THE WEEK-END. SPORT.
V.R.C. NIGHT FETE.
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY
AND TO-MORROW.
There is not much in the way of sport arranged for to-day. There are a few matches in the Lawn Bowls League, two in Division I and one in Division II., but mast of the Clubs have now completed their fixtures, and everything ex cept the championship of Division II. has been settled,
LAWN BOWLS.
THREE MATCHES FOR TO-DAY.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
There are only three matches to-day in the Hong Kong Lawn Lawn Bowls League. The sca300 has now practically finished and after to-day there will remain only one or two fixtures in Division II. to be played
Division I will be completed to-day, the matches being between the Kowloon Dock R.C. and Taikos R.C., and between the Bowling Green Club and the Civil Service C.C.
The champions have not lost this season and the match against the runners-up should be close and in
The competition for the Captain's Cup is being played at Fanling to-teresting. day and until Monday, inclusive
To-day's baseball match has been cancelled, but to-morrow, the Fill- pinos are down to meet the "Tigers (S.C.A.A.).
There are to be the usual bath- ing picnics and as the season is now rapidly drawing to a close all enthusiasts are making the most of their opportunities.
One of the most interesting events to-day is the 4th night fête of the Victoria Recreation Club. A varied programme has been arranged, which includes two championship events, the 100 yards style, open hampionship of the Colony, and 1h 100 yards free style, Ladies' Championship of the Colony. There will be bigh dising, other races, a Water Polo match, etc. As usual the Lyric Orchestra will play dur ing the fête, and after the prize, distribution for dancing.
There are several friendly foot- ball and tennis matches at Kow- bon for the Services to-day.
LEAGUE BASEBALL.
TO-DAY'S GAME CANCELLED.
FILIPINOS TO PLAY TIGERS
TO-MORROW.
[BY HONOLULU KID.] Ball fans, this week end will be treated to one game only. The
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In Division II. the K.C.C. are playing the Yacht Club, and ought to win, as their opponents are at the bottom of the table having_woo only one match this season. They should win, but if they do not East Polat, and Taikoo have to be reckoned within the struggle for the Championship.
AQUATICS.
F.R.C. NIGHT FETE.
The fourth Night Fête organised will be held at the Club's camber by the Victoria Recreation Club this evening commencing at 9 p.m. The programme which includes two Open Championships of the Colony is as follows:-
50 Yards Handicap for members,
beats.
100 Yards Free Style, Men's Open Championship of the Colony, heats.
Pillow Fight.
100 Yards Free Style Ladies'
Open Championship of the Colony.
Inter Hong Team Rače. 50 Yards Handicap for members,
foal.
100 Yards Free Style, Men's Open Championship of the Colony, final.
Seven have entered for the 100 yards Free Style, Men's Champión- ship of the Colony. D. Lyon, last year's winner who covered the dia Lance in GI seconde, is in the rage, as well as G. R. Razavet who came in second last year in 64.3-5 seconds The other five catered are:-J. F. Lyon, G. Youe, D. Laing. 5. Y, Gittens, W. Lawrence.
For the ladies event, only two Japanese Portuguese struggle schentries have been received but is duled for this afternoon had to be probable that late entries will be Miss accepted before the race. cancelled, as the Recreid boys are playing football Against the MilBlunson, who won the event last year in 84 seconds, "is "one of the tary this afternoon.
two entered and Miss Aris is the other.
To-day, there will be t one sided game, when the Filipinos. play the Tigers. The Tagala boys after their victory over the Japanese two days ago, are going about in a very business-like manner and are not to be easily beaten..
The Tigers are no match for the Eilipinos, and the latter Seld the team that played against the Japan- Ese, the Tigers should be, kopelessly beaten
TENNIS.
K.C.C.. SERVICES.
The following will represent the Kowloon Cricket Club in a friendly tennis match against a Service team to tiny, at p.m. on the K.CC. courts:-E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher, W. Hyde and C. E. Millard, S. E. Green and C. W. E. Bishop.
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GREYHOUND SENSATION.
RACING DOGS POISONED.
"TALL OAK " DEAD.
MANCUZATZE, Sept. 1st.
Excellent sport should be witness- ed to-night and dancing tolloss The Lyric Orchestra will be attend ance throughout, as usual
AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST...
EDUCATING PUBLIC OPINION
ADOLLAR LINE" CON. TRIBUTION.
THE FAR EASTERN '. TO-MORROW'S BAND-
CONCERT.
OLYMPIAD.
LATEST RESULTS.
THE PROGRAMME FOR KOW-
LOON DOOK
(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.)
:
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2nd. In the Far Eastern games China beat the Philippines at baseball 3-1 At volley ball the Philippines beat Japan 91-4 and 9-7. In the tennis open singles, Engayo (Philippines) beat Kong (China) 6-4 6-1, and Ng Sze Kwong (China) beat Fuente Bella (Philippines) 6-0, 6-2.
At basketball the Philippines beat China 29-7, and at football China beat Philippines 7-0.
GOLF.
ANOTHER BIG TOURNEY.
(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, September 1st. As Barnet, in the 30-holes qualí- fying competition for the News of the World £1,010 tournament, the leaders in the southern section are headed by Ernest Whitecombe, with 71 and 88, respectively equalling and breaking the course record. Other qualifiers are:-
·Braid, 71 and 72 - Wooler, of Hollingbury, 79 and 71. Oke, of Fulwell, 74 and 70: Charles Whitcombe, 74 and 70: Cotton, 74 and 72
Ray and Smith, of Wentworth, totalled" 146, Dunes 148, and Vardon 150.
The most notable failures were Havers, with 131, and J. H. Taylor, with 156.
FOOTBALL.
LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS..
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]"
Loxoox, September 1st. The following are remits of matches in the English Football League played to-day-
West Ham 2, Sunderland 4. Newport 3, Brighton 1. Queen's Park 3, Gillingham 3 All the English League and Secttish League Clubs are playing again to-day in the League matches, Results will appear on Monday and from next week it is hoped to publish the Saturday fixtures every Saturday morning
FRIENDLY FOOTBALL.
BAND OF QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT.
SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1927.
CHINESE HOTEL PRO
PRIETOR FINED.
NAVAL CONFERENCE PERSONALITIES.
SHANGHAI, MOTORISTS
MOLESTED.
PREMISES USED FOR IM ADMIRAL VISCOUNT TEN DOLLARS EXTORTED.
MOBAL PURPOSES.
MAGISTRATES SATISFIED OF MANAGER'S KNOWLEDGE.
The full military band and drums Li Yin Ming, proprietor of the of the 1st Queen's Royal Regiment Tai La Tia, Des Voeux Road Cen- will give to-morrow afternoon an-tral, was summoned yesterday at other concert at the Kowloon Dock the Central Police Court before Bathing Beach to raise funds for Mr. R. E. Lindsell for allowing the a swimming gala for the Services premises to be used for an immoral
at the end of the season. The een- cert starts at 6 p.m. The band are
appearing by permission Lieut.-Col R. G. Clarke, C.M.G.D.S.O., and officers, and the following is their
Programme:--
1-Grand Selection, "Metric England' (German).
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Walth Because I love you (Fiorito).
3.-Selection, "No no Nanette (Youmans).
4-Trombone Solo, The Joy wheel" (Sutton), (Soloist) Bands- man C., H. Diss.
5.-The Reminiscences of Scot- †land (arr. Godfrey),
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6.15 Massed Band and. Drums. 1-Bugle March, "Les Clarious Anglais
2-(Drums) March, Contro- voray" (Tarpin).
3.-Band March, "The Indian Love Call" and "Rose Marie (Friml).
4.-Drums, Retreat.? 5.-Band and Drums March,
purpose.
Mr. M. K. Lo," for the defence, agreed that the facts, which were admitted were similar which transpired when the Meichow
to those
Hotel was before the court on a
MAKOTO SAITO
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(CRIER OF THE JAPANESE NAVAL DELEGATION.)
KEEP OFF OUTLYING ROADS.
SHANGHAI, August 30th. Two further enses in which for- eign motorists were molested on [BY DREW PEARSON.]
the roads of the Western district,
Saito finally consented to head the cecurred within 15 minutes of each When Admiral Viscount Makoto running through Chinese territory, or better on the Municipal roads
Japanese Naval Delegation at other, inte Saturday night. In one Geneva, it is said that Fremier instance the robbers got a "810 bill Wakatsuki went around for days with a broad smile on his face.
Japan had been looking for a
while in the other the chauffeur accelerated and sucoceded in evad-
ing the gang. In the latter in-
man to send to Genera, who knew
stance a shot was fired as the fleeing all the details of naval technique meter car, but it was not struck. but whose horizon at the same time Foreiga women were present in" was not limited to detalla Alan she wanted a representative who had such prestige
among the
both the cars.
similar Charge. But be denied that the management, any benefit or that in a large catablishment like theirs, it was possible for the management to know of what was, Japanese people, that he could re- Atkins, living at 14 Pacific Gar
after all, a private arrangement amongst the fokie for procuring
these women.
His Worship said he would hear evidence on the question of a prac- tice which, it it amounted to a system as alleged by the prosecu- tion, should have been known to the management.
turn and "sell" them any naval programma which was adopted.
AD
OF.
Viscount Saito, combined all these qualities. After spending dinary man's life in the navy, he had undertaken the most difficult administrative job in the Japanese Empire-the Governorship" of Korea.
*
The frat holdup occurred at 11.30 p.. when a car driven by a Mr.
deas, came upon a Public Works Department barrier on which was a red light stretched across Hung- the railway crossing. The car was jao Road about 300 yards west of proceeding from west to east...
Before the driver could realitza what was happening a gang of
A young girl of 16 deported that At Goneva, which is bored and eight men, one of them armed with a black pistol and three with she was called to the Tai Lo Tin fed-up with seeing the foreign knives, had surrounded the car. by one of the Hotel's fakir and ministers and great statesman of The lender of the gang spoke to introduced to a man who the Court Europe, Viscount Saito had made the occupants in English and told (Gersh- now knew to be a representative of a distinct dent. He has acquired them, to remain quiet, at the same the reputation" of being the state time demanding money from the Rest statesman at the Naval Con- driver. The latter produced a $10. ference. He has acquired that, rebill and was allowed to pass with- putation "chiefly by saying very out the other occupants being dis- little, but saying it at exactly the
turbed. right time.
"Who" from "Sunday win).
8.-Band and Drums Slow March "The Colours," Quick March, "Imperial Britain."
Bood and Drums, The Wee MacGregor Petrol (Amers).
Regimental Marches. God Bless the Prince of Wales. God Save the King. Conductor-Band Sergeant Manley.
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K.C.C. CONCERT TO-NIGHT.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME.
Inspector Shalain, of the Secre tariat for Chinese Affairs
Some of the money went to her mistress, while the balance went to the fokir at the hotel. The money for the foki was collected at her lodgings at Wing-hing Street.
Bartier Acrons Boad. Throughout two weeks of negotiat-
The second instance occurred at His Worship held that the man-
ing, Admiral Saito listened to the 19.43 p.m., when the car in which agement must know of what was American and British naval pro- Mr. P. H. Baker, living at 16 Wei- He listened attentively haiwei Road, and two lady friends going on, owing the repeated visits posals. of the girl in the case of the system and said nothing. Then at the were riding, was held up at the alleged. The man who took the height of the Anglo-American dend- same place by an identical gang. room. went there without any lock. Saito gave a ten-party. His] As they approached the barrier luggage.
guests, consisting of the British the chauffeur saw the gang and and American delegates, found scenting the situation applied the themselves partaking of more accelerator, barely missing the bar- words than nourishment. Saitorier, but evading the gang. did all the talking. Without mine- The occupants reported the mat-
their description there is little that she had come to this Coafer which held up Mr. Atkin's motor ence to reduce, not to build, and car. that while she had no objection to
A Nervous Gang. the United States and
The occupants of the ears des“
.A concert will be given at the
Asked if he had any statements Kowloon Cricket Club grounds to-
to make on the case, Inspector night by the band of the 1st Cameromans, under the baton of Shaftain said he would like again Mr. H. É. Powell, LRAM, and to bring up the suggestion of an by permission of Lt. Col. E. B. offeind "trap," made by Mr. L. Ding words he stated that Japan ter to the police station and from Ferrers, D.S.O., and Officers. The band will be assisted by "Mesara. Turnet in the other case. Many did not wish to build a large navy, doubt that this was the same gang Wibnoti, Flinton, Beaver, Hawkins, similar summonses had been pre- Porter and Hughes, in vocal items viously brought against native
The object is to raise money for the entertainment, at another con hotel-keepers only to be thrown cert next Saturday night, at the out of Court on the ground that K.C.C., of over 1,000 Service me the licenses did not know of what
The programme will be opened
Great
by the Band. with the "William had happened. The Department's them. The tea, for which all the and were seemingly not of the
Tell overture, which will be fol
officials had been anything but in active in the matter, and had made frequents visits which were fruitful information. Finally, the De-
partment had to have recourse, to sending its own men to obtain direct evidence of the effence. The system was one which had been
going on for a very long time, and the Department was dong its best to combat it.
lowed by the Miserere music from Verdi'a Il Trovatore, the play ers being Corporal R. Bain (clari- Bandaman G. Phillips onet)
cornet),
Then Mr. Hinton gives a comic The Mountaineer," which As a practice for the coming will be followed by the band selec- season, and, alsó with a view to tion from Cavalleria Rusticana.". giving the Services a chance of a Next song by Mr. Wilmott "The The American Mail Line pre
gaze, a friendly football match Bandelero," followed by a descrip- is being played on the Club de
tive band piece "A Hunting Scene. pared a very effective little pam- Recreio's ground at King's Park Alter the interval there is the phlet for distribution to the 10,000 to-day between the Club de Recreio Maid of the Mountains" selection delegates in attendance, at the 1st eleven and the Royal Air Force. by the band Mr. Beaver will con- annual convention of the National
tribute the comic song" Deathless Educational Association at Seattle
Army and Mr. Wilmott "The on June 8th, 1927. Its objeet was
Floral Dance," while Mr. Hawkins to educate the peopln
the United
will provide another comic inter satisfied that there was a system. States, particularly those on the
lude with "I Might Learn to love The maximum penalty was $1,000, Pacific Coast to the vast trade
him later on" An Hungarian possibilities with the countries of Asia,
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TRAWLING IN INDIAN
OCEAN.
TONGKOL'S! POOL HAULS.
It has been said that the Atlantic Coast States are more alive to the
For her last Penang trip, says opportunities of than are the people of the West,
Oriental trade the Pinang Gazette the Govern and particularly the Pacific Coast
ment trawler Tongkol went north to the deep water on the edge of the States. The Company is, therefore, Indian Ocean and tried fishing in engaged in a campaign of education 75 fathoms of water there, but directed to the people of the West to make them realize the value of Oriental trade.
A sensation bas been caused at the home of greyhound racing hy report that six greyhounds at the
The first thing that strikes one Bellevue Track were found poisoned about the pamphlet is that it in the kennels, these including smail, well printed and easy to read Tall Oak, one of the most famous at any odd moment over, say, & in the country. No official state cup of tea. It is the kind of thing ment has been issued but the police la lady can stuff into her handbag, are investigating,
LATER.
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Mr. Lo asked his Worship to exclude Inspector Shaftain's state- ments as irrelevant to the case with which they were concerned.
His Worship said that he was
Britain signing an agreement for a cribed the gang as belonging to the large building programme, Japan coolie claes while those of the first would go home before joining car added that they acemed nervous delegates had come expectantly, usual armed robber class. was so long postponed by Saito's The police, through the medium calm decisive statement, that Via of the press, are unofficially warn count Cecil who has his tea, ing all persons that they should, religiously at five o'clock, became as far as possible, keep off the out- But Viscount Saito has 'not con- lying districts during the night.
very fidgety.
In the meantime they are making. fined himself to proclamations. all possible efforts to break up the When on the opening day of the ganga Y.-C. Daily News. Conference, Ambassador Gibson suggested more ventilation. Saito remarked: Yes, Japan believes in the Open Window."
bodies in whatever place designated Saito has one distinct advantage by him, in order to keep away evil over both Ambassador Gibson and spirits and disease. The Japanese First Lord Bridgeman;, he looks prohibited this practice, requiring like, a statesman. His snowy white all dead to be either cremated or hair, and white moustache, setting buried in established cemeteries. off an inscrutable but fascinating This law had been in effect seven Oriental face, would make him years when Baito took up office, stand out in any crowd. His eyes and it was extremely unpopular. are his most distinguished charae Practically the first thing Saito, did a myriad of crows fect in a kindly permit dead to be buried in private sort of way which immediately cemeteries or in private fields near créates confidenen.
the homes of their relatives.
dance concludes the second part of (or six months. Defendant in the teristic. They squint out through| after assuming the office, was to
the programme. In the third part case would be fined 8950. of the entertainment, there is a pot
purri band
piece Melodious
and the National
EXCHANGE RATES.
[DRIFISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Reory, Sept. 1st
194
Paria
25.213
20.43
"LAW NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS."
Saito must have had all the
Saito has also made it a policy qualities which his appearance in- to see every Korean who asks for dicates, coupled with all the others an interview with him. No matter of a great executive, to have made how "zebellious against Japanese the record that he has in Korea,rule, the caller invited into Vis When he went there "eight years count Saito's drawing room, and Remarking that the law was no
ago, there was no place in the given an attentive hearing. world where his fellow countrymen
Admiral Saito is 69 and by far of persons, respecter
Mr. Hay
were mare despised, probably the oldest delegate at the Naval Halkett, the Marylebone magis with some justice? When he entar- Conference. Before retiring at the trate, sentenced" Maurice Chittwy, 32, a doctor of medicine, of Bur.Seoul. the capital, for the first age of 6, he had been Minister of time, bis welcome was a bomb the Navy on five occasions, and residing at which broke the glass in bis car- Cloucesternality
had done a very remarkable thing. N.W., to twenty riage, but failed to explode. Saito days' imprisonment in the second rode calmly on as if nothing had a great naval leader without be- in the Japanese Navy. He became division on a charge of being happened. Baroness Baita, belonging to the Satsuma Clan. La drunk in charge of a motor car, sides him, took the ene from her Japan almost every successful mili and fined him la, with fine guineas husband, and leaned out to smile costa, for dangerous driving.
It was alleged by Mr. McClure,"
m250
Memories, and then a dramatic SENTENCE ON A DOCTOR. interlude by Mears. Porter and Hughes, followed by a comic song Bunga, Bangs," by Mr. Beaver- The programme will be concluded lost her nets on volcanic dock, and with a grand fantasia Battle of caught little except one fish, pos Waterloo, followed by the Camer- sibly of the gurmet species, which onian Rast has been sent "to
Singapore for Asthem. identification. Not only was the. sea bottom bad, but the tide rips were too strong to render fishing possible and the Tongkat fished and the picture of a young Japanese Hanks to the westward of Penang south again, getting only two goed and a Shanghai garden are delight and striving in with only a couple Only Tall Oak in dead. The fal Also it is crisply written as of tons. others are recovering. Detectives the following-extracts-show are patrolling the kennels.
On the other hand, the steam Because this, suggestion comes from a steamship company operat launch Shark is "producing excel- ing between this country and the lent result with her shallow water Orient it does not mean that the trawling. On Sunday afternoon CEYLON CRICKETERS TO objective has to do with transporta, and evening, the Shark, trawling
tion alone.
The Northwestern backwards and forwards by bucy States of America lie the closest to 9. in the South Channel, got Asia. Our railway men, our bank ten boxes of fish, besides two enor
mous Kurau; her catch fetched 801.i ers and financiers, our chambers IFox, August 25th. of commerce, our manufacturers,
at auction in the market on Mon- Private advices received here our farmers and our growers of
day morning. The success of the from Ceylon stalo that a cricket fruit, our lumbermen, our fisher- Shark bears out the contantion of eleven comprising frst-class players men, our China Club, our Japan the Acting Director of fisheries, is being arranged to visit Malaya Society, and all-our-people are in that shallow water trawling with during the Christmas holidays closer touch with the problemas of vessels of the hark type has mere engagements are offered in Singa- the Pacific, the future centre of possibilities financially than deep - pore, Penang and the Malay States. world affairs, than any other water trawling with trawlers of
The tour would be a very brief one dwellers upon the North American the Tongkol clasa --- and members of the team hope to continent. We know that the future stay with friends, but will welcome happiness of half the world's po assistance with regard to passages pulation can be well advanced to the extent-of-not-more-than-through the careful cultivation of $4,000.
true understanding and honest sym; Formal communications are propathy in the hearts of the American mised later.-Singapore, Free Press, children of to day,
VISIT MALAYA?.
•
AN UNLIKELY EVENT.
The Tongkol left for Singapore and is going to try a few hauls in the shallow water in which the Shark has beca nabing in the South channel before she leave. She is expected to arrive at Singapore oa September 3rd.
Geneva Berlin Odo Helsingfors ...... Athens. Buenos Aires, Hong Kong
New York Amsterdam Stockholm Vienna.... Madrid -Bucharest-
Bombay..... Yokohama Brussels
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at the crowds.
for the prosecution, that the ac During his eight years as gover
nor, Baita was revolutionized Japanese rule in Korea. And while it cannot be said that his countrymen are now popular in the ex-Empire, yet he himself has won a "considerable circle of friends among Koreans,
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try leader is a member of the Choohu Clan, while every naval man is a member of Satsuma,
Admiral Saito, however, was eused, going along Albany-street,
member of neither. Born in a pulled out from behind a bus, and
northern village, he became a naval tried to get his car between the bus and an oncoming car. He hit
cadet at the age of 15, and when he the car, crumpling the wing and
had attained the rank of captain, buckling the wheel. Although his
a remarkable tribute was paid his ability by an appointment as Vice- steering gear was defective, he
Although Saito has thrown all Minister of the Navy. At that started the engine, and, after driv ing backwards, and forwards, he guvernment positions open to time, all the subordinate positions drove to the nearside and mounted Koreans with salaries equal to the under him were filled by rear-ed- the pavement. Two policemen Japanese, and glthough he has in mirais. considered he was drunk, and their creased the powers of Korean Upon reaching the age of 39. Ad cpinion was confirmed by Dr. judges, created provincial, and miral Saito, retired from the Navy, 1/11.5/10 Maughan, the divisional surgeon, municipal governments, and actual having decided to spent the rest of The magistrate said he realisedly held elections for the first time his life quietly in the country. But that the punishment of imprison in Korean history, yet the act like most other men who bare led ment was severe one, but he which won him most favour among onergetic lives,bo-chafed-at-in- would not be doing his duty if he Koreans was the revision of the activity and the late Premier Haro took any other course
cemeteries act. Prior to the Japan had no great difficulty in persuad The accused said he did not
ese conquest, Koreans had not ing him to become Governor- mean to drive a car any more buried their dead. Instead, the General of Korea, the position Mr. Plummer, counsel defend consulted their priest, and hung the which he still holds and will return ing, gave notice of appeal.
(Continued on next Column.)
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