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CLUB VERSUS ARMY YACHTING
Victory For The Club.
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club beat the Army by 21 points in the racing match yesterday after taking into account the points in the previous match,
The race was sailed in yachts be longing to members of the Club, the Army flying St. George's Cross; and the Club flying St. Andrew's Cross.
Rear-Commodore G. G. Wood was Officer of the Day with Weo- man of Signals Gale, R.N., as off- cial Time-keeper.
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The observers whose names ap- pear in brackets alternatively took
the place of helmsmen during the two sessions.
AFTERNOON RACE
Course:-Start: Club Line, Chan- nel Rock Mark (P), North Mark on Line (F), Quarry Bay Mark (P), Holt's Wharf Mark (P), Club Line, Finish-West to East, Distance 7.5 mlles.
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ARMY
Al, W. D. O'Grady (W. M.
Brown)
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1936.
WEEK-END FOOTBALL
(Continued from Pare 10.)
Chan Ping-to netted Brit, but Attoe equalised not many minutes later when he charged the Eastern goalie over the goal line, The Corps preaded hard but bad finisп-
nullifed their efforts. In two breakaways, Sabhan and Chan Ping-to increased the lead, for the
Eastern.
The second half saw the Corps reducing the lead when Worsford beat Ip Yan Foot, but Cheung Sim Hong put the final decision beyond Pts. I doubt when he scored another
point for the Eastern.
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8
A4. Capt. Eley (C. Blake)...... A8. Ma1"Dixon (G. G. Wood)... 8 Ali, Maj. Booty (E. Naess) ......
The following were the detalis 412, H. M. Ervine-Andrews (J.
• MORNING RACE
Course:-Start: Club Line, Quarry
Bay Mark (P), Kowloon Rock Mark (8), Channel Reck Mark (8), North Mark on Line (S), Holt's Wharf Mark (S), Club Line, Finish-West to East. Distance 7.5 miles.
R.H.K.Y.C.
"A1, W. M. Brown (W. D.
O'Grady)
Johnsen)
H1, Ma). Postle (H. T. Pearce) 11
CLUB ROUTED The Club Juniors were routed on Saturday in an encounter against the. Rifles team. when they were defeated by four clear goals. Payne
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URBAN COUNCIL
ORDERS OF THE DAY
The following matters will be dealt with by the Urban Council when it meets to-morrow at £15 p.m.
Letters from Government signi- fying the approval of the Legis lative Counal to the amendment of the following by-laws;
A
NAVAL FLEET MOVEMENTS
Paying-Off
The following are the latest feet movements, as announced;"
H.M.S. CAPETOWN.-Lett Hong Kong on Saturday, arriving at Singapore on April 30; leaves Singapore on May 2, arriving at (a) Market.
Colombo on May 7; leaves Colombo (b) Scavenging.
on May 9, arriving at Aden on (c) Hawkers.
May 16; leaves same day for Suez, Letter from the Honourable Mr. arriving on May 21; leaves on May M. K. Lo relative to the acknow- 22 för Port Said: leaves Port Said ledgment of the receipt of the the same day, arriving at Gibral- letter from the Council
tar on May 29: leaves on June 1, Report of the Committee ap-arriving at Plymouth on June 5. pointed to consider the proposed changes in the Estimates of the Banitary Department and proposed Public Works Extraordin- the
ary for the Sanitary Department
for 1937. 7
in goal for the losers, player credi- bly but was poorly supported by the other Club defenders.
Afternoon Total Morning Total
38
35
Points obtained in previous
Match
72
Army Grand Total
245
R.H.K.Y.C.
A2, Dr. Davis (Col. Carring-
ton-Sykes)
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At the interval the Riflemen led by three clear goal, Farrell (2) and Boyd obtaining the points. Re sumption of play saw the soldiers take things more easily, with the result that the standard of play deteriorated. Boyd obtained his second goal when he converted a pass by McNerlan.
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YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AT
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
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Urban
The Chairman, pursuant to notice, will maye:-
"That in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Public Health. (Food) Ordinance. *1935, the Council makes the following amendment to the by-laws under the heading 'Slaughter- houses' and sub-heading Slaughter of animals set forth in Schedule to the above- mentioned Ordinance-
and
AMENDMENT. "By-law 42 is rescinded the following by-law is substi- tuted therefor:
Cattle (including calves) 55 cents per head. Sheep and goats, 30 centa
per head.
1
• A4, C. Blake (Capt. Eley)
10
10
A GLANCE
A8, G. G. Wood (Maj. Dixon)...
8
A11, B. Naess (Maj, Booty)...... 9 A12, J. Johnsen (H. M. Ervine-
Andrews)
AS, D, G. Allen (Capt. Thomas) 3
Chib
3
AT, H. Dreyer (A. J. Scott-
White)
Athletic
1 R.A. Lyeemun 4 ◊ Police
ง
5.
H1, H. T. Pearce (Maj. Postle) 13
"42. Fees in accordance with the following scale shall be paid by the owner of any animal
TO be slaughtered:~--
Total
44
A9, E; Cock (Major Edwards)... 9 A14, &. Odland (Capt. New-
AT A GLANCE
-man)
ARMY
H3, T. C. Fairburn (F. Ramis) 13
FIRST DIVISION
A2 Col. Carrington Sykes (Dr.
Davis)
S. China 'Bi
6 Recreio
0
5
Afternoon Total
.40
Fusillers
A5, Capt Thomas (D. G. Allen) A7. A. J. Scott-White (F.
4 |
Morning Total
44
NEVY Club
4 Kowloon 2 Rifles
0
1
Dreyer)
2
Points obtained in previous
1
14
Match .........
82
SECOND
R.H.K.Y.C. Grand Total..:166
East Lancs. Fusiliers
9 Kowloon
Rides
4 Club,
35
Club wins by 21 points. *-D.NF..
R.AS.C. & RA.O.C.
49. Maj. Edward (E. Cock)... A14, Capt. Newman (S. Odland) 7 H3. P. Ramous (T. C. Fairburn) 11
Total
HIGH STANDARD | EXTRACTS FROM
WANTED
Recruits For The Army
On
The genera annual report the British Army for the year end- ed September 30, 935, was issued last month.
Recruiting for the year. It states. as productive of very much the') same results as the year ended
GAZETTE
APPOINTMENTS ETC.
The names of Mr. Fung On and Mr. W. J. Kwan have been added to the list of authorised auditors.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Erie Himsworth to. be a Police Magistrate.
.
The King's Exequatur. empower September 30, 1934, the number. Ing Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Frus finally approved being 25.681, ar to act as Swedish Consul-General Increase of 117
for Hong Kong has received His Majesty's signature.
The report points out that while the proportion of applicants re- Jected at sight before having been His Excellency, the Governor has served with a notice paper remains remarkably constant, it is satisfac+ Masson, to be a Member of the appointed Mr. John Robertson try to note that the proportion of Harbour Advisory Committee, vice physical, medical, and educational | Mr. Charles Crosby Knight resign rejections is showing a decine. j ed which was particularly marked during the first six months of the year under review compared with the corresponding period in previous year.
THIRD MAN APPROVED
the
1 East Lanca. DIVISION
1 S. China
2 Eastern
TABLES TO DATE
S. C. "A"
Athletle
Fusiliers
S. C. "B" Navy
Club Police Rifles
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FIRST DIVISION
.Sw.ne, 40 cents per head. "The Tee shall in all cases be payable on admission to the slaughter-house.”. «
Minute by the Chairman re- lative to the appointment of the 2 Honourable Director of Medical and Sanitary Services to serve an o the Select Committee for Animals
and Birds in addition to
1
the
4 Chairman. the Colonial Veterinary
Surgeon and Dr. S. N. Chau.
Correspondence relative to the appointment of the officers to act under Ordinance 3 of 1935 (sec- tion 2), and to act as Food Off- cers under Ordinance 13 of 1935 (section' 2).
Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis. 20 19 5 2 79 31 40 28 14 3 9 46 26 37 24 12 5 7 81 38 31 25 11 5 9 50 36 31 24 15.90 64 50 30 23 13 6 5 54-34 29 23 11 4 8 57 29 30 25 8 8 9 47 38 25 E. Lancs.... 22 9 94 45 41 22 Recrelo..... 24 7 12 5 34 48 19 St. Joseph's 24 8 14 2 40 71 18 Kowloon 25 6 16 3 37 54 15 R.A. (L.) 24. 3 19 2 40. 74 R.A. (S) 25 1 21 3 16 104
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5 SECOND DIVISION -
Goals
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Thirty eight applications for cences in respect of various trades will also come up" for sanction.
Correspondence relative to the hawker's Itinerant licence issued in the name of (Mrs.) Chan Mul. Correspondence relative to the cubicle at No. 124, Shanghai Street, third floor.
Regular returns.
BADOGLIO DIFFICULT TO REWARD
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. E. Lanes.... 25 19 3 3 81 25 41 Navy. 26 23 1 2 125, 27, 48
London, April - 3.
Rifles 24 18 5.3 Fusillers ... 22 14 1 7
Signor Mussolini'e congratula- Engineers.. 25 15
74 18 35 tions to Marshal. Hadoglio on hia 65 28 35 latest victories are only the post R.A.B.C. &
8 2 88 48 32 recent of a series sent during the last two months, R.A.O.C... 26 13 10 3 52 5329 end of January brought warm The first Tembien battle at the His Excellency the Governor has Athletic 25 10 10 5 46 40 25 jected the operation." The second S. China"... 26 13 11 3 46 53 25 thanks to your Excellency who pro approved the relinquishment of commissions in the Reserve of Club........
Eastern 25 @ 12 4 4862 22 was described as a victory "which Officers of the Hong Kong Volan- University. 26 5 17
25 7.15 3 38 71 17 is due to the genius and energy tee Defence Corps of the following Radio
4 36 74 14 of your Excellency." Officers with effect from April 1
26 5 20 1 25 88 11 Recreio .....26 5 21 0 27 67 10
25 2 22 1 18 113
"In general terms," the report-Captain John Black Ross, Cap Kowloon
proceeds, "the present situation is that if three men came forward to enlist, one is rejected at sight. "the second is rejected for physical, inedical, or educational reasons, and the third is finally approved.
tain Wufrid Brackenridge, M.C., Lieutenant Albert Edward Stone, Lieutenant Albert Edward Bates
་་
and Lieutenant Robert Lucian HONGKONG'S. BUDGET
Moncrien.
.
His Excellency the Governor has
FOR JANUARY
5
It can be said, therefore, that as far as the quality of the men coming forward is concerried the Epproved of the grant of a Com- Figures sued in the Govern- trend is in the right direction, but mission to Mr. Cecil James Wadell ment Gazette on Saturday show the disquieting factor is the falling as Lieutenant for service with the that revenue received by the off in the number of applicants.
Construction Section of the Rail- Colonial Treasury during January There were 80.203 applicants last way Operating Detachment Cadre this year amounted to $3,118,383.17. year, against 68.001 this year, proof the Hong Kong Volunteer De Expenditure for the period was ducting & decrease of 12,142, Luck fence Corps.
$2,249,077:96. Ty, this decrease is more than on- set by the corresponding fal of 4,259 in the number of refections.
BIG FROBLEM
Bankruptcy notifications state that a third dividend of sto per cent, has been declared In the case of Julius Holm, clerk, of 298 Lock- hart Road, and a first and final dividend of $9.73 per cent. in the case of the Low sang Tong, giní seng, and deer horn merchants.
Figures for
the corresponding period of last year were $3,325,570.24 *and: $2,178,455,91 respectively.
MORE MODERN COIN DESIGNS
London, April e.
This praise, would seem to fore- shadow reward. But with Marshal Badoglio this is not so easy.
The Marshal is head of the com- bined Navy, Army and Air Force.
He holds all the highest orders
and decorations,
He is a member of the strictly limited Order of the Annunciation. This is the Italian equivalent of the Garter and Order, of Merit combined. Ita
members become
the cousins" of the King of Italy.
of
THE DUCE'S ONLY CHANCE "As a Knight of the Annunciation he is ex-officio a Grand Cross of the Order of 58: Maurice and Lazarus, He is also a Grand Crom of the Military Order of Savey, the highest military order, and Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown "The problem now facing the
of Italy.
He recruiting service is how to stem
WLA made Marchese di the downward trend in the num-
Sabotino by the Duce in 1928 for his services at the battle hers applying to join the Army..
Sabotino during the War. With the rejections at their pre-
There is, however, one chink in sent reduced-rafe some 75.000 ap-
I understand that the King is Grand Officer-not Grand Crom
the Marshal's armour. He is only picants a year should suface to year, when on certain daya bar-anxious that the new coinage of of the highest Colonial order, the produce the required numbers. The racks were thrown open to the medala solution of the problem would sp-public, who were invited to see for modern in design. A tentative de- Italy
should be thoroughly Colonial Order of the Star of pear to ie in increased publicity themselves the barrack rooms, re-dgn submilifèd to him recently for the Army. Recruiters Had that creation rooms, cookhouses, etc.
The Duce will probably go for was pronounced too classical in
that. large section of the pubic are These "at home" days, as they conception. 3gnorant not only of the role per- were called,, were very successful, formed by the Army in peace, but it is possible to judge by the so of the general conditions un-attendance and the interest shown. der which a soldier yes and The assistance of the Press in ar
nouncing and reporting on these An effort to dispe, ignorance on-functions was of the greatest value, the latter point was made this and le much apprec
works.
Thus it is possible that to make up for our numerous other short comings in modera and design we may really modern coinage..
Mr. Eric Gi be among
Who
designs, has done work for the itecture Government before in designing produce a the new postmen's badges, and has in the past, been requested to likely to submit designs for coins to submit stamps
HMS. CORNWALL-Left Hong Kong on April 20, arriving Kudat ing at Jesselton on the same day; on May 2; leaves on May 4, arriv-.
leaves on May 8, arriving at Labuan on the same day; leaves on May 11, arriving at Singapore on May 14; leaves Singapore on May 28, arriving at Penang on May 29: leaves on June 1, arriving at Colombo on June 8; leaves on June 9, arriving at Aden' on June 17; leaves Ader on June 18, ar- riving at Suez on June 24: leaves for Port Sald on same day and leaves Port Said on June 25, ar- riving at Malta on June 29; leaves Malta
on July 4, arriving at Gibraltar.on May 8; leaves Gibral- tar on May 10, arriving at Ports- mouth on July 14.
"BOONDOGGLING'
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London, April 6. America has a new word- English equivalent is wangling "boondogging." Its approximate
The word is scaring into popu- larity. There are daily stories in the newspapers of the latest "boondoggie," and there is a song on the subject.
The most recent "boondoggle"-us the New Youth-Veteran Move- ment," launched in Princeton Uni versity. It is proposed that every young man and woman shall re- celve forthwith a
bonus of 2 thousand dollars. Inevitably we shall be dragged into another war." say the organisers, "so let us have our bonus now, when we can enjoy it. Instead of having to wait for years."
Insist on
Gordon's
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ONEELLERY LONDUR
THE
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THAT MADE THE COCKTAIL! FAMOUS
The heart of a good cocktail,
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