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the prizes at this Erst prize-ziv- ing in the new School. I congra- and girls who tulate those boys

It is generally, have won prizes.

on occasions the accepted thing such as this to commilsserate with the also-rans' 'But one has to be ! careful. There is often a reason why a boy consistently fails to win a prize. I know, because I never won a prize while at school. Bo I think we may leave it at that.

"Now, boys and girl, I am not going to make a long speech. In- stead, I am going to preach to you a little sermon. Please do not fid- get at the mention of a sermon: I promise you it will not take long. "I am going to take as my text for this sermon the words: 'Be- hold, a chicken come to post Now I want you to look upon my- self as the chicken and this table me explain. the roost. Let (Laughter).

I trust that every boy and girl in this school will loyally give him the best that is in them."-Applause), At the conclusion of Mr. Wylie's speech, Mr. Upsdell said:

"I know I am voiding the feeling of the pupils when I express the thanks of the School to Mr. Wylie this for so kindly coming here morning to distribute the prizes. Mr. Wylie's interest in this school has been long and lasting. We are fortunate, too, in having Mrs. Wylie present to-day, because I know of the interest she takes in the school behind the scenes. And we have also resent to-day Mrs. Duncan, whom we have always known as Helen. to complete the family."

The Speech Day was concluded by the pupils giving three cheers for Mr. Wylle and for the School and the singing of the National anthem.

PRIZE LIST

J. R. M. Smith" scholarship: Certificate and Cheque: Muriel McCaw.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1936.

LONDON AND ITS TRAMP STEAMERS

HISTORY

IN WAR TIME

Lord Mayor's Show How They Brought

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Ghosts will walk the Cly on November 'prentices.

9-ghosta of London-

The Cargoes Home

Warbeck. of Perkin

Days when the captains of Bri- Henry VII. Henry VIII. Queen tish merchant vessels were en- Elizabeth, the Earl of Lelcester,couraged to break the Board of Cromwell, Water, Lord George Trade regulations and load well called in a book published recently Gordon, of all those who have tried down below the Plimsoll-line are re- to defend or disturb London, states

("Ships, Coolies and Rice." Samp "The Observer."

son Low, 12s, (d.).

London's defence, the pageant choice of this year's Lord Mayor's Show, is a strangely peacefu. tale. Few great

cidics have been less fought over-air raids during the Great War, and in other cen- turies threats of invasion. and riots, Fer the rest occasional London's citizens have had to seek their battlefields beyond her tron- tiers.

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The author, Mr. L. G. W. White. sailed in a krump steamer, the Megna of the famous Nourse Line. as an apprentice throughout the greater part of the war. This is how he describes the loading of cargo of sugar from the West Indies to England in the summer of 1917:

The return to England was Citizen soldiers were always made under exceptional conditions. alarming had the U-boat jest until 1914, but those who hear So the cobbles of old centuries ring menace become to the people of in the Lord Mayor's show under Britain, and so serious the threat to her supplies, that shipmasters the feet of archers, hand-gunuers.

billmen. arquebusters, were told to load down to the safe- pikemen, musketeers, militiamen, and volun-ty-line, disregarding the oficial teers, will understand perhaps why Board of Trade marks.

hardly London has been ravaged by wat.

The boys of the City of London School OTC.. who are to "march with the weapons and harness of kind of Londoner who, not sq very long manned the City before, had ordnance and cleared away houses close to the walls when the Cornish rebels got as far as Deptford Strand it Perkin Warbeck's day, and who, since then, had been handling their practising thrust and bows and

SPEECHES UNSUITABLE "For more years than I care to remember, I have been attending your prize-givings. on such octa- stons I have generally been seated I have heard on the platform. many speeches such as I am en- deavouring to deliver to you to-day. Invariably it has been with quiet amusement that I have aat and listened to those speeches. Often I was critical, Bome speeches I thought were too long others again quite unsuitable for boys and giris. In fact, I can hardly | Certificate and Cheque: Jean Gray remember ever hearing a speech.(1): George Scott (2). which I considered quite appro- priate and exactly suited to the Cheque: Andree Martin. occasion. 2,

Government Scholarships; Certi- ficates: Mavis Borner (Form 5); William Pryde (Form 4); Zena Mansell (Form 3) Eleanor Lewer (Form 2): Betty Moy (Form, U1); Jean Hale (Form LI

Lugard Scholarship: Certificate. 1539, will represent the 1936 Mary Parsons.

"Imagine then my dismay when a short time ago your Headmaster asked me to distribute the prizes to-day. Of course, I immediately replied that I, would be only too undertake pleased to come and

Dock Company Scholarships:

Ezra Abraham Scholarship:

Form Prizes:-Books: William

| Gegg. (Form 5); Jean Gray (Form 4); Mary Parsons (Form 3); Jane Moss (Form 2); George Scott (Form U1

Audrey Hall (Form L11: Special Prizes.

Prize

Drawing: (VIth. Form) Andree Martin (Book donated by Miss Fall).

parry in Finsbury Fields.

arms

THE ARMADA THREAT The musketeers and pixemen of the trained bands, who marched War Mernortal Prize:-Cheque to meet the Armada threat at Tu- this pleasant duty. Then, awful and Certificate: Peter Leon Simon.bury will be there. Queen Elizabeth Montargis French Prize (Che was always calling Londoners to thought, I realised that I would

que); Andree Martin. have tu, stand here to-day and ad-

Her Lord Mayors had to History I felt quite panicky. dress you.

(Book):-Zena raise sometimes at a few hours I consulted my Mansell.

notice, now three thousand. now In my anxiety.

English Composition (Book) ten thousand, now six thousand daughter-whem several of you may remember was educated at Peter Watson.

men That she got them so readily says much for her power to com- this School and who naturally was

mand. At the beginning of her better able than myself to suggest what I should say to you to-day.

reign the citizens had objected to the practice of arms because of the most parte of those our ap- prentices and handy craftsmen who constantly are kept at work: who also, if they should, have that libertie to be trayned and drawn from their worked in these matters wolde thereby fall into such idle- ness and insolency that many wolde never be reduced agayne into any good order or service."

Drawing: (Senior Girl) Mavis Borner (Paint Box donated by Miss Hall)."

Drawing: (Benior Boy) Derek Hoillage (Bock donated by Miss

Drawing (Junior) Anthony Green Paint Box donated by Mrs. O'Con-

nor).

"She remembered a nice speech given on one occasion, by Lady Southorn. Eagerly, I asked what the theme was. But this she bad forgotten One thing, however, ahe "did remember. She remem-Hall), bered that Lady Southorn in her speech had made mention of Keat ing's Flea Powder! Wasn't it tra- gle to think that of that clever little speech all that one little brainį had retained was a passing refer- ence to flea-powder (Laughter)." MORAL OF SERMON "Nów, boys and girls, I come to the moral of my little' sermon. Consider my unhappy position to- day.

(Book

Borner French: Mavis donated by Miss Heap).

Geography: Robert Joseph May- cock (book donated by Mr. Rowell). Domestic Science Prize: Mattle Fraser Cooper).

(Book donated by. Mrs.

Still, they marched when thes back were told to, and marched again untested, white uniforms with the City arms in scarlet un stained, captains riding Immacu- late in black velvet, ensigns in their midst wearing white satin faced with black sarsenet, a com- pany of whifflers or trumpeters going before, and a'l neither bowed nor bloody. Examination: N. D. Booker, G. Budden. P. Burn. L. Gregory, A. Martin.

Best all rounder (Boys)-R. Holden (Cup donated by C.B.A.)

Best all rounder (Girls)-A. Martin (Cup donated by Lady MacGregor),

Passes in the Cambridge School Certificate

FITTINGS STOLEN

Consider this poor chicken come home to roost The mural is this: whenever anyone is doing anything whether it be at schooi, in the playingfield or in the home. never judge their effort too harsh- ly, never be captions and over- critical. Remember that one day | you may be in a like position your- Fasses in the Hong Kong Univer- self. Remember you may be cail- slty School Certificate Examina- ed upon to do the same sort of tion:-Feter Simon (Hons.) (Dist. thing. and, like myself this morn- in English); Andree Martin (Dist. ing, may perhaps not be able to in French): Patricia Kathleen Hop- do it nearly so well.

Eiris: Peter Watson (Dist. in Eng- "Before resuming my seat, 1 Hsh): Noel David Booker. should like to make reference to your late Headmaster, Mr. Night- ingale. If Mt. Nightingale had been with us to-day, he would hate been a proud man. You, 8!r, have..

A report was made to the Police made kindly reference to my in-at Central Station yesterday by terest in this School but such in-

Mr. J. 8. Magg, foreign overseer terest was, as nothing compared

at the Public Works depot in Bowen as to the interest displayed by Mr. Road. to the effect that some un- Nightingale and it has always been known person

had entered the a matter for regret that financial | stores building and removed a stringency caused delay in the quantity of metal attings to the buliding of this School until after

value of $77. It is belleved that his retirement from the service.

the theft occurred a few days ago. The Central British School and the well-being of his boys and girls were the thoughts continually up- permest in hir mind. Prize-giving days were red-letter days in his life and I feel that he would have given almost anything to have been with us to-day..

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CHEER BY WRITING "On these occasions; I can re- member that following this cere- mony three hearty cheers were always given for Mr. Nightingale He is not with a to-day, but may I suggest that you can still cheer him. You can cheer him tremend- ously by writing to him and thus show that he is still in your thoughts. I feel certain that no- thing would give him more plea sure than to be remembered in that way

"I cannot conclude without re- ference to your present Head- master. In Mr. Upadell you have one who is eminently fitted for the

STRUCK BY TRAM

"Attempting to cross Des Voeux Road Central at 3.35 p.m. yester

a Chinese day, Wong Mau, 35, male, was knocked down by tram- car No. 28. The man was taken to the Government Civil Hospital where he was found to have sus- tained slight injuries to his hands and head, but his condition is stated not to be serious.

"HOME! HOME!”/

The men of the HAC. and of the will Tower Hamlets Rifles who march in the show as offer and men of the 1643 trained bands, will look brave..but of their originals, Waller, Parliamentary commander, complained.

"E was extremeis plagued with the mutinies of the City Brigade, who are grown to that point of disorder that I have no hope to retain them, being come bo their old song of 'Home! Home!'"

"Buch la the effect of war upon even the most solid institutions. A captain was allowed-even official- ly encouraged to draw an im- aginary safety-line of his own disregarding both the law and the prophets.

"Who cared for the faint possi- bility of foundering on account of overloading "when there were so many risks that were not nearly so remate, and when the folk at home were threatened with star- vation. Captain Evans (the com mander of the Megna) was in- structed to load right down' at his own discretion, and he did so."

ONLY ONE REPLY

"So the Merna salled homewards, and it was typical of the British Captain Merchant Service that Evans, safely arrived at Greenwich Buoys. had only one reply when asked how his ship had behaved while carrying hundreds of tons beyond her peace time load: "We didn't know we had it aboard."

This book, which breathes the atmosphere of the open sea and brings back memories of cabin cur- tains swaying in the breeze and

indescribable scene of a ship on a hot day, is in part a history. of the Nourse Line, and in part the account of a tramp steamer's voyaging during the war.

From both aspects it will be in- tensely interesting to all who have ever voyaged in ocean-going ves- sels, whether under steam or sail, and as a present for a boy who has the sea in his blood it cannot be too highly recommended.

FAMOUS GROUND SAVED FOR RUGBY

Richmond Clubs To Carry On

After two years of negotiation the dispute which threatened to cause the Richmond Rugby Foot- ball Clus and the London Scotdish Footbad Club to withdraw from Richmond Athletic Ground, where they are joint tenants, and play their matches on some more dis tant site, has, it is understood, been settled, and these clubs will con- There wa.3 more rellance professional troops after that, as tinue to play at the old ground. the presentation by the Grenadier The Richmond Athletic Associa- Guards, the Royal Marines and tion, tenant of the Crown, had the Royal Fusiliers of their former been compelled to raise its renta selves in Restoration and breat to the sub-tenants, the two clubs Rebellion days will show.

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concerned, and 10 seemed that a deadlock had been reached. The Rugby Union's good offices, which could not for various reasons be exercised in the normal way in cabs are helped. which Rugby have. It is believed, now brought into operation,

been

But the trained bands were not done with The H.A.C., appearing as the Grenadier Company of the City Trained Bands in 1710, will represent the Immediate forerun ners of those Londoners who turn ed the Royal Exchange into a bar- racks in 1745, the lawyers of the "It is true we are to continue City forming themselves into a playing at the old ground," Mr. R. regiment and offering to serve EL OBien, hon. secretary of the bodyguard for the Royal Family. Richmond RFC., stated to a "Mor- The infantry battalion of the ning Post" representative but H.AC. In the uniform of 1780, and while I naturally have some know men of the 24th and the 22nd lodge as to what negotiations have London Regiment as the volunteers been carried on I cannot make any of 1800, will represent the citizen statement.” soldiers who having learned how to deal with mobs during the. Got- doa Mots, were able to quell the more justifiable food riots of 1800. vasion scare had again called them Twelve thousand London volum into being, and a year before On Sunday, a special Theme tears were reviewed by George Queen Victoria reviewed eightee Service, led by the Rev. J. Mac-in 1798, and by 1803 they had in- thousand of them in Hyde Park,

At the end will come a sudden Lean, will be held in the West creased to twenty-seven thousand.

The French invasion threat of reminder of a time when, after. Lounge of the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, at 9 pm. Ladies are és 1793 had produced the first Ton- centuries of mustering and march- don volunteers, as distinct from ing back again, Londoners had to pecially invited to attend.

the old trained bands and City fight to keep war from their city

THEME SERVICE

On Monday (Nov. 2) a Bervice

KOTEWALL CUP

Keen Game

Anticipated Next

Wednesday

ARMY v. NAVY

BOOKMAKERS HARD HIT

By Cambridgeshire Result

Newmarket, Oct. 28.

The bookmakers were very badly hit by the result of the Cambridge- shire Handicap run here to-day. It is stated they had to pay out over £3,000,000 as Dan Bugler, the The first of this season's charity matches, will take place on Wed-winner, was coupled by many in nanday next' at 4 p.m. on the the autumn double with Fet, the

Cesarewitch winner. S.CAA. ground at Caroline Hul, when the Army meet the Royal Navy in the "Kotewall Cup."

Proceeds of this match will be devoted to various charities at the discretion of the Army, Naval and S.C.A.A. authorities.

ARMY SIDE.

"The following side has selected to represent the Army:

Dan Bugler, owned by the South African millionaire, Str 'Abe Balles. won the race two lengths ahead of Sir George Bullough's Draytona with the grey burse of. Mr. Benson, Laureate II running" third.

BAD LUCK FOR. M. C. C.

Wyatt To Stay Out For Six Weeks

Adelaide. Oct. 28.

R. E. a. Wyatt is still suffering from the injury which be sustain- ed on Wednesday while batting for the M.C.C. In the match against Clare. He was struck by a ball in the left arm.

The latest X-ray examination. reveals that Wyatt is suffering from a defnite fracture of the ulna about two inches under the wrist. The break was reset this morning.

Pegomas who ousted Dan Bugler

weeks. been as favourite, chiefly received his backing because he was drawn next to the rails, wheress Dan Bugler was 17th. But Pegomas was never with the leaders.

Fus Rowlands (R.WF.), L/Cpl. Swain (E. Lan R.). L/Cpl. Steele (E. Lan. R.), Fus. Taylor (RW.F.). Cpl. Cambell (R.UR.), Fus. Evans (R.W.F.). Rimn, Erwin (R.U.R.). Dusield (R.A.O.C.). Sor. L/Cpl.

(RE), Fus. Talbot Howlett

R.W.F.), Rima. Hartigan (R.U.R.),

Reserves

Spr. Sellick (RE), Fus. Keating RW.F.). Bgir. Stevens (R.U.R). (R.U.R). L/Sgt Bdma. Moore Grindley (R.WE), L/Bdr. Knight (5 LA.A.

Smith Bde. R.A.), Pte. (E, Lan. R.). Fus. Dennis (R.WF.), (R.U.R.). Pte. Rdn. Ferguson. Sandford (E. Lan, R.). Fus."Hughes (R.W.F.).

Trainer:-L/Cpl. Powis, RW.F

It is stated that Sir Abe Bailey backed Dan Bugler to win £10,000.

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Army, the sum of $1,456 was db- tributed, mostly to Chinese Chari- ties. The 1935-35 Competition, also won by the Army, produced the sum $2,008 of which $500 was allotted by the Committee to Royal Naval. Charities, $500 to Army Charities. and the remainder $1,808 to Chi- nese charities.

It is noped that all football en- and others charitably thusiasts disposed will turn up in force, to witness what will undoubtedly be a As a result of the 1934-35 Com-grand exhibition of competitive petition which was won by the football.

BENEFITS TO DATE

"THERE'S AN

HR

Wyatt will probably not be able to play for at least another six

SON FOR BRADMAN Mrs. Bradman, wife of the famous Australian cricketer, "has -given birth to a son-

Reuter.

BOXING CONTEST

Philadelphia, Oct. 28. Eddy Cool, the Irish American beat Lou Ambers.. the world's lightweight champion, on points here to-daya Reuter,

C.B.S. HOCKEY WIN

In a friendly hockey match play- ed on the Murray Parade ground yesterday afternoon, the Central British School girls defeated the

Royal Ulster Rifles ladies team try three goals to one.

HB COMING OFF the ice in a MINUTÉ !”

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ters will show how they were linol and Passchendaele and the dressed in 1860, after another in last advance of 1918.

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