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factory, na when it rains the boys bring the mud into the class room. and when a dry spell comes, the wind blows the dust into the rooms,"
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knowledge of the work done in olas would be reached if the parents orguardians paid more attention to the wookly reports, monthly tests and quarterly examinations which each student regularly receives.
Mr. E. Ralph Inspector of English
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RACE WEEK,
HVORA
CORONET THEATRE'S FINE
COMEDY,
Race work finds the popular Coronet Theatre showing a programme that will cotertain the lucky winer
YACHTING.
CHOPPY WEATHER SPOILS.
SATURDAY'S RACING.
This was seen by us long before the inspection, but the "diasro" was wanting. However, two months ago, we made an appeal to the
A strong East wind whipped up a students to with their contributions and our assistance, we were able to and cheer this despondent loser like choppy eva in the barbour on Batur have it concreted. We have, bow-humour quick and refreshing animat-day afternoon when the 8th Champion- ever, to leave a great many almost ing the principal attraction, a clever ship for racing yachts took place. It necessary things undone, for the First National feature entitled The want of means.
weeds
since
This present building has been wearing har widow's 1914, and we have not been able to got enough of money together to have it painted. In the near future I I intend making a "drive" in order to I clear off our
dubte, so I hope when our collectors call on these
Inferior Sex," based on the notable spoilt what should otherwise have stage comedy of the esine patne hy been at interesting race. Several Frank Stayton. The leading role in hosts called it off and some of those the capable hands of Mildred Harris who essayed a start were all but Chaplin, wife of the famous Charlie, swamped before the gun weat. The this delightful picture can therefore boast a brilliant author, a skilled wind went down a bit as the after- producer, and a talented star. Having goon wore on and aziling conditions already won immense favour with improved slightly in consequence. stage Audiences, the plot gentlemen they will remember the
The course was Pillar Rock (s), a widow's mite. The commission alsoires no warranty. Given the wider total distance of 11.0 miles. The stated that they hoped the Goverup of the screen, indeed, it is even
results were:- ment would help in the expense of more effective in its comic realism. Sufficient is it to mention that the erecting a covered passage botwoen the two buildings, that might be used mainspring is the intrigue with aa as an assembly Hall and a gymnasium. imaginary lover by a young wife who bas been told that the
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Yachts.
HANDICAP OLABB "II."
H'cap on Course.
H.E the Governor distributed the schools in his report for 1921 aaye. I am happy to state that the Govern best way to re-ain her husband's Diana.......owes 1.55* prizes to St. Joseph's College students "I visited and inspected the College ment has already voted $10.000 love in a circle that regards divorce Colleen... 6.42
on Saturday afternoon, before a large gathering of the school's friends, it cluding Bishop Pozzoni and the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving (Director of Educa-
tion).
on the 8th and 9th of December, and found everything in excellent cond tion and hs.e recommended it for the highest possible grant."
The result
of the Hongkong The proceedings opened with an University Examinations for Jane excellent concert programme ably and December 1921 are--Matricula presented by the students, assisted by tion 17, Seniore 12, and Juniors 53, Rev. Fr. Riganti, Mr. Ed. McCarthy, ten of whom won distinction. The Professor Gonzales and Mr. Harry names have been already published in Ore. Professor Gonzales's contributhe daily papers. tions included violin, phone-fiddle
REVISED SYLLABUS
and banjo solos, accompanied at the I wish to remark here that we are piano by Mr. Ore. Eleven pupils took❘rvising our syllabus where great at part in a Juvenile Parliamentary tention is given to English in all its Debate (subject: "School Holidays phases as well as to science and to Bill'.
The boys sustained their special commercial branches so that parts well, and their excellent beginning with the present year, no enunciation greatly impressed the boy will be prosunted to a higher audience. Those taking part were: class in the rollege unless he passes C Sava (Speaker), M. Fishman, S. the required examinations. All will Copsey, F. X. Silva, A. Muller, A.
agree that the best judges of a boy's Gimenez and P. Castilho (Governability are those who have kept ment), C. Osmund, M. Silva, G. Fung, Q. d'Aquino, J. Dillon and L. E. de Sousa (Õpposition).
THE REPORT.
The Rev. Bro. Michael Director of the College, then presented bie report as follows:-
CROCA,
as the inevitable sequel to marriage is to arouse his jealousy-"keep him guessing." How wall she socceeds is Proved by the fact that this is exactly what the picture itself does with the Diana... audience keeps it guessing.
Cllen..
KOWLOON THEATRE'S SPECIAL MATINEES,
Pts, for
Race.
BOOTABL
Corrected Time.
h.m.s.
4.55.50
4.55.541
Total Pte.
Pointe.
to Date.
Position,
1
6
2
4
24 28
30
Did not start.-Sonia. Rolls, and
towards this building. I must take an exception to one remark of the commission" that the age limit was not observed in many Chinese boys of 17 and 18 were study. ing with Fortuguese boys of 13 and 14, and that St. Joseph's College was especially intended for Portuguese boys." This age limit may have been PICTURES FOR CHILDREN. Dorother overlooked in a few cases, but it is not the rule and since the Chinese New Year, none over the pro at age have been admitted. I wish also to state that this college is prix cipally for all Following the success of the kinema arranged by Mrs. Severn Catholic boys in the Colour, regardsbow less of nationality, und in pursuing and Mrs. Pollock for the children of Ursula this course, I am carrying out the, Helena May Institute members and Spray.. English Law. But this does not mean their friends, the management of the Bojum that none but Catholica are admitted. as we have at the present time, among the 700 boys now on our register, more than 200 studente belonging to almost every Creed and some to no Croed at all.
NEED OF A LABORATORY.
strict account of his work during the year. I am pleased to state that a very high percentage of Portuguess Although we are fairly equipped to boys who finish in the elementary oarry out the present Educational classes are continuing in the higher requirements, we have still a great classes. It is our hope and wish that need, viz, a laboratory, where our these young men will not discontinue advanced students will receive in their studies until they have gone struction in Physics, Chemistry and
៖ through the University.
Biology. These branches will not only be of great help to those boys who intend entering the University--they will also greatly benefit those who intend following a business course, by teaching them to think for themselves, We have a suitable a te for such a building just below our present new school, and if I were not trespassing
Your Excellency Lordship, Rev. Cray, Ladies
and Gentlemen, Owing to the transfer of Rev. Bro. We are still teaching exclusive of Marcan to Singapore, it has become English, two European languages viz., my pleasing and most agreeable task French and Portuguese. The French to welcome your Excellency and your Consul has presented a most valuable Gracious Lady to our prize giving, prize to the first student in that and to Bay In my own name, and that language, while the Portuguese Cousul of our entire staff that we appreciate has placed at our disposal three the honour you have conferred upon scholarships which will be available us, and heartily thank you for the in 1922. There is a gold medal given too much on the generosity of the
the Your visit thie afternoon is a t
hrst student in the Government, I would ask for a build-
Blanc.
Juost convincing proof of the interest Chinese language. By looking ing grant for this laboratory. I am you have always taken in our College, through the subscription inte. sure there are many gentlemen on the and showe bow anXIQUR you are to can promise as many scholarships for prize list whose names are linked with bave it the banner school of the the leading Chinese students, as the every enterprise that is for th Colony.
Chinese have never refused me any uplifting of the youth of this Colony, request that I made for the benefi of who would, not only contribute the boys.
the other half, but would equip at least one of these proposed classes.
ATHLETIC SUCCESSES.
entertainment: does
Yachts.
HEYWARD HATS CLASS "Y."
H'esp. on Corrected
Coume.
Time.
b.m.s.
Soratch
6.24.65
do.
5.31.16
4.471
5.32.294
5.36.51
Pts, for
Race.
Previous
Total Pte.
to Date.
Points.
Position.
1
11
2
9
38
3
8
28
36
56
Kowloon Theatr announces that it Lady Closoins...Scratch will give a special matia-e for children every Monday afternoon, reducing if necessary to pictures in size eliminate everything unsuitable for the youthful mind. Furthermore, Ursula in order to show the coming generat Spray ion that jazz now almost inevitable at Boojum every represent the best music, the orchestra programmes ill comprise selections from Sullivan's very joyous Gilbert light opere music. This afternoon will see this interesting venture undertaken with Charles Ray's "His Own Home Town" reduced from five to three reels for showing to children supplemented by other pictures. Of course pictures censored for children will be shown in their original form at the usual evening performances.
not Lady Cluacina 4 7 49
Did not start.-The Gladys Sealark Winifred, Sirias, Lois and Owl.
suitable
GAEL CLASS "G." No starters.
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Joseph's College; but it did not necessarily follow that he wished to sce St. Joseph's College the banner school of the Colony. He did not wish to say it in the presence of the The report that I submit to your
Director of Education. (Laughter). Excellency has been the work of Mev.
All he would like to say was that he Bro. Marcian and his devoted staff,
wanted to see all the schools in the Our Boarding D partment has been as well as that of Rev. Bro. Aimar everything that could be desired.
In conclusion, I wish to thank our Colony on the same level as St. No other Brother has done as much Thank God we have had no sickness generous prize donors and in an Joseph's College. (Applause). Ho for St. Joseph's College na Brother during the year. In this Department, especial manner Your Excellency, the wanted to see them as successful Aimar. It was through bis influence, quality, not quantity, has been sought, Hon. Colonial Secretary as well as the both on the mental and physical being greatly assisted by this Lordship and this is why we have so many on
Director of Education and the luspect-sidea as St. Joseph's College had who went so far as to mortgage lis
or of English schools for the assistance boen and he wanted them to give our waiting list. house to raise he required earcat
you have been always ready to give us. such sound good character training Never bave you refused any appeal as the Christian brothers were well- money, that this present property has been cured and our new schoul On the Athletic Field I am able to that was for the advancement of Edu-known to have been giving through erected, which from an architectural etate without boasting that we have cation. Such generneity on the part of out the world. One material point in point of view, has no rival in the carried off a great many trophies the Government imposes on us an the report that was intended for him Colony. It was he also who secured including the three team races, the obligation to leave nothing undone, to was about the proposal to establish a our branch school in Kowloon. This Junior and Senior Championships, impress on our studente respect for laboratory. He had taken a great good Brother is still on leave, but it and the Hongkong Football League authority, obedience to law, a horror intere t in the growth of the College is hoped that be will be with us again Shield and Intermediate and Junior for those baneful socialistic societies and he thought the Rev. Brother before the close of the present year. cups, and also the Hongkong Football whose object is to ruin and make of Director would agree that the College
Our average enrolment during the League Cup (IInd Division), thus every country what they have already had already received vary consider- Yodo Mara, (M. B. K.) for Wham-
ras 593 and our average abowing that we are adhering to the made of Russia a land of chaos and able sums from the Government. He pós-Feb. 19. attendance 034. Our Kowloon old adage to leave nothing undque to anarchy. We all know these evils was glad that the money had been Macassar Maru, (Nanyo Y. K,) for branch school and an enrolment of 80 have a sound mind in a sound body cannot be prevented without religious given, for it had been excellently Koba via Moji.-Fob. 19. and an average attendance of 75. As to accomplish this we have physical education and Religious Instruction spent. With regard to the proposal, Hangchow, (B. & S.) for Shanghai. yet we have not been able to impress dril is all the classes three times & has always beid the first place on our he would not promise anything.-Feb. 19. apon the minds of some parents the week under the direction of a most curriculum.
especially, as he had said, in the great importance of regular attend competent instructor.
Addressing the gathering. His Ex-presence of the Director of Education, Lift. For the musi, trifling reason On October 12, 1921, the College cellency said that be was somewhat He would not make any promise which sa maginary illness they keep their was visited by a committee appointed pressed for time and must therefore he was not sure he could keep. If the chatur a hom erhool, thus forgetting by the Board of Education. a is be brief. He regretted that he must Brother Director would approach the that panetuality and faithfulness what they say about the new school: first correct a misunderstanding in the Government at a later date he would 10 daty must be insisted It is admirable in every detail, but Director's report. It was perfectly be assured of the most sympathetic
youth, 过
the playground between the two true that his prenonce was proof of consideration derstanding and a more thorough buildings being of earth is unsatis- the interest he had taken in St. (Applause). MAFFURFERS
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