Cardinals Win Twice
Leaders Boaten By N.Y. Giants
New York, Aug/25. To-day's results in the National League heightened Interest In the outcome for the season, for each of
the three leaders, and Pittsburgh as
well, has an excellent chance of win- ning the pennant,
Chicago, at the top of the table, lost valuable points to New York dropping a grim -inning struggle, seven to eight, and the second game by two to four. Itipple's homer was the Glants' fifteenth hit, and it won
the day in the opener. Cubs had four errors In this game.
Meanwhile, St. Louis, in third position and within striking distance of the Glants and Cubs, vastly im- proved its chances by twice hammer- ing Brooklyn, four to two and tive to two. Brack's homer in the opener falled to stem the Cardinals' attack.
Pittsburgh blanked Boston, scoring six times and holding Bees to only six hits, Bauer pitching,
Cincinnati Philadelphia
double-header was postponed.
In the American League, Detroit scored 10 ten to four win over Philadelphin, York andi Gehringer hitting home runs.
Cleveland defeated Boston eight to
one.
New York beat Chiengo, ten 10 Лve.
Boston won from Cleveland, seven to two, and Washington nused SI. Louis,
Reuter.
out
SOVER
to six.-
CHALLENGE TO
FORD MOTORS
LABOUR AGAIN IN DICTATOR'S ROLE
New York, Aug. 25. A new challenge has been mirde
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937.
NANKING ROAD SHAMBLES
Graphic picture revealing the death and destruction wrought by a shell when it fell in Nanking Road, Shanghai, last week. Hundreds were killed and injured and many European building. badly damaged. Here can be seen rescue workers searching for wounded as they picked their way amongst
lifelors forms and debris,
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris, Geneva. Berlin. Athens
to the Ford Motor Company by the sight.
Union of Motor Workers, which is amitated with the C.IO.
New York. Amsterdam. Kenna
The President of the Union at a Amste meeting to-day, declared, cheers, "We said to Mr. Ford, 'It Prague.. you want to continue to manufacture curs in the United States, you will have to put a union label on those Fords.'"-Reuter.
Aug. 21. Aug. 25. 132.53/04 132.55/04
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21.71
12.40
13.39
5472
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CHINESE ART EXHIBITION |
Features of Local Display
EXCHANGE Selling
T.T. Londen Demand
Is. 2
19. 27%
102
5234
TT. Shanghai T.T. Singapore
T.T. Japan
India U.S.A.
The Exhibition of Chinese paint- 19.304ings by local Chinese artists ex- 10.0015
hibited lately at the Second National T.T. Munila 226 Exhibition at Nonking and which is }T.T.
T. Batavia 12 now held at the Chinese Y.W.C.A., T.T. Bankok 4.98 38 Bonham Road until Saturday
T.T. Saigon France 9.01 under the auspices of the Hongkong TT. Germany
T 2614 Working Artists Guild, completes TT. Switzerland 1123 the series of Chinese art exhibitions Australin
Nom sponsored
by the 110 claim to include the entire amnunt
the Guild. It does not
Mat...
Copenhagen,
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10.30
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Montevideo.
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670
210 this
yam, one of the participants, hns 14 instead sent in
picture which was
Silver (Spot). 107% Silver (forward).19 | War Loan.
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FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
Bureau for The River Conservancy Kwangtung Province issues the following report on water levels, in metres, for the West, North and Eart Rivers:
Highest Lowest сл
Place of
on Olwervation record record
Suluhing +12.20 0 +10.03
IRT7 WL. W.L
25/8 24/0
"West River at
Wuchow
24.200,704-14.03
*West River at
North River at
Thingyuen - 8.20
North River at
Samahul
East River at
Q
- 4.33
8.41 1.32 4 0.40
4.720.82
+- 4.01
• 2,00
*for 23rd.
Sheklung
no telegraphile report.
***no report.
1/Cas
105
$2
.3012
.82
.613
.56%
140
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3.22
..70
13321
1/0
Buying
-1/33% .1/3.5/32
.31
.8.73 .83%
..4.08
do.
1/2 of entries submitted by local artists, T4 m/s. L/C London
8 owing to the absence of their 14 m/s D/P
4 m/s Lic. U.S.A. 4.98 pictures not yet returned to them at
20.59 this Jate date, one or two artists 4 m/s. France
15
1/2 have been unable to participate in S. Cross rate in London
show. Thus Mr. Lau Kwon-
formerly shown at the Kwangtung pine tree painting can well be seen 191 Provincial Exhibition nt Canton.
1013
100%
.100% -British Wireless.
MANILA SHARES
The following opening quotations and closing business done quotations of the morning session on the Manila +2.71 Stock Exchange were received by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz from their Manila office:
Opening Prices Business
HOPS OF PAMIR RANGE
Berlin, Aug. 25.
A Lufthansa plane, the Rudolf von Thuena, has landed at Anaifan, south- west Kansu, after an 11-hour flight the Pamir Mountains from Kabul, a distance of 1,550 miles, which is believed to complete the first hop over this range.-Reuter,
over
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from the picture entitled "Land-
A rapid glance of the pictures Scape" by Miss Fung Miu-ching (26). shown reveals at once the greater of beauty seen in the form and colour In this picture not only is the sense proportion of the entries sent in by Mr. Pau Shiu-yau and his students, the subject but in the craftsman-
ship itself as well. and he is to be congratulated for Mr. Ng Mui-hock paints in many havingt been so successful in his teaching on the one hand and in the tures (21, 22, 55 and 66) reveal the different styles so that his four pic- acceptance of his students' work by the Exhibition Committee at Nanking eat divergence on the other.
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[picture.
of style in cach
In all Mr. Kam Nal-ming's paint- To begin with, Mr. Pau's "Landings (28, 51 and 52), however, there scape" (1) and "Pine Trees" (2) is a quality of flatness and decara- show bis masterful treatment of tion: while in Lau Kwan-yam's follage in general and of pine tree "Landscape" (67) the colour scheme
particular. In "Fishermen's is unusually warm in key. Village" (54) his rendering is rather The pictures are divided into three realistic
than symbolic. In No. 48 parts: Part One consists of pictures he has composed successfully at the exhibited at the National Exhibition sume
time quite interestingly the already mentioned; Part Two consists various kinds of Chinese funks and of entries accepted but not hung on salis.
account of lack of space; while Part of his
pupils* paintings Three
of
Includes a few pictures by Phoenixes, perhaps the most dellente the exhibitors which were previously and highly accomplished is "White shown at Exhibitions held in various
parts of the world. Phoenix" (15) by Miss Chou Sze-yin,
On while "Lady on Grass" (38) by Miss
Tsang
the whole, the Exhibition
Yuen-wan attains the same proves an unusually high merit and high level of erastsmanship on an standard attained by the Hongkong unusually large scale. Mandarin Chinese artists.
Ducks" (33) by Fong Shau-wang
.87
hus
.63
perfect harmonious colour
of
LUIS CHAN, Vice-President,
Working Guild.
scheme and excellent composition. The Hongkong
successful teaching
Mr. Pau's
Arlisis'
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Indiscipline On Warspite
Action Against Officers
And Mon
London, Aug. 25.
It is understood that the battleship Warspite will sail for the Mediter- rancan on September 2, subject to the sailsfactory carrying out of new machinery trials.
The report of the Court of Inquiry into the misunderstanding which arose in June last with reference to week-end leave in Warspite has been received, and from that finding it is évident that the discipline of certain ratings on that occasion was unsatis factory. Il also shows that the handling of the situation entirely satisfnetory.
was
not
The Admiralty has thought it desirable and wise to issue orders for the removal of a number of ratings, numbering not more than pine or ten, from the ship to other ships. It has also given Instructions for two or three men to be discharged from the Navy, their services being no longer required. Further the ad- miralty has decided that it is neces- sary to relieve from their appoint- of the ment three of the officers ship:
Discipline on board the Warspite is now entirely satisfactory. The Court of Inquiry consisted of three senior naval officers.—British Wire- fest.
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H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.), £90 n. Chartered Bank, £13 11
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Union In., $010 .
China Underwriters, $2 n. H. Fire in., $200 n. Internat'l Assce., Sh. $3 a.
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Mining. Kailan Mining Arm. 10/3 n. Raubs, $11 n.
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