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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
position under that of the Sovereign to which a man by his own individual exertions might not attain. (Applause.) said that it was a glorious thing to die for An ancient Roman one's country. He would ask them to believe that it was an equally glorious thing to live and work for one's country day by day and year by year. (Applause.) In conclusion he would congratulate Dr. Wright and the masters and pupil teachers who had worked under him on the good results of their labours during the year under review; and he would wish all the boys a very happy holiday. (Applause.)
IV A-1 Chan King-lenk (M))))
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Chan King-kwong; 3 Luk I-yan.
IV B-1 Cheng Kwan; 2 Won Hoi-Man. IV C-1 Lo Tsik-kü : 2 Chaŭ Kam-tang. V A-1 Mak Shin-yik; 2 Wong Tin-fong. VB-1 Fung Cheong; 2 Lam Kwok-san. VC-1 Lo Kam-chung; 2 Pang Teeung-ling. Livesay, H.
VI A-1 Un Ng-isung; 2 Kwok Tsan kong ;
VI B-I Wong Wai-sham; 2 Yan Wan. VI C-1 Lam Ming-chung'; 2 Wong Ping- chia.
tong; Hyndman, H.
VII A-1 Leung Wing; 2 Chung Kam-
VII E- Wong Lam-cho ; 2 U Yuk-shang. VII C—Chủ Kong-on ; 2 Chan Un chi VII D-1 Ng Fung-ying, 2 Chan-kwan. VIII A-1 Yeung Chuk-ping; 2 Li Lun-kwai, VIII B—1 Lai Tung ; 2 Li Ting-ro. chui,
VIII C-1 Fung Kam-tong; 2 Ho Wing-
THE S.S." SAN CHEUNG.”
TRIAL TRIP.
San Cheung, the new steamer designed for the On Friday afternoon, the 16th inst., the s.s. Hongkong-Canton trade, mide her trial trip The vessel was gaily decorated with flags, and weight of good things prepared for the sever I each saloon contained tables groaning under the hundred visitors who were courteously invited on board for the trip. Hughes, A. Cunningham, H. F. Carmichael, sent were: Mesdames Richards, Hinds, Jones, Among those, pre-
and A. Chapman; Misses Maker and Seibert; Captains Yonar. Hallstrom, and Robinson ; Messra. Li Wai Tong (chairman of the Cheung On 8.8. Company), Carmichael (marine architect Mumford (L'oyds), Leung Tsung, Yung, i ung and superviser, Kwok Yik Ting_(secretary), Chun Yaen, Leung Of Chun, Kwong Keng Tong, Chu Chung Hin, and Li Tax Ming Appended is the prize-list for 1902-1903. (directors), Jean Trevoux, Davies, Ralphe, Banjo, E. T. H.; AA-Silas, M. D.; AA-A. Cunningham, P. Barbillion, C. Meurer, OXFORD LOCAL 1902-Senior: I AA- Patterson, Whittick, Terretf, Sit Ming Cook, Hung Kwok-leung; Junior: Tam kwong; Buuje, C.; Bunje, H.; Ho Yan-sik; and Major Chapman. There were 2-10 Chinese Wing- Swaby, Chau King Ting, Chan Shao Shan, Li Ho-ching; Tse Tsck-kai
Murphy, Mr. C. H. Clarke (chief engineer), guests. The officers of the ship were: Capt. and Mr. Angus (chief officer).
Hon. Mr. MAY having made this intimation. the boys giving three cheers for the Hon. Mr. The proceedings were brought to a close by May, for the donors of prizes, and for the Headmaster
attendance. In every institution in which Chinese were educated that he had had any connection with one great stumbling-block to progress had been the irregular attendance of the pupils. In addition to the ordinary regular holidays, they absented themselves for feasts, festivals, marriages, birthdays, and all these extraordinarily recurrent illnesses and often deaths of near relatives. (Laughter and | applause.) The result of the better and more regular attendance Was shown from Dr. Wright's report, for he said that the quality of the work shown by the Lower School had been a marked improvement on that shown during The HEADMASTER said he had to thank the previous year. The report of the indepen- Mr. May very much for his kind and dent examiners was distinctly good, and they instructive address to the boys. The statement stated that the boys at the head of the School they had heard that they were to have the had shown some really excellent work. They Chinese classes restored would be very welcome remarked that when it was reflected that the to the masters and he should think to a large work done by the Chinese boys was done in number of the boys; certainly to the boys' English, was to them a foreign language, parents. He trusted the boys would carry | the result was extremely satisfactory. (Ap-away some recollection of the story of the Irish plause.) But they added that it was to be boy who went to school by turning his back regretted that boys who could do so well in upon it and would profit next term by the English should, with one or two exceptions, recollection that he afterwards found out that be so weak in the knowledge of their own he had better have gone with his face written language. Dr. Wright had referred towards it. Mr. May had pointed out to the Commission which enquired last very clearly the difficulty they had to deal year into education generally in this Colony, with under Chinese customs, and he wished and he had no doubt Dr. Wright would that some of the Chinese parents would remem- like him to divulge some State secrets ber that it was a serious loss to the School that morning and tell him how far the recom- mendations of the Commission affecting the cousin's wedding and various feasts, dedications when the boys were taken away to a distant College would be carried out. Well, he was afraid he was not in a position to do so, but necessary to interrupt a school career for. He of new houses, and so forth, that it was hardly there was one thing he could tell them, and that had only now to ask Mr. May to intimate that was that the classes for teaching the Chinese the holidays would conclude on Saturday, the language were to be restored in that College. 21st February. (Applause.) Personally be would be very glad if such a change was made. He had consider- able experience, during his official career in Hongkong, of clerks and interpreters in the Government service, and a great many of them were drawn from that College, and although some of the best olerks in the Government ser- vice were old pupils in the Victoria College, now Queen's College, still he might state as a general fact that their weak point as a rule was the want of knowledge of their own written language; and he hoped that the change which he had just alluded to might bring about an improvement in that direction. (Applause) Having said that much about the College, he would like to say a few words to the boys. He remembered in the year 1880, which was a very severe winter in Ireland, when alt the country was frozen and the roads were covered with ice, that he was out shooting one day and turned into one of the little national schools to see how they were getting on there, and just as he entered be heard the master upbraiding a small boy for being so very late. And he said: "How is this, Dennis, that you are late again ?" "Well, sir," said the boy, "the roads were that slippery that every step I took in ad vance I slipped back two.' "How, then," said the master, did you manage to arrive at the school at all ?" Ob," said Dennis, with native quick wit, "I managed it by turning my back on the school (Laughter.) Now, curiously enough in the year 1895-fifteen years COMPOSITION-I A-Ho Yan-sik; N 1 afterwards he was attached for a time during Bunje, C.; N 2-Dixon, K.; II A-Chan his leave at home to the Royal Irish Con- Tak-fai; II B-Chan Pak-kong; N. 3- stabulary, and he met there this very same boy, Mooney, R.; N 4-White, H.; III A- grown up and going in for his sergeant's Cheung Ting-chang; III B-Wan Hang-nn; examination in that police force. He recog-III C-Chu Po-lam. mised the man and said, “Well, Dennis, are you as fond of sliding as ever?" And Dennis | replied, "Your honour, Toften regret the time I wasted on sliding; if I had attended more to my books I would not have difficulty now in passing the examinations in this police force."" Now, the boys in Queen's College who were British subjects owed a great debt to the British Empire-(applause)—and the b ya there who were Chinese subjects owed a debt to the Colony and to the Empire of which it formed a part, but they owed an even greater debt to the neighbouring Chinese Empire, the place of their birth. (Applause.) They could, all of them, if they attended to their work and cultivated habits of industry and conscientious work—which were just as easy to cultivate as habits of idleness and carelessness —become useful and influen'ial citizens of whatever Empire they elected to serve, be- canse- ing the British Empire as in the neighbouring Chinese Empire, there was no
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PRELIMINARY-Ahwee, A.; Hung Ia-chi; Lee, W. H.; Pang Kwok-sui; Alunço, D.; Curreem, C. V.; Watling, H.; Ford, W. F.; Alarakia, C.; In Hung-tok.
SCHOLARSHIPS,
MORRISON.-Senior: non-Chinese, Bunje, E. T, H.; Chinese, Ho Yan-sik; Junior: IV A
- Chan King-leuk.
STEWART. I A-Li Ho-ching. BELILIOS.--Senior: N. I- Bunje, Junior: III A—Lui Ju-cheung.
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The San Cheung made an excellent trip and came through her trial with g.owing colours, tance of twenty miles from Hongkong. The proceeding as far, as Chek Wan Island, a dis- trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. When darknes set in the principal guests sat down to supper in the first-class saloon. This C.; compartment was very attractive in its now paint and gilt and its pretty coloured and designed electric lamps.
SPECIAL PRIZES. TRANSLATION.-E to C: I A-1 Li Ho- ching; II A-2 Lo Kam chak; C to E: I A— 1 Li Ho-ching; 2 Tse Tsok-kai.
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HISTORY-LA-Hung Kwok-leung; I B- Cheung King-shang; N 1-B»nje, H.; N 2- Mooney, W; II A-Fung Pak-liu; II B Lun Kai-in; N. 3-Markar, C. G.; III A- Lui Iu-chenng; II1 B-Un-kwong; 1II C- Chu Po-lam.
After supper the healths of the King, and of the Emperor of Chius, proposed by Mr. Li Wei Tong (the Chairman) and Major Chapman respectively, were enthusiastically drunk,” Mr. Cauningham proposed the health of the Cheung On Steamship Co., and congratulated them on their enterprise, and on their possessing such a large and well built steamer. Mr. The Secre ary of the Company, Mr. Kwok Yik Ralphs replied on behalf of the Chairman. Ting, proposed the health of "The Builders" (Kwong Fuk Cheong Shipbuilders and the ship was built for the Hongkong-Canton trade, Ting Hing Engineers) and in doing so said the
and was c.pable of carrying 1,100 pas-engers. MATHEMATICAL PRIZE.—I A—Hang Kwok-She was the largest vessel yet built by Chinese, MACHELL MEMORIAL-N 1—Bunje, C.
leung.
CLASS PRIZES.
I A-1 Ho Yan-sik (Morrison); Kwok-leung (Mathematical); 3 Li Ho-ching Hang (Stewart scholar); 4 Chan 8x-yni.
IB-1 Cheung King-shang.
N 1-1 Banje, H.; 2 Bunje, C.; 3 Dalbasah, A. K; Alarakin, U.
N 2-1 Ahweo, A.; 2 Mooney, W.; Judah, J. II A-1 Lai Chin-kun; 2 Fang Pak-liu; 3 Tong Shuk-fan.
II B-1 Wong Wai-tsing; 2 Chan Pak- kong; 3 Chan Shin-luo.
N 3-1 Galozzi, U.; 2 Galuzzi, R.; Tetzel, C. N 4-1 Yamasaki, M.; 2 Suffaid, A. M.; Arcalli, A.
III A-1 Lui Iu-cheung (Belilio, Jan.); 2 Wong Man-yan; 3 Lo Ping.ü.
Il B-1 Un Kwong; 2 Lau Cheuk-wing. III C-1 Chu Po-lam; 2 Leung Shi-kau.
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and with the great increase of Hongkong- Canton trade, and the opening of treaty ports in Kwangtung, was a needed and timely addi- suitably responded and toasted Mr. Kwok tion to the river fleet. Mr. Carmichael
Yik Ting. Mr. Mumford toasted the ladies, and Dr. Davies ably replied. Major Chapman proposed "The Press" and Mr. A. Cunningham replied.
The San Cheung is a vessel of 951 tons, 200 ft. long, 33 ft. beam, and 10 ft. moulded depth. She has three decks, vis., steerage, saloon, and boat, the latter forming a splendid promenade with fittings for awnings. Her cylinders are 14 by 28 feet, boilers 9 by 10 feet, and she is fitted with twin screws. The hall is of wood, copper sheathed. In the saloon, all cabins are fitted with hot and cold water, laid on by pipes, and all things are conducive to the comfort of passengers. The vessel is lighted throughout by electricity, and, on her speed trial, over the