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DUNBAR FAMILY DOUBLE. HAVE YOU WON?

THE CHAMPIONS.

Fine Win For Elliot Bay.

RECORD TIME.

The Fastest Race For Twelve Years.

WINNER WAS A VERY HOT FAVOURITE.

The "China Mall" joins the many who congratulated Mr. and Mrs. L. Dunbar, two of the most popular turfites of Hong Kong, on bringing off the "great double" for the first-and we hope not the last-time in their China pony career.

After winning the Derby last year, Mr. Dunbar falled to annex the Champions although he had three candidates in the field. Elliot Ray and Chesapeake Buy then ran second and third to King of Hearts. At the last Shanghai (autumn) meeting, King of Hearts beat Chesapeake Bay who turned the tables on Elliot Bay.

THE LADIES' PURSE.

There was absolutely no element

At the foot of the incline, Elliot

Chesapeake Bay who diately pulled up.

of duke about Ellint Bay's smash-Bay sensationally swept past ing victory to-day when he lowered the record set up by Triumphant Dahlia in 1916.

Elliot Bay's time was returned ns 2 minutes, 32.4/5 seconds. And the course he ran on to-day was considerably slower than that of 1916 when Triumphant Dahlia won the Champions In 2 minutes, 33.2/5 seconds.

The full time covered was as follows:-27.3/5, 56.1/5, 1.29.2/5, 2.00:1/6, 2.32.4/5,

honour of winning on Booran la

To-day's Cash Sweeps

at a Glance.

1925, was very pleased indeed to ALL THE LUCKY NUMBERS. be successful again this year, and hoped that he would be fortunate the cash sweeps at to-day's races. Below are given the results of

enough to win when he came down Drawers of unplaced startera (from Shanghai) again. Three rousing cheers wore then called get $50 each except where and given and then Mr. Maitland stated. escorted Miss Luard to tiffin.

Race

No. 87

$777.00

*1

In passing, it is recalled that a departure was made this time

440

222.00, owing to a change in the pro-

181

111.00 gramme. The race for the Gover- Unplaced $50.00 each; - Nos. nor's Cup was held on the first 72, 248, 345, 76, 315, 2! day and not the third. Copee- quently, there was no public pre- L. Dunbar who sentation by His Excellency to Mr. won with Elliot Bay, also ridden by Mr. Maitland.

1.—FOOCHOW CUP-inuer $600, second $200. third $100, for Chlua ponies, weight for inches as per scale, ponies that have rum aí any previous meeting in Hong Kong, Macao or China and have never won a race and griffins of this meeting allowed 5 lb., subscription griding of this meeting allowed 10 Ib.. Jockey allowance, entrance $10, Two miles. Messrs. Stanton and Reidy's

San Diego 158 lbs........ (Mr. Stanton)

Race IL

No. 615

.251

825

$1,569.40 448.40 224.20

No.

Unplaced $50.00 each:

210.

No. 186.

37

46 657

Race II.

$1,705.20

2487.20

243.60

Unplaced $50.00 each: - Nos.

601,

679, 107, 198

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

EARL OXFORD.

Famous Statesman Dead.

GREAT LIBERAL LEADER.

Passes Away After Shert

London, To-day. `- The death has occurred of Lord Oxford and Aaquith-Beuter.

An earlier message stated that the Earl of Oxford and Asquith has developed acute pharyngitis

"2 769

!** 271.40 Unplaced $50.00 each: Nos. With signs of bronchitis. His con- 368, 711, 698, 299, 456, 619, 362,dition is of the gravest. He is unconscious. The family has been summoned.]

Race IV.

No. 770

325

$1,899.80 542.80

1

Mr. Loo Cheuk-éuen's U Un II Mr. R. M. Austin's Brigade 153 lbs....... (Mr. Wong)

Call 158 lbs.

2

184, 56.

(Mr. Maitland)

8

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#

Rate V. No. 551 1 $4,025,00

1110

1,160.00 675.00

0

Unplaced 550.00 cách:

1101.

Race VI

No. 201

1937

*187

$8,875.00 1,050.00 525.00

Was Imme- Bengal con-Mr. L. Dunbar's Hudson Bay tinued to chase Elliot Bay, three lengths behind, with Pickle an- Mr. Gubbaya's Soho 144 lbs. 158 lbs. ..... (Mr. Charles) other three lengths behind and Helr Apparent another five lengths in Messrs, Hall and Shenton'a.

(Mr. Proulx)

arrears.

Rounding the village bend; Elliot Bay had a commanding lead and was steadily drawing away from Bengal who was second here and receding back to Pickle. Heir Ap- parent was a bad fourth at this

This return is also better than stage. the records for the

mile-0.58 in 1925 (by Gypsy

Love),

1 mile-2.02.2/5 in 1916 (also by Triumphant Dahlia). These, however, will not go down as official records which are only

LUCKY AMAH.

The first prize of $38,696.10 in the Champion Sweep was won by a Chinese Amah who bought her ticket during the day.

Ticket No. 8268 for the third prize was only sold shortly before the drawing but the owner's identity is unknown.

for full distance. Chesapeake Bay was leading at the mile and the honour of that figure belongs to him, Ellot Bay was in the van after a mile had been covered.

Pony-of Century.

It will be seen that. Elliot Bay's last quarter was done in 32.3/5 seconds-slow, but he was neither urged nor asked for any particular effort. Otherwise the time may have been even more sensational. Last year, King of Hearts beat Elliot Bay in 2.34.2/5 but the 1528 champion reversed the verdict on Monday,

Elliot Bay led strongly into the

The Gomeril 158 lbs.

(Mr. Sewell) 0 Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Mish

Mish 149 lbs. (Mr. Erskine) 0 Mr. F. Usher's Castle 152 lbs (Mr. Usher)

Time: 4.31.2/5.

0

4 lengths; a neck. Pari-mutuel: Winner 38.70;}

straight with Bengal and Pickle Places; ist $5.40; 2nd $8.10; 3rd

fighting it out for second place far in the rear and Helr Apparent all. out on the rails for fourth.

the mile post, Pickle gradually forged ahead and beat Bengal by two. lengths for second place in a gruelling struggle. Heir Apparent WIS bad fourth.

$6.40.

161

Unplaced $50.00 each:

1319, 687, 988.

**Race VIL -

No. 698

T

763.

No.

Nos.

$4,725.00

1,850.00,

675.00 Unplaced $50.00 each Nos. 471, 908, 1029; (1213, 466, 1108,

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

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NOT YET READY?

CANTON AND THE COMMUNISTS.

THE SWABUE SOVIET.

Crack Troops Watching Potential Enemies.

RED DANGER IN HINTERLAND OF SWATOW.

Promise of immediate action against the Swabue Communists and the Blas Bay pirates has not been fulfilled." Intelligence from reliable sources is that the Canton Government is still not ready to proceed with restoring order in its confines. Most of the crack troops are engaged in watching potential enemies.

No concerted move has been made on the Reds of Hoifung and Lukfung as has been stated. In fact, the danger seems to have spread towards the hinterland of Swatow, from which troops are being removed for political reasons--and not with a view towards wiping out the evil.

A section of political opinion in Canton favours rapprochement with Chiang Kai-shek but General Li Chai-sum has shown no change in his policy.

GOVERNMENT POLICY.

nan province, under the "Chris- [Note: Singyangchow is in Ho-

tian General's" rule,]

...

THE REVOLT.

“Christian General And His Subordinates.

The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, better known as Mr. H. H. Asquith, was born at Morley, Yorkshire, on September 12, 1862. He has been Leader of the Liberal Party since the resignation of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman In April, 1908, and was Prime Minister con-

In spite of military action hav- tinuously from that date until ing been initiated with a flourish December; 1916. He entered

of trumpets, the Red evil in that Parliament in 1886, and represented part of Kwangtung province be East Fifeshire without a break until his defeat in the General tween Biss Bay and Swatow has not abated Worse still, an un- Election of 1918. Re-entering the confirmed report says that a small House at a by-election in 1920, he band of roving Communists kaa represented Paisley until his re-stolen in the rear of a column Jection at the poll last year.

Mr. Asquith arst ofice was that Chai-sum from Hoyuen (on the of 3,000 men sent by General Li of Home Secretary, to which he was East River 150 mills from Can-are of the opinion that the revolt appointed in Mr. Gladstone's fourth ton) against the Swabae Soviet Ministry in 1892 In Opposition and has entered the outskirts of from 1805 until 1905, he became this thriving inland township. Chancellor of the Exchequer in Sir

News from the hinterland of Henry Campbell-Bannerman's Gov-Swatow (ie., in the lower Han

River basin) is still disquieting.

Far from taking fright at the School and at Balliol, Mr. Asquith approach of two bodies of regu- 34

was called to the Bar in 1875 and lara against their area, the Com- 304:

took silk. In 1830. He was at one munists seem to have spread out

A leader-writer Unplaced $50.00 each: Nos. time

on the somewhat. 1224, 1339, 1486, 297, 1014, 661, Spectator." He took a prominent

Troops Leave Red Zone. part as one of the counsel for the 31148, 986, 1278. -

Irish members before the Parnell of military forces away from the Political causes of transfers.

Commission.

r

Race VIII. No., 7217 $86,696.10

1809

10,484.60. 5,242,80 2,912.60 2,912.50

Elliot Bay won as he liked. At GRAND STAND STAKES-win- 98, 666, 1675.

'ner $800, second $200, third $100. for China Ponles bona fide griffins of this meeting, weight for luches as per scale; winners of one race 715 two or more ricei 10 15 extra; sib- scription griffins of this meeting—| winners: no - pensly, non-winners: allowed 5 lb., (jockey allowance), en- trance $10. Bix furlongs. Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve 158 lbs.

Elliot Bay was a hot favourite, starting at nearly two to one on.

Morning's Attraction.

The principal attraction of the morning was the Ladies' Purse, but although it was Ladies' Day, there was a slight falling off in the at- tendance before lunch. There was no change in the generally enjoy- able conditions throughout the meeting except for a slight drizzle now and again. Later on, the crowd was just as big as on any of the first two days.

The Regimental and. Pipe Banda

(Mr. Pote-Hunt) 1 Mr. Chan Tin-sion's. Winsome

Stag 168 lbs.

(Mr. Maitland) 2 Mr. R. J. Paterson's November 158 lbs. ..... (Mr. Bulteel) Mr. K. H's Chemal 158 lbs. (Mr. Sewell)

Time: 1.80.1/5.

#8263

No. 622

8770 38557

Race IX.

*$4,585.00

'1,810.00.

655.00

0

No. 24

3 length; 21⁄2 lengtha. Pari-mutuel: Winner $12,50;; Places: 1st $5.60; 2nd $5.40.

of the 2nd Batt., King's Own Scot-3-LADIES PURSE-presented, $400 tish Borderers rendered enjoyable diversion.

Arrangements were again ad- mirable both on and off the course.

48.5 1812

$3,790.60 1,085.80 542:80 Unplaced $50.00 each-- Nos. 269, 976, 454, 794, 8, 676

No. 1809 940

Race XIAN $856160* aded for winner, secord $200, third

1017.60 $100, for China ponies, weight for

816608,80 inches is per scale, winners at this

other than subscription Unplaced $60.00 each: Noa. writings

5 lb. extra, jockey allowance. 1220, 177, 1160, 1450 1042, 1202, entrance $10. About? furlongs, 55 689, 657, 952, 1085, 850, 920, 216 Favourites had a better. day to- Mr. L. Dunbar's Bakers Bay

yards.

360, 871, 311. day but exceptional dividends

163 lbs. ...(Mr. Maitland) could not be kept out. Masonic Hall repaid his 46 supporters hand. Mr. H. P. White's San Fran- cisco (late San Francisco Bay) 163 lbs.

Popular Victories.

for Mr. Ho

1

There were only five starters, somely and, incidentally, raced de- Mr. Dunbar providing two. The terminedly to secure othera were Pickle and Heir Ap-Kom-tong, 0.B.E., the biggest Chi- Mr. F. Usher's Warrington

(Mr. Charles) 2 parent (both 1928 griffins) and

nese owner, his first victory of the Bengal (a Tientsin crack who dia- meeting. Mr. Ho

153 lbs. (Mr. Usher) 3 has had very Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Loch appointed here in 1927). They

bad luck in training and in racing were soundly beaten but in no way and he received an ovation on lead-

Tummel 166 lbs. .... disgraced,

(Mr. Heard) ing his pony in,

Mr. Eve's Misty Eve 158 lbs.

(Mr. Pote-Hunt) 0

Elliot Bay can truly be called the Hong Kong pony of the cen- tury-even if he runs 'as a cross- bred in Shanghal and could only get fourth there in the Cham- pions.

Thousands Anxious.

Another popular victory was that

(Mr. G. Da Roza)

of New Year's Eve for the Ameri-Mr. Huen Chung's Chow Taze can Cup, Sir Victor Sassoon's poos Lon 155 lbs.. just dispossessing Coos Bay, who ran for Mr. L. Dunbar, who had won with San Francisco Bay last year.

0

Messrs. F. Usher and L. Reidy's Macao Beauty 155 lbs........... (Mr. Reidy) 0 Time: 1.54.3/5....

2 lengths; 3 lengths...... Pari-mutuel: Winner $8.80; Places: let $6.00; 2nd $7.00; 3rd $13,50

In spite of the wonderful form of Mr. L. Dunbar's stable and the without a thrill and some of the Hardly a race was completed overwhelming superiority finishes were close and gruelling, paper, at least-of his candidates, there were many who looked for-

Distinguished Gathering. ward to the race. He had taken. One of the most distinguished second and third places last year assemblies In the grand stand with Elliot Bay and Chesapeake watched the time-honoured cere- Bay, respectively. Then, of course, mony in connection with the excepting the fortunate few who Ladies Purse. H.E. the Governor had won Derby sweeps, thousands (Sir Cecil Clementi) and Lady were anxious about the draws on Clementi were present, as were the Champions.

Also H.E. the General Officer Com- manding (Major-General C. C. Chesapeake Bay, cracked out at a Luard) and the Hon. Sir Henry Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Masonic, tremendous pace with Heir Ap-Pollock, K.C.

Hall 155 lba (Mr. Wong) 1

Champions Described.

4 HONG KONG STAKES-Winner $1,000, second $300, third $200, for subscription griffins of this meeting. weight for inches as per scale, win- nerof the Subscrtation Gridin of other rasse 5. The set Challenge Cup. 7. Ib. extra,, winners sxtra. jockey allowance, entrance $10.00. Ons mile

parent making a strenuous effort to On behalf of the ladies of Hong Mr. George's Horsford 158 lbs. keep up, followed by Elliot. Bay, Kong, Miss Luard presented Mr. (Mr. Haimovitch) - 2 Pickle and Bengal After a quar- H. (“Buffy”) - Maitland, who won Dr. S. To Wong's Fair Eyes

the race on Mr. L. Dunbar's Bakers 162 (Mr. G, da Roza) 8 Bay with the Ladies Purse. Mr. E. M. Austin's Social Call Mr. C. G. Muckle, one of the Jockey Club stewards, Introduced Mr Maitland who presented Miss Luard with a bouquet tied in the Club's colourage She

ter of a mile Chesapeake Bay led by tan lengths. The other four were close together...

After half a mile, Chesapeake Bay was slowing down a little but was then twenty lengths a head. Elliot Bay was now second, with Bengal and Pickle in close attend ance, Heir Apparent dropping-be- blød

150 lb (Mr. Wallace)0 Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin's

Ploughman 155 lbs. ...

OMN (Mr. Foto-Hunt) Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Loch

Lomond II 155 lbs.

(Mr. Reids) (Continued on Ford 9,)

Change in Procedure. After thanking Miss Luard, Me, de 'Maitland said that he had the

FRESH AND OVERCAST.

North to N.E. winds, fresh, overcast, is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

The depression has deepened and passed into the Pacific. - The anticyclone is central over N.E. China. Fresh monsoon may be expected along the SE Coast of China and ove the China Sea.

ernment.

Educated at the City of London

Two Periods.

.

Peking, Yesterday. Foreign military authorities

against the "Christian General" has been exaggerated but that there is some truth in the reports. The "Christian General" has 30,000 of his best troops at Cheng- chow (in the north of Honan pro- vince) and three columns in the vicinity of Fenglochen, Nanlo and Showchang, with 20,000 men in each, but only half of them are well armed.-Router.

Labour Leaders Fice.

Pakkai, Yesterday. On instructions from the Can-

Red zone has tended to favour ton Government, the local author- the Reds.. Units of the 11th ities are keeping a vigilance on

Two perfeda, already.. well attest- Army, hitherto in and around labour agitators; |od and documented by contempor: Swatow, are rapidly removing to The Tung Tak cargo.coolles' ary memoirs, stand out in Mr. Canton now that their comman- guild, and Rice Mill workers' Asquith's Parliamentary career. der, General Chen Ming-chu; is guild and the Wood Sawyers' The first was that which followed there as a new.colleague of Gen- guild have all been closed up. hia succession to Sir Henry. Camp eral Li Chai-sum, the comman- Other unions are being searched bell-Bannerman as Prime Minister, der-in-chief of the province, A and raided daily. A considerable During the years between 1908 and division under General Chien Ta- number of arrests were made 1014 Mr. Asquith was the leader chun, which previously garrisoned yesterday.

of a Cabinet which had more than territory near the Red districts of Many local labour leaders have usual complement of strong per- Hoifung and Lukfung, has trek- fled the port. Anything of value, nalities and embraced wide ked across the Fuklen frontier intrinsically or politically, has and, documents range of political conviction, from and is now in Cheklang to re-join been removed the Right to the Left of Liberal Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek have vanished. Our own corres- Ism. Colleagues of both shades of who is at loggerheads with Can- pondent." view have paid tribute to the ton.

His Eight Commandments. patience, the Imperturbability, and There has been a change in Can- In view of the revolt against the reserve of strength which en-ton's political feeling. Having ar- the "Christian General," the fol abled him to ride the most stub-rived at Canton, General Chen lowing eight commandments, born controversies through to an Ming-chu is advocating peace which he issued on Feb. 10 for the agreement.

with Chiang Kai-shek and the strict obedience of his subordin-

The second period opened with Nanking Government and a sec- ates, make interesting, reading:--- August, 1914. Those first months tion of the City, Kuomintang poli1 No effort should be spared of the war will stand as the ticians is also opposed to Li Chal- to suppress the Communists, as climax of Mr. Asquith's Premier-aum's break with Nanking.

ship.

The clash of conviction in

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THE DERBY.

ding In Sitting Bull

pectacu

NOW FREE.

Release of Captured German Missionaries.

they constitute a standing menace to the peace and order of society; 2. Strict prevention of fabri- cation and circulation of rumours, lest they disturb the minds of the

people;

B. Be honest and careful, especially as regards public funds. Shanghai, Yestterday. Any official found guilty of em A Peking message states that it bezzlement shall be most severely

is reliably reported that the Ger-punished;

man missionaries whose capture

"Let Justice Gulde You."

was announced on Feb. 11, have. 4. Let justice be the guiding been released unhurt

principle in rewards as well as in-

It is understood that Peking punishments;

Another Release.

troops from Tsinanfu effected In all appointments of off- their release-Renter.cials, ability and competency, not [Note: Tainantu is in Shan- personal favour, should be taken tang province, under the Peking into consideration and accepted is Government.

the criterion of Judgment;

6. Street fighting and the use Hankow, Feb. 9. of bad language are strictly pro- Messages from Singyangchow, hibited to civilians as well as sol- state that the German mission-diers; MENANGAN ary, Father Kawley, who has been 7 Acquaint yourselves with imprisoned by the authorities the soldiers and cultivate their there since Jan. 80 and held for a friendship in order that you can ransom of $80,000, has been re-appreciate their difficulties and leased after continued and deter hardships; mined refusals to pay the ransom 8. All bad habits, such as. demanded Father Kawley, the drinking, smoking, gambling, etc., messager add, sustained no in are prohibited under pain of Juries at the hands of hie cap severe punishments,

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