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LAWN BOWLS

KEW, CASTRO WIN TITLE

A. J. Kew and H. A. Castro yes terday won the Pairs Championship of Kowloon Tong Club when they beat W. J. Howard and N. A. E. Mackay in the final by 21-17.

MASSAGE RAIDS

Raids by Inspector J. Orem on an unlicenced

massage establishment, resulted in a man and & woman

appearing before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning.

Au Luk, 28, widow, was charged with keeping an unlicenced establish- ment at No. 30, Wing Kut Street. Both sides were very evenly match-

Inspector Orem said he found a girl inside a ed and the issue was in doubt until

a Chinese man massaging the final head, when the eventual winners were leading by 20—17. The cubicle. Two electric massage instru- scores were tied at 17-all at the 18th.ments, were found on the premises.

A fine of $25 or one month's hard head.

labour was imposed.

NAVY “A” XV

The following have been selected to play Rugby for Navy "A" versus Club "A" on Hong Kong Football Club Ground at Happy Valley on Wednesday kick off 4.45 p.m.- Pay. Midshipman Roe: Tel. Bowden, Mid- shipman Teare, Midshipman O'Riordan and Sub Lieutenant Skene-Reid; Lieutenant Car- Palmer, ter and Sto. Gallagher; L. S. A. Leutenant (E) Brown, Ldg. Wir. Barlow, A. B. Jeffrey. Cpl. Marron, Midshipman Murray-Jones, Pay Lieutenant Charles and Pay Sub. Lieut. Sumner.

Reserves:-Mne, Jeffries, S. B. A. Addis, Midshipman Chapman, Ldg. Sig. Inglis and Chief Writer King.

Yu Wal, 30, was given a similar sentence for a similar offence.

SOLDIER

ATTACKED

Attacked by a crowd of hooligans near the waterfront in Waterloo Road Saturday night, Sapper J. H. Cunningham of the Royal Engineers, sustained a cut on his head.

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He also lost his cap and his book which fell into the harbour.

No arrests have yet been made.

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LOCAL SHARES

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 22, 1940

GAOL FOR ROBBERY

INSURANCES

China Underwriters $11⁄4

SHIPPING

Douglases $75 b.' DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC..

Providents $4.65 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDG8. H.K. and S. Hotels $5.70 s. Humphreys $81⁄4 sa..

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K, Tramways $17.65 by $17.65 sa. Star Ferries $884 sa. Yaumati Ferries $241⁄4 b. China Lights (Old) $7.70 b., $7.95 s. China Lights (New) $4% b. H.K. Electrics $55.40 b., $55.70 sa. Macao Electrics $18 b. Sandakan Lights $11 b.

INDUSTRIALS Cements $181⁄2 b., $19 s. H.K. Ropes $6 sa.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $6.90 b. H.K. Govt. 32% Loan 95% sa.

MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. 161⁄2 58. Atoks Ps. .20 b.. Bagulo Gold Ps. .23 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. .014 sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 5.55 sa. 'Big Wedge Ps. .22 b. Coco Grove Ps. .14 b. Consol. Mines Ps. .004 sa. Demonstrations Ps. .13 sa. East Mindanao Ps. .10 sp. I.X.L. Ps. .40 sn,

Ipo Gold Ps. .12 b. Itogons Ps. .27 sa. Masbates Ps. 11 b.

Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .09% sa. Mine Operation Ps. .11 sa. North Camarines Ps. .13 b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .22 b. San Mauricio Ps. .86 sa. Surigao Consol. Ps. .17 b. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .13 b. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .026 sa. United Paracales Ps. .311⁄2 sa.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 13/16.

Silver was quoted in London yes- The London on New York rate was quoted at £ U.S.$4.0250 and

London the New York on

rate at £-U.S.$3.96-3/8.

M. MOTTA REPORTED CRITICALLY ILL

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day.

The newspaper "Paris Soir" an- nounces that Sig. Gluseppe -Motto, former President of the Swiss Con- federation and at present head of the Foreign Affairs Department, is at death's door.

The nature of his illness is not in- dicated. Havas.

A jury composed of Messrs. L. A. Tobias (foreman), Tam Man-tin, C. Yeung, O. M. Omar, Wong Fal-tong, Fung Hon-chi and Wong Bor, after a short retirement found Chan Tung, LI Kin-ching, Li Hon-cho, Chan Shu and Lau Hung guilty of robbery. They were alleged to have enticed Wong Ho, a grass dealer, to the roof of a house in Thomson Road and there robbed him of $114 and a gold ring and a wrist watch.

Lo Ki-leung, charged with being an also accessory before the fact, was found guilty.

All defendants with the exception of Lau Hung, were sentenced to 21 months' hard labour and four strokes of the Cat.

Lau Chung, who had a previous con- viction, was sentenced to 2 years' and four strokes of the Cat.

SIX VICTIMS OF CRASH

One man was killed and five serious- ly injured in a motor-lorry nccident last night.

Lorry No. 56030 was being driven 3t along Cheungshawah Road when crashed sideways into a building at about 8.30 p.m.

Five of the passengers in the lorry were seriously injured and removed to the Kowloon Hospital. One was killed.

The driver is alleged to have ab- sconded.

NEAT BUT CAUGHT

An unusual theft was reported at the Central Magistracy this morning, when Tse Ki, 27, was charged be- fore Mr. H. G. Sheldon.

Inspector A. V. Baker said the vic- tim was sitting in the third class of a tramcar in Queen's Road East, As the tram started, defendant from the roadway snatched his felt hat, think- ing that he could not be caught. A Police constable saw the snatching and arrested defendant.

Sentence of two months' hard labour was passed.

HEALTHY INSTINCT?

Before Mr. H. G. Sheldon Li Kin, 23, apprentice. tallor, was charged with trespassing at No. 2 Police Station, Wanchal, on Saturday.

Mr. W. M. Wright, of No. 1, Leighton Hill Road, Arst floor, has reported that money and jewellery

Defendant was found inside the In- were stolen from his apartment yes-dian bathroom, having a bath. A terday.

geyser was damaged to the extent of $2.

Defendant was cautioned, and order- ed to pay $2 compensation.

Inspector A. V. Baker prosecuted.

ALLEGED THEFT FROM LANE-CRAWFORD'S: NOT GUILTY PLEA

Two Chinese youths were before Mr. R. Edwards this morning, charged with stealing two suits of children's woollen clothing from Lane Craw- ford's on Saturday.

Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios plead- ed not guilty on behalf of the defen- dants.

Detective Sergeant Brooks is in charge of the case.

Defendants were remanded for fur- ther enquiries, and were released on bail of $250 each.

Mr. H. D. Bidwell, of No. 4, Con- dult Road, was robbed by an intruder, who entered his residence through an adowal of a watch, and $89,