MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1922.
SEAMEN'S STRIKE. refused to go away.
POSITION UNALTERED.
CRIME IN A CASTLE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Chief Officer told him a second time where apon defendant struck him on the ohest and then rushed forward and UNCLE CHARGED WITH DEATH
OF HEIRESS. returned to the crew's quarters. The
UNION OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE. Chief Officer hoisted the police flag.
the position to-day as "cloudy and overcass, with no sign of change but possible extension of storm area Northwards." Fresh ping winds have been reported in the shape of one or two police court cases arising out of visits paid by Union officials te incoming shipa.
A Bergeant came on board and took the defendant into custody.
ship.
ed
the
The defendant
to stand
he
continu
SCHOL PRIZES.
THE KAILAP VERNACULAR
SCHOOL.
Pan
on January 19; Mrs. Richmond per- forming the ceremony,
The Headmaster, Mr. Duncan Cam bell, in his report stated that a tendance during the year was very Batisfactory, no fewer than Perfect Attendance Scholar-
the
The Kailap Vernaculus . School, Ty Not for many a year has a crime caused so profound a sensation in Wanchai, which is the largest of the ships having been won in Since the employers retracted their The Chief Oficer, Mr. L. J. Fugler, Germany as the mysterious tragedy schools maintained by the Society of Hglish School. Ten students in offer and the mou retreated to their corroborated Mr. Lewis' statement. enacted in the lonely castle of St. Vincent de Pauf, held its 2nd the Chingar School who were never original position, not the faintest He said that after all the Union men, Kleppriacorf, in Slesvig, last Fab-annual priza distribution on Saturday absent during the year, were awarded
There afternoon, glimmer of a settlement has shown as he thought at the time, had left ruary. An attempt to unravel the
WAN a larg special prizes. Bir Ellis Kadoorie up on the horizon of the seamen's the ship, the defendnut
mode
attendance of wher caine mystery will be
pupils with strike. Borrowing from the meteoro- from
had given a Scholarship which will The the forecastle.
their parents and friends. trial of Peter Grupen,
Hi be competed or next year. The logist's vocabulary, one might sum up witnes was standing on the charged with the murder of Dorothea Lordship Bishop Pozzoni distributHeadmaster thanked the following after dock on the port side, near the Rohnbeck, a beautiful girl of 16 to the prizes. Amung those present gentlemen for subscribing to the gangway. When he saw the defen-whom the castle belonged, and her were Rev. Fathers Banchiu and Site Prize Fund: Mears, Pub Heung-yan, dant's card he ordered him off the cousin, Uraula Schade, a child of 13, Messrs. F. H. Barnes, Chen Wing Fun Fui Ya, Chow Hin-sang, Pun begins before the court of Hirschberg. Chun, H. Dixon, W. G. Fitz Gibbon Chak-long, Wong Mei-san, Lo Sou-
Li Yat Choi, On February 14, Frau Eckhard, the
Kau, San, ahan, Lo Chung-kut, Kong Siu-cheun. grandmother of Dorothea, Ursala, and J. J. Remedios, Tam Kwok Choi
It was mentioned that the following her younger sister Irmand, were stay-
Tiu Fong, and Yuen Li Pak.
scholarships had been awarded: ing at the castle, and es way Peter
Mr. Li Yat-choi, the mapager of English School: Ho Kom-tong Grupen, Dorothea's role by marriago, the school, Lead the following report: Scholarship, Tse Taze-Fai; Cban They were all together in a room be Your Lordship Rev. Fathers and Kai-ming Scholarship, Tsoi Ling-hin; fore luncheon, and with them was gentlemen:
In the name of the Ho Fook scholarship. Ng Ming-hing; Dorothea's governese and her house. Working Committee and on behalf of Ohan Tung-shang Scholarship. Liu keeper. Suddenly the girl Ursula took the pupils of this school, I beg to Fook pui; Lau Chu pak Scholarship, her cousin out of the tom, and 20euder our heart-felt thanks to the Chan Sik-fui. minutes later when luncheon was Society of St. Vincent de Paul which The school wi re-open announced they bad not returned. A has undertaken the entire financial February 15. maid was sent to call them.
preponsibilities of the school Echool started the last school year with 100 boys on the roll as against 78 at the beginning of 1920. It was opened for 234 days, and there
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repeated the order. The detendant anid that he would not go until all the seamen, firemen and stewards went with him. Defendant was standing with his back to the gangway, and the witness stood in front of him to prevent him from going back to the crew's quarters. When he told the defendant to leave the ship a third time, the latter struck him on the left shoulder, and pushing past him, went to the forecastle. The witness did not attempt to stop him but went to the bridge and hoisted the police fing.
At Union headquarters there was "no particular news" to hand out to-day but officials spoke counidently of the extension of the dispute to Shanghai, Swatow and Amoy. No definite confirmation of this forthcoming, but it was ascertained
the Empress of Russia, which was said to be one of ben
hung 1 [
She returned with the news that at. Shanghai, has left that port for Manila, being
she had found the two children dead actually in touch by wireless with
After defendant's in a lower room with blood flowing Hongkong. The effect of the food arrest the Chinese crew left the ship. from their wounds. A revolver lay shortage is gradually being felt in The bo'auu, No. 1 fireman and steward at Ursula's side, and it was supposed Hongkong. Fish and eggs are difficult came to him and told him that they that she had shot her cousin and to obtain now and frait and veget-had to leave although they did not then herself. ables are becoming scarcer.
wish to.
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TWO MONTHS" HARD."
YOH SEAMEN'S DELIATK.
Mr. Hind objected to this and the Magistrate allowed the objection.
Replying to Mr. Hind, the witness said that the defendant did not show him a letter. He did not have guards o board armed with revolvers, but four Indian watchmen from Mears. Butterfield and Swire with sticks. One stood at the top of the gangway and saw what happened. The witness was not aware that there were any detectives on board. He could not say if the defendant was one of the men who came up from the Union launch. He did not see him go to the forecastle.
Jail, two months of it, with hard labour, was banded out by the Marine Magistrate (Commander B ckwith) to an official of the Seamen's Union named Cheang Taze Chai who appeared before him this morning to answer a obarge of having been unlawfully aboard the 8.9. "Kwangtang" without the permission of the officer in charge Evidence was given by the second officer of the ship, Mr F. Booth, to the effect that at about II o'clock on Saturday morning his ship was lying at anchor of the central fairway
There might have been another when four Union delegates, including launch--No, there was only one the defendant, came aboard without launch alongside. permission. The defendant came to see him and witness ordered
them all to leave the ship. The defendant refused to go and stayed on after his companions had left. Witness put up the police flag and the defendant who was down amongst the crew was arrested. After that the crew left the ship.
Mr. Hind who appeared for the defence acked the witness:-Do you think this man actually did go and speak to the crew!
Witness:-I am perfectly certain as I saw him talking to them.
Mr. Hind: Did you give the defendant leave to wait and see the master as he had a letter addressed
to the master?
Mr. Hind: He was the only man to board the ship from the launch!-No about a dozen came.
·
The
No
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
(la Voluntary Liquidation).
was a daily average attendance of THE NANOY MOLLER STEAMSHIP 81. In 1920 the higher and COMPANY, LIMITED. Shortly afterwards suspicion fell on lower schools were registered as Peter Grupen. The grandmother of two separate schools, but at the the children, Frau Eckhard, appeared request of the Inspector of Vernacular JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to have been entirely under his in-sohools they were, after the summer
Creditors of the above-named fluence sad it was argued that as holidaye, amalgamated with Mr. Wa Company are required on or before the the castles and enormous wealth Hung as headmaster and Mr. Lok 2nd February, 1922, to send their nee passed to her after the death of her Pak To as assistant. The school is "ud address and particulars of their robte or claims to the undersigned, the grandchild, Grupen hoped to benefit. divided into five classes and monthly 1 iquidator of the above Company, and He has consistently maintained that examinations were held in all classes if so required by notice in writing with good results. In Class A from the said Liquidator, to come in Master Pang Che On won and prove their said debte or claims at the Alves scholarship, presented woh time and place as may be aporified by Chevalier J. M. Alves. in Buch notice, er in default "thereof they will be excluded from the benefit debts are proved. of any distribution made before such
he is innocent.
Mr. Lewis: He must have permis-In Class B Master Ng Wai Yuen was sion to huard the ab p.
the winuer of the Dixon scholarship, presented by Mr. H. Dixon, and in Class C Master Ng Yok Kwai secured the Tan Kai Po scholarship, presented by Mr Tse Kai Po.
Mr. Hind: In that case anyone who went on board a ship to see a friend off would be liable,
The Magistrat What happens if he did not leave when told to do so, or when the gong is sounded?
Mr. Hind: He is then liable to prosecution as a stowaway.
Mr. Lewis: My garden gate might Bergt Dick, who gave evidence of arrest, said that defendant showed be open, but that does not mean that The efendant gave him no trouble. him a letter addressed to the Captain.y one can go in and rosin about.
Mr. Hind He had business. Mr. Lewis: Unlawful busines. Mr. Hind: He went on board to see the Captain.
said that defendant did not tell him Replying to Mr. Hind: the witness
the Chief Officer had refused to take the letter,
Mr. Lewis said that this closed the case for the proscention. The Indian watchman had been told to attend, but was not present. He was attached to the police force, and was probably on duty.
The Magistrate: And he was not stopped by the watchman at the top of the gangway.
Mr. Hind: Exactly. I was going 'o as tion that.
Defendant admitted having been on board the "Ningpo" soon after noon said on Friday. They had a Union banner
bat
the whole
OD the word going
A. MOLURE,
Liquidator.
Dated the 14th of January, 1922.
7, Avenue Edouard VII
Shanghai.
On Empire Day, a tea was given in the school premises to over 100 boys. | These boya were from the thres Vernacular schools: the St. Vincent
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, de Paul Society's School at Mongkok, the To Ying School of the Chine Joseph's Society, and the Kailap will be a MIXED FOURSOMES
Mon
There MONDAY, 30th January. School. The object of this social funcompetition in the afternoon on the tin was to bring the pupils together New Course. Medal Pisy, balf com- so that they may have an opportunity bied Club handicaps. Post entries. to get acquainted and associate with Competitors arrange their own match. one another. The expenses of this Man drive from lat tee. En range foc
i per pait. function were kindly subscribed by many friends of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, to whom we tender our grateful thanks,
Hoogkong, January 23, 1922,
THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
The Magistrate. Have you got the section before you Mr. Hind 1-No.
A class in English, twice a week, was again taken up this year and Af er referring to thesection handed found most useful and was much down by the Magistrate, Mr. Hindap reciated by the boys. This class NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY THIRD ORDIN- revolved
was introduced with a view to giving ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS the boys some knowledge of English in this Company will be held at the before they leave this school for other Company's Offices Victoris Buildings ar schoola to study this important FRIDAY, 10th February, 1922, at 12 o'clook NOON, for the purpose of re- subject.
la addition to the usual secular together with the Statement of Accounts ceiving the Report of the Directors subjects taught, special attention has for the year ending 31st December,
on board their launch. There was board
who
and
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not "being." number of members on Witness: I gave him no permis-
board. If a person could not “go on board sion. I gave him definite instructions but he was the only man to obtum permission to "be"
boarded the ship. He had a letter board, be could never go on board ati to leave the ship at once which he re- fused to obey.
and a card. When he saw the Chief all, and any person who boards the Captain was ashore, so he gave him both the letter and card. The Chief Officer took them and went away.
The defendant said that he went on Uffeer. the latter told him that the Canton steamer without a passage, been paid to the teaching of Bible 1021.
board with a letter from the Union to He found the second the master. officer there and when he
him the gave
letter he told asking the witness to wait by the After the witness had him to wait for the master. gangway. He went aboard alone and was not waited about 20 minutes, a police told to go aahore.
After hearing farther evidence by
Mr. Booth, the Magistrate found that
the defendant was ou board without
permission and had refused to leave the ship when ordered to do so,
SHIP'S OFFICER ASSAULTED,
UNION OFFICIAL FINE)).
"GOING" AND "BEING."
Chief Officer of the B. & S. 8.8,
"
launch came alongside. clothes
roeu came art
Two plain board. One stood beside him while the
other went
89 to
After further argument, Mr. Hind asked for a remand in order to look up authorities on "going.
intending to get one on board, would History and Catechism to all classes. be able to a prosecution.
There are many non-Christian pupils, but those also follow the teaching with keen interest and attention.
la conclusion, we beg to thank your Lordship; the Rev. Fathers and gentlemen for your presence and for the prizes so generously presented by Chevalier J. M. Alves (the Alvea scholarship), Mr. H. Dixon (the Dixon scholarship), Mr. Tee Ka Fo (the Tee Ka Po echolarship), and Mesere. F. H. Barnes, Chos Po Sien, W. G. Fitz- Gibbon, L. A. Barton, Li Yat Choi, H. Rozario T. M. Perpetuo, J. J. Remedios, J. M. S. Roanrio, J. D. Osmund and F. H. Dillon,
The Magistrate gave a remand unti! Wednesday afternoon, but sad that he would record a conviction on the charge of assault. the Chief Ad ress ng the defendant, the Officer. Presently they came
on Magistrat said: I find that you did deck together, and the police took push the Chief Officer on his own ship. witness in custody. He denied hav-and that is an as uit. 1 fine you $25 ing assaulted the Chief Officer, or on that charge. On the other you will having at any time been in the be remanded in order to clear certain forecastle. The Chief Officer did not points in law. order him to leave the ship.
Relpying to Mr. Lewis, the defendant said that some of the crew came to the gangway and spoke to him during the Chief Officer's absence.
Two witnesses said that they were
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"CAIRO" CREW CALLED.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from WED NESDAY, ut February, to FRIDAY, 10th February, both days inclusive during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary to
The Hongkong Land Investment
& Agency Co., Ltd. General Agenta for The Kowloon Land & Building
Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, January 23, 1922
The boys then sang several songs, TO SECRETARIES OF CLUES AND which were very well rendered indeed.
After this they were addressed by
His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni, who
ELLIS KADOORIE HONAM COLLEGE
OTHER INSTITUTIONS,
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Magistrate Wood beard evidence this morning in the case in which Chạn
congratulated the teachers sad the ALL preliminary notices of forth- Cheuk Hing, an official of the Chinese
Last Light, just as the performance papils on the excellent result of the coming meetings, lectures and Sesmed's Union, was summoned for on the launch. They saw the defend in the "World". Theatre was begins year's work and exhorted them to entertainments, sent for Insertion la having assaulted Mr. L. J. Fugler, ant on the top of the gangwaying, à voice that sounded like the endeavour to do even better during the news columns of the Ching Mail, speaking to the Chief Officer who voice of authority roared out from the coming year. It was mentioned are charged for at the rate of $1 each, "Ningpo," and for having gone on presently walked away. The defend the back that all members of the that the school had been very well last year) providing that they do not board the steamer without permission. ant never moved from his place until Cairo's" crew were to return aboard reported on by the Inspector of occupy more than four lines. In
Mr. DJ. Lewis appeared for the the police came. If there had been
at oice. Some of the bluejackets in Vernacular Schools and had been future if this space is exceeded they prosecution, and Mr. W. B. Hind, any assault they would have seen it: the audience rose and left. The other awarded a grant by the Government will be placed in the advertising dafended.
The Magistrate said that in order to belonging to other ships, presumably, His Lordship then presented the columns at the prevailing ratės, : Mr. Lewis said that the "Ningpo Bave time, he might tell Mr. Hind at tight and enjoyed a good show,
prizss," after, which the proceedings closed. arrived in port on Thursday and went that on the assault charge, he was to Waschal to unload a cargo of coal. satisfied that the Chief Officer's state- The crew appeared to be quite ment was substantially correct; and satisfied and worked all day and half he could not believe the witnesses for of the following day without any the defence. trouble. About a quarter to one on Mr. Hind subtaittoed that it was Friday a steam launch came along not a violent assault. If the defend- side with about e dezen men on ant bad pushed the Chief Officer, board carrying banners. They all it was hat with any felonious intent. boarded tha Vessel. The Chiol He was aware when he boarded the Officer intercepted them and order ship that there were armed guards. od them off Apparently they on board and one. Chinese detective all went, but about half an and one constable. In the circum- hour later, the defendant was seen stangas, he would have been very oording from the craw's quarters. He imprudent to show violenco naked to see the master. The Chief With regard to the charge of being Officer said that the master was on board without permission, the ashore and that he was in charge. Magistrate gave no opinion, and Mr Defendant produced a card represen, Hind dabmitted that the gangway. ting himself to be a Union delegato was down, inviting all comers to come. The Chief Officer told him to on board. The detandant had busine leave the ally. The defendant on board. He had a letter to del Walked toward the gangway, bút ta the Captain F
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On Board 8/9 Kurena?”.
Dear Mr. Clifford Wilkinson,
November 8th,
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you would
in Mr. LV. Lund's recent book, "Rovira Bast "yʊu will find reference to the quality of the water, which
thoroughly adorna: bava naver, unjoyed a mineral water ao mnoho
I propose taking ade botila kisk to London with
for your kind gift
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