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SPORT. TENNIS
HONGKONG C.C, TOURNAMENT. N. E. Kent advanced his first stage in the open Championship Singles of the Colony by beating A, B. Raworth fast evening in three straight acts. Kent won the first set fairly comfortably, but Raworth made a very grim fight for the next, which went to 20 games before decision was reached. The third set alao eaw Kent going all out to win.
Of the two (lub handicap fixed Doubles matches played, that in which Mise Hastings and G. A. Hastings beat | Mrs. Holborn and her husband produced the keener struggle. The Holborna made an extremely good fight against a heavy
handicap.
Yesterday's results were as follows:
OPEN BINCILEA,
A SAILOR'S MATRIMONIAL
TROUBLES.
A WIFE WHO WOULD NOT COOK.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before air. J. R. Wood, a Chinese woman sued
bor husband for maintenance.
Complainant stated that her husband oft her in March, 1918, and did not continue to support her after that. The prosecution alleged that the woman loft her husband because she feared that, as he had sustained a broken arm, she might have to maintain him.
Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the husband.
The woman sinted that when her hus band left her she continued living in the same house, acting as amab to the principal tenant's children as she was unable to pay the rent.
The principal tenant stated that the wife and husband had lived together
N E. Kent Leni A, B Raworth, 64, happily for some time. 11-9, 6-4.
CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLEY.
H. A. Macaulay and Capt. D. Wahl (ree. 16-1) hat J. H. Congdon and C. S. Johnston (rec, 15-3). 6-3, 0·2.
CLUB MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Mra. Dreaper and ( Thorne (rec. 3/8) beat Miss Blaine Johnston and E. A. Macdonald (rec. 18-3), 6-1, 6-4.
Miss Hastings and G. A. Hastings free 5/6) beat Mrs. Holborn and Pay Lieat Holborn (rec. 18-3), 8-4, 7-5
TO-DAY'S MATCHES,
The defendant stated that when he met with an Rccident it was feared that he His wife would be disabled for life.
Another witness stated that defendant had always complained that his wife Witness was did not cook for him. present at some of the quarrels between the couple.
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PEKING NOTES. {FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PERING, February 19th.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Political
Baturday the Cabinet did actually decide that the Japanese Legution be asked to order the continuation of the paymente
This decision was only transmitted this afternoon. Prior to this date the money bad been handed over, Knowledge of this fact explains the Japanese desire to have the agreement ratified
Still, all things considered, the outlook
I're- is brighter than it was a week ago.
RAILWAY CAR SHURTAGE.
Newspaper stories, to use an American phrase, have been told in the capital with such a bewildering succession this past week that most correspondents have become completely satinted. developments which might have been sident, Premier, and Publicity have treated daily for a week and longer have triumphed. The people may yet be ado to be dealt with at once, and then fallquately protected. to mere paragraph dimensions by reason of other sensations calling for ventilation. Take the Obata incident with its sugges tion of Japane control over the Chinese So delegates at the Peter Conferance. far as Peking and Tokyo are concerned, the incident would appear to be closed, but the echoes are still being heard. Sintemente by Viscount Chinda Baron Makino, intended for consumption in Europe, have been telegraphed here. These are lateresting for the manner in which they contradict the Tokyo Foreign
und
then left him, as she was under the im-Office, while the pronouncement of the latter does not tend to confirm the state-
Briefly pression that she would have to support
ments of Mr. Obata himself. him.
they deny that any threat or hint of a threat was ever made by Japan to China, and give historical accounts of events since 1805 which will, no doubt, give the (bi- nese and foreign critics much joy for the opportunities they present of refutation. Such statements may make some impres sion in Europe, where the facts are not allowed the widest publicity, but America will not be no casily cozened, judging by the cablegrams which have come from Washington and New York.
Mr. Wood thought the husband de Berted the woman, with whom he quar The following matches will be played rolled because she did not cook for him. Today :-
Open Championship - Double-F. A. Kedmond and N. E. Keng meet V, Yvano- vich and J. M. J. Lapes.
Club Mixed Doubles-Mrs. Black and A. Moras (rec, 3,6) meet Mrs. Bernard Brown and L, Forster (rec. 4/6).
Club Handicap Singles, ClassA”— 5. E. Green Cowes 30) meets Major Arduino (recs. 2,0); A. H. Crook (rees. 1/6) meets Ad. R. de Journel (recs, 13-1); Liest Col, Crisp trees 2/8) meets Lieut. Commdr. Cockrém (recs, 15-1).
Club Handicap Singles, Class "H"- Lu-Col. Coles (owes 3/6) meets C. B. Brown (rece. 15-3).
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG LEAGUE-DIVISION 1. ROYAL NAVY, 4; R.E., V.
had & strong team out, but the Army w weakly represented and played & short throughout.
Mr. Leo d'Almada contended that it
was quite obvious that the woman desert ed the man, otherwise she would have seurched for him long before he secured a billet.
I
Mr. Wood: He was not worth search- ing for before he obtained a job. will make an order that he pay his wife a month, commencing from March 1st. Complainant: Suppose he doce not pay
What should I doi Mr. Wood: First payment to be mads
me,
forthwith.
Complainant: I have not got the
money.
Mr. Wood: You will have to get it.
"I AM HE"
The Southern delegates at the Peace Conference are likewise not to be hum-
Complaints have long been made re- garding the car shortage on the Peking Haskow Railway, which, though bad in itself, was rendered worse by the discri mination exercised by the Ministry of Communications in favour of a singlo firm Matters have come to such a pass that the Allied Ministers have had to protest in an identic Note, which they addressed to the Chinese Government on Thursday afternoon. The Note attribut-
the shortage, which was responsible for injury to foreign trade interests, to the use of the ears for military purposes of
to the fact that the Minister Communications had placed the majority of the cara available at the disposal of a single firm. Tsao Julin's reply will The complaint, be awaited with interest.
it should be stated, was considered to be long over-due,
PEKING SUIES.
lt is reported on good authority that
ed to resume specie payment, but, that the Bank of Communications is prepar the Bank of China is not quite in the Indoubted- some comfortable position.
ly, it would be wiser policy that specie
This wastef}-
bugged by modified reports. Tang Shao-Payment should be resumed simultaneous. in operation for nearly four years, lift- vi bas telegraphed to Peking that the, and the moritorium, which has been terseness of the Acting Minister of For
ed. The notes stand at 75, and the tend- Some days ago ency is still upward. sign Affaire cabled communication that the report of the Japanese Minister's it was. announced that the redremed visit to the Waichinops, which appeared notes, which have already been cut, were in the Chinese Press on February 10th, to be publicly burned. makes it impossible for him to underness is, perhaps, to be condoned by the stand the communication. This is, per-effect which it would have on the public, haps, to be expected. Mr. Chen I is
by restoring confidence in the two banks, doubtless carrying out Cabinet wishes but it does seem extravagant in these and not expressing his own statements days of paper shortage to destroy paper when transmitting the message
of such exceptional quality which might report in question was an official
be used for other purposes.
OPIUM SUPPRESSION.
This match was played, yesterday cran At the Magistracy, yesterday, before ing, on the Navy ground. The sailor B. Woud, a Chinese was charged issued to the Chinese Press
with stealing a bamboo bat, man
Defendant stated that he picked up the a side-channel in Shanghai hat from
Street.
The Magistrato: Do you want to call a witness -Defendant: Yes.
What is his name?-Ah Kum.
The Navy were early aggressive, and was called Betts, the R.E. custodian, upon to save in the first few minutes of play. Bloomfeld headed clear from corner, and then Pascall gained posses sion and, after a good effort, sent in rather a weak shot which failed to score.
Is he in the Court 1-Yea
The
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It was a
modified report and contained none of
Opinion in London agrees with ad the sensational elements which charac
vanced foreign and Chinese opinion in terised those appearing in the foreign China that only by restricting the cul- Press. By this camouflaged statement ittivation of the poppy outside of China was hoped to allay Japanese resentment to legitimate medicinal requirements can at the publicity which had been given to smuggling be prevented and the drug
A break-a-way by the Navy followed, and here, is het--Defendant struck his the incident, and also to calm the public. habit oradiented in this country.
and called out loudly: "I
am
ALLEGED CARELESS ELASTING.
rather he' Betts was again called upon-
Mr. Wood: Twenty-one day's bard shaky clearance by Crocker nehty for the soldiers in, but a corner was the only labour.
"Hands" by reauit.
Warren gave the Engineers a penalty, but Townsend, who took the kick, failed to get the ball past Crocker. Afterwards Pascall got through the Navy defence. and looked very much like scoring but failed at the final effort. Bette next fisted clear from a dangerous movement by the Navy forwards and afterwards Waller nearly succeeded in opening the Army account, owing to
It was stated that blasting operations Crocker coming out of goal and failing were being carried out in Tsat Teze Mui
Both goals wore to gather the bail. visited alter this, but when the interval Government Quarries, and, as a result of the defendants' negligence, a passer-by was struck on the thigh by a stone which fell down the side of the hillock, Mr. Wood remanded the case.
arrived the score sheet was blank.
Shortly after the resumption of play, missed a fine chance to score from a pass by Waller. The first goal was the result of penalty awarded for handling. MoNiven taking the kick and storing for the Navy. The sappers had held their own up to this point against a superior team; indeed, had they made the most
of their opportunities in the first half
were
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, two Chinese charged with carrying out blasting ope- estions in a negligent manner.
A GAMBLING RAID. At the Magistracy, yesterday, twenty The defendants were found playing
This
One may doubt its auccess in either is the policy of the newly formed In-
Anti-Opium The Southern delegates will lernational
Association, respect. want to know more about the visit and whose constitution was formally adopted its bearing on the relations between the on Wednesday.
two countries,
На
In this connection it should be pointed out that the mandato Perhaps the next most important de-issued by the President last night enjoin- velopment was the decision to divulge ing officials to carry out the law in the the savoral treaties existing between matter of prohibiting the cultivation of China and Japan to the Peace Confer the poppy and preventing smuggling was ence. This decision represents a 'distinct couched in stronger language than His triumph for the President, whose per Excellency has hitherto adopted. sistence, backed by foreign sympathy, did not adopt the old Imperial warning obliged the pro-Japanese section of the Tremble and obey," but he got very Cabinet to give way and agree to the near to it. The concluding sentence was:
Docu- Let all remember this with awe." publication of the agreements. ments relating to the Twenty-one De mands of 1916 and to the Sino-Japanese Military Convention of last year were carried by the delegates when they left
A QIGANTIC SQUEEZE.
The gigantic squeeze," which come Chinese official in the Bait Gabelle at-
they might love won. After this, how-aine Chinese were charged with gambling. Peking. Rumour hath it that copies of tempted to put over the merchants of four
ever, they fell away considerably, and
the Navy had decidedly the better of the fan-tan on board the Hongkong and changes. As the ball was entering the Macao Steamboat Company's lighter, and net shortly after this, with the goal-Sergeant Dorling and a party of Chinese
a last resource constables arrested them. keeper out, Heath us
Mr. Lindall fined each defendant $3. handled it, and another penalty was awarded. MeNiven again took the kick, but this time Betts was in the right place and effooled a good save Shortly after: ward, however, Noal added the second good shot, gual to the Navy score with McNiven, who had been working hard, elained the Navy's "third goal with a good shot at close range, He followed this up with hother, which he obtained by neatly tricking Blumfeld. There was To more scoring, the Navy thus winning by four goals to love.".
HONGKONG BHIELD. FINAL BONGKONG FC SOUTH CHINA:
ATHLETIC.
HOOKEY.
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE H.K.D.O., 4; 83no Co. R.GA, 2. This game was played at Happy Valley yesterday. McKenzie opened the scoring for the Corps, Wood following with two more goals before the interval arrived, the Defence Corps being then three up. In the second half Wood was again pro- minent, scoring his third goal after a fine individual effort.
these were stolen from the Envoy himself while rassing through Japan. The story will not die down despite official denials. In accordance with the decision of the President, the Cabinet and the Weichaio pu cabled, on Saturday, the texts of the
provinces, and which was promptly ex- posed in the Shanghai Press, has not yet resulted, so far as I can learn, in any dismissals, though I was assured; on Saturday, that the document in question had been seen by a prominent official. It It.s bore the date of December 18th. agreements relating to the railway ex- cancellation Was dated February 4th. tension in Shantung, Manchuria, and This is another mystery which will prob Mongolia, the Kirin forest, the Mines ably not be cleared up until there is a low, and the co-operative working of quarrol somewhere. the Kinochau-Yeinen Railway, adding that there were no other agreements be tween the two countries, secret or other wine.
.
PERSONAL
General Manthe, the Commandant of the Legation Defence Police created by the Chinese Govorumont, was married to-day to an English lady, the widow of Then came the publication-how sect Major Grantham, one of the cou Middleton red is not known of the Shantung Rail-temptible British army," who was killed
ponded for the soldiers, and towards the The following have been selected to end of the game the 83rd Co. had more Nicholls added a second represent the Hongkong FC in their of the game. match with the South China Athletic goal for the Army, but the gunners had to-morrow nt 4. p. on the Club to be content with this, the Defence ground:G. Rodger F. W. Black and Corps winning by four goals to two
3. McCubbin; T. R. Chassels, J. Stewart. and J. D. Carriere; A: H. Clark, B. Pasco, D. Reichelmann, H. MeTavish and E. Rus
KOWLOON ». STAFF AND DEFIS.
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ORICKET.
UNIVERSITY V. CRAIGENGOWER,
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way agreement, which proved that it was no mere commercial agreement, as Assorted by Mr. Obata when interviewed, but a political instrument of great value in the hands of the Japanese. Its terms have been described as outrageoția. A
Accompanying all this interest in Sino Japanese rolations was lively speculation regarding the unpaid balance of seven teen million yen under the War Patu
at Moas. Congratulations are being ex- tended to the gonial Norwegian officer.
ALLEGED THEFT ON THE HIGH SEAS,
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a respectable-looking Choose youth was charged with stealing Rs. 1,400 from another Chinese.
M J. H. Gardiner appeared for defendant,
Both defendant and complainant word
This league match will be played to. morrow at 9.15 p.ot, un the University The following team will represent Kow ground. The team will be as follow loun: F/C "in & Fecond Du to be University A, H. Ponsonby Fane; vipation Bureau Loan. When Mr. Obata pussengers on board around the theft
M. Chon, A.
Batavia, to Hongkong, maloh vermiş Bluff and Deplotame Kill in Marion Chenk Foon Lok, Lim viited the Waichiopa he indicated, than alleged to have boon enrmitted on the kick off at 9.80 sharp, on Mili- 0.
FM. de Britio; A Keng Sim, J. D. Wright, D. K. Samy the Chinse Government could ratify this higis scan. Information was given to the Jackson and O-P, Cave; A, van Langon-
ground:
ย A. Tiasto. berg. White and A. Simtoons
Craigungover. Bans (Capt.), F. agrement cancel it, as it doomed ex Polico on arrival, and defondant was notom the presumption being that he Wheeler, J. Basmussen, T. L. Knight, W. Thompson, W. Hall, L. Lammert, Apellent. Cuently, it was felt that arrested with several Hongkong bank- Hydor and R. Tatam. Heserver:B. A Aroulli, D. Rumjan, G. Manley the soilitarily dominated Cabinet would disnged the rupees into local aurteney,
"Mr. Lindsell" remanded the naad"," Hylor and K. Manon
Omar, M. Abbas, 8. Jex, and A Golden
de Ita utmost to secure the money. On baru. (Contfased at foot of nazt column)