FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1910.
REPORT OF THE LOCAL LAND REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR | bo that of the Oxford Local Senior Junior
OFFICER.
OF EDUCATION.
RUSTRATION :-During the your 1,434 The number of Government Schools deeds and documenta were registered under remains unchanged; but Aberdeen School the provisions of Vidicance No. 1 of 1844 has proved unsucconstul, sud wax-closed at affecting 2,602 lots of land,
the end of 1909. For reasons given below, | the two sides of Belilius Public School have been treated a forming one school. No important changes have taken place in the aber and classification of the Grant schools. One, emall vernacular, school has Been closed, Number 32,
GRANTH OF LAND. -~The total ares of land sold and granted ou lease during the year was 254 acres 3 goods Up poles, of which 200 acres I rood t'l poles was in respect of lands dealt with by the district offices. The total arca resumed was 210 acres roda pelos leaving 7-4pares & rood 39 polas additional Iand granted during the year..
GRANT OF LEASES,—The number of Crown loases ranted during the year was 45.
Fess.-The total amount of fees collected Jy stamps during the year amounted to 825,881,73 bolig 81.205 leg than the
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and Preliminary examinations rospectively. In drawing up a curriculum, special at- tention will have to be given to the subject of Chiness, in which the College is weak, espacially in the upper Classes,
English manot be learned without read. ing. Pupil ainnot read without books Queen's Collage differs from all the other senior soboda of the Cology in having no library.
This defect being made good. Overcrowding, Even under the prosant roles, this still occurs though it has been greatly reduced,
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Y.M.CA. « QueÁN'S COLLEUX. This match is to be played on the Courts on Saturday," and if the home side wiña, championship honours will be assured. Unfortunately Y.M.C.A. will do without the services of Edwarda, but they will make a bold bid for victory. You can read the latest up- I note with pleasure a distinct all round Thair team will ber-McPherson and le The total number of pupila is 8,500 M tesching sa compared with what it wand Vironah.
improvement in the practical nature of the Braton, Hickling and Joseland, Shorey
to-date Volumes for compared with 6,178 last year. The num-for years back.
The separate studies of the non Chinese ber at Government schools is 2,326 boys. and the optional classes are a step compared with 2,239 last year. The towards the differentiation of cursos which numbats were purposely reduced at Queen's I have recommended above. The change College. The three feeders to the College in the readers and in the method of teach- on the other hand, and especially Saiyinging ronding bas my hearty approval. The Paul, show uhrkod increases, (933: 771) in tornacular education wore the result of a meeting between the Read The two British Schools, Kowloon Girls' menacer, the vernacular anster and myself. School and Victoria School show a combined † They are an instalment of a gonétal scheme
light decrease. Several of the less in of improvement.
DISTRICT SCHOOLS. uumbers. The increase a the Bolilica portant school also have declined in! Public School (girls) is noteworthy.
The considerable increase in the numbors at grant schools (4.934: 3,047) is chiedy
Yarmati and Wantesi fully shared in the The thros district schools of Saiyingpun,
gooural increase of attendince at Anglo Chinese Schools. The four collected wore 8.0.705 as compared with $18,705. All
CROWN REST ROLL-The total Crown rent due in respecs of leased lands in Hongkong and Kowloon (excluding certain villages la Hongkong and Kowloon enterod in the village rent rell) amounted for the year ending gosh December to 8417.172,63, an increase of $11,431.00 on the previous den to the increase of Chinese pupils in thethren schools were practically full for the lower classes of the Ellis Kada rie school ter part of the pose, and during con- siderable part of it were overcrowded in the and St. Joseph's College.
lawest classes, where the pressure makes itself manifest. Regulations which will prevent overcrowding in futuro have now been made.
The steadily increasing numbers taking an English education dogs not adequately describe the rush for places in English schools during the past year. If the num bats admitted had not been limited to suit
the capacity of the staff and she rooms, several hundred more pupils might have bean eurolled.
The following increws in the establish. menta over those of last year were Pro rided Salying. One Grade II, one Grade 111, two tiende VI Chinese Masters. Vantani. One Grade 11, one grade V op Grada VI Chinese Maators;
year and the total amount due in respect of leased lands in the villages in Hongkong and Kowloon appearing in the village rent: ruil for the year ending 30th, September way. 82.517.01, a decrease of 238.30 due to certain resumptions for public purposça.
NAVAL AND MILITARY LAND-During the year the formal documents transferring Victoria Battery, Stonecutters Island. Gun Clạù Hill, Kowloon, Central Block, The numbers taking a vernacular educa
In addition Mrs Mortis, Headmistrass, Kowloon, and lead as Crown Point in the tion have incressed. The increase is due Now Territories to the War Department entirely to the development of the Belilios Victoria School, was attached to the stat Public school. The stall vernacular of Saiyingpan. The experiment of putting Under arrangements already agreed upon school aged by the various missions a junior Chinese class ander an English wore completed as were also the transferalow a decline (4,011:
2,140)
The lady was new in Government schools, and I have never from the War Department to the Colonial these schouls in consialered under the seen a better class of beginners than here
satisfactory nature of the education given has proved most successful. fiovernment of arms of laud at Kinging vernacular education below, but
was by the end of the year. Park. Kowloon, the Time Ball Station, their worldly success is very easily suspann. Mount Coohanne, Garden Lota 21, jjt8, 49 and 50, the Kowloon Deck Battery and ed by that of the private vernacular schools. Position Finder Station and also a small Of these, careful records, so far as it is piece of land in Queen's Road formerly possible to obtain them, have kept for part of the Military Cantonment.
soreral yours.
NEW TERRITORIES.-The manction of the Secretary of State was obtained during the gear to dispense with the practice hitherte in force of holding an auction for overy small piece of Crown and granted on a longer leame than 5 years in the care of building its not exceeding 1,000 it.
The foes charged in the private verancular schools average $1.25 a month the grant vernucular schools make no charge in most cares. It is probably fair to say that except the Belilios Public School and one or two others, the vernacular schools under the Education department represent the lexr or agricultural lots not exceeding of anings of vernwular education. The contrary acra when the Land Officer certifies that is the truth as regards an education in there is no probability of any competition and that the applicant is the only person interested and that the band is required for lond fide Chiness occupation and there is probability af much development in the neighbourhood. By this means a consider. ablo unving of expense has been affected in advertisementa.
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On the whole the three schools are doing very satisfactory work. There are several pointe of detail which require more atten- tion, and these enn he conveniently con- sidered under the next houding,
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Entrance Examinations to Queen's Col- lege. There have for many years been four chehrships awarded to boys from the district schools tenable at the College. In 1909 the number offered was increased to I. The examination in previous years was held without any particular reference to the work done by the candidates at their schools. This year I decided that it should Fulish. The progress of the private be conducted strictly on the lines of the English schools seus to prove thas theraschool work; and, that it mght form a is little money to he made out of teaching convenient test of the work in the highest a nuttering Faglish, at low fees: Among class, all boys who were eligible were com the private schools are included two of pelled to compete. Of the 17 scholarships, 7
to Salyingpan and great importanes. St Stephen's College fell to Wants (imuni enrolment 120) and St. Faul's Yaunati. It is interesting to note that College (50) there is also an institution two of the successful candidates were known as the South China Academy. In already free scholars,
the New Territory. The success of Wantasi is remarkable and a matter of congratulation for the staff of that school. Salyingpan obtained one er two places less than might have been expreted from the numbers of the school, rayonuo bas increased
and Yaunisti about its just bare.. I do 813,611 (888,214: $34,503). The
not attach overnacht importance to the result is percentage of revenue results of a single examination in weighing to expenditure of 43-84. which is the merits of schools, but the relative high figure At Government schools percentages of marks gained are interest
Rules requiring the registration of cravea have been rande by which it is hoped the the remaining 24 private schoole the fear cinu and one from one from Tanylung
ronny disputes regarding graves and grave
sites many be lessened.
average $2.75 month. There are also 28 night schools in which, English is taught to 659 pupils.
The expenditure upon education has increased by 933,484 ($219,359: $205,875), and the
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CIVIL SERVICE. KOWLOON. The Civil Service meet Kowloon in a league match on Saturday afternoon. The following have been alerted to represent the Civil Service. E. Wockley, P. R Adams, F. Howell and C. Bond (skip); F- Fehor, A, Blowoy, W. Fincher and 1. A. Wheal (skip); E. W. Dawson, A. Pile, A Thornhill and L. E. Brett (skip). Reserves:
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Edwarson, June-28.-
THE CLONE OF THE CONFERENCE. The greatest of all Missionary Confer ances has come to a close. Round a camp fire kept alive for many days, the Mission Chiefs have smoked the calumet of peace. The blue vapour has gone up almost in straight line. There have been visible no cross corrents; the amall eddies were few and of small consequence. It bus. been successful and impressive beyond the hopes of the most sanguine of its organisers. Three of the largest balk in the city have the cost per unit (average attendance) felling. They form a curious contrast with bean crowded day and night by audiences to $37.13, the lowest it has been since the eighty and ninety per cent. sverages eager to hear the delegates speak upon the entire good science of missions: Edinburgh will hence 1902. At the grant schools on the contrary which will be found given.
oen master. This is dus aith, to any.Class hy it is higher than ever before.
forth have a great pince in the history of The Chinese Componitions are most dis- the expansion of Christianity. Dr Arthur appointing and a revelation to me. Poor 3, Brown, of New York, did not use the at Wantsni, they were very feeble at Sn-language of extravagance when he said that
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character, eloquence, and practical ability to the, higher proportion of pupils in the the Hong Hao Yeniuuia in Junk Bay upper grade schools. Indeed there is
they have taken the guidance of the affairs from the District Office at Tai P, it was an simpler and fairer indication of the
of the Conference largely into their bands, decided to transfer this ares to the Southem progress of education in Hongkong than yi gpun and very bad at sumati. The "Edinburgh had been identified with But it has been a cusmopolitan assembly, District Office at Hongkong and the the steady increase in the average cost per alt is probably to be found partly in gathering that would be considered by Parliament of Mas," intout on deising necessary transfer has now been carried pupil at grant schools since 1909, whom the the quality of the teachers, who were future historiaza as the most remarkable means for the betterment of the tuman And not the least valuable of the the offer assemblage of the people of God that this race. new code and new rates of grant came into them recruited on The provisions of the Foreshores and force.
of very small salaries at a time when the world has ever soen. And undoubtedly. lessons it has taught has been the possi Sen. Bad Ordinance, 1901, pecesitatang
Upon the retirement of Dr Wright in work of the district schools was con- as the Conference said in its message to bility of such a gathering being brought than it is at the Churches and their missions. the together without discord, and leaving at: advertisements in the Gazelle of every April Queen's College was placed undersidered lesa aerionaly small plot of foreshore in the Now the control of the end of the Education present. A second obstacle to good work next ten years will in all probability con parting a general feeling that they have
lies in the inability of the Headmasters stituto a turning point in human history." Department, who o title was changed from
done something to bring nearer "the Territories having been found to hamptospector of Schools" to that of Direc. (with the exception of Mr Yoanz Hee) only
Kingdom of God" upon cari. of land owing to the cost of advertise- ment frequently exceeding the purchase money of the land, Ordinance 41 of 1900 The Retrenchmens. Committee, while was passed exempting lands in the Now recommending but for reductions in the Territories from the provisions of the staff of the department, pointed out the irdimce o regardinge notices of the sale, advisability of increasing the fees charged the provisions of the Ordinance as regard in some Government Schools. The foes ing posting of natives on the land which for new pupils were consequently increased alone are likely to be seen by the in-
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Before the Conference clcaed, well organisation. Some system of pari passions of the Conference, one fods that they promotion, ensuring that a pupil cannot have been so many and so varied that it is served compliments were paid to the Various be promoted for proficiency in English difficult to co-ordinate them. But several press for the manner in which they had while very backward in the vernacular, stand out with distinctness. The foremost rested the Conference. And one profane will дот. Дихо to be adopted it that a great step has been taken towards but chivalrous journalist,-no doubt wearied the realisation of greater unity, if not union by the spate of pious oratory, thought that Special attention to vernacular educa
among the Roformed Churches. It is others should receive recognition, the tion should be made's feature for 1910.
great stride forward to have the dignitariesof
** Magnificent attention paid by the ladies Composition was remarkably poor at
parody on the Anglican Church taking part freely with in the Laft," and he wrote a Christians of every order kad ainas. Bishop Longfellow's "Psalm of Life" which read.-- latter, and dictation was a hopeless failure,
Brint declared that the policy of, isolation though a new voice and strange surround-
In the world's broad fold of battle. -
In the iivouse of strife, Queen's Collegs stands, as regards the ings offcet the results in this subject so evinced by the Roman Church was mozo
You will find the Christian soldier Apart from the portion known as the numbers in its three highest classes, far greatly that I do not attack very much pathetic than splendid. It is a matter of Southern District Mainland in which dis
congratulation that the great Anglican Represented by his wife, importance to them. above any other school in the Colony. In
Very fair all round results were obtained communion has shaken itself loose from trict Tees for registration are already other respecta I am unable to report that in reading, colloquial and grammar. Gee this policy, and the way in which the charged under the Order in Council of 17th it has nequired the predominance which it August, 1908, it is considered that the time is be hope of the staff and myself that it graphs was distinctly good, and so were the Anglica delegates shrok off the shackles has not yet arrried when the fees for re-
mathematical subjects, except Geometry of outward traditions was manifested in gistration eu be charged without the dis- however have already been remedied; and towards the end of the year.
may win before jong. Some weak points which had, however only been, begun that it looked for a time as if they would dominato the discussions. It certainly can advantage of preventing registration. others are easily remediable with time and
In accordance with the promise made by patience.
I am of opinion that in future it will bobe said that they spoke far more than -Messrs Polishwalla and Kotwall, Cotton
But in my His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan not to Staff-While I have nothing but good well to assign a fixed number of scholar any other denomination.
be surmised that that consummate genera and Yarn Brokers, in their fortnightly increase the Crown rents of lands held by to say, from what Tanto sten hitherto, of ships to ach school, se us to avoid som the original leaseholders after the expiration energy and willingness of the Chinese petition of dont against school. Such and tactician, Dr John R. Mott the report say:-
During the past fortnight, the jam competitions while apparently stimulating American chairman of the Conference, ind hare sometimes inconspicuous but untoward somthing to do with it. He never failed market has continued lifeless and sales multe. Maaters have only a limited time to call on a very bere proportion of An have been nominal. The same conditions at their disposal, which it is not desirable glicans. Nobody felt injured, hochane they have prevailed since we last wrote regarding that they should bestow upon the special recognised the sagacity of the chair in thus complaints in respect to overdos cantracts. coaching of any particular class of section into the full current of the wonderful tide
doing his best to bring the English Church The Chinese dealere have been selling over-
masters, they are not all at present quite fit to cope unsided with the work required of them. At the end of the year, the following divisions were under Chiness Master in independent control, IVa, c, d, and two divisions of Class V.
I have with the concurrence of tho Headmaster decided that all these six masters shall be put under the orders and control of the normal master, whose
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And what good camo of it all 7" may comprehensive course of instruction. This December, 1909, states that last year was Mr. D. W. Tritman. Assistant Land is a serious defect. Without ore, neither the closing your of the second century of be asked. We must wait and soc. fficers was tracaferred from the Southern parents nor boys, perhaps not even the the career of the office and the most Conference has aimed at being practical in were sold at prices $3 to 83 lower. At the District to the Northern District in staff, can clearly see the scope of the oduca prosperous hitherto recorded.
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Arrivals.-The mail stequer Assaye aud vorted to his substantivus post as Assistant grant schools and the vernacular schools, extmordinary bonus will be paid to the staff A Continuation Committee has been ap Land Office for the Southern Ditrict.
extra steamers Capri, Silesia and Bingo Mr. Something on the same lines but more of the office and the cost of hospitalities to pointed for the purpose of giving form and AR Wellington, one of the Land Exiliffs elaborate, is required for Queen's College colonial, and foreign, representatires and energy to future joint action on the part of Meru from Bombay, and G. Apear fron
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Shanghai-A very small business has Mr A. G. M. Fletcher was appointed es It consists of six pissacs each of from two Ltd. purchased by the office as on 31st of Peace.
besa done in that Market. THE COVFERENCE
Japanese YarnAbout 300 balos. No. and took up the duties of that post in May. of clase do the same work. Practically as to increase the existing margin between unexpected, feature of the Conference, has Local Mill.-Nothing doing.
prices of sundry investments below cost no Mr P Jacka, &istant Land Odicor, was all boys are promoted from one clar to the on vacation leave from 18th June to 12th nezt bisher once a year. As to which the total market and book values of the boon the business-like way in which its Haw Cotton. Owing to higher pricas September:
Investments of the office. division they enter, that depends solely on
councils have been conducted. It was no there has been no business transacted in "INVESTED FUNDS Meers Siamson and Co., are the agonis csey matter to restrain and direct the this staple, Bengal or Chinese. Block 350 the number of marks they corziỷ" at "the in Hongkong
eloquence and guide the deliberations of a balee Bongal and DO Jales Chinese, over £12,000,000. examination il subjects count only.Insurance Co., Ltd.; the Allianz Insurance hundreds of delegates, cach lled wiha
The Manusi roporte of L'Union Fire miscullanous budy consisting of many Quotations Bengal 833 to 27 and Na great many of the covimou ills of The first and overwhelming objection too. Ltd., and the Nord-Deutschs Lasur strong conviction of the importance of Chinese & 830 to $40, por pioul."
life the average man with a few reliable this simple arrangement (which will be medies at hand on be juste successfat modified in fature) is that it does not mente Co., of which Mesta. Siemsson and in relieving the sufferer as renowned the various and legitimate wants of the Co., are agents, show continued progress. practitioner. Emergency romading should pupils. It contmete curiously, with, the bo always at hand. Many times doctors chome of any great English: School with hills have been saved by having a bottle of its classical and modern side, its army,
him on the lab august following.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE COT
•Deputy Official Receiver on the 1st January to five divisions. Almost all the divisions August, 1909 and in writing down the bock Agreeable, and it must be added (20) wero sold at 8152 to $1
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