SPECIAL CABLES.
CHINESE PARLIAMENT.
DISORDERLY SITTINGS.
[Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, May 7. Yesterday's proceedings in the Senato and the Assembly ended in disorder owing to the bringing up of the Loan question.
Oplum Request.
A request to Bitain, to stop the import of opium into China immediately ww, not heard.
TAL ON PIRACY.
'Miss Dunk's Watch and Chalu
·HONGKONG TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
First Set.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY
called forth the applause of the will comprise four gentlemen. An spootstors. The game was easily taken by Niebat, whose last ser- vice-wos altogether unplayable Third Set Nisbet, 6-4.
Fourth Set.
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Then came a
early wire to day stated that one lady player would also be includ ed in the visiting team, buta later message stated that only four gen tlemen would come. No doubt of large crowds will assemble on the ground on Monday afternoon to
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Youth Who Fancled Acting
LOCAL SPORT.-
1913:
Bowling League Fixtures,
the lawn Bowling League fix- The following is a complete list
tures for this season.
May 24th.-Kowloon v. Taikoo.
June 7th-Taikoo v. Civil
Service. Taikoo v. Police.
June 28th.-Kowloon v. Civil
July 12th.-Kowloon v. Polion. Civil Service v. Taikoo.
July 26-Police V. Civil
Service. Teikoo v. Kowloon,,
Aug. 30th-Civil Service v. Kowloon. Police v. Taikoo.
Billiards....
In the Drollette Cup billiards competition, in the second round played at the Y. M. C. A. Rooms, Leach beat Mayes 250-182, and Bland beat La Breton 250-244.
Morphine,
At the Police Court, this morn- ing, a Chinese was fined $200 or in default, two months, by Mr O. D. Melbourne, for being in un- lawful possession of a quantity of morphine.
S..
Robertson
Mr. Nisbet Retains the Title.
It was a crowdod and very This set opened with Joseland representativo gathering of resid-serving a "double." Then Nisbet ents which assembled on the ran his opponent all over the witness the matches. Hongkong Civil Service v. Police. Hongkong Cricket Club ground court and took the game to one will probably be represented by last evening to witness the match point. The second game saw a Meaars H. Hancock, R. Hancock, Service. Police v. Kowloon. which decided the lawn tonnia grim struggle between the two H. A. Nisbet and A. N. Joseland, championship of the Colony men. Nisbet led at 40/15 on his Fuller details will be made known More than usual interest aantred service, but he fell and lost the later. in the contest, inasmuch as one of next point. Deuce" was sub 0- the Colony's most promising quently called no fewer than six young players-A. N. Joseland times, the game eventually going had by a rather surprising win to Nisbet. Both men now sp over . Hancock qualified to most | 3pared to be feeling the effects. the holder (II A Nisbet) in this the strenous play and each the challenge round, and opinion showed faulty work. Joseland was divided as to how he would won two games in succession and fare against an udmittedly more Nisbet did likewise, the latter experienced player. Many thought thus leading by 4-2. He had At the Police Court, this morn that youth favoured the chances been serving very strongly and ing, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, of the challenger; others hold the getting home some terrific drives, a Eurasian named Norman Elgin, view that this advantage, if it and the not appeared to be prac-aged 23. was charged by Inspec
tor Mo Hardy with attempting to were one, would be more than tically settled, counter-balanced by the holder's revival by Joseland who made commit suicide at 8.50 p.m. yes- wider knowledge of the game, the score" 4 all." by steady, con- terday, As events turned out, Nisbot sis ont play. Tacugh Jossland Mr. C. F. Mason, of Mesars. At the Police Court, this aftor- fairly comfortably ratained his won the first two points in the next Wilkinson and Grist, defended. non, before Mr. O. D. Mel-title, winning the match by three gue, his opponent made use of
A Chinese controtor, of Queen's bourne, Inspretor Cameron gets to one and 20 games to every opening and by aurarior Road East, said that at 8.50 last charged a Chinose with receiv-10. His opponent, however, put taction took the lead in games, wight be returned to the houss jog a gold watch and silver up a game fight for the honour, The first point in the last game and beard some women making PASSENGERS DEPARTED. chain, the property of Miss G. E taking the first set without diffrent to Nisbet through Joselanda Doise, they were very excited.
Pers.s. Inaba Maru, safled 7th Duak, valued $10.
culty and making quite a good hitting out, but he lost the next They said that someone was try fast, for Australia: It will recollected that the showing in the third and fourth, by serving a double." Geading to commit suicide in a cubicle. Bouchevsky, Mr. Prior. Mrs. M. watch and chain were taken from
placing by Nisbet resulted in Witness broke into the cubicle
& Mrs. Miss Dunk on bad the ss. Tai| With Mr. II. Hancock as Jussland wie hitting beyond and found defendant hanging by Craysdale, Mr. Pacbico On which was attacked by pirates scorer, the match opened un Jose, the enufines of the court. The cord. Witness cut the cord. & Mrs.
Rutherford Gu Apr'1 2
land's service. Ha lost the first holder now wanted a point for Defendant was unconscious. He Chambers, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Mr King (Assistat Suparin-two points through Nisbet driv match, but he was too eager with then reported the matter to No. 2 Coulton tondent of Police) conducted the ing on to his back hand, and fell short cut at the net and failed Police Station and defendant was Dodge, Mr. and Robertson, Mas case for the prosecution and Mira point further by hitting out to get the ball over. "Dence taken there.
Mrs. H. L Goldring, of Mears Goldring, From "love 40" be pulled the was later called and then Jess By Mr. Mason: The door Dodge, Master
Frankan Barlow and Morrell, defended.
Defendant game up to "advantago server" and got within a point of" 5 all," wae not looked.
Irure, A. Mr. Goldring enquired whether by careful placing, and then but misjudgment of a ball which was standing by the bed. He Kearney the Crown was asking for the Nisbot hit out and made his op he thought was going out gave did not notice whether the defen-Lolentino coose to he sent to the SossionA.
ponent a present of the opening the next point to Nisbet. By dant's feet were on the ground. MoNab, Mr. and Me King-Yos.
game. The next gana also went "lobbing" ball, the holder He could not say whether it was Mrs. His Worship you want to Joseland, the other men being claimed advantage" and then a slip knot or a fixed knot that the BoLeod him to go to the Sessions it is rath weak in his returns, finding the put the issue beyond oubt with cord was tied with. Hamelt Per s.s. Bube, or rough on the defendant, as net three times. Teading nt 40/15|
hot service which Joreland drink from the defendant. His for Manila, &c. Mr Golding is not ready to finish in the next, Joseland made a ter could not return. Fourth Belson had not bought samaha for Beach, O. this afternoon and it mean rife pull across the court, but Nisbet, 6-4,
defendant.
Brvine, C. the July Sessions. It may finish the effort was ill-judged. How-
A Chinese constable said that Bhan. Fook ever, he got the subsequent It was a contest worthy of the at nine o'clock last night the last Ohun Gun Mr. Goldring If it is finished point and thus led 3 love." honours at stake, and thongh witness came to No 2 Police Sta-Chin Eug-pang to-morrow, can it be put in for Nishat got his first game in the there was not a deal of sustained tion and reported that defendant hans Feng the next Sessions?
fourth, Joseland responded with teanis, not a few brilliant pieces had attempted suicide. He went Gutierrez, Mrs. S Bacco His Worship:Yes.
to the house and found the def- another, and the holder took the of work were resu. Play was Mr. Goldring: My instruc-sixth to more promising style always fast, and both men were andant lying on the bed. A tions at the present are to fight than he had hitherto shown. Ho agile and quick, especially at the sorgeant took the defendant to the case here. If it means the ches was outplaced on two occasions ret. Nisbet won the match the station. going over in the event of my in the next game, which went to through being more of a tacti By Mr Mason-He did not not satisfying you: Worship to the Joseland, who also won the eighth cian than his opponent, through touch the defendant. He walked extent of getting him discharged, on Nisbet's service as the result his superior service and more near him, but he did not see any which means going into July, I of some smart vollesing at the accurate placing.
His terriso marks on his throat. biak perhaps your Worship net. First set:-Joseland, 6-2. drives and forceful back-hand. Inspector Me Hardy said that hould let the case proceed, and
work also did him good service, at 10 10 last night the def- I will go on as far as I can,
was brought to Hie Worship: The difficulty
Joseland, serving, lost the first Joseland opened exceedingly well endant
Police Station in company with & we have is that there is no Ses. three points but managed to and in the first est he had bis op-
bring the score to 30/40. On a Fonont boatén many times. He has Lance Sergeant and a constable, Mions in June,
Mr. King said the ship was B
back-band stroke he sent into the a pretty style, and though he went He examined the defendant and net and thus lost the opening)
down to a more experienced hand found a bluish mark round his British one, pirated in Chinese, waters and he left it to his Wor- game. The second point of the and a cleverer exponent of the throattis eyes were staring, IN accordance with Ordinance abip to commit the case under what next game saw Nisbet serve a game, he should have a bright He asked the defendant why he
"double," but after "dpace," he future ahead and may eventually attempted suicide and defendant GE BANKS will be closed for the section he thoughtfit. Hothought| - 79 was the
correct one. The secured the issue and led at 2 win the honour which yesterday replied that he had been drink-transaction of Public Business On ing samahu. At the station he MONDAY the 12th instant, Whit defendant, bad been remanded for love". Good placing gave Jose- he failed to secure.
Monday. was practically sober. five weeks on the application of warmed to his work and, playing |
land the next, Nisbet now
[354 Hla Worship: Do you know Hongkong, 7th May, 1913. anything about him? with greater confidence, be took
CREAM ALPACA :
LUSTRES,
to-morrow.
the defence.
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not necessary for me to
the details of tho
into
Second Set,
Mr. Goldring: I don't quite the fourth and fifth in succession, understand. Is this charge one the latter being a love game. He of having poscossion of the watch also got the sixth with comparative in Chinese waters or Hongkong?
Mr. King-In Hongkong. It is ease, his accurate placing fre
quently putting his opponent into The holder now difficulties, commanded a 5-1 load, but Jose- case beforehand as the details of land, though losing his first point the piracy are know by every in the next, rallied and added a body. The man had possession of this watch in Yaumati on 4th game to his score. This was all April.
he could get, for Nisbet had no difficulty in walking off with the following game. Second Bet Nisbet, 0-2.
The caso
was proceeding an we went to pre
DECLINED TO RETURN.
Third Set.
With Joseland having the serve, Nisbat was lucky in twice akimm-
went in his favour. Serving with
Comments.
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Previous Winners.. The previous champions are :- 1898 Lt. H. 8. Mobarley
1890 H. Pinckney
1000 H. Pinckney 1901 H. Pinckney 1902 A. Humphrey 1003 H. Hancock 1904 H. Hancock 1905 H. Pinckney 1906 T. B. Norrie 1907 H. Hancock 1908 C. A. Carr 1009 C. A. Carr
1010 C. A. Cear
1911 Lieut. Day
1912 H. A. Nisbet. INTERPORT TENNIS.
Haiphong Team to play Here on
Monday,
A telegram has been received
the
Inspector Mo Hardy asid he knew the defendant was out
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Ramires, Mrs.
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Smith Salgad, J. Thompson, R
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Tully, Mies Turner
Wailed 7th inst..
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of employment and was in SUITABLE for making Ladies the habit of taking women | m and Gentlemen's Dresses to his house and then afterwards and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price saying he would commit suicide, $10.00 per piece of 30 yds. Cash By Mr. Mason: The defendant only. Subject to being unsold,
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Mr. Mason said this was a case of a drunken freak more than an attempt to commit suicade. Defendant was a broker, and was earning a fair income. He had been to the theatre roveral times and had witnessed scenes
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of hanging and being drunk. Out THE Steamship of curiosity he thought he would His Worship-He wanted a new sensation...
Eleven members of the crew of "g the net and the opening game in Hongkong to-day stating that see what it was like... the 8.8. Yilcong, were sentenced great effect, be then took a love four gentlemen are leaving for
Mr Mason thought that was so,
baving arrived from the above porta,| consignees of cargo are bereby informed that their goods will be delivered from slangelde.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at consignees' risic and expense into the hazardous: and/or extia hazır. dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
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to twelve weeks imprisonment, by game, but the other man secured Hongkong to engage in a num- Commander Basil Taylor, at the the third by a series of short ber of lawn tennis matches with as he had tried all the ordinary Marine Court, this morning, for vollies which quite beat his Hongkong players. They are common or garden ones." There disobeying the lawful orders of opponent. The next game was
due to arrive on Saturday and was no motive for commiting sui- E. Wrightson, the master.
It appeared that the men had comfortably won by Nisbet on his will play on the Cricket Ground oide as the defendant had no
The trouble, th service, though Joseland made a Monday afternoon eigned on until Jane, but they s commendable attempt to recover arangements have been rather Defendant deposed that he declined to return to the ship on from a "smash "in the last point. hurriedly fixed up, but it is prob-was only playing.
He had May 7. They had asked to be Some pretty tennis was seen in able that the contests will com-drunk a cattle of samahu. Be discharged on the 4th, but the the two subsequent games, boil price gents' doubles and singles. had no trouble of any kind, and
[by] master told them they bad signed of
R DAVID BASSOON & CO., LTD. which fell to on until June and had been paid thus making the score "3 all'
The names of the visiting players had money. Sometimes he made Jriseland
Agente. are not yet known, but it is 8100 in a week and sometimes Hongkong, 8th May, 1913. extra money to work. After try-at the end of the sixth, anderstood that they are all ex- only $20. He made at least $20 ing to persuade them without Nisbet brought off some very tremely good exponents of the avail, the master ont for the fine strokes in the following should be seen. The fixtures are many kinds of brokers in this
a week! game, and some excellent tennis Inspector Mo Hardy-There
WANTED. police and gave them in charge. gamo, including a couple of
The men argued that they deadly back-hund "smashes" should prove most attractive.
Colony, but you are not one of WANTED A CHIEF EN- thought their time was up,
It appears that some time ago them.
GINEER for H. M. Tug and was consequently able to again take the lead. In the Haiphong issued a challenge to Defendant was bound over in 17.00 per day for seven days per and Tank Vessel”Cherub" Pay.— eighth he drove very forcefully on Hongkong and the contests were the sum of $100 to keep the peace week. Selected candidate will be to Jozeland's back hand and the to have come off during Easter for six month
él required to reside of the Hong- From cases of plegue were ro weak returns of the latter were re-but at the last moment the visitors Inspector Mo. Hardy-Shall I kong side of the harbour. Apply ported during the twenty-four sponsible for another game going the trip. The original intention Worship? (loud laughter) Dockyard between 11 am and found themselves unable to make give him his cord back, your to Chief Engineer of H. M. hours ended at. noon to-day. to the holder. Joseland easily ran This brings the total, since an off with the ninth game, and in was to send up eight players, but His Worship Yes, let him noon.
the last some attractive rallies to-day's wire states that the team have it back. Mary, to 512
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