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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LANDLORDS' MAGNA CARTA

To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir The inevitability of the Rents Commission findings surely are de termined by the committee's repug- unce to the substitution of private enterprise (a cuphemism for vested interests which does not misicad) by Government

A

WAH YEE COLLEGE PROGRESS OUTLINED

Excellent Showing In Past Year

Headmaster Gratified

macht morning. There was a large atten-

parents

The annual distribution of prizes are of Wah Yee College, Kennedy Road, was held in the Oriental Theatre this of the boys of of past pupils and, friends

College. of business of e

There won intereating performance of Chinese and English plays, a drill display, and Chinese musle rendered by. an orchestra of boys and their friends.

an

The prizes were distributed by Mr. Lim Hoy Lan, Headmaster of Wah me, Kowinon. After the Prize-giving Mr. Lim spoke in terms of commenilution and encouragement about the work of the school. Fr. Gallagher also spoke,

hores. Advoding and iclting of|

for. preference far. private enterprise, and you

defend its driven to which is founded on

the motive. Quite clearly with the profit dence mouse taking anything but Orstand place in consideration problems, private enterprise loses its incentive.

without any broadly, Stated rhetorical frills, a problem such as confronted the Пents that which

solved connot Commission

the tinkering with by

existing nachery. Houses, like water and food, are among the vital necessities

For of life to-day, and should therefore not be exposed to the speculations It is system. It profit-seeking Government's duty to Beo that the populace 13

is properly nccommodated ted in houses which they can afford, just as the onus is upon Government to

and create

maintain the legal machinery

for the maintenance of low and order in the e community.

The Rents Commission earned the

especially it side-stepped white feather when this fundamental, timidly confessing allegiance to the system of private enterprise.

of a

at

This

and

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

porianes of school spirit and of their duties as aludents.

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Concerning the English study of this school, I wish to make a remark | here. It is that I have found that the English standard has been raised a great deal during the year result of kr. Kyan and Fr. Bourke's coming down to our school to take up some ciusses every week. Hence. I give my hearty thanks to them for their help and efforts.

SATURDAY,

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STUDY OF CHINESE Special attention too has been

London, April 14. of Chinese. given to Tho

Study

The 16,000 ton P., and O. Canton Besides having energetic and ex- perienced masters to supervise this for the Indian and Far East service was launched on the Clyde to-day, subject we have required the boys to keep dlaries. Moreover the Doys the ceremony being performed by the themselves have produced every chlian, Mrs. Thalla Shaw, daughter of days Chinese

Interesting the former Chairman of the P. and O. 1555ys, stories and patriotic drawings and Company, Baron Craigmyle.

The Canton will leave London on pasted them on the walls for alsplay. This has aroused the enthusiastic

Lord Craignyle, speaking after the interest of the boys themselves, ander maiden voyage on October 7. as a result they have gained quite launching of the ship referred to the lot of knowledge of Chinese outside

act that extensive provision had been school lessons.

the

Canton for the made in

fact was Unt In sports too we have

our of mails, and said the fat carriage best to make boys interested and to despite the

was carry ale malis, the P. and

more mall matter Induce them to take part in gumes, | W

over 60 per cent. more than in 1913, Ping-pong is a popular game in the now than before the Great War. It was College.

the respective number of bags being The gure for 1938 was st higher. 563,000 last year to 355,000 in 1913.

The

tried

Inter-class compli

the

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on his been very keen this year and Our team pinyed many matches with the singles championship thr.. different schools in the Colony and Reuter. the players have proved themselves. quile promising. Football Loo has stirred the hearts of many of boys, This year the Inter-class Chumpionship was won by Class 4 after a hard tussle, The drill under the supervision of Mr. Chung! Chun-fan who has taken great pains to develop the physique of the boys. RELIEF CONTRIBUTIONS There is one other thing that Is worth reporting. Since the beginning of last year, the boys have contr.-

$300

their

the

Manchukuo Protests To France

French

that

the

dinner wine

per caso

bottles

per bottle

Clarot,

Claret.

of

one

dozen

0.00 .60

superior breakfast

per ease of one dozen quart bottles Brandy, Hennessey's Old

Pale

per case

use of one dozen boltics

per bottle

Scotch Whisky

per case

per

bottle

of

onc

dozen

bottles

Gin, fine Old Tom

per bottle

bottle.

Rum.

finest old

per

#

Jamalen dozen

per ease of one duzen

of саве

bottles

'per bottle Good Leeward Island

per gallon

ROOSEVELT IMPLORES NATION'S SUPPORT

4.00" Know 1 Must

Never Give Up"

12.00 1.10

HAD RHEUMATIC PAINS FOR 25 YEARS

His Arms Were. Becoming Uscless

Came

It was about 25 years ago that rheumatism first markod down this sufferer; and finally the day when he could hardly lift his semt. But he found relief-here in this Jalter ho tells the whole story i

arms

"About 25 years ago 1 first axperl enced slight muscular rhewnatien in my arm and shoulder, A few years loter lumbago also attacked me, They gradually got worse until the and pain got acute in both laina: I could not lift a quar! jugful of water with my arm extended straight out. About 12 months ago bought battle of Kruschen Salte and by the time it was. Anished I

Washington, Apr. 14. President Franklin Roosevelt, in a fireside chat which was broadcast to 8.00 the entire nation, made a striking and 75 emotional bid to maintain the per-

sonal leadership of the nation.

He warned listeners that "the very soundness of our democratle institu- tions depends upon the determination

was agreeably surprised, at a sight- of our Government to give employment Improvement. I bought another one, 12.00 to idle men."

4.50

4

1.00

disappeared, and

has

and when that was finished all the He declared that he had always paln had fought to look beyond "the official-never appeared since."-T.R. 160dom of the national capital, into the hopes and fears of men and women in their homes,"

LUTHERANS TO HOLD SERVICES Several Lutheran missionarles now residing in the Colony are to hold services for the public on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

These visitors from Hankow an- nounce that in these services plain Gospel preaching will be heard. As Lutherans they hold to Bible truths which, they say, are frequently slighted, scorned, and attacked in this age.

"I cannot expect all people to un- derstand all the people's troubles, but my job is to try to understand those problems. I know I must never give up-must, never let the greater in terest of all the people down, merely because that might be, for the mo- ment, the easiest personal way. I feel sure your hopes and help are with ine. To reach port we must sall, und not lie at anchor-we must sall, and not drift."--Reuter.

MINIMUM WAGE BILL APPROVED

Washington, Apr. 14.

of wrangling. After some weeks

cents

recom-

The following is the report rend by the Headmaster, Mr. Lim How Ping. Mr. Lim, Rev. Fathers, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a great honour to me indeed, to present to you, morning, my annual report. It is, I that think, the only time in the year

have the opportunity to provide you,

the parents and

"We hold the verbal Inspiration of guardians of the boys, with a sum-

Shanhaikwan, Apr. 15. mary of the work done during the

the Scriptures, accept the creation of year that has passed, and to offer my

state that the Japanese reports buted the sum of almost orgued that it thanks to those to whom it is due.

for Manchukuo Government has lodged heaven and earth by God in six days The Commission

as fact, believe and teach that man, with representations The College now counts an enrol- social and charitable and war rellet strong was bad law to legislate where only

bere

in consequence of the Fall, is totally military authorities The "One Cent A Day" purposes a few extreme cases could be cited.ment of 131, a considerable increase

Hour Bill should That surely, is bad reasoning while on the figure of 0.on September 3, movement bigan last September. against the alleged crossing of the corrupt by nature, has no free will the House of Representatives' Labour Though the amount collected may Manchurian border by French troops, to effect reconciliation with God, and Committee has recommended that the minimum wage of 25 cents the Commission supports a system 1035.

seem smail, yet the boys have don

The report said that the demarche can never save himself by his pre- new Wage and which does nothing to guarantee In fact, it would have been casy

asserted

a score of French sumed good works or merit, but that provide

per hour fricreasing to 40 mon can only be saved by grace, that those few cases might not

contribution the spirit

ycurs, about a kilometre soldiers advanced bers to 200, had our premises been dat Port, and as a result of become duplicated with the this year to have increased our num

Working hours time any

Man, Who made vicarious satisfac- majority of dwelling places. In fact, large enough; for Fr. Donnelly, the patriotism has been aroused, which into Manchukuo territory yesterday through faith in Christ, true God and within inre you would be reduced

is extremely desirable.

tion for the sins of all mankind when from 44 to 40 in the week within prost-seeking private enterprise is Prefect of Studies of Wah Yan had

The final examination of Class 4 morning, after which they erected a

marker. more likely to go to the extremes of recommended a great many boys to

in Wah Yan

report states Urat

a large He died upon the cross. We hold two years, the Committee

mends.-Reuter. that the Word and the two Sacra- than to exploitation

move in the us, and a great many refugees who last year was held

Holy instituted by Christ, opposite direction.

had come to Hongkong from various College. Out of the nine boys who

been pressed into service in the area Baptism and the Lord's Supper, are Presumably if, and when, those parts of China owing to the war had sat for it four were directly promotes number of Manchurian farmers have where the marker is erected, ad- extremes are reached, Government also applied for admission. Though into 3A and three to 3B; one of the

acent to the area controlled by the the means whereby men may obtain admitted into Class 3D at the may take a hand in the game. This we had to reject inany, yet we have disappointed candidates was later

of forgiveness, life and the grace efforts to provide small consolation. Neither is the made special

victims

Boxer Protocol. Commission's warning convincing, accommodation for the

College. As an afiliated school ou

The French garrison here numbers means. We hold because the Commission represents the war.

for the boys were exempted from the usual

30 men. American and Italian de-millennium of temporal peace on this

carth, fees. For this I wish to express my the patrons of the system known as

satisfactory,

tachments

also permanently Private Enterprise, and insists upon

the Headmaster,

come again to judge the quick and

dead. stationed here.-United Press. DG per cent, and the results of thanks to that alle-

We abide by the Apostles' While Its sustenance.

is forthcoming, vested in the final examination proved gratify- Gallagher.

Creed and the other two Oecumeni- Republican Spain to-day celebrated giance

seventh anniversary ests. in the shape "of landlords, ing. Every boy had worked ex-

cal Creeds, as well as the Lutheran the terests, in the

Confessions of 1580, and hold only foundation of the irrespective of whether they can be tremely hard, not merely for

a good, bad or in- final examination, but during the characterised

whole

This was due to year

life". The

invite all missionaries

A military parade and demonstra- different, will be given preferential

was held for the occasion.- the Rents Com- fact that any boy who competed for treatment. Hence

English-speaking residents to attend lion the services.

Reuter Bulletin, mission report as published on Wed- the scholarship in his class, or work- nesday. The Magna Carta of Hong- cd for promotion, had had to do well

tolk in the weekly tests and the two kong landlordst

examinations, Christmas and Anal, before he could reach his goal; for all the marks he obtained were added together and the average taken. This system was introduced on September, 1036 and proved very satisfactory.

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POLAND CONSIDERS PACTS

Kovno, Apr. 15. It is announced that experts will start discussions of Poland's economie

Soon after agreements

Easter- United Press.

The average altendance last school year

was

over

UNITY OF STUDENTS

of entrance examination of Wah Yan! French authorities by virtue of the vallen, and that these are the only

the

the

FI.

Bro

WORKERS

M

по dream of

but teach that Christ shall

REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE ·

Barcelona, Apr. 19. The President and Government of

REFUSE as the norms of faith and Republic

WAGE CUTS

It may seem too presumptuous for Wah Yee to have Past Students' Association, but in fact we have one, rather young and weak, but in every year to come it will grow bigger and strong, and will work in conjunction with its Alma Mater, I hope.

I wish, before I conclude, to con- and I

Washington, Apr. 15. gratulate the prize winne hope they

will get

conference between Following B prizes next year, and to thanks very sincerely all sides in the rallways dispute, the S

labourers flatly refused to accept a the assistant teachers for the have done for the boys and sciencious and generous work they voluntary wage reduction, while they the defted the operators' threat to invoke voluntary and valuable help they the Railway Mediation Act to enforce have rendered me during the year, consideration of the demands for pay. especially Mr. Yu Shou-san and Mr. cuts. Wong Wing-kit, who is responsible for to-day's performance.

more

con-

President George Harrison of the sold Railway Labour Executive

"I wish to thank also Mr. Ko"Wage cuts are out of the question. Fook-san for letting ปริ have the We shall not give them whiskers from theatre free and Fr. Gallagher and Fr. Ryan for the prizes there yesterday's shave."United Press donated for religious knowledge and quod conduct, for general efficiency

tion.

and inter-class ping-pong compeii-NAVAL EXPANSION

RECOMMENDED

It used to be a common saying that the boys of Hongkong. especially those of the English schools, lacked u spirit of unity. This I too believed firmly some time ago. But very since I saw the associations formed in the various classes in our school and a committee formed of repre- sentatives from all these classes, and the warm way in which they got on together. I am now inclined to say. that the buys of n is thought, once English schools ure not so lisunited as they are led in the right direction.

It is Wah Yer's denite aim Co prepare the students, not only to be intellectually, but also physically and morally Good citizens. We always taken treat care to see them do their work well, and have often given them the penalty they deserve,

H Hollness Pope Plus is remain-viding 28 auxiliaries instead of the though we sometimes have given ing in his apartment, praying and House of Representatives' 22, and the them Instructive talks instead. This conserving his strength for Easter. elimination of the $3,000,000 dirigible.

United Press. however makes them realize the im- United Press.

have

Lastly

thank Mr. Lim for away the prizes, and you, honouring us this morning in glving Rev. Fathers, Ladies and Gentlemen for your attendance at this function.

POPE CONSERVES STRENGTH

Vatican City, Apr. 15.

Washington, Apr. 15. The Senate Naval Affairs Com- mittee to-day reported favourably on the expansion bili, after authorising for provide a tonnage increase to three 45,000 ton battleships, and pro-

of

second

the

If you could see the knife-edged crystals of uric weld under the microscope, you would readily under-. stand why they cause those cutting pains. Kruschen dulls the sharp edges of those crystals, then dissolves them away altogether,

Reports Of Disaffection From North

Japanese Believe Independence Move Gaining Momentum

Peiping, Apr. 15.

that the Japanese reports state family of General Ma Hung-kuci,

reports Pelping. The is going to Governor of the Ninghala province, state that General Ma's decision to send his family to Peiping is inter- preted as a prelude to his opposition to the Nationalist Government,

The reports state that all the Mohammedan leaders in Ninghsin, Shens and Kansu have severed rela tions with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and it is alleged that the independ ence movement la spreading among the

Ninghsia. in Mohammedans Kansu, Chinghla and Sinking, with General Mn as the leader.

It is said that the decision to oppose Spanish Generalissimo Chiang is motivated. by the execution of his close friend, Нал Fu-chu, former General Governor of Shantung. United Press.

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Some of them walk miles

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