CANTON BILLIARDS.
CLUB LUSITANO WINS THE CUP.
As was expected, the Club Lusitano defeated the Canton Club with eneo, thus winning for, the accond year in succession the Masonic Cup, put up in 1927 by Mr. W. R. Farmer. Should they win St again next year, they will become the definite owners of the Cup.
In their last match against the Canton Club the scores were as follows:
Club Lusitano
P. M. Ozorio .......
A. E. Osmund.
222 260:
1. Castilho
250
D. A. Alonco
250
3. Montalto
260
1,229
Canton Club
A. T. Lay
250
D. Latimer
197
A. C. Kitcking
200
J. Band
187
Wm. Seiffert
The final placings
1.073
follows:-
1st-Club Lusitano, 4,916, 2nd-Canton Club, 4,485. 3rd.--Canton
3,735.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE FANLING HUNT STEEPLECHASES.
GOOD SPORT SEEN ON- SATURDAY.
There was some excellent aport
24, 1928.
FANLING GOLF.
MONDAY, DECEMBER
ESTATE OF OVER $2,000,000.
"TOM' JONES" SEASON CONCLUDES.
PROBATE GRANTED TO
ONE SON,
PHILHARMONIC TO PRODUCE ""PATIENCE" SHORTLY,
the
Another grant of probate has The Theatre Royal was packed seen at the Fauling Hunt Steeple-been made in respect of the estate on Saturday night, when chases on Saturday, ideal weather of Chan Shek-shan, late of No. 33, Philharmonic Society gave its final favouring the meeting. Amongst Connaught Road Central, who died performance of the popular opera, those present were H.E. the on December 10, 1924, leaving "Tom Jones." Officer Administering the Govern-Hongkong estate to the value of ment and Mrs. Southern, as well $2,067,300.
H.. Major General Luard and
Originally, on May 28, Mas Luard. Mr. Shillington's probate was granted to Ace of Spades won the Ladies' Plate, which was subsequently presented to the winner by Mr. Southern. The results were:
Race 1-Christrus Malders, about About Hong Kong
1 mile on inside course. Winner $75, 2nd $26. For all China, ponies steeplechase. that have never won a Lt. Col. Curayn's Grey Eyes ... (Mr, Erskine)
Messrs. S'anten and Heldy's Target...... (Mr. Reidy)
| Major Lake's As You Like It
(Mr. Scott-Elliott)
1
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Also ran Mr. Stanton's Chicol (Dr. Macrown); Mrs. Charles' May (Mr. Clark); Mr. Morgan'a News foundland (Mr. Morgan); Mr. Beck's Strathiorne (Mr. McCartney); Mr. Mattingley's Tarzalf (Mr. Shilling fion).
Pari-mutuel Winer $55.60; places, tlet $10.80; 2nd $6.90; 3rd $17.80,
Winner Places
Target Newfoundland Masonic Club, As You Like L
Actually the Clubs Laeftano only
lost three games out of twenty played and only dropped 84 points out of 5,990,- Our Orn Correspondente,
HOME FOOTBALL.
';
RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S MATCHES.
Grey Eyes 1.
May
Tarzali Strathlorne Chicat
ROTA
67
61
52
19
10
14
D
G
D
Race;
2
Do you know that---------
The production was the crown- ing success of the season'a' run. 1923, Principals and chorus alike were; Chan in happy mood, and many of the musical numbers had to bo re- the Apeated, so delighted were
audience. On all hands there was evidence of the deep appreciation of those present, in which con- nexion it should be stated that Mr. J. 1 Hunt, O.B.E., was res ponsible for the entiro design of scenery, and the colouring design of the whole production.
The Government took steps early in 1844 to disperse squatters who erected tem- -porary building without per-
тіняіст?
I was intimated that as a large number of Chinese had settled along Queen's Rond and other parts of the water- front and erected mutsheds. and wooden houses without permission and without pay- ing rent to the Crown, the Surveyor-General had been in- structed to give them notice themselves and to remove
within
their structures
A reasonable time, otherwise
They would be evicted.
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me other.
At the close of the performance thoro
of acones were
mitch enthusiasm. Bouquets, floral bag- kets and other tributea wore hand- ed to the principals amidst much applause, whilst in response to insistent demands Mr. R. R. Davies, the producer, who bad worked so hard to make the show surh success,"appeared, on the stage and was given a regular ovation by the players and audience alike.
Mr. W. W. #lornell, C.IE., the President of the Society, alko}, appeared and in a bright and humorous speech thanked the pable for the support accorded to
Hace 2 Cited Services about 1 mile on "national" course, Leung-ahi, widow. Chan Iashi, the show. He spoke enthusiasti- Winner $76, 2nd $26. For Chinn menbine, and Mr. M., K. Ro, offeally of the really wonderful suc- ponies. Catch, weights 180 lbs. Win-Mousha. Lo ant. Las solicitors, cess achieved in face of very few Tweeks' preparation and in particu- at Kwanti this season 7 lbs. Fowig was then reserved penalty. To be ridden by offleers of making a like grant to four sonsar publicly thanked Mr. W. II. H.M.H Force QT members of
on attaining their majorly, and Fifiz-Earle, the Hon. Musical
·H.K.V.D.C.
Director, for his services, remark- Mr. Marnamara's James Pigg ....
ing that, but for him, neither (Mr. Ahcl-Smith)
Probate Jus now been grafted to "Merric England" nor "Tom Lt.-Col. Comyn's Durlam
a son, Chun Kam-yung, when the Jones" could possibly have been (M. Shillington) Major Lake's Tap Se
Lestate which has still, to be ad-produced.
ministered amounts to $917.412.39. (Mr. Scott-Elliott)
The will contained family hel Mr. Bornell also took Also r: Mr. Petts's. Craigavad
the oppor (Mr. Erskine); Dr. Darrin's Drake quests,
tunity of announcing that the Dr. Durrani); Mr. Mattingley's
[Society would be producing Gilbert i Fand umbell (Mr. Mattingley); Mr. Heo-
Sullivan's "Patience" in Chrong's Man-of-War (Mr. Back-
[March, and made un appeal for house); Messrs. Stanton and Reidy's
more members, saying he Was 1}Six Hundred (Mr. Morgan).
convinced that both in Hongkong | and Kowloou there were MTB13 talents,
The results of Saturday's Home football, as called by Reuter, age: Division I.
Arsenni Birmingham
Blackburn
Bolter
Terlay Everion Huddersfiel Manchester C
Portsmouth Wednesday. Sunderland
Rarusiny itlackpool Bradford
Bristol C. Chelsen Clapton D. Grimsby Notts. Forest Stoke Swabsen West, Broni
3 Hornles
5 Leaks
3 Codif
& Licenter
"
*
3 Bury
Bury.
5 Newendle
A West Ham
2 Liverpool
3. Manchester 1.
1 Aston Villa
4 Sheffield U
Division II.
-Millwall
3 Walves
2 bar
2 Port Vale
1 Noffs, County,
Itending
1 Middlesbro
3 Hull
1 Preston N. E.
| Southatoptan
3 Tottenham
Divisjon III (South);
Bournemouth Brentford Brighton
Charlton
Coventry Exeter Luton Merthyr Northampton
Norwich
Southend
A Plymouth
1. Palhare
Pari-mutuel: Winner $10.80; places, 4 1st $6.70; 2nd $11.99; Ard $20.40.
of James Pigg
1 Dumbell
#Benigayad
Durbant
Man-of-War
Low
#1
Rhee 1:
No. 18
1212
$70.70 24.20
..... 10.10
Usplaced runners (80 each) Nos: residents, hiding their
"who could be of real service in the
caming production.
Water Placeh
42, 10, 7, 33, 20.
37
#6
30
Race II.
17
20
(Six Hundred
1森
20
No. 11
.$100.10
0
ก. 7
+1
G
Tap Siac
+
24
0
28.60 14.30
N
Drake
.0
miles on "national" courne, For a plate presented by the ladies w, the Fanling Bunt: 2nd 376, 3rd $25. For China ponies. Wright for incher as per senie.
No.
246
Unplaced runners (10 each) Nax:
1 Race 3-Ladies' Platy, about 114, 38, 27, 26, 20.
1 Me. Shillington's Ace of Spades
ן,
Messrs. Stanton and Rebly's
Mowgl
Rare 11.
.$153.90 43.40 21.70
MISSING OFFICER.
RODY RECOVERED FROM
WHANGPOO,{ /
The fate of Surgeon Lieutenant If. J. Scott, M.B., R.N., of H.M.S. Unplaced runners ($10 each) Nos: Cricket, who had not been seen 119, 24, 8.
Also ran: Mr. Mancunian's Caesar
1
.$79.90
51.40 26.70 Unplace runners ($20 each) Nos: 00, 12.
(Mr. Shillington)
Bare IV.
1
..(Mr. Reily)
*
2 Mr. Bjuken Solitaire
No. 27
+
1 Crystal Pal.
(Dr. Muegown) *
7 Walsall
21
43 43
2 Bristol I,
(
I Swindon
3 Queen's P, 1,
2. Blinghamı
3 Warlesd
3 Newport
3 Torquay,
Division III (North)..
Ashington
Harrow
Chesterfiekt Darlington Doncaster Nelson
New Brighton Rochdale Southport Sth, Shields Wrexham
Airdrie
Ayr
Clyde
Dunder
1 Lincoln
Mr. Buckhouse); Mr. Mane's Caviare (Mr. Erstine);
TA-Col. Comyu's
2 the River (Mr. Morgan).
Parl-mutuel: Winner $15,60; places, f1a1 $5.50; 2nd $5.60; 3rd 87.10.
Ilace Y.
Winner Places
97
No. 102
+38 06
.$233.80 66.80 39.40
1
1
Mowgli
Aeo of Spades
Solitaire
Little Riverg
1.5
24
Caesar
14
14
1 Tranmere
Caviare
10
17
4 Hartlepools
11⁄2 miles on "national" course.
2 Stockport
1 Halifax
Accrington
2 Wigani
2 Rotherham
4 Carlisle
1 Bradford C.
1 Crewe
Scottish Lengue,
Falkirk Hamilton Jibernians Queen's Park
Faith R. Rangers
□ Celtin.
3 Third Lanark
2 Cowdenbeath
0 Partick T
2 St. Johnstone
3 Hearts
1 Kilmarnock
6 Aberdeen
2 Motherwell
1 St. Mirren
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
Rare 4-Christmas Handleng, about
since he left the Palace Cafe in The French Concession at Shang- haf at 4 o'clock on the morning of Friday, December 14, has now heen settled.
STARTING TIMES FOR HOLIDAYS.
The starting times for golf at Fanling on Christmas Day are:
9.24 5.m.-A, R. Cox and A.
Webater.
9.28-n.m.-I. H. Geare and H. U.
Ireland.
9.32 m.m.-L. Rt. Andrewos and
N. L. Smith.
9,36 a.m.-F. A. Merry and R. H.
Hollis.
9.40 n.m.-W. J. Clerk, and D.
Forbes.
9.44 a.m.-L. Yates and H. C.
Shrubsole...
9.48 a.m.-E. D. Lawrence and
1. W. Shewan,
9,62 a.m.-S. J. H. Fox and J. H.
Dovey,
9,66 a.m.-E. M. Bryden and G.
Duvidson.
10.00 h.m.-A. Morley and E. P.
Fletcher.
10.04 n.m.--L, Garner and G. E.
Mitchell.
10,08_л.m.-W. A. Stewart and
G. K. Horridge, 10.12 n.m.-II. G. Howard and
W. L. Alexander.
10.10 am T. Low and N. K.
Littlejohn.
11.28 a.m.-D. Ellis and O. I.
Ellis.
Boxing Day.
The times for Boxing Day are as follows:
-
I
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9.28 n.m. J. Laron and E.
Kern,
9.32 aın.-N. L. Smith and L
R. Andrewes.
9.36 a.m.-1, H. Geare and C.
T. Fowle.
9.40
mA, H. Ferguson and HI, G. Sheldon.
9,44 a.m.-A. B. Raworth and
T. H. King.
9.48
m. A. Leach and F. A. Morry,
9,52 kmm.--A, B. Purves and H.
U. Ireland.
9.56 m. L. Blackburn and W.
S. McKinlay.
10.00 a.m.-W. Paterson and G.
E. Smith..
10.04 a.m.-N.K. Littlejohn and
C. W. Jeffries,
10.08 a.-S. J. H. Fox and J.
N. Laver.
10.12 am: 1. Christin and
D. J. Gilmore.
10.16 am. Spleer and D).
Forbes,
10.20 a.m.-W. K. Tall and E.
P. Fletcher.
10.24 a.m.-1, Nawton and D.'G,
6. MacDonald,
10.28 a.m.-A. E. Lissaman and
K. S. Robertson,
10,32 km--, Garner and G.
Towns.
10.36 am.-S. H. Lewis and G.
E. Mitchell.
10.40 a.m.-C. B. Johnson and J.
1). Humphreys,
BRITISH COAL IN GERMANY.
IMPORTERS FINED, FOR EXCEEDING QUOTA."
For some days little hope was held, out that he was alive, and a Renter's message received from Shanghai yesterday states that his dead body hna been recovered from
Berlin, Nov. 28. the Whangpoo near the Nanking The coal war in the "unshelter. Rond jetty. There were no signed" areas of Germany between Bri- Unplaced winners (320 each) Nos: uf foul play and it is considered tish imports and home produce probable that he fell in while farm the background of an import- 03, 44, 00, 68, 4.
searching for a simpan and was drowned,
Special Sweep.
The $1 "big" cash sweep on the
at Fanling, yesterday!
Win fourth ner $75, 2nd $25. For China ponies resulted: Mr. Hashim's My Lady
race
No. 5,296
1
**
2,GRD 2,502
2
(Mr. Charles) Messrs. Stanton and fteldy's Aristophanes (Mr. Reidy) Mr. Stanton's Loch Rannoch
(Mr. Erskine) Also ron:
Mr Mattingley's Fire Call (Mr. Shillington), Dr. Pierce Grove's Siong River (Mr. Clark).
Parl-mutuel: Winner $9.60; places,
B
0 1st $0.80; 2nd $8.40.
2
AN EASY WIN FOR STEWART.
In the final of the Golf. Cham- plonship at Fanling resterday, A. B. Stewart scored a comforable win over R. H. Hollis, securing the honour by 8 and 7. This is Stewart's fourth championship victory.
My Laity
Aristophanen Loch Rannoc1-
Sinng River
Firo Cil
Winner Places
120
100
70
EL
40
17
24
10
Race 5.-Also Ron Stakes, about.7 furlongs on
1
2
inside ourse, Winner $75, 2nd $25. For China ponies that have started at Kwant this season and not won at this ineeling. Weight for inches as per scule. Ponies that have started at this maceting allowed 5 s." Mr. Mattingley's Dumbell
(Mr. Shillington) Major Lako's As You Like It
(Mr. Scott-Elliott) Mrs. Charles' May (Mr. Charles)
Also, ran: Lt. Col. Comyn's Bor derer (Mr. Clark); Mr. Mancunian's The expected happened when Caesar (Mr. Buckhouse); Dr. Mac- Stewart won, for although his gown's Honeymoon (Dr. Macrown); opponent has been playing good Mr. Greenbob's Sheila (Mr. Erskine); golf latterly and more will no Mr. Beck's Strathlorus (Mr. Cartney). doubt be heard of him in future, Pari-mutuel: Winner 87.90: places, the winner has had much more ex- 1 $6.10; 2nd $10.70; 3rd 88,20, perience. The standard
of play was not too good, and some of the Dumbell
Florderer
putting was distinctly poor.
Stewart turned three up in the As You Like It
morning round, being 40 to Hollis May
Caesar
43, whilst at the end of the morn. Sheila ing's play he was five up.
Honeymoon
At the fifth hole in the after-Strathlorno noon, Hollie had recovered some ground, being only thrée down,
but Stewart then took five holes in
'succession, eventually winning
8 and 7.
by
At tin-time yesterday, Mr. L S. Greenhill, the new Captain, played himself in according to time-honoured custom.
Winner Places
.145 108
08
10
..
12
A
12
THE CASH SWEEPS.
Results of Drawings Show
Small Returns,
The following is the result of the $5 cash, sweepa?
.$2,416.40 600.40 346.20
ant action which was heard in a Hamburg court yesterday.
What had to be determined was whether this war was being car It is notified that on and after ried on by "loyal and level" means. 1st January, 1929, the Hongkong The Court by its judgment found Coast Station Charge for radio- that it was not. Two directors of telograms to river and local coast-the firm Schiffahrt and Kohlen, Ltd.,. Unplaced runners ($27,40 each) | Ing steamers will no longer be were charged with importing 32,000 Nos.: 4,482, 6,980, 2,638, 4,784, 81, subject to the minimum charge for tons of British coal in contraven- 2,028, 6,204, 6,089, 6,322, 4,071, 3,701, 10 words which has hitherto been tion of the regulations, and were
collected.
sentenced each to fines of 964,491 4,521, 2,073, 0,422,
marks (£18,224) or six months' imprisonment in lieu, and, were condemned to 482,245 marks (£24, 112) damages.
"We've decided we want a taxi after all.”
The substance of the charge was that they execeded their monthly quotas, though they did not exceed the total of these quotas added together for a period of twelve montha. The contention of the prosecution, which was accepted by the Court, was that a deficiency. In one month was not transferable as an addition to the imports of another month,
The dofendants have appealed and German coul circles are anxiously awaiting the résult.
German unemployment Ítise, ·
The approach of winter has been accompanied as usual by a sharp rise In the German unemployment figures, which increased from 593,000 on October 15 to 071,000 on November 1 and 805,000 on November 10. This increase, while mainly seasonal, has un. doubtedly been stimulated by, tho Iron conflict in the Ruhr.
But unemployment at present stands at a substantially higher levél than at the corresponding period of last year, when 395,000 unemployed were registered on November 16,
Con and Corn and Finance Committee of the City of London Corporation recommend a grant
of £5,000 towards the establish. rient of a Dominion students' colleginte hall,
Company, Limited.
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and
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$3.00 per head.
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