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Songkong Daily Press.

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**A BEA+JA+ HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1932.

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The Sino-Japanese Crisis

Happy Valley Murder:

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MERCIFUL MAGISTRATE AND WAYWARD"

CHILDREN.

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BILL OWNS UP,

A trivial theft is what bringa

Juvenile Courts, to dent with Bills goes right up to the red baiza the déliquesición of young offen- and talkt confidentially to Sir Wil dore are to be catablished in thra Colong. For many years now these tribunals have been working): with great success in England and the following sketch of the him there. The policeman in plain. methoily employed in the Beatclothes talle the court about it Bail of London should be of local ell Bill," says Sir William, interest, particularly to those you hear that. What have you got

1. to, any about is 7′′* directly associated with the ad- |- @ministration of justice. The method, as generally hap Oner a week a court site at Toyn. I pani when it he applied in the court, beo Ball, in the East End of Lon-makes Bill try to be truthful, and don, to consider the cases of young was, jumped on the back of a the blurts out a confession. Therd offenders: that is to say, children of sixteen or younger, writes a cor... respondent of the Evening Stan. dars.

Horry for a joyerido, and when he But off he found that a package that had been on the lorry was someliow in his hands...

all, this in stealing you know. I'm uprised at you. A boy with a school record like yours doesn't want to be a thief, does he?'

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TO DAY

(April 30.)

Fifth Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley; 116 Bóll át 1.13 p.im..

Cricket Interport XI Sor

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Football-Division 1. (League); Kowloon . Borderers, 5 p.m.

Concert: Chian Light & Power Recreation Clube8 p.m.

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Central Theatre: "To-night or

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King's Theatre: "Skyline." Queen's Theatre: Black Coffee." Star Theatre;' Eyes of the World."

World Theatre: da. Horoas Tea Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner

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SUNDAY.

(May 1)

Fifth Sunday after Easter May Day...

I any advisedly "considering the

Sir William shakes his head Europe vin Siberia (Bangalore)- 3 cosca" rather than "trying. There don't know, Bill After P is no sense of a court of law, of criminal procedure, though there is sonse of a charge to be answered, But when it has been answered, when reproof has been administered and safeguards arranged, & child who in our days of savagery, might haya buang sentenced to death may be told to runway with Mother That was the expression with which one young offender was shooed out of the, court when I attended this week's session and Mother, who had been standing tourfully by; led him off to have another shot at being a good boy."

Imagine the "court." It is a big, cheerful room, with a piano in the! Corner. A dark-painted wainscot, with deep blue walls above, and on the walls bright, framed posteTS,

Wm beckons to Bill's mother hip comes, forward

Now, what are we going to do about Bi Wo don't want to send! him to a school, you know: But there was that other boy of yours.",

Bill's mother is not very helpful. She is thin, obviously overworked, worried to death by Bill, this, that and the other."

"Well," asks Sir William, what does the paychologist say "

"The paychologist's report is hand- ed up and possibly the report of a doctor, too. The mind and the

St. Philip and St. James. Rogation Sunday.

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POLICE IN PLAIN CLOTHES. body have been considered. These Siberia (Hakawa Maru)

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two, and the report from the school,

At one table sits Sir William are the main data on which Bill's Clarke Hall, the magistrate; white-case is considered,

bared, benevolent, wearing pinee Bill is put on probation. "You the worker told me. He explained nez, At another are the probation know what that means, Bill? Miss affeurs-mostly women; at the third sit the rep/esentatives of school authority

will look after you. On Satur that there are gangs of big boys. days you will go and see her and who, using the lure of a copper or toll her how you are getting on.

two, induco smaller boys to bo their

No policeman appears in the You're rather weak-willed, you court in uniform.

There is no know, Dill. I can see what's the look-outs while they gamble or ex- dock." The offender standa facing matter with you. You've got into pediment with graver misdecan- Sir William at the table. A sent bad company. Can I trust you to

is provided for the mother of an offender. "New what can we do about Bill?" is the general serive of the gathering.

"get out of it?"

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There is no doubt that Bill is, at I had a word with a mission the moment, off the rails. There he worker why had come to court with stands, the fire on his left, Sim another Jada splendid little William Clarke Hall, elbows on chap," he said; but there he was, table, finger-tips joined, looking at kim more in, sorrow than anger,

"Come here, Bill," he says, and

self-convicted of theft.-

The victim of an Eastend gang,

(Continued on next column.)

ours. That was how this "splendid lituly shap" first stepped into the company of thieves.

Sometimes, of course. there is evidence that probution has failed. The influence of the home or the street may be too strong. Then the case passes, probably for ever, from the jurisdiction of this merciful court;

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