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DEATH OF MRS. ARATHOON SETH.

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AN OLD RESIDENT OF HONGKONG,

Mrs. Arnthoon Seth, one of the old resisinats of the Colony, passed away, in the carly hours of yesterday morning, * No. 2, Peak Road Mrs. Seth was the widow of the late Mr. Arathoon Seth, formerly Registrar of the Supreme Court

THW HONGKONG DAILY PRRES. WEDNESDAY.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A MISSING FLAG,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "KONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

S1-May I ask your kind permission to let me have a short space of your valuable paper for a criticism which de Berves attention on the part of whom it

A GOVERNMENT HOUSE EPISODE.

POLICE SERGEANT THREATENED!"

An episode, at Government House was the subject, of, a case, heard before. Mr. Lindsell at the Magistracy, yesterday morning.

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'It ́appeitis on Saturday night there was asual chimney fire in the cookhouse at

APRIL 12th..” 1923

'SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS.

YESTERDAY'S GAMES.

As was generally expected the Open Championship Doubles match between the Rumjahn brothers and Woug Po Keung and Yvanovich resulted in a win for the last named couple. The match WI played on the special, court in front of

of Hongkong, who died in England about concerns. Every mercantik building was.government, House, which the police of the stands nul attracted a large crowd. Prince Edward, adorned with the Allies duty managed to get under control with Though beaten the Rumjahna pot up a

and, other nations' flags.

on the oction of the arrival of H.RI, Mrs. Beth, who was Abhree years ago." born in Singapore, was 70 years of age. When her husband retired in 1900, Mrs Seth accompanied him to England but on his death she returned to the East in

the appliances on the spot. After the fire

good night. The first two sets were easily regret to say that on the Star Ferry Co.'s sergeant geeded further assistance to

It is a matter of fact and of great had been extinguished the Chinen police on by the victors and they looked like

winning the third when the Rumjahas

order to be near her sons, two of whom, Piers, both Kowloon and Hongkong, no house the despatch box containing the are rose to the occasion. They took the leadi M Harold Seth and Br. J. Hennessy Portuguese fag was hoisted among the appliances. The sergeant went to look of 4-2 out of their opponents' hands, drew

Another son

Seth, live in Hongkong. Mr. S. A. Seth, is a resident of Shanghai, daughters reside in and two, married Japui

others!

for another constable and found No. It is believed that nearly all the shares in the servants quarters gambling of the Hongkong, Kowloon Wharf and He informed the offender that he would Godowa Co. and the Star Ferry Co. a report him and on the Monday morning in the hands of the Portuguese community, after the necessary report had been made and the Star Ferry is greatly patronized the constable is said to have threatened genes on the part of their employes7

They con

level, and won the set-7-5. tinned, to do well in the fourth and Inst Wong Po set, obtaining a lend of 3-2 Kaung and Ivanovich spurted and won the next five games which gave them the

appeared to be in her usual health and by the Portugues, too. Was it a gesthe sergeant's life and to have adtaukset and the match. The windors have to

Up to a week or two ago Mrs. Seib

then she complained of difficulty in breathing. One of these attacks occurred Barly yesterday morning and she passed

way at about 2 a.m.

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The Secretary of the above. Companies muss not forget that Portugal, 'na old ally of his own country, on account of her Treaty fought together with his coun. in the glorious field of the try men Flanders and... won the war.

Vill be explain to me, ara shareholder of the Star Ferry, why the Portuguese flag was not hoisted among the other

Hongkong, April 11th.

THE FUNERAL Many old residents attended the funeral which took place yesterday evening at Happy Valley Cemetery. Mrs. Seth was laid to rest in her father's grave in the #old residents'" portion of the Ceme tery The Cathedral Chaplain (the Ration flags on the occasion of the Peace

Festival and Prince's arrival? H. Copley Moyle, M.A.) was the officiat:

Enclosing my cardi,—I remain, sir, your Ing clergyman. The chief mourners were: Mr. Harold Seth, Afr. J. Henobi dent servant,

DARLING BOY. Bessay Seth, Mr. M. C. Owen, Mr. A. V. Apear and Mrs. Hennessey Seth. Others, present were Mr Mowbray S. Northcot, of the deered Indy' oldes: Triends, Mr. H. Pervy Smith, Mr. JR Woud, Mr. W. Armstrong, Mr. C. S. Guibay, Mr. R. A. Gubbay, Mr. T. E. Pearer, Mr. ( P. Lammert, M. J. A. Lammers. Mr. II. B. Phelips, Mr. A. Stevenson, Mr. R. E. Beliti, 3r. E. M. Raymond, Mr. F. Ell, Mr. A. "Ellis, Mr. F. X. D'Alamada, Mr. A. Denison, Mr. M. Manuk and many others. A large number of beautiful floral

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meet the Lo brothers in the semi-final. This ought to be one of the best matches

Arising out of the incident the constable of the contest. was charged with sssault.

In the Club Championship Lieut. A. 8. Lindsall boat Major Willson and qualified His opponent in for the third round. this round will be Capt. P. H. Davies

Yesterday's results:—-

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Open Championship Hloubles.-Wong Po

O. Rumjabu, 8-1, 1-2, 3-7, 7-5. Keung and V. Evanovich brat S. A. and

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse prosecuted, and in outlining the case and that when the sergeant discovered the party gambling he seized the cards and the stake money. amounting to cents. On being repri manded by the sergeant the defendant i brave to decide on such a thing; I will reported to have said You are very The sergeant duly kill you if you do it, reported the defendant at the Central Club Champio súp.-Livut, "A.-S. Lind- Police Station and then handed him a sell beat Major ('. Willsin, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2, 8-8- chip warning him to report for the de

Handicap Singles "R."-E. L. Lender fauters' parade on. Monday morning. The defendant became very angey at this and. B. Crowley; abandoned owing to dark- threw away the chit in a rage. He then nesa waited outside the sergeant's room sad assaulted the sergeant as he came out, and cheat with a stick, and saying at the same time You have been very brave, now I will show you what mettle I au made of. The sergeant defended himself as best he could and frally broke away and ran towards the other of the eustodian (Mr., Deakin) but before he could do this he was overtaken by the in- furiated constable who caught ini by the threat and threw him on to the ground,

THEFT FROM TAIKOO DOCES.striking him severe blows on the bead

ASST STOREKEEPER CHARGED...

As the outer of a Police Court case, which a coolie was sentenced to one nonth's imprisonment for stealing 77 pounds of white lead from the Taikoo Dockyard, the Assistant Storekeeper in charge of the paint store at the dockyard and his store coolie" were charged before Mr. J. R. Wood yesterday afternoon, with

stealing the pubint.

From tributes were sent as follows: Mary (sister), Mary and. Arathon, Reta

The coolie, who had been convicted, and Nina, Douglas and Mahei. Enos and Irqua, Nupie, Eddie and Charlie, Helen Fave evidence upil said, that on the 2nd inst. he went to the stone and was ad and Martin, Tooney, Rose and Albert,teed by the assistant storekeeper who Mack and Phyllis, Heory and Pilar, Bertie and Phyllis, Sir Paul and Lady told him to take the paint and hand it Chater, Staff of Messrs. Perry Smith, ver to a certain launch. ?

Mr. Wood said that he would not Seth and Fleming, Mours. Abdoolrahim

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Mixed Doubles-C. C. Clark and Mrs.

Stark (†15) beat Surg-Lt. G. H. Hayes and Dr. Gladys Torner (~1/0), 6-4, 6-4-

TODAY'S MATCHES. Open Championship Doubles.--Ng Sze Kwong and W. Dick Weir A. A. Rum. jahn and S. Hail: s. A. Redmond and G. R. Sager. R. M. Smith and

. M. Dodwell.

Club Championship.-G. W. Sewell v.

The sergeant corroborated" Mr. Wode house's statement and said whilst he was. C. Stark. lying on the ground he heard a voie of another policeman, whom he prongnised, shouting "Kilt him!"kill him."

An aged house coolie came on the scane and separated the two.

& Co., Mr. M. Ally. Mr. and Mrs. Cycept the man' evidence unless it was outside, the door.

corroborated.. "

two tiny of white leud.

MF. H. L. Dennys, who appeared for the defendants,, said that nothing what- ever had been proved against the men. He pointed out that the defendants had been in gaol since the ard inst.

Mr. Wood agreed that there was no case to answer and discharged the defend

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The Magistrate: But he had already reported you before that. Surely there must have been a reason?-If he bad re ported me I did not know of it.

At this stage the case was adjourned for further hearing Saturday next.

A STRIKE 'ECHO. ARMED ROBBER WOUNDED BY SPECIAL CONSTABLE.

SOUTH CHINA; A.A. MEMBERSHIP,

CAMPAIGN.

The Assist. Hon. Secretary of the South Chinn Athletic Association writes: that the 5th sinual Membership Campaigu

with the following results:-Membership, of the Association was closed on April 5th

1,2004 Subscriptions. 811,18.50.

The Association has eleven football teams, three of which were entered in the Hongkong Football League. It has also tearns for tennis, baseball, basket-ball, volleyball, etc., and is doing its utmort to stimulate an interest in athletics generally.

COOLIE CHARGED WITH MURDER. COWARDLY ATTACK IN HATTON ROAD.

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At the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, Ma Tam, aged 25 years, wan, charged be effore Mr. J. R. Wood with the murder of one, Chan Tung, aged co years, of 49, Second Street.

The Magistrate: You do not appear to be very popular with your men

The Sergeant: That may be because I' put the constable on the renart press the gambling first before you asked The Magistrate: Why did you not sup for the constable's.assistance I did not know what game was in progress until came into the roer after calling for him

In view of the recent strike, these re- The defendant said that when the sersults are considered, very satisfactory;} Apear, Mrs. A. M. Apear. Mr. G. L.

Inspector Earner said I would call angeant visited the servants' quarters he was they represent a distinct advance on pre- Apcar, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Austin, M. apprentice who was in the store at the not gambling but merely looking on. The vious years. Ezra Abraliam, Mr. A. Abdoolrahim,

There was no trouble be time of the theft. He would state that he complainant did not say that he would

report him. Mrs. Arathoon (Kobe), Mr., C. й. S.

saw the assistant stripekeeper admit thetween them until the Monday morning Alves, Dr. and Mrs, Asger, Mr. Edgar S. convicted" coole and that he pointed to when they were having a meal. The de fendant accidentally bumped into the Abraham, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Alyre, Mr.

sergrant who struck him on the chest and and M. W. "Armstrong, is I. Arm-

The apprentice was then put in the box he retaliated. 'strong, Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, Mr. P.

and swore that he knew nothing about the Baylis, Mr. J. T. Bagram, Mr. R. Ehole affair. He was in the store at the Belilics, Mrs. Sema Belilios, Mrs. E. Bime but did not see anything happen. "Belilion, the Colonial Dispensary, Mr. and Two watchmen gave evidence as

to Mrs. F. X. d'Almada é Castro and Miss seeing the defendant admit the convicted 'd'Almada é Castro, Mr and Mrs. H. B. earth coolie, but as they were some con- *L. Dowbiggin, Mr. and Mrs. S. H.siderable distance away they could not see

or bear what had happened. Dutton, Messrs. S. J. David & Co., Ltd., Mr. Edward. Ezra, M., O. I. Ellis, Mr. Felix M. Ellis, Mr. A. S. Ellis, Miss M. Ellis, Mr. E. E. Ellis, the Misses Ellis

After lying in hospital since the 4th last month as the result of a bullet wound and Mrs. Edgar, Mr Fred Ellis, Mr. L S. Geuphill, Mr. H. M. Gregory, Mr.

in the back, a Chinese was charged at

It appears that on the 20th ult., a the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, be furt Mr. Lindael) on four counts of robbery Punti earth coolie while pulling a bucket and Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, Mrs. B. D.

at No. 110. Chatham Road, and with of mortar from the ground to the second Gubbay and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. S.

resisting the efforts of a special constable, scaffolding at a house in the course of Gubbar, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Griffin,

Mr. J. V. Hemedies, to arrest him. The erection in Lugard Road, accidentally Mr. U. C. Galluzzi, Mr. R. A. Gubbay,

defendant fired at Mr. Remedios, but upset the bucket, and the contents landed fortunately

ruinsed his mark Mr. on the back of a Hakka earth coolic, who Thi Mr. W. M. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs.

The driver of motor-car No. 378, whe Remedics replied, and wounded the devas working on the ground foor. Richard Hancock, "Mr. and Mrs. Henry was said to have driven his car pust a fendant in the back. It will be remem accident led to an altercation between the bered that later the defendant, who got Hakka earth coolies and the Punti earth Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hum-tram car, along Queen's Road East, at a

to the Kwong Wahcoolies who were working at the new house speed of 28 miles an hour, was fined 315 away, reported phreys, Mr. Ho Foak, Mrs. B. Brotherton by Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yes Hospital where he was admitted in a very under different contractors, but no-ond Harker, Mossre. Himly & Co. and staff; terday.

Herious condition.

suspected that the Hakka party would Dr. and Mrs. Heanly, Mr. Ho lu, Mr. Sergeant Smith said he saw the defen- The tharges of robbery involve four sums take a very serious view of the incident,

On the following evening, however, when dant driving the tar at 12.53 p.m. on the of money amounting to nearly $600. The and Mrs. E. Humphreys, "Mr.-Ho-Kwong, 3rd irs, just by the Soldiers' Canteen. A robber's victims, who were all women, deceased and four other Puntis were half Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Mr. Ho Leung, Mr.

way down Hatton Road on their way to front of the totalled 18. and Mrs. Hazeland, Mr. and Mrs. HT. tram-car was proceeding

Dr. Yip Kam Wa resident medical Hongkong a party of the Hakka earth Jackman, Mr. S. M. Joseph (Kobe), Mrs. car, and defendant put on speed and

officer at the Kwong Wah Hospital, gave coolies armed with poles attacked them. Gregory P. Jordan, Mr. J. Joseph, Mr. passed the car at the curve.

In reply to a question, the defendant evidence of the defendant's admission to Three of the Punti coolies fled und sought and Mrs. W. G. Joseph, Mr. J. E. Joseph, told the Mastrate that he was proceed the hospital. He had a bulles wound in the shelter in the bushes. The deceased, an Drs. Kow. Bros, Messrs. Lo and Lo, Mr.

left side of the back. The man was ex-old man of 80, was unable to run and the Frank Lummert, Mr. and Mrs.. W. Logan, ing on urgent business for his master.

dr. Lindsell: Ligent business is no rayed but the bullet could not be traced. Hakkas beat him to death with poles. Mr. R. F: Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Lammert; excuse for running the risk of killing He probed the wound to the depth of They then fed. Altogether night arreste inches but without succona: On the 17th were made. The witnesses only identified Mr. and Mrs. L E. Lammert, Mr. & G.people.

one of them as having taken part in the The defendant demed that his car was the defendant was transferred to Lammert, Mr. Lai Yasyee, Mr. Lau.Yok-

assalt and that man was the defendant. wan; Messrs. Mozon and Taylor, Madame travelling at a speed of 28 miles an hour. Government Civil Hospital.

Inspector James Watt informed the Musso, Mr. M. Manuk, Miss Manuk, Mr. He thought the speed was about 20 milesOne of the women who lost the sum of

3413.50 deposed that at 7.20 p.m. on the Magistrate that the defendant, in all prob ith she was lying in bed suffering from ability, would be able to prove an alin. toothache in her daughter's cubicle, which Two Punti earth coolies gave evidence was next to her own, when two men enter and stated they formed part of the party ed, one being the defendant. He told her assaulted. They identified, the defendant to keep quiet and pointed a pistol at hering being ne of the attacking party, bat The other man removed her bangle. They they could not swear that they saw the then went to the next cubicle and the defendant strike the murdered coolic. At

Taute.

SPEEDING IN QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

an hour.

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FINGER PRINTS.

A PRISONER DENIES THEM.

the

A man with three previous convictions witness followed as her small boy, aged 5the time of the attack (which had been

and Mrs. J. HI, N. Mody, the staff of Mosera. A. B. Moulder & Co., Ltd., Mr. S. C. Martin (Kobe), Mr. M. Stafford Northcote, Mr. "H. M.-H. Nemazce, Mr. A.: Nemazee, Mr. and Birs. H. O. Odell, Mr. and Mrs. H. R."Phelips and Miss Phelips, the Hon. Mr. T. 1. Perkins and Mrs. Perkins, Mr. J. S. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. TE. Pearce, Mr. Pong Yew-kee, Mr. and" for hawking offences was charged before years, was there shrieking. Her daughter given in evidence as 7 p.m.) it was dark Mrs. L. C. Parker Ress, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy, and her brother-in-law were also in this and the rond where the attack took place E. M. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rodger, yesterday, with a similar offence. Inspec-cubicle. The two men then ransacked the was shaded Ah Shun, Mr. Sin Tak-fan, Mr. M. Star Kent proved the previous offences by place and stole two cash boxes and some' Bassoon, Mr. Hector W. Bassoon, Mr. H. handing in defendant'è finger prints which clothes,

This was all the evidence produced against the defendant.

Mr. Wood informed Inspector Watt that he was quite prepared to disclurgo Superintendant of Police was agreeable to withdraw the charge.

Percy Smith, Mr. U. M. Soures, Mr. and were taken on the previous occasions. - Evidence of identification was given by Mrs. H. Allen Taylor, Mr. L. A. Tobias, The Magistrate, after examining the other wamen, who had identified the Mr. S. C. Teo, Mr. Percy Tester, Messra. prints I have your finger prints here? prisoner as the man concerned from a the defendant provided that the, Captain ::Wet Wah Cheong & Son and Wei Wing Defendant: They are not mine; they number of men placed on an identification

Po Mr. and Mrs. A. Well, Mr. and Mrs. are those of my younger brother.

parade at the Central Police Station. A. Denison, Miss Lowson, Mr. and Mrs. Magistrate: Oh So your brother's At this stage the case was adjourned for T. M. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. A. E fuger-prints.are the same as yours, ch further hearing, when evidence will be Wright and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Young. A fine of $10 was imposed.

given by Mr. "Remedios.

The defendant was remanded till this morning pending the Captain Superîn tendent's decision.

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