1936-02-17 — Page 7

CHUNG NAN COLLEGE

PROFESSOR MIDDLETON SMITH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH

HEADMASTER REPORTS PROGRESS

The annual Speech Day and prize distribution of the Chung

· Nan College took place in the King's Theatre yesterday morning before a large attendance of students and their friends. The prizes were given away by Professor C. A. Middleton-Smith of the Hongkong University, whe stressed the importance, of English as the fangunge of commerce, and the language known to educated people of all races out East. Be considered English of the greatest use not only to those destined for commercial careers, but for engineers and other professional

men.

Preventing his report the Hond- Į manter, Mr. Chun Wal-son, naid.

The college spared no rains in im proving the hostel, after its removal

sunnier, the boarders enjoyed Bying

Before 1 present the report for the No. 47 Caine Road In the last school year (Sept. 1934-July 1935), I wish, on behalf of the school, to ex- a hearty welcome to Prof. C. A. tent Middleton Smith,

in an airy hoog with windowe on three piles. The hotel commands

whose Retentic one view of the quietest and most achievements and terry attainments beautiful part of Paine Rond, west of are well known throughout the length, the Botanical Gardens,

and breadth of the Colony. He is Instrumental in the growth and ex-

In conclusion 1 wish to say that,

pansion of the engineering faculty of į while bther institutions were groaning the University of Hongkong. It ter the baneful effects of the de- very kind of him to honour x with

le presence and to distribute prizes to our successful candidates,

The Report

presion, the college was fortunate tough to be able to maintain self under

unfavourable circumstances to

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improvements in equip. ment and other directions, and, at the end of the school year, to find itself in Round conliten rendy le commen

of the coming years Num all upon Prof. Smith to rive a745

I am glad to report that the school had quith a sucessful year in spite of the fact that the Colony was builty Although the hit by depression. attendates full off a bit, yet the enliths peises, lege was maintained through out the your with the same efficiency, th same staff, and even with some Im provements in the matter of equip- 1934'05! I desire to thank the staff for their whole hearted co-operation and arduous Inbour.

Attendance.

Examination

Scholars and Artisnas Penised

Professor Middleton Smith said: gives me very great pleasure to be here to-day and, I wish to courratulate most heartily my friends, the Piln

Chu cipat, and the enchers of the Ch In September 1934, the attendance Nan College, upon the success whic

college Registers of all classes opened with has attended them and this

over luce it total figure of 143 which kept on in-during the last year creasing until it reached the maximum was funded. Especially worthy of of 204 in Nov. 1934. The minimum adzabration is the enterprise of those attendance of 190 was registered in graduates of the flonglong Univer- new rentre of July 1935, a number of boys having Kity who commoner a left on the plen that they had to learning such as

an this college, which work for their living. The average provides a good education to so many

deserve every attendance was 261, not a low figure pupils. They in view of the hard time

conicagement and assistance that wo particularly ean give the RF The half yearly examination was, worthy of price that the pupils are held in Jan, 1936 and the annust betted in every way to take braithy

In both exereke. When Br. 1 Prune to Hong examination, in July 1935. examinations the pass

not low ngen; Kong, some twenty for your agen, than very few Chinese boys wohl swim, xulin. of all clarren werd

and very few tried to learn to those of the previous years.

Eight Class 1 one students tookIt is afferent now; and it is spirtlid the school leaving certifiente examing that so many successes in swimming Thow also, the tion held by the tongkeng University have been won by pupils of Ghung

All of them in June 1985. Among them Li Sui- Nan,

gratify. ling came out successful. I am pleased results of your efforts in con-

neetion with hygiene and it ed to announce the successes of pur studenta iz passing the entrancing to know that Hongkong Univer examinations conducted by Landon sity medical graduates are giving University and other Universities in their services in order to improve the Chira. Wong Kim-kwok is now study-health of the students here. And itur at London University. His uc. mention must be made of the Bay who bok so cens reflecta credit an the enllege, Scouts of the College Li Sul-ling was one of four hundre strong and why learn splendid lessons successful candidates out of a total in the open air. of five thousand who sat for the one trance examination of the National Central University, Nanking, college took much pride in his minds of the students. The Chinee triumph. Chung King-sun, Tsang Chung-lun, Cheung Sze-shing and Jing Kang-kit entered the Lin Yam University, and Wong Bee Tee, the Sun Yat San University. The school wishes them every success in their nendemic career.

The

The main object of the college, ls, course, the improvement of the

of

have a great inheritance in their own! splendid literature: there is much wisdom to be found in the writings the Chinese ages. But-now-N-lays. to nation can remain isolated. We

e neroplanes shortening time and space, and every night in my house, For those who did not take the and In houses in all parts of the world. local university examination, a special we listen to valers of people who are examination, Cung Nan College praking in London. Changes come Graduation Certifiente Examination, rapidly to all of us in these days of was conducted by the college with the scientific press. China is chang

About eighteen assistance of external examiners, 14ing very rapidly. students qualifier for such a certifmonths ago I travelled through the Yangisze gorges from chang to

hundred nien Chungking About As in previous years the college were pulling a junk up through the rapidsthe journey took them four maintained strict discipline, and the weeks. Our ressel had engine-we tone of the school, on the whole, was took four days, and overhead, as we good.

went through the gorges, watching one hundred men pulling a junk along

cate,

Discipline

Hygiene

The school building was given a new was an aeroplane that completed the cost of whitewash. Its bright ap-journey in four hours.

parunte conduced much to the coin-

fait of the boys. Dr. P. 1. Tan

M.B., B.S. was kind enough to give

us advice on the matter of hyglene

Language of Commerce

If you want to succeed in any

from time to time. I appreciate very branch of life, except manual labour, much the free medical care rendered in the Far East to-day, you must by Dr. Shi Mnn-wai M.B., B.S. to our

know the English language. It is the boys, and members of the staff.

commerce and the language, of

used by those who speak language

1031. had

Laboratory

Library

The laboratory was installed in different dialects or who, come from As many lots of instruments! countries where the national language

from

order to communi. arrived

England and is not English, Shanghal, the old room was too small cate with each other. You can Haten for the purpose. The present laborato volees in the English language on tory occupies a spacious roam with the radio every night in any part of all necessary fittings. In physics, the earth, so that it should be the students could do experimental work nim of every young Chinese to learn college it is on Hent, Light, Sound and Electricity, English, and in this whereas, in Chemistry, they could tought well. But all the parents of carry out all the practical course re boys who want to learn have not the quired for K.U. School Leaving money to pay the fees although I am Certificate Examination.

glad to learn that the fees are very low. I therefore make an appeal to generous friends of this college to In Oct. 1934, a room was set apart found scholarships, or guarantee fees, for a library, and the students have for boys whose parents ears very many reference books at their dis little. Every week mechanics and posal:

other industrious workmen como to Sports and other activities ·

me, asking me to arrange for their The Autumn Season opened with sonn become apprentices, but there great enthusinam on the part of boys are very few openings in the local for ball games and swimming con-works. The artisans are most inlus- taste. On the 14th of December, our trious and very good critizens, nad 1 basketball team and ping-pong team wish that wealthy people would help pald a visit to the Cheung Chau their sons to have the chance to learn Government School. Three other English, as that is a great help to plenies were held during the school them. Any boy who has a knowledge year- launch pienie to Junk Bay, of English can learn something about n walking plenic to Aberdeen vis the engineering work. In your college Peak, and to Repulse Bay. All three you have apparatus to teach them picnica were well attended and how to use their hands in doing heartily enjoyed. In the Interscientific experiments. It is the sons scholastic Aqunite Sports, under the of the workmen in Hongkong who abie leadership of Chan Chan Hant, should be helped to continue their the National Record-breaker, our team studies. One hundred dollars a year enrried the palm. We are very proud is not much for a wealthy person to of their successes. We carried off the rive and six hundred dollars a year Senior Section Championship Cup. would be better as it enables the fees Besides sports, the college also kept for ten boys to be paid for a whole up other activities. Foremost among year. Everyone in China has a res These activities may be mentioned the pect for learning. The`most, pract!- Annual dinner in honour of the Fourth enl way of showing that respect is to for tito sons of Anniversary of the College held on found scholarships

great admiration. ∙12th Nov., 1034 which was thoroughly worknien, I have

enjoyed by those present. Scouting for the industry, cheerfulness and activities word maintained by the antience of the Chinese mechanic and scout master, Mr, K. Y. Chan In spite that it in the class whose sons will -work-hard-in-any-pines-whore-they-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1936.

The late Mr. P. J. Julyan, 1.5,0., for many years in the service of the Hongkong Government, whose death hne just occurred,

CORRESPONDENCE

I

FIERCE WEATHER

EUROPE AND AMERICA

AFFLICTED

London, Feb. 15.

The severe colt of the last

tew

Tag

RADIO BROADCAST

Harmony, Boys"

daya han given way to milder A Jazz Recital by "The wenthier. Fog descended on Lendon this morning and by midday thick over a wide nren. There was great dialecntion of trafic and honte- going crowds from central distrlets,. may of which had ruffered Incon- veniense and delay on thele inwards journey duo to electric failure of the sathein suburban lines, were hold

by traffic

congestion.Britisit Wirelesa,

Respite But Brief

Landon, Feb. 10. Over 300 are dead and 1,000 in- fured in storms over Europe,

Fifteen have been killed in another Bulgarian train wreek, the blame for which is ascribed to frozen signals. United Press.

-Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From Z.D.W. on a wervelength 365 metres (845 kiloeycles):

of

5-7 pm. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

7-7.15 p.m., A Relay from

Daventry.

"Agriculture to-day and Yesterday” by Sir Daniel Hall, R.C.D., FRS.

715-7.30 p.m. The Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards,

Les Cloches de Corneville (Plan-

Valso quette);

des Alouettes .. Amoretten Tanze

(Drigo);

(Gang").

7.30-8 p.m. Front the Studlo. A Jazz, Recital by "The Harmony

Boys"

un

Eagland Fog-Bosn

London, Feb. 16. Practically the whole of Europe is enveloped la fog.

8.m. Time and Wenther; Stock* According to Croydon Airport re- ports several machines from the con- Quotations.

8.05-11 p.m. Ko Shing Theatre tinent were in the air when the for descended on Croydon: They were (Chinesd).

to land there

cruiscil and unable

11 pm. Close Down. around at different altitudea In ac-

8.05-10

Pro- p.m. European cordance with wireless instructions

gramme from Z.E.K.

a fre. while from the entrol tower,

the authorities got in touch with southern uency of 640 llocycles.

8.03-8.30 p.m. Richard Crooks England aerodromes, with a view to

(Tenor): Fritz Kreisler (Violin). landing ascertaining whether possible. The

in each

1. Seapolitan Love Song (Victor was that conditions were impossible flerbert): In My Garden (O'Keefel; (Love's Sorrow) 2. Llcherlied A Pakker machine from Amster. A FOR Jaru,

after cruising for half an hour (Kreisler); Liebenfreid (Love's Joy). (Kreisler). Springtime Reminds together in favour of the rause that over Cruydna, dreided to return and me of you (Rotter); My Sunshine is

Rotterdam.

An-ro attempt to land t other [rum Tatia returned La its

Birth Control Sir--In view of the wide publicity that has been given to the forth rousing visit of Margaret Souper, the birth-central propagandist, readers of the local newspapers might easily be Jedi belive that the pubic are unanimous in welcoming this Roddy, arl that enlightened opinion is al-

witn ense

el be promoting. I with, therefore, te point that the Catholic prophy of Hongkong in cumaon, with their starting points, while a third lurudevi eligionists all over the world, on the Kentish coast after one hour, are completely opposed to the prael, a half's cruising, Her nord the advocacy of artificial The Thames shipping

is held up birth-ntrol, and on their behalf Nearly 100,000 tons of shipping wish to endir an emphatic potest Tilbury in delayed by the honey for mis open propaganda for it in which is general throughout the home This Colony,

Counties.

IN

AL

renic.

were Hghted in many parts

(Stolz):

8.30-9.15 p.m. A Relay from Daventry.

8.30 p.m. Sir Walford Davies: "Muric and the Ordinary Listener- What about the Tune". I. Violin

Tunes

9 pm. Daventry News Bulletin. 9.15-9.35 p.m. A Jazz Piano Revital by Patricia Rossborough.

Hooray for Love; I'm in love nil Goo--Selees over again: Anythierr

If I tions Jill Darling-Selection: love ngrir.

9.35-10 p.m. Dance Musle. 10 p.m. Big Ben: Close Down. ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

The Catholle view of this pro- penanda is that it is not merely inta

el but a highly dangerous in Alany sporting events were post. its social consequences. In spite of the poned, including the Chelsen-Fulham and the Varsity hoekey specious manner in which the cause Cup The for contraception is presented, it ismatch.

timately an appeal to scHfishness, The fog intensified public confusion at it is based in the principle that which are at one of the biggest Pelf-intered is preferable tu self-rail build ups London has ever seen, control and quee this admitted

The breakdown of the emused by The whole basis of civilized We

in a wide area of the This Evening's Broadenst From electricity undermined. The prolence that this Southern Railways and Kentish surg The German Short-Wavers practice

[ur happier vices. Candles makes

lanterns dimination of engine kamps rebet life and

Test Fr Kantera into Special tfixtransh pressed divorce is dishonest, for it is ****-

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DIN

In

4.65 p.m. Calt Di

5 p.m.

0.15. p.m.

Haru

Vinin tune by Barasate,

Wa sing A Folk Song together.

5.30 p.m. News in English.

trary to fact, and the claim that it London terminal sintions. Scores of will do away with the Paren fur

trains

between marooned were extra-marital relations shows, if it

stations. The break-down insted seriously

profanel

two hours and a half. Some Time ignorance of Juman nature, With The breakdown of such restraint as

tonger elapsed before normal capdi- is imposed by normal married Bleine were restoreil--Reuter's Specini, 19926 metres) and D3N (51.45 metres).

American Disasters there follows a lessening of, respect for the institution of marriage, and

Washington, Feb. 16. Dhen a lowering of the standards of Snow, funds, earthquakes and sust truth and honour which are alwaysatorns have senurged the nation. dependent an individual self-control.

A storm is spreading for out in Whatever may be said of Mr. hoth oceans. The British freighter Sanger's campaign in India, where Trelissiek is in distress off the Oregon she was snubbed by Gandhi and open const. The trawler Winthrop with a. ty opposed by profluent Hindus and

is sinking Ausfion, as well as Catholics, there crew of fourteen aboard

Lot Boston. seems to be something peculiarly

England, New Jersey. New Impertinent about her coming with a

sange" to China velf-appoint-Pennsylvania are gripped in snow and ed emissary from the country that sleet. -Eleven-snowbound South....Da- is most conspicuous in the world ferkuta town are waiting for food and its low sex life to the country that fuel by aeroplane. is most remarkable in the world for

Earthquakes are

continuing

B. p.ca. Marla Wolf and Net Não sằng

German and Dutch Song@.

& D.m.

"unte alter" for the Piano br

Robert Behumann.

4.15 p. Reports of the Olymple Winter

Gamer,

6.43 p.m. New In German.

and

7 p.m. # ---

its reverence for faniily life. It isHelena, Butte Montana.

fer ስ

The wind is raising dust stormis] surely an unworthy thing stranger to come to a country and in Colorado, Texna and Oklahoma. nak it to lower its idents. This is

Town it hardest hit by a freezing Mrs. Sangor's mission. The birth

temperature; food and fuel shortages, control advocates philosophy of mur-

mains nre causing riage is sex for pleasure without frozen Rower

Hanitation problems. the amoyance of children; their solu

I'loods have

20,000 inundated tion of poverty is: let there be no fertile California neres. In the San children. Mrs. Sunger has a "mesaquin Valley the towns of Tuttle.

It is Suicide. sage for China.'

Planada

arc and Legrand

sub- Yours truly, TH. F. RYAN, S. J., merged.-United Press.

Editor, "The Rock",

FARM INCOMES WILL GAIN

WASHINGTON EXPECTS INFLATION VETO

REGISTRY

WEDDING

MR. P. W.OSBORNE MARRIES MISS E. BROADBRIDGE

At the Registrar's Office, Supreme Court, on Saturday morning, Mr. Patrick William Osborne and Miss Dorothy Brondbridge were married, Mr. T. D. Whyte-Smith officiating,

Edith Washington, Feb. 15. Congress is not likely to adjourn before June.

Farm cash incomes including mul nides will be more than 10 per cent. better in 1986, than' in 1915.

The Currency Inflation Bil will must likely pars both Houses of Con- grees, although a Presidentint veto is. certain, preventing the final enact ment of the legislation.

The weakness of the United States dollar in foreign exchange is des to fulse τύπους emanating fron Washington. This will be corrected by free but relatively small shipments of gold.

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New home construction this year will be double that of 1935.

A now plan to discourage excessive corporation surpluses

taxing undistributed earnings, is under con- sideration by the Treasury and may be presented to Congress during this session,

The general recovery will continue regardless of the Presidential election. -Swan, Culbertava and Fritz.

. . . . .

The bride, who is the daughter of the late Mr. C. A. Broadbridge and Mra, Brandbridge, was formerly a member of the staff of the China | Light and Power Co., Ltd. She wore a rust shaded crepe costume set off with a black felt hat.

The bridegroom is connected with the Hongkong and China

Tình Con Ltd.

Messrs. Tom Holt and I. II. Rodger were witnesses of the wedding.

Later, in the afternoon, a reception was held at "p", College Road, to which all friends were invited.

T.T.

EXCHANGE *

TO-DAY'S OPENING

QUOTATIONS

Selling

The meeting of the Rotary Club,to-Demand morrow will be a closed meeting, for TT. Shanghai members only, on the wcision of the TT. Singapore

the visit of

District Governor, T. Janan Rotarian Dr. G. T. Wang. Members TT. India

are notified that the annual dinner TT. Frisco & New York will be held at the Peninsula Hotel at TT. Java

TT. France 8 p.m. on Friday, February 21, the Hongkong Hotel not being available. T. Manila Menibers only will be attending. It la TT. Bangkok hoped that there will be a large at-TT. Saigon T.T. Lisbon

tendance,

Concert ef Light Mule.

News In English.

.5 p.m. Concert of Light Maale tech

5 p.m.

Close 18. DJN (Germ., Engl.)

EAST ASIA ZONE Eat Ania Zone broadleast through D3JQ on 10.03 mizes (15,280 k.c.) 1.58-1 pm. Concert,

9.03 p.m. Celt DJA, NJ, DJN (Germ, Engl) German Folk Hong. Pro kramme Forrest (Germ, Engl.) 0.15 p.m. Od Herlin Evening. 9,45 p.m.

10 p.m.

News In English on DJA and in Datch on BJB, DIN.

A Atraf trough Munich Carneval. p.m. "Bunte Gitter" for Piano by

Robert Schumann.

1

11.16 .. New In German im DJA. TIIT, DIN. Close down D. 11.30 p.m. Reparis of the Olympic Winter

Games, 12. Maria Wolf and Nettle Nye wingt Home German and Dutch Songs. 1235.m. News in English on DJA and in

Dutch on DIN. 12.30 R.m. Clous DJA, DIN (Ceem. Engl.)

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

To-day's Broadcasting From Six Transmissions

The following wave-lengths and frequencira are observed by Daventry.

Call Bign Frequents. Wavelength

49.69 metres

GRA...

GRA

6,050-ke. 9,610 k.c.

31.63 metres

GAC

31.30 metres

050

11.750 k..

25,03 metres

GSE

11.865 kc,

CXF GSG

15.140 k.. I7,790 k..

21470 M.C.

GRI

15.200 kr.

(8J

21,540 ke.

6,110 k.e.

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26,23 meter 19.82 metres 10.56 metres 13.97 melter 19.66 metres 13.95 metred 49.10 meiren

Transmission b

teclat by Betty

Humby Planoforte) and Doda

(0.8.1, and G.5.0.)

7 ..

Hell A

7.10 7.54.7 7.65

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Coral Maritane),

Talks The Hpice of Life"

Musical 'Interlude.

..A Reflelous Hervice,

-Greenwich Time Bignal at 8 a..

8.45 a.. Weekly Newsletter and Sparis-

Summary.

9.5 a.m. Close downą

Transmission G

(0.8.C, and G.A.L.)

11 m.

i Urn. The Composer at the

Planoforte (2) Cyril Scatt. recital of Cyril Beat's songs.

..

A

11.23 Musies! Interlude.

Greenwich Tims Bignst at 11.30 11.30 am. A Stiert Iteliglons Service. 33.05 m.. Weekly Newsletler and Hporis

Summary,

12.5 p.m. Close down.

Transmission 1

(0.8.F. and D.R.D.)'

D.IL.C. Empire

Greenwich Time Signal at 4.15 p.m. 4.15 p.m. Young Ideas. 4.45 p. Never and

Hackett,

1/3

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useful.

In conclusion, T must again congra tulate the prize-winners, the teaching "staff" and especially my friend, the onergetic and well-qualified principal

of your colleg

4 m/s..D/P.

0 m/s. I/O

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5 p.m. The News. 0.10 $1.7

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Lee the

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10.8.3. 0.8.1%, and 17.9.0.)

Fun

Big Ben, Talk "Agriculture To-day

and Yesterday."

7:15, p.m. Taydn Heard and kis Band

trelsyad

the West from

End Sam Cliema, · Greenwich Time Bienal në 1.p.15.

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