TJES) AT AUGJST 12,
SHIP FIRED ON.
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BAD MARKSMANSHIP.
***KWONG, TAH'S" ESCAPE
1924
WIMBLEDON
VICTORY FOR ENGLAND.-
MNS WILLS DEPESTED,
NIGHT CLUB...
SEQUEL TO RAIP,
London, July 5.-There was a sequel to a police raid on the Quadrant Club, Air-street, W., at Piration craft are believed to London, July For "sheer have been responsible for firing at dransitic interest the victory of Marlborough-street recently, when Miss K. McKone, England, over U. L., Ltd., was fined £220 with the "Kwong Tah" within two Miss Helen Wills, of Anaeries, in £22 costs, and Hugh Campbell Dawes and Frances Harslett were hours of her leaving Canton for the ladies singlos lawn tennis
But, like pionship at Wimbledon yester- euch fined £140 with £22 costs, for Hongkong last night. one or two unprovoked recent lay, aftermost gould not be r-selling intoxicating liquor without a licenes and applying it after attacks, the affair very much passed.
"She fought upwards against hours. resembled a scene from Gilbert heavy os Trom a seemingly hope- In addition, eight people were and Sullivan's Pirate and lese position, and by an exhibition Penzance." None of the shots of pluck and gradually recovered fined £4 each with £1 costs for found their mark if they were kill wrested the championship consuming liquer on the premises, intended for the China Mer from Miss Wills when the triumph Mr. Herbert Muskett, for the chants steamer, which reached
women seemed prosecution, contended that the Hongkong at sunrise this morning assured. Miss McKane surprised club was a bogus one in the sense none the worke for her adventure everyone-il umy oven he hit she that it had been established with Extracts from Captain Williamsurprised herself. She did not up the sole intention of breaking the Philip's report to the Harbour par to sarprise her opponent. law. Next door to the club, was Office give the locality where the however, for year-old Miss hairdresser's shop with a tele- firing occurred as near the Chevang Wills is a strangely
phone which communicated with Chow. it, the Macao Forts, along woman white gever the premises. Persons who want- ed to go into the club had to pass the approaches to Canton, and surprise at anything.
master there, that heavy guns and rifles were tired.
From the local office of the China Merbunts Co., owners of the ship we learn that the "Kwang Tab" left Cantor at 9 last
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Closing ference developments. prices were: Sterling on New York 4.555: French francs 80 35
SHENANDOAH TESTS.
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theuteria American Serpice.) LAREHURST, NJ., August 11 The dirigible "Shenandoah" lar completed successful tests with a
¿The „thuren watched both while gures with interest IN
Miss McKane and "Miss Wills went their plans, Situng with her
The establishment was absolute- Majesty were the Hoke an Durbes of York and King Manoelly impregnable to frontal attack, and Queen Victoria Augusta.
as there were three bolted doors. night with a normal complement an upper, is ille. Suzanne In an office there was a pish bell
Abon! of passengers and cargo.
Longlen, who looked strangely out manipulated by the foot which 11 o'clrk when the ship was neur
armed aanch place anong mere stators rang a buzzer at the far end of Whampoa an
gazed intearly, and a little sadly #1 the bar in the basement, There suspectedby the company, to have, the surgunter of her late opponents. was another buzzer in the lounge. piratical designs, opened fire.
They had won a set each." There No doubt it was an alarm buzzer.. Putting on speed the trader soon
was one. te play A thrilling
The third door, which was bolt- drew on of danger. The owners
| situmtion,
Miss Wills drunk w
ed from the inside, had a wicketmast aver that there was nothing or
the ship to render it a valuable #luss of water, smoothed at her for the scrutiny of persors desir-1|
prize:
Unless the steamer was proceed ing slowly she must have been further down the river thar Whamparby 11 pm. It is thought that she mist have been near Lis Fa Shan or Borca Tigris Forts at the time, where a mate of tribu taries join the Canton River.
The "Kwong Tah" is a vessel of 1,686 tons flying the Chinese flag
and is well-known on the Hong kong-Shanghai-Canton
מנויו
for
skirts and thought of something else, Miss Mekane served hering to enter. altered fortune with knited vs.
They began the third st
The score stood: Miss Mokane, 5: Miss Wills, 4 "Migs Wills sent the ball into the net again. « { { was over.
Cheers for Miss MeKane ob viody tired, obéinly very happy.
liders for the vanquisheil.
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The back of these premises could to some extent be overlook- ed from the roof of adjoining pro- perty, and on the night of May 20 the police, at the risk of their
mooring mast in the naval oil- tanker Patoka." The dirigible let out a big length of line, with which the crew drew the airship to the
OUWITTED.
•
HOW KIDNAPPERS LOST $1,000.
lives, watched the premises from the roofs and tiles from 12.30 a.m.stantial story of abduction, one of
· Shanghai, August 5 --A circum- till 2.30 a.m.
club.
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years.
enlis an incident in 1922 when Dr. Sun, on his warships. ran the by 1 games to Vin the second, and yanning of the forts to get into was thregimes within a point of 5-1. This was the critical situation Canton Harbour where he was Miss Mrhaus was in at me period bottled up. A running fight was
She entered of the smuggle, carried of for nearly an hour undantly nal gained nifret only two hits were registered by
Victory bath sides!
Mention of the Macao Forts re-1 Miss Wills won the god set. letion on other accusions, and on
By looking through a ventilat.any which have recently appear ed in the Chinese press, was The imperturbabije Miss Wills
ing fan they saw champagne and published yesterday. It related put on a yellow neket, mught of other drinks being served in the that on Friday last a wealthy something see, and demurely went
Ningpo merchant residing in Haway.
They continued their observa- Santai Road, in the northern MISSED, CHANCES.
district, received a letter pur some nights obtained admission 10 porting to come from a friend the club. A constable went with which induced him to visit a house two other persons to the hair in Tsingao Road. Here he dresser's shop and received three was received by robbers, who demanded payment" of $5,000 small white tickets from the man behind the counter for which heard threatened to take the mer They went to the bar Chant's life if the money were not paid 109. The Coed States elianion had in the basement, known to the forthcoming. This demand, to
gether with instructions as to how' the money was to be handed over, btained her commanding lead by habitues as "The Pub." und were playing up to her reputation. served without hindrange. They
was despatched to the merchant's Harder-lit strokes and not been foundal kinds of intoxicants family, members of which fell in- seen in woman's Iowa, tennis being served till about 9.30 u.m.
to such alarm that they were before, yet with all her pace she
afraid to communicate with the war strady, during, and accurate.
police. They got together $1,000 Those who saw Miss Wills in the
and intended to take it to the On the night of the raid-May place named, but were surprisedon The car in which Mr-Edward recent infernational much, where
31-a police offer secured admit-Sunday morning when the mer.. Barris was summonsed for assandi | she beat herself hy ber errors, Shay
different player tange to the club, "Others were on by Au Yeung-fun, delivery out together
the roof, and some more were at at the Wing On Co., Ltd., on the yesterday."
Miss Wills begun well in the first the front door. The police on the night of August 1, vape tera met clusion this monring before Mr. gane, but in the next three she roof had a crowbar to prise up one of the windows, but the glass was CE Meliore, at the Hongfailed to win a single point.
It was then thought that hinder broken accidentally and they fell kong Magistracy.
pressure de could not, be securate. through the window to the floor" Mr. 1. C. Marmara ap pered for the defence: he stated But we were all mistaken. In the of the cloak-room. -that defendant was awakened fifth game she stuote the bail down' 9 p.m. o Aggs 1, sign a lit the lines and cross the court,
·Book for one cuse of wine and one / volleved, and even attempted en "Drinks!" The buzzer from the but the matter is now being in- Bottle of all sold and delivered to strokes. She went to 1-3, and hit. Defendant did not sign," onevenly won the set. arevins of one bottle of all being found short by his bow.
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
CASE DISMISSEI
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Defen
FLEET-FOOTED.
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Miss Mokane all this time was dant only tali coniplainant, to get doing a wonderful things on her ous of his house quickly because he feet than with her racquet. Only was making a moise and pussella fleet-[nced player sigh as she Some very rude remirks. Defen-Fuld retrieve these lightning shots Basi lidot
Nevertheless, towel complainant. of her opponents Te might have received the in when Miss M-Kane did get the juries diugh thighting down the short, ball" she seized the oppor stigs whes he acejdertálly Jeli over, tunity every time. F a dust-pun.
i In the second set Miss Wills was
Mr. Melbonne Kad as even better. The first game went there appeared to be some donht to the Englishwoman, the next us to What actually weurred, four to Miss Wills, and the sence should dismiss the case.
was 15-10 on Miss Me Kane'> ) service.
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Fell Through Window.
An attendant in the room ran
out shrieking "Raid!" "Police! office sounded, and there was con-
fusion.
Glasses were broken, table was overturned, and waiters began to throw drink frem, the glasses onto the floor.
At the sound of the alarm many people ran away, while at the end of the lounge there was a hole in the floor through which others. poured away drink.
After the fines had been impox-
ed the club was struck off the register, and the question of dis- qualification was adjourned..
and took the second set to make
utters level.
The fiul set, in which the best lawn tennis was seeh, west game for game against the service until the fifth, which gave Miss Wills a 3-2 felis. She Wus twice within a point of 482, but Miss Mekane was, that game by magnificent solleving. Mis Wills seemed in- pass the Englishwoman,
was then that Miss Wills missed an easy chances. There had been a long, sharp rally, and even- Itually Miss Wills received a short und high-bouncing ball on which to ask, Missale Kane, who was it the net.
The American, however, made the shot tentatively as it apprehen Langkats......... 181 Buyers.stroke menit.
sive of what the winning of that
Miss Mekaue ale to Ewok 104 Buyers volleyed the return firmaly and de- whose volleying was the better all Shangkat Docks 92 Buyers.cisively and won the point The though.
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Miss Me Kang went to 6-3 and
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Buyers Wills, and Miss McKane was The last game was a tense one.
helped in the winning of the game through two costly errorsone Mi MeKuns, went to 400, but. Istort lob and the other an overhit went out for her shots and got to The American never faltered.” She. drive.
40-10, `. Then, missing 'a. buckhund side-line shot, lost great and exciting mutch.
PERFECT VOLLEVING.
Will Relleve Mother's Feari A panic of four soists mother when andden and savoro, cramps, agonizing From this stage Mise AcKane intestinal pains and weskering diarchow got to the very top of her form. prostrate some one of the family. Ko'p Chamberlain's Colin and Barrio Her length improved, she wer ach am speedier than ever about the court, Remedy in the home and ergencies need cause neither for nor and her volleying was perfect. - s'arm... · It sanos, pain xizmat instantly. ** She went ahead at a gemes to 4′′
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chant himself returned home at an early hour. He reported that he had escaped while his captors were asleep, jumping from a win- dow. The story concludes with the statement that the police were informed and that an Inspector weat to the house in Tsingtao Road only to find that the robber
gang had vanished. No such report was made to the Municipal Police,
quired into.
The sequel to another story of kidnapping, also published yester. day says that the victim, another Ningpo man of wealth, has had his place of captivity changed and is now incarcerated on Child Island, Tsung-ming.
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