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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1933.
Ellis Kadoorie School Prizegiving
Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau Presents Awards
HEADMASTER PRAISES EDUCATIONAL WORK
THE CHINA MAIL
COLONY'S CONTRACT VEHIGULAR FERRY
iman.
BRIDGE
Tournament Play Commenced.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
EXPENDITURE
Two Votes Of $139,000,
AGENDA FOR THURSDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING
Two
to be
TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN KWANGSI
Military Importance.
COMPLETING THE WORK IN NORTH-WEST
The following are the results of
$139,000 sume of
[From Our Own Correspondent.) the first round of the Colony's spent on the Vehicular Ferry, one
Posch, December 48 Contract Bridge Tournament:- jia 1939 and one in 1934, will come
Although every part of Kwangal M. H. Lo and H. Lo beat Mrs before the Legislative Council for Province has been covered with an Grist and Dr. I. Newton
japproval on Thursday,
efficient telegraph system for a M. K. Lo and M. W. Lo beat An additional by-law made by number of years, the stringing of Mrs. A. L. Shields and Mrs. Gros-the Sanitary Board, the first read- telephone wires in the north- ing of four bills and the second western corner of the Province is a Major Field and F. W. Edge beat reading of the Bill to amend the comparatively recent venture.
Offences Ordinance. At present the Government is The annual prize distribution A feature of the work in the higher Mrs. W. M. Lambert and Mrs. M. Summary
engaged in running a telephone line 1932 will also be moved. of the Ellis Kadoorie School for classes has been the periodic visits A. Johnson.
from Porch, one of the principal P. V. Botelha and
The motions are as follows: Chinese took place this morning paid under the guidance of their
cities in north-western Kwangsi, to The Colonial Secretary to move-Pongal, a busy market town in the That the Reports of the Fin-neighbouring Province of Yunnan. (Nos. 11 and The work of erecting the poles and 12), dated October 26, 1933, and stretching the wired fa being ruth- December 7, 1933, respectivelyed and it is expected that it will be adopted.
be' completed, and telephonic com- The Colonial Secretary to move munication started, before the be-]
That this Council approves of ginning of next year,
A. A.
in the School Hall. The Hon. teachers to places of instructional D'Azavedo beat Mrs. J. H. Lewis Mr. T. N. Chuu. who presented interest in different parts of the Turner and Mrs. Odell,
The broader cultural as- R. E. Russell, and D. A. O'Kieffe the prizes. Mr. N. L. Smith, Colony. Director of Education, and Mr.pert of modern education has re-beat Mrs. Worthington and Mrs. J. Ralston. the Headmaster, were ceived definite attention and to this Keary. present.
W.
|und a weekly pictorial leason on cur-) Mrs. Litton and Dr. Chaun beati
J. Lewis and Mrs. The Headmaster in his report rent events, and the supply of suit-Mrs. D. for the year sald:-
nble English and Chinese period. Clark. Mr. Chaul Example,
pls to the School Reading Room M. David and M. A. Tobias beat "The school year, which con-have greatly contributed. The pre-Mrs. 1. E. Politi and E. M. Ray-
in mond. menced on January 1. 1933, ter-fects have done efficient work
in Men. Muzzall and Major Ducios] minated
This maintaining discipline, both on October 31.
beat Mr. and Mrs. Herman. curtailment of the session neces school and out.
Scout Troop Suspended.
R. E. Lindsell and M. E. Politi Unfortunately, certain irregulart-beat D. Denham and C-Groves.
W. L McKenzie and L. E. Stone the pupils and the co-operation of ties were brought to light regarding
ofbeat J. E. Bollard and Andrew Tse.. the staff enabled the curriculum the conduct of some members
zitated a certain speeding up of
the work but the keenness of
In all classes in be completely our Ellis Kadoorie School Troop of P. N. da Silva and B. A. Harrosi
Overtaken.
tako of the
IN AID OF FUNDS
OF S.P.C.A.
| Boy Scouts. In spite of diligent beat Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw.
Bo suitable The maximum enrolment was search and enquiry, 441, a decrease of 29. The aver-officers could be found to age daily attendance was 418, an charge, and the activities improvement on even last year's troop have regretfully been discon.i
I hope this will prove only excelent percentage. The al-tinued. most complete elimination of a temporary suspension of this use Helena May Institute frivolous excuses for absence is ful influence in school life.
teachers.
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Tournament.
ance Committee
the further expenditure of $139,-| The Government authorities have: 000 on the Vehicular Ferry dur- just issued a proclamation to the Ing the financial year 1998, effect that every township through which sum shall be met from which the telephone lines run will future loan and shall meanwhile be responsible for the equipment be charged as an advance from within its borders, and that a heavy the Surplus Balance of the penalty will be imposed on any Colony.
township within whose confines The Colonial Secretary to move-thefts of wire or other material That this Council approved of take place, unless the material is the expenditure of $139,000 onfreturned or replaced and the offen- the Vehicular Ferry during the ders are put under arrest and desit, financial year 1934, which sum with by the local police authorities. shall be met from a future loan These drastic steps were taken as a and shall meanwhile be charged result of a number of thefts of as an advance from the Surplus material, tampering with wires, and Balances of the Colony.
cutting of lines which were recent- The Attorney General to move-ly carried out by ignorant farmers That the additional by-law or tribespeople living in some of made by the Sanitary Board the wilder portions of Kwangsi. under section 16 of the Public
Military Value In recent years the military au- Health and Building Ordinance, 1903, on November 7, 1933, bthorities have been bringing science adopted.
to their aid, the latest step in this direction being taken by the 43rd Division of the 15th Route Army
I desire to thank publicly the a very gratifying feature of the school at the present time. Pardonors of the scholarships present- to-day. No Headmaster's
BRIDGE AND MAHJONGG ents and guardians are at last ed realising that requests for leave speech is complete without formall
200 ladies spent a very on inadequate grounds will not reference to the good work of his Some be acceded to.
I have never paid tribute pleasant afternoon at the Helena In January I took over the le the labours of a more willing and May Institute on Monday playing Headmastership from Mr. Kay.able staff. I shall part with you Contract Bridge,
glad in September to all with great regret when pro and Mahjongg in a serious of com-the
the next petitions organised in aid of Mrs. ceed from here on transfer
Pre- Church, who came to replace Mrs. week. The school, however, is for- funds of the Society for the
Lunate in that my place as Head vention of Cruelty to Animals.
The winners of the very attrac-| master will be filled by Mr. Kay. I
tive prizes offered were as follows:
We were welcome back once more
O'Connor,
The latter has gone
after 6 years' continuous service:
Auction Bridge:
The Attorney General to move
Arst reading of
"A Bill to amend further the Corps, which has its headquarters at Posch. Up to now they have Telephone Ordinance, 1928."
"A Bill to amend the law re-connected practically all the district cities and most of the more im- lating to Merchant Shipping.”
"A Bill to amend the Com-portant towns with a reliable tele-
phone system, thus making it pas panies Ordinance, 1932."
sible for members of the military staff to keep in constant munication with the district for which they are responsible.. By this method it will be a compara-1 tively cay matter to maintain law! and order.
tablishment of a Volunteer Naval Defence Force."
on a well-earned leave to Europe, fet certain you will all be glad to Contract Bridge: 1st Prize Mrs. in the Education Department. have him back.”
"A BI to Provide for the E- After distributing the prizes, the Byrne, 2nd, Prize Mrs. Goldsmith, Also, in the month of Septem
Hon, Mr. T. N. Chau aid he was Hidden Number, Miss Wilson. Auc ber. Mrs. Stubbings returned L
transfer from Belilios reatly honoured by being asked toon Bridge: Mrs. Kirk. Mahjongg: us on
Bisa M. Loureiro, present the prizes. Her work here lated the the pupils on their attain- He congratu- Public School. is of the greatest value in the
ments and complimented the school to Mrs. higher classes. We were sorry in its record,
the services of Miss to lose Nowsholme list June. She is now Headmastress of the Peak School: but we hope she will re
Mr. N. L. Smith. Director af
The thanks of the Society are due Borrett, for distributing the prizes, to Mrs. Taggart, Messrs. |Lane, Crawford Ltd., and the Bri- Company tish American Tobacco
Education, made a short speech or gifts of confectionery and which he also congratulated the turn to us early in the New Year pupils and also the masters who hadGreig. Mrs. Bousfield and Mra, Rof-
Satisfactory Resulta In
Examinations.
garettes, lo Mrs. Pearce, Mrs.
worked together to bring about such! an outstanding success as shown in fer for donating the prizes, and to the Committee of the Kelena May The examination results. He said Institute for the loan of the roome.
WEATHER REPORT
The Attorney Genera! to move the second randing of--
"A Bill to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1932."
M.C.C.'S FIRM CABLE REPLY
TO AUSTRALIA
(Continued from Page 11.
com.
The district of Kwangsi, which is now being wired, has been the scene of many robber raids, and at one time was under the control of ja vast Communistic army which wrecked great havoc on the in- habitants. The military authorities believe that by means of the new! The Australian Board of Control system of telephonic communication suggested a new ruling to combat it will in future be possible to keep leg-theory bowing as used by Lar track of the movements of these wood and Voce in Australia, but enemies to peace and order the M.C.C. did not favour the sug that, on receiving the news of a gestion of a new ruling in spite of robber raid, a "Red" attack, or a the fact that it was adopted by tribal uprising. it will be possible The following is the list of prize Hong Kong's rainfall for the 24 States under the jurisdiction of the to dispatch a force of men at once
hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day was Board.
to the scene of trouble, and in this way cope with the problem al its
As already stated, the educa he hoped to see many of the present tional
during last pupils rise in Hong Kong's Chinese work done Bession was eminently satisfac Community to fill responsible posi tory, and the results in the Antons such as that now occupied by nual Examination proved this.the Hon, Mr. T. N. Chau. In Class 4. 48 boys presented themselves for the Annual Ex-i amination, and 34 were success- ful.
continue their studies.
Prize-List.
Wang Yan-chow.
Fair, with fresh north-easterly winds, is the forecast issued to-day by the Royal Observatory.
1
If the
very start.
and
winners:
Government Scholarships It is interesting to note that, of
to .05 of an inch, making a total of The new law reads: Queen's College or King's Cal- 01.51 inches those 34, unly 11 elected to be pro-
since January 1. Any ball delivered which, in the moted to King's College, while 23 Chow Yun-pui, Yu Tean-sau, Poon
lege :---Class 4:-Ko
Teok-yum. against an average of 82.40 inches. opinion of the umpire at the bowler's end is bowled at the batanian with in- proceeded from here to Queen's to Ying-chow, Shum
HMS. HERALD ARRIVES Wing-hong and (Class 6.) 1.—Yuen Chai-yik. 2tent to intimidate or injure him, shall ibe considered unfair, and "no ball" Liang Yik-kan.
shall be called and the bowler notified H. M. Survey Ship Herald, under As some of you are aware, this
Woo Hay Tong Scholarship:...... Class Prizes:-(Class 6.)
of the race be repented schooling building ad erected
(Class 4.)-Ho Mee-chim.
Yuen Chol-yik, 2.-Tang Yuen-sang
by the the command of Captain E. F. B. gradually, over a period of severalį
same bowler in the same innings, he Law, arrived in Hong Kong from Tai Yau Scholarship:-Ist. In-and Leung Shiu-kwal. years, by the Ellis Kadoorie Chinstalment: (Class 4.):-Leung Kan-
shall be immediately instructed by the Singapore yesterday, 5. Chinese Prizes:(Class 6.) Lumpire to cease bowling and the over ese Schools Society, of which the late
iki,
Kwok Hon-ming, 2-L Yne-moon, shall be regarded as completed. Such Mr. Lau Chu-pak was secretary.
Tai Yau Scholarship:-2nd. In-8-Kwok Kai-chiu. was finally completed in the year slalment; (Queen's College) Keung
bowler shall not again be permitted to 1911, and handed over to Govern- Ping-hong.
Government Free Scholarship:- bowl during the course of the innings. (Class 7.) Tang Wing-kai.
then in progress.
in ruling: Lor important change in An Woo Hay Tong Scholarship: the Tests may be made this season 4 These can have been made in |(Class 7.) Âu Shee-him.
the Australian Board "bare suggested that the
Test should be played Canada since 1907, No Jocal a finish if at the end
difference tax. No Canadian prema the fourth Test the in matches won is not greater than ons. This would stan that the
ment in 1915.
It
Lau Cho Pak. Scholarships :---
ito 2-(Class 7.) Fùng Ngok-leung,
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Frizes: 1(Class 7.) 1-Tang Wing-kal, 2 3-Fung Nguit-leung.
team which were led 10 or 2-1 will have a chance to draw lie serien,
Ho Kam Tong Scholarship: The care and maintenance of the (Class 4.) Wong Ho-sup. structure and furniture are in the Sir Ellis Kadooria Prizes:--| hands of the Fublic Works Depart (Class 4-) 1-Ko Took-yum ment, which carried out a consider-Chow Yun-pui. able number of necessary repairs. during
Class Prizes: (Class 4.) Inat summer vacation Lam So,
2-Man Shun-yee, There is always an annud
recur-Fung Ngok-hang.
Class Prizes:-(Class 7.}. 1.—Be rence of summer plague of white
Chinese Prizea:-(Clans 4.) 1-Chik-kong, 2-Wong Kin-kun, 3.— ants, and constant vigilance is re-Chow Yun-put, 2-Wong Yan-chow.L! Chee-ying..
FRANCE WILL REPLY TO HITLER quired to bring to light and repair 2-Poor Ying-chow.
Chinese Prizes :~(Class 7.) `1,-- Government Free Scholarship:-Tang Wing-kai, 2-An Shee-him; 8,- (Class 5.) LI Chan-wing.
(Continued From Column 1). -Li Chee-ying.
Government Free Scholarship:- Disarmament Conference, the Br (Class 8.) Au Pul-kin,
Hish Government were in communi». Woo Hay Tong Scholarship: cation with various Governments | (Claan 2.) 80. Bre-sing," ka
with a view to advanding in every Mrs. Lau Chu Pak Scholarship: way possible the work which lay br |~(Clann: 8.) Wong Slo-pa. Ifore the Gaseral Commission:* Bir Ellis Kadoorie Prizes:— He added that it would (Class B.) 1—Au Pul-kin, B-Lau in the subile interest to {Kwok-in, ...!
their ravages.
Woo Hay Tong Scholarship:- (Class 5.) Ke Tsok-hang..
An was emphasized in last year's Headmaster's report, the health of both staff and pupils has again been excellent. It is essential that stu- Ho Kam Tong Scholarship:- donis be in a it state physically to (Class 5.) He Wing-ho. profit by the education we provide Chan Kai Ming. Scholarship: for them. To this end we are' in-] (Cinta B.) Wong-cham, debted for medical attention
Ellis Kadoorie Prizes:- treatment to our school clinic and (Class 6.) 1-Li Chan-wing. 2 also to the adjacent Government Wong-cham, Civil Hospital.
and Sir
Claas, Prizes(Class 5.)
Dextatement at present, Claes · Prizes:--(Class; B.) -- 1— The Secretary · Gestral
A successful Health Exhibition Chen Shlu-chung, 2-Chan Hon-lan Kwok-JE 2-Ho Kriecheung League of Nations, M. Avenol, arranged, by the Medical Officer for ming 3-Tang Man-chi, Behools was recently held in the Chinese Prizes:-(Class 5.) school, during which there were Wong Mantil 2-Li Chan-wing, public lectures and demonstrations S-Wong Man-wa.
May
by the school doctors and nurses. Government Free Scholarship Our elder boys attended these ind (Class 6.) Lan Yan-cheak showed great. Interest.”
Woo Hay Tong Scholarship The usual out-door and indoor (Class 6.3 Idang, Yik-kan sports” were taken part in during Ho Kam Tong, Schols the period under review, and re-(Clasa 6),Krok Kai- shi creational and educational exorn Chan Kal Mins So alons by both sea and land were (Clasa 6). Kwok H greatly enjoyed by staff and pupila. Sir Elf R
imbens of both
Chan Pul-ksen, in
jis now vidling London was a guer Chinese Prizes: (Clann 8.) 12 Government Junchion given ́st Wong Yiu-ling, 2~So Bre-sing, A –Av Palkin
Ping Pong Competition
Divialo Hung
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