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To aid the Brid Girls Home, al adjustment of expenditure, ell-Pokfulum, the Naval Benevolent mination of superfious academical local fund, and the Empire Link | departments. and arrangements | Scholarships - and young Artists for full-time professorships, in-assistance fund. Madame Lottie stead of part-time posts. These Gardon's Concert will be held at recommendations the Ta Kung Pao the new China Fleet Theatre on thinks may help to cure the major Wednesday next, September 8th, weaknesses and pave the way to a at 9.15 p.m. betterment of conditions, but these measures are not altogether ade- quate.
A German flying boat" left Des sau Tuesday on a record-breaking trip to Hongkong. The machine, Scarcity of Employment.
a Junker Ju 52, is scheduled to The most important thing is
cover the 9,000 odd miles, from that the educational authorities Dessau in Germany to Hongkong should formulate a fundamental by Monday, and if this perform polley of education, and insist up-arice is carried out it will rank as on the observance of discipline in a high standard of emcent organi-
sation.
Living conditions in "rural dist- ricts are not attractive to the aver- age college graduate, educated and brought up in an environment which has all the comforts and conveniences of city life. Never- theless, the Government should pay close attention in its plans for rural reconstruction to providing opportunities for college graduates, and at the same time reform the educational system in such a way as to encourage gradu- ates to become rural workers-a field of activity in which their in- Its execution. Simla, Aug. 29. The curtain, has fallen, I hope duence could be of the greatest finally, on Civil Disobedience, due service, to the sturdy, good sense of the mass of the people." declared the Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon, in an important speech in the Le- gislative, yesterday.
Civil Disobedience At An End
He declined to anticipate the recommendatiors of the Select Committee, but promised that the new constitution would be applied most expeditiously when Parlia- ment enacted it.
Recent Appeals.
In the absence of
Page 7 any fundamental polley, reform measures will inevitably meet with quite a number of well-knówa obstacles which it will be found European drms in the Colony were dificult to remove. Take, for in summoned before Mr. E. W. Handi- In response to recent appeals by stance," the stipulation for full- ton yesterday with failing to fura- college graduates, the National time professorships. Owing to the ish the Imports and Exports De- Government is planning to estab- rapid growth in the number of partment with a declaration of llah & “University Graduates' Em- poorly endowed and conducted
imported goods within the prescri ployment anquiry Office," and the colleges and universities, many in bed period of seven days. Page 7 Ministry of Education has instruct- competent professors are engaged ed the various Government univer. for part-time service. If compet- sittes to establish employment-ent men are to be engaged on a bureaux with a view to placing full-time basis, they will need more students in positions upon gradus pay.
In view of the scarcity of em-
The Viceroy foreshodowed а tion. With regard to these plans, complete system of broadcasting the Ts Kung Pad is of opinion throughout India and important that, if the Government is really ployment, the Government's plan to developments in civil aviation. l-interested in providing employ-restrict the graduation students of so the appointment of trade com- ment for graduates, it should do art and law and encouragement of
missioners to foriegn countries.
recommend more than merely
the study of science and techno- He alluded to the satisfactory students to various individuals or logy as a basic step a improve the basis of the Indo-Japanese agree-private organizations as ment, and said that efforts were able candidates for being made to establish a frontier The Goverment agréement with China.
Embarrassment was caused to. India by the influx of destitute refugees from Russia and Chinese We labour the point for a special Turkestan, while their expulsion reason. We feel the time has come across the fatransportable moun- when some sort of reform should tains of Central Asia was repug- be introduced into the local fury nant to humanitarian principles. system. In the first place, mem- Their influx was dangerous and bers of the jury in a murder trial steps were being taken to check it should not be allowed between the and dispose of the refugees al various adjournments to come in ready in the country. contact with the public. A jury | Reuter
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Mr: N. C. Macgregor, governing
director of Messrs Caldbeck, Mac-
gregor and Co., Ltd, the well-
known wine and spirit merchants,
is expected to arrive in the Colony this morning by the R.MS. Em- press of Russia, from” Shanghai, »
Two cases of cerebro-spinal fever were reported for the 24 hours ended on August 28.
The Mercantile Bank of India,
Limited anounce that they have declared an mjerim dividend of 6 per cent. less Income Tax.
among suit- unemployment problem positions, graduates will not be effective. should employ With these dimculties before ns- them itself. Modern, industry "in lack of competent professors, the China has not yet been develop--preparedness of college students, and the scarcity of employment- ed to any great extent, which makes it difficult for busness cir- the Ta Kung Pao urges the aut- cles to absorb the large number of horities to make a plan which wili graduates turned out annually. On solve these problems simultaneous the other hand, during the lastly. This plan must involve a re-
Unless further heavy tam falls few years the scope and range of duction and rationalisation of col“. State enterprises have widened leges, which will result in the sur- considerably, and this naturally vival of good schools and the Deep Water Bay Course will be calls for the services of more and stability of educational funds, so open for play as from Saturday more specialists. For this reason, that every college will be well-lat. September..in the Government should be itself equipped and be in a financial
Chan Sze, an amah, employed at able to provide positions for gradu- position to engage competent pra-
No. 1 Gleneally, was found hang- ates, though it must be under-fessors. stood by thole, entering upon an With regard to the number of ing from the front doorway of the
discuss the merits of it with any: VON PAPEN, AND AUSTRIA | official career that a Civic Bervice the students, this should be deter-Premises on Tuesday and was sent
one else except his fellow Jurors.
Dated this 30th day of August. In the second place, some steps
By Order of the Board.
T. C. T. BECK,
Acting Becretary.
Some Inside Facts
(Special Air Mail Service).
should be taken to ascertain that the person called to serve on a jury has a sufficient command of the English language, not only to
London, Aug. 15. understand the evidence, but also
This is the inside story of the to follow intelligently the speeches negotiation which led up to the of Counsels and most important of acceptance by the Austrian Gov- all, the summing up by the Judge. ernment of Herr von Papen's ap Conditions prevailing here makes pointment as German Minister to
Austria,
it necessary for people whose
The delay was 'caused, by" Ans- mother tongue is not English to serve on the jury. While there are tria's inaistence on the fulfiment a great number who are thoroughly by Germany of three conditions. at home, with the English langu- They were al
The disbandment of the Aus irian Legion in Bavaria;
post is not a short cut to a for- tune.
mined by the actual demands to the Government Civil Hospital. At the same The police believe it was an at- of the nation. time primary education and the tempt to commit suicide. labour-scholarship system in vill- ages should also receive encourage- of ment.
The Ta Kung Pao regards it as very unfortunate that the Govern- ment still has no regular procedure.
garding the engagement
WESLEY PORTRAIT FOR CITY ROAD CHAPEL
(Special Air Mail Service)
Landon, Aug. 15. The portrait of John Wesley, by Mr. Frank O. Salisbury, which was at the recent Royal
EXILED INDIAN
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Fre" (Copyright.)]=
Berlin Aug. 28. Within the next few days, the ashes of the exiled Chempakarama Pulal, a Hindu high caste who died in Berlin on Tuesday and who would have been forty-four years
age, there are undeniably an equally large number who can be said to “speak English" who can- The withdrawal of the 100 mark Academy is to hang at Wesley's old on Wednesday, will be convey- not follow the proceedings in visa fee for German tourists visi- Court Exactly what process of ting Austria; and elimination can be applied “we do
The inauguration ceremony of the Chinese Manufacturers' Union of Hongkong will be performed by the Hon. M R H Kotewall at the Hotel Cecil next Saturday afternoon. The Chinese Manufac turers Union was recently formed, the manufacturers here When petitioned the Canton Government for a reduction of tax on goods manufactured by Chinese factories hère.
HAPSBURG MONARCHY
Chapel, City Road, in the large ed by his widow, Lakshubal Fillet, v London, Aug. 28. The cessation of Nazi propa-museum room in Wesley's house to India where his eighty-year old not know, but it seems necessary sanda, by the Munich broadcasting the portrait will be formally father had been waiting for twen-
to introduce some method whereby one can be certain that each juror is thoroughly conversant with the English-language. We fully appreciate that the
is not easy to find, but that is all
the more reason why a should be sought as soon possible,
station.
Germany met these demands with an evasion. She pointed that Herr von Papen had appointed especially to
ters and refused to
until his agreement had bee
handed to the Wesley's Chapel
ty-five years for his son's return..
Pillal began hisɗnght for Indian on September 20, and on liberation at the age of 18. Fx same day Wesley's house will palled from India, he went to Zu- Be reopened to the public after a rich and founded a comm
toration of which the aim based
een to make it what it was in Pilal Wesley's time. Three floors of the Chamber
Tuntil
the end the Austrians gave house with nine rooms will be used
for museum purposes..
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