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ANNUAL REPORT.
The following excerpts whilst inside the lid will be found taken from the 59th annual a Coupon. 12 Coupons from 1 lb. tins or 24 Coupons from 1⁄2 lb. tins Port of the above school:- can be exchanged for a lb. tin of Ten, Free of Charge on applica- tion to
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BANKS AND GOVERNMENT SCHEME.
the verandahs of the houses: LOANS TO FARMERS. this same idea was carried out in houses numbers 6 to 9 which were used for -Class Rooms, two Assembly Rooms and a Tuck Shop. The top floor of the tenth house was for Staff and the two
When Standing Committes, “C” lower floors for administration of the House of Commons, which is and offices. The kitchens were en-considering the Government's Agri- larged by combining smaller kit cultural Credits Bill, met recently, chens; three yards were used for Mr. Riley (Lab-Sec., Dewebury) laundry and the servants settled moved to delete the sub-section of down very happily in their vari-Clause I which provides that the ous quarters.
Treasury shall pay £10,000 per an- In April we had several rob- num for ten years as a contribution In January, 1927, the work in connection with the new build beries. Some of the boarders towards the cost of the administra- ings was completed by the instal were very plucky and on two oc- tion of the company, or corporation, lation of an excellent supply of casions thieves were caught. In water from the well in addition May we engaged a night watch- which is to be set up.
Mr. Buxton (Lab.-Soc., Norfolk, to the water system which had man who appears to have done been in operation since we uc- his duty well as we had no fur- N.) thought the Government had made a bad bargain with the banks, cupied the buildings in March, ther trouble. 1926. The work in connection) Two tennis courts were made while Major Price (U., Pembroke) with the road was also completed by May 1 and by the end of June considered that the Opposition were in January, 1927. On January 25 about two and a half acres of mixing up banking and the work of The greater the Old Boys' Association held a land were formed for football, a loan corporation. Social and Dance at which there cricket and sports. A fence was the guarantee the more cheaply and would Investors advance money for were present about two hundred, built round the houses people. The School closed for grounds by July and a covered loans, Chinese New Year Holidays on playground was built by Novem-
Mr. W. E. Guinness (Minister of ber, in which month we first January 28,
On February 6 the Military heard that we might return to our Agriculture) pointed out, that the Authorities culled for the plans of own buildings in February, 1928. banks could only receive a maxi- All these alterations, etc.. mum of 5 per cent, on the money School and from March 1 the show that the School has spared they provided. That was not cumu- purposes of a hospital in connec- no effort in making the best of tative, so that if less was available tion with the troops coming from the disappointment which was in one year it could not be made up
keenly felt in the early part of in following years."
Mr. A. V. Alexander (Co-op., Defence Force.
INSPECTION AND GRANT. Hillsborough) thought that with all The opening of School in Tem-
the aseistarice the Government was porary Premises of ten houses at The following are extracts from the corner of Nathan-road and the report of the Inspector of giving it ought to be possible for farmers to borrow at less than 6% Prince Edward Avenue was post- English Schools:-
was the poned from February 21 to March Building. At the beginning of or 64 per cent., which 1. In May the Director of Educa- 1927 the school was transferred official estimate.
Undersigned have received the
WANTED TO LET Shops or Go-T instructions to sell by Public
downs in Central locality, No. 8 Auction Duddell Street. Apply to H.
ON
Ruttonjee & Son, 15, Queen's Road THURSDAY, the 26th July, 1928, England as part of the Shanghai
Central.
TO RENT-7, Middle Road, Kow- loon near Peninsula Hotel. Three. Large pair Rooms facing harbour, private Baths, Goysers, Verandah. Quiet Gentlemen's Boarding House.
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HOME TUITION.
WESTOVER
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don.
STEVENAGE. Within an hour from Lon- In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received In the House of the Principal. dividual care and attention.
Farticulars apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
In- For
. (Camb, Higher Local).
(Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER ·
(National Frodel Higher.
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2 Савев Васоп
4 Cases Electric Table Fans
1 Lot Electric Fittings
139 Tins Paint
7 Sacks Flour
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the year.
Yes, Including
1 Case Chinese Gramophone, tion visited the School and wrote from Ho Mun Tin to temporary Mr. Guinness: Including repay-
in the Headmaster's. Log Book-premises and the school author- ment of capital? "I visited the school in its tem- ities are to be congratulated on porary premises, which seem the very effective manner in very satisfactory, except that which these have been adapted to that there is no covered play the needs.
Records
2 Coils Wire Rope
1 Portable Forge.
4 Electric Motors,
8 Electric Pumps
1202 Bottles and 38 Jars Chinese ground and the present arrange- Equipment. Satisfactory.
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LAMMERT BRŪS,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, July 24, 1928,
Attendance. On Roll 227 (292
ments with regard to Science teaching are not at all convenient. in 1926). I was much impressed by the manner in which the Headmaster and his Staff have overcome many of the difficulties with which they have been so unexpectedly faced in the last few months."
Mr. Alexander: repayment,
Mr. Guinness replied that the banks were giving the services of their directors and their local branches. They could do the work far more cheaply than it could be Present at inspection 218 (276 done in any other way. The scheme in 1926).
was carefully designed for the pur The decrease may, I think, bepose of devoting the benefit of the accounted for by the move to the Government assistance to the bor- temporary building and the dis- rowers, and not to the banks, who organisation of the work then were shareholders in the corpora- THE COMMITTEE.
Staff-Adequate according to
The amendment was defeated by The members of the Sub-Com-Code requirements. mittee appointed to make ar-
Organisation. Classes 1 to 815 votes to 10. rangements with the Military of which Class 8, with 27 boys, is Authorities were Mr. A. H divided into three divisions con- Compton, Chairman, Mr. P. Staining 10, 6 and 11 boys respec- Cassidy, the Hon. Sir II. E. tively. According to Code Arti-
caused.
EXQUISITE BEAUTY Pollock, K.C., the Headmaster and cle 10 (ii) these should he Bi. 8ii
and Splendor of the Orient is stored in Jade, clear ду the Lover's Eye, Amber, Agate, Crystals, Ivory
and delicate hand-carving Work- manship, once trea aures of nobility. We take pleasure to show lovers of beauty in Hong Kong a new col- lection of master- pieces, just arrived from Peking, the trea- sure house of old Cathay,
Inspection of our Jewel- lery and Curios is cordial- ly invited.
SHIU HING WING,
49, Queen's Road Central. Tel. C. 6348. Peking
11 Partze Hotung
Canton
YEE FOO LUN, Chinese Herbalist.
a co-opted member, the Rev, H. du and 8iii and not 8a, 8b, 8c, T. Pyner.
Discipline.Excellent.
University Successes.--Twenty-
with
The Finance Sub-Committee members were Mr. A. H. Comp-five pupils were presented for the
Matriculation Examination of thei ton, Chairman, Prof. G. T. Byrne, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. D. O. Hong Kong University, of these, Russell, and the Headmaster. thirteen passed (three Mr. Russell took the place of Mr. Honours) and five received Senior Pattenden who was on furlough Local Certificates. Twenty-one during the year.
were presented for the Junior] Local Examination and twelvel passed,
Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, Mr. C. Blaker, Mr. S. Cock, the Rev. W. W Rogers and Sir Eric Stuart Taylor, M.D., OB.E., joined the Committee during the year.
The advantages of having a large and representative com-1 mittee have been well proved dur!
Grant-1 recommend that u grant be paid in accordance with the conditions of the Grant Code.
G. P. de Martin. MEDICAL REPORTS.
I made a medical inspection of
ing the past three years when so the School on June 30, 1927. much advice on so many points
Since my last report, the School
has been required; this advice had to move in February of this has been readily given not only in year from its fine new buildings Committee but on many other oc- on the hills to temporary premises casions.
on the plains consequent on the The School is very grateful to Military Authorities taking over all members of the Committee for the School to establish a British 40 Po Wab St. cially to Mr. A. H. Compton our
their interest and help, and espe- General Hospital.
Ten houses situated at the cor- Vice-Chairman who hay act-ner of Nathan-road and Prince ed as Chairman during the Edward Avenue have been taken absence of the Bishop on together with half an acre of land furlough, to Mr. P. S. which adjoins the premises. Two Cassidy the Honorary Correspon- acres of land have been rented Over twenty-five years' Practical dent and Secretary, and to the from the Government at a experience in America curing the Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, K.C., who nominal rate, and by June the sick with Chinese herbs, is now rendered great service in connect School had two football grounds, within your reach.
tion with all legal agreements. ja small cricket or baseball ground, If you are suffering from In July and August the Head. and two hard tennis courts. The Çatarrh, Kidney, Stomach trouble master visited the Honorary Re- houses have been adapted as far: Dropsy, Indigestion, Castritis, presentatives of the School at as possible for the purposes of a Eczema, Blood Poison, Diabetes, Swatow, Amoy and Taihoku; he school; they are in two blocks Bright's Discase, Lung, Consilpa- also visited Old Boys at Macao, containing five houses each. tion, Tumor, Ulcer, Hay fever, at which place it is hoped that one block the resident staff and Malaria, Nervousness, Rheumatism, there will be an Honorary Repre- the boarders live; the whole of Coughs, Throat Trouble, or other sentative in future.
the middle floor of this block is for dormitories; a member of the Staff lives in each house; there) There have been very few are two flats formed into one for changes during the year. In the boys' dining room; and in ad- March Mr. Tsze Tin-tseung join-dition there is a Master's Mess, a ed the Staff as a full time Teacher Prefects' Room, and a Chapel. In for Chinese, Mandarin and Can- the other block, four of the houses! tonese, and for Anglo-Chinese are devoted to class-rooms; there subjects.
is one flat for the school tuck-
ills, there is hope for your relief through the POO ON CHINESE HERRS.
PO ON HERB CO., 66, Queen's Road, Central, Phone C..5009.
THE
THE STAFF.
In
In June Miss M. Dillon resign- shop; and the fifth house con- ed to go to America.
tains the waiting room, offices, The resident staff have had a etc., and a flat for the Second
WELCOME very strenuous year in connection Master. The flush system is in
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Discipline and control have not ablutions. Two house kitchens} been easy work in a Boarding have been made into one schoolį School spread out in ten houses. kitchen, and all the laundry: It is very pleasing to know that, work is done on the premises as despite many difficulties, our die previously. ciplīna has been excellent.
TEMPORARY PREMISES. ›
(Continued on Page 11.)
These were adapted as far as Mr. Lincoln MacVeagh, president possible during March. Houses of the Dial Press, of New York, Numbers 1 to 5 were used as brought a auit to determine whether Resident Staff Quarters in the the Apocrypha was a part of the top storey, the dormitories were Bible and therefore duty free, or on the second storey, and the whether it was "a work of foreign Chapel, the Prefects Room, the authorship," and therefore subject Masters' Mess and two Dining to 15 per cent, ad valoram tax. The Rooms on the ground floor. The United States Customs Court decid- dormitories were connected by ed that the Apocrypha was not a knocking out the walls between part of the Bible.
tion.
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The following Unclaimed Telo- grams are lying in the E. E Telegraph Co, office, Hong Kong:-
Roskmather, from Manchester, Overchinta, from Calcutta.
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Hong Kong, 19th July, 1928.
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Hong Kong, 19th July, 1928,
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island ·and · Mainland is published:-
Island. Victoria Peak Signal Station
Mt, Parker
The Eyrie
Feet.
1829
1774
1734
Mountain Lodgo
1726
1725
Penk Hotel
1305
Talkoo Sanatorium
1000
Mt. Davis
877
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
297
Mainland
Feet
'Taimoshan
8124
Kowloon Peak
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