WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1926.
"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE
ICE HOCKEY.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
.EUROPE:
FIRST THREE COUNTRIES.“
(Reuters Service.)
Davos, Jan. 19. Switzerland has won the Euro- pean ice hockey championship.
second Czecho-Slovakia and Austria third
WHS
POLO GYMKHANA.
THE TEST TEAM.
AUSTRALIANS' WEAK.
POINTS.
HOME EXPERT'S. VIEWS.
taic Colombo,)
CRICKET TEAMS.
TWO H.K.C.C. SATURDAY ELEVENS.
FOR "FRIENDLY" MATCHES.
On Saturday the Hongkong Cricket Club, will feld two clevens, both in friendly fixtures. All games start at 2 pm. teams are:-
The
THE CHINA MAIL.
Lonon, Dec. 31. The pluyore selected to represent
1st XI. v. Kowloon (home).--- Audlin in the Test matches are generally considered to constiente R. Hancock (capt.). C. L. R. formidable sile, althougirone or Becher, H. G. Burgess, A. W. two comments are made regarding Hayward, H. Owen Hughes, P the bowling, which is scarcely apJacks, E. G. Lammert, H. V. Parker, T. E. Pearce. Rev. T. B. to the old Australnu standard,
Aubrey Faulkner, SouthPowell and H. G. Sheldon
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2nd XI v. Indian RIC, 2nd XI. Mica Test player in the West-
E. J. R. Mitchell Capt.), H. J. Armstrong, Rev. Another polo, gymkhana will be inser Gilzente, summarises the away) ;
W. -W. held on Saturday, January 30,arting capswity as very strong F. Featherstone,
Mackenzio, commencing 3 p.m., on the Polo.The bowling, he says, Mackenzie, A. K.
blematical, But he is holdimpressed. E. H. Oliver, J. A. H. Plummer Club ground, Causeway Bay.
The first item is the finals of by the apparent quality of her. D. E. Pendered, R. Vallack TANK CLAIM FAILS. the K.O.Y...1 Cup This will helling.
PROGRAMME. FOR NEXT MEETING.
(Note: The masses, ass, cabludi
be followed by the, gymkhana events, namely, pig sticking, by "Bedter; have bean given in the
thread and needle race, musical China Mail'] chairs, bending race and obstacle)
race.
Melbourne, Dec. 307
and
The Bond of Control has unpl Details as to entry, admission, etc., will be found in an adverted Mess. H. Bushby
Sydney Smal delegatos 15 the perial Cricket Conference in
tisement.
HOCKEY MATCH.
CLUB SECOND A **DEFEATED:
Hand in 1926.
The delegates wilk 'endesusour 10 arrange for an English town to visiti Angkulin in 1927-29.-
M. M. Watson and F. N. Young, CIVIL SERVICE TEAMS.
The following teams. will repre- ant the Civil Service Cricket club:-
AUGUST 4 GRETCHEN REIMERSE
August Reimers and his sister, Grotchen, are working hard to
pay £300 compensation for the death of a man killed by Reimer's cari
JUDGE'S COMMENTS ON BENTLEY,
WHO DIED FIRST?
NEW LAW THAT SPOILS ..
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LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
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OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
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Hongkong Steamboats... H.K. Tugs & Lighters.. indo-Chinas (Pref.)
Oriental Navigation One stock legal situation, be-Shell Transports
Water-boats. loved of novelists, disappeared at Star Ferries mid-night on December 31, when the Law of Property Act, 1925, came into force.
1st XI. v."Chinese R.C., feague Judgment for the Crown was way. J. de Rome (cwpt.) given by Mr. Justice McCardle in
'Redneries. mR. Suyer, A. E. Wood, E. C. the £300,000 claim by Capt. Bede Fincher, E. B. Reed. H. GJ. F. Bentley of St. David's
China Sugars 26 Wallington, E. W. Hamilton, F. E. Church End, Finchley, N., who
No longer will it be possible to Malabon Sugara Lawrence, F. Baker, F. H. Hok contended that he was the origina
tor of the British Army's war torment readers through 500|
Mining. man and E.. D. Evans...
pages with the conundrums, Bengueta 2nd XI. v. H.MS. "Hawkins, "sank in October 1914..
Capt. Bentley said it was at "Who died first?" and "Who is Kallan Mining Ad friendly
W. (home):
H. dmends (cap.), E. Strange Lord Kitchener's request that he the real heir?" where property Langkats (Combined) F. C. K. Hawkins. H. F devised the idea of the tank that, passes as the result of two or more .do. (Single)
5.45 The Australian team will play Westlake, E. A. Bastin, C. Sara, when he discussed the matter at persons being killed to all appear Shanghal Exploration "Hawking" scored five goalsnatches at Feston and Hobart, F. Harper, F. E. Booker T. W. Lord Kitchener's private. house in anges simultaneously in the same Shanghai Loan yesterday, on the Kowlcom Ton royale og England. The Boardfart, R. S. W. Patterson and Carlton-gardens, a promise was shipwreek or motor-car or railway Raube
made that his financial interests accident. Marina ground for his ship team doched the invitation to play Ft., G. Edwards, against the Hockey Club 2nd XI.
Reserves: R. A. Smith, H. H.would be protected; and that he Rose and E. J. Edwards. Altogether the Hawkins had only Africa when the team is re
did not take out a provisional patent as the project was to be seven and the Club replied with raing home. three.
kept secret..
Mid Stephenson of H.M.S.
This the last game for A. J. Frank the Club goalie, who is go ing away. He could not be blamed for the collapse of the defence.
FANLING GOLF.
The Golf Club bogey pool at Fanling on January 16 to 18 was divided by J. S. McLaren and M. H. Roffey, who both finish- ed all square Other scores were, -HH Pethick, 2: down; W. L., Dunbar and N. Currie, 3 down.
„LADIES' CUP:
In the Ladies' Section, the final of the Railway Cup was played on Thursday last the winner being Mrs. D. J. Lewis, who beat Mrs. K. S. Merrison by 2 and 1.
BREAST STROKE RECORD.
fssprinted Press.}
New York, Jan. 11. Agnès Geraghty to day broke the Per var breast stroke swimming record, covering the distance in 1:23, one fifth of a second better than the previous record:
FACING DEATH.
'HAPPIER THAN I HAVE EVER REEN,"
TRIBUTES BY A DEAN,
NO MATCH IN SOUTH AFRICA,
STRANGE BOXING INCIDENT.
Here is a very unusual photo of a strange finish to a boxing bout. Kaplan has knocked Herman "head over heels" and the latter has yet to bump the boards. This occurred during the 10th round of a bou! in America.
any effort to avoid the punish- LONDON'S LETTERS. ment which he felt to be
justified.
It was said that in prison Joha- son behaved as one beginning a new life. One of his last requests was that the executioner should to the courage of not arrive later than five minutes, Samuel Johnson, aged 29, a black-to eight, so that there should be no delay. He wanted his execu- tion to be as expeditious as his record trial.
Tributes
amith's striker, of Wellington Street, Stretford, near Manches- ter, who was hanged at Manches- ter for the murder of Beatrice
Philomena Martin, 23, were paid
In a farewell letter to his family Johnson said he had been very
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
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(British Official Wireless.)
Rugby, Jan. 19..
A miniature underground rail-. thankful for the help that the way for carrying letters and
by the coroner and by the Dean Church Missionary, the prison parrels for the post office is in of Manchester (Canon Hewlett Johnson), who attended the in- chaplain, and the Bishop had course of construction in London given him, and he added: "I think quest.
what has Laken place is only what at a cost of £1,600,000 and it will
At his trial, which lasted only should be. I am happier than I be completed at the end of the four minutes, Johnson pleaded have ever been."
guilty and refused to allow any- body to defend him. A married man, he had kept company with
the dead woman for two years, and when he saw her going home with a seaman he stabbed her and immediately gave himself up.
The coroner (Mr. R. Stuart Rodger) said:
The
This is a particularly sad case. This man, just 29, had an hon- curable Army service. managing director of the works at which Johnson was employ- ed at Old Trafford has told me that Johnson was one of the finest workmen he had ever had, and that he could trust no man so fully at his work.
The Dean of Manchester, who was present because Johnson had been confirmed in prison-before- -his-triel-by the Bishop-of-
Manchester, said:
We should like to say how much we' admire in that man who has just passed away the whole conduct of his life since the crime, his conduct in confessing his sins and plead ing for that for?
A double set of rulls year. are accommodated in an under- ground tube nine feet in diameter and the system links up all the main. Post Offices, of London.
The trains are automatle and will travel at a speed of thirty-five miled hourly. The Post Office are haying built ninety cars, ench thirteen fest six inches long, for Each car this miniature tube.. will accommodate ten hundred- weight of mitaa so that when all are running and carrying, a pont
load weight of forty-five tone will
be in transit. It will be possible
Mr. Justice MeCardie said that Capt. Bentley was a most un- satisfactory witness. Many of this answers were most evasive. His evidence was unreliable. Ex- amination of the documents, strongly confirmed him (Mr. Justice McCardio) in this adverse view.
was.
The word "ank" was not used in public till 1916; therefore it a singular word for Capt. Bentley to use if he used it in 1914. Yet his counsel said it was used as an accidental misnomer for the word cylinder." In his (Mr. Justice McCardie's) opinion it was a non-accidental misnomer, a later used by Capt. Bentley at date for a certain purpose.
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St. Andrews Honours.
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China Lights (comb.)
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Hall Mr. William inconsistent with any alleged ex-College
do. (old) pression of belief by him that Whitelaw, chairman of the Lon- do. (new) such a weapon would revolution- den and North-Eastern Railway China Buses ise warfare. Throughout the Company was also the recipient series of events and developments of the same honour. which ultimately led to the pro- duction of an efficient and power- ful tank, Lond Kitchener display- ed no active interest in the pro- ject.
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(1) That Capt. Bentley had
Mr C. B. Bhank Mr T. 8. W. Smith no conversation with Lord Kit- chener on October 19, 1914. W. B. Barkuses Mrs B. Thompson
Mr J
J.Johnstons Mr & Mrs E. de W. His only conversation on that Mr J. B. Joseph Walsh date was with Col. Fitzgerald, | Mr and Mrs B. J. Mru. WraggO and his version of that inter- Lacon
Mr and Mrs J. Miss H. Idilie
Wright view was not correct.
Mr B. Wylie (2). He was not satisfied that Capt. Bentley's alleged draft of the letter of October 19, 1914, correctly set out the actual con-. tents of the letter sent by him.
(8) He was fully satisfied. that the notes alleged to have been made on October 21, 1914,
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
January 6.
Mr & Mrs Lammert at an interview with Lord Mr A. §. Abbott-
Miss Adkins and Kr Lammert Kitchener were not in fact ohildren
Mr and Mrs 8, A
Laugston made till after the death of Mr and Mrs Van' Lord Kitchener in June 1916. Andel & child
Mr P. Araki
Bannerman
Mr and Mrs Lauritan
Mr Mrs Mackenzie
Dr F
Norgerpisa Mr and Mrs Diver
(4) He wholly rejected Capt. Bentley's version of his inter- Mr, Mrs Miss Bird Miss B. Morrison view with Lord Kitchener. No Mr and Mrs 0. 0. Mr Y. "Nagara such conversation AB that Black
Mr&Mr Becklemas
and child alleged took place and the Mr & Mrs Bowman words: attributed to Lord Kit Mro. W. Bradburee Er. K. Nell'en
& Mrs Brown Lt. chener were not used; Lord He N. Consen Kitchener made no promise and Be P. Cherry there was no conversation as tor, R. E. Ulford Mr Pratt Mr & Mr Costello Mra Poor the use of poison gas. ***
F. Grampton
Ms Racke Capt Mrand Mrs Davies. He auch Men J. Mr and Mr. Dooijes
Rankin Mr Eagles
Hon. Bottins" Mesare Farrell Mr V. Ross Mestre Ferguson Mr and Mrs Ro
(5) Capl. Bentley had no in- terview with Lord Kitchener in or about November 1915.
It was absolutely clear that
to run thirty-trains hourly Capt. Bentley's ideas, so far as although naturally the number of they existed, were not utilised by trains will depend on the quantity or known to those who took part.
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culminated in the successful pró- 41 Galt duction of the tank foud, Mrs Hunt. Mr & Mrs Townend He (Mr Justice MeCardinye ndoa wand wonkraj agreed with the Commission on
Mr And Mr. Jo ash Wrightman Awards to the inventors In attri faze D, Le Kind My de kira Zomvail buting to Sir William Tritton and Major Wilson the main credit for signing and producing the tank. appeared as last on the field rthe tank wes not one in-
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January 19 to 25, 1925.
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