FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1931.
ANNUAL PRIZE
GIVING
Ceremony At Yaumati Government School.
HIGH STANDARD OF WORK.
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as we can tell their scholastic pro-should like esepecially to mention gress. 23 boys were provided with Mr. Ho for general all round assis. | spectacles and 62 boys and 3 mas-tance, Mr. Lam for the care and ters were vaccinated or revaceínat- patience he took with all things ed. Two boys were advised to have pertaining to medical inspection their tonsils scen to but so far that (almost a full-time job) and to Mr. advice has not been acted on. This Sung for his ungrudging work in shows that a good deal of medical connection with Athletics, Sports propaganda or education is still &c., but all deserve great credit. 1 necessary among parents.
wish also to thank the Head Pre- Studies. In the Annual Exam-fext and his fellow-prefects for the Patrons are notified that no Dinner ination the results were:
Class willing way in which they perform- Interesting Speech By the Hon. Mr. S. W. T'so.4 (Qualifying Examination for ad the many seemingly trivial but Dance will be held at the above Upper Classes of Queen's Col- really very important duties Hotel on Monday, 16th February, lege and King's College). 49 placed on their shoulders.
1931 and Friday, 20th February, cramined, '24 passed or 49 per cent. I have on behalf of the School 1931. Only a failed in Chinese. The results to thank the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. as a whole are not satisfactory but Kotewall for their great interest in ure easily explained. (a) This the school and for their contribu- year the test was stiffened up es- tion (entirely unsolicited) to the Written Composition School Funds, to the Director of
The annual prize-giving of the Yaumati Government School took place this morning, those present inchaling the Hon. Mr. S. W. T80, O.B.E.. L.1.D., and Mr. G. P. Martin,
The Hon, Mr. T'so, in an address ven in Chinese, after con- pacially in
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I wish also to thank hardness. Cut glasses like real dia of elliciency, and said that he was sure that the boys who were not staff shortage and changes. The Ahere to-day.
division did very creditably. It is all other visitors: their attendance monds. Proof against fire, stoel Alo receiving prizes to-day would surely do so one day if they persevered. much better that the selection for at a function of this kind-which and natrie neid. Price per cara: further study should be made here is too fermal to be entertaining and H.K. $5 nett. Terms Cash or C.O.D. Il everyone won a prize, there would be no competition!
American Chemical Diamond P.O. Box 360. PENANG, They were very lucky indeed to have such a good school to at-thun later. Then parents and boys has not even the advantage of being Co.,
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Finally, Sir, I most sincerely dimensions, he hoped that the Government would soon see their again or should seek employment way clear to erect other schools.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
without further waste of time and thank you for finding a spare hour in your busy life to come here to
money.
We
In the Annual Examination for distribute these prizes and to the remaining classes, 196 were address a few words to us all, examined; in English subjects, 1901 are all very grateful to you.
or
Dictation which ensured a reason-
PRIZE WINNERS,
The following are the prize win-
English.
97 per cent. passed anil 180 or 92 percent. passed in Chinese Mr. Y. P. Law, Mr. W. L. Hand-side, M.A.,staff that these changes made Inspector of Vernacular Schools M.Sc., F.R.C.S., thanked Mr. T'so little difference to the school selected the passages for Chinese ners:- for honouring them with his pre-work.
Cluss da:-1st, Lui Hing-kui (Govt. sence, and after reading the re- It is with the deepest regret able standard in Chinese. We are F.S. for 3 years); 2nd, Li Po-tin port called upon Mr. Tso to pre- that I have to report the death on grateful to him for his interest and (Govt. F.S. for 3 years); 3rd, Chan
English Con-1 Sik-kwan sent the prizes.
October 17 of one of our Verna- the trouble he took
(Govt. F.S. for 3 years); Dr. Tso, Mr. de Martin Ladies cular Masters, Mr. Ng Wan-to. Aversation is only fair but improcedith, Yim Chi-tsang (Govt. F.S. for 3 vener); 5th, Fung Kwang-yee (W.H.T. and Gentlemen, Staff and Boys, more conscientious and capable considerably towards the end of the F.S. for 3 years); 6th, Au Kwong
The examination in Oral chlu (Class Prize). I have great pleasure in pre-master it would be hard to find year.
conducted by the Class 4b:-1st, Man senting the Report of this Schoot anywhere. He is and will be for English was
Sing-fong European members of the Staff. (Govt. F.S. for 3 years); End, Leung for the year eiling December 31.a long time, sadly missed. 1930 the more so as it is my After a short interval when Arithmetle showed Improvement Kam-to (Class Prize).
Class-1st, Li San-man (Govt. first, and one is usually thrilled Mr. Chung Hau-sang acted, Mr. by first experiences. Of course I Chan Nai-tso was appointed vice have once before held the onerous Mr. Ng. position af Headmaster of a Gor- Fees. No change was made. ernment District School. That in fees.
UŠENÁL
Tho
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Social Functions. To-day-Tea Dance Kong Hotel.
at
Hong
To-night Dinner Dances at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels,
To-morrow-Dinner Dances at
To-morrow
Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.
Burns' dinner, Messrs. Lane, Crawford's restaur ant, 8 p.m.
Sunday Tea Dance at Repulse
Entertainments.
but facility in mental calculations. for year); 2nd. Ting Ping Bay Hotel. leaves much to be desired.
To-d.ty "Atlantic."
To-day "Mamba."
Queen's Theatre
Central Theatre
To-day-World Theatre,
To-day- Star Theatre. "Black Magic."
To-day-Majestic Theatre;
kwan (W.HIT, F.S. for 1 year); 3rd, Greater FrogTESH;
Chan Chuen-mong (W.HT. F.S. for Admissions to Class 5 are con- year); 4th, Wong Ting-hon (Class ined to boys of 12 years of age and Prize).
Cluas da:1st, Lam Kwong-wing that was a thrilling experience Building and Equipment.-Dur- under. This makes for greater (Govt. F.S. for 1 year); 2nd, Li Sui- you may well imagine when I telling the Summer Vacation the progress in the long run. Young uen (W.H.T. F.S. for 1 year); 3rd;
our leaky roof boys learn much more easily and Lau Yun-choi (WHT FS for "Love and Duty" (Chinese drama). you that it occurred during the P.W.D. repaired
year); 4th, Ko Shiu-hung (Class stirring days of 1925 when Hend- for which the teachers and pupils stay with us longer.
Prize). Yaumati boys continue to do well misterships were anything but of Class 4A were genuinely thank-
Class fb:-1st, Yuen Chun-wing airccures. But that is all by the ful The lighting (both natural in Queen's College and King's Col- (Class Prize).
Class Ta:-1st, Tong Ho-pul (Govt. the way. My 1930 experiences and artificial) is unsatisfactory lege and occasionally in University were if not ideal at least much but general improvement along Examinations. So far no perman-S. for 1 year): 2nd. Fong Kwn! "The Cuckoos."
tak (W.II.T. F.S. for 1 year): 3rd,
Home Malls. more pleasant.
these lines is under consideration, ent record has been kept but that Yeung Yuk-hay (W.H.T. F.S. for 1 To-day Inward from Europe A Report such as this must be We managed to get a supply of is being rectified.
year); 4th, Yau Ka-chung (Clasa via Negapatam (Hakone Maru): Athletics. These continue to Prize). largely a dry-as-dust affair. We ectric bulbs which made condi- head masters pray for the time tons
Class 7-19, Wong Kwok-bung from Eurupe via Siberia (Katori somewhat cheerier. No form an integral part of the curri-:
(Class Prize).
Maru). when we can follow the example change has yet been made in the culum. A number of boys were
Class Balst, Chan Man-cheux To-morrow Inward from Amer!- lavatory ariangements but we taught to swim at the Chinese (Govt. F.S. for 1 year); 2nd, Funges and ports (President Hayes); hope that will be rectified in the Y.M.C.A. (Hong Kong) and facili- Sing-ping (WH.T. F.S. for 1 year) Outward for Europe via Marseilles near future. Additions have been ties were granted in the Summer Srd, Wong Ying-ho (W.H.T. F.S. for
for ande to our Equipment in the for daily bathing by revising the year); 4th, Siu Tun-tei (Class (Katori Maru), 9.30 a.m.;
Prize).
Europe via Siberia (Hakone Maru); time-table. Inter-class competi- shape of Reading Sheets, Maps.
Class 8b:-18, Tam Ping-kub 12.30 p.m. Blackboards and Blackboard Var. tions in Volley Ball and Football (Class Prize).
Land Sale. nish and a Weighing Machine. were held and Ping-pong has sud- Ping Pong Champion:-Wong Kam-
Monday-At P.W.D. offices, one This last has been well used al-denly sprung into high favour es-
Special Prizes.
lot of Crown land at Wong-Nei- ready, every boy in the school pecially among the smaller boys.
Special Prizes for Chinese:Clasa Chung, 3 pan. Faving been weighed and measur- Good use was made of Ground Osa, Yim Chi-tsang: Class 4b, Man
Sports. cil at least once (and the members at King's Park and several foot-ball Sing-fong; Class 5, Wong Ting-hen: of the Staff including myself but matches were played with outside Cinss da. Wong Ying-choi: Class 6b, excluding so far as I am aware, teams. The school was represent- Lui King-man: Class 7n, Fan Ping- chung: Class 1b, Ho Tin-sang; Class the ladies, a good many times). ed at all School Athletic Meetings Fa. Chan Manichesk; Class 8b, Tam We hope to watch the progress of and had occasional success.
The Ping-kun cach boy in this way as well as in whole School (in two parties) viait- Special Prizes for Art:-Chan Man more intellectual pursuits, Edued Cheung Chau and besides tour-cheuk and Kwong Tat-yung. cntion is no longer a mere mattering the Island, played games with the pupils of Cheung Chau School. Discipline. This word is ter-Such visits are beneficial to both Pessing Show, London.ribly old-fashioned and conjures institutions,
up visions of irate heads. armed
Unqualified Success.. with cane or tawac. These days
Alfie skates very well now!"
won't let him fetch the beer them yet."-
"He is not perfect. His father
on of "the Three E's,"
hel
See Diary on page 8.
Meeting.
February 10-H. K. Land In- vestment & Agency Co., Ltd. ordinary meeting, Messre Jardine Matheson's Offices, 12.30 p.m.
Lammert's Auctions.
Special Prizes for Translation:- Chan Sik-kwan and Chan Hon-fal. To-morrow-At China Providence Special Prizes for Composition Loan & Mortgage Co's Godown Dialogue):-Li Pul-shun and Chan No. 6 (West Point), 3,963 bags Hon-tat.
centrifugal sugar and 4 barrels coconut oil, 11 am.
Badges,
The 14th Annual Sports' Meeting) Head Prefect:-Lui Hing-kal, Class
Tuesday At 178, The Peak, of the Chairman at the various are gone, we hope never to return. was held in December, and was anda. Company meetings and say: Few of us have any difficulty as unqualified BUCC 283.
Prefects:-Yin Chi-tsang, Class 48; household furniture, 10.30 am. Mra, R.. H. Ng Yuk-ki, Class 4a. Fung Kwong- Wednesday-At the premises of "The Report has been in your regards discipline with Chinese Kotowall distributed the prizes and yea, Class án: The Chan-wing, Class the Industrial Commercial Bank, hands for some time: I shall take boys, but they are not so placid Hon.
Dr. Kotowall addressed the b; Leung Kam-to, Class 4b; and Queen's Road Central, office furni it as read and merely comument on as tradition
tries to make out. boys in Chinese.
Fung Ming-wang, Class 4b. a few events of outstanding im-The only genuine discipline is ob
Classes 4 and 5 attended the
Football Captain:-Yuen Wa-chouk,ture, 10.30 am, portance." I doubt,
Class 4b. however, tained through laterested work. Agricultural Show, and later the
Volley Ball Captain:-Li Pul-shum whether there will be any great Discipline with us is more difficult whole school saw the film "with Class 40. desire to answer questions from
to indicate lack of an afternoon viewing the magni-
the "body of the hall." I shall do seems to me
during Chinese lessons which Byrd to the South Pole," and spent
my utmost to make my remarks interest. I make bold to say that ficent chrysanthemum display in a brief and I hope to the point.
the Chinese studies in Classes 8 nearby garden.
Attendance. The School open- and 7 would be much more satis- In September we had an Exhibi-i ed 373 times during the year-factorily done by Angle-Chinese tion of Drawings, Paintings, Maps, Maximum Enrolment: 274 as in Masters who have a more modern Handwork, &c. done by the pupils 1929. Average Daily Attendance:
during the Summer Vacation. 254.7.
approach to teaching.
Organisation. There has been was visited by the Director of
It
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RICH GERMANS.
THE KAISER STILL A MILLIONAIRE.
Germany at present posses529
marks. which is only
Miscellaneous. February 19-Entries close for Horticultural Society's Annual Show of Flowers and Vegetables,
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noon.
February 25-Horticultural So- ciety's Annual Show of Flowers and Vegetables, City Hall,
A NEW JUDGE.
MR. JUSTICE HILL.
Mr. George Philip Langton, K.G.,
has been appointed to succeed Mr. Justice Hill as, a judge of the High
miralty Division), Court (Probate, Divorce, and Ad-
Considering the prevalence little change in organisation. Education and Mrs. de Martin, by 4,000 millionaires, but a millionaira MR. G. P. LANGTON SUCCEEDS of malaria among a certain sec- New Readers were introduced in the Hon. Dr. Kotewall, by the Head-in Germany is a man who is worth tion of the pupils, especially those Class 8 with beneficial results. It master of Queen's College (Mr. 1,000,000 from the New Territories, the
te our intention to introduce in F. J. de Rome) and by a former £50,000. attendance (97.7 per cent.) is ex- time this series (New Method Head master of Yaumati, Mr. A. 0.
There are only afteen persons in cellent. There is, however, still a tendency for bore (or their Readers) throughout the School. Brawn as well as by friends of my the country who are millionaires in It proved the British sense of the term. Be- guardians for them) to ask leave If so, those Schools from which own and of the staff. on trivial grounds, e.g., "busiwe draw boys for Classes 7 and conclusively that the artistic out- fore the War there were over 10,000 nesa. Business is not a reason-upward will have to fall into line look and skill in craftsmanship of "millionairea" in Germany, and, the schoolboy merely richest man was the Kalser, who is able excuse for a schoolboy.
or they will deprive their pupils the Chinese
to buret still a millionaire in bounds ster- would ask all guardians to see of the opportunity of being admit-awaits encouragement.
forth into activity..
ling. that their wards attend regularly ted hore.
·Â ̈ special' competition was also
The new judge is 49 years of age, and has been a barrister for just a quarter of a century. He served
In the War with the Royal-Garri- Artillery, and was for a time
and further take a greater inter- I considered introducing Pay held in Translation and in English est in what the boys are doing, sical Instruction but none of the Composition. We are grateful to from Home by P. & 0. strgarrison adjutant at Queenstown
Harbour.
PASSENGER LIST.
DEPARTURES:
Mr. Alan Hill-Reild, who arrived
Only so can, good progress be members of the Staff had been
gone to Shanghai
Later, he was attached to the made. We here see that they trained to teach it and I coudn't Mr. R. A. D. Forrest of the S.C.A: Comorin, has
former. to join Mesara. Millington. Ltd, Intelligence Department at the War for adjudicating in the work in school under the happiest see my way to do it all myself. Special prizes are being awarded executive. He has had a long con- Office, and, subsequently acted ai Dossible conditions but we cannot it must await the appointment of today.
nection with advertising in Eug Commissioner of Labour Disputes be with them all the time. Much a Special Instructor who at the General Considerable additions land, having been employed in the for the Ministry of Munitions. He of our effort must go for nothing same time could train the young were made during the year to the Publicity Departinents of the late took silk in 1928. "If there is lack of interest on the et assistant masters,
Library and a supply of magazines Aircraft Manufacturing. Co., Hen- part of parents and guardians. Health-The general health of and periodicals in accordance with don, (producers of the de Havilland They should make it a point of the boys is fair but not so: good the limited means at our disposal, aeroplanes), and Smith & Bona seeing the Head, master or some as the attendance refurno poem to was maintained. The Library and (MA) Ltd, manufacturers of air- member of the Staff once or twice show. A large number complain Reading Room although liliputian craft and motor instrumenta: every year and find out what weed of minor ailments and we are in dismensions was well patronised Both as artist and writer he we are trying to do
grateful to the M.O. 'in charge of by Classes 4 and T. Class libraries responsible for the writing and Staff-Except for the Head- Kowloon Hospital and the Yau- will be arranged as soon as funda illustrating of the first book on its on January 22:- mastership, there has been little matt Public Dispensary for their permit. The disconcerting vagaries commercial aerial photography Mr. and Mrs. J. A. V. Ribeiro, change in the Staffing arrange treatment of cases sent to them. of our local currency prohibit any For the past nine years he has Mies O. M. Ribeiro, Master Tony ments during the year. The Inspections by M.O. and Asst. Immediata chance of extensions. We been chief assistant of the Lam- Ribeiro, H.F. Whitmarsh, Joacquin year started with Mr. Mycock as M.O. In Schools took place in June shall be fortunate if we manage to son Agency, the concern respon-albas, Johnson, Mrs. Sund- Head In April he was transfer and: November and the Salego), maintain our present position. sible for all Lord, Inchcape's ad-jufat, Mr. and Mrs. Pindor, von red to Ellis Kadoorie School and Nurse visited in November för Loyal Support, r vertising, including the P. & O. Schmieden, Marshall, FA Mr. Brawn took charge until he Class Gayesight examination. We I wish to take this opportunity of B.N. Co., and F. & D. Banking Cor-Xavier, Miss C. A. Xavier · L wasappointed Acting Inspector hope in future to be provided with thanking the staff for the loyal way porations His services have been Kohara, Mr. and Mrs. V. Neves, of Schools in Jane when I was eats which will enable cons to they ham supported me acquired in order to strengthen the Master V Neves, Mr. and Mr transferred from Queen's Collège. Intimate the progress in physical comparative stranger to most of technical side of Messrs. Milling J. S. Billet, Mannci de Escosur,
L'any much for the zeal of the dayelopment minde) by every pupil then-while I have been here
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