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PEAK HOTEL INCIDENT.
AN AMAH'S UNSUCCESSFUL
PROSECUTION.
Miss M. Stormon,
A cross-summons was taken
LADY ROBBED.
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
THE HONGKONA →EI
INTERPORT TENNIS.
-INVITATION FROM
SHANGHAI
A meeting of representatives of the Hongkong tennis clubs wi held last arening at the H.K.C.0. pavilion, to consider the general suggestions of the Shangbai Lawn Tennis Association for regular inter. pars tennis. Mr R. Hancock pre- ided over a good attendance, almost all the cluba being repre- sented..
The Chairman read the Shanghai Association's letter and said there
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The general proposal was Red Herrings
snimously approved.
Mr W. H. Drummond asked
whether the interport tennis might not be held in conjunction with the interpors cricket.
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Chairman agreed, Tha thought Shanghai might be asked to send tennis players down with Miss Harvey. who lives at the the cricket team in November. If Kingsclere Hotel, had a nasty the Davis Cup system were adops assistant experience yesterday afternon.ed, as suggested, there would have manageress of the Peak Hotel, When walking along Jubilee to be a trophy, the users would j was to-day summoned by an swab Road near the bathing beach, bare to challenge every year and employed by Major Carter, a re-she was set upon by two men, play on the winner's territory.
It was suggested that the forma- rident of the the Peak Hotel, for one of whom, after giving her a
The ease was heard push from behind, snatched her tion of a Hongkong Lawn Tennis assault.
handbag and took to his heels. Association was the first necessary before Mr. N. L. Smith.
asp. Mr. M. K. Lo appested for the The bag contained a sum of $3 in
Mr A. Hicks concurred, cożn- complaisant, whilst Mr. D. J.notes, a fountain pen, a silver
pencil case as well as other knick-tioning that the Association could Lawis appeared for the defence.
knacks.
Miss Harvey says that the rob-take over the control of the bery must have been witnessed Colony's open championships in connection with which the H.K. by one or two Chinese but theyC.C. had done much donkey work Complainant stated that on ook no notice of the occurrence in the past. Monday morning, whilst she was in spite of her cries for assist washing her master's and misance. One of the robbers esoap trass's clothes in the yard of the ed Hotel, the defendant came into the yard, and was spoken to by witness, who remarked that the day was foggy.. Defendant told her to "shut up." evidently what W45 not understanding
The complainant sail to her. said that she was only making a casual remark on the weather al told defendant she bad na
out for a breach of the peace and
assault.
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The Chairman agreed that that must come, and the sooner the the road while better; but the meeting had not other man purloined the bag and been called for the purpose. ran towards the beach where he escaped detection by mixing with the crowd.
It was decided to write the Shang- Association agreeing with the in
suggestion and terport tennis
The Police have arrested Iiting them to come down bere men who are believed to be the
this AutumIA.. robbers.
Mr Drummond asked how the expense would be covered, and the Chairman said that subscriptions were usually invited, and entrance Jenought money to be raised.
right to speak to her in the way SALE OF STEAMER. fees for the matches should enable she did, whereupon the defendant assaulted her, iäflicting a bruise Complain. ant's clothing was also torn.
- on the right hand.
In reply to Mr. Lo, the com- she bore plainsni said that good references from her former mistresses, amongst whom 3frs. Alabaster.
Was
Mr. Lewis said that as far as complainant's character was con- cerned there was nothing against ber. He then proceeded to give the defendant's story, which was to the effect that on the morning in question whilst Miss Stormon WAY in the linen room, & servant came in and reported there was a the Chinese quarrel amongst amabs. She went out to investi- gate the matter. It had been a general experience that at the beginning of the month, a quarrel often cropped up, by reason of the fact that the private servants of new residente came to take up their quarters. She proceeded Into the amahs" quarters, but in order to get into them she had to pass a passage, which at the time, was obstructed by four washing tube. She told one of the amabs to move the tube, but no notice was taken of the order. She pushed one of the tubs with
A sub comittee consisting of Messrs. Lammert Bros. auc.
one member from each of the H. K.. tioned at noon to-day the Chinese-C., K. C. C.. U. S. R. C., C. owned steamer Wing Hang, at 1. C. and Civil Service was up: 66 present lying at Shamsiupo. She was knocked down to Mr. Wongid to go into details of the
arrangements....
for $33.500. Her gross tonnage is -The sub-committee was-alsa-is 412 and her net 264. Her dime-structed to ask Shanghai for a copy sions are:-Length, 140ft. 1 iceb; of their Association Itules, breadth. 25 feet 3 inches; and depth. 9 feet 6 inches.
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Mr Blackburn said that if tebus stands were to be erected os H. K. C. C. ground, it would startere with the cricket.
Mr Drummond
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On Sunday night a burglary was carried out on No. 105, the could be played before or after the the Peak during absence of the re- cricket. The matter was left in sidents. Several articles of jewel-abeyance pending Shanghai's reply. The Chairman said it was a pity lers, valued at $300, were stolen! from a drawer in the bedroom. toes could not get teams from The loss bas been reported to Japan, Manila. and Singapore and
far without have werk of it. the Police, but so
The sub-committee was asked to any arrests being made.
call acother meeting to report pro |gress, and the meeting terminated.
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Lemare's famous Andantino and in their Hongkong para report knock Miss Stormon on the bead with a stool. Defendant pushed
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ABOUT BABY'S WEIGHT. the amah aside and the latter
played. Mr. E. T. Crocker will our last report on the 17th ult. by said she would report the alter
Major Carter told the Court sing Handel's "Why do thestr. Dilware, there has been a
Healthy babies should steadily to Mrs. Bisir. Defendant invited that the complainant had been nations from "The Messiah," marked Issourable change in our her to do so. It was presumed employed by him for a little over and Mr. Howard Freeborn "In a market owing to brisk demand that the complainant was angry & mouth. He had found her to native worth from Hadyn's "The from Chinese buyers. which bas increase in weight. When baby
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rates. is not doing this there is some- because the morning's work had be a peaceful woman and an Creation." In addition, these greatly been spoiled.
two gentlemen will sing the duett Business has passed to the extent thing wrong, as was the case Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, Miss Stormon stated that she "For so bath the Lord," out of of over 5000 bales mostly in No. with the child of Mrs. Thomas complainant said that there was found
stranger in the "St Paul." As it is so rarely 10s and 123 at an adzance of $10 Lawrence, & Canadian lady living Do quarrel amongst the smahsamah's quarters and as this possible to give Oratorio bere, to 15 per bale, while the very firmat Collingwood, Ontario.
"My baby has been very de- that morning. It was shortly was against the Hotel rules she these fine selections will no doubt tone of the market in India has after 11 o'clock that Miss Stor-went to the room to order the be appreciate, especially as the further strengthened the sellers licate ever since she was three As She had indigestion, and mon came in. Complainant had person away, She found that the powers of both soloists are wall and Iras helped them to pact with weeks old," writes Mrs. Lawrence. just started to wash the clothing
passage to the quarters was known. Not the least attractive their stock at bigher prices.
Inst eircular, although she had a ravenous and it was not a fact that the tub obstructed by tube and a quarrel number in Mr. Denman Fuller's reported in was kicked into the gutter. Miss was in progress. She ordered the selection will be an idyll called the continued abnormal demand appetite her food did not do her Stormon assaulted her for no tubs to be cleared away, and "The Shepherd and the Mocking of No. 20s yarn in India has any good and she grew thinner other reason than that she called upon the amshs to desist Bird," which will be played to resulted in the reshipping of 1000 and thinner. She would scream remarked about the weather. quarrelling. When she threatened the first time here.
Complainant called another to call the police the amah threw amah to give corroborative evid- a stool at her, and she only acted ence. She stated that on Mondayio self-defence.
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more bales of this particular count with the pala in her stomach, tbete, and owing to good inquiry and as she was also troubled with by the Chinese and the scarcity of constipation we were at times this yarn, prices have advanced $15 afraid we would lose her. I tried to 20 per bale. The recent sudden several medicines for her but Mr. W. H. Eastman, of Hull, rise in exchange has counteracted did no good. Then I tried Baby's side the servants' room she heard Miss Btormon said that by the complainant make a remark to excited manner in which the once & workhouse boy and now upon the lively tone of our market, Own Tablets, and ber digestion Miss Stormon about the foggy amabs were behaving she thought President of the Yorkshire. Poor which has remained quiet during improved. Now food does her weather, and was thereupon told they were going to fight. Law Association, addressing the latter part of the intervsi. good, and she is growing plump. hot to make muy poise. Com The Magistrate found that the conference at Hull, said he would Sales, 6000 bales; Unsold stook, I think the Tablets are a fine.
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