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THE CANTON SITUATION. GENERAL NGAT BONG FING
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A message received in the Colony from Specch-day Chaton yeterday states.
"In complaince with an order of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, General Yeung Hu Man of the Yunnanese Army has to-day re lenged Goneral Ngai Bong Ping.
The Kwangai troops under the com- mand of General Sam Hung Ting are now withdrawing from the city."
The steamers from Canton continue to! bring down a large number of refugees which shows that the situation in their estimation is becoming worse.,
A REQUEST FOR DR. SUN AND ME TSEN.
School took pla the school, the
Rt. Rev. Charles Rile aiding. He was supported on the form by the Headmaster (the Rev. W. Featherstone), the Hon. Mr. E. Irving (Director of Education), the Rev. Teesdals Mackintosh, and the Hon. Mr. JH. Kemp, K.C
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, NESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1988.
bëthe course of his maport the Head-f
touched
“biect of educa tion for Britab childred in Hongkong.. Hesitated that British parents were in- plined to expect a little too much and to pay too little for the education of their children, He advised parents to remem
REMINAL SESSIONS.
THE PUIENE JUDGE (MR. JUSTICE
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MANSLAUGHTER CASE:
RISONER DISCHARGED.
case in which a motor driver, be that nothing weakened the discip-Li Bing, is indicted for tina, of a school so much as talking in åter of another Chinese, named Li drop of the children and passing ad-who was fatally injured in a motor
man
Ho
on the staff. versa criticism
It was noollision on the Castle Peak Road," seether, telling parents to send their Chin Wan, on October 27th, was con Thildren to England to be educated, fd yesterday afternoon.
With some there existed a certain amounts. Dyer Ball, for the Crown, con-
igreement on the subject, andled his case by calling technical evi others' could not afford to do so. Parente, in which Traffe Sergeant Albert pould quite well wind their children befith deposed to visiting the scene of the As the Headmaster sxplained in twerk the ages of ten and seventeeridest and taking certain measurements to the Diocesan Boys' School, and the the road, including skid marks made very lengthy annual report, this was an ordinary prisa-giving. In
girl to the Digoesan Girly School. T the car on a section of the road which not a prize giving at all, inso 15 general tone of these schools, was quite fas at the time being costed with tar. the boys worked during
ned high as that of boarding schools in F Mr. F. C. Jenkin, for the defence, call- scholarships, etc., but die bot for the land, but they areded better accomm the prisoner to give evidence. We learn from Northern papers that sake of any material
olation and larger grants in aid. aid he had been driving a car for his Gen. Wu Fet has referred to the a prize, but rather
Speaking us to the Boxer Indemnitymaster for the past three years Hel Government a telegram, which he received work itself. Also,
said that a park was to be spent on collected coming round the bend in the Irom Goo. Shen Hung-ying, Commander- affairs of the sort bri
catlon. Universities could not be carrond just before the some of the acci in-chief of the Kwangsi troops in and the guests, thr
fon without sufficient feeders" such dent, when he w about ten people in -Canton. The telegram gives Gen. Shan's dressed the gathering
their own school, and therefore it the road. They were busy tarring the version of the incident at the Council of tory, work, and pla
necesary that such schools should road. Witness sounded his horn and some War summoned by the Yunnan and their listeners by the
helped to extend as much as post of the gang walked to the sides of the Kwangi generals in Canton recently, self-consciousness.
With regard to sending youths abroad. About that time.his car was going when through a pre-arranged plot, Gen. and the clear enuncia
the report stated:To send of
at 18 miles an hour, because it was a Ngai Bong-ping, Commander-in-chief of lish language.
youths of sixteen to twenty-one yet!
Two of the tarring gang the Cantonese troops, who attended the speeches were Philip
age is generally admitted to be straight road. military conference,
put WEA
under Prefect for 1899, William
take. At that age a youth's chair remained in the road, one of them stand- arrest. The telegram reads as follows: Eric Wong Ching Tung. on Bok is not formed, he has not learnt to ing and the other squatting.
Gen Nag Pong ping aroused the Huen addressed the gathering in Cen-work and a sadden release from horid sounded his horn the man who was stand- indignation of the Yannan forces owing tons on the subject of Chinese studies. school influence and discipline wine ing walked to the side of the road," but to the murder (by his bodyguards) of a
Mr. Featherstone then presented his rally spoil him. In a foreign ry the man who was squatting remained in representative of Gen. Yang Shih-in. report, a virile and most interesting he is almost encouraged to think he the same posture. As the car approached,!
document. The Yunnan troops sought revenge. 1,
He remarked on the success is a very wonderful person. "fr the the people at the side of the road shouted however, immediately asked General Ngai stated that they been working on turns to his own country he sup the left hand side of the road Witness of their system of giving no prizes, and mysterious East and then when re to the deceased and he tried to run to take refuge in my headquarters in the these lines ever ace 1918 With regard pointed with the reception heives had no chance of missing hint. In the interest of his safety. I await the arrival to the school work they now had teachers both from his own people and the act of rising from his squatting position of Dr. Sun Yat-sen so that he may set for subjects is of for classes, and foreigner in his own country. Itinere the deceased picked up two tar buckets, I have never had the inter- they had found likt under this system a are to go abroad for educat they The deceased was caught by the bumper. tion of inflicting injury on General Ng teacher put more heart into his work should complete their school aniver. When the deceased was struck witnes
Sun will reach here shortly to assume the been affected for the better.
"Canton, is quiet. I hope, that Doctor and examination results had apparently sity education at home and the large) ostimated the speed of the car to be about|
number of ahors term postduate 10 miles per hour. Scripture Travelling Scholarships should avail witness put the injured man into his car leadership of the Southwest so ato and the Catechism were taught in all able to help them to go to rsities and took him to the hospital, but before Launch his big scheme.
classes though he felt that they needed and similar institutions in End, her doing so he reported the aident to the "I humbly request that you (Genaral more modern books on the subject. He should not be available for univities in arrival at Hongkong he went to Central Colonics and elsewhere; the Sqarships Chin Wan Police Station near by. On Wu) urge President Li Yuan hung and suggested that a library would be very England alone. An Educationunded Police Station and reparted the matter. Premier Chang Shou-segg to telegraph useful in this respect as it would cable on Education in School and Iversity to Doctor Sun and Mr. Tsen Chup-hsuan the older boys to read more select books at home followed by a Travellingcholar
the matter.
asking them jointly to attend to the on the subject of Religion, and so gain a rehabilitation of Kwangtung. The cop-keener vision of the ethical and spiritual tinuation of the internacine war only life. He felt that a good deal of the makes the people suffer the more. This, apathy of the people towards Religion I bettove, is contrivy to the desire of was largely due to the blind teaching Doctor Sun and Mr. Tsen to save the of the past."
As hol
After the accident
Cross-examined by Mr. Dyer Bail, the prisover said that be took it that the deceased must have heard the sound of! his horn as all the other people moved away from the middle of the road. Pri- one contended that the deceased was thrown from the bamper or to the mad gaard; and from there clear of the car. He did not the the deceased dragged by:
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The DIRDOTCOR OF EDUCATION fede very short speech, in the course he congratulated them on or dispensing with prizes. Heart that some years ago in his sinnareport [be said that prize-givings were fatly the car at all. country. An immediate reconciliation Referring to attendance, etc., more boys overdone in the Colony, and speed a
This was all the eviance called and Mr! (between the Kuomintang and Ching had been refused admittance during the case where a girl of about, fiftyearn Dyer Ball proceeded to address the Jury Hsuch
Hui. Parties) is, therefore, past year than has been the case at any of age was giran a 850 silver for at sotne leagth.
Mr. Tonkin, Counsel for the defence imperative.
time in the past More accommodationbad she worked hard all these and then addressed the Jury, laying particu winning an egg and spoon race, eread
"As regards the "officials for Kwang previous year; boarders numbered 110.
had been made for boarders than in any come top of her form she wou probar at on the point, that the speed of AGENTS FOR DOBBIE MOINNES NAUTICAL SPECIALTIES tung and Ewangai, I suggest that Doctor Also they had more boarder from outsils ably have been given a three-six the car at the time of the impact, accord Sun and Mr. Then make joint recem of the Colony than had been usual in the Penny Little Folk." He wished em as ing to evidence of some of the witnessent mendations to the Government which to nationalities and places:-
past. He gave the following figures as successful a future as they had han the was not more than 10 miles per hour and
post
therefore could not be termed reckless
will theb
Among those who were superbl at driving. effect the appointments 258 Chinese, 95 mixed, 10 Portuguces, the local examinations were, theollow- accordingly."
8 English, G Indian, 2 Greek, 1 Dutch,
ing:
GREAT FIRE AT CANTON.
RUMOURED ARSON BY RETREATING TROOPS.
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In summing up His Honour reviewed the evidence, and concluded by saying
1 Japanese, 1 Korean, Russian, 1 THE MATRICULATION, SINION ANDYNIOR that the Jury had to chce between the Siamese Boarders came from the follow- EXAMINATIONS Scholarship Ed- evidence of the two road menders and the ing places-Hongkong 37, Amoy 16, ward VII., W. Young Saye Figkong evidence put forward by the defence. Formosa 19, Manila 8, Canton 9, Hand, Government Education W. Your Says The evidence of the two road tendera
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down on the men in sup a way that A telegram from Canton reports that dakan 1, Korea 1. No less than 37 of Youngsage (Dist. Geography Physics, It was a question for the Jury to decide MATRICULATION HOSDERS LI-We might casily have killed the whale Ipt. are broke out in the western suburb the above are Amoy Chincke from Amoy, Chemistry, Drawing, Trigometry); whether they were satified bond all rea of the city Roo-I-Kai at 10 o'clock yeater. Formosa and Manila. day morning and it spread to the Sap In July and August of last year he had George Cyril Wing (Dist Engli
MATRICULATION PASS LIST KWA soarble doubt that this was true story. Sam Hong, the well-known business dis- visited parents, boys and old boys of Wie, Frank Quie Chan, Fincher. If so, they should bring in & verdict of If, on the other hand, trict. The are burnt furiously, for several the school at various places in Formosa, Peter Paw (Diat, Goog), Tin Kwok manslaughter fours and was not under control until Amoy, and the Philippines, and the Huen Thomas Ng Chung Sin To Lai they had any doubt as to the evidence of 3 p.m. About 70 houses were destroyed.
The cause of the fire it unknown, but all these places there were Chinese who Shiu Kai
all the press the fened was that in Him, E. F. Shen, Philip Moop, and Lee the roadmesiders, and they were unlo
tered men, they must not conviet. it was rumoured that it was an attempt would welcome a modern, well-equipped,
manner in which the prisoner had be on the part of the retreating Kwangsi well staffed boarding school in HongkOPS ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL, ANCHAI. haved after the nécident in reporting the soldiers to set fire to the city in order to where they could send their children, to
matter to the police at both the inter plunder but this rumour has not yet beenbe educated, He thanked the medical
The annual distribution ofprizes to the mediate Police Station and to the Central and nursing stafs of the Government children of the St. France and Holy Police Station and also the fact that he confirmed.
Civil and Victoria hospitale, Dr. G. Infancy Chinese School, Wacha, took bad buen out on bail were points worthy Thomas, and Drs. Ker Bros. for the place yesterday at St. Pick's Hall. of notice." kindly interest they had taken in the the awards were distributedby Madame school. Discipline during the year had Córveira Albuquerque e Casó. been generally excellent, and they had An entertainment was gien by the developed the prefect system so that the children, and appreciated by those pre boya were now more on their honour both ent
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ARMED ROBBERY AT SHAMSUIPO.
LARGE SUM OF MONEY AND JEWELLERY STOLEN.
The Jury then considered their verdict and after a very brief consultation.re- turned a verdict of," not guilty.". The prisoner was discharged. The Court was then adjourned sine die.
Big Honour and Mr. Dyer Ball looked
in and out of school. -In gamea they had The Headmistress in Ver | report decided to join se leagues or associa stated that the school was How tions, but were always willing to meet classed amongst those thich bad Money and jewellery to the value of other schools in friendly matches. $7,270 was stolen by armed robbers from did not think the league system a good vernacular
the highest point of eftiency for A MISSING JUROR. a house in Ap Liu Street, Shamsuipo, at one for boys. They were also gradually achievement was the result da visit by schools. This gratifying
After the tin interval yesterday at about a quarter past eight yesterday developing the house system. With rethe Inspector of Vernacular Schools re-the Criminal Sessions, when the hearing morning. The men adopted the usual gard to foes, they claimed that consider-cently Accommodation was n so good of a case, was about to be, resumed it was ruse of knocking at the door and saying ing their school was one of the most as it might be, and they ve greatly discovered that a juror was missing. that had come to see about the electric successful representatives of British du hauspared by the lack of a playground, His Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz lights. In this particular case the door cation in the Far East, their chargea but she hoped this deficiens would be remarked: I understand, Mr. Attorney. was opened by a nigh, who saw two were remaricably low. Their boarders fees remedied von Morrison Ht was re- there is a musting juror. What is the men standing outside. They told her of were the highest in the Colony, but if moved. She again reiterated her appeal, proper procedure 1 proceed do 1] their supposed errand, and as they had first class men were to be attracted from that she had made more than once in her not? iron implements concected with electric the Universities at Home they would reports, that the Government in its new lighting on their persons he thought have to have money to pay them. He Praya Reclamation scheme, yould take up the section of the Ordinance relating. ther genuine enough. They walked in thought that in the past education in their needs into consideration and that to the point raised. Before a decision on and then asked for a ladder. They were Hongkong bad been far too cheap. This site would be allocated to hem The the point had been announce Mr. Dyer told that there was not a ladder in the applied to the Far East generally school was a pioneer school for girls in Ball informed the Judge that the missing house, so they said they would go and Wealthy people had been obtaining edu- the Colony, and it was poesille. that be. Jaror had arrived and that it was not fetch one. They went out and came back eation for their children at remarkably fore so very long they would have to necessary to proceed further with the shortly afterwards followed by two other low rates. The result was that the pro- leave their present premises. Thanks to point men. A fifth care in almost immediately duet of the schools were rouths whose the generosity of the Rev. Fr. P. Maria, Airessing the juror concerned (Mr. afterwards. Suddenly four of them pull character and lives had been ruined by the children had been treated to many Eustace) His Honour to have ed out daggers, and one a revolver. They cheap education. They were neither outings during the year. Hr
we should do in the event, of, your, absence, threatened the occupants of the house Eastern nor Western and had neither the Tayler had very kindly presented them at boen, lopking up the low as to what with death if they made a noise, and discipline of their own manners and with a Christmas tree, and the Society of Mr. Eustocn.: 2 » ransacked the rooms, stealing the money customs, or of the Western Civilisation. St. Vincent de Paul had taken one Mr. Eustace: I am very sorry I nad jewellery. When they had taken all With they withed they walked out, and the in- tion tretre out to exterous carpina feient interest in the poor pupils who thought the Court resumed at 2.30 pm.
tions twelve out of eighteen Matricula attended the school."
I am very sorry I am late mates waited until the men had got well tion candidates had passed (two with Benhor Albuquerque Castro, the away before giving the alarm. Then it honours) and one was awarded the Portugume Consul General resided. was too late and the robbers escaped senior local certificate. In the' junior This year's, winner of the Lugard
locala P3 candidates had passed out of 3d, scholarship was Estelita Kavir.
arrest.
The Prime Judge: Well, you have, kept your brethren waiting.
The juror took his seat and the case
with was proceedë
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