150 BOYS ON STRIKE AT D.B.S.
APPROXIMATELY 150 BQYS
OF THE DIOCESAN BOYS' are most seriously affected. SCHOOL HAVE GONE ON
The higher classes in the school
SCHOOL'S TRADITION
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STRIKE THIS MORNING AS A RESULT OF THE AGITATION FOLLOWING THE APPOINT- Confidence is expressed that the MENT OF A FORMOSAN BOY matter will be settled soon. Those TO ACT, TEMPORARILY, AS who have stayed away from school HEAD PREFECT.
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Most of them failed to answer roll call this morning. Others arrived at the school, but left before an address was delivered by the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, vice-chairman of the school committee, in which he appealed to their common sense and urged them to abandon the idea of a strike.
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 12, 1989.
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appear to have been actuated by STOP PRESS
One,
one of two principal reasons; fear of being termed 'cowardly for not presenting a united front; and two, an excuse is provided for stay- ing away from school, and any ex- cuse is as good as another.
"The school has an honourable history of 70 years and no true son of the school would do anything to Following Six Robert's speech, damage that good name," said the which was applauded by the assem-Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, in bled school, no other boys have speech this morning. left, according
sources.
to
his
the boys' He also appealed to authoritative
sense of fair play, asking, "Has he Prefect) done The boarders have been least (the acting Head affected. Seven of their number re-anything to make you believe that quested to be allowed to leave dur-he is not friendly to you in senti- ing the week-end and they were al- ment? lowed to go.
The others have re- mained loyal.
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the
School is to carry on as usual, Mr. G. A. Goodban informed "China Mail" this morning.
A DENIAL
A telephone message received by the "China Mail" this morning, ap- parently from one of the "strikers," alleged that 300 boys had walked out.
Do you think that other- wise, apart from his nationality, he is not fitted for this appoint- been ment? He happens to have born in Formosa, just as many of you happen to have been born in in Hong Kong and some of you other foreign places. I ask you to be fair."
The R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" leaves Shanghai to-morrow at 4.00 a.m., is due at Hong Kong on Thursday at 9.00 a.m., leaves for This was categorically denied by Manila on the same day at 5.00
Mr. Goodban.
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