ho Editor of the "Nontu-Ciuwa Dany News Su.—Referring to Mr. Holland's fine jump recorded in your "Day to Day" columns this morning itt by. means a records ar. Oxbo creeks which ran the eveek which ran along what is now Route de Zay Zoong, on Kingcraft, while the field was trotting over the stone bridge. He had spotted that the finish was near where the Country Hospital now stands and wanted to be well up. He gained the heavyweight prize. The jump was a little over 12 feet wide with precipitous banks.
Mr. R. de Malhere, also a heavy-' weight, came in first in a hunt in Hongkew, clearing a big water jump fat the finish which no other pony Jumped. His footprints were carefully measured by officials and found to be 23 feet 6 i jump was sent to the the editor refused to credit it.
Vaquero in the S.P.H. Challenge Cup cleared 22 feet over Morriss' Jomp but fell, Tam, ete., Ow tine Suse. Shanghai, Dee. 29, 1927. xxw daily newspaper is. soon to make its appearance under' the name of the Central Daily - News ("Chung Yang Jik Pao") and a monthly. magazine will abortly be published by a number of Kuomintang leaders under the title "Lis Song Ming" ("New Life").
Toxvo, Dec. Forty-nine a total of 70 buildings were reduced to ashes by a fire which broke out at midnight at the Tsuchiya Hot Spring resort in Fukushima Prefecture. Four hotel-keepers and more than a dozen hotel guests are! reported missing. They are believed to have been killed—Reuter.
Ar-the American Club on Wednesday night, the officers the ith Regiment U.S. Marine Corps entertained at dinner the officers of the Green Howwards. The function was in the way of a farewell dinner inasmuch as the Green Howards are shortly leaving Shanghai. It will be remembered that the Green Howards considerably assisted the U.S. Marine bands-men when the latter recently were presented with fifes and drums by a section of the American communly. Last night an orchestra com: Posed of men from the 4th Regiment and the Pittsburgh rendered selections during dinner. after which speeches of @ very cordial nature were by officers from both regiments, Col. H.C. Davis, officer commanding the Marines presided over a very happy function,
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