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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1934.

GREAT WASTAGE IN COLONY'S SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM SCIENCE AND Mr. de Rome's Pointed Comment on Local Problems

INDUSTRY

PROBLEMS OF MASS. HOUSE BUILDING

ARCHITECTS AND NEW MATERIALS

The architect of to-day is in the position of an artist provided with

THE WATER SUPPLY.

INCREASE IN THE COLONY STORAGE OVER 1933

The monthly water returna show that the island consumption during January was 247, 680,000 gallons, comparod with 243,470,000 gallons in the same month last year, catimated population of 388.000 used 20.6 gallons per head por day compared with a consumption of

SCHOOL LEAVING

AFALL

a palette of new and unaccustomed | 20,4 gallons per head per day by colours. New materials are con- 385,000 for January 1988. tinually being forced upon him by

CERTIFICATE

SHORT

OF INTENTIONS SPONSORS

OF

the modern demand for economy, An increase in the island storage THE CLASS FOUR STAGE

consumed

and

to Modern,

A FAIR MYSTERY

SESSIONS TRIAL

FOR SOLDIER.

COMMITTED ON CHARGE OF FALSE AFFIDAVIT

Statements that he had been married in England: In 1926 and,

TRAFFIC POLICE IN that he was still making his wife

DILEMMA

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On

TRADE" STORM

HUGE INTERESTS INVOLVED

(Our Own Correspondent)

London, Feb. 8. A trade storm is about to break over Britain.

That is the problem with which ten-hour supply for the month in on a good year's work, and we the School Certificate, and to entera privato car was being driven up making an allowance to his wife to tender for -ublic contracts on a

might fall hopelessly in warmth and quietness, and even, in an extreme case, protection from rain.

the architect and the builder are faced. They must build as well as their forbears,, but cheaper and more quickly.

Walls must be decorated as soon na constructed. Plumbers and electricians follow the plasterer be

fore his cellings aro securely set. And such ill-controlled haste máy be followed by disaster on a large scale—as experience on some large building estates has shown.

TWO SIDED PROBLEM.

Danger lles, on the one hand, in too bold experiment, with a result- Ing toll in repairs or heating costs, In ill-health or exasperation; and on the other, in timid and uncon vinced acceptance of the new materials and methods,

ahead. I congratulate the school

shall do well to remember how much of a school's success is due Rainfall returns from the Royal to the patience and zeal of its Observatory show that during staff.

· PREFECT QUESTION. January 0.47 inches of rain fell. compared with 0.48 for the Barne period in 1933.

DISASTROUS FIRE

the University.

in

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE.

once a Prefect in a day school and respect of Group, rain entrance to retirn School Certificate Examination

over

a weekly allowance were entered against James Lealle Bryant, a private in the Lincolnshire Ro

It will involve co-operative so- giment, when he Was again cleties and private traders in com- brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones bat and will certainly become a |“D.B." OR NOT “D.B." at the Kowloon Magistracy yes major isave at the forthcoming terday afternoon;" on a charge London. County Council elections. The fact that Whitfeld, Quarry of making a false declaration. It will probably end by seriously Bay, was made controlled

The original charge against him worrying the Government traffic ton years ago, when 'three was drafted under Section 12 of It wil be recalled that the Gov- and others he must use at the be-Is shown, the increase boing from

people were killed in a fortnight, the Marriage Ordinance of 1876, ernment, last year, decided for the host of fashion.

1,380,170,000 gallons at the end of Up to the end of last century the January 1938 to 1,570.770,000

Speaking at the annual Speech, in 1930. I will quote a few lines from was disclosed by Mr. Hamilton in but at yesterday's proceedings, nrst time to impose an income tax Day of Queen's College, heid at my annual Report on this occasion in the Central Magistracy this mor-torney General, ainended the char societies profita not distributed to Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At on that portion of the co-operative main methods of building were con-gallons at the end of last month.

11a.m. to-day in the Great Hall 1930: "At Class 4 we have a shrewdning, when L Griffith, of the go to one under Section 6, remark their members as dividends. veniently stable. The architect During January an estimated the Hon. Secretary for Chinese fea of those who will profit by could count on local craftsmen to mainland population of 322.960 Affairs (Mr. Wood), who advanced instruction; to go on with Public Works Department, was ing that it was the more appro- follow a method of construction

1 the rest is, I venture to say, education summoned for passing a 160,190,000

moving printò.

At present the co-operative so- they know well in material which. tag 10.9 gallons per head per count it a very great honour to ably find their level in a different typo stated he did not know it was

gallons, gayo away the awards, said:ally unsound. These boys would prob- vehicle in Whitfield. Defendant

clotles are not directly taxed, de- being obtained locally, was equally day, ad compared with 14.1 gallons have been invited by the Head of school, probably vocational."

The amended chargo was that spite reiterated protesta of the famillar. The architect could con- per head per day in January 1933, master to come

a defendant on October 16, 1983, at unfair advantage thus conferred here to-day to Further experience has not changed controlled area.

the office of the Registrar of upon them. Also there are al centrate on his art.

Governore. With modern mortar and modern when a population of 809,150 con- present these prizes,

Marringes, did make falso legations that the co-operative A caution was administered. engineering knowledge, the struc- sumed 184,840,000 gallons.

other exaited people like my views expressed four years ago.

affidavit for the purpose of prosocieties do not confins their saler tural engineer then pointed out, The Kowloon storage at the end decessors on this platform, so you Junior Technical manner with D.E. Keogh, of the namely that kindred

Chief Justices, have been my pre at thee, these boys would be drafted to class 4 in Honponding roughly ut the age 11

The Magistrate dealt in similar curing a certificate of marriage, to members. he could make a buliding which of January last year was 481,300, may imagine how flattered I feel. Schools-schools with an industrial of Asiatic Petroleum Company, who or any other hindrance to his operative societies to retaliate

Central,

The determination of the co- would stand up with a third, or 4000 gallons. The storage at the Well, although I was Director of corume

impediment of kindred or allianco half, or

quarter of the material end of last month was 578,850,000 Education for some years, I am boliavo,

commercial bins and which give, which was formerly necessary,

against "this iniquitous pénal gallons.

a practical training, to awas summoned for a like offence. marriage with one Lucy Leong, His mathematica were correct, but

not going to presume on that to greater or lesser degree without being

tax is revealed by the apnounce- with

Such an educational purely vocational,

of it did not follow that they would

II. Socurback, of the Orient types On the island a 10-hour supply weary you

Outlining the case, Mr. Fraser ment that they are preparing to home. His building was given in all ditricts during the speech. This ought to be an un- schools should undoubtedly form a Tobacco Factory, was fined $10) England in 1926. He joined the ever co-operativa sacieties aro im- anid accused was married in open ordinary retail stores wher produce a

whole month. In Kowloon a con-spolit day for you youngsters who part of the educational organisation for disobeying the traffic signal stant supply was maintained during have a glorious, viata of holiday take the full secondary course up to at Caine Road. It was stated that drafted to Hongkong. Ho

of course to boys of real promise to

Army subsequently, and was practicable, maintaining them was from their reserve funds, and also the month, but there was only a

Arbuthnot Road and turned right in England. Ou October 10, non-profit basis in order to teach 1988.

into Caine Road. The defendant 1933, he gave notice to the Re- their opponents a lesson and to drove along Caine Road from west gistrar that he was going to reduce the amount on which they I have little to say with regard to to east and a collision occurred. contract a marriage. He swore are taxable, the University School Certiacato The damages had been settled.

to the Registrar that there was Examination. It hardly fulfils the

Over 1,170 co-operative societies or I was particularly Interested in Intentions of those who sponsored it His Worship remarked that it no impediment of kindred the Headmaster's remarks about And I particularly regret the exemp-was a dangerous spot and special alliance or any other hindrance had not profits for 1032 of nearly £20,000,000 and their renorven to his marriage. prefects in a day school. I was tion which the University has allowed care should be taken by motorists.

were £77,000,000. Private tradera V. It will be very

MR. PROPHET'S CASE:

Registrar's Evidence. unomalous if a boy

pay income tax on all their proßte although I am now of an age the University and yet fall in the

and thus are still at a great die- sufciently advanced for

The adjourned summons against Giving evidence, Mr. P. Jacks, advantage compared with the co- ment I can well remember a Pre- through not having fulled the con- D. L. Prophet, of Messrs. Linstead Registrar of Marriages, said he operative societies. And now pri- | FIFTEEN BURNED TO DEATH|fect's difficulties and the call for ditions of Group V. I hope the Uni- and Davis, for alleged reckless saw accused in his office on Octo-vate traders are greatly alarmed.

IN EGYPT

courage that is made upon him.versity will not be tempted to Those of you who are, or will be,, any certificato for this to grant driving in Pokfulam Road on ber 16, 1933. Accused was there RoJanuary 24, was again before Mr. to give notice of marriage and

Private Traders Act. Cairo, Feb. 8. prefects of Queen's College, mist far

the value Hamilton at the Central Magis- witness took certain particulars, They have decided to form an One of the worst fires in the set your shoulders to the job and should be tracy this morning..

towards pamination and wel. of the whole

from which he prepared an history of the country, branking strive to conquer diffidence and

amdavit. Witness road it

organisation representing 6,000,- tion. I hope eventually we shall get out near Mohallabekir, the great fear.

The school seems to have done on present lines purely as a School driven over the ground.

the School Certificate Examination seen the lie of the land and had was correct and signed it,

The Magistrate stated he had to the accused, who swore that it 000 employers and employéca and to-day they are drafting a petition cotton centre of lower Egypt, took. the lives of fifteen persons

to-well on the sporting side. I am Leaving Certificate at the

to the Government, particularly Dend of the The corrective is to be found in day.

glad to say that it usually does.ard, year, and University Matricula

Later. October 20 or 21, wit dwelling on the number of ten.

allotted by The prosecution alleged that ness received a letter of inquiry dera

Socialist a scientific attack on the many pro-

I only wish that more of you tion for those who wish to enter the blems raised, and it is for this! There were thirteen women and would take to cricket, one of the University at the end of the 4th year, defendant was driving at 43 miles from the Adjutant of the 1st municipalities to the co-operative that the Building Research Station, two men among the dead and six three best games In the world. I understand the University would pro. an hour, while the defendant con-Battalion of the Lincolnshire Re-societies, though their prices were at Watford, exists. Such a con- were seriously injured by falling de- Queen's College and the Chinese fer this too.

tended his spead was 36 m.p.h.giment, and he replied to it an actually the highest bid. centrated effort is justified by the bris,

Recreation Club stand in a close

and that the car, which belonged the same day. £4,500,000,000

The Government is urged to nation's The conflagration

to Mr. J. Bullock, of the Dairy relation one to the other, and it capital which it is estimated that 800 dwellings, leaving thousands if I come back here on a visit in School Certificate Examination is on

is my strong personal hope that 1

In answer to the Court, wit-onlarge the scale of taxation if the am satisfied however that the Farm, was not capable of doing buildings represent

45 miles per hour.

ncas said that when a man went co-operative sociotics carry out homeless. Here walls, built in various ways.

two or three years time, I shall the right lines and that it in n

to him to give notice of intended their threat and commence to sink A police test was arranged and marriage, it was matter of their financial reserves to avoid aro attacked with a hose-pipe tol As the flames spread, the fran- and the C.R.C. Cricket team once step forward towards test their resistance to rain: heat, tlc people ran into the streets, more going strong as in the palmy baneful misuse to which the the his Worship adjourned the sum-routine for him to explain why an Income levies,

affidavit was necessary.. In this ing and ventilation problems are shrieking, and struggling to save days that many of us remember examinations were put. It has been, mens vino die,

suggested that the nas not sufficient examination

It is alleged, too, that the co- studied: and, on behalf of the their precious things. Finally with affection.

case, accused was given an ex operative societies reserves of too exacting," has

INITIAL: PROBLEM. manufacturer, commercial mater they scrambled out of the danger

planation as far as witness re- capital are largely used to finance elasticity. There is a germ of truth ials are given drastic tests, the re-area and watched from a distance

in this but before

Whon a summons against Miss membered. any revision of

Socialist politicians. sults of which users generally can as the flames consumed their

Well, I mustn't detain you un-subjects, syllabuses or groupings is D. B. Fair for passing a moving

Asked if he had any questions obtain-from-the-maker-

homes-and-belongings.

duly There is just one other of all to consolidate the present post area, on January 29, was called,

to put to witness, accused asked, In many cases uses have been found for products which

Mensures are being taken to point mentioned in the Head- formerly regarded as waste.

perishing in Hongkong.

withdrawal. to touch on, that Is the best age example is the quarry waste" of have been left destitute, and to for Chinese boys to begin here to recruit their local clerical staff only I hope Government can be persuaded some types of Welsh slate, which. whose aid the Egyptian Govern-at the bottom of the school. It from those who have passed the

His Worship:--Why? when heated, can be made to ex-ment is rushing supplies:-Reuter is absolutely essential that they School Certificate Examination. Le police were not sure whether it Insp. Nicoll replied that the pand like a Concertina. The light.

should have a really good founda-substitute this examination for the

Do you recollect that I told you lour sergeant In the 1st, Battal- strong material produced in this

tion in the reading and writing of special C.S.0. Examination which is was Miss D. B. Fair or Miss B. I had finished with the girl I was lon, Lincolnshire Regiment, do way has been proved to possess all Life is not so dull that fun is Chinese, their own language, be- now held annually, and which is very! Fair. She did not have her licence carrying on with? Yes.

posed that he kept the records of the advantages of imported pumice non-existent. The Berceu ever comes, fore they come

here. I agree elementary by comparison. It is now with her at the time.

the battalion. Ho personally as a "illing-out" material for con- to the rescue, and in "It's A Boy*|| that 14

Questioned further by the acknow that accused was making (Chinese reckoning) Is

by boys from all classes. Boye crete in roof and floor construction (commencing on Sunday, 11th too old, and that Chinese eleven is school should have, I think, a prior other offence?

who have stayed the full course at and in the manufacture of partition February, at the King's Theaths in many cases probably too young. claim on Government than the un-

Mr. Hamilton-Isn't that an-cused, witness said he did not re an allowance of 10s, Od. a week member accused asking him if for his wife in, England. On bo (accused) would get Into January 10, 1984, accused mado an Another exumpio comes from a atory of a bridegroom, a breezy. best If you split the difference, it ought finished product. The Hongkong Inspr. Nicoll-Sergeant Clark trouble, but he might have said application for marriage allow- class of material, known as "pozzo. man and a load of trouble to ex-, to work out about right, and that Chambers of Commerca could later on/ did not ask her to produce it at that the marriage notice was once. for which a soldier became

would enable a boy to reach the be similarly approached for the re-, the Police Station.

of office staffs: in fact an

valid for three months. ·

due on reaching the age of 26. 19 English reckoning.

His Worship remarked that he

Assistant Mr. T. Murphy, Well, that is really all, and I well be set up under the auspices of did not want to prejudice the facts Superintendent

After evidence of arrest had of Police, the Education Department. All this of the case, but the police should duced a cortified copy of an en-

pro-been given, defendant said he bad.

no witnesses to call and. no atato- warmly for your kind

fresh summons, try of marriage from the Re-ment to make, and was according to myself and for asking me here

gister Offico in London. This |ly committed to the next Criminal to-day. I hope it will not be too great a strain on your forbear- SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. anco if I ask you in your dia

cretion, to give the school a holi- Excellent as are all these precise day at some suitable date on my In our colder climate -active ingredient is needed to pro-ials, they would not carry the

measurements of building mater-account.-(Applause). duce sufliciently quick "setting," architect much farther unless he Sir Thomas Southorn, Hon. Mr.

There were present

the Hon. and in the course of five years' re- could be sure that materials for J. P. Braga, Mr. Kwok Slu-lau, search this has been found in the dally use would conform to stand- Mr. J. L. MacPherson, Prof. L. waste of the Scottish shale-oil industry, as well as in selected ard. This most important part of Forster, Mr. W. Kay and other burnt clays.

building research-the drawing up visitors. Measurements of the amount of

recognised specifications-is in hant required by a house aa a whole are to be made in a new "all-:

blocks.

of the

were

destroyed

STARTING AGE.

A STEP FORWARD.

[

"Do you recollect that attempted, I think it nocossary-frati tramear in Whitfield, a-controlled

•

Anhouse, feed and clothe those who master's report that I should lotion-anything elastic has the habit of Traffic-Inspector Nicoll applied for | back to your office on October 17, James Leslie Bryant in 1926

Loni" cements, which represent

what is practically a return to Ro

man building practice. This was

have an entertainment. treat.

plain is excellent in overy respect.

the additio nof volcanic earth to Forest Products Research Laborn-

taken

itop of the School at the age of cyment agency' for youths could

lime, to make it set more rapidivtory, at Princes Risborough, full thank you, Mr. do Rome, very would strengthen the School Certi- take out n Lani" is derived from the Roman sultablilty of Empre timbers and town of Puteoli, near Vesuvius. methods of seasoning.

QUICK SETTING.

pleted next year.

ก

Inorg

This house is being built on the "box-within-a-box" principle, that whatever the real weather may

80

would, I think, be of great benefit to necessary, on both, the Colony generally.

A LOSSIEMOUTH MONSTER

LOCH NESS AMUSES PARIS

Paris. Dec. 81.

I went and related to the marriage of

and asked to withdraw the with a woman named in the cor- notice?"

tificate..

Witness.-Yes, I recollect that, John William Robertson.

The case was adjourned sine die, was received in January. 1984, Sessions for trial.

OTHER CASES,

J. Choy was summoned for not exorcising due care and caution. in his car and disobeying a signal at the bottom of the Central Police Station compound in Hollywood Road. Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the defendant and pleaded not guilty..

the hunds of the British Standarda HEADMASTER'S REPORT.

It was alleged that Sergt. Paton, Institution,

The French Press this evening riding on a motor-cycle combina weather" house which is to bo com industry is the fact that under the discipline and tone of the schoot, the year has been the discovery of way on coming down the Station Another bugbear of the building Headmaster (Mr. F. J. de Rome) said decidea that the only bright spot of tion, was signalled the right of

In the course of his report, the

resent building regulations a steel-were good, but he would like to see the Loch Ness "monster." and that compound slope. On turning into framework, or reinforced concrete the Prefects exert their authority a event, it is pessimistically pointed Hollywood Road, he was run Into one town as safe will be rejected "They rather shrink from undertaking Tie Matin has sent a Special design which will be accepted in little more in many minor

WAYA.

out. is uncertain.

by the dofendant's vehicle, be doing the weather round the house can be exactly controlled, and

In another,

rosponsibility," said Mr. do Rome, Correspondent to the Loch.

Mr. Lo alleged that the police boys the effects of different methods of

Economy as well as uniformity have always found Chinese very

officer, crashed into the defendant. discipline by *hould result from

their The Echo de Paris publishes a heating exactly compared..

the recent amenable to In the meantime it has been talours of a joint committee re-masters, but they do not seem to take caricature entitled, "Le Monster du Hearing was, fixed for January

resenting the Research Dopart their fellow-students. It is an in- cartoonfat, Sennep.

kindly found that the amount of heat re-ment and the British Steelwork teresting subject for speculation how

to the exercise of authority by Loch Ness," by the well-known 19 at noon, quired to warm up one room which Association.. It has been shown far this is determined by national tom.

For falling to stop his vehicle is only occasionally used can be cut that the amount of steel-in con- poratnent. The Prefect system in day kilts, stand on the shore of Loch for the purposes of search, Chan Two Highlanders, in very short when called upon by Sergt. Scott down, in some cases, by 75 per cent.structional steelwork can be cut schools does not as a by the use of panelling. This is

rule work! Ners, gazing gloomily at a monster King-yin, a lorry driver, was because the panelling reflects the down by one-fifth, still leaving an satisfactorily."

half emerging from the water. Its fined $10. The incident occurred hoat from a gas or electric fire and "code" dealing with reinforced oxaminations. Mr. de Rome sald Minister, but the body is formed by hat Bank in Queen's Road Contral.

ample margin of safety, A similar Dealing with the meation of

face in that of the British Prime outalde the Hongkong and Shang- does not Itself have to be warmed concrete will be published shortly. Fruitful than a specialised one in the words "Travaillismo, (La-

general education will always be more Other branches of research, too of present practice has revealed off-reliance. At the same time it la "Socialisme:" while the tail, writhm to the loft hand side of the road

In each enso a systematic review developing initiative, adaptability and hour). "Internationalisme." are carried on either at Watford or As a result further not knowleden. Impossible not to recognize that many ing gratesonely, spells the word when taking a corner at the func at other stations of the Research the hope of still morn economy, is not capable of pursuing a purely

research, with now in the

of Honnessy Rond Ton- Department. Thus, the National

nochy Road, Lai Shin-kaa, driver Physical Laboratory at Teddington now in progress at Watford, with secondary education, that the wastage Underneath in the Inscription, of a private car, was cautioned. measures the movement of sound the collaboration of the industrial great and therefore uneconomical. "It is indeed a prehistoric animal. Mr. T. FL. Kemble, appeared through buildings; and at the interests concerned,

pointed this out in 1927 and again -Reuter,"

for the defence,

tip.

numerous evon for enumeration,

schools aro"Pac{flame."-

and

Summoned for failing to koop

TO-MORROW AT THE CENTRAL. CHALIAPINE

"DON QUIXOTE”

with

GEORGE ROBEY SIDNEY FOX Hear Chaliapine sing four new songs. Directed by G. WIPABST.

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