(a) Reports of Cases placed in Institutions—As from January 1, institutions In which children are placed by the Court have been requested to furnish monthly reports on the progress and development shown by' the children, All institutions have in~ dicated their willingness to comply with (his request, and have agreed that children so placed will not be disposed of by adoption, marriage, into industry, or otherwise, without consultation with the Child Protection Section. "This ce-operation is appre-
(b) Disposal out of Institutions.—'The emergency situation has made difficulties for' institutions in placement of children who have become old enough to leave them. Offers of marriage for girls have decreased and the numbers of unemployed in the city lessens opportunities for placement of boys in workshops. In any case, the general conditions of apprenticeship ruling cannot be said to be satisfactory in any sense, and the risk of exploitation of the' boys. 50 placed is not absent. Girls placed in textile mills in the past have not had satisfactory conditions; most recent reports would show an' improvement, The question of placement is one of considerable dim culty, and needs to ye closely studied, (e) Manderaft Training in Institutions-—The assistance of the Section has been sought by one institution in the question of vocational and trade training within the institution, "Tt is recognized that children should be tought; but in the teaching goods are produced which must find a sale. The market should not be under sold, Lest the already low remuneration of adult workers should be lessened. The Institution has been placed in contact with a factory making hand made products.
Polley Developments—Under _instruction from the Council, the Section will later seek reporting of cases of transferred children and adolesents, and will concern iteolt with cases other than those which come to Police attention.
The Late Mr. E. S. Little Mr. C, S. Franklin, Chairman of the Municipal Council, has sent the following letter of condolence to Mr. B.S. Lite, Jr.
"ut is with great regret that, the Council has learned of the death of your father In New Zealand three ays ago. His public services to the Community of Shanghat are gratefully" remembered and I wish to convey {o you and to his family the sympathy of the Counc Peace Memorial Scholarships The Trustees of the Peace Memorial Scholarships Fund offer one scholarship of a triennial value of £1,350, subject to the conditions of the Trust Jond with the object, as stated by the: Jdonor, of encouraging British boys to turn io the laboratory, the workshop or the land, in preference to the routine of the counting-house and the office. The award will be made by the 'Trustees on the recommenda tion of the Examination Syndicate Cambridge University on the result' Jof the School Certificate Examination to be held in December, 1939. One further Scholarship will be awarded December, 1940, 'This Scholarship, in accordance with the conditions of the 'Trust as pre scribed by the donor, is open' to [British Boys ct pure white descent who have been resident in China or Hongkong for a period of not less than three years immediately preceding the examination.and whose parents (or one of them) have resided lin China or Hongkong for a period of at least three years.
The prizeman will be required to select from the following courses of study—
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