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SCHOOL REPORT.

YEAR'S GOOD WORK.

"The following report was read by the Correspondent of R.C. School, Very Rev. Fr. P. de Maria, at the informal distribution of prizes, beld at the Convent on Monday morn

·ing :-

It affords me very much pleasure to present my report on the Italian Convent School for the past year and to record the fact remarked by the Inspector of Engist schools that "the school is evidently doing very "good" work."

with 463 in March, 1910.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MOTOR TRAGEDY.

ENQUIRY CONCLUDED.

JURY'S RECOMMANDATIONS.

FUNERAL

MR. JAMES MACDONALD,

hand down he saw a Chinese giriļ rimning çin, ifront of the txt to picki up an unexploded cracker. To avoid her he turned hard to the left. Just as he turned, the engine speeded up; the car failed to turn to the right

Attended by a large and representa again, and shot, underneath the tive gathering, the funeral of the se verandah. As soon as it gut under-Me. "Jimes "Macdonald, for years

At the Magistracy yesterday afterneath there, continued the witness,Government Marine Surveyor, took

I don't know what I was doing place yesterday afternoon at Happy Everything seemed in darkness.”· Valley. The Rev. J. Kirk Macona- The Corner: You lost your self-chie conducted the funeral ceremony, control?

and interiment was in the section re- served for old civil servants."

Doos, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Caroner, with a jury composed of Messrs. W. L. W. Weaser (foreman). C. B Matthews and A. Maber, concluded the enquiry into the circumstances Witness: Yes. The next thing attending the death of the seven knew the car struck the stone bullah

Mr. Macdonald died in Australia on victims of the motor accident at wAL There were two or three a trip he had taken for his health, Shektongchui, West Point, on the people caught between the car and and his remains were brought back on afternoon of Chinese New Year's the wall. I get out and tried to the steamer "St. Alban? Yandes Day (February 8)."

move the car but was not strong day the coffin was removed from the After evidence had been completed, enough to move it by myself steamer to the Harbour. Launch at the Coroner summed up, and put remember calling someone to help 2.30, and taken to the Tin Lok, lane four questions to the jury who after me to move the car. The next

THE EVIDENCE.

an absence of three quarters-of-an-thing. I saw so many people hurt, Stone pier, and there, transferred to hour, returned with a verdict of I tried to help them, but there he hearse. Mr. Macciocald had had manslaughter against person or were so many I thought it was many friends in the Colony, by resson persons unknown.

useless for me to do anything. The of his fong residence here, and a barge first thing I did was to put myself number followed the hearse to the In particular, under arrest and I was taken to No. Protestant Cemetery. Indian Constable B173 was re7 Police Station.

there were many employees of the called. Replying to the Coroner, bei

The Coroner: Do you wish to say Teikoo and Kowbos Docks and the said that the car swerved to the left anything else?

various shipping companies. when the cracker exploded on it. Witness: Only that I deeply The car ran into the pavement sympatise with the friends of the actually went between the pillars people killed. supporting the balcony of the first! floor of the hotel. The car entered the pavement about 12 yards from the nullah wall. The witness could not say if the car actually touched the wall of the building. It went straight for the pavement, touched something, turned and ran slong the

You say the engine speeded up: Can you account for that? As the engineer sail, my foot may have shipped. I don't know, because I was under excitement. The levers are close together.

The jury asked no questions.

From the gate to the grave, the deceased was borne on the shoulders of some of those who in his Elerime had been his intimate Friends : Messrs. T. V. Robertson, R. Huster, I. Ormiston, R. Hall, G. Hammond, Č. C. Nelson, Budge and Davidson.

The chief mourners James Macdonald (son), Mr. W. Russell and Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield. The Coroner: What pace were | Among others present were Lt. Col. you going when the cracker bomb was thrown?-

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BRITISH TRADE.

INCREASED EMPIRE' MARKET..

LONDON, Felicuary 22.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Clough`asked whether British goods were suffering from cheaper foreign competition in the Empire. Mr. Kellaway replied that British exports in Empire markets had been adversely affected in 1920 by the scarcity of British export coal, also by formidable American and Japanese competition, particularly cheaper American railway material, motor cam, and fin plate, and Japanese textiles and hardware, but the disadvantages had bean counter-balanced by gur ability to quote a firm price for definite dates of delivery. Severe European competition must

pavement between the building wall

Conway Hake, R.N., acting Harbour STRONG AMERICAN AND JAPANESE COMPETITION LAST YEAR. and the pillars towards the mullah

Master, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Mr. J. V. [.. wall where it came to a standstill

Witness: The pace was 15 to 17, Graham, Mr. J. Reid, Mr. J. #. Mr. Wong Siu Ping, merchant of according to the speedometer Paton, Captain R. Innes, Captain D. No. 130, Bonham Strand said he was shade over 15.

McMurray, Messrs. W. Parton, K. with Mr. Chen Pai Sain in the car Was the middle of the road clear? E.. Greier, W. H. Robson, P. S. on the day of the accident. TheyThat was the only part of the road. Grant, D. Gow, J. M. Ramsay, W. turned into Shektongchui round the I could take. ZEKANA

Gow, D. Keith, D. Steel, S. Grey, Was it clear?Yes, until the girl. Garaway, F. Greiz. J. Macker It is announced that at the forthcomer of the Gas Works. Passing coming anmal meeting of share-the hotels, bomb crackers were shot out I just had enough room zic, Captain C. E. Page, Captain - holders of the above Company, the thrown from the verandahs on both for the ar to go by.

Laing, Messrs. W. Oswall. V. Mx- Pedestrians also threw Directors will recommend the follow sides.

Mr. Komor (service manager of the farlane, A. Davison, J. Tuly, W. crackers from both sides. Suddenly Dragon Garaze): May I speak on Lawson, S. Thomson, W. G. Broell, ing distribution of profits:—

the witness saw a small girl run in this. (The Coroner assented) I Dividend SI per share,

G. Rodger, Dr. McNeille, W. Stokes, front of the car. The driver swerved think the driver made a mistake.. K Morrison, W. Shinner, G. absorbing

to the left and the car shot forward This was an Italian car and the Edwards, D. Harvey, D. Purvis, R-shortly be anticipated. The proportion of British exports sold within the and ran into the verandah knocking speedometer recorded kilometres A. Ramsay and W. O. Lambert. down several people.

Fifteen kilometres would only be ten A congee hawker said he had his milles an hour.

Clarence Road against The witness. It is in the French 50,000.00 stallop

wall the dullah

on the day system.

Inspector Garrod : 8,000.00 in question when suddenly, a car

shot from the pavement towards witness, Mr. Getz, told me it was in 21.230.98 him. The canerished his stall and kilometres. $199,230.98 pinned the witness against the pullah wall. He could not move and was great pain. Eventually he was rescued and removed to the hospital suffering fróin injuries to his knees.

Reserve Fund Write of Building Im-

provements, Furniture and Fittings, Aerated Water Machinery, etc. Pay to Staff Provident

Food

and carry forward

$90,000.00 30,000.00

taught as to satisfy the

exact

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The expert

The Coroner: Ee did not give it in evidence. It is an important point Inspector Garrod: I can find out in a few minutes: it is just as well. The Coroner: It certainly is, be- cause 15 or 17 mies an hour in a crowded road is rather fast.

Boarding Officers Melver, McKay and Empire continued to be very gratifying. The exports sent to Empire Thomson. Many beautiful wreaths markets in the last quarter of 1920 had increased 40 per cent compared were laid on the grave.

with 37 per cent. in 1913.

ALLEGED ABDUCTION.

GIRL SOLD FOR $230.

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CHARGE AGAINST THRER WOMEN,

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CHIEF SECRETARY TÓR IRELAND APOLOGINEN.

LONDON, February 23.

The Iverage daily attendance throughout the year was 407.54 being one in excess of the record number attained in 1919-1920, viz., 406.58.

In the House Commons, Sir Hamar Greenwood apologised to Mr. The highest enrolment was attained in

Asquith and Mr. Mastermian for the implication that they were concerned the month of May, 'when there were

in the publication of propaganda in France (mentioned yesterday). He 454 scholars on the rolls as compared in standard of the Hongkong Ho No, said he was the son of the University." That they possessed deceased woman. On February 8, be other accomplishments which were went with his mother to Shektong-

A few minutes later the Inspector. Three Chinese women were brought quoted from letterpress purporting to be signed by M. Masterman but The staff is now one of 13 teachers not required by the University was chui te pay New Year visits in Shek communicated the information that before Magistrate, Lindsell this morn-he bad since ascertained that neither Mr. Masterman nor the Liberal And 4 assistant teachers, all of whom shown at the last distribution of tongchui.. About 3 pm, they were the speedometer recorded noting, the first on a charge of abducting publication department were involved. obtained their third year's teacher's certificate at the local Technical In- prizes of the school. Not long ago ating some macaroni, at a stali kilometres but miles. Mr. Komor, 16-year old girl, the second of re- outside the Tsun Cheung when he however, went to the garage ceiving and harbouring the girl, the stitute. The official inspection of the young Chinese ladies organised an

saw a car enter the pavement. It while the jury were considering third of riding and abetting the exhibition of drawings and paintings

ran towards them. His mother was their verdict, and, as a result of a com- offences. sions, viz., March 22, June 23 and for the purpose of raising funds for knocked down. He did not see any municaien he made to the Coroner, All three pleaded not guilty.”

their distressed kinswomen in the one else knocked down. The car the jury were sent for. The Coroner 25, and it is a matter of gratification tamine afficted area of North China, struck him on the knee. He was intimated that Mr. Komor could give that in point of discipline and sata and I am happy to think that some of referred to the G.CH. and there on further evidence on this material tion the Inspector's report has beed the exhibits were the products of girls the following day he saw his mother's point of the speedometer. very good. Remarking generally, on

Mr. Komor, in the box, said: I have the school as a whole the Inspector who received their first lessors and dead body. reports that in the lower class qualified themselves in the art of

Mr. Henry Solon Komor, Service just examined the car. In my opinion, music plays a great part with very painting in the Convent Schools.

Manager of the Dragon Motor it is a kilometre and not a mile meter, satisfactory results. The singing is

the 8th he was told by Mr. Lauritsen been fitted to the old meter.

school was carried out on three ́occa-

Another remark of the Governor's

defendant formerly lived on the first The prosecution said that the first! floor of the house where the girl'e master Irved. On December 25, the first defendant visited the house and

INCOME TAX DEMANDS.-

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LIABILITY OF NAVAL MEN IN INDIA AND CHINA.

LONDON, February 22. In the House of Commons, replying to a question whether naval men took the girl to Yainnati. She went in India and China had been summoned to pay income tax on suvos granted with the defendant because she had last year as compensation owing to the high price of silver, Mr. Austen

certainly a help to the learning of the occasion just alluded to is H Garage said, soon after 3 pm, ce An American dial appears to have promised to allow her to return home | Chamberlain pointed out that the tax was payable on the bouts of all

second class boarders.

rence of three special classes for older

Chinese girls who wish to learn Eag

55, 85 and 1. me speive a

BA. 7.

The Rt.

tendances each were 25-25, 22-30.

to go to Shektongshui to see the The Coroner: It reads in miles but car. He proceeded there by only records kilometres.

cycle

The witness: I am practically certain it records kilometres. and saw SAI

motor

Excellency's appreciation of Sir Robert Ho Tung's public spirit in providing scholarship named after

ady Ho Tung for, this institution No. 54 ficsh against the nullah wall, which so well deserves It"The There was a large crowd around it. scholarships have been awarded to witness pushed his way through and Miss Maria Ozorio and Miss Cheong saw the Sanitary coolies removing King Seen; both these girls have ob- bodies. He spoke to Inspector Willis tained the University certificates. and enquired about the driver. He Sir Robert's interest in education in was informed he had been removed Hongkong is not an academical one to No. 7 station. Later the witness only..

benefactor in the cause on public in- Sub-Inspector suggested Yim was He has proved a veritable went there and saw George Yim. A struction and his recent large gift to drunk whereupon

witness asked

CORONER'S SUMMING-UP.

in the evening. They went to a house

on the mainland where the girl was Service men, including those mentioned.

kept a prisoner until January 5 when she was removed to No. 50, Reclama

tion Street, Yannati, where the other) two defendants lived. The girl stay-

LIBRL ACTION SETTLED,

LONDON, February 22,

the following questions to the jury: was sold for $230. The money was In summing up, the Coroner puted there until January 10 when she

A libel action by the Batavia and General Plantations Trust Ltd, received by the first defendant. Us against Tony Pandy, a printer, and Robert Davies, a shareholder in the January 13 the girl was in Hongkong

with her new mistress when she met trust, who in letters, accused the directors of the trust of mismanagement her master at the Yaumati ferry whart. ) and imputed misappropriation of an unpaid dividend, was settled before the He said nothing but followed her to King's Bench to-day, the defendants agreeing to pay damages and costs Yaumati where be took them both tend to withdraw all imputations.. the police station: The girl's com

(1)-Was the car in good running

order, prior to the accident? (2)Was the driver sober?- (3)Did the driver do all he could

in the circuprstance?, (4)-What was the actual cause of

death? examin.

The Coroner said it seemed reason-panion took the police to the second sent the ably clear that the real cause of the and third defendants, house. These witness and accident was the cracker thrown by two women were arrested and taken

stimulates educational activities in the ed. Inspector Willis the Hongkong University is one which that he be medically

Colony in general. I avail myself of Sub-Inspector with

FURTHER CUT IN STEEL PRICES.

CISC

LONDON, February 22.

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The North-East Coast steelmakers have made a further cut in prices

NEW SWEDISH QABINET.

Von Sydow, Governor

STOCKHOLM, February 22. Gothenburg, has agreed to form

LABOUR COWYEN TIOM.

MOTIONS DISCUSSED BY INDIAN ASSEMBLY.

Cabinet.

English and brightens the school life. During fine weather drill is taken in the open air. Much recitation is done in the school both together and solo and this reaches the pupils to speak out well. Great attention is also paid 10 seving and embroidery and the results appeared, very attractive.

Outside school hours shorthand is taught, the number of students taking it up being above one hundred per annum. There is a typewriting class with 10 typewriters and about 60 students.

There is also a painting class with about 40 students. There are about 70 first class and about 80 this opportunity to record my grati Yim to the G.CH., where Dr. To some person either on the roadway to the S.C.A., where they were e

I would like to emphasise the exist-tude and the gratitude of the sctrool examined Yim. Afterwards witness or on a verandah which hit the car leased because there was to

for the part he and Lady Ho Tung drove back to the Dragon and brought and, in exploding, blinded the driver against them without the first defen ook in our branch school at Wan-out another car and towing rope to for a moment, so that he had to dent who could not be found at the of between 30s, and 63. per ton. Heavy rails, which two months ago chai at the St. Francis School Prize bring car No. 54 back. Ca returning swerve suddenly when he saw time. About 2 a.m., on January 20, day on the 31st January last I be to Shektongchai he started car No. the child in the way. If the jury the Tsimshatsui police raced the first were £25 per ton are now £18. Ship plates are £21'instead of £17.10, and lieve Sir Robert's interest in that 54 and it responded. He then found held that view, they would be defendant in a house in Circular Path-joists £16 instead of £21. and 16-39. In colloquial Engiisa the school did not stop at the prize-giving it was not necessary to tow it back, justified in bringing a verdict of way. Following the first defendant's and we sincerely hope that his endes- and drove No. 54 to the garage under manslaughter against some person arrest, the other two were re-arrested. Inspector found that Class BA was

Yours in the school's behalf will be its own power. The steering gear or persons unknown, because if any All were taken before the S.C.A. and making a good start. Class B was

was a bit stiff, and had a bearing to person did any unlawful ac, and the charges were preferred against able to make up short sentences and crowned with success.

Miss Elonor Thom is the recipient the left, but it was controllable. On that act led to loss of life, that hem Class 7 were learning to parse satis- factorily. In the first two the writ of the Lugard Scholarship for 1921-arrival at the garage it was stored person was guilty of manslaughter.

As to the unlawful nature of such defend the third defendant, asked for Mr. A. E. Hall, who appeared to ing vas very good. ment of the school is one that should receive an additional inscription for examined the car after the sub-section xii) of the Summary

This depart- 1922, and the Lugard Shield will and had not been touched since.

Traffic Inspector Garrod said that an act, the Coroner quoted Section 3 grow in popularity and until female integrity and unselfistmess last year accident and saw smoke marks on Offences Order which set forth in a

The application was granted. Bail education is universally adopted by in the name

of Miss Margaret the paint work, such as would be list of offences which rendered a defendant and $100 each for the other was fired in the sum of $250 for Brst, the Chinese, as there is every reason Holden. to believe that it is being adopted,

In the University examinations, the left by the exploding of crackers. person committing them liable to a

two. its existence must be maintained for school was singularly successful lasi There was one large mark inside the fine the discharging of any explosive

car, near the driver's seat, and an in such a manner as to the class of girls for whom it has been year. The Convent presented 10 other on the bonnet of the radiator, damage, or danger to any person. specially started. I cannot help re- Senior and 8 Junior candidates for right in front of the driver. The calling the remark of His Excellency the examinations in July. It speaks wind screen was open, and he thought

The Imperial Legislative Assembly discussed at length the Washington the Governor, Sir Reginald Stubbs, well for the teaching staff and for the that one of the crackers must have After considering their verdict in attempts to buy whiskey in Shang-Labour Convention and adopted motions urging the Viceroy to ratify the con K.C.M.C., at the last annual prize pupils that all the 18 candidates pass exploded right in the driver's face camera for three-quartes-of-an-hour, hat for the purpose of smuggling it vention. The motion of Sir Logie Watson to fix the sea of child labour giving when he spoke of the ed. Of the Senior students 3 obtain- The body of the car was littered with the jury returned. They answered into the United States. They were eleven instead of twelve years was defeated by 40 tokës to 32--The

many things the young ladies ed honours, viz.. Miss Dorothy Bar- used cracker bomb cases.

the first three questions set forth successful, as Shanghai had none to were taught and so successfully vald, Miss Wazin Rumihn and Miss After he had been told by the above in the affirmative.

spare, but Japan seems to be in a Assembly agreed to initiate legislation giving effect, to the conven Hùng. Ki-chum. Sixteen gained dis- Coroner that he could not be com As to Question (4), the jury said:-- more favourablé position, says N.G. including a sixty-hour we tinctions in English, history, Biblicalpelled to give evidence, but if he

The actual use of the accident Daily News. Three of the crew off the knwledge, drawing end needlework.wished he could voluntarily make was the throwing of fire cracker NYK Kashima Marü "hile A class was conducted in the Portu. statement which would be taken bombs by a person or persons in Kobe harbour were arrested by the Customs for trying to smuggle guese language for Portuguese child; down, George Hok Yim, the driver unknown. An

The Coroner said the verdict 36 bottles of whiskey yalled 7.7 if you need Finkstise. If your face iren only. Miss Stella Joanitho' ob- of the car, elected to go into the pimply or yellow, if you soo elime upon tained the first prize.

witness, box. He said that he was amounted to this: that the deceased each to America. By the time the The school has not neglected out a licensed motor driver and had died from Injuries inflicted by whiskey would have reached the door games as a complement of its been in the employ of the Dragon motor car 54, which got out consumer in America it would whole system of education. Races Garage for a little over a year. Excep of control owing to the throwing have been worth about G.$25. and out-door games in the Convent's ting for bumping into a ricsha, be of cracker bombs by a person or garden were got up for the girls. As had never had an accident while persons unknown. That was & usual the day, scholars. took part "în | driving,"

verdict of manslaughter against such.

manufacture and sale of these dan the race set, apart for this school at Speaking about the accident the person or persons.

gerous things be prohibited. Vive the annual athletic sports in Happy witness said that a cracker exploded Valley held under the auspices of near the steering wheel Something the practice of throwing cracker. The Corner Intimated that he the St. Joseph's Collega. Old Boys' entered his eye and he rubbed it for bombs is a grave danger to the would convey this recommendation

zwodent. After he had taken his public and recommend that the to the proper authoriek

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A few months ago we reported

DEL, February

TRONICAL.

JAPANESE POLICE EXTEST ROBBED IN BERLIN.

Zukenarl Jokomari, former Japanese Minister of Police, bo recently sition mothe arrived on an official legion to investigate police and crime oda, has been robbed, Thieves raided his hotel room while he was with high German police dficials Visiting criminal bannts, and secured £800

glish bank notes, passport, and voluminous reports drawn up by Jokomari pralking Berlin methods and describing precautions against hotel