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EWIN TO TACKLE NEW. COMER.
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The last boxing tournament of the season, under the auspices of the Hong Kong Boxing Association will be held on Saturday, at the
City Hall. The drawing card of that sight will, of course, be the fifteen round contest
between A.B. Hindle and A.B. Halligan Halligan. These two will contend for the Featherweight Champion ship of the Colony, and a real gruelling fight is promised.
Halligan is determined to win and he is having the benefit of the experience of two redoubtable pugilists, Iron Bux, and L.8. Dixon, Halligan is going through a serious course of training daily and his trainers are keeping a care- fal watch on his progress.
Hindle is also working hard at the punching bag, and la just as cock-sure of winning the decision as Halligan. Since his last fight with Gold, he has learned a lot, and Halligan bua to go all out if he wants to gain the victory. | Hindle is very fast and his pun- ching power is something to be reckoned with. His left is inclined to be troublesome at times. His greatest asset, however, is his stay- ing power. In the fight he had with Gold at the last tournament, he went through the last five rounds and won the decision with his right hand injured and giving no little amount of pain.
The next higgest drawing card is A.B. Ewin and Dingle Coombes, of H.M.S. Wivern. Ewin is too well-known among local fans to need introduction. At his weight and with the exception of Stoker
•Morris, he has conquered all ho has shaken gloves with.
Coombes, although new to Hong Kong, comes with a reputation. He is credited with a sledge hammer panch, and has much ringeraft. Fighting is his meat, and he will give Ewin a good battle. Ewin will have to look to his laurels and the result
A.B. Kirkhend, of H.M.S. Fra bisher, who figured prominently in the VB.C. tournament in his fight with Rowlands will meet Stoker Gold in a six round Bantamweight Contest Kirkhead although losing the fighting to Rowland on point, is nevertheless a very aggressive fighter,
He can take any amount of punishment and his delivery is very rapid. Stoker Gold gave Hindle a good fight at the last City Hall meeting. The spectators were well pleased with him, and there was a posibility of his winning the fight against Hindle had it lasted longer. Gold is a well made lad and fights with a bull-dog tenacity, This bout will be well worth watch ing.
In the featherweight class there will be another six bout contest between Marine Hills and Warder Grant. These two boxers have not appeared before the public for some time now, they have been busily making themselves fit. Grant has improved a great deal since his last battle, and is confident of victory, Hills on the other hand is equally confident, and when both boxers place confidence in themselves, the fight is bound to be a ding dong
une.
The official programme is under:
A PLUCKY COOK.
FIGHTS ROBBERS SINGLE- HANDED.
FOKIS' TIMELY INTERVEN- TION.
A plucky fight put up by a cook employed by Mr. Saunders, was responsible for the capture of a robber, who went to the 7th floor of the Asiatic Petroleum Building on Tuesday night with another man not in custody with the intent to rob.
TROUBLE OVER DIAMOND RING.
ALLEGED CHARGE OF FRAUD DISMISSED,
A Chinese was charged before Major. C. Willson, at the Contral Magistracy yesterday afternoon with obtaining a dinmond ring, valued at $750 by means of a trick ou April 23rd, 1928, but after evidence had been given by the complainant, his Worship discharged the defend-
ant.
It appears from the evidence thas the defendant and gone to Yat Kee According to Chan Yan, a cook jewellery store at Hollywood Rond employed on the premises, two last year in April. After selecting men entered the kitchen at 9.15a diamond ring, he asked for it p.m., on the pretext of looking for to be sent to his hotel and said one of the fokis. Suddenly one of he would pay cash for it. The ring the intruders picked up a knife from was accordingly sent to the hotel, the kitchen table, and threatening where the defendant was alleged to the cook, demanded the master's have detained the foki for about an key. The cook put up a plucky hour saying that he wanted to have struggle whereupon he was cut in the ring examined. He did not re- the hand by the armed man, while turn to the hotel but departed for the other struck him on the back Bhanghai. Nothing was heard or of the head and took the office key seen of the defendant, until last from his pocket. Leaving the Sunday, when the complainant ran armed man to keep guard over the across him in Des Voeux Road cook the other man went into the Central. The Police were at once office of Mr. W. Saunders where he communicated with, and the de- rifled the desk. This man returned fendant was arrested. to the kitchen with some money At yesterday's hearing, it trans- which he divided with his accom-pired that the defendant had given plice. Just then two of the foki's a promissory note for the ring, and
friends arrived. One of the robbers made good his escape while the other was secured by the cook's friends and handed over to the police.
Altogether 855 was stolen from Mr. Saunders's office, but 833.97 of this money was recovered on the staircase,
The cook was taken to the hos- pital.
ÖNE OF VOLSTEAD'S. VICTIMS.
BARBER'S CHAIR NOT LIKED
BY CONNOLLY, ..
When G. H. Connolly drifted into a barber shop at the Praya East on Monday afternoon, he found fault with the revolving and collap sible chair. "Why,"
he said,
"this ain't the sort of chair one gets way back where I hailed from," and straightway set to damaging it.
The knowing barber at once got Connolly's number" and knew that be had just a wee drop too much. Also, the nasal intonation labelled him as a victim of the Volstead Act, so the barber was inclined to patience, Connolly was allowed to depart in peace, but after he had left, the barber called in Sergt. Hopkins to witness the wreckage.
The sergeant ran across Connolly at a back alley, more or less incep able, and guided him back to the broken chair. "Yep, said he, "I sure broke this here dog-gone chair. Why it ain't the stuff what a man should sit on. Now look here, Mister Barber, you take a dollar and we call it aquare," added Con- nolly. The barber cat a critical eve over the wreck and then nodded his head saying "No can do, you makee pay two dollars and we call it round and not square."
Connolly decided that the barber was fleecing him and walked out without paying the damage. When taken before Mr. E. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, he said that he was one of the paid off" members of the crew of the President Grant, and that he was awaiting a "lift " back to 'Frisco,
Sergt. Hopkins said that Connolly had spent a night behind bars and that the prosecution was not press asing the charge, Mr. Lindsell im
posed a light fine of 85.
Championship Fight. A.B. Hindle v. A.B. Halligan. Welterweight Contest: 10 Rounds.
A.B. Ewin . A.B. Coombes. Bantamweight Contest: 6 Rounds, Stoker Gold . A.B. Kirkhead, Featherweight Contest: 6 Rounds, Marine Hills . Warder Grante Welterweight Contest: 6 Rounds.
A.B. Green v. Pte. Spalding.
Lightweight Contest, A.B. Baker v. Stoker Whitting
ton.
ENJOYABLE SHOW AT "BETTER. 'OLE."
MISS D. O'KEEFE AND HER PUPILS.
that the complainant had made arrangement with the defendant that the amount should be paid over at a later date. When tire defendant was in Shanghai, he had also sent complainant a letter re- lative to this matter.
His Worship said that it was clear to him that the ring was sold on credit, and that there WAS no fraudulent intend. He would dia.
charge the defendant.
Mr. F. H. Loseby who watched the ease on behalf of the complain- ant said that he was quite agree: able to the course taken by the Magistrate.
Mr. Horace Lo, for the defence, said that his client was the man- ager of the Kwong Leo Co. at Shanghai; and was-making 'n turn- over of half a million dollars in pre strike times, and he would ask his Worship to say that there was no guilty intent on the part of his client.
LIQUOR SOLD WITHOUT LICENCE.
RESTAURANT KEEPER'S
.PLIGHT.
Before Mr. B. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese partner of the Restaurant, No. 224-226, Des Voeux Road Central, was summoned for selling liquor without a licence. Sub-Inspector Shaftain, of B.C.A., prosecuted.
the
Mr. D. McCallum (of Messrs. d'Almada and Mason) who appear. ed for the defence, entered a plea of "guilty" to a technical offence, but requested his Worship to read certain correspondence which had passed between the S.C.A, and Messrs. d'Almada and Mason.
It appeared that the World Re- Blaurant possessed a licence for selling liquor but failed to renew the licence at the beginning of this
year.
Mr. McCallum added that several partners of the World Restaurant were at present away at Canton and that the defendant could not raise the money necessary for the licence. His client could pay the cost of renewal of the licence by instalments but the Government,
was not prepared to accept that.
Sub-Inspector Shaftain said that the summons were taken out on the instructions of the Treasury. The defendant had been definitely warn ed on the 2nd April not to sell liquor on his preises but a few days later a man was sent there by the S.C.A. and he was able to make & purchase.
Mr. McCallum stated that the landlord, on hearing that the pre- sent summons had. been taken out, had seized the premises as it ap- peared that the rent was ales in
Defendant was fined $100,
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BATAVIA, May 2nd. Tarman is aground on a Coral reef near Cleare Island 180 miles off Thursday Island.
Yesterday we referred to the entertainment given, largely by Service men themselves, at the arrears. "Cheer O" Y.M.C.A., Hong Kong, on Tuesday evening. On the same evening there was another very en-
entertainment at the THE "TASMAN" ON CORAL ipyable !! Betti
'Ole " Y.M.C.A., Kow- loon.
A large number of Service men attended and were delighted with AN ASTUTE ARCHBISHOP.
the programme arranged by Miss D. O'Keefe, whose pupils entertain- The astuteness of the Archbishop ed the audience of some 250 to 300 of Canterbury is apparently not men with many clever numbers. lessened by the passage of time. The programme included, humour- He entered his eightieth year nous interludes vocal and instru- April 7th, and although he h mental items and dances. recently been warning his friend At the conclusion, Mr. R. Suther that he cannot expect to go on land, who had himself contributed much longer, close observers are impromptu to the evening's pro- not conscious of any falling off. of gramme, referred to the hard work judgment and penetration. of the committee who had arranged
It is further planned to requisi- Historians will one day tell of the show, particularly thanked the Archbishop's skill in allotting Miss P. Ofe for her kind-as- tion & tug from Java or Sydney as their tasks to the various Bishops
sistance
in aging the clover dancer no aid is available in the neigh- in the compilation of the Revised by her pupils, and the Lyric bourhood.
An attempt Prayer Book. The Bishop of Dur His call for three cheers for the tranship cargo and thereafter to Orchestra for its contributions. ham, for instance, is responsible
refloat the ship. for a portion of the new Book artists was heartily responded to. which is precisely the part which
The Tasman is a steamer of a less astute Archbishop would have beat included the Lyrio Orchestra, 5,014 tons on the regular run be- tween Singapore and Australia. Mr. B. Butherland, the Missis. D. assigned
to s prelate with a stronger claim to a reputation for Tollan and B. Pestoni, (day 1), an her way to Australia from At the time of the mishap she was Dompromiso than the forthright Mrs. G. E. Robson, Miss Illan,
· The contributors to the entertain-
The ship is damaged, but passen- gers and cargo are safe,
The steamer Van der Wyck a leaving Batavia this evening to render assistance.
will
be made to
Dr. Henley Henson has any f. Eager, the kisses Margery Batavia. Capt. Classon, who is in desire to
command, he been a popular cap- Simpson and Byran Byrus, and make. Buffice it to say that the portion Mr. T. G. Paterson, with Mr. tain in the K.P.M. service for of the new Book in question. In George Grimble accompanist azly years Formerly he was on literary gem, and its blend of The Anal item was a clever dance the run between Bingapore and virility and sweet reasonablenew entitled Jaxe! by the Mases B. Batayla, and he has been in com. stamps the author as a statesman of Clemo, à. Tollen, G. Smith, mand of the Tammon for the last the fret class-Evening Standard. Pestonji, L. Tollan and M. Bryson. two years.
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