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PRIZE DAY AT

ST. JOSEPH'S

Successful Year In Studies And Sports

MR. N. L. SMITH GIVES AWAY AWARDS

A satisfactory year's report was read by Rev. Bro. Matthias at the annual prize distribution of St. Joseph's College yester- ....dny. Both in studles and in sports the school had a good.

year.

Mr. N. La Smith distributed the prizes, and in the course of a brief speech drew attention to the fact that boys of many na- tionalities received their tuition at the school and had an ex-' international cellent opportunity in Jater life of developing an

outlook. He hoped the boys appreciated 'the privilege of be- ing members of such a school.

Mr. Smith congratulated the school on their" good results and thanked Bro. Matthias for having honoured him by asking him to distribute the prizes.

CONCERT BY THE STUDENTS

A concert consisting of musical, items and recitations together with a display of physical exer- cises by the school's Scouts pres ceded the Headmaster's report.

SCHOOL REPORT

سال

The Headmaster's report" was as follows. Sir,

likewise tender my ngratulations to Messrs. R. Lim and C. Shui Ling on their successful University career-both received their B. A degree at the Congregation held on January 9th of this year.

Scouts The year

1933 saw the Firs Hongkong Troop engaged in vari- bus activitie A good number of our scouts obtained the Second

إبراء

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1934,

BATHING CLUBS

OBJECT

To Water Closets In N. Point Foreshore

The business discussed at the fortnightly meeting of the Sani- tary Board yesterday was of a formal nature except for an ap plication for the installation water closets in a factory on. In- land Lot No. 3507, on Shaukiwan Road.

ARBITRATION: A WIDE

SUBJECT

Interesting Address At Rotary Club Tiffin

CHEAPNESS

MAIN OBJECTS

AND SPEED THE

'Mr. G. R. Sayer, who presided An interesting and Instructive Act and said that no doubt the said that he understood that this talk on "Arbitration" was deliver- best procedure was that before a application caused a differenceed at the Rotary Club yesterday single arbitrator. The diaculty of opinion among the members. by Mr. H. C. Macnamara. There was his appointment. "I have The matter might involve conflict was a large attendance at the asked Mr. Key to let me have some between users of the foreshore and meeting, a number of guests being details about arbitration as carried owners of the site and he had been present.

on by the Hong Kong Chamber of requested by the Colonial Secré- Mr. T. B. Wilson was in the chat | Commerce. He has given me a tary to ask' the Board to defer the and in thanking the speaker on great deal of valuable information application in order to enable the behair of the "Club, Mr. A. ei amongs which is the interesting Director of Public Works to exam- Arculii" remarked that Mr. Mac-fact that the arbitration com- "jne certain proposals,

camara had delivered. a very in-mittee of the Chamber of Com-

I have much pleasure in wel-Class Badge. Many are now try.. coming you as Director of Edaca-ng hard to pass the different texts

Addressing the gathering. Mr. Macnamara "sald:---

Under the circumstances he pro-teresting speech. posed an adjournment of the ap- plication and suggested that the papers be sent back to the Direc- tor of Public Works. This agreed to.

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was

It is understood that objection to these water closets comes from & number of bathing clubs on the foreshore at North Point.

Lo, Mr. F. C. Hall. Mr. L.C.F. Bel- lamy, Dr. L Shu Fan, Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto. Mr. C. J. Roe, (Secretary) and Mr. Im Tseung, (Assistant Secretary),

Ping

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Private Tribunal

tion to preside at our Annual for the First Class Badge. We are S.S. HAINING REFLOATED Figland and also under a great subject to the control of the Court'

Prize-Giving for the fir time.

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glad that many are keen on secur-

am sure all here present fully aping proficiency badges. Three boys preciates the honour you have done have recently passed the rest for Only Slight Damage Sustained important department of compul- I It is a question of practical ex us by your presence at this func-the Cooking Badge. One has pass

tion to-day.

The year under review was one steady progress and all round good results. The Rev. Brother James, O.BE. inspected the school in March and again in November, He was struck by the good spirit of work prevailing through the classes and by the discipline and good manners of the pupils.

An old pupil of the Brothers of Melbourne Rev, Father J, Grifin paid us a visit in February.

examined

ed the Engineer Badge and the Ambulance Badge. Some of our coute are at present attending the signalling classes under the instruc- tion of the Deep Sea Scouts.

merce will themselves appoint an arbitrator if requested in a proper case, to do so." That in itself gets "Arbitration is a very wide aub- over to a large extent the dificulty Ject and my remarks will be con of a reference to a single arbitra- Aned to one kind of arbitration; for to be appointed by an impartial alone. As a general rule the word i authority, the cost and time of arbitration suggests the idea of two) arbitration would both be consi- desputants selecting a third per derably reduced. son to decide their dispute, and this is no doubt the general mean-

An important question is the ex-" There were present beside the chairman. Mr. J. M. Gray, M.OH..ng of the word. In such an ar tent to which the Courts should Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. M. Kitration as I have just mentioned interfere in arbitration, proceed- the authority of the arbitrator 15 ings. Though an arbitrator is a derived from the consent of the private tribunal, it has been laid parties. Bestdes "voluntary ar- down that he ought to judge ac- bitrations there is a great deal, in cording to the ordinary law of the modern times, of what I will call land and not to apply any law or "compulsory" arbitration. This ocno law just as he chooses. You curs for example when we have cannot entirely oust the jurisdic- to assess compensation under the tion of the court. The most you Workman's Compensation Acts in

can do is to have an arbitration

number of other Acts. A very in certain matters of law. sory arbitration is when Railway companies wish to acquire land. The price or compensation is fixed Another kind of arbitration is by compulsory arbitration.

That is a great This news was received by cable International.

in Itself and it is to observe that yesterday by the Douglas Steam-subject ship Company and Mr. S. T. W-only necessary Hamson proceeded to swatow on several wars have been prevented

Mr. A..el Arcull in thanking the ss. Hatching to make arrange-by international arbitration.

advantages are obvious.

the speaker, said that Arbitration In considering ordinary com- was a subject which was growing message stated

mercial or voluntary arbitration popular in Hongkong in recent that the ship was not making the first question we have to con-years. One of the reasons might ter and apparently very little damage has been sustained.

sider is why it is found necessary be that times were so bad

and pay for amateur people relled inore on arbitration to set up The Hongkong. and Whampoa and non-professional tribunals to than on the law courts. It was Dock ug, Henry Keswick has been

professional tribunals, pald by thè | remain friends after arbitration, talking charge of the salvage work decide disputes when there exists casier for the parties to make or under the supervision. of M. State, who are ready and willing than after the publicity which Maher, the salvage expert. The to decide these very disputes. Now attended Court proceedings.

WB5 the mistaken bellef fact that the work done by the In not here either to advocate there Henry Keswick must have been or deprecate the practice of a that anything connected with very "dimcult may be guaged from bitration, but I want simply to try litigation lended a stigma to the the pictures printed in the "Daily to explain, if I can, why arbitra partles interested. The subject Press recently, showing the Hai-tion exists and make some remarks was yery, interesting and the Club

inbg high and dry. among the

as how it works.

was grateful to Mr. Macnamara rocks. Apparently it was neces-

for his address. sary to wait for a favourable tide before atémpting

the to refloat véssel.

The ss. Haining, which went ground in Swatow a week ago, his

been refloated.

We had two camps in 1933, the first being a Patrol Leaders' Train- ing Camp, and the second a Sum- mer Troop Camp. I should like to thank the Commissioner, the Rements for the vessel's return to verend Mr. Waldergrave, and his Hongkong. The assistant the Reverend Mr. Hal- vard, for the help they have given the Troop.

Cricket

Rev. Bros Stephen, Dominie and Patrick-three Directors from Malaya visited us in December. I Our Cricket Eleven, though not am grateful to them for having up to the standard of last year's the text-books of the team, did very well. Of the twenty school and for their helpful sugges-matches played to date we won ten. tions in the various branches of the Our thanks are due to the Club de Recreio, for having so kindly put their ground at our disposal on Wednesday afternoons, and to the Hong Kong Cricket League for donating 250 for the purchasing of bats and balls.

curriculum,

Mr. A. R. Sutherland inspected the school in May and in Novem- ber. In his report he states that the equipment was very gooel and the Staff adequats according to Code requirements, Randing and Colloquial were good throughout the School. In the Chinese Sec- tions the writing work was excel- lent while Reading and Colloquial have improved considerably since last year.

In some of the Portu- guese Sections however I found the Writing poor. Arithmetic

was good.

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Football

very

Our footballers enjoyed a successful year emerging victors

every on nearly standard of football set up by our boys was quite exceptional.

vecasion. The

.." Inter-School Sports

At the Inter-School Sports, inga

very keen and interesting struggle,

winners

we were fortunate enough to retain "In Class Three Geometry and the Governor's shield. In the open Algebra were very weak. Geography relays of the Colony our and History were satisfactory I took first place on nearly all occa should like to see more use made of sions. Atinses. Dictation Tests showed It is now my pleasant duty to good results. The School is effi- thank all those who have contribut cient."

ed during the year towards the Dr. "H. W. Wang, Assistant Me-efficient running of the school; our dical Officer of Schools, inspected devoted Assistant Masters who are the School in December. In his unsparing in their zea} the report be states that "The whole school is very well kept,. That the two dormitories upstairs are very well lighted and ventilated. The bathrooms and flush-closeta kept in good order."

in

Its

Commercial Court It is sometimes said that ar- bitration is cheaper, more speedy and simple. Sometimes it is the only practical method of settling disputes that are terribly compli- SCOURGE OF FEMINISM eated. The only real test is prac- tical convenience. You cannot lay down any hard and fast ruletas to what cases should be referred to arbitration or what should be pro- ceeded with in the Law Courts.

Justice is a Masculine Virtue, Saya Naval Officer

Club (Londori).

of

One of the worst ways of settling a case is by carrying it from ar- bitrators to the Law Courts and

pedience as to what points should be referred to arbitration. Besides this, unless there is a rasonable friendly spirit between the parties. arbitration, proceedings will often fall in their main object, which is, speed and cheapness.

Speaker Thanked

that

Also

140 M.P.H. AIR- PLANE

For Singapore- Australia Route

The machine is expected to cruise, at 140 miles an hour, and will be the fastest yet in use by Imperial Airways.

"The fundamental virtues freedom and justice are essential- ly masculine virtues," declared back again. I think the most suc Captain Bernard Acworth, D.3.0. cessful cases in which arbitration A new air liner built for Imperial R.N.. addressing the City Carltonas been used are where no ques- Airways, which has carried out its tion of law exist and when the maiden flight at Stag-lane serod- "The disappearance of any pub-arbitrator is an acknowleged ex rome, is one of a type, which they lic tribute since the war to the pert in the subject matter of the will tender for the Singapore-Aus-

dispute. classroom, Mr. Asome for the in-foundations of all true morality,

In general the arbitrator decides tralla section of the England-Aus-

iralla aft route. terest. he takes in the cricket team, whether in polls al, social, or com-nally, without appeal, all quetions Mr. Cheow Cheang for the able mercial life." } went on, "B manner in which he handles the measure of the ourge of feminism both of law and fact that have been submitted to him. The law gives. are scouts, the Reverend Clergy for which has dominated our unhappy him very wide powers indeed.

their devoted spiritual ministra country in recent years."

You might have thought, therefore, I saw all the classrooms. They tions especially our chaplain the Captain Acworth said that since that once the arbitrator has made flown by types cruising, at between The route to Singapore is now are all in goud order."

Rev. Father Peter whose lectures the war any enterprise or ap- his award the aid of the Courts The trough-closets and urinals are so much appreciated by young pllance which the public had been could not be invoked by either 105 and 120 miles an hour..

The new official number is DA are very clean and are automati- and old.

tanght, generally by interested party and that they must abide 86, and it is the first four-engined cally flushed. Thc tuck-shop is I thank the S. V. P. and the parties, to regard as progressive by the decision of their self-aircraft built by the De Havilland. fairly clean. The kitchen looks Hongkong Benevolent Society for had enjoyed a subsidy from the pointed judge. Such, however, is very cheerful.”

coming to the help of some of the public purge on a scale at which not the case. There are provisions Aircraft Company Danger of Routine

poor boys that attend our school.in many Instances the imagination in the Arbitration Act which have I also thank all our prize-donare baggled. and all those ladies and gentlemen for their kind presence here this morning.

There is danger of running a school in rontide fashion, conse quently we are thankful for con- structive criticism from all quar. ters especially that emanating from In conclusion, Sir, I thank you the Colony's Educational Authori- once more for having consented to ties. In educating youth we hold proside at this function and to give fast to the method handed down to away the prizes. us by St. John Baptist de la Salle.. With good teaching methods he coupled religion. Our traditional daily half-hour's religious or mo- ral instruction's interpreta in part

THE PRIZE WINNERS

"

Geography

-

Conn Chan

for Tung-ling"

ang Khoen nag

given rise to eriormous trouble and experise.

Choon Cake

!

It is powered with the new De

gines, each of which develops 200 horse-power

Haviland sixcylinder air-cooled en-

Mr. Macnamara, then instanced

This engine has been developed the case of the Olympia Oil and

Company V The produce this year from the dipsy for Prize

Brokers Company in which he cylinder types, which have down Prize for Co-ordinate Geometry--sald that after years of litigation over the world and have built up

at perfectly frightful expense the a great reputation for reliabilty.

The new air liner will have a Prize for Physics-Ho Hung-chiu parties were in the same position The prize winners were as fol- Prize for Chemistry-Ho Hung-chiu as they were in Immediately after range ct. 300 miles. It will carry the umpire had made his original eight passengers and 500lb. of

mail. Prize for Russian-Edgar. Örlif

award.

kubry pill 2 Prize for Mathematics-Lin

One pitfali 15 trying to get the

Singapore-Australia „ Men

Courts and the arbitrators to go the Australian Government re- in double harness but that is by cently, called for tenders fro this nh means: sil Strictly spesting section of the route. Preference there is no appeal from an arbitrais, to be given to Australian com tor but his award may be set salde pagies,

los:---

Matriculation Class-

his intentions in matters appertain-Woo Hay Tong-Scholarship for

ing to the spiritual side of the child's nature.

An eminent educationalist has said, "If things go on normally, not only should the boy be better for having been to school but the #chool should be better for his hav- ing passed, through it." The dis- tinguished Old Boys of St. Joseph's bolding prominent positions to-day in Hongkong and the Far East attest the truth of this statement, being as they are a credit to them- selves and their Alma Mater.

Matriculation Pamoj

... English-Choy Ahwai Senior Belillos Scholarship for

English Essay--Choy Ahwat Brother Joseph's Memorial Scholar

ship for Mathematics--Ho Hung-chin Doctor F. Bunie's Prize: for Eng

lish Literature-Nicholas, Su- marokoff

His Excellency The Bishop's Prize

Wen-

JUNIOR PRÍZE LIST Religious Knowledge-A R. Razack

(Rev: Bro. Visitor's Prize): English Joseph Fong-t

(Junior Bellios Scholarship) Chinese Chui Chung-po

Tse-yan

(La Shek-påig Gold Medal) Physics and Chemistry-Joseph

Fong (Mz, Simon for Apologetics-Choy Ahwal

Scholarship) SPAN ST Prize for French-Cheng Kwok-Mathematics--L1 Fook-tseang

Mechanics-8ze-to Kwok-kwong Prize for Japanese Cheng Kwok-Trigonometry--Li Fook-wo

kew

Cleography-Cheung Shing

French-Joseph Fong

kew

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..

Of the fifty two candidates pre-Prize for Portuguese-Marcos Ta-PortugueseJao Souza ented. for the Matriculation 23 VITES passed and two qualified for the Prize Benior. I congratulate the suc hung:

for Chinese-Fang Lok:

cessful candidates more particularly Prize for Mandarin-Fung Lok- those in honours as well as distinc- hung

tion winners in one or more of the Prize for Spanish-Miguel Rivera aubjects which they offered Six-Prize for Mechanica-Ludwig Chan teen of them have joined the Uni-

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Cake catastrophes more often result from baking in too hot oven than from any other

BIL cause.

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for various reasons of which I shall Imperial Airways have entered mention only two. The first is the into an agreement with QUANT- misconduct of the arbitrator | A8-an: Australian concern-to and the second error in law on form a tendering company, which will be known as Australian Na- the face of the award.” A

The Single Arbitratortional Airways

I want to draw your attention. The route runs for nearly 2500. to the bright side of arbitration miles from Bingapore, the present as welk In recent years, the num-terminus to Port. Darwin, Includ ber:for arbitrations: mostly held ed is an open watir crossing of the under the auspices of various large Timor Bea of nearly 400 miles. The Trade Associations and the Cham-machines have to be able to fly bers of Commerce, has enormously for about five hours even with a increased. Even-80 or 30 years ago | 30 miles an hour head-wind: This arbitration was a rather rare and provision will overcome... any crinks unusual way of setting a case of forced landings at sea through whereas in certain trades It oper- fuel shortage. Add A KVAL ates, with great success.” Margit Mr. Macnamara referred to the provisions for the appointment of arbitrator under the Arbitration

The conditions of the tender call for a cruising afced of not less than 90 miles an hour, rising to 110 files an hour, in five years' time.

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