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PRIZES

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETING EDUCATION

JANUARY 7JTH 1970

DECISIONS.

CASE 132

wigs Necessary in Policy to Cover,

5,669 tons only at the disposal of C. It was up to 0., knowing that he must, pro vide dannaga, to reserve" space for the dunnage, to provide, exclusive of the space so reserved, the guaranteed cargo capacity

The improvements are ryway RECENT SHIPPING AND great beneft and are much appreciated. MARINE INSURANCE HEALTH DR Macaulay visited the school and examined the children modi cally. He reported the general Dealth SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE "HONGKONG good. The school has boom free from

DAILY PRESS..] The annual distribamon of prizes to the epidemics, and the attendance has not pupils of the Victoria British Schoo; took WORK In May E. Ralphs, In-Marine Insurance. Unusual Risk Lang tans O. merely guaranteed that the ship

been inuch affected by illness, bu

Hela: C could not deduct, a proper pace yesterday morning, H. E. the spector of Eaglish Schools, inspected the

tion of the freight, in respect of the 39 Governor (Sir R. E. Stubbs, KCMG), school and reported that the methods of

would carry 5,800 tons (if they were put presiding. There was a fairly large ating was acilfully and very successfully to the assured but unknown to the Insur she could have taken 5,600 tons if it had teaching were up to date, and that read: A particular and unusual risk, known proper depth. The evidence showed that upon ber )without sinking her below the friends in the school hall which was quit the Midsummer Examination papers he mere use of wide, general words such as he pleased, and if he chose to ship cargo tendance of parents of the pupils and taught to the infants by Mrs. Sorby. On ance Company, will not be covered by the required dunnage. had, ander ably beflagged for the occasion.

reported as follows: The work shows through nay cause that may arise." The annual report was read by Mr. La great improvement in all classes The Awas a warehouseman. The Govern tection, then he could not call for the charter, a right to tender what carga Forster, the Headmaster, who, at the weak point, is handwriting, which, in ment, through their agents, gave to same cargo space as he would have been conclusion, thanka His Excelleney for classes 5 and 6, is very poor. With this the prentable business of storing cargue able to if no dunnage bad been required that required a certain amount of pro coming there, for the first lime, to diatri- exception the work of the school is very of nitrate of socks which they were fresatisfied his contract by placing at bute the prizes He regretted that, owing satisfactory." In December Snd candi queatly bringing into England. The disposal a ship having a capacity to to the death of Mr. Nolan, the pro- dates were presented for the Senior Local course of business was for the agents to carry 5,600 tons of cargo. The dinnage gramme would be short of two items examination and both passed, one with inform & from time to time of a ship was used for C's account, and he could Marie and Nicholas Nalan had prepared distinction in Biblical Knowledge. The destined for one of the ports where he excerpts from Shakespeare which they had two auccessful candidates were Harry had a warehouse, and for on receipt no complain that there and thereby bean intonded giving, and Marie bad prepared Joseph and Robert Duncan. As a result of this information, to insure his aut a breach of O's guarantee." a dance, bat, unfortunately, they would of her success in this examination Nancy not be able to perform.

MaNeille has the honour of being the first winner of the valuable scholarship the risk that the Government might A a man of experience, was alive to recently founded as a memorial to Mr change their minds as to the destination R. M. Smith and open to the pupils of any ship and divert it to some home of Scottish parentage attending the for foreign port where he had no ware- Kowloon and Victoria British Schools house, as a result of which he would lose Nancy MeNeillie passed in all the seven his proft. Hence, be desired to insure insured his ship for one year against subjects she offered at the Junior Local in addition to the ordinary marine and marice risks only, but including particu Examination Junior Local and pasted. More candi with a broker to effect a policy which During the currency of the policy the

One candidates was presented for the ment deviation. He therefore arranged by the policy was £4,000.

war risks, against this risk of Govern-ar average. The total amount covered dates should have been presented for these would cover him against this additional ship suffered three casualties. In a colli examinations, bat sonte were withdrawn risk from school to take up appointments with Having

sion she injured some of her plates; advice from whilst in port she was damaged by fre; that & cer. and in leaving another port she ground. to Birkened. Certain repairs were done to her. ware but a considerable amount of the damage

oipated profita

local firms. It would be well if business the Government agents

received...

is

do-

#

CASE 15

Marine Insurance. Partial loss followed by total loss. Different Underwri ters, Their Respective Liability, not dealt with in the Marine Insurance This is a decision on a matter which is

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ELIS EXCELLANCY distributed the prizes to the pupils, and then addressed them He stated that the report which had been read to them, gavo a very satisfactory secount of the work of the school during Lace Jee He was sure the Hoadmater and the Staff should bauwarmly con gratulated on their record The report raised several, questions of interest on which they might perhaps differ with the opinion of the Headmaster, if they wish ed to do so. There was, however, une poins of supreme importance which he would like to emphasise. He did not, as a rule, tulk about serious matters at firms would look upon the Senior Local tain ship was running prize givings, but the matter which Mr. or Matriculation Certificate as the Leny head, port, which he had a Forster had raised was of such importing Certificate of the school, and it house, A. instructed his broker to insure remained unrepaired when, still during ance that he felt himself justified in parents Would making an exception to the general rule children of the best year of school out of the usual slip to show the risk at pedoed and sunk.

not deprive their his profits as arranged. The broker made the currency of the policy, she was lots It was a question of keeping children at life when, their intelligence school as long as possible had haunter veloping, and when they are self total loss if verse! Lees not reach des- the saip was under charter to the Ad Lloyd's in the following form:"To pay surance and also at the time of sinking, Now at the date of effccting the in- ruptedly as possible. It was a very dif ever the mechanical and routine side of nation named in policy through any miralty ficult thing in a tropical climate, for education, and acquiring a taste for cause that may arise." " child to be kept steadily and continuously In this connection it should be noted that literature, art and learning generally.

Under this charter the Að- at school, as in England, and the school the leaving age in England is to be raised

to be ascertained at the date of Inta loss of the ship by waraka, the value miralty contracted to pay for the must necessarily suffer to some extent, 16, and compulsory education is to but what was worse the children must go on till 18 The minimum age in Eng.

sunk, the Admiralty duly paid O. com- necessarily suffer also. It was most im land, where poverty can justly be pleaded

The ship having been torpedoed and portant, as Mr. Forster had said, that for carly withdrawal in many cases,, children here should not be removed from should at least apply here, where parents head were sent to the captain of the ship that her value at the time of loss was Before the orders to proceed to Birken. deducting the suin of £1,000, the amount" pensation for the loss but insisted on school earlier than was absolutely neces can hardly make the same plen Mr. the Government changed their mind, and

of the unrepaired damage, contending sary. In England there were reasons in Landale pointed out last year that boys decided to send her to a foreign pors reduced by that amount by reason of the. nou been able to remain at school for age in offices did not generally attain the tions to that effect were issued and dulyed his attention to the Insurance Com- many cases, why children in the past, had who took up appointments at an early where & had no warehouse, and instruc Anxious not to lose the £1,000. O. turn-

damage a proper period. It was however, fully recognised by the present Minister of rest of the school showed that general his policy and relied on the language Time Clauses one of which read: "In Education at Home, that it had been one

Thereupon A claimed a total loss on The policy incorporated the Institute.

pany and sued them on the policy. of the main causes of the very serious those who had had the benefit of a full used, through any cause whatever."

progress had been made especially by deficiency in education in England. All year's teaching. The work in the lower solely to diversion, the very risk against subsequent total loss sustained during the education anthorities, at Home had school was probably better than in any which A desired to be protected, ha the terra covered by this policy.

Hold Although the loss was due for unrepaired damage in addition to a...

no case shall the underwriters be liable advocated the raising of the legal ags for previous year Under Mrs. Sorby could not recover on the policy. In at- education, thereby seeing that the child of the children made splendid progress. ren remain at school as long na possible, The sad if they left earlier they were required the only innovation in the curriculamtempting to insure against an unusual | Worer off by reason of the unrepaired. to attend continuation classes. It was country and folk dancing together with risks he should have either (a) procured grounds for his claim, but he argued that year has been the introduction of risk unconnected with marine or war damage, then he would have had no the natural fonderie of pores of Ming E. Mac could escons que given Joured cover, or (0) 1 to was antle dass shot d the bion he made hengs was

tendency parents to ge

Macdonald the direction of the insertion in his policy of appropriate this case he was in fact worse off

fames ander

which it was important, should be grond-by Mrs Sorby and the practical, work fied with the insertion of gettera) words caused by a peril insured against; and words describing the particular risk be because of the Admiralty dad action; ed. It was the general impression that was done by the girls with the same only, he should have seen to it that the that therefore t

deduction was because of

possible, but it was a mistaken idea,

higher Examinations for the

The

A

boy who had been, itr business for three The Chinese class for the boys is under enthusiasm and keenness as last year. or four years had better opportunities Mr. Li Hung Fin. It was inspected and was better off than the boy who stay - by Mr. Law, Inspector of Vernacular That was not so; they might be better making satisfactory progress,

the underwriters as to 4.'s derive to in Nothing was specifically mentioned to re against the risk of diversion of the shin due to a change of mind on the part of the Government,

carried out

U admitted that if he had been no

ed three or four years longer at school Schools, who reported that the boys were underwriters had their mind directed to los Where they were linble for a total

of two underwriters, but the Court beld that

the

Admiralty the total loss fell on the principle would be the Held: If the policy had expired (which had not) the liability, of the Company for unrepaired damage would

Charter party

Dead-weight CASE 11g

Guarantee by Shipowner. taken up by dunnage.

Capacity. Space

it

have

0. chartered his ship to C to load attached and they would have been able full and complete cargo of unobjection-although the ship might have been imme- able merchandise and deliver the same at diately afterwards totally lost, and of £70,000 for freight.

specified port on being paid a lump sum despite the fact that the repaired would find that in was only an excep

all requisite mate and dunnage, and that policy, a partial loss is followed by a holds sufficiently ventilated, to provide

O. agreed under the charter to keep the prejudice to U.

damage

tional man who would be able to educate scdition to the usual formal parades, he would be liable for damage to cargo the total loss, the partial loss does tha would not then have caused any But when, during the currency total

brought to the attention of the under The Time Clavee did not help the Com writers at the time when they accepted pany, because it protected the Company special risk he wanted to cover was, him.

Company should pay the insurance in such a way that the only off for a time, but it did not pay in the Sports-The playing field continues to end. They would always and that the be a splendid asset to the school The cular and unusual risk, known to him- Section 77 (2) of the Marine Insurance Here they were not liable for a total loss-that liability fell on the higher the education a boy received, the boys use it for football three times a

When an assured has in mind a parti charter. Nor, for the same reason, did. better opportunities he had of getting on week and the girls two days a week for self but unknown to his underwriters, he Act avail them. The Act is silent as to when he started in business. That was fully hockey: Matches were played with Kowoce not cover that risk by general words what is the position where a partial lose of graduates of the naivorsities who were in: football the boys had several friendly selves, "they are, as a mere matter of do not fall on the same underwriters.!' recognised in England and the number loon School in both these games, while in a policy, although, taken by them and a total loss, though occurring dur- going into business was very much larger matches with the Indian School in the construc

ing the currency of the same policy, now then formerly and business men first term of the year, The addition of risk

wide enough to cover that (This, it will be observed, is not a case would tell them that they would always a tennis court would complete the take university gradantes if they could ment of the school on the athletic side equip get them. He earnestly trusted that all and would enable the upper school to parents in the Colony would not take so for lack of funds has proved the exercisé all the year round, but, their children away till they had con obstacle to its realisation plete education. It taught children the was celebrated on October 15th, by join Peace Day best things of life, it built up their ing with Kowloon School in a picnic to character and gave them pleasure in life, the Junk Bay Launches were very and what they obtained in education, generously put at our disposal by Messrs. they were unable to obtain in business Butterfield & Swire and a most enjoy Unless they carried on their education to able day was apont in sports and games. a considerable extent while at school, they

belong is now under Lieut. A. O. Brawn The Cadet Corps to which our boys

on in life they must continue at school annual camp at Lo Wn where a healthful occasioned by had stowage or insulfesept assured no harm, and it is a matter of himself afterwards. If they were to get there are weekly bathing parties and an The foundation" was an important work is

holiday is spent, and much instructive feature and to get that foundation the GENERAL The school continues to

is done boys must remain in school as long as good work. The University results help cubic feet bale space, as per builders pay for the earlier unrepaired damage,

0. also guaranteed to place 5,600 tons ship was in when he lost her to do dend weight cargo capacity and 200,000 The Company were not then liable to possible. He must apologise for talking to in a serious strain, but the matter was years of 20 candidates presented for the dead-weight or bale space placed at total loss fell on them, or whether it was prove this, for during the last five plan, at O's disposal, and agreed that if and it made no difference whether the Local 23 bave passed" Matriculation, Scaior. Local and Junior C's disposal should be less than the due to an excepted peril against which. One of our above, then the lump sum freight (£70,000) insured at all. The terms of O.'s con- scholars, B. C. Gegg

bad insured elsewhere or was not this year where he is n

doing When it came to loading the ship, it affected by the fact that he had made an tract with the Company was in no way

of great importance (Applause.) "

The children next went through a enjoyable programme of songs and dances, trained.

dinage or ventilation.

showing that they had been capably the school to McChed direct from should be reduced pro rata.

*

of the

loss, the partial loss is merged in

hindifference to him what condition the

lities and parente being able to taketan dren are generally not up by the dunnage, arguing that, wherea

British par

GLW.

THE REPORT excellent work hoth in the Class room was boulipped because the end would imprudent charter with the Admiralty. The following report was read by to admit British children, who have cargo capacity placed at C's disposal on the playing field. We continus not dead-weight the Headmaster, Mr. L Forster, spent varying periods at non-British was, occupied to the extent of 32 tons by B.A.The school was opened 192 schools. These pupils bring with them adonnage, used by O. in stowing the cargo THE SAIGON RICE MARKET times in the course of the year.

shifferent atmosphere. It The average enrolment was 49, the Young people; in whom there is a strong perly stow and ventilate the cargo. The Compagnie de Commerce and de

impossible for in order to fulfil his obligation to pro minimum 12 in June. The average, at race and not be influenced by them.pro rats in respect of the 32 tons so taken on the 31st of December, the Governor- maximum being 68 in January and the unconscious power of mimicry, to be m

close association with those of a different entitled to reduce the lump sum freight January 12th says:

Thereupon claimed that he was on the Saigon Rice Market under date tendance for the year was 44.8 (48) in These

Navigation & Extreme Orient reporting 1018). Owing to the cessation of hosti

alert and responsive as the O. had guaranteed to provide 5,600 tons General of Indo-China eigned a new Home Leave there was a big exodus ia deprive their offspring of the association of dead-weight, he had in fact placed tree cancelling the conditions fixed a the Spring of the year. In December Inst with other British children, and put them parents therefore who there were 23 scholars who had been an into the environment of Asiatics do so attendance less than 1 year and only at the risk of sacrificing those qualities

fortnight ago for the payment in bullion who had been in attendance more than which British parents generally prize Scholarship, Andrew Hazeland, Geo-hir market is still very firm; prices of one-fifth of the purchases of rice; Class V.Herbert:

consequently from the 1st of January the These fluctuations, though In Throughout the year there has been

Augh, Class export of rice is free of any restructions. evitable, are a serious handicap on the harmonious co-operation between parents,graphy

of the paddy increasing owing to the effective working of the school her that the discipline of the school is so ship; Irena Passmore, General Progress good number of contracts had been signed

pupils and teachers. It is"due to this produce that feeling of temporaringes, Rood, and the tone excellent. I wish to Kity Fooks, General Progress

Class VI. Henry Nolan, Clase Scholar great needs of the millers. In fact, which tends to destroy the sustained effort thank the Staff for their unfailing Class VII Richard Leach, Class all these contracts must be performed. and intorest in work which are neces sary for a good education

with whole year

for December and January delivery and port in the work of the school throughout Scholarship: Cimy Polley, General Pro THE STAFF The Staff at the beginning The prizo list was as of the year consisted of Mim Cooper

Prize, Edith Moses, General Progress; are also reported, gress; Jessie Johnson, General Progress cluded especially with the Straits Bettle done important business has been con follous FA Mr. C. H. Forster, B.A., and

Infants Dorothy Baker, Class Prize Class VIII William Nolan, Claas menta Bome transactions with America Mrs. Sorby, Certificated Mistress. Miss Cooper went on vacation leave on April 1910. and Mrs. Floyd succeeded to her

Glendinning, Drawing Irine Nolan, General Progress: Lyle place Miss E Woolley way appointed Class 111. Nicholas Nolan, Lugard pupil teacher January 20th, and left on Scholarship; Try Musso, Claes Scholar December 31st.

ship

5 years

Class I-Robert Duncan, Senior Local Certificate; Harry Joseph, Scuior Local Certificate

Local Certificate.

Cissa 11-Nancy McNeillie, Junior

BEECIAL PRIZES,

War Memorial Prize Rbt. Duncan. Senior Prize for Chinese presented by -M. E. Ralphs, Nicholas Nolan.

Janior Prize for Chinese, William

THE PREMISES.The lavatories have a TV Dorothy Baker - Cless been reconstructed, and the most modern Scholarsip: Dorothy Leon Prize for Gardiner system introduced. It is now possible Hygiene, Maree Nolan, English,JEM Smith Prize Nancy Me for the boys to have a shower bath after playing games.

Cantiued at fros of next column)

Nellie

The paddy of the new crap is coming into the market in very small quantiwek

mar et in great quantities with exchange A sensible drop in prices must not be ex- peetod bofore March, ab which time the paddy will probably come into the

soc especially with Europe Increasing again, all business is paraly

January 1st to January 12th, 1920, is The total amount of rice exported from 15,430 tons against 15,233 tons in 1919.