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No. 13703

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 三拜禮口號一月三英港香

1939.

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ROSE ELECT WINS THE 1939 CHAMPIONS

Bitter Fighting In Squatters'

North Kiangsu

Germany Imports

Farm Workers

HUST, Feb. 28.

THE PLAN to bring u thenian agricultural workers to Germany to assist on Ger- man forms, has now taken con- crcle form. and it W35

nounced here to-day that 50 families and 250 youths will leave for Saxony within the next few days where Jobs have been provided for them.

The transport of a further 5,000 Ukrainian farm workers to Germany is being arranged for the middle of March. Trans-Ocean,

SHANGHAI

CHINESE

STUBBORN DEFENCE

HWAIYIN, Mar.1.

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

The Japanese have brought jup large numbers of reinforce- ments, supported by tank and air units. Five Japanese planes have been bombing Hoyang and

SITUATION other cities during the past few

NEW PHASE

SHANGHAI, March 1.

days.

audible even In Ilwaiyin.

The severity of fighting reached its belt on Sunday and Monday when the Chinese defenders, who had alrendy fought continuously Lor three days und nigits. put up the WITH THE presentation yea-y the Japanese in that area.

stiffest resistance yet encountered terday afternoon of the Japanese

The boom of artillery

Hery Was counter-reply Chairman of the Municipal Council, the Settlement situation drives in northern Kiangsu, the is understood to have entered a invaders in south Shantung have new phase, a8 negotiations on no launched an attack on Kungyu, technical affairs begin to-day be orth of Hatchow inside Kiangsu

Sanguinary Oghting territory. tween the Municipal Council and reported to bave been in progress Japanese officials concerned, for there.--Central News. co-operation in maintaining order in the International Settlement,

to Mr. Franklin, distineonising with the Japanese

As the result of the

latest nego-

tiations, it was understood that an

agreement has been reached for

closer co-operation between the

Municipal Counell Police and Japan-

CSC

RECORD DROUGHT

is

gendarmes and consular police in Lowest Rainfall In

controlling subversive elements in the metropol!

Japanese circles believe that if the strici precautionary measures prom claimed by the Municipal Counel! are enforced with effect, the purpose the International of "cleaning-up" Settlement and preventing recurrence of terroristic crimes will be realized steadilyDomel.

LONDON REASSURED

Lendon, Feb. 28.

It in authoritatively stated that the situation in Shanghai is considered easier after the recent exchange of notes between the consular authorit- les and the Japanese.

It is recalled that the Japanese have been insisting on stricter con- trol of public order.

Quarter Century

since were

Homes

Broken Up CUP DEAD HEAT:

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

INDO-CHINA GOVT. BOYCOTTS SHIPPING FROM CAMRAN BAY

HANOL 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- tresses in the Bay following the recent enforcement of the Land

Appropriation Act.

It is reported that on February 13

THE CASH SWEEPS

The fullowing numbers

the French home Government an-drawn at Happy Valley to-day: nounced in Paris that an appro- priation of 300,000,000 Iranes had been earmarked in the Estimates for the coming dscal year as the fund for strengthening the defence of French Indo-Chan,

With no rainfall recorded January 30, when 22 points recorded, February has turned out to be the driest month experienced i Hongkong since 1914. It is the drlest the February recorded since 1011,

INDO-CHINA DEFENCES Following the Japanese occupation only other occasion in the Colony's meteorogical history when no rain of Hainan land, the French authori was recorded in the second month of ties were understood to have been the year.

giving serious considerations to the In consequence of the abnormally strengthening of defences in French dry weather experienced in February, Indo-China, M. Basquat, Assistant the average rainfall recorded since the beginning of 1039 is now two Inches below the average.

Since January 1, 1938, only 5814 inches, have been recorded against an average of 68 Inches,

No. 365 No. 334 No. 1400

RACE 1

$904,41:

268.40 320.20

were

Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. 1091, 272, 1991, 2748. 2737, 239, 100s, 10, 22, 2480, 1146, 1922, 328, 1319, 624, 1294, 9k3, 458, 2452

RACE 2

No, 2412 No. 2020 No. 200

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 shelter. Dr..R. J. Witison suggests that warnings should be sounded by bugies instead.

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

youthful He still recalls the thrill he felt when "the charge" WILS sounded to cavalry manoeuvring 01 Wimbledon Common.

FORD SUED FOR $3,000

CAMBRIDGE, MASS..

OWNERS TOSS COIN

Daily Double Pays Smallest Dividend Ever Recorded

CELTIC STAR AND MARKSMAN ran a dead-heat for first place in the Sports Club Cup, ran at 4.30 p.m.

The owners sportingly decided to toss a coin for the trophy, which was presented by members of the Sports Club.

The Kong Bros., owners of Celtic Star called heads and won the cup.

Robbed of its excitement by the with- drawal of Silkylight and Navylight, the Champion Stakes went, as expected, to Mr. Eu Tong-sen's entry, Rose Elect.

There were only four starters, und Desert Chief, another pony from the Eu stable, came in to second place two lengths behind Rose Elect, King's Warden was third, six lengths behind Desert Chief, while Mrs. Pearce's Hyndford Bridge was unplaced.

Although Rose Elect's chief opponent in the annual meeting lid not participate in the Cham- pions, W. G. Poy rode such a brilliant race on Desert. Chief that, at one stage, there every possibility that the favourite would be ousted.

was

That Rose Elect VIS Д Warm favourite was evidenced by the fact ihnt, of the 1,384 pari-mutuel tickels taken out in the race, 1,104 were on Rose Elect. The chestnut pony, ridden by E. Encarnarno, paid only $5.30 for a win and $5.10 for a place.

JUMPED TO LEAD

At the rise of the barrier, Rose Elect. which had again gained No. 1

Ladies' Day At Valley

What Society Wore At The Races

BY THE TELEGRAP’IT'S" FASHION FAGE REPORTER

TO-DAY was Ladies' Day at

marble, jumped out to a lead that the Valley.

Rave it several lengths advantage

over the other three starters. As

For the women it was more

the field strung out Desert Chief took than a race meeting. It was a second place with King's Warden preview of what's what in the third and Hyndford Bridge trailing Spring fashions.

In the dust behind,

до

As you held your race-book tightly Rose Elect maintained

easy in your hand, fashion staged a lite style, beautiful to watch, and Ec-drama for you. Frocks passed you carnacao made no effort to obtain that are only now big fashion news in more than his mount was giving. London, Paris and New York,

Dezert Chiet, without making any impression on the lend obtained by Rose Elect, drew away steadily from King's Warden and lyndford Bridge.

DESERT CHIEF GAINS

is

That perky little hat over there was down from America by Clipper that it would reach Hongkong In time for to-day.

tho

$1,500.90 428.80 214.40

Chairman of the Naval Affairs Com-Unicoita,

Unplaced panies (850 raeli Nos. | mittee of the Chamber of Deputies, who recently inspected the defence

RACE 3 equipment in the Far Eastern colony for three months, presented a plan for the fortifleation of French Indo- What Hongkong lost in rain

China before the Chamber upon his gained in sunshine, for during the return home. month that has just passed there was Under the proposed plan, a power-2942, 2624, 404, 1197, 731, 2001, 141, 742 which opened in the Superior but shortly afterwards Desert Chief seeing Hongkong people about whom

Court. total of 138 hours of bright sun-

East Asia

Asiallo Fleet Including flotil- lori ful order.ching,

which is the highest recorded as of submarines and surface vessels In February since 1030 and the

will be constructed, highest before that year since 1921.

It is pointed out that at present February and March are usually the Saigon is the only naval base in

It is understood that the latest tone of the Japanese to the consular authorities suggests closer co-opera- tion with the Japanese In the maintenance ΟΣ public United Press.

it

Lords Approve New cloudiest mouths of the year. In one French Indo-China and that Along

Measures

London, Feb. 28. In the House of Lords this evening. the Exports Guarantee Bill, the Czecho-Slovakia Financial Assistance Bill, and the Currency and Bank- notes Bill, which had been passed in

the House of Comunona, were read for a third mo.

assent--Reuter Special.

No. 2482

$1,467.20 419,20 No. 3260

209.50 No. 1817 Unplaced panies (380 each): Nos

115.

RACE 4

No. 288

No. 1485 No. 2767

$1702 512

256

Feb. 28. HENRY FORD, the famous

For the wanten, clothes and the motor car manufacturer, and

ponies ran a dead heat in in- his wife, Ciara J. Ford, figured as defendants in a civil action

As the field reached the Black Rock terest. Not far behind was

unchanged thrill, to quite a few thousand, of suit involving $3,000 to-day, the positions were still

began to gain perceptibly on Rose, they hear so much but see so seldom, Brilliant sunshine heralded the Elect.

Coming around the bend, Desert fourth and, for many punters, the The plaintiffs are Attorney Adam

Chief was still gaining and as the most interesting day of the races. wife, Murphy of New York, his Lorraine, and daughter, Constance, Fontes came up to the grandstand the Unplaced pontes ($50 each): Nos. 50 who sought damages of $1,000, $1,500, chestnut, amidst territic exentement and $500 respectively for jewelry and from the onlookers, actually drew clothing allegedly stolen from their level with its stablemate. automobile while it was parked in the Fords wayside inn at South Sudbury on November 30, 1935.

As the two ponies thundered past the grandstand, however, Encarancao Both Henry Ford and his wife are applied his whip and Rose Elect by Counsel.-United commenced to jump forward again. represented

RACE 5

Na. 626 No. 3194

$1470

420

Now

year (1800) only 10 hours of sun-Bay on the northern coast of French shine were recorded during the en-Indo-China and Kwongchow Bay can tire month.

only small-sized accommodate -

Nu. 016 vessels.

With the arsenal and duck at Sal-

Unpinced porles ($50 cach): gon also poorly equipped, the French 1901, 700, 1429, 3403, 271, 3692, 060 Fleet in the past depended much 30260, 2949, 817, 95, 645, 1168, 1407, 2378. Singapore or Hongkong for equipment or overhaul. Under the new plan it is understood that the

Swatow Raided This Morning

Swatow, Mar. 1.

rc-

RACE 6

*

No. 2810

effective | 4147,

No. 2020

341 No. 3150 Unplaced posics (350 each);

2091, B35, 2400.

$2387 632

Nos.

RACE 7

No. 1407

No. 1840

A lone seaplane bombed the French authorities are planning to They will now receive the Royal vicinity of the railway station this establish a well-equipped and power- ful base for the Far Eastern Fleet {morning at 9.40.

Twelve labourers' houses and 20 with a view to socuring fect of railway track were destroyed. protection of the French interests in

Two other bamba landed in a East Asia-Domei,

Six Killed In Tram paddy field, but

Accident

Boston, Feb. 28,

Six persons were killed and at

there

casualties.-Reuter,

C. IN C. BACK

were no

Baron Harlech's Big Fortune

London, Feb. 28, The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-

The total estate of the late. Baron least a score injured when a street-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, returned

morning after an Harlech, upon whose death last May car overturned after jumping the from Macao this rails near Franklin Park, Dorchester, official visit to the Governor, H.E. Dr. the then Colonial Secretary, Mr. Ormsby-Gore succeeded to the peer- lo-day-United Press.

age, and subsequently retired from political activity, has been proved ut £286,013 British Wireless.

Tamagnini Barbosa.

Shanghai

Bandits Raid

Gambling Dens

SHANGHAI, Feb. 28.

IT 18 REPORTED that armed bandits on Monday night raided various gambling houses at Kinchow beach on the Yangtse, near Woosung, which was formerly a popular Shanghai summer resort, and now under Japanese occupation.

The bandits made away with several thousand dollars. No castikfiles are reported.-Router."

Dutch To Increase Navy In East

The Hegue, Feb. 28.

M. Wolter, the Colonial Minister. declared in the Lower Chamber to-

day that the Government was reckon- ing on the necessity of a further in- crease in the East Indies Fleet, viana for which were ready If the Inter- national situation worsens Reuter SpecialTM

No 367

$2206:40

430.40--- 816.20. Unplaced ponian ($50 each): Nox. 670, 868, 2230, 2041, 4473, 3881, 3891, 3705, 3038, 4431, 727, 39, 25, 1071,

No. 42

.

15, 3263,

RACE 8

No. 1740

$2801

A20

No. 1:47 Unplaced Pony ($50) 907,

439

RACE 9

$1818.10

No. 2062 No. BDIH

1883.10 No. 70H

411.80 Unplaced ponies ($50 each): 4100, 700,

RACE ID

No. 2014

$2944.20 No. 8124

841.20 420,65 Na. EGOS. Unplaced pony ($60): No. 108.

RACE 11

$290,00

H29.40 414.10

Press.

Prince Andrew

For Hongkong

NECK AND NECK

Desert Chief again chased up to the lender but was loo late and Rose Elect parsed the finishing post with huo lengths to snare. King's Warden finished six Lengths behind Desert Chief.

The race was run in slow time, being over three seconds above Silkylight's record of 2.21.2 for the 14 mile.

Aboard Empress Of The result was:

Britain, Report

PRINCE ANDREW of Greece

IROSE ELECT 2-DESERT CHIEF 3-KING'S WARDEN

All racing to-day has been on the ia stated to be among the passen-slow side, and at no time have records gers aboard the Canadian Pacific been threatened. This is in contra- liner Empress of Britain, which diction to the speedy racing which opened the reason on Saturday, and left Singapore to-day for Hong-which gave rise to hopes that further | kong,

records would be shattered.

No.

No. 3070 No. 494B No. 2240 Unplaced ponies" (100 Ach): Nos 2872, 1849, 1976, 877, 1418, 5845, 8879, 2097. 4461.

DEAD HEAT

The first dend-heat of the annual

The giant Canadian liner is en routo here on her cighth cruise around the world. She meeting was provided in the Sports will berth at Kowloon at 8 a.m. Celtic Blor and Marksman passed the Club Cup, run at 4.30 pan... when

post simultaneously, with February Fourth third.

on Wednesday next week, :

Jowellery valued at $1,520 was stolen from Mr. K. E. Moura at the Yin Tin restaurant, according to report made to the police.

The owners of the two ponter sportingly decided to toss a coin for the silver cup, presented by Members of the Sports Calb, and the Kong

(Continued is Page:12):2

MISS GRAYBURN'S GOWN

For instance, there was the Ladies' venture Purse-not a big financial but a gallant affair in which the win- ing Jockey, Mr. P. Y. T Wel had the honour of taiding to tiffin Miss Eliza- (Continued on Page 4.).

LATEST

LAST RACE

Two starters:

Lan's HONEYMOON EVE, 101, Wong? Li Po-chun's JUST ÎN TIMP 101 ID.

(J. Poto-Hunt)

*RESULT

1-HONEYMOON EVE

2 JUST IN TIME

CASH SWEEP

No. 1936 No. 1100

$0412.60 2187,00

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