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THIEF CAPTURED.

Thomas McNally, who came from the States on the American troopship Amerika, as a seaman of that steamer, was extremdy vexad yesterday because hisness, ricksha coolie ran away and did not stop to give battle to him as he would have liked.

WOMAN OBSTRUCTS-

ARREST.

TENNIS MATCHES.

ANOMALIES OF THE SCORING.

We have received the following When a Chinese was arrested from a well-known local tennis: yesterday at Samshuipo for the player regarding what he con- theft of a large quantity of balts sidors to be the drawbacks of the from a shipyard, his lamentations présent method of scoring is reached the cars of a Chinese Tournament games: woman, who, "leaving her busi- "I suppose that quite a number attempted his rescue. of people besides myself bave She endeavoured to prevent the noticed that in the match which arrest of the thief who, to make was played on the Cricket evening' between matters worse for the fukang. Ground last dung himself prostrate on the F.A. Redmond and Major Bowen, ground, and in this posture of and S. and O. Rumjaho, although passive resistence, refused to let the former lost the match they himself he led to the Police Scored the greater number of Station.

games. The match went five sats,

The lukeox, whose patience three of which were won by the was tried by the opposition he brothers Rumjahn, who thus received, blew his whistle which pa-sed into the final. But these summoned another policentan. players only won 1 games as Into the charge of this man, the against their opponents 23 Chinese woman was given, with Surely, there must be something instructions that he should take wrong with a method of scoring her to the Station and return by which it is possible for people with reinforcements.

who score the lesser number of In-paints to win?

The trouble arose, we gathered, from the fact that Mr. McNally was not dressed in the finery of the rich fan kiriti, and, this had given the coolie the impression to tha:

A fare, he was not profitable.

Consequently the peculiar beliaviour of the coolic may be understood when he suddenly dropped the shafts of the ricksha near the Bowrington Canal and 100k to his heels to avoid a col † lision with Mr. McNally. What Some minutes later, an happened described in the words of the American at the Police Court to day, when he was charged with damaging the ricksha by pushing it into the Harbour. He took out this small pocket book in which I had $3 in notes and ran. I hollered to the guy and be bolted,

the dropping

the

It is

aí er this is well dian Sergeant came up from "The whole method of scoring Station to také a hand at tennis seems to be very badly in the matter. His business in need of a revision. like manner instantly made the possible for a man to lose a set) obdurate thief change his mind. (although he has won the greater He regained his feet and without number of strokes. There can be further trouble was taken by his no question that the ideal way of raptors to the Station.

scoring would be by points or

sha towards the Praya wall was

to entice the coole to come near

s that he migh come withh LORD HALDANE AND LABOUR. reach for an assault.

Mr. McNally indirectly

Rave

an

affirmative answer.

"THE PARTY WITH A HIGH

IDEAL."

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At the Police Cour: this morn-strokes, a match being the best,

But that. booking the thief, notwithstanding say, of 201 strokes. I wanted him to come back and the excuse that he had picked up would make matters * little fight sir, but he would tot come the bolts from the dustheap, was difficult in the way of back. He would not come over sentenced by the Magistrate taj keeping the

and BCOTO. to the ricksha for me to punch a fine of $15, or three weeks' hardgames might very well be made him, so I pashed, and pushed.labour. The Chinese woman the deciding factor. For the sake and pushed, until it went down was likewise punished for her of conveniepre one could still into the Harbour."

attempt to obstruct the lukong retain the idea of sets, but only His Worship, Mr. Hutchison, is the execution of his duty. Afor the purposes of limiting play enquired if Mr. McNally's inten-fine of $10, or tan weeks was and not for deciding as to who

are winners. The method of scop tion in gradually edging the rick-inflicted in her case.

ing in League play is quite good. because it is made a question of games not of sets. And it would be far better for all matches to be strictly limited as to doration. Why make it the best of five) Viscount Haldane addressed all be one of five sets and thaz sets? Why not say that a matchi meeting organised by the Chip the players up on games shall be penham Divisional Labour Party the winners? at Chippenbam recently. Alder

There was also raised quite | man H. J. Hunt, a signalman recently the point about scoring presided.

after deuce and after re Lord Haldane said he spoke as games all. It seems a good idea was his intention to engage a

a somewhat detached politicise.to make it the rule that any the He was more concerned with player who scores two consecu sa opan

tetura 10 He Amerika.

ends than with means. could

it was live strokes after "deuce or two secure any boat and was retumall very fine to sing "The Hed

consecutive games after five ing to the Central district in the Flag" and march down the Highgames all' should win the game ricks when the trouble com-street, bot that would not take or set. As matters are now, a menced. I asked him when we them very much farther. The nan may often have to win three were near the Bowrington Canaltat, ideal of the Labour party consecutive points and three con-

he intended to be put ought to be equality of oppor-secutive games. when down the coolie informed tunity.

"There are many other little

and the cuɔlia's evidence was then called for.

Is appeared from the coole's evidence that Mr. Nally engaged the ricksha

bear the barracks

in the early hours of this morning to go to Causeway Bay where it

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the Magistrate. He vouchsafed "I wish to make clear the points that one might raise on

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reason why I have come here to what seem to be some very grave would not come down from the day.” said Lord Haldane. I am faults in the present method of ricksha 1 dropped the shafts.not a candidate for office either in scoring Tennis is perhaps the He skipped out and chased me.

but be could not catch me.”

a Labour or a Liberal Governmost popular game here, and its ment; nor do I think that these popularity at Home is becoming parties-will-unite, at least for the The defendant was ordered 10

very considerable, and it would present. I do not even think it be a very welcome thing if the pay a fine of $5, and also a

would be a good thing, and you Tennis Association at Home gave similar sum as compensation to the coolie for the damage caused could not do it if you would. The the matter of revising the rules strength of Labour is that its governing the scoring a little to his vehicle.

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