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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925.

KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.

POLICE SUICIDE. -

FIRST ANNUAL MEETING.

bera,

CONSTABLE SWALLOWS

OPIUM.

"SCARAMOUCHE.”

who have not

LAST SHOWS TO-DAY.

Mr. E. Cock (the President) pre-

"Scaramoucho," Rex Ingram's {alded at the first annual meeting of Sitting as Coroner at the Con-photoplay for Metro, which was the Kowloon Golf Club held in the tral Magistracy yesterday after-adapted to the screen from Rafael Central British School last even-noon, Mr. J. R. Wood conducted Sabatini's novel, will finish its ing. He was supported by Mr. W. an enquiry into the circumstances engagement at the Queen's Theatre Paterson (Secretary), Mr. S. connected with the death of Wong to-day and thore Jordniu (Hon. Treasurer) And

Fung-you, a Weihelwei constable.seen it should not fall to do so. members of the Committee. Thero

The following gentlemen form- was a good attendance of mem-ed the ́ jury-Messrs A. Brearly, This example of the new deve-

D. Bone and S. Boulton.

lopment in the photoplay must be In a few preliminary remarks, The decensed was admitted to seen to be appreciated. The pic- the Chairman said he thought they the Government Civil Hospital be-ture, which has played long runs most could congratulate themselves that tween 10 and 11 pm, on February in the larger cities, la they were in such a good position.12 and died next morning, the thrilling and romantic story deal- Personally he could not call it cause of death being opium-Ing with the French Revolution, altogell:er satisfactory, because bo poisoning. About ten witnesses and tracing a group of charactors

It was through astounding adventures, would like to see the Club without were called yesterday. anything in the way of debenturen established in the evidence that to pay off or anything else. They, the deceased had been subject to however, hoped that in course of time they would reach that happy position. (Hear, henr).

W,

On the propos! of Mr. A. E. Davidson, seconded by Mr. C. Barford, the report and counts were unanimously adopted. Before proceeding to the election of ofcers, the Chairman snld that since the Club started about the middle of 1924 a very great amount of work had been dene, both in its organisation and upon the land that they had had

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Weibelwel colleagues. He hud taken part in two promotion ex- aminations conducted by the Police Training School and failed on both occasions. He was informed of his second failure on the after- noon of February 12, but received the news without visible algns of Jallotted to them, a subject to leappointment. After his even- which he referred when His Ex.ng ment the deceased left the bar- cellency the Governor and theneks with a fellow constable, who then General Officer Commanding was also a Weiheiwei man. They called on another Weihalwei con- (Major General, Fowler) jointly stable living at Centre Street and opened the course. fed that they could einira that they the three partook of food in the were firmly on their feet, and al house of the third man. though there were a few pitfalls also had drinks, but the evidence still ahead of them, he though showed that none of the men was they would come out all right in the drunk when the repast was over. end. On behalf of the outgalng | Adjourned to Cinema, officers and Committee, he would Sometime after 7 pan. the deceas- Hike to say that they had beened and the constable who came out materially helped by the support with him from the barracks, left given them both by kindly the house and adjourned to a criticism at limes and the mem cinema. The deceased was then bera who had been turning up to known to have $4 on him, the pro- play golf. He ventured to express ceeds of pawning some of his own; the hope that the new Committee clothes. They left the theatre: would be given similar support, about 8.45 p.m., the other con.

In this connection, the Chuir-stable parting from the deceased! man said he would like to sayfat Queen's Road West and return- that he considered that the sup-ing alone to the barracks; About; port they needed was of two kinds 10 p.m., after he had turned in. -mural and fanucial. Moral sup the deceased wake him up and told port they must have, and financial him that he was in pain and sick. support they could not do without. A report was made to the Sergeant As to faunelal support they had Major and finally the deceased was created debentures of very low taken to hospital ander the in- denomination-each debenture was structions of Sergeant Dixon, offi- in charge of the "D" con- [$10-and the view of the Commit-cer

tee was that it would be better for tingent. one hundred members to take up On the morning of the 13th. Dixon searched the onc debenture each than that one Sergeant thousand or no debentures should effects of the deceased, but found' be in the hands of a few indivi-no traces of oplum. It was clear- duals. He invited all who were in 15 shown in the evidence that the a position to do so to take up on deceased did not tell the other or more debentures, They carried constable or anyone on the night, interest at six per cent, and were of the 12th, that he had swallowed not an unsound proposition. He opium. The Coroner briefly re- hoped members would give that Viewed the evidence after the inst witness had been dismissed, He matter their consideration.

said the movements of the deceas The meeting then proceeded to ed after he separated from the the election of officers for the en-other constable were not traced. Raing year.

It was presumed he had sufcient!

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On the proposition of Capt. Chip-money in his possession to bug pendall, seconded by Mr. A. W. E such quantity of opium that could Davidson, Mr. E. Cock was un-poison him. A suggestion was animously re-elected president, made that the man might have! Other elections were as under: taken the opium to alleviate his Vice-President, Capt. Chip-pains, but against that was the

conduct of the man and other cir pendall. Ron. Treasurer, Mr. J. Dcumstances. The evidence justif

led a verdict of suicide being re- Thompson. Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. Pat-turned.

Lerson.

The jury agreed after a short

Captain of the Club, Capt. consultation and a verdict of "sul- eide by opium polaoning" was ac Jor-cordingly recorded.

Chippendall,

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Yesterday a Hongkong Hockey club team played the Army on the U.S.R.C. and did quite a good per- formance in heating them by four NEW RULE ANNOUNCED goals to three. The weather was London, February 26. The unpleasant but the game was keen-" English Lawn Tennis Associa-y contested and play throughout tion announced, after consultation even.

On the Marinn ground the Club with the American Assvefntian and leading British players, the "A" team played the Bombay following wording of the double Grenadiers and had to admit de- fault rule, agreed upon to be sub- feat by the large margla of nine mitted to the International goals to two. However it should Federation: "Rule Six. Ima-be mentioned that the Club team mediately before commencing to were a man short throughout the serve, the server shall stand with Xame. both feet behind the base line and within an Imaginary continuation

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