His Excellency the Governor and members of the Executive and Legislative Councils photographed at the Chinese Memorial Arch in the Botanic Gardens.-- King's Studio.
REMEMBRANI DAY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
1938.
The scene at the Cenotaph during the Silence,
The Clergy and choir of St. John's Cathedral (above) were among those who gathered to pay tribute to those who died in the Great War.-King's Studio.
His Excellency the Governor arriving at the Botanic Gardens to be present at a service held at the Chinese Memorial Arch.-King's Studio.
Two charming Hongkong ladies photographed whilst out selling poppies on Armistice Day.-King's Studio.
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His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, saluting after he laid his wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph.-King's Studio.
WHAT CHINA NEEDS
Relative Value of Doctors And Teachers
His Excellency the Governor with Naval' and Military representatives and Government officials at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day➡King's Studio.
were not sufficient doctors to attend could the new China ever rise from to them. The present war, however, the ruins of the old, without teachers to train the rising generation, to seemed likely to last five years more plan wisely and prudently for the therefore, the crying need of the future? Let the Government con- next five years would be more doctors, sider for a moment the destruction of and still more doctors. Furthermore, universities and schools which the DEBATE AT WAH YAN wars were frequently followed by war had brought in its train. Let epidemies and discases of every. kind. them consider the immense, need, "That during the next five years There, the doctor alone could help which would make itself felt imme ort the conclusion of an China will need her doctors more What would it profit China to have diately
peace, of teachers to than her teachers" was the subject the finest, teachers in the world, if honourable of a most interesting debate held on her people were to die off in thou build up again all that had been lost COURTMARTIAL HELD Lance Corporal W. Walker,
Surreys, when he was assisting in Saturday evening in Wah Yan Col- sands, killed by diseases and plagues in the months of confilet. The very which the doctor alone could conquer doctors of the future would need lege.
speeches, whi There were many removing дл unconscious soldier with excellent Ideas, and well dell- and controlt. Long after the war, teachers to train them and prepare citizenship of the new China would The speakers were-Government demand of them. They must be side: Lei Chung-chiu, Wong Hoo- Soldier Sentenced For from the street.
vered,
making this debala the best when the new China had risen from them for their fatty mission.
the ashes of the old, the teacher But there was higher considera-taught to be unselfish, to be just in wah. Yau Wal-ching, "Leung Kam- Striking Superior
Original sentence was 60 days of the present session.
deant to hate itle: Yu, Lino Shou-thing, Gregory Chung, Ent-nam Chan Fook-wal, The Government speakers, pleading would come into his own; but the tion still. The teacher was always all their detention, of which 84 days were
for the doctors, pointed out the enor-present time, and the next five years and at all times more valuable to his they must be taught to hate corrup Sentence has been promulgated on remitted."
mous need of doctors in present-day were the era when the doctor reigned country than the doctor, because lie tlon in high places, dishonesty of Cheung Koon-yat. Opposition alde brought to it higher values and more every kind in public life. Here the Wong Chin-wali, Yu Kwai-ko, Oh Private Frederick Brown of the 2nd. The Court comprised: Major J. H. China. The greatest need of their supreme.
For the Teachers
lasting results; and this remained teacher, and the teacher nione, could Seng-tek, Chan Shul-chuen, Ho Nga- E. de Roebeck, R.A., (President), country during the present war, they Bn, East Surrey Regiment, on
On the other alde it was urged that true, whether for the next five years help. foe afone could implant and ming, Leung Tuck-kwong, Yuen Sau- charge of striking a superior officer. Capt. D. F. Orme, East Surreys, Lieut. urged, was a more efficient and betterr
On a vote being taken, the doctors, R. M. Firth, H.KS.H.A.; Prosecuting staffed medical service. Thousands the war was highly unlikely to last or the next Afty years. The teacher's nourish in the hearts of his pupils wood, Thomas Kwok.
on the five years more but whether it did task was to train men for life, to fit those eternal principles of right con- Brown was found guilty at a Court-Omeer was Capt. F. A. H. Mages and of splendid men died out
Contributed." Martel at Nicholson's Camp, Happy Defending Officer was Major R. A. battle-felds, without care or comfort or not, the teacher was the man who the growing generation entrusted to dust, which alone could make the were defeated by five
of striking Chidson.
In their dying hour, because there could do most for his country. How his care for the high taska which nation great and strong. Valloy, on October 31
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