1939-01-06 — Page 21

NANCY

WHAT ?-- YOU'RE

GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEEK?

YES, DEAR--- AUNT EDNA IS SICK--- SO 'I'LL ASK

MR, AND MRS. SPUTTER

NEXT DOOR TO TAKE CARE

OF YOU!

Friday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

OH, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE

HER, MISS RITZ --- REALLY--- IT WOULD

BE SUCH A CHANGE FOR

US!

January 6, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH, DARLING!

GUESS WHAT!

I'LL BET IT'S

BAD NEWS ---

I JUST BUSTED

MIRROR!

DC-5

CONTINUED

SIX INTERESTING EVENTS FOR MACAO

SHANGHAI 4 SHOULD WIN OPENING RACE: SZECHUEN HANDICAP

(By "Captain Foster")

Fairly good entries have been received for the January Race Meeting of the Macao Jockey Club to be held at Areia Preta on Sunday. The first saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. sharp.

Attention of racegoers is drawn looks in good thing to me, but he must to the fact that the sa, Taishon will keep an eye on Merry Fatty who has! depart from the Canton steamers' done pretty well in his last twn out- whirkut 9.30 am, returning from Ings. Rothesay Bay and Gold Macan at p.. instead of 3.30 nm. Clause are both dangerous. on Monday morning.

የኔ game of

of six interesting | The Chinghat Handicap (second events will be presented, the opening section) for "F" class China ponies; race being the Szechuan Handicap is to be ridden by Jockeys who have (first section) for the Macao sub-not won ten rnces and the journey scription

class China ponies is over the six furlongs course. Per- averne fuckung, Shanghai 4 has

hassan

Cat is

is trained Iri Macho and I to shoulder the top weight Should the genot be in the same and I Rather that he is in better condition when he finished recond dition toun when i saw him at the to Dark Hazard in the Wuchang Just meeting. Fairy Auk, the winner

nee attheap, I cannot see anything to of the Macau Handicap over a mile, beat him. Cloudy Star and Eagle has been well looked after by the should all the other two places in

been sel

weight adjuster and this little'

ご

nag of Mrs. P. J. Geillon is only

ths, behind the

++

champica. A good tursie between these two is as

thus frame.

tries for the Ladies seney (un Nut being provided with a list of

Beint) over three furlongs, I much

sured, but my fancy is Shanghai restret that the tipping must be left

1. Hogmanay should secure a place

The Chunghat Handicap (first see- Lion) for "" class China ponies in sprint over six furlongs and it looks that Slymie will give Mac's Adven ture kure good run for the money. The latter, measuring only 13.2, has to carry an extra of 15 lbs. of lead over ite scale weight and this is no for a tiny-tot. We must not, how

Joke! ever, overlook Yum

Sing and Na-

tional Triumph, the former having a good reputation for a short distance | trip. I, of course, like Stymie be cause he has a liking for the Portu- Ruese course. The two low weighters, Cricketer and National Dignity, are. not out of the race and I would cer-1 tainly recommend Cricketer for ing shot,

EL

ANYTHING MAY HAPPEN We should see a good scramble over half-a-mile in the Kansu Han- dicap for "D" class China ponies, for anything may happen in this event. When

they clashed

in the

Klang Wu Handicap

over six fur-

longs run in Maeno on December 11,

Double Chance (winner) was in

ceipt of a pound from Good Morning

(724 Gold Sovereign

second and thirel

who finished

respectively.

whereas on Sunday Double Chance

has been asked to concede 10 lbs, to

the

wo makes for a beating of three lengths. Sumehow or other, Gold Sovereign has always done

weil in

the

Macao and with, the adjustment of lead in his favour his chance is very rosy. National Anthem is nice- weighted and he may upset the Ty applecart.

The Leopard has never made the excursion, but Cuban Love and Wenning should be respected.

to readers' cretion.

SELECTIONS

My selections for the first five events are as follows:

SZECHUEN HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)

Shanghai 4 Falry Auk

Hogmanay

CHINGHAI HANDICAP

(FIRST SECTION)

Stymie

Yum Sing

Mac's Adventure

KANSU HANDICAP

Gold Sovereign

Double Chance

National Anthem

SZECHUEN HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)

Coureur Bleu Merry Fatty

Rothesay Bay CHINGHAI HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION) Persian Cat Cloudy Star

Eagle

Job Hunter "Hates Work”

Athinile City, N. J. An unnamed youth advertised in In the Szechuen Handicap (second mat, 27, hates work. Desires easy an Atlantic City newspaper: "Young section) for "y" class Chinn ponies tob with short hours and large salary,

nine furlongs, Coureur Bleu Local references."

over

KING'S

The enthralling adventure of a fugitive living as he loved, dangerously... the most ar- resting screen roles in years.

WALTER WANGER prevent

ALGIERS

darring

CHARLES BOYER

SIGRID

GURIE

with

HEDY

LAMARR Relemed the United Artists

IRENE

MARY

With all these stars to give it zing and sparkle, 20th Century-Fox's "Sally, Irene and Mary" Is the top h of Darryl F, Zanuck, musical hit-maker. Shown above are (top, left to right) FRED ALLEN, TONY MARTIN, LOUISE HOVICK, GREGORY RATOFF, and JIMMY DURANTE, The three strens of swing (below) in search of social securlly are (left to right) ALICE FAYE, JOAN DAVIS 2nd MARJORIE WEA- VER.. The picture is being shown at the King's Theatre.

Kowloon Football Rugby

Teams Announced Last Game In

The following will represent the Kowloor Football Club

1 matches to-morrow:

In

thele

Senior XI (v. Middlesex at Kow- kon)-Hartley Everest, Eastman; Maxwell, Bliss, Bell; W. Knox, Jorge, Honnibal, V. White and Riertsen,

Junior XI (v. Middlesex al Kow-

Triangular Tournament

1001. 2.30 p.fn.).-Coleman Army Fifteen To

phrey, Gomes; Carlos, Fernandes, inrdwick; Jorge, C. M. Santos, G. White, II. Santos und Cruz.

INDOOR BOWLING

Wardroom Ofcers and Stoker Petty Officers of H.M.S. Cardin met in no eight-a-side bowling match at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys on Wed-J nesday, the latter winning by 526-1 509.

Play Navy

nt

Starting Times Announced

Golf At Fanling On Sunday

The following are the starting for Pauling on Sunday:

tituen

The Jast game in this year's Triangular Tournament

Old Course will take place on the Navy ground at Cause- 9.10. 1. C. Pearce, J. S. Dunnett. way Bay to-morrow, when the Army

0.20 C. 1. Burton & F. C. Young. will play the Navy. The match will

8.4 C. D. N. Walker, L. M. Wylle. refereed by Dr. J. A. R. Seiby. commence

D.ZB at 4

Prophet. J. Harrop. p.m., and will be

0.32 T. Price, & L. Potter. After

P.38 A. W. Hodges, A. Nieol. Cun will be presented to the winners. the game the Triangular Tournament 9.40 C. W. E. shop. J. Forbes.

0.44. Baldwin, G. McGrane. There will be a game before the big

9.40 9. T. Butlin, H. A. Mills. BATH M. Wood, J. Petrie, Inatch, when two Club sides wi 8.50 W. W. C. Shewan, L., Jackson. It is understood that the match was 2.15

oppose each other, commencing

10.06. M. Henderson, T. C. Monaghan. 18.04 W. A. Mackintay. J. E, Polter. a return game to one

p.m. These sides have been played in selected as follows:-

10.00 AM. Mack, J. W. Alabaster. Welhatwei, and bowling being in the

10.12 W. Woodward, H. N. Williamson. White. -M. W, MacGrath; "Welhalwel" style, scoring was con- Bosangeet, F. M. Thompson,

D. L.

10.10 Wing Cdr.. Steele Perkins. siderably lower than it would have Wilson. H. van Leeuwen; J. Hutchi-24 N. K. Littlejohn, J. G. Campbell.

Matthews. G. S. 100 used. The match was a most enjoy-K. W. Sulter, C. M. Stark, B. Hynes, 1035. C. Feltham T. Miegarty. been had the orthodox methods been son, E. C. Luscombe; K. A. Watcon, 1024 1.3. Valentine, T. R. Rowell.

Lt. Cdr. Murray, J. W. Mayhew.

able one, and a rousing evening was G. M. Marrs, J. Stedman. A. J. G.

10.40 J, Stenersen, D. 1. Blake. 10.40 .G. WOTTAI). it. C. Millett. Taylor (Captain) and W. B. Richard- 1044 L. M. 8, Lloyd. D. Forbes.

1048. S. Delany, C. M. Gee. Colours-J. T. Brown; G. K, Chad-1058 A. Sommerfelt, A, B. Purves.

1. R. Davies, J. 1. Stewart. wiek, H. D. Bidwell (Captain), W. E. 10. R Andrewes, I. H. Gente. Grieve, D. H. Stewart: F. Cessford, J. 11.08 3. B. horpetit, N. L. Evans.

11.04 H. F. Sommers, D. D. Forbes. R. Henderson; R. G. L. Oliphant W. (1142 M. G. Carruthers. G. R. Ropell E. Peers, E. W. Stout, A. F. Walkden,

sment.

NEXT

CHANGE

Also Latest Cartoon In Technicolour

JACK FROST"

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10.57

Carre.

E. A. Bornpus, H. W. E. Heath, C. G. Car, tole, C. W, Jettries, Davis and K. H. G. White.

1120 . I. Plerey, D. Lyon. While jerseys will be provided on the Navy ground.

NAVY FIFTEEN

The following have been selected to represent the Navy XV:

Pay Lt. Stevens (H.M.S, Kent); Lag. Tel. Kelly (Kent), P. O. Askwith (Dainty),

Lit

Lt. Skelton

1124 G., Kerr, F. Buckle. 1128 C, F. Marshall, Y. J. Johnson.

New Course

20 5. H. Dudwell, S. J. II. Fox. 24. K. Valentine, P. I. Scoones. 9.32 A. C. I. Bowker, W. T. Yoxall 9. Mundy. A. S. Adomson.

1.40

97.44

DAZ

0.80 (Medway),

Mrs. Nieul. Mis Geen.

1. G. Gray, 1. G. Parker",

1. P. Temworth, D. Humphreyn*. Mis inckburn, Mrn Hist

in mo P. E. Annis, W. Clogue.

Pay Mid. Hankin (Kent); Lt. Elliot 19.00 Lawrie, J. G. Colesworth. (Earle), Capt., Lt. Talbot (Medway); in R. S. Marrion. G. S. Archuuli.

Sen. Romans (Eagle). Wifes don (Dunean), L. Baddington 1026 11. & Mrs. Overy.

Mr.10.20 Mrs. MacKinlay, Mina Heavts.

10. A. & Mrs. Pearson, (Medway), P. O. King (Tamar),

Col.

Lt. Darling (Medway), Lt. Ogie 10 Ms. Davies, Miss Weller. 10.44 Carson, W. F. Arndt, (Medway), Lt. Grimes (Medway),

11.20 Mrs. Percy, Mrs, Lyon. Sub. Lt. Hain (Eagle).

Unsuccessful In Ballot for Old Course,

ENTRIES RECEIVED

FOR INTER-HONG SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Handelsbank, American Express, Standard-Vacuum Oll Co., Aslatie Petroleum Co., Texas Oil Co. and Petty Ofcers' Mesa, Kowlton.

Entrance fee is $10 per team and entries will be closed at 6 pm, on January 16, when a meeting will be The following entries have been held in the Book Club to discuss the received for the Inter-Hong Softball League,

Hate for commencement of the League, which was formed at a meeting on December 28: Hongkong

and

Mr. L. R. Ildefonso has offered the Shanghai Bank, Chartered League the use of the Filipino Club Bank National Clly New York, Nederlandsch Indische Anding of a better venue.

Bank of on Sunday afternoons, panding the

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Jde 28151.

GOLFERS!

HENRY COTTON

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OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

"Sally. Irene and Mary" (King's Theatre, to-day).—Allhough this flim

Another Cup

For Equine

Sports Club

breaks no new ground in the way of For Most Correct

musical shows as we know tiern, it provides better than average enter- ininment because of the good work of a few of the Alice Faye, Joan Davis, Marjorie Weaver, Jimmy Durante and Tony has spent in Hongkong, Mrs. Edythe In memory of the happy days she Martia, not to mention Fred Allen Riddoch, one of the most enthusiastic and Gregory Ratoff. There are some members of the Equine Sports Club, catchy tunes, with quite. bit of has presented a silver cup, to be comedy.

"The Rat (Queen's Theatre, io-Walter Gilbey, to be won by the per- enlled "The Gilbey Cup," after Sir day). One of the most well-known son in the neatest and most correct English stage successes brought to riding costume at the Club's yearly the screen.

Produced in England, Gymkhana. this picture is memorable chiefly the splendid dramale performances for

stars, principally Riding Attire

Mrs. Riddoch is leaving the Colony

of the three main characters, Anton for South Africa shortly.

(Albert") Walbrook, Ruth Chatterton

(of American stage and serven fame)

work

with

Sir Walter Gilbey has achieved

horse-riding

fn

and Rene Ray. Ivor Novelio's play world fame for his outspoken critic- relles chiefly on its melodramatically sms on the laxity and oddness of pre- sentimental appeal, and in this the sent-day

altire director, Jack Raymond, has made a

general. good job of it.

"Painted Desert" (Alhambra Thea Equine Sports Club are the Kadoorle Other trophies possessed by the tre, to-day).-Hearty exchanges of Challenge Trophy, ftaticuffs, nurse-riding and trigger annually, for the highest aggregate competed for are the highlights of this at the annual Gymkhana, presented "Western" yarn, with that old by Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie: China rellabic he-man, George O'Brien, as Light and Power Trophy, presented the hero. Here is a film which will by China Light and Power Co. Ltd. go well with youngsters, and also for jumping; A: S. Watson Trophy, those who like a change presented by A. S. Watson and Co. from the usual glut of sophisticated for point-to-point races; and the pletures,

"Beloved Enemy" (Oriental Thea Mr. J. P. English, first Vice-President Gary Challenge Trophy, presented by ire, to-day).-Brin Aberne and of the Club, for tent-pegging, Merle Oberon are a new team in pic- tures and they are together here in a background of international intrigue. "Lancer Spy" (Majestic Theatre, to-day).-Brisk melodrama of intri- que which introduces a new potential star named George Sanders. Be- cause of their strong resemblance, a British naval caplain is sent to Ger- many as py to impersonate German officer. After various nar- row escapes, he learns the secret he as been sent for, but reaches Swit- zerland only with the aid of a beauti- ful counter-spy who gives her life

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