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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1928,
deterrent against the piratical JURY'S GRATITUDE.
miscreants that infested that re- gion for far too long a time, and
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BE BRIEF.
LONG CROSS-EXAMINATION.
SEAMAN OTHEN.
FUNERAL LAST NIGHT AT HAPPY VALLEY,
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT.
so long as this naval policing con- MR. JENKIN'S PROMISE TO tinues, so long probably will the piracies be held in check. But is it the business either of the Bri- tish or the Japanese Navy to police Chinese waters? Certainly not; and the sooner the better will it. be that Chinese generally and anid Mr. Jenkin in the Supreme Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, the Chinese authorities particu-Court this morning when the yesterday, of Able Seaman
in Othen, of the Fleet Air Arm at- larly realise this fact. For though original jurisdiction
"I will be as brief as I can,'
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The funeral took place at the
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we do not expect much from the which a special jury is sitting tached to the Kni Tack Aerodrome, whose tragic death as the result of Chinese, acting on their own was resumed.
shooting himself "The jury will be appropriate accidentally initiative, yet it will be at least
automatic something satisfactory when they ly grateful, I am sure," replied whilst unloading his appear fully to realise how much the Chief Justice (Sir Henry pistol, has already been reported.
The Rev. G. H. Howitt, Naval they owe to foreigners for ridding Gollan).
their shores of the piratical pests Mr. Fok Kam-chuen, formerly Chaplain, officiated at the save that have been allowed to infest principal of the Fook Lee hard-side.
them for so long a time. Marshalware firm, Hillier-strect, (who The gun carriage, with the coffin LI Chai-sum says that the Bias was plaintiff against Thos. W. draped with a Union Jack was Bay area will be "cleared up" Simmons & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong drawn by men from HM.S. "Dur- within three months. Such may (in liquidation) and the Bank of ban," and was followed by the fol be the case if the British and Canton, Ltd., Hong Kong) was lowing officers from the Aero- Japanese continue to patrol the 'cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin for drome:-Squadron Leader C.E.H.C. MacPherson (Officer Command- place, and only their active vigil- the third day.
Ing): "Getting Along.”
Mr. R. Vaughan-Fowler, ance will justify such a hope.j Left to themselves, the Chinese Several times Mr. Jenkin re-Flight Licut W. D. Gairdner, Flying will do as little as possible, as has marked: "Now we are getting Officer May, Surg. Lieut. Bradfield, always been their policy. The along after plaintiff had given Lieut. Hilbeck, R.N., and Lieut. Bassett, R.N. . Preceding the coffin least the Chinese should do is to him an answer. stop talking about what they in- Plaintiff alleges that property was a firing party and the band tend to do in three months or in the Colony worth $280,000 be-from H.M.S. "Berwick." three years and evince a real de-longing to him had been mort- Wreaths were sent by the follow- sire to co-operate as far as they enged to defendants without his Ing: Squadron Leader Macpherson; can with those who are actually knowledge and consent and that Flying Lieut. Gairdner. (Officer doing the work.
the signatures on the assignments Commanding No. 442 Flight); Off- are forgeries. He asks the Court eers of the Royal Air Force, Kai Ito hold that property is his. Tack Aerodrome: Officers of the Mr. Jenkin questioned plaintiff Royal Navy: Officers' Mess. Kai closely about the Fook Lee firm, Tack; Ratings and Other Ranks of which plaintiff said he had been Kai Tack; N.C.O.'s of No. 442 the sole proprietor, and about Flight, Kai Tack; Officers, N.C.0.'s Fook Lee & Co., of York-building, and other ranks of Fleet Air Arm, [To the Editor of the "China Mall Which had offices in the same floor Reserve Store; and Sergeants' Meas,
as Messrs. Thos. W. Simmons & Kai Tack. Sir,-A gentleman in your Co. newspaper wants to know why
CORRESPONDENCE.
"FED UP" TOMMIES.
Banking Facilities.
the soldiers are breaking shop Mr. Fok said that he paid windows and getting into trouble, casual visits to the office of Fook WAH YAN COLLEGE.
BIGGEST SCHOOL IN
HONG KONG
I will tell him, it is because they Lee & Co. beenuse one of his song are fed up, fed right up to the was compradore to Simmons & teeth. And I know and am sorry Co. and two others, he had heard, for them. They don't get the were partners in Fook Lee & Co. same kind of food out here that He could not remember definitely. vate, means of transport. In spite they get at home, and they are, however. of the Hon Sir Henry Pollock's not housed as well. Then they That he had mortgaged proper- eloquence, we still think that the haven't any amusements to speak ty to secure banking facilities for matter of transport enters largely of. Look at what they have to Simmons & Co., plaintiff had ad-
pay for anything to eat or drink mitted before and his attention Education, yesterday opened £ into the question. How many, they get outside their quarters. was drawn to the matter again branch of the Wah Yan College in we ask. visit Repuise Bay and At home for the money they to-day.
There are
Mr.
A KOWLOON BRANCH.
A. E. Woad, Director of
Overland China Mail. Stanley consistently?
As com-spend here on food they could get Mr. Jenkin reminded plaintiff Nelson-street. Mongkok, Kowloon.
Mr. Peter Tsui, in explaining the richer stuff and more of it, and that earlier in his evidence had pared with the hundreds who go the same applies to army rations. said that when he sold the Fook growth of the school and the neces to North Point, Kennedy Town and have read about this Military Tee firm to a woman name Yusity for an institution on the Penin- elsewhere, the number is almost Contribution. Mr. Editor-don't Sam in 1923, he did not know sala, said the former was due to:- (1) The subsidy given by the negligible. And if the Government you think they could spend more where the books were."
local government, without which Fook Lee's Books. on Tommy's food? desires to spend public money in other things which matter but I From this. Mr. Jenkin remark-the College might have closed providing bathing, we suggest think I have said enough to show nd, he had gained the impression down.
(2) The assistance and advice of that this money be spent in the your correspondent where the that plaintiff wished to indicate
trouble lips, and it isn't on the that the banka had disappeared. the Italian fathers, who charge us interest of the greatest number. head of the soldier himself, is it? To-day. plaintiff admitted that very low rent for the mother school
That bathing is a highly bene- Gicial form of recreation is con- ceded all-round. Against this it can be argued that there are other forms of recreation or exer- cise, also beneficial, in which the individual has to shift for him- self or herself. And when one gets down to bedrock-or, sand- bottom, in the case of bathing-it
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ON BATHING BEACHES.
Yours, etc.,
Sympathiser. Kowloon, April 26, 1928.
MARINE COURT..
STEERSMAN FINED FOR "
ORSTRUCTION.
the books might have been kept building and
(3) The devotion of the teachers by his brother-in-law who was
Rubsequently interested in the to their duty. Fook Lee firm.
He pointed out that Wah Yan This was one of the occasions College had only 4 pupils in 1919 when Mr. Jenkin said that "they when it was founded. In less than were gettinn lone." Another was 10 years it has become the biggest when nlaintiff said that he occa-jechool in the Colony, with nearly Įsionally gave help to his sons. 1,200 boys and 46 teachers."
AGREEMENT REACHED IN HAYNES'S SUIT.
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MR. BREWER'S LETTER.
When the adjourned case WIE
in the last 10 years, and conclu-
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"I am not a believer in mere
At an earlier stage in the pro- Mr. A. E. Wood, replying, said enedinca, it was intimated that the development of Wah Yan Col- At the Marine Court this morn- the alleged forwaries were nar. lege was a striking feature of the Hong Kong. Friday, April 27, 1928. can hardly be said that all four of ing before Commdr. J. B. Newill, retrated by plaintiff's son, Fok educational history of this. Colony
the remanded case for obstruction Chung-yuen. the public beaches to be opened on at the British Canton wharf was the first of May are ideal for heard. the master of the s.a. "Kong their purpose. We have referred Sang" being called to give evid- WRIT WITHDRAWN. numbers and I do not accept them as a criterion of a school's true ence. His story, corresponded with Statistics can be made to prove to the pollution of sea-water and the evidence given yesterday morn
growth, and I am going to take this opportunity of asking my anything, the old saying goes, and the consequent forbidding by the ing by the Police. The two ac-
friend Mr. Peter Taul to be firm we are not prepared to admit or Naval authorities of crews of war-cused, a steersman and a mistress, were accordingly fined $10 each,
to resist the temptation to over- den, on the strength of the ships to dive overboard and swim.with the alternative of 10 days'
crowd his classrooms. I have had the pleasure of going over this figures quoted in the Legislative Then there are the beaches in the hard labour.
For falling to exhibit regulation Council yesterday, whether the vicinity of the harbour which are
admit more pupils than its 11 class- Government is doing too much or notorious as visiting grounds for lights yesterday evening, a master called in the Summary Court this school, and it seems to me that to of a cargo boat was fined $15 with morning in which Mr. L. E. Haynes rooms will properly hold must mean too little in providing bathing shoals of jelly-fish. We have prac- the usual alternative of 15 days' sued Mr. N. I. Brewer for work a loas of efficiency. facilities at public beaches in the tical experience of more than one hard labour. Colony. We have said before and place, in beautiful surroundings we repeat:--
and with a lovely sand beach, 14 in the matter of where it was impossible to swim bathing beaches we consider it either because of the accumula- is more or less up to the public tion of refuse or the presence of to fend for themselves."
jelly-fish. If people wish to have
Under favourable auspices an- other step is now taken in Its ad- The time was not so long ago a picnic, they can organise their King's Bench Division, commented rect.
on the frequency with which ac- Mr. Marton replied: Yes, anvancement, and I wish the Branch when there were no public mat- own parties, go where they like tions in the High Court were post-lagreement has been arrived at and School a long future of loyal en- sheds with cubicles, much less and pay the expense. themselves. poned because of the Illauss of one we wish to withdraw the writ.
deavour and honourable success. other items which need money to If others wish to swim, they can of the parties or of an essential His Lordship: I give leave to
witness.
withdraw it put up. The ubiquitous school- get to whichever beach they pre- boy used to undress at Praya for, at their own expense, and steps and dive in where he could. 'make their own arrangements. Others took trams to Kennedy
+
Town where the bathing since it
was taken under Government Blas Bay Pirates. control is not so good as it was
done and material supplied, the I felt I ought to say this, but I Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice J. R. have confidence in Mr. Taui and his Wood), informed Mr. 0. E. C. LITIGANTS' HEALTH. Marton, who appeared for Mr. colleagues, and I am sure that this
ASSIZE TOWN'S EXAMPLE
TO LONDON...
Haynes, that Mr. Brewer (who was) not present) had sent a letter."
His Lordship directed the letter to be shown to Mr. Marton and Mr. Justice Rowlatt, In the asked him if its contents were cor-
"In an "assiza town," he added. there will, perhaps, be 40 criminal
cases and an enormous number of CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. witnesses. It is only once in a' hive moon
that anybody Is ill. We are officially informed that! But every other case in these the goneral agents and consulting courts causes people to fall Ill." committee of The Canton Insurance Mr. Cartwright. Sharp, who ap-Office. Ltd., will, at the forthcom-
confidence is shared by those pre- sent to-day.
Wah Yan College has an atmos phere of disciplined yet.. cheerful
jefficiency.
DO YOU KNOW?
To-day's List of
Little Posers.
It is good to be assured, as we plied for an action to be postpon- ing Meeting of Shareholders to be in the old days. Others hiked to, were in a Reuter telegram toed because of the illness of a wit- held on Thursday, May 17, recon- Telegraph Bay which was then hand yesterday, that piracy in ness, said his client (the plaintiff) mend a final dividend of $22 per share in respect of working account considered a delightful spot for Chinese waters has been consider- was anxious to got his money.
From day to day in the "China ably reduced during the past six Mr. Justice Rowlatt: Well, per- for 1926, the addition of $100,000) swimming. The more fortunate months. This was the statement haps, he has got a rotten case. to reinsurance fund, and of $508, Maj apprar half a dozen questions. hired a stemm-launch or motor made by Sir Austen Chamberlain, (Laughter.)
202.75 to: underwriting suspense
al nature; for which account; they will further recom acknowledgment is due to the boat and the taipans made use of Secretary of State for Foreign hong tenders for their outings. dressed to him. On the whole,
Affairs, in reply to questions ad- MAYOR WHO HOLD PAPERS. mond the wayment of an interim "Daily Sketch," Answers will be
dividend of $18 per share in res-found on page 9 of this issue. If, as H.E. the Governor said yes- Sir Auston is probably correct; The Socialist Lord Mayor of pect of Work Account for 1927, and
By whom the sunflower was terday, there are essential public though we trust he is not too op-Norwich, Mr. H. E. Witard, des-that the balance of $2,824,981.89 be
irst:cultivated 75 p works which
have had to wait timistic regarding the matter, for cribed at a Norwich school prize carried forward.
though there certainly have not several
years, there is no reason been quite so many piracies in giving how as a boy he sold news-
papers fa the streets.
Messrs. Ellis & Edgar, share and why bathing facilities cannot wait this part of the world of late, when I was 10," he said, "I was general brokers, Exchange Build- even though a Commission made there has been nothing done to
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