Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NANCY
ARE YA STILL TRYIN' TO GET YER AUNT
TO TAKE YOU ON
A SOUTHERN
VACATION ?
YEP!--- AND I THINK I'VE NEARLY
WON HER
OVER!
I JUST KEEP NAGGIN' AND NAGGIN'--s I'M WEARING 'HER DOWN!
SO YA THINK YOU'VE GOT HER SOLD,
EH?
OH, SURE!- IT'S IN THE BAG!
February 16, 1940.
By Ernie Bushmiller
Jel. 28151.
VONO
CARD TABLES
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1940 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 24th February
On Saturday, 17th, Monday, 10th, Tuesday, 2011, and Wednesday, 21st February, the first bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m., and the Arst race will be run at 12.00 NOON. On Saturday, 24th February, the first bell will be
rung at 1.39 p.m. and the first race
will be run ai 2.00 p.m.
The tin Interval will be after the
- fourth race on the first four days of
the Meeting.
„MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES
Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
RIFLE
SHOOTING
Lt. C. E. Otway Equals Season's Best Score With Aperture Sights
HIGHLIGHT of last Wednesday's Hongkong Rifle Association spoon and practice shoot at Kowloon City Range was Lt. C. E. Otway's performance in equalling the season's record for aperture sights by chalking up 101 on the board.
Over 80 members attended the meeting, weather conditions for which were very favourable at 200 yards where some high scores were made, including a NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE possible by Sgt. G. E. Breese, of WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,
the Royal Naval Range Staff.
Cpl. F. Cole, of the Royal Naval Range Staff, came very close to Li. Otway in the aperture sights class with a 08, while there were four other scores of 07.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including Lax-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.09 respectively) are obtainable through the foct that two clubs, Royalı the Secretary upon the written or
Added interest to this meeting was
Engineers und Royal Naval Range Personal Introduction of nember,Sait, were firing out the Anal of such member to be responsible for all chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' En- closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 277943 WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of tifins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel. 21820),
the Betillos Shield. which was wan by the latter.
The highest revolver score at 20 und 25 yards was secured by P. S. K. C. 1100, with 48 out of 60.
Firing next Wednesday at Kowloon City Range will be at 300, 500 and 000 yards, while there will also be revolver shooting.
Aperture Sights
'cap.
Lt., G. E. Glway Ser. Cpt. F. Cole 1. Sut. . J. Heap Scr.
pl. S. G. Brighty Ser. LA. J. Le Seelleur Ser. Set. G. E. Dreese Pte. J. Realt
On no pretext will children be per-L G. Dawson 1 mitted In either enclosure during the 2/1. V. W. Cooper Ser.
C.Sg, P. Male Ser
FSgi. F. Tollion 2
first four days of the Meeting. Noset.". E, Russell Ser amahs will be allowed on the Fifth Day.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
Bord Ser.
A. C. Chan 2
Mr. A. 7. Evina 2.
L/Sgt. E. G. Bremner Nil The price of admission to the Capt. F. P. Sequeira Ser.
P. (R) K. C. 100 1 Public Enclosure Is $2.00 per day ps. Chanchal Singh 2 including tax for all persons includ- Major 8. White 2. Ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate. L. B. Holmes Ber.
L/SK: Puran Singh Ser. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are Mr. C. A. Hyelt 8 admitted to the Public Enclosure al
Set. M. F. Rushman 4 $1.00 per day including tax.
Cpl. R. Langford Ser
Open Bighta
Bookmakera, Tic Tac men, etc., T. O. unter MI
will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Tins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.
SERVANTS' PASSES
Un
Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY application to the Secretary, ist floor, Exchange Building.
Cpl. V. M. Hammond 1 Q.M.S., J. Hargreaves
18 M., J. C. E. Mead Ni L/Cpl. A. D'Aquino 4 Plc. A. J. Castro 9
P. C. Nara Singh 9
RSM F. Masien 2 LA.C.. W. J. Gash
pt. Maghar Singh 8 Mr. V. R. J. Merrett 7. Mne. S. Croft Ser. L/Sgt. W. It. Nunn 4
Cpl. J. Berry ✪ ..........
| LED). J. M. Xavier 5
P. R. A. Castro ?..
Mnc. Jas. Fielcher 7
Any persons found lollering with Servant pauses in their possession by one point.
will will forfeit the same and removed from the Enclosure,
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SHANGHAI, Feb. 15 (Reu- ter). The Hongkong Inter- port football team sailed for Hongkong this morning after a nine-day stay in Shanghai.
Fanling Starting Times For
The Week-end
RECORD
WESTERN FRONT
∙SNOW COVERS
MEETING STARTS NO MAN'S LAND
1940
ANNUAL
(Continued from Page 6.)
day. His conformation and balance are perfect, and his rhythmical action is unsurpassed for an endurance con- test and strain over 131⁄2 mlies.
BURFORD AND SATINLIGHT NOT UNDER RATED
TT is to be clearly understood that I am not attempting in any way
PARIS, Feb. 16 (Reuter).— Heavy snowfalls have reduced all movement to a minimum on the Western Front.
The weather, however, is now slightly less cold.
Alr activity was at 0 complete standstill owing to bad visibility.
Two Incidents, bolli west of the Saar, were reported to-day in the official communique Issued by Army Headquarters:
At one point in the corner of a wood, the Germans attempted to raid
to underrate Burford, owned by Mr.a post but the first burst of fire sent
C. B. Brown, or Safinlight belonging to Mr. Eric Moller, in fact I admit
animals, but They are Brst class made up my mind long ago, and sball stick to my stuns.
am fully aware that Spleylight had a fast run of two minutes 32 seconds over the champion course, but those "riders in the stand," who were present, musi acknowledge that Die mare was rolling in the last quarter. and I certainly did not like her 31 seconds for the home stretch.
ROOTY-HILL DERBY
Division Of Opinions Among Owners
them hurrying back.
At nightfall a German patrol which had approached too near to one of our posts was dispersed by French Are and left some men on the ground.
An official communique issued to- day slates that there is nothing im- portant to report.
Indians Work In Snow PARIS, Feb. 15 (Reuter),—The weather on the Western Front has proved the value of the Rayal Indian Army Service Corps.
During the past few weeks the men and their mules have been doing Ørst
class work under conditions which
help the mechanised transport and particularly, the British iroops strengthening the front-line positions. They are settling down well despite
IT is almost certain that the pre that and an officer told the Press that they seem to pick up other major classic event, the French must more quickly, then Rooty-Hill Derby with a cup British soldiers do. presented by the Sports Club for Australian ponies of this
The following starting times have season to be contested on Tues- been arranged by the Royal Hong-day, will be a big thing, because there is a division in the camp 10in kong Golf Club for the week-end:
among the owners over the prospects of their candidates.
To-morrow
OLD COURSE
208 Lieut. Carter, Pay. Lt. Jessermon.
2.12 1. J. K. Walker, P. C. Jackson.
9.10
0.20 J,
A. . Duncan, B. L. Lloyd.
Sunday
OLD COURSE
R. Androwes, F., D. Hunter. Murphy, R. 21. King.
0.24 E. G. Price, C. D. N. Walker. 9. N. K. Littlejohn, H. N, Willamson.
W. L. Alexander, J. W. Mayhew. 936 8, H. Dodwell, K. 6. Morlion. 9.40 J. A. R. Selby, I. W. Shewan. 9.44-D.-Forbes,d, A. D. Morrison............
A. E. Lissaman, W. J. S. Key.
9.48
1.52
W. W. C. Showan, L. Jackson.
15 L. A. 1. Dunco, A. 11. Guinness.
A. Mabb, R. C, Gairdner,
10.00
10.04 H, J. D. Lowe, J. Zinaker. 10.05 W/Cdr, Steele Perkins, R. Puckle. 10.12 M. Toliocis, m. A. M: Eilton. 10.15 R. J. K. Walker, G. Themerson. 10.30 G. Haynes, C. F. Marshall, 1824 J. M. Pearson, E. I. de 1 Livsching. .10.28 C. C, Black, G. C. Worrall,
1032 . B, Mace, D. C. Loncraine. 10.30 S. T. Butlin, H. A. Milis. 10.40 E. J. Fagulano, J. W, Clagun. 10.44 P. E. Annis, S. 3. Church. 10.48 A. N. & Q. A, A Macfadyen. 106 11. D. Evans, Col. Matthews.
A. 1. Penn. 7. R. Collis
Megorry
11.00
C. Stewart,
11.04 Purver, G. Robertson. reduced 11.12 Major Mackenzie. 1. C. Taylor.
(b) winner of button. Winner of (n)
or th) will have his handicap
be
BELILIOR SHIELD FINAL
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yds.
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Open Bight
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SH. G. E. Breese.... 33
Sgt. M. F. Rushman.. 30
Mine 8. Toft..... Mae. Jas. Felcher
Team Aggregate
Royal Engineers
Aperture Bights
Li, A. J; Le Seilleur, 34
LL. C. E. Otway. .......... 34 - Cpl. S. G. Brighty 33
Open Sights
R.S.M., F. Maslen
L/Sgt. W. R. Nunn .. 24
Spr. E. W. Allo
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Navicerts Prove Their Value
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LONDON, Feb. 15 (Reuter).- Neutral ships covered by navicerts are passing through the contraband controls very quickly these days.
One American ship, for Instance. was sent on her way recently after only 21⁄2 hours' delay.
Last week, 115 ships were con- sidered and the cargoes of 97 of them were released entirelv.
of 74 ships using navicerts, 50 were released after a formal checking of the original manifests.
11.00 H. Overy, W. J. E. Mackenzie.
Munro, Major Temple.
11:20 EW: J. Wedlock, A. d. James.
1124 D. H. Clark, Gurg. Li, Cde, Cleave,
NEW COURSE
0.20
G. Riddel-Carre, F. W. Chandler. 928 Mrs. Hiller, A. D. Murdoch, DAG 9. C. Feltham, R. G. Parker. ·
0.44 J. G. Jensen, Miss Cuthbertson. N. D. Lloyd, A. Jumin BY.
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10.00 L. M. 5. & Mrs. Lloyd, 10.00 Mise Tylor, 1, 0, Sheldan,
10.16. Mrs. Jensen, Miss Blackburn, 10.24 Major Giles, W. G. Macfarlane,
Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Robertson, 11.00 Mrs. Overy, Mrs. Mackenzie.
11.04
1120 Mrs. Wedlock, Mrs. James,
BRITISH ARMY BEAT FRENCH BY '1-0
RIIEIMS, Feb. 15 (Reuter)—The
Speculation is rife among the touts who make the morning pll- grimage to Happy Valley as to the British Army beat the French Army staying power of a few good 'uns. by 1-0 at football to-day.
The
As a result, however, there were Britishers adapted themselves better certainly some taney prices in the to the tricky ground, and displayed Selling Lottery held at the Sports! an all-round superiority. Club on Monday,
SELLING LOTTERY
WAS not present, but the writer was informed from a most reliable source that only 19 ponies out of n
After keen early exchanges, Stephenson, the English International inside-left, headed into an open gual in the 20th minute of the game,
Play thereafter was very exciting.
total, nomination of 44 cobs could with the French making desperate not fetch a cent in the Rooty-Hillforts to equallse, and on one bech- sion, a difcult cross-shot struck the Derby.
inside of the upright before rebound- ing into play.
It will be seen that 25 candidates were backed, the highest bid being $155 for For View belonging to Mr. Li Lan-song, and the same price was paid for Sapper owned by Mrs. A. E. Grasett. The second best was $150 for Australian Diamond, the л Chinese syndiente. property of while Viceroy, the holder of the fastest training record over the Derby distance in 2.59, was knocked-Three new world records for
down for $130.
It may be of interest to know that the Brst price of the pool is only worth $1,384, and should any of the above be placed third, the purchaser will be out of pocket.
BACKSTROKE RECORD
CHICAGO Feb. 14 (Domei).
the backstroke were established to-day by Adolf Keefer.
The new records were: 50 yards.-26.9 seconds.
880 yards-11.4 minutes. 1,000 yards.-12.34.5 minutes,
A most interesting feature of the auction was the neglect of Alber. In fact the chestnut representative of Mr. Bradbury was thrown into the then were full of running in the background without a sent being home stretch. Viceroy fetched $130 offered by the men of the turf, while while Alfoer was not wanted at any Connieber, a stable mate, had a price is "be careful" with this youngster.
price, and
and my last recommendation
Supper belongs to the third lady WATCH ALFBER
of the Island, and I am sure HE. HOPE that punters will not over-¡Major-General A. E. Graselt and look the fact that. Alther (vide the whole Royal Engineers will be my notes of January 12) had an in high spirits should the chestnut the champion 'course, and both of Rooty-Hill Derby. think he will..
PROSPECTS FOR outing together with Viceroy over soldier get over the wire first in the
TO-MORROW
(Continued from Page 6.) have appeared on the cinder track and they are looking it.
SYDNEY MAIDEN
STAKES
(Third Section)
E third section of the Sydney Malden Stakes for Australian ponies of this season will close the. fast day's fun of the Annual Car-
val.
Mint Julep, a descendant of Paro-
let who sired the wonder Strathroy, Is definitely not necopting, in fact not starting at all in ony.events ng
J. P. Morgan & Co. the chestnut more in not in condl-
To Dissolve
tion. She was on the walking list during January, and the owners (Messrs. Shields and Stanton) have decided to give a miss to the big NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (UP) meeting, Authoritative financial clreles, state, Conniber, Far View, Flying Dutch- that the 83-year-old Arm of J. Pman, Franklin, Sen Jay, Sparrow Morgan & Company will soon dia- and Vanity Fair should be well up solve partnership and withdraw from] at the Anish. the private banking fleld to incor- Far View Is my fancy to be fol- pornio as a trust company under the towed by Flying Dutchman and Sea Sinte laws,
Jay.
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1940
to be held on SUNDAY, MARCH 10th From 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
in ST. JOHN'S PLACE (Opposite Helená May Institute) UNDER THE RULES OF THE CHINA KENNEL CLUB (Affiliated with The Kennel Club, London) ENTRY FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DOG SHOW OFFICE, ROOM 65, STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING, ICE HOUSE STREET.
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