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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE PROPOSED JESUIT COLLEGE
FIR RDFTOR OF THE BONGSUNG
DAILY PRESH."]
STR 1 have carefully read the recent sraele, published in your paper with priesence to the above subject. These few lines are intended for those who have taken a bralike attitude to the petition nut as going to be forwarded to the Pope in due cour
There are always people to be found to whom the word Jesuit" spells hatred and jealousy, I will endeavour to make a few remarks tital, I hope, will als enlighten those in this Colony who are sot acquainted with the Society of Jo and who may be influenced by criticis made
hy people who have never taken the trouble to enquire more fully into this subject.
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“Firs, allow me to correct the wrong im pression thas this appeal is solely from the Portuguese community. British Catholics residing in this Colony feel the want of English priests and, astonishing is not a single ཝཱ
appear. English priest in this entpost of the British Empire. Catholics and even non- Catholics will welcome a school where they can depend upon their children receiving Many residents And it to expensive to send their children 1 school in Europe,
a first class education.
ALLEGED BREACH око AGREEMENT.
THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1910.
LOCAL SHIPPERS INTERESTING CLAIM.
AN INDIAN CONSTABLE IN
TROUBLE.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED BRIBERY AND LARCENY,
He was further charged with miscon duct as an officer of the law.
In the Supreme Court yesterday, be
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before fore the Chief Justice (Bir William Roca Mr. G. N. Orme, hn Indian constable Davies, R.C.). Mosera, P. A. Lapinquo & was charged with entering the Govern- Co, merchants, of Queen's Buildings, ment Opium Factory with intent to a m claimed from Wo Fat Shing, merchantamit a larceny and with offering a bribe. and abig-owners of No. 81, Wing Løk Street, the sum of $2,002 damages through breach of a contract to carry some of the plaintiff'e cargo to Saigon.
The statement of claim showed that the defendants made a contract on October 23rd, 1915. to carry, for the plaintiffs, 20 pieces of wood from Hongkong to Saigon at the rate of $7.50 per ton of 40 The freight payable to the cubic feet. defendants under the contract upon 203 pieces, less 1 picces etually shipped,
was $1,163.37, and included in the amount which the plaintiffs are alleged to have suffered in damages through the breach of contrast is the sum of 33,1440 paid to the Socicle Anonyme for freight of the timber to Saigon.
Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mesra. Wilkinson & Grist) appeared for the plaintiff, and the Hon. Mr.
C. ✪ Alabaster (instructed by Mesare, Deacon, Looker, Dewon & Hursion) for the defendanta.
In
that,
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of
the
The defendants, is their statement, Anyone who has had a public school denied that they were ship-owners. education is aware of Stoneyhurst College the matter under dispute they morely
the Catholic public school of England.
acted as agents for the Hung Hing This is run by Jesuits, and there are many Steamship Company, owners of the 6.2. men who held high positions in the diplo aerter, which fact the plaintiffs knew matic and civil services who owe their the defendants, therefore, denied liability ans to the enreful tuition given by the The defendants further denied Jesuit Fathers at Stouryaurat. Anyone either as agents for the Hung Bing 8.8. who has taken the trouble to read the Lo, or at all, they made the contract or annual results of the Oxford and Cam committed the breach complained of A bridge examinations and London matri- agents of the Hung Hing B.S. Co. the eulation will invariably find the names
defendants stated that they entered into an agreement wit of certain timber, des with the plaintiffs concern. of studruts from the Xaverian College at wing the list of honours and Liverpool heading
and ing the the plaintiffs as consisting distinctions. 1 I would ask your readers cribed by the to turn to Manila, Shanghai, India, logs from 30 to 40 feet long, from Hong- Saigon by the Faertes, which Japan and America and see what exoel kong to
agreement was made and confirmed at lent work the Jesuits are doing at those various interviews between September places Zi-ka-wei Observatory in Bhang 30th, 1015, and October 23rd,
1916. The bai and the Manila Observatory are run
agreement was upon the following, among by the Jesuits, and this alone is sufficient
other terms-that any timber carried to show what class of men you are dealing should be at the rate of $7.50 per men. with. If the mercantile marine of the sured ton; that the amount married should world, when calling at these ports, can be 203 logs, or as many 25 could con
on the ship; that trast the lives of thousands in the hands veniently be stowed on of the Jesuit Fathers, surely a few dissen. ship-owners should not be held responsible ters in Hongkong count for very little,
in respect of any logs shut out; that the Those of your reader, who are leaving plaintiffs should send the logs alongside For England could not do better, when the ship loaded on fighters; and that the in London, than pay a visit to the church plaintiff should provide sufficient coolier of the Immaculate Conception & Farm to get the logs on board the ship. The Street, Grosvenor Square, and, if possible, defer agrement by carrying 31 logs on defendants stated that they performed attend one of the sermong on Sunday
could morning at leave convinced that the Jesuits are
no conveniently be stowed en certainly men of refincinest and great defendants stated that the plaintiffs broke
and were consequently shut out. learning From the pulpic in this very der part of the agreement by sending church, Father Bernard Vaughan baa
the logs alongside the ship afloat, instead denounced the Kaiser and Germany for the brutal treatment meted out to Bel of on lighters as agreed.
Mr. A. Fraser, Capt. of the Telemachus, gium during its occupation by the enemy. Mr. &. Jenkyng, Cop, had given evi- the Laertes This is not the only occasion when the and Mr. A. Lapieque, English Jesuite have denounced the base dence in this case, before the Registrar, characteristics of the Germana, and I fail in the latter half of last year. to comprebend how they can be termed
Mr. Potter said the defendanta had raised the defence that they were agents and that the plaintiffs were aware of this and contracted with the defendants as agents. Counsel said he would show the Court that that was utterly untrue, from correspondence which had been dis closed in the action. He would show that
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Inspector Kent stated that on March 31st defendant and another prosched B491 an Indian Custable on duty at the Opium Factory-and offered him $40 to be allowed entrance into the factory for the purpose of stealing opium, The constable, thinking he would si a trap for defendant, agreed to take the bribe and to allow defendant to enter
factory the
In the meantime, Authori the constable informed the
about
ргоровей the
theft. Lies Inspector Kent, with two other Polion officers, and Inspector Watt, who is in charge of the factory, hid themselves in the strong roon of the factory and lay The defendant in wait for the thief.
handing the $40 arrived at a a.m.,,. to B401, went to inspector Walt's office, where he took possession of the keys of the strong-roon in which the opium was The defendant had taken the pre kept. caution to bring & jug of water with him, for the purpose, it is alleged, of weeting his Bugere, su as not to leave Defendant any finger print clues behind. then entered the strong-room, but instead of finding the opium, was met by the Police officers, who arrested him and narched him, handcuffed, to the Police Station.
Mr. Orine remanded the case, refusing to grant bail.
MORTGAGING A SON,
PAWN BROKER DISAPPEARS WITH
BOY
At the Magistracy, yesterday, bofore Mr. R. E. Lindaell, a Chinese man and woman were charged with kidnapping a little boy, six years of age, from custody of his parenia.
It appears that the father brought the little boy from the country to Hongkong with the intention of inortgaging him, the father was in sore need of money. When the father and son arrived in the Colony they met a few friends, who cir caluted the nows that a boy was to be
The two defendants and an other woman, not in custody, invited the pawned. uld couple to a house,
10, and subsequently took Neither the boy onl
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PEKING NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
ANOTHER THREAT.
PEKING, March 26th.
The Japanese Minister as again ad- dressed representations to the Waichinopu on the subject of the secrot Sino-Japanese agreements which the Chinese Government has resolved to disclose. Mr. Obata has warned the Government that if the pre- mature disclosure of the secrot documenta should cause any loss to Japanese finan- cial and commercial interests Japan will hold China responsible for such loss. As a result of those further representatious by the Japanese Government the issue of the sceret documents has again boen postponed. Doubtless this, also, will be officially donio in time or explained, but the fact that the issue of these agreements has not been resumed, despite the Govern. ment's declared intention of publishing All
agreements entered into between Chine and other countries during the war, proves without doubt that pressure has been brought to bear apon China. Publicity, again, may make Japan niiga itself with public opinion on this in- portant matter.
In striking contrast with this desire for secrecy is the publication of the Sioms Carey Grand Canal Improvement railway schemes, together the and Marconi
Neither the Ameri- agreements. can nor the British agroment was ever regarded as secret. Indeed, though they bave never been published in full before they have been fully terms were known. Thesed and their inclusion of the Biens-Carey agreements in a series ing disclosed bry secret agreements being Chinese Government has somewhat dis pleased the American Legation. The Chinese authorities explain, however, that their decision way to publish all agree ments made during the wor Japan's objection to the divulgence of remaining agreements does not suggest that spirit of sincerity and frankuose which the Japanese claim as actuating their nation- al policy.
THE EUROPEAN PRACE CONFERENCE,
tbo
There is little direct news affecting China from Paris. Consternation was caused here by the publication of
a talo gram from Washington reporting that China's estae was suffering by reason of the activities of a traitor. Everybody was asking the name of the man, and it was surprising the number of men who The fixed upon a certain gentleman. subject, however, is unpleasant, I under. stand that the Government will agree to the appointment of Dr. C. C. Wn as one of China's official delegates to the Peace Conference. This ought to be taken as another indication of the President's desire to conciliate the South.
KUGENE CHEN.
A remarkable canard of the week was that Eugene Chen bad boon arrested nå Vancouver and found in possession of documents which were not stolen from the
19 o'clock mouse; they will the stuber; the remaining 179 10 ship the lad nor defondanta returned, and the Chinese Envoy en route to Paris.
German. The following very important point worth
careful consideration by Catholics what would have happened to looul Catholics bad Italy joined hands with Germany ask your reader to con- aider what would have been the effect had
The
were contracting with tho
the Italian Mission been corupelled to plants as a Company and they never repatriate. The only answer is that Catholics would have been without their religious consolations.
I have questioned many prominent local Portuguese and they are unanimous that if the Pops allow the Jesuits to open a school in Hongkong the Superior and the majority of the Fathers must be English. Tho Catholice are not at variance with the
the
Mr.
Chen, according to all accounts, is still enjoying his liberty.
VIBE APPOINTMENT,
father growing suspicious, informed the Police. As a result of curtain in formation, defendants were arrested
Detective-Sergeant Wills applied for
Mr. Purdom, forestry expert, has enter. week's formal remand to enable him to The Police had discard the buying Agriculture and Commerce jointly under trace the missing defendant and the boysed into a contract with the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of which the third defendant was staying.
Mr. Lindsell remanded the case, fixing bail at 8500 carb
"A REGULAR GANG OF
PICK-POCKETS
be will plant considerable tracta the Peking Hankow Railway and, perhaps other lines, with the more quickly growing trede, so that in, time there may be a supply of wood to meet the railway needs in respect of sleepers and telegraph poles. At present these represent chargo upon the country of one million dollars a year.
GERMAN EXCEPTIONS,
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It is inevitable that the axemption of Germans from the general deportation should moet with considerable criticism, but in some instances it is justified. learn that a German in Peking has been has been selected by Tsao Ju-lin to carry exempted for no other reason than that be out the construction of the proposed international-club. This case in very glar-
ing.
THE PRESS ULUA
LITTLE BOYS CONVICTED.
*There seems to be a regular gang of theee boy pick-pockets coming up every week," rauarked Mr. Lindsell, when Chinese youth, barely as high as the dock pleaded guilty to picking the pookets of a Chinese man and stealing 60 cents.
Bergeant Arie atated that detengant had two previous convictions against him. very time witness was on duty he man- aged to arrest these miscreants.
Mr. Lindsell (sotto voce): Rascal!"
An unusually interesting reception was (To the father): You have only one son.
given by the members of the International the third time he has been oun- Prosa Club on Tuesday afternoon, when victed
Why and Chinese officials attended, several of you look after him better? don't you thrush him
them giving very thoughtful speeches The father replied that the son was veryThe Club has made an excellent start.
If he thrashed him her ROMISH OF SPRING. disobedient would run away.
Sergeant Aris: Father and son have be fixed abode; they sleep in the streets.
Mr. Lindsell sentenced defendant to six weeks' hard labour and twelve strokes with the birch.
sent by him ether with the lists of carry the wood and received a quotation don of lureony. Your only one! Why maubers of the foreign diplomatic body
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knew anybody else, and that it was be lieved that the ships concerned belonged to that Company. The defendants said that the contract was a contract to carry the wood only by the s.s. Latrice, whereas the plaintiff, on the other hand. stated that there was no such agreement, and that the defendant had agreed to carry Italian Mission, and any wuch ramour
the goods to Saigon, no matter how they carried them, and that the contract could will be denied by the Committee respos have been performed by carrying the Biblo
for the petition that is being sent to goods on any bont. The plaintiffs, on
Thin This very petition has been September 30th, 1015, made an enquiry Pope. sanctioned by Bishop Pozzoni and will be from the defendante for a quotation to signatories, to the Vatican. Such an act of 80.60 per ton. On October ist, an on the part of His Lordship is decidedly result of that quotation, plaintiffs wrote an indeation that he is aware that a Letter to the defendants, stating that higher-grade school for Catholics is absu- they would be glad to know whether the tutely necessary.
ship could carry wood of over 30 feet Without wishing to intrude too much in length, but not shove 40 feet. That letter your valuable paper I would like to was written becsuso Mr. Lapieque wanted appeal to all local Catholics. Let those defendants to know the exact size of the who cannot fud a good word for the wood. $6 per ton was the normal rate for cargo at that time. No reply was remiy- Jesuits have their way (and whatever they ed to that letter. Indeed, the defendants say will die a natural death), but Catho-seemed to have made a point of not fice can
do their duty better by signing answering plaintiffs' letters.
A ropre the petition to Bia Holiness Pope Bene diet XV thany
scutative of Messrs. Lapicque called on writing controversial defendants shortly afterwards, when the letters to the P
size of the wood was again discussed and the defendants agreed to carry the wood at 97.50 per ton, the extra $1.50 being asked hecause the defendants' representa tive thought that B6 was too little for wood of the weight and aise stated. The re- presentative, whom the plaintiffs regarded
Lastly, I very much regret the expros sion Proteints, heathene and others" that appears in the petition; this tortu could very well have been expressed in the simple words "non-Catholice," and, I am sure, no offence or insult was intend. ed by the Committee. Thanking you for your courtesy in publishing this letter.I encloso my card-Yours, etc.,
April 7th, 1919.
DR.
ENGLISHMAN.
BARN RDO'S HOMES.
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE Hongkong DAILY PERS"]
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Another Chinese youth, also charged with picking pockets, was ordered to ser ceive eight strokes with the birch.
BURGLARY AT QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.
CASH, CHEQUE AND DRUGS STOLEN.
Between 9 and 10 p.m., on Saturday
as the son of the proprietor of the defennight, a thief or thieves autored Queen's be carried at 87.50 per tor, but there was stole som dant firm, agreed that the wood should Dispensary, facing D'Aguilar Street, and no mention of any particular ship, and
no suggestion that the wood should be tity of medicine, choque, and a quan-
carried
The
WILD
Spring has brought to the countryside the beauty of blooming trees. Almond, cherry, plum give their rich colour effecté to baro surroundings and help us to forget the long winter. The ducks and the eso have returned from their southern migration, and all life seems to be astir with new vigour.
SPORT,
LAWN TENNIS,
KOWLOON v. ST. STEPHEN'S.
This league match on Saturday was won by Kowloon by bo to 44. Scores:
Mead and Hobbs lost to Choy and Ma, 3-8; beat Yew and Tam, 7-4; beat Chao and Yuo, 7-4.
Davidson and Brawn last to Choy and Ma, 1-10; bent Yew and Tam, 7-4; beat Chao and Yue, 7-4.
Chunyatt and Edwards beat Choy and Ma, 83; bend Yow and Tem, 74; beat Choo and Fus, 8-9.
fixed for to-morrow, weather permitting.
Yesterday'a result was as follows:
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP YINGLES.
The
dispensary, it uppoare, on any particular boat.
tho back premisas defendants could have performed the entered through
of a house occupied by &
Chinese contract by carrying the goods on any
Kentleman,
$200 in and
cash, a Mr. bout or an more than one boat.
quantity of Lapicque confirmed this arrangement cheque for 819.45, and a
The watchman with the defendant firm. As a result of medicines were stolon,
N. E, Kent entered the final of the that arrangement the plaintiff purchased of the dispensary was on duty outside,
but was not disturbed. He discovered Open Championship Bingles yesterday 9-May I pars on to others a suggos. the wood, and plaintiffs would tell the the theft at 2
Court that they would not have purchased back-door was broken.
The look of the when bo bout Yow Man Tun in thros tion which has been made to me, namely,
Information was straight sets. He now meets the winner the wood if the arrangement for carrying immediately given to the Police. No of the Mishima-Redmond match, which in that, as the War Charities aubsoription-
The wood was list has just closed, the ox War Charities it had not been made.
clue, however, was left behind. aubscribers might be willing to give their required by the French naval authorities usun! contribution this mouth to the in Saigon, and it was important that it Hongkong Bod" in Dr. Barnardo's should be got to Anigon. On October 20th plaintiffs' representative again entled on the defendant firm and asked for the the vessel on which the wood name was to be carried so that plaintiffs should
Fal then proceeded to read porrespondenco have something in writing to make their which passed and stated that the dofon. position clear. Defendnut gain did not dans er carried the balance of the Club Handicap Singles, Claus put their pou to paper, and nutolher letter wood, hence the action before the Court, further application for the name of the& Co's shipping fork, gave evidence for wa written which was not nuuswered. A Mr. Gumes de Silva, Moars. Lapioque||13), ship was tunde, and for the Arst time the plaintify, and the hearing was ad- | C. B. Brown (roca. 16) v. B. A. Mundendid
(Continued at fort of next column.) journed until today.
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HomeR
If, na we were told, every fighting men mado a differoner, then we surely owe -n debt of gratitude to the 10,353 Barnardo Boys who took part in the war, and this endowitant land in Hongkong'a recogni tion of their services to the Empire, and ingmorial to those who died. Yours Faithfully,
PAULINE POLLOCK, Hongkong, 7th April, 1919.
the defendant stated that it would be the 3.5. Laertex. Finally the Laerior only Coun- shipped as of the logs out of 903.
N. E. Kont boat Yew Man Taun, 0-1, 0-4, 0-1.
TO-DAY'S MATORS. Club Handicap Doubles.-Limut. Col. Crisp and Capt. Murray (sor.) w. A. IL. Orook and A. A. Claxtost (rec. 3/0),
A
A. Morse (Foss. 3/0) . N. E. Kent (owe
Club Handicap Singles, Claas " D."--
(roci 2/0).
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