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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(SMPORN TÜR CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM REES-DAY (13)].

THE

RULES OF NAVIGATION,

11.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S FINDING.;

WATER POLICE EXECUTED A DANGEROUS MANŒUVRE.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, STAMBER 19TH, 1998,

SPORT.

FOOTBALL.

A RECORD ENTRY.

FORGED HUNDRED DOLLAR, NOTE.

A meeting of the Hongkong League was Wong Ho Chov, a clerk, formerly | At the Marine Court, before Commander held at Victoria Barracks last yening employed by the Drag Motor Car Beckwith, RN, yesterday, the master of when arrangements were made for the Company, was indicted for uttering" and the Chiba Mining and Metal Co.'s storm coming season. Mr. G. T. May occupied¦ possession of a forged 8100 pate. launch Stičnite was charged with having į the chair,”

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INTERFORT AQUATIC CONTEST.

FINAL NIGHT'S EVENTS AT SHANGHAI,

FORTY SEVEN POINTS. PO TAINTY SAYIN.

The following report is taken from the N. Daily Nears of the 11th inst. :-

The third evening of the swimming "Linterport "entist was probably the best of

failed to observe, the rules of navigation). The following clubs entered the league all. Already it is a quené haddormed in the harbour.

for. 1022-23.

DIVISION 1. (10),

The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. J.

outside the Rowing Club, and it was not U Kemp. R.C) prosecuted for the

3, G. G. N. Tilson (of Messrs. John!

one aer 10 when the doors were Crown. The accused was undéfended.

Hoogkung Club, Hongkone Palice, opened that the majority of the sating According to the evidence the note, Stokes & Master) appeared for the

defendant who pleaded not guilty." Kowloon, South China, MS, accommodation was taken up by ticket forming the subject of the charge was Evidence was given by Lance-Surgeant Despatch, Durban, Carlisle, Hawking, holders, Numbers of people who had not a genuine 23 nose issued by the Charters Armitt to the effect that on September Tamar, Titania, and Submarines. 8.G.A. had the foresight to purchase tickets in nd Blank which had been cleverly altered 9th, at 7 p., when he was on patrol duty and King's Regiment.

advance were unable to obtain admission. dorianmble a $100 unte. On June 16th in the harbour he saw the Stibnile cross-

"Division, (19),"

Excitement ran high, for on the con she prisoner was with soner Friends at a ing the bows of his poles jaunch,

Chth," Police, Kowloon, United AC clasion of the sports the preceding even-1 She South China "A" and "B St. restaurant in Yaumati.

The groom was

ang about six feet off his port bow. Wit Joseph's Ambro, Despatch." Barban,

ing (Friday) the two great rival ports, engaged in his name. When the time ness in his best crossing Blaka Pier and Carliste, Hawkins, Marazive; Submarines,

Hongkong and Shanghai, had tied the came to pay, one of the prisoner's friends!

going from West to East. The Stibaite Oilers. Taited, Titanie, R... andre at 29 points each. The first inter tendered the pote but the accountant was

came up from asteru and crossed his bow, Kings.

pert ¿vent was the 100 yards hack stroke suspicious and would not take it. The

By that time the police launch was going Division 1. will play home and away this style of xamming justified his selec- Drew, and here. Hongkong's champion at ,prisonam then, took the note and kept inj

and his friend paid the bill "wirl, good stern. Witness hailed the Stibnite to matches while "Division 11. will meet each tion by winning eamfortably in the good | come alongside which she did. A Eurother once only. There will be 7 matches i pean en board said he was in charge of in Division 1 every week for go weeks ime of 34-1-3snes, Shanghai's 1994 chains plan. Jensen, covered the distance in 90 a Father strenuous season when the Shield | Competition is taken into account, Divi- third in 91 secs. Thus, Hongkong scored and Busschaft of Hongkong was

sion 1. vominers on Saturday, October/ 7th

# plus 1 for this event against Shanghai's

The "Diving Championship gave the 2 and led by two points,

hoped to arrange a

Shield or Cuplie spectators an opportunity of witnessing. Competition for the dentors at the end some beautiful exhibitions of this art." and of the season.

notes. Next day the prisoner wan teen showing a sun unteth some of the clerks in the Dragon Company's office.

The

note. next turned up in Yaumati brochel. The prisoner asked a girl if she could change it and when she said that she could not be told her it was forged. He was arrested on July 12th and denied

that the note was his.

The explanation offered by the prisoner was that the note was such a clever for gery that he persuaded his friend to give it to him in order that he night show. it to other people as an object lesson. He Said that was why he produced it to the {ཎྷོ ། zr}.

The jury returned a verdict of "güilty" and the prisoner was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment,"

STRANGE PERSISTENCE.

#the launch.

Corroborative testimony was given by the coxswain of the police launch.

sees.

The question of playing fields was disent local exponents wou all three places, card and it was hoped that s first class. B. Brown gesting first, A. P. Goldman grounds would be available for the leage second and E. A Brudi hil This on Saturdays.

points.

Evidence for the defence was given by Mr. Frederick Trowbridge, managing The teams in Division 11 are duet director of the China Mining and Metal play 1 matches in the league and it is Company. Mr. Trowbridge said the Stibade was coming to Blake Pies from Stonecutters, When about 100 yards fren Blake Pier he heard the Stibuite give two bort blasts. He then saw the lights of a launch else to Douglas Wharf. The

A meting of the Hongkong Poothally event hosted the local side the fall six Association followed when. 'n Ietter was points, and thus Shanghai led by Stinite-crease the police launch when read from the South China A.A. asking the latter was off Douglas Pier. They for the reinstatement of 4 players, wh were a good 50 feet away.

were ordered off the field for misconduct Hongking, however, had (thof-inning" towards the end of last season. faulting players were reinstated on pay which they won per Johnstone, wls cover- The de in the 40 yards interport, championship ment of 85.

rd the quarter mile in mia, vti-secs.. Lyon of Hongkong being second and C. N. Brown of Shanghai third. This tied the score again, so everything now de pended on the outcome of the derport water polo game and it seetud hard to foretell the result of this match, since in great measure to the brillian play of Wallin and the strenuous play of Herthet chaert to mark, the home team won by ho had Hongkong's redoubtable Buse the hand one cdvantage of seven goals in

INTERPORT LAWN BOWLS.

After hearing Mr. Tinson, who asked that the police version should be altog ther dislived, the Marine Magistrate snitt: In this case, owing to the close The neeting approved of the Secretary proximity of both launches to the Blake writing to the Hongkong E. with Pink which is a converging point for a view to the Shield Competition being Tu sentencing a returned banisher to humlah of launches making, or leaving run by the II.K.F.A. in future, three years imprisonment. with bard the landing, it is impossible to lay down labour, the Chief Justive Temarked this busy area, But I think the action. hard and fast rules for navigation within the prisoner, "You appear to be very of the padin nunch in ging hard-sport desirous of giving as your company in and at the sperd given-three-quarter Hongkong although the poler authorities speed (about 6 kms)-ahen within 20 foot

of Blake Pier, was a dangerous mon Lave shown you on three ocensiola that itere and tiable to cause a collision with. they do not want you here."

laucheming up astern or the leas 1ng the west side of Blake Pier dismiss the ease against the defendant."

BEFORE THE PUissa Juden (un

1. woon}].

MISTAKEN ĮDENÝTTY,

A man alleged to have been a member hof a gang of six robbers who attacked wi Chinese watuan at Yaumati on August 22nd was indicted for gang robbery,

A jury was sumpanelled consisting of Mese, E. J. S. Summers Coreman). J. Jack, Lap Cham Chan, Liu Chung Hund, W. Kerr. J. "M. da Costa, and H.

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Career.

SHANGHAI . HONGKONG,

The Nily News of thi, Hih inst.. sayy;—

The greens at Hongkow Park presented very animated picture a Saturday afternoon on the occasion of the Inter port match between Shanghai and Hong- kong. The turf was as usual, splendid condition and very arrangement had

THE DECIDING EVENT. been made to accommodate the arms Shapesi-started doing 16. £t sha? dong crowd of spectators which assembled the shallow end goal, R., Brown and witness the struggle.

Wallin being prominent, each scoring twice in the opening moiety. Johnstone, of Hongkong, left unmarked at a critics! juncture netted the only point for Hong kong in this period, so the sides changed ends with the score standing:

Shanghai... D........ 4 goals. Hongkong

1 goal..

It happened that Shanghai wod fairly A man, whey was charged before. Mrt easily by 16 points, although the score Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, does not by any means indicate the play with hawking without a license and with Many heads (as the Scotsmen like to call Magistrate that the constable gave him decided by the last wool. The visitors attempting to bribe a constable, told the them) were fiercely fought out and ouly the hint to hand over the money. Hwere unfortunats on several occasions,

especially at the 10th, as they lay four) jadmitted handing over a cents:

The Magistrate What sort of a hint his last, to see Wallare tip the Jack over starred. getting the better of the long- when Burnside drew the second shop with } did give you did he wink at you?

la the second half, Wallin again

The defendant: No.

so they wood and give Shanghai the shot. kong custodian, Hawthree times, the Mr. 11. K. Bolines (Crown Solicitor), has a constable and forme bad splendid all round bowling, with Wallace period being by Busschaert from

Well, how did he do i; He simply The 13th end was responsible for some only point notched by the visitors in this she prosecuted, explained that the sob over the money, and i took this as a

finishing up by trailing the jack and scramble in front of the Shanghai eiradel, "bery occurred about Jine o'clock at biot.

Hongkong scored four. This was the only which was now in the shallow end, with night. The seaman was walking along a For hawking without a licence the manicure above two throughout the match the high goal. lane when six men assaulted him, ones fined 3 with the alternative of which clearly shows the keerness of the All round it was

24 very clear game, of them throwing pepper in his face. One bribe the constable a fine of 10 was im

days imprisonment. For attempting to gag

and in addition to the players great erediv Taking the match end for and, with

is due to the referee, Mr. J. H. Me- of the robbers snatched $20 in notes and posed in addition the Magistrate orde: the exception of the 10th, there was no Gregur, who controlled the play very the six men then ran off. The ramaned the money given as a bribe to be thing in it except that Shanghai always strictly, and it is pleasing to record that

placed in the poor-box.

had a slight advantage, which made he had occasion, to urder only one mana called cut and gave chase. A Chinese

Wallace's taak a very dificult one. Ho out of the water, Busschaert. constable, hearing the shouts, ran

, played a greet game, but had very hard wards the lare. He saw three or four Aaked by the Judge whether he had a splendid game for Hongkong through the final lead by 5 points, and thus this luck on many occasions. Lapsely played The water polo match gave Shanghai men running and succeeded in arresting ang statement to make in his defence, out and frequently received rounds of very closely-contested interport WEB one of them (the prisoner). The seatban

the prisoner gave an account his army applause for his efforts, Gerrard was also brought to a happy ending for the local came up and identified accused as being mander of a Wuchow Army," Ee said, him, but Fergusson was not as good as tune of 42 points to 87.

At the time I was a Com very good, the green evidently suiting team by a victory for Shanghai to the the of the gang. Prisoner was taken to Amy was dispersed by General we have seen him, although he did good At the end of the gala an adjournment the Police Station, where he pleaded tha Cha Kring Ming in the third moon of solid work all through.

was made to the Rowing Club gymnasium this year. I was in the Tai On boarding it was a case of mistaken identity.

For Shanghai, Dunlop was always where the Captain of the Club. Mr. R. house at Canton then. Our army head there or thereabouts and Veitch was L. Sarjenut, assisted by Mesars. J. H. The jury brought in a verdict of not quarters were in the Yeung Shui Hong in brilliant, it being a treat to watch the McGregor.A. K. Brown and C. J. guilty and the accused was discharged.

Canton. After the army was disporsed beontest between him and Lapalay. Mal. Encarnacio distributed the prizes to the some of the soldiers were arrested. Then colm was ha entusiastic an ever and did successful competitors. Mr. Sarieant then ARMY COMMANDER ?

1 juiced the Cantonese Army Intelligence, all that was required of him in char: made a happy little spesch, compliment GOBA TO Department. This was at the time when acteristic fashion, while Burnside skippeding Hongkong on their fine showing, and General Hau Shung Chi reached Canton in bis usual skilful manner and on many expressing the regret that all fel that The party was dispersed. Then President an occasion did the needful at the oppor misfortune in the shape of filness had A claim that he was a Commander in Sun Yat Sen invited people to join the tune moment. The whole team as a commarred the chances of the Robe visitors, Sun Yat Sen's Noriherb expeditionary Northern Expeditionary army. I joined nation were excellent.

up and served as a Commander in the force was made by Chinese named fith regiment. Leung Chi Chan was scored at 16 end, with 8 couples and 8

It will be noticed that Shanghai on their hard-fought victory.

and finally congratulating the local team

#ung Cheung, indicted for taking part deputy Commander. My official quarters singles, whilst Hongkong scored 4 singles "in an arined robbery at the You Tai pawn were in the Great Eastern Hotel, Canton, and a four. The players WHE

Hongkong-I. -Wallace (skip), shop, Yaumati, on February 13th when All my documents, seals and luggage are

still in tEe-Hotel. When General Yip Fergussod. R. Lapsley and W. Gerrard. jewellery to the value of $18,000 and $500 Kue came to Canton the expeditionary Shanghai.-J. Burnside (skip), A. Mal-

army was broken up. I have still two colm, H. Veitch and G. Dunlop. in money were stolen.

The story of the raid was told by six have always been in the Army. In regiment of soldiers in Shinkwan. I

"Appended is the full score:-- employés of the shop, five of whom December last I was in the army at Hongkong.

Shanghai. identified the prisoner as one of thres Wuhow, in the third, moon of this year Enda.

I joined the Cantonese Army and in me who took part. Shortly before 8

April 1 was in the Expeditionary army, o'clock in the evening the prisoner called As I have been a Commander in the and had a conversation with the sasiat Army, it was very easy for me to make Mat accountant, La Nam Fo. Ho went money. Why should I commit this zou- away. But returned Inter with another Fery f If your Lordship does not be

an and invited Lai to accompany himeve me I am prepared to sign a bood As soon as the two men had entered the that if what I havo said is found to be shop they proceeded with the help of the wrong I am willing to be beheaded." sub accountant to hold up the assistants Asked whether he had any witnessss with resolvara, driving them into the back the prisoner replied in the negative. 11 Hart of the premises where they were My soldiers, he continued, "were in gagged and tied up: The robbers then Shinkwan and I understand they have ransacked the shop, staying there until been defented by General Chan Ewing Gvé o'dock the following morning and Ming'a troops and that most of them 15 departing with everything they could lay have now run away. I spent several, their hands on. Subsequently Tai Nam thousands of dollars in recruiting soldiers Po wie arrested and sentenced at the and having all this money why should I Criminal Sessions to seven years impris do such a thing as commit a robbery !" onment. The prisoner was arrested im The jury unanimouny found, the pris Canton and handed over to the Hong aner guilty and the Judge passed: santehos kong polics lost month."

of seven years' imprisonment with hard labour.

PRISON,

(Continised at foot of next solumn.)

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Pcore. Total. Score... Total.

1.

4

HONGKONG,

220 yards, Fat and 3rd

Points.

100 yards breast stroke, "ist and

3rd.....

100 yards, 1st and 3rd - 650 yards, 1st and 2nd "Water pole against. Kobe

Throwing Polo Ball, 1er and 3rd... 4 100 yards back stroke, 1st and 3rd 440 yards, 1st and 2nd g...

Total

Points.

Team Race, 18t (won by 8 sec.) ../...

SHANGHAL

220 yards, 2nd

A

100 yards breast stroke, 2nd

P

10

Water polo against. Kobe.

13

100 yards, 2nd ....

19

820 yards, 3rd

13

Long Plunge, 1st, 2nd and ärð

14

16

440 yards, ard“......

18

-17:

10

03

Throwing the Polo Ball, and

100 yards back stroke, 20d Diving, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Water polo against Hongkong

Total

Total

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