1950-10-21 — Page 3

Mro. R. T. Rowell presenting a certificate to one of the studante of Ying Wa Girls' School. ("Chine Mall" photo).

GIRLS' SCHOOL SPEECH DAY

a written speech delivered to the parents, stu-

donts, teachers and guests of Ying Wa Girls' '; School on the occasion of the school's annual Speech Day yesterday Mr. T. R. Rowell, the Director of Education, mentioned with regrot the insufficient space in the Colony today to erect new school buildings.

ead by Miss E. Gray of the Education Deport- ment, because Mr. Rowell was unable to at- tend the school's annual speech day gather- ing, the speech mentioned two things which appeared to be inevitable in the Colony today --insufficient space for all the natural acti- vities of a school and the ever-frequent staff changes.

Touching on the acute space roblem, Mr. Rowell's speccit ated that the very nature of he Colony renders it almost

he urban area which woute

Sailor fined for assault on police

Reminders

Today

Chater Collection of pointings and engravings British Counc!! library, Gloucester Bldg, 9 um: to 8.30 p.m. www. Cocktail party aboard mv. Felix Roussel, 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 Nine Dragons Scrvlees Club, Tombola (snow ball). 7,30 Dr.

.D.m

Cheero Services Club, tombola,

7.30 p.nl.

Ence meeting, Jockey Club, 2 p.m. Round the Bend by Jonathan Sly, Weat European YMCA,

Lounge, 8.30 p.m.

St. Andrew's Church Forces ex-

cursion, 2 p.m.

United Services Recreation Club,

formal dance.

Coming ovents "TOMORROW"

Toc classical coticert, 50, Mac-

donnell Road, 3,30 p.m. NAAFI Club, Kowloon, snacker,

· 7 p.m.

Armchair Group meeting, Euro-

pean YMCA, Mr. R. Dart to speaks on "Some Experiences", B.45 p.nl.

Nine Dragons Services Club,

Alen show, 6 p,me

HK Art Club, sketching party to Aberdeen, members to ineet at Fire Brigade. Building, (vehicular ferry 'side), 10.30

a.m.

Temples to

receive face-lifting

Superficial improvements are to be made to between six and 12 selected Chinese temples and their gods in Hong Kong, said the quarterly report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

A maximum IK$10,000 is to be spent as an experiment which the SCA hopes will result in higher tenders

temples fot the have sufficient space for it and more revenue for the Gen- activities in games and neral Chinese Charities Fund, extra-curricular activities

With the proposed improve- menis It is also hoped to add a

In his speech Mr. Rowell also

have shown

over-crowded.

Hong

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1950.

Picture shows Air Commodore A. D. Davies, AOC Hong Kong, planing HKAAP Winga on two newly-commicolored men. Pilot Officer Cedric Belter and Pilot Officer Sandy Welgram at the Wings Parade staged at Sek Kong yesterday by the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, which laourrently holding their second annual weak-long camping there. ("Ching" Mall” photo).

HKAAF officers receive decorations from AOC

History was made yesterday at Sek Kong, New Territories, the locality of the current second annual week-long comping of the Hong Kong Auxi- liary Air Force, when two newly-commissioned officers were decordt- ed with HKAAF Wings by Air Commodore A D. Davies, AOC, Hong Kong,

Pilot Officer Cedric Salter and Pilot Officer Sandy Wrigram are said to be the first two men in the East to win their wings by working their way up through the aircraftsman and flying courses. Yesterday was also the first speak to their triends about the time that a women's Air Force camp, and the HRAAF in gen- branch was present in such beral, and encourage them to parade in the East-the first join it. time that RAF women camping out here.

went

Before pinning the wings on the two officers concerned, the Air Commodore congratulated The Impressive

ceremony them on their promotion, which started yesterday with the orrl-he said they had earned through

val of the Air Officer Com- their devotion to duty. manding, who inspected the three squadrons comprising 175 officers

Among the many

Squatter area

to be cleared

A squatter area to tha Happy Volley district is to s éleared.

Authority has been given to clear squatter huts from the áros bounded on the North along Kwai

West by a line guests pre-

Fong Street and projected to the boundary of .L, 8083; on the South West by the North Eastboundary lao' of 'LE; 3053; on the South East'by Hawthorn Road; and on the North East by Bing Woo Road.

mpossible to erect a school in expressed his thanks to Miss V. little more healthy Chin-se colou and men of the Foree on parade. sent were the Hob. and Mrs. D. to what are too often depressingly is was done to the strains of F. Landale, Hon. Commandant of D. S. Silocks, the school's head- mistress, and the school daff for areas in

the band of the 1st. Ba. The the HKAAF; Group Captain J. the interest and help which they Kong, said the SCA's report,

and given to th The Royal Navy's participation Wiltshire Regt. provided by cour-Worrall, Commondant RAF Sta- Leachers from Northcote Training in the Korean war has resulted tesy of Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. tion, Kai Tak; Lieutenant-Colonel Collec

In a new type of investigation Welchman.

J. G. Fisher, Senior Staff Officer, These teachers,

Mr. Rowell being undertaken by the SCA in

Hong Kong Defence A March Past was then made,Mrs. Fisher; Commander J. B. Force and mentioned in his speech, often conjunction with the Social Wel-with Air Commodore Davies tak Moraran of the Hong Kong Naval went to Ying Wa Girls' School fare Office, for teaching practices.

HMS Tamar have three times ing the salute on the stand, while Force; Major B. G. Pugh, Ad- ANOTHER PRIVATE requested an investigation of the Spitfires from Kai Tak roared and Mrs. Fugh; Captain Aileen CAR CONFISCATED

HKAAF Austers, and 12 jutant, The Hong Kon Regt. Truth of 'cubles received Chinese stewards serving in

Dekker of the Hong Kong British ships' in' Northsén 'waters Addressing the parade, the Women's Volunteer Fores; Wing Another private car, No. 2109, requesting their immediate re- AOC asserted

Commander A. W. Wood, Officer was ordered to be confiscated by urn on account of family calami-had their first camping in March, Commanding the HKAAF; Ft/Lt. Mr. R. W. S. Winter at Kowloon ties. In none of these cases were they

Individuals. were

D. 5. V. Rake; Regular Now

Adju there found to be good grounds they were a coherent unit-the

tant. HKAAF: 5/Ldr D. W. for the immediate return of the

Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Jones, and many others. stewards.

Force.

Furthermore, Mr. Rowell said

with their duties as citizens.

in his speech, from the school William Ronald David of HMS reports, he believed that the amaica was fined $100 or tour school

is keeping breast Gi vecka hurd labour by Mr. J. Rey-modern requirements by muking olds at Central yesterday for as-150

itself

not merely a a means of con- aulting a police officer.

veying book knowledge but as an David was ordered to pay $150, instrument for bringing the girls ompensation or four weeks for face to face with realities and halicious cumage And Was for refusing to be autioned nger-printed.

According to the prosecuting Meer, just before midnight on tober 19, defendant was seen ing Inside public car 4538, park-

outside the Bank of Canton.

student activities by urging the He also touched on the school's

school to assist its students to pull forth a school magazine.

Certificatos

were

Lwo

overhead and dipped in salute.

that before they

A total of 185 family disputes investigated during the quarter.

He went on to say that pro Seventeen applications gress in the Force has been so for compensation made by de good that three months ago, pendants of deceased seamen were permission had bech obtained investigated, and three applications for

the expansion of the This was cflected by

The airwomen on parade were led by their commanding officer, Pilot Officer Greta Eardley.

70 G

hours

The two

...

yesterday when its-driver. Wong Shek-hung, was convicted on a charge of attempting to export motor fuel without a permit.

According to Inspector J. Hill, when defendant's car was inter cepted in Castle Peak Road, near thy Imichikole Hospital, on Thurs- day, the police found a specially constructed tank Installed in the Just before Mr. Rowell's speech or gratuities were checked on HKAAA.

of men who received rear the vehicle. The tank damaged a meter and was read to the audience, Mrs. behalf of the Royal Naval Dock-forming a complete watch control their wings yesterday had had contained 100 gallons of petról.. ar parts of the driver's com. Rowell presented school. certin-yard.

Defendant, who readily admit-! the Air Defence of 70 hours of flying in Ausler tment. Damage to the car was cates to more than 100 certificat:/ Gibb. Livingston and Company the Colony, and the expansion of planes. The wings, however, ted that he was taking the petrol mated at $150.

winners of the school.

recruited 278 mechanics and Ia-the Blight unit to squadron indicate they have passed only to the New Territories to be sold hile in the station defendant In the school's annual report hourers for Nauru Island and 37 strength by the addition of four elementary courses of flying, and for a profit, was additionally fined alted Sub-Inspector S. C. the school authority stated that mechanics for the Ocean Islands Harvard planes.

do not cover the management of $50. ng and also refused. to be Ove candidates out of eight pass-during July.

a Spitfire yet. ger-printed.

Kong Matriculation

- of the ship told Mr. Examinations. For School Certle The District Office, New Fer- este Exains, 10 out of total of of the bulk of the inbour. force 14 girls passed.

A total of 27 girls graduated from the New Territories.

The SCA was responsible for

ynoids that defendant was a avy drinker. He returned from orca only four days ago.

Defendant said that he could not member anything.

NORTH STAR BACK FROM

SHANGHAI

graduates

under

system of

Impressive drill

It was learned that there are six more youths aged from 18 The Air Commodore sald he to 22 being trained in elementary was improped 'with the pre- {{lying. from the school's junior middia ensuring that all the emigrants

sent turnout, the steadiness on schcel whereas in higher priinary understood where they were go-

parade and the position en The Force's camping storted pr schcels 46 certificates were

drill of the Force's officers and Saturday last and will end to awarded to graduating, students. ing and the conditions

members, which ha sald was a morrow, The things to pr Kindergarten has a total of 23 which they would work and for

checking them

pride to the Colony, the com- learned in comp ate done accord- to the emigrant The ship

munity and credit is their ing to a time table. Tila har commanding officer. Among those presents were ship, my. Hoi Wong.

been the first time that at Army Mrs. T. R. Rowell, Miss E. Gray sailed on August 8. All arrange- of the Education Department,

NCC Sergeant, Hayistle of the ments worked very smoothly. He declared that he was grati-Leicestershire Regiment was pre- the Reverend J. Ma, Chairman' of

RAF ceremonta the Scheel Counell,

The vernacular "Ta Kung Pao" And indeed to find the enthusiasm sentire Mr.F The LST North Star returned Ashton, Senior Nilssionary of the charged in a report from Canton with their respective jobs.

with which they have continued parade. The · sérfeunt had been port yesterday from Shanghai London Missionary Society and yesterday that Macao-based all was dificult to keep one's en-

It temporarily seconded into camp aters with some 1,000 tons of Miss V. D. S.

Heudmile-craft violated Chinese territory onthusiasm sometimes during the

to brush up drill. eneral cargo.

Sileceks

Girls' Schools Local agents of the vessel re-ess of

three separate occasions recently.

The violations were alleged to periods of training, he conceded. presentations orted that she made the voyage and cortinentes, students have occurred on August 13, Bep "In point of fact, the way you ithout incident.

of the school staged five The North Star was one of the uncos for the benefit of the audi-

five perform-tember

And 7.

have showed your enthusiasm is That report

added that on the most gratifying....I can assure rat ive ships from the Colony to encd. Among the performances first and second occasions or you it is of great importance, In ver Communist waters in the was an English play titled "Hero tuguese aircraft new over San- the defence of the Colony in an

gise after the sweeping of lies Matilia." The play, which chon and Wantsal Islands,

by the Shanghal authori was very well performed, was On the third occasión, a Portu-emergency.

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