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PRIZE DAY AT ST. PAUL'S INSTITUTION

CAPITAL DISPLAY

The nuns are known all over the world for their educational work, and here in Hong Kong these untir- ing sisters are no less to the fore in imparting knowledge to those entrusted to their care.

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No. 27,442 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1930.

BANDITS ACTIVE

OVER 20 ROBBERS' NESTS AT LAITUNG

BOATS ROBBED

PATROL DUTY ALONG THE RIVER

According

WINE SMUGGLING

Liquor Concealed in a Bamboo Pole

INGENIOUS RUSE

LIBERALS SAFER IN HALF WAY HOUSE

LLOYD GEORGE SENSITIVE OF HURTING THE GOVERNMENT

London, Yesterday.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, tq-day was 1/6 5/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

LYSOL IN WINE

A Woman Who Was

Stupified"

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FAMILY TROUBLES

The utter immpossibility of getting

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TRIBUTES

TO LORD BALFOUR

THE PASSING OF THE "LAST OF THE ATHENIANS”

HIS COURAGE IN WAR

Rugby, Yesterday. Striking tributes to the late Lord'

Detective-Inspector C. P. Fallon at the LOAN FROM US. Balfour were paid by party leaders

An ingenious way of smuggling dutiable wine into the Colony was FATE OF THE CONFERENCE to the bottom of Chinese family trou- disclosed in Mr. A. W., G. H. Grantham's Court this morning when a Chinese was charged with the unlawful possession of half a gallon of Chinese wine which he had attempted to smuggle past

searchers on the Ping On wharf.

A Chinese Rovenue Offeer stat- ed that the accused pretended to be a coolle and tried to amble off authe wharf with a bamboo pole on his shoulder, for all the world looking like a dejected coolle who had failed to get work.

Those parents of the pupils and well-wishers of the St. Paul's In- stitution (French Convent School) who were present at their annual

Canton, Yesterday. Speech Day this morning could not

to a joint petition the good but be impressed with

mitted by the Chamber of Commerce, work that these sisters are doing in the Colony. and not only in the Merchants' Guild and the Local

Something about the man's ap- educational work, they give to Bureau of Finance in Yingtah to the their pupils the accomplishment and Provincial Government through the 7th pearance, however, caused the R.O. "polish" which are so necessary to District Inspector and the Yingtah to suspect him and, accordingly, achieve suCCESS in life. There Magistrate, it is stated that the bandits he was stopped for search. Then the R.O. detected a strong smell were amply

demonstrated this

ed out, and from one end to the

In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Lloyd George, in announcing that iborals would not further participate in amendments at the Committee stage

Kowloon Magistracy tila morning, when he prosecuted a Chinese married woman named, Wong Klu, who was TO ORGANISE A NEW charged with attempting to aggrieve

at 149

Reclamation

of the Coal Bill, because hostile action by Liberals at presont would critically Lai Tai Tal affect the state of the Naval Confer-Street, by causing some wine to be

taken with lysol,

CHARTERED BANK

Consolidating Charter to Give Wider Scope

London, March 18. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China is obtain- ing a new consolidating Char- ter, giving it wider scope. Straits Times.

The woman, in reply to the charge said: "Ah Lok stuplfied me, and poured the lysol into the wine."

The Government Analyst, Mr. E. R. Dovey, stated that on March 14, In- spector Fallon personally handed him a quart bottle containing 10.9 fluid ounces of liquid.

GOVERNMENT'

in both Houses of Parliament to- day. In the House of Commons the Premier asked the House to unite in doing homage to the work and memory of one who sat in the House nearly half a century and led it for nearly twelve years. Lard Balfour,“; he sald, was a haughty politician ¿ Yen Hal-shan, who is about to assume and party leader but even when the the post of Commander-in-Chief of the object of an angry attack he never

Nanking, Yesterday.

alled forces, has appointed Llu Chi

"

(a Kuominchun general) as the Chief lost his personality in his work. of Staff, and instructed Fa Teo-yi to His politics were a philosophy, his concentrate at Shihchfachuang, Feng methods Intellectually balanced. In Peng-tee at Shuntch and Sun Teo at his latter years as an elder states-A Han Tan. Yen is said to be contem- man Lord Balfour had exercised. Tho liquid was examined and found to plating to raise a loan of $20,000,000 more influence than ever before on contain lysol, the amount present being

from America, Franco and Belgium. British public life. His work for equal to 0.4 per cent. The liquid was

Yon will shortly, according to a report,' the League of Nations was embodied'. Chinese wine, and the bottle in Court proceed to Peking to combine with the in its foundations. His hand- had a total amount of lysol amounting Peiyang Clique to organise a new writing was enshrined in the surety. to 18 grains which was one-sixth of a government, having decided to appoint of freedom now being developed by fatal dose. Mr. Dovey pointed out that Tuen Chi-sui as Minister of Interior, our Dominions. The world bed there had been cases where a person and Wu Pel-fu as Minister of Army, emerged from the war bearing his Liang Shi-ye as Minister of Finance, Following the apprehension of the name on many of its gateways. His populace, the situation at Feking has insight was recorded in happy re now grown critical, while the big shops, collections which were growing up have suspended business.

now between the United States and:

morning by the, really splendid dis.have become very active along the of the wine coming from the pole He play given. Two pianos and eight North River districts, especially the and he examined it closely. hands playing them is a feat that section around Yingtah, since the re- removed a plug from one end of Within 100, the pole, and then the trick was only talented pupils would dare to bels' invasion last year.

The joints of the piny in public, again, a piano duct lia between Laitung and Pa-kong-how discovered. is another feat requiring much skill over 20 robbers 'nests have been estab. bamboo had been patiently hollow-

had gulped down lysol in a mixture and training. All these were given lished, demanding $50 to 500 each for other the pole was full of wine.ence, said that he understood that the not realising what it was. by the smart pupils of this school,

large boats and $20 each for amall and their rendering met with much boats that pass their barriers. With "guilty" before the Magistrate, the balance.

When the smuggler pleaded fate of the Conference was hanging in Inspector Fallon said that it was all It was a matter of life a Chinese family trouble puzzle which applause. There were several items the collections, the outlaws have pur R.O. Grimmitt asked that a ser and death. therefore the Liberals falt one could never solve. on the programme, all of which chased more arma and Ammunition,

that they ought not to undertake the Kia Worship raised the question of went to show that the pupils had and consequently if immediate action Qua view be taken of the case as responsibility of defeating the Govern-the women's mentality, and suggested been taught by exporte.

in not taken for their elimination, this was a new way of smuggling. ment or even of putting them into a that she be kept in the fall prison for

upon the Accused was fined $50 or one humiliating position.

a week under observation, The prizes were given away by untold sufferings will fall

month's jail, and the wine was

This was accordingly ordered. Mrs. W. T. Southern after the people.

confiscated. annual report of the school had been

EDITOR RETIRES read by the Rev. Father Gallagher, S.J.

At the conclusion of the reading

Local Militia

+

It is, therefore, proposed to organise

a local militia for patrol doty along TRAP FOR SERVANT the river, the expenses of which are

School

Tory Defeat

As a result of the Liberal abstention the House of Commons rejected by 274 votes to 200 the Conservative amendment proposing to remove the power to fix a minimum price for each Committee Stage Completed

class of coal.

of the annual report, the Rev. suggested to be levied monthly from Theft of Money from a Father Gallagher, in a suitably bonis under four specified classes—A worded speech, told the pupils not clans $15, B class $10, C class $9 and D to forget their alma mater after class $5. The receipts are estimated

Later. to amount to over $3,000 a month which leaving school. The nuns worked

sum is suficient to support 160 militia,

The committee stage of the Coal Rifies may be borrowed from various but it is usually left to the Bill has been completed in the places in the district.

Police to set traps rather than the House of Commons-Reuter.

"I don't know-I may be wrong

very hard for their education, and after leaving school they should form themselves into a "Past Pupila'

As soon as the general situation be-private individual,” observed Mr. Union," and that whenever he was comes normal, the above levy will be T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon needed he would only be too pleased immediately abolished. to come forward in view of the fact

The Provincial Government has pasa. Magistracy this morning when a that the girls were able to make ed the petition over to the Departments Chinese servant girl, aged 13, was Irlah stew and that was the finest of Civil Affairs and of Finance for con- charged with the theft of a one thing to an Irishman like himself.sideration.-Canton News Agency,

dollar note, from a school mistress Mra. Southorn then congratulated

of the Yee Fan School in Yauma-

the pupils who had successfully passed their examinations, and be-

carnations Southern.

The Report

ti.

fore the pleasant gathering dis-several distinctions. For the first

Sergeant Barnicle, who pro- parsed, little Miss Hollands in "A time in May last year, four pupila

Speech" Little

Mrs. were presented for the Trinity Col- secuted, said that the complainant thanked Southern and all those who were lege examination for music and one at Chinese New Year lost two keys present. A beautiful bouquet of Junior and

three for the inter-belonging to her jewellery box was presented to Mrs. mediate. All passed and prizes for where she kept her money, and,

these have been very kindly pro vided by Lady Ho Tung, Misa incidentally, since the loss of those The enrolment and regular attend-Edna Carroll was the winner of the keys, she had lost from time to ance during the past year have been Lugard Scholarship for the year time money totalling about $50.

The evening most satisfactory. The maxmlum 1929.

She, suspected the servant girl number on the roll was 250, and Pitman's Shorthand has been well

She sent the there were 240 present at the attended during the year and the and laid a trap. annual inspection. There is no game may be said for the classes for girl to the market and during ber doubt that where there is regular French. The school has again been absence she put the money box attendance at a school there is board honoured by distinguished visitors

claes

for

to be progress. This has been the and by friends Interested in educa- in one of the pupil's desks. On case all during the year, as the tests tion amongst whom were Lady the girl returning she was order- given in the various classes have Clementi and also the Rev. Father ad by the amah to clean the desks. shown very satisfactory results. Robert who passed through the In the meantime the complainant The puple have enjoyed perfectly Colony in April last. It may be hid in the cockloft of the school good health and we are greatly in mentioned here, he has very room. She saw the girl cleṇn the debted to Mrs. E. P. Minnett M.O.S.| kindly provided the school with a desks, and then come across the From who kindly visited the school twice fine projection Lamp by means of box, which she took out. during the year and gave us most which interesting and instructive her pocket she produced the key, helpful suggestions regarding the pictures may be shown to the puplis, opened it, and stole the one dollar' children's eye-sight and the ad-Taking advantage of the kind in-note.

vantages of physical exercises. Invitation of the Brother Director of In order to catch the girl," and her report she mentions, that the St. Joseph's College the girls took as a signal to three pupils who on the Book classrooms and dormitories were all part in the annual sports held in the were put on watch

in good condition, showing both Sookampao Valley and thoroughly below, the mistress throw' two cleanliness and good ventilation: enjoyed themselves; and many also stones on the floor, and thus the Important factors in a school where took part in the Kowloon sports and trap was complete.. The culprit there is a large number of children won several prizes. In the numer was searched and the note, cor- The annual inspection was conductous activities of the school the responding in number to that the ed by Mr. A. R. Sutherland on the charitable portion is not neglected. mistress had previously written on 7th and 8th of October last. The the pupils being willing helpers on paper, was found in her funer following extracts are taken from all occasions; and their efforts were pocket. from his report: "Building and particularly crowned with success

His Worship, after conviction, Discipline, excellent. In the last year when they were able to col- said that the question now arose Kindergarten Department the singlect over $600 for Hong Kong's Poor as to what should be done with ing is very good. All written work, at the sale of roses organised by the girl, for it was no was taking drawing books, map drawing etc., the society of St. Vincent de Paul. her before the S.C.A. or to the

·la well done and carefully corrected.

Well-Wishers Thanked

Po Leang Kuk, as her grandmother

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had turned up in Court.

The case was remanded for 24

Reading, recitation, and colloquial We should like on this occasion to throughout the school are good. Dictation testa given at the inspec- thank the many friends of the school

hours. tion were well done, and Arithmetic for their kind co-operation with as is well taught. The school is very in our work, and the Rev. Mother Superior and all the Sisters tender their grateful thanks to Mrs. Southern for no kindly accepting to

efficient."

Examination Hewalter

needlework

THEFT FROM KNITTING FACTORY

Mr. Sutherland kindly income and distribute the prizes, Lai Yan, a machinist atƐn, knitting and to Lady Ho Tung for music factory in Yaumati was at the Kow- very pleased with the prizes, to His Lordship Bishop, loco Magistracy this morning convict excellence of the work shown. Valtorts, to the French Consuled on charge of the theft of four Class for Monsieur Duval-Villalon to Mr pools of woollen yarn, and sentenced continues to be E. Ralphs, Director of Education, to two months hard labour There are two divi to the RR Fathers of the WEARING and the special prize Mission, to Mr. Ho Kom-tong

the Inese pup

nglish presented by om

béén awarded

and to H.. Pestonjl for the

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STOP PRESS

Tokyo, To-day.

An agreement has been reached for an interchange of military officers between Japan and the Sovlet, enabling Japanese officers to be at- tached to Soviet military units and vice versa.

A similar agreement has long existed between Britain and Japan and likewise dur ing the past few years be- tween Japan and America; but, owing to the difference of national circumstances, such Interchange between Japan and the Soviet aas been carried out up to the present-Router..

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New York, Yesterday, The Royal Dutch loan mentioned In yesterday's message from Am- sterdam will consist of fifteen year four per cent, debentures issued at at 80%. The deal was put through · over the trans-Atlantic telephone.

San Francisco, Yesterday. The Federal Reserye Bank in San Francisco has lowered its re- alscount rate from 4% to 4 per cent.

Jacksonville (Florida),

Yesterday.

Carnera has claimed his eleventh victim, knocking out in the first round Frank Xavita. The fight Insted 1 min. 61, sees.

Daytona Beach. Yesterday. Kaye Don engaged in two trials in connection with his projected at. tempt on the motor speed record. He attained only 90 milen an kour In his first effort on á kumpy beach. A heated argument with Mr. Louis Costalen the French designer of the car followed, after which Kaye Don set out, on a second trial. Ho reached 101 miles an hour, during which the car often jumped several feet in the air owing to the rough- reas of the track Subsequently Kaye Don postponed further trials Cünü): Saturday Reuter's 'Amári:"

can Service,qdasar

FINE TO CLOUDY

report from vatory states: of high from S.

monsoon

Changes in a Shanghai Newspaper

Upon his return to Shenal, Feng Yu- ourselves. hsiang was supplied with 1,000 machine guns and given 1500,000 by Yen Hal- shan, according to a reliable report.

Peaceful Solution

Rare Courage

Mr. Stanley Baldwin said that a characteristic of Lord Balfour, throughout his life was his rare g Shanghai, Yesterday. courage, physical and moralis. The latest political development in courage shown particularly during of a peaceful solution of the prezent the last two days, according to a re the years when he held the office of liable report, indicates a possibility Chief Secretary for Ireland.

No

tense situation. A party of important aner Intellect, no greater dialecti- representatives are now on their way clan, had been engaged in politics. Shanghai, To-day.

by boat to Shanghai. Meanwhile the It had been said of Lord Asquith, Central Government is making full pre- the late Liberal leader, that he wan The North China Daily News an-parations, notwithstanding that efforts the last of the Romans. It might nounces that the Editor, Mr. O. M. are being made to smooth the trouble be said that Lord Balfour was the Green, is retiring towards the end by political mexna

last of the Athenians. His mind The situation in Honan'le not so criti- was all embracing. of June. His successor is Mr. cal as reported in the Press, the news Science, Music and Philosophy. He loved Edwin Haward, who arrives in being mostly rumours fabricated by a He had intense love of his country. Shanghal about May 4.--Reuter

certain source, which hopes to see

[Mr. Haward, who has been ulterior

China continue its internal war for intense belief in the part she was

matives. Canton

Mr. Baldwin New playing in the world. Information officer at the India Agency.

believed that Lord Balfour's career office since 1928, was educated

as a national statesman dating from the first day of the. War until the last day of his life would be remem-

at Reading School and King's College, London. He joined 'the

Earlier Cables

Nanking, Yesterday.

Link With Victorian Epoch

Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal

Ploneer on the Prince of Wales's ment by the State Council that the severed the link with

death we seemed to have finally

the great Victorian apoch. He would rank

staff of the Civil and Military Chiang Kai-shek left this morn-bered as long as the history of this Gazette, Lahore, in 1909, and ing at nine o'clock aboard the country was written. became manager and Editor in gunboat Chu Ya. His departure 1920, and was Editor of the Alla- was kept a very strict secret, and habad Pioneer 1926-28. He was was most unexpected, especially leader, said that by Lord Balfour's special correspondent of the in view of yesterday's announce-

tour in Bombay and Rajputana Generalissimo was leaving the and commanded a machine gun capital on March 21 to inspect the volanteer Fattery in the Punjab troops in the Shanghai and Hang-Lord Balfour with Gladstone as the riots, for which he received the chow areas, thence going to the most formidable Parliamentary de- thanks of the Secretary of State. Tientsin Pukow and Peking-Han- bater he had ever heard in that Mr. Haward is 46, and has pub- kow railways, returning to Nanking faculties were better. adapted to the House. But Lord Balfour's rich lished several books on India, on May 10. - · including "The Poodle Faker."]

NOT LADDERS OF FAME

The acting Navy Minister, Chen part which he had played during Shao-kwangaccompanied Chiang and after the War. Kai-shek this morning, but the Lord Balfour was one of most usual staff did not accompany him. valued assets of the British Empire

It Is variously reported that during those terrible days of war.: Two Chinese were yesterday at Chiang Kai-shek has left for Han-After the War, when passion was rested by the Police for the theft kow and Shanghai, while persist still raging and volcanic fires were of step ladders, and this morning ent reports are that he has gene still unquenched, his calm judg- made their appearance before Mr. to Fenghua to visit his hometown, ment was a treasure: A. W. G. H. Grantham.

but this is discredited by well- The first man was charged with informed circles. stealing n, 12-feet bamboo ladder from a printer's shop at 163 Holly- wood Road. The ladder

Was

Reported Near Chinklang

Shanghai, Yesterday.

There were three outstanding events which would give him a | lasting name in history. The first was the Washington Conference, the

just outside the shop and a foki saw It is learned that Chiang Kai-success of which was largely at the accused walking away with it.ahek inspected the Silver Island He gave chase, caught him, and forts, near Chinking, this morn

ing-Reuter. handed him over to a constable.

tributable to the wonderful courage with which he accepted the re- It sponsiblity of bold decision. was the only Disarmament Confer- ence that had onded in disarmament". The other two events were Lord Balfour's declaration regarding Wong Wan-young, * who The other man stole à wooden

died Palestine and Lord Balfour'a note ladder from a shop in Hollywood intestate at 1; Kung Hung Street, regarding war debts. Lord Bal- Road. He was also seen and ar left local estate to the value of ment, worthily made by a great

Fatehan, on December 24, 1928, four's note was the greatest achiev rested.

This man told the Magistrate an tion have been granted to his widow, Tributes to the dead statemen Ingenious story. Someone, he said, wong Lau-shi, of 47, Jervois ware paid likewise in the House of had stolea his bed, so he had mere Street.

Lords by Lorda Parmoor Ball

Accused was ordered to pay a fine of $4 or go to jail for -seven OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY `· daya.

Letters of administre-man 828,700.

ly "borrowed" the ladder to sleep Probate of the will of Lai Chu-ki, bury, and Beschamp, the leaders on. He had no intention of steal allas Lai-Kwok-lun, an interpreter, respectively of Labour, Conserve ing it.

Canton Road, who died on August tive and Liberal Parties and the His Worship convicted. The 28, 1929, has been granted to Lal Archbishop of Canterbury-British Pollte proved that the accused had Yeung-ahi, and Lai Pan-shi, Wireless Service.

twice previously been in trouble executrices under the will. The

whereupon for stealing,

Mr. estate amounts to $12,800. Cer- Grantham-imposed a fine of $5 or|tain fixed deposits in local banks aro

eight days" jail

ARSON CHARGE WITHDRAWN

specifically stated to have been en- trusted to testator's care by re- The master of a foss paper shop 7.19 inches against an average-latives by marriage, and the ad- in Wanchai who was charged with of 494 Inches.

-Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty af certain specified centrada this morning at

were t

Hung Long

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o'clock

Temp. Humid.

78

89

ministrators are charged to acquaint arson made an unexpected appear such relatives, at testator's decease, ance before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant- of the whereabouts of such funds, ham... this morning ♥ when the which are not to come into the Folice saked fof leave to withdraw general estate,

the charge against the accused on the ground of insufficient evidence.

His Worship accordingly dis charged accused.

Mr. Razdorak Churchill, Mr. Winston Churchill's only son, who la: an undergraduate at Christ Church: Oxför!

his first appearance as a speaker the Oxford Union Society, when

will ntové "That this. Houss approves of the proposed treaty with

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