WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1927.
SPORTS SECTION
HOME RUGGER.
HOME FOOTBALL.
LATEST RESULTS OF CLUB MATCHES.
3 LEAGUE MATCHES. IN MID-WEEK.
BURNLEY SURPRISED,
London, March 29.
ARMY AT RICHMOND:
London, March 12,
The following are results of the principal Rugby matches. playad to-day-
The Arm 13, Richmond 12 (at
Richmond).
Bath 13, Blackheath 0. Coventry 27, Bradford Gloucester 5, Newport 4. Harlequins 22. Old Merchant Tay-
lora 3. Houdingley 19, Birkenhead Park 6. London Scottish 8. United Services
(Portsmouth). 19. Moseley 11, London. Welsh 3. Plymouth 30, St. Bartholomew Hoe-
pital 3.
سية
Three longue football matches were played to-day.
United
Grimsby beat Darlington by the odd goal of three, in division. II.:
In the Scottish League, division I, Rangers boat Hibernians by 2-nil.
Reuter.
MACAO RACES.
SEIZED HEROIN
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
·HEARING
ONE OHARGE DISMISSED.
THE CHINA MA
CRASH
REMARKABL
AVY LEAGUE, A
LACHUTE
(TO FORE)
FALL OF OVER 8,000 FEET.
YESTERDAY'SEETING
STOM OF:
ROTESTS
togather in association, without
another
INDSE YOUTH WITH
PISTOL
QUESTION OF INTENT.
[straight line of constitutional reperfect harmony E. and took room at the Great
violence..
„Miss Susan":"Bawrence,
George Statnigross (Roumanian)
London March 11. Referring at the Navy Langee
London, March 11
Mr T. H. King, Direstor, of Astorm of feminine protest had Criminal Intelligence, this morn and Helena Regovi Kamin (Pole) An Air Force Corporal from annual "meating yesterday to the were again before Mr. R. B. Biggin Hill Aerodrome jumped with cables the League had despatched been aroused by Lord Hugh Seciling charged a Chinese youth be Lindeal resterday afternoon to a parachute from an aeroplane at regarding the necessity for dealing who, in a newspaper article, said for Major Willson with the un- answer charges of possession of 6604 height of 5,000 leet. Instead of Armly with the growingly criticalMen and women cannot be broughjwful possession, without a pers ounces of heroin and importing the falling gently, he came down at a situation and the need for attracting or irritating une mit, of a Browning automatic and
tremendous speed towards the main river gun-bonte, Bh Henry Pollock drug into the Colony
road and fell 20 yards in front of said that the warnings had been
seven rounds of ammunitión, At the outset Mr. Whyte-Smith an omnibus, crowded with paison-
am sorry that women have been Mr. T L. Strellett; for the de Assistant Crown Solicitor told Kers, which was halted by the rond fully justifed by the remorse brought into the House of Commons fence, entered a ples of "guilty' In division I, Burnley wore our the Magistrate that he would not side. The passengers witnessed the logic of events which had taken and am still more sorry that and asked the Magistrate to hear
place
women have been admitted to him on the circumstances of the The Longue and its members'
Juriesgr Aberavon 14, Devonport Services 5.prised. On their own ground, they ask for a committal and preferred descent of the airman, whe was
marily. He also" obtained permis- Corporal East was the most rewould have had every reason to be Endy Rhondda retorts that Lord case before passing sentence. lost by 2 goals to 8 to Sheffield that the case be dealt with sum-dead when picked up.
alon to bring a third charge of ald-markable parachutist in the Afr glad if their gloomy prognostics Cecil is talkg nonsense. At the Magistrate's request tions had not been verified, and it A male parliamentarian regards Mr. King outlined the facts of the ing and abetting the Importation Fore made about 70 descents dur-was their earnest hope that the woman parliamentarians simply as case. He said accused arrived in of the drug against the male ing the past two years and has common sense of the Chinese people fellow members, a juryman regards Hong Kong with his father on Jacoused.
been perfecting a system of delay would now re-assert itself and a woman, Juror merely as a col March 28 en route for Senior Revenue, Officer Watted descent for some time past by that they would realise that the best league, and in the world of business another port. They had to two in. was recalled and in reply to Mr. falling as far as possible before path to progress was along the man and woman work together in stay aday F. G. Vaux (defending Statnigross) opening the parachute.
Hong Kong so they came ashore maid that the man's hat and cost, In one parachute at Duxford, farm and friendly negotiation with found in the wardrobe trunk in the Corporal East Fell 3,200 feet from, Foreign Fowers rather than on the describes Lord Cecil as a sensitive Eastern Hotel The following. false back of which the drug was an aeroplane before pulling the lines of disruption, disorder and plant
Mian Wilkinson M.P, says that day, between 4 and 5 p.m., the de- discovered, appeared, to be quite cord of the parachute and he was
Lord Cecil's criticisms are only ap-fendant and three friends went The yesterday trying to break that re- new and not, warn, before.
After referring to the very plicable to girls of Lord Cecil's own for a walk along the Praya East. cord. hat was in tissue paper when he
prompt measures that the British class. Story at inquest.
They met à Chinese revenue offt- found it.
Government had taken in protecting Mrs. Pankhurat says that Lord cer in uniform near the Aberdeen Replying to another question Mr..
the Hives and property of foreigners Cecilia rather a back number. The ferry wharf. Defendant who was Watt said the woman understood are of Air Force parachuting wha consequent on recent developments facts were all against him walking in the lead immediately,
Only two women agree with Lord very little English. He had to pro-given at the inquest at. Biggin Hill Sir Henry turned to the report and
revenue man searcher him and make her understand he wanted the ber of the Farachute Demoustra fact that less than half the men- Storm Jameson and the other der the loaded pistol was found in the duce his own bunch of keys to on Corpora East, who was a mem-accounts and commented on the Cecil One is novelist, Miss dropped back and hesitated. The key of the trunk, and then she said tion Detachment which visits vari-bers had forwarded their subscrip- exclamat re-action is respon inside coat pocket. The defen-
ex-champion woman golfer, who de "Arst class gentleman." When the bus aerodromes
tions to the Treasurer." malo defendant was approached he The flying officer in charge of "Dwelling on the help that mem-sible for superb golfers of either dent's three friends immediately understood the word "key" and pro-parachute training said that all bers, could give the officers in this sex going to pieces when playing walked away. He was taken to the hotel and as his luggage was jumpe were voluntary. Corporal and other matters and on the need with or against the other sex
not found there, they went to the East, who was an expert, asked wit for more members, Sir Henry said
steamer "Sn! On" where the ness if he could make a delayed that they were not able perhaps to
age was found on board pre- jump, and promised not to make it exercise any very great influence of a longer drop than 2,000 feet, when big affairs in Great Britain but they
*being taken to Can- paratory to his were being constantly asked by the witness refused to agree.
ton... drapping 3,000 or 4,000 feet.
Haad Office to send all the funds Deceased.fell 3,000 feet in a slow they could spare for the purpose!. spin, head downwards which is the of bringing before the public the TWO LONDON POLICEMEN usual position in its movement but necessity for an efficient Navy in changed to somersaulting.
all parts of the world. Witness saw East pull the riptord at less than 100 feet from the
Cardiff 7, "Llanelly 8. Cross Keys 14. Penarth 0. Edinburgh Academicals. 15. Wat-
sonians 5.
Hillheadiana B. Edinburgh Inafitu-
tion 12. Edinburgh University 8, Glasgow
Aendemicals 7. Glasgow High School 5, Herío.
'tohians 9.
'Royal High School 26. West of
Scotland 5.
Hawick 7, Stewartonians 0:
COUNTY FINAL.
Leicestershire Defeated"
By Kent.
London, March 12. At Blackheath the Rugby county "champlonship was decided to-day.
After seven minutes' play Hody- son failed to convert a try for Kent. Ten minutes later Prentice Kicked penalty goal awarded aguinat Leicestershire.
The fast play before the interval should have brought both sides to acore, but at half time the totals were 3/3.
Lelcentershire Scored a goal dropped:
Then Kent replied with a penalty goal. Kemp scored a try and Bryan a try." Kemp converted the latter. Kent thereafter were the most Shergetic alde. Eyres scored a try and later Hamilton-Smythe also scored a try. Kemp converting
Kent were thus 22-7.
Five minutes before the Anish of 'the game.. Buckingham (Leicester- ahire) scored a fine try. Whlch. 'Prentice converted, leaving, the Anal scores:-
Kent: 22 points. (2. goals, 1
gon) 1 try),
RUGBY LEAGUE CUP,
Change of Dale, 1st Extra Meeting.
The date of the Ist extra meet. ing of the International Race has been changed to April 24 & Recreation Club of Macao, Ltd.
(Sunday).
At first, May 1 was chosen but an it le Labour Day, the races will be put forward one week,
HOME TURF.
THE HURST PARK TRIAL
'HANDICAP.
WON, BY 6/1 CHANCE.
duced it.
Examined by Mr. Leo d'Almada (for the female defendant) S. RO. Watt said she voluntarily claimed the trunk, saying "me.”)
Dealing with the aacret com- partment in the trunk, Mr. d'Almada:|: asked: Would you say that it was In very clever and ingenious way of concealing drugs have seen cleverer than that.. (Laughter).
Mr. d'Almada: Persons who had no inside Information like you b 1 Revenue Officers who are expert at it, would not have opened the false compartment?-Probably, not.
Statements made by the accused after their arrest were then read by the Police Russian interpreter as follows:
Hurst Bark, Murch 12. The Trial Handicap (over miles) resulted as follows:-
Silver Somme (kat. 4.ba). D Ddb (12 st.) ........... Englefs Tall (11 at 3`lba), Also ran-Shaun Or, Dwurf Forest and Mister Jolly..
3
Betting to 1 against Silver Somme and Ddb, 6 to 1 against Eagle's Tail
All the runners except Ddb were entered for the Grand National
Jack Horner a Casualty?
**
*
5
Statnigrons: "The box, was adj dressed to Kobe and not Hong Kong. The charge is wrong because I have no business in Hong Kong." In answer to the second charge he said: "This charge has no founda
It appears that Jack Horner didtion because I was detained on the not run in Fast Friday's Grand Atsuta Maru." The box is for National as he sprained a foreleg-Kobe and I have no business to
him.
London, March 11.
receive it here."
London, March 12. Romarkable evidence of the na-
MOTOR INDUSTRY,
Britain's Exports Last Year £9,120,000.
Rugby, March 29. The President of the Board of Trade stated in the House of Commons that $9,120,000 worth of "BX. motor cars and parts were ported from this country last year, while the value of the im- ports was 25,318,000,- British Wireless Service
The following officers were elect
་
TOOK BRIBES.
JAILED:
Father Should Know.” Mr. King said he was not pre- pered to accept a plea of ignoranca of the law because, the defen- dant's father had been through
ed at the meeting. Present, Sir GOODWOOD RACES INCIDENT.Hong Kong before and was con
Henry Pollock, Vice President, Mr. W. A. Dowley, Hons Treasurer, Mr. A. J. Bird, Hon. Secretary,|||„Mr. LM. Whyte, Committee, Mr. R.. Sutherland Commodore Pearson, Mr. Paul Lauder, and Mr. Andrew Shields.
Annual Report.
with the But for certain information he had receiv ed as to the defendant's an- London, March 12, After two trials, the jury dis-tecedents, he would have asked agreeing in the first, two London for imprisonment. However; he policemen, aged 42 and 88, respecs would press for a subacantial fine.. tively; were sentenced to six months Mr. Stellett who described the hard labour at the Sussex Aseizes defendant as a "young reporter," The following report for the past for accepting a forin" or a half sald he was attached to a Chinese year was submittad
Membership is now. 205, ninety-crown bribe at the Goodwood Races. newspaper in Slam and was sent six joined during 1926, -
..Death..
We have to record with regret. the death of our President, Hon Mr. P. H. Holyoak and Hor. Sir Paul Chater, Kt. C.M.G, LL.D.
Concert...
A bookmakar's runner received- a
bribe.
FUND CLOSED.
fulfilling a promise to his friend, Defendant had wished to obtain" through pasange to Canton. Had he done so nothing would have. been heard about the pistol here. Unfortunately, hiaian fell through so he had no option but to come vis Hong Kong.
similar sentence for offering the out to Canton to report upon affairs there at the present time. A sergeant and a policeman of The pistol was not the defendant's West Sussex were the principal wit property, but belonged to a Can- nesses for the prosecution and there tonese friend, who had formerly was conflict of evidence between the lived in Bangkok. Before leaving.. West Sussex and London police. for Canton, he left the pistol in celebrated On October 21 we
Mr. Justice Horridge described the defendant's care, asking him One of the Grand National Kamin (the, female defendant)
Trafalgar Day by a concert which it as a shocking crime to accept a he ever went to Canton" to favourites. Jack Horner, has said she travelled from: Marssilles
was a great success. It, was held bribe and to turn a blind eye to take it with him, In bringing the sprained a foreleg, the tendon of bound for Kobe on behalf of a ground. He thought that somer-
in the Queen's Theatre and result anything a runner might do He which la now heavily bandaged. Japanese named Manzurl who was ruling affected his judgment, beed in a net takings of $1,580.40. Of trusted that the case would help pistol along defendant was simply Mr. Schwartz, the owner, said acting for Statnigross. She was to cause East was accustomed to com- this sum $1,000.00 was donated to the Force, if briber were accepted in that if it were not right when the receive 550 at the end of the jour-ins down nead first, when he could, the Wanhsien, Fund and $500.00 to other instances. penalty goal, 3 tries), Leicester bendages are removed, he wouldney. The trunk was not intended see the ground. His seeing alter the General Funds of the Navy shire 12 points (1 goal, 1 dropped have as alternative, but to scratch for Hong Kong so she could not be natively the ground and sky prob- League in London. The Committee
charged with importing it.
ably would cause some misjudging and members also laid wreaths on Opening the first accused's de- of the distance.
the Cenotaph and the Wanchai Memorial fence Mr. Vaux said that he had) A safe distance for the opening
"Wanhalen" Fund. no case to answer on the charge of of a parachute was 500 feet from ["possession." He argued that the the ground. Indeed a limit of 200,
his client the first defendant)
The parachute used by deceased with the possession of the drugs, was found to be in perfect order.
testified Corporal East's widow Reviewing the evidence, he point that her husband loved his work ed out that the trunk was sent from and told her not to worry when she Geneva to Marseilles and from there Plante's new picture.. "The Beauti-
The great success of Laura La-to here. The trunk was destined asked Him to give it up ful Cheat," at the Star Theatres for Kobe, but there was no et verdict of death by misadven due largely to the fact that the dance to show that Kobe would be.
Another Tragedy. picture is true to life. The picture the final destination.. The Arst la classed as a comedy drama and it defendant was at Hong Kong. He
London, March 12, le a deliciously amusing combina went on board about, an hour be
Ernest Dobbs, described as one: tion of thrilla and laughs.
fore the ship was about to sail of the Royal Air Force's champion Each vies with the other for the Touching on the evidence of the parachutists, was electrocuted while new Amarican apart most intense emotional effect on the hat and coat in the trunk, belong-nown as balloon-jumping for the spectator. From the heights ofing to the Arst defendant. Mr. art time in England at jolly laughter the follower of the Vaux argued that what could drome at Edgwar
an Bero- In September a long telegram which was published in the local heroine's career is suddenly plung-be more natural than when the des
London, March 12
In the third round of the Rugby LAURA LA PLANTE. trunk was not sufficient to connect feet was supposed to be sufficient.
League cup competition the follow-
ing were the results:- Wakefield 10, Batley 6.
Dewsbury 7, Hull Kingston 2. Leadg 5, Oldham 11. - Swinton 19, Hull 2...
CRICKET TOUR.
FINAL TEST IN WEST .INDIES.
L. H. TENNYSON'S XL
to 443, and All-Jamaica replied by putting 175 on the board for the loan of 3 wickets.
A NOTABLE PICTURE AT THE STAR
ture was returned.
testing a
יו י
The local branch opened a fund
VICTIMS.
in aid of the dependants of those £24,000 FOR CWM COLLIERY men who were killed or injured during the Wanhsien intident. The total subscriptione, from the public amounted to $1,540.28 and this, together with 31,000.00 from
London, March 12.
Bona Fide Passenger?- Mr. Strelet said he agreed that the law of the Colony had to be abeyed, but is the pistol was not found along with incriminating literature it could not be said the defendant was anything but a bona fide. through passenger.
the Navy League's concert, The Lord Mayor of London has amounted in all to 32,540.28, which closed his fund for the victims of at the exchange of 1/11 realised the Cwm and Bilsthorpe colliery Therefore he submitted that the 5250. A draft for this amount disasters, stating that the £24,000 Magistrate could have no milder has been sent to the E. O of the subscribed was sufficient to make case to deal with than this one. Navy League for the above objects.
The local Branch have been all adequate allowances. touch with the H. O continuously The last two bodies of the 52 regarding the situation out here killed in the Cwm disaster were and the necessity of upholding the located yesterday. Navy League's traditione
CHINESE EDITOR FINED,
ed into the abyss of fright awaiting fondant was informed that some balloon, which took him up a good to H. O. calling attention to the The jumper was harnessed to a papera at the time was despatched the outcome of her fate. Then clothing had arrived for him, he height and the wind carried him a lack of appreciation at home of the Kingston, March 11. humour relieves the tension with the went on board to receive it. In the final test match, during skilled touch of artistry and the ple-fact that the hat and coat had never ing him to make a landing...
The considerable distance before allow intensely critical situation develop- Charged by Detective Sub-Ins the second day, Mr. Lionel Tenny-ture ends with the great glow of been worn bore out this fact, add-
∙ing in. China, which unless dealt with son's XI took their overnight happiness in the heart.
Dobbs made five jumps and de- promptly and firmly might result pector Shaftain (attached to the acore from 303 runs for 4 wickets
A little shop girl, so runs the od Mr. Vaux, He further pointed clared that the fifth would be the in consequences ungara Heled in the Secretariat for Chinese Affaira) story, is discovered by a producer out that the first defendant could last, adding that he would clear world's history. We also seat with having published indecent who sees in her a wonderful act not possibly have had access to the some trees near the aerodrome. The copy of the telegram to Shanghai words in a medicine advertisement, ress. He puts her under contract druga. The trunk was under lock effort was so good that he cleared Branch, who cabled home on sad the editor of the "Wah Klu Yat
lar lines
192 Po was fined $26 by Mr R, E. and sends her abroad with a prase and key in the baggage room, and the oak trees. O'Conner was top-scorer for the Englishmen with 164, Tennyson
agent with instructions for the the defendant was arrested a very tres of the electric supply station mittee despatched a long letter to In fining the accused Mr. Lindsell
He was not aware that there were In December last the Com Lindsell this morning.
was next with 90, and Fender and
press agent to work up publicity: short time after he had boarded the ahead, and suddenly a vivid blue H. O summing up the situation explained that it was not the type Grean contributed 61 and 52 Russian actrous and returns to
The girl becomes famous as a vessel.
flash and two pillars of smoke told and this letter, has, we are inform of advertisement but the
actual respectively.
America followed by nobility for into the Colony, Mr. Vaux said Toon jump
On the charge of importing drugs that Dobbs had made his last bal-ed, been placed before the Prime wording which was objected to. whom she gives a party. Having that there was no landing of the
Minister and the Admiralty. The few friends among the
He remained waying in the letter also desired the subject of socially goods and no transportation of the wires, and four separate finshes re piracy to be brought to the notice elect her producer hires extras and goods had been proved. The case vealed that he had received four ter- of the Admiralty and asked that their efforts to "get away with it" was merely that the goods had rible shocks. The wires carried a more serious steps should be taken make many an amusing scene.
passed through the waters of the tremendously high voltage. The in conjunction with the Chinese Colony.
The first defendant had body fell with the chest and arms authorities to comb out the Pirates
Mra Vichy reports that some only boarded the steamer, after inflama, nastal time on Sunday a locked drawer in arrival. He went there to musste Not On Oficial Dufy has Branca, donated £25 to the a table in the sitting room of her the woman and probably to travel Landon, March 1 Nelson Day Fund in response to residence. No. 12 Sallbury Avenue with her as far as Shanghai," said Mr. Ernest Debhs was not on duty. Hon Sip B. R. Freemantle appeals broken open and 145 in notes A Chinese woman has become Mr Vaux, but he was arrested, for the RAF when he was alace for the Sea Cadets. Fuller telen. She has no suspicion At the close of the day's play the the victim of an old confidence therefore, he could not have trocuted. He had the day on to mation of tili excellent, unft
trick,
caused the goods to be carried into test the new sport She was on the way to the mar the Colony ket early yesterday morning when Mr. Whyte-Smith replied at renti
In the Jamaica Innings "Martin made B6 and was undefeated at the close.
[1
1,
"Big Score by All-Jamaica.
Kingston, March 127 In the anal test match between Mr. Lionel Tennyson's XI and All-
Jamaica, the latter teara run up 518 rung for 9 wickets.
.
Martin scored 204 runs, not out, while Ras piled up 84.
scores ware as followe
Tennyson's XI 443 runs. All
Jamaica 518 runs for 9 wickets.
CONFIDENCE TRICKSTERS.
[Above are third-day scores and she was accosted by two men in length to Mr. Vaux's arguments and
the match was for four days.].
BASEBALL MEETING.
He
Queen's Road Central. They told cited several instances of law her that they were strangers in support of the charges. the Colony and had been lucky to treat stress on the fac pick up a bundle of bank notes on hat and coat-beleng
defendant were woman's trunks, and
board the Wuchow steamer She was asked to help them out by
the point where.
The annual meeting of the Hong going to exchange the notes for Worstin not to look at
Kong Baseball Association, will be the
she agreed
hold at the American Consulate asked her for some, e
Genotal
at 5.80. pm on Wednesday,
April 6, 15
All members of the Association:
and olubs Interested are requested
to attend
ntries close
Home
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the pos
be obtained on application to the Hon Secretaryulu Sh
- In- May last year by Ind per missions of the Headmaster of the
KOWLOON HOME ROBBED.
of the thief
whet
Central Britian School, Kowloon, amount infides Mr. Upstoll raven reading"" on "recount for further | "Nalkon and his Timen” which was $174,00 subterly
illustrated by lantern.slides. The and $584.97, #hich his Word Committee have to thank Profes make up the total st
agressor Sheilshear for the loan of the the equivalent of £75. sent to General Secr lantera P
History Prize
Your Commiftaë deci
to
In dealing with the merits of the case, Mr Stellett submitted, the Magistrate should draw a line of demarkation between those who had arms under suspicious circum- stances and otherwise; between a man who was coining into the Colony to stay and one who was merely passing through.
The Magistrate said he was of the opinion the defendant knew the law so that the question as to through did not affect the issue. whether or not he was passing A fine of $500 was imposed and the pistol and ammunition were confiscated.
RAIN AGAIN?
UNPROMISING WEATHER
FORECAST
The official weather forecast till noon. to-morrow is by 'no means. promising. It is the same for Hong Kong, the adjacent coast and Formoss Channel, being
"Moderate N. winds, generally overene, occasional ralu
Meteorological observations at 8 to-day ware--barometer
28,80 temperature 65 humidity 18 wind, Esit force ; weather overcast, rain, lightning, thunder.
Only 1.88 fuches of rain · tell during the 20 hours ended at 10 Lam to-day although some think that several inches foll in an hour. The total to date for 1927) La (8.68 incheie: wolf above the average.
of 5.98 incha,
Moderały: LIDESNOOD. 1,20 m; to-day the Observan
alightly at
moder
with pearly