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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1914.
WAR ITEMS..
The Case Continued To-day.
No Entertainment for Emden Captain. This morning, in the Original
Sydney, Nov. 18.-The Lord Court, before the Obief Justice, Mayor was asked by Ald, Walker The annual prize distribution Sir William Rees Davies, K.O at last night's meeting of the City in connection with the Victoria the case was resumed in which Council whether he intended to British School was held this the Man Shing Lee Firm, bost do anything to celebrate the morning, Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspect builders, of No. 10, Western victory of HM.A.S.Sydney over or of English Schools, presenting Street Victoris, saed the Gres the Emden recently. Private in- the scholars with the prizes. Teland Cemont Co., Lt, to re dividuals seemed to be jumping. The schoolroom was very pret cover $3,816.00, alleged to be his claim, and it would be wall tily decorated with. flags and due for work done and materials for him to retain his rosition no flowers, and the children, by their supplied by the plaintif on first citizen. The Lord Mayor oloan and intelligent appearance, board the ss. Ching Chow, at the said he was not concerned with did credit to parents and teachers request of the defendante, be what privata persona did. The alike. Several boys dressed in tween September 14 and October time for jubilation would be when khaki added seasonable colour to 30, 1014.
Le Sydney returned, and they the group on the stage. A woll- Mr. Eldon "Potter, instructed could rest assured that a fitting chosen and equally well-rendered by Mr. Davidson, of Messra Hast-welcome would be necorded musical programme was resentings and lastings, appeared for the right time."Is it not a fact," ed.
the plaintiff, and Mr. F. C. Jen asked Ald. Mallett, "that you Headmaster's Report. kin, instructed by Mr. Hing, ofintond to entertain the captain of Mr. Barlow, the headmaster, in Measts. Deacon, Looker, Deacon the German cruiser Emden up- presenting his report, said and Barston, for the defence. on his arrival in Sydney?" The The plaintiff, recalled this Lord Mayor said, with all due times during the year. The morning, had his own bill respect to Ald. Mallett, that he greatest number of pupils on the put to him and also two of regarded the question se frivolous. roll at one time was 73 and the the Tung Yiok. Plaintiff wasaay at once," he added, that lowest 52. The average attend-only able to recognise the leat I do not contemplate, on behalf of auce for the year was 55-8 two because of the chop.
the council, or on my part, to decrease of 8 on that of last year. Mr. Jenkin said that the three ento:tain the captain of the this decrease is due to children bille were in the same band-Emden, or any other Germun. going home in the apring. Itook writing, but plaintif could not boat." (Laughier). Over the school from Mr. Suther fall in with this suggestion, land at the end of last month. saying that he did not know "Miss MacDonald left at the end of sulfo ent English to say that. April. Miss Holmes commenced His bill was written by a friend duty after the Summer vacation; of his, a scholar who was now in Miss D. Rodger in January and Shanghai. It was not written by Miss. M. Rodger in May, Min an employee of the Tang Yiok. MacNeill has completed her
The case was proceeding as we 3 years' teacher's course, and has went to press. passed with distinction. Both Miss D. and Mia M. Rodger have passed the lat year," the former with distinction.
The school has been open 176
Class Prizes.
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A Valuable Collection of Antique China & Curios, (Just arrived from the North, being the property of the well known Dealers Messrs. Kwong Yung & Co.)
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Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gcperiz), London, November 12.-A dee- the cass wat continued in which THE Undersigned has received patch from Petrograd to Reuter's Hafiz Karia Bux, 61, Que, u's Road Auction on Telegram Company says: "The Central, naked that the defendants Tuesday & Wednesday, the Ministry of Ways and Com-Noor Din and Mohamed Din, 22nd & 23rd December, 1914. munications is sending to the Beacon-feld Arcade, triding commencing each day at 2,30 front a bith train. The rain ader the firm name of Noor P.m. at No. 8 Queen's Road Cen- will be made up of more than Din, wherein the plaintiff was a
tral, First Floor, twenty airs, which will provide partner, have an account taken of Antique China & Curios from A Valuable Collection of two thousand baths daily. A tank the canteen, coffee bar and supper Sung to Ming Dynasties and car will furnish water if it is not room business, formerly carried Fanghi to Towkwang Periods possible to obtain water at any of on at Murray Bar, cks and at comprising the stopping place. Another car Singapore, and that the defend will be provided for drying and ants pay to plaintiff whatever disinfecting outer gecments, with som may be found due to him, ample provision for clean un- Mr. J. B. Gardiner appearad fo. plaintiff and Mr. P. W. Gring (Messrs. Goldring and Phillips) repressated the defend-
derclothes."
Sples in Japan.
5-coloured, 3-coloured and Blue and White vases, Plates, Bowls and Figures, etc.
Sang-de-beuf Vases, White "Goddess of Mercy."
Bronze Incense Burners and Vases (Ming).
All bore of ten years and ever are The apparatus is adequate and members of the Cadet Corps. in fairly good condition. The have to thank the staff for their playing field is in as good condi- assistance and co-operation dur tion as oan be expected, but it is ing the time I have been hero very difficult to keep the Chinese living in the neighbourhood Upper Boys-Ones 1, H. from using same on Sundays and Young, 1st; Clase 2, Wm.
Peking, Nov. 16-One of the holidays, to the detriment of the Hamilton, let; Olass 3 last exploits of the German craisant Noor Din. fence and trees. The School Goard, 2cd; Class 4, D. Gegger Emden before the as ne
Mr. Araulli, recalled this morn“ library contains over 200 let: Clase 5. F. Young, 18. counted for by the Australian ing, said, that the defendant had books an increase of nearly 100 Upper Girls-Class 2 D. cruiser Sydney, was the sinking never renounced the pa, taorship to Since last year and this is due to Bishop, 1st Class 3, Mabel of the steamer Troilus, 7,502 tons, him. The only time anything was the kindness of boys and their Musso; Class 4, Eva Woolley, lat. belonging to the Ocean Straanid sbont this was two months parente, who have prosented Lower School: Class 5, Dship Company, Limited. It is bouke from time to time. It is well Haynes, let; Class 8, Jessie now known that she was enabled ago, when he was told that the the genuineness of the articlos patronized, by girle a well ze by Watson, lat; Class 6, Gladys to do this through information withdrew his guarantee early in plintiff had signed nothing. He boys, as several girls' books have Breck, 2ad; Class 7 Florrie which she got by wireless from a 1913, because the decounts were been added during the year. Hamillon, 1st Class 8 Connie German merchant at Köbe. The
I find the discipline throughout Watson, let; Class 8, Drummond merumist was afterwards arrested, not presented to him in a proper way and be consequently did.nct the school to be very good and the Motubbin, 2nd;
know how matterá stood, ". children very courteous. The staff lobbie Leach, 1st; Iufauits,
Courtney Richards, 2nd,
the testh of some of the obildron, 2nd.
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Red Indians Want to Fight Kaiser,
The case wo adjourned until Tuesday next,
Germans Profess to Hold Over
Ottawa (Ont.) November 6- The Indiana of Canada, from Nova Scotia to the Yukos, num- bering 100,000, have sent to Or tawa drolarations of allegiance to
400,000 Prisoners. the British King, offers of service
London, Novembər 6.-A des- andar arms and contributions of patch to Reuter's Telegram Con- money which total $13,000. pany from Amsterdam saya ad-
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On view from Friday, the 18th December.
Catalogues will be issued.. Terms-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
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is now larger than it has ever been before and consequently the English Subjects: Boys, organization has been improved. Upper: Wm. Hamilton, 1st Teachers now have not the same Girls:-D. Bishop, Lat; Mahal number of classes to look after Masso, 2nd; Lower School: as formerly, and the children now Jessie Watson, 18t; Florrie receive
more individual Hamilton, 2nd. attention. More satisfactory Scripture:Upper Boya-H results are looked forward to at Young, 1st; Upper Girls, Gladys «end of school year. As far as I Woolley lat; Lily Haynes, 2ad. Hio de Janeiro, November 20-ara that up to last Sunday the can judge, the organization is the Lower School, Edward Brown, lot; HM.S. Gsgow is having five German concentration camps and best possible under the circum-Infants, Margaret Woolley, Int. holes in her hall repaired, which hospitals beld the following pri *stances. In April printed Needlework-Upper School: sho received in the encounter soners French, 3,138 officere extracts from the Medical Officer's Gladys Wooley, let; Lily Hay-with the German set off ani 188,018 men; Russians 3,121 report were sent to parents, call-ues, 2nd; Lower School Dolly Valparaiso, The officers of the offis rs and 188,779 ms; Bel- ing attention to the condition of Haynes, lat; Betty Ferguson, Glasgow refors that at the beginns, 537 officers god 15,730 having arrived from the above ginning of the engagement, in men. The correspondent adde ports, Consignees of Cargo are end of the importance of giving Special Prizes-French, D.view of the superior range and that the Berlin despatch says hereby informed that their Goods them immediate dental attention. Bishop. Industry and Progress: gue power of the Germans, these figates do not include pri are being landed and placed at bottle He regrets that, at recent visits, Lower School-Henri Van Admiral Cradock ordered the soners not encamped.
their risk in the Hongkong and
I do he finds that in some cases little Meines. Infants: Leonard Glasgow and the armed merchant- The Karlsruhe's Methods. Kowloon Wharf and Godown 1 do or no notice has been taken of the Stokes,"
York, man Owant to seek refuge.
Nov. 19.-Company's Godowns at Kowloon,.. do 2 do matter. The eyesight of the Special Prize presented by Mr. Notwithstanding this, the Glas- Passengers by the British mer- where each consignment will be. children is good.
E., Ralphs, Lizzie Tollan.
gow answered the German fire, ohautman, Van Dyke, arriving orted out mark by mark and The results of the Annual Exam-
Special Progress, Arthur Four of the Glasgow's bluejokete bora after the Karlerans &ptured delivery can be obtained as soon do ination held in July, on the whole, Silaa.
were wounded. One of the Good the Van Dyke, stated that the as the Goods are landed.
Optional goods will be carried were satisfactory. No candi ates After presenting the prizes, Hope's Cin, guus was pat, out of Karierane is constantly accomo unless instructions are given 1phial were sent in for the Ox'ord Loosi Mr. Ralphe said he congratulated action within a few minutes of panied by four captured mer to the contrary before NOON, Exacas, as those who were up to the scholars once more. Success the start of the fight, then a chantmen. These ships, spread TO-DAY 1 bottle she required standard did not and determination in wincing magazine on the Good Hope exactics to each other whenever a December, will be subject to rent. over a large ocean ares, give Goods not cleared by the 23ra
do seem very keen on entering. The prizes, although important and ploded. The battleship Conopus,
Damaged packages must be left 2 do examination held during the past very nice, was not the highest carrying four 12in. guns, was prize appears. Then the Karls-
2do fortnight, shows that there is an object of education. They wanted unable to reach the scene, owing rube adams up, and demands the in the Godowns for examination
1 do improvement, especially on the to train their pupils in such a to her inferir apcod. The beat surrender of the enemy's vessel. by the Consignes's and tas Co.'s
Holland will fired on".
representatives at an appointed 1 do girls' side. Most of the boys in way that when they left school pace she has been able to make
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hour on Tuesday & Friday. All the upper school are not yet up to they would have a keen desire is 18.8 krots.
London, November 9, 3.05 claims must be presented within Ido the mark sad require systematic to acquire further knowledge. Austrian Excesses in Servia.
ten days of the steamer's drilling in the elementary subjects. Children who were hopelessly Paris, Nov. 23.-Professor ..A despatch to the Daily trivel here, after which date 1 phial Arithmetic, writing, spelling, dull at school often became pos- Reiss, of Lausanne University, Express from a correspondent they cannot be recognized. No geography, history, grammar sessed of great ability through has concluded bis inquiry rein tolland says, The Burgo claims will be admitted after the geometry, and algebra being study in after life. He urged the gording Austrian atrocities in master of Flushing announces goods have left the Godowne.
mail boate NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, rather weak, Composition and scholars to attend the extension Servia. He states that the Aus-that all bats except
Agente. literature were good, although classes after leaving school; trians massacred 4,000 anarmed nd recognised harbour craft some of the ideas were orudely olasses would be started in almost peasants in the Sbaba'z district, found in the River Scheldt will be Hongkong, 16th December, 1914. expressed. The Scripture paper every subject providing suficient including woman. Tao majority aired on by the Dutch forts. The evidently · បាន · too much pupils were desirous of attending. were taken as hostages, but as, it appearance of strange vessels near for most of the boys. The children Then there was the University was impossible to send them to Flushing made this regulation The Dafob intend make fair use of the playing field and he hoped to see pupils pass Austria they were immediately necessary. on their particular days, the boys from the Victoria British school hanged or shot. The Austrians that the Germans shall have no at football and the girls at hockey. through the University (Ap-forced 109 hostages at Laicknitza opportunity of using Antwerp as I would like to see more interest plause.) He then referred to the to dig their own graves. Though a naval base."
TO LET. taken in the latter game, which very remarkable way in which many were only wounded, the af Die at Warsaw of Air Bomb
TO LET. Immediately. Nos 311 is quite a good one for girls. the scholars took up the spirit of firing party immediately filled the
Petrograd via London, Novem 4, 5, 9, & 11, Austin Avenue, 1 do Those boys of an age to play foot- the Cadet Corps, all the boys of graves, burying many alive.
Kowloon, Rocently colour wash 1 do ball, cricket, and fives, would, the school who had attained the Professor Reiss also visited other ber The Bourse Gazetted. Rent, including ute
of 1 do with tuition, become quite useful required age, being membera. villages, where 1,148 oivilians Warsaw correspondent says that electric light fittings, 858 per 1 do players. The fives court is not (Applause).
were killed and 2,280 others die 21 persons have died in hospitals month. Particulars on applica-1 phial used to the extent it should be, Oheers were given for Mr. appoared. The
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that the Servian population has German bomba dropped from hined from Watchman at No. 5 Tel. No, 135. supply of baile for this game will and the visitors. bo purobased after the vacation.
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