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LAWN BOWLS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING:
TWO LEAGUES FOR NEXT SEASON.
**THE DEVOURING WOLYES DY TAIKOO.”.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANGARY 16TH, 1924.
Traffic Inspector KENT proposed and Mr. Mrin secondled, that "There shall be two leagues, the Erst to consist of the five Senior Clubs, and that the highest team in the second division be proraoted to the first division and that the lowest team be relegated to the second divi- Kāza."
Against this Mr. ALDERMAN proposed an amendment, which Mr. WoTKEESPOON seconded, that "Only one league be ar ranged for, the tennis to play one match
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association was held last evening in the Post Office Building and was presided over by the Hou. Me. A. Ch. Stephen (President of the Association).; anly,"
The unenalment was put to the meet Amongst those, present were: Mr. Gow
Inspector Kent's motion (Vice-President), Mr. D. Harvey (Chair-ing and lost. man), Mr. C. J. Tacchi (Hon. Secretary was then put and earried.
The Hox. SECRETARY'S DES proposed and Treasurer), the Hon. Mr. A. 1. Lowe, Mr. J. Reid, Mr. W. Adamson and alteration also aroused some discussion. representatives from the various no suggested that "Any kague match in which play has been commenced and or other afterwards stopped by rain cause by mutual consent of the opposing sean's representatives shall be entirely previous peores to replayed, with no
date to be settled by the count, on Commitrée. If not agreed upon the match must be completed with the iden tienl teams and rinks and scores at which the game was suspended."
bowls Clubs.
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Dealing with the accounts the PRESIDENT said there was at present an adverse balader at the Bank of $165. The enter tainment of the Shanghai borers had cost $794 which accounted for the present financial position. On "the other hand there were still four of the Clubs which had not seas in their donations of $200 each towards this expenditure, When these were received they would have a small balance in hand.
He then pro
posed the adoption of the report and accounts. This was seconded,, by the Hou. Mr. A. R. Lowe and carried.
A number of proposed amendments to the rules of the Association were brought forward by the Secretary Ear consider
in.
The HON. SECRETARY in explaining the point involved, referred to the fact that the Taikoo C.SC.C. match was suspend when Taikoo was leading by 13 points. The match was completed later by a slightly changed team. He thought that such a case precisely the same teams should be played. He pointed out that in other sections of sport where a match was continued from where it left off the same teams turned out,
The first of these concerned the en- trance fer to the League. Rule, states Mr. WOCHERSPOOx, objected to the pro- that the entrance fee shall be $10. The posal saying that as long as the members SECRETARY asked that this figure be of the team were bona fide members of deleted, pointing out that for some time the Clubs there could be no objection past the Clubs had been paying $50 each to the game being played by a team to the Association. He suggested that selected by the Club.
the entrance fee be fixed by the Con mittee before the League starts."
The proposal was agreed to unab tously.
Several other representatives support ed Mr. Wotherspoon in this view.
After further argument the President proposed that, "The Captains of the
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CRIMINAL SESSIONS {ENVORE HIS HONOUR TAX CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAN REES DAVIES)]. THE CANTON WHARF CRIME. CHINESE YOUTH FOUND NOT
QUILTY."
The cross-examination of Indian Polico Sergeant Blin was continued when the trial re-opened yesterday.
PIRATE GANG ROUNDED
UP? ALLEGED ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE "SULAN" AND OTHER PIRACIES.
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What is considered to be one of the finest bits of work carried out by the local Ip Pat, the Chinese youth whose trial police in rréent years has just been dis- on a charge of fatally shooting a woman closed. For the past week or so the police, named Hui Wan, outside the Canton acting on various dues and by keeping a stealer wharf opened on Monday, was keen eye on departing steamers, have been yesterday found not guilty" and disbusy rounding up a number of men be lieved to belong to a dangerous gang of charged.
pirates who have been operating on the China Coast for the past eighteen months. They have made a heterogeneous collection Questioned by the Chief Justice, wit-of 23 men in all, and they are now leaving bess affirmed that all he said to the no stone unturned, in their efforts to harbour offiein: (a revenue officer) who correct the suspects up with various en- effected the arrest was that prisoner had sational piracies,
In ia quite posible that charges relat shot someone. Witness did not see the barbour official search prisoner. Nothing ing to the piracy of the Sus An, fourteen was said between witness and the revenue months ago, and other more recent piracies will be preferred against some officer about a revolver."
So far as the Suí Ampiracy is¦ Chinese Revenue Officer No. 20 who of the men. made the arrest, described what took concerned one of the men under detention place. Witness was on duty at the time was in the hands of the police about of the occurrence. He heard two reports a year ago on suspicion that ho had taken of a firearm. Then a whitsle was blown, part in that piracy. On that occasion be TAIL from the was arrested in Shanghai and brought and witness saw a man roadway to "below the Harbour Office down to Hongkong but, owing to lack of! verandah. No-one else, was running in evidence, no charge was brought against The ad. Witness made an effort to him and he was released. He now stands intercept the running man, hat could not charged with unlawfully having in his hold him. A chase then camed down 3 possession a number of arms on board the lane next to the Barbour Officer Alterss. Hanoi. Others out of the 23 are said guing four paces, witacas was able to to have been identified in connection with clutch prisoner and take him out of the the piracy of the Sui An. If the charge lane into the open roadway, where be of pirating the Sus da should materialise it is quite likely that a charge of murder handed him over to the Indian constable will be preferred against those identified, (B.116). Witness then scatched prisoner as it will be remembered that two of the whilst the Indian held him. Witness re Indian guards on board the Sui da wers cognised the man in the deck as the one murdered by the pirates. he captured on the night of the crime. All the conversation that passed between the Indian police constable and witness was what the Indian said, viz: Has he any firearms He has shot some person The Inding spoke in Chinese.
Chinese constable Lam Hing, who was of the tragedy, said he beard two shots, then a police whistle, and then saw the prisoner in the castody of the Indian policeman. Witness then returned to the actual scene of the shooting, and here he found a revolver and a pair of women's shoes. ile did not, examine the revolver a banded is in at the Central Police
Witnesses brought down from Amoy aro said to have identified a number of the men as having taken part on December 6th in the piracy of a passenger launch,| of the Chinese villages on the coast near Agno, operating between Amoy and one
by.
Police suspicions were aroused in the first place by the fact that a number of Chinese speaking the Hoklo and Hakka This led to a careful the r. Hangi search, as it is unusual for passengers peaking the Hokio and Hakka dialects to Some of them travel by this steamer, were turned away from the steamer and Bu in possession of ammunition clips, others arrested. One man was found to whilst in a buck occupied by some of the same party, who numbered about 15, were found eight revolvers, all fully loaded, sad a quantity of loose ammunition, whilst in the falso sides of a basket were found over $100 in ten cent pieces. fa a basket belonging to another man four fully loaded revolvers were found
The RUN. SECRETARY then asked that two opposing teams be left to decide this on duty at the time and in the vicinity dialects were amongst the passengers ca Rule No. 14 be abolished. The rule, he matter in case of an interrupted match." said, was not how necessary. It said: There are no rules to guide us for oc- The League Cup shall become the pro-vasions of this kind, he added. and it perty of the Club that may win it two is well known "that bowlers are very years in succession or three times in all." | amicable people who not likely to quarrel. The League Cup had been won outright There is not the same fading as there is by Taikoo and as the cup did not now among footballers. belong to the League be thought the The Hon. Mr. Lowe: If they can't rule was no longer necessaLTY,
agree they can always toss up for it. He seconded the President's proposal, which was carried..
The PRESIDENT, however, solved the difficulty by rising and offering a new Jengue trophy, suggesting that the rules governing the manner in which it should
Station in exactly the same condition as it was when he found it.
Sergt. Lennot, who was on duty at the Central Police Station on the morning of November 4th, deposed to receiving a revolver from the last witness. It, con- tained four live and two spent rounds. the defence, said he would put prisoner Mr. Brewer, in opening the case for
The HOM, SPORETARY then read a letter from the English Lawn Bewis Association in the witness-box.
bo competed for should be left in the Secretary which stated that whilst the the boat, he heard the report of firearms, board an“ 0.S.K. steamer. They wore hands of the Committee so that the Club was not entitled to full membership *** devouring wolves of Taikoo" equld not it could become an associate member of claim it. **With your permission, geä the Association on payment of the fee Lleuen, I think we will retain this rule," of 10s. Gd. added the PRESIDEST.
The offer was received with applause. "On the suggestion of a member it was agreed that the cap should become the property of the Club winning it three Limes in succession of five times in al
The Vice-PRESIDENT pointed out the adrantages of joining the Association, stating that any member going Home would have the privilege of playing on any Club green affiliated with the Eng- fish Lawn Bowls Association.
After a brief discussion the Hox. There was some difference of opinion regarding the HON. SECRETARY's next SECRETARY was instructed to forward an proposed alteration. Ho suggested that application for affiliation.
At this stage the President announced the league should. for the next season, be divided into two scetions-a first and to the meeting that Mr. J. Beid was second "division-and that the two top willing to put up & cup for competition teams' in the proposed second division in the newly formed second league.
The offer was received with applause. should be promoted to the first division
The PRESIDENT then presented beauti- and the two bottom teams in the ürst division be relegated to the second divi- fully engraved gold medals to the follow He pointed out the difficulties ing officials for services rendered during connected with running one league only the year 2: "Mr. J. Reid (Ex-Pre Last year there were 8 teams in the first sident), Mr. J. H. N. Mody (Ex-Vicc
sion.
Those men were turned away from the steamer, and not immediately arrested. Prisoner said that soon after he got off They were later found to be trying to and then a police whistle. He ran to the questioned by the police, and they are left; "there were many others running stated to have replied: "Since we are He ran into a lane, thinking he would not allowed to travel by the Hanoi to get into another street. He was then Kwang Chow Wan, we are going to arrested by a Chinese revenue officer and Swatow." Altogether 15 men were ar- taken in a motor-car by an indian police-rested in this manner; others were arrest- saw the ed on other ships and from information man to a hospital, where he the woman stated she did not recognise wounded woman. In reply to a question received. prisoner.
Prisoner, continuing his narrative, said he was afterwards taken to the Central Police Station, where he was searched and questioned. The small amount of money found on him was the balance of 82.30 which his father gave him for travelling expenses before he left Canton. He deased having fired the abot or shots. Cross-examined, prisoner said be came with a friend of, his father's, "who told to Hongkong at the suggestion of and him he would be able to get work in this city. He had been to Hongkong ence before with this friend, but had not seen him since he (prisoner) had been ar rosted. He had written to His father in Canton but had received no reply. He denied that he came to Hongkong for the purpose of killing the woman
Three of the men were brought" beloro Mr. J. R. Wood yesterday morning and charged with unlawfully having in their possession a quantity of arms and am- munition, and at the request of the polico the case was remanded for one week 'pead- ing further enquiries.
TWELVE MONTHS EACH. FOR THREE DANES. JUDGMENT IN THE “MALAYA”-ARMS
SEIZURE CASE,
Twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour was awarded each of the three Danish seamen on the motor ship. nigga who last week pleaded guilty to Mr. Brewer said that the case for the a charge of unlawful possession of arms.
Details of the case, as outlined by the prosecution was full of inaccuracies.
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lengus which meant 14 matches. This President) and Mr. W. Bussell (Expresoner bad given a deal of inforna- Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. K. Holmes) tion which tended to prove his inno-appeared in our issue of January 10th. year there were two farther entries which Chairman). “
concerned tweire meant 18 matches. If the teams were The election of officers was then pro- cence. The husband's evidence, like that Mr. Campbell Prosser defended. The many pistols and revolvers and nearly 1,400 divided into a first and second league ceeded with and the following were of the chair coolics and the Indian police charge
sergeant, was unsatisfactory on points Counsel commented on the en-rounds of ammunition. Prisoners were with live in each they would have no elected with acclamation:
President The Hon. Mr. A. tire absence of motive for the commit. Sigurd Thorsen, Ole Poulson and Georg difficulty in getting through the season.
tal of the crima. So far as the youthful Holte. " prisoner was concerned, the motive was neither robbery nor passion
As everybody knew last season 'dragged Lowe. but much too long.
Vice President.-Mr. B. W. Bradbury. Chairman Mr. A. Hamilton.
Mr. OVERY, while agreeing with the Ian. Secretary's suggestion, pointed out Hon. Secretary and Treasurer-Mr. thut the promotion of two Clubs from C. J. Tacchi
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Before scalencing the men His Lord- ship the Chief Justice said: "You have The Attorney-General dealt at length all pleaded guilty to being in possession The ship had been with the alleged inaccuracies in the of these arms and ammunition on the Crown evidence. In ณ case like this, he motorship Malaya. inaccuracies. Great excitement prevail-days and was to sail on the morning that the first to second leagues and vice-versal Mr. Tacchi was thanked for his ser said, there were bound to be some minor alongside the wharf here for some three meant that there would only be three of vices by the retiring PLERIDEST who re-ed at the time of the shooting, and it the arms were discovered. There is no was only natural that the witnesses evidence to show that you intended to the original Clubs left in cach division marked on his great interest in the
portant points. If their stories had them on in Hongkong. I am prepared Under the circumstances he felt that one and his untiring and energetic work for called had differed on small and unim land them here or that you had taken. agreed down to the veriest detail there to accept your counsel's statement that team only should be promoted and one the Association. relegated..
All the evidence, I think it is most probable that you Mr. Reid proposed a vote of thanks would have been great occasion to cast you brought the arms from Europe, and
suspicion on them. The Hon. StaRETART agreed to this sug to the retiring President, stating that maintained the Attorney General, pointed would have disposed of them as best you Mr. Stephen was second to node when to the man in the dock having com could. I cannot overlook the fact that you were botwoon yon possessed of 12 gestion.
Trasho Inspector KENT asked how it he put his hand to anything. They had mitted the crime.
His Lordship, in summing up, said that revolvers and a considerable amount of the oaus was certainly upon the prosecu ammunition in this port. It is, however, would be decided which clubs should all enjoyed his hospitality on several
tios to prove whether the man in the the ship's first trip here and I under- comprise the first league and the second cecasions..
The voto was carried with acclamation clock was the actual murderer. A point stand that with one Axception-that is league, to which the Vice-PRESIDENT
and Mr. STEPHEN replying, said he wished in favour of prisoner was that he elected you, Halte-you have not been in Hong- suggested that the five Senior Clubs he could have done more and pointed to go into the witness box and tell his kong before, and may not har known of At the sama should remain in the first lagua.. out that his successor was a much more whole story. There was no evidence of the drastic law now prevalling gainst the
active man who, he felt sure, would put any motive at all for this crime, Repossession of arms here his heart and soul into the affairs of garding the alleged inaccuracies the time I cannot doubt that as part of the had to consider whether there were crew of a ship you must have known the Association. I propose to take up Jumaaterial, discrepancies in the evi- that the possession of these arms was the game of bowls seriously in the coming date of the witnesses as to lead them entirely illegal. Under all the circum season," Mr. Stephen remarked, "aud
stances I sentence every one of you to I chall issue a challenge in due course."-fer tou minutes' deliberation the Jury 13 months imprisonment of committal -(Laughter.)
returned a verdict of not guilty and labour, to run from the date This was all the business before the prisoner was discharged. moeting.
(Contimed at foot of next Column.)
A representative suggested that only one league be played next season and that the proposed alteration be brought into forces for the season following that. He thought the proposed alteration too drastic to be brought into operation so quickly,
to this evidence.
by the Magistrate-that is, December 4th Last.
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