SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1928.
ST. STEPHEN'S BOYS'.
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.
'A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
COPPER WIRE. -
ELECTRIC CO. CLERK DISCHARGED,
COOLIE SENTENCED.
A successful year's work was re- yesterday afternoon, a Chinese At the Central Magistracy ported at the annual prize distribu-clerk employed at the Hong tion yesterday of St. Stephen's Kong Electric Company's sub- Boys' College.
utation at Shoktongtsui, West The Rev. EW, L. Martin, M.A., Point, was charged with the lar- the arting Warden, presented the ceny of 36 lbs. of copper wire, following report, which was ren-
an unemployed Chinese was charged with receiving stolen property..
dered into Chinese by Mr. A. Ling, B.A., Chinese Headmaster:
it is great pleasure to have with us to-night Mrs. Mok who is herself a well-known educationist
whilst
defence of the clerk..
Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the
Mr. Guy Hayley, engineer of and whose husband. Mr. Mok. Kon- the Hong Kong Electric Company sang, is a Council Member and a stated in evidence that the first special good friend of St. Stephen's College. The year 1927 has shown accused was in charge of both the an increase in larders, the num-office and the store room at the ber now being 57, out of total the subject of the charge was old sub-station. The wire forming of 109 born. Many day-boys will become boards, 1 belleve, when copper wire kept in the store room larger accommodation is provided. Prior to being forwarded to the Mr. Tang Ying-land. I.Sc., an ela boy, is Housemaster, and four ar
main store.
The second accused was un-
the European Staff are also res known to Mr. Hayley, and he had dent at Februlum House. Our no authority to receive any of the own motor-ins plies between Pok-wire on February 28. fulum And Prospect Place before By Mr. Lo: The first accused and after school.
had been employed by the Com- The Chinese studies are improv-pany for just over two years, lag vinder the organisation of Mr. and previously the witness had no A Ling. D.A the Chinese Tlend cause to suspect his honesty. master, and Mr. C. II. Thm; B.A.. -aided by Messrs. få Hotngs and Kwan. Sulkui. We have again to thank Sir Shot-sont Cher for so generously demting special prizes La encourage the Chinese studies ofer students,
SCOTT LETTERS,
THE CHINA MAIL,
CINEMA NOTES.
LOST £40,000: “I MUST WORK! "THE SCARLET LETTER" AT
HARDER"
HOME LIFE.
THE QUEEN'S.
"THE CIRCUS" TO-MORROW.
Shadows Before.
A
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Scarlet Letter."
time to-day include The Scarlettrodice Me."
Rictures showing for the last
Many sidelights on Sir Walter Scott's home life are revealed by a series of letters sold at Messrs. Pattick and Simpson's,
Letter," from Nathaniel Haw- These letters, written by the thorne's famous story of that name. author of the Waverley Novels to The leading roles are filled by one of his intimate friends, Lillias Gish and Lars Hanson, the Robert Shortreed, Sheriff Substi latter making his American screen Victor tute of Roxburgshire, cover 38 debut in this picture. years of the lasting friendship Seastrom, famous for his work in between the two.
"He Who Gets Slapped," ance more
Scott's nobility of character was reveals his skill in directing "The never more strongly revealed than Scarlet Letter" and succeeds in in the following note from Castle making the climax, the scene on Street, Edinburgh, on January 23, the pillory, where Arthur Dimmes- 1826--
dule dies in the arms of Hester The most unhappy and un-Pryne, one of the most emotional expected failure of Constable and dramatic scenes of any recent (Scott's publisher), which will tom. a certain degree involve poor Ballantyne, will make me a great "CONFESSIONS OF A QUEEN." loser, but I have been a great gainer also, and I'must be pa- tient, live at less expense and
or better than I was:
Another picture showing 'for the at time to-day is "Confessions of
work harder. Doing so two or a Queen," presenting beautiful three years will make me as good Allee Terry and Lawia Stone, A philosophie attitude surely world Theatre. "Confessions of a which is being screened at the for a man of 65 who has just lost queen" deals with life behind the
40,000 in a commercial crash.
sverer of a king and queen who "Her Reluctance."-- An earlier letter, dated October other for reasons of state, but who have been forced to marry each
1
To-day-World Theatre; "The Confessions of a Queen."
To-day- Star Theatre In-
March45 World Theatrë; } "Mantrap,"
DS WE END
له الحمد الله
Columbia
·RECORDS
Scottish Country Dances
4587
March 4-6-Star Theatre; "The Whele Town's Talking."
March 4-10-Queen's Theatre;| The Circus."
March 6-7-World Theatre; "The Crown of Lies,"
March 6-7 Star Theatre; "Altars of Desire."
March 8-Musicale at Helena
4588
4529
May Institute.
March 8-10 — World Theatre; "Drusilla With A Millions."
March 8-10-Stor Theatre: "Tha Little Irish Giri.”
Sports. To-day Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club race, for “H," "Y,” “L”
"G" Classes.
To-day "American" lawn ten- nis tourney (mixed doubles) for members of the Ladies' Recreation members of the
chases (Spring meeting).
To-day-Fanling Hunt eteeple-
March G-R. H. K. Golf
Club
(Ladies' Section) medal compet I- tion..
March 10-Next Tournament of
March 11-Sixth extra race meet-! Ing of Maeno Race Club,
The witness stated in reply to 14, 3787, deals with his engagenter fall in love with each other the H.K. Boxing Assen.; Lee Thea-:
mont. It runs ----
a lung with the result that they decide tre. Percival Street, East Point, Dear Bob,--This day train of anxieties was put an end to retire into private life. to by a letter from Lord Down shire couched in most flattering terms, giving his consent to my marriage with
other questions that there were only two keys to the store room. One was kept by himself and the He other by the first accused. admitted, however, that some- times at night the foreman took charge of the store room.
Became Curious.
"INTRODUCE ME.”
The picture at the Star Theatre, English sirlies have had sue
I am thus far on the way Douglas Lean's entertaining manes in different branches, such
to... because betwixt her re-comedy, "Introduce Me" is also a plectricity and magnetism. The next witness was a wire-luctance to an immediate mar-being screened for, the last time arithmetic and English, in which|man employed by the Company,riage and the imminent approach to-day. MacLean, who is forced in muflpks, dist netiens were nward- | Ize ginted that on February 28 he of the session I am afraid I shall this film to assume the identity of el our students in the recent was doing some work in High be thrown back to the Christmas, famous Alpine climber, affords 16. rleulation and Senior Exaraina-† Street and had occusion to go to holidays.
great amuserent by conținually Wan Tracking should be the sub-station at Shektongtsui (The blanks are due to the note retting into hat water and each natuletid on his distinction in to get two lamps. The first te paper having been torn by the time escaping by the breadúta of a Anelish, which is not eary for) nused" supplied him with the removal of Scott's seal).
hair. Chlaese students to win. Among | kanps, and at the same time he the Junior exaktistov, Ling Sig- took cut of the store room the kui, son of the Chinese handmas fecit of wire in Court and asked fer, should be mentioned for dis- the witness to take it to a man neous in Arithmetic, Science, named Au (second accused) at
No, 20, Yue On Terrace.
and Biblical Knowledge..
tempis team defeated.
1 were
Scotsman's "Exports."
black cattle.
CHARLIE'S LATEST.
Charlie Chaplin's latest comedy.
the Queen's Theatre to-morrow.
March 14-Nith bi-annual race for ship's life banta ("Trevesza" Trophy) starting at 4 pm.
March 17-Hong Kong Jockey Club extra race meeting, Happy Valley.
March 20-R. H. K. Golf Club (Ladles Section) bogey competi- lion, New Course. Faaling.
Lammerts' Auctions, March 5At 169, The Peak, (M. Kellett Rd.) valuable house- hold furniture, 2.45 pm.
March 5-At Sales Room, Dud- dell St., postage stamps, 5.15 p.m.
Meetings.
March 6-Meeting of lady help- ors of the "Cheer "O" canteen,!
tute. 10.30
at St.
Chater Rd., noon.
George's Bldg.,
Miscellaneous.
To-day-Chinege Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. with Chinese Medical Assen. hold health campaign at F.M.C.A. Bldg., Eridges St., 7 p.m.
They were married in point of fact on Christmas Eve the same year, the lady being Charlotte Mary Carpenter, who with her mother, had fled to England from "The Circus," is to be gereened at Chater Rd, in Helena May Insti- the French Revolution. The In sports we have carried on This the witness did. As soon Carpenters (or Charpentiers) thegames in their seasons. Some as he handed the wire to the held a mortgage on the estate of "The Circus" presents Charlie in
March 10 Thirty-second yearly Jobilation was aroused when our second accused, the latter snatch- Lord Downshire, which probably the guise that first won him fume
4 stronged up scale and went into the explains why his consent had to tramp attired in baggy trou-meeting of shareholders in the sers, with ill-fitting coat, trick Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., CR.C. teum. The only defeat of kitchen to weigh the wire. The be secured.
"The Circus" is Ltd., 2, Lower Albert Road, noon. derby, and cane. the senson was by the University, witness then became curions and
March 16-Thirty-ninth general which was considered pardonable suspicious of this unusual be- Discussing the prospect of one full of quaint torches, full of
glad to note cur Old Phaviour, and followed secondl dc-of his sons going to India; he roll incidents, full of delightful meeting, of the II.K. Electric & Co.,
thrills. Reyn winning all the University cussed into the kitchen to sec writes:-
In short it is a picture Ltd. Company's offices, P. & 0.
made by Bldg., noon. unis championships this year. what he would do with the wire. It is rather hard to part with that could have been
March 21-Thirty-ninth annual Congratulations are due to Messrs. Whilst the witness was watching our children but what have we only one comedian alive by the St Sze-kwong and Wet Wing-lek second accuser, a Chinese detec-poor Scotsmen to send out as ex-prone artist, known and loved meeting of Green Jeland Cement an their election as chairman and tive arrived and arrested them port except our baires and our the world ever as Charlie Chaplin. Co., Ltd., oreretary of the Chins Davis Cup ↑ both. Committee. We warmly welcome Mr. Le in his gross-examination hoth from England as sporta mu-suggested that after first accused ter and mathematics master the had opened the store room he had Rev. F. K. Quick, M., who takes to leave it to answer the tele- ever the duties of Mr. T. d. Price, phone, and that during his ab- B.Sc., who has recently left.
sence the witness walked out The free night school, in which with the lamps and the wire with our own students act us touchers, out first accused's knowledge, - has carried en another year of This was denied by the witness. most useful work. Of this School The second accused's defence Mr. F. A. Britton, MA, is adviser. I was that the witness took the The Christian. Union committer. | wire to him and asked him to dis- nay with Rev. H. S. Wittenbach, pose of it. MA., as adviser, has taken week- ty collections fre various charities, and made known to the stadienis the noble work, done by local in stitutions such as the Tung Wa
Bospitals, and Nethersale
the Chinese Leper Society, ete. It is pleasure to see many of our Old Boys taking a leading part in charitable and nublic services. On the grounds that there was The Social Committee, of which no corroboration of the evidence Mr. C. H. Tam. B.A.. and Mrs. brought against him, the Magis- Martin are members, completed its trate discharged the clerk. year's work by organising a The Chinese charged with re- "Students of 1927 Concert" for theceiving the wire was sentenced to Building Fund. The Committee six weeks' hard labour.
The witness also denied this.
The corespondence continued to within a year of Scott's death.
Despite peraiskont runiðura of In April 1831 he wrote from Abbotsford refusing an invitation the appearance of a tiger, first in because
the Serangoan district and later at "I shall retair some of the very Seletar, there has been no report to unpleasant symptoms by which the police by any Singapore anima! was afflicted in Edinburgh, anti Idealer of the escape of a tiger. The
March 5-Mr. R. C. Tredwell, Eupposed am advised not to venture into animal was
have U.S. Consul-General in H.K. lec- crowds till the good weather con-evaped in the Serangoon area. tures on "Personal Experiences in firmes my health.”
Д
to
"Straits
by Enquiries made But though the good weather Times" reportor elicited the in- came, health did not, and the last formation that there is no authen- letter of the collection shows the report of the appearance of the After the Chinese detective both in penmanship and composi-¡beast, who arrested second accused and tion that the great flame was be- the lant witness had given evid-ginning to burn low. It was from care, first accused went into the Abbotsford in September 1831, to witness box and gave evidence on his old friend: the same lines as indicated in Mr. Lo's cross-examination of the wireman..
March 5-II.E. the Governor formally opena King's College, Bonham Rd., 3 p.m.
Russian Turkestan" at Helena May! Institute, 5.30 p.m.
March 5-Distribution of prizes
at St. Paul's Institute, Causeway Bay, by Lady, Clementi, 5 p.m.
SUFFERED FOR 35 YEARS WITH ASTHMA,
DIABETES, OBESITY, AND MANY '
OTHER DISEASES.
HAD BEEN CURED BY POO ON HERBS.
It gives me concern to say that! I cannot attend at the Court this year; the doctors have prescribed a foreign country as a thing necessary to mend my very indi- ferent health, and I am willing at least to give it a trial though at
"I am in better health now than I then I have been for 35 years. After the melancholy expense of chang- ing my habits at a late period of have been for thirty-five years, and taking the Poo On Herbs I feel better feel well in every way, after taking in every way and sleep sound nights. life. But it is to be what gives the Poo Un Chinese Herbs," says Jelt I can put through a hard day's work me some chance of recovering Chastine. "Also I reduced frum 220 without having that tired and all in health at least the best hazard of pounds to 170 pounds without any bad feeling as I did for more than 35 it.
The following years. I take this means of telling effects remaining." The rest of the letter canatatement made by Jeff Chaatine, who of my remarkable ere by Poo On lives on Granger Avenue, two miks Chinese Herbs because when a person of the College. To celebrate this lish, and Geography and History, scarcely be read, and Scott re-north of the Tidewater trucks, a well- has cufered a long time (30 to 85 occasion the Old Boys' Committee Wong Tao-tong: Equal 1st in turned from his foreign trip a known rancher in that section, is very years) as I did, he wants to see others are arranging a dinner for Tues-Scripture, Chui Kai-ming: Int in dying man.
The letters were sold by order day, April 1, which they hope all Arithmetic, and equal 1st in Scrip- Old Boys who can do so will atture, Cheng Yam-ting; 1st in Al- of Miss S. H. Ferguson, a great tend. It is also hoped to arrange gebra and Geometery, Lo Kwong-grand-daughter of Robert Short- some other form of celebration mia.
are to be congratulated on raising the sum of $2,500 for the New
Buildings.
The year 1928 is the 25th. Year
Form III.: Dux and 1st in Eng-
later in April in which all who are Form II: Dux and 1st in Scrip- interested in the welfare of the school may be invited.
Prize Winners.
Prizes were awarded by Mrs.
sture and Geography, Les Wai-
reung; 2nd in English, Fung, Kam-
reed.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING."
Ect relief as my case, thoroughly proves.
Call and talk it over with me if you wish.
remarkable and interesting. The Box number of Mr. Jeff Chastine is RRB Box 88. Modesto California, U.S.A.
"For thirty five years I
I suffered with The above articles appeared in the asthma, bronchial, kidney trouble and Modesto newspaper during September diabetes. I had treated with doctors 1919, Mr. Chastine called at the Poo in San Francisco, Sacramento, Medeste, On Herbs Co., the other day and re- and numerous other places. None of ported that he was feeling as well an them had given me a permanent re-when he gave the above statement, lief or even a satisfactory relief, and sure was happy that he had tried chuen; 1st in English, Kwok Ying-
had asthma for very nearly thiry- the Poo On Chinese Herbs and receiv chia; 1st in Arithmetic, Cheng It is announced that "Chiengo five years, I was unable to sleep at ed the wonderful cure he got.
Thousando suffering from entarch, Xum-yue: 2nd in English and Geo-May," the "queen of Chicago's un- My bronchial tubes were no affected bronchial and lung trouble, throat,
night, and had to fight for my breath.
Mok Kon-sang as follows:-
graphy, Fan Chl-chiu; For pro- derworld," intends to devote the that I could hardly talk-seemed to cough, asthma, hav fever, ́malarin, Gold Medal for Dux of School: gress, Tang Pik-chee.
remainder of her life to writing talk in gaspa. I was much like a stomach trouble, Indigestion, constipa -Chau Woon-nin.
Form 1: Dux and lat in Scrip crook stories. This is giving very perzen out of breath from hard run- tion, gastritis, piles, diarrhoea, fistula, disonse, eczema, scrofula, Form VI: Duz and 1st in Eng-ture and English I.. Au Yee-suen; pertinent point to Henry James's ning and indeed that is just the way heart
bladder trouble, ish. Mathematics, Geography and 1st in English II., Chang Shin-theory that a writer of fiction felt. My kidneys aleo caused me female trouble, nervousness, Insemnia,
much troubic. I was forced to get up obesity, kidney, Science, Chau Woon-nin; 1st, in Cook; 1st in Arithmetic, Li Hon- should first undergo a process of many times during the night, My Bright's disenso, diabetes, rheumatism, Chinese, Au Yeung-hung; 1st in fan; For progresa, Chan Kai-ling, saturation in his subject and then stomach, face, legs, hands and
fits, paralysis, tumours, ulcers, pimples, Scripture, Chang Mung-ebiu; and Kam Cheung-ying.
exude. Henry James, didn't put it tically my whole body was bonusalgia, dropsy, pyorrhea, epileptic Chinese Sete. Equal 1st in History, Lo Wing-
pounds and my flesh was dizzinose, headaches and many other I weighed 220 as crudely as that; he couldn't or flabby and not solid as it should be chronle diseases, bavo been restored tsun 2nd in School, and in Eng. Gold Medal for Dux in Chinese, as clearly. But that was what he
could not cat what seemed to agree to health and happiness without poi- lish and Geography and 1st in His- Wong Tso-tong.
meant.. It will be a grim business with me. After I had suffered so sonous drugs or the knife, by the Poot tory, Chau Hung-nin.
if the idea gets; abroad that novel-long I heard of the Poo On Chinese On Chinese Herba.
THE POO ON CHINESE...... ists are practising experts in the Herbs Co. and I came to town and talked with the Herbalists. He said
HERBS CO.
and Science, Ling Sung-kul: Chin-Po-wing, Lo Ting-ou.
༣ ་.
Class A Wong Tso-tong, Chul Form V.: Dux and 1st in Eng-Kal-ming, Lai Hau-aik. lish. Scripture, Geography, History Class B. Cheng Yam-ting, Lau things they, write about. One he was sure his herbs would give me
would hardly dare to accept an 10-permanent relief. After taking the Yee ese, Leung Tin-yuen, Lau Kwan. Class C. Chua Tek-hong, Li Ka-vitation to dinner from anyone who Herbe for a while I could leap at and Li Hin-lung; 2nd in Class and ngok, Chung Chi-tung. History and Scripture, Yeung Sze. koung: 2nd in Mathematics, and Geography, Chin Wong-fatt, 1st in Mathematics, Tan Chu-song.)
Form IV. D and let in Borip ture and English, Lai Hau-sik 1st
Foo-lun. Chinese Herbalist, Man. aging Director, Over Twenty-five Years practical experience in America curing the sick with Chinese Herbs,
has so subtly poisoned people-on nights. My bronchial tubes anamed to Lower B.: Kam Cheung-ying paper-as Mr. J. S. Fletcher; and open up and 1 could talk a good deal!
ensler, After three doses of Poo On Fan Chi-chiu, Au Yee-suen. there is no way of administering Chinese Herbs I got up but once n
Lower C.: L! Hon-fan, Li Ping- sudden death without fear of do- right, sad now. I do not get an till Main Office: Modesto, California. vio Tsang Wah-hin.
tection that seems to be unknown is time to prepare for the Day's Hong Kong Office: 62A Queen's Road
C. (lat Floor), Scholarships: Mok Kon-sang to Mr. Edgar Wallace. Happily, work. My kidneva never crise me a
warticle of trouble now. The blent Entrance: 60, Queen's Road C. Scholarship, Ling Sung-kut; Bar- we can still believe that novelists ing in size cone. I reduced from £20 Office Hours: Daily 9 am to 12 pm.:
Scho
Ling Sungkai are not so good at these things 15 sounds to 170 pounds of gond. nolid 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 18
ficked
Lu Po-wing; let in Selance, Ceau Chip, Chau Woon-nin, Chan Hung Deyle would probab
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