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most interesting account and also in Mon- seignor's speech. The participation by this school in the sports of the Colony is, I think, a departure to be warmly welcomed. We also heard, and I was especially glad to hear, of the contribution made by the girls of this institution to the funds which go to support the school and the other undertakings connected with the Italian Convent. I am extremely glad that this renewed stimulus, as it was called, is in some degree due to the words that I said last time I addressed you. wish you all success in the coming school year and I wish you success in all the large undertakings that you carry on under the name of the institution in addition to the school itself. I wish the boys and girls a very happy and pleasant holiday. (applanse.)
His Excellency then distributed the prizes to the following:
Special Class-Emily Minhinnett for arith.. metic, history, and needlework; and Mary E. White for hygiene, geography and reading.
VII. Standard-Maria Gomes. Katie Raymond Adele Klingemann, Elvira Felices and Hortensia Baptista.
VI. Standard-Rita Elizaga, Bettie Elias, Cassilda Carvalho and Aurea Özorio.
V. Standard-Lucy Lewhan, Arminda Flores, Katherine Krugloff. Jennie Lawrence, Adela Llorente, Josephine Cunha, Pilar Fanlo and Kathleen Minhinnett.
IV. Standard-Mary Mack, Alice Young, Cecilia Rozario, Emiliana berasturi, Maria Rodrigues, Amanda Hayes, Angela Carvalho and Edith McLeod.
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III. Standard. eonor Farias, Jennie Braga, B. Tchilchelnitzky, Elizabeth Xavier, Mary Leong, Eva Figueiredo, Sarah Krater, Carmen Mascarenha, Camilla Castro, Hannah Murray, Flora Fung, Almira Harradas and Clothilde Baptista.
II. Standard.-Maud Braga, Clara Passos, Ignez Pereira, Lizzie Comar, May Meluish, Olga Carvalho, Helena Lima, Antonia Canda, Luiz Gutierrez, Hercie Gardner, Mary Cheong Fok, Lizzie Wilkinson, Clara Moore, Anna Remedios, Angelina Puerta and Sarah Remedios.
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I. Standard Augusta Remedios, Elsa Carvalho, Libanic Noronha, Isabel Matias, Christina Ozorio, Goldia Lewchun, Molly Gomes, Felisa Fanlo, Lily Silbermann, Isabel Santos, Adela Farias, Mary E. Farias and Bruna d' Almada
Infant School :ection A.-Lindamira Nunes, Jennie Buntzen, Alda Leon, Delminda Lopes, Anizia Lopes, Carmen Garcia, Nenita Silva, Aurea Xavier, Maria L. Barradas, Eva Tohitchelnitzky, dith Malamut, Belle Messer and Jennie Farias. Section B.-Ivy Davis, Cybele Guimarães, Lily Wei-han, Emilia Fi- gueiredo, Rosie Wei-han. nnie Dillon, Julia Gardner and Guilherme Ribeiro. Section C, - Noel Braga, João Ribeiro, Luiz Rosario, Abra- ham Tehitchelnitzky, Louisa Isabel, Jab Cooper and George Yip Yo.
Special Prizes to the orphan girls-Anna Cruz for embroidery, Sarah Velarde for needle- work, Helena Carmo for needle-work, Lucy Loo for needle-work, Alim Chau for embroidery, Akin Chenn for lacing, Akwai Chann for needle-work, Akin Leong for embroidery, and Key Chann for lacing. Special prize for religious instruction, offered by His Lordship, Bishop D. Pozzoni – Angelina Carvalho. For drawing and needle-work Alice Kwok und Flora Fung. For painting-Elvira Felices, Mary E. White and Marciana Escano. For music-Mary Ahwee and Elvira Felices.
The proceedings concluded with the National Anthem.
Amongst those called to the Bar last month were Messrs. Sei Chen Wang, of Lincoln's Inn, and Chung Hin Wang, D.C.L., Yale, of the Middle Temple. Three Siamese were also called.
The one hundred per cent. dividend just declared by the Redjang Lebong Gold Mining Company sinks into insignificance when com- pared with the distribution for 1908 recently announced by the Dordt Petroleum Company, which bores for oil in Java. Its profit, that year, came to 4.306,000 guilders. The dividend declared amounted to 650 per cent! It stood at 550 per cent. in 1907.
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SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 19th July.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (8IR F. PIGGOTT).
MANSLAUGHTER.
Kwok Yau was indicted for manslaughter and pleaded not guilty. Sir Henry Berkeley, K., Acting Attorney General, conducted the prosecution, prisoner being undefended.
The following jury was empanelled: Messrs. Robert Miller, James Dickie, A. C. Botelho, C. Bird. G. Duncan, W. G. Goggin, and F. Gomez.
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The Acting Attorney-General stated that the question before the jury was really one of identity, that was to say whether the prisoner was the person who inflicted the wound; which caused the death of the man Lai Luk, The Crown would call witnesses to say that they
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the prisoner inflict a stab on the left buttook of the deceased during a quarrel. Some time previous to this the two men had a row and during the subsequent quarrel deceased was thrown to the ground and the prisoner was seen to hold him by the queue while he plunged a knife into his left buttock. Prisoner then disappeared. The wounded man went to his house and later to the Yaumati Police Station, where he was recommended to go to hospital. He would not go, with the result that blood poisoning set in and he died in a short time. The original indictment was for murder, but under the circumstances it was changed to manslaughter.
Witnesses were then called.
he jury found prisoner guilty and His Lordship passed sentence of two years' inprison. ment.
PIRACY AT DEEP BAY.
To Yee and Chan Kum Tai were charged with having on the 22nd June last committed a robbery with violence at Deep Bay. They pleaded not guilty. The Acting Attorney. General, instructed by Mr. Dennys, conducted the case for the Crown, and prisoners were undefended.
The same jury was empanelled.
The Attorney-General stated that the pri soners were charged with having in company with others robbed the prosecutor of his fishing junk and a quantity of salt. The prosecutor was a fisherman who salted the fish which he
caught and sold them on shore. On the occasion of which he complains he was near Sau Chau, an island in Deep Bay, when prisoners came along in a beat and fired a shot in true piratical style, ordering him to lower his sail. They boarded his boat, and took possession of it, afterwards putting the prosecutor and his fokis ashore on the mainland. Not long afterwards the prosecutor came across some bags which he recognised as his and on pursuing his inquiries further he had the two prisoners arrested. The question would again be one of identity, but in this case it would be easier, as the owner of the junk and his fokis had been in presence of the prisoners for some time.
Evidence was then called, prisoners being found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTI N.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUIBNE JUDGE.)
ANOTHER EMIGRATION CASE. Court in which Cheng Yu Ting sued Hung Another emigration case came before the Kwok 1.am for $1,000 as money lent, defendant counter-claiming for $1,850 after deducting the amount of the claim, but agreeing to waive $850 in order to bring it within the jurisdicțion of the Court.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. A Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, appeared for the defendant, and Mr. J. W. Ori, instructed by Mr. Jackson, from the office of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the defendant.
Defendant's claim being the larger he went into the box first and stated that he had had
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a conversation with plaintiff about shipping emigrants to America and Australia, and subse- quently witness told plaintiff that he would have to speak to the people on the steamers. Witness › spoke to the head fireman on the Cranley, who said the second engineer would help him. Witness also saw the steward. The head fireman said the price would be $600 for each man, and the fireman and the steward were to pay each 850 to witness for every man. Witness took the head firemen and the steward to the plaintiff who paid the fireman $600 and the steward $400. Later plaintiff inquired about passengers being sent down by the Orange Branch, and it was agreed to ship passengers at $580; the amount which the plaintiff agreed to pay the steward. Subsequently it was reduced to $576. Defendant stated that he was to collect the money from plaintiff on receiving letters from Australia that the emigrants had arrived. Witness saw six meu eff on the steamer for Australia and in due course he received two letters, one signed by the five men and the other signed by the sixth man. Mr. Alabaster objected to the letters being put in.
Witness stated that he had never received notice from the plaintiff that the men had not arrived.
His Lordship-You are not able to prove these letters?
Mr. Orr-No.
Witness added that when he went to the plaintiff for the money the latter told him to wait.
Under cross-examination witness admitted that he was not a licensed passenger broker, and Mr. Alabaster submitted that that answer was evidence of illegality.
Mr. Alabaster Why did you arrange for their being stowed away?
Mr. Orr objected to the question being put in that form.
Mr. Alabaster Did you think that was the proper way to obtain passengers for Australia by having interviews with the firemen ?—I did not know it was illegal.
Did you intend that the steward and firemen should hand the money you paid them on to the owners of the vessel P-No answer.
Mr. Orr submitted that if his friend was going to plead illegality he must give twenty-four hours' notice.
Mr. Alabaster agreed to waive the point. After other evidence His Lordship found for plaintiff with costs and non-suited defendant on the counter-claim.
Wednesday, 21st July.
ANOTHER Usury case.
Sander Singh,' an Indian watchman, sued another watchman named Kaser Singh for $100 due on a promissory note. Mr. Crowther Smith appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Reader Harris, from the office of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the defendant.
Plaintiff stated that he lent the defendant $100 last year and the latter agreed to pay three per cent. per month. He denied under cross-examina- tion that defendant came to him after the writ 830 interest on the principal and that plaintiff was served and offered to settle the case by paying
wanted $50 because he wished $20 for his solicitor's expenses. He also denied' that defendant had paid $70 on account, which had not been endorsed on the promissory note because plaintiff alleged at the time he had lost the key the box in which he had looked the note and could not find it.
Defendant asserted that he had paid the $30 on account and had paid $30 into Court. Evidence was called in support of this. His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff.
At an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of Messrs. Weeks and Co., Ltd., Shanghai last week a resolution was passed unanimously authorising the directors to create and issue de- bentures providing for the payment of principal sums not exceeding The. 200,000 (Shanghai Sycee) with interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, the debentures to be made redeem- able at any time after the first five years and within twenty years of issue.
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