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CAIRO INVENTION.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Variety is the spice of life in cards
pastime.
BISMARCK'S LAST WORDS.
SUPPRESSED VOLUME.
JUDGMENT OF HISTORY.”
H. B. IRVING.
AUTOR-CRIMINOLOGIST,
CELEBRATED K.Cs, STORIES..
Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C,
as in other things, and having none The prevailing Iashion hide us gives some interesting memories of af that horror of innovation which reckon it a marvellous example of the late actar-criminologist, whose seems to possess the majority of decency, although compulsory, that death occurred while the volume was club card players. I welcomed the the last volume of Bismarck's mem trial of a new form of Auction, writes oirs has been kept secret till now. in the Press in a preface to the Trial of the Wainwright," by H. B.
published Mr. Manning Foster in the Daily It could not fail to be piquant, it
by Messrs. Mait The game was played by might well be scandalous, this in-ring. Service men and others in Cairo and timate narrative of the quarrel with Hodge, of Edinburgh, in their
*Notable Trials” series. other parts of Egypt in the winter of the Kaiser and the fall from power. 1917, and was found a most excellent But the old Chancellor, though be was. It was H. B. Irving's keen sense of not the most reticent of men and his drama, says Sir Edward, "his great sense of dignity was not trustworthy, dramatic instinct, that made him was at least made of wiser stuff than study criminals and their trisks in our diaryimangers, and he did not search of the drama that he knew As showing the extraordinary choose to expose himself in his life he was sure to find." time. Through the twenty years since his death the Kaiser Las contrived, attraction that the study of criminals by hook or by crook, to keep this has for the most unsuspected people, dangerous last volume from the pub-H. B. used to quote a story told by lic eye. Even now German law main. tains some sort of a vero on the book but, as a Berlin rewspaper has pub- fished an elaborate summary and copt as extracts, we may take it that all the secrets are out. They will affect but little the judgment of history on William II. or his Chancellor. Whe ther or not we believe all that we are told and the smallest familiarity with Bismarck's way of putting a case sug gests caution the characters of the two mea look much the same. While his grandfather, William I., the model menarch whose praises he was al- ways singing, was still on the throne, the ex-Kaiser, Bismarck assures us, drew up a proclamation of his own
I tried it and found it fascinating It has all the good points of Contract and Auction as well. The idea of the game is to encourage calling, and at the same time to reward correct bidding. For this purpose all suits are of equal value except that they keep their ordinary sequence for declaration spades, hearts, diamonds, The following table shows the method of scoring
Penalty Tricks in asy suit
in No Trumps or Bonus, I scores 4 per trick 420 7- 40 15... 60
and clubs.
16.
7
3
10
"FISKE" "LEE."
4'...
25
The St. Joseph's v. Punjabis match has been postponed. The R. GA. Res, who were to have met the Recreio, will play off their match with the Punjabis on Navy A ground
at 3 pm.
KOWLOON Y. S ST. JOSEPH'S. football match was played on the This match in the 2nd round of Dockyard ground yesterday afternoon, the Hongkong shield competition between teams representing H. M. will be played on the Navy "A" Ships Hawkins" and "Hollyhock". ground tomorrow, "kick-off, 4.30
large
gather- p.). Kowloon teamW. Crocker; There was
men present, F. Wheeler and T. I Knight; J ing
a
of Service and a collection made on the ground Coupland, A. Weyman and B. Pasco: raised the creditable sum of $186. Milard, J. Mair, R. E Townsend, The Brass Band of H.M.S. "Titania" F. Evelyn and P. Beesley. which was in attendance enlivened the afternoon with fine selectiors of music.
The "Hawkins" won the tosa,
and Lieut. Whits, D.S.C., skicked off
St
KOWLOON v. INDIAN R.C.
This match in the 2nd div. of the for the Hollyhock against the League will be played on the Navy The "Hawkins forwards. "B" ground to-morrow kick-off, 3 pounced on the ball immediately it p.m.). Kowloon team-W. Muskett; was set in motion, "and by means S. Adams and A. Spary; C. E. of good combination, were soon Stewart, S. Hewer and R. Roberts; The defence E. Donovan, A. Palmer, J. Coombs, in enemy territory. was equal to the situation and cleared, K. Mason and A. Estori
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his father.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 192.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
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“New shipment ex S.S. Glenamoy"
SELECTED FILLETS,
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NEW YORK CRIME.
PUBLIC EXCITEMENT.
One night, when he sat up late with Tennyson, the latter said he had not kept, auch late hours since a
'murders,” and on recent visit he had paid to Jowett, when the absorbing subject of con this topic the poet and philosopher DAYLIGHT MURDER IN FIFTH-AVENUE- had talked till the early morning... At the Bar Sir Edward, believes HB might have had "a great career
versation was
Symptomatic of the excitement
A MODERN PENANCE.
CHURCH INCIDENT.
A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT.
Very diverse creeds have, WE
in the criminal courts, where a sense created by the New York crime know, approved the use of public of drama is never wasted, and a wave of which one example, the good actor has advantages which the others lack.”
As a proof of this Sir Edward re lates the following experience
holding up of four visitors at the Penance. King Henry II. submitted Astor Hotel, already published and to be scourged in explation of the two more are given below two murder of Becket, and seven hundred judges announced from the Bench years late Robert Burns, în catalogue future they of human wocs comparable to the there would sentence "hold-up men" con toothache, included the catty-stool. victed of crimes less than murder to life imprisonment.
that
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What the medieval Papacy and an Public bodies in New York, are eighteenth-century Kirk session were
demanding the formation of Vigilance agreed upon may be thought beyond Committees as a result of a fresh
likeld took place in a Fifth-avenue jeweller's whether this particular methoy” crime of robbery and murder which criticism. Yet we have our doubts in daylight following by less than 24 of spiritual discipline is
of the crime caveat against the recent attempt by The victim hours the robbery of four visitors by to be edifying in our time and was Mr. Edwin Andrews, of a firma Lincolnshire bench of magistrates masked armed men in the Astor Hotel country, and we desire to put in a
unseemly conduct" in the parish his midday meal, entered the office, An elderly messenger, returning from Two young women were accused of of wholesale precious stones dealers to introduce it into our common law.
case
150 ---200 Now it will be seen that three tricks in any suit make a game. But these tricks must be declared. The
I well remember listening in a case Kowloony. Indians on Navy B-player who calls one spade or one heart does not get game even if he
to a fine speech by a man who was a makes a grand slam.
For a little, slam declared he is re-addressed to the Princes and the chief great speaker without being a great statesmen of Germany. It is a queer advocate. The speech was perfect in and a rather ghastly story when we composition and legic, bat it left one warded by 500 points, and for a grand slam declared 1.000 points.
The No Tramp declaration think of the old man still reigning. cold; whereas the speech in reply, and the Crown Prince Frederick, his badly as it might read in the reports. takes precedence, as in Auction, over all suits in bidding. But what heir, suffering already from the dis was a human speech on the level of is the good of calling One Nose which everyone believed, and its audience, and it won the verdict.
A few days later I happened to Trumps" when, if you are left with some hoped, must kill him. We have the contract, you only score 4 no difficulty about the plausibility, meet one of the jury, and asked him
and his, mother we know, and there the other speech.
"Oh," said he, "the speech was trick? The game, therefore, sounds How William II. treated his father how they failed to be convinced by the doom of the light No Trump' fiend and gives the holder of good is no reason why he should not siso
parations for his grandfather's death. word of it himself; he had his tongue cards, in no matter what suit, a fair have calculated upon and made pre-right enough, but he didn't believe a
H. B. was greatly impressed by the to find his employer lying on the church of North Kelsey. They had. chance in the bidding.
Four clubs over-bid three "No But it is just possible that Bismarck, in his cheek all the time."
like other autobiographers, may have
by three men, who told him he work candlesticks having been found When charged they Trumps," three spades, or three taken a liberty, with chronology, and methods and conduct of different floor bound by the telephone wire. in fact, meddled "with the ornaments guilty. and the The bonus when the declarer is that the proclamation belongs to the criminals, and could not help respect. In a moment he himself was seized of the church, some of the brass hearts.
Ee undoubtedly admired for be killed if he made a sound. Then inverted." doubled and is successful in his reign of the Emperor Frederick. Oning ability where it was displayed.
magistrates adjourned the contract, is the same as the penalty. the cause and course of the final quar-
The robbers had barely disposed of to give them "the opportunity Thus the declarer who bids "One" tel the new revelations seem to reveal instance, the misplaced talents off he was tied up, gagged, and thrown pleaded
public apology." of a suit is doubled and gets his nothing of any importance. That the men like Lacenaire and Peace. Sir in a corner.
In recent times he expressed sym. the old man when two commercial of making a contract, scores 20 points above occasion was found in a difference of Edward says
Or if unsuccessful he opinion on foreign policy, and parti
girls to come forward in front of the the line.
which I had no control I was person-ged on the floor.
The thieves then robbed the office congregation, and there they stood losses 20 points for each trick cularly on the relations between Ger- pathy with the famous Dr. Crippen, travellers entered. In two minutes On the next Sunday, when service
This personal narrative ally to conduct his defence. I too, below his contract. The game has many and Russia, has long been and though from circumstances over they also were lying bound and gag was over, the vicar called upon the Half and hour later the occupants stances and then delivered an address also another novelty. The original known. bidder may increase his contract after seems only to emphasise the inevit always felt some inexplicable sym-safe and the travellers sample cases: "while the vicar recited the circums Of one thing both Irving and I felt of an adjoining office were startled deprecating the offence, ending by the declaration has been passed by all able incompatibility of the two men pathy for him. the other players, but he may not the weathercock egoist and the vary it. Thus Z as dealer bids one masterful, stubborn old statesman. convinced, that if Crippen had cared to see a man, gagged, and with his reading aloud a confession and Spade. A. Y. and B pass. Z may We suspect that it will be read in to throw over the companion who hands bound behind his back, Iurch apology they had made." The con- but Wilkins caught the ball at the
travellers who had kicked off the made a confession of their sin to now call two, three, or more spades, the future not so much for its parti- was eventually arrested with him, he into the room. It was one of the gregation then knelt "while the girls God." Then the vicar assured them rebounce and sent in a dropping
No cular facts as for the vista which it might have made good his escape. but he cannot switch into
Sir Edward tells in reference to his bonds on his legs. shot which found the net before the
Mr. Andrews was then found to that they were forgiven and á. game had been many mintiles old.
pire. The most illuminating sentence own career a story of a woman who The following will represent the Trumps" or any suit declaration gives of the brief Hohenzollern Em- up the The Hollyhock" took
no doubt that everybody com offensive after this and were awarded United in the above 2nd division other than spades.
on Saturday, the To make the matter perfectly clear, in the extracts we have is the char- put in a plea against sentence of have a bullet wound is the abdomen missed them, and a churchwarden
dead
cerned in the arrangement of this a free kick near the penalty area. league match
He is ed just before his fall: "He was glad mediately substantiated.
NOT A SINGLE-CLUB.
ceremony meant excellently well, but They missed an equalizer by inches. 19th inst., on St. Joseph's ground, let me give a few examples. Zacteristic Bismarckian sarcasm utter death which required to be im- and a gash or the head. He was led them out of church. We made The thieves had made their coup we hope that by this time some of A few minutes later Handford had kick-off at 3 p.m.-W. McLeod; A. E declares "One No Trump."
in striking Simmons and D. D. Urquhart; Wleft with the contract. He makes to Sind that the power of the King of The jury desired the assistance of lipes hard
in court and he required a stetho- in the centre of the holiday shopping them are beginning to wonder whe very
almost Baker, D. Laing and J. Leonard: J four "No Trumps." He scores only Prussia, which he had found tottering a medical man who happened to be
Bent into district under the noses of a special ther their methods were wise. Upon the upright
The limits of the general question of the ex- After missing Kent, P. Brown, G. T. May, C. H. 16 points below, Z declares four "No in 1862, had now become so solid.
Trumps," and soakes five; he scores He meant, of course, to say that the scope. A message was an easy chance from a corner kick, Blake and G. Chubb.
125 points below, but if be declares power of Prussia was made by Otto court, and the presiding judge asked force of detectives. the "Hawkins" almost immediately
five No Trumps" and makes them von Bismarck, and by him alone, one of the police to fetch one from this district were proclaimed publicly pediency of public penance it is only kings and kaisers being mere mols in one of the shops on Ludgate-hill by the police a week before with the necessary to say that its general he scores 250 points. afterwards broke
A correspondent asks about the his hand. A wiser statesman might after a time the officer returned, intimation that any man known to cessation in all churches might have effect of the double at Contract have answered that one man, however bringing a naval telescope, and apo- have a criminal record who was found suggested doubts about its revival in -would be arrested on sight. Not a:vious enough to any who have some Bridge. It is the same as at Auction strong, is an unstable foundation for logised by saying it was the smallest in it during the shopping season North Kelsey. Its dangers seem ob- knowledge of history or of human For the purpose of studying crime single clue has been found yet, The following are the scores of a Bridge in so far as the trick value is an Empire. But the subtler point of he could get.
The police locked the building and Esture. Whatever our affection for the the next five minutes and generally
allowed nobody to enter.
ebaalete, we can hardly fail to re- gave the "Hollyhock" defence a hot very close and keenly contested doubled. Over-tricks are scored at the sarcasm, intentional or not, has
E.M.S. "Tamar" the rate of 100 a trick or re-doubles no reference to Bismarck's work, but in consort with athers of similar
to the brief and hothouse growth of tastes, H.B. founded a cab.
The "Crimes Club," as it was The Sterling Silver Manufacturers cognise the probability of public time, but they did not again find the shoot between
the Hohenzollern supremacy. If WI- net. This was followed by a spell of and HMS. "Titania" at the King's 200 a trick xbove the line.
liain 11, could sometimes have remem-nicknamed. or, more properly, "Our Association held a special meeting rebakes and humiliations excing in drew up 27 energetic offenders and spectators sentiments midfeld play and then the "Holly-Park Range, yesterday, won by HMS. bock" forwards, exhibiting some very
bered that his warrior grandfather was Society was intended to be an asso-and once execrated throughout Germany ciation originally of 12 and later of protest to Mr. Hylan, the Mayor of very different from sorrow. good football, carried the
as the "Cartridge Prince" and driven 40, members interestedincriminology, New York, against the "Lack of particular case was singularly ill into exile, and that his grandfather's who were to meet periodically and, protection to life and property in the adapted to form an exception to this general rule. A foolish, ugly prank The parts of Fifth-avenue where in treating sacred things with levity brother, King Frederick William IV., after dinner, debate cases and matters city." bailed the upheaval of 1848 as the connected with that subject.
The members and their guests of Mr. Andrews' offices are situated is not wisely punished by making the the most offenders the chief actors in an impos- glorious German revolution," "we might have heard less of War Lords this unique club were all pledged to corresponds exactly to and their Divine right, and the world secrecy, so that their discussions fashionable shopping section of Bonding ceremony. Common-sense might dealers, jewellers, exclusive modistes more likely to encourage, than to If you have money to burn, go might have been spared the horrors were as unfettered as those at a street, London. It is lined with art have suggested that such x policy is
Cabinet Council:
The It's cheaper of the last six years.
suppress the offence. There are "If it had det been his fortune,' and tailors' establishments.
to be a great Ritz-Carlton Hotel is situated on the everywhere silly creatures hungry says Sir Edward, actor, be might have earned as a borders of this section of Fifth for notoriety, and if other parishes 20-MILES GOLF MATCH. reat advocate, but his was the better avenue, as the Ritz Hotel is close to were no wiser than North Kelsey it the and of Bond-street. Delmonico's would have shown them an easy way
certain header,
with at
through the
"Hollyhock" defence, and Bullard put the side two up with a groundj The shot from close farge. "Hawkins" kept up the pressure for
into they
enemy
had
ball territory where bad exceptiona!
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*SHOOTING."
HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE
Tamar"-
H.MS. "TAMAR.”
.200 500 600 Pts.
Clemow Botting...... 40 Selby...... 41 Brazendale.. 36
42
43
41' 126
40
39 119
APHORISMS FROM AMERICA.
41
32 114
40
35 111
Spell......... 38 Ravenscroft 39 Patey 30
43
25 106
31 101
luck in missing several good Mr. openings. After this play was all Hawkins's" until near the close of the first half when the "Hollyhock" "forwards made a sudden breakaway which ended in Handford scoring from a well timed centre from Steven- son. Half "time arrived with the Hawkins" leading by the odd goal in three.
The "Hollyhock" took the offensive "at the resumption and attacked
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Way..... 40
Total
HMS, TITANIA."
866
200 500 600 Pts.
POTTED WISDOM.
ahead and bura it. than coal,
Sleep is nature's greatest gift" to man. Coal is nature's greatest gift to the middleman,
When the time comes for the 40 43 39 122 meek to inherit the earth, taxes will Jackson. 40 47 34 121 be so high they won't want it. Tapley
38 39 41 118 1610 Indians fold Manhattan Sisworth 38 41 30 109 Island for a keg of whisky. 1920: Blackford.... 36.38 35 109 Citizens want to trade back. Barker ...... 40 33.33 106 Tipping is said to be due to public weakness. It is also due to the desire to have luncheon served
OF
Taylor
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Pantony
strongly, but the "Hawkins" defence Mr. Scott was sound and successfully kept them at bay. Edwards soon cleared to midfield and then the ball was "transferred to the other end where it was just put outside. Adams started a nice attack for the "Holly. bock" which was spoiled by Hum phreys in the nick of time, Dyer being forced to send over. After Harris had missed a good chance for the Hawkins play was confined to midfield for a long spell Towards the end of the match, Adams obtained possession and sent in a shot which McBride just managed to stop. However, before he could get rid of the ball, Adams rushed in and netted. With the game a draw, play became
35 34 98 20 180
Total........... 863
BILLIARDS.
frantheond
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
in time for dinner.
"HO KOM TONG CUPS.-
CURIOUS CROSS-COUNTRY
CONTEST.
A remarkable golf match, which resulted in the winning of a wager, was played across country in Wales
recently.
The participants in the contest were Mr. Raymond Thomas and Mr. Rupert Phillips, well known Cardiff docksmen and members of
role."
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The
At the same time Sir Edward be- New York's most fashionable restato gratify their appetites. We may lieves that if men of such education rant, is a stone's throw from the at least hope that the case will long and ability as characterised H. B. scene of the robbery, Close by are stand alone as an example to magis could be attracted by remunerative Harvard, Racquet, and Union Cube, trates and parishes of the art of how salaries to the work of the detective force there would be more chance of dealing successfully with the clever fraternity who live by their wits.
three of the best in New York.
ARMED BANDITS IN A CAR.
it
not to do it--Daily Tdegraph.
From Boston it is reported that in consequence of the prevalence of crimes of violence the lodge of the Superior Court declared that the streets were no longer safe and advo cated the full penalty of life imprlión... .... ment to be imposed on all convicted! robbers,
At the time when the crime was payements were crowded with richly dressed women committed the
afternoon of armed men who attempted to rob beginning
their shopping and the wide roadway a chemist's shop were killed. was almost blocked by a mass of A builder had built a bouse and motor-car bearing others to after The value of the loot obtained by Rady and Southerndown Golf Clubs had nearly sold it. The appointment luncheon engagements, and they played over a distance of with the purchaser, for the final Last night's play at the Palace twenty miles, from the first tee at signature of documents had been the thieves in estimated at £9,000.
A running fight between police and Hotel, Kowloon, in connection with Radyr to the last green at Southern-made. At half-past two on that day the house shuddered, steadied itself,
The police have arrested two men At the Victoria Recreation Club the tournament for the above cups down, in 608 strokes...
resulted in Ho Sak-cheang (-150) beat- The wager was that, playing shuddered again, and then gently motor bandits was witnessed in Upper very fast and exciting with both last night, playing in the third rounding HJ. Jeffreys (-75), 250-213; and alternate strokes and adhering strictly settled down lato a beap of its Broadway and a constable was killed sets of forwards working strenuously, of the open tournament for the W.G. Gerrard (-150) defeating J. Caffin to the rules of golf, the distance component bricks, mortar, and by a revolver bullet,
and one woman who are believed to could not be covered in less than woodwork. The man who had Across Hudson River, in the State be the occupants of a-motor-car la nearly bought it hurried round to of New Jersey, in districts correspond trying to board which the policeman The highest breaks of the evening 1,200 strokes.
The body of a man named Laresch but time was against them and when billiards Championship of the Colony, the final whisle came the scores were E. Guimaraes defeated C. Betting, (50), 250-237.
500-314, thus getting into the semi-
were: Ho, 20, and 15; Jeffreys, 23;
Incidents in the contest included: keep his appointment with the ing to Lewisham and Brondesbury, was killed.
builder, and found him in heated Saturnalia of crime has been in unchanged.
Visits to two thick woods and a conversation with his foreman. No, full blast also. For three weeks past was afterwards found in the hall of final,
mariss. Gerrard, 29, 16, 16 and 15; and Caffo, 17...
Wading knee-deep in water to suvor. It aint my fault," the fore postmasters shopkeepers have been the residence of Larench's brother You told me to terrorised by the operations of bands and the latest theory of the police is ocenpants of the car and that the crom a river.
Jumping a bedge at the double," bulld it for two o'clock and I've done of motor bandits armed with re- that the dead man was one of the
it" You're wrong," retorted the volvers and daggers, ma when chased by a bull
Twenty balls were lost during the builder fiercely, "What I said was: match, which was won in sixteen He's coming to sign about two hours, inclusive of time for refresh bulld it for half past four. You must
leave a margin, you silly fool"
SATURDAY'S FIXTURES.
Below are the 2nd Division fixtures for Saturday; all matches beginning al 3 p.m.-
The best breaks were: Guimaraes 40, 25, 24, 22, 21, 20, 20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 13, 12, 11,11; Botting, 29, 24, 21, 20, 17, 14, 14, 13, and 10. MATCH POSTPONED.
On account of Lieat, T. B. Golding United Club on St. Joseph's being away in camp, his match against Leung Kam Kong fixed for ground.
Staffs. Carlisle on Seokumpoo tonight, has been, postoned until
February 21 st 6 p.m. ground.
J!
TONIGHT'S GAMES, To-night the following games in the still uncompleted second round of the tournament will be played
6 p.m. Sergt. Allen (100) v.7. Parkes (200) ****
9. p.m.-R. A. Tyrrell (100) v. T. Reeres (-150.)
ment,
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man was saying.
As for the rest of the country, prisoners were the other occupants.
in
a
the thastre district of Chicago The woman arrested was found to which a policeman and one of a band elbow Reuter.
pistol babile took place in have been wounded by a bullet in the
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