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The 124th, meeting of the Board of Education was held on Fri day, July 18. with Mr. C. G. Sollls, M. A, Director of Education, in the Chair: In the course of the meeting the Chairman made a

statement on the leakage of the 1943 School Certificate Examination

question papers.

The statement is as follows:-"The examination commenced on Saturday, June 21. On that day information was received from one of the schools that a candidate knew in advance the passage set for Dlstation, Enquiry confirmed this leakage and arrangements were at once pat in hand to set an alternative Dictation passage

to be taken later.

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June 24.

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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1941. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OF AIR FIGHTING SEEN IN R.A.F. DAYLIGHT SWEEPS

Of B.F.R.D.C. Bghting, declared MAJOR OLIVER STEWART, M.C.

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country without any opposition.

NEWS SERVICES

The Editor, B, K. Daily Press Sir, I was astonished to read

serious news which is what I, and every

one else, expects a newspaper to do these days. It seems incredible that, in this enlightened age, the vested interests you mention should have stepped in to die- tate terms on which newspapers should get their news and I am sure that everyone of your readers will be ready to back you up.

"With the big bombers we are using, we have been ex- tremely effective," said Major Stewart, "but it was the put- ting together of these bombers and fighters that made this possible. Now we have learn- ed that mixed formations are successful where single-type

We have been repeatedly told formations failed before. "From this you can see some from authentic sources in London. that the only reliable news comes signs of the way this fighting will

I take it that the B. B. C, is such Bombers, how-

"In the daylight sweeps which the R.A.F. is continu- ing to make-over Germany and occupied countries, some signs can now be seen of future developments of air

NOTICE IS HEREBY

D.F.C., the well-known aviation expert and editor of the GIVEN that

INTERIM

Payments of the British Fund for yesterday on the progress of the R.A.F. daylight offensives. The summary of Receipts and magazine "Aeronautics," when he broadcast from London DIVIDEND of FIFTY (50)

kong and South China Branch, for Relief of Distress in Chins, Hong- cents per Share has been declared

the first half of the year (Jan 1 conducted in formations CORRESPONDENCE

"These sweeps have been payable on MONDAY, 18th

to June 30, 1941). is as follows which have included several AUGUST next, on and after

BRITISH M.O.I.. which date Dividend Warrants

at Bank at Dec. 31, 1940, as per

RECEIPTS:-To Balance (Cash different types of planes." may be obtained upon application

AND NEWS

last account), $48,504.00:

continued To Sub-

Major Stewart.. at the Registered Office of the THE APPOINTMENT of Mr.

"On the following Monday, June Institute, and Chinese pupils inscriptions and Donations (HK "We are already using two Company, Cana! Road East.

information from another English grant schools. Brendan Bracken, M.P.,

Jockey Club, HK. Government, different types of bombers two of the Hongkong.

Sundries), GRANT, SUBSIDY CODES

$120,024,30; To the important office of school revealed that

H.K. and fighter escorts." Mathematics question papers were The Board noted with NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO Minister of Information in at least partly known to some of faction that the new Grant and To Bank Interest, $362.25,

satis Rotary Club donation, $3,078.42; :

in your editorial columns, under Total.

MIXED FORMATIONS the above heading, that you had GIVEN that the REGISTER of the Home Government, in, the candidates. Subsequent re: Subsidy Codes had been approved $172,808.97.

Major "Stewart said that during been prevented from reproducing MEMBERS of the Company will succession to Mr. Duff ports from schools on June 24 and and

these raids. the German pilots had in your paper radio news broad- made recommendation.

FAYMENTS:-By Foreign to be closed from MONDAY, 4th Cooper, carries with a 28 indicated further leakage.. Government concerning the neces-xillary to the National Red Cross continued to stay on the ground, cast by the B. B, C, from London. AUGUST, to MONDAY, 18th guarantee that newspapers ALTERNATIVE PAPERS sary financial provision.

Society of China on behalf of the Which, he added, was the must As a subscriber to your paper,

sensible thing The Review of the Education Canton International Red

they could AUGUST,

do. I have noted with much interest 1941, both days and news services in Britain

This, however, made the "It was decided on June 23 to Department for 1941/42 was laid Service Corps (maintenance of

R.AF bow successfully you have been inclusive.

and the Empire will at long have the examiners get alternative on the table; the Board called Corps Jan, to June, 1941), $10,000; planes use up much more fuel but keeping up with the times and hast be afforded the facilities papers for the whole examination special attention to the polley By HK. Refugee and Social Wel- they were able to fly over the giving your readers the latest of obtaining the fullest possi-and by emergency arrangements stated therein for the develop-fare Council (food kitchens), $10.-

information for their carried out in the Education Office ment of Vernacular

000; By School for Deaf (Building primary

Fund readers in keeping, of course, it was possible to put these papers education by provision of Govern-

of proposed new school into use from

bldg.), $5,000, By Social Service The ment schools, and made recom- with the requirements and

scripts worked on

the printed mendation to Government for the By Foreign Auxiliary to the Na- Centre of the Churches, $5,000; reservations necessary

question papers in the subjects necessary nancial provision national security. From the already taken on Saturday, June

tional Red Cross Society of China N. T. C. GRADUATES start of World War II, Lon-21 and Monday, June 23, were

(Kwangtung & H.A. Christian Re- don

and

report foreign discarded and alternative question newsmen

was

the lief Committee made by

At Ygn Ping), these subjects were Principal, Northcote Training Col- $376,90; By Distress Relief Asacn, correspondents in that city, papers

taken later. The examination lege, concerning the employment for six districts, Western Kwang- particularly those serving therefore will have its results based of graduates from the Northcote tung, $3,000; By Foreign Auxillary on the alternative papers and not Training College. It was agreed that to the National Red Cross Society American publications, have had nothing but a series of on the printed papers originally all vacancies in subsidised vernacu- of China on behalf mese go in the future. IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED complaints to level against set

far schools should be filled by gra-dustrial Co-Operatives (mainten that an Interim Dividend of the method and manner in; "As soon as the first information duates from the Northcote Tram-ance of training centres in Never. have to protect themselves an authentic source and it is be- against enemy interceptor fighters yond comprehension why its news £2.10 per share, subject to which the British Ministry of of any leakage was received, en- College when avaliable and Kwangtung for two years), $19. and people who have studied the should be suppressed from those By South China Christian str war have held that bombers members of the public who cannot deduction of Income Tax, has Information has carried out quiries were begun in an attempt that, where necessary, subsidies 070,80

should be increased to provide for Educational & Industrial Assen. should be built to protect them- afford to own powerful radio sets been declared for the HALF its duties and its complete to trace its source. Up to the salaries according to the new code for homeless war refuges children, selves and guns have been develop to listen in to its bulletins and

sent, however. the enquiry has YEAR ending 30th June, 1941, failure to live up to its name. produced no conclusive evidence."

$10,000; By Rt. Rer. a. u. malled to give the big bombers the who reasonably expect, such news at rate of 1/2.7/8 per Dollar. During this whole period

(HR Rotary Club donation to power to do this."

to appear in the morning papers, one-sided war

OTHER BUSINESS THE DIVIDEND WILL BE practically, a

Others present at the meeting chase of ambulances), $3,078.42: that fighters were always mach mid-day and even 24 hours later Chinese Co-Operatives tor pur- Major Stewart added however, instead of having to wait until Th Board considered an appeal were:- PAYABLE on and alter MON. was waged between newsmen

By HK. Anti-TB. Assen, $5,000; faster (referred to it the first instance DAY, 11th August at the offices and news correspondents and by Government) to the Governor-Inspector of Schools), Mr. Y. P. tional Red Cross Society of China ways liable to be worried.

Mr. J. Ralston, M. A. (Senior By Foreign Auxillary to the Na- consequence that they were *)-

than bombers, with the to read, all about it.

The situation in which you now of the Corporation, where Share. the M.O.I. censors, red tape in-Council by the manager of the Law, B.. A (Inspector of Ver-for Canton Y.WC.A. (part main-

And yourself is most extra- bolders are requested to apply and buck-passing civil ser- Chung Hwa Middle School against nacular Schools), Dr. J. M. Gray, tenance

FIGHTER ESCORTS

ordinary and you certainly have vants in London. The first an order by the Director of EducaL R. G. C., R. O. S., L M Hang from

of orphatcultate set Ngan

"The R.A.F. is aware of these the sympathy of your readers. May to Dec., 1941). Imitations and when it sends out The subject is one that la of con- sign of a change in this at- tion to reduce overcrowding of D. P. H. (Medical Officer THE REGISTER OF titude by the M.O.1. came certain classrooms, and made re Schools), Mr. T. R. Rowell, B. Sc. Industrial Section of Chinese Y.Wescort of fighters," said Major readers and vested interests must of $2,500 By Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall for formations, it sends out a strong siderable importance to newspaper SHARES of the Corporation will

commendation to Government.

(Principal, Northcote Training CA $500; By Foreign Auxilary Stewart. "But the ordinary single be made to understand that they be closed from MONDAY, 28th when Lord Beaverbrook, who proved a buliding programme for Professor of Education, Hong of China on behalf of the Canton machines and 11.

The Board considered and ap- College), Prof. Forster, M. A.to the National Red Cross Society seater fighters are not long-range cannot hamper the freedom of July to SATURDAY, 9th August had just been invested with Public Works Extraordinary (both days inclusive) during the office

in kong University), Mr. A. el International Red

seems possible, the Press, Cross Service that the time of Minister of the 1942/43 Estimates. It also Arculli, Rev. F. Short, Hon. Mr. Corps (maintenance or corps, July bombers will go out with long- will come when which period По transfer

of State, had a free and frank approved a memorandum from the Lie The Fong, Miss E. 8. Atklus, to Dec., 1941), $10,000;

By Rev, range fighter escorts. discussion

We have ΟΙ the

Sub-Com- Mr. Lo Tung-fan, B. A. LLB, H. A. Wittenbach for relief in long-range fighters already. subject Vernacular Education

malttee dealing with the future of Very Rev. Dr. R. W. Gallagher, Chungshan District, Jan. to June, have the Boa fighter, a fast aero. twith American correspon-

the Eastern District Vernacular S. 3, Mr. G. A. Goodban, M. A., 1941, $3,000: By Balance (Cash at plane which can fly fairly long dents in London.

School for Giris, vernacular tea- Others present at the meeting Bank at June 30. 1941). $86,232.85 distances and which can stand up

classes At the Evening Secretary).

Total $172,808.97.

to the German fighters.

"The scale of military aircraft. ranges has to be kept in mind al the time. The heavy bomber, for

all. This machine, however, is most vulnerable to attack. Next

Shot at twice from the back by there is the medium bomber, which a lone gunman, Probationary Ser- has a good range and is slightly geant (III) V. D. Simagin, 31, a jess vulnerable because it can Rusatan officer attached to Bub- manoeuvre rather more quickly, bling Well Station was mortally Finally there is the interceptor wounded at about 5.30 pm on fighter to tackle defending figh-July 17, while patrolling Majestle ters. That was the ladder of vul-Road between McBain and Bub- nerability,

for Warrants.

Shares can be registered..

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Pongkong, 15th July, 1941.

WANTED KNOWN

bin

Maison Abdulrahaman Miran Merchant and Commission

with the Battle of Crete,

LORD BEAVERBROOK chers evidently heard enough on that occasion to convince

scale.

THOSE PRESENT

We

him that a drastic change promised to do. Making his TENANT PREVENTED TEMPORARILY instance, has the longest range of

FROM SUB-LETTING HIS HOUSE:

INTERESTING SHANGHAI CASE

Yours, etc..

H. L. M. B.

S'HAL MYSTERY SHOOTING

FOREIGN OFFICER

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364 was necessary. He accepted first statement in the House!

the charges of news suppres of Commons this week, Mr. sion and the difficulties which Bracken declared that he had correspondents had to over-accepted the office with a come to approach the key determination to see that the men of the Government to public was supplied with all obtain authoritative informa- the information on the war Agent Bunia, Belgian Congo, general view that, as America He himself was a journalist, tion and agreed with their that it was possible to give. via Mombasa, invite samples was hungry for facts, such said Mr. Bracken, and he was, from Dealers in all classes of facts should be made avail- therefore, in a position to cotton, silk and woollen goods for able to them and that in do know what the publle want- Ladies and Gentlemen and

ing so Britain had in her ed-if he could not, or was Natives, fancy goods, Leather hands the best weapon to not, allowed to give the pub- Shoes and Canvas Shoes, Tollet

combat dishonest and un-ic what it wanted, he would Requisite. Send through Congo scrupulous Nazi propaganda get vid of office. That is the appearance, owest four months tween now and the trial of the Journey by short-range Aghters is the back of his head, making its bank Bania or no value direct to which

us. We also export Ivories in American big quantities.

FIRST A.R.P. DAYLIGHT

EXERCISES

364

A case in which a British tenant threatened to sublet his house to a Chinese party his landlord did not purchase his furniture was revealed in H.M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, on July 16, when a motion was heard for an interim injunction in a case brought by Messrs. H. A.Beeks and J. R. Jones, the plain- tiffs and lessors of the property, against Mr. F. W. Clifton. The interim injunction was for the purpose of restraining the de- fendant from.carrying out his threat before the matter had been settled in Court; after having beard the plaintiffs, Judge Sir Allan G. Mossip, granted the interim Injunction,

LOOKING. AHEAD

"It seems possible that formations of the future and

bling Well Road. He died at the Country Hospital without regain- airing consciousness, an hour after

the shooting,

em looking a long way ahead in

vessels

included

the vicinity was attracted to the A Chinese constable on duty in

scene by the crowd and immediate ly telephoned to the Bubbling Well Follee station from where a party of foreign and Chinese detectives were sent to the scene.

The ausaltant believed to be a saying this will be heavy bomb Chinese in foreign attire fired two It was revealed in court, that the terim injunction restraining the ers escorted by long-range fighters shots from a pistol at the Russian defendant, who failed to make an defendant from sub-letting be- and accompanied part of their officer, one bullet which entered

well In a word, I am thinking of exit from the right side of his back rent amounting to $1,340, action was sweeping the sort of attitude that one re- The plaintiffs had filed a writ in THREAT OF BREACH

miked formations of aircraft of forehead, continent. The lishes. It is a definite as which they asked for arrears and "It appears from the evidence different types to make a fighter The victim collapsed in a heap change was immediately ap-surance that the Ministry of for an injunction je restrain the that the defendant has threaten feet successful both on the out-on the pavement and while a parent and newsmen and Information will no longer defendant from subletting the pre-ed that unless the lessors buy his ward and return journey

crowd of Chinese pedestrians Major Stewart said that in the gathered, the assailant made his foreign correspondents were be bound by official red tape nuses the latter being an in-furniture he will sublet the pre- permitted to obtain their nor that it will permit itself fringement of the lease. But as muses against the lessors wishes navy it was always a rule to use escape. facts and figures with less to be dictated to by such until July 24, an interim injuncment committed a breach of the en escort of smaller ships and

MOTIVE UNKNOWN A the case will not be heard in court The defendant has not at this mo- mixed formations A very big warship never went out without difficulty from the M.O.I. and vested interests at home tion was requested for the interval covenant but he has threatened to these smaller a general shake-up of the which, quite wrongly, are between yesterday's motion and do so. It is clear from the au- corresponding departments seeking to impose a lien on the trial of action

thorities that this Court has The urgency of the matter was authority to interfere, even when abroad took place for the news distribution from the same purpose. Newsmen and British capital. In view of also indicated by the plaintiffs a breach of covenant has not ac- Hongkong's first daylight AR.P. correspondents sighed with the interest which this sub-the defendant would be leaving fendant had been present here yesterday when they stated that tually been committed. If the de- exercises will take place some time reller as the improvement ject of news distribution has shanghai by the end of this week, this morning and said that he next month, so soon as the tunnel gathered force and news-recently aroused in Hong-

STATUS QUOg, would do nothing until the trial. off Arsenal Street, Wanchal, is

The bone of contention between of the notion, I would not grant completed, gata Wing-Comdr. A. Hapers in the British Empire kong, where the public has 5. Steele-Perkins at the weekly and in the United States be- clamoured for, and is entitled the two parties was House No. 15, the infuriction, but he is not here Press conference yesterday. gan to look hopefully forward to, the latest information on senting the case for the plaintiffs, will be given on the usual terms Lang 753, Avenue Haig. In pre- and the injunction is granted. It Referring to the recent black to even, greater facilities be-world events, we cannot but Mr. Jones asked that the Court and I take note now of the under

Several Chinese pedestrians who out, the Director of A.R.F. stated ing afforded them to keep agree with Mr. Bracken's grant the interun injunction in taking of the plaintiffs to give

witnessed the shooting were taken: that the black-out us in Lock their readers fully informed feelings that neither Reuters, order to maintain status quo security.

to the station for questioning by hart and Hennessy Roads proved entirely satisfactory.

with rellable news

detectives, but their information from United Press, International until actual day of the iria The cases I rely on are found

Owing to the non-appearance of in Hailsham's Laws of England HIGH FLYING PLANES

ahed no light regarding the motive The recruiting campaign for sources of unimpeachable News nor any other news the defendant, his side of the and rely particularly on the cases "Bomber formations will also The deceased is unmarried and

|for the Ferline. ? agency has the right, in pre-case was not heard and Judge or Doherty. 7. Alliman, 1876, 3 AC have to fly very high to get full was transferred from the Binsa satisfactory progress, sald SATISFACTORY 8.9 the sent day circumstances to Mossop accordingly gave judgment and the Australian Appost Case to protection and if our pilots de Road #tation to Bubbling Wed Wing-Coindr. Steele-Perkins, who position had thus become in insist that their services are as follows: the Privy Council Masharn mand it, our production engineers station only about two months which they ask for arrears of rent

man in the air, who must call the death he had almost completed

in aircraft production, year's service with the fores My own view is that these raids conducted by the RAF are an in-

A.R.P. wirdens has been making veracity,

very

and fire-fighters.

several types of ships.

"It is at last possible that we may be heading in the BRIDG direction in the air,” continued Major Stewart. “Formations. of the future will use a far higher climbing plane. I re minded you in my last talk that Colonel Moure-Brabazon, the Minister for Alrörait Pro dustion, had said that some of our fighters are espable of flying at more than 40,000 feet. We must of coured, expect enemy ishters to do the saIDE and By higher in future.

The wounded officer was rushed in an emergency ambulance of the Fire Brigade to the Country Hos- pital where he succumbed to his wound at about 6.17 p. little more than an hour after the shooting.

added that his department was regard to this matter of news the only channels through The plaintiffs filed a wift in Colton, 1902010, 104 107:P.C... will have to obey orders. It is the ago. At the time of his "" tragio still in need of 1,000 Arg-watchers distribution, there remains which news can reach the iner April fund they also auk for

still a few cobwebs to be reading public. Buch an at- an injunction to restrain the de- SHANGHAI, July 18 (Reuber) swept away and a few yards titude is against the very fondant, his servant and esta ry

In included in the Japan "Central electric stations in more of red tape in official spirit of democracy on which from sub-letting the occupied pre- en trave han the reason for Canada produced 7,073,573,000 and vested interests to be the rights of the free Fress of lies by uh, of covenant of which has not been riven email in the first three inbathu of 1941 removed. This is what Mr the British Commonwealto 120 fedted the welt was nied on mome sa dormoured with 7a81,000 in Brendan Bracken, the new and the United States as for

kilowatt hours of electrical power

the corresponding period of 1M0, head of the M.DL., has now founded.

dication that in the future aircraft The Canadian output of will become more specialised than petroleum and beurvers are wonderip ever and that the formations of

the verge of the nature wit ialude dizerant 1941 totaller

type of machines concluded against 11216) Major Stewart.