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LOCAL SPORT.

ROYAL HONGKONG

CLUB.

YACHT

HONGKONG, TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

E

GREEN AN EASY CHAMPION.

Before

crowd about. of

BOO spectators, among whom were Lady May and the Misses May, Green won the final of the Championship Bingles from Ng Sze Kwong yesterday in

T

The season's raging concluded Saturday, when the yachts of the Handi cap and One Design Classes competed for the Commodore's Cup,...

Course-From Club-house to Lye moon Beacon (P), Kowloon Rock (P), Mark Boat off Club-house (P), Channel Rocks (8). Distance 9.4 miles,

The wind was very "flukey" and manner which never produced the changeable, and only three yachts slightest doubt as to the ultimate result. finished. viz., Dione, Kathleen and His opponent did many good things, Polla, the others having given up off the and he would have made an even better Club, as the wind dropped entirely. show had "lobbing been avoided

Dione established a good lead on the whenever possible. Ng socmed, very fond

run froin the Beacon to Kowloon Rock of this sort of play, and on each occasions by tugging the north shore and, getting he did not appear to be taking the game round the second mark first, followed by seriously. Green was dead serioLS Kathleen and ofte, made further throughout, and even when Ng won thegress on the bent to the Mark Boat, third set as the result of some really skillful tennis, one could not forget the case with which, the first twe sets had --been-won

The frat set was a fame affair, which Green won 6-3. Ng commenced in a shaky manner and Green won three strnight games by a good margin. Then Ny dealt with the exchanges in more forceful and confident manner and won' three games

comfortably. His "lobbing". let him down badly after this, and Green, placing beautifully and with sting, went on to win three more games and the set.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, THURSDAY, MAY 6TH, 1825.

SHOOTING

OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

GERMAN DESERTER'S COLD- BLOODED CONFESSION,

The Rotterdam correspondent of a London paper. tells the following story of the shooting of Britih prisoners as related by a German deserter from the 35th Prussian Infantry Regiment:-

PLOT TO BLOW UP A LINER.

THE EXPLOSION ON THE **TOURAINE IN MID-OCEAN.

AN ARREST IN PARIS.

The Parisian police a month sgo effected an important arrest in wognection with the fire that broke pub on March 7- on the packet boat Touraine, some 1,400 kilometres from the French coast,

Haring catablished that the fire follow- ed on an explosion in the luggago com- I listened to this summary of Kahl-partment of the first-class passengers, mann's adventures during seven months overal of the latter were interrogated. service, dragged from him a low words These asserted that during the voyage at a time by a neutral friend who speaks they were shocked by the attitude of German

cortain gentleman who one evening when threat to sink any vessel bravorsing the tue conversation turned on the Gorman danger zone, said, with a laugh, Oh, the threat will be carried out beyond the war zone, Germany is quite strong enough to, do just what she wishes. Even this very boat on which we now pre may find itself in need of hospital attendants bo fore she reaches the danger zone,

**He has very confused impressions of many things," said my friend. Jako many German soldiers, he koose nothing of military operations beyond his own daily routine in the trenches.

For instanec, he thinks he fought at Nieuport, and that ho was within a few miles of Paris. He believes the stories he heard of successive deseats of the Eng- prolish. He can only speak authoritatively

of what he saw.”

The race was practically decided at this point, although Kathleen, by picking up a puff on the last leg in from Channel Rocks, pulled down Dion's lead con siderably.

TRACKING THE ACCUSED.

The authorities have now examined one of the travellers, a man named Raymond * Ask him,” I said, "whether he knew Swoboda, thirty-eight years of age, de of an order being issued to the Germanscribed on the ship's books as an American troops that they were not to take any subject and financier, travelling to Paris. English prisoners."

They lost no time in tracking him down. Kablmann answered the question with Swoboda was arrested at the Hotel Place Rivoli, whither he had gone after having. changed hotels several times.

The corrected times were as follows: liabed it to his army.

4.07 27 4 00 00

Dione Kathleen

Rolla

4 20 11

La Linda Dorothea Ayesha

.D. N. F.

.D. N. F.

.D. N. F...

D. N.F. ----

-Ailsa willia

After the race, the Commodore, Mr. F. Smyth, referred to the excellent season which had just been terminated. The second set, 0—1 in favour of Green, The number of starters in all classes describes itself, and was won so easily had been very gratifying. He hoped tlet Ng's rocovery in the third came as a surprise. The light became most awk that next year would show a well sug- ward in this set, but this did not appear twined interest in yachting and also that to interfere with the playors to any some new boats would be forthcoming in marked extent. Ng played so well after order to keep the oldest sport in the Green had the lead by three clear games Colony abreast of the times. that he made the scoring four all, The eighth game was strenuously contested, and there were eight successive deuces.. Ng followed this up by winning a love game so confidently and cleverly that his aduirers became quite hopeful. He con- tinued to improve and went on to win the next game and the sel

The prizes were then graciously pre sented by Lady May as follows:-

COMMODORE'S CUR-Dione (H.E. The Governor).

HANDICAT CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP.---İSİ, La Lindu (Mr. A. L. Shields); 2nd, Dione.

ONE-DESIGN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP-1st, Ails (Capt. T. Arthur).

CRUISER CHAMPIONSHIP.--ht, Scoteng- den (Messrs. Blair and Lowe).

SCOTENGDEN CUP. (Presented by Messrs. D. K. Blair and A. R. Lowe):-Won by Mirando (Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton).

Green commenced the fourth set in a vigorous manner and scored quickly with lightning returns and placing which completely nop-plussed Ng. Three successsive games were won by Green. Then Ng struggled gamely and secured the fourth and his only game, the next

The proceedings terminated with three three going to Green, who won the Checheers and a tiger.fur Lady: May,

who was presented on behalf of the Club pionship as follows: 6-3, 0—1, 4—6.

with a bouquet. (-1.

HONGKONG. LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Council is called for this afternoon!--

The general tactics and always superior ability of Green told through- out. Ng.must be complimented, however, on making a much better opponent than most people imagined would be the case. Apart from his too frequent "fobbing -the-University-player was-responsible for

so remarkable tennis in patches. Hadlowing:-- the good play which he introduced in the e which went to him been sustained Green might have been forced to utilise all his abilities to win. As it was the result could never have been seriously doubted, and the Championship was won by a player who was generally in a

fifferent class to his opponent.

THE CHAMPION TO MEET NISHET.

a decisive. Ja."

"The Bavarian Crown Prince 'puh- he continued, "and we were told: Samtliche Engländer abzumachen, My own regiment killed Englishmen who had surrendered.

"Do you think it was right ?" asked my friend.

Kahlmann stared. It was an order,"

·he said.

When did this happen?" asked my friend.

Kahlmann pondered for a moment.

THE SLAUGHTER.

The investigation left no doubt of his guilt. From a lengthy correspondence written in German, it appears that Swoboda embarked at New York on February 27, charged with the mission of blowing up the Touraine. He has been brought back to Havre on charges of incendiarism and voluntary intercourses and correspondence with the enemy.

Svoboda formerly was emplored in the Grande Banque Parisienne, Ho bad genuine qualities as a financier, and for some time was American correspondent of an honourable Parisian stockbroker. Ho lived in high style, explaining, his

PRISONER'S, ANTECEDENTE.

It was at the end of November," he said, near Moorslede la village nemt prosperity on the ground of fruitful half-way between Routers and Menin.speculation in America. He always east of Ypres) My regiment captured asserted his status as an American sub- twenty Englishmen, including four or jeet, while in Paris, ho passed for a five officers. The sixth company, of which Russian, I was a member, had to shoot them. The officer in charge of the execution was Offizierstellvertretur Hans Kruger. Our Hauptmann was named Mücke.

The Englishmen were stood up and shot; That is all. They did not say anything.

Was there any reason given for shooting them? asked my friend.

"Yes," said Kahlmann, we heard afterwards that they were the men who had mined the bridge at Liero, go that when our troops crossed the bridge was blown up and many soldiers killed."

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The ignorant Prussian soldiers believed that Lierre was a village near Moorslede As a matter of fact, it is a town on the River Nothe, south-east of Antwerp, During the siege of Antwerp, some weeks before the massacre of English soldiers at Moorlede, the advance of the investing army under the Bavarian Crown Princo was considerably delayed by the blowing up of all the Nethe bridges, None of the “Kirikkaks, trocīts afterwarüs opposed to the Moorslede had any part in the operations 55th Prussian Infantry Regiment at

for the defence of Antwerp.

Do you know what regiment the. English prisoners belonged to?" asked

Friend

my

"No," said Kahlmann. "I think the figure8 was on the shoulders of their jackets,"

shot you them?"

We buried them in a fold,” said Kahlmann simply.

What happened after

That was all to could tell. He regarded

The orders of the day include the fol- First reading of a Bill intituled, Anths executions as quite justifiable--not Ordinance to amend the Trading with the

because of the allegation about a mined Enomy Ordinance, 1914, and for purposes connected therewith.”

First reading of a Bill intituled; An Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordi- nance, 1901."

bridge, but because his officus said the mon must be shot,

He did not desert because he was horror stricken at the Prussian method

of making war he still believed, although an outcast and a man without a country, that everything was right." He volun- First reading of a Bill intituled, “Antarily risked death to go into exile. because he was tired of sleeping in the Ordinance to authorize the Appropriawad and living in an inferae of burstin tion of a Supplementary Sum of Seven shrapnel and bayonet attacks

He had learned one lesson from the bundred and eighty-seven thousand two

wadampaign, like his comrades who are still hundred and fifty-two dallars

in the trenches.

The English," he said. twenty-six cents, to defray the Charges of

the Year 1914."

Second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinanes to provide for the incor poration of the Mother Superior iu taie Colony of the Society of the Sœurs de Saint Paul de Charters by which the The Committee institution known as the "Asilo de la Sainte Enfance and as the French Lon- -vent is carried on..

Green having won the Championship for 1915 desires to meet Mr. H. A. N the winner of the Championship for the yours, 1912, 1913 and 1914, and a match has been arranged between these two players on Championship lines, and will tako place on the Club ground on Friday 14th May at 4:80 p.m. will erect stands for reserved stats, and, a charge of $1. for tickets fincluding entrance to the ground), and a charge of 50 cents entrance (standing room) will be made, the whole of the receipts of

of which will be handed over to the Prince of Wales Fund..

As this match will probably be the finest exhibition of tennis ever pren in the East there will doubtless be a large crowd to witness the game, which will be the best of five sets, and it is very desirable to book seats early. Booking may be dono at Montries. Thers will

wall.

"They light You cannot make them run." My friend asked Kahimsan yh thor ba would write his allegation that British prisoners had been shot is cold blood. Be meditated a long time, pencil in hand, obviously unused to pusting his thoughts hol-

on paper..

Finally be laboriously evolve lowing sentence: The Englishmen were. Second reading of the Bill intituled, sot near moorlede be at g “An Ordinance to provide for the loryment, 6th Company," to which he signed of Estate Duty payable in respect of the his name, estates of deceased persons,

Second reading of the Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to amend the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914, and to give power to stay actions against

alien enemies."

GERMAN SUPPLY SHIPS.

FOR THE PACIFIC FLEET.

An

AUSTRIAN VIEW OF BRITISH

DIPLOMACY.

A

of

characteristic view

British diplomacy is put forwa d, for Aus'r an consumption, by the Deutsche Tuges zeitung.

"We learn that Messra, Grey and Asquith have been good enough to inform the Press that the continued existents of The Sydney Sun recently pablished the the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a Euro be a perfect view of the game from diary of a German sailor killed in the pean necessity, adding that England every scat. If for any reason the match Scharnhorst. It shows that the German could not permit ans permanent wea

of the Dual Monarchy. This is is postpo..ed fro tickets will be available on Pacific Fleet, which disappeared early is indeed, noble. Probably an shall room the day the match takes place, and in the July, was met regularly by supply ships read in that good British Press that the arranged for before the war. At Hono

old tradi'ional friendship between remote event of the match being cancelled Inlu 37 German - American volunteers Great Britain and Austria, which has

ever been a blessing to European equili all money will be returned upon return slipped aboard the Nürnberg.

engagement with the Australian ships was trium and to the welfare of humanity, of any tickets taken. Arrangements have carefully avoided, Admiral Sir George will be preserved in all its sanctity for been made so that there will be no Patey's Fleet only once bring anywhere the future.

As a matter of fact, the Volunteer or Reserve Drills on the 14th near.

traditional friendship between Great The Brenden was easy excaped from a Britain and Austri, like they resulted instant.

cruisers the Leipzig

disease, King's Japanese cruiser before they were finally in anything except the decay of the spined rounded up.

system of Austrian politics and the pro- stitution of Austrian arms in the servic

The secret of this of Great Britain. amiable anxiety is to be found in the

OTHER GAMES, Other games which were played last evening resulted as follow:-

has-cever

Raymond Swoboda always claimed to have been born in California, and spoke French with a strong German accent. He recently went to the Figure and offered to go to Germany on behalf of that journal, where he said he could easily go and write an article on the internal This was conditions of the country.

refused, as the editor of the Figaro The latter, who was once very wealthy, believed that Swoboda was a Gorman. married prior to the war a well-known Swiss opera singer who is now singing in the Geneva Grand Opera When the was broke out there were frequcas disputes between Swoboda and his wife on account of the man's pro-fierman sympathies, and the singer went to Geneva.-la.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. ODERS BY LEUTROL do OXLAPHAN, VÀ

1. Parades for to-day (Thursday).

N.C.Os, and mon où duty at Head. quarters under Officer on duty. 6.10 p.m. Centro Section M.G. Co. Company drill at Kowloon Docks. Launch leaves Statuo Pier at 1.30

pim

5.50 p.m. Nos. 1 and 2 Bections Artil. lery Battery 'and' Left Section M.G. Co. 10 pdr. gun drill at Gun Club Hill, Kowloon. Drivers are not required at this parado.

5.30 p.m. Right Section M.G. Co. Squad Drill and Rifle Exercises at Head- quarters,

5.30 p.m. No 4 Section Scouts Co. Aiming Drill and Musketry exercisos at Headquarters.

5.30 p.m. Civil Service Co. Bayonet

fighting at Headquarters.

DETAIL.

2.Ou duty at Headquarters 50 N.C.Os. and mon of Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Sections Scouts Company,

Officer on duty (and Orderly Officer):

Lieut. Woull

Orderly Sergeanty Sergt. Hogarty, Medical Orderly: Corp Davice. To furnish guard at Headquarters: 7 p.m. to-day to s.m. to-morrow.

Nos. 12, and 8 Sections Scouts Co. 7 am to 7-p.m. 7th inst.: No. 4

Section Scouts Company,

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, KV.C..

THE VOLUNTEER RESERVES,

ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, O.C., H...K.

Hookoso, 5th May, 1915 MAIN GUARD.B Company will relieve, the H.K.V.C. at 7am. on May 8th nad on May remain on duty until 7 a.tu 15th. The main guard will find the guards at Volunteer Headquarters fres

p.. to 7 a.m. as heretofore, The Day guard of 1. N.C.0. and 3 mon will be found by the following details, the respective Section: Commanders being responsible and reporting to, the Orderly Offer: Saturday, May 8th, Scetion 3 of A. C. Sunday, May th, Scetion 4 of A Co. Monday, May, 10th, Section 1 of A Co. Tuesday, May 11th, Section 2 of A. Co. Wednesday, May 12th, Section 1 of C Co. Thursday, May 13th. Section 2 of C Co. Friday, May 14th, Section 3 of C Co. DETAILS-Orderly Officer: Lieut. J. W. C

Bonnar. Orderly

Sergeant: Le-Sorgt. J. Oxberry.

C. Order Corporal: Le-Corp. J. Man

all

Orderly: Corp. Watt. EXAMINATIONS.The Inspecting Officer has notified his intention of examining NC.O. during next month. All candidates for future promotion to non-commissioned rank should submit They their names, to the Adjutant. will be required to pass an exemisa- tion.

W. L. CARTER, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K.V.R. A Japanese mission recently arrived at desire of England to bring her influence

The Communal authorities in East Havre, and has been received by the Brito bear on Austro-Italian relations, to tish Base Commandant. The mission, obtain for herself a concession from Prussian villages and the Forwaerts Handicap Doubles-Nisbet and Phelips which is composed of a colonel and four Austria in the shape of a coaling station newspaper have investigated charges (ove 30) beat Lindsay Woods and Wood- I majors, accompanied by a major of the or fleet bases in return for a promise that against Russian soldiers of having assault- cock (rec. 15), 6-3, 6-4. The winners Russian Army, visited the Balgian Fre- Bussis will henceforth leave her alone if ed women and set fire to property uring mier and several of the military only she will forsake the alliance with the invasion, and have found that almost go into the final

all the stories were pure invention.

Handicap Singles, "A"-Hall (rec. 5/6), beat Crook (roc. 15/1), G3, G Hall passes into the final.

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