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ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY OLUB.

'ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1931.

28 FEBRUARY,

2x0, 320, 47 & 7TH MARCH, 1931.

ON SATURDAY, 28TH FEB., the

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■nd 8 AM 86 TUESDAY, the 17tu FEBRUARY, 1931,

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First Taco will be ran at 1.80 P.M., and on all Other Days at 11,80 A.M. On the First Day the First Hong Kong. 19th Feb., 1931. Bell will be Rung at 1 P.M. and on the Other Four Days at 11 A.M.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND

ENCLOSURE.

Members are reminded that they and their Ladles taust wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No one without a Badge will be admitted to the Mombora Enclosure. Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 per day, including Tai,

NOTICE,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1931.

YACHTING.

HONG KONG "WIN INTERPORT,

IRELAND WINS AT TWICKENHAM.

BRILLIANT LAST MINUTE. VICTORY:

A very good start, was made in

strong easterly recte. Fasion with find rain. Four boats red GREAT GAME ENDS IN SINGLE

POINT WIN

the line simultaneously with two Shanghai boats, Wings thď'Adannç, a little behind. Why Wonder led the course all the time until the list. leg -nhan, the hail the misfor- tuho to tear her jib, but faithod a very close second to Bluejacket.

(THROVON REUTER'S ADENOY,}

LONDON, Feb, 15. At Twickenham g'batohlay Ireland repeated last year's victory by UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LTD.:

At the start of the afternoon race defeating England 0 points to. 5 points, winning by a single point the weather wite a little more (INCORPORATKь IK Họna Kòmbi.,

boisterous, the wind having in-after a gabio packed with terrific CERTICATE, N. 10600 for on creased to abolit, force 6 and And loose melees, merciless tackling

Bharos, Por Bhare paid up. Nambored 60101/00110 is this Bociety rain still falling. The start was and many battlerovals forward. Ireland deserved victory, though standing in the Name of JOAO an excellent

allyuchts FREDERICO NOLA800 DA SILVA Crossing the starting line abreast England scored a goal through the of LOANDAL Andr

WE AFaith Boojum a little behind a South African, Black,

LOST,

hay beox

one

A quarter of an hour from time anil Wings held a good lead left Ireland in desperate straits, throughout the course and finished 85 England were then lending 6

or $40, including Tax, for the Mosting at the Expiration of One Month porioneing trouble with her main- (Ladies 85 and 820, respectively), from the date hereof the above are obtainable through the Secretary Doonment be not forthonining the Said upon introduction by a Member, auch Certificate will be deemed Cancelled and Member to be responsible for all of No Effect, and a NEW Certifieste chits, etc.

ts stend by thỏ fociety. Ma

PAUL LAUDER,

Hong Kong, 14th Feb, 1931.

Badgos admitting to Members" Enclosure will NOT be On Sale at the Race Course.

On No Prétoit will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the First Four Days of the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $4 per day, including Tax, for all Persons, includ ing Ladies, and is payable at the Gate,

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at

31 Per Day, including Tax,

for the Said Bhares will be issued in good frst. Boojum did not points to mil, and there had been

General Manager.

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HONG KONG FOOTBALL OLUB.

· SHANGHAI v, HONG KONG CHINESE.

21st FEBRUARY, 1931. Kiok of 33 P.M. (BOCOR CLUE GROUND)..

finish, returning home with her main-asil in threads. After tho race Commodore A. H. Walker, O.B.E., R.N., kindly presented the Grist Cap to the I.H.K,Y.C.

Morning Race.

(Started at 10.30 a.m.) Course-Start: Club Line West Le East, Channel Rocks (P.), Kow- kon Rock (P.), Mark on Line (8), Cust Rock Mark Boat (5.), Mark on Line (8.), Cust Rock Mark Bont (5.): Finish: Club Line West to East.

CLUB.

Bookinakers, Tie Tas Men, eta., BOOKING FOR MEMBERS (COVERED Y1 Why Wonder 1 (2), (Mr. H.

will not be permitted to operato within the Precincts of the Hond KONG JOCKEY CLvs during the Race Mooting.

SERVANTS PASSES Palaes for Borvatts will be issued. on application to Messrs. LINSTEAD

& DAYIB, Alexandra Buildings.

Employers. are requested to dis-

Members' Boction Only) at CLUB HOUSE.

TICKETS:~$3,20 (Including Tax). BOOKING OPENS MONDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY.

H. M. MCTAVISH,..

Hon. Secretary.

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tribute them with discrimination HONG KONG FOOTBALL and to endorse their Names on the Phases.

Servants are not permitted in the Members Enclosuro except for passing through on their duties, but must remain in their Employers" Standa.

Any Persons found loitering with Servants' Patios in their posscasion will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure.

By Order,

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C. R. BROWN,

Becretary.

NOTICE.

ASSOCIATION.

INTERPORT PROGRAMME,

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. SHANGHAI & H.K. CHINESE, Cius Ground, Kick or 330 P.M.

J. Poarco)

Y3 Blue Jackot (1), (Mr. F.. D.

Tracey)

Yo Speedwoll (3), (Mr. H. S.

House)

Total

SHANGHAI,

Y2 Wings (0), (Mr. Blaikie).. Y4 Boojum (4), (Mr. Neil)

Adanao (5), (Mr. J. Unlton)

Total

3

1

a

Afternoon Raco,

(Started at 2.40 p.m.) Course. Start, Chd Line West to East, Channel Rocks (P.), Kow Booking at MOUTRIES, Opene Icon Rock (P.), Channel Rocks (9.), FRIDAY, 18TH,

PRICES

COVERED STAND...$2.20, UNCOVERED STAND ..... ..$1.10. (Including Tax).

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD. SHANGHAI v. UNITED. SERVICES;

CLUB GROUND, Kiok orp 380 P.M. No BOOKING,

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Mark on Line (S.), Cust Rock Mark Boat (8.); Finish: Club Line West

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Ye Wings (1), (Mr. H. S. Rouse) : 7 14 Boojum (Mr. H. J. Pearce):

Did not finish.

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Morning race

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SHANGHAI.

Ti Why Wonder! (3), (Mr. C.

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Dalton)

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Ys Speedwell (4), (Mr. W. Neil) Ya Blue Jacket (5), (Mr. J.

Total... Morning rách

Total points.

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out

no score before the interval.

However, 7 minutes from time Murray landed a great penalty goal amid uproarious cheering from thousands of green-bereted Irish

men:"

Ireland fought back valiently and MeMahon, running like a deer, scored a dazzling try in the last minute.

FRUIT GROWERS'

PLIGHT.

CROPS LEFT TO ROT ON TREES..

FOREIGN DUMPING IN

ENGLAND.

Striking reference to the plight of the British soft fruit growing industry was made at Norwich at the annual meeting of the East Norfolk Fruit Growers' Association, Figures presented to the meeting demonstrated stronger than any speeches could do, the disastrous fill in prices which raised the in. dustry last year and caused many growers to leave rich fruit on the bushes and, treek.

It was shown that in 1830 the association's trading company „handled 588 tons of fruit, which was Bold for £16,330, whereas two years before 293 tons of fruit handled fetched £16,153.

Colonel Fletcher summarised the whole position when he said that last year would be long remember ed as the most disastrous season in

LAWN TENNIS.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

DROPS LEADERS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).

NEW YORK, Feb; 14.

As expected, Tilden and Hanter have been omitted from the Laien Tennis Association's rankings pub. lished to-night.

Joha Doeg nad Frock Shields and Allison are allotted the first three places,

Helen Wills and Holen Jacobs are also ignored, the leading ladies boing Mt. L. A. Harper, Miss Marjorie Morrell and Miss Dorothy Weisel.

.....

GIANT RACOONS AT THE ZOO.

CHINA AND THE GOLD STANDARD.

THE PROPOSED. SILVER LOAN.

POSITION REVIEWED.

When judging the pros and cons of the proposed silver lonn 10 China. the following cardinal points have

o be considered:-

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NURSES BATTLE WITH FEAR.

ARTIFICIAL “LUNG "'.

ORDEAL.

Chiengo,-A pretty, blub-eyed probationer nurse, aged twenty-fiv¢‚· in St. Luke's Hospital, has won one of the strangest battlon in the hit

tons of metlicine, a victory over. both paralysis of the chest muscleš. and a paychosis of fear.

Her name is Frances McGann,

1-Is China going to introduce an effective gold standard within the near future or is the currency and some months ago she contract- to-remain on a silver basis until | ed an ailment which paralysed the further ?

muselce that allow contraction and 2-In the latter alternative in expansion of the lungs. An "arti the silver loan so proposed to be

bed for the development of the icin Jung," known to medical. interior is it to be used for the science as a Drinker respirator, and financing of the import and ex-been installed in the hospital, but port, trade between China and it had abver been used. America 1

Mediums of Exchange.

The nursa, apparently- Rfélvis, was placed in the long, coffin-like To start with gold and silver are apparatus and the motors turned the two only precious metals, acon, as a last resort. An alternating UNMANAGEABLE, MIDGET. septed as medium of exchange, 1.6., vacuum and heavy air pressurA they occupy in our coonomie life effect was produced with pumps the monopoly of being exchange operated by the motors inside the able into any other commodity machine. without notice. The medium of

exchange in withdrawn from cir

There have been several Now Year arrivals at the London Zoo, and, in spite of the cold and fog they are all in remarkably good con dition. The most important of themulation during times it cannot is a tiny squirrel-like creaturs find remunerative so from an known

a feather-tailed phalan economic point of view, ger. He is a pretty animal with shares in this respect the fate of delicate while markings, and evi- gold. The difference today be. dently he is how to the collection tween gold and silver is that gold and a rare specimen, for he could when withdrawn from circulation

not be identified when first unpack-

Silver

The young nurse endured without a marmar the seventy days of pain brought to her lungs by this arti ficial breathing.

"I am Afraid,”

I think, perhaps, I can breathe alone," she said one day.

The motors were turned off, at has found interested parties absort-first for short periods, then she was removed for a few minutes from the machine,

She finally spent a full day on sun verandah,chatting with friends, but she almost collapsed when iloctors suggested that she should sleep the following night outside the respirator.

ed. Unfortunately, he cannot being the quantities so released, whereas no financial boding trave handled. Though no bigger than a

displayed any interest in absorbing mouse, he attacks everyone, and

the quantities of silver as they bea display's courage that would be creditable even in a large and came available. This is the reason for the abundance of silver,and for powerful inmate of the Zoo..

the low price of silver as compared with that of gold. It is therefore natural that the holders of silver are making strenuous efforts to

A lion cub presented a few days after the phalanger is equally un- friendly. He is about three months fold, and as he wears a callar round his neck, he must have been a pet, but since he came to the menagerie create a market for their holdings. has been anything but tame, and China is offering the one and only. rather difficult to please. In time, possible solution in their dilemma. however, he will probably grow

"' I am afraid," she sobbed.

lungs might stop working, and should die in my sleep."

They put her back in the machine, only her head protruding from the box and cach night for more than

side the respirator.

more docile, and he is a most wel-Reasons for Economic Depression." come gift, as he will be a suitable The main reason for conomic two weeks aho refused to sleep outr mate for one of the lion cubs born depression is reduced purchasing in the menageris, in the autumn, for when the period of quarantino has expired the home-brad lions will be old enough to leave their parents.

Other new arrivals include two

chayures, an Azara's oposstion, and

two common racoons.

power of the public. An increase Paychologists were called in in the purchasing power will there. They called it a psychosis fore act as a stimulant to trade, fear," and said she would never For this son loans granted cover, Miss McGann was told

their yerdict. She wept,, and then whether in gold 'or silver for con- structive purpose, are instrumental gamely announced she would “ trý

it again. The Zoo has had the misfortune in shortening the periods of de to lose its example of the kudu,pression since sich loans ercate and a valuable, and beautiful African antelope with elegant spiral horns. Kudus have frequently been sent to the Zoo, but none has survived for any length of time, This last example nick-named Felstend--was reared on a feeding-bottle, and he grew so tame that he would follow his keeper like a dog, and allow

to caress hin, Until re

the history of British fruit growing.cently he appeared to be wolf, but Never before had prices fallen be the fog proved too much for him. low the actual cost of picking and. marketing.

Grotesque Prices.

An interesting feature of the meeting was a presentation to Mr. J. J... Draper, secretary of the 'association; who is resigning from his post after strenuous work on behalf of the association. He was given a gold cigarette caso and wallet containing. £60,

PANTOMIME INSURED FOR £90,000.

TANGLE CAUSED BY PRINCESS ROYAL'S

DEATH.

distribute purchasing power.

....

As a result of this there is in principle no reason for China to decline the offer of a silver loan. However, before such a deal is con- sumated it is necessary that, China, fully realizes what she is doing.

So, on one fateful night, shiver ing with fear, she prayed herself to sleep in a room far removed from the respirator...

She awoko well-and confident after spending her second night out- now say that her reeqvery is assur side the machine, and the doctors. ed.

Mr. F. V. Soong has decidedly standards, must be the object of a declared himself opposed to the gold loan. -

Our economic life is nothing else loan obviously for the following but B

continued struggle for well founded 'reasons...

supremacy between the modiura of erchange on the one hand and the 1-China is preparing

production, which it servos, on the other: Silver has gradually had to

to adopt

a gold currency.

2.-The proposed loan is in tended for the development of Sino-American commerco in par ticular.

up its position as medium of of the situation and throwing its cxonange loving gold sa master. height on this scale on the side of Without making close analysin production. This is one of the of these points it is obvious that in reasons why the equilibrium be Aremarkable insurance situa woth of these instances China between the medium of exchange and tion-which pute Lloyd's almost comes a buyer of gold, which has production have been brought out Mr. Draper, in acknowledging into the position of pantomime to be paid, for in silver, tending to of balance in favour of the medium the gift, referred to the dumping "backers has been created be reduce still more the price of silver of exchange to such a marked ex- of Russian fruit, in Great Britain, tween a group of underwriters and Mr. Hu Han Hun la a decided tent. In other words the total Russia, he said, landed her stuff at, the

management of a London advocate of the proposed long, amount available medium of ex- our ports and forced down to a theatre.

basing himself on the fact that the change, ie, that part of it which grotesque figure the telling price The point in discussion is loan should be used for the represents the purchasing power of not only of all het Continental whether or not the theatre's pantievelopment of the interior, and the public has been so reduced that. NEW YORK, Feb. 14.

competitors, but of the unfortunate tomime is entitled to play to a that there is no fear of an over it cannot absorb the output of pro- The extraordinary ideas

of home grower as well!

guaranteed weekly capacity of abundance of silver in China. As duction as prevailing prices. This American referees was again Russia," he declared, is only £10,800 until Mardi 31.

long ha the silver loan is used for is what is popularly know és de exemplified when Len Harvey, the just beginning

Before · Christmas Mr. Juliah' || commitments in silver the demand. premion. British middleweight champion, Mr. Draper criticised the Govern Wylie-following an old custom-for gold is eliminated, and the loan although winning seven

Gold Currency Detremental, of ment's Marketing Bill, and asked, took out a policy in conjunction is a transaction solely in favour of eight rounds according to most "Will this country for ever go on with the Dominion Theatre, Ltd., the price of silver. Through civil For China working out its critics, was beaten on points is a buying what it does not want to protect his pantomimb Alad ware and insecurity to property in salvation to adapt a gold currency. 19-rounds contest by the American refuse to believe it.

din" against death in the Royal the interior silver has gradually when production, kas, temporally Vince Dundee, in spite of the fact A reversal of our scal laws Family,.

sought is way to places of andetyto give up is supremacy, is, if not that Harvey nearly knocked him can change the whole aspect of the A premium of £430, guaranteed | leaving blind a market which will out in the third round,

country side.

that the underwriters would in readily absorb enough quantities of suicidal, anyhow detrimental to demnify the producers of the pan the white metal to put a demoralive up the proposed gold standard Critics in the crowd were amaz-

fer interests. Therefore she should

ed at the decision, DLANKA

Securing the Markots, tomime against loss up to a sumed silver-market right onco con until the lanes between the Harvey fought with dash, Berce

"A Government with the cour. La for oach performance the ditions, allow t

nodium of exchange and produc ness, and science and landed many age of a water hen, the spine of a total guarantee being not more

tion has again boon established and. hard blows which would have jellyfish, and the vision of a cross-

than £90,000, *

The Proposed Loan Agreement. knocked out an ordinary man, but eyed mule in. a London fog cancet

accept the silver loan on the com Now, it is decidedly in China's Jition that she obtaine a gold loan. Dundee proved to be very tough. last for ever. It must soon meet

favour to accept the proposal of a as suggested, not forgetting that The American often landed blows i with the fate it really deserves, and premium actually covered a mini; Joan in silver át a time when its one of her main assets is the pur with power, but ho was outboxed.I have suficient Eaith in my fellow mum period of three months. price as expressed in gold is the chasing power of the population. Thus, if the pantomime played cheapest in the history of Milver By doing this she will not only ba A win for Harvey would probably countrymen to believe that in, its have given him the title and a fight place will be a Government which

to commercial profit for only, particularly since she is at liberty favouring her own interests brat aho with Mickey Walker. ;-)

will place the necessities of the any, six weeks, the management to redeem the loan either in gold will also be pisting humanity in could keep it on till March 31 or in silver at ber option. But this vercoming the effects of the world. great industries, and agriculture in particular, before all else.de

with the guarantee of maximum presupposes that China's currency depression and in re-establishing When that time came, Mr. Draper

profit for the balance of the retaine on a silver basis until the expremacy of production over said, the fruit grower could again

period.

further and that Article 1 in the the medium of exdange, on which look forward with confidence. All The capacity of the Dominich proposed-kin. agreement is mend: the general advancement of the the naked was that British markels Theatre is 2000 & performance, and vd to " for the desxlopment of the Human race so much depends.

should be secured to the British pantomimtes are accustomed to be export trade of China producó to 1. On the other hand should. Ching

Decision Received With Darlsion.

LATER. All the New York papers say that it was an unpopular decision,

The Herald Tribune" sums up general opinion as follows

On the death of the Princess

Royal-it was pointed out that this

what he bus taco to war a fight. The fell in prices in the last five. The poort put forward by, the ductrice in sofar that this do not Hatice Chruith ser in the United States. Harvey won years had been extraordinary. In group of underwriters is that an involve her in any purshnges in due a gold, tandard "sho bang the nine rounde, judging from the 1926, the first year of trading, the tomimes are no longer played in gold. Whatever nouns that hayother ofalds but to refuse to enter loud cries of disgust, disapproval, average price of all fruite was £79 London for as long as three monthie, he agreed upon to be used for the tain the proposed silver loan, Bad derision when the decision was per ton. In 1827 the figure had and that the point to be settled is musculse of machinery and athly if aktaimlly (phero is such a proj announced. The majority of the fallen to £87, in 1023 to Exe 108, in just what would be a fair run for waterinis from countries with

Yorth China Daily News. spectators felt the same.”

1920 to £34, and last year to £27. Aladdin.

(Continued on next Golume 60ld]'posal Hözzó • STROMWALL in the: