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LAWN BOWLS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF LOCAL ASSOCIATION,

There was a large, attendance of representatives of local hawling Claby at the annual meeting of the Hong.. kong Lawn Bowls Association which was held in the Chamber of Commerce Room yesterday afternoon. Mr. B. W. Bradbury" "presided.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH

A LITERARY HOAX?

TOWN IN UPROAR OVER

"CHILD'S" DIARY.

From the recent publication of book that has already attracted attention all over Europe there han arleen a sensational criminal case, involving circumstances uni- elded que in the history of literary falsi- Prior

to proceeding with the noss of the meeting, the chairman

fications. sympathetically referred to the death of Mr. 3. Blake and the met Ing stood in silence as a mark of respect.

The book in question is called "Vom Leben Getotet," which can be translated into English as "Killed by Life."

The accounts for the past year showing a balance in bank of 8735, It purports to be the diary of a were put to the meeting and carried girl who, running away from unanimously, The president plained that there was a large bilhome at the age of 15, drifted into ance because of the fact that the an underworld of a German city Association had abandoned the idea fell into the hands of the police, of giving medals and also because the and diod in hospital, Interport last year was played in Shanghai, the local Association thus incurring no

no experse,

This book was issued by a house specialising in religious and pay-

It was decided that the closing datechological literature. It has been for League entries bo March 31 widely reviewed (not only in Ga and that the League commence on many, but in England and other

don After somo discussion, it was lande),

that the Police who were at

the bottom of the League, remain in

LIFE SENTENCE ON BOY,

NOT FIT TO BE AT LARGE.

"I shall pass a sentence-penal servitude for life-which marks my feeling that he should not be at large at all during his life un- less those who are empowered to Inquire into these matters think he is At," said Mr. Justice Roche at Gloucester Assizes recently re- garding Wilfred Josephi Goodhall Reeves, aged 16, who had been convicted of the manslaughter of Miss Anniq Washbournë, aged 70. on a small-holding, where both were, employed, at Woolstone VIII- age, in the Cotswolds, on January

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Reeves, who was defended Miss I. M. C. Duncan, barrister, was indicted for murder, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Miss Washbourne's body was found in a brook whon search was

It has been rekarded as a won-made after she had falled to re- "the firat division and that the winderful contribution to the paychu-turn to the house.. Her hund was ners of the second be prometed ac-logy of youth. cordingly.

More recent battered and blood was found on the floor of a shed where two blood-stained hoes were discover-

The motion arose out of the dis- cussion of making the number of en- tries for the two Leagues equal,

The Colony's Championship will be left to the secretary to make the necessary arrangements, while en- tries will close on April On the

proposition of Mr. Edwards it was decided that the doubles be entirely eliminated.

events include:-

1The admission of a laun-. dress at Bremen, Frau Kolanak, that the author of the diary was her daughter:

ZA "confession" that she her self, and not the daughter, wrote the diary;

ed.

Giving evidence Reaves sia Miss Washbourne had been com plaining about sheep coming through a hedge and eating the greenstuff. She followed him to al shed and asked him where he was going. He replied that that was his business, She waved a stick

Mr. C. E. Wong, representing the

3Flight of Frau Kolouck to Chinese Recreation Club intimated to a rentote nunnery (whose Abbess tho meating that big Club is an old friend) to escape from was contemplating laying bowling greens for its members and appealed Public attention after her confes-at him and he struck her twice on the month because he was fright-

to the Association for assistance in

ficial to the Club.

sion;

turfing the ground and for any 4-Arrest of Frau Kolonák by ened. When he thought she was other advice which would be beno- the Bremen police on a very seri- dead he hit her with the hoe. Re The chairman expressed the hopes charge concerning her treat-did not know why he did so. He that the venture would prove a gue

then took the body in à barrow to cuss and said he hoped that the Chin

the brook one would be keen contestants for the League honours. (Applause.)

A vote of thanks was passed to the prize donors and all the retiring officers.

New officers for the year were elected as follows:

Mr. R. Sutherland, President, Mr. D. Tumpleton, vice president, Mr. C. J. Taechi, hon. sec., Mr. A. O. Brawn,

lion treasurer.

PONY AUCTION.

GOOD PRICES AT CAUSEWAY

BAY YESTERDAY.

Fair prices were realised at the auction at the Jockey Club Stables yesterday afternoon, when many ponies having a local record, were put up by Mensch Hughes and Hough. There were 29 lots, on the programme, and prices ranged from $80 to well over $200.

A feature of the sale was the num- ber of Chinese buyers, the majority of the lota falling to the bida of operators from Canton, who pushed up the calls to extraordinary heights, in opposition to the European buy-

era.

The outstanding pony put up was a crossbred arab, Black Pasha, which opened at $400. There were no fur- ther bids and the pony was withdrawn, The same fate met Southampton and Kwantao, the bidding for each, reach ing respectively $165 and $226.

Mr. Montague Ede bought The Pink Lady for $140 and Salt Cellar for $96. Lieut. Colonel Russell got Grosvenor for 3120; Colonel Comyna got Foxtrot against great opposition for $220, Mr. J. Paterson took Min River at the same price, while Mr. J. Bousfield bought White Mouse and Titmouse for $160 and $120-respec- tively, and Mr. M. Watson took Pearl River for $140.

A Mr. Sum, stating that he was operating on behalf of a Chinese firm in Chinklang, put, which is more like

ment of her daughter.

The book contains serious at legations against police methods in Bremen which, as one of the former free cities, has a sort of Parliament of its own.

A Socialist member has tabled a notice to demand production of all the documents concerned and the introduction of measures to prevent abuses which the diary al- leges exist in Bremen.

Miss Duncan said the prosecu- tion had boca unable to show any motive or premediation.

The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of Manslaughter, and Reaves was sentenced as stated.

Suicide while of unsound min1 Was the verdict at a West Ham An Arresting Preface.

Inqueat on Mr. James Lansbury, A foreward to the book, whose brother of Mr. George Lansbury, full title is."Killed by Life, the MP., who was found dead on the Confessions of a Child," says:-railway at Forest-gats. It was

"The writer of this book died on

said he had been suffering from June 1, 1924, just after her 17th

insomnia. birthday.

mother" found among her school "About three months later her

books hotes written in a simple copybook.

diary she added to it the notes "After the mother had read the

that her daughter had written in the hospital where she died, and took the complete book to the headmaster of the school, which her other children were attending, to show him that her dead daugh- ter was unfortunate, but not evil. "She wished also to prevent her in the school younger children suffering from the reputation of their elder sister.

"In now giving publicity to the volume, she does so in the con viction that it constitutes a uniqué human document whose publica- tion is a duty."

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Although the scene of the girl's tragedy was not named in the book. it

quickly identified ag Bremen. There the police issued a statement that the allegations in the diary must be regarded as false; the girl who was supposed to have written it was "known as

ly to be the cover for Cantonese not of good reputation." merchants, was always in the bid- ding and took eight of the lots put up.

This statement was swiftly fol-

Mr. Loung also operating for Can-lowed by the "confession" of the ton. agents got two ponies.

mother.

San Diego and Kwan, Tao, both of Is Laundress a Great Authoress? whom have distinguished themselves locally, were withdraws at $200 and $225 respectively, Barley Grass Was withdrawn without bidding, as were Smoke Call and Golden Star."

RIFLE SHOOTING.

confession was intensified by the Amazement at Frau Kolonak's

discovery that the handwriting in the manuscript of the diary was identical with that of the dead girl. But that the mother had. had some share in the writing was suggested by the fact that top book did not include (as the police

VOLUNTEERS' MEETING AT allege) some of the darker paŝU-

STONECUTTERS.

The programme for the annual tile meeting of the Hongkong Voluntoor Defence Corps, which is to take place at Stonecutters on April 17th and 18th, has just been published. Thero are thirteen competitions as under:

Corps Championship. Tyro Competition.

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Jar Competition (Teams of four), Tile Competition (Inter-unit, teams

ages, known to the police, in the girl's descent into Bremen's under- world.

Then Frau Kolonak disappeared and next, she was reported arrest- ed in a nunnery in the province of Oldenburg.

Expert psychologists are now debating the personality of Frau Kolonak—the Inundress, who, if her story is true, has written a book that is not marely a.human Jongkong Volunteer Reserva Chal-document, but a real contribution longo Cup. (Open to No... Platoon). Attack Competition (Teams of six). to psychological and sociolgical

of four).

Musketry. Competition.

Blake Shield Teams of four).

Francis Cup (Teams of four).

Lewis Gun Competition.

Revolver Competition.

Revolver Competition (Open).

Machine Gun Competition..

literature:

Diamonds with a value of four billion dollars ($828,000,000) are owned by Americans, saya a stabi

With the exception of the open Ro-ment. of the National Jewellers' volvar competition, all the events are Aasociation. Importations in the confined to members of the Corne.

Entries have to be in by Monday, Joat doende were equal to those of April 4th.

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