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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1936.

THIS AFTERNOON'S SPORTING

RESULTS

DIVIDENDS AT

HAPPY

BIG

RACES

DRAW

GOOD

CROWD

SOLDIER OF PEACE PAYS $297 FOR WIN

BEAUTIFUL weather at-

tracted a large crowd of race-goers to Happy Valley this afternoon for the Twelfth Extra Race Meet- ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club.

-Several upsets in the earlias:! races were responsible for the payment of extraordinarily large In the winning dividends.

Crieff Handicap, run at 3 p.m..). Mr. Li Shlu Pang's Soldier of Peace paid $297.30 for a win and

$52.30 for a place, the highest ;

since Touchstone paid $495 for Only

a win in April last year.

34 people purchased straight

out tickets on this horse.

The St. Andrew's Stokes, over a distance of one and a half miles, was

Lead.) won by Dynasty's King's Following the race, the trophy was the owners by Mr., presented to

M. Melny, Chieftain of St

R.

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Andrew's Society,

Supporters of Shamrock and

Action picture of Leyland, the Yorkshire left handed batıman, who| saved England yesterday by scoring 126 in, the first innings of the opening, Test match.

COLONY

Wadebridge for the Dally Double MIXED

secured a return of $450.80.

Following are the complete results

of the meeting:

EWO HANDICAP

Jock Scott (C. H. Gompertz)

The Tont (F. S. Nicholls)

Kung (C. HI)

Winner: $100.50. Places:-$29.1

$11.00 $16.00.

COOGEE HANDICAP

Australian Boy (D. Black)

Holiday Eve (L. G. Frost)

Vixen Tor (L. P. Rainh)

Winner: $50.00. Places:--$15.20; $15,40.

CRIEFF HANDICAP

(1ST SECTION)

"Soldier of Pence (F-Li)—

Boolat Bay (P. P. Botelho) Soldier of China (Y. T. Fung).

1

2

2

Winner $207.30. Pinces:-$52.30; $12; $21.40.

ST. ANDREW'S STAKES

King's Lead (L. G. Frost) Ribble (P. P. Botelho)

Bright View (Y. T. Fung)

Winner:-$13.00.

$8.70; $8,40,

Place:

UDDINGSTON STAKES

Shamrock-(D-Black)—recer Stopwatch (Ip Kul-ylog)

$7.30

Cussius (W. 11. S. Davis) ......

Winner-$24.40. Places:-$7.20 $7.00; $7.40.

HOTHAM STAKES

Double Finesse (H. C. Pih)

Ranger (D. Black)

Honey (N. Deitz)

Winner:-12.70.

$10.30; $14.30.

COMRIE HANDICAP

DOUBLES TITLE

HUNG, MRS. WILSON

ARE WINNERS

FRANCE IS

READY TO FIGHT FOR BRITAIN

IF AGGRESSION IS UNPROVOKED

Playing brilliant tennis, W. C. BACKS LOCARNO Hung and. Mrs. Nora

Wilson

easily won the Colony Mixed

Doubles Championships from

PRINCIPLES

Paris, Dec. 4. '

H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu ́at the Chinese Re- "In the maine of the French creation Club this afternoon Government I declare that ali running away with the match he forces of France, on land and by 6-2, 6-1.

sen and in air, will be spon= Rumjahn

and immediately Chintaneously Chun-chiu started off confident- available for the defence of iy, taking the first two games it. Great Britain in the case of un- time style. But from then on, provoked aggression; and

could they apparently

say the do would

and Mrs.

Same

I

Tom

2. nothing right, losing the next Belgium:"

This declaration was made in the six games in succession.

In the second set Hung and Mrs. French Chamber of Deputies to-day by M. Yves Delbon, the Fortin Wilson continued in, fine fettle, win- Minister. ning five games in succession.

When propaganda and crusade

Mrs. Wilson was at the top of her tend to divide Europe into two con

L-form-und-payed-exceptional terms lieting camps, France is strong

Z Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu, on the other enough to defend her interests and 3lund, appeared nervous and In no rights, he maintained.

way, approached her usual form.

3

Wadebridge (C. L. Gregory) "Night View (Choy Wing-chlu)

Diogenes (L. C. Horris) ....

Places: $13.70;

Winner:$37.50.

$17.10; $15.30,

Miss Hancock.

ROBBERY

FOOTPADS HOLD UP PAWNBROKER

The Franco-British friendship is

to arno, he added, and "we in-

of

vite

VALLEY

SOCCER

Kowloon Chinese Run All Over Kumaons

Large attendances were noticeable at all the principal sporting fixtures this afternoon.

The largest attendance this season was witnessed at howloon, where the Kumaon Rifles, who recently arrived in the Colony, made their debut in local football against the Kowloon Chinese in a Junior Shield event. Despite predictions, the Kumaons proved a disappointing combination, and were 'prac- tlenlly toyed with by the Chinese, who seemed to score whenever they thought fit.

. Just before the final whistle two goals were scored in rapid success- ion, to bring the Anal-whistle score 10 8-0.

The Kumaon's forward line were particularly weak, the outside left, who played in rubber shoes, being the only exception:

Probably with perlod of training:

and a chance to neelimalise them- selves to local conditions, the Ku- maons will do better in the future, However, their debut to Hongkong football proved most disappointing

FIRST DIVISION

R.U.R. Cast Lanes .Cowloon

SECOND

Club Wins

Both Matches

At Valley

Tri-

Large crowds witnessed the angular Tournament Rugby Matcher at the Club Grounds in Happy Valley this afternoon when. In ap encounter marked by flashes of bril- Club succeeded in

5 Kloon Chinese 2 ant play, the 2 Athletic

3 Club

DIVISION

Kowloon v. BA.

defeating the Novy by 10 points to 0.

their The Navy lost Lane, one of men, curly in the encounter, played only 14 men. Lane strained a leg muscle during a tackle.

and

In a preliminary match the Club

defeated an Army "A" XV by three games, points to nil.

gome losing

In the Second Division Kowloon played n scratchy against the Royal Artillery, by 3-1. Kowloon's game was fra- tured principaily by lost opportuni- ties, their forwards receiving little encouragement. Knight and Nash (2) scored for the R.A., the lost goal being a terrifle drive from five yarıs outside the penalty area.

Athlette v. East Lancs Athletics and East Lancs played a 1-1 draw in a game flavoured with flashes of good football.

THIRD DIVISION

B.A.M.C. v. Police

The Police proved easy victims to the R.A.M.C. In a Third Division Match at Sookunpeo this afternoon,

DOMINIONS PLAYING

BIG PART

IN CRISIS

BOMBERS

· BLAST MADRID

BUT GOVERNMENT CLAIMS ADVANCE

TROOPS NEAR BURGOS

Madrid, Dec. 4. Thirty bombers, without any escort of fighting planes, carried out a most spectacular air raid over Madrid to-day, and owing. to their armour plate on their under-sides-they escaped damage. from anti-aircraft batteries. A number of fires and casualties were reported as a result of the raid.

The Government, meanwhile..

BUT INITIATIVE WAS claims to have recaptured the import-

WITH BRITAIN

.

NEW ZEALAND OPINION.

Ottawa, Dec. 4.

ani villages of Humera and Pozuelo, north-west of Madrid.

The Garibaldi battalion, composed of Italian

Go · Particularly

distinguished

The Government also claims to have advanced to within 28 miles of Burgos, where the rebel Junta sits, and that the insurgents have partially evacuated Victoria in the face of the

Mr. W. L. Mackenzie-King, Basque of DESCON

WIDE

Last year's holders of the the corner-stone of European peace, Prime Minister, has denied that Championship were Goldman and M. Delbos asserted.

Madrid, Dec. 4. France and Belgium were agreed the proceeding or course .of

Thirty-one rebel bombers New the principles of the Treaty action by Great Britain in regard over the clly at 2 p.m. to-day and were taken at the Instance orally complete the destruction of the Places: $7.00; DARING HIGHWAY to the King's proposed marriage dropped incendiary bombs to virtu- M. Delbos Indicated that France insistence of the Dominions, and Arguelles and Rosales districts. It is reported that from 12 to 15 persons, would follow the British lead and of Canada in particular.

mostly women, were buried in the prevent supplies of arms reaching The Premier added that the initia- ruins of an apartment building. Spain. He announced that a com- tive had been with the British Gov-

Five men and three women were nittee was sitting to deal with ques-emment, but it had been taken with killed ersewhere, and a number of tion of foreign volunteers joining the due regard to the collective concern wes were started. Spanish forces.

Govern- From the rebel lines comes the re- and responsibility of the He revealed, too, that France was

the ments of

Commonwealth.port that flers twice dropped 500- Geneva new

bound bombs on the fortifled arev of shortly suggesting to

Reuter.

Madrid, between the model prison measures for a limited disarmament.

and the Royal Palace, in an effort so eradicate machine-gun nests.

Rightists

heir pursuit ships claim their downed two Lettist bombers.

Meanwhile, the insurgent Infantry strengthened its position around the

Pozucio, loft is believed that Friday's Cabinet and Las Victorias, Polo, quan "ar declare in the name of the with was concerned almost solely University City.

positions. the reples frons Dominion to bombard the Leftistry continued

COUNTER ATTACK theme to the British Government's

Supported by a terrific artillery enquiries, and that from the shocke!. He al forces on land and sea and in the air intends to wait for the repiles of all bombardment, the Leftists launched

CRIEFF HANDICAP (2ND SECTION)

New Star (Y, T. Fung)

Yihan (P. P. Botelho)

Amberley (S. C. Llang)

A daring highway rubbery occur red near Shanghai Street last night when a pawnbroker was held up and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a revolver.

-Reuter.

UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT

Paris, Dec. 4.

CONSENT ESSENTIAL'

London, Dec. 4. The Dominions are playing an According to a report made tater, during a Chamber of Denufles gency, since their consent would be

M. Yves Delbos, the Foreign Minis- Increasing part in the Cabinet emer the Poltec by Kam Chul-ngam, 39, Win: $26.60. Places: $11.00; $13.10; pawnbroker, of 37 Tung Chal Street, debate on foreign affairs to-day, necessary to King Edward's abdlea

it was his habit to collect money proclaimed that France, would un-lon every night from his second-hand qualifiedly support Great Britain "in shop in Shanghai Street, near the the event of her neighbour being old Magistracy,

attacked, and take it home. Last night

in nouri money

-$11.00.

Anglo-U.S.

Trade Pact

Envisaged

ond

BRITAIN ANXIOUS the footpath. The man put his left

TO NEGOTIATE

Russian Ship Seized

Dominions

the Cabinet

in his In left trousers ready had $410 in his hip pocket. will be utilised immediately in favour the Dominion Governments before a counter-attack carly in the day As usual, he walked home pi

of Great Britain in the event of making any statement in Parliament. und claim to have driven the inaur- Shanghal Street and Shantung Street PRESS.

unprovoked aggression." United It is understood that the High gents back. The action revealed the and on reaching the junction of

Commissioners for Canada and South Leftists have received new artillery Sai Young Chol Street about 10.4

10.45 p.m.

Africa, who are in the centre of the and have also strengthened the capl he noticed

a man emerging from

negotiations, last night conferred tal's defences, with

Malcolm Mr.

MacDonald, It is behind an electric transformer on

ted semi-officially in reported Blibao that Leftist artillery bombard- ions Secretary, Mr. Baldwin, and

Neville Mir. drm round his shoulder and with his

Chamberlain: ed the Rightist. lines on the Iudchiza right hand pressed an automatic.

Meanwhile, interest in the matter La San Bernabe-Urbina front and that pistol to his side, at the same tim

most intense throughout the Empire, the Rightists countered with an air London, Dec, 1.,

A Canberra merange states that attack, raking the militia lines with saying: "Don't

Don't speak. 1. want mone; The possibility of a Trade Agree-not your life. Come with me, walk.

the Australian Cabinet, which had machine-gun fire. The attack was ment between Britain and the United The robber led him towards a lan

been convened, has adjourned to concentrated on a point near Villa

Real-United Press. States, in which the two Govern- and on the way another man ap

awalt further news from London. ments, would reduce tariffs recipro-proached from the opposite side

of them cally, was discussed in the House of the road. The two of Commons to

to-day.

lum: Into the lane. The man wit Captain Euan Wallace, Secretary while the

the pistol held him against the wall. Overseas Trade, stated that the

other robber, who was Government was anxious to start unarmed, negotiations, but until there was afaway he arched him and took) Russian steamer, alleged to be carry make the sacrifice.

money, with the exceptio reasonable hope of agreement, na of the $416 which he kept in his official conversations would be at hip pocket. The unarmed Tobbe. templed-Reuter's Bulletin Service, then struck him in the left eye and slapped his face; after which both. of them ran away in the direction |of Sai Yeung Chol Street..

for

pushee

ALLEGEDLY CARRYING MUNITIONS TO SPAIN.

'Gibraltar, Doc.: 4. An Insurgent gunboat stopped a ing war material to the Spanish Government, four miles from Europa Point, and escorted her to Ceuta, in Morocco-Reuter's Bulletin Service

I FINE WEATHER

The Melbourne Age, in an editorial comment, suggests that King Edward should give up Mrs. Simpson entirely, adding, however, that it might not be reasonable to ask His Majesty to

BRITONS TOLD TO LEAVE

EMBASSY MAY QUIT MADRID SOON

Madrid, Dec. 4.

In New Zealand, the feeling is that the emergency should be solved by King Edward leaving the Throne.

India seems shocked, since the particular sanctity attached to King Edward's person and British prestige is based on that of the Crown. London, Dec. 4. ·|

A Vancouver message states that The total amount applied for in

The anticyclone has remained British Columbians appear to be The British Charge d'Affaires has tenders for £50,000,00 Treasury The White Horse-Distlilers, Ltd., Intensity. The typhoon is situated unconcerned over the likelihood that warned British miblecta remalnieur in Bills was £67.900 000. The averene for whom Mesars. Jardine, Matheson about 200 miles N, N. W. of Manila, the King will marry Mrs. Simpson; the capital to depart wille facilities rale per cent, for bills at thros montha | and Co., Ltd., are local agents, have and in stationary, or moving slowly their only interest is centred In His are available, as the Embassy might was. 15/0.78d." against: 11/5.294, a issued a very uniful pocket diary for northward. Locals, forecast:---N, E. Mateaty's possible abdication. United | receive orders to withdraw, Reuter's week ago.-British Wireless." -

winds, fresh; fine generally,

Press,

Bulletin Service::---

1937.

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