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No. 27,416 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1930.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE

TRADITION

REPUTATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP

STILL

MAINTAINED

CHINA'S STAGNATION

HON. W. T. SOUTHORN'S ADVICE TO PUPILS

GRIM TRAGEDY IN FIRE AT WEST

KOWLOON

POINT

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 3/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

BELGENLAND AND ITS TOURISTS

ROBBERS' FEROCIOUS ATTACK GROUND AND RST FLOORS SOME RECOLLECTIONS AT

ON OLD MAN

BOYS MAKE DISCOVERY

GUT D

SHORTAGE WATER?

RANDOM

THE "GOOD OLD DAYS"

The story of a murder at Yaumati In the early hours of this morn- [China Mail Special]

To read the passenger list of the reached the China Afail just before ing a rather serious fire broke out going to press to-day.

at 13, Catchick Street, West Point. Relgenland is almost like a travel tour The tragedy, it was learned, was dis- Three engines are despatched across the United States in itself. A covered by the Police at 9 ani, several at 3.40 from the Central Fire Sts-China Mail man devoted several hours hours after the foul deed was done duction under. Superdent Brooks at yesterday, and came to the follow- of his ample lelaure to a perunal of the

ing the night.

1. That 36 States of the Union are represented in the list.

The victim was a Chinese goddown and Station Office Moss, as well ing startling conclusions: man employed by the Sang Lee Co, as the No. 1 fre, the latter, Wood merchants, 193, Wing Lok however, not be required. Street. His name was Li To-sam, On arrival on the scene the fire- alias Li Ying-hal, and his age was men were confronts with a burn- given at about 60 years.

ing building, thre storeys high,

2. There was not a tourist from Oshkosh, Punxsutawney, McKees Racks, Oil City, Chico, Nome, New Orleans, or New Rochelle.

We presume this will be remedied next trip.

3. Otherwise, everything

There are' Spectacles and Spectaclee

....but What

A Digerence in Quality..........

and there are opticians and -opticians, but in Hong Kong, only one European optician who measures up to the highest qualifications, Optical men in every corner of the world re cognise his certificates and the modern equipment used.

LAZARUS The Optician. Phone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for appoint-

ment.

Ralph A. Cooper, $10. (Engl.), Registered Optometriei (Canada).

MARTIAL LAW IN PEKING

SERIOUS CRISIS MAY YET BE AVERTED

REBELS ROUTED

CHANG FA-KUEI HEAVILY DEFEATED BY CANTONESE

The recent ferment in the North appears fast to be coming to a head, and the latest news is that martial law has been declared in was Peking. Troops guarding the gates of the City have been ordered to And oh, what names to conjure maintain a strict vigilance and all mails and telegrama are to be

For instance, the first came in censored.

О.К.

For over a year Li had been in with the ground for used na a charge of Sang Lee's wood godown on grocery, while the upper two were the ground floor of 9, Pitt Street, dwellings. Happürt the inmates Queen's College--one of Hong Kong's oldest pillars of education Yaumati, where the murder occurred.

of the flata escape the flames. Robbery was believed to be the mo- --still maintains its reputation for scholarship throughout a history

The ground floord first floors tive of the murder because when the of over 60 years. Although the College building is rather antiquated, body was found the pockets of Li's were gutted, but there was final- and the surroundings are not congenial by any means, the younger which he was known to have in bis pos- The whole building was serious that of a lady from Birmingham-not

coat were torn, and a sum of about $10, ly extinguished 14 o'clock. with.

generation of this Colony is still flocking there in great numbers to session, was missing.

ly damaged.

{"Brum," but Birmingham, Alabama, There is still hope, however, that a crisis may be averted, and It is surmised the the fire ori-where coloured gentlerpen are reputed President Chao Tai-wen of the Control Yuan, has suggested that the assimilate Western culture and education. Last year no fewer than

The robbers responsible for Li's ginted on the ground floor. to get their ears wet eating water 150 applicants had to be turned down owing to lack of accommoda-death had obviously guided admission Owing to the shoffnge of water, mclens, and where it is claimed that antagonistic Generals should hold a conference.

to the godown during the night by lit is alleged, thereinen at first the original "Blues".. melody first saw the light. They afterward took it to to, be broken at the time of the dis-were forced to use in water, until New York, and educated it, but if you such time as hydht: water was examine it closely, you will fad it available.

tion.

JUNIOR "DEBACLE”.

The good work that is yearly achieved by this seat of learning was made manifest this morning when the annual report was read by the head master, Mr. A. H. Crook, O.B.E., On the occasion of the annual Prize Day. The prizes were distributed by H.E. the Officer Administering the Govern ment (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, C.M.G.), who, in the course of his speech, laid emphasis on the fact that China to-day was stirring into

new life

centuries of stagnation. She needed above all well-educated · men of action—not the pure scholar whose outlook was bounded by his study walls.

a

after

The great hall of the College was thronged with parents of the pupils and well-wishers of the College, among whom were a number of for mer pupils.

On the platform sup- porting H.E. the Officer Administer ing the Government ware Sir Joseph Kemp, KC, Mr. Justice; J. R. Wood, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. Li Yau-tsun, O.B.E., Mr. L Yick-mui, and Mr. E. Ralphs (Assistant Director of Education).

The Report

Mr. A. H. Crook, O.B.E., head maater, read the school report as follow:-

Thére la certain monotony in reading out Agures and statistics year after year, which, though they are not identical, must of necessity have a great similarity. With Your Excellency's permission, therefore, I ahall be as brief as possible on this part of the report as I want to pass somna remarks on the relation of school education to what follows, both in business and in the Univer- sity and after. The results of the

to

recent examinations and certain let- tera In the newspapers seem Justify comment by those who are responsible for the actual teaching..

We had 226 working days-the same as the previous year-and a

good attendance of pupils through. out the year. There were 691 scholars on the roll with an average daily attendance of 619 or almost

At the beginning of the year we accepted all the new boy we had room for. These were mostly in divisions of Classes 8 and 8; these

90 per cent.

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Back Door Forced

forcing the back door which was found

covery of the murder.

Li's body was found in an upright position just inside the broken down back door, in the small court yard. volley-ball. Many of these sports His hands were tied behind his back are indulged in enthusiastically: and and fastened to

A

door post. STOP

the best of them from a health point down the throat, and another

piece of cloth had been forced well

WAS

of view, swimming, is now as popu-thrown over the head. Blood trickling! Inr among the Chinese as it is among from the nose point to death having Europeana. I should like to say been due to suffocation.

here with reference to the opium The murder was first discovered by a habit in China that it is not so much couple of Chinees boys playing in the preaching in schools against the back lane. Noticing the broken door, evils of opium which will effect any they peeped in and saw Li lying dead. change 03 the introduction

of They called other people living in the normal healthy exercise among the gathered outside the back door of the vicinity and soon a large crowd had masses of the Chinese people. No godown to view the body, but no one one need ever say that a person who thought of informing the Police. takes regular healthy exercise and keeps - it up throughout life will become heavily addicted to oplum smoking. The brightest hope for the future of the Chinese race les in the growth of this love of healthy

Action By C.I.D. sport. We

were pleased to see, down and he supervised the removal of A European Officer was sent to the go- therefore, that our previous year's the body to the Kowloon mortuary. senior swimming champion, Young The Criminal Investigation Department Yuen-wa, won the open competition at Police Headquarters was immediate- for Chinese across the Harbour, and ly informed and Detective-Inspector that his cousin. Yeung Yuk-wa, of Reynolds and A number of Class 4A, a junler, came in first in from the C.ID. went over to Yaumati the same race. They are both the to investigate the affair. sons of honoured old boys of this College."

An Indian Sergeant was attracted by: the large crowd. He went up to in- vestigate and on seeing the body Im- mediately got into touch with Yaumatl Police Station.

Chinese

As I was known in the vicinity to be receiving only $5 per month as In many Home schools the various that the raid on the godown was not wages, exclusive of food, the theory is sports and their addenda usurp all inade with the intention of rab him but] the energies of the institution so to steal wood. Li must have resisted much so that the fundamental pur-the robbers who, after overpowering pose for which the school exists has him, bound and gagged him. Then often waned or become non-existent. they must have taken fright when they We do not wish this to be the case discovered that they had suffocated here. Sports are very good, and him, hurriedly searching the body, rip- essential in their place, but after ping the pockets in the process, they all, sport is only to keep the body helped themselves to what money they

could find and then decamped. healthy and the mind fully alert. It ought not to be the be-all and the end-all of existence.

Vigorous Yellow Dragoo

PRESS

London Yesterday. Lord Rothermere has whole-

heartedly joined Lord Beaver brook in a cleap sweep of existing political parties, and has promised actively and energetically to support the policy, including food taxes, of the "Ualted Empire Party" which proposes to run candi- dates at by-elections and con- test haix of theats in the country at the net General Election. Reuter.

London, Yesterday. Metropolitan Berglus, ac cording to the Tass Agency, reiterated to foreign corres- pondente in Moscow that the

Pope, the Archbishop of Can- terbury, and other Bishops were totally devoid of Christian spirit and were merely seek- ing the downfall of the Soviet, also a religious persécution in Russia was not existent.

Sergius confirmed the au- thenticity of.bia interview with the Soviet Press on Sunday, and expressed the opinion that atheists werd exaggerating their successes for there wore tens of millions of Orthodox Churchmen in Russia. The abolition of Sundays, Holy Days, and other restrictions were not accepted by religion. -Reuter,

Elizabeth (New

-Jersey), Yesterday. Five personą were "killed and 63 injured as the result of an explosión and fire in tha alcohol department of the Standard Oll works at Linden. -Reuters, American Service.

marked "Made In Birmingham, Ala. (But don't forget the "Ala," that is vital).

THE MENACE TO PEACE

Chang Hui-chao at Changteh is to be ready to proceed to Chang- chiakow.

To Banish Suspicion

Shanghal, Yesterday, In reply to the telegram issued by the Presidents of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Yuans,,

Canton, Yesterday. Then we come to Phoenix, which is in

The headquarters of the Defence Arizona. We used to know all about Commissioner at Peking notifßled on Arizona a few years ago, but we are February 15 all the troops at the getting a bit rusty now. We do remem- ber, however, that it

different gates was down in

to keep strict Arizona where the bad men are--or vigilance. Meanwhile, officers were were, and have a hazy recollection despatched to censor telegrams and General Chang Hsuch-liang an

Gen-

that the only light to guide you was the evening stor. This was in the days of mails.

nounced on February 15 that In Cowboy Joe. before the war. The President Cheo Tai-wan of the order, to banish place may have changed since then, Control Yuan (supporter of Yen picions, all comrades should openly all mutual Bus- but to us it will always be the same Hsi-san) has wired from Taiyuan and truly express their intentions hate n'everything, great wide open spaces, ten-gallon to the Mohammedan General Ma and support the Central Govern- Fu-cheung that there is still a pos- ment, thus maintaining the pacifica- California* Then look at California. Here we ability of averting a crisis in the tion and unification of the country. are-Berkleley, Eureka, Hollywood, oh, present situation, at the same time Hollywood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, requesting him to proceed to Shanel Paradena, Frisco. and other points for a conference, and, the result West. Well, Hollywood speaks for it-is favourable, Chao would accom- self, but it may not be common know-pany him back to Nanking, ledge that, according to a well-known eral Ma will, shortly proceed te composer, the grass grows greener in Shansi, according to report, Pasadena. We take his word for it, but what does linger in the memery is the recollection of some terrifle foot- ball battles a few years ago. And wo still remember the flower-bordered side-ed to Chenchow to confer with Gen- walks of Berkeley, the Alaskan fishing erals Sun Cho and Wen Taun-teal. fleet laid up for the winter in Oakland It is reportted that the repre- Harbour, the mist over the bay, and the sentatives of military leaders in hot tamales at noon outside Moore's Honan opened on February 15 shipyard. There are other things te re-secret military conference at Kal-south-east of Wuchow and north of feng for the discussion of the pre-

member about 'Frisco, too.

The Rockies

Secret Conference

Shanghal, Yesterday, General Han Fu-kui has proceed.

And Colorado. Where the Rockies sent situation. Are. Where one can walk out of his hotel in Colorado Springs, turn down

Troops Movements Acting under instructions of the the avenue, and feel as if he is going Central Government, the 3rd Divi- to bump into the Rockles at the end of aton is patrolling the western section the street.. And Denver, chilly but

cheery, with possibly the brightest-lit of the Lung-Hai Line; the 1st atreet-albeit a short one--in the Division, the southern section of the world. And Maniten, nestling at the Tsin-Pu Line and the 6th Division,¦ foot of the mountains, which, in spite along Hsuchow and Sukchow. of its year-long swarms of visitors, re- The two divisions under General tains a quiet charm, a spirit of rest-[Chiang Ting-wen and Fang Ting fulness, that is essentially its own.ying, who will concentrate on the Hardy sculs have been known to leave Tain-Fu Line to await further in Manitou on burros (smail donkeys) with a view to looking at

structions, zra advancing from Pike's Peak, which is over 14,000 feet Hankow eastwards and those under high. Others take advantage of Wang Chun and Yang Shing-chi are

assemble magnificent motor road, and sail to the to

at Pangpu before summit in. state. It is not an easyFebruary 20. road, of course, but it is untrue that General Haeung Chen In Command | Ford owners make tea from the radio-

After being given by Yen Hsi-san tor as they go along there are plenty the command of the troops, General mobites provided.

Bome of

results by the fact that we falled. The Yellow Dragon, the monthly one boy whom they passed and pass- organ of the school activities, hased one boy whom they failed. If, flourished with great vigour. Like therefore, we controlled the entries every good College magazine it has and anly allowed those to enter who failed to pay in the mere monetary had passed our own half yearly ex- sense; but has acted as a close link amination we could have almost 100 between the old boys and the present boys of the school and done much Percent of passes. But by our to foster interest in the College. regulations every boy here who As the Dragon in ancient times had passes the Junior Local Exam much influence on the weather it is tion sits the next year for the fiting that this one should live up to sit for the Matriculation who has Matriculation: and we allow no boy to its tradition: and this year we not obtained & Junior Local Certi published a very complete and valuacate. We believe that this is the WIFE PASSES AWAY IN VICTORIA Brat" is silent, please). Georgia Yang Ylu-Tang is to be Immediately. able meteorological graph of the weather conditions in Hong Kong only fair method to adopt towards during the year, based on the daily Board. We hope that the slight the Junior Local and Matriculation readings taken in the College. The

stringency introduced into both

:

K.O.S.B. SERGEANT'S of watering-placas for thirsty auto- Hseung Chen issued an order on

BEREAVEMENT

HOSPITAL

ACCIDENT TO. DAUGHTER

Rolling Along

And so we go on to Connecticut. (the

where the peaches and Ty Cobb come

With a view to discussing the present general situation and the Sino-Bussian affairs, General Chang Houch-liang. has telegraphically called upon Generals Chang Teo- haueng, Wen. Fu-lin and Tan Yu-lin, the leaders of the north-eastern provinces, to proceed to Mukden to attend a conference which will be held shortly.

The Kwangsi Campaign

Canton, Yesterday. Confirming our previous report of the, capture of Pakliu, which is

Watlam, the latter being held for some time by loyal Kwangsi troops, official news was received both from the C.I.C. Chan-Chal-tong and Gen- eral Teol Ting-kal yesterday that very serious fighting took pace be tween the Cantonese and Chang Fa- kuef and his allies.

The engagement asted over three nights and days and resulted in the Cantonese Inflicting a heavy defeat upon the enemy, capturing over 2,000 rifics and over 1,000 prisoners. The official report Intimates that this engagement is a serions blow to the enemy, inasmuch as the forces were driven back in great dis- order, losing thereby most needed war materials and transportation' facilities.

The rebels are now retreating to- wards Kweihsten, where the next important battle will be fought, the outcome of which will decide more or less the fate of Nanning, which

February 16 to the forces at the front, as follows:--

1. The division under General River.

In Class 3 being from the District; magaziną. is widely read by pathese examinations': this year, will sad incident occurred a week ago is not all bad. It was once told to a up to Hopi as soon as the defence

false hopes.

3. The division under General

the

and

Is on the upper part of the West

Attack on Kweihsien In the meantime the central column advancing from Pingnam up. the West River and the left column from Watlam, also following up, will meet in the general attack on Kwelhsien.

from, and then to Illinois, and so to withdrawn to Shichlachaung.

2. The divisions under General Chicago. This is "Big Bill" Thompson's habitat, which is rather tough luck on Sun Che at Chengchow and under Chicago, which, apart from the Loop, General Feng Pang-tya are to move Schools. In the other classes pro pupils and has even been in alight ultimately have a good effect and when little Frances. Cooke, elder young Briton in Chicago who was is taken over by other troops. motions from the next lower class demand by persons completely, un practically fill the class above so connected with the College.

bring about the adoption of a second daughter of Sergeant T. Cooke, 2nd seeking advice, that if his hat was

The Canton officials are much that few candidates for admission

"Unbroken Devotion”

year's study after the Junior Local, K.0.8.B., had a nasty fall from a knocked off in the Loop, he should

elated at the news of this victory, can be accepted. We had to turn The school work has gone on with before a student can sit for his swing at the Children's playground, walk straight on and buy ahother. He

|did, and is alive to-day, de

the effect of which, they consider, away about 450 applicants. Most of unbroken devotion, which might, on matriculation On previous occa Chatham Road, Kowloon.

The child was removed to the Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, we've got lost in it, and in the course of a car will have a strong bearing upon the

one. and of these we did not examine as, this a casual glance, seam Ilke stagnatons both here and elsewhere I have

shaping, of, immediate future move- to the other, he la

ments against the enemy, whose takes a long time and only raises tion, but is really assiduity Fifty already outlined a method by which Victoria Hospital; the next day. On 'em on the list. And then Kenses, ride from

one boys from this College, sat for think this might be accomplished.gry this morning, China Hail re famous for Jess Willard and anti- town

presentative learned that she le pro- cigarette laws. All tobacco stores and different times over, under,

ranks are constantly diminishing Sickness 'Among Staff the Matriculation and Sentor Local It would be an Inestimable gain to greasing favourably, and will be fit to chemista" shops in Kansas used to keep on the earth. Apart from this Though there was a good attend Examination, and of these twenty- all higher education in the Colony sail on the troopship Neuralia on their cigarettes in a drawer the back novelty, John Philip Sargent left be with each encounter with the

Cantonese. ance of pupils and their bealth was three passed, or 45 per cent, gain- **** "Junior Local" Exam. „

parlour, and one could get a big thrill (hind the finest work of his career in Fout of the purchase of a packet of what is known as the "American Sistine Planes For Kwangsi War good, there was quite a lot of sick- ing five distinctions. One boy. In the Junior Local Examination Mother's Fatal Illness

Unfortunately Mr. Cooke took ill on "Camels." Sounds foolish, but it isn't. Chapel" in the the Boston Public

Canton, Yesterday.' ness among the staff and I regret to Douglas Hunt obtained honours, Afty-eight boys eat and twenty-

And another thing, If you want to see Library, Also, if you wish to see some

The "Shanghai and · Klukiang” with distinctions in both English seven passed or 48% per cent, with Saturday morning and was removed to

aeroplanes, which had been and Mathematics. We think this a twelve distinctions. Day Victoria, Hospital in a very serious con- sunflowers, and rattlesnakes, gypsies fine examples of the French Barbizon

ordered to come to the quite satisfactory result. Of course, Exclusive of these classes which dition, death taking place that same in motor cars, and lots and lots of school of painters, Corot, Rousseau,

wheat, go to Kansas. But don't stop Millet and others, go to Boston. if we have only a small number of took their examination outside,

Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri. south to assist in the an Much sympabay will be extended to for the threshing. It's hot in summer with the College for over a quarter entries it is much easier to not 100 there Tans five hundred boys who Sergeant Cooks and his daughter, in in Kanesa de

There

are several visitors from nihilation of the Kwangsi rebels, And after that comes Kentucky, Missouri, who should soon solve Hang left for Wuchow on February 17, of a century. He was a very cheery per cent. of passer And If the en-sat for the annual school examina their sad and sudden bereavement and conscientious worker whose tries are controlled during the year, tion, Of these three hundred, and Mrs. Cooke was laid to reit on Sun- where the racing is nearly as good as it Kong-Montana Nebraska Nevada, the afternoon, with, Col. Ng Shau- place is hard to fill From early in mich easier still. For en ple, we twenty-eight passed or about 65% day it Happy Valley when large in at Happy Valley, and the "tote" and then switch to New Jersey.hong and Teal Man-daak piloting bongo gathering, attended the tunal, many more, kindly disposed. In the sad, bad, think we know something about mon the first named 'plane, and Chan the year he was suffering and during "hold.a-half-yearly.

ition in per cen

both Borali tributes being sent be, sympa, days they used to make corn whiskey quitoes in Hong Kong, but the New Chung-tan and Cheung Yuk-hung examinations

say that a highly valued member of

the Staff, Mr. Lel Pui-yan, died

during the year. As boy, and mas

ter he had been directly connected

Usation" broke down June. At that

taly and mayer came back to

bid

February 28.

In Kentucky, and there were no keys Jersey variety la reputed to have at the second phase, reant to the saloon doors, which were ever for breakfast. The visitor'a first view

very open. Prohibition stopped all that, of of New Jersey from the Hudson Isor Interviewed, Col. Ng Shau-hong

course, Wavare told so repeatedly injured to be that of world-famous said that that the two planes con u

pomp works, but the State Improves on strived at Wuchow, ffarther investigation.

aulaz the command of MriTin Hes.

that Kaminchusetts and Beaton, body knows, Bonbons until he has been

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