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SEQUEL TO A MOTOR
COLLISION. DAMAGES FOR PLAINTIFF
WAS
A local sharebroker Awarded damages amounting to so by the Puisne Jedge (Ar. Justice Dror Tally yesterday in the Casa in which Mr. Odell sued the Connaugh: Garage of Des Yeux Road Central for 8000 damages as the
result of a collision.
The case was opened on the previous day and continued yesterday morning when Mr. Nash, for the defence, called
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2TH,
CRICKET NOTES.
My notes of last, Tuesday were already in the press when the following mine Hames were received from Shanghai: Captain B I. M. Barrett and Messrs. D. Leach, E. G. Barnes, J. Quayle, H. B Ollerdessen, A. J. W. Evans, T. L., Raws thorne, N. J. Divecba. and Dr. W. E O'Hara, A few notes on them may be interesting though sevenl'of them are old
friends.
Captain Barrett, the Hampshire bats man, will, of course, captain the side.
CANTON NEWS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDANT. ]
DR. SUN YAT SEN AND THE CUSTOMS.
Mr. Todd spent
THE FLOODS IN KIANGSI.
LAND RECLAMATION PROJECT
Mr. O J. Todd, engineering represen. tative of the China International Famine Relict Commission, has just returned to After having failed practically in al
Poking fremt an investigation of the his schemes to retain his position long fooded area around Nanchang in in Canton. Dr. Sun Yat Sen is content.
Kiangai provinc plating to again resort to the Customs shout a week in this region and was question, an issue he thinks he will which
accompanied throughout by missionaries always command some popular support; thoroughly familiar with the country and when foreign aggression may be mentioned
representatives of the "Provincial -Com-: in the dispute. According to vernacular mittes of the Commission.... press reports. Dr. Sun Yet Sen, in view
justified in seizing all Peking government agencies within his jurisdiction, including overtopping of the dykes. His trip ex- the Cantor and other Customs in South traded along the Kan Kinng 20 % south Chion If he succeeds, he believes, he of Nanchang, as far as the last bad will regain no little prestigo in South
As there is no regular nokeep China and, incidentally, many hundred bureau in the province, the dykes had thousand dollars a month in revenus.
bren neglected and in places weakened Should he fail and have to escape Canton, he would then be able to announce to his follows that he has been driven off by the
imperialistic powers
"supporting Pek- ing. Dr. Sun appears to be certain that
The flooding in Kiangsi Province, Mr.
Palice Inspector Peter Grant of No, he is a tower of strength to their bat- of the war against Peking, he will be Todd reports, was due to breaks in and
ting, but for the comfort of our bowlers, might point out that if he fails to come off, the moral effect on the other batsmen is apt to be cataclysmic.
Police Station to give evidence.
The inspector, told the Court that he "arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after the collision. He exahiined ir. Odell's car and found the axle bent, Donald Leach is probably the best all the near front wheel twisted, both mud-round cricketer among the younger men guards and the radiator damaged. The in Shanghai. He is a no bat, an excel. other car's pear rear mudguard was dau lent field, and a useful change bowler ageil. Mr. Odel told him that the other Quayle has heen bowling for years, but
car had been ahead anal, without ward- ing, had stopped, causing him to run into the bank.
CAN.
from what I saw of him in 1991 I should
brenk,
by villages being built along the tops
Mr. Todd recommended repairing the in dyke breaks for a distance of 200 77 south of Nanchang, at an estimated cost, of $10,000. Later the Committee the height of the dike for several but dred--this work to be conducted over a period of two or three years.
say that his batting has ensured his selee he will be interfered with by some for. may undertake widening and increasing
go Powers, in case he tumpers with the Customs administration.
THE NORTHERN EXPEDITION
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FLASOU
tion. He is uncommonly fast, and his Continuing. Inspector Grant said that length is extremely erratic. He is rather the driver of the defendant company's | apt to kidek a batsman about on a bad ear also made a statement to him. He wicket. II. B. 'Oilerdesscu' has been going
Already the water in this region haa snid that he had dropped 'n party at the in first for Shanghai at all events since
rue off. An amount of rice has been Christian Cemetery and had gone on to 1912. He did not come off the last time
The attempt of Dr.. Sun Yat Sen to planted and will be harvested in duo this wide part of the road in order to he lame down here, as Havelock Davies procure and from Generals Chang. Two-lincours He was nearly al Sassoon Road secured his wicket in each innings before of Midden and Yung hsiang of
- DAMAGE TO DYKES.
when he heard the horn from & motor
he got set. N. J. Divecha met much the Chekiang by declaring that he would un-
The region to the north of Nanchang, in the rear. He slowed down, at the same fate, but he is a very fine bat of dertake an expedition against Peking has in the Kan delta and around P'oyaug same time waved his right band for the the strady order. He is a good field. failed it appears, to achieve the desired Lake, was also inspected and found still
water. eur at the rear to pass, and stopped. The
result, as the financial assistance pro- partly under
In places an Dr. O'Hara is one of the facst slow mised him by the two Northern warlords autumn arop of rice is being planted. next he felt was the impact between the left-hand bowlers that have played in the has proved to be only as reliable as his bat generally through this region the Far East. Not only has he the ordinary own promise to return the arms to the yield promises to be small, as it was for Questioned as to the system of cars left-hander's leg break, but he has a ball Canton merchants. As only 2,300 mer be grown during the winter.
the spring crop A few vegetables will jessing one another, Inspector Grant, which swings in with his arm, and son-cenaries have actually followed him to who said that he had driven himself for tinues o come in from the off after pitek. Shiukwan, and as he has now no means dykes, and much damage was done by Here there are many breaks in the se years, said it was the duty of wing. "And what is far more, he can pro- to even feed this number, and in face wave washing. A thorough investigation driver, if he saw a car in front reversing. duce either when he wants to. It is the
of the area to the south and east of to stop until the car had turned or the Doctor's firm impression that he is "a
of his being opposed by his one time Poyang Lake later in the year is recom- subordinate, Brigadier Chao Sheng-liang mended in order to estimate the number driver gave him a signal to past. If he batsman.
of the Yunnanese Aring regularly station of people who will then be in need of took the chance of passing without taking These precautions he did so at his own,
The other three are new to me. I am
ed there, who is preventing him and his assistance. A programme of dyke recon- struction will probably be adopted to be risk. It was the duty of other cars to
told that F. G. Barnes is an excellent follows from entering the City of Shit carried out under the Kiangsi Com- keep out of the way of a car that was wicket-keeper, and that T. L. Rawsthorne kwan, it has been reported that Dr. Sunmitter, balf the money to be mised by the is a medium to slow bowler who gets a will advance no further northward.landowners benefitted, the rest loaned by turning once it had started to turn.
The driver of the defendant's car said
Moreover, his further advance will be im-loan to be guaranteed by the local mugis he went to that part of the road for the
possible, as some of the Northern troops trates and gromincat gentry. belonging to General Wu Pei Fu, are purpose of turning his ear round. He
Dow near Namyung, on the Kwangting heard a car behind him and stopped. He sigualled for it to pass, but it suddenly
Kangxi border. In view of this, Dr. Sun's swerved to the left and ran into the back
recent "order to the Hunanese mercer aries to continue to hold on at Tsergehen, of witness's car which was stopped at the time.
an East Iver city in Kwangtung, jr- stend of proceeding northwards, is sign ficant..
ON DRIVING CARS. Cross-exaspiced by Mr. Brooks, witness said it was quite wrong to say that he had turned his car at all. He was merely waiting, preparatory to turning. He would give no reason why the other car should have crashed on the left hand
side.
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His Lordship: Then the man must have been mad to do such a thing for no reason at all. That's all I can say.
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lot of work on the bail. He is a very hard hitter. A. J. W." Evans is a good Båt I mu toki. I cannot remember if he came down with the last Shanghai XV., but he is a fine fly-half or centre three.
quarters.
From Singapore I heart that Holmes- Brown and Grenier re both coming. They were here at the last triangular Tournament in 1920. Both are good bats while the former is a useful change bowler. Probably, however, their two best bats are Hussey, of whom I know pothing, and H. N. Hamilton. The latter has played for Winchester and Berkshire He is a ne bat, a useful swerve bowler and a magnificent cover-point when be I hope to publish more
feels like it. definite information later.
B. ABIT.
LOCAL SPORT,
CHARITY FOOTBALL.
Mr. F. E. Nash submitted for the de- feace, that the accident was inevitable and that it must have been that Mr.
In the charity suntch in aid of the Flood Odell was cutting the corner and was
Relief Fund to be played on the Club therefore almost on top of the garage Ground, Happy Valley, to-morrow, kisk ear before he realised it: He then losting off at 5 p... the following players
will represent the two teams :--- his presence of mind and turned to the left instead of the right. If a car was travelling 30 miles per hour it would cover the 30 yards view he had of the standing car in two seconds. If, as Mr. Odell had said, he could see the car for 43 yards and was only travelling at ten aniles per hour, be could have easily got hy or stopped as he preferred.
ACCEPTED BECAUSE EXCITKU.
Mr. E. S. C. Brooke, replying, said defendant's story was impossible to be-- lieve. Mr. Odell gave his reason for doing what he did and an experienced suan like Mr. Harper had told them that i. similar circumstances he would have done exactly as Mr. Odell did. He asked for damages for the fall extent of the
claim
South China-Lau Hing Cheung; a Yuk Tat, Chaa So; Lam Yuk Ying, Leging Yuk Tong, Wong Sui Wa; Pang Kam Wing, Taci Ping Fan, Wong Pak Chung, Li Wai Tong and Chan Kwong Iu.
Club-Rodger; Gerrard (Captain), W Bishop; Mair, J. Stewart, Hil Stewart, Forsyth, Howard, Evelyn and Key Reserve: Buxton
The Hon. Mr. Kotewall has kindly con- scuted to kick off. ·
CRICKET.
VOLUNTEERS 7. CHINESE
RECREATION CLUB,
the Commission on the usual terms, the
It was proposed that the Nanchang | Chamber of Commerce should ask the rica merchants to guarantee a price of four cents per catty for rice for the flood sufferers on reconstruction work, this rico working gungs. The proposal met withi to be distributed by the heads of the
much favourable: comment from Chinese and foreigners alike, and it is thought likely that the rice merchants Will age to co-operate to this extent în alùng. their suffering fellow provincials.
THE MILITARY SITUATION. The much-talked about compromise be
A RECLAMATION SCHEME. On the basis of a survey of the P'oyarg tween Dr. Sun Yat Sen and General
Lake region, a comprehensive reclama Chen Chiung-ming in Kwangtung has so tion scheme could be worked out tha far not changed the local situation much. would do a great deal for the province: A conflict east of Canton between these permanently as well as keep the dood sufferers from starvation now. Mr. Todd two forces in the very near future is not estimated that there is an area of ap expected Chen's Hunanese General, proximately 4.000.000 maw which is now Division Commander Hung Shac-lin, is cultivated at considerable hazard, which might be brought under permanent cul- concentrating, his men at Walchow, the tivation at a reasonable expenditure. It stronghold of General Chen, but his next is largely rice land which would have move has not been announced. In the value of $10 to $80 per mow if re- meantime, the pro-Sun forces have with annual income as great as its own value-
claimed. Land here brings in
drawn to Tengahin, Sheklung, and neigh-At an average of 250 per mow, land bouring towns,
values in excess of $200,000,000 could be created by an expenditure of a mere fraction of that sum.
Both the Yunnanese and the Cantonese Canton City in large force, and it is troops of Dr. San are assembling in
feared that they are watching one an- other more than guarding the interest their Generalissimo.
SUN YAT SEN AND THE BRITISH PREMIER.
A CABLE TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
of
SHLOKWAN, September 24th." The following will represent the
President Sun has to-day despatched Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps at the following telegram to Monsieur Motia, in the first mutch of the season:-E. J. Causeway Bay at 15 p.m. iD-Dorrow
President of the Fifth Assembly of the
R. Mitchell (eupt.), A. U. 1. Bowker, | League of Nations now in session at G. R. More, H. E. Hollands, D. E. G. Genera Nicholson, J. Finnie, W. J. Hope, H. M.
Howell, G. R. Vallack, L. D. McNicoll, disquisitions on the independence of "In view of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's His Lordship in giving judgment, said and C. S. Fitzroy Lloyd, it was impossible to imagine a man in. Bus. will leave H.K.C.C. Pavilion at a car running blindly into the rear of a 1.50 p.m. sharp. This is the first time standing var. Mr. Odell's story did not since the war that the Volunteers have coincide with his statement to inspector been able to put a team in the field, and Grant, but he thought Mr. Odell must it is hoped that supporters from the have been excited at the time and be was Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps will therefore prepared to accept his story, turn up in strong force... He would assess damages, as follows:— Repair of ear, $240; loss of use of ear, $100; personal injuries, $50.
CARELESS THIEF.
HOCKEY.
an
Tachur of the province was away, but At the time of Mr. Todd's visit, the
be and the members of the Kiangsi) Com- mittee of the Commission were enter tained by the latter's secretary, Mr. Li, who has been acting as Civil Governor, who assured them of the Tuchua's ap- proval in principle of any such scheme. The majority of the members of the Com- mittee also approved of undertaking such a project. If preliminary negotia- tions are satisfactory, Mr. Todd will make another trip later to work out fur- ther details of the scheme. it is expected the work, if undertaken, will extend over four or five years.
HARBOUR OFFENCES.
MOTOR-BOATS WITH NO
ENGINEERS:
In view of the statement in yesterday's
Georgia and international peace and Daily Pres that there was no certified justice at recent sessions of the Assc engineer on the motor-boat, Mannraker- bly of the League of Nations, it may Yo. 7, when it collided with the steam possibly interest the League to know that launch, Victoria, resulting in Major on September 1st I protested to Mr.Zanni being nearly drowned it is inter- MacDonald against the delivery to my esting to note that at yeserday's Marine Government · of an ultimatum which | Court five coxswains of motor-boats were threatened hostile British naval action in charged for being under way without the event of my Government taking the a certificated engineer on board. necessary measures to suppress a rebel- The motor-boats concerned were: Ting lion at Canton instigated by imperialis-Song, Whanpon 1.4 Tung Cheung, tic and reactionary interests. To this Mounker No. 4, and Phochus protest Mr. MacDonald has not replied. coxswaina in each case pleaded Guilty:
*** I ́understand his silence to mean that The Marine Magistrate (Lieut. Condr
The
TWICE STOLEN BAGS OF RICE/ standard of play bring exceptionally British policy in Chinn will continue to G. F. Hole, BN.), remarked that such
When a Chinese was charged at the Central Magistracy yesterday with the theft of two bags of rice, he stated that be had hidden them with intent to steal, but that someone else had stolen them from him.
Observing that it served him right, M. Lindsell sent the man to prison for six weeks, and ordered that the sum of $16 found on him, should be handed to the shopkeeper.
The Practice Game of the Hongkong Hockey Club played on the Marine ground, Kowloon, on Wednesday evening was a fast, evenly-matched contest, the high having regard to the fact that for express itself in acts of Imperialist in-cases were overlastingly recurring, add
number of those playing, it was the tervention and in support of countering that it was quite evident that the first game of the season. The Club has revolutionary activities against the nation-fine he had been inflicting, was not been strengthened by the addition of al movement which aims at the establish sufficient to act as a deterrent. He some promising new members, and ment of a strong and independent China would fore, double it. "A fine of $10, was although one or two of last season's It is no wonder that after assisting imposed in each case. members may be unable to turn out re rebels and reactionaries in Canton, Mr. At the same Court, the Coxswain of gularly, or at all, it is hoped that with MacDonald goes to Geneva to champion, the steam launch Kwong Chee was fined the increase in playing membership the the cause of the counter-revolution in the $10 for boing under way on Wednesday- standard of the first Elusen may be main. Republic of Georgia in the guise of an night without the regulation lights and tained and second and third Elevens be honest broker? Bconting Caucasian the ownern of two fishing junks and two put in the field as often as circumstances naphtha.
trading junks were fined $10 each with permit.
SUN YAT BEN.similar offenges.
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