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NINE LAKHS CLAIM CASE

Counsel Says Defendant Has No Case To Answer

Reminders

Today

Pirates Ball, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Kellett Island, 9 p.m.

First

Stanley

Round, Games, Shield Soccer Competition. Club Ground, Happy Valley. 2.30 p Opening of USRC Lawn Bowl

Green.

"

Free Cantonese Lessons för Ser

vicemen at European YMCA; Kowloon, at 5.15 p.

pean YMCA, Kowloon, at 3 1.3. for Servicemen and Civilians. Annual Meeting anri Elbetion of Officers of the Hong Kong

Chemical Industrial

Mar chants Association, Kam. Ling

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, senior counsel for the de-. fence in the $900,000 claim at the Supreme: Court yesterday formally submitted, after the- conclusion of the case for the plaintiff that the defendant hadṣno case to answer. He announced he found it unnecessary to put Mẹ, F. C. Roberts, the defendant, into the witness, -box to give evidence. In all the hundreds of documents produced, he submitted, there: was not one scintilla of evidence against Mr. Roberts.

sel.

Mr. Sheldon and Mr. A. J. į If these contracts in question Clifford, junior defence coun-were illegal under Chinese law- are being instructed by which the defence proposer t the Hon. Sir Man-kam. Lo.give evidence or then there was The Hon. Leo d'Almada, KC, ne legal right for them to be re garded legal in Hong Kong, Mr. and Mr. D. A. L. Wright, in-Sheldon submitted.

Free Travel-Movie Show at Eurostructed by Mr. M. A. da Silva, Solicitor Testifies

are representing Mr. A. Vệ White, of 3 College Road

Both plaintif and defendant who at present resides at 96

fre Road,

farther Robinson Shanghai merchants and are re- lated by marriaKA,

Plaintif claims the

Restaurant, 3 pm, Annual Aquatic Meet of the Hong

Kong Polite Sports Astocia- tion at the VRC Pool at 8 pm. Indian Recreation Club Malayan

Evening,' § p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Second Round Games, Stanley Shield Soccer Competition, Club Ground, Happy Valley 2.30 p.m. The Committee of the French

Society

of. Literature and Art of Hong Kong screening of the film "La Symphonic Fantastique" at the King's Theatre, 9.30 a.m.

Hong

Orchestra Kong Ligh! Concert at Peninsula Hotel, 9 p.m.

MONDAY Grand Casting Meeting for plays at European, YMCA, Kow: loon. 8.30 pm, Civilians and Services.

HK Cotton Delegation To South Seas

Hong Kong's 12 cotton mili« are sending a delegation to the

question

After quoting several authori- ties in support of his contentions, 3. Sheldon put his first witness, Mr. F. Himmatn, völigitor, of Hal- ¡land ́House, into the stand.

Witness testified that in 1949 plantis came to see him at his office to consult him and told him about the claim he was go- ing to bring east str. Roberts.

sum in from defendant for alleged breaches of contracts. This who aims no contract of that particu- Mr, Zimmern said he made up his

denied by defendant

Having been informed of this,

lar sort was transacted

mind there and then that he A: the commencement of the would not act against

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Mr. Roberts, hearing. yesterday morning,

the reason being that both Mr. was found that Mr. Süva. was White and Mr. Roberts were his attent On the application mutual friends. He however of- counsel. the court adjourned for fered to Mr. White that in the while later till the arrival of event of a dispute between Me apologised on behalf of his in- act as a mediator. Mr. Silva. Mr. d'Almada then White and Mr. Roberts, he would

structing solicitor, who, he ex- plained, had been unavoidably documents concerned in the case.

held

arranging up

Justice Williams told counsel that In spite of this explana; tion, Mr. Silva should have been present when Court started 'a 10. z.m. He pointed, cut that the time of all concerned had beer wasted, and that it was essen tial that everyone, be present when a hearing began. Mr. Williams added that he hoped this would not happen again

Barrister Cross-Examined

Mr. James Man Lee, former Shanghai barrister, who the day

Mr. White agreed to this. Wit- pess said he then communicated with Mr. Roberts by phone, as a result of which the latter came over to his office. On being told that witness would be acting as mediator in the event of a dispute, Mr. Roberts, it is alleged, replied that there was nothing more be tween him and Mr. While, and that Mr. While had already seen him. There was no need of any arbitration, he had added.

Mr. Zimmern said, that nothing was said by Mr. Roberts as an admission that he owed some mones to Mr. White

{ before -Lad testified on behalf of Mr. White as alleged by pleness:

queswined,

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, - SEPTEM

1019.

Colonial Students In London

The Lord Mayor of London, Sir George Alywen, recently gave a Tea Party in honour, of Colonial Students at the Guildhall, London, where this 'pletara, was taken. Photo show: The Lord From left to right-Mr. 'Beckley; Mr. Chen Mayor signing presentation books for the students.

Tun Choy (Hong Kong); Mr. L' A. Mensah (Bold Coast); Mr. Adesanya; The Lord Mayor, Mr. J. C Quaye: Miss Nancy Yeap Chin Poh (Penang, Mr. Ogunyemir Mr. Waoi Keza 15"(Pen- ang).

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Crozier Broadcasts On Education In Hong Kong

Education Department is attempting to realise a larger concept of education in Hong Kong, declared Mr. D. J. S. Crozier, Inspector of Schools, in a broadcast over Radio Hong Kong last night."

Referring to what he termed a "revolution in education," Mr. Crozier, "said more time would be spent in future on "social studies."

Bir. Crozier explained "social studies"

as being activities that have a direct bearing on the child's after-life when he becomes an adult member of society.

to

Cross - examined by d'Aimada, witness stated that Mr. Roberts during their conversation appeared to be trying to impress him that he had nothing owing to

Mr Crozier said in part Further

"It parents the plaintiff as to the position of

were asked just business exchange partnership stated had why they sent their child under Chinese Law, then took mentioned to him that it was said school, they would probably re-

in to be further cross-that he had $1,000,000

sort to generalisations that would the stand

pos- ression. Mr. Zimmern said that not mean very much. The fact is examined by the defence.

accepted education added further: they

as a Witness told the Court among Mr. Roberts had ado

How could I have $1,000,0097

ecessary feature of the process promulgated by the Chinese Gay-

sold my erament allowed any individual money even if I

matter very much thought. Such Miss Emily Anderson, of 808 ideas as they have are based cinrency to

King's Road, formerly of Shang- largely on their own experiences Lee hal then testified that in Decen when they were at school. They

leged been

present ideas on medicine, or science, or

I

South Seas region today to other things that the regulations {uld not have that prowing up without giving the 1

vestigate market possibilities for their products.

The six members of the delega- 10 obtain foreign. tice will leave by air for Singa- transact business

Mr Sheldon asked Mr.

pere, which will be their

both first whether it was permitted for any bend to have bead wesas al are static: they don't change like

stop-over. After

"This idea broke down in prae- tice. the enviroment of the school and the enviroment of the outside world had been the same it might have had more suCCESS. Unfortunately they were not

"It is this new and much larm. ger; conception of education that we in Hong Kong are at- tempting to realise.

"Despite the shortage of build- ings and the provision of trained teachers the total number of students enrolled in the schools of the Colony is now-12,000 more than it was in 1939.

Com-

"In spite of heavy calls C services and for defence, siderable headway is being made in our school building program- me. This month, two schools for the children of workers one in Hong Kong, and one in Kowloon -have been opened. They will

Different Principles each provide for 1,000 children, "When-a-child-leaves school and though built without extra

are constracted and in Hong Kong or anywhere

it to squipped else-today, he leaves

Lines. Next month, z-riddle Enter a world whose principles school will be opened at Un are vastly different, if not an Long. This will be the first tagonistic, Lo those of the Government maintained secondary school. He is usually struggling school in the New Territories, to earn hig:living, and he finds and will cater for 200 children. that he can do this more easily

-Social Studies ————— If he adjusts himself to his surroundings"?

Yagan.ce, on very up-to-date

“Individualism is not enough: it does not take sufficient account of the relationship of one indivi dual to another.

Malayan market they will proceed | individual to do so even to the Shanghai, in the, period-was in politics static conception of edu- need for reintegration

to Rangvon, and possibly Bangkok detriment of China's economy Hong Kong.

and Saigon, and on their way back they will cover the Philip pines.

without the regulations

prevent-

ng him. Witness explained tha the law did not prevent any in- dividual doing this. Even without doing any business with the Cen-

They hope in the course of their fortnight's tour to find new bay-tral Bank, the individuals could

ers for their, cotton yarn.

The cotton mill industry in the colony came into being only after the end of the war, when Shang- their hai industrialists shifted mills from Shanghai to Hong Kong..

buy and sell exchange' abroad.

will Hearing

continue

at

10 am, on September 26.

Anti-Riot Exercises

[

"This

cation is entirely false; for schools have undergone, and are under going, just as great a revolution as any other element in society And it would be good for many of us to go back to school our selves, and see just what those changes are!

education

To a suggestion that all this was illogical, witness replied for ther that the regulations of the Government were designed only to try to maintain balance be tween the foreign exchange avall foreign exchange to be allotted to persons in Chim for such needs The Commandos, in response ting a job. And it was deadly unl

The police and Commandes condicted one of their routine anti-riot' exercises in the East

terday morning.

"In its earlier days, was commonly thought of as a sort of mental process. It had no particular value in itself: for most it was little more than

literacy, or a condition of get

"Much more Ume wii, In futurey Se spent on social studies. By these ↓ mean activities that have a direct after- bearing on the child's life-when he grows up and The war years showed the Fecomas an adult member of

of our

society. social iffe, and it showed also, "Subjects previously taught our expacity for working to- nore formally, or without rela gether, for the co-operation of tion to anything outside them- different social classes, and for selves, must be re-orientated. individual self-sacrisce for social Language study, geography, and and national ends. It showed edu-History must be given a more cationists a new concept of educa-practical turm they will be ap- tion inanitely more vast than anyplied much more directly to the

art of living. Not that they will, they had had before. This new concept is defined as the practical which good teaching has always

Surrender that appli

Innate value application of social philosophy.

"What has happened is this given them; but they will alse serve ́ns- means of social under- the individual value, still remains; standing and social adjustment. individual as a member ofjects coming into the curriculum, Their output, estimated at 6,000

group. The schools must leave or old subjects whose status are bales, each of 400 lbs., a month,

takén ap largely by the Hong

These regulations, be went on, riots" which had broken out at reflected all this in the teaching much more intimately with the musical appreciation. domestic

This old idea persists even to community. And to do this they science, Kong weaving and knitting mills. therefore had nothing to do with several

Places A private foreign exchange However due to a slump in over-

Send Civica official informed the day. police

to an roaring degree. For

concern themselves with seas markets for Hong Kong tex-funds that any private individua) "China Mail" that these exercises many people it is the amassing of social as well as cultural studies,

"Civier is now one of the facts that still counts for educa files and cotton lenited goods, the might hold abroad. The nerving have been taking place any tion. How Giften is the value of a drastic change must also follow important abjects, daug the

further, and perhaps

taught regularly had surch funds abroad to sur-mandios with whom they have child. measured in terms of Cres Education cannot now be confined this teacher thes to insulente in render such funds to the Govern arranged for military assistance dits or Distinctions in the School to any one age-group: This does each child a feeling of civic in- meat, nor did they prohibit the on. the Island and in parts of Certificate Examination: nothing not mean that we should all re-

It was only about a fortnight social aptitudes. If we are franks tremendous provision must ulti-am using the word divic in a the Mainalod in case of need: said of his personality or his turn to the class-rooms-although and responsibility through

a study of communal activities ago that a similar exercise was we will admit that we still think mately be made for Adult Educa-very-bread sense, for it includes held in the Western district of of education as a kind of ladder tion. But it does mean that at

not only the municipal or national the Island.

up which children must-scrani- stage-from the cradle to the group, but the whole human one. ble to get the best rewards: 1 grave are we beyond the range the subject is well taught, a helps them not to lead the good of educative Infinences,

(Continued on Page 14) life, but to get the good job,

discarded - this theory of educa Statistical tables relating

indivi and economic other subjects, ton long ago. Believers

dualism.com

considered education as

able to the Government and the ern district of the island yes- czgal of the social sigma of but the emphasis how is on the There are also many new whe

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had until quite. recently been oversidered vilal by the, to a simmons from the police, forma The teachers" of that time their cloisters and be associated being greatly enhanced-art and

Een off.

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The next best outlet, China, has also been cut off by the civil war so that the cotton mill execu- tives have decided to look over- seas for alternative markets.

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Bir. Les continued by saying that it was not the intention of authorities that anyone who had privata foreign ex change funds abroad should Srst make use of his own for eign exchange before applying to the Government for such texchange.

The Government's position, he averted, is not affected by transaction by a person in China dealing in foreign exchange out side China

were rushed to assist in quelling

STATISTICAL

TABLES

bad

compiled in consulation with the involving every single ose of the different Government Departments concerned and including, as far life processes, not just the mental as possible, all figures for the one-which the earlier school month of July 1949 are given in contrated on exclusively. Thes He stated that the regulations Supplement No. 4 to the Govern- | which would treat the child, pri- ;

a

*** Teaching were aimed at appointed banks, mest Gazette for September 16.

es an individual, and not non-appointed banks and ex- change brokers, but not at prí vate individuals.....

WHIST DRIVE

As fit in a class. They re-

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A successful Whist Drive was was a composition of body, mind beld at the Hong Kong Women's and soul, and that his individual Case For Defence

International Club on Thursday

potentialities

must be realised Opening the case for the de- for the Forces.

through a three-dimensional ap fence, Mr. Sheldon told the Court

There were 20 tables of players, preach. Henceforth, Individual that in view of the evidence that

The 1st and 2nd prizes were activity would be the key-note of had been given by plaintiff, he won by Marine Chadwick and the schools, and through it per would formally submit, that there Marie Saut The prize for the sonality would finally emerys in was no case, action

se to answer in the highest hair time score was won a state of perfect manhood and

aving heard the evience as

•Having given by the other side, he de- cilned to call Mr. Roberts-to Seive (evidence on the matter If he did, he would have to produce a whole lot et déca ments and that would zuKOĽVE unnecessary time, trouble Bo expenses, and the case would. have to be indennity.pro- declared

– Jonged, Course

evidencedat, on to 127, that the

the plaintiff's

beral — which book three, or love days – was founded - on – statem ments alleged to have been as- Esociated prikke »£

Roberts

2. But in all, the

documenti, produced; he,

there (was NOS ONE, Bgintilla: of evidence "against é die Rober

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