THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28,
SCHOOL HOLDS
PRIZE DAY
1937.
BRITISH AIR
PROFESSOR'S, ADDRESS POWER GAINS
TO STUDENTS
Pupils of the Government Verna- cular Middle School decorated their class rooms for the annual prizo distribution held this morning. They were honoured by a visit from Pro fessor 1lau Ti-shan, M.A., B. Litt B.D., of the University of Hongkong, who made the presentations and, in a long and cloquent address, spoke to the boys on the importance of their work.
He stressed that effort and not prizes was the main thing and, while congratulating the winners, urged those who had outstripped their fellows, to
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But R.A.F. Still Lags
Behind
Germany
London, Jan, 27.
Progress of the air defence programme in Great Britain was outlined by Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, when replying to criticism Among those on the platform were the Headmaster, Mr. Li King-hong, of a Conservative member in the House of Commons Professor L, Forster, of the University of Hongkong, Messrs. Fung Ping-fun, to-day. It had been alleged that the Royal Air force was Fung Ping-wn, Ma Kam, Chan Kwan inadequate. Sir Thomas showed how its strength was
Y.P. increasing. :
entered upon the tenth year of its
po, and the following Inspectors of Vernacular Schools: Messra, Law, Y. S. Wan and S. W: Liang.
At present, he said, Britain possessed 87 squadrons, The Headmaster, presenting the annual report, sald: Our school has 13 of which were on a one flight basis. He explained that new squadrons were formed by "hiving off" a flight and gradually adding men and aircraft to it. He anticipated that 100 squadrons would have been formed by the end of March, 1937, of which 22 would be one flight units.
History from March 1, 1936; though pared with the long-established Government Schools, it has met with the enthusiastic support of the com- munity which is sending here boys for an education based on Chinese culture,
tre, and donating to us generous scholarships, furniture, as well as sets
alilla young institution when com-
of valuable books-some of the last
us far
mentioned Shanghai.
come
from
Some boys who have completed their course at our Middle School
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If expectations were fulfilled the remaining squadrons of the programme, or at least 20, would have been formed by July, Sir Thomas stated. The production graph line was slowly rising, and the line of ascent would become steeper as the months passed.
to
Churchill's Reminder
BINGHAM SAILS
FOR HOME
FAMILY IN KENTUCKY
FLOOD AREA
London, Jan. 27.
The United States Ambassador, Mr. Robert Bingham, bas sailed hurriedly from London for his home town, Louisville, which has suffered severe ly from the floods. The death-roll is reported to total two hundred.
Mr. Bingham will fly from Now York to Louisville, where his wife, son and several grand-children are living-Reuter Bulletin Servico.
TRADE TREATY NEGOTIATIONS
Washington, Jan. 27.
FOUR YEARS WITH ULCERATED` ``STOMACH
Now feels "different altogether! If you endure the terrible agony of ulcerated stomach-or if you have puffered from the pain of other gastric ills, flatulence, wind, indiges- · tion-you will understand the joy with which Mr. W. H. H. wrote this: amazing letter:
"For nearly four years I have suffered from ulcerated stomach. I am a walter, so you can understand how I have suffered on the go for 12 to 14 hours each day. Sometimes I could, have screamed with pain. whilst waiting on the guests. Each year I have lind to leave my work as I could not carry on. Not long ago I got a bottle of your Powder and since
|gether, "ing it I feel different alto-
This is typical of the letters con- tinually being received by Macleans. Sufferers who had given up nil hope, whom even operations had falled to cure, tell of the marvellous results they have experineced even from the Maclean Brand The British Embassy, in a state- very first dose of
Stomach Powder. ment; says further discussion is necessary before it can be determined absolutely certain to ask for Mac- Follow their example, and be whether a firm basis exists on which lenn Brand Stomach Powder, the one detalled negotiations are possible for with the signature "ALEX. C. MAC- a reciprocal Anglo-American trade LEAN" on the bottle. There are agreement.
inferior substitutes at lower prices,
The statement adds that Mr. Waiter but they are not worth the risk. to lenn Brand. It is never sold loose.. Runcimnan, President of the Board of your health. Get the genuine Mac- Trade. has exchanged viewą on
toples with President; Also in tablet form. If any difficulty various Roosevelt und Mr. Cordell Hull, in obtaining write to Banker & Secretary of State-Reuter.
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TAIPO BELLE'S SISTER
T.T.
Imtrit
EXCHANGE
Selling
TT. Shanghal T.T. Singapore
"Talpo Belle", the. Kowloon TT, Japan Canton Railway's famous rail-motor TT. Indin saloon car, is to have a sister.
TT. IT Mania
fs..2.29/32d. .18. 2.20/32d.
.10214
.6272
106
.82
.30%
.58 .1494
.65
.4.62
.75%
132
Buying
3.3/92
4 m/s, D/P,
do
1/3
4 m/s. L/C. U.S.A.
.9012
4 m/s. France
.6.72
83%
Division have entered the University of Hongkong and others who are less
He explained that the reasons for that a general settlement would soon fortunate, inancially, have either delay in expanding the Air Force at come.
Work is already nearing com- TT, sought for a higher education in the home were several, the chief being Meanwhile, they would continue to pleting at the K.C.R. workshops in T.T. Batavia lending universities in China or taken the necessity for policing the Medl-arm for the defence of the realm Kowloon on "Canton Belle" à car TT. Bangkok up Government posts locally and loterranean Sea.
T.T. Saigon with all the vast resources that his identical with the "Taipo Belle" in their homeland as well as in various
TT. France use undefeated country possesses." The every respect, except that it will be They did not propose walks of life. Teachers trained in foreign-built ships, he went on, owing benches cheered.
coloured green and silver Instead of T.T. Germany our Normal Division have been hold to the delay in delivery and the
blue and silver.
TT. Switzerland ing responsible teaching posts under possible dificulties to be encountered
IL is anticipated that "Canton T.T. Austraila.... the Education Department, and many in their equipment, particularly in
Belle" will be pinced into service Mr. Winston Churchill, during the early in May. are doing successful work in private war
4 m/s. L/C London time. Foreign machine tools schools of the Colony, or in Govern- werd
were being used to a considerable course of a critical address, said he ment and private schools in Kwang-extent but it was hoped that deliveries understood the programme of the tung. IL is gratifying to note that in would be completed from British Government aimed at 124 squadrons recent years our Normal certificate factories by the end of the year, by March 31. Deducting 22 Incom- nas been recognized by some Shadow factories, Sir Thomas went plete squadrons from the 100 men- universities in Canton and Pelping on, would begin production in the toned by Sir Thomas Inskip, Britain as an equivalent to a Higher Middie nutum and engine production in could only expect to have 78 cumplete School Certificate in China, One cage January next,
squadrons by March 31. I like to quote may be significant: that is, Wong Siu-fung, one of our Old Normal Boys, being a new entrant to n a Canton university, was chosen as part-time Chinese teacher at ita Middie Schnol Annex. With this broad review, I feel our raison d'etre justified by the results we have pro- duced.
hás
STAFF CHANGES
Defences Are Sound
· Great Britain's anti-aircraft defence
system was the best the Government and It was experts could devise, believed it could prevent air attacts ever reaching their objectives, Sir Thomas declared.
Then, switching from the subject of defence weapons, Sir Thomas puid We had two changes in our staff a tribute to
to the Foreign Secretary, last year. Mr. Li Yau-sing, an Old Mr. Anthony Eden, for his resource- Hoy and an Arts graduate, was trans-fulness and undaunted
courage in ferred here in January to take up the carrying out the policy of the Gov- post vacated by the retirement of Mr. ernment in the fate of overwhelming Au Tai-yuen. Mr. Cheung Kok-chor, dimculties. Mr. Eden's declaration our port-time Art master, left us in of political appeasement and economic June on account of ill-health; in his co-operation alone should bring last- stead we were fortunate in securing ing peace, and the Government hoped the services of Mr. Ho Chat-yuen.
who had been for some time acting
lecturer of Chinese Pictorial Art at the form, and same domestic animals the Lingnum University. We were that are so familiar to the ordinary however sorry in missing Mr. Cheung. adult.
and are consoled by the news that he
has now fully recovered.
Of the 15 Normal boys who sat
CULTURAL EDUCATION
Out
and
for their final examination conducted In October, at the suggestion of the by Government Examiners In July. Director of Education, e Chinese 12 passed and gained their teacher painting exhibition was held at the certiflentes.
All our four boys In Education Office, 72 exhibits, half of class Higher Middle III entered for consisting of old exercises and half the School Certificates Examination new works, being contributed by the oys. Word conducted by the University in June, best 13 of our present and three passed, one winning
ing three Chi-kin, a boy of
Classys.
Higher Middle g in the distinctions. It is here that we owe, did some paintings in presence a word of thanks to King's College; of the Director of Education
subjects for these four pupils sisured the bene-some visitors, on
suggested Thie exhibition was very t of Class 1 at King's for Mathe-to him. matics
General and
Physics.
uccessful and was appreciated by the visitors.
ancient master, their annual examination satisfactory results were shown by all the three sich Ho, has well said that in art divisions of our school, namely, the the terms ancient and modern have Middle School, the Normal, and thic maxim that neither are ther
no place. We may infer from this there reglunal Higher Primary Divisions. This reflects mainly the loyal and devoted confines in the understanding of art work of my staff, which I cannot when we know the general technique, praise too highty..
and, more important, what is behind the In sports, general interest was kept the colour and form of the picture, whether it Occidental or Oriental, up throughout the year. Following Again, we may say that a man with our precedent, our Senior Volley Ball out some sort of cultural basis in his Team entered the Inter-school education either literary, or philoso- League and won six put of the twelve,phical or aesthetic-must be a dull matches they played,, though they creature.
re. I don't mean that the Iniled to retain the position of run average person could afford to in- ners-up which they had gained for dulge in culture by ignoring utilit several years. These were 25 of our
Courarianism. But the two are rather boys in the third inter-school unnual spurts organised by the Chinese complementary than detrimental to each other. Even great soldiers of aplie of our
of most nations-particularly shortage of playgrounds and appara: Custny have part now on being tus for training. Though they could versed in using the pea as well as not win any prizes this time, I think the sword.
It they had the right sporting spirit. Is always better to try and fail than
in
казные.
con-
I take this opportunity of fail to try: for on each occasion. It is gratulating the Hon. Dr. R. H. to their benent to obtain some in-Kotewall on his appointment as structive experience.
member of the Executive Council in
con-
During the year we held two ple- August. Dr. Kolewall, besides his nics to the outskirts of the Colony: general support of education in the one to Tai O in June and one to Colony, has played an important role Shumchun
in Sept. As an appreel- in the founding of our Institution. able number of our boys is brought On the other hand our sympathy goes up in town-some of them may have out to him in his recent bereavement. never gone out of its borders--we I could not conclude
without have found school picnics to the rural Rating Mr. Fung Ping-fun; the i
Cart of their
of our Old Boys' Associa Tolephone 28021.distret an essential part
general education. Apart from the
was appointed an Honorary physical exercise by long
walics in
"in aide-de-camp to His
His Excellency the the open air, the study of country life Governor. I wish to thank Prof. Hau has proved to them an important Ti-shan
tant Ti-shan for his coming here this necessity, It is difficult to realise, morning to give away the certificates but nevertheless literally true, that and prizes; the prize-donors for their Buch plenies have given to some boys generous encouragement; and all of their first chance of seeing the ordin-you, ladies and gentlemen, for the ary vegetables and plants grown in honour of your presence:
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The Germans, he said, were believe ed to possess at least 150 squadrons, ench of 12 nghting machines. If the Lufthansa planes were added, the country could muster 2,000. aircraft
an emergency.-Reuter.
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We lose business
the
30 d/s. India
U.S. Cross rate in' London.
4.00
WORLD SUGAR. CONFERENCE
Geneva, Jan. 27. An international conference under the auspices of the League of Na- tions will be convened in London next April, in order to consider the possi- tobility of an agreement with regard to the production ant marketing of sugar-Reuter.
while others profit
The Manager,
GORDON'S LTD.
Kayamally Building
20-22 Queen's Road, Central,
Hongkong, 26th January, 1937.
The Hong Kong Telegraph.
Dear Sir,
We feel compelled, and take pride and pleasure in so doing, to inform you that the results from the First Day of our Sale, from the advertisements in the S. C. M. Post, and the H.K. Telegraph of Saturday, January 23rd, by far exceeded our most
· optimistic expectations. At one period of the day we were simply forced to close our doorn for a short while to relieve the congestion. As we have, in consequence, so little left of the Sale items to offer, we must ask you to withdraw the advertisement in the S. C. M. Post for the remainder of the week, and use only the H.K. Telegraph to remind our clients of this occasion,
We are, dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
W. S. DRAKE,
Manager,
Gordon's, Ltd.
25, Wing Woo Street.
Tel. 20040.