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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
A REVOLVER DUEL
DISTRICT WATCHMAN DIES
IN HOSPITAL
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1932.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
DETAILS OF PORTUGUESE
CO, LECTURES
ESSAY CONTEST.
KING'S THEATRE PRIZES PRESENTED
Medals, books,' and free passes A stand up duel with revolvers
The Appendix to the Portuguese were tho prizes
to presented at close range between two dia- trict watchmen attached to the Co. Volunteer Orders was omitted winners in the King's Theatre's Tho Secretariat for Chinese Affairs and in Saturday's issue, and is given recent essay competition. detailed for duty in the Western below, the Company orders being winning essay' has, already been District culminated in both men ropublished:. being removed to hospital during the early hours of yesterday mor ning. One had a bullet wound in the abdomen and died during the
(1) Portuguese Company. 1. Parade at Hondquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18th. Details will be found in the The occurrence created a sensa-Appendix below.
afternoon.
Gun.
September-Lieut. J.S. Rodrigues.
3. Lewis
Stonecutters Rango-All Officers, N.C.O.'s and men of Sub-Categories C.B.A. and B.A. will fire Lowis Gun Course Table A, Part VII, Practices 33 Sunday, September and 34 on 18th.
Kango Omeer-Lieut. J. V. V. Remedios.
tion in the district shortly after 2. Company Orderly Officer for mid-night when shots wore fired in the week ending Saturday, 17th. rapid succession in Des Vooux Road, at its junction with Western Street, immediately below the No. 7 Police Station.
Police officers from the Station immediately rushed out and found of the two men lying gravely wounded.
The Police are pursuing their en- quiries into the affair and up to the present little is known of what actually took place between the two men. It was whilst they changing duties that the shooting started.
one
were
4. Platoon Commanders will of the see that these. membera Company are personally reminded Lai Chuen, District Watchman and understand that if they fail No. 60, had been on patrol in the to classify they will have to re- Western District from 6 p.m. on main in the lower Category for the Saturday and was due to be rellev-Training Season. ed at mid-night by Shlu Kwan- 6. The O. C. Company regrets chiu, District Watchman No. 99, that less than half the Company who was to patrol the district unattended the first parade on Tucsi til 6 a.m. when he was to be re-day last and again urges lieved..
ranks to make every effort to at tend regularly so as to ensure the maximum efficiency.
Appendix to Above. Category A. und C.B.A.
all
published.
The Hon. Mr. S. W. Tao pre- aented the prizes on Saturday, and
function he said: in addressing the gathering at the
and ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC
"EMPRESSES"
the
the
When the managemont of the King's Theatre asked me to commo tho here to-day and distribute prizes to the Winners of the Essay
instituted by
mo much Competition management, it gave pleasure in accepting the invitation to perform this interesting func- tion. The competition was opened to students of all schools in Colony and six prizes were offered for the best 6 Essays on the cool- ing system of this Theatro.
Intending competitors were given the opportunity of coming hora to study and examine into the prin- ciple of the system and overy detail of its mechanism was thoroughly demonstrated to many them. To the un-initiated explained and
that think
no fresh air comes into the room and that the same air is being used over and over again. But as a matter of fact a constant flow of fresh air enters this room through the in-take fans the vitiated air being drawn out of it by powerful ex- haust-fans, thus, keeping the air here puro and sweet.
would
ad- The competition had the
system vantage of learning this before they write and their essays
written therefore with
The two men met just below the West Point Police Station at mid- night and appeared to have be come involved in a quarrel. The Fexact nature of the argument is not known but the two men lost their tempers and revolvers were drawn. For the next few moments Arms fire) at Lecture Room; Re-practical knowledge of the subject the two watchmen exchanged shotsgular Army. Musketry Sergt.. In- with each other both firing prac-structor. tically simultaneously although it
were Musketry (The Theory of Small-
S. A. T., Vol. 1 chapter 2 sec- is not known which of the two was tions 9-11 pp. 21-33 at Headquar- the first to draw.
ters; Lt. Rodrigues in charge.
One man discharged six shots. from his revolver while the other fired four rounds. Lai Chach, the man coming off duty, was wounded in the abdomen, as well as in the right arm, and instantly collapsed when he received the more serious wound. Shiu Kwan-chis was not seriously hurt, receiving a shot in the left elbow.
When the two men were remov- ed to hospital by the Police of the West Point Police Station it was found that Lai Chuen was in critical condition and dying de positions were taken later in the morning. He died shortly after 3
p.m.
.
RACE ENTRIES
EVENTS FOR NEXT
SATURDAY.
Category B.
St
which no school in a class room can impart..
The
The six best essays were selected by Judges upon the merits of their English composition and the cor- reetness of their technical descrip- tion of the cooling plants. Lewis Gun (S. A.T Vol. ii 1931, management therefore tenders its Sight Setting, pages 18-21-Aim-hearty thanks to the Judges, the at Ifeadquarters; Editors of the Hongkong Tele ing, Firing)
Nunes, graph and Hongkong Daily Press
2/Lt. Lawrence. L/Cpl. No. 10 Platoon.
Category C.
£1
who adjudged the English part of the composition and Mr. Macfar- lame of the Dairy Farm & Cold S. A. T. Vol, 1, 1931.
Storage Co., who adjudged the Musketry (pp. 45-54 omitting technical part of the composition.
great The competition has Causes of wear p..49 V. and p. 50 and Care and Clenning p. 54 Yeducational value and I congratulate and VI). at Headquarters; Sgt. the management for having pro-
No. 12 Platoon, Cpl. moted it. Britto,
Ladies and gentlemen, I know Baleros No. 9 Patoon, L/Cpl.
you are anxious to see the beauti- F.V.V. Ribeiro, No. 12 Patoon.
Class I-Practise Rapid Load-ful picture that follows, and I will ing and Snapshooting condensed not therefore keep you any longer. into one lesson. S. A. T. Vol. 11 will now announce the names of 1931 pp. 121-8 omitting page 126 the winners and ask them to come 9 at Headquarters; 2/Lt. up and receive their prizes. Silva, Cpl. M. A. Silva, No. 9 (Applause),
para
Platoon.
Category CA. and C.B. Class 2. Practise Rupid Load nexting, Practices i and ii and Snap- shooting from S.A.T. Vol. 1 as above. At Headquarters; Sgt. Osmund L/Cpl. J. D. Remedios, No 11. Platoon.
The entries for the eight events of the Ninth Extra Race Meeting of the Blangkong Jockey Club, fur Saturday afternoon, are as follow:
Nathan Handicap, "B" Class, 14 miles:-Daylight Eve, 140; Helter Skelter, 140; Nippy, 156; Racing Boy, 155; The Tiger, 150; Valoreus, 162; Wild Life, 168.
Carnarvon Stakes, One
Mile:-
165; City of Shanghai, 162; Dan' Whiddon, 146; Estrellita, 145 Fighting Blood, 151; Golden Arrow, 153; Hirwege, 148; Hosordy, 145 Mongolian Stag, 149; Mun Ko Pao, 145; Public Money, 140; Sunbeau, 162; The Crook, 147; Valley Hall. 155: Whoopee, 164.
mile:
Newcastle Handicap, Anniversary Eve, 136; But After That, 140; City of Melbourne, 100; Evening Star, 160; Friar Tuck, 170; The Kilren, 159; Mermaid, 140; Giraffe, 166; Tin Tac 135.
Category B.A.
Coaching Fire Table A Part iv: S.A.T. Vol. iv. 1931 in Lewis. The sights, to be set at elevation required. Gun to hit the point of Kennedy Road, 25 yds. nim, at range; 2/Lt. J. V. V. Remedios. Sgt. Sequeira, No. 10 L/Cpl. Soares, No. 10 Patoon.
Platoon,
LESSON SERMON.
Filth Aggregate Stakes, Six Fur FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST longs:-Bag and Baggage, 148; Box-
SCIENTIST, HONGKONG Ing Eve, 142; Don, 148; Gold Key, 142; Helter Skelter, 145; The Tiger, 145:
"Substance" was the subject of Valorour, 115; Vasylock, 148.
Jordan Handicap, Class, six the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches furlongs:Bluelove, Buchanan, of Christ, Scientist, yesterday,
The Golden Text was. "Labour
158;
Joy,
The Winners.
First prize. Tae Shui-man, St. Paul's College.
Second prize.--Chan Kim-ying, Mansang College.
Third prize. Tsoi St. Paul's College.
Mong-yuk.
Fourth prize-John Poon, St. Paul's College.
Fifth prize.--Foug Hien-sui, Munsang College.
Sixth prize. Gabriel Lau, St.. Paul's College.
YOUTHS SENTENCED.
FOUR AND HALF MONTHS FOR STEALING
Sentences totalling four and a half months were imposed on two lads of 17 and 19, at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. Fraser on Saturday morning, when they were charged with five larcenies extend- ing over a period of about a month. Prosecuting for the Police, De- tective Sergeant Lamont said the
110: C0; Christmas Jonot for the meat which perisheth, I defendants were regular thieves.
Mon
Paul
Cebu, 140; Chiu Quan,
145; Christmas 152: Gold 142; Good Day, 140; Helvellyn, 140; Imperial Hall. 160; but for that meat which endureth They would walt in doorways of Talisman, 163; Pathfinder, 160; unto everlasting life, which the houses in Mongkok early in the Son of man shall give unto you: morning, and, whenever the op Sanction, 162, San Francisco, 145
162; Shanghal Beau, 140; for, him hath God the Father portunity occurred, they would Sunbeau, 140; The Plover,
161; sealed. (John 6; 27).
dart in and take away the first Whooper, , 140.
Among the citations which com- Nathan Handicap, "C" Class, 1 prised the Lesson-Sermon, was the thing they could lay hands on.
Both lada had been convicted for mile:Adam, 159;
following from arconies before, went on Sergeant the same day at evening, being the Lamont. As a matter of fact, the first day of the week, when the doors woro shut whore
perhaps the disciples were assembled for fear worse of the two. He had been
convicted and given several chances to reform.
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And when he 145; Philanderer, 165: Royal
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The Lesson-Sermon also includ- 188; fornia, 181; Christmas Joy, Deveron, 170; Myrtlo Leaf, 100; Navy ed the following from the Chris- to send him to an educational in- Hall, 166; Snappy Eve, 105; The tian Science textbook, "Science stitution, but he did not think that
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