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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CO., LTD.
CRICKET....
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1926,
0.3.0.0. "A" v. H.M.S." Tamar.”
This friendly match will be played on the C.S.O.C. ground at 2 p.m. on Satar- day.
CS.C.C.-J. B. Nihill (captain), CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION H. F. Harper. H. E. Stranger, H. F Westlake, P. P. O'Neill, C. Sara, C. R. Spitter, W. F. J. Gorrin, R. C. Witchell, J. S. McLaren, and R. Jones.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CON. TINENTAL PORTS TIA STRAITS.
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TONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
MYRMIDON" are hereby notified that the Cage will be die- charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, when it will be at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage Holt' Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 15th December.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, malous Notice has been given prier to Steamer's arrival, bat carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which sho option extends
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM, and Noor within the Free Storage period."
H.A.0.0. 1st XI. e, Llaut.-Colonel Cantrell's XL
This match will be played on the Club's ground on Saturday.
A COSTLY SLAP.
EUROPEAN ASSAULTS CHINESE BOY.
AN INTERRUPTED DINNER AND BAD HUMOUR.
ALLEGED MID-STREAM
ROBBERY.
SAMPAN WOMAN'S PLUCKY FIGHT.
On the pretext of going to a junk lying within the typhoon shelter, Tau To have his dinner interrupted by a rattle and crash in the kitchen, and mati, three Chinese were said to have hired a sampan, and when the graft was to see his rockery broken by a flyingr. mid-streams, to bayo seized the mis pumelo skin very much provoked" Mr. Marion B. King, a director of the tress of the `sampan and attempted to Dragon Motor Car Co. and he committed rob her of a pair of cane-mounted gold hangles and two gold rings As a sequel These facts transpired when Mr. King was summonsed befors Mr. R. E. Lind to this incident, the two Chinese appear- yesterday morning at the Centesied before Mr. T. W. Ainsworth at the Magistracy for assaulting a Chinese ad Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when they were charged with attempted thirteen years of age.
robbery.
an assault.
Club: A. W. Hayward (captain), d. C. I. Bowker, H. Owen Hughes, H. V Parker, Major Lightfoot, J. D. Hum-sell phreys, J. A. Summera, . P. Lammert, G. R. Vallack, Capt. Evers, and H. C. Burgess.
Madar.
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The complainant was represented by Mr. J. A. Gordon Leash and Mr. F. G. Vaux defended.
Wong Kai Tai, the mistress of the I.B.C. d XI, e. E.K.0.0. 2nd XI.
sampan said that she was alone with her In this league match on the IRC.
Mr. Leask said that the case was one of child on the light of December 6th at Her sampan was in ground at p.m. on Saturday, December common assault. The complainant was about 10 o'clock. 10th the following will represent the employed at the Kid Café, 8 Kon Ma Mongkok, and three Chinese approached L.R.C.
Terrace, Happy Valley. Without any her and asked to be taken out to a junk Sirdar Khan (captain), S. A. R. Ismail,
mati, V. T. Mans, A. S. Ismail, A, K. Minu Provocation, the defendant hit the coming inside the typhoon shelter at Yau- Witness took these men there, but was No Caims will be admitted after the Good A. Rahmin, S. A, Hussain, A. S. Suffing plainant on the face and kicked him..
Complainant said that at 8 p.m. on have left the Stemmer's Godown, and all Goods D. Mohamad, J. S. Ackber, and M. P. December 3rd, he was moving furniture told that the junk they wanted was not remaining undelivered after the 21st Decem-
into the yard. A night soil coolie there. They asked her to wait, and after ber, will be subject to Reat,
arrived and he scolded her for coming having waited for over an hour, the men so early. All of a sudden defendant spotted a junk outside the breakwater rushed into the Café, dragged witness and requested witness to take them there. out into the yard and struck him on the When they got to the junk, the men again said that that was not the junk face and kicked him.
On the return journey Cross-examined by Mr. Vaux, witness they wanted.
very unconscious" witness said that she was suddenly seized said that he was and did not know how many blows were by the men. One had his hands on her throat, and other put two fingers into strnek. He had a swoollen face
her month in an attempt to prevent her from shouting. The third man was shid to have tried to pull off the rings and
bangles which witness was wearing.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Eong Kong, 14th December, 1998, [4303
All Claims against the tamer must be
Mr. Balhatchet has had a very success. presented to the Undersigned on or before the 4th January, 1927, or they will not be recog-ful cricket career at the University. As nised.
a bowler he was perhaps in his beat No Fire Insurance will be effected.
form in 1023 when he topped the League bowling analyses with 7.79 runs per wicket, and it was due, in a large mea sure to bix that the University succeeded in winning the Shield that year. His de- liveries then were exceptionally fast and ruse with plenty of kick." He has never been able to reproduce that year's form. Latterly, he has become a most efficient bataman and his score of 12, not out, is the best individual contribu- tion so far in the current league matches. Mr. Balhatchet was a member of the Hong Kong Interpart team that visited Shanghai in 1995, and was also the twelfth man of the 1923. Earlier this year he went to Malay with the Hong Kong team. He was captain of the Univer sity in the 1825-1926 scason:
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
AND
Fox UNITED KINGDOM Vu SINGAPORE,
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"AENEAS
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dia. charged into Holt's Wharf, Kawloon, where it will lie at Consigaces risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 13th December..
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the
ends.
broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on
on say Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours Of 10.45 AM. and Noom within the Fres Storage period.
Among the numerous presents he has received from his associates, is a broken stump with an inscription "Lest We Forget. Those cricketing days and the
many stumps you leaves next month.
had broken.
BOXING.
SOLDIERS IN THE RING.
He
CONTESTS FOR THE "HANKEY"
CUP.
It was
His Worship: You can offer no ex- planation whatever as to why he should do this-I only scolded the night-soil coolies
Mr. Vaux: Were you singing 1-Inside the house.
Mr. Vaux Did anyone tell you to keep quiet,-No.
Mr. Vaux: Did you take a pumelo skin and throw it into the defendant's kitchen -I did not
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Random Blows.
Mr. Vaux: I put it to you that you were only slapped on the face twice-He did more than that, he struck random blows with his fist.
Mr. Vaux: Did you threw anything at all into the kitchen 1-Nothing at all.
A fellow employee at the Cafe said that he was working at the time and witnessed the assault. He did not see complainant throw anything through the kitchen
window,
Cross-examined by Mr. Vaux, witness said that be heard complainant singing S. L. Yen, the proprietar of the Kid Café, said that complainant and the 2nd witness were in his employ. He heard a noise, and, going cut into his yard he saw the complainant crying and the defendant standing at his door.
Mr. Lenak: ns the defendant at any time complained of your boys 1-No.
Cross-examined by Mr. Vaux, witness closing at midnight.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods- have left the Steamer's Godawn, and all Goods At the Murray Barracks last night an remaining undelivered after the 20th Decem- Inter-Group Boxing Tournament took ber, will be subject to Rent,
All Claims against the Steamer must be place for the "Hankey" Cup.
won by No. 2 Group with 13 points. No. presented to the Undersigned an or before the 1 group secured 11 points, No. 3 and No. 3rd January, 1927, or they will not be recog4 each securing 3 points. At the conclusaid that his Café was open all day long, zized.
sion of the contests, Lieut. Hankey pre- No Fire Insurance will be effected.
sented the cup to the winners. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Hong Kong, 13th December, 1928. [4298
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR & OKIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAMER
KASHMIR."
ARRIVED HONGKONG, 13ru DECEMBER 1996, Taox ANTWERP.LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLUMBO AND STRATTS. CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above
named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their rink in the Hong Kong and Kowloon What! and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon where cach consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Options! Goods will be landed here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of the Steamer
Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will tJubject to Rent
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged Paskages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors Messrs. GODDARD & DOUGLAS at 10 am. on Mondays and Thurs days, within the Free Storage period.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd January, 1997, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agents. Hong Kong, 13th December, 1926 [4895
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN.
Motorship
THE "MALAYA"
be
The Contesia.
In the featherweights the finalists were Pte. Higgs and Pte. McLaughin. The former won,
Pte. Murray defeated Pte. Smith in the final of the Lightweights, and Pte.
Mr. Vaux: Do you agree that half the yard belongs to you and half to the de- fendant Yez
An Interrupted Dinnar. Defendant in the witness box, said that he was a director of the Dragon. Motor Car Co., Ltd. He arrived home at 8 o'clock and had his dinner. Shortly
Smith lost to Pte. Gillies in the Welter-after commencing bis meal he heard a weights.
In the Middleweights Pte. Smith won the final, and Pte. Jenkins defeated Pte. Carstairs in the Lightheavies.
rattle and crash in the kitchen. He went into his kitchen and saw broken crockery
Witness further stated that she put up a fight against the men, sad that she bit the fingers of the man who tried to pre- veat her from shouting.
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In the struggle, one of the men fell overboard, and witness fell into the water with him. While struggling she heard one of the men call out, "Get your coil of wire and strangle her."
When she was in the water, she shout- ed Save Life," and a police launch came to her asistance. The man who fell overboard with her was picked out of the water, but the other two had escaped by swimming away.
When the man, who was captured by the police launch, was taken to the Water Police Station, he gave certain informa tion which led to the arrest of the second MAD. A coil of wire was found "on the sampan...
.
After further evidence had been taken, the two men were committed to trial at the next criminal acssions.
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and z pumelo skin. Witness took hold of INSURE WITH complainant and slapped him twice. He did not strike the boy and did not hear
Lieut. E. A. Kelly was the referee: Lieut. J. M. Ker, and Lieut. the Hon. The Master of Napier acted as judges. him cry. Witness then reapaned his Lieut. J. G. Shillington was timekeeper, and C.S.M. J. H. Miller, net as M.C.
Borderars v. H.M.8. "Hermes."
dinber
Cross-examined by Mr. Leask, witness said that he did not see who caused the damage.
1.
Mr. Leask: Why did you slap the boy i At the Murray Bartacks on December 23rd a tournament will take pince be-My cook-boy told me that he was the tween the Borderers and H.M.S. Hermes.
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YESTERDAY'S STATEMENTS.
DECREASE IN LOCAL AND
THROUGH FREIGHTS,
offender.
Mr. Leak: Have you complained of him before?-Na.
Mr. Leask Why didn't you pick on the 2nd witness-Mỹ boy said that it was the other one.
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Mr. Leask: So you were ready to pick GILMAN & Co, Ltd.
on anybody that night? Yes, any affonder.
Defendant's cook boy gave corrobora- tive evidence.
Mr. Vaux, addreming the Magistrate said that he could find the assault either justified or trivial. He would ask that Although freights discharged in Hong his Worship find that it was both. De- Keng during the 24 hours ended attendant had suffered damage, but had not am yesterday amounted to. 10,094 tons, summoned the complainant for breaking only 1,324 tons of general merchandise the crockery were included in the discharges. The cargo unloaded here consisted of 4,270 tons of sugar, and 4,500 tons of coal.
His Worship said that he believed the evidence of the defendant and found that there was provocation That, however, the boy from the café and committing did not justify the defendant dragging the assault. There would be a fine of $10.
Of the 9 vessels which came into port only 3 steamers carried general mer chandise. They were the a. Kwangtung (British) which brought 30 tons from Bangkok and Swatow, the Fushimi Haru from Middieshrough and Singapore BANKNOTES FORGERY CHARGE.
which carried 021 tons and the sa Sun Kong from Kai Chow Wan which dis charged 200 tons.
CHINESE REMANDED IN
CUSTODY.
Before Mr. R E. Lindell at the
Central Magistracy yesterday a Chinese was charged with uttering or possessing a forged banknote.
Mr. D. McCallum, for the defence, zaid
having arrived, Conrigases of Cargo ars
Through freights were manifested on 3 hereby informed that all Goods are being vessels out of the & acrivala. The s lauded and stored at their risk into the City of Tokio arriving from Otaru and hacardous and/or extra hazardous Godown Shanghai had 7,000 tons for ports be of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and yond, and the Fushimi Haru also carried Godown Co., Ltd, whence Delivery may
5,015 tons of general cargo; thus making obtained.
a total of 11,015 tons of general mer the relatives of the sccused were prepared This vessel carries
origin handise for parts beyond, which was a
to offer $500 bail, but the Magistrate of the part mily shipped by the M/B granaded off Lisbon, against which a General decrease of about 180 per cent. as com declined to grant bail. The hearing was Average of 15%, will have to be paid by Compared with the previous day returns fixed for to-morrow morning.. sigrees unless same has been adjusted by The as. Fingal (Norwegian) arriving shippore in Copenhagen, which information from Keelung carried 2,500 tons of coal
supplied on, presentation of Bills of for ports beyond
Taking
which
The B. &.8. vessel Linan and the Indo- No Claims will be admitted after the China conster Awang Sang, both arrived Goods have left the Godowns, and all Good here in ballast from Canton, and they remaining undelivered after the 29th Decem also carried no passengers, ber, 1926, will be subject to Beat.
There were arrivals and 14 depar All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown where they tures during the period under roview. will be examined by Meers. Anderson & They were: British, 6 arrivals and 5 departures; Japanese, 1. Arrival and 2 Ashe on the 18th December, 1928, at 10 am
All Claims must reach us before the 23rd departures; Norwegian, 1 arrival and 1 December, 1926, or they will not be departure Chinese, 1 arrival and
departures; Danish, I departure Dutch recognized
No Fire Insurance will be effected
1 departure; Portuguese, arrival and American, I departure. The number of Bill of Lading-will be countersigned by
· JOHN: MANNERS & CO., LTD.. vessels in port totalled 73, of which, 33
were British, Hong Kong, 11th December, 1928 [4291
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The N.Y.Einer Fushimi Marul arrived bere yesterday, from London vid Singapore and ports with 10 first class, 7 second class 2 third class and 66 deck passengers. The vessel also carried 140 through passengers
During the 24 hours ended at 9 am.. yesterday, the total number of deck pas sengers entered into the Colony, was 75.
The Blue Funnel liner Myrmidon came into port yesterday with 600 tons of general merchandise. for local discharge and 1,800 tons for ports beyond/
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