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your work has only just begun. If you want to keep pace with the times you will never cease your pursuit of knowledge. I am ex- ceedingly glad to see from Mr. Braidwood's report that the library has been so great and conspicuous a success, and I will promise certainly when I leave this colony, if not before, to make you a very handsome addition to the existing library. (Applause). In conclusion, I have only to thank the Committee for kindly asking me to come here to-day, and to con- gratulate you girls and boys upon your singing, playing, and your pretty little cantata which I enjoyed very much just now, and it will give me very pleasure to watch the success. hich I feel sure is in store for the Victoris English Schools. (Loud applause).
Hon. E. R. BELILIOS said-Our warmest thanks are due to His Excellency the Governor or having come here to-day and for having so kindly distributed the prizes to the students of the Victoria English Schools. It is -time for us now to go to our luncheon and I will therefore not detain you by making a speech, but I ask you to rise and to give three hearty cheers for His Excellency Sir William Robinson. (Applause).
Cheers were given for His Excellency and Mr. BEAIDWOOD called for a cheer for the ladies, which was heartily given.
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The proceedings concluded with the singing
of " God Save the Queen."
PRIZE LIST.
GIRLS' SCHOOL
Form I-Maggie Petersen, first, Nellie Phelps, second.
Form II.-M. Campos, first, E. Pereira, second. Form III.-H. Yvanovich, first, Eva Lewis, second, J. d' Aquino, third.
Form IV.-M. Palmer, first, H. Schmidt, second, Mary Marcus, third.
Form V-Mabel Humphreys, Arithmetic, Mary Rodger, Composition and Grammar, Annie Baker, Geography.
· Form VI.-Bella Henderson, Composition and Grammar, Gertie Rustonjee, History and Geography, Maria Xavier, Arithmetic.
Form VII-Laura Souza, History dan Grammar, Laura Botelho, Composition and Geography, Anna Souza, Arithmetic.
Division I.-Augusta Souza, Needlework, Leonor Yvanovich, Drawing.
Division II-Maria Pereira, Drawing and Needlework. ·
Division III-(1) Aug. Yvanovich, Drawing, (2) Inez Base, Drawing and Needlework.
Division IV-Rose Mackenzie, Writing and Needlework.
Special Prizes-Division I. Laura Souza. Division II.-Serene Mehta, Home Lessons. Division III.-M. Palmer,
BOYS.
Form I-Reading, Egas Alves; Writing, M. Abraham; Arithmetic, F. Ortega.
Form II-Reading, J. Guedes; Writing, J. Compos; Arithmetic, 8. Rotes.
Form III.-Reading, J. Heard; Writing, J. Botelho; Arithmetic, J. Pereira.
Form IV-Reading, A. Lopez; Writing, T. Consunji; Arithmetic, M. Reyes.
Form V-Reading and Physical Geography, R. Thompson; Composition. D. J. Cocoran; Arithmetic and Euclid, Ong Long Fung Spelling and Meaning, R. Cocoran; Euclid and Grammar, J. H. Ruttonjee; Reading, Spelling, and Intelligence, Ed. Haskell.
Form VI.--Reading and Geography, M. E. Asger; Spelling and Meaning, D. E. Belilios; Euclid, Arithmetic, and Geography, H. Yacobji; Grammar, A. Rahman; History, J. Jordan; Composition, F. Baker; Physical Geography, E. Abdalcader; Mapping, R. Vasquez.
Form VII-Geography and Euclid, C. E. Lammert; Grammar and Algebra, A. Hum. phreys, Arithmetic, G. Rapp; Composition, B. Kennett, Writing, R. Basa.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
VICTORIA recreatioN CLUB.
PRESENTATION TO MR. E. D. SANDERS.
On Saturday evening a smoking concert was held in the gymnasium of the Victoria Reorea- tion Club, when Mr. E. D. Sanders, who has been honorary secretary of the Club for the past five years, was presented with a very hand. colony on leave next Wednesday and as his some gold watch. Mr. Sanders is leaving the services to the club during his term of office have been of the utmost value it was only to be expected that the members would turn up in fall force for the leave-taking ceremony. Com. mander W. C. H. Hastings presided, and amongst those present in the crowded room was Hon. After four items in the first part of the pro- J. H. Stewart-Lookhart (Colonial Secretary.) gramme had been gone through the Chairman announced "the gem of the evening."
Form X. VII-Arithmetic, A. von Stockhau- sen; History and Shakespeare, Ed. Haskell; Grammar, R. E. Aager.
Special Prize.-Drawing, M. Abdollah. Oxford Local Examination--Senior, Peter Botelho, A.A Junior, R. E. Belilios, L. E. Lammert, T. L. Stevens, A. von Stockhausen, Laura, Souza. Preliminary.-J. P. Jordan, F. Baker, A. 8. Kennett, E. G. Smith, Mary Rodger, Bella Henderson.
said Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I have been Hon. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart then rose and asked to perform a duty and it is with the greatest pleasure that I am about to perform it; indeed so far from regarding it as a duty I regard it as an honour. I have been asked to- night to present to Mr. Sanders, on behalf of a slight souvenir of the very great esteem in the members of the Victoria Recreation Club,
entertained by the members of the very excel. which he is held and of the high appreciation
lent services he has rendered to this Club.
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he was beaten last year by the Scotch. I am sure that was not the fault of Mr. Sanders or any of his crew, and the defeat must be attributed to the fact that the Scotch were too good for them, on that occasion, at any rate. (Laughter.) Not only in connection with rowing has Mr. Sanders been an active member of this Club, but he has also succeeded in bringing athletics under the aegis of the V. R. C. for the past two or three years, and it is owing to the tact, athletic sports have recently been so successful. energy, and popularity of Mr. Sanders that the (Applause.) Mr. Sanders, as you are all aware, is also a very excellent forward at Rugby football, and I am perfectly certain that if he had his way he would also take football under the segis to Mr. Sanders I am certain we all do so withs of this Club. (Applause.) In saying good-bye very great regret. He is going to enjoy a very well-earned holiday and we all wish him very good bye I want you all to join with me great happiness in the old country. In saying in wishing him every possible success_that can attend B mortal." (Applause.) colony like Hongkong, where business se
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a rule has to come before pleasure, it is for- tunate we are able to find members of this Club like Mr. Sanders who are willing to come forward and devote time and attention to sport, manly exercises must be encouraged (applause) If we want to have a healthy community sports and --and if this colony had no residents like Mr. Sanders I am afraid its health would suffer. (Applause.) I only hope and trust that the line of Sanders will continue for many years either directly or indirectly. (Applause.)
The company then rose and lustily sang For he's a jolly good fellow," after which,
Hon. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart, addressing Mr. Sanders, said-On behalf of the mem- bers of the Victoria Recreation Club I have to ask you to accept this slight souvenir of their good feeling towards you and to say that they are exceedingly sorry you are leaving them. They hope you will soon return and that your associations with this Club will be renewed when you come back to Hong- kong. (Applause.) You may rest assured that the members of the V. R. C. will always remember the kindness which you have shown to the members of this Club and the energetio manner in which you have discharged the very onerous duties which have been entrusted to you as hon. secretary. (Loud applause.)
Hon. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart then handed the gold watch to Mr. Sanders.
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(Applause.) It is particularly gratifying to me to be able to do this because I had the pleasure of serving as Chairman of this Club with Mr. Sanders as hon. secretary during many years. I am therefore in a position to be able to judge of the excellent manner in which he has performed the duties of hon. sec- retary. (Applause.) Mr. Sanders has been honorary secretary of this Club for a period extending over five years. (Applause.) I am certain that every member present will agree with me when I say he has performed the duties of that post in a entirely
manner which has Batisfied every member of the Club. (Applause.) When I say that, it is saying & great deal,
you are all aware, this is the most cosmopolitan club in Hongkong, and to be able to discharge the duties of hon. secretary in a manner which satisfies every individual member shows that the person who is able to do that is possessed of a tact which is much to be envied. (Applause.) That Mr. Sanders possesses such tact is certain, and I am sure you will all agree with me that he has done everything in his power to promote the welfare of this Club Mr. Lockhart, and members of the V.R.C., I Mr. Sanders, in reply, said-Mr. Chairman, from every point of view. (Applause.) Finan- cially the Club is in a much sounder position this from you all gives me the very greatest can assure you that to receive a souvenir. like than when he took up the duties of hon. pleasure. I have now been connected with the secretary, Of course in dealing with the V.R.C. for close on five years and Mr. Look- finances of the Club he has been materially hart has referred to what he considers my sided by the Committee and by the hon: laborious work during that time. treasurers. But it is fortunate that the hon. secretary and hon. treasurers have for some
was not half so laborious as Mr. Lockhart makes out and it always gave me the greatest pleasure time past hailed from an institution which is a to be connected with the Club and to be con. great financial success itself. That is s nected with the Committee that had to look sufficient omen that anybody belonging to it after the welfare of the Club, which, I may say, will make a club with which they are connected has nearly always been run so harmoniously. a financial success too. A few moments ago I (Applause). There is one thing which I cannot jotted down the names of gentlemen connected help looking at with regret and that is that I am with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank who to-day within the same building that I was in have been hon, treasurers of this Club. I find five years ago. Five years ago the building the names of Bevis, Coombs, Addis, Wright, and the site were considered inadequate for Hutton, and Fearon. Mr. Greig, formerly the requirements of the Club. The member manager of the Bank, I think, was chairman, ship is larger to-day than it was five years and Mr. Thomas Jackson was chairman for ten years.
ago when the building and site did not meet With such support from the Bank the requirements. Many attempts have been it is not surprising that the Club has been so made to obtain a new site, and I consider highly successful." (Applause.) But in addition this Club has s to having hon. treasurers and Chairmen having as its President His Excellency the very great advantage ^in from the bank we have also been fortunate Governor. (Applause). His Excellency, I may in finding in Mr. Sanders an hon. secretary say, has on many occasions interested himself who comes from that institution. I only hope with this Club, and I am perfectly certain that for the sake of the Club that the hon. he would do anything he could for us, because secretary who succeeds Mr. Sanders will prove he recognises the fact that the site is unbecom- as successful as he has done. Without any exag-ing to the most active recreation club in the geration I may say that Mr. Sanders has been colony. (Applause). I am quite certain that the mainstay of the Club for the past five years. should an opportunity arise when an available (Applause). As a rowing member he has not site can be obtained your Committee, with only done everything to induce members to their energetic Chairman, Captain Hastings, participate in that sport but he has been an will approach His Excelleney the Governor on sotive and successful oar himself and has won the subject, and His Excellency, I feel søre, many prises. He has stroked Ireland success - fully to victory in the International. (Applause), and will hand it over to my old friend Mr. will put a favourable minute upon the requisition I am very glad he has done so, but I am also pleased Lockhart, who will do likewise in bringing the