HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
THANKFULNESS THAT SCHOOL HAS BEEN ABLE TO CARRY ON EXPRESSED BY THE HEADMASTER OF D.B.S.
Chief Justice Officiates At Annual Speech Day
WHEN
I RECALL THE HARASSING CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SPEECH DAY LAST YEAR WAS HELD, the very day of the Evacuation my uppermost feeling is one of great thankfulness that the School has been able to earri on and have any report at all to be presented today
"It is something to be thank al for that a School still flourishes which believes in giving equal opportunities is all its students with- out respect to race, or wealth. or creed; which does not have its syl- labus dictated by the State; which is giving, through the orphanage side of its work, opportunities to a number of boys for whom no pro- vision would otherwise be made; which offers to all its pupils the guidance of Christianity, convinced that the morni values which are threatened in the world cannot be reared except on a religious basis.
"I am thankful for all these tungs, and lu all the people who make Bhis work possible, all the friends of the Schoot who have con tinued to support it because they also believe in it."
The above are some of the highlights of the Report presented by The HEADMASTER MK G A GOODBAN, MA, of the DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOL. Kowhain, at the winal Speech Day and Prize-giving held in the Great Hall yesterday
1
Uncalled-For
Assault
EUROPEAN FINED
AT MAGISTRACY
The Eternal
Triangle
INDIAN CONSTABLE ON SERIOUS COUNT Further hearing of the case in Amar Singh, an Indian
The Police ask for N serious view to be taken as it was an un- which jeulled-for assault on the ricksbaw Police Constable 1827) was charged enolle," said Inspector R Cun-with wounding Adjit Singh, an- ningham, who appeared for the other Police Constable (B884 with Police in the case in which T. intent to do him grievous bodily Hunny wae summensed before Mr. harm on June 8.
was fixed for D. J. N. Anderson, at the Kowloon July 9 by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson Magistency yesterday, for having yesterday at the Kowloon Magis- assaulted Wong Kie, II ricks tracy. coolle, at Nathan Road
04 tbe
The case is for committal, jevening of June 7.
It was stated that accused and In outlining the cast for the complainant had been friends Poltce. Inspector Cunningham said since 1938. and they usually spent that on the evening of June 1. their leaves together. In January Col. H. L. Murrow was in Cheone this year defendant introduced to Hing store. Coming
Col the latter a Chinese woman, named Murrow Baw defendant, who WAX Leung Yu-tal. 19, spinster. In the In car No. 1399, coming out of his course of a conversation between car and suproach rickshaw No, the two men accused suggested to 2 which was being pulled by cum complainant that they share the plainant
oul
Kir!
It appeared that in Ducking na
HAD SOME DRINKS ear defendant collided withi the rickshaw. whereupon he got out
On June 8, complainant came to assault Kowloon with some friends and Henny then later met defendant in Battery
seat and
Bishop Hall presided Chern: The experiment has been the in- The plattor were the Headmaster, troduction of "sets" in mathema- Mr G A Goodbrun, M.A, Sir all ties. so that boys are brought to- MacGregor Mr P S. Cassidy, Pro gether for this subject who are of Eessor Forster, MA Mr 8 C Dhe same standard whether or not Randall Mr 3 M Wong. Mr R D.they happen to be in the summe Gillespie and Mr JR M Smith class for other subjects. This has
Bishop Ha!! addressing theja double advantage It means, for of his car and began to assembly, expressed gratification: at example that a boy who is it for the rickshaw ecolle the presence HS Honour 9 Class 5 in every other subject but broke one of the shufts of the Street where they had some drinks Atholl MacGregor, and at the large is weak in mathematics can now rickshaw, tore the covers on the together. At 10 p.m. the same attendance, and wen
pay find his 1
threw them evening, complainant went to the wn level and do work back and glowing tribute to Hon Sir Henry witten he is capable of absorbing
into Marcel Cafe The rickshaw cubicle at No. 471 Reclamation Pluck win alter very ng Similarly. & boy whose other sub enolle ran away, and defendant Street, second floor, and went to period of service on the School pets do not bring the a class then got into his car and drove i bed Later defendant returned to Counell, resigned last year
higher Pian 5 but who shows off Complainant returned and the cubicle and found him with special mathematical ability is not recovered the covers from Marcel the gir compelled to waste hours t time: Cafe Working at standard below his powUTS
100, are much more homogeneous mathematically jaking than the classes
A fur- advantage Is that
far
DEAN WILSON This year sald Bishop Hail, they nt Dean were losing the services Wilson who, although having been on the Counel for a numparat vely; short time. had taken a very ken interest in the Sebo
E
ther
The sets.
is
it
More necessary
INCIDENT REPORTED
Heated words. It was alleged, passed between the two men and Com- Col. Murrow, went on Inspector they finally came to blows. Cunningham, who witnessed the whole incident reported the mat- ter to the Police. On the in-
plainant was thrown out of the house by accused and when the tormer returned for his clothes. defendant allegedly struck with a chopper.
Complainant went to Mongkok Police Station and later was sent to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from incised wounds.
Referring to the Old Buys. the bowler degree of co-operation bestructions of Mr. L. H. C Calthrop speaker sari that they all felt a tween the mathemates beaghers is
£1 summon was Issued against Tax is of sense of pride in the signal humour required and obtained
Henny. which His Majesty the King had great importance, for in no other
The rickshaw coulle, added In bestowed
D George Har subject Thomas
That as a boy moves from teacher spector Cunningham, was not very badly assaulted, but there Was Bishop Hall referred to the work teacher the same principles of undertaken by members of the methods should be observed It some damage done to the rickshaw
On Many will be some time before we can The Police ask that a serious view staff during the past year.
thent. he sald, had to attend see whether this experiment really of the case be taken as it was an military paradies addium to has raised the standard of mathe uncalled-for assault. their school duties He expressedes in the school But it is a
AGGRESSIVE MOOD
instructions, Det-Sgt. J. Johnston went to the cubicle and found defendant in an aggressive Defendant, who pleaded gulity, mood. Defendant was alleged to
the thanks of the Committee System which has been tried with was fined $5 and ordered to pay have uttered certain threats when the Headmaster and his start for wide surress in England and I be $5 to the coolle as compensation. he found out that he was under the splendid way in which they eve it will justify our expecta - had carried on during a most try ing period
ANNUAL REPORT Presenting his annual report, Mr.
Goodban saldı
tions
A GREAT PROBLEM
R 19 nut
ing the Senior Basketball League
arrest
Lu
Defendant was also taken Kowloon Hospital where he was perhaps generally came just too late for me to an-examined and found to be under nounce it last year fine per the influence of drink but not
realised what a great problem is se by the act that applicants for
bu!
cannet
Fformance. Our cricket and foot-
drunk.
revealed
B
One effect of the introduction of Places in the School show the ball teams have done reasonably! A search in the kitchen of the summer time is to make it even widest conceivable diversity of pre well. Ini
in question. the inter-school sports, house warmer at 5.30 pm ta thus all! vous education.
We are bound to though, like everyone else, we were chopper with bloodstains on it. than it used to be And the moral have appleants for
the higher dwarfed by the massive per- Chief Del.-Insp. A. & Carey was of that is that speeches should be classes.
over-em-formance of La Salle we secured in charge of prosecution, assisted by proportionately shorter. i propose Phasise the importance to parents third place in the Relay, and firsts Det. -8gt. J. Johnston, therefore to make only the briefest of choosing their school carefully. the mile and the high jump reference to those matters which sticking to it, and sending their equalling the record in the latter are fully reported in the School boy when he is 1 for Class 8 or Magazine--I hope you will all buy
Class 7.
event.
OLD BOYS
a copy before you go and give a In the public examinations last
Our Old Boys have done well too. little more time to matters less year, we had five successful can Pasily catalogued.
didates in the University Matricu-Last year's Senior Prefect, E. There ave, however. certain lation, one
with distinction, and Mazuza, was Victor Ludorum in the number which by custom have fourteen in the School Gertificate. University Sports; Mr. A. Craw- come to have a regular place in one with honours. In the latter, if ford won the K.C.C. Tennis Cham- this report. The number of boys the results caused some disap- plonship, and no fewer than ten of in the School shows a decrease of pointment, we had the consolation the Champion Cricket XI were Old about twenty on last year's total of achieving almost ninety
Other per Buys.
more
than
out-of-school ac- tivities have included the concerts of the newly-formed Schools Musl- cal Association, two of which were held here. The Association has been well supported by D.B.S. boys,
Members' Concert. and three of them took part in the
In
our present occupations and touk, say, to making bullets for China
or Britain? Education must be closely related to the needs of the society in which it is set and during war-time the task of keeping this relation a close one is like trying to put shots on a moving target. We do not know for what post- we have averaged about four hun cent. success in English.
war social needs our students dred and Afty-bu! considering
STAFF CHANGES
are to be educated. A sense of that we lost many
Amongst the staff, there have
frustration can tead quickly to twenty boys directly owing to the been several changes.
cynicism and to moods which It is with Evacuation, I consider that our great regret that I must refer to
may be more dangerous to the figures have been satisfactory. The the death on May 15 of Mr. Law
prospects of genuine peace health of the School has again Lok-tin, the senior Chinese Verna-
than many material obstaòles. been very good, and we have best cular muster, who had been with lations to Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, given so generously of their tune,
We offer our heartiest congratu-
I hope that all those who havej happily free from the spread of the School for more than twenty
who was Senior Prefect in 1928. their knowledge, and their money any serious infection. The chief years.
I should like to take this on his appointment to be a Magis will take this assurance of our change in the buildings has been opportunity of expressing publicly trate, which has given great satis gratitude. I am deeply grateful to the repainting of the woodwork. on behalf the School our grati-faction There are, no doubt, more lovely tude for this fine record of service the School. Another Old Buy to rection of the School, and to the and especial pleasure to the Committee for their wise di- -colours than these particular and our deep sympathy with his whom I must refer with honour -15 staff for their loyal support. shades of brown and grey, but in family. On the English side, too. FLYING OFFICER VICTOR FRITH conclusion I wish to thank once view of war prices we have had to our losses have been heavy Mrs. aim at utility first and Justify our selves with the old saying, "Hand Evacuation, and has been much front last. December. He was at us to feel that he shares our faith of the Royal Air Force, who was again Sir Atholl MacGregor, whose Trimmer was whisked away by the posted as "missing" on the Afrlean presence with us today encourages some is as handsome does." The missed especially by the work of the Hongkong Construc- classes. Mr. Monks has decided to in 1932. His name is added to the has always tried to stand,
Junior the School for three years and left in the things for which the D.B.6. tion Company on the bill to the remain in Australia after his leave list of those few to whom we may east of the drive has been carried expires. He had been with
Sir Atholl sald that he was very out with the utmost consideration since
lowe so much. and we are proud of sorry that Lady MacGregor was 1937 and done invaluable for the School's amenities. A large work on
his connexion with the D.B.S. the English side. His
not feeling well enough to be pre- room has been made available for text-book is in use in many other
EDUCATION AND WAR sent. She was, he said, looking the library, but a suitable collec schools besides our
M189 Gyn.
It is inevitable that a school
forward to paying the School a tion of books is one of the School's Bancroft has had to resign after
of report
this
Vielt and kind, brief
was exceedingly sorry greatest needs at present.
six years' service in order to return though it is, should run a great
that she was unable to attend. to her parents in California. To risk of seaming not merely dull But positively trivial at a time when the epoch-making events which are the common fare of our daily newspapers' sprak (of: a whole world in trayal, Can the fortunes of one school he worthy of much verlous atten- tion? If this question poqu to those who simply hour the report, how much more does it concern thoso. wine lives BID centred in the school? Would It not be better if we ceased
A NEW EXPERIMENT
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In the organisation of the all three we offer our hearty School, the past year has seen thanks for what they have done zome minor innovations and one for us, and our best wishes for Important experiment. The senior their future work. We Can 111 classes did a little more work in afford to 1080 three such ax: the afternoons during the winter perienced Leachers within 蔬 months, and several lectures of twelve-month, at a time when it 15 general Interest were given by increasingly dimcuit to replace visitors. Next term I hope that our English staff. Mr. P. K. Lau hâs half-holiday. which had been taken over Mr. Law's duties in shifted to Thursdays to Ot in with charge of Chinese studies. the demands of military training, At games we have had a satin- will return to 'WednesdLYE.
factory yeas. Our mense in head-
CHIEF JUSTICE
His Excellency tho Chlef Justice said:
I am sorry that my wile is not well enough to come here with me this afternoon, but in spite of her absence I am very happy to be here and to have the chance ni | saying a few words to you, ee-
pecially to you boyd
As your Headmaster has auid, &' hot afternoon. Uke this calls for Cont' Page 6, Col 3
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