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STEVENSON BEATEN.
U.S. WORLD FLIERS HERE.
FLIGHT FROM AMOY ÎN FOGGY HONGKONG CHAMPION
WEATHER.
The American airmen, six in mumber, who are engaged upon a flight round the world, arrived in Hongkong yesterday,
They flew three 12-cylinder Liberty, Bru- planes of 40 horsepower each, the "planes heing numbered 2. 0, and 4. · Nypm- berg is now leading the squadron, "Major Martin, who, in the original No. plane. was the former squadron-leader, having retired from the fight.
The scaphines "arrived in the arder of their numbers, manned as under:
No. 21st. Licut, Lowell H. Smith
No.
(Squadron Lender).
int Lieut. L. P. Arnold. 1st Lieut. Leigh Wade, › 2nd Lieut. H. H. Ogden. No. 41st Lieut. Eric Nelson.
Snd Lieut. John Harding. Conjecture had been rife on Saturday aight and during the early part of yester day morning as "to whether the U.S. aviators would attempt the stage from
Amoy ka Hongkong in the face of typhoon
warnings. All donlt was set aside t about 10 m, when news arrived by emble that they had left the former place at
9.17.
That, the experts argueil, will mean that, grated moderately favourable weather conditions, the seaplanes would arrive in the Colony somewhere about The Standard Oil Company midday provided a taunch to take a party of Hongkong residents, mainly Americans. and representatives of the Press to the landing place" arranged for the worki Miers.
"This was in the bay between Stone cutters' Island and the Standard Oil Company's installation on the mainland.
When the launch started from Blake Pier at about 11.30, rain was falling fairly heavily. The sky was thick with clouds, and the water was overhung with mist.
At about midday, however; a marked change came over the atmospheric condi- tions. The clouds broke," allowing a powerful sun to shine through which etenred the riist with remarkable rapidity: In a few minutes, indeed, what bad been wet, dull weather, with visibility of the worst, was transformed into warmth, radiance, and delightful eleurgess,
A GRACEFUL LANDING It was at 12.30 that the little party of American enthusiasts first espied their gallant compatriots. Two seaplanes could | be seen, tiny specks energing at a low- altitude from n back of mist which still hung over the harbour to the south-east. A second or two later a third machine
came into view. 2.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 913, 1924
FINE
·FORM.
Receiving a start of 250 points in "a game of sou up at the Catholic Union Cunt
Saturday night, A. J. Osumad, the amateur billiards champion of Hongkong, heat II. W. Stevenson, ex-champion of England.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB, PRESENTATION TO A DEPARTING
· MEMBER.
Members foregathered at the Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday night, the ocea sion being a complimentary concert in honour of Mr. H. E Stevens, Hon. Treasurer of the Club, who, after several years. "netivity in the Far East, is return
Mr. R. E Lidsell, Vice-President of
Modest and massuming as he is, Osing to duty at Home. und must be feeling no small measure of pride in his performaner, which lucky though he was at certain stages of the game, is a meniorable one in view of the noted skill and technique of his great
opponent.
The earlier stages ‘of the gans were not thrilling in their interest. The table might have been better lighted, and for this and other reasons it was sine tine before Stevenson began to be anything 'like'at hodie 'upon it..
The English player's first four visits to the board prodtice only 12 points, while
the Club presenting Mr. Stevens with 'n draft, subscribed for by members, as a token of esteem, paid tribute to the un- Zailing performance of voluntarily duties by an official, described, with apt alliteration's" artful nil," as rapid.. Frigid, and reliable in all things."
THE SEASON'S
TYPHOON FIRST:
The typhoon, signals were hoisted for the first time this season in Hongkong on Saturday At I am the No. 1 signal was hoisted, followed three minutes later by the No 4 signal. Small craft began to scurry for shelter and as the afternoon were on the harbour presented a deserted appearance. Shortly after 7 m the ferries furled their awnings and niade things mug in case of eventualities" The Empress of Australia was not taking
risks and spent the night at a buoy ia midstream.
Nothing happened. The harbour, was peaesini all night and yesterday morting. Mr. Stovens, replying, expressed his craft, energed from the shelters. Thera regrets at leaving the Club and the was steady rain during the night and in Colony. He mentioned that, once the the earlier part of the morning and thero new grounds for the 5.0.0. had been was a haze over the surface of the water, put into proper shape, the cricket pitch By noon the rain had practically ceased would be second to none in Hongkong and the mist cleared in time for the Further, he foresaw the day when later: American aviators to "spot their lart
the halls ran well for the local amateur port games would he played in Kowloon. Truin the outset.
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After scoring 12 at his, first attempt, Osmund in succession registered two breaks of 31. The first was brought to an end by an attemptcil red loser which just missed, and in the second he came to grief in trying a red winner into the right centre pocket,
Then caine-break from Stevenson, but. a small one for him, for it concluded at 10 when he lost the white ball. and at- tempted a double baulk with the red ball on the spot.
Fortune favoured Osmund here," for the two halls kissed in coming down the table, and the red was left in a nice position midway between the two centre pockets, The amateur did not fail to take advan tage of this, for he compiled 4t in good style, most of which was contributed by characteristically careful exploitation of the red ball,
THE GOLF SECTION.. During the evening the valedictory meeting of the K.C.C. golf section was held. Mr. J. C. Fletcher, reviewing the history of the club in golling matters, ex. pressed the wish, heartily echoed by all present, that the proposed new course, for Kowloon would be speedily complet
ed.
The evening's enjoyment was rounded off with a smoking concert contribu- tions to the programme being made by Messrs. C. Olive, O. Skinner, W. Ben, nett, G. McLeod, S. West, C. Rowe and
Penny...
Opportunity was also taken to present prizes to the winers of the various golf competitions held during the year:-
lead Shield Championship-Wizner, T. Grant; runner-up, If. Overy.
Captain's Cup-Winner, H. Overy;
China Mail Cup.-Winner, T. runner-up, K. A. Mason.. Monaghan; runter-up, A. W. Muir.
Hugh Handicap.-Winner, T. Mona-
Going to the table to deal with a "leave that was anything but promis-ghan; runner-up, P. Heathente. ing, Stevenson had compiled 14 when he attempted a very difficult fue losing hazard off the red, which failed narrowly, the cue ball rucking in the mouth of the pocket and remaining on the table.
Mixed Foursomes.-Winner, Mrs. A kingon; runner-up, irs. Howe.
·Osmund replied with 26, and then came the ex-champion's first big break.
Getting the balls together, to his liking afer one or two strokes, Stevenson pro- ceded to compile 173, made up of a display of beautiful billiárda all round the
A TENANT'S PLIGHT.
LANDLORD PROSECUTED.
At the Central Magistracy, on Satur- day the Ching Ho Hai Dressing Saloon for whom Mr. M. K. Lo appeared, prosecuted Cheng, Hing-pong and Awan Wai-up, owners of the premises No. 161,
The scnplace which were still at n considerable listanes, could be seen cir, table. Playing at 'great specul, he gave | Queen's Road East, for attempting to
cling round as though trying to pick up their landing place. The smoke-stack at the Standard Oil installation was, accord. ing to previous arrangements, to have given forth a thick volume of smoke to act as a guide to the fiers, but for some reason this "was not carried out.
a masterly demonstration of clase and long canone and winning and losing hazards, while his young opponent koked on with interest and admiration..
turn out his clients without giving them due notice.
Mr. Lo described the case as the most glaring case of ejection he had comé A pleasing feature of the game was across. He said the staircase and roof Osinund's admirable coolness throughout. in his client's premises were pulled down He did not allow his nerve to falter, de- on the anniversary of the King's Birth spite the heavy metal against him.day without any notice being given. Immediately after Stevenson's break, he Complaitants were drenched through went to the table and ran up 57, all off with rain,
which came from strokes off the red ball. Mr. Callum, for the defendants, said Shortly afterwards came Stevenson's his instructions were that the house was second considerable break. Mainly from in a dangerous condition. runs of musory cannons, in which his
Within a minute or so of the first sight of the scaftanes, however, the beliograph on the U.S.S. Pd fuar, lying in the Fy began to flicker industriously. The quadron leader must have picked up the aignal at once, for his machine inmedi- ately turned in the right direction and caine ou at a great speed. It was a pretty sight to watch the other twe wheeling into their positions in rear, which they kept with adigitale precision, almost keeping the same order, they made one small circle over the hay, and then its heat, he ran up a contribution of 140." alighted in succession on the water, fac.
The game took on an exciting turn when ing their mooring buoys, It was a parti cularly graceful movement, beautifully the score was called 723-691 in Osmund's carried out.
favour, for the latter was playing with The launch Victoria, with His Exeri- seucy the Clovernor and Sir Cland Severn Breat confidence. The applause was rap
board, came up within a few seconds turaus when, with a break of 3 (unwatil June 13th.
Replying. Mr. Lo said that no notice
ing place off Stonecutters without ar- parent difficulty."
During yesterday the typhoon" signal was lowered, an indiention that the phoon had passed away from dong- org and the Royal Observatory, report showed the depression in the Chin Sea Straits on a W..W. track. The rainfall to be probably approaching Hainan
for the 24 hours ended & pan. yesterday. was 11 inches.
THE
SHING MUN WATER- WORKS SCHEME
The "Government are inviting tenders for the construction of two tunnels and
an open conduit in connection with the big waterworks scheme on tho Kowloon peninsula..
The work consists of the driving, and necessary lining of two tunnels, approxim ately 2,160 feet and 1,680 feet in length through Smugglers' Ridge nod Golden Hill respectively, the construction of his open conduit approximately 2,000 feet in length and contingent works.
EXPENSIVE REVOLVER. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION COSTS. $1,000.
Lo Kwang, a substitute baker, who had. been temporarily employed on the s.. President Jurkson, was charged at Kow Joon Magistracy on Saturday, with the unlawful possession of revolver.
Inspector Spear handed up the weapon. a 33 Smith and Wesson, to the Magis trate (Mr. EW. Hamilton) and said tha it was found on the man when he was leaving the ship,
His Worship imposed fine of $1,000, or twelve months' hard labour in default..
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MISSIONARIES EXPELLED
"FROM MONGOLIA.
like a military formation on parade. Still adicate mastery of the balls was seen at had been given in any case." Even if the therefore anti-Christian all the mission: I
Final scores:-
of the nirmen's landing, and His Excel-finished), the young arauteur ran to bis lency exchanged greetings' with the flying winning points. Men whom he congratulated warmly.
"Congratulations! Can we lo" any- thing to help were the fifat words of the Commodore, Commander Grace, RN... who arrived shortly after..
With his instrument installed on one of the Standard Oil Company's tankers, a cinematograph camera inan was busily at work
HOT-AFTER ALASKA,
A Daily Press representative who had conversation with the US world fiers was informed that though typhoon warn- ings had reached them, they had "derided
Osmand (rec, 350))
Stevenson
Breaks:→→
Stevenson: 40, 173, 140, 51, 33.
END
permit had been obtained from the P.W.D. for the pulling down of the house the inndlord should have given his tenants due notice.
As indicated in a cate pub'shed last week, the Secretary of the British and For- eign Bible Society at Shanghai has received a communication from their sub agent in Mongolia stating that the Swed- is missionaries have been expelled from Urga. The officials Dow in power in Larga are young Mongols said to be In- "pired by Russian Soviet sympathies and
About two months ago aries bocks and correspondence wrze seized nad confiscated. Among the books the Bible Society Now comes the were 3,000 copies of the Gospels Ielonging have news that the missionaries themselves
compelled to leave, but Missionary work among the Mongols been enormorously a cult and only in very recent years have there "been signs of response for the people to the Christian Message. It is therefore greatly regretted that the work in Urga has thus been interrupted.
been The Magistrate adjourned the case
YOUTHFUL STOWAWAYS.
DESIRE TO SEE INTERESTING PLACES.
I don't think you will find the inside Osmund 31, 4, 41, 26, 21, 37, 19, of a prison very interesting, remarked (unfinished)
I... was vory lucky," was the only comment Osmund's modesty would allow him to make to a Daily Pjess represcuta tives.
With perseverance Osinand is a player to take a chance on it. and leave Ainox of great possibilities," was Stevenson's
appreciation. for Hongkong according to schedule.
Lieut. Lowell Smith, the squadron- teador, is a man of few works,
The weather was pretty good," he announced. We didn't do bad time for the distance.
feet
*I wish I could get a
et drink of water "were the first words of Lieut. L. P. Arnold, who said that for the greater part of the journey from Amoy, the air men flew at the low altitude of about 209
We never went higher than 500 feet, he said, because low-banging clouds and is fairly thick fog prevented our seeing from a greater height
After Alaska wo find it pretty hot flying in these parte," added the airman
Up to a late hour last evening it was understood that the world fliers would continue their journey to the next stop (Saigon) this morning,
The story of the airmea's journey up to Amoy appears in the table columns on page 7.]
DAGGER IN HIS GARTER. STOKER COMMITTED FÖR TRIAL.
the Magistrate (Jr E. W. Bhuiton) to two young Filipinos who appeared before him at the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur- day morning.
The youths were charged with having stowed away on board the as. President Jucksin at Manila.
Inspector Spear said that each of the es fixteen years old. The first defendant could speak English very well, hat the other would not.
His Worship (to first defendunt); Why did
you "stow
away To ace interesting places.
Renmarking that they must remember that they had defrauded the steamship When Chan Kai Wai, a young Chi- company, his Worship remanded them was gel befor an employed stoker, outil to-day, remarking that they would at the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, was available wa's charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton be sent back to Manila as soon as a boat with the unlawful possession of a dagger Dorling asked his Worship to commit the at Ning Po Street, Yaumati, Det.-Sergt.
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Flaning Youth is the arresting title of the picture which comes to the Coronet Theatre this evening as the chief attruc tion for the next few days. The picture does not b.lie.its name; it is arresting in First there is the very in- evely respect. teresting story adapted from a successful novel, then there fa notably fine act ing of a cast lead by Collean Moore: next there is the finished staging:
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A Chinese polico vergeant described MOTOR BOAT. FERBY VESSEL. or at our cousins have how, acting on information received," he searched the man in the street. Witness The Sham Shui Po ferry boat, fant, one big punch it is a picture that un-
found the dagger, produced in Court, stuck along the defendant's right leg bekiw the knee, and kept in position by a gartor
The man was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sozaicos.
Ping, collided with the motor boat Fing leony No. 6 at 7 am yesterday off the Yaumati breakwater. The motor boat «ank," but its occupants, including two American sailors, were all taken on board the terry, vessel.
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