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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 4, 1939.

"Miracles" Hourly At

The Eton Of The Blind

Alice Marble, national women's tennis champion, leaving New York. lakes part in tourneys at Wimbledon.

British Losses In Far East

London.

A statement was made in reply to

particulark of the

Boys Feel Scenery, Need No Guides

Worcester College.

THIS SCHOOL is called "The Eton of the Blind," but there is no indication to the visitor that it is different from any other public school in the country.

Totally blind boys walk about the buildings and grounds or start off alone down the school drive to shop in the centre of Worcester like any other boys of their age. There is not a walking stick in the place or.a trained dog or any other kind of ald for the blind

The 19-year-old head boy dived into the swimming pool and struck out with perfect aim for the shallow end. His racing time is 50 yards in 23 sees.

Boys work in the gym on vaulting]

horse, laddera and other apparatus.

They walk alone along a 2-inch wide ASKSSEME

beam.

NO ONE SURPRISED

ALook Through

Miracles like these tappen hourly The Telegraph"

at the school but nobody seems to be

the least surprised.

The headmaster, Mr. B. Bradneck. hnd nmodern scientifle explanation

of them.

50 YEARS AGO

July 4, 1011.

***Trained teachers to-day," he Sametime this week the Hon. Samuel [said, “are only beginning to realise Brown, Surveyur-General, will write

the marvellous powers inherent informat the blind,

"Blind children can make n special contribution to civilisation because their remaining senses are developed far beyond those of the sighted.

"Their memory is also far better and they reach great depth of mind and character."

READING WITH FINGERS

Only in the schoolroom is the boys' blindness noticeable. Here they read with Angers instead of eyes in their sutsize Braille books, raised mups

and mathematical machines.

A keen gardener would observe that plants in the school gardens ure chosen for scent rather than colour.

letter to Dr. Stewart, tho Colonial Secretary, In which he wil

have the honour to inform" kim that the new the tardy work of building an expensive Victorin College la length completed, nul that his Depart- ment will have to look after it in fu- tare. Then the Colonial Secretary will pass the letter on to HE, the Governor.

fet him know to get a perch ready on the incalculabic benefits of educa tion, especially on the lisos autopted in Hunkon: Mr. Bateson Wright, the headmaster that in to be, will recèlvei

King Peter of Yugo-Slavla, left, now 15, reviews his army in Belgrade, ring salute. With him is Prince Paul, Regent, later entertained royally by Chancellor Hiller In Berlin,

Film Star To Have 'L' Test For English

PARIS.

an intimation to get ready to rtove but BECAUSE a British cinema firm alleges that he learnt English

of the present honie of the Munds, known as the Central School; a silver wil be ordered, and a few days later key warranted not to unlock anything in new College will be opened amid much speechifying, and mutual butter-

and, possibly cork-popplar.

25 YEARS AGO

July 1, 1883,

The assassin Prinzip, who is a cans aumptive, when exed before

tt

a question in the House of Commons Herbs are in favour, recently giving

The school is full of cups and lagistrate, glerled in being on Anar losses of British lives and property In China during the last six months. trophies won by the boys in competichist. He admitted that the Contite

Mr. Day asked the Prime Minister tion with other public schools. Theyat Belgrade provided him with bombs whether he will give particulars of hold the Worcester public schools and the Browning pistol with which he any British lives and/or property clamptonship for chess and have shot the Archdake and the Duchess. size in te old that he originally intended to that have been lost in China during beaten schools twice their

commit the dead at the regent military the previous six months, especially rowing and swimming.

maavien in Boanin, but the military during the evacuation of Hankow and Ctunton?

relations were too strict.

too slowly, Tino Rossi, Corsican movie star, must pass an examination.,

This was the decision of a Paris court recently in an

brought

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ORDER AGAINST CHING CHING KEE STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

(Continued from Page 5.)

Le entitled to enter into contracts for the branch office? Yes.

Lid.

Rossi is stated to have signed a contract by which he was to leurn) English well enough to play in un English in.

Six thousand dollars were ad- vanced to him for a journey to ¡America to be taught the language,

several When he returned, after months' absence the company decided that he still did not speak English ucntly enough, and demanded re- Free Hong Setzure avaling with the ground that the payment of the 6,000 dollars, 475 of New dormitoric, music and type.

The bodied of the Archduke and his ships were liable to seizure, Mr. which had been spent in a language writing rooms, gymnasium, stage and Consort *Mutte arrived at Trieste. Sheldon suid Mr. Matsumoto

had school in New York. Mr. Butler; With the hon. Mem-green room all of sie intest type was This was the anly reference 10

Rossi sald the company delayed ber's permission I am circulating opened on June 39 by Earl Bald- the assassination-already losing news made a complete answer to that when statement with the Official Report. win. They are part of a scheme interest-which a month inter plunged he said the D.K.K. were prepared to making the film so long that he had obtain an undertaking from the Jp-forgotten much of the English he had undertaken by the National Institute the world into war-Ed.)

panese Consul Genera! that this learned. for the Blind

M. Lanoire, Paris court interpreter, Disregarding his doctor's advice, ex- would not be done. As regards the Most of the boys will become President Theodore Roosevelt how question of danger to assets, the was appointed to examine the Cor university lecturers, solicitors, minis- started a political campaign. Speaking contributaries were the best judges slcan star. Following is the statement!

said that President of that-50,000 chires in opposition During the last six months four ters of religion, business men, char- at Pittsburg, ho

schoolmasters and Wilson's Tarif and Anti-Trust polley to 15,000. The heliers oi 50,000

be ready to British subjects have lost their lives tered insicurs,

was a failure. He would they ne shares did not think there was any

Mr. Day: Has any claim be made against the Japanese?

Mr. Butler: Without notice I con- noi stry.

formers.

brought been

to the

welcome the Republicans zayted"u" progressive platform: danger-to-the-assots-and-therefore the domestic affalra of the Company. Mr. D'Almada submitted that in

-In-China-in-eirumstances.involving members of the Japanese armed forces namely, the leverend R. G. which have

In Doubles Anal of the World's Lawn Leigh, Dr. Bertrum Lille, Mr. R. M. notice of my Noble Friend, are the Tinkler and an Indian policeman dur-bombing of fritish property at Shome Tennis Championshus at Wimbledon. ing the Bombing of Hong Kong terri- chun in Hong Kong territory, the Brooke and Wilding Australis) beat

by Japanese seroplanes. On bombing of mission property at Sian the Brothers Lowe by 0-9, 8-6, C-1. such of these occasions I have made and Pingkiang and u number of other

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a full slatement in the House. The places, and the bombing of most important Insioners of losses to Majesty's British property during tils perod, Chúngiting.

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The real object of the petition, Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Comman- A new Company, styled the Baltịch Movie Tone News Company, In now health, was to stop the ships from being der-in-Chief of the China Squadron, ing furmed. The new concern will give chartered to the Japanese, and the when he left Hongkong yesterday on-

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British army units in China. He will

The celebration of the Declaration of American Independener at the American Club this morning was a "function,

Mr. Poller såld that if the winding visit Tientsin, Peiping, Shanbalkwan which, in addition to showing that the order were not granted, licy and return by way, of Shanghal. He American is the most patriotle of on would be in an absurd position, like is expected back in Hongkong about tionals, praved that the Britisher la a headless trunk struggling to make the end of the month. Britain is spending £2,000,000 alam now." he said, "und I called it willing anyone to express bis appre-n Ilving, for the head office had pl week on the production of aireratt, bombing in outlying districts." clating of the American victory of the ready been ordered to be wound up. said Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air "That mallistone has rested round | righteenth century, Minister, recently. He was speaking my neck up to this time, and will ut the 30th anniversary tinner of accompany me to the grave, Handley-Page Ltd., at Grosvenor "Bui in spite of the dimculties, we House,

5 YEARS ACO

July 4, 1934.

Petition Granted

Mr. Lo had been cross-examined but throughout the arguments his did keep that basis of the Air Force The week-end "blood-bath" in Ger-i as a war-breaking, not a war-making. the enormous work of Sir Kingsley ing with unrest. The atmosphere of its opinion on Chinese law was not Sir Kingsley described the RA.F. going, which I am glad to think made, any he not quenched the tires of re-name had not been mentioned by the volt. The Storm Troopers are seeth- opposing side, and this showed that force.

Wood more possible than it would tension is increasing

challenged. Mr. Lo had stated in his "National necessities und the have been it we have let the Air

According to the Daily Telegraph's nmdavit that the act contemplated anxious moments we still experience Force go, as was the desire of Berlin correspondent, a revolutionary was illegal and criminal according to demand a considerable flow of air- great many people in this country movement la afoot highly menseing to Chinese law, and the Directors of the cruft of the Arst rank," he went on. who are now completely silent." Herr Hitler.

He declares that he has

Company were able to severe "I am glad to say that there are

IMPRESSING THE WORLD legal tenflet that has been issued by punishment. In these circumstances, Lord, Londonderry pleaded for a the "torm Troop Revolutionary Com what right had the shareholders, who stronger doctrine on the part of the Pates," which bluntly assalls Her Hit were parties to this criminal act, to asic that the winding up order be re- Government.

It is also reported that President fused? "I should like to see them telling indenburg's message of congratula,

more types of aircraft to come. The sceret types which will be lying in the near future will carry a stage further the remarkable development in Bellish aircraft production.

will soon be demonstrated, and the

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"There is not a man who does not America, that we have a close friend-

look forward to the day when sanity ship with France, and that we hold British Rights At

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and peace will prevall in the world, that strategle points all over the but our course is manifest-that we world." should be unrefoxing In our efforis to leave nothing undone that we can do. and to regard our day's good work as a vital contribution to overling War."

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Shanghai

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