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THE CLEVEREST PERSON IN KOWLOON,
It was in the old days when, ayn a writer in St. John's. Cathie dral Church Nates, Cathedral | Jottings was Aboul
#TURIES
LAWN TENNIS.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS,
Yesterday's results in the H.K.C.C. lawn tennis cournament wero na fotovede
À JUDGE'S NOTES.
THE USES OF PRESS REPORTS.
Sitting in appellate jurisdiction' yesterday afternoon the Chief Open Championship Singles: T.Justive, Sir Henry Gullan, and Mr. Honda beat Yow Man-kit, 6-1, 6-3,) Justico tompertz, heard a nation
as interest; J. M. Razack beat J. Tikikawn|for love to uppent to the Privy
It
ing to the ordinary layman as n Butterfield and Swice'n eircular, 7-5, 3-6, G-1, 6-1 F. A. Redmond Council, inada by Mr. F. C. Jenkin
on behalf of the Tai Wo Firm. beat C. Willson, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2. that Frederick found himself en-
Club Championship Singles: will be remembered that some timo tered in a competition entitled
Ce Russell Brown bent Dr. D. R. ng case arose between the Bank "Tho brainy competition," or
[Gaw!:: G-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1;. A. H. of East Asia and this firm cotiern- "Who is the cleverent person
Crook hent W. H. Bourne 6-2, 8-6, ing cheques which were proved to Kowloon ?" It still remains
bo forged, and upon, which the mystery who entered him, but 5-9,
Hank had paid out. Sie William there it wa
onci and he awoke
then Chief Reen Davis flo
Justice, heard the caso brought by
the Tai Wo bra and after a
lengthy trial gava judgment
against the Bank.
Handicap Singles "B"; L. P. winter's day to find himself famtalph, +2/6 beat F. E. Barker, oua as the possessor of twenty +15, 8-10, 6-1, 7-5. nomination voles. I was quite) Handicap Doubles: A. S. and G. candid with Frederick and sug. B. Hett, ser, bent G. C. Worrall
A low weeks ago the Bank gested to, him that his chances and L. M. S. Lloyd +!/0, 6-4, 6-2; were too remote even for Ice A. D. Humphreys 3 G. R. Sayer, appealed against that decision and House Street to speculate upon. 1-4/6 beat Lt. Col. Fitzgerald and a full court, presided over by Six hinted to him that I felt pretty Lt. Cam. C. Hake --9/6, 6-1, 6-2. Skinner Turner, gase judgment for Monday's Matches.
the appellants and ordered a new certain that the competition would
The motiin yesterday was Open Championship Singles: trial. be won by one of the local Intelli gertsia-and reminded him that 13, S. Green v. D. Sudo; K. Yama-for leave, to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the the word zaki v. M. W. Lo. jupun the mention of
braina" 11 was customary to bow Open Championship Doubles; G. appeal court and the grounds of reverently in the direction of the Miskin and D. Allfree v. W. H. the motion were that the case was sufficient general im- nearest Government office.
Chon and F. Grose; II. S. Lee and one
ut
But to my amazement Frederick T. C. Iu v. Yew Man-tsun and Hoportance to warrant it going to the
Privy Couiell.
Mr. Potter appeared to represent stood firm, and insisted on explain-Ka-lau.
Handicap Singles "B"; J. H. B.l ing the details of the competition.
E. D, the Bank of East Asin, the rea. "You know," he said, "that the Nihill 1/6 v. Lt. Col.
pondents, Cathedral trustees want to push Matthews -2/6; J. R. Collis +5/6.
A Press Cutting. The Cathedral Jottings.
Kret. A. C. I. Bowker --2/G; D, H. weakness of the magazine is that, Bannor str. v. A. K. Mackenzie' although it contains quite useful-1/6.
LABOUR
Dr. D. J.
Mr. Jenkin'e main point was, that a newspaper cutting which appeared in the trial judgo's notes
Mr. Potter: I thought it was agreed that this should not be looked at.
The Chief Justice: 1 though we MARTYRS." all met to discuss this matter and
Trending for dear old gouty spin- Handicap Doubles: sters and for aged bachelors reco-Valentine and R. J. Saunders ser.s not looked at by the Court of and N. Evans Appeal. He contended that the vering from goitre, there are nov. P. E. Barker
and W. H. cutting should have been locked at articles with a kick in them suit-2/6; T. Monaghan
as being judge's nutes. Jable for the red-corpuscled village Bourne scr. v. L. Forster and F. A.!
ads. But still the Idea is good, Redmond -15. and the trustees maintain that for the general benelit of the com- munity, wopfe must read the Jol- tings. All you've got to do is to get people to certify that they have read at least three pages of the stuff, and will plough through at least two articles monthly. It is not really asking too much he cause the magazine is handed out free. The first prize is a motor ear, and you know I don't want one for myself, but what I should like is to win the car and to give it to the Cathedral Staff who, of frirse, need one very badly."
ABSO-
LOCAL UNIONS MAKEE
JOSS PIDGIN.
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that we were all muto ur lesa agreed that it should not be looked st. I rather thought that we all thought it more advisable that we should not trust to a newspaper You did not press the report.
Mr. Jenkin said he agreed he did
The Chief Justice remarked that
Labour lendera attended in force memorial service held on Thurntter. day at the Kung Tung Chung Wai fune of the two general labournot presa the point that it should But the di-cussed in ambers. unions) in honour of about ten he looked at when the matter was Inbuir identities whose deaths earned trial judgn had trented the' have been commemorated for a number of years by local unions, report as being correcs and there lore it was not to be considered n are donsidered I tried to break away, but Fre-Thess derick handed me a list of rules, martyrs," and since the big strike general press reports would be.
Of Legal Importance. and what caught my eye was thein 1922 a memorial service has approximate values of some of the been held annually to keep their new centers. In the list were the memory green. The roll of had the matter been mentioned in following:
bonour" was prominently printed Chambers it could have been there Voles, on white cloth mailed to the decided. Counsel was raising the Golfer chandicap under 18).250 wall of the office of the Kung Fung matter now as one of legal import
und Wi
of anco "I thought we net before photos Member of a Brakers'
riation
7200 the men were also displayed, nome in a friendly way and the result Member of the 11. K. V. D. of these being apparently taken was that we all agreed that it
.150 after death. A link with local should not be looked at. Corps
Mr. Jenkin said it was a matter Meruber of the Juckey Club..100 history was provided by the exhibi-
50tion of pholes of the four strikera of great legal importuace when a Member of the Yacht Club Member of the Helena May who were shot by sapoys during learned judge incorporated into his 75 the big strike, when several hun notes a prass report. The cutting Institute
Fo Member of a Masonic Lodge .. 50dred strikers attempted to break, contained much that was decidedly
(counsel's) favour. Member
through a police cordon to Chinese in bis of Local Trial
thought it was a matter of auch Society
The usual "jou paraphernalia legal importance that leave should The thing appeared too beauti-associated with a function of this be given for it to go forward to the Cui.
I hailed a ricshu.
description was placed on a table. Privy Council.
Their Lordships, after conferring Frederick wore a worried look near which were placed wreathe
together, announced that they did for some time and did not grace sent by the various guilde.
Led by Wong Kam-obec, chair-not agree with counsel and would the festive tifin board at the club for many a day. The list of votes man of the general union, repre-not call upon counsel for the res. appeared from week to week, and soptativos frum the guilds paid pondents. However, as the matter I could see that his chances were tributes to the "mistryrs" in a scries was one of norno importance they entirely remote, for Master Willie of hows. The and of the ceremony would give the matter considera-
reverberating tion and later givea Thompson (a chorinter) was lead-was marked by a ing by a clear twelve hundred and yell uttered by the large gather udgment.
the, the slogans "Heavenly in spiration to Labour" and "Long live the Inbour revolutionarios"
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final closing day. A fortnight later, however, I met Frederick, a different man,
A taipanic look ending the air as the gathering
dispersed. illuminated his bonny blue eyes, and before I could stop him, he poured out his new scheme. He quot tea party at the Kung Kung
Speeches were malo at a subse.
tea house, the general theme being
had been to the expense of get-[the oppression of labour."* ting extra copies of the Jottings
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These vesaels have now been and the atmosphere of the Parish named and are respectively the Con- Tea. Discipline yourself. Read Changte and the Taiping. this magazine, and keep on read-struction is in a more advanced ing it, even if it hurts you stage in the case of the former Punch will seem brighter to vessel and there is every likelihood you after the Jottings. And that she will be ready for launch-1 kindly vote for,-Yours, sincerely, ing by the end of the present
Imonth. Frederick-
With regard to the Taiping how- "It's done it," said Frederick. "What they wanted was the appeal over, it is too noon yet to make ad cordem, the Hob stuff, the link any definite statement as to the
probable launching date. with home. I've already had a hundred ropiles and ten golfers with six brokers are on my lat,"
Frederiekwas right. Amidst handed over the car to the Catho- scenes of unparralled enthusiasm dral Staff, for the use of the
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