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LANGUAGE SCHOOL Failure Explained In Chamber Report

The discontinuation of the Chinese Language School was ex- plained by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce in its

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Middlesex Leading In Area Sports

The Middlesex Regiment, who lost the championship last year by half

May 4, 1939.

DENOUNCED "Mysterious"

TREATY

Britain To Reply

•

MR.

To Germany

LONDON, May 3. CHAMBERLAIN

Fleet Near Japanese Report

TOKYO, May 4. The "Asahi Shimbun" reports hat a mysterious fleet com- in-prising submarines and mine-

annual report, which says that the reasons for the failure were lack a point, were in the lead at the close formed the House of Commonslayers passed through Suez

of direction from a European Director of Studios, an insufficient number of pupils and lack of suitable accommodation.

The report states; ^^

The General Committee, accepted, with regret, a recommendation by the Chiness Language School Sub- committee that the Chamber's classes in Cantonese Colloquial and Mandar- in bo discontinued as from November 30, 1038,

Commodity Index

Various Factors Keep Figure High

London, May 3.

staple

The Language School Committee's report, dated September 30, was as follows: "We have given careful canalderation to the present working of the School and to its future. While convinced of the benefits to be derived from a good knowledge of

Commenting 07 the fact that the Chinese Jangungo

the Reuter's and

United Kingdom necessity for the Chumber to provide commodity index is at present 1418, facilities for the teaching thereof, the compared with 135.1 one month ago, Sub-Committee is forced to the the Financial News points out that Jamentable conclusion that the this is primarily due to the rise of School, an at present constituted, sugar and tin, for which there are falls very "short of the essential several explanations. standard.

The former was affected by crop "Brlody, the School has falled for the following reasons: (1) Lack of failures in Europe and Indla, the direction from a European Director disappearance of Czecho-Slovakia's to the free of Studies; (2) An insufficient num-expected contribution

that United bor of pups: (3) Lack of suitable market, and rumours accommodation.

Kinglom stocks have to be main tamed permanently at 500,000 tons. "Careful consideration has already been given to ways and means of The immediate cause of the rise reorganisation, and all members of of iin has been the sudden buying the Chamber have been circularised by the United States, due to fears in order to ascertain the prospects of that the shipping routes might be obtaining new pupils. The response dislocated in the event of war, whlie รัส discouraging and such as to the underlying cause has been the

most rule out, on financial grounds, any delayed revival of the United States question of the employment of A timplate Industry. European Director of Studies.

Funds Required

The failure of other commodities to rise above what are mostly de- "In these circumstances, the Sub-pression levels may be explained by three general Causes, üdds, the Committee have reached tho con-writer.

of the first day's events yesterday of

Polo Ground in Kowloon,

are

the Hongkong Area Sports Boards to-day that the British Govern- Canal on April 11 and left Colom- annual athletic meeting held on the ment was now studying the bo at the end of April en route

German memorandum concern to the Far East, Last year's champions, Hongkong ing termination of the Anglo-

According to the paper, the war- Regiment, Hongkong and Singapore German naval treaty."

ships, apparently of the Soviet Union, Royal Artillery, close behind, The Promier stressed that the are expected at Singapore in the next their chief achievement during the British Government was unable to tew days and will then proceed to day bring the success of their four see any incompatibility between the Vindivostok-Dome!." runners in the three miles team race British gupranige to Poland and the It is possible that the "mysterious which gave them first, second, third provisions of the naval agreement. fleet" may bo four Soviet vessels--a and sixth place. The winner's time

He added that the agreement con-destroyer, a submarine and two mine- was 14 minutes 44 seconds.

taina no clause empowering either|layers expected at Manila 10- side to denounce it.

morrow from an unknown destina-

Gorman Fleet Leaves

The total points gained by each

Mr. Chamberlain further stated that { tion. They may come to Hongkong. unit during the day were Middlesex the British Government, was not Regiment 53 points, H.K.S.R.A. 48 certain whether Herr Hitler desired 8th Heavy Battery, RA. 43, 5/6 to open negotiations for a new naval Rajputana Rifles 43, 2nd Bn. The convention-Trans-Ocean, Royal Scots. 34, 5th AA. Regiment 324, Royal Engineers 20% Small Unit 11.

The sports will be continued to- day when a keen fight will ensu

gramme,

pre on the

Hents, the following teams have qualified for the finals:

Acknowledgmant

|

BERLIN, May 3-Part of the German fleet which has been carry- Iná out exercises in Spanish waters, left Cerita Spanish Morocco on Tuesday,

.concerned

Tho units

battleship Admiral Graf were the Spec, the destroyer Deither von Roder, and the sixth and seventh submarine flotilla, -Trans-Ocean,

LONDON, May 3.-British acknow- ledgment of the German note, ter- minating the Anglo-German naval treaty was sent to Berlin yesterday, for the championship. Several rand it is expected that the Govern lay races in which strong competi-ment's

observations tvill follow pro-shortly-Reuter. tión la expreted

Scrapping Stopped?

U.S. Warships In Mexico London, May 3. Colonel Llewellyn, Civil Lord of MEXICO CITY, May 3.—Uniis of the American fleet, consisting of the the Admiralty said in the House of cruiser Charleston, the destroyers Commons that the implications of the Tntinall and Fred Talbot, will visit

on Monday next for denunciation of the Anglo-German naval treaty were being carefully Vers-cruz

weck's considered, but that no decision had

stay, yet been taken whether or not to mand of the squadron, will visit the Admiral Wilcox, who is in com- two battleships of the Mexican capital on Tuesday, accom- scrap the Royal Sovereign class in

panied by some of his officers. One Milo Relay-1/Middlesex, British Wireless.

The Mexican Government la plan- ning a number of festivities in hon- H.K.S.R.A., 2/Royal Scots, 5/0 Naj-

our of the occasion.--Trans-Ocean. putana Riftes.

440 Yards Relay -0/lleavy Regt. 2/Royal Scots, 6/6 Rajputann Rifles, and H.K.S.RS.

880 Yards Relay B/Heavy Rest 1/Middlesex, 8/0 Rajputana Ries, and 5/A.A. Regt.

Two Miles Relay-2/Royal Scots, HKS.RA, 8/Heavy Regt, 5/6 Roj- putana Rides.

First, there is the general cheek two) held events, (teams of

clusion that a school of adequate standard, and therefore requiring direction from a European Director to speculative activity imparted by tension; second, the of Studles, could only be maintained the political

the accumulation of very heavy stocks with Anancial assistance from Chamber. Unless the Chamber ne owing to last year's industrial set- cepts the view that adequate facilit-back; and finally, heavier armament ies should be provided and is pre-demands this year have been fully pared to provide the funds therefore, offset by slackening business in the Sub-Committee has, to its great America. regret, no alternative but to recom- mend that the School be discontinued As soon as conveniently possible.

In these various ways, says the slack has been writer, sufflelent created, even at existing levels of production, but once this slack has been taken up. there is still an enormous margin of unused capacity. before any substantial to be taken

up rise can occur.

The

"In submitting this recommenda- tion, the Sub-Committee suggests that as the present honorary examiners have signided their willingness to act,

It would be difficult to base a rather the Chamber should still provide facilities for examinations, and, in sudden advance in commodities addition (for lie benefit of enquirera) upon any serious or inmediato.cz- keep a register of qualified Chinese pestation of inflationary trends, says

Times city teachers known to them."

columnist. There In necepling the Language School has been so far little sign of any

real expansion in speculative

activity recommendation, Committee's

the General Committee decided that, in the big terminal markets such as: circular should be issued annually to would accompany expectations of the members, and if at any time there kind. The writer adds that tin and were indications of sufficient support, sugar are responsible for the recent consideration would be given to re- rise in the index-Reuter. opening the School,

The Committee's decision to dis-

continue the classes was circulated to APPEAL FOR RENEWAL members on October 19 and it was intimated that the services of the honorary examinera in Cantonese Final

Expiration of All Pier sul available for the

Leases in 1949 were Certificate Examination, the require ment for which is that a student

An announcement by His Excel- shall be able to conduct his everyday lency the Governor on October 13, business-through-the-medium of 1938 that it was not the present Cantonese. Members were also in intention of the Government to re-

1942.-

LETTERS

EURASIA ATTACK

To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph Sir, I read with great regret in yesterday's issue of your paper an article which wou believed was from an unimpeachable source saying that

High

Jump-1, HKSRA., 8/Heavy Regt; 3, 1/Middlesex; 4, Rajputana Rifles. Height: 10 ft. 7 ins.

Long Jump-1, 1/Middlesex; 2, 3/Heavy Regt. 3, 3/6 Rajputana Rifles:

4; Royal Engineers. Dla tance, 38 ( 10. Ins.

Shot

HKSRA;. 2, 2/ Put-1, Royal Scols; 3, 1/Middlesex; 4,the British Ambassador was the 8/1eavy Regt. Distance, 70 ft. 11 ins. target of the Japanese raid on an Discus Throw-1, 1/Middlesex: 2, Eurasia plane on April 13 around the oyal Engineers; 2, 5/AA Regt; 4, border of French Indo-China. HKS,RA.

200 ft. ins.:

/Middlesex authoritier peren informed of

ns. As your paper reports, the Japanese Javelin

IL 8/Heavy Regt. Distance, 204

recent travel of the British Ambus- 2, 2/Royal Scots, 3, 5/A.A. Regt,

6/0 finiputand Hammer Tunics, 21/Middlesex, 3, 2/Royal Scots; 4, 8/Heavy Regt.

Th

The placing in the three mile team race were, H.KSRA.; 2, 6/6 Rajputana Rifics; 3, B/Heavy Regt.; 4, 1/Middlesex,

ATHLETE COLLAPSES AND DIES

sador, to Chungking, and had taken all possible precautions to avoid any unhappy incident. The movervals of the; Ambassador and of what pre- cautions they took, it is not allowed nor necessary to disclose here. But one thing that disapprove the truth your article is the fact that the Ambassador notilled Japanese au- thorities that he was travelling from Hanoi to Kunming by train, not by, aeroplane, which is supposed to have materialised.

of

Italian Naval Roviow

ROME, May. 3.---A huge naval re- view will be held in the Gulf of Naples on May 11-before Prince Paul of Yugo-Slavie, whose visit to Rome begins on May 9.—Trans-Ocean. French Warships Leave GIBRALTAR, May 9-The French

which have

been warships stationed at Gibraltar to rolleve the British fleet, have taken to sea.

It is authoritatively stated that they are proceeding to manoeuvres, and will afterwards return to Gibraltar.

Trans-Ocean.

Village Wiped Out In Fire

POST

MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and Ordinary mail and Parcels (not Insured) will be ac- cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.

OFFICE.

OUTWAND MAIL TIMES

Registered and Parcel Malls - are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwire VIA SIBERIA ROUTE stated, and whero malla are advertis- Letters and Postcards for Europa ed to close at ́er before 9 am, re- (except Great Britain and Eire) and gistered and parcel mails are closed South America are forwarded "via Siberia" it so superscribed.

at 6 p.m. on the previous day. INWARD MAILS

Straits

From

Air Mail by Imperial Airways

Direct Bervice"-London 28th April

Shanghai and Swatow Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C. date,

14th April)

Australia

Java

Shanghai

and Manila

Tientsin 'and Swatow

Glenapp... Gneisenau Hupch

Haiphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Soochow

Japan Japan

Per

Conto Rosso

Due.

May 4.

dalo,

Imperial Airways Plane Kwangtung

May 4.

May 4.

Erap, of Japan

. May 0.

Tanda

May 5.

Tisalak

May 5.

Shanghal

May d. .May 0.

.May 0.

Shanghai and Swatow

Kingyuon

Moy

Salgon

Lippo

May 0.

Straits

Pyrrhus

May 6.

May 6.

Japan and Shanghal

Suwa Maru

May 0

Calcutta and Straits

Yuensang...

May 0

Straits

Anhul

May 7.

Haiphong

Straits and Europe via Negapatam

(Popers etc.) London dafe, sib April

Canton

.May 7.

Haruna Maru

May 7.

Regensburg

May 7.

Arabia Maru

May 8.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service” —–—– London

date,

Imperial Airways Piano.

May 8.

Japan

Tango Maru

May 0.

Japan

Teiresias

May

Java and Manila

Tylandano

Мду

Calcutta and Strails

Sirdhana

May D

Australia and Manila

Taiping

May 0.

OUTWARD MAILS

For

Bangkok Saigon

Per Thursday

Satpen Thurs., May 4, 1.30 p.m. Thurs., May 4, 5.00 pm. Kina

Date and Tlone.

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Pres. Cleveland

Central and South America via San Francisco and (Papers only for Canada)-due San Francisco, 25th May.

Thurs., May 4.

EP.O.

Parcels,

..May 4, 4 p.m.

Reg.,

.May 4, 0 p.m.

Ord

May 4, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Parcels, Reg.,

May 4, 4:p.m.

May 4,5 p.m.

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..May: 4, 7. p.m.

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„May 4,6 p.m. May 4, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Reg.

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Air Mail for Dialaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways

tralls. by "Imperia] Airways Direct Service”-due Bydney, 12th May

K.P.O.

Beg.

Ord.

May 4, 5.50 p.m. G.P.O.

Ker. Ord.

Haldia

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Piano

Direct Service"--due London,

11th May

TÓKYO, May 4.—Over 110 houses, cent of the representing 05 per entire village, were completely des troyed up to 0.30 o'clock last night in a disastrous fire which broke out, at Hoshigami, in Aomori Prefecture at the northern tip of Japan proper.

All efforts were being made to put Fort Bayard the raging flames under control-Manila, Rabaul, Australia and Now Nellore Domel.

I want to emphasise that it is very often the newspapers that make the relations between countries bad which otherwise la amicable and in times

MILAN, May 3-More than 2,000 of emergency like this and in con- sideration of the special status of Italians, hitherto domiciled in France, Hongkong, I hope you will carry your and who have now returned per- paper without much prejudice against manently to Italy as a result of action taken by Signor Mussolini, arrived at Street, Japan.

three Your correction of the said article Turin to-day from Paris in Bandsman

formed that arrangements could still new existing pler leases, all of whichdenly collapsed and died on the of the same will be much appreciated.]

were re-

By letter dated. October 18, the following representations celved on behalf of interests con-

cerned:

(1) That it is a matter of impor tant principle that the development of the Harbour should be left in the honds of private enterprise which has been responsible for the growth an organisation of the trade of Hongkong.

be mode whereby students could expire on December 31, 1940, was take in Hongkong the Shanghel, the subject of representations to Chamber of Commerce examinations Government by the Chamber of in Mandarin and that a register of Commerce, according to the Cham- qualified Cantonese and Mandarin ber's annual report, teachers known to the Chamber would be kept for the reference of members, Representations to Government Prior to the decision to discontinue the Chamber's classes a letter, dated June 7, had been addressed to Gov- ernment stating that if a school for the teaching of the Chinese language to cadets and other civil servants was established by the Government, the

That it is essential to the pros- Chamber would welcome the oppor- tunity of considering with Govern- perity of Hongkong that Harbour ment the merging of the Chamber's facilities be kept as cheap as possible, 1003 10 Language School with the new orga- and experience clsewhere nisation. In this connection, refer- show that this is most likely to be ence was made to the presence in secured under private enterprise.

(2) That the wharf companies Hongkong of Dr. Erwin Reidler, of Vienna University, and it was inti- which have, at their own expense, mated that Dr. Reifier's methods had developed their frontages, should ba been tried in Hong Kong and found in a position to look forward to to be of great assistance to students. assured possession and control

their own activities and, in the

of

The Government replied on June opinion of the members addressing 28, as follows: "As you are probably the Chamber, the trade and develop- aware. it has for long been the practice to send Cadet Omcers und ment of the port would be better served by a decision of the Govern- Police Probationers to Canton or ment to renew existing pier Icases Macao for language study, and the at favourable terms when they ex- syllabus laid down for their CX-

plrc. aminations makes individunt tuition

by single teachers almost essential. In addressing the Government on October 25, the Committee of the It is true that some, years ago attempt was made in connection with Chamber expressed agreement with the Chinese School at the Hongkong it was essential that, at the earliest cong the above views and submitted, that University to conduct language

the Government classes for such officers, but this did possible moment,

this

not prove a success and the system of should define its policy in Individual fullion was re-enforced, matter. Attention was invited to The Government has therefore no the fact that, in the light of the present Intention of establishing Government to renew pler leases such a school ng is contemplated in which expire in 1940, no develop

ment or improvement can now bb

.......

..

your letter for the few ofcers con-undertaken with any assured pros cerned.

beet that it will be of benefit to the "As regards subordinate officers owners for more than 10 years. and others who, (Ilke, most of the Chamber of Commerce students)

must study the language after offer "I am to say that the Government hours, you have no doubt on record has every sympathy with any move- .correspondence between your Cham-ment which will increase the number ber and this office between December of non-Chinese in the Colony.who 1933 and April 1034 which Indicated have a imowledge of the

Chinese

that there was no response to the language and regrets that In this "offer which was at the time circulat-parilcular respect it is unable to give ed to all Departments of the Gavern- any practical assistance." ment. Hero again, provided Д Following representations by the candidate satisfies the examiners the Chamber on December 10, 3033, that Government is not disposed to en the classes for the study of force attendance at any school had Colloquial Cantonese, conducted by indeed is of the opinion that for most the Bev. H, H., Wells, under the of such candidates on hour with an the auspices of the Chamber, might Individual Chinese foocher is. pro- be of service to the subordinate ferable to an hour. In a class, how-officers of the Government, a circular ever good the methods adopted in the¦ was tasted to Government Depart- latter case.

ments, but no response was received.

May 4, 5 p.m. May 4,7 p.m.

'Plane ⠀⠀

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Thurs, May 4.

¡May 4, 5 pm.

„May 4,7 1,09.

„Thuri, May 9; 7.p.m. Thurs., May 4.

KPO

G.P.O. and

*May 4, 8 pm. .May. 5, 8.45 am. May 5, 0.30 0.15

Fri., May 5, 8.30 am Fri, May 5, 10,30 am. Fri., May 5, 12:30 pm. Fri, May 5, 1 1.00 p.m. ......Fri., May 5, 2 p.m. Fri., May 5, 2.30 p.m.

Zealand via Brisbane, 22nd May

Brisbino due

Parcels

Reg. Ord.

Friday

Tientsin

Swatow

Swatow

Halphong

Benalder Yatshing Hunan Loog..

the

Manila, Bangkok, Mauritius, Re-

unton and Madagascar Manila Madang, Solamaua,

Robuul Ale Mall for

the at-

Swatow, Chuanchow and Foochow.. Halching

Sulyang Shanghai

Fri, May 5,330 pm. Tegelberg

4.30 Emp. of Japan Fri., May 6, p.m. Tulagi and

Friderun ....Fri., May 5, 7.00 p.m. Indo-China, Iran, Air France Plans For ¡Frk, Day: 5.

-KPOP: and France (Paris and Northern "Air only) by the

May 5, 6. p.m. Provinces

„May;5; 1,30 p.m. France Airways: Direct Service".

Ord,

G.P.O.

ECK, Ord..

May 6, 5 pm.

May 5, 7:p.m.

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Santhia ...

and Papers for Calcutta).

Fri May 5,

Parcela Papers

May 8,6 p.m.

May 6, 8.30 am.

Shanghal

Saturday

Tanda

.Sat, May 6, 0.30 am.

Tragedy attended the Hongkong Arca annual sports meeting at the

Ground, Boundary Folo yesterday morning. While practising for the discus throw, stemp, of the Middlesex Regiment, or at least the carrying of my denial special trains Trana-Ocean.

TAKIO ODA,

one notified to the Japanese before- Consul for 'Japan. field, despite immediate attention.

Mr. Oda is incorrect in stating that hand. He was removed to the Whitfield

Not only British officials but the Barracks, and from there to the the Telegraph" ascribed to an un- Bowen Road Hospital. The funeral impeachable source a statement that Eurasia Aircraft Corporation and

the British Ambassador . was the other air companies notify will take pince lo-day.

Bandsman Stemp, who was un-target of the Japanese raid. The Japanese authorities of their Itiner married, was a keen all-round sports-Telegraph" report stated that it had arles. This arrangement, which was mon, and took part in the Hongkong been learned from what was believed instituted list year, at the request Aren boxing tournaments only last to be an unimpeachable source that of the Japanese, is presumably still

makes weck.

the British Ambassador was to have carried out." If so, it Extremely popular in his Regiment, been a passenger but cancelled his tack on the Eurasia plane all the more his death is most keenly felt. He booking. The "Telegraph" has al-inexcusable and inexplicable, since was one of their best waler-polo ready mentioned the fact that Sir the Japanese authorities must have players; indeed he was probably the Archibald travelled between Hanoi been forewarned that a commercial best exponent of the water game the and Kunming by train and quite plane would be flying along the route Hongkong Arca had had for a long agrees with Mr. Oda that the route at the time the attack was made-

followed by the Ambassador was the Ed.

time.

ALL OVER THE WORLD

SPEY

ROYAL

WHISKY

DISTILLED OVER 10 YEARS AGO BY GILBEY'S

SOLE AGENTS:]

THE CENTRAL TRADING COMPANY

BANK OF CANTON BUILDING.

Air Moll for "K. L. M. Airways Suwa Maru

Direct Service"-due Amsterdam, 18th May

Reg. Ord. Salgon, Straits, Ceylon India, Fast Suwa Maru

and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe. via Marseilles due Morgelles 6th June

Manila and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg.....

Japan Formoen, Shanghai and

Fort Bayard and Pakhol

Swalow and Shanghai Haiphong

Reg.

Ord.

G.F.O. and K.P.” “ay 6.

May 6. 1.30 p.m.

May 6, 2 p.m. ......Sat., May 0.

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.May 6, 1.45 p.m. May 6, 2.30 p.m.

Gaelsenau Sat, May 6, 4.30 p.m. Haruna Maru ....Sat, May 6, 5 p.m. Sunday

Kwinglung Shantung Taisaus..+i "Yuentand

Sun, May 7, 9 a.m. Sun, May 7, 9 am

Sun, May 7,0 a.m. Sun, May 7, 9 a.m.

Monday

Tanni

Mon, May 8, 9.00 am.

Japan

Haiphong

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Arabia MaruSat., May 8, 2.30 p.m. South Africa via Durban) Ma Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial 'Airways Plano Mori, May 8.

Direct

London, Servico”-dae 515th May

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ALWEYK tràlia by Imperial Diret Service"--duo Bydary 18th May.

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May 8, 5 pm.

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Tues. May 9, 12.80.p.m.. Jeani Dupúls (Tuca, May 972 p.m. Kingyuan

Taos, May 5, 3.30 p.m. Pan-America

we. Alrwnys plang pity: Wed, May 19.

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17th

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