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Monday next at the Supreme Court SATURDAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES,
Capt. E. C. Cross, 2nd King's Regiment has been granted leave from June 15 to June 30, for the purpose of proceeding to Shanghai.
Following are the results of Satur- day's league matches. In each case the house team is given first :—
KOWLOON BG, V tarsoò (2),
Laing
Hedley
A concubine living at No. 11, Tang Street, absconded on Saturday. Whibley taking with her $500 warth of Lapaley. jewellery, the property of her master, Gray
a merchant.
At Hankow, recently Mgr. Ricci, new Bishop of Laobokow, was con- secrated in St. Joseph's Cathedral. Bishop Mondaiui, of Changsha, acted as Consecrator.
Mrs. R. A. Whitmore of Tien tin has been successfully operated upon for sppendicitis. Mr. P. H. B Kent has also undergone an operation of a similar character.
Stora
McLeod
(Ship).
Gay
Wallace
(Skip) Ireland
Eldridge..
Mair Harvey
T. Young
J. Russell
.18
DISARMAMENT."
ARMED MEXY ARRESTED.
Before Magistrate Lindsell this ' morning, Inspecter Blackman charged a Chinese with the unlawful posse sion of a dagger in a Wanchai tea house at 10 p.m., Jesterday,
-Defendant said that he used the knife to cut wire in connection with his work as a cable layer.
Mr. Johnson of the Wireless Station at Stonecutters said the defendant was one of his labour coolies. He would have occasion in the course of his work to use a kaife, but not one
(Ship)...... 15 of that description, which had the
appearance
of an ordinary knife ground to a sharp point and shar- pened at the back like a dagger.
Sentence of six months' hard labour
Whyte C. Foong Foulds
W. Russell
(Ship)......31 Johnstore Farrell → Gow Elwards
(Skip)..
Total
.30
Total
G. Morrison
(Stip)...... 15 was passed,
CRAIGSGOWER C.C. V POLICE R.C.
S.AS. Saived Qamar Ali, IM.D., is placed in sub-medical charge of the Martin Hongkong Male Corps detachment Ismail from June 9, until further orders, in¦ Greener addition to his regimental duties.
Major (M.O.) F. H. Phillips, B.A.O C., having arrived by the 8.5. **Kashmir" on June 3, is taken on the strength of the China Command. Ltd. Major Phillips was accompanied by
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VAN DUYN.-On June 4, 1922, at Chinking, to Mr. and Mrs, E. van Dosn, a daughter, (Margaretha Elisabeth Martinette.) THOMPSON-On June 4, 1922, at Shanghai, to Mr and Mrs. G. B. Thompson (33 Studley Avenae) a daughter.
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Mrs. Phillips-
While at work on a cutting in Morrison Hill on Saturday, so earth coolie overbalanced and fell a distance of some 10 feet, receiving injuries to the legs necessitating his removal to the hospital.
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Gerrard
(Skip)....
48
McLeliau
D. Reid
4. Reid
Rose
Alves Rodrigues Fisher F. Allan
(Skip)....IS
Smith
Clark
(Skip)....16
Green Fours Omar Basa
Mair. Robertson
(Skip).. Cassin Shaftain
Grimmett
Gran:
(Ship)....17
Total...51
(Skip)
Total
64
20
TAIKOO (1) V, CIVIL SERVICE C. c.
The master of the is. "Jscor" ¦ McCubbin report that during the voyage from Bateman Penang via Saigon to Hongkong he D. Morrison passed a steamer apparently aground Ferguson off Robert Island. He cffered assist." (Skip)....54 ance but received no reply.
Sloan Amery
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Sullivan Seccombe FGD
Rovlance Sandford
Sara Stanley
(Ship)....21
(Skip).
.15
Hall
Pryer
Tacchi
A. B. Allan (Skip).
Total.
14
Commander S. Hall, RNA, of Pirrie the "Loongmow." was presented with Drummond the Royal Reserve Decoration. medal with green ribbon, by Rear-Admiral | O'Brien MacLachlan while the British wat Holland zhip "Bee" was at Ichang on May 31. Weir.
On the day following his arrival | in Tientsin, Major-General Sir John. Fowler, who was recently in Shanghai inspected the Tientsin Garrison He was subsequently entertained to din- ner by members of the United Ser vices Club.
Wotherspoon
(Skip)....29
Total .74..
LEAGUE TABLES.
Although he has recovered from illness, Mr. Frank W. Lee, Commis- sioner for Foreign Affairs, and con- currently Superintendent of Castors Kowloon at Canton, is still confixed at home Green on account of weakness, and will not Too (2).. resume office for a few days more.
vale
Hongkong (crows a Shanghai paper) was able to muster only eight men for a practice parade before the parade in honour of the King of Eng- land's birthday, showing that there is considerable more interest in the Volunteers in Shanghai than Hong Loog.
Mrs. Henry S. Houghton, wife of
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Taikos (1) Police R. C.
P. W. L Pta
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Inspector Willis charged a Chinese before Magistrate Lindsell with the unlawful possession of a fully loaded revolver in Faumati.
and
Mr. T. H. King, D. &. P. (Kowloon) appeared for the prosecutio seked the Magistrate to deal with the defendant summarily as he did not have sufficient ground to have him committed. Defendant and another man-were arrested in an eating house, as the result of information received and when searched both were armed.
Defendant said that the revolver another man who had asked him to look after it while they were having tea.
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MONDAY, JUNE 12. 1922
LEAGUE TENNIS.
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DIVISION.
IRC . M.B.F.
CHINA'S PRESIDENT.
RETURN OF LIYUANHUNG.
PENING REJOICES.
Playing at home, on Saturday,"
FAKING. June 12, Indian Recreation Club defested
The announcement yesterday even- Miti Bassan Kaisha by 70 games toing that Li Yuan-hing was coming to 29. Scores ---
Peking to-day was received soepti- when confirmed it occasioned rurprise cally in official circles at first but
and real gratification. His arrival in Faking this morning was marked by
Koremati and Yamazaki, 5-6; best A. A. and S. A. Rumjahn lost to Unetoro and Yamada, 6-5; best Edo and Saga, 10-1,
SH. and S. D. Ismail beat Korenari and Yamanki, 7-4; lost to Unotoro and Yamada, 3-8; beat-Edo and Saga, S-3.
0. and A. Rumjan best cremari and Yamarkai, 10-1; beat Unotoro and Yamada, 11-0; beat Edo and Saga, 10-1.
DIVISION.
CRC KC.C.
az enthusiastic reception.
welcome Li Fuan-hung while at the Many thousands turned out to
railway station all the members of cabinet and vice-ministers and numer- ons former officials and commandanta of the Peking Garrison, the Peking Gendarmerie, metropolitan police, leading military and naval officers and many other distinguished persons awaited ito. A Presidential guard was drawn up at the station and the streets from Chiemen and Tungchang- to Hutang were lined with troops,
went to Tientsin.
The result of the league match gendarmerie and police. Chow played between C.R.C. and K.C.C. on Tze chi who
the latter's ground on Saturday, the yesterday evening returned with 10th inst. was that the C.R.C. won Li Yuen-hung who was also ac-
companied by Chi Taoshan sad. by 52 games to 47 gamer2-
Yew Max Tonn and Lan Man Wangchangyuan. Following the wel- Ching beat Bauscherd and Kreb, 6-5; come at the station Layuanhung went lost to Albenson and Brown, 5-6, best to the residence and thence to the palace where he held a conference with Masca and Jack, 7-4.
thirty members of the cabinet and other officials.
Kwok Po Kun and Ho Wai Hing lost to Banscherd and Kreh, 36; lost to Albenson and Brown, 56: beat Blason and Jack, 47.
"VARSITY v. MBK
Tsao-Kun and Wa Pei fa are espect ed in Peking this evening of "to-
MOTOW.
Mandates will be issued shortly announcing Li Yuan-hung's resump- tion of the Presidency and summoning various leaders to Peking-Reuter
A match in the "B" Division of the Tennis League was played yesterday Magistrate: Why could he not at the University Pavilion ground,*** look siter it himself?—I don't know. | Pokfulam, between the University and You ran the risk. Twelve months. the M.B.K. The home team won by The other man was then charged 30 to 49 games. with unlawful possession of aciagger at the same place.
He said it belonged to the first man who had asked him to take it to a matshed where he would meet him. The Magistrate passed sentence of 9 months' hard labour.
YAUMATI GAMBLERS.
D.S.P. KING'E SUSPICIONS.
When a gambling case was called before Magistrate Lindsell this mom- ing Mr. T. H. King, D.S.P., (Kow- loon) said he was watching the case in the interest of the Police Department. The Magistrate enquired" in what way Mr. King was interested in the
Case.
Mr. King said that he was watching owing to a suspicion that the police were not doing their work.
Scores:-
and
The and Soc best Suguira and Ohta 6-5 lost to Miyashims Yamaguchi 5-6., beat Kobayashi acd Doi 8-3.
CHINA'S FINANCES.
MINISTER'S NEW POLICY.
PERING, June 10. Tung Kang, the Finance Minister, Samy and Sepher best Kobayashi interviewed by Renter's representa and Doi 9-2, lost to Miyashima and tive said he hoped and expected to Yamaguchi 5-6., lost to Suguira and obtain from the provinces the Ohta 3-8, A and Tam last to revennos rightly belonging to the Miyashims and Yamaguchi 2-9, Iost
QUEEN'S COLLEGE v. CRAIGENGOWER.
tc Suguirs and Ohta 1-7, beat Central Government and to con- solidate the fund of all foreign loans Kobayashi and Doi 8-3.
using therefor portion of the forth- coming customs increases due, firstly creating an effective five per cent, secondly an additional two and a half. Ler cent, and ultimately reaching twelve and a half per centum. In connection with this him would be abolished in berordance with dhe
This match, played on Queen's College ground, resulted in a win for the home team. Scores:
S. A. R. Lemail and Y. Wahab beat Washington resolutions the last five Andrew and Edgar 11-0, best Mashper cent Field was approximately fifty and Major 11-0, beat Hamid and million tsels whereas the Govemment Abbas 1-4,000
was receiving forty million from likin although the actual lilin collections amounted to two hundred millions. Thus the Government would benefit
Chan So and Leung beat Andrew and Edgar 12-0, best Marsh and
After he defendants had been ar Major 11-0, lost to Hamid and Abbas 4 ranged in front of the bench, Mr. | 5-6,
2 King explained that what he meant Curreem and Ip Kan beat Andrew
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According to the prosecution, Sergt.
Dorling raided the Hup Sek godowa
and 16 men for gambling fantan.
Civil Service C.C... 3 1 Kowloon C. C... 3 '1 Craigengower C.C... 4 I
to the extent of ten millions and the
People would be saving 150,000,000 -
was that gambling was rife in Fan- and Edgar 11-0, beat Marsh and at prepent absorbed by provincial offi
mati, and the suspicion was that the Major 11-0, beat Hamid and Abbas cials and collectors-Reuter. Chinese police were not doing their 6-5.
COMEDY AT THE CORONET. last night and surrated two women
Semon in one of his most humorous efforts "The Head Waiter
SPECIAL DANCE AT KOWLOON.
The Magistrate ertrested the absent defendants' bail, and issued a warrant for the woman's arrest.
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At
NEW JAPANESE CABINET.
BASEBALL บ. .
times both teams played erratic baseball, but generally speak- ing the game was full of thrills from the spectators standpoint. The outstanding feature of the game was the pitching of Brown who beld the Japanese scoreless for six innings.. Curtis who relieved him also pitched
CHINA'S PREMIER.
W. W. YEN APPOINTED.
PEKING, June 12.
the
A presidential mandate dated June well but his support failed him at 11 was issued very early this morning itical moments with the result that appointing: W. W: Yen Premier.- the Japanese scored four runs in the Reider. three innings he pitched. For the Japanese team Ishids, the short stop. played well, together with Noguchi, the pitcher.
Tokyo June 12. "Admiral Kato is proceeding When a man goes to the pictares failed to answer their names this
The women and three of the men HONGKONG BEAT JAPANESE. palace at eleven. The cabinet, it is
unofficially understood, will be com un- the Director of Peking Union Medical he goes there to relax and discerning
On Saturday Hongkong best the posed of Uchida. (Foreign Affairs) scrtunately impossible for us to prove College, sailed with her children on cinema managements discovered long morning.
ago that the average picture goer it Inspector Willis said that one of the Japanese Young Men's Association by and Yamanashi (War) who are retain (unless the victims show more courage) the "President Grant" for the United more attracted by good comedy than women was given police bail in the 12 runs to 4. The game was watched ing their poets and Admiral Kato,
sum of $250 because she judicious that some landlords or landlord-States from Shanghai. Mrs. Houghtou
Was by a large and enthusiastic crowd: a doubling the Ministry of the NaTy and the Premiership. It is confident. of mixture
the two is not charged with being the keeper of the companies have shown positive dis- will spend the summer at her former by heavy drama. A
very encouraging sign. respect for the law. We learned from home in Columbus, Ohio, returning to
the gambling den, and had a previous The Japanese team played a steady ly predicted that Otchiko Ichiku will infrequently successful bat one tenast (unwilling or afraid to Peking in the autumn.
conviction only a week ago." The popularity of the **straight" testify in the open) of a threat to fir
comedy remains undisputed. That is other defendants were allowed bail of game except in the first innings, when be in charge of the Finance Ministry.
total of five runs was registered-Better. Command Orders etates that the probably the reason why the present
$5 each.
before their pitcher steadied down. things "when the Ordinance expires We have a letter alleging that one Royal Engineers will make a test of
programme at the Coronet is drawing company is even now disregarding the water consumption in Wellington each capital horses. It includes two the ordinance and charging more than Barracks East and West, and joyous comedies, the chief of which is
tandard rent for certain fiats. His B. A. S. C. Pier on Monday, June 12. Mack Sennett's "Home Talent" The other defendants all admitted Excellency's grave warning to those between the hours of 10 am, and 1 what is the famous Mack Sennett gambling. FIERCY.-On June 3, 1922. at the lawbreakers would be comforting pm. Owing to the prolonged drought bathing beauties disport themselves Mr. King said that it was a big Hospital, Shanghai, reading to many tenants, no doubt; the test of fire hydrants at Kowloon as Homan slaves. The Hack Bennett gambling school. Over 100 gamblers Archibald Edwin Piercy, cood but anices they make up ordered on June 6, was canceled film is ably backed up by Larry got away, and $54.70, stake money son of George Pierry, Esq., of their minds fret to help themselves,
was seized Manchester and Worcester aged by disclosing the facts to the anthon-
Inspector Shannon said that beside 44 resme. The fazeral took place ties, the Government cannot help at Shanghai before a large number of At the Obel Rachel Synagogue,
that money, $27 was found in at the Bubbling Well Cemetery them effectively. At present, judging friends, the marriage of Miss Moselle
matting bag which he took to re- on Sunday, June 4 1922.
by our experience, they have been Shibbeth to Mr. Solomon Gatton was
present commission money; and on thoroughly intimidated." We get solemnized by Rabbi Hirsch, assisted
tin tray was $7 odd "bankers letters from tenants who, after giving by Mr. 8. Somekh. The synagogae
money." all the facts from their point of view, was profusely decorated with bamboo expect us to attack the guilty parties. foliage, choice flowers zad potted But as they usually say "keep my plants most effectively mated. name out of it, or they will ultimately
success of last week's fixture the make me suffer. for it ", we ste tírá.-
HE. the Governor of Macso, are
management of the Kowloon Theatre We cannot go into court to defend a Senhor H. M. Correa da Sira, ac features for the dance which arranging several special libel case and say "we have a good companied by Madame Corres da is to take place to-morrow ever witness but his name mustn't be Blva, and their four children, sailed discloerd," To anyone knowing for Home by the Messageries Mari numbers to manor right are to ing Several of the dance Hongkong well, and especially the times as. Angers, yesterday after be vocalized by Lens and Tedo, the The curious in such mater may sititude of the public towards the noon. They had been the guests of popular local couple, and a new Fox A contractor's foreman was walking have noticed the "intelligent anticips newspapers, the virtuous indignation
The number of cases of plague tion" of the Governor's speech on the in strike time over Chinese intimids: Dur Governor, Sir Reginald Edward Trot composed by Professor Aninao of in Shatin Road on Saturday affe Rents Ordinance, in the note that tion" had its amusing side, for this Stubbs, KCMG., since last Thare the Cronet orchestra is to be tried out noon when he was accosted by the notified last week reached a total of
day.
Mr. Harry Woods has consented to men one of whom cet into course. Of this number one waas Hindoo appeared in this column on June 2. must be one of the most "intimidat
of her tion with him by saking the foreman Ease and the remainder ware Chinese. give another rendition Bach legislation must be distastefuled communities in the world, as
On their way to Cheloo s fotilla ever popular Pearl of the Pacific if he was Les Son. When the Four were imported cases and 36 had to the orthodox economist, and His regards ventilating its grievances
latter replied that he was, the fatal results. Excellencr confessed that it is openly. If but half the statements of American destroyers arrived in Waltz."
stranger said that he wished to con distesteful to Inc. The circumst made to the China Mait had gone Shanghai last week. According to
salt him about the building of a wall anors, however, are such as to require direct to the covernor, or if the com- he resident Naval Officers, there desperate remedy. No dog lover pla nants had agreed to back us ngas bave never before been so many SAFE, SURE: ALWAYS CURES, around some property in the neigh bourhood. The foreman's business Jke the Harding Order, but at far as the Courts, things would have ships of this type in the Huangpu at
• Do not suffer Ém crimp cole or pain times 3 DAY To be done. We barbary diflesat-Awwapps.co The fotills is expected to be when Cosmethin's delic instincts aroused, it was an easy soma Landlords here who ed afford to act as champion, and is glady remain in Shanghai for forlight ani ula choos tomely goes to the right titer to fair his too catshed, in a mazzling, and if necessary in effect to; but it cannot be used as a reaper and daring that time nine of the 3/6) and Tes zane Tile relief. You nearby cemetery where the strangers
subject to attacks of this kind. For the Governor has threatened the gat, and survive: Scapegoating is destroy will go into dry dock for not afford to be wish it it if you are relieved him of $17 in cash and then
cleaning and repairs.
lo by all Chemista and storekciepera all scaped up the billside. Lag shooters will be sent out. It is an anhealthy profession.
She Whing Mail.
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* Monday, June 12 1292
HOUSE RENTS.
Defendants were fined $3 each, and
According to telegraphic advicer
The Hongkong team played bet-received from London, the Shell
Encouraged by the remarkable the $54.70 stake money was outer than it has ever done this year. A Transport and Trading Co., Ltd.
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few more games and they will be in have declared a dividend at the rate. condition to meet and beat the U. 8. of 3/6 per share payable on ordinary destroyer teams and the University of shares on July 6 against coupon No. California team in the games to be (39. played later in the season.
· PLAGUE,
Canton brass workan have formed union:
Flood along the Kast River is reported. Streets of Walchow are said
destroyed. to be flooded and a bridge has been
Mr. N. W. Hickling of Shanghai had is 'nasty" socident when playing: polo. He was tording to stake the ball when the pony fell, throwing Mr. Hickling on his face and rolling over him. Dr. Billinghurst was fortunately present, an ambulance was got and Mr. Hickling taken to his house, suffering from concussion From in- quities made it appears that Mt. Hickling was not seriously injured.
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