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HONGKONG TEACHERS WANT CROWN LAND SALES

SQUARE DEAL: CRITICISM BY NEWLY FORMED UNION

The recently inaugurated Government Trained Teachers' Union · held a very successful social function at the Hotel Cecil on Saturday last, when over one hundred members were present

The object of the Union is to discuss and offer observations In education in Hongkong, particularly in relation to me welfare of teachers, and membership is open to all teaching staffs of the leading Grant-in-Aid colleges in the Colony,

GENERAL

20 DAYS RAIN

IN JUNE

At the Crown Land Sales held at the P.WD. yesterday, Lot No. 1, known as Garden Lot No. 102, altuated at the adjoining Inland The Royal Observatory's report Lots Nos. 2312 and 3550, Stubbs on the weather in June says:- Road, comprising an area of 21,500 square feet, was sold to the Execu- tor of Fook Six (deceased), at the upset prict of $1,075

Lot No. 2, known as New Kow loon Inland Lot No. 2899, situated at North West of New Kowloos Inland Lot No. 1989, Ngau Ch The President of the Union, Mr., will not be listened to nor can we Wan, comprising an area of 12,550 Cheung Wah-leung, conducted the blame anyone but ourselves if our square feet, was sold to Messrs Fahong, Architects, at ineeting of the Union on Saturday, present standard be lowered The Loffee in the course of which interesting future is anything but bright. The $7,100.

Lot No. 3, known as Inland Lot remarks were offered by two Vice- Government, I am sure, is not op- Presidents of the Union, Mr. C.posed to our forming a union. Dragon and Mr. Joseph Ng...

No Proper Status

Mr. Dragon, in the course of his

"temarks, sald, In part:

Up to the present moment the teachers, I mean

past Student Teachers, men and women like

A Square Deal Everywhere else there are unions where the teachers are organized and where their grievances are lodged and efforts made to protect By this organization wa them shall be able to benent ourselves

No. 5532, situated at the West of Inland Lots Nos. 4955 and 6978,

North Point, comprising an area of 63.400 square feet was sold to Mesars, China Motor Bus Company at the upset price of $63,400.

During the frit week of June wind was mainly easterly, the owing to the presence of a trough or low pressure over the China Sea, and the weather was compara- dively cook

H.K. POLICE

RESERVE

ORDERS BY THE HỒN, ME. C. G. PERDUE, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

070

CHINESE COMPANY Training Course-Part II The undermentioned members of the Chinese Company will attend Chi- nese Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course The 8.W, monsoon set in on June, 8, and continued without Tuesday. July 4 at 17.30 hours

sharp:-.

Constables R106 Tang snu- termission for the remainder of the month: It is unusual for the woon, Rili Chan Chi-wing. R112 S.W. monsoon to blow for so long Chan Ching-man, R124 Peter without a break: Temperatures Francis Lee, R128 Chan Tiu-hing, during this period were alightly R129 L Chung, R130 Chan Tak-

above normal,

4.

cheong, R131 Lam Kwok-fee, R132 Throughout the month, the wea-Law Man Chb, R133 Chan Cheong- ther was mainly showery; rain fell shing. R134 Leung Tak-kwong. on 20 days. There were, however R135 Yung Fook Pul. R136" Joseph frequent bright intervals, and from Tam Hung. R187 14 Tung-sang, 24 to the 28 the weather was fine R138 decil H. G. Loong, R139 and sunny,

Chan Wai-shun," R140 Wel Ying- The mean temperature for the yuch, Ria Lo Blu-kwal, Ri42 month was 81.5 deg. F. which is 0.4 Seah Choow-hang, R143 John Ma you, have had no proper status. as well as Government, for we take upon themselves work, after deg. above nonmal. A maximum of R144 Wu Man-hob, and R145 Wi- You were all engaged as common are satisfied that we are given school hours, that is no obligation 20.5 deg was recorded on 30 and liam Ho. labourers, pald whatever it pleased square deal we shall be able to on their part to perform These minimum of 70.9 deg. on the 1št. Patrol Duty." Nightly between the Headm.sters and Heaamis-put forward renewed energies to

and given to wards the better education of our go to show, therefore, that we as The mean relative humidity was 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- fresses to offer

a class of teachers are not behind 85 per cent, against a normal orbers as detailed by the Officer in understand that if you were not pupils.

others in matters of loyalty and '83 per cent. A person whit feels dissatisfied devotion to duty. But remunert- batialed there were others to take

can not be expected to do his best. tively speaking, our hard and con- your place.

Most of you when you first took His efforts will be at most hall addentious work somehow has not promised, or at least, expected a ing a fairly reasonable salary and the powers-that-he who reasonable salary with fairly good is well protected will it not be his Increments but after serving a aim to value his position and will number of years

you have not he not put forward of his best? actually got what you really should ket and are probably afraid or too timid to put forward your claims | for fear of dismissal.

Sunshine amounted to 134 HOURS,{

which is 30 hours less than normal The total rainfall was 8.65 inches.

Ap the teaching profession had been hearted, but if a teacher is draw-been taken into consideration against a normal of 15.23 inches

Government Control

You have all heard that there is

The Spade Work

Mr. Joseph Ng. who followed, said, in part:-

our destintes."

Responsibilities

of the

control

A maximum gust of 43 mph. from 8.W. was recorded at 1 p.m. on the 9th.

Charge of Company.

INDIAN COMPANY

Patrol Dáty. Nightly between 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- bers as detalled by the Officer in Charge of Company..

41

FLYING SQUAD

Patrol Duty. Nightly - between 20.00 hours and midnight by meta- bets as detailed by the Officer in Charge of Company.

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE

TUESDAY, JULY

1939.

DEWAR'S

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H.K. REFUGEE AND SOCIAL WELFARE COUNCIL

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The Hongkong Emergency Re-

The following donations in kindfugee Counch acknowledges the have been received by the Hong-following donations for the month

of June 1939:-) kong Refugee and Social Welfare Council during June:-

Previously acknowledged $323,-

ready

advances scheme, while aiming at bettering/bers as detaffed by the omcer in the Southend High School; 1 Parcel | $613.11; St. Stephen's College. $50;

C. GĦAMPKIN

DSP. Hongkong, July 3, 1939.

(R).

A word about our responsibilities. Our responsibilities as guardians over the young demand from us As a category of teachers, we certain requtrements which are know in what manner the scheme) are essential, and have proved our non-essentials in other professions will affect us, we trust that the

Patrol Duty. Nightly between usefulness to the leading grant-in-To mention a few, the require- Government will be sympathetic' a movement afoot for Government Bid schools that are advancing the ments are that we have (a) to be towards us, and hope that the 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- to acquire моте control

over cause of English secondary educa-well-informed Grant-in-Ald schools. This at first tion in the Colony. The results made in the fields of science and education in Hongkong, will not in Charge of Company. seemed a blessing and you were of our pupils in public examina-lart; (b) to be able to inspire at its entirety overlook the interests

our pupils to higher of Fast Student Teachers. all pleased, but later you were to tions and annual inspections con- fall times learn that the benefits you expect- ducted by the Inspector of Schools ideals of life; (c) to look after

A Correction ed did not materialise and that speak of our efficiency as school- their manners; (d) to form their Instead of benefiting, you nowmasters, Look into these leading characters.

In connection with the report ef stand to be left as you were and schools and you will see that they

Of late, we have been living in the general meeting of the Gov- it is quite possible that matters are staffed mostly, if not all, with hopes and disappointments. There ernment Trained Teachers' Union

RETURNS will be worse than ever. I fall to the teachers of our status, namely, has been so much talk about edu- which appeared in yesterday's see how the proposed scheme the Past Student Teachers who cational reforms in Hongkong. issue of this paper, we have been

Seventy-two cases of tuberculosis would benefit anyone of you in the have been trained through the They say that these reforms entail informed that the salary of the and nineteen cases of cholera were good offices of the Hongkong Gov-a Government scheme that is go- gentleman in his eighteenth year notided to the Health Department ernment

ing to affect the status of Past of teaching service, as pointed out on July 2, in addition to eleven So unless we organise and make

In these schools much of the Stadent Teachers a great deal. At by one of the speakers, had not cases of enteric fever, six cases of

weeks ago have all been sent into known to the proper authorities our various needs, wishes and de- spade work falls on us. Some of a moment when the contents of reached the $150 mark, instead of measles, eight cases of dysentery. The Foreign Auxiliary to the the interior and the second dona- as inadvertently and two cases of cerebro-spinal National Red Cross Society of tion of 10,000 units will be sent mands for social justice, which of us even work so hard at the ex- the scheme have not been officially the $180 mark.

fever.

China, wishes to acknowledge two 'next week. course would be reasonable, we penise of our health, while others published, it is as yet too early to reported.

long run. 1)

COLÓNY HEALTH

1 Parcel of Children's Coats from 181.03: Donations for Schools al- acknowledged separately of Bandages from the Lingnan Mr. Leung Wun $1.40; Mr. Leung University: Firewood from the Sandakan Chamber of Commerce: $200.14; Rev. EW. Martin (5/-) Ng $1.10; The Christian Film Ltd. Freight on Firewood from Messrs. $3.98; Oratorio $850.05; AMIS. Jardine, Matheson; 400 Bottles of S.G.M. Post" $7 Refund of "Po Bum On" Oil from The Steam Entertainment tax by Treasury Laundry: 3 Rocking Horses from

$120.15; ́ Oversea Chinese Rellef St. Stephen's Girl's College; 1

Association "$50. Total: $324,857.95. Parcel of Clothing from Mr. T. H. Smith; 2 Picture Scrap Books from St. Paul's Girl's: College; 1 Parcel of Toys from St. Stephen's Girl's valuable gifts of Tetanus Anti- College: 557 Backs of Clothing and Toxin from Messrs. Parke, Davis de Freight from the Oversea-Chinese Co., Twelve boxes received a few Relief Assoc.

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