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BOXING.
NEW LOCAL CHAMPION. BOMBARDIER BARTON WINS THE HEAVIES,
MURDERER'S FEARFUL
PUNISHMENT.
A SON WHO SHOT HIS FATHER. THE GREATEST CRIME IN THE CHINESE CODE
tale visit
BY THE RINGATER. }
A correspondent writing to the F After an interval of over two years al Colony Heavyweight Championship con Day News from Haichow Ku..says:
Shortly before Chion New Year ! learn- test has been staged, and on Saturday night.E the Governor (Sir R. Eed of the burning is a region, frequently Stubbs), at the Theatre Royal, clasped visited of a man who had murdered his the Belt around the waist of Bombardier father, but as such sefere punishments are Barton (Royal Garrison Artillery), who tot uncommon, it was not regarded, us | had compelled C.P.O. Callagban (sworthy of reporting. But a Titania) toʻretire in the seventh round brings to light some particulars that are The former holder of the Heavyweight rather unique at least in the writer's
*xperience, title was Pte. N. Wilking (R.M.L..), who won the Bell after a contest with P.O., Carer euriously, enough also a Telane man) on January 14th. 10. Cover retired in the eleventh round, and to warn him of his danger and exhort him to reform. The son, enraged at his father's Wilkins recrived Sis championship trophyxhortations, and rebuke, deliberately at the hands of the recently retired Chief; shor and killed the latter. Justier (Sir William Rods Ravies).
Barton, by taking the dist-and"he took it fairly and squarelf-upset general expertations, and gone more than those the first two of Callaghan, who, in rounds was confidever personified, WAS Apen after this period - it
that, although the Naval man knew more about
The victim was a young man who had yen known to be living the life of robber and his father had taken version
His older brother und uncles inmediates
ly effectel the capture of the murder and! un cave of the family can it was degre 心 they could invent. panchinent ided that he should revive as terrible
Suzumily they felt themselves unskilled in ch. art of torture and took their victim ver to the nearest camp of soldiers and requested the commanding officer to cuts him in the most spectacular way he could invert. The soldiers who were the game and possessed a hefty wallopno longer entertained by the daily exec
in each hand the Bombardier was initions as th hands of a firing segad natur alir took a great interest in the affair and better condition, and as hard as nails.
did their best to satisfy the demands of the There were seven other contests decid enraged family
Market dav just before New Your was ed, six being between Naval represents elected as the best date and many thou- Lives and East Surrey men. The latter sands were present to witness the cens won four of the six, so with Parton's The murderer was suspended by his first,
being
hit on him. Thes only his trousers victory, the, Military's superiority over
were soaked with kerose and fired from the Royal Navy was to the extent of Sve, th.: top, and a bundle of reds was also contests in two. This accounts for seven fixed that his feet and legs would be
showly,
esnmmed. Chinese observers are fights. The eighth was between the not always securate in their stante of ever popular Ginger" Betts (H,M.S. time out they claim that this slow burning Howling and Leading Seaman Penfold continued for fully two hours, (H.M.8. Titan). The Darling of the in the Gods** alministered the kò. second round.
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST! Following are the details of the Lests. Firstly the big fight-
C.P.O. Callaghan H.M.S. Titapay Bombadier Barten (B.QA.). Barton
WAX
The victim was throughout determined bw his courage and in spite of bis awful sufferings kept up a constant flow nerviling against his family. To put stop to this alue one of the soldiers conripped opru his cheeks with a knife bat this was absolutely ineffectual in checking the the flow of curs. Finally when white-hot lava of his malediction became utterly unendurable to the watching fami one of them piled a heap of straw Leath
the victim's head and fired it, everlasting silence the bringing to us tongue that nothing had ever beföre Lamed.
was five pounds heavier (16S-163). Both
The first
round Vim. opened with
were His punches Callaghan's harder. The second meeting was a
his op exciting one. Callaghan got ponert in his corner and hammered hin har, hat on the come-away the P..
peolved a clip to the jaw which took him ft his fret. On resuming, he suffered & euple of heavy slogs to the face. Right
was not able to hear one word of com- miseration for the victim. To my query whether anyone felt that such tortures were unjustifiable there was an emphatic denial. It was pointed out that his our
H
at the opening of the third round family were the director of the affair Callaghan was sent down and took and that be got only his just dewcort.. mant of fire. Both my then set-to, and bad emitted the greatest prime in the tried led for a knock-out. Callaghan, Chinega fode and no pusible punishment went down for four seconds, and then could h: too severe.
JUSTICE AND PROPRIETY.
A Chinese youth leaded nifty on Saturday at Yaumati Police Court to the Inspector Blackman theft of clothing said that pawntickets for articles (pro- duced in. Court)" had been found on the A certain amount of amusement accused. was caused when the Inspector added # pair of that the youth was wearing trousers, also stolen frops the complain- ant, which could not be taken from him. as they were the only pair he had.
gain for seven. He could have resumed] en buth occasions earlier in the count. but felt he wanted the rest, and time to! think how to get at his opponent. This In the round
easily Barton's. 117 fourth, matters ruled fairly even, both exchanging a number of nice punches, The fifth and sixth encounters went to Barton. In the former the Bombardier excepted some pretty ducking which evoked applause, and in the latter oe enred the most exciting incident of the fight. Callaghan rushed his man to a neutral corner and for fully one mitute kept in there. Barton stood still and covered and the P.O. punched and His Worship (Mr. W. Hamilton) punched until he had not a swing left sentenced the youth to une mouth's hard in him. On Callaghan falling back labour. Barton hinged forward with a vicious upper-est, which, fortunately for Calla-
between A.B." Bland. ghu, l just grazed his chio. It was
(H.M.S. Drepatch) and Lee, Corp. nough to cause him to slip to the boards, bowever, though it must be said that he Williamson (East Surreys) had an unex was ure exhausted by reason of his pected ending. The rst round was very own efforts than brenuse of any punish tame. In the second both men lossened. meat received from the Bombardier, out and exchanged slats. The third In the next The "gong.
him time to regain was more or less even,
Bat he had bad Bland, after punishing his man on the Kone of his wind etough, and after going a little way ropes, himself caught a swing to the jaw through the seventh round, in which he and had to take a fairly long count. The received deal of punishment-bus bell saved him. Coming up for the fifth, match was bleeding-he retired, and his Williamson went for him and knocked him seeds sent a towel to the centre of the out after administering a number of. rig Though Barton was obviously in body blows, Neither man troubled about defence. Bland was leading on points fiue audition the fight told on him, and
The
he was unstrady on his feet when he step when he stopped the swing in the fourth ped forward to receive H.E. the Gover- round. nor's congratulations" and the Heavy- weight Championship Belt presented by the Hongkong Exchange Brokers' Asso ciation.
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The first of the six-round affairs (Stoker Smith of HALS. Titanda and Lee Corp Major of the East Surreys)' was short- The East Surreys concluded their even GODOWNE lived, the Stoker being knocked out in king's victories with the welterweight com- the first round after going dows, three and between Pre Ponley ansi Pte. Ford- TI No. 289.
ham, R.M.LL (HMS. Carlisle). Pooley Bandsman Wareham (East Surreys) has a nice stance and boxed with cool- ALL KINDS OF BUILDERS: beat L/T. Emmerson (H.M.S. „Värsion) pess throughout, refusing to lie pat out
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This, the Hongkong Boxing Axscein Cual Fuel. Also & Few Chip Heaters. The Royal Navy gained their first vic- tion's twentieth tournament, proved tory of the evening when A. B. Theodore successful beyond all anticipations. There (H.3.5. Despatch) defeated Corp). Eades was not a dull moment in any of the fight (East Surreys) on points. It was a lucky ing win for the seaman, and the soldier got The officials responsible for an entirely the bigger ovation. Endes seemed to pleasant evening's sport were: take the first two rounds, though after The Boxing Committee (members of that it was an even contest to the end. which took turns as judges).Mr. G. G. A pretty fight, well worth watching. N., Tinson (Chairman), Mr. A. B. Alia, Cartlidgo's conqueror," A.B. Turner Lieut. Drake Brockman, Lient-Comdr. (H.M.S Carlisle) had fairly easy Touglas-Hamilton, RN. Dr. E. P. victim in Loc. Compl Barber (East finett, Mr. A. Murdoch, Major White, Italian Marble or Hongkong Granite. Kurreys) though the soldier lasted the 1.5.0., and Mr. W. Logan,
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the fire out of the soldier's fighting.
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