1929-09-06 — Page 9

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1929.

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ATHLETIC MEETING

THREE-DAY CONTESTS OPEN | TO-DAY AT NORTH POINT

THE TROPHIES

The first effort of its kind in the Colony a three-day athletic and aquatic contests-will commence this afternoon at a specially built stadium at North Point. The sports are held under the aegis of the Chinese Athletic Association, and Chinese sportsmen have been in vited from Canton, Shanghai and Singapore.

The trophies, which are on show at The Sun Company, are donated by the proprietor of the famous "Tiger" patent medicines.

They are all of massive gilver

HOME RACING

FINAL ACCEPTANCES FOR CLASSIC RACE

THE ST. LECER

London, Yesterday. The final acceptances for the St. Lexer race are as follow:-

THE

POLO TROPHY

BRITAIN BEATS AMERICA IN INTERNATIONAL CUP

CHINA MAIL,

ROUND THE CINEMAS

SPARKLING GLIMPSES OF LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD

BY 7 GOALS TO 6

"SHOW PEOPLE "

Great Britain recently won the

Crowded houses was the rule at the International Cup in Shanghai pre- Queen's Theatre yesterday, when the sented by Sir Peter Grain by de-much-heralded picture, The Show People," was screened. It fully came feating America by seven goals to up to expectatio, depicting a story six in one of the most exciting In- that was entirely new, and offering ternational polo matches witness interesting glimpses of life in a mo

ed at the Race Course at Shang-tion picture studio in that bugu, fas bai for some time.The scure wascinating lm capital-Hollywood. deadlocked at three periods of the Co-starring Marion Davies is William game and Elwes, hardriding No. 1 Haines. Their adventures are closely of the victors, gave England posses-followed as they romp through a simple Caventio, Penny Come Quick,

Lale depicting a girl who goes to Holly- wood to break into motion pictures," Trigo, Hatweed, Bosworth; Totalisagion of the coveted trophy with a tor, Posterity, Haste Away, Lemon-fine goal some minutes before the is easier said than done, but with

Tree,! car, Mr. Jinks, Tom Pear

Fons Portuis, Engarde;} Horus, Brienz, Cuttlefish, and Defoe.--Reu- Iter.

Trigo won the Derby this year.]

ware, and the array of beautiful tions are:-

and easily prizes occupy the whole f

LATEST QUOTATIONS

Mr. Frank

Haytor's latest

4-1 Totweed

Penny Come Quick.

8-1 Trigo.

10-

Posterity.

IN-L

Brienz.

14-1

Haste Away...

18-

Tom Peartree.

20-1

Defoe.

20-1

Bosworth.

20-1

En Garde,

25-1

Cavendo.

30-1

Lemon Car.

83-1

Tutalisator

33-1

forus.

C.A.A.'s

50-1

Cuttlefish.

53-1

of the Front show window of the Sun Company. They balle descrip- tion. There are two huge silver shields, with raised figures, and there are large silver figures of men playing football, tennis, volleyball and cricket. Massive silver foot- balis, tennis balls und cricket balls, together with numerous cups an medals, go to make up the complete list.

The Programme The programme for the first athlete meeting is as follows:-

FIRST DAY. (TO-DAY)

Track, Field & Volley Ball

2.00 .. Flat Rare 100 m. (Heat).

JA Shot Put fear).

Mat Rure 200 m. (Hent). Long Jumb (Final).

metres

2.400

31.00

Lion Exhibition (N.M.A.). Flat Rae

1:500

(Final).

.15

High Jump Hent).

8,45

4.00

Volle Bell (C.A.A.

LU.M.).

4.45

High Hurdle (cat).

Fon Rure.

Swimming & Water Pola

8.00 pm. 50 metres

theai).

Irre

Fons Perteis (9), 100-6 Mr. Jinks.

quota-

TOLLEY BEATEN

ANOTHER SURPRISE IN US. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

A "WILLING" WIN

Del Monte (California), Yesterday. In the third round of the American amateur golf championship, Dr. Will. vis. ing beat Tolley. by 4 up. A to play

Reuter.

Style

200 metres Breast Stroke

Thrat).

metres Free Styla

.20

(heat).

8.50

100

0.20

40

Ladies' Free Style (heat). 200 m. Free Style (heat).

10.00 10.15

100 m. Free Style (heat).

30

IP

100 m. Free Style (open) (heat).

[In yesterday's play Tolley defeated Eddie Held, the Canadian amateur The champion. by 7 un. 6 to play. elfampionship is being played on the

Peeble Beach course, Del Monte, Cali-

fornia)

FOOTBALL

TWO SOUTHERN LEAGUE MATCHES

final whistle.

the help of Haines, Mias "Pepper" A huge crowd of spectators wit-Marion Davies) eventu. lyrises to ressed the encounter and excite-stardom. ment was intense. The Americans King Victor who directs this pic-- were alight favourites to win at ture, works the above material into an the start, but right from the first interesting reci, and he has made usc chukker, the English four played of many incidents in the film capital

that have actually occurred. a sterling game. The combination of the Americans smooth

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showr

was not as in previous matches, but on the whole. they played a hard game.

England Takes Lead England went into an early lead, but at the end of the second chukker, the, scare was tied at two- all A whirlwind attack by the American four in the next chukket put them two up, but England res ponded with like rush that brought the score to

at four-all the end of the fourth chukker. Each side scored a pair of goals in the fifth chukker and excite ment was intense when the con- testants took the field for the sixth and last.

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it was a brilliant day for polo and the crowd that turned out to witness the International match were rewarded with some exciting play. The band of the 4th U. S. Marines kept the spectators in a lively mood by rendering snappy selection between chukkers. The teams were:-

England:Elwes (1);

(2); Robinson (3); Michael (4).

Pollock

Me

America:-Allman (1); Franklin (2); Fritz (3); Burdick (4).

Hard Riding Seen Both sides attacked in turn from the start, but the defence was good and some hard riding was witness- ed.

Allman and Elwes were both being carefully guarded and up and down play resulted until towards the end of the first chukker when Elwes, taking a pass from Robinson, click- ed in the first goal from about 15

Water Polo (S.C.A vis SWINDON'S NARROW VICTORY feet out.

F.K.A.)

SECOND DAY (TO-MORROW)

Track & Field Competition 2.00 pm. Flat Race 100 m.

.15

.45

Pole jump (Final).

Fla: Race 200 m. (Final) Chinese Puxing Exhibition (GMA).

Basket Ball Match.

London. Yesterday.

the

England attacked to start second and the American defence

On a Southern League Match to- was hard pressed. Following a day Newport County defeated Swin-scrimmage in midfield, McMichael don 21, and Queen's Park drew broke lose with the ball and with Walsall, two goals each. scored a beauty. A few minutes Reuter.

.45

3.15

Throwing

the Discus Noon

(Final).

Lion Exhibition (N.M.A.), High Hurde (Final),

8.30

י

.45 Flat Race 800 m. (Final). 4.00

Low Hurdle (Heat).

Volley Ball (T.KA. vis. Y.S.A.).

Open Team Race, 1,600 m. (Final).

1.15

+

.80

T

Foot Ball Exhibition

(C.A.A. vis. S.L.L.F.).

Swimming Water Polo Competition

8.00 p.m. 50 metres Free style (Semi.

metres Free Style

(Semi-final).

Throwing the Javelin events).

Low Hurdle. 12.15 p.m. Flat Race, 200 metres.

.30 High Jump. 1.00-2.00 Interval.

later McMichael was penalized for playing across his pony's legs and Franklin, taking the shot, scored

( America's first goal. A few minutes after another penalty taken by Franklin resalted in the score being equalized.

Chinese Boxing Exhibition (S.C.A.A.).

Lion Exhibition (N.M.A.).

Whirlwind Attack

America launched 3 whirlwind attack in the third chukker and Franklin broke through to score After the throw-

2.00 p.m. 1,600 metres Team Race, from 30 yards.

2.15

2.30

2.45

3.00

3.30

4.30

17

100 metres Back Stroke: 8.00

Throwing the Discus.

Hop and Step Jurip.

Flat Racz, 1,600 metros. 900 m. Team Race (Open),

Flat Race, 10,000 m. Volley Ball.

Football Exhibition (C.A.A. 13. Navy).

Swimming & Water Polo Competition (Finals)

p.m. Free Style, 50 m

Breast Stroke 200 m.

final).

.15

200 metres Breast Stroke.

13

.30

100

31

46

(Heat).

.15

9.00

PI

100 metres Free Style

.25

Free Style, 100 metres,

(Opm)--Final.

.35

400 metres Free Style.

.15

11

Fancy Dive.

.50

Back Stroke, 100 m.

.45

200 metres Fie

"

Style 9.00

(Final).

10.00

Team Race (Final).

0.10

9.50

.20

team via T.S.A.).

Water Polo (Singapore 10.00-

THIRD DAY-SUNDAY

Finals

Track. Field and Football Competition

10.00 a.m. Flat Race, 100 metres. 10.75

Throwing the Discus.

H

Ladies' Free Style, 100 m.

Team Race, 200 m. (Open). Long Distance, 1,500 m. Water Polo.

FOURTH DAY (MONDAY)

Open Swimming Mert

Events:-

1. 50 m Free Style.

2. 100 m Fancy Style.

3. 200 m. Free Style,

4. 200 m. Breast Stroke.

in. the ball went towards Eng→ Cand's gual and Burdick, racing at the top speed, scored from near goal line but some distance from the goal, with a beautiful shot.

Close play was witnessed in the next chukker but England equal- ized with goat by McMichael from 50 yards and another by Pollock from 30 yards.

The fifth was nip-and-tuck. Pol-

"THE CHINESE PARROT""

featuring "The Chinese Parrot," Marion Nixon and Edmund Burns, will be shown at the World Theatre to-day and to-morrow.

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The film hegins with the murder of dancer to get a string of under full pearls. The movements of those pearls, "death pearls," are mysterious throughout. A clever Chinese" deter- tive, Chan, solves the problem, when,

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a servant in the house of three crooks, who have guests Marion Nixon and Burns. he discovers, through the parrot, that Delaney (Philip Madden) had shot the real Madden, but not fatally.

The

farce charger

of Chan is very good; Burna at once re- cognizing that he had come to save the pearls.

"The Lady in Ermine," otherwise lock put England ahead only to Corinne Griffith, is completing plans have Fritz come back with the to remake her silent picture of other "Lilies of the McMichael again put days into a talkie. equalizer.

the victors in the lead, but Frank- Field" will be another of Corris's.

in scored America's sixth goal.

The last chukker was a ding- dong affair, but Elwes put the matter on ice insofar as England was concerned.

FOOTBALL

The following exhibition matches

The Stewards of the Jockey Club have withdrawn the licence of have been arranged by the Chin- ese Athletic Association for 7th O'Sullivan, the trainer, being unsa-

& 8th September, 1929, at 4.30 Lisfied with his explanation of a

p.m. at North Point:Chinese horse's running.

Athletic Association versus the

Anna May Wong, above, petite Chinese doll of the screen.

PICNIC FOR BLIND

APPEAL FOR CARS AND DONATIONS

ed

The St. Peter's Church Branch of the Victoria Diocesan and Missionary Association has in the past two years organis-

with the assistance of generous friends a summer plenic for the blind girls of the Bling Home, Kowloon. The picnic has taken the nature of a motor ride to Shekko where the girls, generally about 60 in number, are given tea and a small present ech.

It has been decided to follow the same plan this year and the picnic will take places on Saturday after- noon, September 21.

The Committe organising the pic- nic would gratefully welcome the loan of cars or donations. Offers

and gifts should be sent to the Rev. N. V. Halward, Bishop's House, St. Paul's College.

POPULAR PADRE

CHURCH WORKERS & MALAYAN CLIMATE

Penang, Aug. 10. The Rev. Philip Browning, Chaplain of the Church of England, North Perak, and Mrs. Browning, left Taiping on Mr. Sunday en Toute to England. Browning is doing a little preaching at Seremban and Malacca before leaving at the end of the month. They are not returning to Malaya.

Mr. Browning, interviewed at Tai- ping, said that no one was coming to ; no suitable person, take his place as could be induced to come out here owing to the unsuitability of the climate. The reason for their depar- ture was the unsuitability of the

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Mr. and Mrs. Browning, who have made themselves popular at Taiping, will be greatly missed. - "Straita Times."

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REVIVAL OF SLAVERY COMMITTEE

Geneva, Yesterday. The

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WARSHIPS HERE

The following are the warships at present in harbour:-

At the Basin: H.M.S."Tamar," "Moth, "Moorhen" and "Seamew."

At the North Arm: H.M,S. "Stormcloud."

In Dock:-H.M.S. "Seraph," and "Serapia" and L19.

No. Buoy:-II:M.S. "Sandwich."

Foreign Men-of-War U.S. Gunbost "Guam." Japanese Gunboat “Uji.”

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

Consignees of cargo ex sa. "City of Melbourne" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after September 8.

Consignees

of cargo ex 3.J. "Duchessa D'Aosta" are reminded to

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"

Flat Race, 400 metres. Basket Ball,

5. 100 m Back Stroke.

6. 300 m. Team Race.

Long Jump.

7 800 Free Style.

11.00"

Hong

Kong St.

John

8. Ladies' 100 m. Breast Stroke.

last year.

Ambulance Display.

9. Water Polo.

on Sept. 8.

Morpeth.

a lump of concrete.

8,

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WITH IT ARE HAVE IT

OVER

REST

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