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THN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1922.

MATCHES FOR TODAY.

UNITED SERVICES LEIGUS

DIVISION I-Kick-off 4.15 p.m. Tamer v. Amèrder, Navg "A" ground. R.G..A. v. Titania Sockumpoo "A"

ground.

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Division II.-Kick-off 2.45 p.m. Foxglove . R.G.A., Navy "A" ground.

ground.

King's v Magnolia, Sookunpoo "A" Hawkins y. Durban, Navy "B" ground. MATCHES. FOR TO-MORROW.

HONGKONG LEADUE.

Kick-off 4.13 p.m.; Titanfa. v. Durban, St. Joseph's ground, Hawkins Res. 2. Auxiliaries, Navy A

ground. Police v. Marazion, H.K. Club ground, "

LIGUE TABLE-DIVISION I

King's Regt. Club

Hawkins... Ambrose... South China Tamar

D. J. A

Goals.

.10 8 1 1 24 4 17 3 1 22 1 9 15 3 18 6 13.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

[REFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM

REXS-DAVIES)

NINE MONTHS FOR BRIBERY.

A. Chiness named Lam Sau was indicted on a charge of attempting to bribe public servant, by offering him $30.

The Jury were Messrs. G. V. Hughes (foreman), Chau Yueting, A. M. da Silva, H. J. B. Norton, E. A. Wooden V. E, Gonsalves, and C. R. Van Krimpen.

ROBBERIES.

SENSATIONAL AFFAIR. AT BAY

-

VIEW.

EUROPEAN HOUSE ENTERED: LADY HELD UP.

A sensational robbery account is con- tained in yesterday's police report.

A

lady named Mrs. H. Allan, of No. 8, Morton Terrace, Bay View, has reported to the Police thất at 4.30 p.m." on Monday, while she was reading in her sitting room, foug, men armed with re The Crown Solicitor (Mr. N. K Holmes), said a police officer was on duty volvers and daggers rushed into the at the Kowloon Gedowns on November room. One of the robbers seized her by 24th when he saw the prisoner coming the throat and pressed his hand over towards the shore. The policeman her mouth. They demanded the safe key. suspected him and searched him. He felt The terrised lady replied that she did

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guard over her whilst the other threa whereupon the prisoner took out #30 worth on a couch and one of the man kept of notes and offered them to the officer as entered the bed-room and opened up ** tea money." The policeman took both

several drawers and the wardrobe, the money and the prisoner to the Water emptying, the contents of these on to the Police Station. The packages were die oor. Nothing of value was found and covered to contain cocaine to the amount the robbers returned to the sitting room of 50,000 official doses. The point at issue where they ransacked the room, taking RUTH CLLIFFORD & JACK SHERRILL “THE INVISIBLE RAY. said Mr. Holmes, was whether the accused did or

did not attempt to bribe the officer,

The policeman was called and bore out the foregoing statement,

from drawer in the cupboard several small pieces of jewellery valued at $68.

The robbers spent about half-an-hour in the house. Directly they left Mrs. Allan raised the alarm and the Police The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, from Bay View Station were called in. A and sentence of nine months' imprison-search of the district for the robbers

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Durban

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Carlisle

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Goals

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St. Joseph's € 6 0 0 25 South China 'B'é 8 0 1 17 R.O.A. United...

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CRICKET.

"WAYFOONG", H.K.C.C. 2ND XI.

"Wayfoong's" team for the match e Hongkong U.C. 2nd XI., on Saturday next will be as follows:-Es D. Black, St. G. B. Clark, W. J. Clerk, T. M. Leitch, H. A. Mabey, V. "A. Mason, D. E. G. Nicholson, D. B. Feat, F. H. Pentycross (capt.), T. W. Riddell and O, Skinner.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. JUSTICE

GOMPERTZ

KIDNAPPING CHARGE,

A second Chinese was indicted on

proved unsuccessful.

RMED

ARMED ROBBERY AT YAUMATI.

An armed robbery at No. 281, Shanghai Street, Yaumati, took place at 11.15 p.m. cn Monday, The wife of the master of!

charge of kidnapping Tam Woon, the the shop was serving sausages to a mana twenty-year-old son of a Hongkong build-when the customer was joined by two ing contractor. Prisoner's pame in this Case was Tam Man-hi.

One Li Chung was given three years' imprisonment vo the same charge on Monday.

"

The Jury were, Messrs. A. Blair, C. A. dos Remedios, W. B. Whitely, B. Seth, E. T. Singer, V. Ribeiro, and J. Ster.

Mrs Campbell Prosser (instructed by Messrs Wilkinson & Grist) appeared on behalf of the accused.

other men.

Becoming suspicious the woman rushed to a cubicle as the rear The

where her bushand by asleep. robbers followed and the husband was roughly awakened and the safe keys taken from his girdle.

The contents of the safo, $2,000, were taken as well as 70 worth of jewellery, belonging to the woman. The robbers got away with their haul.

AT THE WESTERN MARKET,

The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.O), told the story of the kid

On Sunday night a robbery took place napping as related in yesterday's Hong- kong "Daily Press. It appeared that the at the Western Market. A stall-holder, prisoner now at the bar bad known the named "Chan Him states, that whilst he youth Tam. Woon all his life, and had was asleep three men entered the stall, been employed by the boy's father at one one of whom had a revolver. The stall- Prisoner's father and holder was relieved of the safe key. The time sa a clerk.

safe was opened and $688 in notes and grandfather had also been employed by cash were extracted. Before leaving the the firm. Prisoner "introduced Taim to

stall the robbers bound and gagged their one of the other conspirators, and per- victim sunded him to go to Canton where they took him to a village on the railroad.

H.K.C.C. 2ND XI. . KOWLOON - 2ND XI.

The following will

represent the H.K.C.C. 2nd XI. dereva Kowloon 2nd XI, at Kowloon on Boxing Day, com- mencing at 10.30 a. sharp-W. WHere they got out to go for a walk, and Mackenzie, W. Brackenridge, D. E. G.

on the road were set upon by armed men Nicholson, H. Spicer, J. D. Crawford,

who held Tam to ransom, only letting him A. K. Mackenzie, D. B. Peat, M. M.

go on payment of 82,700, from his father. and G. H. Piercy,

It was his contention that the whole thing was pre-arranged..

Fogiga mohange and General Banking Watson, H. E. Hollands, L. D. McNicoll,

bučnem trazanated."

Current, Bavings and Fixed Depoafts been interests et retos of 3 per cent, & per cevi, and 6 per cent, per sanam, respectively,

Hoogkong, October ad 1920

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TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT. HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, ARMY AND NAVY.

The following have been selected to re- present the Hongkong Cricket Club against the Army on Boxing Day, com- DAIRY FARM NEWS.mencing at 10 am on the Club ground.

No play will take place on Xmas Day: T. E. Pearce (capt), G. B. Sayer, E. B. Reed, L J. Davies, B. E. A. Webster, H. Owen Hughes, G. A. Chadwick, B. D. Evana, E. J. R. Mitchell, Rev. E. K. Quick, and A. A. Claxton.

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The following have been selected to re- present the Hongkong Cricket Club against the Navy on December 30th, at 2p.m. and New Year's Day at 10 a.m. on the Club ground. Tiffin will be served in the Club Pavilion on December 20th, at 1 pm.. Hancock (capt), T. E. Pearce, G. E. Sayer, LJ. Daxies, RE. A. Webster, H. Owen, Hughes, B. D. Event E. J. Br Mitobell Be EK Quick, A. A. Claxton, E. B. Beed, A. E. Wood (19th man).

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SHANGHAI CHINESE AND

THE JUDICIARY.

In view of the agitation for the aboli- tion of extraterritoriality, it is interesting to observe that in connection with a case

Corroborative evidence was given by which has recently been occupying the Tam (this victim) who said he was twenty Nantao District Court at Shanghai, years of age and a married man.

"severpl Chinese public bodies" condemn After further evidence; was taken the case was adjourned.

the procedure and are calling among other things for the organisation, of a better judiciary."

ALLEGED SMUGGLER BEFORE THE COURT.

But in the same issue of the Shanghai Mercury which reports the agitation" sum BIG OPIUM SEIZURE ON A WHARF marised in the foregoing paragraph we

find the following:-

"

A well dressed Chinese, in European clothes, and a woman, both from India, were charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy, yesterday, with the unlawful possession of C0lbs. of raw opium, valued at $1,462.

The two defendants were arrested on Leung Wing Wharf as they were landing a steamer. from Calcutta. The from opium was found in their luggage and some hidden in their clothing.

Mr. C..A. Russ appeared for the de fendants and said that the male defend ant pleaded guilty. He applied for the charge to be withdrawn against the

Woman.

The "Mixed Court question" continues to be a subject for agitation amongst töa Chinese, and telegrams and amunica- tione have been sent at regular intervals to the Foreign Office at Peking, pressing for an early restoration of the Court to China. Local native merchants, hava taken up the agitation, declaring them- selves to be gravely concerned with the present system." It is algo declared that in native circles the Mixed Court, as at present constituted, does not enjoy the respect and confidence of the Chinese community.

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The Magistrate agreed and the woman dispatched a telegram to the Waichicopu, IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

was discharged. A conviction was re corded against the man, but sentence was not passed on the application of Mr. Russ, who asked for the case to be put back until this afternoon.

The Nanking Road Union has now urging the restoration of the Mixed Court to China. The telegram reqda în part as follows

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THE GOLF CLUB MEETING.

At the annual general meeting of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, on Monday, about 30 out of 1,000 odd members were present, The president, the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, occupied the chair, and we are officially informed that in interesting address" (which owing to the there is almost as mäch comfort and desire of the Committee for secrecy we pleasure in wearing Pince-naz Eye are unable to reproduce) reviewed the

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