1919-10-09 — Page 3

SPORT:

LAWN BOWLS.

TAIKOO DEFEAT THE SHANGHAI

THAM

The Shanghai bowlers met with a defeat yesterday at the hands of the best four which the Taikoo Cluh could pas up.

The Bate was mit so exciting as "the two

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 1919.

THE "CHEFOO" CASE. CONVICTION RE-AFFIRMED AT

THE MARINE COURT

On the application of Mr. C. F. Lyson, RN., Marine Magistrate, beard, Jester for the defendants, Capt. Basil Taylour, day, for the second time the which Tam Kwai and Li Chin, engineers, were charged with baving unlawfully

ease in

Previous matches were and the visitors neglected their duties and impeded the display was, on the whole disappointing-marigation of the s... Chefou on the high The Taikoo players, on the other hand, Bbowed their best foran.

Taikon.obtained the lead by scoring a

point in the first hrad, and kept in front till the fourteenth he had been played when the scure stond all Taikoo show ed the way again to the seventeenth head when Shanghai again draw level. Taiko "made victory sûré by scoring 3 points in the nineteenth head, and, finally, won by 47 points, the scare stantiing as follows: Taikon, 21 points;"Shanghai, 14 points.

The scores were as follows:

PATKUNA

Melauenlin.

Morrison.

Hamptos,

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· Fergusson (Skip);

TIPKOO

Hend

Shots Batal

2

190

1

21

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2

SHANGHAL.

MeBougal. McCallum

Malcolm

McMurdo (Skip)

SUPANGIPAL.

Shots Total

1

1

13.

I

O

0

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1-1

Shanghai mere the t'ivil Service, on the

Civil Service rinks, today, and will play the Police, on the latter's rinks, at Happy Valley, to-morrow.

On Saturday, the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association dte entertaining the visitors to dinner as the Hongkong Hotel

CRICKET

A Barrisust trial hatch, with a view to selecting a representative team to play against the Club on Monday dext, took place on the Military ground, Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon, be tween teams selected from Officers" and Other Banks, the first-named being

sea on August 1st. and Wnd.

COUPLE CHARGED WITH HARBOURING A GIRL

MAN WHO POSED 48 HER HUSBAND

Chinese Affairs received a report from A few weeks ago the Secretaring for

THEFT OF A HOSPITAL · ¦ EVERYTHING REMOYED EXCEPT

1.

THE WALLS,

the hillea Yanmati. For a time the A few years ago the Tung Wah Hospital Committee erected a smallpox hospital

kidnappesk a village that an unmarried girl bat been institution flourished, and then it grad Detectives were sent to inually fell into desuetude until finally the place where the girl was imprisoned removed from office. vestigate, and succeeded in discovering even the caretaker of the premises was A man and women living in the house came the prey of a flock of human val. The preraises be

When this case was heard for the first

were arresteil, and they were charged attures, who commenced by removing thu time the Magistrate convicted both de

the Magistracy, yesterday, with barbour

6ttings and ended by taking away the fendants and sentenced them to 12 working an unmarried girl, aged fifteen years, dours and windows to, use them a fire- hard labour each, thn that casion,

in a boarding house without the consentwood." The Pulier were advised of what Capt. Poyn; the muster of the 'hefno,

of ker pargnes. said that while op

was going on and set a couple of detectives to watch. On Tuesday evening two men, one of whom carried two baskets filled with odds and ends, were seen coming

现 VOYRKE from

Fremantle to Hongkong and 170 miles south of this port, the ship struck a typhown. He told the first defendant that he must keep a good bead of steam. and be replied: "I can't do it." Next day (August id) the engine stopped, and, when witness expostulated, the Brs defendant only laughed He said that everybody refused duty, and he suggested that the ship put in somewhere for shelt

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The man Elanie the wodkin. He said the woman asked him to pose as the girl's husband, otherwise they would not able to take the girl out of the Colony. It was the proper thing to do, as the gir was without parents and the woman intended to take her as a wife to her unele fiving "in the village,

Mr. Smith Fetanded the case.

er. The Captain replied he could not THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER go anywhere without steam, and the de-

fendant replied that in that case theyWOMAN CHOPPED AND SUALDED must wait for better weather. The first defendant's excuse to the Magistrate was that the ship was rolling too much and

A frenzied outburst of jealousy on the the Bremen could not stand the "witer his wife and then schld her with boiling part of a husband caused him to thợp coming down from above. He could not keep up steam, though they were doins the Government Civil Hospital when be water. The woman has been removed to all they could. There was nothing wrogies in a serious condition. The busband was arrested by the, Police and charged al the Magistracy,, yesterday, before Mr. N. Smith, with wounding and cutting his

with the hailer

wife."

of the premises. When the Police "Ppeared, the man ellerying the baskets dropped them and ran. The other man was", arrested, and in his possession were found

a couple of chisels and a hatchet Tase two un attempted to smash up the incinerator, which had been used for the destruction of patients' clothing.

charged with the irony of the üttings, At the Magistracy," yesterday, when

had escaped. the defendant llameil his companion, whô

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Mr. Smith remarked that it was rather

could enter and take what he liked. He leave an empty, house open so that anyone temptation for erring humanity to

hard labour. entenend the defendant to lourteen days'

STEALING BLANKETS.

A DISHONEST SALESMAN.

A Chinese salesuan employed by the

pair

Defendunt adinitted giving a wrong. name and address to the pawnbroker but

Yesterday, Captaio Foyn said that the Chefe was a steady boat and did not roll heavily in the storm. When she left Fremantle the cargo of sandal-wood was londed so that the ship was level, bet It appears that the woman, who was wing On Co, was charged at the Magis during the voyage the engineers barnt rather attractive to Chinese eyes, hast a with the result that the ship listed. Un censed the husband, who spoke to her of blankets belonging to the firm and cual only from the bunkers on one side large circle of male admirers. This in-tracy, yesterday, with stealing August 21st. the engineers stopped the about it on several occasion. The woman engin room. They did not phap the went honie on Tuesday night, attacked her engine, because there was water in she took no notice, and, as a result, the mar

with giving a wrong name and address when pawning out.

sailors after the typhoon. The water in kettle of boiling water over her. water ont. so it had to be done by the while she lay in bed, and then upset aid it was due to a mistake on his part. the engine room was not hot. The steam er arrived at Hongkong on August 25th..week. and, on the same day, he went to the office, and, in the course of his report, asked for a European engineer on the trip back to Australia. They had en- deavmated to get a European, but one man they had, selected wanted $375

areas the Company was willing to pay

Mr. Smith remanded the cage "for a

HONGKONG'S NUISANCES.

COOLIES FINED EACH.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, six

captained by Col. Humphrey, D.D.M.valy $300. On one occasion, when the coolies were charged with "causing a dis.

and theOthers" by C.Q.M.S. Talfourd.engineers. witness asked that the chief Ocean Services Offices. The Officers won by runs. Un paper, engineer be taken back. The first defen- (the "Officers" looked like having things all their own way. They got the Others out for 69, and then made 67 rans for the loss of six wickets. As the teams were playing 12 men a-side it seem ed that the Officers would doable the score

office dismissed the whole of the Chineseurbance opposite the Canadian Pacific

made by their opponents, but Connor, after having 7 runs knocked off his bowl ing, took the fat 6 wickets for a total of four only. Scores:-

OTHER RANKS.

CQ.M.S. Talfeurd,

Edwards,

Corp. Mann, Davies Corp. Errocks, b Edwards Gr. Perkins, b Davies .... CS.M. Heath, rus out Sergt. "Athorne, 'b Daries Q.M.S., White,

Edwardin

Davis, b

4

21

B.,

e Cavanaugh,

Pte. Filmer, biDavies ........ Sergs, Cennur, & Davies... P. Rhodes, b Cavanaugh Gr. Baines, ↳ Cavanaugh Dr. Middleton, not out

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Davies

Tutal

Bowling.

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H.

1.

3

24

3

2,3

1

Edwards ........ 12 Cavanaugh

OPVICERA Cal. Humphrey, b Baines

-Capt. Gray, Perkins, 6 Baines Col: Coles, Baines

to pay sufficient salary to attract a Eurn Penn engineer.

He denied stealing the blankets, which; be declared, belonged to a friend who bad left them with him for safe-keeping.

This friend, when called as 1 witness for the defence, stated that he knew defendant but denied all-Knowledge" of" the blankets

Mr. Smith sentenced defendant to sir Werks hard labour.

HOUSE-BOYS' CONSPIRACY. dint was much better than the previous

Sergeant Marks stated that this was

THEFT OF JEWELLERY. Company because the Company refused The coolies congregated under the Chinese houseboy was charged with stent- engineers Withess resigned from the one of Hongkong's perennial nuisances.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, veranda of the office and made an unrulying jewellery to the value of $165.from aoise. The boatmen and coolies were his master, the Praya near Blake Pier, but they in- allowed the privilege of lying alongside

offsisted on going under verandas and caus. ing a disturbance. Two of the defendants The unte said the ship listed heavily actually sat on the steps of the C. P:0.8. daring the typhoon, and was sometimes offices and were driven away. They re- rolling badly. At no time did the engine- turned a few minutes later; however, and stop completely. When there was not insisted on sitting down. sufficient steam to turn the engine)

said he had had trouble with the defer Cross-examined by Mr. Beavis, witness

dant on two previous occasions, une Fremantle and other at Singapore.

aver" he went down to usk the engineers advised them to tell their friends not to Mr. Smith fined each defendant $1 and to put on more.steam, and when theit under veranda, in future. engineers refused to do so he told them that if the ship went down it would be their fault. No one on board had sleep or food for two days during the typhoon When the ship came to Hongkong he re signed He did this to save his life, be shuse he did not want to risk it by going to sea again under such conditions with a Chinese engineer. An effort to obtain a European engineer was abortive, be cause the Company was not prepared to pay sufficient salary:

came to Hongkong the master reported to him that they had encountered a typhoon; alau that the engineer bad re- fused on one occasion to get up steam, giving the exeuse that there was too much water in the engine-room. As that time the raptam had no intention of charging the defendnuts with neglect of duts.

31: Lyson said that when the case was

Tam, Kwai, the first defendant, said the first heard the log-nook should have been typhuon was so Berte that water cane produced.

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into the engine-room from above. When!

Maj. Edward, o Mana, b Athora... 3

Lt. Cavanaugh, b Connor ....iyo 15 Capt. Murray, a Horreks, b Baines 3 Capt. Davies, stpd, Mana, b Connor 4 Rev, Bundle, e Horrocks, b Connor... "0

Cary, not put

11

Capt. Oliver, c Atherné, h Connor... 0 Lt. Larkcom, stpd. Mann, b Conner @ Epl. Green, b Connor

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A thorne

Connor

Horrocks

Total

Bowling.

0.

12

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32

4

37

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The Magistrate said it was in evidence

the water, which was hot, was at the level that the official log had been destroyed

Defendant Sinted that he and another boy mi a unference and decided to They intended to sell the jewellery and atcal the jewellery and leave for Canton.

start a business with the proceeds.

lery and the house-boy were both missing Inspector Brazil stated that the jewel-

on Tuesday night, and a' report was made for Canton that night were visited, and to the Police. Ali the steamere leaving

defendant was discovered with the jewel- lery in his pocket. The other boy had disappeared.

Mr. Smith, nepord defendant to brea months hard labour.

OPIUM CASES

At the Magistracy, yesterday, an Annumite was charged, un remand, with being in unlawful possession of 17 tarla of opium..

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The defendant was Arrested On steamer which came from Haiphong, and

$1,500 by Mr. Lindsell, he asked to be the drug was concealed, in a girdle tied round his waist, When he was fined

of the boiler door he went up and told in the typhoon. Besides, the vessel being allowed to communicate with his friends

the captain that the coal was All Chinese, the British authorities really on the steamer in an endeavour to raise wet. The captain asked. him to had-no-power-to-order the captain to the money. His request was granted.

up more · steam and both he keep a leg at all. and the other men in the engine-roun

get

worked their hardest, not only to get coal Foyn had made no complaint till Sep Mr. Lyon pointed out that Capt. into the stoke-hold but also to pump the Lember 6th. by which time the Company water out. The male spent two hours had failed in their attempts to get in the engine-room, superintending his European engineer. He thought the cap

men at work. The mate promised them tain was biassed in his action towards

all day's pay each as a bonus if they the defendants. He asked that the case did their very best. "He did not suggest

dismissed, as the defendants had already suffered imprisonment.

0 to the captain that they should put into

HONGKONG C.C. v. THE CARRISON. some port for salety.

The following will represent the Honganid it was his duty to keep the engine dence was that of the greaser-as to how Cross-examined by Mr. Beavis, witncan Capt. Taylour, said the only new evi kong Cricket Club versus the Garrison on room clear of water. He used two pumps the water, came in through the gratings Monday next, commencing at 10 am. in trying to get, the water ont, but with above the stoke-hold. These gratings had

40 thels of prepared opium concealed in The Police executed a search warrant on a house in West Point and discovered the cockloft. at the Magistracy, yesterday, for unlaw- The principal tenant, a woman, was arrested, and was fined $4,000; ful possession of the drug.

CLOTHES AND COFFEE,

hired. On pass one Bunday, in a certain While in the Army I was accompanied by sergeant that, to hear him talk, was one of the brainiest mun Uncle Sam bad) town, a young woman we met on the street naked as if we cared to go to her arriving we were introduced to her mother, who made excuses in regard to bouse and have a cup of coffice. On

her appearance. She remarked, "I'll go and put on the percolator."

C. H. Blaker, R. Brand, PH Cobb, out avail. He diduct refuse to do his lids but evidently, through carelessness, duty; he did his best in the circumstances these had been allowed to be destroyed. Kwan Pan Kong, manager of the Wo The original decision was confirmed. LUD 8.B. Co., said that when the Chefoc The defendants were ordered to pay the

(Continued at foat of nezt column.) gaol charges out of the wages due to them, 'right the way you are.”

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The sergeant said. "O, you look all

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