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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LETTERS

In Defence Of The Schoolboys

To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir,-Your morning contemporary has seen At to launch into a bitter diatribe in denunciation of the action

of local students

pointment of n

to the up- The stato

ments of the g been

King And Queen

ON LAST STAGE OF TOUR

Frederickton, New

Brunswick, June 13, DRIVING from Newcastle

reported at length, it prominent through the peaceful countryside citizen having been hastily called in of New Brunswick, Their

to

expostulate with the obstention,jesties arrived here on the

of

ones, ecclesiastical Bought

dire threats

last stage of their triumphant and "Government action" (1) obscurely tour. The whole of the route, hinted at, is it not within the 100 miles long, had been closed bounds of possiblity that there la something to be said on the to the public but every hamlet side of the less articulate though on the way had its triumphal cavy artillery? Is our sense of pro-arch of cedar and hemlock portion atrophied and are our risible branches while little wooden faculties benumbed?

churches und old bridges over streams were all decorated with flags.

Farmers came running from the fields to watch the Royal ear pass and

June 14, 1939.

Germany's High

Taxation

Berlin, June 13.

Ger- risen

In a lecture at the Berlin Mercantile Club. Herr Fritz Reinhardt of the Reich Finance Miniatry, sald many's taxation revenue had Trom 0,6 milllarda in 1932 to 17.7 millards, in 1938 and these resources had been supplemented by short and medium term loans Trans-Ocean,

Late Detective Wan Man Fund-

Further contributions have been received this morning for the fund for the relief of the family of the late

Detective Wan Man,

Previously acknowledged Mr. and Mrs. J. Ring Anonymous

.$85

STOCK MARKET REPORT

I have been given to understand that the students have stated their case in wrling and forwarded it to the local press, and that this attempt to justify their action has been in front of every school, the children entirely ignored. Possibly their assembled to catch a glimpse of Their English was not up

Hongkong Stock Exchange amelal to high-brow Majestics. standard, but it could scarcely have

summary issued yesterday says: The King and Queen received an

The market continues to mark time been worse than

official welcome in the Legislative with operators taking very of the puerile. many

ittle fantastic

stic effusions which, unhappily, building and afterwards visited the find

their

interest in things, Dealings record- into the corres- University of New Brunswick where ed showed enquiries on WBY

very small pondence columns of at least one they were entertained to luncheon scale. local newspaper. I trust that, in by the Lieutenant Governor and the falmess. the "Hongkong Executive Council of the Province.— Telegraph" will be sumelently un- Reuter. biussed, and possibly courageous enough, in state this case for the defence:

common

I am told I do not vouch for its | truth-that the nominee of the head-

in

Arriva At St. John's

St. John's, New Brunswick,

June 13. Their Majesties arrived here at 4.32) p.m.-Reuter,

Arduous Job Ends

master, and persona non grata to the students is a Japanese (though pass-

Washington, June 13. ing

under

a Chinese name) born

Frank Wilson, chief of the in Formosa; at all events, whatever his American Secret Service, is breathing nationality, it seems an undisputed big sign of relief that one of the fact that the nominee is

biggest bodyguarding jobs of his distinctly and openly of Japanese sympathies.

carcer has been completed, When it is remembered that a large standing thing about the Royal visit He told reporters that the out- of

D.B.5 the proportion

students are simply on account of Hongkong

was that "nobody seemed to want to enemy activities; that some at least do Their Majesties any harm." have had relatives killed

The Secret Service did not have to and in-

or Jured, property destroyed, family fe annihilated, can it remain

after the visit. In fact, said Mr. matter of surprise that they object to be or during the visit. "I guess petty be Wilson, all kinds of crime dropped under

the entirely unnecessary domination of one who is either of crocks were too busy watching the Japanese nationality or of Japanese Reuter Special,

parades," Was his explanation.— sympathies-probably bath?

I am told that more than one de- putation waited upon the Head- master, at which the students' de- legules courteously explained their objections. What special or unique quallications had this

for the post? Were particular boy

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no others tree, 54 years ago, and cared for it available, whose appointment would during its growth. This year, the have avoided infinite trouble, heart-road had to be widened, and the tree burning, injustice

and

ridiculous cut down. The most biterested, and threats. This striking students know sorrowful, spectator: Charles that they may be heavily

by their action;

may lose the benefit

schel. penalised

of a year's work, may be barred from

to be

hanversy. be ignored. When

has

Mur-

́LONDON, June 13.-The death has

careers over this unfortunato contro- Symington, à partner of Symington

and Wilson, well-known firm rubber brokers.—Reuter,

MONITOR.

of

the Matriculation examination. Is it misguided they may be from the supposed that they blindly into their school, one cannot help feel- standpoint of discipline and loyaliy curred such risks without

believing in the justice of their requests, and in some sympathy for those boys without deep and fundamental sent!- whe have interrupted their school | occurred of Mr. A. H. B. G. (Harry) ments and sentiments cannot al- ways

with safety be the assistance of

of a leading citizen to be invoked, the power of the press beguiled to threaten "Government Beon," and a cowardly suggestion that. the patriotism of the boys should debar them from

catry. to other schools (should they wish to enter)

the сте would adem to smack distastefully of diluted, altered, em-

Prussianism; of

given

the

of the weak-natured; not of the noble-minded who can graciously acknowledge an error made, Would the dignity of the school Qu- thorities have been fatally under- mined had they ceded a point and nominated a youth acceptable alike to students and masters?

Patriotism is a fine thing-some of the most gallant deeds of the world have been performed under its in- fluence. Unhappily this great quality

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sway only among more virile nations. than we-more's the pity-have be

impossible ab-

come. The crassity" is every-

normality of where encouraged and exhorted to

craven head:

raise is hatred of in- feelings of

justice and oppression must be sup-

pressed; we must all

ail be regimented into the ranks the

the spineless nonen- tities fearful to disagree with the so called

upon Us.

Neutrality forced

is the refuge of the weak and self-seeking; of the huddied, spineless, bleached and bloodless oc- cupants of the fence.

To

expect a

Chinese boy to be neutral-minded is asking an impos sible indignity of him, an unneces sary imposition which he should never have been asked to bear. To expect him unquestionally to accept the domination of an allen enemy (or even of a renegade) displays abysmal Ignorance of his mentality.

N. B. WHITESTONE.

Our correspondent has been mis- informed. No -communication has been received by this'newspaper (or, so far as we are aware by others)

from the dissatisfied students. If

such a document had been sent to us, it would have been given the same amount of publicity as the rest of the correspondence on this subject- Ed. H.K.T.

The Schoolboy Strike SirThe local papers have all

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- The boys, of the D.B.S.have long been known for. their courtesy and respect for their

seniors, and their grievance must have been acute before they would have acted contrary to their best traditions. Perbapa - no one will gainsay that the choles made by the Headmaster was, rather & Injudicious at the present time, and however

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