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We refused to insert in prose what the following professes to be an account ok because, we cannot believe the statement given"; by, a contemporary. Poetry, however, is
such a degree of erratic latitude that with our entire and well- known devotion to the muses, -wa cannot think of allowing the fol- -wing effusions to be born to blush unseen and waste it zweet- ness on the desert air." Bellico's Warlike Bubble Explodes in Macao
#
Ho! Listen to me my friends," While I relate a story. An Of what befel poor Bellico,
Or Editorial glory.
That famed and famous fight-
ing man,
Of all Hong Kong the terror, Unto the Holy City came,"
into And straight, lapsed
error.
He'd sighed to own a nine-league
boot
Macao
Twould reach
handy. Wherewith to kick an ancient
friend.
When on the Praya Grande. But promised kicks are seldom
dealt,
The Bravos threaten many; And those that came from Bel-
lico,
Are worth the least of any. And there are times when kicks
may meet,
With customers unwilling: And so it proved with Bellico,
Whose broad physique's so
killing.
For ancient friend, had-British
pluck,
And loved a manly set-to, Linked to a calm and quiet" way. Wherecn a man might bet
too...
Bc when Bir Charles Fortsey
came,
-And Bellico had landed, The reckoning was about
come
Which nine-league boot
·manded....
OCTOBER
1933.
OUR DANCING CABARETS
All Proprieties to be Observed
• The Government Gruselle contains an Ordinance to consclidate and amend the law relating to miscel laneous licences.
Public dance hall in this Or finance “means any place opened, kept or ussd for the purpose ol to dancing to which the general pu
blic are admitted with or without de-payment for admission unless suck place to a place of public enter. tainment licensed as such under the Places of Public Entertainment Re gulation Ordinance, 1919.
For there he met his ancient
friend;
With happiest smile await
ing...
Among the conditions relating to dancing halls is the provision that the licensing authority may, in his The promiseda kick-Oh! Belli-discretion, for any particular oc
co!!!
casion. extend the hours prescribed to the Licence. A
Where was they promised
ratingent A
ખ. ૨ Why turn. so pate, and cur-like
sneak
Into the nearest dwelling. In your bombastic fearless heart. There should be no rebelling.
Alas for craven Bellico,
Our ancient friend still fal-
lowed; And if mine ear deceived me not The "Gailey-hero" hollow'd-
In words like
these "Folice Police!
He's spit upon my face- Oh! Landlord! quickly call the
guard
The insult to efface." - Then up and spoke my ancient
friend.
"Where is now your promised
kicking,
Tobacco juice adorns you best,
You are not worth a licking, "You paltry braggart-You dis
grace
The very name of Briton, Your coward face was
meant,e
For gentlemen to spit on
only
So after this, my Bellico! Let kicks and horsewhips, pass; You know you have a craven
bray
And that predicts an ass.
GIRL WHO THOUGHT SHE
WAS FIRST WIFE
Singapore Chief Justice's Ruling
On Her Legal Remedy
His Lordship: But the condi tions of life and treatment, are not they different
15
Except with the written permis sion of the licensing authority ans dorsed on the licence, the licenses shall not transfer, lend or hire his licence to any ›person; allow the premises to be used for dancing except between the hours of 12 noon and 12 midnight.
DANCING PARTNERS. The licensee of a public dancing hall shall employ only such a tanta as the licensing authority may approve, a register must be kept at the dancing hall in which shall be entered the names, age, sex, nationality, birthplace and place of residence in the Colony of every dancing partner and other person employed, as well photograph of every dancing part ner and other employees.
No person under the age of 15 shall be employed or permitted to dance in the premises, and except during the hours prescribed in the conditions of the licence, the public shall be excluded from the pre mises.
-GOOD ORDER, ETC. » No intoxicating liquors shall be
sold or consumed in the premises, except in accordance with the terms of a valid licence.
The licenses is expected to main Ein good order in the premises by refusing to permut
Any profanity of propriety of language
Any offensive personalities or representations of living pertens or anything calculated to pro- duce riot or breach of the peace;
Any drabkennes dr other dis orderly conduct;
Any unlawful game; or Any persons of notoriously bad character to assemble and meet together.
Conditions for fire appliances and escapes, proper exits, and com- plete measures for hygenic condi tions are also provided.
Temporary and annual licences can be taken out, the fee for the
$120.
CRICKET
Club Trial Matches
If a Chinese woman is able to better to be the first wife than a former being 820 and for the latter prove that she married her husband; second wife, after being made to believe that Mr. Fung: The status is a little. she was being taken as a principal better, but the law recognises wife but that in fact he was already second wife in the same light as married, and that she thereby first wife. suffers damage in mind or reputa tion, she can obtain his conviction under the Penal Code of the Colony. That was the ruling given by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Hüggard in the Appeal Court when he heard the appeal of a young Chinese, named Goh Teck Siew, who was convicted by a police magistrate on a charge of cheating his second wife, a girl not yet 20 years of age, by falsely representing to her that be was an umarried man and thereby inducing her to marry him. He was fined $100 or in default two An agreement had been signed, by | T- A. Pearce, and F. A. Minn, the months' imprisonment...
the husband, He had undertaken new discovery" at KCG
good bowling feats were recorded:
Mr. Fung said that if the lady had any grievance it was more-in the nature of a civil grievance,
“FOR HUNDRED YEARS
Three club trial games and a friendly match between the Univer
I submit that no real harm canity and R.A.SO. ushered in the have been done simply because she opening of the 1833-34 cricket se found out she was not a first wife,
son on Saturday Wickets às u whole played very truly, though a little on the soft rida, and four batsmen made high scores.These were Teddy Fincher, A. H. Madar,
Three
OR EVER"
His Lordship held that the evid-to marry the girl, to be united ence left some doubt in his mind by law for 100 years or for ever as to wh ther there was any die-" while at the same time honest inducement and quashed the he undertook to support his mother conviction, but gave the rating in-law for the whole of her life and be responsible for her funeral, ex- above stated. '
It was argued by Mr. Fung, who appeared for the appellant, that the real complainant in the case was the mother-in-law of the appel lant and not the girl herself. The mother-in-law knew all the time that her daughter was to be as condary wife although it might have been possible that the girl thought otherwise.
The documentario Me... - Fung, was not the form which was usually signed when a man took to humsef
Arst wife The mother-in-law knew there was another wife and
W. G. Whitley (B.AS.C.), taking for 21 against the Varsity, T. L. Redmond for be in the H.A.0.0. Trial and U. B. Tals ("Varsity) 4 for 18 against R.A.§.0, 10,
Results were
HKOO. TRIAL,
T. A. Pearce Shines The features of this match was
the evidence regarding the marriage a brilliant innings of testired, showed that it was not the ceremony by T. A. Pearce in which be hit that would have been adopted it three: fulls out of the ground, and it was a marriage to a first wife sane fine bowling by T. L. Red- None of the bridegroom's friends or monda relatives attended: ve
Redmond, who bowls a modium fastish ball with a svarve took 6 for 14 and at one period had a wickets for Brink with 19 balle -
KAMAAK. Mackenzie'EXL TE. Pentre Hunter, b
Duckitt
H. J. Armstrong, J. E. Potter, retired
In any case, he continued, if any harm had been done it was too re mote to warrant a conviction under Mr. J. H. Bassett, Acting DPP,
said he did not press the matter. the Penal Code.?.
There could be no doubt that it UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES was intended at the time to make Print the girl think she was gong through Secondary wives were not always the ceremony of a marriage as a treated in an inferior manner. principal wife. The absence of the Very often with Chinese people the bridegroom's friends was explained union of the husband and his first away and the brida was removed. wife was brought about by the to her husband's house mos als parents, but the marriage to the borate precautions being taken to second wife was a true love affair conceal the fact that she really was ence leaves considerable doubt in my mind to to whether there was any The circumstances of the cake a secondary wife were unusual, said Mr. Fang. In His Lordship said: There is a fraudulent or dishonest inducement his 19 years practice at the Bar he difference between the status and I am bound to give that doubt to had never come sorors, à, case of fii social position of a first wife and a the appellant kind before or secondary wife ander Chinese cus It was clear from the
Whatever the lady might be first tom. Therefore, if a man, induces (his lordship said) that the com wife or second wife, he had the a woman to marry him on falsely plainant herself never complain protection of the law in the matter representing to her that she is goed at all. She was his wife
first wife and she accepts. fór two years and of maintenance and succession in ing to be the case of intestacy
had consen to many him see the appellant lost his
and failed to sưp section 415
“That is provided for in the Six i no r Widows Case and all the sub not
that sequent anses commsel continued
His Lordship: I do not know h **much about it, but surely it is much
suffered damAKG AIR
the
not TUINO- ORG.
Then
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H. Owen Hughes retired ........ 16 T. A Pearce, retired
C. E Stone, si. Hunter, b
Smith....
W. H. B. Bigg, retired. D. McLellan, retired
T. L. Redmond, not out ...... 12 RO. F. King, b Smith... 0 A. K. Mackenzie, not out ... 14 Extraa (b. 16, 1.6. 3. w.b. 3). 21
Total (for 9 wkts.)....199
C. E. Gahagan and R. R Davies did not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
Waj
11, ICE. HOUSE" STREET.
HOME RUGBY
Saturday's Results
London, Bept. 30.-
•
The following were the results of the leading Rugby Union mat- ches to-day! Birkenhead Pk 11 Blackheath. 20 Blackheath 11 Utd Services 3
(Portsmouth)
Smith
Duckitt
McInnes
Kilber
Hayward...
0. M. R. W. 13 249 2
91 £7 38 80 61- 30 0 3 "0
300 ཕ་་་ རྨ Mr.. A. W. Hayward's XI.
Gloucester.
16 Bristol-
Guy's Hosp.
B Plymouth A.
મૈં
3 0
Harlequins
19 Bath.
0
Leicester
25 London "Welsh 9
OM. T.
3L'don Scots" 14
Richmond
11 Bedtra
16
0·
:35. Bradford
3.
13 Pontpool
11
21. Newport'
0.
18
L D. Kilbee, c Owen Hughes,
b Redmond
R. H. Griffith, bw, b
Bigg
I. McInnes, Lb.w., b. Red
mond
O. E C. Marton, b Red-
mond Sys
E. R. Duckitt, l.b.w., b Red-.
monds AW Hayward retired
23
J. E. Smith,. b Redmand. JR Hunter, retired 30 R. M. Wood, not out
13 LAB. Duncan,b Owen
Hughes
JA R. Wáy, cun ont under 6 Extras (b. 15, l.b. 2, n.b. 1) 18.
Total
129
Bowling Analysis.
RW
Rigg
20. 011 25 17 0
Pearce . Owen Hughes Redmond MoLellan Gahagang.
3.4 0 180.
1.R.C. TRIAL::
Rosalyn Pk
Cardif Llanelly
Waterloo
Watsonians
0 Dublin War. 3
21 Edinburghị
La
W. of Scotland 8 Glasgow Ac. 16
Renter
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Ireland beat Scotland
Belfast, Oct. 1. . The Irish League defeated the Scottish League at association footbail by 3-0. The half time acoré; being, 2-0. This was Ire- land's fifth win. after thirty four meetings. - They owed their, vic- tory to their fast half-black line. and the trickness of the › left winger, Kirby.
"Irelands fist goal was from a Mar- At Sookunpoo the Indians had their first trial of the season when corner, the centre forwar
after MAH Madara XI. Jost to Mr. tin, scoring and short K. Nazarin's. XI. by 41 runs. A Hourlon put the ball into-1 feature of the game was a dogged | On resumption Martin scores, Tre- captain's innings of 51 not out by land's
goal Madara
was drif teen thousa Mr. K. Nazarin's XI 139 (J Atators witnessed
the 3. Carleem 38 F D. Pereira 23, Renter A. Minu 4 for 34)WAS
MINA, H. Madar's XI 08 (A) Mader 81 hot out, Persirs 4 for
(1)
dan bahan my way
K.C.O. TRIAL.. FAMinn, the EC.C.' “ día covery was again in great form Fun Saturd when he hit ap 75 for Mr. Goodwin's XI against Mr E
Fincher Fincher's Teddyri inada:60, retired, in his first match
Goodwin's Xx 41697 (for
nokout
310% for
net.
4wickets). (E O. Fincher 80 re tired, N. A E. Mackay 23).
SOUNIVERSITT, D. RA.8.0.
“At Pokfulam, the University. 2nd BA.8.0 by 20 runs," de- bowling by W. G Whit- Ufor 21) Bor, their total, tod squates had to thank A. Bi Tata
FB Fernando cciefly: LASOV (P. B. Tata 4 for
Fernando 20 Whitler 2 for