THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1936.
Pan-American Airways May Close 40-Mile Gap But- PACIFIC AIR COMPETITION:
NEW
NEW SETBACK FOR HONGKONG? HATS
BRITAIN MAY BE SQUEEZED OUT IN FIGHT FOR SUPREMACY
1934 MOVES THAT COST COLONY POSITION AS GREATEST AIRPORT IN ORIENT
MACAO-HANOI FEEDER SERVICE TO CLOSE ROUND-WORLD GAP?
"Telegraph" Special Representative
EDUCATION REPORT
Fewer Children Went To British Schools Last Year
BUT CHINESE KIDDIES CREATED A RECORD
A record number of 58,394 Chinese children attended school in Hongkong last year.
The number of attendants at English schools declined, how ever, from 18,036 to 17,086.
These figures are contained in the Annual Report for the Diree. tor of Education; released this week,
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In the Report by the Inspec- the examinees passed, two scholar- The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, tors of English Schools, it is dis- ships being obtained tenable at directed by Henry Hall. closed that there was a decrease
Yaumat School.
Lack of of 39 in the average attendance militates against organised games suitable playing field at Queen's College and a decreasef but, in spite of this, improvement has of 133 in the average attendance been shown in football. at King's Collega
The reports on each of the Eng- AS A RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE Jah Schools were as follows: PAST FORTNIGHT, I AM ABLE TO LIFT TO SOME EXTENT THE VEIL OF SECRECY SURROUNDING THE FIGHT BE- TWEEN THE BIG AIRWAY SERVICES OF THE WORLD TO OBTAIN CONTROL, OF AIR TRANSPORT IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
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America, Britain, Japan, Holland and France, leading commercial aviation nations of the world, contenders for supremacy in the southern hemisphere.
Had Hongkong been live-wire enough two or three years ago to realise the possibilities of commercial aviation, she may have become the greatest airport as well as the greatest seaport in the Pacific.
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Wantsal School Central Britich Kowloon Junior Quarry Bay
Peak School
>INDERERS
Since 1934
Decrease Since
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CENTRAL BRITISHI-SCHOOL
8 p.m. Time Signal, Weather Report, Stock Quotations und Ah- nouncements.
8.05 p.m. Violin Solos by Al-
In the School Certificate Examin-bert Sandler. tion held in Juno one candidato 1. L'Heure Exquise (Ilahin). 2. obtained Honours with distinction in The, Violin Song from "Tina" English and three obtained passes (Rubens). 3. Remembrance (Melfi). with two distinctions in English. At 8.15 p.m. From the Studio. the same time one past pupit obtained A Recital of Popular Senge by the Cambridge School Certificate with Colleen Parker, (Vocal) and Doreen distinction in English and History. Ma (Pianoforte).
As a result of organised games the standard of athletics has shown great improvement. Only one intersschool cricket match was lost, and football hockey and net-ball have attained a higher standard.
The School Union has been very active throughout the year, lectures and debates being organised and senior pupils from other schools
The reports on the various Eng-entertained. ish Schools were as follows:
QUEEN'S COLLEGE
One student gained
KOWLOON JUNIOR SCHOOL Twenty-three pupils hove
been
I am able to disclose that, as a result of the latest tion which was held in June, 03 per Schout, and 14 passed the examination In the School Certificate Examina-promote to the Central British moves in the air transport "war," there is every possi-cent. of the enndidates passed, nine bility that this Colony, already isolated by the decision with Honours, of Pan-American Airways to make Macao their Oriental six distinctions including one of the terminus, may be entirely squeezed out of the proceed very few given in Chinese, and was awarded Government Education ings.
Scholarship tenable at the University of Hongkong.
Decision of Pan-American Airways to make Macao the Oriental terminus of its trans-Pacific service has already lost us the tremendous grip we could have secured had Hongkong become the terminal for all aerial traffic from the American continent.
No opposition line cam compete with Pan-American ways, because it is heavily and exclusively subsidised by the United States Government.
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At least 50 Old Boys are at various Universities and at the recent Hong kung former pupils received degrees.
University Congregation
KING'S COLLEGE
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9.20 p.m.
Three Songs by Frank Titterton (Tenor).
1. My Dear Soul (Sanderson), 2. In an Old Fashioned Town (Squire), 3. Beauty's Eyes (Tonti).
9.30 p.m. From the Studio.
"The Z.B.W. Quartet,”,
10 p.m. A Relay from Daven-
(ry.
Big Ben: The Royal Proclamation. (Electrical Recording).
of the Royal Drawing Society held in June, soven obtaining honoura,
A very successful drill display was given at the Y.M.C.A.
The School team won the Net-ball challcage cup for Junior British Music, Schools.
QUARRY BAY SCHOOL
improved in the upper classes.
The standard of written English has
A sale of work was held, the pro- ceeds (8910) boing donated to the Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children. Much hard work was willingly done for this cause by the Staff, pupils and formor pupils. Par
Fifty-seven boys sat for the School Air-four passed, five of whom obtained ents gave generous support.
Certificate Examination and thirty Honours, twenty-seven matriculated The school is now a member of the and distinctions were obtained, One Junior Net-ball League, and also King Edward Scholarship and three played in friendly matches. Dancing, Government Education Scholarships Drill, and games romain as popular
Chinese internal airways have hitherto declined to come to Hongkong, because the British Government demanded reciprocal landing rights for British planes before permitting Chinese 'planes to land here.
As a result, there is a distinct danger of Hongkong being further squeezed out of the aerial picture. Important conferences have, C.N.A.C. intend to abandon Can- been proceeding in Hongkongton and make Macao their chief during the past two days be southern terminal. tween Mr. H. M. Bixby, Far! Eastern representative of Pan- American Airways, and Mr. N. K. Dai, Managing Director of} the China National Aviation Corporation.
Both Mr. Bixby and Mr. Dai refuse to discuss the nature of these conferences.
were obtained,
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The health of the school was fairly satisfactory although there were considerable number of "eye" cases, An Old Boys' Association was formed during the year.
ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOL
The results of the annual exam̃iña. The fact that Hongkong, in-tion were very satisfactory. Eighly stead of Canton
or Macao, is par cent. of the boys who took the not this terminal is almost cer- per cent. of the boys from classes j Class examination passed and 90, tainly due to the fact that apo B were successful in gaining pro- plications some time back by motion. C.N.A.C. to obtain Hongkong
YAUMATI SCHOOL
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ng ever.
PEAK SCHOOL
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BANISHEE LIKES HONGKONG
RETURNS SIX_TIMES. IN FIVE YEARS
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With a criminal record dating back mitted to the Criminal Sessions for trial by Mr, S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy this morning when he appeared on a charge of re- turning from banishment.
Com-
Apart from a slight epidemic of measles in March the health of the school has been satisfactory.
Sergeant MoKay, officer in charge The high standard of work has been, of Criminal Records, stated that de maintained and very good reports fendant, had returned from banish- have been received of pupils who havel ment no fewer than elx times since gone on to other schools.
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hy the British Government. The examination results were good. IN COLONY
Work has
In the external examination for class
smoothly on the construction of obtaining seven Government Scholar Pan American Airways terminal ships, at Macao, and this task has now been completed.
been proceeding 4, out of 48 boys examined 41 passed,
́WANTSAI SCHOOL
In the annual examination in class
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1931, when he was first sent away. His fast banishment order was dated April 22, 1936. Ho was arrested on May 9.
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Charged with a breach of the De- portation Ordinance before Mr. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Li Sum, aged. 22, who was, banished for a period of five years on February 13, 1936, was sen- ·BC10038
tenced to four months hard labour. Detective-Inspector A. H. Elston pro-
Becuted.
Another man, Mak Fu, aged 32, I am given to understand,
who was banished for 10 years on December 23, 1935, and who was ar- however, that there is every possibility that they will result
rested with the first man, was sent The radio direction finding ap. 4, 04 per cent., of the boys passed FOR ISLAND TRADE In a
to prison for 12 months. working agreement be paratus, installation of which obtaining seven Government Scholar-
Lam Choi, aged 50, appeared on tween Pan American Airways was recently completed, was given ships and one Woo Hay Tong Scholar- and C.N.A.C., whereby C.N.A.C.‡n local test this week, and is and ship. In classes 5 to 8,-84 per cent.shortly to be asked to tender for 10 years on August 20, 1935. Hongkong dockyards are remand on a charge of returning from banishment. He was sent away 'planes will provide feeder serto Itave functioned perfectly. vices from all parte of China.to
for the construction of a new Detective-Sergeant dieadridge pro Macao.
motor-ship for Messrs.xed for hearing of committal pro- accuted, and asked that date be Burns Philp & Company's ceedings. Defendant was remanded inter-island trade in the South Seas.
These services will ensure a
were successful.
GAP ROAD SCHOOL
SERVICE TO MACÃO SOON
The examination results were very This apparatus is for the pur- gratifying as over 1 per cent. passed Hiroct link from all parts of North Pose of guiding Pan American this year as compared with 87 per and South America to the whole of planes along the route from cent. last year. The Past Pupils live China now served by air transport, Manila to Macao. Similar direc done very well, five of those in This would mean that passen- tloral beams are broadcast from Wantsal School gaining scholarships kere could travel from any part of Manila, Guam, Wake Island, Mid Queen's College and two gaining
Island, be North and South American Way
internal scholarships, in Honolulu and School. continents to Shanghai, Hankow, Alameda on tho California- Nanking and Japan without touch Philippines route. ng Hongkong. WOULD, ISOLATE
HONGKONG
agreement
Tenders may, I under- Wantal stand, be called for another
ship at a later date.
TAIPO SCHOOL
The examination results have been
No definite date has yet been set for the inauguration of Fan very good and nearly 50 per cent. of American's service from Manila to
Младо.
.30 p.m. on June 2, when hearing
will commencé..
FANLING GOLF
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California-Manila run will not be existing trans-Pacific service, at trading between New Guinea would mean that passengers used. Smaller seaplanes, prob present carrying malls only.
and the hundreds of South Paci- could travel from America to ably similar to those used by Pan GOVERNOR'S INTEREST fle jalands at present served by Europe, via the Pacific, without American services, will provide a Amorican Airways on Its South
H. E the Governor, Sir Andrew the B.P. liners Montoro and touching British territory,
fcoder service.
Caldecott, who has had experience Malatia. Trial runs have already been There is every reason to bo-In Malays of the value of air made by C.N.A.C. planes on a
Burns Philp & Company oper- love that a test fight will be facilities, is known to be very ate the steamor Neptuna on the 10.44 Major Gill, T. Addis Martin, rojected Shanghai-Hanol service, made during the first week in keen on developing such facilities Australia-Hongkong, service and 10.40 Lt. Marson, H. T. Buxton. inking with the existing French July. An experimental mail here to Hongkong, and it would the steamors Merkur and Marolla 10.52 Lt. Walter, G. F. Rees. fr Orient service to Marseilles. service will then be inaugurated be a pity were his ambitions in on the Australia-Singapore ser- 10.50 Lt. Marsh, C. E. Moore. The fact that Canton provincial and, at the end of four weeks, this matter to meet with insurvice, uthorities have attempted to passengers will be carried. mountable difficulties na the result ppose this domestic service gives mphasis to the report thut
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Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended June 5, 1915.
*
The rate of the dollar on do- mand was 18, 9.0/10d.
Major-General F.-Ventris was appointed G.O.C., South China Command, In succession to Major General Kelly.
the business being carried on by Messrs. F. B. Marshalland William Wilson, as remaining partnera.
Mr. H. B. B. Hancock was ap- pointed Supernumerary Socond Lieutenant in the Volunteer Ro- serve, and Captain G. K, Hall Brutton was appointed to act as Honorary Adjutant..
Local estate to the value of $34,800 · was left by Mr. Amaro John Reed, Government pensioner, late of 8 Broadwood Road, who died at the above address on January 31, 1830. Letters of administration to me estato Mr. R. N. Ohley retired from have been granted to the widow, the firm of Talt and Co., Amoy, Maria Rita Reed.