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THE SIX China Mail

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HONG KONG HOTEL

GARAGE

25. Queen's Road C. & at Stubbs Road. The Hong Kong & Shunghal Hotels, Ltd.

No. 27,715

VALUE OF DISCIPLINE

EDUCATION

BLISHED

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1931.

AMAZING NEW SPEED

RECORD.

Capt. Campbell Races at 245 Miles An Hour.

THEFT FROM FOREIGNER.

Pickpocket's Unfounded

Allegation.

IN

WHAT "TRADITION'

MEANS

GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO QUEEN'S COLLEGE BOYS.

TRIUMPH FOR BRITAIN.

JAIL WITHOUT- OPTION.

JUNIOR

LOCAL

CHANGES?

His Excellency the Governor, presenting the prizes to successful students of Queen's College this morning, concurred with the view expressed in the report of the head master, Mr. F. J. de Rome, that the examination results in the Junior Local were disappointing. He added that he was looking into the question with a view to making changes. Although he did not claim to be an educationalist, he thought that with the help of the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Sir W. W. Hornell, and Mr. G. P. de Martin, the Director of Educa- Lion, improvements would eventually be made.

made a

Later.

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR. -

The

closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

MIDDLE SCHOOL,

SIR. FUNG PING-SHAN ON VALUE OF CHINESE STUDIES,

PRIZE DAY SPEECH.

Mr. Fung Ping-shan this morn- ing distributed the prizes in the Government Vernacular Middle

A SECRET?

Anish Motorist thinks that the Dunlop Rubber Company possess a valuable secret. Read what he says:-

from practical experience

I have been long since convinced that Dunlop covers and tubes are the best made for cars, motor cycles and cycles. I say this from long experience."

"The Dunlop Company, I think, is like Guinness & Co.

It has

manufacturing secret, undiscovered

by its competitors."

The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) Ltd. Pedder Building.

Telephone 24564.

DEATH OF FAMOUS MARTIAL LAW IN

'QUAKE AREA.

R.A.F. "ACE."

Germans Offered £1,000 for His Capture.

Veronica Stranded in Six Feet of Water.

"DARE DEVIL SAMSON.”

RELIEF FUND OPENED.

Daytona Beach, Florida, Stated to have just completed School, Saiyingpun, in the pre-

London, Yesterday.

Wellington, Yesterday. Yesterday. two months in jail for larceny sence of a large gathering of Air Commodore Charles The town of Hastings was Captain Malcolm Campbell from the person, & Chinese ap-students and their parents and Rumney Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O., badly shaken at 10 to-night.

new world's record of peared before Mr. E. H. Williams friends of the school.

former Air Commodore of the Strict martial law is being en- 245.733 miles an hour at Daytona in the Central Second Court this Mr. Fung, who addressed the Royal Air Force, died suddenly forced by armed pickets to pre- Beach to-day.

morning charged with the lar-gathering in Chinese, referred to to-day in his forty-eighth year. vent looting. A train conveying British Cars Best,

ceny of a fountain, pen, the pro- the fact that from among the. Deceased, who led the Royal serious cases is expected to leave perty of Mr. W. A. Gaswell. He hundreds of students who sat, for Air Force flight from Cairo to the for the south to-morrow morn- Captain Campbell, after his pleaded not guilty.

the Matriculation and Junior Cape in 1927, was known in the ing. A refugee train will depart Southward run, waived the pri- Mr. Gaswell said that he was Local Examinations of 1980, onir Service as "Dare Devil Samson," this afternoon. It is hoped to run vilege of changing his tyres and walking with a friend in Des one gained distinction in Chinese, and "Captain Kettle," owing to the first train to Napier on Satur the half-hour interval; he simply Voeux Road last night, when he This was swung his

sufficient proof that his short, rakish beard.

day. H.M.S. Veronica, which car round and raced saw the accused coming toward Chinese students in Hong Kong He had a distinguished War draws 12 feet, is at present off for the Northward run. hem with his left arm raised. were over-emphasising Western service and his provoking prowess atranded in six feet of water at

The car control and Captain Campbell complainant felt a pull at his blind. to the truth that Chinese caused the Germans to offer a re-

was under splendid As the latter passed them, the studies and were unfortunately up and down the German lines high tide.

Talk with Premier. hardly gave the onlookers time breast pocket, and then saw that studies were the source of their ward equal to £1,000 for his cap-

London, Yesterday. to congratulate him on his new this pen was missing. They turn- civilisation as well as their culture-Reuter.

The New Zealand High Com record when he jumped in aed round and saw accused run-ture, "baby" Austen in an attempt tojning away. Witness chased him,

[Air Commodore Samson was

missioner, Sir T. M. Wilford, con- and tradition in early school life. It was a mistake if boys thought beat the record for cars of 45 and after a run of about fifty hong, in presenting the school re-father being a solicitor. He was Prime Minister, Mr. G. W. Forbes, The head master, Mr. Li King-born in Manchester in 1883, his versed from his Chelsea home over the telephone with the that they came to school purely for academic educatioon. Discipline prove that British cars giants

cubic centimetres. "In order to yards managed to arrest him. port for the past year, said:-

Accused (to Magistrate): The

educated at the RN. Training Welcome. was all-important. Students could not hope to be leaders in after life or midgets are the world's witness and his friend were both

College at Greenwich and on the via Sydney. Mr. Forbes said he This morning we have the greatest Britannia, entering the Royal hoped that the list of earthquake best." without it. "Rules are often irksome," said His Excellency .

drunk in Des Voeux Road and pleasure in welcoming a distinguish- "but it should be remembered that they have been made by people attempt.

He was not successful in this when I passed them the witnessed supporter of education to press Navy as a "Snottie" in 1898. As casualties, which was confined to

Igot hold of me and assaulted me.

Hawkes Bay, County Wairoa, and in at our Prize-giving. I refer to Mr. Pomone, Somaliland, (1930) and Napier, would be available to- of experience."

Official Times.

His Worship (to witness): Fung Ping-shan, our venerable

morrow. Captain Campbell's times over Were you drunk?

friend, and one of the most enthus during the operations in the Per inundated by messages of sym- Sir Thomas Wilford has been a measured mile were:-

Mr. Gaswell: I never drink. Iiastic promoters and well-wishers of slan Gulf in 1910. He took a cerpathy from all over Britain, and Southward run: 14.60 seconds jam a teetotaller.

our school. It is universally recog-tificate as an air pilot in 1911 and at 246.575, miles an hour.

Sir William Peel went on to emphasise the value of discipline

PLAY UP! PLAY

THE GAME!

of parents In

Bons for

to

be

And

Queen's College had a tradition provocation: perhaps, owing of its own, but he would like to living conditions this cannot point out to the students that avoided, but what сал the greater traditions-those of should be avoided Is playing the game, and dealing habit honourably with their fellows, drawing their were not only learned in the ut a atretch to solace the sufferings schoolroom, but were even better of an aged grandmother or uncle. learned in the playground. (Ap-This is an age-long complaint of plause).

Head Masters of this College, but Sir William congratulated the in these so called enlightened days, head master und staff of the Col-and certainly days of lege on their record of achieve- strenuous

more endeavour than ment in the face of admittedly un- generation ago, I think it is about congenial conditions. He consider-time that parents realised that ed that it was one they might regular Irregularity is fatal to well be proud of.

اشة

Lieutenant he served a

05 a First-Lieut. at Philomel

Accused admitted the previous nised that the most worthy invest was the first to carry out official has received many unsolicited Northward run: 14.70 seconds conviction and his Worship passment is that in education. But im- experiments with seaplanes, and donations for the relief of auf- at 244.897 miles an houred sentence of six months' hard portant as it is, education is a task to make cross-country flights by

ferers.--Reuter. Reuter's American Service.

with

safe in this hall was when the roof was shored up with huge scaffold. the ing poles.

He could have entered with the hall this year from April to should like to thank the Public weeks September with perfect confidence. Works Department for carrying out their various activities the minimum amount of inter- rerence to school work: they were most considerate and, whenever ing holidays and week-ends. When possible, carried out repairs dúr-) they had to wield a hammer during school hours it was hardly noticed their sons chances of promotion. among the manifold distractions After presenting the prizes, I see no reason, why the average with which we are surrounded: like His Excellency, at the request of attendance should not be the head master, unveiled

in the the poor they are always with us. region of 96 per cent.: so far this photograph of Mr. A. H. Crook, year there are signs of an im-Forestry Department for repotting I wish to thank the Botanical and for some years head master of provement and I hope it will not all our pet palms. We now hire the College. In doing so he said drop off. that he had not the pleasure of

a number of flowering plants: they having known Mr. Crook person-

The Importance of Games. all help to brighten up the school.

ally, but all present, no doubt. The attendance of course de- About half of our classes have would know of his distinguished rends to a large extent on the to work with artificial light the career. Personally, he thought it health of the boys. During the whole day; the lighting of these very fitting that a memento of year all the new boys were medi- rooms is still far from satisfac- Mr. Crook should be in Queen's cally examined by the Medical tory. A new common room for College, toward whose success he Officer for Schools or her assist. Anglo-Chinese masters has been

had contributed so much. (Loud) Anta: others were re-examined. fashioned out a verandah.

All cases of defective vision were The spacious basement under

applause).

It was previously stated by Mr. attended to and treatment was ad-this hall, for almost half a century. de Rome that the photograph was vised in other directions. The the repository of broken furniture. the gift of an old Queen's College aching of Hyglene is part of our etc. in a filthy condition, and the boy who wished to remain curriculum in the Lower School delight of all the cats and other anonymous.

but I feel that it is altogether too vermin in the neighbourhood, hos

labour.

COOLER.

To-day's Royal Observatory's weather report is as follow:

-The Japanese dépression is central to the SW of Tokyo,

The Tongking depression is filling up.

The anti-cyclone has strength- ened and is now central near Peking.

Strong monsoon along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

Forecast:-N. winds, strong; cloudy and misty at first, im- proving later; cooler.

Rainfall.

Rainfall to 10 am. to-day hil. Rainfall since January 1, 0.87 inch, against an average of 1.83.

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock wat

Hong Kong

71:

Macao

59

Pratas Island

74

Manila

72

Foochow

50

Amoy ....

54

Swatow

63

Cheloo

81

- Shanghai

His Excellency, upon arrival, theoretical and that more should been cleared out and cleaned up, was accompanied by Lady Peel,e done in the practical application resurfaced, and lighted by the Sir W W. Hornell, Mr. G. P. de of the subject. The physical well-Public Works Department. It now Martin, and Mr. Wong Kwong-being of the boys lags behind their serves aa an indoor recreation: tin.

mental training, although in point room, managed by the Queen's Col STOP PRESS of fact the two should be interde lege branch of the Y.M.C.A. pendent. Games are an important

HEAD MASTER'S REPORT.

Equipment.

reading a mass of figures and know, for physical training or selection of historical wall-maps,

which elsewhere, has to be shared by night. In 1912 he made his first

Trapped In Debria, the Government as well as by the ascent from the deck of a man-o- this afternoon, and impeded rescue Further quake shocks occurred community-specially by enlightened war while she was steaming. and far-sighted members of the Air Commodore Samson served work, which has revealed numbers comunity who could afford to give throughout the European War in of crushed and mutliated bodies. substantial assistance.

Occasionally rescuers are reward- Of such Belgium, France, the Dardanelles, members Mr. Fung Ping-shan is a Egypt, and the Red Sea, and was by the release of some unfor shining example. It is needless for at the siege of Antwerp and the tunate victim imprisoned since the me to enablerate his generous finan- first Battle of Ypres,

firat dreadful shock. For instance,

cial aids to education; but it would He commanded the Brigade of late in the afternoon two women be sufficient for me to point out that French Territorials at the Battle were rescucâ alive, and two others so far his munificent gifts for educa-of Orchies (for which he received have been located alive but stil tion in the Colony and in Kwongtunga letter of thanks from the trapped in the debris. province have amounted to six hun- French General), and commanded

The relief workers have appealed

pro-

dred thousand dollars. Apart from H.M.S. Ben My Chree on the to the railway authorities to the monetary value, It is his sincere Syrian coast. He was promoted, vide extra rolling stock so as to ac- devotion and public spirit that com- to Wing-Captain in 1918, Lieut.celerate the evacuation of the city. mand the appreciation and respect of Colonel in command of a group.Ì

The Prime Minister, Mr. Forbes,

us all. I am sure his presence here R.A.F. in the same year, Group, has requested that February 8 be this morning is an encouraging Captain in 1919, and Air Com- observed in all churches as a day example to everyone.

modore in 1922. He retired in, of national mourning.—Reuter. 1929. The deceased was a not-

The Report.

At the beginning of the yearable boxer during his youth.] under review wo had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Ll Hoi-tung and Mr

LI Kwoon-chun as Hok Tung of our

school. These appointments of the to supply trained teachers of this Government met with the most type to meet pressing requirements hearty endorsement of our staff and of this Colony. students.

Physical Exercises.

Casualty List.

Rugby, Yesterday, The New Zealand High Commia- sioner in London, Sir Thomas.. Wilford, this morning talked by wireless telephone to the Premier

of New Zealand, Mr. G. W. Forbes, fr Wellington, 12,000 miles, distant. The Premier stated that it is still

It is a fact worthy of record that Besides aiming at a happy com-Impossible to give any definite since the establishment of this school bination of vernacular and English Sgure of the killed and injured in In 1926 we have had to refuse ad education, we pay equal attention the earthquake, but in view of the mission to not less than 1092 canto physical exercise. In the inter- anxiety which Sir Thomas Wilfort didates, chiefly on account of lack school competition our Senior Vol- explained was felt by New Zea of accommodation.

fey Ball Team have turned

landers in Britain, out

the Premier Applicants who sought for admis-Runners-up for three successive sald an effort would be made to efon here after Summer vacations years, namely 1928, 1929, and 1930. send a casualty list to-morrow. are not yet included in thle @gure. In in last March two of our students Replying to a question whether order to meet this pressing demand were chosen by the Hong Kong any casualties had occurred in the Government found it necessary Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa. Wangat, where the High Commis to put up two additional class-rooms tien to participate in the Chinese stoner's mother resides, in South on the playground. These two new National Athletic Meet held in Jeland,, the Premier said all the classes were started in last April Hangchow. There again they gain-casualties were confined to the when our staff was strengthened by ed the title of Runners-up in Valley Napler and Hawkes Bay country. the addition of Mr. Li Nal-wai and Ball. Of twenty friendly matches Situation Taken In Hand." Mr. Lau Chal. But we missed a we had during the year, including Other messages from the scene great deal by the retirement of Mr. two with Canton and one with had appealed for all available Lo Hot-tung at the end of December Macao, our Senior Volley Ball transport to help in the evacuation The highest enrolment of the year Team turned out victorious on of the area, which is proceeding was - 253, and... averuge attendance eighteen occasions. On October 8 in a rapid and orderly manner. 222.82 ma against 191 and 176.45 nearly the whole school enjoyed a Aeroplanes have taken chlorina- respectively In 1929.

picnic to Shumchun.. The party tion plants to Napier to prevent aleo had the chance of seeing the infection through the water. Last November we entered all 14 Low Brick Works where the students in our top class for the alfferent processes of brick-making special Matriculation of the Univer-were as interesting to students a The water at Marrumba is re-sity, and 7 passed or 50 per cent, aa good lesson in our clasdrogm. ported to have reached a depth rather fortunate percentage in view Mr. Fung's Generosity. of 61 feat. Renter

Brisbane, Yesterday,

Serious floods are following the week's torrential rains, and many homes have becń abandoned, but without los of life. Transport is hopeless- ly disorganised and thousands unable to leave the city had to be housed in churches, schools, and warehouses. The country

Matriculation Passes.

part nowadays of our school life Much new and necessary equip- Mr. de Rome, in presenting the and we do as much as we possibly mont has been obtained during the report for the year, said: In this connection perhaps I may exchange: much of this has been ran to see that all boys take part: years In spite of the serious fall in Your Excellency, Mr. de Martin, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the be allowed to refer to one import-bought out of our own resources. honour to present my report on ant defect in our curriculum and It was necessary to replace, prác- Queen's College for the year 1080, that is, that no provision is made tically all our geographical wall- ishall not take up your time by for has ever been made, as far as maps: In addition an excellent statistics; they are much the same drill. Many years ago the late Sir charts, and pictures has been ob as in former years and details will, Henry May, from this dais, stress-tained and we are now fairly well be given in my official report to the ed the importance of drill and equipped in both these directions. Director of Education. There is games. I should welcome the ser. A Teachers Reference Library has one point however in connectionices of a drill, instructor: also been Instituted and already boasts with these figures which requires ach master should, be able to take 324 volumes books which deal more than a passing reference and his class out at least once week primarily with the teaching of all to which I should particularly like and drill them. This should be rcheol subjects. I am glad to say o draw the attention of parentaart of the training of all teachers, it is well used by the staff and More optimistic news comes seven years to prepare students up fag 6 scholarships of $80.00 each, bourb

and guardians and that is the wa wish to improve living con- hope will bear fruit in better teach- attendance. It fe a somewhat difions in Hong Kong it is importing methods: there is little excuse ant to inculcate not only theoreti-for masters and mistresses not to prosaic subject but none the less rally but Practically the precepts to up to date.

important, since both punctuality and regularity of attendance exer- of fresh air exercise, etc. to boys Our school library contains 2411

ige a great effect on dissipline and at school,

tone, without which no good work Trying Conditions..

volumes it is little used except by the Staff and a few of the Senior pupils, and so a beginning has been

can be done in any school. I find The conditions under which we made with the provision of Class the average attendance for the work here have been stated many Libraries, hooks more suited to the

80 per cent on an times at previous prize-givinge, but,

and capabilities of the boys,

ag

- along" the coast is isolated.

Wellington, Yesterday.

from Napier this morning. It in now estimated that the total death roll in Napler is little over 100. The search for bodies continúes, and the evacuation of women and chil- dren is proceeding steadily Reuter.

Warsaw, Yesterday. Three hundred and forty- nine Communists have been "Arrested - at Ladz during the Past two days. Documents

0. boys were absent owing to the age of the building The average Chinese boy rarely More again on and the almost constant: necessity

each le boy in for repairs of a major nature, it sees much less reads book outs was absent for about is becoming increasingly, dimout ignorance of everyday events etc.

side his school text books HG have been found which are al- bol year to do good work. The roof above is abysmal, and, It is with the con

Toged Implicate Moscow. rouble to us, the floor, below, the verandalis etion that some thing should be

fool ked round the gahool and many of the frysense class rooms have all needed a great

suffaz-slandat

and

the only time ká falt

ret f

this wtate of SIEKTES

the Importance

fe Hable to

Although several shocks have been experienced during to-day, rescue parties are continuing to work among tho rolna. They are composed of police, volunteers and Naval ratings and the injured.

of the general results of this year. We are indebted to Mr. Fong have now practically all been re- It may be interesting for the public Ping-ahou for the donation of moved from the district or are to know that our full courte takes $3,000 for the purpose of establish lying on vessels outside, the Ear

to a Chinese standard higher than which we are going to award to Many tributes are paid to the that required for matriculation, and cur students the first time this calm and resolute behaviour of at the same time up to Junior Local morning, and to the Bank of East the inhabitants overcome by the Standard in English, General His Asia for being so generous as to, sudden disaster. There was extra- tory, Geography, and Mathematics-give 6 per cont. Interest for this ordinarily, little panic, and many all these subjects are bath taught and particular donation in spite of the acts of heralam,British Wireless examined in English, below rate prevailing in the Colony." Service.

·IN BAD COMPANY.

Man Ping-cheang..who was

Of our seven Normal students who We are also grateful to the Pin sat for their final examinations con- Hok-tun, at present represented by ducted by Government examiners, Mr. 74 Hol-tung and Mr. El Kwoon- three are to be awarded teacher's chun, for the continuation of their certificates this morning, and two scholarships. When the Govern one obtained a total of over 60 per ment has found Itself obliged to yesterday remanded in the Kowloon cent and one over dă per cent. raigs school fees these generous Court when charged with four respectively were referred lu cers gifts are most essential to those other Chinese on several counts of tain subjects. If is gratifying to students who are particularly in larceny, was this morning ordered observe that every year baaldas those need of their help

to receive 12 strokes of the birchi Government service, out On behalf of the school I wish Inspector Lane, said that they pradal students are rapid to thank the prize donors for the youth came of respectable, parents posts by prlyste vernacular practical Interest they have taken and probably, owing to unemploy

moderna methods of in our Institation,

nit, mint, he became mixed up with the gang who were responsible for a number of larcenies.

chosen

achoo

teaching

felt t

éto have been a long. An

we are riad of kainz able