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OF

"WICHERTS"

AND

‘QUEEN ALEXANDRA”

FOOTWEAR··

FOR LADIES

FOR

RACE WEEK.

BIRTH.

BUNGEY.-On February 17, 1929, at Makden, te Mr. and Mrs, W. Slade Bungey, a daughter, Fonda

Maureen,

DEATH

SCHLAMEUSS.-On February 23,

1923, at Shangbai, Artur Sebla meuss, aged 92.-1-

case, in his judginent, should have gone to the jury and it would have been left to them if the defendant had not been the wife of Captain Peel. This law, he contended, khould be altered. One of the ancient juriste had explained it in Norman French still easily translatable, "Le ley entend que le fema ne oss son- tradire son Baren,” but it was absurd to say nowadays that woman would not dare to contradict her husband.

The China Mail. The deeper justification of it, as he

*TRUTH, JURTICE, ÉUBLIO SERVICE "

Horozono, FRIDAY, MARCH, 2, 1023.

COERCION OF WOMEN.

THE CHINA MAIL

the Home of Lords. Yes the fact remained that their sex enjoyed the protection of a law founded on the principle that the position of a wife was a position \pë-helpless seri- dom. Mr. Justice Darling's trenchant remarks, supplemented by equally ontepoken comment in the Home papers, have had prompå results, for the Lord Chancellor's bill will now sweep away dħla remarkable anomaly and end a “melancholy doctrina" that has lasted eleven centuries.

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FOOTBALL

NOTES AND COMMENT.

TOMORROW'S DAMES,

THE RACING CARNIVAL.

THIRD DAY'S RESULTS.

MORE DAHLIA SUCCESSES

ROMAN REPUBLIC WINS CHAMPIONS.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12 192

THE HONGKONG STAKES. 6. THE PHAETHON STAKER,

Winner $750. Becond $250. Third $150 Tor Subscription Griffins of this Season 1922-1928. Weight for inches as per scala: Winner of the Subscription Grifins Challenge Cup 7 lb extra. Winners of other Races 5 lb., unplaced runners at this meeting allowed 6 lb.

(Jockey allowance.) Entrance $10. One mile and a half.;

Pari-mutuel

280 2nd 3rd

1 2 1

10 0

1 0 0

With the blue ribbon event of the, moeting decided in the splendid Mr. John Peel fashion it was yesterday, the atten- Dr. Forsyth tion of racegoers was focussed at Lady Chater ... Happy Volley to-day upon the Mrs. Bernard candidates for the Champion Stakes Mr. H. Humphries which only ponies, that have won a Mr. Seth race at the meeting are allowed to Mr. I». Nelson enter. The weather for the third Mosers, Albert & Arnold 0 0 1 day of the Jockey Club's 1928 racing Mr. Towers carnival was still splendidly fine and Mr. Adame

Winner,

..

Handicap, Winner $800. Second $200. Third $100.. For Chins Ponies that have run: any Gymkhana Meeting and Git fine on date of entry. Non-start ors at this meeting barred. En. tranco $10. Ono Mile and quarter:

Pari mutzel:

Ticket No. 995 lut $ $,874.20-

Winner

16.90

6.70:

Flacon: It

7.60

Places:-Ist

5.30

2nd

8,30

2nd.

5.90

Sid

$14.30

*Srd

Carb Bweeps

0.1 1

Cash Sweeps

0 1 1

Ticket No. 694 1st $1,766.10

0 1 0

0 1 0

0"0 1 0 0 1

Unplaced ponies Coùmision

325 3rd $ 282.30 20.00 637.00

.$ 3188.00

fresh and there was another big Mesara. Dyer & Beith.... 0 0 1 attendance of enthusiastic racegoers Messrs. Leitch & Mon The following games are down for who look forward eagerly to this crieff ....

0 0 1 decision to-morrow

afternoon's cloob.

Mr. Graham.......... 0 0 1 Owing the new arrangements it is difficult to decide whether the crowds have been ne big this year as they were last but the attendance Kowloon yesterday seemed to be about the

FIRST DIVISION.

Kowloon v. Hawking. ground (Hunghom).

King's . Darban. "A" ground.

Bookuwpoo

Kick off at 4.15 p.m. sharp.

↓

SECOND DIVISION...

Kowloon v. Auxiliaries, Kowloon ground (Hungham).

Hawkins v South Chine "B" Bookumpoo "A" ground.

King Ambres, Sookampoo "B" ground.

Kisk off að 2.45 p.m. sharp. Owing to the races there will not be any football on the Valley grounds to-morrow. Bookumpoo and Kowloon grounds only are being used,

The Kowloon-Hawkins match

same.

BUCORSEFUL YOCKEYS,

The cash sweep on the Mr. Vida ... Derby, however, suffered a loss of Mr. W. Hill

Mr. Moller... patronage for only 1882 tickets were bought, as guiast just over 2,000 Mr. Sonres

Mr. Daigarno last year.

It was generally expected that Mr. I. Zellensky the race for the champions would Mr. T. W. Doyle result in Sir Paul Chater pulling of Mr. Gibson the double event this year. Empire Mr. Crocima Dahlin is very much fancied, parti Mr. Beth cularly in view of the pany's fine Mr. Remedios. win in the Jockey Club Stakes on

Capt. Spinks..... the first day and its performance in Mr. L. Noleon the Challenge Cup yesterday after Mr. Harriman noon when it came firet past the post but was disqualified for cross-

ing.

His Excellency the Governor arrived before the start of the fourth race, the Ladies' Purse.

After the Ladies Purse had been

should be very intarenting. The won by Roman Pride, the winning former team seem to have reached jockey, Mr. Gibson, was presented their form, and the latter will be out with his well-earned trophy by Miss Jemima Leveson whom, in accord- for the first time for three weeks.

ance with custom, he took in

Playing at home Kowloon have on advantage but I do not anticipate their winning although they might make a draw of the game.

to tifin after handing her beautiful bouquet tied with the blue and gold colours of the Sassoon stable.

Subsequently H.E: the Governor presented the Governor's Cup to Sir Paul Chater.

Total

,, 108 2nd $504.80

#

... 445 2nd $ -1,021.20 651 3rd $ 510.00 Unplaced ponim $ 150.00 Commission

$ 1,814,00

Total:.-,. • $ 6,570,00

Unplaced ponies, $25.00 each,

Uopiserd ponies, $35.00 cnob, tickeż Nos. 616, 323, 1132; 702; 783, ticket No. 443.

[160, Bir Paul's Diadem Dablis, 182lba.! Sir Paul's Leal Dahlia, 1651bm...

(Mr. Vida) 1 }

(Mr. Moller) 1 1st 2nd 3rd Mr. Ferdadad's Royal Oak,

Mr. Dynasty's King Henry 155 lbs. 150 be........(Mr. Remedios) 3

(Mr. L'algarno)., 2: Mesars, Dyer & Baith's Gallow Messrs. Leitch and Moncrieff'a'·

gate, 155lba........... (Mr. Hill) 3 Aviemozu, 151lbs...(Mr. Doyle) 5- Mrs. Hector Sassoon's Roman Ash, Messrs. Albert and Arnold's

Dandy Kid, 145lbs.

145lbs. (Mr. Moses) 0

6 2.1

8 0 4

3 8 3

2 2 2

2 1 1

1 2" 2

Time, 3,28 2/5.

1 1 8

Many lengths, three lengths.

1 1 3

0 1 1

Prosonted. $400 added for Win-

-THE LADIES PURSE-Mr. Dyer's Manifest 145 lbs.

0 1 1

01 0

nor. Secondl $200. Third $100. Mr. Ferdadad's Royal Beauty For China Ponies. Weight for

(Crockam)

0. 1 D 0 0 1

1.THE GRAND STAND Winner $600; Second $200. Third $100. For China Ponies bond fide Griffins on date of entry. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of one Race 5 lb.; of two or more. Races 10 lb. extra. (Subscription Griffins of this Season 1922-1923 winners no penalty, non-winnere allowed 5 lb.) (Jockey allow anco.) Entrance $10. Three quarters of a Mile. Pari mutuel ;~~

Winder, Places:-1st

Cash Sweepe

2od 3rd

6.10

6,00

37.70

16.60

Ticket No. 187 1st ́§ -1,111.60

5

,, 100 2nd $ 917.60 ., 378 3rd $ 158.80 $200.00 $447,00

King's meet the Durban and on the Bailors recent form the soldiers should win, but they will need to play wach The ponies which had qualified better than they did against the for the Champions during the first Chinese last week, when although the two days were:-Neston, Peerless better team they were lucky to win. Dublin, Honesty Dahlia Diadem The Sailors have lost two weeks in Dahlia, Invincible King, Orient Unplaced-ponies- succession to Kowloon one being a Dahlin, Royal Conqueror.-Rialto Commission shield tie, their play is certainly not Star, Empire Dahlia, Roman Vic improving.

tory, Dainty Dahlia, Wild Thyme, Kowloon recond team should beat Roman, Republic, Ideal Dahlia, South China "B Sportsman. Dalin, Penguin, Allied

Unplaced ponies, $25.00 each, ticket King, King Johnnie, Spotted Sand, No. 97, 497, 11, 641, 262, 246, 158, Yellow River.

the Auxiliaries.

team will give the Hawkins a good run for their money but I expect to see the Sailors win. The King's will no doubt succeed in getting two points at the expense of Ambrose.

OFFSIDE:

JAPANESE TENOR' COMING.

'A 'WONDERFUL ARTIST.

PARI-MUTUEL.

HIGHEST DIVIDEND,

WINNER-(FIRST DAY),

Peerless Dahlia-2nd Race. Empire Dahlia-0th Race.

PLACE (FIRST DAY).

403.

Total....$2,235.00

|

(Mr. Harriman) Mt. Da Ross'e Dapper Don (lata

Aloha) 135lbs...(Mr. Da Roza), 0

...(Beth). O

1641ba (Mr. Boarea) O

(Mr. Zellensky) Times: 239, 4,5. Two lengths; half a length.

inches as per scale. Winners at Mr. L. Nelson's Valiant Dablia, this Meeting other than Subscrip tion Griffins 5 lb. extra. Jockeys Mr. Sath's Knockinh Leg 158/be. who have won three or more Official flat Races in Hongkong or China 5 lb. extra. (Jockey allowance.) Entrance $10. Once Round. Pari-mutuel :-

Winner, Places-1st

J

42.80

$

18.00 14.40 12:90

201 3rd Cash Sweeps:-

Ticket No. 115 let $2,196,40°

296 2nd $ 610.10

"

,, 137 3rd $ 305.20

Unplaced ponies Commission

$ 100.00

$ 788.00

7-THE 'RIAL/TO" STAKES. -Presented by the Members of the Hongkong Stock Exchange. Value $1,000 to Winner, Second to receive $300. Third $200. For Subscription Griffins of this Sea- son 1922-1923. Weight for inches- as per sesio. Winner of the Bab- scription Griffins Challenge Cap 5 b, (Jockey allowance.) En trance $10. Ope Mile,

Pari-mutuel

Winner,

Places:--Ist

8.30

$

6 20

2nd 3rd

7.80

7,50

Cash Sweeps:-

Ticket No. 876 1st $3,758.30 772 2nd $ 1,073.80) „1003 3rd $636,90

}}

Unplaced ponies $ 75.00 Commission

$ 1,361,00

Total ........$8,040.00

Unplaced ponies, $25.00 each, ticket Nos. 769, 103, 472, 672. Mr. Heater Ssasoon's Roman

Pride, 150 lbs. ...(Mr. Gibeon) 1 Sir Paul's Sceptic Dahlia (late Ex chequer Bill), 160lbs. --....

(Mr. Moller)2. Mr. Ferdadud's Royal Conqueror,

Total...... 6,805,00 (late Pawnshop) 180lbs

(Mr Dalgarno) 3

Usplaced ponies, $20.00 each, (Mr. Vida) 1 Mr. L. Nelson's Apache Scout,

ticket Nos. 1131, 958, :1214.) 1431be. (Mr. Nelson) 0

Sir Paul's, Diadem Dahlin, 160iba (Mr. Vida) 0

(Mr. Vida). I Mr. Hector Bassoon's Roman Mr. John Peel's Yellow River,

Warrior (late Waterloo) 160 lbs.. 158lbs.......(Mr. Zellensky) 2-

(Mr. Zellensky) 0 Mr. Harley's Dempsey, 153lbs. Mesara, Stephen and Stitt's Bees,

157 lbs...... Time: 1.53.3/5. One Length; two lengths.

Sir Paul's-Valiant Dablia-152|bs.

Mésors. Stephen & Stitt's John

(Mr. Bill) 33

(Mr. Moller). O

(hir. Crockam) 0 Bir Paul's Dainty Dablis, 185lbs.

Mrs. Hector Sassoon's Roman Bay, 150/be. *...(Mr. Gibeon) Mr. Tower's Flash Tile, 150lbs.

(Mr. Nelson) 0 Time: 2:12. 2/5.... Two lengths; one Jagth.

Kenta, 155/be...(Mr. Crookem) 2 Bir Faul's Sporteruan Dallin 1051ba Mt. Hector Sassoon's Roman Stan-

dard, 1471be.......(Mr. Gibson) 3 Orient Dahlia-6th Race ...$216.60 Mr. A. A. Alver' Bacadura, 3491bx Neston-1st Race .....

62.70

(Mr. Zellensky) 0 33.70 Mr. H. Birkett'e Korean Siar, 24.70

152lbs ...

.......(Mr. Doylo) 0. Mr. A. II. Carroll's Maple Leaf,

145lbs... ....(Mr. Nelson) 0 Mr. Dynasty'a King Charlie 155lbs Mr. Ferdzdad's Royal Earl 147lbs (Mr. Dalearno)

(Mr. Bemedios) 0 Bir Paul's Batisfaction Dahlia

1521be. .................(Mr. Moller) 0 Messrs. G. H. Patta & Ellis

Hayim's Petrol King 155lbs.

(Mr. HGD) 0 16.90 16.10 Mry Seth's In spite of, 147 lbs.

(Mr. Moses) 0

$82.50 61.20

remarked, was even more absurd în modera circumstances. It was. up-

Orient Dahlia-6th Race:$19.80 1st Hongkong is to have the op Ideal Dahlia-6th Race.. 23.10 2nd held and practised to do away with

portunity next week, on Thursday a serious inequality which existed be and Friday nights, of doing something Royal Oak-11th Race... 31.10 3rd tween busband and wife. A man who to retrieve its shattered magical re- could read, if only a few words, sould putation by going along, to the

WINNER (SECOND DAY). claim" benefit of clergy, "and escape the Theatre Royal to hear Mr. Seijiro Ideal Dahlia-Derby Yesterday's cable reported that, capital penalty for a exime committed Tatsumi, who is known as the King Johnnie 9th Race the House of Lords han passed the by him; but it was aimed at a Tatenmi, is said to have a tenor voice Ponguin-6th Race

"Japanese John McCormick," Mr.Sportsman Dahlia-6th Race second reading of a bill introduced by matter of course that to

woman of rare quality and eweetness for the Lord Chancellor, designed to could read, and the rule of coercion which a good deal of the credit mast PLACE (SECOND DAY), - abolish the ancient legal presumption was upheld to save women from being be given to his instructor, Mr. Milton that a wile is acting under her "executed for doing the very thing Seymour, who accompanies him at Ideal Dahlia-Derby...$15.70 1st Simple Pete--9th Race. 18,80 2nd husband's coercion when she com- their husbands could do without being American born, Mr. Tatsumi sings. Prior Muir-6th Race 26.60 3rd

presence. executed." While admitting that in six languages with equal fluency Originally enacted by Kinga Ine the law was now inappropriate, and his diction, style, and interpretá and Canate, this doctrinn nas as consel for Mrs. Peel all be taust tion are considered to be particularly with it from a coverely good. He has a voice of wide range old $3 any part of the law deal

mite

a crime in his

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his concerto,

not

and bis upper register is the best. His penal programma includes modern

LOGEL AND GENERAL.

Time 1.32 1/8.

A Sweepstakes of $50 each for Starters with $2,000 added for Winner. Second $750. Third- $400. For China Ponies, Win nors at this Meeting only. Weight for inches as per sale. Ponies to be ridden by Jockeys who have won at least 3 Official flat Races. in Hongkong and China, o Jockey approved by the Stewards, One. Mile and a quarter. Pari-mutuel:-

0,5,-THE. AMERICAN CUP-

Presented by American Citizens・・ resident in Hongkong, with $400 added for Winner. Second $200, Third $100. For China Ponies bond fide Griffins on date of en-8.—THE CHAMPION STAKES. try. Weight for inches as per scale. Winner of one Race & l., of two Races 7 lb., of three or more Races 10 lb. extra... Bub. sorfption Griffing of this Season 1923-1923 allowed 7 lb. (Jockey A length; two longtha. ·

allowance:), Entrance $10. Once Round 2-THE GREAT 'SOUTHERN

STAKES.-Winner $500. Second Pari-mutuel $200. Third $100. For China Winner, Ponies., Weight for inches as per

Places;-Ist scale. Winners at this Meeting of one Race 5 lb. ; of two or more Races 10 lb. extra Griffins Cash Sweeps allowed 5 lb.; Subscription Gri- fins of any Season non-winners ..of an Official Race allowed 10 lb. Entrance $10. One Mile anda $2,660.70

quarter. 760.20 Pari-mutual:-

Winner Brd

980.10

Placer:-Irt

Highest number of tickets sold

6TH HACÉ.

1st

CASH SWEEP.

HIGHEST DIVIDEND.

6TH RACE (187 DAY). ·

Ideal Dahlia, No. 496-

£nd

a

Harvest King, No. 56

2nd 3rd

10 00 7.80 15.70

994 tickete-$4,970.':

DELBY (2D DAX).

| Cash Sweeps

Ticket No. 403 lat $1,513.00 631 2nd $433.00 857 Brd

216.00

Unplaced popies Commission

.50.00

$2,079.20

Total

553 00

$2,765.00

3,851.20

1,425.60

General Sir Manoël Gomes da Coto... Commander in Ubief Ideal Dahin, No. 240 of the Portuguese Forses in the Far

of England and was well established, practical standpoint. He was 1 Only the other day it was sucoses going. ho said, to argue whether it Frengby Italian and English songs Orient Dahlia, No. 93- fally invoked in the famous. Feel was a good law or a bad law ander with perhaps a group of Japanese case. Captain Owen Pool and his, existing circumstances. All he argued numbers. What is the most warpri wife, bath wall-known in sporting was that it was the law, and, being his wonderful mastery of the English

ing thing about his performance circles, were charged with having the law, must be applied in this as in tongue and he is in every respech obtained and having endeavoured to other cases. Mr. Justics Darling very fine artist. obtain money from book-makers by having dwelt upon the absurdity of means of forged or "back-time" tele- the law, added: "I can only ear in grams sent in their names from Avon the words of the jurius Stephens it is Dawest Post Offen, Warwicks melancholy law, not to be com hire Acting on the advice of his mended, bus followed." Acsont- counsel, Captain Feel pleaded guilty, ingly, he must discharge H. Fl He was sentenced to twelve calendar That a judge should thus be forced to East, will arrive from Macao on the King Henry, No. 1802 months' imprisonment in the second set against his expressed opinion Portuguese puubout "Patris ** on and division Mr. Feel pleated not naturally aroused wide comment, and Monday, to pay an official visit to Valiant Dahlia, No. 865-

Brd guilty, claiming the benefit of the law the question arose whether this rule Hongkong.. which presumed coercion by the ought longer to zomain undisturbed husband if no evidence could be pro as a part, and a highly important part dused to the contrary. The judge, Mr,ol English criminal law, Women, it Jastics Darling, upheld this claim, and was pointed one, had made good their

Her Winning Way," a highly enter the jury, as directed from the Bench, footing in almost every walk of lite taining story full of action and all is returned a forcual verdict of sequittal, upon an aquality with men. They fair in love, is now running on the Mr. Justics Darling, however, did not notad to day in the field of the law conceal his opinion that in this itself as jurors, se agistrates, and as me the principle, which he was bound barristers. They sit in the House o

to apply led to an unreasonable and Commons, and are

table result, inasmuch

the authority

on high to sikin

A Special Realart picture, fea turing the famous star Miss Mary Miles Minter in a distinctive play

1st

Highest number of tickets sold: DERGY 1892 tickets-$18,320.00.

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stage of the World Theatre till the Sir Past

Brd instant. The Fathe News No. Mr. Hector Bagston 40. give very interesting events and Mr. Dynasty attractive sounen cut worth Teening Mesars, ¿Potia &.. and the programmie eloss with Hat Mr. H. Birkett Hosch comedy, “ Trolly-Troubles meers. Stephen & Buttr

[Mr.- Ferdadud

Unplaced penis, $25,09. sach, ticket Nos, 380, 50,

Bir Paul's Honesty Dahlia 187lbs (Mr. Vida) Sir Paul's White Star Dahlia, (late Golden Knob) 15alha! (Mr. Moller) Meers. Stephen and Britt's Wild Thyme. 1005be...(Mr. Crocka

"Harim's Allied

18011

01 Mr. Fendudal's Royal Crisis

Gibson

1st Brid 8rd

201

11

2nd 3rd

8.90

7.00

7.80

Winner,

15.00

Places:-let

Ticket No. 475 1st $5,721.90

„,480 2nd ̧ ̄ $1,063.40

¡¡, 1019 3rd $ . 581.70

Unplaced ponies Commission

$175.00

$1,573.00

Total.

$6.885.00 T Usplaced poinne, $25.00 each. ticket No. 209, 1127, 427, 514, 787, 864, 42,

B

Mr. Hector Bassoon's Roman

Victory, 157lbs. (Mr. HUY Lady Chater's Penguin, 187lbs. Hosas, Stephen & Butt's Simple

Pete, 1581b#p(Crockam) 8

2nd

3rd

Cash Sweeps:--

14.70

47:70

8.80

$10.60

Ticket No. 3061 1st $23,214.

748 2nd $ 6,632.80. 1484 3rd $ 3,518 40

Unplaced ponies Commission

Total

$ 500:00

$8,416.00

................. $42,080.00

Unplaced ponies, $100.00 each, ticket Nos. 3971, 2710, 4165, 3968, 3652.

Mr. Hactor Bassoon's Roman

Republic, 188 lbe...(Mr. Hoard). I Sir Raul's Honesty, Dahila, 162 16k.

Mr. Dynasty's King Johnic, 1601bXANT (Mr. Vida)

Q (Mr. Dalgarno) 0

Mr. Dynasty's Spotted Sand, y By 165lbə:(Mr. Dalgarno) 3 Mezarny Leitch and – Moneriaffs.

Sir Paul's Empire Dahlia, 1611be, Prior Muir, 1081bs,(Mr, Doyla) Bir Paul's Orient Dahlia, 160/ba...

{H Mollet)! Mr. H. Birkette Rialto Star, WM (Mr. Moller) 0 BEDROOM.(Mr. Doyle). Menara. G. H. Pošta & Ella

Hayim's Veturan King, 16315 M. G. H. Potts and Rije

Hayim'a Invincile King 1551b. Mr. Seth's Even though, 100lbs.

USER MAD Ach m Toware Cyr Tile 152lbü

Ridge

Time: 1.56%

Three quarter length; half

Mr. Hector Bassoon's Roman, Ibicon, (Mr. Gibson); Air. Poarisan Dahlia, 185 Ibe

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