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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1935.
CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL
MASTER'S APPEAL TO PARENTS
.CO-OPERATION
REQUESTED
An appeal for co-operation be tween parents and teachers as made by the Rev. G. E. S. Upalell, Headmaster of the Central British School, at the annual prize-giving ceremony, which was performed by Lady MacGregor this morning. Mr. Upsdell stressed particularly the harmful effects caused by failure of pupils to do home work or to be irregular in attendance, both of which militate against the progress of the student and cause inefliciency in school.
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Shanghai, Oct. 24. The Shun Pao, a Chinese news- paper, says that its correspondent in, Nanking has been informed in Government circles that the Pan- American Airways Company has reached un agreement with Macao Authorities for the establishment of a permanent Far Eastern terminus there.-Reuter,
hockey have been enjoyed by nearly the whole school, and the splendid sporting spirit of the girls' hockey eleven even evoked praiso in the ele local press
NEWHAVEN
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PETITION
REORGANISING IN BANKRUPTCY
CONTINUING DEFICITS
(Special to "Telegraph")
New York, Oct. 23. Following yesterday's refusal of the Inter-State Commerce Com- mission to approve the Newhavita, Hartford Raliway application for # $5,000,000 loan from the tte-
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LIBRARY INADEQUATE The social Union has been very active throughout the year, the visit to Canton by many of the renior children boing very instrue-construction Finance Corporation, tive and interesting. The brary the directors of the railroad met too is extensively used by the this morning and subsequently whole school, and the accommoda- announced they were filing tien provided is totally inadequate petition to reorganise under tha
Bankruptcy Act. for the number of children who use by the children themselves, and it is astonishing to note the wide reading of many of them; it must be gratifying to those members of The Staff who spend so much of their spare time to help the chil- dren in this way.
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Presenting his annual report, Mr. Upsdell said: Lady Mue
The President, Mr. Howard S. statement ex- gives me much pleasure to present
Palmer, issued a plaining the petion. the report for this school, nt what
He såld they had decided 'upón will probably be our last prize | giving, before moving to our new
this course reluctantly and only
exhaustion of after the home; and in doing so will not
possible means of meeting their: be out of place to review in general
obligations, but the continued low the work which has grown to such
The outstanding event of the gross revenues and the exhaustion large proportions during the thirty
tyear was the laying of the founda- of the railroad's collateral, three years of our existence.
the inability to obtain has to be remembered that, education stone of the new school in well. as
May by H. E. the Governor, Sir funds, made it imperative, and tion is the training of the child for
William Peel. Splendid work has inevitable. the community, and in this, those
The move did not surprise Wall who have been in charge of the been done in the past under very school have been highly successful.
trying conditions, and we look for-Street where the company's situn- We find past pupils occupying postward to the children taking full tion has long been known to be company was tions of importance, trust, and f- advantage of the excellent facilities precarious. The
faced with the problem of finding fluence in many parts of the world, now within their reach. and almost without exception they
$5,009,000 to pay taxes due before command respect, and live put into
the year's end, while it
the 1986 deficit practice the ideals and principles
estimated that would be $5,000,000. which have been placed before
The Indebtedness of the road them here. Merely to pass exame Inations does not mean necessarily that the child is educated there can be a great difference between A scholar and an educated man: there are other questions such as character training and ability to Into the community's life which are parts of real education. All the children of this school are required the to throw themselves into
games, physical training, and other sections of our corporate life which, combined together, go to make up education.
I am sure I have the full sup- port of the parents and children in expressing my appreciation to for their unceasing the Staff lubours
behalf of the school
on
eircumstances.
was
especially to Mr. Rowell who so is around $283,000,000 and the ably carried on under very difficult book value of its assets $59-1,000,-
A change of Head-000. masters is bound to affect a school Shortly before the announce- of this nature, and the subsequentment of the petition the company's tillness of one of them threw an bonds dropped seriously, and then
panded so splendidly at this critical extra burden on the staff who res steadied-Reuter Special,
time.
for three weeks.
until about six weeks ago, during I should like to take this oppor- the summer vacation, I paid a visit tunity of thanking the Chairman to the school. The and Committee of St. Andrew's So threw open class-rooms that had caretaker elety for the J. R. M. Smith teen shut up scholarship: the Manager of the When I stepped into the first room, The uute that when public bodies Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com- nearly collapsed (Laughter). or private firms ask for a leaving any for the two Annual Scholar-The atmosphere was that of an ships: LL. Colonel Dowbiggin, oren. Since then, I have felt certificate, they nut only ask for O.B.E.. for his annual history examination results, but for pre-prizes: Mr. Ezra Abraham for the more sympathetic to you..
cise statements as to the manner
Ezra Abraham Scholarship; and to the Rev. Mr. Higgs for the use of this hall. We are pleased to have the honour of welcoming Lady Mac- Gregor who has so kindly come to give away the prizes and certificates this morning. The school cane is
the
"In expressing my appreciation (and, I think. I appreciation of 99 per cent. of enn say the Hongkong) of the work of staff, I would like to single out Mr. Rowell who works like a Trojan. He always has done, but
in which a child enters into sports and general activities of the school life, upon which "grent reliance is placed to quote a letter received recently from a large public body We therefore appeal to parents to see that nothing is allowed to inter- not in evidence to-day, but we hon he has done more this year. For fere with the education of the she will assure Sir Atholl Mac-as done at least two men's work. the greater part of the year, he child either in games or homework. Gregor-that-justice-is-dispensed when the leadmaster was ill, he otherwise it is impossible for theichen necessary. child to take full advantage of the excellent facilities offered.
HANDICAPPING TEACHER
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LADY MACGREGOR'S SPEECH
for their
was invaluable as he has also been
Just occurred to me that
com-
In
# few
Following the distribution of lately in helping our Department the prizes, Lady MacGregor said: and the architect in selecting and "I am very glad that I was asked arranging the equipment for the A child who does not do the
new school. to give away the prizes this mor- evening's homework, which
INTEREST IN SPORT thening. I am sure we have all en. with compared moderate
"Before closing. I must amount of homework set In the joyed this ceremony very much. leading schools at home, cannot want to congratulate Mr. Upsdell pliment the girls of this school on enter fully into the subsequent and his staff for all the work they the interest they take in hockey,
net-ball and other games. not only becomes have done during this last year, connention with hockey, it has lessons, and backward himself but relards the and also the pupils other children in the class. It is ability, brightness and hurd work, day's ago, your Miss. Swift came extraordinary the number of ex-and the winners for winning ali
to me and stung me for a cup for cuses which are made for inattend these prizes. I am sure you will
one of your competitions. I think ance at school or failure to do the all be very pleased when the new
It is for the Second Division homework, both of which militate school is opened and when in your Hockey League. I hope this against the progress of the in-neir home, I hope you will win school will win the cup. I weald dividual, and cause inefficiency in more prizes and do far more than also like to compliment the boys a class resulting in kreatly handi- in the past year." cupping the efforts of the teachers In thanking Lady MacGregor for on their achievements in the play- concerned. We trust that all par- so kindly presenting the prizes, ing gold" (Applause), enta will give us their full co- Mr. A. O, Brawn, Inspector of Brawn's speech. little Jean Hale
English Schools, said:
operation in these maltors."
That our standards are high is clear front the reports we receivo concerning children who have pass- ed on for further education at
balanced education.
Js
At
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of Mr.
"I am sorry the Director of presented Lady MacGregor with a Beautiful sheaf of yellow gladioli. Eduention
unable to lei present to-day. This
Lady Macgregor suggested that, 1102 વ the first time that Lady Mac the pupils might have a holiday Gregor has helped us with prize and Mr. Upadell announced that distributions. Some months ago.. there would be no home-work that; she gave away the prizes at the evening. This was greeted with Peak School Sports and a few applause. weeks ago, she gave
away the
PRIZE LIST.
prizes at the Quarry Bay Schnol The prize list was as follows: and at the Delilios Public School Kepton.
for Girls. It seems to me that
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THIEF SENT TO GAOL
ant pleaded guilty to all threa charges.
home. Thus Joy Booker, who went home from the school inat year, has passed her Cambridge Leaving Certificate with distinctions In English and History, obtaining eredits in Mathematics, Geography, and Biology, and a pass in French
J. R. M. Smith Scholarship:-Inn she was a normal scholar and is indicatory of the general standard Lady MacGregor has been ex-5, Peter Simon; Form 4; Mavis Born- Covernment Scholarships-Form of work throughout the school.
tremely useful to us. (Laughter). er Form 3, Jenny Felshow: Form 2, The Hongkong School Leaving
"I would like to take this op- Monu Shand; Form Ul, Eleanor Low- Certificate was obtained this year portunity of recording my appreci-er Form 11, George Scott by Pryde, Baxter, Burn, and ation and the appreciation
Lugard Scholarship:-1935: Merlyn 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. Gregory: the three former obtain
of Grunt. many others of the work done by ing distinctions in English, and it
Dock Company Scholarships:-1, is interesting to note that they examination results have not al-
the start of this school. The Margaret Boll; 2, Ian Kempton. have made a good showing in
Ezra Abraham Scholarship-Wal- sports, which indicates à well-ways been very flattering, but, I ter Kennedy Pryde.
Class Prizes:Form 6, Kathloen think, a general training of chil- Hopkins; Form 4, Donald Street: Our cricket eleven had a varied dren is more important than cram Form 3. Marion Hill; Form 2, Phyllis
Dot-Sgt. Cashman said that at about 6.25 a.m. on October 22 and extensive fixture list under theming for examinations.
Kirby: Form Ul, Fleming Kinnaird;
defendant was seen walking to captainey of R. Holden ably sup- DIFFICULTIES OF SCHOOL LIFE Fornt Ll, Jim Lindsay.
Prizos:-War - Memorial ported by Baxter, and the team
and fro in Connaught Road out- Walter Kennedy Pryde: Dow
sido Wing On Company store. A proved themselves to be a credit
Peter Watam
detective watched him for 20 to the school, only being beaten in
minutes and then went up to him. the inter-school matches by the of the children (the parents are position,
Burn; Drawing Diocesan Boys' School who this continually being transferred from (presented by
and searched him, binding the Hall), John year have a much more experienced place to place or else they are go- Guard, George Kirman and Eleanor Yn Wing, 27, unemployed aparticles on him. Asked what he side. House matches were played ing on leave). Another dimeuity or Peter Coombes; Progress in the Central Magistracy this morn- not give the address of this friend. regularly throughout the season: is that the climate of Hongkong Mathematics (presented by Mr.
French (presented by Miss peared before Mr. Macfadyen at was doing, defendant said he was |waiting for a friend, but ho could
maintaining Its supremacy; gener- for six months proceding it) Isl "VANESSA: HER LOVE STORY”
ally these Saturday morning house not conducive to extensive study, Ronald Holden; Montargis French taining a pair of apectacles; (b)
(presented by Mr. Rowell), au aluminium spectacle case con-admitted all three charges.
On charge (a) defendant' was matches have provided really especially to children who belong Prize, Walter Kennedy Pryde. loitering in Connaught Road Cen-sentenced to two months" hard- thrilling and entertaining cricket, to cooler parts of the world. Still Passos in the Hongkong University tral without being able to give a labour, on charge (b) he was The football has not been quite no another dimeulty in the premises School Certificate Examination: satisfactory account of himself; fined $50, or two months hard Printed and Fublished for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY Successful, but the inter-house mat in which you have all been work-Walter Kennedy Pryde (Honours); (c) possession of two knives, a labour, and on charge (e) he was FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victorinos have produced much promising. They hava boon almost Kenneth Baxter, Patrick Burn and piece of wire, six keys, one span fined $25; or one month's hard
Ing material. Swimming and intolerable. I never realised this Leslie Gregory,
ner and one button book, Defend- labour.
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Chocolate House first XL easily (such as it is to-day and has been anh Kathleen Hopkins; Geo. ing charged with (a) the thoft of Brought to the station. defondant