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[By "MORNING DEW"]
The principal race on the cardi to-day is The Pretension Cup and Subscription Uriffin's Champions, and although the field is not Bkely to be big there should be very good race. On paper The Grouse looks like winning the event easily, as this sturdy little pony has won thrice before in as many outings He has beaten all comers so far, and there is no reason to believe that he will not repeat his excellent performance of the past few days.
Minamis, King Willow, Tay, Jan Stewer, Good Day, Turingy and FiFa are all likely to start against The Grouse, but their chances are by no means a promising as that of The Grout (—
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PITTMAN SILVER PROPOSALS.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
SENATE.
LOAN TO CHINA NOT DISCUSSED.
Washington, Feb. 20.-The United
A DISSOLUTE SON MURDERED.
AMAZING CASE REPORTED
IN PEIPING.
ATTACKED BY PARENTS AT DEAD OF NIGHT.
Peiping-The story of how an
ents and an uncle in cold blood in. the dead of night in recounted in the looth Chiness press with grue- some details.
States Senate have passed the renfilial son was killed by his par Anlations suggested by the Pittman committee which call upon Pre bitent Hoover to take action to find a solution of the problems created by the low prices for silvor prevail ing in the world markets.
As a result of the Senate aution of tony the President is called upon to enter into negotiations with other governments for a plan de signed to proceni ulnormal flautus- tions in silver values.
Also, the Senate sails upon Pre- sident Hoover to convene an inter: national conference, if necessary, to seek an agreement as to the uses
money, and status of silver as
The resolutions passed by the Senate do not make reference to the recommendations of Serintor Key Pittman, Domous of the silvor producing state of Nevada, that a The selections for to-day are as huge silver loan to made to China aka means of stimulating world trade and aan method of inermusing and stabilizing silver values.
follows:-
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Race 1.
Armony. Cream Cracker. Iron luod.
Race 2.
Valorous. Little Benver. Bright Star,
Race 3.
311 Zorhan. Boxing Eve.
Race 4. Duke of Brittany. Brown Eyes. Fi-Fa.
Race 5. Kilrea. Woodland Stag. The Raindrop.
Raco 6.
Jester, Peter Davey. Bay of Calamity.
Race 7.
Royal Flush. Coronation Eve, King's Colour.
Race 8.
Crown Prince. Lobster Bay. Little Thunder.
Bace 9.
The Grouse. King Willow. Tacy,
Race 10. San Francisco, Young Pretender, Ginger.
Race 11, "Wonderful Stag Sam Houston, Daylight Eve.
Race 12. Majestic Hall.
Chesapeake Bay, Piccalilli.
THE HANDICAPS.
The following liandicaps are pub- lished in connection with to-day's
races:→→
The Hong Kong Handicap-"A" 11 Miles.
Liu Chun-Ini was 28 years old: and only son of Mr. and Mre. Liu Lin-fu of Kas Ching Hu-Lia puteide tung. Ta o Chung, Chicamen. The son as to be
cently lost his job. He is described connected with the army but re
as a man of dissipated bobits and unruly temper. He was a spend- thrift and daily importuned his parents for mants. In case his demands for cash were not met, he would resort to force..
On February 17, the Chinese New Year's Eve, Liu bought a chopper and placed it on a table in the When night came, he courtyard." burned incense and maile offerings to the chopper, saying prayers within the hearing of the frighten.
The resolutions adopted by the Senate as a whole to-day were favourably reported on Wednesdayed parents that if they should re by the Senate foreign relations com- ittee, of which Senator William E Borah, independent. "Republican of Idaho, is the chairman,
Fuso him money he would invoke the spirit of the chopper. While this mock proceeding was going an, a wind suddenly arose, blow ing the incense sticks away. Tak Proposed Chinese Loan, Whether offoial attention will beg advantage of this, the Bon Biz- ed the chopper from the table. given to the controversial proposal | and fourished it before his father that a silver loan bo. advanced to
and mother,raying that he bad China will depend, it is believed,
been commissioned by Heaven to upon what conclusions might be
kill those two misers. Both par reached in the international con- ference which President Hoover i ents were intimidated and finally
forced to give the son 8900. allod upon to convene, if the decans
then left home. such action necessary.
As yet it is not indicated what method the White House will adopt in putting the Pittman resolutions, ng passed by the Senate into effect, The resolutions adopted by the Senate are the result of an in- vestigation conducted by the Sentite cominterco committeo's sub-commit- tee for several months into the
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Uncle's Advice.
Liu
The old couple were so distressed by the incident that they summoned Liu Tai, the brother of Mrs, Liu, for advice. The uncle became very angry on hering what the son had dane to his parents, and urged im mediate action to prevent similar incidents in future, which he con- wauses of declaing. Sino-American tended might jeopardize the lives After a trade and the relation thereto of def Mr. and Mrs. Liu.
lengthy discussion the three decided te dispose of the young man frut Late at night Liu, jr. returned
The Tytam Handicap "A" Class: hume, empty of money and in very
One Mile,
Acacia Lenf
Azalea Leaf·.
152 153
Bay of Bellingham II.... 147 Brown Eyes
Loch Sloy
Mascot.....
Misnania
Scafell
146
Duke of Brittany ......... 152 Fi-Fa
185
Good Day.............. 152
Haleakala
132
Jan Stewer
152
King Willow
100
147
143
137
140
Scrappit
140
149.
Sunay Day
140
Tay
154
The Grouse
10:
The Qunil
155
140
140
157
140
St. Cyr.
The Turist
Tom Thumb
Tunney
Vamoose
bad. humour. As usual, he again demanded money from the parents, who pretended to be as submissive As possible, saying that the night was already far advanced and tit if he wanted money, they would give him a handome amount to- morrow. The son then retired, thinking that his father mid mo-
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ther had experienced a change of AMAZING BIG FIGHT. heart toward him.
The Murder,
At three o'clock in the morning, Lin and his wife, assisted by the mele, entered the room of the son and all of a sudden threw a cotton. lined spread over the shoring man, wrapped him up and then proceed- At the most ed to strangle him, critical moment, the father and mother relented, but the anele intervened and kicked the nephew in several vital spole with his feet Death ensued immediately.
In accordance with a rearranged
The Tytam Handicap "B" Class: plan, the three started to give
One Mila.
MEEN BLINDED BY OPTIC
NERVE PUNCH.
sensa,
Leicester.--There was a tional finish to the fight at the Granby Hal here between Reggie Meen,
the Deborough heavy weight, and Maurice Briselle, the. heavy-weight champion of France. Meen's right eye had been some. what badly cut in the second round. but he seemed to be quite strong. and with an excellent chance of winning when he came up for the tenth round. By then, however, Griselle, who had been troubled by Meen's constant straight lefts to the face, had obviousy en in structed to risk all in an effort to win with a knockout.
him
decent funovil, pretending to relatives that the son had died of a sudden attack of heart failure A "Ying-yongshen" was summoned and asked to certify that the young man had died a natural death, but this functionary refused to give the necessary permit after examin- ing the body. A quarrel ensued,
He chased Meen all round the fe a result of which all the four
the policering and, in the most unexpected people were taken to station nearby. The couple and fashion, after he had caused Meen the unclo then confessed that they drop his guard by punching to killed the sos because of his re- the body, he delivered a terrific left posted threats of personal violence hook to Meen's right eye.. To the against them, and that they wish-hushed amazement of the 12.000 el the authorities would take this spectators Mers dropped as though fact into consideration passing he had been struck by lightning.
He fell first to his knees, then judgment upon the case. The three. prisoners were handed over to the his elbows touched the ground, and ocal District Court for. prosecu finally he rested his body on the tiop.
Agate
Iber 155
Aretio Eve
Awaken Lion
145 140
Bay of Calamity
lbs.
Boston
Boxing Eve
140
Celerity
Bright Star
146
Choctow 11.
146 142 145 160.
Christmas Chimei
140
Copper Key
140
Coronation Eve
153
Criffel
140
Daylight Eve
140
Demurrer
151
Eros
139
Falling Star
140
Fair Sport
138
Flornotta
150
Gay Crunder...
148
Foxtrot
157
Glengugles .......
151
Happy Choice
140
Gold Key
147
Happy Hit
140
140
Happy Returns .............
140
King's Bounty
101
Jester.......... 159
King's Colour...
147
Kwangsa
140
Mike
140
Loch Sunart.....
140
Pickle
148
May Be Nat
140
Royal Flush
136
Mountain Rat
140
1
Sam Houston
144
Othello
164
Spey,
149.
Peter Davey
154
Tom ......
738
-Sans Sonei
140
135
Silver Flare
140
Wisdom Stag
148
Sometimes...
.145
Sultry Eve......
340
Class.
Summer Hail
140
Ibs.
The Lombard
145
Carnival Eve
161
Twilight
149
Christmas Frolic
161
+748
Cloudy! Eve
153
345
Crown Prince
155
140
Diana
135
Four Clubs
138
Valorous.....
Imperial Hall 155
Little Thunder
Lobster Bay
Mindoro...... Misty Eve
*4
Monterey Bay
Yadio... Wainicale
The Flemington Handicap: One
APPEAL TO : GERMAN NATIONALISTS.
PRESIDENT REQUESTS
CO-OPERATION..
CANVER.
It was palpable that he had not tren knocked out in the customary fashion, for he was perfectly pon- Bious and must have heard the ten seconds being counted off by the reforce.
Led Away in Pain,
He was, however, only about n yard away from where I was sit- ting. He was bleeding from the mouth, eyes, the nose, and the Barlin, Feb. 22.-President von
and nothing was clearer to me Hindenburg to-day added to the
than that his optic nerve had been: deputy of the German National People's Party, Herr Wege, a lotter very seriously damaged.
On the count of ten Meen very in reply to a minorandum on the slowly lifted his head and groaned distress of the agricultural populoudly.
Lion on the distern border After assuring the deputy at the au-
His seconds rushed into the ring
thoritice were doing whatever was and assisted him to his feet, and Tessible to alleviate the regrettable it was then found that he was com state of nfirm there, the President etely blind. He was still suht
Winter Hall,
-Milo.
lbs.
158
Caulfield
-132
182
....... 153
Cyrano
..137
Duke of St. Cloud
134
140
140
Evening Star
142
Morning Star
Kilren
148
144
New Year's Evo
141
Knightsbridgo
Northern Prince
"150
Pegt s
141
O-Moon
* 157
Queen Regent
146
Paul Pry
∙153
Rosedrop
134.
Peppercorn
St. Moritz
145
145
Peter Pan Piccalill
The Bastard.
138
་་ན་ ༢༣ ཅན
187
The Raindrop
169
Sunction
150
Thunderclap
135/
Wattle
159
(Continued on next Colymą.)
Woodland Stag
105
of German agricultural circles.
The blow delivered by Griselle
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MRS. BOOTH MAKES AN ATTACK.
APPEAL AGAINST GENERAL HIGGINS' BILL..
Mrs Bramwell-Booth, the, widow of the late General Branwell Booth, of the Salvation Army, has sent to Mr. Holford Knight, M.P.
statement giving roasons why General Higgins Bill, dealing with the control of the Salvation Army,
should be rojected by Pactinent,
Mrs. Branwell Booth mys:- * General Higgins ad not given no any aportunity of expressing my views, though I had some ehare in the early organisation of the Salvation Army, and have de- voted fifty years to its service, both. in the time of Willigin Booth, the founder, and since my husband be came the general,
"I am thus more fully acquaint- ed with the matter of the earliest development as well as with its pro- as than any other living person. "I am sure you will sympathise with the position of the ordinary sldiers of the Salvation Army, who have been entirely ignored in this matter.
The uccision to lodge the Bilr has been arrived by General Higgins and a small party of high- 15-place officers"
fight for the world's heavyweight diampionship...
The scene was painful while Mern. was sitting in his corner, and it was still more painful when. h was led away from the ringside with his head on his chert, With feur men supporting him and with quiet moans still issuing from his mouth.
Hervous.
Meen did not fight nearly so well n bis admirers thought he would, He was extremely nervous in the opening rounds, and although he had the advantage.in height and reach and weight, he did not make nearly enough use of these assets. His greatest foult was that he waited to be attacked. He has 2
have been all the more in lia ner- vice if he had exploited this more
often,
By comparison with Meen
141 scized the opportunity to express less when he was led to his dressing-fine straight left, and it would
regret that at this time the Gemman room, and it was also vions that National People's Party was absent ho was in considerable pain and ing itself from the Reichsing and mental agony urgently appealed to them to come back and work with the other as an exact replion of the one in Griselle as a ypteran, yet the Fren parties towards perfecting the New York, sent over by Gonchiman was twice as fast on his measures which were of the greatest Tunnoy, which defeated Tom fet as the Hidland youth-Whee importance for the future welfare Heeney, the New Zealander, in his lean partisularly lacked was
(Continued al foot of next inlumw.) l'aggressiveness and enterprise,