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MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1920.

BOXING AT KOWLOON, BRITISH SCHOOL.

SATUNDAY'S EVENINGS

TOURNAMENT,

* EMPRESS OF ASIA " FORFEIT?

THE LAW OF SMUGOLING.

At the Magistracy this morning, The second boxing tournament by before Mr. N. L. Smith, Inspector the boys of Kowloon British School Brown charged two Chinese with was held in the school hall on Satur- the unlawful possession of 576 day evening. There was a large sticks of dynamite. They both attendance of parents and friends of pleaded not guilty."

the scholars and His Excellency the

a

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[Chine Mail SPECIALS.]

An article of import most difficult excellent local market, exists for this to obtain at present is paper. An commodity, and we understand that the same conditions apply in Shang- hai as well.

Almost all of the paper sold here. including Japanese paper. is handled on the indent basis, and, unless the mill connections of the brokers are excelent, a paper order given does not always mean a paper order delivered. Mapy cases of cancella

Mr. Tucker, Head Wharfinger. Kowloon Docks, said that at 5:15 Governor occupied a seat on the p.m. yesterday, the second defendant platform. There were also present and five small boys, each carrying number of members of the Hongkong basket, were brought to him by Boxing Association,and other locar the watchman, who stopped them tion are reported by paper users fight fans

ing and scientific tuition.

as they came off the Empress of and paper dealers, causing much Asia." Witness asked them what embarrassment, at times, especially board, and to the paper users. A printer There were twelve bouts in all and they were doing on in each instance the youthful pugilists the second defendant said he was and publisher, who is under con displayed the results of careful train-ordered by one of the ship's offisers tract to do certain certain work, who to take some baskets shore. In has placed his order for paper with support of his statement, said witness. conédence in the delivery, and the defendant produced a card on who is later Informed that his which the name of the ship was paper cannot be obtained by the printed, and at the bottom of it brokerage house from the mills is were these words: Please pas certainly in an unenviable situation. bearer with candles, for change. Unless his principals will let him out, Witness said it was signed Johnson." he is die for a forfeiture of his Mr. Smith: Just Johnson? No, guarantee. Luckily, most principals your Worship there were some intake the difficulties of the printer and itials, but I have forgotten them.

Since there is likely to be a certain amount of controversy shortly as to the advisibility of teaching schoolboys boxing and allowing them to give public exhibitions it would be as well perhaps to sum up the net results of Sat day evening's tournament.

First the boys showed that they had been carefully trained in the matter of keeping their temper for there was no sign of viciousness.

Insp. Brown said the card was signed "R. K. Johnson."

Mr. Smith: Who usually issue passes?

Mr. Tucker: Any officer on board the ship can issue them. Some time they write on their own cards, and at other times on a slip of paper.

Mr.

publisher into consideration, so that he gets off without a loos.

A prominent printer and publisher: in Hongkong has declared that only

are needed in this market. One or two a comparatively few lines of paper Second, each boxer proved that he was

bonds, one or two ledger papers, not more than three machined finished" physically fit to go the number of in

book papers, one enameled book rounds prescribed with the exception

Continuing his evidence,

paper, one or two glassine, one grease one instance where a boy gave up but Tucker said he told the watchman proof, one parchment, three brown this was undoubtedly due to nervous to take the defendant and the boys wrappings, two manilas, one glazed ness at boxing before such a large en board to ascertain if the card was and the other unglazed, and little audience. Third, the aim in each genuine. After they had gone on fancy and coloured wrapping paper, case was to get points by clean work board for a few minutes, one of the including coloured glassine, and alt ship's officers came and told witness that are required. He states, further, that there was no one by the name that the mills, of whatever nation- of Johnson in the thip's company.ality, which are enterprising enough Witness then informed Inpector to Brown about it and had the defendant and removed to the Police Station.

and last the benefits of the physical training were obvious.

At the conclusion of the tourna ment, Mr. Irving distributed the "prizes and in doing so he said he had been connected with the Educational Department for a number of years but had never seen anything like the exhibition given. He also presented Mr Thomson, who trained the boys, with a silver cigarette bex and thanked him for the keen interest he had taken in the boys.

catablish carry

warehouses bere. stocks of. spot the above mentioned lines, in Inspector Brown said that as the different weights and sizes per ream; result of a message he received from will get most of the trade, not only Mr. Tucker, he went to the docks, of Hongkong, but of Canton and and there the second defendant and the South China outports as well. the boys were handed to him, and It is certain that spot stocks of he removed them, together with the paper are successfully carried in five baskets the boys were carrying, Manila, under chimatic conditions At the station, similar to those of Hongkong, and to the station. witness examined the baskets, and no reason can be seen for the lack! found them to contain dynamite. of paper spot stocks in this port There were altogether 576 stick of dynamite. As the boys were merely employed to carry the baskets, and could not possibly know anything about the matter, witness released them, but detained the second defend ant.

Of course it is well realized by the Mr. Thomson in replying said he

buying trade that the home indus- had to thank the boys for the way

tries are picking up the threads of in which they had responded to his

their old manufactures, after having efforts. They had shown him the

been engaged in war production for utmost respect. With regard to his

so lang a time, and that this means Later, Mr. Tucker sent the a vast call for paper in the European part he had no doubt that all boxers would be only too willing to do the first defendant to the station. There, and American markets for domestic same if the parents would allow the the first defendant made a state consumption. Notwithstanding this," boys to be trained, and let them get ment to the effect that the second however, China paper buyers feel away from their mothers apron defendant had nothing to do with that they should not be totally neg- strings. He only wished his mother the matter, and that he was respca-lected, but should get their fair share To of what is being produced at some- had let him get away from her sible of the whole thing.

Had that been the Mr. Tucker, the first defendant thing like moderate prices.. apron strings. case probably he would not be in said that whilst he was sweeping the Hongkong now by but far higher up the pugilistic scale.

Mr. Ni htingale then thanked the Hongkong Boxing Association for giving the prizes, and announced. that Mr. "Sky" Kerrison had offered to give a special prize to the con testants in the Light Weight contest (E. Martin and L. Owen). The oficial were Messrs. Miles, Kerrison, Clark and A. B. Allan, The results

were

Bantam-weight-1, R. Witchell (winner) . J. Clarke; 2. H. Mac- kintosh . A. Kinross (winner); 3.. G. Dale (winner). W. Matchin (3 Tourds each).

C. Cropley Feather-weight.-., (wirer) v. C. Collett; 5., S. Rosser (winner) v. J. Collett (3 round each).

Fly-weight 6., J. Murphy (winner) 2. D. Stevens (2 rounds).

Bantams.-7. Winner of 2., A Kinross (winner) v. Winner of 3., G. Dale (3 rounds).

Heavy-wei ht.-B., L. Cropley . B. Rasmussen (winner), (5 rounds).

Feather-weight-9.. D. Ogilvie . Winner of 5., Rosser (winner); 10 E. Murphy (winner) v. Winner of 4, C. Cropley (3 rounds each).

Bantams.-11., Winner of 1. R. Witchell v. Wisner.of 7. A. Kinross (winner)-3 rounds. Light-weight-12., H. Martin v. L. Owen. A draw (3 rounds).

Featherweight.-13., Winner of 9., S. Rosser . Winner of 10., E. Murphy, (S. Rosser had sustained a damaged thumb but was willing to meet Murphy. He was persuaded by the Headmaster to allow E. Murphy a walk-over).

"

The following were the prize winners in the classes mentioned against their names:---

deck of the ship, he saw the dyna mite, and not knowing what they were, he asked the second defendant to remove them.

CORRESPONDENCE

SHANGHAI REFUGEE RELIEF COMMITTEE.

The second defendant was then called into the witness box to give evidence for the prosecution, and said both he and the first defendant [To the Editor of the China Mail."} were painters employed by the On Sun Co., and were working on board Sir-1 wish to appeal to your paper do something the Empress liner. The first de- on behalf of the Shanghai Refugee fendant told him to get some boys Relief Committee to to carry some baskets from the ship, towards puiting before the Hngkong and place them on board the On Sun public the position here in respect to Co's launch, and convey them to the the index of destitute refugees from

Poles, Shop. Thinking that there was noth- Siberia.

These people-Russians, ing unusual about the request," he complied, and engaged the boys to Finns, Esthonians, Letts, Rumanians, carry the baskets. He did not know etc.-have been carried to Shanghai they contained dynamite. The first from their distant homes by the tides defendant gave the pass to one of of war and revolution, and by the the boys, to produce in case they thousand different chances, hindrances were challenged. His Worship dis and compulsions that rule human charged the second defendant.

destiny when the moorings are parted.

The first defendant then went into

One man was telling me yester the witness box and said two days day that two years ago he was within. ago, whilst be was working in the few mies of his Home: it only he ship's hold, he came across the could get there his troubles would be dynamite which was tied up in bags.

over. But those few miles were He opened one of the bags, and peeped in, but could not make out death; it would be madness to attempt what it contained. In another bag, them, and so the better way seemed. he found the pass. He did not to be further east, and yet further east, and so on until he had reached trouble about them at the time. Two days later, on Sunday, whilst the furthest east. Bur here the hopes sweeping the deck, he again came that had held him up all through have upon the bags, which were thrown in deceived him unless some, friendly a corner, apparently neglected. He hand is stretched out, for there are no decided to have them removed to the means of obtaining work in Shanghai shop, where he proposed to examine whereby he can earn enough to carry their contents later in the day. He him on, and all that remains for him admitted that he instructed the is to starve or go back to the hell from second defendant to engage the boys which he has escaped..

women:

to carry the dynainite to the launch. And-his is not the real tragedy after

Mr. Smith said that the defendant was undoubtedly paid by some smugal, for this lies in the family and the Driven out on the long trail gler to remove the contraband,

Addressing Insp. Brown, his Wor-like herded cattle: ravished by every J. Murphy (Flyweight); A. Kinross (Bantamweight), E. Murphy (Feather ship said: According to the ordin-will stronger than their own that weight; S. Rossef, who retired, asance under which the defendant chance brings along, until such hap- is charged, all dangerous goods pering becomes an accepted condition! requested by the Headmaster, owing

of their unstable. lives and the only means of solving the difficulty of living harassed by disease, starvation

Insp. Brown: That is so, your Worship:

Mr. Smith: But in this case you cannot forfeit the "Empress of Asia," you know? (Laughter).

and threatened massacre till spued out by remorseless fate at our doors, some with minds unhinged and all at odds. with the world, is it any wonder that some of these poor creatures are Six months' hard labour, and the scornful of all principles of good dis dynamite to be confiscated.

to a damaged thumb after having sunggled into the Colony, and pluckily fought his way to the finals, the things they are conveyed in, are was given a special prize); H. Martin able to be forfeited. and L. Owen (Light weight, special prizes given by Mr. "Sky" Kerrison); and B. Rasmussen (Heavy weight). S. Rosser, who had plucidly fougar his way to the Finals of the Feather weights was unable to meet E. Murphy in the Final owing to a damaged thumb. (He wished to do 40, but acting on advice did not eater the ring). He was given a special prize. The arrangement of the Hall

and ring was generously undertaken

by Mr. W. Davison, ably assisted by Meiers, Jenner and Gregg.

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We appeal therefore to all who feally desire the reconstruction of this old world of ours, and whose sym- pathy means more than le words and cheap platitudes, to help us with funds they cannot do so, in other ways.am, etc.,

GILBERT E. PEET. Shanghai, March 17, 1920. Donations may be made payable to the Hon. Treasures, Shanghai Relugee | Relief Fund.

MARINE COURT.

Before Capt. Easi Taylour, R/N., at the Marine Court, this morning C. J. Kirkpatrick, second engineer, 6.8. "Fau-Sang," was charged with absenting himself from the ship without permission within 24 hours of its sailing on March 12th.

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His Worship replied that he could not consult defendant's convenience. The case would be adjourned sine die and he would know in a few days,

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