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RACING
Continued from Pare
Mr. J. F. MacGregor's Strath-
bannock, 154 lbs.
(Mr. G., Treverton1.
Mr. Lan's Scenic View, 157 lbs.
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RESULTS
to the home bend and down the straight From the Distance Post Emergency Call, Valorous, second favourite, and Golden Cow forged ahead to finish in that order in a thrilling race..
XMr. H. A. Botelho) Won by three-lengths, length- and-half
and between second third.
Time: 3.12.0.
Parl Mutuel:
Winner: $34,40,
Double" Chance and March Brown, though well fancied, were badly bunched and could not get through: They finished in the Ruch.
Jack O'Lantern was withdrawn. 8-Shatin Handicap-2nd Section About Half Mlle 170 Yards? Kia Ora's Emergency Call. 151 lbs. ... (Mr, D. Black)
Places: $12.30. $9.80. $11.90. Also ran:Chatterbox 150 lbs. (Yeung Wing Sing); Clowner 140 Mr. (T. W. Chattey); Commencement
Bay 154 (Chlu Ki Fan Eve of Mr. Helenside's Valorous, 140 Hunting 153 (J: Barrow); Eve of
Ibs. Mr. H. J. A. Hcarne) 2 Peace 158Hoo Fak Ming); Sal- Mr. Fan's Golden Cow. 148 lbs. vage Master 140 (Hoo Hong Ping);
Silver Wings 161 W. Lee).
(Mr. S. C. Liang) 3 Won by a head, a head between second and third.
Betting
Win. Place.
Chatterbox
69
Time: 1.12.0. Pari Mutuel:-
Clowner
227
གསུ
Commencement Bay. 282
288
Winner: $207.50. Places:
Eve of Hunting
087
779
Eve of Peace
180
122
Salvage Master
Scenic View
Silver Wings
Strathbannock
Thirty Six
76 TZA 299 538 1506. 1098. 677 768 631 505
1934 4545
RACE SIX Portrush took the lead from a good start and maintained it to the distance where it was beaten into third place by West Lake and Sunlight View, the favourite,, who were first and second in a thrill- ing finish Wilber was a poer fourth. This Time. though almost as well-fancied as the favourite, never had a chance.
*G-Shatin Handicap-1st Section
(About Hall Mile 170 Yards) " TIES W/Loss West:Lake 155
lbs.
...... Mr. &. W. Pan) Mr: Lan's Sunlight View, 158
lbs.
(Mr. H. C. Pih) 2 Dr. S. K. Lee's Portrush, 355
lbs. Mr. H. S. Chang! 3 Won by half-length, one length between second and third. ~
Time: 1.09.4.
Pari Mutuel :-
Winner: $222.20.
"Places: $36.20, $3.10, $14.50.
Also rin: Bressay, 154 be.
(Hearne); Fei Yinx 140HQ Hong-
ping) Kut Cheong 154 (9. La
CASH SWEEPS
RACE 1
$1.380.00
$ 451.60
GENERAL
I
No. 2443
No. 3486
No. 81
Tickets No 3180.635. 2002 get $50 each.
2973, 2597,
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RACE Z
No. 3019 No. 34
$ 584.00
RACE J
No. 3256
No. 3628
$ 368.00
No. 3918
$ 234.00
$1,888.00
Tickets No 1942, 1456, 983, 783 get- $50 each.
RACE 4
No. 274
$1,954.40
No. 3883
$ 858.40
No. 2793
$379.20
Tickets Nos. 3006, 228, 2000, 2002, 2000, 3304, 4075, 2020, 2946 get $50
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BACE S
No. 118 No. 1793
$2,132.40
No. 3756...
$ 608.40 $ 303.20
now
M. TATARESCU, who has
form been asked to Government in Rumania by King Carol
Tickets Nos. 1905 3703, 170, 4224 RUMANIAN GOVT.
3023; 153: 2492 get $50 each.
RACE B
11
No. 1848
$2,625.80
No. 2104
$ 578.80 $280.40
No 1002
1482, 4000, 12, 1069, 1318 get $50 each Tickets Nos 1132 3895, 2138 904,
RACE 7
· No. 2647 4
No. 2758
$35.00, $11.50, $14.20. Also ran:-Ascot Vale 151 lbs. W. G. Poy-Bogey 140 IS W Pan); Dekko 144 (Ho Hong Fing): Desert Star 158. 18. W. Tang); Double Chance 181 (L. B. Chao); Gold Coin 153 (H. C. Pih); Good Morning 161 (C. H. Chang); Hope- ful Time 181 (R. M. Wood); March Brown 181 YG, Treverton); Palmer | 1824, 2018 get 150 each. 158 (P. Y. T. Well; Plet Hein 160 [ (V. V. Needa); Talkative 153 (S, L. Sung): Tim 181 (8, L, Yuen); Zero 151 F. L. Haynes).
Ascot Vale Bogey Dekko
Desert Star
Betting
Double Chance
· Emergency Call
Gold Coin
Win. Place. 168 156
No. 1823
Tickets Nos. 204, 2837,
$2,210.80
$ 631.00 $ 315.80
3177, 3448,
RACE 8
No. 256
$1.936.50
No 3791
No. 2123
$ 553,00 $276.50
RESIGNS
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1940.
JAPANESE TROOPS ARE TRAPPED IN A VAST CHINESE STEEL RING IN HONAN HUPEH AREA
CHUNGKING, May 11 (Central) Chinese forces have launched a general counter-attack on the Japanese trapped in a vast Chinese steel ring in the Honan-Hupeh börder areas.
FLASHES
Braving a driving thunderstorm, the Chinese have thrown their whole weight against the enemy, making sweeping advances. Three important towns in south Honan have been recaptured, They are Mingklang, on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, 21 miles north of Sin yang, Miyang, west of the ralfrond and north of Tungpeh," and Tangho, 32 miles west of Miyang.
Some 1,000 Japanese were slain! attack. In view of the korren- at Mingklang while the enemy) tial rain, the Japanese tanks. dead at Miyang were 1,833. Mi- were rendered inactive and yang was lost to the Japanese on
the enemy sufferd serious losses, May 5. The Chinese columns which recaptured the two towns have effected a junction and are now sweeping the countryside for Jap anese stragglers.
'JAPANESE LOSSES
of
21
PARIS, May 11 (Reuter)-It is learned that the Germans attack-
Chinese troops are also making ed the French Front to the east sweeping advances in east Hupeh. of Moselle last evening, with As a result of a smashing attack forces estimated at one division. on Kwanchtao, the Chinese are This resulted in the withdrawal of now rapidly pushing toward Wu- advanced posts, according to a
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The Japanese driven out from such, on the north bank of the prearranged plan. Tangho are deeing in a westerly Yangtze River below Kichun. Jap- direction. Part of them reaching anese communications near Wi- the neighbourhood, Sinyeh, such have been severed. BUCHAREST, May 11 (Beuter) near the north Hupeh border, have| ATTEMPT TO BLOCK CHINESE The Rumanian Government has suffered further losses as a result
the outgoing Premier. M. Tatares- resigned. King Carol has asked of a Chinese attack:
eu, to form a new Government.
This is interpreted as a prelude to the formation of a Government
all dr
of National Unity, comprising re- presentatives Parties.
former
TEXAS. May 11 (Reuter)}--The United States Ambassador to Mexico, Mr. Joseph, Danis, said in an interview that many Nazi Reinforced by more than 1,000 agents are being worked into
worm
On the north Hupeh frontmen, the Japanese at Wahu im- Mexico and then there is the talk
portant Yangtse River port in that they are "trying to South Anhwel 70 miles above Nan- their way" into king. commenced a daive toward Government itself! Tsinglungshan nearby on Tuesday.
Chinese units harassing the Japanese ICAT yesterday swopped down on some 3,000 Invaders with 23tanks and many trucks at Maping, south- east of Sulhsien, in a lightning
Tickets Nos. 1348, 3420. 3600, 3456 BAD AND INACCURATE"
1180, 3688, 2028, 2518, 2745, 4434, 1708. 3906, 4817, 2750, 3842 get $50 each.
No. 3088
Tickets Nos. 1031, 4818, 338, 3982,
NOTICE TO “SHIPPING
RACE S
< 35 28
No.
283 No. 3429
$4501.00
$1.286.00
10 12
... $ 643.00
150 85
700 415
2474, 2173 get $100 each.
129 150
270 156
Golden" Cow Good Morning
583
491
ឆ
7
1
Hopeful Time
ነው
15
Jack O'Lantern
withdrawn
March BroWTI Palmer
Piet Hein Talkative
Tim Valorous Zero
711 561 623 374... 344 178
1051 845 551 352
763 694
50 42
6071 4581
RACE NINE Schmelterling set the pace. The
Sung); Phoenix 161 (S. C. Liang rest were bunched most of the Smiling Time 168 D. Black); Sol-way. In the home run Amber' II. dier of China 156 (B. L. Taol This Time 149 (P. Y. T. Wel); Wil- ber 154 (L. B. Chao): Willynlly 156 (S. 1. Yuen).
Betting
Smiling Time
Win. Place. 165 135
Brown" Derby, second favourite: and Income Tax, the favourite, forged. ahead to take the honours in a thrilling finish. Dick Turpin, third in demand, was prominent early but failed in the final lap.
3.-Spencer Handicap-(About
One Mile 171 Yards) Mr. Highlight's Amber II, 140
lbs. (Mr. H. 8. Chang) i Mr. Cocoa's Brown Derby, 147
Bressay
Fe! Ying
"13
.. 34
Kut Cheung
52
58
Phoenix
371 309
-Portrush
123
482
Soldier of China
233 305 265 1669 1117
226
.1603 1254
118
147
632
397
163
168
Time: 2.00.2.
Pari Mutuel :----
Sunlight View This Time
West Lake
Willynilly
Wilber
5947 5102
RACE SEVEN
3
lbs. ......... (Mr. D. Black) 2 Mr. Taxpayer's Income Tax, 160
lbs. (Mr. S. C. Liang 'Won by short head, the between second and third.
same
Sea Urchin 150 (T. W. Chaltey); Tarzan 135 (Hoo Fak-ming),
Winner: $137.60. Places: $14.70, $7.30. $6.00. Also ran-Colorado Star 137 lbs. (Davis); Dick Turpin 155 (L B. Centre Court, third favourite Chino): Pumelo 141 (P. Y. T. Wei); led from start to finish. Comedy Schmetterling 135 9. Yuen): Star Ruby Star and Twilight Star were prominent in the early stages. Comedy Star weakened in the home run and was only able to Anish fourth while Ruby biar took second place and Twilight Star.
third, the favourite,
Rooffiy second in demand, was never pro- minent.
7-Bondi Handicap-(One.
and a Half Miles)
Mr. T. K. Lo's Centre Court, 155
lbs. (Mr. S. L. Sung) 1
Mr. E 8. K's Ruby Star, 135
lbs.
(Mr. 8. W. Pan) 2
Mr. C. W. K.'s Twilight Star,
155 lbs. Mr. HLJA. Hearne) 3 Won by five lengths, many lengths between second and third:
Time: 2.48.3.
Pärl Mutuel:
Winner: $29.20.
Places: $9.50. $18.40. $6.90.
Betting
Dick Turpin
Income Tax Pumelo Schmetterling Sea Urchin Tarzan
Win. Place, Amber
193 152 Brown Derby..... 1252 684 Colorado Star
653 441 1028 400 2012 1533
451 229
263 161
72 38
99
58
6023 3573
WEATHER REPORT
Hongkong Royal'Observatory
10 a., May 11...
LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)- The following message bay been addressed to all Dutch and Belgian ships by the Ad- miralty.
"The following Instructions are from the Royal Nether- lands and Belgian Govern- ments, Holland and Belgium are at war with Germany and Dutch and Belgian merchant- ships destined for Holland, Belgium or Germany are to proceed to the nearest British
or French port for instruc-. tions.
"Other Dutch and Belgian merchantships are to continue their voyages."
SAID
WHAT THE R.A.F.
ABOUT NAZI BOMBING
ห
LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)-Charles Gardner, the B. B. C. correspondent with the B. A. F. in France, said last night that just as the sun was rising, the Arst German planes came over drop- ping down low and looking for their targets which proved to be the BE seroitromes.
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the Mexican
Their 'objective was to block the
PARIS, May 11 (Reuter)-It in Chinese who recently defeated the understood the Grand Duchess of Japanese in a southward push and Luxembourg has safely arrived on are now advancing north to the Frencty soll.
Many Luxembourg river bank. Fighting is reported citizens were able to escape by still in progress on that sector. car into France.
In north Hunan the Chinese
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have cleaned up the Japanese at BRUSSELS, May 11 (Reuter)- Fangaotung, northeast of Yoyang. British residents in Brussels to- Two batches of Japanese rein- day received a circular advising forcements were sent there in anthem to return to England. ättempt to regain the lost posi- tion but were repulsed with losses. It is estimated that the "Japanese lost about 300 men and more than 100 army horses in the operations
FORTY PLANES WRECKED
BRUSSELS, May 11 (Reuter) — The city had two short air raid alarms at 5 am, and 7.a.m. when German planes flew over the city at a high altitude They met heavy anti-aircraft fire.
of then going up again Two of They dropped a number smallish bombs and the R. A. F.them caught a Heinkel and raked
BRUSSELS, May 11 (Reuter) "that tersely commented
the it with their bullets from tall to bombing was "bad and inaccurate" cockpit, and it went crashing
Two more air raid alarms were down. and there were no casualties.
Two of the crew were
sounded later in the morning. One house and two cottages dead and others were taken
Yesterday's air raid falled entire- PARIS, May 11 (Reuter) - Aly to affect the morale of the hit. Anti-aircraft guns prisoner by the French. were
A formation of Junker-88's was communique states that 40 Ger- people of Brussels, opened up and drove the ralders!
Of
The streets maintained More raiders came over in broken up, one going down in man planes were brought down
A lone Hurricane broken French territory yesterday, normal and busy appearance. waves, however, and by 6 a.m. Aames.
states
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ปี
there was a series-of-battles all up a formation of ave Dorniers The communique further
are AMSTERDAM. May 11 (Reuter) over the place. Five Dorniers and then had to break off when that Anglo-French troops
Other Hur- advancing on a front extending A German bomber was brought were shot down and four others the fuel-rän, oùt.
three from the North Sea to the Moselle dawn tials morning ! the were so badly damaged that it is canes were engaged in ünlikely that they got home separate battles with. Doilers and their progress continues on suburbs of Amsterdam by Dutch
clairing that three more were Belgian territory. safely.
shot down.
FIGHTERS BUSY.
Our Hurricane fighters were very busy, popping down to re-i load ammunition and refuel and
Full Confidence In The Dutch Colonies Expressed
1 VILLAGES EVACUATED,
A message from Reuter's special correspondent at Schlepcl Aero- drome near Amsterdam, reported that he watched German bombers come over at 12,000 feet and then dive.
Despite earlier raids, the aero- drome's control tower is still standing and only the Dutch Air.
Further to Friday's information to the Press, the Consulate-Line buildings were destroyed. General for, the Netherlands in Hongkong now states that, accord- ing to telegraphic, information received from the Minister for For- eign Affairs at The Hague, through the Royal Netherlands Legation In London, whatever may be the fate of the Netherlands in Europe, the Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies, as well as the Gov- ernors of Surinam (Netherlands 'Guyana) and Curacao (Netherlands West Indies) are not only entirely competent, but also able to con- tinue their administration in those parts of the Kingdom and to maintain intérior and exterior public order.
Consequently any intervention
of Third powers is being declined by the Netherlands Government.
The Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao form, according to the Dutch Constitution, as well as the Netherlands... 缸 Europe. separate parts of the Kingdom, so, that the occupation of a larger or smaller area of one of those parts' has no legal consequences affect- ing the other parts.
MEASURES TAKEN
י.
Dressed In Chinese
41
ON BEER BUYING MISSION!
He counted ten craters in the aeroxtrome and adjoining fields.
Schlepol village and others in the neighbourhood have been eyacuated and the road to Am- sterdam yesterday evening was crowded with ears, lorries and other vehicles transporting civil- lans and their baggage,
GERMAN CLAIM REFUTED
Reuter's Military Correspondent
LONDON, May. 11-Official re- ports deny that the German land-
RELIEF,
anti-aircraft fire.
NOW SUSPENSE HAS BEEN ENDED
Allies No Longer On The
Defensive: Firm Stand
LONDON, May 11 (Renter)In the face of the opening of the Blitzkrieg, the British press, universally adopts a tone of con- fidence, and ever relief, at the ending of suspense. Complete trust in the new leadership having enhanced the unity of the British people as well as a deep sympathy for the new Ailles, and admiration for their courage and preparedness.
The Times says that some measures tactical surprise was unavoidable, but every detail had been prejured by the Allies for a strategic reply.
The Times welcomes this grand alliance of our time for the -destruction of forces of treachery and oppression" and says that there is apparent, amongst the English people, exhilaration at the thought of the great issues marching rapidly to a vimax.
nks by their parachutist troops THE SNARE THAT DID NOT WORK
have so far gained their objective.
"On the whole they were success.
"The fight will be fought out to not taken us by surprise. On the fully counter-attacked by local very different issues from "that contrary it is welcome. troops," says a French command-which Hitler promised to his
dupes." que.
The Daily Telegraph declares that the latest Nazi outrages have
47
The Daily Express rejoices that the Allies avoided a dispersal of forces and says that we now see the "snare that was set for us in Norway, but we did not fall into the trap.
A Japanese named Shusuke Mat- sume, 42, was charged before. Mr.
It is easy to appreciate the da In the Netherlands Overseas R. Edwards at the Central Court
and practical difficulties Territories, measures have been yesterday with entering the Colony gets taken to prohibit the commercial without a passport and falling to which parachute troops have en
countered. Their passage througn and financial relations with the report his arrival to the Police,
He pleaded guilty and was fined the air has been strongly opposed "parachute stroke" is concerned, it are no longer on the defensive in The Daily Mall says the Allies area occupied by Germany in the
$200 or two months' hard labour by Allied fighters and the descent has now been proved that it can a“ military sense. We look to our European Netherlands.
be quickly located and overwhelm-leaders to strike and strike Hard.
by
The Act concerning the Transfer on the first charge and $50 or a to the ground, which was neces
un the sarily slow, was dealt with of the Seats of Limited Liability month's imprisonment Companies has come into force. second count, the sentences to run machine-gunners and snipers.
SHEER AUDACITY The Legations and Consulates of concurrently. An expulsion order
Where the objectives were al the Netherlands, anywhere except was also made against him.
tained, there followed the problem in Germany and non-Netherland MINGLED WITH CHINESE territories occupied by that coun.
Sat, Fowile, who prosecuted, said of maintaining the force after
ed by mechanised units in coun- tries which have a network of main roads.
GRAVE CHALLENGE - ".
The Daily Herald says the five countries which marched abreast A correct report of the situation in pursuit of a higher civiliation of the fighting on land will be today fight side by side for the difficult to obtain in the early right to be civilised, It is a blessing
Also ran:-Comedy Star 145 lbs. Barometer, (at sea level), 29.83-ins. try, will continue to function nor that a steamer arrived from Macao/landing. Nevertheless the scale stages of the battle. The opera-that the British nation had the
(H. 8. Chang); Discovery Bay 135 Temperature, 80 F
(S. L. Xuen); Forehand Drive 143 Humidity, 69 per cent.
(S. W. Lee); Roolfly 159 (Davis); Wind Direction. S.
Snowy River 159 (8.-C. Liang); Strathearrick 152 (Black);
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2.
Temperature; maximum yesterday,
Temperature: minimum last night.
77°F.
B7 F.
Betting
Win Place.
147 129
*J
422 296
Centre Court ..... 882.664
Comedy Star
Discovery Bay
Forehand Drive Rootfly
26 22
1405 1281
Ruby Star
Snowy River Strathearrick. Twilight Star
352 220 110 110
640 492 1868 1553
$842 4767
RACE EIGHT
today, all. -
Total rainfall since January 1st
mally. even in case the entire on May 7 and while the passengers which the Germans have urons in Luxembourg seem clear: ópportunity, before the condit Kingdom in Europe would be oc- were being examined, the defen-parachute troops in Holland and the German attack extends up to extended, to express criticisms of
cupied.
their, territories.
dant, who was dressed in Chinese, Belgium is surprising.
Chinese. He was then arrested. Defendant said he came Hongkong to buy beer.
NO COUNT
THE LINE BENDS.
to meet the
The Governments of the Nether-mingled with the Chinese passen they banked on the sheer audacity the region of Bierck and slightly what previously had impeded the
war effort. lands Indies, Surinam and Cura-gers and managed to leave the of the plan to influence their to the east of the mosene
The News Chronicl, says that at cao have now authority indepen-ship. Just before leaving the strategy.
It is at Bierck that the Maginot no time in our history has there dently to issue instructions to whart he was stopped by searchers. All Governments and armies are Ministers and Consuls abroad, He falled to answer the questions acutely vulnerable if taken in the line bends sharply towards the been a graver challenge to our Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th concerning matters pertaining to as he did not know how to speak rear. The Dutch and Belgians did west to conform with the Luxem-existence nor has there been a
resolve well to detach the troops to deal bourg frontier, and the Germans, deeper to with this threat for, as in Poland, no doubt, hope to get their heavy challenge.
the German object was to seize all artillery into enflading positions aerodromes, in the fast few hours from which they could damage the of their attack. In this they have French fortifications. been unsuccessful and so far from The country on either side of fence Council and the Federal paralysing resistance, from Allied the Moselle is thickly wooded, and Cabinet wil be held and the
the Empire Al aircraft, they have encountered it offers concealment for heavy bat- speeding up of
teries, in strength.
Training Scheme will be discussed. HEAVY TOLL When official figures are avail-
23.90 ins.
Sunset tonight, 6.54 p.m. Bunrise tomorrow, 5.45 am,
4 ... may 11.
Barometer. (at sea level), 29.76 ins.
Température, 83°F. ¦
Humidity, 83 per cent. Wind Direction, SSW." Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, 84, F "Talkative, favouritè, and Palmer | Minimum temperature, 77. F. were in front of a bunched field up Ramfall, nil
NEW BOXING CHAMPION :
OTTAWA, May 11 (Reuter)---- Emergency meetings of the De-
DEGREE DAY AT NEW YORK, May, is tileuter)--
UNIVERSITY Lew Jenkins, of Sweetwater, Texas.
There will be & Congregation oi won the world. lightweight boxing. championship according to the the University at 6.30 pm. on May New York Commission, beating the 81. 1940 In the Great Hall of the holder, Lau Ambers, on a technical University for the conferring of able, the total of the German air-Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong knockout in the third round after Degreca. His Excellency the Chan-craft lost in one day will prové Daily Press, Ltd., at Marina House, third floor, 15-19. · Queen's four knock downs.
cellor will preside.
to be a heavy one. Insofar as the Road Central Brughing. London Office: 53 Fleet Street ECA