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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLIB.

NUAL RACE MEETING, 1934, 84TH, 26011, 27TH, 28TH FEBRUARY,

"AND 3RD MARCH, 1934, ̈-

ON

N Saturday 24th, Monday 20th, Tuesday 27th, and Wednesday 28th February, the first bell will be rung at 11am, and the first race will be run at 11.30 .m. On Saturday, the 3rd Maruh, the first bell will b rung at 1.30 pm, and the first racu will be run at 210.p..

The tiffin interval will be taken after the fifth race on the first four clays.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

Members Are reminded that they and their ladies mast wear their bal ges prominently displayed thringhout the Merting.

No one without a badge will he admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

Bulges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Clab Rooms" at 8000 per day including tax or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively), are obtainable through introduction by a the Secretary upon, Member, such Member to be responsi ble for all chits, etc.

Badges imitting to Members' En- closure will NOT be on els at the Race Course.

The Secrotary's Office, 3rd Floor Gloucester Building. (Tel. 27704), WILL CLOSE AT i am. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS. AND AT 12.30 p.m. ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of Tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21020.

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Un no pretext will children be per- nitted in either anclosure during the first four days of the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $4.00 per day including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Unte.

Soldiers and Sailora in uniform are Admitted to the Public Faclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.

Bookmakers, Tis Tae men etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precinct of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES. Passes for Servants will be issue! on application to the Secretary, 3rd Flour, Gloucester Building.

Employers are requested to distri hate them with discrimination and to l endorse their 'hames on the passes..

Servants are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for pussing through on their duties but must remain in their employers' stands.

Any persons found loitering with. Servant passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the enclosure

By Order,

Sécretary.

C. B. BROWN,

Hong Kong, 19th February, 1934.

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HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 23, 1934.

RACING IN HONG KONG.

All roads lead to Happy Valley during race week in Hong Kong

which commences on Saturday, and for practical purposes.the bus- iness of the Colony will be at a standstill. In-these days of hectic competition in trade and commer

afford to be absent ce, few can from their business for a span of five days. On the other hand, a visit to the races, where there is ute and galety and where the atmosphere routine of the office, must prove

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Tin Son) gave promise of doing the trick. The Derby. The Maidens, The Trial Plate, The Valleys, The Subscription Griffins Champions, the Australian Champions and The Sydney Maldens have all at various times fallen to Chinese owners, so that it can be seen that within a few years of their joining the Joc- key Club here they will go much further than they have hitherto done. This year, for the first time. a Chinese-owned, pony to be rld- den by a Chinese jockey is fancied for the Derby.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1934.

CANTON DAY

BY DAY

WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY

(From Our Special Correspondent) (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Canton. February 22. Flags throughout the city are flying at half mast to-day as token of respect to the late King Albert of Belgium. The Provin- cla Department of Interior has issued an order to this effect. which is applleable throughout the province

Press" (Copyright.)]

Brussels, Feb. 21. New Germany's Swastika jolaed tokens of world sympathy for King Albert when the former German Minister at Brussels, von Kelier, on Wednesday afternoon despited two wreaths placed in his care by chlefs of the Reich Government. One bore the simple white ribbon with the name of the Reich Pre- Canton will abide by the order of the National Government insident, the second representing a changing the provincial adminis- tration by placing it under the

control

civil of 2 supreme governor. According to the re- gulations. there will be also a -vice-governor, two to four secre- taries and five departments; name- ly, finance, general affairs, civil affairs, education and reconstruc-

tion.

A provincial council will. com- pose of the governor. vice- governor, department heads, and secretaries. The governor will appoint three to five councillors to form an advisory council.

Mr. Wang Tao Yuan, secretary general of the Soviet Socialist Re- public Southern Kiangs, was caught at Nam Hong, Southern Kiangsi, by the troops of General Yu Han Mow and was executed there after a summary trial,

Known as a notorious Com- munist leader, Wang was respon- sible for many of the radical schemes that are being imposed on the people in the Communist area in Southern Klangsi.

A secretary of the Kwangtung Provincial Bank declared to-day that the notes of his bank are slowly recovering confidence. Не said that about $60,000 cash was exchanged every day for the 85 and 81 notes of the Provincial Bank.

He said that the same group of people were present daily at the Bank" to redeem their notes and suspected that they belonged to a Broup of idle people who make a lving by redeeming notes for l'others.

The secretary dented that any loan was sought from Hong Kong to stabilise the government bank- notes and urged the public not in- believe, such a story,

At the 97th meeting of the Pro- vincial Kuomintang held yester day, the appointment of Messrs. Lin Yuen Kal and Huang Lun Shu as chairmen, and Messrs.. Pang Chek Yin, Ching Pik Chin, and Li Hok Ling 23 qualification examination commissioners of the 6th Provincial Kuomintang Repre- sentatives Conference which will be convened 15th of next month was approved. Central Press.

A few years ago, the races at Kwanti were sparsely attended so far as the Chinese were concern- ed. The steeplechases and hurdles to be seer. out there did not inspire confidence amongst Chinese pun- ters, but to-day they are beginning to understand this form of racing

According to reliable sources, and not only do punters attend but

Wong Tao Yuen, chief secretary Chinese jockeys are beginning to of the so-called Soviet government ride in the hurdles and steeple-in Klangsi, was executed yesterday by Geenral Yu Han Mow, Com- The races in Macao are making mander of the 1st Army Corps of slow progress, but there appears to the South Route Bandit Suppres- be an apathy among the people ofsion Forces. that city for the race course. Races

chase events.

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As all Communist-bandits have

in the Portuguese Colony, it may been exterminated. General Yu is be safe to say, thrives mainly on the

now considering special training support given by the Hong Kong of local militia for peace time racegoer and until the people of pursuits. Macao can themselves support It is reported that two regiments

their own racing, the sport there have been ordered to be concen- trated, in Tai-yu for this purpose. can only make a limited progress.

In Canton, however, the position-Central Press. is quite different. They have had and the attendance is staggering.

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is different from the humdrum two charity race meetings to date, Besides making haste in carry-

All

rehabilitation people of the 1st

territory

including jobless over- seas Chinese will be removed to shortly.-Central

new one

it being computed that at leasting out the plan of the 1st Re- rabilitation territory in Ying-teh fifty thousand people watched the

Northwest District Han-yuen. racing at Shek Pal over the week-County. Lieutenant General L

this huge attendance. end. Of however, only a minute proportion Pacification Commissioner, is plan- understood what was going on, and ning to establish an additional the territory at Yuen-shek in less than one per cent of the spect-

same county. ators were interested in the results.

It is learned that "some of the Racing is something Canton nad like every other novelty, it has a fascination all its own, but if the race club at Canton can make the same progress as has been made in Hong Kong, then the time does not appear distant when the rac-

Mr. Lin Yih Chung, Commis- ing iri South China will rival in po- pularity "the same sport as it issioner of the Provincial Depart- conducted in Shanghai and Kiang-ment of Civil Affairs, who left on to Hainan wan, where the following is im- an inspection tour mense and where the race crowds Island last Monday arrived at dwarf into insignificance the big-Hai-kow yesterday.

It is reported that Mr. Lin has gest crowd we have here,

decledtd to start for the island with Brigadier General Chen Han Kwong by 22nd-Central Press.

the Press.

DINARY YEARLY MEETING will a tonic to the average man, be held at the Company's Offices, P. &

Building, on Wednesday, 14th is set for the annual festival this March, 1984, at 11 a.m., for the purpose year and there is no indication of presenting the Report of the Dir

going to be any ectors together with a Statement of that things are Accounts to 31st December 1933 and different because of the prevailing electing Directora and Auditors.

trade depression. The entries have been quite heavy, and well-spread over the different classes the Joc- key Club caters for. The Derby has attracted no less than 59 entries and there is every prospect of a sterling race. For the present it is sufficient to say that the event is very open and that there is more enthusiasm shown in the race to- day than at the same time last Owners have not stinted year. themselves in the matter of im-, porting good candidates and some very classy contenders are due to The question also comes to mind take the field. In this matter the as to the Chinese trainer. It would Chinese owner is as keen as his appear, from the popularity of foreign rival and the Chinese sta- Russian trainers in Hong Kong that bles will be strongly represented the Chinese are still a bit back- A place in the outskirt of

One pro- Honan island in the city has been ward in their methods. THE Sworn Measurer's Offices will when the ponies go to the post on

be Removed to BT. GEORGE'S Derby Day. The same is true of minent jockey, some time ago, had chosen as a suitable site for the BUILDING, 1ar FLOOR (Entrance in races for the other classes. The suggested schools for, Chinese tral-construction of an aerodrome for Chater Road) as from 207 FEB-subscription griffins (about eightyners. The idea is well worth fol- the civil air ine, according to the RUARY, 1934.

in number). will provide excellent lowing up for with the increasing Bureau of Public Works, [3276 racing and the Australian pontes, number of owners, the time will Surveying work has been finish

The area of that place is grimins of this season, will be sure come when there will be a dearth | ed.

more than 600 mow-Central tot up new records. In all these of trainers.. races, it is certain, that the Chin- For the moment however, the Press. ese owner will come in for his share community is primarily interested

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1834.

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL

DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOL

P. O. Box 33. TELEPHONE 67777.

Headmaster :-) CB. R. SARGENT, M.A. Next Term Starta on MONDAY, MARCH TO

....

New boys.should attend, for tests, on SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD at 9.00 P.M.

Entry forms and prospectuses may be obtained from the Headhunter.

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of success,

In the prospects of the coming According to the City Chamber Some reflection on racing in this meeting, where a

of of Commerce, preparation for the part of the world will show how Shanghaj jockeys will be seen rid-native goods buying campaign. amazingly popular it has become. Ing. These gentlemen come from sponsored by the Chamber which Since the Chinese joined the Jockey year to year to liven our sport and will take place early next month Club, the number of classics which it is partly due to their presence is now in full swing. they have carried off comes to a that the Annual Race Meeting The programme of propaganda considerable proportion. The au- each year is the success it is. We contains the following items, (1) issuance, of publications, (2) de- periority of the Dunbar ponies has wish them all good luck and we prevented any other stable from hope they will go back North in livering of speeches in different due course with a good impression parts of the city, (3) broadcasting winning the "Champions" for the past six years, although at one of the sporting spirit of the rac-of speeches over radio, and (4) issuance of slogans--Central Press. time, Apollo (owned by Mr.. Chan ing community in Hong Kong

tribute of the German Government as a whole, and bore two white streamers, one in the National black white and red colors and the other bearing the insignia of the reno- vated Reich. Transocean Kuo Min.

Special to the "Hong Koor Dally Press" (Copyright-1]'n

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

Miss Veda Campbell was mar- red to Lieut. J. W. Hope of the South Wales Borderers at St. John's Cathedral yesterday.

Page 7. Under the patronage of the Italian Consulate General, a series of interesting films of modern Italy and her colonies, was shown at the Queen's Theatre at 11.30 a.m. yesterday morning by Mr. C. Canall of the Italian Government 1. Page 5. The death occurred at Govern- men: Civil Hospital yesterday of Mr. W. E Van Epps. The funeral which took place in the evening was very well attended. Page 7. Yesterday's tennis results will be found on.

Page 10, Our London Air Mall Letter ap- pears on

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'Rome, Feb. 21. Mussolini has ordered that 10.000. ex-Infantry men, representing the National Association of Infantry men be re-united in Rome on the 24th of May, the anniversary of the declaration of war by Italy and the feast of the Infantry.

The Head of the Government | Tourist Bureau. (Sig. Mussolini) Inspected for eight. hours the great works of

in the bonification done

Agro Pontino. He expressed his great satisfaction for "the works done are now where 22,000 workmen engaged. Mussolini has been re- manifestations by great eelved from the populations.-Transocean Kuo Min.

(Special to "Hong Kong !

Dally Press”)

DR. BENITO MARI INDISPOSED

Silk Conference Postponed

(From Our Special Correspondent>

Paris, Feb. 21. Current rumours that the fam-. Berlin, Feb. 21.

ous swindler Stavisky had also As" parasites to the community, dabbled in Espionage have revived several persons were, during the sprnewhat flagging interest in the last 24 hours, sent to the Concen- scandal and caused the paper Parts tration Camp on account of un-Midi to get into touch by tele- social conduct. A shoe manufactur- phone with the Viennese actress,

Burscheid .was er at

arrested Rite George, who together, with a supply because his

of shoes, Viennese cabaret dancer Marianne for the winter reliet work. Kupfer, are alleged to have had was of bad "quality, so some questionable dealings with that à quarter of the shoes were Stavisky during their repeated useless within a very short period. visits to Paris, Miss George in dig In the Palatinatz (Pfalz) ten bak-nantly denied that she or ers were arrested on account of in- tending to increase the price of a six lb. loaf of bread by 10 Pien- nig. though the price for the four remained unchanged. At Neu- mark, a farmer was arrested on ac- count of sabotage of the winter re- lef action.-Transocean Kuo Min.

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[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

her friend Miss Kupfer have ever been involved in any sort of espionage. and declared herself ready to pro- ceed at once to the Magistracy.-- Transocean Kuo Min.

(Special to "Hong Kong

Daily Fress"

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Geneva, February 21. The possibility of a foreign po wer asking for permission to allow Berlin, Feb. 21. its troops to pass through. Swiss The Foreign Department of the territory is again being discussed German Proestant Church created in the Swiss Press in connection by the National Protestant Bishop with events in Australia. A semi- Mueller in a decree which names ocial statement stresses that the Dr. Theodore Heckel as first in- Federal Council had not as yet oc- cumbent in the new post simul- cupled itself with the question as taneously raises bim to the rank such a request has not been made nor expected to be made in the of Bishop. The special task for

near future. The statement adds, this department is defined maintenance and increase of close however, that there is no question

of such a request ever being grant relations between the German. Protestant Church and Protestant ed. At the same time it is reported Germans abroad, together with that frontier guards along the Northern and Eastern borders have furthering of contact

been reinforced and equipped with Churches. All the present organi-carbines and machine guns. This

with

as

all

sations are working in these direc- precautionary measure has been lons to be gradually unified under taken to prevent crossing the bor- the guidance of the newly created der Into Austria-Transocean Kuo

bureau. Transocean Kuo Min.

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally.

Fress" (Copyright.).

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Canton, February 22. Owing to indisposition. Dr. Bent- to Mari, the Italian silk expert attached to the National Economie Commission. has postponed his trip to Tai Leung and Shun Tek and has entered the Yee. Yeung Sani- tarium for medical treatment.

The silk conference which was “ to have convened to-day and at- tended by Dr. Mari was postponed until he fully recovers. His return to Shanghai is also put back to March 2, SQ that he will have. more time to inspect the silk concerns in various parts of the province. Extensive travelling 13 responsible for the sickness of the aged expert.

However, the trip to Shun Tek and Tal Leung, leading silk pro- ducing tewas on the West Rivert is not abandoned, because he will visit those places as soon as he is... able to leave the Sanitárium 8hum Tek and Tai Leung are the prin- cipal. silk producing towns in

coons than Loh Chang which Dr. Kwangtung and turn out more co- Mari visited in the early part of the week.

FIRST GROUP ARMY

To Help In Bandit Suppression

From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, February 22,

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright Tele- Ordinance, 189.5- Messages Beceived, February 22, 7.30 p.m.)

Spain, February 22 Large packs of ravenously hun-

By order of the Nanking Mil- gry wolves scouring the woods near | tary authorities, troops of the Camba Laza have already destroy- First Group (Kwangtung) Army in ed over six hundred sheep.

Souther Fuklen will be sent back The peasapt population" is very

to to the eastern districts or alarmed and have sent demand Klangst for suppressing the Com- after demand to Madrid for con- munists, while the evacuated area. centrated action to eradicate the will be garrisoned by Nanking Pests altogether.-Transocean Kuo troops of General Chiang Ting

Muenchen, Feb. 21. SS Gruppenfuehrer Seidel-Ditt-graphic marsch weicher als Stabstuebrer Reichsfuehrung S5 an Aufbauor ganisation massgebenden Anteil hatte, verstarb ploetzlich nach 'kurzem schwerem Leiden im 48. Lebensjahr. Seldel-Dittmarsch war erst kuerzlich 21123 Inspecteur oberster SA Fuehrung ernannt worden.

Berlin. Organisator Deutscher Zi- viiluftfahrt nach Weltkrieg Minis- terialdirektor, Brandenburg wurde vom Reichsluftfahrtminister Goer- ing zum "Ehrenfuehrer Deutscher Luftfahrt" ernannt. Damit verbun- ECHO TO

den ist Berechtigung zum Tragen Uniform Deutscher Luftsportver- bandes mit Abzeichen eines File- Lerkommodore.

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[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

Karlsruhe, Feb. 21. Mit Monatsende einstellt im 69.

Jahrgang erscheinende "Neue Ba dische Landeszeitung" Erscheinen, doch, bleibt Druckerei Buchverlag weiterbestehen, Transocau· Kuo Min.

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Vienna, February 21.

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)}

Min.

STAVISKY

SCANDAL

Another Man Found

Dead

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The units returning to Kwang- tung soll include the newly formed third Independent brigade which is made up of 4,000 troops of the Tho former 19th Route Army, commanding officer is Brig.-Gen- eral Huang Ho Tsun, formerly the resident oficer of the 19th Route

Army at Nanking.

Notwithstanding persistent rum- ours of the impending clash" be-

tween Canton and Nanking, it was

learned that General Chiang Ka Shek, Chairman of the Nanking Military Commission, is occupied · at the moment only in Communist suppression and would like Can- ton to co-operate with him. Gen- Paris, February 21. eral Chiang has raised no objection Severed portions of a terribly to the incorporation of some of mutilated body were discovered on the 19th Route Army

into the the railroad track, five miles out- Canton ranka. side Dijon on Wednesday" and ap- There are 2,000 soldiers of that pear to add a new chapter to the Army at Whampoa waiting to be endless melodrama surrounding enlisted into the First Group the Btavisky case. Councillor Army. Every day soldiers of the 19th Route Army are coming back from Fukien in the hope of joining the Cantonese divisions. since they do not wish to serve the Seventh Army.

HOME RUGGER

Win For Oxford

· Rumours about imminent re- Prince of the Paris Criminal Bur- signation of "Burides President': eau who was scheduled the same with the Dollfuss, concerning the disappearance of agreement Miklas, who is said to be not in day to give Important evidence Government are strongly denied documents from the chief investi

gator of the scandal Pachot, has from official quarters.

new social been found with face mutilated al- By dissolving nine

most beyond reconition, arms sev- democratic associations, the num

ered from the body and, an 18 in. ber of forbidden social democratio

ch blood drenched knife at his societies amounts to 82-Trans-

side. Investigatora, nevertheless; ocean Kuo Min.

conclude that the victim was still alive when the freight train pass. ed over him, since ropes binding the corpse to the rails are still pre- sent. Further enquiry brings to Moscow, February 21.

light that the unfortunate attor The new "palace,of Soviets" work, ney was suddenly called away from on whose construction will soon the Capital on Wednesday morning

Oxford University defeated the be begun "will rise to a by a Dijon telegram beseeching Royal Air Force by eleven points. height of 1362 feet surpassing him to attend a critical operation to. Dil-Reuter. by 26 feet the highest American on his suddenly strickened mother. the Empire State Despite the fact that Prince was skyscraper, Buliding in New York, which at a crucial witness concerning the present holds the distinction of robbery of the prosecutions papers, to see him. being the world's loftiest structure. the Court granted a special adjour-Prince left for his return journey The plans for the Soviet Palace nment to allow him to visit Dijon. his wife in Paris was relieved to will house all central On arrival there the worried son receive an unsigned telegram read- which

was relieved and puzzled to finding operation most successfully administration offices have recently. been approved by the Government: his mother in the best possible completed-without anaesthetica"

health who was joyously surprised -Transocean Kuo Min. -Transocean Kuo Min.

London, Feb. 21.

match at In a county rugby Halton to-day, Berkshire and Surrey drew each side obtaining six points,

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