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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1936.

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London. Jan. 7:

The new cruiser Apollo is to commission at Plymouth to-day.

Anglican Members

Meeting

The annual meeting of the Kow-

Her acceptance trial will be car-loon Tong Anglican Church took ried out to-morrow. The Apollo is place last night and was attended expected to replace on the Ameri- by a large number of Church mem ca and West Indies Station the bera. run-

Danne, which returned to Devon- port on November 18 and has re-

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school and they receivs no educa tion, o proper care and no preduced to reserve. Captain M. J. C.

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This startling statement WES made by Mr. E. E. Cheeseman, lu- spector of Schools, in declaring

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hall of Ramakrishna Mission in Norris Road, Singapore, on Saturday. A school maintained by members of Je Indian community is conducted

this building.

This school, said Mr. Chersaman, represented an attempt to provide elementary education for children who, if the school did not "exist, would receive no education at all. It was not run for prolit and it existed solely in the interests of the children

de Meric, M.V.O., late Assistant Director of Naval Equipment and formerly in command of the cruiser Dunedin on the Zealand Station, assumed command of the Apollo In September.

and

Mr. R. Ashton-Hill was - In the chair and in his address to the meeting commented

the activities of the Church during the past year. He made reference to the erection of the new Church which should be ready for use this year.

The Chairman who was assist- ed by the Hon. Secretary Mr. S. Jex, and the Hon. Treasurer, Miss Ruby Mow Fang, opened the meet-

With the completion of the Apollo there are 55 cruisers on the list of the Navy, including threeing with a prayer. which are due to be prepared, for sale the Brisbane, Castor, Constance (completed in 1915-16). Of these 55 ships 33 are within the age limit of 16 years adopted in the London Naval Treaty as the assumed length of life for cruisers laid down before December, 1919, and 22 are over, that age limit.

Addressing

the the meeting" Chairman said that on Passion April 7, 21 candidates 8iday, were presented to the Bishop for confirmation in this Church. One month later, our priest-in-charge, the Rev. N. V. Halward went on leave and the Rev. L L Nash was appointed to have charge of the Church during his absence. It NEW STAFF OFFICER

was difficult to believe that Bat Commander C. P. Frend, who at that time it was only a little more tended the 1935 course at the Staff than 18 months since the first College, is appointed from to-day service had been conducted in to H.M.S. Revenge, as staff officer this Church House. During that The committee of the school had very reason to be proud, because it (operations) to Vice-Admiral Bir short period, in spite of the Rev. Charles Forbes, K.C.B... D.S.O.. | Halward's continued Il-health. was ensuring that these children an.

oyed their rightful heritage-they Second-in-Command in the Medi- much had been accomplished and 10were learning their mother tongue.terranean. He succeeds Comman- firm foundations had been laid.

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IN THE VERNACULAR The teaching in the, first stages, Nr Cheeseman proceeded, given in that language which all educationista regarded as the most suitable for surly education-the vernacular,

Not only was the mother tongue th best medium of instruction in the early stages of school life, it was also an essential in moral and emotional education. (Applause).

"Let the children learn English," said Mr. Cheeseman, "but do not deprive them of the study of that language which must needs be the medium of their personality."

· COMMUNAL EFFORT After referring to the number of children who were not attending eny school all, Mr. Cheeseman vaid;

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All honour then to any com. munity that does not shirk its re sponsibility in this direction. All honour to the committee. of this school for its effort to provide for these children."

Cheeseman Con- Finally Mr. gratulated the committee on the Existere of the school and express- rd the hope that from year to year $10.40 they would find an increase in its efficiency and an extension of its influence. (Applause.)

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MISSION'S HISTORY

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der R. A. Startin, O.BE, A.M. "In August, we heard with very Commander Frend was promoted deep regret that the Rev. Halward two years ago while serving as would not be returning to Kowloon executive officer of the cruiser Tong but had been accepted by the Church Missionary Society for Caradoc in China. He went to sea from Dartmouth on the outbreak, work in Canton. Whatever that of the War while still a cadet, work may be, it will always be served as midshipman of the bat-supported by our interest and our tleship Caesar, and in 1917-18 as prayers. sub-lleutenant of patrol boat P. 50 and the destroyer Woolston,

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"It was at a meeting held at the Church on Sunday, August 23, that our Bishop MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS

put forward his plans for the tu- Adventure arrived Halfa (Jan. 2).re or the Church, and suggest-

Ajax left Alexandria (Jan. 4), Ardent, Achates, Antelope, and Acasta arrived Haita (Jan. 5).

Arethusa left Malta for Haifa (Jan. 4).

Lagos

Bridgewater left Takoradi (Jan. 4)..

Bruce let: Hong Kong (Jan. 3). Dainty arrived Bombay (Jan. 3. Dundee arrived St. Vincent, (Jan

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ed the formation of B pastoral committee. Many of us did not welcome, this suggestion, and felt that it required more considera- tion. A questionaire was drawn torun and the answers condered at A special Church meeting. They were then forwarded to the Bishop together with a resolution passed at the meeting. The Bishop con- sidered the matter very carefully and sympathetically but It'soon became evident that there was ne priest avallaris

take charge of this Church during The original proposals were very considerably modified Grimsby arrived Eride (Jan. 27, and the Bishop has now arranged

Durban and Seahorse arrived Alexandria (Jan. 4).

Gannet left Hankow for Wuhu (Jan. 4).

Glorious and Searcher arrived | 1636. Alexandria (Jan. 3),

The local history of the Ramak; rishna Mission in Singapore, and of the building scheme which has just reached completion, was re- viewed briefly by Swami Bhaswar- ananda, the present priest in

and the receipt of charge, telegram of congratulation from 31. the headquarters of the Mission in India was announced.

3.

and left for Macassar. (Jan, 3).

Leith arrived Whangare (Jan

Phoenix arrived Hong Kong (Jan.

to

for all the communion services

| both at 7.15 am, and 9 am, to be taken by visiting clergy. Under Lowestoft left Rajang River for this system the Revs. P. Jenkins, Labuan (Jan. 4).

H. A. Wittenbach, N. V. Halward. G. F. Allen and Baker will all be taking the services in turn on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays."

The coming year would, appear. to be" a time of difficulty but

Swami Bhaswarananda ряг ticularly montioned the benefac-3); tions of Messrs. V. Pakirisamy and N. Narainasamy in support of the building scheme and of Mr. B. Govindasamy in the maintenance of the school

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After Mr. Cheeseman had spoken, "Life and the lecture Teachings of Swami Vivekananda' was given by Mr. S. B. Adityan. That ended the English part of the programine, after which too was served.

The remainder of the programme comprised. Tamil music and ad- dresses in that language by Mears.

4)

Renown arrived Malta (Jan. 3). Shoreham arrived bahrein (Jan:

It.

Starfish left Alexandria for Mal-night rather be regarded as a ta (Jan. 3).

Sydney arrived Haifa (Jan, 3). York arrived Kingston, Jamaica, and left for Balboa (Jan. 4),

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments were made by the Admiralty yesterday: Bt.-Cdra.-J. N. K. Knight, to President for duty on staff of Capt

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year of hope and opportunity. We look forward to the new Church being opened for worship during the year and we hope to have a priest-in-charge at the beginning of next year or possibly In the autumn of this year,

elected The following were

to

serve on the Church Committee for the ensuing year: Mr. R. Ash- 15.70 T Sivapragssam and A. Athisa-Supt. of Contract-butit Ships (Jan. ton-Hill (chairman), Miss. R. Mow 9); C. C. Alexander, to Dolphin Fung, Mrs. F. É. E. Booker, Mrs. (Jan. 6); and N. de G. Waymouth, w. Scotcher. Mr. E. Lee, Mr. to Tamar (Feb. 6), i

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Eden E. Abbott, chief engineer M Green and D. V. Garde, to Wal- Conference: Mr. R. of the Morro Castle, was to-day lace (Jan. 20); and J. D, Watson,

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Air-Commodore Sidney Smith, Air Officer Commanding the RAF Far East, announced yesterday that the.

Borns.--. Tredray, to St. Martin (Jan. 10); E. T. Ford, to Greenwich (Jan. 11); H. A. Southcott, to Bt.. Vincent; and J. W. Turner, to Chaļ- lenger (Jan. 28).

BIRTHRATE IN AUSTRIA

Miss R. Mow Fung, Mrs. J. W. Scotcher, and Mr. Walter Bue,

Following the meeting refresh- ments were served after which a table lamp was presented to the Rev. Nash in recógnition of his services to the Church,

GENERAL STRIKE IN SYRIA

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Exes": (Copyright).3.

Jerusalem, Jan. 28. The General Strike in Byria continued on Tuesday, The situa Vienna, Jan. 28tion remains grave, and according

The birthrate in Austria has now to despatches from Damascus two.

is reached the lowest level ever re- further casualties are reported. Sassoon Trophy, which awarded to the B.A.F, squadron corded, according to the figures 13501 given as the total num- carrying out the best bombingvublished by the Federal Statistical ver of arrests made 1 now during the year, had been won by Bureau, which show it to be 13.5 The Arabs here follow the deve- No. 24 Squadron from the niper 1,000 The deathrate has also lopments in Byria with teen in- craft carrier. II.M.8. Hermes decreased, it now being 12.7 per terest. ・ In the Arab quarters of This is the first time that the 1,000. Ir the present tendency con- Jerusalem, leadets of anti-Exitish Fleet Air Arm has won the trophy: tinues, the times will not be far and anti-zionat tendency, and The Hermes flier won by a par when the births will no longer ex-arging the Arab population to join row margin. There was little toceed the deaths. As it is. Austria in demonstrations against the choose between any of the squad

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