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PERTH PLATE (2ND RACE)

First Section, Winner $1,000; Second $400; Third $260. For Aus tralian Ponles, Griffins of this Meet-! ing. One Mlic.

Cire's CANDLELIGHT 187

Pote-itunti I

2

Chau Bros, TRIUMPHANT DAY 153 16. (D. . T40) Dynasty' KING' HERALD 152 b...

"(V. V. Needa) 3] Won by many lengths; threo lengths, Time: 1.30.1. Pari-Mulucl:-Winners $94.70 Places $19.80; $8.50; 15.10,

MIRROR

SCARES AWAY BANDIT

February 27, 1939.

Woman Wanted To Slap P.C.s

Market Harborough.

Mrs. W. J. Southam, smartly dress- ed widow of a rich Northampton- shire auctioneer, was turned out of Market Harborough pollee court ro cently after she had threatened to slop two polleemen's faces.

Mrs. Southam, who was sitting in tenso had been heard and tried to sử-

ered her to be ejected.

A REFLECTION in a mirror is front seat, jumped up after a minor believed to have scared away dress the Beach. A police superin- the assailant of a sixty-four-tendent spoke to her, but she refused old trader attacked in his lock-up to sit down and the magistrates ord- in Railway-approach, For the next hour her shouts could' re-be heard from outside, and once she attempted to re-enter the court. Finally, she was told that if she wanted to make an application she could do so in writing, and a note was taken from her to the Bench. The magistrates considered it but

Birs, Eu Tong-sen's Chiltern. which war fancied for this event, proved frisky a slop ilte barrier, and played up to such an ex-Twickenham, tent thin it got away to a bad start, Pumpernickel got away to a good start cently. but was soon displaced by Sydney Lad. The hay could not hold its lead, however, and was displaced by the Shanghai entry

Middlesex,

The attacker ran from the drop,

in the straight, Candlelight cantering home leaving the shopkeeper, Mr. Edward

an eray winner. The tins was six seconds, Lloyd, dazed on the floor. Nothing

was touched.

uutaide the record,

LUSITANO CUP (3RD RACE) At the moment of the attack, Mr. Winner Cup and $1,000; Second P. J. Williams, a florist whose shop $400; Third $250. For China Pontes, is next door, had walked out to water bona Ade Grimns of this Meeting his flowers. He later found that his About Half Mile 170 Yards.

reflection in n mirror in the doorway

Li Po Chun's CONQUERING TIME

3 b...ef. Poic unit) 1 Eve's EVE OF

101 10. (F, Marshall) V. M. Grayburn's AYON 181 lb....... 1. J. A. Kearne) Wan by two lengths; the same. Time:-100.2.

of Mr. Lloyd's shop could have been seen by any one standing inside.

2;

The pelice believe that this reflec 3tion seared the attacker, causing him to run way. Mr. Willams did not know that anything was wrong until

Part-mutuel-Winner $8.30 Places 93.70 $0.00 $7.00.

Conquering Time overtook Eve of lea- ven as the ponies came into the straight nel Annher past the winning past many lengths aheart of the second pony, with an equel distance separating second and third. The unplaced ponies were hunched well behind the lenders. with Titress, who was left at the pont, a bad lost. There:

nine ponies starling.

were 30 eratchings in this event, only

VICTORIA STAKES (4TH RACE)

Winner $1,000; Second $300; Third 5200. For Chima Ponles. One Mile Eu Tong-sen's DESERT CHIEF 161 lb. (C, Encarnaçǝa} Dynasty's KING'S WARDEN 101 15... Mrs. Dunbar's BEAR CLAW 168 ..

Three starters.

made no comment.

Mrs. Southam said later that she rate

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had been threatened with sunons and wanted advice from the

Bench.

Burma-Yunnan Road

London.

a few minutes later, when Mr. Lloyd THE possibility of the Government giving any assistance towards the improvement of the Burma- staggered out into the street.

Yunnan Road was referred to in a question fr. the House of Commons recently-

Str. Lloyd said that the man came Into his shop three times and asted

uestions.

The third time, as he spoke, he pulled a heavy instrument from his mackintesh pocket and hit the shap keeper on the head.

to

Captain P. Macdonald asked the

Under-Secretary of State for Burina whether the Government of Burma is diving any assistance to improvement Those who raw the man loitering of the existing road to the Chaest frontier whence it is continued ta but the street before the at Yunan; and, if not, whether. In view including Mr. Willions" girl assistant,j. agree that he was handsome, aged of the development of this trade route twenty-two in twenty-seven, about 10 the Far East, it can bring this standards? Needai 2 is foot tall, with dark, well-greased thoroughfare up to modern

Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead: The Government of Burma have already brought the road from Lashio to the Chinese frontier-a distance of about all-weather 120 miles-up to an standard, and further work is in pre- gress upon its improvement.

(D. Backi air, at dark suit,

Won by three lengths; two lengths. Time: 153.),

Partel:--Winner $3.40, Places $5.30, || Nine entries seralehed, leaving only! thice ponies to face the barrier. Mr. Eis Tong-sen's entry went out a firm favourite and quickly justified i backers by lak- ing a strong lead, followed by tug'e: Warden and Dear Claw in that order. Although Needa urged his mount on to n wonderful rally in the straight. It's Worden was able to do no more than reditce Desert Culer's lend, the butter romping home three lengths ahead. The He was only one-fifth of a second out side the course record for the mile, net by Diana Day.

GARRISON CUP (5TH RACE) Winner. Cup and $750: Second 5100; Third $200. For China Pontes, Subscription Grifins of any season. One Mile.

Eu Tong-tent's ROSE EVELYN 185 2. IC. Encartacnoj

Why HISTRE 160 tt. P. Chanson) Wong Sul-ngars SALVAGE MASTER

LGS 1b.

(B. L. Taol Won by 4 length: 2 lengths. Time: 01.4. Parl-mutuel Winner 37.501. Places 33.00; 20.00; $7.00.

Silver Lion On

King's Car

On the radiator cap of the King! and Queen's new car, being taken to| Canada with them, is a sitver lion.

There has been à silver lion mas- cot on their cars since 1928.

Why?

The awer Bes in an incident! when, as Duke and Duchess of York, they were big game hunting sear Nairobi in 1825.

After a blank day in the jungle thei Duke and Duchess were resting alone! without warning, a lion sprang 10- before returning to camp when, awards them from the dense under-

growth only a few yards away.

EXCHANCE PLATE (6TH RACE) Winner $1,000; Second $400; Third $350, For China Ponies. Subscrip- tion Griffs of this Meeting. About One Mlie 171 Yards. S.L.K'S CELTIC STAR 158 115

(T. L. Wang) i Henry's MUSKETEEN 132 lb.

(S C. Liang) 2 Hollandia's ORANJE BOVÈN 158 15..

(C. Encarnacho) 3 45 starters. Wan by short lead; two lengths. Fit2.13.

Dari-tiel;-Winner 547. Places $0.20;

59.30; $7.30,

A light fun with only two hots left in it lay on the ground beside| the Duke. Ile snatched it up and brought the animal down with a bul-i let through its head at the first shot.

Hitler To Ban

Tobacco

BERLIN,

HITLER, non-smoker, vecctarian

and teetotaler, is expected to make a drive shortly against atint- lants and tobacco, which would save | the Reich vast sums in foreign cur-

This Time took the feed as the twenty five starters passed the grandstanul on the first time round, with the favourite Musketeer, pressing closely. Musketeer took the lend as the ponies passed the rency. Judge's box and retained it around the

While the Fuehrer will not allack

equre until the field entered the straight the Germans beloved beer, it is ex- on the home run. About thirty yards from the Bushing poal Celtle Star caine

pected that he will call on his fol-

up with terrifle wish and the chestnut lowers to boycott coffee, tea, cocon

un bay paules raced neck and neck past the Jude's bux, their Jockeys whips ply Ens vigorously in an effort to gain an exten ounce at power, Celtic Star forsting ahead right on the post.

MELBOURNE CUP (7TH RACE)

Winner $1,000; Second $300; Third $200. For Australian Ponies of any season. One nyd ʼn funrter Miles. Lucky'n LUCKY LAD 154 b

IV. V. Needa)

and tobacco.

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The old Pacific House, which in its day provided lodging for such per- Mr. J. H. Taggart's' LANCASHIRE sonages as Gen. U. S. Grant and

СПАРЯ 154 П.

D. Black) 2 Eugene Field, is being razed. An Fatshan's ABER AMAZON 154 Ib. ....

9. W. Pan) 3

1800 costume ball, featured by simulated holdup by Jesse James and his gang of outlaws, was held the $10.20. Places night before wreckers started razing

Right starters.

Wen by a neck; three lengths.

Time: 2,14.3.

Parl-mutuel;-Winner

$3.50 $5.00; 80.40.

the structure,

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