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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1925.
Hike. to tondor my, sincere thanks WIFE'S to the numerous friends of the school. Amongst whom I would ke to mention Lady Ho Tung for the Teonia Cups, for a donn-, tion dowds Prizes, also for the
MAINTENANCE ORDER.
QUESTION OF DOMICILE
MOTOR DRIVER ON TRIAL.
CHIEF JUSTICE'S CLERK.
RETIRES AFTER THIRTY
SIX YEARS' SERVICE.
Mr. A. B. Sulfad, the clork to
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY, At the Magistracy yesterday A motor driver who knocked The annunt prize distribution of Kood Conduct Prize. The follow- the Diocesan Girl' School Looking who subscribed to the Bathing | „fternoon a dewision was reached in I down a ricksha coolio in Doa Fund Mrs. Simmons, Mr. Loungi ther denwimit ental, in which Voeux Road, in the early hours place yesterday evening before a
Yan-po, Mr. Lean Ki-ho, Mr. J. Charles Edward Stewart was of January 7 was charged at large gathering of parents friends, including the Bishop of Chue, Mr. Mok Hingum. Mummoned to show case why au the Criminal Sessions yesterday Hongkong (The Rt. Rev. G. Rotewall, Mr. Wang Kam-fuk, Murder for maintenance runde in before Sir Henry Gollan, with
Hy-n, Mra. Chou, Mrs. Wales in respect of his wife should manslaughter. Duppay), the Reve, Lindsay. Aree
Lady Walker, Mr. Chan Tong, Mes. Anot be confirmed).
The Attorney General pro- rowsmith and Johnstone.
K. Mr. II. Holmes, Crown routed and Mr. Elaley Zoitlyn, Stewart Taylor kindly consented W. Smith, for the Tennis Fund
Mr. Hall, Mrs. Lee Hing, Mrs. Ire; to give away the prizes. -
In asking Miss Sawyer to read Pak, Mr. Leung Yan-po, Mr. Bay, Salivator, was in Court, Mr. W. B. instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall wishing him many years of happy
appeared for the the annual report the Bishop ro and for the Bazaar Mr. Churn. Hind represented Mr. Stewart.
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to month, but in October we reach fund, the bazaar fund, the prize el the grand total of 236, a larger rund, and to the upkeep of the The Magi-trate ndjourned number, I believe, than the school school. Especially would 1 thank ease au dor. has ever before registered. month we have on the roll 201 names, of whom are boarders,mmittee and every member of The staff whose unfailing brip and
This
personally all the members of the
the
The past year has been one of loyal sappert have made it passi-Rita Edwards: Class 8: Upper, Nancy many chances, much difficulty and ble for me to carry on the work!Anna
Miss Ferguson
reat pleasure,
The Avenunds.
Middle, Brown:
Attendance Prizes.- Edith Lam, Maria Prata, Agnes Brown, Sadie Thorburn, Marjorie Waller, Bessie [Me Aish, Hila Edwards and Pearl
on the voles of the staff
-
Bruttan, dafence.
the Chief Justice, rotiron today alter years' survice with the Hongkong judiciary. It will interest Mr. Suthad's many friends to learn that ho is not leaving the Colony, and they will join in retirement to enjoy his well-earned pension.
Mr. Suffiod's first experience of Prisoner said he saw a pedea-longkong law, courts we as long trian in front of him after passinggo na 1888, when he was clerk to the taxi and in avoiding him blt the Central. He continued in that the ricksha. He put on the foot position for ten years, and was then brake and threw out the clutch, appointed clerk to the Registrar, In 1903 he wna but the car skidded and hit the Supreme Court.
promoted to the position of second ricksha. When he stopped the
clerk of court and clerk to the car it was slantwise across road and he saw two injured peo-became first olerk of the court and Pulsno Judge, and three years later ple on the ground. He helped the
elerk to the Chief Justice. It is ricksha passenger up and asked interesting to note that in this Loung Yu, who was in his car, to position Mr. Sufind has served get assistance. A police whistle under five Chief Justices-Sir John was blown but the police did not Carrington. Sir William Meigh arrive for half an hour. The taxi
Goodman, Sir Francis Piggelt, Sir William Bees Davies, Sir Tenry Cowper Collon.
the
be overtook was going at about about eight miles an hour and he (prisoner) was going at 15 miles au
Naturally Mr. Sullied has teen hour. When be overlook the taxinny - changes during his conbeg-. the road in front was, clear,
Cross-examined by the Attorney General he said he saw the tram lines were clear and then began to overtaks the taxi,
So long as you saw the tram ue, Wongelear that was enough for your
purpose?--Yes.
with the Magistracy und Supreme Court. When he left the Magistracy in 1898 there was only one Magistrate and the number of enses heard before him daily was very few compared with that of the present day. There was only one Superintendent, ne Deputy and one Chief Inspector, whereas there are now two Deputies, and several The assistant superintendents.
Mr.
He said hi horns, brakes and
also a recent development. light were not dimmed but were awardens were in order. His head-system of police probationers was Work in the Supreme Court has full on.
increased considerably in Suflind's time, Caes numbered under a hundred yearly when be commenced duty there. Lust year there were 34 and already in barely two months there bave been over seventy,
Scholarshiju Men Lugard
Tennis. Beatrice Choa and
Other witnesses were called and gave evidence that prisoner was avoiding a pedestrian and in ro doing collided with the ricksha.
Satisfied Jury.
Another witness was being exl-
was unable to do her accustomed entrusted to me, daring Miss Fer-Banker and Lower, Gordon Lee. werk owing to her ill-heal.h, and son's absence. I thank you for went in sick leave in July. Every Sour kind attention. report we have recaived from heri has been favourable, and know!
Mr. Fielder reading the a count-Reva. she is boking forward to her re-
Music Prizes.-- Senior Theory, Hur. Mrs. Bay joined the staff for the year 1924 said that there)
of $550 at the, Molly Churn and Phylis Ander in January, and in February Mrs. was a balance Kennedy left us and Miss Went-commencement of the year and son,
Junior Theory. Jes de war.h weat on a well-earned and there was now a balance of $8,500) meh-needed furlough. We wer:hat there were still a number of and Alice Wond.
expenditures, especially Progress in Musie.--Marjorie glad to welcome her back in Octo-sundry [hear, Mrs. Stevens has gone home those due to Miss Ferguson, This Waller and Mary Huskett. and we had Miss Dunnett for reduced the balance to somewhere Lady Bo Tung's Prize few months and in May, we wel-in the vicinity of $6,800. framed Miss Bedford from Eng- The Rev. Puppy addressing the girls); Molly Churn.
land. We were sorry to lur gathering, said that as he was on
ferry, after toysh. Mrs. Jeffries illness in August,his way from the jand we congratulate her heartily)
One of our old being absent from the Colony for Jon her recovery. girls, Miss Mason, came to help ten month he was terribly im-Grace Ho Tung.
In a short speech Lady Stewart with Mrs. Jeffries' work, and pressed by the manner in which still with 448. Mr. Kirkhy buildings were being erected and Taylor said that she was gind t Mrs. Hooper joined us after the the wivancement of Kowloon. In have been present and it gave her
in spite of these the same way he hoped the schoot much pleasure to have given awayed when is Lordship asked whe
com-the prizes. She felt that she was lang vacation.
wing mutterous changes on the stall, was feel, the work of the school ha-mented on the big debt uwed to among friends as she had net the tinue the hearing or udjourn. The
teachers and a number of friends. been good throughout the year, Miss Ferguson and the staff.
The school had had a new Secre- She complimented the Girl Guides foremen remarked that the jury would rather finish that even- and when the Inspector paid usi This annual visit in Detober, hotary and Treasurer since the pre-on their smartness and would aking and that they wished no more evidence. His Lordship remarked see the Bishop back in Hongkong. expressed great satisfaction at alvious year in the persons of the like to any how glad she was to he saw; and I do not think there Revs. Arrowsmith and Lindsay She liked to see him back but he that he could not possibly shut out defence alone returned
any evidence for the (np. was much that missed his notice respectively. The work of these
agen by the ad not
should whereupon the foreman replied Fifty per cent of Class 1 passe gentlemen was not
Mira. Duppuy plause). the Senior Local and eighty-two people but it was work of a very have been in her place and she that the jury were already satisfed per cent of Class 2 passed the large degren.
(the speaker) did not know how with the defence as it stood.
Mr. Zietlyn, for the defence, Junior examination.
The Bishop continued that he Mrs. Duppy esenped it. (Laugh-
then said he would call no more Progress in Sports, would like to refer to two thingster).
The Rev. G. R. Lindeny then evidence and would not waste the Progress in games has been in connection with the school, ther
Hockey were the school's magazine and offered a vote of thanks to Lady tire of the Court by addressing the suffers from want of our
looked ut your entitled "The Magic Key" cleverly! ground, but in spite of this, there Service."
great in-performed by students of the has been great enthusiasm. Wolmagazine with have played several mulches, and tereat," said Rev. Dappuy, "And school brought the proceedings to have taken our defeats in the right I thought: What is the use of a spirit. We are very grateful to school magazine?" It had many the Kowloon Football Club for th uses and displayed the use of their ground.
wirlch existed in the school.
.
forward. He
ther the jury would rather
con-
vers marked this year. ow the school's motto "Daily Giving Taylor and a humourous sketch || jury,
very
Lalent
Tennis has become much more He was especially interested in popular and I am glad to say that some of the suggestions of various} this year, 6 classes competed for scholars, and he
hoped the time the Challenge Cup presented by would arrive when their hopes Lady Ho Tung. Here I would like would soon be realised. to express on behalf of the whole
school our gratitude to Mr. Hall
tennis court. When we reassem-
the As rezaris school some people
motto of the that Hay
The
for his generous gift of a new children attended for the purpose) bled in September the old court of studying their lessons but that was useless for tennis and was not their main object.
big object was how to face life. If the girls could carry into life) pense of the new one, but super; their school motto they will have vised its making.
Hall not only bore the entire ex
went on to
During the summer
we were learnt the biggest lesson.
The speaker then Jable to have some delightful bath-
ing plenies owing to the speak of interest that Lady Stewart generosity of parents and friends Taylor, who so kindly concented and also to Instructor Mr. Bald- to distribute the prizes, took in the win. The Girl Guide Troop con-Girl Guide movement and of her tinues to flourish. I have never interest in girthood in Hongkong the first yet called upon a Guide to do in general. piece of work for me without find- occasion that she had given away, ing it done in the true Guide the prizes. apirit. An account of their work Lady Stewart Taylor then gave) may be seen every month in the the prizes and certificates to the Monthly Messenger.
following successful atuleris:
In April the first number of a
chool magazine was published,
This was
Prize List.
and was presented to Miss Fergu- Senior Local, Edith
Lam,
son on her return from Bagitis. Maria Prata, Hilda Sousa ant It was followed by a second num-Maud White. ber in October. Should there be
jone..
Junior Local-Beatrice Chon,)
1.
any Of Girls present who would Maily Groundwater, Alice Hing like to have a copy of either or Grace Ha Tung (alist: in fistory),} both I will gladly let them have Winifred Kew (dis: in Needle-
work). Vanda Remedios, Marle! Ta. December the school held a Shiva, Irene Spradbery and Janet! small sale of Work and Entertain-Thorburn (dist: in Needlework), ment in ald of school
Scripture Prizes, Clase Charity funds, and I am proud to Edith Lam. Class 2. Grace Ho think that every class, from the Tang: Class, Thalia Prata;! babies upwards did their share Class A, Margaret Grose; Class 5, 6. Grace towards making it n success. The Molly Churn; Class schoolgirls themselves voted as to Cheung: Class 7. Gertrude White: how this money should be spent, Upper Class 8, Phyllis Rathsam and as the details are to be pub-Middle Class 8, Ina Carvalho and HALLshed in the next issue of the Lower Class 8, Zena Jex.
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D. G. S. Magazino I will here only! Class Prizes.-Class 1, Illida mention the fact that 62 per cent. Sousa; Class 2, Grace Ho Tung; of the proceeds was given to out-Class 3, Eva Coysh; Class 4, Irene side charity funds. Thle, in itself, Gittens; Clasa 5, Molly Churn; I think, shows the tone of the Remove; Iris Lee and Kitty Kan; school. Before closing I would Class G, Mabel Willin; Class 7.
a close.
Prosecution's Point.
The Attorney General, for the pro- secution, shortly addressed them
of
and said he thought it was a ca1o euinable negligence. If they helieved the story of the prisoner it was the story of an unfortunate accident in which he ought not to be held responsible and in which he did all that he could in an emergency. But a deciding point in the case was that that was not the story he told the police when
What he was formerly charged. he told the police was that the accident was caused by his trying He made no to avold a truck. mention of a pedestrian or any-
thing else.
His Lordship having summed up the jury returned a verdict of not Is- gulity and prisoner was charged.
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