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SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 1927.

YING WAH GIRLS

they would be put. From the ROBBERS”, VICTORY. latter point of view a Bank cashier surely has very strong claims for exemption.

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A short while ago, the Cam-

CANTON TROOPS DEFEATED

IN SUBURBS..

bridge University undergraduates "CANNONS & MACHINE-GUNS."

discussed, the audacious motion

L. M. S. EDUCATIONAL WORK

REFORT FOR YEAR.

That this House disapproves of women," The debate was got the better of Nationalist, troops small beginnings was traced at the comic one, the speakers merely is thus described in the "Gazette"--annual speeck day yesterday of the seeking to disparage women by A gang of robbers in Kau Tang Ying Wa Girls School (London such suggestions as that her village of the Fun U district joined Missionary Society). This WOS creation from a rib was proof up with gangs under Yuan Ha-kau, held in the auditorium of the that she was a side issue and that and Pai"Shou-chung and left the Chinese YM.C.A.

The head mistress (Miss D. whereas man was cut to get the village by steam-launches with their

Hutchinson) read the report, and most out of life, woman was out cannons and machine-guns; to get the most out of man. Later they made an attack upon certificates of merit were distri The debate. at the Kowloon the people in Ming" King village buted by Mrs. J. R. Word. Y.M.C.A. on Thursday was a seri- where the constabulary soldiers 008 one, albeit considerable were stationed. humour was introduced into the speeches.. Having regard to the They attempted to break into the In the course of her report, the fact that the membership of the villaga in several directions, but the head mistress said that in al de- Y.M.CA. is made up to a large soldiers and the militia offered re-partments of the school work had gone steadily forward during the extent of young men in business, sistance.

How Canton suburban robbers The growth of the school fronz

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"Recklessly Ransacked."

Among those present wore Mr. Justice J. R. Wond, the Rev, H. R. Wells, and the Rev. Cheung Chuk- ling.

Course

studies. next

the decision that they arrived at! However, they got into the village year.

Continuing Misa Hutchinson -that it is desirable for girls to at last, and recklessly ransacker

said: "I hope, very much, that those enter business and professional the place.

The constabulary soldiers and senior girls who have. completed careers is significant of their appreciation of the refining in the militia launched a fierce attack the Lower Middle School

on the place with the result that will continue their fluence and amenities she has. brought with her entry into pro- several of the robbers were killed.

The rest made their escape. fessional and business careers. Investigation made after the la It is equally as apparent that the aident showed that five villagers bulk of them were in sympathy had been killed, three others kid- with the claims 'mado by the napped, and over twenty homes movers that business experience icoted.

tenda to produce a girl or woman

who is far more likely to be able

to enter into her husband's dif-

ON HISTORY.

ficulties-and achievements and to CORRESPONDENCE. use her vote properly than one who mopes at Home and allows! others to do her thinking for her. It is noteworthy that the resolu- tion did not say "enter business Feareers to the exclusion of mar-

year and realise for us one of our ambitions, as yet unful8lled, by entering for one of the University Local Examinations,

"From the Primary School there Jure 17 graduates. I hope that nong of these will be satisfied with what she had already achieved but be de- termined by further study, to fit her- self more fully for, whatever work she may later decide to do...

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"It was in the year 1846 that, in connection with the famous Anglo- Chinese College, which was founded by Dr. Morrison in. Malacca and afterwards removed to Hong Kong..

see the possibilities of developing Chinese girls education in this Colony, and one is not surprised to learn that the start was made with only seven pupila.

"To the Editor of the China Mala small girls' school was started by Sir. Your correspondent "Ex-Mrs Legge of the London Mission- riage." That even married educationalist" raises an inter-ary Society. It must have needed. women may enter business to eating and important point, but fr/much faith in these early daya to their own advantage and to the seems to me that the matter needs good of the community is no further, emphasis where more strikingly illustrated than in Hong Kong or the East Anyone who has tried to find six generally where

who out what happened five or women

From these small beginnings have no interests outside their years ago in some department of home find time hangs heavily on affairs which interests him know there has grown up during the last how great the difficulty is. Unless School. Others have laboured and

eighty years this Ying Wa Giris you can find someone to put you we have entered into their labours. on the right track, you may waste Now, as we look forward to days consulting newspaper files, new building in which we hope to and probably not get exactly what attain a greater degree of efficiency you want in the end. Most people and a larger measure of usefulness, must have gone through this it seems to me that this should be En time for gratitude and for reso experience.

lution-gratitude for what the But what can be done? At past has given us and for the op schools, probably the best way of portunity that we have to carry on

their hands.'

ITALIAN OPERA.

*IL TROVATORÉ" AT THE STAR.

CARPI COMPANY'S SUCCESS.

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The much talked-about music-

Our

Memorial the entering of foreign buildings and the maltreatment of British marines? If the Na- tionalist Government is worthy of recognition then it must be pre- pared to submit to the test to which all other Governments loving section of our local commun- teaching history would be to teach a great work; resolution that we ity was again conspicuous by its ab- it backwards, beginning with our will not betray those who have gone would be subjected in similar cir-sence last night, when Signor own times and working back to before us but, by renewed effort, cumstances. Any recognised Carpi's Italian Grand Opera Com- more remote times. That would will carry their work one stage for Government which ignored out-pany opened a short season at the destroy history as a narrative, ward, and, we hope, upward."

Star Theatre, Kowloon. True, there but would ensure that schoolboys(Applause). ward evidence of trouble which were several counter-attractions, knew rather more than they can

A Tribute. After the certificates of merita of contradiction that those who

to work.

Yours, etc.,

GALLOVIDIAN.

"The

had been brewing for months but it may be said with Hetle foarnow of the origins of the institu- had been distributed Mrs. J. R. would, in the eyes of the civilised chose other amusement last night tions which they have as citizens Wood, was presented with a beauti

ful bouquet of roses. world, have forfeited the right to missed a rare treat.

Mr. Justice Wood sald: This, of course, is by no means be regarded as a responsible body the first occasion upon which we

present pupils of the Ying Wa School have no idea how long I if, when such trouble came to a have seen, and, of course, heard,

this remarkable

have known this school. I first company for th Hong Kong, Jan. 20, 1927, head and the safety of other na-markable in that it is self-contained

To the Editor of the "China Mail" came to know it in 1912, when I was on the Educational Board, and tionals was involved, it sought in every respect,. One is inclined.

Sir-I heartilly agree with I was then given to understand that to emphasise this by way of tributs refuge in the claim that it had merely refrained from fomenting

to the impresario himself, for it your corespondent who raises the the Ying Wa Girls' School was the

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THE NEW DELHI.

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Song: "The Squirrel" by Forma

Drill by Forma 1 and 2. 'Action Songs by Kindergarten. Planoforte Solo by Miss Sung Síu-

yen.

Dance by The Boarders, Song: "Little Brown Seed, by Forms 3 and 5.

Lantern March by Form 5.' . Song: "Moon Rise," by Middle School!

National Anthern.

Cordial thanks were expressed" by the Rev. Cheung Chuk-ling to all those who had so kindly co-operated or assisted the School, and to all those who were present.

is no easy task to tour so large a question of the necessity for one School in Hong Kong."

of teaching modern history in Our concluded by saying he had much the disturbance and had taken company with

twenty musicians and the necessary schools. The majority of our pleasure in wishing all successes to measures subsequent to the properties for so varied a repertoire. schoolboys are grossly ignorant the Ying Wa Girls' School. (Ap outbreak.. Such events as Seldom, however, have we heard

of the origin of the Great War plause). Sig: Belletti in finer voice, whilst whilst senior students know little,

Musical Programme... happened at Hankow could hap- Sig. Mauceri, who, of course, opens

The musical programme opened. pen nowhere else in the world the opera by relating the history of if anything, about the struggle and until a sense of greater secur-the Count's childhood, was at his between Capital and Labour dur with the singing of "Ying Wa

by the the pupils. Mise Kwaan lu- best, receiving a great ovation ating recent years.

foon gave a planoforte, solo and ity is possible in. the light of the conclusion of the first act.

With all due respect to present-was applauded. more genuine attempts to put her Mlle. Gambino, as usual, scored day educationalists, I have no The other items on the pro-

heavily as "Leonora," whilst Mile. house in order, no faction in Glampaglia, no the gipsy, was in fine hesitation in saying that the gramme were as follows:- Following up the claim in the China which neglects the prime form, especiaily in the more tragic whole system is wrong. Surely

moments of the drama.

far more good could be done by 6 and 7. obviously inspired article in the law of responsibility for the con Verdi's most famous operate teaching boys and girls to under- "Canton Gazette"

of Edith that the trol of actions of its people can scene, the great "Miserere," follow stand the heroism Nationalist Minister for Foreign hope to succeed in claims for re-chorda in the orchestra, and the sub-sacrifice stood for instead of ed by the impressive series of Cavell nd all that her great Affaire effectively ensured the

bing Lament of "Leonora," were all demanding lengthy essays on cognition. protection of British life and prò-

admirably rendered.

The chorus lived up to its reputa- "Elizabeth's relations with Mary perty in the Hankow British Con-

The inconvenience of jury tion in every way. The "Anvil Queen of Scots" or "Henry VIII's cession, the Canton Information service is mitigated to some ex- Song" justly received a great recep- struggle with the Pope?"!

tion, whilst the numerous other no-

Yours, etc.,. Bureau, the publicity mouthpiece tent in Britain by the privileges casions of ensemble were consistent-

"BILL THE CONK." of the Foreign Ministry of the in the matter of voting which in- ly good."

clusion on the jurors' list confers. Altogether, an excellent rendi- Nationalist Government, has

Hong Kong, Jan. 21, 1927. In Hong Kong in the absence ex-tion of one of Italy's greatest issued a statement repudiating cept on very special occasions, of opera“. responsibility for engineering the opportunities for exercising that incident for the purpose of taking vote, jurors are apt to approach their duties in a far less amiable

[To the Editor of the "China Mail."] the Concessions. "Eut' is this not state of mind.

Three new British officers of the Appeals to the

Sir, Mr. Rupchand's letter re- Hong Kong Fire Brigade have just begging the issue? It is, to say Court for exemption are not in-

minds one of Lord Sinha's arrived to assume duty. They are statement on India's unfit- Mr. B. G. J. Buckeridge from Lon- the least, not strengthening the frequent; yet another was made in the course of the Criminal

for further case of a Government which bases Sessions this week. Whilst the

Constitu- don; Mr. W. Meintosh Smith, from tional advance which, one as- Glasgow; and Mr Lewis Walton, ļita claim to recognition on alleged exemption of one man is to bel

One left the Queen's Theatre yes- sumes, will not be well received from Newcastle. At present they power to govern with a firm hand deprecated, as the Chief Justice terday evening wishing that Oscar by that large body of extremists als achter de to mal atr tions and yesterday attended their remarked, except in very special wide were alive to-day, feeling that whose influence and position are first "outing" at Jervois Street. even to "prove" that it merely circumstances in that it merely were that possible we should be sure dependent upon their ability to Later, they may take charge of die- refrained from fomenting trouble transfers the inconvenience from of # series of sparkingly mia-represent and distort facts trict stationss The arrival of a among those subject to its rule. one to another, the juror in ques-entertaining films of contemporary to ignorant people and who are fourth officer will make up the quota Neither is it enough to state that tion might well have been con-life in London.

appointed after the fire at the Hong sidered as falling within this Of this type of film, that now consequently the more averse to recommended by the Commission

cession preserved by treaty fact that he was cashier of a the producer very wisely decided to action and no amount of obstruc- It is notified that competitive rights, "scattered and dispersed"Bank which would be greatly dress" his production in moderation in the Legislatures are going examination for the Indian Civil on being spoken to by officials of handicapped at the loss of his ser- style, the result being a thorough to help the cause of India's Barvice, open to all qualified per

vices. As it happened, the case ly entertaining picture; one which Constitutional advance. The afm sons, will be held in London in July that Government. If the in-for which he was "pricked" was even the most fastidious cinema- of Great Britain is to guide India and August, 1927, and that copies fluence of National Government of no great duration but he stood goer could find little scope for cri-

along the path to self-govern-of the regulations, syllabus of

examination, and forms of applica officials is such that they can quell an equal chance of being selected ticism.

The story, of course, calls for ment.

tion to be filled up by the candidates for the "Sunning" case, in which

That, wisdom will prevail in the may be seen on application at the" little comment. As a vehicle for a mob even after its passion has event the Bank would have been frene Rich to claplay her tempera-long run is the hope and, I think office of the Colonial Secretary. been aroused, allegedly by agita-deprived of his services for a mental qualities it is superb, whilst I may say, the opinion of most tors neither inspired nor encour-period which will probably be the comedy side of the picture the people who know anything about It is notified for general Informa- aged by the Nationalist Govern nearly a fortnight. Certain pro- three gossiping "catty" duchesses the subject, and, as Mr. Rupchandtion that "Memorial or Re-entry by fessional men are exempt fromle treated with aufficient moders observes, the completion of the the Crown on Kowloon Inland, Lot ment, is not their responsibility a jury service both by reason of the tion to prevent interference with the new Parlament at Delhi le a 14, 15, 1oon Inland Lat. No. 1-408. grave one in that they did not use unsuitability of mind for juror soneral run of the story.

The music is up to the standard significant step forward. their influence earlier to prevent service such professional Voca that Hong Kong, Amusements Lid, tions are considered to inculcate have for set the Queen's Theatre,

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the crowd, having invaded a Con- special category, in view of the showing at the Queen's Theatre un being told sober truth.

questionably deserves first place. No threats of unconstitutional Kong Hotel on January 1, 1926.

the invasion of the Concession, and from the point of view of the whilst an up-to-date news-reet pro- the mutilation of the War great inconvenience to which vides an acceptable curtain raiser.

Yours, etc,

ANGLO-INDIAN.” Hong Kong, Jan 21 1927

No. Kowloon Inland Lot No.

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