SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1928.
THE CHINA MAIL,
HELP YOURSELVES. and gratitude not only of the Chie of self-reliance, fair play, willing-
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mullet from Col. Bird with which he tapped twice on the stone saying: " declare this stone well and truly laid."
nese here but also of all patriotic nega to make sacrifice to do others men in China.
good, cheerfulness in defeat and Cherished Hope.
magnanimity in victory, an esprit When the late Sir Kai Ho-kal, de-corps, as well as the courage of with whom I associated in all mat-earrying out their own conviction ters of public interest, was ap for good and a determination to re- preached by the late Bishop, then frain from doing what they have Archdeacon, Banister, and the Rev. learnt to consider infra dig. Mr., but how Archdeacon, Barnett This spirit, courage,
GREAT NAVAL FILM.
THE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALKLAND.
CINEMA NOTES.
"THE COHENS AND KELLYS IN PARIS."
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"ANNIE LAURIE" TO-MORROW. Aerording to a special advertise- or deter-ment in this issue, the famous
Three excellent films are show- Villagers Impressed. on the subject of establishing amination cannot be acquired in the British naval lm, "The Battles of ing for. the last time to-day--, After the stone laying eere-high-grade Anglo-Chinese School class rooms but on the playing Coronel and Falkland Islands" will "The Cohens and Kellys In Paris" mony, dedicatory prayers were for the Chinese, an opportunity for fields where, by co-operation and he screened at the Queen's Theatre at the Queen's Theatre, "The Big fered by the Rev. Tsang Ki-the realization of a long cherished team work, defeat often turns into from Wednesday to Saturday of Parade" at the World Theatre, and mpok in Chinese, and by the Very hogs of founding in the Colony a vietory while selfishness and con- next week. In the making of this "Footloose Widows" at the Star Rev. Denn A. Swaum in English.school on the lines of an English ceit cannot find a footing. It is picture no fewer than 38 ships
Following prayer, Sir Cecil re- Public School at once presented said that "the Battle of Waterloo were used, from the mighty super- "The Cobens and Kellys in cused his seat, when voles of itself to us. That opportunity was wou on the playing fields of Dreadnought "Barham" down to Paris," a sequel to the now famous thanks were offered by Mr. Li was taken advantage of, and, in Eton" which shows what great humble dockyard tug. Counting Cohens and Kellys,", is a comedy Hoi-Lung in Chinese and by Mr.order to seeure Chinese support to value is set on the training of a the crews of these and the dack of the unending squabble between T. N. Chan, M. A., J.P., in English. the project, it was agreed that the public school in England,
yard lands at Portsmouth, Malta, un Irish and a Jowish family, full Cheers and "tigers" for Sir
With the Chinese similar idens of cle.," between 38,000 and 40,000 of serious and Innghable..aitun- Ceril and the visitors concluded proposed school should provide un
education up to the standard of mankood are taught in their books, men were concerned in the pro- tions, George Sydney, J. Farrel ale interesting ceremony. Ten
diluetion,
Kate Over 1,000 were actually MacDonald,
Price und was then served on the grounds.matriculation of a University; that If one would go carefully into the
coni- Gertrude Astor head the excellent und the inand resumed its much it should have, at all times, a full Chinese classies he would find employed by the producing
staff of English Masters whose them all there. But the lack of a pany. On nue ocension, 400 dock-cast. -appreciated' music,
the pay The villagers who turned out duty it was not only to teach but practical training to put their idens yard "ranties" came on
also to associate themselves with into execution renders the tenching rall for all-night work at Ports- mouth. The film has been seen by the boys and to impart to them almost a dead letter. notion of the traditions of English very spirit of practical action that the King and Queen and has aroused Public Schools; that the students we hope to see is our youths so the greatest interest wherever
has been shown. should be taught and encouraged that they may on attaining such to take an interest in athletic sport spirit show to the world what the and games; and, above all, that the old Chinese traditions and civilisa.. study of Chinese literature and tion really are. classics should be made
compul-
in large numbers were greatly impressed by the ceremony, and vineet great interest in the band. At the conclusion of the stone laying ceremony they fired some crackers for good "joss.”
SIR-HENRY POLLOCK.
Six Houry Pollock expressed 8sory. thanks Ifis
to Goveryon
Excellency the
·With
It is this
We thank the Government hearti
MAUDLIN MAUNDERINGS.
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it
WORLD THEATRE,
The Big Parade" is one of those pictures that can be seen again and again with interest. John Gilbert! and Renee Adoree are the leading players in this great drama of war. It should be noted that "The Big Parade, owing to its exceptional length. is being shown at 2.30,!!
laughable ad-
ly for granting this magnificent Saui Otto Stuph: "The Crab 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. only. site for the development of the Crawl," this understanding St for attending the cure-Stephen's started 25 years ago, and Schoul and your Excellency for Fancy Skating" by Figueiredo; by Ironside Ways:
STAR THEATRE. mony, his time being very fully it has ever since occupied a unique giving all the facilities and en-The Oil King" by Maximilian occupied in view of his coming position among the educational in- couragement which enable the Pounds: "The Adolescent," by
Louise Fazenda and Jacqueline] abere on leave from the Colony stitutions in the Colony. Many of Building Committee to proceed Noah Mann: Truth," by Hazel Logan are the leading players He ne the word "leave" advisedly its students, after leaving school, with the Building Scheme. We re: "The Victims," by Weir in "Footloose Widows," which here it was nich to be feared went abroad for further study andre most honoured by your Excel-Dunn Brown: "Bolshics,"
the éoncerns by That Ha Excellency's well-know have since returned duly qualified eney performing the laying of the Knox l'olt Sophems: "The Way ventures of two young manne-
Foundation Stone. We feel sure to Love." by N. E. Howe: "Poul-quins who make in their respective professions and Colour and its interests was likely are doing splendid work in Cess of St. Stephen's is assured. Comforter,"
that under your auspices the 11⁄2 unetail considerable of his time and in this Colony, «
sue-tices," by Lynd C. Doyle: Job's for society in the hope of netting a by Yule Avenel millionaire husband aplece. Jason bor n d and leisure in the Home- |
(Appkuse).
Overow: "The Eton Crop," by Robards, a Bow discovery among Bob Dare: "The Nigger's leading men, is the handsome hero. Serenade," by Isaac Allin; "For-
devotion to the welfare of the
Public School System.
Bir Denry also expressed his How far St. Stepina's lus ful- thanks to Lady Clementi and the dlled the expectations and hopes of other guests for their presence and said he also took the opportunity
Colony,
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T'wn Bostels.
was very
its Paunders is a dfifiol ymestion}
to their Alma Mater.
Hitherto Chinese have
HE. THE GOVERNOR.
His Excellency :-
པར'ས
they can have more supervision state; but there should always be
den Sights," by Mustapha Luke: "How to Command," by Till: "Salacious
a bold bid
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THE IDEAL SMOKE
to answer, For the traditions of al The experiment which begins Dick Tait: "The Rolling Stone." 4 expressing the great gratitask school are not thayes tante and here today is not only full of iny Eustace
L. Comyn, .C.M.G., D.S.O., and By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. Je College Coincit and the they can only be made manifest by ferest, but will, I venture to hope. Yarns," by Canute Elmore: The officers, the Band of the 2nd. Boiling Pond Committee to The the charmeter, deeds and behaviour mark the beginning of a new era Orangeman," by Micah Noyes
s to the Building Fund for at its students, show in their educational enterprise in Hour Sim, I could stand it no longer. Senttish Borderers will play at the Battalion of the King's Own their pehervis contributions afterezhoni fe. That judging !Kong and perhaps in China.
began to feel as if I had been 0.20 performances in the Queen's nounting, with interest, to a sofrem common report, St. Stephen's attempting nothing less than given an anaesthetic. I wanted Theatre to-morrow, on Monday and or $150,000.
boys are admitted to be well be found in this Colony a public to drag myself away from that ties of the effectise labours of the from the splendid effort and great in the United Kingdom, Grful eye of the serpent. Fortun-all performances to-morrow and He also expressed his apprecia-haved and public-spirited; and, school after the model of those helpless as a bird under the bale will provide atmosphere" for the
on venomous bookcase but felt as
Tuesday. A Scottish piper Old Boys Conmittee and the stu-energy displayed by the Old Bugs among the glories of Great Britain
big feature film, "Annie Latiric," dents of St. Stephen's da helping in Association as well as the present in the Far East can catch somente to the bar. This proved to be formances on Monday and Tuesday, are her public schools; and, if we ately Iran saw my state and led at the 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 per- mection with the sam raised. Students in helping the College He added that the generosity of the New Building Scheme they have thing of the spirit which inspires a jump from the frying-pan into Government in placing nearly. 25
those wanderfal foundations, give the fire, for there I met Tai Pun, res of land at the disposal of the proved themselves to be most lyntj
it body, subalance and reality in our lish, leader of the Shaukiwan- Comell of the College
champion Chinese punster in Eng- midat, and saceresfully foster its The public-school system has migh appreciated and that such
now come to China and it is going triumph in the cause of education. In the tavernacular I may inform growth, we shall have won a great thus: "Welcome to the bar, Sir. derers. He opened his batteries generosity was calculated to spur The Concit
to stay. to establish an educational institution which would een accustomed to educate their education, is never in a healthy you that you are now one of the
Education, and especially higher le in every respect a credit to the children at their own home where community, the sole concern of the sir." retorted the bar-boy. That Decanterbury Pilgrims." "Pshaw, and control over their character co-operation of private with official, was the last straw. I remember In fact, he added, the Connell and and conduct, and less danger of endeavour." It is most undesirable falling, and when I came to found
London, Yesterday. the Building Committee were reach-bad association and contamination. that education should be all of one myself in hospital.
The Commons have passed the ing forward to the erection of an This method of education was only kind and schools all of one pattern.
Cotton Industry Bill, prolonging extra hostel in addition to that of passible in days of old when one But the impulse of the State will
for five years the operation of the which His Excellency was about to had nothing more to learn than his inevitably he in the direction
Cotton Industry Act, but reducing lay the foundation stone. Such an own language and literature, and uniformity, and it is only by the ment for the building scheme
from sixpence to threepence the extension, was estimated to cost the abject of education was to pass intervention of private initiative)
inlevy imposed under the Act on the about $159,000, being apparently the old form of atate-examination that diveralty and individuality valuable proposal made by a
Stanley.
sale of every bale of raw cotton; warranted by the prospective num-in China.
I wish to pay a tribute to the very a levy made for the purposes of will be achieved. Government her of hoarders already in view.
syn-the Empire Cotton
Delivered Growing Cor- But when social intercourse been assist and co-ordinate; but the dicate to me concerning a donation peration. He thought it would be more econ-tween men of all nations becomes driving power, and to a large the College in consideration of
The mover of the second read- emical to start a new one new be more and more extensive the need extent the funds, should come from the surrender of the lease of the ing of the Bill stated that in seven fore the old one was finished while of acquiring knowledge of private sources, namely, first and college to the syndicate. I com-years the cotton produced in the the building plant was still on the modern science, foreign languages, foremost from parents and puplis,municated this proposal to Rev. British Empire, excluding India.
and the ideals of other nations ba- and then in gradually widening W. H. Hewitt who was then
had increased from 100,000 to 427,000 bales a year, and three arban and municipal or Hewitt came back to Hong Kong kind of cotton most suitable to the roust give their children the bene-social, secular and religious.
it of a public school education am persuaded that a sound system Chau Shiu-ki conducted negotia- Then Mr. Hewitt and the late Mr.
mills of Lancashire. of education cau and training.
only evolve
ontion with the syndicate concerning plained that the Japanese were Mr. T. Johnston (Labour) com- these lines and, as a matter of the proposal. Finally Mr. Howitt securing a large part of the cotton fact, this is how education has accepted the syndicate's generous grown in Uganda, which went to some spread in those countries where gift of $100,000 to the College and Japan in steamers heavily subsidia- $100,000 for the surrender of the ed by the Japanese Government. College lease to the syndicate. This and was then taken back to East
spot.
Sir Henry also said
of
in
that with comes imperative. Parents if they/circles from associations, whether Europe. In September 1923 Ir. quarters of the increase was in the f
want to keep up with the times irat,
Second Stage. However, the fear of
Decision Welcomed.
the addition of these two boatels which would accommodate 120 boys the Council hoped in the course of the next few years to build on the site two more hostels so as to pre-. vide necommodation for 250 board- ers, a communal dining hall for the whole school.
*t library and parents that their children may get it has been most esteemed. museums, laboratories, workshops into bad company when associating and a gymnasium, and later à school with a large number of boys in a chapel.
public school still remains, and it utmost staisfaction the decision of mands general admiration.
1, therefore, welcome with the splendid offer of the syndicate com- Africa in the form of cotton goods, The pinying fields, which would behoves, therefore, the masters, the authorities of St. Stephen's action of the syndicate was soon tive) said it was a fallacy to sup- soon be taken in hand, would be as who have the charge and responsi- College to reconstitute their founda- followed by many old boys and pose that the use of Empire cotton Mr. R. Waddington (Conserva- spacious as any school's in the bility of the boys to allay this tion as a public school after the friends of the College who have al-must be restricted to Lancashire. Colony. The erection of hostel, of which His Excellency was school; by associating themselves first stone of
the fear by keeping strict discipline in English model; and in laying the ready contributed $150,000 towards That would mean restricting the to lay the stone, was in the able closely with the boys in their work buildings here at Stanley to-day have $300,000 at our disposal for would be unjust not to allow the
the new school the building fund. Thus, now we development of Uganda, and it; hands of Mr. Lam Woo, who said and play; and by keeping them so I wish this splendid venture of the erection of the building. The expected the work to be finished much employed in useful work that faith all possible success. within twelve months.
Inative producer to get full beneft In the
they can have no time to get into that It will receive
I trust appeal to the old boys and friends from his cotton. Moreover, much the generous of the College to give generous cotton which went to Japan was connection would be
Government,
The
meantime, by arrangement with the mischief. These aims the Board-support of the whole community. donations for the erection of one unsuitable for Lancashire.-Reuter.) made with Tytam Tuk so as to ob ing School system only can effec- (Applause.) tain a pure water supply and the tively achieve.
necessary motor roads affording St. Stephen's is now entering on access to the site would be con- its second stage of development. structed.
-
DR. TS'O.
Dr. S. W. Te'o, IL.D., 3.P., -presenting the founders and
re-
the
Council of the College, said:
MR. LI HOI TUNG
The following. is 11
more hostel which is an imperative necessity.
Many. Problema.
We have carefully considered English many problems of our College,
A NEW CORINTH.
It
TO. BE BUILT ON SITE OF THE OLD TOWN.
to
EARTHQUAKE-PROOF!
It is the first time the School has a *In conclusion, Sir Henry said the building of its own, with ample translation of the speech in Chi- is not my intention, however, Council intended to establish an ground for playing fields and for cse
made by Mr. Li Hoi-tung, deal with general questions now, institution with a high standard future development. It is a fitting chairman of the Old Boys" Com- and I will not detain you long. I not only of education but of publle occasion at this day's ceremony mittee, member service for the good of others.
of the College only desire to make a statement that I should re-state and em-Council, and a trustee of the Col- with regard to one question which
Athens, April 26. phasise the hopes and expectations lege:--
Earthquake shocks are still being ! of the Founders 25 years ago; how-
deeply interests us; I allude to the experienced in Corinth, but most On behalf of the college council question of study of Chinese of the population declare that they ever much I may fall in my ability and the old boya of St. Stephen's literaturę. to express them adequately.
His Excellency has will not abandon the historic town, College I wish to express our sin- taken a keen interest in the study which will be reconstructed on the Generally speaking the object of cere gratitude to His Excellency of Chinese literature, and recently same site. parents in sending their sons As one of the Founders of St. school is to attain scholastic tion stone for the new building of ing a Chinese department in the Arts as possible, earthquake-proof
to for coming here to lay the founda- gave encouragement for establish- The new houses will be, as far Stephen's College and on behalf of achievements. But the English the College. The building scheme Faculty of the University of Hong Reuter.. the students and thair parents IPublic School system aims higher in Stanley was dropped in 1924 for Kong. His efforts are greatly..ap- extend to your Excellency our most than that, that is, the formation of several reasons, and the college preciated by all of us. I hope the hearty welcome and thanks for the character, of the studenta. counell wished to erect the building College would improve the Chinese coming here to-day to lay the Parents should be reminded that it in Aberdeen which is not a suit-section, and students take keen in- Foundation Stone of this new Col-, is not given to every run to be of able place for college purpose. But terest in the study of Chinesh lege Building.
the same ability, but, every The great interest your Excel-can be of good character. It is the gested that the College should be be come a principal feeder of the man in May 1927 His Excellency sug-literature; so that the college will lency has taken in the education of duty therefore of every school to buit in Stanley. Then we put the Chinese School of the Univeralty. "the Chinese here and the strong wurd both the state and country valuable suggestion into practice. When the building will be com support and
encouragement you to produce such men, and the Eng-His. Excellency showed, too, pleted, I hope that the College will have given to the establishment of Hish Public School system is the noble and discerning solicitude for allocate a room or rooms to the old Chinese School at the Hong Kong best mea's of attaining this desir-the needs of the Chinese commun- boys for social purpose. Thus the University, and your exhortation to ed end..
ty by suggesting that Hong-Kongloll huya haya manz annetusitis test Hers treatment and classics, have won, for you, Sir, What we hope of the students frschool and by generously giving using their mother school.
Excericht boarding meeting one another, and of help- the inestimable admiration, respect that they should acquire a spirit valuable advice and encourage-i plause).
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