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Next Saturday's Matches. The fourth annual Ladies Ister There are two Senior League Club Tennis Tournament "took | gamee on Saturday next of place at the Past Club on Mon a very interesting nature in day, three Cluba participe ting, connection with the Ladies Recreation Club heading the list with 51 games, only three games sheed of the Peak Olab. Details:-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1918,
SUPREME COURT.
Application for Writ of
Habeas Corpus.
In the Supreme Court, this
merning, before Sir William Rses
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plication was made on behalf of
Eong Obai Ten alias Cong Chai Ten, alias Cong Chai Yan, de tained in Victoris Gaol, for en order of writ of Habeas Corpus that he may appear before His Lordship for coussideration of
| matters' concerning him.
@ Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Mosers, Goldring and Phillips, sppeszed on behalf the appellant.
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Mr. Potter and this was ab application for a writ of Habeas
behalf with the United Corpus on
of one Srvices League. Bath games Kong Chai Ten, at present will start at 4 p.m. aud probably confined in Victoria Gaol, in order the Navy V. Clab gams that he return to Macso under on the Club ground will extradition proceedings takes provide the most speculation against him. He is charged with Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Kent to the result. The Navy did being a fugitive offender and to beat Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Cary 83; best Mrs. Stark and Miss Wilkinson 9-2; beat Mre. Bevington and Mrs. Dreaper 8-3; best Miss Robinson and Miss Ventris 83.
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back. were nearly covered by Clause FCERIN, DREVARD & CO.,
affidavit that the
not feel satisfied with their last have been convicted in the Macao mesting with the Onb, when Coarte sad having escaped from they lost by I goal to nil, and are prison there.The groundson which hoping to reveres the verdict Counsel raid that his Lordship this time. The result is very could grant the application were open and the Navy are stronger set cut in an affidavit by Mr. Mra Hammond and Mrs Nisbat | than at any other time Goldring. Be thought the reasona beat Mrs Anderson and Mrs Cary for several seasons 7-4; lost to Mrs Stark and Miss but the, Club can always be relied of the Wilkinson 4-7: lost to Mra on to put up a good fight and Magistrate is wrong in refusing St. George's Buildings. Tel. 114. Bavington and Mrs Dreaper 5-6; there should not be many goals to give a definite raling. Jost to Miss Robinson and Miss between the tesma st the finish. Proceeding, Mr. Potter sid Ventris 29.
The other Senior game, between that the Magistrste boull the R.G.A. and the Royal have informed the fugitive Engineere, should be a very keen that he had the right to Mra Anderson and Mrs Cary fight also if the two
tesma appes to the Supreme Court |« lost to Mrs Armstrong and Hrs field their best, but on last within fifteen days under section Kent 38; lost to Mrs Nisbet and Saturday's form the B A. are Mrs Hammond 4:7; "beat Mrs much better. Havington and Mrs Desper 7.4; beat Mina
Ph
Total: For 51; Against 37. Peak Club.
U.. S. R. C...
St. Joseph's College and 87th
186 of the Ordinance of 1881. Counsel said that he would con-
fine himself to Clase E of the
And at Canton..
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Rabin- day, alss the 88th Coy and Navy ffidavit That the whole of the THE PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.'S.
Mrs. Beriazton and Mrs. Dres-
son and Miss Ventria 83. Reserve abopld b- worth seeing, Be the B. A. Com; any time, have habit of apriming surprises, bat on form the Military tesma will be besten in each ca56.
per lost to Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Kent. 38; beat Mr. Hammond and Mr. Nabek 65; lost to Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Cary 4 7 lost to Mrs. Stark and
Hisa Wilkinson- 3′ 8. .
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Mra Stark and Miss Wilkinson lost to Mrs. Armstrong. and Mrs Koat 2-9; beat Mre Hammond and Mrs Nisbet 7-4; „est Mísa Robin- Eon and Miss Ventria 9 2.
Total: For 48; Against 40. Miss Robinson and Hies Ventris lost to Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Kent 38 best re. Hammond and re. Niebet 92; lost to Mro. Anderson and Mrs. Odry 38; lost to Mr Stark and Mire Wilkinson 29.
Total: For 33; àgainst 55. The LO. has now won the Challenge Shield three times and the Peak Club once.
Ladies Singles, Open Cham
plonship."
In this competition Mrs. Arm2) strong. LRC, plays Miss Robin son, USBQ, and the winner meets Mrs. Miller, Wigwam, who had a walk over from Mrs. Mit- chell. The first named" match is arranged for Friday next at the US.RO. and should be a close.
one.
4. M. N. G.
Naval and Dockyard Branch.
extradition proòeedings are bad and they should have been brought under the local (Mao+0} under the Extradition Act of Ordinance, No. 1 of 1881 and not
1870" because he thought Hig The tes me sad choisle are as Lordship would, after further follow:-United Services League argument, grant the rule. The
NST F. Club kick off 4 p.m., position all. B.E. RG.A. kick-cf4 Extradition Olub Ground; Referee, Mr. Prag.
P, Navy ground, referee, Mr. Toeber.
2nd Division.-87-h Day. v.
GERMAN CONSULATE AT
SHAMEEN.
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Was that - there special Macso Act, namely No. 1 of 1881, which was in ex- istence before ever the Treaty wae made with Portugal, for the ex
that
to
St. Joseph'; kick off 2.30 p.m..,tradition of fugitiva cffenders Olab ground, referee Mr. Loach. specially passed in this Colony to 88th Cor. v. Navy Reservee, kick deal with special" сздев of c. 2.30 pm, Navy ground; surrender to seso. Counsel zeferee Mr. Steve 900.
contended that the fugitive in thei The following players have been present case ought to have beeD chosen to represent the Hong-dealt with under that O:dinence. kong Football Club in their geme As a matter of fact, the Crown with the Royal Navy on Saturday: icefsted that they were entitled to C. C. Hickling; F, W. Back proceed solely under the Home and J. McCubbin; W. Hamilton,
Extradition Act of 1870 Stewart and JD. Carriere; Esad
"they Ware Riis, A. H. Clark, D. Rischelmson entitled
totally ignore the Macao Extradition Ordinance B. McTavish and C. Jennings.
which left Counsel in the peculiar position that apparently they had two acts of law govern ing extradition in this Colony and the Crown can chose which it likes and thus deprive appellant How the Keys Were Secured.
of a very great number of rights. Interesting details in connecThe Macao Extradition Act was' tion with the taking over of the the only O dinsace under which German Consulate by the Brisieb, they could earrender e criminal ia Shameen, bare just come to for extradition to, Macao. The hand.
Treaty was made with Portugal It appears that when the official surrender of a fugitive criminal
en Outober 17, 1892, for thei The Navel and Dockyard inetractione for the interement and on March 19, 1894, bran Branch of the Queen Mery'e of Germans came to hand, Order-in-Council Needlework Guild recommenced representative of the British Extradition Aot was applied working board H. M. S. Coneulate prceseded to the Gerto osses of surrender to Portugal Tamer, on September 8h, men Consalate and formally sa is the ordinary procedure." The demanded the handing over of When that Treaty was made this meeting one day a week. following 24 members rej ned: the keys from the German efisial Extraditon Act was extended by Meedames Barnett, Brown, Bent in charge (name unknown), but Order-ir-Council. The Portuguese ley, Care, Crees, Cochran, was met with a point bisak re Treaty by article 17 expressly Dreaper, Heard, Innes, Kaight, fasal. Thereupon the British reserves the right of both Kennett, Lang, Platt, Phillips, official departed and Ister return contracting parties to make any Rodney, Sanders, Bearie. Sared with an, srmed guard of blue provisions they like for extradi Titmus, Windsbank, Wirfield, jackets, and, upon again request tion of a fagitive cffender from Mies Lillie, Miss Parker, Mee ingehe handing over of the keye of their Colonies. He did not think Rodney. Cutters out-Mesdames the Consulate, was seked by the there was any doubt as to the Koighs, Brown, Long, Orees and German cfficial whether the provisions of that Treaty and that Carey
gaard was folly armed with they were put there to cover any Articles sent up to date to City ammunition. A reply being existing provisione för surrender Hall Bre: 35 psimas, 94 shirts, given in the effirmative, the keys and to establish the arrangements 20 berj ciste, 20 doz band were handed over, the official made by the Colonies. Here kerobiet, 57 veste, 19 morguito raying that under the circam they had special arrangments nete, 44 mope, 13 preumonie stanees ha bed no alternative to which had been in existence jackets, 7 knee cap, 4 psica socks, compliance but that he acted 80 from 1881 up to the present day. 3jsmeye, 15 pants, 2 der. jag under protest,
Under those arrangements "the British armed guard Magistrato sbonid The members have decided to was sent ia remove the German the app
working under the Wari mporal Arm from over the
Committee till nexten soce to the Consulate.
that the Gramm has disappeared we
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