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The Caletta Corporation re- cently decided to give the whole of its contract for gas mantles to Germany. For many years, the, larger part of the contract has been for British mantles, and this year the committee, which la pre- vided over by a Swarajist, recom During the whole of that time she mended that 400 gross of mantles has never been absent or late, and of British manufacture and 300 has received bronze and silver grosa of German should be contract medals from the local Education bed for. At a meeting of the full Committee for having made, five Corporation, Mr. Razak question- and seven years perfect attendance respectively. She will now be pre-ed the consistency of Congress sented with a bar to the silver councillors in buying British good. medal to commemorate her, nine Mr. Da, Gupta, a member of the years' perfect attendance!
Congress, said that a sense of jus Mr. and Mrs. Edge's ave children tice ought to outweight Congress" have between them made 8 years' policy, but this statement was hot- perfect attendances, and in addi-ly challenged, and, after a debate, tion to receiving 25 certificates have the Corporation decided that all received three bronze and three maatles purchased should be Ger silver medala· In addition, the children also hold 30 Sunday-school certificates from the Church of England.
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The Corporation's decision, which has aroused indignation among the European residents, is typical of the policy of the present Corporation, which, while raising Miss Widdowson mentioned that
a large revenue from European traders is refusing wherever pos she was leaving Upper Chine to gosible to buy British manufactures
to a school near Eastbourne.
Mr. Singleton, cross-examining: I suppose it will be the sort of post you get because of your knowledge of girls!
Miss Widdowson. They are boys this time. (Laughter.) She said that when Mollie did not run after her herself she used to send another girl...
Did you kiss Mollie from time to time No, I have only kissed ber twice in my life.
Miss Widdowson said that Mrs. Hobson, Mollie's aunt, once told her that she thought Miss Damon had a "down" on Mollie, and Miss Widdowson replied, "If you think that why don't you send her to another school?"
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not believe Mollie was fond of her.
Did you think that Mollie was hanging out of windows after you to try to make, a fool of you -I think she had tried to make a fool' of a good many before me. Miss Widdowson said that she thought that Mollie was trying to make a fool of her after the first three weeks.
Talk in the Dormitory. Miss Beryl Lee Thomas, of Ryde, formerly a pupil and prefect at Upper Chine School, spoke to hear- ing talking in the dormitory where Molly Hunt slept after "lights one night early in the summer. term of last year. It was against the rules, and she banged on the door.
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Miss Marion "Phillips, another pupil, said that after her interview
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with Miss Damon Mollie Hunt came to the dormitory and laughed about Miss Damon, she said, had ask- ed her to promise to improve in her behaviour. She added that Miss Danion would not expel her because she was afraid of Mollie's aunt, and as it was her last term she intended to get the best time out of it that she could. "We got the impression," said Miss Phillips, "that abe did not intend to keep her promise to Miss Damon."
public she became sullen, Misa Replying to Mr. Singleton in Damon said that she had to re-ross-examination, Miss Damon said prove Mollic for associating with that she realised that expulsion was parlourmaids in the pantry and a acrious matter. She had never lending them her gramophone.
Mollie, added Miss Phillins, told expelled & girl before Mollie new girl, Isabel Tilley, that she Hunt's school fegs were only two would have a good time as a new thirds of the usual fees, but her girl, but that when she got a bit. attitude toward the girl was in no older she would not be allowed to way influenced by that fact. She make her own friends or enjoy her- did not now regard Mollie as a selt. Miss Phillips said she report truthful girl. She did not reseated what had occurred to Miss the expression "old cat."
Damon.
After the coming of Miss Wid dowson, said Misa Damen, she found that Mollie was frequently out of the classroom and hanging Not any more than I was when I
about in pasanges. She asked Miss Widdowson not to encourage: her. I thought she deserved it.
and on Miss Miss Widdowson's reply was that Miss Hunt agreed that she was Damon. It was a most regrettable Mollie's attentions were unwelcome rather lazy at school and that in
matter that the ense was ever and she resented them, as they her early years she was a very brought into. Court.
made her look ridiculous before troublesome pupil. She said that
There was evidence, said Mr. other members of the staff. Mollie on Good Friday afternoon, 1929, she had an interview with Miss Damon Birkett, of long continued disobedi- afterwards in the presence of Miss and agreed that she did not always enco by Miss Hunt. She quite con- Widdowash promised not to pursue apply herself to her work.
sciously broke rules. He was not her. Did you cry and put your head going to suggest that a head mis- tress should not be spoken of dis her shoulder and promise to turn over a new leaf-No. On respectfully among the pupile. So long as the world endured that Good Friday evening a Passion play would be done and no one cared was performed at the school, and a button. But in this case Miss out of the room, for laughing. She Hunt gave a solemn promise to Miss Damon and then went to the laughed before the play began.
Did you resent discipline Some-dormitory and ridiculed the whole
thing,
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Miss Hunt said that she was sent
times.
And took your own course 1-
He proposed to call, one of the Yes,
girls, who would say that Mollie Consciously breaking-rules? Yes. Hunt told them "I have given a Do you not think a head mistress promise, but I don't intend to keep in those circumstances is entitled it. This is my last term and. I am to complain of you? Yes. going to do as I like. She won't Did you not tell the other girls expel me because she is attaid of There was not." the in the dormitory that that was your my aunt." last term and that you would do as smallest word or the lightest act, you liked 1-No.
Mr. Birkett suggested, on the part You made a bright start to the of Miss Damon for which she was new term by calling the head mis- not thoroughly justified. Every tress an old cat? (Laughter.) thing she had said and done bore Did you call her any other names the mark of care for hur school Yes, I called her by her nick and for those committed to her Tame Demon." (Laughter.) I charge. should not have said it if I had
Mistress" --Evidence. not Been angry. I did it to relieve my feelings. (Laughter.). Mias Miss Kathleen May Damon, the Hunt agreed that she had been defendant, "giving evidence, declar guilty of disobedience and defianceed that Miss Hunt's conduct was of rules, and that such conduct, generally unsatisfactory while she na subversive of discipline in was at the school. She refused School
Mr. E. M. Carre, the mother of which Miss Damon did not apprové Miss Hunt, said that the action gave up games, resigned from the had been brought to clear her Girl Guides, and withdrew herself daughter's character. She regarded from most of the school activities. the expulsion of her daughter at a When spoken to privately Miss moment's notice as a terrible thing. Hunt was penitent, but when in
she had influenza and of
"long
Miss Maud Widdowson, a train-
· ** An Old Cat," el nurse, said that since Septem- In cross-examination, Miss Phillips ber, 1928, she has been sister said that she did not remember matron at the school. While she during the dormitory conversation was bandaging Mollie Hunt's in anyone calling Miss Widdowson jured ankle Mallie said that it was
"an old cat.” nice to have someone kind to her. Then she started to cry and coin Flained that she was unhappy at school and at home f
I kissed her and tried to com- fort her said Miss Widdowson.
Mr. Bingleton: There would be nothing unusual
öne of the staff an old cat"-Well, being called we do not usually use the expres sion every day. (Laughter.)
Lord Hewart's Rebuke. Mr. Singlétdn: Did you go with Mollie to the pantry for biscuits ?--- No. (Laughter.)
Mr. Birkett: Did Mollie go down and bring up biscuita -Not that I know of.
serious case." "..
"A New Leaf." Miss Damon spoke of Mollie refusing to obey the orders of the nurse who looked after her when
Unwanted Attentions, and painful" interview which she bad with Mollie on Good Friday After that Mollie used to send afternoon.. Mailie, she said, was
her notes and asked to be allowed penitent and cried and promised to to sit next to her at the brainst turn over a new leaf. Yet in the table. To three of the notes Miss evening during the devotional part Widdowson replied. "I told her, " preceding a passion-play which was she said, "to pull herself together But you used to have biscuits performed at the school. Mollie be- and not to make a fool of herself from the pantry I personally did haved very badly and Miss Damon Mollie lent her a gramophone, Miss nat. (Laughter.) had to send her out of the room Widdowson added. There were The Lord Chief Justice said that for talking and giggling..
quite a lot of gramophones at the the laughter must stop, as it was a Miss Damon described her inter-school. view with Mollie about the letters Mr. Birkett: Did they all go at which she had written to Miss once -Sometimes. (Laughter.) roborated the account of the dor.. Widdowson during the Easter holi- Miss Widdowson said that Miss days. These letters, Miss Damon Dafnor asked her not to. cucourage thought, were disloyal and dis. Mollie and she replied that she respectful. She said to Mollie: had not done so and did not like For the last time, I will give you Mollie's attentions at all "Mollie," another chance if you promise to she said, used to stop me every behave yourself for the rest of the time I went up or down to the term. "Mollie promised and said school. It made me a laughing- she would respect the school' rules. stack She asked Miss Damon Then on Monday she (Miss Damon) to speak to Mollie in her presence, was told Mallie had ridiculed the and Mis Damon did so, Asking interview, while talking to other Mollie to stop it. Mollie pro girls in the dormitory.. After care mised to do so. send Mollie away. There was no other course open said Mirs Damon. I did it for the protec tion of the discipline of the school."
Were you actuated by any feeling of ill-will to Mollie Oh no.
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letters which she received from Mollie to Miss Damen Miss Wid dowson replied,It would have. been disloyal to the school if I had not after all that had happened." (Continued on next Column)
Isabel Tilley,- the new girl, cor- mitory conversation, and said that she got the impression from Mollie Hunt that Miss Damon was unfair and unjust.
This concluded the evidence, and Counsel addressed the jury.
Farthing Damages. After an absence of about an
hour and a half the jury found that the letters were not defamatory and were written without malice, but they found that Miss Damon ex-
able cause and awarded one far- thing-damages for that.
The Lord Chief Justice said that he would not give judgment until he had heard the legal arguments. arising out of the jury's verdiet.
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