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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1927.

THEFT OF GAS.

PEAK SCHOOL.

MANAGER THINKS STAFF

CORRUPTED.

THE PRAYER BOOK.

IMPASSE CONSIDERED BY · BISHOPS..

veras vote..

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. Yesterday was gala day at the

London, Dec. 20. In the course of the hearing of Penk School, when the pupils,

The impasso created by the re- The case against A. A. Remedios, their parents and interested vial- an ex-employee of the Hongkong tors turned up in force to the num & China Gas Company, Mr. L. 3.ber of over two hundred, to be en jeation in the House of Commons a full Blackburn: the Manager of the tertained by a very pretty perform of the Prayer Book measure was

auce that was staged in conjunc- considered yesterday at under Cross- Company stated

tion with the ceremony of distri-conference af the bishops. Many examination that a number of bution of prizes at the end of the suggestions have been advanced members of the office staff were school year. Amongst those pre- for overcoming the present dim- suspected of being guilty of the sent at this lively gathoring were culty and the feature common to practice for which Remedios was Lady Stuart Taylor, Mr. A. E. most of them is a desire to rule charged. Mr. Los D'Almada e Wood, the Director of Education: out discstablishment and to main Castro, who was representing the Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of tain substantially the balance of defendant, remarkdi, that Mr. Seliools. Rev. Copley Moyle, flan.the deposited book on which the cast an ad- Blackburn chose defendant as a Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe and Mrs. Wolfs, House of Commons scapegoat for the alleged mal-Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Mr. A. 1. Crook, Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, and

The newspapers stalp that practices of the office staff.:

many parents and friends of the minor amendments of the pro- Mr. F. E. Thompson the Com-School.

posed new Prayer Book were yes pany's accountant was recalled

Before the prizes were distri-terday considered, that might and Mr. D'Almada cross-examin-buted by Lady Start Taylor, Mr.

effect of conciliating have the ing asked what would have hap-E. Italphs rend the annual report some of the opposition without

WCED inaccuracies pened if

that had, of the Headmistress (Mrs. Stark) destroying the unity found in an account of a consumer

as follows:

after great efforts, been secured, among men of different schools of who was not on the staff of the

thought. In view of the serious- Company.

The school year began on Janu-ness of the issues Involved, it is interim ary 10 with 62 pupils and clos-probable that only an

on December 22 with 63 statement will be issued this week ed pupils. In April there was a large by the bishops.-British Wirelcos. exodus of children to England and America, The numbers thus de- creased in the Summer Term but by Autumn the School was again The average attend- well filled.

Mr. Thompson replied that an amended account would be sent, and if i was paid unchallenged no further steps would be taken. Evidence was given by Chinese employees of the Gas Company to the effect that the defective meter in Remedios' house was removed on November 18 and replaced by a new one. On Novemzer 19, the new meter was removed away and

it then registered 300 cubic feet as having been consumed.

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Attendance,

ance for the year is 51.

Thomson, Syme Bell, George Daphne Griffin, Mathe Cuvillier, Jacqueline Hargreaves Browne, Jimmie Mackenzie, Tony Evers. Cornaby 1st Prize, Anne Cookes 2nd Prize.

Class 9. Division I-Peter

Division 2 Alison Kinghorn 1st Prize, Wendy Remington 2nd

Prize.

The school has been visited from time to time by Dr. Minett and the pupils thoroughly examined. Very few reports of defects were made An employee of the Gas Com-and with the exception of a few alcases of measles in Spring the pany, who was described meter waterer, his duty being to school has been quite free from Owing to the measles put water into the meters, inform-illness. ed the Court that six years ago cases we closed school three days he attempted to enter Remedios earlier at Easter to have it paint house to fill the meter with waler. ed. These three days were made He was then told by the inmates up by closing school later for tag2nd Prize. that the water would be filled all summer vacation. right and he had never again since that time.

called

Class 8.-Malloch Stark 1st Prize. John Michell 1st Prize, Class 7 (Preparatory)-Audrey Richard Cassidy 2nd Prize. Jackson 1st Prize, Kathleen Wolfs-

Class 6, Senior Divisio Marion Lane 1st Prize, Muriel Gabbay 2nd Prize, Betty Michell Special Prize.

Junior Division-Naney Horneil 1st Prize, Shíona Mackichan 2nd Prize.

The Staff. There have been no changes in A meter reader in evidence stat- the Staff save in the visiting Gym- ed that since 1925 he had not been nasium Mistress. Miss Dyer went reading defendant's meter, but in-on leave and was replaced by Mize formed the Court that the meter Jaques early in the year. Thanks Royal Drawing Soelety Certißcates"

Division I. Honours Certificate. hook had been filled up every to Miss Jaques the children now

Lane, Joan Frank, have organised games and Net Ball-Marion month.

Shions Mackichan. which they greatly enjoy...

Pass Certificate.-Betty Michell, Nancy Hornell, Cecily Clementi, Dione Clementi.

In reply to Mr. R. A. Wadeson

During the year good work has (for the prosecution) witness said that he was responsible for the en-been done in all Classes, and the tries in the meter book when he Examination resulte have proved Fifteen children was examining the meters of the satisfactory.

were presented for the Royal district covered by that book.

The case was adjourned Drawing Society Examination In June, with the following results: morrow morning at 11.15..

Honours 4,"Passes 8.

to

GUN-RUNNING PLOT.

LARGE SCALE OPERATIONS BY JAPANESE.

Osaka, Dec. 20. Large scale gun-running has just been discovered at Kobe, accord- ing to Press reports. It appears that about 50,000 revolvers nnd Ammunition had been smuggled "from Germany and Belgium during

the past nineteen months by fifty- four, Japanese, who have now been arrested. The arms have been re- smuggled out to China, altogether amounting to Yen 5,000,000.- Reuter.

Regarding the Prizellist, I would like to say that all the tiny chil- dren get a prize, which makes the rewards seem large in proportion to the number of pupils.

Preparatory Division, Honours Certificate.-Audrey Jackson...

Pass Certificate:-Doreen Hy- nes, Kathleen Wright, Oskar Bit- zer, Helen Lindsell,

In thanking Lady Stuart Tay- lor for her services, Mr. Ralphs. commented on the excellent work performed by the Headmistress and Staff of the School. He called for three cheers both for Lady. Stuart Taylor and for Mrs. Stark which were heartily given,

I would like to thank the Rev. Mr. Copley Moyle for so kindly helping us every Wednesday. We shall, miss him and we wish him An excellent programme of re-. every happiness at Home.

citations and songs by the children Thanks are due to each member of the School opened the proceed. of the Staff and to Mrs. Griffin inge. A notable feature of these who very kindly played the piano was the staging of Nursery Songs, for us last week when one member living characters in which stopped out from a huge replica of a book of the staff was ill.

of Nursery Songs, and provided as The Prize List, 1927.

it were so many effective tableaux Class 10-Sis Hofstede. -Ann The performance was thoroughly Marcel. Geoffrey Brearley. David enjoyed, and the Headmistress and Cook, Pau! Hofstede, Beverleigh her assistants are to be congratu Bultitude, Erica de Rome, Dorita lated on this and other evidences Breakspear, John Wood. Petricia of their devoted care of the chil- Tod, Mary Frances Wallace, Dick dren.

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