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GRAND NATIONAL SURPRISE

Belted Hero Not Starting

STRAINED HEART

London, To-day.

the

Belted Hero, one of the most fancied candidates for Grand National. to be run at has Aintree On March 27, been withdrawn from all engage ments, including the National," owing to а strained heart. The horse nearly died from blood-poisoning last year. and it is thought that his present malady may be due to that.

Belted Hero put up a very poor

the performance in

Lingfeld Races on Saturday in the Shaun- spadah Three Mile Chase, the re-

sult of which was:

1. Reynolds Town (2 to 1).

2. Southern Hero (100 to 8).

3. Buck Thorn (100 to 8).

15 starters.

Three lengths and half length.

. The indifferent showing of Belt-

summon

2

to ed Hero caused his trainer

veterinary surgeon who, after examining the horse. declared that he was suffering from a strained heart.

Belted Hero was heavily back- ed for the race and was in receipt of only four pounds from Rey- noids Town.

It started at 9 to 4

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1936

The fifty members of the U. S. House of Representatives who form the "Infationist" group, elected Representative Wright Pat- man (right standing), bonus payment sponsor, to lead their fight for the issuance of new currency. He is shown with- Representa- tive Adolph Sabath of Ilinois (scated), as he accepted at Wash ington.

OPEN FOURSOMES

AT KOWLOON

and was coupled-extensively with DRAW ANNOUNCED

his stable companion, Tom Bow- ling. for the Spring Double.--Reg-

ter.

CALCUTTA CUP.

England's Five Changes At Forward

London, To-day.

RESULTS OF RECENT COMPETITIONS

The following is the draw for

the Open Foursomes at the Kow-

SAILORS IN TROUBLE

Two Men Fined By

Magistrate

WILFUL DAMAGE AND ASSAULT

Bomnio Teresu, a sailor from

loon Golf Club, the First Round the French cruiser Lamotte- of which is to be played on or Picquet, was this morning fined ¡before Sunday next:

$5 by Mr. W. Schofield at the| Central Magistracy and ordered to pay $2 compensation for wil-

15 bowls fully damaging

CE. Terry and F. L. Rapley v. H. In view of weaknesses at for-G. Mancell and A Anderson.

J. G. Charlton and L E. Longbot:

A. T. Braley and A. L. Eastman v. ward against Ireland, five F. C. Barry and W... Woolley. changes have been made in the B. C. Borner and W. Kershaw England pack to meet Scotland W. Aber and D. Parsons. in the Calcutta Cup match at on v. H. FL. Mundy and W. Staker Twickenham on March 21 J. S. Smith and L. Jack v. T. S. Toft. of Lancashire, who will Whitley and J. J. King. hook, is, however, the only new "cap."

J. D. Thomson and D. C. Wilson v. H. P. Westlake and J. Gellatly.

The following have received byes into the second round.

No. 243 Lockhart Road Saturday.

at

on

Sub-Inspector Carey said

APPEAL TO PRIVY LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

COUNCIL

Chater Will Case Recalled

OBITUARY

At French Hospital

The 1st Hong Kong Sea Scorts There will be a dance at the Mrs. J. S. Smith-Passes are presenting a concert, in aid of Cheero Club at 3.30 1pm. to- ¡troop funds, on Saturday next day.

March 14 at 230 p.m. at the

of lectures

OLD RESIDENT OF COLONY

Sailors' Home and Seamen's In- The 18th Term Typerwriting to-! FULL COURT GRANTS LEAVE stitute. Gloucester Road. Tickets gether with the 7th Term Commer. It is with regret that we have to fram 50 cts. can be obtained from cial Full Courses Graduation: Before the Full Court, compris any member of the troop at the Function of the Chun-Shing Insti-report the death of Mrs. John Sanderson Smith, who passed ed of His Honour, the acting Seamen's Institute or can be par-tute of Commerce will be held at Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Lindsell chased at the door on the night of the hall of the Chinese YMCA away at the French Hospital ear- ly this afternoon after a short ill- the concert.

on Wednesday next at 7:30 p.zo. and Mr. Justice Hayden, this

ness. and the Dinner Party for the morning, Mr. Leo D'Almada jar..

The late Mrs. Smith, who was to the Board of Administration, Patrons 41 years old, was born in Hous instructed by Mr. E. A Wadeson,

Nursing Detachment, Hong Kong and the graduates of the latest Kong and had lived the greater made an application, in the mat-

Volunteer Defence Corps, O term will take place at the St. ter of the Chater Estate, for a "First Aid to Defence against Francis Hotel on Thursday many years Mrs. Smith was pro- part of her life in the Colony. For change of the parties occasioned Chemical Warfare" will commence at 8.30 p.m. Mr. P. H. Sin has by the retirement of Sir William Shenton, one of the Trustees, and P.W.D. offices. It is hoped that | certificates and prizes to the sucAowloon, and her passing will be this evening at 5.30 pm in the kindly consented to give away the also for leave to appeal to the

all members and intending mem-cessful candidates. · Privy Council against the decision bers will be present.

of the Full Court in the recent Chater Will Case.

The course

י

Among the passengers booked:

prietress of the Station Hotel,

mourned by a large circle of friends because of her unusual kindliness-of manner and genial

The Hong Kong Aquarium So-in Europe to connect with the Em- disposition. Mr. D'Almada said that in the city is holding its monthly meet-

preas of Canada from Vancouver

The late Mrs. Smith is survived

jappeal to the Privy Council, iting in the Laboratory of the on March 7 last, and who are due by her busband, Mr. J. S. Smith,

was desirable that the proper Biology Department of Hong parties be before the Council and Kong University next Wednesday, 27, were the following:—Dr. J. A.

in Hong Kong on Friday, March two sisters in Shanghai and a

brother in London mentioned the fact that Mr. H. J.at 8.30

Phizi á

The funeral will pass the manu- Levert, Mr. E. Orlik, Mr. W. H. Armstrong would be successor to be given on "How and where

ment; at

5.15 p. Tindall King (Jardine, Matheson Sir William Shenton.

collect local fishes azd

(Tuesday).

{to

talk

will

So far as the application for aquatic planta." The meeting is and Co.,) and Mr. A. EL Ashton. leave to appeal was concerned, open to the public, and all persons Mr. D'Almada said that he had interested in tropical fishes will been asked to apply for three be welcome. months to prepare the records

The R.M.S. Empress of Britain, continuing her world cruise, will leave Batavia to-morrow and is idue at Semarany at daylight on

and the same period to pay into The whist drive organised by Wednesday. The luxury liner will Court the security of $5,000. the Police Branch of the Minister-arrive here on Friday, March 20.

Mr. E. H. Williams, instructed ing League, arranged for to- by Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg, who amorrow at the Police Recreation

Among the passengers who ar- peared for the Crowa, said he Club, has been cancelled owing to rived in the Colony this morning had no objections to the applica the weather. A whist and "mah

by the 8.8. President Pierce from. was accordingly jongg drive will be held on April Manila were Mr. Vivian Avare, tion. which ¡rranted.

LOCAL DIVORCE COURT

"Decree Nisi Made Absolute

CHINESE CASE"

14 at the Police Chub.

to-morrow

PASSING OF OLD RESIDENT

Mr. Jeronimo Gomez

SERVED 35 YEARS AT

R. N. HOSPITAL

(Mr. Edwin Copper, Master and Miss Copper and Mr. Michel ver

The death occurred at St. Paul's There will be a Grand Concert:

| Linden.

(French Convent) Hospital, yes lin aid of the H K Society for

terday, at the age of 62, of Mr. at 9 the Protection of Children

The ss. Terukuni Maru will Jeronimo Gomes, an old resident today ¡P.12.

the Peninsula.

sail at 6 p.m. to-morrow for of the Colony, who had been sen- Hotel

Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. ior clerk in the Royal Navy Hos-

pital for a number of years.

at

The Kowloon Branch of the M. L. are holding a Whist, Bridge

Drive and Mahjongg

to-day

at the YMCA at 3 p.m. Ladies at the Central British School. are requested to bring their fah- jongg sets, bridge "markers and

that defendant entered the shop A: the Divorce Court this. mor-cards. and smashed the articles. Aninx. His Lordship Mr. Justice

The annual meeting of the Hong report was sent to the Police Lindsell ordered the decree nisi Station and when the police ar-made against Mrs. Lilian May Kong Rope Manufacturing Co., rived he was-found under the McCloskie on November 28, 1935, Ltd, will be held at No. SA Des Voeux Road Central to-morrow at verandah surrounded by a to be made absolute.

The following is the England team: Owen-Smith; Obolensky,

S. Jex and C.. J. Roe y. W. A Gerrard. Cranmer and Sever: Stewart and G. Milne. Candler and Gadney; Dicks, A. A. Lopes and E. Christensen v.

W. 0:T. Toft, Longland: Dunkley, Webb: T. Henderson and

ing to the station. W. G. Hirst and E. C. Fincher. Weston, Brook and Bolton.---

Henderson E.

and F. Karnes Reuter.

Logan: R. M. Grieve, Cotting-

Cooper, Warets and Weston. Reuter.

KIEFER SETS. NEW RECORD

BRILLIANT FEAT AT CHICAGO

W Taylor and J. McKelvie v. A. J. Dennis and E. O. Murphy,

Medal Pool Result

-the Kowloon

-69).

Assault Charge

absolute."

p.m.

it

¡to-morrow

at

the offices

the

The Kowloon Chess Club will The late Mr.Gomes came to

to-morrow meet

at 5.30 pm. Houg Kong originally from Bur- ma, and joined the clerical staff of the R. N. Hospital in 1900. He worked there for 35 years, resign- ing in July last year owing to ill- health. A previous wife, and 2 daughter pre-deceased him, but he married again and is survived by. a widow and step-son to mourn jhim, as well as a sister and

nephews and nieces.

"SMOKY JOE'S'

"Basement Den" As Club

NIGHT, CLUB PROPRIETOR CONVICTED

rard-street, Sobo..

The funeral is to take place this [afternoon, leaving the hospital at Causeway Bay at 5.10, and passing of the Monument at 5.30, the burial.

taking place in the Roman Catho- lic cemetery.

PAVEMENT

Leads To Discovery Of Shop-Raids

crowd of Chinese. He had a Mr. H. C. Macnamara (instruct-11.30 am. jack in his hand, and gaveled by Mr. H. J. Armstrong), who considerable trouble before go-appeared for the petitioner, Mr. Dr. J. H. Rushbrooke will speak! James McCloskie, said that his on "How to Preserve World Peace"

to-morrow * client obtained

Domenico Bobbio, aged 39, decree nivi at 9 Я "I was drunk and these peo- against his wife, on November 28, European Y.M.C.A.

Regent's Park-road, N.W., was The Scottish team is as fol-

Three months have elapa-

found guilty at London Sessions The annual meeting of the H. last mouth on four charges of sell- lows: Kerr: Shaw, Lind, Dick T. D. Paton and W. C. Simpson v.ple threw stones at me, so to de-last

fend myself I hit the complained since and Mr. Armstrong has and Fyfe: G. F. Grieve and E. G. Judd and H. H. Watts.

ant, was the excuse given by made an affidavit to the effect that Land Investment and Agency Coing intoxicating liquor without a Ltd, will be held at Mess- licence. The charges related to han Druitt, Beattie, Burnet. In the and Co's offices dates in June last, when the police VALUABLE RING ON

Golf Club, H. G. Picquet to Mr. W. Schofield at no notice of intervention by any at noon to-morrow.

kept observation on a night club Mancell returned as card of 75-15 the Central Magistracy this party or parties.

morning when charged with as- His Lordship: "No person hav- 60 to secure first place.

The annual general meeting of known as "Smokey Joe's" in Ger- 2 carling come forward to oppose mak- Others scores were T. D. Paton saulting Tam Chuen,

the Hong Kong Iron Mining. Ca Mr. Russell Davies, EC. the Stoker (86-17 cleaner, in Lockhart Road onjing this decree absolate, I make (75—7—68), W.

Ltd, will be held at 12:15 pacting deputy chairman, postpon- 69) and G. C. Moss (87-18 Saturday.

of Defendant was fined $10 and

Another Case

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Coed sentence until the first day of ordered to pay $2 compensation.|·

the sessious, beginning February Sub-Inspector Carey said Mrs. Lee Shun-lau, represented

25. "If on that day defendant is The annual meeting of the

A policeman accidentally kick- In the ligh Handicap competi-that a number of French sailors by Mr. E. C. Mamamara, in tion played over. the Kowloon had beer fooling with rick-structed by Mr. H. C. Lee, brought Kowloon Bowling Green Club win here with £100 and 100 guineased a valuable ring along the costs," he added, "then I shall pass pavement in one of Bourne- course on March 1, E. G. Judd won shaws in Wanchai and defen- a petition for divorce against Mr. be held at 6 pm to-morrow.

judgment in those aums.”

mouth's principal shopping cen- Chicago, To-day.

with a score of 91-1675.

dant, who had been drinking. Lee Shek-fuk, on the ground of

Charges Denied Adolph Kiefer, the sensation-

The annual general meeting of:

tres recently. Other stores were E. O. Murphy struck the complainant, who hit adultery, before Mr. Justice Lind-

Bobbio, VI oath, denied the al American swimmer, estab- (90-13-77), G. E. Moss (96 his head on the ground. Com-sell in the Divorce

United Asbestos Oriental

He subsequently found that a Court this the lished a new world record yes-18-78) and W. J. Woolley (91-plainant had lost a considerable morning.

Agency, Ltd, will be held at the charges, and said that guests or £600 jewel robbery bad occurred terday when he negotiated the 13-78),

amount of blood and was taken

Mr. Macnamara stated that the juices of Messrs. Dodwell and Co. dered their bottles from a wise at a shop nearby. The find also led to the discovery that a to the hospital.

Ltd., Hong Kong Bank Building, at company.

Sub-Divisional Inspector Dellar second raid had taken place at parties were married at Miri in

said of Bobbio: "He certainly is another shop in the vicinity. 1930 and for a time lived happily 11 am to-morrow.

natorious

offender against the About £30 worth of valuables together. Respondent left Miri about five months later and it

Licensing Act. The particular were taken establishment which he ran in this was agreed that as soon as he had his wife

case was a basement den a very found employment,

small room in which very undesir able people met.”.

150 Yards Back-Stroke in 1

minute

32 secs. to

High Handicap Contest

4 6/10 secs. off Van de Weghe's HUTCHISON'S WIN

previous record, established last April Beuter.

CURIOUS FATALITY

› Blown Against Post

By High Wind

Stubbs Shield Final

Against P.W.D.

John D. Hutchison and Com- pany (T. A. and T. E. Pearce) beat the Public Works Department)

“KING EDWARD'S KEYS"

11

Ancient Ceremony At should join him at Sandakan. He,

Tower

Macnamara

£3,788 COUPON FRAUD

Three Men Sent To Gaol

for

At both shops the windows. had been smashed. A piece of cardboard with

some sticky substance on it and 211 gineer's harmer were found. There was blood on one of the windows.

#4-

[however, came on to Hong Kong. and some time in 1934 he took a

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS "God Preserve King Edward" concubine by whom he had a son.

Mr Continuing, (W. J. S. Key, and W. W. C. She was once again the cry at the Cere-

The RMS. Empress-of-AsİR A 90-year-old man, who was wan) by 3 and 2 in the Final of mony of the Keys of the Tower said that his client made several The ear-overtures for a reconciliation but

Nagasaki Three men were convicted at left

yesterday caught by a high wind and the Stubbs Shield at Fanling yes-of. London last month. blown against a telegraph post. terday.

liest record of the ceremony is to no avail.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court last Shanghai and is expected to arrive HOSPITAL'S CURRENT CUT OFF receiving fatal injuries, was the J. B. Mackie (80-8-72) and F.the reign of Edward HL, although After the case for the petition-month of defrauding an Edin-at the latter port this afternoon.

had closed, respondent, in burgh commission agent of She will leave Shanghai for Hong The electricity supply of Chelms- subject of an inquest at St. M. Ellis (89-17-72) tied for the custom was probably part offer Pancras.

first place in a feld of 43 entries the Tower routine centuries before, answer to His Lordship, said he £3,788 in connection with a foot Kong and Manila at 9 am, to ford Hospital was cut off for a It was stated that the man. in the March qualifying competî-

morrow. The EMS. Empress of brief time last month owing to a Every night, when the Chief had nothing to say and no evi- ball pool competition.

is dence to call. Alfred Leach, of Milton-road. tion for the Captain's Cap over Warder locks the gates. he

The jury returned a verdict of Japan left Shanghai this morning fire in a shed containing the switch Hornsey, turned when his hat the Old Course at Fanling. They challenged at the Bloody Tower by His Lordship: I pronounce aguilty against Thomas Adair, for Vancouver, via Japan ports. gear. was blown off.

will play-off.

sentry with the words, "Halt! decree nisi, with costs, the de- Jack Bloom and Morris Freed- "The wind then caught hima On the New Course, A. Ander-Who comes bere?" "The Keys," cree to be made absolute in three man, and a majority verdict of in the back and blew him down son (92-874) qualified in

the hill," said John Buchanan. field of eight entries.

of Archway-road, Islington, who

was in Wembley-road at the

time.

In the reply, and the sentry asks. months. "Whose Keys?" Now, after 25 years, the reply is once again: "King Edward's · Keys.” *Pass,

"He struck his face COLONY BILLIARDS King Edward's Keya." "All's well":

against a telegraph post, falling

into the roadway."

The man

died later in hos-

pital, his death being due to

bronchial pneumonia following

his injuries.

A verdict of Death from Accidental Causea, was record-

ed.

· FOUNTAIN IN STREET

CHAMPIONSHIPS

SEMI-FINAL TIES

says the sentry.

junior series.

GLENCOE MEMORIES

THIS EVENING Lam Cho-cha is the present verness-shire, is to be preserved

not proven in the case of Archie Freedman, who was discharged. A unanimous recommendation for clemency was made in the case of Adair.

"Acting In Concert" Adair was sentenced to four Paneling from the rocka in

- and -imprisonment,, which the Glencoe Massacre order months' was signed at Fort Williams, In- Bloom and Morris Freedmar

each to 12 months. The build- The charge was that the four men, acting in concert to defmud William S. Murphy, did "by the hands of Adair, then employed as a checker with 'Murphy," after a football coupon in the

holder of the biggest break in the in the local museum. The Colony Senior and Junior series, a 92, while W. Hong Sling ing is to be demolished. Billiards Championship will reach is the only player to have been

HUNT AFTER CRASH

the closing stages this evening warned after making 23 consecu when two matches in the Semi-tive in-offs red, the Bye-law allow.. Final Round will be played, W.ing only 25 ancressive shote of Police searched for two young name of a man in Manchester. men who scrambled from a car. It was alleged that Murphy was

A 20ft column of water spouted Hong Sling meeting Lam Cho-cha this description upward in a Birmingham street at the Club Lusitano at 9 p.m. in The prizes for the Senior and believed to have been stolen, which thus induced to pay £3,788 to when the top of an underground the senior competition, and L. T. Junior Championships are at pre-overturned in Tollington-park N. the Manchester man as prize hydrant blew off last month. Water Yung meeting Tam Hun-bun at sent on view in Messrs. Lane last month after colliding with money, which the four accused poured into basements.

the same Club at 5.30 pm in the Crawford's show windows.

appropriated

another.

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