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: LAWN BOWLS

game.

RAIN SPOILS THE SCHEDULE

THREE MATCHES

In spite of a heavy shower which lasted for the best part of an hour just before the commencement of the Lawn Bowls programme on Saturday, three matches were decided in the League In another fixture, in the junior divi- sion, rain put an early stop to the In Division 1, the Taikoo R.C. got the better of the Civil Service C.C. at Happy Valley.

The Craigengower C.C. defeated the -Kowloon C.C. in Division II by a co- fortable margin, including a substan- tial win of 31 shots on one riak, which probably constitutes a local record.

After a close struggle at King's Park, the Club de Recreio lost to the Civil Service. C.C. by the narrow margin of four points.

On the whole, the greens were not as "difficult" as expected and more matches might have been played, espe- cially on the Hong Kong side.

CIVIL SERVICE v. T.R.C.

"RECREIO ». C.s.c.c.

At King's Park, the Club de Re- creia lost to the Civil Service C.C. by four shots.

In this match the coincidence was seen of four rinks finishing with 18 each

On the second rink each side,

curiously enough, got a trio of g'. The scores were level at the fifth and eleventh heads, and then Archibald scored on four heads in succession, securing a lead of five points. In the end, however, the wer by just one shot.

FIRE IN CITY

A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF WATER

thing.

TWO HOUSES GUTTED

THE CHINA MAIL,

Shortly after

and the

EXTRADITION CASE

"SMOKE-SCREEN OF ELOQUENCE"

MAGISTRATE SMOTHERED

"backward country" and they should not impose a time limit.

At the close of Mr. Lo's ad dress, His Worship said that he would reserve his decision but he right away that bia might say mind was made up on. one point. He was referring to Mr. Lo's ar gument on the matter of "proof Such was the comment made by of guilt" and he was satisfied in own mind that "proof of a prima Mr. E. V. Hamilton, at the Central his Magistracy, on Saturday, at the con guilt" meant proof of clusion of the extradition case, in facie case. which the Canton authorities sought the surrender of a Chinese

"I am smothered by a smoke. screen of eloquence."

Friends or Enemies

Dealing with Mr. Lo's alibi, Mr. cerity in the ease. Andrewes said that when there had been a robbery accompanied by kidnapping, people who suffered by it could hardly make

had

a mistake with regard to the Iden- tity of those who had inflicted this suffering.

A devastating fire broke out on On the first rink the Civil Ser-Saturday night in a most congested Two area of the Central district. vice scored on the first four heads. Then the Club de Recreio scored houses were completely razed to the on the succeeding three. The ground, and the work of the Fire scoring right through was very Brigade was greatly handicapped by

A Test of Sincerity low, one 3 going to the Portuguese the shortage of water.

At the outset of his closing ad- and a couple of 3's for the visi- For fully twenty minutes after tors. At the 18th head the secres the arrival of the Brigade, the hoses named Ip Tim, for alleged robbery dress, Mr. Andrewes informed the were level at 10-10; at the 20th were not brought into play owing to and kidnapping in Tzekam village, Magistrate that Lo Tso-sam, an old the principal witness in the case head the Civil Service led by just the lack of water: One feeble jet Wuchew district, in Chinese ter man from the country, who was one shot, but a 2 on the last head was played on the burning house ritory, In March 1926.

Both Mr. L. R, Andrewes, assist against the fugitive, had died at gave them the victory by three at an early stage, which availed no-ant Crown Solicitar, and Mr. Hir- the Kwong Wah Hospital that shots.

The fire broke out ir a loss paper shing Lo, defending Counsel, ad- morning. In spite of his infirmity shop at the corner of Cochrane-dressed his Worship on the merits he had made the trip here from of the case, as presented before the the country, and Counsel Brggest- street and Wellington-street, at a Court, and both referred his Wored that was a good test of his slu- quarter past ten.. ward the appliances from the Cen- ship to authorities on extradition, tral Fire Station were on the scene, but Mr. Hamilton said that it was closely followed by the appliances not a case of merely looking up from Wanchai and Kennedy Town. books. He would have to review Save for a 4 and a 8 for Barros

A China Mail" representa the case as a whole, and would and a 3 for Massey, low scoring tive arrived on the scene together therefore reserve his decision for was likewise seen on the third with the first fire-engine. The a week.

fre originated At Happy Valley, the Civil Ser- rint, which finished level-18 houses where the

burning fiercely each. The scores were level at was

Mr. Lo, in his submission on he

Alleged Threatening Letters?. vice CC. lost to the Taikoo R.C. by the 7th head and then Barros got second and third floors were al

half of the alleged fugitive, sald Mr. Andrewes added that Mr. The flames soon that there had been a blood fend Lo had made reference to threat- On the first rink the highest dif- a head of five and later, seven.ready involved.

spread to the third floor and the between the fugitive's clan and thatening letters but none was produc- adjoining house in Wellington of the complainants in the case,ed by the defence. He submitted street, which was a rice shop was over burial grounds in the country that, taking the case as a whole it in imminent danger.

The people were all Hakkas and

could fairly be said that the In spite of all efforts, the fire: mountaineers, and as such, they Crown's case was believable and at men were only able to bring one only knew friends and enemies.

least prima facie. small hoes into play. The pres-There was not such a thing Worship "doubly sure" of his con- sure of the water was so feeble that

strangers, and if a man belonged the jet could hardly reach

to the opposite camp he was made a vietin of the feud whether he Smart Work The fourth floor was then involv. had personally done them a wrong

or not. had burned ed and the fire

Counsel said that it was wicked through the roof, before a full pres-and criminal to he, more malicious sure of water was obtained.

still to lie against another man's fire-fighter, under the direction

In this connection he freedom. of Mr. Brooks, Superintendent of the Brigade, then did a smart piece quoted a case at Home in which, they work. Two big buses were in charging the jury, a well-known

Judge told them that if thought that both sides had told lies, they must bear in mind that it was less malicious to lie for one's own freedom than to lie against the freedom of another.

-16 shots.

at

ference between the teams

time was four. Ferguson's any rink had the better of the exchanges for the first five heads but Grim- mitt's scored four times in suc

13-9 at cession and led by the 13th head. The damage was done by Ferguson on the very next head, live going up on the board to hia credit and he fed by 14-13. Both sides scored thrice thereafter, but the victory went to Ferguson by a couple of shots.

Drummond looked like annihilat- on the ing "Bob" Taylor's men second rink, the latter scoring only half a dozen shots up to the 14th head, on which Drummond got ay many as five, making the score 17 6,

A couple of units and a 2 for

PLEASE DON'T WASTE WATER

Massey eventd

up matters second floor. (16-13) a little bit. Barros got) a couple of units, but Massey got 3 and 2. on the last two heads. Club de Recreo Civil Service E. V. M. R. de

Sousa E. W. Simonds

L. Hollands R. R. Davies F. Haynes (Skip)

F. V. Ribeiro A. V. Barros A. I. Husto

(Skip)... 18 M. F. Baptista Comes Alves

A couple of. units and a three came in handy for Taylor, this! being countered by Drummond, who got a three on the 18th head. Taylor, however, was persistent and scored on the last three heads (1, 1, and 3), thus going down by only E. M. Remedios

J. M. Rosario four: shots.

L. Gutierrez Skip) 1 Remedios

....18

L. R. Whant

W. J. Bickford C. Sara

of

the

The

and

18 brought up to the fourth floor of a

house on the opposite side, from there two strong streams of water were soon playing on the

J. R. Archibald

(Skip) ....

19.

H. L. Lockhart

R. R. Wood

L. E. Luck

J. Massey

(Skip) 18

(Skip)

61

By a coincidence Wotherspoon E. L Barros also got a five, so as not to be out- done by Ferguson and Drummond.

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

This was on the seventh head, be

fore which Brawn led, thanks to

Three heads

two jets were

burning mass.

Another

drilled on the building from Queen's Road, Central, opposite the

Central

Treaty Interpretation The fugitive, Counsel said, was

To make his

guilty" viction that "prove of meant proof of a prima facie case, Counsel made some references to

authorities.

ARTISTIC TOWERS

FOR ELECTRIFICATION.

SCHEME AT HOME Rapidly spreading over Britain suspended on 70-foot towers six per mile is a network of cables, aptly described. officially as the "Grid," conveying current for the new unified electrification system.

The full-story of the great enter

Market. Although four hoses probably wanted by some authority prise is told in the first annual re- 18 were played on the building, the in a country which was in a state of port of the Central Electricity Board recording substantial pro- fre showed no sign of abatement, chaos, therefore he appealed to his 55owing to the nature of the goods Worship to make a fair interpreta-gress towards a complete electrica

stored in the shop which

Schemes already adopted cover were tion of the treaty and-coreider his tion of the kingdom,

The client's right to common law profes-two-fifths of the country and 75 all of an inflammable nature.. blaze acon spread to the kitchen tion.** of the adjoining house in Welling-

a 4, 8, and 1. On that eight, how- ever, be stuck for six more heads,

were completed Wotherspoon bringing up the score

A 2 for when the above match was brought in his favour to 16-8, Brawn was followed by 3 and 4 for to an abrupt termination, with the Wotherspoon, and each side there-Taikoo R.C. leading by one shot. after scored on three heads, Brawn's The game will be continued on some figure including a 4. The latter. future date from where it was left however, went down by 10 shots.

Taikoo R.C.

Civil Service

S. Randle

T. Grimes

J. Deakin

J. Hollidge

A. W. Grimmitt

(Skip).... 17

F. E. Booker

S. E. Akerman

A. Stalker

J. Laing

J. Ferguson

(Skip)

G. McLeod

J. B. Chapman

B. E. Maughan G. Morrison

A. 0. Brawn

(Skip)

T. Laing

F. H. Holdman

J. J. Gregory

R. T. Taylor

J. Chalmers

C. B. Matthews

N. Drummond

(Skip)

J. Sloan

19

off.

-ton-street

Rice Shop in Peril

per cent. of the population. Contracts aggregate £8,000,000,

interesting Equally

over

is the

Referring to Article 21 of the Tientsin Treaty, Mr. Lo said that it expressed the spirit of the law, A rice shop only separated by and it was clearly stated that a the kitchen of the burning fagitive was only to be handed over Board's determination not to sacri- house was then in danger, and the on proof of guilt. It was not fice the amenities of the coun- firemen had to direct their hoses sufficient that a prima facie case tryside to utilitarian considera- on the kitchen in an attempt to cut had been made out. He also point- tions, and even the towers For off the fame so as to save the rice ed out that his Worship did not the primary lines are constructed shop. While

they were at this know if after his surrender the ia consultation with the well- P. W. D. L. Pts.task, other parts of the building fugitive would have a fair hearing known Academician, Sir Reginal

in which the flames had been more before a judge and jury, therefore again became he must be absolutely satisfied of or less subdued, ignited. The firemen had to play the man's guilt their hoses in a sweeping motion

LEAGUE TABLES

- Livision I.

5 4 0 I Taikoo R.C.

0.2 Kowloon D.Re... 5 3 Cralgengawer C.C. 5 3 0 2 Kowloon C.C. 5 3 0 2

8

6

so as to enable them to check the conflagration.

Chinese Oficial Attitude" Knowing the Chinese mind as well as he did. Mr. Lo asked his Their efforts met with success Worship to agree with him that after fully an hour. The rice shop extradition from Hong Kong by a was saved, but the joss paper shop Magistrate's order would be regard- and a house immediately at its reared by the Chinese authorities as were completely gutted.

17.

W. Wotherspoon

(Skip)

Kowloon B.G.C.

4 4 2 0 2

.... 27

Club de Recrio

16

(Skip) ...

20:

60

66

4 2 0 2 Civil Service C.C. 5 2 0 8 5 0 0 5 Police R.C...

Shots For and Against

For Aget. Up Dn. Kowloon D.R.C. 321 201 60 Taikoo R.C.....

4

4

0

0 316 272 44

Division II

CRAIGENGOWER v. K.C.C.

On their own ground, the Craig-

defeated engover C.C. Kolo

was low.

C.C. by 25 shots.

the

Crackers Chime In

Blowfeld.

UNCLAMED TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT. NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.

The following unclaimed tele- conclusive proct of guilt, and there-grams are lying at the office of the fore his doom was sealed from the Great Northern Telegraph Com-

-came The tremen, Europeans and Chi-moment the order was made here. pany (Limited) of Denmark:-

0 Craigengowe C.C. 315 297 18 Kowloon B.G.C., 237 248 0 11 nese alike, worked with commend- Club de Recreio. 230 243 Pulice R.C. 266 289 Kowloon C.C... 265 209 Civil Service C.C. 272.313

Division IL-

The Crown's evidence

Kashiwabara from Tokyo. Ozorio, 11 Glenealy, from Shang-

There

hai.

0 13 able skill and presence of mind. from an unreliable source. 023 It was largely through their efforts wors very few exhibits and all of team-work that more houses these were in favour of the fugi- 0 34 and

The street is tive. Identification of the fugi- 0 41 were not involved,

at all times congested, and the tive had been nullified and made

Fujibun, from Osaks. --

P. W. D. L. Pts.houses are built in such a manner a farce by the taking of his And then photograph after his arrest here Civil Service C.C. 6 5 0 1 10 as to resemble a hive.

were the usual crowd of and circulating. it in the country A very even struggle was wit-Craigengower C.C. 6, 4 0 1 8 there

Counsel quoted author- nessed on the first rink. There was Yacht Club 3 0 2 81Chinese running aimlessly to and for the purpose of securing wit- never much in it at any time, first Electric R.&.....8 0 2 afro hindering the work of the nee

ities to show that photographs one side and then the other Kowloon BG.C. 6 8 0:36 Brennem leading. Both sides got a couple ratkon R.C.

4 2 0 24 However, amidst their danger of a person about to be identified of fours, but otherwise the scoring Club de Rerein. 6 1.0 2lous work, the fire-fighters had should not be shown to those who

Thanks to one of the Kowloon CC... 5 0 0 5 0 their comedy.

A long string of were to identify him, t

Counsel also dealt with the 4' mentioned Rosselet got on level

Shots For and Against crackers chimed in, which terms at the ⚫ 18th head

For Agst. Up Dn. followed by another and yet another. fugitive's slibl that he had lived (1-17) and got three units before Civil Service C.C. 365 815, 50

In the joss paper shop, where the in Hong Kong since January, the close, as compared with only Kowloon BG.C. 379 326 47

0 fire first broke out, quite a large 1920, which had not been refuted hal

by the Crown. He also claimed one unit for Hepburn, who lost by Yacht Club 300 266 84

O quantity of fire-crackers a couple of shots.

0 stored, and all these boomed that there were discrepancies in Craigengower C.C. 308-263 45

the prosecution. On the second rink Jesse Wilt Taiko R. 253 221 320 away, bot to welcome the "devils the stories of the witnesses for

shire had scored only six up to the Electric K.C. 299 303 18th „beadas against 21 for Club de Becreio 319 385 Labrum's rink. Thereafter Wit shire got 1, 2, and 4. losing the Kowloon CC 235: 366 game by eight shots.

Collins established what must be EPSTEIN'S

arly a record for one rink against 9 He opened with 4, 5, 6, and 1. Robinson got a couple of ones, as did Collins. A unit was scored, by Robinson, but Collins scored another 5. "Robbie" got a couple

and then Collins come away with 4

WAS

were

0 10 but the men who risked their lives

Matter of Jurisdiction 067 for the sake. of humanity.

Dealing with jurisdiction, Mr. "Maskee" the Fire -0·131

Another piece of by-play was Lo said that a Magistrate had the forming the cast. While looking for apprehension on a sworn in- at the conflagration, and in quite formation. A fugitive could be a pealmistic manner counting the held on that warrant for a rea number of lives which might have scuable time pending the arrival been lost, they suddenly thought of the requisition, but when, as of the water which they required in this case, the Governor's order Epstein critics have been provid- for their daily use. Without los- and the requisition did not arrive

NIGHT" acted, the crowd of spectators right to issue a summary warrant

HUGE SCULPTURE ON THE UNDERGROUND

London, May. 24.

1, and 5. Robinson's men there cd with further material for debate lugs minute they botook them all after the case for the pro- after got a 1 and a.8, but Collins by the cnveiling of a colossal selves to their respective homes secution had been closed, it was stored on the last four heads (2, 2 Epstein sculpture representing and in record time they were out "itally wrong

Craigengower

Kowloon GC.

D. K. Kharas

B. Lasham

Flegg

W. Borrowman

Ats comp

E. V. JESSEN,

Superintendent. Hong Kong, 13th June, 1929.

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO, LTD.

,

The following unclaimed tele-

Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong --- grams are lying at the E. E. Thayer, Repulse Bay Hotel, from Torp, care Kluver, from Shang- Singapore.

Barham, steamer "Kashgar," from Batavia.

Parker Bell, Kowloon Hotel, from Monrovia, Calif.

Law-Ban Lee, 283, Des Voeux Road, from Leicester.

S. LACK

Superintendent. Hong Kong 13th Jane, 1929.

STANDARD TIME.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN COLONY

Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong for June (Standard time of 1, and 4), thus winning by 81 ahots "Night at the newly erected Under in the street again, each with two China was not far away from the 120th Meridian, Best of Green-

ground. Railway headquarters at buckets in hand. Away they Hong Kong and therefore there wich), are as follow Westminstër.

ion rushed to the hydrants and, quite sould be no delay in sending on statue, "Morning," has not yet been regardless of the fire-men and con- the extradition requisition. One June stables they made a concerted wick should be ample time to do 17 completed.

rush for the precious fluid. A 90 more selfish act could not be seen A Backward Country.

Here Mr. Andrewes interposed to say that they must mud that they were dealing with

D. A Parves

M. O'Brien

8. Roselet

F.E. Lawrence

Hepburn (Skip) 20 (Skip).

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W. Field

W. Langenstrass W. Webb

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Luck

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F. Colling (Skip)

NACE Ross

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