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MONDAY, APRIL

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PROPOSED JESUIT COLLEGE.

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MAGISTRACY.

(MR, ORME'S COURT.)

FAILED TO PAY FARÉ.

CHARTERED BANK

ADIVIDEND....

THE CHINA MAIL.

AN the approaching Anneal General Meeting of Shareholders, the Directors will recommend that a

Sergt. Tullock this morning charg dividend, be declared for the past [To the Editor of the " CHINA MAIL"1ed a Chinese with riding on a tramhalf year at the rate of 14 per cent.

car without paying his fare. The per annum and a bonus of £15. accused pleaded not guilty". The per share free of income tax, that Sergeant informed his Worship that 2100,000 be added to the Reserve re-he had a tram Inspector in Court Fund, that £25,000 be added to who would depose that the accused Officers! Superannuation Fund, that travelled on the footboard of the £40,000 be written off Premises Shaukiwan car and when asked to Account, and that £168,482 be carried show his ticket, jumped off. The forward. Inspector jumped after him and arrested the accused.

Hongkong, April Sir.-I have carefully read the cent articles published in your paper with reference to the above subject. These few lines are intended for those who have taken a hostile attitude to the petition that is going to be forwarded to the Pope in due course.

His Worship: Did he have any money on his person Yes, sir, four cents, but that was not sufficient, the

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Wa are now informed that a certain amount of first class accommodation will be available on the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, to mil 1st May, while accons modation on the EMPRESS OF ASIA, to sail 19th May, will be entirely avail able. The saling of the EMPRESS UF JAPAN, 14th May is definitely cancell ed as from this port

Original holders of accommodation on the EMPRESS OF ASIA, 29th May, will if desired, be given their original

Original bolders of accommodation thead Examinations will commence on the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, lat on MONDAY, July 14th, 1919,

May, will, if desired, ba given passage. The Mohammedari members of the fare was 5 cents., hard labour was passed.

Sentence of $2 fine or one week's Hongkong Police Force entertained Forms of entry and all particulars on that date in order of original the members of the H.KS.B.R.GA, can be obtained on application to the application, to the extent of accom officers and men to tiffin on Satur:"REGISTRAR, THE UNIVERSITY, HONG-modation available. day. The men assembled on the KONG"

Parade Ground shortly Murray

Each entry fores, duly filled in, must before 1 p.m. and then marched up to reach the Registrar, together with she the Central Police Station. The Hon fee (Ter dollars, Hongkong Currency} Mr. E. D.. C. Wolfe, Mr. P. P. Jon or before 7th May, 1919, Wodehouse, Mr. J. W. Franks, Mr. Mohamed Akbar, Mr. A. F.. Arculli and Mr. Hashim Khan, were present. Speech making followed the tiffin.

There are always people to "be found to whom the Jesuit" spells fatred and jealousy. I will endeavour

A STOWAWAY. to make a few remarks that. I hope

An Indian pleaded guilty before will also enlighten those in this His Worship to

charge of Colony who are not acquainted with having stowed away on board a ship the Society of Jesus fnd who may be frem Saigon to Hongkong. Inspector influenced by criticisms made by people Gordon informed his Worship that a who have never taken the trouble to friend of the accused was prepared to enquire more fully on this subject.pay the $15, the price of the fare, First allow me to correct the wrong and he thought in. that case a fine impression that this appeal is solely would be sufficient. from the Portuguese Community.. British Catholics residing in this Colony feel the want of English priests and, astonishing as it may appear, there is not a single English priest in this outpost of the British

His Worship fined the accused $5, on condition the passage money was guaranteed.

GAMBLING.

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A Chinese who was charged with Empire. Catholics and even non-playing kaupai in Des Voeux Road, catholics will welcome a school where West, on Saturday was fined $4 they can depend upon their children or two weeks. receiving a first class education.

Another Chinese who was caught Many residents find it too expensive gambling in Yaumati, was fined $3 to send their children to school in for one week. Europe.

ATTEMPT TO STEAL OPTUM.

An Indian who was charged with bribery and trespass, into the Govern ment Opium Factory at 3 a.m. on April 5, and misconduct as a constable pleaded not guilty."

to the authorities and Inspector Kent together with two other inspectors

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Anyone who has had a public school education is aware of Stoney hurst College the Catholic public school of England. This is "run by Jesuits and there are many men who hold high positions in the diplomatic Inspector Kent said that on the and civil services who owe their night of March 31 last, the accused success to the careful tuition givea and another män. not in Eustody, by the Jesuit Fathers at Stoneyhurst: went to the Government Opium anyone who has taken the trouble Factory in Morrison Hill Road, Wan- to read the annual results of chai, and offered, Indian constable 'the Oxford and Cambridge exami-B-491, $40 to be allowed to go into nations and London matricula-the strongroom and steal opium. 1 tion will invariably find the name The bargain was apparently settled of students from the Xaverian to the satisfaction of all con- college at Liverpool, heading the cerned and it was arranged the list of honours and distinctions. I prisoner should carry out his plan would ask your redders to turn to on the night of April 5. In the Manila, Shanghai, India, Japan and meantime, B491 reported the matter America and see what excellent work the Jesuits are doing at these places, Zi-kawei obs rvatory in Shanghai and,, Revenue Officer Watt concealed held on SATURDAY next, and the Manila observatory are run themselves in the strongroom on the 12th inst. by the Jesuits and this alone is the night in question and lay,in wait sufficient to show what class of men for the prisoner. At about 3 a.m.. you are dealing with. If the he appeared, and paying B491 $43, Mercantile Marine of the World. took the strongroom key and opened wher calling at these ports can the door, and before he knew where trust the lives of thousands in the he was, four pairs. of hands grabbed | hands of the Jesuit Fathers, surely him and he was soon

on his a few dissenters in'lloagkong count way to the prison cell. According, for very little. Those of your readers to the police, the prisoner was very who are leaving for England, when systematic about his plan, leaving in London could not de better than nothing out he even took the pay a visit to the church of the Imprecaution to bring some water with maculate Conception at Farm Street, him in order to wet his hands so as Grosvenor Square, and if possible at not to leave any tell tale fager tend one of the sermons on Sunday marks on the oğlum. A remand morning at 12 o'clock mass and anti Wednesday was ordered. they will leave convinced that these Jesuits are certainly men of refine- ment and great learning. From the pulpit in this very church, Fathe Bernard Vaughan has denounced the Kaiser and Germany for the brutal treatment meeted out to Belguim dur ing the occupation by the enemy This is not the only occasion when the English Jesuits have denounced the baseless characteristics of the Ger mans and I fail to comprehend how they can be termed pro german." The following very important point is worth, careful consideration by the accused had himself admitted Catholics; what would have happen two previous convictions for offences. ed to local Catholics had Italy joined His Worship There, seems to be hands with Germany? I ask your a regular gang of these young pick- readers to consider what would pockets about, there are two or three have been the effect had the Italian of them coming up every week. Mission been compelled to repatriate. The only answer is that Catholics would have been without their religious consolations.""

(MR. LINDSELL'S COURT.)

A YOUNG RASCAL,

NOTICE.

MESSRS. W. G. HUM-

PHREYS & CO.,

Shameer, Canton, have this day

When charged with picking the been appointed AGENTS for pocket of a compatriot on Satur-f

day and stealing 60 cents, a Chinese the sale and distribution of youth promptly pleaded “guilty."

Rascal.

His Worship (in a low voice): the "CHINA MAIL" in Can- Sergt. Aris told the magistrate ton and the surrounding dis- that although he could not find a. record of previous convictions, tricts.

To the Sergeant: Has he any relatives?-Yes Sir, his father is in Court.

His Worship (to the father), I have questioned many prominent What are you?--In my younger days Jocal Portuguese and they are I was a smith, now I sell peanuts. unanimous that if the Pope allows Is this your son-Yes, he is my the Jesuits to open a school in Hong-only son.

kong the Superior and majority of Your only son, and you let him run Fathers must be English. The about in the streets picking people's Catholics are not at variance with pockets? This is his third offence the Italian Mission and any such you know?—He is very disobedient, rumour will be denied by the Com-sir.

mittee responsible for the petition) Why don't you punish him ?—He| that is being sent to the Pope. would run away if I do.. This very, petition has been sane- His worship: A very good excuse ! | tioned by His Lordship Bishop Sergt. Aris said both father and Pozzoni and will be sent by him son have no fixed abode, they sleep together with the lists of signatories in the streets,

to the Vatican. Such an act on the Sentence of six weeks' hard labour part of His Lordship is decidedly an and 12 strokes of the birch was Indication that he is aware that a passed.

higher grade school for Catholics is

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absolutely necessary. Without wish- A Chinese who was charged with ing to intrude too much in your the unlawful possession of a ham în valuable paper I would like to appeal, Queen's Road, told his Worship that to all local Catholics. Let those who he was engaged by a man, whom he cannot find a good word for the was unable to produce, to carry it. Jesults have their say (and whatever His Worshin did not believe the story they say will die a natural death) and fined him $20 or three weeks. but, Catholics can do their duty bét-*.*

ter by signing the petition to his

Holiness Pope Benedict XV than by THE S.S." writing controversial letters to thel press.

ANTILOCHUS".

From the latest authoritative

Lastly I very much regret the ex pression Protestants, Heathens and advices received by the China Mail, others" that appears in the petition; the 9.9. Antilochus will sail on this term could very well have been Wednesday morning. Captain Logan, expressed in the simple words, "non and, several other, officers, of the Catholic and I am sure no offence Chinese Labour Corps, will leave on or insult was intended by the Com-her, en route for France or Germany. mittee. Thanking you for the cour Captain Logan is going back to take tesy of publishing this letteren over a gang of Chinese coolies at close my card,

present engaged in recoltruction ENGLISHMAN work in France.

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1919.

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Hongkong, April 7, 1919.

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