THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1928.
LEAVE TO APPEAL,
"WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT".
DAMAGES.
ALLEGED ERROR OF LAW.
SIXTY YEARS.
A LIFETIME OF BILLIARDS.
[By W. J. Peall.]
Leave to appeal was granted by John Roberts was a great belley the Full Court, sitting yesterdayer in the saying "As match well afternoon just before the Long made is half won." But, besides
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in' a style always dangerous to an 10,000 to 3,356, which evoked the SHADOWS BEFORE. opponent who may have the game, Press conmont, that Mitchell had "well won" to avery appearance. "lightly overestimated "his pow. '
That is what I think happened (erste el
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN THE "MAIL" (1
to me when I beat Roberta, away) The - früres Indicate that the back in the eighties. It has hapconiment was not exactly super- pened again when I have been in floods, but the cold arithmetic To-day-
Queen's Theatre; more than orts tight cornor, and gives no sign of the element of "Chang."
hope that my way of reckoning surprise. At that time, my spot-To-day World Theatre; "The up and accounting for it may breaks, coming pounding after Birth of a Nation."
of interest, perhaps of value, each other as shown above, were To-day World Theatre; "The NI to those whose billards lies ahead something new fn billarda. The Third Degree." of them.
be
stroke had been played for years, To-day Theatro Royals Mias many fine breaks had been made Cecilia Hansen's farewell violin by its help, but I may say with concert, 9.15 p.m.
September 21-Promenade Con- out, egoism that my win over Mitchell by such a margin opened.cert at Volunteer parade ground, the eyes of a good many people, 9.15 p.m. to the Invincibility of spot-stroke October 11-Chamber Concert, at play in all-in billiards.
Heleng May Institute, 5.30 p.m. Among others, I think John'
Land Sale. September 24-At P.W.D. Omees, Roberts, was impressed in this
The one lot of Crown land at Shamabuf- direction. He was right.
po,, 3.p.m,
Vacation began to-day, following an the match, he always wanted to application by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, win something which would add to O.B.E.. KG. (Instructed by Mr.jhla playing reputation. I do not G. S. Hugh Jones)' in regard to the blame him for this. We all do it, VICTORY OVER ROBERTS, alleged wrongful imprisonment case I suppone, more or less, but
My next match with Roberts saw from Taipo.
Roberts was a past-master in the him attempting to give me 2,000 in Appellants are Choung Tai-kwal art of conceding points to his op- 10,000, all-in at the Aquarium. (master) and Cheung Kang (asslut-ponents, thus demonstrating his This was described as a
ong Ant) of the Wo Shing Hing Lung unmistakable superiority in the game" In the papers. The match fish shop of Taipo. Damages of $300 event of his winning, despite the was arranged to begin on the and $100, respectively, were award handicap.
Saturday and finish -on' the next, ed against them by Mr. Justice P. That was what may be called Roberts began in
a style which Jacka (Puisne Judge) in the Sum-the publicity idea, and Roberts did showed that he was not exactly a mary Court, In a suit by Loo Woo- very well out of it. Other profes- stranger to the spot-stroke, as in spot-stroke, as I was then begin huoi, flaherman of Wo 'Hop Sheksionala have not boen
so clever
the opening session he made a ning to play it, and village (for whom Mr. A. el Arculll when handling the same manoeuvre. break of 609, containing runs of warda played it, was the greatest appeared). Damnges of $100 were and the result
ever seen has done profes-82, 32, 24 and 55 spot-strokes, scoring force mis awarded against another defensional billiards
a good deal of This, and other breaks he made at liards, as I do not think that sun- dant, Det. Sept. Lai Shing of Taipo harm. It stands
to reason that
soon as exploited, are palice station, but he took no part the public begins to sniff at the various times, showed that Roberts dry transient cannon movements;
could exploit the spot when he barred. as in yesterday's Full Court proceed genuine nature of a match, when had a mind that way. He handled one man wants to give the other the stroke with both dash and ori. Mr. Alabaster submitted that Mr. Justice Jacks had made an error of/more start then is accepted after iginality, making more use than is
inga.
a newspaper wrangle.
of the
18 was in all his
as I after!
in bil-
fairly entitled to enter the com- parison.
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Séptember 21-At Sales Room, Silver and electro-plated ware, also few places of cut glasses, 11 a.m.
a
"Bleetings. M
To-day Annual meeting of the Hong Kong Boxing Association, Messrs Jardine 'Matheson's ́board } roobt, 5.30 p.m.•
September 24-Kowloon Football Club annual meeting, '6 p.m.
September 26 Meeting of Council
of the Hong Kong Football Assocla-
law in the interpretation of an au- So far as I know, this offering and getting every atom
customary of screw-back effects. "THE THIRD DEGREE. thority. He argued that the only of starts is peculiar to billiards. spectacular out of it.
A TENSE DRAMA AT STAR part taken by appellants was that of You do not see golfers, tennis play-second nature to him
THEATRE. pointing out the plaintiff (in the ers, boxers, or pedestrians shout-billards. Iower Court) to the detective, who ing about what they
ean give to was acting on the instructions of each other; and I must say that But his handling of the spot. Sub-Inspector R. C. Watt (then in in my opinion, this advertisement stroke was more brilliant than con- charge of Taipo station and now re of "superiority" has been very tired on pension). Other points badly overdone in billiards since ed it became evident that he could mentioned by counsel were that the Roberts explolled it, as he alone not hold me at the points. With. Degree," which will be screened Command aquatic sports at Victoria
judgment was against the waight of the evidence and that the damagea were excessive because the detention
Gollau, C.B.F.. K.C.) sat with
Justice Jacka.
DRUG DEATH.
OVERDOSE OF A GERMAN PREPARATION.
-
could.
final session
sistent, and as the match progress.
out doing anything sensational as regards a mammoth break, I kept scoring so steadily that the end of the sixth day's play saw me Te taining the whole of
my start,
play, 9,532.
Dolores Costello, who played option at Chaplain's Hut, Scandal
Sports. posite John Barrymore in "The Sea Point, 5.30 p.m. Beast", comes to the Star Theatre
September 21-22-South China to-day in a new picture, "The Third until Saturday. The story con- Recreation Club, 2 p.m. cerns the life of a man who has been made the victim of a villainous plot and is sentenced to death for a murder of which he is innocent Delores Costello, in a series of thrilling incidents, is the means of
· · September 22 Chinese Recrea-
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October 6-American tournament, Ladies' Recreation Club Peak-road, at 2.30 p.m. (postponed from Sept. 22
October 13.-H.K.V.D.C. Annual Athletic Sports on Kowloon Cricket Club ground, 2.30 p.m
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True to his reputation in this respect, Roberts, in 1884. insisted of respondent was the act of Sub-on giving me 1800 start in 6000 Inspector Watt.
up, spot-barred. The match ex- The Chief Justice (Sir Henry
Mr. fed over two days, and as the Roberts having so far failed to
establishing the innocence of the SAW Roberts well give me a point.
This was not to his liking, and man she loves. The picture gives away with an actual lead of 200, he looked certain to win despite on the Saturday he pulled himself an interesting insight into "third I be degree" methods which form the the handicap. But I stuck to him, together for a big effort. and without making any big an the day in play with a lead basis upon which the absorbing breaks, kept plodding along con- or, over 2,000 points; I finished story is built. Directed by Michael and labels to members of St. sistently, and won a most exciting ten minutes before midnight with Curtiz, the man who made "Moon of John Ambulance Brigade by H. E. finish by "41 runs," as a reporter the score-Peall, 9,843; Roberts in Israel," the picture presents some the Olcar Administering the Gov- An inquest was held at Kensing of the period expressed It.
This was due to a arresting new tricks of the camera
of dashing series three-figure and sereen technique. The large ernment at Govt. House, 6 p.m. ton by Mr. W. B. Purchase, the De-. BILLIARDS MENTALITY. puty Coroner for West London, on By all the rules. of the game 1breaks Roberts put together dur supporting cast includes Jason Charles Frederick Vivian Kebbell, ought to have curled up and beening the Saturday evening's play. Robards, Kate Price, Louise Dresser Helena May Institute 3.15 p.m. given by the Police Branch of the aged 41, a medical practitioner, of beaten when Roberts caught and Without approaching the sensa- and Rockliffe Fellowes.
M.C.LEMME Earl's Court-square, Kensington. passed me, the more so as the con- tional in a single contribution, he Dr. Kebbell was found unconscious ditions of play prevented me from exploited the spot-stroke in his In bed, and died in a nursing home. exploiting by best shot. I do not own way well-enough to hold me In his rooni were three empty claim that the win for me which until we had to stop just before battles.
midnight, Two had contained 100 actually resulted was much of a tablets of ndalin, a German prepara-personal triumph. I am entitled, AN UNACCEPTED CHALLENGE.
Before the estate, of the late Sir tion for inducing sleep, and the other to look back on it as a creditable This meant that another session 25 tablets of adalin.
win, but nothing more than that. had to be played on the following David Yule, the Anglo-Indian mer- William Francis Vere Kebbell, in My reason for dwelling on it Is Monday, when I won by 589 points, chaat prince, is finally wound up artist. of Longridge-road, Kensing-because It enables me to advance and added the £100 prize to my several complicated polats in con- ton, stated that Dr. Kebbell, hia theory of mine regarding the banking account. After this win, nection with death duties will have | ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE.
I felt that I might assert what I to be settled, brother, had not been low-spirited mentality of billiards playing.
Sir David, who died on July 4. HONG KONG CENTRE. lately, though he had been sleeping This is, that you are always like-knew to be my position in the bil- badly, Hia financial affairs were ly to play your best when you llards world. So I came out with has been described as the wealthiest in perfect order.
might well be excused for playing my "billiards challenge to the British subject who ever lived, for used to go in ships for long stretches, was when I was much worried as play anyone in the world bar John the true value of his property is Sir Bernard Spilsbury said that to whether my people were injur-Roberts and W. Mitchell, 5,000 up ascertained it will be in the neigh- death was due to cama from a fatalled or not at the Aquarium, dur- even, for £100 or £200 a-side. On of his estate ia in India.. An Inti-tion Forma and Coples of the Pros-
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SIR DAVID YULE.
STATES £8,000,000 WINDFALL IN THE BALANCE.
He had no regular practice, but your worst. An example of this world bar two. W. J. Peall will his friends are confident that when
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October 4, 5, 6-Grand Tattoo, Sookumpoo, 8.30 p.m. nightly.
NOTICE.
Inspectors and in Sanitary FXAMINATIONS for Sanitary Science will be held on or about October 24th and 25th, bourhood of £20,000.000. The bulk Candidates may obtain applica- with pockets dase of one of the verons group of ing that Japanese incident," when an ordinary table,
mate friend said to a "Daily Mail" pectus from the Local Secretary, poisons.
I was playing under the same roof 3% in."
reporter: Nothing came of this for the Mr. Purchase said that the maxi-jand made a break of 429 while I
He was domiciled in India and c/o King's College. mum dose of adalin was not more was wondering whether my wife time being, my next match of im loved the country. It was more or than three tablets,
had heen hurt by a falling gym-portance being against Mitchell, at less by chance that he died in this Why did I ploy so well Baker's Grand Billiard Saloon, country, for when he came over "I don't know how much he took nust.
House, Finsbury Park, from Calcutta in 1920 he fully in- and the fatal dose of this particular when my thoughts were on any- Manor
where he was set to concede me tended to return to India. His drug is not known," he added. "The thing except what I was doing?
To my mind, the explanation is 1,000 in 10,000 all-in, for £100. health, however, was not of the best Kroup it belongs to is well known, and as a group bas caused a fair that failure at billiards is due to Play commenced each evening at and he stayed on here;
On the other hand. Lady Yule, number of deaths, and has been the worrying about what you are do- 7.46, Saturday, 4 p.m., and there subject of regulations and restric-ing with your cue.. When you are are points in this advertisement who lives near St. Albans, could tions upon its purchase.
playing an easy stroke in the or-of the game which seem to me as not bear the climate of India and "Whether Dr. Kebbell took an dinary way your only thought is worthy of revival as far as pos- has not been there for many years. overdose deliberately or accidentally the normal mental process of auch sible "Trams and buses pass the She and Miss Gladys Yule have I don't know, so I shall record a ver-attention as is necessary to ecore. door. Light and ventilation unsur made England their home.
Admission, 18. Gd.; re- dict that his death was due to this Consequently, you do score.
But passed, drug, and leave an open verdict."* when you are over-anxious, say in served seats for the whole enter-
a tight finish when a few points tainment. 10s. either way means all the differ-invited."
"
The Mercantile Bank of India, of Gracechurch-street, E.C, are 'Sir
Gd. N.B.-Ladles David Yule's'executors and they are
now preparing his affairs for pro
The idea of a "season" for the bate. The question is whether pro-
BISHOP FOR 38 YEARS ence between winning and losing,
a man feels that everything de-match, so to speak has its merits, bate will be obtained in England or DR. EDEN RESIGNS FROM pends on the scoring of perhaps and I admire that "N.B.--Ladies India.
THE SEE OF WAKEFIELD. just an ordinary half-ball loser invited." Which reminds me that The query has arisen: Will the Into the middle pocket. And when we are still waiting for a really Chancellor of the Exchequer be able to demand full death duties on the After 31 years as Bishop of a man feels that, he is always ex-good billiards player to emerge Wakefield, Dr. G. R. Eden has re-tremely likely to miss a shot he from the fair sex, and show us in signed his See because, at the age would not miss once in a hundred public play what the ladies can do of 74, the work has grown too times in the ordinary way. heavy for his strength.
He has addressed to the incum-
at the "game beautiful."
whole of Sir David's estate, which, finally proved in the neighbour-
if
hood of £20,000,000, would mean a windfall of approximately £8,000,- This is the more strange to me000 for the State?. of late years, when women. play My solution is golf and all sorts of games with
PLAYING TO MISS! Why is this?
Fourteen sheep and 3 cows which
bents of his diocese a letter an-that the cueman, so worried and such grace and skill. It was quite dled suddenly on the farm of Mr. nouncing his decision.
“After a longer episcopate than over-strung for the moment, has in keeping with the Victor'an idea. Maw at Egby, North Lincolnshire, has fallen to the lot of most," he his mind dominated by the thought but should have been long a thing were suffering from arsenic polson- writes, "I am convinced that the of missing his stroke while he is of the past. I cannot understand Ing diocese needs a fresh start under taking aim and shaping at the shot why at least one lady player can- a new leader."
Thus, he is unconsciously playing not show us a fair run, of three- The resignation will take effect to miss the stroke, and does it to figure breaks In public. The game In October.
the amazement of everybody, in-is not so difficult as to diamay any Before going to Wakefield, Dr. eluding himself. Without probing woman who can play a good round Eden was for seven years Suffra- matters beyond my province, it of golf, and as regards delicacy gan Bishop of Dover, and his total seems to me that the whole thing of touch it would seem that the of 38 years as a. Bishop makes is related to the fact that an adles have a great natural advan- far the doyen of the Bench of average man would probably fall tage, but mark Blahops,
if he had to walk a narrow plank But this is taking me away from. The retiring Archbishop of Can- across a chasm-fearing he will my match with Mitchell, and að terbury became a Bishop (of tall, he does fall
the result was rather unusual, I
Rochesterlin 1891, 97707fBut when you pass this period suppose I had better be getting on
Dr. Eden's administration of of over anxiety.on
his diocese has been marked fin if you are: drive
a pécullar degrees? the personal traction from
touch,which he has always main-me that the tained with ever fone of his drops
regarded and
clergy by whom
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it by die PRACTICALLY A WALK-OVER: My match with Mitchell, in which, at I have stated, he endea voured to give me 1,000 in 10,000 for $100 took place in July, 1884, sa marked a distinct advance In by careers. We both played the Spot-stroke; and I made breaks of 662, 630, 501, 665, 628, 1211) and, 1988 unfinished, besides many comes others which ran into three figures
without reaching at least five hun dred. There were 894 soptstrokes In my break of 1211 Mitchell and made 208 spots in his best, break 80 of 812, and 1 won, by, no less than
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