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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TE, 1935,

SPORT.

»LAWN BOWLS.

The following matches in connectiou with the Hongkong, Lawn Bowls. Associa tion League were played off on Satur day:-

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CRAIGENGOWER C,C. v. KOWLOON B.G.

Fo. Rink

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11

KOWLOON. Whibley. Full. Hedley. Gray.

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Kink," Johnston,

Farrell.

Gow,

Lapsley

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W. Rose.

R. Bua....

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Total 60

Hrowth Harves W. Russell.

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Total...... 60

TAIKOO (9.

TAIKOO. Grimes. Stoun,

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If you are in need of a Car and live in Hongkong, Call at 24, Des Vaux Road or Phone 482 or 3552.

If you live across the water call at 26, Nathan-Road-

or ring K.

Laing.

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Barker.

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G. Morrison,

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No.3 Kink.

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Mellan.

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Total... 70

Eldridge.

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J. Rassell

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Total..... 56

The mintch between Kowloon C.C. and the Civil Service C.C. had to be postponed owing to the ground being too wrt for play,

THE LEAGUE TABLE. Taikoo (2) still leads, having only lost two points in ten matches. Kowloon Bowling Green are still in the running, bring one-point, behind Taikoo (9) with one mat in hand-

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PW. LOST TILO PTS. 10 B

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Taikoo (2)

Kowloon E.G..........

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Taikoo (1)

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Police R.C.

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Civil Service C.C... B

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Kowloon C.C. .....

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Craigengower CC.

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LAWN TENNIS,

PROPOSED INTERPORT CONTEST. An invitation has been sent to the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association to send a team to Hongkong in the autumn to play a series of interport matches.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SALE OF THE "HERCULES.” AUCTIONEERS SUED FOR ALLEGED SHIP REQUISITIONING

BREACH OF WARRANTY. "

·Before the acting Puisne Judge Mr. Justice Wood, sitting in Original Juris diction in the Supreme Court of Hong- kong yesterday morning an action by

DURING THE WAR,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

WALEX PRIS."]

Sin-The report of the proceedings in

FATAL EXPLOSTON AT SKA ON RUSSIAN STEAMER. CHIEF ENGINEER, THIRD ENGINE

AND CHINESE FIREMAN SUCCUMB.

The sise Hai Ping arrived in Hongkong - Tuesday morning and brought word of a tatal explosion which occurred in the

Indigkirka on the early morning of the 7th inst. in the Hainah Straits. There wore a namber of casualties on board. Three of the more serious cases were train-

Kwok Lai Ting, manager of Sing On & the Legislative Council, published in your engine room of the Russian steamship

issue-of the 4th instant has afforded an interesting subject for analysis,

The position taken up by the ship-own

(1) in March, 1918, the Hongkong (os ferrod to the Hot Ping and brought to- ernment notified the smaller ship-owners of this Colony of its intention to exercise Hongkong. Two of these, the Chief Eagi. control of those of their ships which were

neer and, n. Chinese Areman succumbed to not on that date under requisition."

their injuries the following morning. (2) The ship-owners protested against The other case, the Third Engineer was

Co., against Messrs. Hughes and Hough caine on for trial. The plaintiffs' claim was for damages from the defendants for brench of a duty owed by them to plain-ers appears to be as follows: tiffs to sign plaintiffs name as the pur- chaser to a contract for the sale and pur chase of the steam ng #ercules which was put up for sale by the defendants on May goth, 1991, and knocked down to plaintiffs. In the alternative plaintifs elnim danges for breach of a warranty that defendant's were, authorised to sell the said steam, launch to the plaintiffs as a price of $10,000.

The defence was that defendants were not authorised by their principals and were under no duty to the plaintiffs to sign a memorandum of a contract of sale or to otherwise complete the sale at the price at which the tug was in error knocked down,

Mr. C. G., Alabaster and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, were for the plain tiffs, and Mr. F. C Jenkin, instructed by Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, was for

the defendants

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the patrol, but more particularly so against the rates of ramuneration offered despatched to the Government Civil How

pital directly the vessel arrived in by this Government.

(3) The smaller ship-owners from the Hongkong. This man also died about six first doubted the validity of this Govern- hours after being admitted into hospital. Thess. Indighicku belongs to thei

ment's netion, but took no steps to con. test, the point as they did not wish to hinder the furthering of the interests of Russian Volunteer Fleet and is officered the British Empire during the war, and by Russian with, a Chinese crew, · She was proceeding undey ballast' to Hoogay they relied upon receiving fair treatment from this Government.

(4) The smaller ship-owners, as .coour-where she was to load up with cont for quence of the control were forced to run Hongkong. At mid-day on the 7th, Capt. their ships at a financial loss, as shown Nicol of the a Hoi Ping, whilst passing- by certified balance-sheets handed in ta this Government, at a time when foreign through the Straits, noticed the vessel at competitors were enabled to build up huge anchor and flying a distress signal. The reserves against the slump in shipping was calm and Capt. Nicol was able-

that has since occurred:

that a'serious explosion had occurred in

In the statement of claita it was set out!

(3) The requisition scheme was wound to bring his vessel within speaking range that plaintiffs attended the auction which was not advertised as bring subject to up in March, 1919, and showed the sub-of the distressed ship. He was informed reserve, and bid $10,000 at which figure stantial profit of $2,231,204.11.

(8) In December. 1919, in consequence the engine room at 5 o'clock that morn the vessel was knocked down. Plaintiffs authorised and gave the defendants a of this Government not giving the smaller ing and that there were a number of mandate to act as their agents and to ship-owners a reasonable rate of rescasaulties. The exact nature of the acci sign a memorandum of contract on their muneration" for use of their ships, a test behalf. By knocking down the vessel the action was commenced by the owners of dent was not made clear, in the imperfect English spoken by the Russian Captain defendants accepted that mandate. De-s.s. Wallour. fendants refused to sign the memorandum. and plaintiffs had been usable to obtain

The smaller ship-owners have been

in negotiation with this Government and Mr. J. J. Kozeradivy), but it was gather..

the vessel and had suffered damage.

Mr. Alabaster in opening the oase said that when plaintiffs drew up their claim it was not known whether the vessel was to be sold subject to a reserve price but it was later found that the War Depart ment had put a reserve of £3,500.

Mr. Jenkin said it was admitted fact. that this amount was the reserve. . Mr. Alabaster said the plaintiffs would proced on the claim for breach of war- ranty. The defendants had paid $es into Court and admitted liability so it was whose instructions could not be the engine room. There was a loud explo question of the amount of damages. varied ono jot or tittle, but it stated that sion, followed by a blinding, escape of The defendants would contend that the this Government would watch the requisi-steat. The engineers and some Chinese When the team had cleared away a measure of damages was nominal and tion scheme and give the smaller ship-firemen were caught like rats in a trap. they had paid $25 into court. The plain owners its sympathetic consideration. tiffs, however, would argue that the mea sure was the loss of the bargain and damagra should be substantial.

The hearing stands part heard.

a tentative offer was made to them by this ed that engine trouble developed during Government which they (the smaller ship-the night and the ship anchored in the

withdrawn efter la mort, but, Straits pending repairs,

after this Government, it

is stated, had consulted the Unofficial" The engineers worked all night on the job and by daybreak were able to carry Members of the Council.

The attitude of this Government appears out tests The Second Engineer is said *** to be as follows:-

to have turned on the steam from the. boiler room whilst the remainder of the staff watched the results by the valres in.

A CASE FOR THE POLICE. THE TRIALS OF THE CINEMA TICKET COLLECTOR.

(1) This Government stated they were acting as agent of the Imperial Govern

(2) This Government-as agent-either pitiful sight was seen In the case of the did not know or was not instructed to Chinese fireman not a square inch of skin disclose the authority upon which the was left on his body; whilst the two engineers were scalded internally by in- scheme was based.

(3) This Government anticipated and inhaling the steam and very badly burned

about the legs and arms,... formed the ship-owners that any money that accrued would go to the Imperial Goyernment for prosecution of the war.

(4) In March, 1919, when the scheme was wound up, this Government approached the Imperial Government and obtained permission to retain the profits derived from the scheme.

(5) This Government decided to utilize the windfall of $9,31,204.11 upon the con- loon and the extension of educational facilities among the varions classes of the

The ship's doctor rendered first aid and disposed of a number of men who were

affering from less serious burns Re-. garding the more serious cases the only hope of anving their lives was to got them into hospital at Hongkong as quickly as possibic. The Hoi Ping did not arrive on the scene until five hours after the

* accident.

one of the Company's ticket collectors at struction.of a Hotel and Flats in Kow-the vessel into Hongkong but after a

(7) In 1920 the Indemnity Act was pass cd by the Imperial Government.

it was first thought advisable to tow careful examination of her engines it was found that these could be repaired on the spot. The three injured min and the Bomian doctor were transferred by boat to the Hot Ping and shortly after 1 p... the Hos Ping started at full speed fo Hongkong,

"Everything was done to make the men comfortable but their continual cries for

iced

Mr. R. E. A. Webster appeared at the Magistracy, yesterday, on behalf of the Hongkong Amusements Co., Ltd. to pro- sccute in a case against one named Ip. Cheung who was summoned for assaulting ticket enter id the Tai Yat Theatre not make an appearance.

Mr. Webster said the case was one of community.

(8) After the Wollowra action was some importance to the Company. The ticket collector was really the complain-started this Government acgotiated in an ant in the case and had experieerd 3 apparently sympathetic manner with the great deal of trouble in his work, owing ship-owners and a tentative proposal was to many threatened assaults. Other ticket made" and acceptable, but withdrawn as collectors had also experienced trouble, already mentioned. WATER POLO,

and quite recently there had been three

water were beart rending. The cases in Court dealing with the same

Doctor worked assiduously and the pati V.R.C.. U.A.C

subject. In this particular case the de

(8) This Government seeks to pass" an

ents were allowed small sips of claret to. The following will represent the United fendant was turned away from the door; Indemnity Ordinance, not. in effect, to Athletic Club in the above League fixture. The defendant was alleged to have said legalize war measures, but to prevent the quench their burning thirst. The Hoi

to complainant, All right. my friend,

smaller ship-owners from seeking a judging is an old vessel; having traded ap to-day at 5.30 p.m.:-S, R. Garrod; G. R.

I will wait for you" "Sure enough be ment of the Court which would entail the and down, the China Cosat for the last Razavet. R. A. Mason: Leonard; Adid," added Mr. Webster, for on Aug. loss by the Government of a handsome forty years. Her speed normally is nine A. Botelho, D. Liang, C. R. Logan.

1st the defendant met the complaint came from the Imperial Government, to len kaots per hour, but on this ocea Waterloo Street and struck bím "a heavy Putting aside all questions of right orsion the engines were worked up to the defendant was found hiding in the wrong, it would seem equitable for this eleven and a hall knots per hour, and the cookhouse of a tea house. When the Government to make some compensation 234 miles from the Straits to Hongkong complaint took the defendant to the other than sympathy to the ship-owners were accomplished in 29 hours police station the defendant alleged that for the losses they suffered which enable the complainant struck the first blow. In this Colony to receive a cumshow of up-who, despite his injuries, was very cheer view of this statement the police told the wards of two and a quarter million complainant to take out a summons for dollars.-I am, sir, yours faithfully,

·ONLOOKER." Hongkong, 9th August, 1999. asesult. The complainner did so.

The Magistrate Why "

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"CHRISTIAN THE CHINESE

GENERALS" ARMY." HYMN-SINGING AND BIBLE

STUDY.

A correspondent of the". Daily News writing from Kaifeng (Honan pro- vince) says in the course of a letter:-

blow on the mouth.". A chase ensued and

Mr. Webster: do tot know. The Magistrate said there was no reason I am writing this letter to the accom.why a summons should have been taken case for the paniment of bym singing in the various

It seemed to be a out. barracks that surround the city to the cast police. The Magistrate issued a warrant and south. I should suppose that in no for the defendant's arrest. other country in the world-1 may, not in any other province in China, you note-

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OPIUM SMUGGLING.

morrow.

The worst case was that of the Chinese,

ful. At midnight during the voyage he enjoyed a meal of rice. Two hours later are-action set in and at 4 a.m. he passed out of his suffering, The Chief Engineer (Mr. Egoroff) bore his suffering patiently. He retained consciousness until the vesse! was inthe Sulphur Channel where al THE WORLD THEATRE,

change set in and just as the vessel was One of the chorus is the next fine passing Green Leland he alas died. The Third Engineer (Mr. Belzieff) was taken picture from Realart's to be screened at ashore on Police launch and sent to the the World Theatre, commencing to Government Civil Hospital directly th

The popular Star Alice Brady vessel dropped anchor in Yaumati Bay. takes the leading role, and is supported The unfortunate, man lived until 7.18 p.m. last of all the provinces to open its bor-..

in John Hughes, a famous comedian. ders to the reception of Christianity.

The body of the Chine was bauded Morning and night the tunes of the JAPANESE STEAMSHIP COMPANY When a chorus girl marries the son of an the same day, when he passed

AS DEFENDANTS.

aristocratic family, everybody predicts favourite hymns are wafted over, the city

calamity, and the husband's family is over to Tung Wah Hospital and that of from all the encampments of General

The Hongkong agents of the Yamashita usually willing to help the calamity along, the Chief Engineer to the Agent for the Feng Yu-hsiang's soldiers. Your corres- pondent has seen companies of met drill-Kisen Kaisha appeared as the defendants Only in grim tragedy did that proud Russian Volunteer Fleet in Hongkong and mohbist family realize that it was (Mr. Tavarres). The funeral of the two ing during the hot days of the early half at the Magistracy, yesterday, in of this month, when to relieve them for case perferred against them by the their boy, not the chorus girl, who had engineers took place at Happy Valley the a time the captain in charge and cap- Superintendent of the Imports and Ex married the true aristocrat, one who was same evening an tains take charge of the drill of their comports Department in that the Company chle by instinct. This in one of the panies in this Division-wald order to allowed one of their vessels, the 3.8. Realart Pictures Co.'s best productions the ease under the shade of a tree, and the Hot Maru, to be used for the conveyenes are realistic.

ance and impurtation of opium into the company would engage in Bible study. Colony. Mr. N. L. Smith prosecuted, and This month has been one of conferences Mr. A. A. Watson, solicitor, appeared for in the south suburb of the city. Thera the defence.

was the annual T.M.C.A, conference for The case for the prosecution is that 4,040 the schools of the province: at, the same teels of raw non-Government opiure was time there was a summer normal school found in the bilge tanks by the Revenue which drew representatives of all the officers on arrival of the steamer in Christian schools in the province to the Hongkong. Arising out of the present city. The most significant of all the con- charge, the Company, have preferred a ferences was an Officers' 30 days' Bibia charge of smuggling opium into the study school which couvened in the Yu Colony against a donkeyman employed on Wang Miso. Here for all these days the the vessel, highest of General Feng's officers attend-

At the request of Mr. Watson,

ed, either az pupils or instructors, for at formal remand was granted. The case least some part of the day. Thors werd will come up for hearing on Wednesday

afternoon next. between 70. and 80 in attendance.!!

When in doubt about your eyes or your glasses

Consult

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

Eye-sight Specialista,

The late Chief Engineer's wife is on her way to Hongkong. The late Mr. Egorff was 55 years of age and was well known in the port, as a healthy and cheer ful old seaman

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Since the arrival of the 8.1. Hoi Ping a telegraphic message has been received From the Captain of the ss. Ning Sang which states:

"Steamer Indighirka French. fing anchored entrance to Buoys Hainan Straits engine broken down. Inform owneri.**

67. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, ons net, and has cargo space for 2,000

1297]

The 8.8. Indsgharku is a vessel of 1,483

tons She was formerly the s.8. Trind and was owned under that name by Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire