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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 11, 1940.
Acting Governor At King's College Speech Day
“IT IS WITH GREAT pleasure that I can an- nounce that we now have another scholarship in the school. This is due to the generosity of Mr. Li Po-chun, who has provided funds for one scholar- ship in each class," said Mr. H. G... Wallington, M.A., headmaster, at the annual speech-day and prize-giving of King's College.
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The prizes were distributed by that I consider the report His Excellency the Acting Gover- have just heard to be a nor, Lieut-Gen. E. F. Norton. satisfactory one. With him on the official platform. Mr. Wallington has held were Mr. Wallington, Mr. C. G. office of Principal for under two Sollis, Director of Education; Mr. years and during the last year, Alfred Morris; Mr. G. P. de Mar- owing to war conditions, he has dimculties Considerable tin; Mr. F. J. de Rome; Captain had
overcome. Several ren- S. H. Batty-Smith, A.D.C., Mr. G. F. Reiss, Second Master. sons contribute to make me be- Presenting his annual report, lieve that he has every reason Mr. Wallington thanked His Ex- to be pleased with the" cellency for the honour he had of his administration during bestowed upon the school. "I am difficult period. sure that everyone fully appre- ciates the fact that in times like the present you are one of the busiest men in the Colony and that you have this morning given up valuable time shows your keen interest in the education of the Colony.
"The school re-opened with a maximum. enrolment of 858 and throughout the year the percen- tage attendance was 96 per cent. This I consider to be extremely good in view of a certain amount of evacuation to Shanghai and Macao that took place after the Chinese New Year holidays.
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First the examination results are above the average and are distinctly creditable. We may take it that the primary object of schools is to teach and the most immediate and obvious test of the standard of teaching of a school is found in the results of opén examinations. Here then I think it is safe to say that all is well with the School.
Second the School has put up ter record than for some years, a good record at games-a bet- and here the general upward trend of the standard in which they are competing must not be forgotten. This cult of games and healthy open-air exercises
"It was in September that Class 4 was almost entirely removed is a big factor in young China from the district. schools and to-day and one which is concentrated in King's and
spicuously in evidence in Hong
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I had five divisions of Class 4 in this school.
Admirable Spirit
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THEY FOUND UNEXPLODED BOMB OF LAST WAR
Digging in a Rams- gate garden, where they vere installing an Anderson. shelter, Corporation ployees stopped work abruptly when they
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came across an un-
exploded bomb.
A bomb disposal until of the R.E.'s hurried to the scene the and brought to surface a small bomb dropped in the last
war.
"It was of the 25lb. type, and should have exploded on contact," said the N.C.O. in charge. "It must have been lying there for nearly twenty-five years." |0000000
PROBLEM OF WINTER TRAFFIC
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See the selection
"The Matriculation Examina- tion was, held during the first
Third I am struck with week in June 1940. This was admirable spirit which must ac- earlier than in previous years. tuate the seniors who have de- The school re-opened one week voted so much time out of their late and the fact that the Matri- well-earned holidays to the volun- culation examination was put tary instruction of their poorer forward made a very short year. compatriots. The performance The Minister of Transport (Col. Forty-eight boys entered for of boys in Classes 1 and 11 in J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon) has Matriculation, of whom 31 passed this direction during last sum- set up a special committee of obtaining 8 distinctions. Of the mer holidays was a really fine traffic experts to solve the pro-
Class 2 who entered as private to congratulate the boys con- winter. students. This was unknown to cerned, who spontaneously. or- me until the examination took ganised and carried it out.
On this committee, who have place and although I am pleased Here then are the grounds already met, are representatives that they did pass I do not con- for my satisfaction with the of the Ministries of Home Se- sider it a good thing.
year's work of the School. The
curity, Health and Labour, and "For one thing, boys who pass inference is that the School has traffic chiefs from Scotland Yard in this way are usually too young made good mentally, physically and many local authorities.. to enter the University and have and morally, and there can be to waste a year before entering. very little wrong Also, usually, they leave thus these three aspects of its life are traffic facilities in the light of new depriving the school of some of so flourishing.
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Their object is to re-arrange
its best students one year early. In congratulating Mr. Walling-conditions that will be created by air raids and earlier hours of not If the entry of students from a ton on these results I do
darkness and to create emer- credit non-matriculation class is permit forget the share of the ted I can see no reason why, in which is due to his staff. They gency machinery which may be should put into operation at a moment's future years, boys from Classes 3 have achieved what we
notice in any part of London. and 4 should not, try their luck all hope to do in war, when provided they can get someone very special extra effort is
Many Proposals . outside the school to sign the en- quired from all of us; they have carried out their own task most trance forms.”
satisfactorily and in addition No final decisions have yet. have done their duty in shoulder- been reached, but the committee." ing their share of the Volunteer are considering, many proposals activities for the defence of the daily. Colony in an emergency.
Governor's Speech His Excellency, replying, said:
First let me begin by aaying
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I must refer to one point in Mr. Wallington's report, to wit, the Scout Troop. Should. an
One suggestion being consider- emergency occur the Boy Scouted by the committee is that this organisation is going to have an fleet should be increased by some outstanding opportunity of play of the many hundreds of coaches ing its part in the very best and charabancs, which have been type of Scout work for the good lying idle since war began. of the community. It would be Another idea. under review is upity if King's College, which closer cooperation between all the has showed already so excellent | main-line railways, and London u spirit in voluntary work, should Transport Board with the possibi." nut play its full part here; if it lity of inter-availability of tickets is to do so it will be necessary between them all.
to expand the present strength It is likely that pre-war: Green of its Scout Troop and for this Line coach services will be fully. purpose it seems necessary to restored by double-decked busca→→ organise a supply of more Scouas many coaches are still being ters to train, it.
used by the Government on am=" Now I want to express my bulance service. great appreciation of the gen- It is certain, too, that peak hours erosity of Mr. Li Po-chun, who of travelling will change with the as you have heard, has provided. conditions: the various s vices no less than ten new scholarships will cooperate with business pre- to the School. This is indeed a mises to prepare for new rush wise; and public-spirited act of hours. generosity, and one of which the The question of speeding donor may be proud trains now limited to 15 miles. hu
Finally conclude this bric address, with an item which hour during Alerts has also Hern seldom falla to go with a swing considered de Mad
in any school in any part of the This is unlikely to be changed, world and that is to request broause Increased speeds would Mr Wallington to grant the means, increased: Winshing", from School a holiday to celebrate electric trains and steam trains this occasion as a mark of my would have to increase the size satis action of an excellent of their fires which might mako year's work by the whole team, them visible by flanies from their Principal, stair and boys.
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