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ITALIAN CONVENT SCHOOL.

ANNUAL REPORT.

The following report was tead by the Correspondent of Roman Catholic Schools,. Very Rev. Fr. P. de Mária, as the in- formal distribution of prizes, held at the Convent on the 21st inst.:-

EENRUARY 23rd. 1021.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

[BEFORE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, HIS HONOUR H. B. J. OOMPERTZ.]

THE MOTOR CAR TRAGEDY.

VERDICT OF THE JURY. MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST THE CRACKER THROWERS.

the MANUFACTUER GE BOMB-CRACKERS SHOULD BI

A CHARGE OF FORGERY.

Sui Yik man was indicted on charge of forgery.

Mr. Dyer Ball appeared for the Crown,

PROHIBITED.

The inquiry into the motor car accident

It affords me very much pleasure to and the following jury were empanelled present my report on the Italian Con, B. Taylor, (foreman) M. Mae Shektongtani on China New Year's Tonkin, G. Yvanovitch, A. I. Clay. A J. Kew, F. V. Vallanburg.

rent School for the past year and to record the fact remarked by the Ins

THE DRIVER'S STORY,

George Hop Yim, licensed motor car driver, employed by the Dragon Motor - Company. He had been with the Com- pany a little over a year.

The Coroner: Have you had an acci. dent before this?

The witness; Not to amount to any-· thing. I bumped into a rickshaw. I have never had a serious necident before.

Giving an account of the occurence, he. said he remembered a cracker exploding Bay, when five people were killed out near the steering wheel, Something Mr. Dyer Ball said that on December right and two died in hospital, was con- entered his eye and he rubbed it for

moment.............After he had taken his hand pector of English Schools that the 14th last-at-about-5 o'clock in the even cloded at the Magistracy yesterday.

ing, the prisoner who was à salesman in.

down. he saw Chinese girl running in school is evidently doing very good the Yick Hick shop in Wing Lok Street. The jury returned a verdict exonerating front of the car to pick up an unexploded work."

gent to another shop, the Hip Cheung Hithe driver of the car and blaming the cracker. To avoid her he turned "bard shop, and asked for a loan of 8400. The average daily attendance through-was well-known to the master of the Hip of the accident. This, as the Coroner right again, and shat underneath the He throwing of cracker bombs as the cause needed up; the car failed to turn to the to the left. Just asthe turned, the engine

out the year was 407.54 heing one in Cheung Hi shop. The prisonor produced excess of the record number attained in certain camphor and said that the cam manslaughter against the person or per know what I was doing. Everything two written contracts for the supply of pointed out," amounted to `n verdict of verandah. As soon as it got underneath there. continued the witness. "I don't 1910-1080, viz., 406.58. The highest eurol-phor would be coming in a few days, and mont was attained in the month of May, that by then he would be able to return when there were 434 scholars on the ralis the money. The master of the shop. Mr. Wong, agreed to lend the money if the as compared with 463 ih March, 1019.

prisoner would put the chop of the fif The staff is now one of 13 teachers and on the receipt. The prisoner agreed to sign and put, on the chop. The money 4 assistant teachers, all of whom obtained was handed over to the prisoner and their third year's teacher's certificate at when the latter went away Mr. Wong." the local Technical Institute. The official on comparing the chop; with previous ones of, the same firm, found it totally inspection of the school was carried out different. He at once followed the prison

on three occasions, viz., March 22nd,

on unknown who threw the crackerscerned in arkness. The jury added a rider that the mani facture and sale of bomb-crackers should be entirely prohibited..

Mr. R. E. Lindsell was Coroner and the jury consisted of Mr. W. L. R. Wesser (foreman), Mr. C. B. Matthewa and Mr. A. Meyer. On the previous afternoon the Coroner and jury had visited the sceno

The Coroner: You lost your self-con- trol?

Witness: Yes. The next thing I knew the car struck the stone nullah wall. There were two or there people eaight between the ear and the wall. I got out and tried to move the car but was not strang enough to move it by myself. I remember calling someone to help me to. move the car. The next thing. I saw so many people hurt, I tried to help them. useless for me to do anything. The first thing did was to put myself under arrest and was taken to No. 7 Police Station. The Coroner: Do you wish to say any. thing else

June 3rd and 25th, and it in a matter the false 'chop. The prisnnar then offered of the accident and the Coroner indicated but there were so many. I thought it was

of gratification that in point of discipline

er to the prisoner's shon and showed him to return the money. Mr. Weng put the receipt down on the counter. The prison-made clear.

the prisoner suddenly tore in the receirt and threw the pieces on the fino". After

that a point in the evidence needed to be

Indian constable, B173, recalled, gase further evidence as to the actual course of the motor car after it left the roadway. The Coroner. When the car finally swerved to the left it ran on to the pay ment. At that point there are several pillars supporting the first floor balconies, Did the car actually go between the verandah pillars and the houses?

and sanitation the Inspector's report haser, took it up and made no effort to been very good. Remarking generally on return the money, but said that his friend had the money, and Mr. Weng went with the school as a whole. the Inspector re ports that in the lower classes music the prisoner to find the friend in ays plays a great part with very satisfactory tion. They failed and the prisoner and he results. The singing is certainly a help would return the money in two days. The te the learning of English and brightens receipt was all the time in the possessing When they went hack the school life. During fine weather of the prisoner.

to the shop and had a further argument drill is taken in the open air. Much re citation is done in the school both together and solo and this tenches the

a short time an Indian constable was pupils to speak out well. Great atten tion is also paid to sewing and embroi-called-to the shop and was astel by M dery and the results. appeared very one to arrest the prisoner for frand. Being satisfied ap this point the Indian attractive.

prisoner and Outside school hours shorthand is constable arrested the taught, the number of students taking it marched him to the Police station. Anil up being above one hundred per annum, Arrival there before he was searched There

is a typewriting class with 10 by the Police. the prisoner produced the o camphor contracts and also produced typewriters and about 60 students.

When he There is also a painting class with $100 from his person. about 40 students

There are about 20 charged at the Police station, the prisoner many bomb-crackers at the car. The acci irst class and about 60 second class said he did not go to borrow money. boarders."

The prisoner was found not guilty and discharged.

A SUCCESSFUL ALIBI.

Witness: Yes. between the pillars, for about 12 yards. It appeared that the car struck something, either the wall or a pillar, and so turned and proceeded along the pavement.

Witness: Only that I deeply sympathise with the friends of the people killed.

You say the engine speeded up: Can you account for that?-As the engineer aid, my foot may have slipped. I don't know, brause I was under excitement. The levers are close together.

The jury asked no questions. THE SPEED: KILOMETRES OR MILEST

Mr. Wong Sui Ping, merchant, of 150, Bonham Strand West, who was the other Passenger in the car, and who, Inspector Garrod said, was slightly injured, gave could take. WAS

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The witness It is in the French „system.

Inspector Garrod: The expert witness, Mr. Getz, told me it was in kilometres.

The Coroner: He did not give it im evidence. It is an important point.

Inspector Garrod: I can find out in a few minutes: it is just as well.

The Coroner: It certainly is, because 15 or 17 miles an hour in a crowded road" is rather fast.

A few minutes Inter the Inspector com. municated the information that the speedometer recorded not kilometres but miles. Mr. Komor, however, went to the enrage whilst the jury were considering their verdict, and, as a result of a come munication he made to the Coroner, the jury were sent for. The Coroner intimat ed that Mr. Komor could give further evidence on this material point of the speedometer.

The Coroner: What pace were you going. when the cracker-bomb was thrown 1

Witness: The pace was 15 to 17, accord- ing to the speedometer a shade over 15. Was the middle of the road clear- That was the only part of the road r

Was it clear Yes, until the girl shot cut. I just had enough room for the car dent began with the effort to avoid a to go by

The small girl who can into the road.

Mr. Komor service manager of the I would like to emphasise the existence of three special classes for older Chinese

car swerved to the left and at the same Dragon Garage): May I speak on this. time its speed increased. The ear mount(The Coroner assented.) I think the girls who wish to learn English. They

In the case in which Wing Wu and foured the kerb, went between the pillars and driver made a mistake.

This was at.. are divided into Classes 8a, eh. and 7.

other men. were indicted on the charge of continued along the pavement. Several Italian car and the speedometer recorded The respective attendances at each were

kilometres. Fifteen kilometres would 23-28, 20-30 and 18-19. Le colloquial robbing one Leung Che of a quantity of people were knocked down.

clothing etc.. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, Ip Yue, congee hawker, who, has a stall only be ten miles an hour. English the Inspector. found that class addressing the jury on behalf of the near the scene of the accident, said he A was making a good start, Class B was

-said public was selling in the side 'street, near the able make up short sentences and Class prisoner Leung Yung.

with the nullah. He saw the car shoot out from 7 were learning to parse satisfactority sympathy was, of course, In the first two the writing was very police in their dealings with armed the pavement outside the restaurant. It good. This department of the school is robbers. There were cases in which the knocked over his stall and burt his lega He was jammed against one that should grow in popularity and nolice took their personal safety, if not at the knees. until female education is universally their lives in their hands. As against the nullah wall and suffered, great pain. reason to believe that it is being adopted, warded the police if they effected an Ho No, coolie, said his mother was one its existence must be maintained for the arrest of armed robbers or in any case of the killed. She died in hospital" At class of girls for whom it has been where personal violence was shown. The 3 p.m. he and his mother were having specially started. I cannot help recall- reward given in the shape of monetary macaroni at a street stall outside the ing the remark of His Excellency the remaneration was an incentive to the corner restaurant. He saw the car come

Sir Governor,

Stubbs, police in carrying out their duties and on Reginald

the pavement, between the K.C.M.G., at the last annual prize-giving might tend to influence the mental at verandah pillars and the wall. Before when he spoke of the many things the titude of some of them into a little more they could get out of the way his mother young ladies were taught and Bo success-zealous participation in what they were was knocked down. His knee was struck fully taught as to satisfy the exacting doing. He contended that it was in the and he received hospital treatment. The standard of the Hongkong University exhibition of that zeal that the case in next day he identified the dead body of That they possessed other accomplish- question came up.

his mother at the hospital.

Solon Komor, service ments which were not required by the

Prisoner and several witnesses went Mr. Henry University was shown at the last distri into the box and gave evidence to the manager of the Dragon Motor Company, bution of prizes of the school. Not long effect that he was in bed at the time the said that on February 8th he went at ago young Chinese ladies organised an

robbery took place. Hearing police 3.30 p.m. to the scene of the accident exhibition of drawings and paintings for whistles he got up and with his son went The car had erashed against the nullah the propose of raising funds for their to the scene and interviewed a number wall. There was a big crowd of Chinese, distressed kinswomen in the famine of tenants there. Later, he was arrested and when he got through he saw the alicted area of North China, and I am

and taken to the Police Station: Prisoner sanitary men removing the bodies. He bappy to think that some of the exhibits declared that he had nothing to do with saw the driver of the car later at No. 7 were the products of girls who received the robbery and that the confession made police station. A sub-inspector in plain their first lessons and qualified themselves in the art of painting in the Convent by him was the result of the violence of clothes said of the driver." He's drunk,"

the Chinese police.

so the witness requested a medical ex- amination of the man, and, accompanied the party to the Government Civil Hos pital. (At the previous day's hearing medical evidence was given that the man was quite sober.") Later, he got a car to tow the disabled car to the garage but. found that it would travel ander its own power. The steering was stiff, and pulled to the left, but it could be managed.

schools:

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and prisoner was discharged.

[EFORE MR. JUSTICE WOOD, POISNE JUDGE.]

ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.

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Tai Tu Lung and San Ya Fung who were indicted on the charge of robbery by assault were found guilty by the Jury and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.

PLAYING THE ROLE OF ROBBER."

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Lee Tong, a waiter at the Tai Woo. Restaurant on the opposite side of the Queen's Road to that on which the car Ip Cheung (28), of Shanghai Street, travelled, volunteered to give evidence. was indicted for unlawfully entering the He said he saw the accident from the dwelling-house of 3168, Reclamation Street, balcony. He saw the car. zig-zag and Yatimati, with intent to commit a felony. mount the kerb. There was a great com-

motion.

Another remark of the Governor's on the occasion just alluded to is His Ex cellency's-appreciation of Sir Robert Ho Tung's public spirit in providing a scholarship named after Lady Ho Tung for this institution which so well de serves it." The scholarships have been awarded to Miss Maria Ozorio and Miss Choong King scen; both these girls have obtained the University certificates. Sir Robert's interest in education in Hong- kong is not an academical ons only. He has proved a veritable benefactor in the cause of public instruction and his re- cent large gift to the Hongkong Univer sity is one which stimulates educational activities in the Colony in general, Prisoner's explanation was that he was avail myself of this opportunity to record induced to go into the house by a police my gratitude and the gratitude of the informer who had entered into a con- achool for the part he and Lady Ho Tung spiracy with a Chinese policeman. He took in our branch school at Wanchai was asked to play the role of robber, but at the St. Francis School Prize day on he never intended to commit a robbery the 31st January last. I believe. Bir and the police guaranteed his escape and Robert's interest in that school did not promised to share the reward stop at the prize giving and we sincerely hope that his endeavours in the school's behalf will be crowned with success,

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.

Miss Elenor Thom is the recipient of the Lugard Scholarship for 1021-1092, and the Lugard Shield will receive an addi- RECKLESS MOTOR DRIVING. tional inscription for integrity and un- selfishness last year in the name of Miss

CHINESE CHAUFFEUR FINED. Margaret Holden.

Asked as to cracker throwing the wit news first said there was none.

Mr. Komor, in the box" said: I have just examined the car. In my opinion, it is a kilometre and not a mile meter.. An American dial appears to have been fitted to the old meter.

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The Coroner: It reads in miles but only records kilometres,

The witness: I am practically certain it records kilometres.

CORONER'S SUMMING-UP.

In summing-up, the Caroner "put the following questions to the jury:

(1.)-Was the car in good running- order, prior to the accident! (2.)Was the driver sober? (3)-Did the driver do all he could i

the circumstances↑ (4)What was the actual cause" of

death i

The Coroner said it seemed reasonably- clear that the real cause of the accident was the cracker thrown by some person. either on the roadway or on a verandah; which hit the car and, in exploding blinded the driver for a moment, so that he had to swerve suddenly when he saw- the child in the way. If the jury held · that view, they would be justified in The Coroner That's a lie, anyhow. bringing a verdict of manslaughter Further examined the witness had not against some person or persons unknown, noticed whether the driver let go the because if any person did any unlawful steering wheel to put his hand to his eye. act, and that act led to loss of life, that The Coroner commented on the unsatis person was guilty of manslaughter. As to the unlawful nature of such an act, factory character of the man's evidence.

Inspector Garred: It would be interest- the Coroner quoted Bection 3: (sub-section ing to know who suggested to him that xiii) of the Summary Offences Order he should give evidence. He only came which set forth in a list of offences which hère half-an-hour ago

rendered a person committing them liable to a fine the discharging of any explosivo in such a manner ad to cause damage, or danger to any person.

The Coroner put a question to the wit ness to this effect and he replied that his son was one of the injured. The Coroner

THE VERDICT, In the University examinations the The driver of a public garage car, No remarked that the man might have been

obviously After considering their verdict in school was singularly successful last year. 188, was charged by Inspector Garrod a valuable witness, but he

camera for three-quarters-of-an-hour, the The Convent presented 10 Senior and 8 before Mr. B. B. Lindsell, yesterday, with would not say all he knew. Junior candidates for the examinations driving in a reckless manner on the Wongtor, said he had examined the car and three questions set forth above in the Inspector H. G. Garrad, traffic inspec jury returned. They answered the first in July. It speaks well for the teaching Nei Cheong Road on the 11th inst. staff and for the pupils that all the 18 It was said that the defendant had in saw marks of burning on the paint work, affirmative. candidates passed. Of the

As to Question (4), the jury said :--- Benior his car five young Chinese ladics, and by and one large mark inside the car near students 3 obtained honours, viz., Miss way of bravade he increased the speed the driver's sent. There was another ou The actual cause of the accident was the Dorothy Barwald, Miss Wazira Rumjahn to twenty five miles an hour and was the bonnet right in front of the driver throwing of fire cracker-bombs by a per- and Miss Hung Ki-chun. "Sixteen gained caught in a Polico trap at Wong. Nei The wind screen appeared to be fixed in zon or persons unknown.

an open position, so that apparently one The Coroner said the verdict amounted distinctions in Engish, History, Biblical Cheong knowledge, drawing and needlework. The defendant, when asked by the cracker exploded right in the driver's to this: that the deceased died from in- A class was conducted in the Portuguese Magistrate for, the reason for his rash face. The well of the car, both front juries inflicted by motor car 54," which language for Portuguese children only, ness, said that there were no people on and rear, contained number of used got out of control owing to the throwing Miss Stella Joanilho obtained the first the road at the time, and he thought it cracker-bomb cases, ** prize.

would be quite safe to drive at that Inspector Garrod intimated that there The school has not neglected dut door speed.. games as a complement of its whole are Inspector Garrod, however, informed was no further evidence, unless the driver elected to go into the box. It was a ques tem of education. • Baces and out-door the Court that there were a number of tion whether it would be wise to put him games in the Convent's garden ware got men working on that road, and that in up for the girls in the Convent's grounds. addition a European lady was walking to the box; he was not represented.

The driver of the car was told that he Hongkong Hotel Buildings, corner of Peddar Bazer As usual the day scholars took part in along. There had been three accidents

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the race set apart for this school at the on that road within the knowledge of the could not be compelled to make of state

ment and that what he said would, be Annual athletic sports in Happy Valley Inspector. held under the auspices of the 6A fine of $20 was inflicted on the defen. taken down. He said he desired to give

evidence. He gave his name as;, Joseph's College Old Boy's Association.

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of cracker-bombs-by a person or persons unknown. That was a verdict of man- slaughter against such person or persons. The Foreman: We consider that the practice of throwing cracker-bombs'is a grave danger to the public and recom- mend that the manufacture and sale of these dangerous things be prohibited.

The Coroner' intimated that he would convey this recommendation to the 'pro- per authorities,

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