USS. AUGUSTA LEAVES
Sacramento Sailing This Afternoon
yacht, Isabelle, for Shanghai.
The U.S.S. Sacramento, depot ship Asiatic Submarine to the U. S.
are ex- Flotilla, and her "brood" pected to leave Hong Kong at about 4 p.m. this afternoon for Shanghai and the North.
the
ACCUSED LUCKY
Chopper Which Was Not Very Sharp
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1987.
LURE OF THE
COCK FIGHT STOP PRESS
ILLEGAL CONTESTS.
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IN LAKELAND Denying the charge of armed; robbery but admitting a charge of The US.S. Augusta, flagship of causing grievous bodily harm to a Cock fighting still flourishes in given him secret in the north of England des- the United States Asiatic Fleet, club "boy" who had flying the flag of Admiral Yarnell, goodwill and hospitality during the pite the heavy penalties imposed on left the Colony at about midnight Chinese New Year Season, an un-all caught around the ring where a
was main is in progress. Admiral's employed, Wong Yat-pong, accompanied by the
The lakeland hills and the Fur- sentenced to 18 months' hard la- bour by the Puisne Judge, Mr. ness dells in North Lancashire pro- rendezvous the vide many a secluded at R. E.Lindsell, Justice
for mains. As dawn breaks Criminal Sessions this morning.
approach from all directions so Mr. Abbott, Assistant
Crown not to reveal to the police the scene Solicitor, accepted the first plea of of the battle.
by the accused, and added that the Only trusted men, pledged case might have turned out to be a oath, know where a main is being secretly, It was fortunate held. The news spreads very serious one. for the accused that the chopper but swiftly, Spectators assemble was not a little sharper or the blow while it is still dark with a ring not a little heavier.
of scouts placed half a mile away.. According to the facts
On one occasion in Westmorland was dismissed there wère cars in the vicinity of H.M.S. Cumberland, the Medway case, the accused and
Submarines will leave for from the Siu Wah Club in Decem-a main from every county in the north beyond southern Lancashire Shanghai, while H.M.S. Adventure ber, 1934,
When accused reappeared at the and Yorkshire, but the fights were will leave for Manila first and then proceed
H.M.S. Club, he was invited by the com-over and the cars gone before the cruise. a. on
out the leave for
Chin-plainant, with whom he had form-village chimneys threw Capetown will
Falmouth - for erly worked, to visit the premises first wisps of smoke. wangtao, H.M.S.
On Inter-county and Swatow and the Destroyers Daring whenever he wished to do so. and Diamond for Pagoda An- the night of February 15 last, he tional mains have been fought in
slept in the same room as the com- the Lake country. Bets of up chorage, Foochow
£50 are laid on fancied birds. plainant.
DEADLY SPURS
To-morrow, various ships on China Station which are to display the Flag during Coronation week, will begin leaving for their various
destinations.
LION'S STROLL IN THE ZOO
Allowed Freedom On
Fine Mornings
A lion had the freedom of the whole London Zoo on March 11.
Admittedly he was only a small lion, not much bigger than a Great Dane puppy. Admittedly also he
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only five months old. But nevertheless visitors who arrived shortly after the Gardens opened had the privilege of seeing a real lion taking a morning constitutional visible without being under any control.
"We allow him to have a stroll every fine morning," a keeper told a "Morning Post" representative, eyeing the young playful animal with obvious affection "Jupiter his name is, but we call him Joe for short, and he seems to like it. He is the son of Pat and Doris, the two Abyssinian lions which were given to King George V. by the Emperor Haile Selassie.
of the
At about 9 a.m. the following morning, lu Pan, the complainant, was suddenly awakened by a ter- rific blow on the head and saw.ac- [ cused standing over him holding a chopper in his hand. After striking complainant several blows recused went over to a chest of drawers and opened one, and took some money, after which he ran away. He was arrested later.
In delivering the sentence, Mr. Justice Lindsell addressed the ac- cused and said that the attack he made was designed to enable him to rob, and that he was fortunate that the chopper was not sharper, otherwise he would have been fac- ing a charge of murder.
EXPULSION ORDER
Granted Against A Javanese
even interna-
to
The like
keep them
The spurs with which the cocks are fitted are deadly weapons. One stroke has been sharp downward known to be instantly fatal. birds often also wear hood's the trained falcon to quiet until the time for the fight.
With an opponent in sight the gamecock will not crow until he is the victor. Then he will stand on the body of his victim and give vent to the shrillest of cries.
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FORGED NOTE A
Woman Sent To Prison For Six Months
The gamecock ready to fight any bird at any time lives like a prince, on the choicest dainties his trainer can provide. The cock may have been bred among the common barn- yard fowls, but if he develops classical lines he is marked for the the ring, and henceforth lives on best of beef steaks and port wine. Facing three charges of uttering a Chinese $1 banknote. There are many people in the a forged mining districts of Lancashire and woman; Ho Fun, pleaded guilty and [Cumberland who breed gamecocks was sentenced to six months hard specially for the main from well-labour by the Chief Justice, Sir but Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Li Sioe Dyie, alias Fritz Timmick- known aristocratic strains,
Sessions this morning.
The
D'Almada, R.S.P.C.A.
Hon. Mr. Leo............ man, a native of the Dutch East there is nothing illegal in this.
inspector may Indies, was this morning charged before Mr. K. Keen at the Central keep his eye on a pen he finds by junior, appeared on behalf of the Magistracy with entering the chance. One morning he will find accused, while the Crown was Colony without proper passport. that a bird is missing. It will have presented by Mr. E. H. Williams,
was madebeen "dubbed," an illegal act for Assistant Attorney General. An expulsion order
which there is a heavy penalty.. The accused was formerly charg- with her brother, Ho against him..
Detective-Sergeant Russell said Dubbing consists of the amputa-ed together that the defendant arrived in the tion of the comb which, if left on Kwan, who was aquitted at the pre- Colony by the President Jefferson. the head of the bird, would provide vious Sessions. The Company had admitted their an opponent with a beak grip. Gain- negligence in granting him aling such a hold the flying spurs passage without a passport and would make short work of an un- are prepared to take him back to lucky opponent. "He has still a lot to learn," re-Shanghai by the next boat. marked the keeper indulgently. "Hi! "Joe!" The .cub came galumphing up and lay down on the ground regretfully. It was ob- vious that he knew it was time to return to his cage.
"At the moment he is not on pub- lic view and is kept in the Sanator- ium, but he is so tame and such a jolly chap that there is no harm in him taking a walk when the Zoo is or less deserted."Jupiter made a playful spring at a sparrow and missed it by about two yards.
Wild Ass And. Wolf
more
Jos is not the only animal allow ed the freedom of the Gardens in the early hours; a wild ass and a wolf share that privilege with him. The latter however, is always kept under careful observation.
"It's funny," added the keeper, as he led the baby lion away, "but we couldn't let out in any circum- stances. A real tough egg, he is. and it takes two of us to clean out his cage."
BANISHEES SENTENCED
re-
U.S. BASEBALL
New York, To-day. The American baseball starts to-day (Monday)-Reuter.
season
the
soon
One of the most spectacular mains in the North during recent years was a fight in an amphitheatre high in the lakeland hills, where
Lam Sang, a coolie, died birds fought in the glare of car after admission to the Kowloon Hos- headlights in a ring enclosed by pital from injuries received when
sheets. The main was
he fell off the rear of lorry For returning from banishment tarpaulin before their terms had expired, Yanover and the cars speeding home 235 in Prince Edward Road yes- Loi was sentenced to three years' daylight broke.
terday. imprisonment, and Chan Shing to
two
years hard labour, by the Puisne Judge. Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, at the Criminal Sessions this morning,
Rice Situation
as
Mr. T K Ching, Vice Minister of Industry, has completed his An unknown Chinese was sent to study of the rice situation in the G.C.H. in an unconscious con- Kwangtung and has cabled a report
to the
Yuan. Mr. Executive Joe will probably be on view indition with head injuries received
to Hainan Island the Pets' Corner nev
next summer, when when he alighted from tram car Ching will
Wei-chi to-morrow his high spirits and playfulness No. 98 in King's Road, yesterday with Mr. Liu
{morning. while it was in motion, should be a great attraction.
No.
Lam Fuk, a rickshaw coolie, was admitted to the G.C.H. suffering from injuries received when he was assaulted by a number of unknown males and females in Tai Hang Village yesterday.
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