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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

TEACHERS' TRAINING

COLLEGE

STUDENTS ASSN. INAUGURATED

REMINDING HIS LISTENERS OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR'S WORDS that a teachers' training college was the essential foundation of education in any country-Hong- kong as much as anywhere else—Mr. T. R. Rowell, B.Sc., Dip.. Ed.. Principal of the newly-formed Teachers' Training 'College, addressed his pupils at the inauguration of their Students' Association at the old Government Civil Hospital yesterday afternoon.

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Mr...Rowell added that it was largely due to Els Excellency's Interest in education in Hongkong that the training college come into existence

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Mr. W. W. Lee presided and out, to be able to tell you that the lined briefly the aims and objects new premises have been started of the Teachers Training College and should be ready for occupa Students' Association. Ee

was lon about the end of the year. followed by Mr. H. C. Lee who When that is opened we shall be commented on the work of the able to have a function on previous term and emphasised larger scale. the need for closer co-operation among education bodies in the Colony.

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ROBBERY AND WOUNDING

Kowloon Court Hearing

Commifttal proceedings

were

GENERAL

BLACKSMITH SHOPS

IN CLAIMS

Six blacksmith shops in Third Street, Salyingpun, figured as de- fendants in claims for possession.. of premises brought before Mr. commenced at Kowloon Court | Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Bard- yesterday, before Mr. Q. A, A. mary Court yesterday morning. Macfadyen, against Chan Tar, 32, Mr. M. W. Lo, who acted for the

sajd charged with having entered the landlords concerned,

the ground noor of No. 95, Temple Land Officer had intimated that Street, and stolen $111 and a cot- ton shirt, and with wounding a fokl, named Chan Chun-chiu, with a chopper with intent to resist

arrest.

Det-Segt.. Johnston, prosecutting. sald that about 4 a.m. defendant was alleged to have entered the One floor by the tchén door. of the fokis, awakened by the Intruder, saw a figure pass by him Although this has already been the dark and waited a second done. I should like to express my time and then caught hold of him. thanks to the original temporary in the ensuing fight the foki. Mr. C. H. Cheng and Miss K, T. committee under the Chairman- Chan Chun-chiu, was wounded. Lai spoke on behalf of the verna-ship of Mr. Hilary Lee, which did By that time another foki had so much of the spade work lead switched on the light, after which cular section.

ing up to the formation of your he grappled with defendant as association.

sisted by other fokls who had also been awakened.

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS In the course of his address, Mr. Rowell said:—

In Mr.

Woon-wah, you

は

chairman, you have a man with Hearing of the case was ad- You students have the distinc-experience in other sphere be- journed tion of being the first members of sides teaching and I think you the College and I cannot impress have chosen wisely. I hope you upon you too strongly how much will give him and his committee depends upon you.

that whole hearted co-operation

I am glad to see that you are and assistance which is necessary not only considering yourselves for "the successful working of the but also those who, in future, will Association. I wish your Assocla- be carrying on your work. Much tion every success both now and has been written lately on school and society. school and social training, education for citizenship

the future.

VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT

SMALL CRAFT ATTACKS

An attack to exercise the inner defences was again car-

The following communique. connection with the Combined Operations. was issued by the Military authorities yesterday:---

During the night further at

were made by small craft tack; A variety programme of enter-along to south shore

and were and the like. You all know that tainment followed, which included repulsed. my view is that little is accom-group singing by the TTC Choir, plished by continually "preach- a plano solo by Mr. Rowell, a ne of ing" at children on social or short play entitled "An Escape" ried out. The enemy having fall- moral problems. It may and often by Misses M. Y. Wong and Y. Ked to establish does, by contra suggestion, defeat Chan (Vern, Class), and a violin tenable position by daylight there himself in any

solo by Mr. C. H. Chen,

Following another short play. tack. The exercise was therefore The Association you have in-entitled "Ideal Class." by the concluded at 7 a.m. augurated today, Judging from Anglo-Chinese class. Miss L S. the programme of future events Loo rendered a painoforte item, your committee has drawn Up.jand Miss M. Y. Loo a violin solo.. Mr. R. E. Tumbull. of the Mala- will give you valuable ideas as to A dialogue entitled "Sheung yan Civil Service, who was British

its own object.

VALUABLE IDEAS

was no occasion for counter at-

how far social training and tralo-Wong" by Messrs. N. N. Tsin. and Resident of Brunel, has been ap- ing for citizenship can be carried w. w. Lee brought to a close a pointed Colonial Secretary of Bri- out among yourselves. These Ideas very successful function.

I hope you will carry with you to i

the schools in which you will reach in the future, and put them into effect among your pupils...

There are many student asso- clatioris. buy the most successful and flourishing are those which confine their attention to the promotion of educational thought among themselves and simular associations.

I expect you to run your As- elation yourselves and although you have made me President and my colleague, Mr. Cheng Chen- haan, advisers to your Associa-

tish Honduras,

renewal of the Crown Lease would not be made unless the blacksmith businesses ceased. It seemed that there were blacksmiths in the whole of Third Street, and he understood that representations had DOLL made to Government by a school with regard to the noise,

Mr. Lo said that in one case his client did not mind defendant re-

maining in the premises.

Adjourning a case for a week "His Lordship said to Mr. Lo:

Tell the Land Officer that it a the opinion of the Court that it is rather unfair either to turn these people out under a month at any rate, or to make the landlord suf- fer in respect of the Crown Lease they stay on after another

month."

REVENUE OFFICER ACCUSED

ALLEGED ASSAULT

ON WOMAN Chinese Revenue Officer Wong Fook was summoned before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court yesterday for assaulting a married wo- man, Chan Ying, on Feb. 18. Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. J. P. Murphy. Assistant Crown Solict- tor, was for the defence.

Chan Ying told the Court that about 7 pm on the "day in ques- tion, the defendant entered her house with a European officer. After searching her husband, the defendant struck her a blow in the eye.

MEDICAL EVIDENCE

AND complainant's eye

CHINA · CLIPPER DELPHINUS ARRIVE IN HONGKONG|

NEWLYWEDS

FROM MANILA.

Mrs. Marta Penalosa has come to Hongkong on a pleasure trip to see her relatives in the Colony.

CLIPPER LEAVES TODAY The China Clipper will make her return flight to Manila at 7.30 a.m. today. She will take the

Pan American Airways China following passengers from the tion 1 wish it to be understood Clipper and Imperial Airways mail Colony "that we are here in an advisory plane Delphinus, with the malis Mr. Edward J. Nel and Mr. capacity as far as the Association from home, landed at Kal Tak Victor Lednicky. is concerned. It is part of your training as teachers to be able to

run your own association success- fully.

yesterday within

of each other.

seven

Dr. A. Hargreaves and Dr. T.K. Lien, of the Queen Mary Hospital, both testined that the injuries to could have been caused by a Ast. They agreed that the injuries were more likely to have been caused by a sharp instrument.

Dr. Lien also said that he per- formed an operation on the com- plainant's eye and had her eye ball taken out. It was ruptured.

Following further evidence, the hearing was adjourned.

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FORTHCOMING ART EXHIBITION

SATURDAY, 'APRIL' 13,

1940. -PAGE 5

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The House of Quality & Service

$93,300 ESTATE

Estate valued at $93,300 was left by the late Mr. Kwan Ful (or Foi) otherwise Quan Khoi, alias Kwan Sing-kul, retired shop. assistant, who died at the age of 77 on De- cember 9 last year at No. 245 Hen- nessy Road. Probate has been alias Kwan Hin-fong, and Kwan granted to the sons, Kwan Hin,

Tak-fog, alias Kwani Lau-fang.

APPLICATION GRANTED

Mr. Lewis, who died in Hong- was the Arst local artist to hold a one-man show in 1935, since when kong last year, left Hongkong pro- he presented one in each sub-perty to "the gross value of $122,-

659.54. sequent year, until last year, when, owing to being bustly engaged in writing a book on Chinese art, he was unable to do so.

An application for grant of let- ters of administration in respect executives 01

Mr. Luis Chan, who is well- of the estate of the late Mr. Wil- minutes E. J. Nell and Company, of Manila. known to readers, is now busily

formerly Archibal Lewis, llam who are, returning home after an

preparing his "Sth One-Man. manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., was granted by the Chief The China Clipper, (Capt. W. A. extensive visit to French Indo-hibition which will take place ear. No doubt many of you would Cluthe) completing her 397th trip,

Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in China, Mr. Nell and Mr. Lednicky ly next month. have preferred a bigger function arrived at 3 p.m. and the Del- arrived in Hongkong from Balgon It will be recalled that Mr. Chan the Supreme Court yesterday. for this inauguration and your phinus (Capt. Dykes and First by Air France. committee deliberated many hours|Officer Harvey) landed at 3.07 p.m. Mr. George Scholey, who is 23- on the question but decided that The Delphinus brought 181 kilos sociated with Nielsen and Co., It should be held in the tempor- of mail and two passengers" Mr. Manils, took the Chipper back this McNeary, from Bangkok and Mr. morning after a brief sojourn in

Hongkong. M. A. Khan, from Calcutta.

Mr. Wah Chan Leong, the famous Chinese Clipper com- Among those who collected Mr

Chan's works more

arc M: Marcelo Fernandez-Anchorena of Paris, His Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcote, KCMG. Lady Shenton, Bir Ven Mrs. Smith-Wight, Miss Flower, Grayburn, Mr. Crammell,

ary premises of the College.

NEW PREMISES

As you can see, there would not have been room for a larger meet- ing than this one. I am happy

CHINA CLIPPER

The China CEpper brought muter, who has made eleven passengers to Hongkong. Marla-Hongkong round trips than On a honeymoon trip to the any other passenger, also filles Colony are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph back to Manila today. Benedict, Mr. Benedict is an execu- Mr. Ching Halen Chok, Chinese

wife, left for the Philippines on s Mr. and Mrs. Juan David also pleasure trip. arrived for a vacation in Hong-

NAVAL OFFICER tive of the Laguna Tayabes Trans- merchant, accompanied by his

TO MARRY

port Company in Manila,

The forthcoming marriage is kong Mr. David Is à prominent

"announced of Cmdr. William Pat- Filipino attorney at law in Manila. rick McCarthy, R. N. and Miss Making a business-trip to Hong- Kathleen Annie Charlesworth kong is Mr. D. Bun Sleng a wall

USE OF CODES FOR TELEGRAMS

The following information has been received from the Censor:-

• COMMERCIAL CODES

Steers, nursing alster, Queen Mary known merchant in the Philip- Hospital

pines. Other notices given yesterday of Mrs. Winifred Lewis, who accom- forthcoming marriages concern: panied her husband Mr. Leslie Lewis, With effect from April 15, the Mr. Henry Fielding Greem mer- as far as Manila on the Honolulu following additional commercial chant, care of the Asiatic Petro Cipper from Hongkong on Sun-code may be used in inward and leum Co., Ltd., and Miss Ruth day last, returned to the Colony outward telegrams sent to or from Margaret Williamson, residing at Mr. Lewis is continuing his trip Hongkong. the Peninsula Hotel;

to the United States.

Acme Commodity and Phraseo Mr. Sergius John Sadkowsky, Mr. Homer A. Mann, an execu-logy Code:-The abbreviated title examiner, Chinese Maritime Custive of the Masbate Consolidated "Acme" will be telegraphed after toms, and Miss Ludmila Rodvan, Mining Company of the Philip the preamble at the end of any of Shanghal, en route to the pine Islands, arved in Hongkong route instructions.

To expedite the despatch of nut- Colony;"

on vacation accompanied by

ward telegrams, decodes should be Mr. Chia Yat-sun, Chinese Mrs. Mann,

delivered to, the cable office with Dr. Paul Monroe, a prominent the coded telegram. Such decoder Government civi servant, of, No. 128 Nanchang Street, second four, educator in the United States. will not be returned to the sender, and Miss La Mee-chun, of No. 877 arrived in Hongkong on a bust-but will be destroyed.

ness trip. Dr. Monroe arrived in Shanghai Street, first floor:

A surcharge of 25 (twenty five) as far as Manila on the Honolulu cents, will be made on each tele- Mr. MaPing-chan, wireless operator, of No. 152 Apllu Street, Clipper last week from the United gram in code.

The Supplement to the Acme first flour, and Miss Ma! Yuk-yin. States and after spending a few of No. 95 Reclamation Street, days there, came on to Hongkong Commodity and Phraseology Code

Miss Ethel Newman, an execu- must not be used. second fidor.

tive of the Asia Life Insurance

REGISTRY WEDDING

Company, Manila, has come to E T. McMullen, of the Canadian wedding took place veater accomplish preliminary work in Pacific, was fined $10. by Mr. H.G. day at the Registry, of Mr. Chen the Hongkong and Shanghai Sheldon at the Central Court Jes- King-chee, teacher, of No. 98 oices of the company before terday on a summons for parking Queen's Road East, and Miss Tang establishing the head offices of the his car in Connaught Road over Kwat-fong.

company in Manila,

the time limit.

daleur

Miss Hasler, Rév."J. L. Wilson, Mrs. K. Oram, Mr. P. Chessex, Rev. M. W. Baines, Mrs. J. Murphy: Rev. J. T. B. Evans and a host of others. Mr. Chan is Vice-President of the Hongkong. Working Artista' Guild

and he together with Mrs. A. N.

Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, who was instructed by Mr. P. Wynter-Hyth, asked the Court for an order that letters of administration with the will annexed of the estate be granted to Mr. Harold John Arm- strong, of Messrs. Deacons, the lawful attorney of the siduary legatees named in the will.

two Tê

Further evidence was heard" by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday in the case against Charles Onslow, 40, unemployeu, who was charged on two counts of demanding money by menaces

and one of obtaining money by

-Macfadyen--are responsible for false pretences from Leung Cheuk, | maintaining the Guild properly fish stall master. Hearing was

and efficiently,

further adjourned to Monday after- noon.

WEATHER REPORT

ins.

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 a.m., April 12. Barometer, (at sta levci), 29.93

Temperature, 72. F Humidity, 75 per cent. wind Direction, W/N. Wind Force (Beaufort), 1. Temperature; máximum yesterday,

67 r. Temperature; minimum last night,

62 F*::..

Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th

today, 0.12 ins. Total rainfall since January ist

.16.28 175. Against an average of, 7.69 is. Sunset tonight, 6.42 pm, Sunrise tomorrow, 6.05 am,

4 p.m., April 12, Barometer (at sea level), 29.88–1218. Temperature, 74 F. Humidity, 87 per cent, Wind Direction, 8SE

Wind Force (Beaufort). Maximum temperature, 78 2. Minimum temperature, 62 F. Rainfall, rill

Quarantine restrictioris have 'been imposed against arrivals from

Dairen on account of typhus.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 13 to 19 Apr. 1940.

HIGH WATIE.

Week

Date of

Height

Kong

Standard

Height.

LOW WATEK

Bong

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time.

Time

h. m.

P. Im

h. m.

Bat 13

01 01

44

06 24

11 546 7}

1941

San. 41

04 10

05 48

Mon. 51

19 20 03 24

16 31

20 60

0523 38

13 40

64

22.09

Fr 18

04.52

07 20

15 TE 16 3] .23

Wed. 17

·08 42 · 14 63-2014'

18 84

Thur. 81

06 30

0018

18 08181

1201

Fri, 19

100 37

07:15. 6 19 10 16

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