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SCORES INJURED Building Falls In Shanghai
Scores of Chinese were injured when the first floor of a house at 672 Kluklang Road, Shanghai, partially collapsed, under the weight of human beings, causing injuries of varying degrees to over 60 or several hundred men of the beggar class in the house,
It took two ambulances, one res-
Ce van and one lorry of the Cen-
tral Fire Station, and another ambulance from, the Sinza Fire Station to remove the injured' from the house to the Lester Chinese Hospital and the St. Luke's Hos- pital, it being taken in ambulan- ces and vans of the Central Fire
Station and 20 in the vehicle from Sinza Fire Station. The majority of them, however, were allowed to leave the hospitals late last night.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING,
1938.
Entries for the above will close at 3.00p.m. on. SATURDAY, 15th JANUARY, 1938, at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building,
By Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 10tir Jan., 1938,
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delayed with the result that the house was empty for several months.
On the previous evening, men of lived in alleyways entered the the beggar class who had hitherto
house without the owners' per- mission.
They were followed by many other beggars who came from far. and wide, as, although the house was old and small, it was warmer inside than the alleyways, and streets. The result was that this small old house was filled, to over flowing with hundreds of human beings crowded together like sardines. The floor gave way un- der the weight, causing injuries to those who fell from upstairs and those downstairs who were hit by debris.
NEUTRAL
American investments in China
amount to two hundred million US dollars and also very large trade interests, on which Japan's aggression on China has inflicted heavy losses, -
The United States buys raw ma- terials from China and sells the latter manufactured goods such as electric aeroplanes, locomotives, apparatus, etc.
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INTER-VARSITY CRICKET
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Members of the Oxford and Cambridge Society cricket teams in the annual match yesterday at the local "Headquarters." (Cheng Studio)
PING PONG LEAGUE
To Start Shortly
At a meeting of the Ping Pong Association held at the Confucián, Club, No. 124 Hollywood Road, Inst night, it
that the was decided League would be started some time after the Chinese New Year. 80 signified their intention of parti fap over 30 Chinese teams have
cipating and it is expected by the Committee that at lelist one team of Europeans will also enter. The committee wish to stress that any such entries would be very heartily welcomed...
Suggestions. for the coming .sea- `son were invited during the meet- ing and one of those, put forward was to devote proceeds of the League to war reker. It is lo
hoped that a special series of games with this object might be arranged.
...Mr. Cheung Lai-chung, Principal of Sai Nam College, presided at the meeting."
fested directly in the American wish to co-operate with Great Bri-. tafn with regard to the Far Eastern problem. und fädirectly in the strong American" protest to Tokyo against bombing of Nanking.-
ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS
DUE SHORTLY
FOUR MATCHES IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong football enthusiasta. have a treat in store when the Islington Corinthians, famous English amateur football team. arrive in the Colony next month. During their stay here they will play four matches, the first being against South China and the last ́against All Hong Kong,
BOY PAYNE WINS RIFLE SHOOT SPOON
H.K. Rifle Association Hold Another Successful Meet
Once again the mid-week Spoon and Practice Shoot which was " held by the Hong Kong Rifle Association on the Army Ranges at Kowloon City yesterday afternoon was favoured with brilliant wea- ther, although the wind at the longer distances was variable enough In direction and strength, as to require careful watching."
Scoring on the whole was good, and in the 8.R. (b) series the spoon' awarded for the highest nett score was won by Ool Purn Singh of the Hong Kong Police, with a clear "lead of 8 points over Lieut. Hawkins of the Royal Engineers, who took second place, The handicap spoon was won by Bay Rare, of the 1st Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders, and to those members of the Association who have watched the consistent efforts made by this young competitor to im- prove his shooting, the result will be received with very, real plea-" sure. The polley of the Council of the Association has "always deen to encourage the younger and-less experienced shot,' and it is hoped that the success of the competitor referred to will encourage others. to attend and emulate his success:
In the BR. (a) series handicap Book has now, reached its final. spoons were won as will be seen form, and is now, In the hands hf. from the leading scores given be the printers, for early publication: low, by members of the 1st Bn. It may be added that, compared The Middlesex Regiment, namely, with the first issue made in 1936. L/Cpl. W.-Mills, Sgt. L. Sheffield, there are over one hundred addj- « and Pte. A. R. Joyce.
tional pages in the 1937-38 edition, » The fring-points were fully ownile the number of illustrations cupied, yesterday afternoon," and "show a considerable increase over for the first time, certain members, those included in the earlier pub- of the 1st Bn. The Middlesex Re-lication. Features which appear giment used the "1914" rific. for the first time in the 1937-38
„TIJE ANNUAL DINNER
| Year-Book are a section, fully
In view of the circumstances llustrated, which is devoted to a now prevalling, it has been decided description of Bisley Camp, its Clubhouses, and other buildings. that the second annual dinner will March at the earliest. when, it is. not take place until the middle of etc, and to the Imperial Meeting held annually; another section fuli, the which reproduces. In hoped that after dinner, members Rules and Regulations of the So- will be able, if they so desire, to
ciety of Miniature, Rifle Clubs, re- attend a special performance, at one of the local cinema theatres in Barding, the conduct of shooting Goal, E. Wingfeid (Romford)
another, Rules
and Regulatioras and C. Longman (Old
Aims, which have already been King-
which deal with clay-bird shooting. stonians; Backs. Pat Clark (Ley-ordered from home. will be shown The section which deals with oficial Information about "such matters as Spoont and Practice.
R.
The visitiny team comprise Kowloon, when" speclat "British on the miniature-range, and in
Avenue),
(King-
tan), Geo. Sargent (Romford), A, for the first time in this Colony.
Preliminary notices have been J. Martin (Tunbridge Wells): Half- backs, J. K. Wright (Wimbledon). sent out to all members of the shoots, the Clubhouse, the Inter- E. Wright. Walthamstow Council to the effect that a Coun-Colonial Matches, and the project- ell mecting wil be held in the ed Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and George Banks (Moor Green), W. Whittaker
Association's Clubhouse on Tucs Hong Kong Annual Match, has stogians), George Howlett (Rom- day, January 25, when several im- been greatly enlarged, while the.. ford) and Stan Eastham (Army); portant matters will come up for Annual Report and Balance Sheet Forwards, J. Braithwaite (Barnet), discussion, including the annual for 1835 has been reproduced in. L. Bradbury (Moor Green), L Creport and balance sheet.
full. The Year-Book is distributed Thornton (Derby Amateurs), R. Intimation has been received free to all individual full members,
·Tarrant (Sution), C. Lungen from home that a special meeting and those who may be leaving the (Dutch International), H. E. R. of all Colonial teams which, are Colony during the next month are Barnes (Wimbledon), G. W. E attending the Imperial Meeting at invited to communicate with the Pierce (Hoxton Manor). J. Miller Bisley next July, will be held dur- Honorary Secretary, giving their (Dulwich Hamlet) L, Stoneing that meeting, in order that the new address, when their copy will (Woking) and J. J. Sherwood proposals, put forward by the be sent them, on the understand- Council of the Hong Kong Riffe ing that they will pay the cost of shown the Irrationality of com-
LOCAL PROGRAMME
Association regarding the condi- postage, According to present arrange- tions of eligibility to take part in plete neutrality. If the United ments; the Corinthians will leave the Inter-Colonial Matches, may States can adopt a thorough-going-Malaya on February 11 by the Mbe fully debated, and a TeCom- ione polley to maintain collective M. Aramis and will come to Hong mendation subsequently forwarded
American people and reap the real peace, she will certainly satisfy the Kong by way of Saigon where they to the Council of the National benent or universal peace.
may play a ma ch They are due Ride Association. here on February 18. The local programme, approved by Mr. Tom Smith, the manager of the visiting team, is as follows:- February 19 v. "South China February 20 "v. United Services February 28 Civilians February 27 v. AB Hong Kong
The Far Eastern war has clearly
"SANITARY
AERODROMES”
(Reading).
All the matches will be played on the South China, ground at Caroline Hill and will commence at 4 p.. on each day.
It might be thought that air In trading with China, the
transport, which becomes increas- United States is obliged to ship her ingly important each year, at least goods chiefly to Shanghai, which lay outside the province of the place, due to the Japanese military Ministry of Health; but the ext operations and naval blockade is of a draft regulation published by almost useless at present trading port. The loss of Ameri-
that Department proves this not to be so. In future certain acro- can interests both in Tientsin, and dromes will be fully staffed and Shanghal, as a result of Japan's equipped to deal with infectious
for diseases. At these "sanitary acro- military activities in China is be- coming more and more serious. dromes," as they are to be called,
he loss of the China market a
acroplanes arriving would. precipitate economic de-abroad, together with their crew, pression which has already shown passengers, and Policemen and firemen
cargo, will if visited the house found it in an signs, as reflected in the lowering necessary be examined and de-
of certain stocks on the New York tained in isolation. utterly fithy state.
Stock Exchange.
ORIENTAL DANCE
The Royal Engineers
who
Old
The charges are 8 for covered stand and $2.20 for uncovered stand for the Brst and fourth i matches and $2.20 and $1.5:) respectively for the second- and third games, Tickets at $7.50 each the whole series will be ayailable. Advanced booking "is", open at local football clubs up to 1rom
January 31, after which
Hate booldings will be open to the public. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, bas kindly signined his intention of being present at the first and fourth- matches.
The foreign policy of the present
Such a course will be consider- U.S. Government is best shown by
ed necessary if anyone on board the Neutrailty Act of April 1937
the 'plage has died during the which provides that no American fight except as the result of an Comrades Association are holding war munitions should be exported accident, if there is suspected an Oriental Dance at the Penin- and no loans should be granted to case of infectious disease, if the sular Hotel on Friday, January 21. belligerents in a war,
'plane is coming from an area lu- Dancing from 8.30 p.m. to 1 4.1. One point is worthy of note, the fected by virulent epidemics of, Music will be provided by the U.S. delay in enforcing the Neutral-curiously, if "during the voyage Band of the Lat. Batt. The Mid-Ity Act is due to the consideration death not attributable, to destruc- 4863dlesex Regiment (D.CO.), by kind of the United States Government tive measures kas ... occurred
permission of L£-Col O. H. Did-
that this law may really favour among rats or mice in the air- bury. M. Ch, and Officers.
Japan.
craft." This regulation, of course. Admission will be at the muual Undoubtedly, Japan's expansion will only provide a parallel to rates, which include refreshments in the Pacific will form a direct similar regulations governing all and spot prizes.
menace to the Colonies of the shipping, though aircraft present Tables may be reserved on ap-United States, and the United peculiar problems, As the average DONT FORGET plication from the Hon. Bec., Mill States Government are not un journey by air is of such short tary Kowloon, 25, or the Hotel, Tel, aware of this. The decision of the duration there is much less danger United States Government to in- of infectious disease developlus crease the number of men in the during the voyage, but if that Services by forty per cent, the plan should happen isolation 18-more to build more warships, and the difficult. manoeuvres of the US. Nayy in the An aeroplane cannot be ordered North Paclac can have only one to remain in the air during the object,
| period of quarantine, nor can the
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London, Jan. 11. The King has approved the ap- pointment of Mr. Maurice Drum- The naval bases at Pearl Har-passengers well be confined to a mond Peterson, G.M.G., former bour, Hawaii, are nearly compar- | narrow, cabin. It must be equally Counsellor of the Foreign Officeable in 'strengthen to the British dimcult to fumigate an air liner and now British Minister at Sofia, Naval base at Bingapore. And without allowing any air-minded to be His Majesty's Ambassador large sums have been spent on rats and mice to escape to the Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-these. The United States Governe ground. The provision of "sant potentiary at Baghdad, in succession|ment does not now seem to have tary Aerodromes" "should solve to Mr. J. Beymour, C.M.G.. Ç.VO. full confidence in its policy of these dimenities, which in any
- British Wireless.
Neutrality. This change was ment- case should not be frequent..
FUTURE OF TOUR March 3 to 11, the visitors will
be in Shanghai; March 15 to April 4. Japan, guests of Japan F.A. Two matches will be, played at Tokyo and two at Osaka; April 4, Yokohama: April 11, Honolulu.
Apr 17 to Vancouver, where three
games will be played. Through the Rockies to Calgary, thence to Chicago, Toronto and un May 7 they sail for England.
MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON The following will represent the Talkoo RC: in their Mixed Doubles
Bedminton League Axture against
the University at the Eu Tong-sen Gymnasium to-morrow:
C. Bovaird and Mis L Cunning- hum; A. Keown and Miss R. Sum- mers; Newman and Miss E. Pollock..
FATHER'S DEATH HASTENS VANSITTANT'S RETIEN
London, Jan. 11,-
.
The programme of the third an- nust prize meeting, which is to be held at the beginning of April next, is now in course of compilation. and will be published immediately after it has received the approval THE YEAR-BOOK
of the Council, which is expected Members of the HK.R.A. will be at the next meeting of this body. interested.to learn that the Year- us mentioned above.
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The leading scores made yesterday afternoon are as follows:
SR, (b)
Score at Score at Score at Aggregate: Ass'n. 200 Yds. 500 Yds. 600 Yds, Всоге H'cap. Nett
Nett. 32
All the above competitors used the "1914 " Mfe.
Nett
Nett
T-Cpl. Puran Singh '2-Lt. R 8. `Hawkins.. 3-Mr. H. W. Cary
scr. 33
- 31
96*
BCT. 29
32
29
90
1
23
32
89
4.-L/Cpl A. R. Tonnur... 3. 27
32
30
5-Lt, R. F. Jenks
SCI.
29
32
28
80
6. Major D. H. Steers
1"
30
32"
20
7-Capt. I. B. Trevor ...... 4
28
31
3-L/S!t. HR. Butterfeld. 1
29
31
27
2.-E.A. T. G. Johna 10-Boy J. Payne
4
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30
27
5
30
28
S.B. (a)
1-L/Cpl. T. F. Baker..... 2-L/Cpl. R. Langford ....e' 3-Pte. A H. Cox 4-L/Cpl. W... MAUS
****། S-Pte. EJ. MOBS... 7 6.-Cpl. W. L. Richardson 9 7.-Pte. J. Lever ...
7 13 8.-ft. L. Shefeld 9.-Pte. F. Rathtone 11 10-Pte. H. M. Burnett........ 11-Pte. H. E. R. Panting 10 12.—~L/Cpl A.G. MacDonald 13 13.-Pte. A. R. Joyce....... 13
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*-Denotes the winner of the "nett" spoon,
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t-Denotes the winner of the handicap "apoon. NOTE: The handicap of each winner has been reduced by one point as shown: This procedure applies to all B.R; (a) and SR. (b) Spoon.. Shoots.
At the Spoon Shoot held, on Saturday afternoon last, on the naval range, at Stonecutters, spoons were won by Marine P.O, Heather with a nett score of 97, and by Mr. J. Haigh of the Dock- yard Ride Club.
LAST NIGHT'S BADMINTON
HEALTH RETURNS
Three cases of cerebro-spinal and diphtheria and one of enteric fever, two each of small-pox
Health authorities on Tuesday, fever were notised to the local
Two games were played in the "B" Division of the Badminton League last night, whe Chinese Recreation Club beat the Free Lancers by 7-2 and Kowloon Tong Sir Robert Vansittart, chief D-defeated the Club de Recreto by a their three for the Chinese." " plomatic Adviser to the Foreign similar margin,
* CR.C.-C., F. Taul and Y. W. Secretary, who has been on holiday The game at the P.R.C was more | les; B. W., Liang and Taul 'Yun- on the Riviers; arrived back in Lon-interesting than the scores in-. Pi:"P. C. Leung and C. Y. Yung. don to-night following the death idicate, as some of the points were Free Lancers-7: L. Anderson on Saturday of his father, Mr. R not decided till after long rallies, and C. Boyaird; A. Hilton and H A: Vanatlart./Reïtiah Wirelesi. C. F. Trui and Y. W.. Lie won all I Harris:-A. L. Fiber and B. W; Beer.
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