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to the balance-sheet for 1897, he had a piece of evidence to produce which would, he thought, throw considerable light upon it. But of course he did not contend for one moment that certain items in the balance-sheet were not genuine. There were certain balances brought forward and so on which corresponded with the balances of the previous year, and that was all right. They had no complaint to make with regard to them, but he thought he should be able to suggest to his Lordship that it was ex- tremely probable that in some details this balance-sheet had been cooked.
The Chief Justice-You do not challenge the other two; only this one?
Mr. Pollock-It is only necessary for me to challenge this one.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
CRICKET.
A CLUB XI. V. ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS. Play commenced at 11.30 a.m. on the 1st inst. The Royal Welch Fusiliers won the toss and went in to bat. They had 5 wickets down for 53, but before the sixth wicket fell 80 runs were added. When the tiffin bell rang the score stood at 140 runs for 6 wickets. Play was resumed after tiffin, but the R.W.F. were not got rid of before they had compiled a substantial score of 196.
Revs. Salisbury and Good opened the Club innings, but with the exception of the former of these, the first six batsmen did not offer any serious opposition, and the score stood at 90 for 6 wickets. However, 54 runs were added bo- fore Libeaud was caught for a carefully played The Chief Justice-But still you do not pro-10. This brought the score up to 151 for 7 pose to challenge the other two ?
wickets and the Club now looked as though they Mr. Pollock said he did not propose to dis-had a chance of winning; but unfortunately cuss or argue about them. A man named Lan Lung, who was employed at the Yu Tseung Shing shop in 1897, and was probably employ- ed there to-day, entered in a book the tea sales, which book would be produced. This book showed that the sales of tea for the year 1897 amounted in value to 9260 taels, whilst the balance-sheet only showed sales to the value of 7,855, or 1,905 less.
The defendant corroborated the statement of his counsel.
The hearing was adjourned.
Thursday, 6th December.
In Original JurisdictioN.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR JOHN CABRING- TON, C.M.G. (Chief JustiCE).
CHAN HUNG TONG V. POON HUNG, SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS THE PARTNERS IN THE YU TSEUNG
Salisbury ran out to one of Hill's balls, which he missed, and was very well stumped by Johnson, after having played a good innings of 82. The remaining wickets made a poor stand and the Club innings closed for 154, the last three wickets only adding 4 runs and the R.W.F. won by 42 runs.
For the R.W.F. Lieut. Williams's dashing 56 won the match for his side and Capt. Doughty and Lieut. Higgon also played a good innings for 39 and 25 respectively,
Libeand
For the Club Rev. E. H. Salisbury played a very fine innings and proved himself to be un- doubtedly the best but on the ground. His bow. ling also was good, although not very successful. Shettle showed himself to be a very useful bowler, as his analysis proved-5 wickets for 65-and with more experience of the ground he should follow up his first success. made a good stand for the Club at a critical part of the game, and his fielding was smart. The Club were not strongly represented; however, but for Howard's three overs, which gave the R. W. F. 45 runs, they might have come out the right side. Howard was no doubt upset by bowling three no-balls in Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Messrs. his first over. The Club men lost at least 20 Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plain-runs between the wickets, often only getting tiffs, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, QC. (instructed one run instead of an easy two, but the batsmen by Messrs. Deacon and Hastings), for the did not seem to realise that every run went to- defendants.
wards winning the match; whereas on the other hand the R.W.F. very often stole a run when, if the fielder had been smart, the batsman
SHING FIRM.
This is a claim for $1,970.40, money lent and interest thereon.
The hearing of the evidence for the defence was continued, and the hearing was further adjourned.
THE "PERSEVERANCE" PIRACY.
The hearing of the evidence against the two men, Cheung Yan and Leung Kwai, on the charge of piracy and robbery within the juris- diction of the Chinese Empire, came to a close before Mr. Hazeland at the Police Court on the 1st inst., when the defendants submitted their statements.
Cheung Yan said he went on board the Perseverance at Macao to go to Cheong Chan, to join the fishing junk Kwong Li. On the way the launch was captured by pirates, and he and the other passengers were robbed, defendant losing ten pieces of clothing, two dollars, and two quilts.
Leung Kwai's statement was similar. He also was going to Choong Chan to join the fishing junk Tai Sing. He, in company with other passengers, was robbed by the pirates, and the accusation implicating him in that piracy was a false one.
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The two men were ordered to be confined to gaol pending the Governor's orders.
We have received from a correspondent the following example of Anglo-Chinese epistolary style, which may interest our readers :--" Dear Sir, I was very glad to met you on the other day but still yet I feel kind of regret for I have not stay little longer and have conversa- ion with you as we had couple-friends of us was waiting; But the Clerk's business we were talking about I suppose I can stand it that is in case they don't give me the great hard work for commence, I don't think they would rather I only say so. Now I havn't got much to say the only thing I wish you shall be kind enough to try your best to get me a position at your office or any other place if you can and oblige. Hoping hear from you soon, remain, yours respectfully,
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would have been run out.
To-day the Hills will play the Plains; and next Saturday the Club will play the Navy, who by that time should be able to muster a strong
team.
Appended are the scores and analysis:-
Second Innings
not out.
ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS.
First Innings. Lieut. Hill, o Cox, b Shettle 11 Lieut. Higgon, b Salisbury 25 Lieut. Gwyther, o Libenud,
b Shettle
Lieut. Johnson, o Stewart,
b Shettle
6
b Shettle,.
C Salisbury, b 7 Shettle, 39
Capt. Doughty, run out Major Sir H. McMahon, c Hooper, b Howard Lieut. Williams, b Shettle 56 Capt. Cadogan, run out..... 15 Lieut. Lloyd, b Salisbury... 2 not out Prt. Amesbury, o Way.
mouth, b Shettle Prt. Stafford, not out..
Extras
17
9 c Waymouth, b Shettle,
В
Total
.196 Total (3 wkts.) THE CLUB XI.
Bev. E. Good, e Hill, b Higgon.. Rev. E. H. Salisbury, st Johnson, b Hill 81 J. Hooper, a Johnson, b Higgon
5
2
R. Shettle, R.N., b Hill
12
6
17
13
10
W. H. Howard, o Hill, b Higgon
P. C. Cox, b Stafford..
Capt. Waymouth, R.A., b Hill
E. J. Libeand, a Higgon, b Hill
A. Stewart, hit wicket, b Hill..
Lieut. Melville, 2nd Bombay, s Johnson,
b Higgon G. A. Woodcock, not out
Byes
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS.
First Innings.
0. X. R.
14 8 65
Shettle Balisbury Howard......... 8 0
14 0 49
1
.154
Second Innings.
0. X. a.
5 0 22
3
12
3
1
Waymouth Good Hooper
Higgon Hill
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0. M. B. W.
0.
M.
B.
W.
4
0 31 1
+248
THE CLUB XI.
0.
22
3
2
SUNNOR LED PROPUSANGYAN
Stafford......34244.............148948
Williams
44
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47400
UNDAUNTED,
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K.M.8. ENDYMION V., XI OF HI.M.8'8.
** ASTREA AND Played at Happy Valley on 29th November. Scores:-
Н.М.Я. ASTREA AND D. Kirwan, o Silk, b Williama A. Ross, o Palmer, b Neat
19
UNDAUNTED.
2 3
A. Philbuok, at Price, b Franklin................................ 50
A. Carpenter, b Neat
F. A. Gordon, o Franklin, b Neat.
F. C. Brown, o Silk, b Neat.
B. Harvey, retired hurt
Cower, o Palmer, b Franklin K. Humphreys, b Franklin R. H. Kane, not out.
Boor, b Franklin
Extras
Total
H.M.A.
'ENDYHION.'
C. S. P. Franklin, a and b Ross
Williams, b Boss
N. M. C. Thurstan, b Cower
E. H. Neat, b Cower
J. H. Orton, not out.............. A. R. Palmer
E. 8. Silk
R. W. Bayly -- Price H. B. Wilson W. Fraser
Extras
did not bat
Total (for 4 wickets).
FOOTBALL.
8
2
8
0
24
21
.132
46
15
15
26
1915
20
138
HONGKONG F.C. VERSUS SIEGE TRAIN XI.
This match was played at Happy Valley on the 1st inst. in favourable weather, before a good turn-out of spectators. The teams were :— H.K.F.C.-Goal-Kew; backs-Looker and Russell; half-backs-Jenkins, Pinckney and Bonner; forwards-Capt. Swettenham, Lieut. Clapham, Noble, Wild and Yule.
Siege Train:-Goal-Field; backs-Moor. house and Hay; half-backs-O'Brien, Nicol and Ryan; forwards-Gattius, Scott, Phinn, Bond and Woods.
Hongkong won the toss, Noble kicking off and was successful in capturing. He passed to Bond tackled, and passing to Clapham. Woods, who sprinted for goal. Looker inter- posed, however, and a bye resulted. The goal kick saw the ball again taken charge of by the right wing men of the Siege Train. Yule 5 tackled, and a shy in favour of the Tommies was recorded. Phinn captured, and, relinquish- ing the leather to Bond, another visit was paid 9 to the Hongkong eustodian. Looker and Rus- sell, however, worked effectively, and a tussle at goal resulted in a corner against the home eleven that for a time looked very like business. The Hongkong forwards eventually were successful in getting the ball out, only, how- ever, to lose it almost immediately to Scott, who tried a long shot for goal. Looker finked, and Kew, who appeared to be depending on Looker, was almost caught unawares as the ball came in. He just managed to save, however, 32 and gave the leather to Yule, who carried it into midfield. Up till now the game had been all in the ground men's territory, the latter aoting entirely on the defensive and appearing to have their work cut out to do even that; they had very few, if any, opportunities of assum- ing the aggressive." The Siege Train were playing a splendid game, and defeating their opponents pretty nearly on all points. Their recent campaigning has rubbed all the super- fluous flesh from their bones, and left them just such men as can take their places, with- out fear for the result, in almost any foot- ball field and against almost any team. Yule in midfield had to relinquish the ball to Woods, and the Siege Train forwards again visited the Hongkong custodian. Another of the series of struggles at Kew's goal resulted in a corner, which was unproductive. Kew sent the bull over to the left wing, and Wild sprinted pluckily and shot. It was a good try, but was spoiled by Moorhouse. Swettenham sent the ball in again
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