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Damages in the sum of $250 were awarded to the Mowing.Com- pany in a libel suit against the Empire Trading Company before the Acting Puise Judge, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, at the Summary Court yesterday.

Plainus claimed $1,000 in respect of a letter written by the de- fendants to the Insulating Products Ltd., of London, such letter con- taining an innuendo that plaintiffs were dishonest and did not promptly pay over money received by them from their customers. whereby plaintiffs had suffered damages and special damages,

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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1938.

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

Important Changes Proposed

are

II and III. and in five subjects The changes are at present only

or she has also

E. H. Watts, of Imperial Air- ways, was yesterday fined a total! sum of $15 by Mr. Butters at the Central Court when he appeared ou two summonses for breach of traffic regulations. He was alleged to have speeded in the controlled area in Queen's, Road East

Important changes in, the School Certificate, Examination July 14. and had failed to notify foreshadowed in Circular 1483, isaned by the Board of Education on his change of address to the July 19, mys The Times. This examination is conducted by "eight Trame Department.

approved examining bodies, and every year between 60,000 and 10, Regarding the first" count 000 boys and girls enter for generally in July." Traffic Sergeant Sargent said he

The syllabus for the examina-} The board point out the danger was following defendant .and.. estimated the speed as being over tion is divided into four groups. of making the examination too Group I includes English subjects: competitive and including quas- Group II. foreign languages; tions designed to pick out the DOCTOR FINED

Group III, mathematics and the cleverest pupils.

The School Certificate is the "We are quite willing to nasist

Dr. Roy Mar, of Of Kwan Build-sciences: and Group IV. practical Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ appear.

examination ed for plaintifs and defendants firms who are in distress, partic-ing, was Aned 5 for leaving his and commerial subjects. In order normal qualifying

to get a School Certificate a boy taken by most puplis in secondary mctor Car unattended in Pot- were represented by Mr. M. A. da larly with the difficulties of col-

or "girl in the past has generally schools, and is not primarily in- lecting debts from this Colony. If tinger Street on July 12.

been obliged to pass in Groups 1tended to select the ablest. Mr: Russ said the claim was for you happen to come across any damages for libel contained in a such distress please write us and

Mr. H. R. Butters, Senior Magis- altogether; he certain letter written by defen- we shall be glad to undertake such

firm in Newcastle, work on your behalf."

trate at the Central Court, gave been obliged to obtain a credit in the form of recommendations by the Secondary School Examina- dants to a

evidence for the prosecution in a one subject. Plaintiffs were merchants carrying

CONSTRUCTION TO BE PUT

case in which R. C. Beavan, of the It has been held in some quar- tions Council to the board, which on business in David House and

Mr. Russ said it was clear that Hong Kong Hotel Garage,

wasters that to expect a boy or girl to the board have approved. It will be defendants were manufacturing re-

and commission the "friend" referred to was "the presentatives

summoned for driving without due show profidency in English sub- necessary for them to be adopted

on July 1. ness in the Bank of Canton Build tifs were the "import Arm. It

The summons was for science, with a credit in one fore they are put into effect. If ing but who were, he believed, now was clear, he submitted that the taken out at the instigation of subject, as a condition of getting adopted they will probably come

construction to be put on the let Hon. Mr. S. Caine.

a certificate is too rigid, and the into effect in 1939. reduced to a cubicle.

Plaintiffs had had in' their em-ter was that the agents of the In-

changes toreshadowed by the cir

HITLER DEFIED ploy a man named Huc Lim-seng, sulating Company (plaintiffs) were

cular will alter this. unbusiness-like and unsatisfactory who had been dismissed ubout April as he was thoroughly unsatis-and the business had much" better and when nearing the junction. of every boy or girl who wants to get REFUSE TO. RETURN factory. Defendants had taken in be transferred to them (the defen- wancha, Gap and Wongnetchung a School Certificate must pass a

I hear from Berlin that six of Gap, defendant's "car rounded the test in the English language and

the forty German military 'ad- bend on the wrong side of the will have also to pass in Ave sub-

visers with the Chinese Govern- at least two stop jects. taken from road and caused. him to

groups. of which either Group Iment have defied the recall notice

served on them by Herr Hitler. sharply to avoid an accident.

Mr. Butters told the Court that for Group II must be one.

The other thirty-four, headed he was following Mr. Caine's car. The effect of this is that a can- and he had to stop suddenly when didate need not offer a foreign by General Alexander von Falken- rounding bend because

Mr. language or, alternatively, mathe-hausen. have already left Han- Hematics or selence. The require-kow.., writes a Home correspon Caine's car had pulled up.. later noticed defendant's

car ment of one credit will also be dent. passing by.

abolished.

agents who used to carry on busi-damissed foki and that the plain-care and caution, at Stubbs Roadjects. languages. and mathematics by the eight examining bodles be-

this man,

WROTE TO NEWCASTLE On April 4 defendants wrote to the Insulating Products Ltd, of Newcastle, the letter which was the subject of the action. How many other letters defendants may have written to other customers of plaintiffs Mr. Russ did not know. The Insulating Company, wh were very indignant about it. sent the letter on to plaintifs.

dants).

In paragraph 3 pisintifs alleged that it was suggested that they were dishonest and that they col lected money on behalf of the In- sulating Company which they ait not forward to them..

MR. SILVA'S DEFENCE In reply, Mr. Silva submitted that It was clearly laid down in Hailsham's that it was the duty of the plaintiffs to show that the Mr. Russ submitted that though letter as a whole was libellous and In this case they could not prove incapable of any innocent mean- that they had suffered special ing. Mr. Russ had not attempted damages, he would satisfy His to bring evidence extrinsic to the Lordship that in a case of libel asibel to show that it bore a special distinct from slander it was not defamatory meaning. necessary for him to prove such special damage,

...THE LETTER

Before Mr. Edwards yesterday, Mr. Caine said that on July 1 he was driving along, Stubbs Road

A One of $10 was imposed.

ACCUSED FREED

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If these changes are adopted

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The six have good reasons for refusing Two have Chinese wives who object to leaving China at such a critical time. Three are Une effect of the changes will Jews. The sixth is the most in- be that the practical and copteresting of them all.

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subjects will be given

He is Captain Stennes, chief of L Kwal appeared before Mr. greater importance, and the board the Fersonal Bodyguard of Gen- Edwards at the, Central Court draw attention to the great im-i

eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

EXPELLED Proceeding, Mr. Silya dealt in de- yesterday, on charges of shop-portance of a satisfactory stand

examination in these! tail with the letter and with Mr. breaking and receiving stolen pro-ard of an

Stennes was powerful in Nazi Russ..submissions

perty, and was discharged on subjects.

Another effect will be that in Germany. He was a North Ger- Giving Judgment. His Lordship grounds of insufficient evidence.

only to Captain Jows, was then quoted:-

clusion that the Insulating Product alleged that defendant

ject will be shown on the certi- in command WAS AT- "One of our friends, represent-on receiving the letter would think rested while in an attempt to sell neate in three grades of success-Ernst Roehm.

In 1931 he revolted against used ing a local Chinese Import firm, that their agents had been un-the

stamps which were pass, credit, and very good.

Hitherto It has been possible to Roehm. He was expelled from who left last February, gave us satisfactory and thought they had stolen from a stamp dealer at 57

consignment.Queen's Road Central,

obtain only a pass or a credit: it the party and left Germany. He your address, advising us to write sold part of their and ask you if you would enter- otherwise they would not have sent Defendant said he bought the will now be possible for candidates realises now how fortunate tain making an agreement with back, the letter. There will be stamps, from a coolle for a small who obtain high marks in some was. For Roehm and all his im- associates died in the another concern for the sale of damages for the plaintiffs for sum of money, and dented guilty subject to have the fact recorded mediate

"purge" of 1934. your paints, anti-fouling and anti- $250." corrosive, etc., in case your present agent does not give you satisfac- tion.

The letter, which reads as fol-said: "I have come to the con- Detective-Sergeant J. Hunter future the results in every sub-man Storm Troop leader, second

"We have learnt that part of your consignment has been sold and that you have not yet received- any remittance.

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CHINESE WOMAN

LEADER, FLYING

TO CONFERENCE The Hawalian Clipper will leave Kai Tak today on her homeward journey and will carry, among others, Miss Lucy H. Tou Tientsin. recently arrived. from Hanków. Miss Tou, a charming.

the Pan young lady, attended Pacific Conference of World Studerits' Federation in America iri 1936.

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She was a student of the Yen-- ching University and was Dean of the Women's College of the Cen- tral China University in Wuchang. Miss Tou is leaving for the United States to atferid the World Youth's Conference as a member of the Chinese Delegation.

ENGINEER CHARGED

William Chester Bage, 46, en- gineer, appeared before Mr. Ed- wards at the Central Court yes- terday charged with falling to report his intended change of ad- dress, within a week to the police. Defendant, it was stated, came to the Colony on July 4 and took up: residence at the. Gloucester Hotel. From July 18 to July 23, he.

was reported missing police investigations" revealed that he had been staying at the Euro- pean YM.C.A., Kowloon,

ARMS POSSESSION

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unemployed Kam... 29, greaser, appeared before Mr. But- ters at the Central Court yester-. day on a charge of possession of a revolver and six rounds of..am- munition. Detective-Inspector W. N. Darkin who prosecuted, applied for a remand of 72 hours which was granted.

The St. John Ambulance Brigade requests. members of the public who passed the recent A.R.P. examinations to call at the Headquarters, Tai Hang Road, for their certificates:

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