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Dr. Yue Man kwong in his apeach at St. Stephen's College at Stanley last Friday.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932.

Out-of-School Tales.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL HOUSE, RUGBY

TRUE ANECDOTES

CONCERNING

Dr. Frederick Temple.

Attention was also directed at the Bank' meeting to the fact that, with no prospect of reduction of the regional armed forces, the | Government's · "military expenses"

continue to drain the exchequer | and to add to the current deficit which at present exceeds 12 mil- lion dollars, a month, Outstand-

Stories about father and son, who; the knee (pointing at the same time ing domestic barids have increas-

were both in the same house at the at. his Chaplain) with these words, ed during the year by over 200 same school, and who both became "My boy, you know this man here, million dollars, face value, bring- archbishops, are told in a book Canon D. No doubt you think him ing the total to nearly 1,000 mil-about the School House, Rugby. a great and good man and are In this book, "Jottings From rather afraid of him. But, when he Ilon. The Central Government School House Annals (Christopher was your age, be was just little "Sid credit as reflected in the market Stone. 2s. 6d. not), Mr. Eustace D," a boy under me at Rugby. All price of these loans has fallen Davies writes:

the 'good' there is in the Canon he "On Edward Benson's sudden, gets from me.' If there's any |disastrously and the situation calls

death at Hawarden (while still 'evil' left in him, it is his own.. for speedy and drastic measures Archbishop of Canterbury) in 1896, After that the drive was a very of reform which, to be effective, he was succeeded by Frederick cheerful ons, for all parties. must, however start on the poll Temple, who was headmaster of

What The Head Saw. tical plane

Rugby from 1858 to 1869.

"Another incident very char- "In 1929 William Temple (School acteristic of Frederick Temple was At the moment, the commercial House, 1894-1900), his son, became witnessed by the present writer's horizon in China is by no means Archbishop of York.

father, at Rugby, and is worth bright; but once the imbroglia "It may be worth relating one or recording. In those days-the early

two true anecdotes with Japan is a thing of the past, Frederick Temple's essential and ed to have exeats (passes) from Illustrating Sixties-boys were sometimes allow- prid China's leaders resume the ready tact and kindness of heart on Friday to Monday to go home or arduqus task of regenerating the all material occasions.

play in cricket matches if their country's finances and trade, op. "In one of his very last years, he weekly reports were satisfactory. timism will automatically return care down as Archbishop to "A very tall boy and a good Salisbury-to open some important | cricketer, whom we will call 'Chimp'". to the gain of China and of all ecclesiastical or charitable building (Vernon Allen, Evans, 1860), came her neighbours, including Hong in that vicinity. He chose, as his to the headmaster's study to usk Kong. The effort may be a Her- Chaplain for the day, the present for an exeat. He stood amdously.

writer's father-who had been a beaide the headmaster's chair while culean one, it is true; but, given rather favourits pupil of his own the latter scanned: his weekly re the will, it should not be so in at Rugby... superable as 'at' present appears on' the surface.

ports. These were very inferior, The Canon as "Little Sid.” and Temple said, very sharply, No, "The Archbishop and his Chap- Chimp; you cannot have an exeat on lain in their full ceremonial robas ¦ these. Chimp therw back his head were duly ensconced in the back seat in disappointment and hit the glass News in Brief,

of a suitable State carriage, when globe of the gas-light. behind the two.unlucky little choir-boys, who headmaster's chair, knocking it off had missed the choir-boys' brake to the bracket, - Lowest open air temperature go out to the site, were bandled yesterday was 47. Humidity at 10 into the front seat of the same am. and again at 4 p.m. was 40. carriage.

experts", and in due season, it 'fa safe to anticipate this controver sial topic will be revived. Hong Kong, Tuesday, Mar. 1, 103%.

Leaving aside this phase of local

"The boys were badly flustered Interest, the Bank's spokesman Currency and Prices.

An organ recital and sacred already by some choirmaster's ad fully maintained the high water concert, la to be held at the Kow-monitions for their owa unpunc- loon Union Church, Jordan Road, tuality. They were utterly overawed Shorn of the usual technical mark reached by his predecessors

on Thursday, March 5, at 9. p.m. language not

at finding themselves in such august understood

in dealing with world conditions, very

company. - Whilst no widely by the average reader of and China conditions.

The aircraft carrier, H.M.S. "The Archbishop at once leant newspapers, there is a great deal new theories were adumbrated, a Hermes, left harbour soon after 8 over and patted one of the boys on of real local interest to be found rhetorical fight was made over the o'clock this morning to carry out V

exercises outside. She is expect-| ==== in the speech of the Chairman of whole realm of burrency, finance, ed to return to-morrow. the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank- and commerce, making of the

HONG KONG NURSES Ing Corporation at the annual whole a masterly exposition of the The annual general meeting of meating on Saturday afternoon; present and the present situation. the Ladies Committee of the LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI

Desling 'In terms of China, we are

Cheero Club will be held at the The "small" Currency Commission

Helena May Institute on Thurs- reminded that the decline of silver day, March 8, at 11 am.

Good Response to aent out last year by the Home

has naturally tended to encourage

Recent Appeal. |Government is dismissed in 'about]'

Miss Marga yon Etzdorf, the 120 words in an address extending exports and handicap imports, but

well-known German aviatrix, took Following...the recent appest over six columns of small print it is pointed out that the extent off from Kai Tack Base yesterday made by the Assistant Commis In the opinion of the Bank's of this influence on the import and morning, in her Junkers Juniorsioner in Hong Kong, of the St. spokesman, "It would be wiser to export trade la measurable by the plane, en route for Berlin via John Ambulance Brigade, for Red let well alone in this matter of fall of silver not' in relation to Hanol, Bangkok and India."

currency...

"As it was falling, Chimp made a wild clutch with, his hands behind his back, and, by a lucky fluke, caught it. He replaced it on the bracket without turning a hair, and walked to the door.

"Just as he reached the door, Temple, (who had turned round and seen the globe falling, said, in his must emphatically nasal tone. You can have your exeat now, Chimp

FOR RELIEF OF SHANGHAI REFUGEES.

How Hong Kong Is

Helping....

On Wednesday the King's Theatre are giving special shows the entire proceeds of which will be sent to Shanghal for the relief of the suf

ferers there..

ing"silver" production, however, je which, we are told, helps to office Building, yesterday afternoon,The remainder are members of the stantial ono.

In addition, soveral Chinese educational Institutions have

Cross aid to the Chinese wounded at Shanghai, a "party of fifty Chin- Two special shows given at the it would not be old but in retation to the gold Mr. E Chater of the Sanitary ese men and women left the Queen's Theatre last week for the price of the commodities which Department, reports that he parked Colony on the sa. President Lin- same cause yielded $1,700. Similar wise to depart from a currency make up China's trade. This re- his motor car outside the European celn to-day bound for the North special performances are being which is functioning satisfactorily

lative" fall has been relatively ing about two hours later, found it Thirty members of the party are theatres controlled by the Hong

Y.M.C.A last night and on return to offer their services.

wiven this week in the other five in favour of one the utility of}

small and it's effect on the trade missing. which must be problematical for

women nurses of the Tung Wal Kong Amusements Co., Ltd, and it a fact i

and Kwong Wah Hospitals, and is expected that the total collected quite a long period." In discusa. porrespondingly slight,

In the Colonial Teaseury, Post eight from the Chinese Y.M.C.A. by this Company will be a sub plain the superficially puzzling Lo Yue-cho, a building contractor of various divisions of the St. John All moneys collected here will be is admitted that the question of silver price levels and of means fact that China's adverse trade 28 Winslow Road, Hung Hom, was Ambulance Brigade, principally turned over to the Tang Wah Hos Fand methods of stabilisation has balance has actually risen during standing in a crowd, when some the Y.M.C.A. and Mongkok divi-pital for remittance to Shanghai.

the last two years in the face of person cut a hole through his long sions.

As from last Wednesday, for a during the past year provoked a

coat, and two outer jackets, and They were yesterday guests of whole week, the management of the a silver depression which should stole from the breast pocket of his honour at a tea party at the Hongs, Chuen Chow, on the Hong Kong great deal of discussion, revealing

have' operated in exactly the con-fourth inner jacket, $800 in notes. Kong Hotel, and at night they Macao run; are allotting 20 per cent "considerable divergence of opinion

Moreover, whilst

were given a farewell dinner at of the entire earnings of the ship among bankera, economists, and trary direction.

Pupils of the Bellion Public Chinese restaurant pilor to going to the same relief, fund." currency experts in the leading China's export trade should logi School gave a highly entertaining on board the President Lincoln. countries of the world." Again is cally have benefited from the con- Chinese play in the Great Hall of It admitted that "the advantage tinued drop in the teel exchange Queen's College yesterday, a large MAN WHO POSED AS WOMAN. of a constant price level needs no in 1981, any gain from this cause number of parents and friends of the students being among the su-

Medical Curiosity." stressing in these days when we was more than offset by the weak-dience, which included Mr. A. E. have had so many examples of the ness of foreign demand for Chin- Wood, Mr. G. P. de Martin and

A petition is to be presented to goods. Other factors

In effects of fluctuating prices as re-ese

{other ́educationalists.

the Home Secretary on behalf of flected in costs of living, labour China's trade were widespread In the course of a lecture on Augustine Joseph Hull (21), of St. conditions, and so forth." foods, banditry, political disturb the League of Nations at the Uni-Helens, who was sentenced to six The increasing band of pro-ances in Manchuria, interference versity Union Assembly Hall, last teen months hard labour at Liver stabilisers of currency in Hong with the rallways, and an increase night, Mr. Richard C. H. Lim, pool Assizes in November, on a

BA, LL.B., Bald: "I ask you to charge of indecency. Kong need. feel no

of de-in export duties."

be bold enough to conceive a new At the trial Mr. Maxwell Fyfe, paid that he had examined Hull both In regard to one of the fore world, a world in which there will who prosecuted, said that an amaz physically and mentally, and that he and peace. The ing feature of the case was that found him to be a medical curiosity, of policy" by the spokesman of going factors affecting trade-ban be justice

struggle must not be, to kill the Hull posed as a woman for six that he was really a male person the greatest banking, Institution in ditry there will be univerzal weaker people, but must be to months and allured that he had with a feminine mind, that his con- the Orient. They will be content, agreement amongst China's real help them reach the same, plane passed as the wife of a labourer and dition was congenital, which was re- doubtless, to defer further ac leaders, as among foreigners gen- as their more fortunate brethren." that the couple had tried to get cognised in medical law and prac tivities, oral and otherwise, until erally, that Communistic ten- In a discussion which followed the married by special licence at Bt. tice, that he was not à degenerate- lecture, Dr. Thomas; a member of Helens. In evidence, he declared or a pervent but an Invert, and that such time as Great Britain reverts dencies are not a natural growth the Faculty of the University, gave that at home he was treated like he was féminine in his nature and to the gold

standard. That being among the Chinese people and it as his opinion that China had girl and used to do housework and mentality and could not help his so, no point is to be gained in would cease to threaten, the coun- no right to claim the protection scrub floors, and said that he wore outlook. jolning issue at the moment with try if only the peasants

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pression over these" "declarations |

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the opponents of stabilisation of relleved fromessants could be of other countries in her struggle

informed the Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital that they are organising concerts and theatrics; performances in aid of the fund.

woman's clothing because if he dressed as a man he would be taken for a woman.

In the petition it is stated that

at the trial a medical practitioner

against Japan.

the burdens of mill- currency in this Colony. The turism (in the Chinese sense) ·and! various points raised at the Bank if the educated classes could see meeting need not necessarily be in the

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