1932-10-17 — Page 7

DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL

PRIZE GIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Saturday was Prize Day at the Diocesan Girls' School, and a large number of parents and old girls were present to hear the Hon. Dr. 1, II. Kotewall, who presented the prizes, address the gathering and to listen to the Report of the Hoad mistress, Miss H. D. Sawyer.

Among hose the platform with the Headhuistress were the 1, Dr. Kotewall, C.M.G., and Mrs. Kotewall, the Director of

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1932.

KOWLOON UNION CHURCH

LA SALA BOUND

SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR ON

SATURDAY

- The Cosmopolitan Bazaar, hold at the Kowloon Union Church Hall on Saturday afternoon, prev. ed a great succoSS,

the

little

OVER

ALLEGED THREAT TO MR. O'SHEA

CHARGE REDUCED TO ONË OF COMMON ASSAULT

"THE RIVALS”

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CHINESE STUDENTS AS 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH-PEOPLE

FOOCHOW NEWS LETTER

GEN. TSA TING KAI WELCOMED BY CANTONESE

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(From Our Own Correspondent,}

Foocnow, Sept. 30.

The month pussed off without | any change in the political arena. General Tsai Ting Kai arrived anl tremendous welcome received

Those who have attended past The case in which P. de la Sala Productions of the Hong Kong University Arts Association, and The opening ceremony was per

were present at the performance of formed at 3 o'clock by Mrs. W. T. was charged with threatening to

The Rival" on Saturday even- Southorn, the wife of His Excel assault Mr. Raymond, O'Shea with

ing, were astonished at the great lency the Officer Administering the a knife was concluded at Centrai Oik Saturday. Mr.

progress made by the players in all from the Cantonese, of which there Government, and, at the conclusion Magistracy of her speech. Mrs. Southern was Wynna Jones at the outset reduced branches of dramatic work, undor

are a vory large number, not in presented with a lovely basket of the charge to one of common as the careful training of Mrs. M.

by Aowers

under Misses anult. He said: I have considered Barker and Mr. Campbell. They any way attached to the Army but

andeavouring

extremely Education, Mr. G. P. de Martin, | Catherine Lang, Peggy Fergusson this case and Mr. O'Shea's evidence spoke their parts clearly and well,

severe hardships to carry on the and I have come to the conclusion and have made remarkable progress

We are commerce of the Port, that I should reduce the chargin the technique of acting. The hoping to hear from day to day hymn was sung, after which the from one of criminal intimidation evening was, in fnot, a real triumph that the reins of office have been Rev. E. ú. Powell offered a prayer, to one of common assault. The Chairman, Mr. J. H. Hant. O.B.E., spoke of the objects of the bazaar, 'hold under the auspices of the Women's Guild, after which a word of appreciation was spoken by the Rev. Frank Short.

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Walton

M.B.E..

Hev. W. llagers, Vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Professor L. Forster, and Mr S. M. Churn.

The Report.

In the course of her repart the Headmistress said:-

"Our prizegiving is generally held in February or March, but, this year, chiefly owing to change staff, we were unable to prepare an entertainment in either of those months.

"The report that you are going certificates which will be distributed to hear rend and the prizes and belong, therefore to 1981, and not fo this year at all.

The school opened on January 7 with a full register of 1 pupils. It is with great regret that I re port that Miss Walters left

and Master Georgie Scott.

Prior to the opening ceremony, a

for the two producers.

Mr. Leo D'Almada, who appeared The Rival" is not an easy for la Sala said: That being the play. Fow plays come under that for beginners, but for the most case, I am instructed by the accused category, for they are written, not to say that he pleads technically skilled and experienced profession- to an assault on the person of Mr. als of the day. And of no plays is O'Shea on September 20 and I am this more true that the savage, and not-lon-refined comedies of R. B. and boon companion of C

handed over, as with so much delay rumours spread quickly around causing undue excitement.

One important arrest was made

on aeroplane and was immediately when Chon Kuo Fai landed from

arrested. The stories are legion."

The flag-bedecked hall and de instructed to say that the facts as Sheridan, a hard-bitten politician, but I am inclined to think that he:

curated stalls presented a gay and a keen purchaser among the throng animated scene. Mrs. Southern was of visitors to the neatly arranged talls, which included needlework,

woollies, novelties, toys, old Eng lish Lavender haakels, ennfection- tory, ice cream and minerals, and England! within a fortnight of my incks.

return from furlough and shr unable, to receive our thanks for bor loyal and devoted service to the school, which sprend over a period of nearly 19 years," said Miss Sawyer.

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coconut shies were kept busy throughout the afternoon.

The Church, Young People and miday School also had attractive stalls on display.

stated by Mr. O'Shea are not facts of the case are shortly this stated by him and that the

as

real

would Sheridan sny if he saw his

The Boycott.

masterpieces played, as they are and the Prince Regent. What is still in the land of the living.

constantly played, by School and

As, the 10th Route Army became Defendant's Account.

University students? Probably he

reinforced so the Anti-Japanese) same as Dean When defendant retired from the would think the

Swift,

"Gulliver's Boycott Associations profited, by 6327 seeing Travels," as, of all unexpected lining their pockets as usual. One

lavatory of St. Francis Hotel be found that everyout who had been things, a

nursery classic: First drinking with him in the lounge he would be nugry, then amused,

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The Production.

Bain,

The wishing well, palmists and go home. He hired a rickshaw and What, then did the University A quantity of Japanese Piece! students make of this play-an ob- Goods were taken from various when he reached the Dutch Bank, vious choice for them and yet, on shops and burnt in the street. Baw Mr. O'Shen on the footpath.second thoughts a vastly ambitious.

Other articles much as electric light He stopped his rickshaw and hailed one?

globes, were smashed. Mr. O'Shea and said "I want a word with you." He did tell Mr. O'Shea that if the latter made any more sarcastic remarks or sneered, at him again he would give him any archway, and the minimum of licking. That I frankly admit is a furniture, for the interiors.

was far more effective than any technical assault. That being the attempt at realism. The costumes of the Monsoon which usually takes

COMPANY LAW

LOCAL ORDINANCE TO BE AMENDED.

"We have been fortunate enough to have Dr. Mineft for a thorough medical examination at the school and I would like to draw altem on to report I have received from her after a reinspection of girls who had been notified of physical defect. May I ask all parents do help ne in the matter which Dr. Minett has brought for- ward, and let us do nl in our! power to protect the eyesight of the i rising generation, I feel we nit owe a real delt of gratitude to the Medical Officer for Schools, for her keen interest in the physical welfare of school children, and I shall be sincerely sorry when the time comes for her departure. I know she 1932. would say the best way to show our appreciation of her work is to try carry out her advice, and that

we can and must do.

First of all, as to the production. The scenery was of classic severity. A dark curtain for the street scones, and, dark curtains, with a contrast.

This

The weather for the whole month' has been abominable with, rain practically each day, possibly owing to the exceptionally carly change

case he has frankly admitted his were excellent, and the decorative place during the Inter half of the

A draft bil) is published in the guilt and that is the reason why, I unity well preserved. The fault month,

Government Gazette, of an Ordin- ance to consolidate and amend the law relating to Companies, to be cited as the Companies Ordinance,

The Ordinance applies to every Company registered in the Colony, whether registered before or after the commencement of the Ordinance and irrespective of the place or

places where the business of the companies may be carried op.

**A sum of money has been col- lected by the D.O.G.A. and invest ed in gilt-edged securities, the in- terest from which is to be devoted to a scholarship. This to be known sa the D.O.G.A. Scholarship and awarded to a pupil in Clavet 4 suli- ject to certain conditions. The scholarship in to take the form of Chang, (Distinction in Englishı), a chegue for 880 (sixty) to be pre Grace Clayson, Ellen Ford, (Dis sented annually at the priz-giving tinction in English), Dorothy Lee, and will be available in 1933, 1 (Distinction in English), Winnie wish to thank the D.O.G.A. And if Lowenck, Carmen da Roza, (Dis I may mention names, especially tinction in English). Healer Thum Miss Robinson, its able President,' son, Margaret Thomson and Susan Hisa Anderson, Miss Kucker Grose Wong. and Miss Gourdin.

Musical Exams.

Dr. Kotowall's Address.

Hon. Dr. Kotewall said: "The

I believe, Mr. Peter Sin, when the case was first heard, tendered a plea of guilty.

Mr. D'Almada then went on to deal with the story told by Mr. O'Shea and pointed out that if the defendant had drawn a knife and that the two of them had a struggle it was strange that neither of them was injured.

fendant had had a very good char actor in the past. He might be a man of violent temper but that was about all..

It was the length of the play. could have been ent-as these old plays are always cut in modern professitial rivals to meet pre- sent-day conventions as to length.

The Acting,

Personal.

We are sorry to lose Mr. J. C. Roberts of the Hong Kong Bank who has departed on leave and his place has been filled by Mr. C.. J. Lloyd. Mr. and Mrs. Newman have left for Shanghai whether Mr. Newman of the C. M. Customs sor is Mr. Plumer. has been transferred. His succes

tourna-

Before distributing the prizes, the Honours); Dora Chow, Prepara any circumstance to carry on in the conditions and manners of an age formince was that of Walter Hunt Diocesan Girls' School is one in naratory (Pass); Winifred Smith, doing at the time. Although it in fury and in space by ten thousand

tory, (Honours); Alice Chan, Pre-way that you undoubtedly were separated in time by over a

Now to the players. In criticis ing young amateurn it is Do use or even with experienced amateurs, comparing them with professionals,

like the A.D.C players.

The Season for Kullang has now These were students learning their ended so that the tennis Mr. D'Almada said that the de-job. Acting is not done by lightment is now in full swing at the

genius. Donald Anderson, for ex- of nature-except by the occasional Recreation Club, ample, knows what it is to learn to play interport bowling, and in acting it is the same a matter of best effort of the evening. Woolley practise and coaching, คง the has a real comedy sense. He was foundations of natural talent. One Acres. He never clowned his part;. Addressing the defendant, Mr.

felt about his acting that it was he was just a good natured and Wynne Jones said:" You have a gallant and promising effort, and, simple young man in a blue funk. pleaded to this charge of assault; no doubt, in a little while, he will. B. Tata played up well with a word of "friendly and I think the whole trouble is figure as prominently before the bim, but as

local footlights as on the cricket warning, he must not get into the way of thinking that open mouth that you are a very hot tempered field.

A point of astonishing interest is and eyes are the sole requirements young man. You must understand Trinity College of Music, 1931: that we cannot permit you under the way in which Chinese girls of comedy.

and men adapted themselves to

Perhaps the most finished per Kitty Dedeoglou, First Steps,

cen- as Bir Lucius O'Trigger. It is not a big part, but an important one, miles. The amazing thing was and, it interesting to recall that that they fitted into their parts, the partial failure of the very first and were absorbed by them, better performance in London of "the with one exception, thao the Euro Rivals" was due to bad acting in pean players.

that part. Another nice piece of Kea ns The Principals,

acting was Choy Wing Faulkland. What # Beadsley- Chow Koxik and Katherine Lai | looking" rake he appeared, in a

tions of Sir Anthony Absolute and tereating figure. Stanley Broad- Mrs. Mainprop. They were admir bridge bad the graceless part of are quite remarkable impersona perfect costume--a sinister and in-.

With what ably made up, and in their wigs the cringing Fax. and satius had obviously transport-venom is the character conceived- Bath, he as a testy old rake, make as good a job as Broadbridge themselves back to 18th century and it needs an real stage-sense to the other as a shrow-still at achieved. fascinating age, but both set on hullying the young people. They KUYO 123 a real glimpse of that jaded and cynical age, with its hint of sadness. for, so much lost and forgotten.

which I take a personal interest. for to it I send all my girls for their Western education. It there. fore gives me special pleasure to be with you to-day!

Junior Honours, Theory, Interne nothing to do with this charge, I diate Practical (Pass).

must remind you that it has been Lugard Scholarship, won by given in evidence that you your Edith Ray,

self boasted of having assaulted Scripture:-1, Hirn Kutewall; some Filipinos the following morn "The good work the school is do ing is being carried into scores of 2, Joyce Chang; 3, Margaret Chan, ing. There is no doubt you have homes; while the influence which Joyce Anderson; 5, Marjorie boen violent to Major Cassel and bygiene and discipline will have on Fisher; R, Lily Der; R, Stella you yourself admit that you have be of inestimable value to the com. He; 8. Liilias Chow and Pansy are liable to get into very serious the scures of potential families will Heui: 6, Vera Wong; 7, Audrey been violent to Mr. O'Shen, You munity. It all goes towards build Ho; 9a, Joyce Banker: Db, Mar trouble if you permit yourself to ing up a more self-reliant woman- guerite Logan and 10, Hazel Lang get into these fits of violence,"

Defendant was then bound over. hood, which will be of greater use Clans Prize:-1, Ansie Lee ; % to the commanity, and will make for a greater equality of status he tween the sexes, thus ensuring hap. pier homes,"

The speaker concluded with a warm tribute to the work of Miss Sawyer and of the former head: mistress of the school..

School Concert.

WOR

An excellent programme given, all the classes taking their share, and the singing of the school hymn reflected special credit on those in charge of musical studios. Mr. R. Baldwin, A.T.C.L.. was a the pinne.

Prize List.

The prize list is as follows:-' HONG KONG UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATES. Senior.-18 entered, is passed Ethel Banker, Iris Frith, Holen Ho, Stalla Ho, Angela Hsu, Ivy Kan, Helen Kotewall, (Distinction in Scripture), Ansie Lee, Irene Lee, Phyllis Ratham, Stella Remedios, Sophie Trang, Irene Williams-and Gertie White..

Junior 13 entered, 12 passed Carmen Alonco, (Distinction in English), Helen Bush, Hilda Chao, (Distination in Arithmetic), Joyce

****ATINO Un-tezi-GoluRA:)

next twelve months.

Hester Thomson; 3, Edith Ray: in the sum of 8250 to come up for Joyce Anderson; 5, Julia Tsang; Iudgment if called upon within the Juliette Ching; R, Elsie Lim; 0, Vera Wong; 7, Audrey Ho; 8. Lillinu Chow; 9a, Stella Leong th Mary Lau and 10, Jacqueline Mat thews.

Needlework:-1, Angela Hsu; Dorothy Lee: 3, Kathleen Chua; 4, Beatrice Chan; 5, Julian Chua; 8, Sophie Tai; 7, Audrey Ho and a Lillian Chow..

Chow,

Music Prizes: - Dora Kitty Nakata, Kitty Dedeoglon, May C. Farrell, May Chow, Mabel; Cluen and Violet Ko.

I.

SOVIET PASSPORT

REGULATIONS

REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN SUBJECTS.

Julia and Lucy, two more rather thankless parts, were adequately talien by Phyllis Kwok and Rose Perry. The former "get across " as the proper, hussy, and the latter: as the little minx very pretty, but with sharp little claws!

THE CAST

Yvonne Langley had the singular- iy difficult part of Lydia Languish. Batween the note, musical selec- a silly, romantic headed girl of tinna, arranged by Mr. F. Mason, seventeen. Miss Langley played LT.C.L, A.R.C.O.. were rendered, the role with emphasis on the the artists being Mr F. Mason, stiffness and artificiality of the Mrs. Griggs, Mrs. Arnold, Mr. H. period. It was a good performance, Loung and Mr. E. Schrter. Mr. H. The following translation of a the air of composed disdain being Leung and Mr. E. Schroter.

I.B. Royal Drawing Society:-Prize memorandum addressed to the Bri- well conveyed. And it was 2 WINO awarded to Audrey Ho. for Div tish Embassy in Moscow by the rendering, that did not attempt People's Commissariat for Foreign aspects of Lydia's emotions that School Drawing Prize:-Award-Affairs of the Union of Soviet So only an experienced professional

Bir Antony Absolute....Chow Koxik. ed to Helen Ho for Honours in ecialist Republics is published in the could express.

Donald Anderson, as already Capt. Absolute Donald Anderson divisions,

Four Posters wero sent to Lon The People's Commissariat for mentioned, has the makings of a Foulkland Choy Wing Kra don for the R.D.B. Exhibition in Foreign Affairs have the honour to good actor. He is composed and Acres .......... Reginald Woolley January, 1931, Results are as fol-inform the British Embassy that self-assured, if a little inclined to Sir Lucius. O'Trigger Walter Hunt

Fag, in accordance with existing re any his part and to remain Donald low:

Commended 1st Class,-Helen Ho gulations, every foreign subject Anderson. Captain Absolute is a David

arriving on the territory of the big role, and playing it will give Thomas and Rita Edwards.

Comunended 2nd Class-Gertrude U.S.S.R, must register in the For him confidence in his next effort. eign. Department of the local Ex White and Doris Kotowall.

Tennis. Doubles, Class I-Susan ocutive Committee within twenty- Wong and Joyce. Chang; Bingles, four hours of his arrival at the Clam I-Busan Wong Runner Up place of his residence. and Janet Broadbridge.

Netball. This completes the third consecutive year that Class I has held the shield.

Gazette:-

Julia

Stanley Broadbridge 8. B. Tata S. B. Tata Mr. Malaprop... Katherine Lai Minor Bolas.

Lydia Languish Yvonne Langley Phyllis Kwok Among the minor rules there were Lucy

Rose Perry some capital performances. Ro A Boy

Eric Kennard. The proceeds will go to the funde In conformity with the above-ginald. Woolley's playing of silly mentioned regulations the passports Mr. Acres (a youthful Agucheek) of the Society for Protection of of foreigners will be endorsed with was in many people's opinion the Children, and the Tenn. Wah Dis a registration stamp.

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