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Charged with robbery in cope A Marine Court of Inquiry will junction with two others, 1 Sittekbe held to-morrow morning to in- appeared before the Puiane Judge,quire into the circumstances of the Mr. Justice Wood, at the Criminal collision between the s.a. Tin Yat Sessions this morning. He pleaded and the tug tender Edith which
not guilty.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CORRESPONDENCE.
(Continued from Page 8.)
I believe that if the other party had not first introduced the inter- vention of the L.T.A., or mutual arrangements been mado before the the of holidays, the catastrophe would have been voided.
ad
After trial lasting ccurred on the night of July 25 standings between the C. R. C. and
and a baff, the jury returned with a verdict of not guilty by a nujori ty of six to one. Mr. Justice Wood
The Court will be composed of concurred with their finding. tion. Comdr. Hole, (President. Assistant.Cdr. L. G. Addington, D.S.O., Mr. Whyte-Smith, Crown Solicitor, conducted the R.N., Captain J. Davic, master of Crown case. The victim of the the B. Menestheus, Captain J. P. robbery, he said, was a married Williams, master of the .s. Prote, woman, living with her mother-stas, and Captain A. W. Muir, in-law and two children in Ting master of the s. Tung On. kok village, New Territories. Her husband, who lived in America, remitted her manry and Ferently sent her $3,000, care of a commer. cial house.
between Green Island and Stone, tutters Island.
About 10 days before the alleged robbery, the accused drew $1,000 and had it in a jar of peanuts in the loft of her house.
About midnight on June 3rd. several men entered the house and rausacking tied her up. After
the place without result, they ask- ed her to hand over the bank notes. She replied that she had none and one of them threatened to stal Her if she did not rive then the money.
STABBED IN THIGH.
It will be recalled that the Edith was assisting the Henry Keswick in towing the disabled Norwegian steumer Hirundo into port, when
she was run into by the Tin Yat
their and Sank. Twn seamen lost Bves as a result,
OBSTRUCTION AT PEAK HOTEL
WOMAN CAR-DRIVER
FINED
to
I sincerely trust that the facts enumerated above will help to dis perse all the possible misunder- the S. C. A. A. for the fact is that most of the team players are slao members of both Clubs concerned.
"Veritas" may also have to re- member that true sportsmanship has always in mind the considera- tions and respects for the rights of others while reciprocity hears only the calling from a "fair-play."-
yours, etc.
"
Bus.
"VERITAS" REPLIES. From "Bus" inconclusive and incoherent letter, there is only
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2. 1932.
LOCAL FOOTBALL DISPUTE.
MOUTH CHINA FORMALLY CHALLENGE ELECTION
The following is the text of a bet-.
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fer which has been addressed to the BORDERERS HAND CONCERNT Hongkong Football Association by the South Ching Athletic Association, in relation to the football dispute. It is dated Saturday, July 30,
The Hen. Serotary,
ons Football Ansociation. Hongkong
Present.
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Dear Sir,-We are in receipt of your letter of the ul. July, enclos ing a list of the names of the PPF 15. Sulk-To my Beloved Schuty sona present at the Annual General Meeting of the H.K.P.A. on the 8th. July.
In the list there are 28 Club Re- presentatives, 11 Councillors and Officers, making a total of 43,
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As there were 44 votes cast at the Annual General, Meeting held an 8th. July, and there were only 28 repre- sentatives present, the excess volen A relay at the band at the st Batin. rould only be recounted for by the South Water Burderers, ranductal by link fnet
that persons not entitled to volemaster Cocks, fruin Mount Auali Darracks.
THE £1 Uflicer Commanding under the Association Rules hudy courty
Durt the intervals recorded amuni svile voted.
brondeant from the Studio), nm instructed by the Committee one paragraph worthy of reply to lodge a formal protest that the in the desires to know who voting at the last Annual General started the war after the S.C.A.A. | Meating was irregular un'account of bad already taken the initiative permons not entitled to vote under in writing to the ...A.. with the Rule 5 of the 1.K.F.A. having votedl consequence that the C.R.C. ap-contrary to that rule. pealed for arbitration in self- defonc&"'!!).
My correspondent is not well informed. South China wrote to the L.T.A. daking permission to postpone the match as demanded by the rules.
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The election of the officers counell members by irregular voting
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is void and we firmly demand as-Song-The Rogue Sex other meeting to re-elect new officers and council members in accordance with the provisions of the Associa tion tulen
Rule 5(a) skys "Ench Afiliated They have made no appeal regard Club or League shall be entitled to
2 Representatives"
other Miss M. G. Whitham appeared being LT.A. arbitration over the affair send
under this Tore Mr. Schofield at the Central either direct or indirect,
persons are mentioned She still refused and was stal
"At last bed in the Obsigh.
ahe Police Court this morning
In view of this it is ridiculous rule as being entitled to be present. The language in Rule 5 (c) is un- took any of them up the loft and
HAL Answer # summons brought by even to suggest that the CR.C,
mistakable. It maya All meet for turned to the Association in "self- Chester Woodst gave him the dney. When she | Inspector, W
ings of the Association, ic. Anoun! "The war", as my cur-General and Extraordinary 10 ne- was coming dusn the stairs, one causing ani obstruction outside the defence." of them switched on an electricPeak Hotel by leaving her car there, respondent is pleased to term it. Ferolited representatives shall form a was most decidedly instigated by quorum. This clearly makes a Gen- torch to show her the way, and
The prostrating officer said the the (RA, on The groundis, We Pral Meetingg a Meeting of Repre- the light of it fell on the face of a
are led to believe, of principle. sentatives, man whom she identified as the aesar was seen thong at 9,05 p.m. ott
June 21 and was taken away at The C.R.C. are perfectly entitled cused.
WIDN a to place such principle out 11.15 p.m. The Derasion fiance at the Peak Hotel. The car higher plane than that of mutual
park was fall but there was ample consideration, and even in either the Hotel Garage or the Lane Crawford's Garage.
A fine of $5 was imposed,
The men tied her up again but after much struggling she pot free One of her and raised the alarm. relatives came to her and the po- lice were informed about dawn,
The prisoner was arrested car, ly than same morning, when he was walking down the street. When charged, aveusel denied his guilt.
Evidence was given by the vie tim of the robbery and a man who saw the areused early on the morn ing after the robbery,
to
The Puisne Judge refused allow a plan of the house to be ade mitted as evidence, owing to its incompleteness.
Kny
in the
VIGOROUS DENIAL. The accused vigorously denied
guilt or complicity crime. He gave evidence that he had been ai a friend's shop until 10.30 p.m. when he retired to bed. He was up early the following morning because his child
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RESULT OF LOCAL RIFLE CONTEST.
Kowloon
tion.
by the same
taken the public can arrive at its own conclusions on the point, but "Has" must realise that whereas the interpretation of ethics is wide, nets have to be rigidly ad- hered to, and in this respect he has lamentably failed. "Veritas".
Soccer Dispute.
Sir--It is deplorable that 10 This present soccer dispute, which is really a question of whether Officers and Councillors have
il
not
We have also to point out that in the list of Representatives supplied to us, the name of ane of them, anid to be representing the Club de Re- rreio, had to ho left not because he had not signed the attendance sheet, How did the Association know that he was representing the Club de know his vereis if they di name? We had been offcially in- formed by the Club de Recreio that their only representative at the An- nual General Meeting: was Mr. F. H. Barnes, who signed the attendance sheet, and that it was possible that his signature might have been read as II. Gumes. We therefore further protest that the General Meeting on the 80 July was irregular owing to the participation in the business of
Yours faithfully, (sd.) Box HING, By order of the Committed of the S.C.A.A.
II. TOWER WINS COMPETITION AFTER SHOOT-OFF
Owing to the wel weather, the shooting contests arranged for Satur-right to vote in the Annual Gener-that meeting of an unidentified per day and Sunday had to be cancelled. a) Mreting as such, there has been
number but
members of the so much personal recrimination. I of Hongkong Kille Club fired at the was asked whether I voted at the Toog Kange, yesterday | General Meetings of the II.K.F.A. morning, in a monthly spoon competi- when Was a councillor, and whether had I been elected at the last Annual General Meeting. would have questioned the Coon- cillors right to vote, which many years "practice" had created | precedent, The chairman clainud at the Council Mecting on the 20th July that anything that was done at the Annual Meeting was accord ing to precedent.
The results were as follow:
Was
15 Tower
sick. He was nursing the child A. Chappelle
Holmes when arrested,
J. M. Tetley The Paisne Judge summed unit Pelling briefly. The jury was absent for er
S. Conway tess than 10 miniles and returned (2
a verdict of not guilty. Trisoner Mr. M. T. Holmes was discharged.
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A Harbour Office notification states that diving oporations are in progress in connexion with the salvage of the steam tug Edith which lies 14 miles N. by W. of fireen Island. Mastera to give thre of vessels are warned wreek a wide berth and proceed with
are when passing saine.
Thess. Tauda, with the Australian mails, is die here on Thursday at daylight. She is bringing a number
These questions for an appropriate of Australian ponies for the Jorkey Mrs. Holmes, who shot exceedingly moment, when tite H.K.F.A. Coun- [Club, and there will be discharged at well, has only fred with the 30s rithvit would put them to me officially Taikou Dock. twice before.
or when an Extraordinary General Meeting was called.
The next monthly competition shoot. will be held on Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, at 2.30 p.m. and 10 am. respectively.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
MODERN FACTORY TO RĖ INSTALLED
if the Council seriously put for|ly. I think there is something ward the "asual practice" plea as wrong in the constitution of an their defence. I have a perfect Association that cannot amicably battery to demolish it at once. They come to a general settlement In will have first to establish their regard to the carrying on of the As a follower of football case.
guine.
At the instigation of the In- peetor General of Police (the Hon.
I will not say at this stage why, among many others, lost in- Mr. T. II. King), Woo Pak.wing, of
I voted as a Councillor at Annual terest in attending the matches 99, Kennedy Road, appeared before
General Meetings. 1 would like, due to the exelusion of the Chi- Mr. Schofield at the Central Police
however, to put this same ques- nese teams from participating in Court this morning to answer a
local tion to the Councillors who have the various
competitions, and feel incensed at an Assaela- been in office for more than a war, summons accusing him of Griving *motor cycle No. 105 in a manner Having acquired a large exten- whether they voted as Councillors tion that could not find some way and at a speed which was dangersion of land in Shaukiwan Road. before, and if so, on what authori-out of the impasse; this season ous to the public on the Beach Quarry Bay, the well known firm ty? I should like to see some I do hope we are not going tu Road at Repulse Bay on Sunday, of Arts and Crafts, designers of Councillor sportingly mit have a
repetition of July 17. The defendant admitted Įfurniture and architectural decora- this question
The plurable state of affairs. the offence.
tors, are planning to erect thereon Chairman at the Council Meeting Again, speaking as one outside: The Hon. Mr. King said that at a modern and model factory for on 3rd August, and when I see an for the Association, I am of the
the manufacture of art furniture, official answer to this question architectural joinery, ornamental promise I will give my answer too, fibrous plaster, enstings in bronze and also why I, as an ex-councillor, etc., copper, stained, etched and raised objections to their voting leaded glass work, etc.
on the last occasion.
6.45 p.m. on the date named be was standing at the side of the Beach Road a short, distance from the cafeteria when he heard motor cycles approaching from the east The defendant was in front and on passing the cafeteria he accelerat
The plot of land acquired com-
ed to about 25 or 30 miles an hour prises 20.000 square feet and will
He turned his head and called to
to
tant de-
election
pinion that a change should be made in the constitution of that body and consider the system of same should be changed. Each club should have one presentative on the board, with a Secretary, Treasurer, and Chair- Honkong, Au. 1. man elected at the annual meet-
Yours etc.
Mok Sing.
re-
It would seem that the answering, the Chairman to have a vote
the rider at the back before he practically all be built over, so Mr. Mok Hing had prepared for in the event of a lie. Secretary passed Mr. King. Although he on.that the factory will be of no ly momentarily turned his head, mean dimensions. No final plans the Chairman if the "precedent
the speed and the manner he did
argument was
and Treasurer to have no vote again advanced, unless representing their
ing out that the Council's
-plead its cause in the event
And
Club.
of
all
have been prepared up to the has already been disclosed in the By this constitution, each club it was, in the opinion of Mr. King, Present, but it is understood that article published yesterday, point would be assured of some one to
the buildings will include grossly dangerous and negligent.
Continuing, Mr. King said he was in mufti and the defendant had no means of knowing that he was a police officer. He waved to the rider, but the defendant did
Arts and Crafts plan to make not stop. The rond at the time was clear but it was at the place this the most up-to-date furniture where there are two flights of and artcraft factory in the Far stopa lending from the Hotel and East.
a car park. Although the road was clear, the circumstances call-
Ag
nu-
specially constructed wood kiln thority to vote was deleted from any dispute, and cach and a cold storage plant equipped the rules of the H.K.F.A. on July would be fully interested in the for the preservation of carpets and 10, 1931. Mr. Mok Hing's letter business of the Association. furs.There is also to be a modern arrived too late for publication I feel sure the public must be yesterday, unfortunately, ittired of this continual wrangling dry cleaning establishment.
would have shown, rather in-that is going on in soccer circles, terestingly, that he had, working and the sooner some understand- independently, made exactly the ing la come to the better for the mumé discovery. It was in fact,gamu. What the public want to Mr. Mok Iling's hint that he had see is a good game of football, no something up his sleeve, reserv-matter whether the team repre- Ing his answers to certain ques- scnta Chinese or any other tions, and a remark in conversationality, and all correspondence tion later that he voted when a shows the great intorost the Councillor with full authority, no Chineso Clubs are taking in the longer exlating, that led to
scarne. In fact, last senson was a The weekly whist drives which The Royal Observatory reports that closer study of past and present dull season indeed without their Therefore let good are being held at the Police Recren- pressure is highest over the Pacific to rules and to the revelations made support.
counast prevail and let us have a tion Club, overy Thursday evening the east of the Bonins, and relatively yesterday.-Ed.]
strong constitution representative are becoming very popular functions. low over S. China. The typhoon is
there Each week, cleno on 100 persons 'eltuated to the immediate north of Sir, I have been an interested of all Clubs; then surely attend. There will be another drive Nahn, moving north-east. Local fore- ronder of all the correspondence will be an absence of trouble.----- on Thursday, commencing at 8.30 p.m. cast:-S.W. winds, moderate; cloudy, in connexion with the soccer dia. Yours,ote.
JUST REASON, Thone Interested are invited to attend. occasional rain,
pute in the Colony and, personal.
od for caution if not extreme cau tion.
The loss of a silver cigarette case has been reported by Mr. B. C. K. The defendant, who had a clear Hawkins, District Officer (South). record, was fined $30.
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