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QUEEN'S COLLEGE
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INTERESTING SPEECHES AT THE ANNUAL DINNER.
THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1929.
And when we see Mr. Lo In the sibilities of achievement ́in so fur chair here and see his sons hero as Queen's College is concerned who were also our alumni we can
look forward to a deeper interest are without limit. In the case of and an almost bereditary esprit de one of your Headmasters, Mr. corps when the third generation Frederick Stewart, as he thou trends in the honoured footsteps. I was, he, rezo· from a bench in the (Applause).
old Central School to the highest position" in the Colony, that is OMeor Administering the Govern- ment, at Govérument House. On of your past pupils has world- wide reputation, having been the
The Headmaster asked his col- NEW SCHOLARSHIP.
leagues on the staff, the prefects and the visitors to drink to the The ninth annual dinner of the health of the Q.C.O.B.A. and the Queen's College Old Boya Asso-ew President, Mr. La. A elation was held on Saturday night plause).
in the Hall of the College, MA "convivial gathering of more than
The Guests,
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Arst President of China, (Hear, hear). In this very hall, there
200 members and friends. thef In offering the toast of Tare names to conjure, with, prin- function was greatly enjoyed for Guests, Mr. C. G. Anderaan Han cipally in the sphere, of commer its excellent fare and for the Secretary of the Association said:cial and industrial activity. For, opportunities which it gave to old
Mr. Chairman, the honour of example, in the hollows of the
| schoolfellows to meet together for
The Hall was brilliantly ador- ed with lights and bunting and on the stage, the orchestra of the liner President Wilson provided
tuneful music,
Presiding over the gathering was the President. Mr. Lo Cheung shin, who was supported by the two Vice-Presidents, Mr. H. K. Hung and Mr. A. HI. Crook, the Headmaster,
carve even
the exchange of reminiscences intoanting our guests hat fallen upon hands of Queen's College. boyn me this evening, but labour are held the commercial destinies familiar surroundings,"
under a great difficulty in not of Hongkong. In the comprador: seeing the wood, because of the rooms of the Colony are Chinese trees. I cannot let the occasion gentlemen who, I believe, are pass without saying how much we Queen's College boys, and I be are honoured by the genial pre-lieve that they are Queen's Col- sence of the scholarly Secretary lege boys who control the purse for Chinese Affairs, whose mul- strings of the princely banks and titudinous and intricate duties, we hongs of this Colony. In the ure glad to observe, appear to altilberal professions, we have din very lightly on his broad and captinguished gentlemen in the medi
blo shoulders. Hil presence cal profession, legal profession cannot be overlooked. (Applause). and distinguished gentlemen to
· After the toasts to His Majesty By the side of our learned Hend. arts and sciences. I am not go- the King and to the Republic of master we find Mr. Li Yau-taun, ing to offend their modesty by the China had been loyally honoured, who began his service for public mention of Individual names, It the President. in offering a toast welfare long before many of us suffices for us, to look around us to Queen's College sald, in part: were born (Applause). In Dr. and see nomes already carved in It is said that the experience S. W. Tso, we see a strong allent the hall of Fame in this Colony, of one's school days constitutesman, with the tennelly of a bull who in the course of time are de
greater the most precious memories of dog. The Hon. My, J. P. Braga, stined to one's life. This is certainly An whom we welcome as president of names in the Republic of China..
organization--the St. (Applause).. with me. I am proud that I re-a sister ceived my education here, and 1 Joseph's Old Boys' Association
Scholarships Presented. am proud that my Old College, in one of the most courteous and
Gentlemen, I may be permitted in the words of His Excellency charming Portuguese gentlemen it
a pleasant piece of the Governor at our last Prize has been our pleasure to meet to break Distribution, bids fair to remain (hear, hear) and in whose afforts news to you, which come to me the premier school of the Colony." each section of the bublic hopen quite accidentally in the course (Applause).
to see the body politle of Kowloon of to-day's doing: that is, that purged of its ills. Right in the your worthy and esteemed Pre- The tradition of every school is centre of the hall we notice thesident, Mr. Lo Cheung shiu b of course largely the tradition of man from Oxford who has been endowed this College with sehol- ta masters. The Queen's Col-appointed to a seat on the Sanit-arships for certain students. lege's tradition has always stood ary Board, Mr. T. N. Chau is without committing any breach high because it has ever been for not only like Barkis, willing, but of faith, I may at once say that tunate in a staff. To the mem- he will win his spurs in one de- that piece of news was not lis ory of the Inte Dr. Stewart, and partment of public usefulness. closed to me by Mr. Lg but as a to the work of Dr. Wright, my On the lift of the hall we expy Press Correspondent it in my duty old beloved headmaster, and at the well-known Mr. Af.. K. Loto ferret for news-(laughter)-- other great and able headmasters President for this year of the and I hit upon a, very fortunate of the past, my predecessors have famous Tung Wah Hospital, and one in being able, us your guest. paid eloquent tributes. And his equally well-known brother, to mention that. Mr. Lo, in his venture to think that the College the Tennis Champion of the Col-generosity, has endowed scholar- in equally fortunate in its present ony (Applause). I them wships for that class of pupils who ataff, who, with the encouragement feel proud. for are they not the need assistance and who, by vir of the genial and learned head-worthy sons of our worthy Pre-tue of his generosity, can now master, give of their beat insident? We have in our midst, contlune their education. (Ap- moulding and educating the ever- also, that Aberdonian Scottle Mr increasing number of students to Chor-chi, who has kindly pro
plause).. face an increasingly competitive mised once.
Speaking on the subject of more to sing and
scholarships, and bearing in mind
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ELITE STYLES
FOREST FIRES.
CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE IN SPAIN.
A. P. C.. BUILDING.
ROYAL VISITOR.
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AT OPENING OF THE FIRST ALL
FASCIST PARLIAMENT.
SINGAPORE.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Singapore, Apr. 20.
Romo, Apr. 20.
Their Majesties drove in state
The Duke of Gloucester, who to the opening of the first all- arrived at Pennng on the F. and O., Fascist Parliament,
world and in making or perhaps, į contribute to the galety of our again the reference of your. Hon assumed catastrophic praportions, R., Mores un Tuesday, reached M. Mussolini, in court dress,
I should say, in continuing to evening, We are also kind to see Secretary to the fact that I bo-1 make, Queen's College a house Mr. Lui Man-shing; whone · re- hold word, not only in Hongkong, corda command as large along to a sister organization, the but throughout China. On behalf Gulli Curer's (Laughter and ap- St. Joseph's College Old Boys' As of the parents of the students, plause). and in the name of Queen's Col·
Gentlemen, we are lege Old Boya' Association, I ten-
fortunate der to them our sincere thanks. indeed in our guests, and on be
half of our Association I beg to With these very few words I ask
extend to them one and all a you to drink a bumper to Queen's hearty welcome. (Applause). College, and the health and pros- perity of its staff, coupling with it; The toast drunk with the name of Mr. Crook. (Ap-musien) honours. plause).
Headmaster's Speech.
WHE
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Hociation, I shall also speak of that great and Iberal benefactor of education, Mr. Woo Hay-tong. He has supplied scholarships not only to the. College to which he awes so much, but also to other edugational Institutions of Hong- Hong, including St. Joseph's Col- lego where I had my first educa- tion," So long as Hongkong paÿ- REASON gentlemen of the calibre of Mr. Lo Cheung-shiu and Mr. Woo Hay-tong, Hongkong ham nothing to fear. (Applause),
Madrid, Apr. 20. Forest Ares at Mount Eldualle, which spread to the neighbour- ing mountains and villages, have
Farms are being swallowed up Singapore this morning, after a with his ministers, met their
brief tour of Malaya. He was re- by the blazing inferno which ceived at the station by His Ex Majesties in the vestibule of the cellency the Governor, who pre- Palace of Monte Citorio, whence thwarts attempts to check it.
Inhabitants are hastily retreat-sented to him all the high officials. they proceeded to the Chamber. ing, leaving their belongings. 1 There was a large, and a most
Traffic on the Northern Rail-enthusiastic crowd to greet him way and other provincial lines is all communities túrning out in full at a stand-still owing to the force. flames invading the track,
Telegraphie communications have been cut off,
Hitherto there has been no loss of life.--Reuter.
·
This
After a long ovation, His Majesty, in a speech from the throne, ré- forred to disarmament, which hitherto "had remained a generous,
morning the, Duke of Gloucester placed a wreath on the hope contradicted by continuous Cenotaph. He received a number armaments on land, sea and air!" of loyal addresses and gavo au- Therefore Italy should become dience to the Regents of Jphore, powerful in order to be respect- Mr. Braga Replies.
This afternoon he is playing ed, but that power and respect Brought Under Control.
polo and this evening he will be Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, said:
entertained with San Sebastian, Apr. 21.
Muslim and did not exclude a sincero foreign feel guilty of an imposition in
The forest fires mentioned yes- Chinese lantern processions and policy of peace. Reuter, that I should rise and reply to
Japanese firoworks, Concluding, Mr. Braga caused | terday
been controlled the magnificent toast on behalf considerable amusement by ex-except at the frontier town of Departure from Singapore.. of my fellow quests. But there is pressing the hope ua the repra- Irun, where the atlll destructive such a thing in poker language as sentative of Kowloon, that in the heat from the conflagrations in
Singapore, Apr. 21. I feel it incumbent on me to speak assing the buck." The Hon,
The Duke of Gloucester sailed eyent of further exp sion and a the neighbourhood of of to-night and that is the plea-Secretary approached, and very new Queen's College becoming Sebastian can be felt in towns ten Reuter..
San for Hongkong on April 20.- sure which we all feel, and which properly, I think, Hon,
In the course of a witty speech, the Headmaster, Mr. A. H. Crook,
sald:
There is just one thing which
មធ
have
all of you I know share with me Mr. R. A. C. North to reply on be-necessary, preference would be miles away. Reuter.
in having Mr. Lo here as our new half of the guests of this even given to Kowloon in the choice
President. Mr. Lo is one of the ing, but in his modesty, Mr. North
oldest of our old boys and ono of had refused the inb and passed the most highly esteemed of the the buck to me. Colony's citizens. Not only is he
TSANG FOOK PIANO CO, here to-night, where more than who had the pleasure of being en-
HONGKONG,
himself an honoured old boy but Gentlemen, it now comes to our some of his sons also are honour-turn to recite a litany of the great ed old boya. I can any now that names associated with the Old nothing has added so much to the Boys of Queen's College, since a interest and well-being of this little while ago your Hon. Seere College as the fact that we have tury was kind enough to recite had so many, many of whom are long string of names of the guests, enjoying this one generation has passed through tertained and this College. This has even been magnificent hospitality extended the case among the Staff. Mr. to us in this magnificent hall of Ng, Fung-chow had several of his yours, sons here; and Mr. Tse and Mr. Gentlemen, when you speak of Lai were not only themselves bri- Queen's College, there are two Hiant pupils but have now succes- factors associated with this fie sora in the field.
Institution. One is, that the pos-
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think of removing this building there is one little reminiscence should like to add, merely for the interest it contains, and that is, the curious fact that it stands on the site of the old Lunatle Asylum of Hongkong," (Laughter' and applause),
TSINAN MURDER.
JAPANESE OFFICER SHOT IN THE STREET.
A NEW REVOLT.
RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
RESOLUTION BY THE BRITISH DELEGATION,
Moscow, Apr. 20.
A resolution was adopted at a meeting of the British Trade" MOHAMMEDANS DRIVE OUT Delegation and handed to M. Platoko, stating that economic GOVT. REPRESENTATIVES.
developments are impossible with- eut, the resumption of diplomatic Nanking; Apr. 20. relations and that it is equally. Peking, Apr. 20.
Reliable Chinese reports state impossible for Russia to obtain A Japanese official report from that the new province of Ninghsia extensive British financial aid Tainan, states that at eight o'clock is in the hands of Mohammedan until satisfaction is promised to The evening closed with an yesterday evening the second Fay rebels, who are led by a young British nationals' claims. enjoyable concert programme, to master of the 68th Japanese Reg General named, Ma, who is stated
M. Pintokoff, replying, described which the following contributed: ment was walking along Chang- to be a son of the late Ma An-the visit as a "friendly, gesture," Professor Gualdi, Mesara, Li Cher-pin Street, in the Concession Area, Jiang, the famous Mohammedan and expressed his readiness, chi, Lul' Man-shing, E. J. Edwards when two Chinese in civilian dress leader.
when diplomatic relations were D. M. Richards, the College Or-fired revolvers at him, killing him;
The rebels have driven out Men re-establiobod, to negotiate ques- chestra with Mr. Chan Cheuk-wa, Instantly,
Chih-chung. Chairman of the tions of mutual Interest on the and members of the Ching Woo The Japanese Consul is invcati-Ninghsia Provincial Government, basis of the agreement of 1924.--- Athletic Association,
gating the affair,Reuter.
from Ninghai city-Reuter.
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