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ROYAL HONG KONG

YACHT CLUB

"TREVÉSSA" TROPHY

The 26th bi-annual race for ships' Life Bonts will be salled on Wednesday, the 21st October next, starting at 4、p.m. ~

Any ship of a Company having offices or responsible agents ia Hong Kong and which is in Port on the day of the race, may enter any number of boats.

All entries should, if possible, be in the bands of the Hon. "Sec. R.H.K.Y.C. by noon on the day of the race, and competing boats should be at the starting line by 3.30 p.m. Pest entries, however, will be received.

Course:-Start from Channel Rocks, thence to Kowloon Rock (P) Mark of Yacht Club (S). Mark off Cust Rock Beason (P), Bnish across Yacht Club Line, leaving mark boat to port, and continue sailing until Gunfire for finish.

A launch will leave Queen's Statue Pier at 3. p.m. for the convenience of members and the General Public.

K. 5. ROBERTSON, M. I. De VILLE, Actg. Joint Hon. Secretaries.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

The 'Ninth Extra Race Meet ing will be held (weather per mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY

on

Saturday, 24th October, 1936, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

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

By Order,

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The Badly Press.

HONG KONG, OCTOBER 20, 1936,

"NAMES MAKE

NEWS"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1936.

FOOCHOW FIRE

Property Worth $1,000,000 Destroyed

Foochow, Oct. 19. Over two hundred houses were destroyed by a devastating fre which is considered to be the most destructive fire Foochow has ever experienced.

The cause of the fire is attributed to the carelessness of a cook in a shoe-maker's shop, who'did not put out the fire in the kitchen after having prepared his meal.

A theatre nearby also caught fire. The actual number of deaths.. however, is not yet known es the authorities are still busily engaged in clearing away the debris, but. It is thought that death-roll will be large.

It is estimated that the loss of property amounts to about one

Da-Dao News Service.

It is not regarded as bad taste to trust the Press as 4 million dollars.- target for

idle banter. The Press, also, bas

of a sense humour. However, the occasions are too many and too frequent when the Press becomes the vittim of the concentrated and carping criticism of

those who

fear to face the limelight of publicity which it can focus on inatters which, regardless of per- sonal feelings, should be brouglit to public notice.

to

NEWSY VIEWS

THE SOVIET MILLION DEAL There has been much wild talk block of £1,000,000 about the thrown on the market by the So-

viet Government recently.

In the ordinary way of business. when London and New York are both open, a sum of £1,000,000 times that amount would be re- would not disturb the market. Ten quired.

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On a big commercial day, and

It was ever thus. Every great institution and every prominent Time began individual since hus been subjected great especially at this time of the year when this country has heavy com- criticisms.

mitments for grain, five or six mil- lions sterling can be absorbed with- out difficulty. The normal turn- over, on such a day, would run from ten to twenty millions ster,

ling

But when London is closed. New

Occasionally, however, criticism of that great institution, the Press, is varied by a little praise, and in this connection we are indebted to the "Times" for a striking instance which demon strates the spirit of the British Press as those of us who have been trained in journalism with- in the Empire know it to exist.

WHY THEY DID IT. But the Russians had no inten- The Children's Anonymity Action of depressing the pound. And in England provides that when

young person is brought before a children's court the name shall not be published. No such pro- tection from publicity applies when minors appear in any other

court.

A. SLEAP, Actg. Secretary.

All the more admirable, there- Hong Kong, 19th October, 1936. fore, is the self-imposed restraint 4754 of the London newspapers in the case of a boy 16 years of age recently arraigned at Old Bailey, London, on a charge of homicide It is stated that when the boy's counsel pleaded that the court should direct the Press not to by Queen Victoria just publish the name of the defen ninety years ago. In 1848 the dant, Justice Humphreys de- Queen spent her autumn holiday clared:

It may be noted that Balmoral, where the King recently stayed, came into existence as a royal

residence us the result of u decision taken

In the Scottish house of Lord Claud Hamilton: grandfather of the present holder of the title, and she was so much pleased with her stay there that she determined to have a house of her own in Scot- land.

The matter seems entirely and good one of good taste feeling. If the Press on that account fail to mention thei name of this young man they will take that course; if not they will act direction,

in

York is a very sensitive market, and the offer of £1,000,000 would temporarily affect the Exchange.

That is what happened.

they had it would have been help, not a hindrance, to us, for our export markets depend on the pound being kept down.

The truth is that the Russians,

who are large dealers in sterling and dollars for their commercial needs," realised rather late in the day that as a result of the collapse of the gold currencies the dollar

would go stronger.

They therefore decided to get tid. of some of their sterling.

LEAGUE NOTES

Good Win For Everton

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There were some more remark- able results in the league matches recently, but three of the four un- beaten clubs maintained thei; re- cord. Stockport County meeting with their first defeat of the sea- son against Port Vale. Only three visiting sides were successful."the most unexpected result being the victory of Bradford City at Fulham.

Derby County retained their lead in the First Division and Forts- mouth kept within a point of them by drawing at Sheffield, neither aide scoring. Everton, however. gained on the leaders by winning a fine match against Buddersfield Town. Great goalkeeping by Hcs- ford prevented Everton from scor- ing until 10 minutes after half- time, and Dean increased the lead seven minutes later. Chester scored for Huddersfield before the end, but Everton deserved their victory, and as they have a game In hand of Derby and Portsmouth their record is the best in the divi- slon. In the closing minutes both centre half-backs, Gee and Young. were sent off the field.

BRENTFORD'S RECOVERY The London clubs on the whole had 1. satisfactory afternoon. Wolverhampton Wanderers were two goals to one at leading by Brentford at half-time. but the home side scored twice in the first two minutes of the second

half. McKenzie getting the first goal from a penalty kick and Ms-

Culloch the second. Chelsea held their own at Manchester and would have won if they had taken their chances Manchester City were

dangerous at one time in the first half and Woodley made three good saves in quick succession, but both defences were sound and neither side could score. Charlton Athle- tic did even better to draw at Middlesbrough; where the home side had won all their matches this season without having a goni scored against them. There was по score

at half-time, Charlton having been rather the more dan- gerous alde. Then Yorston shot a fine goal for Middlesbrough and Prior equalized after Ferguson had aaved

from Robinson.

A

shot

Grimsby Town have been doing the unexpected" all the season and they did it again on Saturday by winning at Birmingham after be ing a goal down at the interval.

Birmingham had much the better of the early play and scored twice, but Grimsby got one back just' be-

Had the deal been done by a fore half-time, equalized "tròm a

private bank instead of the Sovjet State Bank there would have been no sensationalism.

nouncement of a Soviet plot was Mr. Morgenthau's dramatic an-

possibly made for home consump tion in relation to the Presid ntial

election.

MODERN CHINESE

PAINTINGS

With a view raising funds for the purchase of flying-machines a presents in honour of the 50th birthday anniversary of Marshal the other

Chiang Kai-shek, an exhibition of Lacking a prece- modern Chinese paintings was dent, it is not for me in the held by the Hong Kong Chinese present trial to direct the press. Arc Club at the China Building The Times" report adds that 8th floor yesterday,

as far as has been observed no London paper has published the name of the boy defendant."*.

Those who sent exhibits to the exhibition were modern Chinese artists,

unla-

penalty, and obtained the winning goal after the Birmingham de- tence had cracked under pressure.

Bury drew a somewhat teresting game at Norwich and so regained the lead, which they had lost during the week to Blackpool, of the Second Division. Blackpool

were surprisingly beaten at Brad- ford, the bottom club, who had lost six matches in a row. Black- pool took the lead in the first half but lost it afterwards. Bradford City did even better to win at Fulham. Last week Fulham beat Aston Villa by 3-0 at Villa Park, where Bradford City a few days before had been beaten 5-1. Ful-

ham, however, made a sad mees of

their chances on Saturday and

failed to score although it was only

a great save by Parker in the last minute that robbed Arnold or a Twenty minutes from the goal.

Travis end

centred froms the right and Cooké scored the only goal of the match....

CHINA TO RESIST INVASION

AGREEMENT REACHED IN HANGCHOW

Northern Generals Pledge Full Support

"Shanghal, October 19.

Although nothing officially has been divulged regard ng the Hangchów conference which is still proceeding, Chinese polit cal circles believe that complete agreement was reached regarding measures to resist foreign encroachment in North China.

According to usually well-informed quarters; the purpose of the conference was to assess the available military strength of the five Northern provinces in case of need.

Satisfactory plèdges are reported to have been given by the Nor- thern generals, who placed their forces unreservedly at the disposal of the Chinese Government. It is emphasised that the use of mill- tary weapons is not contemplated except as A last resort as the efforts of the Chinese Government will continue to be directed to- wards settling the North China problems peaceably. However, military action such as invasion of Butyuan province by Manchou- kuo or Mongol troops would be re- sisted

the

SEPARATIST EFFORTS

Attempts either to widen political cleavage between Nanking and Hopel-Chahar provinces or coerce Shantung or Shanghai into Jatning any form of separatist re- gime, partial or total, would be equally intolerable. It is believed that the question of Communist suppression in North China was also discussed in connection with the Japanese desire for "Joint Sino Japanese defence" against the Reds. The need to remove any grounds for foreign military inter- vention in the anti-communist campaign was agreed by the con- ferrees, who include General Yang Hu, Garrison Commander.- Reuter

KAWAGOE.CHANG CHUN TALK

Nanking, Oct. 19. Contrary to earlier reports Gen- eral Chang Chun and Mr. Kawagoe are meeting late this astercon to resume Sino- Japanese negotiations, It is understood that the interview was arranged at the request of the -Japanese despite the feeling

the Chinese side that the

on

pre-

Uminary conversations are incom-

plete.

Mr. Kawagoe called on General Chang Chun at the latter's official residence at 3 pm and exchanged opinions on Sino-Japanese ques- tions until 6.30 p.m. Further dis cussions will be held in the near future.---

Reute

CHIANG ARRIVES SUDDENLY

Nanking, Oct. 19. Considerable interest has been

Yeone experience she had at the Hamiltons' house must have, been unusual for her. The Hamil- ton children had to vacate their nurseries and go to a farm 'where they had very cramped quarters, and when Claud, aged four, was presented to the Queen he took the opportunity of showing his

amongst whom were resentment. This, your Majesty.

Messrs. To Kl-cheang. Lo Lok-far is my second hoy; make your bow, dear," said his mother! Whereupon

Now, that IS news, and very Kam Laf-ming. Lau Kwan-yam

Chan Man-ping, Wong Man-ching, the injured innocent, instead of refreshing news because we can

Aston Villa were beaten again. sudden return of General Chiang Lo Kit-ling. Chan Lai-tsun, Chan bowing: stood on his head. Next vividly remember characteristi- Tee-mul, Chow Mei-trun. So On Gladwin, obtained the only goal where he has been conferring this time at Doncaster. where Kai-shek by air from Hangchuw day he was brought to the Queen cally vigorous directors of news ping and Chow Sal-chun.

from a range of 40 yards near the "with to make a carefully rehearsed apo-services bellowing at journalists

Chinese leaders includ- It is reported that the exhibi- end. Tottenham Hotspur were logy. And he stood on his head

drawn the well-known rule of report- tion has

the attention also beaten by the only, goal of the nor again."Manchester Guardian."

ing, "Spare the name and spoil of a big number of interested vial match, Hine scoring for Barnsley

tors, and that a handsome addi-after about 25 minutes. the story-regardless of the

Edrich tion to the flying-machine funds feelings or reputations of anyone will result- and everyone

Chindar Evening Presi.

AGRICULTURE IN KIANGSU

Wuhu, Oct. 19. It is reported that the output of agricultural products of Klangsu Province has greatly

The sympathetic attitude taken by the London press reflects in some degree that quality of com. increased, particularly, cotton, passion which society increasing.

ly exercises in its treatment of In the Klang Nan and Hau Nan the unfortunate and the offender.

caused a glut in the market, and

beans and rice,"

districts, excessive stocks have It merits applause and imita-

NO CHEATING

People who begin to and Contract Bridge tediously simple might furn for a change to the game of Truco, as played in the upper valley of

missed a good chance of equalizing for Tottenham. Leicester City, a disappointing side so far, held their own for an hour at West Ham but the home team scored three times in the last 30 minutes. Cardiff City and Luton Town continue to set a fast pace in the

Bouthern Section of the Third Division.

Card, encouraged no the Paraguay River. and described doubt by the size of the crowd, which numbered 25,000, were as markets cannot be found for tion, and those words frequently by Mr. Reginald Thompson in his the accumulating "hille of raw inserted after certain advertise "Land of To-morrow." recently much too good for Exeter City, but Luton did even, better to beat published. products, there, is a danger ofments might well be added,

Trico appears to combine, the Reading by as many as four goals. destruction by dry rot.

scored by It is said that the stocks of oil "American newspapers please characteristics of contract, poker Three of them were

and nad. As in contract, you must Payne, who scored 10, goáis in one the copy."

give your partner information match last season." about your hand; as in poker, you must bet on the combined value of your partner's hand" and your. own: as in nap, you must play out

and sugar are also Increase.-

on

Chinese Evening Press.

FINANCE MINISTER

INDISPOSED

Shanghal, Oct 19.

hospital on the 17th instant for a rest.

It is Bald that he is suffering from worry. and that the doctors have forbidden, visitors to see him for three days."

It is expected that he will be

the tricks.

WINKS AND GRINS But-and this is the heart of It is reported that Mr. Kung able to leave the hospital after the game-Information is convey- Chang-hai, Finance Minister of two or three weeks' complète led not by calls but by a code of winks leers, twitches, pouts and the Nanking Government's indis-rest-

grins. The skiful player is he who posed, and that he entered the Chinese Evening Prem.

can wink so delicately that his partner can recognise the Ace of Epades (or of Bwords, as they call 10), while hin, opponents "notice nothing

It seems no more unreasonable, than calling Four Clubs", to show that you have the Ace of Hearts and the King of Spades.

SINO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

A Drawn Match At Highbury

their

Derby County retained position at the head of the Cham- planship table by drawing with Arsenal at Highbury recently each alde scoring two goals. The top deck of the new stand will be in general" use in a few weeks' time; Arsenal could have made good use of it on Saturday, because, al- though their record, this season has been moderate, they had an as- tendance of more than 60.000.

The play in the first half, dur ing which neither side could score, was disappointing and not at all what one would expect to see when watching a match between the Cupholders and the League leaders. Arsenal may have had slightly the better of it. but neither side de- served a goal. In the second half the standard of play improved and there was plenty of excitement, with Arsenal taking the lead. Derby scoring twice, and Anally Arsenal saving a point 10 minutes from the end." D. Compton, the young Middlesex cricketer." made

Differences Become his first appearance in a league

แ

More Dismal

Nanking. Oct 19. Prospects of an early meeting between the Foreign Minister, General Chang Chum, and the Japanese 'Ambassador, Mr. Kawa goe, for formal resumption of the negotiations tatended to settle Sino-Japanese differences, have become more dismal during the past few days.

These formal negotiations will only begin when the preliminary talks.

now proceeding between subordinate officials, afford some Indication of a possible agreement, At present that indication lacking.

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Although both Chinese and Japanese authorities decline to divulge the outcome of the con- versations thus far, it is learned from usually well-informed sources that the two points of view are still widely divergent "

match, and in addition to scoring the first goal played well. Dun- can, the opposing outside-left, also had a good match-and gave Malę. some anxious times. There were some good tussles, in the centre of the "field, too, between Bowers and Roberts and Drake and Barker. Barker, plays farther up the eld than Roberts, and so Drake, who was also better supported by his colleagues, was given more room in which to move than Bowers Jessop and Udall, however, were a and very steady pair of backs, Drake did not have a happy after- noon. In the end honours were about easy, each centre-forward shooting a goal.

A DULL FIRST HALF.

Arsenal kicked off, and almost immediately Barker surprisingly missed his kick and let the Arsen- al right wing away. The centre-

half, however, recovered splendid- ly, and in the end it was he who stopped the attack by being in the right place to intercept Beasley's. Meanwhile, the Chinese authort-

centre. Bowden, who played well. ties are watching closely the de- all the time, then went through velopments in North China. The on his own, but his shot WRA forthcoming military manoeuvres saved, and in a Derby attack of the Japanese North China gar- Crooks shot over. For some time rison forces are held to be full of

after that the feature jof the dangerous possibilities....

play was the length of Kirby's Beuter.

kicking. Compton was once u lucky when a hard shot after a free kick struck Kirby on the lega, but otherwise the play was dull,

The

TOKYO ORDERS

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Tokyo. Oct. 19. Foreign Mintster, Mr. and half-time came as a welcome Arita. Issued important instruc- reliet. tions to Mr. Kawagoe yesterday The second half was very dif

to approach urging him

the terent, a quick goal stimulating Chinese in a spirit of reciprocity both sides. From the kick, of policy must be carried out to the behind the Arsenal line. Beasley- "although Japan's predetermined Derby attacked, and the ball went

the "Nichi gathered the ball from Swindin's last," according to Nichi," which forecasts that the goal-kick, took it down the right swung it across ta problem of special treatment in wing, and North China for conclusion of an | Compton. The outside-left had anti-communist drive will be taken his chance, and be promptly.took the ball past Kirby up concretely Nanking this it, driving afternoon.-

without hesitation. Arsenal then attacked hard, Bowden having two- Bruter

shots saved, but after a quarter of an hour Derby drew level. Napler put the ball across from the left, 8windin got his hands to

GRANDSON FOR

MR. CHURCHILL

aroused in political circles by the Mr. Duncan Sandys's

Heir

ang General Han Fu-chu, Gover- Mrs. Sandys, wife of Mr. Duncan 01 Shantung, and other Sandys, M.P. for Norwood, who was North China, officials. The Gen- formerly Miss Diana Churchill, gave

but failed to hold it, and Stockill, once an Arsenal player

himself had only to tap it into the

goal. Drake, meanwhile, had re- cetved a ganh, over his right eye, but he caused the Derby defence a lot of trouble in some hectic at- tacks. Attackers and defenders. allke stood up to a lot of buffeting during this period, and the referee. It seemed, might have been a little- #tricter.

eralissimo landed stortly before birth to a son at their London home Derby launched a dangerous at- the scheduled interview between recently.. General Chang Chun and Mr.

Kawagoe for formal resumption of Churchill's eldest daughter, was Mre. Bandys, who is Mr. Winston negotiations to settle Bino-Japan-married last September at St. ese differences.

Ethelburga's, Bishopsgate, Reuter.

The romance started, when Miss Churchill met Mr. Sandys while she was assisting Mr. R. Finlay, the Independent Conservative candidate opposing him, in the Norwood by election of March, 1935.

LOCUST PLAGUE IN ANHUI

Chuchow, Oct. 19. It is reported that a plague of Locusta has appeared in the seve ral districte to the north of Chu- chow in Anhul Province,

All the country within a radius of thirty is suffering from, the depredations of the locusts, but fortunately the autumn rice crop has been reaped and collected.

DUTCH LINE PLANS LONG FLIGHT

The Hague, Oct 18. The Royal Dutch Air Lines are planning a non-stop aght from At present, the inhabitants of New York to Amsterdam by one the villages in the different inux the latest type, flying hotel air fested districts are engaged in liners, a glant multiple-engined discovering ways and means for craft, purchased for the Amster the destruction of the locusts-dam-Betay's service

Henler Chinese Evening Prans

With the help of a free kick

"tack, and Bwindin did well to save from Duncan, but he was beaten shortly afterwards when a weak pass back, brought him to the edge- of the penalty area. Bowers, how- ever, got there first and, tricking. Roberts, he had merely to kick the ball into an empty goal. Five minutes 1ster Hapgood took the ball up the field and passed to Compton, who centred. Drake was there, and he got his foot to the ball just in time to beat the de fence. Derby had a chance to win' the match in the closing-minutes- but they failed to take it, and a draw was a fair résult of a scram bling game. M

The teams were:- Arsenal-Swindin,

goal;

Male and Hapgood, backs; Crayston, Roberts, and Copping, half-böcka; Beasley, Bowden, Drake, Bastin and Compton (D), forwards.

Derby County, Kirby," goal; Udall and Jessop, backs; Nicholas; Barker and Keen half-backi-" Crooks, Stockill Bowers, Napter... and Duncan," forwards;