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CHIMINAL SESSIONS BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE PUIŠNE JUDGE
(UR. JUSTICE GOXPERTZ)}- QACHED WITH PUMICE STONE. ARMED ROBBERY, AT YAPMATI,
THE LACONIA'S"
PASSENGERS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH, 1924.
TAKING THEM IN THE BUNCH"
There can be nothing mountonous about ship life on board à Cinander like the Two Chinese-Lai Ping and 'heurgrond carrying 700 passengers round
charged before the
the world provided you have an inquisi- Paisno Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz) at
tive mind and seek to know the busi- the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon
ness and history of each individual" in with committing an armed robbery at the huge caravansevi. One of the first Yauaui on the 13th Bovember last.
dismories the inquire? makes is that Mr. 1. "K. Holmes (Crown Solicitors State in the Talou, as proscented and Mr. Campbell Prosser, barrister-at-last
-at-has appeared for Cheung Chin Kee.
The Crowa ulicitor, ia outlining the case, said that on the 13th December last,
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Cantala, Honolith, Mexico, Calot and Czechn-Slovakia are represented in the list. We have not yet hren able to learn how many millionaries--male and female -are among them, but one striking thing
at alent ? pane in brond day lights that about the passengers collectively is men entred No. 1, Park Street. Yan-i ati. Ta of them, the aeused, were armed with revolvers, whilst the third was aturd with a dagger.. They entered the ground floor, where resiled a motor driver, Mabananed Yusel, and his wife, The rubbers bound and gigged the uan and, wenun, nad after lasing keys fget the latter, ransacked the apart mour, taking with them a watch, soone "armoney, buangles, rings, gold buttons and same thing. They stayed over half an kour.
After the robbers" had left the woman managed to release herself from her bords, tl then untied her husband, who at one made a Port of the affair at the Yamati Police Station.
The first prisoner, continued Mr. Holmes, was arrested on December guth 13's taler in a brothel on Wo Sang Street Fie was sequently identified at an blentification parado by the motor. driver and his wife, The second prisoner was arrested on Febenary 3rd in the street at Yhuanti. At an identification pande the next day the motor driver did not recognise him as one of the robbers, but the wife did.
Mahommed Yusef, the rotor driver, gave confirmatory evidence. He said that the robbers gagged him with a piece of pumice stone, which was forced into his mouth and held there by means of a length of cloth which was bound tightly around his jaw. Nor of the stulen pro- perty had been reentered
that there are 198 widows' among them. (should be said. however, that the vials in charge of the pour have de clined to confirm the statement). How we are not y spinisters there are tald, fat we observe that one wealthy society leader of New York City is chaperoning three girls, there is also a silk mill owner's slaughter who is cropsing, we are told, a $13,000 suite; there is a lyric soprano and "one or two
aesthetic and classieni dancers, who
SPORT.
"TENNIS.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Four matches were down for decision yesterday, one in the Open Singles, one in the Club Championship and two in the Open Doubles. All four turned out to be comparatively easy wins; in fact they were all won by straight sets. "The only match that looked like being.a open struggle was the Open Singles game between F. Wheeler and Kwok Po Kwan the others were foregone conclusions. On paper it looks as thongh Kwok we easily, but such was not the case. Wheeler was just as good as Kwok caly he failed to make the most of his opportunities. He was decidedly the better player at the net and his Kills were good. Where he failed was in a complete absence of the use of the back-band stroke, He tried to take everything coming on his left with his forehand drive, with the result that many of his returns found the net. On the whole, Wheeler played a good game. His opponent showed him- self to be a good all-round player. using backhand and forehand-strokes with It was quite an interest- consistent ease.
jog game.
In the Open Doubles H. D. and 0. add to the gaiety of the trip; and there Rumjahn had no difficulty in disposing is the ordinary Iņusiness young lady de-of H. E. Grace and A. B. Raworth by scribed as the women's shop writer" in three straightsets whilst R. E. Worthing the advertising department of an Auteri-ton and F. A. Redmond walked away can journal who started from New York with their match against the brothers City a year ago to work her way round Hung the world." Also there appear, too, to be quite a number of "distinguished wider authos" who are either seeking a clientale for books the must voracious reader in these parts has probably never heard of before, or collecting material for new novels in their hurried voyage round the world.
There are, of course, many "well known business men" bent on looking over the field," and there is a well known bacteriologist of whom we have heen furnished with the following parti-
According to the story of the motor driver's wife the robbers were disap-culars: pented with their haut, for one, sho Dr. Edward 11. Ahlswede is the son alleg. turned to her before he left and of De O. Ahleswade, M.RC.S., R.C.P.. said. Bol 1 am richer than you!" Loncon, England. He studied at Down-
The Puisne Judge: This was, of course. after they had taken everything thes cold-final!
The Crown Solicitar: Yes, my · Lord. Mr. Campbell Prosser enlled tw, wit nesses to prove an alibi so far as the second prisoner was concerned and later the Jury returned a verdict of "Xot Guilty and both mea were discharged.
The following Jury was empannelled S. Meijer, J. E. Anderson, J. B. Chap- man, Chan Chin-ngok, E. W. Hazeland, F. A. Xavier, and T. Oliphant.
AN UNLUCKY DAY. SOLICITOR SAYS 13TH IS UNLUCKY.
ing College, Cambridge, at the Surbecue Chiversity, Paris, as well as at the Ber Hi. Heidelberg and Kiel Universities, tiermany The doctor has spent equal arts of his life in England, France and Germany, has travelled every country in Europe and speaks several languages Ruently. Since 1918 he has specialized in dermatology and venerulogy and was con- uested with the Skin Clinic of Prof. P. [
Unna at Hamburg, Last year the doctor, went to the United States for the first time. He visited the Chicago and New. Tork clinics and worked for several months at the Buffalo State Institute for The the Study of Malignant Diseases. doctor is known to the profession as the author of some 80 papers published in various medical journals both in Europe and America. The following publications are some of the more important:-(1) Nonspecific Protein Therapy; (2) The specific spirillocide effect of Arsphena
In fixing a date for the bearing of the ase in which Police Sergt. James is suing the Moon Garage for $877 as damages arising out of a motor cpllision, his Hon-ne: (a) Lichenlike arsphenamine erup- our, the Puisne Judge, yesterday. sug gested to the solicitors in the case March 13th as a suitable day for the case to be heard.
Mr. E. W. Corbett, for the plaintiff, remarked: The 13th, my Lord! That is my unlucky day."
His Lordship: It might be that it the other side's lucky day!:
The date of hearing was Exed for
13th.
the
tions; (4) Red light treatment; (5) Non- surgical operation of malignant tumours;
The doctor is now a passenger as well as one of the directors on the
scoala around the world trip. He is studying the therapeutic methods as well as the equipment of the numerous hos. ispitals visited, or to he visited, in Japan, Chion, Java, Burmah, India. Egypt, etc.. The and is corresponding for several medical journals in Europe aud America. collection and preservation of water speci. mens taken from the Pacife and Indian Oceans for the study of the plankton is a special feature. The specimens will be sent to a European Hygienic Laboratory. The doctor is very much impressed by the beauty of Hongkong and expects to independent be back next year an
with him."
SEQUEL TO A DISHONOURED CHEQUE.
SUMMARY COURT ACTION.
In the "Club Championship L Forster beat H. R. Remington by two straight
seta.
A noticeable feature of yesterday's games was the trespassing of spectators on to the players' preserves, which must be annoying to the players. In the Wheeler-Kwck game this was very notice able and both players lost valuable points as a result. A yard further back is quite as good to see the game from, and specta- tors would be doing a kindness to the players if they made it a point to allow the players plenty of room.
Yesterday's results:-
Open Doubles.-H. D. and O. Rumjahn 6-1, 6-1, 6-1; R. & Worthington and F. beat H. E. Grace and A. B. Haworth, A. Redmond beat Hung-bros., 6-0, 6-0, 6-3. Open Singles-Kwok Po Kwan beat F. Wheeler, 5, 6-1, 7-5.
COMPANY REPORT.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
The report of the General Managers for the year ended October 31sh 1903, states:- The Net Proft of the Company
for the year under review, after providing for all bad and Boubtful debts nod allowing for depreciation of Aerated Water and other Machinery and Plant, Fatui- thre, Fittings, Trade Uten- sits, Launches, etc., amounts To which has to be added the balance brought forwar from last year
Leaving available for, appro-
priation
10 ....
We propose:---
To pay a divid
end of 10 per vent. which will absorb........... $ 10,000,00 Pay a bonus of 10
per cent...... Place to Reserve
Fund
Write of Build
Improve- ing ments***** Pay to Staff Pro- vident Fund... Pay to Chinese
100,000.00
30,000.00
10,000.00
Staff Superan auation Fund..... 10,000.00
for. next
And
carry ward to account
8373,864,8I
44,495.14
417,358.97
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89,358.97..
$418,339.07
Board of Directors. The existing Board Chater, CG, LL.D., M. J. Scott of Directors consist of the Hon. Sir C. P. Harston, and Mr. E. F. White, who now retire, but heing eligible offer themselves for re-election.
Auditors: The Company's Accounts have been audited by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A.C.A.. and Mr. H. Greenwood, A.C.A., who offer themselves for re-elec tion.
MOTOR VEHICLES IN CHINA.
SHANGHAI'S FIVE THOUSAND CARS.
10 CARS ON CRGA-KALGAN ROUTE. China to bas 11,039 motor-driven vehicles scattered from Hongkong, in the south, to Harbin, in the north. This figure is the result of a revised automobilo censu recently made by the local office of the American Bureau of Foreiga and total Shanghai possesses a little less than Domestic Commerce. Of this remarkable half, or about 5,000, while the revised figure for Yannaafu, the lowest on the list, is one, Chefoo and Chickiang come next at the bottom of the list with two Club Championship.-L. Forster heat passenger cars euch.
Peking has 1,322 cars, or only a third H. R. Remington, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.
as many as Shanghai, but greatly out- ranks this Settlement with its quota of 49 aeroplanes and seaplanes as against The following matches are down for only 23 for Shanghai For the long stretch of desert between Kalgan and Urga decision to-day-
the two cities have a combined motor car establishment of 100 passenger cars, ten motor-buses and trucks and three motor ejeles.
FOOTBALL
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HONGKONG YA. CHALLENGE SHIELD. Semi-finals,-Sookunpoo "A" ground.
Junior at 9.30 p.m.-H.M.S. Titania Reserves H.M.5. froquais Re feree: Holland Linesment: Mesurs. Collins and Fairburn Senior at 4.15 pan-Kowloon . R.G.A. Referee: Mr. Smith. Linespen: Mears. Collins and Tovey.
HONGKONG LEAGUE. Division [L
South China "Br. Club de Recreio, at 3.15 pm. Kowloon F.C. ground. Referee: Mr. Smyth.
Some startlingly small figures are in- cluded in the report. Mukulen, the centre of the rich section of Manchuria being developed by the South Manchurian Rail- way, has only 100 passenger cars and 15 lorries and buses, while Tngtas has only 168.
Harbin, with a Ruslan population of 20,000 is credited with 342 passenger cars, er about one to every 270 of the "popula tion as contrasted to one for every eleven in the United States. Apparently the
St. Joseph's v. University, at 3 p.1.impression of an abundance of motor cars
St. Joseph's ground. Referee: Mr. Bailey.
KOWLOON . R.G.A
which the traveller in. Harbingels is not correct. Nanking has only 3 cars, while the booming port of Hankow can boast of only 214 pussenger cars.
Though Hongkong has only 715 passer- The following have been selected to reger cars as opposed to 4,094 in Shanghai. present the Kowloon F.C. in their match it comes within ten of Shanghai's total . the R.G.A. in the semi-final. of the of motor oyeles, having 320 to 330 in Shanghai has over half the Hongkong Shield, to be played to-day on Shanghai. the Sookunpoo ground, kick-off, 4.15 motor-driven fre-ighting apparatus in p., A. Duncan; F. Wheeler and T. L China, 49 machines, though there are evi- Knight; A. Turner, J. McKalvie and H. dently some omissions, as in the case of Wheeler; A. Latham, K. A. Mason, H. Peking, which has a pumber of motor. the Peking East Reserves: driven machines in
Brigade not recorded. M. Howarth, S. Hayes and J. Morton..
"The grand totals are: passenger cars CRICKET.
8,310; trucks and motor buses 1,140; trail. ers 67: tractors 2; motor ercles 1.195; aeroplanes and seaplanes 99; fire-fighting, apparatus 95; total 11,032.
Before his Honour the Puisne Judge traveller-bringing a few of his friends Roberts, R. Nash and J. Muir.
(Mr. Justice Gompertz) judgment was entered for 2141 against E. J. Busaebaert. of No. 2 Lays Buildings, Kowloon, who was sued by Mr. H. Ruttonjec.
The plaintill produced a cheque for 2141 gives him by the defendant. The cheque had been dishonoured, having been re- turned by the Bank for reference to the drawer. Nothing had been paid since the cheque had been returned.
Mr. El Arculli conducted the case for Mr. Ruttonjee. The defendant did not put in an appearance.
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
BOKS INTERESTING NOTES.
a £8.
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C.S.C.C tar XI v. H:KC.C.
To proceed with the more general description, we hare to mention years old self-styled subsidised tramp who is the champion chequer board
The following will represent the player on the Laconia." There is at least one Civil War veteran," 78 years of C.S.C.C in the League match on the age and one or two ex-Congressmen H.K.C.C. ground' at 2.15 p.m., to-day- The company also boasts among its num- A., E. Wood (captain). R. E. O. Bird, her the man who first proposed electro-E. B. Reed. A. R. Sutherland, J. H. B. cution in the United States." There is Nihill, B. D. Evans, F. I, Ling, F. II. apparently no truth in the report that ho Holdman, F. Baker, R. 'C. Witchell, and has been persuading the Captain to instal A. Grimmitt an electrocutor on the ship-yet!
An interesting episode of the Laconia's visit to Shanghai was the desire of one passenger to see the longest har in the world.
The annotated programme in connec We have mentioned the widows and the tion with the concert on the 12th inst..apinisters, but we have forgotten to state will be found to contain some interesting that the bachelors on board number notes. This, in writing of (3) Angelus, They must be steel-hearted fellows if they of Scenes Pittoresques, the Annotator hope to succeed in getting back to the says: "No. 3 is the jewel of the suite, States na bachelors, considering that the odds are at least five or six to one against and, alone of its numbers, evokes momentary reflection. A humble remem them; and that this is leap year when branco and admission of morality, a slight every lady widows included-is acknow tribute to Divine Bonificence, five ledged to have, the right to propose! sninutes deposit in the bank of Eternity,
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WILL OF CHINA COAST CAPTAIN.
and a fresh slab of stone for the pare ment of good resolutions. The composer's supplementing of the bell tone by over. blown French horn actes is quaint and: eriginal. The following should interest Scotch people and refers to Hendelssohn's "Scotch Symphony." "A visit by him
the composer) in 1829 gave the inspira The late Captain Henry: Simpson, tion for this beautiful Symphony, which master mariner: sometime in the Indo may or may not be suggestive of that China Steam Navigation Company, late country, but it is the roay view which of Hongkong and of Danmagan, Be only his happy genius could have traus bank House, Naira, left estate of the value Anted into sound."'
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1.R.C. 2ND XI. . R.A.31.C.
The following will represent the Indian Recreation Club 2nd XI, in a League match against the R.A.M.C. on the lat ter's ground to-day at 2.15 p.m. :-D. Rumjaha (capt.), Sirdar Khan, E A Mousdeen, O. Rumjahn, Y, A Wahab, . Hasann, E Moordeen, M. P. Madar, Kitchell, J. S. Aekber and A. H. M. Samy
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GREAT FIRE EP10. CORONET THEATRE'S NOTABLE PRODUCTION
Realism is a word sadly misused these days, but it in the only word that fits the great screen epic now being shown at the Coronet Theatre, for The Third Alarm is realiam itself. There are a hundred Proofs of this. First there is the great rescue exploit-perhaps the greatest ever screened. Then there is the charming love romance ringing true in every note. Likewise, there is the comic touch, aéver very far away even when events are darkest. Scores of little sidelights there are, as well, taken very often from real life. Above all, there is the excitement, the suspense. Nobody can watch up- moved the great building bursting into The firm of Messrs. Caldbeck Macgregor flaines, the engines, thundering through & Co., Ltd., of Shanghai eelebrated its the streets, the devotice of the old fre- diamond jubilee last week. At a dinner man, the loyalty of his devoted wife, the at which there were 300 gaests, several terrible fire seene, the perilous rescue congratulatory speeches were made, the from the swaying ladder, the crash of climax being reached when a venerable the huge safe, the triumphant return of Chinese rose and, in one of the fewer his heroic dash through a wall of roar Bullet," the discarded fire horse, and periods of which his countrymen are masters, called upon the company to drinking fire. Nobody can see these vivid to the health of the wine and spirit events without feeling the pulse beat king of the Far East." The phrass vi- faster, the blood flows quicker. That is dently had even more meaning for the why The Third Alarm" is the great Chinese than the translation did for the pictura it is; occasionally saddening,
always fascinating. foreigners, for it was grotted with rounds sometirees amusing, frequently thrilling- of applause.
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