THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1941.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE ASIA LANDS TWO TO-NIGHT.
PRIZE-GIVING
MEETING
The annual meeting of Asia Lands. Ltd was held to-day at the offices of Lowe, Bingham and Mat-
"NEVER HEED THOSE who depreciate suc- cess,' declared Mr. G. P.de Martin, M.B.E., MA.,thews. at the Prize Giving Ceremony of the Queen's Col- lege this morning. "You cannot succeed in life- without doing something to make the world a bet- ter place.
Present were Mr L. Kadoorie (Chairman), Mr. G. Miskin (Director), and Messrs. John Fleming, E. M. Bryden and A. E. Gutierrez (Shareholders).
The chairman said:
In his report the headmaster of: "Before I sit down, I must thank the College. Mr. M. G. ottenner, masters and mistresses for their rëve: led. Put eut of a total of 21 help during the year in which we students who entred the Mahad our share of difficulties and triculation Examination, 12 passed would like to say here that Ipany's proporties amounting to with 11 distinctions,
consider myself fortunate in hay- ing such colleagues."
Among those present were Me C. G. Solles, Directoy of Eluca. tion. Mr. F J. de Rome, Mi S. N (burn, Dr. J. M Gay, the Rev G. T & Upsidell and Mr. and Mrs G White,
The following Scholarships were won by Class 1 students:
Snior Morrison Scholarship: Hukam Singh,
Intermediate Morrison Scholar-
In his report the Headmaster ship: Aziz Ahmed, -said
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Senior Belilios Scholarship: R.
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I regret that the Accounts laid you show U loss of before
includes the $64.070.75. but this item of Depreciation on the Com-
$46,533,41 so that the net working Loss for the year amounts $17,537.34.
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Income from our Po Tak Wharf has remained at the same level as last year but, unfortunately, we | heve had to expend some $5,500.00
on essential repairs, which we trust will suffice for some time. *School repeneri on Septem- | M. Arab.
Whatever hope we may have had ber 18 mustead of in September 11; Wright Scholarship: Chan Sui-
of a better return from the Hing owing to demands, on memberslun and Chow Nai-yeung.
Kee Whorf has not been realised, of the staff, made by the war.
conditions in the river trade hav- The maximum enrolment wiS
ing remained unchanged through- 620 and our average attendam
After presenting the scholar-out the year, From August last, the year WIN 96.6247
ships and prizes Mr. de Martin
this wharf, for a period of three against 97.46% for the
addressed the students as follows: months, had a tenant not engaged prev mus year. This drop Wit I want to congratulate you on
in the river trade but what then partly due to the evacuation. tu
Appeared a very welcome change DZIZ.s and scholarships. Macao of some of the boys
remember unce reading an account from our usual dependence on that i July. Comparatively. [ow buys
of a prize-giving where the speak-trade did not last on account of were absent because of ill-health, doubtless with the kind inten-
the extension of Japanese nelivi- and no doubt, mass vaccination
ties to Indo-China. tion of consoling those who were against small-pox and injections not prize-winners, suggested that against cholera contributed to
prizes and passing examinations wards this state of affairs, Ice-
were not important. gret to say that there was a cer- tain amount of sickness among members of the staff. There was one memorable day when Quren's College could only boast of one European master on the premises.
What I have told you of our "You cannot succeed in life difficulties does not seem, sur- without doing something to make prisingly, to have had much object the world a better place, and, con- on the results of the Matricula-versely, you will not be of much tion. Of the 21 boys who enter- use to your fellow-men unless you ed, 12 possed with a total of 11 attain some measure of success." distinctions two in English,
three in Geography, three in Chemistry, and three in Mathe- matics We did not achieve the saine measure of success in the Class 2 School Certificate Examin- ation, where 86 boys sat and 45 passed, four oblaring honours. The explanation may be that boys in Class 1 are better fitted w
actual teaching depend less on than Class 2 boys. This is perhaps at this stage of their education. In the remaining classes, 464 candidates were ex- amined and 341 passed.
Taking the results over the whole school, we had approximately 74% sue-
as it should be
cesses.
The Q.C.O.B.A.
"The Q.C.O.B.A. is so much part of the school that, after thauking members for their
many kind-
nesses, there is something else 1 should, like to mention. “Appoint- ments Committees" and "Careers Masters are fairly well establish- ed at home now and have been for some time. Some of the members of the Q.C.O.B.A. are hoping that with an "appointments sub-com- mittee"
and of the O.B.A. "Careers. Master," we might see even greater things than have been possible up to the present.
"I now tender the thanks of the School to Mr. de Martin for.com- ing here to-day to present the scholarships and prizes. Mr. de Martin knows Queen's College- from the points of view of master and Director of Education, having Alled both offices with distinction, and we appreciate the interest which he has always shown in the school to which he came 37 years ago,
(Relesaid by The Billi sydro ONE! The mentally sketchy girl-' friend thinks when her beau saya someone is a good mixer he means that somegne la cap• able of stirring up a good önkes
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"Do not believe any nonsense of the sort.
The bottom of the class is not the first rung on the ladder of success.”
"Never heed those who depre-
ciate success.
CLERK WITH TEAR-GAS BULLETS
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Our house properties are all fully occupied at reasonable ren- tals but repairs have been con- siderable.
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Our Bank verdraft on "Gen- era" Account has been slightly reduced notwithstanding the out- lay on repairs. However, an crease of about $11,000 has taken lace in our Bank overdraft on "Piers." The income from Hing Kee Wharf was insufficient to meet Bank Interest on the relative loan,
The report and acecunts were adopted. The re-election of Mr. Miskin as director and of Messrs. Percy, Smith, Seth and Fleming as ditors were approved.
HEALTH EXPERTS FOR CHINA
has
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Li King-yuen, 23. clerk, WDS (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The war in Europe charged before Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, with unlawful pos- ninated all plans of technical as- session of 19 rounds of tear-gassistance by the League of Nations cartridges at the Po Tak wharf. to China, it is revealed in Chung- to Co~ Connaught Road Central, yester-king, which is looking
operation from friendly Powers.
Two American health experts have been engaged and will short- come to China.--Interna ional News Agency.
day.
Defendant was remanded for 24 hours for further enquiries,
Detective Sergeant J. R. Sykesly is in charge of the case.
CHARGE
SERIOUS AGAINST TEACHER
A STORY ALLEGING that a 15-year-old school girl had been abducted by a teacher formerly em- ployed by her family, was related before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Li Kwai-sang, 32, was charged with abduction.
Accused who claimed to be 1 Bachelor of Arts of a University in Shanghai, was alleged to have abducted Liu Mo-ching, 15, of Fuk Wing Street, against the will of her father.
"GOLD" RING TRICK ALLEGED
were re- E. Himsworth