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The

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ESTABLISHED. 1845.

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1931.

IRISH SWEEP TICKET THE BETTING DUTY ORDINANCE ATTACKED BY AN

DISPUTE.

Sensational Dublin

Case Ends.

£88,000 INVOLVED.

London, Yesterday. Emilo Scala, the Italian cafe keeper, who drew an Irish Sweep ticket on Grakle, winner of the Grand National last year, has established his claim as sole owner in the Dublin Courts after

- 1931.

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Tax Ordinance, 1931, and other than the sweepstakes subscriptions contributed to- wards the prizes for the own- ers of winners and placed horses or ponies in horse and pony races conducted by race, Jockey or hunt clubs."

ELEPHANT.

Physician Chased on

Jungle Path.

PROCTOR TO THE RESCUE.

Section 18 of the Gambling Or-

Tangolle, Ceylon, Oct. 29. dinance, 1891, as enacted by BEC- tion 3 of the Gambling Amend-wild elephant, an Ayurvedic phy- Attacked in the jungle by a ment Ordinance, 1930,, is repeal-sician of Boondala, a village 15 cd.

The Gambling Amended Or dinance, 1930, is repealed.

Betting Duty Regulations,

a long hearing. Two Italian hair- The Provisions (including the dressers sucd him claiming to penal provisions) of the Stamp be partners in a quarter of the Duties Management Ordinance ticket which remained after 1911, shall apply to stamps used Scala had sold three-quarters of for denoting Bettingg Duty, it to a bookmaker before the

The secretary of every club organising a cash-sweep or con-

race. A quarter share was worth

£88,000. The costs of the case: exceeded £20,000. Counsel for defence protested against the judge's decision that Seala

should pay its own costs, but hisį Lordship warmly declared that, notwithstanding the Court's judgment, Scala had perjured: himself up to the hilt-Reuter.

GERMAN AVIATRIX.

Sets Out on Flight to D. E. I.

Berlin, Yesterday.

LOCAL RAIN.

The report issued by the Royal Observatory at 10.41 am.” to-day states:

The anti-cyclone which is ' central over Shanghai, is mov- in Eastward.

A typhoon, situated about 160 miles east of Surigao, le moving westward.

Local forecast:-N.E. winds; fresh; fair generally; local rain.

was admitted at 8 o'clock last miles distant from Hambantota,

night to the Hambantota hospi- tal in a serious condition, after having been rendered first aid by two persons who had gone to seek his professional services.

It

appears that Messrs. C. F. W. Edirisuriya, proprietor and D. A. Jayawickrama, Proc of the rice mills, Ambalantota,

tor of Tangalle, motored down yesterday evening to Boondala to requisition the services of the physician who is said to be a spc- cialist in the treatment of frac tures. As he was away at the time, they waited for him in his: house which is situated near the jungle.

Chased by Elephant.

Shortly after dark he was re- turning home along a jungle path, when he suddenly came face to face with an elephant not far from his house. He imme- diately ran into the brushwood only to be followed by the beast, The German airwoman, Elli ducting a totalisator or pari-which struck against him and Beinkorn, has left solo on a long-mutuel, in the Colony, or acting knocked him down senseless. distance flight in a hundred us agent in the Colony for the Leaving him for dead, the ani- horse power Klemm machine for allocation of chances in a cash-mal wont its way. Singapore vin India. She then sweep organixed outside the Col- Messrs. Edirisuriya and Jaya- purposes to proceed to the Jale ony, ahall draw up for the Col-wickrama, who had heard the of Ball in the Dutch East Indies. lector of Stamp Revenue a state-sound of the elephant trumpet- -Reuter.

ment showing→→→

ing, and feared that the man (i) the number of tickets sold' might have been attacked,

and the amounts received once set out into the jungle ne- in respect of the totalisator, commpanied by a gang of about or pari-mutuel betting on

15 villagers. They had not gonej each race;

far when they found the man (ii) the number and value of lying apparently dead in the cash-sweep tickets sold; brushwood. Messrs. Edirisuriya | (iii) the number and value of and Jayawickrama-lost no time cash-sweep chances allocat-in rendering first aid, after ed otherwise than by ticket which the man revived and was in respect of each race.

immediately despatched by car In the case of a club acting as to the Hambantota hospital. agent as aforesaid which is per- mitted to issue liste instead of

SHARE MARKET.

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Miscellaneous:---Canton Ices have

at

again come in for a demand and buyers are now offering $5.50. Cements have improved to $19.20 buyers with sales at $10.30. Hong Kong Ropes are wanted at $16.50. Dairy Farms have buyers at $28.50 with sellers at $29.00. Hong Kong Amusements are sellers at $21.00 tickets, the statement shall be 'countant of the Hong Kong and with buyers offering $20.00. Con drawn up and delivered to the structions Old are nominal at $5.85 Collector before the lists of num- whilst the New shares are wanted bers allocated are despatched nt $1.90. Lane Crawforda have from the Colony. sellers of Old shares at $6.75 and New at $6.25. Watsons are inquir ed for ut $16.25. China Entertain ments Old shares have buyers at $16 with sales at this figure and the New are wanted at $15.50.

China Lights:-The directors of the Company have decided to offer to Shareholders Additional. shares

In the case of cash-sweeps con ducted by a club organising the race and In the case of bets on any totalisator or pari-mutuel the statement shall be drawn up and delivered within fifteen days after the day on which the race is held,

Mr. F. L. Rapley, assistant ac-

China Gas Company Ltd., has notl- fied the Police that a shroff, em- ployed by the firm, absconded on November 28 last. Since then it has been discovered that he has om- bezzled several sums of money, the total amount of which they have not yet ascertained.

unce, 1931, shall be deemed a debt and may be recovered in the same manner as Crown rents, as- In all other cases the state-sessments, fees or forfeitures are) in the proportion of one additional ment shall be drawn up and de-recovered under the Crown Be- share of the nominal value of $5 for livered within three days after medies Ordinance, 1875, upon every five shares of which they are the day or which the race is certificate purporting to be under the registered holders on January 9, held and before any money is dis- 1982. Such additional shares willtributed among the contributors be issued at par. The full amount (or subscribers.

of $5 per share will be payable on The Collector, or any person dr before February 1, 1932, for generally or specially authorised shareholders whose registered ad thereto by him in writing, may dreas is in Hong Kong and on April at all reasonable times require 1, 1982, in the case of shareholders from the secretary of every such whose registered address is outside club the production at such place the Colony.

as he may direct of any books, Exchange:-Rate of Exchange to accounts, vouchers, lists, counter day on London T.T. is 1/41⁄2 and foils or other documents relating on Shanghai 751⁄2.

to any, totalisator, pari-mutuel or

Forward Settlement Days:-De | sweep. Jeember 22, 1981, and January 20,

1982.

the hand of the Colonial Trea- surer.

Unless by agreement between any club and the Collector for the payment of duty in any other manner, the duty shall be paid by stamps affixed printed, em- bossed or impressed by the Col- lector on each ticket or counter- foil and on each list provided for in section 4 of the Betting Duty Ordinance, 1931, before any such ticket o rlist is issued.

The Collector may prescribe forms for use under these regu

The duty required to be paid under the Betting Duty Ordin- 'lations.

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