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PRİZEGIVING AT

KOWLOON.

JUNIOR BRITISH SCHOOL FUNCTION.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1928.

NO NEW DECISIONS WOMAN'S CRUELTY EDUCATING ADULT |HONGKONG LAW ON]--------

AT LUGANO.

SIR AUSTEN EXPLAINS THE NATURE OF TALKS.

TRANSFER SHORTLY. NO FURTHER POLEMICS

The children of Kowloon Junior

London, Deb. 10,

TO A DOG.

ANIMAL THROWN OVER A VERANDAH.

MONSTROUS ACTION.

TURKS.

COMPULSORY TUITION TO

.BE ENFORCED:

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PUNISHED IF FAIL.

MEDICINE.

DO CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS INFRINGE IT?

ARGUMENT IN COURT.

before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Police Court this morning.

The case hinges on the discovery of bertain medical goods and utensils in the defendant's sur gery, which the police regard na not being compatible with his calling as a native doctor,

A monstrous act by a femalo

Constantinople, Dec. 19. Sir Austen Chamberlain was Chinese residing at No. 53, Yin

The case against a Chineso An educational "mobilisation" herbalist, named Wong Sing-poon, British School gave a very credit invited in the House of Commons Chau Street, Shamshuipo, was of all Turkish citizens of both who is charged with practising ablo display this morning, when to-day to give detalls of what described to Mr. E. W. Hamilton sexes, between the ages of 10 and medicine for personal gain without the annual distribution of prizes transpired in the course of his was held in the grounds of the conversations with Dr. Stresemann at the Kowloon Magistracy this 45 years, will commence in Janu-being registered, was continued school at Gun Club Hill. Mrs. and M. Briand at Lugano recently, morning when Sergeant Jessopary.

The "conscripts" will be com- R. M. Dyer gave away the prizes as regards reparations and the charged the woman with allowing at the end of the entertainment. evacuation of the Rhineland. her dog to be abrond without pelled to follow a course of tuition

Miss M. Cooper, B.A., the lead

The Forelka Secretary, and he muzzle, keeping the animal within the new Latin characters in Mistrean was congratulated by bad little to add to the communi- out a license and cruelty by "national" schools throughout the Mr. A. E. Wood, Director of Edu-que issued at Lugano after the throwing the said dog over the country. catlan, on the excellent perform conversations had closed, This verandah into the street, ance given by the children. About as the first occasion on which fifty took part in a lengthy pro- the Foreign Ministers of Britain, gramme consisting of songs, re-France and Germany had met since March fast and it afforded citations, dances and plays,

them an opportunity for the re There was large gathering moval of some misconceptions and of friends and supporters of the for a friendly interchange of views school preamb at the function, such as had become customary The promises were gaily decorat whenever they met. ed and the prize distribution to- gether with the rest of the pro- gramme was carried out in the open air, in a compound used by the children as a"playground.

The Rev. J. Horace Johnston, and Mr. E. Ralpha, Inspector of School, were among those pre. sent.

Head Mistress'a Report. The Head Mistress's report was na follows:

Attendance--The

attendance

has been well maintained through out the year Last year Our average attendance was 83 and thin your it is 84. The highest recorded attendance, was 99.

Stuff.--Miss Grant returned from leave in January, and Mrs. Langley was transferred to King's College. In the same month, Miss Dyer, who had also been on leave, resumed work here in place of Miss Jaques, Miss George came on the Staff again in March after a holiday in England. Mrs. Lyal went home in-April, and Mrs, Hooper took over her work in Class 9. Mrs. Rundle returned to England In June and Mrs. Tenth was appointed to Class 10. Mrs. Hooper realgned in September and Mra. Johnston took her place in Class 9.

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No new decisions were elther taken or sought.

The reparations question was being dealt with through, ordinary channels and they did not attempt to duplicate negoliations on a sub- ject which centred in Paris. They agreed that the first thing to do was to secure the appointment of the committee of experts and they hopes that the committee might get to work early in the New Year.

Their discussion of other pro- blems dealt with in the resolution come to by the six Powers at

Genova in September was purely exploratory and declaratory in character, but he derived from it Fan impression that circumstances were favourable to a solution if further polemics" were avoided while the experts were deliberat- ing

In the public interest, hel declined to answer further ques tions about evnenation.

Answering an earlier question about the Rhineland, Sir Austen directed attention to the last para- graph of the Lugano communique which read as follows:

Classca will be hold, not only in schools, but in mosques, casinos,

For the defence; Mr. F. H. The course will bo of two Luneby submitted that it was no $5 on each. She denied the count months' duration for persons ac-offence under the Apothecaries of cruelty.

qualated with Arabic characters and other Home Acts for anyone

and that he went to defendant's held at the end of the course, and inary surgeon" and other titles and of four months for Illiterates, to practice as such, although the In evidence, Sergeant Jessop A short examination will be employment of "dentist," "veter- house on the first floor of No. 53, persons failing to pass will be which denote the possession of Yin Chau Street to see if she had severely punished. The courses qualifications was an offence in ♫ ilcerse for fier dog. Witness will be supervised by the police. knocked at the door but received Reuter.

dant pleaded guilty and was fined

To the first two charges, defon- cafes, cinemas, etc.

About Hong Kong

Do you know that

A Rear-Admiral who had been hustrumental in tracking down pirates' died in long- kang in 18497

This was Rear-Admiral Sir Francis' Collier, the Comman der-in-Chief of the Enst Indies Station. He passed away at the residence of the Chlef Justice, Mr. Hulme from apoplexy, at the age of 63 years. Only six duya pre-, viously he had received a complimentary address from the merchants of the Colony on the energy which he had displayed in the extirpation of pirates, in the China Sean,

He had been out on a car-- riage drive with the Chief Justice the evening before his sudden death..

“FAZIL” AT THE QUEEN'S.

REMARKABLE FILM NOW

SHOWING.

MO-

itself.

He criticised the attitude of the police in looking only for the things which incriminated and overlooking others which might be in favour of the defendant.

Non-Chinese Methods,

Mr. Loseby aaid the most the police could, make of the case was that his cllent was practising for gain as a Chinese doctor who used non-Chinese methods,

was

The conflict of Eastern and

There followed a long disserta- Western eustoms is absorbingly dealt with in,"Fazil," the current tion on the status of other call- Attraction at the Queen's Theatre.ings which Mr. Loseby regarded

as being parallel to his case. In order to bring the contrast into

Mr. Lindsell, commenting on sharp relief, the author of the the different cases cited by Mr. original stage play has chosen, as

the chemist the protagonists,

an educated Loseby, said that Arab chief and an unconventional who attended to a customer seck- Parisienne, and has set their love ing a cure for a cold, or the nurse who attended a patient, was not against the jagged edge of a

practising for gain beyond what enlled Immutable law as "eternal he or she received us salary. as. the sands of the desert."

Neither could they say the same Such an unconventional union of a policeman who gave frat- must bristle with difficulties, as aid or a member of the St. John's onch of the two characters in turu Ambulance Brigade who vaccinated experiments with the situation people, because such aid [against the background of modern-purely voluntary and disinterest ·

Istic Paris and ancient Arabia, {ed.

Christian Scientists Liable? 2099062021313424903 Then, defeated in those trials, a way out is sought which may or

On the point of the aim of the may not be "logical," as the ynopsis of the story expresses it, Ordinance which was to guard but which, at any rate, provides against the mischief that might an unusual ending to what in all be caused by interfering with the knocking.

Mr. Losely respects is a most remarkable pic-ar of healing,

further said that if the strict Winess replied that it was alture.

letter of the Ordinance was to be police officer. Defendant still re-

Charles Farrell, who has appear adhered to, then Christian Paris, Nov. 21. fused to open the door. On look-1 Memories of Jacques Lebandy, ing through a crack. witness sawed in one other great picture, "The Scientists and mesmerista the called "Emperor of the defendant take a small dog to the Seventh Heaven," plays the role of liable to be brought before the

the Arab Sheikh with a high sense Court.. Sahara," were evoked by the judg-verandah and throw it into the of the dramatic, while Grela ment of the Paris Court of Ap-street. She then opened the door Nissen as the garconne gives him peal yesterday afternoon confirm and declared that she had no do excellent support. ing the claim to his estate of his moment later, the animal

"We are determined to do every- thing in our power to arrive as soon as possible at a final settle- ment of matters arising out of the war and thus assure on a basis of ... mutual confidence the happy no reply. After some little time, development of relation between defendant whose voice witness (u)* respective countries."--recognised, enquired who Was Reuter and British Wireless.

AN EMPEROR'S" ESTATE.

Health-We had several cases of whooping cough early in the ybar: otherwise, the general health was gond. Dr. Stanelitr, the Acting Medical Officer for Schools, inspected the new entrants and the "special" cases in March. Her report was satisfactory, except that a number of children were found to have defective teeth, The parents were notified when a visit to the duelor or dentist was considered necessary. Notwith-brother and sister, Robert Lebandy crawled up the stairs with one of standing: on re-inspection It was and the Comtesse de Fels, against its legs badly injured, found that only a few had had that of Madame Sudreau, formerly In reply to his Worship witheas their teeth attended to.

Mlle. Marguerite Desheres, who said that he was sure it was đé- Inspections Mr. Ralphs and was styled his Empress. The pro-fendant who threw the dog over

100,000,000 the verandah. Mr. Sutherland visited us daring perty is valued at the year and inspected the work frants (£800,000).. done in the school.

-A

"DO IT NOW."

were

In pursuance of a point which he had previously put to Dr. Kirk why was called as an expert to define the differences between Chinese and Western medicine, Mr. Loseby said that if medicine was a science, then, like other sciences, it called for progressive research and study. A Chinese In fining a Chinese $2 for not doctor, of an enquiring turn of The defendant denied.' that the providing his bicycle with a light mind and with the laudable object Lebaudy's" "empire," which he animal was thrown over, She Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow- of keeping himself up-to-date, School Buildings.The P.W.D. starts in 1903, lasted long enough said that when the Sergeant loon Magistracy this morning ad- might be expected to do a little knocked at the door, it got vised defendant, who stated that investigation on his own account finished the additional lavatory to use serious unrest among the accommodation and put up two Arab tribe,, and the "Emperor"

was removed by the French Gov-frightened, rushed about and acci- he had intended to light his lamp, and use such methods a c extra wash-hand basing in the

dentally fell over the verandah. to adopt the motto of "Do it now." } thought night help to make him Ifan was shot, dead in

profielent. In registering a conviction his play-ground. The premises of ernment. this school, as You are no doubt Long Islandi, near New York, in aware, are Military property and, January, 1919. Mlle, Deshures was Worship said: I have it on sworn Acquitted of murder by the New testimony that you were actually owing to the requirements of the York Comet, and was later given Military Authorities, the Hongjudgment for Tebandy's American kong Government lease of them will terminale at the end of Janitary, 1929. Excellent arrange- ments are in hand for the transfer of the Kowloon Junior School toi "Parkside" as from February 1st, and I think it will be found that we shall not be the losers by this move,

property.

wirl,

· Class DA.---1st

Posted at Rath in December, seen to throw it over the verandah, 1908, a posleard has just been de- believe the sergeant's evidence. livered in Dorking, the authorities 1 think you are a llar. You are making a penny surcharge, considerably worse than aliar:

Hester you are nothing but a beast. You Heath; 1st boy, Geoffrey Otter. are fined $25, or one month's hard

Class DB1st girl, Margaret | labour. Crookalike: 1st boy, Ronald Dickie; generat progress, Desmond, Kerr and Nuy Hurst; Handwork and drawing. Henry Phillips and Nora Examinations.-The results of Kelly; Drawing, Ronald Phillips. tho Royal Drawing Society's Class 10A-1st girl, Doreen examination held in June last are Brown; 1st boy, Jack Stokes; 118 follow:-Division I. three special prize for attendance, Helen entered, three passed with hon-Ingram; reading. George Knight; ours; Preparatory Division, six general progress, Cathleen Whelan, teen entered, sixteen passed, four- Francis Neville, Olwyn Greig, teen with honours. Eleven pupils Edward Hurley, Murray Nish, have qualified to pass on to the Pat Winder, Vera Phillips, Mildred Central British School on, the Marshal and William Bailey. results of the annual examination held this month,

Class 10B.-1st girl, Jean Hoop- er: 1st, boy, John Silkstone; General Again we must thank reading, David Roe; general pro- the Kowloon Dock Company for gress, Francis Crabb, Maurice. the use of flags, and Mr. Jenner James, Alan Goldenborg, Ross for the trouble he has taken in Ogg, Robin Hall, Chrissie Lindsay, arranging them so effectively. Winnie Short, Jean Nelson, Molly Our thanks are also due to Mr. Tobin, David Gillespie and Dorothy Johnston for the use of chairs and McCaw.

to Mrs. Tobin and Mrs. Goldenberg Royal Drawing Society's Certl- for donations of prizes. In con- ficates.--Division 1: Honours, clusion, I cannot express sufficient Harry Murgatroyd, Alice Black ly my gratitude to the staff for and Douglas Kemp, Preparatory the efficient work they have done Division; Honours, Norman Kec- during the year, and for their ley, Victor Bond, Edna Phillips. unswerving loyalty and support, Dicky Branch, Poggy Tobin, Peter Green, Rosie Niah, Eric Otten, Prize List.

Yuma Fleetwood,, Robert Provan, Class 7.-1st gleland foren scho- Stanworth Adey, Robbie Cocks and larship, Alice Black; fat boy, Har-William Macfarlane; pass, Mar ry Murgatroyd; general progress, garet Gow and Neville Howe, Edna Phillips, Victor Bird and Jan Among the children who took Kempton; drawing prizes, Harry part in entertaining the gathering Murgatroyd and Robert, Provan; were the following:- special prize for attendance, Alice: Binck.

Class : Hester Heath, Peter Flestwood, George Eustace, Geof- frev Often, Tommy Sulter, Patay Elkins, Hilda Reid, John Dal- leish. Nan Hurst, Henry Phillips. Bertram Mitford, Margaret Crook- dake, Barbara Davey.

Class 8-1st girl, Muriel McCaw; 1st boy and form scholarship, Pe- ter Clark: general progress, Betty Crouch; general progress and draw- Ing, Cedric Salter and William Macfarlane; neatness and accuracy, Classes 7 and 8: Robert Pro- Peter Clark; Industry and good van, Harry Murgatroyd, Edgar

Hogbin and Gama Fleetwood. conduct, Nessip' Gillesple.

STAGE DOOR

NO ADMITT

Am.0102 67 NC SCAVICE, G

MEA ULA, PAT, DEN,

For 25 years stud manager to the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey Mr. John Hewby, 72, has died.

"What did 'you do with your evenings when you wore a youngster, Pop?"

"I hung around stage doors.”

Chinese Sclence.

Mr. Lindsell said that it would appear from Dr. Kirk's evidence, that Chinese medical science, in the all-sufficient view it assumed, was confined to a certain text- book or materia medien, and the lendency of research work by a progressive-minded Chinese prac- Litioner was turned the other way -10 materin! and methods adopted, maybe, five thousands years back.

His Worship later said that he thought defendant had committed an offence which should be brought home against him. The presence of the syringe and poisona in his surgery was some corroboration that he was practising Western medicine.

However, his Worship, proposed to adjourn his decision for a fuller consideration.

The case was accordingly ad- journed.

CHINESE AVIATION

DEVELOPMENTS.

CANTON AIRMEN DUE IN) HANKOW.

The

Shanghal, Dec. 19. Canton seaplane "Pearl River" is expected to arrive at Hankow to-day and the Hankow Divisional Political Council has in- structed the Aviation Burezy at Hankow to make preparations for the welcome of the aviator....... The Wuhan Commercial Aviation Co. has sent engineers and officers to Changsha, Hangchow and Ichang for the purposes of establishing aviation sub-stations there. The Hankow Divisional Council has re- quested the Provincial Governments of Hupeh and Hunan to give all facilities and assistance to these engineers and officers,

The Council has also instructed the Municipal Council. to prepare for the erection of an aviation ground at Hankow.-Nani Ching Pao

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