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IN THRILLING FINISH

Clean Sweep By Chinese In Annual Harbour Race

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WHAT WOULD HÅVE RANKED AS THE BIGGEST UPSET IN THE MISTORY OF THE ANNUAL HARBOUR RACE JUST FAILED to come off yesterday' when hundreds of spectators lined. the praya wall witness a most thrilling finish. as Yau Sal- kwan. 15-year-old "wonder boy" of Hongkong swimming. matched stroke for stroke the champian, Chan Chun-nam, eatching up with him at the Naval Dockyard wall and swimming abreast of him to within 50 tot of the finish.

Even while losing ground, Yau would not be defeated and gave way but gradually to trail finally by some three or four yards, Yau swam strongly all the way, and with Chan, 0: more experienced swimmer and holder of the Chinese' National record for the 1.500 Metres free style, drew away from the field at half distance.

Even more amazing was the success of Lau Tai-ping, small- er in stature than Yay and an year younger, who swim in a most plucky manner to Anish third only a minute in back of Yau. despite having SWAM somewhat of course at one stage of the race. #

HEAVY FLOODS ̄

IN MIDLANDS

LONDON, Oct. 19 (Reuter)— Some 600 square miles in the Midlands are now affected by 'floods, while the Grand Union Canal and the Ouse River have overflowed. Roads, railway lines

farmlands, are and Inundated, some bighways being under four to five feet. At least three bridges have been swept away.

A. K. Rumjahn, the Colony back- stroke champion, placed fourth, followed by Dawid Hutchinson, Ho Poon-kan, ang Mak Wal-ming, a

29:44 3/5), 6. Poom-kan former winner and Colony cham-(30:06), 7. Mak Wal-ming (30:21), plon at 440 and 880 Yards free 8. Shek Kam- (30:35 3/5), 9. E

FINLAND THANKS style, who placed' seventh.

M. da Roza (31:00 3/5), 10. Lt

U.S. PRESIDENT LADIES' RACE

Ping-fu (32:33), 11. Miss Ll Po- The ladies' race

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Reuter) was a clean leun (33:42 1/5), 12. Miss Ip Choy- sweep also for the Chinese, Missman (34:34 3/5). 13 C. Mac--President Roosevelt received a Li Po-luen, the winner, clocking 33 kintosh (35:00 3/5), 14. Lui Sik-message from President Kalilo of minutes 42 1/5 seconds for the kwan (35:15 1/5), 15, Tsang Finland expressing Finland's grati- course. as against 26:07 2/5 by Cheong-ming (35:19 2/5), 16. Shin tude for the sympathy and moral Chan Chun-nam.

(36:57 Miss Ip Choy- Ching

2/5). 17. Miss support shown by him and the finished second, and Miss Cheong Pui-tsun (37:59), 18. M'ss people of the United States in the Cheong Pul-tsun third.

Au Mee-chuen (33:30), 19. Miss present crisis.

\ Chan - Chun-nam (left), winner, and Yau Sal-kwan who came second in the annual Harbour Race yesterday.

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There were 15 men starting and Elleen Grant (39:37 1/5), 20. Mrs. seven ladies, all of whom finished. H. Sissons (40:57 2/5). 21. Tom The following were the competitors Brown (45:54), 22. Miss Mac- and their times at the finish:-- fayden (49:19-25). "

1. Chan Chun-nam 26:07 2/5), After the race the prizes were 2. Yau Sal-kwan (27:13 1/5), 3. Tau distributed in the hall of the VIC- Zat-ping (28:13 2/5), 4. AK. Rum-toria Recreation Club by the Vice- jahr (38:55), 5. D. Hutchinson Chairman of the Club. Mr. D. Lyon.

“Your valuable personal ast sistance and interest in Fin- land's fate and her difficult problems will never be forgot- ten in this country," concludes the message.

OFFERED BRIBE | MR. T. H. G. BRAYFIELD ΤΟ OFFICIAL WAS MIS-SUMMONED

OF P.W.D.

HEAVY PENALTY

IMPOSED

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Fines of $1,500 each with the alternative of Six months" hard labour were im- posed at the Criminal Sessions yesterday by the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor.. on Shum Kwonr chun tractor, and Yeung Tin- cheung, unemployed, who were arraigned on the charge of offering a bribe to Mr. R. P. Shaw, executive engineer in charge of the Architectural Office of the P. W., D.

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Crown Rent Case Dismissed Shanghat

At Ping Shan Court

When Mr. Thomas Henry Gordon Braffleld, the well-known racehorse owner and resident of Ping Shan, appeared before Lt. J. Barrow, Assistant District Land Officer, of the Ping Shan Land Office yesterday, in answer to a summons, he was surprised to learn that there was no case against him.

Mr. Brayfield was summoned to show cause 'why a warrant should not be issued for the recovery of $115.23 for attachment and sale for Crown Rent due to the District Land Office, and he appeared in court fully armed with legal documents prepared for a legal "battle" with the Assistant Land Officer on the grounds that he had been mis-summoned,

On entering the court, Mr. Bar- change in the manner in which row turned to Mr. Bayfield and his summons had been wortied

The charge was that the defen-asked, "Well, Mr. Brayfield, what dants had offered to Mr. Shaw can I do for you?"

"I have come in answer to your three per cent. of the cost of the summons' replied Mr. Brayfield. construction of hats for the re- "I have been mis-summoned." fugee camp in Argyle Street, Kow- loon" First defendant pleaded

"MATTER" SETTLED"

"My payments of this Crown Rent are usually made in Dec." Mr. Brayfield told the pressman. "In 1936 I paid it on Dec. 30. In 1938 on Dec. 18. In 1937 I paid on Oct. 15, and in the ordinary course of

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guilty, but Yeung dented the "There is no case. The matter my office disbursements, this year's charge. He was defended by Mr. has been settled as you have paid,rent would have been paid about Amoy. H'n-shing Lo.. instructed by Mr. said the Assistant District Land the middle of this month. It was perfectly 'unnecessary to sXWINON J. M. Hall

The following jury was em- panelled:- Messrs. A, Howarth (foreman), Chau ghing-tai, A. A Agon A. A Agon, B. Halstone. Cheung Yuen-chung. T. Jorge and G. A. Zow,

Officer.

"I was not notified," said Mr. me.". Brayfield, "I appear in person at very grievous loss of time which has completely disorganised my office on" account of my partner and senior assistant being on occa-

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sional duty with the armed forces NATIONAL GOVT. Mr. J. B. Prents, Assistant of the Colony." Crown Sol'citor, prosecuted.

Mr. Barrow: I am very BOTTY CHUNGKING, Oct. 19 (Central)— Yeung in ev'sence, said that on that you have been inconvenienc-The distinguished services to the the first occasion he interviewed ed.

State of the late Messrs. - Yang Mr. Shaw he was not accompanied Mr. Brayfield; You should have Jenetien and Tan Ming-hwa were by Arst defendant but by a man notified me that it was not neces- eulogised in two National Govern-

ment mandates issued yesterday. named Kam, who" was introduced vary to answer the summons.

Mr. Yang, member of the Con- to him as an agent for a big con- Mr. Barrow: I am very Kitty. 1 tractor in Shanghai.

did not expect you to turn up. It trol Yuan, recently succumbed to After the jury had returned as a matter of common sense to his wounds sustained during a verdict of guilty. Mr. Prentis in- know that your presence here la Japanese air raid over Chungning. formed the Court that the tender not necessary as the amount has A sum of $5,000 was granted for

his funeral expenses,“ involved a sum" of $100,000.

been paid: 49 "It is d'ficult." sald His Lord- skip in passing sentence, "to *magine a more stupid case of bribery than 'th's, but it certain- ly is a very deliberate one on the

المراة

Mr. Brayfield. Is that all ̧- Mr. Barrow. "Yes, that is all. Mr. Brayfield then left the office.

SENT A CHEQUE Interviewed later Mr. Brayfeld

part of both of you, and it is my told the "Hongkong Dadly Press"

Mr. Tan was the director of the Chinese intelligence service at Tsingtao. He was recently captur- led and executed by the Japanese. PARDON GRANTED

This National Government yes-

duty to point out in a forcible way that the summons was dated Oct, terday also ordered the exonera-

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to you and to other of like mind, 11 but he did not receive it till tion of Mac Ju-tsal and Ting Fort Bayard

noon on Oc. 14. In the meantime, Tsung-halen from penal servitude Haiphong

that this thing is against the law and wll be pun'shed severely.”

on Oct. 13, he had sent a cheque in view of their meritorions ser- for the amount of rent due. Avices in the army.

Canton

TUESDAY

the summons indicated that a war- Mao and Ting both charged Batavia and Bonrabaya...........

against their Fort Bayard and Haiphong rant would be issued if he did not with violence

NAZI PARTY ARRESTS

19 (Reuter appear, and as he had receive no superiors, were sentenced to nine Manila. BUDAPEST, Oct. 19 (Reuter) notice of withdrawal of the sum and seven years' imprisonment re- It was announced last night that mons, he believed his personal ap- spectively, but were paroled and 110 members of the Hungarian pearence was necessary, Mr. Bray- allowed to join the army to fight Nazi Party had been arrested. feld also drew attention to a slight the Japanese.

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