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FALSE MARRIAGE
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Interesting Talk By Chinese Journalist
EFFORT OF YENCHING
UNIVERSITY
An interesting address on news papers in China was delivered yesterday to the, Y's Men's Club by Mr. Hin Wong, à Journalist of widė experience in the Far East.
Mr. Hin Wong, after telling his audience that, efforts are being made to secure better men in China for the field of journalism went on to say:
James Leslie Bryant. a private, did ask him the next day to of the 1st Battalion, the Lincoln-withdraw the notice. shire Regiment was yesterday Accused: Did I tell you that I committed to stand his trial at have finished" with this girl ahd the next Criminal Sessions by that I am not going to marry?--
Mr. Wynne Jones at Kowloon Yes. Magistracy, on a charge of having made a ales declaration to the Registrar of Marriages, on October 16, 1933, namely that there was let that. not any impediment of Kindred. Did you tell me that the mar-political sciences are taught, some- or alliance or any other hindrance i riage notice. is valid for
The department of journalism in | Yenching University in Pelping, the Did I ask you if I would get old capital of China, aims to attract into trouble I cancel the mar-university- men and women to the rage altogether ---I don't recol-profession. In 魏 university, arts and, letters, natural, social and
to his carmage with Lucy Leóng: | months?--I might have "told
Outlining the facts of the case, that' Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- torney General, who prosecuted, said that the accused was. mar- ried in England in 1926. He jo- ined the Army subsequently and was making a weekly allowance to his wife. On October 18, 1933 he gave notice to the Registrar of Marriages that he wished to marry and he swore an amidavit that there was no impediment. The Registrar himself took that affidavit...
No More Names Mr. T, Murphy, ASP, then gave evidence. He said that he received a certified copy of an entry OL marriage from the General Registrar Office in London, showing the marriage of the ac- cused in 1926 with a woman named in the certificate.
Mr. Philips Jacks. Registrar of" Marriage, told, the Court that he saw the accused on October 18, 1933 in his office, giving notice of marriage. He himself took the particulars from the accused and wrote "up, the usual form for him. witness either read out or asked the accused to read the affidavit after which accused swore that it was correct.
: A Matter of Rontine
About four or five days later, witness received a letter of enquiry
three times, medicine, engineering, agri- you 'culture, and other professions are | being prepared. A university gra- duate, with a higher · general education, plus some technical training in journalism including the history and principle of jour- nalism, news-gathering and edit- ing," advertising, newspaper mana- gement, correspondence, feature writing, and other subjects-should be able to dd better newspaper work from the beginning. In Yenching. students are given opportunity to learn how to manage a newspaper und gather and edit news while still in school through the labora tory in which newspapers are being Colour-Sergeant J.W. Robertson, produced and through which future of the Lincolnshire Regiment newspaper editors are able to come said that he, was in charge of the in touch, with printers and the Battalion records and that he printing room as well as with their know the accused. The acqused teachers in journalism, all of whom was making a weekly allowance are active newspapermen or former of 10s. 6d. to his wife in Engiand.editors or correspondents of long On January 16 this year, witness and high standing.
His Worship: Named What? Mr. Fraser: The name of the Iwoman on the certificate. I don't want to mention, any more names In this case.
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received from the accused 殺我 A school, however, cannot go on application for marriage allowance without public support, and Yen- for which a soldier became enti-ching University and its depart- tled when he attained the age of ment of journalism, Like all other from the Adjutant of the Lin- 26. On October 16. 1933 the institutions of higher learning, are colnshire Regiment.
accused was already, making a looking for some public goodwill weekly allowance to his wife at and assistance in their present drive for a fund to enable all the department of learning to go on and continue without interruption.
In reply to Mr. Wynne-Jones, witness said that the usual routine of the Marriage Registry was to get the full name and address of the applicant, Witriess said that he either read it out to the applicant or ask him (applicant) to read It himself and then sign it as cor- rect He would then All in the afidavit and let the applicant swear that it was correct.
Mr., Wynne-Jones: Do you as a matter of routine, point out why It is necessary to make gfidavit?
Mr. Jacks: Yes..
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Can you tell it has been done in this case?-Yes, to the best of my knowledge.
Home.
Evidence that the application for the marriage allowance had been signed by the accused was given by Company Quartermaster Sergeant Ernest Potter who said that the accused did it in his presence.
In this connection, it may be of interest to mention that Hongkong is more favorable to the press than other ports in China. Outside Dziren, a Japanese possession in After Police Sergeant J. F. Ken- China, where 3,000 persons in 10,000 nedy had deposed of having ar- are subscribers to newspapers, rested the accused from military | Hongkong has more newspaper custody at 'Shambhulpo on Janu-readers. In Hongkong, 1687 out of ary 27 the case for the prosecu- every 10.000 are regular readers, tion was closed.
while in Kansu", and- Kwelchow, When asked by H Worship if only, one among eyery 10,000. he had any statement to make or Outside Tientsin and Peiping, any witnesses to call, accused re- Hongkong newspapers--I mean plied in the negative.
Chinese newspapers are more enterprising and better edited than elsewhere in China, in spite of the censorship which, of course is tem- porazy..
Cross-examined by accused, Mr.He was accordingly committed Jacks admitted that accused for trial
Around the Courts
CHINESE WOMAN FINED
For Keeping Disreputable Boarding House
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON CONSTABLE
In Yenching, in the department of journalism, more than one-third of the students (nearly 20 out of 60) are, Cantonese coming overseas Honolulu, Java, etc.—and South China, Their return eventually to this part of China" will help the press, it is hoped.
There is every reason for friends in South China, as a part of their contribution to the welfare of their country, to see what they may do to develop the press of China into strong institution for public
An office coolie in the employ of the Jockey Club stables, was cautioned by Mr. Hamilton as Central Magistracy yesterday on a charge of assaulting P. C. Hazara service. Singh.
"I have been instructed by Mr. Clark of the 8.C.A. to ask for a heavy pénalty" said Det. Sub- Accused said that in the early Insy. McEwen when prosecuting hours of "yesterday morning he Chan Ng, a widow, for keeping a lodging house for prostitutes at Leighton Hill Road when he was was returning to the stables along
49 Gage Street. It was alleged
stopped by the constable who that the place was a distributing
asked to centre for girls brought from Canton.
A fine of $150 of three months' hard labour was imposed.
he
search him. He sub- mitted. He alleged that the con- stables "embraced him and tapped his face. Being frightened, he, shouted "save life" and struggled. Four women, Chan Yee, Tip He Wul Li
accidentally struck the con- Sau and Lal Ho, were stable on the left eye brow" with ined 8100 or two months hard a small cage which
wad labour each for keeping sly
carrying. brothels at 107. Queen's Road
Asked by the magistrate what Bast, 7. Arsenal Street. 192, Löck-
he was hart Road, and 101. Jaffee Road, the defendant replied he was re- doing out at 2.30 am.. Wanchal district, respectively. turning home after a mah Jongg
Det-Sub-Inspector Baker who prosecuted said there were twenty giris in the four houses.
game.
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was knocked down by a private An 8-year-old girl, Sing Suen,
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Another girl, Chen Yuet-ain, In discharging a man who was lles proudly under a glass case in aged 6, was victim in a similar brought before him for attempted the Exhibition of relics of famous Queen's Road East, near the Wan- accident which occurred in theft of a purse and for axaul- Polarexpeditions which was re-chat Market. In this case the ting another coolle on the Yaumatt cently opened at the United Sergirl received head injuries of a ferry Launch Man Wal, on Wed-rices Bruseum, J. White carried by rather serious nature, being after SUZANNE LENG
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wards takes to Hospital in the
afternoob..
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has been often commercially and
name exploited
her business manager, Mr. H. E.
Fister, told "Daily Mall re-
porter that manufacturers of cer- tain commodities have" used all manner of devices to associate Mile. Lenglen's name with their products.
the case looked to him like one Sir John Ross on Iris famous voyage of malicious prosecution.
to the Arctic in 1329.
In another accident at Queen's LEN" A TRADE It was stated that complainant The exhibition traces the history. had been struck in the face by of Folar exploration. over, roughly Road West, yesterday several people. Defendant claimed a hundred years. Among An Ech. Wo sPming, an elderly woman, re- that he had no three or four bits are some of the earliest photo-ceive head injuries from which it occasions previously played mah graphs ever taken, the work or is feared she may not recover. Jongg with the complainant at Petty Officer Thompsem, who served The injured womair is now at the -1,000 Canton Road.
under Captan McClure in the Government Civil Hospital dat
Novel Way of Prevent- Franklin Search Etpedition of 1861 Police are looking for a Chitiese One of them shows the crew abans who knocked down young Chiring Misuse of Famous actually entitled to associate, them- When a Chinese youth named | doning their ship, the investigator, ese wulle driving an ordinary-push |ja Chan Bum was charged with when she was being crushed by the bicycle, but carried on, leaving the Player's Name stealing a radiator cap, he said ice.
Konvičlim, who was rather seriously
There are only one or two.com modities on the market, which are
selves with her mme, salt, Mr. Plaister, but under instructions from, Mile. Lengten, I have recent ly registered as a frade mark the Suzanne Lenglen, one of the full name, Suzanne Lengen for most famous Games in the history practically every sort of product. of lawn, tennis, le now a register with which her name could be sa with ed trade-mark Ever, since the soclated, ad that misrepresentation
turned professional, the constantly will no longer be possible.
that he had; picked it up while Captain Scott's medicine chest, ninred, lying on the ground. The the car was in motion. Sentence recovered from the tent in which accident occurred in Queen Road of three months' hard-labour was ❘ ht died, and the last entry in në | Central. passed, the defendant admitting | dlays made by Captain Sickleton | -. The victim was- a previous conviction for keeping before his death in 1923 are also ↑ Government Civi an oplum diván.
fil light leg broken.
shown.
to the