1928-03-06 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1928.

"I AM THROUGH!”.

Jack Dempsey Not to Fight.

ALLEGED BAD EYESIGHT.

Offers To Meet Tunney And Paolino.

EXTRA MEETINGS.

CHANGE IN JOCKEY CLUB DATES.

THE CHINA MAIL,

HOME FOOTBALL.

4

TWO MATCHES PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE,

PRESTON MOVE UP,

London, Yesterday. Matches played to-day in the Football League resulted

Division I.: Tottenham 1, Cardiff

THE SAME NUMBER.

Changes in the dates selected by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for extra race meetings this season have been made but there will be the same number of meetings, | 0. namely, seven mure to come.

Division II.: Preston North End The first has already been held. 15, Notts. Forest a-Reuter.

New York, Yesterday. Jack Dempsey, who is now at Tia Juana in Mexico, has intim- The second fas previously an- ated that he will not fight Gene‡ nouneed) will be on March 17, and Tunney again,

ANOTHER OFFER.

Millionaire Wants Dempsey to Meet Paolino.

Belton

on

Division 1.

Goals. P. W. D. L. F. A. Pte. 7 78 52 37 68 47 30 79 71 63 35 €3 49 34 62 51 34 46 50 33

.31 14 6 11 31 13 8 10 0 0

.36 13

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S REPORT AND DEPARTURES.

THIS MORNING'S RETURN.

The arrival of vessels to this Colony to-day (March 6) as recover- some 17 vessels, of which there are ed by the Harbour Office, Include

7 British vessels; 4 Japanese, 3 Chinese, 1 Norwegian, 1 Dutch and 1 American vessel.

The cargo imported to the Colony: by the above vessels totals 19,076 tons, 8,924 tons being shipped by the 7 British vessels. Most of the cargo imported is general mer- chandise.

The cargo shipped through Hong 61 #8 82 Kong for ports beyond amounts to 9 10 68 69 31 14.026 tons. of which

10 58 50 91

amount

5 12 01 61 315,078 tons are being carried by the .31. 14 215 54 57.3517 British vessels...

29 12 5 12 658 54 20

the third (two days) on April 7 and Everton.....30 14 9 Discussing the proposed match. The fourth will be held on Huddersfield 28 10 4 8 he said: "1 am through."-Reu-May 5. The original fourth (two Leicester....80 14 ter's American Service.

days). becomes the fifth. May 26 and 28. June 23 is omitted Binakburn...30 12

Cardif

(its place having been taken by May Burnley

32 14 4 14 5) The three meetings for the Liverpool...30 11 second half of the season remain Newcastle...10 11

Tottenhara as fixed originally.

Bury Particulars are given in an ad-Aston Villa

As regards the above figures, the vertisement on page 7.

Sunderland

28 11 7 10 55 63 29 best return for cargo imported to Middlesbro'...31 0 10 12 62 60 28 West Ham 30 11 0 13 51 87 28 this Colony, was shown to-day by Derby .30 10 7 13 67 67 27 the 8.8 "Man Sang" (Messrs. J. M. Arsenal ...27 10. 7 10 67 50 27& Co,) from Sandakan,4,803 tor Birmingham 30 7 12 11 40 61 26 general cargo. Portsmouth 30 10 0 14 6073 20 Sheffield U. .20 9 7 13 M'chester, U. 28 10 6 13 Wednesday 29 5 10.14 Division II.

ANNUAL RACE.

YESTERDAY'S KOWLOON

MARATHON.

1927 WINNER THIRD.

Chelsea

cargo

Los Angeles, Feb. 27, Gaston Bastanchury, a million- alre. Basque citrus raiser and oil man who is acting as host to Faolino Uzcudun, to-day revealed that he had offered ex-champion Jack Dempsey "more than" half a

51 02 25 The highest figures for million dollars if he would fight]

47 54 25 being shipped through, Hong Kong Paolino, providing the fight hel

49 62 20 for porte beyond was registered by held upon Bastanebury's 2,000-

the 8.5. "Monako Maru" (Mesars. Gonie. acre ranch and also providing that

Mitsubishi & Co.) from Wakamat- P: W. D. J. F. LA. P. the Battling Woodchopper is sue

30 18 6 6 67 30 42. Sakito-3,000 tons coal. beesful in licking George Godfrey Army Malleal Corps won

Private Tiernan of the Royal Preston .... 31 17 6 71 412 42 Passengers arrived to this colony In their encounter here to-morrow Seventh annual Kowloon Marathon...

the M'chester C. 20 18 25 45 41 in the time under review, by the night.

24 51 40

above shipa' total 3,330 persons in- tham

.30 Defective Vision.

yesterday, beating last year's win Stoke ...

8 8 59 34 38cluding 3.115 Asistic deck;

54 43 35 Dempsey, who has been traveller. Private Cranston of the 2nd w. Bromwich 21 12 ing around and testing his alleged. Bat. R.O.S.B.. but his time was Notte Forest 23 13 y defective vision in picking the not as good as that of 1927. ponies at Tia, Juana and other porting resorts, has not yet been ocated in order to ascertain his plans.

31 17

58

Swanzen...60 13 8 11 Port Vale ..30 14 3 13

8 14

119

44 55 33 Asiatic cabin; 96 European cabin. 05 F8 32

60 55 32 54 44 31

Departures.

62 61 31 For Shanghai: Suwa A 57 30 Asia. 10 48

Cranston made the pace at the Bristol City 31 12 7 12 outset yesterday but gave way to Grimsby

.75 10 10 10 .20

29 9 11 9 Tiernan and Lee./Cpl. Atherton: Hull

Reading Towards the end, the winner came

.30 0 8 13 Clapton 0. ,30 10 614 way with a fine sprint.

Barnsley....30 9 R 13 Out of 44 entries received by the Fonthanmton 31 A June on the Paolino-Godfrey fight, St. Andrew's Church Young Men's Natts. County 21

..30 0 backing his fellow-Basque tn win, Club 05 turned out în

A slight lam

Blackpool R? R

It is understood that Bastan- chury has wagered a small tor-

Bastonchury intentis, if his plan drizzle. Three were civilians, we .30 goes through, to build an arena gthere being from the 2nd Scots Sth. Shields 31 senting 135,000 spectators. He Guards, 2nd King's, Own Scottish said to-day that he believes such Borderers. 1st Queen's Regiment,

a battle, would draw a gate of RAM.C and Royal Artillery, more than a million dollars.

RIFLE MATCH.

IST QUEEN'S LOSE IN THE

LEAGUE.

NAVAL VICTORIES.

H.M.S. "Carlisle." "Herald," "Seraph," "Ambrose," "Titania,"

Thracian" and "Marazion."

The 1923 winner, R. Hannan, farmerly of the East Surrey Regt,,; was also a competitor.

The course was the same as in ther years, starting from outside,

4

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The

Circus."

To-day Special Concert, Cheer 'O, Y.M.C.A., at 7.45 p.m.

To-day-World Theatre; "The Crown of Lies."

To-day-Star Theatre; "Alture of Desire."

March 8-Musicale at Helena May Institute.

Cheer '0

March 8-Dance, YM.C.A., at 7.30 p.m.

March 8-10-World Theatre; "Drusilla With A Millione"

March 8-10-Star Theatre; "The Little Irish Girl.”

Maarch -Sing-Song, Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m.

March 10 Concert, Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A., at. 7.80 p.m.

March 11-Music, Cheer 'O YM.C.A., ut 7.30 p.m.

Sports. To-day-R. H. K. Golf Club (Ladies' Section) medal competi- tion:

March -Whist Drive, Cheer 'O,.V.M.C.A., st.7 p.m.

Lammerts' Auction.

March 9-At Sales Room. Dud- dell St., valuable office and house- hold furniture, etc.. etc,, 2.30 p.m. Meetings,

March 10-Thirty-second yearly meeting of shareholders in the Dairy Farm Tee & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.. 2, Lower Albert Road, 'noon.

March 16-Thirty-ninth general Maru, meeting, of the H.K. Electric & Co., Ltd., Company's offices, P. & 0. Bldg., noon.

34 98 20 For Swatow:-Kwangchow, Hop. 45 G 26ang, Hydrangea, Yingchow.

44 59 26

20 For Canton:-Chinklang, Kan-

25 chow, Hsin Wah, Chenan.

For Macao-Shui Hing.

29 63

7 15

48

54

20

25

10 50

22

710

00 92

23

For Swatow:--Melois,

R

6 16 621

46 75 22

41 89 14

BILLIARDS.

SHANGHAI PORTUGUESE

COMING.

TEAM SELECTED.

The following team has been de

St. Andrew's Church, along Nathan-finitely selected to represent the road into Waterloo-road to Kow-Club Lasitario of Shanghai against on City, returning by way of Vic- the Lusitano Hilliard Association "Textos from H.M.S. "Tamar."toria Heme through Hunghom, of Hong Kong in an interport bil- H.M.S. “Carlisle" and the 1st Battinto Nathan-road by Middle-road guene of the two ports.

aling Chatham-roud and turning Bards match between the Portu- Queen's Regiment took part in a rily, match at Stonecutters range and back to the Church a distance

The Shanghai team leaves by the last week. The schliers last to

of approximately 6 miles,

"Empress of Aeia" on March 15: both Naval teams in Hong Kong

The First Ten,

G. M. P. Remedios (captain), F. Ritle Lengue fixtures. The match The order of the first ten A. Alves, A. M. Souza, A. A. Silva, between the sailors was a "friend- finish was as follows:-

L. R. Barrera, J. Medina; Reserve: S. Rivero; Manager: J. C. de Britto.

LOCAL MATCH,

ly." Scores :---

H.M.S. "Tomar,"

-Opl Burnett

2nd. L/Cpi 200 500 600 Total

31 21 29 31

Mne. Center .. C.P.O. Cully P., Greening, 30 'Sgt. Hillaby 28

SPL. Risirop

to

1st. Ple. Tiernan, R.A.M.C., 34

min. 13 secs.

Atherton. 2nd K.O.S.E.. 34 min. 35 accA. Arth. Pie. Cranston, 2nd K.O.S.R.,

4 min. 59 sees.

For Singapore:-Celebes Maru. For Amoy:-Soochow, Antung.

For Manila:-Pres. Achilles.

Jefferson,

For Saigon:-Kronviken. For Tunkin: Yusang. For Nagasaki-Benglos. For Keelung:-Pawnce.

Clearances,

Miscellaneous, To-day-St. Peter's Y.M.C. de- bate in St. John's Cathedral Hall. 6 p.m.

March 8-Mrs. Ralphs distributes prizes at the Central British School, Kowloon, 5.30 p.m.

Q.

NOTICES.

R.

For Whampoa Selatan, Daifuku HONG KONG GOVERNMENT 6% Maru.

PUBLIC WORKS LOAN OF 1927.

For K. C. Wan:-Sunkong.

For Shanghai-Australian.

TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that For Keelung:-Siberia Maru.

the bonds for the above men- For Saigon:-Wong Shek Kung. tioned Loan can be obtained on ap- For Swatow: - Lushan Maru, [plication at the Chief Office of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Poin-Corporation.

Svale.

For Pakhol:-Raymond

care.

For Hangay:Maud,

Shipping Abstract.

In

Arrivals Departures Port

26 17 30 73 33 34 34 101

A.B. Rigby

20 31 90 29 27 84 24 24

29 77 24 20 84 87

Sgt. Riddler

20.28 29 77

6th. Sergt.

Calvert,

K.O.S.E.

Total

.216 221 243 680

7th, Pte. Woolard, 1st Queen's,

British Japanese Norwegian At the Chief Petty Officers' Club Chinese last night, a Royal Navy team lost Danish 4th. Gunner W. Goodridge, R.A, to the Royal Engineers by 58 Dutch

25 min. 21 secs.

points. Scores:---

Panama 5th. Sub-Lieut. F. W. Collins,

American HALS. "Ambrose."

German Portuguese French

12

21

11

.15

Q

2

1

0.

•

Plus 4% for open sights 19

8th, Pte. Gilchrist, 2nd K.O.S.B. E.R.A. Read -93 Q.M.S. 9th. Pte. Earras, 2nd K.O.S.B.

R.N.

R.E. S.B.P.O. Pyne 30 S.M. Osborne 150 2nd E.R.A. Davies 150 S.S. Royal 81

Jnr. Light 129 Sgt. May-

150

150

1

1

mard

3100

I

17

21

Roberts

.600

Immediately following the race, the trophies were presented to the successful runners by Mrs. W. W. Total.... 741 Rogers.

son

118

min. sec.

*30 32

076

35 27

35 40

35.00

34 64

34 31%

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On London- Bank wire

Bank on demand....... Bank 30 day's sight

2/- 1/8 2/- 9/16

1926 Pte. Tiernan, R.A.M.C. 34 13

Distance in doubt.

Prize Donors.

sight....

On Paris- On demand

2/1

1245

t

1.

C. Mel. MESSER,

Colonial Treasurer. Hong Kong, March 6, 1928.

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The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 20th

Total.... 799 MONEY & SHARES. March, 1928 (both days Inclusive).

“CROWN OF LIES.”

From a drab boarding house to

a glittering palace abroad and back again in a rose covered cottage- this is the journey, replete with in-Bank 4 months' sight... 2/-4 cidents of hazard, anxiety and hap-Credits 4 months' aight 2/11 piness, that Pola Negri takes in Documentary 4 months'

"The Crown of Lics," which is being screened at the World Theatre to- day and to-morrow. The direction

The Rev. W. W. Rogers congra- is excellent, giving evidence of the Credits 4 months' sight. 1820 tulated those who had just failed subtle idest and adroit effects for

io gain places but who had stuck which Dimitul Buchowetzki is

On Berlin-

out the course. He thanked the known, Credit is also due to Noah On demand donors of the prizes in the name of Beery, villain man who goes into On New York the Young Men's Club. The donors the business of selling a queen" On demand

On 'Bombay Wire On demand

·491

of the prizes were Mr. R. M. Dyer, to his country, the real queen hav-Credits 60 daya' .sight 401.. B.Sc.. M.IN.A., Mr. W. S. Bailey ing disappeared following a re- and Mr. E. Cock, M.B.E., M.IN.A. volation. Miss Negri, of course, is Mr. Rogers also extended his the pseudo queen. She is in real- thanks to Messrs. J. and W. Baldity an immigrant girl who aspires win, the secretary and treasurer to become great actress. Because On Calcutta- of the Club, for their willing help, of her remarkable resemblance to Wire... and to those who so kindly lent the missing queen she gainez On demand their cars to the officials.

MILITARY TENNIS,

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

R. M. DYER.

Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 6th March, 1928.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Revised DATES of Extra Meetings- 1928.

17th March.

7th and 9th April

.....5th May.

26th and 28th May. 6th and 8th October,

1249 10th November..

1st December.

"By Order,

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C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1928.

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MACAO RACES.

MACAO RACES.

MACAO RACES.

99%

781⁄2

SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.

SUNDAY, 11th MARCH, 1928.

FIRST RACE 1 PM SHARP-

104

throne. Ernest Vajda, noted Hun- garian playwright, wrote "The

On Singapore," [Crown of Lies" specially for Miss On demand

Negri

On Manila-

The results of the "Other Ranks" **ALTARS OF DESIRE.”.

On demand XI this Sunday on the Civil Ser lawn tennis tournament arranged

On Shanghai- -vice C.C. ground, Happy Valley, by the South China Command Mac Murray, dainty heroine of On demand .commencing at 12 noon-J. L. Sports Board were as follow "The Merry Widow" and dozens of 80 day's sight.(private

Youngsaye (captain); A. R.

Singles: S/Sgt. Hardy, R.A.0.C. screen romances, has turned to paper) Sund, A. K. Ismail, W. P. Teul, bent Corpl. Bendall, R.A.O.C... comedy in her latest picture, A. Hunt, and A. M. Rumjahn of

On Yokohama- Doubles; S/Sgt. Waterford and "Altars of Desire, in which Con- Queen's College; G. Lee, D. J. N. Pie. Lake, R.A.0.C. beat Sgt. Tramway Tearle plays opposite her in On demand Anderson, R. Lec, F. R. Zimmern per and Sapper Adams, RE the male. Load. Altars of Desire" Gold Leaf, 100 fine and W. II. Kwan of Diocesan Boys' Garrison Tennis League: Royal is the type of comedy that has late (per tael) School. Reserves: F. K. Lee Engineers, A team, winners; ly found favour with film fans, Sovereigns (D.B.S.) and A. Guterres (S. Headquarters 2 K.O.S.B. and Royal the comedy flavoured with romanca, buying rate) Joseph's College). .

Army Medical Corps, runners-up. "Altars of Desire"" was directed by

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