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SMALL FIELD FOR THE 1939 CHAMPIONS

Bitter Fighting In Squatters'

North Kiangsu

Germany Imports CHINESE

Farm Workers

RUST, Feb. 28.

THE PLAN to bring R1- thenian agricultural workers to Germany to assist on Ger nian farms, has now taken con- erele form, and it was KT-

that 50 nounced. here' to-day

fantiles and 250 youths will Irave for Saxony within the next few days where fubs have been provided for them.

The transport of a further 5.000 Ukrainian farm workers to Germany is being arranged for the

March. middle of Trans-Ocran.

STUBBORN.

DEFENCE

HWAIYIN, Mar.1.

FIGHTING IN areas cast of Hauchow in northern Kiangsu, where the Japanese are attempt-| ing to complete their occupation of the eastern section of the Lunghai Railway, continues un- abated.

The Japanese have brought{ up large numbers of reinforce-t ments, supported by tank and

SHANGHAI air units. Five Japanese planes

SITUATION NEW PHASE

have been bombing Hoyang and other cities during the past few

The severity of fighting reuched it height on Sunday and Monday when the Chinese defenders, who had already fought continuously for SHANGHAI, March 1. three days and nights, put up the encountered WITH THE presentation yes-stiffest resistance yet encou terday afternoon of the Japanese by the Japanese in that aren.

The boom of artillery wns counter-reply to Mr. Frunklin. distinctly audible en in Itwalylu. Chairman of the Municipal Synchronising with the Japanese Council, the Settlement situation drives in northern Klangsu, the is understood to have entered a invaders in south Shantung have new phase, as negotiations and launched, an attack on Kungyu,

territory.

Sanguinary fighting is; technical affairs begin to-day be-north of falchow inside Klangsu tween the Municipal Council and reported to have been in progress Japanese officinis concerned, for there-Central News.

co-operation

order in the

Settlement,

maintaining in

International

As the result of the latest ne tintions, it was understood that an

arcoment

closer

ese

has heen reached co-operation

between

fur

the

Municipal Council Police and Japan- endarines and consular pol.ee in controlling subversive cleranta in the metropolis.

Japanese circles believe that it the striet precautionary measures pro- claimed by the Municipal Council are enforced with effect, the purpose at "cleaning-up"

the International Settlement and preventing recurrence of terroristic crimes will be realized steadily, Domel,

LONDON REASSURED

Loudon, Feb, 28.

is authoritatively stated that the

situation in Shonghai is considered

even in

ANOTHER

هم هم

PUPPET"

KILLED

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Homes Broken Up SILKYLIGHT AND

Nearly 3,000 squatters at Taikoktsui, Mongkok, were ejected from their rude homes this morning, when the authorities destroyed their huts. This picture shows some of the their demolished abodes.-Staff Photo- evicted squatters recovering belongings from grapher.

INDO-CHINA GOVT. BOYCOTTS SHIPPING FROM CAMRAN BAY

HANOI, Feb. 28.

THE GOVERNOR of French Indo-China proclaimed in the Official Gazette dated February 25 a decree prohibiting all shipping excepting French warships from entering Camran Bay.

The new decree is understood

to indicate considerable progress

in the construction of new for THE CASH

tresses in the Bay following the recent enforcement of the Landi Appropriation Act.

It is reported that on February 13 the French home Government on-

that, an nounced in Paris

appro-

PINGKIANG, Mar. 1. ANOTHER "PUPPET" has paid priation of 300,000,000 franes bart hits Ilfr for serving the Japanese been earmarked in the Estimate furi Ite Was Wang Kuo-fu. so-called the coming fiscal year as the funsch for Chairman of the Peace Maintenance strengthening the defenes of French Commffice at Palylchian, north-east Indo-China. of Tsung-Yang on the south upch border. Central News,

SHANGHAI OFFICIAL ESCAPES

Shanghai, Feb. 20.

SWEEPS

numbers The followtra drawn at Happy Valley to-day:

RACE 1

Ne. 366

No. 390

No. 1492

BECAUSE he thinks that the note of air raid warning sirens would strike terror into the hearts of civilians, and make them run cowering to sheller, Dr. R. J. Willson suggests that warnings should be sounded by burles instead.

"Such a bugle call as the old 'Prepare to receive cavalry,' he said in London, "would stir defy the the people up rolders."

to

He still recalls the youthful thri The felt when "the charge"

cavalry to Rounded

Wimbledon

WALS

were

manoeuvring Common.

3904,49 268.10 729.20

Non

Unpinced onie ($50 each): 1901. 27, 1891, 2748, 2737, 239, 1895,- 16, 822, 26, 1945, 1999, 228, 1:09, 024}} 1244, 453, 458, 2492.

RACE 2

$1,500,50 428.50 2234,40

($50 each):

INDO-CHINA DEFENCES Following the Japane cecupston of Hainan Island, the French authori- ties were understoo to have been

No. 2412 No, 2626 Kao Shan-chen, sectional chief of giving serious considerations to the

No. easier after the recent exchange of the Consolated Tax Bureau for strengthening of defences in French anel Anhwel, Indo-Chins. M. Bruquit, Aristont

Unplaced ponies notes between the consular authorit-Kiangsu, Cheklang

showed his heels to three would-be Chairman of the Naval Affairs Com- ies and the Japanese.

assassins who invaded his residener mittee of the Chamber of Deputies, 28, 29, 817, 1168, 1:30. It is recalled that the Japanese

who recently inspected the defence have been insisting on stricter con-ia French Concession list aight,

As they entered the building, they equipment in the Far Eastern colony It is understood that the latest cried "We have come on a hunt for for three months, presented a plan tone of the Japanese to the consular a traitor", but by that time Kao had for the fortification of French Indo- authorities suggests closer co-opera- departed by the back door.

trol of public order.

RACE 3

No. 2382

NON,

$1,407.20 410.20 No. 3260

209.60 China before the Chamber upon his

No. 1817 men left the house return home. the The three

Unplaced puoles ($60 each): Now, order-empty-handed-United Press.

Under the proposed plan, a power-2942, 2029, 464, 1137, 781, 2504, 1461, 742, ful East Asiatlo Fleet Including foll~ 116, las of submarines and surface vessels

with Uon maintenance United Press.

the Japanese

in

public

Lords Approve New Dutch To Increase will be constructed.

the

Measures

Navy In East

It is pointed out that ut present Satuon Is the only naval buse in French Indo-China and that Along The Hague, Feb. 28. Buy, on the northern coast of French London, Feb. 23.

M. Weller, the Colonial Minister. Indo-China and Kwangchow Bay can only amali-sized In the House of Lords this evening declared in the Lower Chamber to-accommodale

Exports Guarantee Bill, the day that the Government was reckou vessels. Czecho-Slovakia Financial Assistance ing on the necessity of a further in- Bill, and the Currency and Bank-crease in the East Indies Fleet, plans ren also poorly equipped, the French notes Bill, which had been passed in for which were ready if the Inter-Fleet in the past depended much on use House of Commons, were read national situation worsens.-Reuter for a third time.

They will now receive the Royal ascent.-Reuter Special.

Six Killed In Tram

Accident

Boston, Feb. 28, Six

persons were killed and at jenst a score injured when a street- overturned after jumping the

ENT

Special.

HONGKONG ELECTRIC DIVIDEND, BONUS

RACE 4

$1702 5112 456

FORD SUED FOR $3.000

CAMBRIDGE, MASS,

Feb. 28. HENRY FORD, the famous motor car manufacturer, and his wife, Cinra J. Ford, figured as defendants in a civil action suit involving $3,000 to-day, which opened in the Superior Court.

NAVYLIGHT OUT

Bad Luck For Moller Stable, Two Ponies On Sick List

THE 1939 CHAMPION STAKES, anticipated as one of the most exciting races of the season, petered out tamely with only four starters.

Early this morning Mr. Eric Moller, the Shanghai shipping magnate-owner of Silkylight and Navylight-- was forced to scratch both his ponies in all events.

Silkylight was regarded as

Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Rose Eleet's only serious challenger. -

Withdrawal of the Shanghai pony was necessitated when it contracted colle last night.

deciding to

This morning, after substitute Navylight as his entry in the Champions, Mr. Moller was forced to withdraw this pony, too, after a lameness which it developed yesterday showed no signs of dis- appearing.

The starters in

were:

ROSE ELECT

Ladies' Day At Valley

the Champions What Society Wore

At The Races

DESERT CHIEF

KING'S WARDEN HYNDFORD BRIDGE

Rose Elect was heavily backed on the pari-mutuel and went out to the barrier one of the flamest favourites of the meeting.

Apart from the Champions fiasco, Champions' Day proved as successful as the Brst three days of the Annual Meeting.

$75.30 DIVIDEND

Justifying the forecast that there may be big dividends to-day King Kong, which won the first event an the card, the Leighton Hill Stakes, paid $75.00 to backers for a win and $19.80 to backers for a place.

big field of

of 22 ponies got away

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BY THE "TELEGRAPH'S" FASHION PAGE REFOKTER TO-DAY was Ladies' Day at the Valley.

For the women it was more than a race meeting. It was a preview of what's what in the Spring fashions.

As you held your race-book tightly In your hand, fashion staged a little drama for you. Frocks passed you London, Paris and New York. that are only now big fashion news in

was flown from America by Clipper That perky tle hat over there so that it would reach Hongkong in tune for to-day.

For the women, clothes and the to a perfect start at 11.30 am, but ponies ran a dead heat in J.

race resolved itself

Sports

ninu.

the

the

H.

the

n the straight

seterest. Not far behind was the fato a struggle between King Kong, thrill, to quite a few thousand, of

und Bressy Guinness Time

seeing Hongkong people about whom Leigh's chestnut. which started 止 they hear so much but see so acidom. them favourite, struggled gamely to Brilliant sunshine heralded the

use out King Kong and Bressay, fourth and, for

punters, many but they thundered past the winging most interesting day of the races. post, King Kong a neck ahead of MISS GRAYBURN'S GOWN fresray and Brentay the same dis- For instance, there was the Ladier tance ahead of the favourite.

venture Purse-not a big financial Venture.

second but a gallant affair in which the win- favourite, was nowhere in the run-ing jockey, Mr. P. Y. Wel had the honour of taking to tiffin Miss Eliza- beth

of Sir Grayburn, daughter Grayburn.

Gray- Vandeleur Gra

Miss burn made the presentation.

Miss Grayburn was charmingly at-

royal blue crepe kner red in length gown,

simply cut with short sleeves. The gown was daintily set off with a thin belt of aliver and two silver clips, in the chape of bunches of grapes, which decorated the neck line. With this gown, she wore a small royal blue velvet hat.

Ladies' Day brings forward all the latest fashions and most women at (Continued on Pane 12.)

Mirs Elizabeli Grayburn presented the Jockeys Cup to the winning jockey of the Ladies Purse shortly before in and subsequently had luncheon with the jockey, Mr. P. Y. T. Wei

It was announced at 2.30 p.m. that the Derby Forecast Pool had paid

$26,50.

LEIGHTON HILL STAKES

(RACE 1)

Winner $1,000; Second $400; Third $250; For China Ponies, Subscription Six Fur-

(S, C. Lang) 1

(IL J. A. carne) 2

The plaintiffs are Attorney Adam Grifins of this meeting.

wife, longs. Murphy of New York, his Lorraine, and daughter, Constance, Cocoa's KING KONG I 1. who sought damages of $1,000, $1,500, T and E'S BRESBAY 101 1 and $500 respectively for jewelry and

| IF, Leigh's QUINNESS TIME 153 13.

(J. Pote-lunt) 3 No. 158

clothing allegedly stolen from their

Won by a head; a head. No. 2767

automobile while it was parked in

Time-1.30.4. Unplaced ponies 1350 each): Nes. 69, the Fords wayside Inn at South

Sudhury on November 30, 1035.

Doth Henry Ford and his wife are Counsel-United by represented Press.

2228,

RACE $

With the arsenal and dock at Sai-

No. 5A No. 3134 No. 916

$1470 420 210

Singapore

JO

RACE #

No. 2830

€2387

No. 2320

No. 3156

A2 341

Prince Andrew For Hongkong

Unpinerd pontes ($50 each): Nos. TC- Hongkong for

1004, 2700, 1420, 3403, 91, 3082, 600, equipment or overhaul. Under the 260 2700, 817, 98, 645, 1158, 1407, 2378. new plan it is understood that the French authorlties are planning to establish a well-equipped and power- ful base for the Far Eastern Fleet with a view to socuring effective Report of Board of Directors of protection of the French interests in Hongkong Electric Company discloses East Asia.-Domel balance at credit of profit and loss account on December 31 was $2,409,- 133.

They recommend final dividend of $1.50 a share, bonus of 75 cents per

rails near Franklin Park, Dorchester, share on 600.000 shares, Jubilee year to-day-United Press.

bonus of $43,070 to stay.

Bandits Raid Shanghai Gambling Dens

SHANGHAI, Feb. 28.

IT IS REPORTED that armed bandits on Monday night ralded various gambling houses at Klachow bench on the Yangtse, near Woosung, which was formerly a popular Shangħal summer resort, and now under Japanese occupation.

- The bandits made away with several thousand dollars.

Nu carüalifon are reported Reuter,

R.

Baron Harlech's Big Fortune

London, Feb. 26. The total estate of the late Baron Harlech, upon whose death Inst May the then Colonial Secretary, Mr. Ormsby-Gore succeeded to the peer- nge, and subsequently retired from political activity, has been proved at £200,013-Brlilsh Wireless.

The

Vice-

C. IN C. BACK Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Percy Meble, returned from Macao this morning after- un official visit to the Governor, H.E. Dr. Tomagnini Barbosa.

Unplaced ponios

| 4147, 2691, B35, 2400,

No. 1497

No. 1849 No 357

(150 each): No Aboard Empress Of

Britain, Report

RACE 7

$2206.40 630.40 818.20

Unplaced ponies (50 each): Nos. 070, kns, 2369, 2041, 44711, 3881, ARD1, 3700, 8038, 4431, 727, 05, 25, 1971, 2315, 3263.

Swatow Raided This Morning

Swatow, Mar. 1.

Pari-inutual:-Wianor $70.00. Places $19.80; $40.10; $3.40.

CRAND STAND STAKES

(RACE 2)

Winner $1,000; Second $400; Third $250, For Chinn Ponies, bund de Griffins of this Meeling. Six Fur- longs.

Eu Tony-en's BLUE EXPRESS 191 lb.

(C. Encarnação) 1 V. M. Graybumi's AVON 101 lb.

[H. J. A.

L. Dunbar's GALVERTON BAY 101 b.

(P. Y. T. Wel) 3 Eight starters.

Won by four lengths; half a length. Time:128.

Feri-mutual-Witnes

$0.00.

Places

5.00: 0.00; $5.70.

Sir V. M. Grayburn's pony, which draw the rall position, had an unlucky start

off on

the kix furlong sprint.

LATEST

THE CHAMPIONS

1-ROSE ELECT 2.-DESERT CHEF. 3. KING'S WARDEN

CHAMPIONS CASH SWEEP

No. 1740

Blue

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No. 1147

PRINCE ANDREW of Greece and was left as the field of eight started is stated to be among the passen Diamond took the lead from the jump- Kurs aboard the Canadian Pacific off, retaining first peatuon for the Jumpe pressed by Mr. Eu Tong-pen's fancy, liner Empress of Britain, which furlongs. The pony was, however, holly left Singapore to-day for Hong-Encarnacao making a well-timed mave ponies passed the grand-stand. kong.

Ilearno, after the initial misfortune, made A gallant recovery on Avon and hotly

pisce with a rapidly narrowing margin,

The giant Canadian liner is en route here on her eighth ruise around the world. She

A lone seaplane bombed the will berth at Kowloon at 8 a.m. vicinity of the railway station this on Wednesday next week. morning at 0.40,

pursued Blue Express. to run into second which, had the race been seven furlongs would almost certainly have resulted in the pony winning. Blue Diamond, after Initial burst of speed, fell out after

running.

LADIES' PURSE. (RACE:3) Presented with $700 added for Furlongs

Twelve Tabourers' house and 20

Jowellery valued at $1,826 was Winner Second $300) Third? 3500, feet of railway track were destroyed,

Two othur bonba landed in stolen from Mr. K. E. Mogra the For China Ponies. About paddyfold, but there casualties-Reuter.

were

no

Yin Tin restaurant; Bocording to a 40-Yardens report made to the pollen

No. Unplaced Pony ($50) 97,

$2801

820 418