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PERING'S DAILY. STRAFE, MORE BOMBS DROPPED BY ALLIED PLANES.

Pxx:NO, April 5th.

Two aeroplanes this morning dropped

ENTERTAINED.

PLEASANT DINNER AT HONGKONG HOTEL.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1926

FOOTBALL.

SHANGHAI WIN THE RE-PLAY.

PORTUGUESE INTERFORT MATCH.

Under ideal circumstances, the Portu- guess Interport game was re-played There was a very pleasant and convivial yesterday on the H.K.F.C. ground, be function at the Hongkong Hotel last fore a good attendance. Shanghai won night, when the Club de Recreio gave aby three goals to two, but Hongkong dinner in honour of the Portuguese were valucky to lose, for in the closing Sporting Association. Shanghai, in con- fifteen minutes they could do practically

KOWLOON SCOUTS. INTERESTING DEMONSTRATION AT ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.

The St Andrew's Church Hall and ground were the scene - scouting activities at Kowloon last night (Easter Monday) when the 2nd St. Andrew's Troop of Boy Scouts entertained their friends with a demonstration of scout.

twelve bombs in the vicinity of the Templenection with the Portuguese Interport everything except get the ball into the graft and scouting games.

of Agriculture and the Temple of Heaven where crowds were assembling to witness the tree planting ceremony on Arbour Day. There were no casualties.

KOREAN EX-EMPEROR.

REPORTE TO BE SERIOUSLY ILL

SHANORAL, April 3th.

Football contest between the Hongkong

Portuguese and Shanghai

Football teams

Mr. E. V. M. R. Socsa (President of the Club de Recreio) presided and he supported by the Portuguese Consul in Hongkong, the President of the Shanghai Portuguese Sporting, Associa A press despatch from Seoul reportation, officers of the Club de Recreio, and that the ex-Emperor of Korea is representatives from the Hongkong Foot- seriously ill.

ball Association and the various football clubs in Hongkong. Altogether there were about 120 present, including both the Shanghai and Hongkong Portuguese

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The former Emperor of Koren is now known by the title of His Imperial Highness Yi Wang Prince; Yi) and receives the treatment of a Prince of the

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[RECTNE's AMUNICAN ́SERVICE. ¦ CONGRESS CLOSED,

ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL DEOREE CAUSES STIR

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Bravos AIRES, April 4th. The Argentine Congress having failed to act on a Presidential message recom mending the Argentine's adherence to the League of Nations, the Government will determine its course at the forthcoming Cabinet Council. It is believed it will take the matter into its own hands and appoint delegates to the Preparatory

teams,

During the function the interport shield, cup and medals were presented to the winning team (Shanghai) who won by three goals to two against Hong-

kong yesterday.

act,

The opening goals for each side were lucky ones. After about four minutes play, Shanghai took the lead. Follow ing a hot shot from Marcel, Fernandes, the Hongkong goalie, seat the ball up in dealing with the shot, and on the res bound the ball bounced over the line. Hongkong then pressed for a time and several abortive corners fell to them. The home side lovelled up somewhat luckily, for the ball hit the upright from

SAVE.

Mr. T. E. Jackson, scoutmaster, was

in charge of the demonstrations, while the Rov. G. R. Lindsay, presided over Mrs Arrowsmith and Mrs. the meeting. Welch took charge of the "Cubs ab Play More than 300 friends were pre

sent in addition to representatives from other troops,

The display opened with the showing of the various uses of scout staves while on tramps. moving by night, na teut

"skin-"

The Cubs at play included demon strations of catching the stick, ning the snake" roping and blanketing They also sang songs.

TREBITSCH LINCOLN AS BUDDHIST MONK......

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·SIR · HARI · ́SINGH,

CORONATION RITES.

A TEN WEEKS' CEREMONY,

1

A SOJOURY IN CEYLON,

The Colombo, correspondent of The final religious ceremony in connec

tion with the coronation of Sir Hari Times cabled on March 2nd:-

Buddhists in Ceylon are surprised at Singh as Maharaja of Kashmir took place the suggestion that Dr. Los Tandler, who at Jammiz. The ceremony, which lasted for some time past has been staying at altogether for three hours, was the last small Buddhist monastery not far of a series of religious observances which from here, is really Trebitsch Lincoln, began on December 19th bat all the evidence points to its being The Maharaja," who was accompanied true, Tandler, who stated he was any her Highness the Maharani, as the Austrian, came to Caylon from Manila Shastras (Hindu religious precepts) re- with the approval of the local police, who quire, sat on a dais placed upon skins of had previously been in communication on the subject with the British Consul

at Manila.

Tandler's original intention was to proceed to the South Indian bandquarters of the Theosophical Society, but when he renched Ceylon he abandoned the idea,

out of sympathy with the recent trend of Theosophical thought. He obtained the permission of the police to take up his residence in a small Buddhist monas tery five miles from Colombo, where he lived the most simple life in a cell, his one meal a day being part of the food gathered by the monks during their daily begging expeditions. Leading Colomina Buddhista visited him there and persuad- ed him to accept a rather more liberal

diet.

iger, leopard, Hon, black buck, wild cat. and bull His Royal Highness took 2 vow that he would promote the welfare- of his subjects. For seven minutes holy water.

was poured over the heads of their Highnesses, and the blessings of God were invoked upon them and the State.

and several bands, with drama, bagpipes, musicians, and mautch-girls, played and sang their loudest in the court-yards and

halls below. At the same time scores of

pandits chanted vedas (sacred writings) in the palace rooms.

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shot by Rocha and then glided into poles and cooking tripod, hambad and intimating that he did so because he wThey were then anointed with ointment, the net, giving Allanson no chance to clothes pole and as fagstaffs, scales, etc. Bridge making was a feature much enjoy Shortly after Hongkong took the leaded by the visitors. when Rocha ended up a fao run by send- ing hard against the cross-bar, and Cosans met the ball from the rebound and sent it well out of Allanson's reach, making the score two goals to one in favour of Hongkong.. Before the in- terval arrived Shanghai had levelled up fellowing a mistake by Fernandez who was penalised for carrying over the re- gulation distance. Margel took the free kick and Fernandez failed to turn the Mr. E.. CERVERA D'ACQUERQUE ball cutside the posts. When the whistle CASTRO (the Portuguese Consul) sub-sounded for a breather, the score was two misted the toast of the President of Portugal and the King.

Many speeches were made, in the course of which high tribute was paid to the keen, clean and sportsmanlike games played by both the Shanghai and Hongkong teams.

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all.

Various games were indulged in, and the visitors thoroughly enjoyed the youngsters' display.

NATIONS ARMADAS. NAVIES OF SEVEN POWERS. AMERICA 00 VESSELS AHEAD OF

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In the course of a few weeks he acquir ed a sufficient smattering of Pali to enable him, as he said, to pursue his In a Blue Book issued last month. studies privately. He impressed all who

BRITAIN.

At length the religious ceremonies were Over. The Maharaja went through them all with the greatest devotion and fide- lity to the injunctions of the Shastras, sparing neither time nor trouble.

Disarmament Conference and the League proposed by Mr. E. V. Y. R. DE SOUBA, in possession, but he dallied too long which gives particulars of the navies of pet him with his sincerity, his remark. with a family priest on his left, who read

Council Reconstruction Commission. The Presidential message was withdrawn by Presidential Decree closing Congress on the ground that the Deputies had failed

The tonst of the "Inberporters was President of the Club de Recreio, who spoke in Portuguese and congratulated the Shanghai team on their victory over Hongkong

Mr. M. F. Luizão (President of the

From the restart, Shanghai at once made a beeline for the Hongkong goal, but Marcel was wide with his shot. free kick against Shanghai found Brown with the ball and was beaten by Passos. Gosano sent in a shot which Allanson saved at the expense of a corner. Passos cleared the flag kick. Hongkong right wing worked to a good position, but Fuertes shot wide when nicely placed. Ogley and Marcel had several tussles and the Recreio player came out, with flying second half when the visiting captain-

I was specially privileged this morning for a few minutes to witness one of the religious functions. It was held in an up- per court in one of the Durbar garh buildings. The Maharaja, wearing a plain mauve costume, sat on a carpet at a quick rate from the sacred texts.

with various bowls of water of seesamum and barley seeds and marigolds, and: a bowl of clarified batter, with which from time to time the Maharaja fed the fre.. He told

The water was collected from all the rivers and sacred tanks of India, some

the seven leading Powers, it is shownable grasp of the fundamental principles In front of his Royal Highness was a fire

that the United States possess kinety- nine more vessels than the British Em pire. Although America has cruisers than Great Britain, she has 309

fewer

of the Buddhist religion, and the rapidity with which he acquired a know ledge of Sinhalese and Pali. one monk that he had had serious trouble

to take up a single item laid before the Shanghai Portuguese Sporting Associa. colours until fifteen minutes play in the destroyers," compared with our 172, and with a son, and referred to some recent of it coming from seas, including the

since November.

The Decree has caused a stir in Fatliation) replied, and referred to the sport. mentary circles, and several Deputies have denounced it as a blow against the liberty ing games played by the Hongkong of the people, while it is asserted that Portuguese. He said the Shanghai tea the Chamber is always ready to do its duty, but could not accept Government only just secured their victory, after a imposition and dictation.

strenuous game, which was keenly and cleanly played. He also thanked the Hongkong Football Association for the NO EXTRA BURDENS.

loan of the ground and the referes for MR. CHURCHILL'S BUDGET HOPES.

the way in which he had conducted the Churchill made * Mr.

LA important game. In conclusion he proposed the speech at Belfast recently on the financial and industrial situation. The following

Portuguese Community of are some of his principal points:--

Apart from the coal subsidy he expect. ed that the surplus of one million, for which he budgeted, would be realized.

The cost of the subsidy would emerge as a net deficit of 17 or 18 millions, which must be met for the time being by ten- porary borrowing.

toast of the Hongkong."

Mr. De Sousa replied, and also thanked the Portuguese Consul for attending the function.

"Portuguese

The PORTUGUESE Cossu replying, said The Economy Bill, which he would he was very glad to be present and pro- introduce next week, was not a complete posed the bealth of the scheme of economy; it was the comple- Community in Shanghai." He also pre- ment of the administrative reductions or curtailments made in the various desented a small silver souvenir cup to partments.

Speaking broadly, all they had been the Portuguese Sporting Association of able to do was to curb the very heavy Shanghai. automatic increases in, expenditure and provide for new commitments, without any extra burden being thrown upon the public.

There would be serious opposition to some of the proposals, but they were right

and sound.

If Parliament endorsed them, and if there was no great industrial upheaval, they would be able to get through the creditable financial year 1928 in a fashion, without either adopting any un- sound financial expedient or having to re-impose taxation which would cripple the trade revival of which there were now not merely hopes, but signa

best him, and with a fast rising shot put the ball into the net giving Fernander no chance to save, and winning the match for Shanghai. "Hongkong again forced several corners. and on one occasion Brown netted, was ruled outside. Fernandez came well to the fore by excellent saves from Marcel and Favacho. A shot from Rocha looked a certain ecorer, but it just swerved clear of the post. Another corner fell to Hongkong and Ogley almost bent Allan- son who luckily turned the ball round the post. The final whistle sounded with Marcel, the visiting captain, scored all Shanghai winners by three goals to two. the goals for Shanghai and he was car riel shoulder high from the playing pitch by his compatriots.

Hongkong were unlucky, in losing as they were well on top on the general run of the game. Their forwards failed at the critical moment for they had several openings made for them by a well balanced and hard working middle line. Shanghai's strong defence pulled them through...

150 Submarines against our 56. All these trouble in conversation with others; but dustan, and very special precautions.

vessels are actually built.

The totals for the respective Powers of the vessels built are:- British Empire United States Japan

France.

Italy

-Soviet Union

Germany

British Empire United States

Japan France

Italy

Soviet Union Germany

444 5-43.

219 247

178.

87.

35

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62.

127

55

30 I

The following are the respective totals of ships built, those building or project ed being shown in parentheses:

he refused to confide further in them.

At lecture at Colombo at the end of January he referred to the fact that the newspapers were full of crime. Why was this be asked. Because people did not realize the full worth of life. He went on to explain that when a man committed a crime he might escape the consequences

Arabian Sea, around the coast of Hin

were taken.. in the obtaining of these supplies.

All round the court were sitting priests, including some Benares, who kept up a perpetual chant, nearly all of them wearing saffron robes. More than one Ere was burning under the canopy, and each of the thirteen posts supporting it was decorated with a special banner and

framed portrait of the particular god in whose honour it was erected. On this occasion prayers were offered to the Goddess of Wealth.

The sacred are was lighted by the friction of wood of the pipal tree, grown together with the jag tree. A tree, whos stem combined both these woods had been found, after much. searching, at the Sat Narain Temple at Sangrur, in Jind." The wood had been procured through the good offices of the Jind Darbar for this special purpose.

Of those building or projected the in this life, but not after his re-birth. totals are as follows:-

He left Ceylon on February 8th by the 3.5. Cablent, taking a ticket for Genom At the hotel where he stayed before his departure he said that he was bound for Germany. The police, however, were in- formed that Austria was his destination. though he told another acquaintance that he had business in England. On one occasion, in conversation with a local reporter, he said he had been a Political Adviser to the Chinese Government, but const defence vessels and monitors, 3 had given up this lucrative post in order

MR. ROWETT'S SUICIDE (all); aircraft carriers, 8 (1); flotilla to study Buddhism, which he loved. leaders, 17 (nil); destroyers, 172 (9) Shortly before his departure he in- £38,000 INSURANCE CLAIM FAILS. submarines, 38 (10); sloops, 34 (nil)timated his intention to return to Ceylon coastal motor boats, 6 (nil); gunboats and continue his studies. He was the and despatch vessels, nil (4); river gun-only passenger who boarded the Coblens boats, 18 (nil); minesweepers, 61 (nil). Passenge

British Empire: Battleships, 18 (9); Gosano played much below his usual battle cruisers, 4 (dil); cruisere, 47 (15): form which probably accounted for Hong-catser minelayers, nil (1); armoured kong's weakness in front of goal-

PORTUGAL 1. THE REST.

Mr. M. F. LEITAO, on behalf of the Owing the date of the representative P.S.A. thanked them for the cup.

game with Portugal being changed to Mr. F. 1. Larrao (Secretary of the Choy the day before the shield foal, the following will now represent the Rest de Recreio)" submitted the toast of "Our of the Colony E. Clarke (Police); Wynne (Police) and Chan So (South China); Leung Yuk Tong (South China), Guests."

Hudson (Police) and Lam Yuk Ying (South China); Cornwall (Police), Pulford (R.A.), Howard (Club), King and Bennett (Tamar).

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Mr. H. M. McTavish · replying, said as an old footballer and now as an official of the Association," he admired the Club de Recreio. Commenting on the game

he said that in his opinion the best team wop. The Shanghai, forwarda knew.. where the goal was, while only one of the Hoogkong men did. That was the in- side right.

CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN US.

GOVERNOR SMITH'S APPEAL.

Mr. W. Lodax (President of the Hong Mr. A. E. Smith, the Governor of New York State, ma bent to the Legislature kong Football Club) said he hoped the a message urging the appointment of a Interport games would continue, and Special Commission to investigate the prevalence of crimes of violence, not that next year Hongkong would take the merely in the big cities, but throughout cup back from Shanghai: the State.

Mr. FAVACHO (Captain of the Shang hai team) replied.

Mr. Smith contrasted the. 42 homicides reported for the London area in 1923 with 263 for New York City. In the

Mr. De Sousa thanked the Hongkong same year there were: 151 murders in England and Wales compared with 399 Football Association, the Hongkong in Chicago alone, with its 3 million people. In all the United States 9,500 Football Club, the South China' Athletic persons met their deaths by violence in Association, and the members of other 1922, 10,000 in 1923, and 11,000 in 1924.

nih suggests not only a thorough clubs for the help they had given in review of the methods of criminal punish-making the match between Hongkong and ments under the existing judicial system -prisons, reformatories, and parolee Bhanghai a succes. and of the administration of justice gen- erally, but also of the deeper underlying social conditions. After pointing out

Mr. HIN WONG, on behalf of the

Causes of crime which are rooted in 8.0.A.A., and Mr. MUTAVIS, on behalf that several private organizations have of the H.K.F.A. and the H.K.F.C. suit already initiated such studies, he ex-ably replied. Several other toasts were presses the desire that New York State should take the lead in putting its whole submitted during the evening, the majo- strength behind a movement which seems destined to become nation-wide.

rity of which were in Portuguese.

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LAWN TENNIS. 1)

TO-DAY'S MATCHES IN THE TOURNAMENT.

United States: Battleships, 18 (nil); Lincoln left with the intention of craisers, 32 (8); armoured coast defence going to England to see his son who was vessels and monitors, 1 (ail); aircraft under sentence of death for murder. carriers, 1 (2); destroyera, 300 (19); sub- Permissiori had been

given by the marines, 120 (6); gunboats and despatch authorities, but Lincoln did not arrive. vessels, 12 (nil); river gunboats, 6 (8); in time to ace his son.] mineswcopers, 44 (nil).

Japon: Battleships, 6 (nil); battle cruisers, 4 (nil); cruisers, 3 (8); cruiser minelayers, 3 (nil); aircraft carriers, 2 (2); destroyers, 103 (54); submarines, 53 (98); coastal motor boats, 2 (nil); gun- boats and despatch vessels, 6 (nil); river gunboats, B (nil); minesweepers, 4 (2).

France: Battleships, 9 (nil); cruisers, 16 (9)7 cruiser minelayers, nil (2) air Ho Karaft carriers, nil (2); flotilla leaders,

(20); destroyers, 54 (36); submarines, (38); sloops, 8 (nil); coastal motor boat, 2 (nil); gunboats and despatch vessels, 49 (nil); river gunboats, 8 (nil); mine- sweepera, 29 (nil).

A very interesting Open Doubles Match should be witnessed this afternoon when the Fincher brothers meet Lau and Yew Man, Taun. The latter pair is considered one of the best com- binations in the Tournament, and holds the advantage over the Finchers by more match experience. E. F. Fincher, the younger of the two, is appearing for the first time, but can be depended upon to support his brother well This match will complete the first round ties.

The Lo brothers are appearing again to-day, and should be able to win against Willson and Sayer and enter the third round of the Open Doubles.

RIOT IN A MEXICAN CHURCH.

ARREST OF PRIESTS RESISTED.

23rd between the congregation of the A serious clash occurred on February

Roman Catholic church of the Holy Family in Mexico City and Government agents, who had been instructed to search the church for foreign priests believed to be harboured there. The church is the second largest in the city, and is in the fashionable quarter, near the United States Embassy.

It was a wonderful and most impres: siva ceremony, and one which very few extent orthodox Hindus have ever been privileged to witness.

...

Judgment was given last month, in ag action by Messrs. Rowett, Leakey & Co., Ltd., of Eastcheap, EC., against the Scottish Provident Institution, claiming £30,000. on three policies of insurance, taken out on May 6th, 1994, on the life of Mr. John Quillez Rowett, who died on Cictober 1st, 1994.

The insurance company denied liability on the ground that the policies contained the following clause:-

"That the He assured shall not within six calendar months from the date of the policy commit suicide, but such suicide shall not affect the in- terists of bona fide onerous holdera."

fr Rowett, who financed the last Shackleton expedition, was the managing director of Rowett, Leakey & Co., Ltd.

Min Justice Astbury had decided that Mr. Rowett committed suicide. His death took place within five months of the policies being taken out, Mr. Rowett was heavily indebted to his company.

Mr. Justice Astbury now said that the words "onerous holders were more or Au less meaningless in English law. eminent Scottish lawyer had proved that "Operous" had a clear, technical mean. sideration." He (Mr. Justice Astbury) was of opinion that whether Scottish evidence was admitted or not Messrs. Howett, Leakey & Co., Ltd, bad failed to establish that they were bona fide onerous holders, and the action must be dismissed with costs.

When the Government agents arrested Italy: Battleships, 7 (nil); cruisers, 14 the priests the congregation, mostly (5); aircraft carriers, 1 (nil); flotilla women, endeavoured to obstruct them. lenders, 11 (nil); destroyers, 52 (94); Police reserves and the fire brigade were torpedo boats, 54 (nil); submarines, 42 summazed, shots were fired in the airing in Scottish law of "for valuable con-- (20); coastal motor boats, 12 (nil); gun-and the crowd drenched from hoses boats and despatch vessels, 12 (nil); river Sixteen persons were injured and two gunboats, 2 (nil); minesweepers, 20 (6). were reported to have been killed in the Soviet Union Battleships, 5 (1); lot. Later an angry mob of several The full list of matches for to-day is craisers, 7 (2) aircraft carriers, 1 (nil); thousand men and women marched to the OPEN BINGLES.-R. M. Henderson . S. destroyers, 83 (24); submarines, 23 (3); Ministry of the Interior, some forcing Rajahn. 2.45 pm.

sloops 4 (nil); coastal motor boats, 27 their way into the building in an attempt OPEN DOUBLERE. C. Fincher and E. (nil) gunbosts and despatch vessels, 2 to reach the Minister, who bad ordered F. Fincher v. Ho Ka Lea and Yew Man (nil); river gunboats, (nil); amine the arrests. The crowd was again dis

persed by the police and fire brigade. Trun: M. K. Lo and M. W. L. Major sweepers, 20 (nil). C. Willson and G. R. Sayer."-

HANDICAP SINGLESAS. E. Green (owe 15/3). L. Baines (ser.)...

HANDICAP SINGLES " B.A. K. Ma 376): R. O. Sutherland (scr.). V. Rose kenzie (owe B/6) v. P. W. Greene (rec. (rec. 16).

Germany Battleships, & (ail); cruisers, (nil); destroyers, 16 (1) torpedo boats,

The closing of Roman Catholic schools still continues in some States, but the

18 (nil); gunboats and despatch vessels, schools are reopening in Mexico City and in the Federal District following upon the 3 (nil); minesweepers, 35 (ail).

following lengths of life have been nations to all teachers to obey the law, It is shown in the return that the Archbishop of Mexico issuing instruc sumed for vessels: Battleships, battle which forbids the teaching of religion of HANDICAP DOUBLES W. B. Cornaby cruisers, aircraft carriers, and cruisers, religious history in schools. As proof of and A. Pierty (owe 2/6) v. G. W. Sewell 20 years each; destroyers, 16 years; sub the teachers good intentions all re and E. 3. H. Mitchell (owe 3/6). H. Cmarines, 12 years; coastal motor boats, ligious text-books have been handed over Gould and R. C. Cobbold (ser.) v.. A... Ft. 10 years, other vessels, 20 years. Crook and O. C. Womack (rez. 3/8),

to the authorities.

WEATHER REPORT.

Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks by the Royal Observatory. said South-West Japan to South Marchorie is The anti-cyclone which extends " from moving slowly Eastwards. The monsoon will moderate along the Bouth-East Const of China and over the China Sea

Local forecast: North-East or variable) winds, fresh, moderating, fair,