Page
IMITATED BY
„PRODUCE AF SLOGANE
rfection
SCOTEN WHENE
MANY.
PERFECTION SCOTCH
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6th, 1927.
EQUALLED BY NONE.
SOLE AGENTS:
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,
WINE MERCHANTS,
Tel Central No. 135.
Sr. Granen's BUILDING, ICH HOUSE STREET,
HONG KONG
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
£183
Best Portland Cement.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS,
HONGKONG... -
HORLICK'S MALTED MILK
Malted barley wheat and milk-all that's good in all, of them-that's Horlicks Malled
Milk. Made in a moment
with hot or cold water. You
can get Horlick's in four sizes
of all Chemists and Stores.
Thats meat and
飲
Representative-Mr. H. M. HODGES, P.O. Box 1371, Shanghai.
HAZELINE
(TRATE MARK)
SNOW"
Ladies find it the ideal non- greasy toilet preparation. Men use it after shaving because it soothes, and cools the skin.
"HAZELINE' ROSE FROST" (THAGE, MANIC). for those who need a touch of colour
Bath in glass pots
Al Ghamnikis and Storti
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO. Cookomezakis, THE WELLCOME Foundation LTD.
LONDON, Cha,}
ON SALE.
LONDON AND SHANGHAI
All Rights Reserved.
#4669
OVER HALF A CENTURY
PITATION PILLS FOR
OUND VOLUMES of the HONG DR. LECLERC'S LIVER THE BEONG WEEKLY PRESS,
January to June, 1996.
WITH INDEX, PR$7.50..
WAH YAN COLLEGE.
BEST YEAR IN HISTORY
OF SCHOOL.
MR. WONG KWONG TIN AND
CHINA'S FUTURE.
NAVAL AND MILITARY.
FAREWELL TO KOWLOON.
VICAR OF ST. ANDREW'S MESSAGE.
LEAVING COLONG AT END
OF THE MONTH.
The Rev. G. R Lindsay (Vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon)
REDS" AT CHANGSHA
POST OFFICE,
VARROW ESCAPE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER...
IN THE GRIP OF THE COMMUNISTS."
Mr. A. P. Bory, Deputy Postal Changsha in
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. «
Áraız 5tz, 1997, A.K. Bank.....$1,060 val.-
London....105
Don Chartered Bank,
Mercantile Bank, d, MB.,£3 nom,
Do..
P&O. Hank
O..
num.
no
70 sel.
"mon 183*
...........Fl■. 145 nom.
Canton inmance. Unisa Underwriters....SU buy. North China, Ina, ......... Linion Lustrados... Yangtze Izaarance. Alex. $39 nom. China kire Insurance....20 Union Lun
MAIL ADVICES."
NEW 0.0.C. IN MALAYA.;
According to recent mail advices". the following have been awarded the Naval medal for long service The first months of the year in and good conduct:-Stoker P.O. Hong Kong are the speech day A. H. Grant (acting), Ambrose, season and the Wah Yan College, Stoker,
P.O. R. a Tillman, and Mrs. Lindsay will be kidding Commissioner at
H. Eelen, good-bye to the Colony at the end Hunan, who came to Shanghai by celebrated theirs yesterday, Magnolia; P.O. J.
The function took place in the Despatch, Master-at-Arms 8. O. T. of this month. They leave for the air. Suivo last week, gives a
Atherton, Durban, Yeo. of Signals
Communist Government scized pos Queens Theatre, which was com. Thomas, Durban; Officers Home on the F. & Halra graphic account of how the Hankow pletely filed. Among those present Cook, Class I., Ldg. Cooks H. E. on Saturday, April 30th. "
The Rev. Lindsay and his wife session of the Post Office in. Chang. Titanias have been seven years at St. An-sha were the Headmaster (Mr. Lam Hutchinson, Forglove; A D. Joyce, Findictive, W. E. Tay L Jago, Hoy Lau), Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, E.R.A. Class I., S.
Towards the end of February the St. Andrew's Postal Commissioner at Changsha who distributed the prizes, Bishop Concord; N. A. Rapson, Cockchafer drew's. In a farewell message to
Commander Patrick Butler, who parishioners in
was called to Hankow for a con- Shell Transporta...... Valtorta, the Maryknoll Mission
Star Ferries Fathers, Mr. E. Wood (Director has qualified as an observer officer Church Messenger, he writes:--
Watarbosta.... in the Fleet Air Arm, has been of Education), Mr. G. P. de Martin appointed from March 1st to the (Inspector of English Schools) and alteraft-carrier Hermes. Mr. Y. P. Law (Inspector of Var- nacular Schools).
INVALCZARIN for Drossas of issen LicrontEN JA * URLLER BLT Baptors, Gon, BakUNKA RIBAR, Pason: Sing Oxmonies, om fog Tos EL MED. Co., Havarscoot mik, 2.
DALE CLERC'S APEIZE
FILLE FOI
BATH AND BIGGNS, FOR, SADEN ALLALISTEN, DR. LE CLIRD'S MORE, LE TRE DÉNIC).
On sale at the Hong Kong Dins: DiLE CLERCIS
Par Ofic
HEADMASTER'S REPORT.
In the seventh annual report, Mr. Lim Roy Lan (Headmaster of the College) said in part:
set. bay-
Prol.)
JI nom Hong Kong Fire Las......600 bay, Dongle
219) buy. $1.10 nom. Hong Kong Tage zum Indo-Ukinaa
130 set. Do (Del.) ......$40 buy.
957- nom.
"It is not easy to realise that I ference during which time Mr. Boty am writing my last "Letter to was left in charge.. The Hankow China Sugan
Benguets
11,55 2. div. buy. A well-known officer of the U.8. you as Vicar, and it is still more conference ended in the Communista Malabon Dagara
At....38/-om. Marine Corps, Brigadier General difficult to express even a little of" dismissing" the Commissionera Mining and S. De Butler, who was for a time what I feel at being compelled, and appointing a Mr. Sao Sung Yno, Lanykas (combined)... T. x. div.com. Do. (tingle) ...Ti [8]. div. nom. has been ordered to China to take through circumstances over which | a youth of about 28 years and pre-ga Explorations d'ią, é nom Chief of Police in Philadelphia,
Marines, numbering
men.
some
H
Rauta
PHOR OFS
Tia 150 nom. 1.15, 51 x div, nam
Ivi nom
$3x nom,
command of the United States I have no control, to lay down the found ignorance of postal affairs,
to the position. Matters at the Shangha LoTik ? nom. 9,500 work I love.
Post Office were becoming ex-Tronoh Miner******** .....21/- nom, e "During the seven years I have tremely uncomfortable; the build. Dat aspians ,8%. pom. The following appointment was been in your midst you have allowing was filled with masses of pro-HIK. & K. Wharfs made by the Admiralty cu Febru-ed me to share your confidences to paganda posters "Kill the foreig H.K.&W. Dos... The average number on roll dur gry 5th:-Lieut (E.) A. W. Chisa remarkable degree and have al- ners," etc., all of the now familiar | Hongkawi, opperman ing the year was 414 and the ster-holm-Batten, to Tamar, for Hong ways helped me in every branch of sort, and the subordinates were New Engineerings... age daily attendance was 405, or Kong Dockyard, as assistant to work. Above all you have given making outrageous demands. They Shanghai Dooks. *** about 97 per cent. This was the Chief Engr., and for torpedo depot your friendship and it is the sever- proposed to Sovietime the whole HK Hotels
ance of so many of these ties which service, everybody to receive the K Lands best in the short history of the (undated).
make this month a trying one for same pay whatever his work might Hong Kong Realty. College The increase in the per-
Tarruoriais... bo: while the senior Chinese in the centage of attendance was due (1)
my wife and myself.
trast parayı Atatos. The Vicarage was our first home service, responsible and to stricter school regulations; (2) better health (3) closer co-operation
and it means a good deal to us to worthy men, the Communista de- of the parents in preventing the
leave it and all the happy associa-clared they would heat and im- boys from playing truant Also
tions which have gathered round it. prison.
We have been privileged indeed authorised every teacher to strike off the roll any boy who was absen: for three or more days without per-
mission...
classs.
mittee.
etc.
11
We Want Money. The Communist Commissioner ar
..36 buy
...*183 nom.
's Julung......$39 nom. Kural Landa Ewp Losions. Orientals
Shaugh
11. 7.85 nom.
Tla, žinom.
Cottons (old).....TIM, de kom.
Do, (new)......Tia. 27 nom.
Ohina Buses B.K. Tra Peak Trams (old) Singapors ་།། གཞན་ན་མད་ནས ÁTEGUENDELE Canton Loss
Kramway!
Do. (saw)...
Tractiotu..
J
Tie. 9 nom. $20 sel
..$154. nom. 10) kom.
11/- MOL
...$17.50 sel
15 nom.
.
7 bay
Do. (old)....16 nom,
(дем) ....314 sei.
Bo
Major-General C. van Strau- benres, the newly-appointed General Commanding the troops in Malaya, will be leaving England with his wife on the liner Montcalm, sailing from Liverpool on April 2nd, in order to connect with the Canadian Pacific Hoer Empress of Russia, to eater into others' labours and which sails from Vancouver fer reap the fraits of others toil. Werived in Changaha on March 18th and Hong Kong on May 19th. From too, have known uphill days but The introduction of drill has Hong Kong he will tranship to the heaviest work has been a real the next morning came down to take joy and we shall carry away with charge of the office. He began by calling upon Mr. Bory to hand over made the boys easier to manage in Singapore, his destination.
Of Viscount Gort, Y.C., D.8.0., as the happiest memories.
"I should like to thank you all all documents, contents of the safe, Mr. Bory replied that he was Очіт first properly organised V.O., M.C., who is General School Sports took place on the Duncan's Chief of Staff at Shang for your kindness, your criticism 19th May, at the Hong Kong Foot-hai, the Naval and Military Record and your counsel. I have failed to responsible to the head of the Post
ao. Thereupon the Communist Com-Cements (combined) ball Club Ground, Happy Valleys says:-It is doubtful if any modern do much that I should like to have ice in "Peking and could not de
accomplished. One thing, however, by kind permission of the Com officer of his years has so I have tried to do to preach the missioner informed him that what
decorations as he can boast; his Our Football Team played several ever is a tradition in the Grena Gospel without fear or favour belonged to the Chinese people it Chin Lights com matches against other schools in the der Guards. Still more, he is No greater monument de I seek to was his business to hand over and Colony and won them all. We have among the brainiest of our officers any little service I have been able he would not be allowed to leave
Constructiona ..........$2.30 nom. been unable to form a tennis or of to-day. He is generally regard to render while in your midst. than the building until he has surtender- Chine vidents cricket team, due mainly to lacked as an authority on infantry that of men and women, young and ed. The building was thereupon
Bye-and-bye the Commis Ler & Wings 38 now. of an adequate playground Chinese training, and his work as instruc-old, who have been led to give their picketed and M. Boy beld a pris Dairy Fam boys, however, prefer football to
sivner of Foreign Affairs was sent H.. Electrica tor at the Senior Officers' School is hearts to God and who are engaged oner.
in His service. any other game.
not likely to be forgotten.
"No happier apbere could any for, who took the same tone as Sze, Macao Electrics......
Da man hope to have than at St. As the Communist from Hankow, and H. Ropes (oid) : (now) drew's Wherever I am called to furthermore, sent for soldiers to We made some slight alterationa
The situation was most Mackintoshs... in the curriculum but changed very on roll. The classes ranged from work in England you will always make sure that Mr. Bory did not get Lane Crawfords..... few of the text-books.
4 to 8; and the staff consisted of 7 have a place in my thought and away.
With so many tried and threatening and Mr. Bory undoubt sinceres.............. Mandarin, the national language teachers. The accommodation was
prayer. of the Chinese people, was made severely taxed, and as soon as we willing workers the church must edly in danger. He was ultimately United Asberton
Wm. Powellamenn obligatory throughout the College.
fluence. I am happy indeed, to feel the safe, signing a paper at the We made the experiment of teach-5&suitable piece of land, we prosper and greatly extend its in- forced to give up the contents of Watsons (old)
shall erect our own building. ing modern Chinese literature in
The Old Boys of our College that my friend, Mr. Rogers, is same time to say that he did so Telephones ........... Mandarin instead of the Cantonese forms Union at the beginning of here to carry on until the definite only under compulsion and not buy-bayers; sel-sollers; xa-salam
He managed to get a dialect. On the whole the experi- the year. Mr. Lung Tin Tong is appointment is made. I bespeak officially. ment was satisfactory and we have the president; Mr. Tam Yick Fong, for him and Mrs Rogers the sup receipt from the Communist.
Fortunately, Mr. Bory had very decided to continue it.
the secretary; and Mr. Chung Hok port and friendship you have so Nang, the treasurer. At present generously, given to me and mine. wisely sent away the bulk of the This last month is a fairly money, about $100,000, that was in there are more than 120 members.
appeal to all the boys who are busy one and I cannot do regular his charge, together with all im- leaving school to join the Union parochial visiting as is my wont. portant papers, native orders, bank and to continue to take an interest We leave by the as Malua on books, and so forth, which are now in the work of their Alma Mater. Saturday, April 30th, at noon, so safely in Shanghai. Sa the Com that our last service will be on munista only netted $4,000 which "A CHINESE OF THE OLD
Sunday Evening, April 24th I had been kept for incidental ex- SCHOOL."
should like to say good-bye to you penses. Mr. Bory was then allowed then"
Studies and Examinations.
The Importance of Mandarin, China is the only country in the world where the people possessing & common written language converse with one another in a foreign tongue. This more than anything else is responsible for the tradi tional hostility of the North to South. If all the schools and col-
After giving away the prizes, leges throughout China make Man- darin compulsary, in a few years' Mr. Wong Kwong Tin made a Chinese. He said in time all the Chinese will be able to speech în converse with one another in their part:-I am afraid that I am va own language; and there will be able to make a speech suitable for less misunderstanding between the the occasion. I am a Chinese of Southerners and their northern the old school, and I know prac compatriots. It is the well-consi- tically nothing of modern sciences. dered opinion of all educated peo- For instance, we see the wonders yet ple in China that there can be no of electricity all round us, and true union unless all the Chinese I know next to nothing of this
wonderful science. speak one and the same langue.
Modernism is the order of the We made a serious attempt to
We have modern science, teach Physics in Classes 1 and 2 in day, spite of the fact that we had no modern civilisation, modern poli- laboratory; but our boys had to go tics, modern education, modern re- to the Technical Institute for praeligions-in short, everything must tical work.
with the be modern to be acceptable to the Next year help of the government, we hope young men of today. Opinion that we shall be able to equip a must be modern, or it will not be Physics and Chemistry.
pleasing to the car; writing must In December Classes 1 and 8 sat be modern, or it will not be pleas for the Matriculation and Junior ing to the eye; principles must be Local Examinations, and in the modern, or they will not be held in number of passes and distinctions respect by the public. obtained, we broke all our previous recorde.
41
ני
*.
to go to his house but "was told he would be closely guarded Ile was to remain as an adviser" to A HAT TRICK.
the new Commissioner-a polite way of covering up Sze's hopeless PERFORMER'S HARD LUCK ignorance. However, under cover of dark Mr. Bory managed to slip DIDN'T PULL OFF.
away to the back of the island and Feeling rather cold in the head,ut on board the steamer Kamo, Chinese wondered how he could eventually reaching Shanhgui as
described. get a decent hat. After some deep
Hostages Nearly Starved, thinking, he walked into Sincere's where he showed that he did not be At the time he left there wero' fieva in cheap things and nothing still eight or ten foreigners in but the best could satisfy him. He Changsha They were being kept untered from counter to counter by the Commonite as hostages but and at last he stopped at the coun- at the same time were so strictly ter, where many Stetsons and Batboycotted that they could not even terbys were displayed. Picking up buy food locally had were kept one he asked the price. Not satis supplied by foreign steamers. Since fed, he asked for a better one and then, however, M. Bory understands after a collection had been placed that they have been evacuated by on the counter by the obliging sales the British navy--North China man, he said, he did not feel like Daily News buying one.
he
marched him.
EXCHANGE. OPENING QUOTATIONS.
April 5th, 1927, Telegraphie Trauster 2 Bank Bulla, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Billa, at 4 months'
.20 might Credita, st4 months' sight 2/11/18 ../1 3/16 months' sight ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand Credits, 4 months sight ON NEW YO
(014)
... nom.
***$0.10 buy.
$16 201
549 Bel
as buy
$10 sol
..$5 sol
bay.
819 nom.
„„§žu nom.
Sis nom.
16, num.
$3.25 nom.
400,- minal.
EXCHANGE RATES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen
Vienaa Helsingfors Lisbon
RUGE, April 4th.
Bucharesta 500
New York
Mila
194
24.04
12.141
20.49
18.20
34.525
1921
£17/32
Buenos Aireservuar
47.35/64
Geneva"........
4.85.23/32 25.25
101.5/16
19.12
18.691
104
2.34
375
5.27/32
1/5/59/64
2/0/17/04
2/8/11/16
2/01
261
Stockholm
Oslo
Prague Madrid
Athens
Rio
Bombay... Yokohama Shanghai
Hồng Kong Bilver (spot) Silver (forward)
الة جيدة
MOUSE HOLDS UP TRAFFIC.
TOOK THE WRONG TURNING IN VICTORIA STREET.
Boine amusement was caused at Victoria when a mouse scuttled out from the Underground station and ran across Victoria Street. 2/0 1/16 Frighten by the traffic, it began
to run back, and then stopped as.. though uncertain which way to go. Trafic ceased while drivers and passengers looked on, but the mouse do anything but we too scared to dart about backwards and forwards in the middle of the roadway,
Eventually a man crossing the road killed it, with a kick from his boot, and after a two minutes' hold up, tralia was resumed.
Mechanically and with a most My ideas are old-fashioned I * dare not communicate them to creditable air of absentmindedness Out of a total of 99 boys in Class young men like you for fear that
out. The salesman was so 1 fotirteen matriculated and 3 pais you may laugh them. But there racked up a hat, donned it and ed the Senior Local with a total of is one thing which, though old, is surprised that he could hardly say 5 distinctions, 3 of which were in bold in respect by all classes of the anything for a moment, but before Mandarin. Our boys won 4 out of Chinese people as well as by for his slippery customer had gone Or Losow
assistant had re- the 10 positions awarded to Hong eigners. I mean our ancient moral very far, the shop
chase gave Kong candidates, and all the philosophy, treasured up for us gained his faculties and
The hat connosoiur was arrested qualified for the Government through the ages in our incompar- Studentships-in-Training teaable at able classics. Whilst you are ac at the threshold and placed in the the local university.
quiring modern learning, I sincerc care of a constable. The lukong, Station, to In the Junier Local, out of a ly hope that you will not lose
Documentary Bil han centeringe. Other where he was suitably, socamdat of our total of 50 boys who sat for the things may be changed, if you like; ed with view to the safety of examination 39. passed with six but this ought to be jealously pre- police and other hats distinctions.
He was taken before Major C. There were many changes in the served. If you can bland our za- staff the year I should as the Central like to take this opportunity to ing, I have no doubt that you will resterday morning and when he thank the staff for their splendid be able to confer great benefit on was told that he was charged with
our country, which is at present stealing a hat from Sincere Co., beredita, st 60 days' sight... Co-operation.
The school buildings were colour passing through one of the greatest grew indignant
Why 791 said he, should I be washed and painted during Jan-crises in her history.
Bank Bills, on demand: 1941 Young men the future of China accused of such an absurdity." ON CALCUTTA sary. Acting on the advice of
Telegraphic Transfer..... Dr. E. M. Minett, the Medical is in your keeping! I hope you will. Smacking his tongue, ho glibily
Te Billa Bank On demand.. Officer for Schools, we dismantled make her future worthy of her told the Magistrate, that he was
the great past, I wish you all every rather blind in me eye, and that as Ox SHANORLI Lome of the class-rooms on
Book Billa, at Bank at fight ground floor, and converted them happiness and your College con- the counter was badly lighted, he
peste 30 days sight - tinued success
mistook the new hat for his old one Private,
The Magistrate told him that no On
demand Ex
into gynmasium.
The chief physical defects observ- ed by Dr. Minett were weak chests) and defective eye-right The Head water dealt with this matter in an exceedingly able manner and his remarks are printed in another columin.
Our Branch School at No Fortland Street, Yaumati, had 180 (Continued en next column).
T
SZENTERTAINMENT.” During the proceedings a pleas ing entertainment was provided.
The Queen's Theatre. Orchestra played an overture, and during an efficient gymnastic display, Chin ese music was given by the College students and there were a number of individual items.
Bank
Tranier
*
1,240 1,316
438
50%
BOT
old hat was found and that as far | Os In demand 99
98
SINGAYOREO demand.... as the salesman could recollect, he was not wearing a hat when he ch-HAIPHONGOs demand. nom.
Or BATAVIA On demand tered the store.
On demand О Вес Beratching his head, the man said that there must be a mistake O, BANGXOLOn demand
SOVEREIGN, „Bank's Buying rate $9.80 the Magistrate gave somewhere, but in bell to him. GOLD Laat, 100 fine, per tackin Joüten better excuse.
BAR SILVE, par k
MARTIN'S
- APIOL & STEEL
16:16:
Surt and certain for all Female complaints.Every lady should keep a box in the house,
Chemists and Stores self them throughout the world,
MARTH, Chunést, Southampton, Hugh