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History Of Racing In China Recounted In Rotary Club

Talk

In a 20-minute talk before the 'Hong Kong Rotary Club yesterday, Lieutenant Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, OBE, touched upon racing in China, extending back more than 100 years as well as many old China hands connected with racing.

There were race courses and racing in Peking,

Tientsin, Harbin, Mukden, Daifen, New-. chwang, Hankow, Shanghai, Amoy, Foochow, Macao and Hong Kong. For racing in Foochow the j speaker referred his listeners to Mr. W. M. S. Brand's ar- ticle in the "Hong Kong Sun- day Herald" of June. 12, 1949. Racing, in Foochow was con- tinued up to 1913.

courde and

jaydeally every week in the

practic year.

Captain and Riding Master herein and'úèrves a number of years in india before appearing dim-Changkat.

"Soon ofter he was given a job

Jarding Matheson & Co. and arored many vieiaries for "Jolmi Peel" the name under which Tai pans of Jardines have caces fo

sidences. mally

mud gave

Mr. Dewey Smith, Vice- President of Studebaker Cor. poration, who stepped at Kal Tak yesterday en route to Cairo on his 11th global spur. ("Chha Mall" Photo,)

Studebaker Official's

Brief Visit

CONDITIONS IN PEIPING REVEALED BY STUDENT

(By Our Harbour Reporter)

Conditions in Peiping, proposed capital of Com

munist China, were revealed in a letter which Personalia

reached the Colony yesterday-six weeks after it was written,

While stating that business, production, education

and communication facilities are normal the writer disclosed that some of the social pro- blems have not been settled yet and the local economy is still not stabilised. (The writer, a graduate of St. John's University and Great China University, Shanghai, who left Hong Kong for Peiping vin Tientsin by the ss. Hunan last April, is now a student in the North Chion University prepar- ing for a political career in the Ministry of Propaganda), North He wrote that

China has recovered much of what was lost after a short period of re- construction.

Remittances

ye-

"The People's Government is now doing is best for the

Business, covery of the nation. production, education and com

he sale.

Or

To Red

Held Cities

Remittances

to Communist necupied territories in Chinn,

of ex

Admiral Chan Chak left for Canton yesterday

In the samo plans was Mr. Hsu Kan, Minister ef Finance who arrived here on Monday from Taipeh.

Among those leaving for Tal- Beh by CNAC yesterday was Mr. Ming Shi-tin, Korran Consul to Formosa,

The Reverel Mr. Percy Smith will address the Y's Men's eluk tomorrow at the Htoor Gar- den. Hong Kong Hiciel. His sub- Ject will be "Boys and Girls Chutist in Hong Kong."

Arrivals from Swatow vester-

day by the so. Shengking inchid- ed the Reverend Mesra, A. A. Kians, P. E. M. Averbeck, A. A.

Bepartures from the Peninsula included Mr. Hotel on Moulay and Mrs, W, C. Šebmidt, Mr. and

Harlor, Mrs. J G Mrs. C. M. Jones, Mrs. G. J. Findlay, Mrs.

L. C. King, S. T. I, C. C. WH, P. Y. She, M. Cham, and Lleus tenant and M. V. L. Garesche,

A man who handles Stude, munication are all as usual," he especially Tientsin and Shang-| M. Cyganels, and Mr, E. P. Dunns, ·

hai, ure being undertaken by baker cars leaving America "Many versities have been Chinese banks in the Colony. but flies most of the time to founded for mass education supervise the sales stopped at the YABAKER

generation North mostly by telegraphic trans- yesterday for two Chuur University, People's Re- fers. Kai Tak

'University. North hines en route to Calco fromvolutionary

Funds for temítinner are ne- Chits Military and Political Colcepted in Hong Kong currency Manila.

Economical

and and fold out to benefielaries in He is Mr. Dewey Smith, Vice lege, and the

at the President of Studebaker Corpora Financial College, to

People's Liberation dollars at the M. C. Snath, Mesars, G. V. Wil- round more important ones, thon, who is on another thise

The student said that although i gurrent rate of the day on whterims, B. C. Hope, P. A. Man, the world boniness trip lɔ augment travelled

he is a college graduate of two Payment is made at destination. universities of the Kuomintang ↑ The untofficin rate his record of hariny 280,000 rulles by plane during the of found mys a primary shr

change of the Hong Kong last 27 month,

dent here both in Marxist thenty

dolla in Tientsin and Shanghai, This wa · not hi first visit, and in ability."

Among the neve umivate at the yesterday was about 360, 14: Peninsula Hotel on Monday were 450 xome Mr. and Mis, J. F. Wong, Mr. and Bina, M. Lgken vail, Me, and Mrs. A. J. Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. H. Renilinces of funds to Cam-('. Medlock, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. meinket China ale by no means onder. Moers. B. Bruce, C.

bank the parmetic. One

alone in Broek, C. 5. Wu, R. D. Watson, understed to have mude more 1. T. Chang, C. B. Smith, E. W. the 500 transfers to Tientsin and Charlwood, and Chak Na ftuliong.

the Just mumtha¦ Shaoghal within in 200ounts ranging from HK$100! re now to $1,000.

Preeminent owners or rider in Fonghow includid J.G. Oswald, H. "Be Tker and Custer T.

"Or Tammy Hough St Henry Siemorre

the Inst of Fenchurate Y

May wrote: "He was the rtrongest merchant princes. *Racing

in the olden days rider that has ever been reen in Heng Kong or Chinnya the was vastly different from that harreman peters of great in tnore recent years-Shanghai conness and judgment, he always had only the one held two big meetings a year his mout justice

Anders tätlifertion, 17p was - Spring Meeting in May

in addition

of extraor

are Autumn Meeting in November.

dinary

ያነ strength, and it is bin Later there were two other

exaggeration to say that he wou courses and racing could be en.

rates on pantes that n otherwize. during

he would have won on.

run ring at the Hough har the mfcfortune to break his right der very adly

"Vagrant. through his mount owned by Mr. James Hell-Irving. falling with lum iu

rave for the either.

"I have boon cechng this Colony Champion Stakes in 1894. This

during my global eeldent caused endless troubles i several times and brought his brilliant career tours, the genial Amerien uit when interviewed at the airport end." as a gentleman rider to na

When I came here in May 1000 before lavins for the Middle East

plane. there

were still a few private by a Pan-American

Starpbaker producne 1500 care stables in Ute Colony, slz. Jay- diner at East Polai-Godfrey day and the vehicles leaving Muster's at Morrison Hill and amarican pants come under Mr.

Hall-Brutton's atte G.K.

at the Smith's supervision,

There are 11 plants outside the Castle" but most of the pontes were kept of Kennedy's Stables et fnited States, and one is in the

Mariin. Causeway Bay adjoining which making at

Cairo, Mr. Smith will was the Polo Ground-: Inter under at Mr.

Brussels, virt Paris,

Rome, the able Chairmanship "Most of our good ponles were sent up to Shanghai for the sung-C.G.S. Muckic. Our present fine! Popenhagen and London, to par Grandstands wore ticipate in motor car exhibition mer months and put out in pad-States and decks there between the Shang erected in 1981 and 1932 respec- experted to take place in the next

few months, hal May and autumn meelius, a

Hour Kang Jockey Club up to quite recent years 11021 or 1022) held fly one Race Meeting in the year, usually of our daya at the end of February or early March- und during the

31

* Chub held five or six

Saturdus meetings on afternoon; owing to the scarcity. of Race pontes kept here then in the summer,

Polo scurries, Teut Paging and Ladies' Namination aces helped to ill up the pro- 51

"Stakes #t these Gymkhan Meetings were very amull, with

cups etc. for the "runtiry silver events mentioned above,

wild he net.

er they w

"Visiting ponies used to come down from Shanghai and Amoy

for big meeting - -most of Hong

lively.

Better Horsemen

לונדיי

Hopes To Learn

He arided: "I hope fo learn

more and I am going to. There so much to study."

price

had been as high as weeks ago,

The writer declared that People's Liovernment is doing its beat to solve several serial prob- lens (which he did not sperity. "Part of the people are star Jobless. The authorities

Mersin, P. B, Irun, T. E. Pega. W. R. Merrick, E. M. Zuektarin trying to eliminate the difcuf

he said.

When remittaures are recriver!] and E. Straughler left for Singga- ties,

"Commodity

in that the destinations, beneficluries; mure by POAC yesterday. is stil not So are notified. They need not draw) Liberated arch

Mrs. Isabel Mareet, Mi's, C. W. 4 arount of

military them money right away, but can flater, and Mr. Edward Chok fert stall needs," be disclosed. This bow-wait until the the exchange rate) Hong Kong for Paris yesterday

by Air France. ever did not worry the people was under the present wartime con- very much as it is realised that dition, suck "privation“ is 1 necessity.

"Peiping is a city of our nu- Jurge tional culture. There are libraries, museums, palaces

"The beauties of this ancient numerous places of education.

marked.

(and)

he re-

tainted by the war,"

The British steamer Husan left the Colouy on April 20 with about 200 Chinese-ull bound for Tientsin.

more Invourable.

Pan American Executive On Visit To HK

Mr. 2nd

Mrs. J. Sellars, Merses, W. drs Aubrys, D. R. 7ro Smith, and G. W. Corr felt for Saigon yesterday by Air France.

Firecracker Merchants Fined

****

HK Exhibition? Asked about the possibilities of exhibition In Hong "I attribute the superiority of; sagine an Kong's owners would endeavou: the jockeys from the North with Kong, Mr. Smith was very appro- to obtain the services of a well the few exceptions I have already ving. "There should be one here, to the fact that in It will stimulate interest Rail, known Shanghai or Fientsh Joe-mentioned,

་ ་ ་ key for the stables, and among Shunghai, Pelying te, there was of course, provide good advertis-Chinese capital have not yet been

Great

deal of cross-country ing for the Colony in general." the rlaers to the North have seen riding on this Course were

were riding, paper hunting ele, which he remarked, "Chuck" Burkill, Tiny" Mid- undoubtedly temted to make for Further, there wood, Stewart (Tientsin), J. C.

better horsemen,

'steeplechases in Cuming, Bill Hill, J.A. Hayes, were regular

Mr. Smith added: "If possible Wake Shanghai and elsewhere, whereas Eric Moller (Senior), Vid;

Vida. Wake

"The sea was not so calm, the Cox, and in recent years "Bough" in Hong Kong there was only now and given the facilities. Sturto

and gain a hurdle race at itaker might take the initiative! P

The PAA executive is on A Gymkhana Merting, at the hurt of to start campaigning for an ex-winds were strong. Some of us! Marshal Encarnacao.

got sensick but hope in our hearts | brought us courage and endur- routine checkup of PAA installa-ployee was cautioned by Mr. Johnny Heard, Pate-Hunt, Vietor which in 1914 Hall-Brutton brake bibition, in Hong Kong"

ance," the writer related.

tions and operationa Needa and H. Maitland; and be his leg riding his pony "Kings-,

The trip took 11 days. Many trekked by land to Pélping. -

and Clus Moller,

fere my days Mr. A.W. Eurkill, tomout 1920 the Fonting Hunt,

Mr. E. "Nunky" Sassoon, Harry

Mr.

Hutchings.

J.A. Pond, "Pip started and this helped to im- cil, Nichells and the re- prove the riding of many yours

Tommy Hough...

fellows, for apart from the hunts; Tommy celeon.

R. Crawford. their periodical race meetings in

malar Crawford. In the early the Winter months

ut steeplechases liates there were Messrs, Ogle, fair proportion

nud! hurdle races. Lovell and Diaman

"Racing

In Macao did not turvive

many years

main

"Among the best known Jockeys resident in Hong Kong were Godfrey Chester Mastor. W. J. Gresser, W. a. Dupres

Harald Seth,

John Johnstone. Archie David, who rode as Mr. Krel!; Sedgwick, "Digter" of Dayle,

{ail Nobby Clark Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank). Donald Black, Leo Frost,

Maitland and now V. Needa, Brodie have joined us from the North.

and

le recalled the July exhibition nt Manila, which was held in the Manila Hotel.

FOOD AND

FUEL COSTS

The food and fuel costs for the week ended August 20 issued by the Labour Office, were as follow: Rice and Flour, 72 entties $4.7000 Vegetables, 10 cattice

1.8023 2780 Cabbage, Sait

0,2 unity

1.4030 Oll. 2 entir

0.7 catty

.0800 Ten, 0.2

owing to lack of support from

rom Salt fish, 0.3 eatty

visitors

Total

1.0050

1.3080

She encountered heavy seas en

route.

Port-Health Office Takes Precautions

Mr. Harold E. Gray, Vice- President of Pan-American World Airways. Pacific-Aluska Division, arrived here yester- day for a brief stop en route to Calcutta from San Fran- cisco.

He will return on Saturday be fore leaving for home. He in accompanied by his Special Re- presentative. Mr. Dallos Sherman, who joined him at Tokyo.

HK Airport

were

Six locul merchants each fined $100, and an em-

Hin-shing Lo at Central yes- terday for keeping the kind of recrackers prohibited in the colony,

Defendaals were Clicung Fan, Wai. Hin-yict. Fun Lam, Anson Yo

Hui Hong-ching, Cheung Shui-kee, und Lau Man-choung. First three defendants were represented by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, and fourth defendant by Mr. Grifiths,

All defendants said that they had no knowledge of their Gro- rackers containing the kind of bittunen which render them easily combustible.

The

firecrackers

Mr. Gray affirms that unless the new Hong Kong airport Cons into operation, de luxe Strat In the face of the exodus of cruisers cannot join the Colony's

from 1.1070 refugees

Communist-

sir services, .8800 stricken China into the Colony ,7000 by land, sea and air, the Port! ito added: "Between Honolulu were found in Godown No. 22 of Health Office has extended its and London, Hung Kong's airport the China Provident Company, vigilance in safeguarding the is the busiest. But more improve and the total value is about Colony's health.

ments can be made.

Mr. Gray was hero fast year.

$38,000.

residents in that Colony. It al

Fish, 0.4 catty most entirely depended

Pork, 0.3 catty Hong from

Kong Firewood, 10 cuttles ponies, Jockeys and owners etc. and came to an end before the Bean Curd. 14 picars late war. I was interested to

$14,3280 note, however, in wo article in the South China Morning Par

The average of the Food and

The routine of checking river

In fixing the fine, Mr. Hin- recently that prior to 18:45

He remarked that the Colony shing Lo reminded defendants, of Fuel Bures for the weeks caded shipping and all sailing craft when racing started in Hong

July 30 to August 20 is $14.2658 visiting Hong Kong water needs modern air transportation their responsibility as members of Kong Hong Kong people went

The Rehabilitation Allowance enforce only. when coastal ports and with suitable facilities PAA the community. over to Macao for race meot.

for the month of September, 1919 are infected arees-has been re- can provide that ip quick time. Inge, which were held there in

will therefore be

Dontly re-imposed because of the the early forties.

ld Workers: Artisans prevailing influx. Dally-paid "The first China pony to win

To facilitate this operrinn, un- other

Medical PHO

Jaunch has ju 1859. A new rule Females $1.05 a day.

Monthly-pald Workers: Mates been equipped with radio-telephone probibiting y K.C. Lau, H.C. Lee, B.Y. Liang, appeared in 1862,

Women $64.50 A and constant communication Ex maintained with the ahore station. creams or professional rider from 590 a month,

in training-ft

month. like: "Godfrey Master was an out-

and equally Euglish bred horses appear con-

during this period.

Chinese Jockeys

The Arst for Chinese Jockeys In 1027 www K. H. Cho.., ...L..

1928, R.C. Chun, ip Kui Ying. Ligey Stakes was "Flash of $3.20 a day, Coolies $2.55 a day,

Wong, Tong Lou and Lo, and tu

S. To Wong, etc.

standing horseman

of infected persons ne-

Menaces Case Continues

geol on a Chiru pony or horse be impossible in this "Mouro" stable, R.AT. Dyer or other Chinese ports. It is Judge, at the Criminal Ses-!

"It and & well known figure in the Hunting fields of Gloucestershire sert

en

Lalk to mention all the etc. During the Boxer Rebellion Members of Jardine's who theed when China ponies could not be bi China and since 1874 under the

John Peel," but there were two alinined to race here, butch of

brothers of

of Sir Tobert Jahtine, horses was imported and Muster wca practically every Rate there--livings, Cruickshank, Greg

son. Johnstone, Keswick, Lan- "W.J. Gresson, after his retire- dale, C.II. Ross and others. ment, was Master of the Croome Hunt for many years and eventu

died from the result of an accident in the busting held. He

string of horses kept quite training in England a few in Flat Tacing but mostly Steeplech

kr

ות.

*

This check-up requires only en The trial is proceeding be- Inspection Races) Henry Humphreys with riving here from Mincse, Canton fore Mr. Justice Gould, Paisne with his "Locke pontes, A.G. ximilar to the Pito work in re- sions of Kui Chi-chun, unem- Stitt, and E.E. gard to ocean-going ships which ployed, who was arraigned on Stephen and

Eastern Kadoorie with his "Chief" stable, have to anchor in the

two counts each of uttering a "Sir Paul Chater's ponies all Quarantine Bay and pass the nor letter demanding money with bore the name of "Dahllu" and mal procedure before they can menaces and possession of a those of Mody. "Rose" and were enter Victoria Harbour Proper. letter demanding money with trained by Currcem), who came Passengers arriving by train are menacer. from

India and was an undoubled also given the same surveillance

Kul, who is defended by Mr. Shanghol. Ownors

training and feeding at the Kowloon Canton Railway Percy Chen instructed by Wilkin wizard "Among Shanghai owners Race poules, especially as he was Station.

con and Crist, in alleged to have. The stringent anti-disease mea written two letters to one Cheung there come to mind "Groaby" never known ever to lide one.

An owner who will never be sures proved fruitful on several Yi-chi manager of an iron works Macgregor, John

#scaregor

Honda occasions. Torgotten by old China whp raced under the natened was F.B. Marshall,

In Kowloon, a June 8 and 11 fisk" and bil his ponies

who raced A leprosy case was found aboard this year, in which he demander the suffix. "Strath" even as hif successfully for many resong arrived here from Liverpool via

In the troopslip Devonshire, which | $20,000, Коль

The lotters also are alleged to zen J. F. ponies de to this day. Amoy, Shan all bearing the name Rangoon at the work-and with threaten

the complaluant" with "Harry Morriss (whose three

three-hle pontes

Most owners ther more than 1,000 reinforcemente fire conseqs inces it he did not as both a Shanghai and Hong year, old "Manna" won the Eng of Tec."

lish. Derby Kang Jockey and was it grent

Burkilis, Art supervised Kad ne horseman. He like hoida, Dallas, Eriç more than in these days and had personnel of the troopship. It was assisted by Detective Sub-inspec

He was one of the 144 Asiatic. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, Greeson, kept n number of horser Moller Sur. "Nungy" Sassoon. In their No. Chinese to assist.

The era of the Russian trainers reported that the Indian Acaman lor H. Tyler. Is prosecuting. in training in England

Hong Kong tending owners in- land

and figured

prominently at cluding Sir Paul Chator. Si here dates from the Introduction will be sent back by ship to Ran- the Ayr meetings.

Likewise he formusice Moty, George Fatts, of the "7" class pony and amongst goon.

Kramoperoft and Hector Sassoon, the earliest van kept big string of hunters at Sir, Victor Malton in Yorkshire and from Harold Beth, "Shing White, brought down by Lambell Dun- never rodė Uhere hunted practically every G.K. Hall-Brutton, Godfrey Mass bar. He, like Curreem, day of the week.

fer. Charlen Beswick and "Tam" but was undoubtedly a very sun.

RAF = Corporal-- Röbért: Mali On of the greatest characters Pearce (who shared a successful cessful. trainer. He was preceded In Racing In” China:

was H years).

stable as "Mr. Dynasty" for some in 1931 by Tiukavkin (now Mrvenan, of Kal Tak and WRAC

Thomas) Tommy dalibtedly. TE.

who came down to trála Corporal Mus Lilian Houlsby, of Nough. After leaving Mari: "Mr. and. Märs, Lambert Dunbar for "Tom" Pearce. He and our 39 Macdonnell: Fukich have an berough he enlisted in the 8th and Mrs. Pearce, whore pony other Furlan Trainers all ride nounced thale for Unaming wed- Murzars and attained the Pank "Trent. Bridge!! Won Classic their banter in training

which were trained by

John Johnstone could be claimed

and Scot-

1920)

HIS

their

owu training for the Garrison hère,

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

DIRT AND FILTH BREED DISEASE

According to the prosecution, accused was arrested some, „time: after the complainant had handed both letters which were found) to be from the same source-ia the police. The police then made dummy package and handed it to complainant, who in accord

rice alith Instructions from the era went and placed the package at a certain spot on a funded that accused even- ANIC is alleged, shelly went over a and, took the packcame into nearby butter's ha lived with airman" and "

ho

The Magistrate said that he was imposing the maximum fine, though it happen- ed in this case that the max- Imum fine was $100..

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