SCHOOL FOR DEAF
Interesting Progress
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
SUCCESSFUL
CABARET GALA `AT HOTEL CECIL
Aeroplane Fund To Benefit
CHARMING DANCE
PARTNERS
At a demonstration given by pupils of the Hong Kong School: for the Deaf at the Munsang Col- lege Hall on Wednesday, the, Chairman (Rev. Lee Kau Yan)
Merriment prevailed in the ball- read the following" report:
room of the Hotel Cecil last night Our School was started
last when a gala cabaret was presented the Hong Kong by the aim industry of Hong Kong September in University Women's Hostel with and South China lf ald of funds six pupils three boarders and for the purchase of, aeroplanes in three day puplis, One girl had honour of Generalissimo Chiang been studying in the School for Kai Sher's birthday. the Deaf in Chefoo. Her standard was higher than the others, so she was in the top class. Owing to the different dialects we speak in China, the giri had to drop her Mandarin, which she learned in Chefoo, and learn Cantonese. The middle class had four pupils who had learned a certain amount of characters. but were not able to make use of them. Now they are able to write composition and Diary.
On November 4. we had our first open day. The dedication of the school took place in the morning by Bishop Hall. In the afternoon the school was opened for Inspec- tion, when over 100 people attend- ed.
The children were quite good at hand work, and with the co- operative effort of teachers and pupils, we were able to have a stall In St. Stephen's Girls' College sale of work, which was held in Novem- ber. Christmas cards, animal toys and envelopes were sold, and we were able to realize $110 to help our school funds.
Our first Christmas Party was held on December 20.
-HOSTEL FOR BOYS
In the beginning of Spring the hostel for boys was opened. The
flat next door to the school was rented, and used as boys' hostel and school Owing to the increas-. ing number of pupils, it was neces- sary to make the change, and thus leave the rooms in the University Women's Hostel as girls' hostel. At that time the number of pupils had grown from 6 to 16, and by the end of the Summer term the number of pupils on the roll was
18.
The school was visited by the Inspector of English Schools, Mr.
The function, which will be re- peated this evening, attracted a large crowd all of whom availed themselves of the opportunity of dancing with the leading ladies at present acting in Chinese films, who served the public as dance partners. attractive and their gorgeous gowns set against a zackground of colourful decoration lent brilliance to the surroundings. There were about sixty of these ladies.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1936.
CORRESPONDENCE EKINS SECURES
HONG KONG A.D.C.
PLACE ABOARD DELAYED PLANE
(The Editor, “Hong Kong Dally Press.")
Str.--May. I by your courtesy re- Final Long Hop
mind a too-forgetful public of the recurring difficulties "experienced by the Hong Kong A.D.C. In ac- commodating all its friendly patrons who have a preference for Last Night performances,
More than a hundred applică- tions were received in excess of the seating capacity of the theatre on the last night of Lovers Leap' whereas the earlier performances were not well attended.
Towards America
LEAVES AT DAWN
EVOLUTION OF LIFE
Interesting Talk By Dr. A. Fung
out
Tracing the evolution of Life from its 'original stage to the present day from the theosophical point of view. Dr. A. Fung present- ed a very interesting lecture to members of the Hong Kong Theosophical Society at the Manuk Lodge, Chater Road: yesterday | evening. He ponted
that Evolution explained the transition The giant Pan American Airway of Life from the aquatic to the fiying boat, already three days be-"
terrestertal, and terresterial to the astral stages A few facts were hind schedule because of adverse weather, was poised for the take-marshalled by the speaker in out- lining "Man's Ancestry," the sub- off for Quam at daybreak. The delayed fight of the Clipper project of his talk. ved a blessing in disguise for
Permission by 'Pan American Airways for Ekins to board the
H. R. "Buddy" Ekins, former United Press manager in Manlia, was scheduled to continue his world-girdling jaunt over estat lished air lines aboard the Hawai- The Arst night of a play isian Clipper early on Oct 12, generally the best night from the point of view of the interested "playgoer, but in any cas early booking is necessary if disappoint ment is to be avoided. I specially urge this now because I have re- ceived an exceptionally large num- ber of applications for advance bookings, 'that I cannot of course deal with until booking opens for
Dr. Fung demonstrated his talk with a chart Illustrating the seven chairs of the earth scheme and their formations. He stressed the controversy between science and
The ladies were most the public at Anderson Music Co., Hawaiian instead of waiting for theosophy in their own explana-
Ice House Street on 19th October.
Night Must Fall' is hailed by the critics--I think that is the correct
the China Clipper at present en route to Manila was expected to enable the lean Scripps-Howard expression - as the outstanding reporter to complete history's first success of recent years. We are commercial air journey around the The ballroom was splendidly de- fortunate in having
world in approximately 18 days. 4 well- corated, model aeroplanes, sym- balanced and experienced cast of i bolle of the proposed gift to
amateur players, most of whom are China's leader, dominating in the
new to the Colony. We modestly attractive design. Gally coloured
but confidently anticipate that light, festoons and streamers this production will worthily up-
were also in abundance.
Outside the building, flanking both sides of the doorway, model aeroplanes, painted white, hung from each archway between the
pillars extending the full length of
the building in Chater Road and
hold the proud tradition of the DC handed down to us over ninety-three years of uninterrupt- ed activity.
We do not doubt that the public will support us in the generous way it has always supported the
disappointing experience of last- minute efforts to get seats for the
in Ice House Street. Huge sign-AD.C., but we do hope that the boards, bearing "white Chinese characters painted an orange co- loured backgrounds, describing the function, were also displayed.
Last Night will not be repeated in
our forthcoming" production
re-
Dance music in the ballroom
For those who care to send their was supplied by a foreign bänd requirements to me I shall be glad and the dance partners included to obtain for them the best Misses Wu Tip Ying. Tam Lanservations available on the date Hing. Li Yee Nin, Lam Mul Mal the booking opens. Yours faith and several others.
fully.
Leading directors dispensed with the megaphone and took on the roles of cloak-room boys while scenario writers and
camermen together with the actors perform- ed the duties of walters.
Everyone joined in the fun wholeheartedly and the function was voted an unqualled success.
Dancing was commenced at 7 p.m. and continued until 1 a.m.
T. R. Rowell in April. He was very ST. JOHN AMBULANCE much interested, and pleased with the progress which the children had made.
Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto had kindly given voluntary medical Inspection to the pupils. After special treatments a few of the pupils were able to hear slight sounds for the first time.
On June 5 a concert was held in the Great Hall of St. Stephen's Girls' College in aid of the School Funds. Through the kindness of cur friends, we were able to realize $500,-
SUBJECTS TAUGHT All the subjects taught here are the same as in ordinary schools, special attention being given to
Hip-reading and speech. They learn to play the same games, and we have to thank the Principal of Fairlea School for lending us the playground every Wednesday and Saturday,
Besides ordinary lessons, they are taught to know our Heavenly Father, for though their physical hearing is lost, yet their spiritual hearing is not. Every alternate Sunday we have a Children's Ser- vice in School, and the other Bun- days they go to church.
The children have not only im- proved in their study, but also in character.
STAFF THANKED
BRIGADE
Acknowledgment Of Donations
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Entering the home stretch of his air race. Ekins was virtually cer- tain to beat his rivals, Leo Kler- nan, New York Times reporter, and Miss Dorothy Kligallen, correspon- dent for the Hearst newspapers, by about a week. The trio left New York on September 30.
Erins prepared to depart for Guam, Wake, Midway, Honclulu, Alameda and New York after re maining a day and a half in Manila, longest stop on his hurri- ed pinneer trip. Manila gave him an enthusiastic welcome which
permitted him to catch ittle sleep In the meantime."
The veteran United Press war correspondent spoke on Sunday morning over KZEM in a radio- cast which was picked up by the National Broadcasting Company and rebroadcast over A nation wide network in the United States. LEAVES HOTEL
Exins prepared to leave the Ma- nila Hotel at 2 am for the Pan American alr base at Cavite. When seen by a Bulletin reporter about 7p. m., Ekins had just got up from a few hours' sleep but he submitted cheerfully to being
OLD SOLDIERS questioned about his trip.
Gigantic Proposal Made By Legion Delegates
LESSENING
UNEMPLOYMENT
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Double pensions for old soldiers at an additional cost
to the EX chequer of £100,000,000-was sug- 2 gested at a conference of the de- legates of the Kent British Legion Branches held at Deal recently.
The following resolution, pro- posed by the Hythe Branch, was carried unanimously for submis-
HONG KONG EVENING.
INSTITUTE
We have received from the Education Department a copy of the prospectus for the Hong Kong Evening Institute. for the sessi October, 1936. to June, 1937. The Director of the Institute is Mr. J. Ralston, MA, and the Supervisors are the Rev. GES. Upsdell, M.A CLEE, HC.F.. Mr. La Yuk Lun and Mr. G. White, B.Sc.. A.M.T Mech. E
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tions of the described each which Life progressed and deve- toped into animal forms. The hu-
origin of Life and stage · through
man race, he said, had several sub-races and the most interesting of them was during the fourth stage...
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE The existence of the Atlantis continent was substantiated by evidences which science itself has produced in the flors and fauna that such a land existed but which was broken up and immersed un- The peoples of this lost race were der water by a terrible catastrophe.
gigantic men, handsome in tea- tures and possessed of strength with which a man of to-day might
outward
casily break a bar of steel in two. Literally.
they had nerves like steel and skins like rock, and they were almost immune from feeling from
causes, Black magic, Dr. Kung revealed, brought on the Atlantis and natural causes about the fall of the civilization then completed. Its destruction. The speaker carried his listeners to the future stage of Life and stated that during this period the mind would be developed in a race of supermen,
At the conclusion of bis address. a vote of thanks was called for Dr. Fung from the members of the So- ciety who were reminded that the next lecture on this subject would The purpose of the race, he said, be held next Thursday, October was to make a trip around the 22. when Mr. John Russell would world entirely by commercial air-lead a discussion on "Man's Re- planes. He has used three airlineslations to the Animals.'
on
SPANISH MOROCCO AUTONOMY ·
so far, He travelled from New York to Frankfurt-am-Main
the Zeppelin Hindenburg, and from there to Athena by way of Vienna aboard a KLM (Royal Dutch Air- line) plane. He continued using the same line to Batavia and there he changed to a KNILM (Royal
Tangier, Oct. 14. Netherlands Indles Airways). plane
Self-government for Spanish which brought him from Batavia Morocco Was foreshadowed by to Manila on Saturday afternoon General Del Lano, the insurgent by way of Balikpapan and Zam-leader at Seville, when speaking
from the radio station there.
General Del Lano said a plan was being studied for giving com- plete autonomy to the Spanish zone in Morocco, Spain reserving the right of military intervention for the defence of the country- Heuter's Bulletin Sermits
boanga.
PILOTS PRAISED
"On this fight I think we have been through all sorts of weather," the said "In spite of the speedy way the trip has been accomplish- ed, it was in no sense harassing. My companions showed no appre- hension as though we were travel-
sion to the National Conference:
**That every ex-Service man who has a campaign to his credit and is not in receipt of any other pon-ling on trains and automoblies.” slon should, when he draws his old-age pension at the age of. 65, be entitled to £1 per week instead of 10s.
"Captain G. Few, proposing the
Ekins had words of the highest praise for the pilots as well as the planes.
This tight should serve to con- centrato interest on the possibility of making Manila the aviation hub of the Orient, Ekina stated. If the
resolution, sald:" think that any man who had the courage to Join the "Service and serve in acc.nplated extension of the campaign should have the right to, Duzo ar line to Manila materia- £1 per week. Such a scheme will Hiza, Manila would be about a week probably help the unemployment ¡'by "air transport from both the causé, as some old soldiers receiv- United States and Europe, he ing 21 a week would be willing pointed out. Now I will take the opportunity
The forthcoming wedding is an- to give up other work and make to thank the staff, and especially nounced of Mr. Frederick Leonard way for younger men" Miss Sum Yue Klu. now Mrs. Lo. N.A.A.FI, Iving at 14 Cameron of Maldstone, pointed
Strokey, inspector, and stocktaker, The chairman, Mr. C. G. Larkin, who gave us voluntary service Road, Kowloon, and Miss Lily there were about 200,000 war-time out that since the school began. She has Emma Cartwright, secretary, ex-Service men in the country.
Chamber of Commerce, residing at 20B. Nathan Road:
-given us great help in teaching the .children handwork. When the boys hostel opened. Miss Chia Hon Kwon joined our staff. Thus we had three, staff members:- Miss Chan Lai Fong, who had been to Chefoo for training, Miss Bum Yue Klu and Miss Chiu Hon Kwan. Then at the end of April Miss Sum had to leave us, and we were very grateful to Miss. D. Wise, the Acting Principal of St. Stephen's Girls' College, who lonfied us ono of her teachers, Miss Chan Shuk Ching. Miss Chan helped to the end of the Summer term. Miss Grifon, a member of our Council, who had given us much help in all ways, went home on. furlough in June.
At the end of the Summer holl days the school-removed to its new premises. We have all settled down happily, and find the new school very convenient.
"MILESTONES”
DANCE
A Dance will be held at the We have received from Imperial Sallors' Home and Beamen's. In- Airways (Far East) Limited an stitute to-night (Friday) COM- interesting booklet entitled "Mile-mencing at 9 p.m. stones" dealing with the develop- ment of Imperial Airways and its Associated Companies since 1924.
On behalf of the school I would
FELLOWSHIP MEETING
The weekly St. Andrew's Wo-
like to thank our friends who have men's Fellowship meeting was held
helped us to bring, happiness to the lives of many deaf children, and especially Mr. Fung Fuk Tin, who gave us the first donation to start the school; and also; all the Chinese and English friends who generously donated from time to time, and made it possible for us to carry on our work,,
Paria, Oct. 14. Full autonomy for Spanish Mo- rocco bag been promised in 3 broadcast speech by General Quie- po de Llano, according to a report however, so the general said, still received here from Tangiers. Spaln reserves the right of military in- tervention for the purpose of de- tending the territory. The speech was broadcast Arabic-
a second time in
Transocean Neue Service.
Ekins has been to many coun- were Pan American's Fersonnel D- tries since he left Manila late in rector Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit- 1930, Last year he stayed in fourney and his wife, President Juan, respondent. Among his assign-Trippe and his wife. Becretary. continents as United Press cor-Treasurer R, A, Lord, Executive
hetts were covering the Sino-Ja- Committeeman Graham Grosven- nese war and the Italo-Ethio-or. Mrs. Whitney will take a stea- .. confilet.
mer to Honolulu where the Clipper
1 am sorry my stay in Manila will await her arrival for the re- ime has been so short," he mainder of the trip across - the prid. "I have lived in a lot of Pacifc.
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I ke Manila best. I have
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ALERICAN CLIPPER
BOUND ON FLIGHT
Los Angeles, Calif. Oct. 9. Bound on a Clipper flight to Ma÷
After he left the airport here Whitney could not be reached for details of the night,
Matson Lins officials said that the following had booked passage on the steamer Lurline, which is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu October 15, the date the Clipper is due to arrive there from Alameda, Calif.: ...Mrs. Whitney, Mrs., Trippe, Mrs. W. G. McAdoo; E. O, McDonnell,
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at the Church Hali yesterday afternoon. Tea was served in the lawn and games were played in nila, leaving here on Wednesday, a member of the Pan, American ex- the Hall
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Later Mrs. Edwards, wife of Major Edwards gave an address "Japanese Inna." There were 40 members present, at the meeting to yesterday.
officials of Pan American Airways | ecutive committee;. Grosvenor; arrived here to-day and reported Thomas Beck, publisher of Colliers that after reaching the capital of Weekly Z R Swazey, vice pres- the Philippines they may hop to ident of the American Weekly Hong Kong, across the China Sea. Lord; and James Stulliman, pub-
Those in the party arriving here laher of the Nashville Banner.
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