WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9; 1925.
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PAYMENT FOR EXTRA BUILDING WORK.
Chinese Widow Resists Claim.
SECOND CONCERT THIS EVENING.
The second concert of a serioa
Hail of six to be given in the Cathedral
in
D.m.
ARMED ROBBERY.
ATTACK IN EARLY HOURS OF MORNING.
So Cheun, aged 24, a cferk living A Chinese anal aetor was platn,
at 108 Kau Lung Chai, has report- tiff in an action in the Summary John's Organ Fund, will take robbery took place at his premises aid of tho St.ed to the police that an armed Court yesterday afternoon when place he claimed from Chiu King the
this evening at 6in the early hours of yesterday sum of $1,062 for work done and strumental programme has bee: sleeping in the cockloft.
An excellent vocal and in- [ morning. It appears he was materials supplied. Plaintiff firm prepared, in which Mra. M. Min. house with his younger brother. of the was the Kwong Nam Woo Co., the Iney (soprano), Mr. H. Edwin Gard elaim being in connection with the
aged seven. His grandmother building of two houses
was in the sitting at New
on the ground floor, and at about Kowloon, the odd $62 being waived to bring the case within Summary Court jurisdietion.
Mr. W. D. Owen plaintiff and defendant appeared in person. Mr. Owen said the matter arose cut of a, contract to build two new
houses, The
Was Jar
were
ner
(tenor). Mr. LI Chore (baritone) and the Hongkong Maie Voice Choir will appear. Stanley Collett and Mr. Frederick Afrs
Mason will be at the piano.
The programme is as follows: 1-(a) Eldorado
Plasati (b) Serenade
Buse The Male Vulce Choir. -(a) Berceuse
.....Jocelyn (6) Elegie
Maakenst Mr. Li Chor-chi. 3-Ah! Moon of my delight
(Violin obligate, Mr. H. S, Yung). (From "In a Persian Garden")
Lehnintin
Mra. Minney. 4-(a) Onway, Awake, Belove:!
amount claimed was for extra work done outside the contract. This extra work was done for the safety of the building and instruc tions for this exira work given by the defendant's husband who had since died. Defendant was now the owner of the pre- mises. She said she did not con- sent to the work being done and therefore would not pay. The amount of the contract had been paid. The husband at all times had signed and acted agent() Siciliano for the defendant, his wife.
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Owner or Executrix. The contract was called for by His Honour Mr. Justice Wood, who remarked that it was not signed! by the deceased man as agent and anggested that plaintiff should have proceeded against defendant as executrix,
Ng Kani.superintendent ef works to plaintiff firm, stated the the extra work consisted of piling and concrete and cement work to strengthen the foundation of the houses, which were on a hill side. He was ordered to do the work by the architect. Defendant'si husband paid visits several times and approved of what was don The amount was $1,000, the odd Hum being waived.
12.30 a.m. she awakened him,
room
He went downstairs, and when he opened the door of the sitting room he was confronted by twa men armed with revolvers. They forced him to return upstairs to the cockloft and enjoined him to keep quiet.
The two men ran- packed the house, while two other robbers who appeared
on the scene forced his grandmother into a cubicle.
About half an hour later, after the robbers had left, the occu pants searched the house and Cowen found that jewellery, including (h) To Mary...... Valerie Whiterings, watches and
Mir, Gardner.
braceleta, 5(a) The Midnight Guard Grey total value of $260, had been
along with other articles, to ul (b) Rest, Dearest, rest...Kucken (e) The long day closes.Sullivan stolen. The robbers had entered
The Maic Voice Choir."
the house by forcing the from (6) At Dawning
Mascagni door.
Cadnice
7-(8) There's a whisper in the
Mr. Id Char-chi,
All four men made good their escape.
E. HING
Bra
(6) The Little Damozel..Novelle
Mrs. Minnes Departure
(b) A Franklyn's Dogge
.Abt.
MacKenze
(e) O peaceful night....German
The Male Voice Chair, (a) The Sun-Ged William James (b) An Jaterlude Easthope Martin
Mr. Gardner.
SENSATION ON STEAMER.
ATTEMPT ON CANTON GENERAL.
Lieutenant General Hong Chau- ling, partisan of Chen Chiung- HIS EXCELLENCY ALOFT. Hunan, was shot aboard the Pra ming, en route from Cunton to
INSPECTION OF THE BORDER
FROM THE AIR,
Defendant sail her late husband His Excelleney the Governor per- agreed to pay $11,000 for the com-sonally inspected the frontier of pletion of the two houses and if the New Territory from the air on; extra work had to be done by the Monday, afternoon last. contractors then it was up to, Five seaplanes them to pay.
left H. M. S. Hermes at about 2.30 p.m., took up After further evidence by plain-formation over Castle Peak at a tif His Honour nonsuited the height of 5,000 feet, and then flew with costs.
CRICKET.
along the British side of the fron- tier to Sha Tau-kol and back to Hongkong.
Visual communication was estab lished with the standing picquets en route, and the formation broke
sident Pierce last evening as the ship was nearing Woosung, by. a Cantonese cabin boy, who enter ed the General's cabin and dis- charged five shots point blank, The General was hit in the
nose, abdomen and arm and was sent to hospital. It is believed he will recover. The cabin boy committed suicide. The motive is believed to be political-Reuter,
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
AUSTRALIAN TEST TRIAL..up for landing independently when
over West Point. Ideal flying con- Manila, Dec. 8-Mr. Buscombe, Mr. & Per s.s. Empress of Asia from Sydney, Dec. 8,
ditions and In a Test trial, the Rest beat helped the purpose of the flight, Miss Best. Mr. & Mrs. Chas II. Ber
excellent visibility Mrs. Lockyer, Bir. & Mra. Conrad, Australia by 156 runs.
und much of value was observed.
Mr. Francis H. Garrett, Mr. J. Coulthart,
L. I. Garling tinh Mr. Ernest Sachs, Mr. & Mrs. D. Templeton, Mr. Mrs.
The Rest, in their first innings compiled 380 runs (Macartney 84, Victor Richardson 56, Kelleway 99 not out), and in their second in- rings declared at 298 for nine wickets (Bardsley 54, Loce 54). Hendry, in the second innings, took five wickets for 56 runs,
GOLF.
THE CAPTAIN'S CUP.
M,
In the Captain's Cup qualifying competition, played at Fanling on Noguchi, December 5th-7th, A, H. Ferguson. 70-475, qualified.
Australia scored 226 (Collina 102) and 296 (Gregory 100, Col. lina 81). In the first innings Arthur Richardson took four wickets for 49 runs, and in the the optional pool (9 entries).
J. L. Shellshear, 89-980, won second Grimmett secured five for 91
The following will play off for
Feras. Taiyo Maruing Sun Po San Fran cisco vin ports,
December 7.-D. H. R. Allen, Mrs. H. R. Allen, M. and Mrs. F. C. Swan, Miss A. Swan, Mrs. J. E. Daly, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Gaylord, Miss M.
Miss M. L. Hegardt, Mr. W. H. Nicely, Mrs. S. E. Thomas, Lirs. Zech, Misa L Zech Mr. F. W. Franks, Lt. Col. F. G.
Mrs. Gerald, Mr. B. K. Lam, Me. T. Noda, Mrs. T. Noda, Maat. S. Nodo, Mr. Dan Kier. Po, Mr. K. Shimokawa, K. Shimokawa, Mast. K. Shimokawa, Mrs. Mast. M. Shimokawa, Mast. J. Shime- kawa, Mr. W. K. han, A. O. Brawn, I. W. Shewan, J. Mr. S. T. Liong, Mr. Y. P. Lien, Mr. Mr. P. S. King, Smith, D. G. Bruce, J. M. Walker, T. H. Lien, Maj. M. Lymbery, Mr. M. W. W. Mackenzie, A. H. Ferguson. Niethammer, Mr. W. Z. Wu,
V. Merle, Mr. M. Niethammer, Dr. G. Col. R. A. Dobbin and F. G. Walker will not be present.
There was 110 competition in, July and August.
and Blackie four for 71-Reuter, the Captain's Cup.-T. C. Monag- Sze, Mr. J. W. Joe Mr. Hung Aut
CHINA'S EX-EMPEROR.
SERIOUSLY ILL AT TIENTSIN.
Shanghai. Dec. 8.-According to news received from Tientsin, Hsuan Tung, the deposed Emperor
The Match Play Stages.
A Sydney message says during the final of the light car handicap
W. W. Mackenzie plays D. G. race at Newcastle, N. S." W., a
A. H. Ferguson plays J. Smith.
of China, is seriously 1, suffering: Bruce. from tuberculosis, at the Jap-: anese Hospital. His doctor re-1 Head Office; St. Georges Building Hongkong recovery-Wah Kiu Yet Po.
ports that there is little hope of Walker.
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car travelling at 70 miles an hour: bounded into the crowd as a result of which one man
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I. W. Shewan plays A. O. Brawn. hospital
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WE'RE GONNA HAVE SWEET CORN FOR OUR LUNCH
TODAY AN' MOM SAID YOU COULD HAVE SOME TOO. JE YOU WANTED
TO STAY!
ROASTIN' EARS!! AAMM¤I SHOULD SAY I WILL STAY.
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I GOT, TAG!
AIN'T THEY NICE ONES? I LIKE LOTS OF BUTTER ON MINE!
I'M FINISHED WITH THISA ALREADY-
DO WE GET ANY MORE ?.
YEAH, I'LL
GET US SOUS MORE - MOM!
MOW!!
GIVE US ANOTHER QUE- THESE ARE ALL WORE OUT!!
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