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ST. STEPHEN'S BOYS' COLLEGE,

FOUNDERS DAY SPORTS BELD

YESTERDAY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925

SHIPMASTER'S CLAIM.

CHINA NAVIGATION" CO. SUED.

A

BR. AUBREY'S EVIDENCE,

`Interesting rvülouen, modlival and other-

AUUTE VISION NECESSARY.

THE WARFARE IN CANTON.

Of all the qualiĥentions which should be part of the equipment of a ship's OCCUPATION OF SWATOW BY officer, perfect sight was perhaps the most

PRO-SUN TROOPS. Lumportant. He would say that an officer in charge of a ship should be a man who, at the eartiest possible moment, would

Military. Headquarters at Canton have be able to appreciate the position, dis authorised the announcement that a sec cance and nature of objecta external to tion of the Government Forces, under of General Han Chai, entered Swatow and his ship, and that under all sorts

The St. Stephen's Boys' College Asso ciation hulf 'their annual forumiers”, „Day Sports yesterday afternoon, the venue being the Chinese Recreation Chal's "Ground at Causeway Bay, hent for the Capt. Robert Kettlewelly formerly in the weather conditions, whether in the glarefected a peaceful occupation on Satur.i

wise, was beard in the Supreme Court yesterday, when before the Chief Justice (Sir Heary than the case in which employ of the China Navigation Com

Occasion by the kind permission of the committer. The function prevent an uns, issuing the Company for damages in respect of wrongful dismissal, was qualiberi soceras from every point of

cuationed!. view. There was a large gathering, la, eluding many prominent Chinese resi dents.

Sports are arranged each gar in con themoration of the founding of the school in 1903 1 Archdeacon Kariae, who

recently left the Colons, and also with the object of bringing the past and Emwont hadis of the College texpother.

The Committees responsible for the arrangements were as under:

„Sports' Committee. Mr. Na Sze Kwong Cheung Wing Kaus. Mr Chad Keap Lati, (Chairman), Mr Wan tu shas. Mi

Mr. Char Choir Nin.

Official Recopier. M Nin

than Cheung

Reception Constatee. Ms (ban Tsun

Pinintiff was represented by 31r. E. C. Jenkin with"Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn. while Counsel for the defendant Company was

Elluri Potter, K.C.

unst day, the rih inst.

of a a tropical sus, in the lace of a typhoon wind or iu FRID,

STION, He

Thr Canton Guzette & addas:-Chèn possess acute vision,

Plaintiff himself did not suggest that Ching Ming, the rebel leader and all a person with other than good eyesight his military and civil officials have ded. could, he expected to be retained in the Our troops were welcomed by the wr service of a decent shipping company, and chants and gentry and their peaceful the only way shipping companies could entry was marked by popular rejoicing. ensure that their beers had the necessary The panic which has prevailed during acuteness of visiba was by employing com-the past ten days has subside A Gor petent medical met to carry out tests.

He would put it this way. paay had chosen a firm of

ernment proclaination assures the people. If a com- that peace and order will be maintained, edical men with the standing of Messrs. Harston, and that, complete confidence may los ve Morrison, Black, and Balean, as they hailed in the decorous crnduer and dis and their medical advisers informed themipline of the Government troops. that a man in the employ of the Com-WAICHOW OFFERS TO SURRENDER pany was not fit. to take charge of a In reply to a subsequent question by } Calapany in giving the man notice. Farsiege of Waichów city will be raised ship's bridge, that statement justified the Military Headquarters report that the not following this, if an accident were to shortly with the surrender of the rebel happen, what possible defence could be troops now quartered within. dele put up to fate the numerous actions which sation of the gentry of the city has been would follow

sent by the rebel lender

When the procefiaes were puljourned the previous afterron, plaintiff was being cross-examined by Mr. Potter, but the cross-exandnation was speedily brought to a close yesterday morning.

ja.

Mr. Zeitisa, plaintiffs that he could failing eyesight unsettled not leave the Colony with the stigma of

Official Starter. BEK Quick

Taken de the pe The evidence of

Continuing. Mr. Potter said that noterview the Commander of the Bovern- Jundzes, -Bev, A., H. Bovita. Mr. Yung Dr. Bellios, of Shruglord, was read by aspersious has been cast on Mr. Kettlerent Imrees besieging the ey Recog Hia Lon. Me th, 6 thighs, Res. C. B ] Mr. Zeitian, Aceroding. The this Dr. well, and he felt sure none could nising the futility of further sistance, Shana. Mr. i'hau Ki Nin. Mr Yang Hinelilios. aid, test for his opinion" Mr.

thrown at the Chian Navigation Company, and the disastrous consequaces of active Fan, Rev. E. W. 1. Marie McKeelewett, who as he had examined, wrong then they would have to hear the troops, the rebels have offered up sur; If the Company's doctor's report" was military operations by the Government Wah, Mr. Chan In Sin M. & Ling wont be crithe a danger ta ship nor brunt, but to reasonable people couldrende upon certain

The Com Mr. T. 3. Price, M. Li Eos Hong

have acted other than they did. 1. his opinion. Clerks of Courset Me. P. Maads,, M. to his brother offerre

mander of the Government troops has Mr. Potter went up to relate the de transmitted the terms to Letgraí Hai Au Yeupe Hung, Mr Low on Taba, the defet would t me men liftails of the case, and painted out that Chung Chi. Commander-in-Chief of th Mr. Yap Chong fee

Card Kettlowed did not den glasses, Dr. Marrison had not, the slightest reason | Liovernment forces, for decision.

NENE VISION

for desiring that an adverse report should NORMAL.

go to the Company in respect of Mr. The next witness was D. GOFL. Aubrey. Kettlewell As far as it was possible for Nin, Mr. Lau Kwai Chruk, Mr. Tanz ML, B.S., MACS, JR.C.P., who do, he sympathised with the plaintiff, but Counsel for the defendant Company to

· BURGLARIES ON SHAMEEN, Shiu Kin, Mr Wan V Shing, Mr. Stated that he code an examination of hard cases made bad law, and they Tai Chiu, Mr. T Chan Ca, Mr. f the phases on June 17th, or there had to take contracts as they found them.

SIR JAMES JAMIESON'S LOSS. Tung. Mr. Li Chor Chi, M. Fun Malouts, all found that his near vision One of the points of the test given by Sai, Sir Chan Hin Suen, Me: Sip Ww normal, led at a distance he was Dr. Morrison was that plaintif could at

Many cases of burglary on the Shá. Kwok Mr. Yeung St Vin

een have occurred recently, says the Tous and Reixesharts. Messrs. Chan sure about.

4 9th, mis one letter, which he was not 20 feet, unly partly read a line, which, aaton Gazette, At night on the 5th

He measured Mr. Kettle with normal vision, should be read at 40

inst thieves broke into the residence of Taun Sin, Tand shin Kin pool Li Holwell's fraction, and though he did not feet. If that was correct, was Capt. Sir James Jamieson, the British Consul. Daring the afternoon the end of themfer the measurements, he made a Kettlewell St to take charge of a ship's General, and carried away a whole sed

euraparison with those taken by Dr. Hars bridge?

of silver-ware in 5/2 Punjabi Regiment, stalled at Kowton, and they were the same. The cor

the dining-room. Loon, under the baton of Mr. P. L. Larter recting glasses as prescribed by Dr..

Evidence showed that binocular tests Nearly all Sir James' jewellery was also (Musical Director), rendered elusions, Harten itse plaintiff the Gth/5th sight. member that the Board of Trade examina- his younger, and more athletje days. were utterly useless, and they must re-stolen, including cherished mentors of which added much to the enjoyment.

which was the highest sight an ordinary tion was a binocular, test. Even a man The theft was discovered only on the Rat possessed, and very few people had with one blind eye might pass the Board that His own sight. was 5th 6th, and be of Trade test., was considered to have very good vision. Do the day in question he looked out of his window" and enuhi see a telegraph post and the wires leading to it, siluated near the Peak Tramway Station. He Boys Race 50 Yards Handicap chor asked Mr. Kettiwel to look in that boys of St. Stephen's Boys College and direction, and plaintif said that he saw visitors under 10 years of age), -1, Chan a telegraph post, but he could not see Wei Sin; 2, Chan Wei Toi », Yin Hoi

the wires leading to it. With regard to Girls lace-30 Yards Handump (for distaper he could at say how far away sirls of St. Stephen's tria College, and the telegraph post was: it would aced visitors under 10 years of age), La Laiver-perhaps it was mila would be able to appreciate that He Hing: 2. Fang Kai Woo: 1, Wong Po Kee.

Teng.

THE PRIZE WINNERS.

The prize winners To the davious events were as under: -

Three Legged Race-p0- Vink toge present and bae past student. Petes Young and William Young: . Yung Hin

Lori and Ko Tin Ki

Wheel Barrow Race 50 Yards (ose present and one past student)-1, Chan Kwan Lae and Lung Ting Ngok; 9, ip Wing Kok and Lung Chi Wah.

Stall-Holding (Ladies' Nominations).— 1, Lai Kwong Wing and Miss Sung Kam Ping: 2. Wong Chi Leung and Miss Wong." Pillow Fight (Past Present, teams of three)-Wan by the younger genera.

Lion,

Blind-fold Race (Ladies' Nominations). , Miss Latt and A. Cheung: Mrs Martin and H. L. Yung.

Sauk Bumping.-1, T." J. Prite; 2. Yap Chung Hei.

Obstarie Race (Ladies' Nominalions).--| 1. Chiu Tan San and Miss S. Lau; 2, Peter Young and Mrs. Martin.

Tug-of-War (Past 7. Present, teams of eight).-Won by the Old Boys by two palls to mil.

PRESENTATION OP PRIZEch.

*

With regard to the evidence of Dr. Helilies, that gentleman himself admitted that if the facts of the test were as Dr.. Morrison found them, then be would say that the persun was not fit to take charge of ship's bridge. Then there was the question of glasses. A ship's offver wear ing glasses in the face of rain could not carry out his difficult task, even if they were weak sun glasson Every golfer who had played in the rain, and wore glasses, Mr. Zeitlyn: How long in your experi- did not think anyone would suggest that ence does the effect of drops last a ship's officer should be entitled to wear Usually about 48 hours.

glasses.

following morning and the Shameen Municipal Police were at once notified. The total lose is estimated at over $1,000

OTHER BURGLARIES. Several other burglaries have been pe ported to the Shameen Police, One D curred at the residence of Mesars. Dod well & Co. where a big silver vase, valued at 350, was reported missing another occurred at the residence of the Assistant Manager of Messrs, Deacon & Co, where silver ware amounting to over a hundred does to reported missing "Not arrest has been affected:

GUDOWN BURGLARY.

Mr. Zeitlyn: Do you know of enses Mr. Potter then referred to the words It is also reported that a 'hurglary where the effect has lasted longer?-Iillness and ill health" which appeared occurred at the godown" of Messrs. usually ask my patients to return and in the contract and also spoke of implied Barretto & Co., Shamees. A large cod see me a

week after administering the terms in a contract, quoting "Commercial signment of patent medicines and mor. drops.

Gases" and other books of law,

Mir. Zeitlyn: Assuming that a person. was suffering, from the drops, do you think he could pass the test?-No.

Mr. Zeitlyn: His vision would be blurred 1-Yea

explanation of the effect of drops on the Dr. Aubrey went on to give techoical eyes, and Mr. Zeitlyn asked: Ís myopia Art Winess?

Mr. Potter objected to this question as put, and Dr. Autrey proceeded to de- scribe myopia, and said it was a condi- thou of the eye in which parallel light rays did not impinge on the retina, but behind it.

Mr. Zeitlyn Dr. Belilina has said that were a ship carrying bullion he would At the nonclusion of the sporta, Mrs.have no hesitation in employing Copt. Suu presented the prizes to the successful Kettlewell as master. Do you agree with competitors

that

WIN

Before she did so, Mr. No SZE KWONG, who presided, said the idea of halding the sports meeting was to bring the past and present boys of the college together. It was a grout pity that, as this Founders' Day, Archdeacon Barnett, one of the founders was not present, but they had a worthy successor in the Rev. If. llewitt, on whose responsibility they could safely rely for the present and future welfare

and

Dr. Aubrey: Yes, I agree with that. His Lordship: That is hardly evidence. Dr. Aubrey I would go further than that and say that I would risk, my life on his ship.

His Lordship: Now that in what consider evidence.

A VALUED EMPLOYEE.

phía pills amounting to $3,000 were; re Mr. Potter had not concluded his ad-ported missing. dress for the defendant Company, when His Lordship adjourned the case until 10.30 this morning.

"A FOOLISH PRANK.”

MAN AND WOMAN CHANGE TROUSERS.

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BANK ROBBERY... During business hours last werk. thief entered the premises of the Bank of Taiwan at Shamern, and Anåtched away a budille of baik-notes (amounting to $500) from the counter. right in front of a shroff. An outery was raised but the thief ran off and eluded his pursuers.

There is

general feeling of

#pure hension among the residents' and busi news community of Sharmeen, and this feeling amounts almost to a nihil punte among the Foreign ladies.

In addition to the British Consulate

When two Chinese appeared before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) at the Criminal Sessions yesterday morning, charged with intimidating a woman in a brothel at Sham Shui Po, it was alleged burglary reported above, a "robbery at that they took her into a room, and while the American Consulate was also reported one held her, the other removed her brace the Shameen Police some werks" ago. lets and jewellery.

Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solicitor, who prosecuted said the whole matter appeur-] ed to be rather a foolish prank.

Mr. F. C. Jenkia, who appeared for the whole matter was really a defendants, who pleaded guilty," said

POLICE COURT ITEMS.

Wats

A 16-year-old Chinese tailor who was rag." | charged with the larceny of a Singer On Hampstead Heath, when a man and Sewing machine

ordered twelve woman reached a certain stage of in- strokes of the cane. by Mr. E. W. timacy they changed hats. Here, how- Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy ever, first prisoner seemed to have alter-yesterday.

ed the procedure and changed nether garments instead. As a matter of fact

Before Mr. E. W. Hunilton at the

Mr Potter, after cross-examining the of St last witness, opened the case for the Stephen's College. Speaking on behalf China Navigation Company, and said that of the sports committee te had heen very his view of the case divided itself into the man was standing before them in a Kowloon Magistracy yesterday two glad to see so many taking part in the three main points: (1) Was plaintiff pair of ladies' trousers. They had Japanese, a man and woman, were re wat afternoon te thanked it wrongfully dismissed; (2) Was plaintiff changed trousers at tiffin time, at His manded until to assessinn 2 perolvers Hun for kindly consenting to distribute entitled to six months' leave, and (3) If Lordship the prizes. Mrs. Sun was an old student bo were wrongfully dismissed, what was tions which existed between then-faving in" their possession revolvers

of St. Stephen's Cirls' College and was the extent of the damages? There were

imagine the

genial

and 200 rounds of ammunition. Defend- His Lordship, on learning that the ants wern arrested on the 10th inst, The

man is an oiler on the Haboniz Muru.

A sister of Mr. K. C. Lan, one of the past various types of actions for wronghal dis prisoners had been in prison for two students of St. Stephen's Boys' College. The Chairman then called upon the ltev. Mr. Hewitt to address the gathering.

FEW WORDS" NEEDED,

case

months, said he did not regard this as an ordinary criminal case, and would sentence them to one day's imprisonmeut, which meant that they could be released

DISTRICT COURT MARTIAL. TROUBLE OVER A PLATE.

At a District Court Martis] held a

missal. In some cases they found the employer unfairly endeavouring to get rid

A Chines who was arrested coming of his employee on grounds, which could

off the s.8. Leung Frong on Tuesday, not be justified either morally or legally,

with 73 taets opium strapped around The Rev. W. H. HEWITT said en an

and sometimes an employer. believed that

his arms and legs with rubber hands, ccasion like this one did not need to the employee had done something be ought

was charged before Mr. J. E, Wood at say many words. The opportunity that not to bave done, but this was

the Central Magistracy yesterday and had been afforded them of meeting to- in which the employers would only have

sentenced to nine months hard labour. gether in such a sporting way, as past been too willing and glad to have retain-

It is a curious coincidence that this is and present boys, was au indication of ed their, servant. There was not the

the second case of the kind that bas what the school might be and a reminder slightest suggestion of anything.spart

come before the court the past week. The to them of what their school, St. from defective eyesight, which they were the Murray Barracks yesterday, Private circumstances in both cases were iden Stephen's College, was. It was not only of Inut the employers, were eager to pro who pleaded not guilty, was daarged as he left a vessel, with the same amour alleging against plaintiff. As a matter John Simpson, East Surrey Regiment, tical, the other man also being arrested a place of learning, he hoped it was that, hut there was much more in life than mate him to a Captainey, and he need with striking Lee Corp. F. Bayard, of of opium concealed on him in the xanh mere study. It was getting together in hardly say that the China Navigation the same regiment. Major J. F. Drake, manner. this way that was part of the school life Company did not make a single farthing East Surrey Regiment, was the President, They felt that the old boys, who bad left out of the dismissal.

Lieut. P. H. Drake-Brockman acted as At the Marine Court yesterday, bofore! them, were still members of St. Stephen's. It needed no argument of bis to estab. "Prisoner's Friend,” “and Ident, A. E. Lieut. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., Flo would like also to add a few words lish in the Court that there was a duty Cottam prosecuted.

bost mistresses were charged with lying of thanks to Mrs. Sun for coming there which shipowners had and that was that. Ler-Corp. Bayard told the Court aloneside the ex. Kui King, on the out- they must be assured of the fitness of that while he was washing his plate after side of five other boats. They were fined the officers in charge of their ships. It dinner prisoner case, up and a quarrels each...

to distribute the prizes. He also thanked the Chairman and the Committee for the part they had taken in the function and was a most responsible duty, and if ship-took place between them as to who should the donors to the prize fund, and those owners did not carry it out the result wash first. Prisoner maintained that he who had helped to make the event suc- would be disastrous, in the case of th got there first, and crentually in a cessful.

public who travelled on the ships, the struggle witness's plate, was broken. Mr. Sus then presented the prizes in case of the valuable cargoes carried, and accordance with the list of winners above, also in the case of the ships themselves, assumed a fighting attitude and struck Subsequently, it was alleged, prisoner Afterwards he was presented with a If they employed a man about whom there Lee. Corp. Kayard on the chin. Lec. beautiful bouquet of flowers by the Chair was some doubt, it might mean loss of Corp. Levy came up at this point and man,, and the proceedings concluded with life and other things, and it would in-seized accused, three cheers for Mrs, Bun, the College erense their responsibility a tremendous The finding of the Court will be pro- und the Visitors.

amount in respect of cialis by the public.ulgated in day course.

M

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