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RACING NOTES.

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EASTERN BANKS' SWIMMING GALA.

ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT.

MERCANTILE BANK WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.

An excellent

This afternion should see a big crowd being transported to Kwanti Steepechase. Course. A special train leaves Kowloon at 2.07 and arrives at Farling at`9.34 p.m. It will be in good time for the first rare.

The fifteenth annual swimming enter- Subscribers to the Hunt are reminded tainment of the Eastern Banks was held that books of railway tickets similar to on September 28th at the Lambeth Baths.

Kennington-road, S. E.11. those issued by the Golf Club may be ob tained from Mr. H. "Birkett on payment attendance included Sir Newton J. Stabb of 813,50. This works out at 1.35 first Mr. J. S. Bruce, Mr. J. Stewart, Mr. and Lady Stabb, Mr. H. D. C. Jones, class return fare as against 1.50 for the R. A. Rust, Mr. M. W. Wood, and Mr. special train. I expect quite a number. Adams Oram. The prizes wore pre of people will have tiffin on the 1.15 train sented at the end of the programime by which arrives at Fanling at 2.30, leaving Lady Stabb. The arrangements, carried ample time to have a look round the

to a successful canelusion, were a great Course. Tiffins have, of course, to be credit, to both creditors and officials, ordered on the train before hand. The whilst a pleasing musical program was Taipo Rond is open for motorists and the given by the St. Dunstan's Dance Orches gates do not close till about 7. p.u. tra, composed of, blind ex-Service men. Almost everything but tea will be obtain able on the Course so thermos flasks should not be forgotten by those who

One Length Ladies' Handicap:-Final: wish to partake of the cup that cheers, Afisa I. Chapple (H. & S.B.): 2, Miss without enebrinting, "

A few riders were over the sticks last Wednesday, but generally speaking there has not been much done in the way of training so there ought to be a few upsets in every sense of the word.

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The Hunter Arma" will be open subscribers and their friends after the Meeting.

The riders will be Lacut. Comdr frant Capt. Sturges and Messrs. Ralph, Reidy, Stanton, Bousfield, Macgown, Mac namara, Patten and, of course, Charles. without whom no local Steeplechase Meeting would be complete. I am sorry to say that Alec Potts has been recently indisposed and will be unable to ride although, I believe, he intends to be present even if he has to come On A stretcher.

Practically all the ponies entered will run except Hurford, Varnet and Blue Monday. Most of the ponies are known to the public but there has been no in. dication of their form except those scen on the Race Course at Happy Valley. However, the following remarks may be found useful in an attempt to bag the elusive Dollar:

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2 Mr. Charles Mount, 3 Two Pairs

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3rd Bace:

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COLONEL WHO TOOK HIS EYE OUT.

“MAGIC" THE MAHDI COULD NOT MATCH.

He was a native prisoner, and be was brought before Colonel Sir James Dormer during the Sudan war against the Mahdi, Do the Mahdi's followers believe the omnipotence of their leader 1" James asked.

Results were:—

Diving Competition:-1, H. Martin (M.B.I.); . . D. Ogilvy (C.B.L.); 3, G. Harnard (H. & S.B.).

D. Miles (C.B.I.); 3, Miss W. K. Showler (H. & S.B.). Time 61 3-5 sec.

Four Lengths' Team Race for Eastern Inks Challenge Cup1, Mercantile Bank of India (H. L. Sneck, H. Marin, Bank of India (P. W. S. Skinner, A. D. W. H. Jackson, J. Shireff), Chartered

Ogilvy, W. D. Johnson. W. B. McQuitty); 3, National Bank of India (G. R. Kyd, Time, 2 min. 21-5 sec. R. Fletcher, A. Cross; W. A. Norwood).

One Length Handicap:, T. Owens (NB.; H. L. Snook (M.B.I.); 3, P. W. Skinner (C.B.I.).

Four Lengths' Invitation Handicap Team Race.1, Barclays Bank (L. J. Williams, F. E. Kettle, D. C. Stearn, R. F. Lawes): 2. Lloyds Bank (T. J. Kimber, H. G. Parfit, F. J. Bennett, Eastern Banks Two Lengths' Cham E. Puryev). Time, 2 min. pionship for Challenge Cup.-1, J. Shireff (M.B.I.); W. B. McQuitty (C.B.); 3. A. D. Lowson (H. & S.B.) Time, 1 min. 6 3-5 sec.

Veterans One Length Handicap: -1. A. C. Cross (N.B.I.); 2, J. F. Seaton (M.B.I.); 3, V. J. Wells (C.B.I.). Time,

43 sec

One Length Back Stroke:-1, D. T. Lloyd (C.BI.); 2 W. D. Johnson (C.B.I.); 3, J. F. Seaton (1.B.I.). Time,

38 set..

Messengers' One Length Handicap:- V Barnett (C.B.I.); R. Brown M.B.I.); 3, J. W. Glover (H. & S.B.).

Tine, 48 sec.

Half-mile Championship (awum DA August 17th)-1, J. Shireff (M.B.1.); 9; W. A. Grandage (H. & S.B.); 3, P. W. S. Skinner (C.B.L.). Times, 14 min. 31 sec. 15 min. 18 sec.; 15 min. 25 sec.

The Eastern Banks Championship Cup was won by the Mercantile Bank of India, with 17 points; the Chartered Bank of India being second with 16 points and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (the holders last year) third with eight points.

Messrs. G. Matveief, S. C. Mercer, and W. G. T. Burns, of the Amateur Diving Association, gave a very fine display of finey diving, and a keenly contested. water polo match was played between teams of the London Banks A.S.A. and the Civil Service A.S.A.,

AIR ROUTE TO THE FAR EAST.

GERMAN SURVEY FLIGHT ENDED.

LETTERS IN SIX DAYS AT A COST OF 12

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The Far East expedition "of the German air transport company, the Deutsche Lufthansa, arrived back in Berlin un September 26th, after absence of slightly over two months. During this period it has fown to Peking and back and has surveyed thoroughly the route to be followed by a projected air service extending the London-Berlin- Moscow line to the Far East.

In September last year, reports the Berlin correspondent of The Fimer, the Deutscher Aero-Lloyd announced its in- intention of proceeding with its plans for Sir the survey of an air route to the Far East. Later the Deutsche Lufthansa, the single air transport company into which The native tremblingly said that they the Aero-Lloyd and the Junkers groups did

were amalgamated, made preparations Then, can the Mahdi do this for an expedition. The expedition con- asked Sir James, taking out his glans eye, tossing it in the air, and replacing "The native, shivering with fright. agreed that the Mahdi was incapable of auch devastating magic..

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sisted of two large triple-engined Junkers G.23 commercial monoplanes of the type

used in the international air services.

On the strength of the general results of the expedition it is estimated that a regular service between Berlin and This is one of the many good stories Peking, running in the daytime only ex- cept between Berlin and Moscow, would which Major-General Sir. Leopold take five to six days. With night flying Swaine, K.C.B., C.M.G., tells in his the time might possibly be reduced to book, Camp and Chancery in # Soldier's Life."

24 days, but that possibility is hardly to be taken seriously at present. By en the journey takes six weeks; by the Trans- He also teils a story of the German sumed that no more than a mail service Siberian Railway, 17 days. It is pre Emperor William L during the war of 1870 with France. The Emperor received could be opened to start with. Leaving side the question of subsidies, it is

Lamp of War.

a telegram from Paris, and, accompanied roughly calculated that the cost of a by Bismarck and others, went to a walt single journey would be something over ing room, where the Emperor's son read 70,000 marks (£3,500), with a pay load of it by the dim light of a lamp. It des 2,645 lb. This works out at about 18. cribed a violent scene in the French 2d. for a 20-gramme letter, not a very House of Representatives.

heavy charge for delivery in Peking in six days instead of 17.

These are only very rough speculations. During the coming winter the Lufthansa and the Chinese, and more particularly the Soviet authorities, will discuss the

When my son had finished," said the Emperor to the author, "I thought for a moment, and then asked all assembled whether they could suggest a better reply to this telegram thar an 'order for the mobilisation of the whole German army. organisation of a service on the basis Every one agreed upon which, turning of the detailed results of the expedition. to Bismarck, I said that I would be ready sign the order in half an hour's time,"

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The Emperor afterwards bought the lamp and hung it in the flohenzollern Museum in the Monthijou Palais.

Even for day flying an enormous amount. of work has to be done along route. There would seer at present to be no reason to revise the Lufthansa's originat estimate that a regular service of any kind could hardly be expected before 1929.

TRADE DURING THE WEEK.

THE PEOPLE AT HOME "ARE" FULLY SATISFIED THAT THE BOYCOTT IS A THING OF THE PAST, AND THEY WILL BE EXPECTING

REPORTS NOW OF A VERY CONSIDERABLE

TRADE REVIVAL.

The HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, published to-day, explains the position in considerable detail, and shows that the re-establishment of trade connections upon the former basis will necessarily take considerable time.

At the beginning of the week there was great activity in...

shipping circles, and practically all the river boats have now re-commenced their old services.

The latest report is that discrimination is being exercised by certain labour elements against British vessels, aid that there is considerable intimidation of would be passengers.

Such temporary obstacles in the way of a quick return to normal business were, perhaps, anticipated by residents here. Merchants in England, however, will not understand the position until they are able to read the full account of the .ocal happenings.

The day-by-day reports in the WEEKLY will give them the information they need and wid show them that trade prospects are slowly, but none the less certainly, improving.

In addition to the articles dealing with trade in Kwang-“

tung there are many reports of interesting local events in this issue-the departure of the Surreys, the arrival of the Borderers, the annual Harbour races, etc., etc.

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