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ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON BANK

TWO CHINESE CHARGED AT MAGISTRACY.

ALLEGED CONFERENCE.

Boforo Mr. E. H. Williams at the Central Magistracy yesterday, two

with an attempt to cash two forged

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931.

BELILIOS SCHOOL. SHOT MAN SUCCUMBS

ANNUAL' DISTRIBUTION OF

PRIZES.

HIGHER AIM OF EDUCATION

STRESSED.

A successful year's work was

Chino wore charged in connection reported at the Belilies Public deposit receipts for a total of School when the Hon. Sir Shou $22,000 at the Equitable Eastern son Chow presided yesterday at the Banking Corporation.

TO WOUNDS.

THE CAINE ROAD SHOOTING TRAGEDY.

"WAS THERE. A BUSINESS

DISCUSSION?

Cheng Hang Shek, the pawn-

broker who was seriously wounded in the Calne Read shooting affray on Wednesday afternoon, died at

8.30 am. yesterday, thus bringing the death roll up to three. The

MONKEY KILLERS,

BEWARE!

MEAT UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Jan. 15. The Canton Police Headquarters, in compliance with the request of a well known humanitarian, Mr. Ning fok Lit. to-day reminded the gen

killing of monkeys for food. This law went into effect more than a year ago, a monkey meat was con. sidered unfit for human consump tion, but it has never been rigidly

HUSBANDS FOR ALL.

BOY BIRTH RATE INCREAS ING RAPIDLY.

REASONS WHY,

By the time the young British schoolgirls of today are of mar riagenhle nge, there are likely to be husbands for all who want them. Provided, of course, another war does not occur. The last one cost Great Britain the lives of 612,317

At all events, it is certain that

Mr. E. 8. C. Brooks, for the pro./distribution of priza Mr. G. P. the Government Civil Hospital ateral publiq of the law against the men," secution, in outlining the case, said: de Martin (Director of Education) The facts of this case which are was among the large gathering largely taken from a which the second defendant made present. are as follows

coufession

The report presented by Miss H. In January, 1929, the second de- Florena Skinner (headmistress), fendant lived at 40, Chine Rend, after dealing with changes in staff where he was visited by a man named Yung, who is in the con- and the routine work of the school, 'spiracy but is not before the Court.stated that the Victoria Nursing Yung told the second defendant that he could find him a job at Division was still under the very Amoy and the two subsequently left for Amoy where they stayed for four months. At the end of that time they returned to Hong Kong but on their way to Amoy the first defendant was introduced to the second defendant by Yung.

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able control of Miss Heang. At the annual, inspection of the St. John Ambulance Brigade by His Ex- cellency the Officer Administering the Government, the Division won

A course of

other two were:-

San Fong Hing, 41, a merchant, of 127, Caine Road, and Lai Kwa Chi, 45, an accountant, of the same address.

As was reported in our columns yesterday, San Fong Hing was be Beved to have fired at the two men, and then committed suicide,

It is now revealed that the pistol found in the room after the tragedy is the property of San Fong Hing,

the Ho Kom Tong Shield for gen-who only recently, fired his "test" "A Little Enterprise."

eral efficiency. His Excellency con- at the Police revolver Range at On the way back from Amoy Yung suggested to the second de-gratulated the Division on bring Bowen Rand before the licence, fendant that they should start the first to have their name inscrib which he held, was renewed. little enterprise by making forgeded on the Shield. receipts. Three thousand dollars was waated for the work, and on arriving in Hong Kong the second defendant handed Yung 8000 for this purpose and subsequently paid other suma which came to a con siderablo figura.

retures was given by Dr. Ruttonjee in the latter half of the year. Ten menihers were examined in first aid and home nursing and all passed, The Division took part in the vaccination campaign and 420 of the school children were vaccinated.

The first defendant came to Hong Kong during last year and remained On nt a Chinese boarding-house. Innanry 4 this year the second de- Girl Guldos and Brownies, fendant went to the hoarding-house |

Dealing with the work of the where, in the second defendant's room, he once more met Yung, The Girl Guides and Brownies, which last-named produced an envelope had been enthusiastically maintain- -containing two deposit reeeipts. which were the subject matter of ed during the year, the report

the charges. The first defoudnnt is alleged to have been asked to cash them at the Equitable Hank and the second def udant, was sent to keep a watch on him to see that he did not get away with the money affor he had cashed it. Accordingly the second defendant stationed himself in Queen's Road Central opposite the Bank, while the first defendant went into the Bank' to present the -receipts."

Forgery "Spotted."

Mr. Brooks went on to say that when the receipts were presented at the bank, the forgery was discover:

States:-

I myself would thank Guide and Brownie leaders for their help-one wonders if they know even in part, how much they help us in our school work with the children-by the mental, moral and physical training which embodies all Guide games and occupations.

We owe to the generosity of Mr. Tool Kung Po, three additional Boolarships, they are of yearly

ed and the first defendant was ar- duration and are held in Class 4 of

was traced and arrested,

A Business Deai? Members of the merchant's family are very reticent about the matter, but they declare that they had no iden what went on in the room where the shooting took place after the arrival of the pawnbroker about un hour before the tragedy. The business discussion, if there was a discussion at all, was carried out in ordinary tones and there was nothing to arouse the suspicion of the other members of the family, most of whom were at honic at the

time.

The first sign that something un-

toward had taken place was two

reporta in rapid succession, follow- ed by a third a little while later. Rushing to the room, the inmates of the house found, the three men lying on the floor, close to each other, in a position which would in- dicate that they were sitting close to each other before the shooting took place.

Motive Obscure.

The police then airived to take charge of the situation. As regards the question of motive, the autho ritics are reluctant to make a state- ment until after full investigation.

One point has been established, that the merchant was a man of substantial wealth, well-connected in

enforced.

Numerous restaurant proprietors in the city, in order to satiate the trayings of their customers, have

continued to offer monkey meat to

the public in open violation of the Anti-Monkey Act. What is worse still, they hang up the skeletons of these animals at the front entrance of their shops after the meat has

to attract the attention of the been taken off the carcase. This is

public.

a

The police are conducting

the thorough investigation into matter. All the restaurant keepers are advised to turn their monkeys aver to the zoological garden in Central Park. Unless this is done, the proprietors concerned will be, honvily fined in addition to the confiscation of the animals.

WHITEHALL NOT A

FUNK-HOLE.

NEVER A REFUGE FOR

CUTHBERTS.

MANNERS COUNT,

Sir Warron Fisher, the Perman- ent Secretary to the Treasury, last month defended the Civil Service against what he described as "the

rested, Lator the second defendant the lower school. Our numbers are the Colony, and at time of his death constant stream of innuendo against | Evidence given by employees of large, consequently there is always was in a position which disposed it." He was giving evidence before. the bank showed that the deposit re-keen competition for the few avail-immediately ceipts were

as soon as able scholarships. Not infrequent spotted they were presented owing to Rawa in the colour of the documents, they girls leave school because the fee can no longer be afforded. This is signature and in one vase the nam- bora.

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Education, of Giris.

to them a andness because girls are Sergeant MacDonald, in the wit- ess-box, produced what was de- becoming auch keeper on educa- scribed as a written voluntary con- tion, and much more anxious to fession of the second defendant.prolong their school days, Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, who appeared for the defence of the second defendant, after reading the document produced, remarked that: he would have to consult his client on the matter and would either pleaded guilty at the next hear- ing or retire from the case.

The report went on to say that education for the Chinesa girl is still very much in its infancy, but we feel that each year we take a further step towards a faller con-

The defendants will be brought before the Court on Saturday moraception. One would like the girls

ing.

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TWO WOMEN STOWAWAYS.

TO WORK THEIR PASSAGE

LIKE MEN.

of any suggestion the Royal Commission on the Civil that he was in financial difficulties.

Bervice. He is survived by two sons, the elder of whom was only recently married, and a number of daugh-

tern.

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LATE SIR GERSHOM STEWART.

LARGE ESTATE LEFT IN

HONG KONG.

The late Sir Gershom Stewart, K.B.E., formerly of Whiteholm, Hoylake, Cheater, and of Hong Kong, who died at 116 Sloane Street,, Westminster, Middlesex, on December 5, 1923, left Hong Kong astate which has bou valued at 8159,000, while gross estate in Great Britain amounts to £27,906 108. Bl. Resealing of probate of the will has been granted to Mr. G. G. N. Tin- son, of Messra, Johnson, Stokes and Master, who is attorney for the executors. The will contains fami- ly_bequests.

themselve to realise more, fully the real value of education, especially their education, which has not the same aim as that of their brothers. The convention of family life in China does not bring the girl into the same struggle for existence, and, because of the part, she has to play in life, the plan of her eduon.

Local estate worth $62,100 was "Make 'em scour the paint," said tion-an be more idealistio. Ex. left by Li Fung, alias i Fung To aminatione, though having a certain alice Li Kan Sang, alia Li Hor Ping, aline La Lun Kee Tong, alias recom-worth for her, should not be looked Yuan Yee Tong, who died in. Or wash up," urged the chief upon as the be-all and end-all. She tostates at $8, Wo Ling Lane, Tai should not consider her education Sun Street, Canton, on August 25, 1993. In addition to a widow and It was a conference on a high finished with the passing of the concubine he was survived by 15 question of sea policy, namely what Senior Local and the final closing children. steps should-be taken to discourage of the school door. In reality it

Cessate letters of administration stowaways on Atlantic

have been granted to Li Ham Shi, liners. Not, mark you, romantic should prove a pnparation for the widow, who is living at 20, Poi Ho

irls who had been reading Ma.life now before her; it should colour Street, Shamshuipo. Masefeld's "Son Fever," but sober the long hours of leisure that await introns, who, in the opinion of all her in her home. It is at this mo good seamen, should certainly, know ment when school life is finished better at their age.

that she should realise the value of

the skipper.

"Or darn and mend," mended the chief officer.

ateward..

women

A womsa stowaway used to be the school training and be able to. such a novelty that she was treated gently, even ceremoniously. Now, apply it in the direction of thought; however, sho is too common to in restraint and self-control, in be. draw a welcoming smile from even ing able happily and worthily to fill

her time... :: the most gallant skipper.

A Higher Alm.

On a late voyage from Southamp- ton the Leviathan carried two such

One would like the girls to know stowaways. One was a teacher from Texas who sought a free voyage to that "the object of education is not particular knowledges; there is a Europe and back. The other was middle aged woman from Detroit higher aim lying at the rear of all who had been involved in some that the acquisition of what may obscuro dispute with her British be called wisdom, namely, sound appreciatios and just decision as mother-in-law.

"Two more! That's the limit," to all objects that come around exploded the

the shipping company them, and the habit of behaving when they heard the four new and glass insight

No muro sdk glove treatment for at foral adherence to fact women stowaways. In future they'll have to work their passages just like

men."

·༔" ་ ཡ

Sir Shou son Chow addressed the gathering, making humorous refer ences to his fear of speech-making, So that is why the ships officers and later announced his intention chivalrous though they be, are of creating a new Chinese scholar wrinkling their brows over the prob ship, the distribution of his gift of tem of finding jobs "sufficiently dis. 8100 to he left to the discretion of

Ming Skinner, -couraging."

JUNIOR LOCAL

EXAMINATIONS.

SUPPLEMENTARY PASS LIST.

The following names have been added to the pass list of the Junior Local Examinations:--

Gertrude White, Diocesan Girls' School..

Helen Bogdatsky, French Convent.

Distinction in Music.

The Civil Service," he said, “is, of course, not perfect, but it really did not during the war constitute one huge funk hole swarming with Cuthberts."

"Approximately two-thirds, or excluding the industrial establish- ments, three-fourths of the fit men of military age in regular service joined the armed forces of the Crown,

Again, since the war, it really has not consisted of a swarm of rapacious drones' coming together to settle how much of the public revenues they shall appropriate for themselves."

Nor again, is it really engaged in a bureaueratic conspiracy for its own. aggrandisement against the rest of the community.

Its share of the activities of government is confined to the execution of poli- parties and are endorsed by the Jectorate and Parliament.

cies which originate with political

better times are coming for women

surplus" women numbered who wish to marry.

ago

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Six years:

1,000,000; to-day it is estimated in

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Board of Trade Blue-book that figure has been reduced by 400,000. Within the next two or three de endes that excess of women over

men, so far as those below 45 years

of age are concerned, will probably disappear altogether. Scientific and statistical evidence points that way.

Diminishing Excess.

What is the reason for the reduc-

100,000 in six years?" tion of women in excess of men by

Professor A. L. Bowley of the London Sabool of Economics, an expert on population problems, anid to sue: "In 1924 the population

women over men 'would not incrense figures suggested that the excess of

any further; and that, in fact, the excess would decrease as the loss of aisles during the war merged in the population.

"Already, if these Government estimates are correct, the excess has been diminished, but CAUSDR cannot be definitely decided until we know from the 1931 census the distribution of people according to age. (In passing, may I appeal to to the Registrar-General to try to let us have that information carlier than on former ocessions?)"

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More Boys Than Girls, "Two possible causes of the diminution in excces women are: (1) The saving of infant life, which has reduced the loss of anales relative to females. It ta well-known that more boys are

born than girls, but that the greater difioulty of rearing boys has formerly caused them to die This in far greater numbers. paint will be clear when we have the census figures for young boys and girls.

(2) Reduction in emigration, which was one of the main rea sons for the deficiency of males.of early middle age."

Another expert said: "Womati's marriage problem will persist longer that it would otherwise, because of

desiring to MBTTY younger than themselves,

men

women

HATRY MEETS HIS SON.

MOVING SCENE IN THE

LAW COURTS,

Clarence Hatry, the financier, serving the first year of his long sentence of penal servitude, has realised the wish he has cherished ever since he staggered, a broken man, down the steps of the Old Bailey dock-he has kissed his

jon 1

. Hot Their Fault. "These may involve the extension

The meeting took place in a cold, of the machine of government in order to carry them out; they may bare consultation, room at the Law be a source of irritation to the in- Courts, where Hatry reappeared in dividual citizen; but surely it is publie laat month to give evidence very reasonable, not to say un-in a lawsuit.

Hatry's first words when he ar fair, to put the blame, if flame there is to be on the shoulders of rived at the Law Courts were the Civil Service."

"Can I see my boy 1" It was a There is a real danger of the human appeal. It touched the moral of 180 service being oven-heart of every one who heard it. tually prejudiced if it is continu There were difficulties in the way," ally subject to ill-natured ridicule but even these might be overcome and ill-informed attacks,"

and they were!

When a candidate was interview. ed for a post any information about his origin was regarded as irrele. vant.

What his family bappens to be is sa unimportant. ne his religion," "When I am said Bir Warren, interviewing a man I consider not what his family is, but what he is himself.

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Final Embrace.

The Law Courts were deserted. Hatry stood barcheaded in the room where every day solicitors hold last-minute consultations with liti. gants.

The door opened and in rushed the boy straight to his father's arms, Tatry kissed his son passion- "If I think he is a nice fellow Iately on both cheeks. They talked pay no attention to whether he together for minutes which flashed speaks with a pedantic accent or a by liko seconds.

Two warders stood by watching of Scottish or Yorkshire accent.

Then course, if a man is an obvious boor this poignant human drama. or has dirty anger nails, he doesn't the time came for separation. Hatry caught his son in a final embrace Replying to Dighiorgio Alhada and turned to the wal (a member of the Commission), Bix ready to go. His dearest wish had Warren said that what people to been gratified. the Civil Service did not know Hatry went later in the day to a penal settlement to begin the first about one another nobody outside the Service could possibly know, period of his sentence, of penal ser It is like a whispering gallery, witude. Hitherto he had been con-

fined in a London gaol. The Enid.

The following candidates who pel the recent Junior Local Examination huyo aliver casual tron in Munie."

Clemont Long, King's College. Helen Lin, St. Stephen's Girls' College,

May Ung, St. Joseph's Girls College,

Ethel Banker, Diocesan Girls' School.

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