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CORRESPONDENCE.
**SHEEP" AND "GOATS.”
FACTS ABOUT ICE HOUSE STREET.
"THE DIFFICIËTY—AND ITS
SOLUTION.
THE HONGKONG 'DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH,
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.
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MOTOR-BUS DRIVER ACQUITTED,
Yeung Kai Cheung, the moto-bus driver who was changed withemanslaugh ter as the result of the subsequent death
SPORT.
TENNIS.
WORTHINGTON AND REDMOND DEFEATED.
EAST SURREY BARBERS.
MASTER BARKER SUED.
Mr. Justice Gompertz sitting in Sum tuary Jurisdiction gave judgment in the The unexpected happened yesterday Alara Kia, master barber at the East case in which Fazil Karin, a barber; sued of a voolie who was run over by his bus when Ng Sze Kwong and C. Chon defeated Surreys, for $150, alleged to have been on the Tai Po Road on March 23rd, ap-R. E. Worthington and F.. A. "Redmond į peared on remand before Mr. F. W. Hamilton at Yuubati Police Court yes. The prevailing opinion amongst the terday afternoon, Mr. C. A., S. Russ
`[TO THE EDITOB OF THE" HESUKONG
DAILY PRESS.{
A funncial, correspondent writes:
tlefendet.
paid by plaintiff to defendant in respect
in the fourth round of the Open Doublet of a consideration which had failed. The by three sets to on. Worthington and Redmond were locked upon as likely Parties were to have gone into partner- wiprers of the double event, principally the money in consideration thereof. An ship and plaintiff alleged that he prid an account of Ng's partner who was coa- This was not no. Choi. sidered weak, played quite a good game and the Chines pair deserved to win, Worthington and Redmand played patchy tennis, neither Sergt. MeWalter said that on the mori-] player coming up to expectations. Red-defence.
outsiske brokers of lee House Street |
Dr. Severn, of the Government Civil is that a new Association, will soon lel formed. As often happens in controverspital, described the nature of the sial matters like this present" open "war and man's injuries. Death, he said, was fare between rival sharemongers in Hong dua to septicaemia, resulting, in his kong, the rart was put before the horse opinion, from the accident. . when it ever since the matter received pulsivity. It has been given out that disgruntled outsitlers,' seared and in censed because the "authorised dealers bad dreided to deprive the Street geuer ully of the didly quotation fists, had in turn decided to collect the goats into fold of their OWD, This is not these goats," son while ago, ARTAC OF
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Jess fully idered the question of handing themselves, for their mutual beörßit, înt
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agreement was prepared, but defendant
refused to sign it or to take plaintiff into partnership.
and M. d'Almada appeared for the Mr. C. A. S. Russ represented plaintif
was satished that the sunney was paid and he gave judgment for defendant with
ing of the gard March, he received a tele- | mond was noticeably weak in the open His Lordship giviaz judgment said he phone message from Sham Shui Po to the effect that an accident had decurred on the Tai Po Read. He later examined slope down from the centre on both sides the scene of the accident. There was a of the Hadway,
A Chinese witness, uncle of the de ceased man, said that he was pulling behind the truck at the time of the acei
lent.
ceased's foot, after striking him and
stages of the match particularly in the first two sets, whilst Worthington was
brilliant and at others just the opposite, patchy all the way through sometimes
netting the most simple shots.
Ng and his partner took the first set and the second 97. At ons stage in The track was going downhill the second set Ng and Choa were leading The bus was coming up the hill at a very 4-0 then Worthington and Redmand drew fast rate. He saw the bus go over deleve and carried the score to within one using him to fall. He did not hear the point of thet (1) but this they failed to secure and play rau on to 97 before the set went in favour of Ng and Chon. The third set saw Worthington and Red mond well set and playing better tantis After 1 had been called against them they took the next five games which gave them the set In this set their combina- tion was good and Redmond got his ser- rien going whikt Worthington often found Ng and Chou out of position and passed then with comparative case. They also started off well in the fourth set, taking the first two games and holding the lead to 4-3. The Chinese then went ahead and won the set and the match 3-6..
the hill.
an associatiin. This was the first move. horn of the bus sounded. Then business boomed. All-whetherį
In answer to Mr. Run, witness said he saw the deceased fall down. He stopped within either the gir circles of the truck about three or four feet from uthorised dealers er"outside them where the injured man lay. The bus til had no time for anything beyond their not stop until it had gone a long way up individual dealings. No question of
Mr. Russ: 1 put it to you that your "sharp" or** gouts was raisel. There heavy track, with only you behind, and was not the time. The idea of the fornia with five lies in runt, lost control tion of a new Association was, accord. coming down the hill-No.
Another Chinese witness said that he “ängly, dropped for the time being. Then, was with the coolie party. He did not after the March Settlement, the question hear the horn sounded. Un being struck, again arose. These goats knew and know-full well what percentage of job road between the hus and the truck. Bing" and "broking their own significance in Hongkong and are by no means on par with their meaning on, say, the London Stock Ex... change or Wall Street) they were doing and realising their comparative strength, fluught the Time ripe-times were fairly tine inasmush As thry were not to proeve with their pre- "Panicky** parations for a new untrailing hody Ami then it was that the two "author" žved" concerns decided not issue
(these terus have
to
the decensed fell in the middle" of the
Mr. Russ: Were you having some diff calty with your truck-No. The brake
was on.
Mr. Russ': Coming flown the road, were you in the centre of the read, or at the wideout 7 or 8 inches from the side.
Mr. Russ submitted that , jury would ever convict on the evidence.
No Sze Ewong played very fine tonnis;
S. H. ISMAIL. . S., A. „‚RUMJAES,
Costa.
THE MARINE COURT.
A BUSY MORNING...
A humber of cases camo bétory the Marine Magistrate yesterday morning. ~
A number of Chinese were fined $1 each the purpass of lifting article from the for using drags and grappling irons for
bed of the harbour. In one case police evidence was given to the effect that 20 bags of teal were found on one of the boats, apparently lifted from the bed of the harbour
As a sequel to the seizure of arms on board the he. Paul Lreat, the master of tas motor-bout Tak Hing, was charged] called upon to do so. Evidence a give with fuiling to stop his motor-boat when by Sergeant Butcher to the effect that he answered the police flag which was hoisted informed thattan defendant's motor-bont on the steamer. Ou drawing near he was was towing a sampac which had parcels on board taken from the Paul Lecat. Sergeant Buccher hailed the motor-boat, but it did not stop, and it was not caught until the Douglas Pier was reached. The Magistrate imposed a fine of $30.
yo. i was fined $10 for carrying seven The master of the motor-boat Leung passengers in excess of his licence. The Scance allowed for 16. There, wer 25 on
In two other cases lines of 25 each were
pened was that when you saw the bus this season.
Mr. Russ: I suggest that what hap-about as good as he has been seen to play His backhand drives were coniing, you were going so fast that you terrife and he generally scored with these had great dieulty in stopping your down the centre of the Court, truck.
board. Ng and Chow now go into the semi- discriminately the daily quotation lists.ceeded to put his client in the witness. H. Ismail. This match is to be played a Fook and Hang Shan-in the first ily pre Anal, and they have to meet S. D. and imposed on the masters of the motor-boats Opinion liffers as to whether it was a box. wise move,. Some say it was, as it show- Acetadd in evidence stated that he of on Saturday on the Stand Court.
cash for failing to have a certified coxs thesgoutsiders that the nuthor
wain on board, and, in the second case slodies were willing baht for was driving his bus along the Tai Pa
for failing to have a certified engineer on the status impliedly their Assation Road on the morning of the accident at
board. A similar fire was imposed in the Artjeles, and were not going, willingly down the hill. He was going at from about 8.30, when he saw a trick couring.
The two players met in the fourth case of a motor cargo boat which was to submit to the promotion of a third] 11 to 12 miles an hour.. He sounded his rould yesterday of the Open Singles discovered under way without a certified and, in their opinion, entirely unneces sary organization. Others say it was not
Seeing the truck apparently The match was unfinished owing to the coxswain on board. wine toove, They argue that the fut swerve slightly towards his bas, he put darkness setting in whilst play was in terings amongst the "goats should have his brake. When he passed the truck. Been treated with indifference if not with he was very close to the side of the road. progress. When the match was abandon- contempt. They say that the two Asso hurt when he stopped his bus and got one, the scores being: 1341, 5-6, 6-7, 4-3- He first knew that somebody had beened Rumjaho was leading by two sets to tiations should have relied upon their corporate strength to withstand any anë all outside attacks.
My opinion (lendered after an impartial Bervey of all the facts of the dispute at wy disposal) is that, the joint move was not a wise one I will offer but two res sons in support of ng coûtention, and they are: (1) were the tue of the * sheep" work in oliver endlaturation wal aw ni mar of the gunta." These
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horn.
down.
THE U.S. WORLD FLIGHT.
The match is to be continued this afterworld fight, Lieut. 3. S. Lawton, of the In regard to the American round-the- His Worship said he did not think that po play commencing from the begin.S. Air Service, who is here inaki. there was a case for a jury. "Negligence ning of the fourth set. Both players were preliminary arrangeawots, has decidri by a driver had to be shown, apart front very evenly matched. Rumjaha probably that the machine shall land on the water happen to anybody. He did not think tenacious Eght right to the last "point stay in the Colony will be a short one momenty nervousness, which might being a more stylish player but Isma in the vicinity of Lai-chi-kek. The flyers that in every case where a person was rather qualised matters. Play was in
as the original intention to ebange" cu killed, & manslaughter charge should lie teresting throughout, Rumjaha getting in gines here has been abandoned in Envenie
gainst the driver. In this ense the evi- hard driving and timing his dence was not clear. The truck-cooliesmashes very well. Email countered these one of the Japancée stopping stations. Perhaps not unnaturally, having lost with some excellent well placed lobs. At AMERICAN NAVAL CONTINGENT EXPECTED ON their evidence. On the charge of man- victory being 5-4-in the fourth et He their mate-were obviously biassed in one stage Kunjahn was within a point of slaughter, the accused would be dis- failed to get the point and lost the set charged,
The winner of this match has to meet R. E. Worthington in the semi-final,
The following are the results of other matches playıb:-
HONGKONG HOTEL SCENE.
HAR MANAGERS AND SEAMEN.
outsiders obtain the quotation lists easily now as ever they did. My soud reason is: The goats," by virtue of the amment et usures they put theagh, graneta Cinthout the assistance of The afrial lids) a pertly good idea of how the opening rates are giêng la rule. The outsiders" dealings must, because of their comparative magnitude, and if the lists ar fairly compiled, govern the open- ing rates as they guvern the closing rates! Mr. J. T-Goldsmith and Mr. H. John
No.. I am afraid the authorised son, har managers of the Hongkong dies are up against a big thing; if, that Hotel, were complainants in a case before. , the others persevere with their efforts Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis in the tlirection of organisation. The tracy yesterday when Jan Nederal and rinks of the +
goais contain many D. A. Klaassen, both described senmen clever men-Jews and Japanese and of the s.x. Tiling, were charged with Portuguese and Chinese and Scotsmen disorderly conduct in the bar and with and-yes-even Englishmen. Banded assaulting the complainants. Me. II. C. 4gether they should constitute a truly MacNamara appeared for the prosecu formidable body.
tion. Bail was granted in the sum of
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But, perhaps the authorised " or each and the case was remanded till nisations may obtain, consolation from to-day, the fact that such a cosmopolitan array of Gnanein interests have never yet Handed together!
Still, whatever happens, the publicity the matter has received has done good.
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EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
AMENDED.
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Mixku DocBLES-Mr. and Mrs Hat Tersley Smith (ser.) beat Mr and Mrs C. C. Stark (+4/11), 2-6, 10-8, 6-4.
HANDICAP SINGLES B."-D., Dryden (+2/0). beat J: de Mau (scr.), 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. G. Lammert (+1/0) beat W. Wood- ward (—1/8), 3-0, 6-3, CO.
BILLIARDS."
BO KOM TONG curs.
The handicapping for the Ho Kom Tong Cups took place at the Palace Hotel on Wednesday night as follows:-
Bir. S. X. Bradselt 1: Mr. J. Ade Luz 100, Mr. Luz Antonio 123, Mr. R. F.
SATURDAY.
In connertion with the world flight of the American aviators, a number of American Naval vessels are expected to arrive in port on Saturday next. The vessels expected are the U.S.S. Butegn, Hart and Risal is well as five destroyers. The contingent will gradually disperse to various posts on the track of the aviators coming down the const.
RUGBY FOOTBALL
An interesting game ought to be seen on the H.K. Football Club ground at Happy Valley on Monday next at 6 pm... when a Fifteen representing the Mounted Infantry Section of the H.K.V.D. Corps will play a Fifteen chosen from the re- maining Sections of the Corps. The game the M.I. Section at the dinner following is the outcome of u' challenge -issurd, by
by
Gardener 100, Mr. C. Gee 115, Mr. W the recent Inspection of the Corps Major General Sir John Fowler, Wome 160, Mr. F. E. Silva 100, Mr. H. T.K.C.M.G., and the applause which greeted Brooks 100, Mr. H. P. Green 150, Mr the announcement of the challeng may H. O. Halchin 175, Mr. H. Wilson 30, he taken as an indication of the feeling Mr. C. Spry 12% Mr. N. Rarusny 125, which undoubtedly exists among member Mr. H. Blindin 170, Mr. L. R. Rilling 70, of the Corps that keen ravily in the field
It has opened up the question of share When the Chinese accountant who was -dealing in the Colony, and has prompted charged at Yaumati Police Court last a sumber of not easily counted points Tuesday with embezzling $250 belong regarding differences in buyers and ing to his employers, the Wing On Loong, Ar. E. Antonia, 125, Mr. H. Miles 125. of sport serves as strongly as competitions seilers' prizes, the unsatisfactory rents by neaus of false entries, "appeared on Mr. F. Treages 100, Mr. H. D. Bennett of a more military nature in maintaining nens and evasive replies sometimes re- remand before Mr. Bamilton at the same 100. Mr. E. Remedios 100, Mr. KK that esprit de corps which is esential in ceived when attempting to bargain, the court yesterday, the charge was amend Leung 250, Mr. A. G. Pile 125, and Mall anits of Defence, but particularly so drawbacks of almost exclusive pave ed to one. of fraudulent conversion.
A. J. Osmond, 125. rhous
business, and so on. This pub- licity has nino shown that there is real there was no objection to reasonable wall: Mr. Mil
To-night at 0 p.m. Mr. Antonio, plays Mr. McCallum, prosecuting, said that disunity in the ranks of share brokers, and accused was remanded until next and that something has to be done about Wednesday, bail being allowed in $500.
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Of ourse the obvious remedy and the
best course would be to merge the two
•Associations and allow among the
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sheep some of those at present class-
ed as "goats"-to form one strong,
KIDNAPPERS SENTENCED. An adult male Chinese and two Chinese
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LOCAL BASEBALL..
'GOOD SKÁSON. ANTICIPATED.
A will attended meeting of baseball enthusiasts was held at the American Con- salate yesterday, "
It was decided to run the Baseball League on practically the same lines as answer a charge of kidnapping two antall fast year. There a prospect of 25 Chinese boys from Canton.
His Worship (Mr. F. W. Hamiltou) team entering from the American com- convicted all three, the man beina senmunity in the Colony, and a good season's teneed to six months hard labour, and sport is anticipated. each of the boys to twelve strokes of the hirch.
representative and controlling organisa boyu appeared on round at Yaumati tion. But a lot has to happen du and Police Court yesterday afternoon to around the local Rialto before this desir able state of affairs eventuntes.
PERTINAX...
S.S. PAUL BEAU." OFFICIAL ENQUIRY SHORTLY.
EXPENSIVE **GASPERS."
An offcial enquiry will shortly be held into the beaching of the an. Paul Reau, An elderly Chinese woman was's Gined which recently went ashore at Sampan 800 by Mr. Hamilton at Yaumati Police Chau in the Canton River after coming Court yesterday, for being in possession into collision with a French ship, Repairs of three packets, cach containing 500 are proceeding, and it is expected the cigarettes, on which duty had not been wissel will, bo patched up authcently to paid. The cigaroltes were confiscated. enable her to be towed inta dock in a day The alternative to the fine was one
month's hard labour.
<<or:two
in the case of a unit composed almost entirely of inen to whom the necessity for organized military training cannot appear. in the same light as that in which it is viewed by the professional soldier. It is to be hoped. therefore, that the
game to be played on Monday will be merely the Bred of a series of inter-section contests, and that "Volunteers will be inspired to turn to "Soccer," Cricket. Hockey and, Golf as equally useful ways of demon- strating the essentially sporting nature of the Corps personnel,"
The teams will probably be constituted as follows:-
Mounted Infantry.-Full back: Milly half backs: Clarke and Morrison: three Mr. J. Kort was elected secretary and quarters: Milne, Shewan and Armstrong; manager for the ruing year: Mr. E forwards: Adams, Monerie, Millar, O'Connor, ferque, captain; Mr. Maurice Jonra, Russell, Shaw, Mackenzie gad Walldan, assistant secretary; and Mr. Beveridge. Martin Kimmcham, treasurer.
VEC. SPORTS,
In connection with the V.R.C. Sports which will take place on Saturday it is annoured that the heats in the 100 yards, 440 yards and tug-of-war will be con tested today an the HK Football ground, Happy Valley, after 5 p.m.
"The Rest."Full back: Prowse; half- backs: Bowker and Owen; three-quarters Skinner, Celand and Easterbrook; for wards: Ralston, Jordain, Groves, Lee, Lozan, Nicoll, Nicholson and Bagot,
The Mounted Infantry will play in white and "The Best" in colours, and as the sides are not 'too unevenly balonend a Fast and hard game should be achieved despite the lateness of the season,
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