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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1929.
AROUND THE SCHOOLS
By "EX-COLLEGIAN.”
How to Send Your Nows."
OFF TO SHERWOOD WITH
AIR-GUNS.
BOYS WHO WOULD BE ROBIN HOODS
GAMBLING COUP IN THE MAJESTIC.
PASSENGER LOSES £3,000 AT "HEARTS.”
Students attending the various
St. Joseph's College held their ADVENTURING ON BICYCLES..
{"D.P." SPECIAL SERVICE) educational institutions in Hong The Daily Press is known to The result, etc., have been already annual sports on Saturday last Kong will be interested to "learn students at every school, and it is published, so need not be meation-
The adventures of the three New York-The White Star liner that by special arrangement with hoped readers will not hesitate to ed in detail here. The senior 100 Sydenham boys who, after an ab-Majestic arrived bere and reported the Editor, a School Column will seed in any suggestions for making which is a very good performance, home were described by one of
yarda was covered in 10.1-5 seconds, seace of sixteen days; returned that the first important coup of the be published in the Hong Kongthis column more interesting to the and upholds the highest traditiona
season by Transatlantic professional Daily Press every fortnight, begin special readers to whom it appeals, of the College in the realm of sport them, John Charles Emblem, to a gamblera was atterapted during the ning to-day.
and athletics Any news about a school itself.
reporter recently. The other boye royage on a passenger who gave his All the large schools and colleges such as improvements to building. In addition to events confined to Alfred Thomss (13),
Datering for AL.
were Charles William Ford (14) and name as Duncan Macleod, said to be have been visited during the past extensions, new playgrounds, etc.,
the representative of Canadian week, and the Heads of institutions tended for publication in
will be most welcomin News in their own school, the organisers Emblem, who was looking none whisky company. have shown great interest and en-column should be sent in not later the Kai Lap School, the St. Paul's the worse for the escapade, said The story told to the reporters thusiasm when the aim of this than Tuseday of the week in which Institution, St. Mary's School, St. they went off on their bicycles was that a number of passengera
it will appear.
Communications Francis' School, St. Joseph's Branch After buying three air-guns, they purporting to be prominent busi- column was explained to them.
should be addressed tq-
School, and for soldiers. The authorities of St. Joseph's College set out for Sherwood Forest, where nese men became acquainted with have earned warm praise for their they meant to live the life of a Mr. Macleod and pointed out to kind endeavours in catering for modern Robin Hood. The first night him the notice in the smoking room students of the smaller schools who they reached Chelmsford, where, warning passengers against pro- tired out, they sought shelter in alessional gamblers Atlantic railway van.
SOTAC
To Serve 25,000 Students, Briefly, the object of this now feature is to bring into closer relations studenta, at the various Schools and Collegra of Hong Kong, and to foster a spirit of friendly understanding between local educa tional institutions, where twenty-five thousand boys and girle of education are taking courses which bring them in touch with English culture in its various forms. It is desired to publish news.of the activities of as many schools as possible, and to present a com- prehensive Hat on alternate Thurs days. News of sports items will be welcomed, and wherever possible details of personal achievements, records or outstanding perform- formances, will be appreciated The co-operation of Head Masters and Mistresses is earnestly request ed by the writer, who will be obliged it sports Extures are made known to him as early as possible.
The Serious Side of School,
Ex-COLLEGIAN,"
this have arranged races for students of
e/o The Editor, Hong Kong Daily Press. Queen's College.
Queen's College won the "Wing On" Challenge Cup at the Cheung
have no sporta grounds of their
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A School "Star." Chan School Sports. The junior fourth annual athletic meeting on Wah Yan College held their
First Thril team brought the cup to the school Wednesday last, but were unforty thrill of adventure. As they were Early next day they got the first by defeating a number of entries nate in selecting a rainy day.
liners, and urged him to be careful. They played the game of hearts, Mr. Macleod winning about £100- from other schools. The school sent Times were on the slow side. Fung Cycling along the road a constable. Later they adjourned to the tea rong running team to the in- Kok Wah won the senior chat stopped them, and while he was room of the Ritz Carlton restaurant of St. Joseph's College, and secured of himself, winning all the fat races the air-guns, but were satisfied with with a loss of £8,000. vitation race at the sports meeting pionship and gave a good account questioning them another constable in the Majestic, and play became appeared. The officers -examined last and furious. Mr. Macleod left second place.
from 100 yards to one mile. He is teams an athlete of which any school the boys' explanation that they He is quoted as saying: "I, com- will be fully engaged during next would be proud.
were for a brother at Lerton and plained against the amount. They month, as the inter-school league
allowed them to go on.
compromised by taking £9,000. I started last week.
£900 on the Harriman National gave them two cheques, one for
Bank and another for £1,100 on a bank in Toronto. I told the purser about my misfortune and he wired ashore."
The School's basketball
The inter-class Volley Ball tourna ment has just concluded, and the winners are the boys of the Matri- culation class
Charity Assisted..
As the result of a concert given in the School recently, the suur of $300 has been forwarded to the Tang Wah Hospital. A further 8500 available from the same source war devoted to the improvement of the School's pavilion at Cause waj Bay.
The prizes will be distributed on May 23, when a school concert will be given.
King's College.
Looking at A that Sherwood Forest was haa- map they found
dred and twenty-eight miles away, and they decided to give up the King's College have little to re idea of emulating Robin Hood and port. The water shortage has de mate for the south coast. They prived the boys of the use of the spent the night in bed at Southend College bathing tank, which in and then went on to Sheerness. normal times in filled with freshi On the way to Whitstable Em water.
blem came into collision with an- work class between 5-7 p.m.
The College is conducting a wood- other cyclist, his machine being on badly damaged. They would not week-days, and students have shown have been able to proceed but for a keen interest in the intricacies of the fact that the cyclist handed over carpentry.
Girl School's Sports,
his machine to Emblem. Seabrook, Margate, and Herne Bay were visit.
White Star Line detectives met the Majestic and advised Mr. Mac- leod to complain to the police.
BAGGY TROUSERS AS CLUE.
A boxing tournament has been arranged for Thursday afternoon, Mar 93. Students will also give a St. Stephen's Girl College held ed, Af Herne Bay they were re- FOLLOWED BY DETECTIVES.. This column will also include fencing display. On May 24, Em their annual sports last Saturday coguised by the landlady of a house pire Day, a launch picnic will be afternoon on the school-ground, in where they lodged, but they got held."
[D.P." SPECIAL SERVICE.] --
LW on their bicycles, leaving brilliant weather. The Upper The Headmaster of the School, Mr. Ho, of The China Sports) was
School Cup (Kindly presented by their air-guas behind them.
While they were waiting in a A pair of baggy trousers and a attending the Fan-Pacific Scientific School Cup by Form VII. Mr. A. H. Crook, is away in Java or by Form IV. and the Lower queue to sed a circus a paper boy shaving brush were the strange clues The displayed a newspaper contênis bill that Detective-sergeants McCarthy Congress. Mr. W. Kar is acting winners of Kindergarten races re referring to their adventure and and Watkins and Detective Almond Headmaster during Mr. Crookceived prizes, which were given presence on the South Coast, and relied upon to lead them to the..
absence:
Good. Rannsrs.
been forcibly entered.
such features as examination re- sults and other news touching the serious side of school activities. It is hoped, through the co-operation of the schools themselves, to pub. Hish such matters as staff changes and additions, and to include news
away by Mrs. S. W. Teo, wife of at the circus their description was solution of a crime in Sydney. More Dr. S. W. Tso, O.B.E.. LL.D. announced.. No one, however, chal-than 2100 worth of tooth brushes of the social life around the
St. Paul's College has reason to Miss Jacques was good enough to lenged them; and after the show and shaving brushes were stolen schools, such as concerts, farewell be proud of ita sprinters. In addi- help through the afternoon, and they went to Hythe, where each boy from a brush factory, which had presentations, annual dinners, etc. the Queen's College, sports, they concluded the afternoon's sport.
tion to winning the team race at refereed the net-ball match which sent a letter home.
A number of schools have their own
wos similar rides on two occasions The staff and students of the study groups, pichie parties, photo-last week On Wednesday, May 8 School recently gave a concert on graphic clubs, etc., and news of at the Wah Yan Celiege Sports, behalf of the North China Famine them feel home-sick. It poisted
they won very easily, and on the Relief Fand, and succeeded and from these, societies will following Saturday they defeated always welcome.
six other teams at the sports meet. ing of St. Joseph's College. This School has also entered the basket. Let me conclude by extending ball league, and in the next grateful thanks to those who have WATCHES RUN BY RADIO! distinctive clothes, until finally scholars' corner I hope to announce news of its progress.
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Every school or college has large number of past pupils either in the Colony or elsewhere, and the writer will be glad to include news of former pupils of any local school. In this connectiis the .com operation of readers will be cor- dially appreciated.
THE NAVY'S BREAD.
FLEET BREADMAKING COMPETITION.
The results of a breadmakin competition held in the Atlantic Fleet recently are promulgated in Fleet Orders The judges reported that the quality and appearance of the bread were of a high standard, and there was a general improve ment on Inst year's exhibita
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Removing to Stanley.
They could not stay anywhere for long for fear of detection, and one morning a sign-post at Dover made
hies in homewards-sixty-eight sending a cheque for 81539 to the London. cause. Congratulations!
to
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come forward so readily with io. formation. I shall be pleased to hear from all connected with the schools of Hong Kong. There, it
St. Stephen's College are now room for news about every school moving to their new quarters infn this "corner," and I hope all Stanley, and for the present, at interested will assist me in obtain least, their activities are suspended. ing it.
VINDICATION OF A HEAD
- MASTER.
CASE STOPPED BY A JURY.
GIRLS ALLEGATIONS.
FRENCH BIRTHRATE,
FINANCIAL INDUCEMENTS
OFFERED.
IMAGINATIVE ENGINEER'S
FORECAST.
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The detectives searched carefully for & clas until finally they came to the conclusion, that a man with baggý trousers-that was the best descriptids they could get at the time-night be able to assist them. - Throughout the holidays they looked for a person with such
they questioned a' man whom they Accosted in a street in Glebe. After. the interview they searched a room in a house at Glebe, and found a ahaving brush.
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MAN-BIRD IN A LONDON PARK.
The man claimed that he had "Imaginative Stuft is the op- propriate heading under which a bought the brush for 3/8, but the writer in the New York Sun radio detectives pointed out that it was section tells of a reported inven-made of badger hair, and was an tion by a Russian radio-engineer. experimental sample. The story runs as follows:-
Subsequently most of the stolen An engineer of a well-known property was recovered and a man watch manufacturing company of was arrested. New York City, in addressing a convention of jewellers in Washing- ton, D.C., several years ago, pre- dicted that in the future our watches would be run by radio. His forecast was accepted as vision- Paris-Watching the rising birth those of an engineer and a fellow ary, and although his words were The jury stopped the case and rates of her neighbours, Italy and watchmaker they fall lightly upen returned a verdict of "not guilty Germany, France has resolved to the eats of that body of jewellers. at the. West Sussex Quarter Sessions at Horsham, when Mr. encourage the re-population of her They were inclined to twit this
People who have fately been in Maurice Ernest Hayes, aged thirty-ace and is holding out financial imaginative engineer with the six, a school master, of Slinfeld, incentives to prospective parents. slang of the day interesting if Richmond Park at night after
There are now before Parliament true!' appeared for trial on six charges four projects to be exacted into
vehicular traffic has been excluded may have seen a strange, white Facetious Comment.
bird, with a twenty-ave-foot spread "Only two or three years have of wing, futtering along the road
ways.
[British United Press.)
of assaults on girls under the age laws to make marriage easier and
"
to encourage large families. One
FLUTTERING AT 18 MILES AN HOUR.
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In Section "A" (ships with bakeries) the result was as follows -First, Nelson (C.P.O. Cook Alfred J."Butain); second, Vindictive (P.O. of sixteen, Cook Arthur D. Joyce); third,' The six girls concerned were project would relieve all fathers of elapsed since that prediction, and Lucia (P.O. Cook Albert W. B. papils under Mr. Hayes, who has a part of their tax burden, the yet a report from Russia brings The bird' was Mr. E. Winter, Harrison).
been headmaster of the Slinfold amount to increase proportionately such a visionary scheme just a little of the garage staff at White Lodge, Ships in order of merit (maxi-Church of England School for for each child tom
nearer to realisation. A patent has mum 100)-Nelson, 98; Vindictive, eight years..
Another hill alters the existing
e exiting been saned by the Soviet Insertions now the residence of Lord Lee of 95; Marlborough, 88; Canterbury, Mr. Eric Neve, prosecuting, said law allowing financial relief to large Bureau to a Rostave radio-engineer Fareham, testing a theory of flight 35; Hood, 84; Canterbary; 34: Vin- that the girls were pupils at the families. At present aid, is granted in which it is conceded that a device which he believes will enable him dictive, 83, Cambrian, 83; Furious, school, and had been taught by Mr. only to families possessing at least has been contrived for the control some day to soar like the condor 83; Benbow, 82; Hodnes, 82; Nel- Hayes. The alleged assaults ranged four children, of less than 13 years, described as a master radio I have studied bird fight for
of watches by radio. The invention of the Andes, son, 82; Argus, 61; Benbow, 81; over a period from September 1928 the aid amounting to 30 francs a sleek, and it has the capacity for some years, 28ys Mr. Winter, Centaur, 81; Lucia, 80; Hood, 50; to February of the present year. month for each child, or slightly synchronising watches and locks. and I am convinced that it is Emperor of India, 79; Repulse, 79; Repulse, 77; Comus, 77; Comus, 77;
Happy All the Time !!.... less than four cents a day. The This master time-piece, operated by quite possible for a mon te wend
proposal to change the law would Renova, 75; Marlborough, 75 Mr. Neve, in a reference to the triple the francisi aid and would radio, would supply accurate time his way through the air with a Adventure, 74; Emperor of India, length of time over which the also apply the law to all families signals to a considerable number of machine on the flapping-wing-by-
man-power-only" theory":" 73 Furious, 73; Argus, 73; Adven- alleged offences had taken place of four minor children, instead of smaller clocks and watches. ture, 70
without a complaint having been stopping at 13 years..
While the New York watch
Flapping Wings, In Section "B" (ships without made, said that the case for the Under the existing lawn, France gincer envisioned a plan whereby Mr. Winter has devised a bakeries) the results were:-1, prosecution was that one reason last year sided 405,000 families watches would be operated directly machine the wings of which are Adamant (Ldg. Cook Alfred W the children did not complain was presenting a total of 712,000 child from radio impulses transmitted worked by foot pedals. When he Evans); 2, Watchman (Lig. Cook because Mr. Hayes was their school ren, and the amount distributed from a broadcasting station, the pedals the wings start dapping Frederick Manley); 2 Tyrian master, and they were fond of him passed 550 million trants.
scheme of the Russian engineer with a downward and slightly back (Ldg Cook Frederick K. Gay). The alleged offences were committed The Government has just publish lends an appreciable degree of ward motion, and the whole con
Ships in order of merit:- while Mr. Hayes was sitting at the ed some intercating natality etatis feasibility to the more direct plan trivanice goes forward. Adamtot, 98; Watchman, 95; side of the girls in the classroom, ties showing that, between 1911 and of operation of the American watch- Mr. Winter has so far accomplish- Tyrian, 1; Versatile, 87; Warwick," One of the girls said in crose 1026, the population of France has maker. This scheme, however, ed road fluttering at fifteen miles 84; Vidette, 80; Wallace, 79; Wind- examination that he was happy fallen off 650,000, in spite of the brings into review the facetious an hour up hill and down; but sor, 78: Vimy 77; Campbell, 76; all the time she was at school and immigration of 1,215,000 foreigners, connent of a naval radio-engineer wing power alone will not get him Snapdragon, 73, Valhalla, 72;was fond of Mr. Hayes,
It is interesting to note that the with respect to the recent vision of Vortigern, 70; Wessex, 67; Whirl- Mr. J. Flowers, K.C., defending: among the working classes, but motor-cars would be operated by
large families in France are net u automobile manufacturer, where the ground."
"Hydrogen will, however," he The following were disqualified him birthday cards -"Yes.
You were in the habit of sending among the manadurere and busi radio power. I hope the race says, and is therefore fitting hin for tendering either the wrong.
mitting station won't fail when I machine with an egg-shaped con- description or an insufficient núm- Other girls were d called to give
an driving my car up a hili,tainer that will hold enough hydro- ber of loaves:-Whitley, 83; Wal-evidence regarding the alleged
this naval radio man remarked.zen to lift him off the earth, and pole, 48; Westcott, 45.1
assults. They agreed that Mrs.
Mr. Flowers, at the concitsion of Similarly, many owners of time he expects shortly to be able to fly The Challenge Silver Lont Hayes was teaching in the next the case for the prosecution, sub pieces will hope that the radio round Richmond Park like a bird (Section A) and Challenge Shield classroom, and that she could have mitted that there was no corroforestations sending impulses to our Lord we, his employer, who is (Section R) ware presented by the looked through the partition and tion of the alleged offences, and watches will not fail at the lunch interested in the clever experiment, Commander-in-Chief to the winners
have seen what was happening asked that, in justice to his clicht, hour or when we are hurrying tơ wishes him the best of luck when in each section..
(Continued at foot of next column),' the case should stop. ***
catch a traiz!!!..
he goes up.
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