BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK
RICKSHAW
BRAND CEYLON TEA
PLANES
ATTACK WARSHIPS
A battle in the North
Sea between aircraft and
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HURRY CALL
warships occurred yester- BY SOVIET
day, with unknown re- sults, according to a Reu-
London, To-day. According to a Rome Radio mes- sage, the Soviet Government is ur-
ter message from Am-gently requesting M. Passiviki, the sterdam.
The source of the report was the
head of the Finnish Mission, to return to Moscow.
Dutch Island of Schiermonnikoog, one turn until to-morrow, when the deo!-
M. Passiviki is not expected to
of the West Frisian group, in the ex-slons of the Stockholm Confarents are, treme north of the Netherlands, from known-Reuter.
where a long view out into the Hell-
goland Bight section of the North
Sea can be obtained.
warships and twelve planes,
The Amsterdam report indicates The planes were attacking the war-
that the Dutch observers were
unable to identify the nationality of
the aeroplanes or the wa
though they were able count
(ATHER FORE
moders
te oloudy
the region where the action oc- the antion might just as easi- British aircraft
surface craft #51
franý, motion has announced by
BUTTER
WARNING OFF OF A HONG KONG JOCKEY
MR. A. W. RAYMOND has been warned off the premises by the Stewards of the Hong Kong Joc- key Club, thus forfeiting his membership, and Mr. B. L. Tao has been suspended from riding for the remainder of the year.
This judgment was passed by the Stewards follow- ing consideration of the full report on incidents at the Macao Jockey Club's Meeting of October 1.
This is the first time in many years | that a fockey has been warned off in Hong Kong.
GOOD RECORD
Mr. Tac, also from Shanghai, com→
It will be recalled that "The China menced riding here. In 1937, sinets Mail" published, exclusively," on when his record October 7, the story of the suspension been:
of these two jockeys, Mr. Raymond
for, it was believed, six months, and 1937
Mr. Tao for ɑng month.
1938
Suspen 1939
It is now learned that- sions were of a temporary türe pending a full investigation into the Totall
matter.
at the Valley his
1st 2nd 3rd Un.
7
3 23
8 19 18
&
100 38
23 26 ·28-112 hiakidlition to the above
Mr. Raymond came to Hong Kong four wins at Macao,. He rode re- from Shanghai in December 1937, quently for Mr. Wong Sul-n, Mr. since when he has had the following Lal Fo-chun and Messrs. Cham Bros. record at the Valley:
1937
1938
1939
Totals
1st 2nd
3rd Un.
0
0
0
1
11
10
7
68
13
4
7 27
.24 14 14 04
In addition he rode 18 winners at Macao and 2 at Fanling. Recently he has ridden for the Marber Stable.
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Budapest, To-day.
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