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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE
THE TROOPING PROGRAMME.
MURDER CHARGE.
PORIME ALLEGED TO RE RESULT OF CHANGE
· [·ETTY· · QUARREL. -
In a charge of murder hrought against *.p. Chinese named, Mok Tak at the Magis argzy, yesterday afternoon, it whe alleged by a Crown that the original motive was a quarrel over a child kicking a football "inth, the shop of the defendant.
* Mak was charged with the murder of a rattan denier named Lai i Foon. of McGregor Street, Wanchai, on the night
"of June 13th.
OF REGIMENTS' FOR HONGKONG AND NORTH CHINA.
'EAST, SURREY REGIMENT FOR
HONGKONG.
THE EXTRA GYMKHANA-
- THE "ENTRIES..
The entries for the extra Gymkhana on Saturday, July 7th, and the weights in the handicap erents are appended. It will be noticed that many now names appear, theas being ponies rectly, oh tainel from Shanghai. This new-blood should not much to the interest of the meeting. The entries are:-
Provisional arrangements have alrendy beer made by the War Office for the forthcoming tropping season, which com mences in November. They include changes of Regiments at Hongkong and North **A CLASS HANDICAP ( Mile Race),-! China. The new Regiment for Hongkong Strathfarrar (106 lbs) Botan Pride 165), Diadem Dahlia (700), Australcard is the 1st Battalion, Ensa Surrey Regi-(186), Australboy (133), Silvo (183). Sky "Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg. Assistant Crown ment; at present serving in the Soudan. light (153), Bluebottle (late Waterlily) Solicitor, prowcuted and Mr. B. E. A. The new Regiment for North China will (152), Huntington (152), Roman Wood
cock 140), Arlington (14), Starland (148), Wilisten appeared on behalf of the debe the 1st Battalion of the Loyal North Tas Gambler (late Stander) (140), Hope fendant.
Tanes, at prisent stationed at Constan- tinople. The 2nd 2nd King's (Liverpool) Regiment, now in Hongkong, is under orders for India, whilst the 9/55th Cake Rifles now in North China, will also proceed to India,
My Hazlerigg told this Worship (Mr." J. R. Wood) that on the night of the 13th, at about right o'clock, the deceased's wife and his two brothers were sitting out- side of No. 13, MacGregor Rond when they saw the deceased coming along the street from the direction of Queen's Road.
"scheduled Vessel is
Dablid (144):-
BCLs Hasuicar ( Mile Buer)-| Rivergris (161 lb), Pickpocket (151), ) Satisfaction Dahlia (130), Wombat (130). Roman Sparrow (156), Lottery (181), Roman Law (153), Dandy Kid (181), Bail Finch (150), Ding Dong (148). West River (148), * M
1923)-Country Mouse (late Stonycroft),
2ND RACE ( Mile for Gmykhana Schij Finroy Malvern, Silva, Mopoke. Tellow Hammer (late: The Skybird), Sharp
shooter, Chestnut, Chessman.
According to the provisional arrange: ments, the East Surreys will embark at Port Soudan for Hongkong on the Bibby had reached No. B-the premise linee Derbyshire on the 8th November. decupied by the accused-when two mon
arriving in Hongkong" on November Came out from that house and attacked
RD BACK (Novices Ruce, once round).- Boch. The him. They threw him to the ground and
to Rivergrass Dapper Dan (late Yanish), stabbed him three times, once in the chest, the King's Regiment for India and to. Wombat.
leave. Hongkong on December 8th with Satisfaction Dahlia Ding Dong. Arling once in the abdomen, and once in the with drafts for Home. right thigh.
The Loyal The Crown alleged that North Lanes will embark at Malta för one of these two men was the accused. North China on thes. #reube, arriving The alarm was raised, and the two men, in company with a number of others whose for Indin with the Coles Rifies on at Shanghai on November 19th. She will had come from the defendant's house, took to Chur heels and exemped in Queen's board on November 23rd: She will also Road. Meanwhile the wounded man was.
have drafts on boned for Home.
The new Regiment for Hongkong his taken to the Government Civil Hospital had a long and victorious career and The next morning the defendant returned served during the Great War with dis to his own premises, and the police, having tinction. As far back as 1704 the Regi- vived information, arrested him. The ment gained battle honours at Gibraltar, same day he appeared as the Magistracy The Regiment a's gained battle honours charged with assault and causing grievous at Dettingen, Martingge (1794), Talavera, Bodily harm to the deceased. The accused Vittoria, Pyrénces. Albuhern, Nivelle, denied that he had anything to do with Nive, Orthes, Peninsula. Cabool (1849), the affair at "all" On the 17th the Moodke, Ferozesth. Aliwal, Sobrnon, deceased's state was reported to he very "Sevastopo!, Taku Farts, New Zealand. serious, and Mr. Lindself (the Second Afghanistan (1879-70). Sunkin (1995), "Magistrate) want to the Hospital and Relief of Ladysmith, South Africa (1809. took his dying deposition. He stated 1002). They are known as the 31st Foot that he recognised Mok as the man who struck hing, and added that there, had ben nquirrel at the time of the Chinese New Year over a small hey kick. ing a football into defendant's shop. „Defendant" admitted there" had been a
quarrel,
Evidence was then called and the cass was adjourned.":"
CARELESS BLASTING.
ROCKS ON THE POLICE CLUB BOWLING GREEN.
CORRESPONDENCE.
GOLF RULES
IT THE EDITOR OF THE HONOTONG DAILY PRESS-").
Goit anst Golfers" in your imue of Sin-In the article by Dreamer" on
to-day it is stated that on the patting green any-leone impediment may be pos moyed, either by lifting it or by brushing inside with the weight of the club,
This is not so, ~Only dung, woriu casts, and we may be scraped aside with the weight of the club, In removing any kind of locse impediment other than the four mentioned the player must lift it.-- Yours faithfully...
"WIDE-AWAKE.”
Hongkong, June 27th, 1923, THE OPIUM SMOKER AND HIS DROSS.
"['TO THE EDITOR OF "THE BONGKONG "DAILY PRESS."},
ahiw paper the following:-
Sin.-Please kindly insert in your valu-
It
inlawful to possess a quantity of opium dross of more than two tacks. As the Government will not purchase back any opium dross on and after the 1st July, we are doubtful as how to dispose Tot it when we have an amount in excess 4TH RACE (From 2 Mile Pest, Ones! fartat. Diadem Dahlia, Australcardno, smoker will make this sacrifice. Round and In)-Yellow River, Strath of that. To throw it in the harbour! No, Australboy, Roman Pride Roman Wood- tica Dublia, Imbrós, Starland, Bluebottle cock, Roman Sparrow (late, St. Law rence), Gambler (late, Slander), Satisfac Clate Waterlily), West River. Hope
Dablia.
· ISLAND). SMOKER.
Hongkong, June 27th, 1923.
Regarding the above letter, a repre sentative of the Daily trees called upon Mr. J. D. Lloyd, the Superintendent of 518 RACE (Sadelling Race).-C. C. Boyd, the Impart and Export Department, W. T. Stanton, G. W. Sewell, J. Bartaglo yesterday afternoon, and presented our G, Lyon Brown, G. A. Harriman, Capt.Maid he had decided not to the legent new, O. Young, Dr. A. R. Ester, Dr. J.respondent's case to him. Mr. Lloyd
E. G. Spinks.
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oplum dress from the end of the present month as he considered it was a waste GnRice (Mile Gymkhana Subs 1923) of money. In the past the Import and Finrey, Mavern, Skylight, Imbros, Silvo, opium dros from the various restaurants -Country Mense hate tonycraft). Export Department had been-buying-up Mepoke, Yellow Hammer late hybird), at a cost of $500 to $600 per month. Sharpshooter Huntington, Chestert. They had discovered that the opium dross Chessman.
bought by them had already been smoked
Yellow River (188 s.), Bivergrass (158), into the harbour, and so, naturally, it 8TH RACK (One and 4 Mile Handicap).to ash-and-was-col fit for throwing Strathfarrar (160), Manifesto (145), had been dreided to save the money thus Dapper Dan (nte Yanish) (150), Daidem expended. "Mr. Lloyd suggested that in Dahlia (101), Australcard (158). Austral the past quite a number of Chinese had boy (155), Roman Pride (162), Roman made money by their sale of useless opium Woodcock (152), Roman Sparrow (lateros to the Import and Export Depart Regiment.
Lawrune) (150), The Gambler (latement, and he suggested that perhaps the According to the Army List, the Com-Slander) (149). Satisfaction Dahlia (133), writer of the letter had shared in these manding Officer of the East Surreys is (150), Wambat (130). Bluebottle flate As to the writer's query as to what he
Ding Doug (146), Tmbros (135), Starland profits. Lieut. Colonch Cecil Charles Gough Waterlily)(15) Huntington (135), | should, do with any opfùm dross over and Ashton, O.B. E. He will be 33 years of Sharpshooter (155), West River (141), above two this in his possession at the age a month after hið arrival in Hong-
Hope Dahlin (116) kong, Lieut.-Colonel Ashton was first commissioned as a 2nd-Lieut/nant in, 1832. Two years later he was promoted to 1st- Lieutenant and in 1901 he was gazetted
AMERICAN'S GRATITUDE.
HIM OUT OF. HARBOUR.
*sa Captain, chṭaining his majority on ASSAULTS INDIAN WHO PULLED 3rd May, 1911. From the 19th August, 1914, to the 16th April of the following year he was in command of the 7th Having, in a state of inebriation,, fallen Battalion East Surrey Regiment. He into the not over clean waters of the served continuously with the East Surrey Harbour of Causeway Bay, Daniel A sque! to the blasting" nevident in Battalions during the Great War. From MacDonald, an American subject, showed which rocks were hurled into the Police Re-September, 1008, to August, 1911, he was gratitude to his deliverer, an Indiant creation Clab grounds, injuring a little engaged on Staff work on the West Watchman, by knocking the man about boy, was heard at the Magistracy, yes- African Frontier.
with his fists. A trifle resentful the Indian telephoned the police who sent
end of the month, Mr. Lloyd pointed out that the law concerning this has been in force for goodness knows how long-it was included in the 1814 Ordinance.”: «Ha then quoted from the Opium Ordinance the action governing the point,” It reads as follows: "No person shall have in his powession more than two teels of opium dross."
Mr. Lloyd added that if the opium dress was of no use to the Import and Export Department, it certainly would be no good to the smoker, and, therefore, the abvious thing to do with it
throw it into the Harbour."] would be as the writer suggested,—
OBITUARY.
MR. A. G. WISE.
terday morning. Sang Lee, the contraëtor The other officers of the Battalion are: for reinoval of Morrison Hill, or, 'alter-Major E. St. G. Anson, O.B.E., Major down a Chinese Jetective to arrest the Many old residents of the Colony will nately, Young Leung," who was in charge P. B. Stafford, O.B.E, Major W. man.
regret to learn of the death of Mr. A. G. of this particular operation,, was sum-Appleyard, Capt. R. C. Campbell, Capt. MacDonald was charged at the Magis Wise, who for many years was Puisne moned for failing to take proper precau. R. S. S. Paton, Capi, J. F. Drake, Capt. trazy yesterday morning with being drank Judge of the Colony. He retired in 1907 tions whilst blasting.
F. A. Bowring, Capt.. F. H. J. Nicolls," and disorderly, and with assaulting the on a pension of $1,980; a year-at an ex- Mr. R. E. A. Webster defended both D.S.O., M.C., Capt. W. 5. Caulfield, Indinn. It was stated that he belonged change probably of something like 2s. 6d.
M.C., Capt. G. E. Swinton, M.C., Capt. to Station's Midway Show, and carried to the £
me, but he intimated to his Worship W. G. Kent, Capt. C. E. Lugard, Licuts, out "the great diving feature."
was punished,
(Mr. C. . Melbourne), that he did so on the understanding that only one man D. Arinatrong, A.C. P. H. Drake E. J. Cooper, W. G. Kennedy, M.C., C.
Inspector Aris stated that the accident Brockman, D. J. Allfres, C. J. Yeo, A. L. took place on Sunday, the 17th inst. The Sutten, M.C., C. A. Clark, D.S.O., M.C., Police Club was about seventy to righty. R. A. Chidson, V. W. Richards, End- J. P. Brown, M.C., J. R.. Ä Cockayne, yards from where the blasting took place;
exposed regret.
He pleaded guilty, to both chargch and
Mr. Wise was bora in Colombo in 1854 and he had nearly reached the 69th year of his age at the time of his death. Ha For being drunk and disorderly he was was educated at Répton and Trinity} fined $, and for the assault.810.
He
College, Cambridge and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1878. He came to Hongkong as Police Magistrate in 1984. A game of bowls was in progress at the Licuts. E. A. S. Cope and L. W. Pendred. following year.
His ne staff appoint. A few years later he was acting as time. All of a sudden, a shower of rocks The adjutant of the Battalion is Capt. ment was that of Prov
Marshal and Registrar of the Supreme Court, and was fell og to the green. One rock landed AE Cottam, LLC. and the Quarter A.A.G., which appoitment he held until appointed Puisne Judge in 1899. fect away from the little son of Mr. master is Capt. G. W. H. Bows,
July 1918, when he was further promoted later acted on several occasions as Chief The badge of the East Surrey Regiment to the staff appointment Deputy Adjutant
Justice, Moss, Fire Station Master, and rebound-!
is the united red and white roses. ed, striking the child in the' forthend.
General, Lieut. Col. Fitzpatrick was Brat Mr. Wise had an extensive knowledge THE LOYAL NORTH LAKES, REGIMENT, Mr. Charles Moss, father" of the boy,
gazetted to the Loyal North Lanes. Regio Oriental character, which, added to a said he was among the players. He saw The Loyal North Lane Regiment, the ment in 1800. Two years later be obtain legal acumen of no mean order, enabled him to quickly reach decisions which were the rock come over, and heard a cry from 1st Battalion of which go to Northed the rank of 1st Lieutenant. On Feb invariably sound. Seldom indeed were his son. On looking round he saw that China, also has an interesting reard.ruary 6th, 1015, he was given the rank any of his judgments upset, When the blood wie streaming from his temple. Regiment was formed at Luisburg and of Temporary Major and on the 9th announcement was made that Mr. Justion He took the boy to the pavilion, dressed the following are its battle honours:- Deember the same year he was further Wise had decided to retire on pension, the wound, and had him sent
it to the Luisburg, Qurbie (1759), Mnida, Corunna, promoted to Temporary Lieutenant the: Daily Press pubifhed the following Government Civil Hospital. .
Tarifa, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nive, Colonel,
tribute to his service: “Polzied of a Expert evidence was given by Mr. Peninsula, Ava, Alma, Inkerman, Sevas The other officers of the Battalion are wonderfully keen insight into character, Anderson, of the Public Works Depart topol, Alimasjid, Afghanistan (1878-79). Major C. W. W. Sundes, O..E., Capt, he seemed to be able to read a man at ment. He stated that the operations took defence of Kimberley, South Africa (1809- E. J. W Spread, O.B.E, M.C., E. E glance, and as he grasped points Place 200 yards away from the spot where 1002). The Regiment also served in var-Cunningham, A. R. Bare, D.S.O., M., quickly and clearly, he dealt with casos the boy was hit When a charge was laidious cuupaigas during the Great War. G. GR. Williams, E. G. Riviere, with remarkable despatch. His pro- it was possible to arrest the upward The badge of the Regiment is the famous ME, M.C., W. Parker, J. Lindsell, nounaments were distinguished for their flight of rock, but it could not be pre-red ryse of Lancashire.
M.C. N. Douglas-Stephenson, M.C., W. lucidity of expression, and that his con- vented absolutely. A suficient weight Licut Colonel E. R. Fitzpatrick, OBE, Miller Lients: G. H. Pinsent, MC, clusions were well formed is amply demon should be placed over the top of the D.S.O., who commands the Battalion, R. B. Rathbon, M. Elrington, M.C.strated by the fact that his judgmente charge, dizainishing the upward force, and served with distinction during the Great B Wire, W. H. Kingsberry, M.B.E., were rarely reversed. Moreover, he preventing rock being propelled side War, and in 1010, ht the early age of 37, J. G. Sandia B. M Gidlow Jackson, witticisms, and among the members of the brightened many a tedious bearing by his ways. From his own house at Leighton was promoted to the temporary rank of A. L.. Bulling, A. V Denton, G. W. Har he was esteemed for his fair and im- Hill be had watched the operation with Bringdier General Ho was engaged on Gibson, E. C. Howse, H. A. C. Hodgson, Faial treatment. In every essential he a pair of glasses. He did not squ shields staff work for a considerable period of the 2nd-Liouts. H. O. Robinson, H. K. Bench, Socially, Mr. Wise wis
worthily upheld the best traditions of the being placed over the netual charge, but War, his first staff appointment being Watkins, S. J. G. Gornall, G. L. general favourite, and he was a line type he saw them placed on the side of the hill Assistant Provost Marshal. This appoint Dolman. The Adjutant of the Battalion of the English gentlema. Many old
fow feet below,
ment he held to the 15th April of the is Cup: E: G. Riviere, M.B.E, MC, and residents retain the most kindly recollec
tions of him and will regret to learn of (Continued at foot of next column.) the Quartermaster Capt. 3. W. Atherley, his death.
His Worship fined. Sang Leo $100.
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