THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1935 ·
BIRD-LIKE WINGS
WAH YAN COLLEGE
(Continued from Page 9.3
Successful Year
all our old boys cherish, the realisation that behind you, in the big school above the harbour. The past year was a wonder you have left life-long friends. fully successful year for Wah friends to whom you can turn for Yan in the world of sport. Wah simpathy and encouragement and Fan made a clean sweep of help in your hour of need. most every inter-scholastic enz
This is the spirit which I want
petition. We were champions of to see grow amongst you, bors. the Colony in basketball voller the spirit of justice, of loyalty of ball and amongst the Chinese unselfishness; the spirit of Wah 'schools) in athletics and aquatic Yan sports. This year our material is less promising, and we expect
Headmaster's Speech
IN
MAN-POWER PLANE
FLYING TRICYCLE IS
Miss Jean Batten the young New Zealand airwoman, above, broke three records on her recent flight across the South Atlantic Ocean.
In the course of his speech the less brilliant results in the inter Rer. Fr. R. W. Gallaguer, S.Ju school contests. More important; said in part:"Our boys this however, and more gratifying to
year by voluntary contributions ns is the keen interest taken and by organising a stall at the all boys in our own Inter-House St. Vincent de Paul Bataar raised competitions. These intra-mural
nearly $500 for the poor. The stall wong King Fong, 3 Woor Wing Kit struggles occupy many times more
was organised by the Photo- Class C1 Cha Chuk Tow, 2 Lam boys than the handful who com-
Saphic Society which won many Cho Yee, J. Lee Shine To prizes în competitions during the
pete in public kames; they entail
no danger of dishonest intriguing. and far less danger of "swelled
year.
Class 41 Won Shin Ngo, 2
TESTED OUT
DREAM OF AGES STILL NOT ACCOMPLISHED AGE-OLD PROBLEMS CONFRONT MODERN INVESTIGATORS
Paris.
THE efforts of a French inventor to flap his 36- THE
foot span flying tricycle into the air are at- tracting some attention in France.
So far these efforts have not met with any considerable mes- sure of success. M. Dubois, the inventor. is still experimenting and has not yet left the ground for any length of time.
But this new attempt to dy with wings is indicative of a. growing attitude in Europe with regard to flight.
→
Ma Pak Ste. 3. Cheng Yan Lin
Class 45: 1. Chan Chin Keung, 2
so far as is known, Now that huge speeds are pos- but never, Au Lai Shing. 3. Trai Kang Tow.
Class 40: 1. Nga Wing Wo. 2sible in expensive air liners, in-factually set of in
any of his Iso How Ching & Tang Chin Wall
ventors are turning their atten-wings. Chak Bang, Chan Ki Lin
Calss 5A: 1. Ho Sai Kong. 2.Laon to manpower planes, to see
"School begins as soon as it head" and they introduce into ends. When the last bell sounds, the school a house-loyalty and a
and our Class 1 boys crOSS the spirit of public service which are threshold of their Alma Mater for the last time as school-boys, immensely valuable.
We were visited very recently they enter a school which is at Wai Ka Chee, 3. Tsau Tsor yan. on December 5 and 6, by Mr. J-times very hard. They still need Ralston, Inspector of English guidance, they still need help. Li Siv Row. & Chan Kek Man
Schools
His report, at the time they still need friends, more, per of writing, these lines, had nothaps, than ever before. There- vet reached us. But I cannot re-fore it is our duty to continue to frain from queting one sentence take an interest in them, as it is sweet to the ears of every ear theirs to keep in touch with us.
was school-master. which
Trust Fulfilled -he spoken by Mr. Ralston on
Let me say here that we in Wah occasion of his first flying visit).
Yan College endeavour to fall to us in October, and repeated on this occasion: The school is
est
very efficient."
very
Lay-Masters Praised
Class 5B: 1 Kwok Man Shang..
Class 50: 1. Wong Hok Kwong,
re-
the aid of modera if, with search, men can fly with wings or at least by their own power.
Nearing Prize Mark
Wing Sheng. 3 Leung Eing Lay Class 6A: 1 Wong Tang Fuz
In Germany the Frankfurt Poly-
offered Class GB: 1. Woo How Doen. 2 technic Society has Yeang Nai Ying. 3. Leung Tze Ming prize of 5,000 marks to the first Class 6C: 1. Ching Ming Kong. 2 aviator to keep a man-power plane Chung Chee Hung, 3 Los Ying.
of any sort in the air for a fight Class 7A: 1. Lam Ming Yan. Siz Liz Lau, 3. To Man Chin.
of 550 yards... Class 7E: 1- Ng Chenk Ting, 2 Leang Kam Yin, 3. Wong Yan Hisg Class 6A 1. Choy Chi Chin, 2 Leang Chang Yok, 3. Wear Pak Chia SB: 1. Lee Chi
trust, and if a link in the chain snaps the snapping is not Class
of our doing. Of last year's Class Wong Man Kam, 3. Teni Man Cheung 1 boys we are in touch with 70 out:
of a possible 74. 25 are in Uni-
Prize List 1935
sre
dearing
FROM ASMARA
TO ROME
NEW ITALIAN LINE PROMISED
PROJECTED OPENING THIS MONTH
This is another step
Rome.
toward
German aviators this mark already. Early in Sep-
In December, there opens a tember a flight using only his own power was made at Frankfurt by
This inven-new Italian air line from Rome! Herr Dunn-beil tor, in a machine driven by an to Asmara which will bring pas aircrew which takes its power sengers and mail from Rome in Class 24: 1. Yeang Sze Chung from pedais, few distances of 2130 days. The line will be! I wish to end with two thoughts.iversities or Colleges of, Higher Chan Pe Lan, 3. Joseph A. Yoen.
furnished with 18-passenger both of which I feel deeply, and Studies in Hong Kong. England, Class 2B: 1. Chenz Po Heng. 22nd 25 yards at a height of three Italian planes cruising at 180 which it is a very real pleasure Canton. Peiping. Dublin, Boston, Chor Shing Pang. 3. Lam Po Hon. feet from the ground. The samei to express here. The first is Switzerland;
Class 2C 1. Cheang Y Shingaviator than flew for 250 yards an hour. $150 bave Joined
Kee Eng. 3. Lau Ping Sun, word of wart praise and Military Academies; 10 are parsa-
jat a height of 15 feet Class 34: 1. Wong Shin Ngo, 2 to genuine thanks
ouring Commercial Studies; 6 are splendid lay-masters. I came in running 1 College: 21 are Class 3A1: 1. Shit Leung Hang. 2. présent lies in the fact that as to the interior of Africa through Ethiopia. It will bring air traffic to Wah Yan as Prefect of Studies in Eusiness (all except 5 in Hong
Leong Chompoi, 3. Khatraful Ratna. soon as he makes a turn the ma-i -last September, and from the first Kony); and 6 are with us in this,
Class 60: ). GEAR dass & Waschine drops. He is catapulted of to the edge of a country where Class 3B: 1. Shio Leung Hang, 2. a. spirit of rear's Class 1. moment I discovered
Leung Che Pui & Khutrakul Retax the ground by an arrangement of not even the simplest wheeled loyalty and co-operation. of To forge a stronger chain we
Class 3C: 1. Chan Chung Tsui, 2 rubber bands which he works him-traffic is now known in great re genuine keenness, hard work and have established a Wah Yan Past Yuen Ping Fai, 3. Hai Sai Pang. self. To qualify for the prize he gions as large as American states. readiness to be of service, which Students' Association, at the sec-Pak Bang, 3. Las Chak Hong
Class 44: 1. Yung Joe Yee. 2 Chow has to Ay, without touching the are beyond praise. Every new manjond General Meeting of which,
points -300 Class B: 1 Choa Wing Ip. 2. Ho round, round two in a big job has at first a good held in November, the membership Sai Beans, 3 Chung Chun Tit.
meters apart. deal to learn: but for me, matters was given as 163. It is a very live Cass the 1 Lin Fook Hội 2 li An Ambitious Programme" were smoothed out, cifficulties organisation. which by means of Tai Chor. & Chan Kok Man
Other unauthenticated fights Egypt, Sudan. helpful advice picnics, lectures,
Class 5A: Wosg Tung For, have been claimed for many hun- "at homes," Ng Wing Sheng. 3 Wong China dreds of years. John xiven with a tact and generosity meetings (there was at least one Class 5B: 1. Tau Hing Wan
Wilkins, which I shall not quickly forget every month), brought the Past Chan Kwok Chues. 3. Antony Fok. 1 should be exceedingly surprised Students into closer touch with wai Kin. a Ho Six Hang
Class 5C: 1. Chau Kam Hoi, 2 Lay any school in the Far East can one another and with the College. boast of a finer body of lay-mas- must thank the Association for Lin Lau, 3 Leung Yia Kai- ters than those whom Wah Yan is the prizes which it has presented
Class 6B: 1. Leung Kwong Wah, proud to reckon on her rolls.
Chan Man Sun, 3. Lim Han Keung
Cheung Yan Lin. 3. Ma Pak She. This man-bird's difficulty at making Asmara the new gateaway
overcome. and
Class 6A: 1. Lam Ming Yan, 2. Sim
noted
British natural scientist
The new air line will be con- tinued Onward ** Mogadiscio, Italian Somaliland. The route |from Europe will be viz Greece,
Ten-Year Agreement: " Officials of the Litteria air line state that a 10-year agreement.: discussed in 1640 the ambitious with the countries concerned has programme of flying to the moon. In his writings he declares it to be told that a certain English monk “named Elmerus, about the
for Chinese Essays and for pro- Class 6C: 1. Caeng Hang, 2 Wong Confessor's time, flew from The second and last thought ress in speaking at debates, as Yak Man, 3. Mui Wing Kwong for the boys. 315 dear boys, you well as for the interest it mani- and I have worked now
Class A: 1. Fung Shu Shit, 2
2
town in Spain for a distance of
for a fests in the present pupils at Wah Isang How Leung, 3. Wong Ching more than a furlong."
term together, and I have nothing: Yan" but praise for your industry and! for your conduct. The discipline of the school-is-excellent, the atten-
Frize Winners
The following is the full-list of prize-winners
dance and the spirit of hard work Public Examinations
thoroughly commendable.
But I think too highly of you! to be content with that. I want
more for you As the yeari pass, you will, I hope, learn from Wah Yan more than dry book-learning You will, I trust, acquire some- thing of that intangible-but-price-
1934 1935
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Honours And Matriculation. Leung Chik Luen, with distinction
English, Algebra, Goemeny Tanh Augustine Sinna, with dis- tinction in English, French
in
Wong Chang Ngar, with distinc- less thing which we call school-tion in English Algebra. Trigonome spirit. There will grow up with- try.
in you an immense pride in your: Wong Kam Ngok, with distinction school, in her successes, in her in English, Algebra, Geometry.
„achievements.
Wong Chin. Hin, with distinction in Algebra Trigonometry, Biblical
Trigonometry.
Scholarships Leung Chik Laen.
Sir Robert Ho Tang Scholarship:
You will come to feel as if Wah Knowledge. Yan belonged, as in truth she Yee Wai Yum, with distinction in does to you and to your fellows You will come to realise that you bezz about with you everywhere bigger interests than your own;: "Pass And Matriculation that you are the guardians, al- Fang Shia Wo, with diffiction in weys and in all places, of the hon-Algebra, Trigonometry. our of your school And you will Lee Kwak Leung, with distinction
in Trigonometry.
I trust, he proud, just for the sake-Lee Yo Wing, with distinction in of Wah Yan and of her splen-Geography. did history, to carry on the fine traditions of the past- ---
Particular Points
Wong Kiang Tong, with distinction in Algebra, Trigonometry.
Yee Shon San, Paul, Lee Hok Nia, (matriculation),
Pase-
of
Wilkins also relates tales Class B:-1, Lok Ven San, 2 Chas flights with wings from St. Mark's, La Yay to Song Shu-Lou- Venice and at Nuremberg
Class 8A 1. Yak Tak Hon, 2 Wong Sui Chuen, 3. Cheung Fat Hung
Class 8B: 1. Pood Kwong Lan, 2 story
At the same time there was a of AN Italian. Giovanni
Yeung Kwong Lam, & Patrick Batista Dante, of Perugia, who several
Yasingco.
had, it was said, flown
Class 8C: 1. Laz. Shing Cham, 2 times across Lake Trazimene. Ho Kwok Ming, 3. Oci Tiong Pin
Scholarship Winners
1934
Class 2 Weng Chang Ngar. Class-3: Yeang Ste-Chung Class 4: Wong Shiu Ngo.. Class 5: Kwok Man: Shing. Class 6: Wong Tang Fan. Class 7: Lam Ming Yan. Class 8: Choy Chi Chin.
1935 Class 2: Yeang Sze Chung. Class 3: Wong Shiu go. Class 4 Yung Jow Yee. Clase 5: Weng Tang Fen, Class 6 Lam Ming Yan. Class 7: Fung Sha Shit Class 8: Vik Tak Hon.
Soon Came To Earth
At the beginning of the six- teenth century an Italian alche- mist informed James TV of Scot land, in whose domain he staying, that he would undertake
Wäs
been made..
Eight new planes are being put on the present Italian line be
tween Khartoum and Asmara, to carry mail only. The presence of 200,000 troops and labourers in Eritrea has increased mail traffic. jby leaps and bounds. At present:
the
limited passenger planes available are carrying about 1,000 pounds of mail twice weekly to and from Khartoum,
BRILLIANT LIGHT IN SKY
Pilot Sees Meteor Over Kent
While flying about 1,500ft above! to fy from Stirling Castle to Tunbridge Wells early one morn- France.
ing last month, Flying-Oncer The intrepid gentleman was no Duggan saw a brilliant light fash rain boaster. He attempted the scross the sky. He believed it to feat but soon came to earth. He st-be a meteorit
tributed his failure to the fact "Something burst beneath the that he had stupidly used some plane," he said, “and there was a chicken's feathers in his wings, vivid flash. At first I thought which were, "attracted" by the that it was a rocket, but the light Special Awards earth, and that if he could have was far too briliant”:
An official of the Meteorological Religious Knowledge: Gold Meda: used the feathers of golden eagles Young Sze Chung.
his success would have been as Office at Croydon said: “It is pos- English Debate: Gold Medal, Wong sured, as eagle's feathers had ansible that it was a meteor. Several Sze Chung Chung Ngar: Silver Medal, Young affinity with the air.
{were reported: on that night in Leonardo da Vinci invented different parts of the southern Mandarin_Debate: Gold Medal, AD Sik Ling: Silver Medal, va Show several wings to be fitted to arms counties. They are common dur
and legs to make flight possible. ing showers at this time of the Improvement in English Debate. He wrote treaties on the subject year." 1. John Wong: 2. Pani Tai C
Improvement in Mandarin. Debate:
Stat
Ah Bow Ng Crung Hin, with dis-1 Chan Chi Kni: 2 Wong Chung tinction in Trigonometry, French.
Lee Sai Hung, with distinction in Algebra..
Urim Essay Prizes:-Classes 1 mnd
2 Fong Way Fong: 3, 4, 5. Chos
You will be polite, punctual, hard-working. truthful, trust- worthy; clean in person and speech; ready to sacrifice your own convenience, to give up your im Bow Ping, Paul, with distine-Wing Ip: 6, 7, 8. Lemg Tag Hock own wishes for the good of the majority. You will play a losing game, or run a beaten race out to the bitter end, knowing that Wah Yan is prouder of a gallant loser
-victor:
•
tion in Trigonometry.
Strai Ming Wong Kwan Son, with distinction in Geometry.
Wong Yui Hing, with des Algebra.
than of a selfish and ungenerous Prize List 1934
Class 24: 1 Wong Chung Nga And after your years in school 2 Wong King Long, S. Lee To are ended, as are the years of Wingo'y
Class 28: 1 Fung, Shiu Wo, 2 many here this morning, you will
Wong Chin Hin, 3. Tam Wah Ching go out into the world, bearing Class 20:1 Lemg Caik with you much that will stand 2.: Lam Loon Chi, 2. Ng Shui Ming the wear and tear of life: high): Class 20: 1. Augustine Sinne, ideals of unselfishness, clear prin 110 Cm Bang, 3. Lan Xăm Change
ciples of right and wrong. And Chan Chi Kin, 3. Cheng Chung Tim Class 34- 1. Zeng Sze Chung, "you will cherish, hon
Class 38: 1 Lìm Gék Pok 2
Sport Awards
Swimming Prizes
Swimming team: Silver "Cups
Continent Of Australia
Crossed In Record Time
ydney.—Mr. H. F. Broadbent, hr. 19min. The previous record,
Smith," was 7 days far. Almi
Lionel Lowe-Yuen Tre Kot, Wong the nstraliaz-zirman, who reset ng by Sir Charles Kingsford- Hok Kwong, Trang 1o Hing. Luicently set up the record for an A steady rain was falling Kwan Lan, Lee Ping Wah, Yam Turg England-Anstralia solo
Bight, Mr.
200 Yards Free Style: Lionel Lowe, achieved another record the day Port
100 Yards Free Style: Bonel Lowe (after by crossing Austzalla from the and Ypen Tze Kok.
50 Yards Free Style: Lionel Lowe Darwin to Sydney, in 18 hours. 200 Yards Breast Stroke: Isang In This was the first time a
of the size flown by him had
Hing
100 Lazda "Beezit Stank Trang In crossed the continent inside = and
185 Tanis RacE
day.
Darwin from Croydon, down the distance in 6.
Broadbent landed Darwin He said worst section
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