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FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB.
ACTIVITIES REVIEWED AT
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1931.
SCIENTISTS DIFFER,
LOCAL HOCKEY.
H.M.S. BERWICK DEFEAT
FOSSIL SKULL TESTS: :',
How old is Man 7 "Scientists agreed to differ on this point at the annual gathering of thethe British Association:
H.K. LADIES.
Playing on the Navy ground, Happy from H... Berwick defeated Valley, yesterday afternoon, a team Hongkong Ladies by five goals to three.
The naval mon scored three goals in this half.
The second half showed the ladie tiring, but in spite of that they wor able to add another goal to their tally while the sallors notched two mon points.
II.K.L.II.C. Members Meet To-morrow; Members of the Hongkong Ladies Hockey Club are having a match among themselves at Sockumpoo to marrow afternoon, commencing al 8.80 p.m. The following two teams will be engaged:
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Colours: N. Ferguson, E. M. Gray, E. Franklin, J. Whyte, M. Bird, M. Hudson, A. McElney, P. M. Harrop E. M. Donelan, E. Ferguson and M Bishop.
ANNUAL MEETING. Presiding at the annual meetlag of the Fanling Hunt and Raco Club, held in the Board Room of Mesars, Jardine, Mathason's inst evening, the
The ladles did exceptionally well to Chairman (Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson) hold their heavier opponents, expectal aald: Before going into matterly during the first half, when ther of Accounts which are before you I proved to be more aggressive than in wish briefly to refer to the activities the second, and obtained two out of of the Club during the past season," their thred goals. The Fanling Hounds were carried on under the joint auspices of this Club | and a group of Gunner officers ta whom we owe our very hearty thanks for having provided us with winter's excellent sport. Unfortunately the Master, Captain Baldwin, was obliged to go on sick leave and was unable | to reap the harvest of the hard work which he had put in before the season had really commenced. His place was ably filled by Captain Mould, who is tarrying on in this capacity for the coming Season. Much hard work was put in by Mr. Gould Secretary. For, the coming year this position will be filled by Mr. A. H. Potts who is also in charge of the country events for this Club. Various Paper Hunts Point-to-Pointe, held during the year and the Aggregate Cup was won by Miss Pamela Scott Haraton. Six Steeple- chans Meetings were held at Kwant! and between October and March, although the flelde were at times dis- ppointingly small nevertheless the financial returns were
than satisfactory and at the same time I sport think the public enjoyed the provided. It was decided at the end of inst season for the Clab to obtain for this year a class of subscription Fifteen animals were subscribed for at the price of $750 each and fourteen ponica have now arrived. They aro a likely looking lot and it is hoped to start them at the New Year meeting which is scheduled for January and 3. I might add that we are, I believe, the first Raes Club in China to sponsor a cians of subscription griding for "Jump" races.
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According to Professor Fairfield Osborn, the American palacanto- logiat, man la 9,000,000 years older than Sir Arthur Keith and other scientists have hitherto bellaved.
According to
to Sir Arthur Keith.
ra far as the geological record now stands, science cannot trace mo lern man back to the extinct type represented by the six fossil akulla n which no much evolutionary heory is based,
Although Sir Arthur Keith was doubtful about the geological re- cord of man's ascent he held that the palaeontological evidence
Cavoured the Darwinian theory that man and the anthropold apes are the descendants of a common stock.
According to Dr. Robert Broom--
the South African scientist, who startled the Association by his that "evolution 3. Whites: 1. Ritchie, A. Nicol, 1. declaration were
Butler, E. O'Hagan, E. Bonnar, Mnished"-man comes from a much Wallner, B. Laing, J. Dalziel, E. Ross, higher evolutionary period than E. Blackburn and A, G. Orme.
Sir Arthur believes.
PING PONG LEAGUE.
PRIZES DISTRIBUTED TO
YEAR'S WINNERS. Speaking at the prize distribhting of the Ping ceremony to members
Elephant Teeth,
The fossil remains of elephant teeth are the data by which Pro-| fessor Osborn recasts the human calendar.
"I believe," Professor Osborn said that man branched off from the apes about 15,000,000 insteau
grifins for xteeplechasing primarily, Fong League at the Chinese Y.M.C.A... 6,000,000 years ago.
The Kwant! Course.
Bridges Street, last evening, the President (Mr. Ho Ku) eulogized the zoal and energy which had brought the League successfully through the fourth year of its existence.
They were able, he said, to add their active membership new sporting clubs and associations, not to speak of individual competitors, and the net reeult had been a keen interest in the League and its activities.
"This method of measurement i is based on the fact that for 1,250,000 years man has untad elephants and other mammile, so that the remains of the fossil teeth
elephants are usually louna near human remains."
For two years Professor Osborn has been working with the elephant Speaking of the difficulties prevent teeth scale; and he has produced ing the fullment of a recent schemoja graph, measuring 50 test in for a triangular contest between length, showing the history of man. Hongkong, Canton and Mneno, the This graph shows that: President made a strong plea for The Piltdown or Duwn Man unity and co-operation, enjoining on those concerned to enter into the bunted elephants in Sussex 1,250,- undertaking for the game's sake and 000 years ago instead of as was not allow difficulties to occur when supposed-a mere 700,000 years they could be overcomo. He was ago. pleased to remark an interport pro
That the Trindal Man of Java, press having already been achieved in instead of being 1,250,000 years at least one direction-the contests arranged between Macac and Hong-jold, is a youngster of only 600,000 kong.
years.
Since the conclusion of last sta- son's racing very major improvements have been made to the Kwanti Course, and while this has entailed on *x+ penditure of approximately $12,000 'Think you all will agree when you have seen the results that the money has been well spent. We now have a Course of only 80 feet under the mllo and a final straight which aver a quarter of a mile. The direction of the course has been changed and it now runs clockwise in conformity with the one at Happy Valley. Both the Steeplechase Course and the Flat Course were ploughed to a depth of eighteen inches and roturfed upon a bed of basic sing and manure. There will continue, of course, the necessity in order to reduce to a minimum the of watering to prevent undue hard-cost of keeping a pony at Fan Ling, ness and we have ordered a second no charge has been made except for pumping Installation which will arrive actual fodder consumed consequently In the deposita in which the shortly. With the use of this and the items of repairs and renewals of skull was found, he stated, he had our existing pump it is anticipated stables as well as wages of the Club's discovered remains of eight dif- that the going may be kept in servants have had to be met from satisfactory state.
The President then distributed the prizes to the winners in the League competitions, and watched an exhibi tion game.
Chimpanzee or Man?
Dr. Broom again caused a stir when ho suggested that tho Taunga skull, found in South Africa. Instead of being that of a chimpanzee was that of a highly intelligent early man.
The re-
general revenue, In this connection ferent animals including those of It has been found necessary to I may mention that the scale of antelopes and baboons. revise the stabling charges and all charges as arranged for the coming mains had been chewed, showing members have been circularized re-
year again make no provision for that the Taungs man
lived on garding the new senle which went into overhead" and with the presence on ment, and not merely on roots and effect on November 1. The Club has the Club staff of two Europeans a fruit, secured the services of a European heavier defeit is to be expected under A remarkable thing was that the Stables Manager and д Russian this heading next year.
heads of the baboons were broken trainer has been engaged from Shang
Hunters' Arm Account. This shows open, suggesting that the Taungs hai. speaking of the stablex I
Club's deficit of $532.48 but when it is man had picked out the brains as must Again express the gratitude to the Stewards of the Hong-noted that $1,442.30 has been exponded food. kong Jockey Club who genorously in renewals, improvements etc., and • "Instead of living in the forest this sum entirely written of the he lived on the plains. He pro
rontal of 31 a year.
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The Coming Year.
Certainly to he suggested.
Isses an actor on the stage frat as Epilogue.
a vagabond and then as a prince, Professor Swinnerton nently but is not allowed to go behind the Professor. Osborn could not summed up the position of science scones Into the dressing-room-to in relation to evolution: .......ece how the transformation is "The chewed food remains were "Scientists," said the professor, brought about."
To Your Friends
Just a word concerning the plans drink and service maintained. Mem-have caught antelopes, he must: for the coming year. It is expected hers have to thank Mr. Wilson for have been highly intelligent." to arrange a programme which shall his very able management. provide some fixture every week end The report and accounts were daly necept Dr. Broom's-theory-------
adopted. from November 18 until some time: in April when the reason shall close. Schedules of at least one month in advance will be mailed to all Members. Steeplechase meetings have been arranged for the following dates: ---November 15th, December 20th, January 1st and 3rd February 14th, March 20th and April 17th. It is hoped to run at least two Point-to- Point meetings in addition and various Paper Hunts, "Hare-and-Hounds," etc. As regards competitive events the Committee has decided that ladies shall be allowed to take part in Paper-Honts, but that. they may not participato in Flat Races, Hurdle Races, Steeplechases and Point-to- Points other than in events designated as "confined to ladies."
Let us now turn to the Accounts. The Balance Sheet calls for Iittle comment, but I would call your at- tontion to the purely nominal figure of $100 at which stands the asset of tho furniture and fittings at the Hunters' Arnis. Furthermore, the
Racó Course equipment at $1,500 is Conservatively figured. The
Proft and Loss Account shows a loss for the fourteen months' working of $5,247.84, but to this account thare has been charged under the headings of "Im provementa to Kwant! Race Course" and "Cost of Returfing" some $10,000. This money, has been spent on the alterations and improvements to make our new course and really represents capital expenditure. It is estimated that a further $2.000 remains, to be spent in this connection,
Commission.
While dealing with the Race Courso Accounts I would call your attention to the very welcome increase in the Item "Commissiona” which for the proceding your amounted to $5.880.09 and this year to $23.289.03. The In- creased profit from this soures seemed to your Committee to justify the heavy expenditure which här been made on the Tư Cosmo, Thủ thm tra the dabit aide of cost of mistaheds of |$2,140.15 is in cover of the stands on the "course and the stabling there. This heavy item is à recurring charge": but unavoidable, I four, until), wo, are able, to provide for, permanent, strus- turna
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