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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER 13. 1920.

CRICKET LEAGUE.

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ANNUAL MBETING,

The annual general mosting of the Cricket League was held in the Hongkong Cricket Club's pavilion yesterday afternoon. Mr. T E Pearce presided and the Clubs re- [presented" ware Kowloon Criekst Club, Indian Recreation Club, Civil Service Cricket Club, Hang- Į kong Cricket Club, H.G.A., Chinese

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and L.A.. I.RU., Kowloon, H. Bologna

C.C., Stafa, Civil Service, Craigen-

gower, Nary, University, and C.R. Brawn

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The R.G.A. secured first place

in the competition for the second

year in succession, with 23 points:

out of a possible 80,

Accounts. The sccounts show

a credit balance of $205.01.

The Chairman stated that E.G.A. was to be congratulated on securing first place last year, EE. and the lodian Army being a close second. There were nine entries for this year's competing. At the meeting little time ago, in anticipation of a large number of ļentries, there was some discursion as to the desirability of forming two divisions, and eventually it was decided that the League should: continuo as last year, viz. arb

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Hongkong Club on Thursday. the Chairman then proposed the adap. Ground tion of the report sed accounts.

14th instant Seconded by Mr L. J. Blackburn and carried unanimously.

The Chairman stated that the E. Simmons and C. Logan; next business was the rating of $50 CH. Blake: P. Brown; G.T. May: to buy medals for the B.G.A., who E C. Fincher and G. Millar. | were the winners of the League last Reserve-G. Chubb

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Proposed to the Chairman and seconded by Mr C. Blaker, the mation was carried unanimously. Officers were elected as under: The Hos. N: Claud. Severn, Present: Mr R. E. 0. Bed, vice- President: Mr H. H. Tayler, Hen. Secretary and Treasurer.

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A Young: Gerrard and D. Urquhart; J.

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STONEHENGE RIDDLE. MEMORIAL TO SOME GREAT VICTORY?

Mr. 5. W. B. 'Gregor, His Majesty's Senior Trade Commis sioner in Australia, in dealing The Secretary stated that the with the trade of Australis for teams that had entered ware: H. the year 1919, discrases thedeep- K.C.C., F.G.A., LR.C., Kowloon rooted conviction of many C.C.. Sa and Depts., Civil Australians that the The plaintiff No, my Lord.

British Continuing, the plaintiff said Service. Craigengower C.C., Co-manufacturer is intensely con- Is the riddle of Stonehenge to that the defondant agreed to signiversity and C.B.C. The Police servative. nnenterprising. gen-be

solved. after pozalios the lease in the solicitor's office C.C... Wis., Club de Recreio,erally out of date, and rapidly archaeologists for centuries? on the 14th allimo in the morning P.E.. the Indian Army and the losing his hold on the world's The Office of Works, with the In the Summary Court this at 10 o'clock. The defendant Navy had been approached azi all, markets. These allegations are Society of Antiquaries (writes a morning, before His Honour Mr. failed to attend at the solicitor's with the exception of Club de directed against the manu Daily Chronicle represent- Justice J. R. Wood. the Kwong office at the stipulated time. The Recreio, were expected to join the facturer rsther thas the ❘ative) are engaged in reconstruct- Sang firm, cario dexters, rued' defendants gave an explanation League.

merchant. And particularlying the monoliths and placing Messrs. Nikko sad Ca, of Hong- for changing the lease from 32 There being no other business, the against manufacturers connected them in their original positions. kong Hotel buildings, for $1,000 years to 3 years. They said meeting adjourned.

with machinery (including Colonel Hawley, the well-known damages for breach of contract to that they hid to give notice

electrical, motor car, smalt tools, archaeologist, is supervising the let a portion of the Hongkong to Messrs. Brewer and

bard ware, and allied trades.) work. Hotel building to the plaintiffs. Co. The draft lease, the defen-

Pointing out that in the great Mr. J. Bankes. the treasurer Mr. Al Arcolli appeared for dants told him, was approved by Nikko had with the Hongkong majority of cases the commercial of the society, which is asking] the plaintiffs and Mr. J. H. the Manager of the Hongkong Hotel. My instructions were to community in oversess centres for public subscriptions, stated to Gardiner for the defendanta. Hotel

prepare the lease for 3 is a comparatively concentrated

a representative of that journal Mr. Arculli, in opening the Cross-examined by Mr. Gar-years. When that was submitted and small one, Mr. M'Gregor that as soon as the restorations case, said the plaintifs were diner, the plaintiff said he did all the defendants struck off the bat. says that every fault or foolish have been carried out excave- Chinese corio dealers in the Old the business with Mr. Otto Moto. They said tha: they had to give news perpetrated by the home tions will be made near the Port Office buildings and the of the defendant firm. After the notice of six mooths to manufacturer or merchant be famous Altar Stone. defendants were Japanese curio agreement WAS signed, Otto Brewer's. They said they could comes talked about and magnified Previous researches bere have Mealers in the Hongkong HotelMoto mentioned that Cherry not give us possession before out of proportion to its real Ind to the discovery of animal

building. Souretime in August and Co, and Brewer and Co, March, 1921.

significance. Particular examples | and human bones, and it is likely last, the plaintifs, who were were treating for the premises His Hosour: You say this of this are the sending out that further results would be to give op passession of Mr. Gardiner:-I put it to you draft constitutes & written from home of ill-equipped obtained from exçavations. the old Post Office buildings | that there was no definite gree agreement?--Yes.

and unsuitable representatives A present the holes known X st the end of this month, meat between you and Nikko ?— His Honour-And if this is and the conduct of correspondence as Aubrey HotesTM

approached the defendants with It is not true. The draft agree not so, then the letter of Septem-in an inexcusably slipshod and being explored. There 170

view to letting part of their ment was amended on September ber 15th is sufficient statement of carelesa manner.

27 altogether, sad they 850 shop. The defendants promised 13th, and everything was amend relief?—Yes.

Australia Mr. M'Gregor points supposed to be the sites of some to consider the matter, anded to be ready for signature on Mr. Gardiner:-I have not out, is peculiarly susceptible to of the huge temple stones before Dothing was heard until about 15th.

pleaded any statute. I deny the peste imported from ovarea. It they were removed to their pre-| three weeks later. They then Did Otto Moto say he had no agreement.

is estimated that 22 million acres sent positions. approached the plaintiffs and said power to sign the lease himself? Examined by Mr. Arcalli, the are infested with the prickly pear, In the recen excavations they could not let a part of their At the time I only knew him, plaintiff said the name of Cherry which is spreading at the rate of nothing but stone implements shop but would let them have the and he said the manager would was mentioned to him by the 1 million acres per annum. Cattle have been found. "The old Idea premises now occupied by Messrs, sign it.

defendant on the 15th and the tick bas caused the death of of the temple having been Brewer and Co. Certain terms Mr. Arculli:-The defendants" Dame of Brewer's on the 16th. millions of cattle, as well as Druidical is very little bell now were arranged.

name was alled in by themselves Mr. Gardiner said all that be indirect losses running inte by His Honour--Any Corres- in the agreement. The defend-wished to say was that there was millions of pounds sterling. pandance →→

ants also wanted completion to no final agreement between Rabbits and blowfly in sheep are Mr. Arculli --Al verbal.take place on 15th September. the parties, and that it was two other pests which add sub Certain terms were arranged, and The arrangement was that the all subject to those other stantially to these losses. eventually the parties agreed plaintif and defendant shoold negotiations that had fallen The great success which has that a draft lasse should be call at my office to execute the through. Thedefendants had not attended the running of the Com- prepared. They asked the lease at 10 o'clock. When the agreed to anything definite up till monwealth Line of steamers by Plaintiff to get a lease prepared | plaintiff went to call the the 16th September, whan Messrs. Austrália is dwelt upon by Mr. and to submit it to them for defendant the latter said he Brewer and Co. wrote a letter. M'Gregor. The receipts of the approval. The agreement was would not execute before The defendants were in a position, lins from its inception were £4, reached on the 8th ultimo. The three o'clock that day. I was if they bad made an agreement, 455000, and working expenses draft lease was approved and instructed to write to the defend on the date the writ was issued, £2,334,000, leaving a surplus of signed by the defendants. I wish ant's and ask then to execute the to let the place to Kwong Sang £2,121,000, so that in two years to prove to your Lordship that lease. In their reply they decli- The defendants never came to an the receipts exceeded the capital the signature there takes it out ad to do so. Here is their reply. agreement.

cost of the vessels, and in the of the statute of fraud.

His Honour-Is that where His Honour-That is One meantime the vessels have con- Fok Ol, the proprietor of the the correspondence ends 1-Yes, point I have to decide. plaintiff firm, said that on the 9th there are only two letters.

siderably appreciated in value. Of Mr. Gardiner My point is the Government programme of 20 of September he took a draft of His Honour:What has the that the proprietor had no direct ships, six had been completed and the lense to the defendant's shop. plaintiff done since ?He has the negotiations with the plaintiff. wete in commissión. On the precious day the managerold premises, which he has to Otto Moto, an 'ssistant in the

of the defendant firm, came to leave at the end of February. He defendants' firm said he never his shop and they both came to cannot find premises.

an agreement, which was

e-

represented to the plaintiff that

His Honour-His intention his master would let the prem-

WHITSTABLE CENTŹNARIAN.

bodied in the document. The was to move into the premises |ises. He acted throughout, as Mr. Lucie Burke, of Whitet. defendant's made some changes now occupied by Messrs. Brewer the messenger of his master. He able, has celebrated her 100th in the document. The defendants and Co. The draft says 1st March, knew that negotiations were birthday. She is inpossession of all wrote the ne me "Nikko and Co 1921. The tanaDoy was not to going on with other parties her faculties and is quite bright on the body of the agreement. commence Hill next year? Witness said his manager" would and ebeerful. She was formerly They also wrote "*15th Septem- Mr. Arcolli The verbal sign the lease.

in the service of the Dowager shop Tait.

on "agreement, and they arrangement was a lease of 314 After further evidence, judg-Lady Sitwell, a sister of Archbi slao obanged 376 years 10 3 years, Ì yours, the residue of the lose that |ment was reserved.

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experts," remarked Mr. Bankes. "It is believed to be meolithic, and Professor Petrie has declared the temple to have been erected as a national memor- ial to some great victory,"

Though opinions still differ as to the original constructors, Stonehenge is supposed to be about 4,000 years old. It is hoped that the work now going on will be completed next year.

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