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R.H.K. GOLF CLUB.

CAPTAIN'S" REVIEW OF THE

YEAR.

EXCEPTIONALLY PROSPEROUS

FINANCES.

YESTERDAY'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

FOOTBALL.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 1927,

HONG KONG LEAGUE "DIVISION I.

R.A. 1, H.K. POLICE 0.

FOOTWORK IN GOLF

ERRORS 'CAUSED BY A DESIRE TO IMITATE.

[BY BOBBY JONES (THE FAMOUS GOLF CHAMPION).1

The best way, generally speaking, to acquire proficiency in any game is to observe and imitate the beat shots of the great players. The ob- servation, however, must be care- ful; and the imitation painstaking. and both must go to the root of basic principles.

This last feature' is of more im-

portance than one would think.. I have observed that nearly every one who has had any luck at golf has had large feet and hands, the one to hold to the ground and the other the club.

Yesterday on the Hong Kong F.C. ground, the R.A. beat the Police by 1 goal to nil. The B.A. scored the goal while the Police bad only nine men on the field.

From the kick off, the Police At the opening of the annual used the ball away but Cornwall general meeting of the Royal, Hong ran behind. The R.A. took up the

That much makes the narrow Kong Golf Club at the old Chamber attack and Pulford taking a thot

The great trouble with the aver-stance possible; my manner of hit

ting the ball makes it, necessary. of Commerce Room, City Hall last from the penalty line scored the

Clarke age person only goal of the match. evening.", the retiring Captain, Mr. was well placed to clear but Wynne

not that he is unwilThe one thing I must have in play E. Davidson, put forward his returned the ball well out of Clarke's Jing to follow the examples of the ing almost any shot, especially the long ones, is a free turn in my hips, and as I am more than or cord of the year.

dinarily broad in the bean I can-

reach.

The R.A. inside forwards were

is

expert, and not so much that he could not go through the motions

reasonably well if he knew what they were. The main difficulty in teaching golf is raaking the pupil understand what it is, he is trying

not, afford any restriction in that region, I find the free hip-otion virtually impossible with my foot far apart

Major Charica, Helett, of the Most men who have played base-British Walker Cup team, has gone ball, tennis, and other games in to the opposite extreme. their youth have a fairly good con- swing is very sabort, and his hip

to do.

Hi

PHILIPPINE CIGAR IMITA- TION,

1

"WATCH FRAUD DEALS IN CHINA.".

YOUNG CHINA TAMPERING WITH SOURCE OF WEALTH,

The present tamultous condition of China has brought about more wide spread imitation of Philip- pine aigars than ever before, and unless local manufacturers unite. Do counteract this fraud, they would lose a good deal of this profitable business

ROBBERY IN THE DARK.

CURIOUS CASE AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

AN AMAH'S JEWELLERY

.....

STOLEN.

The first charge concerned the

WASHINGTON-THE LOVER.

SECRET LETTER TO HIS FRIEND'S WIFE.

SALLY FAIRFAX.

A love letter that George Wash- ington wrote to Sally Fairfax, thi wife of his best friend, is a strik ing feature of a new book. The letter was hidden from the world

Alleged to have been concerned in two highway robberies in Kow loen, a Chinese, named Hai Tak, aline Lung Ták, and a woman, named Wong Fo, appeared at the | for 130 yeniŃ, - -

before Criminal Sessions,

Mr. Sally Fairfax died at Bath when Justice J. R. Wood yesterday on she was an old woman of eighty two charges of robbery. The She had kept George Washington's offences, it was alleged, had taken love letter for more than half h Place within five hours of cach century. It returned to America, and although it was penned in other.

1758, it never mw the light of day und fifty year ago

Then the troop of plaster-saint makers, who had set George Wash- ington up with a highly-polished. halo, denied that it was written to Satly, and suggested that it was written to Washington's wifel. But when Washington died his widow burned the letters he had written to her. Sally kept hers to the end. Rupert Hughes in one more volum

These facts are set out by Mr. about the man who whipped" the British--" George Washington, the Buman Being and the Hero" (Hutchinson, 18%)....

This is the view of I. Delbourge. vice-president of El Oriente Cigar Factory, who is in Manila for a theft at 293, Tai Nam Street, Sham

shuipo, of five bangles and n gold

short business visit. Mr. Del.

bourgo heads the agency at Shang-nger ring, and the second robbery is said to have taken place at hai.

Hunghom on the Railway Enbank-

Extensive advertising aimed at

Dealing. Brat with the balance shooting badly Leach, Fulford sheet he pointed out that this show- and Sargent missing from good ed a working profit, of $21.707.79. positions. Jessop handled 20 yards out, but Leach missed from the This was in spite of a large pay-free kick. Cornwall hit the upright ment, for repairs, and renewals with Philpotts out of position and the last instalment of a sum of Trim' cleared from the rebound.

A high shot from Ward beat 817,000 which was approved at the Clarke but the goalie recovered ption of timing, and an equally action almost negligible. He relies educating the smoker on the good ment, where two finger rings were

and cleared. Howarth had a good "This result, is very gratifying," chance when the ball came across good control of their muscles. The for his power mainly on arms and quality of Philippine oigura he continued. "But it cannot be from the right but be missed the expected to occur again. It is ex-ball. Sargent struck the post with ceptional, and largely due to the rattler. Wynne cleared a corner. unusual number of servicemen who conceded by Oram just before the have been in Hong Kong during whistle sounded for the interval. the last year.

end of 1995.

"Debentures have been reduced by $12,000 during the year following the policy of the past, and an War Loan has been repaid the Com mittee consider it the most advan. tageous plan to pay off a further 200 debentures by the usual method of drawing. The draw will take place on the 28th of this month.

Turning to the condition of the courses, Fanling," he said, “has

never

In the second half, the R.A. were on top throughout, Wynne, Jessop and Oram defending well.

Wild shooting by the R.A. made the work easy for Clarke, who did well in goal. The Police attack on the whole was weak. They had four forwards only throughout" the game. They tried out a few new players, but they were not a success Pil Johnson, Sherry and Noonan were absent from the Police team. Mr. F. Smith had charge of the game.

been in better condition. This is due in the main to the Fordson tractors, which make pus l sible more frequent catting, and rolling. A second tractor has been INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL purchased, partly as a standby but also to enable more rolling to be done

"Deep Water Bay is also in ex- cellent condition, but Happy Valley, pwing to the Public Works Depart mant, is not quite at its best.

"The invasion of the golf courses by the military-was unavoidable, and camps were set up on portions of the Relief Course" at Fanling. The course has made a miraculous recovery from this trying time, and

MATCH.

SCOTLAND E. PORTUGAL

This game in the Sunday Herald Cup takes place on Monday, the 26th inst. at 3.45 p.m.

Scotland's Team-Rodger (Club), First (Scots Guards), (E. O. S. B.), Macbride (Club), Stewart (Club) Captain, Cars

Martin

swinging of a golf club, however, shoulders. His stance, consequent involves one of the most compliestly, is unbelievably wide. When I ed systems of co-ordinated musca was.playing against him at Garden lar actions in the realm of sport. Cits in the team matches, prompt The teacher is rarely able so toed by curiosity I assumed the role describe it that his pupil may un- of the inquisitive spectator, and derstand him, and the pupil is still placed my feet in the spots which more rarely skilled enough to obthe major's had just vacated. The werve high-speed movements.

Stance At The "Address.", The first position of the swing which will strike the average of server is the stance and position at address. The body of the player and the club are then at rest, and there is ample opportunity for ch servation, and almost any one, with a little effort, can assume, à position quite like that of the player whom he may choose to

copy.

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spread was about at I could manage without physical injury,

Magalicent Goli.

There are advantages peculiar to either style. The major himself made a thorough demonstratico in favour of the "wide" stance on that blustering day at Sandwich in 128 when his magnificent golf earned a notable victory in the Golf Vase competition.

the

necessary," Mr. Delbourgo thinks On the whole, however," Philippine cigar trade in China, until recently threatened with ex tinction by high tarif rates, ie now well on its feet again, according to him. But. under the cir- cumstances, na expansion of the trade can be hoped for, he points

out.

Reviewing the Chinese situation, and its relation to busines. MỸ Delbaargo said:

Ho Chance Of Seeing A Central

Government, v

"The establishment of one cen- tral Government for the whole of

stolen

Prisoners pleaded not guilty." Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, who ap peared for the Crown, said that the complainant, Lo Kiu, a married woman, arrived from Cheung Chau on October 11th to become an amaḥ to the first prisoner's child.

Mr. Hughes carries Washington's The story to the point where he was au second prisoner offered her the "old married man of twenty- job and the two prisoners met her eight, living happily on his estate":

and took her to a house-in Tai-Nam--bank married

with Martha, the little widow he'

to

Street.

The

complainant returned Cheung Chau on October 17th, leaving her rattan basket with the first prisoner, at his own request

to this Colony on She returned October 27th, and she was then met by the first prisoner and went back to the house.

The first prisoner, then went out and returned later with the second

go to the pictures, and got home prisoner. They persuaded her to

about 12.45 am. Os the way back, and in a dark spot in the street, two men sprang on her and robbed

very few traces of wear and tear well (Scots Guards), Campbell hould be in mind in taking the for the probable reasons, for bis system of taxation is different in her of bangles and other jewellery

remain. Damage was made good by the military at a cost of $3.732.43. I hope,

added Mr. Davidson, "that you will endorse the action of your Committee in making no charge to the military authorities. for the use of the ground.

(X.O.S.B.), Humphreys (5.0.S.B.) MoNiven (Scots Guarde), Mc- Glinchy (R. O. S. B.), Alexander (K().S.B.).

Reserves : Farlow (H. M. S. Titania), Oram (H.K.P.), Sherry (H.K.P.).

GOLF.

governmenta

Our the other side, the turning of the hips, which is the comple The pity of it is, however, that ment of the narrow stanice, on- people are apt to imitate without ables the player to impart a con

China, in the near future, appears regard to physical differences which siderable acceleration to the club- may make the attempt ridiculous head by his body action alone. to be a hopeless proposition, and Can you restrain a chuckle when This style is essentially a free-hit the Powers 'seem to have adopted you think of Bobby Cruickshank orting type, and productive of the plan of dealing with the re-

copy Long Jim greater length with the same or less me trying to Barnes putting stance, with right exertion. The wider stance, with gional authorities in control of the the shorter swing, is, however, pro- different sections of the country. "leg extended far out behind }

Bobby and I would be pulled in bably more accurate.

You can realize how difficult it is two trying to make the distance, I have not yet written what I ret you see things almost as absurd started out to write. It is briefly tostrade under there conditions, for every day.

this: Do not adopt the stance of the laws, the taxes and even the There are two purposes, which a successful player without regard stance for an ordinary shot. First using it. A tall, slender man, no

every region. Take the registra entirely free from strain, and the could not possibly play with his necessary to register with three and foremost the position must be matter or what length his awing, tion of trade marks. It is now balance of the body must be as perfect so close together as mine. Hiesopas fect na possible on a solid founda feet must be well apart to. Furnish

Confusion, tion; and second, the feet must be anchorage. Similarly, a person

"Add

to this confusion the so pinced that motion will not be equipped with a short, punching. hampered in either direction. swing, mostly arm and shoulder power that is being exerted by the No little comment has been made action, could never fix himself firm labour unions, the almost constant calla to strike. and it is difficuit about my stance, because my feetly on a narrow stance. are so close together. I admit that

The stance and position of the to say what effect it will all have this would seem a dangerous prac body at address afford as much op

on the social and economic strug tice, because it affords bat a very portunity for individuality on any ture, mare particularly when it is narrow base on which the ewing other part of the golf stroke: Be realized that Young China is tam- may function, and it might be certain that the position is compering with the main source of its easily tipped over. But I think, fortable at the start, and that it country's wealth, which resides not in its agriculture nor its ores and however, that there" are various offers easy and comfortable access physical considerations. which to each succeeding position of the minerals, but in its almost unlimit justify my narrow stance. In the swing. Good footwork is a mosted supply of dreap labour.

the golfing first place, I am short and rather important oog in

the rule, and I do not think it This will be the fifth out of six feet are ample, and can get a firm wrong time may throw everything Committee decided not to enforce Manila, Shanghai and Hong Kong fat, and my centre of gravity is machinery, and often even & toe eigners

Jow by reason of my build. My pointing the wrong way at the can be enforced. I myself, at the interport contests within a few hold of the ground.

out of gear. beginning of my year of office, at tempted to keep to it, but I found I had to obtain a caddie almost by force, and then generally a very diminutive one. All I can do is to ask you not to allow tips to grow larger than is necessary.

The greatest change which will occur to the Club in the near future is the change of our own office and in our own staff. It is not a new ides. Committees have long con- sidered it, and it is mainly on to Mr. Archbutt's initintive that the change is taking place now.

The question of the exclusion of subscribers from play on Saturday afternoons and Sundays has raised a certain amount of discussion, but it is unavoidable. But only those who can play during the week were actually excluded, as practically all applications for exemption were granted. Also the ban was found unnecessary at Fanling during the summer and was lifted, it has not yet been reimposed.

"Tipping has been nial bone of contention. The last

This

change involves the severing of long connection with Messrs. Percy. Smith, Seth & Fleining, and it is with great regret that we are com- They have pelled to do this.

always, done everything in their power to further the interests of the Club, and I am sure. I have the Support of the Club in offering them all thanks. It, was the wish of the Committee that they should be asked to

THE COMING INTERPORT.

TRIANGULAR CONTEST..

During Chinese New Year there will be a triangular Interport Golf contest between teams representing

months. Hong Kong has already won at Rifle Shooting and Cricket against Shanghai, while Shanghai have won the Polo and Lawn Bowls. Hong Kong are sending a team to Shanghai the same week for Interport Football.

The Shanghai team for the Inter-

45 P

CRICKET CATCH THAT IS AUSTRALIA'S "TOTE" BILL.

NEVER TAKEN.

SIR JOHN SIMON.

port Golf contest has been chosen A DREAM THAT COMES TO as under:-M. W. Budd, A. R. Blinko, H. R. Malcolm, J. F. Pilcher, K. M. Cumming and A. V. Pettitt.

the

All the players mentioned, with exception of Pettitt, have play- d in Interport golf at Fanling before. The team is a strong ore. So far no news has been received of the Manila representatives.

CRICKET.

UNIVERSITY.

undertake the audit, CIVIL SERVICE. HONG KONG and Messrs Linstend and Davis have nobly consented to stand aside and not offer themselves for re elertica..

This League game takes place on the Civil Service Saturday on ground at 2 p.m.

Civil Service:-G.. R. Sayer (eapt.), A, E. Wood, F. J. de Rome

What is the psychological" cause of the "stock" dream i

Sir John Simon, speaking at the speech day celebrations of the Brad-

ford Grammar School, described a dream that was constantly recur- ring to him. It had to do with cricket and a clusive ball which; hit from the wicket, soared into the long field where he was waiting to catch it. Sir John admitted that he has never known whether he caught the ball, for he has always awakened just before that crucial

moment.

REJECTED BY VICTORIA'S LEGISLATORS,

(THROUGH REUTER'N AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, Dec. 20th! The Legislative Council yesterday rejected the Totalisator Bill, which proposed a tax of ten per cent. an all race-course investments, of which the respective shares of the Government and chub would be five and-a-half and four-and-a-half per cent

The Government introduced the "Inquiries of psychologiste failed Bill as a financial measure and it to doar up entirely the mystery of the stock dream.

now inteads to investigate whether Mr. David Gow, of the London the Council is empowered to reject Spiritual Alliance, said that heit. thought these dreams were due to Bxed ideas or ideas which at some

B. D. Evans, E. W. Hamilton, Btime or other have been accom- Grimmitt, W. H. Edmonds, H. Epanied with more than usual "en-

phasis. Strange and F. H. Holdman.

Mr. Davidson then proposed the election of Mr. E R. Hallifax as Captain. This was seconded by Mr. D. J. Lewis and carried un- animously

The competitions which have been completed since the public tion of the report are the Jaster Clark Cun won by Capt. Erskine. and the Championship, which was won by L. R. Andrewes, the Srst K. Hawkins, F. J. Ling, A. W. lawyer to win the Championship. A team was sent to Manila, but I regret to say that we lost 7 games to 2. It haa hen arranger that teams from "Shanghai and Manila will visit us at Chinese New Year." Thanks and Election of Officers.". The Cantain then expressed thanks to Mr. Young for the pre- sentation of the cup, to the Kow- loon-Canton Railway, to Mr. W. A Rutterfeld and all the members of the Committes, and proposed the acceptance of the balance sheet and Bernunts,

The motion was seconded by Mr, H. G. Hegarty and carried,

The Captain. then rut to the meeting a resolution authorising the charge a subscrip- Committeding $2 a month, en ladies using the Golf Courses and Club Houses. After some discvé sion the motion was lost on a show of hands,

(Continued on nezi Qoluma.)

The election B8 Auditors of Messra Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming was proposed by the cut going Captain, seconded by Mr. G. S. Archbutt and carried unanimous

ly,

"A person gets a fixed idea in his mind and it remains in a cer- tain groove and becomes lodged there. This always comes to the front when the mind is at rest."

SQUASH RACQUETS,

H.R.H. SEMI-FINALIST IN CHAMPIONSHIP.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Another Cricket Dream. Cricket seems to be a good subject

RUGBY, December 20th. lor stock dreams. Another psycho-

After a fine display of skill and logist told the Evening Standard that he was continually dreaming endurance, the Prince of Wales this that he was bowling a cricket hall. alternoon defeated, Lieut. Comdr. "Like Sir John Simon," he said, Kershaw, by three sets to two in I never know whether I get the the second round of the Royal Navy batsman out. I wake up at the and Royal Marince sinissh rackets psychological moment. It is most championship./ curious that I should dream of cricket as I have never played since

The following gentlemen were elected to the Committee:-Messrs. G. B. Archbutt, L. G. 8. Padwell, J. W. Franks, L. 8. Greenhill, H.

I was a child at school. The ex- G. Hegarty, J. D. Kinnaird, C. D. Lambert, K. 6. Morrison, and T.planation of these dreams is diffe cult. It may be that impressions D. E. Pendered,

obtained while young, and when the stress of business and work have yet to be experienced, linger in the mind through life..

The meeting was closed by a vote of thanks, tendered, to the Captain and Committee by Mr. R. E. Lind sell.

Lieut. Comdr. Kershaw is a well- known international rugby foot- alter and generally one of the best British athletes

By his win, the Prince enters the semi-final of the championship, where he will oppose Licut. Condr Mackenzie.

The two prisoners seized her and

perty. The robbers ran away, and exhorted her to give up her pro

the two prisoners took her into the house. They were still posing as her friends, and told her not to make a noise, but to go upstairs.

Tragedy.

Washington's love for Sally Fair- fax was the one real tragedy of his life Bay was the wife of George William Fairfax, mon of a cousin of Lord Fairfax George Wash- ington and George WilEam Fair- fax were lifelong friends." Wash ington, nevertheless, fell hopeless- ly in love with Sally, and was never cured of the complaint.

Ho damned the fire dowa, but it monidered. and, in the letter Sally Fairfax kept, it blazed out marry Martha Curtis, attie once and for all. He was about to widow with thousands of nores, but: when, he received in camp at Fort. Cumberland 4 letter from Sally He wrote to her in his reply:- his love for Sally flamed forth

"Ti true, I profess myself votary of love. I acknowledge that I confess that this lady is known to you. Yes, madam, as well as a Judy is in the case, and further,

she is to one who is too sensible of her charm to deny the power whose influence he feels and must ever submit on I feel the forca of her amriable beauties in the recollec

sagem

tone of a thousand tender pus that I could wish to obliterate till I a bid to revive thum

But experience, alas, sadly reminds me how impossible this is You have drawn sne, er rather I have drawn myself, into an omest confession of a sample fast.

Martha, Washington married and lived happily with her. They

the Fairfaxes

remained friends and often met in ench -other's houses.

She was evidently at this stage hoodwinked, went on Mr. Whyte Smith, but she was suspicions of their alleged friendship, for the asked them to go and make a re port of the robbery to the police The prisoners said they did not know where to go. Complainant worried them so much, however. and that at length the prisoners told her

property, that it was in Yaumati, they would help her to recover her

where the robbers lived. The three of them then set out together and they got as far as the Railway Embankment at Hunghom. The men then told her that the robbers were 100,000 BOGUS £1 NOTES. living in a hut in one of the wege-

table gardens.

The relations between the fo- and the natives

business men and manufacturers naturally strained. and Chines

have not been slow in taking ad vantage of the situation to further promote thei-qa, interests." Manila Times.

'.

PRINTED IN GERMANY AND SHIPPED TO AFRICA.

STRASBOURG.

Pushed Over An Embankment. According to the evidence of the complainant, the Railway Path was very dark, and after a time she refused to go any further.

their marriage vows to an unmar- George and Bally never broke. donable degree, but Sally knew that George adored her.

Mr. Hughes has written a las cinating book, in which he show the read, Washington-e man who loved fox hunting, stayed in 'and played cards when at mowed, went to the play,, danced, and loved fighting not the "Bunday school bero" he has graerally been paint-

ed.

BERLIN.

A British West African native

This brought matters to a climax, FIVE STAGES INSIDE A named Emmanuel Bruce was sen

THEATRE. tenced to four years' imprisonment and the first prisoner seized her and at Nuremberg for issuing counter-the second prisoner removed, what feit English banknotes. Bruce pre- remained of her jewellery:

The prisoners, he said, pushed GERMAN PLAN TO CREATE vailed upon a Nüremberg engraver- named Hayden to print for him her over the embankment.

REALISM 100,000 £1 notes, which he shipped The next event took place at 4.10 to West Africa concealed in mata, when an Indian constable, on tresses and empty of barrels. His duty in the Kowloon City Road,

A theatre, planned on revolution- relatives in West Africa put the saw a man and a woman walking notes into circulation, but were arm in arm towards Kowloon City ary ces, in which the stage is vir arrested and imprisoned

from the direction of Hunghom. At tually set around the audience, Bruce and Hayder were arrested 5.40 am, the constable saw, the will be built in Berlin early next the British authorities Hayden, direction famation he suspected it for Gropius, the director of Pis at Nüremberg on the complaint of woman walking in the opposite year.

Having received It has been designed by Profes who pleaded that he printed the

was the same woman and took her theatre m Desaan, and Herz Pas notes thinking they were an ad- vertising device, gát off with one to Hunghom Police Station, and rater, the famous theatrical pro- Plans for the theatre, month's imprisonment.

later to Shamshuipo Police Station, ducer. where she was searched and the which are to be patented, contain.

the following features:- bangles were found on her.

FASCISTS AND RUGBY,

ORDER TO ADOPT THE GAME,

ROME.

When arrested at. Shok Ki Wharf-

(1) A oval nuditorium with four

on November 11th, as the result of stags protruding into it, one from information laid, and charged with each side. participating in the robbery, first

(4) 3 circular stage in the mid- de of the theatre. prisoner admitted taking part in it.

(3) Swivel chair or a revolving The second prisoner said she pick foor, which will enable the specta

An appeal to all the universities ed the bangles, uph

move from stage to stage.

Witnesses.

to take up Rugby football and to An interpreter read out first pri- tors to turn round as the actors. make it a national Italian game soner's statement, in which he said was issued by the Fascist Univer-"I did take part in the robbery." arty Sporting Federation. The Prisoner interposed by saying circular says:

that he said "I did not take part in the robbery."

There is a game now firmly taking root in Italy which for various reasons should become our sport, and which, if pro- perly taken up, would do much to develop Italy's morale. We refer to Rugby. Every section must form a Rugby team in opposition to Association foot

ball, which never can have a great development in our coun- try. All univerzity sections must immediately make arrangements for suitable fields to play this game:

The Juventors,

intors, who have been planning to construct a theatre where the audience is made to fool The interpreter said that he was that they are actual witnesses of cerinin, that he took the "statement the everte believe that, they havo down correctly, and further he solved the problem by this design, handed it to prisoner to read before A murder related by an actor, on he asked him to sign it, sinthe main stage will be shown tak- Detective Sub-Inspector Fallon, ing pinge ut the same time on one. who was in charge of the case, coror, if nursary, all of the other roborated the evidence that pristagn

soner read his own statement before The centre stage will be need f signing, it is episodes where the audience. nie to His Lordship adjourned the case be made to feel that they are mem- until this morning, when the defence bers of a crowd in which me will be heard -Prisoners are "hot | dramatic incident in the pl legally represented.

cure,