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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1929.

THIRD DAY'S RACING

(Continued From Page j.)

Wayfoong's The Jamaica 160 lbs.

(Mr. Clark) 1*'

Dyer & Belth's Loch Alsh 160

lbs......

M. M. Watson's Monk 157 lbs.

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QUEEN SOURIYA KING FORSAKES KINGDOM

HIS WIFE

Surayya-I-Malika, Queen of Af.

to-morrow and blind you," and the next day he began his attack on Kabul.

THE

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REMARKABLE CURE OF TYPHOID FÉVER THROUGH

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Under Physician's Treatment Two Weeks-Grew Worse-Doctors Inslat Remoring Boy To Hosplist. And Give Very Little Hope Of Recovery.

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King's mrvice. Amanullah agreed to this, whereupon one day Bacha- FOR-Sakso called him up on the tele- phone, disguising his voice as that of a provincial governor, told the King that Bacha was there, and ask- A PEN PICTURE

ed what should be done with him.

Janis Brooks, son of Mrs. John T. the approaching pain and blind- Amanullah fell into the trap, and Brooks, 1604 B. Street, Modesto, Calif.," nest, Talb tried* ***special- The following pen-picture of

Stockton, and Modesto. (Mr. Heard) Queen Sourlys, written just before replied that Bacha was to be "re-U.S.A., suffered with typhoid fever, ist in

King Amanullah'a abdication, showe moved," and on the supposed gov for two weeks under "physician's and finally grew so bad that I had to keep 3 the tremendous influence wielded by rnor replying that the Koran for nurse's care--grew steadily worse, her in, a darkened room. I keep her bade the killing of men, the King of her san, and is indeed to try

Mother becomes alarmed over safety under constant care, in the darkened

the

rdem

for nearly two months." the Queen in bringing about the re- 4forms which have ended in such un-said, "Well, bind him." The en- POD ON CHINESE HERB TREAT frided then told me about the Herbal

raged Bacha made himself known; MENT for Typhold. Result Instant ist

Lud fortunate results:-

Treatment: I had no and replied, "I will come to Kabul relief and Absolute cure in short staat et see Foo Lpe and the-Poo-On

this kind, faith in treatments of Mrs. Brooks salu:-

"My boy Jenis was in bed auffer- Have tried so many kinds of treat- ments and doctors in vain, but in des ing from fever and chills, he was

I decided to pération

try the treated by physlelans for two weeks peeti with what they called typhoid fever, On Chinese Herbs: At this he could not eat and had severe pain excessively. I gave her the Poo

water was running from her eyes in the stomach; delirious, stomach exce was bloated; he was kept in les packs Chinese Herbs, an ointment, and some and rubber fee' mattress and attended wash. At the end of a week the by a trained nursa; he did not show water running from the eyes stopped any improvement but became worsa za and almost. at once a marked improves other doctors

were called in for con- ment took place. She continued to sultation. They all insisted on remove Improve very fast and her eyes began ing boy to the hospital and did not to clear up. A short while" after I give much hope for his recovery.started giving her the Poo On Herba "I was recommended and Insisted she was entirely cured from this dis ease and her eyes were back to nor upon by Mrs. De Lemos to try the Pomal so that she could: see as good as On Chinese Herb Treatment, as she ever. I am certainly thankful to the had been cured of a complication of Herbs and the Herbalist and am post- diseases by them.

tive that Poo On Herbs Absolutely cured my child's eyes.*****

(Mr. Stanton) Mogear's Inen 152 lbs. ...... (Mr. Harriman) Eve's Birthday Eve 155 lbs. .. (Mr.) Lau & Lee's Duke of Normandy 11. 158 lbs. ....... (Mr. Hu) Dynasty's King's Parade 152 Iba...... (Mr. Haimovitch) Hinson's Madcap 158 lbs. .... (Mr. Proulx) Mok Kon-sang's Nestor 151 lbs. (Mr. McCartney) F. Pierce-Grove's Ole Man River 117 lb...(Mr. Morgan) Ho Sai-man's Pink Pearl 155.lbs. (Mr. Encarnacao)

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Hynes & Mackle's Pumpkin 155

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(Mr. da Roza) Gubbays's Sunshine 152 lbs, ..

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(Mr. Pote-Hunt) H. P. White's Szatmar 155 lba. (Mr. Charles)

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160 lbs. ...... (Mr. Quincey) *Objection for crossing upheld.

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Time: 2 min. 122/5 sec.

Short head; a hend.

Pari-mutuel:

Winne: $23.10.

Wong Ping-shun's Thunderbolt

ghanistan, has caused a war.

Afghanistan, never long a strang- er to war, rebellion, feuds, and assassinations, វ៉ន An Arabian Nights land

flerce hillmen, of mighty mountains, terrifying garges and traditions of blood and steel.

It is the buffer between Red Rus- sia and British India, one of the. most coveted countries in the world, and the last to be ruled by an ab solute monarch.

Wives in Cages

Habibullah Khan, father of King Amanullah, was assassinated there. in 1919. His brother seized the He held it for just six throne. days. Then King Amanullah threw him out.

Soon the sword was out again— this time against Britain. The King invaded Northern India. That was soon over. Now he is a friend not only of Britain, but a convert to Western ways.

One of his Western ways is that he

Finces: 1st $9.30; 2nd $17.10; thinks one wife is enough for any 3rd $12.50.

-The Champion Stakes A Sweep- stakes of $100 each for Starters with $3,600 added for Winner. Second

man, and that a wife should have a mind and views of her own. Hia Queen has both. Hence the trouble. Queen Souriya prefers Paris frocks to Afghan "over-alls," and She

$1,000. Third 3000, For Chinn ponics, Winners at this Meeting an open face to a veiled one. only. Weight for inches as per believes that girls should be edu scale. Ponies 10 be ridden by cated, that they should choose Jockeys who have won at least 5 Official fint races in Hong Kong or China, or Juckeys repraved by the Stewards. One Mile and a Quarter Mrs. Dunbar's Sitting Bull 168

158 lbs.

their own husbands Instead of being sold to the highest bidder by their parents.

Her husband has made a decrea (Mr. Hi) 1 to this effect. He announced it to Mr. Ho Kom-tong's President a packed gathering of Moslems, to whom women are chattels worth so His audi- Mr. Encarnacno)2many horses and goats.

ence gasped.

Hall 158 lbs.

Hinson & Wong's Chesapeake

Ray, 158 lbs (Mr. Quincey) 3. Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve 158 lbs..

"Here," said the mujtahids, the chief priests is a blow at the (Mr. Pote-Hunt) 4 Koran, a stab at the heart of our religion, an overthrowal of all our Mr. Dynasty's Young Pretender,

The Warrior 165 lbs. (Mr. Haimovitch) 0 Jancient history.

Chief' is mad!” Mr. John Peel's Royal Flush 155..

lbs.

(Mr. Heard) Time: 2 min. 37 sec.

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But the "Warrior, Chief" was not mad.

He had sense enough to know that polygamy spells corruption and

Mileage King

"I made up my mind to give the POO ON CHINESE HERBS & trial; after the first day's treatment the fever was very, much reduced and he began to have an appetite and slept well at night.

After five days' treatment the fever was cured and after a few more treat.. ments the boy was absolutely well and playing around the yard and ent- ing heartily, and was able to go back to school, and feels as well as he never

did.

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If Fred W. Kelly (above), Los there Angeles air pilot, had flown straight ahead for the last year instead of back and forth between Los Angeles and Sait Lake, he would have circled the globe twice and been half way around on his third lap. His 1028 record is calculated as 116,760 miles which he negotiated in 1,151 #ying hours.

SHADOWS, BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL 7

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March 1-At H. K. & K. Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon Go- down No. 18, Miscellaneous goods., 2 p.m.

Mar. 12-At Auction Rooms, 4, Duddeil-at, valuable leasehold pro- To-day-Seventh annual dancingperties in four lots, 3 p.m.

Four tengths; a length and a half. intrigue; that Afghanistan is MISS MAUD JEFFRIES display by Miss V. Capell's pupils at

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Winner $7,30.

Places: 1st $6.30; 2nd $5.50; able to make full use of it; that 3rd $8.

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backward country holding one of the world's key positions, yet un-

women have brains and 'most of all that his Queen is not merely his consort, but his very far-seeing helper.

Queen Souriya has other views as well on the emancipation of Afghan women.

Per s.s. "President Jackson," from

For example, when the old- America and the North:-

Major G. D. Anderson, Mr. M. F: fashioned Afghan caught his wife Backus. 11, Mrs. Mabel E. Bultene, winking at another man out of the Mr. and Mrs. James Belden, Mr. folds of the hood and robe in which Charles F. Bowen, Mr. V. E. she was immured like a monk, he Bramming, Mrs. Lola S. Bromley, could (a) divorce her, (b) strangle Mrs. N. M. Carman, Mr. Chan Lai- her, (c) cut off her nose, or (d) hang tsun, Mrs. Chan Leong-ping, Mr. her up in an iron cage on the top of Chan Pak, Miss Chan Ah-fong. Mr. pole until she died of thirst... S. K. Chow, Mr. C. W. Chu, Mrs. Emma Cutter, Messrs. Dea Bing-

Dea Shue-hong, young,

Mr. John Van N. Holbrook, Mrs. A. poan women.

son

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FAMOUS ACTRESS HURT IN MOTOR SMASH

Sydney, Mrs. Osborne, formerly the English actress Miss Maud Jeffries, was seriously Injured in a New South Wales, while on her way motor-car collision near Narrama,

to her husband's property at Rad

Hill.

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Englishwoman and her family who were touring.

Miss Maud Jeffries, who was one of the best-known figures on the stage in the later Victorian and Early Edwardian periods, was born in 1869 on a cotton plantation in County, Mississippi, Cachoma United States. She appeared at the New Olympic Theatre, London, on December 4, 1890, as Lydia in "The She became Mr.

How Amanullah Was Deceived Berlin-Mrs. Hetzel,' the wife of A. E. a German manager of a match fac- Francke and F. F. Fairman, Dr. tory near the ex-Kink Amanullah's A. J. Fisher, Mr. Philip A. Fisher, residence, relates in a Berlin even- Mr. S. L. Frost, Mr. C. G. Gadow,ing paper some of her interesting People's Idol." Mrs. Sarah Gearon, Mrs. Iva G. experiences in Kabul, from which Wilson Barrett's leading lady at Gilbert, Mr. B. Govoroft, Miss place she was conveyed by a British the age of 21. She appeared with Loretta Haines, Mr. J. H. R. Hance, aeroplane, together with other Euro-Mr. Wilson Barrett in many London plays, including "The Sign of the L. Howden, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. On one occasion, Mrs. Hetzel Cross" and "The Silver King," until Hobbs and Miss Gertrude Hobbs, says, Amanullah met an Afghan 1897, when she went with him to She continued in Lon. Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hoover, workman wearing European cloth- Australia.

and daughter, Mrs. C. Ting, but with a turban on his head, don in 1899, and finally went to Sir Huang and son, Mr. J. B. Hugh, whereupon the King became very Beerbohm Tree in 1900.

In 1004 she married a wealthy Mr. E. C. Inaton, Mr. Frank Jeffer- angry, seized the turban, and tram- son, Capt. H. A. Johnson, Mr. pled it in the mud. It is a great In-Australian settler in Christchur, John S. Kernachan, Mrs. Ethel R. sult to an Afghan to have his tur- New Zealand, and retired from the Kraus, Messra. Lam Ting-yau, ban token from him, and this action stage in 1906. Leung Chi-wel, Liu Cheuk-on and on the part of Amanullah caused a Liu Yi-ham, Mr. and Mrs. Mark great deal of bad blood in Kabul." Sun-see, Miss Nancy Mathewson. Mrs. Hetzel tells a story of Bacha- Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Monroe and 1-Sakao, who has usurped the Miss Belle Munro. Mr. S. Negarni, throne. He had written Amanullah Miss Jacquelini Noel, Miss Fannie asking forgiveness for his deeda as Northcott, Messrs. Ou Chik-ting, O. a bandit, and promising to enter the C. Pease, A. A. Remedios and R. K. Rodger, Miss Inez P. Sandall, Mr. Emil Schoch, Dr. S. N. Shendrikoff, Meara. O. G. Simpson and M. W. Stranak, Mrs. E. A. Strout, Mr. John Thayer, Mr. T. Y. Tong, Miss Elizabeth Van Meter, Mr. C. E Walsh, Mr. William F. Whippie, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Waples, Misa Mar- garet B. Waples, Mr. Woo Yew- ho, Mr. and Mrs. Woo Doon. Mr. George Wong, Mr. T. A. Wright, Miss Wu.Moh-lan, Mr. H. S. Yung.

According to the Chinese press, a pdesenger of the as. "Hain Kinng- teen," believed to have been a cotton merchant who was unable to meet his liabilities, committed suicide by jumping into the sen as the tessel was proceeding from Shanghai to Ningpo during the holidays.,

Upon receipt of reports to the effect that local merchants have subscribed $80,000 for a now Shanghai city temple, work on which was arranged, to begin next month, the Bureau of Social Affairs for Greater Shanghal at once, issued ordera forbidding the erection of this building.

The annual prize giving of the Singapore Chinese Girls School was held last Saturday. Lady Clifford (wife of Har the Governor, Bira Hugh Clifford) presented the prices

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Mar. 13, 14, 16, 16-At 3, Bowen- road, a part of Mrs. C. Montague Ede's valuable household furniture, from 11 am

Sports To-day-Hong Kong Jockey Club Annual Race Meeting.

Queen's Theatre, 5 p.m.

To-day-Harmston's Circus, Praya East Reclamation, 9.15 p.m.

To-day-Queen's. Theatre; "The Emden;" also the Orloff Brothers with their Balalaika and stee!

March, 2-Boxing Tournament at guitar.

To-day-World Theatre; "A Cer-Theatre Royal b.15 p.m. tain Young Man."

Mar. 9 First Extra Race meet- To-day-Star Theatre; "Adaming of the Hong Kong Jockey Chub, and Evil."

Happy Valley.

Today Majestic "She, The Only One."

Theatre;

Feb. 28-Mar. 2-Queen's Thea- tre; "The Woman Disputed."

To-day Hong Kong Hotel: Special Dinner Dance.

March 1-Dance at Engineers and Shipbuilders' Institute,

Mar. 1-Harmston's Circus even ing performance in ald of the S.P.C.A.

Mar. 2-Peninsula Hotel, Kow- Joon. Race week Carnival night in the Rose Room, at 8.30 p.m.

Mar. 2-Miss V. Capell's dancing display at Star Theatre, 9.16 p.m.

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Mar. 6 Garden Party at Club. de Recrelo, King's Park, in bonout of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga and the Hon. Dr. Teo, 5.30 p.m.

Már. 8-SP.C.A. Fancy Dress and Masked Ball at Peninsula Hotel.

Land Sales.

Mar. 4-At P.W.D. Offices, two lots of Crown land at Tai Kok Tsui and Shamshuipo, 3 pm.

Lammerte Auctions M. Morris, of Maison Morris, Euston-road, N.W. retained the

Feb: 28-At 28, Humphreys challenge trophy of the International Bldgs., Kowloon, household furul- Hairdressers' Society at the 17th ture, 11 am..

held at Lyons annual contest,

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March 16 St. Peter's Churchi YM.C.'s Marathon Race, B p.m.

Meetings

Feb. 28-Ninth yearly meeting of Kowloon Residents Association, in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, 16 p.m.

Feb. 28 Thirty-third yearly meeting of the Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., 2 Lower

Albert-rd., noon.

Feb. 28 - Meeting of Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

March 1-Hong Kong Tramways Ltd., Annual Meeting, Messrs. Jardine's office, noon.

Max. 1-Meeting of Football As- sociation Council, 5.30 p.m.

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Mar. 1-Hong Kong, Lawn Ten- nia Assen. annual meeting, Hong Kong Cricket Club Pavilion, 6 p.m.) March 7-Forty-second annual meeting of Shareholders of H.K. & K. Whf, & Godownt Co.;'Ltd., Messrs. Jardine offices, neon,

Mar. 8-Hong Kong Football Referees' Association meeting Chaplain's Hut, Scandal Point.

March 18-Fortieth annual meet- ing of Green Island Cement Co., Mar. 1-At 35, Humphreys Bldgs.,Ltd., St. George's Bldg., Chater-rd, Corner House, Coventry-street, W. household furniture, 11. ä.m.

Salvation Army Meeting Place

Photo shows chamber."ip met to choots a successór

noon..

Miscellaneous To-day Evensong and Address by Rev. Fr. Freeman, 'R.N., 6.80 p.m. Feb. 28-Meeting of H.K.V.D.C. Sergeants' Mess Committee, 6 p.m. March 1-Prize `distribution and entertainment at the Diocesàn Girls' School, Kowloon, 5,80 p.m.

March 4 Public lecture at Helena May Institute on "Chinese" Symbolic Art," 5 p.m.

Mar. 4Distribution of prizes by Mrs M. T. Southor at the Italian Convent, 88 Caine rdij 5 p.m."",

This year is the centenary of the University Boat Race. If Cam- bridge win, they will have exactly tled with "Oxford in the, number of victories gained.

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