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THE BOOKSHELF.

ROMANCE OF ANCIENT CHINA.

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A charming story patriotic nucrifice made by a Chinese woman is presented in "Hal Shih-Beauty of Beaution," by Sha Chiang (Mrs. Yu Lien- teh, published by Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Shanghai, at £5 nut. Here is told the life-story of one of the four great beauties Chinn, who is

only second in popularity to Yang Knel-fel, i study of whom the authoress has already given. The book deal with the history of the States of Wu and Yach between the 12th and 5th Centuries B.C., and contains a mixture of simple fact, unconfirm- ad anecdotes and romance, with Hs Shih as the heroine. Whang

blandishments were utilised for the overthrow of the latter King- dom. it is It gripping tale, simply fuld, holding the interest of the reader to the

Very last

The talented authoress. who la performing a fine nervice by retailing in narentis

form these historic events of Ave con turies before

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Christendom, has obviously been at great pains to collect and as semble all available data convera- ing this famous beauty. Opinions may differ regarding Hai Shih's conduct, but her patriotic motives nze left In'no doubt. She deserves a high place amongst the women of all lands who have been strumental in theaving State polities a woman who used her charms and sacrified heraclf for what she conceived to be bet dufy. The tale ham bren

d. mleably pieced together by the authoress with na attenpt 1

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overdraw the picture. A word may be added regarding the ex- cellence of the production, the Artistic format of while! kis +1 tribute to the publishera.

Current Fiction.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1931.

DUKE OF YORK AT SCHOOLBOYS

CAMP.

Another picture taken at the schoolboys camp at Southwold. The Duke of York is sean on the right of the picture.—(Timra copyright.)

MACÃO RACES.

EXCELLENT SPORT YESTERDAY.

Pavoured by ideal weather, the inaugural meeting of the Maeno Jockey Club yesterday was in every way a sueness. There was a large paibering of Heal and Hongkong enthusiasts, who witnessed some ong wood sper. The arrange-

"A Bride Tor Bombay," by 4.ments made for the meting were Russell Warren Mogar, Ward, all that could tes desired, reflecting - Lock and Co., London, as. Gel, nets much credit on the allietala. The is the story of the exciting ex afternoon was enlivened by som periences which hofel u young excellent musical selections by a bride who, in response to a rabie military batid, assumed to be from her lovers went out to India, only to find that she was the vletim of

员 plof.

Denis Seudamore, a young Gov.

ernment official, is greatly bewil

dered when Audrey Thesiger ar-

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THE RESULTS.

Opening Cap.-Five Furlongs,

For China Ponies which are approv-;

bona Aldo Troup ponies.

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rives, but he gets magy more sur-Catchweight 168 lbs, to be ridden by prises before events. work out Novice Jockeys being members of thef happily, and so does his finanece. Troop. tat Prize a Cap presented by These is an uprising of natives, Messrs. Geurge Patts and . B. L.

Duwbiggin, 2nd Prize $76, Jrd Prize, $50.

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which the lovers become valved, preceded by the Mr. II. C. Macnamara's Rod Leaves ping of Audrey, and any amount

(Mr. Maenamora)

of other exciting happenings. Mr. G. P. Laminert's Yankee The author has handled the story; with marked ability, giving us air. It. S. V. Mossop's Demurrer

real thriller with an appropriate; aprinkling of romances. of its type. "A Bride for Bombay" one of the best-written books we

have encountered.

(Mr. Lanumert)

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(Mr. Mossop) 3

Also ran-Fux-trot [Mr.

The Duke of York recently visited his school- boy guests in camp at Southwold and entered wholeheartedly into their games. He'ls shown in picture talking to camp officials. On the right is Lord Macmillan.-(Timen copyright).

BURGENLAND OFF ROCKS.

ALL PASSENGERS SAFELY TRANSFERRED.

Shanghai, Sept. G. Although at first she was report-

SUNSHINE CLOSES A

SHOP.

STEEL SHUTTER JAMMED BY EXPANSION.

London, Aug. 8. An unusual incident occurred

in Eelluse Eve (Mr. Crowe),ed to have been abandoned as Newcastle-on-Tyne yesterday |

Horace Annesley Vachell needs. no introduction to the novel-read- ing public. His latest work is "AŁ the Sign

of the Grid" (Messrs. Ward, Lock unit C London, hs, net). Here we have

(Mr. Petts), Bay Rhum (Mr. Fergu son), Baston (Mr. Davy), Pin (Mr. Linders), Mad Carew (Mr. Cochrane), Win $: Places, 86.80; $7.30: $7.30. Sweep 3247.20; $82.40; $41.20. Unpinced ponies $5.80, each. Won by length; 2 lengths, Time 1 3/5,

Areia Preta Stakes-One Mile,

as a result of the high tempera on ture which the city enjoyed Thursday, when the thermometer registered 93 degrees

total, loss, later informistion con Verning the Hamburg Amerika motorship Burgenland, states that the vessel came off the rocks terday, and is now under her own

to steam

When the naxistants arrived at All the passengers who were the shop yesterday they

found atard when tho Burgenland erashed into the Pokusa Reef, in shutter, weighing five tons, could that the electrically operated steel Koren Archipelago, Were

A Handicap for China Ponies which the

thirteen short stories, the back-have been classified by the Hongkong safely transferred to Lite 0.8.Kot be moved, and workmen wha ground for which is the GridironJockey Club before 1st July, 1931 asteanser Baikal Mars-Reuter Ciul, membership of which is less ("D" Chas, lat Prize: 3960, 2nd Prize:

matter of social status than of $150. 3rd Prize: $75. Entrance Fee: Achievement.

"

The yarns which $5.00.

Kay

the members tell, trave or

romantic or otherwise, are such as Mr. Ben's Celerity 161 14 demand close aldention."

Al

Mr. Wong Ping-sun's Sunioch 149 (Mr. Proulx)

(Mr. Svarca) 2| $5.00,

(Mr. Harriman) 3

are inimitably retailed, with that Mr. Seth's Arctic Eve 150 aptitude for evolving engrossing

" EIM

Club Lefore 1st July, 19 1 Clas. 1st Prize: $30. 2nd Prize: $150, d Prize: $75. Entrance Pee

Mr. Fish's Empress Hall 166

(Mr. Tuo Shun-wa)

situations which is characteristic Also ran.--Duke of Normandy II Mr. Botelhe's Groombridge 145

of the author. The hook is to be commended N referting the author at his best.

10 (Mr. Murray); Movanagher 1-48

(Mr. Neranha)

Mr. Bulter); Ploughman' 145 (Mr. Mr. S.-N. Wong'e Peraleaf 162 Monsop); Huftry Eve 143 (Mr. Linng),!

Win $27.60; Place: $8.90; $12.20;

Another of Ward. Company's Colonial Library series

Lock unil $8.00.-

is "The Emeraki Nocklare."

Sweep. Int-Ticket $162.10.

by Ticket $120.80, 3rd-Ticket $60.40.

A. R. and R. K. Weekes. Here we placed ponies $16.10 each.

have a splendidly-written thriller

Time 2.16.

2

3

(Mr. Harriman) Win $7.30; Place; $7.00, Sweep: 1st $1,719.20; 2nd $491.20;) 2nd-3rd $245.00,

Un-!

Inaugural Plain-1 mile and a

of intrigue in an Eastern Europe Quarter. Principality. The story is woven

Many lengths, 2 lengths. Time 1.41.

Yuen-Sue Stakes-One Mile.

A Handicap for China Ponies which have been classified by the Hongkong)

were called were unable to raise 'it. Thursday's heat had caused the steel to expand and the shut- ter had jammed. I had been in operation 25 years, but had never before become fixed,

At the end of the morning work- men hat and tired, gave up the task of trying to move it, and a notice, "Shop open" was posted. Customers entered through the smail doorway in the shutter.

AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK.

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF

RECORDED MUSIC»

To-day's radio programme to be broadcast by Z. B. W. on a wavòlongth of 860 metres?

6.00-7.00 pm.. Chinese Programme. 7.00-10.30 pm. European Pro- gramme of Columbin and Regal Re- cords kindly supplied by. Mensrs. An- derson Musle Co.

7.00 pm. Mall Notice, etc. 7.06-7.23 p.m.

Norwegian Danco No. 1 in D

Minor (Grier). Norwegian Danco No. 2 in A

Major (Grleg). Norwegian Dance No. 3 in G

Möjor (Grlez).

Norwegian Danco No. 4 in D

(Grieg).

Georg Schucevolgt and Tho London Symphony Orchestra, 7128M-7120M. 7.22-8.00 pm. Instrumental. Violoncello Solo-Serenade Espagnole

(Glazurow).

Violoncelle Salo.Villancilo (Pionellt

arr. Salmon).

Felix Salmond. 7117-31. Organ Solo-Toccata (Gigout). Organ Solo-Toccata (Boellmann),

Edouard Commette. 60125-D, Piano Solo-Hungarian Rhapsody

No. 8 (Liszt),

Ethel Leginskn. 5072-M, Violoncello Solo-Le Cygne (Tho

Swan) (Saint-Saens). -Violoncello Solo-Londonderry Air (arr. O'Connor-Morris).

Felix Saimond. 7107-M. Local Time and Weather

8.00 p.m. Keport.

8.05-8.20 p.m. Huwalian Music.

In an Old Churchyard.

Sleepy Head.

Linn Milford and His Hawaiian Players. MR337, Hawaiian Stars are Gleaming.

Oh! Rosalita.

Linn Milford and His Hawaiian Players. R249. 8.20-8.56 p.m. Orchestral Prince Igor (Borodine). Symphony "Antar" (Rimsky-

Korsakov).

Sir Thomas Beecham and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 50130-D. Invitation to the Danes (Weber).

Band of the Gardo Republicaine. 50220-D.

Homage March (Wagner),

Sir Dan Godfrey and Symphony Orchestra. 7165-M. Radetzky March (J. Strauss). Feuergest (Strauja).

Johann Strauss and Symphony Orchestra: 30122-0. 8.56-9.15 p.m. Musical Comedy and Talkie Tunes.

Oh! Sailor Behave-Film Songs

Selection. Monte Carlo-Film Songs Selection.

The Midnight Minstrels. MR340. White Horso Int.

The Midnight Minstrels. MR363. On With the Show-Selection.

The Midnight Minstrels. MR363. 9.15-9.33 p.m. Band Selections. Jungle Drums (Ketelbey). By the Blue Hnwallan Waters

(Ketelbey).

Band of 11. M. Grenadier Guards, G0124.D. Umn Festa Na Serra Do Pilat

(Mornes),

Banda De Mrrinha. 31001. 9.33-10.25 p.m.

Variety Vocal Duct-Wabash Moon. Vocal Duet-The Little Old Church ̈

in the Valley.

Sweet and Low. MR360, Orchestral-Let's Get Friendly. Orchestral-I'm Happy When I'm

Hiking.

The Midnight Minstrels. MR382, Song-The Honeysuckle and the Bee. Song By the Side of the Zuyder Zee.. Gerald Adams and the Variety Singers. MK346. Piano-Accordeon Solu-Highland

Shepherd. Plano-Accordeon Solo-Donnybrook

Boys.

Mackenzie Reid. MR342, Humorous-Duct-Lot's Pretend We're Having a Jolly Good Time, Humorous Duct-Oh Sebastian!

The Two Gilberta. MR.347, Orchestral-Old Fashioned Girl, Orchestral-I Am the Words.

Ben Selvin and His Orchestra. 2208-D. Song-The Lily of Laguna, www (Continued from Page 6.)

Song-Little Dolly Daydream.

Billy Leonard and the Variety Singers. MR366. Orchestral-By a Lazy Country Lane. Orchestral Two Hearts and a Waltz

Refram.

For China Ponies which have not Jockey Club before 1st July, 1031, ini round the attempts of an agent won more than $1,500 in Stakes since "C" and "D" Classes to be ridden by of the White party in Russia to 1st January, 1031 and which have, Jockeys who have not wen more than squalor. The one art display I secure a famous necklace con-started in at least 3 extra Meetings & flat races anywhere at any time. Is saw there was a gandy six-foot frented by the Soviet authorities in Hongkong since jst January, 1981. Prize: $950. 2nd Prize: $160. 3rd square Russian cartoon, arranged and sold to the reigning Prince Weight 152 lbs. 1 lb. extra for each Prize: 875. Entrance Fee 35.00. on a studio wall over a kind of of the little Principality. The $200 or part thereof won in Stakes Mr. T. P. T.'s Sonny Bay 140

since 1st January, 1931. Subscription

shrine which. an enthusiastiz young Irishnan has dedicated to Lonín.

main theme, however, is romantle, Grifins of Season 1030/31

(Mr. Lee) nad in it a clever young woman Hongkong Jockey Club allowed 5 lbs.

of the Messrs, Carroll, Lo Kin-fai and Soo plays a leading part. Thrills and 1st Prize: $360, 2nd Prize: $150. 3rd

Pui-chon's Aenda Loaf 162 adventures abound as the story in Prize: $75.

(Mr. Carroll) 2) The Bronx area is. 1 imagine, Entrance Fee $5.00.. Messrs Ellis and Li's Silver Koy -the-Willesden-of-New-York. It *Gnfølted. ̃ ̈ ̄A clever novel, de- Mr. II. S. Chan's Rooslun 163

161

(Dir. Crowe) has a glorious park. But, so far cidedly, above the average of its

(Mr. Liang) 1 Also ran-As You Like IL 160 I could see, the Bronx residents kind.

Capt. I. M. Stewart's Young Pre- (Mr. Murray); Mindoro 165 (Mune the park only as a short cut

tender 183 (Mr. Harriman) 2 Botelho); The Lombard 140 (Mr. Capt. Muir's Piceal 166

Castro)..

into the country for their high- Win $31.80; Places: 310.40; $27.40; speed cars. $11.40.

Sweep: 1st $619.20; 2nd $260.40; 3rd |

WATER LEVELS.

DETAILS FOR WEST, NURTH AND' EAST RIVERS.

The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Com mission, shows in English feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River on the dates named:

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(Mr. Murray) Win $17.80: Place: $10.40. Sweep: 1st $481.60; 2nd $137.00; 8rd|

$68.80.

Many lengths; five lengths.

Time 2.43 4/6.

Macao Shlok Handicap One Mile.

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For Chias Pontes which have bonn

|$103.20.

Many lengths; a neek, Time 2.15 3/5.

Farewell Handicap-Ons Mile. For China Ponies which have been)

American Sport.

The rich New Yorker plays golf: the poor New Yorker plays Jooks at baseball.

or

American lawn tennis is a myth.

classified by the Hongkong Jockey at any time since 1st January, 1931 It is a game for experts. London Club before 15th August, 1001 as "C" classified by the Hongkong Jockey Class, Division 2. 1st Prize: $850; Club in "D" Class. ist Prize: 1366; has its hundreds of lawn tennis 2nd Prize: $150; 3rd Prize: $76, En- 2nd Prize: $150; 3rd Prize: $70. En courts, I have not neen one court trance Fee $5.09.

Mesara, Grist and Beck's Mon-

golian Stag 100

Sept. Sept. Mr. Chan Tin-son's Wiso Stag 106 (Mr. Praux)

Mr. Artik's Cream Cracker 143

(Mr. Harriman) 2

(Mr. Bulter) 3} Win $3,30; Places: $8.60. Sweep: lat 9072; 2nd $192; 3rd $96. 2 lengths, many lengths. Tima 2.10.

Weat River at Shlubing 17.8 18. North River at Samshui 14.2 10.2 North River at Talngyuen 11:2 12.0 East River at Sheklung 0.2

___The_highest levels recorded are Shlubing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen, 29.8 feet; Samshul, 27.8 feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.

The lowest favola on record aro

2.7 feet at Shaklong.

Praia Grande Handicap-8x Furlongs. For China Ponies which have heen

trance Fee $8.00.

anywhere in the neighbourhood of Mr. Botelho's Thunderous Stag 105

New York; nor did I catch a glim- Mr. Dalrein's Bay of Bellingham II

(Mr. Alves) 1 pse of anything that looked like a tennis court all the way from New 160

(Mr. Soares)

2 York to Philadelphia. Mr. Potta' The Stamour 158

(Mr. Caplan) 8 Seen on a moonlight night from Also ran-Duke of Normandy II the Empire State Observation 205 (Mr. Murray); Happy Cholce 140 Tower, the highest over, Now (Mr. Proulx).

York in a city of magic. A chance Win $22.80; Place: 18.40: 16,90.

goos begging for some budding Bweep Int $045.60; 2nd $215.20; 3rd genius to mount skyward and $107.40. Unplaced poolen $63.80 each. paint the most wonderful nocturne

length, lengths.

In the history of art.

minus feet at Samshul and minus classified by the Hongkong Jockey! Time 2.17 4/5,

The Rhythmic Troubadours. MN301. 10.26 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press Nowe

10.30 p.m. (Approx:). Close Down.

ANUNREGISTERED TEMPLE.

THREE PERSONS CHARGED BEFORE MAGISTRATE.

A Chinese shop keeper, of 387, Honnessy Rond, a married woman and amah, were charged before Mr. Williams, at the Central Police Court on Saturday, with keeping their promises as a un registered. Chinese templo.

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Further charges against the Bervant were for taking part in unregistered services and also for defrauding worshipper by pur porting to be able to communicato. with the spirit world.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jur., was for the amah while the other two defendants were represented by Mr. H. K. Woo

Inspector John Murphy, of tho Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, applied for a work's formal re- mand, the case being adjourned until next Saturday.

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