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KWANTI RACE MEETING
Mr. C.L. Gregory The Most Successful Jockey
TWO CROSS-COUNTRY RACES
The January Meeting of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club wan held in ideal weather conditions at Ewanti yesterday when á fairly large gathering of racing enthusiasts were provided with a pro- gramme of six races including two cross-country runs.
The racing on the whole was very keen, and except for one minor spill, there were no mishaps. The most successful jockey of the day was 'Mr. C. L. Gregory who scored two firsts while the biggest dividend of the afternoon was returned by Mr. A. H. R. Butcher who brought Racing Strain home first in the first section of the cross country rape to pay lala backers each $31.10, the hot favourite, Busan, with Mr. W. T. Stanton on the saddle.. being unplaced.
A special cash sweep was run in The Grand Military Handicap and Sassoon Cup. the lucky holder of ticket
1603, No.
which drew Diogenes, the favourite, being re- warded with $1186.96. The last race of the day resulted in a sur- prise win for Mr. C. L. Gregory on Ike us King's Parade was made a favourite by the punters and as a result of this those who followed Mr. Gregory were each paid $28.30.
Favourite Wins
ip to the home stretch Zero- forged ahead and a fire burst of speed gave him a three-length win' fin- ally.
Only Thres Starters
Only three starters accepted for the San Wai Steeplechase which developed into a race between the. favourite. Estover (Mr. L. J. A. Fielden) and Pride of Tsingtao Mr. C. L. Gregory), the latter eventually winning by four lengths. he other pony in the race, Wigan (Copt, T. B. J. Clark) was never in the picture at all.
Diogenes Too Good
Streamline fulfilled expectations when it won the first race of the day, The New Bouth Wales Handi- cap. The race looked a certainty
Many of the people present must for Brutus (Mr. J B. Jeffrey), who
have thought that. Racing Pluck took the lead from the start and would cause an upset in the Grand kept it till the leat jump but one Mitary Handicap and when he became unseated and cup for which Diogenes was made Streamline, which WILS 11bg favourite. The former was run- second, moved up to win by fourning so well for the greater part lengths from Belinda with Lucy
/ Glitters third.
Bassoon
of the race that a win for him ceemed inevitable. The favourite, however, dispelled all doubts when, with half-a-mlie more to go. it showed a fine burst of speed and lengths to spare. Lancashire Loom three-and-a-half
was third, many lengths behind.
Jack Scott Beaten "After its success in the Boxing Day Meeting, Jock Scott comitnished manded the biggest following in the January Hurdle Race but it
• disappointed having to be com- tent to take second place to Zero (Mr. H. A. Browning). Like the
first race on the programme, this was very closely fought out by the first two ponies but on coming
TSARIST COLONEL
KILLED
Throws Himself In Frout Of Train
Metz, Jan. 16.
The Russian colonel Alexis, last of the Ochkine, who was formerly attached to the Tsar's general staff and who escaped death when the royal family was executed, has met A sad fate.
Colonel Alexis threw himself in front of DA express train at Florence station and was killed Instantly.
He was 53 years old.— Reuter.
GOVERNMENT CLERK
CHARGED
Jacob Juman Khan, aged 26, a clerk employed in the accountant's office at Police Headquarters was charged before Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Central Magistracy on Saturday with the theft of $100- the property of the Government, while a public servant.
Chlet Detective Inspector J Murphy' appeared for the prosecu- tion and Mr. A. el Arculli for the defendant The case was adjourned and the date for bear- ing fixed for Thursday at 2.30 pm
FLYING BOATS FOR SINGAPORE
Basra, Jan 17. Your flying boats of No 203 Squadron which are stationed here
have left for Singapore,
with
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Cross Country Runs Racing Strain (Mr. A. H. R. Butcher) won the first section of the cross-country run and Ike
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H.M.S. FURIOUS MISHAP
Oil Fuel Blaze In Boiler Room
London, Jan. 16.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
DISASTER
OUTBREAK OF FIRE ON EXPRESS:
FIFTY REPORTED DEAD
Passengers Leap From Windows
Of Burning Coaches
Harrowing Scenes: Six Members
Of Family Perish
The most serious local railway disaster since 1931, when a train was derailed near Taipo resulting in 11 deaths and many persons being injured, occurred on Saturday when fire broke out at 3.10 p.m. on board the Kowloon-Cantou express while it was between Shek Lung and Cantab. The train left the Kowloon Railway Station at 12.45 p.m.
The outbreak, the cause of which is believed to have originated from an explosion of sulphuric acid, concealed in a lavatory, occurred in the second coach of the train and involved the following two coaches before the train was stopped,
PANIC-STRICKEN PASSENGERS
Pandemonium followed the outbreak and the panic-stricken passengers, all of whom were Chinese, rushed about the coaches mg to escape through the doors and windows. The train guards had their lands fully occupied in their attempts to calm the passengers.
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY Owing to the speed of the train and the strong head wind, the
spread flames
with alarming rapidity and involved three coaches within a space of a quar- ter of an hour. am-
FIFTY REPORTED DEAD Reports reaching Hong Kong yesterday from Canton reveal that it is estimated that 50 persons were killed and the number in-
injured jured in over thirty. Many of the
were rushed by bulance from the scene of the disaster. to Canton. One of the injured, Kwok Shin, aged 19, bar boy aboard the train, was brought to Kowloon and immediately sent to hospital where he was reported to be in a serious, condition.
"CANTON
REVOLT"
Reflections By Mr. K.B. Vaidya
Oil fuel in the boiler room was found afre when the aircraft INTERESTING SURVEY carrier Furious was due to leave Plymouth dockyard in order to pre- pare to join the Atlantic Fleet for the spring cruise in the Mediter-
ranean.
The fire was quickly extinguish- ed. The extent of the damage is not known.
As a result of this incident the departure of HMS. Furious has been delayed until Monday Heutr
SERVICE FOR GUIDES
AND SCOUTS
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PASSENGERS JUMP FROM
...WINDOWS ···
It is also reported that many of the passengers in their efforts to escape being burned to death risked their lives by jumping from windows of the burning coaches.
SHAMSHUIPO
CAMP TRAGEDY
Girl's Fall From Roof While Playing
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HOURS OF OBSERVATION FOR WEATHER CHARTS
Paper At International Meteorological Conference
REGIONAL COMMISSION 11
"A group at 28 meteorologists and representatives of the lead- ing airway companies have been sitting daily in Hong Kong dur- lag the past week in general and sub-committee meetings to dis- cuss every matter of vital importance to ‘shipping and aviation In the Far East. They are the delegates and representatives to the Regional Commission 11 of the International Meteorological.
UTGANISATION.
The Commission, which original- ly was to have sat in Hanoi, has been holding its meetings either in the Legislative Council Chamber or at the Royal Observatory. The entire proceedings are being car- ried on in English and French.
DELEGATES AND REPRESENTATIVES The following is a list of the legates and representatives to the conference:-
COL Augereau, commandant French Air Force, Incio-China.
Capt..de Badens, French senior naval omcer. West River.
Lt. C. A. Chappell, United Sta- tes Navy, Cavite, P. L Mr. L Harmantas, can Airways, Manila.
· Pan-Ameri--
Mr. L. H King, chief eléctrical dement, Hong Kong.
engineer, Public Works Depart-
Mr. M. E. Bruzon (chairman), director, Phullen Observatory, Indo-China.
Mr. F. A. Kemp, trame superin tendent, Government Radio Office;" Hàng Kor
Mr. Chang Yufn, Meteorological Observatory, Canton.
LL-COL E Gold, D.8.0. Presi- dent of the Commission for Synopvernment Weather Bureau, Nan- Mr. Ming Hat Ma,. Kwangil Go-
tic Weather Information, Air Min- Istry, London. -..
Mr. 8. Basu, Poona Observatory, Indian Meteorological Service.
Prof. J. Boerama, director, Ro- yal Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory, Batavia.
Dr. Coching Chu, director, Nan-
king.
Lt. C. Bunnag, senior lieutenant; Rayal mamets Nav
Rev FE Chén, BJ, director, with the train still`in motion. B7
Biocawel Observatory, Shanghai.}} this means of escape, however, Mr. C. W. Jeffries, director, Ro- several were killed as they crash-yal Observatory, Hong Kong. ed to the ground.
Rev. Fr. M. Selga, director, Ma- nila Observatory.
POIGNANT REVELATION
Mr. C. D. Stewart," superinten- dent, Malayan Meteorological Ber- vice, Bingapore,
In connection with the disaster a poignant story is told. One of the pasengers, Mr. Lau, accom- panied by his family of seven,
Mr. E. W. Ticke, senior me- were aboard the train bound for teorologist, Australian Meteorology Canton to attend the wedding cele-Service Melbourne. bration of one of his daughters. Dr. E. Jameson, superintendent,
Colombo Observatory. (Continued on Back Pago)
RAY OF HOPE
IN SIAN AFFAIR
Partial Settlement Reached
Nanking, Jan. 17.
It is authoritatively stated that & partial settlement of the Blaz affair has been reached whereby General Yang Hu-cheng has The second edition of "Reflec-year-old daughter of Sergeant pledged to maintain the "status tions on The Recent Canton Re-Rich, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, quo till the third plenary session volt and after," by Mr. K. B. and Mrs Rich, met her death of the Central Executive, Com- Vaidya is now published. The en-
under most tragic circumstances mitter when the various political tire sale of the First Edition on Saturday afternoon when she issues including Chang Esuch- within a week of its publication in fell from the roof of Jubee Bulld-lang's status and Equidation of October last shows the popularity Ings, Sham Shui Po Camp, where outstanding controversies will be of the book. Its value has how she was playing.
discussed. been greatly enhanced by the increased volume of the book which is more than doubled in the second edition.
The second edition contains- addition to what appeared in the Arst-the most important portion of Canton's rehabilitation and of the Kwangst settlement thus covering the more important!
A special sermon for Guides and Scouts was preached by the Rev. Higgs yesterday morning at the morning service in the St. An- period in the Canton episode of drew's Church, Kowloon, on the last June. Consequently the book occasion, of a church parade held offers a very valuable contribution by the 1st Kowloon Guide Com
to the study of contemporary his- pany, Ist Kowloon (St. Andrew's) | tory of China relating to that in- Group, and 4th Hong Kong (Mur- ray) Group, of the Boy Scouts Association of Hong Kong,
cident.
exhristive supplementary Intro- This second edition contains an
Mr R. Dormer, Group Scout ducion with added articles, and master of the 1st (St. Andrew's), among other articles, it includes Kowloon was in charge, assisted the discussion on the Kwangsl by: Miss Moses, Captain of 1st Bettlement with the protracted Kowloon Guide Company and Mr negotiations about it the Pakhol W. C. Low, Scoutmaster of 4th incident, the new onciais Civil Hong Rong (Murray). Cubs, and Military functions, unemploy Scoute and Rovers from the ment in Canton, the Whampoa Groups concerned attended the Harbour scheme the Canton
At the conclusion of the service the Rev. J. R. Higgs, are an in- formal talks to the Guides and
Scouts after which group photos
Tapha were taken,
The girl was picked up in an unconscious condition and died shortly after reaching the Kowloon Hospital.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: Is. 2.7/8d.
T.T. ON NEW YORK,
$30.3/8
LONDON SILVER
MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Jan. 16. London silver prices to-day were down 3/8 for "Spot" and 7/16 for "Forward" as follows="na
Jan 15 Jan 18 20-13/16 20-7/16 .20-11/16 20-1/4
COAST DEFENCE
ARTILLERY GUN
It is generally believed that this temporary halt in military opera- Spot tions will afford an opportunity for Forward bar negotiations in a calmer atmos- The funeral took place at the phere, thereby giving better Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, chances of a peaceful solution. yesterday afternoon and was large-
attended there being many Tien-taal, recognized leader of the It is significant that General 13
floral tributes laid on the graye.
The Rev. Father B. Pilenga om- army, at present in Nanking left group of Chang Haneh-liang's
chief mourners were the child's tiens... ciated at the graveside, and the participating in the conversa- rather and her elder brother, Eddy, and sister, Nancy.
Four ranks from the Ulster Rifles acted as pall bearers.
(Continued on Back Fage)
H.M.S. MEDWAY
On Southern Cruise
B. M. 8 Medway and six sub
Hankow railway and its loop-line harines left Hong Kong on Satur- to Hong Kong: Canton-Hong Kong co-operation and the hit or Hong Kong's Governor to Canion.
ntinuedson Hack Fázo)?
day afternoon for a southern cruise. The Medway will call at Manlis, the Dutch East Indler and Ringspore before returning to the Colony in Marchi
Beuter.
MR. WANG TO VISIT NANKING
Nanking, Jan. 174
Mr. Wang Ching-wel, President of the Central Executive Council who arrived in Shanghal” from Hong Hồng, has decided to fy to „Manking, to-morrow.
· "Nanking" and " the Kuomintang are preparing to give Mr. Wang a gran
hab Mr. Wang China wet awaite the arrival of
ralissimo C
Kai-shek's telegram before flying to Fenghua. Chincie Evening Prai
ning.
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Capt. JH Lock, Imperial Air- ways.
Mr. F. Martin, Air France. Capt.-aviateur Raïas, French
Air Force, Indo-China.
Lt.-Cdr. N. Waymouth, RN, RO- yal Navy W/T Station, Stonsent- ters Island, Hong Kong..
Me Mark C. B. Wine, China Na Sional Aviation Company, Shang-
Hong Kong.
Lt. Lewis, RN, H. M. 8. Berwick,
Mr. A. J. R. Moss, superinten- dent, Kai Tack Civil Air Port, Hong Kon
HOURS OF OBSERVATION The following is a Paper, sub- mitted by Mr. O, D. Stewart, on the subject of "Hours of Observa- tion for Weather Charts." which was read at one of the meetings;
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QUIET WEDDING
Mr. Paul Braga Weds Miss Audrey Winsel
A quiet wedding was solemnised at St. Andrew's Church. "Kowloon, on Saturday, between Miss Audrey Winsel and Mr. Paul Bragan. Tha Rev. J. R. Higgs oficiated and the bride was given away by Mr. Hugh Braga, e.der brother of the groom.
The bridegroom is the youngest son of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga OBE, and Mrs. Braga, of 12, Knutsford Terrace, and is a motor
ales manager?
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POPE'S CONDITION
Vatican City, Jan. 18. The improvement in the Pope's condition has been maintained. The pain in the legis oficially stated to be decreasing and His Holiness is in good spirits. Dr. Milani, however, is keeping a caren ful water on the heart, which is weak
The Pope was again" wheeled to ́PRACTICE: the audience hall. The chair is wheeled up to the table and he sits with legs extended, giving -* Gun practice with live ammun- superficial appearance that is tion will be carried out from the Holiness is sitting up and at const defences of Hong Kong dur-marken ing the week commercing January/Reuters Bulletin Service.
Tuesday (19.1.37): Practice from
Atausēm
NEWS INDEX
Mount Davis, between the "hours of 10 am and 6pm
and over Area "D" referred to in the Defences (Firing Areas) Ordinance, 1030.00 Wednesday (20.1.37); Practice from: Finar Stonecutters and between Local the hours of 10 am, and 6 p.m. Hell Not and over. Firing Area Ep and Police "D" referred to in the Ord-Racing
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Spare days, for one of Bporta of the above-mentioned
Training Gallorie Urban Council;;