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ALL ABOUT A BICYCLE

Case Falls to the Ground.

At the Supreme Court,, this morning, Mr. Justice Gompertz very soon put an end to a claim for a bicycle..

S. A. Taxman claimed for the return of one bigyelo from II, S. Dowood which ho claimed was wrongly taken away by the ile fondant. In the alternative ho claimed the sum of $50, the vale of the bicycle. Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff and Me, 1. D'Almuda' appeared for the de-, fendant,

Mr. Gardiner :- do not know under the circumstances whether the onus is on the plaintiff be cause I think it is admitted the bicycle was taken away from the plaintiff.

Ilia Lordship: The bioyola was brought to you for sale; you got it cheap and you bought it.

Mr. GardinerI do not know his defence.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912.

SHANGHAI RACES.

Second Day.

fonco is that it is his bicyclo. nection with the second day's His ship think the do- The following results in con- How you can claim the bicycle racing at Shanghai came through without purchaso I dont know. The only who can claims the biftor we went to press yostor. oyelo is the sDn.

day

Mr. Garliner-But there has Tho Monglian Plate, Ono mile been no conviétion, my Lord.

His Lordship-That does not matter. I find it, was taken by someone but the owner, it is felony..

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Mr. Gardiner Painti buys) dis bicycle. from the owner.

"Mr. D'Ahneda :-No, from 'a person who has no right to soli.

aud'n half..

Messrs. G. D. Coutts and L.

SENTENCE ON

KIDNAPPERS.

Abductors of Ex-Salt-Commis-

stoner dealt with.

A HINT FOR HONGKONG.

Tourists spend Fifty Million Yen

Annually in Japan.

A Manila business man hus discovered that the tourist is no inconsiderable factor in swelling

country's finances

"The etroam of tourist travel

Four men arrested wine time ago for participation in the kin napping of the on-Salt Commis. sioner of langchow in Markham

toad early in the month, were into Japan," he says in the given sentences of six months it-

Manila Tinos," "has fairly prisonment in the Shanghai Mixed begun to pour money into that Court. Six mon have bron country. The shops, streets and convicted of the abduction of the hotela aro alive with money- furmor official and the detention sponding people who seem enger 2 Poslan of a Sikh watchman, to see how much of their wealth Two of the Chi eso are now sor-they can leave behind them. One of the best posted Japanese 3ving sentences of two years in-officials toll me that a careful

Midwool's Dunelinia ..

(Dalgleish) 1 Mr. John Peol's Lonp Year (Johnstone) Messrs. Winsome and Insty's The Cormorant...(Jones) Timo, 3min, 15speS. Mr. Gardiner:-Deleulantgoos und buys this biegels from the The Race Club Cup, Two miles, owner so ne to compound the Mr. John Peel's Pershore...... Holony,

Glohnstone) 1 Mr. G. D. Coutt's Carlisle

(Dalgleish) 2 Mr. D'Alameda --It is a sep-Mr. H. C. Gray's Burwood... rate and distinct matter from this

(Springfield) 3 fmy Lond.

Timo, 4min. 20 1-2secs. The Concordia Cup, One mile and

His Lordship: First of all, is This Lordship-But you may it admitted it is plaintiff's bio fiable for so doing. cyclo ?

Mr. D'Alanda: We say that the bicycle belongs to us fund it is for my friend to pravo differ- ontly

Mr. Gardiner: I think it is quito clour the bicycle bolungs to us; it was in our possession when

takon away.

His Lordship: Now in their possession?

Mr. Gardinor: Yes.

His Lanship (to Mr. Gardinor) I dont see what case you havo got at all.

Mr. Gardiner:-In view of the

act if that the father ins bohayed in such a way?

His Lordship: What has that got to do with it?

Mr. Gardiner-Well if your His Lordship: Now you say Lewdship, cousislers there is no

it is your property ?

Mr. Gardiner: Yes,

Continuing Me, Gardiner said

the facts were shortly those; bù the 19th plaintiff was ap- prowled as to purchase of the bicycle..

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caso on these facts -

1 Lordship:-On the frets do got sou buy you have a leg to stand on. Unloss you enn prove that this urm had a right to sell thh case is finished.

a quarter.

Mr. Coutts' Sandown

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prisonment.

One of the mon' convicted ostiuate of the amount left in offered in defence that he Japan each year by tourists was heard a whistle blown while near in excess of 50,000,000 yen, and the scone of the kidnapping, and were it not for that source of rushing down Markham Road, revenue the large balance of trade hul seized the horko ntched to against them would provo a the earringe in which the ex-Sult serious menace to the stability of Commissioner was held. He said the financial system. he thought murder was being long and dragged the carriage outside the settlement. The other prisoners denied any connection

with the abduction.

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Dalgleish) Mr. Marshall's Mango Treo...

The "China Press" states that inuch as comes to us from all (Barkill) 2

the police are still looking for our exports with the single ox- Mr. Durgor's Reformer.......

father members of the laoshanception of hemp In loss facts there is a lesson domanding the soldiery implicated in the affair. Time, Zain. 40, 3-5secs,

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The Siccawol Cup, Ono mile and

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CHINA AND TIBET.

How to get out of the difficulty (Johnstone) 1 Pormy's Parlaps(Linrence) 2.

Marshall's Persimmon- Tree............... (Burkill). 3. Timg, 2min: 39 2-5aces. The Poking Stakes, Quo mile. His Loriship Unless you can Mr. Jordu's Clapham prove that thỏ young man bad

Sr. Gardiner -1 cannot my Lordship: By the lofen-Lord; he himself bas admitted,

I wasn thiel.

dant?.

Mr. Gardiner No my ford, by someone ale..

my authority to sell the biegelo | Mr. Higgy's Valluslin Edo no sad how you hiyo muy ere, dave you any case?

2

(Lowe)

(Burkill

(Dalgleish)

3

Mr. Charley's Rubber Chiof

Time, 2min, 45 2-5xeux.

Mr. Carliner-No further than the fatts 1 have jet before you. If my Lord will allow me to ad- jos it will ensisder my The Shanghai Stakus, One mile position.

and a half..

Speaking of the trouble in" ibet the Shanghai Mercury, says very pertinently-China will be well advised to take head of these things. That it might be possible for China with her four handrod millions to reduce the Tibetans to subjection by hunger and thirst is possible, if the Chinese Govern ment had nothing else to think of Bat China has Mongolia on her ads, the New Territory to look

after, Maneliuria to save, if that

he possible, and, most difficult of all, the eightron provincos to bring into order. All this would he a task to test the powers of the strongest, wisest, and most ex- (Burkill)perience government the world (Laurence)3 Time, 3min. 13 2-5scos. The Spring Cup, One mile. Mr. Elas Mahatma

(Burkill) Mr. Solway's Red Cloud

(Moller) 2

A Bargain Struck.. Prorozding Mr. Chardiner' said that plaintiff was gold that a young man wished to sell a b'eyn'e and the young arin turned it to he theron of the defoutant On the following day the bicycle was brought to plaintiff and he in-

His Lordship:-What is the use Mr. John Peel's Back Ivory spected it. He did not wish to of adjourning now?

(Johnstone) 1 buy the bicycle purely for himself

Me D' Almuda: do not see Mr. Marshall's Cherry Tree... bultoseltilagain. The young how an adjournment ein esist wanted $40 for it buteventuallva

my friend at all. Enless he Mr. Permy's. Perhaps Bargain was strick for $25. Plaintiffs "In case I want to sell has no caso,

Jean offer something further ho it again you had better give me n Mr. Gardiner will abide by

The young recaipt for $50," ma gave the receipt but to the our Lordship's ruling. bigyelo away the saing day wing asko pormission to borrow it for the purpose of eveling over to East Point to visit some friends, Ife dil not return it the same day but returned it on the Sulay April 21. Soon afterwards two Chinese came along with the young man. the promises of plaintiff and claimod de bicyclo. Plaintill wil he had bought the bicycle. They claimed that the bicycle was taken from their shop nul had been stolen by the young man. Paintiff told them they lind better go to the police station and there the young man admitted that he had stolan

His Lordship:You offer nó evidence?

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Me. Gardiner-No, that will not assist me.

When our people wako, up to the importance and possible magnitudo of the tourist trade they will not hesitate to spend morchauts will rosp a harvest." money to secure it, and Manila

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Mr. Gardiner No my Lord, do this: Iwill give julgment)

This Lordship will perhaps Messrs. Winsonio and Hasty's for the defendant with casts and

The Albatross...(Jones) 3 leave to bring another action,

Time, Zosia. 04 4-āśvca, Tho Scurry Stakes, Soven

longs. Mr. Toug's Claremont

(Rowe) Mr. Marshall'a Orange Treo (Burkill) Mr. John Peel's Torraughtio (Johnstone) Timo, mia. 17 1-5acos.

LOCAL SPORT.

The Gascoigne Shield Entries Disappointing.

Tuo entries for the Gascoigne

China Let Mongolia go her own way. Lot Tibet follow her. Give to both, and give it willingly, freely, and above all, promptly, 24 moch autonomy as much self- government as is given by Great Britain to Canida,, to South Africa and to Austrális:" By thint means two probablo onomies will [be turned into certain frianda, oach in a position to not-as a buf- fer state, and thus to render the powerful neighbours all the more easy. China has all to gain and nothing to lose by a liberal (Johnstone) tior policy just now.

Birchaly 2

- Third Day's Proceedings. Through the courtesy of the

the bicycle. He said he had Shield, open to the Hongkong Hongkong Club we are able to

received $50 for the it but Volanteer Corps, which has just publish the following results-task of remaining at peace with on plaintif informing the been shot for, waro rather dis- The Great Northern, Plato (soven police the he had only receive appointing, only three teams $25 for it the young arin ad competing. mitol that was correct and

furlongs:-

The 10 Pr.. Section word first Mahatma

Tho Rubien Plate (one and a

quarter miles) :—' Rose Tree

........(Burkill) I The Knight

2 ............(Shaw) Tho Kostral

(Jono) 3. Time, 2uin. 39.2-5-ec.

that he had signed a receipt for with 242 points, the details Purbar Chief the sun of $50. The young Long-Time, 5mins 4foes; Cypress Tree........(Burkill) 3 mran was changed with tha birceny marks for time, 50; firo disci- Tino, Imin. 47soc. of the bicycle and the case came pline and drill, 42; targets hit, 8; hoforo Mr. Molburne on The hits, 301; marks for accuracy, following Monday. The actual 150; total,242. "Owner in the first instance The Scouts Company wore who should have prosecuted secou 1. Demils:-Time, 9 mine did not put in an appearance, as 30 secs; marks for time, 31; fire a compromise had been come discipline' and drill, 30; target- to between him and the boy's hit, 7; lits, 258 marks for father and consequertly thero | securzov, ! 10 ;-total 171. was no conviction and the muse The Lt. Section M G Com- was ended.

pany woe third. Detajla :-Time, 9mins Usres; morku för time, 33; fe dinipling and drill, 35; targets hit, 6; hits, 205; marks for accuracy, 88; total 150.

His Lordship: Who was the original prosecutor?

Mr. Gardiner: An Indian..

The Sequel.

Mr. Gardiner continued; the bicyole was handled over to the

plaintiff after the one by the polico. As soon ан plain.

iff had brought, the bicycle down to his place the defendant aame along and caused a disturb nace outside the shop of the plaintiff and forcibly took the hioyolo away. Plaintiff wont to defondant and asked him to return the biayole and ho refusa 1

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Arrest of a Chinaman at Manila.

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Charges of illegal possession of opium have been brought against Si. Lim, a Chinain whew found with the prohibitel deug a his possession while he was in tTE net of giving it to another Chium». mana pitient in the Manila waving arrived from the above ports, hospital.

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was writton asking for the bicycle, established himself in Singapore reports that after the vessel to ok hard in his band and received the bad presented within, tan dat de dade THE DISTILLERS COMPANY LIMITED

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