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HONG KONG AND WAR MATERIALS Sir-It has been said that his tory unfailingly repeats Hackt. and those of your readers who were resident locally in the yours 1040/41 will undoubtedly have noted tho nimllarity between the trend of events in these years and thaso developing in Hong Kong today.

In 1940/41, vital war materials were being shipped from the Co- lony, elther directly or via Shangha), to the only possible aggressor nation in this part of the globe, and many of us have reason to remember the form in which they were returned,

Today we see materiala equal- ly vital to the prosecution of a war being shipped to the new

aggressor OCross potential

the border. Every slip and every freight train which leaves the

carries Colony for Chinn

Rich materials-oil, scrap iron, strel heavy machinery, etc., the fruits of which was surely conie home to roast in the not-ton-cls- lant future as did those shipped to Japan.

Millions of dollars have been, and are being, spent by the tax- payers hoth here and at Home to ensure that long Kong shall be rendered as Impregnable us our resourers will permit, yet the anomaly of simultaneously per- mitting the shipment of polenilal war materials to a probable ag- 'gressor has apparently not im pressed itself upon either the consciousnesa or consciences of those by whom we are dictato- rially governed,

It is time our local Govern- ment, even if the flame Govern- ment has neither the good sense nor courage to do so, should im- pose an embargo upon the export of all such materials to China. If our alleged statesmen at Home cannot see to what their miser- able attempt at obtaining TOCOR- nition from the Communist Gov- ernment of Chinn is leading, they

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 18, -1950.

French reception

their

commemorated Hong Kong's French community National Day yesterday. Mr. Robert Jobez, French Consul- General in Hong Kong, was the host at a cocktáli reception at The Grippe, Hong Kong Hotel, last night. Among the distin guished guests was Mr. J. F. Nicoll, Officer Administering the shown and Mr. Jobez are Government. Mr. Nicoll (left) drinking the toast to the President of France. ("China Mall" Photo).

Judgment for plaintiff in trusteeship case

should take a long, hard look at Judgment for the plaintiff was given by the Senior

Korea. The lesson is plain en- ough. There can be no appcase-

and ment of Communism,

our local Government, by permitting the shipment of poteirţial WAT materials to China, is following a line of appeasement which may

cost the defenders of the Colony

dearly,

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Perhaps, having rendered the Government Colony so strong, thinks it hardly cricket to leave any possible Aggressor weaker. Make no mistake, the enemy will be no weaker-and the Communists do not piny cricket.

Yours faithfully,

"W".

ARMED ROBBERY While walking long Bowen Rood, at about 11.45 n.m, yester day on amah was confronted by an armed man who robbed her of a gold watch, valued at HK$00.

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HE PEKIN SYNDICATE, Edinburgh House. Tel. 312

The

Puisne Judge, Mr. T. J. Gould, at the Supreme Court yesterday in an action involving the trusteeship of property at No. 99, Connaught Road West.

plaintiff, Leung Ping-kwan, of 69 Pokfulum Road, executor of the will of Leung In-ak olias Leung Tat-cheung Tong, was represent- ed by Mr. John McNeill, KC, instructed by Mr. P. C. Woo.

Warning on Shanghai price rises

The defendant, Chan Man- po, clerk of the Public Works Department, was not legally represented.

Plaintiff told the Court that his father Leung In-ah was a partner In the Wa Fung Tal Firm which ewned No. 09, Connaught Road West, the trusteeship of which i in dispute.

trusteeshlo of the premises which were in their name.

Defendant, together with one, Mr. Wu Sih-chib, the Minis-Chan Chim, now .dend, held the ter of Trade for East China, told Shunghat's industrial and commerela, tenders that the elty faced a bright future in industry and commerce.

Since the re-occupation, plain- tiff alleged, Chan Man-po had wrongfully and without authority of the Firm, collected rent from the firet floor of the premises for his lown account and failed to collect the rent from the tenants of the other floors.

Mears. M.. Menler, W, Leb, Leang Bin and Tan Se-sin left for Haiphong yesterday by Air France,

Personalia 1

Mr. and Mrs. M. Vial, Mr G. Bauvayre, Miss J. da Silva Ramos, Messrs. A. M, da Silva Rumos. 3. E. da Silva and R. Flanegin left Hong Kong for Salgon yes- terday by Air France.

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Sir Robert. Urquhart, British. Consul-Ceneral at Shong- hal, left Hong Kong for the United Kingdom yesterday by BOAC.

Talk on British Education heard by Sino-British Club

A talk on British Education was given by Mỹ, A. J. E. Luff, MA, at a meeting of the Sino- British Club held at the British Council Library yesterday.

Captain J. D. D. dalley, M. Mr. Luff compared Education of today with Educa

A. J. Bird. K. P. Wilkinson, A. C. Campbell-Ordé, Yan Mun-lam, O'Brien Twohlg, and Mrs. J. M. Somerville left Hong Kong for London by BOAC yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bolloni left for Rome yesterday hy BOAC.

The exhibition will remain oper until July 25. Admission is free.

tion as it, was some 30 years ago.

. He said that the Second | come. education conscious":"ânit World War revealed the flaws the deficiencies of former Gov- in the old system of education ernments had been somewhat bit- when classes held between 50 terly aired.

The first thing to be done waa to 60 students. In such classes

to recruit for teacliers. The Ariny the bright students were 10 Education Sebuma had glvert many tarded while the students with men and women in the forces a in the main, | desire to tebéh arid had revented low IQs were.

direction. neglected. This was revealed talent in this

The during the Second World War people selected were sent off ay

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intensive training

Act

Sir Hilton Poynton, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, win *peak over Radio Hong Kong tonight in the weekly fenturd "Saturday Round-up." In a 15-in, the various branches of the one minule talk. Sir Hilton will des Services which called for lens courses. The immediate raining of the school-leavirig age was pua highly trained men. They ra- cribe his worlt.

into eftret. There was an increas- vealed the weakrits that The Aeling Chief Justice, Mr. existed in British Education, ing demand for teachers and for

HOW school buildings E. H. Williams, will formally the requit of understaffed

nil But

The was not well. open the Photographic Society of schools and overcrowded Education Alemanded that all Hong Kong's annual exhibition of classes.

schools

should nehleve a minimum pictorial work on Monday at 6.30

After the discovery of the standart, in relation to staff and pin. at 217A, Prince's Building.

wenkness in British Education a buildings. The schools coming new Educational Programme was directly under the State were, at Introduced and the Ministry of course, able to draw upon pubile Education developed the discus-monies to perform this, but those slow and prelest methods into the schools which, in the main on schools with remarkable success. religious grounds, wished to pre- The following is a summary of serve their separate Identity, had Mr. Luft's talk:

to And

large sums of money in "In order that we may under- order to conform to the Govern- stand what is happening in Britishment's requirements. In short, Education today. It is necessary State schools received full old; that we strike some comparison. That in best done by looking back other schools part aid. This has created a problem that is by ann over some thirty years when the means settled. Act of 1918 should have been

"Up to now we have dealt with operating. The fact is, this Act the, utility content of the xheme, never did get going. It was Held From now on I want to deal with In abeyance and the Second World

Salvage work on ss. Anhui continuing

to

is still pro- Salvage work ceeding on the damaged Bri- tish ship, sa. Anhul in Swa- tow harbour, but it is not yet definitely known when that ship can be towed back Hong Kong for final repairs.

More than 60 salvage workers the are reported engaged in salvage operations on the 3,000 ton vessel, which struck n Na- tionalist-mine in Yu Yu channel six weeks ago while attempting to enter the South China purt of Switeur.

However, no more interference from Nationalist gunboats or air- craft has been reported since the middle of last month. Then,

successive days, Na for two

the attacked tionalist planes settled Anhul and a Moller's Ltd., tug.

The Briush frigate, HMS Hart, opened are on the Nationalist planes on the second day's attack. It is understood that the plan now is to refloat the ship, and to complate sufficient repairs comble her to be towed to Hong Kong where she would be placed in drydock.

Wild Birds Ordinance

An amendment to the Wild Birdy Ordinance published in "Government yesterday Gazette" deleted from the form of Game Licence, issued under the

Ar

He was reported to have warn ed, however, that this favourah!:

Ordinance, the condition trend of events must be carefully

and developed, e

exempting the licences from the protected

He falled to render an account prévisions of Section 4 of the pecially against the disturbing

to the Firm and neglected his Arms and Ammunition Didin=" symptom of price rlves. The Minister

tiv as a trustee, it was claim ance, 1933, said that some

Plaintiff asked the Court for

oficial explanatory, note of the

loos of imported good prices

amendment is had gone up as a result of the an order that defendant should states that the

the enact- an account of his trusteeship consequential upon Cive Invigoration of Industrial pro. duction following a period of of the property, and to pay to ment of the Arms and Ammuni naill or the Wa Fung Tattion (Amendment) Ordinate, dulinees, but in "como anisa i Flem all monies and rents ht: 1950, which (inter alla), atthis-

due to the former evi

fnd received.

rises the Commissioner of Police, of raising prices, In Plaintiff also asked for, or in his discretion, to grant to any to make exorbitant pro- injunction restraining defendant person a written exemption from from collecting pay more rent the necessity to obtain a licence The Minister, speaking of the and also for an order from the to carry or have in His possession overall pictus, thought that after Court removing defendant as o

or under his control arms or am- autumn festival Shanghaltranten and replacing him by munition. faced an even brighter prospect | plaintiff.. with an abundance of food, sup-

the

was

practice

fits.

plies, and

and with the purchasing power of the farmers raised.

He estimated that China's cot-

ton production would total 1 million piculs. In addition many of China's export items were ex- pected to Increase in volume İcuter.

American evacuation

Defendant's denial

Chan Man-po, denying the charge, against him, said the plaintiff had no authority to act for the Firm which was originally started by defendant's father with 32 other partners one of whom was plaintiff's father.

Later some of the partners relinquished, their shares, leaving only 22, of whom 18 were of the Chan family,

The shares in the Firm were

rumour denied valued at HK$13,450,- Flaintif

Judge's remarks.

After Shearing submissions from. Both sides: Mr,)Justice Could told defendant he had not breh acting.a. trustad should have acted, and had chilasted money for this.perion- HT LISA," KA

Any person who holds a-Gamo Licence under the Wild Birds Ordinance, 1822, is under an obilgation to obtain a licence under action of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1033.

latter Ordinanca he obtains A unless under, section 2 of the

Commissioner of Police. written exemption from

BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATED

the

The French National Day was celebrated by a Cocktail Party given by the French Consulate-General of Hong Kong, Mr R Jobez at the Gripps, Hong Kong Hótel yes- terday.

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War caught up with it. This Act, the student and his future. Again Known as the Fisher Act, had as We must deny comparisons The Its policy the removal of barriers question we must ask is, was it between Secondary and Element, posible to turn out boys and girls ary Education. The school-leav-under the pre-1944 Act, who ing age was to be raised from 14 could hope to turn their schooling In 15 years; continuation schools to any practicable advantage; or call them were to

where in other words, could we be established boys and girls were to attend for educated? part-iline education until the "The answer was to be found completion

the number who walked into of their sixteenth

'dead end jobe, only

to be year; and the Act also provided for continuation school attendance thrown on the labour market when their age demanded larger up to the age of eighteen.

estariés. . In short, the greater portion of the population of Great Britain

found economy, not Education, was the qualification for stving,

individual

In in

that

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The reason why this Act was held In abeyance was the cost. The world-wide economic depres- sion from which, course, Bri. tain suffered, restricted the funda voted for education. No useful

Turning to the ethics of the purpose is served by going over 1944 Act, this Act is established the arguments put forward then on the premise that education is Naturally, schools were in poor not only of utility content, bub akupe. Insufficient funds. meant also the introduction to the Ar tradequate stafis; Inadequate of Living. Also, he learns besi schools; inadequate teaching aids; that which he likes. The alm la but the greatest ovil was over- to turn out the best citizen pon- crowded classes. Any teacher will sible. In that respect the Act, h admit that It is impossible to dlanetrically opposed to the prin instruct a class of fifty to sixty ciple of moulding the Individual chlidren and at the same time to tho

dc- State's Ideological give the

attention manis. In other words, education necessary. What it meant was comes first; creed or parly i that the bright scholars were matter for personal decision. This retarded while the fow IQs were, has led to argument, but on Ihlu In the main, neglected. The con- point I think the Ministry sequences of this were soon to right. Fiucation as education, be revealed. There is an English stands apart from private opinion. proverb that says: "It is an ill "The whole Brilláh educational wind that blows nobody any system is directed toward turning dood." As far as education in out a boy or a girl who can fuc Britain is concerned, that could life with reasonable grounds for be said of the Second World War. making a living, and a reason for

The Wor and the Citizen Soldier Modern, warfore does not re- quire Tennyson's soldier who is not to reason why' In fact, had he reasoned, ut the time of the charge commemorated by Thay son, the charge would not have

outcome is to help create been made; the order was given the tolerant broadminded, in- by a commander unable to reason, alvidual fit to take his place in It was, desired of the soldier that the world all libcrul-mindect he could understand the pamphlet people hope to ste established," and text book, that he clearly the speaker concluded. appreciated the significance of written orders, The more technical the branch of service, the higher was the standard of education required.

The weakness was revealed in the branches of servios thaḥ

living....... On this comprehensiva. barís, da a eltizén he appreciates the point of view, of others änd he is directed towards an appre- lon of the natural aspirations of foreign peoples.

"He is aided towards the fullca expression of his own per

ALLEGED ABSCONDING

A report was made to the

culled for less highly trained Cchtrol Police Station by the | manager of an export and import mon, Here, astonishing as

Arm. In Peddér Building tal at may seem after saventy yeari of compulsory education in pm, yesterday a foki abscondert with IX$55,000. The manager Britain, Illiterates were found, said that he had sent the fokk in the main they came from with the money low to groups; neverthelc exchanger on the ground; floor toy revealed the weakness that and the foxt falled to return to existed in British Education the flim

the

„result for underetailed Schools and overcrowded 'classes.

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WHIST DRIVE

"Dacing the years pm The Hong Kong Women's In-

Day in Europe the

father's sharo was, only $500 whereas defendant's father' Reports in the Chinese Press shure was $2,200, yesterday, that American firms The property was ontrusted by in Hong Kong had been mak- the shareholders to defendant and ing preparations to evacuate Chan Chim to look after, all American personnel fron the Colony were, denied yes- terday by eight, American firms

All the Arms checked mid that had received no directions they from their home offices in the United States to makd' evacuă-

116 ordered Chan's name to be tion preparations, and had Isrued

and that no such instructions to their pet removed as trustco

plaintif be appointed a kis oflees here. sonnel from their

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place. explained that at iDefendaât, was ordered to 'ex, à toast to the President of France, and it was largely A Sucever that Gloucester Binialny Rồời '103, offlolal Boubt, mane of our American ecute the necessary, naslahment personnel-thought? Hood-West for the purpose within 1 days.

He was also ordered not to tntz belang

collect any moro rent, and to re- (view of an aesariscus gun of 12085,200 in respoet of

report, on Efily

Plaintiff was instructed to file with: the Court quarterly erosunts for two years of his trustevans Conta were awarded, pleinties,

about how they man knoy pay (pialntia, within 14 days: thế,

A compky Imued/rents hd had collected,pengk

no such qvabuation direction

number of Hong Kong on Thursday, anklark for

Information

But there were cance

DONATION

OWLEDGEU

Many distinguished guests were present, including the Honorable M. J. F. Nicol, Ohleer Ad ministering the Government.

a toast to King In proposing a tout stressed George, VI the importance to both countries of the; friendship between Eng. land and France

Mr. Nicoll replied by proposing

under the watchful eye of aternational Club held n Whit Government Department, pro-Drive for the Forces at the Club eceded to establish an Education on Thursday night the C Programme with a three-fold The prize winner wero Á. C. purpose: To teach the illitera Migan, St.; Crumble, C. Petty

(1) (cs; (2) To Inform the mord Officer Medfarvey, Cpl. Hiddy. educated soldier on current affairs, and Srt. Bail,t

Next Thursday, July 20, thera ben plenle at the Lido, and citizenship (3) To establish Formation Colleges where the soll

before returning to elvi, Repulse Bay Foldier Han life could take a course in us to the incrunt in the any subject from the Arts 161 number of Service perzonnel; at- Manual and Technical Courses, tending these plenies tthon Va My reason for mentioning this is ing; to participate in lute was, here the Government.explenica: should apply for tickets

the Club from perimented in teaching methods

Secretary, attended such experiments that between 11 am, and 7 para...

7 Jed the Ministry of Education: to] develop the discussion and project, methods into the schools.

PLASTIC SPRAY

les retire

MAN FALLS INTO WELL

It was the Labour. Government While digging

ing a well in Third Hint carried out the Education Street near the Thun Yuk Hos Programme under the 1944 Educa Pilat yesterday at 10.30 am tion Act. The scheme itself wat

yang Yuk, üredi 40, one of the comprehensive and dificult enough| Gires.protection colles engured in the; work (el) under normint circumstances, but whetsgra Into the hole which ranched to a to put it into operation following Krie depth of more than 20 feets wet that had wiped out

be assistance of the Fire number of school buildings; that aestiones Wilgede had to be called and had taken, sờ maný, wacZNIK KUUD- WYRANSER ALL, DE PLASTIC WITH with the chap

from this services. Unt, kad pravazirH A FEACTIO' SPRAT.

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