1938-12-23 — Page 13

NANCY

LOOK AT

THAT

POOR

OLD MAN!

MAYBE HE'D

BE A GOOD ONE

TO GIVE OUR

CHRISTMAS FUND TO!

Friday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

YES --- MY! AUNT FRITZI SAYS WE SHOULD GIVE

IT TO A WORTHY PARTY!

WELL--- DAT'S A WOITHY PARTY IF THERE

EVER

WAS ONE!

December 23, 1938.

By Ernie Bushmiller

JARVIS -INFORM ALL MY TENANTS THAT ALL THEIR RENTS

WILL BE RAISED

THE FIRST OF

THE MONTH?

YESSIR--- YESSIR!

HIGH CLASS

APT'S

13

GIFT

Jd. 28151.

SUGGESTIONS

FOR HIM.

-ERNIE BUSHJA

Nov-29

FANLING RACES START ON BOXING DAY

SATISFACTORY ENTRIES

RECEIVED FOR EVENTS

(By "Captain Foster";

The official opening meet of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club will be held at Kwanti on Boxing day.

For the convenience of racing and I am sure that we shall see a fine pubtle there will be special trains at race. Jack ()' Lantern, who is stili 12.12 pm, and 1.25 p.m., to Fanling strong among the old timers, seems and return at 5.50 p.m. and 0.51 p.m., to have the best sporting chance, to Kowloor. The Railway first class but Morimain and Zero are danger- return fore is $2 including admis-ous. Meteor and Seventeenth of sion to the Racecourse. Admission September are not to be left alone. to the Public Enclosure is $1 and Service Men in uniform are charged

ut half price.

With the curtain drawn down at

TABBY CAT MAY NOT ACCEPT

Happy Valley we now look forward to Fanting to provide us with thrills over the sticks and fences. Of Course 11: popularity, specially among the Navy and Army officers, is too well known and it is learned that a few low class Australian and China pontes have recently changed By virtue of his win in the Finnle ownership. As a result very satis-Handleap at Happy

Valley factory entries have been received; Saturday, Tabby Cat has Incurred a in fact the Stewards have decided to penalty of 7 lbs. and this genet has divide the Jorrecks Plate into two to shoulder 172 lbs. In the Happy visions on account of the large Valley Handicap, a fat race over a mile for "E" class China ponies. I reason to believe that

number of nominations.

Jast

it

Waller Woolf King and Della Lind take the principal singing roles

King's Theatre to-morrow as the Christmas attraction,

in "Swiss Miss," starring Laurel and Hardy. The picture comes to the

Schooling a jumper is entirely a have good different proposition from Dai racing. Tabby Cat will not necept and but it is best to commence operations looks the second pony, Mac's Adven- while the pony is young. Many & ture, will have no difculty to pre- Rifle Shooting

Easy

burdler has proved a failure owing sent his card to the judges. to the eagerness of the owner trying Time and Stymie should be in the to make the pony

jump without, timelight at the finish. I do not ex- proper schooling.

However,

pect that any of the low weighters owing drought, the going will no doubt be who has been kindly treated, is very long will upset the applecart, but Palmer, hard and, judging by the forecast, tempting at 145 lbs. does not look that the weather clerk}

to the

will be kind enough to provide a

- soft course.

Ebony Idol Should Win His Event

10 ENTRIES FOR CANBERRA H'CAP

OUR GUIDE

Home Branch TO THE

Inaugurated CINEMAS

At Bisley

30th Battery Overcome

Stanley

League Football Ties Decided

After a hard fought game at Happy Valley yesterday 30th Battery, R.A. managed to overcome Stanley by one goal scored during the first half. The winners displayed much better com- bination and were far superior in their finishing ability.

A1

The game opened with Stanley on the defensive and Yearling went close for the Battery, his parting shot striking the cross-bar to go over. this stage, with the strong wind in their favour, the Battery's inter- medinte trio were making glaring mistake in the manner in which they

their overkicked

own forwards.

However, after 25 minutes, they went ahend through Cook who netted with a fine shot that gave the goalkeeper no chance whatsoever.

On the resumption play was most even but with only five minutes left for play Halpin netted what appear- ed to be a perfectly good goal which the referee immediately awarded, but on the intervention of the linesman he reversed his decision in favour of Stanley

to award a free-kick for hands.

Frier.

The Battery were best served in defence by Hole and Guy whilst Cook and Flanders displayed clever com- "O Human Hearts" (King's bination on the left wing. Hall, Theatre, [o-day),—An honest, sincere Marsh and Frier were the outstand- Very difficult conditions were ex- and moving film. Though somewhat ng raembers of the Stanley team. perienced on the Kowloon range at

spoiled by melodramatic ending, J0th Battery R.A-Wooden Tuckley, Todd; líole, Guy, Roberts: Halpin Year- The Canberra Handicap, a steeple- the Wednesday Spoon and Practice the story of a stern frontier pastor. Ind Cook and Flanderi.

NA 15 self-sacrificing wife and their Manley Hall Marsh, Burrows; Glb- chase over a course of 14 miles for Shoot of the HK. Rifle Association.

Son who forgets son, Millar, Farmmer; Faith Australian ponies, has attracted no very strong gusty wind prevailed strong-willed less than 10 entries with the inclu- with a variable light. It was, how-ratitude in his selfish ambition Wooldrige Burgess and Bar,

benefits !remendously by Clarence slon of Mr. G. Treverion's Brutus ever, an extremely good test for the

direction Brown's Ane

and the per- Colony teams, who formances of Beulah Bondi, Walter

9 am, to-day, sub-

nolds,

Gene

Charles The curtain raiser will be the Tal- Information about them.

new comers and I have not much ject to the

weather.

Grapewin. Handicap,

However. steeplechase for Brutus, who annexed the Australian marine Flotilla,

E.R.A. Thorpe. of the 4th. Sub-

"White Banners" (Queen's Theatre, China ponies

scored the over 1 miles, and Grand National on March 7, 1937, possible of the season at 200 yards drama which takes on there are no less than 11 entries. It is my fancy with Spark Plug and an excellent performance considering

a

who is at the top of the ladder with Far East Trop well. This intel Husion. James Stewart. Gene Rev-! ¡188 lbs. Llangollen, Sea Urchin being fired

came through it

(Spectrum and Teviotdale are

is hard to follow the line of the Flummery to finish behind.

handicapper's allotment of weights, Estover, who annexed this contest. last year with the limit foud of 108 lbs., has again been set to shoulder the same weight, but Ebony Idol (the winner of the Fanling Grand National and the most exclusive event) bas to carry 3 lbs. less. In

CONSOLATION SCURRY

The

The meeting will terminate with the latter steeplechase, Ebony Idol a consolation scurry, a flat face of was considered by the handicapper half-a-mile for China

B

02.

Coburn and i Lockhart,

certain

MEDICALS BEATEN

Goalkeeper Collides With

Centre Forward

Yesterday on St. Joseph's ground Arst to-day). Sentimental Inspirational Stonecutters W/T kept up their nobility through the excellent per- Division "B" Section in defeating the challenge to the R.A.F. In the Third formances of its principal characters. Medicals by the only goal Fay Bainter is the serving woman match. There was very little over both teams kept the ball for too much which to enthuse in this meeting as

who enters a household on

a cold d

of the

Ove

the weather conditions--and Corporal Nunn of the Royal Engineers put on 40 out of 50 at 500 yards. P.O. whe Hinds, of the 4th. Submarine Flotilla, winter morning and remains to be won the Nett Spoon for S.R. (b) come n, nem counsellor and a strong in the air and in view of the very and L/Cpl. Builen the S.R. (a) with defence against university when it strong wind that was blowing across arrives. The climax comes after the the pitch very little constructive play In spite of the weather, Pool Bulls master of the house, a poor profes-

**** was seen. were scored by ERA. Thorpe, Cap-sor, has been his "Ieciess iccbox" in-

Stonecutters took up the attack Mr. Boulton, vention stolen and is persuaded by from the kick-off and after ponies that inn Sequember Bulletin is being the servant that by not fighting he minutes play a goal looked certain but to be 2 lbs, better jumper than Esto- have started at the meeting and not

The ver (the jockey weighed out with 1 been placed first or second, and I am published to-day. and contains an will turn defeat into victory. Miss

Wyne brought off a really fine save lb. overweight) and it is interesting sure that it will not lock the usual excellent editorial which should be Bainter is outstanding, and others in and in doing so sustained a nasty to relate that these leapers never keenness and interest. I much re-read by all, especially those who the cast lend excellent support.

on the head through colliding with met again. If my memory serves, ret, however, that the tipping must have just taken up this national sport. Claude Rains, Kay Johnson, Jackie Chapman, the Sailors' centre-forward; Estover came a cropper when taking be left to readers' discretion owing The chief Item of interest, however, Cooner, Bonita Granville, Henry his injury necessitated him leaving Lou's Leap, but it is strange to see to post entries.

is centained in a letter referring to O'Neill and James Stephenson are the goal and assuming the left wing that a pony should be penalised

the formation of a Home Branch of the supporters,

position, whilst Parkin Alled the lbs. for a technical knockout or in

the ILK.R.A. The founder of the Yorum ant's pro-vag this interruption Stonecutters "Non-Stop New York" (Alhambra vacancy between the sticks. Follow- olher wards

not completing the

present Association, Major D. H. Steers of

15,

course.

picture responsible.

of trans-Atlantic opened the scoring through Chap-

A fast-moving man. This is unique in the history of rifle passenger service,

well-ucted. shooting within the British Empire, film, well-directed and

course. As a racer at Happy Valley, we all know that Estover can con- cede two stones to Ebony Idol, but what has the former done at Fanling to be placed at the top of the assess-

SELECTIONS

FOR FIRST

ment? Ebony Idol won three clever FIVE RACES

jumping events last season and he will be the first one to hand in his card to the judges on Boxing Day followed, by Estover Diogenes or Double Chance is, in my opinion, a good outsider.

My selections for the and Araxy.events are as follows:

TAIPO HANDICAP

Ebony Idol Estover Araxy

JORROCKS PLATE "B" DIVISION

In the Jorrocks Plate "B" division which is a hurdle event over 1 miles, there is not much class among this section. Arabian Cat is new at the game and so is Rexions, the former being a better animal. I like, however, The Minx, Canary and Sliver Fox.

GOOD HURDLERS

IN THIS RACE

There are neveral good hurdiera

In the Jorrocks Plate "A" division

Coming Attraction

[“IF I WERE KING"

JORROCKS PLATE "B" DIVISION

The Minx

Canary

Sliver Fox

JORROCKS PLATE "A" DIVISION

Jack O'Lantern

Zero

Meteor

first five

HAPPY VALLEY HANDICAP

Mac's Adventure

Easy Time

Stymio

CANBERRA HANDICAP

Brutus

Spark Plug

Flummers

phetic

cut

On the resumption, although having

in fact within the whole world, and Arian Lee, English "Glamour Girl," the wind in their favour, the Medicals the Colony should be proud to lead shares honours with John Loder. were continually on the defensive

"The Crowil

Roars"

and only hesitancy in front of goal of many good robbed Stonecutters scoring opportunities. Play con-

tinued to be most one-sided, but the

(Oriental the world in this respect.

The Home Branes was inaugurated Theatre, to-day)-Robert Taylor as a remove by a dinner at Disley on November prize-fighter. This should 10, which was attended by some forty the last doubt about his virility. But

по this prize-fighter is people including the leading per-

plug-ugly. Medieals defended stoutly and no Не is a gentleman who reads H. G. further goals were added before the sonallies of the NRA

A full ac Wells and likes him. Mr. Taylor final whistle. count of the dinner has just been

For the Medicals Parkin was a received by Air Mail und will be here falls in love with the daughter published in the January number of Maureen O'Sullivan) of a gambler very capable substitute between the who has bought his contract. An sticks and Webb and Leverington the Bulletin.

In connection with the Home ng melodrama is worked out showed a welcome return to form in before the final reunion. Edward the full-back division. Florence was Branch, members are requested to Arnold, Frank Morgan, William Gar- the pick of the intermediate trio notify their Club Secretaries or the gan, Lionel Stander, Nat Pendleton. whilst Scriven was the only forward Hon. Secretary when they are pro- "Rich Man, Poor Girl" (Majestic; to trouble the Sailors' defence, ceeding home, so that Major Steers Theatre, to-day) -A third timing For Stonecutters Kew defended may be kept informed to give any of the good old Cinderella play called stoutly full-back and all three sfstance to them on arrival at "White Collars," telling how the halven performed creditably. Among Bisley.

wealthy man helped the poor family a quick moving set of forwards Gar- As there will not be another shoot and married the daughter. Robert field and Ferris were outstanding, the till after Christmas, the President Young, Low Ayres and Ruth Hussey. former being the only one to impress and Council wish all members n

with marksmanship.

MedicalsWynd: Webb, Leverington, Happy Christmas and a Prosperous

Adunion, Barnsley. Florence; Btanton New Year.

Scriven, tym, Harvey and Parkin.

Blonecutters-Bicknati; Kow, Honywill: Hosp, Banham, Putrell; Maynard, Croft. Chapman, Ferris and Garfield,

The following are the leading Wed at Police Station

scores and spoon winners:

TO. A.C. Hinds

B.K. (b)

300 300 000 TIA.

ERA, L. G. Keller

J. Mackie

3. R. Thorpe

Lleut. A. L. Le Seelleur CEILAR. Atkinson Mr. H. L. Langley Major B. White

was cluttered up with conflicts which it. P. H. Thong

Dorris Lee Surprises

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.

P/Sat. L. C. Pennell

B/Bgt. N. Dumville

8.8.4., W. Street Pte, C. P. Basta Inspector D. Lole

BEL (A)

Dorris Lee Upchurch thought it 5. C. G. Tomlinson highly irregular when authorities at 1/epl. R. Dhillon the University of Alabama insistedL. K. C. 1100 The take a course in physical education Pie. 3. M. MeWill for women. But he appeared at the W. Thompson first class, 8 feet tall and plpe in pr. W. Albone FRAJ. Chick mouth. He was excused,

pl. J. Miroy

yds. dr. yds.

TURLOCK, Cal.

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tin were married at police headquar ters. Desk Sergeant David C. Pet- officinted, ers, a retired, clergyman, while Chief of Police E. W. Grady was one of the witnesses.

1./Cpl. W. Henderson

Pte. K. Adams

Poples entered for the Happy Val- ley Handicap of the Fanling Race Meeling on Boxing Day will be transported free to Kwangu, and they must be at the Kowloon rail- way station at 9 am on Christmas Day. They will be brought back on Tuesday, arrived at Kowloon at 8,05 "E" class ponies, which have been promoted to "D" class will be eligible L/Cpl. J. M. Xavier

denotes winner of the "Nett" Bpoon.

to run in the Happy Valley Handi- fdenotes winner of the

"Handicap cap as their promotion does not be- Spoon.

come effective until January 1.

71 CBM., F. Atanford

L/Cpl. O. Gatherer

ERA, L. R. Earhar

A.B., E. Food

Stoker F. Holt....

ត

a.m.

. JAEGER ALL WOOL DRESSING GOWNS

from $57.50

ALL WOOL TRAVELLING RUGS from $20.00

SLIPOVERS, IN PLAIN SHADE, MIXTURES, AND MARLS

from $9.50

ART SILK DRESSING GOWNS.... from $27.50

WOOLLEN SOCKS, "JAEGER", "'TWO STEEPLES” * AND "VIYELLA" IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE SHADE AND DESIGN

from $2.00

"BROCKLEHURST" REAL SILK TIES TO SUIT ALL TASTES

$3.50 AND $4.50

MEN'S WEAR DEPT.

Open Until

6

p.m.

52525252525 LANE CRAWFORD'S 22:

The House of Quality & Service

Sandy McPherson was travelling to Glasgow, and on the way felt thirsty, so he took out a bottle and un- screwed the cap. Just as he was about to take a taste a fellow passenger In clerical garb nddressed him:

"Excuse me, sir, but I am sixty-five years of age, and I have never tasted a drop of whisky."

"Dinna worry yersel"," gaun the start noo."

sald Sandy, "you're no

WHITE HORSE

GOOD BOXING SEEN AT ROYAL

SCOTS TOURNEY

WHISKY

CRAIGENGOWER. DRAW

The draw for

the Craigengrower Christmas draw, which took place

last night, resulted:

1, 4, 6, 31,

£7, 68, 70, 73, 70, 70, 70, d

10, 17, 33, 30, 43, 45, 54, 103, 109, 112, 117. 15 E 132, 123, 140, 165, 108, 167, The finals of the individual boxing; 183, 100, 107, 153, 190. championships of the 2nd Bn. The

200, 213, 214, 218, 222, 233, 230, 233, 300, Royal Scots were held at Murray 241, 248, 331. Barracks last night. Some good 204, 209, 319, 320, 334, 35, boxing was seen, and perhaps the 34, 38, 280. best bout of the evening was that 404, 409, 407, (17, 419, 421, between Cpl. ElHot and Pio. 429, 440, 443, 44, 450, 463, 408, MeReady, which was won by the 401 404, 490 406.

601, 67, 61, 610, 517, 419, 100, former on points. Both boxCTS

570, 581, 350, 121, 195,

McCuaig bond

Lightweig-Pía, Boeti vo beat L/CSEL

Middleweight, ds. Emmerson

fought gamely throughout the the am, 11, 62, 636, 637, 850, 583

und in the end they were gratulated

the chief Judge. by Another bout, which was greatly Beat!. enjoyed by the spectators was that

Featherweight--1/Cpl. L/Cpl. Miller and L/Cpl. L/Cpt, Brown. between Barker. It was a case of experience Youth and, though beaten. who In

37 years of age, put up a good display.

Afler Lleul-Col. D. J. MacDougall, Pte. McNallynahi Omcer Commanding, had con- Heavyweight-L/Cpl. Peebles received gratulated the winners and the foot-walk-over from Pio, Sharman. hall team

their victory over South China "A" a few days ago, MeReady.

Welterweight/~Cpl. Ellait beel Brigadier F. W. T. Reeve gave away the prizes.

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Morley,

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#porial conterisë--Ptę. Bankier best Pla. Mylen Bay. One tại Der TOA LO The following were the results: Bantamweight-Ple, Craig bent Pie, 40 ), Bærker bust L/C31/MINOR.