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INTERESTING MEMORIES.

Mr. R. E. O. Bird's Parting "Hat Trick."

Representing the Colony at cricket for 18 years and taking a keen interest in all local educative matters for 23 years. Mr. R. E.,O. Bird, who leaves Hongkong on Tuesday, is able to look back on con- siderable development in both of these useful spheres.

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CABINET SURPRISE.

FRANCE'S POLITICAL

WHIRLIGIG.

CAILLAUX'S POSITION."

(Router's Service.)

Paris, April 17. There is much conjecture re- garding the possibilities of the Caillaux's association with M. new Cabinet in which M. Briand is only as remarkable as his leap back to power.

Mr. Bird's deadly left hand connection with cricket when he swing has not been at the service settled down at Home, said M; | Bird in reply to the "China Mail" man's query, although he would not actively participate in the game. It was his and Mrs.

It is noteworthy that the frune Bird's intention to settle down has strengthened. This is inter- somewhere in the South, prob-preted as a renewal of confidence, ably in Sussex,? if as Mrs. Bird at home and abroad. remarked with a smile "we can get a house and weather the winter."

Mr. R, E. 0, Hird.

o! Hongkong since 1920, although the familiar figure and action, were occasionally to be discerned im Club matches or bet practice. It is interesting to recall that Mr. Bird finished tis interport career in what might well be termed a "blaze of glory." as he performed In memorable hat-trick in the last such contest in which he parti- cipated.

There had been just the same enthusiasm in cricket in the "old days" as there was now, although the numbers of those, participat ing has increased greatly, Mr. Bird told a "China Mail" repre- sentative who interviewed him yesterday. He had seen the birth of the League cricket movement here and he was of the opinion that it had tended to brighten up the game and added to its ☀popularity.

(Mrs. Bird before her marriage, i will be recalled; was Miss Clarke, head, mistress of the Belilios Girls' School).

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CAPTAIN'S RIGHTS.

IMPORTANT HONGKONG DECISION.

THE EYESIGHT CASE.

Judgment Against Shipping Company.

Judgment was, given in favour of Captain Kettlewell in the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief Justice holding that he had been wrongfully dismissed by the China Navigation Company.

once to the command, and nothing

and affecting to a considerable he would have been appointed at Matters arising out ofthe claim when he was. "up" for promotion extent the position of Mercantile Murine officers were also dealt with in the judgment which took three quarters of an hour to read. Following are the main points, found by. His Lordship.

That the defendants had, prior Party opinion expressed into the dismissal of the plaintiff, respective newspapers can thus be been satisfied with the certificate summed up. The Extreme Right of competency of the Board of is inexorably condemmatory. The Trade in engaging officers. Moderates are sceptical but not That, if plaintiff had passed the intolerant. The Right Wing and Board. of Trade Left Bloc are sanguine.

examination The Left which he was asked to undergo,

SCENE OF THE TERRIBLE BOMB OUTRAGE.A

Over 200 people have been killed and 2.000 injured as the result of a terrible bomb outrage in Sofu. The sutrage took place during the funeral service in the Svetagedelin Cathedral for the late General Gheorghieff, who was assassiniited outside His residence a few days ago,

the city and the streets are deserted. The frontier has been closed.

SHIP'S BOMBS.

"INFERNAL THINGS"

DANGER.

ERRING IN IGNORANCE.

.Sub-Inspector

were

Another phase of sport in which at the Central Magistracy this Before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Mr. Bird has played his part is morning, Chiu Chik-nam, com that of its development in the pradore of the river boat Shing schools of the Colony which he Ming, was charged with the unlaw has had opportunity of observingful possession of bombs. Cents and fostering whilst discharging Sergeant Carey stated that in

his, duties as master at Queen's company with College, to which post. he was Fallon he boarded the Shing Ming appointed in 1902, and as head of on the afternoon of April Ellis Kadoorie School since it was 10, and in the course of taken over by the Government in a search seven bombs 1915. This he regards as an im- found in the compradore's cabin. portant development as an aid to The bombs were constructed of the formation of character in the cigarette tins in .which were boya and he looks forward to the dynamite, detonators, fuse, with time 'when the need can be met glass, sand and other substances more fully by the provision of

as explosive material. sports grounds. At present volley ball is the game that has to be concentrated on most for the simple reason that it may be precautions played in a limited space.

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EARLIER CABLES.

(Hocus Agency.)'

composed as follows:

Paris, April 17. The Cabinet has been finally Premiership and Minister of

War, M. Painleve. Minister of Justice. M. Steeg. Minister of Foreign Affairs. M.

Briand.

Interior,

Minister of Finance, M.

Caillaux. Minister of Schrameck. Minister of Education, M.

*Domonzie.

Troops now surround

TRADE MARK CASE..

TAI YAT COMPANY ACQUITTED.

further have been done in the way of testing his power of vision.

defendant" "did not come up to the standard of vision required by the defendant company" but there would not appear to have been any standard of vision laid down by the defondant company at the time of Dr. Hürston's examina- tion.

Dr. Harston had stated that

The onus of satisfying Hia Lordship that plaintiff's eyes were so defective as to render him unfit to take charge of a ship's bridge) was upon the defendants and in His Lordship's opinion they had not discharged that onus. His finding on this issue, there- fore, must be for the plaintiff.

Captain Anderson's evidence had been that of a practical sea- nan and he gave good practical reasons for the opinion he ex- pressed that the plaintiff was thoroughly competent to perform the duties of a bridge officer.

The four medicel gentlemen called as witnesses differed in the

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and His Lordship saw no grounds en which he should accept Dr. Marston's results in preference.to those of Drs. Aubrey and Belilios. Plaintiff's claim for three months' salary was allowed with reductions by the amounts earned

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by him during after employment XXXXXXX within that period.

Plaintiff's claim for $1,500 xxxx which he would have drawn if he had been granted six months' leave on full salary (as plaintiff contended he should have had after five years' completed service with the defendants) was not allowed, His Lordship holding that the condition of Home leave was that an officer should continue in defendants' service.

The case agdust the Tui Yair Company for alleged false trude des On the same grounds, the plain- and Prophylactic tooth brushes, England was also held to fall; criptions in respect of "Protector" tiff's claim for cost of passage to which led to a lengthy argument be- and on the ground that there was tween Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones no express contract on the part of for the prosecution and Mr. M. K.the defendants to continue plain- for the defence at the Central tiff's employment so as to enable Magistracy on Thursdag, was con-him to earn a pension, the claim

luded this morning.

for compensation for loss of five

The case was adjourned until this years' service towards the earning M. morning for the Magistrate to con- of this pension was also held to sider the paints raised. Mr. Wood fall; also the claim for loas of held that no offence had been com-benefit to his health which would mitted and decided in favour of the have resulted from his going] defendants, the complainants being Home on leave... ordered to pay $55 as costs to the Tai Ya Company,

Minister of Navy, M, Emile

Boul.

Minister of Colonies, M. Andre

Hesse.

Minister of Agriculture, M.

Durand.

An order was made for the tooth brushes seized by the police to be released after a voluntary agree Minister of Commerce, M.ment had been made between the

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parties that the Tai Yuu Company Minister of Public Works, M. were at liberty to sell the tooth

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brushes in question without the Minister of Labour,

M. boxes. Durafour. Minister

Anteriou.

Premiership, M. Georges Bonnet; The Under Secretaries are: were Infernal War... M.

of Pensions, M.

The amounts allowed the plain- tiff by His Lordship totalled $633.75, and the defendants were Mr. D. McCallum, for the

to have been allowed the costs of and submitted that such bombs defence, entered a plea of gulity,

the action from the time that they were in common use for taking

paid into Court the sums of $1,265.98 and $964.20 which, against piracies.

according to defendants, were He said that the bombs were The manner in which swimming not unlike

more than sufficient to satisfy had been taken up by Chinese the

those used. in

plaintiff's claim" trenches in France

Mr. Fotter, boys since his early days in the ing the war.

dur

however, stated that the company They were put Colony Mr. Bird could only term ap in cigarette tins with a stick of

had instructed him that in the as remarkable. Then the boys dynamite, detonator and fuse, and

event of such a decision he was to had not been free from the super- surrounded with missiles for doing

waive the question of costa. They stition of some of the old time damage. They

did not want a penny, said Mr. sailors and a few sampan people things and a danger to everybody, Marine, M. Danielou; Aeronau-O.B.E. (Colonial Treasurer), who they had taken the matter up as Ossola: Merchant The Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, Potter, from Mr. Kettlewell, and to-day against learning to swim, but the ship's people did not tics, M. Eynac; Fine Arts and is also Estate Duty Commissioner a matter of principle. Now, at a rough estimate, he recognise that fact. would say that 75 per cent. of the boys at Ellis Kadoorie could swim of $10 and made order for the con- and General Commissioner of Honour the Chief Justice.

The Magistrate imposed a fine Liberated Regions, M. Schmidt sioner to administer oaths by His

Technical Education, M. Dedbos; has been appointed a commis- A matter of more general inter- and the proportion he believed fiscation of the bombs. was almost as high at other -schoola.

CRUELTY TO FOWLS.

War, M. Benazet.

FRIENDS AGAIN.

MOTHER-IN-LAW CASE CLOSED.

APPOINTMENTS.

est to officers of the mercantile marine engaged on the China Mr. J. R. Wood has been Coast was referred to by His appointed Puisne Judge during Lordship who held that the grant When reminded of a book of

the absence on leave of Mr. of six months' leave or full pay dialogues which he had published A Chinese was charged before

Justice H. H. J. Gompertz.

was only in the nature of a con- for teaching purposes, and asked if Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at the

Mr. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., cession to which the China Navi- he had found it useful as a menns Central Magistracy this morning

has been appointed Captain | gation Co. were entitled to attach of teaching Chinese youths Eng with overcrowding poultry in

Superintendent of Police and such conditions as they thought lish, Mr. Bird replied that the boys course of transit.

Chief Officer, Fire Brigade and proper. (It had been urged on had taken to it enthusiastically and had 17 and 15 fowls in two small It was stated that the defendant

Mr. D. Burlingham, as Deputy behalf of the China Coast with success, as it had served a baskets which at most would only mother-in-law who is alleged Wolfe.

Superintendent, during the Officers Guild that the practice double purpose in enabling them hold six each.

Getting in the last word, the absence of the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. followed in respect of the grant to make use of their undoubted

of Home leave to officers was not Defendant, who pleaded that he

to have misappropriated nearly national gift of acting. Another was only carrying the poultry for $80,000 from her son-in-appointed Second Police Magis against this contention had been Mr. H. R. Buttera has been conditional and certain evidence unique method of helping the his master, was fined $3. younger scholars in their pro-

law, as reported in yesterday's trate.

objected to by Mr. Jenkin.) "China Mail," was released from nunciation of English at the Ellis

Captain H. F. Bloxham has

Mr. F. C. Jenkin and Mr. Elsley Kadoorie School is that of teach the body of the assassin of Deputy and the incident is now closed.

Sofia, April 17.-It is stated that No Police Station yesterday been appointed Assistant Super- Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. G. K. ing them simple songs, this prob- Mileff has been discovered at the resident in Hongkong accused his the Secretary of State for the defendant company was repre- intendent of Prisons by H.E. the Hall Brutton) appeared for the ably being the only school which spot where Milleff, was killed beat concubine's mother of making of Colonies, with offect from sented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., | A Yunnanese military officer Governor, with the approval of plaintiff, Mr. Kettlewell. The affords opportunity for musical ing a peper, stating execution was ipatruction

ordered be a Macedonian organisabout $24,000 in cash jewellery January 23, 1925

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~He did not intend to over all do. The man is sold to have been no over $8,000 including a 100 For all cases referring to an abarchist and habitur murderer fine gold neck chain weighing sections, 205, 206, 207, and 2074 Keuter. A Router niessage of about three pounds avoirdupois of the Public Health and Build- Vebruary 2, reported the assassins and 20-tåels of gold leaf valued atings Ordinance, ME, B. SW. tion of M.Mileff, minister $1,800

Aserrch warrant exac sigaste to Washington, and, said Police detectives traced the been deputed to set for the Build-11

Paterson, Engineer, P.WD, has

lice at Taj Wan his assailant had escaped. The mother Reginald Jones-The height of crime was attributed to the dicei, vettlement, was arrived at yester Mr. Lee King-shum has been 22 rounds of ammunition.

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