THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931.
MUNSANG COLLEGE. [vated without being distant and
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.
FIVE YEARS' PROGRESS.
which is something neither 40- Icient, nor modern, always new and Jincapable of growing old,"
I address you on this subject of |teaching Chinese in order to show you the dificulty we are encoun- The Hon. Dr. S. W. Tao O.B.E matter of Chinese education; and tering at our presont day in the LL.D., distributed the prizes at the the danger we are running of loa- annual prize-day of the Munsang ing Chinese national character, if College, yesterday afternoon and a Sze Shu and Ku Mun are to be the course of his speech touched on banished from our curriculum. It literature played in the life of the behoves teachers of Chinese there- the essential rols Chinese tore to pay special attention to ordinary Chinese, youth.
the teaching of Chinese in their) Supporting Hon. Dr. Tap on the schools and save Chinese civilian- platform in the College hall was tion from being thrown overboard. the Rev. A. D. Stewart, M.A., and The teaching of Confucian princi- other members of the College Coun-ples are more needed In our pro- cil. Songs and addresses were sent day life than any other period? given by the elder pupils.
in Chinese history.
that
Annual Report.
The College Principal (Mr. Rufus I. J. Huang) read the report. lle sait, in part :-
nesses
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With the closing of 1930 the school has passed the 'nfth year of its history. This year wit
number of events which show promising signs of Our number of boys growth. steadily keeps on increasing and has renched the 210 mark, of whom
the!
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THE CHINA" MAIL.
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions.
Kong Hotel.
To-day--Tea Dance
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
N and AFTER Sist January,
At Kong 1991, the following Roads will be Open to Light Motor To-night -- Dinner Dances at
Traffic:- Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels.
Institute, Kowloon.
Saturday-Social at Helena May
Dance, "Morrison Hall, University.
Saturday-Annual Concert and
Entertainments.
To-night-Theatre Royal, "West- minster Glee Singers."
To-day Queen's Theatr
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, spoke on the necessity of the Chinese learn-Man Trouble." ing their own literature. He gave
Today Central Theatre
Instances of errors by Chinese Thunderbolt." who neglected this essential side of their education.
The Prize-winners.
The full list of successes, and prizes follows:
Junior
t-am.
To-day Majestle Theatre; "Her Private Life."
To-day-World Theatre, "The Million Dollar Collar."
To-day. Star Theatre. "The Little Adventurer."
Saturday-Theatre Royal, West- minster Glee Singers, (matinee), 3
Ying Certificate: Tsang Tsuen-pm,
Certificate and Prize-Winners. Senior Certificate: Chan 45 are hoarders. Our Primary de-mang (Dist. in Meckinnies). partment, which fa under capable management of Miss Aða Wong, has been greatly improved. It is packed at present to its full capacity. Our Kindergarten Is also well attended. To
meet
tsan.
Home Malls To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Comorin); from Europe via Suez (Malwa): from America and ports (President
Senior III.-1st prize, Chang Ying- ang; 2nd prize. Chan Sing-chak;
prize, Chan Luen-fong. Senior II-1st prize, Tsang Teuen.
Senior 1st prize, Chan Kim the need of expansion for theng; 2nd prize, Tim Chip-ko: 3rd McKinley); Outward for Europe coming year, the School has taken prize, Lam Meng-ang. three more dats of Dr. Two's Junior III.-1st prize, Leung Sik-via Siberia (Malwa), 6 p.m.
bon: 2nd prize. Jau Seng.on; 3rd prize. Lee Wai-tak,
3rd
hanke in Kaiyang Street for 1931.
School opened for 246 days (ex. cluding Sundays) during the year. Attendance is excellent. being over 97 per cent.
The general health of the pupils and the teaching staff has heen very good. We are grateful College Physician. Dr. Castro Basto, for his careful at tention to several cases that had arisen and for his service in giv-) ing physical examination to our Prize for Mandarir. Essay Writing: Avenue, Kowloon, household furni new boys at the beginning of the-Chan Luen-fong, year. One hundred
Prize for Mandarin Public-Speak-ture, 10.30 a.m.
Land Sales. February 2At P.WD. Offices, Junior I-1st prize, Yim Kun-luen; three lots of Crown land, 3 p.m. 2nd prize, Wong Kwok-king: prize, Chan Leung-tak.
Sports. Junior 1st prize, Hong Tung- tiek: 2nd prize, Chen Wing-yiu; 3rd
See Diary on Page 8. prize. Lee King-sun.
Meeting.. Preparatory II-1st prize, Cheung
February 10-H. K. Land In- Yum-wung: 2nd prize, Cheung Chang-vestment Agency Co., Ltd, wung: 3rd prize, Cheung Sue-wing. ordinary meeting, Messrs Jardine
Preparatory 1st prize. Li Cho Matheson's Offices, 12.30 p.m. fook; 2nd prize, Leung Wing-pui; 3rd prize, Wong Kwei-hong.
Lammert's Auctions, Special Prizes.
To-morrow At 6, Minden
to D1T
and fiftying:-Chan Sing-chak.
students were vaccinated last Da- cember by the St. John Ambulance, Mong Kok Division.
Candidates' Successes, We sent in four candiates,-all we got in our two upper classes- for the Local University Examina- tions. Two were successful. One student was awarded 'the Senior Certificate, with distinction in
Foreman : Alf?"
"Where's
The
Room,
To-morrow-AŁ Sales "Four Corners Dictionary" househole furniture, 2.30 p.m. Frize: (Middle School), Lee Wai-tak;
Miscellaneous. Primary School), Chung Ting-kau.
Plag Pong Championship Prize:-) Monday Annual Inspection Chan Tung-yuen.
WORLD UNEMPLOYMENT.
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*** (21022). 6-6.45 p.m. From the Studio European Children's Concert.
6.45-7 p.m.-Orchestral, Spanish Caprice (Risky Korsakow),
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1185). Deep Night (Valle and Henderson),
Victor Salon Orchestra (21928).
of St. John Ambulance Brigade, The Waltzing Doll (Paldini), South China Athletic Football
At Dawning (Cadman), Ground, 5.16 p.m.
February 19-Entries close for Horticultural Society's Annual Show of Flowers and Vegetables,
noon.
February 25-Horticultural So- ciety's Annual Show of Flowers and
A survey of the world ut the end of 1930 is not the road to opti-Vegetables, City Hall. mism.
Unemployment has grown steadily
acute in almost every country In the world. Grave as it is in this country, it may be questioned whether it is not equally as grave in Germany and in the United States.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
the
Two views seem to have come: to be widely accepted in 1930;. first, that Unemployment is an in- ternational and not a national ba broadcast to-day from
The following programme will problem; secondly, that it is re- Hong Kong Broadcasting Station lated to the fall in wholesale Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 prices. What makes the crisis so serious here is the fact that it is net a slump following a boom, but a slump, following a steady de-
young
Steeplejack: "Dunno; 'e was cline.
explaining to me 'ow 'e won the diving competition and I ain't seen 'im since."-
Passing Show, London.
the
metres:-
5-8 p.m.--European Programme of Victor Records.
5-6 pm-Varlety. Orchestral-
On a Beautiful Summer Night, Honeysuckle,
Waino Kauppi and His Suomi Orchestru (20871).
For all the recognition that the problem is international, there still is a reluctance to try to solve I internationally, though the in- structions to the International Humorous Song- Labour Organisation of
The Song of the Sewing Machine, League of Nations to institute a
Fanny Brice (21168). Mechanics, and the other gained thorough enquiry mean a step in
Song the Junior Certificate.
When Summer la Gone, This is 50 the right direction. There 18,1 per cent, and we are holding the however, in this country a mark-Accordion and Banjo
Frank Bauer, Tonor (21004). same percontage record of success l tendency to argue that
as the previous year. A competi- "economy" must be the order of
This is Paris,
tion of Chinese essay-writting, open the day; economy of man-power, Earcelona-
of social services,
Gardoni & Puig (21030).
Paso Doble,
Cardon & Puig (21033). For Seven Long Years Ive's
Been Married. Impressions of London
(Westminster),
Kelly Harroll (21069).
Stanley Roper (20620).. Whispering Baritone
You Won't Seo me if I See You,
Jack Smith (20928).
to all leading schools in Kowloon, economy was held in May under the auspices economy of wages. If it la true Song of the Y.M.C.A. We took part in it that the fall in wholesale prices and were awarded both the indiviis partly due to hesitation to buy, dual and the group championship in anticipation of a further fall. prizes, A Mandarin Public Speak-it-is diflcult to see how a reduc- ing contest, open to all the schools tion of purchasing power of the in the Colony, took place in Hng workers,
substitution Kong in the month following, and machines for men, or the reduc- again we were fortunate. in win- tion of State services which auto- ning the Championship Shield pre-matically involvo purchase (in- Bented by Mr. Lam, Chi-fung, a stead of leaving it to the caprice. member of
the
of
(Applauser. College Council. of individuals) can provide a solu- X)
tion
I wish to thank the following The tendency towards wage re- donors for their generous contribu- Juctions is not confined to this tion to our prize Fund: Dr. S. W. country; It is to be seen also in Tao, Mrs. Wu Ting-fang, Messrs. Germany and Italy, to mention Kingston Taft Tan, Wong Hok-chi, only two countries. If the object Wong Hok-yan, Fook Wong Co., and of wage reductions is to reduce Rev. A. D. Stewart...
costs of production, much else Hon. Dr. Tso's Speech.
may follow. Hours of work quite Hon. Dr. W. T'so said in part: Probably will be increased so that If any one desires to be a yet more goods may be thrown literary man he will have to pur- upon the irresponsible market. sue further and extensive studles Are not, we in. Great Britain a after school. In fact literary little too confident that our "8 men, like poets, are born and not tour Day" is safe? More than made. Unfortunately there is a once in the past five or six years, great deal of controversy about strenuous efforts have been made the teaching of Chinese literature in certain industries to get the In schools. In condemning the working day lengthened; may ther old method of teaching Chinese not be renewed, more generally literature people also condemn the and perhaps more plausibly, in old Chinese books like the four this erigie
books of Confucius and Manclus The Government has re-intro as unsuitable for modern use by faced its Hours of Industrist Em- calling them Chinese Classica. ployment. Bill, and if and when it The word "Classics conveys to rasses into law it is intended to one's mind the body of literaturo ratify the, Washington Hours Con- that has descended from the vention. The Convention may not Greeks and Romans written in apfer much "improvement to Bri language which is now dead.. How, tish workers; but to enter into an ever. I have found a definition of International Treaty will at least the word "Clatait in the singular ta to secure for them a guarantee --numbor namely “a book, which can against reaction which to-day they
de simple without being vulgar, ele, do not DDR1088.-
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Victor Concert Orchestra (20068). 7 p.m.-Stock Quotations. 7-7.85 p.m.-Concert. Fiano Solo-
Nocturn in F Sharp Major
(Chopin).
Song-
Ignace Jan Paderewski (6825).
:
Robin Adair (Keppel),
Frances Alda, Soprano.
- 3 (1188).
Serenite (Vieuxtemps),
Violin Solo
Song
Renee Chemet (1242);
Drink to Me Only With Thino Eyes
(Ben Janson),...
Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone (1238).
Piano Solo-
Dance of the Gnomes (Liszt),
Seigel Rachmaninoff (1184). Song
Ma Curly-Headed Babby
(Clutsam),
Halda Lashanska,
(1334). Violin Solo-
Malaguena (Albeniz-Kreisler), Cancion Populare (De Falla-
Kochanaki),
Soprano
Feltz Kreisler (1244). Song-
Silver Threads Among the Gold
(Rexford-Danks),
John McCormack, Tenor (1178). 7.35-8 p.m., A Beethoven's Quartet No. 2 in G Major,
Fiontal Quartet (1218-21), 8-10.30p.m. Chinese Studio Concert,
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