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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929.

OBITUARY.

FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN BALL

AT HAPPY VALLEY.

The funeral of the late Captain T. H. Bail took place yesterday afternoon at the Happy Valley THE PRIZE-GIVING.

Protektant Cemetery, there being a large attendance of brother sea A tribute to the devoted care of farers, besides close relatives. the Sisters was expressed at the

The graveside ceremony was annual prize-giving ceremony hold conducted by the Revd. Knight by the French Convent School, Anstey of the Wanchal Wesleyan Causeway Bay, yesterday after-Church. The chief mourners being the wife, daughter and son, who noon. His Lordship Bishop Val were respectively supported by torta presided, and amongst those friends, present were Father Byrne, SJ., and a large gathering of parents of the pupils.

The annual report of the Head-

mistress was as follows:

The pall bearers were Captains Muir, Brewer, and Laurenson and Mesara, Magill Latham and Camp- bell, Others présent were Cap taing Bayliss, Parker, Elford, Con- nolly and Sweeney, Revd. G. T. There are no very special Waldegrave Major White, R.A Tentures to report on the school O.C. Mosars, A. W. Loula, A. E. Langenberg, W. Jett, T. While year of 1928.

head and J. West representing the various organinations to which the deconsed officer was attached both professionally and socially.

The work in the different classes and the sun! aciivities of the school have continued steadily during the past year, and the re- sults on the whole have been quite

satisfactory.

The highest number on the roll was 260 which is an increase on that for the preceding year. The annual inspection took place on

DARING ROBBERY.

WOMEN TERRORISED BY ARMED MEN,

and Well.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

CHINESE FOUND GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT,

The last Criminal Sessions case A daring armed robbery in broad daylight was perpetrated yester before Mr. Justico Wood, in which day morning, six desperadoes Lo Kung-pak, alias Lo Pak-wai, breaking into No. 78 High Street alias Lo Cheong-lce was, charged Keep Your Baby Lovely and making away, after a stay of with converting to his own uso an hour and half, with money and the total sum of $2,813.91, alleged jewoltery to a total value of to be money received by him on behalf of the Kwong On. Yuen pig dealers firm, of which he was an hour of their birth. Others make partner, was concluded yesterday so little progresu afternoon after being adjourned | cause of much anxiety. As a rule from the day before.

it is the digestion that is at fault with these backward ones, and they start to ze shend direct- ly Baby's Own Tablets are made the corrective of their stomach and intestinal troubles.

$1,009.

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The robbery took place at 10.30 in the morning and, according to report furnished to the police by the victim, a married Chan Ho-aze, the robbers were

woman

Armed with both revolvers and daggers.

Chan Ho-sze and her amah were the only people in the house at the time and were in the midst of their morning meal when the door bell Rounded. The amah went to the door and opened it to see who was outside, when the six men forced their way in and, producing re- valvera and daggers, terrorised both women, who were gagged and bound.

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The women were searched by

the firm to be

Some babies thrive from the

as to be the

Hi Lordship, aumming up, ex plained the charges to the jury, saying that the real test, of the caso was whether the prisoner made use of the money. Another point was whether he intended every partner of

само or whether ho did not. given an account when the time how the money was used was not are specially designed for the an offence, but the point was whe use of babies and little children, ther he was acting honestly. His and no mother nead have a Lordship also referred to the moment's fear or hesitation about

Baby's Own Tablets

Numerous wrontha were sent, the robbers, who proceeded coolly points in the prisoner's favour. I administering them to even

being buried with the coin. Others were from Pat and Scholey, Doll, Sam and Family, Chin Company, Officers and Engineers

Coast Officers' Guild, Chui On S.S.

exit about an hour and

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half

the key to the safe and rifled it of its contents. They made their after they had entered, taking with them, among other things, a

the

are

and instructed the jury to con-

guaranteed an absolutely pure alder the charges separately.

After retiring for twenty and wholesome specific for in- minutes, the jury found the pri- fantile indigestion, constipation, soner guilty on the first, third, colle; they quickly cool feverish- fourth, fifth and sixth charges. ness, allax teething pains, check

expel worms. Of chemist, or native one, had been withdrawn.

His Lordship said he agreed post free, 60 cents the vial; from with the verdict, and told prison- the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., er that it seemed clear he had 60, Klangse Road, Shanghai.

October 25th there being, 247 S.S. Hydrangea, Officers of Royal pair of diamond car-ringe, The second charge, being an alter diarrhoen, east croup and colds,

pupils present, and the Inspector's Report was not only gratifying, but very encouraging both to pupils and teachers.

platinum watch, a gold pocket Fleet Auxillaries, Y.M.C.A. (Kow-watch, fade bangles and a number loon). Captain and Officers of finger rings, Tung On, Captain and Officers

vant.

Another Affair.

n.s. Sai On, Captain and Officers as. Haining. Officers of Douglas Special mention was made of Line, Oficers of 5,8. Tai Lee, Mr. There was another armed rob-handled the firm's money without the scrupulous cleanliness of the and Mrs, West, F. White, F. Night-bery yesterday evening when two the knowledge of the other part-

No. 136ners. premises which-ua the inspec- Ingale, D. Phillips, Neil, D. F. men made a raid on

Accused was sentenced to sixi tor remarked-was object lesson. It would be well, ram, JJ. Edmondson, Latham, Chinese widow and her maid ser-months hard labour on the first

in itself an Warren, T. J. Magill, A. W. In-Queen's Road West, occupied by a perhaps, to mention here that the Captain Brewer, Captain Bayliss,

and the third count, three months The two women were in the usual medical inspections were Mr. T. Campbell, R.N., Miss Run-

kitchen about five o'clock when on the fourth and the fifth, and carried out in June and in Decem- sell and Revd. G. T. Waldegrave.

a man at the front door asked to four months on the sixth, making. ber by Doctor S. S. Strahan whose

Mr. Rockefeller's Adviser,

be allowed to ace the vacant floor a total of 22 months in all. reports also show. the excellent'

of the flat. Ile was admitted sanitary conditions of the classes

along with another man: and dormitories and the conse

One produced a dagger and tuld quent good health of the pupila.

to keep quiet It was also reported that the dis- cipline was excellent-the various

the two women While the other bound and gagged sections of English were good

them. About $300 throughout the school and that the Kindergarten class was efficiently conducted.

Phoenix, Ariz, Feb. 7. The death has occurred of Mr. Frederick Gads, adviser to Mr. Rockefeller's philanthropic activi. ties, who was said to have been the originator, inter alia, of the Rocke feller Institute of Medical Research,

Reuter's American Service.

that

The results of the local examina- tions were as follows:-9 pupils it. Remember. children, out of 18 in the Junior Class ob-every flower inleds it be dead, has tained certificates with five disite little drop of honey and the tinctions; four out of five in the most fragrant vase of perfume Senior Class passed, and one pupil known to, un was the gift of a presented for Matriculation pass-woman whom the world once des- ed with honours.

pined.

in cash was of the taken from, the person wilów, while the robbers also made a small haul of jewellery, the total booty amounting to $366. In addition, they stole two drafts the Tai Yau Bank, one for for $600, $4,200 and the other The two men made good their es- cape after being on the premises for about an hour.

MURDERED BRIDE.

YESTERDAY'S FUNERAL AT

POKFULAM.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Chung-yi Miao, the daughter of a Macao Chinese millionaire, took place yesterday afternoon at the Chinese Christian Cemetery at

Cheung ofciating. Pokfulam, the Rev. Mr. C. 1.

It will be recalled that the Miao, who before her marriage was

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As a result of the quarterly A Priest of Wide experience, who i examination held in Class III in afterwards became Archbishop of success because it will make other Miss Siu Wal-sheung, was found December the Lugard Scholarship Bombay. Dr. Porler, in a Retreat lives. happy. has been awarded to Stella Xavier. preached to ladies in London, in

1884, Bald: The Ho Kom-tong silver cup is

"Do not let yourselves be told presented this year to Miss Rose that your intellects are not as cap- Perry for the matriculation certi-able as men's. It is not true." ficate.

Father Byrne's Speech, Before giving away the prizes, Fr. Byrne suid in part:

1

Beginning Life,

con-

The Prize List, Following were the successful pupils:

Class 6:-Certificate of Merit for: Good Conduct and Applica- tion, Violet Bradbury.

at Grange in Borrow-date, near Keswick, on June 19, last year while on a honeymoon tour of the country with her husband, Dr. Chung-yi Miao, aged 28. The husband was subsequently found guilty of the crime and hanged at Manchester. Blic of her late dresses

Class :-Certificate of Merit Strangeways, for: Good Conduct and Application, was the executrix

father's property. Her Merit Ching.

Class 4 and Class. 3:-Certi- and jewellery at Keswick were ficates of Merit for Good Conduct worth about £4,000. and Application, Edna Carroll and Mary Lee.

The Lugard Scholarship for 1929, Stella Xavier,

Junior Class: General

line Chon,

Pro-

Your intellectual outlook may be different: in many things it should be different. But those of you who have studied in Geometry the pro- perties of complementry angles know that you do not speak of the superiority of one over the other

There was a large attendance at Those of you who are leaving but of the harmonious Issues which combination providen. school to settle in the world will their

the funeral, the cortege leaving Queen's Pier at 4.30 for the Church has chosen

Cemetery. The chief mourners Boon have to assume the role of The Catholic

as the patron of hostess, I have heard it said that] St. Thomas

ching, Slu Pui-chik, the brothers a successful hostess is the Indy Theology but she has placed her

Wong; Needlework, Hamira

three of the deceased and her who can make her guests believe Philosophers under the mantle of gress, Nora Zimmern and Daisy were Messra. Siu Pui-lau, Slu Pul Tamail; Biblical Knowledge and younger sisters and onc élder that she is interested in them and St. Catherine,

Marjorie their conversation. A

The names of few scholars are so Painting,

Malcolm; sister. Others present were Lady' rough und ready test, often a useful one, but familiar to-day as the name of Drawing, Lily Elias; Biblical Ho Tung, Mr. and Mrs. M.K. Lo, Mackay: Mr. K. L. Chau, Dr. and Mrs. S. B. your education has surely given Charles Darwin, he was a man of Knowledge, Kathleen you a higher ideal. Success is a keen intelligence. Yet, he very dangerous standard of appre- fesses that he had lost all taste for Good Conduct and English, Pau- Tan, Mrs, 'Ching Tin-tau, Mr. S.

W. Liang, and many others.. University Junior Certificates, clation. The man who has deceived literature, for music and that his

Wreaths were sent by the Staff this fellows may be a success in mind had become a machine for Nora Brown, Loretto Zapanta, business but he is a bankrupt in grinding out laws. The slow of Myrtle Singson, Maria Barretto, and Students of the St. Stephen's the ideals of manhood. The lady the heart had been chilled. If pure Olga Singson, Ivy Mak (with die Girls' College, General Young Hi- who can assume an angelic smile religion does one thing it is just unction in Biblical Knowledge), man, (former Civil Governor of for the guest whose character she to visit the fatherless and widows Emma Zamora (with distinction in Canton) Dr. Wan Yick-shing, Mrs. has just blackened may be known in their tribulation; and to keep Spanish), Augusta Noronha (with Mok Kon-eang, Mr. and Mrs. distinction in Biblical Knowledge), Charlie Choa, Mr. and Mrs. Ho as a charming hostess, so genial one's self unspotted."

This lesson you have learned al and Elizabeth Johnson (with dis- Leung, Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Ho and bright, she is certainly not an

and Geogra-Sai-kit, Dr. S. To Wong, the Chung Ideal one. You are facing life school. It was said that love is an unction in English

interlude in a man's life, but that phy).

Shan Hospital and others. with nobler aims. Your identif

It is the substance of a woman's.

Senior Class:Needlework, these years of training have count Cupid has an unenviable reputation Mary Young: Drawing, Rosie Li, ed, is to make others feel that you when he shoots his arrows from a University Senior Certificates:---- are interested in them, because novel. There is Cupid, a noble Lily Chue, Dorothy Hirschberg, you are. To use an old illustra one, who lingers in the leaves of a Rose Pau, and Stella Hong. tion, like the bee you will look fer prayer-book. If you have graduat Rose Perry is the winner of a the honey in the flower of characed in school in the love that is silver cup presented by Mr. Ho ter, you will not, like the beetle, strong, becausó 3 la noble and Kom-tong, O.B.E., for the Univer search for the stains which the pure, you bear with you a certifi-sity Matriculation Certificate with manure heap may have cast upon cate which will make your lives a Honoura.

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