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MEDAIS FOR MEMBERS OF KOWLOON SECTION.

Mr. Ralphs Urges Effelency,

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1926.

MANNERS MAKETH MAN.'"

WAH YAN SCHOOL DISTRIBU- TION OF PRIZES.

Mr. Hornell's Address.

At the Yaumati School last

Speaking at the annual pre-i évening. Mr. E. Ralphs, Commis-sentation of prizes of the Wah sloner of the St. John Ambulance Yan School, held at the Theatre Brigade in Hongkong, presented. Royal yesterday afternoon, Mr prizes to the successful contest-W. W. Hornell, M. A., C. 1. E., Ants in competition which was Vice-Chancellor of the Hongkong; open to members of the Kowloon University, commented upon the Section and was organised by Mr.grent importance which Chinese J. Ralaton the Section Comman attached to manners; and during the course of his address he re- 40ferred to the criticism to which a University education was sub- jõeted.

der.

The section? numbering strong and Including 12 reccult, was drawn up in the school yard, and after being inspected and pu through a short drill, was address- | --- nd in turn by Mr. Ralst

After the tribution of the mes, a short but interesting and Mr. entertainment wholly organised hy the students of the school wasi Mr.Ralston, in asking Mr. given. The programme included. Ralphs to present the medals musical items and gymnastic dis- announced that in a written complays,

Ralphs,

Mr. Ralphs then presented the medals and congratulated the "re cipients.

Was his petition for the section, two cau- Mr. Hornell said it

1 prize didates had tied, and by the gen- initial performance as

rosity of Mr. Ralpha the prize distributor in Hongkong. He huil had been dupliented, to obviate only given away prizes önce further contest being held. The before, and that was in India. successful competitors were Pri- The speaker described the pro- vates Wong-pui and Wong Po-chu,gress of the school as being re who had tied with 75 per cent ofmarkable. In 1919 the prin

sipal commenced the marks each.

institu- Lion: with four boys, all of whom he taught himself. It was now seven years later, and the attend- A Creditable Display.

ance numbered over 400 pupila, Addressing the Section he said with a branch-in Kowloon. He that it had given him great pleacongratulated Mr. Tani on the Lure to attend this, the first parade work he had done held by the newly formed Kow- The results of the present year loon Section, and he was extremely were remarkable. He was fully pleased with the creditable dis-aware that it was customary fo play they had given' and also with say that examination results "did heir performances on the Murnot matter, but if examinations ray Parade Ground before His Ex-were worth entering they were cellency the Governor. A short worth passing. The school had time ago. They were only at the sent eleven boys' to the University, beginning of their history, and it and Mr. Tsui had no doubt that was up to them to stick to the number would increase. Mr.

work.

Hornell hoped he was right, and They should not strive to get the shared in his hope and. con- large rank and Ale, as a maxi fidence. The University needed mum of 50 was quite surient more pupils from institutions: but the whole 50 should be goolike the Wah Yan School. First Aid men, always striving to make themselves better. They should work smartly and learn to do the right thing at the right Lime..

A Criticism Aswered. Mr. Hornall thon commented on the criticism that has been made from time to time against a Uni- versity education. He said that Competitions were extremely it was suggested' a University useful in sharpening up the know-education was not a proper, pre- edge of the Section, and he was paration for life. Students who pleased to announce that Mn He went to Universities always took Kom-ton, who had wished to be things luxuriously. and became present hay could not attend owing snobbish.

to an urgent engagement else If that was a fact, which he did where, had signified his intention not believe it to be...there was of presenting a Challenge Trophy,something wrong with the Uni-, in the shape of a shield or cup.versities and the students who

as between stretcher squads.

to be competed for by the Section went ६० them, If education meant anything it was meant, as the Governor had said, to bring out the best of everything that was in us.

His final words dealt with the need for individual smartness in uniform, equipment and conduct, as the manner of the one reflected He would advise the students of upon the whole. Mr. Ralphs, is the Wah Yan School, to strive to Commissiorer, then promoted Cor-do everything to perfection. As poral Hon Yuk-fei to Sergeant, to Chinese they were great inheri-| rank from date,

tors of traditions and culture. After dismissal of the parade. They were all wanted to take tea was served at tastefully de- their share in the modern educa- corated inbles which had been gettion which was now being offered op in the school yard.

them, and not to desert their traditional studies.

FISHING FLEET SUNK.

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It was his great hope to make the University ВП institution where great importance would be! attached to the study of the Chinese language. He himself had little knowledge of Chinese literature, but he had learned: that Chinese always attached the greatest importance to manners, which reminded him of the famous motto. emblazoned on the por According to despatches from tals of two of the greatest institu-

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London, 10th, March-Captain

Hokkaido, ten fishing boats, after tions in England, that "Manners gratulated the school and the Wilcockson flow a Handley-Page

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of the new Hampstead type with ing in more than eighty being mis-the better one's manners

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