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ALLEGED SEDITIOUS

ARTICLES.

ST. FRANCIS' SCHOOL. HONGKONG,

FIRST PUBLIC PRIZE-GIVING.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10rn, 1915.

RESUMED HEARING OF CHARGE

AGAINST A CHINESE EDITOR. The first annual public prízo distribu" The hearing was resumed at the Magis tion in connection with St. Francis Schon tracy yesterday of the charge preferred (Wanchai branch of the Italian Convent) against the managing editor of the was held at St. Patrick's Hall lasy even Chinese newspaper, the Shi Po, of puo-ing. There was a very large aftendance of lishing seditious articles,

Mr. G. N. Orme prosecuted on behal! of the Crown, and Mr. W. B. Hind (of Mr. Brutton's office), defended

the

YACHTING.

scholars, who have never failed to lend the school the full measure of their sup port, but for which the school could never ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB have reached the position in which it Anda itself to-day. To those friends who In connection with the Rowing events have contributed to the prize fund it is arranged for Saturday next,⠀⠀ yachting my pleasure to make my sincere acknow.. ledgments, and to Mr. F. Ralphs, the members are reminded that there will al Inspector of English Schools, is the be Ladies Yacht Races. The programme Head-mistress indebted for the honour he has done us by presiding at the distribuis ng followe tick of prizes to-day. We have also to thank the President and ladies of the Catholic League for the use of their very fine headquarters for our prize. giving. To all ladies and gentlemen here present. I wish to express my sincere thanks.'

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CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.

3.00 p.m. Ladies Double Sculling Race 3.15 p.m. Starting Gun for "Hand:-

cap Class. 4.00 p.m. Ntarting Gon for "One

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** Chel "* Classes. 4.30 p.m. Seratch Fours (with Lady. Coxswsing).

parents and their friends. Mr. E. Ralphs (Inspector of Schools) presided, and he was supported by Bishop Pazon and The Hon. Mr. Halifax (Secretary for Chinese Affairs) said that early in Noyen-Father do Maria (Hendmastor); ber be sent for the defendunt in conse:

Before and after the prizegiving, at quence of what he haut acor published in which the Chairman officiated, the school advice to the pupils, said:-I am sure Mr. E. RALPH, after a few words of his paper, and cautioned him as to

In the Yachting races the tiller is to he tone of his paper Advice children contributed a programme of musi. you will all join me in congratulating handled by a Lady from start to finish.

The Courzes selected will be announced was also given him as to the matter cal items which, in several cases, were dis Father de Maria, and the Headmistress he should and should not publish. He was

and her ble staff, upon the progress at the Club House prior to the tim also told to avoid all reference to political tinetly novel, and were evidently appre-made by St. Francis School during arranged for Starting questions in China which might give rise ciated by the audience. The names of the recent years.. Father do Marin has shown

Cruiser Race. to trouble in that country. He was also contributors are:-Misses A. Cordeiro, A steadily increased, until at the end of in his Report how the attendance has

The following are the Handicaps for the warned generally that serious consequences might ensue if he did not follow the advice Ismail, E. Rodrigues, and Master S. the school year in June last the maximum second of the series of Cruiser Champion

enrolment was 130 and the given. Defendant did not follow th Ramos (pianoforte quartelte); Misses Laverage daily attendance 111. When the ship races to be sailed on Sunday, the 12th Wilkinson and V. Langeberg (dualogue); attendance at a school increases in this Miss A. Goulding and 22 children (kinder way, it is a fairly sure indication that it is doing good work and that the education garten game); Misses J. Ranns, A. Cor-given is appreciated by the parents of deiro, and L. and R. Tam (pisnoforte the pupils quartette); Master S. Bazos (recitation): Misses L Wilkinson, L. Sousa, K. el Arculli, and M. Rosario (The Allies).

advico.

The interpreter at the Secretariat of Chinese Affairs said the defendant told Mr. Hallifax that in his artides he waż merely discussing the trend of public opinion. He was told that the articles wore likely to cause trouble in China, that they should not be published, and if he was in any difficulty he was to come to Mr. Hall:

fax for advice.. Defendant was advised ng to repeat such articles as had already appeared in his paper.

Subsequently, Mr. Hind addressed the Magistrate, contending that the prosecu tion had not proved publication to the public; that they had not proved any publication by the defendant; and the the statements in the paper were not seditious but merely sides and comments on Yush Shi-kai's coreer.

Judgment was reserved.

THE REPORT..

The report of Rev. Fatluir de Maria stated, inter alia,

As to the character of the education

given at St. Francis School, I am in position to speak from personal know ledge, as I inspected the school some little time ago, and saw all the Classes at work. There were 114 children present, an increase of 30 upon the previous year. The Kindergarten and Beginners Classes were distinctly good. The hand work dene by the children in these Classes Was very clever and I was pleased to see how interested the tiny pupils were in their work. As I progressed through the school, factory.

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It is true that no great inaugural ceremony attended the opening of St. Francis School in 1869, with a small hospital and asylum near by, but that they were called for there is no denying." The words occur in the historical sketch published in connection with the Golden Jubilee of the Coavent in 1910.

St. Francis School has, therefore, boen in existence for a period of about 50 years. Strange as it may appear, it is true that THE RUNGHOM MUKDER. to-day sees the very first occasion when that school com before the public of

King John" and errrent war poetry

The following will represent the Scouts' were delivered with great spirit. Through PRISONER FLEADS PROVOCATION. Hongkong in its first public distribution

of prizes to the successful scholars of the out the school, however, great attention Coy, in the above match on the Club The second prisoner in the Hunghom school. I make no apology in precenting needs to be given to the pronounciation ground to-morrow, commencing at 2.15 murder case, Bager Singh, was charged at this report with a sense of some gratiof English In this connection the Edu-m-G. R. Sayer (Captain), R. N. the Magistracy yesterday with the mufication, for to-day the school is recognised cation Department has urged that an Anderson, R. A Brand, K. Brayshay, A. der of the Indian watchon who was em among the upper grade schools of the English, Mistress be added to the Staff. L. Gace, E. W. Hamilton, R. Kennedy, ployed at the Cement Works, Hunghom, Colony. When it is remembered that the Let me hasten to give an assurance that M. M. Maas, H. E. Muriel, E. B. Reed, in reply to which he made a long and school was intended at first to serve what no reflection is intended thereby upon the and F. Sme Thomson. peculiar statement. I understand the was, at one time, the poor district of energy and skill of the Mistresses who deceased visited our house," he said, Wanchai, and has now attained to this have Laboured Bo Successfully at "and I warred him not to go to the lord with a roll of well over one hundred school, but it is obvious that the English house. Decensed aid, if sou see me going scholars in regular attendanes, it will be language can be taught best by an Eng- to your house you can kill me. Prisoner conceded that the time has arrived when lish teacher, I have discussed the matter the school may not be content to renaını

with Father de Maria, who entirely then referred to visits paid to the house and longer in the same modest position as agrees with the principle but finds it by the deceased to see his (prisoner's) in the past, but may be permitted to claim difficult of accomplishment. He has tried #iator, on which occasions hascolded?

some measure of public attention among to get Sisters from England, but failed. him and also beat his sister for allowing the educational institutions of Hong He has tried, too, the experiment of send- the deceased to come to see her. Then kong. It is on record that the members ing Italian Sisters to England for a went to the Cement Works and geolled

course of training, but here again he was attending the school in 1889, wers seven deccased. Deceased said if you want to European day scholars and fifteen Chin- unsuccessful, for the Sisters fell sick, kill me, the Company have given me a est. Small ng this number is for the owing, as they reported to the "evil pistel, and with the pistol I old kill five present time, fifty years ago it may be climate of England, and the unaccustomed men, not dulji you.'

Assumed to have represented a fair pro. food." So we can only wait for happier portion of children of school-going age in times and hope that when the War is that district if we exclude from conaj over, Father de Marja will renew his deration the purely Chinese population efforts to obtain a Mistress from Eng- of the district. This is especially true land, and that he will then be successful.

I should like to see the older girls when it is considered that education for girls among the Chinese in the first taught Cookery." This is being dose period of the Colony's development was in one of the Girls Schools in the neither sought for nor did it receive the Colony, and the results have been gratify- stimulus that it has during the pasting in every way. I have already spoken decade. The attendance at St. Francis' to Father de Maria, on the subject, and I showed healthy signs of growth with each susive stage of development of the in portant eastern district of the Island. It was only in periods of epidemics, such 4 those of 1887 and 1884, when there were abnormal variations in the numbers of St. Francis School can claim to have marched though modesty and unobstrusively, along the

"I have spoken so far of subjects of path of progress in matter educational in Hongkong. The official figures for the instruction, and it is well indeed that the past two years afford ground for satis children have been successful in their Enction in the steady growth of this studies. But I wish new to refer to the branch of the Italian Convet. In June tone and discipline of the school, far 1914 the maximum monthly enrolment for more important than mere book-learning, the school was 114, the number in average I have already said that I found all the There were 10 children happy and interested in their attendance being 91: scholars in average attendance in the work; I am pleased to be able to add that Wantsui

aSt. Stephen's .. remove classes and 75 in serage attend prompt and willing obedience was ante in the lower classes. The number noticeable feature throughout the school. Queen's College 3 2 0 1 5

མ་ 9་སྤྱ༣་་。 of school days was 214). There were in all Too great importance cannot be attached Yaumati

3 1 09 € 2 5 classes besides one for infants, At the end to this, as on the careful training of Diocesan

3 2.1 0 3 ទ of the school year 1915, the maximum character in youth depend the happiness St. Joseph's

Germans has put up a hard night. A pri-T 0 3 11 12 monthly enrolment has inoreased to 130, and suorces of maturer years. There is Ellis Kadoorie... 4

3 060 yate, who only just before had been a par with an average daily attendance of 111. now-a-days a regrettable tendency to St. Paul's...

ticipant in a discussion on voluntaryism Four girls were taught in the higher think only of giving pleasure and grati Suiging Pan

versus compulsion, when the old argument elasses, 17 in the remove and the remain-fication to children, allowing them to These follow their own sweet will, to ignore the

that ono volunteer was worth three con ing 90 in the lower classes. figures do not take into account the claims of duty, obedience and self-control,

CLASS VII.1st for reading and rooita. scripts was brought up, remarked to an children attending the Holy Infancy to think only of their present enjoyment

It tion, Aggie Ismail; Isp for arithmetic and officer. "Where they conscripts we ha- School, the maximum monthly enrolment rather than their future happiness. of which was 8, with an average attend- seemy to be forgotten that life's lessons dictation, Annie Nunes; 3rd Sunny Mar just had the serap with sir." The officer For conduct and arithmetic, Willie replied in the affirmative, whereapon the ance of 70. The Holy Infancy School is of discipline have to be learned sooner or riott, recognised only in the category of later; is it not better in every way that Reed. For conduct, and religious knowledge, Tommy grimly replied, "Then Gawd ko'

vernacular schools." That this de. they should be learned through the vise Rita Xavier. For general proficiency, Kelle us if we meet the volunteers." partment of St. Francis School may be and careful training of teachers and el Arculli. For application, Indijan Run usefully merged in the school proper parents than that the child should go into raha. with the provision of the necessary the world unprepared for its trials? staff and the evident desire of Chinese The legus that experienos of the world parents to give their children a European will then teach will be far harder and for harder than any that can be taught At the same time, education even from their early years,

children there is no questioning, nor can the fact in the school room, be over-looked that the merging of Holy we must strive to make our Infancy in St. Francis Schoc) cannot happy. fail to produce other than satisfactory

Coming to the day of the alleged mur der, prisoner said that when he was washing on the verandah he saw deceased coming up the stairs a "little drunk,' and without his turban, and then inter vened with the remark If it is true that a brother cannot bear to ses his sister in shame then I am guilty. If I could have got passports I would have taken her away to Shanghai or somewhere. When he had come up the stairs decensed asked for my sister, and I said she had gone to hospital and he had better go away at once. Then I struck him one blow with rag stick and my brother-in-law eisn struck him, and then the decensed fell down, and did not rise again. deceased was killed and died, and we put his body in the cookhouse, Then, at 12 o'clock midnight, we tied rope to his neck and lowered him out of the window. The rope was not long enough, and wa dropped him to the ground and throw him into a Chinese field. Next day we were arrested, and when we were questioned we said he frequented our hou so we killed him,"

Prisoner was committed for trial.

ALLEGED MALICIOUS.

PROSECUTION.

CLAIM FOR $1,000.

The

An action for alleged malicious prosecu- tion came before the Pulene Judge, (Mr H. H. J. Gomperte) at the Summary Court yesterday, when Li Tsze Cho, & merchant, of Bonham Strand, sued Cheng Ngok Po, a trader of Hellywood Road, claiming $1,000 damages,

school attendance.

hope that next year a Class will be started. Then again, the course in Hygiene might be modified, and more attention given to practical work; for instance, the treatment of cuts and bruises and the elements of sick nursing might be im. parted to the senior girls, more especially as there is a small Hospital attached to the School.

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The great struggle in which we are For religious knowledge, John Xavier. For in, vague at first, but rapidly developing desiring to leave the Colony should apply

Mr. F. X d'Almada was for plaintiff, and M. A. B. Crew (of Messrs. Hastings & Hastings) represented the defendant.

Mr. d'Amada said that the statement of claim disclosed that on July 9th this year plaintiff claimed to have been maliciously charged before Mr. Wood at the Magis- tracy with converting various sums, totalling 8829.61, to his own use after they had been entrusted to him. Subsequently result from a purely educational point of engaged makes it at the more necessary a warrant was issued for the apprehension view. It is hoped that the endeavour to that our children should be steadfastly of Li Teze Cho, as a result of which plain raise the status of the Holy Infaney from trained in that prompt obedience, that tiff was imprisoned for one hour, after a vernacular school to an English self control, that self surrender in the which he was released on bail A proseon school may receive the sympathetic sup service of others which is now being held tion followed, but the case was dismissed.port of the department concerned with up before the world as glorious examples As a result of the prosecution, etc., plaintiff public instruction in the Colony. For in the heroic stories which reach us about claimed to have sustained damage to his ant time the need of a playground has ur men at the front; they should be credit and reputation; and had also suffer hon felt; this has now been supplied steadfastly trained that they may bravely ed great anxiety by reason of the false and has been taken full advantage of by hear their part in the sterner times that charge Ho had also been pat to the ex the scholars during rucation hours are before us, when life will become pouso of $100 in obtaining his release, The health of the school has been harder and more greauous, when more and in defending himself against the good throughout the year. Although the than ever will it be necessary to sacrifice charge The case for the plaintiff was that premises are situated in a more or less self, to bear one another's burds. defendant was charged without a reason congested ant of the City by its cleta (Applause.) able and proper cause, and also one oftion, commanding a splendid view of the to the south-east malice. If there was no reasonable harbour and open

The prize list was as follows: and probable cause, then malice came in.

winds in the summer months, it has en

CLASS IV, 1st prize, Lily Wilkinson, 2nd In the statement of defence de joyed immunity from the vitiated atmos- fendant said he had reasonable and phere usually associated with the vicinity prize, Mary Medina For needlework and drawing Leonor Souza. For recitation and probable cause for preferring the said of tenement houses.

"None of the past efforts of the staff history Violet Langenburg, charge, and for taking the proceedings, could have been capable of the satis- Class 1st prize for conduct and and in doing this he acted without malice. factory result now recorded if they had arithmetic, Emma Thompson; 1st for com- He did not admit the statements regard not received encouragement and support position and dictation, Mary Rozario; 2nd ing injury to credit and reputation, from the residents in the district. I wish Edith Dixon 3rd Julia Ramos; special alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff emphasise my appreciation of the prize for conduct, Aggie Goulding.

CLABS VI.1st priza Annie Cordeiro, 2nd Judgment was given for the defendant, friendly cooperation and assistance of with costs.

friends of the school, and parents of Moolie Rahman; 3rd Bertha Rodrigues, de

PRIZE LIST.

CLASS VIII (No. 1),1st Franck Arcull;" 2nd Edith Crestejo; 3rd Rozarie Rames. In the mervating countries of the East For conduct, Aminah Kitchell, For needle it is no uncommon thing for people to work, Veramah Soonderan, and Sophio suddenly fall into a condition of ill. health for which they can ascribe no Boonderin and Abidila Rumjan.

CLABS VIII (No. 2).-Ist Harry Abdula; adequate reason. A week ago as "fit" 2nd Isabel Pavon; 3rd Beatrice Souza, as could be wished, deterioration has set

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistão or Indian until appetite has gone, sleep has become conduct, Mary Kakuna,

fitful or has fed entirely, nervousness in writing for permission to do so to be and depression have taken the place of Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least the usual feeling of cheerfulness and 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, efficiency, and genedal sense of the giving name, nationality, age, max, height Itas and occupation of the applicant, and staking the whole system being "below par become painully evident

| name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to tears. Applicants should apply in person for their parses at the CENTRAL FOLION STATION between the hours of 9 AM 101 P.M. and gra to 4 par, daly

INFANT CLASS. (A) 1st Bertie Victor; 2nd Bertha Cordeiro; 3rd Rosie el Arculli For recitation, Georgie Klies. For general proficiency, Arthur Rood, Kindergarten so cupation, Lizzie Thomas. For sowing, Jalika Amat and Mary Harteam.

INFANT CLASS, (B)-Piller Ramos, Es- telito Xavier, Benedicts Xavier, Bertie Gosano, Laurinda Crestejo, and Jalija Amat.

HOLY INFANCY SCHOOL CLASS IVst, Cho Jut Quai; 2nd, Hio Ju; 3rd Fong Sao Ha

Class III 1st, Cheang Quan Tai; 2nd, Lo Chen Jing, 3rd, Sha Sao Shang

CLASS LIst Chang Jong Kiu; 2, no Yon Cam; Sra, Chan Chat Mui. CLASS I-1st, Leong Yut Chan; 2nd, Tu Ly Yong; 3rd, Wong Cam Fong.

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