THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 26,
1987.
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Forma for the Tonth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 6th November, 1937, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
12 o'clock Entries, close at NOON on Thursday, 28th October, 1937.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS
SOCIETY
Lawn Bowls
The Lawn Bowls Match between members of St. George's and St. Andrew's Socletien will be held on Saturday, 20th November, at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
All members desirous of playing in this match are requested to communicate immediately with Mr. A. Stevenson, C/o The Dairy Farm Company, Ltd.
INTERNATIONAL
MEDICAL
RELIEF
Evening of
APPEAL AGAINST JUDGMENT Damages Claim Sequel
Application for leave to appeal ngainst the judgment of his Ilmour,
TIN QUOTA Baby Saves FRENCH
MAY BE REDUCED 25.000 To 35,000 Ton
Cut In 1938 Mooted
Mother From ATTITUDE
Prison
OPIUM SMUGGLER
BOUND OVER
London, Oct. 25.
Thanks to her Infant baby, Cheuk Following to-day's___meeting, the Yuk a married woman was saved
Committee International Tin nounced:
100 Committee considered
en-
Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, pulsne question of the fixation of the quota action of Lal Kong, pläiniift-respon-
from a heavy prison sentence when
to-
STIFFENS
TAKE
THREAT TO
FULL LIBERTY
OF ACTION
London, Oct. 25,
aho was brought before Mr. R. The political expert of the' the Edwards at the Central Magistracy judge, in the summary jurisdiction for the first quarter of 1938. On a day, charged with possession of 20 British Embassy in Paris, Mr. Hugh Lloyd Thomas, has arrived taels of prepared oplum. dent, and Wong Yee-kee, defendant-review of oil une information at pre-Senter Reverve Office A.Where and has informed the For- appellant, against the judgment sent available, members reached the delivered on August 6, 1937, on the conclusion that the quota should be Grimmitt prosecuted and sald de
Connaught Road Central yesterday. ening to quit the Anglo-French ground that the judgment was wrong 85 per cent. but a definite decision fendant was arrested on a wharf in eign Office that France is threat- in law, was granted this morning by would not be taken until the meeting Twelve-and-half tncis of the oplum alignment at Tuesday's meeting the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-
strapped to a baby on her back of the Non-Intervention Com Gregor, and Mr. Justice Lindsell,
and the remainder was hidden in what sitting as a Full Court.
Italian Dictator, abandons his Mr. 11. C. Mocnamara, instructed by
seemed to be two genuine tins of con-mittee unless Signor Mussolini, hold on Spanish Morocco and the Messrs. 1. H. Sin & Co., represented
densed milk.
the appellant.
Balearic Islands.
A writ was taken out by Lal Kong an April 17, 1937, against Wong Yee-kee, and the claim Wan for damages for injuries received and expenses incurred when the plain- tiff won knocked down and Injured by a motor lorry driven at Jubilee Street Ferry Pier by the defendant. his servant or agent on February 7. 1937. Plaintiff claimed $300, of which $90.59 were special damages, and his costs of the action,
In giving judgment on August 0, 1937, Mr. Justice Lindsell awarded plutnt $203 and costs, and granted a stay of execution for eight days pending possible appeal on the condi- tion that sum of $350 be paid into Court within uree days to abide
further order,
It may be recalled that an employee of the defendant appeared
before the First Pollice Magistrale on
י
on December 10,
Reuter was subsequently
With reference to this communique, informed that the Committee, in stating the quota for the first quarter of 1038 should be 0/- 5 per cent, based on the
present information, unplies that is prepared to reduce the annual out. put rate by 25,000 to 30,000 tons.~~ Reuter,
SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER-
Drop Of Two Degrees
Slightly cooler weather
pericneed in the Colony this morning
the
March 10, to answer п summons
the temperature at 10 a.m. at taken out by the Police charging | Royal Observatory being. 75, two him with driving to the danger of the || degrees below the corresponding public, and he was fined $25. The reading yesterday.
Humidity, how plaintiff was then awarded $25
ever, showed a distinct rise, this mor- compensation, to which he consented. Rink's figure of 71 representing an in-
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TROUBLE
SPANIEL "GIVES ITSELF. UP"
A spaniel whleh "gave itself up" to the police caused ita owner T. E. Jackson, of the Harbour Department. to be summoned before Mr. K. M. A.
Burnett at tlie Kowloon Magistracy Uhis morning for allowing it abroad without being muzzled or on a lead. Mrs. Jackson appeared on behalf of her band and plended, guilty.
She, explained thal
the
crease of 13 per cent,
Maximum temperature yesterday was 78, one degree legs than the previous reading, and the minimum was 71, some a Sunday's lowest.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, totalled 0.01 ins, the aggre gate since January 1 being 80.03 ins. against an average of 01.58 Ins
The anti-cyclone now covers Shan- tung. Menchuria, Japan und the neighbouring seas; it hus Increased slightly in intensity.
Local forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh; fair.
INVITATION TO PRESIDENT
Hyde Park, NY., Oct. 25.
Averell Hended by Mr. William Harriman, four members of the evening of October 10 her husband Government Business Advisory
다
had occasion to go on board the Chin-Council called on President Roose
cse
"If it was not for the baby," said Mr. Grimmitt, "I would ask for the maximum penalty. There is no doubt that she is a professional smuggler." He also said that if the woman went to prison her child had to go with her, There was no police record against
her.
Cheuk told the court that she was paid 50 cents to carry the oplum.
After considering the case Mr. Edwards bound her over in $1,000 to be of good behaviour for a year.
OTHER CASES
A young man Lo Kau, 22, un- employed, arrested on board the s.s Chung On at the Tai Hing Wharf yesterday was severely dealt with for unlawful posscasion of 120 tuels of prepared optum. He was sentenced to six months' hard inbour, and fined $2,000 or a further six months' im- prisonment for the offence.
Mr. Grimmitt who also prosecuted in this case said that there were no extenuating circumstances in the case ond that defendant was a smuggler oplum was by profession. "The strapped around the man's legs and walst."
Falling to appear before Mr. K. Edwards this morning for unlawful possession of a quantity of raw oplurn, Lo Kwal, 29-year-old woman had her bail of $250 estreated.
PARLIAMENT OPENS TO-MORROW
Princess Elizabeth To Attend Ceremony
London, Oct. 25. The Prime Minister this afternoon returned to Downing Street from
The French olitude. has stiffened as a result of the piratical attempts in the vicinity of the Balearics, and France is preparing to demand a! swift settlement of, firally, the volun- teer question, and secondly, the Moroccan, and Balearics situation, assume "full otherwise she will liberty of acllon."
Meanwhile, other developmen!! aggravating the situation include, firstly, reports that Russia is pre- paring to abandon the Non-Interven- tion Committee, and secondly, the Italian press claims that there are between 00,000 and 100,000 mercena- They chal- ries among the Loyalists. lenge France and Russia to reveal the number of Nationalists United Press.
in Spale.-
Alleged Sex Orgies
At Varsity
London, Oct. 25.
Mr. Klet Brlant, last year's editor of Oxford's undergraduate paper Inis, has published a book describing alleged orges, drunkenness and sex
He offences
the University. 1 charged that 20 per cent, of all of Oxford's students and 30 per cent, of the males had had sex experiences while they were undergraduales.→→ United Prew.
Chequers where he spent the week- OFFER OF
end.
This evening he received Junior
Ministers and informed them of the BOUT FOR
contents of the
speech
from the
Frince at Kowloon Godown velt to-day and invited him to meet Throne, with which the King will SCHMELING Wharves, leaving the dog inside his them at dinner during the Session
ear, a saloon.
When he returned a few minutes later, the dog was gone, having evidently jumped out of the
A search was open front window. made for it, and it-was-finally-is- covered at the Water Police Station, 10 which place it had gone as it had been its old home.
L/Sergt. Salter corroborated this, saying he had found the spaniel just outside the front entrance of the station building.
"If all dogs allowed out went to the Water Police Station, it would save
police a lot of trouble," comment the cd His Worship, imposing a caution. W: Bambro, 81 Kimberly Rond summoned for keeping a dog withou a licence and allowing it abroad with Oul muzzle or lead on October 7, pleaded guilty and was final $5 on first count and $15 on the second. the first
A fine of $15 was also imposed on Mrs. Tirbak, 12 Humphreys Building, who admitted allowing her dog out in Mody Road. She explained that it had run out of the kitchen door when her bey opened it.
in
Washington in
January,
December
OX
President Roosevelt received the invitation "with interest.
Mr. Harriman said they had not discussed the present situation.— United Press,
ARMY CRICKET
The following team has been chosen to represent the Army in a friendly cricket match, against the Kowloon Cricket Club on Sunday, October 31, on the K.C.C. ground of 11 a.m.:
Capt. J. R. Mackintosh Walker, Major G. S. Rawstorne, Major 3, P.
open the new session of Parliament to-morrow.
Princess Elizabeth will attend to- morrow's opening of Parlament by the King. The Princess will witness the ceremony from the Lord Great Chamberlain's box-British Wireless.
BANK EMPLOYEE
ROBBED
COOLIE STEALS PEN
Taking advantage of the fact that he had permission to walk in and out of the rooms of the Chase Bank in the course of his duties as a sanitary coolie for local cleansing arm. Li
Mike Jacobs Cablos Gorman Boxer
New York, Oci. 25. Mike Jarobs, the boxing promoter, after conferring with Joe Jacobs, Max Schmeling's manager, cabled to the German heavyweight to-day with an offer of a fight on December 17.
It is possible that his opponent will be one of the following:-Nathan Mann, Arturo Godoy, Iandore Gas- tanngo, Adamleh. Harry Thomas and AI McCoy-United Press.
Murray, Lieut. R. D. Maclagan and Shun, 25, stole a pen from the desk BASEBALL MANAGER Bandsman Cheney (Seaforthis); of Mr. D. L. Ballantyne of the Bault Lieut. Beadnell and Lieut.
Weeden yesterday. (Middlesex); Capt. D. B. Michell LI was arrested trying to pawn the (R.A.), Lieut. R. A. Barron (R.E.), pen and on admitting theft of it before
Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magis-the Sergt. Partridge (R.A.O.C.) and Sergt. Jackson (R.W.F.).
tracy this morning was sentenced to 'six weeks' hard labour.
KING AND QUEEN
Morgenthau PAY VISIT TO Won't Predict
A ROMANCE OF THE Budget Balance
SOUTH SEA ISLES
produced in the Tropical Paradise of BALI
MEHLET TRE NOWŽYMOSIN PRECEDES THE WIZONS AND EVERY BRIDE IS KIDNAPED!
Washington, Oct. 25. Mr. Henry Morgenthau to-day refused to predlet whether the United States Budget would be balanced at the close of the next fiscal year,
He said: "I do not see how anyone! can tell at this time."-United Press.
SANDRINGHAM
London, Oct. 28,
The King and Queen will leave London to-morrow afternoon for Sandringham where His Majesty will bitend to matters connected with the estate and will also enjoy some shooting.
It was announced to-night that the King will pay a visit to the Duchy of
Cornwall properly in Cornwall,
Devon and Somerset early in Decem- ber-Brülish Wireless.
DRUNK JAPANESE' BAIL ESTREATED
Found drunk and seting in a dis- orderly manner at Lockhart Road at 1245 am. yesterday, three Japanese, Hiyoshi Sogoro, 33, electrician, Nobuyoshi Kobayashi, 28, salesman, and Kimpachl Satoli, 31, shop-keeper, all residing at the Chitose Hotel. were arrested and charged with being drunk and disorderly.
They were released en ball of $15
Boston, Oct, 25. The former Brooklyn Dodgers'a manager, Casey Stengel, has accepted
Braves.-United Press.
managership
the
Boston
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