GUNS ABOOMING!
U.S. Asiatic Fleet Here
OFFICIAL CALLS
EXCHANGED
The U.S.S. Augusta, carrying the new Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, Admiral H. E. Warned, steamed into port yesterday morning, with twelve other warships comprising the fleet, and saluted the country with the customary 21 guns, at 8.02 Four minutes later Fort Black- bead replied with a salute of 21 guns from the country.
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AMBULANCE WORK
Large Field Covered
In New Territories
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A total of 14,162 cases were treated by the St. John Ambulance New Territories Medical Benevolent Branch during last month.
CASES
Cheung Chau reports
com- paratively large increase in malaria
about 28 per cent-the being as widely dispersed as Tai Yu Shan and Ping Shan; also one case of paresis: one loss of hand due to dynamiting fish: several cases of amoebic dysentery and in- fantile diarrhoea, which was, ad- mitted to the hospital.
out
At 8.09 the HMS Falmouth fired
Kam Tin records a large number 12 guns in greetings from the
of malaria cases-110-the ma- Royal Navy in port, to the Com-lority being, men carrying mander-in-Chief of the U.3. work between Au Tau and Pat
Heung.
Asiatic Fleet, the US.S. Augusta replying a minute later with s salute of 17 guns
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Some twenty minutes later the US.S.
Mindanao.. stationed in YOUTHS DISCHARGED Southern China waters between Canton and Hong Kong, fred a 17 gun salute to Admiral Yarnell. whose
guns.
flagship replied with 7
EX-
tween the United States Consul During the morning, calls be General, Mr. Charles L. Hoover. and Admiral Yarnell were changed. Later calls were <x- changed between the Commander- in-Chief and H.E The General Officer Commanding. Major Gen. A W. Bartholomew.
At 2 pm-The Commander-in- |· Chief of the China Station, Vice- "Admiral Sir Charles J. C. Little, KCB, called on Admiral Yarnell, who returned the call immediately.
During the morning and after- noon, fallowing tife visits paid by the officials of the Colony, cus- tomary salutes were fired as the ocials left the US.8. Augusta. Later the H.M.S. Tamar accorded the same courtesy when Admiral Yarnell had visited Vice-Admiral Sir J. C. Little.
At 10 am. to-day, Admiral Yarnell will pay an official call on His Excellency The Governor at Government House, who will return the co'l half an hour later.
When Admiral Esteva, com- manding the French Naval Forces In the Far East, on his flagship. the Lamotte-Picquet arrives In port to-day, it is not expected that official calls will be exchanged with Vice-Admiral Sir Y. C. Little, KCB, as these formalities were dispensed with earlier in the year when the Lamotte-Picquet visited these waters
The Japanese gun-bout Saga arrived in port yesterday.
WARSHIPS IN PORT
The following were the positions of warships in harbour yesterday: North Wall-FM.S. Defender. FL.M., Decoy.
South Wall; HMS. Grimsby.
..
HMS. Duncan,
East Wall: HMS. Regulus, HMS. Phoenix
North Arm: MS. Falmouth,
HMS. Dians, H.M.S, Dainty.
West Wall Dock; HMS. Berwick, HMS.. Duchess, HM.8. Delight,
HM.B., Bruce. .....
In Dock; HMS. Ourts, HMS. "Rainbow, HMS. Pandora.
No. 1 Buoy: HMS. Hermes. No. 2 Buoy: HMS. Medway and Submarines.
No. 12 Buoy: H.MB, Daring and H.MB. Diamond..
FOREIGN
French gun-boat--Arg1z5.
Japanese gun-boat---Saga.
Cho Cheung, 19, allas Lau Man Cheung, a hawker and Cheung Wai, 20, a hut cleaner who were charged the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at with assaulting and killing an- other youth named to Ko Mul, 20, were discharged.
Inspector A. H. Elston said that there were no evidence against them.
COLONY'S HEALTH
Two cases of typhoid were noti- fed by the Health authorities for the 24 hours ended November 4. One case was reported from Vic- toria and the other from Kow- loon.
One outbreak of measles was also reported from Kowloon.
CHINESE BOOKS FOR
THE LONDON LIBRARY
Histories Covering Over
3,000 Years
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1936.
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RACING AT THE M. C. C.
VALLEY
(Continued from Pare 1)
MAIN EVENT
CHANCES AUSTRALIA
EVENLY-BALANCED
SCALE
IN
A small yet classy field will go to the post for the Hong Kong Griffins Cup over 1-1/4 Miles. which should develop into a close struggle between Honeymoon Eve (S. C. Liang) and Bear Claw (Frost), Though only racing with moderate success and succumbing to Honeymoon Eve on two Deca sions during the first half, Begr Claw has been improving steadily
where are two opposite schools of since the recess and of late has shown excellent form. Boolat Bay thought in the academy of English (P. P. Botelho), King's Lead (G. cricket; first, those, the majority, U. da Roza) and Royal Highness who see, either in the recent per- (Harriman) will also accept. I¦formances of England or in their prefer the chances of Honeymoon own backward-glancing mirror, | brings the ball down from the most!
If we are to estimate reasonably our chances of success in the coning Test matches, we must disregard the plaints of the pes- simist, the dreams of the optimist," and the infallibility of pre- destination, states R.C. Robertson-Glasgow in the “London Morn- ing Port"
Eve, with Bear Claw and King's Lead next.
This race has been devoid of a certain amount of interest due to the absence of Royal Scot and and Dawn Star, two promising grimns of the year. Not having started during the second half, Royal Scot has failed to quality
unknown reason for the Hong Kong Grimnă cap. while for some
The fourth race which is a 5 furlongs sprint for "D" Class Dawn Star has not been exfered.
ponies, (winners of less than $750 in stakes since January 1, 1938, barred) should be a good thing
nothing but decadence and hope less. decline; secondly, those who confidently assert that "If Chap- man and Jardins could do it, so can Allan."
To neither school do I subscribe. I thing that the scales have seldom been so
evenly balanced. Mach-almost everything-depends
on three men-Bradman, and O'Reilly, of Australia, and Ham- mond, of England: not merely in arithmetic performance, but in the moral value of their success or failure.
In the Test matches that are to
be played in Australia these three for Sylvandále. This chestnut Is
men are, unquestionably, the a recognized sprinter and with Mr.
"giants." They are the three most Proulx at the helm should have no important cricketers in the world dimcuity in getting away fastto-day, though I can almost see, The opposition will and it quite certainly hear, Clarence. Grimmett, a task to try and catch this speedy by proxy of friends and admirers, couple. The Hero (H, C. Pih) Is
demur, refer to figures, tireless skill well handicapped at 142 lbs. and
and memorable guile. But Grim- 13 my next choice. Celebration
mett Is an old man in cricket; he Time (Tang Man Wal, "Donoran
thrives in England, where air and grass favour him, but this wonder-
(Deitz), Gold Sovereign (G. U. da Roza), Night View (S. Y. Liang) and Mountain View are the other starters, and of these Night View should all the minor position. Mountain View is a good outsider. worthy of a small bet each way.
NOVICES' BACE
the Novice The majority of Jockeys will weigh out for the Kent Handicap. & Furlongs, the first leg of the Daily Double. Valorous (Poy) has been consistent in his last two outings and witn only 130 lbs to carry is conceded to have the best chance. King's The London Library's Oriental Bounty (K. W. Fung) is handy section has been enriched by a
over this distance and should collection of over 400 well printed place with Tyne: (8. L'. Yuen) volumes of Chinese books, given and Jungle Jim (Choy Wing Chiu) by Mr. Alfred E. Hippisicy states as the next best Other probable "The Times."
starters are; Great Hall (Gre- The collection includes a set of gory), High Honour (Ip Kum Im), the Twenty-four Dynastic His Monoplane (C. F. Calu), Rousseau tories (Shih-chi), of 3,297 chaptera, (Ho), The Tiger (Wood), Victoria bound into 176 volumes. These Hall (H. A. Botelho), Soldier, of histories, compiled by various Peace and What a Chance. Court historians from Sze-ma Ts'een onwards, cover more than 3,000 years. The edition of Con- fucius's Spring and Autumn Annals is the one ordered to be published by the Emperor shortly before his death in 1722. It contains a fac-
tion. There is also 2.
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A fair dividend should awelt punters who pick out the winner in the Cantals Handicap (6 Fur- longs) for "B" Class Australian ponies. Several of those entered are capable of winning this event and the finish should be well
simile of the Emperor's introduc-fought out. Honey (Ip Kul Ying) modern is quite a fast mover and has done Chinese Encyclopaedia in 35 some excellent track work in the mornings. Enowy River volumes and other philosophical, early historical, and literary works. (Black) has only to repeat his last Perhaps the most interesting performance to be among the Item is an epitome in manuscript leaders. Besides these two, I be- of the great Materia Medica, com-
lleve Double Finesse HC. Ph) piled under the Ming dynasty by and Racing Boy (Foy) are" the Li Shih-chen. It is in 10 volumes, pick of the remainder. and is illustrated with delicate water-colour paintings of plants and flowers.
CORNISH CROSS DISCOVERED
Mr. Leo Frost has been booked to ride Popular Star in the Sussex Handicap over 7 furlongs and this combination should be followed. in small this mediocre field. This grey came through with a strong burst over the last quarter in the Norices Race at the last meeting and might well have won. He will be up against practically the same
ful little man cannot refuse to be
elderly for ever
BRADMAN TERRIBLE
Now, as to Bradman. He was not with Australia in South Africa. Nor was he needed. But in his in- terim of what they call convales- cence, he outdid his earlier splerid- Ours. As an artist he is very great. As a pragmatic and logical op- ponent, he is terrible. In the way that Walter Lindrum is terrible. He scores, and continues to score.
dismissal appears, in general, to be fortuitous: an act of Providence, not of man.
O'Reilly combines pertinacity with gulle in a manner seldom achieved by a bowler. He varies his pace from slow to medium, cats the ball from leg, can pretend to cut it without doing so, and care- fully studies each opponent.
50 дож to Hammond. Els art may be compared to that of some author who having first gained notice by a daring lyric, or an brilliant lampoon, ephemerally proceeds to establish his fame with a full-length novel that is quoted, annotated, and rethembered.
He is not quite the Hammond that first stormed Australia, in. Chapman's tour, with off-drives defying both inner and outer eld- He plays fewer strokes off his ers. left foot, is more careful in the opening overs, has adapted his science more cleverly to those who have bitterly learnt to attack his leg stump. But this mellower mas-
ter has produced an even more dangerous opponent.
We linger, perhaps too long, over the "principals." We say a little of the subsidiaries who, when the his- tory of the tour has been written, may have done things of which they cannot yet dream.
ENGLAND'S CAFTAIN' Allen, our captain; courageous,
A farm labourer has discovered U.8. Ships-Augusta, Isabel, Mindanao, Black Hawk, Pecos, an ancient Celtic cross at Falmen- opposition to-morrow and is cer- determined and happy, I think, to Paul Jones, Stewart, Parrott, nor Farm, Gwinear, Cornwall. Ittain to be near. Old Star (Ip Kutbe far away from the talk and was found to be embedded in a Ving) and King's Parade are in scrutiny of the too eager or too- Balmer. Edsall, Pope, Peary,
bedge, where it was acting as a fine trim and are my other fan-ignorant. Allen is a grand fast bow- Pillsbury and J. D. Ford.
support of a stile.
cles Emergency Call (Black) is ler, in all but accuracy of direc- The head of the cross, which fancied in some quarters and tion. As a captain this year in was buried in the soll, follows the would be a sound investment for England, during a somewhat queer conventional design of old Cornish punters who never back favourites. series of matches, he showed that crosses, and is circular in design, with the exception of Ballos (8. C. he has an adequate knowledge of with deeply chiselled markings of Liang), the other starters did not policies and what, is far more, the. It is interesting to note that last the Celtic type of cross. The ap-impress when last raced. This power to inspire service. year work was found. for 28,160 proximate date of the cross has event is the second leg of the ex-Service men; while 954 men set not yet been decided, but it is Dally Double up in business on their own e- belleved to be several centuries count, and over 10,000 ex-Bervice | oid. men, wives and children were as- sisted to migrate to the Dominers.
POPPY DAY FUND
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ROMANCE OF 234,000
Behind the will of Mr. David John Howells, sports ground pro prietor, of Chingford-road, Wal- thamstow, who left £81.714, with
Another. furlongs race for "D" Class ponies will close the day's racing, and the field should be the largest of the meeting, Racing Boy (Ip Kui Ying) should more than hold his own in this class and with Diogenes (Black) are in my opinion, the two best ones. Zero has certainly showed his Hiking for sprint races and should finish behind Racing Boy and
net personalty £34,812, les, the Diogenes. The balance of the romance of a boy who was deter mined to make a success of life.
After leaving an elementary school he spent his spare time studying accountancy.
deld will be composed of: Burgo- master (Davis), Cavalcade (F. P. Botelho), Copper Idol (a C. Lang); Don, Double Chance, Gold Coin (H. C. Pih), Pride of Taing- Lao (Wood), Wadebridge (Rosa) and Spinaway......
Then Copson, of whom Don Bradman once remarked, "If he pitcher the hall two feet further up in Australia, he will worry us a lot," Copson's physique is peculiar for a fast-medium bowler. He is rather small in shoulders and chest, but has very long arms; there is a hesitancy in the last two strides of his run, but he has a speed off the pitch which should be increased in Australla unless those adamantine pitches have altered in texture-
Você is a fast-medium left-hand bowler with a temperament" which his solid bulk and impassive appearance do not suggest. I can- not think that he will achieve suc- cess without the Inspiration of Lar- Wood at the other end. At his beat,
Further contributions will be gratefully received by Mr. F. G. Maunder, Secretary, to. Earl Haig's
At his death last August at the Fund, York Building, Hong Kong.
Cheques should be made payable age of 57 he owned considerable
and the Final selections will be publish can make the slips bend low in to Thomson and Co., and crossed property in Tottenham
Led to-morTOW.
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easily, in dificulty, to the short, then the shorter, ball. A problem, yet a possibility.
Fames may succeed greatly, or fall. Of all our fast bowlers he
hostile height. But he tends to bowl too often, Into the batsman from the off, and Australians are teethed, almost, on this method. Again, a problem.
SLOW BOWLERS
OPEN MIXED DOUBLES
Yesterday's Results
Two games in the Open Mixed Doubles Championship run under the auspicies of the Hong Kong Chinese Recreation Club, were played at the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday and resulted is follows:
HOME RUGBY
Cambridge Win: Oxford Lose
London Nov. ‘4. The following were the results of Rugby Union matches payed yesterday:
Middlesex 8, Surrey 9. at Ted- dington; Guy's Hospital 5, Cam- bridge University 31, Oxford Uni-
Captain J. D. Milne and Mrs. J.versity 13, Leicester 18.- "Ashton deal. F. Grose and Miss R. Reuter, Perry 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
A. L. Sullivan and Mrs. Dowling beat Miss A Mackenale and S. A. Gray 7-5, 9-7, 6-2.
E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Peacock beat Captain W. J. R."Cragg and Mrs. J. P.. Whithami. 6-2, 7-5,
Verity does not change. He has the Immutability of the Yorkshire- man. He has, perhaps, lost some: thing of spin, a little in length but I do not think that Australia will notice the dimerence.
Of our batamen except Ham -Of the slower bowlers. I am
mond-I say little; Hardstan—a doubtful of both Robins and Blins. classic stylist-is already known to Robina is not the bowler of ave Australia Fishlock and Barnett, years ago. His spin is acute, but have proved their ability in Fing- the his length is variable, often down-lish cricket and they have right accurate.. Yet, rain and Pro-chance to do more. vidence may send him his great day,
Sims is more accurate and faster, but in temperament highly-strung. brilliant and reliable when he warms to success, but negligible and ordinary in times of failure,
Wyatt and Leyland are both batsmen who, by method and char- acter, are well suited to Australian Test matches. The former was n late, but inevitable choice. The latter can still be both dour in de-. fence and killing in attack.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
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AMERICAN TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 8th
Members are hereby nofthed that ALL courts at the L.R.C. will be reserved for the American Tournament on Sunday after- noon, Nov. 8th. No friendly games can be played till after the conclusion of the tourna-
ment.
M. E. OLIVER,
Hon. Secretary.
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