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NAVY DAY CELEBRATIONS

H.M.S. Eagle Was Welcomed To The Station

AN IMPRESSIVE FLYING DISPLAY

The great event of Navy Day was the meeting between. H.M.S. Eagle,,the big air-craft carrier, that had just arrived on the station and three destroyers of the China Squadron, with representative guests on board from the Colony of Hong Kong, including H.E. the Governor and Lady Peel.

A series of flying and other exercises took place, a full account of which appear below.

In the afternoon the dockyard and a number of H.M. Ships were open to visitors, and a big programme of dis plays, serious and otherwise carried out. The events were admirably staged and very much appreciated, King Nep. tune and the line" ceremonial being a great draw.

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Programme of Flying

EXERCISES FROM. H.M.S.

EAGLE

tunes, the various salutes being

given as we passed the ships of

H.M.8. Fleet; and the Eagle berth- ed alongside west wall wharf at about 12 o'clock midday." This ended a most interesting and en- joyable morning.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1933.

THE NEURALIA

SARRIVES

Busy Five Hours in Hong Kong

The Troopship Neuralia which had been delayed through bad weather arrived in Hongkong on Saturday morning, bringing with her a Battalion of the Worcester 'Regiment from Malta en route for Shanghai. She also had on board

BATTLING HORSE

DISAPPOINTS

Bold Lad Wins Champions At Macao:

Lucky Drawer Gets $18,000

drafts for the various military units MANY SPILLS IN THE CANTON

in the Far East,

During the Neuralia's short stay of only ave hours two football mat- ches were played between the Wor- cesters and the Lincolnshires, each regiment winning one match. Friendly hospitality was dispensed between the two regiments who keep up a traditional friendship.

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At the conclusion of the games the two regiments returning Holt's Wharf played their regi- mental. marches, "The Lincoln- shire Foacher" and "The Windsor. After this the Worcesters embark- ed again on the Troopship Neura- lia, having during their stay of only five hours in Hongkong put in a very busy time.

The Troops on board also inelua- ed a small detachment of the Queen's Royal Regiment bound for Tientsin to join their unit,

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was played up to the tank, "spe- cially erected near HMS, Tamar,

Among the guests present were the following:- Sharp at 8 am, all the guests

His Excellency the Governor and by a band (mouth organs and embarked on H.M.S. Keppel and Lady Peel and staff, the Hon. Mr. drums), members of whom wore „taken outside the harbour limits D.. W. Tratiman, CM.G., Mr. J.į multi-coloured costumes. He wore to near Junk Bay where His Ex-R. Wood, Sir William Hornell, the a crown, terrific whiskers and long cellency the Governor and his Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, Mr. blue gown, and carried a trident party were transfered to HM.S. R. E. Lindsell, the Hon. Mr. C. He took his place on his throne Eagle, the noted Air craft carrier. G. Alabaster, the Hon. Mr. S. W. with

HMS Three destroyers viz. Keppel, H.M.S. Witch, and H.M.S. Wishart accompanied the Eagle, most of whom had passengers, the Navy showing as usual the best of hospitality. H.M.S. Eagle pro- ceeded to the open sea near Wagian Lighthouse.

After a general inspection round H.M.S. Eagle the machines" were prepared for the exercises they were going to perform. One prefers not to go into details but there was every sign of the utmost efficiency.

Nine machines took off from the deck of HMS. Eagle and this was perhaps the most interesting of all. The spectacle

ship was put straight into the wind, and a tell tale trail of smoke indicated that all was ,ready for starting, and the nine machines took off one by one.

So well-were-the-machines-tuned. and so powerful were their en- gines that many of them did not require t'e whole run of the deck to attain flying speed, in fact several machines only required half the deck to attain the neces- sary speed.

These machines were of the

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T'so, Mr. W. A Dowley, Mr. H. 3. Rouse, Mr. A. L. Shields, Mr. E G. Jamieson, C.B.E., the Hon. Mr.

Wolfe, E. D. C.

Col F. "P. Nosworthy. D.S.O., M.C., Col. S. Boyd, D.3.0., RE, LE

Col. T. G. Raikes. D.S.O.. and Lt. Col. W. L. Hallës.

In The Dockyard

H.M.S. EAGLE THE GREAT

DRAW

A scene. reminiscent of the Aldershot Tattoo, was enacted as the afternoon celebrations in the Naval Dockyard were brought to a conclusion. The flies and drums of the South Wales Borderers and Lincolnshire had played The Re- treat" on the football ground in- side the "Yard"", and, in the falling light, huge are-lamps were turned on. As the bands marched

up and down, this lighting made a most impressive effect. This, however, was not all, for when the time came for visitors to leave,

PLATE

(BY "MORNING DEW'

Yesterday's racing at Macao provided plenty of thrills to those who made the trip to the Portuguese Colony and both from the point of view of jockeys and punters, the day's sport was an un- qualified success.

The main race of the day was The Champions which fell to Bold Lad who won a very slow race from Blue Plane and Pure Music.

There was an unusually large number of spills in the race for ponies of the Canton Riding Academy. One of the ponies, Genny, broke his spine in a fall and had to be destroyed. An- other, Abrek, broke his fetlock but had not been destroyed up to the " time the Taishan salled, though immediately after the race it was thought necessary to do so.

MRS. FROST WINS LADIES RACE

The ladies race which brought went to Mrs. Frost on Wembley the afternoon's sport to a close

Stag. She won by four lengths from Widnes ridden by Misa Joan Dowbiggin finished third on Swale.

while Miss Alabaster

There was a fairly full comple- "Lady Neptune" alongside ment of passengers on the Taishan him, also in blue, with long blonde when she salled from Hong Kong hair. Their courtiers, also in cos-

at 8.45 am. Many people, includ- tumes appropriate to "Davy Jonesing two jockeys, missed the boat. Locker," were grouped on one side, The "candidates were "present ed" in turn, and duly washed. shaved and bathed in the pool, a special flourish of mouth organs and drums greeting each initiate as be crawled out of the water.

Other side-shows included ar aerial railway, Aunt Sally, and the ventroloquist, who was in much de-

mand.

but these made the trip on the Tai Hing later in the morning. The weather was cold and disagree- able when the ship left, but im- proved considerably during the day and it was quite warm at the Race Course.

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Favourite Wins. or the six ponies which faced the starter in the opening event of the day, Pure Music, with Delta Of the ships that were thrown up, was an odds-on favourite with open for inspection, H.M.S. Eagle So On next in demand. When the proved to be the most popular, field WAS sent off Whitehall some people paying more than one led with 80 On and Pure visit to this wonder ship. The Music well up. Genghis Khan cruisers, Suffolk and Berwick, Washaway and Happy Man, the alongside North Wall and the des- others in the race were out of troyers, also, were backed with 1L betore the first half "mlic eager sightseers, and in this con- nection & word of gratitude must be said for the way in which the guides very courteously explained the more complicated details to the layman.

was over. Pure Music led into the straight with Se On on the rails within half a length of him There was not much of a tussle between the two as Pure Music won in effortless fashion. White- hall kept up long enough to stall off Genghis Khan for third place

the champions and it was obvious that in that condition he was no match for Bold Lad He was un- placed. Blue Plane and Pure Music made the running but at the half mile the former dropped back slightly.

Lad and Battling Horse had gone Three furlongs from home, Bold up to join the leader, but turning

into the straight Battling Horse had had enough, while Plue Plane came along on his second wind to put up a stout challenge to Bold Lad, going under by two lengths at the Anish.

The first prize in the special cash sweep exceeded $18,000.

Volunteers Race.

Pat was much too good for the. feld in the Volunteers race and leaders all the way and came won easily. He stayed with the through readily in the straight.

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Mrs. Frost's Win.

Mrs. Frost riding Wembley Stag scored a popular win in the last race. The winner kept her pony slightly in front most of the way and drew away to win easily in the home straight Widnes was not pro- minent until he made his effort in the run home, when Miss Dow-" biggin brought him through the rest of the field like a knife. Swale came in third, after having Just missed a place in the novices event

Miss. Fearon on Powerful King looked like coming through the Held at the bend, when the pony moved up visibly, but immediately on entering the straight, petered out again. Miss Betty Fair on Or- lando Wes unfortunate at the *** start, but on the whole rode a

good race.

Deltz Wins Again.' After steering in the favourite in the first race. Deltz riding an our sider in Ajax pulled of the second with King's Parade third and Darien a bad fourth.

Hawker Osprey "type with Rolls day light was so dim that HM.S. in these battles going about their race by a short head from Adam

Royce Kestrel, the latest type of in the Fleet Air Arm, aircraft They are two-seater fighters with": a top speed of 150 knots, and with

an

gramme,

finale to armament of one Vickers,

one Lewis Gun and four 20-lbs bombs. The Vickers is a fixed Gun, controlled by the pilot, and firing through", the airscrew by means of an interruptor gear.

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Eagle turned on a searchlight to help visitors on their way. This an unrehearsed part of the pro-

indeed

.£ Atting impressive afternoon's show, and what had been a very

It will long remain in the minids of those who witnessed the spectacle.

open to

The Naval

Yard was

The mimic battles carried out all gave an idea to the ordinary man what naval efficiency is really like. There was no "acting" about it all the officers and crew concerned work as though it were the "real thing." A very impressive inci- dent was the rapid turn out of a destroyer's crew to repel air- the officer of the watch. craft, on the alarm being given by

Mr. Frost riding Adam chose to take the lead, but Mr. Soares on King's Parade kept within a' length of Adam while. Mr. Diata on the

On the football ground, two de-lightly weighted Ajax was not tachments from HM.S. Berwick There was no change of position more than half a length behind, gave an idea of the mobility of

over the first half mile, except the modern howitzer, when a large that Darien was by then many fellows" taken down and re-as- sembled in 1 few minutes.

HMS. Eagle towed a targa, visitors fram 1:30 p.m. but long gathering saw one of these big lengths behind.

behind her and the nine machines fred 100 rounds at this target. A very fine view was obtained from the Eagle, and the shooting was very good. The Gunners expres- sion for it being “mostly O.K.”

The next part of the programme was No. 824 Squadron which had disembarked on the 27th, arrivéd from Kal Tak Aerodrome and car- ried out flight Bombing from about 8.000 feet, each craft dropping. 8 'bombs. Here' again the marksmän.

ship was good.

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chines tooks off one felt that there lying alongside the West Wall, but The arrangements, left nothing would be no difficulty in landing on the decks with such efficient me chines and plots

the officer on duty on the bridge courteously informed them that the ship would not open to visi- törs until 2.30 p.m..

Just before entering the home straight King's Parade began "to tire and gradually dropped out, but, while Ajax crept up on Adam and the two (both very tired) fought all the way home for the lead, Ajax getting the better of the argument by a short head.

The Canton Plate.

Results

1-Shinhing Handicap (Five Messrs. Lo and Laing's Pure

Furlongs).

Music, 155 lbs,

(Mr. N. Deita) 1 Mr. F. J. Geliton's So On, 150 lbs.............(Mr. L. G. Frost) Mr. Lyze's Whitehall 155 lbs.

(Mr. W. N. Yen) 3 Won by four lengths; 24 lengths between second and third... Time: 1 min. 20.2 secs. Pari-mutuel:-

Winner: 86.90.

Place: $5.30; 85.80; $11.00. Also ran:-Dashaway, 150 (Mra

(Mr. B. Y. Laing) Happy Man, 152 (Mr. Botelho3.

2-Lamchowin Handicap (One

Mile).

Mr. Yick Chun's Ajax, 143 lbs.

(Mr. N. Delta) 1 Mr. John Keswick's Adam, 153

lbs. (Mr. L. Frost) 2. Messrs. Bellamy and Gordon's King's Farade, 155 lbs.

(Mr F. M. L. Boares) 3.

before that hour, crowds had gathered outside the gates in Queen's Road and Murray Road, all eager to get a glimpse of what While all this was going on, goes on in the Dockyard, and those responsible for the arrange many, for the first time, to board ments did not lose sight of the some of the wonderful modern fact that "a lighter side" was es- war ships which they have seen sential for the afternoon's success, so often in the distance out in and thanks to the work put in by the stream or alongside the the men, the side shows carried on Dockyard jetties.

with the greatest vigour and chee- The race for pontes of the Can- For the convenience of visitors, riness. The Navy alms were parton Riding Academy drew eight two "money-changera stands ticularly popular; there was a par starters, but to call the event a were erected outside the Prince, or ticularly good shot of the Medi-race would be to stretched the saunderson); Genghis Khan,--150 After this there was a lot of low Wales Gate and here a brisk busi-terranean Fleet returning to the meaning of the word.

When the field, which included Grand Harbour of Velettä, in flying around and over the ship. nesa was done.

Malta. Unfortunately it was considered

Another scene at Malta four Australian ponies, was sent No sooner had the gates been too rough for the machines to land operied than a steady stream began First Lord of the Admiralty, and

showed review in harbour of the two ponies refused to run. Of the others, Abrek" took`a tremend- on the deck of HM6 Eagle and to pour into the Dockyard and most impressive, was the picture ous led by registering-29 seconds at first one was a little disappoint- this kept on incessantly until ed, but the pilots must be con- almost closing time, Most of the Harbour, passing the historie Vic-after which he was seen, to stop. of the Iron Duke in Portsmouth over the first quarter of a mile, sidered, and It certainly was people, the early arrivals, made at tory, in her dry-dock.

abruptly. and roll over on his rough. From the way the ma- once for HM.S. Eagle which was

side. Meanwhile the second pony, Glenny (an Austrailan): stumbled: to be desired. Even during the threw his jockey and in so doing tea interval-visitors were enter broke his spine China Bell who tained by an aerial display which was over a hundred yards behind evoked much admiration, and one after three furlongs, complete the feels that as the planes, carried three quarters of a mile to win in to be seen, the wait did not ap must have stopped beating! The pony of 1.481 Tango was second As there were many other things out their stunta, many a heart the absurd time, for an Australian

time, visitors, saw diving operasible for this show, and very ex- hind came Lezgin. Dear unduly long, and in the mean- Fleet Air Arm pilots were respon- and many lengths (about 50) be tions, and also saw the sideshows cellent it was.

After the race Genny was des- Promptly at 2.30 p.m.,. the Yard seemed to echo and re-echo with carried out that those who visited while Abrek managed to hobble So successfully was the programme troyed at the spot where he fell, -After this the clever spectators three, "Hello, hello, hello," and the the Yard: on Saturday must have fetlock, but in all probability, he back to the stable with a broken ve the ward announcement was made, through left with the hope that on Navy will have to be destroyed.** found their way Room where the inner man was the public address system, install- Day, 1934, the Naval Authorities warmed and cheered. Everyone ed by the Hong Kong Telephone was very grateful for their ex-Co, that the "Crossing the Line" will again carry out the same pro- Mr. Yue Shun Wah rode like an cellent hospitality to Commodore ceremony was about to start. It. Perhaps by then some expert on Esk when he led all the new and still more wonderful in way home in the novices event. Frank. Eliot .OBE. RN., Captain was also announced that there ventions will have been completed, The Loafer with Mr. Poy up, 440 Lionel V. Wells D.S.O. R.N. (Cap need be no rush to witness this and be open for inspection, but lbs. of lead added) could not make tain of H.M.S. Eagle) and Wing for the "ceremony would be re-whatever happens, it still remains any impression on the leader and Commander James M. Robb D.8.0.peated later in the afternoon, and the hope of all that we shall have was lucky to get third as Swale wanted to "do" the repetition of Saturday's events, put up a stiff night and was only, Unfortunately: there were only other sights could carry out their for it 18 fact that when the Navy just ousted. City of Shanghat,Metrevelly); Faroan, 162 (Mr. three ladies on Board HM.S. Eagle Programme without any fear of entertains, they go about it in a running comfortably behind Esk, and these were Lady Peel, Mrs, missing this time-honoured obser- way peculiar to themselves there took second place

is always an air of cheertniness,

The Champions. and at the same time, the last Battling Horse was as fat as a word in efficiency.

barrel when he was saddled "for

On the way home the spectators were given the treat of seeing a

small gun firing at various targets with marked effetency. So well car“ ed for were the spectators that they were given small, wads of cotton wool to place in their ears to avoid the nasty crack of the gun when firing

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On the way Home the band of the Royal Marines played pleasant

those "who

vance:"

Father Neptune provided much amusement, for the kiddies se he

Won by short head: two and a half lengths between second and third.

Time: 2 mins. 5.4 seca, Pari-mutuel

Winner: $26,00. Place: $10.70; 86.50. Also ran:-Dairen, 143 (Mr. 6. Y: Laing).

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