1932-12-28 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1932.

Skipper

Tells of Passage

(Continued from Page 1.)

Mr. Cooke remarked that it was the slowest race on record, and he could not remember seeing such

winds, several of the boats had to anchor off Ping Chow Island and

calm as the one they got into off tide.

ed the current. They ciraled a big! island before, they discovered they were not on their proper course.

15 In The Race.

followed

11

U. and 1. the winner rounded the mark bout about five minutes ahead of Azuma at 6 p.m. yesterday,

The six boats that took the Southerly course, met the others an their way back, experiencing very light winds.

Timo

Time

PREVIOUS WINNERS

1924 La Cigale (Mr. Croucher) 1926 U. & I (Mr. Rouse). 1926 Tavy II (Wardroom Officers,

+

CAROLLERS SING TO COLONY.

Army Officers Play Artistic Hockey.

A sum of $220 was collected by

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-Day's Short, Story.

THE THREE INFERNAL JOKES

pects.

By Lord Dunsany.

this

TRun Wan to await a favourable the St. Andrew's Church - Carollers Lin Tin on Tuesday. When the Other boats that did not finish who toured the parish, under the THIS is the story that the de- and revealed, no doubt a little shy- "Azuma" got near Deep Bay, her were:-Seu Lark V., Candella, direction of Mr. Rupert Bald solate man told to me only, his own extraordinary virtue. crew made a mistake in the coust- Imogen, Irene, Wanderer, Luasa, win, on

the lonely Higkland road one One woman was to him as ugly as Thursday night and autumn evening, with winter another. line, and as a consequence she miss-Cherub, and Tavy II.

Christmas Eve. Further contribu- coming on and the stags roaring.

And the silenced boasters rose Correcteil Finishing

Finishing tions are expected in the form of a The saddening twilight, the and went home to bed, leaving him

cheque from the Peninsula Hotel, mountain already black, the dread-all alone, as he'supposed, with his, U. & 1. 18.40.01-27th 17.00.13-27th while a cheque has also been pro-ful Munsoun

melancholy

And yet he ..00.56.15-28th 19.45.62-27th

of the stage unequalled virtue. Fifteen yachts entered for the Norseman.02.12.20-28th 21.00.37-27th mised from the Broadcasting voices, his friendless, mournful was not alone, for when the rest race to Macao and back," a record Typhoon ..10,05.26-28th 03.46.03-28th Studlo.

face, all seemed to be of some most had gone there arose a member out Curlew entry for the event..

...10.11.06–28th 03.50.68-28th On Saturday night, the party sorrowful play staged in that val- of a deep arm-chair at the dark. The crews of the first five boats crossed the harbour, atad on the way ley by an outcast god, The starting time was 7.30 am.

a lonely end of the room and walked across on Boxing Day and six boats took to complete the course were as fol-sang carols on the ferry. On ar-iplay of which the hills were paret did not know and only now Bus- to him, a man whose occupation he southerly

Lantau low:-U. and I. Mr. H. S. Rouse, rival at Hong Kong, they assembled and he the only actor. round course Island while the rest of the beats Lieut, Ryder, R. N., Lieut. Frances, at the Z.B.W. Studio, from where For long we watched each other Northerly direction. N., Mr. G. H. Gandy, Monsoon the Rev. W. Walton Rogers made drawing out of the solitudes of

"You have," said the stranger, through Capsuiman Pass and in Messrs Roger Grieve, H. W. Dulicy an appeat on behalf of the singers, those forsaken spaces. Then when "a surpassing virtue." view of Castle Peak.

and Chambers: Norseman-Mr. Lwho collected for the St. Dunstan's we met he spoke.

"I have no possible use for it," In the afternoon the wind in Nicholson, Capt. Dunlop; Ty-Homes for war blinded men. The "I will tell you a thing that will my poor friend replied, proved and took the six boats to phoon-Capt. C. C. Fowkes, SW.Bappen was broadcast. Several make you die of laughter. I will "Then doubtless you. would sell within 10 miles of the murk boat Lieut. Salt, R. N., Lieut. Pack., R.Ncarols, including the old favourite keep it to myself no longer, But it cheap," said the stranger. off Macao.

Curlew-Major Mouscley, Capt. Du-"Good King Wenceslas" were ren-first I must, tell you how I came Something in the man's manner! chrana Lieut. Wyndham Smith. dered over the air.

by it."

or appearance made the desolate St. Andrew's Church was prettily

of I do not give the story in his teller

mournful tale The winners of the Potts Chal-decorated with flowers for the words, with all his woeful inter-feel his own inferiority, which lenge Cup since its presentation lu Christmas services, There were full jections and the misery of his probably made him feel acutely 1924 are as follows:-

attendances

at the Holy Com- frantic self-reproaches, for I would shy, so that his mind abased itself. munion Services at 7.15 and 8.15, not convey unnecessary

aa an Oriental does his body in to my and also at the morning service, at readers that atmosphere of and-the presence of a superior, or per which the Vicar preached a stirring ness that was about all he saldhaps he was sleepy, or merely a

and that seemed to go with him little drunk.

Whatever it was he, only mum- In the evening, the service took wherever he moved. the form of a carol and musicall It seems that he had been a bled, "Oh, yes," instead of contra- service, an

organ Bole being well member of a club- West End dicting so mad a remark. rendered by Mr. R. Baldwin. "The club, he called it a respectable stranger led the way to the room Heavenly Boy" was sung by Miss but quite inferior affair, probably where the telephone was. F. McGill. The anthem "Rejoice In in the city: agents belonged to it,

"I think you will find my firm the Lord" was sung by the full fire insurance mostly, but life in- Choir.

surance and motor agents tou; it On Christmas Day an enjoyable was in fact a touts' club. friendly game of hockey was played It seems that a few of them one between the British and Indian evening, forgetting for a moment officers

of the H.K.S.R.A. The their encyclopaedias and non-stop former wore fancy costumes, while tyres, were talking loudly over a large measure of agreement, has been reached to enable the Govern the Indians adorned themselves card-table, when the game had After a trying voyage, and many ment to frame legislative proposals with different coloured turbans. ended, about their personal vir- hours overdue, the yachts "Norse for submission to Parliament with Prior to the commencement of the tues; and a very little man with will give a good price for it," he man" and "Monsoon," the formern real understanding of what will game, during the interval and waxed moustaches, who disliked sailed by Mr. L. F. Nicholson and be acceptable to the great body of after, the match, the pipes and the taste of wine, was boasting the Inttor by Mr. Roger Grieve. Indian public opinion.

drummers of the Brigade rendered heartily of his temperance. came into port shortly before 1 a.m.

The Daily Telegraph says that pleasing numbers. It was a jolly was then that he who told this looked after the club they had left this morning. These were the the Government's

view that the spectacle, and at the conclusion of mournful story, drawn on

by the second-beats to return from Macao conferment of self government on the game the players adjourned to boasts of others, leaned forward and finish the 70 miles. Hong Kong India is the object of Brition policy the U.S.R.C. Clubhouse where the little over the green buize into the first yacht reached here at 6.10 p.m. under such safeguards as provided

The "U and 1" the which must be honestly pursued occasion was fittingly celebrated. light of the two guttering candles yesterday. Her crew comprised. Mr. against serious disaster, is for the H. S. Rouse, vice-Commodore of the betterment of the country, irre Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Lt. spective of party. Ryder, R.N., Lt. Francis, R.N., and

"U. and I." received a little wind in short gusts and coming inta Capanimun Pass caught strang tide which helped consider ably.

ז

A very

"Norseman" Just missed the tides) when she came into the pass and lost about 6 hours,

H.M.S. Tamar).

1927 U. & I (Mr. Rouse). 1928 La Cigale (Mr. Croucher), 1929 Norseman (Mr. Ryan), 1930 Wanderer (Mr. Baker). 1981 Tavy II (Wardroom Officers,

H.M.S... Tumar).

At daylight this morning thel boats were very much scattered, the PRESS PRAISE FOR WORK OF winning yacht out of sight of the

fleet..

Many of the boats which could make no headway came back on

motor power,'

Others Are Safe.

-yacht race,

Mr. G. H. Gandy

INDIA PARLEY,

(Continued from Page 1.)

The News Chronicle says that the! Conference has placed the good]

The fourth boat to finish was "Typhoon," which crossed the line faith of the British Government

just after 19 a.m. to-day. "Curlew," beyond all reasonable doubt.

message.

POLICE OFFICER HONOURED.

Sub-Inspector Khan Retiring.

Ex-

News in Brief.

It

a

And the

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's short story will be "A Man With Big Hands," by Stephen Phillips.

sald; and without more ado he be gan with a pair of pincers to cut

the wire of the telephone and the receiver. The old waiter, who

shulling round the other room Putting things away for the night. "Whatever are you doing of?" said my friend.

"This way," said the stranger. Along a passage they went and away to the back of the club, and there the stranger leaned out of a window and fastened the sever-; The marriage of Mr. F. Schneidered wires to the lightning conduc of Messrs. H. Ahrens and Company, tor. My friend has no doubt of Tokyo, and Miss Paula Kettenbell, that, a broad ribbon of copper, aniled by Major Mouseley, arrived "We hope they will respond with- Indian police from the Royal has been solemnised at Kobe.

half an inch wide, perhaps wider," six minutes Inter. Both these boats out delay to Lord Sankoy's urgent Naval Dockyard met in the

running down from the roof to the earth, were sighted near Cheung Chau appeal says the Morning Pos, twhich change Restaurant yesterday after- Mr. Carlos Pompeia Basto, Island at 9 p.m. last night by apologises for introducing a jarring noon when a tea party was held in broker, of 289, Boundary Road, his mouth to the telephone; then "Hell," said the stranger with "Luana" which finished yesterday sole into the Christmas carol sung honour of Sub-Inspector Mir Alam Kowloon, and Miss Carolina Maria silence for a while with his ear to afternoon, using her engine, thus with such good will by Sir Samuel Khan, who retires from the force Makar, 24, West Terrace, Kowloon the receiver, leaning out of the being disqualified from the race.

Hoare and the other delegates, is shortly, after long service.

window. Failed to Finish.

critical of the usefulness of con-

Commander E C. Brooke, R.N.,

And then my friend "Tavy II," last year's winner, clusions reached in the absence of presented the gift with a suitably.

heard his poor virtue being several sailed by Commander Cowland, Congress representatives and finds inscribed watch and complimented A total of 24,144 people were times repeated, and then words like H.N., although in company with the proposed safeguards "a hollow him on his excellent record of ser- vaccinated free of charge by the "Yea" and "No." "Typhoon" carlier last night, did mockery of relitive of power,"vice.

St. John Ambulance Brigade up to not finish. "La Cigale" and British Wireless Service.

Sub-Insp. Mir Alam Khan thank and including December 23, ac- said the stranger, "which shall "Azuma" sailed by Mr. N. V. A.

ed his associates for the support cording to the returns. Croucher and Mr. Lambert respec

that had always been freely extend ed to him and appealed for the same support for his successor.

tively, were expected to arrive this

morning, but since the time limit)

expired at 8 am, they will not be included in the finishing list.

INSULL SET FREE AFTER LONG TRIAL.

(Continued from Page 1.)

At midnight last night, "La $100,000 Lost in Insull Farm Fire. Cigale" was reported at Tai 0,

Chicago,

Lantau Island, with "Norseman” A $100,000 fire, of mysterious making her way off Taun Wan. origia, swept, one of the thirty, Owing to a slow tide and variable stables on Samuel Insull's famous

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(The Editor, "China, Mall.")

Abraham, I have to point out a

Dock, will wed shortly.

"They offer you three jokes,”

make all who hear them simply die of laughter.”

Mr. J. E. Hansen, who for years was Harbour Engineer of Taikoo Dockyard, was a passenger by the Taiping, to South Australie, where his daughter resides. He They think very highly of your intends in future to make his home in Australia:

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(Continued from Page 1)

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