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INTERPORT TENNIS. HONGKONG WIN THE DOUBLES.
The Interport Doubles tennis match be tween pairs representing Shanghai and Hongkong was played on the Hongkong Qricket Club ground yesterday afternoon before a large crowd of spectators, includ- ing His Excellency the Governor (Sir B. E. Stubbs, K.C.M.G.), the Hoo, Mr. Claud Severn, CMG., and Mrs. Severn and many other important personages
The match was a very close aus and resulted in a victory for Hongkong by three bets to two. Hongkong was repro- anted by Pay. Lieut. Commander Worth ington and Ng Bee Kwong (the Colony's Bingles Champion). The Shanghai pair were: J. Elmore and B.. D. Cannavaro. The scores were:-7-5-6-77" 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 be total number of games played were $2, of these.
Hongkong won 25 ganies.
Shanghai won 24 games.
Up to the last set the match was keenly contested and taking into consideration ths happy knack which both pairs had of pulling off games when in danger of losing sets there was a certain element of doubt as to how the match would end.
THE
HONGKONG DAILY "PRESA, MEDNESDAY NOVEMBER. $2ND,
· MALARIA IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. INTERESTING DISCUSSION BY THE
SANITARYBOARD."
RESIDENTS IN RURAL AREAS. LIVE
THERE AT THEIR OWN RISK.
THE
ERIAL.
REGRETTABLE HEADLINE.
THE PIRACY.
THE WOUNDED PROGRESSING. Captain Birm's many friends will bo
The trial of Lam Wing, indicted for glad to know that, under medical care in murdering a man named Tam the Government Civil Hospital, he is Square Street, Cotber 25th was con improving and will probably be able to cluded at the Criminal Somona, before
Dr W. V. M. Koch returned to the leave the hospital for his own home in Mr. Justice Gompertz, yesterday
about a work's time, Mr Hawthorne and the wounded Indians in hospital are attack, on the subject of anti-malarial measures, at the meeting of the Sanitary likewise progressing. Roard, yesterday, when he asked the following question, of which he had given
notice:-*
the circumstances, this man was not guilty of the crime of murder.
Before opening his address in the prisoner's defence, Mr. Campbell Prommer said that a local paper, in reporting the THE PIRATES" OBJECT_ previous dapla proceedings used a head- ing which, to his mind, was absolutely A rameur is cuireat which assumes In view of the increase of Malaria that the object the pirate gang had in prejudicial to the fair trial of the pri- during the year, which is partly attri butable to the extensive building oper-view when they took possession of the oner. He did not say it was done inten ations will the Head of the Sanitary Sun was the seizure of a large sumtionally; probably it was due to careless Department take the necessary steps to of money which, it is said, the Portuguese Dess, and he would ask the jury, if they ware Building Contractors and others conerrned to adopt prophylactic Bank in Madao had intended dispatching had seen it; to wipe it out of their minds. messines, and also advise to Hongkong but fortunately, it was He emphasically protested; when a man ities as to the @tecessity of filling in not sent on Sunday,
was standing on trial for his lifs that a swamps and training nullahs in the
heading of this kind should be put in the vicinity of lands about to be sold.".
THE POLICE REPORT.
local Press Continuing, Mr. Proper re The CHAIRMAN, replying, said that, in
The police report for yesterday marked that shhough a man might con this view of the Medical Officer of Health, tains the following brief account of the
fess to being guilty of a certain act; yet the only feasible way of reducing malaria piency on the Suid- was by attacking the anopheles mosquito. John Copeland, Chief Officer, B. Siin law there were a hundred extenuating circumstances which might make that man The play on the whole was inclined to and the only way to do that was by reported at 14.00 hours of the 20th
absolutely innocent, and, indeed, it was be of a quiet nature, and though all four training nullahs, and so on, within urban inst. that at about 18.00 hours on the players rom to difficult occasions, the areas or fully developed residential areas 19th inst. whilst the B.B. Suid was on
one of the defences in the case that, under play was not exciting. At times it merged into a monotony of perfect strokes, the The Government accepted it as a maxim.
în voyage from Marno to Hongkong and -opposing paira waiting for one or the that, as far as possible, the anopheles
about 10 miles from Macno she was held
The Puise Judge, "addressing the jury other to get out of position; then a smash mosquitoes should be eliminated in urban
up by about 60 old men and women who shot across the Court or between the
As regards presumably had boarded the vessel as said that, in that morning's Daily Press, players secured a point. Better combina and even suburban areas. tion was shown by the Shanghai players. areas on the fringe of urban areas, or Macao. The pirates took charge of the there was paragraph headed: "A They rarely got out of position and they residential settlements springing up in ship and shot dead Indian Guards Nos. Murder Trial Prisoner Who Confessed know each other's tactics very well. It rural districts, his own personal view way 47 Chogaitah Koun and No. 1 Rakhman bis Guilt. That heading was appar was evident that the Home pair were not that if individuals were to be allowed to wall accustomed to each other's play
Shah, and wounded Captain Bires, ently based on a report of the opening of There were times when both tried to take aclcct their own places of residener, Guarda. No. 230 Nuer Mahomed, No. the learned Attorney-General for
the the ball, and consequently lost points certain period must elapse between the
Fazal Din, Rev. Caysal and Mr. Crown, as follows:-"There was no doubt They did not appear to know each other's time of settlement and the training and Hawthorne. The bodies of the dead us to who did the stabbing, the Attorney- tactics well enough.
Individunily, the Hongkong Champion draining of nullahs at the public expense Guards they threw overboard. Then they General submitted, because prisoner in his stood value the most convincing of the Nevertheless, it seemed reasonable that took the ship to Bias Bay and, after statement made at the Folice Station ad- four and he came in for several rounds of as soon as those areas had established thoroughly searching the passengers, mitted having stabbet deceased."" Of Applause. The Portuguese player was claim to be regarded as urban or even left in about 11 bouts at about 07.00 course, and the Puise Judge, that open- Clso very smart especially noticeable suburban, the Government should adopt were his forehand strokes from the middle of the Court. Elmore's service was fast anti-malarial measures at the public exursan the 20th inst. Money, jewellery ing was a proper one that the Attorney- and clothing to the value of about General was bound to make The man and most of his strokes cut the ball with pense. When individual pioneers selected 4.320.45 was stolen. All the wounded did say that he stabbed deceased. The curious crew. Worthington played out-lying and distant sites for their were sent to the Government Givi jury had to decide, although a man ad varied game, wametimes quite brilliant and at others quits poor. His kills" houses he did not think it was reasonable Hospital with the exception of the Bev. mitted doing this or that, whether he across the Court were good when not too to advise the Government to spend large Caysah who was sent to the French actually did do it. It should not be close to the net, bat they were not success sums of money on their account.
assumed by anyone, least of all by the jury who had to try the man on life or ful when near the net. Ng Se Kwong people had the advice "of the Medical
death. There was a more important was consistent; he rarely missed getting
aspect of the case than that. The jury the ball back. He showed to advantage Officer of Health at their disposal-cx-
Dr. Koca: Don't you think it is only might very well and that accused did the in picking up the ball.
pressed very plainly at the last meeting. Similarly building contractors, employ-wasting time1 All this malaria is spread stabbing, but it did not follow that a man The match opened to Worthington'sing large gangs of men in rural areas, from the surrounding districts and the who stabbed another was necessarily guilty of murder. The circumstances service and the first two games went to had the same advier available and he snopheles can carry discase for some might reduce the guilt to manslaughter or Shanghai. In the first game Worthing could only hope that in their own interest distance believe two or three miles. other circumstances might justify them ton netted a simple ball, giving the game they would take it, He was not prepar- The MEDICAL OFFICE OF HEALTH: The bringing in a verdict of Not guilty," to Shanghai. The accond game was won
Thero night be a defence of self-defence, after a dence had been called once The ed to suggest regulations in the matter intest experiments, made in the Dutch if a man killed another under justifiable next went to Hongkong. Worthington Dr. Ozonio: I give notice of the Indies, show that certain anopheles did circumstances to have his own life against scoring the winning point with a wellfollowing question at the next meeting:y 0,000 meters.
the other's violence. placed smash after 40-15 had been called.)
THE FIRST SET.
The fourth game was closely contested,
four dences being called before Hongkong
scored the deciding point, both Ng and
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These Hospital.
"Is the Government taking any The CHAIRMAN remarked that the most special prophylactié measures against Malaria on the Morrison Hill scheme 7" famous case of working to rid a whole
his partner being seen to advantage,
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, asked district of malaria was made in the placing the ball at their opponent's feet by Dr. Koch if he had anything to add, Panama Canal Zone, and there it was The fifth was love game, both the Shang said that' whenever an area was applied doas to protect a large number of work- hal players being kept well away from the
"unsalted" whites. It net. After deuce had been called in the for in the out-lying districts for builders who were ixth, the game wont to Shanghai, making, and was put up for auction, the first did not seem to be worth while to carry ing the score three all. Ng Ste Kwong consideration was what nullahs and out such a scheme in the New Territory: was well applanded for a fine "kill" shot in the next game, which went to the home watercourses were there immediately sur. He had asked the Medical Officer of pair, Worthington securing the winning rounding it, and those were dealt with as Health to draw up a report on the stroke with a gentle tap over the net, soon as it was possible to do so econo both opponents being on the base line..
He was only referring to The games then went to five all. The last mically. two games going to Hongkong, 7-5.. nullalis in the near vicinity of the pro- perty as it would be an impossible task
THE SECOND BET...
subject and was informed that it would be quite impossible to give even a sug gestion of the cost without a preliminary survey, and that the cost even of the
As in the first set the first two games of and would cost thousands of dollars to preliminary survey could not be given.
Dr. Koca: I quits acknowledge the this set went to Shanghai Hongkong train all the nullahs in districts' sur- claimed the next and then Shanghai rounding sites on which any individuals difficulties that exist. The point is who claimed the next three. Hongkong drow level and the score was 5 all. The visitors who fancied a spur or precipitous ther we should fat make an attempt now It seems valueless won the next two, which gave them the point somewhere might choose to build-outside the town. Be-B
their houses. Moreover, it would involve unless you make an attempt in the sur- In this set the home players were a extensive engineering work because to rounding country. ".
"The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: in the fourth and fifth games they both do so, would often mean levelling up the tried to take the ball together.
Worth districts for miles. It would be of no you carry that out logically, the question ington was off colour in the set and fre-use training a nullah and leaving a how far back you should, go? Why quently notted. Elmore and Canavarrd number of out-lying pools undrained.. stop at the New Territories? Why not were seen to advantage. The ninth game
Dr. Koon thought it was the duty of extend it to all Ching and make a job of the Board to impress on the Government it?
little at bea: na to cada other's play and
saw a very nice rally (0-4)...... ́
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THE THIRD SET.
It
Camps
From one game all Hongkong took the the necessity of doing everything poss Dr. Koc: That is always the argu- games to four one. Shanghai claimed the ible for the prevention of malaria. Hement against all sorts of improvement acat five games and to the surprise of quite understood that the Sanitary De the question" Bow far are you going to everybody won the set. At the beginning partment would have to be very much take it ? ? ? of the set. Worthington get in some very
useful ahots but towards the end he was enlarged before the rural areas could "finding the net froquently, despite the be dealt with. One, or even two, medical -afforts of Ng to pull the game round. officers of health would scarcely suffice to
- THE TOURTH "BET.
This set opened 2 games all and the
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WOEKS Working from the contre and clearing as you go is the way
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS said that the roquest of the Board was com- plied with very fully and the work had
heading because it assumed the whole The Puisne Judge said he deplored the thing. The Attorney-General said the man confessed to stabbing. The heading said he confessed to guilt Guilt meant
mätter.
murder. It was unfortunate for this reason. Many of the jury, no doubt, knew something of law and had been on criminal trials before, and they would understand that things like this, which wazo au doubt done in perfectly good faith, did not help them, ely good rigorously excluded from their mind On the other hand, they might say, "The man confessed his guilt," and then when the learned counsel for the defenen addressed them they might say: "You know what these barristers are here for : they have to put the best face on the We need not trouble to listen to him because the man confesend his guilt.
Ia law that paragraph was wrong, be cause, as a matter of fact, a man who confessed to stabbing was not necessarily guilty of murder. The Judge put ad extreme case to the jury. They knew about the piracy of the Sui An. If the Captain had shot and killed a leader of those pirates ho might have confessed to ehooting, but that was not murder. mentioned that to show how careful a man must be. He was sure the manage- ment of the Daily Frear would deplore is much as they all did the fact that that paragraph had been published in this form. All he had to do was to ask the jury to exclude this heading from their inds and give their best and carncet attention to the case. After all, the humblest coolie was entitled to a fair trial. and they must remember that this man was on trial for life and death man
He
The hearing was continued and the Jury ultimately returned a verdict of guilty" and the prisoner was sentenced
We need scarcely add that we regret that in the heavy pressure on Monday that Indiscretion to which exception was naturally taken passed undetected, n.1
Dr. Koda Baked whether the efforts to undertake the work required to clear the hillside of the haunis of
The CHAIRMAN: Let me understand; moquitoes, put in hand last year, had to death Home pair then carried the games to 6-2, do you suggest that we should undertake been continual this year. The visitors secured the next two then to liminate the anopheles mosquito from Hongkong claimed the winning game all the New Territories which gave them the set (0-4) DE KOGY: It has been done in the
Worthington improved considerably and F... with more or less success moro extended into this year probably gave his best exhibition of the rather than less access, I think-and Dr. Kaan: In spite of all extra match. Most of his strokes came off there is no reason why we should not precautions malaria has increased especially his sash shot across the Court undertake the work, within reason, con- and between the opposing players. The sidering the danger of malaria, nete now stood two all.
JAVA PTEK JINAL, BET.
The grace
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIO WORKs thought that the abnormal amount of building. The CHAIRMAN Precisely, what would everywhere might have something to do be the object? Is it in the interest of with it people reading in the New Territories The discussion then closed.
Dr Koon-think-90.-—..
** THE "ALORETABY#RIPA
"EASTWARD HO" AT THE WORLD, THEATRE.
William Russell, the breezy William Fox Star, promises a brilliant appear When this set commenced the light was
ance at the opening;-to-night of East- Zading quickly and there was a distinct
ward Ho at the World Theatre. The The CHAIRMAN: That I think is hardly This CHAIRMAN announced the appoint story is of a robust, honest and shrewd advantage with the server; opened one ail then Hongkong drew abend worth while there are so very, veryment of Mr. J. A. Fraser to be Secre Westerner who goes to New York city and and brought the poore to 57 in their few, excluding natives, of course, auto tary of the Beard, vies Mr. O M. W teaches the underworld there few
matically add lavour / Shanghai then secured one gamer
Heynolds, resigned, and Assistant" Head Westera methods of dealing with human before their opponente took the winning. Dr. Koch: It is the native that is the of the Sanity Departmenta curs. The action of the play is intense game of the set and the match (0-2), 2 reservoir of malaria, that is the trouble. The members present at the meeting and rapid, yet interspersed - with much
The CHAIRMAN Yes, but seeing that were; the Herd of the Sanitary Dopart humour. The fights with bothy gun and there aro a million people coming in, meht (Mr. G. R. Sayer), the Director fist thas Russell put up in rescuingąs every year from districts over which we of Public Works (the Hon. Mr. Ly girl from a gang are thrilling, in the has ne possible control, is not the only. Portains), Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. FM extremare resonable thing to do to concentrate on Ozorio M 8 W To the Medical The latest Topical the topheles in Hongkong
It should be stated that moet of the Tallies throughout the match were volleytype but none of these were of great length. Mest of the play was from
the middle of the Court but 00 Worthington gos in some good forehand drives from the bine line.
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