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Below are the fixtures in the 2nd Division of the Hongkong Football
A BIGAMY POSER.
AFFEAL COURT PROBLEM.
IMAGINARY DIVORCE A DEFENCE?
Is a
man guilty of bigamy "if reasonably believing in good faith”
League fixed for Saturday, April 2 that be has beets divorced from his
3 pm United v. Kowloon, South China Ground.
3 am Staff and Depts v. St. Joseph's, Scokumpoo Ground.
3 p.m., Offers Grcond.
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first wife, be remarries?
cision.
This was the problem set the Court of Criminal Appeal recently, and five judges Bray Avory, Shearman, Club, Navy B" Salter, and Greer-reserved their da The following are back Extures which must be played off on their respective dates
Monday, April 4. 5:15 pm, St. Joseph's v. Club, St. Joseph's Ground.
Wednesday, April 6. 5.15 pm Staffs v. Club, Sookum poo Ground.
5.15 pm, St. Joseph's. South China, St Joseph's Ground.
Owing to the "Carlisle" being away from Hongkong all her fixtures have bees cancelled on receipt of her re signation from the league. All points are conceded to her opponents, as from March 30,
TENNIS.
HK.CC. TOURNAMENTS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
The question arose in the appeal of [" Thomas Alkopp Wheat, sentenced at Derby Assizes by Mr. Justice Sankey to one day's imprisonment for bigamy, and. Maria Stocks, who received a similar sentence for aiding and abetting Wheat.
. Mr. Norman Birkett said that Wheat married Florence Darval at Nottingham in 1911. He entered the Army in 1914, and while he was away his wife went to live with an- other man, having two children..
IN LODGINGS.
Wheat was demobilised in January
1919. and went to lodge at the home of Maris Stocks, of whom he grew fond. He told her of the perfidy of his wife.
Stock added counsel, took care of his two children, and Wheat began proceedings for divorce. Afrantic
Although there was no ram yester- day, the H.K.C.C. courts were not in condition for play. Consequently no matches in connection with there was sent to the solicitors about
open and club Championship tourna ments were contested.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
As there will be no cricket practice to-day many.courts will be available, and weather permitting, opportunity will be taken to play off the folow ing matches*****
Open Championship Singles.-L.! Forster v..K. Yamazaki.
Club Championship-Capt. C. O. Olliver v. L. Nelson.
Singles Handicap "A"-Lt.Col, Nicholson v. Suig. Lt Cdr. G. H. Hayes.
Singles Handicap "B"-E F. Caville v. R. V. Dasson.
CANTON REGATTA.
V.R.C. TO COMPETE
The following have been chosen to represent the Victoria Recreation Club at the regatta at Canton to be held on Saturday, April 2
Senior Fours. Bow, A. Wenske, 2, F. Merriman, 3, S. Berg; stroke, H. Dreyer.
Junior Fours.-Bow, G. May, 2, G. Tiran. 3, J. Berentsen; stroke, G. T. Claridge.
Senior Pairs.-S. Berg, and #j Dreyer (stroke).
Junior Pairs G. Titan and J. Berenison (stroke).
the divorce in the interests of Stocks, and it was on the receipt of the solicitor letter that Wheat gathered that he was divorced and married Stock
Wheat. älter sending the solicitors to cover the costs, received a letter which ran
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We have received your telegram, and hope to send you papers for signature within the rext few days.
This man thought he could be divorced by signing some papers. He had been told that at a local market,” said Mr. Birkett.
Sir Gordon Hewart, Attorney- General, in opposing the appeal, said:--
Divorce is a highly artificial and technical thing, and there is no room in it for reasonable belief or specula-
tions
"The matter should be decided once for all, because the class of de- fence raised in this case is constantly being put forward at assizes
DEGREES OF LAW.
-We should wist degrees of law, to suit the client degrees of wise or fanlish pepie if the argument in this fasoarere to be adopted."
Mr. Justice Avory: Yes, we shall have to separate them into "classes according to the standard they were in at school.
W. J. Carrell will go to Canton 253r. Birkett said that Wheat was cox for the senior and junior fours.
FASTER GOLF.
RESULTS OF COMPETITIONS.
In spite of the gloomy weather during the Easter holidays, quite a good number of local golfing enthu siasts visited Fanling and took part in several interesting competitions arranged by the Royal Hongkong Golf Club. Some close finishes were witnessed.
Following are the results Running Bogey Pool: Wop by H.D. Hilliard-2 up.
Tombstone Competition: Won by
A. B. Stewart on 19th green.
an uneducated person.
Mr. Justice Avory: The belief that he was divored is no defence, and can only be urged in mitigation of! punishment. Lord Russell's decided that.
The question of divorce can be ascertained with mathematical pre- cision." said Sir. Gordon Hewart.
Belief of divorce is of no avail; the
fact of divorce alofle will avail
F
Mr. A. G. Elder, who is retiring from the Customs after nearly forty years service, was, entertained by
members of Lodge Saltoum, Shang-
Mixed Foursome: "Woo by hai, of which he is a Past Master,
Drew and Lt. Comdr. Hallley 93 5-88.
NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES.
TO BE HELD IN AMERICA?
America is taking very strong orts to get the Olympic Games in 1924, but whether the International Olympic Committee, when they meet in 1922 will agree seems at present very doubtful, for the games were held in America in 1904, and among the other applicants for the games are six other countries where they have never yet been held.
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"UNCLE KINA
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Long before 9.15, large crowds began to pour into the theatre, TeL the accommodation of which was fully taxed by the time the or curtain rose for the first item on the programme. Chinese ladies and gentlemen attended in fall force, and the pretty native Tel. costumes of the ladies presented a picturesque scene never before seen In the theatre. There was a good. number of European present also.
The first part of the programme | Tel.-1876. took the form of a concert by Madame Lottie Gordon and friends, There were sir items, all of which were well received, and in every case encore turns had to be given before the audience was satisfied.
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The programme opened with a vocal doet "In the Garden of my Heart" (Del Reigo), by MadameLottie
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Then came Mr E.G. d'Aquino with niece's maid) and "Ah Ming" (Uncle Leoncavallo's Mattinatta This Kia's servant) respectively. They singer who is the possessor of a caused much merriment among the powerful tenor voke made the audience in their humourous and stroogest appeal to the cosmopolitan difficult impersonation of gathering which showed its apprecia-country folk tion with prolonged applause. Two
The well conducted string band of the Y.M.C.A. was in attendance, and during the intervals between the actu played some fice selections.
7. Ray in faches tenths and hun. | manolongues A Barich of Roses" and "Little Mary Fawcett" given be Madame Lottie Gordon, by special request, brought the first part of the
Pretty Chinese girls sold fro programme to a close.
grames at the entrance, and added The second half was oacupied by quite a good bit to the total of the a 3-act Chinese melo-drama entitled substantial sum which was netted for
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Mr. R. H Kotewall This was a A great percentage of the credit strange fare for the Europeats, but for the success of the show is due to the story was interesting, and one Mr. Kotewall who was the producer had little difficulty in following the of his own play, and must have play closely with the aid of the taken great pains in the coaching of Synopsis in English which was print- the cast to take the production the rd on the programme. The setting success it was./
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500,000 dols, while Chicago is ready with 250,000 dols. New Orleans has still to make an offer. The Olympiad held in 1904 in St. Louis City, although officially recognised were little more than U.S. championships, Amoy Shanghai and North Chins..... the other nations sending in just a Busits, Bangkok, Calcutta and ADEN
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1 of St. Paul's Girls School, and Magistrate Lindsell yesterday with Lowest open siz Temperature on the
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. they acquitted themselves admirably, having committed a breach of his There was not the slightest trace licence by allowing the audience to Hongkong, Observatory Mar. 31, 1931 of the stage fright one always block the gangways and swarm on
expect to find in youthful actors, to the stage, said that, on the nights specially those making their in question, the people found on the first appearance in public. Miss stage came into the theatre free of Esther Kotewall was great as charge under the guise of Govern
and "Uncle Kin"
won much ment servants. They took whatever well earned applause. The Misses seats they pleased, and his 'fakis did Lee Maschi, Leung Shau-yung, not dare to interfere through fear of The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal Hill Chei Wing-kau, Leng Shauking trouble Inspector Blackman, said is "dropped daily at 10-xum, and 4" pam.."
· HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS
except on Esterdays when it is dropped at and Lee Shuk kan all sustained that some time ago a complaint was per made of the intrusion and disorderly 10 ■.m. and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and their male characters "to
Holidays when i'is dropped at 10 a.m. fection, and were enthusiastically behaviour of supposed Government
Miss servants, who were in fact menial; The Ball is hoisted half wast at the 55th received by the audience. minate and fall mast at the 67th minute. Hannah Wong as the modest and servants of the Government Civil and
kind-hearted daughter of
Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time it will be lowered aŭó minutes past
Uncle the Turg Wah Hospitals and various
the hour and the ordinary routine rapest Kin's deceased sister, although she Government Departments. They ed at the following hour, if possibleż made her appearance only is the third usually said they were Wongkayan Should the Time Ball be out of order act, wen immediate favour with the (Government servants), and inter the above routine will be carried out with audience with ber fine acting.
ference with them meant trouble.
the flag **Z,” on the Storm Signal mast. The comedy side of the play was Mr. Lindsell discharged defendant Time Signals are alan given at night by in the able hands of the Misses We after warning him to do his best to mosas af three white lamps mounted vir Kam-man and Lee Shok kan who had comply with the conditions of his tical'y on the Obinrratory, wireless znant,
From 8.56 to 9.00 pm, the lamps as the role of Tsui Ma" ("Uncle Kin's licence in future."
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52nd, sad bitch of each micute...
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