THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1949.
GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR Cathedral Wedding IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLS
Better Education Chinese In New Buildings Chamber's
Reminders
Today
Ladies Section, European YMCA,
Club Morning, 10 a.m. League Lawn Tennis matches, King George V School Parents
Association, Radiogram Con-: cert, at School promises, 8.45 p.m.
Old
Wellingtonian Dinner, Gov- ernment House.
Diocesan Old Boys Association,
cocktail
party, at University
Alumni Association, Queen's
Building 0 p.m.
Considerable concern has been caused recently as a
result of reports that the prosent schools for Workers' Children were being discontinued. The following official explanation was issued yesterday by the Public Relations Officer to ox- plain Government's intention of providing root- ly adequate now school buildings to asborb those children and give them an improved education at reduced cost to their parents.
European YMCA Swimming GalnOwing to the destruction of the majority of Govern-
Mr.
and Dance, 7 to 11 p.m.
Hul You-muls Collection of
Old Chinese Paintings, Hotel Coell, Chater Road, 10 a.m, to 6. p.m. European YMCA Ladles Section,
Club Morning.
ing over six years which will
ment Schools in the war period and to the great increase of population in Hong Kong after the wor, the Colony has been faced during the last two or three years with a very serious shortage of school accommodation. This has gradually been met by a steady increase in the 'number
schools--private of schools, Government Subsidis- ed Schools and Governinent Inter-Club
Schools--unt!! now ¡there is Swimming Gala, 9.30 p.m. USRC Swimming Gala at Euro-accommodation in Hong Kong
schools for approximately 130. pown YMCA, 7.30 p.m.
000 students.
Coming Events
TOMORROW Lawn Bowls League matches, at
all clubs.
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Belfast Seaman Discharged
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on
Building
Work on the construction of the 12-storey building of the Chinese Chamber of Commorce Connaught Road, Central. will start in three months' time. the "China Mail" was informed-i yesterday.
The Brat phase of the work would be the pulling down of the existing building which has hous- ed the Chamber since its estab- Haliment more than 40 year 'ago.
More than HK$400,000 of the mulding fund of $800,000 has been raised to date, and it is expected. that the balance will be found by the end of the month.
Mr. Ko Cheuk-hung, Chairman of the Chamber, said the response from members for funda for the new building exceeded expecta-
atmilar to that of the ordinary Vernacular Primary Schools except that the courses will be specially adapted to the particular needs of the chlidren. tion.
Hoth schoots, moreover, will have specially equipped Hand- The result was the more grati- work Room tid courses
infying, enasidering the present un- Physical Training and Singing settled conditions, and it bespoke will be proviksel.
the unshaken confidence of mer-
future Each hood will be run in two chants in the
of liong sessions: an aan. Ression and Kong, despite the rumours going Houp.m. ression, and each session will around suit Mr. Ko.
take 48 pupils, so that altogethe: the two new schools will provide accommodation 10 nearly 2,000
When it is remembered that w large percentage of ilie prevent Hong Kong population is not permanently domiciled in Kong but is composed of refuges who have no very great claim on toenl eduentional facilities, it can be seen that the present children. visions are not so very far short
Charged with malicious dum-long age to property exceeding $25,
Konk
The time has arrived, perhaps, James Davey of HMS Belfast when the question of cuising the was discharged by Mr. F. X. d-stanlord of education in existing Almada ut Centrol yesterday.
Yat,
watclunan of Cheung Kee Company, sald that early yesterday morning he saw defendant at Chater Road bomi-
Ilo
ing the aerial of a private car.
He broke the aerial.
While
to
HK Trade Figures For May
of
Mr. and Mrs, H. H. Banking after their wedding at John's Cathedral yesterday.("China Mall" photo).
St.
Assistant Trade
Official Wed
At The Cathedral
When these two new Govern- of The arceds of the permanentment rehnots are completed in
residents.
|September 1949, Government has decides to make all the accom- for modation in them avaltaiste
housed in thr the pupils now schools which, in many rapes, is insuflable premises of the present
The Statistical Ofce of the Do- distressingly low, is of equal in-
Workers Children. schools for The tw
partment of Commerce and Indus- schools together portance with the question of s
welli be ereused accommodation.
sufficient to house try reports that imports of mer- be nearly
eliandise into the Colony of Hong TWO years ARD when Inore all
al the children from these Kong during the month
May, school accommodation was the schools, and thus will give them 1949 amounted to declared value Miss Agnes Joan Adamson, daughter of Mr. and most vital need, premises were an improved educational standard attempting be was
approved for use as schools which in new and suitable schoul build-or $233,301.076 as compared with $170,730,352 In the month of May arrest defendant, the latter ran did not comply with the healthings under the supervision of the toward thin Oriental Buliding regulations and
rulltime were in many
professional education Chasing after him, Ho blew the ways below the normal standards staff of the Eduration Deport- police whistle. With the assisl- for schools.
ment. ance of a policeman he arrested
great. The temporary scheme under defendant. The broken uerial especially for the children of which Government waived re- was found in defendant's posses- poor working-class families who gulations and allowed the use of could not afford high school fees, unsuitable premises will there- Defendant claimed that he a special
committee was establish-fore end, and a permanent scheme Imports during the first five knew nothing of the Incident. He ed under the guidance of Bishop will start giving the Workers' months of 1949 amounted to a de- said that while he was walking Hall, the Reverend George She Children a suitable education inclared value of $930,422,175 as
Road yesterday ulong Chater
and representatives of the labour worthy premises. morning on his way to his ship Ho raised the alarm.
He denied
aerial was in his possession when
he was arrested.
CATHEDRAL FUND
The
zed was
Health Regulations
Office and various Trade Unions As additional funds become that the broken to take all possible steps to pro-available it is hoped that Gov- ve school accommodation for urnment will be able to extend Workers' Children at low fees
the scheme by creating still fur- ther schools specifically for the children of the poorer- classes.
The inclusive monthly fees in these two new schools will be $2 month and are purposely pcr being kept lower than in other Government Schools so as to be well within
range of the poorest
workers. The children
Government waived certain regulations and horlth
gzve approval, as a temporary mea- use of rooma in Bure, to tho
of trade tenement houses and
for roome
school union purposes,
1948. The gures include Gov-
ernment sponsored cargoes.
Exports of merchandise totalled
a declared value of $140,458,600 as compared with $133,027,892 in May. 1948.
compared, with $807,184,725 the first five months of 1948.
Exports totalled $739,624,170 an
compared with $591,070,483.
Troops Sent To Jap Factory
Mrs. W. Adamson of Johannesburg, South Africa, became the bride of Mr. Harold Hubert Rankino, Australian Government Assistant Trade Commissioner and son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ronking of Melbourne, Australia, at St. John's Cathedral yesterday.
of white
The bride was given away by Hong Kong Club annexe. Among Mr. Hugh Wrigley, Australian thuse present were: Government Trade Commissioner. Mr. Kenneth F. Noble, Cone- She looked charming in a gown dinn Trade Commissioner, Colon<! Bliver brocade cut L. T. Ride, Mr. Fung Ping-fan, on classical lines with the train Mr. T. W. Kwok, Special Com-
for falling from a bow at the waist-missioner Kwangtungand Irs. T. W. Kwok, Com- fine.
Kwangsi, Mrs. T. The bride's embroidered-edged (mander and Mrs. Beching, Mr. tulle vell was held in place by a and Mrs. P. J. Kessel. Mr. Hug coronet of orange blossoms. She Wrigley, Australia Trade Com
others, In- carried a bouquet of white gla-misioner, and many
cluding members of the Austra- dloli.
Mrs. Margaret Volck, sister of lion community. The bride. WDB the Matron-of- The couple left later for Fan- Honour. She wore 'a dreas of ling where the honeymoon is to For her going-away Jacaranda blue crepe cut on close be spent. Tokyo, June 16.
itting lines with a square neck dress the bride Two platoons of Australian to the scheme by paying a sprint Workers' Schools will therefore troops. late last night visited the Her head-dress was composed of suit of cream crepe with brown contribution of $3 per pupil be in the happy position in Sep-Hiroshima plant of
a halo of matching ostrich fen- | nccessories, the Japan month, a sum of approximately tember next of getting a better Steel
thers. Manufacturing Company, Subscriptions month.
For his best man, the brideg- 20.00 $5,000 a
were also given by the public, allen, in brand new schools, where strikers clashed twice with room had the services 20.60
at less than half their old fees. Japanese police during the pKenneth Noble, Canadian Govern- by some of the large firms and the union members The pupils paid fees at the rate
The following is a list of the donations to St. John's Cathedral Restoration Fund received up to June 15, which have not yet been acknowledged in the press: MES. Atkin
Mine F.M., Buckl
A.J.W. Exali
(1.8. Willy
Mas D. Wor
Brook Bertacchi
Dr. and Mrx. 1.il, Mackin
W.H. Young iin memory of the
fate Mr. C.A. Butherton-Buse)
Hi E.B. Atkins ......
Min FM.R. Duckland
A.W. Evete
G.8. Wilby
Miss D. Wise
Brook Vernacchi
Restoration Bux
4.00
10,91 10.0
20,00
(0,01
club
Government gave financial help
20.0 by some of
Government was keenly aware,
the
STA
the present
SHANGHAI MAIL
vlous 48 hours.
however, of the need to replace FOR HONG KONG the area, and the visit to the fac
temporary
scheme
10.00
10,00
of $4 to $5 a month.
20,00
19.00
this 20.00
09.03
$10,284.65
.8140,€8,01
..$136,695.00
with
of
The Hong Kong Jockey Club.. 10,500. Bomething of a permanent and more suitable form, capable of use as a mostel for expansion. Neither the premises nor standard.
and
Reeved up to April 25, and
already acknowledged
Total donations received up to
June 16
Donations may be sent to the Ho Termurers, Messrs. Besi, Marwick, MIL- chell and Co. Telephone House.
ORGAN FUND
The following
of Mr.
ment Trade Conumissioner.
The marriage ceremony at St. John's Cathedrai was performerl by the Reverend Mr. J. H. Ogilvie.
Following the wedding cere ameny, a reception was held at the
The platoons were part of o force alerted in case of rioting tory was omletally described as Shanghai, June 16. routine exercise. The first quofficial confirmation. When he
he Australians arrived, that mall taken by the Du'ch 150 demonstrators, including a steamship Tibadak to Hong Kong large percentage of women, were the factory in the
The Echo in these tem-
crowd of 15,000 had for Workers' received a radio message yester earlier been expected to attend Children came quite up to the day from Mr. H, Kadoorie, Chair- the demonstration. minim
nimum, requisite standard,
man of its Board of Directors, The Australian troops left the Government
therefore saying that mait despatched to very happy to be able to allocate Hong Kong by the Dutch vessel factory after a short inspection. $100,000 in the 1940-50 Budget has been delivered,--Router. '
education
organisation of
was
the has been delivered, was received | standing outside the Internation-") of the hare ghai Gas Company ale. A
to build two new schools, one at Hunghom and one at Hennessy
is a list of the Road, to be run and staffed en-
donation to the St. John's Cathe-tirely
at Government expense
dral Organ Fund, received up to and to accommodate the children June 15, which have not yet been of workers in local Hong Kong acknowledged in the press:
Arma
rain and
Reuter.
UNION CHURCH FUND
Rent Was Too High
T
wore a jumper
Denial Of Guard Story
There is no truth in the re- port that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce had been appro ached by the Governinent ic set up a Street Guards organi- sation, Mr. Ko Cheuk-hung, Chamber, yesterday told the "China Mail."
was
un-
Mr. Ko was referring to the Wong Suk-ning and his wife, report in the Press yesterday of Chan Funk-king, principai tenant such a proposed organisation, to serve as an auxiliary police unit of 186, Quoon's Road Central, 2nd floor, were mummonsed before the The Chamber had never been ap JP court at Central yesterday on proached by anyone on such a six counts of breach of the Land- proposal, said Mr. Ko.
Asked if the Chamber would lord and Tenant Ordinance.
Three charges were for recely-asalat If approached by the Gay "EVENING POST”
Mr. Ko replied that ing amounts excording the rents emment STILL CLOSED
permitted by the provisions of the personally he thought a Street
Guards organisation Ordinance. Shanghai, June 16.
The following donations to the
The other three charges were necessary. The police were quite For the second successive" The Directors of the Hong Kong the "Shanghai Evening Post Union Church Re-building Fund for failing to give a sub-tenant a capable of maintaining law and
ortler and unless conditions deteri are acknowledged: & Whampoa Dock, being also tailert to appear this afternoon as Previously acknowledged .................... 345,431 for amounts paid, falling prated,' which was most unlikely,
to give notice in writing of part. furthering the dispute between the manage-fan Kong and Whampoa Dock
Was no call for further Greatly interested in
2.000 of such rant attributed to pre auxiliary police units to be not the education of tie children of
Co. ... 74.00 the employees in their firm, con-ment and workers over the wage
question remained unsolved. There The Commercial Presa Laid,
25 mines payable by sub-tenant, and up. tributed $200,000 to the building was no attempt to publish, today, Carl Mrs. EF. Mitchell
Mr. A. Davld with the editorial staff 194,171.51 of the lunghom school.
staying Mr. and Mre, D.W. Rume Special Courses away from the premises.
that the Moilara Ltd. Reports are current These two new. Government Schools, the one in Hennessy management may decide to close Road and the one In Hunghom, down for good if no settlement will have a curriculum extend-is reached soon.-Reuter.
Proceeds of Sale of Oran Bowen $ 180.00. Hong Kong Light Orchestra
Organ Recital
Anonymous
Received up to April 25 and al
·ready acknowledged
Total donations received up. 1o
Jun 15
474.00
02/0
134,917.64 Donations may be..went fa, the Hon. Treasurer, Kosara,, Pekt; Marwick, Mie chwil and Co., Telephone House,
"TB ĽDEATHS Deaths from Tuberculosis dur- ing the week ended May 28, to talled 50, bringing the total incr the beginning of the year to 1,070. Deaths from all causes during the week under review, were 284 Birth in the same period totalled 703
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