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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19,–1913,

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VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL:

Annual Prizegiving -- Interesting Headmaster's Feport.

CHAFFEUR'S SUIT.

Asks Damages for Allered Wrongiai Olsinissal

staff of government school was neesarily slow. It had to be finalno in the estimates anil pissed, and then d'selection was made at home by the herd of Education and so it was a year before an increase took picos. Is the Summary Court, the The annual prize distribution However they were obtaining a morning, before Mr. Justice Gom of the Victoria Briteb Soboul took teach from home and Miss Portz, 8. A. Rasheed med JHN. a Mody, for the sum of $104, being place this morning at the School, Roger who hid been the Director of Education, Mr. E. pupil in" the opposition show, if made up of 829 as wages for one many. Prior to this, however, the aleo com og to them. A. Irving performing the core may called it en Kowloon was months, the month of November, and $75 for damages for wrong- children gave a pretty present He also pointed out that the ful dismissst by the defendant esatton of "The Sleeping Beauty Lagard Scholarship had been won for whom he was employed es a

which delighted a large attend by Dolly Bishop.but Mira Bishop ohauffeur,

Mr. Dixon, Mesars Wilkinson. ance of parents

had relinquished it and it would The headmaster, Mr. Sutber- now be held by Gladys Foster and Grist appeared for the plain- land, reid the following report:who had run her a very close it and Mr. J. H. Gardiner, for

the defendant,utpr Atendance.The school was second.

Mr. Gardiner: This case will

Siberian Mail-Lisper (ss.

Himalaya at 5 a.m. to-day. Siberian Mail-Arrived por se

Delta this morning.

adyan:d manuel veu in clum and more intimate mucial relation. ship between merabers of church congregations. It is interesting therefore, to note that, at a oan ference in the United Stater recently, the Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale urged property for the benefit of English Mail.-Claes per the community, including the Delta at 11 s.m. c-morrow, using of parish houses as dance *-»

Wines, and Spirits. halls, as one means by which thr

Mr. G. Lammert is rolling Church might decrease its social shortcomings. I know, hrge stock of wines und spirits

more extensive use of cbarob

aid,

"that it will wear om the carpets, but to preserve it carpets is not lie chief ond the Church's existence Here Is good advice wrapped up in small parcel, and leaders of religion could do worse than follow the spirit of the suggestion

thrown out.

'1 a.m. to-morrow.

Ammunition.

a

A man was fined $20,-at the Police Court this morning, for being in udlawful possesion rounds of ammunition, A Bag of Bones.

4

of

A Chinese 16and is unlawful possession, of a bag of bones. was fined $10 at the Police Court, this morning,

Caused an obstruction.

for

opened 183 days during the year. Mr. Gibson on babalf of the

The greatest number of pupils on parents thanked Mr. Irving for have to go over until Wednesday. Mr. Dixon I want an order the roll at one time was seventy-being present and the proceedings

eight in March while the lowest oked with the National Anthem. for my friend to file a statement was 61, in September. The aver-The prize list was as follows of defence. age attendance for the year was Close Prizen Upper School, girls : Mr. Gardiner: "I don't think 'a 63 which is an increase of 16-Olas 11 Sophie Silas; Class statement of defence is necessary. over that of the previous year.11 Dolly Bishop; class 4, Gladys Mr. Dizon said that he wanted This increase is due to the Wooley, and Hatha Buhrmann. a statement of defends ze this abolition of the age limit for Boys Class 2, J. Grimshaw was 0180 of wrongful girls in September 1912.

class 3, H. Yencg; class 4, 1, dismissal and there were going Staff-Mr. Cox resigned on Douglas Gibson, 2, W. Hamilton: to by allegations of drunk- November 7 and his place was Lower Schcel-Ada Dickson, enness etc. Be would like an taken by Mr. Cavalier who band-2, Mabel Museo and Elele Court; order of defence so as to know Miss Macdonald relieve MissHaines; class 2, Dolly Dickson and Bis Lordship said that Mr. Main of her duties here on April Rene Dickson, class, 3-Flora Dixon had plenty of time, as the 15.

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Oplum Poisoning:

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A Chinese waitor at West Point, bna beza sent to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from pol- soning from opium alleged to have been self administered.

That Foki.

A shop keeper of 141, Queen's

Mr. Gardiner-Not

Dealing with Burglars;

At the Police Uurt, this mor How far is a man permitted aing, a Ohiners was fined $25, under English law, to go ia self-or in default one month,

hot at a burglar not long ago, Prays, Kennedy Town. seems to have carried whatever

case would not come on yet. Ho Hali; 2. Mabel Silse right there is to very near the

Premises On taking over, I fullest limit. Suppose one shicote

Infants-1 L. Stokes; 2, Tris bad better take his particulars

Wand walt, burglar dead, can one be om

found the school premises very Worne.

Mr. Dixon The defendant victed a murder or manslaughter,

satisfactory; the school rooms

Needlework

Upper, Ivy is going away, large and well ventilated. The or is there ground for the general

Hearl: lower, Evie Woolley. school playing field is in very

antil belief that the case would be on

f justifiable homicide? It is

good order, and I am glad to General Progress: Upper, January 14.

His Lordship I will take it aid of the late Mr. Justice Road, Centra reports to the say the pupils take full advantage Rosie Mitchell; Iswer, Harry Wilkes that he was once asked police that be entrusted a foki of it. The boys play cricket and Van Moines. Attendance; full year: before then. what course was open to a man with $70 in subsidiary coin to fotball there, while the girls Sternberg. who, on looking into his drawing change into notes. The foxi has have begun to play hockey Oxford Local examinations:- ander the tuition of the lady Junior Certificates Sophie Silas. (foroom, found a burglar "parking disappeared. Settled.

teachers. It is also used Preliminary Dolly Bishop, At the Summary Court, this for the drill of senior Gladys Foster, Ivy Hearle, Roaina morning, the case in which girls. The school possesses a Mitchell, Harry Young, Arthur D.

hiu-fan sued F. Ellie for $118. library of about 130 book, which Silas. 17, was said to to settled by Mis well patronised by the boys. Norrington (Mesire Brutton and this library owes its origin to Foster. Bott), apre red for the plaintiff. His Excellency Sir Heary May, Ex-Emperor's Education,' who donated $50 towards the It is reputed, mys, the Peking foundation of a school library. Daily News that ex-Emperor It is composed almost entirely of A NECESSARY deuna Tug will give up the boy's books. This is to be re

udy of the Manchu language in medied through the kindness of order to doyote all bis time to Sir Paul Chater, who has present- education.

ed £5.5, for the purchase of girls' books. Our thanks are also dus to Meaara Raymond and Ellis for presenting many books to the library

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913.

COURT MATTERS.

up the clock." Hie Lordship't advice, as a man, as a lawyer, and as an English judge, was to take a double-barrelled gua, carefully load both barrels, and then, with out attracting the burglar's atten. tion, dim at his heart and shoo

him dead." That is a nice shor way of dealing with burglars, bu it might be just a little bit dan gerous for a layman to apply.

Getting Used to It,

Bettled.

In the Summary Court, this maing, A. W, Musgrave sned Ah King for the sum of $324. Mr. Goldring, of Mesars Goldring and Russ, for the defendant, mentioned that the case had been settled.

Two Charges,

with relacn

Liscipline:The discipline throughout the school. very good, especially in the lower school.

Lugard Scholarship:-Gladys

EXPLANATION.

C.S.P. Sued as an Official,

not as en individunt.

CALENDARS,

The General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corporation. Ltd. (W. G. Humphreys and Co., local agents) has sent us a very ser viceable calendar illustrated with three nice views in England, Ireland and Scotland.

Messrs. George Craddock and Co., the steel and were rope manufactures, (local agents the Egatorn Asbestos Company, Queen's Buildings) have for. manded us a oalendar of large size illustrated with a paddock

When the cas in which Mr. Melivaine Measer was exted by a scene.

The most beautiful calendar Chinese came on at the Summery Court, this morning. Mr. Nr we have seen for sometime is that rington (Mr. Bruttou), for the of Messrs. Masporo Freres for, the Ping | laintiff said that this was a claim year 1914. Under a delightfully OrganisationAs far as against the Captain Saperintend-artistic blue cover there are four have been able to judge, the ent of Polie for the balance of studies of women by leading artists. Each subject is detsch- orginisation is the best possible banknotes ander the circumstances. The. Mr. P. M. Hudgson, Assistant able so that it can be framed if so These calendars · äre number are so low that each master Crown Solicitor, for the delen- desired.

I

Lost Only Once. That dear lady, Mre. Pank In reply to a solicitor's inter- hurst, ie causing no end of trouble rogatories, a Chinese has stated to the authorities. Within that he claimed for an eye which fortnight she has been arreste he only lost ours. The opposi twice and released twice. Otion appeared satisfied. the 5th inst,, on her return from the United States, she was quiet ly seized and hurried to goal, but after three days "thirst-airik ing" she was again given hei liberty. Leaving for Paris, she returned on the 14th inst, and no sooner had she ret foot of

for mistress has to teach at least daat-Will you Lordship ad- certainly an art treasure. English soil than the old proces

three classes at the same time, joura, this case sine die? The Richmond Tobacco.comTM was gone through once more A man charged at the Police This, of course, makes it very think there will be interploader pany has sent out a calendar

illustrated with a charming ang Now the "hunger-atriking "trick Court, this morning bag worked yet again to the ing from banishment was sent to difficult to do satisfactory work proceedings taken.

Next year the staff is to be in- Mr. Norrington-I ask for the ng scene. « satisfaction of the striker, whose gaol for six months. He aereased and this will relieve proceedings to stand over. latest place of refuge is to bent down for a similar period Switzerland. We wonder how for housebreaking in Lynure! matiere very considerably,

Ferrace. long this sort of thing is to b allowed to continue? It mas keep a whole army of officials basy making out committmen and release orders for thir militant madcap.

Reckless Coolies.

Studios: The examination held last week shows that work in the Upper School on the whole

Hle Lordship-What are the

proceedings? other

Mr. Hodgson:-I think inter

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The Lindon Assurance Com

pang, has forwarded their customary pssful' office calendar. The exemplary sentes co which the Chief Justice imposed on a

Subscription Griffins.

with special date blook. N ubild stenler yesterday may act as a detorrens npon others. It is to

Thirteen Subscription Grifine "re expected per e.Anhui," Wessatisfactory. Reading, writing, pleader proceedings, my Lord The Queen Insurance Company I have several of the notes. I now merged in the Royal In- be boped, too, that His Ironiahip's remarks, ip passing sentence, may gain wide currency. The loses of chill stealing, for the sake of

due to arrive on 21st instant and spelling are weak, especially would like to mention the fit surance Company-Messra ED. They will be drawn for at Ken among the boys of the higher monetary gain, is one-that-e-not-be-permitted to go lightly punish

nedy's Stable, Ganiseway Bay-on-

classes. I think more time ought that Mr. Messer has been sued Sus ood and Co., local #genta) late of arrival ut.5.0.p‚m.

to be devoted to them. Matherustion here. The only proper way slave Fent as "a very useful od in a British Colony, aud-u-few sentonces.aĹfive soars hard labour

are good but be examination to sao the Captain Soperin calendar-

Meaars Campbell Moore & Co, may, serve to decrease the number of offences, Que observation

The "Scrap.***

Three Sanitary Board coolies papere lack Jogical arrangement tendent of Police, and two write. made by the Chief Justice is worth noticing.if it bad not been

The police at West Point wer were finel 93, each and ordered and neatness. French in the Upper appear under his own name. of the reputed toilet saloon, for some other persons the father and mother would never have

informe l' that members of a cot to ply fifty cents, at the Police School is very poor owing to the There have been two or three Hongkong Hotel Buildings, have keeping with their saloon for found whore their children woro," In aino child-stealing out C.Beftain a ciety were going to havo Court, this morning, owing to lack of any system and the cran.rity and it is rather hard on Mr. sent us a calendar that is in

other persons" could give information if they were so in- fight at six o'clock lass, night, A driving a dustcart to the common ming of text books for the Oxford Messer.

The P. . and O, has sent out clined. Over and over ag in, in our reports of kidnapping cae,perial watch was kept, and a fanger. They nearly kncoked Local examination. This is to be His Lordship-It is a wrong good taste.

their calendars for the new year." we have given the evidence of some man or women to whose house eight about twenty men commen town Sergeant Moore on Hol- remedied next year. Their know practice which might interfere

ced to fight. Two were capturer Lywood Road;

wwwledge of history consiste too largely with an innocent person. stolen children were taken and lodged.

and at Police Conit, this morning. M Ardisth and Useful, of disconnected faola. This might Mr. Hodgson The Chinese Thee. Medins is the subject of

Mea-ra Lane, Crawford and Co, teremedied by utilising historical do it often, I know a case where the picture in the centre. they were fined $25, ich or

hove sant us a very useful desk questions as subjects for essay one official had bis credit stopped in default ons mo th.

calendar, a China ash tray in Geography, general intelligence in a certain shop.

of tea

It seems to us that some god might be done by framing an ordinance making it compuleo y upon such people to notify the police when strange children are brought to them for lodgement At any rate, it might be made an offence for them to lodge strange

Consented to Judgment. children for more than one night without

out acquainting the police

In the osse in which the Hong" with the fact. This would bave a double rrault. It would go far kong on Chins Gas Company toward ensuring that child-stcolors would be swiftly brought to sued B. B. Collins for $1169, M work and it would protect innocent people, who house the children Dixon, of Measts- Wilkinson- and without thought of doing harm, from the danger of being wrongly Grit for the plaintiffs, said that the defendant had consented to accused of aiding and abstting. Somo scheme of this kind would do judgment, when the cas was much to lessen the number of these wicked offences which is a called before Mr. Justice Com periz at the Summary Court together too large.

ibis morning.

Wis

Ziay

EUROPEAN SUED

Terms of Settlement Arranged;

ivoy and deft blue, and a and drawing are all in a vety Mr. Norrington:-I will ask pocket knife from the proprietors entisfactory state. In the Lower for an amendment my Lord, and the writs will appear under if that well known brand, Napier School, all the work is excellent: the Johnstone'sSquare Bottle Whisky, In that last Oxford Local ex the proper heading next time for which they are the Sole Agents amination the school did very they go into the list.

Hongkong. The ash way is well, one by was presented for

Messer was oned as an official morning, before Mr. Justice Gom- Toperly sitting in Summary Juris- particularly neat and attractive the Senior, but failed; for the It was made clear that Mr. At the Supreme Court, this design and is cae, the most strik-junior-out three preetn'ed, two

diction, the care in which Ellis The ca63 was adjourned in Kadoorie and others, que H. A. fog we have even for along time: parsed; the seven presented for and not as an individual,

Maxwell, for $1,000, was again I have to thank Mrs. Bishop welding Shanghal Organist Married. the preliminary all passed

mentioned. who A pretty elebrated at Holy Trinity and Mies MecNeill for their help Cathedral

on Mon and co-operation during the time Another point of interest arising from the cases tried yesterday

day lat when Mr. Itonald I have been here. is that one man pleaded guilty to returning from banishment and

Baldwin Hairy, Mus. Bic, Cathe Mr.leving addressing those was promptly disposed of. Ususily such cases are finally decided at It is reported that Dr Sun Yat dral organist, son of the ste Mr. present, laid, particular emphosis the Police Court and the appearance of a prisoner at the Sessions on sen sent a telegram to the Pre-i Alfred Rusty, sed on the act seity of looking after Buch a charge is rare. Just why this particular case was taken to the dent to the effect that he dissolu Miss Ethel Maud Hait, who the children's teath and advised With the arrival of the German Supreme Court is not at all clear, but the prisoner benefitted in so tion of the Kuomintang was a pro recently come out from England, the children to have them seen to oraiser Boharnhorst this morning for sa be escaped all chance of being sent to the stocks and ran little per step and that although it wa The men of the Dsluge Company, while they were young. It would there are now in port the Angs din organized by him he bad lost on SF Banilor us commsnl of hurt less and besides now mother hips of three Far Extern squad if any, risk of

of heavier imprisonment. It seems to us that cases of trol over iting the Peking Chief Oficer PC, formed a guard might give them sixpence for go rone British, French and Ger this kind might rory we'l be complc'ed at the Puloa Court in every Gazette Dr. Sun know that there of honour looking exceedinglying to the dentist, but when they man. The three Admirals of the instance. The time of the Supreme Court ja too valuable to be taken was no hope for the Kusminting smart, while two members of the got offer they would have to pay respectiva commandsare also hare.

on secount of its violent tribers, Company Brove the cringe in the bill, laughter). Spocking of This is som up with cases which a magistrate a u, and does, readily disposed of, at ho and no rower to dissolve which the bride an bridegroom the staffing of the scho I Mr. Ity mo of a unique happening in Hie Lardalip. - I should like This matter rooms worth some little attention.

left the Cathedral.

ing pointed out that the increase in Hongkong watern"

Dr. Sun and His Party."

W

CTHREE FLAGSHIPS IN

PORT.

| Mr. Lewis, of Mesra Johnson, Stookes and Master, for the plain- tiffs, raid that terms of settlement had been arranged for and ha asked his Lordship to allow the case to come before him in Cham bers to-morrow. Bratton and Hett: I agree.

Mr Norrington, of Meera

to start at 91302

time will