1928-02-16 — Page 8

DEATH OF EARL OF OXFORD AND ÄSQUITH.

of

(Continued from page 7).

rock vigorous nature

the The hardness of youth has since

mensures taken for the ultimate been somewhat toned down; ad-

Increase of Great Britain's contri- Whether this enormous vanding years have given rather bution. more warmth and humanity to Mr. evergy could in any case have been Ampith's periods. But his the; I maintained is a question that can- style of speaking, though of great not be resol Fod. It de scaredly marit, was somewhat too bare and subtful that it was not maintain bloodless to delight a generation ed. The formation of the First secustomed to the Victorian grund Coalition Government may have MININOR, A batter description proceeded from Mr Asquith's con could not be than that of Mr.victions that new blood was neces Asquith's present wife when she sary, or it may have been forced on was still Miss Tennant and a com-him by quite different considera parative stranger ?

tions; but in any case the fall of

He has 20

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 1928.

THE RACES. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4.)

The Ogasolation Stakas: One Xilė.

vitally important no pains are too great; he will go over the whole thing, line by line and word by word. submit and resubmit it to criticism, and part with it only when he is assured, that it cannot be bettered In pineparing state- ments meant for American reading,

Willner $600; second $200; third for example, he is unfinitely carefu! $100. For China ponies that have not to employ any expression, bow started at least twice as this Meet ever correct according to our ugeing and have not won. Weight for which might have a different shade

inches as per scale. (Jockey allow of meaning on the other side of the Atlantic.

ance. Entrance $3.

Mr. KH. Hay's Captain, 159 lbs.Mr. J. Pote Hunt) Mr. R. M. Austin's Grey Knight, 158 lbs...(Mr. A. J. P. Heard)

Goblin, 136 tbs

11

YESTERDAY'S SWEEP WINNERS.

CHINESE GIRL TAKES 336,000,

PRIZE

A race meeting of any size always brings unexpected wealth to several People and this one has been no exception., The Champion Stakes cash sweep, with $36.000, went to an attractive young Chinese lady, name, address and occupation not known, bought ticket No. 608 at the Taiping Theatre. The winner of the Mr. F. Pidein third prize in the same draw was

very good foiva-and-Charana the LibraAdministration word cause he is also, with all his limita- | Messrs-Hall and Shenton's TheIn the Chub"Lusitano draw Mr.-E.

qualities that make a grent speaker imagination restraint, brevity, and l'oreille jurte, He does not strain the attention by discursive parentheses, and is neither too pre cious, too pedantic, nor tes prepar od to be listened to with confidence and pleasure."

practical confession of failure somewhere or somehow.

|

"A Wholly Trus Man,” But, after all, Mr. Asquith is a wholly truthful man, chiefly in

tion, & wholly true man Behind his intellectual accomplishment is a character that extorts respect from all who are themselves worthy of being respected. He is not least English in his complete honesty The machine of his mind may not be fitted for some work, but it s true and well wrought. His character may lack some of the gracos, but its foundations are es adamant The victim of much small meatness he is himself incap- able of anything small or meal. Opinions may vary widely ns to Mr. Asquith's political game, But the nudid observar must admit that he has "always played it, like a gentleman.

A Kindly Man.. Indeed, there are features of his character and general habit of mind which would largely explain such failure. Though he prefers to give the world an impression of Did Not Advertise,"

coldress, he is really a most kind- Higher praise in its kind couldly man, in whom leyalty to friends get on age not be given; but this style of and the desire to speaking was hardly even caviare dangerously prone to affect Judg. the select of those days, But ment." Macsalay has remarked there was probably a deeper reason that the worst of all rulers is he for the failure to recognize in the who puts the feelings of the be young Home Secretary something sees daily before the interests of more than the ordinary" careerish the millions he will never see and lawyer. Mr. Asquith has at no who will sacrifice a distant pro- time given the impression af alice in order to be surrounded by that is in him. He does not adver- siling faces. Mr. Asquith, who time. He has dever cultivated the has been described as

the com- Press He has made no obeisance rade rather than the chief of his to the mob, even to the mob called fellow-Ministers, would no doubt society. He diedaing af kinds of not consciously neglect a public isplay, and habitually understates duty on account of a private par

personality. Moreover, he tiality. But in fact his policy tüdens economy of often suffered because it pained effort, almost amounting to miset him to throw over a friend or irked liness. There are some statesmen him to put tris foot down on a who give the impression of being rebel It was so in peace, and it Rodefinably abow their best in pe has been so in war. Á wise regard formance; there are others who ou

for national unity haa, it may ension constant surprise, nut

be suspected, sometimes been rein- that they fail to acquit themselves forerd by dieindination to be d' well, but that, they are able to agreeabin. Moreover, he is an easy carry out their functions at all. man in another sense. The word Mr. Balfour is the great living re- | "indolent" might be more necur presentative of the former type. Aately used but for the fact that Het, cast at random anywhere, init is so little understood how much Whitehall would secure a specimen of the best work of the world is of the latter. Mr. Asquith occupies done by indolent people. Mr. an almost unique position between | Asquith posseries immense reserves

exercisero A

these extremes,

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of mental energy, but, like many millionaires, he bikes to keep Inge balance and has an objection to drawing cheques. He can get through the work of half a dozen men when presed, but he profers la ecoramize effort when néesible. This tendency has been the main cause of the many embarrassments in which he has been involved. Again and again, before the war, ic looked as if the Government must fall when Mr. Asquith, has put matters right by a master-piece of legendemain. But this very skill in saving desperate situations, and loosing the most fearsome tangle familiar as his garter" only proves the existence of a weakness.

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Strength Without Mystery. He has never, like Mr. Balfour, waggested д vague andi. even disappointing superiority, mak- ing one feel that the result is less than it ought to bo The generally appeurs adequate, and a little more, to the particular task in hand, while somehow failing to give the idon of supreme power. One might summarize by saying that he has wrength without mystery. He shows an easy mase tery, an almost''careless competence, as that of an express locomotive which always has the เต ́haid " even on its fastest run.

atendy mechanical puff contrnsta

Hover Replied To Attacks. with the laboured panting of some Little ahunting engine; it does its But if it may reasonably, be con- regular filty miles an hour, rises tended that Mr. Asquith has most now and again to seventy, and real defects as a chief Minister, night do a hundred for all one and that those defects were reflect- koows. But there is no witchery | ed in his war administration, com- in the busines, exurpi perhaps to mon gratitude should have recog a savage: indeed, it is rather the nised the great value of his con- other way: the splendour of the tribution to the common stock, and

Mary case.

་་

. Its

performance is obscured by its

[CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] FAMILY WITH HIM AT THE END.

RECHY, Feb. 15th.

On Monday he became gravely ill from acute pharyngitis and his family were summoned, most mem- bers arriving before he lost con- minusness and all were with him at the end.

With his death Britain loses one of her most distinguished states- men, universally respected and loved. By intellect, character and achievement. he was unmistakably avory great man. In early days, Asquith showed the qualities of his mind at Oxford and afterwards at law. As a lawyer he quickly made a reputation and became Queen's Counsel in 1890. Four years earlier be entered Parliament as a Liberal. where he soon distinguished himself and, in 1992, Gladstone recognised his qualities by appointing him Home Secretary. In the next Liberal administration, in 1905. he was Chancellor of the Exchequer under Sir Henry Campbell Banner man, on whose death, in 1903, he

was chosen Premier.

His Premiership lasted eigh: years, ending in 1916, when he re wgned and a Coalition Ministry under Mr. Lloyd George was formed.

Pilot Of Far Reaching And Pro-

gressive Measures.

1

Mr. G. W. Sewell) 3 Cordeira of Saigon, Mr. H. Carvalho Also ran Fire Call (r. Wal of Macao and a Tientsin resident, Jace), District Call (Mr. Durlacher), name unknown, draw the first three. Chick Te (Mr. Charles), Waichownic (Mr. Erskine), August (Mr. Bul- teel), Grey Eyes (Mr. G. U. da Roza).

Under bis guidance from 1908 to outbreak of war Parliament placed upon the statute book many far-reaching and progressive da suree. Domestic controversies were, Eowever, completely overshadowed by the war clouds that loomed over Europe in the Summer of 1914) TIL was during those days of crisis that Asquith showed the true, qualities of his greatness for his character and judgment underwent a strain sevare as any man in the whole of history. He realised clearly the consequences of moderni terrible warfare between the great nationa upon questions of expediency bu of ethics. It was the standpoint of national honour tha: guided his judgment when Britain, under his Leadership, entered the war to maintain her word to uphold the. integrity of Belgium. The bitter decision taken, his mind was set on measures for ultimate victory.

"We Shall Not Sheath.

Time: 2.08.

Won by four lengths.

Puri Müturl.

Winner

Place 1st

**

2nd 3rd

A ¡Cath Sweep 1st, No. 4...... end... 453

HONG KONG CHAMPIONS.

CLUB LUSITANO DRAW.

The sweepstakes organised by the Club Lusitano on the Hong Kong Champions was divided as follows

1st prize

$27,975.00 7,700.001 3,885.00 2,180,00 2.IGN.00

$13.10 640

6.10

0.70

2nd

3rd

$3,790.60 1,085.00

3rd, 1312........... 542.80 Usplaced ponies of $50 each :- Nos, 283, 976, 454, 794, 3, 617. A

The N Desperandum Stakes: Five Furlongs, Winner 2000; second $200; third 8100. For subscription griffins of this Meeting that have started at least twice and have not won. Weight for inches as per calc. (Jockey Allowance.) Entrance $3. Mr. Eve's Twilight Eve, 135-lbs.

(Mr. Pote Hunt) 1

The Hoa. Mr. Hynes and Mr. C. Gordon Mackie's Peter, 152 lbs(Mr. A. J. P. Henrd), Mr. C.T.C.'s Northern Stag, 155

lbs.(Mr. H. Harriman) 3 Also ran-Social Call (Mr. Dur- lacher), Madeira (fr. G. U. da Roze), Busaco (Mr. Erskine), Green Slip (Mr. Prouix). Easing Wold (Mr. FT. Stanton). Liberty Hall (Mr. Wong), The Haugh (Mr. Mait- land). Berwick (Major Wolfe- Murray), Skipper (Mr. Bulteel), Zes (Mr. Rocha), The Grouse (Mr. Sewell), Kan (Mr. Clarke), Tarzan (Mr. Reidy), Fook Shau (Mr. Lon), Brown Jug (Mr. Wallace). Shingle (Mr. Charles).

Time: 1.18. Won by half a length. Pari Muturi.

Winner Pince 18t

2nd

3rd

Cash Surrep 1st, No. 1300...... 2nd.

O... 3rd, 816.... Nos. 210 95, 857, 1160, 371,-1909, "Unplaced ponies of $50 each:-

1085, 1012 177, 334,350,92), 690, 1220, 1450,"

WINNING OWNERS.

Mr. L. Dubbar Mr. Eve Mr. Dynasty...

Mr. C Mackie

Hon. Mr. Eynes and

Gordon

Reidy Mr.He Kom Tong...... Mrs. Dunbar Major Lake Mr. Seth

common decency should have pre vented the base outery against him Thus it was that, even in his when he left office. The cold magn. Liberal Imperialist days, Mr. anhnity with which he has passed and his decisions were based pot Messrs. Stanton and Asquith was counted sennil to a over much publie "ânjustice and 4rilliant trifler Bike Lord Rosebery much private treachery is a quality tbut it was considered quite peculing to him. Few men have natural that he should serve under been attacked with more virulence: a mediocrity like Sir Henry Camp he is almost alone in never reply

ll-Bannerman: and rather aning to such attacks. Yet his for- natural that on the death of the beance does not conciliate, and latter King Edward should send is probably not meant to do so. for him as the only obvious Prime There is indeed, something enor Minister. Mr. Lloyd George and mously insulting in his professed Mr. Churchill were far inore in the indiference-professed caly, for he public es: Mr.. Haldane had achieved a success apparently as solid and rather more picturesque; Sir Edward Grey enjoyed a per haps larger. prestige.

Spokesman Of The Nation, The reputatices which had been impaired by a practical breakdows of government in the spring and partially restored during the first months of the war. Mr. Asquith then e es, if not as a great war Minister, at least as the splendid spokesman

Summer

of

1014

Was

at bottom a sensitive man and

Ho made, after the outbreak of war, a sprech defining Britain's ob- Figations, which contained a presage

Mr. H. P. White Mr. Moon," Mr. K.H.K. Mr. Hada. Mr. H. L. Yeung Mr. Luen Yick Messrs. Dyer and Beith 1 Mr. Chan, Tin Sion

For Qualified Ponies.. Other Ponies Entered

THE WINNERS, "Pony Ticket Prite. Name. Yo.

1st Elliot Bay 11089

Drawer. E. Cordeiro,

9891

7387 "Nom de

Plume, Tientsiu.

and Pickle.

•

3rd Bengal

Saigon H. Carvalho, Macno.

OTHER PONIES ENTERED.

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Ticket No.

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Grey Knight

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Home Call

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Fire Call

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District Call

0927

Cat Call

12258

Social Call

9829

Pattenbush

3013

Barley Grass

8007

Pitchfork

6013-

Madeira

5500

Busaco....

4769

Northern Stag

8078

Southern Stag

7461

Handsome Stag

-6901

Winsome Stag

8319

Chui Chow Ning

9490

Yuen Sin

1731

Borderer

Green Slip

13111 *183

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Ploughman

11830

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Chesapeake Bay

3091

92.60

Bakers Bay

783-1

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Coos Bay

8090

Deepwater Bay

0824

..$3,501.00 1,017.60 506.80

Monterey Bay

9103

Hudson Bay

4411

Bay of Greenland ......

513

Bay. of Iceland

10103

Sitting Bull

4026

Geronimo

15220

Easing Wold

1000A

Loch Tummel

Tangle

9120

Loch Lomond II.

1041

let. 2nd, 3rd.

Loch Tay

7458

3

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Dundee

10011

3

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King of Hearts

8100

3

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King of England

8320

King of the Plajos....

890:3

King of Clubs

12387

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King Sol

70001

Young Pretender

3556

Heir Apparent

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King Constantine

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Bright Eve

1907

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Misty Ere

Festive Evo

9958

New Year's Eve

6720

Boxing Eve

1328

Gap Rock

Gala Eve

2868

Shanghai Friend

0

Twilight Eve....

8712

Tap Siac

4923' 1059

Horsford

5937

Flash Star

10000

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Soho

7019

U Un IL

8102

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The Gannet

7800

Warlordship

15201

The Goblin

15349

4180

The Gomeril

7035

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The Geezer

10700

November

8819

The Ghome

4438

Dobbin

220

Sunning...

3421

Skidoo

1378

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Chick To

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Ukelele

3767

Little Sit Tang

8084

Humdinger

2184

Iron General

4281

Scooter

-9131

2 828,800 (Anonymous).

Waichow

7862

Mish Mish

8587

3. $14,000 (Mr. Tan Man Kee).

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Man of War

12251

Boukra

9672

City Hall...

4607

Spinner

17090

Hong Kong cli

Town Hall

9504

Slipper

7107

1. $1,014.30 (Mr. E. Cock).

0

0

Kom Tong Hall

0207

Lye Green

2196

2. $289.80 (Mr. Baker).

0

Blackstone Hall

9408

Liang River

1563

3. $144.00 (Messrs. Alabaster,

Guild Hall

7121

Little River

9105

Fame Hall

1416

Grande del Norte

5041

Artistic Hall

500

Mowgli

1061

Manor Hall

4500

Mayfair

10704

Masonic Hall

19301

Cumberland

4002

Temple Hall

5218

Silver Fox (late Saga-

Liberty Hall

10203

more)

0880

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The Haugh

9218

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New Year's Eve, 18454, Wee Kim

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Chow Taze Lon

9710

Zed

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0

Peck

3652

16145

0

1

Peter

1602"

-6835

Pepper

10200

Meanwhile

9067

WINNING JOCKEYS.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. .... 9 6: 2.

Opium Dick

8071

Circe

9791

Chemal

1513

The Grouse

7195

Comrade

10630

Sidi Bishr

1002

Captain

6883

Hugar Lost

7 4 5

Golly

4408

Код

5403

4

14

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Sea Front

6823

Baloo

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3. 6

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Dumfries

0399

Bootlegger (late Dick

2.

Berwick-

3581-

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Duke of Artagnan (late

San Diega

7402

Sunbeam Dahlia) 0164

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Tarzan Sutherland

1430

7008

6860

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Bing Boy Bad Boy

3875

5389

34

Fook Shau

6402

Loongwa

13023

Warrington

*2077

1808

Macao Beauty

4851

Brown Jug

0411

San Francisco (late San

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Shingle

10208. 3177

Grey Eyes (late

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7402

7810

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frels keenly wounds he diadalon to betray by a wines or a whimper or

that became household words: "We a retort. He will go to immens shall not sheath the sword, which pains to defend a colleague when we have not lightly drawn; uatil Mr. CAT.C the colleague is in the right, and Belgiam has regained all and more Mr. George when he himself is concerned slan- He let in those early war years a often when be is in the wrong; but than all that she has. sacrificed. Mr. F. Usher...... der goes unanswered. Like Wil-

Mr. A. J. Paterson... 0 ham III, when asked why he did country united in face of the Mr. Loo Chuck Luen... o

enemy transcending all party issu's Mr. H. B. L. Dowbig. not notice foul libel, he would and the debt the nation owes to him doubtless say,

gin c'était audessous de moi."

"J'ai pensé que for his calm and steady judgment Messrs. Hall and Shen-

ean neveer be fully estimated.

ton A Man Of Veracity.

While he was still Premier he Mr. Hee Cheong of the nation. He is often sovared | Few politicians, too, can boast suffered sore bereavement by the Mr. Wayfoong at as a mere howyer. But it was so complete an iminunity from any death of his brilliant son, Raymond Mr. Richardson the lawyer's horror of Prussian form of untruth. There have been who was killed in action.

Mrs. Priestley. Messrs. dawlessness that moved the man so times when it seemed impossible to

Usher

and Moving Tributer. tremendously as to give his earlier believe that Mr. Asquith was stat-

Reidy wat speeches the moral fervour of ing, the facts, yet circumstances statesmen have been

"Moving tributes to the great Messrs. K. C. Lau and made by a crusade as well as dhe balance i have always established his absolute

H. C. Lee Th numerous colleagues and political Messrs. and precision of a statesman, Mr. veracity in spirit and in letter.

Tester and Asquith's words at this time were It is, indeed, little short of mar-

opponents,

Abraham Lard Cecil said: The Earl of Mr. H of almost incalculable worth to the vellous that he is so seldom bety Oxford was a great and a good r. K. L. Yung Allies in a world still largely ed into unconscious inaccuracies. frinn and in his death he has left Mr. Benard aeutral, by no means unfriendly, to But his principles are fixed, if is

A gap which cannot be filled by any Germany on general grounds, and shows some spectability in detail; kopoly critical of all kinds of pre- he has really what is rare enough a live to-day. He never claim teasions. A mishandling of our to-day, a political philosophy. Fowed for himself merit that belonged another and indeed not always case might have had the gravesten more consistently refer to first morit that belonged to himself. effects; it was, in fact, handled principles in dealing with problems And so it has sometimes happoned, Mr. Pote Hunt"

Mr. Maitland with supreme skill.

of the moment; and, knowing him- Administration was also charac self how to run, it is easy to cially during, the war that Mr. Haimovitch merits of his administration Mr. Heard...... terized by great energy and judg. understand that he has some con-

the failures to himself. But he Mr. Charles ment. With narvellous emooth-twmpt for those who know only how the turbuted to others and all Mr. Wong ned, considering the tremendous to declain. His anchory is extra never complained. There may be Mr. Stanton blow delivered to, the habits and ordinary; his intellect is always other men in great position who Mr. Ueber

centuries, the under control; and his language, have been more admired, but Mr. G. U. da Roza prepossessions of

It 3 doubt if there have been any who Mr. Loo transition was made from a state though precise, is guarded. of profound peace to a state of probably. Hittle knows how much

have been more loved” “

Mr. Bulteri "Lord Oxford was one of the Mr. Harriman war on every ocean and in almost care often goes to the composition every continent. Mr. Asquith has outrances which, fil the discera noblest and most gifted statesmen Mr. Erskined hem asmiled both for our unpre-ing critics with despairing admin the history of our country. paredness for wor, and for the de- tion. Asquith can, indeed Mr. Ramsay Macdonald said. "He Mr. Proulx

Mr. Sewell LI lay with which, after the actual peaks well without any kind of

was a great figure and to those who Mr. Reidy declaration, our latent resources preparation. His mentality is have been long with him in the were made available. The faller disciplined, and has instimet for House of Commons his passing knowledge of another generation the right word is so infallible, that must cause a very keen pang will probally reader an entirely his impromptus are scarcely Jess different verdiet. It will lay strem clear-ent in their Ironze aSSİVE- on the speed with which moderateness than his more elaborate efforts. existing means were mobilized, on But when he is engaged as a speech the astonishing-effdiency of their document which he regards as employment, and on the wide scope (Continued on next Column.)

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2

Mr. Clymes, Labour leader said: Ho was the most tolerant of men to opponents and the most loyal and helpful leader and colleague to his friends (Continued of foot of next column,)

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(Continued on nezt Column.)

|| Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Grey" are among many others who

1 have paid tributes to the late

statesman: 2

Load Reading said: "He was 1 great man and a great gentleman with a fine and noble character having complete freedom from enmity, jesicusy, nottiness and all form of self-seeking (Continued at foot of next column.)

Grandson Succeeds In Title. The Earl of Oxford and Asquich is succeeded in the title by his twelve year old grandson, whose father, Raymond Asquith, eldest -son-of-the-late statesman, was-kill-

ed in the early days of the war.

O'Moon

August

Harlene Erstwhile

Castle

Fair Eyesig May

Galopin

4558

4802

11015

WINNERS OF DERBY

SWEEPS.

South China A‚Á‚

1. $151,200 (Mrs. A. E. M

Rafeck)..

2. 843,200 (Man Yuen);

3. $21,000 (Mau Fung Woo Co.).

Chinese Club.

1. $100,500 (Mr. Wong Kam Fuk)

A, G. E. Ste

Begarty and Start).

Zama Orib

Sitting Bull, 10187, Leung Pob.

Singapore.

Young Pretender, 18037, Wong Ah

Ying, Singapore.

Leung.

Craigangower 0.0.

Sitting Bull, 883, J. Hickey, $620,

Young Pretender, 592,

phens, 8282.50.

New Year's Eve, 423, J. Smith,

$157.50.

Kowloon 0.0.

1. $3,109.08 (Mr. S. Thompson).

$888.30 (Cheung Mai & Co.). $444.25 (Amoy Byndicate);

ARMY BOXING TOURNA- MENT

STARTS TO-DAY; FINALS ON SATURDAY.

The South China Command Box- ing Tournafhent will take place on the Parade Ground of the 3/16th Punjab Regiment, Whitfield Bar- racks, ∙Kowloon

(opposite the PRA8C-Mule Lines), this evening.

to-morrow and Saturday, commenc

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