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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933.
ECHOES OF 1859
40-Hongkong's First Chief Justice Criticised
(May 30, 1859.)
The tutelar goddess of Justice in this Colony, either uses false weights, or has had her feelings viointed to such a degree, as to bring on hysterics. Really some
Judge, thing should be done. Jury and Magistrate are all to blame in a greater or smaller be- gree. Whether justice should be with dealt out at all, whether
with a mercy, with vengeance, long arm, or with a shart one, is really a perfect lottery.
of
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Last Week's Activities
Friday, October 27. His Excel- lency the Governor and Lady Peel gave a small dinner party and, accompanied by their guests, after- wards attended a performance st the King's Theatre given in aid of the Cheero Club Building Fond.
committed for trial, who had de- coyed & boy under false pretences from Namtow to Hongkong- Saturday, October 28th. His Ex- hence he invaigled the victim to cellency the Governor and Lady Macao, and there placed him in Feel accompanied by Capt. RF. barracoon, whence he was re- Walter, Aide-de-Camp and Mr. J. Pilcher, Private Secretary, leased by his father on the pay-G.
The Acting Chiet embarked in H.M.S. Keppel ment of 832. Justice decided that the Court (Capt. A. R. Hammick, R.N.) and Why, good went on board H.M.S. "Eagle" had no jurisdiction!
Court had no (Capt. L. V. Wells, D.5.0., EN.) heavens, if the power to punish the prisoner for where they saw flying and gunnery selling the victim at Macao, sure- exercises. In the alternoon His ly the fact of the latter being Excellency and Lady Peel visited found in a barracoon might be HM. Dockyard where they were We declare conscientiously that taken as proof of the prisoner's entertained by Commodore and Mrs. we never could comprehend the intention in invelgling the victim Elliott and viewed various displays parable of the unjust Judge, until from Hongkong-an act which the given by the Navy in Hong Kong
power to in celebration of Nary Day. demonstrated in the Court sprely had the we saw it
Monday, October 30th. The fol- person of John Walter Hulme punish:
Government Esq. The prominent features in Then again look at the mutineer, lowing lunched at
not only drew his House: Dr. J. G. Schurman, Mr. an unjust judge, we should have Miro-he
knite
on the Master the and Mrs. Douglas Jenkins and Mr. supposed would be venalty, cor- ruption, ignorance or partiality,Į "Messenger', but was allowed to LH. Gourley. None of these form the grounds indulge in perjury without let or of our Saviour's definition in the hindrance in the witness box in parable, which simply elucidates giving his evidence against Cap- He actually swore and sums up the characteristics tain Manton,
that he was picking his nails with of an unjust Judge in these words.
the knife he raised to stab his "Yet because this widow troubleth me I will avenge her lest by her captain-yet both for mutiny and continual coming she weary me." for perjury he was allowed to go
of the scott free! Can anyone, cognisant
the
other We could decisions of
give twenty fickle illegal partial one-sided summings up cases all of late occurrence, but enough to exemplify of the inhuman and, unjust sen- have said
secluded the
our meaning. Let the above be tences and of
contrasted with some of Judge Wednesday, November 1st. Lady "laissez-faire" of 'Judge Hulme,
outrageous sentences, Peel gave a tea party to the mem- read these lines and not be struck Hülme's
have no patience to bers of the Ministering Children's with their applicability to him? which we We look upon his conduct as the repeat, which are too notorious to League. source of the erratic irregular render repetition necessary-many stream in which. Justice nows in of the victims of his severity are the Colóny in every ingredient of still in our Jail, many others have its composition. To demonstrate been released by the humanity of Can anyone con- our position.. About a week ago the executive..
who tradict the position we started a jury acquitted a coiner, had not only been detected in the with, that the sentences of our Instead of being the act of having passed, as well as Courts having attempted to pass bad dignified exponents of the law, dollars, but with actually having the result of the logical deduc- secreted in his house coining im- tions of our plements, etc. - The excuse this sapient Jury give (we hear) is that not knowing the Chinese had white copper, they did not believa such a man as the prisoner could make so good a counterfeit. Again at the last sessions a man was
MEXICAN POLITICS
Ex-President Calles To Take
Office
Reports from Mexico state that ex-president Plutarco Ellas Calles, present leader of the Nationalist Party has announced that he will Minister of accept the post of Finance, recently offered him by President Abelardo L Rodriguez. His reason for accepting this office is that he intends to co-operate with the present government in every way possible to improve conditions in the country.
Tuesday, October 31st. His Ex- celleney the Governor and Lady Peel accompanied by Capt. Walter, Aide-de-Camp, and Mr. Pilcher, Private Secretary, went to Macao in H.M.S. Tarantula" (Capt. W. G. Benn, R.N.) and returned the official visit of His Excellency the Governor of Macao. The party were entertained at an official lunch by His Excelleney and given Madame Miranda and at a garden party in the afternoon.
Thursday, November 2nd. Ledy Peel opened the Peak Children's Sale of Work held at the Peak Chub in support of the funds of the Ministering Children's League.
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Friday, November 3rd. Rear- Admiral R."A. "Hill, C.B., C.B.E., R.N. and Payr. Commander D. H. Pasmore R. N. arrived at Govern-
-A seizure of 87,000 heroin pills. ment House. The following dined at statate" book the Government House Commodore F. R. Porter R.N. and Mrs. Porter.
Saturday, November 4th. Rear- contained in two huge sacks, was Police on the West even handed precepts of justice F. Elliott O.B.E., R.N. and Mrs.
on Tuesday night. Pasmore left Government Point praya tempered with mercy the safe- Elliott, the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Admiral Hill and Payr, Comman-made by guards of society by the vindica- Mackie, Mrs. and Miss Mackie, der
The tion of the majesty of the law-Capt. L. V. Wells D.S.O., R.N., House. His Excellency the Govern-Two coolies who were engaged in
Merchants Wharf, bolted. have been, for some time looked Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Bousfield; nor and Lady Peel attended the carrying the sacks near the China
a complete lotter and Professor and Mrs. R. E. Totten- International Fair and Pageant at
seizure was confiscated at the upon as
ham, the Rev. G. TWaldegrave St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. fortuitous contingency?
M.A.,. Capt. R. H. Stringer 0.B.E., Lady Peel performed the opening Central Magistracy on the appli-
cation of Inspector Hourihan. R.D., R.N.R., Payr. Cominánder ceremony,
ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOL PRIZE GIVING
(Continued from Paje 2).
differ by as much as 6 years and yet the only alternative at pre- sent is to exclude boys of 10 and over who do not understand Eng- lish when they first arive. If we get such boys about 9 or 10 years. of age, we could do much more Instructional for them and and disciplinary troubles would be greatly minimised..
Our
STUDIES,
Mr. Calles is one of Mexico's
We held three examinations dur- most capable leaders and manying the year-a Test. Examina- people familiar with her affairs tion and the usual Half-yearly think that. were it not for the
and Annual Examinations. Cer- legislation prohibiting a president holding office for two terms in succession, he would still be at the helm of the nation.
2,000 HEROIN PILLS!
Defendant Heavily Fined
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A charge of unlawful possession of two thousand heroin pilla was perferred against a Chinese named Loo Kow at the Central Police Court on Saturday morning
tain innovations were made in the type of questions in English with a view to estimating general intelligence rather than standard of attainment.
in
At the Annual. Exäminations- Classes 8 to 6-136 boys were ex- amined 120 or 88% passed English subjects, 86 or 83% pass- ed in Urdu and 113 or 83% pass- ed in both groups. Class 4 was as usual examined by the Educa tion Department of 30 candi- dates 15 passed: Three Govern- ment Scholarships tenable at Queen's College of King"I" College were granted.
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It was stated by a Chinese Urdu i decidedly weak in the detective that defendant was ar upper classes. Local-born boys as rested on Friday evening at Tunga rule do badly in it. This is be- On Wharf with the 2,000 heroin cause (a) it is a foreign language pills hidden in, his bag.
to them and (b), they have little Defendant pleaded guilty and incentive to apply themselves to told His Worship that he was it as a pass in Urdu is not essen ordered by a person he did know tial for promotion, either within to carry these, pills, and he, was the school or to Queen's College. to be given a certain sum of I have recommended to the D. E. that steps be taken to improve money as reward...
the status of Urdu as a school subject.
Mr. Balfour fined him $2,000 with the alternative of going to prison for four months,
Previous Headmastera háye com
An order for the confiscation of "mented on the general weakness the pills was made,
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