HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN SURPRISE RAID DOCTOR SUED BY
IN REFUGEE CAMPS
Miss E. Atkins' Appeal At
Rotary Club Tiffin
An appeal for better education for children la the refugee camps was made by Miss E. Atkins. Headmistress of Bi̟. Stephen's College, and first lady member of the Board of Education in Hongkong. in the course of her address to the 'Hongkong Rotary Club at its weekly in in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday.
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Mr L. C. F. Bellamy presided and welcomed the following visiting Rotarians:—Rotarians Van der Schalk (Canton), F. Deltz
Shanghai and J.M. Hensen (Nanking). Guests were Messrs. H." K. Chen, Peter U. U 3ze-wing Fung Kwok-wa. A.H. Hesselman. Lam Tak-po, W.L. "Louis. H.F. Sommers and Professor Wong Po-
shan
Introducing the speaker,
Mr.It is hoped that before long 500 will Bellamy mid she had been engaged be attending school there. It is in in educational work in Hongkong an ideal situation with plenty of for about 15 years, and was Head-space around
and mistress of St. Stephen's College. physical exercises. She had been educated at Oxford
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BY POLICE
Forged Banknotes Found
MIDWIFE
Claim For Loan Repayment
A surprise raid, which was car
A Chinese doctor's debt to E ried out on the second floor of No. midwife was the subject of an 310, Wing Lok Street, by the police action in the Supreme Court on Mar. 6. resulted in the arrest
› yesterday before the Chief Jus- of four unemployed men, Ho Kong,
tier, Sir Atholl MacGregor. Chan Li-man, Ng Kam-lam and Cheung Lam, who were charged had practised medicine for ten Li Tin-sang, who stated that he ¡ with the possession of forged
banknotes before Mr, T. J. Hous-years in Canton, was sued by Chan ton at the Central Court yester Shul-tuan, through her attomey day.
Chap. Pen-ghi, for repayment of
In the arst cubicle. the police$300 lent on May 5 last year, and found one forged $100 note of the
costs.
| Hongkong and Shanghal Bank. Mr. Alfred S, K. Lau, for defen- one $50 note, ten $5 notes, two 25 dant, appiled for an adjournment, guider notes and 16 5-guilder saying that the understood plain- notes of the Bank of Java and one tiff, who was in America, was re- of turning to the Colony scan. There 5-plastre note of the Bank
was correspondence between the India
parties, said Mr. Lan, which would show that they were in friendly
repaid at any time. terms and that the debt could be
Chan L-man and Cheung Lam denied knowledge of the notes and Kam-lam, who were arrested when was discharged. Ho Kong and Ng
returning home after the arrival
Mr. H.. L. Kwan, who appeared for platnitif, stated that the de- fence seemed to ely on the word- Detective-Inspector J. O'Dono-jing of the note of acknowledgment, van prosecuted.
NAVAL SEAMAN'S FUNERAL
which said that the debt" was to [be, repaid "within six months or 1y Instalments." He submitted that "or by instalments" meant instalments within six months.
and Cambridge and during her The Fanling North and South career had done much experiment-Camps are a great contrast, The al, work in education. Recently the unused railway trucks were oc- Government had given recognition cupled after the indux last Novem-of the police, were committed to to her services by appointing her ber and just before Chinese New the Criminal Sessions. to the unique position of only lady Year the people went back into member of the Board of Education. Chinese territory. The bombing of In beginning her speech, Mrs. Shum Chur, however, in February Atkins drew attention to the fact brought them back and the trucks that April 4 had. during the last are again full. Two hundred chil six years, been kept In China as dren have been receiving instruc Children's Day, somewhat, akin to tion in an old ruined house on the Herbert Boxall, of HMS. Birming
The funeral of Able Seaman Cyril |
NOT PROPERLY STAMPED the Youths' Movements which had land just opposite the "Hunters' ham, who died of pneumonia at sprung up m so many other coun- Arms." It
His Lordship drew Mr. Kwan's was very tries, in the world 'during the past. That bulding is. now needed in day, took place yesterday at the ment
primitive, the Royal Naval Hospital on Monattention to the fact that the docu few years.
acknowledging the debt. connection with the erection of a Colonial Cemetery with full raval produced in Court, was not pro "Many of the schools in Heng- home for war orphans and the hondurs. The deceased is survived perly stamped, and on M. Kwan kong to-day." Mis, Atkins went on Fanling Refusee School has moved by his mother, who is in Surrey, undertaking to remedy this and to "are in some way or another com-to the ground floor of a house in England. memorating this "Children's Day which the welfare workers live.
pay the permity of $50, the case and the refugee Camps the Only 170 children can now be ac- RN., officiated at the graveside.
The Rev. W, H S. Chapinan, C.F., was allowed to proceed. "children" are giving concerts, dan commodated and 50 are
Defendant, who claimed that be cing and a play: In all the Camps.ceiving any instruction.
Wreaths were sent by the follow-had repaid the sum of $25 and also; there are schools organized by the. After the Shum Chua bambing, a
that there should be a 'set-off of The Commodore-in-charge, Off-$172.40 for Emergency Refugee Council. In number of refugees who
professional services ever cers and Men of the China Fleet rendered, testified to attending the New Territories there are now found their way to any camp, built at Hongkong. The ships' Company plaintiff on various occasions in four Government Camps the little hovels all over the hills near and comrades, Capt. E. J. F. Bind Canton as well as in Hongkong, largest being at Kam Tin. That the frontier. Another matshed and Officers of HMS. Birmingham,
opened last summer at the 'camp at Man Kam To has been the Commissioner and
Questioned as to what services he time of the bombing" of Canton and bulk for them and another mat-omcers of H.M.S. Birmingham. $10 for each consultation, witness Warrant had rendered to merit his charging has "been added to as need has shed school with rough built-in Captain and Offices of Ships' 'Coy, said that on each cocasion he felt arisen until at present it is capable bamboo and wooden benches, and H.M.S. Delight.
plaintiff's pulse, asked her ques-
wps
not re
ing:
that blaintiff is a midwife, which n. these days appears to be a
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of housing about 5,000 people. desks for 230 pupils, leaving 50 Capt. E. J. F. Brind and officers tens and prescribed some medicine.
Just now there are 700 children children unprovided for.
of H.M.S. Birmingham were present. The Chief Justice: You tell me there and a large matshed has These are all genuine refugee at the graveside. been erected as a school. It is schools. In the Urban Campa. divided into ten class-rooma each however. of which there are three. capable of holding 50 children, so the population consists of some re-They spoke to the Teachers' Asso-rather precarious occupation, and fugees, and a large number of the clation at the University of how yet you charged her $10 for each Hongkong and Kowloon poor
impressed they were with the sys-visit. You must be quite a wealthy REFUGEES IN THE
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people who have a greater claim on in the Islands and at the swit:- us as fellow-citizens. In all these transformation through education camps there are wooden welfare of the little savages of the hili huts In which two rooms are set tribes into civilised law abiding going aside for school work. They are citizens. And they were well equipped-one for Kindergar- back into China enthusiastic in the ter and one for Primary work, but cause of primary education for the what are two rooms each accom-masses. modating 50 children when the numbers on the shool roli are 200 Ito 250?
Altogether In the three Camps 600 are enrolled and 460 cannot be accepted owinx to lack of space. That means
that altogether 1,300 ch ldren go to school, and 700 are still unoccupied,
$400 TO $500 A MONTH NEEDED
"PLEASE HELP"
Some of the bigger schools in the Colony have contributed either
money or equipment to the extent
COLONY Witness: All Chinese doctors charge these rates.
The following are the number of After further evidence, his Lord-refugees and destitutes accommo- ship gave judgment for plaintif in dated in Governmen: Camps, etc. in Urban' and Rural Areas as on | April 1, 1939:--
the sum of $275 and costs.
COMMITTED TO SESSIONS
Urban Areas (Civilians)
King's Park, 1,529 compared with 1.498 on Mar. 25.
King-taeun at the Nam Shan Tea with 1,048 on Mar. 25.
On a charge of murder of Wong
Ma Tau Chung, 1,048 compared.
of $300 or $400. Glits of rubber Mar: 4. Leung Chi and Tsol On-1.652 on Mar. 25.
Shop in Reclamation Street on North Point, 1,854 compared with shoes, money, posters and equip chui, earth coolies, were commit- the Kowloon Court yesterday to ted by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen 'at
ment have been received from
arms and individuals, while some
have allowed us to buy at reduced rates; and what we are about to do now la to make a general appeal
To keep up these schools, even to for money which can be used as a
i
the Criminal Sessions,
At the conclusion of the hear- ing, the first defendant elected to
Urban Areas (Soldiers). Lai Chi Kok Hospital (Upper Wards, 21 compared with 27 on Mar. 25.
Ma Tau Chung, 172' compared
this extent, needs an outlay of capital fund and thus make it fall, his afster to the witness stand, with 771 on" Mar. 25. -
some
$400 to $500 month. necessary for us to make inroads Through the sympathy and the on the small monthly grant which generous donations in money and is available for current expenses. equipment from schools and in- dividuals, it has been possible to start them, but there is little provi- sion made for upkeep or 'expansion. Most people have given money for}" the relief of distress and that is spent on food, clothing or medical | supplies-education is looked upon
as a luxury.
There are many reasons why it is impossible to have free elemen- tary education here yet agin England, but at least we have the opportimity now in the 1mited surroundings of these camps to
It is true that “A little knowledge in a dangerous thing," but you· "have not to 100 far here before you realise that "No know edge is a yet more dangerous one." Most of the social evils we see around ns are due to ignorance, super- stition and prejudice. The solution is partly found in education--please help to makė it available for these children while there is a chance. (Ap- planes).
SIR HENRY POLLOCK
but changed his mind and re- served his defence for the Supreme Court. The second defendant alse reserved his, defence.
Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, conducted the case for the prosecution, assisted by Det.-Inspector A, E Carey.
Koral Areas
Kam Tin. 3,459 compared with 3,321 on Mar, 25,
Fanling (North), 814 compared with 815 on Mar. 25.
Fapling (South), 963 compared with 1,002 on Mar. 25. „**
Gill's Cutting, 667 compared with
ELECTION OF J.P.859 on Mar, 25.
Justices of the Peace cast their Man Kam To, 1,021 compared votes at the Urban Comell Cham- } with -1,147 on Mar. 25.
bez yesterday afternoon for their choice of the nominees to the
vacancy on the Licensing Board,
The Chinese Chamber of Com-
The two nominees are Mr. P.:8. Cassidy, proposed by Mr. F. C. Hall merce held their monthly meeting give to some hundreds of these Asked to thank the speaker, the and seconded by Mr. W. H. Lock, yesterday. Amongst those present children the education which is Hon. Bir Henry Pollock, paid and Mr. C. M. Manners, proposed were Mr. Li Shing-kul (chairman), their right,"
tribute to the services rendered by by Mr. B. Wylle and seconded by Mr. J. M. Wong (vice-chairman) I remember some years ago the Miss Atkins on behalf of education the Hon. Mr. Les D'Almada e Cas-and about 24 members. Consent Minister of Education from the generally, and for the refugee tro. Jar.
National Government and the late children, endorsed her plea for Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, First Magia Cr. Herman Llu paasi-g through more funds and contribution in trate, Hongkong, acted as seru Hongkong on their way back from kind and expressed the hope that tineer. attending an Educational Confer-members would give generously at ence in the Philippine Islands. the end of the meeting.
was given to lending the 'Cham-
ber's library for AR.P. lecturès,
while a letter from the Salvation Ariny for assistance from the
read.
Mr. Cassidy was elected by 55 Chamber's Rellef Association was votes to 23,.....
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