In a report upon the site for the! Public and Thomas Hanbury Schoo! for Girls, the Superintendent of [Education stated that the School Buildings Committee had considered the general requirements of this new "school building and recommended that certain features be re-designed and the building erected nearer to the northern boundary of the portion of the former Victorin Nursing Home site which had been allocated by the Council, thus increasing the available playing e space between the school and Range vi. The Education Board, after discussion, unanimously adopted this; Proposal, New Chinese Primary School.
The Superintendent of Education reported that the Eastern ict Primary School for Chinese, Kinchow Road, would be equipped and ready for occupation on March 1 next. Before steps could be taken to announce its opening it was necessary to ascertain the Council's intention with regard to utilization of the premises occupied by the Primary School, Wayside Road. The Board of Education recommend. ed that in lieu of the establishment during 1933 of a further District ry School in another district, the existing primary school accom: modate in the Council's property on Wayside Road be retained, 'A member of the Education Board suggested that, upon the opening of the new Primary School in Kinchow Road, with the exception of the Kindergarten and Grade I, boy mne robbery; four shop-
Finger prints were secured in nine instances, a view to establishing their identity the bodies of 19 unknown persons wore finger printed and/or photographed at the Public Morruary. Successful results were obtained in five instances, During the month the Crime Branch Studio took 825 photographs and printed 755 copies.
Anti-Sapanese Movement,—The intimidation of merchants, alleged to be trading in Japanese goods, by means of threatening letters and bombs was checked by arrests during. November and no cases of this char acter were recorded after December 22 when five more of the persons concerned in the campaign were apprehended. The offenders arrested in both November and December were still on remand at the end of the month," The youth named Yung Wei Fong, who last August appealed against a suspended sentence of two months' imprisonment imposed upon him for criminal offences arising out of the anti-Japanese boycott, failed to appear in Court.on Decem: ber 21 when the case came up for rechearing. However, the trial took place in Yung's absence and he was sentenced to three months? imprison-mont, Two offences of a criminal character arising out of the anti-Japanese boycott wore recorded during the month, On December 2 hand grenade was delivered at a shop but did not explode or do any damage. On December 21 a number of Chinese seized in the Settlement Jead of paper belonging to Japan-but were obliged to restore the goods to the rightful owners by two Japanese and some members of the French Police who intercepted them in Rug Petit as they wore proceeding to the Chinese City, Other activities connected with the Janti-Japanese movement included the delivery by representatives of the Citizens' Federation to five shops on Nanking Road, after an inspection of the contents of their premises had been made, of plates stating that the establishments concerned were observing the pledge not to deal in "bad" goods, and the waising of funds by the North Eastern and the Liao-Ki-Hei-Jo Volunteer Armies Support Committees for the benefit fof the forces which are fighting to have Manchuria restored to China, A. series of entertainments and theatricals were held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, in the New World building between December 18 and 81 to raise funds for the benefit of Chinese in Manchuria who are suffering as a result of the hostilities in that country.
Strikes.—There were six strikes in of the Deed of Gift the successor] pupils only be admitted to' this|the Settlement during December. to the Into Mr. Kikuchi had to bel school. This was approved.
These affected 777 workers and reappointed by. the Council.
The Council resolved that atr, 7 ays, The concerns affected comsulted in the loss of 867 working
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