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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

high prices as is the demand for big wagos. The economics of in- dustry have changed but littlo

DAY BY DAY.

GREAT HEARTS ALONE UNDER-

1926

ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' SCHOOL.

during the past decade, and it is STAND HOW MUCH GLORY THERETO-DAY'S PRESENTATION OF still possible to point to the ex-18 IN BEING GOOD.--Michelet,

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The British stoamor.“Kalping" roports sighting a sunken junk, position 26° 46', 120° 59′.

tremely wealthy magnates living in ever-growing luxury off the earnings of big concerns employ |ing hundreds of workers whose

economic level is on the low side, the KoChow Steamship Company,

It is notified that the name of

We do not believe for a moment Limited, has been struck off the that the pubilo ownership of com-Ragister. mercial industry is either practicable or desirable and

Sir John Tilley, P.C.; K.C.M.G., the new British Ambassador to in this respect we think Tokyo, was a passenger by ss. our Socialist friends aro en-Mantua yostorday. tirely on the wrong lines. But

wo are convinced that if the Mr. C. G. Alabastor, K.C., oconomic well-being of the grout... has been declared slected a number of the Licensing Board body of British workers was a for a further three years.. matter of more vital concern' to employers than it really is there would be much less prospect of rocurring and costly stoppages.

The fostering of closer relations) botween the two branches of in- A dog owned by Mrs. Edgar, of dustry is an eminently desirable No. 3, Morton Terrace, was taken to Kennedy Town for observation end, because it will only be by on Thursday after an attack on better understanding and a greater a Chinese. roalisation of such othor's pro- blems that those engaged in the

Amongst the passengers who industrial world will ever solve left by the Empress of Russia were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Honder- those problems: Mr. Stool Mait-son, Mr. Nicholas Roosevelt and land's suggestion that Labour Mr. D. Timmins. and Capital should elect repre- sentatives to a Joint Committee Among the passengers arriving yesterday by 8.8. Tanda from to study the whole matter was an Australian porte via Manila wore extremely useful outcome of a Mr. W. Somerset Maugham, the debate. to read the full text of celebrated novelist and author of

"The Painted Veil." ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. which one looks forward with

keen interest.

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引 CERTIFICATES

THE REPORT.

Government and our generous

donors not to allow this piece of work to be impaired, not destroyed, for want of funda?. I must express-my deepest gratitude to Mr. Lee Hyohn who, in spite of these difficult times, hus bein paying up wonderfully his largo Lady Clementi M.BE, this subscriptions to the Building morning distributed certificates In Fund. We have yet subse" p-" connection with the fifth graduations outstanding amounting to |$100,000, which, we hope, we' shall tion of the "Chung Hok" Class of have no difficulty in collecting. St. Paul's Girls' College, the fune- when the present trouble is ended. tion taking place at the Queen's "We regret to report the pass-

of our secre Theatre in the presence of a large ing away of one guthoring which included the trics, Miss Daisy Wel. She had been a student from the opening Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Duppuy) of the school, and joined the staff Prior to the distribution of cer- immediately after her graduation. tificates, the atudents rendered a She proved herself to be vory School song, after which Miss F. worthy of the work ontrusted to C. Woo, the Principal, read the an-her, was always very conscion- nual report. Later, the kinder- tious, and was absolutely devoted a pretty to the school which is now keenly garton section gave "Lullaby" and the Upper School feeling her loss. Her work is. His Excellency the Governor contributed "Reap the Flex" and now taken up by Miss Leung Sau- has accepted the rosignation by "New Castle," whilst the program-king and Choy Wing-kow who are Lieut. J. Bartholomew of his comme concluded with a fairy play also graduates of the school. mission in the Defence Corps. entitled "In the Never-Never The school is proud to have eight.

Land" from "Peter Pan,"

of her graduates on the staff; and as a result of their co-operation the spirit of fidelity and devotion The Headmistress, after ex-prevails throughout the school." pressing gratitude and apprecia-There are thirty on the staff, tion to Lady Clement for the including the three visiting honour she had done by coming teachers, Mrs. Griggs as singing to distribute the certificates, sald mistress, Miss Pong-han, us draw. they were fortunate in having ing mistress and Miss Shea Kwok- enlisted her sympathy and interesting as gymnastic mistress. No in the school, for they were sure praises are too high for this band that she would, be an inspiration or unselfish, genial and pains- and a guide to them in coming (taking educators. They take, a years, as Lady Stubbs had been parental interest in each indivi- in the past. Reviewing the work dual pupil thus inspiring them of 1525, she said the year opened with high idents, and constrain- with 422 pupils on the roll, and ing them to carry into practice the often the daily attendance was as ethical teachings of the school. high as 416. This good result The high percentage of the daily had never before been attained In Lattendance reflects credit on both the history of the school. The staff and pupils. strike, which caused a big drop in

"The girls have contributed the number of students in most $1,000 to the M.C.L., and $200 to During the first five weeks of

other schools, made little differ the C.H.M.S., and several smaller 1926 thore has been a veritable

ence to them, for their average gums were donated at different plethora of optimistic speeches

A cable to hand last night

attendance for 1925 was only times besides those to the Bible seven pupils less than that for Society, the Leper Mission in Pak by leading politicians, Bank suggested that there was a prob-

1924, though in both years they Hoi, Chinese Clergy Fund, and ability of Sir Auston Chamberlain presidents, and others on the Bonding a special Commissioner

had as many as they could take.

the Church Women Missionary trade and industrial outlook of to South China to make a full

Continuing, the Headmistress

Service. League. The girls open- scid: The summer vacation com- Britain for 1926: It has been all report on the present situation.

Four men

ed a free school at Causeway Bay were arrested at

menced on June 25th, a fortnight in 1920 as a result of the work and attempt # settlement of Kowloon City yesterday, in pos- wrong, they have said, for any- the trade" crisis.

scheduled time, It was said session of revolvers, daggers and earlier than bady to think that Britain was in that such a step might result knives. They are also alleged to because the girls had to walk all done in the New Year Evangelis- from Causeway Bay maintained by the girls ever since It is managed and any way down and out, and they from the efforts of the newly have several packets of pepper in the way

appointed China. Committee, their possession. They were to Wanchai and Weat Point to the with the generous help of Mr. prophesy that, given peaceful in-which has only been in be charged at the Kowloon school, after all means of convey- dustrial conditions internally, the existence for about a week. As Magistracy this morning. ance had stopped. The school Wong Kam-fook, who donates was very well attended up to the $120 per annum towards the entry can very largely make its personnel shows, this Com-

We re-expenses. The first one in charge. mittee is composed of influential up to its former prosperity in banking and commercial men, his appointed the following office opened on September 1st in order of the school was a graduate of

His Excellency the Governor, time, of the Vacation. view of the world's gradually who

have a personal know- to act as his Honorary Aide-de. not to fail to fulfil the required ours who has now gone back to raviving trade. But now

we ledge of

the Far East, and Camp, vice Subadar Mangal number of the school days in the her country-home and become the through its activities. wo

1925 was the celebration of the school, which position was pre- Piran Ditta, D. C. M, Hongkong of the Government will be kept & Singapore Brigade, Ran, laying of the foundation stone ofviously occupied by a foreign rivetted on matters pertaining to effect from the 1st February. British trade in the Orient. A

The Telegraph

SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 1926.

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A Good Idea.

ارجی

Amongst the passengers who arrived by the F. & O. liner Mantua yesterday were Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Mr. K. E. Greig, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. C. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Shenton, and Mr.

P. D. Wilson.

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have, in the telograms to hand have no doubt that the attention/Singh:-Acting Subadar Major year. The outstanding event of headmistress of a much bigger

from Home yesterday, been given

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glimpse of the tale from the other side-the workers' conten-

cable to hand this morning says,

our new School premises on the missionary. The post vacated by 6th June. Our late Governor. Sir her is now filled by another of Edward Stubbe, very graciously our graduates. The girls enter- Lion that the present system of however, that there is no truth in The offices of the Supreme performed the ceremony. In the tained a big audience of their industrialism is all wrong. Mr. the report that the Home Court will be open daily from 10 course of his speech His Excel-parents and friends at Christmas. Philip Snowden contends that Government intends to send out.m. to 1 p.m. during the Chinese tency said that he was convinced with a concert, and also contri- Commissioner. Had such a New Year Vacation, except on that much had been lost in the buted a few items to the St. Paul's during the present Government's step been taken We kave Public and General Holidays, East by too much time being Church concert. On the Sunday tenure of office, unemployment no doubt it would Cause when the offices will be entirely devoted to acquiring a knowledge before Christmas we were happy has increased, wages have do. the Imperial authorities closed. The Chinese New Year!

to be impressed with the gravity of Vacation will commence on the of Western languages to the de- to see eight girls being baptized. Same Sunday, in the creased and profits have risen the situation and to realise the 13th February and terminate on triment of ancient language and On the Let us examine that claim. extent to which British trado is the 17th February, (both days literature; and that he welcomed previous year ten were baptized. the idea of having a high grade The School Y.W.C.A. organized Figuros which have been being injured as the result of the inclusive).

school where Chinese literature eleyen Bible

classes flagrant Treaty violutions which

out-side broadcast from Rugby of late are taking place in Canton. In

would form an important part of school hours, the average atten- It is reported that owing to the work. He further said that dance being a little over a hun- have shown that unemployment this matter, we have nothing to large gangs of bandits infesting what he hoped to see has been on the decline, though hide; indeed, we court publicity, the lower reach of the West River, Chinese Faculty of Arts at the four graduates, thus through such Was aired. A few of the leaders were because our case is a good one. all craft, large or small, steam of University, but the project had means we keep in touch with the percentage of decrease has We are the aggrieved party and motor, playing between Canton beon small. Inasmuch as the are, without the least justification, and Siu Hung temporarily sus funds. We wish to appeal to our managed by Li Man-chee, assistad been handicapped by lack of them. The Sunday School is price of living during the past being made the victims in apended operations on the 3rd inst. year has risen (slightly, it is spiteful anti-British campaign. Being so close to the Chinese present Governor, who is so keeny Tsui Chung-sing and Chan Not only would we welcome New Year, the suspension has on education and so renowned in Lin-tal. Over forty "children true) real wages have declined in investigation of the facts by a caused great inconvenience to Chinese scholarship, to carry out attend every Sunday. The girls

Commissioner sent out from the people."

not only the idea of his distin- also support an orphan from but Home,

wo would have

guished predecessor, but also the Nanning in the Victoria Home. nothing to foar from id report on

wishes of the majority of the "The general work of the school

all those trades where an actual monetary advance has not been

nution.

EXCHANGE RATES.

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made, and there is, we think, fair the situation by an impartial Music fovers are reminded of Chinese in the Colony, The Hon. was found to be very; satisfactory ground for saying that if the representative of any foreign the piano-vocal recital to be given Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Chairman of by the Inspector of Vernacular working classes are not actually knows of the fucts, the better we evening by Mrs. R. Sanger, Mr.senting his report of the Building the hand-writing and the general The more the world in the City Hall on Tuesday the Building Committee, in pre-Schools who complimented us on worso off, they are but little better shall be pleased....

Harry Oro, and Mr. H. E. Gard-Committee in June last, laid neatness of the written work. ner. The concert commences at stress on the importance of Essay-writing was good, and in 5.15. p.m., and a rich treat is in Chinese education for Chinese some classes the work was more store for those who will be pre-girls, and respectfully commend advanced than the required stan his remarks to the notice of His dard. The girls are diligent and Excellency. Many of our girls show a keen desire to learn, but The driver of motor lorry No. go to Nanking, and Canton for what makes me rejoice moat is to 38 has reported, that when driving their academic pursuits.

see the spirit of self-reliance, self- in Pokfulam Road, near Saiging- There are nine girls graduat-sacrifice and self-respect rapidly pun School yesterday, the driving this year. Three will take up developing. Before closing I ing shaft broke and the lorry fan teaching, one will go to Kwang-wish to thank Mrs. Griggs, Miss backwards and came into colli-tung University, and the other five Capell and Mies Shea for getting sion with a gas lamp standard will continue the study of English. up the programme for to-day, and which was knocked down. By the grace of God, we hope to the Hongkong Amusements, Ltd.,. enter. our new premisca in particularly Mr. Ray, for the kind

off and that there will have to be an improvement before prolonged industrial peace can be hoped for, In the matter of Mr. Snowden's! allegation that profits have risen,

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ITALY'S DEBT.

Three men were charged before September next. It is very much loan of this theatre." Major C. Willson this morning to be hoped that we may be able with being in possession of lottery to carry out the entire programme tickts in the A. F. C. Building of the building as originally It was stated that the men were planned, though at present we.are found in the boys room of the short of funds owing to the strike. quarters occupied by Mr. Saun- Unless we are able to obtain dore, a complete printing outfit assistance from the Government, being discovered there. Convicted there is danger of the construc on yarious charges arising fronition work Having to be stopped. the cage, the first defondant was The Building Committee believe fined $650, or three months, the that with such a keen supporter second defendant (who is Mr. of education as Ilis Excellency The Chamber has passed a B{]} Saunders' boy), was fined 8000, of the Governor, there should be no ratifying the Anglo-Italian Debt three months, and the third ground for pessimism. May I Settlement by 224 voles. defendant $50, or one month. rospectfully appeal to both the against Reuter

CHAMBER APPROVES OF BRITISH SETTLEMENT.

Hame, Feb.