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MACAO RACE MEETING

Miss T. Jex, who rode Blue Sallor in the Ladies' Handicap Sprint at Macao on Sunday...

-Mrs. Stokes one of the competitors in the Ladies' Race at Macao

on Sunday.

Miss Joan Old, on Gunsmith, winner of the Ladies' Race at Macao on Sunday.

A scene at the Paddock at the Macao Race Meeting on Sunday.

ENGLISH LEAGUE

TEAM

London; Sept. 14. The English Football League team to meet the Irish Leaguers at Belfast on September 23 chosen to-day as follows,

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U. S. AIRMEN'S ADVENTURE

Forced Down On Returni Flight

St John's Newfoundland. Sept. 14.

Sagar (Everton): Rochford (Portsmouth) and Shaw (Wolves): The American sportsman, Harry Willingham (Huddersfield), Barker Richman, and his co-pilot. Dick (Derby) and Bray (Manchester Merrill, former R.AF. officer, land- City); Nirkett (Middlesborough), ed at 8.47 p.m. B.8.T. in a boɛ two Carter (Sunderland), Steel (Stoke), and a half miles from Musgrave Wentwood (Balton). and Brook, Harbour. (Manchester City).--

Reuter

NEW RECORD CLAIMED

Moscow, Sept. 15. The Russian pilot, Major Yuma- shev, claims to have "established a world record. ascending over five miles, with a five ton load, and is sending data to the International Federation of Aviation to have his record ratified.- Reuter.

Their plane came down at this point, 150 miles from St. John's, after the men had completed their return fight across the Atlantic, from England.

Both adventurers are reporter uninjured. Bruter.

New York, Sept.-14. Planes are, proceeding to. Mne- Richman grave Harbour, where and Merrill are marooned with a damaged propellor.

The airmen made the fastest

east-to-west crossing, beating Mrs.

Markham's" recent record: by over six hours

Reuter

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1936.

Brotherhood Of Sport

JAPAN'S PLANS FOR 1940 OLYMPIAD Spirit Of Friendship

Japan's plans for the next Olympic Games-to be held in Tokyo in 1940-are already well advanced.

In an interview at the Adlon Hotel, Berlin, I have just had and chief with Count Michimas Soyeshima, the statesman

me the motives athletic adviser of Japan, he discussed with which have prompted the Japanese Government in their, sue- cessful appllestion to the International Olympic Committee for the honour of staging the next Olympiad, writes BA. Hewins in "The Times."

The fact that the year 1940 sees to cease attempting to create an the Eastern sports ascendancy, We the 2.600th anniversary of foundation of the Japanese Em-have therefore, abandoned the "Olympic Games, pire is not, the Count readily Far Eastern agreed, any more than a minor which were started by us in 1912, which China and the reason although it is the fetal and in

once our great one--for Japan's wish to have the Philippines were

rivals. Now those countries would Games in Tokyo.

No more does Japan hope to scarcely score a point against us make a big direct profit out of the in any event visitors who will follow in the At the most wake of the teams.

10,000 Count Soyeshima expects

at the foreign visitors

Games

more probably only about 5.000.

BIGGER JAPANESE.

"The strength of the grip DI games in Japan is shown in the increasing stature of her young Even the leaders of cur

Yet even this comparatively people. small influx will put such a strain fighting services are new agreed Olympiad in Tokyo will on the modernised hotel accom-that an

be a sound investment from the modation that it has been decid- ed to demolish the famous Im-national health and international perial Hotel in Tokyo and to re- points of view, and have agreed build it on another site, so that it ungrudgingly to the expenditure

at £5.000.000, on the meeting. can take over 1,000 guests.

"Over £50,000 of this will go on JAPAN AND GOODWILL. "Where Japan really hopes to assisting foreign teams to make score," Count Soyeshima said, is the long journey to Tokyo. I am

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West is West but we believe that the twala can meet with mutual benefit in the brotherhood 01 sport,

"Holding the Olympic Games in All the entire Tokyo will

and with pleasure

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Orient

pride, and"

ern visitors

our when

arrive we

sure that they will be favourably! Impressed by modern Japan-ini- pressed as they never could have been by any other means, econo- mic, artistic or military.

teams have "Japanese touring shown Europe that the cream of the country's sportsmen-her athletes and swimmers stance-need fear no rivals any-

world where. Yet still the

for in-

sceptical of our prowess apd wholesomeness.

are

"The truth is my people too keen on sport, and 'sport for sport's sake' at that. "We want to

the show ourselves to

world as we really are and we shall spare no pains to do so to advantage. But no superficial. propaganda in the form of mass demonstrations and theatrical afectations will be grufted on to the programme.

"You may be surprised to know that we already have and have had for several years-sports facilities "right in the beart of Tokyo as magnificent as those which Germany has erected for this year's Olympiad on the out- skirts of Berlin.

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HUGE STADIUM. "We have a stadium which will accommodate 120,000 spectators a swimming pool of the Reich Swimming Stadium proportions: and a covered hall as big as the Albert Hall or Deutschland Hal for indoor contests, These places wit merely need adapting. We Go not fear earthquakes in 1940 as we only get bad shocks every sixty years, and the last was in 1923. Moreover, pur modern buildings are made of reinforced concret which has the strength and re- sillericy to withstand the heaviest attacks.

"The meeting." continued Count Soyeshima, "will be a month later than usual in the first fortnight in September-so that we may avoid tropical" storms and heat and be sure of ideal weather. The temperature is not likely to 'approach 80 degrees.

"Bo sports-minded have the Ja- panese become that the huge na- tional sports arenas are packed regularly with enthusiastic discriminating spectators;

and and

so keen has competition become that the protagonists are in con- stant danger of running stale-a weakness shown by many of our men here in Berlin, but one which will be rectified in the light of ex- perience.

"Our Olympic candidates will not be sent into special training camps. There will be no need for that. They will get all the work and coaching required in the or- dinary course, of Japanese sport. Japau has definitely decided to unk her sport with the West, and

also hopeful of meranging for re- duced rates across Soviet Russia. In view of the International situa- tion Russia is very keen to be in- vited to join in the Olympic Games, and I at hopeful that this will be arranged within a year. Our team here has repted the Russian Government's offer of reduced fares for their return journey.

ac-

"There is no doubt the Olympic Games spirit is pulling the world together big ways and little ways. For instance, Signor Mus- solini withdrew Italy's claim for the 1940 Games immediately 1 had explained the Japanese de- Aire for the meeting, and he tele- graphed his congratulations im- médiately we had secured it. Sc- condly, the Finnish Ambassador ta Tokyo cabled his congratula- tions immediately he heard of the International Olympic Commit- fact tee's decision, despite the Helsingfors was runner-up.

"Thirdly, many English friends also sent their congratulations. despite the fact that London had put in a claim. Moreover, all the English-speaking countries voted for Japan. Including Australia and Canada Fourthly, Harper (your man who was second in the Marathon) advised our winner.

COLONY SWIMMING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wilfred Lawrence Wins 100 Yards Free Style

Record Established In

Backstroke Event

Covering the distance in the time of 57.3/5 seconds Wilfred Lawrence, the Colony champion swimmer, yesterday won the 100 yards fece style championship in the V.R.C. bath on the first day of the Colony Swimming Championships.

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finished a good second in the time The champion did not have mat-

of 70.2/5 secs. ters easy. Strong opposition came

Chan Lui Ket won the champion- from Norman Lec, of the South ship, for throwing the waterpolo China Athletic Association, whom | ball with a distance of 72 feet. 8. he just beat by two-fiths of a V. Read was a very close second.

Results: second.

Lee, swimming steadily, led over the Ors: length and-a-half but he failed in his last two turns and Lawrence won. It was a most ex- cicing Anish witnessed by a large crowd of spectators.

100 Yards Championship of the Colony-1 W. Lawrence: 2. N. Lee. H. L. Czarto, Wong Chi-hod and Rim. Hamilton also swam,

440 Yards Junior Championship (V.R.C.):~1. J. M. Calvert; 2. F. Nolasco Suva; 3. J. da Souza. Time: 6 mins 2 secs.

Lau Po Hel. of the Hong Kong University, retained his title as Son, shortly before the end of the

backstroke champion with a vic- 50 Yards Backstroke Handicap race, to keep something in reserve,

tory over Lawrenec. In covering ] (Members "C" Class Aggregate)) as Zabala, the title-bolder, was

the distance of 100 yards in 68.4/5. J. V. Remedios; 2. F. Simonson. within dangerous striking dis-

secs, Lau has established a new Time: 45 secs. tance. This incident has created

record. Lau led all the way, close- a wonderful impression all overly followed by Lawrence, who

Japan.

"During the next two months I am going to pay friendly visits to all the European capitals where been previous Olymplads have held in order to discuss the possi- bility of holding Olympic cere-

Famous Castles:

Dover Castle, Kent

Wills's

monies in each city "simultaneous- ly with the Tokyo Games. I am 3130 approaching Moscow

on eporting matters.

Throwing the Water-polo Ball (Colony Championship):—1. Char Lul Kel, 72 feet; 2 S. V. Read. 71 I feet 7 inches.

100 Yards Backstroke Champion- ship of the Colony.1. Pau Po Hel; Time: 68.4/5 2 W. Lawrence. seca. (Record) ̧

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