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GOLDEN JUBILEE

Celebration

Girls

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1936.

OUTSTANDING EXHIBITION

Of Fairlea Work Of Two Chinese

Artists On View School

HISTORY REVIEWED

The Golden Jubilee of the Fairlea C, M. S. School was cele- brated yesterday in dual connection with the Graduation Day of the Lower Middle and Higher Primary Schools, when Mrs. Chennt Wing Kul, the Headmistress, gave a comprehensive survey of the school's activities and growth from a small starting 50 years ago.

There was a large number of parents and friends present to join in the felicitations. Among those present were: Mr. G. R. Sayer (Director of Education) The Hon. Mr. S. W. Ts'o, the Rev. and Mrs. E W. L. Martin (Headmaster of St. Stephen's Boys' College) and many others.

An interesting programme, which included the School Song, drill. and plays was enacted by the pupils, before the prize

ceremony.

giving

SCHOOL'S HISTORY Addressing those present, the, Headmistress, said:

Today we are celebrating our 50th Anniversary, the Lower Mid- dle School and the Higher Primary School Graduation Day, We are most fortunate in having Mrs. Fok Ching Sham to come to distribute the certificates for us, and in the name of the School I offer her our hearty welcome. We also thank all our friends for taking so great an interest in our welfare in com- ing to us this afternoon.

In 1886 our School was started by Miss Johnstone who was born in Tasmania, and her father served in the 100th Regiment which afterwards was transferred to In- dia, where later her mother died. Her father them came to Hong Kong and Miss Johnstone accom- panied him. During her childhood she was a great friend of Miss Harriet Baxter and under her in-

fluence she became an enthusiastic missionary. At first the School was situated in West End Terraca and was

Vernacular Primary

School for boarders and for day girls, many of whom came from Christian homes. Later, seeing that it was such a good school, many non-Christians sent their children to be educated there. Miss Johnstone taught them the love of Christ and helped them to follow the footsteps of the ancient

IN OILS AND WATER

COLOURS

The exhibition of paintings in oils and water colours which opens to-morrow on the 1st Hoor, Gloucester Building, is the work of twp artists. Mr. Yee Bon and Mr. Lee Byng. They are both Gradu- utes of the Ontario College of Art. Toronto, where Mr. Yes Bon, in particular. distinguished and won prizes and scholarships as fast as they were offered. The exhibition is one of outstanding merit and all those who are in- terested in art should make a point of visiting it.

himself

do not deserve the honour, for re- fecting, on the 50 years that have passed, we feel that we have done nothing great that we can boast of, but have the comfort of know- ing that we have made some im- provement concerning the educa- tion of Chinese girls. All of our teachers are devoted in teaching

Both artists are members of the our students who are always very Hong Kong Working Artist's Guild. interested in the subjects taught them. As usual, our students join | the girls of S. Stephen's in carry- Ing on a summer school for poor children, to teach Sunday classes, and to visit hospitals on Sundays to cheer the sick with the message of God's love. Our annual Sale of Work was a great success. The funds which we raised were allotted to different charities both outalde and within the Colony, and in this way the students show that they really live up to the ideal of the following Golden

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INVESTITURE CEREMONY Hon. Mr. E. Taylor

Decorated

The Hon. Mi. Edwin Taylor, re- ceived the Insignia of a Com- panion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St George at an investiture which took place yesterday morning in the Reception Room of Govern- ment House, before a most dis-

tinguished gathering, which in cluded leading officials and re- sidents.

His Excellency, Sir Andrew Cal Governor in walking to the dias.. decott made the presentation. The

left hands by His Lordship the was supported on his right and

Gregor, Kt., Chief Justice: Sir Atholl Mac- and the General Oficer Commanding the Troops. Major General A. W. Bartholomew C.B., C.M.G.. C.B.E. D.S.O., the

Gor H. A

day to which some ff, guests have crnor's Extra A.D.C., Lieut.

A private view is being held to-General's A.D.C., and the been invited. The exhibition opens de B. Botelho, H.K.V.D.C. to the public to-morrow at 10 am, Others who took part in the and will remain open til the end of the month.

ceremony were: The Hon Dr A.R. Wellington, C.M.G., the Hon. Dr. R.K. Kotowall, C.M.G., LLD.. Capt. W.J.R. Cragg, A.D.C., and Mr. W.W. Hirst, bearer.of the Mace.

THE TRAVEL BUREAU

POPULAR BEER

25th Anniversary Of Union Brewery MANUFACTURE

OF U.B. BEER

EXPLAINED

anniversary, the Union Brewery Ou the occasion of their 251 Limited, Shanghai, have issued an interesting booklet describing the their popular product, U.B. Beer. manufacture and progress of

Within the contines of this 30- B Boer, which, by its excellent page bookle the story 13 told of quality, has established for Itself a leading position, and is known throughout the Far East.

try:

From a modest beginnlik. the Union Brewery was unable. satisfy the ever increasing demand for V.B. Beer, a demand which exceeded the capacity of the old plant. Hence the new brewery completed this year, with an an- nual capacity of fifty million bat- ties.

М

prac-

Profusely Lustrated-on tically every page there is a ple- ture depicting an interesting as- pect of the plant the booklet has been well produced and should command the attent on of 'the thousands of patronisers of this excellent beer.

THOSE PRESENT Among those present at the ceremony were: Lady Caldecott,

The new Unlon Brewery, the Mrs. Edwin Taylor, Rear-Admiral largest brewery in China, is cum-

more blessed to give than to re- New Headquarters To C. G. Sedgwick, His Honour Mr. pletely mechanized, and the en

ceive"

Be Opened

AT KOWLOON

Kong Travel Association's new It is announced that The Hong headquarters The Travel Bureau Kowloon will be officially opened on Wednesday, October 38

at 5 p.m.

In February, Miss Pope returned from furlough. Besides taking charge of the hostel, she is also. teaching mathematics and other subjects. It is fortunate for both boarders and day girls to have her back in the School. Mixa Hancock is still teaching English and botany to the Middle School girls twice a in week Miss King resigned and went home to England to be mar- ried. We sincerely hope that she will have a bright and happy fu- Fing has been seriously ; but is ture before ber. Miss Wong Tsul now on the road to recovery, and will be resuming teaching before long. The school owes a tremend- ous lot to the untiring efforts and persevering work of all members of the staff, and 1 take this oppor- tunity to express thanks to them.

Two studens were baptised in February and one.was confirmed in March. We now have two present girls and an old girl who will be baptised very shortly.

Justice J. J. and Mrs. Hayden, the tire process is hygienically per- Hon. Mr. R. A C. North and Mrs. fest North, the Hon Mr. C. G. Alabas- The illustrations show the old ter, K.C., O.B.E.. and Mrs. Alabas- ter, the Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie tle filling section; the power- plant and the new plant; the bat- and Mrs. Carrie, the Hon. Mr. G. house; brew-house; engine house; W. Tickle, the Hon Mr. J. J. interior of the brew-house; Wort Paterson and Mrs. Paterson, the alter in the brew-house; ferment- Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell and Mrs. Ball, ing cellar; lager Mr. A. Fraser M.C., the Hon. Mr. T. storage-tank; beer filter; bottle- cellar; steel H. King and Mrs. King, the Hon cleaning Mr. J. P. Braga, OBE, the Honmachine:

machine; bottle-Alling The official ceremony will be performed by Mrs. W. J. Carrie,

Dr. Tso Seen-wan, CBE,

pasteurizing machine: the and the famillar bottle labels are clation,

Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, the Hon. also illustrated. wife of the Chairman of the Asso~ Mr. Lo Man-kan and Mr. Lo Man- The Hon. Mr. W. J.kan, the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell

"Upan completion of the Lager: and Mrs. Dodwell, the Hon. Mr. M.

booklet explains T. Johnson, the Hon. Mr. A. What is when the beer is ready Hughes, Sir William Hornell, Kt.. the Lager cellars through a wys. for consumption. It is forced from CLE, LLD. Mr. G. R. Sayer, tem of frame-alters consisting of

W, Schofield, Capt. By D. Walker, M.C. and Mrs. Walker, cakes of Altermass for cleaning forty frames, each filled with Mr. R. H. Scott, Mr T. M. Haze-out the last bits of yeast and bit- J. W. Franks, O.B.E., and Mrs. ter particles hence the crystal

Carrie.

All interested in the work of the Association are cordially invited to be present.

Mr.

Chung Yang Festival leriz. M.C., Mr. H. R. Butters, Mr.

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Saints and thus the students had An excellent teaching in rorming School, we always felt that the Since wwe opened the Upper

During good character. She had Miss de

the day, hundreds of Jersey and Miss Eyre on the stat.

lack of class rooms was a great

men, women and Thuaten

wid and Miss Hazeland who is

drawback to the school, but for-journey the whole way up to the stuf teaching in 8. Stephen's Gtunately we have a new plan which Peak Flagstaff on foot, oringing College helped her to teach Eng-

with them frults, tea and cakes gh. At that time under this

etc., as many will observe the day as a hiking picnic.

small, kind, and capable staff, both teachers and students could not but be understanding and sym pathetic with each other. In 1908, Owing to her illness, Mias John- stone was obliged to say good-bye to the Colony, and returned to England, where she passed away in 1908. She was well beloved by her students and even, now they still revere her memory.

the process,"

DONATIONS

RECEIVED

Franks, Mr. and Mrs. R. Kennedy,

clearness of U.B. Beer. After each Wing-Commander and Mrs. A G.

Altering. the Altermass 13 Bishop, Mr. A. T. Brearley, Mr. V. thoroughly bolled and remoulded M. Grayburn, Lt-Com. J. Petrie, so that it is perfectly sterilized be- D.S.C., Mr. Ll Yau-tsun, C.B.E fore being used again."C.IRE. Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kom-tong. Ms. A H Forbes, Lt.-Col R. C. B. will enable us to move to the Kow-

Anderson, MC., Lt-Col HRL loon new building of Heep Yuna

Dowbiggin, O.B.F., Mr. P. L invited to go there to-morrow to School. You are all most cordially

Collisson, OBE, Mr. E. W. Hamil- attend the ceremony of laying a

Others. however. who

ton, Miss Taylor, Mr. H. E. W. stone by His Excellency the Gov- luck, fly paper kites, and cut them. Kotewall, Paymaster-Comman the honour to acknowledge with troubled with misfortune and - Taylor. Lady MacGregor, Mrs. A.

The Director of Ambulance has erner, when more details of our

adrife in the fond expectation that der MA W. Sweny, R., N. and grateful appreciation and thanks shall deem it a great privilege if 21 future plans will be notified. We the drifting kites w. Carry Away D. J. Fraser, Mrs. Stafford Smith, tions:

Mrs. Sweny, Mr. A. Morris, Mrs. the receipt of the following dona- their misfortunes and bad any of you will give us any asafe-

Miss Milicent Wood, Mra. M.

THE GRADUATES Higher Primary School duates:-

Gra-

luck.

are

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ORIGIN OF THE FESTIVAL · The Chung Yang Festival means the "Double Ninth" Festival, and falls every year on the Ninth Day of the Ninth Moon.

Tang Shui-kin, Mr. Lau Tak- po, Mr. and Mrs, Eu Tong-seng. Mr. Fung Kong-un, J.P., Mr. and Mrs. Charles A, Hoover, Mrs. Er Stark, Mr. and Mrs. Ring, Mr. and M. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin

Mrs. Black, Mr. and Mrs. A. de Souza and Mr. G. Champkin, etc.. etc.

tance we need in our new school It is natural to hope for Simon, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stark, change for the better, so with all Mr. and Ms. T. C. Monaghan, our troubles and worries and bad M. G. Pentreath, Mrs. Benson, MOVE MADE IN 1912

times of the world trade depres- Mrs. Duclos, Mr. Maclaren, Mr. Mies Fletcher succeeded Mis Yeung Lai Kwan Wong Wal friends that all "bad fuck" will Tang Shiu-kin, MBE. and Mrs: slon, let us hope with our Chinese and Mrs. Ngan Shing-wan, Mr. Johnstone's principalship.

Ming, Chan So Ngo, Lee Wal Lin leave us. and, following her. good example, she

Chau Suk Kal, Tsoh See Kwan, managed the School well. In 1912.

Trang Chap Yeer Ho" Kun Yang, the School moved to Prospect Ter-

Chiu Wai Chung, Ngai Yun Wau. race and in 1924 shared with B.

Choi Yun Sun, Ho Chot Muf, Lai Stephen's Girls' College

Put Chulg, Wong Kwan Tong. Ng bullding built in West End Park,

Kit Tong, Lee Kit Ching, Lee Wal but the original site belonged to

Tong.

Junior Fairlea." After Miss Fletcher's re-

Middle tirement, other principals sur-

duates:- ceeded her, and they all exerted

Au Yan Chiu, Tsoh. See 'Sau, their best energy in serving the

Tsang Sau King, Yeung Chee Lau, school. Many old girls are now Lee Kwai Fong, Ho Of Chau, Chau Chun Ling Chce, Poon Po Hing, doing useful educational, medical, Sau Ping, Kwong La Kit, Law Yin and Church work. Mrs. Fok Ching Shan, who has come to-day to Chiu, Yip Lal Sheung

a new

give out the certificates is a self- less church worker and a loyal old girl of the first generation of the school" We still have many more, such as Mrs. Woo Yee Kal, Mrs. Ng Tin Po, Mra Chau Mon Hon. Mrs. Lee, Ting Son, Mrs. Mok Sau "Tsung. Dr. Katle Woo, Mias. Esther Kotewall and many others in. a.

School Gra-

OBITUARY

Young Norwegian Boy's Tragic Death

"

The funeral took place yesterday

The legend of its origin is that during the "Chow dynasty, a cer tain taoist "recluse of the his warned a good and virtuous scholar named Woon King to hasten with bouring mountain for à terrible his family to the top of a neigh- calamity (plague) was impending.

The good scholar followed the advice of his taoist friend, and hastened to climb to the top of the mountain with his wife and children.

On returning home in the even- ing of the day, the scholar dis covered that all his cows, pigs, and poultry were dead, and saw what dread calamity he had escaped.

long list. On our staff we now at the Roman" Catholic Cemetery, Such is the popular story of the Happy Valley, of Christian Form origin of "climbing the heights."

have three graduates of recent times, who are Mrs. Yuen, Fox But Woon, Miss Yung Tip Sau and Miss Kwok Wai Chan.

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the tops of mountains-T82.

CLAIMANT WANTED

Mrs. A. Chanatong

Passes

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burial rites. He was assisted by Fr. G. M. Spada conducted. the Fathers M. Robba, John Bitu, E Teruel and P, Ngai A hymn was sung at the graveside before the

burial

Dr. Ma Luk

$25.00 Hon. Dr. R. E. Kotewall $20.00 Mr. Wong Shing (Per Dr.

Me Luk)

$10.00 Mrs. T. C. Wong (Per Dr.

Ma Luk

$ 5.00.

+

$ 5,00

·

NT, II Phíu Trang (Per

Dr. Ma Lut), Miss M. Hall (Per Mr. H.

H. Beddow)

$ 4.00 Miss Fun Shue Ching (Per Dr. Ma Luk) ......

$ 3.00 Mr. Ng Ping Kin (Per

Dr. Ma Luk)

$ 3.50 Messra Kan" Tai Taze

(Per Dr. Ma Luk) ...... $ 2,00 Wong Yee Kwa (Per Dr,

Ma Luk)

.... $ 2.00 Messrs E, K Ranglain"

(Per Dr. Ma Luk) $ 1.00 Per Mr. T. A. Mitchell-One Cold Ultra Violet Lamp from bert Company to St. John Hospital.

Warm woollen from Mrs. E. F. Honey to Tung Kwa (bone case).

LARGE DONATION

The King George Memorial The chief mourners were Messrs. Fund has been substantially in-

dren.

Many foral tributes were laid on the grave, among them were those sent from the following:-

We understand that the dona- tion has been forwarded 166 ̈ ̃Mr. Li Bing Hub Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, to be sent to the right authorities.

a Norwegian youth, who died but it must have a deeper meaning Joe, Tom, Charlie Chahatong and creased, we have been informed from injuries received aboard the to tacists, and those who love na Mr. Chan Bim Yeuk. Other by a donation of $10,000 made by m.v, Taishan as a result of an ture and make their "homes" in mourners included the deceased Sir Robert Ho Tung. In 1930 we started the Lower accident on Tuesday.

daughters-in-law and grand-chil- Middle School, and in 1934 the The Rev. Father Spada official- Upper Middle School. This year

ed at the gravesids. we have 13 Lower Middle School Among the mourners were graduates. The Fairlea Old Girls Messrs. Karsten Larsen (Nor- Association was formed in 1934. wegian Consul), B. Roe, C. Brown Mrs. Lee Ting Bon made the first and A. Carneiro, Wreaths were

family, Tony Martin, Messrs, Mr. and Mrs J. F. Gross. end speech and brought back recollec-ent by the boy's father and mo-

Joseph S. Lee & Co., Mrs., Britto tions of Fairlea old days. It was ther, who are residents of Shang-

and family, Paul Lo, Mrs. Jan Bee very interesting.

hal, Doug and Will Knox, C. Brown, is now lying in the Yaumatt Police Chin, Mr. J. M. Noronha and Mr. and Mr. Carneiro, Wallem Station, awaiting a claimant. It family, Rose Ling. Mr. and Mrs. and Company, Dodwell and Com la belleved to have been stolen Leong Kam Hung and family, minded that the REO.CA-annual

Members and Guests are pany. Bill and George, Captain, from a dark coloured saloon, car, Elizabeth Wong, Mr. J. J. Maxwell dinner takes place at the Penin officers and crew of the Talahan, parked outside the Alhambra Thee- and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leong stia Hotel Roof: Garden, to-mor Thoresen and Company and Mr. tre at 10 p.m. on the night of Kam Lung, Ruby May and many row at 8.30 p.m. Dress, lounge or and Mrs. G. Findsen.

October 197 ANTA

others.

uniform a.

50 YEARS TO REFLECT This afternoon we have the pleasure of your presence to share with us the celebration of our Golden Jubilee; we feel that we

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