1923-11-06 — Page 7

'THE OTHER SIDE."-

FINALS.

ARAMANG'S BOXING"

EARLIER REPORTS PROVED CORRECT.

Some doubt was cast on early reports (published by us at the time) of the ugly side of the Japan

sources:-

PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES

· KOWLOON GARAGE

THEFTS:

GANG OF BOYS PUNISHED.

Some enlightenement, is muid to have been thrown on recent frequent motor garages by the arrest and thefts at Kowloon conviction of a gang of four boys at the Police Court this morning.

seen to

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The remaining finals in the disaster. The Tokyo correspon-King's farewell boxing tourna dent of the North Chine Daily ment were decided at Murray Ares sends that paper the follow Barracks this morning in the ing, which bears out what is presence of a large company of confirmed from various other officers and men of the Regiment Inspector McWalter, who himself

The prosecuting police officer, KRAFT CHEDDAR There were four fights and at the had lost tools from his garage, "Hitherto it was not permissi-conclusion the commanding ble to publish anything in refer Officer of the Regiment, Colonel that these boys were

brought forward evidence to show ence to the massacre of Koreans Blake, C. M. O., D.S.O., presented climb through a window of the which formed such an ugly and the trophies to the successful cruel aftermath of the big earth-competitors.

garage at Nos. 9 and 10 Peace quake of September 1. Many of

Avenue, Homuntia, and when these deplorable incidents were

they were

seen by a resident.. common knowledge, and then the

Hugo Ammann. who rais. authorities established an iron

The first pair to enter the ring ed the alarm.

of one

the censorship so strict that not even were Pte. Ore and Pie. Scatt.boys, was arrested. With this the smallest particle of news re- After a fairly even first round, boy's assistanco, the remainder of lative to these occurrences could Scott adopted rushing tactics and the gang were sacured at various be known to the Japanese people ran into a straight left which addresses, and produced along At large, the only result, opened an old wound on the with the receiver, a hawker. as your correspond-forehead. Both men mixed it a before Mr. J. R. Wood.

SA

far

REGIMENTAL

WELTERWEIGHTS.

ent has been aware, was to cause lot, but there was very little in: The receiver, who was charged exaggerated tales of the murders it.. Scott got the verdict an yesterday, received a sentence of that formed a feature of the mob points. law instituted by the so-called Vigilance Committees when order and law broke down in certain sections of the afflicted areas.

REGIMENTAL BANTAMWEIGHTS.

seven days The two principal) offenders in the gang, who were found guilty also on another The final between Pta. Smith pumps and a bicycle lamp the pro- charge of stealing three motor

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For more than 12 days I wan bantamweight championship pro-rs Lane and Mr. Tregillus, in

and Corp! Thomstone for the perty of two Homuntin residents. ICE-CREAMS, "dered throughout various parts of

Tokyo remaining for intervals of used some lively exchanges, addition to housebreaking, were varying length at different places and towards the

Smith was the

better boxer sentenced to six weeks hard in the city. I saw several of these

end show-labour consecutively on each so-called Vigilance Committee his superior knowledge of count.

The third got six weeks,Į In most cases they were mobsingeraft. He scored well in the whilst

the fourth defendant

AND

SUMMER

final round, and was declared received eight strokes with the DEVERAGES

GARRISON LIGHTS.

pure and simple, but lacking even the winner. the devil-may-care spirit of the usual mob. In fact, they seemed possessed more of fear that trea- cherous Koreans and Japanese Socialists would pounce on them

The best fight of the morning was that between Pte. Flynn and,

rattan...

4.B. Hlines, of H.M.S. Diomede CANTON HARDSHIPS.

and make short work of them. It The soldier was seen to advantage

was a case of "Kill or be killed." in the opening round when the

and this accounts for the brutal pair indulged in some hefty slog AN APPEAL TO GEN, CHAN. and ferocious manner in which ging at close quarters. Flynn these Vigilance Committees at frequently got home to the face A report from Canton states tacked unarmed people and mas-and split his opponent's lip. The that a petition signed by promin sacred them: mercilessly.

second and third rounds were ent people of various parties has These incidents occurred in fairly even and full of excite-been sent to the headquarters of various other parts of the stricken ment. Both took a lot of punish-General Chan King-ming stating regions. A: Kumagae.

Specially prepared, to

ensure

PURITY

AND EXCELLENCE

AT

year meat and were tiring towards the that terrible hardships are being CAFE WISEMAN

GARRISON MIDDLE-

Tokyo. 42 Koreans were done to end. Flynn won. death after a scuffle between the local Vigilance Committee and) the police for the possession oi the unfortunate Koreans

CHINESE AMONG VICTIMS,

The tales of atrocities done by

the Koreans are now known to

WEIGHTS.

suffered by the people, and hoping that all harsh enactments will be abolished when he arrives in the city.

an official report from General Regarding the actual fighting, Chan's headquarters states that Tsangsing city has been captured with nine boats full of ammuni

L. Corp. Drennan and C.P.O. Young, of H.M.S. Diomede, fought three very good rounds. There was little to choose between the have been bare-faced falsehoods. pair. The sailor did most of the Even the Police admit this and scoring in the opening round, but tion and provisions, as well as declare that, in general, the Ko-found the Corporal very active 300 prisoners. The force is at pre- reans behaved very well during his feet. Towards the end sent on the way altack Shektan.

con-

Drennan made

the disaster and were

*. aplendid spicuously peaceful and orderly.ecovery and frequently got home It was the wild report that the with his left. He was, however, Koreans were responsible for the behind on points at the end of the burning of Tokyo and Yokohama three rounds and the verdict that made of orderly Japanese went to the sailor.

citizens a blood-thirsty mob, with. all the wors: desires of the mob

demanding that the object of their;

hatred be delivered to them.

Many

а

the

fact that they were unable 10

reak good Japanese and were mistaken for Koreans, though it should also be borne in mind

that the Chinese were as much supected by these Vigilance Committees of having joined in

Yokohama.

PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES.

Before presenting the Cham-- pionship belts and trophies to the

nessed in ment. -and bc

APPEAL COURT.

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few years back in their neighbour- [suid. contests they had put up. It was trading as Diarsi Nanji and Co. other folk in danger zones (includ the destruction of Tokyo and the keenest fighting he had wit- of Bombay. The action related ing the film stars of Los Angeles. WHERE VANITY IS ENKNOWN.

CNY big tourns to the chartering of the s.. Singa-by the way). One can recall.

hoped the porean. involving a sum of some those days in France when the Madeira, there is not a single Al porto Santo Island, off Regiment would continue to $164.849.87. show the same tine spirit of good

women peasants pad the old men toothbrush

or The Court will consist of Sir still stuck by their places when Women

looking-glass. comradeship in all the sports in Wm. Rees-Devics (Chief Justice).permitted in the war area,

there are absolutely which they took part. He looked Sir Skinner Turner (Judge of matter the everpresent dangers. statement made by Dr. Grabbam nowithout vanity. Such was the on boxing as one of the premier H. B. M. Supreme Court, Shang-Psychologists are the only experts drunken meb of Vigilantes and ports of the Army and felt very hail and Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz who can explain this curious at Liverpool at the British As was immediately set upon and proud of the Battalion's record. Puisne Judge),

sociation meeting. badly beaten, the mob declaring He hoped that when they got to him to be a Korean. The lucky India the Battalion would be able and timely advent of another what a fine boxing regiment the to show the other regiments there party of foreigners, who were able King's was. Colonel Blake con- to convince the Vigilantes that cluded by congratulating Mr. Blatch did not belong to the Company on winning the Cham hated and unfortunate inhabitants

pinaship Shield. of the once Hermit Kingdom, only saved his life. Mr. Wilfrid Fleisher. an American, who was

Even foreigners have been; taken and one of them.Mr. W. D. Blatch of the Rising Sun Petroleum

Company, had ¿ trying experience at Kamakura. He was met at night by a

C."

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The Colonel then Championship belts and trophies

THEATRE ROYAL.

phase of human nature.

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Lord Headley, who is the first British peer to make the pilgrim- age to Mecca, has gone there under far more comfortable cir- cumstances than Richard Burton enjoyed on his famous journey. Burton bad to become inititiated The audience at the Theatre into the order of the Kadiriyah,

"LAUGHING LADY" A MARKED SUCCESS.

at Kamakura at the time of the disaster and who was returning to

the Forbes Russell ter of a wandering. Dervish, Yokohama in his car, was stopped

Comedy Company's production which, with his moderate skill in several times and his car fully COMPANY CHAMPIONSHIP of "The Laughing Lady," which magic and medicine, carried him searched to make sure that no

was now to most of those pre-along. But even when he got to

and had a word of congratulation enjoyed to the winners and runners-up, Royal last night immensely and he had to assume the charac-

to say to each one.

Shield:

SHIELD.

C. Company

severe

Kureans were hidding in it. A The following are the points sent. It is a distinctly original Mecca be found the risks con- Mr. Cocte, a British missionary gained during the tournament play, having to do with a lady siderable. It is true that neither who was at Karuizawa when the for the Company Championship examination

who undergoes

cross the Sherif nor Pacha dared to en- earth trembled, and was hastening

is the Divorcelforce on an Englishman the old Court by a on foot to Yokohama, was several

barrister, whom law, a choice between circumci- times halted by mobs en route and

136 she meets the same night|sion or death, but, sald Burton, was made to drink out of the

105 at a house party, Miss Niqua the first Bedoiun who caught bottle that he was carrying in

103 Lewis was the lady, and she sight of a Frank's hat"would not order to make sure that he was

took the part to perfection, con-Ideem himself a man if he did not carrying poison:

firming the high reputation not drive s bulle through the which she had gained when the wearer's bead." Company was last here. Mirs

Had the Koreans any part or share in making quake-stricken Tokyo more unsafe? Many a

A. Company

B. Company

D. Company Headquarters A. Headquarters B.

99

60

53

Enid Sass, as Cynthia, also gave

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foreigner answers in the affir-soon knew that, innocent or guil Burtwell made an excellent bar-has decided to make a small a fine study. Mr. Frederick Although the British Treasury mative, but qualifles his state-ty, once they fell into the bands rister, whilst Mise Billie Sinclair reduction in the interest on the ment by declaring that these of the Japanese, they were doom-played the part of the wife ex-National Savings Certificates at were very few. That there are ed and this fact might have ceptionally well. It was a most the end of this month, the change Koreans of criminal proclivites made some of them sa reckless enjoyable performance and added is not likely to destroy the and or radical tendencies, no one that they acted lawlessly and further, to the Company's suc- popularity of this security with denies. There are these every-used violence. In no case was where. But the wholesale mas Korean given a chance to ex- sacre of Koreans at sight simply plain himself. They were killed

To-night Secrets, because they were Koreane can as one would crash or knock a fine.play, is to be staged. never be justified. The Koreans rat on the head.",

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