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KONG
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB NIL WI
YEAR COMPETITION
The Ladies Tombstone Competitions at Fanling we won by Mrs. Falconer, and the Hidden Price by Mr. Looker.
The Men's Bogey Competition over, the 18-hole course was won by Me A B
Purves
Mr. R. E. 0 Bird won the 1Ien's STOLE TO KEEP Bogey Competition over the Hippy
Valley Cours, with one 'up.
In the play-off for the Mized oursome Competition three couples tied again and they are requested to arrange for the deciding matches to be playsu ren or be fore the 20th
St
BILLIARDS
An obd
aboodi?
Bentonce delendaut
to seven days: hard labzur
SOLDIERS CLUB TOURNAME KT.
ARM
SIX CHINES
WITH
CHARGED.
Hongkong, Magistracy, yester- ore Mr. Drat. Ball six Chinese with committing an 'artsed the Mang Tong village,
himen Territory.
A witness stated that on the night of the 19th ultimo at about 11 p.m., while asleep in his house he heard his dog bark outside. On going to the door he heard of the some one attempting to force it open He witinquired who it was, and a man replied
that he was a friend. Witness then peer
money
be paid in to the crewed through the keyhole and discerned the Bull remanded the case till figures of four or five man, who were dis Ing bail at $200.
guised and worě maska.
Each had a
FLYING THE WHITE PIGEON
*Two Chinese were charged, on retoand, to defraud an old of 3500 at Yaunnati,
Dockyard stated that de-
defend
THEFT FROM TALKOO DOCKYARD. In this competition at the Staldera' Club on Wednesday evening, the 8th Co. A Chinessplend converted a defeit of one point into sa guany bag front lead of 53 before the close ofyla, The An Indian watchin
fendant building was intensely cold and tin play suffered in consequence, all four players he was coming
and the
being out of form. Scores
88TH 00. L.GARY 183RDID LG. undern Br. Drummond,250 Mtr Gr. Hart zon 202
Sergt. Daris D250 Br. Attwood
244; the
CRICKET
CIVIL SERVICE
CRAIGENCO WER
Tre following will represent they Civil Service C.C in their home malsh gainst
Craigengower to
to-morrow at
PLI
Hom, C. Severa (Capt.), B E O Bird, DM Goodall, W E. Dizon Ling, W. H. Edmonds D W Hamilton, B. Bradbury,
C. Witchell ar y Beynolds, and PT. Lamble
ASSOOLATHIN FOOTBALL
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE.
Club R.E.
RG.
Navy
Club
Afiddlesex
HONGKONG LEAQUE,
Copal sign P. W. L. D.F. A. P 32 00 1916
tepuld not afford to buy
Mr.
Found
the
Wood sentenced defendant to seven days hard labour
THEFT FROM KOWLOON DOČKE.
A Chinese youth was charged, on
mand, with steading a quantity of brass and lend from the Kowloon Docks,
Mr. Tucker, head watchman at the Docks, stated that the metal was found on defendant person.
··· Dofendant said he forget to leave the metal behind when he left off work. He
was a brass fitter and was constantly using the metal. by
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to
chopper in his hand Witnes put a ladder against the door to make it quite soeurs, god, getting up the cockleft, mado hole in the roof through which he and his wife escaped. They then took refure
K Woo appeared for the in some shrubbers behind the house,
Sew minutes later, the robbers enter The complainant said that the ed the house Withers thereupon left his defer asked her if she wanted wife and hurried to the village of Luk any servants, and when she replied that Ti Tong, about a mile away, and réturned two, they promised to get with twenty young men, but found that them, Inter the defendants arrived the robbers had decemped. Witness and with two girls, and after a great deal his companions then can along the beach of bargaining she bought them for $500 but could find no trace of the robbern. When the safe had been effected and the
A Chinese woman, living in the second contract signed, the men came to her house which was also entered said that place and called for the two girls They she was aroused by the barking of a dog. went out and the defendants were taking Bho went to the door and, on opening it, ther
two ricabas when one of found four or Eve inen standing outside the tenante gave the alarm and chased One of them struck her on the chest with the ricshas, which he overtook. Una bamboo and threatened to shoot her if witness going to the spot the defendants she raised an alarm. She managed to
police station.
assaulted her. A relative blew a Police, a whistle and a hudong arrived on the men wearing masks and slam the door but the robbers forced it
open, scene and removed the defendants to the
carrying chopper, entered, while the others stood on guard outside. One of the men drow a chopper across her neck and demanded money he replied that she was pour Bad had mone, but that if they wanted rice or paddy she would gave it to them. The robbers, however,
Mr. JR Wood remanded the case till today.
THEFT OF 250 LES OF RUBBER - A Chinese, employed in the Hongkong and Kowloon Company's Godowns, and
2.3.009 14 one month's hard labour and four hours his wife wore charged with stealing
UNITED SERVIVES I
HKD.C
8
Navy.
RG.A
1188th Co., R.G$X
B.E. Res.
Ath.
stocks.
A LOED-VOICED DEFENDANT.
A Chinese youth was charged with
250 lbs of rubber, valued at $250, the property of the Company.
Defendants both pleaded not guilty, but the man said that as he was in
(0 selling sweets without a licence.
dant, on being asked if he bad charge of the junk on which the rubber was found, he was responsible for the
to say cried out in loud tones tiat he was not guilty. He was only empty tray home
pushed har aside and entered her daugh ter-in-law's room, from which they r moved a quantity of clothing. After ransacking the house for about an hour they left. Witness then heard them talks. ing nor the fowl rum, qui in the ators ang found that all her fowl, had dis appeared. The robbers had also stolen Inspector Gordon said that the man Rich Mixty cattics of rice
After they charge of lighter Ne, up belong had left her som anated the door, and ing to the Company. On Tuesday night,
found outside five oil paper torches au the lighter conveyed from Holt's godown, 420 cases of rubber, which were a quantity of string. She reported the the police, and later accom correctly tallied by the sally-clerk. The
panied them and identified various Mr. Dyer Ball lined defendant 83 in batches were closed and the lighter wont
alongside a Japanese boat berthed in the articles of clothing. She was, however, default 10 days hard labour,
stream. While loading the rubber n unable to identify the prisonera. to the steamer it was discovered that one Mver Ball reminded the case IF case, was kissing. The tally clerk in formed the manager of the company, whe ordered the Chinese watchtnam to make
Il-Listen to the question We don't want that he too much.
persisted
in a loud
wever,
Joseph's 10 0} Defen
Blaff and Depts. 6 2 3 1 7 11--3 33rd Co., R.C.A.81 £1814 -3
reite Middlesex Ros
HONDRONG LEAD LIEL
HONGKONG FO.. ROYAL
OW ENGINEERS.
THEFT OF A BLOCK OF WOOD..
Hongkong FC. will be represented by A Chineo was charged with stealing the following in their match versus the a block of wood from on board a steamer Royal Engineers to-morrow, at pin harbour.
enquiries When the lighter returned
on the Club Ground:Collenberg Care and McCubbin (Capt.) Ralston, An Indian watchman stated that while Stewart and Rodger; Grimmett Chassle he was on duty in Praya East on Wednes it was searched, and a barrel containing Gerrard McTavish and Stalker. Reday night he noticed defendant getting
serves Railton and Wood.
HONGKONG BRANCH OF THE
NAVE LEAGUE-
The following is an extract from a 75 lbs of rubber was found ingeniously letter recently receded by a lady in sut of a junk, carrying something in his concealed under the sleeping quarters of Hongkong
the defendant. A further search reveal hand, which proved to be a block of wood. As soon as defendent saw him heed the remaining 175 ha of rubber, The following will represent the St. dropped the wood. Upon being arrested which had been carefully put away, be
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC.
Joseph's College in a Second Division he was unable to give a satisfactory ex League match against the South Ching Athletic on the Navy Ground to-morrow planation as to how he came by it.
„at 4 p.m. --U. M. Omar (Capt) 1 Jack-
want to tell you that you may your Hongkong friends, what
tween the frame work of the junk.
Col Mr. J Wood remanded the case sepa
Mr. J. R. Wood fined defendant 25, till Tuesday next.
An enormo Burel caves with bunca of white lilie
brown
foliage 1
stood on the base in & good. position.
som and WC. Ogley 84 Sepher, with the alternative of seven days' hard
H. Johnson and S. A. Marcal; E.- E. Hyndman, E. B. Hyndman, W, Bandran, FP Hyndman and RM. Omar.
*** KOWLOON 7. R.E. RESERVES.
labour
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT KOWLOON
The following will represent Kowloon A Chinese was charged with commit against the EE. Reserves on the Cimbing a highway robbery in company with ground to-morrow at 2.30 p.m.-P. J. Jennings; W Hamilton and W. White;
man, unknown, in Kowloon another A Var Langeberg, A. P. Jones and City.
samussen; E. Beurs, E. A Moosdoen, Basco (Capt T Knight, RJ W Datam Reserves A. E. Row E. Sutton Add A Meson.
CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS VISIT.
DREDGING COAL FROM THE HARBOUR.
At the Marine
Court
el was walking past with a friend and we stopped to examine the шапу contributions from Navy Leagues, ships everywhere, and, of course, the Colonies, and yours stood out well
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERA ISSUED BY MET. C. THIN, D.E.P.
BAZA RASKEVES
before Commander C. W. Beckwith, N., Leung Wong See and Leung Fo, two bontmen, were charged with using a net for dredging coal from the bed of Vic that on the torin harbour on the asth altimo, with- ber two Hakka out the written permission of the Har-
in Saigon bour Master, and also with using a fish- No district to Kowloon City After spending bost in the Heung Hom Bay without ing some
there started on their homes
Inspector Grant stated
re evening of the 24th
• women : came from
Dorusy, and
A party of the Canton Christian while proceeding along Baigan Bood, College athletes will come to Hongkong entered a tea house for refreshment. The by this morning's train, and will remain few days to compete in volley ball, outhall, tennis, and ping-pong with local ing ou educational institutions. On Friday night
then
at 8.30 o'clock they will play Tolley Ball against the YM.0.A. They have also re- sponded to the request of the Religious the Department of the YMCA to furnish and
a full student choir to sing for the Anso
licence.
Pc, Leung, Kwan ntated that while on duty in Heung Hom, he saw defendants boat loaded with twelve sacks of dial and another man were stand He asked them where they got the coal
the
and they told him they had dredged followed There was a dredging-net on board. The defendants said, that they got cord when fishing.
Commander Bwith fined them 43 ith the alternative of seven days, het zek labour, and ordered the not and coali
fiscated, the host to be licensed
ng released
inmérge
pointed
pation at the religious meeting for men which the frightened wozzer
on Bunday evening, January 6th, at 7:30 a revolver. hey then proceeded to
clock Following is the tentative games pro
the wome Land, tying ther
Jamath, afternoon, St. Paul's College, wire, decamped.
football, St. Paul's Ground,
Jan. 4th 8.30 pm,
Y.M.C.A members, volley ball, Association Gronad Jan 6th. 2.4 p.m. St. Paul's College
volley ball, St. Paul's Ground,
Jan. 5th 4-6 p.m. Queen's College, foot
ball, Queen's Ground, Causeway Bay
Jewelery
to
ported to the Police Station and on 31st ultimo the defes
· Defendant ainted, that ano planned the bbery.
was onl crime, to which he
Jan-7th, 2.30.33 pm St. Stephen's stress of circumstances.
College, foothil, Club Ground.
Jan 7th £50 p.m... Queen's Colleges volley ball, Y MCA. Ground,
thin
before
As reported some
time.
Nagamura, the shipping magas
Chinnampo, is planning
tween
defendant) started
the
driven through
Mr Wood remanded the case till
next
big tunnel under
of the Polion Reserve, unless
following
one and
must be performed in any
stral duty,
atély
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