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HONGKONG DALLY PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 238D, 1923

FINE, BAR YAS A SCHOOL LOTTERY,

WINNING TICKETS NEVER

PRINTED.

HORAM EZ3 UT

IN THE OHINESE LAW

COURTS.

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ST. MARYS SCHOOL. There was an: Informal' Jumation as the

A GERMAN DEFENDANT AND THE St. Mary School yesterday morning

COURT.

whan 200 pupils attending the Italian Convent Branch at Kowloon met for their

ELLIS KADOORIE INDIAN SCHOOL

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The second annual meeting took, places --

The following report of an instructive case is taken from the Singapore Free THE USHER AS AN AUTHORITY ON annual prize-giving. There were present: on Wednesday at the Indian Recreation

Press of March 15th:-.

Before Mr. Pryda in the Police Court as Kuala Lumpur, Kok King Ming "was charged with having caused to be printed certain documents relating to a public lottery.

PROCEDURE.

His Lordship. Bishop D. Pozzon, Rov. Club ground at Sookunpoo Valley. There

In view of the demarid for the abolition FGM. Spada, rector of the Rosary was a record entry, almost every boy of extraterritoriality in China, the fallow Church at Kowloon, the Rev. Mother in the school competing in some event, ing report from the North China Mail Superior and Staff of the St. Mary's Heate had to be run off on the previous (Tientsin) is instructive regarding the School. The prizes were distributed by day. The success of the Sports was due

His Lordship Bishop D. Pozrani.

greatly to the hulp of some old boys, who.. administration of justice -

The programine of entertainment was assisted in marking out the course and in running off the heats. Mr. U. Rümjahn as follows:-

The Duet Westward Ho" was played presented the prizes which had been very

Avelina Souza,

June last year, ho ordered 5,000 tickets yesterday, when the defendant answeredby the Misses Aurea Baptista andenorously subscribed by the Indian Com

"Welcome

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Mr. N. A Worley, who prosecuted, said he wished to press the case, as the

The Chinese Court at Tientsin City took lottery was nothing less than a swindle." The accused ran a small school, which was another step, whether backward or for unregistered, for his own benefit. In ward, in the case of Dr. Schmidt-Base a summons to appear before the Pro- to bo printed, and in the prospectus of curator. The hearing was fixed for two

song by the children of munity. Cups were presented by Wing the school he advertised it as a $80,000 o'clock. The Court opened at 9.98. Pre lottery,

Tickets were sold all over sent, the Procuratora different official Class D accompanied by Miss Helga On Co., E. Ella & Co., M. S. Soondarain, Wadr Abbas won the Championship Cup, Malaya, and the greater portion of the from the former Procurator-alo his Remedios, proceeds were said to be for the support secretary, and an interpreter of English. Recitation "The Sunshine and the presented by Mr. U. Rumjaha for the of the school. According to the list of The interproter asks the defendant his Rain, by the Misses B. Pestonji and winning numbers issued by the accused, name, age, nationality, residence and proPureza de Eca.. ticket number 9008 drew the first prize, fession as before. and the second prizes, went to 7830 and 5,244. There were three third pris, of which two bore the following numbers, 6839 and 3411. Of the 10 fourth prizes 8 wore numbers under 5000 It will thus be seen that all the high prizes were won by tickets that wera never printed, and therefore did not exist.,, ..

Interpreter Ton have received the judgment which says that you should be unished by payment of $2,000 in the case of Wang Des Ming,

Defendant: Is that all the judgment says?

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Have you not got the judgment 1-Yrs, I have got it, but cannot read it because At the request of the Magistrate Mr.it is. in Chinesey and. I have not yet got NA Worley catered the box and gave ready the translation, only to evidence as follows: I am the Assistant It says that you must pay $2,000, or Director of Education for the purposes that you shall be imprisoned for threa of the Registration of Schools Enactment. years I heard that it was only two On the 8th March, 1999, in my capacity years, so this would mean that if I could as Assistant Director of Education, 1 not pay $2,000 dollars and the further visited the Ches Sing school at Bungei claim of 88,000, I should have to go to Best. I had previously received an prison for about 12 years 1... Application from the accused for regis The other case, for the 86,000, has been tration as a teacher, and a prospectus of handed over to the Civil Courts; we have the school." He produced to the nothing to do with it. To-day we want school chop and I noticed that the top to execute this judgment-But you can part of it had been cut away. On being not execute this judgment yet; you have questioned by me accused admitted that no right to do so. the chop had three more characters on the Why not Because an appeal has her top. I also found in the school, eight lodged in this case, before the so-called books of receipts which are produced in Superior Court

A court. They are in my opinion nominally No, there has not come anything from receipts, but really lottery tickets you up to February 23rd. You are wrong also found an oval chop, a pocket book an appeat has been lodged on February containing an account of the trip made 91st or 2nd

де

The Light Hearted Girlie." A song by the pupils accompanied by Miss Aures Baptista, et

Recitation Lange et L'enfant" by Ming Odette Geoffroy, and Tapete

few words of thanks by Miss Anale d'Almadan

"God Save the King."

The winners of the prizes were:

THE PRIZE WINNERS. Prize for Biblical knowledge from the Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozzani-Aurea Baptista, Lugard Scholarship for the year 1923 sida Oliveira

best athlete of the year. Results --

Results:-

JUNIOR 100 YDS. HANDICAP-1, I. Haroon: 9, Jofer Mohd.

SENIOR HIGH JUMP.-1, W. Abbas; 2; A. Abbaa

JUNIOR HIGH JUMP, M. Razack; &,. I. Haroon,

A. S. Suffiad.

SENIOR ARITH. RACE, O. Hassan; 9,

RACE

Noriman

Jesion ARITH. Osman, A. R. Suffad

Sasion 100 YDS. HANDICAP-1, M. Sabham; 2, W. Abbas,

JUVENILE 100 YES-HANDICAP.-1, 0. R.. Sadick, Harshim Ahmed.

JUNIOR MILE CHALLENGE CUP-1, M. Razack; 2, M. Sakiman.

Dr. S. Gomes K.S.G. Scholarship for Begular Attendance--Olasa 1. Hitta SENIOR MILE. CHALLENGE CUP.-1, M. Xavier Class 2. Arolina Souts and Ismail; 9, Surjan Singh.. Marjorie White; Class 3 Laura Gomes; SENIOR MILA-1; W. Abbas; 2. A.. Class 4, Celeste Gill, Class 5 Zalinda Abbas, Gomes, Clasa 6; Dulce Ribeird, Class 7, Maria Martins; Class 8 Aures Remedios

Class 1-Senior Local Certificate and Prizes-1, Ritta Xavier; 2. Aures Baptista 3, Minnie Alves. ||Class 2-Junior Local Certificates -1. Marjorie White; 2 Avelina Souza 3, Helene Jorge; Hortencia Jorge and Marie

Rosario.

Juxion 100 YDS. 3 LIGGED RACE, M. Rasack and J. Haroon; 2; Jafer Mchd, and N. Caman..

SENIOR 100 YDS, 3-LEGGED RACK, M. Hussain and D. Hassan; 2. 5. R. Bux and% At Ahmed,

SENIOR DO YDS. SACK RACE-1, M Sabhan; 2, 0, Hassan.

JUNIOR 50 YDS SACK BADE-1, L

Chies 3-1, Laura Gomes; 2, Aida to Perak by the accused, and a book But our papers say that up to February Oliveirs Clotilde Hyndman, Lycia Haroon; 2, Jafer Mohd. ocataining numbers, Subsequently I 23rd you have not sent anything-And I

SENIOR 220 YES. CHAMPIONSHIP-1, W. went to the Southern Press. office at 11 tell you again that your papers are, allemured and Angelion Save Pudu Road. The proprietor of the shop, wrong; everything in it is wrong, and the Class 4-1 Albertina Garcia and Abbas; 2, A. Abbas, produced the job book, and showed me, appeal was handed in on Zish or End. Celeste Gills Winnie Lo Elisa JUNIOR 120 FOR CHAMPIONSHIP~), M

Alvares and Alda Alves. Certificatos of Bakiman; 2, Jøfer Mohd. an entry there, which was the record of Have you got a receipt for sending Merit: Eulalia Souza and Maria Eca da ToS WHIZI-BARROW RAGE ~), M. in order given by the mase in Sugnt your petition What do you mean by Silva, a It was an order for 3,000 receipt forms a petition I certainly have not sent in in books of 50-leives sch. The originals petition, because I have nothing to order was produced and sensed admitted potition from you.

FEATHERING HIS YEST

Olhas 8-1 Esther Carvalho, 2 Olga Bibeiro; 3, Dulce d'Aquino and Teres to me that it was in his handwriting. But that is a kind of petition. No, net Banches. Maria Atienza and Maria Remedios Certificates of Merit: Ange The second order was for 200 small hand at all. This in merely your wrong colina Baptista and Melin Crazed Babaj bills. When I showed Exhibit E to the ception of the law. I have handed in as

Class -1, Regina Ribeiro; 2, Cynthia accused and asked him what it was, he appeal, but never a petition. admitted that it contained regulations Bat you have no receipt for this-Remedios: 3, Olga Eca da Bilen Ca722.00- for running a lottery. My conviction is Could you really, even for a moment, Ribeiro and Dulce Ribeiro. Certificates of Ammie d'Almada, Katherine) that the whole matter was fraudulent think that after all that has happened Merit;

here in this case, anybody would accept Hyndman and Alda Britto..

Class 7, Isabel Pestonji; '2, Cynthia such a monstrous judgment as final? Accused was feathering his own next. Then you will have to produce the Alves and Ignes Remedios; 3, Genevieve The school belanged to nonused and it receipt for the petition.You mean to Mohamed, Daisy Chan and Florrie Wong. contained no apparatus except two old say the receipt for the Appeal. That Certificates of Merit: Alda Ng Irene desks and some text books. A number of shall be done. I must my that we won. Collaco, Augusta Noronha, Olga Gill. the winning tickets as published were of adered how it was possible that I could Class 9.-1, Aida Noronha and Lucy higher denomination than any ticket pub get a summons before the Procurate Jorge; 9, Germano Ribeiro; 3. Carlos Botelho and Etelvira Ribeiro. Eduardo liahod. No one could have won the first again. -prize, for instance."

Discussion follows about whether it is utteres and Aurea Remedios,

ficates of Merit: Elsa Britto, Edriz Question by accused: Is it possible for right that the defendant, after handing me to do this alone f-No.

in an appeal to the Superior Court, d'Aquino and Carmen Bozario.

Class 9.-1, Pureza da Eca and George should be called before the Procurata or whether he ought to be summoned before Markham, Teresa Gonsalves

Barack and M. Ismail; 2, M. Sabhno and Jefen Mohd.

Gurbahjan Singh.

Juxion 100 TOS. CONSOLATION RACE —1, SENIOR 100 TDS. CONSOLATION RACE-1, Noor Ahmed.

QUARTER-IL PAST Prits RAUB.-), G A. Hyder; 9, E. M. Omar.

THROWING THE CRICKET BALL, BENTORS, ----- 1, Teja Singh

THROWING TES CRICKET BALL, JUNIORS,— 1, Gurbhajan Singh.

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HEAVY SENTENCE. FOR SNATCHER.

EUROPEAN LADY'S HANDBAG

SNATCHED.

A azatching incident took place outsido Accused then made the following state ment; I did not enjoy the benefits of this the Superior Court. Procurator, Inter-Augusto Noronha, Uga Ribeiro, Alice Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Coloni business. The President of the school last preter and Secretary are of the opinion Remedios Cecil Allum, Jack O'Sullivan, Wednesday, at 8 p.m. Miss F. Thompson, year was Chong Chun Fah. I am the that defendant had to be summoned Maria Mattos, Fatunesha Juman Khan,

of No. 3, Fairview, Kowloon, was stand Bole proprietor "this year. I run the again before the Procurate, but the No. 1 Aruna Abdulla, Cynthia Garcia. school privately. It is trus that I cansed Usher, who ardently participates in this Class 10-Ena Alves, Guilherminating under the verandah looking as the to be printed an announcement relating discussion, advocates the apparently more d'Aquino, Sergio Rosario, William Mark display of goods in one of the windows. to a private lottery. It was done on reasonable standpoint that in such ham, Beatrice Pestonji, Armando Xavier, Chong Chun Fah's instructions. I am a case defendant can only be summoned be Carlos Marques, Morah Gill, Yolanda when a Chiness youth came up from be fore the Appeal Court. The usher's Silva, Palmirita Yvanovich, Thelma hind and snatched her handbag from schoolmaster by profession.

opinion, alter, about 25 minutes' discus- Rosario, Augusta Guterres, Trade Botelho, underneath her arm. She looked round

Filotuens Chayes, botanya sion, is accepted.

Laterpreter: Yes, when we have got the receipt for the appeal writ, you will be called before the Superior Court.

Court rises at. 3.3) p.m.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of 31,000, or in default 3 months' rigorous imprisonment..

OUTRAGES IN CAIRO.

THE FIRM HAND.

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Lord Allenby issued the following pro- clamation on February 10th Whereas the assailant (of Mr. Ambler) on February 7th was seen by many persons and no attempt was made to detain him or otherwise assist the authorities, & fine of

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NAVY'S FORCEFUL WAY. HOW ADMIRAL NICHOLSON EN- TERED SMYRNA HARBOURŁ

A DRY CLEANING BUSINESS SWINDLE

** RAISING THE WIND."

and saw a man in a brown suit making off in the direction of Des Youn Road, Following up, be shouting for the fellow to be stopped. Bounding the corner of the King Edward Hotel, the snatcher tant, into Mr. ER Hyndman. The youth turn- ed round and made along Des Voeux Road

On March 6th last young Chinese in the direction of the Supreme Court, named Mo Kwai, set up as a dry clothes with Mr. Hyndman in pursuit. After": cleaner at No. 44, Whitfield, and on the

Typical of British naval tradition first day of his business he received quite going some distance he throw the handbag → 600 Egyptian pounds will be levied in the was the manner of Bear-Adml Wilmot a bumber of articles of clothing to dry to the ground. His pursuer stopped, 8. Nicholson's entry into Smyrna Har. clean, including three European zuits, one picked it up and returned it to Mim. area where the attempt occured.

Тас military authorities will direct the police bours with the Second Light Cruiser belonging to Mr. W. Mockett, of Thompson A constable, sining up the

to seizo the property of any person resid-Squadron of the Atlantio Fleet, accord.sara. Kelly and Walsh, and the other situation, took up the case and shortly

ing or holding property in the said stening to the story told by a British steamer two belonging to Chinese gentlemen.

His business in one respect was tom-afterwards succeeded in arresting him. who does not pay his contribution on captain at Athens. demand-Reuter,

norarily successful and mancially his Yesterday the snatcher was brought bo- Proceded by an osteite of minesweepers first day's takings were heary. Having fore Mr. B. E.. Lindsell. After hearing. olearing the field of mines about the harpersuaded customers to place their clothes

WHAT IS EYESTRAIN?

bour-mouth, and with ten seaplanes with him he set ont for the pawy brokers the evidence of Miss Thompson at Mr. hovering overhand, the light cruiser and pawned all the articles which he had Hyndman, his Worship ordered the man Curacoa, in which the rear admiral's promised so faithfully to clean and return

The eye kas certain tiny museling was flying lod the squadron in spite in the shortest possible time with the to be sent to prison for twelve months. of excited signals from the Turks to keep proceeds of his illegal transactions, to with hard labour and also that he should When objects we look at do not come out of harbour and warnings of the mines gether with the pawn tickets in his receive twelve strokes of the birch. up to a sharp focus in the eye, these which had been sown. But the admiral pocket, the dry cleaner absconded the

continued his passage as the way was name night. On the 19th inst, he return- cleared, and until he attained the objected to Whitfield and visited his brother, of his mission to get into touch with the who having profitted by past experiences Türkish Governor, who be warned that in dealings with him, handed him over

the Turks fired the squadron guns to the polios

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

muscles exert themselves unduly and enable us to see clearly in spite of the defect. There muscles tire and relax

The Compagnie de Commerce et do Causing the objects looked at to become woulégales be fired. The lawn thes had Yesterday morning he was charged on Navigation d'Extreme Oriant, in their blurred and indistinct. Upon closing the directed towards it in sety direction the five counts before Mr. J. B. Wood with report dated Saigon, March 12th, stato:

the gure of eleven British, four French, smá felinously, converting to his own Our market is still vory firm and ryce for a few exconds the muscles be three Italian warships, and there were number of articles of clothing, including prices have made a further advance.

slad four United Statee wanhips and the three European sita

Sous business has been closed with odme more or less rested and object atmerous Allied smaller armed craft he asked by Mr. Wood why he did it, the other markets is rather poor. South He pleaded guilty to the charges and, Shanghai, but the demand for rice from are clear, again for a bri period, the harbour.

he replied" because I had a chit for $20 Chica Ustill in the market for paddy, and Properly fitted glames correct (re-strain,

which I lost at gambling.

fafily, big quantities have been exported whether caused by astigmation or age.)

Sub-Inspector Phillips said the de- during the period under review.

The total amount of rice exported from The Hongkong Optical Co., common to After a discussion which occupied three fendant was born gambler; this had

hours, the recommendation of the Educa-been the cause of his downfall. His January 1sh to February 26th, 1923, is Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Retraction Committee, that all women teachers brother had refused to ist him any 192,485 tons against 168,002 in 1922. ing Opticians, sa, Queen's Bond Central, should be required to resign their ap- langer. The defendant owed him a conWe quote todayWhite Baigon rice, No. 9 sifted, Japan quality, Hongkong hare the equipment to fit you glases pointmente on marriage, except in special siderable amount of money,

casca, was adopted by the London County The Magistrate ordered the defendant $5.50 per picul, Lo.b., Saigon, for March properly-AbyT.

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to be sent to prison for one month. April shipmat

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