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Tattoo
For the first time the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) are to take part in the Aldershot Tattoo, and will appear in one of the nt (Wanchai Omice): | spectacular Coronation scenes
Rushmoor Arens next June.
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The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 15th February to Saturday, the 27th February. 1937 (both days Inclusive) dur "Fourteen Or Over" ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of! Directors.
"V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 8th February, 1937.
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GLOUCESTER "TRIAL" NO HELP
Obolensky's Fitness Still Doubtful
In the sort of finish which ennables all the best school stories (writes a Home correspondent), Gloucester beat. Leicester on the Kingsholm ground by a goal and three tries to a goal, a dropped goal and a try.
Unill five minutes from the end Leicester were leading, but then Warr shot over for the decisive try; the big croad shouted Its collective head off, 'and a gentleman in the main stand sought the lost chord on a singularly evil-sounding trumpet.
THREE PLACED HORSES IN | RACE
New Interest In The Turf
J. M. Gosden, the Lewes trainer,
three saddled
horsea, Burgler, Fanmond. and Port Said, for the Chiswick Selling Handicap Steeple- chase at Kempton Park, and they finished first, second and third respectively. This has only been octa- accomplished on very few sions in the history of racing. though four years ago, in the St Leger, the Aga Khan's trainer. Frank Butters, had four horses in the first five.
So varied are the demands of the for the Coronation programme Tattoo, that troops and bands are being brought in not only from the Eastern Command, but also fram as far afield as Yorkshire and Scot- land. To swell the ranks of the massed pipe band, bands of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots and the 1st Battalion, The Cameron High- landers will travel from Catterick, and the 1st Battalion, The High- land Light Infantry from Fort George, Scotland; and the entire unit of the 2rid Battalion, The Sea- forth Highlanders will come from Dover to appear in the Highland | remained on the field and did his bus Obolensky cleared, and so it could be seen of the afternoon's display.
Eastern Command Units
Beyond doubt the game was exciting. The scare made it so, Whether the two and both sides had their great moments. selectors present were as enthusiastic as the less distinguished spectators is another matter, altogether. I should my they spent a somewhat unhappy afternoon.
To begin with. Gadney's injured ankle went in the first five minutes, and put him out of the reckoning for the Welsh match, though he
with eccentric disregard for
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Barr just managed to bundle Day slipped Hook into touch,
on Edwards pounced away.
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dropped pass and dribbled clear,
The mist was very bad and little
Santa
Klaus brought best. This did not give Kemp went, stab after stab by Gloucester, racing.
in the Oatlands much of a chance, and the Leices until suddenly Hock, on the left backers luck. Three Eastern Command units ter centres increased Kemp's difi-wing, swerved inwards past Obolen-Chase, in which race str Wärden
field he veered, then straightened, Chilcott's the 2nd Battalion. The Somerset culties by positioning themselves sky. Towards the middle of the Light Infantry and the 1st Batta- Bon, The Oxfordshire and Buck-stand-off half's powers of passing. and dropped the ball as
tackled him near the line, and Inghamshire Light Infantry from
there was Hordern to dribble over Colchester, and the 1st Battalion,
and touch down for a try. which Parker converted.
OBOLENSKY STARVED "Then there was Obolensky on the right wing, and not once-this is
the literal truth-did the ball reach him in a passing attack. He touch- ed the ball three times in all, when a kick or a scramble sent it his way, but he was hardly able to give the selectors conclusive proof of his #tness
useful steeplechaser, Bart Borris Band, dislocated a shoulder His and had to be destroyed. jockey. P. Kirby, was knocked out and could not ride Lovely Herod in the next race.
The lead for Gloucester, and two minutes later they increased it, for Edwards awang out to the wing. kicked back into the centre, and Bayllas, backing up intelligently, dribbled and gathered the ball, and scored.
It was unfortunate that the
It cau be predicted with some certainty that the year 1937 will have heard many a warm dis cussion on the suggested limita- tion of the clubs which a golfer may carry to fourteen before the amended rule comes up for dis-
The Prince of Wales's Volunteers cussion at St. Andrews in May.
from Dover-will give the massed "Fourteen should be enough physical training display, which for anybody, says that famous this year will introduce an inter- veteran James Braid, but the lude of mounted gymnastics. The newer generation of professional cavalry regiments appearing in this golfers apparently inclines to the part of the display will be the 6th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards opinion that any such restriction (Colchester), the 18th/5th Lancers would be in restraint of the (Hounslow), and The Royal Scots liberty of the subject. And in Greys (Aldershot). Other mount ING of HONG KONG TRAM restraint of trade, too, one may ed troops to take part are the 17th Field Brigade, R.A., from Woolwich. 50119 | WAYS, LIMITED will be held
conjecture for club-makers, have at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, obviously nothing to gain by
In addition to the bands of all the cavalry and infantry units in ward is not required to work un- cepted and strode clear Leicester for second place on the rin-in, is Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong curbing this aspect of the armu-
the Aldershot Command and those duly in the tight. A bad conven- ments race. For it is not only already mentioned from the Eas- tion, in my opinion, but there is HONG KONG CRICKET Kong, on FRIDAY, the 26th
day of February, 1937, at 12 the tigers who become more tern Command, the bands of the no denying the fact that Campell e'clock. noon, to transact the terrible when they have a quiver-1st. The Royal Dragoons (Shorn-1s exceptionally fast, and his de ordinary business of the Comful of gleaming weapons; the cliffe), the 2nd Battalion. The Bed-tensive covering-was invaluable to
fordshire and Hertfordshire Regi: Leicester. ment (Gravesend), the 2nd Batta- lion. The Lancashire Fusiliers (Col- The Dorsetshire Regiment (Dover),
LTD.
CLUB
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEET.
pany.
Of the selectors' nominees, in short, Campbell was the only one to do himself justice, and very well he played, provided we accept the convention that a back-row for-
running in the Lonsdale Hurdle who has taken a new interest im racing since put to jumping, had could not be followed. Law Court,
the race in safe keeping when the CAMPBELL SAVES A TRY ›
colours could be discerned, while "This was one of those tries which Prudent Achtot by finishing fith, seemed inevitable from the mproved that he is not such a good ment the ball left Edwards' boot horse as many people thought.
Masquery, who beat Hors Bord and when, very soon, Warr inter- were in danger again, but Camp- bell chased back and overtook Warr in full flight, and that was three points brilliantly saved.
Campbell was particularly active just then, and it was he who gathered a long throw at the line- out and passed to Adams, who gave
rabbit who cannot manage the AND NOTICE IS HERERY shots can at least acquire the Closing date for entries has ALSO GIVEN that the RE implements if his financial re- chester), and the 2nd Battalion, ceedingly robust forward affray Preston a clear run for the line. :
sources are equal to the strain) the caddie and thus, while groans, the club maker and seller smiles..
cen extended to SATURDAY, 3th FEBRUARY, 1937 at 6 1.EMI.*
A. K. MACKENZIE,
Hon. Secretary.
th Feb., 1937.
HONG KONG/JAPAN CONFERENCE
Foreign & Chinese Shippers
NOTICE is hereby given that s from the 1st March. 1937, ates of freight from Hong Kong o Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya nd Yokohama will be increased per cent over current rates.
current
| Schedules showing rates as from the 1st March, 1937, ire now in course of preparation, and will be issued shortly.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. Secretaries, Hongkong/Japan Freight Conference.. Hong Kong, 5th February, 1937. 5007
IN THE SUPREME' COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of Joseph Brennan, late: of Police Headquarters Victoria In the Colony of Hong Kong, In- spector of the Hong Kong Police, deceased.
GISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 13th to | FRIDAY, the 26th February,
1937, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st Feb., 1937.
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CHEERO CLUB DANCE
The Cheero Club Ladles Com mittee dance was successfully held last evening at the China Fleet Club Theatre.
It may be that even the caddie does not groan very hard, for he, Too, shines with reflected glory; judged by "global tonnage," as it used to be called during the naval conferences. his employer is a man of weight and at the very least
a tiger to outward appearances. But whether any body except the extremely good players plays better or steadier golt us a result of these enormous to be cutfits is so doubtful as hardly worth discussing.
Nevertheless, discussed it will be, and with some vigour, before the point is settled at St. An-
The large gathering thoroughly enjoyed themselves when theydrews 'next May. danced to the new melodies pro- vided by the Seaforth's Orchestra.
The hall was beautifully de- corated with flowers and nicely arranged by the Ladies Committee of the Club.
One of the most appreciative of
all the dances was the Highland Fiing in which almost everybody took part. The band had to res- pond to repeated demands for en- cores.
EXHIBITION
BILLIARDS
In the Billiards Exhibition play-
ed yesterday evening at the Lust tang Club, the champion of Hong Kong, A. J. Osmund defeated the Shanghai champion, M. T. Lee, by 750 to 831 points.
The two players did not appear to be on top form, but several brilliant strokes were seen,
The highest break was made by Ommund, but he was not up to standard. There was only two breaks which slightly exceeded
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made eighty. an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the Ist day of March, 1937.
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There will be some tables in some smokerooms where "four teen or over" will be a matter of more moment than the Coro
nation.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR WIVES, SAID THE PREACHER
But That Wasn't What He Meant
New incitements to disorder are being addressed to the Arabe in Palestine. A message from Jeru- salern says:-
Religious leaders in the mosques of Palestine recently exhorted their
hearers in these words:
"Those who are married should preserve their wives most precious ly, while those who are bachelors should acquire from one to four wives, according to their financial capacity."
As the worshippers left they were secretly told that "wives" meant "guns."
will add to the volume of the mass- ed hands.
The 3rd Coldstream Guards and the following infantry units are taking part from the Aldershot Command:-
2nd Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment; 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment: 2nd Battalion. The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion. The South Staffordshire Regiment; and
The game itself, international considerations apart,' was an ex-
punctuated by some fine opp tunist movements, and working up. with proper dramatic effect, to a roaring finish These Gloucester forwards take some holding, and Carpenter hooked the ball with such regularity that 'Day at scrum- half, unhampered by the disabled Gadney, enjoyed himself immense- ly.
KEMP MAKES OPENING
a five-year-old to follow. He im-
proved considerably upon, his run- ning at Hurst Park when uaplaced
to Swift and True. -
SOCCER PLAYER
SUSPENDED
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Preston, a very likely young centre, by the way, duly scored, York kick- ed the goal, and at half-time the
It has been learned that scores were level
Shing-wing of the Chinese Police After Kemp and Campbell had third division has been suspended descended swiftly upon Parker and for six weeks because of alleged smothered him, Taylor snapped up misbehaviour in a match against a rolling ball and dropped the the Kumaon Rides played од neatest of goals with his left foot January 31.
Leicester thus led again, but im- mediately Gloucester fought back. Meadows and Fordern made For a time. Leicester pressed, and ground, and then Meadows and even scored nist, when Kemp made Phillips darted away from a scrum- 1st Battalion, The Durham Light a beautiful opening after a line-mage, and Edwards took the scor- Infantry: detachments of 3rd out, and sent Taylor racing straight ing pass, Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, 10th through for a try near the posts. Day snapped up the ball in the Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, the Only five minutes had gone, but loose, drew the defence beautifully. Royal Engineers, 2nd Royal Tank Gloucester were heeling, and every and slipped out a pass to Warr, who Corps, Royal Army Bervice. Corps. now and then came a significant went like a bullet for ten yards to and Royal Army Medical Corps.
thrust by the Gloucester backs. For administrative duties the "committee will also have the following units and corps:
score in the corner.
Re-Gilding The State New Woman
Golf Champion
Coach
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The State coach, in which the
Royal Artillery, 4th Division, 2nd Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers (Colchester), 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Re- giment (8homeliffe), Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Army Fay King and Queen will drive to West-
Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
minster Abbey for their Corona- tion, has been taken from the Corps, and Corps of Military Police.
Palace mews for renovation and re-gilding.
Selangor Club Cricket
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Final Of Philippines Tournament
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The following games will be: played on March 6:-
Senior Division: Royal Welch Fuallers. Bouth China "B" on the Navy ground.
Junior Shield: Royal Engineers v. RA. Lyremun on the Bookun- poo ground.
The following games will played. on March 7:-
Senior Division: Recreio. China "A"
ground.
Junior
WTO
Shield:
V. S.
C
the Seckunpoo
Royal Ulster Rifles v. Bouth China on the Navy ground.
PAINTINGS OF CHINA
the
Mr. Ian Fairweather, who has an exhibition of 27 recent paintings of China at the Redfern Gallery, 20 Cork Street, is not an artist who "leaps to the eye," but he is very well worth meeting in his reserves.. There seems to be more than a off chance connection between Miss Capati, who romped
the general. with low medal honours. In easy subject-matter and fashion, beat the winner by one stroke in the Anal 18 holes but finished three strokes behind as she had a bad day the day before. Her aggregate for the tournament 18 350.
Miss J. Plageman, former Ore. gon State champion, last week de- To attract as little attention as posed Miss Dominga Capati of possible, the coach left the mewa Canlubang, as, women's open golf In before dawn one morning. It was champion of the Philippines. driven by a Royal coachman to the the final 38 holes, Plageman ag- Chelsea workshops of Hooper and gregated 347 for the 72-hole com- At the cricket meeting of the Co.. who have had charge of its petiton.
more than 30 members of the Selangor Club, at maintenance for which Mr. F. W.. Palmer presided, years.
Although it is 170 years old the Mr. R. H. White referred to the selection committee for State the coach is in good running order games and said that in the past and repair. Re-gilding, however, is three members of the Selangor a slow process and will take at club team were elected and they least seven weeks. co-opted two other members from Asiatic sides. The Club co-opted whoever they thought would be built. The gold leaf, has been re- 12 strokes better than Miss Capati's most suitable as a selector. The newed bit by bit as it became worn. 95, proved the undoing of the Cricket League, he said, had asked The most extensive renovation took Filipino champion. At the end of to be allowed to nominate the two place when the coach was prepared the first round Miss Plageman was eight strokes above Miss Capati's for King Edward VIL's coronation. selectors from Asiatic, sides.
Some of the Edwardian gilding 82, but her score on the following has now to be renewed. Those day placed her four strokes ahead parts which were regilded for King of the champion. George V's coronation are still in good condition.
The meeting authorised. Mr. White to reply to the Cricket League stating that they had no objection to them nominating their own selectors.
The State coach has never been completely re-gilded since it was
Miss Plageman's 83 which was
effect of his paintings because,
and, in the broader sense, Im- though he is completely Western
pressionistic, in his methods it is evident that he has temperamental annitles with Eastern artists. His colour schemes remind one of Chi- nese frescoes, in which every tint is subdued and away from its name. With this taste in colour he combines a free style of draw ing. avoiding sharp definition, and inclining to the calligraphic in character-markedly in The New Baby," for example. Of nobody-- Miss Plagernan and Mias Capati could it be more truly said that his were paired in the opening 18 holes pictures "grow" upon you Mr. of the 38-hole finals and they both Fairweather's great gift as a pain- Dutch Wedding Seats Many of the stands in The Hague finished with an 88. In the after-ter is a sense of tone so true that: from which the Dutch saw Princess noon round. Miss Plageman, turned ( he can leave coherence and in- tirely upon the relations between Juliana's wedding procession are to in an 88 while Miss Capati, shot intelligibility to depend almost en-
87. be used in London for the Corona-,
Miss Capati won the title last one tone and another.
At the same gallery there is an It was mentioned that there were tion. Workmen started to disman-
year when she hung up an impres Ave vacant dates during the season tle some of these stands as soon as
Her exhibition of 38 portraits by warlons sive win over a large eld. Princess Elizabeth and Princess and Mr. White said that he hoped the occupants had vacated them.
An official at the Office of Works golf has not improved during the English and a few foreign artists. Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, Bt. Margaret have recently been re- to turn out a second XI on those
sald that none of these stands from past year and she is not the same The net result is to show what a
player that The days and if the number of mem-
swept great variety of pictorial effects of Knightshayes Court, Tiverton. cerving swimming lessons, and Olenfèrnate Lodge, Pitlochry, Queen has watched her daughters bers avaliable was sufficient. they The Hague would be used on the nervelees Perthshire, eldest son of the late having their lessons from Miss would endeavour to arrange fur- Crown property, for which alone through to the open championship can be got by qualified artists with
the Office of Works was responsible. last year. Sir Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory, Daly, the instructress of the ladies' ther fixtures.
"Our tenders for the putting up of JOHNSON, STOKES &
and of Lady Heathcoat-Amory, was section of the Bath Club. It was MASTER,
married at St. George's Church, announced last month that the Hong Kong and Shanghai
Hanover-square, recently, to Miss Queen has consented to become Bank Building;
Joyce Wethered, only daughter of patroness of the ladies' section of Hong Kong. Mr. and Mrs Newton Wethered of the club. The King is patron of
5001 Brook. Corner, Brook, Surrey. the club.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under- signed on or before that date.
Dated the Zad day of February, 1937.
WEDDING
Sir J. Heathcoat-Amory Aud :-
Miss Wethered
The Young Princesses Learning To Swim
Referring to the new pitch Mr. White said: "I can only be op timistic about it and nothing more. It looks very good and we hope it will play very well.""
It was decided to enter as usual the Stonor. Shield competition...
Mr. H. White was elected captain, Mr. R. Nixon vice-captain and Mesars Mills and Northcote, cricket members.
the stands were out some time ago
out evading the chief. responsibility of portraiture. There are, it is true, several works that one would
and all arrangements made, he seats on private sites or within wish to see absent; but the point private buildings. The district sur of the exhibition is to appeal to a: explained. “
The Dutch stands will be used by veyor must approve the construc-wide range of tastes, and the aver--
age is good. private firms putting up stands and tion of the stands.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.