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HONGKONG AFFAIRS IN PARLIAMENT.

Constitutional Reform Turned Down,

COL. WARD SEEKS TO PUSH FORWARD WIRELESS STATION.

Service Men Liable for Income Tax.

( Renter's "Service).

EN MEÐA¤### WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1921. ̇日六十月正 Third Edition

Hongkong, February 22. In the House of Commons, Colonel John Ward asked for an early statement on the subject of representation of the British com- munity on the Legislative Council of Hongkong, in view of the pressing necessity of representation of the British attitude on the question of slavery and the employment of young children.

Mr. Churchill replied that it had been decided to make no change in the numbers or mode of selection of the Legislative Council, whose present European members are fully able to represent the British attitude on all social questions.

London, February 22,

London, February 22.

In the House of Commons, replying to a question as to whether naval men in India and China had been summoned to pay Income Tax on sums granted last year as compensation owing to the high price of silver, Mr. Chamberlain pointed out that the tax was payable on the bonus of all Service mon, including those mentioned.

THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

THE JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

OPENING DAY FAVOURED BY IDEAL WEATHER.

Some Close Finishes Witnessed.

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THE MAIDEN STAKES. the same owner. Winner to r Winner $600. Second $200. Third ceive $750 and 70 per cent. $100. For China Ponies bons Ads Second #390 and 20 per cent,! Griffins on date of entry Weight Third $150 and 10 per cent of the for inches as per soule, Subscrip- Entrance Fees until the Cup is tion Griffine of both Classes of this finally won when the Second Pony Season 1920-1921 allwed 'Th. will receive. 75 per cent. and the Entrance $10. Three quarters of Third Pony 25 per cent. of the En-

• Mile

trance Foes in addition to the place money. Entrance $10. One Mile and Three quarters Mr. John Peel's. Caulfield

(Johnstone)

Mr. John Peel's Ankle Deep (Johnstone) .... Mr. Nomatre's Parran

(Nemazee)

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TEA SHOP STRIKE SETTLED

Free Hair-Cuts for Employees!

After a prolonged period of negotiations, during which every means that could be thought. of was applied I attempt to secure a noćlement lof tine many complicated

issues of the question, the . disagreement between the pro-

3 prietors of natives tekshops and their fokis, which led to a strike

Mr. Fash's Harlequin (Heard) 3 Mr. G. H. Potts' Allied King

Also ran:Mr. Endeavour's

(Hill) Last Chance (Spinka): Messrs. Mr. Beth's The Ameer (Heard) Joe and Gussie's Dollar Bill

"Dead heat. (White); Sir Paul's Sportsmen Also ran Bir Ellis Kadoorie's and the suspension of business, Dahlia (Vida); Mr. G.H. Potts Kandy Chief (Soares); Mr. came to a termination in the Muscovite King (Hill); Mr. McMase's Savernake (Seth); Mr. offices of the Secretary of Chinese Staves' Bolshevis (Bell-Irving); Mexsumac's The Pink Un Affairs yesterday. Mr. Stephen's Spynie (Wullen-(Wuillenmuir). muir); Mr. Towers Grey Tile A dead heat; three lengths principally referred to the un- (Knoll).

The grievances of the men

between dead-beaters and third. satisfactory amount of the bonus, Won by two lengths; a length | Tima :-3 min, 48 secs.

which, in these shops; "bas between second and third. Pari Mutuel -

developed into * Bystem of Time:-1 min. 39.4/5 secs.

Win: Caulfield, $8.80; Allied taxation' on various provisions Pari Mutuel

King, $11.40. Places: $5.10; $5.10; purchase by the proprietors för $5.10.

the business As the rate of pay Cash Sweep:-

[in these shops - was insignificant $1498.05 in comparison with the bonus, $1498.05 into which it had, in fact, become $ 332.90, merged when considering the scale of pay tabe given, consider-

Winner: $20.10; Places: $7,50;} $13.40; 86.90. Cash Sweep:-

Ticket No. 442 1st. #1294.30 370 2nd. $ 369,80

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Ticket Nos 805 )

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Ist, 199 3rd. 64 3rd. #-184.90 $25 Tickets and Commis

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course of their business,

Á familiar Agure The sporting event of year (one. Hongkong's Race Meeting-open-the person of MT. F. ed to-day under the pleasantsst Hough is absent this year, of auspices. It is an event that his position as Clerk of the Course has been looked forward to with having been assumed by Mr. J.R. very great anticipation for it has Paterson who justly deserves been known long since that, given word of praise for the great amount fine weather, the 1921 Meeting of hard work he has put into the would prove to be a record. It organising of the Meeting. can be safely said that never ba The Patron for the year is H.E. fore has pony racing in Hongkong Sir Reginald Stubbs, K.C.M.G. been so onthusiastically supported whilst the following are Hon. or so keenly followed. When the Stewards:H. E. Vico-Admiral ponies began to arrive from the Sir Alexander Duff, K.C.B., H. E. North during November and Major General Sir G. M. Kirk December it seemed as if there patrick, K.C.8.L., K.C.B., Hon. Mr. would be no end to them. Thore Claud Severn, C.M.G, and Com- were over 200 ponies in the modors W. Bowden Smith, C.B.E. In the House of Commons, Colonel John Ward asked whether stables at one time and, although The Stewards are Sir Paul Chater, immediate steps would be taken to construct a high-power wireless a fair number of these have since C. M. G., Lieut.-Col. G. K. Hall station in Hongkong, in accordance with the suggestion in a despatch been discarded, the entries con-Brutton, Mr. R.M. Dyer, Mr. from the Government of Hongkong, dated April 25, 1919.

stitute a very easy record.

Henry Humphreys, Hon. Mr. J. Mr. Churchill replied that the Governor of Hongkong had not Figures speak louder than any. Johnstone, Lleut. Col. W. Loring, $25 Tickets and Cont-

# 936.00 able dissatisfaction was expressed expressed a desire to proceed with this scheme separately from that thing else, and the following will C.M.G., D.B.O., Brig.-Gen. £. B.

@ 681.00

by the fokis, who, in desire of the Imperial Wireless Committee, and it is intended to await bis prove the wonderful popularity Macnaghten, C.M.G., D.S.O., Mr.

$4,255.00 to improve their status in this views before considering further stops.

that racing is now enjoying.C. G. Moxon, Mr. A. G. Stephen

$2530.00 $25 Tickets-327, 108, 85,

regard, took the question Taking ponios first, there were 107 and Mr. H. P. White. The

$25 Tickets :-424, 352, 408, 19,

of home into consideration in THE TRIAL PLATE-Win their arguments. It had then entered for the meeting in 1918. Stewards in Charge of the Scales

155, 299, 543.

ner $600. Bacond $200 Third becon ascessary, in view of the 119 in 1919, 137 in 1920 and no are Lieut.-Col. Hall Bratton and

THE VICTORIA STAKES.-$100. For China Ponies, bona varied characters of the demands, fewer than 156 this year. This is Mr. Henry Humphreys; Mr. F.B.

Winner $600. Second $200. Third fide Griffins on date of entry.to abandon the percentage eye- not merely a matter of individual; Marshall is Judge: Mr. D. E. owners having more ponies, but Clark, Assistant Judge: Brig. $100. For China Ponies. Weight Weight for inches as per scale. tem and to allocate a separate also due to the fact that the Gen. Macnaghten, starter: Mr. for inches as per scale. Bona fide Subscription Griffins of both number of stables has incressed.W.Fiddes Wilson, second starter: Griffins on date of entry allowed Classes of this season 1920-1921 bonus on each of the provisions There were 38 stables in 1918, 43 Mr. M. S. Sassoon, timekeeper: Gib. Subscription Griffins of both allowed 7 lb Winner of the Purchased by the shops in the in 1919, 49 in 1920, whilst 58 is Messrs. Linstead and Davis, Classes of this Season 1920-1921 Maiden Stakes 7 lb. extra.

There is now to be a bonus for the number reached this year, Secretaries and Treasurers; and allowed 10. Entrance $10. One (Jockey allowance.) Entrance

$10. Regarding entries, the amount of Mr. R. J. Paterson, Clerk of the Mile.

Allowances accumulative. the cigarettes sold by the shop, a One Mile and a quarter:

bonus on the cakes sold, and a Mr. G. H. Potts Fighting money paid in entrance fees is Course. also a record, a total of about. Tho usual police arrangements

bonus on the wooden casos sold King (Hill) 1 Mr. Henry Humphreye to the marine bawkers. In effect, $12,000 having been raid. In 1918 were under the supervision of Mr. Gilpio's Triumph (Knoll) z Speckled Mouse (Knoll) 1 the question wholly concerned The proceedings at the London Conference are being narrowly there were 940 entries, in 1919 Inpectors Garrod and Kent.:

Mr. Jobn Peel's Slam Sir Paul's Empire Dahlia

the bonus. Taxation would be a watched in Paris, where preparations are already being made in 1,620, in 1920 nearly 1,500, By Owing to the long spell of dry

(Johnstone) 3

(Vida) 2

more descriptive word for it. time the political circles to overthrow M. Briand if he proves too conciliatory.the

post entries weather, the course was ex- Also ran-Mr. Dyer's Canas- Mr. John Peel's Coat of Arms

And, lastly, thas the personal The recent election of ex-President Foincare as President of the for the Champion Stakes and tremely hard and fast. Io the son (Hanrox); Mr. Endeavour's

(Johnstone) 3 Senatorial Foreign Committee is regarded as significant in this con- the

appearance of the foki may be in consulation races on the words of an enthusiast, it was a Only Hope (Seth); Sir Paul's Also ran: Mr. Fash's Dolphin keeping with the dignity of his nesti n. M. Poincare, who is a most stalwart upholder of French fourth day been received there course which favourites Charing Cross (Vida); Sir Paul's (Heard); Messrs. Joe and Gussie's calling, proprietors are hence- views, is already marked out as the successor of M. Briand. It ia will be well over 1,600 entries for should win."

Sovereign Dahlia (Sutton); Mr. White Foam (White); Mr. Soares forth required to supply each of H. E. the Governor and party Soares Spotted Sand (Soares): Forest Child (Soares); Mr. Soares his employees at suitable perioda reported that mysterious military confabulations are proceeding in this year. Pairis with a view to having everything ready against the moment It is thus seen that our annual arrived just before 12 a'clock and Mr. H.P. White'e Merrysand Dandy Child (Hill); Mr. Stephen's with the cost of a hair-out. All

race meeting grows bigger and were met by Sir Paul Chater and (Heard).

of these demands were generally Though the Conference yesterday afternoon was confined to higger each year. And this year's several Stewards.

The band of the Wiltshire

acceded to by the employers at merely preliminary examinations, the suddenness of its opening mooting is more than usually in-

(under Bandmaster

yesterday's discussion presided betok-ned differences between Britain ou one side and France and teresting by reason of the fact Regiment

over by the Hon. Mr. B. B. C. Italy on the other, for the British planned that the conference of that for the first time in the J.W. Eatson) rendered an enjoy.

Ross. Greeks and Turk should open to-day. After a frank talk yesterday history of Hongkong racing thereable and longthy programme of between the British, French and Italian delegates for the purpose of are a number of lady owners. music. The band of H. M. S. eliciting any concrete Franco-Italian proposals, the position now This was niade possible by the Hawkins will play to-morrow.

The first jockey to weigh in is that the Allies await the Turco-Greek views before examining alteration in the Jockey Club's

vas Mr. J. Johnstone, riding their own differences. It is known that Britain favours the mainten-rules last year. It is encouraging to ance of the Turkish Treaty while Italy and France desire find that five lady owners figure Tiddley winks.

By the time the first race was a revision, the former because resentful of Greece's gaine and in the list, and doubtless this the latter inter alia because sho desires to escape number will be increased by the run a big crowd was present. the commitments in Cilicia by arrangement with the Kemalists. time another meeting ComeB There was a big field for the Therefore Count Sforza, General Gouraud and other Fronch military round. There are some extreme-first race, no fewer than seven- officials were the chief catechists of the Grecks yesterday, while the ly big stables this year, the list British and Japanese military experts were silent, though Mrheing headed by Mr. John Peel, Lloyd George also exhaustively questioned M. Calogeropoulos who has no less than regarding the morale and effectives of the Greek Army. The British in his string. Si Paul has 13. and French military experts disagree on the subject of the Koma-George lists' strength, the former disbelieving Komal Pasha's grandiose Kadoorie and Mr. Soares pretensions and the latter opining that the Kemalists are formidable & each and Mr. Fash and Mr. opponents.

Differences Between the Allies.

London, February 22.

for enforcing Treaty rights against Germany,

The Turkish Problem.

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teen ponies facing the starter.

THE WONG-NEI-CHONG

Won by three lengths'; a length between second and third.

Time: 2 mic, 03.2/5 sets. Pari Mutuel

Winner: $7.10; Places: $5.00; $8.60; $7.70. Cash Sweep:-

Ticket No. 429 let. $1437.80 514 2nd. $ 410.80 87 3rd. $ 205.40

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Hatton (Wuillenmuir).

Won by a length and a half, there being half a length between second and third.

Time: 2 min 40.315 secs. Pari Mutuel

Winner: $70.20; Places: $7.60; $5,80; $5.80.

Cash Sweep:-

Subsequent to the race, the Ticket No 267 1st, $2289.70 for crossing. The race therefore Stewards disqualified Pawnshop

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708 2nd. ́654.20

754 3rd. $327.10 goes to Louss, 1st; Frampton,

2nd; and Coal King, 3rd,

$ 701.00

$2755.00

$25 Tickets and Commis-

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$25 Tickets-491, 522, 335, 538,

351, 464.

$ 974.00

THE RACING STAKES.--Win- ner $600. Second $200. Third $100. $4245.00 For Griffins on date of entry and THE VALLEY STAKES-Win-$25 Tickets:-697, 50, 105, 546, Ponies that have never won a Race. 14 STAKES.-Winner $600. Second her $750. Socond $250. Third $150. 590.

Subscription Griffins of both 3200. Third $100. For Horse Bazaar For Horse Bazaar Subscription Potte

Subscription Griffins of any Season Griffins of this Season 1920-1921. santed by the Officers of the Gar-

THE GARRISON CUP-Pre. Classes of this Season 1920-1921 allowed 5b. Weight for inches winners. Weight for inches Weight for inches as per scale, rison, with $400 added to the Win-sa per scale. Winners barred. as per scale. (Jockey allowance.) Entrance $10. Three quarters of ner. Becond $250. Third $150. (Jockey allowance.) Allowances Entrance $5. Half a Milo,

For Horse Bazaar Subscription accumulative. Entrance $10. One Griffius of any Season. Weight 1 for inches as per scale. Winners Sir Paul's Honesty Dablis

Namazee five each.

Mr. Topside's Mountain Stream

Mr. Martinho's Mr.

Mile.

The decision taken yesterday morning as regards Upper Silesia Of course the main interest will

a Mile. marked welcome compromise in the conflicting Anglo-French centre in the Derby being run to

Mrs. John Johnstone's Irish views, and it finally disposes of rumours that the Allies have bribed morrow. There were 27 entries

(Knoll) · 1

Stew (Johnstone) ... Germany to meet the reparations claims by indefinitely postponing for the classic event in 1919, 21 Mr. Carpetor's Don Juan Mr. Fash's Aspirin (Heard) 2 at previous Meetings of one Race

(Vida) 1 plebiscite, while France's assent to out-voters, who are mostly in 1919, 31 in 1920, whilst this

(Boare") 2 Mr. H. Birkett's Blackspot

7 16.; of more than one 14 lb.; at Germans, voting on the same day as the residents is counterbalanced year there are 32. As a good Mr, F. B, Deacon's Frome

(Hill)...

3 this Meeting 3 lb. extra Penalties Sir Ellis Kadooria's Hongkong Obief (Kool!) by Britain's undertaking to send troops to prevent disturbances, many of these ponies have trained

(Vida) 3 A190 ran Mr. Billiards accumulative., (Jockey allow- which the French feared.

to something of a level it is Also rant Mr. John Bell-Square Measure (Timmis); Mr. auce) Entrance $10. From the Mr. Fasb's Javelin (Heard) 3 expected that the field will be a Irving'e Benjamin (Bell-Irving);| Harley's Bogeyman (Bertho-Two Mile Post Once Bound and

Alap ran-Mr. Bell-Irving's- large one.

Mr. Fach'e Phenacetin (Heard)lomew); Capt. Henderson and in.

Jogglebury Crowdy (Bell- London, February 22.

There have been one or two Capt. Henderson and Mr. Dyer's | Mr. Dyer's East (Knoll); Messrs. Mr. Ferdndud's Pawnshop Irving); Mr. E. Des Voeux's The British, French, Italian and Japanese delegates met in improvements carried out this North (Hancox); Mr. Henry Hum-Hosie and Lay's By Jinga (Beth);

(Soaree) 1 Beggar King (Seth); Mr. Endan- Macnaghten and Mr. G. O. Moxon's Louzs

vour's Last Chance (White); Mr. couference at Downing Street this morning and exchanged views on year regarding the convenience phreys Meadow Mouse (Gibson); Brig. Gen.

Givenchy the Treaty of Sevres. They invited the Turkish delegates to attend of those within the enclosure. Mrs. L. N. Leefe's Sleepy Hic- Mr. T.F. Cobbs

(Timmis) Harley's Bogeyman (Spinks); Deacon's Frampton Mrs. John Johnstone's Adven- meeting to-morrow, but owing to the illness of Tewfik Pasba, who Three bamboo stands have been coughs (May); Mrs. Leetle (Bell-Irving);

Messrs is confined to bed with a chill, the Turkish problem may not be con-erected close to the Judge's Box Smith's Barley Sugar (Timmis); Evergreen (Kremer); Sir Paul's

(Vide) 3turer (Johnstone);

and O. G sidered before Thursday. The Greek General Maglinse and Colonel and from these the public not able Messrs. G. C. Moxon's and C. Mystic Dahlia (Vida); Mr. Staves' Also ran:-Dr. Forsyth's G... Moxon Theunis, accompanied by a Belgian delegate; attended during the to find accommodation in the G. Mackie's The Carpenter Blackfriar (Spinks); Mr. Stephen's Neston (Kremer); Capt. Hender- Mackie's Tweedledum (HM); John. Peel's Paper conference. It is understood that the Greek Army is scarcely able general stand will have good (Potte); Mr. J. Paterson's Dunlugas (Waillenmuir),

доп and Mr. Dyer's South Mr. A new Notwithstanding (Yih); Mr. John to undertake a successful adventure in Anatolia without Allied aid views of the racing.

Won by two lengths; a length (Heard); Mr. McMase's Adver Money (Yih); Mr. Soares Dandy and that M. Briand is strongly averse to the removal of the Allied Judge's Box has also been Peel's Tiddley winke (Johnstone): and a half between second and suriat (Seth); Mr. Namazes's Child (Soares); Mr. Staves Cone

provided. The stands and en- Mr. G. H. Potts Jazz King (Hill); third. embargo against the Greeks at present raising foreign louna.

Mr. Stephen's Ardavan (Namazee); Miston (Doyle); closure presented their usual gay Mr. Ritchfield's White House Time-1 min. 32.1/5 secs.

John Peel's Umpty (John Pure Silver (Waillenmuir.)." appearance this morning, all the (Doyle); Mr. Bath's Moonshine Pari Mutuel

stone); Mr. G.H. Potts Coal Won by two lengths, three old favourite colours being seen. (9eth); Mr. Soares' Valley Child

King (Hill); Mr. Ritchfield's lengths separating second and As in former years, there is a (Nemazes); Mr. H. P. White's

Brown House (Doyle).

third. a good contingent of jockeys Joybell (Button). down from Shanghai and it is Won by a neck; half a length pleasing to report that the between second and third. number of Hongkong riders is Time-1 minite increasing year by year. For Pari Mutuol→→ Amt. Replying to Major-General Sir J. H. Davidson in the House of the first time we have a Chinese * Winner $12.70; Commona as regards the British Government's indebtedness to the rider, Mr. Yik, who has come 88.80; 548.50; $14 30. --- United States concerning which he stated that the most common down from Shanghai to assist Cash Sweep —— mieapprehension existed, Mr. Chamberlain said that $500,000,000 Mr. John Johnstone with John which Britain and France repaid in the autumn was rafsed by them Pool's large stable. If rumour on the Now York market. The United States never loaned anything does not lie, this is the last Race before entering into the war. Britain was never asked to guarantee Meeting.at which Mr. Johnstone: 825 Tickets and Commission. 770 any loans made by the United States to Allies. Mr. Chamberlain will be riding, for he is shortly: opined Britain would have found if unnecessary to borrow from the due for retirement, Mr. John» United States at "li If she had not had to meet Allied culis for stane, ali darociation with // the [325

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BRITISH LOANS FROM AMERICA.

Chancellor of the Exchequer's Statement.

London, February 22.

Winner: $15.00; Places: $6.80; $9.60; $8.40.

Cash Sweep:-

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Ticket No. 286 1st. $1595,30 293 2nd.455.80 246 3rd. $.227.90

$ '851.00

$9,190.00

Won by two lengths, kaif al length bet reen second and third,

Time2 min. 20 secs.

Time-2 min. 04 soca. Parl Matuel

679:60/

339.80.

Winner: 39.10 Places : $6.90;

Plabast

$25 Tickets and Commis- ...sion

Part Mutuel

$10.10; $11.40.

Winner :-816.20; Places : `87.40 ; $13.70; $12.60..

Crab Sweep

Cash Sweep

Ticks No. 228 Int. #981 $25 Tickets-413, 362, 481, 279,

433,2nd. 288

480, 468, 428, 133, 300, 161 3rd,

THE CHALLENGE Valne One hundred 3:

Ticket No 419 -1et. #2,318.30

51:2nd. € 877 3rd.

| Tickets and Commis- Clon

$1,046.00

Ticket No. 319 1st. $ 2,373.60

513 2nd. # 661:80 $25/ Tickets and Com-

43 3rd $ 330.90:

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