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SHANGHAI DIARY.
SPECULATION ON THE WAR PROGRESS.
Shanghai, June 2
TUESDAY, JUNE
1927.
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RUMANIAN CABINET. TOTALISATOR SCHEME.
worth £300, and classic races are worth very large guma Tho Jockey Club, in addition to provid- ing substantial stakes, is able to M.P.'S TO DISCUSS IT FULLY, | minke donations to breeders of re- mounts, pole ponies, and other horse atock in which, thoroughbred blood is necessary.
“MARKING” MOTOR
BANDITS.
THE KING'S DEMAND.
A SPRAY OF WHITEWASH Berlin, June 6. Naturally, the announcement that A message from Bucharest states the Jockey Club has decided to ins-
There is no doubt (writes an tituto an inquiry into the totalisa- The military situation has do that an official from the sick king tor system of betting has created a has two small courses; the turn-over Police to the Times) that m
Vancouver (British Columbia) Inspector of the Metropoli veloped into a sporting event al-mado a dramatic entry into the great deal of interest among mem- for forty-one days racing is over most. There are three armies room where Averescu and the party bers of Parliament who have been £800,000, and stakes under the to- bandit crimes are greatly en and three generals all striving to lenders were conferring. The studying the operation of the bet- talisator system have, increased increase and likely to becam reach the coveted capital arst and official told them that the King subject is to be discussed in all its and as high as £1,000. There are future: Only a few days ag
ting duty. It was learned that the from £50 to a minimum of £150, very serious menace in the speculation is rife as to who will had entrusted Prince Stirbey with bearings presently.
." practically no entrance fces rain the personal" prestige of take the formation of a Cabinet and do- The initiative in the matter has charged.
road of two or three separate ing Peking. There is socie bet-manded Averescu's Immediate re-been taken by Major Glyn, member "Pimlico (Maryland,
Uniteddons of police placed across ting on the result also.
tirement. Prince Stirbey is a upshire, who called a meeting at the stakes, with an average value of to be travelling 50 miles an he for the Abingdon Division of Berk States of America), twenty-four road to atop a motor car, suppo Feng Yu-hsing is fighting his porter of Bratianu who opposed House of Commons, of those mem-2,250. The minimum stake is £260, carrying bandits who had bro way along the Yellow River bank Prince Carol's return to Roumania.bers of Parliament within whose and most of them are £300 and into a garage in Kent at 2
ad may be said to be in advance Reuter.
constituencies there are racing $400. There are no entrance fees of course, the car was not st stubtes or stud farms. There are in the small stakes; and not more
to Teng Song-chi in the scamper)) northwards for the latter hus buffered terribly in his terrifie Gght in Honan and must have time to gather his forces together and reorganise them before resuming his assault against the Fenglien forces."
LAWN BOWLS.
a large number of trainers in the than 15 in a race like the Preakness, ped. Is it fair to expect Abingdon Division number 'only which is $10,000 added.
police to attempt such a thing second to that at Newmarket, It Kentucky, New Orleans, Tia is understood that Major Glyn re- Juann, and
In nearly all police stati other Maryland and cently held a meeting of representa Canadian courses,
give similar there hung on hooks on the tives of the trainers, at which the stakes to Pimlico, and practically buckota containing water, whole position of the racing indua-withuat entrance fees.. ..KOWLOON. C., G. -MATCH,
"Fire" thercon, for use in casi iry was considered with reference In Anhwei there is Chiang Kat- |'.
Approximately five times as much fire (although in my nearly The match between the first and to the betting tax, and it was the money is given in stakes in the shek moving rapidly and almost bloodlessly 001,
chasing Chang second teams of the Kowloon Cricket unanimous wish of those present United States under the totalisator years' experience in the Ford Tsung-chang back towards the Club yesterday afternoon was inter- that everything possible should be system as in England, and with cannot recall a case where t Yellow River. If Chang Tsung tered with by rain. There were two done to institute the totalisator sys-practically no charge to owners for have been used.) Now, I sug chang leates Suchow without a rinks, the first team being skipped by ten as soon as possible.
entrance fees; and in America there that a small pail or can contain Bart, as he has been ordered to do A. G. Tile and H. Overy and the of the totalisator will be explained,
At the meeting the whole system are not so many horses racing.
whitewash should hang in a 82 by Chang Tao-lin, theft the way is second by L. E. Lammert and F. Gboth from its practical operating Question of Odds,
lar position in police stations open for a match as far as Tainan-erridge. When rain caused the aspect and from the legal point of
the buckets, with two or three f without a fight.
match to be abandoned, the first team view, says a Home parliamentary The odds paid by the totalisator were leading by 27 shots to 10.
correspondent. Issued with there at least equal to those given by den syringes (with rather l notice convening the meeting is the bookmakers, and in the case of out-holes) near them. following memorandum 'regarding sidore, of course very much better. Then when a message is red the totalisator:
In England odds, of 20 to 1 or moreed at a station that a "wanted" are rarely returned about a winner;
Endless Speculation,
and missions
Fruitless Negotiations,
LI
It provides the Government with simple method of collecting tux on betting at vort small ect.
It enables rice clubs to nurtici to in the turnover of betting, and thereby increase stakes, and also provide a fund for giving to the breeder of the winner, and of the second and third horse in important raees, substantial premiums,
Trainers
over.
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This will make matters fairly even between the three entrants in
This was the removal this race but there is a dark horse point.
The Advantages. which must be classed as a "pre- from oflice and China of George
in France such odds are frequently is likely to pass a certain road obtained from the pari-mutuel. In place, instead of a cordon bable in the person of Yen lai-Hsu Chien, Minister of Justice,
Advantages which would arise seventy days' racing at St. Cloud police, let a police-constable st san. If he assists, or at least puta Teng Yen-dah, head of the Poli- no obstacle in the way of Feng, teal Burean, and of course com-out of the adoption of the totalisator and Milsons Lafitte more than forty on each side of the road at a using then the one-time rade Borodin. Chiang Kai-shek's English racecourses are bric winners paid odds at 40 to 1 three yards between them "Christian" general wil automa- stipulation was that these three tically become favourite.
The totalikator can be legalised having the whitewash and syri The should be given money (a not in-
by passing an amending bill, which spray the car as much as true touch of humour would he considerable sum each), high
would change the Botting Act of can, also the driver or occup given to the situation if Yen Hai- sounding Lifes san, who is known to have an army abroad upon the understanding
1863 or the Vagarant Act by stating if possible. The ear would of about 80,000, decided that that they were on no account to was time he left the fastnesses af set foot in China for 12 months
that "a totalisator when erected be exposed not only to police pon a racecourse would not be con-to public identification and c Shansi and sought his fortune as from the date of departure."
sidered a place within the menning easily be traced, even when mi of the Act." This change would with ordinary traffic. a war-lord with the rest of them.
With four runners in the field
Due to these larger stakes, it not leralise betting, and it would
The same practice mighEas'- not necessitate the elimination of At first the idea was received limits the necessity of buiting on bookmakers; in fact, it merely per- he tried by jewellers, &c, as m the rice would take on an added
mits 2 Jy speculate as to what will hapfused the piler and the negotia- would also benefit by their percent which the totalisator really is) to smashed, looking for a policen mechanical bookmaker time is wasted, when a windof interest. As it is one can endless-well. But at the end Borodin re-the part of owners.
It was na age of these increased stakes.
the shopkeeper is so stagi per whoever gets there first. tions fell through.
It would enable executives to de-work side by side with them.
It is quite clear the betting tax that he must often watch the Would Feng decide to attempt to tural enough that Borodin should rule alone, setting up yet another refuse. Although he is in the pax crease entrance and acceptances in some form or other has come to dits drive away, whereas, if
This would be of great nd-! government in this ungoverned of the Kuomintang he has other fees.
tay, and the sconer we co-operate had the can and syringe read country? Would Teng Seng-chi obligations which are highly in-vantage to small owner-trainers
It provides owners with a very with the Government in its efforts would perhaps be possible for repudiate Bankow. and would portant. In the Soviet he has a
It in simple method of betting and also to collect whatever taxes racing will to go straight out of his shop Chiang Kaishek add to his an- master he dare not.offend. bitions by seeking the Presidency not surprising that the offer at for backing their horses to be placed and we will be secure in the pray thieves as well
knowledge that England and Ire- Then if the former vacated the of China? The next three months tracted the two Chinese. They independently of actually winning land can continue, as in the past, te they might be easily distinguis promise to be as interesting as any would have been glad to get clear period of China's history since the with the cash that was offered Under the scheme bookmakers supply all other countries of the world with bloodstock of quality but it was all three or none of would continue to operate. abdication of the Muncho's.
them and so they also remain.
A special meeting of the Gos There is no difficulty in operating which will ensure the maintenance
of the best traditions of horse racing Body of the Church in W Apparently Chiang Kai-shek the totalisator at small meetings, as of their studs and the continuance
there are portable totalisators
was held recently at Llandri It is some time ago now since 1 considered that, with a united
Wells. The Archbishop of W indicated that there was not so party and army he could, in the which can be moved from place to inr.
nresided. The Archbishop rei much in the split on the Kuomin- twelve months the unfortunate in place, also questions of space do not
When the White Star liner statement, signed by all tang as appeared when the Nan-fluence of the three would be abresent an insurmountable obstacle.
With the present automatic sys-Adriatic arrived at Liverpool from Bishops, as follows: "We a king government was set up by sent, conquer the whole retem of totalisator, there is no delay New York a month back, after opinion that, as the decision Chiang Kai-shek. I suggested that public and have a unified in the fulness of time the Hankow China under the flag of the Kuo in either investing money or in col-covering 30,000 miles in Mediter-the Convocation of Canter Government, shorn of It's
com- mintang so as to make the in- lecting winnings, also credit bet-ranean cruises, with New York as made since disestablishment munist members, would be absorb-nence of the three violent leftists ting can be indulged in by making her base, her commander, Captain the Measures of the National a rash deposit or arranging credit Frank Beadnell, handed over hissembly of the Church of Eng ed into the bosom of Chlang's gova neglibible quantity should they facilities with the company or the command and retired from the sea. have no authority nor force in eranient. Interesting Miforma-
race club which operates the totali-His offefal retirement from the Province of Wales, it is now, tion in this connexion reached me
White Star Line takes place on will always be, illegal to use a few days ago. On the very best
It was unfortunate that the sator.
June 4, his 56th birthday. The Book of Common Prayer d authority have it that not long negotiations did not go on to frui-
In Use Elsewhere.
retiring age is 60 but Captain than that accepted by the Go ago negotiations between the govtion for a united Ching under ernments were in
Racing in South Africa thrives Beadnell voluntarily retired in ing Body of the Church in W but whatever party would be infinitely progress they broke not.
better than a series of govern- under the totalisator system, where order to give younger men an op- at its creation in any ments such as exist now. How the bookmakers also operate with-portunity. He joined the White churches of Wales until and However they were dropped at ever the Kuomintang party is out any friction.
Star as a junior officer in 1895, cept such Book of Common Pr point. Trom which it will be easy and that has come to conquer and
In South America, the totalinator and since 1904 has commanded the be revised or altered by the later on to continue, There were many points upon which Chiang come to stay and developments to is the only form of betting, and in first Majestic, the Laurentic, the erning Body under the Bill p wards the re-unification of the Buenos Aires, the capital of the Megantic, the Celtic, the Baltic, dure, as prescribed in the
is and the Adriatic. Kai-shek was willing to compro-
stitution of the Church in Wal mise in order to bring about a party must come sooner or later. Argentine, the smallest race reunion and consequently the at- tainment of greater strength. But he was adamant upon one main
Chiang Adamant.
endeavour to return.
a ruce.
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W. H. Lever (the late Lord Leverhulme)
in April, 1887.
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