FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1926.
SPORTS SECTION
£100,000 HORSE.
Solario's Sensational Defeat.
AND THEN DISQUALIFIED!
Conqueror of Manna's Romantic Career.
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London, Sept. 30, The Newmarket Jockey Club Stakes provided a sensational race, 20 to 1 chance in Foxlaw defenting his stable companion, Solario, the favourite at 100 to 90 on, by a neck, with Foliation at 7 to against third."
Af objection to the winner and second by the rider. of Follation resulted in Solario being dis- qualified.
The objection to Foxlaw was over-rulect
This is Solario's first defeat since he finished fourth to Manne in the 1925 Darby. He won the 1920 St.. Leger readily enough, decisively turning the tables on his Epsom conqueror (Manna.) || His performances. this year show that he is the greatest four-yeurs old in the country.
To Try Again,
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It was expected that to-day's race would be Solaria's last but it
is understood. in view of his de. fent that he will not retire to the stid immediately. but he will be engaged in the Champion Stakes and the Jockey Club Cup.. to be run at Newmarket on October 12: and October 10, respectively.- Reuter.
Rugby, Sept. 30,
GOLF SURPRISE.
MISS GLENNÁ COLLETT DEFEATED.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Haverford (Pa.), Sept. 30,
The third round of the Amert ean ladies'-golf championship pr
uded a surprias in the shape of the defeat of the champion, Miss Gleann Collett, by two holes, by Miss Wilson, who was down most of way.
vice.
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HOME SOCCER.
GLASGOW CUP, MATCH
" REPLAY.
LEAGUE RESULTS & TABLE..
London. Sept. 30, Football matches played c-day (home team given frst) resulted.
"Glasgow Cup.
THE CHINA MAIL.
A FAMOUS ABBEY. SIR HYNDMAN JONES and Bonch here, and I would sug
MONKS' STONE BENCHES: INTACT 3-FT; DOWN.
300-YEAR SECRET REVEALED,
A discovery of great archaeole- gical interest has been made as the result of excavations which have been going on in the famous old Abbey at Crowland. Lincolnshire, for several weeks. The floor of that part of the Abbey which has been used since the Sixteenth Cen tury as the parish church of Crow land has been found to be of com- paratively recent date, Fragments of the original floor of the Abbey have been unearthed several feet beneath ft.and many of the stove benches which for centuries before were occupied daily by the monks have been found in their places..
Sequel to Repairs,
covered, what I took to be one of
The result is that we
DEATH OF FORMER SINGAPORE
CHIEF JUSTICE.
18 YEARS WORK IN MALAYA..
The Straits Times" of Sept. 20 says20
gest that you concur in sending to This widow our very deepest sorrow and regret at his death, and our appreciation of the greater dis tinction which he added to the office of Chief Justico,
-The Attorney-General. The Attorney-Generul the Hon. Mr. M. H. Whitley said: The Bar We record with regret the death this Court desire to assoclate them- of this Colony and the peers of at Bournemouth, on August. 30, efselves respectively with all that Sir William Hyndman Jones, who has, fallen from your Lordship this
was Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements from 1906 to 1914
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morning.
For 18 years, except for short
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
*OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
Jones will be remembered as man fonca held office as a sudge of this TT on Shanghai The late Sir Willium Hyndman intervals. Sir William Hyndman TT on London of commanding presence and kindly Colony, and for eight years as nature. a courteous gentleman and Chief Justice
an ornament to the judicial bench. It may be confidently asserted
He
Jones,
Banks.
Hongkong Bank
Semi-final replay; Queen's Park contributed to cover the cost of theftive appointments in the Barbades. The Hon. Mr. C. Everitt said: Water-boats: ....
1. Rangers 3.
The rst match resulted in a
draw of Pill Rangers now meet Celtic in the foal, the later having disposed of Partick Thistle...
ENGLISH LEAGUE
Div. 11 (South).
Newport 2, Chariton 1 Queen's Park Rangers 2,
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-Reuter,
The league table now stands;—
Div. II (South);
and again in 1004.
of which still remain.
In 1908 he became acting Chief Judicial Commissioner for the F.M.S. in which office he was.con- frmed in the following year.
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affairs, but was a keen patron of judge ever sat on the Bench of this Chartered Bank. He took no prominent part in social that no more able or more courteous] do.
He would have been an Mercantile Bank, 4. & B.
do.. devout churehman, being seldom ornament to any Dench. The law music and the arts generally, and Colony. theent from at least one Sunday repotta romain to testify to his. & O. Bank, She sensationally recovered and
service at St. Andrew's Cathedral, ability, and his courtesy and charm Bank of East Aslä became two up at the 18th, and "We were forced to inke up the
Best Type of Colonial Judge.. of manner are abiding memories to
Marine Insurances. then halved the 17th for the present Boor for repairs," the Rec-
As a judge he could when neces-all whose duty or business brought Canton Insurance match.-Reuter's American Ser-or, the Rev, GB. K. Clowes, has.
China Underwriters explained. "As soon as the pewsary be extremely severe in criminal them into contact with him.
To those who knew him well this North China Insurance. had been removed and some of the cases which called for such treat- blocks lifted from the floor I disment; but his demeanour on the end news comes with a very rent Union Insurance
A great Yangtze Insurance bench was urbane and businesslike, sense of personal load.
Fire Insurances.. judge and a fire gentleman, Bas site old stone benches. I calculated he never gave way to anything passed, and the world is the poort: China Fire Insurance the probable depth of the origial approaching temper, door below the benches. and most excellent sample of the best. With the devoted lady who is H.K. Fire Insurance
Shipping.. now the widow we feel the deepest || arranged for a proper excavation to type of Colonial judge.
Sir William, who had just pass of these proceedings be entered in Hongkong Steamboats..
sympathy. I move that a minute Douglaseg be rade. have how discovered the floor, fiyeed his 79th birthday, was appaint the records of the court, and a copy H.K. Tugs & Lighters.. feet below the one on which thed a judge of the Supreme Court thereof sent to Lady Hyndman Indo-Chinas (Pref) do. (Def.). people of Crowland have trodden of the Straits Settlements as far for over three hundred years."" hack ng 1896, having previously
Members of the Bar.
Shell Transports Star Ferriea.... A large sum has already been held various legal and Administra excavation, but it is estimated that St. Lucia, Tobago, Grenada, and have been requested by the prac- tiang members of the Bar to a further £1,000 will be required; Jamaica.
China Sugars Crowland Abbey has had a trou-
associate myself, with the words blous history, and on is has depend-
that have fallen from your Lordship Malabon Sugars ed the fate of the town. The first
and the Attorney-General. The
Mining. monastery was founded in 716 by
late Sir William Arst held a Judicial Benguets King the bald in honour of Staj In 1006, he was appointed Chief appointment at the early age of 33 Kallan Mining Ad.
Within two years Langkate (Combined). Guthlac of Merein, young noble. Justice of the Straita Settlements, Barbados,
do. (Single) who, it was said, foretold the e senior judicial position, he was acting as Chief Justice, and accession of the King to the Throne. Malaya" and filled that office with later in the same year he acted as Shanghai Exploration
Shanghai Loan However, the abbey was burnt dur-great distinction until he retired in Attorney-Generat
When he came to the Straits Set Rauba i Abering the Danish Incursions of 370, 1914.
A fine. Norman, Sir Willam Hyndman Jones was lenients in 1806 he had had 16 Tronch Mines abbey was raised in 1113, the ruins one of the three judges who heard years of judicial experience, After Ural Caspians
the Six Widows Case, and another period of ten years as a pulsne Docks. Wharves, The town of Crowland grew up famous case which came before him Judicial Commissioner
Judge he was appointed Chief Godowns, &c. around the abbey, and with its cis-was the trial of Chinese and Malay M.S., and in the same year Chic: H.K., & W. Docks
in the F.K. & K. Wharves. solution of an unimportant village. pirates who committed shocking In that year, a portion of the abbey atrocities on board a 'junk off the P. W. D.. L. F.A. Pts was converted into a parish church. Froast of Johore in 1909. Swindon..... 8 6 1 1 23 1 13 The last occasion on which it was During the trial the defence rats-of 67 years and it was a striking Lands Hotels & Bldgs. Bristol C... 8 5 2 1 21 9 12 brought before the public was whened the point that the courts of the tribute to his virility and his unim-H.K. & S. Hotels Millwell..... 9 5 2 2 2 10 12 its famous peal of bells were broad- Colony have no jurisdiction to paired mental powers that when he Hongkong Lands Then upon an objection made Newport..... 8 5 2 1 0 7 12 east throughout the country several fiet capital punishment for piracy, attained the high office of Chief Hongkong Kealty by the rider of Foliation, which
and after argument before u fall Justice of the Colony. he Close to the scene of the excava court, a decision was given in already exceeded by four years Humphreys Estates
had H.K. Territorial was third, Solarid was disquali-Crystal P... 4 3 1 13 9 tions, it is believed, lie the tcin favour of the defence, and the the fed-British Wireless Service. Gillingham. 8 4 2 2 15 10 10 of Hereward the Wake (Camous for pirates were sentenced to penal ser-an
age at which # judge Prince's Building be called Southend... 8 4 1 3 15 14 the romance of his life and the revitude for life.
upon 10 re-Rural Lands .... tire, and for a period of eight Plymouth... 3 2 3 15 128sistance he offered to William the
Cotton Mills. Brighton 2 3 1 13 9 7 Conqueror) and of Torfrid, his first
years he adorned that office. I ven- Ewo Cottons Exeter......... 7 2. 3 2 13 12'
7¡ wife.
In his summary of the legal his-bure to say, as it had never been Orientals Watford. 3 3T 4 5 13 71
tory of the Colony in One Hundred Adorned before.
Shanghai Cottons (old) 8 2 2 4 12 13 6
Years of Singapore, Mr. Roland At the time of his retirement he
do. (new) 16 15 6 7 2 2.
Braddell makes the following re-had served no less than 34 years
Miscellaneous. ference to the former Chief Jus in tropical climates, but notwith- Canton Ices
standing his age he showed little Cements (comb.)
*** do. "Sir William was the beau idealno sign of flagging energy
. (old) 9 16 5 TIGERS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY of a judge. tearned, quick as gr long residence in the tropics so China. Busce
mental fatigue--the price which do (new) ing law and fact; of most stabely
China Lights (comb.) presence and possessed a fine often exacts. figure, he dominated his court, and He was indeed a striking example do. MADRAS HEADS THE LIST.'
fled it with an atmosphere of of mena sana in corpore sano.. The do. Simla, August 17. JAPANESE CEMENT, Estocks to Manila. Ilofo, Singapore,
dignity that accorded with the tribute paid to the Inte Sir William China Prov. Hawall and South America. Most That the toll of life that wild fast traditions of the Bench.in the article by Mr. Roland Dairy Farms of the consignments leave from animals and venomous snakes take Courteous and kind, he had always Braddell in the book, One Hundred Der 4. Wing
every your is happily decreasing is a helping hand for the struggling Years of Singapore, is a far more Hongkong Amusements. Cement companies are
shown by the annual returns for junior and he certainly taught eloquest one than I can express, H.K. Constructions observing the 36 per cent. restri 1925 which have now been received more law and more etiquette to the and I and my brothers at the Bar Hongkong Electrics tion of production but the market from Loen! Governments and younger members of the Bar than most heartily endorse that tribute. H.K. Ropes (comb.)
Sir William won the admiration, is subject to wild variations, flue Administrations. Tigers are again any fudge who has ever sat hero.
do. (old) do. (new) cement of low quality are coming ating between Yen 4 and Yen 520responsible for the largest number Jurymen speak of him in the and respect of every member of the |
highest admiration, but to the Bar Bar who practised before him, but Hongkong Tramways barrel. Mr. S." Asano, president
he was perhaps at his best when what is far greater he won our Lane, Crawfords
Macao Electrics presiding over the Court of Appeal. warmest affection.
We felt that we had in hig Mackintosh,
Nanyang Tobaccos Peak Trams (old)
A sensation was created, at Newmarket to-day when Siz John Rutherford's colt. Solario, for whom an offer of £300.000 made by H. E. the Aga Khan was re- fused was beaten in the race for the valueless Jockey Club Stakes,
As a result of an exciting race,"
Sir Abe Bailey's Foxlaw won by neck from Solario, "
MATCH FOR M.C.L.
•
A Charity football match. in aid of M.CL. Junds,, is to be plyed at Kowloon to-morrow between the Kowloon FC, and the E. Surreys, kick-off at 4.30 p.m.".
The team to represent Kowloon has been selected as follows: Wood: Wheeler, Young: Turner; Sims, McKelvie, Pils, Spary, Caveille.
and Hayes. Reserves: Rasmussen and Baldwin.
Mason
CERTAIN BRANDS PRACTI CALLY USELESS.
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The total number of persons re ed for 88 per cent of all cement Company, has proposed that a futurned a killed by wild animals in imports, Between January and the Japan Cement Association. British India during 1925 amounted Counsel were kept to the point,
ther restriction be enforced through May of this year 84 per cent. of is expected that the output will be to 1,974, as against 2,587 in the decisions were rapid; there was no mentor and a loving friend, and bur the cement imported into the Dutch eut by 10 or 16 per cent. more.
previous year, and 3.605 in 1923, bnstant interruption, no wrang-deep regret at his retirement was
(new) Tigers were responsible for 974 of ling with counsel, and work in the that he was not elevated to the colonies was Japanese. It has prar-
July Output.
Sinceres tically driven out the German “and
During July the various com- these deaths, leopards for 181, Court of Appeal, while he presided, office of Privy Councillor.
pleasure and often an
His memory will always live in Singapore Trams Dutch brands and is encroaching ranies sold 515,000 barrels in all
our hearts, and we can only obtain Taxis some sense of consolation when we United Asbestos The Dutch newgipers in Java and the new plan is to be based on
"He was possessed of a strong realise that, notwithstanding the those figure, which follow, in are conducting a vigorous pharrals:-
in Madras, from leopards in the sense of humour, but it did not fact that he retired at the age of
do. paganda campaign against Japan--
Central Provinces and Berar, from evince itself. by jokes. 65,000 ege cement. Several of these stated
wolves in the United Provinces, habit of placing his handkerchief is strength was such that he Watsons. Fecently that the Dutch East Indian
from, bears in Bihar and Orissa and over his mouth when anything ap- was permitted to enjoy some twelve Wm. Powells "Government Supply Bureau recent-
pealed to his raibility, but the blue years of retirement.
I also desire to associate myself ly purchased a large amount of
Of 388 deaths from "other ani- eyes over the handkerchief told cheap Japanere vement which was
mals," about 73 are assigned to their tale, and the counsel who with the motion made by the Attor
ney-General S found virtually unserviceable and
wild pigs and 98 to crocodiles and could call a twinkle into them by kust 00.000 gulders by the transar-
alligators.
witty remark did not find his task tion.
A technical laboratory connected with the Government of the islands conducted a test recently, the vegma-l cular press here states, and issued,
a report stating that Asano, and
standard.
ed.
Chichibu Cement Iwaki Cemens Nippon Cement
He had a
55,000:
15,000
Toyokuni Cement Tosa Cement. Chuo Cement Oitu Cement t'be Cement Saltura Cement Mikawn Cement
Asano Cement
34,000
from elephants in Assum
9,000 6,000 20,000 3,000
8,000
6,000
Total.
.250,000,
Singapore. References. the United Provinces, and the Cen- "There was a large gathering of .515,000 tral "Provinces and Berar coming
members of the Singapore Bar In The Nippon Portland Cement next in order. The mortality from
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ja Lordship, who "was accom- The highest number of deaths any the, more difficult in eonse-panied on the Bench by Mr. Justice Deane, directed that a minute of from all wild animals, occurred in jquence.”.
the proceedings should be entered Madras (484), Bihar and Orissa,
In the records of the court, and a copy sent to Lady Hydnman Jones/
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Onoda make Portland cement as Company has announced flota-elephants showed a parked ing. when reference was made to good as any other brand, but that tion of Yen 2,500,000 delentures at crease in the Provinces where the the death of Sir William Hyndman MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. mogt of the ethers are of far lower the interest rate of 8 per cent. a animals are mostly found. There. your. Thene. debentures are to be has been a noticeable decrease in Discuss Import Eạn.
The Chief Justice (Sir William redeemed in three years after being death from all other animals, ex-
The P. & O. 8.8. "Khyber left Certain merabers of the Chamber
let unredeemed for two years, copt bears, in almost all Provinces. Murison) suid: My attention has of Deputies of the Dutch Enet
Deaths from anake bite fell from been called to the fact that quite Singapore for this port on Septem-New York Indies are said to be ciscswing the The subscription list will be closed adoption of protective measures for on Septeraber 15. Funda thu 19.867 to 19,808. Decreases occur recently in England there.died one her 26 at 3 a.m., with the outward raised are to be devoted to busi-red in Madras, the United Pro- who was for some time here a very English Mails, and is due here the lands coment industry, some
The B. L. 8. Reniomond" from fr demand': Being so far as to state that less extension. The Hundredth vinces, the Punjab, Burma, Bihar distinguished figure-Sir William to-day
Eank, the. Tukyo Bark and te and Orissa, the Central Provinces Hyndman Jones. After a period of Japanese cement should be exchul- Kwansai Trust Company have aand Berar and Assam, but Bombay service in the West Indies he came Leith. Middlesbro Antwerp, Lorient
(On: domax dị, and Bengal have reported slight here in 1896 and sat in the office on and Straits is due to arrive Wire While Japanese interested in the cepted the flotation.
which I have the honour to hold here on October 4
un demand The E.P.S. RMS. "Empress of During the year under review for some eight years. 21,605 wild animals were reported I think I may say that nobody: Rusma" left Yokohama on Septem- Mp
On demand. Christchurch, August 18.-The to have been, destroyed, of which berbre him, and probably after Himber 25, at p.m., and id dae at Van- cal cement industry, they do not
On ditand deny that a great deal of the annual report of the Government 1,609 were tigers, 4,660 leopards. has held that office with greater couver on October 4
The CPS, RIM.S. "Empress of
30 days' sight (private On Yobaza Japanese cement which goes to the Stores Control Board atutes that 2.485 bears and 2,361, wolves. A distinction. He was a man who
On demand East Indies is of poor quality and appreciation of its policy of pre-sum of Rs. 155,067 was paid in re- possessed nearly all the qualities Asia" is now due here from it is thought likely that the matter ference for New Zealand and Bri-wards, against Rs. 169,765 in the that go to make a good judge, and Vancouver vis. Japan" ports und
although I had not the pleasure and Sha ghot at 7 am on October 6 Overgas (Bank's buying rate will be taken up by the Japan tish goods has been expressed by previous year. Yo
The number of snakes destroyed privilege of knowing him personal and will fail for Manila, Plat Bar Bliver in Flimkane Cement Association for discussion, many Arma and commercial
Domestic demand for cement is organisations, and there was no in India, proper, decreased from this far fame, has come down to 5 pm on Getober 6. She is duo Chiese Copper Cashe slackening. due to various causes doubt that the Board's policy in 47.100 to 41,004 and rewards paid everybody in this Colony back from Manila, FI. et 7.a.mapper Center but exports are going ahead at a this respect had been of great for their destruction were Ra, 1,579 It is due to us not to let in October 11 and will Bail for ste of Hanve Iosarcom lively rate Japanese cement com- naistance both to local and Bri- as against Rs. 1,403 in the previous death go by, without very honour anaouver, BC, vla Shanghal and inne Beh Cale
able mention on the part of the Bat Jat ports at noon on October 14. Denies are sending their surplus tish manufacturers.
business are inclined to ascribe most of this agitation to the
machinations of the members of the
increases.
year.
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