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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

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NOVEMBER 16,|||

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Shanghai Golf Club championship. „

INTERPORT CRICKFET

FESTIVAL.

CHANGES IN MALAYA

TEAM.

OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY.

- The "Hongkong. Telegraph" offers a prize of $50 to the readers who send in" twelve correct fore- casts of the results of the English Football League and Scottish matches (to be played on Saturday next, November, 19th) set out in the Coupon below. No goal scores are required; only forecasts show ing wins or draws.

NEW WAY OF EXTORTING MONEY.

GRAFT ON LICENCES.

ARMED GUARD WITH FIXED-| BRISTOL UNIVERSITY'S NEW

BAYONETS.

CHAINED IN A CAGE.

£200,000 LABORATORY,

A new case of "graft" has re- cently been brought to the atten, tion of foreigners in Shanghai who require Chinese licences for motor vehicles, says the N. C. Daily News. Renewal of these licences at the present time in Chinese re- gistration bureaux brings to light the fact that two small notices had appeared in Chinese papers, one being, it is understood, the Shun Pao, calling the attention of whe-been arrested that it is out of the sciontist and president of the ever might have been fortunate question to try them simultane Royal Society, it will still be in- enought to have seen them to the ously, and consequently the pri-complete. regulation that all renewals were soners have been divided into The laboratory represents the to have been made between Octo- groups, and they will be tried first stage in the materialisation ber 16 and 31. Failure to comply separately, according to the dis of the vision of the late Mr. H. H. with this, the announcement of tricts or areas in which they Wills, a pro-chancellor of the which reached so small a fraction operated.

university, who bore the cost of of the general public, both Chinese The first group is mainly com-the building. It is the first and foreign, as to make it negli posed of members of the lower instalment of an extensive scheme. gible, resulted in fines.

peasant classes. Some are mere of university buildings on the lads, while others are old men. Boyne Fort estate. "

HILL TOP TURRETS.

The first of five great Mafia Crownlng a hill, overlooking trials against nearly a thousand Bristol city, with distant views leaders and principal members of from Its turrets of the Cota- that notorious Sicilian criminal wolds, the Mendips and the Welsh society has just begun at Termini hills, the new physics laboratory Imerese, near Palermo, where a of Bristol University is a wonder- special Court of Assizes will be house of science. in session for about a year.

It has cost £200,000; it has The first batch of Maños taken six years to build, and when brought to trial number 152 pri.it is opened on Friday week by

Ernest soners. So many of them have Sr

Rutherford, the

tax or

The group includes two priests. Probably the laboratory is the a doctor, reputed to be a million-biggest in the country. It is four nire, und seven women, ope, 62 storeys high, with a tower flanked years old, is known as the "Queen by four turrets; its equipment is of Gang from the name of the las complete as can be devised to town where the Mafia had. Its meet modern needs. headquarters, and her four But, as Professor A. M. Tyndall, daughters are also among the the director, explained, the mis- prisoners.

take has been avoided of install-

A fine of $6 was imposed private vehicles, $2.40 on hire or public cars, 60 cents on ricshes and 40 cents on bicycles. As no single instance of an application for re- nown) is on record during the period set forth, the revenue which the Nationalist authorities expect WEAK IN ATTACK.

to. draw from the new "fine" is understood to be large. The prisoners are handcuffed ing special equipment of a costly Other so-called innovations in and every four are chained to character before men are avail One of two alterations in the composition of the side which is

the motor car department is a new gether. A huge iron cage similar able to use it, and equally that of for up from Malaya to Hong

regulation that all cars must pass to that used for wild beasts in creating a number of new posts kong have had to be made since

an inspection before they can get zoological gardens has been erect before funds are available for the it was announced a week ago that

a licence. According to a Chineseed in the centre of the court for provision of the apparatus feces- informant who had occasion to their accommodation on benches sary for their investigations. the party had been completed, says

Prof. Tyndall had the oppor- In the event of no reader fore. question the new regulation, it is in rising tiers. the Singapore Free Press,

The cage is surrounded by tunity of visiting laboratories on Knight, the Penang all-rounder, is custing all twelve matches, a prize being carried out in theory along

carabiniers with fixed bayanets the Continent and in America Harker-Taylor, the leading bats who sends in the greatest number the Shanghal Municipal Council, standing facing the prisoners, before deciding upon equipment unable to make the trip, and Lieut. of $25 will be given to the reader the same lines as that employed by

and from for the Wills. Laboratory,, man of the Regiment, and R. W. of correct forecasts; and in the Actually, however, two forms of who are conveyed to

"I have been able," he said "to Blelloch, a new arrival apcountry, event of two or more readers sand-inspection are gone through, one the prison in motor-lorries escort-

ed by cavalry.

adopt and improve many ideas of have been brought in so thating in an equal high number, the being a vigorous blowing of the

horn of the car and the other

Krent value." twelve players-N. J. A. Foster prize of $25 will be divided.

"A Famous Brigand. (Capt.), Lieut. 1. C. Harance with the rules published is then issue à licence, provided all R. L. L. Braddell, Captain The competition is in accord-switching on and off of lights to the satisfaction of the officials who

Two notorious criminals, Gae-

P. N.

Like a Shell.

ker-Taylor, N. . . Whitley, R. B. the Telegraph during the weeks fines, etc., are paid. A big licence who evaded arrest since 1893, and foresight of the designers.

Lewis, Dr. J. M. A. Lowaan, Cap-August 29-September 21. tain F. R. Ford, H. G. L. Richards, A. Bordan, I. R. Rix and R. W. Belloch-will go up.

11 is fairly safe to say that, how- ever strong the side may be from a batting point of view-and it is "one that ought to make runs-it is

about the weakest in attack that? has ever bean sont up from Malayn', to take part in inter-port matches agnina Hongkong and Shanghai. While the inclusion of Harker-) Taylor given added strength to the balting, Knight's withdrawal ren- ders the bowling ever weaker than it was before. There is no need to' stress the unrepresentative charac- ter of the side bat it is of interest to point out that of the fourteen cricketers who played, in' the two matches between Malaya and the Australians in June only Foster, Braddell, Congdon and Taylor are going to Hongkong.

FRANCE AND THE OLYMPIAD.

SENATE VOTES EXPENSES.

י.

Paris, Nov. 15. The Senate has voted a 2,000,000! franes credit, enabling France to compete In the. Olympiad.- Reuter,

A message dated July 20 stated: Following the Senate's adjourn- ment of the question of the neces- sary wate of credit, the French Olympic Committee has decided. that France will not participate at

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION,

Matchas to be played on No-. vember 19th:--

DIVISION I.

Y

Middlesbro. Wednesday Birmingham Y

Bristol C. Grimsby

DIVISION II.

V

Liverpool Leicester Arsenal

Preston

Y ...Port Vale

-DIVISION IIL (SOUTH).

Brighton Torquay

V

Plymouth

Q. P. R.

DIVISION IIL (NORTH). Southport Tranmere V

Y

Lincoln Darlington

SCOTTISH DIVISION.

Falkirk Queen's Park v Hearts

V

Name

Address

No. 12,

Date

Rangers Hibernians Aberdeen

the Amsterdam games. Moreover, Strike out the teams which you"

plate is also being issued instead of the small disc used hitherto, the latter being placed over the large plate.

Crowds of Chinese wishing to register appeared at the offices in Chinese territory but an in sufficiency of the new forms to be filled in kept the line waiting for several hours, during which time many of the "ne-payers" left, in cluding the Chinese who was at tempting to renew his foreign master's licence.

BARONESS WHO LEFT CHARITY NOTHING."

GAVE MORE THAN WAS HUMAN BEING'S DUTY.

"I do not leave anything at all for charitable purposes, as I did more in this direction before the World War than ls the duty of a human being, and I am now of the opinion that charity begins at home."

"

ensure

tano Ferrarello, a famous brigand is to marvel at the ingenuity and To walk through the building

who committed suicide shortly after his arrest last year, and an reinforced concrete, to

The laboratory la constructed of other desperate character, Mel rigidity, and also to avoid the choiorre Candino, joined forces in necessity of confining experiments 1921 and formed, so to speak, requiring stability to the ground section of the Mafia at Gangi, a door. The building is designed town of about 15,000 inhabitants, almost like a shell, and rooms can near Palermo.

be enlarged or rearranged by re- Every member of the Mafia moving partitions without affect- arrested on suspicion or commiting the rigidity of the whole. ted for trial was immediately and "Dead" spaces have been con- invariably released or acquitted, verted into dark rooms--one on as numerous witnesses wore aleach door; power and light are ways held

and everywhere easily accessible, lofts. specially trained to give false have been turned into store rooms. evidence.

The roofs of the tower is dat, The prisoners have to answer to provide for certain types of a general charge of conspiracy or ontdoer experimental work; one of criminal association, while many the turrets

in

readiness

contains a vortical of them are charged with in-shaft, which goes right to the dividual crimes, generally murder, bottom of the building, 90 feet

arson, perjury and blackmail. below.

The Mafia was based on the so- Nothing has been allowed to called omerta, or that peculiar diminish the flexibility of the mistaken sense of honour with equipment essential. to meet new which every Sicilian is imbued, conditions if required, and of according to which to denounce

criminal is considered, a dis- cqual importance is the fact that graceful act of treason, more the furniture and fittings are guch as will relieve the university from: infamous than any ordinary

many expenses of repairs for crime and worse than murder.

Blackmail on a most extensive years to come.

All the joinery is of teak, and either teak or This statement is contained in scale was regularly levied by the

the furniture

of the will of Baroness (Henriette Mafia on every landowner. Annette Rose) Konigswarter, of

Payments were either in kind pitchpine; metal fittings are Schloss Kwasney, Czechoslovakia, or as regular salaries, amounting bronze--not a spot of paint will

ever be required on the exterior. who died on February 3, aged 58. generally to 2100 a year. Delay. Compressed air, liquid air, and Wilhelm Karl or refusal to pay, even passive vacuum plants are provided, and Konigswarter, and eldest daughter resistance, was severely punished, the laboratory generates its own of the late Maurice Goldschmidt, when not with death, with damage electric power for experimental,

to property.

wife of Baron

of Mount-street, London.

of

She left unsettled property in England of the gross value £21,253.

she directed that they should be Making provision for her dogs,

If the five trials will lead to the conviction of the Maflosi, the great scourge of Sicily will come an end, since, in spite of omerta, sufficient evidence

possible.

to

has

the Federation of. Sports Associa-think will lose, but make no marks looked after to the end of their been collected to render the trials

tions has, decided to prohibit its in respect of matches which you members in any way assisting in think will be drawn. the organisation of the games.

M.C.C. SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

OPENING MATCH SPOILT

BY.RAIN.

All claims must reach this office not later than Wednesday follow ing the date on which the matches are played. No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not been made.

lives in the care of good, trusty hands, and that their keep should be provided for..

THIEF SENTENCED.

OFTEN IN PRISON.

HYENAS AT ZOO WHO WON'T LAUGH.

purposes.

INTER-SERVICE CRICKET.

ARMY BATSMAN'S CENTURY.

The Army were in great form: to-day, when they played a cricket. match against the Royal Air Force, on the Hongkong Cricket Club's ground. At timin time they had knocked up 252 for six wickets, of which total Lieut. B. Dynes. contributed 112. The Army de- clared at tiffin time. and the Alr Force batted on the resumption.

The scores at tiffin time were:

Army.

LE J. B. A. Hankey, Ibw, b

Before sending in your coupons,

HOPES OF CONCILIATION copy the list of your forecasts.

POLICY TOWORDS VISITORS. Compare this, later with the pub lished results of the matches and

"You have done nothing bat

Three hyenas which have just if you find that you have eight or steal during the last four years," arrived at the Zoo, being all of the Capetown Nov. 15.

was the remark made by Mr. R. E. spotted species are, unlike striped The opening match between the the prize.

more correct send in a claim 10 Lindsell this morning to a Chinese hyenas, of the laughing kind, but Lt. E. Dynes, st. Mellor, b. Lake 112 Marylebone Cricket Club team and the South Africans was ruined on the front and write your name man's record showed that he had about 5lbs. of meat plus

Mark your envelopes "Footbut" who was found guilty of the theft the trio are virually "on strike."

of eighteen gunny, bags, The Though given cach a meal of French owing to rain.

1lb. Capt. T. C. A. Bridgeland, c. Dale There was less than five hours of the envelope.

(without address) on the back of

6. Brace a number of minor convictions and bone, as soon as they were unpack Lt. B. E. L. Burton, c. Robertson play altogether...

had been a frequent inmate of the cd, not one indulged in so much as

b. Dala prison, in recent years.

ď smile.

Capt. H. J. Graham, c. Shaw b This is unfortunate, as "Punch,"

Brace an old hyera who had become Capt. J. D. Erskine, c. Mallor famous. for his habit of laughing| French

The M. C. C. visitors scored 138,! and the opposing eleven, represent- ing the Western Province, knocked

No British unemployed miners

The gunny bags bore the mark

to order, died a few days ago and, Capt. E. W. Morris, not ont are strangely silent.

up 67 for the loss of 6 wickets. The for South African mines. That is of the Green Leland Cement Com- match was drawn.---Reuter, the decision of the South African pany and the defendant pleaded

Mineworkers Union in a contro that they were given him by having no "understudy, the deas Capt. A. G. Dobble, not out versy which is likely to create a foreman of Sang Lee's, but the serious split in the South African foreman who was in Court con- Labour party. Mr. W. H. Samp-tradicted this story.

SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

DIOCESAN BOYS' v. ST.

STEPHEN'S.

son,

The keeper, However, has high hopes of getting one of the new a prominent South African Sentence of six weeks' hard comers to respond for the amuse- Labour leader, and a members of labour was passed;

ment of visitors later on. the Legislative Assembly, proposed "that a few hundred thousand of

Extras ....

Total (for six wit Capt. N. A. Thorp, Capt. E. T Bingham, and Mr. Gunner Fogden did not bat

252.

Bowling Analysis.

O ME, W.

This match was played on the unemployed British miners bo

The following vessels are expect- The s.8. Talping left yesterday Diocesan Boys School ground, transferred to South Africa in pre-fer australia anils, Phasen éd to be in wireless communication Kowloon, on Tuesday and resulted ference to native labour." In in a win for the Diocesans by 4South African mines the whites gers on board included Mr. B. L. with Hongkong to-day:Talamba). goals (to nil.

Fronch do only the supervisory work, whilst Moncrieff (of the Hongkong and Szechuan, Tango Maru, Karachi Brace St. Stephen's appeared to be suf- the manual labour is done by Shanghal Bank), Capt. and Mrs. B. Maru, Suwa Maru, Hakusan Maru, fering from lack of practice and natives, but Mr. Sampson contend- Mc K. Thomson, Mr. P. II. Cun-Indus Maru, Fulda, Kanchow, showed little team work; their ed that British miners could do this ningham, Colonel D. H. Pickwood, Patroclus, attack could not penetrate the de-work, and would receive better Rev. G. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Cremer, Gemma, Calchas, Hal- Shaw fence of the School whose for-wages than they would even if at Mrs. H. E. Smith, Mr. J. G. Lewis, hong, Yuonsang, Namsang, Em Lake- wards also combined well.

work In Britain.

Mr. J Walsh and Mr. J. Boland. press of Asia, Talping.

Dale

Roeke

Oakridge, Santhia, Stanock

Robertson

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