TENNIS LEAGUE,
SEASON OPENS.
TODAY'S GAMES,
-
The season's games commence to-day, and the Mixed Doubles matches cominonce next month,
In the "A" Division, Chinese R.C., the holders, are up against Omnigeugower who are putting up their strongest team, viz., H. D. Rumjahn, G Bediker, J. W Leonard, G. Lai, E. Zimmern and O. Limai!. The holders will not have the assistance of M. W. Lo and Ng Sze Kwong who have gone to Canton to engage in a series of matches there. They should still be able to win today, however, with the help of Ho Ka Lau and Yew Man Kit; M. R. Lo and C. C'hoa. Iu Tak Cheuk and Lai Kwong Tsun.
The Hong Kong Cricket Club, last year'i runners-up, visit the M.B.K, and a good struggle is ex- pected. Their team will be com pored of £ Goldman and E. D. Lawrence; G. W. Sewell and A. D. Humphreys. G. Lawrie and H. J. Armstrong.
The newcomers are both ca. paged: Recreio being opposed to the Ladians sad South China to Kowloon C.C. It will be interest ing to see how they will fare against these regular "A" League Clubs.
THE MATCHES. "
"A" Division.
M.B.K.. Hong Kong C.C. Chinese R.C. v. Cenigengower. South China v. Kowloon CC. Indian R.C, v. Recreio.
"B" Division
MILITARY SPORTS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1929.
GOLF.
CARMEN."
HIGH STANDARD REACHED ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF DELIGHTFUL AND SPIRITED
IN THE HEATS.
THE FINALS TODAY.
Athletics of a very high standard were seen at Sookunpoo yesterday when' the China Command (Hong) Kong Arca) commenced their in- rual meeting. The sports will be continued to-day and all lovers of athletics should make a point of seeing the events at which repre- sentatives of the different military. units now in the Colony will com- pete.
CLUB.
STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY, MAY 5.
0.29 a.m. K. S. Robertson and A.
E. Lissman, 0.32
9.36
11
0.40 0.4419
9.43
9.52
9.56
"
10.20
The main event yesterday was a three mile race in which teams Hong Kong Singapore from Brigade, the 3rd Batta. Punjab 10.00, Regiment. The Somerset Light In- fantry and The King's Own Seat- 10.04 tish Borderers competed. The In- dians took the first three places in: | 10.08. dividually and put up a good fight in the at furlong, the winner 10.12 breasting the tape a few inchey in front of the second man who again 10.16 was less than a yard in front of the third. The time for the race was 15 minutes 18 seconds, which is indred an excellent performance. Five teams entered the tug-of- of and after a number war elimination pulls, the King's Own Scottish Borderers and the Somer- set Light Inisutry qualified for the final. Other interesting beats yes- terday were for the high jump and the pole jump. Six of the best jumpers in each event were reserv ed for the finals. The men touched eight feet in the pole jump heats.
This afternoon's
sports start punctually at 3 p.m. and are timed 10.48"
G. E. Mitchell and F. M. Ellis.
Bizet's
PERFORMANCE.
"Carmen" is always papular even with English people who are accused of not liking opera except as presented by the firm of Į Gilbert and Sullivan.
It is, perhapa, because "Car- E. D. Black and J. "Emen," even when sung in a foreign Shaw
language, has much in common with their native 'opera that, with Butter-
L. Yates and E. Stone. M. G. Mills and J. E. Fox.
J. Fleming and A. Rity and Boheme, it takes a place chie.
apart in English minds.
R. Young and Comdr. Brown. T. L. Christie and E. D.
Lawrence.
more.
A.
H. Spicer and D. J. Gil- J. S. Dykes and W. Weight. 0. O. Stark and A. T.
Lay.
A. Q. Brawn and E. Edwards.
J.
.
E. P. Fletcher and J.
S.
MacLaren.
H. D. Brown and
P.
Jacks.
10.91
W. C. Clark, and
S.
S.
Percy.
10.29
J. P. Heard and B.
J.
Lacon.
I. H. Geare and C. Fowle.
10.32
10.38
T.
RK. Hepburn and A. Humphreys.
Like Hamlet, it is full of quota. tions" for Sullivan like the rest of his countrymen was well aware, of the charm of Bizet's music!
The Andiancé,
THE RIVER PIRATE**
AT THE QUEEN'S.
MOLAGLEN AS A SOFT. HEARTED ROBBER.
* (DY OUR FILM CRITIO]
"The
River Pirate," Victor McLaglen's latest picture which you can see at the Queen's to-day. is not perhaps his most ambitious picture, but is despite the fact that it is a crook" draina, one of his pleasantest.
McLaglen as Sailor Frink " is a pirute, the modern product of
'OLD TIGER" CHU: THE TERROR OF KIANGSI.
A WELL-EQUIPPED BRIGAND ARMY.
APPALLING STORY OF OUTRAGE
AND DEVASTATION.”
A recent traveller up the Chien Tang River, making lor Huei show, found bis passage led through streams of boats laden with the goods and chattels of a whole people making with all haste from the district which was his destination. The refugees were from the southern Anhui area mbere a gentleman with the pseu donym of "Old Tiger" Chu, or Chu Lão Hu, has recently been active with his well-organized and equipped gang of followers.
ouse glamorous profession, who slips along New York river, under cover of fog, in a motor boat and
The refugees in question told While definite news of their activi pillers on a small scale, from river stories of villages being burnt, ties are almost impossible to obtain wont warehouses, Sailor Frink
owing to the indequacy of com- spends half his life in prison and household goods carried off, of munications in that district the other half-on parole as a nameless outrages inspired by mervalley containing more than pirate. He meets Sandy" (Nick cilessness almost beyond belief; of million people-what little has Stuart) when he (Frink) is trans-large cities vistimized by the band, terred for a period to a reforma tory to instruct the lads there in the art of sail making.
It was not surprising then to and the Star Theatre full on Thursday night despite the beat, While one has nothing but admiration for the lively way in which the opera was given under peculiarly trying atmos- Sandy is the younger hero whose pheric conditions, it is, perhaps, an romance with Marjorie-the pretty even greater pleasure to recall the daughter of the detective-provides interest and enthusiasm of the the love interest of the audience. The singers were doing, Sandy, of course, is in the reforms- their job and doing it very well, tory owing to a mistake. Sailor and the audience responded by Frink helps the boy to escape and showing a tense. interest and ap makes him his lieutenant in the precistion. The only criticisms that pirate business. could be made of the house was
atory.
Then there is Caxton the detec tive and father of Marjorie. Donald Crisp plays him well except that be is a little too obviously the sleuth of fiction in places. Marjorie
that neither Carmen," nor con- sideration for the singers' throats could make many members of the audience forego smoking cigars and cigarettes as the mood took is played 10.41
10.40
to end at 5.45. There are twenty items on the programme and in 10.52.
Kowloon C.C. e. Hong Kong C.C. view of the fact that each regiment
RE, & Signals r. Recreio.
Nippon . Y.M.C. A.
University . M.B.K.
**** Divizion.
R.A.0.C.. Craigengower. Hong Kong C.C.. Recreio. Civil Service v. Chinese R. C.
2,000,000 TENNIS DEVOTEES!
GREAT BRITAIN'S HUGE QUOTA.
is represented by their best athletes
J. W. Alabaster and A. P. Bungey.
H. R. Sturt and H. G. Hegarty.
"
G. MacDonald.
them.
charmingly by Lois
Μίστας:
The story is ordinary enough, A. Loach and T. S.
Signorita Agozzino. Whyte-Smith.
"Carmen" provided a triumph with just the suspicion of the ridicu Major Beamish and D. G. for Signorita Agozzine in the name lous about both crooks and police part. She has a most attractive that the film so seldom manages voice with clear, full soprano and to avoid. But it is redeemed by only, the "events will be very well LIQUID FUEL FROM COAL. husky low notes which were ad- some excellent photography and all mirably suited to the songs of the the cast having a square deal in It carries worth watching and should provide
wayward gypsy. Carmen brought front of the camera. an object lesson for the youth of
a realisation of Signorita Agozzino's along well and is, if not very thrili- the Colony. There will be ample
unselfishness as well as of her ing, at least a more than ordinarily accommodation for the public.
which dramatic and musical gifts. In the interesting picture of its type, Trovatore gypsy role, she might,It is the sort of Alm had she so chosen, have outshone children will thoroughly enjoy and the prima donna of that evening, which will not bore their parents. Mile. Boldini, who has no parti-
HOME FOOTBALL.
THE FREEMAN PROCESS.
The production of liquid fuel from coal is of national import Lace, as it would solve two great question-the home production of fast for internal combustion en- gines, and smokeless fuel for house
BLACKBURN AND BURNLEY hold purposes. At a recent demon-cular gift of Reting despite her
DRAW
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, MAY 2. Playing in Division I. of the English League to-day, Blackburn GREAT DEMAND FOR COURTS. Rovers drew at home with Burnley,
cach side soaring one goal.
(BRITISH CKITED PREŠS.]
London, May 2:-Sixteen million people in Europe play tawn lean is, and two million of these are located in Great Britain, according to statistics of the British Lawn Ten- nis Association. The popularity of the game in Britain has increased to such an extent in the past few years that clubs and municipal authorities are finding the greatest dificulty in keeping pace with the public's demand for courts.
In Division III. (Southern See tion), Norwich City received Wat- ford and defeated them by 5 goals
to 9.
BRITISH BOXING.
PHIL SCOTT WINS POOR FIGHT.
A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT
lovely singing voice...
Those who had been on the open- ing night were glad to meet Signor Giovannoni again in the leading tenor role, and Signori Barontini and Meuceri also, received a warm welcome.
Madame Hankina.
The entry of Madame Henkina as Michaela brought forth a storm of
**
CINEMA NEWS.
COMING TO QUEEN'S. BRINGING UP FATHER.”
including Tungki, where 3,000
houses were razed in a fire won-
only started by the pillagers on either side of the bridges across the river, which completely destroyed the two
streets. main business Wholesale shooting-of innocent in- habitants, and the deliberate destruction of the city appear to have been part of a plan of revenge for resistance set up against the rabbers, who at first attempted to
ring large sums from the city Chamber of Commerce on condition of their passing by.
a
been received tells, of terrible sufferings by the people. They literally do not know when they lie down whether they will have a roof over their heads in the morns ing said one person familiar with the situation when seen recently..
it
Foreign Property Destroyed, Foreign mission property in some
From accounts ← destroyed by fire. of the cities mentioned has been would seem that the "com- are not inspired by any munists particular anti-Christian aniinus, but that the mission buildings sim ply suffered the fate of many others in being consumed in a blaze de- signed to do as much destruction. as possible.
In attacking the smaller villages the methods of the bandits appear The story of the sack of Tungki to be very much the same as in is only one of many similar which other districts, where they are now The might be told of the southern An fortunately less numerous hyi area and of southern and village is surrounded and rushed. western Kiangsi.. Old Tiger" The men of any apparent standing Chu has within the last two months are then lined up and questioned been more than usually active, the as to the extent of their land- having cleared his way of troops portionate, often assessed at so war between Wuhan and Nanking ownings, and mulcted of sums pro- Originally his hunting ground was many dollars per mow. the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, but in the neighbourhood of Peugpu on as the Nationalist forces gradually took over control of that line, he found it advisable to shift to where interference was less vigorous. He is now moving on the Anhui Kiangai border, to the sorrow of the country-people.
+1
A Well-Equipped Gang. His band is reported to be un usually well disciplined and equip, ped with modern rifles, plenty of ammunition, machine guns, and the paraphernalia of an army. Just where their headquarters may be is
The Jiggses of comic strip renown will bring their squabbles and re- conciliations to the Queen's Thea tre on Sunday in Bringing Up applause and although the "rôle did The picture is a literal adaptation not suit her nearly so well as that of McManuse samous aur doubtful and his connection with of Violetta she gave the audience toons. Polly Moran plays Maggie, the other large bandit gang operat some delightful moments,
Father."
"The Meak" Spared.
A story comes to hand of one of these raids in which a simple-miad- ed and devout Christian was the firat in the line of captives. The him. bandit chief approached
How much land do you own?"! he demanded. "I own all the land," replied the man, making a gesture which embraced earth and sky. What do you mean?" asked the bandit, threatening him with "I am a child of God his pistol. who owns all the land. The meek shall inherit the earth," replied the Christian. Whereupon the bandit, evidently considering him a harm lesa religious fanatic, passed on to the next man and, upon receiving a reply from this fellow and the next which was obviously far below the man's real land-holdings, shot them both dead as an example to the others to tell the truth.
stration of the process invented by Mr. N. H. Freeman it was claimed that the disadvantages of former mare or less experimental processes had been overcome, and that the Freeman process of what the ordi- mary man calls coal carbonisation, term transformation, produces from but which the inventor prefers to all ranges of coal a semi-coke or smokeless fuel suitable for combus tion in the ordinary household grate, illuminant gas, petrol, Diseal engine fuel oil, and wax, the ap proximate yield per ton of coal be-
The opera started well and the the wife of diggs, and Marie Dressing in Kiangai itself is a matter ing 1,700 cubic feet of good quality second act was full of good things, jer takes the role of Mrs. Dinty of speculation.
News has recently been received Bae (11,000 b.t.u.), 13ewt. to 15cwt. The first scene with Carmen and Moore. James Farrell McDonald is
Jiggs.
Gertrude Olmstead is the of the activities of this latter gang of smokelas fuel, and 30 gallons of the ballet in a lovely dance, car-
wdo, by the way, call themselves oil, which may be resolved into 10 ried on with a swing through the ggses beautiful daughter.
"Ladies Must Dress."*
communists and appear to have to 25 gallone motor spirit, 15 per famous Toreador song to the lovely.
originally gathered together with peak to 90 per cent. lamp oil, and quinetto which preceeds Jose's en Virginia Valk, supported by a
per cent wax. The residue is
and his romanza, which small but excellent cast, is the some principle by which they hoped to remedy the evils of a corrupt good-quality Diesel fuel oil
Signor Givannoni sang particularly featured player in a new comedy official government. They have been The process takes place in a well Don José's last appeal to drama, Ladies Must Dress, vertical circular retort containing." Carmen" in the anal act was also which will be shown on Tuesday cutting a swathe of devastation in Sinfeng, south Kiangsí, in the one of the outstanding events of the and Wednesday at the Queen's through southern Kiangsi, retiring The trouble arises when Miss Valli, periodically to their fastness in the vince, where they have sa fortified But one comes back always to playing the role of Eve, discovers mountains to the west of the pro- Carmen, with her gaity and her that her sweetheart (Lawrence themselves in an inaccessible retreat
they are so clothes she wears. She has been delightful because
CHAMPION.
(TEROUGH REUTER'S „AGENCY.]"
a number (preferably eight) of fixed Sixty-five thousand players are
LONDON, May circular trays alternating with the registered on the books of the Lon-
In the Albert Hall, in a heavy some aumber of slowly rotating of fifteen trays, some of which are maintained don County Council alone, and the, officials find it almost impossible to weight boxing bout
rounds. Phil Scott, the British at a pre-determined temperature by meet the wishes of this vast army
trance
performance.
A telegram-from- Namyung, in Kwangtung, has been received telling of the destruc northern tion of foreign missionary property
munists of the provinco. The course of a raid by these "com".
to be given, but it is understood telegram was too brief for details that the city was treated in the part of it burned. Two foreign missionary Indies, usually station-. ed in the city, were outside it when fortunately were unharmed.--North the bandits made their descent, and China Daily News.
on their eight hundred grass and Champion, beat the German Cham- means of a heat controller invest lovely songs, which are the more Gray) is aecretly ashamed of the that the task of driving them out same way as the others, and a large hard courts in the parks and open pion, Dr. Ludwig Haymann oned by Mr. Freeman. Radiating familiar. The Prima donna never saving her money to pool with his will be most difficult.
These points. It was a poor fight.
spaecs throughout London. courts are centres of activity from dawn till dusk, for many of the players, especially the women, and it a good plan to rise with the sua and get in a couple of sets before starting off for the day's work.
New Clubs Forming.
Correspondingly with the increase
munista"
Wanankiai, Lungfu, Shuling, ploughs are attached to the under- in a boxing bout of fifteen rounds side of these trays; their function.spared herself or allowed the tempo own bank account so that theygu, and Juikin are some of the
of the performance to slow down, could marty. The girl begins to
com She seemed to be every where at dress up and attract the attention towns which have been looted and for the British lightweight cham-being to spread the coal evenly on
once and, after her first entry, her of other men, which causes her partially burnt by these
within recent weeks. pionship, Fred Webster, the ex- the trays as well as to work it amateur Champion #t three across the tray services, the station- weights, beat the holder, Samary ploughs working the coal to- spirit pervaded the opera whether lover to become furiously jealous.
E.M.B. wards the centre of the revolving she was on the stage or no trays, while the rotating ploughi work it to the outside edge of the revolving trays, thus ensuring a
Steward, on points.
in the number of players, new clubs WEDDING STOPPED BY A slow but steady passage all the way
are springing up all over the coun- try, many of them producing good, young hopefuls. The number of Lawn clubs affiliated with the
VICAR.
CONFUSION IN CALLING OF BANNS.
Ji
ceremony
A bride and bridegroom and forty guests arrived at a Hereford church only to find that the could not be performed.
The vicar expressed his sympathy, but was adamant. A confusion in the publishing of the banns was the cause.
The homes of the couple are in the parish of St. James', Hereford, but the bridegroom is employed at He returns to his Ross-on-Wye. home for week-ends only.
Disconsolate Party,
down the retort The inventor stated that his process will success fully handle all grades of coul whether ordinarily rated as coking or otherwise.
These are certainly wide claims, but there is no apparent scieatific reason why they cannot be met; and in the national interest it is haped that the process may reach a com mercially producive basis in the early future.
PACIFIC "CABLES.
RATES SAID TO BE THROTTLING TRADE.:
ratés to
ANGLO-CHINESE FRIEND-
SHIP. FUNCTION AT WESLEYAN SAILORS AND SOLDIERS'
HOME.
CHINESE MAGICIANS.
APPEARING TO-MORROW AT- THE WORLD.
An added attraction will be pro- vided at the World Theatre during all performances from to-morrow to Wednesday text, when a company
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
DEFENCE RESERVED.
of clever Chinese artists will give THE SAMPAN MURDER CASE. a series of illusions. The principal performer is Wong Won Sang who has appeared with considerable Buc.
The junk foki, who is charged
cess in Europe and more recently with the murder of two sampan with the famous Orpheum Circuit girls in Hong Kong Harbour on the
YEAR OF HIGH CRIME RATE.
1027 FIGURES DUE TO THE GENERAL STRIKE.
FEWER MURDERS.
An exceptionally high crime rate in England, attributed to the after- math of the general strike, is re- vealed in the criminal statistics for 1927, issued recently.
More crimes were committed dur-
An interesting function took place at the new Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, Praya East, on Thursday, when the officers and -members of the Wanchai Wesleyan Methodist Church were at home to the officers and members of the Caine Road Wesleyan Methodist
tion on account of the general. Chinese Church. The guests arrived where extensive bookings have for trial at the next Criminal were swollen to abnormal propor
strike. at 7.30, and were met by the minis already been secured. During his Sessions. ter and his wife and various mem- appearance at the World Theatre bera of the Wanchai Church, in be will present
year since 1808, with the exception in America. Mr. Wong is now ea- night of March 16, was yesterday in the year than in any other gaged in forming a new company committed by Mr. E. W. Fauniiton of 1028, when the crime statistics with which to return to America.
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Tennis Association is approximate- ly 2,100, of which fifty have affiliat ed this year. The membership of the affiliated clubs alone amounts to 260,000, and there are hundreds of smaller clubs in business houses. banks and town suburte which are not connected with the LT.A
The recently-formed Public Schools $530- Old Boys' Lawn Teanis ciation is going strong and gathering recruits daily, and one
The prosecution yesterday called It was hoped that in 1927 there of its aims is to have every school in the country form its old boys'
The Floating a heat woman who stated that on would be a substantial fall, the club and affiliate with the associa
a Monday aight, the remembered report states. There has been a Steps are being taken by the cluding a number of Methodist Lady." and "The Mysterious Box"! tias. The increasing interest in The marriage particulars supplied Foreign Trade Bureau of the Van Service Men, the Navy being well as well as a number of elever sleight lawn tennis being shown in the to the vicar gave his address as at couver Board of Trade, in line whools recently indicates that the Hereford, and it was explained that with Chambers of Commerce all represented. Everything was done of hand tricks. A complete change seeing the defendant, the deceased fall from 133,400 indictable offences
the Wing Lok Wharf. She heard when, it was 113,980," game is considered a possible rival the rites required that banns should along the Pacific Coast, to secure to make the proceedings as informal of items will be given on Tuesday girle, and their younger brother, in 1828 to 125,703 in 1927, but the
ly relations were soon established changes. Ordinary prices are being next day that the two girls were to football and cricket as Britain's be called at Ross as well as at material reduction in the exist and homely as possible, and friend when the picture programme alto push off together in a dinghy near figure is still higher than in 1923,
missing- national game, for many head Hereford. The bridegroom, looking ing exorbitant cable masters have beconic vice-presidenta upan Hereford as his place of rest Australia and the Orient, which Where language failed, smile and charged.
A man called Wong Yaa, who, it of the association.
will be recalled, was accused by the dence, had the banas called only are declared to be throttling trade gesture indicated mutual goodwill Britain is looking forward to
at Hereford.
and the development of intercourse and understanding, as Service men
ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF
defendant of the murder of the two Canada and countries vied with the ladies of the Wanchai When the vicar asked for the between enjoying, a couple of years hence,
Chürch in handing round refresh
DIAMONDS.
girls," stated that on the night of March 18 he was in Shekki working a long run of successes in the certificate of the Ross incumbent across the Pacific.
Mr. M. D. Eammood (chairman ments to the Chinese guesta women's championships, according to the effect that banns had been
Early in the evening the Rev. J.
ANOTHER ARREST IN U.S.
"The number of murders com- as one of the crew of the Bhekki- to the experts, who claim that the called at Ross, he explained that he of the Bureau) stated that the cable C. Knight Anstey, we comed the
Macao ferry. Witness explained mitted annually tends constantly rates were higher from Vancouver standard of tennis among the could not perform the ceremony.
New York:-The tenth arrest in that if he had been absent, this to diminish in proportion to popu
unsolved. schoolgirls of this country is very The bridal party remained for a to Australia than from the Pacific quests in the name of the Wanchai high. With school-boys, however, while considering the position, and ports of the United States The Church, his remarke being inter-
and smuggling ring was made to-day in boos kept by the compradore of murder mysteries tends to diminish almost to vanishing point, the experts are not quite so optimis then returned disconsolately to their Bureau intended to see the matter preted for the benefit of those un- connection with the alleged diamond would have been recorded in alation, the number of
through to a finish. Protests had acquainted with English, tic, but with so many thousands of homes.
cordial response the person of Charles Ward, chief the ferry.TRIM been made to the Union Telegraph followed by a youngsters
The captain of the Shekki-Macno Observers at home and abroad, Company in the United States, voiced in excellent English by one steward of the liner Ascania. The throughout the country the produc
ferry confirmed the statement that whatever their views on capital which controlled one cable. The of the members of the Chinese arrest took place as the liner was
coming up the bay from quarta Wong Yau was at Sheki on March punishment, agree that the strongest deterrent is the certainty of being tion of a British world heater in
matter also was being taken up Church the men's section is not by any firm who made a million and a
A jointly contributed programme tine.
found out and dealt with Ward, who has boon chief steward 18 means considered out of the ques- quarter tennis balls fast year are with the Dominion Railway Board,
expecting to increase their produc under whose jurisdiction the cables of vocal and instrumental music, tion.
Traders were confident of completed an evening's entertain of the Asennia for the past sixteen Meantime, sports goods manufaction by a further 750,000 during the came
ment which, apart from its special months, was previously in turers are working their factories present ocason, while many racket success, as data showed that by interest to the Churches concerned, Aquitania, whose chief second-class
been drawing comparison with the Atlantic cables at top pressure in an attempt to makers who have cope with the unprecedented de- the unemployment dole for many the situation was a heavy handicap was felt to be a very definite con- steward Metcalfe was arrested on
Arrests are expected. mand for tennis equipment. One months now find themselves flooded to those doing business with Austribution to Anglo-Chinese friend the same charge last Friday. More
tralia.
ship and mutual understanding. (Continued at faot of next column), with work.
waxing
enthusiastic
After the defendant had been the indicated that he would reserve bis duly cautioned, he was asked if he wanted to make any statement, but mitted for trial, defence. He was accordingly.com
Unsolved Mysteries. Crimes that show an increase are offences against the person, mali-
wounding, forgery, rious offences, and attempts at suicide Bigamy decreased, and there were fewer murdera.
XOS.
A total of 43,074 persona, were sent to prison during the year. Of these: 7,630 were women. Twenty Seventy-nine women were sent to women burglars were convicted. prison for not paying their rates.
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