1937-02-27 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG

HAPPY VALLEY WILL LOOK LIKE THIS TO-DAY

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY 27,

1937..

BIG CROWDS

AT VALLEY

(Continued from Page 1)

started at least twice and have not won, One Mile. - .

13.

GENDS

This afternoon brings about the close of Hongkong's annual race meeting, and doubtless this scene, which was typical of the first four days, will be reproduced. This axcellent picture, showing the vast crowds which are attracted to the Happy Vally racecourse during the Annual Carnival, was taken by our staff photographer on Derby Day.

Hauptmann's

Defender

Is Insane

New York, Feb. 26. A petition that Mr. Edward Reilly, noted criminal lawyer, he declared in sane was granted in the New York Supreme Court to-day,

Mr. Reilly defended the late Bruno Hauptmann, who was electrocuted for the murder of the Lindbergh baby.

A medical expert, giving evidence, said that worry over the Hauptmann case, coupled with domestic trouble, was responsible for the breakdown of the mind of the lawyer-Renter,

COOLIE STEALS

UNIFORM

HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE BOUND OVER

Brought on remand before Mr, K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning a coolie of the Government over in Civil Hospital was bound $100 for a year on a charge of having two suits of Government khaki stolen uniform, valued at $10.

Sergeant Sullivan said that owing to there having been many larcentes at the Government Civil Hospital the coolies employed there

were searched on February 23. Defendant could not account for his missing uniforms but after further enquiries It was revealed that he had sold them for $1.70. One of the sults had been dyed hinck.

Defendant sald that owing 10 financial difficulties he had sold the suits that were issued to him. It was a private sole and he had intended to the sults when he could. The anticyclone appears to have

other

he had to buy expensea dispersed, and another of moderate intensity is forming. over North opium for his own consumption.

Considering the fact that defendant Chins. Pressure is relatively low over the Sea of Japan, the Loochoos would lose his job. Mr. Keen bound and Indo-China. Local forecast:-him over and ordered him to pay $5, N. E. winds, fresh; cloudy, probably from his forthcoming wages, to cover

the damage to the dyed suit.. rain later.

RAIN PRORABLE

Italy Builds Strong Base In Mediterranean

Rome, Feb. 26.

A decree forbidding planes from lying within eight miles of the Island of Pantelleria has been Issued. It is taken as confirm- harren ing reports that this island commanding the passage between Stelly and Africa is to

into be converted

B heavily forifled base.

Fortifications were installed on the island during the period in which sanctions were In force against Italy. The island com- mands narrow atrails in the Eastern Mediterranean and a for this purpose even better placed than Malla-Reuter Special.

WATERBOAT DIVIDEND

At the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., the Consulting Committee will recommend that a dividend of 45 cents per share be paid for the year ended December 31, 1930,

OPENING

KINGS TO-MORROW

IT LOOKS LIKE LOVE! IT MUST BE LOVE! IT IS LOVE!

And when these two orcił- ing lovers get together. (remember "Forsaking. All Others"?) you're all set for heart-thrills! The gay-" est, most romantic romp of the year-which just gets started when lovely Joan runs out on her own wed- ding and into the dizz zlest of adventure!

Directed by W.S.VAN

DYKE (he made "Bin'

Francisco"

"I don't care what happens now! Let the whole world read about us -in headlines

sixty feet high!"

ALSO LATEST NEWS OF THE DAY

Joan CRAWFORD Clark GABLE

ON

LOVE THE Run

Booking at the Theatre Tol. 25313 & 25332.

Musi Fortuyn

Mayer

MOTURA

with FRANCHOT TONE. REGINALD OWEN Produced by Joseph L. Manklowicz

Chang's Old

Army Not To

Be Removed

MCASTS. Koo and Lo's Tempest

(152 lbs.) ... (Mr.T. L. Wong) Messrs. T. and E.'s Whalsey (155 lbs.). (Mr. H. J. Hearne) Mr. Brish's Prospero (152 lbs.)

(Mr. V. V. Needu) Thirteen starters. Won by a head; two lengths, Time: min. 07.1/5 sees. Parl-mutuel: Winner Places $0.30; $21.00; $8.80.

1

2

3

$7.20,

3. The Griffins Spring Handicap. Winner $750. Second $250. Third $150. For China Ponies, bona fide have Griffins of this Meeting that started at least twice, and have not

One Mlle.

Won.

Mr. Dynasty's King's Coronation (147 lbs.). (Mr. F. Marshall) Mr. Eu Tong-stn's Rob Roy (153

bs.)

(Mr. E. C. Leighton) Messrs. Li and Li's Centre For

ward (158 ibs.) (Mr. D. S. Li) S Ten starters,

1

2

Won by a neck; a length. Time: 2 min. 00.1/5 sec, "

Pari-mutuel: Winner

$23.40.

Places $12.20; $11.70; $10.20.

4--The Flemington Plate.-Winner $800. Second $250. Third $150. For of this Australian Ponies, Griffins Maeting that have started and have not won, and Australian Ponies of nny Season that have not won $1,000 or more in stakes at Race Meetings of this Club since 1st January, 1038. Five Furlongs.

Messrs. Young and Pah's 'Double Finesse (157 ibs.) (Mr. L. G. Frost).

Mr. Lee Chi-chah's Honey

ibs.).

1

(155

2

3

(Mr. V. C. Sung)

Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Blandford (151

ibs.)

(Mr. E. C. Leighton)

Twelve starters.

Won by three lengths; three lengths. Time: 1 min. 03.3/5 secs. Pari-mutuel: - Winner

Places $6.00; $8.20; $10.20.

$0.00.

added.

5.-The Professional Cup and Sub- scription Grimng'

Champlons-A Sweeptakes of $25 each for Starters. A Cup Presented. $500 to the Winner by the donors and $1,000 Second $500. Third $300. To be won two years in succession or three years in all by Ponies the bona fide same owner or owners. One and a Quarter Mites.

Mr. Gordos's Gardito (158 lbs.).

(V. C. Sung). Mr. Helenaide's Helephant (149

lbs.). (Mr. V. V. Needu); 2 Dr. S. N. Chau's Coronation Day (157 lbs.).... (Mr. L. G. Frost) Mr. L.C.L.'s Pagan Love (155 lbs.)

(Mr. F. Marshall) *3

KANSU TOO POOR TO property of the

SUPPORT IT

the verna-

Shanghai, Feb, 27. Delay in the transfer of Chang

ariny Fruch-liang's former

fee Shensl to Kansu may be prolonged in- definitely, according to cular press reports, which give the poverty of Kansu as the reason for the change of plan.

Evidently this was a subject of recent discussionE at Fenghua be- tween Chang and General Chiang Ting-wen and General Wang Shu- shang:

Dead heat.

Six starters,

1.

3

Won by two lengths; length and halk.

Time: 2 min. 39.4/5 secs. Parl-mutuel: - Winner • $6.20. Places $5.10; $5.10: Coronation Day and Pagan Love, $5.10 each.

General Shaw Li-tze, Governor of Shensi until the December rebriliun, has accepted the post of chairman of the Central Publicity Department of the Kuomintang, in succession to Mr. Liu Lu-ying, who is at present lodged at the Chengtu police headquarters. held on a charge of complicity in two political killings. Proceedings against Mr. Lan's Night View (108 lbs.)

Court on Monday.- Liu are scheduled to commence-in-the First District Reuter.

6-The Phaethon Handicap,- Third Winner $800, Second $250. $150. For China Ponies. From the Two Mlic Post Once Round and In (About One Mile 171 Yards).

LABOUR

REFORM PLANNED

Washington, Feb. 20. Well-informed quarters state that President Roosevelt has definitely linked labour legislation with his Judical reform programme, but that he is withholding any

message to Congress on these new developments for at least a month. First, he wishes to observe the progress of the court fight.

(Mr. T. L. Wong)

Mr. L. Reidy's Pride of Tsingtao

146 lbs.)... (Mr. Y. P. Fung) Messrs. Li and Ll's Miracle (157

Jbs.) ......... (Mr. D. S. L) 3 Sixteen starters,

1

2

Won by two lengths; length and half.

Time: 2 min. 10 3/5 secs, Pari-mutucl:-Winner $9.00. Places $0.90; $0.30; $19.00.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the

New York commodity exchange are

It is reliably stated that he will issued by Reuter. ask for a new omnibus statute on

"

March

Now York Colton

12.82/83 12.94/94 12.00/00 12.67/60 12.42/42 ..12.45/48 11.89/80 11.94/94 11.04/64 11.00/80

und hours, discarding the May Wuges suggestion of such methods as cor- July poration licensing. It is believed his October.... message will deal exclusively with December working conditions, not mentioning January business regulation.-United Press.

"BAER STILL

A BUM”

New York, Feb, 26.

Spot

March

May

July

Sept.

Dec.

11.87/87

13.20 New York Rubber

11.00/80

13.27

21.82b/050 21.80b/05 21.08 /08 21.95 /07

22.07/08 22.12n

22.14 /10 22.20/21

22.260 4.10.14 Total sales:-3,070 tons. Chicago Wheat

At the request of Madison Square May Garden, Max Baer has been granted | July a llcence to fight Pastor on March Sept.

But Baer may refuse to accept

10.

it.

22.07 /08

1304/130% 131/131 1134/113% 113/113 110%/110% 110/110%

Thursday's sales:

Me. William Brown, of the New York Athletic Commission, who yes-May terday opposed Baer's application, July calling him "a bum," suld to-day:

Sept.

"I am quite willing to co-operate with the Garden or anyone else pro-, May moting fights. However, I have not July

changed my opinion of Bacr. He is Oct.

still

a

a bum."

Baer's manager announced that

his fighter was sailing for London on schedule. He plans to fight in Lon- don, probably meeting Ben Foord. -United Preza.

All-British Hockey Team For Australia

T.T.

45,000,000 bushels. Chicago Corn 105%/103

107/1071% 101/101% 102%/102% 944/ 94% 9547 95% Winniper Wheat

123/123 12434/12436 110/110% 120/120 100%/100%

10034/100

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Demand T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japan T.T. India

U.S.A.

Selling

TT. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon... TT, France T/T, Germany

Switzerland TT. Australia

Buying

An all-British Women's hockey team will, it is understood, visit Aus- tralia this year, to compete in the Brisbane hockey carnival; an import- ant event in the southern hemisphere, 4 m/s, L/C London The occasion will be unique, says 4 m/s. D/P do Austral News. An English team 4 m/s, L/C U.S.A. visited Australia in 1027, but an all-4 m/s. France British team has never previously 30 d/s, Indla

moured overseas.

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