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Friday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ADVICE FOR SCHOLARS Fancy Dress

C.B.S. Headmaster Deplores Press Publicity For School Sports

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Prizes won during the year were presented at the Central British School yesterday by the Hon. Sir Henry, Pollock, who addressed the pupils, pointing out the subservience of games to learning service for others.

The Headmaster, Mr. W. L. Handyalde, gave a report of the year's activities commending the scholastic attainments of the students and speaking on several phases of school life in which Improvement could be made. He deprecated press publicity of school athletes.

On the platform were Mr. C. G. Sollia, Director of Education, Mr. B. Wylle, member of the Board of Education, and Mr. C. F. Rees, Sealer Master.

Mr. Handyside said:

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any easier.

I the credit. It does, however, show what can be done by home influence

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between co-operation und parents and school.

Hongkong University Matriculation. Two entered and passed.

School

Certificate School Hongkong:

I must state at the outset that there at least three schools being carried on at one time in this building: Co-educational Junior School (Forms Remove and 1,) Co-educational Secondary and

a Co-educational Central School Examination-10 entrants; 18 eat and (the present Upper and Lower passed. Forms.)

Suggested Change Each of these "school" has its own problems and the fact Two years of hard work and that they have to be considered careful thinking are required before together, does not make our work pupils at the Hongkong School Certificate standard reach English The increase in numbers during School Certificate standard and for recent years is very noticeable; in pupils another year is required, to

English 1927, the maximum enrolment was reach

Matriculation and 180: 1032, 207, 1937, 304. This term Scottish School Certiflrate standard. it is 315. Shakespeare's boy "creep it this school is to continue to present ing like snail unwillingly to school" candidates for this examination, is as dead Q5 Queen Anne. The

wine suggest that litey should be entered danger now lies in parents allowing from Form IV. their children to come to school when they should be

at home. resting Examinations and tests are partly to blame, but it should be realised that no pupil in per

penalised through absence for

reasons such as sickness, a accepted The health of pupils and staff has been generally good.

Internal Examinations-Pupils in Forms Remove to IV were examine:l Of these 65 per cent. by the Staff. passed a somewhat severe Leat and

slightly larger percentage promoted. The

sporty

blessing: All pupils were either privately or at the Kowloon Hospital, vaccinated and Inoculated against cholera.

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your teachers or parents but a real and serious attempt to realise that. In trying to mould your character and manners (in order to make you worthy members of the community); they are acting not for their own good but for yours.

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As regards service for others, I am very glad to learn from the head- master that many of you are members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Aasvelations and of the Ministering Children's League, and I hope that, when you get older, you will join the St. John Ambulance Brigade,

such

excellent unselfish work in this Colony.

Unselfish and whole-hearted service for the goud of others is by far the most important rule of conduct for you to adopt and to practise con-

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your daily live boys and girls of the |rising generation a great trust is luid. May it be your duty and your Our pleasure to bear aloft the torch of unselfish service for others and to carry it forward steadily, ever on- wards and upwards, throughout the

(Applause).

Upon you

years to come.

Sir Henry then presented the

awards as given below.

The Prize List Government Scholarship-Form 6. M. Shut Form 5. W. Cague; Form 4 W. Loyal: Form 3. J. Tiale; Form 2 Y. Shaw

gard Scholarship, 1030-P. Morton. Y. Hinckimore and D. Padgett. Dock Company Setiolarship, 1834---Joan Millard, G. Scoil

Ezra Abrahan Scholarship.-W. GEFE War Memorial Prize.-W. Ge

Prydc.

Banger.

Best all rounders, W. Gegg, Helen Cambridge School Examination Certi [dente, 1938-W, G. Pryde, June Booker, Maurun Booker, Grace Darby, Jenny grounds are great Frishow, Starlanne Hill, Dorenn Robert-

works son. น without them would be almost valueless Football 1930-M. Grant, T. Lockhart. E. Maycock, Education Der riment School Certificate,

11, and Cricket, hockey and netball are. Queit, C. Semmelman

Elizabeth Andrews, P. Beraha, Marton played and played well, Nall Bing Habit

Eladshaw, Jyan Ewing, D. Fellow#leid, should Wi

for Zena Mansell, Mary Parsons. Jike I must draw attention to

Patricia more funds prevalence throughout the school of Scholarships and Prizes. This is an Pasco, Helen Sanger, Mora Strand, Parficts

the Turnbull, Dorothy Waison. the

habil of nail-biting. I am aspect of our work in which

Special Prize for Cover Design for convinced that nervous irritation foreign community as a whole might Magazine. Horseau.

Form, English and Mathematten prizes chiefly responsible; the cure lies in render valuable assistance, keeping both hands occupied. This The playing fields are in constant respectively were won ny follows: will explain my references to use and all pupils now have an opportunity to participate regularly exceptions to in games. The few this are having my personal attention. The school record in games and athletics is excellent. The aim is to develop all-round ability rather than achievement in any one outstandingg department.

handwork.

It is

to be hoped that before long It will be found possible in the rear future to have every pupli in the school medically examined two or three times during the school career at entrance, one year later, and at 12 to 14 years of age.

environment,

Form 0.-William Pryde, Marianne I. William Pryde.

Purni Patriela Paseo, Zena Mansell. Merlyn Grant.

Form 4-Vera Sisons, Vera Sissons. Vera Sissons.

Smith

Party

Gay Function Planned

At Y.M.C.A. ̧ ̧

The Children's Fancy Dress Party, which was to have been held at the China Fleet Club, has been cancelled, owing to lack of support. Instead, another will be held at the Young Men's Christian Association, Kow- loon, from 3 p.m. to * p.m. on December 20.

be clowns, Mickey There will Mouse cinema, lucky dips, fish ponds, raffles, and all the fun of the fair, so that an enjoyable afternoon is pro- mbed for the kiddies.

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so on.

By the generosity of local firms, attractive prizes are offered for the various competitions. These include toys, books, fountain pens, a tennis racquet, aliver wrist watch, requlaltes, confectionery, and

Tickets at $1.50, which includes tea, may be purchased ut Anderson Music Company, Moutrie's, Taang Fool Plano Company, and the Dalry Farm fee and Cold Storage Co., Kowloon.

A special feature will be a photo- grapher, who will attend during the fancy costume. afternoon to "snap" cach child in

The proceeds of the party will be for Chinese donated to the fund refugee children.

The Commitice in charge of the party are as follows: Mesdames, N. L. Smith, Pritchard. S. Howard, IL. Shim, S. D. Beg. W. S. T. Loucy, Bayley and A. J. Whitmore, and the Hon. Treasurers are Messrs. Thomson & Co., Chartered Accountants.

AIR RAID WARDENS

Course of Instruction Completed

The Alr Raid Precautions Officer announces that the first course of instruction for the Air Rold Wordens held at the Headquarters of the Emergency

Unit Reserve (Police) has been completed. Arrangements have been mate for the members who attend this course to take their examination at St Paul's College, Pediler Hil), (by kind permission of Mr. Stewar!, Headmaster).

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The dates and times of the amination are as given hereunder: December 10, at 5.30 pim-Per- sonal Protection against gås. (A.R.P. Handbook No. 1).

December 10, 9.30 am to 11 am. First A

Ald for Gas Casualties (A.R.P. Handbook No. 2).

For 3.-Denis Bridges, William Lloyd, Pen Bridges, William Lloyd.

Form 2-Holen Tracy, Mary Horwood. Jean Inte.

Form 1-Mary Gardner, Yvonne Show, [ December 18, 11.10 p.m. to 1.10 Mary Gardner,

p.m. The duties of Air Raid War- Furin R-Ronald Cameron, Yvonne dens etc. (A.RP. Handbook No. 8). It is a logical step from health to I have only me further comment Blackmore. Jamen Webster.

History and Geography.-Annie

Candidates obtaining 75 per cent. discipline. Health, home environ-to make. The publicity attached to

Padgell

marks in cach of the examination ment, social

are many of the gaines is not having a

Erience.--domes Slague (Upper), Willam papers will be issued by Govern fundamental to discipline. FeeFrequently the atmosphere also in

good effect on sportsmanship, Lanchester (Lower).

Domestie Selence-Mona Shand (Up- ment with an Air Raid Wardens In- activity is the nim as well as the

per), Jean Hale (Lower).

structors certificate, together with criterion. To me there is no highter which the games, especially hockey,

French-Willam Lloyd (Upper), Dents an Air Ruld Precautions

Badge, thus standard than this, and we are on the is played in not such as I approve. Padgett (Lower).

Worden Drawing-Rosemary Tickle and Gwen qualifying as an Air Raid is realised that school teams way to

When it is to reaching It. Happiness Is

Green ¡Upper), George Dessoulivy Instructor, and Candidates who ob- 12 to Lower). trom ere, but there is lack of freedom.re composed of pupils

tain over 60 per cent. but under 75 it will be realised 17

Wylle Composition Fear is

years of age,

Prize.-Norah per cent, will be issued by Govern- it is still a factor and unu that everything should be done to Witchell disappears,--for

Headmaster's Prize-Emily

ment with an Air Raid Wardens cer- McKelvie, ment should there be to fear?-the dis-preserve the tone which we try to

tificate, together with an Air Raid French (Special).-Croce Darby.

Precautions Badge, thus qualifying cipline I have in mind cannot exist. set in school. Less press publicity would be a step in the right direction.

for the duties of an Air Rald War- I deplore also what may

term the boy-amah complex. It

It is in

In Touch With Parents

den. I cannot close without referring to classroom

steps that

are being taken

evidence in the

what or whom

when!

to keep

pupils ask to be told something e..in touch with present parents and the spelling of a word, which with a Uitle effort they may find out for Past puplis. An attempt is being themselves. The responsibility Res made to revive Interest in School equally with parents and teachers.

am pleased to say that during my success this may have, will depend term of office here, there have been on the co-operation and financial

support of all concerned. no cases of corporni punishment and

Activities

I cannot ace that anyone is the worse!

for it

Among

both. Whutever

Bir Henry Pollock

super). Roy Osborne Lower).

Jayce Fergusson (Lower).

Cookery.-Dorothy McCaw. (Upper), Drawing.James Rousseau, HongkonKempton.

University Matriculation Prire Shirley Wilke.

Special Prize for Magazine-R. Labrum,

Social Items

The Loloma Kindergarten will be holding a Christmas Festival on Tuesday, December 20, at 3.45 p.m.

Steps are being taken to make The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock.-I am co-operation between this school and delighted to learn from the speech) the Junior School closer. Handwork which the headmaster has just read

The following forthcoming wed- and Music are

considered that the pupils of the Central British) now essential and arrangements are being School have done so well in the dings are announced: Mr. Frederico made to give these a place in this examinations, and these satisfactory Desiderio Franco, clerk, and Miss and cultural importance.

SUNDAY RECITAL

"Messiah" at Hongkong

Union Church

Evening Service ot the Union Church, Kennedy Roud, on Sunday, December 18, will take the form of a reclial of music and solos from "The Messiah. Mr. G. E. Longyear will be at the organ, and the fol- lowing artistes have very kindly given their of 141 Wongnelchong Turner, Mrs. Helen Lockhart, Dr. L. services: Miss Eva Wing-hung. Ride: Violin and 'Cello, Miss Prue editor of the Wah Kiu Yat Po, and Lewis and Mr. E Fellegatti. The

78 Wai programme is as follows: Ching Street, Yourati.

Comfort Ye, Tenor.

school, compatible with their social results reflect credit not only upon Helen Wong,

Road; and but also upon pupils concerned the Staff of the School.

the

Mr. Lam

I look forward to the time when gives me much pleasure to Miss Kwok Wat-han,

there will be some differentiations in the work of the Sixth Form. Not convey a special vote of thanks

Mr. Benjamin Wylle, who has been all pupils want or benefit by academic curriculum. I should like for many years past a Member of to see a commercial group', in which puplis would be taught the elements of business practice and theory and

at the same time continue to learn

how to handle the human element in business by acting an Prefects. and in other capacities.

Examination-Hidden

of

O Thou that Tellest, Contralto. Sonata No. 4, Violin. Largo, Organ. Violin and Cello, Rejoice Greatly, Soprano. Kol Nedrel, 'Cello,

The National Red Cross Society of the Board of Education and hun China will show this evening at 6.30 ways taken a keen and active of the St. John Ambulance Brigade interest in the progress and welfare Headquarters, Taihang Road (kindly of the Central British School. lent by Mr. A. Morris), a fim de- picting the work of the Red Cross (Applause). his excellent, outspoken and con-local relief organisations are invited The trumpet shall sound, Bass.

congratulate Mr. Handyside, upon held units at the front, Members of Behold I tell you a mystery, Bass. tructive speech, and I hope that the to be present. Government will ere long be able to

Mr. G.. H. Vinal left

Kobe

on

He shall feed Is Flock, Contralto. Come unto Me, Soprano.

In my opinion we are examination- cerredy those defects in the school ridden in this Colony. I am not at buildings and grounds to which he Friday, December U on the Empress WALLET DISAPPEARS all happy when I see children of all has drawn attention. This would of Russia to meet Mrs. Vinall, who is uges spending long hours writing involve the expenditure of only a returning from England, in Hong- answers to questions that frequently small sum of money.

kong. They expect to return to Kobo have little meaning for them. But perhaps the less

I understand that Mr. Handyside at the end of December but will soon tay on this topic is hoping, in the course of the next thereafter leave for Yokohama, where the botter. I hope to see the day year or two, to enable pupils, by Mr. Vinall will have charge of the when assistant and head teachers means of scholarships, to continue at work of the reorganised and united will be trusted to report on the school for further study in more British and American Bible Society. general progress of their pupils practical branches of education and without the need for such agobies as to encourage focal boys and girls to are at prese to such little purpose, nt present endured by

all train for some useful profession.

Many other interesting suggestions ACKNOWLEDGMENTS concerned-and

Thu Standard for External) have been made by Mr. Handyside Examinations in Britain is becoming which seem to me worthy of careful

Donation Received Far high for pupils of 15 to 10 consideration, but I will not take up absurdly year of age: so much so that steps your time by recapitulating them. Lepers' Christmas are now being taken in England to

Place of Sport make School Leaving

Whilst it satisfactory that the caster of attainment by the

normal

themselves well in acquitted

the that this is being done in the wrong deld of sport and whilst I fully

convinced I am way,

that

In appreciate the importance of healthy Hongkong wo are in advance of exercise, I hope that none of you boys England in this respect. To grant to and girls, owing to seeing your ames a pupil leaving a

a Secondary

School or photographs cous impression In the newspapers, mathematics, an additional Innguage that proficiency retrograde

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Certificates

healthy pupil. I, for my part, thinoys and girls of the school have following donation to the

erroneous

The S. C. M. Post has received the Christmas Fund:

Merchant Reports Loss

Of $800

Reaching into his pocket for money to buy a bus ticket yesterday, R. II. Elias. Gu. Macab merchant, found that his wallet, containing $800, wao missing. He reported to the police that he had either lost a wallet or it had been stolen from him between China Building and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

The theft of a jewel case was re- ported by Miss Dowbiggin. Her case, which contained a gold brooch, one gold and one silver ring, three neck- Lepers' Inces, and a plain gold cross, of a total value of $167, disappeared from her car when it was parked either acar the Queen's Theatre or in Stubbs Road on December 14.

Previously acknowledged $40. T. C. A. $3.

On December 13, in the Central District, Mrs. Allan Noble, of Re- pulse Bay Hotel, lost a silver powder cmbossed with n navat crown. She values It at $120.

a Certificate which may not include are under the games is one of following donation to the Society for compact

.or

Acience

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to me

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN The S. C. M. Port has received the

the Protection of Children: the most important things in life.

On the contrary it is immeasur

Moira Patey, $3. I mention our record and pass on: ebly more Important that you should,

DONATIONS AWAITING External Exachinations, Cambridge each one of you, acquire the habits

Certificate, ten Hchool

candidates of discipline and self-control and of

NEW CONSUL GENERAL Donations are lying at the Business presented, seven Certificates willingness to devote yourselves and oulee of the South China Morning awarded, ie. 70 per cent.

your lives to the service of others Post for the following:

Mr. A. Tajiri, new Japanese Consul Two of our pupils,, Marianne Hill who are less fortunately placed than Chinese Soldiers' War Relief; General in Hongkong, was received and Pryde, gained exemption from you are.

Social Service of the Churches; by H.E. the Governor at Government #triculation. As the mothers of By discipline I do not mean a mere Emergency Refugee Council; 'B.F.R. House at 11 am, yesterday, Mr, T. both pupils are on the staff, the school grudging compliance with the rules D.C." Tung Wah Hospital: St. Vin- Nakamura, retiring Consul General,

Twinie:can take only part of of the school or with the bahosts of cent de Paul.

accompanied his successor.

Ware

December 16,

JAPANESE BUDGET

1938.

Admiralty Announces New Estimates.

Tokyo, Dec. 15.

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The Ministry of Navy to-day made public details of its estimates for the Yen 033,041,000, including Yen 287- 1930-40 fiscal year which amount to 215,000 in the ordinary account and Yen 380,720,000 In the extraordinary account. The sum total shows a decreuse Yen 26,440,000 ns com- pared with that for the current fiscal

year.

Major items in the increases in the basle estimates totalling Yen 48,050,- 000, include Yen 10,320,000 for the maintenance of new warships, Yen 3,081,000 for Increasing the personnel, naval arsenals and other establish ments, Yen 2,033,000 for replenishing the complement of warships, Yen 009,000 for the maintenance of air-

tenance of air force.

craft, and Yen 142.000 for the main-

The new demands in the Naval estimates amounting to Yen 89,000,- 000, include the following appropria- tions:-Yeu 4,847,000 for the estab- defence lishment of

forces, Yen 6,608,000 for the establishment of new offices of operation and supply de- Yen 146,000 for the estab- partments, ishment of flying corps, Yen 7,832,- 000 for the Improving of equipment of

Yen 700,000 for the con- strips,

of miscellaneous ships for lemporary use, Yen 5,524,000 for the replenishment of munitions, Yen 4,000,000 for researches in arms and

Yen others, and

180,000 for the despatch of warships to the North Seas.-Domel.

Finance Minister Speaks

Tokyo. Dec. 15.

Seeking understandings of political Mr. parties the Finance Minister Sein Ikeda, explained the Govern ment's Budget for 1930-40 at the pre- Ilminary budget committee meeting yesterday.

Mr. Ikeda stated that the extra- profit duty and commodity tax will be increased and the proceeds will be carmarked for the special account in connection with the China Incident.

Extreme economy is enforced by various Departments, Mr. Ikeda said, but new demands in connection with the China Incident have been ne- cepted, which include Yen 106.000.000 for the readjustment of the demand and supply of commodities and the relief of families of soldiers and Yen sallors called to

Le fronts 18,000,000 for the promotion of over- seas trade, Yen 50,000,000 for the expansion of the productive capacity of industries, Yen 24,000,000 for de- veloping civil aviation, Yen 20,000," 000 for developing horse breeding, Yen 23,000,000, for encouraglog mass emigration to Manchukuo and Yen 0,000,000 for river conservancy.

Absorption of Bonds Tuming to the absorption of Gov- ernment bonds, Mr. Ikeda said that Yen 3,450,000,000 out of the scheduled Issue of Yen 5,628,000,000 of Govern- ment bonds has already been issued and smoothly absorbed.

Mr. Ikeda proposed to pursue a three-point policy in toxation:- frstly, a wholesale reform of the taxation system will be reserved for the fiscal year of 1040-41 instead of for the next fiscal year; secondly, extra-proât duly and commodity tax will be increased and thirdly, the laxation system will be revised with a view to developing industries.

In connection with the shipment of Yen 600,000,000 worth of gold specie abroad last year, Mr. Ikeda said that the gold shipments abroad, this year, show a remarkable de- crease as compared with last year, but that they still show a consider- ably high amount.-Domet.

ENCOURAGE TRADE

Utilisation of Foreign Exchange Fund

Tokyo, Dec. 15. With a view to encouraging foreign trade transactions the Bank of Japan is now contemplating relaxing the the existing terms for the utilisation of foreign exchange funds, establish- ed in July of this year, by trans- ferring Yen 300,000,000 from special

reserves.

It is understood at the relaxa Uon will be effected on set lines.

Firstly, the redemption term will be extended from four to six months. Secondly, utilisation of the foreign fund hitherlo limited to exchange spot transactions, will be extended in the ease of the conclusion of im- port contracts or of contracts for the holding of foreign securities.

Thirdly, the interest rate on ad- vances from the foreign exchange funds will be reduced to 1.5 or to 3 cent from the present rate of per

per cent.

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Final decision la expected to be made by the Bank of Japan as soun O consulations are completed with the Ministry of Finance-Domel,

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