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A Look Through The Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

Nov, 17, 1889, The Conds d'ifu, hoër to the Braziliar throne, said Luspeock at Pernambuct

A Promise To Germany

To Help Rebuild Her Shattered Life

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter).-In the House of Lords to-day, Lord the other day that the Imperial family Standhope read a statement similar desired only to prosperity of rani to Sir John Simon's in the House of and that when the poeple alguided t Commons.

their votes that thole préabacă retarded; After the statement was read, the the progress of the country, they would Labour Peer, Lord Snell declared rotico. This was a reply to certale that most of the noise hitherto hnd recent Repalle manifestors.

come from Dr. Goebbels. It was a

M. Tricoupla ataion that Greoco had noise which the world knew could be tried to cultivate cordial relations with offensive without being enlightening Turkey, but found 15 impossible no that] and helpful. henceforth Greece would aim at one day vindication the rights of Greto.

25 YEARS AGO

Nr. 17, 1914.

Ready For Anything

"If this attitude sulls the Gerinan authorities, it nuils us," he said. The Comuni Oficer Commanding, "Meanwhile we are prepared to meet South Chien Command, wishes it to be with fortitude whatever is coming to tho Army Counell us, and are ready to consider any made, known that

enublo Aro now calllar for candidaton from the peace proposals which will Colony for temporary commissions the world to live in untroubled peace, Captain and Llaxtonauta is tho now! Service Battalions now belag raised in Great Britain.

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"We are abin to assure the German people that their territory will be respected, that as soon as possible the

In the past few years we have heard blockade will be removed, and as much of wonderful explastron of which soon as Germany has accepted the Germany has been wald to pans the way of peace, our full co-operation Eala socret-explosivco which would be bound to stay a tereketo part in the will be given in trying to rebuild her

shuttered life." long propbealed treat War.

10 YEARS AGO

Nev: 19, 1023.

The Goverment conesco the sur-

render

of Mexico's

privileges in China.

extraterritorin

5 YEARS AGO.

Nor, 17, 1934.

The late Department announced to day that the United Blatod would not participate selively in the work of the League of Natione fpecial Committee which will attempt to put an end to (ho Grax Chace war,

Ladder Used

In Escape Internee Drama Told In Court

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THE HONGKONG CRAWL

Gripps Artistes To Introduce Novelty

BOOMPS - A DAISY, which took London by storm six months ago, has become Hongkong's greatest danc Ing craze.

People are "boomping" at all the hotels, and dance orchestras booked for forthcoming club events have been asked to In- cludo it in their repertoire.

Now Dave Harvey and the Dyer Sisters, who introduced Boomps to Hongkong, have in- vented a new "chummy" dance which should prove equally

popular,

it tho named They have

wiil "Hongkong Crawl," and demonstrate it at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow night,

demonstration After the. everyone will ta usked to join in the fun

ilcre are the words, set to a calchy tune:

Put your arms around her

waist;

Skip along the floor, there's

To haste;

Rock to and fro.

That's the Hongkong Crawl. Take two stops and turn

about,

Take two more and then

you shout One-two-three-four That's the Hongkong Crawl.

-Blimey!

BRITAIN'S AIR CHIEF WAS WAR PILOT.

(Continued from Page 4.)

It is officially intimated in the Gazelle

The escape of 15 inmates from that the closing hours for hotele in. reepect of which a gublican's licenes the Chinese Soldiers' Internment

is hold will in hotel-keeper's conce future be I am. Instead of midnight Camp on Wednesday night had The change also applies to publica sequel at the Kowloon Magis- dancing halls.

tracy before Mr. E. Himsworth possible in Britain. It gave Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking un athis morning when Au Tak-sing, them practice, too, in flying over nation-wide radio talk, to-night, ave 36, was charged with attempting unknown territory. senzational description of the danger from the direction of Germany, to escape from the camp.

·

war

And it

Racing Review

(By "Capt. Foster")

(Continued from Page 6.)

Li Lan-song, has only to conter the distance to pick up the third stake money of $200.

There is no denying that Eve of Harvest and Navylight are long dis- tanco mokes, but one would like to see Rose Elect in the night. It was a bad day when Mr. Eu Tong-sen's stor pony lined up for the Double Anished in the Tenth Plate. She ruck and pulled up inme.

Blue Express was seriously consi dered at one time to be good sub- stitute, after his good performance behind Eve of Harvest in the St, George's Plate, but trouble soon fol lowed, and the brown gelding of Mr. Eu was not seen at work for some time. No reason has been offered for the non-entry of Rose Emily and the Singapore millionaire is, for the second consecutive year, wihtout a nomination for

Hongkong SL the Leger.

I like Navylight, because I fancy she is a belter stayer than Eve of Harvest, but Sir Victor's candidato Is not to be despised.

November 17, 1939.

Fanling Starting Times

The following are the starting times arranged by the Royal Hong- kong Golf Club for the week-end;

OLD COURSE

0.10 D. Hunter. R. Young, 1.20 . M. Rowland, E. J. Vaggiano. 921 A. N. & Q. A. A. Macfadyen.

23 G. C. Worrall, N. D.

0.32 11. E. the Govetior,dwell, Das J. W. Clague, B. O. Baldwin. 0.40 P. Morrison, L. M. 9, Lloyd. 9.44 A. E. Lissartean, A, N. Other. 1. D. J. Gilmore, A. Sommerfell. 8.67 11. Shrigley. F. C. Young. 9. 8. B. Church, M. D. Cooper. 10.00 R. 1 Gregory, M. Pollock, 10.04 W. A. Stewart, T. Low.

10.00 J, 1. Harrison, R. J, K. Walker. 10.12 B. C. Feltham, D. G. G. Allen. 10.10 D., Edward, W, W. C. Shawan. 10 20 T. E, Pearce, H. G. Sheldon. 10.24 J. M. Pearson, P. E. Anni. 1025 . C. Margrett, Wing Cdr. Stoele

Perkins, 10.331 Goldman Stackenzie.

19.36 . Overy. 9. R. Hidden Carre. 10.40 N. K, Littlejohn, G, D. B. Thomson. 10.44 C. C. Willson, W. Cruickshank. 10.48 B, D, Evans, D. D. Forbes. 10.80 G. A. Lieper, W. Park, 10.2 11. C. Watson, P. C. Jackson, 11.00 A. 3. Purves, W. 3. 9. Key. 11.04 Major Hoge. Maji Uespe. 11.00 Col Smith, Capt. MacPherson. 11.12 Col Backiston, Capt. Helby.

CASTLE PEAK H’CAP 1110 Major Rudolf, Capt. Tracey

(2nd Section)

I EXPECT to see a big field in the second section of the Castle Peak Handicap for "D" class China ponies, and the run is from the two mile post, once round and in.

With Guinness Time out of the Coll. who was rood, Emergency accond in the Hunan Handicap (second. section) over the same jaunt at the Double Tenth Mecties, has been asked to concede two pounds io

11.20 Capt. Reidy, B. M. Eddleston. 11.24 R. G. Gray, Lieut. Carter. 11.20 Capt, Bowen, Major Templo.

0.24

NEW COURSE

Mira. Mackenzio, in Culbertson. 9.33 W, N. A. & Mrs. Smalley, 940 D. M. MacDougall, T. Megarty, 0.48 Malar Johnstone, Major Meck. D.50 M, Stewart, Mrs. Low. 10.04 E. G. Price, R, R. de L. Llesching, 10.00 H. B, Willamson, E. A. Pritchard. 10.10 R, C. Stewart. W. J. Fulker. 10.20 A. M. Elliott, 11. G. Stewart. 1020 Mrs. Edward, its Robinson 10.38 Mrs. Goldman, Mrs. Gelby,

| 10.44 Mrs, Margrett, Mrs. Steala Perkins.

10.32 Mrs, Overy, Mrs. Mackenzie.

the third pony Wilber for a beating GERMAN VESSEL

of half-a-length. Phoenix, who was run, is nicely weighted, and it looks to me that fourth in the same

showed that in the R.A.F. Bri-the race is between these thrte. "Only a few hours away by air wolla Inspector Rogers, who prosecuted, tain had a mighty force of train- Call, A nation of nearly seventy-millions of said that ut 8.15 pm, on Wednesday jed men and superb machines. people. It is the most highly educated, the most industrious, the most selentitle the lights in the camp fused and a

world.

Mr.

Mr. H. M.

ex-

I like the old sticker, Emergency

I understand that anu Churchill is going to be the pilot. Fei. Vingt looks tempting for a long Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyrilshot, and the chestnut gelding is in and bent disciplined people in the number of men nade their escape Newall has recreated the R.A.F. fine feitir. The pony ran away the

by climbing over a wall with a

He has cut down drill and con- other moming with "These people are being taught from roughly-constructed ladder.

He has Botelho up. The next morning, defendant was centrated on flying. their childhood to think of war a glorious exercing and death in battle found to have a number of scratches refused to tolerate any ostenta- Talkative also caused a little as the noblest fate of me."

in his hands and, on being questioned,

citement with Mr. Encarnacao in the tion.

saddle, but after running away about admitted having attempted to escape-

"Low flying is seldom neces-half-a-mile, the champion Jockey had from the camp.

He said he was the last man to sary. And then it is to be car-him under control. It will be re- Ko up the wall, but the ladder brake ried out under specific orders,"called that the combination annexed and he fell down on some barbed he has said, following it with the Fukten Plate over half-a-mile in Altogther 15 men made good their the warning, "Showing off on

tails a considerable risk of valu- Defendant was sentenced to two-able machines and the money and care that have gone to the training of a pilot. I will not have it."

The Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. Thomas said at Newport, that neither directly nur Indirectly was there any accret agreement which Involved Britain in any commitment on the continunt of Europe.

They were faced with manny cul- Lian and elementa were abrond over

wire, thus scratching his hands.

Europe which created n War spirit Cscape. aamely suspicion, -will and mistrust

but he anw no warrant or Justification weeks' hard labour.

for the war talk now prevalent.

WORKS AT SEA

HOW THE NAVY

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sounds became fouder again, then more depth chargen-close, fright fully close.

That second attack put out lights,

Expropriation By Mexico

Supreme Court To

Decide Oil Issue

✩ ★ ☆ HIS influence is not confined

to Britain. France began to speed up her plane produc- Jon in 1938. Sir Cyril kept in close and constant touch with MEXICO CITY, Nov. 16 (Reu-the French authorities. shattered defiente Instruments, and ter).The Supreme Court will

It is owing to this co-opera- worse flooding, the U-bont's stern was full of water, probably deliver final judgmenttion and the unstinting energy which came spurting in the pipe and regarding-the-expropriation-of and--enthusiasm of the French rivet holes in the bulkhend. She foreign petroleum interests early that the Allied Air Arm works developed a heavy list. Moro water next week.

and fights as one machine.

caused

Very soon

started to seep into the interior The proceedings to-day were oc through the damaged conning tower cupled by reading part of the 50,000 The compressed air was leaking word judgment by Judge Aisian, sup- There was only enough pressure left porting the view that the exproprin- to blow the fanka and come to the

tion was constitutional. surface and give the crew a chance The latter part of the judgment for their lives, which the comuman-will be read on Friday, after which der decided to do.

other judges verdicts,

will

consider their

It is regarded as certain that THE rest of the story has been propriation dating from March, 1838,

told. Shortly after the rescue wil be declared consitutional of her crew that submarine flung ber Apparently, while it is proposed to

bows vertically into the air, and sank pay Indemnificaton and interests stern first in a dutter of whitened affected for everything installed for water and an aver-widening patch of the development of the industry, no

envisaged for irridescent of spreading over the compensation is

loss of the concessions, Burface of the zeu.

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Interest In Gilt Edged Securities

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 10 (Reuter)-Gilt edged securities attracted practically all to-day's small buying.

Interest and prices were moving highter.

were quiet, and Other groups mainly steady.

Rubber was failing to respond to the announcement of the increased export quota, which was in accord- ance with expectations.

Wall Street was casier.

WRECKED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 16 (UP).—A report from Stockholm says that the German motorship Elfa of Hamburg, with a crew of six men was wrecked in the Skaergaard. under circumstances,

drowned.

dramatic

Three members of the crew missing and are believed to have been At midnight, S.O.S., signals from an ordinary lantern were observed from Huvdsker, but it was impossible to go out with the pilot bonts due to

storm.

herole

59 seconds quite comfortably, but the "early birds" sitting on the ralls. This morning, a nuvoi plane made think that the bay pony cannot last search, and assisted by the pilot the distance of over a mile. Fortruslibonts, rescued three members of the

Mrs. crew after several hours 01 has not summered wall, and Taggart's prospect of either a Arst, work. second or third place is remote.

SHUM CHUN H'CAP

coat

give a few pounds to Courting Eve (Mr. Pih) and Lucky Lad to be ridden by Mr. Needa. Lancashire (1st Section).

Chips and Courting Eve are well Double tuned; the latter sired by THERE ARE 13 ponies as Court has made acycral "hits" over signed to the first section of short distances, and the mare is in

of condition, her Shum Chun Handicap for "C" the pink of class raters over a mile, and the shining as an apple.

A lot of course depends upon the first leg of the daily double is on start, for wo are bound to have a It will be remem- big held, owing to the fact that st this event. bered that Lovely Star, who the next two meetings the events are experienced jockeys by taking the winding-up gallop, as was Mr. Tank Mr. Black was on Criffel in ber slipped through the hands of more more-or-less-of-consolation-nature. lead and winning the Connaught Handleap (second section), has been on Derby Day, another descendant of recalled to this section, and the Double Court. "stinker" will have the same novice, Mr. Troverion. There is no likell- hood that the runaway strategy will work up another success, for in this company there are a few good speedy merchants.

SHUM CHUN H’CAP

(2nd Section)

WE HAVE a short list for the Pinfarthings has been given the! honour of carrying the limit weight second leg of the daily double, of 108 lbs. but can he concede 23 and after a close study of the ing Board of the Hongkong Jockey "C" class China ponies assigned is, to Galveston Bay? In the Rac- performances done by the ning Club, Galveston Bay was fourth in the Austin Hundleap, but It doce not to the second section of Shum show how many lengths Mr. Dun Chun Handicap, the sparkling bar' condidate was beaten by the display of Roya! Ilighness in third pony-Pinfarthings. In outing Galveston Bay was receiving her last two outings strikes me Pin- as the best, provided, of course, Mr. 16 lbs., whereas, to-morrow farthings has to give 7 lbs, more. Needa Is in the saddle.

that

I saw Galveston Bay last Wednes- The opposition comes from Laugh- day morning, and WOE much im- ing Girl and Salvage Master,

and

THE prefix "Special to the Tele-pressed with her gallop over the mile. these three mares will finish (1' hope) graph" is used by the Fongkong Telexraph" to indicate news which

My Up is Galveston Boy, within the order I have named. Soldier Rose-Queen and Taxing Master of China was out for a trial center,

in the least, and, furthermore, the coat of the grey steed was as dull as turnip.

is strictly copyright under the pro- following in the rear. Rose Finna but the Enllop did not appeal to me visions of the Telecommunications was in very poor condition at the annual big meeting, but the mare Ordinance, 1936. Such news as bears the indication "UP" is received in has of late been putting on flesh, and Hongkong on the date of publication. she is recommended for big money. by the United Press Associations, who

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NEW BRIDGE H’Cap Best Race of Afternoon

Race Of The Day Anticipated Here

ROOIFLY (the winner of the LUCKY LAD was the winner [Queensland Handicap at the lust of two important events at the meeting) has been penalised 12 Annual Carnival including the lbs., and the extra lead may be Australian Ponies Champions, the obstacle preventing a duplic- but when the gee-gue camo jate success in the closing event, under the control of the gentle-the Newcastle-Handicap for "C" man in charge of handing out class Australian ponies over the the wolghts, he was twice beaten same Jaunt, a scramble from the 1 for the first position in the mile post (about half mile 160 yards). frame.

..

I asked readers in my notes on the eve of the Inst meeting to conalder those pontes drawing the third to the sixth berths from the rails, and Rooldly, the winner, had Afth position.

Strange as it may seem, the form book shows that Lucky Lad (last year's winner of Fremantle St. Leger) has not had D successful There is an old racing legend that outing in anything over a mile, and can give away weight, but not in the circumstance, the chestnut distance, and there cannot exist a gelding will have to exert All Its more truthful maxim in the sprinting propelling power to-morrow in the events. Our course is undoubtedly New, Bildge Handicap over six fur- on the narrow side, and should nil kunga. Should he fail, the publleto 17 ontrics accept the Newenstle will be deprived of seeing the Spring Handicap to-morrow, those good 'uns champlon competing in the Autumn left at the post will have to fly over classic.

the field to catch the judge's eye!

In my opinion the event fi very open and anything many happen. Brutus will bo ridden by Mr. Pib in- THE best race of the afternoon stead of the owner, who is away in will be seen here, and the post the camp and the moke. is worth of honour has fallen on Lancashire following up, with Tarzan and Violat Chipa (Mr. Hearne), who has to Queen S

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