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buy us, or any man at whose nod we must speak and at whose frown we must be silent.??

Again, there is nothing, know

the housewife conce

management of a house.

THEATRE

that is not completely understood

EUROPEAN WHO WENT TO

ASSISTANCES

by Queen Mary who is herself one

in the country. Her Majesty

of the most practical housewives ASKED TO APPEAR.

gentleman who

hearing and Mr. J. I. B. Niki), the Magistrate, said that it would be a great help if he came forward to give evidence.

HIT IN THE EYE.

·ASSAULT OUTSIDE QUEENS: „THEATRE."""

EUROPEANS CHARGED,

Magistracy this morning.

Mr. AE. Hall, for the defence," pleaded not guilty.

in

examination of the witness by the It was elicited during the cross-

Miss: Gill as to whether it was as called them "half breeds." for assault) put the question to defending solicitor that he had

tionship ceased between the witness

Mr..

learnt all about the management A European

A Chinose" driver of a private went to the assistance of one of motor car owned by Mr. Lau Lin of a house and home as a young the principala in the case which girl when she was living at White involves Incidents in the "Star" young was the complainant in a Lodge with her mother, the theatre was mentioned in the charge of assault preferred against Messrs. Zizmern and Leonard be-. Duchess of Teck. The Tecks course of evidence at yesterday's fore Major Willson at the Central were not well-to-do indeed it was only by strict economy and good management that the Duchess

Mias G. Gill was cross-examined The complainant stated made her income meet her ex- by Mr. Lo (who appears on behalf evidence that he was standing by penses. It was from her mother of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gill, hor uncle Theatre at 10.15 pm. yesterday. the car stationed near the Queen's that the Queen learnt the adage and aunt). She was asked ques while his master was at the Theatre. that the foundation of good house she was with Mr. and Mrs. Gill and car, ran their fingers over the body, tions relating to the terms on which The two accused approached the keeping is a well-ordered kitchen said that she had never spoken to and got: Inside Words passed be- She was the first Princess of them in her fo Before her tween them when they were told Wales to visit the kitchen atre father's death she did not remem that it was a private car and, get- ber visiting Mr. Gil at all gular intervals at York House and she did not know whether her ting angry, the first held him while at Malborough House and later, father was in the habit of so do the other dealt a blow on his left

eye.. when she became Quéen, rather ing

Questioned by His Worship as to As regarded the incidente in the the attitude of the accused at the to the astonishment of the Royal

theatre, witness corroborated the servants, she kept up the pracayidence of her sister

time, witness said they acted in a ferocious way. What has been said of the Press tice. What has, perhaps more Mr. Hugh Jones (for Miss of Malaya can be claimed with no than anything else, endeared Sequeira, who prosecutes Mr. Gill less truth of the Press of Hong Her Majesty to those who have kong. To borrow and slightly been fortunate enough to make paraphrase passage from the her acquaintance is the manner Straits Echo, the present writer's in which she puts at their ease personal experience of Malayan those who have occasion to call g and Hongkong journalism now extends well over two decades and any capacity. A visit to the whilst he has heard a good many Queen is not at all the formidable on the grounds of the answers hard things said at one time and thing that many imagine it to be given by witness to him in evidence another about his own and owing largely to this happy capa Ella Worship, after some argu- other pipers out here, he has city. Our Queen is a monumentment, upheld Mr. Lots objection never heard a word breathed to the dominance, in every day Mrs. J. S. Gill (who was also implicated in charges alleging that against their fategrity or their inhuman affairs of that indefinable she struck the Misses Gilly gave dependence. The vulgar, the but most definite force, character evidence as to what took place in sordid, and the sensational find no Here has been a continued the theatre. The Misses Gill, the said, continually. kicked the back place in the Malayan or Hongkong triumph of good-heartedness, ip of her chair and after she request- Press; and we think, that it is the Home,, at the Court, and in theed them to atop she was laughed A LAUDABLE AIM, correct to say that the community hospital, ever shining as an un- at and the kicking continued. at large credits us all with a obtrusive yet perpetually moving and laughing could not have been number of the Education Journal

Witness was sure that the kicking

"There has reached us the initial genuine desire and intention to influence toward the best. That caused by the picture, as had been published by the Education treat every section of our mixed she may long be spared to exererated. There was nothing exei Society of the Hongkong Univer population with absolute fairness cise her beneficient influence and ing in the incidents the picturesity. Its objects are certainly and to work for the intellectual hold the love and esteem in which portrayed.

praiseworthy, namely:-- advancement of all classes.

Witness went. on to describe (a) To record the activities of she is universally regarded is the what had happened in the Tavatory the Society and its members, past In a Colony where representa sincere wish of her subjects in all afterwards. She asked her nieces and present, and also the growth tion by taxation is practically un-.

parts of the Empire on this, the why they had treated her in such of interest in educational study known, where the franchise is a occasion of her birthday.

in the University together with 10 Meyer Mansions, Singa-dead letter (save and except for

Miss Sequeira then mid to wit any suggestions emanating from pore, to: Mr. and Mrs. Basil

ness, "Your god-mother killed, my the members of the Society in the jithe 'Sanitary E. Johannes, a daughter..

Board), and

father. Why did you not pass a interest of educational thought where the Press is the only

more gentle remark when I only and progress MARRIAGE.

medium" for the

dissemina-

accidentally kicked your chair 7"

Witness then told Miss Sequeira ition of "public opinion, the

that her behaviour was not lady

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EXPLOSIVES CASE.

“BLUE LIGHTS AND BOMB CRACKERS.

a result of some incident at or be-Hall submitted that: his clients had fore her father's death that rela been grossly provoked. They en- and her sister and Mr. and Mrs. tered the car assuming it to be a

public" vehicle.

Hia Worship hold there was A Mr. Lo objected to the question clear case of assault and imposed a fine of $25 each in addition to payment of $5 each as compensa

in chief.

manner.

like.

tion.

Mr. Hall gave notice of appeal.

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VARSITY JOURNAL.

FIRST ISSUE OF EDUCATION SOCIETY.

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(b) To establish closer re- lations between the Society and all teachers and educational authori- ties both in the East and, as far- as possible, in the British Empire

new

Professor Forster strikes ä

the Russian Church, Tien-integrity of local journalism is a

USES OF CHEMICALS, tsin, on May 9, and on May magnificent asset to the whole

Miss Sequeira, then slapped her 10, at All Saints Church, Colony. It is to the public inter-Rajah Salleh, a clerk in the husband arrived and separated the

The charges against Mohamed Witness cried out for help and her and America, Samuel Edwin Cook. to Nura

In a volume of 100 pages, with Koosnitzowa.

est that bias and malice be Ordnance Office, of possession of parties. The three boys came on a few illustrations, this unknown quantities in the Press explosive chemicals was continued the Acene. almost immediately journal ought to be of immense that every citizen with a legi- before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the afterwards and assaulted har hus-service to the cause of education-

Central Magistracy. yesterday band.

a cause that has so few real en- timate grievance can count when the case for the prosecution Engilahman's Assistance... thusiasts amongst the general on # fair hearing and was completed and the defence It was then that an Englishman therance of which hinges the public, and yet a cause on the fur- that every good cause

was opened.

came to Mr. Gill's assistance and future of the entire rising genera- Mr. E. R.. Dovey, Government made the boys stop.. rely on strong support The Analyst, who gave evidence at the His Worship asked Mr. Lo if he

tion: a standard of journalism is as high previous hearing, was cross would be calling the European, and Hongkong, Wednesday, May 28, 1926, here as in Malaya, Public interests examined by Mr. A. el Arculli was informed that he was not happy note in an article on the

have always been paramount, (solicitor for the defence), on the known to either Mr. or Mrs. Gill

uge of potassium chlorate for His Worship remarked that it Public confidence has ever been making blue lights. Witness ad woud be a great help to the Court realised the folly of spending maintained. Still, these are mat-mitted that this chemical could be if the gentleman came forward then staffing them with indifferent money lavishly on schools and ters, as the Straits Echo points used for the purpose, but it was a with his evidence and Mr teachers. Something more is now out, that the local journalist takes sulphide of arsenic was not an the Press were present, hoped that sole qualification of being vaccin- violent explosive, whereas remarking that representatives of for granted, but about which the explosive in itself. Witness added the intimation would catch the eye ated. He adds that China would required than mature age and the public generally may not think that the mixture might explode by of the gentleman in question. Therefore, a little light on the either heat or friction. Witness With regard to the three boys,.

do well to see to it that her teach- Press, even by its own members, composition of cracker bombs, and who had become involved in the trained for the noblest work an was further questioned as to the Messrs. Barros and the two Pratas, ing profession is recruited from Her best citizens, and suitably.

fluous form of egotism. may not be regarded as a super-in regard to chloroform said he case, witness stated that they

had never heard of this cheraical followed Mr. Gill home, repeatedly individual can be called upon to

calling him a coward and saying perform

PRESS REFLECTIONS.

tone

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.

Boxer Indemnity when he says that Great Britain long ago

that he was not a gentleman. On Some idea of the high quality of arriving at a tree near the Port the Brat number of the Education Office the boys challenged Mr. Gill Journal may be gathered from a to fight. They later went away, list of other articles:

being used for bombs.

The question of the missing bottles of chloroform was raised, during the evidence of the mana he explained this was caused by ger of the China Dispensary and

In reply to Mr. Hugh Jones, The Relationship between Chin- an error in the stock book entries, Mrs Gill said she could feel the ese Studies and Palities:-By Explaining an invoice for ten complainant's feet kick the back Graduate...

Subject Teaching In Schools pounds of potassium chlorate sup- of the chair. Witness further plied to the accused, witness said denied that she spoke to the com- By Lee Choon-eng. that accused stated he wanted it plainant roughly. She and the two for making fireworks on the o G girls were hardly strangers. casion of a wedding, Other Whenever she met them in the invoices showed that accused had street she always smiled. purchased five, ten and twenty pounds

A text has been provided for the Straits Echo by the departure for Home of two veterans of journalism-Mr. W. Makepeace, of the Singapore Free Press, and Mr. A. W. Still, of the Straits Times. That text is the t and the integrity of the Press of Malaya.. The Straits Echo, goes so far as to challenge comparison of the Malaya Press as a whole with the Press of any other Br tish Colony or Dependency of the It has been the good fortune of same size and similar conditions the British Throne that it should Egotism may not always be an be occupied, more often than any offence against good manners, and other in the course of history, by if the Press of Malaya cares to great and gracious figures, who paint the local journalistic lily it have added, each perhaps in a ia not for us in Hongkong to different way, a new lustre to the assume the role of captious critic. dignity and honour of Royalty. At the same, the excuse for Among that elect company no one making such a boast and throw has justified the title of Queen The case for the prosecution

being closed, Mr. Arcului au family troubles to Court. The Spirit of the New Education. ing out a challenge of this nature more completely than Her

mitted that the possession

Mr. Hugh Jonesy You have heardByScoutmastergate occurs so rarely in Far Eastern Majesty Queen Mary, whose there chemicals, including the the evidence of Miss Sequeira, and education, In the Straite and lo Journalism that no harm can be fifty-ninth birthday the Empire chloroform, did not constitute an the Misses GUI. Is the whole of Hongkong with special reference to done by a newspaper once in a colebrates to day.

offence under the Ordinance, that untrue-The evidence given the Chinese-By Gon Tlow-chong The Queen is

Evidence, was then given by the by the three girla is untr

The Moral Training of Children' while making "copy" out of its Indeed one of the very busiest accused who said that he knew Can you suggest any ras why. (based on class lecturer): own journalistle developments women in England. Her official | Mr. "X" (an Informer in the case) Miss Sequeira should issue. aum JW, N. Smith, MA (formerly Indeed, if it has solid ground for and pubile engagemente krep her for about two years and at meet mons against you for assault, and Professor of Education).

ings arra

see then these three girls come) and "Can Examinations Test Know- proclaiming its tone, integrity, occupied for hours almost every staurant he

to purchase tall an untrue story?—I presume ledge? ——By Pun Shiu-lum.“ and Independence on the hill tops, day, except when their Majesties the chemi

of that it was revenge on the part of The Proposed Reformation

the gi

Chinese WritingBy Lau Hok- making

- Hevenge for what ?-Revenge for taun,

death

• Soquetra's The Nervous Child By K. Toft A Memory Test By L. Forster BA

it can only increase that degree are on holiday at:

of public confidence so essential to apart from public

successful journalism. As Brother gagements Welham says in the Straits Echo, to time

it would be a bad day for Maliya

coun

If evary newspaper in

could not rhake the modest 1

that beweright or wr Loolish or wise; there will no In the futur

master But

abombera ficial eng День

ort notice the

Phonetics and the Chinese Stu- dent of EnglishBy R K M.. Simpson, M., M.A., Professor of English

Asked why she did not take out Child Education from the Chinese a summons until May 7, witness Foint of View By Mak Kam- said she had no desire to take chuen

was adjourned until

Short History of Chinese Educa- tional ~~ Institutions”—By.

beng

Journal can be pro-

from

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