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LOCAL RACING
Entries For November Meeting
The following are the entries for the Tenth Extra Race Meeting
to be held on Saturday, November 6, 1937 at Happy Valley:-
1.--Nullah Nullah Handicap.- Winner $500. Second $300, Third $200. For Australian Subscription Ponleş, "B" Class Jockey Allow ance. Entrance $5. One and Quarter Miles
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A Great Time, Australian Boy, Bag Tor, Bobniak Star, Dick Tur- pin, Lanarmon, Perfect Day. Rac- ing Heart. Saucy Face, Snowy River, Strathcarrick. Vixen Tor: 2.-Sub-Griffins St Leger. Winner $1.000. Second $300. Third $200. For China Ponies, Subscrip- tlon Griffins of this Club of this Season. Weight: 146 lb. Winners of one race, 5 lb., of two or more races, 10 b.. penalty. Entrance. $10.
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Atomic Star. 151; Coronation Day 156: Cordito, 156; Lancashire Tich, 151; National Anthem, 156: Shipmaster, 158; Tabby Cat. 156; Tempest, 151; Whalsey. 154.
3. or 8.-Norfolk Handleap:- First or Second Section.--Winner $450. Second $225. Third $125. "For China Pontes, "D" Class. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In (About One Mile 151 Yards).
Sporting Fixtures
TO-DAY
Bridge.-Checro Club Duplicate and Contract Bridge, 8-p.m.
TO-MORROW'
Cricket-First division, Hong Kong v. Indians (P); Craigengower v. Kowloon (F): Recreio v. Navy (F). Second division. Indians v. Hong Kong (L); Kowloon v. Recreio (L); Police v. Cralgengover (L); Navy v Civil Service (L). -Football-First Division:
Kowloon v. Middlesex (Kow- loon), 4.30 p.m. Referee. Finch. Linesmen, Phillips and Stone;
South. China "B" v. St. Joseph's (Caroline Hill). 430 pm. Referee, and Stedman Linesmen. Johns Farr:
Seaforths. Kowloon Chinese (Club), 4.30 p.m... Referee, Mac- Cormack Linesmen. Barretto and Morecraft:
Eastern
Club Causeway Bay). 430 pm Referee, Martin. Linesmen. Andrews and Edwards;
Second Division: Chinese Engineers v. Seaforth's (Caroline HD. Aldridge:
Bervice Corps V. Powhatlar (Military ground), 3 p.m. Referee, Marriott:
Third Division (Kowloon):
34th Bty. RA. v. University
(Chatham Road), 4.30 p.m. Re- feree. Dove:
Seaforths V. Portuguese S.A (Chatham Road), 3 pm. Referee. Sutterley:
20th Bty. "R.A. v. Air Force (Prince Edward Road), 4.30 p.m. Referee, Hobson,
Royal Signals v. Kumaons (Prince Edward Road), 3 p.m. Re- feree, Hubson.
Hockey. -Ghanhal Ladies V. "y" Ladies (ground. King's Park), 4.30 pm.
Riding. Engineers Cavalcade (Equine Sports Club), 4.30 pm.
Yachting. 3rd Commodore's
Cup Series.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31
Football-First Division:
Police V. South Chica "A"
3 p.m. Referee (Club), 4.30 p.m. Referee, Side-
Kowloon v. Police (Kowloon), 3 p.m. Referee, Clarke;
3th Bde. R.A. v. Club, (Cause- way Bay). 3 p.m. Referee. Day;
V. South China Kwong Wen (King's Park), 4:30 p.m. Referee. Rees;
Middlesex v. Engineers (King's Park), 3 p.m.;
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Third Division (Hong Kong)!
5th Bde. RA. v. Police (Mil-
buttom. Linesmen. Demmee and Brothwell;
Third Division (Hong Kong): Engineers v. Medicals (Sookun- poo), 3 pm. Referee, Purnell;
Stanley v. Ordnance (800kun- poo), 4.30 p.m. Referee. Dralsey. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Jockey Kong Racing-Hong
Araxy. Atomie Star, Copper lagt. Daylight Eve. 'Diogenes, Gold Coth, Gold Sovereign, Good Morning: Happy Venture, King's Farade, Laughing Cavaller, Laughing Girl. National Anthem, National Spirit.tary, Happy Valley), 4.30 pm. Re-Club's Tenth Extra Race Meeting, Pagan Love, Plain View, Racing feree, Dredge; Boy, Seventeenth of Sept., Stor- watch. Sylvandale, Tabby Cat. Tiny Star, Valorous. Voltaire, Ythan, Yum Sing. Zero.
4. Surrey Handicap. - Winner $600. Second $300. Third $200. For China Ponies, "A" Class. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In (About One Mile 151 Yards).
FLYING
MARQUESS
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Happy Valley, 2 p.m.
TENNIS EXHIBITION
The Chinese Recreation Club is staging
Tennis Exhibition 11 Match on Sunday, November 14, 1934 at 3 p.m. for the purpose of raising money to be contributed to- ward the North China War Rellef
Bear Claw, Cossack's Beauty. Engagement To Lady Fund. Admission will be $1 per
Diana Bay, Gladiator. Happy Eve, King's Warden. Soldier of Britain, Wild Life.
Elizabeth Percy
The engagement is announced between the Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale and Lady Elizabeth
1. Sussex Handicap Winner $550. Second $275. Third; $175. For China: Ponies "B" "Class. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. Percy. From the 14 Mile Post (About Five Furlongs).
head for sitting room and 50 cents per head for standing. Advanced booking hay be had either at the Club at Causeway Bay or at the Sports Co., Ltd.. 16. Chinese
The exhibition D'Agullar Street. will last from 2 to 3 hours and Boxer. aviator and politician, there will be many singles and Tsul Wat Pul, Lord Clydesdale is the eldest son doubles matches Dawn Star, Harvest View, Havce and heir of the Duke of Hamilton. Tsin Yun Pul, Willie Hung, Paul Eve, Honeymoon Eve, King's
distinguished Kong, Wong Shiu Wing, Luk Chun At Oxford he Coronation, King's Justice, New himself at boxing, gaining his Cheong, etc., will take part. In the Rumjahp cousins Star, Potentate, Red Feather, Rose - "blue." In 1928 he fought an addition.
exhibition bout in Calcutta in aid have already given their consent 6-Fremantle St. Leger.-Winner of charity and
has held the to play. $1.000. Second $300. Third $200. amateur iniddle-weight title of For Australian Bubscription Pontes scotland. of this Season. Weight: 146 lb. In 1930, at the age of 21, he was Conference at Brussels can be Winners of one race, 5 lb., of two elected Conservative MP. for East Hed on to use its most persuasive or more races, 10 lb. penalty. En-Renfrew.
efforts to hasten peace.-. trance $10. One and Three Quar-
Router. ter. Miles.
Queen, Tyne.
He was early interested in flying, and qualifying as a pilot became Courting Eve, 151; Dick Turpin, a squadron leader in the City of 158; Gypsy Love, 156; Bome Brew. Glasgow Amateur Air Force. The 151; Lancashire Chips. 156; Strath-scientific aspects of fight however, carrick, 148.
became a close study with him 7.- Kent Handicap-Winner and when through the generosity $500. Second $250. Third $150. For of the late Lady Houston an ex China Ponies, "C" Class Jockey pedition to survey the summit of Allowance. Entrance $5. From Mount Everst from the air was the 1 Mile Post (About Five Fur-organized he was appointed Its
chlef pilot."
longs).
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Amberley, Boolat Bay. Com- The experiences on the fight mencement Bay, King's Bounty. made over the great mountain are "Kum Shan, Laughing Buddha, Rose contained in his book, "The Pilot's,
Evelyn Scenic View, Soldier of Book of Everest" China, Vira.
Football Association Meeting
A meeting of the Council.of the Hong Kong Football Association
PATRIOTIC CHINESE
ABROAD
Berlin, Oct. 28.
will be held at the offices. of A meeting of delegates from the Association, Room No. 205. Chinese communities, in Europe Gloucester Building, on Monday, has decided to form a "League of November 1 at 5.30 p.m. to discuss Chinese Abroad for the Defence of the proposed Interport, the draw the Nation." The new League will for the Senior and Junior Shields be imbued with the political views and other business.
of Chiang Kai-shek.-
Reuter.
GERMAN-DUTCH RELATIONS
DAILY MAIL" SUGGESTS ARMISTICE
The Hague, Oct. 27. The German-Dutch negotiations,
London, Oct. 28. which were begun some time ago,
The Daily Mail in a leader on) with the view of regulating anew the Japanese advance in Shanghai, the clearing transactions between says that Japan, with the prestige the two countries in 1938, are of this victory and China, after her proceeding in the direction re-magnificently sustained resistance, commended by the German press, could both accept armistice without namely to replace the German- | disgraec.
Dutch Clearing Agreement by the Unhapplly, it does not appear system of currency transactions ukely that either side will be will- new existing between Germany ing to break off the struggle yet. and England.
The Daily Mail" adds that every-
It is stated that although agree-body hopes that before the winter ment in principle has been, at-sets in, mediation by outside Powers tained, the discussions will be may bring the two sides to an ac- drawn out to considerable length, coniodation.
since the
conflict...continues
adjustment, of de- White the talls, to the satisfaction of both there is always the risk of Rusgla parties, is by no means a simple taking more than her covert share matter.--
Truusoceny News Rervice.
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