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Association Football Clubs, and Referees and Linesmen, are reminded that, in accordance with the Rules of the Hong Kong Football Association, and of the Hong Kong Amateur Football League, Aliation and Entrance Fees are due on or be.. lore, 1st July, 1936. The official forms of application, if not al ready received, may be obtained
the on application to
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DORADO
'Plane Arrives With Heaviest Load Yet
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ONE-DAY JOURNEY
HOME CRICKET RESULTS
Kent Wins By Six Wickets
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London, June 16, Kent Deat Somerset by KIX wickets at Tonbridge after a Arst innings declaration in which eight wickets had fallen.
Somerset batted first, scoring 100 against the bowling of Freeman, who took six wickets at a cost of
ten runs each.
Kent declared at 248 for 8, and
score of 132 by W. H. Ashdown.
Somerset made only 123 in their
First woman to fly the Im Perial Airways service from Penang to Hong Kong, Mrs. a feature of the innings was a Tan Kim-soci, arrived yester- day on the R. M. A. Dorado which made another one-day flight.
second innings, and Kent scored 47 for 4 to win by six wickets.
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SURREY V." ESSEX'
At the Oval Essex beat Surrey Mr. Tan, a vivacious and pretty by nine wickets, the latter under- young woman, was enthusiastic go.ng a complete collapse in the over the trip and said she had en-first innings. The scores were:-
Surrey 53 and 200 (Nichols 6 for joyed every minute of it;
1. London Office: 53. Fleet Street the trip with her, are well known She and her husband, who made
Essex 185 and 68 for 1- Biruter "Straits Settlements Chinese, who decided to fly to Hong Kong on a novel holiday. They are staging with friends at Kowloon Tong.
Royal Marine Old Comrades Association
at is being held
China Fleef Club ́an Saturday, 27th June, 1936.
are
as
Ex-Royal Marines interested
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invited to, communicate "early.
possible the Acting Honorary Secretary, R.M.O.C.A.. H.M.S. Tamar, when full particulars will be sent.
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THE RAUR AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Queensland)
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HEREBY IS GIVEN that the Share Registers of the Company will be closed from Monday, 22nd June 1936, to Friday, 3rd July 1938 (both days inclusive).
By Order of the Board, .
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants,
Local Secretaries. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 8th June, 1936.
NORTH CHINA
*SMUGGLING
No Great Effect On British Goods
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London, June 15. Questioned in the House, of Com mons to-day by Mr. Adrian Char les Moreing, Conservative, who wanted information about the in- jurious effect, upon British trade. In Shanghal, Hankow and the Yangtse Valley due to competition North from goods smuggled into China through East Hopel, a Gov- ernment spokesman replied no great harm had been done."
Captain D. Euan Wallace, speaking for the Government, sald a telegraphic report had been re-
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, June 17, 1936,
CAREFUL DRIVING
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OTHER RESULTS The following are other results In a late Reuter cable:
Derby took first innings points from Yorkshire. Derby 253 (Worthington : 80. Townsend 101, Bowes 5 for 66). Yorks 112 '(Mit- chell 8 for 60) and followed on 102 for 1.
Yesterday's fight of the Dorado was even more credit- able than that of a fortnight ago when she made her first one-day hop from Penang to Hong Kong. Although burdened yesterday Oxford University *. Leicester
Leicester with a much heavier load of mail | drawn.
325 (Prentice 90, Perry 106) and 49 for 3. Ox- and freight and carry two passer- gers, the Dorado took only 10 min- utes longer to make, the trip than a fornight ago when she carried no passengers
RECORD MAIL
Her schedule yeserday was: Lett Penang 4.40 am. Arrived Saigon (605 miles) 9.22 a.m. Lefty Saigon 10.04 arrived Tourane (385 miles) 1. p.m. Left Tourane 1.32 p.m. arrived Hong Kong (810 miles) 5.50
m.
The total weight carried yes- terday by the Dorado was the heavlest yet taken.
The comparatively small diminu- tion which, until now, has taken place in the numbers of accidents on the roads suggests that the true cause of most of the accidents has i not yet been found. That im- pression is likely to be confirmed by a journey of reasonable length through any part of the country. He will be a fortunate inotorist who does not, on such a journey, witness any mishap or does not himself encounter risk in one form or another. The natural tendency to find explanations in the weakness or stupidity of human than one passenger, freight reach- nature, and the highly censorious ed the record weight of $3 kilos attitude now everywhere
being (116.6 lbs) and the mail weighted adopted towards motorists shows 303.52 lbs (137.966 kilos). that this tendency is widely pre- This is the heaviest mall yet valent. Upon the motorist who carried by the Dorado. makes a stake there lies, too
COINS FOR MINT · often, the burden of proof that he
The heavy freight was due main- to a case containing 10,000 sam- ple coins which had been flown from Europe by the KL.M. line to
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Penang and consigned to the Chin- ese mint at Shanghai. They will be forwarded to Shanghai by Hi Camer.
s not a criminal. There is littlely to show that this wholesome fear" has achieved any of the ob lects of those who are eager still further to intensify it. A pre. sumption, on the contrary, exists that the anxiety which must now attend every driver is harmful to the cause of safety. The truth is that, in present clrcumstances motoring is a skilled occupation demanding for its efficient ac- complishment a degree" of training which very few possess
The trip was also an unusual one as it was the first since the Inauguration of the Ber- vice that the original crew was altered.
ford 365 (Murraywood 104. White-
house 91 not out),
Notts v. All-India drawn, Indla 124. Notts 15 for 2.
All-
LITTLE ENTENTE DISRUPTION?
FRANCE IMPATIENT AT
RUMOURS
YUGOSLAVIA'S VACILLATION
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special:
Budapest, June 16. Discussions of the general staffs of the Little Entenie began on Monday in Bucharest. In this connection, the Hun- garian paper. “Ujnemzedek,” usually well-informed on Balkan questions, says that diplomatie circles think it possible that this will be the last meeting of the Little Entente where Yugoslavia will take part.
The paper continues that France desires a restoration of the monar- is already impatient at the per-chy, with the return of Archduke
petual rumours of a disruption of the Little Entente, and now desires to bring matters to an end by making a definite change in the composition of the Little Entente
whose political and military value has been diminished by the vacil- latory attitude of Yugoslavia.—| Transocean Neich Siruser
FEAR OF ATTACK
Bucharest, June 15. The Chiefs of Staffs of the Lit- tle Entente powers began a series of Important talks to-day, as a re- sult of the meeting here last week of M. Edouard Benes, new Presid ent of Czechoslovakia, Prince Paul, Regent of Yugoslavia, and King Carol of Rumania.
The conversations are under- stood to be to consider co-ordinat- ing and reorganising the defences of the three countries in view of the possibility of the extensive re-*
TOURIST TROPHY arming of Hungary and the res-
RACE
HOLDER DISQUALIFIED
London, June 15. The Junior International Tourist Trophy Race run to-day over the 264 miles mountain course in Isle
toration of the Hapsburg family in Austria and Hungary."
The Little Entente is also coti- cerned with the probability of a German attack on Czechoslova- kla.- Kenter.
HAPSBURG HOPES
Vienna, June 16. A declaration in to-day's oficial Reichpost that a continually grow-
Otto von Hapsburg, has caused a sensation in political circles.
The article denies that a restura. tion will be effected by means of a coup d'etat but hints that the Government may launch a plebis- elte on the question.
It is believed this statement is the most important afficially - spired declaration since the Great War, and presages important e- tion despite the recent threats of the Little Entente.- Reuter.
ARMY RECRUITS IN AUSTRIA
"Hong Kong Dally Press: Special)
Vienna, June 16. All throughout Austria the first -examinations of Army recruits took place on Monday after 18 years' break. All youths of 21 years of age had to undergo medical tests, being examined by municipal doctors as "the Austrian Army has not any medi- cal staff as yet. Whereas under the monarchy the recruits had to appear naked, "the Republic rë- quires them to line up in shorts. Newspapers stated that about 70 per cent, proved suitable for the Army-
of Man was won by F. L. Frithing majority of Austrian people i Franroccan News Service
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driving a Norton in 3 hrs, 17 mins. ÿ decs, at an average speed of 80.14 m.p.h. J. H. White on an- other Norton was second with an average speed or 77.97 m.p.k. and E. A. Mellors on a Velocette came in third at an average of 77.92 m.p.h.
James Guthrie winner for last two years was disqualified after leading for four laps and broke his own lap record of 80.11 m.p. which Was also beaten by Frith who set up Kwan Wo, a schoolboy was ad- a new lap record of 81.84 m.p.h.mitted to the Government Civil Frith's winning total time is a Hospital on Monday suffering from tendance.. record, breaking Guthrie's previous record by 2 mins. 28 secs- british Wireless.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Mr. R. N. Price accompanied motor-drivers Capt. J. H. Lock as second pilot " or are ever Ukely to in place of Mr. A. C. Thomas who possess. There are two ways, and has been second pilot on all pre-. only two. in which such a diff-vious trips. culty can be resolved. Licences to drive can be refused to all except professional drivers, or the exist ing circumstances can be changed.
The second alternative alone is practicable. If road accidents are to be prevented, road conditions must be such that an amateur driver is at ho considerable dis- vantage as compared with a pro- fessional driver.
Disadvantage at present resides
ceived from the British Commer-in faulty training of eye and hand. cial Counsellor at Shanghai com paring the Chinese Customs figures for the first four months of 1936 with the corresponding Agures of 1935,
Generally speaking, he said, the report indicated the direct elect of smuggling on British trade haa not been substantial up to the pre- sent, because the goods smuggled were generally hot of a type usual- ly obtained from Britain.
The position was being closely watched, nevertheless, he added,— Iteater,
KWANGSI CURRENCY
MEASURES
To Prevent Flight Of Capital
Nanning, June 16. In order to prevent a further flight of capital and slump in local notes, the Kwangst authori- tes, in addition to suspending money exchange operations, have now issued a decree restricting the amount of non-Kwangst curren- cies one-man can take out of the province:
The proclamation prohibits any person leaving Kwangel with more than asum equal to 350 Kwangel currency. Any amount exceeding that sum is liable to confiscation
Reuter
He has been trans- ferred to command of the RMA. Delphinus which is due to take the Hong Kong-Penang service short- ly and alternate with the Dorado.
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GIRL RUN OVER
BY TRAIN"
Sequel To Wedding!
Celebrations
The amateur driver is liable to misjudge the speed of vehicles and Hong Kong Daily Press" Special) especially of approaching vehicles. He takes risks, in
consequence.
Warsaw, June 16.
celebrations ended in the death of A tragic sequel to wedding
12-year-old girl living in a village at the rear of Warsaw.
which no professional driver would take. Nor does he possess the high degree of technical skill necessary to the rectification of The girl and her younger brother Again he lacks the body had been allowed to stay up 'ali
error.
APPEAL UPHELD
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A dinner dance will be held at Admission by dance' membership Repulse Bay Hotel to-day at 0 card which can be obtained at the p.m.
Door. By kind permission of 1.- Col. R. M. Rodwell and Officers the dance orchestra of the 1st Bn. Royal Uister Rifles will be in at-
injuries which he received when he was knocked down by motor lorry No. 3392 in Pokfulam Road about 3.45 p.m..
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The next meeting of the Counell of the Association will be held in the Association's Office, on Mon-
A coolle named Fung Wan-yung day, June 22, at 5.30 p.m.
was also admitted to "the Govern- ment Civil Hospital with an in- jured hand which was caught in
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One case of Enteric Fever and two cases of Measles were reported
a machine at the Taikoo Dock-to the Health Authorities for the
London, June 16. The appeal of J. Guthrie who was disqualled by the sceward of the Junior Tourist Trophy Rare in the Isle of Man was considered last night and was upheld. It was decided that the prize attach-yard, ing to second place, which, in all probability Guthrie would have A valuable leasehold property, occupied if he had not been | registered at the Land Office sa flagged off, should be granted. Section M of Inland Lot No. 157, Guthrie's disqualification arose which was scheduled to be put up owing to the fact that in response by publle auction, by order of the to his request a marshal assisted Court at the Lammert Brothers' to push his machine on to the Sales Rooms, No. 4, Duddell Street, road after be had repaired a yesterday afternoon was post- broken chain. Official placings in poned, until further notice.
race are not disturbed by the steward's decision, Frith on a Norton being first, White on a Norton second, and Mellor on a Velocette third--· Pritish Wireless.
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of knowledge which enables a pro-night partaking in the festivities. RONDO WINS THE
the cows in the meadows. Afrajd of faking asleep and neglecting their duties they lay down on the railway ine believing that fear of being run over would keep them awake. Both were, however, soon fast asleep. When the train came along the boy woke up just in time to spring to safety, but the girt was caught by the train and cut to pleces.-- TransiccanTM News Scresca.
GOLD VASE
ASCOT MEETING
Ascot Meeting to-day resulted as The race for the Gold Vase at the
follows:-
fessional driver to "see round a Though worn out for want of sleep corner" and so avoid a smash, they had to start at dawn tending: Such knowledge will never be possessed by those who use their cara only during week-ends in 6100KMEI The duty of the au- thorities is to eliminate so far as passible the need for any skilled judgment. It can be said with some degree of confidence that the most effective step to this end would be the doubling of roads throughout the country. One-way roads remove, immediately, the handicap of lack of experience in "passing.” Again, separate-tracks for cyclists and pedestrians are published, every driver seems to be-Reuter. urgently necessary because the expected to possess degree of emergencies which must krise un- competence which if exercised will til such tracks are provided can prevent him from driving careless- he met only by persons posseksedly or dangerously. Unhappily real special competence. Finally danger lies, as a rule, within the cross-roads in every part of the limits of emergency, and none but country must be made safe, by the professional can be either means either of roundabouts or of careful or safe within these limits. traffic lights, At present, as is It is, the possibility of emergency, shown in an admirable and useful which must be prevented if ama- book entitled "Law for the Private tears are to remain free to make Motorist," which has recently been use of the highways.
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A girl student, Wong, So-tsing. aged 17, was fined $20 by Mr. Bal- four at the Central Police Court. yesterday on a charge of evading payment of tare on the Yaumati. ferry launch Man Ying. Page 6.
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Father Finn gave a very inter- esting, talk to Rotarians yesterday at their weekly tiffin held at the Hong Kong Hotel.
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An Indian watchman. 'Gulam Mohamed, uged 40 years, who ap- peared before Mr. W, Schofield, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, on a charge of unlawful possession of a Police 38 Colt revolver and twelve rounds of ammunition at Johnston Road, refused to speak unless he was handed over a plece of string "which, she stated. WAX among his possessions in the hands of the police.
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A substantiai falling of intrame receipts, amounting to $31,817.02 for the year, was reported by Mr." D. E. Clark when presiding over the annual general meeting of Peak Tramways Co. Ltd.. held at the Jacobean Room at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday. A profit of $24.933.22 was shown in the ac- cour.ts.