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THE SEPTEMBER NUMBER WILL INTEREST HONGKONG RESIDENTS.

CONTENTS

THE PEOPLES POLITICAL COUNCIL COUNTERFEIT CHINESE PAPER. MONEY, FLOOD RELIEF IN HUNAN PROVINCE. THE "SIAO PI-SE" OF SHANGHAI. THE CHINESE JEWS, OF KAL-FENG. WHEN DRAGON BOATS CHASE DUCKS. CHINA'S ECONOMY AND FINANCE. SHANGHAI TREES AND SHRUBS.

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COURTS

96 ARRESTED IN Broker Claims Damages

POLICE RAID

Boarding House Cricket Fights

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CRUELTY CHARGE

For Harbour Ducking

Sequel To Collision In Connaught Road

Fights to the death between enraged crickets, goaded on into battle by long, slim "tick. ling brushes," made from rai's -whiskers, attracted to the third nor of Wo Ping Board- ing House, in Nathan Road, on

Claimant was represented by car remained in the bottom of Wednesday, no fewer than.96

Mr. D. B. Evans, while Mr. W. A. the harbour until the next morn old men. middle-aged men, Mackinlay was for the defence.

Ing. when it was salvaged and and boys.

Mr. Evans, in outlining the case. found to be a total wreck. Thets ages ranged from 6510-sald-that-plaintiff and his wife. On getting back to the road. 1.12. They were all there to risk left their house in Pokfulam about Mr. Potts noticed. the lorry. That their money ET one famous 7.30 p.m. on July 9 for the Vehi-was the first time he realised what The lorry was д small had hit his car. Of cular Ferry Wharf in battling cricket or another.

between 30 and 40 yards these men; 32 were classified as American Austin seven, which had then sailors. tailors, shop fokis, painters, a left hand drive, and as Mr. Potts east of Western Street. It had no travelling

detence had ad- salesmen, etc.

he lights, and The had frequently done before. other 04 were simply termed chose the route down Western mitted that at that time the lights

were not in working order. “ unemployed.”

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Before Mr. Justice E B. Willanis in the Summary Court yester- local sharebroker. day Mr. Alexander Hutton Potts, well-known' brought a claim for $1.000 damages from Tsang Ping-kwong, owner of a lorry which was involved in a collision with Mr. Fotts car on. July 9 in Connaught Road West.

Street.

On the same day," Det. Sub When nearing the junction of and Connaught Insp. C. Mottram led a police raid Western Street on the boarding-house. Rooms 106 Road West. Mr. Potts went slower and 121 and the verandah on to than ever as he knew that the which they opened formed the corner was a dangerous one.

He brought his car almost, to a main objective of the raid. There: the pollee arrested the 96 men. standstill. and asked his wife to four of whom were charged with satisfy herself that there keeping a common gaming-house, nothing coming from her side. while he himself kept a careful the others with gambling.

was

At the Kowloon Court. yester- lookout on his own side. They saw day, before Mr. Q. A. A. Maefari- nothing, and accordingly proceeded ven. only seven of the defendants to turn into Connaught Road.

When they were about three- pleaded not guilty." These in- cluded Tsui Num. 45. and Tsung quarters of the way across the road Sau. 4), alleged to be the men and about to straighten cut to go who, with their brushes, urged the towards the ferry wharf they felt a violent shock, not so much an a terrine push, from

erike's on to battle.

behind.

All delendants who had mau-impact as aged to put ap $5 bail pleading! guilty. were Aned $3 each. All!

Immediately afterwards. the car

both Mr. Potts and his wife were

unable to say whether it went |

Following round once or twice.

unable to put up ball. pleading started to spin so violently that guilty, were fined $2 cach, in de fault three days in gaol,

Sin Chun, 68, and Tung. 35, who the spin, the car went backwards! pleaded guilty to charges of keep- ing the gaming house and c cruelty to the crickets. were fined $100 and $50, respectively. on the first charge and $10 each on the second charge.

Those who pleaded not guilty vf appear before Mr. Macfadyen to-morrow. when their defence w be heard.

In describing the raid. Sub- Insp. Mottram stated that the second defendant produced key

to a drawer in the first defen- dant's room in that drawer were found papers relating to crickets. Under a pülow in the second de- fendant's room was found an ac- count book relating to proceeds of the gaming-house,

The only evidence the police have to offer against second and third defendants is that they were crickets on to seen urging the battle with the aid of the long slim brishes.

WOODEN TUBĮ “ ARENA '

The

"arena." or **ring." in which the battles were fought was

to 2 feet a wooden tub 1 diameter.

in

A pair of special scales was also found in the rooms Sub Irisp. Mottram said he believed these

were-for-weighing the crickets to group them into various classes, "such as bantamweight, light- weight, etc."

Both in the rooms and on the verandah were found earthenware pots and hollow bamboo tubes full of live crickets, presumably "held

In readiness to take the ring."

No table money was found.

Mr. Macfadyen ordered that all the crickets should be released.

TOOLS STOLEN

FROM CAR·· Convicted by Mr. K. M. A. Bar- nett at the Kowloon Court yester- day on a charge of larceny of 320 worth of tools from motor car. No. 5298-belonging to Miss P., Ander- son, of No. 23 Kai Tak Bund. L Man-kwong. 18. was fined $25 or. month's hard in default one labout.

POP-THE LITTLE WIFE MUST BE SATISFIED

towards the water edge.

Mr. Potts endeavoured to stop this by accelerating violently but i this had no effect. and the ear. with them in It went into the har-; bour.

Mercifully. Mr. and Mrs. Potts managed to get out, but the

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