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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 24, 1940

PETITION ON EDUCATION OF COLONY'S POOREST

SOME 7,500 CHINESE STUDENTS, obtaining free educa- tion in the Colony, are threatened to be deprived of con- tinuing their studies, according to a petition drafted by a Special Committee of Nine,' representing different charitable organisations controlling at least 111 free schools, and presented to the Director of Education, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Sollis.

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Thirty-three signatures of the man- l'efficiently as possible during the epide- agers of the schools, including that of mic seasons. Now if a large portion the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Dr. F. I. of these students is driven away from Tseung and Mr. Chan Lan-fong, Chair- the schools they will have either to man of the Confucian Society, are ap-remain in the foul atmosphere found pended to, the petition, which in their humble homes or to stroll in quests the Director of Education to the streets thus exposing themselves use his discretion, which he is em- to various causes of infection.

"The homes of most of the students powered to do, in respect of the free schools in the Colony, and to waive | attending free schools are very crowd- and the certain of the regulations.

ed and full of filthy air, It may recalled that on September free schools under the existing con- 1, last year, Government announced,dition are much better and healthier They are In the Gazette, new regulations effect-places than their homes. ing accommodation, health require- therefore better off in having an op- ments, discipline and general condi- portunity of going to school for six Regulations tions in all schools in the Colony, hours daily. The new to come into effect from the begin- may improve the health of some of the ning of this year. To comply with students to a certain extent, but it the new regulations, many schools may have the result of creating too have to completely alter their premises large a number of unhealthy and un- while others will have to remove and educated children to the detriment of

the Colony. And regulated premises,

if

INSUFFICIENT FUNDS

"Having regard to the special: con- The petition, presented to the Direc-dition in which this Colony now ex- tor of Education, points out that theists, we shall be much grateful free schools, established for the educa- you can see your way to accede to our tion of poor children, are mostly con- request made in the best interests of ducted on premises owned by indivi- the Colony's educational service, and duals and associations, and are oper-

as the new regulations affect the free ated in the neighbourhood of poor schools to such an extent, we feel it quarters where it is very difficult to

necessary to appeal to you to intro- procure premises that would answer

duce some amendment of such regula- the requirements of the new regulations or defer the enforcement of the tions.

some

Available funds of individuals and associations are not sufficient for re- moving the schools to better premises, therefore, these schools will have to 7,500 throwing close down school-children into the streets where they will wander about and turn into undersirable characters and give end- less trouble to society and govern- ment.

same' until such time as the condi- tion of the Colony will warrant such enforcement..

FAR EASTERN BONDS STRENGTHEN

· London, To-day. The Stock Exchange was strong though quiet yesterday. Despite the LESSER OF TWO EVILS

imminence of the Budget, prices sec- The petition continues: "The ob- tions advanced with gold mines most ject of the requirements of the new

prominent on local and South African improve regulations is no doubt to the sanitation of the school premises buying. Far Eastern bonds tended to so as to enable the school children improve on: the slightly better inter- to study in healthy and hygienic sur-national atmosphere.

Wall Street was steady. roundings and to prevent infection as

Reuter.

LARGE FIRES STARTED

London, To-day.

Aalborg and two German air bases in the Oslo region were bombed by the R.A.F. on Monday, the Air Ministry an- nounces, large fires being started at one of the latter fields by incendiary bombs.

Monday's raid on Aaborg, Denmark, was the third in suc-

cessive days. One British 'plane did not return.

Germany "over *Swedish During the two preceding raids on northern Aalborg, many fires were started and

territory. much damage done, and fresh evi-

The reason for this, the paper sug- dence of this was given yesterday by

gests, is that. Aalborg can no longer the Swedish newspaper "Allehanda, which says that German 'planes are be used as a base for sending off men now flying direct to Trondheim from land supplies for Norway-Reuter.

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