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APATHETIC NANKING

TUESDAY,

DERBY DAY AT THE RACES:

QUARREL

LI CHAI-SUM SITTING ON THE

FENCE.

(Continued from Paja 1.)

FEBRUARY 14, 1928.

BRITAIN AND BOXER INDEMNITY.

EXPENSES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE,

London, Feb, 13.1 The Government has issued a

THE AMUSING ESCAPADES a couple of scapegrace soldiers who escape from a prison camp to be carried off to the Land of Sheiks—

ARABIAN KNIGHTS

1. The Jockey. -Cup.-Winner General Li Chai-sum is sitting $500. Second $200. Third $100. AL on the fence, declining to take a Cup will be presented to the win- definite line in relation to Mar- ning Jockey. For Ching Ponies, White Paper giving a detailed ac- TWO shal Chiang Kai-shek, and the lat-that have started in and have not count of the China Indemnity Ler's suggested encouragement of won a Race at this Meeting and Fund for the year ended March the Kuomintang Leftist Party, ac-that have not at any time won Blet, 1927, cording to to-day's advices from three flat Races, to be ridden by The accounts' shows a balance Canton. There seems to be every Jockeys who have not won ve Hat of £1,831,000, which is banked in indication that he will continue to Races in Hongkong, Macao or Shanghai. It is charged with the play, a waiting game, in spite of China. Weight for inches as per expenditure of $16,000 incurred by the desire on the part of many scales Winners 5 lb extra. Jockeys the Secretary of State under the of the Canton faction to denounce 2 b extra for each flat Race won. China Indemnity Act, including Marshal Chiang Kai-shek,

Entrance $5. One Mile..

foes of £10,000 and the travelling expenses of the six members of the Advisory Committee, "who examined the situation in Chins.

Mr. Luen Yick's Warlordship

1

(Mr. Loo)

2

The Kwangsf Clique, of which General Li Cini-sum is one of the principal leaders, is not too pleased with Marshal Chiang, fol- Mr. F. Usher's Warrington lowing the recent fourth plenary

B: (Mr. Usher) SB88 on when he accepted a larger. K., H. Kay's Captain

(Mr. Proulx) 3 following of the Leftist Party into Six lengths, a neck. Time: 2 min,

11.2/5 seca.

hia camp.

Notable Absentees,

The White Paper remarks that no steps have yet been taken to: give legislative effect to the pro-. 20sals of the Advisory Committee.

Reuter.

MAY DRIZZLE TO-MORROW.

It is of considerable importance

Part-Mutoel-Windt, 1$72.70; to note that when news reached at $6.603 2nd. $6.70; 3rd. $5.6006. Canton that new Commissioners

2 The Exchange. Plate.---Proi had been elected in Nanking for sented by the Bankers and Ex- the Kuomintang Government, and a change Brokers of Hongkong interfere with the Races

It is possible that drizzle may big meeting of protest and denun- Value $1,000 to Winner. Second morrow,

to- ciation was held organised by to receive $300 and Third $200. weather forecast being:-North- the Royal Observatory members of the Provincial Kuo-For China Ponies. Weight for east winds, "fresh; fair at first mintang Branch Association only inches as per scale. Pontes that over-cast, with some drizzle of mist very few of the high officials of have started in and not won' a race lator, the Government were present. of 1 mile or over at this Meeting Mr. Wu Te-chen was one of allowed 3 lb. Griffins of this meet- them, but the majority including ing allowed 5 lb. Subscriptiontrance $10. One Mila and Three Generals Li Chai-sum, Chan Ming-Griffins of this meeting allowed 10 Quarters. shin, Chu Ching-tang and Admiral Ib. Allowances accumlative. From Chan Chat were not present and the Two Mile Post Once Round and they remained quiet regarding the in. (About one mile 165 yards). recent polley of Marshal Chiang Mr. L. Dunbar's Elliot Bay

Kai-shek.

Avoid a Split. Popular report in Canton has it that while General Li Chai-sum may he antagonistic towards the Left Wing, at the moment he does not contemplete opposition to the Nanking Government or to Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek...

"We can attack the leaders of the Left Wing, and we should criticise their policy if it becomes a necessity, General Li Chai-sum in doclared to have said, "but we should not cause another split in the Kuomintang if we can avoid

it."

GIGANTIC GERMAN.

LOCK-OUT.

INVOLVING 800,000 METAL WORKERS.

Berlin, Feb. 13.

(Mr. Maitland)

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2

3

Mr. R. J. Paterson's August Mr. Hee Cheong's Walchow

(Mr. Erskine)

(Mr. Charles) 2 min. 26 secs.

One length; many lengths. Time:

Pari-Mutuel.-Winner, $5.10; lat.

$5,80.

Mesars. Stanton and Reidy's

Sun Diego (Mr. Stanton) 1 Mr. R. M. Austin'a Brigade Call

(Mr. Maitland) 2 Messrs. Hall and Shenton's The

Gomeri (Mr. Sewell) - 3 Six starters. Three lengths; aix lengths.

Time: 3 min. 59.2/6th seĽA, Pari-Mutuel.-Winner, $3350; 1st. $6.80; 2nd. $6.60; 3rd. $8.50.

8. The Royal Navy Cup.-Pre- sented by the Officers of H.M's 4.The Subscription Grins' ner. Second $250.

Navy, with $500 added to the Win- Challenge Cup.-Value

Third $150.. For Subscription Griffins of this Season. Weight for inches as per $1,000. For Subscription Grimes of any Meeting. Weight for, inches as scale. Winner of the Garrison per scale, To be won two years Cup at this Meoting 10 lb. Other consecutively by Ponies the bona Winners ut this Meeting 7 lb. fide property of the same owner or extra: Subscription Griffins of owners. Winner to receive $600 this year allowed 6 lb. and 70 per cent. Second $200 and not accumulative. Allowances ac- Penalties 20 per cent. and Third $100 and cumulative, (Jockey allowance). 10 per cent, of the Entrance Fees Entrance $10. From the Two Mile until the Cup is finally won, when Post Once Round the Second Pony will receive 75(About one mile 165 yardis,).

and in. per cent, and the Third Pony 25 Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Tangle. per cent, of the Entrance Fees in addition to the place money. En-Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Kom Tong

(Mr. Heard) 1 trance $10. One Mile and a Quar- ter.

Tal. Address "PALACE”. Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry, and Railway Station. Retirely, ander English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout.

A gigantic lock-out of over Darivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the propristress. ed, to eventuate on Feb. 22nd, Mr. Seth's Erstwhile

with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Booms. 800,000 metal-workers is threaten Major, Lake's Dumfries

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Taruna moderata. Spacial terms to families on application to:

unless 50,000 men who are on

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Mts. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress. strike in Central Germany resume Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Spinner

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(Mr. Heard). 2 (Mr. Bulteel) 3 Twelve starters. Two lengths; one length. 2

All the big metal firms will be involved. Reuter,

Time: 2 min. 43.4/5 secs. Pari-Mutuel.Winner, $13:40; 1st. $6.70; 2nd. $8.50; 3rd. $29.40.

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Hall (Mr. Wong) 2 Messrs. Tester & Abraham's

Bing Boy (Mr. Maitland) 3 Seventeen starters. A longth

and a half; one length. Time:-2 min. 20 secs. Parl-Mutuel.-Winner, $79.12; let. $22.10; 2nd. $63.50; 3rd. $12.50 !!

The dispute arises out of

-The "Black Rock" Stakes. wages dispute last year. The mat-

Winner $600. Second $250. Third ter was arbitrated upon but the

$150. For China Ponies bona fide United Workers' Union declined to

Griffins of this Meeting. Weight accept the arbitrators' award. The employers also objected to the-Winner $600 Second $200. Third confined to. Subscription Griffins 5.--The Great Southern Stakes, of one Race other than a Race: for inches as per scale. Winners award, but the matter was regard-$100. For China Ponles. Weight 5 lb., of two or more Races 7 lb. ed as settled when on December for inches as per scale. Winners extra. Entrance $10. 20th, the Minister of Labour de-

One Mile

clared that the decision was bind-at this Meeting 5 lb. of two or and a Quarter. ing on both parties.].

more Races 7 lb. extra. Griffins Mr. Dynnaty's Heir Apparent allowed 6 lb. Subscription Griffins

STEAMERS COLLIDE.

SAI ON SLIGHTLY DAMAGED

1 IN CANTON RIVER.

"The. 8.5. Taming, of the China Navigation Company, reporta Cap- tain D. G. Mills, was in slight col- Naton with the s.s. Sai On in the Canton river yesterday morning. No serious damage was incurred,

The two vessels came together just above the Tai Shek Barrier, the bows of the Taming striking

(Mr. Haimovitch) 1

of this Meeting allowed 10 Ib. Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve Allowances accumulative. (Jockey

allowance.)

Furlonga.

(Mr. Pote Hunt) 2

Entrance. $10. Six Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Munor Hall

1

.

2

Mr. Eve's 'Bengal

(Mr. Pote. Hunt) 'Mr. L. Dunbar's Bakers Bay Mesara, K. C. Lan's and H. C.

(Mr. Muitland) Lee's Duke, of Artagnan

(Mr. Reldy) 3 Six starters, Two and a half lengths; six lengths.

Time:1 min. 31.2/5th secs. 1st. $5.50; 2nd. $5.40; 3rd. $7.10.

Pari-Mutuel-Winner, $12.10;

(Mr. Wong) 3

Five starters. Many lengths; | many lengths.

Time: 2 min. 37.1/5th secs. Pari-Mutuel.-Winner, $12.10;

1st. 85.40; 2nd. $5.30.

10. The Gymkhana Stakes.~~ Winner $600. Second $250. Third $150. For all China Ponies that have started for Races in at least two Extra Meetings during the Season 1927 and Subscription Griffins of this Meeting. Weight 149 Jb Winners of any Race

the Sai On on the port. quarter, 6. The Lusitano Cup.-Present other than a Race confined to Sub- damaging rails on the lower and led by the Members of the Clubscription Griffins 7 lb.; of a Sub- upper decks. Both vessels proceed-Lusitano. For China Ponies bona scription Race 2 lb. extra. Sub- ed after the collision.

fide Griffins of this Meeting, with

One Milé.

schedule is involved, the Taming $100. Weight for Inches as per Meeting barred. (Jockey, allow No derangement of the sailing $500 added. Second $200. Third acription Grifins of this Meeting allowed 7 lb. Winners at this having proceeded north at 7 a.m. acale, Subscription Griffins of this morning, while the Sal On this Season allowed 5 lb. Allance). Allowances accumulative. will leave for Canton to-night as winners 5 lb, extra. Entrance $10 Entrance $6. One Mile. usual.

Mr. H. P. White's San Pranelsco

(Mr. Charles) I Mr. Dynasty's King of the Plains

(Mr. Halmovitch) 2 Mr. R. M. Austin's Grey Knight

(Mr. Heard) 3 Thirteen starters. length; half a length.

Half # Time:--2 min. 08.2/6th goes. Pari-Mutuel Winner, $14.90; 1st. $8.10; 2nd. $10.20; 8rd. $9;50. 11.-The Peking Plate Winner $600. Second $250. Third $100.

Mr. Hynes' and Mr. Mackie's"

Pickle (Mr Heard) 1 HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? Mr. Chan Tin-sion's Winsome

Stag (Mr. Maitland) 2 Mr. K. H. Kay's Comrade

(Mr. Pote Hunt) 3 Eight starters. One length; four lengths. .

The following are the replies to to-day'a questions:

1. That James Watt invented it after soolog steam coming from a kettle. I was invented thirty year before He was born. 2. Bome thing that resembles, but is not, an ani

Time: 2 min..04.2/5th soca. Parl-Mutuel.Winner, $15.80;

(New Oxford Dictionary). That of Charles 1at. $5.60; 2nd. $5.40; 3rd. $6.90.

Darwin at Downo, Kent. 4. In Colorado,

where the ore from an adjacent gold misé:

has been told. B. In 1927, 225: in 1925, 201

6. The Amazon. 7. The biplane U. Aygin ́in

The Challenge Cup.-Value For China Ponies, Subscription

Bow on its way to Australia for the use at the One Hundred Guineas, For China Grilling of this Meeting. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners

Rov: La Banicide. E. Tyrian purple, at which Ponies. Weight for inches as per 7 lb, penalty. (Jockey allowance.) 200,600 san-eralls produce an ounce. 9. Cast scale. To be won two years con- Ironfa crystalline and wrought iron la mada

Tiberius whe flourished in A.D. 14. 12. That

Abrota by rolling. 10. It has a ballmom and secutively by a Pony or Ponfes the Entrance. $10. One Mile. will carry 100 passerkers. 11. The Galley of Lona fide property of the same Mr. H. L, Yung's Chatto

(Mr. Usher). 1 Mr. C. T. C.'s Southern Stag

(Mr. Harriman)

of Flight-Lieutenant B. N. .Webeler, of 286 owner or mp. in the Schneider Trophy rats..

owners.'

Winner to receive

70 $750 and

per cent., Second $300 and 20 London, Feb. 13. per cent., Third $150 and 10 per Dr. S. To Wong's Fair Eyes Mrs. Churchill, wife of the cent. of the Entrance Fees until

(Mr. Roza) 81 Chancellor of the Exchequer, has the 'Cup is finally won when the

Twenty-three starters. Length undergone on operation for acute Second Fony will receive 75 per Time: 2 min. 10.1/5th secs.

and half; half a length. mastoiditles. She is making satis cent. and the Third Pony 25 per factory progress.--British Wire- cent of the Entranco Fess in Ist. $206.20; 2nd, 836.60; 3rd, Parl-Mutuel Winner, $1,482.50, addition to the place money.

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