THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1927.
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KEBERPORE
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KALYAN
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MONGOLIA MACEDONIA KHYBER DEVANIA
DENTA MALWA
PRIZE DAY.
"THE CHINA MAIL.
ELLIS KADOORI SCHOOL FOR INDIANS)
HEADMASTER'S REFORT.
AT THE QUEEN'S.
the instruction of a new Urdu mastar, supervised by Mr. Bishent Singh. Dietation, Composition,. Grammar and Translation are"A SAINTED DEVIL" TO-DAY TO now integral parts of the Urdu syllabus,
SATURDAY,
But the sheik bua fairly out-
Joseph Henabery production, an ndaptation by Forrest Halsey of the magnzing story, "Ropo's End," by Rex Bench.
It was thought Rudolph Valon- -Governor's Appreciation," H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil in sereen entertainment when ho tine had about reached the heights Clementi, visited the school, in the chose Booth Tarkington's "Mon- Prior
to Mr. A. el Arculli's spring, and after visiting the steur Beauenire" us his "come-back" functioning at the annual prize classes at their work he wrote in vehicle for Paramount after an ab- distribution to-day at the Ellis the school log-book, "T inspected sence of two years. Kadoorie School for Indians, Soo-this School to-day and was much kumpoo, Mr. Ralaton MA.,pleased with all I saw. The at-done himself in "A Sainted Devil" F.R.G.S. (headmaster) presented tendance is excellent and the the report given below.
school is beautifully..aituated."
"Games.... Pingpong. football, cricket and South Amerten and South Ameri the work Mr. Arculli's father had tennia are played by practically cans a pleterially beautiful atory done for the school when in its all the boys, and nearly every of old Spanish customs against mod
that M. pupil in the school competed in lern city life. It shows the virility of infancy, remarking
annual the Pampas against the sophisticat- Arculli was fellowing in his the various races at our
Achool sports, held on Decembered culture of Buenos Aires, the Tather's footsteps.
ForParia of the Americas, 7
Valentino has a role that its him to perfection. As a dashing young
Mr. Arcull was introduced by i Mr. E Ralphs, Inspector of English Schools, who referred to
Miss J. Arculli.
4.
"A Sainted Devil" has to do with
T If you are one of those who up-
geous settingu, superb portrayala.
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SAN FRANCISCO vla Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
* KOREA MARU (Calla Koolung) Sunday, 601 Fub., át Noun, SHINYO MARU .............
Tuesday.. 22nd February. SIBERIA MARU (Calls Koolung)... Sunday.. 6th March..
"Calla Los Angotuz.
SOUTH AMERICA via Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
GINYO MARU
ANYO MARU
MARSEILLES," LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Ports.
PUSHIME MARU
...HAKOZAKI MARU
HAKUSAN, MARU
MISHIMA MARU TANGO MARU
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Saturday, 26th Feb,, at Noon.
Tuesday, 3rd May, at Noon.
Saturday, 20th Jan, at 11 am.
Saturday,
Suturday,
12th Feb., at 11 am.. 28th February.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Wednesday 2rd Feb, at $1 a.m.
Wednesday
1
43rd March..
TA'ESUNO MARU...
Wednesday. Ola February, LIVERPOOL vin Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
TAMMA MARU (calls Glasgow).... Saturday.. 8th Hebruary. BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town.
KAMAKURA MARU
Saturday, 5th February.
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,
Among those prosent were Mr. 27 on the ER.C. ground. and Mrs. A. R. Sutherland. Mrs.permission to use this ground at J. Ralston. Dr. H. el Arcull and time 3 am very grateful to South American, fired by the pure
the committee
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA, of the Club Castilian blood of generatione Several educational walks and which courses through his veins, he Still Better Record." Mr. Argull said that he was launch picnics have been held, and makes n picture never to be forget-
year. He had the masters and boys have on ten. present Inst thought that it would be hard to these excursions gradually built beat the fine record shown then, a small bus interesting collec-reciate Invish, productional peor. but this year was even better and tion of sea-shells under the set-go and see à Suinted Devil" The accordingly congratulated Mr. Supervision of Mr. Khan. On one Here's the 'grent later in the kind Raision, the staff and the boys. outing last month, twenty boys of a role the public likes to see him Men an à pong planter of Mr. Arcul mentioned that the two masters munaked to
regular school started in rented rooms i reach the summit of Tai Mo Shan, althy parents, then
n-terror, brooding over the loss Library. he city. The policy had been
a lovely wife who was abducted The school library has beenn Gier wading day.) to aim at quality rather than quantity and this, had to its used to a greater extent during Helen D'Agy. Nita Naldi, Louise Dagmar Godowsky, effect now as the maximum had the year. I personally superin-Lagrange,
fend the issue of books, and have Raphael Bongini, George Siegman
and others have prominent roles in SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, The strong supporting east, and all give exceptionally good accounts of themselves.
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay reached 112. Marseilles und London
Every Indian boy in Hong added to the shelves a small nam Kong went to the school, added ber of books suitable for the very Mr. Arrulli, and they had the youngest boys. It is remarkable advantage of learning their own how keen some of them have be come on home reading, and I con- language there. "..
isamaal report. Mr. sider that it is never too early to Ralston suggested a kindergarten, inculente a desire to read some- 5gue, as, Lilon, #barg & gummistress in connection with the thing more than is prescribed for
phonje system. This Mr Arculli, class work.. endorsed as Indian boys went, to school curier and had to be
The headmaster's report to low-
Singapore, Penang, Columbo & Ebay pod Posame. Alombo & Bombay 1944 19th Feb. 1 Marsell, London, Antwerp de Huil
pore Penang, Columbo & Bombay
Lundan
楷
'rinn,
Marseilles & London
Ms. Luton, Antwerp &R
PR3 March
1 16,500
Ah March
2nd April
PAD APPR
10
Apri 130th Apri
MORRIA MANDUA
May Mag
Marsindige Lofton
10,902 Sath Jaz
KASHMIR
KALYAN
18th April Masroiles, 'werp.'dam & Huught pronunciation.
& Antwerp Singapore. Peng, Colombo & Ebay |
dien and
Lordon
Mapselles, landen & Antwerp
Mellies and Landon"
200 256 Jonel, Manches Landon & Antwerp 9.444 91 July "Marseilles,, Landon & Antwurs
20 July iareilles and London
MACEDONIA
Prement conection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Free, Smyrna, and other Levant Ports by steamers of the
Khedival Mail Stemish p
TALAMBA
TELAWA
TALMA
SHIRALA
BRITISH INDIA,APCAR SAILINGS.
dan.pore, Penang & Calcutta 10,000 18th Feb. Singapore. Penang & Calcutta 10.000 Hib Fein
pure Penang & Calcutta- 7248 1st. Marrb Singupure, Penang & Calcutta
8,500 30th
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ARAPURA
6,000 * 2×15
TANDA
ST ALBANS
4.356 1,300
ARAFURA
Jan. 4 m. 4th slach ist April 6000 20th Aji
& Meibomina
· TANDA...
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Manila, Sandakan, Dollo, Thursday Island Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney
WORLD THEATRE. "LOST AND FOUND" TO-DAY TO SATURDAY,
it
scenes that are beautiful
Health.
A romance of the South Reas The health of the school, has)
jehat is both thrilling and convincing been uniformly good throughout "Lost and Found," by Carey the year, a fact borne out by the Wilson
"พ extremely high percentage of at- The film is filled with pictorial tendance.. There may be many beauty, with strange and corspelling. Attendance.
unusual persons During the year ending Decem-causés for this improvement indruma, with ber 31. 1926, the school was open-health; but I feel inclined to at. thrilling sesuations. It may be Fed on 255 days, a decrease as ach some importance to the re-classified for those who like such. definitions, as romantic melodrama,,) compared with 1925, due to the sular systematic drill lessons with action rapid enough to suit the lattor year being an augmented which I started in 1925. In addi-mast jadedhtaste. The photography one of 18 months. The maximum tion, swimming parties went is unusually clear and much of it enrolment increased by 5. to 112, three times a week last summer depicts and the average percentage, at-to the public beach at North beyond belief. The entire film, on Admission was free by the pictorial side, is a panorama of tendance throughout the whole Point. year was the high figure of 97 per permission of the Government beautiful scenes.
and the visits were continued inflackbird, a planter, on a Pacific The story, concerns one Captain charge of masters during the island, whore wife deserted him for summer holidays,
the island, governor, feeing with their eldest daughter. injuring the ! younger in her mad haste to leave. OfThe man swearing vengeance upon all of her sex, tocit to the pers as master of a slave ship. Upon the deck of his vessel the drama is played out when his elder daughter appears. Not knowing her iden- Ty. Captain Blackbird is on
the point of Forcing her to morty Dingo, his Althy mace. The relation of i who she com, and there follows one of the wildest, most realistic ship-fights ever staged for a picture
cent...
Staff."
Tribute to Staff.
T June Mr. Abdullah returned! from India and repinced a Chinese temporary master, who wus I take this opportunity transferred to another district thanking all friends of the school school Mr. Bishen Singh had his who assisted us financially to buy leave in India extended owing to these prizes on the table here, health, and returned to his and the mementoes which were
distributed at the annual sports. duties here in July.
Lastly, I offer my personal A small portion of the play. thanks to my assistants on the ground has just recently been staff, both Indian and Chinese, covered in, a very much needed for their loyal co-operation during improvement to the school build, the year, and also to Mr. Arculli ing. It will now be possible for for his advice on certain ques- all boys to vacate class rooms dur-tions, which cropped up, connect The Enion S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newing recess and tiffin even on very led with the school.
wet or very sunny days.
ST. ALBANS
6240 3rd June 4,500 1st July Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and, Hongkong 10. Australia.
The E. & A. 5.5. Co., Ltd., stommers will iso call at Shanghai. Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan. Tuwao. Timor. Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
offers.
Fretient connections from Australia with the following:--
Zealand, Vancouver. San Francisco, otė.
17.
Buildings.
•
For this year,the P.W.D. has
The P. & 6. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal The P. & D. Branch Service of stedmers; to London via, the Cape: The New Zealand. Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and promised us the completion of a Lundor via Panama Canal,
TALIA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI &, JAPAN
MANTUA
NELLORE
SHORALA
NAGPORE
TANDA
MONGOLIA MONGO NYANZA TAKLIWA TAKLIW MACEDONIA KHYBER
ST.
DEBANS
LAHORE MALWA
DELTA
ARAPURA
NELLORE KHIVA „NYANZA MOREA
10.000 9th Jan.
.. 1a.m.
Amay, Mai and Kobe
10:002 4th Feb. | Shanghai, Maji and Kobe
6853
5th Feb. 781 7th Feb.
3,28
Dth.
Shanghai, "Mofi and: Kube Shanghai, Moß & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji, Kabe & Yokohama
Pub.
Feb.
8th
Maji, Kube, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai & Kobe
16,504
Feb. 7.0238 Į Fob
Shanghai Moji and Kabe
10,000 18th Feb. Kohe
11.120
་ ། 4th March Shanghai, Moll and Koba
March Shanghai Moji and Koba 8th March ! Moj, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 2,155 18th March 1810 March 16.252
4,600-
27th Mar Moji and Kobe
10,980 Fat Apall
8,007
1st April 0,000 5th April. |0,853 | 15th April
: 9,135 15th April
7,023 29th April
Mcj & Kobe Moji Shanghai, & Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Shanghai, Moir and Kobe
Shanghai, Meji & Kobe
· 10,963 29th April | Shanghai, Moji & Hobe
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Passengers for Radyoon must defray their own Astal expenses at Singapore while qwaiting the on-carrying steamer.
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AB Cabins are fitted with Electric Fana from of charge. Stummers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with" Laundries.
Parcels measuring not more than 24 x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Pusingė Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
: MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O: Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONGKONG.
Agents,
modern sanitary system,
LIST OF PRIZES.
is
The cast is exceptionally gifted; House Peters' as Captain Blackbird again proving his right to stand at the head of his profession. Other players who give sterling and vivid performances are Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno, Rosemary Theby, George Siegmann. Mary Jane Irving, William V. Mong and Carl Har thaugh.
The long-suffering school gar- The list of prizes was:- den. like the rest of Hong Kong.
Class 41st Prize and Gov. went, through trying times dur ernment Scholarship tenable ing the floods of last summer. Queen's College for 3 years-For
According to Caire reports the On three different occasions. we Dill; 2nd Prize and E. K. Scholar had to excavate our plots and beds ship 'tenable at Queen's College American commercial penetration of from underneath two feet of de-for 3 years-Gurbachan Singh: Egypt is extremely actives A com composed granite washed from Government half Scholarship ten-mèreia) delegation is expected short- Queen's College for 8 American motor manufacturers the hill slopes behind I trust the able at
bian to establish branch-factories in new nullahs since made and the yearsA. M. Rumjahn.
are 'proceed- Egypt Nagotiations turfing which has been done will Class 5-1st Prize and Goving for the creation of a bank to make a recurrence of the disaster ernment Scholarship enable at Anance American imports.
E. K. I. School for 1 year-D. M. impossible:
Khan; 2nd Prize S. M. Rum- Discipline. The discipline throughout the jahn; English Prize-Hari Singh: school has been exceptionally Urdu Prize-Gurbux Singh.
Class 6:-Est Prize and Gov- ood No corporal punishment has been administered in the fernment Scholarship tenable at school for the last eight months. Indian School for 1 year-Yusha
Studies.
el Arculli; 2nd Prize-Man Singh; Once again in the open extrance Class 7:-1st Prize and Gov- examination for entrance to ernment Scholarship tenable at Queen's College, every boy in Indian School for 1 year-Yusuf Class 4 was successful; and in the Shamsuddin: 2nd Prize Mah- lower class 88 per cent. passed in mood Khan: English Prize-M'd the annual examination set and Wahab Urdu Prize-Balwant marked by the staff themselves. Singh.
During 1926, I am pleased to be Class 8A:-1st Prize and Gov- able to state that the general ernment Scholarship tenable at meatness in all subjects has Indian School for 1 year-Wazir 2nd Prize Bashir greatly improved. This is bound Ahmed;
to react favourably on the ac- Ahmed; English Prize- A. R. teal subjects themselves.
Marker; Urdu Prize-Darshan Singh.
Phonie Method...
After the summer holidays I Class 8B:-1st Prize and Goy introduced the phonic method of ernment Scholarship tenable at teaching reading in the infant Indian School for 1 year-bra-
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE room, an innovation which has him; 2nd Prize--Muh'd Shaff
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met with very marked success. English
Prize-Abe Hassan:
The rate of progress is much Urdu Prize-Jaggit Singh. greater than under the old alpha- Special prize for progress, pre- betic method, with an almost un-sented by Mr. A. R. Sutherland- believable improvement in pro- Hari Singh.
nunciation.
Attendance (100 per cent. for 4
However, to take full advan-years)K. Nazarin. tage of the new apparatus and phonic primers which I have ob- tained from Home, an English teacher with previous experience of the phonic system is a sine qua
non.
FALSE BANKNOTES CASE.
Budapest, Jan. 10.
A petition, bearing 800,000 A half-time mistress for an hour or two in the forenoone signatures is to be presented to would suffico.
the Governor of Budapest in the
Our new Urdu books arrived course of next week, in order to from India carly in the year, and demand'a pardon for those in- rapid and steady progress has volved in the false French bank- beer made in every class under notes affair.
TOTTORI MARU AWA MARU
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,
Saturday, 20th January.. Thursday 10th February.
MORIOKA MARU
«Monday, 31st January.
MAGATO MARU
*Tuesday,
8th February.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANGO MARU-
Friday,
lith, February.
Friday,
281) January.
Sunday,
35th January,
KWAYO MARU (Muji direct) HAKATA MARU (Calls Takao) LIMA MARU (Calls Moji)
Tuesday, 14 February,
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