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· ESTABLISHED 1883.

MINISTROS

CIGARS.

in boxes of 25.

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$1 per box dut, paid.

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AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA,

GRAND HOTEL,

SEASON

1918

[1301

GRAND

ANNEX,

GRAND STRAND.

TSINGTAU

IDEAL SEA-BATHING “

Commencing MAY 15th.

T NAGAO, General Manager.

THE HUNGKUNG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 1st, 1916.

TWO LAWYERS SUSPENDED. CLAIM FOR WAGES AGAINST

MESSRS BUTTERFIELD_&

SWIRE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT.

SPORT.

CRICKET NOTES.

SENSATION AT THE MIXED

--COURT, SHANGHAI,

The Navy have improved their position There was a startling development in

considerably by the results of their last the Mixed Court, Bhanghai, on Merch

At H.B.M's. Supreme Court, Shanghai, two matches, and they have done very goth, in the case concerning the affairs of on March 25th, His Honour Judge well to beat the R. and the Civil Ser the Shun Tao, in which judgment was Skinner Turner delivered judgment in vice. In a mid-week match they account given some weeks ago. It appears that the case in which W. E. Trofuck sued ed easily for the sappers, and, without the counsel for the defendunts sent Messre Butterfield & wire to recover Commander Gibson, they wiped out their communication to the Japanese Consul: $328.85, being wages due for three weeks defeat of a fortnight, ago against the Civil General in which appeared a phrase to while he was on leave and one month's Servants. which the Italian Assessor, Mr. Guiseppe Ros, who, with Magistrate Yui, gave wages in lieu of notice.

Hamilton,, with 6 wickets for 6 runs judgement in the ease, took exooption.

Hls Lordship said the claim was divideach, considerably improves his average, The counsel for the defendants were con sequently summoned to appear before the ed into two parts, one a claim for wags but just falls short of top place. The Mixed Court yesterday afternoon, when and the other a claim for damages for only interest left in the competition is Mesara. W. 8. Fleming, Earl B. Rose and Matsuoka attended.

wrongful dismissal. The plaintiff was the final deciding match for the shicks On taking his seat in the Court, Mr.engaged as third engineer on one of the between the Club and the University. Ros said he desired to draw counsels' at- tention to a passage occurring in a letter steamers of the China Navigation Co., This will be played next Saturday on the addressed by counsel to the Japanese Con Ltd, after having had

some provious Club ground sul-General" for circulation among the

other steamers. members of the Consular Body, which short engagements on red as follows: It is unnecessary to When the ship came to Shanghai at the comment on the judgment further than end of December-ho asked for leave. He

BONGBONG LEAQUE, DUVASION JE

SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIG,,. 2; STAFF

*

AND DEPARTMENTS, 0.

An elarmous crowd watched this match, but policemen kept the field clear and the game could be seen by all. It was expected that the Staff, would give the Athletic & very stiff. task, to win, but owing to injuries the soldiers were only. able to turn out in weak team, and after the first few minutes it was seen that-the- Athletic were easily the better eleven. To add to the troubles of the soldiers, cao of their players, was infured early in the game, and for a large part of the match they were playing with only ten men

The Chinese were early aggressive, and soon after the kick off. Wain stopped a likely goal at the expense of, a corner. To-day on the Club ground, commenc The Chinese were frequently pulled up ing at 11 am officers of the Navy and for offside, and as a consequence, lost a Army will play the rank and fible. The good many chances of scoring.. From an was granted three weeks' leave ultimately officers' team will be composed of Capt. and told to rejoin his ship when she re. Gray (Capt), Major Robertson, Lt. Murattack by the Staff, Ellarby and Street turned to Shanghai. His Lordship did ray, Lt. McConnel, Lt. Wahl, Lt. Col. got through, but the custodian ran out not think that any point arose on the Morgan,

and cleared. The first goal was the result Paymaster Wright, Capt. obtained for pay for the period of

document granting that leave. The plain Henderson-Smith, Lt. Cooper, Lt. Prim of some very clever play by the Athletio inside left. After neatly, trickling Wain, he, eluded, Lawrence, and took the ball into goal, shooting, at about two-yards Immediately after the kick-off, range. the civilians came down again-skillfully- avoided thu défence, and sont in a shot which made the eroas-bar rattle. The leather travelled to the other wing, was sent back again, and eventually put out

to say that it cannot be reconciled with the principles of equity and good con- science that are supposed to govern the administration of justice in the Mixed Court."

The Assessor asked if counsel had any thing to say on this subject..

Mr. Fleming asked how the Assessor

tained possession of the letter.

The Assessor replied that it was a letter sent by counsel for circulation among the members of the Consular Body.

three weeks' leave and he said be under- stood he was to have it. On the other side it was said that no pay was granted In reply to Mr. Fleming's question as in such leave by the company. The man. to whether it wne so circulated the Ashad only been employed a short time, cessor replied that he was not present to something like two months, and his up. answer questions. It was rather a time plication for leave was made on the for counsel to explain the passage in que?- ground of his wife's illness, and, without tion.

going into the contradictory evidence on Mr. Flaming said that the expression the point, it was admitted by the plaintiff which had been used was very well-known that he was first of all told that he could both in English and American procedure not havo his pay during the leave, and The action in question had been one tie further admitted that he was told if equity, because the plaintiff was asking he did have the leave he would be out for specific performance of the terms of of the service of the company, whatever a contract. It was a common phrase that might mean The plaintiff had not used in objecting to a judgment in equity satisfied him that he was entitled to full CASES. To say that a judgment was pay, and it was more or less unreasonable *1 contrary to the principles of good con- to suppose he would have got it after science" meant that the judgment was such a short period of service. The other notsupported by equitable principles, and part of the claim was for damages for that was a meaning which was well known wrongful dismissal. What happened was to practitioners at law. He did not see that when the ship cane in the man did bow the expression could be found fault not rejoin her on the day she came in. with by anyone.

He said that a message was sent him on the following morning and he failed to join the ship before she left. On that he

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rose, and Lt. Dickenson.

THE LEAGUE TABLE.

Hongkong Kowloon University

Civil Service. Navy Craigengower

P. W. L D. PTS. 17--11- -2---4-37--

18 11 3 4 37

-17 11 3

3.36

18 8 2

18 9 8.

19

7 9

$ 32

1 29

2-23

17

of danger by Wäin.. Ellarby had hard lines in just heading over the bar in one of the Staff offensives. The Athletic wis leading by a goal, to nil at half-time.

*R. E.

5. 9 3 18 C. R. C.

15 5. 10 3 18 R. G. A..

17 114 10 Middlesex... 18 3.15 0.9 The second half was very similar to the

ROYAL ENGINEERS ». NAVY,

first. Street missed a chance to score, being a little too, slow, and the Chinese This league match was played at Happy brought the hall into their opponenta Valley last Thursday, and resulted in a territory "again. A fine shot from the comfortable win for the sailors by 180 right wing was well saved by Stone, but runs to 57. For the winnors Commander the ball was not got. away, and, after it

was told he was no longer in the service Gibson made ย characteristic €0.

ages for being so dismissed. The defence

The Assessor replied that he considered this

a contempt of Court, and asked Mr. Hose if he had anything to say.

Mr. Rose endorsed, what Mr. Fleming of the company and he claimed he was Corporal Heath came to the front as a had, bang, around, the Army genl força, had said, and said that no pffence to the entitled to something in the way of dam- bowler of promise, taking seven wickets few minutes, it was neatly netted from Court was meant by the as of the phrase. In taking exception to a judg: put up was that the man had deserted. for 22 runs for the Engineers. This rethe left wing, The scorer was assisted off ment, on appeal the phrase was commonly Thore was a considerable conflict of evi-ult considerably improves the position the field with a damaged knee, but re- used-

dence as to what took place, into the de- Mr. Fleming further added that if the tails of which his Lordship did not think of the Navy in the league, and adds to turned after a short interval. There was Court had any doubt on the matter they it necessary to go. But what was adicit-Commander Gibson's already good but no more scoring, the Chinese running out could refer to the practitioners of the bed was that the morning he failed to re- Court, a number of whom were present.join his skip, he was found shortly after ting average. Reakes took his fiftieth deserving, winners by two goals to love

Mr. Matsuoka was understood to say wards in the offices of Mears, Butterfield wicket in the match.

Referee, Mr. Hortop. that ho could not apologize and asked to & Swire explaining to Mr. McGavin the know by what authority he was called before a Court in which the Japanese ASSESSOR was not sitting. He signed the letter on behalf of Mr. Okada, a Japanese Bubject.

こだ

The Assessor, said that as no apology had been tendered he would make the following order:—"That Messrs. Flem-¡ ing, Rose and Matsuoka are suspended from practice before this Court Cill, fur the orders.

Mr. Fleming asked whether the magi- strate concurred with the order which had been read out, and, the terms of the magistrate's reply apparently not being clear, Mr. Fleming was still pressing for an answer when the Court rose-C Daily News.

G.

Hearaon,

FLIGHT AND THE FUTURE.

Brigadier General J. D.S.URE, General Officer Command ing the Training Division of the R. F.C.. addressing the students of the Acronau tical Section at East London College, Baid the Air Service had grown beyond the expectation of a large number of people, and it was going to grow in the future beyond the imagination of most people not directly connected with it. This was not only in numbers but in power. Aeroplanes had developed in speed in the last three years from 60 roiles to 140 miles an hour, and the power of bombs had increased in the same pro

position be was in and what had hap pened. It seemed to his Lordship,, when the position of the man was remembered, that he was out of work and that he was in a destitute condition at the time that when he was found before Mr. McGavin

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL... BLACK'S XI. 1, McCUBBIN'S XI., 0.

This exhibition match took place on the 88th. Co.

DIVISION. 12. TAME TO DATE.

Clab..

Goals

P. W. LD. F. A. P.

9 2 40 38 12 21

12 21 6 20

15 7

2

Staff & Depts...34-6

3 35 19 20

910

15

126

5 12314.23

at something like 2.20 o'clock in the after-Club ground on Saturday. As the game S. Ching Ath... 39 noon following the departure of the ship

it was impossible to suggest that he did was a holiday fixture in aid of charity|RE. Res. in fact desert. His Lordship did not it is to be regretted that something a want to attempt to define desertion in

fact he did not think it ever had been little more attractive could not have been St. Joseph'e defined, but, at any rate, whether his con arranged. McCubbin's side, which was Kowloon' duct might have amquated to absence the Club team, is always well followed 87th Co. without leave it clearly did not amount

བྷ་

15 5 73 20 27 13

to desertion, which meant a wrongful ab and can be relied upon to attract a consard Co.. stention from doing his duty. It had not siderable number of supporters, but the Middlesex Res. 34 been denied that the plaintiff had been

AN AMAZING RECORD.

6 7 117 23 13

411 141

012-12-12 50.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES,

UNITED SERVICES LEÍGUE; Royal Engincers v. Navy Club ground, Kick-off, 5 p.m.

(Unless the . E. win this match, the Defence Corps will win the league. If the sappers win, they play the Corps for a final decision. The Defence Corps will become champions if the game is a draw). HONGKONG LEAGUE DIISION IL

St. Joseph's College v. 8ith Co. B.Q.A. --Club ground. Kick-off, p p.m.

dismissed and the only question, therefore, cam called Black's eleven was really for his Lordship was to assess the data representative of nothing and very few ages. The man was engaged by the month and his Lordship would give judgment people cared whether it won or lost. To for $187.02.

make matters worse, very few of the In response to an application by Mr. Wright, for the plainsi, his Lordship players were up to their form, and a dull refused to make any order as to vests, and interesting game was the result. The Mr. Plats pointing out that if the de attendance was disappointing, except in fendants had been successful they would have been unable to obtain any costs from the stand, which was nearly full, and a the plaintiff.

good many of those present in the first helf left at the interval.

"McCubbin's team played in white, and Mr.. Nicholson. their opponents in red. Extracts from a letter sent in 1813 by kicked off for the reds, and before play of Prussik one of the most caustic and had been in progress long they attacked, Napoleon's Secretary of State to the King stringent, as the Spectator says, "in the and Townsend struck the horizontal with portion. Accuracy of machine-gun fire

whole and easy manoeuvring in the air had denes"

range of diplomatic correspon- | **** developed to such an extent that, our

a powerful drive, the ball bouncing over. Prussia solicited and concluded en could not compare the present day with Alliance with France in 1812 because the After some midfield play the whites camo the past of only yesterday, and the French armies were nearer than the down, and Crocker was called upon to development which those connected with Russian armies to the Prussian States. the Air Service foresaw in the near Prussia declares in 1819 that she breaks clear. A nice centre from. Joseland was future was going to be just as astonish her treaties because the Russian armies not made use of, and another attack by ing. Some people thought that the are nearer than the French armies to the the reds was stopped by Rodger with a larger the show the less important the Prussian States. Posterity will do jus individual. Never was there so great a fice to the consistency of your Cabinet in good strong kick. Just before the in- fallacy as in the Air Service. The op following its principles, portunity to an individual in that service

In 1792 France, agitated from withinterval. Pasco broke through, and shot at of making his way was almost boundless by a revolution and attacked from with Crocker. The custodian cleared, but with How had the great pilots of the war made out by a formidable enemy, seemed ready Prussia mado war on her.

some difficulty, not being able to get rid to succumb. their name? Not by luck, but my sheer three years afterwards, at the moment of the. ball for a few seconds. The of wireless staticus is row.completed with hard work, by learning all the details when France was triumphing over the score-sheet was blank at the interval of their profession. The pilot who did Coalition, Prussia abandoned her Allis not know the details of his work was The King of Prussia was the first of the

On resuming, the rede left wing asing for trouble. He might miss Sovereigns opposed to France to recognise away, but his centre was cleared by Me priceless opportunity in a moment the Republic.

beat the custodian

AMERICAN

WIRELESS

ENCIRCLES GLOBE. ALLIED PROPAGANIA TO COUN-'

TERACT GERMAN FILSEHOODS.

in the interests of the Alics is now being War propaganda byreless telegraph spread to remote sectims of the world by the United States Government. This is being done, it is said not only to give official war reports publicity, but, algo to controvert highly-cobured propaganda. emanating from the bij Gorman wireless station at Naten. The Amorica chain

the

went

neat shot

through lack of knowledge, and throw When four years had scarcely elapsed, Cubbin. Play was very scrappy in this away, his life for the same reasons in 1709 France experienced the vicis half, more so, if anything, than in the Physical fitness was particularly impart tudes of war. The faepublic was menaood ant to the flying man, gecause it went north and south. Fortune had changed; first. The only goal of the match was hand in hand with fine flying Flying Prussia changed also. But victory again scored for the reds by Townsend, who officers felt new things which, infantry became the friend of France. and gunnery officers never would be told. In 1805 Austria armed,

with a They looked on the whole of the battleshalled her armies on the Danube. Prussia Black stopped a rush from the whites, with a much broader view, and even had ¦ did not hesitate for an instant- conversations with generals (Laughter.) armed; she signed the Treaty of Berlin, and Green, obtaining possession, shot All this gave them a very interesting and the shade of Frederick 11. was called over the bar from well out, but there Life Infantry and gunnery officers, on upon to witness the eternal hate which was nothing in the play to produce the the other hand; were in their own little she vowed against France. When the bit of line, and their interests were local Russians lost the battle of Austerlitz, slightest thrill. The final whistle sounded Prussia tore up the Treaty of Berlin, con-

She mar

Bhe

opening of comminications, between Washington and the Philippine Lelands. ziá the Radio Stationjat Pearl Harbour, Honolulu..

The construction of the Cavite radio tower had beza gong on for several was months past and communication established nearly bree months ago. Under favourable caditions, it is said, the station can pick up mosazes nearly 10,000 miles distant. regular operat ing radius, however, is estimated at ap proximately 4,700 mis.

The American Government.

news servica

as compared with those of their flyinganded six weeks previously, and entered with Black's, cleven- the winners by the that for some time he American Govern--

comrades. Flying others while on the into new engagements with us. ground always lived in comparative

an established peace on a solid basis. But

only goal scored. Teams:--

Cave

luxury behind the lines, and Bot under Prussia speaks of her desire to reach McCubbin's XI.-Rodger; Stalker and shell fire. They always had a good mess how is it possible to reckon upon a solid McCubbin Rodger, Stewart and Ralston; and a bed and generally speaking lived and lasti nee, to rock upon had Gerrard, McTavish, Irvine, Pasco and in comfort, and were not in danger ox- cept when flying. “You have in the Air Service, tremendous opportunities for the individual, and my advice to you is to go into the finest and biggest service

of the future and win."

believes itself justified when it breaks its engagements according to the promptings

Black'a XI-Crocker; Coaker and of the moment? Prussia will do nothing Black; White, Smith and Townsend for Pasca A Power whose treaties are Justland, Townsend, Green, Cook, and only conditional guarantees is not to ba Turner. trusted."

Refered, Mr. Wright,

was established on February 12th, and, working in conjuncton with the Atlantic Cavite, Rome, and Lyons, it will com Station, San Diego, Cal, Pearl Harbour, pletely encircle the lobe. It is said also

ment has been sending messages from the former German wroless station at Sɛy- ville to controvert propaganda o

of the

It is said that the big station at Cavite is within istenng distance of most parts of Europe, and that much of the talk from Nauen is rotorded. Except under unusually favourable static condi tione, however, to Philippine radio can- not convey new to all the Europear capitals.

enemy.