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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 262. 1923.

INTERPORT LAWN TENNIS TEAMS.

The Hongkong lawn tennis team selected to meet Shanghai in the interport tourna ment played a plucky series of games, but they had to acknowledge defeat. The Shanghai players won four matches and draw in the fifth. The trophy, seen in the picture, was donated by Mr. J. H. Taggart, Managing Director of the Hongkong Hotels, Ltd. In the picture are shown: front row (left to right) Messrs. Omar Rumjahn (Hongkong). H. Toussiant (Shanghai), Sircar A. Rumjahn (Hongkong captain) and Herbert D. Rymjahn. Back row: left to right) R. Canavarro, J. 1. Wade and C. E. Whitamore (Hon. Secretary of the Shanghai Law Tennis Association).

“SUNNING” PIRACY.

CONDITION OF VICTIMS.

CRICKET.

SCOUTS SCHOLARS..

It may not be generally known The 3th. Troups of the Hong- that the 4. Sunning, which wax koug Boy Scouts met a Diocesan pirated on Tuesday night on the School miscellaneous team on voyage to Kongmoon. was the University Ground on missed on the way by various Wednesday. Lack of practice other vessels on this line, and that and the facilities for practic were this fact was reported to the causes which produced poor Chinese authorities. Steamers scores in what was, however, a arriving at Whangmoon that night|sporting little match. In two reported that the Sunning had not cases, "une on each side, the been seen hut apparently nothing umpire apparently needed prae- was done on this information. sice, but there was no grousing

The Shiubing Company, which | The first innings scores are given owns the vessel, to-day told a below. In the second innings. Telegraph representative that the the Scouts stored 81 for & Wickets first intimation that something | Diocesan 49 for 7, was amiss came through in

THE SCOUTS. cable from Kongmoon. TheV. Gittins, b E. fiamson message was received locally at A. Normanbhoy, e K. Ram 12:30 the following day, that is, J. Kotwall, c A. Essabbus Wednesday. It stated that the E.

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2

EL

Zimmern.

Chan,

Sunning had not turned up at Essabbos Kongmoon. The impression it; W. Shea, Hamech then produced Amongs! the J. Fox. 1. Pang

officials of the Company was that ¦ F. Zimmern, e Chan, b Pang-

the Sunning had stranded. They ¦ B. Gerrard, e Pang, A Hams hastened to send back a reply. F. Samng. b Pang but unfortunately the telegraph Y. Fepten. c Pune communication broke down in R. Barney, not out the meantime..

The Sunning came back into

port at 3.30 after having fallen

into the hands of pirates, a-

previously reported, and nothing |

Extrus

Total DIOCESAN.

could be done beyond apprising | A. Pang. & Gitting the police.

R. Leong, b Gitting

On enquiries to-day it was W. T. Featherstone. blow learned that Captain McKechnie. Gittin-

who was wounded in the right | H. Jackson, b. Girtins

shoulder check is progressing. [T. S. W. Chan, hit wkt. b The condition of the mate. Mr. Gittins

AFTER TWO YEARS.

ALLEGED PIRATE IN TROUBLE.

A somewhat unusual case was n-day brought by the Crown against a man arrested at Ap plichau. He was charged with being concerned with others in a piracy committed nearly two years ago, when two fishing junks whilst sailing in the waters of the Colony were attackerl.,

Aevording to Sergeant James, after a preliminary volley of shots the two brats were forced to and were taken in tow towards come alongside the pirate vessel.

Tam Kang Tow in Chinese waters.

On the way, one of the captive boats managed to slip her rope and elude the robbers. Nothing probably would have been heard of the affair had it, not been for a dispute arising offer à promissory MAP.

This document was handed to Messrs Hastings and Hastings 4n Tuesday Just. It bore the

6 amount of $12 and the impres-;

sion of finger-prints as signature. The writ for payment was served 13 on Wednesday n a fisherman at Aberdeen. Now we come ba the interesting part of the story. This fisherman has now coine forward with an astonishing state ment. He says that this docum ent was the one forced on him by

9 the robbers in the case of piracy referred to above. He was one of the fishermen who managed to e-cape from the gang in the second boat.

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Spittlerobb, and the Indian guard | K. Ishimatsu. b Normanbhog 10 still gives cause for some anxiety. | E. Hanson, e.F. Zimmern, b

The latest nutrage has awaken- J. Kotwall

ed Chinese shipping circles to a A. Essgbhog, e E. Zimmern, b recognition of the point that A. Norrashing something more effective than the K. Ram, ħ E. Zimmern precautions hitherto taken, should ¦ L. Gutterres, not out

be adopted. With a view to di....) E. Cunningham, run out

Extra-

Total

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covering what lines the new measures should take. Chinese owners of shipping along the coast and in the riverways are to-day holding a full meeting. when the The following will represent the question will be thoroughly gone Kowloon Cricket Club "A" team into.

in their League match against The Sunning, resuming her the Indian R. (". "A" team at service, left last night with a new Sookunpoo on Saturday: --H. guard to replace the members Overy (capt.), B. Petheram. T. shot by the pirates. The full re- Evelyn. T.E. Jones. F.J. Edwards, gulation number of six were O. B. Haven, W. L. Weaser. A. J. taken on board, in addition to new Kew. J. Fraser, D. S. Green, A.G. arms and ammunition.

Pile and C. J. Tacchi.

Acting on this, the police went

to Applichau where a man was pointed out by the 6-herman as) being one of the gang. Arrested, } he was to-day charged before the Magistrate.

Mr. R. E. Webster, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, in replyj it the Magistrate, said that he was appearing for the defendant in the charge. The claim for the amount of the promissery note, would be dependent on the out-

come of the case.

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stated by Sergeans Entries close on Oct. 31st.

James that when the defendant was put up for identification at the Central Police Station yester day afternoon he was picked out! by six persons as being one of the pirateste

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animals will enjoy Ted Trevor's unravel what he described as a dog "Duke." J. C. Williams "tangled case" was granted by presents some up-to-date Ameri- Mr. J. R. Wood. can jazz songs, and Babe Latour's

J. C. Williams's Variety Com-living statue puses are excceding- pany and the two big fight films y clever and effective. attracted a large audience to the

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TYRANNY.

The Passport Nuisance.

re-

garded as unnecessary both by France and Spain, what execuse is there for inflicting them upon British subjects? It is a question "To the Editor of the Times.

which not only concerns the Sir-During the past three traveller, but also the taxpayer, months I have embarked on ocean

who is called upon to maintain steamers, twice from Spanish-An army of officials, who weste ports and once from a French tons of stationery. If the Govern-

The two fight fiinis Firpo v Star Theatre last night. The McAuliffe and Willard Floyd The Chairman of the Royal port. In neither case was there ment are really in earnest in their raudeville entertainment is well, Johnson-will appeal to all Commission on 'the Superior the smallest formality exacted by efforts to reduce expenditure, this above the average performance boxing enthusiasts. The pictures Public Services in India, Lord the authorities. During the same is one of the first things they of this type usually seen in themselves are a good as sitting Lee of Fareham, was to leave perjod I have twice embarked would dispense with. If there Hongkong. The J. C. Williams's in a ringside seat, whilst from the London October 18 and from Tilbury, On the first occasion was the smallest advantage to be Company are clever, bright and scientific point of view the screen embark on the Kaisar-i-Hind at passengers were kept standing gained from it, or justify the original, and it is altogether a version of the fights are even Marseilles on the following day about for an hour whilst passports expense, other countries would bigh class evening's amusement. better.- The knock-outs and for Bombay. He will be wore minutely examined. On the adopt it. Jack and Cora, in their "Novelty various other phases of the con-accompanied by his colleagues second there was no examination Whirl," give an astounding ex-tests are shown by slow-motion belonging to this country, Sir of passports, but passengers paas- hibition of strength in the teeth: photography, which gives

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