EUROPEAN LADIN J
ATTACKED.
The "Empress of Australia" Incident.
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PRISONER GETS SEVEN
YEARS.
TO-DAY'S INTERPORT
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1923.
COMPANY REPORT.
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The annual report of the Rong. kong Rope Manufacturing Com- pany, Ltd., alates —
Hongkong Man's Magnificent Play.
The balanceat Credit of Profitand Loss Account after allowing for There was some very keen the Interim Dividend of $80,000.00 The case in which "boy"play in the Interport golf contest paid in September last and includ- named Shun Fan, was charged at Faling this morning. On the ing the Balance of $11.186.74 with wounding Ara. Irma Irene singles, played yesterday, the brought forward from 1921, is Stewart Stoore, an assistant at posing teams were all square, $181,074,5%, which it is proposed the curio and book stall on the This morning the first stages of to appropriate as follows:-To 8.8. Empress of Australia, with the 36-holes four ball foursomes Place to Reserve Fund, $25,000: intens to do ber grievous belly were played. Shanghai leading To Paya bonus to staff, $2,907,91 harm, maim, distigure or disable two matches and Hongkong To Pay a final Dividend of $1 per her, and was alternatively charged in one. The contests are being share, $60,000, To Bonus of $1 per with malicious wounding, cama resumed this afternoon, and there share, $60,000, and to carry before Mr. Justice Gompertz, at is every prospect of a close finish forward to the credit of next
The first four out were 8 year's account, #13,165.61. the Criminal Sessions, this
Stewart and H. R. Buckland morning.
Consulting Committee. Mr. The jury were Messrs. A. G. W. (Hongkong) and Cant Barrett
P. A. Cox resigned on leaving the Ogilvie (foreman), C. A. X. Pesquerd J. B. Ferrier (Shanghai). R. Taylor, M. Wong, A. Cur-Going out, the golf was very Colony, and Mr. Allan Cameron michael A. German and C. H. W unsteady. At the turn, Shanghai was invited to take his place on were ane up. but from then the Consulting Committee. In Kaw.
a very keen accordance with the Articles of the case for the Crawn, said on tussis, the players improving H. P. White and Allan Cameron.
Mr. A. Dser Ball, presenting onwards there was
Association Messrs. A. O. Lang. the early morning of February considerably in driving and ap Dih.. Mrs Moore and Mis proaching. The tenth, eleventh retire, but offer themselves for Houghton, who were assistants stand twelfth holes were halved:
Ferrier wen the the curio and book stails on the
and Buckland been audited by Messrs. Linstead Empress of Australia, were asleep for Shanghai,
the Gext fo: in their cabin. Both ladies oc-
Hongkong, and Davis and Messrs. Percy cupied the same cabin, counsel Hongkong took the lead again Smith. Seth and Fleming. Mesars. explained-No. 310, on "D" deck at the sixteenth, but, losing the Linstead and Dasia and Percy The Empress of Australia, deng: two were one down on the Smith, Seth and Fleming are mentioned. was
this time morning round.
eligible for election. anchored in mid-stream.
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The match in which R. A. Mrs. Moore, whose bod Camidge and G. S. Archbutt end-on to the door of the can,Hongkong) played C. F. Beath counsel continued, was awakened and H. R. Malcolm (Shanghai) BANK DRAFT THEFT. by the noise of the door being did not produce golf of a very high opened. The cabic was in dark standard.
At the ture, the pairs) Dras. Mrs. Moore did not turn were all square. Archbatt missed the light on at once, but did so ae or two putts on the way home,
sat
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Sentence Postponed.
A few seconds later and then but Hongkong were one up at the
Two men who were employed the sixteenth. Like the first pait, in the Bank of China. Wong Iu in bed. At foot of er bed she saw prisoner however, they lost two holes and the and Yeung Lu-tong, pleaded crouching. He stood up. and Mrs. Were one down on the noraing's guilty, before the Chief Justice. Moore saw that he had a chopper Play
The feature of
|to-day at the Criminal Sessions, in his band. She moved to get
the match to a charge of stealing valuable out of bed but before she bad between Major Gandy and B. D. securities.
Crawford Morgan (Hongkong) time to do so, prisoner came
the
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. K. towards ber. She screamed out. 2nd Res. W.P. Roberts and (W-Holmes) said the securities were
Porter (Shanghai). WAS brilliant golf of Morgar, who drafts received in three registered covers. The first defendstt re- went round in 73, whichceived them. His duty was to enter under bozer and only one above
But them up in a book and pass them the record for the coutre. for an unfortunate drive at the on for casting. Ha succeeded
Miss Houghton, whose bed was at the other end of the cabin, counsel went on, jumped up and went to Mrs. Moore's assistance. As Mrs. Moore sat on the bed prisoner aimed a blow at the top
of ber head. At that moment Miss seventeenth bole, which landed with Boughton prade
up
and Deized
ACTOSE the prisoner
ber hands
bo
in the top of a tree, resulting io his taking seven to hole where
Mr.
the second delendunt.
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the
At the counter chops were, ic cabia
the drafts. AL- from behind. Mrs. Moore out, he would no doub: easil, cashing"
Histogether they amounted in value to have beaten the record. put
The two men were avoid the blow, but received a driving was long and true, and to $50,000). nasty scsip wound to the bane on he brought off many golficent arrested at Singapore.
F. C. Jenkin, for the her head, and her Brin also was los putts on the green. Gandy
played very consistently and was defence, asked that that sentence The Shanghai he postponed. It was possible Miss Houghton tried to prevent rasels in trouble. prisoner doing further injury and fan were unsteady and very that, through the assistance of The morn-Prisoners, some of the money a violent struggle took place, said erratic on the green. counsel. Prisoner picked up in round finished with Hong.ight be recovered.
His Honour agreed. kong leading by eight up.
cut.
shoe from the floor and tried to hit Miss Houghton on the head. During the struggle both Indies tried to get the door open to cal assistacce, and twice they 900- ceeded but twice prisoner manag- ed to close it again. All the time. prisoner was slashing with his chopper and once he seized Miss Houghton by the throat and threw bər down.
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Last Night's Dance.
The first dance held at Govern- The Chim hrpress and Tele-ment House since Lady Stubba' grup (London) of Jan 15 states return to the Colony took place On the end of Mrs. Moore's bed, Several of the river guabosts last night and was in every way counsel mentioned. there was a lon the China Station are about a very happy social affair. The mark where the enamel had been to change commands, relieving guests were received by His Ex- broken and there was a distinct officers being ngage to the cellency and Lady Stubbs cut on the metal.
station to take the places of the in the main hall, and danc- The struggle went on for a short present skippers. Liect Coming took place in the ballroom. time, Counsel told the Court, and mander C. R. St. G. Tucker will which
W23 very prettily de- attracted the attention of Mr. assume command of the Woodcorated with suspended baskets of Clark, the fourth officer, who was lark: Lieutenant-Commander Hred and white flowers. Music was in bis cabin. He heard the noise | Archer will take over the Scarab: supplied by the band of the 102nd. and came along. He had to force Lieutenant-Commander E. W. M. Grenadiers, the programme com- his way in and when he did so he King. the Woodcock: Lieutenant-prising Seven fox-trols, tive found prisoner and the two ladies Commander A. C. Thursfield, the waltzes and txo one-stepa. Mr. Clark secured prisoner and Tea!; Lieutenant-Commander E. Amongst the numerous guests took away the chopper and band-J. H. Dawson, the Moorhen: were H. R. H. Prices Aimons ed him over to the authorities on Lieutenant L. C. P. Tudway, Roberto of Italy, the principal the ship.
D.S.O., D.S.C.. the Robin.
Government officials and many Prisoner WAS employed 25 Among other postings, Lieuten-leading residents of the Colony. oficer's "boy." counsel exant-Commander J.S. Borrell joins Refreshments were served and plained. He had been in the the Tamar at Hongkong as the function was a most enjoyable stip for some time and a month wireless officer in charge of the one for all who attended. or six weeks before was a cabin Singapore Station: Lieutenant "boy," under a stewardess named F. G. Hughes joins the Tamar Miss Kerr. Miss Kerr had louna for a spell of service: Sub-
the
A PUZZLE A DAY.
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that his work was unsatisfactory Lieutenant G. H. Thompson goes and bad dismissed him and be to the Bee, Sub-Lieutenant F. B. had been given other work, which Tours to the Foxglove. Sub- WAS perhaps not quito. su Lisutenant A. St. C. Donald congenial. Whether he nursed ato
Magnolia and Sub- grievance against Miss Kerr for Lieutenant J. W. Grant to the this, counsel did not know. Vakchafer.
Counsel mentioned that up to The light cruiser Carlisle is to Feb. 8th, the day before the be recommissioned for further Take all the letters in the attack took place. Miss Kerr haa9ervice on the China Station. Christmas greeting shown above, occupied cabia directly Captain G. C. Dickens. who is and recast them to form a new opposite No. 310, where the presently in command of the sentence which tells the thought attack took place. On cruiser. will take her to Borcbay, of the message. Feb. 9th., Miss Kerr moved pay her off and recommission her
On the other with the new
A
to another cabin
aaaaaacdeeehhimman crew that is pprrrrestwy fy side of the ship, but in cor going out by freight ship, arriviög The above 31 letters make up
ponding position with the there early in February. Captain the greeting. cabin which these two ladies Dickens has a year or so to Yesterday's answer. occupied. It was possible, though complete in command. A number counsel, that prisoner had a of officers has been posted to the against Kiss Kerr add, Carlisle, including a new gunnery grievance
naw navigating intar ding to attack her, went into officer and a the wrong cabin. It was only officer, the former being Lieuten- possible, and it went go farther ant-Commander K. F. D. Acland. than that. Perhaps it supplied and the latter Lieutenant-Com. mander A. R. Farquhar, D. S. C. the motive; perhaps it did acr
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