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SOVIET MERCANTILE FLEET

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SUED.

THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION

AT SHANGHAI.

INTERPORT GOLF. ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR

SHANGHAL...

Yesterday the triangular interport" golf That the Sortorgflot, or the Soviet tournament between Hongkong, Shanghai Mercanttile Fleet, is a Russian Gov-and Manila was continued. érument organization, and cannot be

Foursomes were played between Shang- sued in the local courts, was the conten-hat and Hongkong, the Northern port tion of Dr. Fischer, counsel for defen- winning all three matches. Or the pre- dants, in a case at the Mixed Court, vioas day Shanghai won four out of six Shanghai, last week. The N. Daily singles matches played. On Saturday News says Dr. Fischer submitted that they and Sunday Hongkong beat Manila both | Flest possesses sovereign rights, namely, at singles and foursumos.

those appertaining to Governments alone.. That all claims for alleged damages must be decided in Moscow was stated to be the principle on which the ships were operated

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The course was over 3 holra.

To a certain extent the golwe spoil: by the high wind which very often blew across the course, making every kind of shot more difficult than usual.

The golf was not up to the stafidard of the previous day.".

This assertion arose from a petition filed in the Mixed Court for Tis. 260,000 against the Russian Volunteer Fleet by The best golfer or viaw was Blinko, of Rizaef Frères, alleged damages due be. Shanghai, because the wind did not seem cause of non-delivery of cargoes of tea into trouble" him at all. He gave a pery 1910 and 1817 according to contrast,. The fine exhibition of long driving, before and petition was filed on December 10th, by after tißn.» Mr. Tycho Wing, counsel for plaintiff. On December 17th be was informed by the Court to make separate causes of setion for the various items Notice was served finally on December 24th,

On the Hongkong side, Ferguson and Douglas showed the best form:

Shewan was completely of, and R. M. Smith did not play his usual short game.

FERGUSON AND SHEWAN 2. BUDD AND BLINKO,

According to counsel for plaintiff the name plate of the Russian Volunteer. In the morning Badd and Blinko Flees was taken down on December 1st. finished up, against Ferguson and The Mixed Court records show that on Shewan. Blinko played very sound golf December 30th, Mesara Musso & Fischer wrote to them, saying that the Russian Volunteer Fleet had ceased to exist, and as the notice had been sent to the offices" of the Soviet Mercantile Fleet, which had connection with the former company, they were returning the document, evi dently left there by mistake.

Counsel for plaintif then on January 12th, 1926, asked that the Court authori ties give notice to the Sortorgfor as assignces and/or representatives in title of defendant to submit to judgment. On January 22nd, February 3rd and 10th evidence was taken at the Mixed Court.

In giving evidence for plaintiff, Captain Ryndik, ex-harbour master of the port, of Vladivostok, stated that the two fleets were one and the same.

Ivan Sorokin, of the Soviet Trade Mission in Shanghai, for defendant, said that the two Heets were not the same-

the S.M.F. was an official organization, while the RV.E. still had offices in Mos cow, though they had none in Shanghai. He could not say what was paid for the ships or what assets existed in Moscow,

According to further evidence, intro- duced by Mr. Wing in cross-examination of Mr. Elleder, it was shown that witness had written a business letter for the Russian Volunteer Fleet on September) 17th, or two days after the date, on which be said that the company ceased to exist. It was further shown that the only publicly known of announcement of cessa tion of business by the R.V.F., was made on December 21st, 1995, three months after the alleged demise of the company. This was several days after the petition of plaintiff was filed in the Mixed Court.

The evidence concluded, Dr. Fischer argued for the sovereign rights of his clients, while Mr. Wing countered saying that, despite the action in Court, if this was a government body and not subject to suit, no business companies, would send cargo with their ships.

Counsel for defence has 14 days to file legal briefs, after which counsel for plain- tiff will be granted another 14 days for a counter brief.

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and hit a very long drive. Ferguson and Shewan improved in the afternoon, and were only one down at the 12th, but at the next hole Showan missed an easy put for a win, and it was only halved, and eventually the match was lost by 5 and 2. SMITH AND DOUGLAS T FERRIER AND MALCOLM,

Ferrier and Malcolm were very steady throughout, and were too good for Smith and Douglas, although the latter played quite a good game. The Shanghai nien won by 4 and 2

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[FROM LADY CORRESPONDENT.]

MR. D. K. BLAIR. Some spoke of the Epsom, some of the National, and some of Country Point-to-D, K. Blair, who was connected with the The many friends in the Colony of Mr. Points, but all agreed that for Hongkong firm of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat- it was something entirely unique, Canton thews, and was for three years before may say we are, down and out," but his departure from the Colony the Secre There was rather a fight between Parseldom has the Colony presented a more tary of the Hongkong General Chamber bury and Pilcher and Pendered and cheerful face than on Monday in the of Commerce, will regret to learn of his Mackenzie. At no period of the garne Enclosure, the Paddock, and the Judge's death in England on the 15th inat. during the afternoon was

either more Box at Fanling,

The late Mr. Blair went home in April than I up, and the Shanghai players won The Government upheld their maxim 1934 on sick leave, but the state of his on the last green.

of Sport for the Public by being health was such as to make his return

to the Colony improbable or well represented, while the Services were inadvisable, and he was therefore made at least as usual to the fore (especially the Senior the recipient of many farewell gifts. Service) although, as some remarked, it. Among them was a piece of plate from seemed largely a goodly gathering of indication of the Government's apprecia

the Government of Hongkong "as an the country gentry"

tion of the services he had rendered to Unlike the Annual Race Meeting which the Colony on various occasions." many spend largely by the "Tate," a genuine interest was taken even by the uninitiated in the ponies and jockeys. It was not so much a matter of luck as of sport, and most fences had eager eyes watching each effort of the sturdy little beasts.

RESULTS.

M. W. Budd and A. R. Blinko (Shang- hai beat A. H. Ferguson and I. W. Shewan (H.K.), 3 and

J. B. Ferrier and H. R. Malcolm

(Shanghai) beat R. Smith and

W. Douglas (H.K.), 4 and 2. J. E. Pilcher and L. Parbury (Shang hai) beat A, K. Mackenzie and T. .

E. Pendered (H.K.), up

CHINA NEW YEAR COMPETITIONS.

At Fanling on February 13th-15th ; -— ·

RUNNING BOGEY - POOL.

(66 entries).

tied at all square and divide both prizes.

R. E. Greensmith (14) and W. L. Plew

Melarem, both 1.dow

Other scores were: S. Hewkins and D.

All other Competitions were cancelled on account of insufficient entries.

GOLF.

KOWLOON CLUB'S CHAMPION

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had from the cars, but it may be that, A general view of the course could be

when the Kwanti Race Course is famous

afford a fuller view. throughout the East, á grand stand will

The Bookle evidently did good busi- ness, judging from the popularity and the short odds" given, but the sugges. tion was heard that more of his kind, The final round of the Kowloon Golf and deep chested clerks, shouting the Club Championship was played between odds in louder tones, would create an It would appear that last autumn Feng Mr. F. E. d'Almada Remedios and Mr. atmosphere yet more like a home meet Yu Hsiang, who at that time was the un-J. Maellagan during the week-end. It ing (Take away the lines of Bockies at disputed master of Northern China below was an interesting struggle up to the

The diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph recently wrate as fol lows:-

the Great Wall, negotiated with a foreign eighteenth hole, at the end of which the Derby and you have taken away the syndicate an agreement for the building Remedios was leading by our u In the colour from the picture).

of a 220-mile branch lino linked up with next nine holes, however, he increased. the Peking-Mukden Railway. Under this his lead to seven up, and Ginally won by agreement a maximum expenditure of six up and five to play.

84,000,000 was stipulated; also an ad-

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JAPANESE CLUB LUSITANO CLUB.

The Japanese entertained the members

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said that each and all rode a hard plucky Of the riders themselves it must bo

race, getting the most of their sporting little mounts and taking a "toss" with cheerful face.

It should be added that, while giving

Irvine, Ayrshire. He came out to the The late Mr. Blair was a native of East 27 years ago in the service of the " was in North China during the Boxer Eastern Extension Telegraph Co, and, rising, and helped to maintain telegraph After a period in Shanghai, Mr. Blair services at Tientsin and Tuku forts. enme to Hongkong, and in 1911 he joined" the staff of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham &

(the late. Mr. Lowe being then the Secra- Matthews, and was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce tary). Mr. Blair was appointed Secretary of the Chamber in 1991, and held the post until last year, when his period of leave expired. He was made à Justice of the Peace in 1922

the St. Andrew's Society in Hongkong. For some rears he was Secretary of He was also a keep volunteer in his day, and during the war raised and had charge of the Signalling Section of the Corps until it was disbanded.

He was also prominent in Masonry,

being a Past Master of the Eastern Scotin Lodge and at the time of his departure from the Colony he held the office of Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Scotland for Hongkong and South China. Some few months after he arrived in the Eastbury House Hotel at Northwood, England Mr. Blair, became interested in

formed by a number of people who had Middlesex, a private residential hotel vance on account to Feng of $600,000 to enable him to pay his troops, to whom

lived in the Far East. Mr. Blair took on the work of laying the railway bed was

the duties of Secretary while Mrs, Blair to be entrusted. The railway bed was to

atate of Mr. Blair's health, their associa became the manageress, but owing to the have been completed by the end of Febru- ary. It would be interesting to learn

of the Lusitano Golf Club to a friendly good sport, care had been taken that tion with the Northwood enterprise was whether, in the present chaotic circum-match at their course at Shatin, on none of the fences were really dia severed some months ago. stances, this part of the work has so far Monday, and after a keen struggle, the gerous to horse or rider. After all this and two daughters to mourn his loss.

The deceased leaves a widow, one son. heen executed to time, and whether visitors won by 9f points. Feng's departure will affect the Goal

During tiffin, the President of the patting of ourselves on the back, is there The flags were at half-mast yesterday resolt.

Club toasted the health of the visitors nothing to be said for the despised the Hongkong Club, and the Royal Hong- over the Chamber of Commerce. Offices, and expressed a hope that it would be China pony himself who showed of what kong Yacht Club. With the latter Club an annual fixture. He mentioned that stuff he was made? An excellent article the deceased was very actively associated SHANGHAI MARKET REPORT.next year their new nine-hole course

'would be ready. FEW DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED

was published on his merits a few days the Colony he was filling the position of for many years, and at the time he left Mr. F. E. A. Remedios replied on ago but he certainly deserves something Commodore... BY DEALERS,

behalf of the Lusitano Golf Club.

more after his performance on Monday, MORE OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK FOR

Although small and often quaint-looking, FUTURE.

he showed in almost every instance that a heart beat within, which, made him--

So stout o'er the plough and so Beet

"d'er the grass So keen and so enger his rivals to

CRICKET

SATURDAY'S LEAGUE MATCH

represent the Club in the 1st XI. League The following have been selected to Match on "Saturday, February 20th, on the home ground v. Royal Artillery-

In its latest report on the Shanghai Market, the F.-C. Daily News anys!--

China merchants have generally been spending their time in adjusting their accounts for the New Year settlement. In some lines, principally expert, Chinese firms have done well during the past year, Bowker, A. W. Hayward, H. Owen H. E. B. Hancock (Capt.) A. C. but there is no doubt that heavy asses Hughes, JD. Humphreys, G. P. have had to be faced in various depart Lammerty E. R. Mitchell, R. E. H. meats of the import trade, for instance Oliver, T. E Pearce, L. F. Ralph, F. N.

in piece goods. Nevertheless the annual Young settlement is "being carried through with out any serious disturbance, and reports

of firms going into liquidation are the BIG. CHÈQUE FOR LIGENCE FEES.

reverse of numerous.

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So bold in his rush, the yawns to leap," So quick and so clever, and seldom

asleep "

The future of Hongkong Sport and the China pony down here seems to be opening out at last, and the ensuing year hold even greater things than on Monday:

LEIPZIG FÁIR. FILM OF ITS PROGRESS TO BE SHOWN.

Middle Ages to the Present Time," a six- The Leipzig World Fair-from the reel flin will be shown to a private audi ence by a representative of the Leipzig Permanent International Commercial and Technical World Fair at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow morning.lang.

Mr. M. Rohn is the representative of the Leipzig Fair for South China and Hongkong. He intends to visit Leipzig in a month or so and will return in the As is only to be expected trade has A cheque for £321,768 was recently paid

autumn to carry on the work of pro- In the meantime let us congratulate paganda, organising interest in the com been very quiet during the week, although by the London General Omnibus Com the Joint Masters who originated the Lmercial possibilities of the Fair. not altogether neglected, and it is satis-pany to the London County Council for idea that bore such magnificent frait factory to be able to state that a very the renewal of the licences of the com- on Monday, the riders, especially the almost a thousand years, is a permanent considerable amount of optimism is being pany's omnibuses, making with a cheque Lady. winner who rode such a splendid one, and it is hoped to arrange a per displayed with reference to the prospects for £10,113, paid on January 1st, a total race, and above all the stout little animals manent exhibition of Far Eastern pro when business is again resumed.

of £331,909.

who made such excellent sport possible, duce,☺)

The Leipzig Fair, which dates back