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YACHTING.
LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.
SIR ROBERT HORNE'S LOVE AFFAIRS.
£330,000 PAID." FOR A PICCADILLY SITE.
BURLINGTON-ARCADE SOLD.
WHY HE NEVER MARRIED.
"You see me hare an old bachelor, At yesterday's meeting of Owners Rd. The second of the series of the Ladies":
Burlington Arcade, in Pipondilly, sold Subscribers for griffins at the Jockey Championship Races in connection with disappointed in all his amorous affairs,
now on the point of giving up what to aà nuction recently for 330,000, is to Club Room it was decided, after some the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club was
him is a very mysterious branch of remain just as it is, and will not go into The weather. WAS human affairs," said Sir Robert Horne, the hands of the house-breakers to make discussion, to hold the annual meeting on sailed yesterday.
M.P., in an after luncheon speech in room for another now London bilding. February 28th and March 1st, and sad favourable and the wind good.
The purchaser was Mr. Edgson, a In the Handicap Class, Diana was London recently. The chairman had re-
ferred to Sir Robert's many activitien-member of the firm of Hiller, Parker,. 6th. These dates are definite and take the place of those previously fixed prost, La Linda second, and Colleen third political and industrial, and "in the May and Bowden: He acted for one of visionally, namely, the 14th, 13th, 18th regard to the Gas Class and the drawing-room surrounded by clusters of the largest of London property-owning beauties" Sir Robert protested that companies, and the Arcade had been and 19th March. These latter dates were Heyward Hays the handicaps will be this last activity of his existed only knocked down to him only a few seconds found impracticable ax Shanghai Jockeys worked out later and places will be then in the imagination of the chairman, but when he offered to put it up again for could not come down then. The subject allotted. "In these two classes the boats he admitted that it was a state to which sale in lot
he had aspired all his life--although he had been unsuccessful of jockeys reminds me that the services are given in order of finishing.
Sir Robert Horne once declared that he of Messrs. Brodie and Ralph will not
The starters were Handicap Class-had remained unmarried because he be available after the next annual meet-
Diana (Mrs. Miles), La Linda (Mr. had never been able to drop his voice
Starters.
The second sale was for the purpose of giving the existing tenants an oppor tunity of purchasing their leases. Only ten of the forty ave lots were sold, the amount realised for them being £59, 600
ing as they are both going away on leave and it is quite possible that they may Ratsey), Colleen (Miss Harcland), Falcon sufficiently to make a proposal." net return to the Colony. I would again (Miss Shaw). Gael Class: Daphne (Mrs. |-- make a strong appeal for new blood Claridge), dia (Mrs. Chapple), Guel amongst local jockeys. At the same time(Miss Birkett), Thecla (Miss Butcher), be discouraged owing to lack of winning Why Wonder? (Kra. Faussett). Sealari CITY PROCESSION WATCHED BY was necessary before Mr. Edgson went
I should like to advise beginners not to Jean (Miss Thwaites). Heyward Hays:
Results.
mounts If they are good enough they (Mrs. Hunt), Bluenòar (Mrs. Mitchell), will be well supported by the owners in Booja (Miss Lewis), Lolo (Mrs. Car- this respect. It should not be forgotten dew). that owners are anxious to give their ponies the best possible chance of win- ning and that this is the influencing factor in their choice of a jockey.
UNITED SERVICES FOOTBALL.
FORTHCOMING COMPETITIONS.
HANDICAP CLABS,
Diena, 1st ....e La Linda, 2nd Colleen, 3rd Falcon
A record number of entries have been phne received for the United Services Football Competitions this season,
The junior competition to-day when the Carlisle play the Sub marines at Caroline Hill.
Finishing Corrected
Time.
Time. 4.10.59 4.19.31 F 4.25.13 4.21.09 6 ...... 4.32.46
4.27.41 5 ..... 4.35.17
4.29.41 GAIL CLASS... -Finishing
Time.
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Ailsa
4.55.40
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Guel Thecla Joan
4.02.44
5.313.37
3.14.30
HEYWARD HAYS CLASS.
Bluenose Boojum Why Wander?......4.58.20 Senlark Lola
4.1100
4.49.28
4.57.21 5.12.57
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LAWN TENNIS.
LADIES' RECREATION CLUB.
The following are the results, to date, of the Annual Tournament in connection with the above Club:-
Ladies Open Singles Championship of the Colony.
1st Hound :-Miss Eaid Lo beat Mirs. James, 6-1, 6-3; Mrs. Martell Hall beat Mrs. Stark, 6-2, 26, 86; Miss Robinson beat Mrs. Davenport Erown, 6-2, 6-1.
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The course was to Channel Rocks, Kow- loon Rock, Cuat Rock Buoy and finished at the Yacht Club, a distance of 6.1 miles.
BRITISH SPORT FILMS.
FLEET-STREET:
"BART'S
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DENSE CROWDS. -
"Fleet-street Week for Bart.'s " opened Duspiciously with a great procession, which left the Embankment and toured the City streets for about two hours be fore it returned once more to its starting point.
It is hoped to raise £20,000 for Et Bartholomew's Hospital during the week, and the idea of the procession was to create carnival atmosphere at the outset. This was certainly successfully accomplished, and as the afternoon was | fine the route was crowded with sightseers,
and money raïned on the various cars as they went along.
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At the beginning the crowd was SO danso on the Embankment that the police had difficulty in opening lano wide enough to get the procession under way. | It is usually assumed that the City on a Saturday afternoon is deserted, but this was certainly not the case when the pro- cession passed. At the Mansion House. along Cheapside, and in Holborn and Fleet-street the pavements were lined with spectators.
The Cobham Aeroplane. Students wearing red Bereta led the way, selling programmes of the week's festivities, and at the head of the pro cession proper came Dismal Desmond," a mournful dog in effigy. There followed cars and carta advertising many well- kuown articles, interspersed with stud-
MR. BETTS'S CLEVER PICTURES. eats, some of whom were disguised as
ATHLETIC FEATS IN SLOW-
...MOTION.
Some first-rate British films, under the title Sport in a Fresh Light,” directed by Mr. John Betts, the film-expert on the subject, were specially shown recently to the personnel of the Royal Air Force Depot at Uxbridge, Middlesex, in the presence of several senior officers of the Air Force, says the film critic of the Daily Mail,
Bidding began at £250,000, though it was stated that the estimated rental value was £93,000. The auction room was crowded, but the bidding only pro- ceeded slowly, and a long discourse on the part of the auctioneer, Mr. C. F. Goddard, of Messrs. Goddard and Smith,
to £330,000 and had the property knocked down to him.
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Zulus, Sheiks, or hospital nurses. There were also numerous bands to enliven the proceedings, while the rear of the proces- HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL sion was protected by an armoured car
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sereplane (without its wings in which Another attractive exhibit was the Sir Alan Cobham flew to Australia and back. Imperial Airways also had the Baromater cabin of one of their air liners.
Temperature When the procession finally returned Enmidity
to the Embankment by way of Fleet-street Wind Direction... it had covered the greater part of the Forca area served by St. Bartholomew's Westhur Hospital
BILL PASSES PRUSSIAN
These pictures, which have not yet been shown to the trade or the public, are novel and fascinating Mr. Betta's films hare already covered a great many po- pular sporting subjects, such as his "Football," made under the supervision FORTUNE FOR THE EX-KAISER. of Mr. Harold "Fleming, "The Outlook on Dogs, Conching," and "Swim- ming. They bring to the Britain's finest athletes, and they analyse by slow motion photography the action of champion diversa, celebrated goalkeepers and golfers for the interest and amuse- ment of the public, as well as providing the most vivid instruction as to how D.sporting feats really are achieved
Club Singles Championship. let Round:-Mrs. Davenport Brown beat Mrs. Clelland, 6-0, 6-1; Mrs. G. M. Hall beat Mr. Railton, 6-1, 7-5; Mrs. James beat. Mrs. Digby, 6-1, 6-1, "
2nd Round-Miss P. Browe w.o. from Miss Lewis.
Mixed Doubles Championship,, 2nd Round: Mrs James and -A Humphreys beat Mrs. Childe and W. M. Lyons. 6-1, 6-3; Mr. and Mrs. Railton beat Airs. Davenport Brown and Mr. Hickling, 6-2, 6-3; Mr. and Mrs. Howley beat Mra. Hickling and Dr. Tottenham, O~4, 4-6, 6-6.
Doubles Handicap.
1st Round Mrs Davenport Brown and Mrs. Hickling (owe 2/6) beat Miss Riddle and Miss Cullíman (rec, 15), 6-2,
6.2.
Graceful Athletes,
Bercen
Some new pictures include "The High Jump illustrated by extremely beauti- ful photography of Mr. Van Gayzel, the champion. He and Messra Stallard, Lowe, and Butler, in "Bunnlag." were living proof of the beauty and grace of the modern athlete, who cedes nothing to his forerunners of ancient Greecs and Rome in perfection of physique.
Hammer Throwing" and "Putting the Weight" were two others of the 2 Mixed Doubles Handicap:
series, extremely well exhibited and ex- Let Round: Mr. and Mrs Martin plained, while A Badger Hunt" was (rec. 15) beat Mrs. Hill and Mr. New added for contrast. Nothing finer has house (rec. 3/8); Mrs. Cook and Mr. ever been attempted in the way of in- Nowers (owe 15) beat Mrs. Bell and Mr.terest pictures than these, one-reelers Brearley (owe 18/4); Miss Newsholme Miss Busan Lawrence, MP., support and Mr. Evans Lowe: 2/8) beat Mies ing Sunday films at a meeting of the Riddle and Mr. Reeve (ree 13); Mrs. L.C.C., said she was sick of Ameri- Machidan and Mr. M. Rowley (owe 5/0) can films, It was to improve and w.o. from Miss Coppin and Mr. Bourne to obtain the best film production that (rec. 3/6).
the Film Society proposed to hold its Sunday afernoon exhibitions.
2nd Round:Mrs. Hickling and Dr. Tottenham (owe 13/4) beat Mi and Mrs. Railton (owe 15), 6-3, 7-5
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Men's Singles Championship."
Bound-Dr. Tottenham beat Megarry; R. M. Henderson beat Arm- strong; Lawrie beat C. C. Stark," 6-3, 6-1; Stevenson beat EvanK
HOCKEY.
HKH.C. 1st XI. BOYAL NAVY.
This match will be played to-morrow, on the U.S.R.C. ground, commencing at 4.45 pm sharp.
The following will represent the Club 9. H. Garrod, D. Lyon, E. L. Sim, F G. L.-Wheeler, E. J. R. Mitchell, A. A Dand, G. B. Slipper, B. R. Forster, B. D. Evans, T. Petrie and G. P. Lammert.
WORLD'S BOXING CHAMPIONS,
The British National Boxing Board has issued its list of world's champions as
follows:
Heavy-weight, Gens Tunney; light heavy-weight, Jack Delaney; middle. weight, Tiger Flowers welterweight, Foto: Latzo: light-weight, "Sammy Man doll feather-weight, open; baotam weight, Bud Taylor; By-weight, Fidel La Barba
MR. M. A. NOBLE ON AUSTRA-
LIAN CRICKET,
MORE YOUNG MEN NEEDED.
LANDTAG.
Amidst great disorder, says an Ex- change message, the Prussian Landtag agreed to a settlement giving the Hchez- in cash and a score of valuable properties. zollerns 'fifteen million marks (£750,000)
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BERLIN, October 13th. To prevent the Prussian Diet being turned into a bear garden to-day, when DE the Hohenzollern Compromise Bill came up for third reading, the whole building cealed in neighbouring courtyards, and was surrounded by bodies of police con- ja no one was admitted unless his card bore" a most rigid scrutiny.
Tues. The Communist deputies employed ridi Wed 24 culous and childish devices in the endea your to prevent debate on the third read har. 95 ing being held. The President' stated, however, that any attempt to have re: Fri. course to unparliamentary methods would be summarily dealt with, and the know Sator. 270 67 6 4 ledge that there were a sufficient mumber
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In the course of the debate a Democrat Mon. 29 n deputy observed that there seemed no danger of the return of the ex-King, who obviously felt more comfortable in Hol- land than he would be in Prussia under a Socialist Minister for the Interior:
A deputy expressed his regret that a valuable picture by Hobbema had sud- denly disappeared, and asked if the Government could not prevent the Hohez- zollerns from selling auch works of art without ita sanction."
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The Minister for, Finance stated that Speaking at a farewell luncheon re the accusations made by some newspapers cently given in London to the Australian that the Hohenzollerns had obtained cricketers, M. A. Noble, the former Aux possession of works of art by wrongful tralian captain, after deploring the fact means was untrue, and that all the works that the Australians had not done as well of art referred to by foreign newspapers as many people expected, went on to wore the absolute private property of the Analyse the Causes of their failure to Hohenzollern family. retain the "ashes.". He` said′ that there were not sufficient young men in the aide the compromise the six most important
It may be mentioned that by virtue of INSURE WITH to exercise that galvanising influence on of the Watteau pictures hitherto in the the cricket when the occasion demanded possession of the House of Hohenzollern The result was that, when the team become the property of the State; also found themselves in a difficult position, the two large pictures, by Pater in the they had no one to visualise the possibili new palace at Potsdam, and about a tics of the situation and rise to the occa-dozen pictures by Pater and Langret dis- sion as only young cricketers could persed among the Potsdam palaces. The The absence of young and virile spin State also obtains possession of the one bowlers was sadly felt Macartney and picture by Boucher in the new palace, the Richardson were, outside the two slow Lebrun Gobelin at Charlottenburg, and bowlers, the only two really epin the the right to purchase the Boucher Gobe. ball; and even they had arrived at that n. The above-named Hobbema had to age when their bowling had lost most be sacrificed to the Hohenzollerns, as the
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