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THURSDAY, APRIE 20, 1

“REAL WIZARDS"

IN COURT

Produce Peace And Prosperity.

ACQUITTED ON FALSE PRETENCES CHARGES

Wan Pak, 33, described a5 'real wizard" and Chung Chik ast a paint scraper, made their appear- ance before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Magistracy this morn-

EDUCATION BOARD MEETING

New Director & Member Welcomed.

RESOLUTIONS. CARRIED.

"Fire" Precautions For School Premises

TEASING CHINESE SCHOOL GIRLS Gaol Employee Admonished.

CHARGE OF ASSAULTING INDIAN CONSTABLE

"There is no case, the accused, was perfectly within his rights in, ap

-Day's Short Story.

THE LORD MARQUIS OF CARABASA

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By Charles Perrault.

HERE was a miller who had foolish young rabbit jumped into left no estate to the three his bag, and Monsieur Puss, imme

diately drawing close the strings

The 88th meeting of the Board of Proaching the constable and asking sons he had than his mill, his ass took and killed him without pity. {

Education was held this afternoon,

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Resolutions.

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the reason for a telling bre- and his cat. The partition was Proud of his prey, he went with it ing to answer to two charges of presided over for the first time by marked Mr. Wynne-Jones at the soon made. Neither the scriven to the palace, and asked to speak Central Magistracy this morning,

dewerkend with his Majesty. He was shown false pretences by obtaining 10 and the new Director of Education, when addressing Court Inspector er nor attorney were sent for upstairs into the King's apart- Brennan, in connection with an They would soon have enten un ments, and making a low reverence, 30 cents from Yung Sze and Chung N. L. Smith.

Among the resolutions passed was assault case in which the, Folice all the patrimony. The eldest said to him: --I have brought you, Shik, females respectively, at 181 Share Road, by pretending that the appointing of two members to alleged that Chol Loy, an employee bad the mill, the second the ass my noble Lord, the Marquis of Ca- sir, a rabbit of the warren, which they were able to secure special consider the education estimates for of the Victoria Gaol, assaulted, an benefits for them by wizardry, 1934, and the appointment of a Indian constable by taking him by and the youngest nothing but rabas (for that was the title which

Detective Inspector. Elston who committee to deal with questions the elbow and making him fall. the cat.

Puss was pleased to give his mas prosecuted said the accused were in connection with the proposed The charge arose from an in- The poor young fellow was quite ter) has commanded me to present

a School Leaving Certificates and cident outside the main gate of the seen in Lockhart Road with

Victoria Gaol yesterday afternoon,

comfortless at having so poor a lot. your Majesty from him." "Tell Chinese ledger painted in red, and Matriculation Examinations.

thy master," said the King, "that I having Chinese characters on the Sir William Hornell on behalf of when the accused, with two other "My brothers," said he, may get thank him, and that he does me a outside cover, which, when tran- the Board, welcomed the new Direc-Chinese schoolgirls who were just tothriving foods together but for great deal of pleasure." slated, read, "Offering condolences tor of Education.

leaving the Gleneagles' Schools. The joining their flock together: but for Another time he went and to the dead with the object of pro- The Chairman on behalf of the constable who was nearby repri- my part, when I have eaten up my himself among some standing corn, He then pro cat, and made me a muff of his holding still his bag opan; and -ducing peace and prosperity in the Board welcomed Mr. Leo D'Almada manded the accused,

locality.

e Castro Jr., who had been appoint-ceeded to the gaol but felt his elbow skin, I must die with hunger." The when a brace of partridges ran in- Cat, who heard all this, but made to it he drew the strings and so The first accused, Inspector Elsed a member of the Board.

grasped. informed the 'ton said, was a "real wizard,". by The Chairman

The constable turned but slipped as if he did not, said to him with a caught them both. He went and grave and serious air: "Do not made a present of them to the which he meant that the accused Board that the new Junior Technical and fell heavily. had been taught all the secrets of School was opened early in Febru His Honour said the accused was thus afflict yourself, my good mas King, as he had done before of the the subject by his father.

ary.

in no way responsible for the con-ter; you have nothing else to do rabbits which he had taken in the The second accused was only a The Reports of the Medical stable's full and the charge would but to give me a bag and get a pair warren. The King in like manner paint scraper and knew nothing Officer of Schools for the months of therefore fail. The accused was of boots for me, that I may scam-received the partridges with great about the subject.

January and February were laid on discharged, but was recommended per through the dirt and brambles, The accused were both arrested the table.

by the Bench to behave himself and you shall see that you have not! at the above address where they

while on the streets and leave school so bad a portion in me as you im-

agine." were collecting money. The en-

The following resolutions were girla alone...

Though the Cat's master did not tries in the ledger showed that

build very much upon what he they had done very well this week, carried unanimously:- said the Inspector.

him play a great many cunning pleasure, and ordered him said, he had, however, often seen

tricks to catch rats and mice; an Malvoisie to drink. when he used to hang by the heels, The Cat continued for two Or or hide himself in the meal, and three months thus to carry, his Ma- make as if he was dead; that he jesty, from time to time, game of did not altogether despair of his his master's taking. One day, in affording him some help in his mis-particular, when he knew for cer lerable condition. When the Cattain that he was to take the air A verdiet of "Not Guilty," was and what he asked for, he booted along the riverside with his daugh Chairman, the Hon. Mr. S. W. returned in the case in which Kwok himself very gallantly; and putter, the most beautiful princess in Tao, and Mr. B. Wylie to con-Ping was charged, with a breach

ting his bag about his neck, he held the world, he said to his master; sider the Education Depart of a deportation order, at there the strings of it in his fore-paws, "If you will follow my advice your ment Estimates for 1934 and to Rumed hearing this morning at the

Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice and went into a warren where was fortune is made; you have nothing report to the Board."

a great abundance of rabbits. He else to do but to go and wash your Put bren and sewthistle into his self in the river, in the part that I bag, and stretching himself out at shall show you, and leave the rest length, as if he had been dead, he to me." The Marquis of Carab waited for some young rabbits, not did what the Cat advised him to yet acquainted with the decefts of without knowing why or where the world, to come. and rummage fore. 23A. "Every manager of a re Mr. H. C. Macnamara, defending, his bag for what he had put into While he was washing the King

gistered school in respect yesterday questioned the legality of

passed by, and the Cat began to of which registration is or the order against the prisoner, for Scarce was he laid down but he cry out as loud as he could: "Help, may be under consideration two reasons; that the order had had what he wanted; a rash and help, my Lord Marquis of Carabas shail give or cause to be been made out on Form 7, instead of given to the Chief Officer Form 7a, and that the order had

Hls Honour asked Yupg Sze, the first complainant, if she had hoped to derive any benefit from the wi zard, but she failed to give an an-

swer.

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(a) "That the Board desires to place

His Honour said it was not very clear case and no evidencej had been produced to show that the (b) accused had been practising. The accused were acquitted.

CHINESE YOUTH WITH A RECORD.

Six Months' Term For Theft Of Coins.

FOUR PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

Au Fuk, a 16 year-old Chinese boy with four previous convictions for larceny and a banishment or-! der for 5 years which has just ex- pired, was this morning sentenced to 6 months' hard labour by Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Magis- iracy.

Court Inspector Brennan said the accused had, just arrived in the Colony from Canton, and had been

Con caught by a Indian Police stable running away from a money changer's shop at Queen's Road, with a package of $100 in 20 cent coins.

The complainant was later iden- tified as Lau Hung-kee, a druggist who had been changing notes into| silver and who had been in the act of putting the packages of; coins into a rattan basket, when 'the accused snatched one of them

and made off.

BANISHEE, GAOLED

Premature Returns From Kongmoon.

Leung Wing, a banishee, appeari ed before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Magistracy this morning, to answer to a charge of a breach of the Deportation Ordinance.

Accused said he came to the Colony from Kongmoon with the sole intention of going up to Swa- tow.

or accord its deep apprecia- DEPORTEE FOUND

NOT GUILTY.

tion of the services rendered to the Colony's education by Mr.

G. P. de Martin during his 29

years of service as Master, In- Breach Of Order Charge

Fails.

spector of Schools and Director of Education.".

"That the Board appoint a Committee consisting of

the

(c) "That this Board recommend Wood, the Acting Chief Justice. that the Governor in Council and a jury consisting of, Messrs. W. should make the following ad-Kershaw (foreman), T. C. T. Beck, ditions to the Regulations made A. Claeys, Lam How-cho, R. Me under section 12 of the Educa-Arthur Keown, E. Butler and F.

Tock. tion Ordinance.—

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of the Fire Brigade, or to not stated that he had been convict- any officer of the Fire ed in the Colony, but merely that Brigade deputed by him, he had been convicted of stealing all reasonable facilities to by a trick." inspect, from time to time,

His Lordship delivered the verdict

the school premises with a of the Court, this morning on the view to ascertaining the ground that the Crown case was not

taken and made out. precautions

available against fire and

the suitability of such pre- mises for use as school

touching matters with

News In Brief

it.

BOOM IN GERMAN BEER-JUGS.

Cologne.

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be "The Engagement Ring," by Gerald Heldt.

some

is going to be drowned," At this noise the King put his head out of the coach window, and, finding it was the Cat who had often brought him such good game, he command- ed his guards, to run immediately to the assistance of his lordship, Stoneware manufacture in the the Marquis of Carabas.

While they were drawing the Westerwald district is, the only industry in the Rhineland now poor Marquis out of the river, the Cat came up to the coach and told, {shewing signs of a revival, ac

the King that "while his master. cording to an official report.

This is because many stoneware was washing there came by some manufacturers have received rogues who went off with his which the Fire Brigade is A Pekinege dog, owned by Mr. concerned, and reporting Fung Lal-chun, bit a Chinese girl large orders for beer jugs and thes, though he had cried out beer mugs for export to the Thieves! Thieves! several times thereon to the Director. Yu-Lock, yesterday evening at Ma- United States, in anticipation of a loud as he could." This cun-

manager taukok, and was sent for observa- repeal of prohibition-Reuter.

|ning "Cat had hidden them under, a shall comply with the re- tion.

great stone. The King immediate- quirements considered and

ly commanded the officers of his notified by the Director to Yim Ching-chung, a Chinese male,

wardrobe to run and fetch out of be necessary for the proper was yesterday evening rescued from

the best suits for the Lord Mar conduct of the school as re- the Harbour at Kennedy Town by

quis of Carabas.. gards precautions and steps in coal coolie, Chan Chul, after the to be taken to prevent former had failed. in his attempt to or mitigate danger or accomïalt suleide. cident from fire."

Every such

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Personal Pars.

LL. Comdr. R. F. McCall arrived in the Colony on the Empress of Japan

(d) "That the Board recommend to Ip Yun, a Chinese girl of 9, was Sir John and Lady Higgins were the Government that Regulation admitted to the Kowloon Hospital also passengers for Hong Kong by

Court Inspector Brennan said (e the accused who had been banished on June 14, 1923 for 1 years had another two months to go.

His Honour Imposed a sentence] of four months' hard labour.

BEGGING IN PEDDER STREET.

Woman Fined.

A Chinese female beggar was this morning fined $10 or in de fault serve 14 days' imprisonment for begging In Padder Street yos- terday afternoon, y

Mr. WR. Scott, the Director of Criminal Intelligence, slated vevidence that while waiting in his | (f)

car at the entrance of the Hong "Kong Hotel in Padder Street yes "lerday afternoon, the accused ap- proached his car and put her hand 'through one of the windows com

8 of the Regulations made yesterday evening, suffering from the P. and O. Carthage. under section 12 of the Educa-shock and bruises, as a result of

tion Ordinance 1913 be rescind being knocked down by motor lorry Mr. J. D. Kemp was a passenger

ed and the following sub No. 1973 at Canton Road. stituted:

The King caressed him after a very extraordinary manner; and an the fine clothes he had given him extremely set off his good mien (for he was well made and very handsome in his person), the King's daughter took a secret-in- clination to him, and the Marquis of Carabas had no sooner cast two or three respectful and somewhat tender glances but she fell in love with him to distraction. The King would needs have him come into the coach and partake of the air- ing. The Cat, quiet overjoyed to see his project begin to succeed, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Tucker, Miss marched on before, and meeting Tucker and trifant arrived in the some countrymen who were mow- Colony to-day by the P. and O. us. ing a meadow, he said to them! Carthage.

"Good people, you who are mowing,

on the s.. Sirdhina which arrived from Singapore yesterday,

8. Latrine accommodation Mr. E. G. Dale, A.Minst.C.E., OF BACTRE

shall be provided in every Messrs. Leigh and Orange, made. a. Capt. W. C. Craven arrived in the school to the satisfaction report to the Police that a gold Colony yesterday by the Empress of the Director." "That the Board recommend to from his jacket pocket between

watch of his was either lost or stolen of Japan from the North. Government the substitution of Lyemun Villas and the P.2 0. the following Regulation for Building yesterday evening. the present Regülation 18:-

18. Before any teacher is om

ployed in any school the written permission of the

WEATHER FORECAST (

if you do not tell the King that the Mr. M. Murrie, Mr. D.' - Keating meadow you mow belongs to my Director for, the particular Mist or light rain, cloudy with and Mr. G. C. Scott were passen-Lord Marquis of Carabas, you shall employment contemplated moderate Northeast winds, is fore-gers from Singapore by the s.5. ba chopped as small" as 'herbs for must be obtained. Where casted in the report issued from Birdhana which arrived yesterday, the pot

the application in for per the Royal Observatory this morn- mission to employ a male ing. -person as a teacher in Bitt

school for girls" "such "ap-

plication must be accoin.

panted by a written state- Bhort..

ment, made by: thé, appll-

cant, of the specialo cir

Education cumstance on which the ap- Smith, B.A. plication is based

Inspecter of Vernac

"That the Board appoint (be | MTA), CommitteeTM to

with all questions:In with the proposed ing Certificate; and

She was chased away and inter by Direct arrested by an. Indian constable is of Eng "Quaen's Road,

ABRAHA Dog The King did not fall o Judge and Mrs. H. Reyes and of the mowers po Miss and Master Reyes were pas dow they sengers on the Empress of Japan which arrived in Hong Kong yes

To my Lord Marqu new Gitar thr

sengers who ar lony, this mo

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