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DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL,
THE MAN-POWER QUESTION. WHAT WE NEED TO SHORTEN COTTON AND YARN MARKET.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STRAITS ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The annual prize-giving at the Dioce With reference to the Straits Govern- san Girls' School, Kowloon, was heldment's announcement on the subject of
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yesterday morning in St. Andrew's man-power, which was published on Dec, Church Hall. There was n large attengend, the following Advisory Committees dance of parents and friends, amongst (says The Straits Times) have been ap those present being Lady May who kindly pointed by H's Excellency the Governor gave away the prizes; the Bishop of
Singapore.---Sir J. A. S. Buckmill, Victoria and Mrs. Lander; Mr. E.
K.C., Chief Justice (chairman), Mr. A. Ralphs, Inspector of English Schools: the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, Mrs. Bow Agnew, Mr. A. Hood Begg and Capt. J. ley, Mrs. Tindall, Miss Fletcher, Mrs.
C. Moulton, S.O.L.F. Pope, Mrs Stedman, Mrs. Forsyth, Miss Pitts and Miss Story.
A short programine of songs and recitations was provided by the pupils. and the several items were evidently much appreciated by the audience. The excellent singing of the upper school was noticeable feature, well deserving praise and encouragement.
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Penang. Hon. Mr. A. T. Bryant, Resident-Councillor (chairman), Hen.
THE WAR.
AN ALLIED GENERAL STAFF.
BY HAMILTON FYYE].
40%
Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their report dated January 18th state:~-
We last reported on the 28th December, since when there have been more work- ing days, owing to the delay in the English mails. scheduled departure of the homeward
teresting market, in view of the forth We then predicted a quiet and unin-
to arrive.'
BUCAREST. subject of the Allied High Command. It I make no excuse for returning to the is a subject of the gravest importance and interest to us and to all the world. thinking that the end may come sooquent stocktaking on the part of the na It is useless to deceive ourselves by coming Chinese New Year and the conse and suddenly by reason of the enemy's has happened. The favourable reaction
tive dealers.
The unexpected, however, only way to bring that conviction home exchange on India have radically chang conviction that he cannot win. The
in Cotton, and systematically slumping to hims to beat him so soundly thated the aspect of the market, and valnes he shall have no strength aven to bargain, have again looked up as fast as they had It semed possible at one period that receded we might be able to do this before the The beginning of the period was mark- winter of this present year. That posed by a particularly brisk demand and, Mr. J. Mitchell, Mr. W. Duncan and strength. Now we speak of another year aides offers, quite a respectable business
ibility has proved to be beyond our as importers cemed prepared to con Capt. J. C. Moulton, 8.0.L.F.
of war. What we have to do now is to to the tune of 11,000 bales entered the Malacca. Mr. L. E, P. Wolferstan, not again be faced by the necessity of
make sure that in a year's time we shall books, including several well-sized parcel Resident (chairman), Hon, Mr, C. H. carrying on our operations for twelve not been characterised by the same agility The closing, however, has Niven, Mr. H. A. Courtney and Capt. months longer-autal the autumn of 1913.
as the opening, because dealers seem to J. C. Moulton, S.O.L, F.
If this were necessary we could face it
have secured all they wanted and are unafraid We have the means to con-
now chary of following the further ad- vance indicated by holders. In view of tinue until the cause for which we are use sternly and steadfastly resolved. But exchange on India, any further business fighting triumphis. We have the will. We ing regard to the difficulty of securing the fast-approaching New Year and, hav what we are anxious about, and what the seems difficult to connect and the market we should not have to go on longer than whole world is anxious abont, is that closes quiet although on the firm side. necessary.
Stocks. including undelivered tracts, are estimated at 25,000 bales, danger how that we may become used to
ARRIVALS.-The mail str. Nyanza and habitual condition, may leave it to be brought in 4.600 bales for Hongkong and the war, may come to regard it as our extra str. to Maru, from Rombay, have carried on by the same methods of routine 3.500 bales for Shanghai, of government during pener. day-by-day decision as obtain in matters from Hongkong to Shanghai and coast Shipments ports, 2,500 bales It is astonishing, when we recall the
JAPANESE YARNS have proved a much which titanie upheaval of our habits and ideas stronger market, and business has been followed not instantly, but hampered only by the paucity of sup- plies.
Rates mark an advance of over hotice how the most of people have
700 bales, Yellow Joas, No. 20 nt
All applications to proceed on active Thy Honorary Secretary, the Rev. N. service, where the applicant in able to C. Pope, made a brief statement about show that he is a free agent, should be the general progress of the School dur-
sent to the military authorities. The ing the past year and emphasised the applicant if pronounced medically fit for necessity of building-extension,
the service will then be assisted by Govern foundations of which were being laid.
ment towards the payment of his passage It was stated, that the school had been examined under the auspices of the Royal Drawing Society, and eighty-four Honours Certificates and thirty-five pass certificates had been awarded; Connie
Prizes given by
home.
Ic cases of applications from employés who are not free agents and whose ser vioes the employer considera aro essential
There is just a shadow of
at
con-
Quotation :--Setsu, No. 20,
Martin had obtained one of the Special to the interests of the firm or business, gradually, upon the outbreak of war, to $12, and transactions include:
the Royal Drawing such applications should be made to the adapted themselves to the altered cir81688170: 1,200 hales, Nagnanki, No. 20 Society for specially good work in Divi, chairman of the Advisory Committee in cumstances. The whole constitution of at 8167-177: 200 bales 3 Horses, No. 16 sion V. The Rev. N. C. Pope had again either Singapore, Penang or Malacca, the world has changed for us, yet we we
$160. the management of affairs carried on very at $185 examined the school in Religious Know. The committee will then enquire into the much in the same old way. New duties ledge and, while finding the average case, hearing both the views of the have arisen; new functionaries discharge work well up to standard, had come employer and employé and advise whe- exactly the same.
them.
The system, however, remains across some work of a very high order.
Military red-tape ther in their opinion the applicant can proves to bo oven more strangling to be spared or not from his duties in the late and rapidity of despatch than
The Lugard Scholarship has been won by Wa Ho Lung under the conditions Colony. If he can be spared and the laid down by the late Sir Homusjee Mody.
Much gratification was expressed at the founding, by Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Kam Tong and Mr. Chan Kai Ming, of yearly scholarship in honour of the late Miss Eyre,
of man are incapable of being kept upon civilian red taps. The mind and nerves. employer accepts the advice of the com-the baseless hopes which buoyed us up the stretch for a very long at a time. To mittees and arranges that the employé for nearly two years has now succeeded, can be released, the applicant so re-
if I judge, aright, an almost apathetic leased will be required to pass the world-order which must run certain acceptance of the war as part of the medical test and will then be assisted by course independent, of any activity or Government towards the payment of his lassitude that may be shown by us.
If we allowed the frame of mind to
passage home. In the event of the com-
GENEBALS WITH RULES.
plight. In every battle there is a moment when the fortune of the day trembles between the combatants. The first fre and energy have been exhausted. They are succorded by merely protective tactics, based on dogged fatalism.
At such by commanders of skill and enterprise, moments armies are liable to be "rushed' Those who think that war can be waged
Thanks were accorded the ladies whomittee being of the opinion that the gain upon us we should be in a perilousi had subseribed to the Bathing Onling Fund, and to the following ladies and services of any applicant are of more gentlemen who had given prizes:-Mrs value in the interests of the country in Lee, Mr. Chan Kai Ming, Mr. and Mrs. his present position than in being re- Wong Kam Fook, Mr. and Mrs. Loleased for active service, such applicah, Cheung Shin, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mrs will be given a certificate to that effect. Choa Leep Chi, Mr. and Mrs. Kotewall, It is, of course, understood that such Mrs. Le Ping. the Rev. N. C. Pope, and certificate does not exempt any man to Mr. A. H. Compton (Honorary Trea whom it is granted from active service
surer).
The Bishop of Victoris gave a brief sketch of the history of the school from
if
necessity arises to call upon him for such service in the future,
The amount of the payment in aid of
setting up certain machinery and long it run are right. Wars can be
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
RFCRE ITE.
Recruits of Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Companies will parade, without rifles, under the Sergeant Major at Central Station, at 5.30 p.m., on Friday, January QULIL.
MUSKETRY.
No. 2 Company--All Recruits and alt other members of this Company who did not re, or failed to pass, Part II of the 1616 Course will attend the Range on Sunday next, January 21st, as follows:--
(1)Nos. 3 and 6 Sections, leave Blake Pier, at 9 am, sharp, returning from Stonecutters at about 1.30 p.m.
(2) Nos. 7 and 8 Sections, leave Bras Pier. at p., sharp, returning from (3)-Recruits will attend with their
Stonecutters about 4.30 p.m. (4.)-Members of No. 5 Section will bring
respective Sections. their Service rifles. members of remaining Sections will Recruits and havo rifies issued to them on the Range.
(5.)-Company Inspectors and the Cout pany Sergeant Major will attend on (6.)--Crown Sergeants and Sergeants
the Rauge all day will attend with their respective Sec- tions.
the early days of an uphill fight till the passage money to be contributed by the officers are doing the work of clerks. If (7.)-Uniform with helmets to be worn
present day of devlopment and progress He mentioned that substantial gifts to wards the new building extension had been promised by certain generous friends of the school. Details of theso promises had not yet been published, and meatiwhile, subscriptions were being earnestly invited towards the large sum required. In the name of the school and all present he cordially thanked Lady May for atiending and consenting to givo many the prizes, which were dis tributed as follows:
IZE LIST.
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Anna Brown-1st Cinss, 1st Prize; Scrip ture: Senior Honours Hongkong Univer sity; Junior Hongkong Cuiverity; Music. Lily Prices Class, 2nd Prize; Senior
Hongkong University. Mary Lan-2nd Class, Ist Prize; Needle werk Junior Hongkong University with distinction in Drawing, Biblical Knowledge and Needlework. Susie Tst 3rd Class, 1st Prize: Scrip- ture; Hygiene, Literature, History, Grammar, Geography: Oxford Univer sity Proliminary.
Mabel Gittens.-4th Class, 1st Prize; Draw
ing; Geography, Literature. Victoria Manning-4th Class, 2nd Prize;
Needlework.
Lena Chun-Class ; Composition and
Grammer.
Government is fixed at £30,
COMPULSORY SERVICE IN
CEYLON
Ceylon Legislative Council, the Com- On December 18th at a meeting of the
pulsory Service Bill was read a third prohibited from leaving the island, ex- time and passed. Britishers are to be
cept under exceptional circumstances,
waged. But they cannot be won. There is far too much machinery about the warfare of today. There are far too many people making reports, and too many reading them. Far too many the numbers of mer employed at all the headquarters and all the staffs of army groups, armies, army corps, divisions, brigades, were to be published, the world. which still knows so little of this aspect of war, would cry out in amazement. Generals have to fight hard against being turned into mere administrators. The Machine wants then to be part of i It resents being treated merely as Machine."Winning the war is all very well," it says: "that will come in good time; but first of all, Are you going to do everything in proper oficial form?. The result is the generals are snowed under by reports, smothered by forms, deadened by dossiers, save and excepting those who have the good sense and courage to frut the Machine. I am sure thet all who have seen war at close quar beru will confirm what I say.
ever
fur
by all to who sane has been issued. (8)Na ammunition is to be individual- (9.)-Leave will be granted under 8.0.
ly brought on the liange. 86 only. Ten men are on report for absence on 14th January.
The following will attend Musketry on January 21st. leaving Blake Pier, at 9 a.m. Surgeon Supt., Chief Ins pector Wong, Staff Inspectors Clarke, Mackenzie and Lanigan. Also Sur geon Inspector Thomas, and Com- Darty Inspectors Un, Tape, Moon.
(Spd.) F. C. JENKIN
D.S.P. (R.)
STAFF AND INSPECTORS.
and
as quickly as the Germans arranged their attack. The command being divided anong pamber of people separated
Rosio Sher-Needlework, History. Alice Lam--Needlework, Drawing. Kitty Rapp.-Needlework. Irene Rapp.-Needlework. Dorothy Rasmussen.--Drawing. Connie Martin-Drawing.
War is more governed by rules than Olivin Barrette.-Drawing..
it was before, These German from one another by great distances, it Letty Tregilius.--Drawing.
dullards have taken the romance and ul-Was necessary to exchange enormous quan- Daisy Gittens.Sonjor Hongkong Univer-
venture out of it. They have turned it tities of telegrams, which, as every man Ellen Tsni-dunior Hongkong Eniversity.
sity: Geography, Algebra.
into a scientific, mathematical exercise of business knows, are a poor substitute. the commanders, and a wretched for face-to-face parley. It was necessary Mario Kacker.--Oxford Preliminary Pass. Lolita Sousa,-Oxford Prolimiamry, Literat recollect hearing onee Sir James Barrie ference which could not be fully repre Bitting-in-trenches affair for the men. I to call a conference at Boulogne, a con- gird at dramatic critics. "A play must
sentative, a conferenes at which politicians Eva Ho Tung-Oxford Preliminary, 3rd no six by four, it's no
Ee six by four, he gibed, and if its heavily outnumbered soldiers. Time was Honours, Grammar;
a play lust. The gain which Roumania's coming Lugard Generals apply much the same tess to
in night have been to us is fast, at ali the dispositions of their troopa They events for the autumn and winter. We must be six by four, or they are not
are at this moment in a worse position that the main thing in war is fighting. the want of a single, eeutral command "sale."
Such soldiers seem to forget than we were before she came in. All for
History, victories for one side or the other if
There might be a chance of smashing † the war to an end far sooner than we are With such a command wo might bring
turo.
Classs
Scholar.
Irene. Ho-Tung-3rd Class, 2nd Prize;
Arithmetic, Grammar, Algebra; Oxford Baid Cornell.--Literature. University Preliminary, 3rd Class
Grace Lee-Examination, Good Progress. Honours.
Apna Breitenfeldt-Composition, Reading Emma Remedios.-Grammer. Bertha Remedion Geography, Composition, Grammar. Henry Choa.-Geography, History. Gertie Tyson-History. Freddy Sousa History, Composition. Edna Sec. Chin.---Composition. Mamle Howard.-Composition. Winnie Wong, Music, Good Progress. Hellen Lam-Examination, Arithmetic. Winnie Kendal.Composition, Allen Pang--Composition, Robert Ho-Tung. Arithmetic. Agnee Bie-Arithmetic. Hilda Sousa.-Arithmetic. Vanda Remedios –Arithmetië. Carmelin Xavier.-Arithmetic.
Helen Yeung-Class 59.
Cecelia Lam-th Class, 1st Prize; Arith.
mietie, Grammar.
Antonio Sous-6th Cluss, 2nd Prize; His.
tory Composition. Violet Chua-7th Class, 1st Prize; Sorin
Lure, Arithmetic, Composition. Jessie Wynne.--7th Class, 2nd Prize;
Arithmetic.
Clotilde Baristto.-8th Up, 1st Prize. Marjorie Mason,-8th Tp, 2nd Prize, Mabel Tay 8th Middle, 1st Prize, Reinle Remedio. 8th Middle, 2nd Prize. Cyril Warnes-8th, Lower, 1st Prize; Arith
metic Jesia Dayle-Sth Lower, 2nd Prize; Arith.
metic. Esmee Cornell-Scripture, History, Geo- graphy, Grammar Composition, Oxford University Preliminary Pass. Hannah Evana-Scripture, Senior Hong
kane University; Shorthand, Ellen Hunter-Scripture. Frances Jenkins.-Senior Hongkong Univer.
sity
(Continued at foot of next Column.)
ONE SINGLE COMMAND,
general came along who knew no rules, likely to end it under present conditions. had read no text-books. Let us pray that And the difference of a year or two years the Germans may not get such a man.
in duration of the war must mean a very great difference to us, and to all the For if they did their system of a world, when we com to pick up again single high command would give him a the tlroads of our peaceful life. When magnificent opportunity. This system M, Briand said in Paris last March that Las always admittedly given them an ad the Allies must have one single army, vantage over us. Has it been noted that fighting on one front against one enemy, it becomes more and more valuable to under one single command," he them as time goes on? Once more I have meant something more than confer- cite the case of Roumania. The Allies,ences at Boulogne, called to deal with without the advantage of a single com emergencies after, and not before, they mand, allowed Roumanis to come in un- had arisen.
Is it impossible to call into Reggie See Chin-Arithmetic, Good Pro own, with a light-hearted notion that Briand had in mind! I can assert posi- prepared, with a plan of compaign of her being now that single command which M.
Brain.
Alice Yamamuro-Arithmetic. Angelia Xavier--Arithmetic, Agisto Remedios-Arithmetic. Kathleen Gourdin-Senior Hongkong Uni-
versity Pass.
Irene Gath.-Senior Hongkong University
PASY
Amy Gath-Junior Hongkong University
Pass.
May Fincher.Oxford Preliminary "Pase. Edwina Mckey-Oxford Preliminary Pass Alheting Prato.-Oxford Preliminary Pass. Georgina Thom-Oxford Predminary Fasz.
Must
all was over bar shouting." Instantly tively that although there is more co- the Germans formed and began to carry operation than there was between the out a plan. Austrians, Hungarians, Allied Forces, there is not yet enough. allotted to them, German divisions, or with complete powers. We need this, not Bulgariena, Turks, all had their places What we need is an Allied General Staff
the Verdun and Rigs fronts for service won it already, but so that we may bring parts of divisions, were detached from in order to win the war, because we have
time Roumania was in danger of being Alexrieff, Haig, and Robertson. These in this region. In a very short space of the war quickly to an end. Joffre, wiped off the map. It was urgently ne are factors of immense value to us, even cessary that the Allies could send help. working far apart. Let them come to- sorely needed, could have been arranged Their value would increase threefold.
With a single rommand, this help, so rather and bring cac Sis Les belpera, (Continued at foot of next Column.) Daily Mail.