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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1929.

Sport Columns

FANLING HUNT

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

ON MARCH 21

SUNDAY SPORT

1.

3 p.m. March Beef Stakes.- Once round Inside course.

WEIGHTS OUT

FOUR HANDICAP RACES TO-DAY

FORM OF THE "SUBS."

raees

THE CHINA MAIL,

Hong Kong Handicap "A" class,

1% miles (6th race):

Coos Bay... King's Counsel Chesapeake Bay King's Courier Majestic Hall

hds. in lbs.

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CRICKET

VOLUNTEERS TEAM FOR TO-MORROW

The following-will represent the 163 Volunteers to-morrow at 2 p.m. 162 sharp at Sookumpoo:-

FAMOUS RUNNER

D.G.A. LOWE TO MARRY DANISH LADY

London, Yesterday.

The athlete, Douglas Lowe, "has become engaged to a Danish lady,

162 O. Moor (captain), A. Reid, J. A.Mins Kareen Thamsen, daughter of 161 Summers, G. E. R. Divett, H. L. F. 161 Ewin, B. L, Stock, N. A. E. Mackay, 180 E. Zimmern, F. Zimmern, S. V. 159 Gittins, and H. T. Buxton.

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Royal Flush

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Imperial Hall

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Christmas Chimes

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Duke of Chantilly

Misty Eve

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Now Year'a Eve

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CUBAN POLITICS

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"SYSTEM OF WHOLESALE ASSASSINATION"

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STRONG ALLEGATION

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The following is the programme

Mr. C. M. S. Alves and Mr. H. W. Town Hall for the Fanling Hunt Steeplechase Meon, the official handicappers of Winsome Stag Grand National Meeting on Tues-the Hong Kong Jockey Club, have Young Pretender

fasued the weights for the two han- Boxing. Eve day, March 24:-

(each with two Grand Tattoo Eve dicap classes) for the fourth day, to-day, City Hall of the annual meeting at Happy Bakers Bay

Pickle Valloy.

The handleaps are interesting and Richmond Stag useful also for comparative pur Rose Hall poses for other races. When re-Triumphant Stag

For

Winner $100, 2nd $50. China ponies. Winners at Kwanti this season of more than two races barred. Catch-weight at Entry $5.

170 lb.

2. Spring Plate. About 1spective weights (based on the Peck miles on National course.

For

Winner $100, 2nd $50. China ponies that have started at

as

Kwanti previous to this meeting. Weight for inches

per scale. Winners this season of one race 5 races 8 lb. lb. penalty, of two penalty, of three or more races 14

b. penalty. Entry $5.

For

3. Murch Maidens.--About one mile on inside course.

Winner $100, 2nd $50. China ponies that have never won a steeplechase. Weight for inches as per scale. Ponies that have started at Kwanti allowed 5 lb. Entry $5.

4. Fanling Grand National Handleap. About 24 Miles on National course.

For a Challenge Cup to be held by the Winner for one year. Winner to receive a replica of the Challenge Cup, 2nd $50, 3rd $25. For China ponies. Top weight 175 lb., bottom weight 145 b. Entry 35.

5. The Country Cup. About 14 miles on National Course.

For a Cap, 2nd $50. For China ponies that are in the opinion of the Joint Masters of the Fanling Hunt bona-fide "country ponies." Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of steeplechases to carry 5 Ib. penalty for each event won this

Beason.

N. B.-Ponies must be entered in

at least two events.

principle of weight for inches) are Target considered, line

to official On-Third opinion of "form" can be taken.

**

Ideal Stag

For instance, in the Tytam Monterey Bay Handicap "A" class, King's Falloch Duke of Melrose (167 lbs.) actually concedes The Buster ... Jamaica, The Pheasant and The Sun Glorious Stag (all handicapped at 163 lbs.) 4 lbs. Huntington each. On weight for inches as per Brigade Call

to

19.2 751 18.2 13.2

13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2

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scale, however, King's Falloch ought Hong Kong Handicap "B"

1 miles (7th race): Ibs. тоге than carry, 3

hda. in Jamaica and The Sun The and 6

The Fifty-Fifty lbs.

than more

the Nara Stag Therefore. in Pheasant. handicappers' opinion, The Pheasant O-Moon_... (although carrying less) is really 2 King's Falloch lbs, better than King's Falloch Little Thunder over a distance of a mile-and 3 Tarmacadam Ibs. better than The Jamaica and Mount Elburz The Sun; and King's Falloch only Fanling Stag 1 lb. better than The Jamaica and Blue World

Lighting The Sun.

Therefore, as far as possible, the Mongolian Stag weights allotted in the handicaps Mowgli should be consulted even in the races U Un II. for non-winners, etc., of which Bright Prospect

Doubtful there are several on the card.

Spark Plug

Choice of jockey-other than The Farmer stable connections-has often proved a useful guide to form, the best jockeys being offered the best mounts!

148 an

New York, Yesterday.

the late surgeon, Mr. Thamsen of Copenhagen. D. G, A. Lowe, was called to the bar last year-Router.

Are You Predisposed

To Colds? Victims of constipation more readily catch cold than do other people. Therefore avoid constipa- tion by the use, when necessary, of Pinkettes, the little laxatives which neither gripe nor. purge,

Have you a alck headache, a

The arrest of eight men, includ-touch of biliousness, a sense that 150 ing three prominent professional your liver is wrong?" Try Pin- 148 men of Havans, In connection with kettes to-night and you'll be sur alleged insurrectionary plot prised how much better you will 148 throughout Cuba against President feel in the morning. Everywhere 148 Machado has provoked the retort of chemists, or post free, 60 cents 148 from Senor Selgie, founder of the the vial, from the Dr. Williams' Cuban Nationalist Party, that the Medicine Co., 60, Kiangae Road, Party was merely aiming to curtail Shanghai, 145 President Machado's "system of wholesale assassination by the 140 means of feeding his political op- class, ponents to the man-eating sharks in

Havana harbour."

148

145

bs. Senor Seigle alleges that Presid- 160 ent Machado's only reply to a re- 168 cently authenticated case when a 158, man's arm was found inside a shark 158 was to prohibit further shark fish- harbour-Reuter's in the 157 ing

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167 American Service.

13.2 153 OLD SHARES

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153 SHARP RISE ON THE LONDON

EXCHANGE

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PINKETTES

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FOOTBALL

London, Yesterday.

19.1 150 13.1 145 A feature of the Stock Exchange 19.1 140 to-day was the sharp rise to prices. of oil shares on the announcement of an increase of 244d. per gallon in petrol, in conjunction with re ports of an agreement between Anglo-American Oil Company and Russian interests regarding the The P.W.D. are playing the marketing of oil in Great Britain. 167 Sanitary Department in their an--British Wireless Serite.

The weights follow:- Tytam Handicap "A" class, 1 mile

(4th race);

King's Falloch

The Jamaica

Entry forms should be returned The Pheasant to Messrs. Thomson & Co., York The Sun Building, before 12 noon on Satur-Loch Alsh day, March 16.

GOLF

hds. in 5.

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P.W.D. TO PLAY SANITARY DEPARTMENT

163 Club ground; kick-off, 4.45 p.m..

The teams are as follows:- Sanitary Department: Fog- 158 well; Wood, Lamprill; Seddon, 157 Watson,

-

ASSASSINS OF AMERICAN ENGINEERS KILLED

Mexico City, Yesterday,

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You can be sure that every Stamp in the Packet is listed in Scott's Standard Catalogue."

:

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TO LET

TO LET.-"Belleview," No. 6, Peak Road, Fully furnished Groomed house with early possession.—AP- Ten members of the gang of

ply

Smith, Seth & to Percy 157 P.W.D.: Logan; Lawrence, bandits which assassinated two 155 Hill; Wood, McBride, Guest; Orr, American mining engineers have battle with 154 Armstrong,

Bishop, been killed in

1

Federal troops.

The murdered men were Mr. J.

Underwood

Mr. and

Fleming.

TO LET. From 15th May to 80th Novamber, No. 293, The Peak, Five Croomed house fully, furnished, with three modern Bathrooms, Garden.

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163 nual "Soccer" match on Wednes- 163 day next on the H.K. Football

MEXICAN BANDITS

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Flying Stag

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Thunderbolt

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Monk

13.0

Hooper;

Bradley,

The Ptarmigan

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157 Gellatly, Reid, Gunn, Rushton.

Duke of Normandy 11. 13.2 Skinfaxi

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Inca ...

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Spary,

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Meeting of Council

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152 At a meeting of the Football M.

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Piccy

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Duke of Milan Mountain Air

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Cream Cracker Eclipse Eve

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149 off their match on Saturday, their

quarters and kidnapped

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148 March 16. The letter was noted. them.

King's Parade

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NURSING SISTERS PLAY FOR CUP

A golf competition is being play-The Ape.. ed by the members of the nursing Bronze Idol profession attached to the Govern-Noukhail ment Hospitals, and gives promise Loch Etive of being very successful.

The Sunshine

medical practitioners have kindly Zephyr donated a Cup for the competition.

STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY AT FANLING

The Royal Hong Kong Golf Club

the following starting Papaya notifes

Rummy times for Sunday:---

Riggs, W. N. Aberdeen 9.01 a.m. Capt.

152 Association Council last evening Caisthorpe, both of whom were en- 152 a letter was read from the Polica gaged in engineering work at the 152 regarding their visit to Shanghal, Bustos Mines. 152 the Secretary being requested to

8 minutes rickshaw from Tram and

on Motor Road. Apply John

The mines were raided by a band

Fleming. c/o Lowe, Bingham &

150 make reservations if the team of about thirty armed bandits, who Matthews. 150 could not be back in time to play surprised the two Americans In

148 Mr. F. Smith proposed that The warning was given, and 148 $250 be donated to both the Royal military police immediately went

148 Naval and Royal Marine Sports out in chase of the bandits. After 147 Club and the South China Com-a long purauft they overtook their 145 mand Sports Association, for ser-quarry, and a fight took place be- 146 vices rendered by Service men tween members of the bandit gang

Tytan Handicap "B" class, 1 mile during the Interport matches and the troops. Five of the kid-

K. S. Robertson, D. S. Birthday Eve'

S. M. Monroe, E. N. Chicot Monle.

Carried unanimously.

A motion was passed that in ds, in future every Interport player, in-

155

nappers were shot dead after which the gang dispersed.

The bodies of the two engineers cluding the reserves, will be pre-were found near the scene of the 155 sented with a replica of the Cup. fight.-Reuter's American Service.

BASKETBALL

155 OPENING LEAGUE MATCHES

TO-MORROW

NAVAL MOVEMENTS

H.M.S. "Foxglove" is due to ar rive here early to-morrow morning from Wel-hal-wel

H.M.S. "Dartmouth" left Malta

The Chinese Basketball League, on Thursday (with drafts for the

164 run under the auspices, of the China Station) for Port Said and

152 South China Athletic Association, Hong Kong.

0,12

Fleming. J. D.

Dark Eyes

Crawford,

H. Sopron

Spicer.

9,16

R. K. Hepburn, H. R. Forsyth.

(5th race):

9.28

al

T. L. Christie, A. Leach. Heretofore

13.1

9.32

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Edward.

Half Pint

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9.80

T. A. Martin, J. M. Pumpkin Norrie.

18.1

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Sunloch

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9.40 - »

D. Forbes,

E.

C. Pink Pear!

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Frederick.

Tornado

9.44

J.

JP

Thayer,

G.

R.White Jade.

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Mitchell.

Madcap

156 13.2. 154

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Green Jade

13,2

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12

N. Croucher, J. Coult-False Alarm hart.

13.0

Fat Choy

.13.0

162 starts operations at Caroline Hili

9.56

11

H. A. Mills, W. A.Alderley Weight.

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Anabasia

10,00

tr

10.04

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W. K. Tait, D. Eills.

10.08

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10.23

PT

A. Morley, C. J. Waddell Touch Wood

H. C. Howard, G. H.Zenjebil Wilson.

H. F. Bloxham, A. B.Ole Man River Raworth.

S. S. Perry, W. C. Clark- Bintang ...

F. A. Perry, Major D. Civility. Campbell.

C. Thwaites, D. G. E. Charleston Smith.

E. D. Lawrence, D. J. Gilmore.

Armony

Nero

The Jungle Book

Buff Jacket

Nestor

10.32

27

S. J. H. Fox, F. M. Ellis. 10.56

10.86

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Streatfeld..

10.40

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A. C. Coppin, E.

Butlin..

league.-S.C.A.A., Ying Wah

College, Kisora Club and the Chin-

ese Athletes. Keen rivalry is anti-

148 cipated.

The following is the schedulej 148 for the first series:

March 3-Ying Wah v. South 147 |China; Chinese Athletes v.

Kinora.

March 10 South China wal 146 Kisora: Ying Wah v. Chinese

144 Athletes.

March 17-Ying Wah Kiaora; South China v. Chinese

J. H. Raikes, M. G. Mills. Athletes.

Cameron,

J; F. M. Walker, F. H. 11:00 Swayne.

G. D. Mead, C. M. Goe, 11.04

P.

· E.

G. W. Sowell, S. T.

MARATHON RACE

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There are four teams in the

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Humphreys.

11.08

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., W. L. Dunbar, A. W.

Hay Edle..

H. J. Armstrong, C. T. Wood.

GOOD ENTRIES. FOR MONDAY'S EVENT

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10.52 A. R. Cox, D. M. Goodall.

(Continued on Next Column.)

F. A. Merry, N. K Littlejohn.

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