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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MAY 19th, 1928.

ST. LOUIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

A FINE WORK FOR HONG KONG ORPHANS.

TEACHING TRADES TO STREET WÄIFS.

'NIL DESPERANDUM" THE FATHERS' MOTTO.

[Br C.L.C.]

Even in the most prosperous community we have the poor with us, and while we may not be too sympathetic with grown-up mer- dicants, very few of us can turn a deal ear to the little street arabs that run after our ricksha whining for a cent or two.

We also often read in the papera of boys about twelve or fourteen years of age being charged with snatching and picking pockets, and that the Law, as a corrective measure, orders them to receive twelve strokes of the birch. The boys are allowed to go and very often they return to their old ways and become habitual criminals.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.

GUARDS OFFICER ROBBED.

CASE AGAINST YACHT BOY.

Lieut. J. A. Burns, of the 2nd Batt. Scots Guarda, was the com- plainant in a casa heard yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. V. Seboeld"

The defendant is a "boy" em- ployed on the yachit 'Gael and the charge against him was stealing 83. Mr. J. M. Remedios de fended.

ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.

DEFENDANTS ASK

SED A

DOLLAR LINE SUED.

FOR COSTS,

Mr. Watamal Boolehand, through his solicitor Mr. L. D. Turner, sued the Dollar Steamship Line yester day at the Summary Court, before Mr. P. Jacks (Acting Puiane Judge), for the recovery of 8581.23. The defendants were represented by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones.

The statement of, claim was for damaged sustained for a breach of contract in writing dated July 30th, 1926, for the carriage of certain goods to Punta Arenas. The defon It appeared from the evidencedants are alleged to have failed to

that Lieut. Burns and two brother deliver or account for the goods in officers took the yacht out to a place question. Ahernatively, the plain near Lamma Island on May 13th tiff claims the sum of £591.26 as damages for the wrongful sale of and went for a swim. They left de the goods, or alternatively, dam- fendant in charge of the yacht. Inges for breach of duty and con- the left hand pocket of complain: tract by defendants in their failure ant's trousers pocket was a purse to make enquiries and also for sell- lathe, drilling machine, motors, containing 83, and his suspicions ing the goods without the know- anvils, and other equipment neces-were aroused by finding the purse ledge or authorization of the pizin- sary to a mechanic. In addition in his right hand pocket. Opening sif. there are two complete small aero- it he found the money missing and lanes, imported from Italy, which accused the defendant of taking it the boys take to pieces and re- He denied that he had done so but assemble with a view to learning the money was found hidden in the something of one of the great trades atarboard bow, and as defendant was the only person on board, Lieut. Burns had him arrested on

rival at Shamshuipo.

The following article describes a very fine work that is going on in our midst, and turning a lot of human driftwood into useful members of the community. Most of us look upon the street waif and potty offender merely as nuisance. We call them incor- rigibles, but very few of us take the trouble to look into their case a little further. While it is ad- mitted that there are boys who are naturally criminal and incurable many drift into crime for the sake of getting a livelihood. Hanger knows no law.

Some of these lads are orphans and entirely on their own.

Their circumstances compel them to as- sociate with men of the vagabond type, and the influence which thean men exercise over them can well be imagined.

Criminals, the best modern opinion now holds, are far less often barn than made by circumstances espe- cially if they ara cast adrift on the world at a tender age.

Men like the Salesian Fathers who have devoted their lives to making useful men out of waits and strays

whom they have found in their midst, are firmly convinced that this is the case. They know that many thousands of boys have gone to ruin for lack of a proper home where not only roof over their heads and two meals a day are provided but where they receive sympathy and guidance and can learn a useful trade.

The Salesian Fathers have found

ed homes for orphans all over the world. At the present moment there are 80,000 fathers of this denomination engaged in this work.

industrial schools was founded in Hong Kong.

of the future.

In this department the boys also learn to repair motor-cars, boiler making and various other branches of engineering.

There is also a book-binding de Partment where some expensive! volumes are being re-bound.

Rontine, &

The case was adjourned until Fri- day next.

HEROIN SMOKER FINED,

The inventor of the ingenious pipe used for smoking pills con- The boys work in a bright and taining heroin was fined $1,000, with airy room and their surroundings the alternative of six months hard are congenial. Their dormitory is labour, by Mr. R. E. Lindselt at on the first floor. Each boy has a the Central Magistracy. The de- small bed, a wash basin and clothes fendant was charged with possession locker. Cleanliness and tidiness at 40 heroin pills which were found are strictly enforced. On getting on him, when C. P. O. Clarke board up at six o'clock in the morning, the cd the Taiping junk and searched boys are required to sweep thehim.

floor, make their own beds, and On the approach of the Revenue have everything clean as a new pin. Ofter the defendant throw two tins The boys work five hours a day overboard, which, the Revenue is the work shops and also attend Officer said probably contained school for three hours daily, Eng-opium. These parcels, however, lish and Chinese being taught. They could not be recovered. are allowed four hours a day for recreation including, the morning course of physica! drill. The even- ing hours are spent in the music room..

Midgas Musicians.

I was taken to the music room just before leaving and sixteen Young musicians were assembled for my benent In this room wooden music stands were erected, and to cornets, trombones, and

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Mr Hugh Jones applied to the Court to order the plaintiff to furnish aecurity against the costa of the action on the ground that the plaintiff was not now in the Colony is somewhere in Hyderabad

Mr. Turner argued that that pro- cedure could not be applied to the paintiff in this action. Although the latter was not in the Colony, he has premises here, a manager to look after his business and also stocks in the Colony. As a matter of fact, Mr. Turner said, even the claim in the action was a part of plaintiff'e assota.

Mr. Hugh Jones then applied for pleadings and this was agreed to by Mr. Turner. The case was, at journed sine die as the defence would, Mr. Turner said, have to refer to some remote part in Costa Rica for particula:a.

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THE DEFENCE OF HONG KONG.

Two Chinese appeared before Mr. A ricksha puller, told the Sing ITS STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE. W. Schofield as the Kowloon Magis-pore Coroner (Mr. F. Q. Bourne) tracy for riding a tandem on the yesterday that he was taking a wrong side of Nathan Road, and Chinese fare down South Bridge COMPARED WITH SINGAPORE. with failing to show a light after Road on April 16th at about a p.,

when he heard' a sudden cry. The Magistrate discharged the

The Naval and Military Record the lighting up" time.

Looking back, he saw his fare second defendant with a caution lying Sack against the sant, bleed-states that there is s rumour that hind he had no control over the He took the man to New Bridge Only a few months ago one of their see theso sixteen inds with clarinets, and remarking that äe ho rode being and apparently unconscious. the six submarines that recently left brass instruments in hand all readyed the course of the cycle. It was removed to hospital. The man en may be replaced by a corresponding other machine, and could not have alter Road Police Station, whence he was Hong Kong with H.M.8. Ambroic to strike up was most amusing, as some of the instruments were bigger also possible that he did not know gaged the ricksha in Kretz Ayer number of "O" boats when these

that the lamp was out.

Road, and the incident occurred not than the players.

The Magistrate also dismissed the far from New Bridge Road Police are available. But we understand Ther played very well consider.

nothing has been decided on this ing they had only six months train-second summons as it was only four Station.

Medical evidence was that death point and that it is officially re ing, Music, the Director told me, is minutes after the "lighting up

time when they were arrested, but was due to stab wounda not usually taught to the boys saa

A verdict of murder against some

garded as unlikely to materializė. profession. It is more in the nature imposed a fine of 84 for riding on

the wrong side of the road.

person or persons unknown of recreation, but great pains are

returned.Straits Times. taken to make the boys just as this as in their proficient in trades.

Started Last October.

The St. Louis Industrial School came into existence very unostenta- tiously last October. The Right Rev. Bishop A. Valtorta, placed a house in Third Street, Pokfulam, at their disposal. To-day the school houses 45 orphana

I paid a visit to this school yes terday and found the boys and the fathers like a very happy family The misanthropic scowl which is so often seen on the face of a young boy who has to fight the world for a living was conspicuous by its absence. The lads were as jolly and tarc-free as their more fortunate brothers.

Printers, Tailors, Cobblers, Air Mechanics, lai

TRIED TO BRIBE A CONSTABLE.

In Co-operation With the Police. A Chinese hawker who tried to The St. Louis. Industrial School bribe an Indian constable appeared is working in close co-operation before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the days ago that the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. 820 or two weeks hard labour, and with the Police. It was only three Central Magistracy. He was fined, Wolfe sent four boys to the school. on a second coumb of failing to pro These waifs were brought to me by duce a licence he was fined $3. Father Kerec, assistant to the Director, who said that although the boys have been, in "the school for only three days, they are totally. changed. They are very obedient and amendable to discipline. They certainly looked happy enough.

Father

"IT'S LOST.""

Asked if he had any prospects of paying back the money the defend ant shook his head, and made no reply.

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HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

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The Health Bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ending May 5th, etates:

Plaque

Aden: 13 esses; 18. deaths. Bassein: 9 deaths.' Bombay: 21 deaths. Rangoon 5 deatha. Cheribon 1 infected rat.

Cholers.

Bassein: 7: dentba.. Bombay: & deaths. Calcutta: 115 deaths. Madras 8 deaths. Moulmain a deathe. Negapatani: 1 death. Hangoon: 1 death. Tuticoris 3 cases, 3 deathe, Bangkok; 20 cases, & deaths. Saigon 15 casee, 10 deaths.. Haiphong: 9 cares.

Small-por

In any case, the Fourth Submarine Flotilla is being cut down by one- half for a considerable time to" come Probably the Admiralty have come..to the conclusion that the possibility of any Power ever contemplating an attack upon Hong Kong is negligible. Under the Washington Treaty we agreed not to develop resources nor de- fences of the place in return for "consent to the Singapore scheme. It is distinctly question- able whether the strategical valus of Hong Kong is not really higher than that of Singapore. The point must necessarily be considered in relation to the " possible enemy.” There is only one great naval Power in the Far East and to talk about the "Facifio zone" is to directly implicate that Power. In the event of war with that Power Hong Kong would be much more troublesome to her than Singapore," because it more directly dominates her vital line of communications. with China"

"Nobody Contemplates War With

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Father Bernardini, the Director

A Chinese Joki employed at a ever the of the School, took me premises and showed me where the

shop in Graham Street appeared be. boys work and their dormitory,

fore Mr. R. E. Lindselb at the Central Magistracy on a charge of "They are all good boys and very obedient," Father Bernardini told

Berrardini has spent cimbezzling $130.55 which he had me. "They are a smart lot, too," $40,000 on the school of which collected on behalf. of his firm he said:

$4,000 was contributed by local from, three other shops

The defendant admitted the "In the printing department is a Chinese. The balance was borrow- most up-to-date plaat, with foured in Italy. The house which Bishop,charge, but when asked what he had printing machines, a paper cutter, a Valtorta so kindly placed at their done with the money replied in- ruling machine and other parapher disposal is badly in need of repairs differently. Its lost!" meaning, nalia of the trade. The ranchinics, and the accommodation is not suf- that he had lost the money in it is interesting to note, are all ficient to house the necessary ap gambling.

The complainant told the Magi worked by mater, and the boys are paratus and machinery. Funds are not required to do any heavy needed if this good work is to pro- trate that the defendant had been. manual work.

gress, and I am sure that local Chi-introduced to him by a friend," and Working on the machines were nese merchants will not hesitate to that he had been employed for a.

little more than a-month boys ranging from 12 to 15 years contribute to this good-cansé.

From my own personal observation of age and they showed a commend- able proficiency at their allotted of the life of a Chinese apprentice, tasks. In the composing room the I cannat?refrain from saying that boys are younger. They are little the inmates of the 14. Louis School

It was stated that when arrested midgets and high trestle chaira had are much better off than the lads to be made specially for them to who are apprenticed to black-only 83.31 was found on the de

fendant's personage reach the type case.

smiths, printers and other trades. now busily

The Magistrate imposed a sen This department is

Chinese boys serving & term of getting out the next issue of the apprenticeship in any trade run bytence of six works hard fabour."

Back" and the University their own people have a very hard Journal of Law and Commerce," in time. For the first year they are addition to many other jobs for practically taught nothing but are

An amish appeared before Major local firms.

made to do. domestic work. They A trip to the tailors shop saw have to senib the fuors, cook food,C. Willson at the Central Magis another dozen of boys about fifteen for the fokis, and sometimes nurse tracy for stealing 81,000 worth of years of age- busily making up suits babies. During their term of op jewellery, from her mistress, whe which have been ordered by some prenticeship they receive no wages, lives in Leo Garden Street.

The police said that the defendant

beyond the local requirements of charitable gentlemen. These lads ust They have to bear the brunt of

An Indian constable noticed that the current moment, The Hong substitute amah and sa se their scissors and sewing machines their instructors' mistakes and very whe like qualified tailors. The work in often I have come across small boys was about to leave, drugged her the driver of a public vehicle was Kong naval establishment this department. 18 charge of an crying in the street and refusing mistrear, and took away with her making nuisance of himmelf first-rate importance in the whole Italian father, who is himself an to go back to their master for fear 8120 in cash and 8900 worth of by driving his car up and down scheme of our strength in the Far jewellery. The mistress immediate Pedder Street, and stopping every East. The moral effect of reducing expert cutter, Soms of the suits of getting a thrashing. made up looked very smart and I need not say more when I men-ly reported the matter to the Police pedestrian who happened to pass. are made of very good material tion, the fact that before a boy is who kept a sharp look out on the In the shoe-making department accepted as an, apprentice, his waterfront. The amab came along, there are another ten or fifteen boys parents have to sign a paper to the and whilst attempting to board the working under the direction of two choct that the boy is given entirely. Lunshan for Canton, she wased that bind not in his opinion, world affairs Probably, the truth fathers. In this shop were shoes and solely to the master of the arrested

prenticeship.

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AMAH'S SERIOUS THEFT.

of all kinds and sizes for men, shop during the term of that ap. The defendant pleaded guilty and the Magistrale sentenced her to six women and children. The leather used is all imported from Italy, and Nil, Deaperandum, is the message weeks hard, labour.

It was stated that all but 813 of there is an expert designer attached of the fathers to poor orphans, and

I hope that people in Hong Kong the stole money, sad one ring were will see that this very fine work accounted for. E gots, the support which it deserves:

to this department, er

Near the entrance of the school is the engineering shop with a forge,

Continued on next. Columa)

Bassein 1 case. Bombay: 33 casca, 25 deaths.. Calcutta: 41 casei, 30 deaths. Madras: 24 cases, 7 deaths, Moulmein: 10 cases, deaths, Negapatam: 1. came. --9- Hangoon 23 cases, 16 deaths, Pondicherry: b cases, ʼn deaths. "Bandjormasin: 1 cseo.

Belawan-Deli 3 cases, 1 death. Qaka 8 coses, ne put Shimonoseki: 2 cases, Shanghai, deaths, Dairen: & casei, Antung. Z cassé. Changchun : 1 case.

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Of course, nobody contemplates war between Great Britain and Japan, but it is only by discussing 'these things that we can give any material shape to strategical con- ceptions. If we are to bar the as- sumption that great Navies may ever fight again, then the nationa may as well burn their Boats with- out waiting for Genera. The withi drawal of submarines from Hong Kong; may be a preliminary step to the formation, of a fotilla në Singapore In the existing aitun...... tion in China light-drought gun- boats and destroyers would be very much more useful to the Comman- der-in-Chief than submarines... But

ABSTINATE CHAUFFEUR defensive organization has to look

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the defensive resources of the The constable stopped the car and place is not good, even although naked the driver for his licence. He the material effect is of little mo refused to produce it, and remark-ment in the present posture of committed any breach of the traffic of the matter is that the Admirsity regulations. The constable asked are now so far feeling the pinch him thred times and talen arrested off the steady whittling-down of the himpancia entre poble at the theFleet that they have concluded they He was charged before Mr. R. E. con no longer spare twelve sub- Lindell at the Magistracy and marines for Hong Kong whilst, the

Fleet, only order to pay fine of $10 for his Mediterranean"

bagi obatinscy.

seven.