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TEACHERS TRAINING SHROFF WAYLAID

COLLEGE

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the widest sense In which that will, I trust, go forward to join that

word has been applied to educa-admirable body, the Teachers As sociation, where the lamps which

tion

Freedom of thought is im- plicit, and indeed explicit, in that phrase a 'liberal educa- ton' and freedom must be the dominant principle in the teacher's approach to his task; for only in free conditions can mind or body grow rightly and strongly.

are it for you here will be kept į burning brightly.

I hope and believe that you will be proud of this building I And will seek to justify it. would have you ever bear in mind that one of the main foundations upon which civili- sation is built is the great arch of education, and that the key- stone of that arch is the "train- ing of the teachers.

AND ROBBED IN- "KOWLOON TONG

Two Of The Culprits Convicted At Sessions

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 24th APRIL, 1941.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-

A robbery in the Kowloon Tong ed for persons other than the addressee.

district on Mar. 21 when a shroff

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was robbed of the money he had.

"The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China collected bad a sequel at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when is temporarily suspended:-

two of the robbers, Lam Hung-po, 22, ferry coolie, and Yan Chun. 19, were each sentenced to 18 months' hard labour by Mr. Justice E. H. Williams,

First accused had pleaded guilty to the charge.

The accused were charged with

So much for Government's in- terest in Teacher Training. I would j like to say one word to the students of today and to those who will Mr. Solls, I assure you that I am follow there.. I offer you my con-proud that this College should bear gratulations on having in this Col- my name. I took a godfather's robbing Pun Chung-ping, shroff of lege and in the modern training privilege yesterday and had a good the Wah Klu Newspaper, of No. which takes place, therein some- look at, the baby before your guests 110 Hollywood Road, of the sum thing greatly better than what your of today could make its acquain-of $47.84.

Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Counsel, predecessors have had. I am very tance. I had already taken a great glad to learn from Mr. Rowell that liking to its pleasant yet" dignified assisted by Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman prosecution. you are responding well to these exterior; but as I went round with appeared for the greater advantages.

you and its architect liking chang-while the following comprised the jury: Messra, C. Buchanan (Fore- man), C. Morton, Luen Ching-lẹe, As I have just been saying, your

I felt that it was just what a profession carries responsibilities of Teachers Training College should! Ho Shing-hing, C. "Poon, Wong

Cheuk-tong and M. Poon. incalculable importance and it is be-making the fullest use of the

COMPLAINANT THREATENED light: compact yet your abiding duty to fit yourselves Kood sun's

Mr. Reynolds said "that on Mar. and to keep yourselves it for your roomy; cheerful yet clearly serious high duties. I am pleased to hear of purpose; many-sided and yet 21 the shroff, Pun Chung-ping of your Students Association: it single-minded. In short a master- came out of the Kowloon Tong should be a great help to you in piece of its kind, an which I warm-Garden City Association when he your tralung, and its members fly congratulate its designer. Mr. was approached by four Chinese and forcibly relieved him of a Cornell.

The fountain pen and $47.34. men went away and one of them.

ABIDING DUTY

ed to enthusiasm,

It is with heartfelt good wishes for the College's success that I now

CHINESE GOVT.declare it open.

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MR. C. G. SOLLIS

Mr. C. G. Sollis said:

whom Pun later identified as the Arst accused, threatened to strike, him if they were chased.

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It is more than' three years ago the function of Cumberland Road CHUNGKING, Apr. 23 (Central) that the first step was taken which and Boundary Street where he --The Executive, Yuan yesterday led up to the provision of this raised the alarm. The mea ranair Mail by Air to Bangoon to connect with the Reg. relieved Mr. Lin Yi-sheng of his building, the Northcote Training in the direction of Prince Edward post of Hupeh. Commissioner of College. It was Your Excellency Road but Pun gave chase and Reconstruction and appointed Mr. who took that step, within a few arrested one man Second ac- Chu I-cheng to succeed him. months of your arrival in Hong-cused was arrested In Shantung Mr. Feng Pal-chwan, Inspector kong, by setting up a committee Street, Mongkok, on information. of the Ministry of Education. was to review the existing system" for When formally charged second-

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transferred to the post of tary of the same Ministry.

Mr. Ste Kwel-lin was appointed concerned, the system which then Ah, Sul, who did the snatching, and another man approached him Counsellor of the Ministry of existed comprised normal classes! Economic Affairs, succeeding Mr. attached to Government schools and asked him for money. Kuo Teh-hua who was relieved of and teachers classes run by themen told him he would get money to spend if they could snatch his duties.

Evening Institute.

STATEMENT FROM DOCK

These classes had done useful some. Director work but the conditions in which Sulyuan they had to carry on made it im-

Mr. Yu Chieh and Mr. Chen Kuo-chen were named and Vice-Director of the Food Control Bureau.

JAPANESE CAMPAIGN

In a statement from the dock said second accused possible to expect more than a yesterday limited standard of achievement that first accused approached m and one which could not be con- and said: "I have money now, sidered adequate to the needs of here is $3.50 for you to spend." the schools. The committee there- In answer to a question by his fore recommended that a new den-Lordship. Mr. Reynolds said that tre for the training of teachers the Crown based its case on the should be set up. That recom- second accused's statement and by mendation was accepted by Gov- his action when he was told of Japanese troops engaged in aernment and without delay action the robbery by the detective who mopping up campaign in the was taken to carry it into effect. arrested accused. Tsiwangshan mountain range in It was not only the origin of this Without retiring the jury re south Shanst have met with recollege that was due to Your Ex-turned an unanimous verdict of

cellency's initiative: throughout Guilty.

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A PLEASANT SURPRISE FOR

S'HAI RESIDENT

The letter below was received in Shanghal and published by the North,, China Daily News recently from a former Shanghal-lander who relates his pleasant surprise

CHINESE GUERILLAS when he saw an ambulance mark-

BOMB SWATOW THEATRE

↓

No fewer than 3,000 Japanese the course of its planning and or- were massed at Any!, Wensi, Hsia ganisation Your Excellency took a Halen, Sinklung and Tsishan for a personal and indeed a paternal in concerted drive. One column num-terest in this institution; I re-

ed "Presented by the Central Bri- tish War Fund, Shanghat" bering about 1,000 men made a member that when the financial

The magnificent efforts of thrust toward Yangchaochen and proposals were first under dis- Liuya, southwest of Sinkiang, at cussion, more than two years ago,

SHIUKWAN, Apr, 23 (Central)-Shanghai Britons in contributing it was Your Excellency, who said Chinese guerillas dawn on April 18 while another that adequate provision must be awatow on the southeast Kwang-fore now

filtered intu to the various war funds are there- column of an equal number of

having visible results, men concentrated at Chaitienchen, made to ensure that this educa tung coast on the night of April and it is to be hoped that, as the south of Tslshan, began to mentional baby should not be exposed 14 and threw several bombs into war progresses, more and more

to the risk of night starvation.

SCHOOLS ESSENTIAL

westward.. Both columns were hea-

vily beaten.

made

to

110

On the same

the Chung Wong Theatre, killing aid will be given to those at home Germany. and wounding a number of Jap in the battle against A third column

As a contrast to this I mayanese officers and soldiers driving

and An extract from the letter fol Lelyang, northwest of Wensi, to mention that only recently I over-puppet oficials,

lows:- menace the Chinese rear was in- heard some one else remark that

day Japanese EXTRACT FROM LETTER tercepted, sustaining heavy losses. the training college was a waste troops in the Chaochów Swatow of money. I was not able to as-

"I suppose Shanghal has not. A fourth column based

area made an attack on Lientong at

certain

What grounds the Tsaochangchen, north of Anyi,

and Taiwongkong. In the ensuing altered. at all since I left, unless, northward

speaker based this opinion, but it fight they were defeated, suffering of course, it happens to be for the X

thrust to

absence but I am reflects an attitude to education Hwelhsing. It was driven back with which was commoner fifty years petty officers were also killed.

many casualties. Two Chinese better by my

afraid I cannot say the same of lasses.

An attack launched by the Ja-recognised that schools are essen- ago than it is today. Today it is

London, as in some parts it really дев, panese at Wuyunmiac, north of tial to the life of the community SOVIET FRONTIER does look the most awful Wensi, met with strong Chinese and it is the school master and resistance. The attackers rushed school mistress that make the the Chinese positions several times school, under protective fire but were each time hurled back.--(Central News).

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"ST. GEORGE'S DAY OBSERVANCE

St. George's Day yesterday was observed by the laying of a wreath at the Cenotaph by the President, Mr. F. C. Hall, and Vice-President,

but considering its immensity, I EVACUATION think the amount of damage is very small. However, I ANKARA, ADT. 23 (Reuter) The really

think you will find a considerable For the success of their work, evacuation of all the population change in the country, when you adequate training is essential and living in the zone 30 miles along

that training can only be given in the German-Boviet frontier, has come home again. centres properly designed for the beep undertaken by the Russian "I tell you one thing that I was

bucked about, that was,

purpose. I would like to take this authorities, according to reliable awfully opportunity of congratulating the information received la Polish cir- that whilst I was in Cheltenham, architect, Mr. W. A. Cornell, on cles here.

the town to which my wife had

the fine building which has The Russians are also reported evacuated in September last during crowned his efforts.

to be demolishing all buildings in my absence, I happened to see an this zone, where trainloads of ambulance, on the side of which barbed wire and logs have arrived, was marked "Presented by the Central British War Fund, Shang-

I have briefly sketched the origin Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, of St. George's and development of this College Society, accompanied by Lt.-CoL H. because it shows that no more ap- B. L. Dowbiggin, the Hon. Mr. B. propriate name could have been H. Dodwell, the Hon. Mr. T. E given to it than the name of Your Pearce, Mr. J. K. Bousfield, Mr. H College is an outstanding land- Excellency. The founding of this

RECREIO WIN AT BILLIARDS

As you can imagine, having just returned from Shanghai and Club de Recreio beat Kowloon knowing the efforts of so many

R. B. Hancock, Mr. E Cock (Past mark. in the progress of Hong Cricket Club by four matches to people to boost the fund it wAB

asso-

two in

Presidenta), Mr. 8. T. Butlin (8-kong education and with it Your cretary), and Messrs. P. 8. Cassidy. Excellency's name is now

a billiards and snooker more than pleasing to see this, so that you might tell all the lads JH. R. Hance, J. D. Danby, W. clated as a lasting tribute to the contest on Tuesday night. Lock, L. J. Davies, G. G. Wood, G foresight and enterprise which Billiards: J. O. Remedios beat that I saw it, that it looked aw A. Pentreath, G. Miskin, has resulted in this magnificent F. Zimmern 170 to 147, E. M. L. fully nice, and I hope that it will Penn, W. A. Cornell, J. 8. Gibson, contribution to the welfare of pre- Soares beat J. H. 8. Dimcan 150-help them to increase, if possible, and Cobb.

sent and future generations of 31. J. C. Remedios beat E. Curtis their subscriptions to the Fund", After the wreath-laying cere- | children

150 to 83, mony, it was decided to cancel the With all respect therefore, I beg Snooker J. R. Luke (K. C. C.) band concert scheduled to take to tender to Your Excellency very beat C

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place at the Hongkong Cricket Club grateful thanks for today per- (K. C. C.) heat C. F. Rozario 145- Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong grounds, at 5.30 pm. that (yester forming this opening ceremony of 73, A. F. Noronha beat. E. C, En Daily Press, Lid, at Marina House, third floor, 18-19 Queen's

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