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HONG KONG FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1929.
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QUEEN'S COLLEGE STILL PROGRESSING OPIUM SCHEME IS ENGLAND OPENS 4TH PRINCE'S CONCERN
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INTERESTING SPEECH His Excellency the Governor (Sir
SATISFACTORY REPORT ON
H.M. THE KING
THE BOGNOR TRIP
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The King's Journey The Queen, who was Recom
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ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING
THE
“HSINWAH” INQUIRY
TO-DAY'S EVIDENCE
HAPPENED
For the last time in the tempor-FURTHER DETAILS AS TO WHAT ary accommodation at Prospect COAL FIELD TOUR
Place-prior to entry into the new school building at Stanley-the an- ASSURANCE TO MAN OR
nual prize-distribution ceremony of
Geneva. Yesterday.
Above the cheers of the people St. Stephen's College was held this Oplum Commission began thei Before a crowd 15,000 people, thronging round the Prince of morning, when a large and distin-
MR. JACOBSEN'S STORY
At the resumption of the "Hsin-
Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) was pre-panied by Printesi, Maryč, vis pocs Paisauallon of the American Govern-in cool but overcast weather, on a Wales in one of the long and mean gulshed gathering watched Mwah" inquiry at the Central Magis. Bent this morning at Queen's College Bognor this afternoon to Inspectment's proposals for the limitation hard wicket, the fourth Test match strecta of Jarrow rose the cry "Let Kwok Slu-lau, J.P., à benefactor of trucy this morning, Mr. Peter Jacob.
and, before distributing the prizes the arrangements made for the of production and traffic in nar- opened this morning Chapman win-me just touch him!" to the successful pupils, delivered King's stay at Craigwell House. cotics. a very interesting speech with re- gard to the College.
The visitors also included Sir Henry and Lady" Pollock, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga. Mr. W. W. Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, Mr. A. E. Wood, Direc tor of Education, Mr. E. Ralphs,
The journey was made by motor-
car,
4
1
Her Majesty and the Princess that the commission should allow rived England had scored, according ed for 50 years in a shipyard where College Council, presided. Others on January 15, when he came on the
returned to London in the even- ing. It is expected that the King. will go to Bognor in about a week's time.-British Wireless Service.
Mr. Van Vettum (Holland) and Mr. Sato (Japan) both contended
the allow the Geneva Convention of 1925, which is only now being en- forced, time to show what it could do. The Convention had envisaged suitable and sufficient measures and the American project could do no Inspector of English Schools, Mr. to Bognor on the 7th inst., weather more and would be impossible to
apply. and Mrs. G. R. Sayer, Mr. J. Ralston, permitting. and Mr. Hin-shing Lo.
Queen Makes Plans
It is expected the King will go
H.M.'s medical ad- visers belleve the anxious journey There was a very large attend- should be made by road, thus ance of pupils and their friends in minimising the King's moves. the College Hall, where the presenta- tion ceremony took place.
HEADMASTER'S REPORT
The Queen has selected a small private hotel да а guest house while the Court is at Aldwick which contains 16 bedrooms in which electric fires are being fix
Mr. A. H. Orook; M.A., Head-ed. master, presented his report as follows:-
Expert's View
་
education In the Colony, give out sen, the Chief Officer of the ill-fated The the awarda.
ship was re-called, and asid in reply It was a blind woman., ning the toss and ending in Hobbs
His Lordship the Bishop of Vic to the Coroner that he last saw the Prince was then entering a cottage and Sutcliffe,
ita visit A bed-ridden septoria (Rt. Rev. C. R. Duppuy Captain between 8.30 and 9 p.m., By the time the lith interval ar-
tuagenarion, who had been employ-D.D.), who is chairman of the to Reuter, 77 runs for no less.
Hon. Dr. bridge and handed the witness the there are now only 3,000 workers present Included the
The Captain was The England tear, as announced compared with a normal 12,000. S. W. Teo, O.B.E., LL.D. and Mr. night orders. in a cable a few days ago, remains The Prince heard the cry and Li Hoi-tung (both members of the quite sober then. As a matter of unchanged from that which won the stopped and raised his hat. He College Council), Mr. Kwok Yau-fact, witness had never seen the second and third Teets, which means asked the crowd to make way and ting and Mr. Buchanan.
Captain the worse for liquor on board that the following have yet to bat: shook her hand and talked kindly to Mr. F. A. Britton, M.A., acting the ablp.
Warden, presented his report as fol-
In reply to further questions the D. R. Jardine, W. R. Hammond, E. the woman.
Chief Officer said that the installa- This was one of the many incid-lows:- Hendren, A. P. F. Chapman (cap- A Suggestion
tain)), G. Geary, M. W. Tate, H. jents betokening the affection for Our numbers remained steady tion of wireless on board the "Hair- Signor Cavazzone (Italy) suggest Larwood, G. Duckworth, J. C. White. the Prince among folks living throughout the year the total num-wah" was made about the middle of ed that the commission postpone
Steady Play
junder appalling conditions.
ber in attendance being 167 of December. At the time of the disas- with Conversing the
mayor whom 63 were boardera. The ac-ter, the wireless outfit was on discussion and submit the Bath bowling and batting were of Durham, H.R.H. said: I am commodation for boarders at Po-board, but not connected, and the American proposals to all states,"
on the steady, side and the fifty very touched by what I those not members
have fulam has been filled to the utter-ship did not carry a wireless opers- of the League, and request them to, for. Was sent up in 63 minutes. Before seen
of the bravery, patience most, and the Staff have been com-tor.
hope ward their observations on the basis lunch it was real fighting cricket and
.of these poor tent with a minimum of space for of which the Commission could re-terval the scores stood:-
that was played, and at the in-people. I am sure things will themselves. We are looking for be righted, but afraid it will take ward with keen anticipation to the sume discussion. Signor Avazzone
J. B. Hobbs, not out: $1
41 time.
move to Stanley which should take also announced that Il Duce Musso-
81 The people I met on this tour place soon after Easter. Jini had Instructed the Minister of H. Sutcliffe, not out
5 could not have been nicer to me Finance preliminarily to examine
personally. It is wonderful!” the proposal to create a monopoly of narcotica in Italy.
tem- that his
even
British Opposition
At the beginning of 1923 we had The "British Medical Journal", 618 pupils on the roll as against referring to the King's "slow but 595 at the beginning of 1927. From steady progress towards convales pupils dropping out and others cence" mentions being taken on in their places we perature has settled down and Sir John Campbell (India) severe- His sleep is betterly criticised the American proposal attained a total number of 667 pulse quiet.
and more solid food is being taken.} and described it as ridiculous. He scholars for the year.
Divisions of Class and The journal, pays a tribute to the urged the Commission not to trou-
and nurses' skill ble about it. divisions of Class 3 are the only King's doctors classes into which we admit new and devotion which have been al- boys in any number. The other lowed full scope throughout, for clases are generally filled by pro which "the nation owes a great motions from the classes, immedi- debt to the Queen, whose courage ately below.
has been an example to her people."
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In the divisions of Class 8 weReuter. received 83 new boys, and in the divisions of Class 3 we admitted 108
new
boys from the Government District schools, who had passed the Class IV departmental examination.
A Good Average
The number of school days was 227-exactly the same as last year --one more than the usual, due to the unfortunate calamity that the Birthday of Confucius and the 10th of the 10th month (wastern reckon ing) both fell on the same day, and that a half holiday!
and had always shown a deep in- terest in the College. To him we are indebted for several scholarships and prizes.
Philanthropic Gifts
Sir Malcolm Delavigne supported Sir J. Campbell and emphasised the difficulties in the way of the scheme. Sir J. Campbell's motion for the burying of the proposal was ultim- ately carried.-Reuter. -
AFGHAN TURMOIL
HOW BRITAIN KEEPS NEUTRAL
·STATEMENT FROM INDIA
New Delhi, Yesterday.
Extras
Total (for 0 wkt.)
SOCCER CARTOONTM
the
FOR SINGAPORE:
FACTS ABOUT CRUSHING MACHINERY
Connell
There
After the ship struck, the witness saw Waglan lighthonec signal to the ship, with a Morse lamp, but ha could not reply because all the ship's lamps were out. Although the dyna- mo was still going, the electrical The College" congratulate Hon. connection between the engineroom Dr. S. W. Tso on his becoming a and the bridge was gone. member of the Legislative Council. was, no oil Morse lamps on board Dr. Tao is one of the Founders of the ship. St. Stephen's and has, from the Le-
The Ship's Course ginning, given Services of inestim- The Coroner naked if the ship was able value. Sir Henry Pollock has coming round the south of Hong given a great deal of time to the Hour, so the witness thought it Stan Hill, the popular cari»
College during the past year aa was, why did it go round the north caturist, having returned from
Chairman of the Building Commit-of. Wagian insbed of taking the leave, resumes his series of
jtes. We.offer him our most sincere weekly sports cartoons in to-
In the Commons, in reply to thanks. Dr. J. H. Saunders retire, proper course, which was south of questions, Mr. Bridgeman stated from the Council-after many years
the faland. morrow's "China"fill"ý His
that an order for crushing machip of faithful service. We wish him first, to-morses, will by costing about $11,000 for the a continuation of good health and local football—a fopical sub- Singapore base had been placed many happy years in England. ject in view of the approach-
with an English-registered, com- ing Interport matches with
Fifty-five per cent. of the pany, Shanghai.
value would be manufactured in Belgiumi, 25 per cent, in the Unit ed States and 20 per cent. In Bri- tain-Reuter.
Ая GAUB), to-morrow's "China Mall" will contain all the usual features. Make sure of your copy.
A very interesting cartoon of one of the members of the Legislative Council will also appear in to-morrow's "China Mail's" Art Supplement.
MARSHAL LI HERE
A $11,000 ORDER
London, Yesterday.
HOME EXPORTS
SATISFACTORY INCREASE
FIGURES
PIECE GOODS AND SILK
Staff
able to ex
in adds was L Wan-po, the Chlef Steward of the "Hsinwah," said that he was asleep when the ship struck at about He was In January Mr. T. J. Price, B.Sc., 8.30 a.m., on the -16th. left us and in the same month Rev. aroused by the ship striking and im- JE K. Quick rejoined the Staff. We mediately went art, and saw Wag- Just congratulate Mr. Quick on his ap lan light on the port side. pointment to the headmastership then there were two other crashes of the Cathedral School, Shanghai; at the ship's how. After putting Here also 1 should like to mention
We are to retain his services until on a lifeboat in the saloon on the that this year at the present prize- Sir Denys Bray, in a statement
the Summer. Mr. Li Hei-nga' join- | main deck and issuing some to paa- giving we are awarding for the first in the Assembly regarding the
INed us at Chinese New Year. Miss sengers, witness went to the top time whole Free Scholarships in situation in Afghanistan, declared
Griffin has been doing good work in deck and where he saw the Captain each class from 8 to 5 Inclusive. that not a single soldier or gun
Geography in several forms, replac-| who brought rockets and bluelights These are to be annual. They are had been moved to the frontier.
ing Rev. H. A. Wittenbach. Mr. from his cabin and fired them from The average daily attendance was
part of the munificent gift of Mr. The daily life of the frontier gar.
and Mrs. H. C. J. Asche arrived in the doorway of the cabin. The Cap 88.1 per cent., just about the same Woo Hay-tong, himself an honour- risons remained undisturbed.
London, Yesterday. September. Mr. Asche is M. Stain was assisted by the Chief and as last year which was 88 per cent. ed old boy of this College, as was All the tribes remained steady,
The big increase in British ex-B.C.E, of Melbourne and holds the Second Engineers. School teachers. I think, will agree also his father, the late Mr. Woo though individual tribesmen were
ports in 1928 indicate the growing Diploma of Education. Mrs. Asche with me that this is a good average. La-woon, before him. We can con unable to realst the strong and
popularity of mixed piecegoods is teaching drawing. Rev. E. W. L. It is certainly an Improvement onceive of no worthier cause than natural impulse to enter the tur-
cotton and artificial silk. Official Martin, who was appointed Warden our own average of a few years education as a benevolent objecture moll on one side or another. The ago. It shows that the health of for the philanthropic gifts of those tribesmen's support
LUNCHEON AT GOVT. HOUSE "gures issued by the Manchester in September, sailed on furlough on Wai being
Chamber of Commerce reveal that November 28, when Mr. F. A.ming parties were held regularly in the school is not bad. No doubt the who have benefited thereby.
was appointed Acting the Summer and boarders bathed al- canvassed by the adherents of the
Marshal Li Chai-sum, with four shipments valued at nearly six and Britton grently improved general health of
The "Yellow Dragon" must be three Governments at Kandahar,
panter arrived on December 9, crease of nearly two millions com-
Mr. Carpenter is M.A., M.Sc., A.1.C., Religious meetings have been ar- It is largely responsible for this one of the oldest school magazines, Kabul and Jalalabad and the other Nationalist officials, arrived at a half millions sterling, an in- Warden. Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Car-meat daily at Fokfulam
pared with 1927.
of Dublin University and Mrs. ranged throughout the year. Col- All markets took increased quan- Carpenter is a trained Kindergarten lections have been made and sent titles, Brazil's receipts mounting teacher.
to the. Chinese Mission to Lepers, by leaps and bounds in recent
Sympathy Is expressed on all the Pakhoi Hospital, and local ins months.-Reater.
eidea with Rev. W. H. Hewitt titutions. upon his wife's continued poor
Free Night School health which has prevented Mr. Under the Headmastership of Howitt's return.
Yeung S-keung the Night School had a good year, and there was a supply of voluntary Chinese Studies have been under constant
the Colony so closely affects us that
,good attendance. No serious out- break of any epidemic took place or
affected us.
If not the oldest in the Far East. efforts of the British frontier offi.
it is now entering on its thirtieth cers were taxed to prevent head- year of continued existence. This strong tribal action and to com- according to Confucius dates the be- pel the observance of the Govern Vigour in Sports...‚'
ginning of personal independence ment policy of scrupulous non-in- Our sports were carried on much and self-control and a well known terference-Reuter, as usual. Through the kindness of modern writer speaks of 30 is the the Chinese Bathing Club we were grand climacteric, after which the enabled to hold our annual swim- Individual's career is made or ming gala at their bathing enclosure marred. But dragons by repute are at North Point when we had a very long lived and difficult to kill; and successful day's amusement with this one bids fair to round the quite a large number of entrants. century. It is rend by a large num Our other sports, volley ball, footber of old boys widely scattered bail, basket ball, tennis and a cor over the Far East. tain amount of cricket vore carried
Few Alterations
CHINESE CONSUL
COMMUNITY'S WELCOME AT
SINGAPORE
Singapore, Jan. 24. The recently appointed Consul-
on with vigour.
There is a certain danger of our We made very few alterations in General to Singapore, Mr. Tong sports suffering from too much the general organisation or working Lao, and Mrs. Tong Lao, arrived in
In the commercial Porthos IL-
Singapore this morning by the specialisation by particular persone. of the school.
Sport at schools is intended to division of the matriculation class
Mr. Tong Lao wàs met by Mr. increase the general health of the we introduced a little elementary Li-Tchun, the departing Consul- students and to make them mental-training on the typewriter because General, and representatives of over ly more alert and fitter to their so many business firms and offices 60, guilds in cars bearing each In addition there work. In this respect inter class when enquiring for clerks give pre- guild's name. games give a better scope than ference to those who know some were members of all classes of the Inter-school competitions for gen- thing of the use of a typewriter. erally healthy exercise.
Two Great Links
RETURNING TO HIS NATIVE
PROVINCE
Marshal LI Chai-sum · 1
Chinese community which has ex The removal of the Technical In-pressed its welcome by flying their stitute students from the basement national flag throughout the town.
Mr. Tong Lão is a slight young The two great links which con- laboratory enabled us to use that nect those who have left us with room for other purposes and at the man of about 28 years of age. He the interests and life of the College suggestion of the Second Master it was for two years at the Court of Kowloon wharf on the P. & 0.5.8. are the Old Boys' Association and was converted into a special room St. James and prior to that he was "Morea" early; this morning from the "Yellow Dragon."
for geography. This is a very im- attache in the Chinese Legation in Shanghal.. Both of these, though they have had their partant change. No subject seems the United States. ups and downs, have had a success to me to have as large an educative
He has held Consular appoint ful year. We are fortunate In hav-value as geography, especially in mente at Padang, Sourabaya and ing a number of old boys who still the applications of physical geo-Nagasaki. take a deep interest in the welfare graphy and its underlying principles
He left Nanking over a month ago, of the College. To the Old Boye to man, his gariculture and comand is very hopeful of the Nanking Association we are indebted for merce.
Government's success in putting an some of our scholarships, and to
Mental Discipline
end to all China's troubles. *y old boys and members of the Asao- The convenience of being able to He had a very pleasant voyage clation we are also indebted for collect in one room all the beautiful out, and told a "Straits Times" re- most of the money for these costly relief modele of the continents presentative that, the sight of so prizes which are to be distributed which we have, and the instruments many Chinese sampans in the har- to-day. During the year the Asso- for elementary Instruction in bour made him feel quite at home, ciation, suffered the and loss of the measurements and position on the Mr. Li-Tchun will be leaving for President, Mr. Lee Hysan. He had
Canada in about a fortnight's time. (Continued on FanE TJ been a boy and pupil-teacher here,
Straits Times."
15 GUNS A TIME
VICE-ADMIRALS EXCHANGE
SALUTES
TRANSFER OF FLAG ·
Chinese Studies
(Continued on Page 4.)
Christian Union
Mr. A. Ling. B.A., Chinese head-teachers, from amongst our Stu- master, and Mr. C. H. Tam, B.A.,dents.
Silver. Anniversary with Messrs Li Hol-nga and Kwan, Slu-kul. Two additional classes The 25th Anniversary of the Col- have been formed for Overseas lege was celebrated by an Old
there was an attendance of more legé to learn Chinese. | China Station), who arrived froin
Chinese essays by Form VI. were than seventy. Home yesterday, holsted his flag in kindly examined by Mr. Li King-
New Buildings H.M.S. "Cornwall" this morning.
Vice-Admiral A. K. Wafstell, C.B.Students who have joined the Col- Boys' Dinner on April 8, at which
(the new Commander-in-Chief,
Salutes
ExaminationG=
hong, B.A,, who wrote "Their On April 27, 1928, H. E. the Gov- 15 guns each were then material indicates that the Students ernor, Sir Cecil Clementi, laid exchanged between his Excellency have paid better attention to their the Foundation Stone of the Main and his predecessor, Vice-Admiral Chinese Studies than in previous Building at Stanley Peninsula. We Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bart, years."
have many applications for rooms |K.C.B., D.S.Q., D.OL, who will
in the new School, and we look for- strike his flag in HMS."Kent" at In the Matriculation Examination, ward with confidence to seeing you sunset to-day, when the new Com-18 entered and 6 passed; in the who are present to-day rejoicing mander-in-Chief will transfer hla Senior Locs! 12 entered and with his when we formally open our flag to "Kent."
4 passed; In the Junior buildings on Stanley Peninsula. Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt leaves for Local 16
entered.
-Prize List. and Home to-morrow, at noon, on
The list of awards was as fol- the passed. Ling Sung-kui, son of our "Morea."
Chinese headmaster, is to be con-lows:- gratulated on obtaining a Distinc Dux of School; Ling Sun-kui. tion in English. Distinctions were Form: VI-Ling Sung-kuf (Dux also obtained in Mathematica and and letin English, History, Scripture. The percentage of Science) Young Sze-boung (1st passes in the Junior is the highest in Scripture, Geography); Chan in the history of the College. Kwong-chung" (1st In Mathema-
Sports
tios); Tum Chu-song (2nd in
Captain A. J. 1. Whyte, Aide-de- the Chinese Telegraphs Administra- Camp, met Marshal Di on behalf of tion: Hong Kong.jg HE the Governor (Slr Cacil After mid-day, Marshal Li visited Clementi, KOMG).
Government House and conversed Mr. Chu Chao-held, Commissioner for the first time with His Excel- Tennis, has been as popular as Science), M for Foreign Affairs at Canton (who lency since the latter's return from ever, and the six have been well up Form V—Lal Hau-alk (Dux and has just resigned his concurrent ap- leave. Marshal Li was entertained to the high standard which la ex- 1st in Engilah); Lee Hus-ngak pointment of Superintendent of Cus- at luncheon pected of St. Stephen's. In spite (1st in Scripture, History): Chang toms, Canton), accompanied Mrs., Id Marshal Lí left Kowloon by spe- of the handicap of having a ground Tony-moh (lat in Geography) ; Lau Chal-sum down from Canton to greet cial train at 2.16 pan for Canton only once a week far away, foutball Po-wing (1st 3 Mathematics, Marshal LLORA After staying there a few days he has been played regularly Basket Science)
Marshal Ld crossed to Hong Kong goes up the West River to Kwangsi, ball has been revived (andria popu- Forum IVWong in the Government's motor launch his native province, to attend the lari Hockey also has been played and 1st in Geogr "Britanniá” and then motored to No: funeral ceremonies of his mother, this year on the small ground, at Chil Kai-ming (1st in Scripture) 68, Robinson-road, the residence of which will occupy a week or so, and Pokfulam and the Students have Mr. Kong Blu-ul, Superintendent of he will then return to Canton. taken" it up very keenly”. Swim-
(Continued on
Dux
ory)!