1918-10-19 — Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE. THE CINEMATOGRAPH. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

Si-During the last few months I have visited various local Cinemate

SPORT

GORICKET

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1918.

For this league match, to be played at Kowloon to-day, at: 2.15 pm sharp, the home team will be represented by J. P. Robinson L E. S. Hodge, J. Staple graph-talls in search of that occasional tan, J. E. Moad, H. H. Teyler, LJ

Edwards, R. Pestonji nad a. X. Other.

relaxation and amusement so necessary

INTERNATIONAL BANK

FRAUD.

FOUR CHINESE -DEFENDANTS DISCHARGED.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

$1,000 OPIUM FINE

A. Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of thirty-ning issis YOU HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF / of non-Government opium.

A FRAUD."

It was stated that defendant was arrested in Wong Street, and the opigm The Chinese community of Hongkong, found concealed round his waist.

to life in Bangkong, and I have been: Blackburn, H. Overy, A. de Sousa, EJ among whom the well-known Inter Defendant atated that a friend gave

amazed at the apparent lack of enter prise shown by the parties responsible for the lare provižled.

Surely this wonderful invention was not intended for the production of such unadulterated balderdash as, "Lucy's Last Love," etc; in anything up to twenty spass?

When so many magnificent films-edu cational, instructive, amusing, and in teresting from every point of view-re available, it passes my comprehension. how theatres, allegedly catering for the public amusement, can systematically acreen such futile piffe as the majority of these "continued-in-our-next" undoubtedly are:-I am, etc.;

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MORTAL. Hongkong, October 18th, 1818.

·C.C,C. ». K.QC,

This friendly fixture will be played to day on the Hongkong Club ground at 2.15 p.m. The following will represent the CC.C-T. F. Ford, F., G. Thomp son, B. W. Bradbury, G.. M. Goodall, M. E. Abbas, . M. Omar, K. HL Run jahn, J. B. Graham, G. Manley. J. Soria, and R. Basa..

national Banking Corporation fraud created such a sensation, was very well represented at the Magistracy on Thure day, when Mr. J. R. Wood discharged Lung Yung-kin, Commander in the Chinese Army and a nephew of General Lung: Wong Kwong-wai, secretary; Hui Shek-po, treasurer: and Leang Kin-hin, clerk to General Lung Chi-kwong, who were charged with being concerned in forging and uttering a cheque for $150,000 on the International Banking: Corporation.

The Crown' Solicitor appeared for the

Crown, and Mr. lf. R. Lo for the to

him the opium.

Mr. Wolfe aned defendant $1,000, with the alternative. of eight montha hard Labour. The opium was confiscated

AN UNCIVILAZED YOUTH... A Chinese youth was charged with pulling out the feathers of a bird, thereby causing it unnecessary pain.

The youth remarked that the bird was dying when he pulled out the feathers.

The Alagistrate: If you were dying would you like someone to pull out your hair t

Letendant replied that he was igno rasp, the" bird cumin, reel PNLD,

(King, magistrate repued tust the boy should be piyiuzed enougu tó ɛhow that. ked ęby Wibu kue kiternative of 4 days nard Labour."

The Crown Solicitor, addressing the Magistrate, asked permission to with draw the charges against the defendants. He said that as a result of inquiries, it ALLEGED THEFT OF IRON BEAMS. was not believed that they acted other-

A Chinese man and womas were wise than innocently, and, as far as the charged when stealing two iron beams, Crown was concerned, there was nothing at at $100. against them at all.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. Lengue football commences to-day, and all the teams in the second division are engaged with the exception of the Univer-fendants. sity. If the summer weather of the last few days continues, the conditions will be rather against good football, and the Seth Co. R.G.A. . Staff and Departments match, which is due to take place at 3 pm, will be very trying to the players, who will almost need to play in belguets to be safe from the sun. Given good wer ther condtions, this match abould produce 33,983.50 some good sport. The teams are old 100.60 rivals, and, while the gunners are reported 100.00 to be below their usual strength this year, 60.00 the staff and Departments are probably 50.00 as good as last year; although a little wenk in the forward line. The game 30.00 96.00 should be an oven one.

25.00

LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND.

List No. 11.

Already acknowledged Messrs. W, R. Loxley & Co. Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hooper

Mrs. Rose Thompson

Capt. T. H. Wollacott

Mr. and Miss Gurner

Mrs. B. Branch

Spanish Dominican Procuration

per Father Noval

Lt. Col. Mayhew ......

Mrs. D. Donnelly

Mra L. Forster

Mr. T M. de Castro Basto #M. C. 8." (290)

Total

"THE BARTON MYSTERY.".

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The at. Josepa's collego #. Kowloon march will be tuilowed with interest. Two prouchs pitayers or the college team last: 25.00 year are turning out for nowloon the

yeur, but bt. Jephs some pe sole put up a good game without taon, to 20.00 enough to contemplate catering two tema

23.00

25.00

20.00

The A.D.C. will give two performances only of this play for Our Day" namely, Thursday, November 7th, and Satur day, November 9th, at 9.15 p.m.--for which

thepablice booking opens at Moutrie's on Tuesday, October 22nd, at

9 2..m.

lew weeks ago the Club was

in the league.

strong

I

Mr. J. Grist appeared for the da

fence.

2

Dougins Company's wharf and putting

Mr. Lo stated that his clients could

It was stated that defendants were not seriously blame the Police for the

potired removing the beans from the

wrong position in which they were. taenu into a junk, which was lying aiong- placed. From the beginning of the case side. When the junk left the wharf, a the defendants had placed all the factslaanch pursued it and arrested the master

at is Wize. before the Police, nad had also stated

On the application of Mr. Grist, Mr. what their defence would be. In a sense Wood remanded the case till Monday. they regretted that the case was not being fixing bail at $150 each... proceeded with, for they would have been able completely to vindicate their charactera

Mr. Lo went on to say that about May, 1918, the first defendant's uncle, General Lung Chi-kwong, as a result of certain transactions, instructed the first defend- ant to place a sum of $150,000 on deposit, with the International Banking Corpora- tion. The first defendant also placed an- other $180,000 in Chinese currency notes in the Bank of China. The first, defend ant took the money to the bank and received a deposit receipt. That receipt was in Erst defendant's possession from May until it was handed to his unele in Peking. Later, as the transaction did not go through, his uncle deputed the first defendant to go down expressly from Peking to Hongkong to bring back the money.

Mr. Wood: This ducument was issued for that money Mr. Lo: Yes. The Arst defendant came to Hongkong for the

DUMPING A DEAD BODY.

Two Chinese were charged with dump- ing the dead body, of a little child on the foreshore of Shaukiwan West.

Detendants stated that they were tuk- ing the little girl to the Dispensary for treatment and sno died on the way,

Bergea oz-replied that the defend ants were taking the dead body to place in the matshed mortuary at Shaukiwan without the knowledge of the Police. an Indian constable arrested the defend- ants, the second of whom was engaged to carry the body.

Mr. Wolfe said he was satisfied that the Erst defendant had dumped the body, but, taking into consideration the fact

that the body was dumped near the dis pensary, he would not deal with the man severely. It was evident that de fendant tried to save himself trouble by dumping the body near the dispensary,

The maten terween South Caina Athleta 198.16 Reserve and the sad to. A will

Bu dul, Bitract the largest crowd. $3,928.66 will be well it the referee takes a very firm stand at the beginning of the season with regard to these crowus, and refuses to allow the maten to continue in La event of any encroachment on the ficu of play by the spectators. Only very drastic measures will stop this bad prac tice, which is a source of annoyance to the players, the hinesen, and the ordin- jry spectulor. Another objectionable haoit or Chinese supporters of local foot- all is that or swarming on to the play. 0g held during the interval with tae Azaletic promoted to the first division money which he had put into the bank thowing that it would be picked up by authority of his uncle. When he pre-practice and must be put a stop to. He sented the receipt at the bank he was ancu defendant 310; in default, three arrested because the deposit receipt was weeks' hard labour. He would discharge said to be forged According to the the second defendant, as he was ob Capt. Superintendent of Polices one of theviously acting under the orders of the duplicate forms had been found missing first defendant, who had engaged him to and bow the fraud was perpetrated no one carry the body. knew. The form was missing on April 20th, 1918, and the money was not put into the bank until May 29th. It was a very elaborate and elever fraud, but how his clients could have been connected with it was incomprehensible.

pected, and if these grievances are dealt with armly at the outset a lot of troucie will be averted later on, when finals are approunging and excitement naturally runs high.

The emaining match is between the Royal Navy Reserves and the 57th Co. The Artillerymen will do very well indeed of they can avert defeat, for the sailors are very strong this year and their first division players, are, of course, available for this matca if required,

"Carados, the Referee's Dramatic Gossip, in criticizing the original pro duction of the Barton Mystery " in 1916, -wrote: A delightful bit of finely dramatic spook-spoof-the more de...A. lightfu! (and successful) because those who wish can find all the serious sugges tions that they want, the fault being Such is entirely their own if they do. the new and happy arrival at the Savoy, in the shape of Mr. Walter Hackett's play "The Harton Mystery whole thing produced by Mr. H. B. Irving. is just an exceedingly lively, and clever dramatic entertainment, cunningly devised, brilliantly acted, fall of pungent philosophical suggestion, yet never allow ing itself to sink too deep in the mud of roblem-above all, a sure and joyous

aucecas

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H.M.S.TAMAR,” 1; STAFF AND

DEPARTMENT, 0. . /

draw

handled over $2,000,000.

The fourth defondant was a clerk in General Lung employment, and had accompanied the first defendant to the bank The Magistrate would soul that instead of the first defendant having committed a fraud he had actually been defrauded..

SIR CHARLES ELIOT'S APPOINTMENT

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

Tho" second defendant had been in

The appointment of Sir Charles Eliot, General Lung's service for many years Principal of Hongkong University, as HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION 11.

and had been in Hongkong since May British High Commissioner in Siberia, St. Joseph's College v. Kowloon--Club When the arst defendant arrived in the with diplomatic raak, is an important Colony, he requested the second defend step which was urged some time since by ground, Kick-off, 4.30 p.m.

South China Athletic Reserves v. sordant and the other two defendants to those on the spot, and the need of which Co. E.G.A.-Military ground. Kick-off, accompany him, by way of precaution, is illustrated by the protracted disputes

to the bank to get the money.

still going on between the rival Govern- 4.30 p.m..

1 The third defendant was General ments (says the L. and C. Express). We Staff and Depart- 88th Co. R.G.A ments-Club ground. Kick-off, 3 p.m. Lang's accountant, who, during his em- understand the appointment of Sir Royal Navy Reserves v. 87th Co. R.G.A.ployment of three years in Hongkong, had Charles is the result of a decision on the part of his Majesty's Government to have "It is really a blend of two achieve menita in

spoof."

On the one side it--Navy ground. Kick-off, 4.30 p.m.

single High Commissioner at Vladivo makes excellent sport with the so-called

stock, to whom all the British missions, By it a "science" of psychometry,

except naval and military missions, should be responsible, thus forming a parallel to "sensitive" is supposed to be capable of

similar action on the part of the British picturing to himself. the details of an unknown occurrence on physical contact: These tears mot on the Naval Ground,

Government in Northern Russia, where with some object concerned. In the course Happy Valley, on Thursday, in a keenly

British missions are now responsible to of the play, however, we have a little pisce contested practice match It was evident,

Mr. F. O Lindley, who is British High familiar dream" spoof "--a wild shortly after the start, that the Navy were Looking at the ease, apart from the Commissioner for Northern Rumis, with of more little murder scene that the audience is going all the way to win, but the Staff facts, nobody but lunatic would Headquarters at Archangel. We may not supposed to recognise as only a dream defence proved very disconcerting con- believe that a man in the first defendant's recall that Sir Charles Eliot resigned until it is oVOT. So you can pay your tinually checking the combined rushes of money and take your choice or, indeed the opposing forwards. Sheriff, the Staff position would actually go to the bank in 1904 the post of Commissioner and outside left, made several dashes up the with a document to obtain money which Commander-in-Chief in the East Africa BY For the paychometry we have to offer our sincere thanks to ons Beverley, a clearing easily. The Navy forwards assume that the man who held a genuine Foreign Office which attracted consider- grotesque "physic adventurer and developed a fine turn of speed, keeping the receipt for four months and had not rible attention at the time, and has sincs Bagrant humbug, whose powers are tried Staff bocka very busy. Neal, the Navy taken the money out, went to the bank to devoted himself to the interests of educa na a desperate resource in connection with inside right, played a vary strenuous perpetrate a gigantic frand with a forged tion. He was successively the murder of a Mr. Barton. For this a game, and was responsible for the caly document was absurd. When the defendat Sheffield University and first Principal young man of the name of Maitland had goal scored, beating Strange with a fine ant was arrested he had a deposit receipt of the new University of Hongkong. He been arrested and condemned, he having shot at short range. This put the soldiers for $150,000 in Chinese currency in the had previously had a distinguished record Constantinople, and Washington, and been the last known visitor to Barton's on their mettle, and at the first opper Bank of Canton II, therefore, a traud the diplomatic service at Petrograd, rooms on the night of the murder. Little tunity Ellerby broke sway and dashed had been committed upon the Inter whilst at the latter capital his recognised by little although there is nothing that up the field. His effort, however, was national Bank there was no reason abilities were employed in representing might not have been shrewd guesswork anavailing, the other forwards not being fraud should not have been perpetrated British interests on the International Beverley, in between assaults upon the up to assist. Not discouraged, he made on the Bank of China. Further, when Commission appointed to restore order in whisky and cigars, undoubtedly does get a second attempt, this time grazing the at certain facta. He says that the murder cross-bar with a stinging shot from well defendants were on bail, they went Samos. To bis diplomatic qualifications was committed by a woman. It was He off. The interval arrived with the to the International Bank And Pro Sir Charles Eliot adds a knowledge of duced another deposit receipt for many languages, including Russing, and a says that Mrs. Barton will be found to score:-Navy, 1 goal; Biaff, nik.

sailors

$80,000 which they drew General Lung close acquaintance with the races of Asiny have a letter proving Maitland innocent. On play being resumed, the She has. All the while everything is done pressed more than ever, and the Staff had sent a telegram to the third where he has travelled extensively. to show that Beverley is a complete char- custodian had all his work cut out to defendant stating that his nephews, In truth, there is so little need keep the ball out of his net. Scooler and had left Peking for Hongkong to obtain

both.!

It

Vice-Chancellor

defence. You were found in possession

latan to premiss occult powers in Beverley that Wain, the soldier'a hacks, worked very the $150,000 and inquiring if he ho My Wood, addressing the defendants, many of the audience would have guessed hard, and only titanic efforts on their arrived. When a wire was sent to what he suggested without any hand-part prevented no increase in the score. General Lung about the present trouble said: I have listened with pleasure to

psychic ether waving or talk of

The Staff forwards could not get going he immediately went to see the Hon, M. the statement made by the Crown all. Bom of us right up to the last act somehow, thus making extra work for Lau Chu-pak, who was in Peking, and Solicitor and by the solicitor for the were expecting him to prove a detective the b half backs. Knight, the centre half, asked him to send a telegram to the two in disguise And yet, as he himself sag was exceptionally busy. The sailors made Chinese members of Council explaining of a forged deposit receipt, and because gests, in confessing that he is always ready several combined rushes in one of which the whole position. All those facts show that deposit receipt was a forged one you for any handy trickery, there is no reason Neal just missed the upright by a hair's ed that his clients were absolutely in were arrested and were charged in this why, with it all, there should not be such breadth.

In the latter part of the game nocent of the charge, and he asked the Court. Since the day of your arrest, Isenity 我路: he claims,

What are all play was mostly in the soldiers half, the Magistrate to say that the defendants the matter has been thoroughly investi- scientific discoveries but Anded by experimentum sexwork

Tamar boys trying their utmost to in- left the Court without a stain on their gated, and, as a result, the Crowns rease the score.At one time it looked characters Dyke van den Bolicitor entirely and unreservedly with One gathers of course, from the in though they had succeeded, but the re- Anish, tha Mr. Hackett is even more of feree gave 4 free kick, to the State The Crown Solicitor: I would like to draws the charge. The investigation has chel on drem-truth than he is on of the sailors handling the ball right is say that the Police were justifed in the shown that, instead of being parties to a pyschometry, Yet he leaves it open for the goal mouth. This gave the Staff a steps they took The defendants were fraud yourselves, you have been the in this Court should not in any way anyone to submit that there is just a pos- short respite, keeping the play, more in found to be in possession of certain tims of a fraud, What has happoned sibility in both Which is not only clever mid-field. When time was whistled the forged documentado adversely affect your reputation. Tou xices, but sanity."

score was unchanged.

Kare discharged. (Continued, at foot of next Colums.)

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