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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1914.
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ALLEGED FUEL THEFT.
Briquettes Sald to have been Stolen from Admiralty.
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THE COLLIS.ON CASE.
Captain of the Wing Sang Cross-examined.
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Chinese Constable Charged with Robbery.
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them, and, as Loandor swept Englishmen id not figure very triumphantly by, they stopped bandsomely in the field events. rowing altogether, absolutely done A young Baltimore athlete of up and in a state of collapse. Yale University, W. M. Oler, They almost capsized into the won the high jump with six feet river, and Leandor were left to two and a half inches, which is finish alone, having auatchied pretty good going, and distinctly victory literally from the jaws of defeat. This success somewhat tion," as one of his compatriots Court,this morning, the proprietor up against the law of gravita Before Mr. Wood, at the Police compensated for other disasters, calmly remarked. M. Koozan, of the cze Lee Wo coal shop, 65, S.N. Co. collision' action (reported In the N.Y.K-Indo-China But there was no mistake about the Hungarian, and winner of the Canton Road, Yaumati, was yesterday) Mr. Potter, after tiffin, the Diamond Sculle, the final of jazelin event, threw that instra charged by Daleotive Sergeant oross-examined the captain of which was won by Gu'seppement the enormous distance of Brown with receiving Admiralty the Wing Song. Witness would Ip Hong, the Chinese constable Sinigaglia in very convincing 195 feet 11 inches, which would coal style. This was quite an exciting have been very useful indeed in $5, knowing the
briquettes, valued not go so far as to say that if they who arrested the Peak burglar, Norman Brookes is the hero of Henley was crowded. with event too, Mr. O. M. Stuart, the the old days of the Roman have been stolen,
same to had not got into the fog there was charged at the Police Court, the hour wherever people talk animated and picturesque human Light Blue souller, went off as it phalanx, and before those im-
would have been no collision. this afternoon, with robbing a about lawn tennis. His brilliant ity afloat and ashore for the his life depended on it at the memorial mar-sports, the Chinese, with stealing the said briquettes, out
Another Chinese was charged The Jinsen Maru would be Canton merchant of $320 in victoly over A. F. Wilding caused finals. Rowing
aro start, and got a two lengths lead invented gunpowder,
the fog by the money and a watch and obsin,. a bigger sensation than anything proverbially a sporting lot, But the genial Italian giant from
Mr. R. Faithfull defended time he (witness) got into it. He with violence, on the 8th inst., that has happened in the sporting and the gloom of England's lovely Como was never in the The Light Weight Champion of the frat man, and Mr. Crew, of presumed when he heard the at West Point. world for year. It was a most ebaolo had lifted a little. least bit farried. He out Mr.
Mesars. Hastings and Hastinge, other ship blow the whistle that convincing victory against what If the Old Country was out Stuart's lead down in about 20nd fine boxer, Freddie Wolah,
That splendid little sportsman defended the second
ehe was observing the rules, of
Mr. O, Farebrother Mason, of seemed impossible odds. Soven of it, the home enthusiasts con of his tremendous strokes, in has got his heart's desire at long request of the police he had that the other ship was at anchor, prosented and Mr. O. A. 8. His Worship said that on the navigation. He never imagined Meara, U'Almada and Mason; years have made little change in soled themselves with the our which a powerful pair of arme last, and is now the Lightweight decided to take his play. His genius for the game tainty of some splendid sport and shoulders were ably reinforo- Ch-mpion of the World. It is separately.
Hass (of Mr. Gardiner's office), He imagined that the other ship is just a subtle, bis court craft Everybody was quite certain that led by au extraordinarily long and some years since the world's The first defendant said the she was entitled to so long as she was going at the rate of speed
defended. just as inspired and resourceful, three of the events would be won muscular pair of brown legs bixing championship was held briquettes were there without could easily pull up. He (witaese) Mason said the complainant, who
In as when he was Inst in England: by foreignera.
outlining the charge, Mr. The Grand Personally, I doubt very much" within the seven seas that girt his knowledge-he had not seen did not desire to enter the fog at was named Lai Shing-ting, was in 1007 and won the British Challenge Cap, of course, was whether there are or have been Get Britain." Championship Thore жан a: bound to go.
When Winnipeg many amateurs who could beat big crowd to see the fight between yard made a statement to him,
There was a them. Bia *ST ..in the an undue speed.
the master of the Hon Kee, firm general ides that his play was was knocked out in the semi-Signor Sinigaglia, who
Mr. Potter:-On the course in less adroit and steady, and bis finais, all hope vanished even of olieved the distinction of win including, according to the new far as dealing with the second changed that course or the wind from Canton on the 2nd inst.,
has Welsh and Ritchie in London, and had since absconded. So that you were and unless you dealers.
Canton, human hair movements slower. In fact, it was rotaiping the trophy as an Imning the Diamond Sculls at the fashion, a considerable number defendant was concerned, he, first changed you must. have entered and, after having met friends, Ele arrived hore anticipated that Norman Brookes perial affair, The Canadian fires time of a king, which is said of ladies, some of whom left early defendant, denied all knowledge the fog? was no longer thirty, but thirty-eight did their very best, and it to be a record.. It was quite a to keep pressing appointments, of dealing in the coal, and said if Boven years of age. When he was no mean best. I am quite popular win, because the Italian and most of whom seemed to wish there were dealings they would ed it.
Witness:-Wo may have enter-date in question at West Point. arranged to go to dinner on the went into the court at Wimbledon certain they would have beaton has shown himself an irresistibly hey had stayed at home, or be between the second defendant to face A. F. Wilding a challen. Leonder. But the two American good-hamoured sportsman.
The Anyhow you thought it advis friends were on their way to "complainant and two ger for the World's Championship crews were tremendously good all
playel bridge at the oiub instead, and the man who was missing. able to take precautions before the selected restaurant when this supposition proved to be a round: They were fine crows
Athletic Championships. Yet it was neither a very gory Mr. Crew suggested that the you entered ?-Yes. auperstition. Norman Brookos physically, bautifully balanc-over the shock to
By this time we are getting or a particularly fierce battle. second defendant was arrested on
three men,
of Precautions for what?-Wall,
whom is like Cleopatra-time cannot ed and well together and prise, which some people might vincingly, on points long before defendant.
our famulor Welsh won easily and con statements made by the first anything.
was the defendant, attacked the wither, nor custom stale his in- they were trained to perfection. call self-conceit, when our home the
complainant and his friends, on What danger did you antici- the Praya. They caught hold of finite variety,
Everybody was In fact, it was the training brad athletes succumb to the round, and was still piling up had been in business for twenty
end of the twentieth Mr. Faithfull said his client pate?-I cannot Bay. asking, not whether it was possible that really won the Cup. The stalwart foreigner I have as the score at the ond. The years and was a man of reputation eight knots there would have been ina godown, which he (Mr. Mason) If you had kept on at seven or ant raaaway and sought protection one of the friends, bat complain. for. Norman Brookes to wia, bat Harvard crew that knocked out little patience with the old insular American was quite out-boxed, and means, whether ho might possibly Leander so decisively was a sea boastfulaess in the days before and soon made bis mind up that
a collision P-No, if I had kept on believed was the Taikoo godown. manage to snatch a sot from the, soned crew of six months' training, there was really much competition a clean knock-out was the only premises by the police, and who been no collision,
A man who was found on the at that speed there would have There was a godown keeper there. holder of the World's title. rowing ag inst men who had from outside the-e Islands, as I chance for the Stare and Stripes: the latter said was a cook there, Surprise dooponed into amazement beon in training together less have with the mournful jeremiade So we had the desperate excite said Le knew nothing about the stopped his engines, as a pre- caught, and followed and ought The defendant and the other two Continuing, witness said he men released the first man they as the match proceeded, fought than a fortnight. Any University of the croakers about physical ment of watching Freddie Welab affair and did not look after coal. cautionary measure. The other the complainant in the godown. out with obstinate brilliancy by eres in full training for the Bont degeneracy and national decay neatly scoring points as elusive thesetwo great masters of thogame Rice from Putney to Mortlake now that perfectly-trained and a buttered eel, and as swift as every likelihood of the witness he thought. It did not strike the complainant had arms on him
The police suggested there was boat was much nearer and it was found that Wilding was could have disposed of Leander beautifully-built foreign
than The defendant said he believed the man who did not win a single this year, Nevertheless, I believe colon al athletes are coming to Ritchie dourly kept trying to coal,
and judgment summons, while being employed to look after the him to keep on set. He was bouten 0-4,-947-5, individually, no Giner crew has invade our sports, not as single land one of those devastating left
3 southerly and he proceeded to search-him course and pass the Jin Defendant took from complain- There are some who criticised often taken the water spies but in whole battalions. At books or right swinge of his.
The case was remanded antil sen Maru port to port Wilding's play, and say that he and
He ant's pooket his watch and with adequate
It Thursday afternoon at was off his game. I was unable ing, I would still be prepared ships, Americans won the half of them might not get home, and
train- last week's Athletic Champion was never quite certain that one o'clock.
2.15 did not think there was any chain and a quantity of money,
occasion to alter his course. to find the Icast justification for to back them against Harvard. mile and the high jump, Swedes then anything was possible. And
Had He then handed the money, to he kept a southerly course instead the other two men and said he this criticism. Willing's strokes As Harvard and Boston had each won the hammer, the pole jump. the American never lost hie
of an easterly one he could not was going to take complainant to and genoralship were as superb won their boats in seva minutes and the hop, skip and jump; o panoh right to the end. Had
say that that would have stop the station. Complainant said he Be ever, and he was off his game dead, which is somewhere about Finn was firat in throwing the Welsh been a fraction of a second
ped the collision. He considered was willing to go and asked only to the extent to which his equal to record, a great race was discas, and the javelin throwing too late or too slow, or been
he would have been guilty of a defendant to hand opponent hustled him off it. looked for when they met in competition was won by a Eunga- caught napping, the Champion- received by the American Con- into the fog. He could have Defendant did not, but took him The telegram quoted below was wrong action if he had ported watch and chain and money. The most that can be said is that, the final. As a matter of fast, rian. Some of these events are still ship might have been lost whereas Wilding was perhaps it was something of a disappoint a little esoteric in this country. score of times. As it was, Welsh the Manila Observatory at 4.35 not know the other ship was so the station. When they had gone asulate General, Hongkong, from kept towards Waglan, but he did away as though taking him to not quite on top of his form, ment. The Boston graduates Oar men did very well in the won 16 out of the 20 rounds. p.m. yesterday :- Norman Brookes was in the very led the Harvard undergraduates running events, WAR. Applegarth What a tough proposition Welsh
near. He heard the whistle some distance, the two alleged mood to perform miracles. It was half way, and then the undergrade did a notable performance in the would be if he had Ritchie's Northern Luzon, more than 300 The hearing was again ad-
Cyclone or Typhoon:-E. of after he had altered his course. his day out. After the battle was turned on that terrific machine- 220 yards race, his time of twenty-puuch. I suppose he landed ten miles distant, moving N.W.
confederates, who had followed over, he told me he never remem-made sprint of theire. They one and a fifth seconds establish- blows to every one he got, but
up behind, disappeared. Eventual- journed. bered having played so well forged ahead irresistibly, and iog a new world's record. There is hite were not devilled. Yet received at 9.40a.m. to day.
ly the defendant and complainant The telegram quoted below was before. That also was the opinion Boston could make no impression was a little confusion about the Ritchie was quite well marked
This morning, R.K. Hadley, a came to a dark passage, of Donat and Dunlop, and on them, though they quickened exact
Cyclone or Typhoon:-E. of that the Jinsen Maru came out of identified, and there defendant. passenger on the Wingeang, said which the inspector had since perhaps of A. F. Wilding in their stroke again and again. important to state the facts, Two It seeme rather an anomaly that miles distant, moving W.N.W.
time, and it may be over at the end of the conteat. Northern Luzon, less than 300 the fog bank about three lengths released complainant and ran particular. From the start The time for the final was about of the timers returned twenty-one full, the new Champion gets out of Brookes attacked his opponent 7 minutes 25 seconds. If the and
away. Her propeller was not away. Complainant looked round, with remorseless persistonoy Americans coms next year, Isabmitted their watches to the kudos," while the vanquished Beconds, and he fight is the title and the
moving, but it began to move found the other two men missing, going in to volley not only on his fancy they will meet with much refereo, who was Sir Montagu American walks off with £3,000. fierce elan of the French cavalry it was going ahead or astorn, handing him over to a European when she was within a length of gave chose to the defendant. second service, but at every oon more formidable opposition. Shearman, one of his Majesty's the explanation is that there was under Ney. But the "Gunboat" She was going about five or six constable. He charged the de- her, but he could not say whether and captured him, finally ceivable opportunity. His aim Leander will be out for blood judges, seemed to be to compel Wilding next year.
and himself an nothing left over after Ritchie's is a real fighter, and can hit "like knots-faster than the Wingsang. fendant with larceny. Defendant to play a purely defensive game
old Champion sprintor. He share had But the Stewards' Cup was not inspected each of the timepieces stipulated for £3,000 and the the Asquithian maxim, and wait and
been paid-helseveral mules.' from the base line. The cham lost by the Old Country after all. with a glass, and had no doubt mich
We must adopt She hit with considerable force was taken to the station and was pion obviously found it difficult Everybody supposed that the about the correctness of these. But Welsh is probably
was actually run at and s
they heeled 1 see,
a now brought before his Worship to get any ball past his opponent. Leander four would be beaten return; but the third official watch quite satisfied. The World's title visit to London this week, and was pulled across to the port side
Jack Johnson paid a flying took place clear of the fog. He bim. He declared afterwards it was out of sight by the Mayence men. made the time a fifth slower. is worth about $10,000 a year, it drove himself round in a powerful in case the anchor fell from the Mason's opening statement was little bit to port. The collision on the charge preferred against like playing against a stone wall." This race was one of the most There need be no doubt, however, is estimated, and he will get a racing car. The London public Jingen Maru. He could see land being taken when we went to Evidence in support of Mr. Norman Brookes' mistakes in all thrilling and memorable of the that twenty-one and one-fifth share of the cinematograph knew him at once. Even the the three sets could be counted whole regatta. The en the fingers of one hand. Mr. mens dashed away at a tromon- man to finish was seven yarde are being showered upon him, a friendly salute for him, to which He had had experience of yachts,
Ger-soconds was accurate. The last receipts. Musio hall engagements policemen and bus conductors had quite clearly, Wilding was beaten but by no dous speed, spurting all the behind, and yet he did level and he is going to write two the nigger champion gleefully but not of steamers. He did not Cross-examined by Mr. Potter: means disgraced, and, if one need tiline, and at the quarter mile time. Applogarth also won the booke, one offer an excuse for him, it must must have led by at least a quar hundred yards, his time being Odyssey of 111 fights, and the gilt-edged smile. He is still keen
his pugilistic responded with a hand wave and a discuss the accident with the be that he was confronted by a ter af a length. They kept forg-ton seconds dead. He is a bonati-other on the art of boxing. He on diamonds. Someone has de-disonasing it when the Wingsang Wingsang's speed and then start- left-handed player. This put ing farther ahead, being more fal runner, with that enay graceful is a fine compromise in style scribed him as looking like a was inside the Cosmopolitan ed again.
captain, but he thought they were him at some disadvantage in than a length in front at the half movement that usually, though between the English and Ameri- starry night!" They tell a good Dock. He did not know the his service, because the ball mile, and still R. C. Bourne, most not always, is possessed by the can methods, he has a straight story against him over in Paris: difference between a mile and a Captain's bridge. "kioked off the bounce to indomitable of strokes, perplexed champion. A very fine win was left, and can do "the crochet
It struck just underneath the Norman Brookes' forobaudiustead his supporters by keeping his that of Elomer Baker, one of clone quarters.
at He had a handsome walking knot. of the backhand, as would have men to a stendy swing, never America's new young men, in the
stick, of which he was very proud what a knot was, although he of the Wingeang at that time,
He did not know been the case against a right challenging the Germans by a half-mile.
E.F. Faulkner, third engineer The next event of boxing note with a massive gold handle knew they always estimated the said that at 12.10 he got orders handed opponent. The British single answering sprint. But one minuto fifty-four and two-sad Gunboat" Smith, for which Johnson, who can kill a man with knew it was something like a mile. to "stand by." He did so and
He finished first in is the fight between Carpentier inscribed, "This stick belongs to speed of steamers in knots and he Isles have got through the first Bourne's generalabip was justi-fifths seconds. Bater, who comes both men are training assiduously one blow." He left it behind at a round of the Davis Cap competi-fied in the most sensational way from Buffalo, is only just twenty- in their own particular way. restaurant tion by beating. Belgium three imaginable. He called on bis ono, and is not fully developed, Opinious differ as to the prospects. remembered and went back. In of six miles, not knots ?--Yes.
Mr. Potter-So you mean five gave an order to the firemen to matches to none. J. C. Parke and men to quicken their stroke as but he stands only one inch It will be the Feach champion's its place he found a note to this heard the whistles which brought speed and at 12.50 stopped. The
night, but
cense firing. This would have T. M. Mavrogordato, the British the
Witness said that at the time he about a kaot. He then went half the effect of reducing the speed representatives, won their singles sight, and this they did without stone. When he is fully grown sotile definitely one way or the has been taken half an hour ago saloon. He could not tell how The vessel, when going slow, was
in under six feet and weighs ten most severe trial so far, and will effect, "Jack Johnson, your stick him out on deck, he was in the vory easily, and Mavrogordato, shortening it or relaxing the he should be very good indeed, other whether lie is really built by a man who can do ton miles
order was carried out promptly, and H. Reper Barrett were vigour of the pull through. As his improvement being indicated in world's championship mould. in an hour!" successful, in the doubles, losing Leander began to creep steadily by the fact that last year he won Probably the odds will be on will have to quit motoring ao
So now Johnson many whistles there were, but be making three to three and a half only five games in three sets. up, the Germans sprinted furious the American half mile champion- Carpentier, who has youth on his much, and practice sprinting a
know he heard a number. Hearing knote. The impact of the collision The American Henley. ly and then oracked suddenly. ship in six seconds slower time side, is incomparably the more bit!
another steamer whistle he went The strain was too much for than his race here. As usual, the clever boxer, and possesses all the
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out on deck. Then the Jinson was distinctly felt. Maru oame out, stopped the The bearing was adjourned.