HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
CARLES
EDUCATIONAL AIM OF ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
Brother Director's Speech On Prize Day
School Certificate Exam. Is Justified, Says Mr. Sollis
"THE EDUCATIONAL AIM OF THE COLLEGE is primarily
a cultural one. It aims to give youth a broad vision of them- selves and clyllization. Students must be trained not away from everyday life, but towards everyday life. Cultural training aims eventuate in service; "it at power that the vision it gives may must train youth so that he shall be ashamed of being an Idler." remarked the Rev. Brother C. John, Director of St. Joseph's *College, yesterday on the necasion of the Prize Giving
Mr.
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INSURGENT
BOMBS KILL
BRITONS
BARCELONA, Jun. 21 (Reu- Lu) — Two officers of the British mercantile marine were killed during an Insurgent "air rald on Barcelona yesterday.
One was the second mate of the ss. Thorpe Bay, which re- ceived a direct hit in the hold. He was killed instantly.
The other victim was the second mate of the ss. African Mariner, which
badly Wax damaged.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S DRIVE FOR VOLUNTEERS
Chamberlain, the LONDON, Jan, 24 (Reuter-Mr.. Nevlile Prime Minister i a broadcast last night, mangurated the Gov ernment's drive for volunteers in every branch of the country's defence services. Referring to the conditions which, in the view of the Government, made its scheme of voluntary national ser- vice necessary for the security of the country, Mr., Chamberlain said:
"It is a scheme to make us ready for war. That does not mean ! think war is coming.
"You know I have dene, and shall continue to de, all I can to, preserve peace for ourselves and others ton.
We in this entry would never begin a war, but we might be
slon would have been more effective, but compulsion was not in accordance with the de- mocratic system under which accordance they lived, or in With their tradition of freedom, he said..
CONSULTS COLLEAGUES LONDON, Jan. 24 (BWS)-Mr.
or in their chiege career the right AT KWANTI RACES forced to participate in a war be Chamberlain, who returned yester- Sollis. Director Education presented the awards atmosphere. to the winners.
The educational aim of the Col-
The Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Valtortage is primarily a cultural one..
was present.
It aims to give` youth a broad
The Rev Brother Director..in his vision of themselves and of civil- report, said In part:-
The report for the school year 1937-38 was in part as follows:--
The Scholastic Year under" re- view was characterized by very few changes in the staff, an Increase in the number of students due to the influx of refugees from the invaded portion of China, and a visit from Reverend Brother Romuald, Assistant Superior Gen- eral at Rome,
zation Students must be trained not away from everyday life but towards everyday life. Cultural training aims at power that the vision it gives may eventuate in service; it must train youth so that he shall be ashamed of being an idler It must give such trab 1ng as shall be suffelent to awaken taste and discover aptitude.
It should be the glory of the College that it sends out each year The average enrolment of the groups of students so trained that College was 679, the percentage of they can take up with consioua attendance 95 which leaves consi-power and vision, gülded by, the derable room for improvement,
Many parents fall to realize how seriously they interfere with the education of their children by allowing them to be absent frequently for the most trivial reasons,
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The following" extracts from the report of Mr. J. Ralston, Inspector
eternal verities, the need and in- sistent work of the everyday world and this all unhampered in an up- ward look into the realm of moral and spiritual reality.
MR SOLLIS' SPEECH Mr. Sollts, prior to distributing the prizes, congratulated the win- ers and in his address said. in
of English Schools, after the An- part:
nual Inspection in December 1837, The "Hongkong School Certin- are of interest as-showing the
ente Examination has, in my
general standard of work in the opinion, fully justified itself as a School:
3. recom-
school leaving examination which the pupil can pass at a reasonable The organization is now
"In accordance with mendation made in last year's an- age
nual report the course in Chem-satisfactorily established.
General Woodruffe and the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson photo- graphed at the Fanling Race, Meeting on Sunday. (Photo by Leles).
SITUATION IN PALESTINE
Several Incidents ·
In Provinces
JERUSALEM. Jan, 24 (T/Ocean) -Following the attempt on the
gun bythers, or we might be, at-day from Chequers, was in con- tacked ourselves it the "Govern-sulation with several of his Cabinet ment of some other country were colleagues during the afternoon. to think that we could not defend rurselves effectively.
"The better prepared we are to defend ourselves and to resist attack, the less likely is it that any aggressor will "try an adventure in which the chances of surress would be so unpromising.
PAST WARS DIFFERENT The Prime Minister emphasized that mede n wat was unlike wars of the past. Development of air forces deprived Eritain of her old island security and in their case, as in the case of the Continental countries, the civilians would be the victims of attack as much as the soldiers, sailors, and airmen: indeed they might very likely be the first victims.
Late last night, Mr, Attlee, Leader of the Opposition, and Mr. Arthur Greenwood, deputy leader. called on the Prime Minister who, them an it is understood, gave account of his recent visit to Rome.
ENROLMENT OF
VOLUNTEERS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1939.-PAGE
THE
HỒNG KÔNG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In asociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons, Tits, Peking.
IN THE
WORLD'S
BRITAIN
The tial of Dennis Corrigan and
NEWS
FORTIFICATION
Frede.tek and James Willing com- menced at the Old Balley. Corri- OF GUAM WOULD of having conspired with a CMENACE JAPAN
gan and the Wings face. charges'
nese, Chou Tin-shu, to defraud, a Paris Arms 'agent. Cases purport- ing to contain arms for China were found to be filled with rubbish.
SHANGHAI Jan. 24 · (Int'l) — The newspaper "Kokumin," in ax editorial said that "the Japanese people are determined to smash the American fleet if the United states intends to get a political foothold in China" by fortifying Guam and Wake Islands.
- LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter)—An
The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham- appeal to local authorities to deal
omptly with applications for en-berlain's appeal to the
British folment by A.R.P. Volunteers
as nation in the interest of the volun-
teer service to the nation is a socr as the national service cam- palen opens was made by Sir John vourably commented on
by all
The "Kokumin" demanded to Anderson, Lord Privy Seal and
papers with the exception of the know the real intentions of the Minister for Civil Defence, in a
"Dally Express" which demands American people in the western the introduction of circular issued yesterday.
obligatory Pacifc-not those of the President Dealing with the schedule of re-service. "The Times" welcomes or the State Department," served occupations shortly to be published, the circular emphasizes that in conformity with these oc- Therefore, if Britain wished to
cupations restrictions will affect protect its civilian population in
those under people over 25 and wartime. It must
propare the
that age may be accepted for A.R. necessary organization in peace-P. service. The restrictions, how- ever, do not prevent acceptance for whose occupations are included in the schedule and who are within the ages shown there.
time.
"Moreover, we must train it in
the support given officially by the Labour Party to the plan for
volunteer service.
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GERMANY
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Firm confidence in the ultimate achievement of a Greater Ukraine Czechoslovakia," was expressed by the Ukrainian National Associa-
The newspaper said that "if the
United States wants only to in- crease trade with China, Japan would assist." The "Kokumin" de- clared that fortification of Guam" and Wake Islands "would menace naturally the Japanese would be Japan's mandated islanda and
pence for there will be no time to/Part time service of Volunteers carved out of Russia, Poland and gravely concerned."
train after the war has started. Therefore, the scheme is just one of common prudence. and is just as necessary for our safety as bat- tleships. guns, and planes, though not meaning, any more than they do, that war is bound to come
istry now embraces Classes 1, 2 and In this connection, I should likefe of a member of the Nashshib soon. or even at all.
ENROLMENT COMMITTEE LONDON, Jan. 24 (T/Ocean) The Minister for Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, yesterday appointed a Consultative Committee entrusted
3. These three subjects are being | to acknowledge the great help | family the vicinity of the "I hope all will read the hand-with the task of enrolling for ser-
equipment,
it does not cover all the activities which should find a place in the modern curriculum.
STUDY OF CHINESE "Increased facilities for the study of Chinese and Cantonese have been introduced, and, owing to the varied and mixed races re- The needs call for a broadening presented on the school roll, in-of the curriculum and claim more struction is also given in Portu-attention in such activities guese and French.
Physical Training. Muste, Arts and
rara Arab quarter.
event of war."
on.
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tion in Germany on the occasion JAPANESE BOMB
of the celebration of the founda- tion of the Ukrainian state of Kiev 20 years ago. Representatives Ukrainian organizations in Sudetenland and Venea attended.
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The strongest emphasis on the friendly relations between Gér- many and Poland are expected to Minister. Herr
von Ribbentrop, visits Warsaw later in the week. Ukraine. Danzig and Memel are among the obvious subjects of discussion and it is believed that the visit will enable Herr Hitler to collate Information before he makes his Reichstag speech on January 30,
very satisfactorily taught by an which the Teachers' Association Damascus gate here, a
24-hour book carefully." declared the Pre-vice in time of war and allotting where their services efficient staff and with adequate has rendered. The examination is curfew was imposed on the Mur mier, "fer. It contains a message to places
which concerns all. You will find would be the most effective, of all how on a satisfactory basis. but I should like to stress 'the point that
The Commander-in-Chief of then it a description of the many particularly competent persons in be laid when the German Foreign British troops in Palestine rester
forms of service for the safety and England in the sphere of science. assistance of the public in the technology, administration and so day confrmed two sentences pro- nounced by the military tribunal.
The Chairman of this committee URGED TO TRAIN Several incidents are again re-
will be Sir Walter Hamilton Mober- ported from the provinces,
Mr. Chamberlain invited all whey, a well-known British, scientist. In Jaffa, three Arabs were kill-were not yet engaged in essential He was Professor of Philosophy at "Last Year's report drew asten- Crafts, and I hope all schools, and /ed by an exploding bomb. In the work to choose one of these ser- the University at Birmingham from
region of Kalkulieh a bullet-riddledvices for which they were fitted. and to undertake the necessary body of an Arab was found.
Arah training forthwith. In Galilee district two I must emphasize the necessity for
The Premier emphasized that villages were searched by the Bri
it was a voluntary selieme. working more examples in exer- The prize list included the fol-tish troops after the "population
Some believed that compul- had been evacuated.
tion to weakness in the arithmetle
of several classes, and once more
teachers will co-operate heartedly in promoting them
PRIZE
cise books. for more careful cor-lowing:- rection by teachers, and for better
LIST
MATRICULATION
as
whole-
spelling and grammar in the set- Senior Bellos Scholarship Tor Ung out of solutions of problems. English Essay:-Eugene Chao.
Dr. F. Bunje's Prize for Elemen
ORAL WORK SATISFACTORY
"The oral work everywhere is oftary Science-Au Kwok-kee,
a satisfactory Standard, care taken
In pronounciation being obvious.
**I conclude with a note of prake for the firm yet quiet and unobtrusive discipline which pre-
Mr. LI Tse Fong's Prize for Chi- nese:-Chol Tze Chung.
Mr. Li Tse Fong's Prize for Geo- graphy:-John Lim.
Prize for French-John Larri.
vails throughout the whole school." Frize for Physics:--Chol Tze
The results of the Hongkong Chong.
University Matriculation wêre quite Rev. Father P. Garbell's Prize satisfactory. Forty-three were for Biblical Knowledge :—Au Kwok- presented for the Hongkong School | kee Certificate and of these 23 passed. Early in January, eight of our for mer pupils obtained degrees at the University.
In the London Chamber of Com- merce Examination our boys ob- talmed very good results. In all we won 27 distinctions.
SCHOOL LIBRARY The School Library containing
about 3,000 volumes was com- pletely reorganized last May,
I wish to convey my thanks to those teachers and boys who help- ed to reorganize the Library. More books are needed. The Chinese section especially needs volumes and magazines,i We have always done that we possibly could for the education of poor boys, In "
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Mr. Li Ping's Prize for English* Literature:-Eugene Chao.
Mr. Li Fook Shu's Prize for Mathematics:-Wong Ting Tsai.
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION..
,
Rev, Brother Visitor's Prize for Religious Knowledge:-Enrico Ro-
sario.
WHAT MR. ARITA WILL TELL U.S. AMBASSADOR
Retaliatory Measures May Be Taken By Japan
SHANGHAI, Jan. 24 Int'l)--The
Mr. Foreign Minister, Hachiro Arita, is going to tell the American Ambassador, Mr. measures if retaliatory Joseph C. Grew, that Japan will take there is accentuation of what is considered here to be a tend- ency on the part of the United States or Great Britain to side with China against Japan, according to Tokyo reports.
Mr. Grew has received permission to return to the United States on furlough, and will call on Mr. Arita to say goodbye. It is understood, however, that the Ambassador is not leaving until next month.
The Foreign Minister probably
f!
Junior Belillos Scholarship for will tell Mr. Grew that it is utteris POLAND'S PLAN
English-Francis Harder.
Irrational for Britain or the United Mr. Shek Pang's Gold Medal
States, at n time when legally for Chinese:-Tsang Shiu Woon. there is no state of war between Mr. Li Tze Fong's Prize for Japan and China, to deviate from French-Alberto P. Gomes.
neutrality and take China's side i
Prize for Geography:---Teangagainst Japan, thus violating the new shiu Woon.
Prize for Mathematics-Li Fook spirit of friendly relations between
الف
1937 the reduced fees amount- ed to $8,673 and this amount was considerably Increased in 1938.
We pay due attention to, the training of the boys; all our boys perform calisthenics regularly twice a week under the supervi- sion of a competent Physical, "In- structor appointed by the Educa-
Chu.
by
Medal for Typewriting (Donated Wang Brothers):-Stephen
Wong.
Lugard Scholarship:-Chow Kee kit.
nations.
FOR
SENDING
OUT JEWS
WARSAW, Jan. 24 (T/Ocean) --Poland's plans for D7258 emigration of Jews were out- lined by the. Prémier, Dr.. Skladovskew. in the Sejm,
yesterday.
Replying to a question by the leader of the Radical Conserva-
1921 to 1924
The committee consists of 25 members.
OPPOSITION TO- MUFTI
JERUSALEM, Jan. 24 (Reuter)- Fakhir Hashashibi, acting leader of the. Palestine Defence Party, told Router there was no change in the position regarding repre- sentaton
the of opposition to Grand Mufti on the Araby delega- tlar to London.
"The Defence Party insists on having an equal number of dele- The gates to those of the Murti. question of who chooses the dele- gates is purely a matter of our own concern." he added.
NEW STAFF COLLEGE
WING OPENED LONDON, Jan. 24 (BWS)-The Duke of Gloucester opened the new wing of the Staff College at Minley Manor, near Camberley, yesterday.
From now on, the old buildings at Camberley will become the In the new Junior wing. and quarters at Miriley Manor will be the senior wing where 57 officers annually will be trained for drst grade Staff appointments.
| POLAND
CHIUCHOWFU
Bus Station Crowd Machine-Gunned
SWATÓW, Jan. 24 (Renter) -After a long period of in- activity, a Japanese seaplane from one of the cruisers now at anchor near Namos Island visited the cities of Chluchow- fu and Kiyang on Saturday and bombed the bridge at the the former city and the bus station at Kityang.
The plane passed over Swatow four times but dropped no bombs. Undertaking further raids "on
The Polish Prime Minister de-Sunday morning, the plane bomb- ed and machine-gunned the bus clared that Jewish emigration' from Poland was indispensable. station between Chiuchowit and Kityang. TWO persons were Wounded.
not only for political reasons, but for economic.
RAID ON SHANGCHENG FANCHENG, HUPEH, Jan. 24 (Central)-It is learned here that
WHO OWNS THE Shangcheng, about 21 miles south-
GAS MASKS?
Herbert Ward, alias Jones, 50,
籍
east of Ewangchwan, in southeast Honan near the Anhwei border. which WAE recaptured by the The question whether gas masks Chinese last November, was severe- Issued by the Government to civi-ly bombed, by Japanese planes on lans belong to the Government or January 19 and 20, Over 100 houses to the civilians was raised at were reduced to
shambles. Chesterfield recently.
About 50 bombs were dropped by the raiders in the two days
SHENSI AREAS BOMBED CHENGCHOW, Jan. 24 (Int'l) Alr raid alarms were sound- ed in Slan, Shensi, yesterday morning following 15 Japanese
being planes
sighted Over Tachingkwan, about 100 miles northeast of Bian,
of Hilltop-road, Drondeld, was charged with maliciously damaging a gas respirator with which he had been issued. The magistrates adjourned the bearing to enable the Chief Constable, Mr. T, Wells, to communicate with the Home Office on the matter.
The Chief Constable said that' The planes, in relays, flew over Ward was
seen deliberately to Chaopa, Tali and then entered the throw his respirator into a yard and Weinan district, about 50 miles damage it beyond repair. He had east of Stan, where over 30 bombs been previously warned by the were dropped in the west gate of district and the railway police when they found that the the cellulold of his respirator was station, damaging over 50 houses
and causing over 30 casualties.
The planes then vanished to-
CHINESE AIR RAID
cracked.
Millions of respirators had been issued to the public, added the wards the northeast, Chief Constable, and he thought that thousands had been damaged. It was of considerable importance that the question to whom the respirators belonged should be determined.
ON YANGCHOW HWAIYIN, KIANGSU, Jan. 24 (Central)-It is learned that during the Chinese air raid on Yangchow,
HUNAN PEDLARS If this tendency is accentuat- ed, he is expected to continue,
WIFE OUT take Japan "will
retaliatory
JAPANESE POST measures and give much con- sideration to the question of
MILO, HUNAN, Jan. 23 (Central)
on the north bank, of the Tangize respecting the rights and in-. tives, who are pressing for 1m--The patriotism of the Hunan
River in Klangsu, opposite Chin- terests of third Powers in
mediate action, he said that people was once more exemplified
klang, on January 12, the Japanese China.
although emigration of Jews war by the heroic action of 80 pedlars
EARL HAIGTM FINED ammunition depot at the south well a north of the Sinsiang River who, CZECHOSLOVAKIA Taking cognizance of the view necessary, economic as
Earl Haig, who is an under-gate. together with many army
lorries nearby prevalent in some quarters abroad palltical reasons had to be const- unaided by regular troops, killed graduate at Christ Church, Oxford;
was destroyed. SHORT OF COAL
Several Japanese soldiers were that Japan will come to a stone dered. It was the intention of the ten Japanese soldiers, and then PRAGUE, Jan. 24 (Reuter)-It wall financially and fall in China Government to tackle the problem were themselves killed or captured was fined 10 at Oxford for not also killed and wounded.
. NANYANG, (HONAN) RAIDED is understood that two German unless some of the Powers provide in a way that would not damage by an overwhelming enemy force extinguishing the light of two
exceeding seven NANYANG HONAN. Jan. 24 military missions will be visiting funds for Chinese development. the interests of the Polish State. on January 19..
watts on a stationary car in High-Central)-More than ten Japan- Already a large number of Jews Aroused to rebellion by the op- | Prague in order to place orders for Mr. Árita is likely to insist to Mr.
armaments with Czech factories, Grew that Japan's China polley is were leaving the country. He pression of the Japanese troops, street, Oxford,
It is reported that payment will immutable and that any refusal argued that Palestine would be the these pedlars, armed with what- tual sides of the Education of our be made in coal which will be from on the part of other countries to most suitable country but it had ever crude weapons they had, boys are receiving every possible territory recently ceded to Ger- provide capital for use in China only restricted capacity for absor-swooped down on the Japanese bachelor, care the most important side of a many.
would only delay development bing Jews. For this reason, the outpost at Bitang, north of the endea- Binstang River, and wiped out to boy's training, the moral side, 15 Since the Munich Agreement, there somewhat, not prevent it, for Polish Government was not neglected. It is of the utmost. Czechoslovakia has been short of Japan does not necessarily require vouring to obtain other auftable the last man the Japanese garrison importance that boys should find coal.
foreign financial assistance.
tion Department and paid by the
College.
In the field of sport our boys were very successful.
While the physical and intellec-
settlement areas.
of ten.
electric bulbs
esc planes bombed and machine- kunned Nanyang, on the Pelping- The Rev David Davies, 72, Bankow Railway in Homan, nine of Llangynwyd, near; ilometres north of Chenchow, Bridgend, Glamorgan, who was yesterday morning. Twenty-Dve deputizing for another minister civilians were killed and wounded, at a funeral, collapsed and died and about 20 houses were blown as he stood by the cemetery gates.| up: