THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1930.
OPENED BY SIR WILLIAN PEEL.
LA SALLE COLLEGE, for taking a keen interest in the construction. He thanked them all, and in conclusion recorded his great debt of gratitude to His Lordship Bishop Valtorta, and to the Victar Delegate, the Very Rev. Fr. G. M. Spads, for their unfailing kindness and encouragements.
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Hon. Mr. J. P: Braga's Speech. 'William Feel, K.B.E. C.M.G., yeas terday afternoon laid the founda
The Hon. Mr. J. F. Bragu said tion stone of the new Ln Sulle
Your Excellency, My Lords and College of the Christian Brothers Gentlemen-Aaa bay of teks, & which is being constructed or happened to be one of a guard of spacious and pretty site on a hillhoncur, to receive one of Your Ex- at the back of Prince Edward Road Cellency's predecessors when Sir
His Excellency was accompanied John Pope Hennessey, KCMG by Lady Peel and Mr. G. W. A November 3, 1881, laid the Tufton, Private, Secretary, and the foundation stone of St. Joseph's large gathering included the Hon. College. In obedience to the wish Mr. E. Halifax the Hon. Mr. H. of the Director of my old Schoot, T. Craney, Mr G. P. de Martin,nt the age of sixty, I have to-day hesides the Brothers of the Society, the honour of welcoming Your Ex the Catholic clergy of Hong Kong, cellency, on behalf of the post Past pupils of St. Joseph's College and present puplis of the Brothers and parents of students of the Col-of the Christian Schools, on the lege,
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It has given me the greatest pleasure to-day, to lay the foundation stone of the now La Salle College; which, when completed, will add one more to the many schools that have been created by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Their in- Ruence and work is world-wide. They have built no less than 800 school in the five continents and in these schools, I understand, occasion of the laying of the foun-afford education for over 200,000
pupils, The delicatory prayer prior to ention stone of La Salle College,
This college is to be called after: the laying of the stone was led by The honour of participation ir His Excellency the Apostolic Dele-his important ceremony is the the founder of the Institution of gate in China, Mgr. Constantini, greater to a past pupil when the Christian Brothers who started this who give an address in Latin Governor of the Colony gracious-society, as long ago as 1725, over which was translated by His Lord-ly consents to lay the corner-200 years ago. The Hong Kong. ship Bishop H. Valtorta, Vicar atone of the Brothers' principal branch I, may claim to be a contem Apostole of Hong Kong.
school building on this side of the pora of my own as it was started Bro. Aimar's Address.
A college with a The Rev. Bro. Aimar, Director harbour, Comfort and encourage in the year 1875 when I happened of the Christian Brothers, thankedent are derived from the sup to be born. his Excellency the Governer for Port accorded by Your Excellency modest beginning of 100 Portu guese pupils was started, and in to the School's greater efforts pt those days their accommodation did having graciously consented to lay development and advancement.
Dec, 18-Hong Kong Automobile the foundation stone of La Salle Successful s. had been the not permit them to take Chinese!
The number soon grew Association third annual dinner College und extended to H.E. and early days of St. Joseph's College, pupils." Ludy Peel a hearty welcome. For the four years following it and in 1878 Chinese pupils were dance.
admitted. In 1892 the school on Excellency the Apostolic Delegate establishment in 1875, the College
occupled and to Chlon was also welcomed by firo. (prospered to
extent Robinson Road was grenter Aimar, who said that the honour since, it received Government the number of pupils was 150. of Mgr. Constantini's" presence Grant in 1879. The Grant-in-Aid That number by 1881 had grown to was mexpected but nevertheless Scheme was inaugurated by Gor greatly appreciated,
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90 Chinese 362 which included Progress still went on, and In 1910, owing to the number having gtown was necessary to seek to 425, it further accommodation.
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ernment in 1972. The Bro. Director said that it We have it on the authority of was on April 23, 1924, that the site, that stalwart of education for the comprising 10 acres of land, was children of the poor-the late purchased at public auction at the Bishop Raimondi-that "it was offices of the P.W.D. for $120,000. cnly in 1879. that St. Joseph's Col Plans for the new building were lege was received under the grant- then drawn up by Messrs. Little, in-nid scheme. St. Joseph's Cal Adams & Wood, and after they had lege, under Government inspec- been approved by the Superior- tion, prospered even more than it aid before. It can therefore be truthfully said that the success of St. Joseph's College, for ever fifty years, has largely depended upon the goodwill and with the material assistance of the Govern ment of Hong Kong, the traditions fer to Singapore, but he returned Suez (Rawalpindi). of which Your Excellency to-day here in 1922, and carried
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Brother Aimar's Fine Record. In 1914, Bro. Aimir, who is now with us in Hong Kong today, first) came here to begin his work. small school was started in Chatham Road on this side to act as a sort of feeder to the main college, and later the premises now occupied by St. Joseph's College in Kennedy Road were acquired. Bro. Atmar's work was interrupted by his trans-
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By this time the number of pupils had grown to 620 and it was heces sary to make large extensions in the new premises in Kennedy Road. Bro. Aimar succeeded in his task. and St. Joseph's College stands to-day as a monument of his energy ber, noon. and organisation.
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It was only last week that the Rev. Brother James, O.BE, our Visitor, passed through Hong Kong on one of his periodical inspec- tlons of the Schools. Bro. James takes keen interest in every deve- lopment. Before he left. Bro. James said to me, how painfully The demand, however, on When you married me all your sorry he felt that he could not be college is still going on, and it is bachelor friends, congratulated.resent at this function, the more now recessary for the Brothers to one the foundation stone would make an effort on this, side, and you."
"More than that, my pet. Some be laid by a dear friend of his, this college, when completed, will be .of them even thanked me."-
Sir William Peel,' KB.E., who apa result of this effort. It is, as Bulletin, Sydney-preciates the work of the Brothers. Bro. Almar has said, a large and Church Hall, 9 p.m.
In any part of Malaya where Sir ambitious project but the Brothers
a long and compre Bazaar, formal opening, 10 a.m. General of the Society, they were William had been brought into have taken
November 8-Kowloon submitted to the Building Aut touch with the schoole under the hensive view, and I feel sure that thority and passed in September, direction of the Brothers, they their hopes are well-founded and Church Sale of work, 1929. The contract for the work had learnt to receive sympathetic that they will be able to find the ground, 3-p.m.
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necessary funds. The Government was then given to Messrs. Dore, contractors, and what they A distinguished visitor to Hong has contributed $50,000 towards said: "Once a this school and would willingly saw that day was the result t 18 Kong once
had its months' work. While a hill 172 Brothers' boy, always a Brothers" have given more
resources been greater, feat high was being brought low, boy," We are, therefore, sensible financial the foundations of the front block of your kindly interest in our but there are always very large de we're laid and construction was pro- school and can assure Your Ex-mands on the pubile parse, which. I But the site forma- cellency that we are deeply grate- can assure you, are sometimes diff- ceeded with.
cult to meet. tion for the rear block was com- ful,
Some, weeks when I visited pleted only recently.
At every stage of the develop- Ian. Aimar then touchell on the ment of the programme of the St. Joseph College, Brera Buddhist ceremony being held rears, with the option of renewal
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stitution, pulls you down and inter feres with your business. Quinine The four storeyed portion in the ly, to the bold and enterprising centre of the front block will be conception of the milion dollar In my long residence in Malaya, quite fails to eradicate the germs. acommodation for the staff, the La Salle Project, succes Direc-I came in contact in more than one from the blood-stream, so that the chapel and the administrative tors of the Brothers Schools in place of the work done by the Chris attacks keep returning with disass offtes. The wings, three-storeys Hong Kong have had invariably tlas Brothers and I can testify to trous effects on both mind and body.
But Mr. John Aloysius Bastianpulle! high, will contain 20 class-rooms to turn in the Direction of the Its excellence. In particular I had of 24 Kotahema, Colombo Ceylon, and also physical and chemical Government for encouragement experience of their work in a school who suffered from malaria for a long laboratories. In the middle of the and support without which they in Penang known as St. Xavier's time, has best cured and wishes to
fellow sufferera. Ile #fites: rear block will be the gymnasium, might not have been able to carry Institution, and I can testify very pass on his experience to benefit.
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mentally and morally,to combat Coming to Hong Kong, as I did, Ing. I did not worry much at first to be held on MONDAY, the * Outlay of $850,000 the powers of darkness which are six months ago, I feel I can say but later the attacks got so bad that 10th day of November, 1980, at Proceeding, the BrDirector doing their utmost to ruin youth, fotfally that these qualities are at times I was confined to my bed. 3 p.m., at the Offices of the I lost weight and strength and had public Works Department, by Bald that when he came to totalS, past and present papile of at least equally promine
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