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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Teachers Gathering

October 24, 1939.

KUNMING-HANOI LINE OBITUARY},

Passengers Must Walk Over

Revenue Officer's Wife Dies In Kowloon Hospital Many friends atiended the funeral

Annual Meeting Hold At as a result of torrential rains which

portions of the at Happy Valley yesterday of Mrs.

Gloucester Hotel

Damaged Sections Though steamer bookings from ini far north as Shanghai have suffered awept away two

ning-Hanoi railway last month, Laura Humphreys, who died at the passenger traite is still being main-Kowloon Hospital on Sunday after

The late Mrs. Humphreys is sur "I am thoroughly convinced that tained along the line, though under an illness of some weeks.

certain Inconveniences. Some travel-1 dictators are not born-they srolera for Kunming, however, are wary vived by her husband, revenue of made," said Mr. W. L. Handyside, about going to Haiphong from China cer at Shoungshul who was the chief President, addressing the Hongkong Coast ports, fearing that they may mourner at the funeral held: in the ve to wait there until the line is Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley,

yesterday. Teachers' Association at their Sixth

repaired.

Services in the chapel and by the Amua! General Meeting held at the

The express service on the line was

On graveside was conducted by the Very Gloucester Hotel Roof Garden yes-suspended on September 29. terday.

Jctober 2 all traffic was suspended. Rev. J. L, Wilson, Dean of St. John's but three days later passenger traffic Cathedral.

Pall bearers were Messrs. J. Ward, was resumed. However, north of Kaiyuan in the Chinese stetion there. Tuck, S. Darby, W. 11. E. Colledge, are two breaks, one of two kilometres 11. J. bington and Knox.

Those present at the funeral in- at. Noo Hsing and another of half; the

kilometre near Istao Loong Tan. cluded. Messrs. 11. A. Taylor and W.

Thomsen, representing Along these portions the passengers M. have to walk, every package of less Superintendent of the Imports and A. L. Powell, than 40 iilograms being curried for Exports Department,

Mrs. J. W. Brown, C. H, Windsor, 50 cents national currency.

Complete resumption of traffic was Mrs. I. Leigh, Mrs, W. II. Colledge, Revenue leave the impresalon that they want-promised by early November, but and a squad of Chinese

Omeers. ed to get their own bark, when they latest advices are that the position

little changed and the resumption is likely to be delayed.

It had been declared, sald Mr. Handyside, that the present troubles of the world were due to economie causes, but perhaps behind economic were psychological causes. At home, in the schools, In the clubs ami in other places the general ntillude to the young was such as to

grew up.

"I am thoroughly convinced that rfictators are made at home, in the class

rooms and in other social groups, and 1 am equally convinced that we are all guilty of making ale tntors. We are in the habit of lay- Iap down the law. and we want to be obeyed whether we are worth obey- ing or aut. It we expect obedience we must deserve it, whether mother, father, or leader of a group.

CAPTAIN F. ANDERSON

Death of Former Dollar

Line Commodore

the

the

Apart from a wreath from family which was buried with the comn, floral tributes were sent trom "Your Loving Husband," "Mother," |"Auntle Kitty and all at home," Sub- Insp. and Mrs. Cunningham, Mr. and Buller, Mr. and Mrs. E. Tuck, Mr. Mrs. Tuckett, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. and Mrs. Bret, Mr. and Mrs. Chair, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Word was reveived isy cable yes-Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Chiltenden, Mr. terday of the death on Friday of and Mrs. Roberis, Mr. and Mrs. R. Captain Fred Anderson, well-known Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leigh, Master of Dall-r Stromehip Line Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Word, Mr. and versels for many years. He was Mrs. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Post, mied in San Francisco yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stephens, Mr. they "This feeling of how

Captain Anderson was well-known; and Mrs. W. M. Thomson, Mr. and treated na youths endures, and when in Hengkong. He was senior Captain Mrs. College, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. young men can act for themselves of the Dollar Line at the time of his incintyre Brown, Mr. and Mrs. A. retirement about four years ago. Grimmit!, Miss Tong Sing-to, Sister they want to get their own back.

When the President Hoover was built Nettie, Elsle and Ray, Olive Miss F. C. Hall, Secretary, an he was part in charge of her und Hilda; unced that although the Associa-given the titie of Commnodare of the tion had a well equipped and ex-Dollar Line Fleet.

After his retirement Captain An- tremely representative library the average number of borrowings was derson lived at Alameda, Califordia, one book per member per year. He is survived by his wilmy and

number of other relations.

Moral Problem

were

The following were elected officers for the current year: President: Mr. W. L. Handyside, Vice-Presidents: Rev. Fr. Gallagher, Mr. G. A. Good-

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Messrs. D. H.Knox, E. W. Hamil- ton, W. T. Knox, W. Ward, W. V. Ahern, Trengove, Lo Kwong-lo, Ching King-ming, Wong Fuk, Ip Wal, U. Kom-ping, Fong Sum, Tin Choy, Tsang For-pin, Ng long- ming, Tsui Yin, Wait Pak-u;

All C.R.O's Import and Export Omce; All European Revenue Om-

ban, Misa E. Aikins and Rev. E. W. L. The Kowloon branch of the British cers, Offee Staff, Government Slip- Martin: Hon. Secretary: Miss F. C. War Organisation will be very grate-way: European C. 1. D. Officers, Water Police Station; Single Ser- Hall; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. A. L. Poteful for any gifts, "White Elephants," geant's Mess, Central Police Station: ter; Council Members: Rev. Mother or otherwise, to be sold by Auction J. A. Windsor and Company; and the Angelica, Rey. Sister Ann Mary, Rev. on Monday, November 6, at 0.30 Sheung Shul Chinese Customs Chin-

No Sister Henry, Miss E. Atkins, Miss p.m., at the Peninsula Hotel,

cse Staff. Audsley, Very Rev. Fr. Byrne, Rev. entrance fee and no compulsion to Fr. Donnelly, Rev. Bro. Cassian, Mr. buy J. A. Gaunt, Miss Sawyer, Mr. Tam Cheung-huen, Sister de Rleet, Miss E. Gibbons, Mias Bascombe, Mr. E. G. Stewart and Sister Beatrice.

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It was decided to admit student- nssoclate members to membership of

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training for educational work. Such members shall be admitted at the discretion of the Council on recom- mendation of a competent authority and shall have no voice in the busl- ness affairs of the Association. The subscription will one dollar per year, which will entitle them to borrow books from the library and attend meetings and lectures.

Deating with the uccounts. Mr. Potter explained that whereas they had brought forward a balance of nearly $538 from last year, the bal- ance this year was only $82. This -was-due-to-the-greatly increased ex- penditure On the elnema. Many educational flims had been bought and many shows given. This, he thought, was an excellent thing us it should not be the policy of such an association to build up a big cash balance.

The annual report states that, as last year, the activities of the Asso elation were mainly concerned with syllabus revision. At the Invitation of Government the sections had been working on a proposed new syllabus for junior schools. The work is now complete and has been submitted to the Director of Education.

The Association's educational film experiment has been continued and developed and the Association has been able to give advice to the Gov- ernment on the purchase of Mims and equipment for

schools. use in Saventy-five shows have been given to the seventeen schools participat- ing in the scheme. Judging from the answers to a questionnaire re- cently sent out, the scheme is 'gen- erally held to be of great value and' most+ well worth continuing. The popular sms seem to be those ont selence and hygiene.

Membership has again showed an Increase. The ordinary membership has increased from 175 to 215.

Gifts to be sent c/o Manager, Peninsula Hotel, marked D.W.O. and money value, It possible, before: Saturday, November. 4.

LATE NEWS

NEW APPOINTMENTS Work in Naval Ministry For Admiral Kondo

Tokyo, Oct. 22. Vice-Admiral Minelchi Koga, Vice- Chief of the Naval General Staff, has

Director of been appointed Bureau of Naval Construction, while Vice-Admiral Nobutake Kondo, out- going Commander of the Japanese China, has naval forces in South been named Vice-Chief of the Naval to Ad- General Staff in succession miral Koga.

Vice-Admiral

the

Socma Toyoda, Commander-in-Chief of the Second Director Fleet, has been designated

of the Building Bureau of the Navy Ministry.

of the

Mr. Takeyoshi Miura, the Japanese Consul-General at Hsinking, has been appointed Counsellor Japanese Embassy at Hsinking in succession to Mr. Yakichiro Sum who has been appointed chief of the Information Bureau of the Foreign Ofice.

been

Mr. Mizuo Sakamoto has named Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy at Rome,-Domel,

SLANDER ON ARMY Japanese Protest at Report Of Alleged Mutiny

Shanghal, Oct. 23.

A Japanese Embassy spokesman revealed to-day that the Japanese authorities had made representations to the Municipal Council Cholimax, Mr. Cornell S. Franklin, and, the United States Consul-General, Mr. Clarence Gauas, to use their good offices in obtaining retraction and preventing repetition in the future of such cases es the American-owned Chinese language Tol Met Pao and the American incorporated China Press reports regarding a Japanese The army mutiny in Hankow. Japanese military authorities regard such reporta sa "great insult and slanderous."—United "Preu,

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Shanghal Orgonistien Fund "in f memory Banking Corporation acknowledge | R.D.W." 35. the following further subscriptions received to date for credit of The British Fund for Relief of Distress In Chian China, Hongkong & South Broncht

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