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ENGLISH IN JAVA.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE PRIZE DAY.
MORE SCHOOLS FOR KOWLOON:
The annual prize distribution took place at Queen's College today when H.E. the Officer, Administer- ing the Government distributed the prizes. Those presant included Bishop Pozzoni, Mr. T. Moorhead, There will be no need for
Commissioner of Customs, Major Morgan, Capt. T. P. Hall, Mr. Pon * peperanto", "volapuk," or any of the sonby Fave and Cipt. Pearce. artificial International languages. Excellency was met by a Quard of!
Honour of the Queen's College Divi. English goes on spreading is the way ion of the St. John's Ambulance it seems to ba doinz. The Java Brigade.
Nieuws Courant," which has been in existence two years, has now started an English supplement, with four columna of editorial comment and news. At present there are not
He Excellency, before distributing the prizes, congratulated the school on the splendid report presented and congratulated the Headmaster on having carried on the school's work, in spite of the several epidemics there
more than 500 British in Java, which had been in the Colony during the would not seem enough to warrant past year and the many changes these ench an enterprize. Perhaps the had been on the staff. He paid a special tribute to the work done by renson is to be found in the immense the mistresses on the staff and paid by the ladies in all the schools of the Colony it would have been impossible to carry on. He said he was glad to see that Queen's College had man-
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919.
ing very thoroughly carried out by Dr.
The Shield in the Senior Valley Bail and cataloguing was done by the Papil McKenny: owing, Dowever, to extrema League we have won outright after many Teachers themselves undor the super- pressure of work in the Medical Dea strenuous Bght with the St. Paul's vision of the Librarian.
The Queen's College. Amateur Drama- partment returns are not yas complete. team, our great competitors in this game.
chaak of Venice, Two Gentlemen of"
During the Spotted Fover epidemio Still we have not been able to maintain tie Association has been very much in atomisers were kept constantly at work the reputation of Invincibility given to evidence throughout the year. In April on the school promises; one of these was na by Tour Excellency last year, because the Association produced in Chiness very kindly presented to the College by St. Paul's have just become the bolders three Shakespearean Plays. The Mor Lady Ho Tung. *
of the new shield. We do not grudge Verona, and The Taming of the Shrew, Studies. The two Senior Classes them this because they have put up all of which attracted large and very Classes 1 and wore, as is gow castom-splendid struggle for it; but all the same
done into Chinese by Mr. Wong Fik-cho, Aroramined in July by the University we hope the shield will not remala with enthusiastic audiencer. The plane ware of Hongkong, all boys in there classes them too long.
The Shield for the Swimming Cham- an old boy of the College and produced being entered without discriminatoa
under the supervision of Mr., Eong Ki- For Ms riculation 29 students sab, of pionship feral for Competition by the fai. whom eleven passed the Matriculation Hongkong Amateur Athletic Federating examination, while a were awarded was won by Douglas Laing, against to charity or to those of the School Fenior Local Certificates."
Competitors from all the schools in the organisations which happened to be in
Deed of financial help.
The Social life of the College as a
development, and we have had a suc cession of meetings, lectures and social gatherings that have done much to bring the boy parents and their guard- ans, the members of the Staff and others interested in the College into
In this scation, fre Scholarships were | Colony. gained.
(s) One President's Scholarship by Tam Wai-ring.
(b) Four Canton Government Scholar, ships by-Mok Tai-tin, Wong Tin-sik
Tam Wai-ging and The Man-lung-
The funds raised were daroted either
Football Shield in the Senior Division whele has shown very vigorous signs of
We also hold the Hongkong Schoo's"
of the League.
At the combined School Sports we secured the Senior Championship, which was awarded to Ng Cham ching, our A cash prize of $50 offered in July by second-best man, our leading sportsman. the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce to Ko Kin-fan haring injured his foot and Banior Loo Candidates, for the beats being unable to compete. Essay on the War, was won by K-s Yan,
"Cricket tinction in Physics.
11
suffered somewhat from
•Chinese population, who seem to that had it not been for the work done cheung, while Lo Maa-ho obtained di difficulty in procuring the cecessary And that is the marked, increase in the
prefer English to Dutch as their lingua franca. They have started an English school, with an English
outfit.
Tennis becomes increasingly popular, For the Senior Locs! examination. 11 students from Class 1 Commercial enter and in addition to the usual Spring
increasingly close contact. In all this there has been one outstanding feature.. in which we feel justified in taking pride
of responsibility and consideration for feeling we have all striven to foster others, of unity and co-operation-evi
Master, which has been doing well tained its reputation in the athletic ed, and of these 6 passed the Senior games a Tournament was organised in danced not only in the class rooms but in now for over two years. Batavia side at the school. It was to be con. Local, while one succeeded in qualifying {the Autumn and attracted quite a large the playing fields where it has been. gratulated in having such, a good for Matriculation and was awarded number of entrants including ploy reflected in the clean and sportsmanlike
who have figured in the Hongkong moreover, has started a monthly trade grouril. The sporting spirit of Canton Government Scholarship. journal in English, and a sign of the Queen's College was an example to In the December examinations of the Championship events, The Champion-ames our boys have always put up.
Several suggestions "have recently times is that the Government Year the Colony. Hongkong His Excel University four additional students bip Cup presented by friends of Mr. Book has just appeared in English lency said, wis in a transition period matriculated, while 2 others were award-Baston, and called the Ralston cup was been made as to the formation of an Old
with regard to education. Things ed Senior Local Certificates,
won by an old boy V..Yvanovitch. Boy's Association in connection with for the first time. The English had been held up by the war but a Class there were 103 students replica of this cup and a cup for the the College and we hope before long to schoolmaster referred to, Mr. W. E. now they could go on with their reentered for the Junior Local Examin-runner-up were also very kindly pre- are some practical outcome of these pro-
whom actually sat, 33 corti-sented by gentlemen interested in the
positions. Mann, has also produced a number of construction. There was no subject
worthy of more consideration. In all ficates were obtained, including no less College. new text books in English which are the schools of the Colony there was than 18 distinctions in Chinese as Com carrying on the good work.
a demand for more athletic grounds Incidentally, at Semarang for "Our Day" the small community of British pluckily "taged Wilde's "Importance of Being Earuest, not
in Dutch or Malaş, needless to say,
J.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The exchange value of the do'lar oh,! demand is such.nguda › 3s 3. 1&d.
The Collections our Sunday (Jan. 26) at St. John's Cathed al wil be on behalf of the Hongkong Church Missionary 3837- ethion.
V
Entries for the forthcoming Race Meeting close to Mr. Bough to-day (Saturday) at 2 pm.
To-day's report of communicabia disease, following several blanks, shows
a queer kort of international foreman,
or gang boes, wouldn't it? Tilt all
fatal.
and to meet this it would probably Pared with 1 obtained in the previous mean that some of the schools would y
means of communication.
matter was one which at present was
Annual Esport.
ATTENDANCE.
We will ask Your Excellency to bo good ecugh to present these Cups this morning after the School prizes have been distributed.
in
A number of boys in Classes 1 and 2 . are availing themselves of the course in Biblical Knowl dgs arranged by the the benefit of those students who wish Socretary of the Chinese Y.M.C.A, for,,
Examinations. Since the early part of my to take this subject at the University
report was writtion, I have been inform” ed that we are very shortly to be deprived of the very valuable services
A Teaza was entered, for the Brst time, the Junior Blongkong League and did quite creditably for a first season, finish, about the middle of the Lengue. This year we contemplate entering a team in the B. Class,of the Senior rendered to the College during the last League.
two years by Mrs. Litt who is proceed.
have to be moved over to Kowloon Ja December 8 additional Junior Local which was a most suitable place. To certificates were obtained by Queen's Kowloon there were now increased College condidates, thus making a total
This, of 42 for the year.
The results of the University Examin- being considered by the Government.atiens did not fulfil our expectations and although unavoidable it was still de cidedly unfortunate that we were de- prived of the services of besars Ralston The customary bathing parties and ing to Egypt to join her husband. On and Fletcher just about 6 weeks befare picnics held during the Summer were all behalf of everyone connected with the the July examinations were held, and extremely popular and attended by School, I am glad to have this oppor & most critical time for the boys being large numbers. In December we sent tunity of tendering to bor our very not out of place o mention the fact that Schools in Canton. Sesults, so far as she has always displayed in work and prepared by thent. It is here perfige representative teams te mest various sincerest thanks for the warm interest
sincethe begining of the War, we have.
games, and to wish her all happiness from year to year found it increasingly
and prosperity in the future. difficult to got the text books needed in suficient quantity and at the proper time This difficulty was intensifed in 1918, so much so indeed that we were compelled to have certain books printed locally in
The total number of scholars enrolled, during the year ending December 31st 1918 was 089, 54 more than in the pre vious year.
The average daily attendance was 879, 30 more than in 1917.
The 'bigbest attendance was reached on September 11th when 731 were pre- sent; the lowest on June lith, when only 302 attended; this reduction, which was only temporary, was the result of
games were concerned, were only fairly antisfactory-owing largely to too much oxcitement and tob little sleep. -Other- wise the trip proved a most enjoyable
one.
a
very handsome Championship cup has for next season's Tennis competitions,
Queen's College is always honoured by distinction conferred on Old Boys, and we tender heartiest congratulations to
the gold in Germany should be taken one case of bubonic plague and two of the outbreak of Cerebro-spinal Men installments. We hope that next year been presented by a number of 0.0.Cupon the title he has received.
cerebrospinal f.ver, all Chinese; and all ingitis and the following day the this difficulty will be, to a great extaboye now undergraduates at the Univer
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 1919. is reasonable caough, but that would be only a small instalment ou ac “TON FOR TOY" IMPOSSIBLE. COURT.
The "China Mail" has already in this column indicated the difficulties abead of the much desired "ton for ton" compenention to be paid by the Germane. There are pot enough Ger- man bottoms in existence to pay for at losses, so that a literal ton for ton (in kind) is impossible. We pointed ut that the proposal that Germans
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tons,
In the absence of cash, there: The total output of the Kailan. Min arises the question of payment in ing Administration's mites for the week good. Siz Eric Geddes has pointed ending Jan 11, amounted to 77,443 tous and the sales during the period, to 65,881 out that this would stagnate labour market. The Germans would
The African World" announce the be thus forged to increase a competitors indesnes in France of Majst tive production. There are two ways Boogie Schwarz, M. C., the well-ken suggested to cripple German com South Afriend cricketer. He had ropre petition. One is the popular one of sented E gland at Rugby football. boycott, for which we have seen enthusiastic mass meetings voting in
Medical Officer of Health decided that the College should be closed for five daya.
STÄFF.
pot entirely, rebred. In Class 3.the largest class in the School-with 7 sections; and containing more boys than we have in the whole of the lower School-the results show a one
decided improvement upon these of 1917 05 boys were examined, of whom 184 passed.
sity of Hongkong.
We anticipate that several of our sportsmen will be chosen, as they have been in previous years, to represent
Chias in the Olympiad to be held in Manila in May of this year.
Gazes altogether have been very
The year under review was remarkable for the unusually great number of changes on the Staff. The late Hend Master, Mr. T. K. Desly, re-
In two sections, Fall and Fell Frently forwarded by the encourage tired on pension in May, and in the there was not a single failure, and as ment given by Masters and Mistresses same month three assistent muotors. most of these boys will be entering for an evidenced by their attendance at the Messrs Ralston, Fletcher, and Hanco, the Junior Local in July of this year, we various matches and the very practical left to proceed to the front. Later in are hoping they will do equally well assistance they have rendered in varicua the year Mr. Nightingale was transfered then. It is upon entering this Class 3 ways..." to the Yaumut School and quite reeither from the Lower School here, or
The Bishop of Victoria Hongkongcently Messrs Partington and Maxwell from, the District Schools, that boys
GENERAL. บ
The Yellow Dragon" which is now
hood and to Khan Sahib Hashic ban
In conclusion, I wish to thank Your Sir Boshan Wei Zuk upon his Knight
Excellency in the name of Qasen's College for o kindly consenting to honours by distributing the prizes; the visitors for their attendance, and
bributed to our Prize Fund; their all those who have so generoudy con
donations are already recorded on our Notice Boards and will be acknowledged in the next issue of the Yellow Dragon,>
PRIZE LIST. Hongkong University Certificates (Matricnlation) went to S. 3. Ahmed, Shi Ju-tak, Mok Tai-tin, Fung Kee-yes, Fok Chong-wa, Lou Rotat, Lo Ma-ho, Wong Tin-sik, Tom Wai-ying, Tsui Ping-" tong, Chaw Po-sham, Lo Ki-san, Tee
should be set to work building ships 1.various parts of the Empire. But Rratefully acknowledges 350 from Mr. have left to take up posts outside the have to decide whether they will join under the very able Editorship of Mr. Ma-lang, Wu Min, Chao Man-bay,
H. B. L Dowbiggin towards the tower Service. One Anglo-Chicese master the Fell' sections leading up to MaKay, convinues. Its increasingly useful) Edward Hotung, and Choo Man-clian of the new Chinese Church at Canton Mr. Lai I-tong hus resigned and two enlation and the University, or the Cora- career, and a very noticable feature off
in order to give them to us in ex- Change for those of ours they pirated night be detrimental to British ship- builders, especially to the workers. There remains only the alternative that they should pay us the money
that, as many people have seen, is to! kill
even
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our chance of indemnity, for which an appeal was recently made
of deferred paymeute in the Cathedral. The other is to demand such in-
The Annual Collections are being demaities in goode (for sale on our account) as will keep the Germans made to morrow at St. John's Cathedral on behalf of the Church Missionary
of our Vernacular coasters have retired on pension.
We were glad to have Mr. Crook back as Second Master in July. Other wel-. come additions to the Staff aro Mr. Doherty who came from Tientsin in kong University in October, and later Miss Skinner from the Peak School.
business..
mercial sections intended to it them for We come now to the Lower School, comprising Classes 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Senior Locs).-F. A. Xavier, Edward. Ho Tung, Ka Yau-cheung, Ho Shia kuf S. Haroon, E. Haroon, So Sui,, Lau Ping. tsang, and Henry S. Hall.
the magazine is the frequency and regularity with which boys sand in con- tributions to its pages.
The Queer's College Division of the; 188 boys were examined and of these St. John Ambulance Brigado Oversca Chan Shut-th, Ip Kau, Kong Kam-chen,
Hare
Junior Local-Luk Kai-leung: M, Alim Khan, Chan Kamman, Sai Ping-kong,
with which to replace our shipping busy for years paying off their debt Association. The high rate of Exchange September, Mr. Un Po from the Hong. 182 passed. In Classes $4, and which has now been in existence. for 2chan U-ying, Pun Pingchang. Ip Shai
losses; and this brings on the quest- ios of indemnities.
But though this would ease taxes, tords to greatly reduce the funds avail perhaps, it would, as Sir Erie Geddes, able from England so it is toped the has pointed out, increase our problem abortage may be covered by extra local of unemployment. We should be cutting off our nose to spite our face,
donations.
We have now six Mistresses, on the
Staff and I wish here to express to them as well as to all Masters my very sincere appreciation of and thanks for the really and the additional duties they have all by John Jay Abbott, vice president of the cheerfully and energetically under"
to the shipping end of the question,
J. P. Morgan and Company, American financial conditions in Chins will be made
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taken.
DISCIPLINE. Discipline has been very well main- tained, notwithstanding the frequent
there were no failures.
years, now consists of about 40 members ei, Leung Ting-shuo, Tal Taz-ahek, Lo No boy can now receive promotion all of whom are to be compliaented on Wai-eurs, Fung Hol-ahun, Pun Yi-kwa, from any class unless he satisfies the examiners in both English and Chinese. the regularity with which they attend any On-yin, Lo Foolt, Young Shui- Altogether, throughout the School, drills and parades, and the general ching. Cheong Wai-lai, Mak. Shui-fau, Leung Yu, Li King pun, Yau Ka-yang, and including those taking the Univer-eness they evicce is all matters con- Tsoi Tsz-shun, Ip Ping-iu, Ng I-a, All members of the division owe very ik Tatting, Chan Wing-kwong: Fung The Pupil Teachers attending the sincere thanks to Sergeant Major Bond Pulying, Chan Yuk-in, Kwok Chui-hon, amined as compared with 457 in 1917. Normal Cines were, for the first time, of the Hongkong Defence Corps, for Chan Kwai-pun, Wong Chung-un, Ng Wing-yau. Taol Chung-you, Wong Kwok- entered for the Matriculation Examios valuable services rendered in connection ang. Wong Chun-kun, Chai Kung-hi,
Lo Ka-him, Wan King-shum, A. A tion Of the 8. candidates entered, 3 with drill and organisation.
Bumisha, and Douglas Laing. passed the examination and are now at
The Q. O. Division holds the Holyoak Cup for attendance at drills, lectures and parades.
LIBRARY.
During the elections at Home, the ministerial candidates suid nothing in their addresses to help us to glean
hat the policy with regard to indem as an old saying goes Harking back financiers, hive su:ounced that a study of exceptional work they have put in sity Examinations, 5 boys were or nected with tbe Brigade work. nities is to be, nor even what they would wish it to be. The British and in which Hongkong is naturally more
Cominental and Commercial Trust and French Governments are looking into immediately interested, there is
Savings bank of Chicago," representing tho proposal that two shipping American bankers who had previously ann- the question of what Germany is
St. John Ambalanco Certiseate the University as Student Teacbera..." liky to be able to pay, which indi-pools should be formed, by the Allied sidered a loan to Chins. He leaves for
changes we bare bad to contend with. and the Central Powers, to regularize Peking soon,
The Prefects continue to render very There are 13.Student Interpreters cow
(second year) wont to Corp. Lai Li-him, cates that they at least expect pay the situation. One difficulty which
Corpi, Sun. In-tung, Loo Corp. Char Meara, Warner, Barnes and Company, valuable help especially in the controlin attendance at the College, distributed
Kwong-bing, Lee Carpt Mat Wai-con ments. ' France, who had to pay one emerges is that in this matter it Linliad of danile report on December $1 they exercise in the play grounds. To throughout Classes 1, 2, and 3, and they The Library is more popular then ever, partes Sur In.yik, Las Kwok-min, Tro so Gurovany, will naturally expect an becomes inevitable that the United that no hemp business was done during mark the importance of the School. Pre are all doing very satisfactory work and much mers used, especially by Gaung-lerng Young Shio-ching. Loung mdrainy. America is against the States and ourselves should regard the provices 14 days. The receipts in teete as a connecting link between the Thean boys are appointed after competi- Classes 1 and 3 and members of the herk-hing. We Ya, Wong Ying, tr In nam, Sq Cheuk-fal, and Young Ming- exaction of any. Our Government proposals from a different angle. We 1918 were 1,410,021 halen, Exports were members of the Staff and the boys, ative examinations and attend the Gol- Staff
It now contains about 3,000 volumes. Zat. the British-steers at present a mid- wish to reatore our great mercantile 1,335,144 bales. Sugar was erning in Prefects Dinner was held in November legs until required to fill vacracies for
First Year certificates went to Private dle course apparently. It insists on marine. The United States desire to lowly, with Chinens keen competings, it is hoped that this will develup into an interpreters in various Government consisting of Fiction, History, Geo-
Offices. Pitola 4,130,077 meru, experel In 1919. Annual function. Jeg
graphy, Science and General Literature. Ko Kin-fan, M. A. Khan, Ip Kau Douglas ATHLETICS. just reparation, but is willing to create a great mercantile marine Copra market frm, with closing buyera at, *GORGANISATION. *
The catalogue for 1919 is now in the Laing, Ka King-fan, Mck Ying-kyn Games, with the exception of crickety hands of the printers.
Kwok leung, Taci Tsz-yu, Wong spread it over a long term.
About 18 months ago our Government £90 10. Bd. per ton. Experts for 1918 General organisation remains very sourish more exceedingly than ever, and
4 change has been made during the Hang-ho, Chiu Chung-pak, Wong Hon hoped that ships for us might be built dropped to 870,034 one, asarinet 1,431,082 much the same, with the exception that, 15 America; but a United States law in 1917. Improved demand for rice, seeks since the post of Normal Master was instead of being confined to a compare,
kroenly followed and shared by galle lending and referonce we have now Leang Kit-tsoi, Ng Pak-wan. Loe Tota was passed that all ships built on that small, sod prices smartly increased. Boit abolished in July last, the work of train-tively small section of the boys, are a year. Instead of two separate libraries wol, Chan King-ching, Taui Wai-207 side must be American. Later, we 12 pesos per cavan Flour stocks con- ing Pupil Teachers has devolved upon large proportion of our boys, the inter only one. Volumes not meant to be ming, Pang Yutong, Young Wai-pang to a larger sum; say altogether more sought to bay the control of the White
class football and "volley-ball compsti. taken away and those for Staff use only In-leng. Ng Pak-ying, Chan-Yul-hing The Librarian, Mr. Handyside, has hing, Fung Shu-kan, Tang Ping-2023 than twenty times the amount. Ger Star interests--the White Star An American statisticies, keen upon been no important changes. Speciations are largely responsible for this and are astarisked in the Catalogue. Li Wing-ying, Tik Tsz-ming, Teo Wai- inany exacted from France in 1871. ships, though on the British register showing how Germany's indemnity is to atention has been directed to matters we are now able to boast as many as 20 hoen fortunate in having the services of Li Yeung-on, Lo Hin-chang, Yeung King or 21 football teams and as many volley Mr. Wong Tin-sik assisted by boy's from ki, Ko Fachoong Cheng Tsz-tad, German ·labour should be compelled being owned by a company, which is mon's made to the Kaiser and the Ger- and a specially compiled book com
The Shields in these inter-class games nace, the work of reconstruction would Leung Ping long
France and Belgium for actual damage suffered want from 3,000 to 2,500 millions aterling. The losses of
the other Allies, pooled, will come
gosted.
various members of the Staff.
In the courses of study there have
Thoy amounted to £1,727,720. da the Chinese has been regularly stadiad.
(Continued on Page 5)
1 hero have been suggestions that and eailing under the British flag, be paid, has discovered that the pay connected with the War, and in Classesball teams Fall A. Without this invaldable Basistang, Peo-shan, Kwan Woon-tak, a to rebuild ronde, lowas, etc., in mamly American. Sanction was man royal family will now be available. prisdog War stories in English and are most keenly competed for, each class have taken a considerably longer time. Belgian, France, Serbia, Italy, and refused for this unle, however, and total claims for actual damage fere to Health of School. Apart from the providing its own ball and colours. Very few additions were made, but Humania. This is not quite the same purchase by the United States Go-day's lead article), irrorprotive ofputbreak of spotted Fever and Infinetiza, After some extremely close and exciting as the suggestion that the Germans verament was ultimately elfested. In mor and intellettual" damage, which greatly affected our attendance, should build ships to replace those of view of these tendencies, it is thought ours that were destroyed by them well-informed circles that the but it in probably open to a similar double pool arrangement might to objection. It would, moreover, need difficult to work.
amount to something like 1.000 millions the health of the School, generally has atarling, it ory reckon how fac there royal etmoluments would go. The boon quite normal
play, the Shield for Vulley-ball is now hold by Class i and that for Football by Class Full
For arrangement of fixtures, etc. wo Dare greatly indebted to Mr. Doberty and
An individual medical examination of final payments, on a sinking fund basis, might be made about 4,000 years hence students has been instituted sad in bo Ko Kin-fan. We cannot wait so long..
they include, valuable War Literature and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Some additions-especially from dupli- cate or triplicata copies in the School Library ware made to the Pupil Teacher Library, where the arranging
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