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COURT SENSATION.

DEPUTY'S INSTRUCTIONS OVER-RULED BY JUDGE."

Judge C. S. Franklin, of Fleming, Franklin & Allman, appeared on behalf of Anderson, Moyer & Co., and with him was, associated Mr. Wang Yuding, ex-Minister of Justice.

To mark the tenth anniversary A final hearing was not for last of the foundation of the Institu week in the criminal" action 'in- tion, the Director and Staff of the stituted in the Shanghai Provi- Wah Yan Collego entertained asional Court by Anderson, Meyer large number of friends to dinner | & Co., Ltd. against Chen Tze-haun, last night within the spacious Hall of the Heng Loop Bank, for alleged of the College at Robinson Roads fraud in connexion with a mort- The gathering sat down to an ex-gage covering all of the assets of cellent Chinese meal, the function the Heng Dah Cotton Mill in Poo- being enlivened by an orchestra. tung, including the mill power Mr. P. Teul, the founder of plant and machinery, which, under Wah Yan College ten years ago, the terms of the contract of sale, in the course of a short address was still the property of Anderson, in which he expressed thanks to Meyer & Co., Ltd. those present for taking part in the celebration, gave a. short history of the College. He said: The Wah Yan' College had its cradle at No. 60, Hollywood Road, consisting of one flat, one teacher and four boys. At the When the Court opened the at- end of one year the number of torneys for the defendant produced pupils went up to 190, occupying a telegram which they had received four late. In 1921, a proper from the defendant from Ningpo school building at Robinson Road stating that he was sick and un- was rented and the number on able to be present and asking for the roll

was 400. In 1924 a un adjournment. Mr. Stevens, the branch was opened at. Kowloon. | American Consular Deputy, asked Gradually there was an increase in why the defendant had left the both pupils and teachers, and now jurisdiction of the Court without there aro 800 boys, including 100 the Court's permission while a boarders, on this side and 300 criminal action in which he was in- on the mainland, and a staff of volved was in process of trini. 45. To accommodate this number we have to occupy the St. Joseph's Mansion and the Wah Yan College Building at Robinson Road, and the Wah Yan College Kowloon Branch Building at Nelson Street, Kowloon, So much for tho physical growth of the college.

Growth of the College.

The lawyer for the defence stat- ed that the defendant's intention

visit Ningpa had been told to the Court and that the record of the hearing on November 19 would show such statement.

Mr. Stevens then called for the record and the statement referred to could not be found..

The Deputy's" Order.

The intellectual growth of the college may be shown by the action of the defendant, in leaving Mr. Stevens then announced the results of the Local University without permission Examinations. Up to

constituted 1928 the contempt of court and was just passes were

56 Matriculations, another attempt to thwart the pro- including five Honours, 36 Seniore per administration of justice. Ile and 168 Juniora. Wah Yan boys instructed the police to effect the have also been awarded the King arrest of the defendant immediate Edward VII scholarship, the ly upon his return to the jurisdic. Government Educational scholar- tion of the Court and to keep him ship, and Government Student-in detention until he had appeared ships.

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The Chinese Judge announced that he did not agree with Mr. Stevens' ruling and instructed the police to disregard the same,

Who are responsible for the Deputy. rapid growth of the college? It is certainly not "I. Wah Yan owes its development to: (1) the charitable Catholic missionaries who are always prepared to help those who are in need (they have been helping Wah Yan since it was two months old); (2) the generous local Govern ment whose educational repre- Gentatives are always keeping a watchful eye on all schools and ever randy to help those that deserve nsslatance; (3) tha staunch loyalty and support of a truly hard-working staff whose valuable services I have been fortunate enough to secure.

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Mr. Stevens then stated that he desired to enter a protest against the change of two of the three Chinese Judges sitting in the "case at the last moment, pointing out that the presiding Judge and onc associate Judge then on the bench had not been present at any of the previous hearings of the case and were totally unfamiliar with what bad branspired at such previous hearings.

Mr. Franklin then requested Mr. Stevens to report the afternoon's proceedings to the Commission now with proposed changes in the Pro- aitting in Nanking, in connexion

visional Court and Mr. Stevens replied that not only the after- noon's proceedings but the entire case from beginning to end"would the case had been an open scandal be reported to such Commission an for years.

school management mostly from Rev. Bro. Aimar, Director of St. Joseph's College, who, I am sorry to say, is unable to join us this evening I am also glad to any that with the help of the Italian and the Jesuit Fathers the college has been the means of bringing to the knowledge of with such a problem, had an offer | many of its pupils the wonder. made to him to take the School ful idenis of Christianity.

from his banda with his being con- And now, Gentlemen, I must tinued as ita Headmaster at a "conclude. I fervently hope that end to his financial troubles. It aalary, which should have put an fifteen years hence, when Wah was to his lasting credit that Mr. Yan celebrates its silver jubilee, Tsui came out with the decision lo

I shall be alive to welcome you keep his colours nailed to the mast again in a more spacious hall and amid happier surroundings.

and to go down fighting if he did not succeed. He succeeded, to Bishop Valtorta's Remarks,

what extent they could gauge from the fact that the College, under his The Right Rev. Bishop Valtorta fostering care, had now grown into said that it seemed to him but yes- one of the largest institutions of terday that Mr. Tsui came to his its kind in Hongkong, with 800 predecessor and Father Maria ask-boys on the roll of the main ing their support for a scheme re- College in Hongkong, 300 in Kow- garding a school which, he was loon, and a staff of.45 teachers. proposing to start. That support He (the speaker), was sure that the was very readily given, but they gathering would agree with him never thought that the School was that Mr. Taut had earned their goin to grow so much. Mr. Tsui, warmest congratulations.

They he was glad to say, had been ex-judved the efficiency of a. College tremely successful, and that was by its University examination re- due to his great ability, to his sults, and the account" they had great work, and to his great luck. receive of the success of the He had been very lucky in finding pupils in these examinations testi- very great help from the Govern-fed to the efficiency of the Wah ment, and also in earning the Yan College, Ko (the speaker) goodwill of their friend, Mr. would also add that the Wah Yan Ralphs. He had also been very had earned very satisfactory re lucky in being able to extend the porta for high efficiency from the school premises on all aides, sur. Education Department, mounting much that was difficult Concluding, Mr. Ralphs extend-

in a dificult site. With the Co-ed the warmest congratulations to lege bursting through its limits, he Mr. Tauf and the Headmaster, Mr. had also been able to find a safety Lim, and paid a warm tribute to valve in the Wah Yan Collers their ability.

Branch at Kowloon (Laughter). Mr. Lim, the Headmaster, also Concluding, Bishop Valtorta spoke, as did an old pupil of the asked the gathering to join with College, A him in congratulating Mr. Taul and

of the College. (Applause).

A musical programme was ren- his staff for their work and wish-dered by Mr. Li Chor-chi, vocalist, ing every success for the future and Mr. Longyear, who accom

panfed Mr. Li on the piano, This, as well as the orchestra sélections, were much enjoyed by those pre- sent, who included the Hon, Sir the loading educationists, of the

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speech, recalled the small begin nings from which the College Colony grew when ten years ago it start- el as a tiny school with four pupils in a fat at Hollywood; Road. As the College gradually expanded in the number of its pupils, Mr. Toni the founder, was confronted with a financial problem which made him spend many sleepless nights, (Laughter). It was no secret now to recall that critical moment when Mr. Taul, while being faced

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