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MRS: LAWRENCE PIRATES DRIVEN

Passes Through The Colony

When the 3 Antenor berthed yesterday at the Holt's Wharf she had on board a passenger in the person of Mrs Sarah Lawrence mother at the late Lawrence of Arabia.

She was accompanied by her son Dr. M. R. Lawrence of the China Inland Mission who is also going home with his mother.

OFF

The "Cicala's" Good

Work

ori

After a Iuli of some time the piracy scare Was onee again brought into the limelight Tuesday but fortunately the piracy did not materialise thanks to the

į timely Intervention of HMS. Cica- la at the eatrance to Yellow

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 6. 1935.

EDUCATION IN SHANGHAI

Help To Chinese In Secondary Schools

to

Shanghai, May 31. In connection with the Shanghai Municipal Council's decision. abolish family discount on fecs in Caunell schools for Chinese child- ren and to establish a scholarship

NEWS FROM CHINA

:

CHEAPER RATES | MORE

Post Office Makes Reductions

[Special to the "Bong Kong Dally Pres" (Copyrights.]

Shanghal, May 30. General satisfaction will greet scheme to be financed by the funds the news that a reduction in inter

tion Board recommended that in mall matter and parcels, as well

RESEARCH WORK

Programme For The Year

a

Reach. in the Shan Tak district off the West River when the gunboat hus made avállable, the Educa- national rates of postage on all general scoretary of the China

prevented what might have been a

scholarships And

Ave

serious piracy of a large junk, lad-; September, 1935, twelve entrance as international Money Order fees, groups of research studies are and the which was being attacked by a scholarships be instituted for the Saturday next, June 1. According The first group of research studies

Mrs. Lawrence when on her way to Shanghai to board the Antenor went through two harrowing ex- periences The first incident. was the pursuit by bandits second was, the stranding of the beat on which she was travelling to Shanghai, an

Mrs. Lawrence had been residing with her docter son for the last three years.

When a representative of the Daily Press called on board the Antenor yesterday he was informed by Dr. Lawrence that his mother was not feeling quite we'l and did not wish to see any visitors.

The boat left yesterday after- noon for Singapore on her way to Europe.

BRITAIN'S KING

Most Underpaid Man

America thinks in dollars even of the King. And viewed from this angle her estimate of the King's position and work is-im- merise

"Who is the most underpåld man In the world?" asks Mr. Bruce Barton, writing in the "New York American."

"The King of "England," he re- plled.

en with

ammunition and wood

number of Chinese in campans.

Information obtained from the naval authorities was to the effect that as the Cicala (Lieut Comdr R. Conder was steaming into the Yellow Reach at about o'clock op Tuesday afternoon a large. junk was seen in difficulties. being attacked and looted by 庄

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number of Chinese from five sam- pans. The junk. was about half foundering.

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DISTRESS SIGNALS

24

cent.

internal by the postal authorities as from Secondary Schools for Chinese to the announcement, the rates childred, these scholarships to run will be lowered as follows:- for three years subject to satis-

1. Tariff of Postal Notification factory reports at the end of the No. 7. Column I Union: all first and second years and to con- races sist of full remission of tuition fees special postage, miscellaneous pos- under ordinary postage,

and the free issue of text bookstage will be lowered by

20 per and stationery.

At the Board meeting the Trea- 2. International Parcel, Tari surer and Controller presented All rates of postage and insurance report furnishing information ask-fees or parcels to foreign countries ed for at the previous meeting. He as well as additional charges to be stated that the present ten half-added in every case to rates of fee acholarships would provide postage comprised between pages When the Cicala came into sight | nucleus of $454, and In addition 3 and 153 of the tariff will be distress signal was set up by the there would be the sum derived, lowered by 20 per cent, junk and the gunbont's Lewis gun from cessation of discount to new 3. Minimum I. M. O, fees, fixed Are was aimed at the attackers pupils, which might be less than M O. Tees, A. P. fees and other and rifle fire was discharged from the figure previously mentioned. miscellaneous fees on international a boat which had been lowered. vla.. $2,198. The first year cost or money orders for all countries The junk drifted on and ground the scholarship recommendations will be lowered by 20 per cent. ed as the entrance to Kerr Chan-as estimated by the Superintendent However, minimum 1. M, O. fees nel where one o! the warship's of Education would be: 12 entrance for Japan, and Hong Kong, and officers Was placed

scholarship, $1.440; charge.

10 internal A P. fees and inquiry fees for while the District Magistrate and scholarships, $1.300; total $2.740. Japan, Macao and Hong Kong Village Guard at Yunghi. who The scheme of internal scholar- remain unchanged. were informed. returned to the ships recommended by Chinery The charge of 25 cents on an scene of the piracy on board the members of the Board would cost ordinary letter to foreign countries Cicala and, a round-up of the $3,440 in the first year. The Trea-has for A very long time been suspects was made, which resulted surer suggested that the scheme to criticised as excessive In view of

put in

in several arrests. The men were

charge "This may sound a joke, but if is and the Cicala proceeded to Kong- net," he continues.

moon to notify the Chinese au- thorities.

"Trave: wherever you will in the world, you run across British pos- sessions, India, with its four hun dred millions; the treaty ports or Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore; Canada, Austrails. Bermuda. New Zealand, great stretches of Africa -immense, diversifted territories,

each with its own interests, hopes. jealoustes, ambitions,

"All ruled by a group of islands se smail you can hardly And them on the map...........

"What holds them all together? The British monarchy. When at the close of every public gathering in the Empire "the band plays 'God Save the King, and every- body stands bareheaded that is what keeps this heterogeneous col- lection of lands and peoples from flying apart.

"Some rich men are over-privil-

eged; some, at whatever income, would still be underpaid,

"The most underpaid of all is King George. He has few prive | ges. None of us would want to change places with him.

"His Wife is a dog's life-always on parade-for ever signing papers and laying corner-stones. But he does the biggest job in the world. Holding together the Empire on which the sun never sets."

THE BLACK OPAL

A London jeweller has just pur- chased the biggest black opal in the world, and I have had an op- portunity of seeing this marvellous gem, says a correspondent in London daily. "Light

of the World." as it has been called. has been cut to the shape of a drop pendant and is now two inches long by "an inch and a quarter wide. The glistening black surface

REDOUBTABLE BAND

Taken By Police

in

011

Shanghai, May 31. Four raids aua dhe arrest hospital were made on Tuesday and yesterday by the Freach Police IA connection with the $3,000 armed robbery carried out March 30 at 18e Rus du Consulat, and what is believed to be £ redoubtable band of malefactors. has been rounded up. Altogether seven man and two Women were arrested,

be instituted next September be the appreciation in rates or ex- Fun for three years, and that the change. With a dollar at 1/8d. question of internal scholarships be the cost of mailing a letter abroad deferred for the time being.

works out to-day at Sd, as com- The Chinese members of the Apared with 24d. In Britain, or at Board submitted a memorandum over ten cents V. 8. currency as suggesting an extension of the against five cents in Amerten, entrance and internal scholarship schemes. and when funds were avaliable, giving estimates of cost and cutlining the general con- ditions to govern them.

After discussion, the Board re- commended the Council as stated above.

PAPERS AND BOOKS

[Special to sne "door Eong Daily Preka". (Copyright).1 According to Mr. Liu Yu-Wan,

Institute of Pacific Relations, four

being initiated by the Institute.

includes surveys of the standard of living among tea farmerà in receive co-operation Central China, which work will from the

will be started in July this year. National Wuhan University. This The second group of research studies on the textile industries in China. as part of the world's, in- dustries, will be conducted by Dr. HD. Fang of Nankat University. Tientsin, an authority on textile opinion in China, for which the industries. A study of pubile

service of Dr. Lin Yu-Tang will be sought, and a study in Chinese minorities and immigrant groups in the Paclic Areas constutite the third and fourth, groups of research studies as planned by the. In- stitute.

EXPERT FOR SIAM The Institute also plans to 'des- patch an expert to Slam to con- duct investigations into the condi- tions of overseas Chinese in Siam, ercial activities, if this is feasible, their legal status, rights and com- said Mr. Llu.— China United Press (by mail).

SHANGHAY

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily 'Press" (Copyright).]

Shanghai, May 29.

In an interview," Mr. Forbes sald

The charges on postcards, newa-

The Hon. Cameror W. Forbes, papers, books, parcels, etc. bave chairman of the Americari been proportionately almost as Economic Mission, accompanied by high, and the notification that Mr Charles J. Carroll, vice the charges on all these categories | chairman new back to Shanghai are going to be reduced by 20 per from Hankow yesterday in General cent, comes as a very welcome | Chang Hsueh-Llang's Boling "Alr- Council of the conditions of the long been entertained of an ad-

Subject to endorsement by the answer to the hopes which have plane. scholarships, the Board's recom-justment. mendation was approved by

The reduction repre that after travelling by train from thesents a substantial relief to basi-Pelping to Hankow, the Mission Council on Wednesday.

ness firms as well as the general had the pleasure of interviewing SECONDARY SCHOOLS' STAFF

public. One must not overlook the General Chang Hsuch Llang. difficulties of exchange fuctuation Seven Members visited Szechuan, In pursuance of the Council's which the Chinese postal author-going by air, and two went by alr policy to appoint Chinese to the

ties have to take into considéra- to Chengtu, where they spent two educational staff whenever feasible. tion in axing their postage rates. days and were received with great the Education Board has reviewed If the exchange rate in this coun- çardiality by prominent citizens foreign teachers in the secondary may the question of the retention of try continues to rise the

public look forward for further sideration

After con-rellef in

the matter of postal this matter in all its rates- aspects, the Board decided to re-thina United Press (by mail). Further search is now being commend the Council to adopt à made by the Police with the objectaj scheme presented by the Superin- of Education effecting

During their raids, detectives kidnapped, and her brother and came across a woman who had been

sister who had apparently come to Shanghai to get her out of the gang's clutches.

schools for Chinese.

of finding the pistols said to have tendent

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and officials,

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At Chungking, General Chiang Kai-Shek accorded an interview to four Members of the Mission" and later received seven Members at dinner. They were given an opportunity to discuss matters bearing upon their work with

been used by members of the band some reduction in the foreign per- FREE EDUCATION General Chiang and were greatly

in the Rue du Consulat and other sonnel in Chinese schools by trans- armed robberies.

WELS

อน

fer to all vacancies in the foreign Raid in Rue Ratard

schools during the next twelve The first raid

made

months. The scheme involves the Tuesday morning at Zikaso employment of Chinese masters to Village, of Bus Ratard, where teach such subjects as selence and two suspects were arrested. Her mathematics, and provides for the King-twa and Hea Kingzeu, each greater use of the services of Chi- aged . It was in the room where nese in the teaching of English. the arrest took place that the The Council has approved Police found Zi Zen-ze, aged 22 Board's recommendation, (reported to have been abducted from her family by Heu King-

DONATIONS"

the

For All Children

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dairy

Press" (Copyright):]

Nanking, May 28. The Ministry of Education has submitted to the Executive Yuan a scheme calculated to secure for e), as well as Zeu Tang, agad

all children of school age four 19, and Zeu Heou, aged 18, ber

years of free education-an object sister and brother, all natives of

to be reached within a period of Seuyang

ten years from August this year. A ext the detectives raided 1 The Hon. Treasurer of the Society

At the meeting of the Executive atraw hut in Yisai reflects every colour of the rain-Yungteze poo, where they arrested ledges with gratitude and thanks Shih-Chlen, Minister of Education, village, of St. Vincent de Paul acknow- Yuan this morning, Dr. Wank bow, The stone was discovered a few years ago at Lightning Ridge, and Kang Yea-ze, aged 21, both tions to the Society's Funds.

two women, Heu Ting-ke, aged 22. the receipt of the following dona-explained in detall the principles New South Wales, and when of- natives of Seuyang. The latter's "ered for sale at Sydney shortly husband, Kang Yong-sai, had been after only £3000 was bid for it. arrested by another party shortly At that time, in the rough, it before this in the Chinese city he weighed över 250 carats

is alleged to have made a statement 'and was shaped somewhat like a dog's head. regarding the Rue du Consulat Subsequently the black opal was

robbery placed on exhibition in America, and it has only now been bought by an English Arm and cut to its party raided 69 Avenue 11g, present weight of 100 carats by where two more arrests were made. one of the world's most expert opal-Wang Yesiang, aged 2, and cutters.

Wang Awei-yi, aged 45, the former In also being alleged to have taken part in the Rue du Consulat affair These arrests proved of value, as the detectives went to a hospital Messrs. Melchers & Co., Agents, in Avenue Foch, where they ar

gret

THE SCHARNHORST

Clue Upon Clue At the same time, another Police

Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen re going medical treatment.

rested one Hon Fi, who was under- londvise that

One their 8.8. thing was leading to another, and "Scharnhorst" has unfortunately the party wasted little time in go- been delayed at Suez on account ing into Chapei to arrest Triang of readjustment of auxiliary ina- Kwangyi, in Teongching Dead. chinery for the boilers necessitated

As a result of Police inquiries, it by impurities of boller water. She is alleged that three of those ar left that port on 3rd inst. and 13 rested took part in the robbery at expected to arrive in Hong Kong 188 Rue du Copsnlat and that on June 22.

Hen King-meu also committed two, She will probably sail from Hong other armed robberies, both in Bue Kong on her homeward voyage on Palikaa Inquiries are proceed- July 1.

*ing

In Memory of Mrs. Ines. D'AI-

mada Carvalho -Various friends per Mr. P.

Tvanovich Mr. S. Pinna Miss G. D'Assumpcao- &•

Sisters'.....

1.00

$3.00 1.00

In Memory of Mrs. E. M. V.

Remedios

Various friends per Mr. F.

A. V. Ribeiro Memory of Mr. Saturnino

8.50

2.00

$12.50

"do Rozario Mr. S. Pinna

embodied in the new scheme. He stressed the importance of free education to all people of the nation as a requisite to the promo- tion of Party, principles, the train- Ing" for district self-governinent, and the engendering of national consciousness.

gratified at his cordial approval of their main objectives.

The Mission has been greatly impressed by the vast improve- ments which have been made in the cities they have visited, especially in the matter of wider. ing the roads, modern and more sanitary arrangements, the build- hensive system of highways, in-. ing of an extensive and compre-

provements of air-ports, the esta- blishment of a regular air service

netly better condition of far into the interior, and the dis- the people which the unification of China has brought in its train. China United Press (by mail).

SINO-TIBETAN TRADE

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright)a

Nanking, May 28. Definite steps to increase and improve trade between China The extension of free education Proper and Tibet are being cons to school-age children, according dered by the Government. It is to the new "regulations just sub- learned that the plan calls for the mitted to the Executive Yuan, will exemption from taxes of all native. be made in three stages. During gooda sent from Chiña to Tibet the first period, from August 1835† while goods from Tibet will be to July 1940, all school-age children taxed according to the inter-port will receive one year free educa- daty regulations. tion; during the second period Trade between China and Tibet from August 1940 to July 1944, all is claimed, have been consider- school-age children will receive ably handicapped owing to the two years free education; and poor communications system and during the third period from the fact that practically all goods August 1944 onward all school-age are sent there by way of India. children will receive four years The Government is planning to tree education

open negotiations with the British To enforce this programme, the authorities to permit the products Liang, Ngo Lion, late of No. 7 regulations provide, that efforts from China and Tibet to pass Kong, who died at the age of 54 of school enrollments, the improve-import duties. Only such products Babington Path, lat floor, Hong should be exerted for the increase through Indle free of the regular on December 38, last year, left local ment of country schools, and the as are not inpacked and unloaded.

state valued at $81,200.

strict enforcement of the higher on Indian territory are suggested Probate has been granted to and lower primary school system for this examption.- Leung Chan Shi, widow,

China United Press (by mail). China United Press, foy mail).

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