Page
LOCAL SPORT.
ORICKET,
BIALAYA. UNITED SERVICES.
„VINITORS' HAST
*VICTORY.
Yesterday the Malayan team of Inter. port cricketers met the United Services on the HL.K.C.C ground, and beat them handsomely on the Brst innings.
Scores:-
MALAYA-IST.INNINUS.
Q. M. Brand, e Hattersley-Smith,
b fazob
N. Grenier, b Henslow
R. T. Foster, e Hargreaves, b
Stephenson
G. E. Livock, b Henslow.....
R. A. Phayre, b Henslow
N. H. P. Whitley. c Hargreaves,
b Stephenson
A. E. Holmes-Brown, st. Stripp, b
Henslow
W. N. Edwards, b Leech
IN. Knight, b Leech......
F. H. Hhompson, b.Leech
D. F. Stiven, not out
Extras......
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Hargreaves
Leech
Jacob
Walker
Henslow
E-
→
11.2 3
31
0
* 13
70
0 53
Stephenson unt
$2
UNITED HERVICES-1ST INNINGS.
Pay. Comdr. G. B. Osborne, e
Livock, b Thompson
44 7.
21
ྤ n
0
Mid. K. Stephenson, b Knight 7 Lieut. H. St. L. Nicholson, e
Holmes-Brown, b Thompson
Major Hattersley-Smith, h Knight o Pay. Lt. Coindr. G. E. L Har
greaves, Lb.v., b Knight Lieut. D. J. Allfree, c Brand, b
Thompson
c and, b
Lieut. F. A Henslow,
Thompson
C.Q.M.S. A Stripp, not out
Capt. R. F. Walker, and
5
36
B
Thompson
1
Q.M.S. Y. Jacch, e Grenier, b
Thompson
D
6
4
,100
Marine J. Leech, b Grenier
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
.
ff
Thompson
15
61
6
Kaight
28
3
Grenier
32 0
8
1
CNITED SERVICES AND INNINGS.
C.Q.M.S. A. Stripp, not out...... Mid. R. H. Stephenson, e Stiven, b
Holmes-Brown
Lieut. H. St.
b Phayre
21
Nicholson, and
...... 25
Pay-Lt-Comdr. G. E. L. Har-
greaves, at. Brand, b Phayre 10 Lieut. D. J. Allfree, Phayte, b
Whitley
Extran
Total (4 wickets)
Bowling Analysin
itiven" Holmes-Brown
hitley
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6
98
บุ
7 1.
34
0
6
1
33
1
2.2 0 13
] 10 9
„H.K.C.C. “A” ». CHINESE...
The following team has been selected to play in the League match on Saturday next. at p.., against the Chinese, at Causeway Bay E. Pearce (Capt.), E. E. A Wester, J. D. Humphreys, J. D. Crawford, G. H. Piercy, Rev. T. B. Powell, F. N. Young, W. Galloway, E. D. Matthews, C. Blaker and Capt. B. F. Walker.
H.K. C. "B" . R.N.
In this math at Happy Valley on Saturday next a p.m. the Hongkong tean will consist of L. D. McNicoll (Capt.), C I Bowker, H. Owen Hughes, E. J. R. Mitchell, R. J. Am strong, A. K. Mackenzie, D. E. .G. Nicholson, H. E. Hollands, G. R. More, J. Finnie and E. GI Stewart.
H.K.C.C. 2 XI. v. R‚N.”
GOLT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 231E,
CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
"SOLICITORS' CLERKS CASE
RESUMED.
Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. J. B Wood at the Central Magistracy, the case in which Lo Shu Fan and Choung Pui Chuer, alias Charles Kent, two clerks in the employ of Messra. Hastings and Hastings and Deanys and Bowley, are charged on three counts, resumed
It is alleged that they conspired to gether to defraud Wong Tak Yio of her property by false representations that Lo Shu Fan was owner of certain lands in the New Territories and had transferred the same into the name of the said Wong Tağ Yin, and desired to mortgage the The other two counts alleged that the defendants conspired together in in duce the complainant by false repre- sentations to sign two deeds of sale.
In the last two counts, the defendants are alleged to have acted in conjunction with Au Hon Fu and Ho Saï Lek, son of the complainant.
sane.
volved in the case.
When the hearing began yesterday Ho Sai Lok was still under cross-examina tion by Mr. Davidson, who questioned bun keenly on the subject of the amounts of money obtained from Mr. Lag Shun Cho.
PREPARATION TO MEET
GOD,
SERMON BY THE REV. H. COPLEY
MOYLE, M.A."
The following sermon was preached at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning by the Rev. H. Copley Hoyle, the Senior Chaplain:
SUMMARY COURT. [acroRE THE PUISNE JUDGE (MB. JUSTICE COMPSITE).].
TWENTY ONE DEFENDANTS IN POSSESSION OASE
tinued in which twenty-one tenants of Yesterday morning the case was con-
Make the men sit down-S. Jons, I., 10.right of the landlord in demanding posses- seven houses in Second Street deny the The Gospel for to-day is the one passion. The tenants were not represented sage which has been selected as the Gospel for two Sundays in the year, being legally, but fourteen appeared in person. as on this Sunday next before Advent. fully, but was adjourned so that the ten- read on the fourth Sunday in Lent as well Some weeks ago the case was taken It is the record of our Lord's miraculous feeding of the Five Thousand, which is apts could produce rent receipts" They in all the four Gospels, It contains those to eject them if they paid double rent. the only miracle which we fad recorded claimed that the landlord promised not work of our Lord
gather up the leagIt was admitted by the plaintiff, for whom ments that remain that nothing be lost, which seem to be an appropriate mes- Mr. M. K. Lo appeared, that he was fined sage to us who are reminded by the near approach of the end of another Christian at the Central Magistracy for demanding year of the shortening of the time left us or receiving more than the standard rent to live in this world. The words come
His Lordship adjourned the caso tine time which is still ours bet may sa scon na a call to us to make the most of the
Git. pass away-
LANDLORD CLAIMS POSSESSION.
In the afternoon Ko Chí Chung made a claim for the possession of Na 80. Praya East (frat floor) against Mak Yuk Tong. The plaintif was represented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara aid Mr. R. E. A Webster appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Macnamara said that it was a sim- ple case between the two parties. It had been agreed that the only issue that his
notice did or did not disclose the exact Lordship had to decide was whether the
nature of the reconstruction intended in accordance with the requirements of the Ordinance. He had only to hand in a copy of the notice, and to place Mr. O. B. Raven, architect, in the box to prove what reconstruction was intended."
The words I want you to think about this morning are the words spoken by our Blessed Lord before performing the Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted and Mr. E. miracle. Make the men sit down." Davidson appeared on behalf of the de-people, an excited eastern crowd, who had There was a crowd of "ave thousand fendants. Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, instructed made the journey round the head of the by Mars. Lee and Russ, watched the Lake when they saw Jesus cross in a boat. proceedings on behalf of Lau Shun Cho, They had seen His miracles and they were the purchaser of certain property in very excited about Him. We can imagine bow they were arguing and discussing, some being hostile to this unauthorised teacher, other strenuously upholding His would be bringing their sich claims to be a great prophet. Some some telling at His doings, others decid- be healed, ing His teaching and bettling His works, and in the confusion and strife of tongues there was no order and no quiet. Thea the calm veice of Jesus speaks to His disciples, make the men sit down, and the apostles pass through the crowd giving the Master's orders, the men sit down, and there falls upon the crowd a hush of expectation. Teacher going to do now? Why bad. He What was the ordered them to be seated The people are quiet. Th confusion has ceased, and spiritual food. So the setting of this they are ready to receive both bodily and miracle gives us a lesson that we all need to lay to heart. While we are active and busy and excited about a thousand for some time and could not attend And so Christ says things, we lack the spirit of receptivity. the Court. He was also desirous of visit-
Make the men sit ingue premises with an expert witness.
His Lordship adjourned the case until down," He bids us leave the enthralling
Friday, December 8th.
Mr. Davidson reminded the witness of his previous statement that in Novem- ber 19 he was told by An Hon Fu for the first time that the property in the New Territories was in fact his mother's property, and that he was advised to raise money on her other two houses without actually selling them, and after paying off the money due ca mortgage, to use the balance for business. the Mr. Davidson also reminded the witness of his statement that by so doing he hoped to pay back the money obtained by him by fraud.
Mr. Davidson: Did you intend to go Into business -Yes."
the
And what did you intend to do with the money you madet-According to Mr. Au's suggestion, I was to usc profits to pay the money due to Mr. Lau. With $18,800 originally raised in November 1929, from Mr. Laa, were any arrangements made to go into business! --I did not receive the whole surn.
Un his Worship repeating the question, the witness said that after receiving the
interest of our daily tasks and pleasures, and open our hearts and minds to His in- bread of life. fluence that He may feed us with the
This is a lesson which is much needed at the present time, for whatever else may be disputed, no one will deny that when men have little leisure for quiet we live in a rushing, hurrying, busy age thought and meditation and little inclina
be pulled down and entirely re-built" The notice said the premises "were to A small portion of wall which might be called a party wall, was to be left stand- ing.
Mr. Webster pointed out that he was it a disadvantage as his client had been
Christianity is incomparably the truest and best for it gives us the great revela- ton of God through the person of Jesus Christ, but one is bound to acknowledgo in them and have done something to that other religions have had some truib uplift the world.
I believe again very
money he was induced to gamer Aution to spend their time in this way. So strongly that of all the different forms
Mr. Davidson: Did either you, or either of the defendants, take any steps for you all to go into business together-They took no steps. asked them about it
On December 1st, they got another $10,000 out of Mr. Lau on your mother's Property 1-Yes.
On January 6th they got another $11,000 according to your story 1-Yes,
And you
no steps at all, by in. forming anybody, or in any other way, to stop this fraud - did not ask help from any other people, but I always spoke to the defendants
ter are
become as great a burden as their busi- we have in our Church the truest and called recreation, has with many people which the Christian religion has assumØL- css, and yet they regard a day in which best Our Church with her historic con they have leisure as a day wasted. The tinuity and her Catholic belief combines result is the inevitable atrophy of the a readiness to accept now light on the spiritual sense, and the loss of the sense
old faith, and shows herself able to dia of the reality of the unseen.
card the aushs of old truths while pre- In this place
are apt to slide into serving the kernels. But at the same this apathetic state almost unconsciously, time we are bound to acknowledge tha and the season of Advent comes to re-
other Christians may teach us much and mind us that the things which really mat
are often able to emphasise aspects of the unseen realities of the the Christian life which we have our Spiritual world, though the body and the selves neglected. The more assured we mind are important, they are not to be
are of the truth of the Christian Faith compared in value with the Spirit. And as our Church teaches it, the more ready the Spirit will be starved and crushed
we shall be to recognise other Christians When Au and Kent saw you at the unless we have regular definite times 24 also workers in the vineyard of our Luen On just prior to July 5th, 1903, they when we go apart from the rush and Lord, and so far from wishing to check suggested, did they not, that they should bustle of a world and consciously seek their efforts we shall glory in their suc- account, and that your mother was to that we ought to be able to serve God so to Our Blessed Lord can, if he thinks it further." $10,000 on the presence of God. We may be told cess. No Christian who is really devoted come down and sign another agreement? faithfully in our daily work that we need ever dispassionately, regard any other
Yes.
effort. That no doubt is true. If we brother. Let us try to dwell more on no special seasons calling us to special Christian as an enemy, but always as a could be a conscious of the presence of our points of agreement than on our dif that in order to cheat both you and your Lawrence was, we should have no need Kingdom of our Lord and Master. You understand that your suggestion is God in our every day life as Brother ferences, so we shall best extend the mother, the defendants prepared an of special seasons. He could realise the remember that we read in the Gospel how Aigament and got her to sign it Yes. presence of God as clearly when he went John the Apostle once said to Jesus In order to get the property assigned about his duties in the kitchen as when Christ, Master, we saw one casting out
Bat you took no real steps to stop this robbery I---No.
ask Lou for a
assignment-That is so
And there was no question at all of any T
that it
'all
to Lau Shun Chot-That was Mr. Au's he kneeled before the Altar. But most devils in thy name, and he followeth not idea, but I do not know what steps they of us are far from having reached that us: and we forbad him because he fol- took what the defendants were to get out of deavour to make progress in the Spiritual" Forbid him not, for there is no man Witness added that he did not know we have seasons when we specially en- too impetuous Apostle with the words height of spiritual attainment, and unless loveth not us. But Jesus rebuked the
the scheme..
The hearing was again adjourned.
life we shall find that we are spiritually which shall do a miracle in my name, that backsliding. Our Blessed Lord called can lightly speak evil of me."" His disciples to come apart, and rest It is one of the great advantages of the awhile, and if they needed that time of movement known as "Copec THE CONFIDENCE TRICK.
Spiritual refreshment we certainly do. brings Christians of different denomina The Western mind does not take nations together and so they come to see CHINESE SENT TO PRISON. naturally to silence and thought as does the good points in each other, and so The Club 2nd XI in this League match,
the Eastern, and that perhaps is the rea friendly feeling is promoted on the Club ground, inext Saturday at elderly Chinese of a pair of gold bangles, world have sprung from the East and not God. For the extension of His Kingdom Charged with attempting to rob an son why all the great religions of the who are trying to extend the Kingdom of (Capt.), H. D. Howell, G. R. Vallock H$12 in money, by means of a trick, a
p.m. will be composed of R. Macalpine four rings, & number of gold buttons and from the West, and because ailence and ought to be the great desire in every Griffin, J. A. . Plummer. J. P. Bridger, Chiness was sentenced to three months us as to the Oriental mind it is all the wasted if we do something in it to extend meditation de not appeal as strongly to Christian heart. Our Advent will put bo R. K. Hepburn, R. H. Wadeaon, L. P. imprisonment with hard labour, at the more necessary for us to make time for His Kingdom, this morning I would usk Italph, H. Spicer and M. AL. Watson.
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning.
silence in our lives. The Church in her sour help in the work of Intercession at It was stated that complainant was wisdom has appointed seasons of special St. Andrewstide. For many years past accosted in Shanghai Street on the 13th effort in the spiritual life, because she we have kept a day of continuous prayer by defendant and another man, who said knows that a duty which has no special in this Cathedral for the extension of they were now in the Colony, and after time for its performance is apt to be post- God's Kingdom. Different people pro some discussion they handed the woman posed indefinitely. Advent comes with mise to spend a quarter of an hour here a bundle which was supposed to contain ite
during the entire day a continuous stream of prayer is being offered to God. I hope there are many here who will join in this effort and will either put their names or the paper placed for that
purpose by the West door or will send them to one of Very often our very activity in religious the clergy. The day will be Monday, matters makes us unable to see God. December 1st. This is a world-wide Men are sometimes so busy working for movement and all over the earth, prayer CLUB DEFEATS NAVY..
God that they have not time to speak to will be offered at St. Andrewstide for the God and so their work degenerates into missionary work of the Church. The merely tiresome fussiness utterly bereft National Assembly of the Church of The annual sailing contest between the of driving force and spiritual power. England has asked that a special effort. 3. W. Franke, J. B. Ross, G. Murray, N.BR.Y.C. and the Royal Navy took place And those who are working for God are of prayer may be made this year, in con- L Smith Capt. Meredith, W. Galloway on Sunday, each side entering five ves- apt to think that their own work is of junction with the world-wide year of and A. B. Purver.
sels. In the morning the Club easily undue importance, they forget that the prayer which is being organised by the defeated the Navy by 30 points. After love of God is broader than the measures International Missionary Council, and I' BT. GEORGE'S AND ST. ANDREW'S MATCH.
tiin the latter showed up better, but of man's mind," and scem to think that earnestly ask you to take some part in The St George's and St. Andrew's were beaten by 31 points to 25, the Club the spread of the Kingdom of God de this day of prayer on December 1st and Bocieties match, postponed from Novem-winning on the day by 70 points to 42. "ber 16th, was fixed in error for December Upon the conclusion of the racing Com- need to realise and act on the truth that fixed quarter of an hour do at lease drop pends entirely on their own success. We if you cannot undertake to be hers for s 1st, but as this is the date of the final modore H. E. Grace (leader of the Royal" God fulfils Himself in many ways."1 ia bers for a few minutes and say a prayer for the Championship the Sceleties match Navy) handed over the Commodore's bellave very strongly that of all the reli- for the Spread of God's Kingdom "Pray will not be played on that day but on Pennant to the Commodore of the gions which the world has over known ya the Lord of the Harvest that He would some date in January
R.I.Y.C., Capt. T. Arthur.
***" (Continued on nest column.)
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
JÓSTER BLARK CUP AND QUALIFYING ROUND
·FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
The above were played at Fanking on Bunday with the following result:-
I. W. Shewan on ... 87+80=16T
A. B. Stewart
E. J. R. Mitchell 85+86-170, I. A. Camidge ............. 67+86-172
The above qualified for the 1st round,
of the Championship, together with Lieut. AH Alexander, A. H. Ferguson, H. U. Ireland, 0, 0, Stark, Capt. L. W. Bennet,
,
$500, and were gives the jewellery. It Lord "Prepare ye the way of the in silent prayer for this purpose, so that
was later found that the woman had been given a bundle of waste paper. She hap. pened to see defendant in Hongkong and had him arrested.
YACHTING.
Repeat for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." And if we are wise we will be sure to use the season as one of waiting upon God that we may hear His voice giving us the message which
we need.
send forth inbourers into His harvest!!!
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