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FOURTH DAY OF
RACES.
Winner of the Ladies'
Purse.
CHAMPIONS FAVOURITE.
The weather was slightly over-
cast at Happy Valley this morn-j
SECOND EDITION.
The
China Mail
EART BLISHED
1846
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1931.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on der..and, to-day was 11d.
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from practical experience
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DEATH OF BRITISH ORIGIN OF GERMAN
NOTABILITIES.
No. 27,736
HAVE YOU
SLAVERY & FORCED VICEROY AND GANDHI
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
VIEWS ON NAVAL
WON?
LABOUR.
TALKS.
PACT.
Reached.
GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
Lucky Numbers in Cash Experts Appointed for Satisfactory Agreement British Prime Minister
Sweeps.
TO-DAY'S DRAWINGS.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club's ing, but nevertheless there wasntal race meeting cash sweeps
a fair attendance for the first held to day resulted as follow racc. There is every prospect of good times.
Champions.
Mr. A. J. P. Heard, who has won the Ladies' Purse for the pust two years, has the mount of the Dunbar's entry Gleneagles.
Race 1.
:
11
No. 635 520 83
$1,647.80 470.8) 235,40
Unplaced roaners
21.
Race 2.
No. 13 82 288
$2,065 590
295
Liberia.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Ruy, Yesterday.
chair.
Satisfied.
"A HAPPY AUGURY."
Rugby, Yesterday,
Lord Ellenborough and
Sir Wm. Bull.
SIR ANDREW BALFOUR.
Death has removed several well-
EAGLE.
Used at Versailles to Surprise Emperor,
INTERESTING EXHIBIT.
the
The celebration of the sixtieth New Delhi, Yesterday. The talke between Gandhi and
known figures in the public life of anniversary of the founding of The League of Nations Com-
An The Prime Minister, in a tele-Great Britain. The most recent is the German Empire recalls to my mittee appointed to consider what Lord Irwin ended at 1.30.
to the President of the Sir Andrew Balfour, the famous mind, writes a special correspon- Assistance could be given to the agreement was reached and will gram Liberian Government in carrying he reviewed and confirmed to- French Council, Monsieur Laval, physician, whose name will always dent to the London Morning Post,
and to Signor Mussolini, expressed be associated with the progress in an interesting exhibit in out the recommendations of the day.
The agreement, which it is his great gratification on learning the knowledge and treatmment of Hohenzollern Museum in Berlin.. Cyclamen Bay took the first
International Commission of En- event as expected, winning com-
(50 each), quiry into slavery and forced la- hoped will lay the first stone of that the problems left over by tropical diseases. At the time of In appearance it is insignificant, of 57, Si and is often passed unnoticed. fortably, giving Mr. Hill a very good opening for his ride in the 481, 505,, 662, 602, 587, 236, our held its final session in Lon- the edifice of Indian peace was the London Naval Conference his death, at the age
don to-day with Lord Cecil in the followed by a day of intense acti- had been settled by agreement Andrew was Director of the Lordon actually it is a very interesting
vity, in which notable obstacles in subject to the concurrence of the School of Hygiene and Tropical historie relic.
It is simply an eagle cut out of The Committee decided that the the path of peace were cleared other Governments represented Medicine, a position he had occupied
at the Conference. He adds: "I since 1923. During a great part black velvet and stitched on a advice of technical experts in ad- away..
carcer Sir piece of faded gold material. Resides the sait agreement a consider the result of these long of his professional |ministrating and financial and each), health matters is necessary to provisional settlement was reach-negotiations to be a happy augury Andrew's attention had been devot-Next to it is the Imperial crown of draw up a concrete plan of assist-ed on the question of the restora for the settlement of problems ed to tropical diseases, Educated the same material, but decorated It proposes that experts tion of Congressmen's confiscated which will confront the general at George Watson's College and with imitation pearls and dia- hould proceed to Liberia to study property which the Executive Disarmament Conference in 1932. University, Edinburgh, Cambridge monds. Beneath it lies a copy of present situation in close Council approved with a minor This agreement, if finally reach- and Strasburg, Sir Andrew, after an inscription on the back of the touch with the Liberian Govern-alteration, in regard to the extent, will set the seal upon the number of academic successes, he eagle, written by the Crown ment. They will examine the nd-to which such property may be friendly relations between the was Cragg's Prizeman in Tropical Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, who Botanicministrative, nublic health, and restored,
British Commonwealth of Nations Medicine in 1905 and Mary Kings- later had such a short reign as on the one hand and four coun-key Medallist Liverpool School of Emperor. financial assistance necessary to
It states that the velvet eagle give effect to the social reforms It is understood that the agree-tries with which such cordial Tropical Medicine, served as a civil
between Sir George collaboration was established dur-surgeon in the South African War and crown were hurriedly made suggested by the Commission.ment They will also consider the expen. Schuster, and Mr. Gandhi pro-ing the London Naval Conference. In 1902 he became Director of the at headquarters, Versailles, and
Unplaced runners 1850
The public were divided between No: 604, 145, 743. Apollo and King's Bounty.
never
In the Ladies Purse Apollo got
FEBRUARY RAIN. the jump at the start, and was! followed by King's Bounty all the
Record of rainfall. There was way round.
the mach doubt about the winner, but February, 1931, at Apollo had just about shot his Gardens:- bolt at the finish. Mr. Heard on Gleneagles was left a little at the start. He made up ground com- ing past the Black Rock, but was never really in the ace at all, Crown Prince was out of it from the start.
The time, 1 min. 47.2/5 secs., than 1.1.5 secs.
better Was Adam's record last year.
The Grand Stand Stakes-Win- nor $750. Second $300. Third $209. For China Ponies bona fide Griffina
of this Meeting. Weight for inches Winners of one De Keate. Race 5 b. of two or more Raceu
JES
Date
Feb. 3
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10
11
23
Total
News in Brief.
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the
Nature's Gift.
British Wireless Service.
Briand Felicitous.
Khartoum, being also Medical Off-were attached to the hanging be- diture involved by their proposals vides that people living on the
cer of Health, and he remained inhind the dais on which the Em- and make a survey of the re-sea coast will be allowed to
Khartoum until 1913, when he re-peror stood on January 18, 1871, Paris, Yesterday. sources available for carrying gather, manufacture, and sell
turned to London. On the outbreak on the day of his proclamation as them out.
salt, which will be regarded as
M. Briand was in a felicitous of war he joined the H.A.M.C. with German Emperor. The Liberian Government has Nature's gift to them.
The acknowledgment of this mood in addressing the Chamber the rank of Lient-Colonel. In this undertaken to afford the experts
Romantic Story. every facility and assistance. principle is unlikely to interfere on the subject of the Naval agree-capacity he served in the Mediter
ment, the best thing about which, with the Government salt mono- he said, was the fact that it repre- the Medical Advisory Committee, in these symbols. It was the Crown
ranean War Area as a member of Pritish. Wireless Service.
A romantic story lies behind poly, under which the Govern sented give and take and left
as President of a Prince's own idea, and he wanted ment can still supply salt to the
no bitterness.
similar committee, and in East to make it a surprise for his major part of India-Reuter,
M. Briand paid a tribute to Africa ns Scientific Adviser to the father. He thought of it only Italy for doing all possible to Inspecting Surgeon-General B.E.F. three days before the day fixed reach satisfactory results in their Andrew was a member of the for the proclamation.
It was interests of peace.
Medical and hard to ask a Frenchman to make He added: "There has been Sanitary Committee and from 1925 these emblems of German victory; friction between the two nations,
President of the and Berlin was a long way off.
Experts Named.
London, Yesterday. The Liberian Committee of the
The wedding took place in St. League of Nations has decided to GREAT BRITAIN AND no Peter's Church this morning of invite M. Brunot, a prominent
2. Felix French oj
7 lb. extra. Subscription Griffins
of this Meeting-winners penalty: non-winners allowed 10 . Gladys M-Lenahan,
accumulative. Entrance Furlongs,
has official, who administrative experi.
Lightart, minent banker from
pro-
(Jockey allowance). Allowances Villas, to Detective-Sergeant R. J. Kreat
M. $10. Six Clarke, attached to the Criminal ence; L. Dunbar's Gyelamen Bay 360 Investigation Department of the
. (Mr. HIN) 1 Police. The bride was given away Dutch Indies, as finance expert; Ib. Aitch Aitch's Valorous 155 lb by Sergeant Clemo, Whilst and a health expert to be design-
(Mr. Pote-Hunt) K. H. Kay's Eros 158 lb............... (Mr. Clark)
Ho Kom Tong's Britannle Hall 163 lb... (Mr. T. L. Wong) Dr. S. To Wong's Bronze Eyes 155 lb. ..... (Mr. Backhouse) L Dunbar's Champagne Bay 155 (Mr. Reidy) Mrs. Dunbar's Little Beaver 155
14.
(Mr. Sokoloff) Mrs. G. A. Harriman's Paul Pry 158 lb....... (Mr. Harriman)
T
2 Detective-Sergeant M. Flaherty wasated by the health organisation of
best man.
B
The 8.8. Gange (12.272 tons), 0 Lloyd Triestino Line, arrived from Singapore this morning at 8.30 qo'clock, having completed the jour- ney from the Straits in 90 hours.
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Two Chinese cases of typhoid fever were reported yesterday.
Ο
9th Race:-
M. I. L. L.'s Sanction 165 lb.
(Mr. Charles) 01 Wong Ping-shun & Chan Tin- son's Thunderous Stag 158 b.
(Mr. Quincey) 0
length.
Won by 11⁄2 lengths,
Time: 1 min. 30 secs. Pari-mutuel - Winner $9.80 Places, 1st 5.70; 2nd 7.80; 3rd 28.10.
2. The Ladies' Purse. Presented. $500 added for Wisher. Second $300, Third $200. For China Ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners at this Meeting other than Subscription Griffins 6 b. extra. (Jockey Allowance). En- trance $10. Once Round (about 7 Furlongs 65 Yarda). Chan Tin Son's Apollo 154 lb.. (Mr. Quincey)
Dynasty's King's Bounty 163 lb
Diana Bay. Heiman. Sitting Bull.
10th Race:-
"Armony. Bridge Hall,· Blue Boy.
11th Race:
Coronation Eve. JIH.
Vasylock.
12th Race:-
Tunney. Fi Ta. Scrappit.
the League, to draw up a con- crete plan of assistance to the Liberian Government.--Reuter.
EXTRALITY.
Nanking:
MINISTER'S VISIT.
1
Mesopotamia
Colonial
Advisory
Mauritius. Bermuda and
to 1927 he was the Discussions Resumed in perhaps aggravated by a polemi- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine By a stroke of luck one of the
cal discussion, but never has there been grave arriere pensee in and Hygiene. He also served in German tailors attached to the Sir Army was found to be "an em- the minds of the French and Andrew was a prolific writer. He broidery expert, and he it was Italians. The agreement creates found time to write a number of who, in a very short time, pro- a propitious atmosphere for the continuation of the negotiations novels and short stories but hle duced the first German eagle. most notable publications were on The next problem was to procure for complete agreement."-Reu-medical subjects, such as Health the necessary ornaments for the ter.
Problems of the Empire, Wac Imperial Crown. It happened Against Tropical Disease etc. that the tailor had formed a friendship with a French girl who worked in a "fancy goods”
SPLIT IN LABOUR
CABINET.
Sir Charles Trevelyan's Resignation.
REASONS NOT DIVULGED,
Rugby, Yesterday.
Rugby, Yesterday. Sir Miles Lampson, British Minister in Peking, arrived in Nanking on Sunday and during his visit to the seat of the Nation
al Government discussions on the question of extraterritoriality will
be pursued. Preliminary conver- sations with the Chinese Minis- ter for Foreign Affairs have al- ready begun, and it is hoped that n settlement of the whole question may result.
CHINA INDEMNITY
BILL.
House of Lords Passes
Third Reading,
Lerd Ellenborough,
Other notable persons who have warehouse, and she was able to died include Lord Ellen provide the imitation jewellery to borough, who as an officer in the complete the crown of course 64i., took
part in the relief of without knowing for what pur- Ladysmith; Sir William Bell, the pose they were to be used. leading protagonist of the Channe
The Emperor William liked the GREAT BENEFITS ASSURED. Tunnel scheme, who collapsed after
proud symbol of Imperial power, The present British policy in'
delivering A speech at From and adopted it for permanent use. London, Yesterday. (Somerset); Colonel Sir The meeting of the Parliamen-China is based on the Memoran-
John | Future visitors to the Hohen- The tary Labour Party was attended dum of December, 1926.
The House of Lords passed the Ottley, the well-known military enzollern Museum perhaps will look to-day by Sir Charles Trevelyan, Memorandum recognised that, third reading of the China Ingineer; and Lady St. Heller, the
at the exhibit with greater in- who explained his reasons for re- with the stabilization of politi- demaity Bill without a division.
famous hostess, philanthropist and terest. signing from the Government and cal conditions, extraterritoriality Lord Danesfort (Conservative) | Rocial worker. later announced that he would could not be maintained. The asked the nature of the negotiations Lord Ellenborough was in his In regard to China's 82nd year. He was better known not make a personal statement in negotiations in 1929 were inter- going on the House of Commons.
rupted owing to internal troubles obligations to bondholders in rens Colonel Cell Henry Law, who 19 years chairman of the London The Prime Minister, who pre- culminating in the civil war but gard to railways. He pointed out had a distinguished military career sided, described as entirely un- when at its conclusion it appear-that the Bill would confer great and was well-known in the early Unionist M.P.8. He held a numbe
of appointments in the City, in id- acceptable the Liberal amended that the Nanking Government benefits on China and hoped that a days of Army polo in India.
third son of the late Hon. Henry the Cousell, and a Trustee of the Royal Humane Society, Vice-Presi- and of Dorothea, dent of the Royal Life Saving So- Lord Ponsonby in reply, said that Spencer Law 1st 2nd 3rd Commons. Following this meet-last Sir Miles Lampson presented it was the policy of the Governmen: daughter of
the late Col. Johu ing the Attorney-General an- a draft agreement to which Chin- and its predecessors that the in- Staunton Rochfort, of Clogrenane, ciety, and Hon. Colonel of the 20th (Hammersmith) Battalion of the nounced in Committee the deci-ese Government replied in Decem-demnity would not be used as 3 County Carlow, Ireland he was sion of the Government to with her with a counter-draft. These bargaining counter in getting satis-educated at Wellington and Sand-County of London Volunteer Regi- draw the Bill-British Wireless documents have been carefully faction for other claims. Hehurst, and joined the Army as an ment. Sir Walter was a member of
stutlied and have prepared the pointed out that a Service.
certain amount ensign In the 54th Regiment in the Rubber and Tin Export Com- way for the present, negotiations of money would go into Chinese 1869. which have been begun on assump-railways, the better development He served in the Afghan cam- tion that the Chinese Government which would benefit bondholders, paign of 1879 to 1880, for which he now controls the internal, situa-In regard to the negotiations held a medal. tion-British Wireless Service.
THREE DAYS' ANALYSIS.
Winning Jockeys.
Y. S. Chang
1 Hill
Frost Quincey (Mr. Y. S. Chang) 2 T. L. Wong L. Dunbar's Gleneagles 158 lb.. Clark
(Mr. Heard) 3 Pote-Hunt
Sokoloff Heard
Mackie and Grayburn's Pickle
(Mr. Clark)
Prince's Crown Prince 165 lb..
(Mr. Frost)
Toeg and Priestley's Gay Crusa-
T. Y, Tung
U. da Roza Stanton Bramwell
der 168 lb. (Mr. Pote-Hunt) 09. N. Pan
Won by 3 lengths; 2 lengths.
II. C. Pih Proulx
Time: 1 min, 47 2/5 secs. (re-A. A. R. Botelho cord).
Soares Pari-mutuel :- Wlaner $5.60; Charles
Lobel Places, 1st 35.10 2nd $5.10; 3rd $5.10.
Selections.
[By "Wombat.”1
3rd Race:``
Misamis.
Azalea' Leaf.
Mr. Chang's Mount.
4th Race:-
Fortune Bay.
Daylight Eve.
King's Stable,,
5th Race:
Kilrea. The Raindrop.c Queen' Blegent.
6th Race:
Hiawatha. Boxing Eve King's Stable.
7th Race:
Jan Blower,
Duke of Brittany, Good Day
8th Race Sir Christmas Frolle.
Moimterey Bay Lobster Bay.
One dead best.
Winning Owners.
Dynnaty
Hall & Shonton
L. Dunbar
Mrs. Dunbar
Chan Tin-son
Ho Kom-tong
Muckie & Grayburn
L. T. F.
Widdecombe
John
W. T. Stanton. Sturt & Lobel Parkson Chan
Roldy KH, Kay
Fung & Tang A. A. R. Botelho
A H. Carroll
T. P. T. Z
Chau & Chan Kong, Bros, Toes&Priestley Proulx & Bing Mrs. R. M. Austin
Lewis &
Altch Altckt D. Wilson
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ment to the Trades Disputes Bill was firmly established the time statement, would be made to Born on November 25, 1849, thedition to which he was a Member of
which was carried in the Stand-appeared ripe for their reaump reassure the House. ing Committee of the House of tion. Accordingly in September
SINGAPORE BASE.
TOTAL EXPENDITURE ABOUT £2,772,000.
London, Yesterday.
+
In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. Alexander said that the total expenditure in the Slogapore Base, Including the floating dock, which had been met from Navy Votes, to date was ap- 404- 3 proximately £2,772,000. 8. 2. 2 3- 1 1
1st 2nd 3rd 7 4 & 6 0 0
The date for the completion of the main works under the Jackson
EUROPEAN GRAIN
SURPLUS.
The Interests of the Dominions.
mittes,
Sir John Ottley.
Colonel Sir John Ottley, who was
Conference was held in Nanking in He won great distinction during born in Bombay 90 years ago joined November last and certain the South African campaign of the Royal Engineers from Sand- documents were submitted by the 1899 to 1902, taking part in the re- hurst in 1864 and was with the Government which it was decided lief of Ladysmith and in the opera- Tirah Expedition in 1897-8. He must be carefully examined by the tions of Tugela Heights, Laing's was Inspector-General of Irrigation Governments attending the Confer Nek, Transvaal, and Orange Colony, in India and Deputy Secretary to ence which was adjourned-Router. He was mentioned in despatches the Government of India, and
SWISS COTTON.
+
NEW TARIFF OPERATIVE NEXT WEEK..
three times and won the Queen's rendered eminent services in con- medal with five clasps and the nection with irrigation in India. King's medal with two clasps. He Sir John was a Knight of Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. was awarded the C.II. in 1900. EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.
He was one of the original polo John of Jerusalem in Englaud. players In India in the 54th Regi- Since his retirement he had com- Rugby, Yesterday.
mont when polo was started there manded the 5th Battalion Sussex The President of the Board of
Berne, Yesterday..
Volunteer Regiment. contract was September, 1035-Trade, Mr., W. Graham, question With the object of helping the by British Regiment in 1871.
Lady St. Helier. ed on the recent conference in Swiss cotton industry, which is at
Lady. St. Helier, was created a Paris on the existing European present encountering a "very seri Dorset Territorial Association from grain surplus, said that the final ous crisis," a new tarif, effective 1908 to 1916 and Chairman until Dame of the British Empire' in act declared, inter alia, the will-on March 10, increases the duty on 1924. Up to the time of his deaf 1925 in recognition ingness of the countries import-cotton goods from 26 to 18 per the commanded the Regimental Dis-fatigable service in behalf of the
trict of Dorchester, for which coun- poor. She was famed for ing foreign grain to participate cent-Router.
ty, he was also a J.P..
Reuter.
EMPIRE RUBBER.
1...
LORD PASSFIELD NOT TO
to the utmost possible extent in
"APPOINT COMMITTEE.
the purchase of stocks available
London. Yesterday.
He wan vice-Chairman of the
Sir William Bull.
of her inde
har
brilliant art of entertaining, ant she wrote frequently for the leading reviews and magazines, walle in in the grain exporting countries change of views with those coun- of Central and Eastern Europe
Sir William Bull was a lawyer by 1909 she published very enter In the House of Commons, at Having regard to the interests ference of International Institute profession but he played a leading talzing book on Memories of Fist... question time, Dr. Shiels said that of the Dominions in the matter of Agriculture in Rome on March part in the publie life of the City Years. She sat for a time as an of London, with which he had a long Alderman on the London County. it was not Lord Passfield's inten- the British representative did not 26,00 EAN IT
tries may be provided by the Con-
tion at present to appoint a Com feel able to associate himself with Mr. Graham said that it was family connection, his great grand- Council. Lord St. Heller (Sir mittee to examine the rubber these declarations. Since then a proposed to ratify the convention father having lived in Cavendish F. H. Jeane) Was her second hus- sitation in the Straits Settlements report has been made to the Com- providing for international en-Square and Fulham from 1750 to band, who was a well-known au- or Ceylon or to initiate a review mission for a European Union, forcement of load lines as soon as 1818. Sir William sat as Consor-thority on ecclesiastical law, and a of the circumstances under which emphasising the Importance of it was possible to pass the neces- vative M.Por Hammersmith in leading member of the English. the Stevenson scheme was removed consulting the overseas countries, sary legislation, British Wire 1900 and again for South Hammer Bench. He died in 1005 shortly
An early opportunity for an ex- less Service."
smith from 1918 to 1929, being for after his elevation to the peerage.
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