hon Mr. P. Braga," Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D., Hon; Dr. S. W. To, O.B.E., LLD. Hon Mr. JJ Patterson, Hen, Mr. Paul Lauder, His Honour Mr. P. Jacks, and Mr. W. W Hornell, CLE, MA.
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