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INTER-REGIMENTAL BOXING.
K.0.9.B.'S WIN BY NARROW MARGIN.
CLEAN AND HARD FIGHTING AT FINÜLS.
"THE G.O.C.'S CONGRATULATIONS.
The frat inter-regimental baving tournament was' carried, to a succentul conclusion on Saturday night when the 2nd Bat of the King's Own Scottish Borderers came ent with flying colours, hat the margin of their lead was only two points.
The E.O.S.B.'s are, indeed, a givup of hard and clean fighters, and had it not been for the disqualification of Pie. Hume in the second round for nocidentally hitting low the belt: they would have won by a bigger margin.
The 2nd Bart. Scots Guards took seeque pidże, and they also myst"be congratulated on their gameness. They certainly gave the K.O.S.B.'s a good run for their money.
At the conclusion of the bout, H.K. Major-General C. C. Luard (G.0.0. congratulated the winners and said that boxing was one of things that went to the making of a good soldier. In this game of give and take, the soldier was taught to keep a cool head, to take physical punishment and to put up a back to the wall, stand against his advéranty.
A Good Attendance.
There was a good attendance at
Middleweight, (Semi-Finale),
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 1928.
Whitfeld Barracks on Saturday Dar. Woollard (Scots Guarala) night when the finals of the Service knocked out L/Cpl. Finlayson boxing tournament were decided. | (K.O.S.B.) in the second round. Among those present were the Gdamn. Campbell (Scots Guards) General Officer Commanding, H.E. knocked out Serg Hill (Scots Major-General C. C. Lohrd and Guards) in the second round. several other military officers.and
local boxing facs..
(Finale).
HOCKEY.
ARMY WIN THE SIM SHIELD.
A CLOSE FIGHT.
On the U.S.R.C. ground Saturday, the Army wrested from the Navy the Sim Shield which they had held for two seasons The Army wou by twʊ goals to one. The game was hotly contested and both sides had a number of supporters to cheer their efforts.
for
"AMERICA'S, WOMEN CRIMINALS.
| VIOLENCE AND BANDITRY.
DISCIPLES OF RUTH SNYDER.
Chicago, Jan. 24th. Half a dozen women in the |United States-now are standıaz trial, serving, long sentences of awaiting execution for various major crimes.
Several of the recent crimes, are not to be paralleled by diligent
POLICE CALLED INTO
CHURCH.
TUMULT AT DARWEN.
SINGERS BATTLE OF NOISE WITH ORGAN.
"
WHAT IS WRONG WITH BRITISH
AGRICULTURE.
COLONIAL FARMER'S VIEW OF THE PROBLEM.
MORE BUSINESSLIKE METHODS NEEDED.
[BY A DOMINION FARMER.]
DARWEN, January 13th," There were amazing scenes this morning at St. Cuthbert's,, Darwra,
What is wrong with agriculture a foreman would not be needed. If where protests have been made for in Great Britain
the teamsters cared for their ow more than a year. Strong objection is taken
This question is being asked on horses, the horsekeeper could be to the sung Eucharist every side; and there are those who dispensed with, and operating costs aervice: to-day it was completely are ready with panaras-general-reduced accordingly. broken up by the protesting section ly in the shape of artificial inila-
From his farm I drove some
:
The result was very much in doubt until the end, with the Navy training every nerve about fifteen minutes to gain the equalizer, The Army Lopt up nà unceasing attack and the Navy
of the congregation, alter a struggle,tion of the industry through Gov-miles to a well-known market ymr- eustodian played a brilliant game.
Only one goal was scored in the pearch of newspaper Ales of from a hymn service being conducted in | ernment subsiding to some branches dening district not fur from Lon.
conflict with it.
of it. If the suggestions for Gov-don. Large quantities of produce Police were called into the church ernment assistauer are as financial-}
are shipped from there daily,
first half. This came after five twenty-five to fifty years ago. micutes play when Captain Dobbie Even Tokioian made no mistake in, picking up a
Russia raraly
rebound off a Navy player when found woaren guilty of such crimes by the Vicar (the Rev. E. B. is unagund a these now being (Growers in the district told me thas Margaret Lauria), and for a time there was given to the best sugar industry in some cases retaris received from
the goalkeeper cleared with his as that of which foot. Ten minutes after the Lilliendahl recently was convicted. tumult. Nearly all the time this they will never be of permanent sumption Sergt. Handscomb found the far corner of the net with a
Down・・ in Louisiana another was occurring hymns were sung by benefit to agriculture, for the one shipments were very disappointing shot neroas the goal mouth. The woman is awhiting tria?" for "mer"] the demonstrators,
The Vicar's plain reason that they are funds and sometimes showed a loss. Navy scored their only goal a little der in connection with a slaying, voice could be heard as he stood mentally unsound: Agnirukture, in
Lieut. "Mackendrick, later through ith the resintilar in many shastly details to in the aisle with the police in the order to become healthy and virile, reached the railway station at 4 On my way back to London I that of the Snyder killing. J. G. section of the church where the promust be able to stand without adp. There were about 198 crates Jowers, a small town storekeeper testors were standing singing, but ditional props of that nature. of Haynesville had his akull orush his words were not distinguishable.
Conditions Of Progress. ed from the blow of a hammer)
Since returning to England a alleged lover are awaiting trial ou murder charges..
one
The sung Eucharist service cane
of cut flowers on the station plat- exposed" to a hot sun from south form piled against a yellow wall, -
a difficult angle.
There were any exciting in cidents during the remainder of the game, the Army goal on occasion, having a narrow escape when a number of players got while he slept. His wife and her to an abrupt end, and the members | year or so ago, after many years' and west, and with no protection for some instanta. mixed up and the ball disappeared
The teams were:~~~ Army-Captain Renny; Sergt. Hooper, dergt. Dodda; Lieut. Realy, Capt Webb, Major Greig
Woman,
absence, during which time I have farmsed continuously, I have been accept the crates, which, by that observing farming practice in Eng time, were hot from the 10. On and rather oksely. There is not inquiry "I found that the anɗ had the evidence of change in generat been there since 1.30am and
of the choir left their stalls and inoved "towards the vestry. A voluntary was being played on the organ, but the music of the instru ment was drowned by the singing,
with the shaw) found it impossible to proceed
Eucharist. choir hand entered the vestry before o: progress in the business of farm-
The for, and there is all less evidence train for some heure, the singers had completed their filth protest hymn, and when they ren.ing, which consists mnding of two bave gone through Covent Garden
The fighting on the whole was af inrd, of the Scots Guards defeated | Lieut. Burton. Cant. Dobbie and terest in the Louisiam alaving, is and the curate (the Rev. N. Craw form practice that one would look would not be placed on a London
In a gruelling fight Dmr. Wool-Lious. Dickinson, Capt. Howard
Sergt. Handscomb.
Navy.-Lieut. Commander Bell; Lieut. Commander Browse, Flight Lieut. Hupe; Sub-Lieut. Collins, Davies: Lieut. Aitkinson, Lieut. Lent. Commander Chapple, Lieut. Commander Flect. Commander Ling. Lieut. Slader and Lieut. Mackendrick.
a high standard, and most of the Gdmn. Campbell of the same tes The contestants spared bouts worn very-keenly contested." ¦ giment.
The K.O.S.B.'s who were down | for an opening and when it came, on points the second night etaged a neither hesitated to make the best wonderful recovery and finally left use of it.. Wolkurd in one ocensian the ring with a two points lead; broke through his opponent's guard conceding second place to the Scots and rained punches to the face and Guards.
body. This gave him the lead in points which be kept up to the end.
THE FIGHTS.
Flyweight
For flyweight honour, Boy Murphy, of the K.0.5.B. was given
walk-over, his opponent
圾
making an appearance.
Bantamweight,
nói
Pie, McConell and Pte. Johnson both of the K.0.S.B. contended for honours in this class.
Light-Heavyweight. (Semi-Finala). Gdsma. Purdie (Scots Guards) knocked out L/Cpl. Wonds (Scots Guards) in the second round.
Pte. Smith (K.O.S.B.) knocked out Pte. Welsh (Queen's) in the
second round.
(Final). The Anal honour in this wo
"weight was contended for between Pte.
}
Johnson was cathored by ais. Smith (K.O.S.B.) and L/CpL more wiry opposent from the hand-Woods (Scoty Guarda). shake.
McConnell showed more
Smith bruke from the hand clasp
sung
A Discouraged Looking Little
Mra: Effie Jowers, centre of in-
a thin discouraged looking little woman, who appears much less like the principal of flaming romance Snyder. The state charges that them and said "Do you mind leav. than the frosty-eyed blonde dered the Amen" the Vicar faced things: Mrs. Jowers and Alisha Swift,ing the church?" neer-do-well soft drink suleman, had been maintaining a romance for a year—a romance; which had caused gossip."
That their romance might con-
CONSUMET.
In conclusion General Luard salu) for the crime from newspaper ac by other members of the coorega. Domimons and in Europe, and the i butiners,,
won it.
After the presentation of the trophy the teams called for three cheers for Major General Luard
HONG KONG H.C. . R.A.F.
A Doctor's Wife.
tion.
זוי
Fruit Packing.
Margaret Lilliendahl, in ber for pit to prench, more than a hundred made applicable to the peculiar favour with the English consumer ties, not utterly devoid of physical of the congestion me when he agriculture,
of the left the church conditions surrunding British
attractiveness, like Mra. Sayder had finished. A hymn was then lived in a barban community, sung by those taking part in the Hammondson, N. Y. married to a doctor, a good many
She was Eucharist, and as it ended and the years her senior. On the surface,
ourete was about to lead the rest of the service at the altar, the de too, this couple's life appeared monstrators rose and commenced Berede. The wife was above average, intelligence, interested in One Foundation
singing the
On three ocersions recently [
(a) Utilising wage labour, and variety of apples In doing so one market looking for a particula- horse, or mechanical power so as could not help but see the great of unusual trouble,
There had been early indications to obtain maximum results for difference in quality and packing
Uniformed TROPHY PRESENTED,
and plain-clothes oficers patrolled.
expenditure of power or labour, j between home-grown and Dominion- At the close of the game Major
around the church, but took no
(b) Producing the stuff the grown fruit. This varieties of the General C. C. Luard said he had
action until the Vicar came from
market demands, and selling it home-grown product were good, but much pleasure in presenting the.
the vestry and called Inspector
successfully through the most the quality, condition, and_park- Sim Shield to the Army team' and
Banks and Detective Sergeant Ken-
direct channels from producer tong were far from good Packed megretted that the donor, Mr. Simtinue without interruption, the yon into the church. Protest sing.
in bushet baskets, zone, too clean. was not present to give away the state contends, the woman summon- trophy.
ing was continued all the time the
Keen world competition today in covered with dusty hay, bruised. officers were in the church in com- Primary products at the farm for and blemished and of uneven size, ed her lover to the bedroom of ben pany with the Vicar, The game had been an excellent zleeping husband one night, and
hids the use of any neccesary
the fruit was fit only for the lowest and the result uncertain unt while she held a light Swift swung church midway through matins, and tion of the consumers' purchase commanded could not give the
The protesting section entered the midden.
The highest propor-eluas market. The price the fruit the end. The Navy forwards look- cu dangerous whenever they got soon was over. few days later that On and after Sunday next, agriculture is to thrive in any there is to apple as good as phe a four-pound sledge hammer. It a notice on the board in the porch price must go to the producer if grower да economic profit-yet away. Their goalkeeper had saved Jowers weighted body was discover some extraordinary shots
macins will be sang Sastend of said, country. This at once sea the English apple of properly handled. anded in a bayou. The state claims at 10 13, was torn down. Subeter operative marketing, of farm differences between profit and loss proved himself 2
whole question of well-organised These are the things that make the gallant and that Mrs. Jowers and Swift bare questly the demonstrators sing the Acrobasic performer
admitted getting their inspiration: Te Deum whilst it was being said
products, that when the trophy was put up counts of the Bayder-Gray cast.
as practied in the any business, and farming is u for competition the first time in
extent to which co-operative 1923, Hong Kong Hockey Club
When the Vicar entered the pul-keting and pool marketing can be
-Popularity Of Imported. Beet. won it. The Navy exrried it away
Imported beef has gained in ringeraft and successfully landed with a mighty swing to the jaw, in 1 and again in 1927. It was therefore tins the Army
tremendously within recent years. stinging punches to the jaw and which he followed up with one or
A man of long experience in the Labour And Power Cost. hody. He had Johnson in a tight two to the solar plexus. Wood re-
meat trade of Greater London, corner, and following up his ad- taliated and go home que to
cheding grain handling and drying London recently, stated that "im... Marketing of a products, in- speaking to the Farmers' Club in facilites, is of parametiat Empor ported ment is much more tinder fantage, he put Johnson down with the stomach which haltek Smith a hefty swing. Thus the boxing for suretime. Sparring followed.
tance, but what about other factors, to eat for two reasons. First, be started with a knock out in the Smith got his second wind up and
small in themselves but important cause it has been killed for, a The following team will represent
in the aggregate i
period of from three weeks to three Labour and | Be first round of the evening."
went at his opponent with renew- the Hong Kong Club in a Sim
without accompaniment, but had e. costs must be watched as mouthe; second, because imported Featherweight,
ed energy. Wood was vendered Shield match against the R.A. F. to-
The state charged, at the trin: I got only partly through the first closely in agriculture as in any ed animals than the average meat on the whole is from better. L/Cpl. Berry of the Queen's roggy and would have been floor weand at 3 o'clock: W. J. Lock-like Ruth Sayer-wearied of her were heard, but not as an accom per cent, of the hedge fences he disid to batchers."
day (Monday), ab 4.30 p.m. and the a few weeks ago, that she again when the tones of the organ demands farge fields. Could not be aoimal produced in England and
ather business Operating econoug -Regt, was unable to turn up toed had not the goug sounded in hart-Smith; J. E. Henry, D. Lyon's aged husband and sought for affec- the singers and the organ continu- pensed with and the size of the
paniment. The conflict between meet "Sergt. Hooper of the meme to save him. The thiral round A. A. Dand (Capt.), J. E. Noronha, tion ewhere. The State charged ed throughout the bynna and the fields increased without seriously grade aires. Quick finishing heef she found it in on Willis Beach, figure almost as grotesque as Ruth
scene was the most extraordinary impairing the beauty of the Engis not produced from scrub siren a middle-aged poultry farmer, a that has occurred during the dix- countryside? Has anyone ever
I am wondering whether there are not too many computed the acreage, alorbed by Snyder's corset salesman. It was
pute..
Local breeds of prored in court that they secretly
hedge fences in England
eattie, and also of hogs, in use, in With heavy draught horeca large, uniformity of type, size, di
Great Britain to ensure exchanged letters. State witnesses Whilst a third hymn was being
the charged they were oure caught in sung, a woman, crying bitterly, left replaced by motor power and quality necessary in order to con
more than platonie embrace.
the market for theur greatly re- pete with imported beef and hacon. The known facts of the doctor's
Some of the people who were pre-diced, is it sound operating It should be porrible for the cen murder are these In September, sent for the purpose of taking part enemy to continue breeding them try that supplies the area of t H.K. CLUB II. v. NAVY II. the Lalliendahls went for a short in the sung Eucharist knelt in their for use on the land after experience gentine atcere, and has the hor
motor ride; at a lonely spot in the news whilst the demonstration was
has shown that Blocky hares of the market, to produce steers of mar. "Vanner" type travel faster oket requirements in competition The following will represent the New Jersey woods the doctor was taking place, the choir faced east, Club 2nd XI. to-morrow (Tuesday), shot and killed. The wife charged and the curate, besides whom een landnud rasd, do more work in with the Argentine animal." Park, at 6p.m. on the B.N.O.S.C. ground, King's the was attacked by two aegrees servers were kneeling, stood at the given time, and cost less for feed!
"Uneconomical Horse-Draught, F. S. Nicholla, R. R. Todd, L. F.
who killed the doctor. The State aitar with his back to the congre presented a
plausible care that gation, but whether any part of Clark (Queen's) the final. C. C. Luard, who said that the Thomas, R: K. Valentine, Rev. J. Dunesa, Rev. N. Evans, P. L. P.
in the vivinity at the the Eucharist was being recited it time of the Gordon broke out from the hand-only matte for regret was that. Murray, Capt. E. Jacobs-Lark the wo
Lillienda
red to murder to the volume of noise.
After many
It was whilst the third hymn was shake and started to shower punches some of the units were not able to | com, W. A. Nowers.
hours of wronkita jury found being sung that the police were them guilty of manslaughter; the called into the church by the Vicar. judge sentenced them to ten years The presence of the officers did not imprismment
stop the singing." The orgao ceased, but the demonstrators continued to ring their fourth hymn.
regiment and conceded a walk-over was full of frills and Wood looked M. S. Lloyd; G. B. Shipper, W.
in Hooper. Berry was somewhat badly fouled on the ilay previous and was still feeling the effects.
Lightweight.
(Semi-Finale),
Piá Clark (Queen's) beat Gdsmn. Crook (Scots Guards).
Po Gordon K.O.S.B.) beat L/Cpl. -Armett (K.O.S.R.).
Welterweight
(Finalsys
at times very dangerous. The gong scunded with Sunith leading by a
narrow margin.
Heavyweight,
The fight in this class was award- d to Cpl. George of the. (Scots |Guarda) whose apponent had failed
to turn out.
THE CUP PRESENTED. The cup to the winning teams and to the winners and runners-up were
Sampton, T. Whitley Reserves: Woodward, F. G. Wheeler, B. W.
Gardner and R. K. Valentine.
The sur team is expected to play mount the Queen's Regt of Wednesday.
The toatelies will be played the U.S.R.C. ground,
on
philosophy, active in charitable or ganizations.
"The Church'
They started
Woman's Tears,
the church.
There is much evidence of low-
A Sick Industry.
Pte. Gordon (K.Q.MB) and Pie. presented by H.E.. Major-General | Nicholson, E. L. Sim, L. A Beach that he and Mrs was not possible to make out owing only one teamster. They will turn who, during 35 years of farming
on bis man. Clark made good, use 'make up a team. It was only re-
of the ring, and
that it and retaliated now and tently
Service Boxing then with a few weak blows
Tournament was made possible. Toward the end of the second Hitherto there were not sufficient round, both boxers were well battalions ta the Colony. This was warmed up and mixed it freely, the first tournament of its kind and There were some rapid exchanges was glad that it had been a with honours ever,
Another round of hard fighting followed and is the give and take, "Gordon had the best of the argu-
nient. He won on points.
(Semi-Finali).
aucersa.
Boxing, the speaker continued, wax one of the most important factors in the making of a soldier. It taught men to put up a clean, hird and fair fight to take punish. mexi and above all, not to lose their tempers. These qualities, the Gen Pte. Boyer (R.O.S.B.) knocked: eral added, showed up most, pro- out Gdsmm. Hand (Scots Guards)minently in this tournaments, in the third round.
The General also thanked to
Pic Carney (0.5.B.) beat Gusmn. Johnson (Scots Guards).
(Finale).
SQ.M.S. Newberry and G... Tic. Boyer (E.O.S.B.) tried con- Templeton for their good work in clusions with Pte Carney of the organising the tournment and also ame-regiment in this class. Some expressed gratitude to the Hong Kong Boxing Association and to really hard dogging was seen in the Royal Naval Officers for the this hout, Boyer was all out to help they had given. He also con- gain the verdict, and had it not gratulated the winners. boen for the excellent trim that Carney was in, he would have been disposed of by the KG. cute, “
Boyer spramed his wrist in the econd round, but rempite the pain, be kept on doggodly at the man-and come the winner on points
THE POINTS.
H.K. HOCKEY CLUB IL
ROYAL NAVY II
Club 2nd XI. to-morrow, on the The following will represent the IN.O.8.C. ground, King's Park, at 6 pm:-FB. Nicholla, B. E Todd, L. F. Nicholson, E. L. Sim, L. A. B. Duncan, Rev. N. Erane, P. L. P. Thomas, R. K. Valentine, Rev. J. Murray, Capt. E. Jacobs Larkcom, W. A. Nowers.
INTER-VARSITY HOCKEY. CAMBRIDGE WIN AGAINST OXFORD.
Baker Farmer's Wile.
In the slaying of Thomas West, except for its tragic complexion there is resemblance of a grotesque incident in comic opera.
West, a young farmer of Paines ville, Ohio, had been married one short year rural community, to Vilna, a Cleveland debutante who liked "parties' She bored of his buccolic interests, his phlegmatic tastes. They quarrelled one night because he refused to go to a card party. She is alleged to have pick- ed-up-8" bamber—she claims in (THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.] self defence struck him over the head, tied his hands and feet with Feb. 18th LONDON,
twine, threw bed clothes over the Playing at Beckenham to-day, in body, changed her clothes and on Inter-Varsity hockey match, hurried off to the card party in Cambridge beat Oxford by fire Cleveland where she was gay and goals to one.
high-spirited through the evening, Temporary" insanity, self-defence these are two deferices which her counsel now are considering.
Min. Rebroca Robers, twenty-two, a former University of Texas student, recently was convicted of bandatry, the authorities charging she held up the Bank of Buda, at Buda, Texas, and obtained $1,000.
THE WATERLOO CUP."
THE FINAL
(THROUGH BRUTER': 'AGENCY.}"
Lornos, Feb. 17th.
moved along the centre aisle, and The Vicar, followed by the police, the People's Warden (Mr. J. W. heard to say: "I must ask the con- Seal) was called. The Vicar was
being very blasphemous." To this gregation if they know they are
some members of the congregation made retorts. The Vicar made an other remark, but it was lost in the tumult, and some of the people called out: We want our service, and we are going to have it
As a result of something that was said one of the members of the con gregation delt hir pew and went towards the Vicar. After making a remark he returned to lús
Whilst the fifth hyma was being pew, sung the Vicar a voice was heard above the noise, and as the organist rendered a voluntary, the service came to an abrupt end, the choir leaving for the vestry followed by the curate
A given number of horses hitched carpéng fault-finder. They ara These are not the observations of abreast to a riding plough require the observations of an Englishman acker, and do more work at less in the Dominions, has looked cost than if hitched tandem with a steadily, and with pride, to Great Britain for supremacy in agricul wants to see a comprehensive effort ture and stock breeding, and wh made to maintain that supremacy, for, once lost, it will be hard to
gain it.
at ht the plough and one at the lend horse, not to humlion the ad- vantage in power gained by hitch ing close to the load. To empl
A general purpose farm waggon for the team, such as is used in with removable body and pole hitch the Domimous, will move more than a cart or waggon with a tan stuff, and move it more quickly, dem beam.
"
One is impressed with the lack of uniformity in
in farm machinery,
sick industry, but not as seriously British agriculture to-day is n as it thinks it is
Every phase of the industry..! farm tenure, farming practice, pro- duetion, the requirements of pre farin transport sent-day markote, the changes re equipment on English farm me quired in present methods to meet waggons are a load in themselves, market requirements and outside The lack of uniformity and the un-competition, the feasibility of ap necessary weight noticeable also plying modern packing and abip
ping methods to fruit and
garden. How To Losa At Farming.
producte, the fensibility of the ap plcation of modern methods of I had business this summer on a drying, grading and storing grain furra of some 270 acres, Langely for market to existing conditions operated the farm, although his keting of all farm products, should under plough. A tenant farmer here, including co-operative mar pearance did not indicate that he be subjects for comprehensive in did so. Inquiry elicited the fal- yestigation by a Boart of three to laring Incts: --
five of the very best men found in or outside Great Britain.
The tenant went to market four days a week to sell the products of
the 270 acres.
The Board should include one.or two young men who have proved When they bad gone the Vicar Farm operations were in charge their ability to handle big banes requested the people to leave the of a foreman, and indications of problems, and who will bring froth church, and he entered the vestry the absence of the master were not minds to bear upon the problem, The demonstrators left the church | lacking,
The findings of this body would quietly on the conducos of the
The farm had fourteen work form a sound bass for an intel- horses, with a horackorper to look gent general policy for the after them.
stabilisation of the farming andus- If the tenant-gave-i time try, always remembering that in farm work instead of bathe the main farm problems must be "ordinarys in the market towns, solved by the farmer.
The points awarded were as La the anal of the Waterloo Cup Of good family and position, the fifth hymn, and inter police officers follows:
at Altear to day. Mire. Sofer White the latest recruit to a platoon formed a guard for the Viene 2 burn's White Coller-100/20 mm) { of flapper bandits: She was he went along the street towards best Lt. Col. Sir John Humphreys sentenced to prison for fourteen his home, followed by a crowd of Hastings
yeaza. Manila Timet
people,
2nd BattKOSB
Rnd Bott. Spots Guards: Queen's Regiment.