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ARMS REGISTRA TION.

POLICE ORDER TO LABOUR UNIONS.

PUBLIO NORMAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

MADAME SUN YAT SEN POS SIBLE NEW PRINCIPAL.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS.

ASSOCIATION'S - ANNUAL MEETING.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28th, 1927.

OFFICIALS FOR 1927 ELECTED.

The annual general meeting of the Queen's College Old Boys Association" was held yesterday evening in Queen's College Hall, Hollywood Road. Mr. Gen. Grimbla

· [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.") } ('rraidont) was in the chair.

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ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOL CORRESPONDENCE. HONG KONG LAND INVEST-

FOR INDIANS.

ANNUAL PRIZE DAY.

GOOD FROGRESS REPORTED.

THE NATIONALISTS:

*POLICY.

OKOI DRÓN, THE SO ROLICHE KILL OX]

DAILY · FEINS.

·MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

TRIBUTES TO THE LATE SIR PAUL CHATER.

HIS RIGHTS COMMENTED ON.

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At the 20th ordinary general

„The annual prize distribution." st.

Srs,-In this morning's papers the Ellis Kadoorie School for In the considered aims and aspirations dians was held yesterday morning of the Nationalist. Government were meeting of shareholders of the at the school hall, Sookunpoo. The printed as released for publication Hong Kong Land Investment and awards were distributed by Mr. Aby Mr. Eugene Chen. The whole Agency Co., Ltd, at the offices of article must command admiration Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co... el Arculli.

Those present included Mr. J for its composition and phraseology, yesterday morning, tributes were Ralston (headmaster) and Ars but it is sufficiently obvious that paid to the services of the late Sir Ralston, Mr. A. R. Sutherland, one of its main objectives is pro- C. P. Chater. Inspector of Schools and Mirapagenda. Sutherland, Mr. R. J. Birbeck,

It is not my intention to enden headmaster of Wanchai School, Mr. Tour to deal with Mr. Chen's state E. Ralphs, Miss Arculli and Dr.ments, but as one who has spent nearly the whole of his adult life Before the prize-giving the pupils in China, I should be interested to gave some capital songs and recita-know what, if any, steps the Hong Kong Government re-taking to counter this very rent and live piece of propaganda. To be effective, it must be done at once.

Arculli

tions.

The Esport. The annual report of the General Christian institutions ага po Lommittee stated that the member- opposed, in principle, to Chinese hip, including 101. life members, ebatrol In fact Chinese and for-

The death of Messrs. Ho eign workers for the past ten or Fook and Ng Shuk Kou is record- fifteen years have been labouringed with regret towards this end. The Chinese The nauce of the Association,, in YMCA. in Canton, the Pui Ching spite of the heavier expenditure is Baptist Academy, the Pai Ying satisfactory. The general account College, all Christian institutions shows credit balances of $999.30 'en which, at one tire, were under current account and 86,378.01 on foreign Missionary supervision, have fixed deposit, a total of $7,969.31. had a Chinese aa genetal secretary The sixth annual dinner of the or principal for years past. Lingnan University, built up with was held

The Association followed by a concert the aid of American" fnancial supThere was

on Murch 13th, 1986. port, is soon to be handed over to members and their guests.

an attendance of 251 The the Chinese. Bolshevists in Clansuance of the event showed & deficit/ Mr. Arcull himself had now taken tun, therefore, are but wasting of $10476. their energy in agitating for Chi- nese control of Christian schools,

trolling things.

In view of the poor attendance annual cricket and football

Chinese Christians are already con matches in the past, it was decided to circularize the members to attend the College Annual Sports Meeting at which events for old boys were provided and all the papils were invited to partake of refreshments at the expense of the Association. the General Committee recommends

Madame Sun Yat Sen is taking much interest in the Canton Public Normal School for Girls, and there is a distinct likelihood that she will accept the invitation to become it principal. Madame Sun, who wai Miss Regina S. Soong, is a graduate of Macon College in Geargia, this paase of the Association's

United State

activities for the favourable ecn-

Mr. Chen's manifesto will be read

The Chairman" referred to the mention in Sir Paul Chater's will regarding the succession to his posi tion as one of the permanent managing directors Two "persons were nominated by the late Sir Paul Chater, for the position, one being Sir Robert Ho Tung but legal opinion is that the directions laid down in the will cannot be adopted.

Mr J. H. Taggart also paid tribute to Bir Faul's service to Hong Kong.

I introducing Mr. Arculli, Mr. E. Ralphs, referred to the work Mr. „Arculli's father had done for the school. At one time the school occupied rooms in a Chinese Bat all over the civilised world during and after moving into the more the remainder of this week and an commodious premises, Mr. Arculli's immediate considered reply will co- The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard father still had its welfare at heart.ceive nearly equal bearing. ·

occupied the "chair and there were also present:--Sir Robert Ho Tong, It is surely not beyond the wit Mr.. A. H. Compton, Mr. A. S. of our officials to deal effectively, Gubbay, Mr. H. P, White (Direc paragraph by paragraph, with this tary), Messrs. J. H. Taggart, W. J. tors), Mr. L. S. Greenhill (Secre manifesto. I believe the value of Hawker, W. EL Shenton, P. S. an authoritative statement would Austen, J. T..

J. D. te inestimable. Next week will be Remedios,

D. Kit- late, and the week after too late. chell, D. V. Stevenson, O. F Ribeiro, L S. G. Dodwell, R. Yours, etc.,

REMOS.

Melville Smith, Li Sau Wing, J. M. Alves, F. M. Crawford, and Lau Hai Nam (shareholders.)

over the duties so able performed by his father.

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Mr. Arculi said that last year he thought that it would be hard to beat the fine record shown then, but this year's was even better and be accordingly congratulated Mr.

Ralston, the staff and the boys'

The policy of the school had been to aim at quality rather than quan- ity and now they had reached 118 pupils.

Every Indian-boy in Hong Kong Arculli, and they had the advantage of learning their own language there.

Hong Kong, January 25th, 1927.

The hotel servants' strike in Can-sideration of the incoming Generalent to the school, added the boys, and nearly every pupil in ton is still unsettled, and persons Committee. without relatives or friend in the The Lommittee records the thanks

Southern Capital, who intend pay. a visit to the City during the ing New Year holidays, will find accom. modation and service difficult to

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of the Association to all who served

In his annual report, Mr. Ralaton

un Sub-Committees in connection suggested a kindergarten mistress with the annual dinner and the in connection with the phonic sys- College' annual sports, to Mr. Wtem. This Mr. Arculli endorsed, Wong for auditing, the accounts, to

obtain.

To guard against another labour The Union Trading Co., for the "war" in Canton during the holi-loan of one of its offices for all days, the Canton Police have order. Committee meetings and to the ed labour unions to register all their College prefects for supervising arms at Police Headquarters and the distribution of the College to obtain's Ecense for them.

Magazine.

It is understood that the Foreign Office in Canton is trying to prevent a strike of Kuomintang workers con- neeted with the Johź G. Kerr Hos pital for the Insane. If a strike! materialises the hospital may be compelled to leave the patients without proper care or nursing.

The Chairman proposed that the accounts be adopted and this was seconded by Mr. Ho Kwong, and carried.

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Oficials.

Mr. Grimble in proposing that Mr. Lo Cheung Shui should be ejected president in his (the speak

Headmaster's Report.

The Hendmaster in course of his annual report, stated:-

ber 31st, 1996, the school was open

During the year ending Decem... ad on 255 days, and the maximum enrolment increased by 5 to 112 The average percentage attendance for the year was the high figure of 97 per cent,

Mr. Abdullah returned from India in June and Mr. Bishen Singh in

July.

A small portion of the play

GAMES. tennis are played by practically all Pingpong, football, cricket and

the school competed in the various races at our annual school sports beid on December 27th on the LR.C. I am very grateful to the committee ground. For the use of this ground of the Club. Several educational walks and launch pienics have been held, and on one outing last month, twenty boys and two masters reach ed the summit of Tai Mo Shan.

The school' library has been used.

McKird. Ray, C. S.

Chairman's Speech.

After the Secretary had read the notice convening the meeting.

It is with the deepest regret that The CHAIRMAN aaid: Gentlemen,

Sir Paul had been a Permanent we have to record the death of the late Sir C. P. Chater last, May, Managing Director of this Com- pany since it was formed in 1889.

property matters that brought the business acumen in connection with It was largely his foresight and

Company to its present state of residence here be devoted a great prosperity. During his very long deal of time and thought to the development of the Colony and acquired a knowledge of property

closely associated with Sir Paul values that was quite unrivalled

It was my good fortune to be. for several years in connection with uniformly good. I feet inclined to carry in his head such a wealth of The health of the school has been always a carvel to me how he could the Company's affairs and it was

attach some importance to the reformation about property deal

I started in 1925. gular systematic drill lessons which ings covering a long period of years. His death is a very great In addition, loss to the Company: swimming parties went three times a week last summer to the public beach at North Point, and the visits

during the summer, holidays.

to a greater extent thing the year

HEALTH

Under the Art Clause in the Memorandum of Association Bir to the appointment of B Fer Paul bad certain rights in regard

The .. Sai On, plying between er's) place, said that he was not ground had been covered in, a very were continued in charge of masters manent and Managing Director #1

Hong Kong and Canton, is now unloading cargo at Canton without

opposition from the stevedores. A

desirous of leaving them, but that,

president should serve only two years.

member of the. Sei On crew some Mr. Lo Cheung Shui was not time ago accidentally hurt one, of present, and be was communicated the fingers of a stevedore. The in with by telephone, but he declined jured mañ complained to his Union, the honour, and suggested that Mr. andu boycott was declared against Grimble should serve another year.

the vessel. Now the case has been Mr. A. P. Samy proposed that Mr. Grimble be elected president

settled."

much needed improvement as all boys will be able leave the class rooms during recess and titia even on wet or very sunny days. :

For this year the PW.D. has promised us the completion of a modern sanitary system.

The school garden went through trying times and on three different accasions we bad to "excavate our

TRIBUTE TO STAFF.

I take this opportunity of thank ing all friends of the school who assisted us financially to buy these prizes on the table here, and the mementoes which were distributed at the annual sports.

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Lastly, I offer my personal thanks

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to succeed him. He endeavoured to exercise, these rights in his will," but we have been advised that the appointments he made were not legal and the matter is now under consideration.

You will notice in the Balance Shoe

Managing Director's fees, in Suspense 821,846.28. This re- "presents a portion of the year's toes to which Sir Paul was entitled cal- culated up to the date of his to my assistants on the staff, both der the wording of Clause 95 (h) of death. Our lawyers state that un-

co-operation during the year, and mission is only payable in respect miso to Mr. Arcall for his advice on Paul died in May his Estate is not of a completed year, and as Sir certain questions, which cropped entitled to up, connected with the school

receive anything for 1926. This matter is receiving the attention of your Directors and meantime the amount in question is carried in suspense

It is understood that the Bank for another year. This was second. plats and beds from underneath two Indian and Chinese, for their loyal the Articles of Association the Com.

of China is soon to re-open its Can-ed by Mr. Lo Man Hip and car ton Branch, and that the Canton ried. Administration has given special instruction to the Police to afford

the institution every protection.

The other officiala zlected were Mears. A. H. Crook and Lee Hy San (vice-presidents). Mr. C. G. Anderson (Hon. Secretary). Mr. Chow Ping Un (Hon. Treasurer). General Committees elected are:-

The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the President, Secretary and Committees.

**LUCKY DIP" PRIZES.

MOTOR-CAR AND DIAMOND BRACELET SOLD.

PROCEEDS FOR CHARITY. The two undrawn prizes in the "Lucky Dip" of the recent bazaar held by St. Paul's Girls' College were disposed of yesterday, when the Fiat motor car, and the dis- mond bracelet, the first and second prizes of the dip" respectively, were sold at public auction" at Messrs Lammert Brothers Sales

At the Kowloon Magistracy yes zoom, Duddell Street.

terday morning there were only two There was & large attendance.new, cases for hearing The car was started at $500, and eventually went

to Mr. J. M. Wong, compradore of Messrs. A. S. Wat son and Co., the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the Bazaar Com mittee, who paid $1,575 for it

The diamond bracelet started at

#100, and at 2405 was knocked down to Mr. Lim Woof a local building

contractor.

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ONLY TWO CASES AT

KOWLOON COURT.

from the hill slopes behind. feet of decomposed granite washed

The discipline throughout the school has been exceptionally good No corporal punishment has bean administered for eight months..

rocum,

An

INSTRUCTION.

List Of Frizes.

The list of prizes as distributed

was as under:

Class 4-1st Prize and Govern

Scholarship. ment

tenable Dill; 2nd Prize and E. K. Bcholar Queen's College for 3 years-For ship teaable at Queen's College for 3 years Gurbachan Singh; Govern- meat half Scholarship Queen's College far y tenable at Rumjahn,

Accounts receivable was $100,000 higher on December 31st, 1928, than

interest on a large mortgage not at at the same date in the previous"

year. This is principally due to having been paid for a long time but the advance is well covered and your Directors do not anticipate xay loss. Negotiations are pro- ceeding with the owners of the pro- perty with a view to an early settlement.

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Once again in the open extrance examination for entrance to Queen's Messrs. C. G. Anderson, C. Cho, College, every boy in Class 4 was Chow Ping Us, 8. M. Churn, J. F. Grose, Ho Kwong, Ho Leung, H. successful; and in the lower class KHung Chung Fak, F. &8 per cent. pased in the annual Arculli, Chiu Ho Ping, Lo Man Hin, Ho Sai Chong, A. P. Samy, amination set and marked by the Te Ching Fong and H. G. Wall staff themselves. ington.

General neatness had greatly im

Class B-1st Prize and Govern proved.

ment Scholarship casble at E. KL School for 1 year-D. M. Khan ; 2nd. After

Interest on mortgages amounting the summer holidays I Prize S. Bumjaha English to 830,716.48 has been put to introduced the phonic method of Prize-Hari Singh Urdu Prize Suspense Account and not taken into Profit and Loss Account as teaching reading: in the infant Gurbuz Singh.

Class 1st Prize and Govern there appeared little likelihood of I do not think there are any other of the disturbing times - through innovation which has ment Scholarship tenable at Indian our being able to recover it. These matters that call for explanation which we have passed. The Board met with very marked success. Bahool for 1 year--Yasha el Areuili; mortgages were on property we had and I now beg to propose the is to be congratulated on such ex

However, to take full advantage

2nd Prize-Man Singh.

sold, and had allowed a proportion adoption of the report and state cellent, &gures." of the new apparatus and phonic ment Scholarship enable at Indian on nortgage Except for this we when this has been seconded I shall

Class 7-ist Prize and Govern of the purchase money to be left fent of accounts as presented, and with these remarks," said Mr, primera from Home, an English School for 1 year-Yusuf Shamsud expect to be able to recover all in be pleased to answer to the best of teacher with previous experience of

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my ability-any questions which 2nd Prize-Mahmood Khan terest, the phonic system is essential.

Considering the great amount of shareholders may wish to which English Prize M'd Wahab Urdu Prize Balwant Singh

old in the last few years Our new Urdu books arrived Olass SA :-ist Prize and Govern- at

Mr. Taggart's Tribute. prices and the large sums

In rising to second, Mr. 1. Mr. Austin proposed, and Mr. Lüspector Ogg applied for a re from India early in the year, and School for 1 year-Wazir Ahmed: sales, I think we have been for TAGGART said I feel confident. I

ment Scholarship tenable at Indian still on mortgage in respect of these and while the police made efforts rapid and steady progress has been and Prize--Bashir Alimed English bucate in weathering the difficulties am voicing the opinion of all pre Gabbay and Mr. H. P. White be Cassidy seconded that Mr. A. B., to find the woman's husband The made.

Prize A

B. Marker; Urdu Prize of the last 18 months so well. sent in sharing your most eulogistic case was put over unțil to-morrow."

The amount available for ng remarks in regard to the late Sir re-elected directors. This was cat- ment-Scholarship fenable at Indian brought forward from the previous table bulwark to the Colony This Fleming and Messrs. Linstead sud

Class BB-1st

Govern-propriation including 8848,140.83 Paul Chater. He proved a veri

Mesars, Percy Emith, Seth School for 1 year Ibrahim 2nd year is 81,243,091.82 after allowing Company has resped great benent Davis were re-elected anditors at A Prize-Muh'd 8han English Prize for the interim dividend already from his advice and from the at remuneration of 8750 each, on the Singh

Hassan Urdu

Prize-Jaggit paid Your Directors recommend tention he devoted to our land proposition of Mr. Shenton second-

a final. dividend of $2 per share dealings. sented by Mr. A. R. Sutherland 80,000 bonus to staff 35,000, think I am right in stating that the business of the meeting, gentlemen, Special prize for progress, pre- the same as Inst year-absorbing Turning to the accounts, I The CHAIRMAN: That is all the

ed by Mr.Begram

Hari Singh

and the balance amounting to excellent results shown reflect great and I thank you for your attend- * Attendanes (100 cer- cent. for 4 $805,991,82 to be carried forward.

credit on the management of the ance Dividend Warrants will be yoara) Nazarin

(Continued on seat Column). Company more especially in view ready tomorrow,"

One was that of a Chinese woman charged with attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the harbour at Kowloon

The other case was that of sa

Chinese who was charged with re- turning from banishment of two years before this term had been The proceeds of the sale are to completed patent be divided among the Tung Wan He was sent to prison for six Hospital (40 per cent), the MCL months with hard labour, and or 140 per cent), the home for the dered to receive 20 strokes of the Aged Poor, Kowloon City (10 per birch, or undergo a further three cent), and the Howloor City Blind | moutha" if unit to receive this Home (10 per cent.).

punishment.

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Clementi, visited the school in the spring, and wrote in the school log. book, "I inspected this School to day and was much pleased with all I saw. The attendance is excel, lent and the school is beautifully situated.!!;

H.E. the. Governor, Bir Cecil Darshan Singh Bh

(Owinued on nezi Column),

Taggart, I have much pleasure in seconding the adoption of the re port and accounts and the appro priation.

The resolution was carried un- animously.

ried.

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