NANCY
YOU SEEM AWFUL HAPPY
TODAY, MISS
BROWN!
I OUGHT TO BE--- MY BOY FRIEND PROPOSED TO ME LAST
NIGHT? WE'LL BE MARRIED, SOON!
Wednesday,
HELLO, SLUGGO-- of
WHAT'S
THE MATTER?
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
YOU WOULDN'T
UNDERSTAND --- I'M A BROKEN
MAN --- GULP
February 22, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
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HENRY COTTON DENOUNCES NEW AMATEUR GOLF SCANDAL
DAN-21
TRADERS' GIFTS TO KANE TAKES THREE
PLAYERS
London, Jan. 22.
Famous golfers are uniting with the Royal and An- cient Golf Club, governing body of the game, to fight for- cign manufacturers of golf equipment who are tempting British players to become “shamateurs."
come to light | Many cases have recently where amateur golfers in this country have been offered extra- vagant gifts of bally, kit, and sport-] ing clothes.
HOW. JAPANESE BOOST SALES
By means of these gifts Japanese and other foreign manufacturers hope to boost the sales of their pros ducts in this country.
OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS
COUNTS BUT STAGES
A SPLENDID RALLY
Sensational Fight
Fight With Belgian Title-Holder
London, Feb. 1.
Peter Kane (Golborne), world flyweight champion, was knocked down three times in the first round last night at Granby Halls, Leicester, but rallied admirably to outpoint the Belgian title holder, Rasul Degryse, over ten rounds.
extravagant gift may be debarred! Tire is a story briwer Alexin fearaway style- right to the heart came through from his sweetheart,
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACK MEETING, 1939. 25th, 27th and 28th February and 1st and 4th March
On Saturday, 25th, Monday, 27th, Tuesday, 28th February and Wednes- [day, 1st March, the first bell will be rung at 11 am., and the first race will be rtin at 11.30 a.m On Saturday, 4th March, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the Orsi race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
The tin Interval will be after the Afth race on the first four days of the Meeting.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES
Members ore reminded that they their ladies MUST wear
and
their
badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeling.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) are obtainable through the Secretary upon the written ur personal Introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all chits, etc
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at
the Race Course.
"Mexander's Ragtime Band" (King's Theatre, to-day).—A caval- Usually these gifts have been decade of Jeving Berlin's melodies, elined, but in some cases they have tracing the song writer's musical
his- been accepted.
tary from 1911, the date of the title I have never seen a boxer Bearer great recovery, he said: "They're number, to the present, which is re-
to being knocked out than Kane was tough, mighty tough in the north!" It has now been decided that any presented by two new SOMES by no in that first round, writes Henry SWEETHEART TELEPHONES player proved to have accepted annicans us good the
as tarter ones. involving
prolong-Rose. He started off in his usual As we spoke a telephone message
The Secretary's Omee, ist floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel Miss Margaret Dunne, asiting how was his right hand. Okay, 27784) WILL CLOSE AT 10:00 am. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and was Peter's reply.
This was Kone's Arst since he at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH Jurich at Liverpool in September. be obtainable each day at the Club
the world title from farkic DAY.
A limited number of tifins will Meantinie, he has had the little finger of his right hand amputated. House, provided they are ordered in which was the enuse of his sweet-advance from the No. 1 Buy, (Tel. heart's
21020). Kate was right when he said he permitted in either enclosure during On no pretext will chlidren be was tough. He made a glorious the best four days of the Meeting.
time the fourth covery, By the
No amats will be allowed on the round came he was himself, show-
Fifth Day. ing all the old Kane oggression,
In this round he delivered one of
FREE GOLF WEAR
"It is not the balls, however,
who to my knowledge could possibly afford it appear o
the
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HIS KNEES SAGGED
I would have freely given 1,000 to on its being knacked out in the The big Eddie
concciti.
the
from the Amateur Championships.
romantic tangle Mr. Henry Gallen, secretary of theidur (Tyrone Power) and a singer and a left to the jaw, which is the loyal and Ancient Club, told the (Alice Fage), with Don Amarche as regalar Kane formula. Sunday Chronicle yesterday: "Welo self-cfacing friend. The picture
AN he latided the left Depreyse | have become alarmed at the extent chielly notable for the songs and suddenly unleashed a terrife right won to which unufaturers are distribut- the nostalgie remiaters of yesterday, which landed on Kane's chin. Down ing their wares to amateur players. Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, Jean went the champion at on his face.
Henry Cotton,
most famous #offer Hershon and Helen Westley help the it was a sensational turnover. The 1 Iritain, professional at the Ash- | principals, bridge (Herts.) club, said: "Many "truga Din" (Queen's and Alhamet up on his feet. ile slowly moved crowd on its fret voored to Peter to professionals depend on sales for the Inn Theatres, 40-day-Whae admil-over and staggered to his fect al the best part of their living, yet hundredsling the excellence of the production count of nine. of amateur players get boxes of halls | 45 a
whole, one cannot help forming and kit every month, out of which|sh: impression, after seeing Uús
Pre- they must have a good surplus. |ture, that it might have been even better with a few judicious "cuts."
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE Some of the scenes sem to have
to The price of admission the punches that had laid low most been stretched over-long, but others minule that followed. which affect professionals must. Ire very mod det, especially the Cantor eyes were glazed, his knees of his opponents. It would have Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day
reded drunkenly and he
knocked out
Eghtweight, a vicious including tax for all persons includ is the kit. Many amateur players which Cary Grant appears. The sagged
right under the heart that built around the poem written around the ring
senting ladies, and is payable at the Gale. Soldiers and Sallors in uniform not
by Rudyard Kipling, centres around
The Belgian, wild with delight at Degryse Bat on his back. He was
turn, piled into his knocked down, but staggered to his are admitted to the Public Enclosure,
per day including tax. Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglash and golf-wear-but it is not bought from ranks, r
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc., Who as a surt of Instinct alone got him up and as he through the ropes as the bell went.
malone will not be the club professionals."
"Three_blusketeers,” dẹ their adven-tollerid Ele
permitted to operate twig in the brocZO By the sixth round the champion's Abe Mitchen, amuus professional'
never within the precincts of The Hong He was complete. down he went upstin for Ave. tur.ng together. the St. Alban's club, declared:
"The Invisible Ray** (Oriental The champion's defence was in lost a round after the third, and Kong Jockey Club during the Race
Meeting. "It is all done very seerelly. No Theatre, to-day)Boris Karloff and tus and he was an easy target. continued to pile up points in a con- body really knows who are receiv- ing these handsome presents."
Bela Lugos are together in a thelite groped about the ring obviously test that was thrill-packed from that packed Alexander ("Sandy") Herd, 70-inch depicting a monster not knowing what he was doing, and Best palpitating round to the thrill-Restaurant in the Publie Enclosure. year-old veteran of the Meor Park Cars no man or thing
of his powers, seeing nothung. He moved forward, ing fast, when they stood toe to toe grappled with his man, and managed in the centre of the ring swapping club, antel that the "free boll"
to Private Box holders only on question was one that had been a to-day-This excellent production The round.
Cathay Theatre, in some mysterious way to last out punches.
The Belgian proved himself applleation to the Secretary, 1st floor, warry to gulf club committees for is already w.ll-known to picture- The Lancashire blacksmith striker great fighter and well earned the Exchange Building.
Any persons found loitering with Koers, representing as it does the after the fight told me he remem-wonderful reception he
Servants' passes in their possession l of Walt Disney's art..
berid nothing of what will go down from the crowd of 7,000.
and will be "Brums" (Majestic Theatre, to- for me as one of the most dramatie His performance was all the more will fortelt the same
remarkable when I tell you that he removed from the Enclosure, RIDING SCHOOL SPORTS day magnificent chair, rounds I have ever seen.
in weight. Any
By Order, This is a Mirring tale of the North- "What pimeh?" he said. "I don' gava Kane 5 lb.
C. B. BROWN, West Frontier. With Sabu. Roger remember being knocked down at boxer who can give a world cham
Sccrotury. Livery, Raymund Massey, Valerie all." He
on to say he could plon 5 lb. and nearly knock him out and Desmond Tester. Any em.mber as far back as the in the first round is as near a chum Hongkong 15th February. 1930. Hob on Bri,ish production which compares 14th round. "Before then my mind plon him-elf as makes no matter, favourably with American Mina ol was a blank."
course in the latest and most costyl free British urgeants in India. Cary this! down for four, feet at the count of four, lurched fat $1.00"
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years,
The annual sports of the Hongkong Riding School will be held at Tai Hang Road (between Stubbs Road and Broadwood Road) on Sunday, March 19, at 10 a.m.
picture
"Snow White”
they type.
went
When I told him he had staged a
An American cavalcade of powerful drama and fine music, Irving Berlin's “Alexander's Røgtime. Band" stars Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and Don Ameche. This picture is being shown at the King's Thesien,
recovery
never
received
ROWING TITLES
Amsterdam. Feb, 21. The International Rowing Associa tion "F.IS.A." has informed the Netherlands Rowing Federation that the date for the European champion- ships has now been finally fixed for September 1-3; the contests to take A1 place In Amsterdam.
On August 30, the International will hold its Association "F.LS.A.
Tiffins will be obtainable in the
SERVANTS' PASSES
Passes for Servants will be issued
HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
Interport Matches
Rest of Colony Wednesday, February 22.
Reserved seats $1.50 and 80 cents games played at Causeway Bay, Kick-off at 3.30 p.m. Booking now open to the Publle
annual concess in Amsterdam.at Messrs. Moutrie and Co. Ltd. Trans-Ocean,
TO RACE AT CANNES
Cannes, Feb. 10.
and Mesara, China Sports Co.
HOME BY AIR-BACK BY SEA
Following last year's precedent, Inquire about
when
the Oxford
and Cumbridge crews met lending French crews, the two universities will again row in France this your.
They will meel French crews in Canites after their annual boat race. The crews are expected to arrive on April 6 for the races which will take place a week later.-Rruter.
Mickey Walker's Wife Sues For Divorce
New York, Feb. 10,
AIE-SEA INTERCHANGE arranged by
KLM
ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINKS
Fly home, sail back, or vice-ver—a fine compromise when you want to save travelling lime. If you siready hold a return steamer tickal, K.LM. will ex- change it. Fast, luxurious K.M. alr liners feave for London thrice weekly..
FANES Singapore-London Single .. £130 return .. Cui Bangkok-London Single .. £ill return £17
Mickey Walker, one of the gamestrul Information fighters nver to loce a pair of gloves Road. Tel. 2015.
and former world welterweight and middleweight champion, was accused
from: MeARTS Java-
| China-Japan-Ling, York Bulding, Chater
of Infidelity to-day in an uncontested OUR SPELLING BEE (see page 7)
divorce mult Bied by his wife, Mrs. Frances Walker. United
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