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"OFF DAY" AT THE RACES.

GOOD SPORT THIS AFTERNOON.

SUB. GRIFFINS CHAMPIONS WON BY FAVOURITE,

The

EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

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RAF. MACHINES COLLIDE,

FLYING OFFICER DIES FROM INJURIES.

ANOTHER NOT HURT.

London, Feb. 17.

When flying over the cliffs near Capol, between Folkestone and Dover, this afternon, two Royal

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EASTER FESTIVAL OFFICIAL VISIT TO ATTEMPT ON LIFE Bulls and

DEBATE.

BILL AUTHORISING A

FIXED DATE,

TWO EASTERS, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS, FEARED.

MALAYA

MR. ORMSBY-CORE TO STUDY CONDITIONS

CEYLON INCLUDED.

London, Feb. 18. The Colonial, Offos announces that, at the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonles, Mr. W.

Secretary, will piyaahort visit to

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MIRACULOUS ́ ́ ESCAPE AT SHORT RANGE.

FULL STORY OF SINGAPORE OUTRAGE.

Happy Valley,

Inners

From the Office Butts. □□

The only people who profited by

Olleials of the Taipo Urban the victory of Sitting Bull must Council are agitating for free rail- have been those of the Inner circle. way avel on the British section.

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Otherwise, crime in the district in Somnos-To dream of being normal,

locked up in a wine cellar MEADE that your braces are beginning to wenken.

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A Kowloon Dock resident infect-

ed by the radio bug gloats over

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stones,

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According to New York reports, the unemployed lines are appro priately length without bread-th.

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THE FULL RESULTS. Air Force aeroplanes collided at GOOD WEATHER PLEA.G, Ormsby Gore, Colonial Under- DR. LIM SHOT IN FACE. receiving "Gym y Tayggislaw" ment named Evans was thanked by the other evening, He must have Judge Ziang in the Shanghai Pro-

visional Court. Good 'eavens! fa height of 2,000 feet, and crashed.

ロロ . . . The weather was fine but cold

The machinea

London, Feb. 17, were single-

the Straits Settlements and Malay The most sensational political got Wales.

"Dilly Dally in Canton," an Reader:-If he won't reply to

This, of for the "Off Day" at the Races,

Grabos, They be After an interesting debate, the States. He will be accompanied by outrage that has occurred in the und a big crowd gathered to wit-seater

course, is a cousin of Shilly Shally of Shamshuipo. nows the racing and to try their longed to the 25th Squadron at House of Commons passed the Mr. Creasy; of the Colonial Office, Colony for many years took place your letter use a stockingful of nounces the Telegraph. luck in the sweeps and part-

០ ព If you think that in Rotary you mutuel. The co rae was in excel-Hawkinge and were piloted by Fly-second reading of the Bill provid- and Mr. Lloyd, Secretary of the yesterday afternoon at Singapore

Despite the heated controversy lent condition, being on the fasting Officer Welsh and Flying Of-ing for the stabilisation of Easter, Research Grants Committee of the (says the Straits Times of the 9th

which fixes the festival on the first Empire Marketing Board.

instant) when an unsuccessful at-stand no chance of being chosen.

to represent your particular line early this week, the London mar- side.

ficer Watson.

The principal object of Mr. tempt was made to assassinate Dr.

of business, then the obvious thing ket appears to be able to rubber. A noteworthy feature was the Flying Omeer Watson was pick-Sunday after the second Saturday

in April. absence of the Dunbar stable

Moving the second reading, Ormsby-Gore's visit will be to re- C. C. Wu, a leading figaro in the to do is to deprecate the move long, ponies, said to be due to the facted up badly injured, and died

0.0 (Conservative) port on eclentine and economic Nationalist movement in China, ment:

and Dr. Lim Boon-keng, one of that enough victories had already later. Flying Officer Welsh drop- Captain Bourne

ped by parachute from his ma sald that when this question was developments in British Malays, the most respected members of the

referred to the Council of the The main event of the day, the chine when abbut 1,000 feet up. League of Nations, there was and, in particular, on the progress Straits Chinese community, was Subscription Griffins Champions,

A stray bat from the Belfry: bullet. brought out six starters, and re-le' was carried nearly half a mile almost unanimity of opinion that of the Medicm, Agricultural, wounded in the face by a revolver

The outrage occurred outside. "Why don't globe-trotters trot?"

口口 sulted in a narrow win for the by the parachute before falling on the date chosen should he to- Veterinary, Forestry and Educa

wards the end of the first part of

the Chinese Chamber of Commerce favourite, Major Lake's Dumfries, telegraph wires on the Folkstone: April, after the second Sunday tion Department,

"Wild ducks are called flappers from Gala Eve, only half a longth

Mr. Ormsby-Goro will teave Eng-building in Hill Street shortly separding the two ponies at the Dover main road. The fall broke and not later than the third.

land on March 7th and arrive at after 6.80 in the afternoon. Dr. before they can fly," says the Post.

buen won!

The date in the Bill was an

P. W. D. at the Races-Punters

CD Win Dividends.

post. Horsford was third, four the wires, but Welsh escaped, in attempt to compromise between Ponang on April 6th. He will leave Wu had been addressing a meeting | But are not wild flappera all fly?

lengths.away.

·1The "Hay And Corn" Stakes. Winner $400. Second $150. Third! $76. For Subscription Griffins of any season that have started at least twice at this Meeting and have not won. 'Weight for inches as por scale. (Jockey allowance). Five Furlonga.

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jury-British Wireless,

AVERTING À COTTON CALAMITY.

EMPLOYERS AND OPERATIVES TO MEET AGAIN,

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London, Feb. 17

these views,

It was provided that the Bill, If it were passed, should not come into operation until a date to be fixed by the Government, because this country could not stabilise Easter with total disregard of the rest of the world.

1,600 years.

A Warning.

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Mr. G. T. CA Northern Stig

(Mr. Harriman) 1

Sir Henry Sleaser (Labour) Mesars Dyer and Bettl's Loch

moved the rejection of the Bill, Turmd) (Mr. Roldy) 2 After a series of anxious meet-declaring that no adequate reason Mr. Wayfoong's Brown Jug

(Mr. Heard) sings in Manchester and in consul- had been shown for altering the Thirteen starters. Neck; half-tation with the Manufacturers' system of fixing the religious length,

Association, the Master Cotton festival, which had existed for Spinners' Federation has decided He pointed out that the Roman to send a joint letter inviting the Chirch could not come to a deci- sion on the subject because no the cotton

change could be made by the representatives of operatives to a further joint con- Occumenical Council which would ference to be held on February not be held until next year.

The Anglicon.

Greek and Churches were not prepared to set No mention has been made of except in agreement with other the serving of hotices on the opera-churches. tives to terminato the

present

Time: 1 min. 18 secs. Pari-Mutuel.---Winner, $52.00; 1st, $8,80; 2nd, $9.30; 3rd, $6.60. 2. The "Lolterers" Stakes, -Winner $400. Second $150, Third $76. For Grifins of this Mecting that have started at least twice and have not. won. Weight for inches as per seale. (Jockey al- lowance.) Five Furlonga. Mr. K. H. Kny's Comrade ...

1wages and hours agreement. (Mr. Pote Hunt)

Messrs. K. C. Lau's and H. C. Lee's Duke of Verona .......... (Mr. Maitland)

Mrs. B. J. Paterson's Boukra

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(Mr. Bulteel)

Four sturlers. Three lengths; four lengths.

Time:-1 min. 14 secs.

Parl-Mutuel.---Winner, $8.00

1st, $5.50; 2nd, $5:00.

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21st.

Later. The operatives leaders have re plied to the employers' invitation to the joint conference, signifying their acceptance.--Reuter.

GREAT SCIENTIFIC

"DISCOVERY.

Winner $400. Second $150. Third

3. The "All Out" Stakes,→→

SYSTEM.

876. For all China Ponies that! CANCER AND THE NERVOUS have started at least twice at this! Meeting and have not won. Weight for inches as per scale. (Jockey allowance.) Five Fur longa.

Mr. 'Dynasty's King of the Plains. (Mr. Halmovitch) Mr. R. M. Austin's Grey

Kaight...

. (Mr. Clark) Mr. Eve's Bright Eve

(Mr. Pote Hunt) Eleven starters. A length; neck,

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Time: min., 16.2/5th secs. Parl-Mutuel Winner, $22.30; 1st, $10.50; 2nd, $31.80; 3rd,

$16.30.

Montreal, Feb. 17.

Dr. Gertel, director of the McGill University Pathological Institute, has established the presence of 1 nerves in human cancers and other malignant tumours, thus it is sug-

If the Bill became law without an agreement with the churches there would be two Easters, secular and religious, and consequent cen- fusion..

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Mr. Merriman (Conservative) introduced an argument in which

Several Shots,

Some men are born great, others achieve greatness, and some just grato. upon us,

0.0 A cricketing writer says:---- "Hammond put plenty of beef be hind his strokes." Three cheers for Hammond beef!

The Gabelle appears to need a little salt on its tack..

"Credat Judaeus Apella":-Your name, please.

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Looks as 15 the rubber mar- ket is due for deflation.

We suppose this idea of abolishing subs marines li based "onloa bellef that too much money in

Singapore on June 1st and will there at which many of the pro- spend a fortnight in Ceylon, on his minent Chinese residents of the return journey, in order to visit the city ware present, Agricultural Research Stations in that island. He expects to be back

When it was over he left the in England in the first week of July. He hopes to pay a brief visit to the building with Mr. Lim Nee-soon, scientific and research stations at and as they walked towards the Bultenzorg, in Java, during the latter's car Dr. Wu noticed a man

Judging from~ latter half of May.

step out from the crowd and level the Teapot Ho dodged. Dome case, Mr. Ormsby-Gore will confer with something" at him. the Colonial Governments regarding and the man fired. Dr. Wu ran orude ell can't the recommendations of the Colonial behind a car, and the man fired be any cruder

Portrait of an Albino eating. Office Conference of last year and several more shots, Dr. Wu ran than the way

icecream in Greenland. 口白 on matters arising out of the Im-across the atrest, jumped into a perial Agricultural Research Con car belonging to Mr. Ho See-koon, they get it. ference. His repott, which will be and drove away unharmed.

Unfortunately Dr. Lim Boon- The report that a Spanish A Hollywood star says she once analogous to that on his visit to British West Africa in 1926, Will kong, who had come out behind soprane sang throughout an earth- acted for fifteen shillings a wook.

divorces ago. «E' presented to Parliament, Bri. Dr. Wu, was struck in the face by quake in Mexico, suggests that it That must have been several fish Wireless.

bullet Ho fell, with a face may have been only a tremolo.. streaming with blood, but when

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LORD OXFORD'S DEATH.

Munk in the Navy.

he was examined at the General: The YM.C.A has dropped the Higher education: San Francisco Hospital shortly afterwards it was "Red Triangle." This will mean schools are offering courses in avin- discovered that the wound, though for certain bands of membera a tion: serious enough, was not of a fatal valuable instrument gone. nature,

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Liverpool shipping suffered badly

Mr. Lloyd George's prediction of during the recent gale at Home.

D.C a big Conservative slump at the A case of mal do Mersey,

a decidedly

Hopeful ticket holders at local next election

bazaars appear to suffer from ̧dip' Liberal one.

theory.

RYBA

People who sleep in theatres should not throw stones.

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A popular song during the visit of the Empress of Australia and Belgenland was "Buy, buy, black- bird."

Bombs In Thermos Flasks. WARM TRIBUTE FROM

Two bombs were also thrown, AUSTRALIA.

and both exploded, but although there were crowds of people about London, Feb, 17,

no one was burt. The bombs were Mr. W. M. Bruce, the Australian of primitive manufacture, consist he declared that if Easter Immedi- Premier, has telegraphed to Mr. Ing of thermos flaske packed with

Mr. R. A. D. Forrest fined ately followed the full moon, better Baldwin, anying: "On behalf of nails and broken glass and some

The latter acavenger last week. chance of good weather was afford-the Government and people of explosive substance.

0.0 ed, and he cited statistics to Australia, I desire to convey deep The gunman tried to escape into did not refuse.

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Looks if Hongkong needs illustrate his point.

sympathy to the citizens of Great & lane off Hill Street, but he was

Ipoh takes no notice of race week-ends that Inst until about Britain on the death of the Earl seen and chased by some of the of Oxford. Throughout his long spectators, and was eventually days. The result of such a pro- Thursday. Sir William Joyason Hicks, the life of public service, he set caught by two Malays in the com- ceeding in Hongkong would be Home Secretary, said that the high standard of disinterested pound, of Mr. B. Pardy's house Ipoh-thetical. Government desired to leave this statesmanship. His efforts on be- in Fort Canning Road. A revolver

If some of the puntera did not digging, and the other half trying matter entirely to the decision of half of the Empire in the Great which had been freshly discharged the House. If the House passed War will never be forgotten. We was found at the back of the get in a Pickle, they certainly to get out of. the Bill, the Government would mourn him as a great Empire Saturday Post publishing com- found a Peek of trouble. regard it as an intimation of their leader whose ideale of unselfish pany's premises in Hill Street. wish for the Government to pro-service will serve as an inspiration ceed with various inquiries.

Matter for House,

AMERICA'S LITTLE

WAR,

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New definition:-A rut is some thing a man upends half his life in

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"Many native girls In Central This week's book"An Old Afrien now dress like fashiourbla The would-be assassin fired five for many generations."-British shots altogether, and Dr. Wu had Wife's Tale" by Noah Badjin. English flappers," anys a writer. This must be trying for the mis Fortified with the view of the Wireless.

ja miraculous. éscape, for the first

alsuarles. Another good way to wreck an A shot was fired at a range of about 2 tested, pointing to a possible con- House, the Government could ge nexion of the cancerous growth with definitely to the other countries

ten feet. It was fortunate that Association:-Get sore if you are. 3 the nervous system.

of Europe and ecclesiastical au-

owing to a mistake which had been not appointed on committees; but, A golfer fainted during a-match The discovery opens up new posthorities, and say the House of

made in the programme arranged if you are, do not attend commit in Singapore. It is understood,? If asked by the however, that he got his second sibilities of the advance of the Commons had adopted it.

or the Nationalist Mission's visit tee meetings. knowledge of tumours and their He would then ask the Foreign

Mr. Wu Han-min and Mr, Sun Fo chairman to give your opinion on Wind in time to finish his address

some matter, tell him you have to the ball.

O Secretary to summon a conference

were not present at the meeting, treatment.--Renter.

fothing to say. After the meet-

The latest story from Aberdeen of the nations interested.

INȚE

Bent Down from Shanghai. Sir Henry Slesser withdrew his

There is strong ground for be- was read a second time without a

Managua, Feb. 17. lieving that the gunman, who is a Things are looking up. Several division-British Wirelees..

London, Feb. 17. "HorseMarines” have materialis- Cantonese, was sent down from gadding machines have been intro- The private Bill providing for the led in the region of Matagalpa, Shanghal by the Communist Party queed into local offices during the

past week. stabilisation of Easter Day on where a detachment of United in that elty to assassinate the the first Sunday after the States Marines have been given three leaders, Dr. Wa, Mr. Wu

Bome of our telephone girl* Han-min and Mr. Sun Fo. He The First Chamber of the States-cond Saturday in April, passed horses in order to give them the ones that he threw the two man be good at bridge-parti Homo politics, when we read that Goneral has passed by 27 votes to the second reading in the House of same mobility, as the rebels.bombs, and these were probably cularly dummy.

4-The Tytam Handicap.-"A" NEW DUTCH MINISTRY. rejection amendment, and the Bill

Class Winner 1600, Second $200, "Third $100. For Subscription

Griffins of this Meeting that have] WAR AND MARINE DEPART-

started at least twice. The race

may, he divided into two classes

at the discretion of the handicap-

MENTS COMBINED,..

The Hague, Feb. 17.

WOMEN & CONSULAR SERVICE.

NEW AIR MAIL SERVICE,

“HORSE MARINES” ACTIVE

NICARAGUA.

ing. tell everyone how things reintes to a man who, when he went should be done.

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to have a profile photograph taken,

had only one side of his sult pressed.

Now we know what happens

when a tramcar hits a fire engine.

China, after all, has its place in

aTory candidate has been shanghaied."Y

per. One Mile, Stakes to be same for both classca."

Commons to-day, on a unanimous 18, a Bill providing for the amal- vote.

These mounted forces are now Thrown by other Communists who Mr. Moon'a O-Moon

(Mr. Wong)gamation of the Ministry of War Whenever the other European chasing General Sandino, who was are believed to have accompanied The O.B.I. is awarded this week

to the hardy Peak gentleman who If the agitators have their way, Mr... I. Yung's Chatto....

with the Ministry of Marine. The countries agree, to a similar mes last reported to be in that region, him down from Shanghal. (Mr. Usher) 2 now Ministry will be called the sure, the Government has under«, Meanwhile about a hundred of The sympathy of all sections of ordered his boy to put some ico in dog racing will be hounded out,

The drawback to cutting out Mr. C. T. C.'s Southern Stag Ministry of National Defence. taken to adopt the Bill. The Gov. Sandino's followers raided the the public will be extended to Dr. his cold bath.

(Mr. Harriman) 3 Router.

ernment has also undertaken to in-town of Trinidad on Wednesday Lim Boon-keng, who, before he00

MacWhirter, ho says, "In the arteries is that, if overdone, it may Nine starters. Three lengths,

itiate international negotiations, night and seized supplies left: Singapore to become presl Reuter.

Reuter's American Service.

dent of Amoy University, was the matter of flying that he prefers to lead to being gathered to Abraham's n head.

Header of social and intellectual start from the bottom and stay bosom.

OD activities among his own commun- there..

Perhaps the reason why nobody YANGTSZE POSITION lity, and whose long record of pub- DO

lic service and outstanding ability One excellent way to measure stopped to help those stranded had won for him universal res the emotions during race week is motorista was because they were hos

0.0 pect and esteem. He recently to count the stubs in your cheque sufficiently Austin tatious, i Prep his work at Amoy and re-book on Monday next Dame Clara Bult, who may come turned to live in Singapore. On

Violet-It le not true that the on to Hongkong declared to an Inquiry at the General Hospital this morning the Straits Times Brass will grow almost anywhere, interviewer In India I didn't

But others thought differently. It is said that General Hp Chen was Ipformed that. Dr. Lim Boon- Look at some of our bowling mean to sing anywhere, at all, is approaching here, eve

keng was prarregain well, but green quite a big But The military position in Ichang, his wound, which is on the lower There is no connexion between Shant and other places down the part of the face is of a painful the Banyard, Company's "Whirled Astray bat from the belfry:

Into Happiness" and the Rotary Why should a man utter

coin, when it can speak for Itself Ti river, to Templer Hillmans and dificult character.....

movement obscure Napal Wireless,

Time2 min. 10.1/5th secs. Peri-Mutuel.Winner, $12.40; 1st, 67 00; 2nd, $9.10; 3rd, $8.40.

The Tytam Handicap,—“B” CLORA. Mesura. Stanton and Reidy's Tarzan . (Mr. Stanton). Mr. F. C. Halla Tho Gannet (Mr. Maitland) Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Loch

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(Mr. Heard) Sixteen ran. A neck; a length, Time-2 min. 11.1/6 secs. Parl-Mutuel-Winner, $78.00;

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FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S NEW DECREE.

Mexico City, Feb. 17. President Calles has approved the plans of the air-mail service linking up Mexico City with Larc- do, Texas. The service It, Is ex Paris, Feb. 17, Women will be permitted to com- pected will be opened very shortly. 3plete their examinations in certain-Reuter's American Service.

branches of the Consular Servico,. but will only be eligible for posts at headquarters, according to a 1st $20.40; 2nd. $9.20; 3rd, $87.00. new decree published to-day

Reuter.

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TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand Lighting-up

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MILITARY OUTLODE STILL OBSCURE,

Ichang, Feb, 17.

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