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RAMPLING GIVES BRITAIN, VICTORY

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The victory of the Hungarian was entirely unexpected, since the Japanese and Americans bad! achieved excellent performances in the elimination heats, Taguchi Olympic re- even setting a new cord of $7.5 seconds.-Trans- Ocean Service.

Earlier Results

MORRIS WINS DECATHLON AND BRITAIN 1,600 METRES RELAY

Berlin. To-day: The Olympic Decathlon, was won by thei American Glen Morris with a new world record score of 7,900 WOMEN'S EVENT

points for the 10 events of the The semi-finals of the Women's

competition. Since the next. 100 Metres free-style swimming two places went to American event took place at the Oly-athletes, namely Clark and ric Stadium yesterday after Parker, with scores of 7,601 noon before a crowd of 25,000 and 7,265, the outcome of the people. three swimmers covering event was a veritable triumph the distance in less that the Olym- for the United States, which establishes beyond all doubt pic record time.

that her all-round athletes lead The first heat was won by Marthe world at the present mo tenbroek (Holland)

1.06.4. in

meat. The next four places followed by Arendt (Ger-1

went

to

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1986

Jack Oakie, J. Farrel MacDonald and Kent Taylor are in the Paramount production, "Florida Special,” which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre soon,

HAPPY DAYS IN CANTON

VARIOUS TAXES TO BE ABOLISHED-

BUT THE BUDGET WILL NOT BALANCE

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, Yesterday.

The abolition of miscellaneous oppressive taxes enforced by the fomer Chen Chi-tang regime is heartily welcomed by the general public in Kwangtung, who enris- jage business recovery in the near

future.

Acting under instructions of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Soong Tse-liang, Provincial Com- missioner of Finance, announced on Saturday the completion of a new budget allowing for $65,270,867 in expenditure and $54,751,384 in re venue, thus leaving a deficit of As the gambling land opinm taxes will shortly be. The Women's Guild of the Kow-abolished, the deficit will be in- loon Union Church will meet at 10 creased to $20.827,$15.

Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister Finance, will shortly come

Huber (Germany) LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES 519,433.

many) (1.07.2), Rawls (United 7087. Brasser (Holland) 7,046 States) (108.5) and Wagner (Holand Guh! (Switzerland) 7,033.

An auction of Crown Lands will land) (1.08.6). Campbell (Argen-) The former world record for tina) won the second heat in 1.06.6 the Decathlon. had been held by take place at the F.W.D. offices at

3 p.m. to-day. minutes, the world record-holder the German, Sievert with

JAPAN'S SURPRISE DEFEAT

2

am on Wednesday next.

of

to

Willie den Ouden (Holland) fel-score of 7,825, while the previ- There will be a dance at the It is notified that the rate for Canton to devise ways and means

Mc- lowing closely with 1.06.7:

ous Olympic record stood at

limewashing in Hong Kong and to cover this deficit. The new Kean (United States) was

third 7.398.

Morris thus bettered Cheero Club at 8′′p.m. to-day-

Kowloon under By-law 5 of the budget has been prepared by Com- with 1.089 and Lapp (United these two marks as well as his

A meeting of the Nursing De- Domestic Cleanliness and Preven missioner Soong with the object States) was fourth with 1.09.6. own new world record of 7,878,

of lightening the financial burden Rawls, which he recently set up in the tachment (Volunteer) will be held tion of Disease By-laws shall be Mastenbroek. Arend,

United States, but which had at the P.W.D. offices at 530 pm $3.80 per floor for the year start-

of the people. Campbell den

ing October 1, 1936. Ouden, MacKean

A committee has been formed! and Wagner, who achieved the not been officially recognised. to-day. fastest time for fourth place, were 1,600 METRES RELAY

An open-air Whist Drive and At to-morrow's meeting of the Commissioner Soong to study the Rotary Club, the Rev. W. Hthe numerous taxes collected by to compete in the finals yesterday The preliminaries in the 1,600 Tombola will take place at afternoon.-Trans-Ocean Service. Metres Relay race were held on EO.C.A. premises, Wellington Hudspeth, MA (General Secre the last administration; with a tary for China of the British and view to their abolition. All the Saturday afternoon at the Olympic Barracks, at $.30 p.m. to-day.

Foreign Bible Society), will give leading commercial bodies and France faced Japan in the third Stadium. The first heat was won

There will be a Services Whistle talk entitled "With the Flowery tax-collecting organs are to be by the United States in 3 mins

represented on this committee. water-polo match in yesterday's 13 secs. The second place went to Drive in the West Lounge of the Miao of West China."

The Provincial Department of programme at the swimming sta-Hungary, with a time of 3 mins. YMCA at 9 pm today.

The Council of the Helena May Finance has abolished the tobac- dium, surprisingly winning by 17 secs.

There will be a Whist Drive at Institute invite any missionaries eight clear goals over their Asia-

In the second heat the British tic opponents.

freedom of trade. team of Wolff, Rampling. Roberts the Sailors" Home and Seamen's who may be in the Colony, to tea co monopoly, which hinders the In the fourth match Austria and Brown were first in 3 mins. Institute at 9 p.m. on Wednesday and a concert on Thursday, August

13. from 4 p.m. to 6.30 pan. in polies and abuses will also competed against Switzerland, the 14.4 secs, while second place went next.

the Institute. A special launch will proscribed in the near future. Austrian players demonstrating to the Swedish team (Streamberg,

A Tombola will be held at the convey any guest wishing to return their brilliant team-play by gain-Edfeldt, Danielson and von

REW.Os and S/N. C.0.s" Mess to Cheungchow after the party. ing à 9-0 victory. Trans-Ocean chenfeld) in 3 mins, 14.4 sers.

The third beat saw the Germans, at 9 p.m. to-morrow. Service.

The RMS. Empress of Asia is (von Stue, Pragel, Voigt and Kar-

The ninth Council Meeting of due here from Yokohama next Fri YACHTING REGATTA

big) first in 3 mins. 15 secs, the

the Accountants and Secretaries day morning and will leave the (Limon, . Edwards, Holland, Germany and Sweden Canadians are leading in the Yachting Re-Fritz and Loaring) being second Student Society will be held at the same afternoon for Manila.

St. Francis Hotel to-morrow at 1 gatta at Kiel at the end of the in 3 mins. 15 secs.

p.m.

JAPAN AND CHINA OUT

Wa-

fifth day. The Dutch yachtsmen bead the list in the yacht class,

The nations eliminated in the with a total of 116 points, follow-

were Poland. ed by Britain (115), Germany above three heats"

($6) and

Sweden Japan. France, Italy, Czechoslo- (111). Chile

vakis and South Africa. The Ar- .(85).

gentinian, Chinese and Greek in the teams, who were to have competed points, in the second heat, did not start.

(45),

The finals yesterday

the and United States. Hungary, Britain. Sweden, Germany and Canada at

Germany stands first starboat class with 56 after which come Sweden Holland (42), Eritain (41) United States (37).

Sweden is leading in the 8-metre class with 41 points, followed by

Norway (38), Germany (39), Italy

the start.

saw

BRITISH TRIUMPH

The RMS. Empress of Japan will leave Shanghai for Hong: A dance will be held at the Kong and Manila at 3 am. Cheero Club at 9 p.m. on Wednes-Wednesday next. day next.

од

Other mono-

be

SHIPPING CLERK IN TROUBLE

Alleged Falsification

Of Accounts

HEARING POSTPONED

Before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the] The R.M.S. Empress of Russia Central Magistracy this morning, The Women's Section of the will leave Yokohama for Victoria Tong Yuk-chor, an employee of YMCA. will be holding a mahjazd Vancouver at Saturday next the Nam Kwong Co. of No. 26 jongg drive in the West Lounge at 3 p.m. next Wednesday at 3 p.m.

The ss. Talma is expected The Os and Sergeants of No. from Amoy next Thursday 127 Co RAM.C., are holding a noon.

Whist Drive at the Military Hos- pital Mess. Bowen Road, at 8.30

In the final of the men's 1.600 p.m. to-morrow.

(38), Finland (38), Britain (28)-Metres Relay, Great Britain came Trans-Ocean Service.

ASSURED OF MEDAL

first in 3 mins. 9 secs. followed by America in 3 mins 11 secs and Germany in 3 mins. 11 8/10 secs. Germany is certain of a gold) WOMEN'S 100 METRES RELAY medal in the starboat class, as re- In the Women's 400 Metres Ee-j vealed by yesterday's results in lay, America came first, clocking the Kiel Yachting Regatta. The 46.9 secs. and equalling the Olym-- races are not finished, but the pic record, Great Britain were se-

and German boat Wannsee is leading cond in 47.6 secs.. the nearest contender, Sweden, by third in 47.8 secs. 36 points to 55, which insures vic-

tory whatever the result of the last race.

ITALIAN FENCING WIN

Canada

Swimming Events

HUNGARIAN CAUSES- BIG SENSATION

لله

Des Voeux Road Central, was charged on two counts of (a) hav- hereing unlawfully taken from the after-Company $2,434 worth of passage

FILM MAKING IN

THE MALL

Palace Guard "Shot".

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tickets, and (b) making a false entry in the books purporting to show that the tickets had been bonght by a person named Tau Law.

Mr. Peter Sin appeared on be half of the complainant, Mr. Thomas Lee, who is the liquidator of the complainant firm, while Mr. C. D'Almada e Castro was for the

About 3,000 people gathered indefendant. the Mall last month to watch

The hearing of the charges was Berlin: A great sensation sim unit "shooting" Buckingham postponed until 2.30 p.m. on Au- was created yesterday when Palace, the changing of the Guard,

gast 17. contrary to

expectand the progress of a coach sup-| tions, Csik (Hungary) won posed to be returning from the the 100 Metres free-style swim-Derby.

The coach drove seven times up In the qualifying heats for theming race for men, defeating

American world record and down the Mall while the 400 Metres Relay for women, which holder, Peter Fick, and the fa-cameras turned. Then the camera

QUALIFYING HEATS

the

WEATHER REPORT

Pressure is highest in a ridge:

were run on Saturday afternoon.mous Japanese aquatic stars. man took a close-up of the sentry extending from Tongling to the Italy won the Olympic Epee Germany improved on her own re- Following 2 magnificent on guard This, to the interest Bonins. A depression is moving fencing competition on Saturday cord by 1/10 sec., winning her night with three victories, follow-theat in 46.4 secs., with Great Bri- start, Csik, Yusa. (Japan) and and amusement of the crowd, neces- slowly eastwards across Manchuria, Fisher (Germany) took the sitated measuring the exact dis-and the typhoon is situated about ed by Sweden with two and France tain second in 47.5 secs. and Italy lead. At the turn the Japan-tance from the camera to the 300 miles east of Manila, moving!

The teams ese and Hungarian swimmers sentry's nose to with one. The fourth country to third in 48.6. secs.

ensure perfect north-west. The forecast for tă even were practically qualify for the finals, Germany, which qualified for the finals

and

focussing.

day, as issued by the Royal Ob- scored no victories.-Trans-Ocean other events were U.S. 47.1 secs. fighting for the lead. "A last

True to tradition, he stood like servatory this morning, was: light Canada 48 secs., Holland 48.4 secs. minute spurt, however, decided

a statue, without a movement of variable winds, freshening from MEN'S 400 METRES

victory in favour of Csik, who

north-east; fair generally." {his features. crossed the line in 57 6-10 secs. In the final of the men's 400 Me-Yusa (Japan) coming in second The Olympic Gold, Silver and

in 579-10 secs. Bronze Medals, in that order, won tres Relay America came first in by the various nations in the 39.8 secs, which is a new world Olympics so far, including the ten record. Italy were second in 411 competitions decided on Saturday, sets, and Germany third in 412 The preliminary, heats for the

Service.

WINNERS OF MEDALS

are as follows:-

United States

14

10

Germany

12

12

Finland

5

France

Austris

Sweden

Italy.

Egypt

Britzin

Holland

Canada

Украд

Fathonis

Argentipe

New Zealand

Norway Poland Switzerland

Australia

· Latvia

Merica

Philippines

Turkey

secs.

NEW SWIMMING RECORD

Women's 100 Metres Free Style

In the men's 100 Metres free-swimming event on Saturday open- style, (Swimming) Csik (Han-jed with a sensation, when in the

gary caused a major upset

The King's New Title,

Admiral Of Master Mariners

when first of the five heats, Miss Masten- The King has consented to as-distressed seamen and the pension-

(Ja- broek (Holland) set up a he won in 57.9 secs., Yusa

new sume the rank of Admiral of thefing of the aged..

of Master The "Original Hundred" who 43 pan) being second in: 58.9, and Olympic record of 66 4-10 secs., Honourable Company

-founded the Company are all men 42 Arai (Japan) third in 59.-Reuter, the previous record being that Mariners.

The American Men's 400 Metres established at the Los Angeles As Prince of Wales he was Mas-who, from being ship's boys, rose Relay team of Jesse Owens, Ralph Olympic Games in 1932 by Misster of the Company from 1923 up-to command, and were trained in Metcalfe, Hugh Draper and Frank Helene Madison (US) in 68 8-10 til the death of King George. Since smiling ships. To-day they num Wykoff (truck) equalled the secs. The second and third places then the Company has been with-ber among them the most distin- guished men in the mercantile world's record of 40 seconds to in the first beat were secured by ont a Master.

qualify for the final, while the Frau. Arendt (Germany)....... and Founded by a group of master mariné. Sir Burton Chadwick, Lord z German Women's quartette est-Miss K. Bawis (U.S.) with 67 3-10 mariners just ten years ago, the Runciman, Sir Walter Baynham, Hablished a new world's record of secs. and 68 5-10 secs. respective Company had the title of "Hanour-3r. J. Povah, and Sir Bertram

46 4-10 secs, for the 400 Metresly.

able" conferred upon it by King Hayes are all Liverymen, m Relay, Gt Britain coming second. The others qualifying for the George in 1928 In 1980 heap A message from the King, as GL. Britain's Men's team quali- semi-finals, which will be contest proved the grant of a Charter, and Master of the Merchant Navy, was aised for the final of the 1,600 Me-ed today, are Miss Willy den in 1932 the Company received a read from the pulpit at a festival litres relay. winning their heat in Ouden (Holland), Fru. de Lacy Grant of Livery by the Court of of shipping held last month at 13 mins 14 4-10 secs, the American](Australia), Miss McKean (U.S.), the Alderman of the City of Lon Winchester Cathedral. It thank {four witzing their semi-final heat Miss Campbell (Argentine). Hiss don. One of the principal activities ed the committee for its loyal as- Tin 3 mins. 13 eccs.Renter.

of the Company is the relief ofisurances.

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