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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927.
"OUR POOR" FETE.
THE FINAL RESULTS. › The Society of St. Vincent de Paul announces that the auction sale yesterday in Kowloon realised $188.75. The Bazaar Committee feel very grateful to Mr. Lionel Lam- mert, Messrs. Lammert Bros., for their goodness in undertaking the sale gratuitously and to Messi's. J. M. da Graca, and B. Young for all arrangements in connexion therewith..
Further Donations.
H.E. the Governor..
Mr. II. E. Standage
Mr. H. C. Macnamara
Mr. E. Mauricio
Mr. Cheak Ming, Shan
.$ 20.00
100.00
25.00
25.00
15.00
Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin "5.00
A Chinese Friend
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THE
WORLD SPORT
SCOTTISH CUP.
DRAWN FOR THE FIRST ROUND.
LEADING CLUBS AWAY,
London, Dec. 14.
The draw for the First Round The Eastern Bazaar, useful
of the Scottish Cup Competition articles.
mude to-day resulted as follows: Results of Railles not yet Reported, Dumbarton v. Hamilton. Guessing competitions (Second Beith v. Airdrieonians, Trial-Turkey, number chosen, Raith Rovers v. Aberdeen. 21. Five competitors, won by Alloa Ath. v. Fraserburgh, Miss O. Xavier (No. 21). Sucking Vale O' Leven v. Leith Amateurs. Pingmumber chosen, 26. Two com-Glasgow Uni. v. Albion Revers. petitors, won by Mr. R. Noronha Bathgate v. Celtic,
Brechin v. Lochgelly. No. 31 nearest),
Arthurlie v. Queen's Park. East Stirling v. Rangers, Hearts v. St. Johnstone, Clackgunnan v. Third Lanark, Hiberniars v. Dykehend, Ayr United v. Bo'ness. Morton v. Mid-Annandale, Civil Service Strollers v. King's
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Park..
Christmas. Hampers,, Ticket No. 212, 1st, Backhouse; No. 170, 2nd, Arthur Luz; No. 221, rd, A. V. Barros; No. 196, 4th Doris Lee; No. 157, 5th, II. Rohn; No. 3, 6th, A, W. Ramsay No. 167, 7th, G. Danenberg; No. 26, 8th, L.Armadale v. Berwick Rangers. Swandsen; No. 252, 9th, Young, Cowdenbeath v. Johnstone. H.M. Naval Yard; No. 223, 10th, Fortar v. Queen Of South, G. C. Remedios; No. 66, 115. J. Montrose v. Stenhousemuir. Clydebank v. Dunfermline. Morris; No. 106, 12th, Blundell.
Partick v. Inverness Caleys, Vale of Athol v. Newton Stewart, Arbroath v. Nithsdale Wanderers. Forres Mech. v. Elgin City.. Stranraer v. Dundee. Keith v Dalbeatie Star. Falkirk v. St. Bernard's, St. Mirren v. Clyde. Leith Ath. v. Kilmarnock. Huntley v. Motherwell. East Fife v. Dundee United..
Matches to be played on Jän- uary 21st, 1928-Renter.
Rafles of Doggies,
S.
1st, Mrs. A. P. J. Soares; 2nd,
Carmen C. M. Vieira; 3rd, Alves: 4th, L. 1). Turner; 6th; Per deng Graca.
Raffle of Dressed Dolls. 1st, "Dorothy," won by Mrs. Xavier 2nd, "Ena," won by Simen Tse Yan; 3rd. "Betty," won by Belty Alves.
E.
The gross procceds of Rose Day and Al Fresco Pete are expected to amount to $22,000, of which $4,317.20 represents the proceeds of the sale of roses. About 13,000 roses were disposed of.
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INTERPORT TRIAL.
VERNON, RAF. DOES HAT-TRICK,
In releasing their principal goal-getter to the Intergurt Trial Team,,,the R.A.F. were at a dis- tinct disadvantage in yesterday's match, but gave a useful display. and in losing by four goals to onc were by no means disgraced.
Wynne was an absentee from the Interport team, his place being, taken by Lai Yuk-tat. Vernon did the "hat-trick" scoring twice in the first, half and onec in the second while Suen Kam-shun put through a fourth goal for the Trial team in the second hal
The Chinese Athletic backs, Ng Kam-chuen and Lai Yuk-tat, are, asked to fill the rear division in the next trial game to take place on December 24th, and the fam as then composed will be dimeul to surpass as a representative
team.
and Lai Yuk-tat (Chinese Ath.);
OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
FORGED CHEQUES.
(Continued from Page 1.) dian tour, he was able to pay his travelling expenses as he went along by drawing on the forged balance. ·:
In the East.
CANTON QUIET.
(Continued from Page 7.)
: FOREIGNER'S STORY.
How "Reds" Seized Control. A foreign resident of Canton, writing to the Telegraph under date of Monday, says:
Williams turned up in Singapore on November 23rd, when he 55 tained further sums from the
'The week-end, in the City of American Express Company by drawing on the forged Letter of Rams has been far from pleasant Credit. The next stage of his for the long-suffering citizens, for operations W3d in longkong, the city changed hands in a most where, on December 1926, he ob-unsatisfactory way. On Satur PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY. ta.nod £450 worth of travellers day, night no-one was aware that cheques and also £60 in local anything unusual was to The "Hongkong Telegraph" currency. The total drawings take place; there had been many
that letter of credit, by the time axecutions during the weck and " offers a prize of $50 to the readers
bad he left Hongkong, were £1,200, the people thought the who send in twelve correct fore- casts of the results of the English which left him with a forged characters were being satisfac- and Scottish League matches (to balance of £300. From Hongkong, torily dealt with. But about threo o'clock on Sunday morning. be played on Saturday next. Do his movements covered the North China field, cluding Peking. cember 17th) set out in the Coupon Taen he turned up at the One Sporadie firing was hoard in below. No goal
different parts of the city, and Hundredth Bank at Yokohama, required only forecasts showing and, drew other monies under the gradually by 4 a.m. the noise of name of A. E. Wilson, and white battle was raging in the Eastern In the event of no reader fore being escorted out of the country suburbs. A great deal of ammuni casting all twelve matches, a prize he wrote to the Bank for the tion was wasted, for the ride till daylight of $25 will be given to the reader balance. The reply to this was firing continued who sends in the greatest number dals delivered, but reverted later The rattle of machine-guns was of correct" forecasts; and in the the hands of the police escort also heard from time to time. event of two or more rearlers sand-
by whom it was now produced in ing in an equal high nuniber, the the Court, prize of $25 will be divided.
wins or draws.
sepres are
The competition is in accord ance with the rules published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 29-September 24.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'' FORECAST COMPETITION,
Matches to be played on Do- cember 17th-
DIVISION I.
Bolton W."
Aston Villa.l Manchester U. v
Arsenal. Wednesday V Sünderland..
DIVISION H.
Blackpool Oldham
V
V
Burnsley. Preston N.E.]
DIVISION III. (SOUTH).
Brentford Hournemouth
Charlton.j Watford.
DIVISION III. (NORTH).
V
Wigan Barrow Chesterfield v New Brighton.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Aberdeen Dunfermline * Hearts
V
Name
Address
No. 16.
Date
Motherwell, Hibernians, Cowdenbeath.
Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks In respect of matches which you think will be drawn.
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that squads of
In civilian clothing
Sniping continued till 9 a.m. and On arrival at Chile, he further when the bolder civilians appeared exercised his ingenuity on letters on the streets, they found the of credit, continued counsel, and regular troops of yesterday had contemplated another fraud on the vanished, and National City Bank of New York, bravadoes
A gun and a bandolier of and If time hd favoured him and with not cut short his activites by as bullets were in charge of the city. early arrest, he would have carried More ugly still were the ovil-look- out, another operation to the detri-ing prisoners who had been re- ment of this Bank.
teased from the gaols, and impress- ed as gunmen to keep out "the chemy.
Many Birthplaces, Counsel went on to state that accused by the simple process of By mid-day, Hand-bills were altering the figures in his drafts, boing distributed by the leaders as endorsed on the back of the of the "Peasants and Labourers' letter of credit, was able to per- Army" announcing that the Com- great petuate the life of the document munist cause had, won a by crediting himself, as it was, victory and that a mass-meeting with the balances. He appeared would be held in the No. 1 Public to have used many names and to Garden in the centre of the city. have given different places at 2 o'clock to celebrate the birth, At one time he was born in
occasion. Heliopolia in Egypt, at another in Barcelona, Spain, and at another in The leaders of the invaders were Canada, where "Quebec" appeared rushing about the city in motor to have yon out amongst the vari-cars and buses, heavily armed and, ous towns given, counsel said.
flying the Russian Soviet flag. Counsel next proceeded to pro- All of the police stations except duce from an extensive stock of ex- ono were in the hands of the in- hibits the original letter of credit vaders and several police officials Isated by the Banque d'Ottoman, had been shot when the stations travellers' cheques and other docu- had been rushed by gunmen. The menta. Alao pens, ink-phials and Telegraph Office had also been chemicals, artistes' drawing pens taken.
and brushes, as well as colours all
of which he submitted, were
The distribution of arms and amongst the extensive parapher-ammunition to groups of volun- antis used by the defendant for teers in various parts of the city forging. As counsel produced was well organized. Motor cars exhibits one by ne, received supplies of guns from a running "shop" opposite the No. 1 Public them to the Garden and carried centres where the volunteers wait-
these
he kept up a
noteworthy comment,
for its ironical references. Accused. he said, was a man of many ac-
complishments, and spoke Frenched for their equipment, and not a few girls of the bobbed-hair typef very fluently,
were among those who received a gan and a bandoller.
ago.
1.
Chilean Sergeant's Evidence. The first witness called, Sergeant
During the day the old Labour Luiz Encina, was one of the two
nny of the members of the Chilean police who Union kitchens were reopened and brought accused here from Santi-from these centres He gave formal evidence of new army ware fed. the finding of all the exhibits on the Fires have broken out in several accused when he was arrested at Santiago and of his being imprison-parts of the city, at the little cast ed there for some time before ex-gate, and in the Sai-Wong-Kal, which runs off the Wing-Hon tradition to Hongkong. Williams, witness snid, also possessed a pair Ma-io, and also on Honam. A reign of terror prevails and loct- of binoculars.
Cross-examined by Mr. Leoing on an extensive scale is expect mark your forecasts on the dupli-d'Almada, witness said that heed when these Communists aro cate list given below. Keep could not any if accused had any driven out. your duplicate lista and
water colour paintings or drawings,
There is little doubt that pare them later with the pub- but he had observed Williams paint- hahed results of the matches and ing some plicures on board on the treachery on the part of some of the regular troops of yesterday if you find that you have eight or way out.
made it possible for such an un- more correct send in a claim for
disciplined rabble to take posses- the prize.
The head of the Letter of Creditsion of the city.
The apposition will be provided
All claims must reach this office by the Royal Navy and the Hong-
not later than Wednesday follow kong side will be:
Clarke (Police): Ng Kam-chuching the date on which the matches are played. No prize will be Remedios (Club de Recreio), Sims awarded for which a claim has not (Kowloon). Isa Yuk-ying been made. (Chinese Ath.); Tao Kwai-sing (Chinese Ath.), Gosano (Recreio), Vernon (R.A.F.), Suen Kam-shu (Chinese Ath.) and Rev. Alexander, C. P. (K.O.S.B.).
GOOD SWINDON WIN.
CRYSTAL PALACE OUT OF F. A. CUP.
London, Dec. 11. Swindon; who failed to defeat Crystal Palate Lit Swindon, eliminated the Glaziers from the
F. A. Cup Competition in the play in London to-day. Swindon won by two goals to one, and will be at home to Clapton Orient in the Third Round.
League Match.
Before sending in your coupons,
com.
Mark your envelopes "Football"
Other Evidence..
on the front and write your name Department of the Jerusalem (without address) on the back of branch of the Banque Ottoman, the envelope.
H. B. U. Consul General sent Mr. Agotithos Emanuel Meimara-H.M.S. Moorhen out to the east end MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE chi, a Greek subject, who had of the elty to bring the women and LIST. DO NOT FORWARD' IT. TO US. been in that position since 1920, children into safely on Monday IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI then gave evidence. He said he afternoon. The Asiatic Petroleum ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEF A could identify the accused, who, motor boat accompanied the Moor RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE as Charles Puig on July 27th, hea to bring the refugees off from 1926, obtained a letter of credit the shore. These vessels were pep SENT IN: Bolton W
for £200 for use in the Far East.pered with rifle fire as they came Manchester U.
Defendant paid for it in local cur- along the front reach. The motor Wednesday
boat was riddled, but no-one was Blackpool
Witness also identified the letter wounded. All foreign women and of credit which was alleged to children were thus rescued from have been burned by accident and Tangshan District. " he further identified the letter
In the Northern Section of the Oldham Third Division to-day, Lincoln Brentford City, playing at home, defeated Bournemouth
Barrow goals to Durham City by two one.--Reuter.
VARSITY SOCCER.
BIC WIN BY OXFORD.
London, Dec. 14. Playing at Stamford Bridge In- rain and on a treacherous ground, Oxford heat Cambridge in the annual snccer match by six goals to two.
V.Aston Villa, Y. Arsenal
Sunderland
v. Barnsley
v. Preston N.E.
v. Charlton Watford
v. Wigan
Chesterfield v. New Brighton Aberdeen v. Motherwell Dunfermline ፕ Hibernians Hearts
V. Cowdenbeath
A WYATT CENTURY. M. C. C. TEAM IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Johannesburg, Dec. 14. R. E. S. Wyatt, the Warwick amateur, scored a fine not out The Oxonians maintained a century against the Transvaal and foothold on the slippery ground Natal School XV in a two day better than the Cantabs and their match at Johannesburg, completed long passes were very effective. to-day, the match being left drawn. A capital pace was kept up
Batting first, the M. C. C. com- throughout the game,
piled 812, Wyatt's contribution After quarter of an hour's play being 136 (not out). After the Valentine scored a goal for Cam School XV had been dismissed for bridge. Five minutes later 199, the tourists had scored 206 Fletcher equalised and then added for four wickets in their second the "third with a stinging shot. Innings, when the stumps were At half time the score was 2 goals drawn-Renter. to one, in Oxford's favour.
Two minutes from the resump-netted: for Cambridge and then tion, Greenstock, Oxford's outside Jenkins Lingelbach and Green- left, scored with a low cross shot. stock added goals for Oxford Two minutes later Valentine Reuter.
rency.
which was received by the Bank
asking for a new letter of credit. The Prince of Wales, In a letter On receipt of the letter, a fresh to the Lord Mayor, who presided form was drawn up and sent to the over the founders' day dinner o wrote: "A defendant who acknowledged it in Christ's Hospital;
non,
He
a letter sent from Mount Leban-President of Christ's Hospital,
am pleased to hear that during my Mr. G. P. Lammert (junior) then recent absence in Canada the Coun cil of Almoners have decided" t went into the witness box. said he vas a taller in the Amerl. erect and equip additional bulld ings at both the Hospital's school! can Express Company, Hongkong for the purpose of extending th He identified the prisoner as a education of the boys in nature man who called on December 2nd, science, and the girls in domest 1926, at the bank and required acience, and so fitting them on leav £500 on a letter of credit of the Ing to take up careers of greate Banque Ottoman, Witness ac usefulness, both to themselves an cordingly gave defendant £450 in the country, here and oversen travellers' cheques and the equiva- This appears to me to be a ver lent of £50 in Hongkong currency. wise step; particularly now, whe Witness made up two drafts on the need of suitable educated, kee the London branch of the Banque young emigranta from the Hom Ottoman, which were dishonoured Country to the outlying ports in due course. The letter of the Empire is so vital to its unli credit produced by Puig on that and welfare." occasion was one for £2,000.
This completed the evidence for
The defendant was then commi the prosecution, and Mr. D'Almada indicated that he would reserve ted for trial at the January Se his defence.
sions.