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GENERAL

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE ADMIRABLY PLAYING AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE EDUCATION OF H.K. TAIPO ROAD ANTI-SPITTING

Distribution Of Prizes By

H.E. The Governor

"I hope sincerely that St. Stephen's College will go forward from strength to strength. It has a very important part to play in the Colony's education and it is playing that part to the admiration of us all. I most heartily wish the College all good fortune in the days to come," said HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.. addressing a large gathering at St. Stephen's College after he had distributed the prizes at the annual Speech Day on Saturday afternoon.

Both the Right Rev. R. O. Hall, Chairman of the College Coun- cll, and Dr. S W. Tao, CBE, LL.D., a member of the Council, who proposed a vote of thanks at the conclusion of the proceedings, paid tribute to the work that His Excellency has done for education in the Colony.

On the dais, besides His Excel lency the Governor and the War of

Tour

NEARING

PAMPHLETS

OUR CELEBRATED

MONDAY,

Home-Made

JULY 14, 1941. —PAGE 5

DOG BISCUITS

CONTAINING:

BRAN

WHOLEMEAL.

FLOUR, STEAK, LIVER CARROTS. ONIONS & TOMATOES.

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COMPLETION H.K. Anti-T.B. Assen.

The new Talpo Road a nearing Campaign

completion and will probably be

opened for we along its entire Pamphlets in both the Engilstr distance by September at the latest. and Chinese languages warning Construction of the new align against indiscriminate spitting and ment began early last year and requesting public co-operation to when completed it should form enforce the law are being distri part of one of the Enest highwaysbuted to the public by the Hong- in the Far East.

kong Anti-Tuberculosis

The new road runs alongside and įtion. across the curves of the existing highway with a width of 22 feet and an additional fivefont footpath.

The 42 curves and corners on the The Jour Houses have the names present route are reduced to 20 on Chinese constellations the new road and the length from Tigers, Eagies and Dra- 11.485 feet to 8,910 feet. Maiches are keenly con-

A curves and corners on the

den Hev E. W. 1. Martin, M.A. Bulls. were the Bishop. Dr. Ts'o. Mr C.gons.

G Sollis (Director of Education tested in every spurt in its season. new road are transition rurves

Mr. Cheung Wing-kue, Mrs. E. W

both by Arst and second teams.

with super elevated cambers.

L. Marula, Miss E. S. Atkins Prin- No individual prizes are awarded. Stephen's Oris Col-Yet the House Shield is the most cipal of St.

Even CENTRAL DISTRICT lege), Mr G. Miskin, Capi S. coveted trophy each year.

Mr 3. A small bays may gain points for HAS "RAID" ALARM Batty-Smith, ADC.. Gaunt, M.A.. Mr. A. E. Job, B.A.. thetr House in their own events in and other members of the Stall.

Hon. Others present included Mr. N. L. Smith and Mrs. Smith,

the athletic sports and swimming races.

Air raid sirens suddenly

went

A.R.P. Headquarters said & "technical error" was the cause.

off in Central District and other Mr. Gaunt 1s holding a Class in parts of the Colony shortly before Mr. G. A. Goodban Headmaster Life-saving as usual. Last year 1011 a.m. on Saturday. of the Diocesan Boys' School and students gained awards from the E G Stewart Royal Life-saving Society. We be- Mrs. Goodban, Mr (Headmaster of St Paul's Boys' gan our football season with vic- A silent" test was being carried

Miss Katte Woo taries over two University Hostels, out when the fault, which College), Dr. (Principal of St. Paul's Girls' Col- and when we played a University soon put right, occurred. lege), Dr and Mrs. J. H. Mont- team, we managed to win again. gomery. Mr H. Allan Taylor, Mr. Victories over one or two of the M F. Key. Mr. S. Ng-Quinn. Dr. N. C. Macleod and the Rev 3. C. L. Wong.

STAFF TRIBUTED

strong local schools brought us to

was

The English version pamphlets reads as follows:

Assocla-

of

the

On April 25, 1940, the Hong- kong Government passed a law prohibiting spitting in public places, except into 巍 spitten or drainage channel, On May 28, 1941, the first pro- secution under this new law took place at the Central Ma- gistracy against Lel Yu who was convicted of spitting on the roadway and fined $5. In- discriminate spitting may re- sult in others becoming in- fected with tuberculosis. In 1940, 5,751 persons were killed by tuberculosis,

We need your help to en- force the law against this dirty and dangerous habit.

Persons Kulity of Indiscrimi nale spitling will be prosecuted

Christmas with an unbeaten re- KOWLOON MAGISTRATE

cord. Then

our Captain, Hung Cheung Wing. decided he must go In a speech of welcome, Bishop to Kunming to join the Chinese Alr May he share in greater Hall paid tribute to the members Force.

victories,

SOCIAL WORK

and

RESCINDS CONFISCATION ORDER MADE IN JUNE

Petrol Worth $200,000 To

Be Released

of the Staff who had found time! to combine military duties with! Leaching In welcoming His Excel-

A Club for poor boys in Stanley tener, the Bishop said that all bad village has been operated during. come to know Sir Geoffry as the your The teaching and or- father and friend during the last gantsation have been entirely in few years and were deeply moved the hands of our students, with the announcement that is they have maintained it with un- Excellency was leaving the Colony tagging enthusiasm. Mr. Job, the

Expanding on the statement be

adviser. tells me how much he is low, the Warden congratulated the impressed by the keenness of the students who had passed the student Leathers. Regular classes Hongkong University Matriculation and open-air games have been the Examination 14 students gaining main activities.

The average at between eight distinctions

them tendance is 85.

Our students have including one for Chinese and two again subscribed from their poc Approximately 25,000 tins of petrol were at that hearing order- for English.

kel-money each week to support a ed to be confiscated by the Magistrate on the application of Mr The Warden, referring to His doctor in Tsang Shlug, near Can-W. P. Thompson, ASF.

them

WARDEN'S STATEMENT

Before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson on Saturday at the Kowloon Magistracy, 13 successful appeals against the confiscation of some $200,000 worth of petrol were brought by Messrs. Hin-shing Lo, Peter Sin and C. Y. Kwan on behalf of trading Junk masters, who on June 24 last were convicted for exporting petrol without carrying petrol in junks not censed for such pur- permits, of poses and of unlawfully anchoring at Po Taf 0.

50 cents

PER POUND

REGULAR ORDERS CAN BE PLACED IN THE SPORTS

LANE CRAWFORD • LTD.

DEPARTMENT

Th. House of Quality & Service

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DECOMPOSED BODIES FOUND

MR. O. K. YUI

Two badly decomposed bodies with hands tied behind the backs Excellency's recent broadcast, sald ton. The heroism of the doctor Mr. Thompson on Saturday, re- ther, in view of the fact that the were discovered on the 11 1/2-mile that the Old Boys had decided to and his staff during the war has vealed that on June 25, a slated maximum one under Charges B beach on Friday afternoon by de- raise $40,000 for an endowment made it a great privilege to sup-cargo of 1,400 tins of petrol blew and C was $250 in each case, the tectives attached to the Tsun Wan fund and he suggested that, at the port him.

up and was entirely destroyed in legislature contemplated forfeiture Police Station. same time, they might buy Hong- A concert Was held by GUT the Dangerous Goods Anchorage, in these cases, and pointed out kong Government war bonds and students to raise funds for refugee besides 582 tins of kerosene lost or that these were the first cases of present

to St. Stephen's students. The sum of $1,571 was blown overboard during the ty- this nature in which forfeiture College.

raised, and We are grateful to phoon on June 29 and June 30 had been applied for. He further Mr. O, K. Yui, Vice-Minister of Bishop Hal} for remitting the while the junky were anchored at pointed out that the petrol did not Finance who arrived in Hongkong money to particular centres in Latchikok Bay. It is with very sincere regret that

belong to the persons charged.from Chungking last week for 1 we hear that Your Excellency will China where Refugee students are

Revising his previous decision, Mr. d'Atmada admitted that for visit. returned to the wartime be leaving Hongkong. Ever since in very special need. One of these

Mr. Anderson said:-

feiture was in the discretion of the capital by plane early on Satur- your first Spring in the Colony, centres is Kunming. where one of

Court, but submitted that it was day morning. He was seen off by "Defendants first unveiled our Old Boys, Dr. H. P. Yew, Is in

came before not a fair and just exercise of a group of leading Chinese nerv graciously you Tablets of names of subscribers to charge of the medical work under me on June 24 last. They were that discretion to order forfeiture including Mr. Tu Yueh-sen

A second oen-charged together with one other to these particular cases, these buildings, you have made us Bishop Y. Y. Tsu. feel that you take a personal 1-tre Is Sun Yat Sen University defendant who, however, has not terest in our school and its pro- where another Old Boy. Roland applied for rehearing. gress. This has been the greatest Koh, and his wife are doing fine all on similar charges, with the

all, the work in ald of students. encouragement to

COLLEGE ASSOCIATION College Connall, the Parents, the

when

AS

They were

STEELE-PERKINS FOR INDIA?

LACK OF POWER "Mr. Lo's argument was carried exception of this one defendant on for the most part on a higher have mentioned; he was charged plan dealing with the principles

Wing Commander A.H8. Steele- with exporting kerosene and not on which punishment should be Perkins, Director of Mir Raid Pre- meted out. Mr. Lo also directed cautions, may shortly be loaned or "Defendants who were unrepre. my attention to the fact that un-permanently transferred to the sented, all pleaded guilty. On these der the Defence Regs no power of Government of India, it is learned. forfeiture exists and this point His services are being sought, it is

petrol.

Old Boys, the Staff and students This year Mr. Tam Cheung Haen, and all the friends of the College. who has been Hou. Secretary and We thank you very deeply, and we Treasurer for many years, succeed beg to wish Your Excellency Goded Mr. Bhiu Wal Ming as Chair- speed on whatever course of life man of the Association.

charges L Aned. defendants sums varying from $156 to $500 on was also taken by Mr. Sin. I must understood, for organisation of the and work you may be bound in

Much activities have been shown, Charge A, with alternatives of Im confess that I find it difficult to ARP, services in Delhi. future.

including regular meetings for prisonment: $100, or one month, see how the lack of a power to tumn in town, and a most success-on Charge B $50, or one month,

forfeit under certain Rega. can

STAFF

Mr. and Mrs, Asche, teachers of

Science and Art, left us during the party at the Lido for members on Charge C, the sentences to be Dave any bearing on the question there be forfeiture in these cases?" year for Australia. They had been and their families. A number of concurrent.

I also ordered for-

with us for more than 12 years and Class meetings have also been held. feiture under Sea, 12 of the Dan expressly provides for it.

Chan Kat Ling is. Hon. Secre- gerdas Goods Ordinance. tary.

we miss them deeply. However Mr. Mr.

C. L. Yin, B.Sc., 8., à graduatè

of St. John's, Shanghai, and M.I.T..

has taken over the science work.

*year.

PREPARATORY SCHOOL

,

FIEST CASES

were all granted and

'NOT THE ONLY CRITERION. as to whether there should be for-

"I can answer this question felture under another Ord, which

shortly by saying that if all the "Mr. Bin also submitted that factors now present to my mind there was no evidence to show had been considered by me on the "Applications

initial hearing I would not have were made at that the offences were of a serious felt justified in making the orders Several local parents have told various times for a review of ser-nature but on that I cannot agree for forfeiture. In arriving at this For the last six years Mr. Yin has us how the Health of their sons tence with particular reference to with him. been a Professor at Tsing Hua Uni- has improved by becoming board-the other for forfeiture. There ap-

decision-two points in particular FIRE DANGER * versity. Dr. Leong Kam Long, an era at Stanley. We can never be plications

would have welghed with me. I Old Boy, resigned the position of thankful enough for this wonder Counsel was heard on Wednesday ed the fire danger and the com- are apparently the first cases of "In reply, Mr. Thompson stress-refer firstly to the fact that these school docter in December, and re-ful site, with seclusion for study last. ceived farewells and good wishes. and seabreezes for health, granted Counsel for the defendants, when found on all these junks.

Though it was agreed by plete disregard for Regs, which he this nature in which forfeiture We welcome Dr. Sze-to Eng Kee in to us at Stanley. A football field the applications were heard, that "In effect, he submitted that to the disparity between the has been applied for and secondly his place. Mr. G. Miskin joined has been constructed at the Prep. the rehearing should be confined the first danger should be the maximum fines and the value of the College Council during the Bchool, and also an additional field to the order for forfeiture. I do paramount consideration and that the petrol. I do not mean to say at the College The Prep, School not propose to bind myself today I should dismiss from my mind that the value of the property SCHOLASTIC SUCCESSES has 40 children, divided into six to that limitation, and I shall con the cargo, which was carried on concerned is the only criterion In the Matriculation Examina-classes. The Chinese National cur-sider these charges as if I had had these junks but I do not think I where the question of forfeiture tion 13 students passed, gaining 13 riculum is followed so that students the benefit of hearing both sides chh duinise the factor of value arises, but neither do I agree with distinctions between them. This actually pass straight into Chinese right from the very start. I may quite an easily where it is shown Mr. Thompson that it is a factor included a distinction in English, Middle Schools, on leaving. At the begin in clearing the ground of to me to be in the region of $300 to be ignored. It appears to me by Cheng Yu Team, which is diffi same time a lesson la given in Charge: 0. ME d'Almada has 000. And I have to bear in mind that the value of the property to cult for a Chinese student to ob English almost every day in the pointed out that Reg. 10 of the that this fire danger has perhaps be forfeited and the nature of the tain Some Firth Form students top three classes, so that boys can 1940 Rege, does not apply to junks a more intimate relationship to offence under which fortaiture' is ant for the Hongkong Govern proceed from the Prop, School to and that therefore Charge. Os Charge C, which as I have thought are two elements which ment's School Certificate and seven Form IA (Class: 6) in St. Stephen's bid To that submission. I can see dicated, cannot now be supported. must be considered together in Seven: students College. This year Mrs. G. L Yin no anawer, the section is clear and than to Ofiste B. which is the coming to any decision as regards Weret, "successful: passed St. John's University has kindly helped us to teach more equally, so is the definition of only charge with which we are forfeiture These orders for fer- trando Examination, inelutting Mandarin augmenting the suship round in the Interpretation now concerned. reany Ohl Pet whose gradse were cessful work done by Mr H of those Roguntina. I am there

réiture are therefore respluded and equivalent to distinction in Chiites Tant. The apoad with which small tore of the opinion that Charge Chulgested, and entild not be mog turned to the defendants: the "Throughout, it has never be the petrol in each dane will be re- * Brigilali, a very fine result. Cantonese children can plok up must fail

Spalato k tested, that there was power senterices on Charges A and B SK DEN SPORTS About: spoken Mandarin under skilled I turn to the consideration of this court to forteft, wideo will stand, to date from June, 24; that order for fortuleurs Tor his question for me to dealne mietely charge is dismissed in all ollente, Mr. d'Alhalla Fakked win, resolvas 15helf into 11118)(@"Erscula; asser

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teachers! is really remarkable

is the main interest of the school

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