1931-10-15 — Page 11

CLUB'S FIRST RUGBY TRIAL.

FAST GAME AT HAPPY

VALLEY.

The Hong Kong Club's first Rugby Trial took place at Happy Valley yesterday evening, and was productive of a fast, open game,

Since it was the first game of the season, and 9000 of the players

MAINTENANCE' CASE.

DOMESTIC TROUBLES AIRED IN. COURT.

A summons for maintenance was

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931.

MAN'S FAMILY TREE.

KINSHIP WITH APES.

heard before Mr. W. Schofield at ORIGIN INDELIBLY STAMPED. Central Magistracy, when Mrs. Gladstone summoned her husband, Mr. H. A. F. Gladstone.

Mr. E. C. S. Brooks was for Mrs. Gladstone and Mr. D. B. Evans appeared for Mr. Gladstone.

At the Modern Churchmen's Con Ierence in Oxford, Mr. E. J. W. Warren (Rayleigh) put to Profen. sor Sir Arthur Thomson, the

In outlining the case, Mr. Brooks following problem: stated that the parties were marighbour, even a savage? And it ried in Shanghai in 1923 and the marriage appeared at first to be a happy one. There were two child

wers in strict training, it would be unfair to be over-critien of the standard of play. The final score, 11 points to 3 in favour of "Club Colours is a fairly good indicaren of the marriage, one now aged, tion of the tread of play...

e and the other. 3.

Trica were scored by Griffiths (Colours), Bentumont, Lee and Andrews (Club Colours).

Both forward lines showed up very well, Smith and Buttress per haps being outstanding," while Lam- mert, at wing-three-quarter, played an excellent game. Johnson, on the right wing, ran very well, and Robertson, at strum-half, de serves favourable mention,

Mrs. Gladstone shortly after her marriage, assisted her husband financially by taking up a job, anid Mr. Brooks. The first act of cruelty took place in 1028, roughly three years after the marriage, the hus hand, it is alleged by the prosecu tion, striking the wife six weeks be fore the birth of the second child.

In April, 1920, said Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Gladstone came to Hong Kong for a holiday. She originally in tended to stay for three weeks but when she came here she decided to

BATTLESHIPS TO BE COUNTERING THE

SCRAPPED.

RUMOURED MOVE BY BRITAIN.

CHANCES OF SUCCESS AT

WASHINGTON,

SPIES.

HOW SECRET CODES WERE READ.

In some ways The American Black" Chamber:** by Herbert 0, Fardloy (Faber, 15s) in the most indiscreet book over written. Washington.-Questions of ar- Major Yardley was the founder, maments and debts, which the executive head, and chief expert made more pointed, are engrossing bureau, which came into existence world's economic condition, have of the American cryptographic Must love, every rind of savage, why not a gorilla 1f Washington. It is reported that during the war, chiefly in order to gorilla, why not a sheep or a Britain has renewed the suggestion unravel intercepted enemy messages shrimp? Yot Lent sheep and that the United States should join in code or cipher, and continued do to a neighbour I lova? At what shrimp Is that a right thing to

in agreeing to abolish battleships its activities after yar by "break point does, my neighbour become of

as a prelude to the Geneva Con-ing" the diplomatic codes of other such high order that I must not forence. kill and eat him?"

It is pointed out that such an

Governmenta Warren should stop eating when able start for the Geneva mesting Sir Arthur replied that Mr.agreement would ensure a favour what he ate violently disagreed and undoubtedly etrengthen the with him. (Laughter.) Apes and chances of real accomplishments hevor been known to weep--that thero. was the prerogative of man. Many It is recalled that Mr. MacDonald Major Yardley, seeing no reason od the Black Chamber." And so animals had words, but no animal advanced the same for holding his tongue any longer, had been known to make a sentence London, but met with the Amar

they had no language."

can objection that lack of naval | has written this enthralling, book. Bir Arthur showed the strange bases made large vessels impera about its activities, "ite discoveries, ways in which man is related to tive to the United States. Now it and its methods. America evident- the apes, and pointed out that the is said that the proposal has been ailed with the idea of God, and limited uses of battleships do not cial Secreta Act. Darwinian theory might be recon renewed on the grounds that they has no counterpart to the Of hinted at an even more perfect form justify the huge expense of their of man in the future-a super-man,

Lammert Plays Well.. Sóine excellent passing was seen- during the course of the game, look for some work in order to help, with groster mental attributes. despite the fact that the ball seem- ed to he somewhat slippery.

The game was not characterised by much brilliant tackling, and the forwards of both sides were usually able to dispose of the ball before being brought down. It was in this connection that some of the most plensing bits of play were seen Lammert's passte being accurate, and generally well gathered up, in spite of the fact previously men- tioned, that the ball was slippery, Tire fight was extremely bad during the last ten minutes dr so of the game, nevertheless the standard of play" was sustained.

Andrews, in scoring his try, was injured, but carried on almost im- mediately.

Altogether a fast, sporting game, evidently enjoyed by everyone,

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

SERAPH" GO DOWN TO

KOWLOON SECONDS.

the family fortunes and oventually Hong obtained employment in Kong. She then lived with her parents it Kowloon. "In June, 1929, the husband arrived in Hong Kong but he returned to Shanghai and having left his job came to Hong Kong again in August when he was employed in the Kowloon Godown Company,

construction.

of State decided that this work Two years ago a new Secretary must, go on no longer, and disband-

And so you will find in Major Yardley's pages, sat down in plain print for all mon to read, docens of communications which their son- ders fondly imagine were as safe and as secret, as the tomb,

There is a growing belief in Washington that the battleship will Human Museum of Balica,

becnine. Ice useful in the future and that cruiserà are a better and more "There is no part of man's brain economical weapon.. Washington that is not in that of the gorilla, looks for a long conference at Gen-

nearest living relative, alya, believing that the French elecent are the despatches sent to and though there are differences in-cies tions in the spring will make the and relative proportions. So it 18 French delegation anxious to defer is a walking museum of relice, ference lasted into the autumn, throughout the body. Man's body

action until the auramer, and it would not be surprising if the con dwindled and useless remains of organs and tissues that are diveca's position by authorising a build

Attempts to strengthen Amer loped in less evolved forms of life. Such vestiges as the bint of a thirding programine during the next eyelid in the inner upper corner

Congress session will strike several of the eyeball were unintelligible obstacles. Senator Borah has won if they were not indientive of our

some support for his suggestion of ancestors." "

a five year navul holiday, and a number of Senators are demand- a quarrel arose between husband and its toes, and with its big too in costly, naval building when money A baby had power to grip withing what justification is given for wife and the husband is alleged to particular, and that pointed back have hit the wife on the back as a to an arborea!

is noeded for the relief of unen- result of which her spine was in "All-fours," progression in its very programine of public works,

apprenticeship.ployment through an. jured and she had to bave medical marked forms was another phyf

ogenilio reminiscence.

The second set of cruelty, said Mr. Brooks, took place in Hong Kong in June 1929, during tiffin when Mr. Gladstone, Mrs.. Glad- stone and her parents were prosent,

|attention.

Blood Relations

Dabt Problem,

extensive

Of these, easily the most import from Tokio by Japanese representa tives in London and Washington, which fually led to the Armament Conference in Washington in 1921. So far as America and Japan are point to be settled is, the ATA! concerned, the most important ratio. America suggests a 10 to 6 ratio; Japan holda out strongly for 10 to 7 Day after day, the Japances delegates hold to their point without a, sign of weakening. But all the while Major Yardley instructiona is reading their reports to, and from, Tokio, He knows that, in spite of appearan ces, they are weakening.

And when finally he decodes à eablegram from Tokio instructing the delegates to give way if they muat, the game in won for Ameri- It is believed that an attempte. Poker, remarks Major Yard- will be made to tie debt settlo ley drily, is not a very difficult. resemblance in their bodily life,shington will seeks to defer the ent's cards."

"Man and ape show a striking ments to disarmament, but Wa game after you see your oppon- and they may be alike in misery debt question until after the Geneva when victims of the same disease Conference has completed its work. such an tuberculosis or rheumatism. It is realised that the question of Human blood may be transfuse debts must be faced ultimately, but harmoniously into a chimpanzee, there is little desire to tackle it though not into the much inore lie on the eve of a Presidential clee tantly related monkey. Thus there tion here, although it is becoming is evidence of a degree of literal increasingly clear that some action blood relationship."

will be necessary when the mora forium year expires.

This book proves finally... what' graphy knows, that no every man with a dair for crypto- cipher is anfe. But the trouble in that intelligent men (including code or

even Voltaire) who do not happen to perceive the danger cannot-be persuaded that it exists. I

Continuing, Mr Brooks said that in October, 1999, after several further nets of cruelty, Mrs. Glad stone decided that she could, no longer live with her husband and on October 30 1929, a deed of separation was drawn up between the parties and by that dend the husband covenanted that Mrs. Glad In a fast and interesting football stone should be allowed to live nateh played at the Kowloon Foot apart from him and that he was ball, ground yesterday between the not to molest her in any way, Kowloon football Club second eleven That covenant was broken repeated and a team from H.M.S. Seraph, lv. He also covenanted to pay her the former won by Reven goals to 10 per month but not single four. The anilors were rather un- payment was made. The amount tive man would have to

When forced from the trees tenta-

There could hardly be a better lucky in losing as they had more

example of the foolishness of de- was fixed at 10 because the bus-

face Many recognise that the debt pending on the inviolability of cip thus their share of the gaane and band was not then in a sound finan. keen struggle in which brains question must be faced eventually hers than the Pablow Waberski were actually leading by three goals cial position. They agreed that the might sympathise with the view vision not only necessary but Justi- devotes

counted for more than brawn. They and that various factors make re- incident, to which Major Yardley to one before the interval.

children should live in bourding that there was a spiritual essence. fiable, but it would be difficult to travelling in Mexico in 1918 25 Kowloon were the first to draw house, the proprietor of which was that was, unique in man, but that convince the average citizen of the Russian subject, was suspected of chapter. Waberski, blood when shortly after the com- a friend of the husband. mencement of the game, Cotton Since this deed of separation," view was open to various objec-justice of revision a long as op being a German my whose redi Kave his side the lend by a well-aid Mr. Brooke, "various acts by be

tions. Scientific descriptions could ponents could insist that Earopename was Lather Witeke. When placed shot....

supplemented by religious, is spending too much on arus the husband have taken place to theological or philosophical inter- The sailors, however, undaunted the annoyance of "my client." by this early setback, set themselves is alleged to have malested her pretations, and to say that man was to work and by some good passing while she was ill in hospital. Dur- prevent us believing that he was the long result of time did not managed to equalise through ing the two months Elre was in the child of God... Dickinson. Encouraged by this, onital she lost her employment, they continued to take the offensive Mr. Brooks went on to say that

"On most new ideas of the first and soon took the lead through some time in August, the husband magnitude," continued Sir Arthur, Jarman who hended in from put a notice in the papers to the there is a tax to pay and the Dar corner. kick.

effect that he would not be reapon winian theory is no exception. The Play was then indulged in thid sible for his wife's debtas Mr. truth gained was ann's solidarity field but soon, however, the sailors Brooks said that his client, thought with animal nature; the tax was increase their lead through some that the notice was put in in the impoverishment of man's digs good passing.

vindictive spirit, because she had ity-for some inizde at least ". contracted no debts at the time, butį

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or the contrary, she, had paid a bill of his due to the Kowloon Hotel. t

A Discredited Bogy.

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the Americans arrested him on the The United States have agreed border he had on him only his to include in the moratorium niue Russian passport and a slip of. from Germany on the costs of the Unless the cipher could, he solved, million dollars (£1,800,000) due paper containing a einher message. army of occupation, while at the and proved incriminating, the saine time agreeing the Germans eighteen

to pay man would have to be released. millions The einher was solved. It yield-

3,000,000) awarded by the Mixeded up its recret an ensily. that Gains Commission for confiscated Major Yardley is able to explain German property. It had been every ten of the process in his proposed to offset the amount due book in sich niple lingunge that from Germany by half the sum due any man cuable of solving a rea- to Germany, but France objected sonably difficult crossword puzzle: that this was, a violation of the will be able to follow, his reason moratorium, and Washington agre-ing. The paper contained Waber ed to defer the collection of army ski's credentiala, as coals,

In Germai seret agent, and he was duly hanga cd after trial..

Kowloon Attacks.

"After the interval, Kowloon began

Man was indeed at the top of to attack. Cotton, who had played Mr. Brojks enid that under the slately genealogical tree, but clever football. the whole time, circumstances, he would ask for an was he any longer but a little low

Poor Waberiki! He was a dan again scored for them. They can-order that Mrs. Gladstone be no er than the angels We were and tinued to press and by some good longer bound to cohabit with her to think oven more highly of a

The largest fact in the story of

gorque spy-but all the same ther movements managed to equalisc. husband and that she be given the great man when we discovered his dominion of the mental aspect of his death. He must have trusted organic evolution is the growing is something very pathetic about By thin, time the sailors seemed to custody of the children and that humble origin, yet it led us some life, and of this trend modern man be somewhat discouraged, Kowloon, the bushand should be ordered to times to watch too keenly for his is for the time being the ellmax, Paper, which all the time was so implicitly in that little piece of taking advantage of this began to pay a weekly sum to her and that feet of clay, so it is not wholly to But who can say that this eman shrieking his guilt aloud to the incroase their score, and eventually such amount to be fixed at 8375 per the good to dwell on the poor reeipation of this side of our being should happen to see it. I won the match.

first expert crytographer who month

lations we shared with the apes has reached its limits? Why should' The players were:--

"Evidence was then given by Mrs. though they were too difficult and it stop H.M.S. Seraph: Donnelly: Wil- Gladstone.

Major Yardley's book is at once shadowy, to bring a blush to our liams, Chamberlain;' Wheeler,

I Having commented on the as-

a revelation and a warning. It in In answer to Mr. Evans, witness proud checks. Thomas, Burton; Jarman, Scorer, explained that there was no special]We cannot alter the facts; we

sence of reasoning power in animaid to be causing an uproar in Timberlane, Dickinson and Me reason for the quarrelling while carry about, with us the indelible how it was that the Elberfeldt diplomatic dovecotes in Europe als, Professor Thomson was asked America. It may well flutter, the Evoy.

Kowloon: Gurevitoh: Wells. Lon-stone appeared always digentisfied is not wise to be always looking ing their feet to indiente cubo ley, are almost as naive as child- they werd in Shanghai. Mr. Glad stamp of our humble origin, yet it horses were able by means of stamp "Diplomatists" says Major Yard- don; Williams, Whitheld, 1. Green- and that annoyed her and quarrels into the pit whence we were digged roots: borg: M. Greenberg Everest, Simp followed.

a.” Andcho práva that from his Bon, Cotton and Bickford.

We must accept the situation and Mr. Evans put it to witness that counteract it with a reappreciation war was that the thing was a

Sir Arthur said the probable ans, particular point of view he is

right. the onuse of the quarrels was her of our greatness. So let us exalt clover fake. The horses rarely show Association with certain men Witman's achievements which cannoted their power of giving an answer nes denied this.

be near their end. The evolution to an arithmetical problem chalk- After a very lengthy cross-examiary view might become more aced on the board except when 6. nation, the hearing was adjourned; ceptable and more accurate if we groom was thoro The groom was until to-morrow afternoon.

got rid of the bogy by chance probably calculating boy who STATIONARY HALF AN HOLR There were no doubt, chances in could do these cube roots vary the struggle for existence, but the quickly and by resting his hand

AT 1,000 FEET," SEVA idea of organic evolution was on the horse's neck he was able to discreditable, if not discredited indicate with the slightest of tro-Orly-Sept 17-A fost previously- bogy.

baggrundede mors the number at which the horac unequalled in the history of flying. should stop stamping with bls feet was achinved to-day by the airman Mr. M. Burkitt, University Debroutelle in an Orfmichen holi It was not more than half truth Lecturer in the Faculty of Arcopter above Orly nerodromo, p

LOCAL HOCKEY

Y.M.CA. BEAT THE JATS,

At King's Park on Tuciday the YMQA 1st XI bent the Jais by 2 goals to 1 in a friendly game which was very overly fought out. Play was very fast throughout add it was indeed a very good wis for the "Yas the Indians played very good hockey.

Ladies' Match.

The KBS.FF.A ladies XI Avonged their earlier defeat at the hands of the Recreio ladies when they soared & well deserved victory by two dear goals.

SUNDAY CRICKET.

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