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THURSDAY, AUGUST

SHOTS FROM SHORE,

BRITISH STEAMER

ATTACKED.

VILLAGERS INCENSED.

1928

$10,000,000 CAPITAL.

NEW HONGKONG LAND COMPANY.

HEAVY PURCHASES MADE?

TWO MEMBERS OF THE CREW WOUNDED.

HELPING PERSONS WITH LIMITED MEANS.

The river steamer." Tai. Lee,"

Two members of the were wounded, an oiler and sailor's mess-boy. The three shots

former received in the right hip and leg while the latter was struck in the right side. A Chinese passenger, travelling second-class (middle- deck at stern) who was having his meal; had a very narrow escape, a bullet barely grazing his hair.

From inquiries made on the ship it appears that the miscreants were

financial

magnate,

THE CHINA MAIL.

MISS CARD'S DEATH.

CORONER'S INQUIRY OPENS

BEHAVIOUR NOT EXTRA- 'ORDINARY.

on Friday night,

LAWN TENNIS,

HONG DOUBLES 'FINAL.

YESTERDAY'S CLOSE GANE

BUSINESS WORRIES.

LOCAL BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS.

was

I total

Soveral petitions in bankruptcy Commodore Grace and Pay- were disposed of by the Chief Jus An inquest was held this after-master Lieut-Commander tice (Sir William Roca, Davies, noon into the death of Miss Ella Worthington, representing H.M.S.K.Q.), this morning. Augusta Card whose body was "Tamar" won the H.K.C.C. Hong discovered in the harbour near the

On the motion of the Official A new land development' com-P. & O. pier early on Monday doubles tennis tournament, yester Receiver (Mr. H. A. Nisbet), the which flies the British flag, was Pary, to be run on the lines of the morning after leaving her room at day,evening, after a close tussle bankrupt :-George H. Keeble, tho. following debtors were adjudicated fired at from the banks shortly after Land Investment Co., is in the pro-Kingsclere, during the typhoon with Messrs. F. A. Redmond and Shun Cheong fat, Li Yuk-fang leaving Kongmoon last evening ceas of formation, a Chine Mail

L. Forster (University.). This final and Fred. Normington. crew reporter learned this meming. The The late Miss Card whose age is

new company, which will probably stated as 32, came from Vancouver match had been postponed several An application for discharge was he registered as the Land Develop about two years ago. She has been times on account of the weather; made by Li Pa-hing, alias Li Kin- nucnt Co., is to he floated with a confidential secretary to Messrs. but the Clerk was in a pleasant

tong. capital of ten million dollars. The Butterfield and Swire. She left dollar, to be paid on application, night when the storm was still mg-ber of spectators were present. shares will have a face value of one "Kingsclere

Mr. D. H. Blake, the debtor, mood yesterday and a large num- said an offer of $16,000 had been al 11.30 on Friday with calls of one dollar a quarter,ing and considerable alarm was

made for an eighth interest held in Play at times reached a high a large number of farm lands in the it is understood.

fett at her non-return. A local

level although individual brilliance Now Mr. J. R. Wood sat as Coroner, was more often seen than combined accepted by

Territories and this seen

this morning, said: The following jury wyas ent-

three-quarters "F พาร approached to

all-round play. When Worthington Mr. Blake said the debtor's total join panelled:-Herbert John Fountain,

majority at a meeting of creditors. the Board as 2 director, Wong Kwong-tin, and J. Baptista, lost his form in the second and third liabilities were $30,247.50 and this inhabitants of Chin Lin village but have decided not to do so, Addressing the jury, the Coroner sets, Commodore Grace rose to the arrangenient would mean which is on the defta near Kong-After the company has been floated remarked that Miss Card was seen occasion in splendid style and dividend of nearly 50 cents to the moon. For years bad feeling has understand that those interested in night in the storm and had not played exceedingly well. Red- may possibly invest my money. Ito leave "Kingsclere" on Friday existed between the villagers on the company have been making been seen alive again.

dollar. the river banks and the Hongkong heavy purchases for some time: Mr. G. T. M. Edkins, manager of exhibition reminiscent of his best the debtor said gambling was the mond, at times, gave a pleasing debtor to account for his losses and The Chief Justice asked the Kongmoon river steamers on ac count of the swell caused by the

past and presume this land will be Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, was displays, while Forster was, as passing of the boats. The recent

transferred to the new company," the first witness called. Deceased, usual, steady. Worthington struck rains have brought about an ap-

in another quarter, it was he said, was a qualified stenogra- a better patch after he and his part-if I grant you your discharge are "Then," queried His Lordship, preciable rise in the river and the emphatically denied that any land pher who had been in his employ ner had almost lost the match and -people have had to resort to build-purchases had yet been made. The for the last two years at a salary of continued his good form till the you going to keep out of debt or are

ing emergency dykes. It seems new company, it was alleged, is to £375 per annum. as though the "Tai Lec" which he formed under the "Colonial nothing strange, in her manner a pleasing final to the competition straight and narrow path in future

He observed game was won. Altogether it was you going to keep on gambling?"

The debtor promised to tread the cando about 14 knots in the Secretary's 40-year scheme for the and she was at work till five o'clock which has evoked considerable open sea and is easily the special purpose of relieving the on Friday last. He received a re-interest. Numerous deuces were and the Chief Justice meda the fastest boat on the Kengmon present housing problem. The port as to the finding of her body at called in a good many games run, had been marked out by new company will help persons, 10.30 on Monday morning. Witness and the villagers as having added to with limited means, to build under was shown a body the features of the pairs were well-matched on the as the scores will show, their troubles by bringing a swell the toutin system. A strong board which were beyond recognition, afternoon's form. in its wake thereby endangering of directors has been obtained and He was handed a purse, a ribbon- the dykes.

the preliminary stages are now bow and a hair-slide which be- being passed through." The longest to Miss Card. interviewee quoted acknowledged at Pak Kai (the port of Kong-that the first meeting had been noon), in deference

held on Monday. quests made by the surrounding villages, pass on instructions to the Kongmoon steamers to steam slowly when in the delta. It is stated that no such instructions have been received this year.

About this time every year the Customs or Harbour authorities

to

re-

THIEVES ABOUT.

CITY.

THE PLAY

The Naval men opened strongly. After the 'Varsity pair had taken taking four of the first five games.

two

6-3.

calive.

necessary onder for discharge on Official Receiver. But" said His Payment of the $16,000 to the Fordship as a parting injunction, "keep away from moneylenders 10 future.

The Official Receiver opposed an The next witness was Miss Mary

S. Russ on behalf of a creditor application put forward by Mr. C. Middlehurst, also a stenographer

more games, the "Tamar" in the employ of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. She saw deceased be- representatives won two more and for a receiving order to be made tween half past ten and eleven at Redmond and Forster warmed up

thus took the first set

in connection with the affairs of Kingsclere" on Friday night,

Yu Wah-yuk. Dereased had been for a quarter of their work in the next two

Mr. Russ said the petition set out an hour in witness's room.

sets. With Worthington striking that the debtor owed his client They had

a bad patch, the Varsity men $1,000 on a P.N, and had given Chinese,members of the crew, in SHROFFS HOLD UP IN THE which some letters were mention- taking the second and third sets payment of his debts.

a conversation ia drove home their superiority by notice that he had suspended Debtor's ud. Witness did not see deceased 3-6, 4-6, thus making the score two nssels again and she noticed nothing ex sets to one in their favour. In the $200 represented furniture

were $12,700, of which traordinary in her behaviour as she the fourth set, they led by 5 games chattels and the balance book left her room. She identified all to four and were very close to debts. the articles handed to Mr. Edkins winning the set and match. At said Mr. Rass," I hope we may

"Being an optimist," Shortly before noon yesterday,In reply to the Coroner witness brilliantly enabling his side to win but I understand an attempt was made to hold up

as Miss Card's property.

this stage Worthington, showed up recover 20 or 30 per cent, of these and roh a rent collector in the said she could suggest no reason three games and nake the score Receiver does not take quite such the Official Chinese residential district. The why deceased should commit two sets all. Although the Naval shroff, who is also a shopkeeper of

suicide. Wing Lok Street, was leaving No.

rosy view. pair won the fifth set by 6-3 application, he explained, was to The object of the Mr. F. A. Wells, chief assistant and were always leading, someonable them to endeavour to collect 9, Kwong Hon Terrace with $485 in Messrs. Butterfield and Swire of the best play was seen in this these debts.

was called next. Miss Card was in set, deuces being called many

The abilities were

to

CONSTRUCTIONS MAN ROBHED.

and

conversation, with a China Mail man this morning, said that the villagers fired with Mausers into the air first as though attract attention. When it was realised that their aim had been diverted to the ship and that men had been hit the "Tai Lee" blew four blasts and steained slowly for nearly half an hour. A regular fusilade seems to have been pun up as a number of the hallets were embedded in the woodwork of the in his girdle. Two men came up his department and was working times. The detailed scores which between $85,000 and $30,000. ship's stem. Most of the Chinese and accosted hint on board were in a panic when it made a pass at him while the other with him on Friday afternoon. She give a total of. 26. rāmes to the receiving order being idle on the

was known that the ship was a Targethut nothing untoward occur ed and the ship get in last night as usual when a report was made and the two wounded men removed to hospital.

The s.s." Tai Lee" was built in Hongkong. She is owned by the Sze Yap S. S. Co. and was requisi- tioned for war service.

One of them

He

tried to remove his girdle. shouted out and the miscreants took to their heels without getting the money.

haviour at all, he said. displayed no extraordinary de-

(Proceeding.)

THE STAR.

Taniar" against 23 to the University men, were 6-3, 3-6. 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

"B" DIVISION LEAGUE

UNIVERSITY BEAT C.R.C.

The last match in

In another daylight hold-up which occurred between noon and one o'clock in another part of the city, a cashier of the Hongkong Engineering and Construction Co. named Ng Yuk-hing, was robbed "BELOW THE DEAD LINE." It is also learned that the recent of a leather-bag which contained heavy rains have caused the river $1,200 in notes. se over flow at Ngo Hau, a village along Swatow Street at Wanchai, story of a running battle between "Below the Dead Line," the near Kongmoon. The banks were nearing the junction with Praya broken at night and over 300 per-East, when a man came up from police and crocks, is the Star's behind and scized him. Another

attraction commencing to-day. The removed his spectacles, while in a storm and concludes with a story opens with a violent conflict third threw pepper into his eyes. highly sensational fight between Recreation Club had finished up q

sons are said to have perished.

GOING HOME?

FREE ADVICE.

مسجد

He was walking

Two others then came on the scene and made off with the bag.

H.A.P.S.

HONGKONG'S LATEST

SOCIETY.

The Official Receiver objected to

round that the petitioning ereditor lind confessed he know nothing: abbut the debtor's affairs.

An adjournment till next hearing was granted and similar, uljour- ments were granted in connection with the matters of the Foo Hang bank and Leung Cheuk-jan. The receiving order previously made in the the matter of the Tung Hang Yue division the championship of the "B" of the Official Receiver who men triangular. series to decide firm was rescinded on the motion was played off yesterday, the had decided to recept a general com

of the tennis league tioned that a meeting of creditors University bringing off a surprise teams, together with the Indian victory over the CRC. These two position of $20.80 per $100.

robbers on a train and officers is the head of the junior league table, a car. "Below the Dead Line is cach with one defeat to its credit. pure melodrama, above the usual This necessitated a triangular run of films of this type. The story match to decide the championship. shows a dramatic struggle between In the first match, the Indians beat the wills of two antagonistic and the Varsity by a good margin and determined men. J. B. Warner, as were tipped as likely winners. Donivan of the police, is a remark- Last week they went down to the ably fine type of hero, whilst Bert Chinese by a few games. It was entirely Sprotte, as Buck Elliott, leader of then confidently expected that the the gang, also gives an unusually Chinese, in turn, would have strong interpretation of the villain's ΠΟ difficulty in accounting

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the Varsity and thus annex the championship. How- ever, the University players, strengthened by the return of AN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 A. Rumjahn, put up a fine struggle of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS yesterday and won by the closest will be closed for the transaction of of margins, one game. This will PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, mean that all three teams will have the 6th instant.

to meet again and a close struggle Hongkong, August 1, 1923. should ensue.

Yesterday's scores (University names given first) were

The innermost thoughts of most residents, from the very moment they reach Hongkong almost, is the thought of going home. It is insistent. The call of the Mother land is second only to the notori ous call of the East The China Mailhas received from the local branch of those pioneers of the

The China Mail has been in- tourist business Messrs. Thos terested to hear of the formation Cook & Son, a neat little booklet of "The Hongkong Amateur called "Home Leave" which seeks Photographic Society" with a to give, and accomplishes its mis- membership of over 60 and with sion, information on all aspects rooms at 55 Des Voeux Road of the absorbing. Home Going Central. The Society has a dark- problem. The booklet tells room and devotes an hour each. Fer & O.Ln. "President MoKinley tho would-be traveller what Thursday evening to giving in on Ang. -lenges G. O. Niddrie, A. he needs to know about struction and assistance to be-Tbomas, Wong Vee Kei, Fong Shik Hai, steamer lines and fates, reserva-ginners in the fascinating Ng Him, Moy Long Lam, Ng Ngan, Moy tions, passports and visas, insuran-hobby of the photographic Tap Ong Fong, Pak Cheung Yuane,

Loy, Chin-Yust You Woo Jock Waby ce, baggage, and the one hundred art. The society contends that, as an H ng, Yeo Kis, Buey Sing.

A. A. Rumjahn (and. Yue bent and one things that crop up in con- against common opinion, the Moke Pron Lam, Wong Fee, Ton Fook Yew Man-tsunand Lmalag-ching. nection with passages, things that hobby whose hold they seek to Kwon, Mrs Young Lam Hing. Miss Jung 6-3; beat Cheung Wing-kiu and the man from Cook's professes extend is not an expensive one, Woch Quay Mata Jang Winx Fok, H. C. Hung 6 Jost to Fukk to, and does, solve. There is much and they are in a position to give Messrs Moy Ham. Tee Hong Yusnun, and G. Lee 5-6, else about "Side trips" and holiday assistance either in the matter of Theous Birs Yo Shee, Mr Sato Sho

Ng Gen Duck Wo Hack Qiu, Wong Sepher and Chan lost to Yew the right kind of goods to be used Mess G. 1. Spilding, Mers . B. and Lau 4-7: last to Cheung and or the making of good pictures. McFarland, B. Failington, Fong Kam, Hang 5-6; lost to Law and Le This bears out the "object" of the Wong Wa thi, Goon Boon. Obru Bit 5-6. society which is

10 Mum G. H. Ben, J. W. Dastro, Chto Au and Hung beat Yew and associate its members for mutuae Hip Han, Le Mas Hing. Jos Sing. Lau 6-5; fost to Cheung and Hung assistance in the art and practicl Brand Mrs Fan Wi Sbun, de San Chi

Leground ifs. Me and Mrs W. J. Waller, 5-6; beat Lau and Lee 6-5. open Exhibition of the work of the Knight, Mr Jun, Guger, Ms. Wong, CRC, 49 games. of Amateur Photography An Kun, Mr Wong Ching Hung, Mr T. M

Total-University 50 games, members of the 'society is being J. F. Mas, dr Lam Buoy Pik, Mr Lam On behalf of the Hongkong Land projected and. this, should arouse Fook, Mr Wang Tuck to, bir E. J. Casen, Investment and Agency Coy. Ltd., much interest and tend to an Helena Here, Mr and Mrs O. M. Drebite M M. H. Dodge, Mrs A. Kom, Miss Mr. C. G. Alabaster KC. instructed increase in membership. Most He W. Dawarmall, Misa P. Alegres by Mr. M. H. Turner, of Messrs, people nowadays Deacon, Shenton and Harston camera and the news of the K. H. Clark, Masters K. Clark, Mra

possess W. H. Botle, Masters Batts, hie and BISA THE presented to the Chief Justice this H.A.P.S. will doubtless interest morning a petition asking for them. the confirmation special resolutions altering the objects clause of the Com- pany's memorandum in such a manhar os to, make it a modern objects clause as has been done in

in Europe. Copies of the Booklet can be had on application at Messrs. Thos., Cook and Son's Office.

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