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DERBY DAY PROSPECTS

Will Eve's Stable

Capture Turf Classic?

WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVOUR GOOD DAY'S RACING

FINAL SELECTIONS BY LAST QUARTER"

Derby Day at the Race Course to-day promises to be an un

will qualified success and though the weather forecast is that we have some "local" fog, that should not dampen the ardour of the hundreds of race fans who will be present to watch the Classic.

Below are the anal selections for to-day. given by "Last Quar-

ter."

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RACE 1-11.30 a.m.

Gordito.

Helephant

Coronation Day

.

RACE 2

Courting Eve.

Such Fun.

Discovery Bay.

RACE 3

New Star.

Jungle Jim.

Soldier of Peace.

BACE

Bear Claw

King's Warden.

Soldier of Britain.

Bistre.

RACE 5

Tiny Star. Rose Evelyn.

RACE 6

Pagan Love Mariposa. Flying Arrow.

"RACE 7.

Strathroy.

Electron. Ranger

RACE 8

Happy Eve.

Rosemary. Ravoc Eve.

RACE 9 King's Lead. Rose Queen.

King's Jubilee. RACE 10 Diana Bay.

Wild Life,

Honeymoon Eve.

RACE 11

Vira.

Potentate. Centre-forward,

RACE 12 Gypsy Love

Katinka..

Amulette.

DAILY DOUBLE Strathroy and King's Lead.

View of the crowd in the general enclosure at the Valley racing carnival which opened on Saturday and continues to-day, to-morrow and Wednesday.

China's National

Congress

Nanking, Feb. 21.

After much discussion regarding

the election of representatives and THE SHIPPING

other matters connected with China's National Congress, it was finally decided by the Presidium of the Third Plenary Session that the Congress of people's repre- sentatives shall take place од Nóvember 12, 1937- Chinese Eng Prea.

SESSION TERMINATES

Nanking, Feb. 21. It has been decided to terminate

the Third Plenary Session to-day.

SUBSIDY

VINDICATED

SEE LEADING ARTICLE, ON PAGE 8.

MOTOR MISHAP IN NATHAN ROAD

A Chinese woman and a P.W.D,

It is reported that the Japanese Ambassador has been endeavour-. coolle were knocked down yester- Ing to find out the business dis-day morning by a car at the Junc- cussed at the Third Plenary Ses- tion of Waterloo Road and Nathani sion and the Nanking Govern- Road. Both persons were slightly ment's attitude towards Japan.—

injured and were admitted to the

·Chinese Evening Press.

Kowloon Hospitaligd.

Health Returns

One case each of small-pox and typhold were notified to the local Health authorities on Friday.

The driver of the car was Mrs, Etephenson. It appeared that the car, was being driven: towards the Ferry when it knocked the woman. down-and-whlist going s¦ over a heap of rubbish knocked down the coolle, causing slight injury to his Ieg.

WORLD AFFAIRS SURVEYED

BOND ISSUE FOR DEFENCE PLAN

Casting an eye over the world happenings during the past week, it would appear that conditions generally are more satisfactory and more stable than has been the case for some considerable period.

It has been learned that the As the result of the programme, There are defnite, signs that the British Home Government Intends 'the demand for material is re-efforts of the European powers to to raise an additional £1,500,000 |flected in the prices of nickel keep the Spanish strite from required by the Empire Defence which have been higher than in spreading will be successful. All Programme through a bond issue | previous years.

countries have agreed to the ban within a period of five years,

on volunteer fighters which came into force at midnight yesterday.

In addition to the ban on volun- teers, it is also highly probable

While those concerned have not

yet given an unanimous approval, no counter-suggestions were put

Mr. Mackenzie King.

forward. In the House of Com- mons, the Opposition Party were critical of the programme. The Liberal Party also criticised it.

TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRWAY

It has been pointed out that the

relationship between the United States and the Home Government would greatly strengthened

be when the trans-Atlantic service is pac into force. The service would be co-jolaty operated by the Pan- American and Imperial Airways services, while the United States Government has ready expressed its intention of subsidising the service at a cost of U.S.32 per mile.

TORTURED SPAIN

The Spanish strife' bas been intensifed by enormous bombard- ments by both sides, the insur- gents claiming they have made a profitable advance on Malaga. In the south and south-east of Madrid, both sides are fighting. strongly for the control of the road between the capital and Valencia, which the Insurgents have disrupted. On the whole, the Government forces are being little, if at all seriously, pressed.

CUSTOMS. OFFICIALS

ATTACKED V

General Hayashi

that British supervision, instead of

will an international one,

come into force for land and sea control. The Non-Intervention Council has already considered the Italian- It has been pointed out that

and. German proposals to remove the Empire Defence Programme

Tientsin, Feb. 21,

foreign fighters in the Spanish was primarily for the defence of

Forty Koreans, armed with clubs, areas and are of the opinion that the British Isles and its Colonles

raided the Customs warehouse be they are not at all unreasonable. and was not directed against any fore dawn and beat up the Customs| MILITARY REFORM FOR JAPAN power. The Government

staff. They forced the doors of the The new Japanese cabinet, head- greatly concerned over the protec-warehouse and loaded a lorry withed by Generál Hayash!, held a tion of its territories. In the

Was

House of Commons, the proposed sixteen contraband bales of piece meeting to discuss the economic Defence Programme was approved goods which had been previously problems of the island kingdom. impounded for non-payment of It was revealed that the budget by a majority of 184. The pro- duty. The French Concession has been reduced by ten per cent. gramme has made a deep impres-police stopped the lorry and ar sion throughout the Empire and foreign

especially countries,

13 Australia In Canada, the Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, pointed out that Canada must be

contribute expected to

towards Imperial defence.

rested siz Koreans who were handed over to the Japanese authorities but the remainder of the raiders escaped-Reuter.

Large sums have been demanded by the fighting services and it is. generally believed that the minis- ters representing them do not understand the Japanese economic difficulties.

(Continued on Back Page)

Khuma

Mmung or

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MUTINEERS' DEMANDS TURNED DOWN

Plenary Session Decision

Nanking, Feb. 20. The abandonment of the anti-com- The demands of the Sianfu munist campaign; thirdly, the im-- mutineers were rejected by the 'mediate release of the socalled: Plenary Session after hearing a patriotic leaders arrested in Shang-!' lengthy report on the affair from hai; fourthly, the release of all Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek ¦ political prisoners: fifthly, freedom yesterday afternoon. The Session ) of assembly for the people; sixthly, also passed a vote of confidence | lifting the ban on the so-called- in the Generalissime unanimously, Popular Patriotic Movement; andi | rejecting his third offer to resign. seventhly, the observance of Sun captivity the mutineers, headed by alla, for at alliance with Soviet Chiang said that during his Yat Sen's will," providing. Inter

the Young Marshal, proposed aj Russia.

seven-point programme which he Chiang Kai-shok declared that instantly opposed. The seven he had repeatedly pointed out that points were, firstly, the reorganisa- tion of the government in order to admit the participation of cer- tain elements; secondly. the cessa- ciples- tion of civil war. In other words Reuter...

the programme was meaningless and impracticable, as well as con- trary to the Kuomintang's prin-

DIVIDENDS RACE NO WIN

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Mrs. Morse, Mr. A. Sommerfelt and Mr. T. G. 8. Alexander were among the spectators at the Valley annual race meeting on Saturday.

China's Railways

Canton, Feb. 21 Owing to the importance of the railway communications of Bouth China, it has been disclosed: by the officials of the Southern Bection

Administration that owing to thế; importance of Kwangtung Pro vince and its inter-communication with the other provinces in the of national defence, Mr. matter of the Canton-Hankow Railway | Chang Ka-ngo, President of the Railway Department is planning the construction of a railway toj link up the provinces of Kwang- tung, Kwangsi and Yunnan.

DIPLOMATS AT BUCKINGHAM

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Photographs taken near Buckingham Palace when foreign diplomats presented their credentials to King George. Left to right The Nepalese Minister, EL-Gen. Krishna Shumshere Jung Bahadur Banx; Mr. Anthony Eden, who made the presentations to his Majesty: the Hungarian Minister, M. Constantin de Mastrerich; the Dutch Minister, Jonkhoer Maitre E. de Marees van Swinderen.

The proposed railway will con- nect Samshul with Wuchow, Kwel-f lin' and Paksik, and then enter Yunnan Province. The estimated cost of this railway is $8,000,000,0 one half to be bárne by the Can tral Government, and one half byl the provinces concerned.

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The Railway Department is also planning the construction of the Canton-Mooy Yuen Rallway, which will link up Canton, Poklo, Ho Yuen and Mooy, Yuen, and the? survey of this line will commence. this year.

The estimated cost of this rail s way is $2,000,000, and I will baậ extended into Fukten Province

Chinese Evening Pr m.

. THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: İs, 2-27/324. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 302

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent); London, Feb. 20% London silver prices to-day were) unchanged, as follow

Spot Forward

Feb. 19 Feb. 20 20-1/16 20-1/18

20-1/10 20-1/18

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