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SATURDAY'S RACE MEETING.

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7. December Bendicap "O" Olass: Soven Furicngs.

Fir China ponies. MMA Austin's Armony, « 1 ...(M. T. O. Bultes M's Sunshine,, 132 lbs.

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Mr. G. A. Harrïmin) 2 M. hella-Bratwhile 152 lbs

RENEWED RIOTS IN CINEMA MAGNATE'S THE NEW NANKING.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

HAITI.

DIFFICULTIES.

A GARDEN CITY.

AMERICAN MARINES SENT OUT.

MR. FOX'S HARD TIMES.

PRESIDENT'S CONCERN.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Five hundred marines are sailing from Norfolk Va.. to-day pre- 3sumably for Halth "It is believed that President. Hoover explained their departure in a special message to Congress, but the contents of the Statement are withheld.

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(Me, H. H. Charles) Marane-Loch Etive (Mr. A. J. Hard): Bright Prospect (Mr. A. Clarke): Chenal (Mr. Find Fauling Stag Mr. Mc.

The Marines are taking one mil Coethey): Tuen (Mr. A. E. Arnold); Mevaus gheg) ((Mr. Cuve): Wuchangiew ruinds of misunition, Cep Kui Ying); Zircon II. (Mr. G. U da Roza).

Wan by one length" and a half: t lengths between second and

third.

Time: min. 32secs.

Peri mutuel :-

Win: $0.30.

When: $19.50; 80.70; 80:70. Betting.

FAS

Loch Etive Funshine

Winner. Places,

C14 .... 619-

358

471

Post stude

DIH

133

Kr 11.

Aray

114

152

50

153

Bright Prospect

50

108

Praline Stag

32

08

Avanagher

$2.4

91

The mat

10

62

Wij deng

13

36

1,972 24550

2.fra Mootings Consolation Stakos: Ona Mile.

Pe China ponies that have start ed is at least four extra meetings

Rong this year and have i ww-to be ridden by Jockeys will have at won five flat rarës angy holat mny time. Weight for

in le tes per senlés

A

WC. Fischer's Buster, 100

...Mr. Fischer)

2

M. Loel. Misty Her, 150 lbs.

(Mr. F. Labei) Mr. Roda Delaware Bay, 150 Mr. R. M. da Rocha) Aba-Triumphant Stag (Mr. A. E. El Cartney); Glory (Mr. Yue); Manet Hiburz (Mr.. K. C. Lan).

Won by one length and a half; four-longthis "between second and third-

Tue: 2mins. 3-sees. Pri mantuel —

W $17.20.

Pingen: $5.00: 85.00;188.20. Betting.

Winner. Places.

Mily Eve

739

613

Buter

4169

056

Triumphant Stag... 350.

366

day Bay

100

191

Giny

.152

At Eitarz

ww

1.704

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THE CASH SWEEPS.

The following is the result of the cash sweeps drawn on Saturday :-- Race 1. No 570

*977.20

301

147

979.20 189.).

Toplaced. runners (850 each) :. No. 917 29.

Race 2.

„No. 198

35 194

$1,295.GO 367.00 183.80

Braced runner (850) No. 10.

Race 3.

No. 403

254

$1,480.50

212.40

Upplaced runners (850 each): No, 9, 72, 240, 494, 104, 376.

Race 1.

Mo. 107

470 178

83,214.40 018.40 450,90).

Race 5.

No. 048

$1,707.60

708

513.60

295

128.40

151

128.40

Unplaced runners (850 each): Nos. 310, 158, 59, 164, 703, 142,

* Dead beat.

Race 6.

Nu. 044

$1,911.00

1509

83

540.00 273.00

placed runner ($50): No. 13.

No, 301

Race 7.

89 221

$1,911.00 317,80

LATER.

In a special message to Congress President Hoover asks for the in- mediate evention of a commission to enquire into the relations between Haiti and the United States.

The marinea nre, being sent to Haiti. in case of emergency.

Marines Open, Fire,

PORT AV PRINCE, Decl 7. -Fifteen hundred Haitians, armed with clubs and stores invaded the city of Auxcayes, United State, marings fired upon them, killing 3 and wounding .

Wasaiseros, Dec. 8. The light cruiser Galveston, with 200 troops, is proceeding to Jacinel, Prince, Al opposite Port au American women and children are tearing Auxenyes.

Planes Despatched.

Wasntatos, Later. The Navy Department has des- patched.two ampuikian planes from

antico to Port au Prince.

TELEPHONE SERVICE AT

SEA.

on

THE LATEST INVENTION,

[DITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) -

RUGBY, Dec. 8. When the White Star liner Olym- pie sails for America Wed. nesday, final tests of a new wire- less Telephone service netween the | ship and countries on either side of the Atlantic will be carried out. The Leviathan, which leaves New York on Sunday will also be offer- ing auch a service to its passengers for the first time, and it is report- ed that there is now a good pro- spret of establishing regular long- distance telephone service Trans-Atlantic liners.

SHIPS IN COLLISION.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New York, Dar. S

on

The British liner Transylvania and the American Creole" came into. collision in the harbour here today. Bob returned to their piers. They were nos buily damaged.

LATER. The Translvania, after repairs. has sailed for Glasgow.

ATLANTIC CABLE REPAIRS.

EFFECTS OF NOVEMBER EARTHAKE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.]

HALLIFAX, Nova Scotin, Dec. 8. Four leships are still repair. ing the breakages to the Trans- atlantic cables caused by the earthy quake on November 15. They re- part that the bed of the Atlantic has been moved, and fishing banke shifted, as a result of the disturb

Ante.

In some cases several breaks have occurred in the same cable, over a distance of one hundred miles:

Four additional cableships are being despatched to assist with the. repairs.

BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE THE RHINE.

GERMAN TRIBUTES.

[REUTER'S AMERİCAN BERVICE)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.

יך

MARKET COLLAPSE

SEQUEL.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

[United Press.]

Nanking, November 27-Theugh still garbed in the externals of medieval life, the new capital of China has started or ambitious

DECEMBER 9, 1929.

WORLD'S BILLIARD

RECORD.

LINDRUM'S AMAZING

BREAK

(THROCON REUTER'S ADENCY.]

LONDON," Dec. 7. Walter Lindrumi, the Australian billiard player, created a world's

plans. of reconstruction, which may billiard record today, when, play- in a short time raise it to a Fring against Willie Smith, he made minent place in the family of world's capitals.

་་

Nanking has been jokingly called the Garden City by foreign visitors, owing to the amazing num- ber of vegetable-gardens throughout the city; however, according to the efforts the authorities are now mak-

NEW YORK, Dee. 8. The cinema magnate, Mr. William Fox, has surrendered control of his theatrical interests, including the Gaumont Theatres, in Britain to a cumittee of three trustees, con- sisting, with the addition of him- self, of a prominent Wall Street banker, and wa official of the Western Electric Company, whose prestige is expreted to render pos-" ible important financial operationsing towards city beautification, it which it is understood Mr. Fox him-

is safe to predict that before long self is unable to carry through, owing to the collapse of the Ameri it will reach such a stage that it cau stock market.

will be proud of the same, though acquired in such an unconventional way.

LONDON PASSENGER

TRANSPORT.

ADVISER APPOINTED

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,)

Rucny, Dec. 0. Sir William McLintock, the pro- minent Glasgow chartered account- ant, has been appointed to advise the Government in their inquiries on the scheme for the public con- trol and co-ordination of London's passenger transport.

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His duties will be to estimate the value of London's passenger traffic undertakings which is generally estimated at over one hundred mil lions sterling.

Sir William McLintock will as- certain the financial possibilities and the liabilities of all the com- panies concerned and will report to the Transport Minister.

Plans have been formulated by the City Planning Committee and are now being carried out by which public parks will eventually occupy

a break of 3.202.

FOURTEENTH BIRTHDAY OF "TOC H."

FESTIVAL IN LONDON,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 6.

A three day festival on the

occasion of the fourteenth birthday of Toe H was ushered in at a mass meeting at the Albert Hall, where 10,000 people paid a most impressive tribute, by a one-minute silence, to

our elder brethren," those yeter- ans who tramped the shell:sweps road from Ypres, to find cheer and comfort in the Talbot House at Poperinghe.

The minute's silence ended by a

CARNERA LOSES AGAIN.

STRIBLING WINS ON A FOUL.

FIASCO" REPEATED.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]"

Telegrams in Brief.

Mr. P. P. Harley succeeds the late Mr. Good as U.S. Secretary of War.

The thank-offering Fund for the recovery of the King is now closed. The final grand total is £889,307.

The International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers Association bag des cided to launch simultaneously a Before 30,000 people," "in a "ten-"|"publicity, campaign in Europe to round bout, the American Young "Luy more cotton goods.”

Panis, Dec. T.

Stribling beat the giant Italian,

Following the lead of the Kurri Prime Cardera, who was disquali-kurri miners in Australia, fed in the seventh round.

Cessnock, has overwhelmingly re- The unhappy incident at thejected the terms of settlement. London Albert Hall was repeated, | This removes all hope of immediate when Carnern was disqualified after

pence, but the speakers for and fooring Stribling with a low right against the settlement are agreed hook after the gong had gone in that a general strike would be dis- ' the seventh round.

astrous.

The referee at once ordered Carners to his eoruer, amid much excitement, The Italian's seconds

clung to his wrists, and dragged him to his corner, where he strug gled with them with an intensely

ferocious look on his face: He grid that he had not heard the gong.

There was pandemonium after the foul blow. Carnera was completely outelageed and unable to connect his punches. On the other hand the

more than 84 per cent. of the entire territory of the Greater Nanking low murmur, which gradually Municipality. This will make Nangained volume till it became the American fought strongly, and re- voies of a multitude vowing "wepeatedly landed left and right to ritual was conducted by the Rev. P. will remember them." The simple T. B. Clayton, the founder and padre of Toc H since 1915,

kiug the first city in the world as regards playground space for its residents, Paris trailing behind in scrond place.

Nanking has at present a popula tion of 321,729. It is hoped that when that has grown to 15,000, there will be 1,600 neres of park space inside the city wall. This will allow one aere for every 495 persons. However, the Municipality of Greater Nanking, will provide one acre for every 140 persons, mak- ing it second only to Washington, It is probable the work will take D.C., in the amount of park space considerable time, but the allowed per capita, the latter pro- Transport Minister has indicatedviding one acre for every 78 persons. that the Government contemplate no further action until a thorough investigation of the financial as- pect of the scheme has been com- nleted.

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THE NORTHERN -

TANGLE.

CHIANG KAI SHEK

FLED?

TROOPS TO LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI,

rent

Persistent rumours are cur

in the Colony that the Central Government in Nanking has resigned, and that Chiang Kai Shek has fled to Japan.

As if in confrmation of this startling report, we understand that H.M.S. Hermes is under erders to call for Shanghai early to-morrow morning, carrying 650 troops from Hong Kong to the northern port. In addition, she may take extra 'planes from Kai Tak.

PRODUCTION OF RUBBER.

SUGGESTION FROM HOLLAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 6. Handelsblad publishes a letter from Dr. Roelfsema, a' director of the Tapanoeli Company, Rotter dam, to the Minister of the Colo- nies, suggesting firstly, the prohi- bition of the extension of European and native rubber plantations; se- condly, the prohibition of rubber. tapping on Sundays (Fridays in Mohammedan districts); thirdly, the retention of lower grade rub her from European enterprises by mutual agreement.

The letter concludes by stating that Government intervention can alone safeguard rubber growing, and therefore, recommends operation between the British and Dutch Governments and rabber

growers.

POLISH GOVERNMENT

RESIGNS.

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NO CONFIDENCE" VOTE. (THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]

City Walls Preserved,

One hundred and fifty perform ers, and a choir of 370 gave the first production of the Christmas mige

At the Sign of the Star.

The Prince of Wales is attending a similar festival at the Albert Hall to-night, and there will be special thanksgiving service in the afternoon at Westminster Abbey and other churches.

There will be specint church-ser- vices again on Sunday. At the Abbey service the banner bearers will finss by the Unknown Soldier's grave, and each man will drop upon it a Flanders poppy.

the stomach and face.

In the sixth round Stribling piled up enough points to wig, even if he lost the remaining rounds. He staggered the Italian with a right | to the point, but was unable to

and the finishing blow.

Aa earlier message stated that the Italian expected to win by an early knock-out. He said "I enn not imagine any man getting the better of me; I am too big.”

The Entry case continues to Counsel for the prosecu-. develop. tion has announced four further charges of fraud against the de- fendante, involving a £1,300,000 in connection with Iron

Industries Limited.

FOOTBALL.

THE ARMY

total of

CIVILIANS,

The following have been selected

to represent the Army .. Civilians on the Club ground. Happy Valley, next Saturday:-

Goal: Gunner Fletcher,, Royal | Artillery; Right Back: Gunner · Oliver, Royal Artillery: Left Back: Sergt. Reeves, K.O.Š.B.; Right Itaff Back: L/Cpl. Everest. K.O.S.B. Centre Half Back:

Corp. West, S.L.I.; Left Half Buck Gunner Joyce, Royal Artill- ery: Outside Right: Corpl. Ryson, Stribling told Reuter that he wass.L.I.; Inside Right: Pte. Stocks, out to win, and would be support K.0.9.B.; Centre Forward: Gun ed at the ringside by his entire

ner Gill. Royal Artillery; Inside family, including his four-year-old Left: Sergt. Bewleybull, S.LL.;. son, who attends all his father's Outside Left: Pic. Butcher, S.L.I.. fights.

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While other cities in China are demolishing their city walls to

The Abbey Ceremony. facilitate transportation, Nanking

Losnos, De. 7. will preserve its wall-not for the protection it once offered, but its

The Toe H thanksgiving service picturesque quality. On top of the

The recent statement that Car wali a pleasure drive will be builz.opened at Westminster Abbey when

Tard Forster asked the Dean "Sir,ners had become a naturalised It will not only enable one to have Lid a blessing on our birthday Frenchman gave the fight a nation a bird's eye view of the entire city, but also a beautiful view of the surrounding country, and promises to become a unique attraction for tourists and sightseers

festival."

The Prince of Wiles handed ro presentatives of various branches wooden crosses from graves of un- Nanking's efforts in city beauti-known soldiers, to be treasured in fication have already found fruit in their headquarters. the number of parks already in existere, although the capital has been established here only little more than a year. The most famous is the Chung San Mausoleum Park, with an immense area of some 55,770 mow, including the entire Purple Mountain on which slope is situated the famous Chung San (Sun Yat Sen) Mausoleum.

The second in importance is the Lotus Lake or the Five Island Park. They are both situated imediately outside the city wall, and are already proving to be popular re- crention-grounds for the tired Gov- ernment workers, students, and others

an week-ends. Three or four smaller parks, including the famous Ku Lou or Drum Tower, aro scattered in various parts of the city.

The city is hilly and presents many natural sites for parks, the most noteworthy being the Taing Liang Hills, the Mu Chou Lake, the Chou Tein Kung Temple (noted for

Then, banner-bearers, represent. ing branches from all order the world, went in proccasion round the church. The celebrations cul- ninated in light-hearted gaiety at the Albert Half, at which the Frince of Wales attended, wearing a Toe H blazer. He announced the purchas. of the original Talbot House in Poperinghe by Sir Charles Wake- field, who has presented it to the The Prince announced Toc H.

the endowment fund he that launched two years ago now totalled over £100,000,

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Referring to efforts of Overseas. Commissioners to keep Britishers outwardbound in the, Toc H move- ment the Prince declared that their work deserved the co-operation of all the great trading firms.

The Prince then lit ferty Lamps of Maintenance for Toe H groups throughout the world which had at- tained branch status since April.

al interest throughout France."

U.S. GOLF CHAMPION.

LEO DIEGEL RETAINS

HIS TITLE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]"

Los Ánorles, Deo, S. Leo Diegel has retained the American professional golf cham- pionship by beating Johnny Farrell by G and 4.

STAINLESS STEEL PLATING.

BRITISH CONSTRUCTION

IMPROVEMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELE93 SERVICE]

Rudor, Dec. 6. An important advance in the construction of British flying boats is being made by the substitution of a special stainless steel plating

its ancient architecture), and the SENATOR VARE UNSEATED. which resists salt water corrosión,

A LONG-DRAWN-OUT FEUD.

[KEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.

Yu Hua Tai or Hain Flower Ter- race the last being so named be- cause, after each rain, there appear on the Terrace numerous beautiful and multicoloured pebbles which were formerly imbedded in the soil. Plans have been completed for the' extensive development of these natural playgrounds, besides the construction of a number of smaller parks and recreation-grounds in the more crowded sections of the city. A considemble sized forest park for week-end picnics will be developed on the slopes of a mountain across

There has been a three-year fight. the Yangtze River at Pukow..

over the matter during which time A natural green amphitheatre Mr. Vare has had a severe break. found in the western section of the down and two paralytic strokes. city will be utilised for the construc: He appeared in the Senate on tion of a stadium, where the in- Wednesday and appealed to the creasingly popular football and Senators to give him a seat. other athletic games will be played.

Leafy Boulevards.

For the convenience of the public the parks will be linked up by boulevards, which will be construct- ed on the same plan as the parks. There will be shady trees, flower beds and wide stretches of lawn along the way. Benches will also be provided. There will be tennis- courts and children's playgrounds.

A boulevard will be constructed around the city immediately inside. The Diet has passed a motion of

the city wall. It will not only serve no confidence in the Government

to deflect traffic from the other main and it is now practically certain that the Government will reign:arteries in the city so as to lessen

The All in quiet in Warsaw. populace is entirely indifferent to the proceedings.

LATER.

In connection with the departure of the last of the British troops from the Rhine on December 12, a final series of concerts, competi tions, and dances are being held at the Bingen and Wiesbaden Y.M.C.A.' in the next few days. Germans here paid a wonderful tribute to the popularity of British troops on the occasion of Sir Wil- liam Thwaites, Commander-in-Chief accepting an invitation to a cireus. When Sir William, with 400 officers and men entered, the band played a general salute, then the Royal Artillery flow march. Sir William. Thwaites and his staff, in the mean time, were standing at the ringside, in a blaze of light.

The audience of 5.000 thecred Unsplaced runners (50 skin); "deafeningshofficers-booked to burned that the

their seats Nos, 441, 5, 282.

258.80

Unplaced runners ($50 each) No G71, 14, 009, 228, 575. 024, 200, 18.

Baca 8.. No. 294 480

$2,008.20 573.20

has resigned.

WARSAW, Dec. 0.

for duralumium, which has hither- to been used and which is prone to salt water action..

English steel makers and Bying boat constructors have co-operated in research work to evolve the right quality of the steel and the techni. que to work it' successfully.

* Henceforward, British Axinz The Seante by 58 votes to 22, has boats will be indestructible by cor- unsented. Benator Vare, of Pennsyl- rosion and will not require con vania, charging him with corrup-stant repainting like other marine

vesaels. tion and fraud in his election cam- Faign, in 1926.

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When the vote was announced he· was led out by members of his family.

AGA KHAN'S MARRIAGE.

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ROMANCE IN AIX-LES-

/ BAINES.

(TALODON REUTER'S AɲENCY.] ·

AIX-LES-BAINES, Dec. 7.

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NEW DUTCH STEAMER LINE.

SHARP COMPETITION,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SOURADAYA, Dec. 7. The Norwegian Klaveness line, is commencing on January 1 a new service between American and Pacific ports, and Java and Sumatra.

The route will be rid Shanghai- Hong Kong-Singapore-Penang-Be- lawan Deli, South Sumatra-Java- Macassar and Balikpapan, where steamers will return direct to America...

The service to North China will The Aga Khan. head of the world-be provisionally combined with the wide Ismaili Mahomedan Com-Dutch East Indies service, bat the the traffic congestion in the business munity, was married here this latter will be maintained with five

new. 0,000-ton motorships. sections, but will also serve as an morning in accordance with French

The new line refuses to join the. approach to the drive on the city law, and Moslem rites to Mdlle.

Dutch East Indies Freight Con- wall. The space between the road. Andree Carron, daughter of M. and the wall withorise be deve Guillaume Carron a intal proference Sharp competition with

Kho, Jaxn. Parafie, Tina, ja segéde Iloped as a park..

Reserves will be drawn from the following:-Pte. Shears, K.0.5.B.; Pt, Knapp, S.L. L Sergt. Skeggs, K.O.S.B.: Sergeant MeGlinchey, K.O.S.B. Sergt. Hayward, S.L.I.; L/Cpl. Davey, K.O.S.B.; Pie. Den- mead. S. L.I.; Pte. Alexander, K.O.S.B.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRIGADE.

WEEKLY RETURN OF VACCINATIONS.

The number of persuns vaccinated -free of charge-by members of the Ambulance Brigade, up to and including Thursday, December 5, is as follows:-

Chinese Y., C.A. Divi-

sion

6,520

King's College, Division

(Old)

2,798

Railway Division

1,241

Indian Division

853

Kowloon Division

16,473

Mongkok Division

23,184

Shaukiwah Division

4,032

Motor Drivers' Associa

tion Division

1,917

Chinese Athletic

Divi-

sion

6,366

Un Long

460

Victoria Nursing Division

135

YW,C.A. Nursing Divi-

sion

143

62,851

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

4.88 7/32

34.87

26.12 "12.09)

Rucny, Dec. 7.

Paris New York Brussels

123.97

Genova

Amsterdam

Milan

93.241

Berlin

20.38

Stockholn: Copenhagen

18.10

18.10

Oslo.

18.20

Vienna

34.67

Prague Helsingfors Madrid

1843

194

34.87

1081

275

Bucharest

8174

Rio

5 13/18

Buenos Aires

40 5/10

Bombay

1/32

Shanghai

2/2

Hong Kong ...

1/64

Yokohama....

2/01/18

Silver (spot).

Liabon Athena

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