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THE CHAMPIONS.

BUSY BEE'S WIN BY A HEAD.

DETAILS OF THE · RACE.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 8th. Though the attendance at the Shanghai Race Club yesterday, says the North China Daily News, was far short of what it is in a fine Spring Champions Day, neverthe less it was very large and proved again that what at one time used to be all-sufficient accommodation now is nothing like enough and it will be a happy day when the old building comes down to make way for one of more modern design, with a rearrangement of the pad- dock, despite all the old assovia- tions that will depart with it. The racing was of in order fitting to the day and all present should have been well pleased with the sport presented.

Was the

To wind up, there "Retreat" beaten by torchlight by the pipes and drums of the 2nd Bath H. M. Scots Guards, which was just such an attractive "and" thrilling spectacle as had been promised. Several thousand people waited after the races for it, the stands and paddocks being well filled and loud applause accom

panied each break in the music. for-bearers marched in between the ranks of the pipes and drums, making a specially attractive sight during the counter-narching,

The day did not open with great promise, for, just before the first addling bell was rung, there came a drenching downpour of rain, which continued for about 30 minutes, considerably slowing up the times of the first few races, but after that the weather kept at least dry and the course was not soffened sufficiently to upset previous form.

The Elg Eace..

The Champions had an exciting, fish, but otherwise it was not a The "particularly thrilling race.

earlier qualifications included New Zealand and Puppyland, but the owner decided-quite wisely-not to send the old Champion out for the big race. However, as the Stewards paid Jack the compliment grant-

ing him permission to ride at the has bad, first opportunity he Poppyland was saddled as second string to Dare Devil.

In the paddock, Coeur de LeonTM was sweating a little und he did not seem to be in quite such fine fettle as he was ay Kiungwan, look. ing just a tride listless. Meadow. green, too, amight have shown more life, but he had done some hard work during the meeting. Com- parisong are unnecessary as between the rest, for they looked uniformly fit, and the saucy itle. Firefly was a perfect picture. The draw for postions was:-1, (inside) Char- coal; Coeur de Leon; 3, Wheat- eron; 4, Alligator; 5, Busy Bre; 6, Poppyland; Quiet Eve; 8, Meadowgreen; 9, Firefly; 10, Dare Devil; 1, Victory Eve.

Little time was wasted on the course. Aligator was very lively, bat Hill did not have any difficulty in keeping him head on. Then the bardmouthed Victory Eve broke through the tape and, whirling round, dashed for a furlong the reverse way of the course. How ever, as soon as he came back they got away in quite satisfactory order. Of the rest there is little to tell. Firefly made "the pace a stinger for the damp course, but the mile was about all be could do, and from the Monument it was fairly certain that the places would be shared by the three who eventually got them.

GOLF.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB.

BOGEY POOL-FANLING, NOV

10TH-11TH 19TH..

A. B. Raworth ....... 4 up frst F. A. Merry 3 up second Other scores:

W. D. Brown

L, G. S. Dodwell (twice) R. H. Hollis

H. G. Howard

E. des Vœux

T. D. E. Pendered

49 cards taken out.

DRAW.

one up

all square one down

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 1928.

MR. HU HAN MIN ON DEATH OF LU YUNG TING.

SQUEEZE.

HOW TO GET RID OF IT.

EVEN HONEST MEN SCC- CUMB TO TEMPTATION.

Mr. Hu Han Min, who was one of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's trusted fol-, lowers in the days of his adversity

and is now chairman of the Legia.

lative Yuan, has been lecturing on the ideals of the party and gives Bone interesting information in the course of his talk. He said.

"It has always been my policy to suppress, rigorously, all corrupt THE ENGLISH CUP ocials. In the first year of the Republie I held office in the govern ment at Canton. I found is often necessary to change the district. magistrate, in hsien, as often as three times in one year. As soon as I heard that one had developed covetous proclivities I immediately dismissed him and brought him to the capital for trial "but these severe methods gave only meagre results. They reduced the amount filched from the people, but, by no means abolished squeeze. From this it may be seen that if we de Matches will be played on Novem-sire to have honest men in office we ber 24th:-

FIRST ROUND MATCHES.

*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The following is the draw for the first round of the competition proper of the Association Cup.

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Spennymoor La,v. Hartlepools.

Wrexham Carlisle

Wigan . Ashington."

Chesterfield. Rochdale,

Gainsborough 7. e. Crewe.

must not confine ourselves to coerc ing the district magistrate himself.

Custom And Ignorance. "I came to the conclusion that corruption, in office, was duc as much to the local customs and the

Shirebrook . Ardsley Athletic or ignorance of the people about their

Mansheld T.

Tranmere . Rotherham

Dartington . New Brighton, Grantham e. Rhy! Athletic West Stanley or. Annfield Plais v.

Southport.

Accrington . South Shields. Lancaster Town . Lincoln. Bradford C. v. Doncaster.

Jarrow or York City r. Barrow, Workington or Horwich RL

v. Scarborough. Stockport . Halifax. Gillingham . Torquay. Salisbury Coor Yeovil and Fetter's

Un. r. Plymouth. Poole Bourgemouth, Brentford Brighton, Guildford C. z. Queen's Park R Merthyr Kingstonians er Da

wich Hamlet. Norwich e. Chatham. Walsall Worcester City. Leyton Watford. Newport . Woking. Bristol Rov.

Wellingborough

Town. Peterboro and Fietton r. Char

ton.

Crystal Pal. Kettering. A Sittingbourne . Southall. Northfleet U

Walthamstow

Avenue or Ilford. Exeter City Clapton or Bark.

ing Town. Coventry. Fulham. Luton Southend...

at doing it with a pony of which he is joint owner with Mr. Fred

Elias

Details Of The Race. After that they got away in quick time and fairly level, Firefly im mediately scooting out, to to the first quarter in 30.2. sec. in close attendance was Busy Bee, then Poppyland Charcoal. At Longte:, Firefly was a length out from usy Bee, behind whom was a gap of six lengths, and several lengths be

own rights as to the venality of the officials. It is, therefore, incum- bent upon us to develop local self- government and instruct the people so that they will recognize when they are being feeced and, on the other hand strictly supervise the actions of the officials.

COLLEAGUE OF SUN YAT SEN

IN CANTON.

ROSE FROM COOLIE TO FIELD MARSHAL,

SHANGHAI, Nov. 8th. It is with much regret that we have to announce the death, follow- ing tuberculosis, of Field-Marshal. Lu Yung Ting, former Governor- General of Kwangtung And Kwangsi.

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The late Marshal Lu had a very picturesque career, having risen from probably the lowest station in Chincie life to one of the highest.

Born in 1880, Marshal Lu Was

years of age at the time of his death. Starting life as a coolic he soon became tired of this and gave it up for the freer and easier life of a bandit, · He was notorious for his daring and for cunning and, after a number of years, came to the attention of General Tsen Chun Hsuan, who was then Viceroy of Kwangtung and Kwangsi. That worthy official decided that he could make use of this adventurer, so he promised to reclaim him and offered him a post in the army as lieutenant it he would give up his life of banditry and become a loyal and peaceful subject of the Em peror. Upon an assurance being forthcoming that the offer was a genuine one and that he and bis follows would not he led into a trap, Lu surrendered to Gep. Then and became a soldier, awearing that he would devote his life to his country.

War On Banditry. Lu commanded an expedition against other bandit gangs in his home province and was very suc cessful so successful in fact was he that he was made a lieutenant- general.

In 1914, Gea, Lu became Tutuk of Keangtung, ncceeding his fel- low-provincial. Lung Chỉ Kuang, who likewise had started as coolie, and became a bandit.

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Marshal L held his post for several years and succeeded in sup- pressing a number of rebellions. In the Civil War of 1917 and 1918, he joined the late Dr. Sud Yat Sen, and became Minister of War.

"It does not matter what man you put in office, whether he is a noted scholar or a man chosen for his good atine, as SOOD as he is put in office as a district magis" trate he succumbs to his enviran-

A couple of years later, Lu was meat and becomes as corrupt as his made a member of the Chiangchun predecessors. When a man's good yuan, the Council of Generals, and intensions clash with an oppor-given the rank of Field-Marshal. tunity for getting money, it is seldom that his resolution as un- bending as iron. The control of finances is at the root of all re- form. When a man takes office and has control of the taxes he finds that by yielding to the custom of the place, he can make many tens of thousands of taels without an effort. What is needed is that the people should stand up to the rapacious collectors, and refuse to be squeezed. When the common people are educated up to this point we may expect to see change in the mandarinate

Borodin's Confiscation Policy. < We are sometimes accused of favouring the urban population at the expense of the farmers, but this is not so. The prosperity of the farmer is bound up with the pros perity of the city If the people in the cities are impoverished, the farmer will find it difficult to get sale for his produce. We do wish to assist agriculture and, in this connection, I will tell you of an incident that happened when I wa in Nanking.

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Following the expulsion of Dr. Sun, Lu and bis colleagues were forced to withdraw. This was for but a short period and the party, in the following year; recaptured Canton and Lu was made High- Commissioner of Defence "for the Kwangsi Borders in 1992. He did not hold this position for long, for be was again driven out and has since been in retirement.

Early in 1823, Marehal Lu came to Shanghai and afterwards went to Soochow where he established his permanent residence.

Safety Precautions.

It appears that during his re gimes in Canton, Marshal Lu did very well with the not get on people: he is said to have exacted huge tolls from them and to have killed at random. For this be in- curred the hatred of practically everybody, with the result that, when the Nationalists arrived in Soochow, an order was issued and enforced for, the confiscation of bis properties, amounting in value to millions of dollars.

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AT THE QUEEN'S..

NORMA SHEARER'S CLEVER ACTING,

“KING OF KINGS" COMING

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Norma Shearer takes the leading role in The Latest from Paris," showing to-day at be Queen's, and while George Sidney, the hero, is quite a competent actor and good looking (rather in the hairdresser's assistant style) it is safe to say that Miss Shearer is the film. The story shows her as a clever com-

Ice House Street.

HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.

[CADERS BY THE HON. ME. Lt WOLFE, .M.G.. CAPTAIN 'SUPER- INTENDENT OF POLICE]

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Police Training School, Classes for Police Reservists as

and s0th at 6 p.m. usual on Tuesday, November 13th

All those who have recently pass ed Part 2 will attend at the Police School on Tuerday, Training November 13th and 20th at 6.30 p.m. sharp for instruction in the handling of Revolver."

"In the third year of the Re- public. when we were reorganizing the Kuomintang, Borodin said to me and Mr. Wang Ching Wei,, I admire the zeal you men are

Marshal Lu was extremely care, manifesting toward the revolution and I suggest two reforms to you ful regarding his personal safety, but do not know whether you dare It is known that he used to travel carry them out. We said, What in armoured motor cars and sedan are those reforms?' He siad, The chairs and it is also reported that first is to take possession of all the he continually wore a suit of mail.

Squad Drill, etc. land owned by landlords in the Over his yamên, he installed a

traveller selling model All recruits of the Chinese Com province of Kwangtung and give it large amount of wire netting as mercial At

to the farmers. The second is to proof against bomb attacks from frocks and coats with George Sid. pany (with those of other units) confiscate the business of all the the air and, it is said, he lived in

ney as her rival whom she gener-will attend at Central for Squad a room which had walls of steel.

ally besta." The rather severe Drill etc. on Thursday, November Marahal Lu's death will be re tweeds and simple dresses which 15th at 3.30 p.m. under Sergeant large firms in Canton and distri

ceived with regret by his many she effects set off her very real P. Condon Dres--Mufti. friends whose sympathy is extend-good looks admirably, and the is, ed to the members of his family.of course, a clever and lively North China Daily News.

bute their wealth to the common people.'

had the main body ran Coeur de Leon, Meadowgreen, "Victory Eve and Dare Devil, already seemingly with no chance. Firefly still held a lead of three lengths at the ball- mule, but the test, save those right beaiad, were rapidly closing. the Monument the field packed still more and on turning into the straight there was very little be twee Busy Bee, Charcoal, and Wheatcroft, with Alligator close

I just asked him, Do you know behind. Wheatcroft at that time how many people there are in the was barely out of a Canter and

province of Kwangtung and have seemed a sure winner, but possibly.

you any idea of the amount of land was taken too easily. Anyway there is under cultivation. He when they straightened up, Busy said, No, I do not know.' I then Bee just headed Wheateron, with said to him, 'Since you do not Alligator working up. Busy Bee know these things, then how do you had been very hard ridden from the know that the distribution of the Monument and Haimovitch had to

land to the peasantry would bene- punch him every inch down the fit any large proportion of the straight, but he stayed on to beat

curse Moreover the

of people i Wheatcroft by head and Alligator landlordism is not the rapacity of by another two lengths. The three the land owners, but the venality were well ahead of anything else of the men who act as their land Dare Devil was last, behind Victory agents. If you were to hand the Eve' and Charcoal-Time, 2. min. land over to the farmers it would, 38-4/5 sec.

certainly, fall into the hands of You would only Result.

these wolves. CreaLe 1-Messra F. E. & H.'s bay

new class of wicked Busy Bee.

gentry and ploiters and benefit the poor peuple Haimovitch had been having tre- Mr... V. M. Haimovitch, 155 lbs.

not' at all.' mendous work from the half-mile, finding Busy Bee very lasy, and he 2-Mr, Liddell's grey... Whenteroft."

Mr. E. B. McBain, 155 lbs. was all in after the race, but he

Alligator, kept the pony going and snatched-Toeg's bay.......

Mr. W. Hill, 135 lbs. Alligator rea- victory by a bead. ponded difdently when Hill' asked him to win and it was fortunate, perhaps, that the three were well away from any others.

Wheatcroft's Lost Opportunity. Wheatcroft Battered most and The actually led at the turn. jockeys tales of him were very surprising, for they say he was aimply entering then and should have won. McBain agrees and admits his mistake, but says he was puzzled what to do, out of practice as he is and not too sure of his timing. Had he dashed out at full speed, he might have been worn down on the post, and then họ cer- tainly would have been blamed. Had he taken a pull, he very likely would have changed legs and would have lost all chance. So be con- tinued easily and tried a burst from the stands, but it just failed-only just.

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On the going the time must be considered exceptionally good, the race by quarters being: -30.2; 1.20; .1.33; 201.2; 2.36.04 (record, 2 min..

32-2/5 sec. ).

Haimovitch had his first zida in the Champions at the last Spring Meeting, when he was third on Alligator, and he received hearty congratulations on winning the big race at his second attempt. He must have been additionally pleased (Vontinued on nest Column).

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THE "TAI

LEE" INCIDENT.

FIREMAN FINED. FOR HELP- ING STOWAWAYS.

A Chinese fireman employed on the s. Tai Lee appeared before Majar C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning on a charge of aiding and abetting 23 passengers to travel on the vessel from Hong Kong to Kongmoon without paying fare.

Pleading guilty to the charge, the defendant was faed 825, or three

weeks' hard labour.

The arrest of the fireman, it will A Warning From Russia.

be recalled, was made after police I also said,As for confiscat investigations when the vessel re- ing the large firms doing business turned from Kongmoon at midnight here, we would first need to in-ou" Friday. On the afternoon at that day H.M.S. Faulknor brought quire how Sincere and Wing On

M.C.L. Fite.

All Police Reservists who are netress. The adventures and mis-assisting at the M.C.L. Fete in adventures all follow well worn

Lee Gardens on Saturday, Novem- lines but carry one on smoothly to ber 17th will wear White Uniform, the appropriately conclusion.

Cap with white cover, and Belts no arms. will be necessary.

It is quite an amusing and enter- taining Alm, but one does sigh to see on the films English-faces and English scenery and to have things done in the English way.

Good luck indeed to Elstree and may the British Government give it & thumping big grant and "every facility." But there is no denying that Hollywood knows its jab and it was good work to make so sight a story as "The Latest from Paris" into an amusing entertainment It shows, too, that a good star is worth her salary.

"THE KING OF KINGS."

· COMING TO THE QUEEN'S,

Chinese Company.

STRENGTH.

SIGNALLING BOCAD..

Class for instruction in signal- ling under Mr. R. C. Wilson will be held at the Company's Head- quarters or Thursday, November 13th at 6.13 p.m. and Monday, November 19th at 8 p.m.

There will be no parade for Ex- tended Order and Baton Drill on Thursday, November 15th..

Indian Company."

STRINGTEL

Constable R226 Ghulam Resul has been taken on the strength of the Indian Company us from November 7th.

PARADE.

All ranks of the Indian Com pany will parade at Police Hend-. quarters on Tuesday, November 20th for drill under Sergeans Con dch. Fall in at 6.30 p.m. sharp. Dress White Uniform, belt and cap with white cover. No member may be absent from this parade without leave from the Company ¡Commander.

Flying Squad,

The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon Section will take place on Tuesday, November 13th.. Fall in at the Taim-tan-tsui Fire Brigade Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki Uniform.

The weekly instructional patrol. of the Hong Kong Section will itake place on Thursday, November 15th. Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress

Constables R3 Pang Hok Ling and R87 Lam Ping have been taken on the strength of the Chinese-Khaki Uniform. Company as from November 5th.

TRAINING.

Constables R78 Frank S. Y. Wong and Rse Ho Lam have pass- ed their examination in Part 2 of Training Course (knowledge of Police duties and regulations).

(Continued on next Column.)

Sharpshooters' Company:

The following notification in the Hong Kong Government Gazette is repeated for the information of all ranks:

The Hong Kong Government Gazette of November 3th, 1925, Notification No. 612.

of Police

REVOLVER FRACTICE.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has World" said: "I was struck by its been pleased to appoint: Mr. simplicity and by the power of its Ernest Roadley Dovey to be Assis appeal to a popular audience, I tant. Superintendent saw the Also ran-Charcoal (Mr. H.

people go in-talking (Reserve) and to be in command: Maitland, 152); Coeur de Leon (W. dispose of their stock and what to Hong Kong and handed over to The famous motion picture "The light and laughingly, very much of the Sharpshooters Section Howling, 158); Dare Devil (A, N. profits they make. It would be the police authorities 23 men who King of Killgs" is to be screened like the pleasure-seekers who were Police Reserve." Dallas, 152), Firefly (W. N. Wells easy to confiscate their business were found hidden in the ash locker at the Queen's Theatre for a limit thronging the doors of neighbour- Henderson, 149); Meadowgreen (C. and distribute the capital, but that of the s.s." Tai Lee, Piracy fearsed number of days commencing out silent, awed, subdued, with out on Kennedy Road Range on ing theatres. I saw them come Revolver practice, will be carried Encarnacao, 181); Poppyland divided amongst the population of were dispelled when the freman Tuesday, November 27th, according

Canton would give but a small | admitted that be stowed the men to a special advertisement in this tear-strained eyes-If anyone had Sunday, November 18th at 10 am.

will assemble issue. Perhaps no other film ever told me that the crucifixion could Members

at the be enacted on the screen without Range, at that time, with belts, produced has caused so much tom

holsters with revolvers, ment as this screen version of the any offence to devout feeling or and we should not do it even if it wer

were life story of Christ, but one point fastidious taste, I should have dis Uniform optional. A demonstra upon which the critics bave agreed missed the suggestion as impostion of the use of the Thompson Sub-machine Gun will be given at do it or not but whether we should

You see then that in making as that the sacred story has been able.".

Much of the picture is in the the close of the practice. de it or not. If it is right we revolution it is not always the most handled with great reverence and should it no matter how difficult drastic methods that

(8gd.) D. L. Kixa, D.S.P. (R), are most care by its producer Cecil D. De.technicolour process, thus enhanc

Adjutant. it might be and if it is no right effective." North China Daily Mille. A writer in "The Christian ing certain scenes which demand al

(Continued on next Column). lavish setting.

Hong Kong, November 13th, 1928.

G. Jack, 155); Quiet Eve (J. Pote Hunt, 158); Victory Eve (Eric Moller, 158).

Pari-Mutuel

Busy Bee Wheaterbit Alligator

Chances taken 12,101 10,285

Win. Place. 2,679 1,074 1,353 1,408 2,857 1,788

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