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Wallace Harper's Display
A special preview of new models of 1937 Ford cars was given to Pressmen by Messrs. Wallace Har- per and Co., Ltd., in their Nathan Road showroom last night. These models, which ranged from the Lincoln Zephyr V-12 to the Ford V-8 Standard, presented a new de- parture from last year's models, several new innovations being featured in every model. Of special interest
WES the Lincoln Zephyr V-12 brougham, with body by "Bruno," which was specially built to the order of Mr.
Another photograph of the bagpipes and drums of the Sea- forth Highlanders who entertained on the last day of the Annual Race Mooting. -
Loke Yuen Lok. This car, which WEEK-END SPORT CANTON ROWING
(Continued from Paga 10)
Hockey
is a very highly priced one, present- ed every new phase of the last word in travel comfort. The en- gine, which was in itself a tribute "to the people who designed it, is of 46.8 horse-power. S.A.E. rating, developing 150 horse-power, and is heat-controlled by means of the
The main attraction on the engine bonnet shutters which are i regulated by a thermostatic au- ficckey programme for the week-
match be tomaton. Several special innova-end is the Interport
tions have been put into this car at the owner's request, including elaborate. Interior Attings and a telephone apparatus which, is to be operated merely by the press of a button.
(BY R. H. B.)
tween Hong Kong and Macao, to be played at the latter port to- morrow at 4.30' p.m. The Colony team will be returning by the J a.m. boat on Monday. The Colony team is a strong combination with Another progressive development a speedy attack while the defence is sound with W. A. Reed, the in the models is to be found in the Ford V-8 Club Coupe in which brilliant Club and Interport pivot. intermediate line. the "dicky seats." Instead of being leading the exposed at the rear of the car. Guest and E L. Gosano form the last line of defence. At the prac- are built inside the hood so 18 to provide equal protection to its tice. match on Thursday, the Co- lony team won but the game am- cecupants. The makers have also gone a step further with the wind-ply demonstrated the utter lack of part of the HK screen as this car is equipped with finish on the
team's attack. Their movements a V-shaped type but having the
up to the point of advantage of being opened for were good ventilation as for the lesser types.
finishing when in their opponents' first real
dee. Last year, Macao The display is the
won at "auto-show" to be held in the Co- King's Park, while in 1935, the Co- lony and will be held to-day and lony team were victorious in the to-morrow, to which the public is Portuguese Colony. The match is invited. Over a dozen displays will of special interest as it will be the be exhibited in the spacious Nathan last that Lieut. F. da Costa, the Road showroom and these will in "father clude Canadian and English made cars.
Lienyun Harbour Construction
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The Club is under the distin guished patronage of HM. Consul- General Mr. A. P. Hunt, and a strong committee has been formed to organise the events and look after the comfort of spectators and carmen.
The course lles within the Har- bour Limits, and runs from the uncompleted bridge to a point a little below the end of Belchers Island, the bridge having inter- fered slightly with the old regatta course. It is hoped to have a pro- gramme of ten races including a race for International fours a Veterans Interport Race and six The first ottier interport events. race is set for 2 o'clock, and a sex- vice of launches will be available to convey spectators from Shameen to points of vantage at the finish and along the course. Spectators will be the guests of the Canton Rowing Club at tea, and in the evening a dinner is to be held for the visiting oarsmen and officials.
Visitors from Hong Kong are assured of a warm welcome, and the Canton Rowing Club hope that as many as possible will make the trip. There is certain to be some keen racing, and Canton is deter- mined to make its Centenary Re- gatts something quite out of the ordinary,
of Macso hockey" will for witness before he departs Portugal for good. --
-It seems of real pity that he is going and in passing I would like to pay personal tribute to Lieut. da Costa. What he has done for the growth and improvement of In this connection it is in- hockey in Macon is wonderful and teresting to note that the foun-
he will be long remembered, as an
Colonles.
outstanding personality in the In-der of "The Hong Kong terport contests between the two Daily Press,' Mr. Y. J. Murrow, was one of the ear- liest British pioneers in Can- ton where he arrived in 1837. Mr. Murrow was a very keen sportsman, and he was keenly interested in the Canton Row- ing Club.-The Editor,
freight on the line, recommended to the
The Caer Clark Cup sexlee con- Ministry of Ralways to construct temporary harbour workcluded on Saturday last when the at Laoyao in order to afford an HK Ladies Hockey Club defeated egress for freight cargoes from St. Andrew's Club Ladies by two districts served by the railway. It goals to one to annex the Southern
that a was proposed
short line Trophy for runners-up position, the championship having been from Sinpn to Laoyao and a har- bour to bo named the Llenyun won by the Y. Ladies It was a Harbour at the latter point should scrappy game and not up to the standard trar was expected. The be constructed.
MK, Ladies were runners-up lost year to the C.BA. Ladies and for six years previous to 1936 were the
While approving the proposal, the Ministry instructed the rall- way administration to mag out
a comprehensive plan. This plan holders of the Caer Clark Cup The Saints Ladies have won the Southorn Trophy on no less than four occasions since the inception of the tournament.
'which was subsequently submitted and approved, required a total initial outlay of $1,250,000. Of this amount the railway administration raised $650,000 and the Ministry allotted $600,000.
Construction of the railway ex- 1932 tension was begun on Aug.
und completed later, while harbour work was started on July 1, 1933
By defeating the Royal En- "gineers on Thursday afternoon. the Central British Association men's team, which has done ex- traordinarily well this season, won the "A" Division championship in
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pleted the harbour has been avail-and their opponents will probably By kind permission of Lt. Col. H. able to freighters since Oct. 1, 1934, be either the Argonautas or the M. Barchard, the band of the while the complete project Was Radio Sports Club. The C.B.A. Royal Welch Fusiliers will be in brought to an end only recently. have an undefeated record and attendance. The band will play Forecasting the prosperity of the their goal average too is remark-before the matches commence and harbour in the future, there has able. Most of the goals have been also at the intervals between the been a boom in commerce and netted by George Fowler and his third round, semi-finals and final. Saigon, Ceylon, Ardis, Cast and tramc since the beginning of con- brother, Bydney Norman Whitley,
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to be done is to get into a sack Batavia Central News Agency.
and endeavour to score a try for Bangkok via Swatow The Brawa Cup Junior league for your side by placing the ball in Amoy ladies is drawing to a close and the opposing alde's tub. The tubs Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U... Central there is every indication to point will be about thirty yards apart. to the C.BB. "A" team winning Numbers on each side will be equal the championship. To date they but unlimited and Rugby Union have not yet been beaten and they and not Queensbury rules will apBiberia have a really good record and ply. It is hoped that all athletic The King has appointed Lieu- their goal average is brilliant. The spectators and also players who tenant General Sir Charles John card for this afternoon contains have been eliminated in the earlier Foochow via Swal Cecil Grant, to be Governor of three matches. The CBS. "B" rounds of the Tournament will Straits Ceylon, India, Aden. Egypt and Edinburgh Castle, in succession to meet the HK. Ladies on the join in the game and provide General Sir Archibald R. Cameron, school ground, Argyle, Street, at amusement for themselves and for The announcement was made 3.15 p.m., the Y. Ladies will be the more sedentary spectators dur-Haiphong from the Scottish Office, and the opposed to the Royal Welch Fusing the necessary interval
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