1928-03-17 — Page 18

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 17. 1928.

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RACE MEETING.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS OFFICERS.

SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY.

(By "Rambler.")

There are eight events on the card at Happy Valley to-day, and, judging by the look of the handi- caps, some very close finishes should result..

The absence of Peg and Pickle should be noticed; meanwhile the ponies competing should give a very good account of themselves. My selections are as follows:

1st. Race.

1," Horsford

2, Fair Eyes"

9, Erstwhile

2nd. Race.

1.

Kam Tong Hall

2

Festive Eve

3.

Sunning

Good

3rd. Race.

Selection

1,

San Francisco

2

New Year's Eve

3,

Duke of Vernen

of

4th, 'Race.

1, Rengal

2, San Diago

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LOCAL FOOTBALL.

NAVY V. SACRED HEART COLLEGE.

The Sacred Heart College past and present pupils will play a combined Naval team on the JL.K.F. Club Ground to-morrow (Sunday) at 3 p.m. The follow- ing players will be the teams:

Sacred Heart-Piu Ka-ping; Li' Tin-san. Wong Shiu-woo; Leong Wing-chiu, Leong Wing-tak, K. Y. Yung; Lai Tin-chol, Ip Pak-wa, King-cheong, Suen Kam-shun, and Lau Mau.

The Navy, Tomkins (Tern); Wilis (Cumberland), Baker, Capt., (Titanin); Archer (Tamar), Shuner (Cumberland), Newton (Sterling); Jones (Pelerel), Ker-|

(Am- nick (Titania), Northey brose), Leonard (Carlisle), Cobb (Cumberland).

LOCAL HOCKEY..

The following will represent the Hongkong Hockey Club 1st XI in! their match against the Queen's Regiment at 5.15 p.m. on Wednes- day, on the U.S.R.G. ground:-W. J. Lockhart Smith; J. E. Henry, D. Lyon; A. A. Dand (capt.), E. J. R. Mitchell, L. M. S. Lloyd; G. B.. Slipper, F. G. Wheeler, E. D, Law- rence, W. Woodward and G. P. Lammert.

LETTER GOLF.

If your shooting is good you may be able to bag this one in less than five shots. Five is par, how- over, in going from GAME to BIRD.

GAME

BIRD

1-The idea of letter golf

to change one word to another and doit ip par, à given number of strokes. Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW, HEN, HEN.

2-You can change only one letter at a time.

3-You must have a com-

Photo shows the officers of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corpa. The Commandant, Llout. Col. L. G. Bird, la seen seated in the centre, with the Adjutant, Major R. A. Wolfe. Murray, on his right. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,

The following is the list of local sharo quotations issued to-day:

Banks,

Hongkong Bank, $1250 b. Chartered Bank, £211 b. Morcantile A. & B., £33? n. P. and O, son. East Asia, $72) b. Insurances.

Canton Ins,, $675 b.

Union Ind., $332 b.

North China, Ins., Ts. 143 n.

Yangtazo Ins., $461.b.

China Underwritors, $2.65

b.

China Fires, $215 n. -

H. K. Fire Ins., $750

b.

Shipping.

Douglass, 41 S.

H. K. Steamboats, $30 a H. K. Tugs, $2.50 N. Indo-Chinas, (Dof.) $451 b. Bhell Trans., 90/- Union Waterboats, $201 n.

Mining.

Benguets, $2.35 n. Kailans, 66/-

J.

Laprkats, Tls. $16. n. S'hal Exploration, Tls. 2.75 b. Raubs, $47 b... Tronoha, 17/6 b.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $141. b. Whampoa Docks, $48. China Providents $5.40 5. Hongkows, Tis. 164 h New Engineeringe, Tis. 4.80 H. Shanghai Docks, Ts, 101 b.

Cottons,

Ewo Cottons, T. 8.85 sh Orientals, T. 2. b. S'hai Cattons, Tis. 60 (old) b. Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and 8. Hotels, $10 B H. K. Lands, $672 b. Bhai Lands Tls. $131 b.

b. Humphreys, $15 Realtios, $8 b Territorials, $1.

Public Utilities,

Tramways, $267 8. Peak Trains, (old) $12 b Star Ferries, $647 n China Lights, (Comb.) 18 b. H'kong Electrics, $71) Ba. Macao Electrics, $21 b, Telephonos $4.85 b. China Buses, Tls. 61 n. Singapore Tractions, 11/9 b.

Industrials.

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China Sugars, $13) b. Malabons, $27 Canton Icas, $4 b. Coments (Comb) $12.10, s. Ropes (Old) $9.40 8. United Asbestos $10 a

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, 821 . Watsons, $14 b. Dur A. Wing, $18. Lane Crawfords, $3.65. b Mackintosh, $228, Sinceros, $10 b. Wm. Powells, $5 21.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $291 b.. Constructions, $11 n. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 60%. b. H. K. G. Loan, 6% Prem.

A man named Belier, who had bought somo property near Rheims before the war for 40,000 franes and had claimed for war damages 1,111,198 francs, has been sentenced to 18 months' im- prisonment, a âne of 6,000 franes|| 000 francs (£4,000) to the State.

pleto ward, of common usage,(240), and the restitution of 500,-

for each jump: Slang words

and abbreviations don't count.

4-The order of letters can-

not be changed..?

One solution is printed of another page..

Full military honours were ac- corded at the funeral at Worthing of Sergeant J. Keyes, Mutiny veteran, aged 96.

FROTH BLOWER PIPES.

CHANCERY JUDGE ASKS IF

HE CAN BUY ONE.

ed that only one firm was authoris- ed to make and sell pipes bearing the words "Froth Blowers," but they were sold in shops every- where.

Mr. Justice Russell-Can I buy one even if I am not a member? Yo Ancient Order of Froth

Mr. Ricardo-Oh, yes, my Lord. Blowers, Limited, were the plain-We should he delighted.

A TRIBUTE TO ENGLAND.

PRINCE CHICHIBU RECALLS THE GENERAL STRIKE,

Tokyo, Fob. 16. Speaking at a dinner of the British Society, of which he has The defendants,, he said, had become the patron, Prince Chi-

tiffs in a motion against Delacour Brothers, Limited, of Salisbury- road, Kilburn, which came before sold pipes bearing the words chibu referred to the happy time Mr. Justice Russell in the Chat-Froth Blowers" without authority he spent in Great Britain while he was in residence at Oxford.

cery Division.

Mr. J. Ricardo, for the Order, said it was founded in 1924 by Mr.

from the Order,

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The claim was for an injunction: Mr. Bray, for the defendants, "What struck me most," he said, restraining the defendants from said they adopted the word in "during my sojourn in England, selling pipes stamped with the dispute before the Order came was the general strike in.1926. It words "Froth Blower."

into existence. Ile described the was with profound admiration that I watched the attitude of the nction as grotesque.

Government, the general public, Mr. Justice Russell naked, if and the worker's during the hour Bert Temple with the object of Mr. Bray would give an undertak-of trial.

"All that I saw in England at helping waifs and strays chari-ing without prejudice to, keep an ties. The Order had grown so account of the sale of the defen-work or play. led me to the belief rapidly that to-day there weredants' pipes bearing the word or that there was considerable affini- 630,000 members, while £70,000 words in dispule pending the trial, ty between our two islands and Mr. Bray said he would do so. people, a thought which leads to had been accumulated for charit-

the wish that the North Sea were able purposes.

Mr. Justice Russell thereupon Mr. Justice Russell-Are there sail the undertaking would be not so far from the Pacific."

without prejudice to any question, woman members?

and he added that in his mind Mr. Ricardo-Yes, my Lord. [there was grave doubt whether the But they are not "Froth Blowers." pinintiffs had any cause of action They are "Fairy Belles." He add-at all.

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