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of communication by the time the Phillips and Dyer, 6-3; beat Shipley School is built. On a bill almost) and Claw, 6-2.
opposite the site will be the 'new Hospital and the site, generally speaking, is in the very centre of what will be very soon a large re- ' sidential quarter. The site offered by the Government is 17 acres in size and it is hoped to acquire more land. Although it will have eventually large residential quarter around it, the site cannot be shut in as it is situated on two small hills with valleys or level land all round it.
The School does not exist to provide curishaw Education to all kinds of children. The Fees for boarders and day boys are the highest of aar Beys' Schools in the colony. There are 25 free boarders-places for orphans Eurasians) whose Earcpean parents have died or left children stranded in the Colony or in remote places up country. The number of free places has not been increased during the last twenty years although of course the number is not rigidly fixed. Every Public man and every man from the older Universities in Eus: land owes a debt to these Schools and can partly re-pay that debt by help
Brighteye to Queen Victoria with the dates of accession and death of each and a lot of good it did me. No wonder Shaw remarked that "History teaches us that history teaches us Croaker, Al, my dear trend. nothing. Until very recently only it is a perfect satisfaction to be mis- the history of England was studied. erable with you. My son Leontine Lately they bara introduced into shan't lose the benefit of such fine schools the study of European history conversation. I'll just stop hane Wells wishes to go a step further and for him. I am willing to show him introduce the history of the world. so much seriousness in one scarce Indeed his idea is that this shoulding to start a first rate public school ulder than himself. And what if really come first everywhere and in Hongkong with a certain number I bring my last letter to the dazetteer later on the study of the history of of free places or foundation scholars on the increase and progress of earth one's own country can be undertaken. as iu all the public schools in Eng quakes? It will amuse us I promise Only in this fashion can narrowness land.. The Appeal is made to all old you. I there prove how the late of view be avoided and the proper boys, to parents of old boys and of earthquake is coming round to pay perspective be obtained. Ile suggests boys at present in the School, to us another visit, from London to that his book or any other on world the business Houses of this Colony Lisben, from Lisbon to the Canary history which will serve the purpose who profit largely by the results of Islands, from the Canary islands to equally well should be introduced as Palmyra, from Palmyra to Con an alternative study for exarsination stantinople, and a from Constan- purposes. The broad facts of history tinople back to London again." Should be tought "as Chemistry is Which shows that the ancients taught to-day in practically the same can often be quite modern. Contams throughout all Europe."
All Dobations should be rent to fucins for example is very up-to-date ; And later, as the students went on the Hon. Treasurer (The Hon. Mr. when he says I have talked with to a closer study their own nation. G. Stephen), Diocesan New School Hwey for a whole day and he has and its literature, they would do so Fund. Hongkong and Shanghai not made any objection to anything with a sound sense of historical Bank. I said, us if he were stapul." And|spective, and with their disposition again. Shall I teach you what towards national egotism and conceit the Appeal Committee (Rev. W. T. knowledge is When you know af at last corrected. On minds prepared Featherstone) will gladly supply any thing, to hold that you know it. And in this fashion it would he possible further information required. when you do not know a thing. to to build the new conceptions of an allow that you do not know it:
organised world peace that struggle this is knowledge.
so hopelessly at present against the dark prejudices of to-day."
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In our paper the other
It seems to me that the introduction line which should never be forgotten, of this work into schools is an excellent and cannot be too often quoted. idea and I recommend its serious Man's inhumanity to man makes consideration by the University and countless thousands mourn What the local educational authorities. It an epitaph that would make for the is possible our Students here cannot human race, if put in the past tense arouse in themselves any enthusiastic after we have all gone down into the interest in European or English his- pit. always have thought two tory. On the other hand the rapid lines from Scotland's poet epitomise survey of the world given in the his real teaching. The first is the Outline of History cannot fail line just quoted and the other is to make an appeal
When man to man the world o'er | shall brothers be and a that The ideas expressed in these two lines! are at the back of all the attempts at the production of a better world, Burns was essentially a national poet, but there is nothing parochial in the sentiment of the lines quoted. The war has caused many minds in many lands to think these same thoughts to-day..
What an old fool is Nir SCOTT. Walter by comparison.
WHO !
The sappers won by 9 sets to mil
WILTS BEAT RASC. 54,
Bism. Murant and Bdsm. Rogers beat SM. Stroud and Pte. Lansley &3, beat SM. Booth and Sergt. Marsh 6-1, lost to Major Humphreys and 5.Sergt. Horrocks 3-6.
Bimr. Eatson and Sergt. Evans beat Booth and Marsh 61, lost to. Stroud and Lansley 68, lost to Humphreys and Horrocks 3-6.
Bdsm. Jones and Bdsm. Dobson beat Booth and Marsh 62. lost to beat Humphreys and Horrocks 6-4. Stroud and Lansley S-6.
The infantrymen won 5 sets to 4.
R. L.M.C. BEAT R.G.A. 9-0.
Major Tomlinson and S.. M. Thompson beat S. Sergt. Gillard and Gr. Clow 63, beat Sergt. Phillips and Gr. Dyer 6-2, best Sergt. Shipley and Sergt. Walker 63,
S.-Sergt. Jane and Sergt. Watkins in beat Gillard and Clow 6-3, beat Phillips and Dyer 6-1, beat Shipley and Walker 6-2,
Sergt. Ricks and Cpl. Stone beat Gillard and Clow 6-2 beat Falllips and Dyer 6-1, beat Shipley and Walker 6-2.
The medicos won 9 sets to mil.
RE. BEAT RASC 7-2.
S.M. Smith and S. Sergt. Hamblin the labour of boys from a school like beat S.M. Carter and S. Sergt. Hor- this, and to all men who have benefit-rocks 6-2, beat S.M. Booth and Sergt. ted from the old boarding and day Floyd 6-1, lost to Major Humphreys schools in Hongkong. in Britain and and SM. Strond 26. elsewhere,
The Headmaster and Secretary of
DIOCESAN NEW SCHOOL FUND.
FIRST LIST.
Mr. H. M. H. Nemazee.... $10,000.00 Mr. G. A. Pentreath Scholars' Brick Fund (June
to July 1921)........ Scholars' Peace Fund 1919 Scholars Fund 1920 The Kowloon Sze Yeck Kai Fong Ferry Co... Rev. and Mrs. W. T.
Featherstone
Mr. E. H. Pay is talk was like a Mr. W. G. Lay. spring which runs The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird: With rapid change from Mr. H. C. Recker..
rocks to roses.
Dr W. B. A. Moore.. Mr. W. R. Sayer..
I slipped from polities to puns, I passed from Mahomet to Moses.
DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL
£
PROG ESS OF FUND.
with his lords and ladies YEARLY $73,000 REALISED TO DATE.
gay, his knights and squires. There
In
with the connection
Mr. E. R. Valentine..
H. K. Wastepaper Fuod (per Mr. Gerken). . . .
is nebody of any importance in his pages that does not come of a good family, and all his heroes and hercines Diocesan Boys' School, the Rev. W. Mr. Mok Kon Sang have blood which if not actually blue T. Featherstone, Headmaster and Mr, Wong Yu Tung..
in colour is at least of a purplish
buc.
I remember an old Scotsinas telling me Lis country would have long aga become the most democratic of all, but for the stuff served out by Scott about the nobility of the nobility.
The common folk were persuaded for a time that there really was something in noble birth.
Burns with his feet in the ure reached upwards to heights of which Scott had no conception.
AND SCOTS.
Secretary of the Appeal writes:
3,000.00
CS.M. Pearson and Cpi. Townsend beat Carter and Horrocks 61, beat Booth and Floyd 62, beat Humphreys and Stroud 6-4.
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Supporters of the locals still re- 10.00 member the garrison finish that the "Rizal" team made when they pulled 20.00 their last game out of the fire in the by
tenth innings. $20,314.05
SECOND LIST.
New
Hon. Sir C. P. Chater Mr. Li Ping
5,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,778.00
1,000.00
500.00
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A sum of nearly $37,000.00 has een raised in the first three weeks since the Appeal was made, the first list amounting to $20,314.05, the second to $16.413.33. and the third to $36,727.38.
has been î
Scholars' Brick Fund Mr. Ho Kam Tong Mr. J. Scott Harston Sit Ellis Kadooris. Mr. Uy Cho Yee The Hon. Mr. Chau Siu Ki Mr. H. Hancock Mr. W. L. Pattender Capt I. Arthur
The Scholars' Brick Fand, of which Mr. E. C. Thomas is Hor. Treasurer
Mr. Wong Ching Yau. Over great success.
Mr. Wong Ching Tung.. $1,400 was raised in small subscrip- Class 3 headed the Class list,
Mr. W. Allen. tions. raising over $1,100.00.
The Appeal Committee is a very trong And yet how few can read Burns under-strong Committee of about 90 leading Dr. G. H. Thomas
Residents in the Colony, English and Mr. J. Witchell. standingly. No Eng Chinese. An attempt is being made Mr. D. McMurray.
lishman can and very few Sectamen.
I used to test them with a line or to raise $165.000 for buildings and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Allen.
equipment and $100,000 for Mr. G. W. White..
As a result, to-day's contest looks like anybody's game. The Hoog- kong team relying on their ability to hit is the pinches, while the Gobs have an airtight defence and five players batting over 300,
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Local Wedding .....................
PACE
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Leading Articles
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Silver Wedding
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Grand total to July 27,
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Company Meetings
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Peru's Centenary
Marine Misdoings mamain25
$35,727.38 Local and General
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"Hong Moh" Wreck.12 Local Chinese Fead12 Uncharted Rock Found.12
Unlucky Lottery Tickets ....
Burglars Busy........................
Harbour Tragedy.
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two of real Ayrshire from his poems endowment. Almost a quarter of Mr. Fung Tat Hang. and get them guessing every time.
the $165,000.00 has been raised to date, ir. 830,727.38.
Li
A daimen icker in a thraive's a
sma' request." What poem does that come from and what does it mean? No prizes are offered for
A scheme is on foot to raise the Endowment Fund by annual sub-
the translation only I'll bet nine out scriptions ie. equivalent to the in- of ten Scotsmen in the Colony don't terest on a capital sum of $100,000.
know their own language. But some
it
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SPORT.
"LAWN TENNIS.
P. and O."Manela"
of them like Stevenson make up for of the Hon. Mr. Lau Pak are arranging their knowledge of English. for the collection of donations from
Isn't this a quaint little the Chinese Community.
old poem by Anon? The Scheme for a New DioceŠAN Oh, for a Booke, and a Boys' School in the first scheme for
shadie nooke.
a school in this Colony with adequate eyther in-a-doore or out.
playing fields adjoining the school. With the grene leaves whisp'ring The new school will have excellent
overkede,
boarding accommodation for 150 boarders and accommodation for 300 tion with the Garrison Lawn Tennis Banque Industrielle ............ day boys. It will be situated in a League were played during the Bank Sues Broker very central part of Kowloon and be
or the Streete-cryes all about. Where I maie Reade all at may ease,
both of the Newe and Olde.
For a jollie goode Booke whereon
to looke,
Ia better to me than Golde.
HISTORY FOR
easy of access by train and by road. Day Boys from all parts of the Colony. will be able to get to the school quite H. G. Wells has easily. The new site is a triangle of an article in the land on two bills about 100-190 feet
EVERYBODY. Fortnightly
GARRISON LEAGUE.
The following matches in connez-
week
RE. BEAT R.GA, 9,0.-
4.
.S.M. Smith and S.S. Hamblin beat
Full Court Appeal ........ Local Labour Dispute Kowloon Trade sitiosunu At Long Lastenetur non era Adversarius" Heckled
Madman's Escapade
Motor Boat Sale
Court Martial
Charged by Ball Opium on Steamer Short Cuts to Wealth
Miraculous....
Gold Dispute Case Bankruptcy Court....
"A Bewlidering Casa
in high, adjoining Yaumati Railway SS Gillard and Gr. Clow, 61; bear which he suggests Station. The Railway forms one Sgt. Phillips and Gr. Dyer, 7-5; best reform in the teaching of history in boundary. The two other boundaries Sat. Shipley and Gr. Clow, 6-1
C. S. W. Pearson and Cpl Town school. Probably most of the adult roughly speaking will be two main 300 population in Britain learned history feet roads linking up Kowloon, end-best Gillard and Clow 61; beat Phillips and Dyer, 61; beat Shipley largely as a matter of dates. I re- Yaumati, Kowloon City and the Lai and Cow, 61. member how I had to repeat by heart Chi Kok district. On both of these Spr. Coupland and Spr. Newing Police Court Insider all Ehs rulers of England from Egbert roads there will be adequate means beat Gilard and Clow, 75; bear Caught in Typhoon
1:
Alleged Arson feel Bathing Shed Toofts Chair Coolle Struck
Mui Tmi"
Government House
Victoria Recreation Club Progressive Hongkong ............ ....14-15 Police Raids ***
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Thefts on Steamer .................... 16-17 Special Cables
Sport.....
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Obimary ............
18-19 Alleged Forgery.....
The Kwangs War Shipping*****
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Admiral Line- ...
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