1937-11-16 — Page 19

QUEEN'S COLLEGE NEEDS NEW HOME

HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR REPORTED BY ACTING

HEADMASTER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Queen's College held its annual prize-giving day to-day when His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor made the awards and congratulated the students on their successes.

JAPANESE PRESSURE ON SOVIET

Fisheries Treaty"

Best Insurance Against Trouble

TUESDAY,

SAGRES SKIPPER

MAY APPEAL

NOVEMBER 16, 1937.

FINED AS RESULT OF

FOULING CABLE

That the evidence of all the wit- hesses showed the ship to have been Pai least 150 fect

the outside Krea allowed to the Douglas stated Steamship Company, was

B. J. by the Hot. Cmdr. Newill at the Marine Court this morning, when he found Captain J. M. Marren guilty on the summons of unlawfully anchoring the ss. Sagres M. in the Victoria Cable Area on Novem-

Defendant was fined $25. Government Mr. D. L. Strellett, who appeared formally to sign the fishery conven- for the 'defendant, then gave nolled that he may appeal against lie deci- tion which was initialed last year.

Mr. Nishi reminded M. Kozlovsky alon.

Tokyo, Nov. 10. It is understood that Mr. Haruhiko of the Japanese at Moscow.

BRW Embassy Division of the Soviet Omee, and Soviet

Nahl, Couracilor Kozlovsky, chief of the Far Eastern ber 10. pressed the

Lthat the conclusion of a long-term

In a review of the year's activities, Mr. W. Handyside, Headmaster, stressed the need for obtaining a new site for the "Old Lady of Aberdeen Street" and said the buildings, furniture and facilities for teaching were out-of-date.

Capt. Marron first appeared before men- the Hon. Cmdr. J. B. Newill at the to being reserved Ull this morning.

fishery realy "is the best

trouble between Marine Court yesterday, Judgment Japan and the Soviet Union";

Bure to avold

SPAIN SILENT ON WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERS

which M. Kozlovsky is stated to have given a non-committal reply saying that he was not empowered by his Government to discuss the affair. A moving ceremony concluded they

Subsequently Mr. Nishi called on It is regrettable that we have no proceedings when Mr. W. Kay, Acting facilities for giving instruction in M. Kozlovsky and protested to the Director of Education, paid a tribute jewimming. Ten years ago, most Soviet Government against "the com- of 200,000 migration to three retiring Chinese members every boy in the school could swim; pulsory muss

from the Soviet of Queen's College teaching stall now the proportion is barely une-Korean residents

hose combined association with the third. Proficiency in this valuable Littoral province to Turkestan, on the

London, Nov, 15. college totalled 107 years.

form of exercise and sport is now ground that those Koreans belong to The lead Prefect expressed ter- confined almost entirely those Japanese nationality."

No reples have yet been received M. Kozlovsky is stated to have row on behalf of the students and whose parents can afford membership

the proposals of the Non-Intervention on their behalf, presented a portrait of a bathing club or transport to a given another non-committal reply from either side in Spain regarding

This should not be Reuter. bathing beach.

Commitice in the withdrawal of le cuch of the retiring masters.

schoolboy in There were present the Hon. Mr.D: every

Hongkong

volunteers. The Chairman's sub- that an N. L. Smith, Mr. E. Salts, Inspector should be able to swim;

Committee meets te-marrow morning Mr. G. P. de Martin, anot be realised, however, unless me would spoil the whole morning.

There are one or two things, how-to receive a report of the technical arrangements rc made 10 in- Professor L. Forster, Mr. J. F. Groc, corporate Instruction in swimming in ever, that I feel 1 must say, and I am experts.-British Wireless.

Course

physical confident that you too would like me

of Schools,

Mr. Chau Ping-un, and Mr. C. G. Anderson,

For a school of this kind, composed

the general training.

of

to

of both Senior and Junior pupils STUDIES AND EXAMINATIONS drawn from widely separated parla

of the Colony, the attendance Las No changes were mutie is the been excellent-08 per cent.. said curriculum although some will be Mr. Handyside. This is evidence of necessary if effect is given to ertain our success in eliminating absence on | recommendations embodied in this trivial grounds and of the keenngs report. of both parents and boys to take full At the Annual Examination, 3,5,6,7 advantage of all the facilities pro-and were examined by the Staff. vided. Our accommodation is strain Out of 3 boys examined 320 or ed to the utmost. It is

only

in ex-8 per cent, passed and 300 or 80 per ceptional circumstance that we admit cent. were promoted. Parents are boys to any but the lowest classes,

Isses, sometimes disappointed that their prumated al- Many of the boys admitted to Classons have not been

reaching 120 requisite have some acquaintance with both, though

"standard in the examination written and spoken English, tal

whole. It must be clearly under- dault very much whether that is an advantage. I think on the whole stood that to gain promotion, pupits, would be better [f the

wrtain Vernacular addition to reaching

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standard in the examination as school concentrated un laying good

certain solid foundations through the medium wife, must als reach of Chinese and left instruction in and thus standard in written Com- through English to the schools where position. Arithmetic (Mathematles in there is a stuff specially trained and the Senior School) and Chines experienced in dealing with the pro- blems involved.

that

LACK OF EQUIPMENT

of

academic

FINE SHOWING

to say them before we part.

I want first of all to congratulate

all those who have won scholarshipa

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or prizes, I still remember what a thrill it was to me to realise that I

had won a school prize and I con- gratulate each of them very warrnly. want you all to remember, however, that no prize is worth having unless it takes real effort to win it, and that Is where every one of you plays his part. We can't all be prize winners, but we can all work hard and do our best, and in a class where every boy strives to be first and the standard is correspondingly high the prize is one really worth winning, and no need be ushamed of not winning it.

DISCIPLINE_PAY

WEATHER FORECAST

The temperature at 10 am. to-day 78. the Royal Observatory was against the 74 of yesterday.

bu

The anti-cyclone continues to stationary and is regaining intensity. Pressure is highest over Manchurin and is relatively low in a trough extending from The Visayas to Yap. Local forecast:-North-east winds, fresh; fair

MR. EDEN IN BED

WITH CHILL

London, Nov. 15.

continued to study at evening in- stitutes and probably, now that he more time, he would give even

time to study

Mr. Liu Hol-tung exemplified the truth of the saying that the results sf good teaching are not seen until many years afterwords. I was the hope of them all that some of the seeds of knowledge these three men and sown would fall on fertile soil und bear a rich harvest. They all joined in wishing them happy retirement.

(Applause).

and

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of the Rotary Tiffin Speech

STUDIO ITEM TO-NIGHT

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelength of 355 metres (845 ke's) 31.49 metres (0.52 m.c's.),

ILK.T.

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.

12.50 Gerald and His Orchestra with Sam Browne (Baritone).

Years Of Musical Twenty-Five Comedy (No. 2-1923-1935).. Geraldo and His Orchestra: A Star Fell

Out of Heaven (Gordon and Revel); The One Hose (Lyon and McIntyre); Have You Forgotten So Sam Soon (Glibert and Braid and His Accordeon Band;

Accordeon Nights, Medley.. The Never-To-Be-Fogotten Melody Fox-Trot (from Seeing Stars'); The Gaucho-Rumba (from "Under the Pampas Moon')....Geraldo and His Orchestra.

1.00 Time (and Weather).

1.03 Czech Philharmonic Orches- tra and Marta Eggerth (Soprano).

Slavole Dance No. 10 in E Minor D Flat Major (Dvorak).

Orches (Dvorak); Slavonic Dance No. 12 In

You

Ever Remember? tra; Do (Vecsey-Bussmann); Wonderful To Marta Be In Love (Nick-Pinelli). Eggerth; Slavonic Danco No. 14 In B Flat Major; Slavente Dance No. 15 In C Major; Slavonic Dance No. 10 In A Flat Major (Dvorak)....Or- chestra.

1.30 teuler and Rugby Press; Weather and Announcementa,

1.40 Relay of the Rotary Timn Speech from the Roof-Garden of the Hongkong Hotel, Speaker: Mr. L. W. Tople. Subject: The High Speed Diesel Engine in Modern Transport,'

1.15 Close Down,

tro.

7.30 Closing local Stock Quota- tions and Hongkong Exchange Mar- ket report.

7.35 Music of Elszi,

Sonelto Del Petraren No. 123; Feux Folietu....Anatole Kitain (Piano); Polonaise No. 2...Berlin State Opern Orchestra; Soiree De Vienne No. 6. ..Wilhelm Backhaus (Plano); Con- cert Study In D Flat Major....Egon Petri. (Piano).

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 London Relay Saiting the

Red Sea."

The Adventures of a 32-foot Ketch' by Dwight Long

8.15 Sudlo-Doreen Ma (Vocal)

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and H. L. Ozorio (Plano). The Head Prefect said, on behalf of Who's Sorry Now: Ozorio; 2 the students, he wished to express gratitude for the teachings of their three retiring masters and to nesure

Doreen Ma; 3. Was It Rain... Ozorto; 4. Dedicated To You. Ozerie: 6. Swell Of You,.

Dorcen Ma: 7. Copper Coloured Gal..... Ozoric: 8. The Mood That I'm in..

Doreen Ma.

Never in A Million Years.

645 Light Variety.

Piano and Vocal-No Regrets (Tobias-Ingraham); Miraclen Some- times Hoppen (Noble-Murray).......... Leslie Hutchinson; Vocal-Drury Lane Pantomime Memories. .Colum- bia Light Opera Company.

0.00 London Relay-A Recfial on the New Organ from Westzulaster Abbey, London, by Dr. Ernest Bul- look.

4-7 pm. Chinese Programme.

7.00 Dance Music, Fox-Trots-Sing, Sing, Sing; Hor- lem....Teddy Foster and His Kings Of The of Swing; Waltz-A Garden Of Illu~* sion: Tango The Tango 'Mula.... Orquesta Tiplen Francisco Canoro Quick-Step Around And Round The Old Bandstand; Fox- Sydney Trots-Until To-morrow.S PRAISES STAFF

Lipton and His Orchestra; Your Heart And Mine; Keep A Twinkle In Your Secondly i want to extend my very

Eye ('Blackbirda of 1038')....Jack hearty congratulations to the stafi

Harris and His Orchestra; Waltzes- On the conditions under which they

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony | My First Love Song (Alm 'Queen of work and the lack of equipment which must handicap them all, I need add

yesterday, was suffering from chill | cisco')...Roy Fox and its Orches- 19 boys from Class I entered for nothing to what your headmaster hase, who on arrival from Brussels Hearts'); Would You (film Fran- the Hongkong University School said, but I want to say, and now that spent the day.in bed, but will, is Certificate Examination and 47 sat. I have seen you i can confidently say, hoped, be able to resume his duties NEED OF NEW PREMISES

Foreign Office to-morrow. Of these 28 gained School Certinentes that they deserve the highest praise at the tur about 60 per cent. with for the results that they have helped British Wireless So much has been sald recently distinctions, and 10 qualified for you to achieve. A good staff means from this platform about the neces-Muirleulation. This in the Insta happy school, and obviously you sily for new premises on a new site examination of its kind to be held by

have all of you cause to be thankful to that reference to this subject lins be the University, 523 future, the each of your teachers. I hope I may come almost a matter of routine. University examination at this stage be permitted especially to thank them should, however, be falling in my will be for matriculation only, to be Chinese members of the Staff for their duty if I did not stress Its importance taken voluntarily and on payment of work. They are devotedly giving in from every point of view. The their own examination fees by boys struction and, what is even more im position of the school

is becoming in Class 1. We are thus at last free portant, education in the full sense of decidedly worse and several of the from a School Certificate Exanima the word, to you boys in a language Matriculation. In this which is foreign both to them and to classrooms are totally unsuitable for tion tied to

we are in

with you and when they see the results Decord school work of any kind. I feel con- respect vinced

if they were reported on enlightened opinion and ahend of they have achieved they have g000

practice Lay England. reason to be proud. M.O. Schools they would be prevailing by the

with These two examinations, whatever condemned outright. I agree Sir Andrei Caldecott that a good their standard, have different aims, the one certifying the satisfactory tradition is fundamental, but tradi-

And now I have only one more Lion not everything. Quietness, completion of a given school course; good light and healthy surrounding the other, ability to enter upon a word. Your headmaster has spoken study in high terms of the discipline of the For this reason it is good that they school. It is not a pleasant word, and them that their lessons would not Doreen Me: 5. Slap That Bass.... are as essential for eillclent work as higher course for domestic comfort.

it doesn't quite convey what I want soon be forgotten. As a token of We have no gymnasium and no should be kept entirely disilnet.

to When 1 was a boy at their esteem he hoped they would suitable substitute so that Physical:

school I think I would have delined accept the three portraits to which Training in wet weather is a pro-

discipline as the painful punishment the students had subscribed. The Hongkong Local Examination Inflicted when I was found

Mr. Tse, amidst tremendous ap out in blem. Boys have to dress und un- dress in their classrooms or in the Syndicate held its School Certificate something that it was often great fun plause, said his colleagues had asked main entrance-a not very salistic Examination this year for the first

to do. What I mean to-day is some him to speak on their behalf and to time. 86 enndidates entered and 85 tory arrangement.

thing rather different and perhaps I thank the Headmaster for his kind

*** sut. Of these 70 or 80 per cent. muy call it respect for law and order: words and thoughts, their fellow gained certifientes, 9 gained Honours and altogether there were 9 distle-It doesn't pay in this life to be unruly teachers for their co-operation and their gifi. They or selfish. You all know how in your the students for As regards equipment, we have tions. This was very satisfactory..

football team the selfish player is not were proud of their long ycors at such none of the aids to teaching to be

The examination was to some

only a nuisance but a useless member | a famous college as Queen's and found in modern schools-no wireless extent experimental but all Lon-

of the side. The boy you want there were sorrowful to leave its holls. receiving set, no lantern, or epidias cerned have reason to be pleased.

Three cheers were lustily given is the boy who will ploy unselfishly cinema projector. These! It was what it set out to be a school коре ог

as a member of the team, not wanting for Sir Atholi, the retiring masters, things are no longer luxuries. The examination conlueted by the schools

to score all the goals himself but the headmaster, the guests and day is long past when all that was for the schools. The syllabus was striving to do his best in combination Queen's College. required by the teacher was a black-broud one guaranteeing acquaintance with all the other members to ensure

sound general board, and a few wall maps or ple with the elements of tures to supplement the pupil's school education and including a language the victory of his side. That la a

Useful lesson throughout life, the les book.

in addition to the mollier fongue,

selence, son of obedience, self control and un. Finally our classroom furniture is mathematics, a branch of

selfishness the lesson that makes a antiquated and quite unsuited for the history and geography. modern schoolboy who is much

Morrison Class 2. Li Man-hung: In the examination for promotion boy obey his parents, his teachers and his elders and in after life all younger than his predecessor of fly from the Junior to the Senior School, those in authority: that makes him Cinss 3 Scholarship, Choung Wing- years ago for whom the furniture 39 passed out of the 52 presented or

Slewart Scholarship, Tsol Hok-kan. This examination will love his country, his family and his Junior Scholarship, Li Sik-lam. 75 per cent. was designed.

Wright Scholarship, Tam Ping- It The tradition of Queen's College have to be held a year carter if we friends and find his happiness in a

care for the happiness of others. worthy one; the high esteem in are to have a three years' course I thought that anything I have said kucn.

Ho Tung Scholarship, Yau Ka-pok: which "the Old Lady of Aberdeen School Certificate which I think is

would impress that aspect of true Street" is held by thousands of necessary.

I extend a cordial welcome to our education on you I would be more Ho Kom Tong Scholarship, Au Hung Chinese who have passed through

Ho Fook Scholarship, Chow Shing- her portals; the regularity, the per- vizitors and especially to our new in- than amply repaid for my coming cho

"Old spector of Schools, Mr. Sollis. We here this morning. alstance in fact with which

At my request

Kay has

Alfred Bay Scholarship, Lị Ping- Boys" demand that their sons shall trust he will find time to come and

are see us at work, learn our difeuilles consented to your receiving a day's be educated here; these things

Belillos Senlor, B. Ahmed; Junior plause). signs that Queen's has served and is and appraise our altempts to over-holiday to mark this occasion (ap-

Belillos Scholarship, Naranjan Singh. serving: the Chinese community and come them.

Lee Hy Son Scholarship, Osman Talip and Wong Wing-kam,

Grant Scholarship, Ngal Kwong-to. Kong Ki Fil Scholarship, Chow

Taoi Kung Po Scholarship, Li Man-

Mr, Kay, whose remarks were Lugard Scholarship, Tang Wing- lnterpreted to the students, said this kal. Was a happy accusion for the Ho Wipk. Scholarship, Chow Nal- students as it was their Prize Day tang. but it was marked with sorrow be Ho Iu Scholarship, Wong Shiu- cause they were losing some very kwan. Sir Atholl MacGregor presented the good friends. These three men

Ho Kwong Scholarship, Yeung Sit- prizes, after he had spoken bricly. been connected with Queen's College Ile sold: Mr. Handyside, Mr. Kay, for a total of 107 years.

Dealy Scholarship, Mok Man-tat. Organised Ladies and Gentlemen, and boys of Mr. Tse Arst came to the College Ralphs Scholarship Make Ylu-ho. Ng In Scholarship, Tam Po Shu. We are, Queen's College-When Mr. Handy-in 1804 and six years Inter won a however, aware of the dangers of side asked me to come here to present and been connected with the College | yul.

Senior Morrison Scholarship. He Trang Chung Scholarship, Ng Chi-11.44 overdoing physical exercise, especial-

Sheung Hing Scholarship, Wong ly in cases of undernourishment and gladly consented, for I get far too few over since and had been a special poor physique. Exemption is grant opportunities of seeing the Chinese friend of the Old Boys' Association Cho-tsol, ed on the advice of the M. O. Schools youth of Hongkong at work or at with which they hoped he would still Government Free Scholarships for and arrangements are made for play. I am very happy to be here to remain in touch.

two years, Chow Nai-ycung, Cheng modified courses and special correc-day, but I assure you my happiness is Mr. Kung Hon, with 34 years to Hoy-hing, Ny Kwok-sun, Tam Ting-

Wo maintain that not going to be expressed in a long his credit, had not only been a good kon, LI Chiu-yuen, Mak Sul-knu tional exercises. physical Instruction is an

Government Free. essential speech. You have come here to leten teacher but had remained a student

Scholarships, element in a sound education but we to your headmaster's review of your as well, as distinct from those people Wong Yuc-aling. Ng Kwok-cheung are determined that prowess in school's activities during the year, who thought that after school

or Ng Shun-ngal, Ng Shun-cheung bo sports and games shall

Woo Hay Tong Scholarships, Fong no and to see your friends receive the university their education was com- laubstitute for competent effort and awards they have worked so hard for pleted. Even after he had taken his Chun-plu, Fung Yue-koung, Chau

satisfactory progress in studies. but, after all that, a long speech from degrees and certificates, Mr, Kung Pul-ching, Fok Ming-koon.

39

a

un earnest of the reasonableness of

Finally,

would thank Your

kindness in consenting no-rendlly to

Mr.

RETIRING MASTERS

:

their claim

for a modern building in Honour most cordially for your great Mr. Handyside then called on Mr. a more congenial. environment.

We am due to celebrato our Golden distribute our prizes this morning. Kay 'to speak on the retirement of Jubileo' in 1938. It would be well Your presence here is a token of your Messra. Tse Tsing-tong, Kung Hon If the occasion could be commemorat- interest in the education of Chinese and Liu Hei-tung, three Chinese ed by the Government deciding to boys; only a deep concern for their members of the Stuff. grant Queen's College-the oldest welture could have persuaded one in up a whole provided school in the Colony and your position to give one of the oldest and most famous morning in the busy month of Novem schools in the Far East-with a new ber. home, furnished and equipped in an

CHIEF JUSTICE Speaks up-to-date manner.

'PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Training and

Games are now compulsory.

your scholarships and prizes I very

SCHOLARSHIPS, 1937

for

Morrison Sentor, Hung Shek-chlu. Morrison Intermediate, Ng Kit

"man.

cho.

kai.

Shing-tak.

wa.

had

luc.

1. Allegro, 2nd movement in D, from Orgon Concerto No. 4, 2nd set (Handel, ed. E. Stanley Roper); ; 2. Chorale Preludo, Vater unser im Himmelreich (Bach); 3. Pastorale on | Winchester Old (Färror); 4. Inter- mezzo, founded upon an Irish Air (Stanford); 5. Allegretto grazioso (Frank Bridge): 6. Solemn Melody (Walford Davies); 7. Trumpet Tune

and Air (Purcell, arr. Henry Ley), 9.30 London Itelay-The News 0.50 Kreisler (Violin). Liebesfreud (Kreisler); Licbesleid (Kreisler); Rondino (On a theme by Folr Rosemary Beethoven); (Kreidler).

10.05 Songs by Kirsten Flagstad '(Soprano).

Im Kohne, Op, 40, No. 3 (Krng-. Grieg); When I Have Sung My Songs (Charles); Songs My Mother Tought Me, Op. 55, No. 4 (Dvorak).

10.15 Elgar-Symphony No. 1 In A Fiat Major, Op. 65.

Played by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Edward Exigar.

11.00 Close Down.

DAVENTRY

PROGRAMMES

7.20 a.m. Musical Miscellany. 7.40 am. FireF

8 am, The Symphonies af Beethoven-0, 8.40 J. The News and Announcements Greenwich Time Signal at 9.45 am. 9am. Dig Ben, Dance Music.

10 am. Big Den. The Vario Tria, 10,20 am. "Tess of the d'Urbervilles-A

Pure Woman," Part 11.

11,10 am. The News and Annouticements, Greenwich Time Signal at 11.15 nm. 11.30 . Chopin Recital by Phyllis

Bimone (Pianoforte).

an. 'Green Fields and Pavements"

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