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FANLING HUNT AND
RACE CLUB
PROGRAMME FOR NOV.. MEETING
1.-The Machine Gun Troop Hurdle Race (Unofficial); Winner $150. Second $76. Third $25. China Ponics certified by the OC
M.G.T., H.K.V.D.C., as first class regular troup ponies. To be ridden by members of the Troop. Weight 180 164. Winners of a Troop Race
GOLF
KOWLOON G.C. AND Y.M.C.A.
ARMISTICE DAY MATCH
The annual golf match between the Kowlors Golf Club and the European, Y.M.C.A. will be played at the Kowloon Golf Club course en Friday. In view of the fact that match is played out Armistice Day, it is intaresting to note that
at Marna or Kwanti 10 lis, penalty. † the Kowloon Golf Club team con- Entrance Fee 85. One Mile.
tains thirteen ex-Service men. Tiffins will be provided.
Starting times have been reserved as follows:-
0.00 a.. FE A. Remedios
2.--Tha Bha Tau Kok Steeple chase: Winner $160. Second, $ik. Third 830. For China Ponies that have never won a Steeplechase or Hurdle Race, Weight fur inches an par stale. Entrance Fee 85. nud a Quarter Miles.
3. The Kwang Tung Handicap: | Winner $200. Second $100, Third
Dr. J. E. H. Cogan. J. MacKnight (Capt.) r. G. 11. Russell (Capt.).
G.
A. A. Lopes 25 Eastutan.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1932.
FOOTBALL TEAM
MAY FLYS
AMBITIOUS PLAN TO ATTEND GAMES BY AIR
£50,000 INSURANCE
Plymouth, Oct. 10.-Plymouth Argyle may make history this week As the first aying League. football
team.
Owing to Plymouth's geographi cal position the Argyle players have to cover something like 12,000 miles is a season, ing club, Southampton, a nearly 200 miles away.
Their nearest oppus
:
ALLEGED PLOT AT LIVERPOOL
REMARKABLE CASE
SEQUEL. TO MOTOR LITIGATION.
Reference to "a gang which can only be described as legal banditti" was made by Mr. E. Wooll, in out lining the case for the prosecution at Liverpool Police Court when mes appeared on various charges.
seven
Mr. Wool! said that if the case put by the prosecution was sustain ed it would reveal a terrible, sus- A sensational offer to provide au tained, and deliberate attempt to air liner sa that the team may fly poison and corrupt the administra to fulfil its Axtures has been made tion of justice in Liverpool and by the wealthy president of the the surrounding districts of La Argyle Club, Mr. A. C. Ballard.cashire for some years.
The directors of the club regard "I know I am expressing the feel- the scheme with favour, and al-ings of the legal profession," con- though some of the players are not tinued Mr. Wooll," when I refer quite so enthusiastic, Lealic, the
to and emphasise the regret with captain, says he is "all for it."
which they learn that Stephenson, a solicitor, is associated, even for however short a time, with such charges and in such company.
Few of the Argyle players have been higher in the air than whey W. S. Hillier H. they are jumping for the ball," he says, but Em confident they will
Mundy!
W. J. Buller . L. D. rise to this occasion." Purves.
0.1'3
One
9.10
11
A. T. Braloy Milne.
0.15
$50. For China Ponies certified by The Hong Kong Jockey Club as "E Class of date of entry. To be ridden by Jockeys who have never won 10 Races anywhere at any Lim. No whips or spars Entrance Fee $5. Six Furlongs,
0.90)
1.23
9.30
1.33
W. Groves
Uuul.
0.10
A.
Urquhart
2.
G.
Castle.
9.45
J. Pouler Buxton.
I".
1,50
L. J. Stoker
Cave
*
1.53
4.The Ladies' Mile (Unofficia}}: Winner $150. Scend 875. Third gan, For China Ponies certified by the Hong Kong Jockey Club 29 "D" or "E" Class at time of 1 .1b. Weight 140 b. entry.
part Penalty for every 8100 or thereof won in stakes since January 1000 1., 1932. Subscription Griffins of the Hong Kong Jockey Club of auy 10.05 season allowed 10 lbs. To be ri den by Ladies. No whips or spurs. Entran Foe 85.
A cup will be presented to the winning rider.
5.-The Kwant! Handicap Hurdle Race: Wimer $150. Second 275. Third 50. For Chinn Ponies that have never won a Hurdle Race or be Steeplechase. (Pontes will handicapped on their fal race per- formances). Entrance Fee 85. One and a Quarter Miles.
:
A Clover Mind."
PAGEANTRY AT ASSISI
FOUR COMPANIONS OF
ST. FRANCIS
MEDJÆVAL RITUAL BY
TORCHLIGHT
Assisi. Oct. 4.-With ceremonies
A RIDDLE OF THE SKIES
SOLAR EXPLOSION 1800
YEARS AGO
TEMPLE'S COMET MAY PROVIDE SOLUTION
More comets have been observed
NAVAL MOVEMENTS :
U.S. ABLATIC FLEET-
DEPARTS.
Vice-Admiral Bathelot, the Com- mander-in-Chief of the French Asiatic Flest, returned from Can- ton by train on Monday night, and will depart from. Hong Kong abourd his flagship, the Primauguot, "to- day. A luncheon party, to which
rich in mystic beauty the dust of this year than ever before, and E. the Officer Administering the four of the favourite companions astronomers are expecting any night Government, the Commodors and of Saint Francis has been gathered to pick up another, which may his Secretary was invited was held solve the riddle of an explosion an from its resting-place behind An
on board the Primauguet yesterday. altar in the basilica of St. Francis the edge of the solar system sigh-
The Commander-in-Chief of the and placed alongside the grave of tern centuries ago.
British China Squadron, Admiral The record for the greatest num- the Paverello in the crypt.
Sir Howard Kolly, will arrive lu ber of comets observed in a year Hong Kong on board H.M.8. Kent was previously held by 1028, but at 7 am today. Admiral Edly with the report from America that will remain in Hong Kong during the twelfth comict of the year is the winter, under observation at Yerkes Obser The Commander-in-Chief of the vatory on Lake Michigan, the re- Americka Asiatic Fleet, Admiral, cord has pow passed to 1932
M. M. Taylor, will arrive in Hong Keng on Saturday on board the U.S.5. Houston, which will escort the yacht Isabel (Lieut.-Comdr. ' Grosskope) to Hong Kong. Coni- manding the flagship of the U.S. Asintia Fleet is-Captain Dawes. U.S. Asiatic Fleet, preceded by the 1.8.8. Black Hawk, departed for
The four companions were Fra Lee, Fra Massro, Fia Angelus, and Fra Ruffino, and along with their remains there has also been trans- ferred the dust of the Madonna Jacqueline, the Roman noblewoman and disciple of the Saint-all five of them Saints whose virtues and exploits arr enshrined in literature as well as religion in "The Little Flowers of Saint Francis,"
The remains, encased in urns of beaton brouze, were exposed yes terday in the Upper Church to the veneration of a continuous bilgrim. age, and at sunset the cereaiony of translation began; and a religious
"My object," said Mr. Ballard,
The charges, he said, "invols W. N. Hillyer 7. T. J. is to eliminate the drawbacks Price.
an amazing degree of unscrupulous pageant ef transcondent beauty attendant on tedious railway journess, which has been controlled by rnacted. J. II.
neys.
White Oxen.
All electric lamps were extin guished" and the hill town was illuminated with the warm waver- ing lights of thousands of oil flares After solemn ponti- will be 100 witnesses or more. The and torches.
"The cost will be between sa an exceedingly clever mind, remark ably familiar with the machinery and £60 each way. The principal of the law and the possibilities that H. T. diffenlty, so far, is in regard to that knowledge will provide.
insurance. I understand I shallIt will be a long case and there Whave to insure the players for a
sum between £50,000 and: £60,000."
The flying distance between Ply
G. E. L. Johnson . A. W. Torrible.
J. S. Smith e Coulson,
E. W.mouth and Stuke is approximately
200 miles.
A. L. Landsbert . H. G. Munford.
10.10
W. E. Orchard Edwards.
10.13
"If Plymouth Argyle have such scheme to bring forward" said. Mr. Charaley, the Football League
A. W. Brown r. J. W.cretary, to a Press representative, "it will be discussed at the next meeting of the League,
Martip,
Reserve: A. E. Charman. Note.The first names represent
the Kowloon Golf Club tenin.
JAPAN FINDS A NEW TENNIS CHAMPION
0.-The Kwangs Open Steeplo-YA MAGISHI, QUICK OF EYE.
chase: Winner. 8300. Second $100. Third $50. For China Ponies. Weight for inches 118 per seale. Entrance Fee #. One and Half
Miles.
7. The M.G.T. Scurry (Uno cial): Win: $150. Secoil $75. Third 622. For Chinn Ponies cer tified by the .0.C M.G.T., H.KVID C., as second class regular troops punies. To be ridden by Members of the Troop. Weight 189
lbs. Entrance Fee 85. Half Mile.
LOCAL RUGBY
́BORDERERS BEAT NAVY
FLEET OF FOOT.,
In the past few years Japan hat
"The League, however, enunot prevent the Plymouth team from fying to Stoke next Friday if they wish to do so."
SHANGHAI'S WALKING
RACE
CHINESE AGAIN STRONG,
Shanghai, Nov. d-Arrangements supplied the British tournament are progressing for the interna world with a succession of players tional walking competition which is of high calibre, such as J. Satoh, to be held on Sunday morning, Y. Ohta, II. Miki, and I. Apki, and | December 4, over the same 17-mile the latest addition to the list, J. route as last year. The Stewards of Yamagishi, who is only nineteen, the Shanghai Race Club again have by the manner in which he beat F.granted permission for the use of H. D. Wilde in the third round of the public stands, where the finish the mon's singles at the West Side of the raos can be witnessed tournament, gave a hint that he may prove the most formidable im portation of them all, states. London sports writer,
"has
#medieval Umbrian
.
"The comet which astroners are now eagerly looking for," Dr. A. C. Crommelin, formerly presi. dent of the Royal Astronomical
The Fifth Destroyer Flotilla of the
Society informed a representative of the Morning Post, is Temple's comet, which has not been seen since 1908, and before that met since 1900. "It is connected with the Novem- ber meteors, and this year's appear- ance may solve the question of their Manila, at 9 o'clock yesterday morn- origin
It is possible that theying, after a week in Hong Kong.› were thrown out together with the The flotilla consisted of the U.S. came in A.D. 196 by the planet destroyers Peary, Pillsbury, Pope, Uranus in some great eruption like Whipple, Smith-Thompson, J. D. that of Krakaton, but many times Edwards, Barker, Stewart, Parrott,
Paul Jones and Edsall. more violent.
い
Caught and Deflected..
"The older explanation, suggeat-
Remaining in port are the U.S.S. Mindango, U.S. gunboat Fulton' and the Portuguess cruiser Ads-
ed by the famous French astronom-mastor,
to
evidence will involve the reventila fical vespers, the five uros were tion of what has been the subject placed on of something like 14 or 16 actions wagen, painted and carved, to
er Loyerrier, was that they entered The following message from the which were yoked three pairs of the solar system from outer space at American Flotilla was received at at the Assizes in the courts,
white oxan led by peasants in Four. thai date, passed too pear Naval Headquarters yesterday :— "Stephenson," he said,
To British ships. Best built up a position of exceptional teenth Century costumes. Over the
Squadron 5. flected into their present course.
Our stay in Hong "From the one accurately ob Kong has been most delightful, due prominence, and success in his pro-wagon were spread rich brocades-rants, and were caught and de- from C.O, and was of De wishes fession. He has been identified priceless treasures of the bacilion.
Horsemen of the Satriano led the particularly with a form of litiga
way Around the wagon ware hood served appearance of the comet into your courtesy and hospitality. Anticipate meeting you again, very Cleries of 3880, it is impossible to work back soon. tion which now constitutes a greater d Franciscan monks.
every other Orders and men and women with certainty to so distant a dato, portion of the law lists in
of the country litigation dressed as in the time of the Saint But with this year's observatiesas it part
followed. The moving crowd and arising out of motor collisions. For the kneeling multitudo in the nor should be possible to trace back the the last few years he has been the row streets all sang the "Hymn of whole history of the comet.
"Then men have been engaged on solicitor appearing for probably a Creston.", third of the accident cases enteredness and was only lit by the torches. behalf of the British Astronomical for trial at local courts.
of the entering procession, the mov-Association in working out the, "His clerical associates involved ing lights giving a new-found orbit of the comet from 1368 on-
strange adinoon to the wonderful in these charges are the defendants frescoes which adorn the low vault wards, and we have been able to Isenwater and Feintueb," said Mr.ed Gothic roof and to the scene by indicate the path in the sky which, it may be expected to follow. The Wooll, "Iscowater is 21, and if Giotto on the walls.
most probable time for its arrival any of the charges against him are
is about the beginning of Novem sustained he must be a youth of
ber, but it is possible that it might the most appalling preocity. He
arrive at any time from now bu is only an articled clerk in Stephea son's offer, and you will hear of the remarkable versatility, responsi bility and curiosity of the legal enterprise which he was allowed to austain in the office.
The Lower Church was in dark-
In this golden glow the entrance at the holy urns was made to the music of a concealed orchestra of harps playing Franciscan music It was a combination of all the arts warda." in an apotheosis of beauty dodie- ated to religion. dinala and the religious authorities Amid general emotion two Car descended into the recently restored crypt, and after solemn benediction the 'urns were placed in niches in congregation once more with their beloved master.
"The charges may be said to in- volvo a most disastrous and un- Bonfires on all the hills around scrupulous abuse of the facilities the city of the Saint then flickared inta brightness, making an encir and opportunities for plunder cling garland of gleams in the back afforded by the abuse of the legal night round Aesisi: process," he added.
Although there are more Chinese walkers in training than any other aluation, they are not expected to have it all their own this year. The Whether he was playing abore his English have among them several form time alone can tell, but it is men who are shaping very well in- curtain that, except for a short deed; there are nons ten English-legal banditti there was nothing THE period towards the end of the semen in training. The Freely have that those cancerned in it would
"In view of the pursuance of the
The Burderers played and defolcond sett, he was playing lawn half-dozen in their camp, with not do, and one or another of the
who controlled, it. There has been
PIONEER'' IN NEW
HANDS
ed the Navy in a rugby match,
tennis of a very high class. Hope in particular who is said to acensed men is probably the one INDIAN PRINCES AS OWNERS yesterday, at Sookunpoo.
have walked the course in excellent The first half saw the score at 3
large assortment of possesses points each, the Navy scoring a try strokes, all easily produced, and time. Little is known of the Irish, shown an extraordinary knowledge London, Nov. 4-No less than and the Borderers a penalty goal.
but, as Mr. A. E. Fenton in the of legal procedure and an extraor-nine ruling princes of India will Play was mostly over the Navy
President of this year's race. they dinary immorality capable of ex-
area in the second half, and towards
his footwork is out of the ordin
ary, but his quick sight of the ball
should turn out a fairly good eat,
the end. the Borderers' scored a try is the quality which helps most to There is talk of a Russian team,
bring distinction to his play.
but the greatest surprise. has been
and a gor in quick succession The final whistle sounded with the score wt 11-3 in favour of the Borderers.
ploiting it."
Mr. Wooll had not concluded his
shortly be among the shareholders of the "Pioneer," published st Allahabad and one of the best- known newspapers, which thus
Although Wikle was playing by caused by the Italiana, who have opening speech when the Court ad-qualifies as the most royal of all
no macans badly in the first sett, height walkers and they were sean
was soon 0-5 down, and it was not
over the course last Sunday morn
ARMISTICE DAY FOOTBALL | until 30-all in the sixth game that ing bunched together.----N.C.D.N.
TRIAL
MR & RODGER TO CAPTAIN INTERFORT TEAM,
he could make any impression on Yamagishi. Before this stage was roached, the Japanese had made people gasp with some drop-shots played from the base-line, as well is with sliced · angled back-hand volleys.
Though Wilde, through sheer The following have been chosen merit of crossing drives and pass to represent a ptchable Interponting, shote, inanaged to get 4-2 in XI. to play against a selected team the second sett, Yamagishi squared on Armistion Day, November 11, at matters at four-all. He was forced the H.K. Football Club ground to vantage games, however, and it H.E. the Offient Administering the
TREBITSCH LINCOLN
ARRESTED
ALLEGED SWINDLING OF DUTCH FIRM.
Colugas, Nov. 6-Trebitsch Liu
journed.
- ין
royal newspapers,
A syndicato headed by J. P. Srivastava, Minister of Education: in the United Provinces, has pur- of that country and recently passed chased the newspaper, in which the Maharajahs of Kashmir, Baroda, through Holland to Germany. "It Gwalior, Travancore, Bikaner, was during this passage that a Patiala, Jaipur and Bhavnagar and the Nawab of Bhopal have promis little matter of 5,000 marks came uped to buy shares according to in which led to his arrest bere yes formation reaching London. Three terday,
of them, the Maharajas of Kashmir. Since his return to Europe his Baroda and Gwalior, are each en- titled to salutes of 31 gune oTI. DETE- movements have been followed by monial occasions. The Maharajah, a variety of police forces which of Gwalior is only 16 year old, appear to be sceptical of his pro while the Maharajah of Travancore. fessions of faith and, his alleged Needless to say, the policy of the
is only 20- was then that he made his sole coin, the notorious priest, War search for converts to the doctrine newspaper under the royal direc Government will kick off at 4 p.m. lapse. He took things a little cast time spy and now a Buddhist monk of nirvana. Various political aims torate will be anti-Gandhi and anti- Ladian National Congress: The Nodger (Captain); Mailane, had rather: more than Bis share of was arrested here yesterday on and connections are attributed to noquisition of the paper is regarded Strange; Bliss, Wong Men Shun, hard luck, might have taken the warrant issued in Holland him and ho has been under close with the greatest interest here, A Duncan; B. Gosano, Buen Kam game to a third sett. Shup, Howo, Jones and Baldry.
charges of swindling 5,000 marks surveillance ever since he arrived particularly by officials of tho India Off, who are officially interested from a Dutch firmi.
in Germany.
because of the tremendous influence Lincoln, now known as Chao
Last night he was about to begin wielded by the journal, and who Kung, recently returned to Europa lecture on the philosophic basis are personally interested because from China avowedly for the pur of Duddhism when police without pdwin Haward, now editor of the one of their former colleagues, Mr. tory. He landed in Bellum; aux appreciation of the contempla: North Ching Dasty Nawant. Shung
to his appointment to the India' arrested and escorted to the borders tive bliss to be dérived therefrom hai, was editor of the Pioneer prior (Continued at fout of next Column) stepped in and arrested him,
sharp."
Teserves: Merlin, Beltrao and
Joharom.
ty, when a challenge by Wilde, who
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Vi
The Rest of the Colony team for China), Bryant (R.A.), Lee Yeo Friday has been enlected as follows: Sun (S. China), Rawson and Dun.
Cha Sik. Puf (S: China); Allanah (S.W.B.).
#
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A) and Lau Mau (S Chri) Reserves Morrison (Bose of tourding & Budhist monas Loung Wing Chui (S: China), ParMoore (RA), Robertson (Navy). dee (IA) and Tong Kwan (8. Mr. G. Rodger has been appoint China); Chang Shui Hong (S.ed Captain of the Interport team -(Oontinued at foot of next Column) visiting Shanghai.
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