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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 31. 1921. 日四廿月四酉辛大歲年十國民華中

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No. 16,272.

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THE DERBY. ›

AMENDED LIST OF RUNNERS.

LATEST BETTING.

LONDON, May 30.

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 3:6 18 To-day's opening rate 2,6 1/8

ASSAULT CHARGES,

BARRISTER'S COMPLAINT.

FINES FOR EUROPEANS: JAIL FOR CHINESE.

AN OENOXIOUS SUGGESTION.“

Probable runners for the Derby are now as folloves Goldendale (—),

At the Magistracy, today, Mr. F. Pucka Sahib (Winter), Craigeneran (F, Bullock), Alan Breck (A. Balding) D'Almads, applied to Magistrate G. Jenkin, instructed by Mr, Lea Englehawk (F. Leach), Westward Ho (A. Smith), Highlander (Hulme), Hill Orme for a rehearing of the case Country (Griggs), Humorist (Donoghue,) Polyziestër (Sastwell), Polemmarch | in which two members of the Salt Uelliss), Roman Fiddle (Lane). Lemonoret (Childs Leighton (Beary), Fish Dealers and EmployeesTM Guild Grareary U. Smyth), Syrian Prince (-). Bphrosynas (Cooper), were sentenced to one month's im Bohemian (O'Neil), Le Traquet (Garner), Allados (~)-Our Prince Ene for an assault in which intimida-

prisonment without the option of (Waish). Beauregard (Strydom), Golden Myth (Spear), Grmite (Whalley), tion for trade union purposes was Pride of Ulster Sirrah (Barnett) (Sḥarce), Franklin (Piper), Bright Orb, alleged. The case was concluded (--), and Glorisa (—).

on Saturday last.

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The following have been scratched Hill Counter, Plato, Yellow Dwärf, Sunblazė, and Bluecloud.

LONDON, May 30.

Mr. Jenkin said he wished to ask the Magistrate to re-consider the case and impose a fine. The grounds of the application were hased on the claim of his clients that

The betting on the Derby is 4-1 Craigeneran:-11-2 Alan Breck and Leighton; 1009. Lemonora; 20-1 Highlander; 25-1 Pucka Sahib, 33-1 | they should be accorded, if not the Granely; 40:1 The Bohemian and Le Traquet; and 66-1 Goldendale. same, then treatment as similar as meted out to On May 23 the betting was as follows-85-20 Alan Breck; 92 Crai-possible to that

Taking the police gencran: 5-1 Leighton; 100-12 Lemonera; 1009 Hamorist; 25-1 High- Europeans.

version as being the more trust- lander 3-1 Bohemian, Goldendale, Pukka Sahib; and 50-1 Roman Fiddle-worthy, Mr. Jenkin claimed that the On May 27 it was as follows-72 Craigeseran; 5-1 Leighton; 81 defendants, being slightly inox- Humorist and Lemonoret; and 20-1 Pucka Sahib.

COAL DISPUTE.

COMPULSORY ARBITRATION NOT TO BE ENFORCED.

SENSATION IN COMMONS.

LONDON, May 30.

icated. ́handled a.mzn somewhat severely, so that when the police saw him his coat was tom and he [bad a few bruises. Ia" Mr. | Lindsell's Court, on the previous day, two Europeans were fined $5 and ordered to pay $5 compensation for an assault of which the circumstances were that one of them, for no pur- pose whatsoever, assaulted a pas senger in a passing rieska, hit bim; on the head and threw him in the utter, and, not satisfied with that assaulted the Tiesba coolie also. In this case, also, the defendants were stated to be slightly intoxicated.

As a result of the statement made by representatives of the miners on Saturday it was universally understood that the Government contemplated compulsory arbitration in the event of the parties not agreeing. Hence there was a sensation in the House of Commons at question time to-day when Mr. Lloyd George denied that he had informed the miners' exeentive that [if it did not accept the Government's proposals legislation would be passed

M-Fenkin submitted that sen- to compel them to submit to arbitration. The Premier added that the fences should be subject to some sort words compulsory arbitration were not even mentioned in the whole proof standardisation and that within ceedings. He hoped that at future conferences no unauthorised "com munications would be sent to the Fress.

GOVERNMENTS-PROPOSALS.

S REJECTE

24 working hans such dissimilarity Pumped inpatient should not occur. Dis- crimination, between Europeans and Daives in essant cases bad reached a stage when he submitted, mast respectfully, that it was time some notice was taken.

· Lospert, May 38.

The Scottish and South, Wales executives have recommended rejection of the Government's proposals.

LADIES GOLF. ;

BRITISH CHAMPION BEATS AMERICAN CHAMPION.

LONDON, May 30.

Another American bid for British sporting honours. has failed: Miss Cecil Leitch, the British champion, beating Miss Alexa Stirling, the American champion, 3-2 in the first round of the Ladies' Open Golf Championship at Turnberry.

MEMORIAL DAY.

SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FOR FALLEN.

LONDON, May 30.

Earl Haig, Admiral, Sims, the American "Ambassador and many American and British officers, attended St. Paul's Cathedral service for American soldiers and sailers buried in British soil. Afterwards a bust of Washington, the gift of the American people, was unveiled in the crypt.

WASHINGTON, May 20. President Harding in a Memorial Day address, declared "our first duty is to our own and in the citestre of its performance we will find time to gauge our capacity to be helpful to others.”

FIRST TEST MATCH..

AUSTRALIA WINS BY TEN WICKETS,

LONDON, May 30.

The Magistrate said he could so00 give the grounds for the sentence imposed. The circumstances in the Salt Fish Guild case indicated an in- tention to cause danger to the peace, good order and well-being of the public. As to the other case mentioned by Mr. Jenkin, Mr. Orme said that bad not been tried by him. The object o! sentences was to act as a deterrent. upon-crime and he could explain why Europeans received such light sentences: they, were not numETOAS and easily controlled The Chinese were more numerous and neither easily accessible nor easily controlled Any suzgestion that there was dis Icrimination between Chinese and Europeans was obnoxions and he emphatically repelled it. Punishments were merely deterrents and in the case of Europeans it was possible by means of fines, to control them.

Mr. Jensin remarked that. his -clients were not convicted of inti

midation but only of assault. If the Magistrate was not prepared to reconsider the case

himself,

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be asked leave to appeal to a full court by way of re-hearing, He desired to appeal against the sentence es being against the weight of evidence. He submitted that his Worship brushed aside evidence which proved conclusively, if believ ed-and there was no indication

from the Bench that the evidence was disbelieved that the com

In unsettled weather before 18,000 spectators, with a slow wicket, the Australians made 232" runs, scoring slowly. The fielding was poor, plainant was grossly perjuring him Woolley took three wickets for 46 ruas.

England made 147 runs. Knight made 38 and Woolley 34. McDonald took five wickets for 32 run? The fielding was splendid. Australia" made 30 runs for the loss of no wickets, and won by ten wickets.

Kent beat Northants by 284 runs.

NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

BRITAIN AWAITING AMERICA'S NEXT MOVE.

LONDON, May 30..

self. "Your Worship put it to me," said Mr. Jenkin, "that all Chinese witnesses are guilty of ex aggeration: that may or may not be so, but I do not know at what point your Worship stopgin treating evidence es exaggeration, as utterly not de. You said in effect; here are two men For either side swearing the contrary: let us brush their evidence aside and get on with the case, I put it' that: mentally speaking, you- rejected evidence that was credible and which, being rejected, left the story of In the House of Commons, replying to Commdr. Kenworthy with the complament and his master ins regard to the American Senate's passing Senator Borah's resolution on May adequate as the basis for the imposi 26, Mr. Lloyd George said that he had not yet received an levitation from tion of so severe a sentence. President Harding to attend a conference on the limitation of naval The Magistrate: I must reculad you, Mr. Jenkin, that two people were convicted and one Replying to a question whether meanwhile further British naval con- discharged, being given the benefit struction could be stopped, the Premier said that he did not think that had of the doubt. The man convicted admitted the assault; I should like to been done anywhere in the world. Everything would depend on whether thear your arguments on that, Senator Bocah's resolution was put into operation. *

Mr. Jenkin: I submit that Commdr, Kenworthy suggested that is view of the strength of our ever Furthermore, if a man sentence was too

naval position we could afford to lead the way in stopping construction. apprehends an assault and seizes, the Lord Curzon pointed out that Senator Borah's resolution did not refer other man who in the struggle gets to ships being constructed.

armarients.

*|{A Washington, mestage d'sted May 26 stated: "The Senate unanim: ously adopted an amendment to the Naval Appropriation Bill requesting Freddent Harding soʻjavite Britain and Japan to join the United States in a disarmament conference?

damaged, I do not know that the Hlaw warrants, in those circumstances, Imprisonment for a mouth without the ppia S

The Magistrate, said he would consider that point and would notify. ikia decisión.

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