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THE RACES.
DULL WEATHER MARKS (2
OPENING.
AFTERNOON RESULTS.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
YOUNDED 1931
Nu 200
AUSTRALIAN CHARGED
- IN COURT.
ALLEGED THEFTS FROM
HOTEL.
FORMALLY REMANDED.
on charges of
AD MAPAX MONDAY,
CHINA CRISIS.
TRANQUIL SHANGHAI
SITUATION.
ICHANG GODOWN STRIKE.
London, Feb. 27.
FEBRUARY 28,
THE KERRA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
TAKEN OVER BY CANTON GOVERNMENT.
"ACT OF EURESS"
1927. 日七廿月一
CHEN'S AGENT.
LONDON BUREAU
DISCOVERED,
FORMER BRITISH DIPLOMAT. In rather dull and unpromising weather, Hongkong's annual Race Ernest Trevor. 37, an Austra-more tranquil and pread reports
The situation in Shanghai is The Telegraph's Ca on corres Daily Mail of a recent date) it has pe some weeks past (says the Meeting opened at Happy Valley lian, appeared before Major C. states that the precautionary mili pondent, writing puder date of been apparent to the British Willson, at the Central Magistracy tary measures taken by the Bri- Friday, stator that the Canton authorities that Mr. Eugene Chen, "to-day, but, there was a poor atten: this morning. sance when the ponies caune out larceny from two residents of thetish have had marked moral effects. Government authorities have taken the Cantonese Foreign Minister
Major General John crowd Glenealy Hotel. In response to Commander-in-Chief of the De over the John G. Ker Memorial at Hankow, has established an 'grow. In dimensions as the day the charges, Trevor, while admit fence Force despatched to China Hospital for the Insans, adding agent in. London but until now ting that the property was in his to protect the life and persons of that "Dr. Selden has surrendered they have not been able to trace possession, stated that it way due British Nationals in Shanghai, ar to a mistake and that he had no intention of stealing.
for the first race.
fore on.
The
Court were:
The charges as read out
The course was on the sticky aide, owing to the week-end rain, a feature which was expected to favour the heavier ponies.
(1) Stealing two silk skirts and Although the entries are not quite two collars from Mr. L. E. Haynes.
(2) Stealing
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TWENTY-FOUR LIVES LOST.
BLUE FUNNEL BOAT RESCUES SIX.
FISHING JUNK DISASTER.
As the result of a fishing, junk
FINAL
EDITION
overturning in the Formosa Chan SWATOW QUIET.
nel, off Amoy, twenty-four Chinese wera drowned, and six were saved. This is reported by the master
of the Blue Funnel s.e. Talthybius, from Mike, which picked up the
throwing the Occu-
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CHINESE VIEW OF HANKOW.
events in Shanghai and the North. The general opinion, however, appears to be that, from a political point of view, Swatow has served its purpose and that unless war is actually declared, there is little to fear in the way of further trouble here.
Hankow Agreement. agreement, I
. With regard to the Hankow was Amused and
rived yesterday on the troopship his rights, in the interests of the representative or the organisa-
Blx survivors in Lut. 23.40 N., SERVANT UNION DEMANDS: Megantic. together with his Gen-humanity, but retribution will tion which he employs for advanc- Long, 118.7E., and brought them cral Staff and two infantry bat-doubtless pursue the perpetrators Ing the purposes of the Cantonese to Hongkong.
Writing, under date of Friday, the Telegraph correspondent at Government in Great Britain. At
"It appears that the total numberSwatow. saya: Our correspondent continuos:-65, Belgrave-road, Westminster, of persons on board the junk was The Labour Party has been on S.W, a Daily Mail reporter found thirty. Owing to bad weather and but of course there is considerable
Everything is very quiet locally,. so large as in formor years, rivalry pistol and 12 rounds of ammuni- Birkenhead yesterday, said the Go- tions in this unhappy city, Thation Bureau, which, it was ascer-overturned,
Lord Birkenhead, in a speech at forcing its will upon ali Institu- the office of the Chinese Informa-a high wind, the boat guddenly speculation, up to the course of is none the lens keen, whilst the tion; two silk lengths, two pairs verament had to decide a month Mission Hospitaler have sufiered tained, has more or less open character of the of silk stockings, and other ago whether
no connection with parts into the cca. Of these six their countrymen badly. Kung Yet has been coats- the official Chinese Departments men managed to cling to a raft various events gave promise of good articles belonging to
Madame were to suffer under the existing eated; the Pok Tahir Hospital was in London. On the deer was the and, after floating about at the returns on the "pari." The re-
Ganchier,
conditions in China. They knew able to close; but Dr. Selden was
inscription:"Chinese Informa- gretted death, since the Inst Race (3) Being in possesion of arms that a battle must take place with- unable to close the Asylum for the tion Bureau."
merey of the waves for seven hours, Meeting. of Sir Paul Chater, the without a permit from the Captain in 100 miles of Shanghai and they Insane because he could not re-
they were sighted by the Talthybius "Grand Old Man" of the Hongkong Superintendent of Police.
Previous Organisation.
und rescued. No traces of the re- had seen it was certain that, which move all the immutes to places of Defendant, who is alleged to ever side won, fugitives from a de-safety. Turf, has removed a very familiar
maining twenty-four, comprising An organisation which also sixteen women, three men, and five. and. popular figure, and the pre-have staten the articles from the feated army would fall back in vio- sent Meeting is the first for some bedrooms of these two residents intent confusion upon Shanghai, and rangements la not known yet, but mation Bureau" existed about 18
The exact nature of the new ar-called itself the "Chinese Infor childron, were found. thing like sixty years not marked the Glenealy Hotel, was formally they had seen far too many illustra- they will, in any event, be most months ago at 6. Phone-street, there was a quantity of wreckage The report further states that by his presence,
remanded for a week to enable tions of what either fugitives or un-unsatisfactory from the point of Chelsea, SW, the residence of There are a few features in this further investigations to be made disciplined military would do when view of missionary work. Dr. Sel-Licut-Colonel C. L'Estrange" Mal; about, which is dangerous to navi-interested yesterday, in the course year's Meeting. The card of events Julo the ease.
they found themselves in a British den and his colleagues have been one, a former M.P.
gation. has been altered so as to accom-
of a conversation with quite a community. The community
The President. Wilson, at turned out of office, and the in- address and on the notepaper of modate ten races each day, whilat
from well-informed Chinese gentleman. there are some slight changes in
He stated that it was generally Shanghai, included some thousands stitution which he has built up is the bureau Mr. A. A. Purcell and Shanghai, also reports passing a of British people, and great sums of now a Government air. some of the events. For the first-
Dr. Mr. J. W. Brown, the pro-Russiari junk, bottom upwards, on the way believed locally that British diplo-
to Hongkong. time, Chinese owners make their
money had been invested there un-Selden has given fingrudgingly of president and secretary respee
macy had been too good for Mr. der the protection of treaties his wealth for curly, thirty years tively of the International Federa
Eugene Chen over the Hankow appearance, Mr. Ho Kom-long hav- ing a stable of seven ponies, whilst
solemnly guaranteed in order to in the cause of Cristian Missions tion of Trade Unions, issued in
affair and that the British had Below are the cash sweep and carry on business and encouraged to China. He made the Hos-June 1926 a statement expressing.
elgned the agreement believing equally by the
Government ofpital for the fine what it is, "utmost satisfaction"
the Northern troops would cap- with the
ture Hankow before the 15th of March and that tho Concession. would be handed over to Peking representatives who could be relied upon to continue the present this is a child of my friend's form of administration. Whether
but I am sure it would be a very imagination or not I do not know, welcome child, in Hankow if it were true.
"LUCKY NUMBERS.
SWEEP AND PARI-MUTUEL
FIGURES.
From that
Mr. H. L. Yung is repesented bypari-mutuel retorns for to-dayChina as hy the Government of ithsoniyižno obelia view-to Chinese rioters. The methods of j
“oně,
who onch have a string of nine, whilst there are also quite a number of lady owners,
His Excellency the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) arrived just!
CASH SWEEPS.
First Race.
Ticket No. 379 $786.40.
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130 $210.40. 71 $165.20.
$50 Tickets: 112, 239, 359, 588, before the third race was due to 73, 113, 265, 33, 70, 232, 259, 479.
commence, by which time thef attendance had considerably | improved.
Second Race,
Ticket No. 296 $1,225.00
TI
69 $ 350.00
37 $ 175.00
NÁVAL REPORTS,
Ichang Strike Continues.
OBITUARY.
London, Feb. 27. The death is announced of Sir English painter.-Reuter.
Union Demands.
A Chinese jockey, Mr. Wong racing at. Happy Valley, up to the Britain. Reasonable and moderate demonstrate Christianity. will also be seen; he is riding for M H. P. White.
There the bureau, with which a Chinese FAMOUS ENGLISH ARTIST. The biggest time of going to press: stables are owned by Messrs. "Hall
precautions for protecting that has been no ulterior motive, and named Mr. Lo was then actively, and Shenton and by "Mr. Dynasty."
community from being destroyed this latest act of duress on the associated, bore about that time a and their property looted, became part of the Canton Government striking resemblance to those of essential and the only possible ought to be widely known. Only the old Russian Information Com-Luke Fildes, R.A., the celebrated course was taken when the Govern by a knowledge of what is actual-mittee, which was the chief instru- ment decided to send a force which y happening in Canton can people ment for Bolsheviat propaganda [The late Sir Lake Fildes, who the British representatives on the outside of this unhappy city form in British. spot deemed necessary for that
any opinion of the rule of this The person in charge of the Was 84 years of age, studied art at the South Kensington Art Schools purpose.British Wireless."
so-called Nationalist Government. office of the Chinese Information and the Royal Academy, London, Commenting further on the mat- Bureau in Belgrave-road when the and was in his early career a well- ter, our correspondent states that Daily Mait representative called, known illustrator of books and ma- The Unions are, of course, still Dr. Selden" at first tried to close was Mr. Reginald Francis Orlando gnzires. He afterwards painted active, and, as usual, are being led the Hospital, but later he became Bridgeman, C.M.G., M.V.O., who, English and Venetian subjects and, by the domestic servants. These Ichang, Feb. 27. No progress has yet been made convinced that he could not get until three and a half years ago latterly, had done much protrait have recently addressed letters to The Govern was in the British diplomatic ser work. He first exhibited at the the majority of the British house- with the negotiations for bringing rid of the insane. an end to the strike of the shipping ment would not remove them, nor
When Mr. Bridgeman, a tall 1872, and was elected a R.A. In Union has decided that foreigners Royal Academy as long ago as holders informing them that the would their friends, though the godown men, and posters have ap- peared assigning the cause of the Government did take a few at first, da man of 13 years, was asked 1887. He was knighted in 1906 shall not employ non-Union ser if he was acting as the official and was made a K.C.V.O. in 1913, vants and therefore should there delay to the British. The pilots but the authorities had nowhere to
agent of Mr. Chen in London, he He painted a State Portrait of the be any such in employ at the are returning from shore-Naval put them.
replied, "I cannot say that. YouKing in 1962, a State Portrait of moment, they must be dismissed Wireless.
are asking a wide question."
the Queen in 1905, and a further immediately and the Union will "Circulating Information.”
State Portrait of the King in 1912.appoint their successors.
Among his best-known pictures "The conversation proceeded:
were: Fair, Quiet and Sweet Rest," Are you offleially representing 1872; "The Casual Ward," 1874; Cantonese Government? The Widower," 1876; "The Re-
The officials for the Meeting are! ns follows:
Patron-His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.
Sir
Honorary Stewards-His Excel- lency,
Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., D.C.L., (Oxon): His Exellency Major- General C. C. Luard, C.B.. C.M.G.: Commodere J. 1. Pearson, C.M.G.
Stowards.--Mr. II.
H. P White, Henry Gollan, K., C.B.E.. Lieut.-Col G. K. Hall Brution,, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, MustH R. J.
J. Paterson,
C. A. Peel, M. T. Johnson
H. Birkett, and F. Sutton. Stewards in Charge of the Scale- Mr. R. M. Dyer and Mr. C. A. Peel.
Judge-Mr. D. E. Clark,
Assistant Judge.-Mr. P. Tester. Starter.-Lieut.-Col. G., K. Hall
Brutton.
Second Macnymara,
Starter.-Mr.
H. C.
Steward in Charge of the Paddock. Mr. F. Sutton.
Handicapper. Mr. C. M. S. Alves. Stewards in Charge of Pari-Mutuel. Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Time KeeperMr. H. H. H. Priestley.
Hon. Surgeon.Dr. J. C. Macgown "Hon. Veterinary Surgeons-Major F. Hogg, R.A.V.C., and Mr. 1. Reidy. Secretary---Mr. C. Bernard Brown, Treasurere.--Messrs. Linstead &
Davis.
Clerk of the Course.-Mr. R. "J. Paterson.
Below are the results of the rac- ing up to the time of going to press, the cash sweep and pari- mutuel figures being given in an- other column for easy reference:
Of historical interest is the fact. that the first time a Chinese owner put out a pony, in a Hongkong Race Meeting, a win was register. ed. This was in the Valley Stakes (the fourth race), which was won by Mr. Ho Kam Tong's grey pony, Tom Tong H
$50 Tickets:40, 91, 80.
Third Race., Ticket No. 511 $1,495.20 301 $ 427.20 376 $ 213.60 250 Tiekola:-193, 218.
Fourth Race. Wicket No. 34
$1,316 380 $ 376 61 $ 138
$50 Tickets:-237, 219, 277, 205, 520. 613, 35, 324, 334, 28, 419,
950, 199, 215, 636.
Fifth Race. Ticket No. 611 $2,186.40 881 $ 710.40 676 $ 355.20 $50 Tickets: 100, 667, 251, 782.
Sixth, Race. "Ticket No. 854 $2,630.60 47 $ 761.60 549 $ 375.80
TR
$60 Ticket:-110.
Seventh Race.
-662 $ 827.60
Ticket No. 904 $2,896.60
Hankow Quiet.
Hankow, Feb. 27. On the surface, Hanków is quiet.
-Nayal Wireless.
Troops Moving.
Officer of the 1st Battalion is Lieut-Col. G. N. T. Smyth-Osbourne,; C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., and the foll- owing are the senior officers:
vice.
the
Police Chief Returns.
It was reported sonic time ago
Majors W. E. Scafe, C.ALG., D.5.0. That again is a broad question. turn of the Penitent," 1879; "The that the Chief of Police and M. I. G. Jenking, D.S.O., P. R. Wor- of course, we are constantly in Village {ral}, D.S.0., M.C., A. F. Northcote,
Wedding,"
"Venetian
The transfer of Shantung troops (D.S.O., and Captains T. E. M. Batouch and communicating with Life," "Al Fresco Toilet," and "The proceed to Foochow to take up
Nánking, Feb. 27. from Pukow continues, and large numbers are proceeding down river.
-Naval Wireless.
Naval Concentration.
Chinking, Feb. 27. Shantung troops continue to pour
in from Nanking later being em-
tereby, C. C. Haynes, A. HI. Cope, D.SO., E. G. Roberts, W. Booker, W. L. Sparkers, D. A. Bullock, and E. D. Corkery, M.C...
SHANGHAI SHELLING. Sume Further Details. Further details of the incident harked down river. There has on Tuesday when shells fell into been a small concentration of Chin-the French Concession at Shang- 879, 951, 1012.
$50 Tickets:-268, 158, 101, 150, ese warships at Tungchow-Nevel hai show that the residences of two
Wireless.
1.THE WONG-NEI-CHONG STAKES. --Winner $600. Second $200. 15. Third $100. For China Ponies,
Subscription Griffins of any Season
383 $ 413.80
Eighth lace. Ticket No. 817 $2,651.60
895 $ 757.60 54 $ 378.80
$50 Tickets:768, 512.
Ninth Race. Ticket No. 672 $2,219.80 803 $ 642,80 500 $321.40
350 Tickets:-584, 178, 544.
Tenth Race: **** Ticket No. 530 $2,129.40
709 $ 808.40 577 $ 304.20
$50 Tickets:-659) 228, 108, 750,
PARI-MUTUEL. FirstRate.
non-winners. Half a mile......
Messra: Dyer and Beith's
Tangio (Mr. Reidy)
Winner
.$21.40
1
Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Scooter
1st Place
(Mr.. Brodie)
2
2nd Place.
Mr. Dynasty's King Alan (Mr.
Haimovitch)
Erd Place
Winner
.$5.10 fat Place
$5:10 2nd Place
.85.80 3rd Place
.$6.10 (Continued on page 12.),
.$ 8.30 .$ 9.30 .$ 8,50
Second Race.
Fifteen ran. Won by half a length; half length between second and third. Time: 1 min. 02.175 secs.
(Continued on page 12.)
ARRIVAL OF DEVONS..
Coldstream Guards. Due To- morrow.
them...
Is the Chinese Information
Bureau acting as a news or a pro- paganda agency? We are circu-| lating information for the public.
Doctor," in 1892.)
ROYAL TOUR.
acting Defence Commissioner, Mr. Ho Chip-woo, had been ordered to
similar duties there, but that pro- minent local residents had telo- graphed to General Ho Eng-kim requesting him to allow his brother to romain In Swatow.
This request has apparently had
woo has returned to-day from Canton and states that he is re maining in Swatow and has beca confirmed in the rank of Defence Commissioner in addition to his appointment as Chief of Police.
Naval Boats.
At this point Mr. Bridgeman rose and with the remark, "I am extremely busy and whatever THE VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND. the desired effect, as Mr. Ho Chip- questions you have to ask must be; addressed to me by letter," began
London, Feb. 27. to usher the reporter to the door. The Duke and Duchess of York "Are you Mr, Reginald Bridge in their teur of New Zealand ar- American wore damaged. The man, late of the British Foreign rived yesterday at Rotorua, which Americans are William Rac and Office?" he was asked on the way. Is in the heart of the area famous F.W. Schlobohm. The Rae chil-He replied: "I am, and you will for its hot springs, holling geysera dren escaped injury by fleeing find all about me in books of re-and other volcanic phenomena, from home. A shell exploded inference.".
The population is mainly Maori The Foreign naval strength in The s.s. Kinfaune Castle with the bed room of the Schlobohm As the door was reached the and the ceremonies connected with Swatow has been considerably the Divisional Headquarters, the home.
reporter asked, "Is Lieut. Colonel the welcome accorded to tho auginented during the last two 2nd Batt. Coldstream Guards, Two Chinese cruisers, the Kiáng- Malone associated with this Royal visitors included nativo | days and we now have in addition and several small unit detach- wie and the Klánkaug, Iring up bureau ?" to which Mr. Bridge- dances and many other pictures-to our "resident" British sloop, ments, is not now expected to the Whangpoo river above Shang-man replied, "You can also ask que features.
H.M.S. Foxglove, the Japanese arrive until to-morrow morning, hal, also, fired on the arsenal. that question by letter." -
The Prime Miniator, in his capa-cruiser O1 and three destroyers.... It is probable that the troops will Their guns were defective and the With one hand Mr. Bridgeman city as Minister for Native Affairs, and the U.S.S. Pruitt. H.M.S. with the met the Duke and Duchess on ar- Foxglove, however, is Icaving us be landed, and sent almost im-holls fell short, falling in the opened the door and mediately to Faniing, whore the French Concession and the native other propelled the reporter out- rival and presented the lending on Tuesday next for a short spell camps are in readiness.
city. The residences of two side.
Maori Chiefs, who wore their in Hongkong and is being relieved old "Am I to consider myself as be-klwi feathers and ruga-British by H.M.S. Marazion, an The lat Devons, who arrived Britons, R. H. T. Wade and a Mr.
favourite, with whom we shall all ing ejected?" asked the reporter. Wircices.
"Oh dear no! Not a bit!" answer-
be pleased to renew acquaintance. There are many rumours current with regard to the arrival of the Japanese vessels, the most populair one being that they are here in connection with Taikoo Ching col-
the coxswain. The latest develop- ment in that caso is that the charteror of the suspected vessel, the An le Maru, has been arrested.
here yesterday, wore out on Harris, and the old French Club
route march in Kowloor this were damaged. morning, but until definite orders Two Fronch cruisers in the rivered Mr. Bridgeman, who there-
caller.
Career as Dipolmat.
London, Feb. 27.
are received, they will remain on trained their guns of the Chinese upon slammed the door against NICARAGUA REVOLT. board the s.a. Kildonan Castle at cruisers but did not fire. It was hie Hotel's Wharf.
learned authoritatively that the The 1st Battalion of the Devon-two cruisers up the river, also had shire Regiment is the old 11th Foot gone over to the Nationalists. and the Regimental, Badge is, the Meanwhile French concession Castle of Exeter with the motto: authoritlos called out all available "Seraper fidelis," During the volunteer police and manned with Great War the Regiment raised 25 machine guns every Ingress from
the nativo city. Fronth marines at the Paris Embassy ho attended bo has arrived and that the by the Water Police, who state According to the latest Army were mobilized and patrolled the the coronation of the King as a British Charge d'Affairs has con- they hope to arrest the Captain
ferred with the Captain-Reuter. in the next day or two.. List to hand, the Commanding streets of the French Conesasions. (Continued on page 12.) |
Battalions,
Mr. Bridgeman was educated at BRITISH WARSHIP ARRIVES. lision and subsequent drowning of Harrow, and at the age of 19 was appointed honorary Attache to
A message from Corinto, Nica- the British Embassy at Madrid. Shortly after he began his service agua, saya that H. M. S. Colom-