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A PLEA FOR OLD. HONG KONG
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(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY TRUBS.)
IN TOWN.
UPPER FLOORS OF GLOUCESTER BUILDING,
ANNUAL MEETING OF LAND
INVESTMENT CO.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932.
CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL,
MRS. SOUTHORN'S STIRRING ADDRESS AT ANNUAL. PRIZE GIVING.
**INSTIL LOVE OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP INTO
HEARTS OF THE YOUNG,"
A stirring plea for the instilling into the hearts of the young the love of ponce and friendship was made by Mrs, W. T. Southurn at the Control British School prize giving yesterday afternoon. "At the moment we are all watching the deplorable happenings in a Shanghai," said Mrs. Bouthor. Onou again the horrors of hatred- and warfare are brought home to us, and we who passed through those awful years of the Great War fool with all our hearts that the love of peace and friendship should be planted in the hearts of all those who are young."
SUCCESSFUL YEAR REVIEWED.
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in any school are those qualities of industry-combined with intelligence We can have industry without in- tolligence, but not intelligence without industry,
I appeal to you who are parents, to realise how great to-day is the necessity that you should interest your children in things that stîr a man's intelligence. You should oo, operate with us, the teachers of your children for a few hours each day, and supplement our work in your homes. "We teachora attempt the building up of character in our Schools, but much of it will ba jerry-building unless wo develop in telligent thought and in this task we ask, nay, demand, in the interesta of the childron, the fullest co-opera- tion of parents and guardians.
In conclusion I thank all the donors of prizes, my colleagues for their loyn co-operation and sup port, and the Vicar of St. Apdrow's The prize giving was held in St. pof a journey to Yunano-fy and Church who so kindly gave un per- Andrew's Church Hall, a large
Misa Pope explained to us the aims mission to use the Church Half on number of pupils, parents and of the Longus of Nations Sovioty of this occasion. I wish also to thank you, M. Southern, for honouring friends being present.
which Central British School sa us with your presence here, this member. Our thanks are dun torouing and fur so kindly can cont- Miss Brown who so ably organisading to distribute the prizes. the meetings of the Union.
MRS. SOUTHORN'S SPEECH.
There have been various rum- cara, I understand, of our inten Ava Mansion, tions with regard to the upper . May Road.
floors of Gloucester Building. In Feb. 10, 102.
case there are still any doubts, 1 St-We should like to express tiny say that it is proposed to rup our thanks to you for scouring the them on the lines of an apartment admirable article in to-day's issue house," said the Hon. Mr. J. J. by Mr. Pynes, on Historic Land- Paterson, whon ho addressed Com-shareholders at the annual meeting mades of Ald Hong Kong, pared, for example, to Mauno or of the Hong Kong Land Invest any European country, we have soment and Agency Co., Ltd, yester little tradition and so few relies of day. our brief history, that what wo Those supporting the chairman hare is doubly precious, and there were Moasri. T. E. Poarca, H. H. must be many other residents who H. Priestley, Felix A. Jomph, A. agree with Mr. Pyner's sentimenta H. Compton. A. H. White and Sir both on this point and on the other Robert Ho Tung (Wirectors) and matter he struscs, namely that Mr. L. B. Greenhill (secretary). where there are no beautiful build while shareholders present ings, at least there are some which Messrs. W, 8: Bailey, H. R. Sturl have a certain dignity and grace H. A. Rodgers, D. V. Stevenson that are well worth preservation F. MacDougall, H. W. Dulloy amidst the waste of ugliness in the J. H. Seth, F. M. Fernandez, eity and on the Peninsula.
T. R. MacDonald, W Brackenidge, Thomas D. Chantaong R. Grieve, E. M. Raymond, A. J. White, M. L. Railton, . H. Chambers, N. Vtion of summer hours during the A. Croucher. A. C. Wilcox, H. 8. summer month, The maximum Hills. E. Grant Smith, J. M. Alves, number on the roll was 266 (239) in P. 8. Cassidy, Yeung Yaa, G. 2030), the average attendance dur Pantheon, J. G. Allison, F. Hing the whole year being £11, (147 Crapnell, J. E Wright Jun., A. in 1929, 180 in 1900). The atten Nissim, O. F. Ribeiro, B. L. W dance was generally satisfactory,"! Dunnett, B. C: Randall, L. G. Frost though there were many cases of and Fung Kong-un,
sickness due to malaria, influensa and donguo fever,
May we make hol to suggest the Colony and ils past would probably be of great interest to many of your readers. Yours, etc,
P. AND M. BARKER..
that a wories of similar articles on
CHARGE. AGAINST COXSWAIN DISMISSED.
STEAM LAUNCH AND THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT,
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Chan Hing, coxswain of the yteam launch Man Kuen, was charged before the Marine Magis Frate yesterday with falling to carry the required number of life- belts on his faunchr
He was re presented by Mr. F. H. Loseby while Sergeant J. Foely prosecuted. In outlining the case, the offenr wid that at 4 pm on February 10, in Kowloon Bay, be asked the Coxswain for his certificate of aur voy and this was produced. It pro vided that the veel should carry 78 life boks but upon examinationsible. The found that there were only 51
on board.
were
HEADMASTER'S REPORT
In his report for the year, Mr. Nightingale nid :-The Number of day-on which the School was previous years owing to the adop opened, was, greater than that of
Average Attendance.
·1019 1923
71 106
1927 1931
130
201
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School Magazine.
Mrs, Southern then presented During the year we issued the the prizes, and afterwarde maid: zine ediled by Miss Munro and pleasure of attending a prize giving first number of our School, Magnit is several years since I had the
'at the Contral British Scucol Miss Curtin, to whose enthusiasm Consequently I do not feel as con- the success achieved is due. We have barrassed as I might have felt after School Aag and a Sobool muito, Hong Kong papers entitled, Oh now a School badge, the lion, a reading an article in one of the Those Prize giving!" In it the author complained above all olinga of the old familiar faces on the platforms the long and boring the speeches, the elation or misary of
Honestate Honores.'
Library.
The generosity of friends enabled by the addition of standard works, ma to enlarge the School Library reference books, Everyman's Lucy clopaedia and sundry novels,
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Games and Sports..
Addressing the gathering tho
whether they are prize-winners or prize-winners according to Hon. Mr. Paterson said:--With The School continues to grow; your permission I propose to fol- indeed, I can see no signs of ac We also received copies of the prizes are awarded,
not, and the wrong way in which low the usual procedure and take koning in the requests for admission Hongkong Naturalist, publications the writer, should not be given on Prizes aid the report and statement of auto this British School.
of the League of Nations Society, the basis of uniform merit through- counts as rend. There are no great
As I anticipated in my report for and the National Geographic Maout the school year, but should be differences in the accounts as com
1920, I was obliged to form thren gazine which Captain Mair gouer for the exceptionally brilliant, for pared with the previous year which classes of over 30 pupils in each, ously continued to send each month.one outstanding piece of prize work call for comment, except repairs, the alternative being the rofusal to The School sent donations to thean caaay, a drawing, a piece of which show an increase of sonia admis further British children, a Poseidon Relief Fund and the constrictive mechanics. A play, 4 824,000. Those include our regular step I am always very loth to ‘akr Society for the Prevention of Cruel poem, s cake, dance. overhauls of buildings and such but which may become necessary in ty to Animals, and assisted at the repairs as were required, an item the near future. The following sale of Poppies on Armistice Day.
I was entertained by the article which must necessarily tend to in-figures are interesting as illustrat
but unconvinood. After all nost crease on our properties age,
boys and girls go to school to re- Weing the growth of this School dur- also expended about. 884,000 on ing recent years.
enive an all-round equipment for various special improvements to
At the Annual Sports, organised life. Most people have to achieve. suit incoming tenants, give better
by Mr. Rowell, the fator House their modicum of success by good, Challenge Cup was won by May honest, slow work. A painting, lavatory neommodation, and mo-
and St. George's Houses, great en- good plum cake, a dance, a poem dornise our buildings as far hs pos
bhusiasm being displayed by the may prove a valusblo talent but not members of all the Houses.. Cricket, n
of livelihood in the Football, Hockey and Tenntá mat future, yet each and all of them ches were arranged with Schools will help to infuse into life that in- and Service tongs and full use was telligent interest in many things for King's Park and of the ground of eloquently and an wisely. In addi mads of the School grounds at which Mr. Nightingale pleads, so the Kowloon Football Club kindly tion to these interests in this lim- Placed at our disposal. The Com-oult modern world where hardwork mittee of the Kowloon Cricket Club and sacrifice are demanded on all generously granted us the use of sides, boys and girls have to look the ground for Cricket matches, out for careers, which will build up The School again had the privilege the state and restore happiness and of using the bathing beach of the prosperity to the world. They can
not jump into these like the fair Kowloon Dock Recreation Club.
lady in the, eirons bounds through the hoops I am reminded of the little boy who, when asked what he said after a pause: Mother, isn't there anything that begins with a pension?"
Rents show a light improvement, partly accounted for by our hav ing let some of the shops in Glou- coster Building during the last quarter. At the moment I am hap Dy to say that, outside Gleucoster Building, we have only one office
Staff.
The Loseby said he admitted all the facts as set out by the prosecu- bion, but he submitted that the
King's College, Miss Hendry and Mr. Ferguson was transferred to vessel carried a proportionate num- ber of life-saving appliances There
Miss Dyer went on home leave dur wore 61 e-bolta, 24 life-buoys and vacant.
ing which they left the Department two rafts, which made 77 applian-: Interest on mortgages has declin-on marriage, Mrs. Braine Hartnell ces in all.
His clients had com-ed as mortgages are paid off, but
rosigned in April, and is plied with the advics chained from this is balanced by a more than Tasartes left, on home leave, in the Harbour Master regarding the corresponding saving on overdraft
October, life-saving appliances on their at the Bank,
I wish to pay a tribute to the versel.
There being no sales of property excellent work of Miss Dyer, I to record, the net balance of profit was for many years on my staff. Houd now say Mrs. Duncan, who
about $10,000.
The Magistrate agreed with Mr.
University Examinations. The results of the Examination
meing
Losoby on the pins raised with re- and loss account has decreased by She was an enthusiastic colleague, this year were very satisfactory, I would like to do when he grew up,
gard to the regulations, and ac cordingly dismissed the ease, but requested that the matter Be ro- forred to the Harbour Master,
FIRE ON SHIP.
Final Dividend Declared.
It is proposed to pay 4 final dividend of $2 per share, absorbing $598,809, and making with the in- terim dividend a total payment of 84 per share for the year.
ever ready and willing to ca-operate
with me in everything that con- The Peach Memorial Scholarship, earned the welfare and advancement open, under certain conditions, to of the School:
all British boy's resident in China, The following joined the Stuff: was awarded to A. H. S. Skino, Mr. Mulcahy, transferred from Form VI, the examination bring Queen's College. Mrs. Clark and conducted by the School Certificate It is further promsdd to pay a Miss Newsholme on return from Syndicate of Cambridge Univer- bonus to staff of $10,000, approhom leave, Miss Graham, Mra.sity. This is the first time that the DAMAGE DONE TO CARGO|priate $40,024.17 to special repairs Pryde and Mrs. Ross, Physical Scholarship of the value of 21,350,
and renewals account and $200,000 Instructress. to our rebuilding reserve account. These leave the sum of 8678,702,00 to be carried forward to a new at count.
OF COAL.
The School was visited by the Inspectors of English School and by Not
little excitement Why
the Medical Officer of Schools who cased in the harbour yesterday
hold a medical inspection of the new about 4.30 pm, when it was found The property market, which was entrants in March and arranged a that a fire had broken out in the somewhat dull most of the year. Health Exhibition in the School in No. 4 hold of the & Tamplemead has recently received a fillip from October. On Armistice Day, Rev. which was lying at Buoy No. 6. two or three big sales which hare, . T. Waldegrave, Scout Connais The vessel had a large cargo of taken place and there have been in sioner, addressed the School on goal on board and it was thought "quiries about other properties. Duty to the King and Empire. that the outbreak was due to spon-
Old Puptis Association. taneous combustion, Damage was done to some six hundred tone of con which was in the held at the
tune,
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was agreed to..
The New Building.
Prize Givinga-Their Significante.
To return to prize giving, I agree they vary some heads of aphools succeed in infusing more life into them than others, but on the has been won by a pupil of this whole I think they are extremely School. We are all proud of this interesting, and also there is a achievement and we shall follow meaning and purpose in thora Skinn's progress at Edinburgh apart from the mere handing out of į University with great interest. prizes The fact that people out
Of Form VI, five candidates suc-side the school world come to the cessfully passed the Examinations prize giving shows that they are in- of the University of Hongkong, tensely interested in the progress of four the Matriculation Examina the boys and girls who are being tion, two gaining distinction in trained for citizenship of
whis English, and one, the Senior Local Colony or any country in which they Examination. The
Montargis will live and work. It is another chance in addition to the medium of Scouts and Guides of coming into touch with young people, and I assure you one learns deal about the tone and value of a school from its prize girings.
great
At the annual meeting, hold in Senior French Prize for Govern Gloucester Building is now near November, it was decided that the ment Schools was awarded to Stella ing completion. The instalement of name of the Association should be Bander. Of Foran V, eleven of the the internal fittings in such a large changed and that it should be fourteen candidates on the School A soon as the fire was discover building inevitably takes time and known in future as Central British Roll in November were successful, ed the Fire Brigade was communiis liable to be attended by unford Association. The roll of metaber gaining distinctions in English (a), ented with and two Beata were soon delays. However it is hoped ship has increased and a rugby Arithmetic, Scripture and Steno Although it is many years now despatched to the scene. Despite that the finishing touch will be competion has been formed.
graphy (2)...
since I had the honour of giving the fact that each of the floats was pleted by April."
Of the three old pupils of the At the Annual Examination of away the prizea bere, my impression working four "deliveries, it took There have been various rumours, School studying at the University Forms IV-I, the results were again of the Central British is a very an hour and twenty-five minutes to understand, of our intentions of Hongkong, Sheila Whitley suc satisfactory, 19 per cent. of the clear and well-defined one and I re- put out the fumes.
with regard to the upper floors. In eessfully passed the B.A. degree Candidates gaining promotion to joice to fool at once the same case there are still any doubts. I examination in December. I Fave higher Form, r
temperature," if I may call it so, may say that it is proposed to run 1.
received gratifying news of distine. The following figures show in a the same sense of good effort and them on the lines of an apartment, tions gained by many of our old very convincing manner the increase friendly spirit. Extraordinary Meeting.
house. There are numerous fully upils who are at homo Universities in the number of children in these furnished single rooms, double and Schools.
Plea for Peace. The extraordinary meeting was bedded rooms, and a number ofį
Forms during recent years. In hold immediately at the copolussion two-roomed suites. There will be a ed into Bedford College, the re- 1930, 153, and in 1831, 100) -
Audrey Hosford successfully pass 1029, 100 children were examined, in And now I have only a few words of the general meeting. Mr. Patar restaurant and lounge on the top sults of her examination qualifying
to say on another subject--a burd son said:-The explanation of the floor. The charges wo, propose are. her for the Intermediate Saience
ing subject. I was reading a won- notice is that it is proposed to very reasonable and the rentals Certificate of the University of Ton-
dorful, address by Dr. Maude Roy Amend Artiela No 96, (a) of the have a range which should suis don.
I wish to stress here the adriace den, the famous woman prescher, Articles of Association and increase every pocket.
0. G. Edwards, our Cam that has been made, at Central who made so deep an impression on the fees payable to your Directors
bridge blue", and J. Vickars at British School, in the Study of us here three years ago." It was ad Other Business, from $10,000 to $15,000 per annum.
Liverpool are in their final year at English. We are continually add-dressed to young people, and it was This was proposed by one of our Mr. Paterson's resolution for the the Universities. J. Tacchi has just ing to our English Library for wo on the subject of Peace, At the shareholders at the last annual adoption of the report and state- finished his school career and hopes realise that the basis for the au moment we are all watching the de meeting and to make his proposal ment of accounts, was seconded by to proceed to Cambridge in October quisition of the power of lear, plorable happenings in Shanghai. effective it is necessary to amend Mr. F. M, Raymond and carried Rext. R. A. Gerrard has gained lucid thought and writing, is the Once again the horrore of hatred the Articles. I now beg to pro- quanimously. The confirmation of an International Rugby Cap, hay encouragement of our young stud and warfare ato brought home to pose the following resolution the appointment of Mr. Felix Ang played for England against the ents to cultivate the habit of read-us, and we who passed through
That the Artiolos of Association Joseph as a director, was proposed, South Africans.
ing the best in literature. They are those awful years of the Great War taught how to use books and tested, fool with all our hearts that the and many, both boys and girls love of peace and friendship shoulä
of the Company be altered in man by Mr. H., R. Sturt, seconded by ner following:-By. deleting the Mr. J. H. Seth,
School Union...
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figures $10,000.00 in the third line On the proposal of Mr. W. S. A School Union was inaugurated havo begun to realise that, their life be planted in the hearts of all those of-Artials 95 (a) of the Company's Bailey, second by Mr. F. B. Crap at a meeting of Form Representa at School is the beginning of a who are young. Yes, but what can Articles of Association and sub.nell, Messrs. A. H. White and Htives and a programme of lestures great adventure worth pursuing in one person do, I can hear you ask f stituting therefore the figures H H. Priestley were re-elected was arranged. During the year a spirit of discovery. They are dis. I find an answer in the words of $18,000.00."
directors, and Mr. D. V. Etenvea. Mr. T. J. Price gave us a lantern covering the delights of literaturs, Maude Boyden who anys - You When this has been duly second-son moved and Mr. N. V. A, Cron- lecture on his travels so the ruins and reports of former pupils, here have to practise the arts of peace. od I shall be pleased to snewer to cher seconded that Mengra. Peter of Ankhor; Mr. Howes talked to us and at home, show that many haw Is there any country with which you the beat of my ability any ques-Smith, Beth and Fleming and of the history of flying and describ. not lost this spirit of discovery but are sagry? Is there any country tions shareholders may wish to sak. Musara Linolead and Davies be re ed, the various parts of an vero are putting in practice the industry to which you have an antipathy, The resolution was seconded by appointed auditors at a remanera plane; Mr. Clarabutt spoke on and intelligence developed during which you dislike, or of which you Mr. J. M. Alves and carried ua- tion of 81,250 each a your. This stamp collecting; Mrs. Forster their youthful career at Bebooks are afraid! Study that country, Animmously,
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