GOLF NOTES.
(BY R.H.K.]
GOLF.
ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB,
CAPTAIN'S CUP-FANLING, JANUARY 5TH AND 6TH.
E. D. Lawrence 88-0-73 and ́A.
Leach 33-10-73, tie and play off.
Other scores:--
The results of the New Year ment- ing must have come as an un-' pleasant surprise to most people. I and even the winners of the bogey pool are probably not terribly proud of it. It is not very easy to give any good reason why sixty-two attempts should yield no better than four returns of I down. Certainly the course is difficult at present. and it is very easy to drop a great many shots without apparently play- ing badly-no doubt it is was partly for this reason that the medal competition had to be scratched for lack of entries-but that is hardly enough in itself to account for it. The competition after all "was running for four days, the wea ther was good, and though the greens certainly were difficult, they were very much as they have beca for some weeks past. Actually the real reason probably was that every one went out with the fixed idea that nothing less than 4 for 5 up would be good enough to win, and so played for birdies wher in actual fact steady bogies were all that were necessary. Trying to force a really good score instead of waiting for it to come gradually, almost always |» proves fat sooner or later, and disaster is apt to come soon when the greens are so fast that almost. any putt which does not actually drop is capable of running cut of holing distance.
+
*
One of the pairs that looked very like a finalist in the Governor's
Shield disappeared from the com- petition last week, when the
HU. Ireland... 91-776- W. Croucher B1774
T. L. Christie "... 88-11-77 FI. Spicer............ 83-18-77 5. S. Robertson 83- 6-77 E. des Vœux 0-13-77 Thirty-seven entries. Optional pool cancelled.
JUNIOR: CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE HONG KONG
The following qualified for the match play stages of the Junior Championship -
A, Leach
YACHTING,
DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,
4TH LADIES' CHAMPION.
SHIP RACE.
tance of 3.9 miles.
THE RESULTS. The results were:-.
SENTENCES REVISED.
ECHO OF FACTORY PILFER-
ING.
JANUARY 8th, 1929.
FRENCH JURY SYSTEM.
ABOLITION PROPOSED,
GENERAL INDIGNATION AT “MAWKISHNESS."
THE INDIAN POLITICAL SITUATION.
NATIONALIST PARTY POLICY.
BRITISH RESIDENTS
UNPERTURBED.
Three employees of the Bhiu'| The Ladies 4th Championship. Race was held yesterday afternoon Hing Knitting Factory, ware re-
Paris, Dec. 18th (U.P.).- The Calcutta, Dec. 20th (U.F)-Poli passing of the reins of industry when the course was:-1, Channel cently sentenced by Mr. E. W. Rocks (S): 2, Mark in Quarry Bay Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis members of the jury could contain tics in India are becoming distinctly and commerce and the control of the lively, and the coming month will | Public Services into Indian bands, (S); 1, Kowloon. Rock (P); a distracy to terms of imprisonment for their emotion no longer and buras see the big light among Indian Judging by the speech delivered this stealing articles of clothing from into heart-breaking soba, while the Nationalists as to what is to be as week by Mr. G. B. Chartres, Pre- the factory at No. 1, Pitt Street. foreman, tearfully signified acquit they describe the ultimate goal for aident of the Calcutta branch of the
One of the defendants, who was | tal.”
Louis Dominion Status or complete European Association, Europeans severance from the British Empire, will in the future lend more solid nesistant manager, was `schtenced That is the usual newspaper Most of the prominent political support to the moderate Indian to six months' hard labour. The chronicle of the conclusion of mur- leaders will be in Calcutta towards | leaders who would accept and work other two defendants were cach der trials in the French Courts, but the end of December, when the some measures of Dominion Status.
Congress will be asked to adopt "We must bear in mind," said it may not go on much longer. the resolution of the Working Com Mr. Chartres," that if those Indians Mr. D: H. Blake and Mr. Hin Whipped to indignation by numer.mittee demanding complete inde- who recognise the great value to Shing Lo appeared before the ous recent flagrant cases of inaw. pendence. The decision of the India of the British connection but
Working Committee has already Magistrate yesterday morning and kish sentimentality on the part of been hailed as the death knell of to come forward and capture the are now silent, are to be encouraged applied for 'n review of the sen- jurymen, strong section of the Nehru Report, which is based reins of Government when India.
Handicaps.
Diana
(Start at 3 p.m.)
Finishing Corrected
Time.
Time 4.02.26 4.00,37
4.01.94
Calleen
La Lerda... Dore then
3.57.57 4.01.51 3.39.93) 4.03.42 4.00.15 *I," "G" And "Y" Classes. (Start at 3.03 p.m.).
Finishing Corrected Time. Time. 4.22.26. 4.92.96 4.91.34
4.19.06 4.18.14
4.19.14 4.14.32 4.20.99 4.19.31 4.17.20 4.13.2 4.17.24 4.75:26 4.29.21 4.99,93
Ailsa
Scare.
B3
Pierrette
Joan
4.20.39
Major Beamish
37
T. Ramsay
Why Wonder...
4.21.12
87
T. L. Christie
98
Wings
4.18.50
Bluenose
D. J. Gilmore
B9
M. G. Mills
$0
Boojum n
Speedwell
R. A. Campbell
91
Lola
R.. K. Hepburn
81
Y, Croucher
01
A C. I. Bowker
£1
CRICKET.
J. Smith.......
NK. Littlejohn
T. C. Monaghan
82
SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM
H. Spicer
93
S. T. Butlin
93
D. Forbes
·PING PONG.
The Filipino Chih played the University went out, about 5 or 3 Musical Association at the Filipino "I think, to the Government Medien, pair, Kirk and Newton. Shellshear Club, King's Park, on Sunday, the and Redmond are generally a very result being a win for the Filipino strong combination, „but in' this Leam. The score was as follows:- particular match their failing was the very common one of missing short putts, and when that disease falls upon a man, the only way he can save himself is infect his
opponent. Ir. this case the doctors were immune, and so pass into the semi-final and meet, if I remember. rightly, the Education Department. The Government Medical should just reach the final, but it would be risky, to bet heavily
the
match as de Rome, and Wood are quite capable on their day of turn- ing out golf good enough to beat anyone except perhaps Jardine's.
The match-play stages of "the Captain's Cup (1928) are progress- ing alowly. Shewan, with a bye in the first round and then a walk- over, has had an easy passage into the third round. His opponent in the second round is Warbrick, and, though no one seems to know quité where he is, it is fairly certain that he is not in the Colony. Shewan's first match will be against the winner of de Rame and Davison, and if it should be Davison he will have to give no less than 11 stroken, which will not be easy. In the top!
FILIPINO CLUB, J. M. Cruz E. Shuster.....
D. Leonard 7. Fernandez
P. H. Brown
Dr. Atienza,
Total
3 games
5
3
5
3 17
24 games
S, F. Angefes
games
0
E. Salonga
ཐ
J. Dumatol
0
Del Rosario
0
Total
R.K. MUSICAL ASSOCIATION.
M. Dandan
.C. Fajardo
6 games
SERBIAN GIRLS AND FASHIONS.
A STORM IN THE SCHOOLS.
ANOTHER BOWLER.
[THROWON REUTER'S AGENCY.?
sentaneed to three months.
tences on the first tivo of the three Mr. Blake, for the defendants first defendant, said there had been an application for appeal but that was now withdrawn.
The Magistrate replied that he had refused to re-hear the case when an application had been made on the grounds that further evidence would be produced. He was prepared, however, to hear
. Blake under the new Ordin-1 ance, Section 2 of Ordinance No. 18 of 1928, on the subject of sen tence. He thought he had taken a ruther more serious view than
necessary.
French public opinion is agitating on Dominion Status, and there is gets Swaraj they must have all the to have the jury system wiped out Pandit Motilal Nehru, who is this can give. This is one of the chief much speculation as to whether support and backing that Britons altogether, although it has existed since Napoleon instituted it about year's president, will be able to aims of the European Association.' one hundred and thirty years ago.
persuade the Congress to accept the
Without in any way attempting to Once treated as more or less of report of which he is the Chief a joke, this excessive emotionalism parent as a step forward" Commission Mr. Chartres made forecast the findings of the Simoir Pandit India's political advance. on the part of the twelve good men fotilal Nehru has plainly stated the significant statement that he and true in the jury box has taken that he stands by the Report, and thought all indications pointed to on a deadly serious aspect since it
will go to the length of resigning a very large instalment of autonomy was, instrumental in causing his position as Chairman of the being bestowed on the. Provinces. international incident France and Italy over the de Congress it his liberty of action is challenged. The friends of India Modugno trial.
may well regret this fresh evidence of division and dissension among those who should be taking big part in shaping the future destiny of the country. If the Nehru Re- port is repudiated by the Indian leaders themselves they can scarce ly expect the Simon Commission to give it serious consideration.
between
German Trust's Alms. Allegations that a German che mical trust was operating in India Italian Murderer Acquitted..
with the object of capturing prse- Serge de Modugno, an Italian
tically the whole business in mag- balf-crased with grief, hot and
nesium chloride in the country, are killed the Italian Vice-Consul in
being investigated by the Tariff Paris, Count Nardino, He was
Board in Bombay. Mr. Lalkaka, brought to trial and, after a silver
the managing. partner of the tongued advocate had wrang the
Pioneer Manganese Works at Khara- Mr. Blake said, he had been in- of the slayer's misery because he hearts of the jury with a picture
khoda produced documents which Mrs. Annie Besant has recently showed that the German Trust had formed that Mr. Bennett, who pro- had been separated from his wife had some hard things to say about offered to give him 30 per cent, of CAPETOWN, Jan. 7th.
in Italy, the jury found extenuating the "jovial and irresponsible man their business retaining 70 per cent. secuted, bad instructions to press circumstances. The South African board of con- the case but the complainant bad sentence of two years, a sentence serious subjects, and now Mr. K. . not accepted, Mr. Lalkaka said, the which led to a ner in which the Congress treat for themselves. If the offer was trol has decided to include in the no idea that imprisonment would which aroused all Italy to fury and Nariman, a prominent leader of the Trust threatened to enter into. Very team A. Bell of Western Province, be imposed and had expressed re- required diplomatic procedure by Parsee community, is attempting fierce competition with that, ther
France to put things right.
to rouse the Congress to more policy apparently being to, captare bowler, for the tour in England.gret after his Worship bad impos
Since the trial, the whole French direct methods. In reviewing the the foreign markets. ed the sentences. Counsel" submit-Press has been, clamouring for re-activities of the Congress during |
The President said that up to ted that it was regarded by factory form in order to save the country the past twenty or thirty years people as more or less within their even more serious, and at the same resolutions were repeated annually usually made against the operations
from some other situation, perhaps Mr. Nariman
manoy in this industry, as well as in says that some
other industries, allegations were rights to take goods manufactured time apologising to Italy and em. in exactly the same form in al in the factory. It amounted to phasising that the sentence was not most the same language, and very of a foreign trust but he thought POPULARITY IN PHILIPPINE pilfering, but Mr. Blake asked his the voice of the country.
often by the same persons" Such that this is the first time that they ISLANDS.
While the newspapers have pick-omnibus" resolutions had proved were able to secure documentary Worship not to make such an ed out the de Modugno trial sa anfatile." Mr. Nariman asserts that evidence which threw a flood of light. example of his client.
example, there have been others" Britain holds India as a fertile on the methods of German trusts. ADROITLY AVOIDS" POLITICAL Mr. Lo remarked that the pro- even within the past few weeks and resourceful hunting ground for Laikaka had done some service by
that point of view Mr.
ISSUES.
even more astonishing from this her capitaliste and commercial in prietor was willing to reengage particular point of view of Teal terests, and as a suitable and con-
assisting the Board Eis lient, the second defendant.
ency. Betrayers, robbers, murder. venient dumping ground for the The Magistrate revised the sen-
er have walked from the dock tree large surplus and superfluous tences, remarking that the com- advocates have played on the weak-
men because they or their population of unemployed. plainant had pressed the case moreness of the French emotions. than he had intended.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL
STIMSON.
Manila, Dec. 13th (L.P.)-One year ago today it was announced from Washington that Henry L. Stimson, who recently had acted on behalf of President Coolidge in
Nicaragua, was to be the next Governor-General of the Philip pines.
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The first defendant was fined $250, or three months' hard labour in default, and the second 8200, or
two months.
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Regarding the third defendant, his Worship said he was an older man, being 41 years of age, but, on the other hand, he was a subordin ate.
*ble
The first hint of the present storm began at the conclusion of the trial of Count Fierre de Rayssac, layer of his six-months old illegitimate baby. Son of an ancient French house, the Count bad had an intri gue with the family servant and when he found a rich young bride he decided to get rid of the baby hora of his liaison with the servant. He took the baby to a nearby cans and threw it into the icy cold
From
the matter and we shall give every "We are prepared to investigate
opportunity to Mr. Fuchsmann (of the Havero Trading Company) to The Old Boycott Policy.
appear before us and state his case.. He goes on
to revive the ques-We have also written to the Im- tion, of the boycott of British perial Chemical Works, who are re- goods, once the main creed of Mr. presented by Messrs. Brunner Mond Gandhi, and says: "Considering & Co., and we hope that they will the importance, the British people also see the advisability of coming attach to Indian orders and Indian forward and stating their point of markets, the boycott of British view. To-day Colonel Stimson has oc
goods in general and piecegoods in The Board is to find out whether supied this position approximately
particular would be another effee there is any trust operating in this tive weapon in the hands of a country to the prejudice of the nine and one-half months. During
subject race. In the words of Sir Indian industry and consumer. this time he has shaped the outlines
Joynson-Hicks, the British hold
Italy And India, of a policy which observers believe
India for British goods in' general will be a pattern for future Ameri- He was also fined 8200 or two
Aroused to mob anger by the and Lancashire in particular! Our half of the draw Bloxham arrived girls' bigh schools here paraded all
can administrators.
months, the sentences to start from cruelty of this so-called aristocrat, reply should be in the same terms,
the publie demanded his bead an a general boycott with regard to members of the Italian Naval back from leave just five days too the pupils from fifteen to twenty General arrived, March 1st of this
On the day that the new Governor- yesterday,
with one voice. But they had eal all British goods and a particular League and will be led by Senatore late for his match with Hollis in
culated without the jury. The jury boycott of Lancashire. This wen Ettore. Conti. The tour is purely educative. Every year the Italian the first round. Hollis beat Red- years of age, and told them that if year, he made plain the current
listened fascinatedly to the schon has no been tried and found Naval League undertakes Bueb mond on the last green after a very they did not wear the plain frocks Philippine problems and close match in the second round and which the regulations prescribe,problems were, in his opinion, not
their LADY MOTORIST AND CAR. atu and the prisoner received a solution as be saw-them. These
sentence of seven years. now meets the winner of Frederick
OWNER FINED. and Liseaman. The second round stop using rouge and lipstick, and primarily political but economic must be finished on or before this stop shaving their eyebrows, they
Governor-General Stimson's first coming Sunday.
would be expelled, "even if the speech in his new capacity to-day daughters of a Cabinet Minister." appears even more significant than
sage of months has demonstrated
BELGRADE,
The headmaster of one of the
itial declaration.
Sponsors Co-Operation,
FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A
LICENCE.
water.
A party of 120 Italian tourists will shortly visit India. They are
effective. It efforts are, made to make the boycott wide and com- tours, the previous countries visit- plete, I have no doubt that it willed being Spain, Egypt, Turkey,
and, Greece, create the necessary result."?
One Legged Soldier's Orime. The influential Matin joined in
Signor Gafo Angelucci, the Secre The European åttitude.
tary of the League, is at present, the campaign for reform of the jury Meanwhile the average European in India making arrangements for system the other day after what it in the big cities of India pursues the party's visit. In an interview The qualifying round of the
declared to be one of the most the even tenure of his ways, and he said that the party will arrive Junior Championship, following the Many people tegard Mr. Karli-it did when delivered, for the gas-
astonishing incidents ever known at he is neither concerned nor alarmed in Colombo on December 21st and lead of almost every other qualifykovitch's step as opportune. Bel- that Stimson's success here will be the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday was a murder trial in which the constitution
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Seine Aasizes in Paris. Tais at the impending changes in the aher a tour of India will leave ing round, has shown that one or grade is a town that strives very evaluated according to the achieve-
His interests are Bombay on January 30th on their two good things have come unstuck. On the other hand most of the hard to be five minute ahead of ment of aims laid down in that in-afternoon, Miss Barretto pleaded became so emotionally affected wholly commercial; he works hard return to Italy, Signor Angelucci that they actually forced the judge and plays hard, and apparently said he was sure the visit would guilty to a summons for driving into passing the sentence they shows little inclination to devote help Italy to understand India car on Castle Peak Road on Decem-wished.
his thoughts or time to politics. At better and wight open up possibili. speech, the Governor-General used Basto," the owner of the car, was
In the first paragraph of his ber 4th without a licence. Mr.dier," Henri Avrilleux, who had lost action by leaders of, the European had placed at the party's disposal The accused was a returned sol- frequent intervals he is urged to ties of trade. The Railway Board
the word "co-operation twice.
a leg. He had had an affair with Association who at any rate are not a train complete with dining, cars And co-operation has been the first also summoned for permitting Miss a woman who had discarded him blind to the slow bat gradual and servants.
Stimson's aims in dealing with Barretto to drive his car without a and taken another lover. Avrillex Filipino Leaders who had fought licence.
bought a revolver and went to the the Inte General Leonard Wood and who were only partly soothed by
ter agreed to. Avrilleux then start. give the woman up, which the lat house, demanding that the lover
the tactful interim administration of Acting Governor-General E. A.
ed an argument with the woman, Gilmore, whom they liked but whose
shot at her, missed, then shot at status was temporary.
Mr. Basto said that he knew that the other man and killed him.
"It is
a heart-rending story,” Stimson made himself clear on the Miss Barretto had a learner' the jury declared in effect, and much-debated Philippines inde licence but thought she was entitled we wish to have the prisoner sen- pendence question" in the second to drive on the Castle Peak Road. tenced to four years suspended famous Cromwell House, which East Grinstead (Sussex):-The He submitted that the first learn sentence (which means immediate stands in the High-street here, and er's licence had "Prince Edward release under the frat offenders is reputed to have once been a hid- Road" on it, but this was erased from the second licence and he had been under the impression that came the judge's retort
But he has murdered the man," learner-driver could drive anywhere in consequence.
people who abould be playing have Paris, and eyebrow-shaving took got in to the match play stages, hold of the high-school girls like some of them by right of good play fre to tinder. Serbian girls often sa they should, and, some one or two others by the skin of their have a marvellously thick and teeth. I believe that one or two fuscious eyebrow, and there was a unfortunate, but at the same time trace of regret for the "good old careless, people thnk out cards without ever entering their names times" in the headmaster's dictum for the Championship, and in con- that he considered a girl's eye. sequence had to be disqualibed. brows her greatest ornament." though at least one of them put in very fine return. Occurrences of
Fort Reply. this sort occasionally entail a cer- tain amount of disappointment, but obviously the authorities have no choice in the matter, if they depart ed from the strict rules in any way alt sorts of awkward precedents would be establischd.
"!
On the day following his action, a lively protest came from one girl in the form of an open letter to her headmaster. When her mother heard the news, this young lady declared, she said that "the man's a hundred years behind the times" going to come to anything. Hagen The conclusion of the letter is char-
acteristic:-
So far as one can see, the pro- posed visit of Walter Hagen is not
paragraph of his arrival speech, de claring that it is not within the province of the Governor-General to determine the future relations of the inhabitants of these islands
the United States." This at titude he has adhered to. and thus cabled and asked what guarantee the Club would put up, and some-
I have no hesitation in declare has avoided futile bickerings. thing over ten days ago Colonel ing that you confuse your duties
And in this same paragraph he Matthews, the Secretary, with a with those of a hair-dresser or
voiced the intention to do what he very reasonable $171 promised, dressmaker. I go to a Beauty could to make the present union cabled a reply, but so far Hagen Institute to have my eyebrows between the Philippines and the has not troubled to answer. In so plucked and for face massage, United States "a happy and fruit- far as golfing appointments go in
and to you in school to learn what ful one. That completes, in "tab- this place, they are made far ahead sine and cosine are and who loid form, the sketch of his policy. and not even the visit of the great Hannibal and Julius Caesar were. Stimson has tried to keep the peace man himself will disorganise them The idea of asking my hairdresser and to further economic develop- if he does not give due notice of about the Punic Wars or dressment, Stimson strongly favours his coming. There are quite a
maker for a dissertation on the private ownership and operation. number of people in the Colony who
ablative absolute bas never enter- He has continued, as far as pos would like to see Hagen play the ed my head.
sible, Wood's task of getting the Old Course, for he is undoubtedly Eer point is that, while she is at Government out of business," one of one of the finest golfers in the school, during the last Forms, she these moves involving a transference world, but there are not very many is preparing for marriage, and just af certain Bureau of Poste tele who are prepared to leave week-end as a child of seven who had not graphic work into the hands of a after week-end open on the chance learned to brush his teeth. and wash privately-owned radio corporation. that he may turn up. It was Hagen his cars will always he grubby, a Most of the Stimson work thus far who raised the question at the girl who does not know how to bas bem educational. He has kept outset, and the least he can do now make the best of herself by twenty the friendship of Filipino leaders is to say whether or no he is will always be one of the ninth and is building toward possible coming.
wonders of the word."
future achievement.
"
had a learner's licence but she had Miss Barretto submitted that she
forgotten to renew it after it had expired.
Both defendants were fined $10.
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"Well, otherwise, we shall find the prisoner not guilty," rejoined the foreman of the jury, and the judge was forced to agree to the four years' suspended sentence and to order the release of the prisoner.
Judicial Experts Oply? There is a strong body of opinion in favour of having a jury of judi- cial experts only, others demand that the fury system he retained
HIDING PLACE OF CROMWELL.
FIRE DESTROYS HISTORIC HOUSE.
ing place for the Lord Protector, has been destroyed by fire.
It was built in 1528 and contained priceless antiques belonging to the owner, Miss Tatham.
Thrilling Escapes. Two maid servants, Dolly Brown and Miss Garnett, were the only perupants. They made thrilling escapes in the'r night-dresses from their bedroom window by means of kaotted sheets.
Their cries of "Fire" roused Mr. E. L. Gasson, landlord of the
"TAINTED WITH FRAUD.””
APPEAL JUDGE ON THE
JONESCU CASE.
AE
The Court of Appeal granted the appeal by Mr. Norman Harry Aquinas-street, Waterloo, S.E., from Beard, racehorse trainer,
judgment of Mr. Justice Maug ham diamissing his claim against Mr. Barby Jonescu, of Oakhurst Court, Godstone, formerly host of Prince "Carol A now trial was ordered.
Ma Beard claimed that he was entitled to a share in the proceede of ale of eight racehorses, and he claimed also for the price of two others Zetts and Why Worry.
The Master of the Holls, giving.. judgment, said that the court grant ed a new trial on the ground that Mr. Beard had made out a prima incie case establishing that daen- ments used at the trial were not
The result appears to be," he
added, “that the trial of this action was tainted with frands?
as in its present form with the Rose and Crown Inn opposite, what they purported to be, and ir: difference that the judge consult "I looked but of my window and the case of one there was a con- with them. The objection to the saw Cromwell House a blazing fur-¦ fession that it was not what it pur- latter alternative however, is that pace, he said to me I saw a ported to be... once the jury's emotions are sway. white figure making a perilous ed no sane advice is accepted descent from one of the bedroom Other reformers are in favour of a windows. The other girl was throw bench of judges with entire powering things out of the window. veated in themselves.
rushed outside and arrived just as With the tide of murders ever the girl, Miss Garnet, reached the rising in France, it is realised that ground. action is required quickly, towards tightening up this loophole between the law and the guillotine,
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Lord Justice Lawrence and Lord Justice Russell concurred.
Miss Brown came next, but the which they were tied. I was able to theets broke away from the bed to break her fall," and she only sus (Continued at foot of next column, 1 taized a slight injury to her hip.?
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