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HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH, 1926
PORTUGUESE SQUABBLE.
**STAR" THEATRE INCIDENT.
MRS. GILL GIVES EVIDENCE :
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, the case was resumed in which a number of Portuguese are appearing as a result of an incident at the Star Theatre, on April 25th, when the Elm "Lost in a Big City was filmed.
LOCAL SPORT.
GOLF.
FANLING COMPETITIONS- END-TH MAY.
WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAY COMPETITIONS.
The following were the results of the competitions held at Fanling during the Whitsuntide, holiday, May 2nd-24th:-
BOGEY POOL A."K. Mackenzie () down wins
The charges in detail are:-Wes. N. R. Littlejohn (18) down second Maria de Jesus Sequeira (the original T. S. Whyte Smith (12)...........3 down
There were 32 entries. complainant) is prosecuting Mr. and Mrs.
MEDAL ROUND. J..8. Gill (of the Kowloon Past Office) for assault.
A. K. Mackenzie Üther scores:-
80-7-73 vins Mr. Gill is taking notion against
0418-76 wcond Messrs. M. and F. Prain and Mr. AAN. K. Littlejohn
T. S. Whyto Smith...s0-12-77 Barros for using threatening language. I. W. Shewan 81-2=79
Mrs. Gill-appears
There were 24 entries. as "complainant
ngainst Miss Sequcies and the Misses
·Beatriz and "Colisto Gil complainant's nieces) who are charged with disorderly! conduct and assault.
Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones appears for Miss Sequelen and the two Misses Gilly Mr.. M. K. Lo represents Mr. and Mrs. C while Mr. D. McCallum is for Mr. A. A. Barros and the Messts. M. and F.
Prata.
Mr. Edwardo, José da Silva Loureiro acted as interpreter when Mrs. Gill gave evidence.
BAD FEELING." Miss Celeste Gill, called by Mr. Hugh Jones, corroborated the evidence pre- viously given by her sister. She denied that she had 'assaulted her aunt, Mrs. Gill. She further stated that since she could remember, there had been bad feeling between her family and Mr. and Mrs. Gill, her uncle and aunt.
The Mixed Medal. Competition was) cancelled owing to insaticient entries.
SHANGHAI VISITORS CUP,
80+88 106-14-152 wins
A. K. Mackenzie:
K. Robertson:
S
D. M. Goodall 1. W. Shewan D. Douglas
H. G. Howard,
BASEBALL,
SEASON'S OPENING GAME.
H. THE GOVERNOR TO PITCH PIEST BALL
H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) will pitth the first ball of the opening game in the Hongkong Baseball Leagnton Saturday afternoon on the Happy Valley Triamond.
CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN CURED.
A REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN FOUND.
Marvellous as it may seem after centuries has cured the deadly Consumption even in of failure remedy has been discovered, that the advanced stages of the disewas. No one The game is between South China A:A,
wil longer doubt that Consumption can and the Japanese Club (the winners and
enred after reading the proof of hundreds of cases cared by this wonderful discovery- runners-up of the Lengye last season),
Stands have been erected and the some after change of climate and all other
of curt. ring off of the pitch has been com- remedies tried had failed, and the cases had pleted Ladies will be admitted free and been-1 pronounced hopeless Service men at half price. Other than remedy has also proved itself effective and Catarra, Bronchitis, Asthma, tickets holders have to pay 50 cents ad- speedy in curing roat and lung trouble
This new
mission. Mr. C Eauritsen, of the and other Dragon Motor Car Company, has offered In order that all in noed of this wonderful a trophy for the player who is considered produce of science may that its efficacy for
themselves, & company
formed to hus been the most valuable to his team generally: and the Hongkong Amusement, Ltd., are give it to the world, sed a Free Trial Treat mani can obtained by writing the Derk 1. offering two seats at their theatres to all Yonkerman Co. Ltd. (Dept. C287) 118/12), players who hit Home Runa during the Flest Street, London, EC. 4, enclosing 6d. in British Postal Order to cover cost of carriage and packing, and mentioning this paper. The trial treatment will then be sent by return mail, carriagu pail.
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H.K.O.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. FINALS AGAIN POSTPON EU. Owing to the ran the finals in the
Do not wait if you have any of the symp- H.K.C.C. Tennis Tournament-the Open toms of Consumption, if you have Chronic. Singles Championship of the Colony, theatrh, Bronchitis, Asthma, pains in your Mixed Doubles and the Singles Handi-aheet, a cold on your lungs, or any throat or cap-have been again postponed. They lung trouble. Write to-day for a free trial should have been played this afternoon treatment and book of instructions, and bete- and would have been followed with the fit yourself before it is too late. presentation of prizes.
It is hoped now to conclude the tourna ment on Tuesday next, June 1st.
FINALS NEXT TUESDAY.
87+91-178-20-135- won special prize for best 18 holes).
Other scores :-* J. M. Walker .83+ 87~472=12-180 ...A4+\.91 = ¡53—94161 W. Lang
06 + 100 ' 195−−381C9 81871684-164 Ms+ Re=170 ·6-184 .95+ 94-193-29 — 163 A. H. Ferguson 54+ 84188-2-186. A. W. Shovelton .95 $1 = 190-20-166
were put off from last Friday on account Jede Rome...92+91-163--16-16 of bed weather until today, are now ...00+ 90-190-12-168 definitely fixed to be played off next L. R. Andrewes L. Murray
..80+, 95 = 184 --14=170|Tuesday, the tat June. This decision was There were 43 entries.
come, to by the Tennis Committee who are in doubt right in thinking that the weather this week will not be favourable to allow the matches being played off within the next few days..
INTERFORT ORIOXET.
PROBABLE OPENING MATCH TO-MORROW.
THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND
The Enals of the different events which GUARANTEE CORPOLATION
BILLIARDS
J
the Chinese Clab this
Although no cali has yet been received Mr. M. K. Lo questioned witness inconfirming the arrangements. it is Mr. Falkiner will meet Mr. Leng regard to her relationship with the Gills,lieved that the opening interport match Kau Kong at She said that she had never spoken to between Hongkong and Malaya will take evening, and Mr. S. C. Kwok at the them, but did not know whether her place tomorrow (Thursday) at Singa-South Ching Athletic Association en
Friday evening,
father. who had died in 1919 had been on friendly terms with them.
MRS. GILL'S STORY,
pore.
FOLLOWED HOME.
Miss Sequeira and her neices then went 3ry. Gill then went into the witness. box.. She spoke of going to the Starway, but the three young men followed Theatre. her husband following her aher and her husband all the way home.
coward, quarter of hour later. When she took They 'nsed such epithets as
an
"come and her. the seats directly fehind her are not a gentleman,
Just before they reached were unoccupied.. She did not see Miss have a fight. Sequeira and the Misses Gill, her two home, two of the young men took off their coats but she and her husband nieces taking the seats.
Continuing, Miss Gill said that, after ignored then. Even after they went the performance began, some behinto their home, the young men stood. by kicked her in the back. She protest the doorway for some time and took up
fighting attitude.
test
to three giris sitting behmd, but her pri was greeted with loud laughter. Witness denied that Miss Sequeira im- mediately apologised for having kicked her.
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FEET ON KNEES!
INTERPORT SEQOT.
SHANGHAI RIFLE TEAM SELECTED.
and
No date has yet been announced for the fring by Hongkong's team in the annual Interport Rifle Shoot, in which
Singapore, Penang Hongkong, Shanghai participate. Shanghai, box- ever, have selected their team and the shooting will take place either to-day or to-morrow. Last year the Northern port
Won,
The team comprises F. E. Hodges. J.R. Main, D. E. Sauvie. A. M. Collaco, S. Parry, Y Sharman, R. 1. 4to, C. W. Glover. W. E. Sauver, W. T.
Throughout the performance the agreed that not until the end of the pic: Bowen, S. A. Ransom and K. McKelvie, |
girls behind continued to kick her chair.
A SAD ENDING.
Mr. Lo: Miss Sequeira has sail that she laughed and became excited owing to the picture. Could that be so 1-There
was nothing exciting in the picture: it was merely provocation against me.
His Worship: We cannot get the pic- ture here.a
Mr. Lo: I am told the picture was “Lost in a big City." I am sure it inust be very exciting to be lost in
city.
big
Replying to Mr. Hugh Jones, Mra, Gin
ture did she know whe was,sented behind her. She denied that the girls were already scated behind when she took her scat. She also denied that she changed seats before the performance began.
Then why should Miss Beatrice Gill say definitely that you changed your Beat - positively did not change my
scat.
Witness did not know whether there were footrests in the chairs in front." [F there were," she continued, there was no need for one to kick me in the back."
Do you mean to say that Miss Sequiere the suult of the back --Yes.
Reserve: J. S. Chen.
In the second practice shoot the Shang- hai team made an aggregate score of 914. Sharman and McKelvie did "not shoot, In spite of bad weather conditions J. E. Main and F. E. Hodges made an ex cellent score of 101 and 100 respectively.
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His Worship: It had a very sad end, raised her legs zo bigh as" to kick you.interday evening, a resolution passed at
ing.(Laughter.)
SARCASTIC SMILES! Continuing, Mrs. Gill, said that when she turned round in her chair to see who was sitting behind her. the three girls stared at her and smiled sarcastically. She was naturally greatly offended, and when the girls went to the cloak room after the performance was
over, she followed them intending to reprimand her nieces for their behaviour.
As she approach the cloak room the three girls were coming out, and seeing her in the corridor they again began laughing in a very provoking manner. She then told her pieces, "I wonder that you join with another party to provoke and annoy me:" Then Miss Sequeira replied "Your god-mother killed my father." She also asked why witness had not passed a more gentle remark when her chair had been kicked.
Continuing, witness anid that she told Misa Sequeira that her behaviour was
Mr. Hugh-Jones suggested that Miss Sequiera's kees might have touched her. Witness flatly disagreed, and stated that she distinctly saw Miss Sequiera's fect.
AN AUNTS DUTY.
She admitted that her nieces did not visit her house, but she always, greeted them with a smile whenever she met them on the street. She reiterated that she had sought the Misses Gill in order to reprimand them for their behaviour. She felt it her duty as their aunt to do so.
ions for assault until 14 days after the Arked why she had not issued a sun- alleged assault, Mrs. Gill said that shr did not care to bring family affairs into Court.
Mr. Hugh-Jones: Was the struggle be tween you and Miss Sequiera a violent one -Well, she is a stout girl, and she could,bit hard. (Laughter.)
Witness further stated that she had an ber left hand, and warded off ambrelia why she did not nae her umbrella in the assault, she said she could not because her aria was held.
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smacking her, and the Gill garts fined Fin. She tried to defend herself and being outnumbered she called for help Her husband then came up.
THE FIGHT.
1" She carried an "umbrella but her hus
band did not." When her husband came up her two neicer ran to the corner of the corridor, but Miss Sequeira still continued to punch" her. Her hus band had to use force to separate them.
She further stated that the evidence of the young girls was false. She attributed their attack to be due to revenge.
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
Mr. Hugh Jones: How long ago did Miss Sequiera's father die About 50 years ago.
And do you suggest that something that' A few seconds later she was astonished happened 20 years ago has to do with thig to see three young men rush from the attack I do. The whole story was told corridor and attack her husband in ato Miss Sequiera.
cowardly manner. An English gentleman His Worship said that witness mennt then came in and intervened.
WAJ
The Magistrate asked if the gentleman a witneas, remarking that that were so he would be a great help to the Court,
r. Lo said that the gentleman, W, stranger, and he had not heard of his intervention until the previous day. He bad been minded to ask for an adjourn ment to see if the gentleman could be found. Perhaps he would see on account of the case in the Press and come for- ward.
Continuing Mrs. Gill said that the English gentleman naked the young men for their names, but they refused to give
them.
(Continued on next Column.)
that the whole thing was a family affair.
Witness replying to further questions. said that she did not know Messre, Pratas and Barres, and had no quarrel with them previously.
Cross-examined by Mr. McCallum, Mire. Gill said that she did not know that the Kowloon Fire Brigade had been engaged in Ashley Road that night
..
Mr. McCallum suggested that the young men were following the fire-engine to see where it was going
"I know nothing about a fire," wit ness replied, but I do know that the young men followed us home."
until 2.15 on Friday afternoon, when the At this stage, the bearing was adjourned case will be concluded.
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