TELEGRAMS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOW.]
ROMANCE OF THE PEARL NECKLACE.
OFFERED IN EXChange for a glaSS OF BEER,
LONDON, September 18th. It appears that the workman who dis- covered the pearls belonging to the stolen necklacs offered them at a public house in exchange for a glass of beer, and the publican refused to accept them.
INTERPORT POLO.
SHANGHAI VICTORIOUS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1913.
The interpart polo match between Hongkong and Shangbai for the Keswick Cup was played on the polo ground at Causeway Bay yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large number of spectators, The match resulted in an easy win for the visitors by five goals to one.
The Shanghai Polo Club flag flew from the Club House, and the full band of the D.C.L.I discoursed selections of music during the afternoon.
His Excelency the Officer Administer ing the Government. (Hou. Mr. Claud
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, September 18th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,
to their accounts, all three actually saw what took place: they all said that they saw acensed shove the deceased with & truncheon, and they also said that deceased made no attempt to resist, or do anything which might possibly give
subsequently well fed, but for a time could do nothing. Eventually Hill got an opportunity and drove the ball hard and straight for the visitors goal, recording the one and only point for the local team amid a great burst of cheering from the spectators. The ball was scarcely BarORE HIS HONOUR SIR WILLIAM REES rise to a plea of extenuation. thrown' in after this before it was passing to the Hongkong end, and another chear greeted Fearon as he cluded the local players and added another goal to the Shanghai score. Further play followed before the whistle called a balt, and the visitors were then aggressive. Shanghai
goals; Hongkong 1.
The fourth and last chukka was played on ground well cut up, and although the local men made valiant efforts to reduce the lead of the visitors they were unsuccessful. The ball traversed the was with Shanghai. Thers were many exciting melees during the last few minutes, but there was no alteration in
Two mates, who entered the public house/ Sovern was present, also Sir William and held rapidly, but generally the advantage
with him, advised him to throw them in the gutter, saying that they were not
worth two pence.
After the finder had given the police the pourls, which he thought, were valueless, he found one in a pocket, and visited several puistic houses with his mates offer ing what he called a marble or bead for a drink of a penny, and subsequently he
lost it.
£3,000.
reward is an interesting problem.
THE INDIAN ARMY.
PROBABLE NEW COMMANDER-IN CHIEF.
LONDON, September 18th.
third chukkas.
Naturally the game was one in which a keen interest was taken, for it was to decide whether the Keswick Cup should remain in Hongkong, or be taken buck to Shanghai by the visiting team. It goes back to the North. Results of previous interport matches played in connection with this trophy are as follows ;---
1967, Shanghai beat the 3rd Middlesex at Shanghai.
1908, Hongkong beat the Shanghai Polo Club at Hongkong.
1910, Hongkong beat the Shanghai Folo Club at Shanghai.
SHANGHAI HONGKONG
gools.
a factor which the Shurghat representa-
DAVIES (CHIEF JUSTICE).
A NOLLE PROBEQUI,
The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. A. S. Buckmill, K.C.) stated that in the case of Rez. Alim Khan ho proposed to enter a solle prosequi.
His Lordship-Let it be done.
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.
Lok Kwai pleaded not guilty to charge of manslaughter, and the follow-
Evidence was called and the bearing adjourned.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR Ma. J. H. KEMP (PUIBNE JUDGE).
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
3
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE AT WUHU.
FOREIGN LADY MISSING.
The foreign community at Wuhu kas been much stirred by the mysterious disappearance of Mrs. George Millor, of the Methodist Mission. She left her room on Tuesday morning. the 9th inst., between two and five o'clock without attracting the attention of anyone in the house.
Mr. Miller, who slept on the verandah adjoining his wife's room, was not aware of her absence till about six o'clock.. At once his suspicion was aroused from the fact that Mrs. Miller had left without ¦ putting on ber dress.
ing jury was empanelled: - Messrs. J. Osborne, W. H. Worth, U. P. J. hood without discovering any reliable clue
M. Cumming (foreman), J. Riecken, A. Uurroom, V. B. da Souza, E. Zoller,
Games.
The
DEAD MAN APPOINTED TO A DIPLOMATIC POST.
The late Mr. Abe, the official of the
assassinated, bas becn posthumously appointed Minister to Belgium: The abject of this strange appointment, which is much criticised in the Press, is tury grant for the family.
INTIMATIONS
THE BEST
Ho Sang was arraigned on a charge of kidnapping. Acensed pleaded not guilty, and the following jurors were sworn:— All day Tuesday and Wednesday and Messre. H. F. Hickman, D. G. Nicoll, to eleven o'clock on the morning of the 11th parties scoured the neighbour- Lady Rees Davies, Hon, Mr. D. Landale,
as to her whereabouts. The prevailing His Excellency Major General Kelly,
Lopes, E. Abraham and L. le Breton.
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. Mopinion is that she may have fallen into C.B., M. Gaston Liebert (Consul for
Hodgson) informed the jury that the the river.
Mrs. Miller was advanced in years, of France), Colonel Younan, Majur. Fitz the score at the finish, the result being: [0. Gutierrez, and M. A. dos Santos prisoner was charged with taking away
1 goal.
a small boy from his parents, who lived a quiet and noble character, and greatly esteemed by her numerous friends. Of williams, Major Kelly, Mr. and Mrs.
The outstanding features of the game The Attorney General prascented. aadat Kramer Street, Mongkuktsui. Maitland, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hancock,
On late sho has been failing in health and Messrs. N. J. Stabb, H. A. Nesbit, were the speed and training of the visitors' prisoner was undefended.
July 3rd the boy was seen going out with his been somewhat depressed in mind. ponies as compared with the Hongkong
The Attorney-General, in opening, the prisoner, apparently to drink tea. The present political trouble seems also Patterson, G. Hastings, R. F. C. Master,
mounts, Also, the men from Shanghai F. Mason, J. W. Bolles and many others. greatly excelled the local players. They informed the Court and jury that the Neither the prisoner nor the small boy to have affected her greatly.
were more accurate at shooting, made accused in this case was charged with returned. The weather was threatening, but only
The mother went out to look more certain of their hits, and played manslaughter, not with murder. The for the child, but could not find him, together well. The Hongkong men werd & fow slight showers of rain fell. The ground, however, was very soft, and in poorly horsed and very frequently lost circumstances of the case wore compara-and u subsequent search by the husband consequence the play was slow, but much opportunities because their ponies lacked tively simple. About 10.30 on the moru proved unsuccessful, so ho reported the The polise yesterday were searching the faster than might have been expected in the necessary tum of speed. Again, they ing of the 24th July there appeared at matter to the police. Eventually it was public houses for the lost pearl, which is the circumstances. The match was one failed to mark their opponents sufficiently, the Police Station the accused, and it found that, the child had been taken to Japanese Foreign Office who was recently One of the finest of the set, and worth of four eight-minute chukkas, with on tives never neglected, and they appeared was only right to say that he was taken Macao, and the father and mother went interval of three minutes between the first to hit wildly and erratically, more often there by some other Chinese. He was there and obtained it from the police. and second and third and fourth chuldras missing the ball than striking it. The knocked about considerably; that was to Prisoner was seen taking the boy from The question of the division of the and five minutes between the second and visitors played an excellent game through- | say, he had bruises on the chest, and what the house, and there was further evidence AFparently to obtain an increased mone-
out, winning on their merits, and were cordially congratulated by many old polo was familiarly called "a black eye." At of the prisoner being seen with the boy players who were present.
the same time there appeared at the in Macao, where he was arrested with His Excellency the Officer Administer; station a young man who was stabbed in two other men and later brought back to Severn) subsequently presented Captain in the shoulder, groin or any muscular prisoner stated that on July 3rd he came ing the Government (Hon. Mr. Claud the abdomen. No doubt had the stab been Hongkong. In answer to this charge Fearon of the Shanghai team with
He said he the Keswick Cup.
was part of the body the result might not have ecross to Hongkong for a walk with the very and inteed to have the been so serious, but he was taken to the small boy. The latter said he wished to to present that day.
was told a few days ago after the arrival of the hospital and died of peritonitis. go for a walk on board a big steamer, but visiting team-that the cup was missing.cause of this was the subject of the the hatchway door was shit and ther He did not mean to suggest that any present charge. The accused was & could not get ashore, so they went to THE member of the Shanghai team had taken stranger the man he was charged with Macao. Next day he meant to return it (Laughter.) He understood that on the last visit of Mark Twain to England-at killing. Prisoner appeared to have been to Hongkong with the small boy, who the time the Ascot Cup was lost-he com-employed on a launch, and one morning was crying in the street at Macao, and plained bitterly at a dinner given in his while working on that launch, a Chinese accused was arrested. honour that when he arrived in Liverpool
The jury returned a verdict of guilty. he saw on the newspaper placards: employed on a cargo boat hired a rowing!
Arrival of Mark Twain. Loss of Ascot inat to take him ashore. The rowing and prisoner was sentenced to Err years" Cup" It would be a most deplorable thing boat pulled up beside the wharf, and hard labour. if the local press announced the arrival of beside th boat on which the accused was the Shanghai team and the Ines of the Kes-
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. working. The accused either intention Cup had been found. It was at Mr.ally or unintentionally--because Stabb's Shanghai bad played a good accounts differ threw something over
BEFORE THE FULL COURT (Thein Honouns game, had won, and would take the cup
THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND MR. JUSTICE Deceased said back to Shanghai. He hoped Hongkong board from the launch.
KEMP). would be able to go to Shanghai in the
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR APPEAL GRANTED. Spring and win it back. He had much consequently entered into a quarrel. The
WAS An application
made for pleasure in handing Mr. Fearon the cup,.
men appeared to have used abusive words, and hoped that he would have as good a tearn at Shanghai next year as he had and to have challenged cach other to extension of time for proceeding with the Play started at 4.50 p.m., and Hong- for this match (Applause.)
fight. What happened after that was a appeal against the decision of Mr. Justice M Panel the matter the jury ha
own stump in the case of Ip Tsuk Sam v. the A treap train while running betwoon kong got away as soon as the ball was
Polo Club, thanked his Excellency. It Cagnes, and Grasse was derailed.
thrown in, Dickinson taking a shot which gave then all much pleasure to visit opinion upon from the evidence. It was Po Van Insurance C Three carriages fell into a ravine fifty just inissed. Davies of Shanghai trans-Hongkong, although they had a good deal clear that both men went. ashore, and that the Puisne Judge entered judgment for
Hore the stories plaintiff for $1,000 and costs. ferred the play, and for a time Hong-of trouble to get a beans to come. They there was a quarrol. feet deep.
Mr. F. C. Jonkin, who was instructed had had a splendid game, and when the told by the witnesses for the prosecution Hall kong's goal was in great peril.
they would receive as much hospitality as And Hongkong team visited Shanghai he hoped
accused and his witnesses by Mr. P, W. Goldring (of Messri, Gold- The Attorney ring & Russ), made the application. He the Shanghai team had received on this diverged considerably.
Genera) remarked in conclusion that he said the claim in the action was under visit. (Applause.)
Three ebeers were raised for the Shang-was not putting the case for the prosecu- an insurance policy, and arose out of a hai team on the call of H.E. the Officer tion only, but for the accused as well. fire in Canton. He stated that ine- Administering the Government, and
The verdict of the jury was "not the call of the Shanghai Captain further cheers followed for His Excellency and guilty," and necused was discharged. the Hongkong Polo Club,
The Daily Express states that the Anthorities are considering the appoint mout of. General Sir Ian Hamilton in succession to General Creagh to the com- mand of the Indian Army, and that it is probable that the post of Inspector- General of the Forces will be abolished. FIRE AT GHENT EXHIBITION.
BRUSSELS, September 18th.
The players in yesterday's match
were:-
LONDEOKG
SHANGHAJ.
A fire pecurred at the Ghent Exhibition Major Hall (Capt.), Mr. Rt. I. Fearon (Capt.), wick Cap (Laughter.) But the Keswick
at midnight Four pavilions were des troyed before it was extinguished. FRENCH TROOP TRAIN DERAILED.
in red.
12 KILLAD; 30 INJURED.
Nice, September 18th.
ULSTER AND HOME RULE.
"TIME FOR TALKING ENDED.'
Mr. P. Crighton,
Major Dickinson, Captain Edye, Mr. E. H. MecMichael.
Mr. V. Davies. Licut. Bisdee,
The referees wore Major McHardy and Captain Conolly, and the goal umpires, Mills and Lieats, Bradney, Brunt, Blagrove.
Twelve people were killed, and thirty relieved the pressure and play passed to the Shanghai quarter, where the local team endeavoured to get through the Shanghai defence. A good opportunity was given the last named player, but he failed to take advantage of it. The LONDON, September 18th.
Hongkong men then fell back before the At Parades of the Ulster Volunteers
superior play of the visitors, whose held at Kilkeel, County Down. Sir ponies were faster, and whose combina Edward Carson said that the time for tion and passing were better. talking was ended. Representatives of made a splendid rush on the Hongkong the whole of Ulster would meet in Council goal before which a brief melce occurred
next week to arrange detai' '
visional government, which, of course, was illegal, but they must not be afraid of illegalities in the protection of their
rights.
Mr. F. E. Smith said the Unioniste would not be a party to a conference, the basis of which was Home Rule. The English who encouraged Ulstormen would
But fail them in their hour of need.
:
MR BALFOUR VISITS BALMORAL.
LONDON, September 18th. Mr. Balfour has arrived at Balmoral, where Mr. Churchill is at present the
Minister in attendance.
UNEXPECTED RETURN OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
LONDON, September 18th. Mr. Lloyd George has returned from the Continent unexpectedly, and proceeds north to see the Chief Whip.
Fearon
until the ball was sent between the posts
1
THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. The report of the sailing committe Sives the following results of the season's racing:→→ thampionship
J
BANDZCAT CLASS.
Rolla, Mr. F. Smyth...... 1 Dione, Sir F. H. May...... 2
Dorother, Mrs. Harston... Dione, Miss May...... Commodore'sap Rolla, Mr. P. Smyth
Ladies' Race
HOTEL CLASHES TOGETHER.
by the Shanghai captain, who registered his team's first goal. Almost immediate.! ly after the throw in Shanghai again took charge of the ball, and before the local players realised what had happened Crighton had registered another goal, A fresh start, and Edye tock the ball for short run, but was relieved of it by MacMichael who failed in his shot at goal. After the bit off, play continued in the vicinity of the local posts, and before Interloh Beer Colleen. Mr. H. E. Pol- the call of the MacMichael had added another goal to the visitors' Score. Shanghai, à goals; Hongkong, nil.
In the second chukka the Incal
men
made a good dash off, and sent the ball travelling towards the Shanghai strong- hold. Edye taking a shot which went behind. Following the hit off MacMichael lifted the ball across the field, and the Shanghai players again bore down on the Hongkong goal, Davies showing an ability equal to that of his comrades for straight shooting by adding another point to the score of the visitors. On the restart Hongkong took charge of the ball,
Mr. House's Cay Bonito, Messrs. Denison
Regalo
Kolfa ny
and Bird Dione, Sir F. H. May..
lock
Rolla, Mr. F. Smyth...
2
the
the missile had been thrown at him, and
the
BISTRICT WATCHMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER.
I
diately after the hearing of the action application was made for a copy of the Judge's notes, hut they were not yet completed, and he had no opportunity
BREWER'S
BREW
GUINNESS'S
'WHEEL" BRAND
STOUT.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:
RUTTONJEE
SON,
Le Chim was indicted on a charge of murder. A plea of not guilty was entered, and the following were sworn as jurors:-Messrs. P. F. Farrell (fore- man), A. H. Carroll, R. A. Carvalho, A. V. Ward, H. L. Jorge, G, H, van den to the first day of the next term, Pol and J. M. V. Remedios.
of drawing up his case for appeal. He H. understood the notes would not be ready for another week, and suggested that the time should be extended by three weeks.
The Court agreed to extend the time
The Attorney-General, instructed by the Assistant Crown Solicitor (Mr. G. A: Woodcock) appeared for the Crown, and prisoner was defended by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, who was instructed by Mr. W.
1 E. L. Shenton (of Messrs.
2
2 Looker. Deacon & Harston).
Dione, Sir F. H. May 3 Rolla, Mr. F. Smyth...... 1 Kathleen, Oilcers R...... 2 Kathleen, Offer RE... 1 La Linda, Mr. A. Bune... 2
CRUISER CLASS.
Micanda, Mr. G. K. Hall
Brutton Dorothy, Messrs. Denison and Cunningham .......
ONE DESIGN CLASS,
Bonito, Messrs. Denison
and Bird... Halcyon, Capt. Johnston.. Benito, Miss Denison...... Daphue, Miss Gordou ..... Halcyon, Capt. Johnston..
THE RECENT MURDER OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN MONGOLIA.
MH. QUANT'S BODY FOUND.
the Mr. F. A. Larsen, Adviser to Deacon,
Chinese Government 01 Mongolian Affairs, has found the body of the late Mr. Grant, of the Chinese Telegraph Administration, who was recently killed
camp.
was
of the
Administration in
&
14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
[31
MAPPIN&WEBB,
LIMITED.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
SILVER WARF.
PRINCE'S
PLATE
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEARS).
CUTLERY.
The Attorney-General said the charge in this case was one which needed a little more careful consideration than usual, by handita in Mongolia, and has sent it
to Kalgan by a Mongol. because the accused was a District Watch- i The remains were found near the
Mr. Grant man. The man whom the accused was outlaws' charged with killing appeared to have undoubtedly killed by Mongols, as at
One bullet had passed STERLING been a shop coolie. At about 5 o'clock first reported.
through the head, which proves that he on July 14 the accused arrived at No. 7 died quickly. Articles of clothing and 1 Police Station in an excitable condition, the bodies of Grant's Chinese companions
There he saw Inspector Dymond, who were also found.
The body was placed in a mission curs- told him to explain what he wanted to pound pending the arrival of Mr. one of the Chinese sergeants who way Heaningsen. Superintendent present. Accused inde a long state. Chinese Telegraph
Peking.
It appears that Mongols never bury 2ment, and when the police went outside
the station they found a dead man in a their dead, but always place bodies in Orisha-the man who was alleged to have open fields, where wolves and vultures been killed by the prisoner. An examina usually devour them. The proximity of the Mongol encampment apparently kept tion of this man showed that his body guel scavengers away from the bodies of and been very much knocked about. At Mr. Grant and his Chinese companions the time of this occurrence the accused in this instance. was not in uniform, and was not on duty, The Referees Board of the above and the place where deceased was alleged Association will meet at the R.E. Theatre to have been killed was a place which was next Friday, 26th September, at 5 p.not in the district of the accused.
was that the
FOUR DAYS' ENGAGEMENT. suggestion of the Crown In the third chukka play alternated for the purpose of compiling the list of between each end of the field until official referees for the coming season accused with his truncheon beat the
Wang Huaishing, Chinese Resident in The Oficials who who have already passed the deceased violently, and in what might be Shanghai had a shot which failed. hit out saw a rush to the Shanghai go! qualifying examination are requested to called a brutal manner, breaking his Dolonor, reports that after four days CHS. J. GAUPP
fighting he obtained a great victory over cortificates if ribs and causing his death. It might forward details, with
5,000 Mongols, who are under the com- and Dickinson appeared to favourable opportunity for recording possible, to the Hon. Sec., Mr. F. W. Le said, and probably would be said in and of rich Lama near Gagolata. The superior Eager, at the R.N.O. Depot, before the defence, either that this man did not do Half of the Mongols were killed on the More than ten fortified Hongkong's first score.
places have consequently fallen into the speed of Davies' mount, however, and the date of the meeting if they wish to be it at all, or that if he did do it ho had battlefield.
There hands of the Chinese.. three witnesses. smurt play of the rider, robbed the Major included. Others, who wish to be tested, some extenuating circumstances.
all of whose President Yuan Shih-kai has conferred are to forward their names and addresses were
ho has sent $20,000 to be distributed They appeared, so far as could be seen,
amongst the troops to be independent persons, and, according Gagolata.
and when within shooting distance Bisdee took a long shot at the Shanghai THE NEW CHINESE STAMPS.
goal, missing by inches. By steady work, The Shanghai papers have been informed accurate hitting and good combination that there are now nineteen denominations the visitors again forced the local mento of the now Chinese stamps, four addi- defend antil they were relieved by the tional ones having been added, namely: ball going behind. Shanghai: 4; Bong 6, 8, and 15 cents and the $10 stamp.
The design and denominations of the new stamps are:-
Junk Design and 1 cent, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-5 and 10 cents;
Reaper Design-15, 16, 20, 30 and 50
cents;
Arch Design.-$1, 82, $5 and $10.
Some of these stamps have been on sale for some time at the different. Chinese Post Offers and the others will be issued as soon as the stock of the old stamps is exhausted. For the present both the old
kong, nil.
have
ज्ञ
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION.
The
CHINESE VICTORY OVEN MONGOLS.
From the
SOLE AGENTS:
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
CHATER ROAD.
who fought at
and the new stamps will be recognized of his opportunity. The Shanghai gallop to the Hon, Secretary as early as possible evidence was of the greatest importance. upon Wang the fifth order of merit, while
for postal purposes, and due notice will be given as to the dato when the old issue towards the other end of the field was will be obsolete.
stopped by the local forwards who were
so that arrangements may be made for their examination at the same meeting.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.