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Above are seen S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn, the Colony's champions, with Lim Bing-so and John Lim, the Malaya pair, who met in the final of the doubles contest in connexion with the China Athletic Association's tennis tourney. The Hongkong couple won by three

sets to one after a keen match. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

KIUKIANG SCANDAL ARMED RIOTS AT

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charge of snatching a handbag from Miss Veronica Lee, a tale phone operator, at Wanchni Road last night, and was sentenced by Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morn- ing to the maximum sentence of a year's hard labour, in addition

Canton, Sept. 27. The extraordinary facility of the Chinese press for turning any Con.incident to the advantage of the

Chinese is. Illustrated in the com ment, on the Kluklang affair in which a Russian subject, Mr., Anderson, an officer of the Chinese Maritime Customs, was sentenced Manila papers to hand give de to two years' imprisonment by the tailed accounts of the armed riot to a flogging Chinese court for supposedly ac-which occurred last week as theIt was stated that after snatch. cepting bribes from opium British tanker Tascalusa, chartering the bag, the thief ran up to smugglers.

ed by the Standard Oil Company, the first floor of a house in Tai- yuzon Street, where he was 'later

Mrs. J. IL. Oxberry,

Proprietress.

Cables:

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THE "EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director,

printed a long message from the pier, which is Army property found by his pursuers sitting

The Canton papers of yesterday was unloading off at the Ne Kuo Min News Agency in which The melee resulted in turning with apparent unconcern on a it was stated that many foreigners out a battalion of the 31st fr chair in the sitting room. in Kiukiang have tried to inter- fantry, a special detachment of Undeceived, Miss Lee and a fare with the authorities there military polite, and all available Chinese constable made a merely to "save face". The police, reserves from the Juneta thorough search of the premises. ageney says it was very fortunate and Meisic stations, armed with and at length found the handbag, under the eircumstances that the riot guns, gas masks and other concealed under an och tin on Chinese court remained firm,"accourtrements of warfare. otherwise Anderson might have got! The injured were: off with a light sentence.

News from Kuikiang states that Anderson was sentenced by the court after a statement by the prosecution; no witnesses were called, and no statement allowed for the defence.

The Chinese press here reports that Anderson was only sentenced after a long and detailed trial, during the course of which he fully admitted the offence.

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the landing. The contents of the bag were found to be undisturbed. George Brown, special police, The representatives of the Pier 1 cut above the ear and vernacular newspapers in Court possibly seriously injured by were asked to give the fullest blow on the spine.

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Juan Macarais, customs guard, stabbed in the arm and leg.

K. J. Wiesbecker, watchman No. 1, Q.M.C.

Felix Raymundo, customs “in- pector.

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publicity to a warning that in future such offenders will be punished with the utmost rigidity of the law upon their appearance before the Court.

Five Chinese, members of the said to have joined the fray. When Tascalusa's crew: Lou Ching- the military and the police arrived, The newspapers further state chow, Ah Hai Chang Ah-zee, Ah in response to urgent emergency that foreigners are trying to cause Wang, and Sang Wo-ling, taken to calls, the fight began to go against an unnecessary fuss over this affair to hold up as an example the Philippine General hospital. the Chinese and the fray was soon

quieted." every time the question of extra-

Nine Arrests.

Major Clarence H. Tingle, As- Nine Chinese were arrested and sistant Superintendent of the Anderson will be remembered taken to the Luneta police station Army Transport Service, was in by many residents in Canton, hav- for grilling, along with some of the thick of the fight. When ing served here in 1926-1920 in the ship's officers and other wit-Brown, an old-timer in the Philip- the C. M. Customs. Our Own Coresses.

pines, fell with his head split open, respondent.

The affair, one of the most serious Tingle was on the spot and was reported to have warded off a blow an police records, started when a aimed at Brown which probably Chinese member of the tanker's would have killed him. Major crew started down the gangplank Tingle emerged from the fray with to go ashore. Chinese seamen out a scratch. are not allowed ashore without passes. He presented a pass to

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SCOTTISH CO. OF H.K.V.D.C.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE "HALLOWEEN DINNER,

Was

The Chinese steward on the

Macaraig, the customs guard at ship was credited with being the the gangplank. The pass was only one to give assistance to Major Tingle in quelling the dis- dated the day bofore, and

turbance. SA Macarady refused to let the man

At a recont meeting of the Scot tish Company of the H.K.V.D.C. pass.

decided to celebrate. Hot words ensued, and the Chin- Hallowe'en in the usual way, by ese was pushed back on the ship having a dinner at Corps Head Shipmates came to his assistance quarters on Thursday October and they rushed the gangplank. 31st.

The fight then started,

John Storm, first officer of the Troot, told the police all they knew Tascalusa, and her master, P. W. about the disturbance.

Police and Military,

It was suggested that the dinner More Chinese poured out from With the view of Insuring peace be looked upon as a re-union of the ship and assistance came from an the der Colonel Gregorio Alcid, past and present members of the every side at the pler.. Brown, acting police chief of Manila, de- Company, and in view of this, it the special police on guard at the tailed police guards on the pier. was decided to invite past mom-pier entrance, come rushing up Hereafter persons who have no bers to participate in this function and falned the fray, as did other business on the pier will not be ne though they were members, customs guards. Fist fighting, allowed to loof around the pre- with the privilege of inviting hair pulling, kulfe work, general mises. This is necessary, accord- guests. It is hoped that all past utility of anything that came ing to Chief Alcid, to avoid un- members of the Company, now in in handy was in order in his fight necessary crowds and trouble in the Colony,will avail themselves

the pier

¡of this opportunity of perpetuat- ing the spirit of their old Com- pany,

Huge Crowd Gathers.".

The First Battalion of the 31st The noise soon attracted a lorge Infantry, first on the scene, was crowd People thought it was a later relieved with a detachment Uniform will be worn by officers fire, Opportunely, there were a from the second battalion from only, other members adopting fow tons of one-indli belts about Estada Mayor, and the military dinner dreas instead of the con-20 inches long lying open on the police were put In charge of the ventional uniform da on past pier, so there was plenty of arma situation supported by the de occasions.

ment for everybody.

Ftachment of the second battalion. Arrangemente are now in hand, and to facilitate the work, it is Most of the wounds inflicted both units remained on duty

throughout the night. requested that reservations be were guld to be from tho made as early as possible, by ap-liberal use of these which made telegram since received Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY plying to the Hon, Secretary, Mr. handy clubs..

HIJN, at 1 and B., Wyndham Street, ta the City of Victoria A. N. Braude, H. K. Telephone. There were 80 Chinese members

Company.

of the grew altogether who are

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