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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 14th, 1929.

KOWLOON AS IT MAY APPEAR IN 19-?

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CALAIS RAILWAY TERMINUS

MALL

JURY FOR BREWER CASE.

LEAVE TO APPEAL` REFUSED.

COUNTER-CLAIM TO BE

HEARD TO-DAY.

The Chief Justice (Sir Henry' Gollan, C.B.E.) and the Paisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood), sat in the Full Court this morning when Mr. Instone Brewer, president of the Instone Banking Corporation and a barrister-at-law, made an. unsuccessful application for leave to appeal against judgement te cently giver against him on a claim by Mr. R. Simmons for $375 and costs for board and lodging.due.

The application arose out a de cision given, by Mr. Justice Wood when Mr. Brewer was sued by Mr. R. Simmers, general works maca- ger of the Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd., for board and lodging due from Mr. and Mrs. Brewer at No. 4 Ceptury Crescent in June last. When judgment was given, Mr. Brewer complained that he had been "gagged" and was not allowed to make his defence quite clear."

Mr. Brewer's Complaint. In making the application, Mr.. Brewer said it was based on the point of law that his counter-claim should not have been separated from the claim, that he should not

have been deprived of the right" of": making an opening statement prior

DURING the last few weeks there have been many opin ions expressed in various places regarding the future of Kowloon. In the above sketch an imaginative artist has endeavoured to picture as sort of scutinel guarding re-station. Massive blocks of fats two honourable members for Kow- some of the changes which (in his Government House and the Kow-stretch down the Chatham and loon" are depicted by the artist of evidence.

as though well pleased with the After he had put forward bis. loon Town Hall The foreshore Nathan Roads, with busy factories opinion) are likely to be seen during the next years. It will be appears to have been turned into a in the distance belching smoke into changes, but it is only fair to stare views on the separation of the

An that neither gentleman is respon- public park, with a (municipal 1) the air from their chimneys. noticed that the arrangements at band playing near the entrance to airplane of the London Hong Kong sible for the vagaries of the artist's the ferry-wharf are improved, and the meeting-place, for the City service is seen passing over Kow-imagination.

that in addition to the two piers Fathers. The Post Office looks much, leon, and a few tired but presum- more worthy of a progressive comably happy passengers are seen leav- for passenger traffic, there is third wharf for the vehicular ferry.munity like Kowloon than the pre- ing the Kowloon-Calais express, The much debated railway-station sent delapidated shack, while the which has just arrived at its ter is relegated to the background, only Police appear to have taken posses minus, thoughtfully placed far away to calling his witnesses, and that. The the verdict was against the weight the familiar clock-tower remaining sion of the upper part of a new from the busy waterfront

THE CASE FROM HAIPHONG.

IS INDO-CHINA FRENCH TERRITORY?

EXTRADITION STOUTLY

OPPOSED.

а

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

...

The year 1999 witnessed a revival in the activities of the College Old Boys' Association. Rev. Father Byrne, S.J., gave several well-at tended lectures

A successful Concert was held in the College Hall and the Annual Reunion Dinner presided by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga was a happy termination of a successful year.

I was it scope for exercise in our Old Discipline: Excellent. favourably impressed with the good Boys' Association.

Old Boys. manners and general behaviour of the boys, Teaching was bright, the boys on the whole responsive and the atmosphere of the school cheer ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF . I am satisfied that good work

PRIZES.

ia being done."

Seventy boys out of 120 were promoted from class 3 to class 2. EXCELLENT SCHOOL REPORT. In the last examination, of 103 Junior candidates who sat, 43 pass ed gaining 53 distinctions: Twenty. The annual distribution of prizes The question of jurisdiction was at St. Joseph's College took place ve candidates were presented for the Matriculation and/or Senior raised by the defence yesterday be- yesterday afternoon in the School Local Examination. Thirteen pass

Hall. There was a very large numel the Matriculation and four the fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton in a case ber of parents and friends. present, which has been adjourned from and Mr. W. W. Hornell, C.LE, the time to time for the production of Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong documents from the Indo-China University, was among those pre- authorities, who seek the extradi- seat. tion of 蘊 Chinese for alleged "Prior to the distribution of the offences against the bankruptcy prizes, a concert was given by laws of Haiphong.

the pupils which was thoroughly In affidavits produced by Mr. H. enjoyed The programme included Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant Ata violin solo by Mr. John Braga, torney General, the alleged fugi- and a piano duet by Father A. tive was described as the principal Riganti and Prof. F. Gualdi. The of the Chan Wing Hing firm in College choir under the direction Haiphong, and was adjudicated of Father Riganti contributed two bankrupt on January 9th this year. very good items to the programme. Prior to this, on December 22nd, A comic recitation entitled The : 1928, he was alleged to have made Sailors' Yarn" by C. N. da Silva fictitious entries in the books of and E. Gosano won load äpplause. the firm relating to two payments, amounting to about 23,000 piastres, to a man who had been dead four years.

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The Programme. "Faust" Brilliant Transcrip

tion by M. Cerimele.

PIANO FUET.

Prof. E. Gualdi and Fr. A. Riganti: 2-The Prize Winners

A Chinese, who described himself as an accountant of the Chan Wing Hing firm in Haiphong, g evidence asserting that the fugitive

H. Souzae, A. Williams, had been his master... Witness re-

E. Figuereide, El Alves, ferred to the entries in the books

F. Rosario, L. Johnson, which he alleged were made by the

Ed Alves, O. Wing Lee. fugitive prior to his disappearance. 3.- O Peaceful Night The firm had now.closed down.

by Edward German. In closing his case, Mr. Fitzroy submitted that a prima facie case

FOUR-PART CHORUS. had been established that the

The College Choir. fugitive did in his accounts debit 4.-"Andante" from "'Symphonic himself with sume he did not ́owe,

Espagnole" by Lalo and in the name of a dead man.

Mr. J. Braga. Mr. F. H. Loseby, appearing for. The Saitors' Yarn the fugitive, said that he had no

(Comic Recitation). evidence to call and he was under

C. N. da Silva and E, Gosano. the extraordinary difficulty in mak-

ing such an admission lest the 6"Angels that around us

Crown start fresh evidence.

His Worship remarked, and Mr. Fitzroy agreed, that the case for

the Crown had definitely closed.

This being so, Mr. Loseby sub- mitted that the Crown had failed

hover

claim from the counter-claim, some- argument ensued on the Code.

Mr. Brewer went on to speak of an agreement alleged to have been. made between himself and Mr. the latter Simmons, by which agreed to remit a month's rent in consideration of which Mr. Brewer would withdraw the counter-claim.

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Definite Motive Alleged. He protested against not being allowed to call witnesses with re- gard to the motive which Mr. Sim-” MR. HORNELL REPLIES. mons had for trying to get him to Mr. Hornell, in reply, said that leave the house. He said Mr. Sim Senior Local, Seven Matriculation they had all listened to the very mons had a dehnite motive in de- candidates were, placed in the excellent School report with great Honours List and two Senior Local interest and on behalf of al present siring him and Mrs. Brewer to get. candidates passed also with Hon-he congratulated the Director of out at the end of the month.

That motive was that 'aa 3007 were the College on a successful year. OUTS. These 17 candidates awarded 22 Distinctions:. A not- Mr. Hornell also thanked Father

aa they were out of the house, Mr. able advance has been made in Riganti and those who had helped Seience: nine Matriculation and with the concert. He was very Simmons would be able to dia- 30 Junior candidates passed in grateful to the College for their charge his servants, who Physics and Chemistry, gaining invitation to himself as he was most Distinctions. Our Matriculation interested in the School and its material witnesses, and thus Mr. results are a credit to the boys work. Mr. Hornell commented on Brewer would not be able to get. the self sacrificing devotion of the into touch with them." Mr. Sim- themselves and. to their teachers.

Rev. Brothers who had left their mans had denied that there bómes and had come here to an agreement, and he (Mr. Brewer) teach, sacrificing themselves to a

had affirmed that there was one,. cause greater than any individual, It was a tendency in the world of today to seek to do as little as "On the roll, 139. (123 in 1927). possible and to demand a greater Present at inspection, 129 (117 amount in return, and against this in 1927). Discipline very há recommended the spirit of the good.

The School is very Brothers to the boys of the College. efficient."

Junior School,

The Junior School in Kowloon, is rowing numbers and efficiency

Mr. A. R. Sutherland reports as follows:-

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As soon as the plans are com

the eastern district. The articles stolen were ladies garments and jewellery.

were

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but the Judge did not decide for either party.

The Chief Justice 'said he under- stood that Mr. Brewer would have an opportunity of presenting his counter-claim.

Mr. Brewer, continuing, said that at the close of the plaintiff's case be got up to make an opening speech, but was told it would not

be necessary.

I then said that I wished to explain my defence," he went on, "but was told forthwith to call my

The Chief Justice: You were allowed to make a speech later on, were you not!

pleted work will be started on the site formation for the new school The current year will certainly see the faying of the foundation stone

It certainly appeared at that of La Salle College which should be time, said Mr. Brewer, that unless witnesses." fully organized not later than

he was prepared to prosecute in In this very big his own name, the matter would December 1831. undertaking. wê shall need the be allowed to drop. He did not sympathy and practical support of our Old Boys and friends of Hnderstand why that should be sq but that was the position put to education.

him by the Chief Detective Inspec

Plainti's Motive, Referring to the agreement, Mr. Brewer said the motive was that when he left the house the servants, who were material witnesses in the Mr. Brewer, continuing, spoke criminal action, were able to be of the making of the agreement at dismissed by Mr. Simmons. They an amicable meeting with Mr. left the premises, and now he had "Simmons, saying that at the time no knowledge of their whereabouts there were criminal proceedings in So there really was a motive to get the hands of the police, the

Sports. The Athletic Sports Meeting on May 12th at Sookumpoo Valley was a great success.

The Daily Press remarked that St. Joseph's College has always been in the forefront in contributing its quota of sports men to the Colony. This state ment is confirmed by the fact that four members of the Interport Foot- ball Team this year were Old Boys Brother Aimar in the course of of St. Joseph's

by Vincent Wallace, THREE-PART CHORUS. The College Choir." THE REPORT."

tor.

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Brewer.

Epeach After Judgment. Mr. Brewer: I was allowed to make a speech after judgment had been delivered."

Mr. Justice Woods, then sum- marised the procedure followed in the case..

to prove the essential fact, in his report said: Mr. Hornell's The St. Joseph's Division of the him out of the house, said Mr. evidence being entirely that of Mr. PS Simmons servants, and it was bringing forward & document sign- genial presence at function Saint John Ambulance Brigade is The Chief Justice suggested that only after a search warrant had ed by the Minister of Justice in of this kind is க Teminder a chicient unit of that beneficent Mr. Brewer could have put this been taken out that Mrs. Brewer Indo-China, that there is a treaty to some of our students that in Organisation. between Great Britain and Indo the near future, the Jesuit Fathers The small College Troop of Boy motive in cross-examination and was called to identify stolen pro- perty. The police took up the at-: China. No evidence had been given will welcome them as residente of Scouts is doing well. Mr. Dragon then called evidence himself. that Haiphong was a part of Indo- Ricci Hall and the Vice-Chancellor a member of the College Staff is Chief Justice said he did not see to proscente, and therefore an ua After further argument, the titude that they wished Mr. Brewer China, or that Indo-China was one will gladly enroll them as under now their Aasistant Scout Master. of the possessions of the French graduates of the University, A I feel that this rapid survey any grounds for granting the ap- pleasant task was thrown upon Republic. He argued that this ter- university course is very desirable would be incomplete without a plication, and Mr. Justice Wood him.

Explaining the matter, Mr. ritory was under the control of and men of real foresight are brief reference to the ultimate aim concurred. Andam.

in favour of six years of primary of all our labours, ie, the fitting The application was therefore Brewer stated that during the ab

dismissed.

sence of himself and wife in Can- After further submissions, on the education, to be followed by three of our pupils for life in the fullest,

The hearing of the counter-claim ton, certain property was stolen sense of the word. We are con- English Law applicable to bank of more liberal training. ruptcy, Mr. Loseby said that he

Mr. G.. P. de Martin spent four vinced that this is not possible with has been fixed for to-day, com from the house by guests invited was entitled to ask for the dis days in visiting our 19 divisions out a ground-work of moral and mencing at 2.16 p.m. It will be into the house by Mr. Simmons, chargé of his client.

He remarks: The School build religious principles which will fur- heard before a special jury com- whose wife was away. The police got information from the servants His Worship decided to considerings are in every way suitable. nish them with unchangeable mo- posed of three members. the whole case and adjourned his The equipment is excellent. At tives for personal development and It is extremely rare for a jury and took out a search warrant decision until 0.30 on Saturday tendance: On the roll 727. (682 in devotion to duty. We seek to to be empanelled in a Summary which was executed at a house in

(Continued on previous Column.) morning.

1927).

stimulate this element and to give Court action.