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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1933.
Study of Form Versus
Inspiration
SOME FEMININE
HUNCHES THAT
MADE GOOD!
The march of progress goes en; and no newspaper is now consider ed to be adequately fulfilling its Didn't you back hit yourself?! duty to its readers unless, besides The owner, who hadn't, said guiding their thoughts on such nothing. Nor did 1. questions as the Manchurian pro- blem, Binettalism, George Bernard Chaw, telling them what they should eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner,
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TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL
Kowloon v. Club In Senior Division
IMPORTANT MATCH ON SUNDAY
After having been delayed for a hair, she replied Certainly, I liked week owing to the Shield competi the looks of him in the paddock.tign, the League Championship pitches will be again in full swing this afternoon. No less than nine matches, excluding the Junior re- play, which is between South China "A" and Lincolns, are down for decision. Of these only one is in They have big fields in Shanghai, the first Division. This match is between Kowloon and the Hong and how they should cook it, what and it is not easy to spot winners. films they should see, what books I got to know a inan who every Koag Football Club, and although both have rather bad league recorda, they should read, and assisting now and again would collect n
no doubt a good match should be them in countless other ways, it colossal dividend. I knew he knew also informs them what ponies are nothing about ponies, so one day seen. Kowloon, are on their own His reply ground, but have not played for likely, at a given moment, to cover I asked him the secret
On the ather whisper confidentially: several weeks past. a given length of ground in a frac was tionally shorter time than other" Always back the thirteenth pony hand their opponents have been
playing constantly. pouies who ате simultaneously on the board." And I am in a posi
The junior matches are not like- travelling over "the same length of tion to state that over a fairly ground, thus enabling them to profit lengthy period, this policy paid himly to provide surprises, but there are a few, in which the tables my themselves at the expense of their tellows.
be turned. At King's Park, the Navy will clash with the Artillery, and although the latter are in a hetter position in the Langue tables. the sailors may spring a surprise. Another good and equally contested match should be seen at Caroline Hill whore Ewo will meet the The latter are Chinese Athletic. slightly favourites.✨
to
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There is a syndiente in Shanghai which regularly backs every pouy I am told they re- in every rare. gard their activities as a strictly business enterprise, and draw up their working account and balance sheet 'every year, like any commer cial concern. Look over the results of the average Shanghai meeting, and you will find that usually they make "money..
The Whip,
Two interesting third division matches will be played in the Mainland. At Chatham Road, the
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I have made spasmodic appear R.A.B.C. will meet South China, drop a point, the Chinese will pre- ances as a jockey, usually riding my and owing to the uncertain form! bably win the Championship. By own ponios, as other owners would f'both teams it is very difficult their decisive victory over the Club to forecast the result. to When I first arrived in Shanghai
the positions in the League Cham the Navy will take a lot of beat some years ago I spent some little hot favourite. All the experts were pionship the soldiers should wining and a good match should be Owen Davies, Webb,
but this may not be correct!
Liked the Look of Him!
time in what I thought was sizing up the form of the ponies then racing. When I felt I knew some- thing, I started to bet. At one of the first meetings I attended I met
a
back of me.. But I did once ride agreed that the pony could not possibly lose,, despite the jockey. I' was winning comfortably, but the excitement was too much. I drop ped my whip and nearly stopped to
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Black Monday.
The other match between the Radio and the Chinese Athletic will be at the Recreio ground. In their last encounter carlier in the season, the Chinese were victorious by two goals to one, but as Radi are improving match after match,, they might get a surprise victory.
a young lady who had travelled outlook for it. I finished second, and with me on the same hoats During those who had been inspired to back the trip we had played some rid the winning pony were well reward ed.. Even "Morning Dew" could culous game, the details of which
On Sunday two first division forget, but it had something to do hardly have thought of that!
matches will be played, one at Caro- with Mathew, Mark, Luke, and
line Hill and the other at Shokun John. The young lady looked up
poo. On the former ground, South, at the frame, and saw that a pony i
One last example. There is at China will meet the Police, and was running which had the name
the moment in Hong Kong they should have no difficulty in of St. John." She put five dollars on for a win, and the same for a Shanghai sportsman who once rode beating them.
The Royal Artillery, the League place. He won comfortably, and a pony called "Black Monday." paid something like fourteen hun The Shanghai Spring and Autumn leaders, are going all out to heat dred dollars for a win, and quite a Meeting then began on a Monday, the Navy at Bookunpoo, The re-
and the said sportsman took it of this match may decide the!! big amount for a place. Suppress-
"Black Monday" in the Championship. South China, their ing my feelings, I helped her to out
the first day. nearest rivals are not far behind collect the money. Whilst she was
Ho won and paid a dividend run but with more matches in hand, and busy stuffing the notes into her ning inte hundreds of dollars. As should the Gunners log or even handbag, a gentleman standing by,I was enviously watching one of my who looked rather depressed, spoke why he bad backed the pony, Ho friends "cashing in," I asked him
to her..
"Excuse me," he said, looked at me pityingly. "It's "I am the owner of St. John. Du Monday, isn't it 1" he said. "And black?" Well, what the hell more you mind telling me why you back do you want?" And I left it at ed my pony?" Without turning a that.
NEWS LETTER FROM CHENGTU
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vicinity, bullets constantly few overhead and a large number of
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race on
HONAN DYKES TO BE REPAIRED
REQUEST FOR FUNDS AND ENGINEERING BUREAU
Fashion
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Kaifeng, Jan. 90.-With a view windows were broken. Trenches to preventing further flood distress, were occupied all round the campus Gen. Li Chih, Chairman of Ho and a gun placed beside the wall nan, bas telegraphed Mr. T. V. of the Women's College and fired Soong, Minister of Finance, re towards the arsenal caused great questing him to establish an en consternation. Classes were stop-gineering bureau for the Yellow ped for about a week while the and Hui rivers of the province. fighting continued. Many of the Gen. Liu stated that more than 90 schools and colleges inside the city hsiens or districts, covering an were forced to close and some stud area of nearly two-thirds of the F887. In Brown Willow ents wished the Union University province, had been seriously: effect and Oval Grain Lizard with 813.50 (which is outside the South Gate) ed by the floods two years ago, and leather Cuber heal. Ako (n to close also. But after a few days that about 340,000,000 were needed of negotiation and some uncertainty for repairing the dykes of the classes were again in full swing. rivers, both farge and small, 'total ling over 50 in number, throughout The war has continued ever since, the whole province. In the event birt has somewhat abated during af this requeit being granted, the the last week or two while discus | Famine Relief authorities consider sions of peace terms have been go- that the engineering bureau would ing on. The news to-day is that in all probability be established af a compromise has been reached and Changchow-situated on the ranc the status quo ante has practically 'ture of the Pinglan and Lunghai been rest fred. - Hence the return | rahwysa.–
of Liu Wen Huei in triumph to
the day which rejoiced at his de-
parture not many weeks ago. The
city is posted with notices saying of rice is keeping steady. To-day that terms of peace have been agre it is 21.50 dollars & tan and those ed upon and that all the rival for who have ready money are glad to ces are now going to unite to fightbuy it while the price is low. Japar
The real reason for the Knitting up of the ravelled sleeve in that a new and dangerous menace hai ap- peared over the North Eastern horizon. The Communists are raid
the foreign community.
Sickness is making havoc among Bevéral foreigners are down with serious Ties particularly Drs. H. G. Anderson of the C.M.S. and Dr. John E. Lenox of the A B.F.M.8.
ing the region along the border These are both nick with typhus
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Chong (Szechuan), Officials and among the burning stad.
wealthy residents have been killed
and the people who could escape Chinese New Year is being cele have ded. The 29th army has now brated in a very subdued fashion turned its attention from the civil
war in the south of the province The Aghting of the last weeks has
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Programme
The programme is a follows:- FIRST DIVISIÓN
and
Kowloon . Club-Kowloon, Club:--Rodger: Martin 2trarge: Skinner, Hynes and A. Duncan Boyd. Watson, Williams, F. Strange and Fowler.
Kowloon:-Cook: Wells and Walker: Watkins, McKelvie, and Bliss: Eastman, Nelems, Hill, Blake and Bickford.
SECOND DIVISION
Eastern Taung Tain-St. Joseph's.
S.WB. Ewloon-Sookunpoo. "Kowloon :-Davis: "White and Willis: Tillery, Benwell and Wood: Staveley.
Earthy and White.
Ewo `v. Chinese-Caroine Hill.
THIRD DIVISION B.A.S.C. u. S. China-Chatham Rd, 2.45.
St. Joseph's . University-St. Joseph'n, 4.15.
-Taikos v. Lincolns-Chinese, 4.15.
"Radio r. Chinese-Recreio, 4.15.
JUNIOR SHIELD REPLAY S. Ching "A". e. Lincolns-Caro line Hill, 4.15.
SUNDAY
RA.. Navy-Sookunpoo... R.A.: Combay: Allen and Tay- Jor: Collier, Pardoe and Harris: Wood, Rodgers, Gough, Moore and Navy v. R.A.--Kowloon.
Seal. RA:-Holmes; Leadbeator and South China Police Caroline Gibbons: Avery, Wroe and Me- Hill,
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