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will sail
TUESDAY, March 21st
7 A.M.
for
KOBE and SHANGHAI
ROUND-THE-WORLD & THROUGH TICKETS.
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Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow
LIVERPOOL SERVICE "CYCLOPS" Bailu 22 MAI, for Liverpool,
Bromborough NEW YORK SERVICE "GLAUCUS" Sails 4 AUG., for Halifax, Boston &
New York.
PACIFIC SERVICE DIJKEN, KOBL, MAGOTA & TOXOHARA)
INWARD SERVICE
Dua
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16 MAR, From U.E. via the Straits *EURYBATEB" 20 MAR, From New York via Panama *PHILOOTETRS 2 MAR, From Gdynia & U.E
via the Straits "HECTOR" 27 MAR, Frum U.K. vis the Straits
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limited passenger accommodation
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Butterfield & Swire,
Tel. 30333.
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EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS COUNCIL
"COLONIAL
STUDENTS
FOR CO-ORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATIONS
Of Experimental Nature
The annual general meeting of members of the European Ÿ.M.C.A. was held in the West Lounge yesterday, Hon. Sir Henry Pollock being in the chair, supported by Mr. P. S. Cassidy and Mr. A. W. Ingram.
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The more important business before the meeting was the elec- tion of a Members' Connell for the co-ordination of the activi. iles of the various sections of the Y.M.C.A.. and to assist the Secretariat in the planning of'programmes.
OF COMMITTEE
We have received from the Colonial Secretary a copy of the report of the Colonial Students Committee appoint- ed by the Secretary of State for the Colonles, who has ac- cepted, in principle, the re commendations in the report and commended. them to Colonial Governments.
Part I of the report deals, among other subjects, with existing un- Members nominated to this
official organizations, including the Council by the Board of Directors Victoria League, Stúdent Move- were Messrs. J. P. Allsopp, A. Fment House. League of Coloured Austen, A. N. Mackenzie. L. Star-
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1939.
FOREIGN
MAILS
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 14th MARCH 1839, 9.30 .M.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
With effect from 1st March, 1939 the tee for a Certificate of Post- ing for an ordinary letter will be 2 cents.
Registered and Ordinary mali & Parcels (hot Insured) will be ac- cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.
Ordinary letter mail only for Pakhof, West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechwan, Kwelchow and Human will be accepted at senders' risk.
Letters and Postéards for Kérope (except Great Britain and Kire) and South America are forwarded “via Siberia" if se superscribed
From
Amoy Calcutta and Straits Shanghai
Shanghai
SCOOPED WORLD
ON BATTLE OF buck, A. J. G. Taylor and the Rev. Peoples, and the position with re- Tientsin
MANILA BAY
Mr. Harden's Talk Over Z.B.W.
gard to admission of Colonial F. Short, Elected to the Council at students to certain universities and yesterday's meeting were Messrs.educational institutions in Britain. E. C. F. Curtis, W. B. Long. J. J. Lamb, E J. Partridge and W. H E. Colledge...
Other business was the re-elec- tion to the Board of Directors of Mr. John Fleming and Mr. R. s. Harrison.
The Committee recommends, in Part II of the report. that, not only on grounds of humanity, but also on grounds of broad Empire policy, with which the Colonial omce and the Colonial Govern-
Sir Henry Pollock said, in part:ments must concern themselves, to The past year has been an ex-practicable effort should be spared the well-being and ceptionally busy one, for the star, to promote
Britain.
both as regards a full Winter Pro-success of Colonial students in gramme and also as regards the demand for accommodation in the hostel which was practically fully occupied throughout the year.
Manila
INWARD MAILS
Per
Due
Van Heutas
Shirala....
14th Mar. 14th Mar.
Kalayo Maru. Glenogle Prominent.... Emp. of Japan..
18th Mar.
18th Mar.
15th Mar.
15th Mar
Pan American
Airways plane
15th Mar.
Air Mail by "Pan American Afe- ways Direct Service-San Fran- cisco date, 8th March. Straits and Europe via Sues
(Papers etc..)London date, 16th | February and London Parcels (Landon date, 9th" February). Corfu...... Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-London date. Imperini 8th March. Straits
U. S. A. Honolulu and Japan- (San Francisco date, 18th Feb.). Japan" Haiphong
COLONY'S GROWTH
Z.B.W. Listeners last night heard a short talk by Mr. Ed- ward W. Harden. Director al
LOCAL ORGANIZATION the National Broadcasting Assó- ciation of America and of the
The need for local organization Radio Corporation of America.
in the Colonies is stressed In the report, which points out that there Mr. Harden was a newspaper-The Accounts show an excess of income over expenditure. amount- man 40 years ago and in 1914 was ing to 1939.75, after having made tative local organization or or
must be established some authorl-Manila. Director of Marconi.
substantial transfers to various re-ganizations to which the intending serves which the Board consider student, or his parents, can go for necessary.
"The man who scooped the world on the Battle of Manila Bay, Mr. Harden sald that he came here 41
to
I quite realise that the upward information and advice and every years ago with Admiral Dewey and revision of rates met with a good practicable measure must be taken the American Fleet after which deal of criticism, although most of to encourage the intending student seek that information and they proceeded to the Philippines the residents accepted the increase
advice. and saw the Spanish Fleet of with good grace, but I would re- Cavite. The Spaniards at once mind you that for some years pre opened fire and Admiral Dewey returned fire and the result was that the entire Spanish Fleet was annihilated with large casualties.
Admiral Dewey cut the cable to Hongkong and Mr. Harden had to come to Hongkong six days after the battle to send his wires as cor respondent for" about 100 American newspapers at $9.90 a word.
vlous to 1938 the rates were un- economically low and that it was necessary to seize the earliest op- portunity of putting the hostel on a paying basis. This has been ac- complished and we have caught up with the undertaking given to the Bank in 1932 for re- ducing the overdraft" by substan- tial annual repayments.
How
The need for a centralizing organization in Britain is also stressed by the Committee.and the concluding chapter of the report deals with the relation- the Victoria ship between " League, and local organizations
in the Colonies.
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The report is signed by G. J. F. Tomlinson (Chairman), Hanns Vischer. Arthur Mayhew, O G. R. Mr. Harden added that hei The Board recognize the arduous Williams, E. B. Bowyer, J. M. Mar- greatly admired England and the work done by the Secretary. Mr. tin and G.-J. Lunnon (Chairman). fine manner in which she adminis-, Ingram, and the Assistant Secre-
Among the witnesses heard were ters "her Colonies and paid high tary. Mr. Ashton. It is no easy task Sir Percy Ezechiel, Director of tribute to His Excellency the Gov- to combine the management of Colonial Scholars, who retired on ernor, Sir Geoffry Northcote. what is practically a hotel with the Dec. 31, 1937, Dr. A. J. R. O'Brien, When Mr. Harden first came to direction of a V.M.C.A. programme Chier Medical Adviser to the Secre Hongkong the population was very, but I feel that both these gentle-tary of State for the Colonies, Mr. have acquitted themselves. A. M. Langdon, KC. (Director of small indeed and half of Kowloon men was just a collection of coolle huts well.
Legal Studies to the Council of with shipyard or two.
Legal Education), Miss Gertrude Drayton, C.B.E. (Secretary, Vic- toria League), D, P. E. Pieris, CM.G. (Trade Commissioner for Ceylon), and Mr. I. G. Cummings (Secretary: Aggrey House).
COUNCIL FORMATION · Mr. P. S. Cassidy spoke of the He was greatly interested in the growth of the Colony and its deformation of the Members' Coun- velopments
the c, stating that after his proposal into one of
at the Winter Programme meeting greatest cities in the world.
regarding the formation of the Council, various discussions had taken place, arid, In January, the Chairman and Secretary of each.
The Wah Yan Past Students' As- scelation will publish a bi-lingual Journal, in Chinese and English, entitled "The Bridge" in the forth coming June and its contents are arranged as follows:-
AUXILIARY NURSING'
SERVICE
WAH YAN PAST STUDENTS ASSCN.section were invited to discuss the
scheme. This led to the appoint! ment of a sub-committee to draw up "a constitution.
The following series of lectures and The report of the sub-committee demonstrations have been arranged in was presented to the Board, and connection with the Auxiliary Nursing the latter body accepted the set of Service: proposals, and the decision was Wednesday, Mar. 16-Home Nursing Dr. A. J. L Dorey, 1. Political Section(a) Domes- reached that the Council would-Lecturers: tic, (b) International: 2 Industry, consist of 11 members together Mrs. Vinor Gordon, S.-R. N., and M. Commerce and Finance Section: With the Secretary and his assig-Jones, & R. N., at the Queen Mary Hospital Nurses Training School Lecture Room, 2nd floor, North Wing,. 3. Literature and Arts Bection; 4 tant who would serve ex-officio,
Bix members were nominated by at 10 am. Association (a),History, (b). Per-
the Board." two representatives be-
Thursday, March 16 First Aid sonalities, (c) Photographs, (d) War Reller Work; 5. Alma Maters chosen from each of the three Lecturer: Dr. A. J. 1. Dovey: at the Section; 6. Miscellaneous Section-main groups of activities in the Queen Mary Hospital Nurses Training YMCA, namely, Bocial, Cultural School Lecture Room, 2nd floor, North (a) Witty Sketches, (b) Cartoons,
and Sporting. The other five mem- Wing, at 6 p.m. (c) Sports; 7. Chinese Section.
Thursday, Mar. 23-Home Nursing bers of the Council were to be-Lecturers: Dr. (Mrs.) A. L. Forbes The following Editorial Board
elected at the meeting. The Coun- and Mrs. Baggott, S. R. N., at the cil was of an experimental nature. Kowloon Hospital Outpatients Dept.,
at 6 p.m.
has been elected to take charge of
Ita publication—
Advisory Editors: (a) English- Rev. Fr. Gallaher, S. J.. Messrs. Lim Hoy Lan and Ko Fook Bun; (b) Chinese Mr. Lo Mo To.
Editor-in-chiet: Mr. Joseph Ng !Sectional and General)..
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Ass sciate Editors: Messrs. Chan Wai Ming (Section 2). Chan Ip Shuen (Section 2), Cheng Fook. Chol (Sections 4 and 6), Kwan Man Wai (Section 3), Lawler, B.J. (Section 5), and Wong Wing Kit (Section 7 and Cartoons),
Contributions to the Journal from all past students are invited, and should be addressed to "The Editor,, c/o Tai Wo Hing Co., Ltd., 6, Queen's Road C., Hongkong” on or before May 15, 1939,
The Board of Editors. has further secured the co-operation of Mr. F. A, Dragon, of Photogem Studio, to take. photographs of all Old Boys there daily between 5 to 7 pin at the expense of the Association. Cards are being mailed to part students for filling in particulars of their activities and achievements during school days and after, leav ing school. These statistics and photos will be utilized to form the most distinctive feature in the All- sociation section of the Journal
BADMINTON RESULTS
The results of the "B" Division League Badminton matches played last night were as follows:-
St. John's beat St. Andrew's “A”
-W
The following lectures will be in Chinese:
Friday, March 17-F.rst Aid --- Lecturer: Dr.(Mila) P. C. Lai, at the Queen Mary Hospital Nurses' Training School Lecture Hoom, and flour, North Wing, at 6 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 2-Home Nursing- Lecturer: Dr. (Miss) H. Y. Cheng, at the Queen Mary Hospital Nurses Kowloon Tong "A" beat VRC Training School Lecture Room, Ind
foor, North Wing, at pm.
6-3.
Scene of the fire recently when several lorries were burned on a vacant ground near the Kowloon Hospital (Photo by Lelen);
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Jeypore..... Canton.. Yingchow....
Tientsin and Swatow. Straits, Manila and London Par-
cels (London date, 2nd Feb) | Ajax... Japan.
Japan and Shanghai „............
....Bokuyo Maru.... Pleasantville... Rawalpindi
15th Mar,
Airways Plane Somali
18th Mar.
18th Mar.
Fres. Garfield.
16th Mar.
17th Mar,
17th Mar:
17th Mar.
17th Mar.
17th Mar.
17th Mar.
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18th Mar.
18th Mar.
18th Mar.
20th Mar.
20th Mar
21st Mar.
21st Mar.
91st Mar,
21st Mar.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service "London | date, imperial 11th Mar,
USA., Honolulu Japan & Shanghai
(8an Francisco date, 24th Feb). Pres. Pierce...... Manila and Stralta.......
Straits
Manila
Calcutta and Strafta Straits
Straits ....YA
Australia and Manila.
-Straits
Shanghal
Japan.
Canada, U.S.A.. Japan and Shang- hai (Vancouver B. C. date, 4th March ...... Formosa, Japan and Shanghai.. Japan
Japan and Shanghal
M/V Victoria.
Potsdam...
Eurybates..
Horang.....
Cremer.. Boissevain.
Kitano Maru..............
Philoctetes......... Cyclops......... Birdhans.
Emp. of Asia...ce Hakone Maru....... Atuta Mara....... Burdwan...
,,* tod Mac.
22nd Mar.
83rd Mar.
23rd Mar. 24th Mar.
24th Mar.
24th Mar.
OUTWARD MAILS
REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAIS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails ire advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
Canton..
For
TUESDAY
Fort Bayard and Haiphong. Batavia and Sourabaya
Bwatow. Bangkok Chuanchow and Amoy. Bwatow....taus Shanghai and Dairen
WEDNESDAY Madang. Salamaus, Tulag!
Rabaul
Swatow and Foochow. Swatow, Amoy, Chuanchow, Parcels only for Straits
Foochow
THURSDAY
Kinshan.
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* Per
Date and Time
Tue. 14th. :
8.15 AM
2.00 PM
2.30 PM
9.30 IN
3.30 FM
Jean Dupula...... Tjibadak...
Anbul......
Mul Hock..
Taiyuan.....
3.30 PM
Tingsang... Neumark...
7.00 PM
7,00 M
Wed. 15th.
and
Friderun. Yunnan
and
Seistan
Van Heutes..
Airmail for Manila, Guam, Hona- talà, and E.S.A. by the "Pap- American Airways Direct Service".Pan American
Airways plane due San Francisco, 22nd March. Swatow.
Kwangting........
Manila. Australia and New Zea- land via Thursday Island-due Thursday Island 28th March.
Virmail for "Imperiai Airways
Direct Service”—due London, imperial 23rd March.
1,30 AM 10.30 AM
9.00 PM
+6.00 PM
Thu. 160.
TRO" Beg, 15th 5.00 PM On 15th-830 PM O.P.O
Mi
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Parcels 6.00 PM Reg.
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5.00 PK
Ord...
6.30 PM
G.P.Q.
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Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Ans- ́trália by Imperļal Airways Direct | Imperial
Service--dué Bydney, 25th March, Airways Plane Saigon.
FRIDAY
Shanghal Japan and Europe (ex- cept Great Britain and Bire), via Siberia...
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Central and Bouthi "Ameries /via Vancouver B. O, and (Parcels
and Papera only for Canada)
| Aramis
G.P.O. & K.P.O. Par. 16th 5.00 PM
Beg 17th 9.15 AM 7:
due Vancouver ♬ C., 4th April, ... Ramp. of Japan | Ord. 17th 10.00 AM
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