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PITY THE POOR

"STUDENTS!

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HARD ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS,

PLIGHT OF CANTON'S BLUE

STOCKINGS..

HARD-HEARTED EDUCATION

„COMMISSIONER.

THE RETURNING LEADERS.

CANTON'S DESIRE TO RE EMPLOY THEM.

LI TSAI HSIN AGAIN DELAYED?

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30th, 1928.

EGREGIOUS BOYCOTT

COMMITTEE:

BULLYING CANTON MER- CHANTS.

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BIG SEIZURES OG GOODS.

[ROM OF CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,] (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT; }

CANTON, August 29th.

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES.

THE "SAN NAM HOI" OFFICERS.

A COMMISSION TO REPORT. PRESENTATION AT

NO IMMEDIATE CONCESSIONS.

The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., has sept the following very courteous.replyto Mr. Lo Eam Chak and other mM-

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

"GALLANT CONDUCT OF MASTER AND CHIEF ENGINEER.”

An interesting ceremony took

At the time of writing practical. the Severance of Economic Rela-bers of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil place yesterday afternoon at Gor]

ly every official of note is now in

·FROM OUR CHINEAS CORRESPONDENT] Hong Kong to welcome, Messrs Hu, Han Min, and Han Chung CANTON, August 20th. Chi. Mr. Chew Lu who was sup The students in Canton, especial.posed to have come with the party ly the woman students, are in a did not arrive in Hong Kong. deplorable condition. They are The Calton authorities are most Anding it very hard indeed to get eager to have these veteran mem- into schools of recognized standing "and are being forced to attend the

CANTON, August 90th. The pickets of the Committee on

tions with Japan have been very busy of late and large quantities of Japanese goods have been seized. Last week the following Japanese goods were confiscated principally from shops on the Bund and brought to the Headquarters of the Committee where they will most probably be sold: 15 cases Rooster Brand matches, 2 boxes of abalones, 2 sacks of shark's Ans, 2 large boxes of shrimps weighing cigarette cases, about 100 in all; over 600 catties;. 1 case of metal

weighing over 200 catties, 10 sacks of marine edibles, a large quan- of refined sugar, about ten boxes

tity of artificial fertilizers; 2 cases of electic supplies; several cases of quantity of woollen cloths for Iron nails and hardware, and a making overcoats, etc.

Servants' Club in answer to their petition which we published yaster- Fernment-House-Captain W-H. day asking that the salaries of Sparkes, the Master and Mr. M. F. public servants engaged locally Houghton, the Chief Engineer of might be raised.

the San Nam, Hoi, which was

The Colonial Secretary points out "of

that in 1934 allowances for house pirated last January were present- cent were made and 4 recented by His Excellency the Officer inquiry showed that conditions of Administering the Government (the Government service compared very Hon. Mr. W. T. Scuthor, C.M.G) private firms, when the many per- quisites were considered.

numerous private schools, most of waiting them, but they have so far several boxes of coloured cloths favourably with "those, offered by with gifts of a silver tes service |

whose educational facilities are of doubtful quality. Thousands of students have failed to pass the entrance examination for the Sun

Yat Sen University and Lingnan University for example. As a ready reported in these columns out of the 1,034 students who took

bers of the Kuomintang back in Canton where a rousing welcome is not arrived here yet. [It will be remembered that the whole party has gone on to Shanghai.]

As to the return of Marshal Li Tsai Hain and bis party, nothing definitely is known. The Marshal is still in the vicinity of the Mo

in Koon Mountain

Hangchow,

A Commission is, however, to go into the whole question and until its report is received no change will be made in any established scale of pay though the Government is

dividual case of hardship.

and a gold watch respectively in recognition of their gallant action in repelling the pirates

Mrs. Southorn was giving & tea party to a large number of guests

the entrance examinations of Sun According to the Headquartéra of origin there were other seizures of always willing to consider any in- to which Captain Sparkes and Mr.

In addition to these which have been proved to be of Japaness

goods whose exact nature has as Yat Sen University only 30, or so the 8th Military Route. Mrs. Li yet not been determined. The Com- qualified and were admitted as reis sick and most likely he will stay mittee, however, is rapidly." ex- gular studenta Mr. Ko Koon

in Hangchow until his wife has amining" them. This second haul Ting, executive secretary of Ling- recovered before starting home.ed and sold, and the funds realized will most probably also be tonfiscat nan University, told our represen- His closest colleagues are of the therefrom will be turned over to opinion that he may have to make the Funds for the Promotion of

| Native Industries.

3." The pickets students who took the entrance another trip to Nanking to con-have been complaining that the examinations at that institution for with the Nationalist Govern- merchants are "patriotic and oply" about one was able to passment on Military Affairs. If he selfish." They have been trying to the tests successfully. This shows docs go to the capital he will not to even after the promulgation smaggle Japanese goods into Can- the exceptionally low standard of be able to get to Canton until the of the rules and regulations govera ing the boycott. The picket declare knowledge among the students.

early part of the next month.

that as long as the merchants, cos- tinue to smuggle goods in, such goods will be seized and confiscated.

tative that

of "every out

ten

The net result is that thousands of students will have to go to the private schools where the standard of the incoming students is never taken into serious consideration. According to educational experts, this is deplorable. These thousands of students need a good, sound, Jet Anancially cheap education. But they are apparently doomed to disappointment. Many of them cannot

the private schools on account of poverty,

even

enter

The Canton authorities are most eager to have Mr. Hu Han Min and Mr. Hou Chung Chi again charge of the Civil and Military 4fairs of the province respective ly. This is reported to have had the consent of Marshal Li Tai Hsia. But whether or not these two notables will serve their native Province remains to be seen.

CANTON NEWSPAPER

PUNISHED.

CRITICISED CHIANG KAI

SHEK.

A SECOND CHANCE. The Sun Yat Sen University will,. however, hold another set of ea- trantes examinations for middle school graduates of their equival-Rox OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ents. These examinations will take place at the University on the 10th of September and will afford a¤- other chance to those who failed to

somewhat, if necessary, is order to admit more students. But it must be explicity understood, they said, that such students will be put on the probation list for one term. If they fail to pull up to standard set by the University, they will be sent away at the end of that time.

THE SINGAPORE

ONLOOKER.

the

FEATURES FAMILIAR TO HONG KONG.

SERVICE AND TRUTH."

'One of "our Contributors has received from Singapore a copy of the first number of the Onlooker, printed and published for

Observer Publishing Company "- by Peter Chong & Company at 16, Babes Place, Singapore. The cover contains a personal note of cheerful greating signed LE H initials which are not unknown in this Colony." Among the features is: "Blame Our Coolies. Some Un- addressed to the Editor of a Hong delivered Chits" and one of them is Kong daily paper.

the most popular film star for There is a competition: "Who is which a prize of 8239 is offered, and 30 prize is promised for con strueting & crossword puzzle.

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Recent Concessions,

Houghton were invited, and the The full text of the reply is as presentation was made in the ban- follows:- acknowledge the receipt of youring bes. The tem service which com- Gentlemen, I am directed to queting Hall immediately follow-

petition of the 7th August, 1898, and to inform you that the ques prises a blackwood tion of the revision of salaries of

tray inland with Subordinate Officers has aiready re-silver and all the usual equipage ceived the careful consideration of was inscribed as follows: this Government.

salaries in 1923 and 1921, the in- -Since the general revision of creased cost of living of locally domiciled officers has been recognis ed by the grant of rest allowanyes in 1994 to officers on the permanent staff with ten years continuous service and upwards. These allow ances range from $8 a month for salaries of $450 a year to $24. a month for salaries of $3,000 a yea and over.

In addition some 42 flats were rented by Government and are leased to Government servants of the Asiatic that repials equivalent to o per cent. of the

officers' salaries.

"To Captain W. E. Sparkes in recognition of his gallant action, in assisting to repel a piratical attack on the 8.3. San Nam Hoi on January the 17th, 1929.

The gold watch presented to Mr. M. F. Houghton- was similarly inscribed.

His Excellency's Speech.

In making the presentation His Excellency said:-

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have taken the opportunity of to-day's gathering and of the presence in Hong Kong of two very gallant gentlemen to perform in your pre sunce a very pleasant duty.

3-Towards the end of 1927 the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce word consulted and careful enquiries were Instituted You may remember that on the for the purpose of comparing the morning of the 17th January last rates of pay and conditions of the 3.1. San Nam Hoi was attacked service of officers of the Clerical Service with those obtaining in by pirates, travelling of passengers, local commercial houses, both Chi- near Kongmoon on the West River. nese and European, and of deciding The attack was made with the whether the Government rates were CANTON, August 29th. The Fan Cheung Pa, a Canton

enquiries the Government is satis before any effective resistance was adequate. As a result of these suddenness usual in such cases, and vernacular daily newspaper, has been ordered by the Canton Branch-

fed that taking into account the possible the pirates had shot and Political Council to suspend pub

various factors of pension rights, killed the Chief Officer, Mr. Harry lication for three consecutive days

medical attendance, housing and make good laat time. The Univer- for printing an editorial entitled:

conditions of Government service Sakun Dar and Muitars Khan, and rent allowances, leave, etc., the Conway, and two Indian Guards, sity authorities are willing to Why I am dissatisfied with lower their educational standard | Chiang Kai Shek." The article A few editorial notes signed compare favourably with those ob had wounded two other Indian

and dissention among the rank notification which runs (exactly) as was calculated to excite discardHamilton Leslie 71 include

taining sewhere in the Colony; and the large number of applicants Guarda. But the pirates met with and file. of the Nationalists. It

of high standard for Government unexpected resistance from Captain follows: criticised the recent actions of dearned by the Canton authorities Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and was

Our watcheword will be Ser-Posts strongly supports the view William Hugh Sparke and Mr.

that the scales of salary are gen

Marcellus Francis Houghton, the vice and Truth." " to be detrimental to the welfare of

erally speaking, adequate.

Master and Chief Engineer respec- Seniority Versus Special Ability.ed with their revolvers, Captain tively of the San Nam Hoi. Arm- the country at large. What every one should do in this period of

4.It is stated in paragraph 7 Sparke and Mr. Houghton, at im- political tutelage, the high local

of the petition that advancement minent risk their lives, made a authorities assert, is to forget his

is slow and that promotion general determined counter attack on the past political differences and co

ly is governed by length of service pirates, who numbered some 25 in operate with the big minds" of

Father than by merit. The rate all The pirates maintained the The women students in Canton helm of the ship of state.

the country who are now at the

of promotion has recently been in contest for about 20 minutes and **This

creased by the adoption of a pro- then, after an ineffectual attempt are in an even more deplorable three-day suspension of publica

gramme which provides for an to set fire to the ship, seem to have. state. There are, according to the should be a signal warning for all HONG KONG ROPE MANU

tion of the newspaper in qucation

Annually increasing number of posts thought discretion the better part In the higher grades of service. In of valour and jumped overboard in Department of Education, over one those who would embark on such

selecting officers for promotion to the hopes of making good their thousand middle school' Women a course of provocative action."

higher posts the attempt is made escape. The local authorities, how- students in the city: With the The order of the Political Counei!

to give due weight both to length ever, were by this time on the alert, of service and to special ability, and with praiseworthy vigour ar and so far as possible only those rested 15 of the pirates, six or seven officers will receive promotion who having already been accounted for are considered suitable for the by rille and revolver fire; 13 out responsibilities attaching to the of the 15 arrested are understood higher posts. But it must be re- to have been subsequently executed. membered that the accelerated pro- The prompt action of Captain motion of officers of special ability Sparke and Mr. Houghton thus may at times involve the passing saved the ship and its crew and over for promotion of officers with task of selection therefore is a effectively disposed of. long and faithful service and the cargo from destruction and enabled a gang of dangerous pirates to be difficult one.

THE WOMEN.

was issued in the name of Marshal abrupt ending of co-education in Li Tsai-Hsin to the Canton Police the middle schools these students Commissioner, who will see that it are at a loss where to go. It will is carried out.

be remembered that Mr. Wong Tsit,

the Commissioner of Education, is

a conservative type of scholar and All this, coupled with the high has always been against co-educa- tuition fees charged by the Taap tion in the middle schools. This Sun Middle School for Girls, mean policy is supported both by Nan-expenses which are far beyond the king and by the great majority of incomes of their parents. More- the teachers throughout the Pro- over, many parents do not want vince and this was borne out during their daughters to go the School as the recent Provincial Educational it is situated among the lonely- Conference. The

graves a long way from the city. Commissioner foresaw that with the abolition of they would have the most trying If any political upheaval occurs, co-education a provincial middle time in getting to safety. This school exclusively for women was necessary. He therefore converted was the case during the Communist holocaust on December 11th fast

The opening sentence announces:

"We have launched our little barque in the modest hope that it will weather the stormy waters of contemporary journalism in the Far East:"

ALTERATION OF ARTICLES.

FACTURING CO.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMED.

At In extraordinary general mecting of shareholders of the Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., held yesterday morning, the special resolution passed on August 13th was.confirmed.

The text of the resolution is as follows:

"That the regulations contain mitted to the Meeting and for ed in the Printed Document sub- the purpose of identification sub- scribed by the Chairman, thereof be approved and adopted as the Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the exist ing Articles thereof."

The scheme of exchange allow.

Sympathy For The Fallau. ances for officers on sterling rates The Government desires to give of pay is a temporary expedient, public expression to its regret at pending the appointment of a the death of the Chief Officer and Salaries Commission and is design. the two Indian Guards, and to its ed particularly to meet the extra sympathy with their relatives. It- the buildings of the Provincial when the School was occupied and

Thare Present,

cost of living of officers in the has arranged to erect at public Athletic Association into kuch a

Colony resulting from the fall in expense a memorial stone at Mr. Those present were :-Mr. B.-G. school. But this does not solve the used as headquarters by the out- Shewan (Chairman), Sir Robert since the fixing of the sterling the provision made by the owners the exchange value of the dollar Conway's grave and to supplement problem, as the maximum capacity

Jaws.

Ho Tung, Mr. J. H. Taggart, und is only about three hundred.

Because of these difficulties the Mr. A. White (Consulting Com- one which does not operate to Guards Sakun Dar and Muitara salaries. This factor of exchange of the vessel for the dependants of girl students of the Chungshan mittee) and Mr. J. Coulthart the same extent against local Sub Khan.. SCHOOL AMID LONELY

Middle and Normal Schools, which (Secretary). Also the following ordinate officers paid on a dollar are affiliated with Sun Yat Sen shareholders: -Messrs. GRAVES,

The Government further-desires A.

axis. University, have petitioned the Shields, 1. W. Shewan, H. Dreyer,

to mark its appreciation of the University authorities to let J Dick, W. Lawson, Allan Keith Commission To Consider Revision gallant conduct of the Master and The Tsap Sun Middle School for them remain where they were.J, Toppin, F. J. Tavares, C. H girls, a semi-public institution in They suggested separate class Oemund and A, A. Botelho.

It is intended however that Chief Engineer by pretenting this the north eastern outskirts of Can-rooms

silver tea service to Captain Sparke the Commission, whose appointment for them in the

same The report of the proceedings of has been recommended to the Secre- and this gold watch to Mr., Hough- ton, can take in a few hundred. institution 容器 the boys But the great majority of the girl maintained that this would be read and duly signed by the Chair- portunity of considering salaries that their conduct may be an ex- and the previous meeting having been tary of State, shall have the op future prosperity and in the hope ton with every good wish for their studcats cannot afford to go there. tantamout to separate education as Most of the girl students in Can- advocated by the scholarly Wong of the resolution which was second Pending the appointment and re- ample and an inspiration to all

man, he proposed the confirmation scales throughout the service. ton lived at home with their par Tait. They said that unless this ed by Mr. J. H Taggart and car port of such Commission, the Gv. ships officers who sai! in these ents when co-education was still could be granted, many of them ried unanimously, the custom Under the segregation would be forced to give up their

ernment, though at all times will. dangerous waters- A copy of the New Articles ie of the sexes scheme they would education altogether. The Univer- open to the inspection of the Mem have to travel a long way and sity authorities, however, have as hers of the Company at the office of would have to ales in dormitories yet made no reply to their formar Showna Tance & Co, St. George

(Continued on next Golumn) woman-students.

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ing to consider any individual case The two officers of the San Nam where hardship may be deemed to Hoi were then presented with their exist, is not prepared to undertake gifta and shook hands with Mr. any general revision of the exiting and Mrs Southori amid confia

ous applause from all: prezent.

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