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MONDAY JULY 14, 1924)

WEEK-END SPORT.

RAIN PREVENTS TENNIS.

'BOWLS NOT STOPPED.

ZAGHLUL PASHA,

STUDENT'S REVOLVER.

ATTACK.

(Reuter's Service.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

CAIRO, July 12. Zaghlul Pasha was slightly wounded in the chest by a revolver shot at the station when starting

On Saturday afternoon, though there was no league tennis, base for Alexandria. The assailant has 'ball and bowls players were but little hindered by the early showers. been arrested. Results of the different fixtures appear in this issue.

BOWLS 1ST DIVISIÓN.

C.S.C.C. v. K.B.G.C.

The Civil Service C.C. gained another victory at home in the league by defeating Kowloon Bowling Green.

Scores follow:

"C.S.C.C.

Culli

Massey

Allen

Duncan (S.) 14 L. Guy

Oswick

Civil Service C.C... Taikoo RC. Kowloon C.C.

LEAGUE TABLES.

DIVISION 1.

3. W. L. Pts.

4 0

8

3

3

0

6

K.BG.C.

-4.1

R. Smith Johnstone R. Hall

Kowloon B.G.C... 3 2 Craigengower C.C. 31 Palice R.C...........4 0 4. SHOTS FOR AND AGAINST,

Shots. Shots

0

3

0

(S.) 26

D. Harvey

B. L. Frost.

Macfarlane

い

W. Russell

(S.) 25

Smith

Gregory Grimmett

J. MeLaggan Farrell

14

HM

(5.) 27 R. Lapsley (S.)17

P. W. L.

Pts.

Kowloon Dock... "2

2

0

4

-

Kowloon B.G.C. 2

2

0

4

55

Indian R.C.

Zaghlu! was proceeding to

2

2

Taikoo R.C...... 2

1

I

Kowloon C.C... 4 R.HKY.C. 2.

0 SHOTS FOR AND AGAIN.

Shots Shots

1

3

2

Smith

Knight

Mill

8888 Down

(5.) 12

A. R. Whibley

Civil Service GC. 261 206 55 Taiko R.C........ 228 120-108 Kowloon CC,..... 191 176 16 Kowloon B.G.C.... 177 155 12 00 Craigengewer C.C 13 206 00 93 Police R.C. 196 294 00 98 DIVISION 11.

K.CČ V PRC.

Playing at home, the Kowloon. Cricket Club defeated the Police Recreation Club by one point. Scores:-

K.C.C.

R. Abraham

W. Hyde

-L. Lammert

A. G. Pile

(S.) 201

POLICE

J. Grant W Glendenning J. McLennan

(S.) 12

W. Goldenberg W. McLeod"

D. Clark

R. C. Hunter

W. Sword

A. O. Brown

E. Post

C. J. Tacchi

A. Reid

(S.) 26

J. Fraser

L. Whant

W. Hipkin

T. Murphy

H. Overy

A. Hollands

(S.) 20

J. Gibson (S.) 12 J. Clark (S.)

Total......58

POISON MYSTERY,

VAQUIER'S ALLEGED NEW

STATEMENT..

EXPERTS' EVIDENCE ON STRYCHNINE. Tenn-Pierre-Vaquior,

the Frenchman, who is charged with murdering Mr. Alfred Poynter Jones, landlord of the Blue Allehor

Mr. Webster produced a very small test-tube which contained the strychnine he found in the smaller intestines. :

Mr. Lucy held the test-tube up to the light close to his eyes, but the minute particles in the tube were hardly perceptible even at that range.)

·

The symptoms described by Dr. Carle, suid Sir Bernard, were con sistent with suffering from 'poison- ing by strychnine.

Mr. Roone: What is a fatal dose of strychnine?-A minimum fatal dose is half, a graiu.

CONSIGNEES.

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From PORTLAND, ORE.. JAPAN FORTS, etc. Steamship..

"WEST MOMENTUM *

It is said that 17-30ths of a grain was found in the organs of the DOCTOR ON DEATH BUENE. body. Are you able to form inn. Byfleet, on March 20, by Byfleet, who was summoned touch was taken?-Only very up having arrived from above ports,

Dr. P. C. Curly, of West approximate opinion as to how ministering strychnine, was com mitted for trial by the Waking the Blue Anchor on the morning proximately, but there must have CONSIGNEES are requested to pre- magistrites, before whom he of the tragedy, said that when he been considerably more taken than sent their Bills of Lading in exchange appeared for the eighth time. got outside Mr. Jones's bedroom found, certainly not less than for Delivery Orders, and take Features of the hearing were a he heard shouts and screams in a between one and two grains. Of Immediate delivery from alongside now statement alleged to have been man's voice...

course, there may have been more steamer, made by Vaquier und the collapse I went straight into the hotel," tian that tuken. in court of Mrs. Jones, the widow.said the doctor, und went to the

Vaquier who since his arrest

has spent most of the time in room, passing M. Vaquier on the hospital at Brixton Prison is now way. Vaquier was standing in the much better, and he seemed more doorway of the bedroom, looking than usually cheerful, when he into the bedroom, and in the bed entered the dock.

room were Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Whitewick, and, Miss Fries.

"Mr. Jones was on the bed fully conscious, but in a state of extreme terror.

Mr. H. D. Roome appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Lucy for Vaquier, while Mr. Powall watched the interests of. Mrs. Janes.

"The following translation, of a

further statement said to huge been made by Vaquier (which is additional to the three others stready put in by the prosecution)

was rend

How quickly does the dose take effect?-Convulsions are frequently caused in 16 minutes or even less

dentl

All cargo not taken delivery from steamer by 5th July, 1924, will be landed into the hazardous and/or non-hazardous godown of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., at consignees' risk, whence delivery may be obtained.

All broken, chafed and damaged cargo will be examined by Messrs. Anderson and Ashe, (Marine Survey- ors) at the Godowns on 10th July, 1924, at 10 a.m.

And how actually is brought about? It is either caused during the 'cony 'sive soizure, by arrest of the breathing, or it myy occur after the "convulsive seizure from exhaustion.

WIRELESS EXPERT GALLER I asked him what had happened, and he replied—”. Mr. Jegac Shoenberg, head of No claims will be admitted after At this stage Mr. Lucy rose and the patents department of the the goods have left the steamer or objected that whatever reply Mr. Marconi Co., Straud; London, Gedowns, and all goods remaining Jones made it was not evilence. W.C., the next witness, was asked undelivered after 11th July, 1924,

will be subject to rent,. because it had not been made in by Mr. Rocine: la strychnine All claims against the steamer used in the manufacture of wire must be presented to the Undersigne Vaquier's presence.

Mr. Roone said that if Mr. less or wireless apparatus? Mred on or before 12th July, 1924, or Lucy objected he would not press Shoenberg: No, I don't think so. they will not be recognized. the point.

Mr. Roome Have you ever

No Fire Insurance whatever will Dr. Carlo said that Mr. Jones heard of it?-No, I have not. be effected. was extremely frightened. There Mr. Juuy: Although you have

ARNHOLD & CO., LTD. 2 the platform between the Sub- and gave full vent, to her unhappi; were intermittent.

Agents. convulsive never heard of it, it does not Governor and the acting Com-ness. I went to the kitchen and movements, which eventually e-follow it might not be used for mandant of Police amid the asked two servants what had hap chearing crowds. Suddenly apened. The younger wrote the cams, continuous. trousered effendi about twenty following on a piece, of pipes incensed, and he years of age fired at him from English and I, afterwards trois- conscious. behind the front rank of spectators Toted it: and then threatened the Police Commandant, but did not, are again.

4 Alexandria to attend a Bairam

2 reception and was walking along

Kowloon Dock... 156 83 73 00 Kowloon B.G.C... 127 92 35 00 Indian R:C... 231 248 00. 17 Talkoo R.C... 115 100 15 00 Kowloon C.C... 209 262 00 53

R.H.K.Y.C..

97 150 00 53

BASEBALL.

AMERICANS WIN.

On the Hongkong F. C. ground, on Saturday afternoon, the Hong. kong Baseball Club scored an easy 25 victory in the league match against

the Filipino Club.

Total......57

TRG y. C.CC.

At Taikoo, the hoine side

defeated Craigengower by 52 points, Scores:-

TAIKOO R.C.

J. Russell

J. Whyte

N. Drummond

C.C.C.

C. M. Alves

C. Rodrigues

C. Rosselet

J. Ferguson(S.)28 R. Basa (S.)....

J. Sloan

T. Grimshaw

R. Wallace.

W. Wother.

spoon (S.)... 28 Macfarlane T. Young

G. Morrison A. Hamilton

D. Fritz

F. Neves

F. Fisher

B. Bradbury Bradb

(S)

R. Taylor

J. Lilliecrap

H. Dennis

A. Macfar-

(S.) 26 lane

Total...... 82

6

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The winners scored 5 runs in the first inning, 3 in the second, 4 in the third, in the fifth and 2 in the sixth: The losers collected

The assailant, with difficulty, and put on a train which left the was rescued from the raging mob

station at once."

Zaghlu! was removed to his home. His condition is satis factory. He has now removed to a private house on Roda Island.

Cairo under a strong guard and is The assailant" was brought to being examined.

+

I say and affirm that Mrs, Jones is absolutely innocent and no doub! possible. One day after a sens ever understödd about what Mrs. Jours went to her, om

With sheh a man. I should not stay long.

That evening I saw Mis, Jones, still in deep trouble. advised her for all, to leave, Mr. Jones. not to live like that, but once and She

Wrote a

Respiration wireless?-No, béramo ALES During the evidence of Police Constable Crandford, stationed t

Hongkong, 5th July, 1924.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

Motorship or Steamship

"RHEINLAND"

I tried respiration in a modified Byfleet, Mrs. Jones, who came to form and he regained conscious, the court with the other witnesses T ness. The convulsive movements to be bound over and sat on a disappeared, and Mr. Jouek was sent immediately behind the dock, having arrived Consignees of Cargo free from convulsive movements Buddenly burst into tears and by her are hereby notified that all for about seven minutes.

cried, "I can't stand it! I can't goods are being landed at their risk, Into the hazardous and/or extra- During that time he was in stund it! Oh, God! I can't hazardous Godowns of the HONG- such distress that an attempt wax | stand i6!?!

KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & made to give him a drink., The In a collapsed state, and weepGODOWN CO., LTD., whence, and/or

movernents convulsive.

recurred. ing bitterly, she was led out of the from the Wharves, delivery can be

obtained. · court to the waiting room..

Vaquier guzed round and up- peared to be affected by the seeve, Before Vaquier was committed to stand bis trial at the Surrey Assizes, on July 1, Mr. Lucy said: "I have nothing to my."

When the charge was end over to Vaijuier and the decision of the magistrates interpreted to him, the

I always suffer. 1 have never done wrong. Leave Mr. Jones?. Not I have children.

Another inte Mrs. Jones went He again became unconscious, and put, she had gone to drown her away, and I thought that, in deshe died at 12,15,

(AQUID IN THE BOTTLE. Replying to Mr. Rooms, Dr self I went to look for her with LATER.

Carte said that he first When I re-

saw the Zaghlul's assailant, a student one of the servants.

bottle of salts about the time, Mr. 15 hours named Abdel Latif Abdal Kadir, turned she was there, arrived at Cairo in June from 6pm, and a communicated in Jones was dying. He nared for Germany. He was injured by the fears to her. She wrote:

it, and Mrs. Whitewick handed it crowd who tried to storm the car.

Destroy myself? Never!

to him. It contuined a few drops

Dr. Curle added that he

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No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns,;. and all goods remaining undelivered after 18th July, 1924, will be subject to rent.

All Claims must reach us by

25th July, 1924, or they will not be recognised.

All damaged packages will be examined by Messrs.. Goddard and

a couple in the first, a single in riage, in order to lynch him, always forgive Mr. Jones because of clear, colourless liquured Freneliman shrugged his shoulders Douglas (Marine Surveyors) at 10

the second and three in the third, Zaghlul is now in a private hos-it is the drink. the final scores reading 17-6.Pital. A bulletin states that his

The Filipinos were

very slack condition is reassuring.

in the Held; this cost them the game

as there was little to choose between the hitting abilities of the two teams. Harlow scored a home run for the winners."

In the 5th inning, with the score

15 to 3 the Filipinos got two men home and a man on third with no one out, but failed to improve. At the opening of the fifth, Joyner caused a diversion, when he collided with a star-gazing celestial as he ran over the first bag and knocked the wind out of him..

(S) 10:

Total.

DIVISION 1.

K.DR.C. v. TRC.

:

THIRD TEST MATCH.

"(Reuter's_Service.)

to suffer,

'The womnu s

a little of the liquid on his land | and, with aamile, pleaded Nota.m. on the 17th inst. When at Biarritz she received a and tasted it. It was slightly Guilty, adding in French, “I have

bitter. In the bar-parkour he no witnesses." letter from Mr. Jones," She was

Mr. Lucy intimated that Vaquier so happy that enes came into her afterwards picked up some crystals

from the font, and put them in an reserved his defence. eyes. When She received 11 telegram asking her to come back envelope. she was very inppy..

The post-mortein examination showed that the cause of death was usphyxia.

Mr. Roome: In your opinion,! following upon what?-Poraning

YOUR RHEUMATISM.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be counter... signed by

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Agents, Hongkong, 12th July, 1924.

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CONTINENT.

LONDON, July 12.

No one can say Mrs. Jones did The third Test Match opened at

Is In Your Blood. Headingley, Leeds, in perfectly not love her husband, for no other cloudless but very hot weather wonian would put up with what

Have You Tried This Tonic The wicket was in excellent † she suffered."-","

Treatment To Drive It Out? condition. Three thousand specta- I do not know Mrs. Jones's past, by something untive, lika strycli tors were present.

"Doctors thought years ago that but however bad it may be, she is | nine. Mr. A. E. R. Gilligan wan the absolutely ignorant, in my opinion,

Mr. Lucy: When you asked reumatism was due to cold and damp: Later they sciutifically trazed it to a toss and elected to bar. The bats- of the plotting going on about and for the bottle from which Mr. poronous acid in the blond, and found The score by innings follows: men took no risks but scored.

only I 2.3.4.5-6 7- Total steadily. The South African

near I, hot repeat again, and Jones drank the sults, who went that chilly, or wet weather HK.B.C.5 30.43 20

shall always say, that the directing downstairs for it?-Mrs. White-agaravates the trouble brings it to the

surface as i were but is not its cause. THE Steamebip 30F.B.C.

bowling was good, particularly' 17 -2003 00 6 that of Pegler, Nupen and Nourse, brains of this plot are in the Blue wick

With bis diser very it was geon that who disposed of Hobbs with a leg Anchor itself or in London, and,

by treatosent through the blood break after the Surrey star had it will be seen liter if my sus- compiled 31. After two hours at picious have any foundation, the wicket England had scored What makes me say this is that 122 for one, of which Sutcliffe ob- underland, sure the last few tained 58 and Hearne 15. Sutcliffe's days, the inquiry gravitatea around display was patchy, though he Mrs. Jones and myself-only, that executed some fine placing to the is to say, beside the truth. off and compiled 12 fours before. being caught by Nupen with his total at 83.

The line-up as originally given out to the press is below, but there were various changes during the course of the game to give practice to those whose names appeared in yesterday's papers as substitute.

H.K.B.C.

This match was postponed," the Joyner ground at Kowloon Docks Recrea-Lane tion Club being under water.

K.B.G.C. v. LR.C. Playing at home, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. defeated the Indian Recreation Club by 51 points. Scores

R. Goodman

K.B.G C.

I.R.C.

»S. E. Bux

V. Espina

D. F. Warren R. Hunter B. Wylie

C. Pryce

C. Halt

(S.) 22

H. Pearman

W. McKay

D. Hazel

Cuff

A. Morley

(5.) 28

D. Muir

(S.) 20

יד"

Total ......70

S. K. Moosa

U. M. Omar

(S.) 12

A. G. Abbas- 5. Ismail

H Harteam

S. E. Ismail

(S.) 13

E. el Arculli

J. All

H. Ram

D. Rumjahn

14

(5.)

Total......39

R.H.Y.C. v. K.C.C.

-

"

Playing at the Yacht Club,

North Point, the Kowloon Cricket

Club defeated the "Royals" by 15 points. Scores:--

R.H.KY.C.

E. B. Reed

Stock.

Sellas

T. Brayfield

*Petley

Anderson Shaw

K.C.C.

E. Hoather L. Jack

V. C. Labrum

다.

F.B.C.

Malig

⚫ 2b.

Cruz

..c.f.

Silas

E. Shank

Wilson

3b

Rull

C. Shank

5.G.

ib.

1.f

C.

Francisco

Leonardo

Angeles

"CITY OF PEKIN"

Did she go downstairs alone?-ons heunstism be expelled, and that having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by

Yes.

Then did Mrs. Jones remain in the bedroom?--Yes.

Had anything been said about transparent crystals?-Up to then, no.

Dr. Carie said that later he picked up the crystals Vaquer and the constable present..

SIR, BERNARD SPILSBURY.

when

only

were

could

will"

embrocations, linients and ointmente her are informed that all goods aro being are nsoless excepting perhaps to give landed at their risk into the hazardous temporary local relief.

and/or extra-hazardous Godowos of If you have roenestiem in any of its Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be firm, therefore (in agar rates obtained. ao sometimes classed under isa name). No claims will be admitted after the do not waste time, but start tonic Goods have left the Godowns, and all

blood treatment right away. save you money and needles or dering if Goods remaining undelivered after you select Dr. Wilisms' Pink Pila ay 17th July, 1924, will be subject to your remedy, for these Pills have rent. remarkable world record as 'à speciño for All claims against the Steamer musi rheumatism, even in its worst stages.

be presented to the Undersigned on or before 24th July, 1924, or they will not be recognised.

The reason that the Pills are unique for their parifying, strengthening en riching sution on the blood. This is All broken, chafed and damaged ́·

no boastful claim; it is based on the

- EVIDENCE GESTRYCHNINE, Mr. John Webster. sonier The bowlers relied considerably ufficial analyst to the Home Office, Harlow

on the leg theory," which was said, in reply to Mr. A, B. Lucy, Hogan

mainly exploited by Nourse and that he found altogether a little

Sir Bernard Spilsbary, consult- Bradford

Sancho Nupea,

Hendren, though, he over half a grain of strychuine ing pathologist to the Home Office, Logan

r.f Garcia

mistimed repeatedly, got in some 17-30ths of a grain-in Mr. Jones's and he found no apparent disease Note:

O'Connor, Werschkel fine forcing shots in his innings of body.

in any of the organs of Mr. Jones's personal experience and testimony of t de are to be left in the Godowna, and Finan played for the winners 132, which took him 104 minutes.

There was one-fifth of a grain in body, with the exception of the almont numberless former slaves to where they will be examined on any Garcia do took the place of He gave easy chances at 24 and 37. theo much, the third, are the liver, which showed marked fatty rheumatism who tow are happy in their Tuesdays or Fridays between the

for the losers, part of the Scores:

and freedom restored bealth

from hours of 10.45 am. and Noon, within game.

liver, and one-thirteenth in the degeneration. That condition was suffering. Umpires: Messrs, Houlihan and

consistent with excess of alcohol smaller intestines.

The new, rich blood created by Dr. the free storage period of one weak.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Phillips.

The condition of Willa Pink Pills for Pale People before death

likewise banishes anaemia, restores Bill of Lading will be countersigned digestion, braces up the nerves, by VOTE OF

invigorates the whole system. Ask

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Shanghai.

ENGLAND-IST INNINGS..

J. B Hobbs, c Pegler, b Nourse 31 H. Sutcliffe,c Nupen, b Blanck-

enberg

In a bottle-which Mr. Webaler

83 produced-he said there were the body was not due to any disease CONFIDENCE. J. W. Hearne, 1.b.v. b Pegler... 20 few drops of liquid which showed of tlie organs, The conditions

F. E. Woolley, b Pegler otrices of strychnine.

(Reuters Service.)

PARIS, July II. The Senate has passed a vote of confidence in the Herriot Govern- ment by 246 votes to 18,

M. POINCARE'S TRIBUTE.

(Huvas Service.)

PARIS, July 10.'

stated to have existed before death

E Hendren, c Deane; b Nupen.137 In the tumbler and spoon; also was caused by asphyxia due to E. Tyldesley, run out 15 produced, from which Mr. Jones strychnine poisoning.

M. W. Tate, e Taylor, b Carter 29 is supposed to have drunk the

Mr. A. E. R. Gilligan (capt), c

fatal done, the contents, said Mr.

Catterall. b Pegler 28 Webster, gave definite reaction for

6 strychnine.

R. Tyldesley, cCarter, b Pegler 20 Mr. G. E. G. Wood run out...... G. G. Macaulay, not out....

M. Poincaré paid a tribute to the Pegler

Extras.

Total

BOWLING.

W

R.

116

patriotism and courage of M. Carter... Herriot, whose task he did not Blanckenberg *****. wish to complicate. He was grate-Nourse

ful for M. Herriot's efforts to Nupen

tighten collaboration with Eng land.

There was a danger that!

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Mr. Lucy

Hydrochloride of

24 strychnine is strychnine plus

hydrochloric acid?—Yes.

.396 There is a certain amount of hydrochloric acid always present in the body ?-Yes.

I

85

Washington, July 19.The

Germany was trying to obtain United States has informed Britain

It would not be possible for you

to tell me the amount of alkaloid and the amount of salt necessary to make up hydrochloride of strychnino?—You mean in the body? No.

Mr. Lucy: All you can any is of the alkaloid? Yes. It was the

A. W. Davidson in London an attenuation of the and France of her willingness to Alkaloid which I extracted.

(S.) 23 Dawes plan, which

(S.) 18

J. Fletcher

C. G Harris

J. P. Robinson

D. A. Purves.

(S.)

16

Williamson

Adams

Waters

<B. Carpenter

J. Shellshear

(S) 25

Total.

Was the

I

agree conditionally to the Tangier made no test to find whether it minimum that France would Convention signed at Paris, but was salt of strychnine present in

accept.

M. Polocaré does not admit that certain provisions of the plan lle

the the romains.

declines to participate in actual administration of the zone. -Reuter's American Service.

(S.) 29 outside the Treaty. He regrets en

F. Herridge

J. Howe P. Heathcote

P.W.Ramsay

Hot Weather Disensua Disorders of the bowels are extrina'y

"In many casos, ** added. Mr. Webster, "it would not he possible to say what amount of salt of strychnine-trad been taken. It

that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had not persisted that the reparations and inter-allied debts should be dangerous, particularly during the hot might be possible in some cases, accepted and examined jointly. Howether of the summer months and in where large quantities had been 22 added that Germany ought only to order to protect yourself and family given; but the amount in this case

be called to the Conference after against a sudden attack, got's battle of

Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoes was so small that it is not possible

agreement.

Total...74 the Allies had reached a complete Romedy. It can be depended upon, to say what the salt of strychnine

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