PRESIDENT LINERS
LUXURY LINERS
with Beery Stateroom, Quicide, Large and Abry
SEATTLE AND VICTORIA
Via Kobe and Yokohama
SS. PRESIDENT GRANT Sails Friday, December 31st, 8 a.m.
NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo Bombay,
Suez Canal, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. S.S. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Sails Sunday, January 2nd, 8 am.
MANILA
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Sails Friday, December 31st, 9 p.m.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
-AMERICAN MAIL LINE
12, Pedder Street.
GRAND 1938 OPPORTUNITY
ror a voyage home to England by the Palatial Cruise Liner
"EMPRESS OF BRITAIN" which is now on the following itinerary:
Leave
14 March 17- March 22 March 25 April 4 April 6
Arrive
Hong Kong
Manila, P. L
March 16
Batavia, Java
Bali, NEL
March 21 March 24
Sydney, Aust
April 2
Melbourne, Aust.
April 6
Wellington, NZ
April 10
10
Auckland, N.Z.
April 12
15-
April 18
18
April 24
April 25
April 30
May
May 10
May 16
May 24
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN all
Strva, Fiji, Is.. Honolulu, T.H San Francisco Los Angeles
Panama Canal
New York
Southampton
THE CHINA MAIL
WAH YAN COLLEGE
(Contin
ingly acknowledge and thank lege authorities for what the done for unfortunate refugee I was very glad to hear account which the Prefect of Sto was able to give of their conduct and I feel sure that some day they will look back with gratitude and hap piness upon the time which they spent here..
INDUSTRIOUS HABIT
Rubber
ncy for Raw
b down -
Jan March 24 April/June 24 b. down July Sept 25 b down - Market: Stagnant.
Four cases of dysentery and two jof smallpox were reported to the I listened with much interest to what local Health Authorities in the 24 the Prefect of Studies had to say
about the examination for the School hours ended at midnight on Wed- Leaving Certificate and the standard nesday.
to which it should attain. I do not: intend to make any final pronounce- ment on that important subject to-day-
operly fulfilled if the person honour I have not had time to study it ined with the privilege of presenting the its local application, and it is, indeed, prizes did not congratulate the win- a question which I have postponed deers on their various successes. That liberately until I can discuss it with I do very heartily and in doing so I Mr. Sayer who has been dealing with recognise that theirs can have been no it during his leave,
light struggle: for the scholastic re- But I am prepared to state it as cord of the past year, to which have my present view that the examination already referred, is proof that there standard for the School Leaving Cerare very many able and hard-working tificate should, as in Great Britain, boys in the College and to come out put that useful document within the top among such competitors is no reach of the average boy of fairly in-mean feat. Frequently such con dustrious habit. The Matriculation talations to the winners are followed standard, on the other hand, must obby condolences to the losers but I do viously be on a higher plane. But I not intend to offer these. When personally know of no reason why is said and done, the credit belonging these two different qualifications should to those who were the runners-up not be obtainable in Hong Kong such close competition is nearly as through one examination, as they are great as that of the prize winners and in Great Britain, the higher being won personally I think that congratulati by an adequate number of credits.
NECESSARY EVILS
to
The other point which I wish mention is that we should stive to attain our object in this direction
are due also to those who "pro accesserunt." Those congratulati offer very sincerely.
STRUGGLE OF LIFE
Lastly I offer my good wishes – for with the minimum of examination. In success to all those who at the end my view the setting of examinations of the last school-year emerged inte is a thing to be avoided as much as the wider and more difficult struggle possible, though I admit that to some of life. The prizes there are less easy- extent examinations are necessary to discem than those at school and evils. They impose a heavy strain on may look less attainable. But for all the pupil and the teacher and they that they are many in number and have no teaching value in themselves within the reach of all who are pre- This may sound oddly at a ceremony pared for a life of hard work compled at which rewards gained through exwith honest purpose. aminations are being presented: but, I will not detain you, ladies and I make no apology for stating which gentlemen, longer from the treats that I believe to be a not un-important have been prepared for you on this
stage except to say again how pleas ed I am to be here on this happy
truth:
SCHOLASTIC RECORDS
A prize giving occasion would not be occasion.
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on 19th Dec, 1937
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