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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

BOWLING MATCH AT SHAMEEN.

HONGKONG CLUB TEAM

BEATEN...

Shameen, July' 7.

TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1929.

POLICE BEATEN BY MOTOR THIEVES.

DASH THROUGH TWO COUNTIES.

London, June 11.

con-

MURDERED WOMAN'

ARTIST.

4% HOURS QUESTIONING IN BRANSON CASE.

..

Marseilles, June 4. Francols Pinet, who is in prison

An interesting bowling-match-The theft of a motor-car in was witnessed yesterday when a Hertfordshire and the subsequent here, charged with the murder of adventures of the thieves, which Miss Branson, the English artist, at Les Baux, was to-dny interrogat team representing the Canton

were reported yesterday, Club defeated a team representing atilute another example of howled for the first time by the examin- The questioning began at 9 | the Hongkong Club by the large helpless the police are in their ating magistrate, M. Rochu.

tempts to cope with a criminal in o'clock and lasted for 4 hours. margin of 1,103 points.

Maitres Dorlac de Borne and In this instance it in reported Muselli, the accused's counsel, were that the men entered n garage present. between Hatfield and Welwyn and

This was a return match for the

a fast car.

game played in the Hongkong Club

On leaving the magistrate's room Bowling Alleys about six weeks ago when the Hongkong Club team stole n saloon' car in which they Me, do Borne said to me: "The RY defeated the representatives of the placed a number of new tyres, and bloodstains in the house were not then made for Barkway, near Roy-caused by human blood; no stains

alof blood have been found ston, whore they broke into

Pinet's clothing; there were no second garage..

tears or rents in them; there were' no bruiacs on Miss Branson's body. Pinet is innocent."

Canton Club by 369 points,

The Canton Club therefore hold the lend on the two matches by 735 points.

The individual scores wordt -

Hongkong Club.

639

Lieut. Comdr. Addington 721

Collis

Bowker

B.. B. Clarke

Pay Lieut. Waters

656

001

719

Owen ...

171

Total

.3,907

Cunton Club.

J. Baud

BRO

A. N. Spencer

B30

811

RHB

7011. 837

M. A. Annett A. J. Evans

S. Lillierap E. R. H

Total .....

.5,010 Our Own Correspondcht.

H.K.F.A. AFFAIRS.

COUNCIL MEETING FOR FRIDAY.

A meeting of the Council of the Hongkong Football Association

Warnings were circulated by the police. and the car was pursued Tinto Easex, and at Chelmsford it was observed travelling rapidly' In the direction of London.

Magistrate's Bellet.

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M. Rochu said he was more con- virited than ever that Pinet commit- ted the crime.

At Brentwood the efforts of a "I asked him." he said, "to give police sergeant, and a constable mo certain details concerning his to hold up the car were defied, and vialt to Miss Branson's home on later at Grays a police constable the evening of the crime.

was treated with similar contempt, . "He confirmed what he had told Eventually the car was discovered me on the day of his arrest-that near Tilhury, the occupants hav-he arrived in his car a few minutes fug succeeded in getting away,

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Secret Police Plans

after 8 o'clock, that the English. artist opened the door, and that she accompanied him to. the kitchen, where he left the provi This case raises again the prosions he had brought for her. He blem of what steps should be added that he left Iramediately. taken by the police in such cir "I told Pinct," said Mr. Rochu,"

When euristances.

Morningthat it seemed extraordinary, con- Past representative suggested sidering the relations which exist a Scotland Yard official last nighted between them, that he should the possibility, or barricading have left immediately, though he road, stretching chains across, had scarcely seen Miss Branson ing epiked mats, drawing gearts since her return from England a across, or some auch device, the week earlier."

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reply was that the barricading of M. Rochu pointed out that Pinet! roads involves serious difficulties was in the habit of receiving rums from the point of view of inno- of money from Miss Branson, and eent road usera, while in the that when the artist returned from Metropolitan area a large num-England he was without funds, and ber of barricales would be need-tried two days after the crime was ed

discovered to borrow from people

ja be held in the Association offices; There would also be the air. Tarascon..

His counsel remarked that if

nt French Bank Buildings at 6.30 ficulty of Identifying the want Pinet had killed Miss Beanson be

Friday..

D.tn. op is as follows:

The agendaed

was ear, and detention, it pointed out, was attended by

1. To confirm the minutes of the certain amount of risk, Again

last Council Meeting.

2. Correspondence.

3. T appoint un Emergency

Committee, of three

4. To appoint a Referees Com-

mittee of three,

if one road or street were barricad- ed, the offending motorist might! turn into a side street.

cause he was without funds it would have been a very simple matter for him to steal the 1,700 franes which she had with her, and which were found in her hand- bag In her bedroom where the

The whole question, it was stat-ferime is supposed to have been ed, was a very difficult one. It committed.

5. To appoint un Appeals Board, had been under consideration for

6. To appoint a League Manage-ome time, and was still being ronsidered; but it was not deemest ment Committee of five.

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

7. To receiv a statement of ac udvisable to give detailed informa-1 rounts from the League tion of the action which may be

Here is the solution to the Treasurer and to receive the taken, because such information. cash balance,

i malo public, would rob the puzzle on another page.

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