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FOOTBALL FORECAST

-COMPETITION.

JUDGE AND COUNSEL.

BAR COUNCIL'S EXONERATION OF MR. J. P. VALETTA..

The General Council of the Bar, In a resolution, have expressed tho opinion that Mr. J. P. Valetta was not guilty of any breach of profes sional duty in his speech for tho defence in the trial before the Lord Chief Justice, at the Old Balloy, of William, Rust, aged 20, of Poplar, who was acquitted of the chargo of murdering his father and his two brothers,

Mr. Valetta appealed to the General Council, following upon, observations made by the Lord' Chief Justice when. he addressed the jury.

THE "BLACK_HAWK.”

Picture shows the machine in which Mr. Frank Lock- hart was killed yesterday at Daytona Beach.

LAND OWNERSHIP DISPUTE.

(Continued from Page 7.)

NEW SCHOOLBOY “HOWLERS.”

THE MEANING OF “OW.”

won in straight sets, the score being Saturday next, April 28th) set out speech for the prisoner to conveything?-Not Chung Yuen. It wasers" are given under the "Lighter

"TELEGRAPH" OFFERS PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY. For the first time this sеABOD, S. A. Rumjahn, the holder, gave

The "Hongkong Telegraph" welcome glimpses of last year's form and in his match against Ngoffers a prize of $50 to the readers Sze-kwong, in the semi-final of the who send in twelve correct fore Open Singles yesterday afternoon, casts of the results of the English he gave a convincing display and League matches (to be played on No goal 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.

In the Coupon below. Ng Sze-kwong lacked the stamina scores are required; only forecasts of a champion and against the ver-showing wins or draws.

In the event of no reader fore- satile Rumjahn-found his courtcraft but a minor factor in the game. He casting all twelve matches, a prize years ago, and, as a result, was who sends in the greatest number easily outmanoeuvred. Coupled of correct forecasts; and in the with his lack of speed, he was en- event of two or more readers send tirely of form yesterday, and, as ing in an equal high number, the the scores indicate, ho gave the prize of $25 will be divided. champion little opposition.

was not as active as he was some of $25 will be given to the reader the law must lake of the sanctity had nothing to do with the exceptions, these efforts come from

With the exception of secasional flashes of his former self, the loser seldom proved dangerous and never at any time looked like qualifying for the final. After losing two love ganes in the earlier part of the Arst set, his supporters lost nil hopes of seeing the exchampion. stage a comeback this year.

Rumjahn was for ever attacking, and, striking the top of his form, he had the Chinese outplayed from the start. He showed more activ- ity and retrieved many almost un- roturnable shots. He was steadier and made less mistakes than his op- Should he maintain his ponent, form on Monday, when he meets Honda in the final, he should repeat last year's performance.

The Results.

Yesterday's results were as follows: Open Singles Championship (nemi- final): S. A. Rumjaha (bolder) beat Ng Sza-kwong 6-2, 6-3, 0-1.

Handicap Singles "A" Lieut- Colonel F. J. Wyatt (rec, 15) beat W. B. Cornaby (rec. 2/6), 6-3, 4-6,

6-3.

To-day's Match.

Mixed Doubles: Lieut-Colonel F.

J. Wyatt and Mrs. Wyntt (rec, 5/6) v S. E. Green and Miss L. G. Heard (ser.).

I.C.C.

v Hongkong Bank.

The following have been selected to represent the K.C.C., in a friendly match against the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on Sunday at 3.30 p.m.-E. Abraham, E. C. Pincher, C. H. Atkins, W, W. Hirst, N. Ross, C. W. E. Bishop, D. J. Purves, F. Her- ridge, W. Woodward, E. F. Fincher, Capl, Murray and J,N. Owen,

FOOTBALL

YESTERDAY'S HONGKONG

LEAGUE MATCH,

his own collection.

"Counsel for the defence," Lord Howart said, "has thought it com- patible with his duty, not once or twice, but five times, in his closing

'And he arranged the whole

Some delightful schoolboy "how- to your minds that the punishment in a case of murder is capital | Hon Fui,

Side of "School Life" in this punishment. Ho referred to the remark which I made in another quest was it?-Hon Ful's.

His Lordship:-But whose re-month's "Preparatory Schools

Review." The writer, Mr. W. W court yesterday on the view which

Mr. Jenkin:-And Chung Yuan Cheriton, states that, with few of human life, and fie invited yon In this case to have regard for arrangements in connexion with human life in the sense of not financing Thomas W. Simmons and The fact that "O.M. means 'on sacrificing this human life. These Co?-No.

the make, and lots of politicians observations were most Improper.

And subsequently somo pro-get these letters," will doubtless They could have no legitimats party was mortgaged to the Asia be something of a shock to tho purpose, and I am grieved that I Bank for the same purpose? Yes. proud possessore of this order. should have heard a member of

Who arranged that?—I cannot the English Bar make them. You remember exactly.

"Venison is made qut of deer. have nothing whatever to do with

It is a kind of porridge and is the punishment which may or may half of 1920, proposals were afoot

Do you know that, in the latter served up hot." not follow your verdiet. Depend and negotiations in hand for the regon why you see the FORECAST-COMPETITION.upon those who have to deter-amalgamation of Thomas WSim-smoke out of a gun before, you mine whether, in a given case, the mons and Co. and Fook Leo Co.?-hear the report Is because the extreme penalty of the law shall I knew nothing about that amal-smoke comes out of the pun be

The competition is in accordance with the rules published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 20-September 24,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

Matches to be played on April 28th:

DIVISION I

Bolton. Aston Villa Bury

Cardiff. Leicester ▾ Huddersfield.

DIVISION IL.

Fulham Hull

Notts P.

Reading. ▾ Notta County. Stoke,

DIVISION III.

Coventry ▼

Norwich.

Lutor

Stockport.

Bradford. Barrow.

Newport ▾ Northampton.

Lincoln

Bristol R."

Accrington ·

Wigan

Name

Address

No, $5.

Date

Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make go marks in respect of matches which you think will be drawn.

All claims must reach this office not. Inter than Wednesday follow- ing the date on which the matcher are played. No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not

Kowloon could field only ten men been made. in their return league game with the

from the Kowloon side.

Before sending in your coupon, Athletic on the I.K.F.C ground. mark your forecasts on the dupli- Sims, McKelvie, Angus, Hedley, Tier-cate list given below. Keep your nan, Dodshan and Miles were absent dulpicate lists and compare them Mr. Baldwin had charge of the later with the published results of the matches and if you and that Kowloon got away from the kick you have eight or more correct

send in a claim for the prize.

game.

off and Kernick tested Phu Ka-ping

with a high shot. Chinn forced a Mark your envelopes "Football" corner but Kowloon got the ball on the front and write your name Suen sent in a fast shot and (without address) on the back of er seat the ball against the bar the envelope.

be exacted or not are men of wise experience and not unkindly mind. I ask you to put that question com- pletely out of your mind,

gamation.

Witness' Denials.

A

fore the noise does." This is aurely a praiseworthy effort to explain why light travels quicker - than sound,

Glorious Apollo.

"Apollo was the King of tablo

When the verdict was announced Curious that Thomas Simmons) the Lord Chief Justice said to and Co. had your property under Rust: "You are exceedingly for-mortgage and you knew nothing tunate in your jury." The verdict about that. Did you know that on waters." was received with an outburst of November 21, 1920, Thomas W. clapping, and the Judge ordered the Court to be cleared.

"WHITE" RUSSIAN

LEADER.

Above ia the Inte General Wrangel, the former "White" Russian leader, whose death is reported to-day,

CITY-SUBURBAN.

FAVOURITE BEATEN BY A NECK.

London, Apr. 25.

and cleared from the rebound.. A MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE free kick against the Athletic for LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT TO UB. charging the goalkeeper relieved. T 18 PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI- In the City and Suburban race Ta sent in a fast ground shot that ENCE 80 THAT YOU MAY KEA Arun to-day at Epsom, the order of Slipper kicked out and Chan returned RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE finish was: into the side of the net. Wheeler shot over the bar from thirty yards, Lam Yuk-ying tested Slipper with Aston Villa fast ground shot. Muir was close in Bury when Lat Yuk-tat got hold of him and Leicester Kowloon were awarded a penalty.. Fulham Wheeler took the spot kick and bent Hull

Pau

A

BENT IN

giving Kowloon the lead. Notts F. Kernlek worked through but was Coventry beaten by Lo Wai-man. Wong miss- Newport e from a good position and Pau Bristol R saved from Wheeler. Free kick for Accrington The Athletic just outside the

nenalty Lincoln area was sent in by Tao and Wheeler Wigan turned out, Chan shot into side of net. Suen sent in a hard shot and Slipper stopped the ball, Shek Pui-

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score one all, The Athletic pressed

V. Bolton.

v. Cardiff.

v. Huddersfield

Y. Reading.

v. Notts County. V. Stoke.

v. Norwich.

v. Northampton.

V. Luton.

7. Stockport,

T. Bradford,

v. Barrow.

INTERPORT TRIAL.

1. Priory Park (20/1) ..... Fohanaun (3/1) ................ 2. The Mohawk (100/6) 3. Eighteen ran.. A neck separated the winner and second, and a length the second and third. Reuter.

LADIES GOLF.

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RESULT OF TOMBSTONE COMPETITION.'

The prize presented by Mrs. Tetten- ham for a tombstone competition, held

sent in a hard shot that Slipper falled TEAMS FOR THE MATCH ON on the new course at Fanling on April.

to turn out. Halftime, Athletic. 2,

Kowloon 1,

SATURDAY.

17 was won by Mra, Fitzmaurice after atle with Br. Ferguson which was played off on Monday last.

Simmons and Co. ceased to exist "Holland is a place noted for because they had amalgamated building wooden ships, because with a new company into a limited there are often floods which come company 7--No. I knew nothing very quickly, and the people have about that.

not time to build iron ones." Perhaps you will tell us if you! "Mobilisation is a question about know if Thomas W. Simmons and mobs, in what way they can best Co. are now carrying on business be dispersed," here? You mean Thomas Sim- mons, Ltd.?

A composition on "Florence No. Thomas W. Simmons and Florence nightingale was born in Nightingale" states that "The Co, which you were helping with the year 1855 the year of the your money?--It has ceased fune Crimen war it always used to tioning now.

Did you know or do you deny was near in this way it used to fly warn the Englial if the enemy knowledge of the fact that Fook about to place to place and then Lee and Co. and Thomas W, Sim-when it saw them it would fly mons and Co. amalgamated at back to the English and make an some time or another and became officer look and it used to fly at the Thomas W. Simmons Co., Ltd.head of the army and leed the I did not know about that.

way. It died in the year 1906.

Have you never heard about it? The result is we have now what --On one occasion. I was asked to are called messenger birds that is go into Thomas Simmons and Co. that people take a pigono and pin. to take share in the business and a letter under its wing and on its I said: "All your business is done leg they put a silver or lether in the foreign style and I do mine ring."

in the Chinese style and I can

never

His Lordship interposed and put the question asked by Mr. Jenkin.

Mr. Potter: A rather important Answer that, my Lord.

His Lordship and Mr. Jenkin: But it was not an answer,

Witness:-I did not know of the amalgamation of these two com- panies.

Knows It Now.

The U.S. Building Trades Do- fence Association has charged the British Government with "an un- warranted attempt to be a party to the destruction of the standard of the building trades mechanica of the city" in the construction of tho new British Embassy at Washington. The Association has published a resolution pledging local Trade Unionists to boycott

Mr. Jenkin: Do you know It British goods. to-day?

Witness:-I know it now. Let's know when you first got to know; it's a very important factor. When did you firat get to know that fact? I cannot remember when I first heard of it.

Was it before or after the

August discovery?-Round about

that time.

or

Was it before after?-- Whether it was before or after. I cannot tell you, but it was round about that date.

It was round about August, 1923 ?—Yes.

In August, 1923, do you still say that the Fook Loo and Co. were a différent still carrying on as firm?-At that time I believe it was not functioning.

The case is proceeding,

CASES AT MARINE COURT.

The Embassy, however, explains that there is a stipulation in the building contract to protect labour, and that the British Government is insisting upon Union wages and

hours.

LETTER GOLF.

On this dlet of letter golf some- times you're going to LOSE. Change your system and GAIN. It takes five strokes, according to the par colution on another page.

LOSE

GAIN

(Continued from Pago 7.) Resuming the Athletic attacked strongly and Chan sent over the bur The second'Interport Cricket trial The Captain's Cup will be played permit, explaining to accused that Tao shot wide from inside the gont match on Saturday will be between at Deep Water Bay on Tuesdays and the alteration would make the per- arca and Suen missed from by Chan. Lam Yuk-ying worked and Mr. L. R. B. Hancock.

pass teams captained by Mr. T. E. Pearce Fridays from May 1 till November mit good for two months. through and scored with, a fast erosa elovens are as follows:

The 30.

A running pool, (eclectic), will be His Worship pointed out that a shot. Kowloon made occasional visita T. E.

E. Pearce, E. C.

Fincher, C. D. hold at Deep Water Bay during May renewal of a permit through propér to the Athletic goal, but Pau was Wales, A. R. II. Esmall, T. Goodwin, and Jung for the best score for ning channels would only cost $2, so change one word to another and safe. Good had a good chance closs G. R. Anger, H. V. Parker, I holes. A charge of 20 cants per cand why should the accused have paid do it in par, a given number of in but lost control and the ball rolled Madar, L. Comdr. A. P. Shaw, E. J. will be made. over the line. Corners fell to both R. Mitchell and G. E. Vallack

the same amount to a stranger in-strokes. stend of the Government? sides and although the Athletic hal

1-The idea of lektor golf is to

Thus to change COW to HEN, in three stroken, Cow, "

2-You can change only one

most of the game they failed to add H. Owen Hughes, Roy. E. K. Quick, Nuncio in Faris, is, bringing an sold that his obliging friend had

H: R. B. Hancock, A. W. Hayward, Cardinal Cerrotti, late Papal Accused pleaded ignorance and HOW, HEW, HEN.

to their score and when the final Lt. A. II. Musson, S. Jex. W. Brace, action for defamaiton of charac- told him that the Government per letter at a time.. whistle sounded, Kowloon were beaten Capt. Erskine, Capt. J. E. Reynolds, ter against Sadout, the Communist, mit was only good for one day, 3-You must have a completo by three goals to one.

Capt. N. Thorp, A. W. Ramsey. who was concerned In the mutiny while the alteration which he word, of common usage, for each

on board the French ships in the would make, would hold good for jump. Slang words and abbrevia

www tens don't count, a A The match between the Hongkong Black Sea. A Communist paper of at least a month.

The altered permit was confiscat 4-The orders of letters cannot been admitted as the first Honorary Rockey Club and the Hongkong Annecy, which printed the words

defendant. ed and the defendants cach mulcted be changed Freeman of Islington, a recognition Volunteer Defence Corps resulted in objected to is also

One solution is printed on. of 27 years' public service to the win for the Club with a score of The action was down to be heard in the sum of $10, with the alterna

another page of this issue. tive of 10 days' imprisonment. Borough.

Ion April 25,

Sir Thomas Wakelin Saint has

three, to one,