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MOUTRIE

PIANOS

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China Mail

Temperature 71 Barometer 29.79′

Rainfall 10.00 – in. Humidity 91...

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ANDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1923. BITATXAXREC::Mend

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Hongkong Hotel Building.

(Reuter e-Service to the £

ANOTHER VICTORY FOR ZEV.

MAY RACE IN FRANCE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

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LOUISVILLE, November 18.

WHAT MR. SINCLAIR SAYS,

The victory of Zev yesterday, when he defeate BERLIN

ber 18.... ed In Memoriam by a nože in a 11⁄41⁄44′ mile racë, General Nollet has left for Probably to probably means that he will seek international call the attention of the French

ment to a honours. The winner of yesterday's race was low, grave incident likely to have serio quences,vited to compete in a six-cornered International. According to French sources the in occurred race for a million franc purse at Longchamps next at Leipzig, where French

offices, May. and members of the Dresden section of hallied mili- tary control, were dragged out of his beds in a hotel at 4 am. and detained in the room.for five hours. It is alleged they were slimefully molested and insulted before their release was ordered from Dresden. The officers faeviously been held up by the Reichswer whmotoring from Dresden to Leipzeg They we etained several hours before being released of fastractions from a superior Reichswehr officer.

SPEECH OF, MUSSOLINI

BERLIN IS PLEASED.

BERLIN, November 19.

Mr. Sinclair, owner of Zev, stated that his horse would undoubtedly compete in a race, abroad, if the offer still hold good after the result of bis race against My Own in the latter part of November when he was defeated.

It is claimed that, as a result of his victory. against In Memoriani, Zev becomes the greatest money-winning horse of the Turf. Mr. Sinclair yesterday cleared £5,000; thus increasing his total winnings to £60,215. It is stated this beats the re- cords of the English cracks Isinglass (£58,255) and | Donovan (£55,443).

CHINESE ECONOMIC MISSION.

BUSY DAYS IN FRANCE.

PARIS, November 18, The Chinese Economic Mission is actively pur- suing its studies in France, particularly in Paris aswhere it has inspected the under-ground railway

and sewage systems, electric power stations, motor

A semi-official statement expressed the almost satisfaction at Signor Mussolini's speech Mussolini's reparations, programme mains with the German Government's plans, but is ful ment must remain completely ineffective soubar large German sources of production are withdra from the disposal of the German Government which is resolved to place the entire strength of an economic life as a productive pledge at the Arvice of avery solution of the reparations problem which guarantees Germany's independence in future economic life,

HOME ELECTIONS,

LONDON, November 18. Mr. Winston Churchill has accepted an favita tion to contest Leicester West,··

WHITE WINGS.

WEEK-END YACHTING..

CHAMPIONSHIP. RACES,

STRANGE

works, wireless stations, and industrial schools. During their three weeks stay, the members also. visited Lyons, Le Creusot, St. Etienne. It is hoped that more active Franco-Chinese commercial rela tions will follow the visit.. Information Bureaux are being organised and will be managed by repre- sentatives of the Peking Chamber of Commerce. It is particularly hoped to increase the export of raw silk, to France. · The members of the Mission were | guests at á banquet at the Bienvenue Francaise at

chick Minister Reibol presided. 1

COINCIDENCE:

MAGISTRATE DIES.

LAPICQUE AND CO.

BANKRUPTCY PROCEED-

ING'S,

Before the Registrar (Mr. C. D. Melbourne) at the Supreme Court on Saturday, Mr. Paule Lapicque was publicly examined in connec tion with the recent bankruptcy of Messrs. P. A. Laploque and Co.

A series of strange incidents at Bastbourne has set the townS The first championship event for people talking. Every time John racing yachts was sailed on Satur-Blackman, a well-known Labour day over a course round Lyemun worker, is committed to prison by Beacon (S), Cust Rock Buoy (5), the local magistrates in connection Mark Boat in Quarry Bay (P) and Channel Rocks (P), the distance with arrears under a wife mainten- being 9 miles. There was a cance order, there follows (it is

The Official Receiver (Mr. H. A. light breeze from East South East alleged) a tragic death of one of the at the start which died away to magistrates sitting on the Bench at Nisbet) conducted the examination, calm as the evening wore on, cause the time of the committal, and M. T.. G. Bennett, Mr. H. C.) ing several yachts to finish in the

Mr. Blackman has called atten-Macnamara, Mr Paul Hodgson, dark and paddle home. The Gael tion to this himself. In a letter he Mr. R. E. A Webster, and others class started at 2:30 pm. but no boat points out that he has been sen of this class reached home within the time limit 6.00 p.m., the "Mee Sing "crossing the line at 6.02.05. The other results wère fallows;~

as

tenced to imprisonment on four watched the proceedings on behalf occasions, and, he continues, "It of creditors, may be a coincidence, but the

Mr. Lapicque stated that he judge who first sentenced me was carried on business, with a partner the first to die. Following each | HEYWARD HEYS CLASS.

separate committal by a magistrate, in France, under the style of Messrs. P. A. Lapicque and Co. H'cap Correct Points one of them died suddenly " Yacht oned for Mr. Blackman has been com- He was the only partner in the Course Time. Racemitted once more under the same Far East. The principal offices of

Gladys Scratch 609.44 8 order, and people are wonderis Company in the Far East were

Queen's Road.

Sealark

6.19.34. Spray... Did not finish Boojum Scratch 6.25:10: Winifred... - 6.02.50

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6.05.53

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Sirius ...... Did not finish Ursula.......Scratch, 5.38.25

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Lola Did not start Belinda

Did not finish': 520

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Daphnie ...'Did riot finish Bonito.....Scratch 6.26.25

ONE DESIGN CLASS.

5.46.30

All82 Halcyon Did not finish

HANDICAP CLASS,

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what is going to happen next.

at Haiphong and Hongkong. A statement of his affairs, which he 10a bad start and before she got to had filed, showed that his liabilities Q D'Agullar the rest of the fleet, in in Hongkong amounted to $877,085 cluding "Niobe," were out of sight and his assets to $87,502. In Hai- She made better going on the phong the liabilities were 817,296 run, however, and when she plastres and there was also owing entered the harbour some of to employés and staff 19,500 the other boats could be seen just plastres. He attributed his bank- crawling up past the Naval yard ruptcy to the depreciation of in almost a dead calm. Keeplog French currency and also to heavy. wellover to the Kowloon side, expenses incurred in connection course which had been successfully with the requisition of his firm's ves followed sadler by the Nlobe" sels by the French Govennient. The aho carried the wind down with Company had also incurred losses her to within about 300 yards of the In.connection with the failure of finishing line. Thereafter she and the Banque Industrielle de Chine. Feathers which, with the Com He realised that the firm was modore at the tiller could be seen insolvent last July, and he applied through the darkness almost to the Courts in Haiphong for atationary within a stone's throw of Ruidation A Receiving Order the line had to rely on “josa” and had also been made against him ar the tide for the war Though Hongkong The firm was submit- the wind flattened out disappoint ting a scheme for arrangement to ingly and was never stin enough its creditor,

Rolla Scratch 5.26.17 Bidha

5.32.56 La Linda... 1392496052417 Argole I... Did'not' finish" Dorothea... Did not start Colleen 700 5.59.37 S Winsome... Did not finish,

ROUND THE ISLAND

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Fin: Parts

An interesting event yesterday was the race around the island for cruiser classes. The starting and to please the helmsmen of the The Registrar made an order, finishing line was off the yacht club bigger craft it was an exceedingly at the request of the Official and the island was left on the star pleasant crise SAGAZI | Receiver," to ", dispense with the board hand. There was a fairly. The following are the manifa ---- public examination of the partner steaily, brezze at the start but it was' hard work beating up throughị Lye | Man Aileen had the wad fuck very, early, in the race to carry away her peak halyards and she move itvo, Irene atid – Noise-

also had some trouble wit their jlb sheets.

MAY ENGLISH RIGAU

Points The examination was then dec Cralser

for 4 Jared closed

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