1923-03-02 — Page 7

FRIDAY: MARCH 2 1923

'THE RACING CARNIVAL. *

Continued from page 4.)

THE LUCKY ONES."

BIG SWEEP" WINNERS.

1

a

STREET BATTLE.

POLICE TIGHT ROBBERS.

A REVOLVER DEEL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"An attempted armed robbery bad

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

AGED CHINESE WOMAN KILLED,

of the Course, was in motor boar No. 587 which knocked, down ang unknown Chinese woman, about Boventy years of age. She was re-

While on his way to the Races, Hospital with all speed, but died.

dronistic nequel in the street, thie Mr. H. Birkett, the popular Clerk two minutes after admission. four Chinese approached a boarding morning. Soon after ten o'clock house known as the King Wo, [124, Connaught Road, The occup

aut of the house was sitting in his room when somebody called out to hir.

The fold got away to a good start The cash swoop on the Derby! and the ponies possed the stand for the first time with Roman Pride yesterday was won by Major A. E, lending followed by Honesty Dah Littlejohn, R.A.M.C. and to-day la, Peerless Dahlin and Rialto Star Mr. Fung Shun Kum, & broker of with Roman Republic next and the Holland-China Trading Com Invisible King last, Peerless Dah- lia took abarge passing the football pany won the Champions sweep. atand and Rialta Star and Spotted Sand came up into second and third places. Rialto Star tried hard to get ahead at the Rock and Hill brought up Invisible King at the bend. At this stage six of the ponies were running in a bunch and the first to emerge from a fine tussle. was Roman Republic who had kept ̧,

SPECIAL CABLE.

SINGAPORE SUICIDE.

in the background most of the way EUROPEAN SHOOTS HIMSELF. round and Heard brought his mount

in a length and a half ahead· of Honesty Dahlia who beat Spotted Sand for third place by half length,

[China Mail SPECIAL.]

JINGAFdez, Marsh '1. -THE CONSOLATION Mr. Clark, a shipping assistant STAKES.-Winner $600. Second employed by Mesure. Barlow and Co. $200. Third $100. For China mmitted suicide, shooting himself

Ponies that have run and not won with a revolver.

at this Mceeting. Weight for inches as per scalo. (Jackey allowance). Entrance $5. One Mile.

Pori-mutuel:

Winner,

Places:-Ist

$ 13.60

8.90

2ud ård

$ 8.90

$ 27.20

Cash Swetps:

751 2nd $ **

.. 1082 3rd $

Unplaced ponies

Commistion

Ticket No. 399 1st. $ 8,025.40 864.40 432.20 $ 150.00 $ 1,118.00

.$ 0,590.00

Total

"SUI AN" PIRACY, {

SHIPPING JOURNAL'S COM. MENTS.

The next thing that happened was the andden appearance of two Chinese. The occupant was nekeil to go to a certain shop hut as be was dressing to do so one of the tivo, men suddenly seized him by the throat while the other man faced him with a revolver.

The other two Chinese in the meantiune. were keeping watch. The ecoup- ant shouted for assistance which die- turbed the robbers' sebome. Fear ing arrest, they made a bid for #afety and left the boarding house, in haste.

sized up the situation set up & broe Neighbours who had by then

and cry. A revenus officer, a Chinese detective and. a Indian constable answered the call and im mediately gave chase. The robbers secing that the police were closing in upon them opened fire. The police replied and a veritable street battle ensued. A number of the bullets however found the body of one of the robbera but inspite of his Shipping and Engineering (Shang-terrible wounds he put up a dogged bai) of this week contains a lengthy resistance and, continued to fire commentary on the report of the until the chambers of his revolver "Sai Au" Piracy Commission, and were empty. while agreeing in the main with the The Chinese detective then rush- findings and recommendations, based for him, and although bleeding some strong comment on the fact profusely he continued his resist that the Commission' does not call

While the hand to hand for the compulsory adoption of Indian constable rushed forward. struggle was being decided the wireless on Chins Coast ships. It and eased the situation, while a is considered that the compulsory second robber was also seized and adoption of wireless on coset vessels arrested. The wounded robber was must come sooner or later, but conveyed to the Civil Hospital but; inevitably, that every year's delay is not expected to live, meang avoidable loss of life and ships, and that, as the Chinese themselves appear to be more or less spathetic in 3 the matter, the whole subject ought to be taken up by the Diplomatic (Mr. Soares) 0 Body at Peking. Incidentally, Shipping and Engineering men- tions, a fact that few people, apart from those connected with

Toplared ponies, $25.00 each, ticket Nos. 888, 97, 027, 462, 251,

1004.

Mr. Henry Humphreys' Speckled

Monse, 185lbe.....(Mr. Doyle) 1 Bir Paul's Sceptio Dahlia 155ths.

(Mr. Moller). 2 Mr. Gilpin's Western Union, 162lbs. (Mr. Sath) Mr. Dyir's Manifesto, 152ite.

Mr. Dynasty's King Henry, 154lbs.

(Mr. Dalgarno)

Mr. Graba's Autumn Time,

ance.

AMERICAN TOURISTS.

WHAT THEY THINK OF HONGKONG.

After their tour round the Colony

150lb (Mr. Harriman) 0 the Nea, aro Aware of that yesterday the American tourists

Chins, with a vast amount of frankly admit that Hongkong in the ....

0 shipping her own and foreign, make most delightful place in the Est ing use of her ports, has no shipping Thess 460 globe trotters are making 0 laws. There is no equivalent of the full use of an extensive programma British Merchant Shipping Aot in which has been arroged for them by China, and apart from an altogether Wm. Farmer and Op, who incidentally anavoidable observance of the Inter have acted as agrats for eight pre [national Regulations for the Freven. | vious world craises.

Lt. H.N. Lake & Lt. J. R. D'Aeth's Lottery, 50lbe...(Mr. D'Aetb) Mr. Nelson's Navajo Ecout, 1591bs, (Mr. Nelson) Mesars, G. H. Potta& Ellis Heyim's Mountain King 1551be. (Mr Hill), Time 2.00 2/5. Length and a 10f; ball a length. 10. THE NIL DESPERANDUM STAKES.-Winner $500. Second $200. Third $100. For Subscrip- tion Griffins of this Season 1022- 1023 that have run and not won at this Meeting. Weight for inches as per scale. (Jockey allowance.) Entranco $5. Five Furlouge.

Pari-routuel

Winner,

Places lah

2nd Bl

$ $ 7.80

40 90 10.20

$ 11:70,

20

Cash Sweeps:-

Ticket No. 958 1st $ 5,045.00

*578 3nd $ $70,00 876 3rd $ 435.00 Unplaced ponies $ 250,00 Commission

Total...

$ 1,150.00

$5,750,00

tion of Collisions at Sea, and various Yesterday 280 of the party visited local regulations, there is no shipping Canton making the outward journey law under which those responsible for by steamer and the homewati abipping in Chiness waters rasy be journey by train. To day the other fali guided and controlled,

of the trippers have also gone to Canton

The reference of the "Eni An "nud have been invited by the Canton Commission to the carrying of fire-Civil Governor to join him at after- arms by ships' officere has brought noon tea.

forth the suggestion in Shipping and These American tourists made Engineering that the present types of yesterday a real sud letter event for pistol issued to officers are too hig and the riceha and chair coolies, who in: cumbersome and that what is indicat.addition to doing a brisk trade had ed in a general isane of a pistol of the “edmshaw" gratuities lavishly bo automatic type, small enough to bestowed upon them,

carried about, even on a very hot] The tourists will complete their day, with a minimum of discomfort. programme of sight seeing to-morrow and yet sufficiently reliable, and by a visit to Macao. !deadly to meet sil reasonsble The "Resolute" will leave Hongkong

amergencies.

for Manila at eight o'clock to-morrow night.

One Japanese and two Chinese. cases of small-pox were reported yesterday..

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.TO-DAY'S' ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PBX Undersignol have nocived in tructions from Mosbray 8. North Esq. to sell by-l'ublic Auction.

Unplaced ponies. $25.00 each, ticket No. 313, 154, 564, 545, 531, 948, 63, 415, 1007, 786. Mr. Bernard's Meadowgrass,

158lbs. (Mr. Bellesky) 1 Mr. Harley's Dempsey 102lbs

(Mr. Hill) 3 Mrs. Bernard's Snodgrass, 150lbs.

(Mr. Spinke) S Mr. Allure's Bobin Gray, 150b4,

(Mr. Davies) 0 Cash Sweeps s Mr. Allaurea Sneckio, 147lbs. Tickt No. 425 let $3,203.907

(Mr, Nelson) D

,,1182 2nd $ .915.40. Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin's Regman,

829 3rd ($÷457,70 147be. (Mr. Da Roza) 0 Unplaced ponies. $175.00 Mr. Dynasty's King's Jester

Commission

$1,118,00 1544b...(Mr. Dalgarno) 0 Mr. Harriden's Bhudmsah, 1471ba

Total...... $5,940.00

Last month .64 of an inch raizfall wee moorded at the Botanic Gardens, the previous element falling on nine days and the highest being 28 inch oncote, the 21st.

(Mr. Moses) 0

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Mesars. Horie & Cock's Old Unpisced ponies, $28.00 each, Monkeynata, 168lbs. (lift, Seth) 0 ticket Nos. 957, 883, 1149, 1127, 199, Mt. Robert's Banfrew, 185lbs.

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Race Meating

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Leading Articles

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Local and General

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Kowloon Marathon H.K.C.C.

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A Progressive Business

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Criminal Sesalong.

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West River Thrilla

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Robber Shot..

Hongkong Food Supplies

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Filipino Stanaway

The Racing Carnival

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To night's Revels

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Obituary

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Demand For Money

4. Haiphong Road, Kowloon,

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Disorder in China

Canton News ...

Police Recruits: Interport Sport Ngai Bong-Ping Shanghai Wedding.. Lugard Hall Concert Arme as" Shrimps' Apy Questions Coloured Man's Challenge....15 Horticultural Society Menace of Mah Jong Trade and Finance

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