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Teachers' Summer School
At the opening of the Aber- deen Teachers -Summer School which began yesterday, at the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Mr. M. G. O'Connor, acting Director of Education spoke to the assembled teachers.
Having congratulated the or- Kanisers of the school -on the selection of lecturers and on the choice of subjects, Mr. O'Connor pointer out the great bonefits to bo terived from this type of compuined lecture and discussion Blvdy.
Mr. O'Connor void a warm tri- bute to Mr. Y.P. Law, the In- spector of Vernacular Schools, who presided at the meetings on opening day, and who is abortly to retire after a long career in education,
the
The Summer Echool was or- ganised by Fr. M. J. Morahan,
B.J. of the staff of the Regional Beminary, who fought English in the school attached to the Aber deen Fisheries Syndicate during the last year.
The School will last for three tiggs, and consists of moming and aftemoon lectures followed by discussion periods.
The speakers on the first day. were Professor Ma Kiam, of the Hong Kong University, who spoke on Chinese Literature in Primary Schools, Mr. Li Shi Yee, of the Yaumati Government School and the Northcote Training College. on Methods of teaching History and Georgraphy, and Mr. Chan BJ Fung of the Chop Shun Middle School, Canton, on the Teaching of Music in Primary Schools.
will
Programme
Tomorrow Professor Ma Klar be in the chair and the speakers will be Professor Wony Sik Ling of the Chung Shar University, Canton, on the Chin ese Language Problem, and Dr. Quincey Wong on Hyglene,
On Thursday, the closing day of the School, Mr. Yu Wan, Inspoe- tor of Vernacular Schools will preside, and the speakers will be the Ver
Very Reverend Canon A. Ko, Headmaster of St. Joseph's Col- lege, Macao, on the Social Ques- tion, and Mr. E. S. K. Ho Tung. whose subject will be the World before the Youth of Today, The -School will conclude with a social entertainment on the evening of the last day.
More than thirty attended the opening day's lectures, the teachers coming from seven of the schools in the Aberdeen and Aplichau orca. Two visitors at the morning session were
Mr. J
Caler, the Officer in Charge of the Hong Kong Fisheries Department, and his assistant Mr. Wu Wai Kee, who has recently returned from an extensive tour of the
TOP PICTURE shows the Note survivor of the CPA Catalina disaster recuperating In Maono hospital. Bottom
picture
of Mr. K. 9. MacDutt, second-officer on the flying-boat.
Ho Hong's
New Ship
To replace the sa. Hong flahery co-operatives of North Kheng, wrecked at Chilang Western Europe, in which he in-Point on July 19 last year, cluded a flying visit to Iceland,
a new vessel will be built in England for the Singa- pore-registered shipping firm of Ho Hong Company (China) Limited.
Personalia
The forthcoming wedding of The local branch of the com-- Cpl, Ernest Balioy, R. F. Station,pany told the "China Mall" yes- Kai Tak, to Miss Beryl Jada-Wii, | ferday that all the plans for the Telephonist, RAF Station, Kai new ship Tak, has been announced.
Latest arrivals from Singapore by BOAC flying-boat are Major F.M. Cunningham, Messrs, Dosan- dro, B S1, C: Mackenzie, Eu Keng-hong, Chang Shiu-ching, Eu Keng-yuet, Eu Keng-loon, Coss,
Rummins, Madame Lec
Sow
beng, Madame Lee Slow-shong
Miss Kathleen Yoo Yin,
were
prepared
st
Aircraft Wreck Not Yet Lifted
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948.
POPULAR MYTHS ON TYPHOONS EXPLODED
Ar, L, Starbuck, Adinh Dineror of the Hồng Kinh Royal Observatory, exploded, some popular myths about typhoons in a talk before Hong Kong Rotary yesterday. Here are some of - them.
"Typhoons do not occur out- Jugo he was told by his Director sido the typhoon season."that the only rules about typhoons They do. They have occurred was there were no gules.......... HE in every month of the year. might have been a frile embit It is true there is a maximum tered after 30 yoursins. Hong frequency of occurrence In Kong, but from what the speaker had seen, here, he was inclined August and September, but to agree with this statement. .....! the May to October. myth,
Every typhoon has to be treated about which nonsense has en la mertis of
demerlis been written, la dangerously Mr. Starbuck - continued: misleading, especially to the "Confining
nurielves, now to seaman who is not merely cur own particular region and to concerned with this port, [eur Own brand
+of+tròpicul The sixth highest wind velocity form; in the Pacife, well east of cyclones, typhoons these usually the Philippines, pursue WNW track and tend to recurve para- bolically early and late in the season of frequency,
Lecorded in Hong Kong was in à
cora November..typhoon, outside the so-called season.
Good Outpost
of
of,
Warning To Excursionists
sziPeeple awhh, board – jan axcursion Now! which · Hau Insuficient ilfa-saying gzip- pildances do so at their own the "Marine -Desartment ald
a pubila notlarday In
The Director of Marine, 3. Jully, said that owners of private yachts and other va set used solely for 'plessure (purposes „ahobid væk 1000 itimas ensure, that they, hayr on board
Ur-saving ap- amotent paratus for thứ, number of passengers, parriedu man
The general public was also warned that they should satisfy themselves,that thera are aumcicht. 11fp-saving ap- .on board before pilances ambarking on.excursion vos- .sela,
Philippine Orchestra Coming
Co-ed Experiment
uccessful
Paula, Collage reported the successful rom-
plation of three years post war
as a co-educational Institution
- it held its annual speech day.
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The certificates and prizes!
ériment
fen.
Class,,..there, vers
|were distributed by the Ďiree-
top. of Education, Mr... M. G. applicants for theis vigintisa O'Connor, who congratulated In both 1947, band -4. 1943, qur the Headmaster, staff
and Matriculation class was ou students on their success, par-standing, Last, your ilk candidates ticularly in the matriculation used the Hong Kong Matricula
Hon Exant Hon. In the Schools examination. It was a great Certificate Examination, 19 yakS- achievement, he said, con-ed, three with Honours, sidering the setback caused by in January this year sever can- the war years..
didates peapod. the London Matri- culation, one the Cambridge Local. Mr. O'Connor also referred to in the recent Kang Kang Malki- the work of the Boys and Girls culation enndidates Jord Clubs in which the College had withe total of 130. Distinctioon, taken a keen interest. He urged Mok Sau-fun having the honour all those about to leave school of winning four. not to lose sight of this aide of social service.
1.
Sir Robert Kotewall, Chairman
Příža Lišt
of the College Council, was abl Ceruncatas and prizes were sent due to indisposition, and Sin presented to the following hud- Shouson Chow, provided,
:The report of the, Headmaster, Mr. E. G, Stewart, read in part:
ita
ents:-
Certificates:
Class 1. --Chan Hong-ching; The school has now completed Chan Hougming: Chou, Kal- third year as a co-educational heem; Chang Yaugmin: Chiu Pyt
which was started as an emer Leung Szeshing; Lo Stu-lan, Ma Institution. It is too early yet to lo; Chow Sik-tung: Fan Bhut whether this experiment, Kwan; Ho Po-yeung: 'Hui Yin-kla;
during the dimcult Shiu-lun: Mok-au-fun: Mok Bau
Arrangements are at present success, but it can certainly be mei; Wong Wal-sun Rare Woo;
Typhoons, outside of, or early or late in the so-called season are ics, severe." Wrong. The maxi- mum hourly average wind
"Fortunately we have an ›áð- velocity for each month in which mirable outpost in Prats, which typhoons, have caused gales in Hong Kong is remarkably theving ESE of the Colony, is in an excellent situation for indicating within two or three m.p.h. course, Intensity and speed same, in fact. Divers and diving equip "Thunderstorms preclude the travel. In addition to the typhoons, ment were flown from Hong possibility of typhoons." They do there are a few irritating speel-chestra of Manila, due, in Hong
The Municipal Symphony Or forming east of the Philippines, Kong to Macao yesterday to not. It is true that the pressure mens which actually start up in Kong at the end of this month assist in salvaging the sub-patterns most favourable to these the China Sea, in the proportion is expected to give a concert period of school rehabilitation in eo: Shum Loang-sang Tam Bal
two phenomena.. ere dissimillar of about one to four. merged Catalina flying-boat but lightning has frequently been
at the China Flect Club... "The sad occurrences
1945, will prove an unqualified kit; Taam Wal-haan; Tsang Yoo- cast ol the Portuguese observed in typhoons.
· 1900—|| Colony.
Typhoon nie en a storm, China Sea typhoon-evoke my being made by the Philippine said that the results have up to Gloria Woo; Yiu Chi-chiu; Young Two unsuccessful attempts were Not necessarily. They like sultry inhabitants of this Colony and for cert Hall to be requisitioned for satisfactory.
sympathy, both for the suffering Consulate here for the Club Con- the present proved eminently Ying-young.
Senior on Monday to lift the conditions. but these occur apart the loudly criticised Director of the occasion, bus made
Middle Chan Joon the date and wrecked plane.
hien: Chan
King Cheung Chan the Royal
Observatory of that time of the performance have In Cycles
Too Many Pupils Wakatu; Chan Wing-truen; Fan - Lime, who really hadn't a chance, yet been fixed.
Man shuen; Ho - Yeuk-man; Lain "A typhoon year means, a wet the results of
The figures I am giving you are The Orchestra, enade up of 72
The highest monthly enrolment Kwok-up Ng Shiu la Tam Mo bear."
survey instrumentalists three soloists and variably
Typhoons, although into nearly and typhoons two conductors, will, sajl- from during the year was 1,505, include;lin, Wong Chil-lum; Yeung Pong..
accompanied by heavy
wa Yeung Teak whose wife, daughter and son also trains at the time appear to have recorded by the Koval Observa- | Manija on the General Gordon 430 in the Middle Schoo],"823 perished in the plane crash.
tory since its inception in 1884.
leam captens- Total number
nothing to do with of bodies
on July 29 to begin the yearly ro- iotal.
a Concert Kindergarten. Of the tolal 50 par Boys Bentor-Kwok Cho thuen: Of these only three occurred tour which or covered by yesterday was eight,Hong Kong, 34 occurred in years 06 typhoons affecting
in February,
ary, 191 in August and and Hawail, as well as Hong cent were boys, a slightly higher Boys Junior Leg ingyen four of which have been identi-having
Girls-Wong Bhu lng 189 in September, Front, what Kong.
The tour was arranged below average rainfall, have
percentage than in the
previous
VIOUS INTER HOUSE COMPETITIONS fled. Wong Yu, the only survivor.land 32 in yeap having above have cald about-Cho normal členen with the help of the United 13taten | Year.
Senior1 Black + {Yu
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In the course
of the salvage. work, two bodies floated to the surface.
One of the bodies was identified ns that of Dr. Doniel Nelson,
is still in hospital.
from typhoons.
in-
not
includes Shanghai
to
In the Primary and 152 in (the
'Basketboli
These numbers are too high."):2. White (Les King
Under present conditions:how-
lops of typhoons it will be no Embassy. surprise to
of you to learn.
that
to an Associated According 57 typhoons which gave gale force Press message from Manila, the or greater in Hong Kong from first concert is arranged for 1884 to 1989, none approached July 81 in Hong Kong, then at from the NW, a from the NE, 3 Shanghai on August 4 and finally from the S.W. and 52.from the nine concerts at Hawall, begin-
Typhoons secur in cycle" SE
Mr. S. Chan, of the Macao Air-The wettest and driest years on transport
cord each had no typhoon. Company, told the
"WE "China Mail" yesterday that the this year because
shan't have a typ:1000 plan is to lift the fiying-boat with st
we had une the crane, place it on a raft and
There was bad typhon tow it
In 1938 and the very worst ever to Macao. Whether
occurred the following year, 1937. the subsequent in- quiry into the cagedy will be held at Macao or 11ong Kong was still undetermined, he said. Mr. Chan said that the funeral ar- rangements for the dead were being undertaken by the Macao Airtransport Compony.
Referring to Chinese report that one Chinese passenger WAS carrying 3,000 trels of, gold, Mr. sald that each passenger was al- lowed only about 30 pounds of
0
Not one that you could re- cognise. Four typhoons occur- red in 17 days in 1894, and three in 10 days' In 1887.'. -On) the other hand there were ·zona; at all for almost
four years between 1932 and 1938. The. average is rather
more than one a year, so we are tucky I we get through the year with-| out at least one blow.
baggage (not 100 pounds as re-came out to Hong Kong 19 yeaIS Mr. Starbuck said 'when he first ported previously).
Chinese reports said that two
attempts to lift the plane were GUY DIRECT. FROM ENGLAND unsuccessful on Monday. In both instances the rope was discon- Saje 25% 4501/ nected from the plane when it | Comfortable Wide Fizing" was drawn up.
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