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TRAINING CHILDREN FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

FARM SCHOOLS.

PRINCELY SPONSOR.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER SWORN AS PEER. MEDIAEVAL CEREMONY,

DR. ROSENBACH.

WOULD HAVE PAID £20,000 FOR "ALICE."

the Company will be held at of the Sale by Public Auction to turned from a visit to Western Aus- stitution in the House of Lords, [cently left for New York after

Directors and Auditors.

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"FANCY PRICES.” “

Mr. J. Rankine Finlayson, of There was a fleeting glimpse of Dr. A. S. Rosenbach, the famous DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Manchester, who has recently re- the real fabric of the British Con- American book collector, who re- Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, be held on MONDAY, the 25th day tralla, in the course of a second when the Duke of Gloucester buying during his two months' Ltd, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on of June, 1928, at 8 pm, at the interview with "Manchester (Prince Henry) accompanied by visit to Europe literary treasures WEDNESDAY, the 20th June, 1923. Offices of the Public Works Depart Guardian" representative referred the Prince of Wales, was intro costing between £300,000 and at Noon for the purpose of receiv-ment, by Order of His Excellency further to the work done at the duced into the House and took the $400,000, ing the Report of the Directors, the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Fairbridge Farm Schools near Pin- oath as a peer. passing the Accounts, and electing Land at Ma Tau Kok in the jarra, for which 115 boys and girls Royalty into any assembly is a

"I still retain the impression Ás a rule, the entrance of that England is the greatest tren Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of

sure house in the world,” Dr. At the schools, there are the House of Lords it was Royalty lift and modern conveniences in Company will be CLOSED from the at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the April Kutton Buliding, No. 7 Duddell 19th June to 4th July, 1928, both Surveyor of His Majesty the King, about 17, children, and the new that stood and the members of reporter recently. Street. Apply to H. Ruttonje & days inclusive.

"As a result of my statement to for one further term of 75 years. contingent will bring the establish the House that remained seated.

ment up to its full complement. Son, 15, Queen's Road Central,

While the Prince of Wales, act. "The Daily Mail" on March 19 I The work originated with Mr. Ing as sponsor for his brother, received more than 10,000 letters Kingsley Fairbridge, a Rhodes stood erect in his brightly colour and I acquired many things of scholar, who cancelved the idea of ed Parliamentary robes, Lord great value." He continued: taking children from Britain to Birkenhead lounged with his Among the most interesting were Western Australia and there train-hands in his pockets on a bench some huportant George Washington ing them for the land, which so just opposite, Lord Carson sat letters and some lettera written by greatly needs settlers.. At Oxford, cross legged a little further along, Shelley in 1818. I also bought in 1900, Mr. Fairbridge founded the 'and the other peers were in aimi- many early printed books offered Child Emigration Society (incor-larly, casual attitudes.

| by readers of "The Daily Mail.” porated), which has headquarters When the two Princes passed I have acquired the portrait of

TO LET.-Rooms for offices with The TRANSFER BOOKS of the 75 years with the option of renewal left England the latter part of signal for everyone to rise, but in Rosenbach said to a "Daily Mail']

TUITION GIVEN.

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MME. BARONELLI, ARTISTE,-- School of dancing for children and adults in character, classical, ex- hibition, fox-trot and Charleston.

By Order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 29th May, 1928.

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Issue of 150,000 New Ordinary Shares of $10 Each, Credited

as Fully Paid Up..

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Register of Members of the Company will be CLOSED

Special Attention to stout Ladies who are desirous of regaining their youthful figure. Address 31, Ashley Rond, Ground Floor, Kow- from 1st July, 1928, to the 10th

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On View from Monday, the 25th June, 1928.

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July, 1923, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registerod.

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The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to skip as 'watch- men, seamen, &c.

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in London, and of which Sir the Lord Chancellor, it was they Dr. Johnson painted by John Ople Arthur Lawley is the chairman. 'who bowed with elaborate cour-in 1782, when Dr. Johnson was 73,

while he, seated The Society works in co-operation tesy.

on the and mentioned in Boswell's "Life."' with the Children's Farm School Woolsack and wearing his quaint A small copy of the painting is in three-cornered hat, made no Immigration Society of Western

the National Portrait Gallery. Australia (incorporated), which Mr. movement of any kind in acknow

ledgment, but continued to look Fairbridge founded in 1918 as an

I have bought several private libraries, but am not yet at liberty

Australian branch of the parent so straight ahead with the fixed exto disclose the names of the ven-

ciety.

pression of a graven image, re-! lates the "Daily News and West minster Gazette."

The farm schools at Pinjarra were actually started in 1912. Mr. Fairbridge's death in 1924 was n

Three Bows. calamity, but after meeting with It was not till the new Duke of getbacks and difficulties the Gloucester had reached the seat schemes seem now to be on a world specially provided for him on the foundation, and Mr. Finlayson left of the Throne that any ap- formed the most favourable impres- proach to normal manners enter- sions of the value and possibilities ed Into the ceremony.

dors. I bought many treasures in Vienna, Paris, Berlin, and in ono German monastery I secured a ninth century manuscript.

I regret that England is to lose the manuscript of "Alice in Won- derland."

I have received thousands of re- quests by letter, and even by Trans-Atlantic telephone, that the

of the work. In the splendid clim The Duke rose from his seat manuscript should be exhibited in ate and the open-air conditions and bowed to the Lord Chancel New York and Philadelphia, and of their life the pale-faced English lor, who, while remaining seated, there is no doubt that it will be children are reborn as it were, into turned round to his left and paid exhibited. I consider the price I a new life of hope. It should, the Duke the compliment of bow-paid, £15,400, which has been cel however, be made clear that only ing in return, and even of tem-ticised as absurd, very cheap and children of sound constitution, like- porarily raising his hat.

would certainly have bid over ly or certain to profit in their new

This ceremony was performed £20,000, sphere, are selected for training. first bow from the Lord Chancel-suffered an even greater loss by my three times. After receiving the Personally I think England Clearing the School Estate.

lor, the Duke sat down. He . The school

estate consists of promptly rose again, bowed, and of Dr. John Ward, of Stratford-on- 3,000 acres, 800 of which had now resumed his seat. Yet a third been cleared at a cost of about £15 time he rose, bowed, and sat

purchase for £10,500 of the diary

Avon. It has many references to

an acre, and it is hoped that by the down. The Lord Chancellor took Shakespeare and Drayton and some

end of the year the clearance will off his hat three times. have reached 1,000 acres.

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June 18, 1928.

in residence there will be a staff of The ceremony was as mediae- fifty, together with forty trainees-val as the English of the Letters fe, children who have received the Patent, read by Sir Arthur HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS. school's training and attained the Thring, Clerk of Parliament, as age of 14. These trainees are kept the Duke of Gloucester, support- at the school until they are 16; ed by the Prince of Wales and the when places on the land are readily Duke of Sutherland, stood in his found for them. After they have robes. Free from any punctua- gone on the land the school keeps iation, it ran like this: close touch with them until the age of 21.

Boys, it is interesting to know, earn 158. and their keep, and girls 10a. 6d. to 12s. 6d. and keep while on the land, and at least half! of these earnings are kept for them by the school for investment and accumulation. The result is that at 21 the young investor has a sub- stential sum to his credit, and, hav- ing served an apprenticeship to farming, the chance is open to him to secure some land for himself and start the life of a settler..

"Know ye that we of our especial grace certain know- ledge and mere motion do by these presents advance create and prefer Our most dear son and most faithful counsellor Prince Henry William Frederick Albert Knight of our most noble Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of our Royal Victorian Order Captain 10th Royal Hussars to the state degree style dignity title and honour of Baron Culloden Earl of Ulster

and Duke

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A settlement was reached in the bound to us that considering the difficulty of the said affairs litigation concerning estate valued and dangers impending (waiy-at between £10,000 and £12,000 of ing all excuses) you be person-Miss Sydney Price, late of the Cam--

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Though the schools are essentially training schools every care is taken to avoid in them anything that smacks of what we have come to think of as "an institution." The children live' in 'well-built, roomy cottages fourteen in each, in charge of a matron-and, the cost of maintenance is 188, 9d, per child The Writ of Summons which Wragge. per week. Towards this the Im-followed was no less quaint: perial, Western Australian, and Commonwealth Governments con- tribute 4s. 8d. each, the balance of Bs, being realized. by voluntary subscriptions and the sale of farm produce, the second a source of in- come which, it is anticipated, will in the not distant future go a long way towards meeting the expendi ture incurred. The intention, in .fact, is to make the schgola, if not, self-supporting in the full sense of allegiance in

The Duke repeated the oath of Falconer, of Upper Gloucester- a pleasant, clear place, London, N. W., as sole ex- the term, at any rate in the receipt voice, and signed the Feers Roll. ecutrix and beneficiary, propounded of additional revenue. Each year He had to pay £1,100 the usuula will dated November 5, 1925. more acres are put under cultiva-amount-before being introduced The defendants, Miss Sarah Ann tion; the wool from a flock of 500 into the House. sheep is sold, and cows, pigs, and poultry also bring in handsome re- venue, and the cultivation of an 'orchard is a scheme now in hand.

the aupreme requirement of West- the undue influence of Mrs. Before any revenue can be ob

orn Australia, and it is Mr. Falconer, which was denied. Mrs. tained from these sources, however, Finlayson's conviction that the Falconer said she did not propose to the needs of the school-colony have Fairbridge movement can be ex-proceed further, with the case. The STANDARD TIME, to be supplied. Last year the re-tended by the establishment of charge of undue Influence against Venue account was augmented by other training schools on the same her was unreservedly withdrawn. this means to the extent of £2,000, lines. For Western Australia this She would receive a certain, sum whereas three years ago the amount would be an untold beneft, and in respect of services rendered to was some £400,

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plaintiff, Mrs.

Price, of the Cammarch Hotel, and the Rev. Rhys. Price, cousing of Miss Price, alleged that Miss Price was not of sound mind at the time, and that the will was obtained by

A "Manchester Cottage Proposed procal benefit to the motherland the will of November 26 would be The State school stands within with her problem of overcrowding pronounced against and the costs of the grounds, and seven cottages Meanwhile the Fairbridge Farm all parties come out of the estate. wooden erections, costing from School Committee ask assistance in Mr. Artemus Jones, KC, for the £500 to £600 each, reminiscent of the full establishment of the school defendants acquiesced and judg- commodious Swiss chalets are colony, in the completion of the ment was entered accordingly. now in course of construction for orchard scheme (whereby fruit and the reception of the homeland chil jams may be added to the produce dren now on their way. Mr. of the farm), and the establishment Finlayson surgents that Manches of a dalry and a hospital, in addi: 0 Dally News to hand), about Up to the present (says the "N. ter might like to follow the exampletion to the further seven cottages 180 passengers have signified their of Glasgow and give one of these that are now being built to bring intention of sailing by the P. & 0. cottages, to be named Manchester the school into a position to receive wa 17.119) Cottage,” as Glasgow have ready its full complement of children the th

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