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REMINGTON other hand, there are tonants REACH HIGH POSITION WITHOUT

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WHAT PRICE O'CALLAGHAN NOW P

Wanderer.

Each day during the visit of ball. Snodgrass was putti "Yostorday's health return the American stars, bas given us overy ounce of his weight bohl tenants referred to, some provis-shows, one Hungarian and one better tennis, and in his match his sorvico and Robert Kins

with Capt. C.H.D. ̈O'Callaghan was smashing and driving ion should be made for acquaint-Chinese caso of typhoid fover.

yesterday, Howard Kinsey wont much afiset: "The locals put ing them with the facts, and

The gross revenue from harbour so far as to show us, in no a great struggle bath playi unless some better means can be mooringe last year was $102,280 uncertain manner, the distinction exceedingly well, but the visite found of dealing with the point, and the exponditure for upkeep in class between tennis propor, went to 4-1 before mistakes

and the standard maintained in Robert while Snodgrass - w wo hope to see the suggested was $24,980.

the Colony. It was rather a shook serving gave thom another gan to see one of our bost exponents The American stars were me clause in the new Section of the

Hongkong's Tovonne from Ordinance duly locorporated so liquor last year was $1,229,262 of the modern game so hopelessly accurate in the following gar as to become law. Only one (net); from tobacco, $2,007,105 overwhelmed, and the excuse and led 5-2, but for a wh at his best. The fact remains played with rare judgment a point occurs to us which might (net); and from oplum $5,224,308cannot be put up that he was not Tottenham and Ng Szokwo

(gross),

that his best was totally inade they pegged back a couple be modified, and that 'is in re-

quata even to show that he was games. They were out of luf lation to mis-statements on The Harbour Mastor's report trying to make a match of it, with Snodgrass's service and th standard rents. Such mis-state-shows that the upkeep of armed though this reflects no discredit Americans took the game and s patrol launches for the prevention apon O'Callaghan. It was not to Had the locals been playing bot monts might conceivably be of piraoF last your cost be expected that he would defeat together a different tale mig made, in all good faith, by a $112,341,15. landlord. Perhaps this particular

H.E. the Governor has appoint clause could be re-cast so as to ed Corporals A. H. Penn and make it clear that only inten-E J. R. Mitchell to be Second tional mis-statements are liable Lieutenauts in the Hongkong doing. The doublos game, in then finished off the set at 6-2

to incur the somewhat drastic penalties implied.

"Squeeze."

Volunteer Defence Corps.

The local Consulate General for Japan sonds us copies of the twenty-fourth issue of the "Financial and Economic Annual of Japan," a valuable publication issued by the Japanese Depart ment of Finance.

America's No. 4, and when the have been told of the socand B selfsame No. 4 goes all out to but after Ng had won the fi finish the game quickly, the sun game, the visitors smashed the was terrifically hot, it follows way through the next five, od that something is going to be ceded the next after a struggle a which Snodgrass partnered Rob clever placing. ert Kinsby against Ng Szo- kwong and Dr. R. E. Tottenham, was moderato in comparison, but the subsequent game that batwoon Kinsey Brothers and Snodgrass and O'Callaghan was also pro- ductivo of sterling play

HOWARD KINSEY SERIOUS. Keen observers all along have

ONE SET ALL. Soodgrass had not playi better than he did against t Kinsey Brothers in the last gar the visitors will play here. The manifesto issued by Chinese

showed.form consistent with j seamon complaining of the extor-

reputation in the States, and wi tion to which they are subjected

to Kinseys also in a playi in obtaining jobs and in keeping

At the Marine Court this noticed "that Howard Kinsey is mood, a wonderful exhibition them is a most interesting docu-|

was the one player of the three visitors volleying rallies was ment. It is quite a refreshing morning two boatpeople change to find someone other respectively fined $5 and $10 for who takes his tennis seriously, O'Callaghan who partnerad Sad than shipowners being blamedying inshore and for anchoring and maybe O'Callaghan realised grass rendered much assistan MARTENS.-On the 8th May, for the small amount of money in the central fairway. The cor- that his opponent was unlikely with his tremendous smashes a Marie Igner Noronha (nee de which finds its way into the responding terms of imprisonment to take things too easily. Ho clever placing.

began energetically and by The first game went ov Silva) beloved wife of F. Martons, pockets of ships' crews. There is were five and ten days.

occasionally varying bis service times to deuce before t at the General Hospital, Singa-not a doal. that is now in the

Sontence of two months' hard obtained the first game com- Kinsoys took the honours, be pore, aged 36 years."

facts disolosed in the manifesto labour was imposed by Mr. E. W.fortably enough, Howard Kingoy couples doing fine work. Howe though it will probably come as a surprise to some people to know Hamilton at tho Kowloon Magis- was merely setting down, and Kinsey serving, the next was that the posts of bead stowards, tracy this morning, on a young though he brought off a couple of love game, and with Robert cooks, etc. have to be paid for at Chinese, for stealing a cash box good shots, he had not gained con great form, the brothers playi the rate of some thousands of from the cabin of Mr. J. Wallace, trol of the ball and the second brilliantly, went to 4-0. The fif dollars each We wonder how 2nd Engineer of the s.s. Takada.game also went in favour of the game went to Snodgrass and 1 Britisher. Things hereabouts, local partner, the points bei much ground there is for the sa- sertion that if the crews received Amongst the passengers who began to move and Kinsey made obtained by the medium of ole

work of O'Callaghan's passing shote by Snodgrass and their wages in full they would not left to-day by the Empress of short

a powerful by O'Callaghan. Tho Kinse THE RENT QUESTION. rosort to smuggling? Be that as Canada were Mr. and Mrs. D. A. service game. Twice he passed couple of unreturnable smaak

it may, there is admittedly much Purves, Mr. and Mrs. C. Pryce, O'Callaghan with to criticise in the methods by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hooper, Mr. forehand drive, and always his won the following game; le

at 6-3. It was rea In commenting on the rent which very substantial deductions and Mrs. H. S. Rouse, Mossrs. F. shots were, possessed of kick, the next, and finished the

are made from wages by compra M. Crawford, G. Grimble, C. SO'Callaghan played really woll off

tako for the second wonderful tennis, and the marg time Howard's service. He was greater than was perbe manoeuvred him out of court and justified by the play. A comple

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 15th May, 1925.

question on Monday last, we

suggested that it would be a good

which

dores, employment contractors Gubbay, E. H. O'Farrell and Carlto

Shank.

and others, Wo once heard of a shipping company which decided

Frederick Owen Richards, a

away

this

ball.

•^do!

thing if arrangements could be

to pay each seaman personally While the silk industry has tho put across an unretrievable turnover in the second not lovell up the question for althought devised whereby tonants who are his wages when duo. The plan been seriously affected in recent

The next game saw the begin-Kinseys played little worse, the liable to have their rentals in- worked all right up to a point. months by the labour troubles oreased under the new amending That point was where the com- arising out of the workers' dening of the ond. Driving with opponents improved consideral

an Kinsey had grown careless Ordinance could be informed of Pradore stood outside the door mands for shorter hours and power and putting terrific cut on and won the set 6-2. Rob and calmly relieved each member higher wages (says the Canton the balls, placing them to the legal standard ront of the of the crew of part of his wages Gazette) bad weather and a severe inch and ofttimes right under this no doubt had much to premises they occupy. There is as he emerged from the pay-spring have militated against the O'Callaghan's noso, Kinsey was with the loss of the set, He irresistible. Not a ball left his comparatively easy shots go counter. These seamen issuing production of a satisfactory spring racket but it had speed and ac- often when they happened to evidently a desire on the part of the manifesto are asking the com- crop of raw silk.

curacy, and O'Callaghan must deciding points. Snodgrass the authorities to meet this point, panics to do a big thing-eliminate

have felt that his opponent was putting even for in the suggested" now Section squeeze. We shall believe that

is possible in the East when we Welsh miner, appeared on remand merciless. He could do nothing into the ball and even Bowe of the amending Ordinance is a hear of it's having been accom-before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at with at least half the balls and found it difficult to control. Fo proposal that landlords must not plished-not before.

the Kowloon Magistracy

his opponent not only finished off one and four two were call

only state in writing the exact

morning on a charge of stowing the eot by taking the next five and then O'Callaghan serving The Latest in California.

from Manila by the games, but he continued his dead- and his partner took a love gaz percentage of increase

Empress of Canada: He was in play the second set, killing and won the set by taking Rob Howover much the general they intend making, but also

committeed to the House of from all angles, and eventually Kinsey's service game,

Had Robert taken the gar public outside the United States Detention. His Worship told the ran out winner by 6-3,6-0, supply tenants with a statement of America might sympathise defendant that he would be de- O'Callaghan was as clay in seriously in the second sot showing what the standard rental with that country over its troublestained in the House of Detention, the hands of the Amorican; might have been treated to ev is. Any mis-statements under in enforcing prohibition, it is im- till such arrangement could be all the counteracting spin ho better tennis, though even

possible not to see the amusing made by either the British Legion invariably failed to carry it back little cause to grumble.

could import to the ball things were there was perba thie latter heading will, if the side of the question. That a big or the St. David's Socisty, to send new proposals are put into effect, business in illicitly imported him back to Wales or to find over the net, and even when he

managed to do so ho had just as TO-MORROW'S SPORT. involve the landlord in a fine liquor is flourishing, bringing employment for him.

fortunes to the several types of

much difficulty in dealing with Itsooms,comparatively, we sh and, in addition, mean that he people in the game, is too well

the return. £t was not so have a rest from sporta co-morro will forfeit his rights to an in-known to require further com foreign-dressed. Chinese" of the much that Kinsey placed the the only fixtures boing the Chine ment. Owing to the very large French Concession Shanghai, was bail where he was not as that Y.M.C.A. Sports at Happy Vall proportion of British ships on the In view of the fact that the high seas, and the undoubted sentenced by M. Cropin (Assessor) the shots travelled with such and, of course, the weekly bow

to-morrow are as follows: amending Ordinance has been loading position in the whiskey and Mr. Nieh (Magistrate) at the pood that he failed to see them matches. The League fixturee

distilling trade hold by the British French Mixed Court on Saturday until too late.

DIVISION I. temporarily withdrawn, in order Isles, mcst of this illegal traffic is to. 15 years' imprisonment (and

LOCAL PAIR LOSE.

Taikoo R. y Civil Service C. that the new Section may be re-toing on under the Union Jack, expulsion) for oruelty to children,

Ng Szo-kwong and Dr. Totten- Kowloon B. G. C. v Kowlo

Dock R. O. drafted, we do not know at the fand the time must come when the whom, he well knew were kid-

British Government will be called appod, by compelling them to ham won the first game of the

work from early in the morning first 805 in their match with Craigengewer y Kowloon C. OF moment whether the provisions upon to exercise some form of to lato in the evening in a prison- Snodgrass and Robert Kinsey,

· DIVISION: IL, above referred to will pass into supervision over exports. (as law, but it doos soem to us that with dangerous druge) which will like room from which they were but for some four games follow East Point R. O..v Taikoo R.

eliminate the evil at its source. unable to escape, assaulting them ing, metaphorically speaking,thoy Police R. C, Indian R. C.

scarcely caught a sight of the Kowloon C, C. v R. H. K, Y, C some such scheme should be put In the meantime, the world is and underfeeding them, into operation, if only to let presented with the humorous tenants know precisely how spectacle of a well-equipped floot ram runners" operating off they stand in relation to the the comparatively unprotected increase of fiftoon per cant. Pacific coast following a strict

The Far Eastern Spectator, a which is to be permitted on the campaign by prohibition agents on

the Atlantic sonboard. California new monthly journal devoted ronewal of the Ordinance. Unious is now getting the bonefit of chiefly to subjects of interest in a tenant knows the standard large imports, and "booze" is now the East, made its debut at ront of the house which he 18 out of evil sometimes comes good, bids fair to obtain a wido oiroula-l law and usage in relation to wills should have willed it.

cheaper in that sunny region. But Shanghai early this your, and

Cro420.

of

Yu. Pab-hong,

wealthy

NEW FAR EAST

MONTHLY. "

SUGÁR KING'S WILL. the family had been neglect

....

E

fin the will he could conte it and in all probability t village gentry, acting puroly LOCAL SOLICITOR GIVES EVIDENCE.

an advisory capacity, wou adviso that the ostato shou Evidence was given on Chinese bo distributed as the testat

occupying, he will have

Later

ho said that no and it might be said of this case, tion. The May issue, which is by Mr. S. W. Ta'o, a local solicitar, moans of ascertaining whether for wo road that "synthetic gin" the fourth appearance, is a very in the sugar planter's will oase understood all along that t or not the increase demanded is has lost its clientele owing to the interesting one, and contains which entered on the fifth day of deceased gentleman had

abundance of real Scotch whiskey, reviews and notes on a diversity hoaring this morning.

property in Hongkong, but M just and legal. In this connect So in the meantime we can be sure of subject-commerce, politics, Mr. Te'o agreed with plaintiff's Potter objected to this goi ion, the authorities probably that the Californians aro oparod travel, education, bobbies, and so counsel that it was unnecessary into the depositions as evidence know that there are to-day many the after effects which one would forth: There is a number of good for the document to be attested. tanants of "protected" houses expect from wood alcohol and illustrations with the text, which If any document, purporting to be Mr. Jenkin suggested that

other polsons,

However, the is in English and Chinese. The will was in the testator's hand was entitled to get evidence fro who are paying more then the authorities will soon be getting annual subscription, $2, is very writing, it would be accepted as plaintiff's own witnessse as

reputation, but his Lordsh standard rent. Some of those busy with faster preventiva fleets, reasonable for such a readable a legal document.

and the inhabitants will eventual magazino, which we observo

ruled aginst him, are, aware of the fact, but they ly have to go back to the synthetic takes as its slogan Not too that if any mala member of Cross-examined, Mr.-Ps'o'said have been willing to bear the stuff-sad thought.

serious to be uninteresting."

:

Tho caso is proceeding.