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"HAWKINS.”..
A keen game was seen at the Kowloos Cricket Club yesterday, afternoon, when a tear from H.M.S. Harkins was narrow. ly defeated by the home side. The K.C.C. batted frst, and declared with their total at 149 for a wickets. The Navy replied, and were unfortunate in being dismissed for 141.
Lt. Col. Matthews and Potheram did well for the K.C.C. both scoring 45, at which figure Petheram, carried out his bat.
Bowling against the Navy men Jones took fire wickets for 53 runs.
Scorca:
K.C.C.
J. Lyal, & Hussey, b.Cantrall... Lt. Hall, e Hussey, b Cantrell.
Lt. Smith, b Cantrell
B. Petheran, not 'out'
45
Lt. Col. Matthews. e Stephenson,
b Nicholson
-45
Capt. Morris, Nicholson, b
C
May
1′′
A. H. F. Raven,
Bennett, b
Lake
S. B. Spillet, esBenuett, b May... a J. Morton, b May
"
Extras
Total (for 5 wickets)
-1
10
.149
DIRECT FROM
THE DEEP SEA FISHERIES.
F. E. Lawrence and C. Jones did
not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
KIPPERS
FILLETS
50 cts. per lb.
55
M.
I.
*.
Cantrell May
9 ง 36 3
9
0
30
Bennett
+
C
Nicholson
5
Q 27
Lake
3
Q
32
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Lieut. Nicholson, b. Jones
Pay-Lt Hussey, Morton,
12
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Capt. Lake; c and b Jones
Jones ........
Mid, Stephenson,
Col. Cantrell, C
Lynl Pethern,
10.
b
Lyal
3.4
Eng. Lt. Bennett, run out
↓
Lt. Wauchope, 'b Jones
Mid. Simms, b Smith
Lt-Com. Bowes, b Lynl
Pay-Lt, Nave, e Raven, b Jones... 34
P.O. May, not out
Extras ...............
36.
94
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GARRISON FOOTBALL. "CU EAST SURREYS BEAT: "B" .CO.
The Enal in the Garrison League was played yesterday at Sookunpoo be tween the above teams, "A" Co. winning by a goal to nil. Col. C. Russell Brown, D.5.0., GO.C., arrived before the kick-
off.
"A" Co. had the misfortune.to lose a couple of players early in the game Both sides fielded through injuries. regimental team players. There was ne scoring in the first-half.
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Two minutes after the re-start, Brii- towe receiving from a partial clearance sent in a fast rising shot that found the net giving "A" Co. the match. "B" Co., struggled hard to level up and just on time Douglas was beaten but one of the backs cleared from the goal line Amidst an appeal for hands.
At the close of the game the teams lined up in front of the covered stand and Q.M.S. Steele gave a resumé of the re
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cord of the teams in the Garrison league A CHINAMAN'S ENGLISH WIFE."
Each team had played nine matches and
nished with sixteen points
LENT HER HOME FARE TO
HUSBAND'S COUSIN.
WRONGFUL DISTRESS. SEIZING THE WRONG MAN'S PROPERTY.
The G.O.C. before handing the Sir John Fowler cup to Bristowe, the captain of the "A" Co. team...con gratulated both teams on their record in the league and for the good game they had put up in the final. The G.O.C. pre sented medals to each players of both teams. On the call of Q.M.S. Steele, thres Ki, of 9, Waterloo Road, Yaamati, gave Justice Wood gave judgment in the case cheers were heartily given for the evidence in a case in which her husband in which Lau Hon Sang was defendant.
In the Summary Court before Mr. THE LAW CONCERNING DISTRESS
WARRANTS. Justice Wood yesterday, Mrs. Chan
General.
"A' ason.
(of English birth), wife of Chan Yauj In the Summary Court yesterday, Mr.
Company won the cup last claimed 2500 from another Chinese, who
was his cousin.
TO-MORROW'S RUGBY,
A combined Club and Naval team will
entertain a team from the French flagship Jules Michelet at Happy Valley to morrow. The kick-off will bo at 2.30.
LAWN BOWLS AT KOWLOON.
to-morrow.
Mr. L. D. Turner appeared for plain. tiff and Mr. M. W. Lo for defendant.
Mrs. Chan gave evidence to the effect that she had been approached by defend ant, whom she knew as a cousin dt her! husband, for a loan of money. The de fendant was a saloon boy on the Empress Lof Canada, but he had to advance some money to the other boys. At first she did not want to lend it to him because
A great deal of interest is being taken in the match between the Kowloon Bowl ing Green Club and the Scottish Co H.V.D.C.. which takes place at the Club she had only £100 which was for ber There will be six rinks passage home, but eventually she handed aside, and the match will commence at the money over to her husband to give 2.0 p.m. The Scottish Co.'s rinks will
to him, on the strict understanding that be as follows:--
it would be paid back in two months' time.
Messrs. G. M. Shaw (skip), R. M. Dyer, J. Reid and J. B. Ross.
Messrs. G. Morrison (skip), 1. Stewart, Major Black and H. E. D. Adams.
Messrs. A. Mckarlane (skip). Me Keller, H. McTavish and A. W. E. David.
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0.
R.
W.
Lral
12.4 3
47
*
Janus
13
0
ŭ
Бар.
Morris
Smith
0 0
: 0
B.C.C. TEAMS FUR TO-MORROW.
The following teams have been chose to represent the Hongkong Cricket Club to-morrow. all fixtures starting at 1:m. :-
1st XI. . Navy, at Home (League): R. Hancock (capt.): A. C. I. Bowker, A. W. Hayward. H. Owen Hughes, J. D. Humphreys, E. G. Lammert, E. J. R. Mitchell, T. E. Pearce, L. P. Ralph, F. F. Stewart, E N. Young.
2nd XI. . Chinese.F.C., at Causeway (Friendly)-A K. Mackenzie (capt.), C. L. R. Excher, H. C. Burgess, W. T Featherstone, A. G. Gordon. R. W. Lee, D. H. McMaster, D. E. G. Nicholson, D. B. Peat, W. L. Smith, W. J. Stevenson.
** Outcasts " v. Civil Service.at. Happy Valley-L D. McNicoll (capt.), H. J. Armstrong, Capt. C. D. Armstrong, Capt. Bensley, Capt. Haigh, J. Hall 6. P. Lammert. H. W. Parker, J. A. H. Plum- mer; G. R. Vallack, M. M. Watson.
FOOTBALL.
H.E.F.C. SURREYS.
Voraus
and Li Chok Yuen plaintiff, and Cheung Yau Chec. managing partner of the Tung Tai arm, was claimant for wrongful dis- tress. Li Chok Yuen was the landlord of 107, Wing Lok Street, and Lau Hon Sang, the tenant. Plaintiff issued a dis-
tress warrant for non-payment of reat, and the goods on the premises were Cheung Yau Chee claimed that seized. the goods seized belonged to his firm and not to defendant..
His Lordship said that he bad given judgment in an identical case in that Court in 1929, and his judgment would be the same in the present case. The prin- eal question raised was, whether the goods scized under the distraint warrant on the 10th November by the bailift. 107, Wing Lok Street, third floor, were properly distrainable. The practice in
The defence was that this money had not been lens to defendant personally, but to individual boys of the crew of the Empiress of Canada. The woman's hus- Messrs. Russell (skip), J. A. band was engaged by the Government England was no guide in deciding the.. Douglas, F. C. Goodman and Eduring the strike to supply coolie labour question. Quoting from Halsbury he said Docherty.
for ships, and he was still working in the that under common law a landlord could same capacity for the U.P.R. He had
Mrs. W. Johnstone (skip), B. Wylie, G. Duncan and J. Jack.
Mesers. F. Fraser (skip), D. Keith, Cooper and D. Hazel.
BOXING
PROGRAMME FOR NEXT
TOURNAMENT..
The programme for the Hongkong Boxing Association's thiru tournament of the season, starting at 9.15 p.m. oa Wednesday next, is as follows:-
15 rounds, catchweight: P.Q. "Jim" Cartlidge (HM. Navul Yard). Stoker Morris (Herta)
10 rounds, featherweight: Stoker Naugalin (Jules Michelet) Drummer Bowles (1st East Surreys).
6 rounds, lightweight: A.B. Baker (Hermes) v. Bandsman Wareham (18s East Surreys).
rounds, middleweight: A.B. Pearce (Hawkins). A.B. Miller (Hernica).
6 rounds, featherweight: H. Major (Hongkong) v, A.B. Gardner (Hermite).
8 rounds, welterweight: AB. Jackson (Harkin) Stoker Morrell (Hawkins).
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The Hongkong Club tenir Surreys, on the Club ground to-morrow THE LATE M. PAUL KREMER. at 4 pm will be:-Rodger, Summers and
Bishop Gerrard, Stewart and REQUIEM MASS AT "ST. JOSEPH'S Watson; Brodie, Forsyth, Howard, John- stone and Key. Reserves: Muir and Stewart.
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KOWLOON F.C. TEAMS. The following teams have been selected to represent the Kowloon Football Club in League matches to-morrow:
CHURCH.
advanced this money to diferent boys on prinu fucie seize and distrain for rent in the vessel, and defendant was therefore arrear all goods on the promises. were not collectively responsible for all the they the property of the tenant or "a .. money. He was responsible only for 8100
which plaintiff admitted had been repaid stranger. In the Colony the practice was to, tim.
regulated by the Distress for Rent Ordi I the course of the case it transpired nance, 1883. It provided that no distress that the plaintiff's wire (an English woman) was keeping a boarding house at should be levied for arrears of rent ex- Yaumati, and that she had known decept under the provisions of the Ordi- nance. The only property which may be fendant in Liverpool.
The case suddenly collapsed when Mr. seized would be movable property found Lo produced & receipt bock showing that in the premises mentioned in the warrant, plaintiff (the woman's husband) had gone and in the apparent possession of the on board the Empress of Canada and tried to collect money from individual
boys.
Case...
The plaintiff was the owner of 107, Wing person from whom the rent is claimed. Lok Street. For upwards of three years, he had let the third floor to the defen dant, Lau Hon Sang, who was a master
Dr. L. D. Turner said that he had not been informed of this, and withdrew the
of a river steamer. When the warrant. Judgment was therefore given to dewas issued the rent was in arrear for several months. The bailiff who executed re- fendant with costs.
the warrant was accompanied by a
the presentative of the owner, and on third floor they found signboards of the Tung Tai and Yat Wo firms The furni ture and trade goods were seized. Tho claimant told them that the seized goods were the property of his firm, and denied that they were the property of Lau Hon Bang, the defaulting tenant.
CYMDEITHAS DEWI SANT. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
AN APPEAL TO WELSH PEOPLE TO JOIN SOCIETY.
The question was as to whether these The annual general meeting of Cym-goods were or were not in the apparent. deithas Dewi. Sant was held on Wedner possession of the defendant. In his day evening when the annual report of opinion he had no doubt that they were the Committee and statement of accounts not so. His Lordship continuing, pointed for the past year were received and off-cut that amongst the Chinese, sub-letting of small portions ef each floor was Members of the French community and cials for the ensuing year were elected.
Mr. J. Owen Hughes, President of the a general practice, and the property In many of the deceased's friends among other commanities attended a requiem Society, was in the chair. The following found there may not be their own. oss held at St. Joseph's Church yester oficials were elected for the coming year: the present case, the landlord knew tha day morning, in memory of the late M. Presideat, Mr. D. J. Lewis; Vice-Presi- the person from whom he was claiming 1st XI.. Police, Kowloon ground. Paul Kremer, a former French Consul in dent, Dr. W. Leslie Thomas; Hon. Secre. the rent was a seafaring man, and was tary, Mr. D. Davies (Head Office, Soul, therefore unlikely to be a member of Kick-off 4 p..:-Vickers Wheeler and Hongrong, who died at Hankow. Urquhart; Turner, Sims and McKelvie;
premises. He had been farther informed Father Robert conducted the service, tary Department); Hon. Treasurer, Mr either firm, whose signboards were on the McBride, A. Duncan, Lindker, Mason and he was assisted by members of the L. R. Hopkins.
French Mission and a choir. Those pre- Committee:-Messrs. D. M Richards, that the goods were not owned by the and Hayes. Reserve: Taylor. A
Reserves r. Surreys Drums, Sockunpoo sent included the Pro-Vicar Apostolic for H. Owen Hughes, F. P. Williams, Hugh tenant. He must, therefore, find that "B" ground.. Kick-off 200 p.m.: Hongkong (Father Spada), the French Jones, A. Morris, R. I. Wynne-Jones, these goods were not properly distrain His Lordship ordered that the property Buddug Rasmussen; Guest and Knight; Street, Consul and Madame du Courthial, the Capt. R. D. Thomas, Mrs. Wynne-Jones, able, and that the distress was wrongful.
seized be released to the claimant uncon- Brown and Pasco Morris, Latham, Portuguese Consul and others. The ser- Mrs. Chesterton and Miss Chveille, Fitzgerald and Eastman, Re- rice was brought to a close with the play. Roberts.
The manner in which St. David's Day'ditionally but owing to the irregular way in which the claim had been presented to serve: Vickars
shall be celebrated and suggestions as to Kowloon "B". University, Kowloon
social activities of the Society for the the Court, he further, ordered that each ground. Kick-off 2.30 p.m.-Nicholls;
Mr. R. A. D. Wadeson was for plain- nouncements will be made later. Spar and Hast; White, Bliss and STRAITS SETTLEMENTS LOAN ensuing year were considered and an-Party should pay his own costs. Hedley; H. Duncan, Ross, Thomson,
tiff, and Mr. C. A. S. Russ for claimant. Miles and W. M. Mason. Elkins, Jordan and Nicholle,
· Reserves:
HOCKEY AT "KOWLOON.
CLUB BEAT HLMSHANTAST
ing of the Dead March in "Saul"
COUPONS.
The Society extends a very cordial in- vitation to Welsh people to become. mem. hers; and it is hoped that those who have not already done will apply to the Secretary, who will be pleased to furnish particulars and application for member ship forms,
AN INVESTIGATION,
Committee. record with deep regret the The Auditor-General writes in his re-
death in the Colony of Captain Woolls cott, one of the founders of the Society. port for 1924
One case of distress appealed for assist- Enquiries have been proceeding during
ance to the Society, which, was granted. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The expenses incurred in connection with H.M.S. Hawkini were saterisited by the year as to a discrepancy between the
The Committee's report stated that a this case were practically covered by the Hongkong Hockey Club on Wedges Interest payable to the holders of Straits day evening at the U.S.B.C ground, War Loan bonds and the amount record- Kowloon, and after a keen match the rd as paid according to the Treasury meeting was held at the Supreme Court generous donations from members. hotne side won by four goals to three: Ledgors. The discrepancy at first record on the 19th March. 1923, at which the A wreath was laid at the Cenotaph by Bociety was formally inaugurated and the Fresident on St. David's Day, March The Club were slightly the better side ed was $173,000 but this has been reduced Rules, adopted. The original members 1st, 1925, in the presence of several mem- throughout, though the sailors, put up a to $44,000 odd by the elimination of cer stiff resistance and did act permit the tain incorrect entries from the Ledgers numbered 19 and since that date 43 new bers of the Society. A wreath was also Club to win with a big margin, and it is hoped that eventually the re- members have joined and the toembership laid at the late Queen Alexandra's Statue In the first half Nicholson scored for mainder will be satisfactorily accounted now numbers 55. Two members resigned on November 27th, 1025, by the Frendent, the Navy, but Evans levelled the score for. As the investigation involves the and three members who have left the Mr. J. Owen Hughes, in the presence of Later Evans added another, and a third | individual examination of 572,000 cb Colony were removed from the list, as some of the members of the Society, goal for the Club was netted. Nicholson pons amounting in value to over 251 efforts to communicate with them in the The, statement of accounts, was satis.
animously adopted. (Continued at foot of next Column.] added another for the Hawkins, and million dollars, it will, I am afraid be Homeland have been unsuccessful. The factory, and, with the report, was un Price put on a fourth for the Club. a somewhat lengthy one.