GANG OF
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#RECREATION GROUND SCENE
EST BY CHINEŠE DETECTIVE
Inspector. Willis, of No. 7 Police Statios, charged a Chine yesterday before Mfr. Hutchison, at the Magistracy, with being a rogue and a tagabond.
TENNIS,
GARRISON TENNIS LEAGUE. \}
NCO RGA « BANG “A TEAM
ther, hat in ipite of a heavy shower in thể
Chinese womans and two men stood eyesterday before Mr. Smith, at the Magistracy, with (1) larceny of a roit
The games in this league are consider- of kit valued at $40, the property of
The Chinae debeesives who, arreated the ably behind owing la unfavourable, Blours. Tyeb & Co, of D'Aguilar Barack, or. Beytämber 8th, (9) baroany; of a pair of defendant, mic that he was, on bqpte vejurd su 113, the property of besar clothes stuty in Tatatí (Chinese Recreation Cherry & Co., begoni mand awon makers, of Ground) at 12.45 pm on Wednesday, when Padder. Strent, an August th, and (3) his attention was attracted to a crowd which larconcy of an ear-ring at with diamonds had gathered. Thinking a fight, was going valued at $106, the property of Messrs. ^, he worked his way through the crowd Bennes Frares (Weill & Ec.), of Queen's and saw the defendant in the custody of a Lord Central, on August 14th. Mr. A. E. well-dressed Chinese, Witness enquired
Hall defended AMAN
what the trouble was about, and the, man
kerake quick for the defendant and saught him in
early part of the afternoon this game was layed on the BMC Court of Bored head on Wednesday Bous very good gains were played, the scores being hardly a fair indication of the play, as many of the games were only won by the Artillery men affee long slicersion of deuces
Scores
man, 3-1.
DAY SEPTEMBER 10TH.
SCOTTISH SPORT SCOTLAND'S FIVE WIN FROM RELAND.
ITRON OCH OWN CORRESPONDENT-]
three days international cricket
Edinburgh proved conclusively We have thoroughly recovered from the The of the past few years, the eleven got together the Scottish Union to oppors the gentimen of Scotland more then, al alled expretations in gaining a victory by the wide murgia, of nine wickets
The Scottish aide were J. Kerr, JW. Sorrie, R. F. Batson, J. Griors, I. T. Parker, G. B. Crne W. J. Tatin, T. D Watt G K Chalmers AW Kirk,
anet An E. Bollar
and surprised mest. Seven members of the
The landing Scottish seaters were Griere, 69 and 63 not one - Baison, 66 – and J. Karri 63 pot out and Selaen häg five wicketa for
The batting of the home team was worthy. Inspectar Blackman said that, at 6.20 yer alleged that the defendant had put his Lieut-Col. Loring and Captain Davies of the cation, but it was probably to the korday morning, soon after the shop open hand in his pocket Witness enquired if best Cpls. Stone and Savage, 6-3; beat trundling department in they: exalled the defendasta arid another man who the defendant had extracted anything, and SISSgt. Jana and Bgt Hollande, 2-05 keno "team" had a turn, with, the hall and dx were not in custody, emernd ears Tyebe mam said he did not, ne he was too Sergt. Major Thompson and Sgt. Wool-anceessful in getting wickets
and anged to be shown some the act. Witness questioned the defendant. Major Hickling and St. Sgt. Davis boat the woman and the other man and he denied that he bad pit his hand. Cpls Stone and Savage, 4; beat 8.B ang one roll of milk, the second
in the complainant's pocket. He merely Jane and Sgt. Hollande, 8-1; best §. 1. third defendants stole the foll' of oaked into his pocket, and the complainant Thompson and Sgt. Woolman, 6-3
formed the subject of the first caught him. The defendant said that he Co8g-Major Pragnell and L Bomdr. The other charge came to light worked as a coglie. Witness examined bis May bear Opl. Stone and Savage, 721, -after these two men't arrest
hands and found that they
Very lost to St.-Sgt. Jane and Sgt. Hollandi, smooth. He further questioned the defen-4-8; lost to 8. M. Thompson and Sgt. Wool dant, Ang this time he said he was a jokian, 45 of a well-known Chinese firm. When wit
Au asistent of Mears, Tyeb & Co.'s said that he was the only person in the shop at the time the defendants entered. He had a suspicion that they were not koneet people at it was unusual hays -enstomers as that early hour, of the morn ing. However, he attended to them, as the same time carefully watching their move
were
Co. BGA $7 gamers; games
期 Total: new, announced that he would take the R.A.M.C., defendant to the shop to make enquiries,
gave up his déception, and told witnes that he was unemployed. Witness asked the complainant to accompany him to the station and, charge the defendan, but he teed saying, that he was a busy man, and did not desire to waste his time, in prosecuting the defendant. The complain Miss Hing, of clean, Cherry & Cu, An gave the defendant, a couple of slaps said that the pair boots, shown, had been on his face, and then walked away.
He say the second, defendant take the roll of silk prodused, and pass it to the third defendant who put is under his con Witness immediately rushed out of the connay and detained the second and the third defendente. The woman and the other man escaped, o
Wit,
in the shop for a long time, and were missed ness took the defendant to the station and soon after the first defendant and another charged him with being a rogue and à "En not the second or the third defendant
CRICKET TOPIOS.
LEY NOT OUT
my last week's notes I laid pecint stress on the importance of commending. Practice if the Colony intends to secure premier honours in the forthcoming inter- port pricket tournament, and I have breg ince theered by the sight of at least one team having regular practice as the netå, This team is the Indian Recreation Club The defendant id that he was leaving team, which came third in last year's the boots and spoke to her about it. Wir a fer-house soon after noon yesterday,League, although inexperienced in League ness attended the first defendant and her when he was stopped by the detective, who Cricket in the Colony. What struck me companion when they visited the shop, 1
that particular team last season was the
visited the shop, she thought, on August Bith. Mr. Cherry first discovered the loss of
Vagabond.
They did not buy anything. The pair of made him take off his coat, and after most about thusiasm and spirit of
boots, produced, was not sold examining him, asked him if he had been Crow-examined by Mr. Hall withom said in jail before. He replied truthfully that they kept record so the shop of a he had been in for six weeks, whereupon, articles sold. She was sure the boots were without another word, the detective took the property of the shop, because, they had f been there for a long time. They seldom him in custody. On the way to the station, sold boots of that pattern. They have plain he accused witness of theft, and witness Los, and very few people like them. As ai matter of fact, the pair in question was denied the charge. At the station, the made to the order of: Dr. Noble, and he detective charged him with being a rogue did not take delivery of them, because they and vagabood. did not at him,"
Forfarsim's prospects of annexing tho Scottish Counties Championship, wote fur- ter ferihanged by Clackmannan County's failure to do mote than draw with Perths shire, potentia
The ha of the Scottish Public School Chantpionship zaizes ded in Extindargh „den denný dres«ively defeating Merchiston Castle: School; but the result has no hear ing on the title, which has already been secured by.. Loretta, the best around
The Edinburgh, Indian studenta Bre Fhaving a good year. Against clubs of their
OWR STABUREA
INTERNATIONAL MATCH...
Gentlemen of Scotland, 218 and 137 for thuật; Ochtferten på Ireland. 142 had '911. SCOTTISH MINTIEY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Eshu di Perthshire. 147 for Clackmannan, 240 for 5- Perthshire, 133
WESTERN UNION
West133; Greenock, 114. Fergusle, 100; Kelburne, 78. SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Kilmarnock, 62 for 1; Drumpeilior, 69.
Edinburgh Academy, 84 and 28 for 7;
Meichistan, 95 and 81.
CLUB MATURES
Merchisonians; 13; Edinburgh Acade
Liddingston 100, Ayr, 40-
Heriotoplane, 140 for 4- Hawick, 118. i Forfarshire, 156, Arbroath, 03. B West of Scotland representative XI. 195 and 137 for 35Sonth of Scotland ID, 157 and 162.
Merchistonians 112 and 77 for 2 Merchuton Castle School, 73 od 88;
comradeship which prevailed. Each in dividual member exerted himself to the utmost in playing the game for the hon our of his side and for love of the game. That is the spirit that counts for much in the game.
In the Serttish Lawn Tennis Champion Although the other clubs in the Colony ships at reside, Edinburgh Min MM
riously commenced practiceForge Uherton, did not defend her tripla (titlowinthe ladiest singles, « doubles, and
have not.. Magistrate What work do you do)—L used to work in a Japanese firm
HAWKING WITHOUT LICENCE
TWO GIRLS CONVICTED.
a
LAWN TENNIS... A t
Is probable thatare shall see some of them mixed doables, all the others defended, but starting in earnest next week "was none aaye Mrs. Ererioz came through. Tha pleased to read as announcement in the final of the ladies championship weng more papers lu, the effect that the Hongkong Kirkealdr, when a fine range of woring camily thin was expected to Miss Thom, Cricket Club commences practice. on Moho Mrs. Welsh did not get proper day. Although the Club, which was pre
many
Mrs. Herrict, who has
Mr. Samuel Dunn, an assistans of femra, Longzat Fresco, said that, on August 13th, the frat defendant, and two men came to What do you do now 1-Since leaving jail, the shop and asked to be shown some braers. I have not suceeded in finding permanent leta. There were several in the show work but I do odd jobs, sometimes as a
ndows, and witnew showed one to them, paint wraper. M After examining this, they said they did The Magistrate reserved his decision. not like it, and asked to be shown, another,:
mier in cricket some years ago, did not live length, and found the net frequently, bat they did not like that one: also
up to its reputation last sea on, there is good |"though where she got up to the net and book They then asked, for earrings and then for
Prospect of a really first-class team being to volleying in many exciting rallies, sho finger ring After giving witness Top of
got together for the coming season. From exhibited glimpses of her bost qualities. trouble, they bought two plain golds rings
the number of young men who have come CB Blackbeard. South Africa, the for $5. Witnow that something about
to the Colony during the past twelve winner of the gentlensen's single champion- the defendanta' acta made him suspect that Yesterday, Sergeans McFall charged
months"there" Kas been a considerable in- ship, returned many of C. P. Dixon's com they were not homes people, and he remem. Chinese girl before Mr. Hutchison, at the age in the membership of the Club and test shots Dixon presented many points to bered remarking to his sister, Mrs. Weill, Magistracy, with hawking vegetables ingat the new members there must be his rival in the first set, but came into the 4t the time that they looked liks thieves Stone Nullah Lane on Wednesday, with other parts of the world, so that we may end Blackboard were better-balanced pair who have done well in cricket in game later. A. W. MacPherson, Surrey, He spoke to her in French, and the agreed out a licence. The girl admitted the look for great achievements by the Hong-than CP Dixon and J. G. Lock, the with him that they looked suspicious Im offence, and said she had no money to
kong Clu mediately after paying for the rings, the tuka, cut a licence.
during the
the coming season. Border champion, and so won the doubles dofereduam burried out of the stop. This The Sergeant said that the defendant
championship. Closer co-operation and a There has been sunie talk Intely o more than confirmed his suspicion, and he was out on bail of $5.
of the better understanding, due to long praction sent servant after them, but the latter. The Magistrate imposed a fine of 83, or League this season, owing to the site clear suters, Mrs. Herriot and Mr
possibility of there being no cricket tether tired the scale in favour of those net med soon afterwards and announced in the alternative five days imprimi tude of certain club, wheater at Huddleston, as against Mrs. Robin Welsh
Another girl was charged with a similar not having done as well as they should aner Mis Thom that they had disappeared. That evening Wade wincen took frock before doing the offence in the same locality. She said that have done in the past season. If this is beanScotia Champion in singles and ishop, he discovered that one of a pair of it was the first time rabe had bean out to correct it is 16 be deplored, for it would doubles, pat a lot of vim into her work st sarrings, he had shown to the defendants. She too did not have money to be the death of cricket in this Colony. 10 the nist was missing. He made a report to the take out police at the following morning.
Detective Sergeant. Dorling Mid" that $3 or five days. after the second and the third defendants arrest in D'Aguilar Strent," seting on in- formation given to him by one of the defen
COOLIES QUARREL. danta, Ke went to address in China town. In = cubicle there, he found a payn
REBULTS IN DEATH OF ONE ticket relating to the boots and same cloth- ing inside illow." He went to the pawn-
body of a male Chinese aged 48 the property. The years was removed, on Wednesday, to the shop and boota bore
Cherry stamp on them public mortuary at Kowloon The deceased Witam made enquiries at the shop, and who was an earth scolio employed in in this Colony, Pro learned that the boote had been stolen, dann was alleged to have had a The Civil Service them seems to have some pretty girl to be his wife
demolishing an old building at the How Later, acting on information received from
coalie ho
was the strongest combination on paper, for an Indido odoslable, witness again vinted with another
alleged to have pasaulted him with an many of their players hava, relarmed. I And, by proposing end them 7. To vuot enschenware pitcher and caused his death. have been informed that all these players To more and, in a form, to my he's free Inspector Blackman said that When the body was, medically examined, have expressed their intention of turning Matification paradis held yesterday, all the however, no trace of violence was discover out, and if this promise is fulfilled we should om all the ills bachelor, poor man, shros complainante identified the first deed: Death Wes spposed to have been have some extremely fine games. fendant so the woman who had visited their used by Heart failure. The alleged
decent is plagued with 'tis a consummating to
Be most devoutly wish'd. To yoo, frasailant, bine, been arrested, and alleged. The hi
Club has secured the re [vices of two new players this season and To wedi Perchance to rue; sy, there's the
are looking forward League Contests
the house and arrested the first defendant
a licence
Magistrate. Then you must not how
baetor, then put in the frit wiskdent, in which the ter police custody.
ven to her by hor
LISE, Mib ear ring "was- sypeźbeurt," (the third defendant). She did not know anything shout the silk and the boots She further mated that she was brought to Hanghong by the third defen-
TWO FIRES.
SMALL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Aare broke out on the lat Boor of No.
have in the past experienced considerable is a well-known fact, that the Captains difficulty in getting together terms for friendly matches General apathy was show by cricketers towards playing in friendly game, and excuses were always forthcoming. But the suggestion of a League match immediately exited interest and enthusiasm," and more players than Bezd required usually turned up. It is to be hoped that the amour is false and that este cricket will continue to be played
SOLILOQUY,
THE ELUSIVE BACHELOR
az A COLIESPONDENT IN THE
44% DAILY
With apologies to Immortal Shakespeare). To pop, or not to pop, that is the que
Whether is wiser for a man to waller In single blessedzes the rubs of fortune,
coms,
this year with higher bapes... I understand For in that marriage state, what carm may that Sutherland who played for the B.GA last year, will turn out for the Civil Bervice once more, and that Bradbury will play for Craigangowar
The University team do not seem to hate
When he has taken to húmid Must give him pause there That main celibacy
crimes, For who would bear, the
wife
respect
Mr Haláddrowing the Magistrate, said that there was no evidence to convict 112, Secong Street West Point, as 0 p.m., any prospects of new blood being infund The buttonless shirt, the sock all full fint defendant, and asked for bår discharge, | C, Wednesday, The premises are, poco- und unless they can do sơ 1, for one, sm,
Cotanned said that there were selera flaws in pied by the Hung Yik arm of box makers of the opinion that the Unive
the case, the principe of
charge, lead by femra Sennet
said that Mr Dunn, had told both he and Mrs. Well, sus defendants, were not hopest
they entered the shop. itted that, being suspicion, undoubtedly, have keptın, sha Les vecman Laird - her compa
bitkeri of laketa:saw ther
It appears that same lokte of the shop better not enter a team for the were drying hozes over a charcoal fire and they will find the standard of suddenly four of the boxes blazed up. An year beyond their reach It will armas at once given and the police, ferable for the best members of the
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