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provision must be made for some means of escape.

Additional Escape. How far is it from the ground to the top in this house?--Ap- proximately 42 feet.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1930.

PUBLIC SCHOOL

FAGGING.

COMPLAINT OF MENIAL AND

DIRTY WORK.

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RE-BUILT TOKYO.

JAPANESE THANKS TO

•HONGKONG.

We have received from the Hon. Colonial Secretary copies of cor Mr. Herbert A. Wootton, Head-respondence which has passed-be- master of Perse School, Cambridge, tween the Hongkong Government sought to recover £32, 6s. 8d., at and the Consul-General for Japan, Marylebone County Court, from Hongkong, relating to the recons Mr. G. Arndt, of Frognal-lane, truction of Tokyo. The letters Hampstead, boarding fees of his are as follow:

H.I.J.M.'s Consulate General,

Hongkong...

two sons.

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How, then, did it come about

Mr. St. John Field (for Mr. that the plans for this house were Wootton) said that Mr. Arnot com passed with no means of escape?plained that his sons clothes were The original plans, which were neither repaired nor cleaned; that approved in 1915, showed a hatch-his sons were insufficiently fed, way and trap doors to the roof in had to do menial and dirty work, the rear kitchen. together with and that the power granted to the ladders. The means of escape prefects led to continual friction. from the front was by the balcony. His sons told him, he said, that In 1923, additional fire escapes they had to scrub, dust and sweep were provided for the front of the the gymnasium and corridors, and buildings.

if they did not do it to the satis- faction of the prefects they re- ceived punishment, corporal or otherwise.

Burnt Down Previously. These houses were burnt down in 1923, were they not?-Yes. Mr. Arnot, giving evidence, said And rebuilt in the same form?-that when his boys returned home Yes.

they looked overworked and under nourished, pale and thin. Their clothes were neglected and showed grease spots.'s

And for the front part, extra means of escape was provided both from the top and first floors?—- Yes. The extra means of escape were provided by trap doors from the verandahs.

But for the rear of the houses there were no extra escape provided ?-No.

Cross-examined, 'Mr. Arnot said he would expect that a boy of 13 or 14 would have to do fagging at a Public School,

Eric Arnot, one of the boys, said means of that at Perve School it was his job to sweep the passage, and unless he could get the one broom there was he had to go down on his hands and knees.

The Coroner pointed out that they had no evidence to show why the inmates did not avail themselves of the escapes.

Conflicting Statements. Mr. Moss, of the Fire Brigade, asserted that there was no nigans of escape at the rear.

The Coroner replied that he had the evidence of the original plans to show there was means of escape. In reply to another question, Mr. Bottomley said that so long as plans for buildings conformed with the requirements of the Ordinance, his department were bound to pass the plans. They did what they could to improve the conditions of the plans, by suggesting the use of reinforced concrete construction on modern lines. They were doing this throughout the Colony, hut they could not enforce it. The most they could do was to encourage the idea. .

Owners' Objections. They often met with discourage- ment, and found that many of the

owners would not comply with their requests because they wanted to erect their houses as cheaply as posible. The general tendency, however, was to build better houses of that type. They did not propose to reconstruct No. 12. Smithfield unless they were assured that am- pic means of escape in case of fire were to be provided.

"If we didn't do it we were warned once, perhaps twice, and the third time were caned with the heal of a shoe by a prefect," he said.

Headmaster's Denial.

Mr. Wootton denied that the Arnot boys looked under-nourished and said that there was no reason for complaint as to the state of discipline at the school. He was not aware that the boys had to do regular sweeping.

William Frank Purcell, a Cam- bridge undergraduate and head prefect at Perse School at the time the Arnots were there, said he was satisfied with the food, and his clothes were dealt with satisfac- torily. For disobedience small boys were given lines, and for "cheek" they were slippered.

Mr. Wootton was awarded £32 63. 8d. and costs. In response to a claim for disbusements £20 12s. 10d. had been paid Into Court.

Mr. Andrew (for Mr. Arnot) consented to judgment for £23 in a second action by the Governors of the school. .

!

Judge Snage said that he was satisfied that the food was proper and sufficient and that the work the boys were called on to do was not of a dirty or menial character and could not be deemed to be out- side the ordinary job of fagging. Mr. Lindsell:-Then I under- He added that there was nothing stand you will not allow No. 12 to to show that there was excessive be re-conditioned without better, disciplinary power at the school or means of escape?

use of it. Witness:-That is so.

I gather that you will not be able to require the provision from the other five houses? I think it will be very difficult. We have no power to require it with the other houses. I have visited two of the other houses and found that they have the ladders and trap doors ready for use.

No Ladder.

here was a definite case on which to proceed against the owner for non-compliance with epecific pro- visions under the Ordinance.

24th Mar., 1930. Sir, Jnder the instruction of my Government. I have the honour to inform you that, after nearly six and a half years' labour and expenditure of eight hundred million yen, the programme of re- construction of Tokyo which was destroyed by earthquake and fire in September, 1923, has been al most completed, and that the cale- bration for rebuilding of Tokyo is to be held in that.capital city on this day, March 24th, with the participation of H.L.M. the Em- peror of Japan.

On this solemn occasion, I have the honour to express, in the name of the Government of Japan, my sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks for the generous sympathy and kind help afforded by your Government and people in the event of that most horrible catas trophe.

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1 Suit. 4 Deeds. 8 Neat

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

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10 Dark.

11 Fonce. 12 In what place? 15 One who colours. 14 Child's "Mother."

Please be good enough to convey my sense of gratitude to the Officer Administering the Government and the people of this Colony 16 Desire. have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant,

(Signed) T. YOSHIDA, Acting Consul General of Japan, Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong.

18 Neuralgic pain. 21 Lade out. 23 En

Endow, 24 Earthenware vessel. 26 Gala.

28 Tune. 31st Mar., 1930. 29 Split. Sir, I am directed to acknow-30 Church seat. ledge the receipt of your letter, 32 Becomes insipid. dated the 24th March, 1930, con-

34 Fashion. 36 Ern.

veying the welcome news that the 37 Diadems.

of 40 Extra seed covering. Programme of reconstruction

destroyed by 41 Agony, Tokyo, which was earthquake and fire in 1923, has 12 Assemble. been almost completed, and that 45 Traded. the celebration for the rebuilding of Tokyo was to be held on the 24th March last, with the par ticipation of H.I.M. the Emperor of Japan, and expressing thanks of your Government assistance rendered by the Gov ernment and people of this Colony. 58 Dash.

Your letter has been laid before His Excellency the Officer. Ad- ministering the Government," who directs me to request you to con. vey to the people of Japan the congratulations of this Colony, not only upon the courage dia. played by them in the face of a calamity of unparalleled magol- tude, but also upon the successful completion of their heroic task of rebuilding one of the great cities of the world.

46 Enacting punishment. 17 Plen. 49 Enlarge. 52 Decoy. 63 Thin Aat, piece of wood. the 55 Live. for 56 Free.

57 Mourn,

I am also to state that the Colony of Hongkong takes pride in having been able to afford some assistance to the people of Japan and in the hour of their need, feels assured that such co-opera- tion has cemented yet

the closely ties of friendship which have ever bound together the Japanese and British nations. -I am, Sir, Your obedient scr vant,

more

(sd.) E. R. HALLIFAX,

Colonial Secretary.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Owners' Responsibility. His Worship agreed that the Paris

Brussels Building Authority could not be

Amsterdam expected to visit every house in Berlin The principal tenant of the floor the Colony to ascertain that the Copenhagen was then recalled and she admit-requirements were fulfilled. The Vienna ted that for the three years that responsibility rested entirely with Helsingfors she had been living there, she had the owners to see that that means seen no ladder of the type referred of escape from fire was provided. Bucharest

to.

Lisbon

Buenos Aires

Mr. Bottomley said he woncha

make note of the suggestion, while awaiting instructions from New York his Department.

The owner of the property, a Chinese lady, was also called by

Geneva the Court, to give evidence in this

Both the owner of the property Milan connexion. She said she did not and the proprietor of the joss-paper

Stockholm know of the necessity of keeping

Oslo a top floor ladder at the back shop on the ground floor, where

the fire originated, were censured Madrid Prague She also did not know that there before the enquiry closed, the form- Athens was a trap door on the roof, as sheer regardng her lapse in the matter Rio had never been up there.

A discussion ensued between the Coroner and Mr. Bottomley in re gard to the responsibility of land lords, his Worship suggesting that

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