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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

December 16, 1938.

ADVICE FOR SCHOLARS Fancy Dress

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

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. Handyside, gave a report of the your's activities commending the scholastic attainments of the students and speaking on several phases of school Me in which Improvement could be made. He deprecated press publlelty of school athletes.

your teachers or parents but a real and serious attempt to realise that, i 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.

Party

Gay Function Planned AtY.M.C.A.

JAPANESE Ask him what he'd like from

BUDGET

Admiralty Announces New Estimates

Tokyo, Dec. 18.

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The Children's Fancy Dress Party, which was to have been held at the China Fleet Club, has been cancelled,

The Ministry of Navy to-day made awing to lack of support. Instead, public details of its estimates for the another will be held at the Young 1939-40 fiscal year which amount to Men's Christian Association, Kow-Yon 053,941,000, including Yen 287,- 215,000 in the ordinary account and toon, from 3 pm to 6 pan.

Yen 386,720,000 in the extraordinary December 29.

account. The sum

shows a decrease of Yen 26,440,000 as comm- pared with that for the current fiscal year.

There will be clowns, Mickey Mouse cinema, lucky dips, fish ponds, rames, and all the fun of the fair, so that an enjoyable afternoon is pre- mised for the kiddies,

racquet, silver wrist watch, On the platform were Mr. C. G. Sollls, Director of Education, -

Mr. B. Wylie, member of the Board of Education, and Mr. C. F. Rees, Senior Master.

Mr. Handyside said:

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

and excellent the credit. It does, however, show unselfish work in this Colony,

Unselfish and whole-hearted service I must state at the outset that there what can be done by home Influence

etose

between for the good of others id by far the co-operation at least three ure

schools being und

most important rulb of conduct for carried on at one time in

this parents and school. building: Co-educational Junior Hongkong University Matriculation.you to adopt and to practise con-

sistently and constantly your School (Forms Remove and 1,) a--Two entered and passed. Co-educational

School Hongtong

Cetineate daily lives.

Upon you boys and girls of the and a Co-educational Central School Examination-19 entrants; 10 sal and (the

Upper

rising generation a great trust is lald. resent

and Lower parsed.

"echools" Each of these

Suggested Clange

May it be

be your duty and your Forms.)

work and pleasure to bear aloft the torch of has its own problema and the fact Two years of hord that they have to be considered careful blaking are required before unselfish service for others and to together, does not make our

pupils at the Hongkong: School carry it forward steadily, ever on- wards and upwards, throughout the here any casler.

Certificate standard reach English

(Applause) The increase in numbers during School Certinente standard and for years to come.

Sir Henry then presented the recent years

noticeable; in усгу

English 1027, the maximum enrolment was pils. another year is required towards as given below.

The Prize List 267, 1037, 304. This term Suttish School Certificate standard. Government ScholarshipForm 6. M. ing like anal unwillingly to

100: 1032,

Secondary School

work

and Matriculation

It is 315. Shukespeare's boyhood" this school is to continue to present Ahand; Form 5. W. Clague; Form 4, W. danger now legeen Anne. The candidates for this examination, ILloyd; Form 3.-3. Hale; Form 2, Y. Shaw;

is a dead as

in

suggest that they should be entered

Parents $10 $77km Form IV.

Forn, Y. Blackmore and D. Padgett. Lagard Scholarship, 1938.—P. Morton, Dick Company Scholarship, 1000-Joan Millard, G. Scolt,

Ezra Aurahan Scholarship-Ŵ, Gegs. War Memorial Prize.---V. Greg. W.

Best oll rounders. W. Gegs. Helen

Cambridge School Examination__Certi piente, 1938.-W. G. Pryde, June Booker. Maurun Booker, Grace Datby. Jenny

their children to come to school when

Internal Examinatious.-Pupils in they should be resting at home. Examinations and tests are partly to Ferns Remove to IV were examined blame, but it should be realised that by the Staff. Of these 65 per cent. Pryde. no pupil is penulised through absence pissed a somewhat severe test and Sanger. for accepted reasons such as sickness, a slightly larger percentage

The health of pupils and staff has remated. been generally good.

The sports grounds are blessing: without them our work on

All pupils were either privately or

WBS

iollet

By the generosity of local firms, retive prizes are offered for the various competitions. These include toys, books, fountain pens, a tennis requisites, confectionery, and to on. Tickets at $1.50, which includes may be purchased at Anderson Music Company, Moutrie's, Tsang Fook Piano Company, and the Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co., Kowloon.

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Major items in the increases in the basic estimates totalling Yen 48,058,- 000, include Yen 10,320,000 for the maintenance of new warships, Yen 3,061,000 for increasing the personnel, naval arsenals and other establish- ments, Yen 2,833,000 for replenishing of warships, Yen the complement 300,000 for the maintenance of air-

craft, and Yen 142.000 for the main-

tenance of air force.

The new

demands in the Naval estimates amounting to Yen 09,906, A special feature will be a photo-000, include the following appropria- trapher. who will attend during the afternoon lu "saup" each child in fancy costume.

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

The Commillee in charge of the party are as follows: Mesdames. N. L. Smith. Pritchard, S. Howard, R. Shim, S. D. Begg, W. S. T. Louey, Bayley and A. J. Whitmore, and the Hon. Treasurers are Messrs. Thomson & Co., Chartered Acecuntants.

AIR RAID WARDENS

Course of Instruction Completed

at the Kowloon Hospital, vaccinated would be almost valueless. Fuotbal 1933-M. Grant, T. Lockhart, E. Maycock. Finergency Unit Reserve (Police)

and inoculated against cholera.

I

must draw

to

the

Nail Bling Habit attention prevalence throughout the school of habit of nali-biting. am convinced that nervous irritation Is responsible; the cure lies in

the

explain

references my

to

chicy both hands occupied. This! handwork

and Cricket, hockey and netbali are played and played well.

The Air Raid Precautions Onicer }] great Felhow, Marianne 118, Darcan Rovert- announces that the first course of instruction for the Air Raid Wardens Education Department School Certificate.eld at the Headquarters of the A. Odell, C. Semmelmann, 13. Wilson. Elizabeth Andrews, P. Bernha, Starion has been completed. Arrangements Hindlikw. “Jean Ewing, B. Fellowfield, Zena Mansell, Mary Parsons,

have been made for the members Pasco, Helen Sanker, Mona Shipid. Pamela who attend this course to take their examination at St. Paul's College, bull, Darathy Watson. Special Prize for Cover Desig for Pedder Hill, (by kind permission of Magazine.-J. Rougeal

Mr. Stewart, Headmaster).

We should he more funds for Scholarships and Prizes. This is an of our work in which the aspect of ou foreign community as a whole might render valuable assistance.

The playing fields are in constant use and all pupils now have an ppportunity to participate regularly The few exceptions to It is to be hoped that before long in games.

attention. it will be found possible in the rear this are having my personal

The school record in gaines andł future to have every pup!! in the school

or athletics in excellent. The aim is to medically examined twa three times during the school career develop all-round ability rather than at entrance, one year later, and at outstanding achievement in any one

from health to

department.

Patrlefa

Form, English and Mathematica prizes

respectively were won an follows:

Form 6-William Pryde, Marianne William Pryde.

Form 5-Patriela Pasen. Zena Manzelf,

Eierlyn Grant.

Form 4-Vera Sissons, Vera Stations, Vera Sissons,

Form 4-Dents Bridgen, Wiliam Lloyd, Denis ridges, William Lloyd.

Form 2-fielen Tracy. Mary Horwood. Jean Hole.

Form 3-Idary Gardner, Yvonne Show. Mary Garduer,

Form R.--Ronald Cameron, Yvonne Blackmore, James Webster.

Smalth

dens

ex-

The dates and times of the Hamination are as given hereunder: December 16, at 5.30 p.m.-Per- sonal Protection against gas. (A.R.P. Handbook No. 1).

December 18, 0.30 am. to 11 min. -First Aid for Gas Casualties

[A.R.P. Handbook No. 2),

December 18, 11.10 am. to 1.10 'p.m.-The duties of Air Raid War- 12 to 14 years of age.

cis. (A.R.P. Ilandbook No. 8). It is a logical Sicp

have only one further comment

Halary and Geography.Annie

Candidates obtaining 75 per cent. The publicity attached to

Upper), Denis Padugott (Lower).

marks in each of the examination inent, social environment, are many of the games is not having a

Selence Janies Clague (Upper), Willam popers will be issued by Govern fundamental to discipline. Free happy Frequently the atmosphere also in

good effect un sportsmanship. Lanchester (Lower):

Boingalle Betener-Mana Shand (Upment with an Air Raid Wardens In- activity in the aim as well as the

structors certiflebte, together

with criterion. To me there is no higher which the games, especially hockey., Jeannie (Lower).

French-William Lloyd (Upper), Denis an Air Raid Precautions Badge, thus standard than this, and we are on the is played in not such as I approve. Padgett (Lower).

When

Drawing-Rosemary Tickle and Gwen it is realised that school- to reaching it. Happiness is Wh

(Upper). George Destoulavy there, but there is a lack of freedom. are composed of pupils from 12 to Lower

17

will be realised Fear nil}

years of age, is

factor and unill it disappears, for what

that everything should be done to Witchell. whom OF

preserve the fone which we try 10 should there be fear?-the dis-

to cipline I have in mind cannet exist. set in school. Less press publicity

discipline. Health, home environ-to-make,

way to

a

teams

Wylle

Composition

Faize-Norah

Jose Fergusson (Lower). (Upper)

Headmaster's Prize-Emily McKelvie, Upper). Roy Drhome (Lower).

French (Special). Groce Darby. Cookery,Borothy McCaw, I deplore also what I may term would be a step in the right direction.

In Touch With Parents the 'boy-amah complex. It is in

Drawing James Rousseau, Hongkong I cannot close without referring to evidence in the

Untverkity Matriculation classroom when i pupils ask to be

steps that are being taken to keep Prize. Kempton, something eR

Special Prize for Magazino, R. Librum, the spelling of a word, which with a in touch with present parents and

Shiteley Wilke. is being little effort they may find out for past pupils. An attempt is themselves. The responsibility lies made to revive interest in School equally with parents and teachers, activities

both. Whatever

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among

I am pleased to say that during my access this may have, will dependi term of office here, there have been

the co-operation and financiali no cases of corporal punishment and support of all concerned.

I cannot see that for it.

Social Items

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

In the worse anyone

Sir Henry Pollock The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock-I am Steps are being taken to make! co-operation between this school and delighted to learn from the speech the Junior School closer. Handwork which the headmaster has just read and Music are now considered that the pupils of the Central British 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 Helen Wong,

qualifying ຕະ on Alr Rald Warden

Instructor, and Candidates who ob- tain over 80 per cent, but under 75 per cent, will be issued by Govern- ment with an Air Raid Wardens cer- tidente, together with an Air Raid Precautions Badge, thus qualifying for the duties of an Air Raid War- den.

SUNDAY RECITAL

"Messiah" at Hongkong Union Church

Evening Service al the Union Church, Kennedy Road, on Sunday, December 18, will take the form of a recital of music and solos from "The Messiah." Mr. G. E. Longycar The following forthcoming wed-

will be at the organ, and the fol

very Desiderio Franco, clerk, and Miss

lowing arlistes have

kindly given their services:-Miss Eva school, compatible with their social resulty reflect

credit not only upon

of 141 Wongmelchong Turner, Mrs. Helen Lockhart, Dr. L. and cultural importance.

ed but the pupils concerned

Rond: and Mr. Lam Wing-hung, T. Ride, Violin and 'Cello, Miss Prue the Stat

editor of the Wah Ciu Yat Po, and of the School,

Lewis and Mr. E. Pellegatti. The I look forward to the time when

much pleasure to Miss Kwok Wal-han, of

78 Wal there will be some differentiations it gives me

programme is as follows: in the work of the Sixth Form. Not convey a special vote of thanks to Ching Street, Youmail,

Comfort Ye, Tenor. Mr. Benjamin Wylie, who has been for mus

all pupils want or benefit by an

to

also upon

Thou that Teliest, Contralto,

academic curriculum, I should like the Board of Education and has China will show this evening at 6.30 Largo, Organ, Viotin and Cello.

many years past Member of The National Red Cross Society of Sonata No. 4, Violim. sce a commercial group', in which

keen and petive pupils would be taught the elements always taken a

the St. John Ambulance Brigade Rejoice Greatly, Soprano.

of business practice and theory and interest in the progress and welfare Hendquarters, Talhang Road (kindly Koi Nedrel, Cello.

nt the same time continue to learn how to handle the human element

in business by acting as Prefects, and in other capacities."

Examinailen-Kidden

In my opinion we are examination-

of the Central British; (Applause).

School, lent by Mr. A. Mórris), a film de-He shall feed His Flock, Contralto.

Dieting the work of the Red Cross | Come unto Me, Soprano, excellent, outspoken and con- local relief organisations are invited The trumpet shull sound, Bass, congratulate Mr. Handyside, upon feld units at the front. Members of Behold I tell you a mystery, Boss. Fructive spec

ch, and I hope that the to be present. will ere long be able to

those defects in the school Mr. G. H. Vinal left Kobe

on

ridden in this Colony. I am not at buildings and grounds to which he Friday, December 0 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 ages spending long hours writing nyelve 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 Kobe have

meaning for them. But perhaps the less I the better.

little

I understand that Mr. Handyside at the end of December but will soon

I say on this topic ly hoping, in the course of the next thereafter leave for Yokohama, where 1 hope to see the day year or two, to enable pupils, by Mr. Vinalt will have charge of the when assistant and head teachers means of scholarships, to continue at work of the reorganised and united wiil

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 песа

eed for such

agonics

for

as to encourage local boys and

Birla to

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS,

Donation Received For Lepers' Christmas

Merchant Reports Loss

Of $800

Reaching into his pocket for money to buy a bus ticket yesterday, R. R. Ellas, 68, Macao merchant, found that his wallet, containing $800, was missing. He reported to the police that he had either lost his wallet or it had been stolen from him between China Building and, the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank,

The theft of a jewel case was re- ported by Miss Dowbiggin. Her case, which contained gold brooch, one The S. C. M. Post has received the gold and one silver ring, three neck-

our in the wrong Aeld of smselves woll In the Christmas Fund:

at present endured by

all train for some useful profession. concerned and to such title purpose. Many other interesting suggestions

The Standard

External have been made by Mr. Handyside In Britain is becoming! which seem Framing

to

of careful me worthy absurdly for pupils of 16 to 18 consideration, but I will not take up years of age: so much so that stepal your time by recapitulating thems are, now being taken in England to

Place of Sport Place of Sport make School Leaving Certificates Whilst it is satisfactory that the easier of attainment by the normal boys and girls of the school have following donation to the Lepers laces, and a plain gold cross, of a total healthy pupil 1, for.

r-my part, think sequitted that thiida being

and whilst fully *I am convinced that in approcinto the importance of healthy Hongkong we are in advance of exercise, I hope that none of you boya England in this respect. To grant to and girls, owing to seeing your banes

pupil

Secondary School or photographs in the newspapers, leaving a Certificate which may not include are under the erroneous impression mathematics, an additional language that proficiency in games is one of or a science, seems to me the most important things in life.

On the contrary it is immeasur retrograde step,

il mention our retor

Our record and pass on: elly more important that you should, DONATIONS AWAITING External Examinations --Cambridge each one of you, acquire the habits

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

PROTECTION. OF CHILDREN. The S, C. M. Post has received the following donation to the Society for the Protection of Children;

Moira Patey, $3,

Donations are lying at the Businasa

value of $107, disappeared from her car when it was parked either near the Queer Theatre or in Stubbs Road on December 14.

On December 18, in the Central District, Mrs. Allan Noble, of Re- pulse Bay Hotel, lost a allver powder compact embossed with a naval crown. She values it at $120............

School Certificate, ton carsdidates of dial to devote yourselves and Office of the South China Morning

and self-control und of

NEW CONSUL GENERAL radio marven Certificates

Tuicates willing to the Pervice of others Pont for the following:

"Mr."

A. Tajiri, now Japanese Consul anne 10th who are less fortunately, placed hun Chinese Soldiers War Rellet; General in Hongkong, was received edemption from you aree

Social Bervice of the Churches;"! by H.B. the Govérnos at Government As the others of By disciplico do not mean a mère Emergency Refugee Council) BFRA HOI at 11a.m. yortärday, Mr.

tan / this school grudging compliance with the rules D.ClaTung, Web Hospital St. Vir Vekamura, retiring Codeuil Clinera

pars" or of the school or with; the behests of cent de Pauk

'accompanied his MUCET DESI

lions:-Yen 4,647,000 for the estab- lishment of defence forces, Yen 0,060,000 for the establishment of new offices of operation and supply dr- partments, Yen 040,000 for the estab lishment of flying corps, Yen 7,832,- 000 for the Improving of equipment of warships, Yen 700,000 for the con- struction of misecilancour ships for temporary use, Yen 5,524,000 for the replenishment of munitions, Yen 4,006,000 for researches in arms and others, and Yen 180,000 for the despatch of warships to the North Seas-Domel,

Finance Mulster Speaks

Tokyo, Dec. 15. Seeking understandings of political

Minister Mr. particg the Finance Selbin Ikeda, explained the Govern- ment's Budget for 1939-40 at the pre- liminary budget committee meeting yesterday,

Mr. Iked stated that the extra- proit duty and commodity tux will be Increased and the proceeds will be carmarked for the special account In conncellon with the China Incident. Extreme economy is enforced' by yurious Departments, Mr. Ikeda sald, but new demands in connection with the China Incident have been ac- cepted, which include Yen 100,000,000 for the readjustment of the demand and supply of commodities and the relief of families of soldiers and

to sailors called the 10,000,000 for the promotion of over- the pro front, Yen seas trade, Yen

Yen 20,000,000 for the expansion of the productive capacity of industries, Yen 24,000,000 for de

civil aviation, breeding. veloping

on Yen 20,000,- horse 000 for developing Yen 23,000,000, for encouraging mass emigration to Manchukuo and Yen 9,000,000 for river conservancy.

Absorption of Bonds Turning to the absorption of Gov- ernment bonds, Mr. Ikeda sold that Yen 3,450,000,000 out of the scheduled issue of Yen 5,028,000,000 of Govern- ment bonds has already been issued and smoothly absorbed.

Mr. Ikeda proposed to pursue a

in taxation:- three-point policy firstly, a wholesale reform of the taxation system will be reserved for the theal year of 1940-41

Instead of for the next fiscal year; secondly. extra-proßt duty 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 800,000,000 worth of gold specte abroad last year, Mr. Ikeda said that the gold shipments abroad, this year, show a remarkable, de- crease as compared with lust 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 specioł reserves.

It is understood that the relaxa- Lion will be effected on set lines.

Firstly, the redemption form will be extended from four to six months. Secondly, utiltration of the foreign exchange fund hitherto limited to spot transactions, will be extended In the case 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 2 per cent. from the present rate of 2.8 per cent.

Final decision is expected to be made by the Bank of Japan as soon

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