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CANTON TENNIS LEAGUE.

FINAL PLACINGS OF TEAMS.

The following are the final results of the Canton Tennis League:

Lingnam 0. Canton Dragons Japanese A.

Shameen

Canton Tigera

P. W. L. Pts.

18 59 6 59

13 57 8 57

13 54'11

54

19 41 24 41

30 30 30 10 220

Japanese B.

$18.41 24

41

Mr. G. W. Green's

Team

Lingnam A.

Tungshan Garden Club

11 10 30

Shameen B.

19 18 47

Shameen C.

20.30 26 20 35 20 10 18 15 4

Returnéd Students ...

Lingnam B.

Shanen D.

13 16 50 184 61 It will be noticed that four of the teams have not yet fulfilled their engagements; however, even if thess should be played off al a latter date, they will not affect the first, five places.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928.

OPERATION ON KING. PROPOSED CHINESE

(Continued from Page 1.) drizzling rain to the City, where, thousands had assembled. They raised their hats and hands in n spontaneous gesturó of sympathy far moro impressive than cheer- Ing.

Wireless Broadcast.

The signal "We will not forget" was hoisted at the area. The ceremony was broadcast and the Queen's voice was heard on the wireless for the first time in the history of broadcasting.

Thanks of the Princes.

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FLIGHTS.

POSSIBLE TRIP TO GREAT BRITAIN.

ALSO TO HONOLULU.

SOMERSET CRIME.

MÀN KILLS GIRL AND THEN COMMITS SUICIDE.

London, Nov. 10.

A mother's encounter ou a stair- case with an armed man, and her

REPARATION BONDS.

AMERICA BUŠPICIOUS OF

PROPOSED. ISSUE.

Washington, Nov. 16. "

While tho New York papers re

futile attempt to save the life of port M. Polneare's speech of yes-- hor young daughter, who was shot terday at length none of them after dashing from her bedroom, make editorial comment upon it, as she attempted to escape from

As a result of the keen interest A short service was conducted which is now being evinced by the house, were incidents of a nor do any other newspapers in by the Archibshop of Canterbury, Chinese in aviation, the North- tragedy which occurred early yen-this part of the country. Evi-

at the Ittlo and the Queen performed the China Daily News learns from very terday morning

dently they are waiting for a lead actual unveiling, saying "To the reliable sources that three impor- Somerset village of Hembridge, 283 28 Gipry of God and in honour of lant flights are contemplated, two about four miles from Shepton from official quarters which 20 far is not forthcoming, as the those brave men, I uuvell this of which will be by accomplished Mallet. Memorial on bolalf of those for Chinese aviators and the other

The distressing affair resulted Treasury withhold, comment and by the young scion of a wealthy in two deaths, for, after mortally whom they died.”

Chinese family who has never yot wounding the girl, hor assailant the few public men now in Wash- been in the air.

inflicted a fatal wound upon him-ington are equality reticent. The first of these, which is ex-self, dying some hours later. The public is, suspicious of pected to bear fruit in the very

The victims are Miss Gladys America being inveigled into a near future, is a proposed flight by Martin, seventeen, and Stanley

Cantonese aviator who contem George Kingston, Miss Martin's sellement by being induced to plates flying from China to Great Britain. It is not known when he father is employed by Mr. Tabor, take the bonds which will be a farmer, and Kingston was flanted to sellle reparations, and is will leave or what course he pro-young farmer who worked with his

afraid that nn attempt would poses to follow, but it has been whispered that one of the men who father at Hembridge Mill Farm

The man, who was unmarried, follow to reopen the debt soitle- took part in the Spirit of Canton and the girl were friends, but ments, as M. Poincare suggested. It will be difficult to induce Con. fight around China will be a mem-nothing more, and the reason for

gress to make any revision of the her of his party.

the crime is not clear.

About a quarter past 6 o'clock debt settlemonts, as the American" in the morning Mrs. Martin found sentiment is that foreign credi Kingston ascending the staircase tors have been very leniently of her cottage with a double-dealt with, and there is no reason barrelled gun in his hands, and why they should expect any fur tried in vain, to stop him. Iether concessions.

Mr. Coolidge opposes it, and Mr. pushed forward and when the girl ran past him he turned and shot Hoover showed during the French. her twice, and she fell just inside debt negotiations that the United His flight, the door.

States had gone to the limit of roughly, will be from Shanghai to Kingston went off and shot him- concessions, and the only thing Canton, then to the Philippine Is-self. He was badly shell-shocked for France was to pay the money lands from therp to Timor, and in the war, in which he served in she owed. Both Mr. Coolidge and there he proposes to follow the Corps. then on to Port Darwin. From the Devon Regiment and Tank Mr. Hoover have frequently re- He was several times ferred to the sacrifices made by

The matches commenced on the 15th September and each team has met overy other team once, playing ouch time three singles and two doubles,

The British representatives at Parls, Home and Berne have been instructed to convey to the Gov- ernments to which they are ac- credited, an expression of the Prince of Wales' warm appreciation of the invaluable assistance afforded

by them to His Royal Highness in expediting his journey through France, Italy and Switzerlaud, and of the admirable organisation of the arrangenients made for his conventence, safely and comfort. the desire that his sincere thanks The Prince has also expressed should be conveyed to the railway staff and officials who were in strumental in carrying but these arrangements,

The second is a contemplated

fight from Canton to Honolulu, in the Philippine Islands and Samon, No details of this are available.

The third is the one proposed by the young man who has not yet had any flying experience. This man is thinking of dying to and around Australia.

Right up to the very last the first place was in doubt and it was only on the last day of the fixtures, 02 Saturday, that the Ling nami C. definitely gained first place, yery closely followed by the Canton Dragons and the Japanese A. As an example of the closeness of the results it is curious to note that the Canton Dragons beat the Japanese A. and lost to the Lingnan C., whereas the Japanese A. beat the Lingnant C after being. defeated by the the British Government for the coast until his circular trip around blown up and his health was shut- America, and declared that any Australia is completed. Should tered. His brother Ceell stated further abatement of debts would his flight be a success, he proposes, yesterday he had on two occasiona be virtually imposing the debts him from upon the American people, who If possible, to fly to New Zealand forcibly prevented and then to Uunolulu.

jumping out of the bedroom win- have already been heavily 'dow.

taxed for the costs of the war.

Canton Dragona.

On Saturday next, the 15th, the winning team, the Lingnam C, will be "At Home" to all the other teams and their friends on the

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added of the warmest thanks of An expression has also been

assistance so freely and readily

given.

Prince George,

It was officially announced to- courts of the Canton Citizen's day that Prince George, the King's Athletic Association in the First younreat son, who is in the Navy, Public Park, and cxhibition

is coming home. Je left Bermuda matches w he played between in the Cunard liner, Berengarin, the Lingpam C. aral The Rest, which sails for England on Fri after which the beautiful cup day. The Berengarin is due at given by the British-American

Tolacca Company (China), Limit Southampton on December 20th, ed, will be mesented to the Ling-which is Prince George's birthday. nam C. by Madame Li Chai-sum He will be twenty-six. and all medals will be presented to each individual member of the

team.

The Sweep.

The lucky winners In the sweep organised by the Shameen. Lawn Teanis Club were:

1st Prize, $900.-Drawn by Sui Hel and C. A. Larsen, 888.

2nd Prize, $300-Drawn by S. P. Fai, 886.

3rd Prize, $150,--Drawn by Hung Wong, 1998.

CHINESE BRIDE MURDER.

(Continued from Page 1.).

Was very unusual, and it

was

The Duke of Gloucester the necessary for the Court to ascer- third son of King and Queen, who tain whether or not the appellait is on his way home from South was represented by learned coun- Africa. In expected to reach Lon-sel. don on Christmas Eve.-Renter and British Wireless.

LOCAL BANKNOTE FORGERIES.

(Continued from Page 7.).

$150 divided between Gandesal he found Nos. 10, 11 and 12 there, und Co., 1011; M. A. Chen, 1882;

n's well as the sixth defendant,

G. C. Kilching, 1780; C. T. Under-Chan Wing's wife. hill, 1035; T. M. Knott, 1209; G. C. Kitching, 1714; W. F. Gilman, 357; R. K. Rodger, 1613; A. J. Evans, 1890; L. Uydens, 1824; Ah Chow, 1116.-- Our Chen Correspondent.

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

RA'S GOOD WIN OVER K.O.S.I.

At Sookumpoo yesterday after-

Mr. Jackson then left the Bar, and, accompanied by Miao, passed to a private room.

When Mr. Jackson returned to Court he said that Mino was obsessed with the feeling that it was of paramount importance to him that he should make his own appeal. As a result he (Mr. Jackson) could only way that he was now no longer instructed in the appeal.

Mino then went into the first After a discussion, the detective row of. the jury box. He asked agreed, said Mr. Fitzroy, to buy permission to call new witnesses, $4,000 worth from Chan Wing for who on June 19 were within half come a mile of the spot where the body $2,000. This did not through, as Chan Wing on that of his wife was found. This was occasion was informed that the | granted. police were watching the house Mr. David Todd, of Fleetwood, and in fact there were two stated that on June 15, while at European policemen on the road. Boulderstone, he saw a foreign- Mr. Fitzroy added that the in- looklug man hurrying away from formation was correct and Chan there. The man had no hat. The Wing and the detective agreed to time was about 4.30 p.m. move off,

The role which the detective was playing was that of a buyer

Mrs. Alice Carter Bell, of Golders Green, said that she saw two Orientals in the vicinity of

noon, the Royal Artillery provided who could find a ready market for Boulderstone on June 19 between a surprise when they defeated the the notes in Amoy, Foochow and 3.30, and 4.30 p.m..

R.O.S.3. in the First Division of the Legne by one goal to nil.

There was no score at half-time, although the Borderers had many opportunities in the first half. In the second, there was a keen tussle, and eventually Hill scored a fine goal after * puss from Loach, who gured prominently throughout the game. Mr. F. Smith was the

referee, and amongel the spectators was 1. Major General Luurd,

Mid-Week Lengue,

In this League, three games were played. Lam Long Wan de- fented the Police by one to nit, whilst China Athletic bent South Chinu by two to nfl, and Ewo Chinese overcame Hung Ku School by three to one."

The League table is now as fol- lows:

Athletic

8. China.

L. Pts.

Aunam.

After this, the police apparently

were

Lengthy Address.

got anxious, so they raided No. Mino then addressed the Court 19, Queen's Road East. The lat for three hours and a half. He ter address came to the notice of apologised for his ignorance of the police through their shadowing the procedure, saying that that No. 1 defendant. After the de was the first time he had been in tective had interviewed No England. He complained that he 1, the latter's movements had had no chance of cross- shadowed by another examining or explaining. He had detective who eventually entah been arrested because his words lished that he lived at 19, Queen's had been misunderstood. Road East. No. 1 had been seen,

His wife, he said, had gone out: by detectives who were shadowing alone to get some medicine as he him, to have waited on one occa- slon, for about half an hour, on the was in bed with a cough. Two Yaumati Ferry Wharf, at the and Orientals had followed himself and his wife from Glasgow. of which time he was met by Nos. There was, he declared, no sign of 3 and 4 and, after a short "con fab," they had parted. This seem was found, which indicated that it a struggle where his wife's body ed to point to the theory that the had been brought from one spot to notes were procured from

another. Nor was his own face source outside the Colony.

scratched nor clothes torn, which During the rald, the first five would have been the case had he defendants were arrested.

The revolver, printing parapheralia would have been a struggle. Her committed the murder, for thero

P., W. D.

1 16 and other seizures

a

were made."

8 '5 1 2 11. There were 13 plates on which pearl necklace and money were

Lam Long Wan 04

P.-W..D./Uhinzia V

Ewo. Chinese

Police

2

g2

10 were engravings resembling the missing, and those were the things 89 design of the $10 notes of the which the murderers were looking

4

2 4. 8 Central Bank of China,

Hurried Escape.

10 3 1 Hung, Kul. School A .1 .0. 7

Kowloon Teams.

The following have been select- ed to represent the Kowloon 1st Xl v. Police on Howloon Football Club ground on Saturday, kick-off at 4 pin.Angus: Guest, Tilo; Hedley, McKelvia, Easterbrook; Cleme, Shery, Miles, Hayes and Baldwin. Icabrve:-King.

The following have boun select ed to represent tile Kowloon 2nd XI v. Small Unite on Chatham Rond ground on Saturday, kick-off

for.

Miao, commenting on the fact that referenca had been made to The police next went to No. 114, his wife's property, said that it Des Voeux Road, where they found was a Chinese custom and law. Nas, 8 and 9, but they did not get 5,000 years old that immediately a Chan Wing. The police were woman was married her property taken to a house In Lament Lane went to her husband and belonged where Chan Wing was supposed to to film while she lived, When, live. They found his wife there, however, she died he had no fur but Chan Wing managed to give

ther claim upon it. them the slip and appeared to "Then, why (he asked), should I have left in a hurry. A cant of murder my wife for money or Chan Wing's hanging on a pog went from me?""

jewellery when on her death it'

was stiil warmi

The sixth and seventh defen- dants, as mentioned previously, ut 2.30p.m.Angus; Nicholls,, showed the polleg where the al- Hast; White, Robson, Blacklock; leged forged notes were hidden. Hannan, Davies, Moss, Morgan, Previous to that, the police had rid Sutherland. Reserves:-Sed-only seized one forged note, which den and Waddington.

was found on the eighth dofen-

dant, the man whom Mr. D'Alamda represented.

Evidence was taken, Sergeant haut being the first witness

called.

The case is proceeding as we go to press..

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