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SIR JOHN ANDERSON, Lord Privy Seal, in a very long statement in the House of Commons to-day on air raid precautions, with particular reference to protection against high explosive and incendiary bombs, declared no plan to be satisfactory which provided for protection only for a proportion of those likely to be exposed to substantial risks.

The aim must be to provide in the vulnerable areas, well distributed shelters, which were easily accessible after

an air raid warning had been given.

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BELILIOS

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Awards Presented By The Director Of Education

The Bellllos Public School held its fannual prize-giving in King's Collega Hall yesterday, when Mr. C. G. Sollis, Director of Education, gave away the awards.

After the pupils had entertained the large gathering with games nad dances, Mr. Solils read the report of the Headmistress, Mrs. Stark, which was in part os follows:

The maximum enrolment was 573 and the average attendance for the year was 331. an increase of eight over last year.

Our school was greatly enriched by a Laboratory being installed for Miss Parkes and we now have Botany taught in the Senior School. The Library has been the charge of Miss Bascombe and Miss Lau, who have added many books and given

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We

The Imperial Airways Della lett Sir for Bangkol: at 7 a.m. yesterday with well and one passenger, Mr. H.the girls our Cowling. for Singapore. elvilisation to compel a large pro- The Delphinus is due at Kal Tak Improved by a new roof being built It water portion of people to live and main- this afternoon with mail, delayed over the Senter School. lain their productive capacity in a from Wednesday, and there will be proof now after many years of lealt

ing. troglodyte

still require to have it existence deep under- another mail plane in on Friday. ground. MISS

What they could, and must The Christmas Eve mall is running made sun-proof, but of course we building provide, were

bomb-proof late, but should reach Hongkong on should really like a new

(Henr, hear). shelters, but

adequate protection Christinas morning instead of Satur-jaltogether.

The health report included a large against splinters, and blast, and day.

proportion of eye defects, and we falling debels.

cannot wonder as artificial light has to be used and there is No public authority could make!

18 continual infected dust in the streels surround- Irelt responsible for providing this protection at the public expense tor The Naval authorities say the sun-ing and approaching school. How everyone. The responsibility was to ken plane found by a Filipino diver ever, the actual physical well-being provide protection for all who could near here two days ago is definitely at the girls has greatly improved due not thirly be expected to provide it not a naval machine. No further into the systematic drill and games for themselves. The Government vestigation will be made unless the periods. Our seniors won the Net- ball Cup and in addition to Inter- would give the necessary technical Army omela's wish, advice to those who could afford to The wreek has been unofficially school matches, we had inter-class provide it themselves.

identified as an old Keystone bomber, matches, and the team spirit is well

maintained. a type long scrapped.-United Press.

Charitably Inclined ACROSS ANTARCTIC

Charitably inclined, our girls have London, Dec. 21. given nobly for the wounded and A White-Paper Issued yesterday various relief funds, not forgetting discusses plans for a regular air ser- their usual Hongkong and London vice between South African and Aus-charities.

Our School was regularly inspected tralia across the Antarctle. If this service could be organised the flight by Mr. Halston, Senior Inspector of distance would be shortened by 9,375 Schools and by the Director of miles and the time between Australia Education. To both we owe thanks their useful sugest|ous and and South Africa could be reduced by for

constructive criticism. more than 10 days,

The present airways service uses Others to whom thanks are due the route via Egypt-Arabia-India. Jare Mr. Kay, Headmaster of King's of 10,250 College, who so kindly let us his This involves a distance miles and takes 12 days.-Trans-hall to-day and other day's for

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LEGISLATION SOON

People must be reasonably pro-f teeted while at work, und the responsibility for thly restedf primarily on the employer.

Immediately after Christmas, legstation would be introduced im- obligations in this certain regtet on trade and industry.

They would give protection to those caught in the streets during an and Tata, Communal shelters would resided, either by trenches or in MILF forms which would be care- fully sited.

Basements must be strengthened, and standardised steel things to strengthen basements would be made available. The steel sheets would be fitted in pruce time with the least possible disturbance to peace line une.

Ocean.

the

rehearsals; also to Miss Scull for so kindly

ndly playing the pianos for us and MIDGET AEROPLANE

to one and all of my stof who have unstintingly helped to make the school the success it is. (Applause). Tokyo, Dec, 8.

After he had distributed The Ito Aeroplane Manufacturing!

of the Co., is building amidget training Prizes, Mr. Sollis salt one

which the Education au- plane equipped with a Sampson 45 problems horsepower motor capable of flying thorities in Hongkong had to face was the broadening of the curriculum Structural support would be sup-25 miles per gallon. of gasoline, phed for blocks of Bats or lene- The plane was invented by Sitt Anglo-Chinese tehnols by taking Lahlco Yanasawa and is built mostly in other subjects besides the ordinary

ments.

this connection, he was glad to see that the Belillos had made great progress in such things as physical education, singing and botany, and he hoped other schools would follow its example.

Respecting non-basement houses, of wood. The plane is built so that three Rs. In special type of steel shelter lind been instructor and student may sit

of the new evolved in sections which could by side. Wingspread easily be put together and placed out plane will be 11.5 metres. The plane of the house and stint about two will be 6.8 metres long and 2.2 metres: feet in the ground.

The Govern-high-United Press. ment would accumulate necessary seks for the private shelters and would bear the cost of materal,

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Another point which

would like to mention was the question of language teaching in schools of this kind. The Belities School was for- tunate in having both the vernacular English sides and it should be ossible therefore to make experi-

The Government would "proceed ¦ immediately to place orders for very large quantities of steel equipment.

ments towards finding out the pro- Private shelters for 10,000,000 people:

per transition stage from the teach- would be provided, and material te- For London, Australia, British ing of vernacular to the lenching of cumulated for strengthening private Countries and Europe: Imperial Air-English. The position in many of the basements.

ways 7... December 23; 7 nm. schools was not all what it should en, A sum of £20,000,000 would bej December 27,

but it was impossible for the authori required for this material, and this For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia ties to decide at what stage the would be borne entirely by the ex- and C.N.A.C. services indefinite. change should be affected until ex- chequer,

For U.S.A., via Manila, Honolulu,periments had been made, Production of these large supplies Guam: Pan American Philippine Mr. Sollis referred to the forth- would lead at once to Increased em- Clipper 6.30 a.m. December 29; China coming retirement of Mrs. Stark, ployment.

Clipper 8.30 January 5.

and wished her a happy and peaceful

Sir Jolin Anderson Indicuted that! For France, via Hanoi: Air France, future. the Exchequer contribution towards 6.30 .. December 24.

the cost of public shelters would amount to several million sterling.

Altogether protective

Inward

measures From London, Australia and Bri- would be made for nearly 20,000,000|tish” Countries: Imperial Airways persons-Reuter.

Delphinus 5 p.m. December 22: Delia, p.m. December 23,

Explorer Awarded dente.

Edinburgh Medal

THE Earl of Rosebery, new presid-

From Chungking. Yunnanfu, Kwel- lin: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Services in-

From U.S.A., vla Honolulu, Guam, | Manila: Pan American Philippine Clipper 12.30 p.m. December 28; China Clipper 12.30 p.m. January 4.

From France, vis Hanol: Air!

Tent of the Royal Scotush Geogra- France, 12.50 pm, December 22.

phical Society, was introduced by Lord Polwarth, whom he succeeds, atį a lecture, illustrated by lantern views, which was delivered recently by Mr. Lawrence R. Wager in the Synod Hall, Edinburgh, under the auspices. of the Society.

Lord Rosebery sald he was glad to be following in the footsteps of his father, who had been the first preald- ent of the Sociely, from 1805 to 1901. Lord Rosebery intimated that the Society's Mungo Park medal for eminence in geographical exploration had been awarded to Mr. Wager, and in presenting it he commented on Mr.; Wager's work in this field.

On behalf of Mrs. Stark, Mr. W. Kay thanked Mr. Sollis for his kind remarks.

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Lieut-Col. A. J. Muirhend, Under-

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For the last seven years, he said, Mr. Wager had been Lecturer in Geology at the University of Reading. He had made many expeditions to bad accompanied Greenland, and Watkins's air expedition in 1930-1931, He led his and others In later years. own expedition in 1935-1030. addition, he had been a member of the 1933 attempt on Everest, led by Rutledge. The expedition had been described by competent judges as comparing favourably. with British Polar expedition in the last two decades.

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