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ENGLAND-MELBOURNE

AIR RACE

Arrangements For The

Event To-day

Competing

London. Oct. 18. machines in the England-Melbourne air race will be taken from the hangers at Mildenhall on Saturday one hour before the first plane is signalled of at 6.30 am.

II

Only bad visibility or fog will delay the start of the race. weather conditions are such that' none of the planes has been sent off by 10 am. on Saturday morn- ing it is Ekely the start will be postponed until Bunday, As all competitors are anxious to have! as much daylight flying as possi ble for their Arst .hop.

At present, however, there is revery prospect of favourable wea-

ther over "Europe on Saturday - British Wiralea.

THE PILOTS

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1934.

RACING

(Continued from Page 1)

GOSSIP FROM THE CAMPS

North

A Preston North End official was the chances › RIE

A,

that King's over in Ireland on the occasion of Parade will win. Incidentally this the League International That pony will be going out under Mr. doesn't mean that North End are Proulx. Sarabande has been run-interested in Irish players. Nor ning very well lately and I should is it any criterion of the Deepdale not be surprised to see him get activities behind the scenes.

place. "Several ponies' which End are out with a warrant for an have been fairing Indifferently outside-left. They are not likely hitherto are now shaping very

to find one in Ireland. well on the sand track In the

The chief impression jeft on the realized. The mornings and may do well. In North End representative was the eraft easily attains. Its guaranteed Good Time, Helter Skelter, Vis-play of Horatio Carter.

** What a ance and Iron Grey comes under this category and those

variety of moves the Sunderland looking for big dividends might do worse boy has," appraised this offcial.

A Sunderland Fancy Sunderland are keen to improve their playing strength. A hint rẻ-

shown that the 'designers' expec- tations will be

maximum speed

of 300 malles an hour and at the same time should be able to carry enough to make the longest stage of the Milden- race-2,530 miles from ball, Suffolk, to Baghdad-non- stop. Whatever be the fate of the three Comet machines in the race, that is an outstanding technical achievement. because the Comet conforms to tre strength and take-04 require-- ments demanded of an ordinary. commercial aeroplane. It is not a racing freak.

Work is proceeding day and

night on the machines to ensure that they are ready in every de- tail well before the start of the race at 6.30 a.m. on October 20. The de Havilland technicians,

The following is the list of pllows whose chief thought in every competing in the race:-

Squadron Leader Malcolm Mc- Oreger, and Mr. Henry Walker (New Zealand): Colonel

Roscoe Turner and Mr. Clyde Pangborne (United States); M. D. L. Asjas

M. J. and

Geysendorfer (Hol- land): Lieut. M. Hansen (Den- mark); Squadron Leader Stodart and Mr. K. G. Stodart (Britain); Flying Officer. C. G. Davies and Lieut. Commander Hill (Britain); } C. J. Melrose:::éS.: Australia); Mr. | Cathcart: Jones and M. K. F. H. Waller (Britain), whose entry is doubtful owing to their crashing yesterday, Cal C. J. Fitzmaurice and Mr. E. W. Bonar (Ireland); Mr. HL Brook....(Britain); John H. Wright (United States): Mr. R. Parer and Mr. G. E. Hems- worth (New Guinea): J. C. Woods and Mr. D. C. Bennett (Australia); Herr K. D. Parmentier and Heir J. A Mall (Holland); Miss Jacque- line Cochran and Mr. Wesley Smith (United States) Flight Lieut G. Shaw: (Britain); Capt. T. Neville Stack and Mr. S. 1 Turner (Britain); Mr. J.D. Hewett and Mr. C. E. Kay (New Zeaiznd); Flying Officer H. D. Olman (Bri- taini: Capt., and Mrs. ♪♫. A. Molll- son.Britains-

Reuter.

Mr.

BRITAIN'S HOPES

Flying trials of the de Havil- land Comet racing aeroplane, on whion rest Britain's chief hopes of victory. in the "speed" race from England to>Melbourne, have

FOOTBALL

Fixtures For The Week End

The following are the football

fixtures for the week-end-

SATURDAY

aito Timi Division

Kick-off at 4.30 p.m.)

Lincolns y. Club. Sogkunpoo.

Kowloon v. East Lancs, Kowlcon. St. Joseph's 7. 8. China "B,"

Caroline "Hil.

Second Division

(Kick-off at 3 pm.).

Third Division

than back one of these.

Hetman

signing of a new centre-forward.

I think Hetman with Mr. Tay-ceived about a player operating in lar up should win the last race of the Cheshire League has set the the day without much difficulty Roker officials going. As a result, as the only serious, opposition is Sunderland may soon record the Mayflower who will be ridden by Mr. F. F. L. I am told that What A Chance is being kept back for this race and he should hd a place. Daylight Eve is: good outsider here.

The player is Beswick, a 19- year-old, who has but recently sprung into prominence. He is with Congleton, the Cheshire League club.

Sunderland will have opposition. At least half a dozen other League clubs are watching the progress of

FINAL GALLOPS this lad. He's just the right size

waking hour all this year has been the progress of Comet de- sign and construction, are leav ing nothing to chance. All of the resources of the firm are en-Hetman gaged. When they ascend from Diana Bay Mildenhall, the three machines Cavalcadé will be as nearly perfect as the Partnership aeronautical engineer,

theBag Tor light of existing knowledge, can

Fle Face 'devise,

Valorous Fair View Mutiny Bay Don King's Bounty Trentbridge Chesterfeld Burgomaster

Lemberg and Macaroni Bistre Sadko

The na tryouts at the course were "clocked" yesterday and are as follows:

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ILLNESS OF TEAMS Unfortunately, one of the three teams chosen to pilot Comets in been smitten by the race has

illness. Mr. Bernard serious Rubin, who had purchased Comet and had planned a most efficient organization all" along the route, is in a nursing home with grave chest trouble. No décision has yet been reached as to the pilot who will accompany Mr. Ken Waller in his place, but I understand that the most likely substitute. is Flight Leutenant EH Fielden, personal plot to the Prince of Wales.. Fleiden is a magnificent cross-country pilot and a highly skilled navigator. His flying experience runs Into thousands of hours. He has not yet flown between England and Australia; that lack would be supplied by Mr.Waller, who recently

with Mr. Rubin flew to and from

Melbourne in a Leopard Moth monoplane, and, incidentally, beat the record for the homeward Journey from Port Darwin by a big margin.

LOCAL GOLF

King's Fancy King's Justice St. Ives

Racing Boy Jungle Jim Fudge

Night Star Soldier of China. Brechin Sandy Bay Wayward Stag Racing "Luck Bright Star Spinaway and

Daylight Eve Bronze Era................

Ribble

33.2 1.01.4 31.2 59.3

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37.2 1.08.1 31.1 59 38.3 1.09.3 31.3 1.01.1 33.3

29.3 57.4

and shape, What is more import- ant, however, is that he's sharp at close quarters.

Stoke City are not asleep. It will be a bit of a surprise to some people to learn that Netts County were just beaten by Hud- dersfield Town for the of Albert Malam from feld.

transfer Chester-

Manager Charlle Jones was on the job. I fancy that the ability of Huddersfield Town to put the money down was the big obstacle. to the former Arsenal player. The cheque for £3000 was in the 37.2 1.06.2 Chesterfield office as soon as the 30.4 59.4

papers had been algned. 31.2 34.2 1.05.2 31

35.1 1.06

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Shemed Experiment

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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13. 16

18.

24 125

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NOTE.-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the

words required.

CLUES

Acrcas.-1, Condition. 8. Silly. 9, Coquette. 11. Orient. 12, Cut. 14, Popular pastime. 15, Liquid mea- sure. 17, Starting points. 19, Ben- umb, 21, Songbird. 24. Expired. 27. Convulsion. 29, Trial. 3, Urge. 32. Ditch. 33, Clear. 34, Kettle. 35, Degree.

Yesterday's solution.-Across; 2, Sparrow, 7, Bait, 8. Anew. 9, Open lag. 10, Help. 12, Errs.. 15. Steed. 18, Admit. 19. Ripen. 20. Apple. 21. Heron. 22, Grove. 23, Doles. 26. Rays. 29, Mere. 31. Preface. 32, Polo. 33, Salt, 34, Tendera:

POLICE CLUB FAREWELL

Reception To Mr. Wolfe

Over two

I wonder if there is more than meets the eye in the fact at

hundred and fifty 36 1.07.2 Sheffield Wednesday have Been members and guests gathered at 33.1 1.04 experimenting with Mark Hooper, the Police Recreation Club last 33.2 1.03 their outside-right, as an inside-night in a farewell reception to 30 59 left. Mark. I know always had the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, CMG.,

a hankering to be an inside-for- Inspector General of Police, who. ward

leaves with Mrs. Wolfe on retire- ment next Tuesday.

32.4 29 34.3 1.07 35.3 1.07.4 31 1.00 29.2 38.3

34.1

Down-2, Cultivation, 3, Weary, 4, A chess move. 6, Primal. 6, SI- tex. 7. Buthe. 10, Sample. 13, Ire- land. 16, Defines 13. 18, Terrainals. 20. Victim 22. Perfect patter. 39. Dodging. 25, Free from infection. 26. Steal. 27. Charm, 28, Call to sms, 30, To dwarf.

Down: 1, Base. 2, Stop. 3. Agent , Raise 5, Wage. 6, Dear. 10, Hea- ther. 11. Lamprey. 13, Reprove. 14, Sincere. 15, Stand. 16, Expel. 17, Dregs 24, Ocean. 25, Evade. 27, Atom: 28, Spot. 29. Mess. 30, Role.

CRICKET

H.K.C.C. Teams For To-day

ADVERTISEMENTS."

THE HONG KONG -

JOCKEY CLUB.

THE

NINTH EXTRA

RACE MEETING will be held (weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 1934, commenting at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear the Bad- ges prominently displayed through- out the Meeting.

No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure, Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club.. Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $9.00 for "Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Mem- ber to be responsible for all visitort introduced by him, and for Paymens of all Chits, &c.

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor Gloucester Building, (Tel. 37794)... will close at 12 o'clock Noon. Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Badges admitting to Members" Race Coures.

On No. Pretext will Children. be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

Tiffins, are obtainable at the Clab House provided they are ordered: from the No. 1 Boy in advance.. Telephone 21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. .The Price of Admission to the Publie Enclosure is $1.00 including. Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are adimitted Half Price.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Tan HONG KONG

J Cup during the Eace Meeting.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

The following will represent the Hong Kong, 15th October, 1984, HKC.C. in the cricket fixtures

(2921 to-day against the University. The senior match is on the Club ground, and the junior game is on the University ground.

V

THE NEW

First Division:-A. W. Hayward, L. D. Ebre, R. Duckitt, T. M.

I learned the other day, bow- ever, that another First Division

Besides Mr. Wolfe there were L. Redmond, W. H. B. Rigg, H. club has a big liking for Harry present Mr. T. H. King, De-Owen Hughes, T. E. Pearce, G. 8. Burgess, the Wednesday's regular puty Inspector General of Police, Dunkley, I. Matanes, E. Bathurst, 1.06.2 inside-left. The former Stockport Mr. G. C. Chatham, Mr. D. Bur-

A. N. Other. County player has been the sub-lingham, Mr. W. R. Scott, Mr. L. H. 30.3 1.01.4 Ject of an inquiry lodged at Hull-C Calthrop, Mr. E.I. Wynne-Jones, 30.2 1.03.2 borough. Does that explain the

Mark Hooper "experiment?

4.

32.2

On Talent Hunt Though their need. is by no means so acute, Sunderland and

30.4 1.021 29.4 57.2 32.4 1.03.1 32.3

Middlesbrough are searching for 32.2 1.02.2 players just as assidously as their Friends at Newcastle. Both were 31.1 1.04

Interested in 30.2

Wrigglesworth, the

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Chesterfield outside-left. 1.08.3

Sunderland are looking mostly for defensive players; 1.05.2

Middles- brough for anything that will 1.04.3 strengthen their reserves. The Borough remember, started the season with a small professional staff.

Racing Triumph King's Warden Shaughraun..... The Bodega......... Alacrity Tiny Star and Electric

Star 35 Warrington and Solar

Star 31.3 Sarabande

Starting Times For Great Hall

Fanling

Heart's Glory

35.2 1.06.2

Manager Wilf Gllow saw Midd- 323

lesbrough play their first three Since then matches this season. 33.21.04.2 he has been otherwise engaged

on Saturdays.

35.1 30

Gold Bullion and Gold Currency

No Fear

Mayflower

The

Starting Times for

morrow are;—

to-Ironsides

Old Course

Vago and Vigilance The Tiger King's Parade

30.3 37.4 1.09.4 32

9.32 a.m. R. L. 8. Webb and W. W. Young Chap.

Mackenzie.

Racing Plack

R. A. Rodgers and G. West Parade McGrane.

Beta

A. D. Humphreys and I. Pride of Tsingtao H. Deare.

Colombo

JR Paton and R. c. Chow Fan and, Gay

Webb,

E. M. Bryden and K. S.

Morrison. 10.00. D. J. Gilmore and R.

32.1 1.02.1 30.4 1.03 30.2 32.4 1.03 32.4 1.03 35 1.08.1 34.2 1.05.2 37.3 1.07.3

Butterby 35

Blackburn's Young Scots Young Jackie Milne, from Glas- gaw Ashbeld, has been noted down for future reference by Mr. George Graham, the secretary of the Scottish Football Association. Jackle's time will come..

One of his troubles is that he is playing out of his natural position "Blackburn -outaide-right-with 1.07.2 Rovera. That does not mean to say he is not a successful outside- left. Only he favours going in- side to outside when beating his

CAMBRIDGE SHIRE STAKES

!

9.36.

9.40.

8.WB. v. S. China, Sockunpoo. Lincolns v. Eastern, King's Park,

430.

9.44

"

9.48

R. Artillery 7. Kowloon, Chatham

Road, 4.30.

J. M. Brown and J. A. D. Morrison.

Y. Indians v. Club, Athletic, 4.30.9.52 East Lanes. v. University, St.

Joseph's, 4.30...

G. Marseille and W. J. Jamieson

9.58

<Kick-off at 3 pm)

Police v. R.A.M.C., Kowloom.

Young.

10.04

Railway v.. Recrelo, Rallway.

C. Thwaites and W. N. *Buyers.

Lincolns v. RAOC Military.

10.08

Radio V. RA St. Joseph's

J. Coulthart and P. 8:

Grant.

S.W.B. v. R.E., Athletic.

10.12

SUNDAY

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First Division

8:W.B.. Recreto, Bookunpoo. Nayyy. Chma "A" Caroline

10.16

10.20

BHL

10.24

Athletic v. Artillery, Club.

'Second Division

R: Engineers. Athfeile, Sookun-

poo!

10.28

10.32.

Third Division

G. H. Bond and W1⁄2 W. C

Shewart

East Lancs. T. R.ASC., Chatham

Road.

10.36

J. W. Alabaster and G. F. Teuter.

Egle.

10.40

A, C. I. Bowker and 8. H

Dodwell

10.44

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HOME RUGGER

C. J. Stellingwerf and H.

F. Sommers.

J.-H. Little and F. Austin,

G. C. Worrall and D. 6. Robb

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J. B. Ross and J. C. Táy-

300.

a. E Elliott and J. W.

Martin.

عزیز

Dovey and N. K Littlejohn,

| 10.48LR: Cramer and D. Ellis. A, B Hurves and 1.

Forbes.

London, Oct. 10. Gloucestershire beat the North | 10.52 Midlands by 29 points to 6 in the County:Rugby Championship yes terdaye „Reuters Singa

New Course

9.32 a.m. Mrs, Paton and Mrs. Webb,

Mary Tudor Favourite

London, Oct. 19. Mary Tudor is a firm favourite for the Cambridgeshire Stakes to be run over a mile and a furlong on October 31.

Last night's call-over was, as follows:

9 to 1 Mary Tudor.

100 to 9 Wychwood Abbot, 15 to 1 t and o Caymanas. 18 to 1 o 20 to 1 & Bondsman. 25 to 1t and o Commander II 25 to 1 e 28 to 1 † Spend A Penny 25.to 1'o 28 to 1't BatesmYEN. 33 to 1-0 40 to 1 t Poker.

33 to 16 40 to 1 t Almond Hill. 66 to 1 t and o Pegomas. Reuter.

man.

International honours for Jackie are not an outside possibility. The Rovers, too, have other young Scots making a mark in their We'll be hearing

reserve ranks.

of these later on

Mr. T. Murphy, Mr. K. A. Bidmead, Mr. A. J. C. Taylor, Mr. T. Hynes, Mr. W. W. Ward and Mr. R. D. Davies.

Chief Inspector Clarke, who pre- sided mentioned the many changes

Second Division:-H J. Arm-' strang, G. H. Owen, R. T. Talbot, W. Keith Robinson, C. W. E. Bishop, D. Hose Gil, L. P. Rowley, G. A. Nulbaith, J. Stein, J. A. Richle, O. N. E. More.

which came into force soon after Mr. Wolfe had taken over the "" Police Force in 1919, not the least being the large increase in the establishment and the inauguration of the Police Training School

Mr. T. Murphy said: "I am sure you must all feel as I do that in

losing Mr. Wolte we are losing a very great friend-a friend who has stood by us in the hour of need and who was ever an inspiration to us by his courage and example (applause),

Mr. Fitz Henry on behalf of the Fire Brigade and Mr. B. I. Wynne- Jones as one of the guests also spoke. In his reply, Mr. Wolfe ex- pressed thanks and urged closer

co-operation between the Force and the Magistrates.

FRIENDLY FOOTBALL

H.K. Hotel v. S.S. Chitral

A friendly soccer match between teams from the Hong Kong and Shanghaj Hotels, Ltd. and the P. and O. 68. Chitral took place on the Kowloon Football ground: on Both teams Thursday afternoon. played fairly evenly in the first half but in the second half the Hotels combination showed up stronger and took the score to 4 mill against the Chiral thereby winning a pleasant contest.

"The following represented the Hotels

Leng; A. Krloviky, Yân Ding

Wrotham Talent Some of Wrexham's young re- serve forwards are knocking at the first team door. All five are sparkling in” the Birmingham League. A good point about them Wah; Lam Tax Fo, Man Kai But, is that two are practically locais Mok Yee Lick; Chan Sual Keg,

Kwak Hon Wah Ho Eul Chine and the others cost nothing. That's good team-building by Mr. Leung Plug Kan. Ernest Blackburn, the Urexham

manager.

the same the Villa will find Wrex- ham difficult to persuade.

Wants a Change Bürble Gallacher's name, is be- fore at least two League clubs the week. I do roky think the famous lttle Boot will remain inch longer with Chelsea

A World Beater. With his hand on his heart (more or less) I heard a First Division - manager declare that Wilson Jones, this goal-scoring wonder in Wrexham's second team, would be a world beater in two years time. The funny thing Rumour has been coupling his is that in the company, at the name wild Manchester United but time was an Aston Villa represen- Hughle informed me at the week- tative, who, I think, is taking an eng that be had not been approa= interest in this young player ched by the Old Trafford club, "He is not given to saying much. It is no secret that Hugh wou but I bet his ears cocked. Just like a change of quarters.

MOST VALUABLE BASEBALLER

Mickey Cochrane

New York, Oct. 18. Mickey Cochrane. manager of Detroit Tigers, American League baseball winners, was named the most valuable American League basebailer for '1934.

time that

This is the second the honour has fallen to Coch-

rane, having been voted by the Committee to this title in 1928.

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