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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932.

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ROUND THE

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EUROPEAN BUILDING CONTRACTOR CAUTIONED.

to the shop at No. 1, Argyle Street

on February 16. Witness was be-

WHITLEY SHOWS GOOD ALL-ROUND FORM.

R.A.S.C. Victory Over

H.M.S, Medway.

At Sookunpoo yesterday the Royal Army Service Corps defeat. ed H.M.S. Medway by three wickets,

Scores

H.M.S. Medway.

Lt. Mills, c Funnel, b Gray ...

THE

CHINA

MAIL.

Our Sports Diary.

HOCKEY-To-day-Club... w Jats; Recreio v. Radio.

To-morrow-St. · Androw's - University.

17

Friday Radio v. German Club. GOLF-Friday---Third Round of Ladies' Championship.

Friday-Third Round of Ladies' Championship.

Sunday K.G.C. Junior Cham- plonship Final.

HUNTING-To-day Fanling Hunt Hounds Meet at Hunters' Arms at 3.15 p.m.

Sunday-Fanling Hunt Hounda Meet at Potts' Bungalow at 8.15

CRICKET Saturday - League L-University V Craigengower C.C. (L); Kowloon C.C. v. Civil Service C.C. (L): Indian R.C.

Kong CC. (L); League II. C.C. v. University (L); Civil Service C.C. v. Kow- loon C.C. (L.); Hong Kong C.C. v. Indian R.C. (L.).

FOOTBALL Saturday-First Division Recreio v. Borderers; Navy

Police; Argylls v. St. Joseph'a; Kowloon v. Club; Chin- сво League South China "B" v. Eastern; Sung Ching v. Yee Woo; Chinese Athletic "B" v. Chinese Athletic "A"

E. R. A. Manwaring, b Whitley E. R. A. Varley, b Gray E. R. A. Spiers, b Whitley .... P. O. Scott, e Keene, b Whitley

11

3

11

1

2

S. B. A. Pooley, c Keene, b Kate Sto. Sykes, b Gray

23

0

Lt. Commdr. Barry, b Whitley C. P. O. Hubbard, c Buckland,

0

b Sadd

18

Lt. Commdr. King, c Beresford,

b Kate

Tel. Austin, not oat

0

Extra

1

Total

78

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

0. M. R. W.

Whitley

B 0 22 4

Gray

D 0 23 3

Kate

4 0 22

2

THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMME.

Lazenby

3

0

10

0

Sadd

2

0

0

1

R.A.S.C.

21

12

To-day.

1

Lee Wai-tong Y.

Gray, Spiers, b Sykes

Sadd, e Barry, b Pooley

Keene, b Pooley

RACING Saturday Annual Race Meeting (Happy Valley).

TENNIS.

BRADMAN'S GHOST VERY LIVE ONE.

Extraordinary Account in Cooktown Paper.

No wonder the Africans lost the Arst and second Test matches! They have been playing against a ghost! And the ghost of Brad- man, too!

The

For Bradman's dead! Cooktown Independent says 80. He died during the first Test in Brisbane, Read it for yourself in the Independent in its issue of December 9:-

"Don Bradman Dead."

"Australia to-day mourns the loss of the greatest batsman the world has ever seen. During the progress of the Test match in Brisbane, Australia v. South Afri ca, Don Bradman was attacked with dysentery to which he suc-) cumbed on Saturday."

Is Australia so sorely pressed for cricketers that it should in- clude a ghost in its team?

Good sports as they are, the visitors have so far made no pro-; test, notwithstanding that it was largely due to the ghost that they suffered defeat in each match.

On its next appearance in Syd-

The following is the programmeney the ghost scored 219 and still

of matches in the Open Champion- ship this week-

J. G. Lecky. A. V. Gosano v. Yew Man-kit.

Buckland, e Hubbard, b Pooley 4 H. N. Lee v. Iu Tak-cheuk.

Kate, c and b Pooley

7 J. A. Cassumbboy v. E. Nash, 46 S. A. Rumlahn v. H. N. Chan,

L. T. Ride v. A. H. Harkins, T. C. Monaghan

Tani

Yan-pui. OE W. Railton v. M. K. Lo. 0A. L Sullivan v. F. D. Pereira.

To-morrow."

Whitley, b Spiers

Crowder, b Spiers

13

Funnel, b Spiers

Lazenby, c Spiers, b Manwaring

2

Beresford, not out

Randall, roun out

Extras

Total

0 D. B. Evans v. W. Woo,

Chiu Chun-chiu T R. Choa or Wong.

G. A. White v. A. F. Sullivan v.

Pereira.

117 M. W. Lo v. Firdos Khan.

4 0 15 0

Y. Hachiuma v. 5. E. Green.

H. Rumjahn v. H. Y. Ho. Y. V. Segalon v. Iu Tak-lum.

Friday.

Szeto. Pick v. W. B. Cornaby,

Lok Ding-cheung v. F. Aki.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

O, M.

R. W.

A.

Scott

Spiers

12 4

28 3

Pooley

9 0

28

4

5

17 1

1 0 5

0

8 0 13

Ng Sze-cheung v. M. K. Waring.

of Portugal is

Sykes Austin Manwaring

hind the counter, when defendant, Ex-King Manoel

in uniform, rushed into the shop,an expert in gardening and author und ran towards the rear of the

buiding, without speaking. He en- ¡of an important book on Portugueso

tered the back cubicle, which was emply, and from there went to the kitchen. Witness was watching! and saw defendant go to where! four people were playing mahi (Central Police Court).

jong. Defendant knocked the Mr. A. W. Miller, who is super-mah jong pieces to the ground, vising repair work in Alexandra and emptied the money from two Buildings. appeared before Mr. of the drawers in the table into his, Wynne Jones, this morning, on a pocket. One player asked for the summons which accused him of return of the money and defendant} having allowed debris to fall into is alleged to have said, "Don't Chater Road to the danger of per-speak or I will kill you." He then Bons on January 14.

drew his revolver, pointing it at n Mr. M. A. da Silva, for the de-man named Ng Heung. Ng seized) fence, entered a plea of guilty to a the constable, and a man, named technical offence, explaining that Lai Chai, took the revolver from the day after the warning, Mr. him, handing it to witness, who Miller unfortunately

later took it to Mongkok Police, Station. After witness had been seized he broke loose and dragged Ng Heung to the rear cubicle and then back to the shop.

Was

taken ili. He hud warned all his fokis about the trouble, and apparently one of them dispbyed and was care- The foki had since been dis-

less. missed.

His Worship accepted Mr. Silva'e explanation, and cautioned the de- fendant,

BUILDING CONTRACTOR FINED $509.

Replying to the charge, defend- anti sail witness's story was all lies. He alleged he was called to the shop by Ng Heung.

The case

was remanded until Tuesday, February 23.

THEFT OF WAX FROM STEAMER.

(Central Police Court). Regarding it as a very bad case, Mr. Schofield, this morning, im-

(Kowloon Magistracy.) posed a fine of $500 on the Chuen

Lam Cheung, a coolle employed. Lee firm of building contractora, on at the Kowloon Godowns, was this 4 summons for using fragile morning sent to jail for one material in the construction of month with hard labour, for hav- panel walls of three houses; all of ing stolen six pounds of paraffin three storeys, in Cheong Ming wax, which was being unloaded Street, Wong Nei Chung Village. from a steamer. In asking the Mr. J. Dobson, of the P.W.D., who Magistrate to Impose the heaviest prosecuted, said that the cement possible penalty, Mr. Castles, As- planter, which was being used for sistant Cargo Superintendent, said the walls, could be crumbled in one's the wharf authorities wished to hand. Defendant, in pleading make of the case an example, as guilty, said that he had been away the man was one of their own in Canton, and had left the work in coolles, and not an outside man.

the charge of an assistant.

His Worship remarked, that if defendant left the work in the charge of a foki, and then expected the public to live in the buildings, he was looking: fpr, serious trouble.

POLICE CONSTABLE ON ́ *** THEFT CHARGE.

Choirtoon Magistracy),

'OUT IN THE WORLD.

}

Girl's Adventure at 12-and a Fronic Ending.

A twelve-years-old Plymouth girl's effort to make her own way. in the world has ended prosafeally exactly a week after it had begun,

The girl, Winnie Thomas, left her A case with many peculiar home in Willam Street, Plymouth, features was commenced this morn and took lodgings In Devonport, Ing, when Miao Fung Haul was announcing that she had Just ar brought before Mr. J. A. Fraser on rived from Cornwall and was look- charges of stealing $1 from Ng Ing for work. As she appears much Cheung, at No, 1. Argyle Street on older than she is no questions were February 16, and with misconduct asked To K

#ing himself as a Police constable. But the parents appealed to the Evidenco was given by the shop police to find their daughter, and ás keeper to show how defendant went

result the girl is now back home

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H. Owen Hughes v. Sai Wa-liang.

F. A. Redmond v. W. C. Hung.

T. Honda v. G. C. Burnett.

H. Lahring v. P. R. Todd.

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Ho Ka-lau v. E. Zimmern.

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French Government's Decision.

Rugby. Yesterday.. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, stated in the House of Commons, this afternoon, that the French Govern- ment had informed the British Gov- ernment of their decision to exempt British coal from the imposition of

a 15 per cent. surtax.

The question of the application of the surtax to other goods-remain-

ed for further consideration.

The announcement with cheers, and a

was greeted. Conservative member observed: "Is not this the

R. BELL. Representative.

ant Crown Solicitor, said, in re- ply to his Lordship, that he would not ask for bail to be estreated: that would be a hardship for them. He was satisfied it was a genuine case of misunderstanding.

His Lordship assented to putting the ease over until to-morrow to see if the accused would turn up heard at this month's Assizes, it but actually the case will not be

will have to go over to the next Session.

MANCHURIA,

Formation of a New Government.

CONFERENCES PROCEEDING

Shanghai. Yesterday. first illustration of the result of of a Manchurian Government are Preparations for the formation our tariff policy?"

being rushed."

Chang Ching-huel,

Answering various questions Mr. Runciman said, it is the Govern-Governor of Harbin, arrived yester ment's Intention to continue to use day and Ma Chan-shan is expected the powers they had under the Abby plane to-day.

Importations

Pu Yi, the favourite candidate for Duties Act, if it became necessary backed by the Manchu General Hsl the Presidency, is being specially

normal

Customs

to do so, although, he could not In- dicate what might be included in any future.--British Wireless Ser- vice.

ALLEGED BRIBERY.

Accused Not Present When Case Was Called

MR. HIN-SHING LO EXPLAINS.

hia.

At present a Conference is be Ing held at Mukden between the Manchurian leaders, but it is only a preliminary al it is expected the Inauguration of the new State will take place at Changchun, later, Reuter's Pacific Service.

OBITUARY.

Mrs, Andreza Lisola Rocha.

The death, has occurred at the

The last case in the calendar of the February Assizes, that of two fishermen, Lam Hol-yip and Lam Yeung Woo Hospital, Happy Val Hol-ko, charged with offering a bribe of $50 to Police Inspector wife of Mr. R. L. Rocha, formerly ley, of Mrs. Andreza: Lisola Rocha G. A. Stimson, at Aldrich Bay,

was

Shauklwan, on February 2, 1982, Junks and Cargo Boats Inspector called before the Puiane Harbour Department, now retired Judge (Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell), ed lady is survived by several

Besides her husband, the decas

this morning.

young children, while there ar also grown-up step-children, sii Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japa The sympathy of many friends will be extended to all these as well to her two brothers, Messrs. F. and F. P. Laurel, and other relatives their bereavement.»

Cemeter

The accused were not present in Court when their names were call sd, and Mr. Hin-shing Lo, Counsel for the defence, who said he had baen instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall to représent both accused, explain ed their absence from. Court He said that there had been an une fortunate misunderstanding as to the date of the case; consequent ly the accused - had gone fshing. He asked that his Lardship ad- journ the case to a convenient date. | “Godo to Make Sonia Mengy “lose from a locked Counsel stated also, that he had - cheque book, one of advised the second accused to from which is said plead "gufity" and the other "not forged for $70, and e guilty”; and they fully appreciated: Hong Kong & Changi the position before they left the Mr. Feltham in bol

to go out ashing and sa: fourth wi make some money agen

The funeral will take place the Roman Catholic Happy Valley, at 6. p.m. to-day.

Mr. S. C. Feltham, of the P Offices, Albert Road,

awer:

theft from the P.WD. Once Anglot cently.

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