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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY. JUNE 2-1921.
DOG CASE. Summons Against Mrs.
Cameron Dismissed.
Mrs. F. Cameron, the proprie- tress of the Carlton Hotel, was summoned this morning before Mr. R. E. Lindselt, by a Chinesa {living in Wellington Street, for |keeping ferocious dogs.
The complainant said that his (800 was going down Battery Fath at 4.30 p.m. on the 15th instant, and saw a number of
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Three of the dogs bit him, one on
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and chased the dogs away and
spoke to the coalie who had the
dogs in charge. A Japanese, who KIPPERS was passing by suggested to the boy that he should go to the Police station and lodge a complaint against the coolie. At the time ha was too frightened and he went home. On the following day
the complainant and his son took a detective and at the some spot saw the dogs again in charge of another coolie. The boy pointed them out to the detective.
Mrs. Cameron's coolie, who had charge of the seven dogs on Battery Path on the 15th, said the boy looked at the puppies. A puppy barked at him and the boy got scared and started way. ing his bands. In spite of the witness' advice to remain still. the boy ran and made a leap for the bank and fell and
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bruised. He did not see any dogs chase the lad and bite him.
The Magistrate: It seems to me that these dogs did go for him. He got frightened. The dogs must have bit him.
Mrs. Cameron: They puppies.
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that these dogs attacked other of the Schools for note or whether people except your son. There-they should be treated as confiden- fore the case must be dismissed.tial.
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care for the Sar or compensation. the Director of Education, which He wanted to draw the Mag has been approved by the Verna- iḍtrate's attention to the danger cular Committee, recommending these dogs had been by attackingja reorganisation of the methods people.
for assisting vernacular schools, I
M. Lindsell said he had no the Chairman mentioned that evidence to that effect before him. these proposals had been dis- The father of the boy asked cussed by the sub-committee. that the dogs be examined, to The essence of the scheme lay in which the Magsitrate said that the proposal to substitute pay- the Colonial Veterinary Surgeonment of subsidies alone for
them the payment had already examined
of grants and yesterday.
subsidies. The scheme also The boy's father declined to asked for an increase in the total take the Sve dollars.
amount spent ог vernacciar education of $28875; to be spent and partly in giving a very con- partly on an additional $5 schools
siderably increased grant to the existing aided schools. Hitherto the grant had been about $4.30 A meeting of the Board of per sancm per head and the not think the charge is made out. I think it would be reasonable if Education was held this after-subsidy about the same. It was you give the boy $3. I do not think noon at which the Director for proposed to fix the subsidy at a Esum which would be a little over the charge of keeping ferocious Education (the Hon. Mr. dogs is made out. It is an old-Irving) presided.
$9 a head, varying between $12 established law that a dog is Among the business transacted and $4.
The Magistrate: Even on your BOARD OF EDUCATION.
coolie's evidence it was not the boy who started the trouble. One of the dogs started barking at him and he got frightened. Still, I do
allowed one bite.
Mrs. Cameron said that she got Dr. Allan to attend to the boy and she had no objection to paying the compensation.
The Magistrate to the boy's father: There is no evidence
To-day's Meeting.
Was the consideration of the The Board also considered how English Committee's reports on the Vacancies on the Board. Schools visited i.e. Queen's caused by the death of Mr. Ar College. Sairingpun, Wanchai culli and the absence from the Indian, Victoria Kowloon and Colony of the Rev. A. D. Stewart, Kowloon Junior. The Board also should be filled. considered whether these reports A fuller report will appear should be passed on to the Heads to-morrow.
TO-MORROW'S
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The Extra Gymkhana Meeting. race in a canter. The main event being held by the Hongkong is the three-quarter-mile Jockey Club at Happy Valley subscrition grins of "both to-morrow, should draw a large classes, any season, and there crowd. With no counter-attrac-will sure to be a good tight be tions and the promise of fine tween Hepulse Bay Chief (Mr. weather, together with anticipat- Doyle up) and Pawnshop (Mr. ed close racing, the meeting Soares up). My fancy inclines to should enjoy a latge popularity. the former. In the handicap races. The first saddling bell will be rung I am afraid there will be some at 3.30, whe first race beginning opsats to calculations, and that at 4 p.m. the band of the ad. big dividends will be returned: Battalion Wiltshire Regiment. The quicker paying out of will be in attendance.
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