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The ently satisfactory (applause). attendance is lower than it was last year, but I think be has given very satisfactory ressons why the attendance has fallen. Roughly speaking Queens College numbers 1400, with an average attendance of 1000. It may be a little above or a little below in one year or another, but that chiefly depends upon the number that has happened to leave the higher forms in the preceding year. In the headmaster's examina. tion the number of passes shows a great Last year improvement on that of last year. only 82 passed, and this year there were 94. I agree most heartily with what. Dr. Bateson Wright said about the great value of having an examination of the whole school conducted by one person. I think by that means naiform ity of awarding marks to all the different classes, standards and sections in the school is secured, and also I think that Dr. Bateson
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secured Wright's long residence bere to us another benefit; that is, we have the same examiner from year to year, so that we have considerable reliability in statistics of one year as compared with the statistios of another, I am glad to be able to congratulate the school upon the great success in the Oxford Local Examinations which show a great progress compared with last year. This year one of your boys, Mok Kai-fook, succeeded in gaining honours in the janior division of the Ox
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His FXCELLENCY then distributed the prises after which
Dr. BATESON WRIGHT thanked him very much for his kind address and hoped both boys and masters would profit by the good advise bestowed upon them. The speaker was gratified to find that His Excellency was of opinion that the education of Chiness from the Empire of Chios was a legitimate part of the work of Queen's College," "because some were of opinion that it was not.
The proceedings ended with cheers for the Governor and Lady Lugard, for the visitors and for the headmaster.
promising pupils and a decrease in the numbering in the Far East. I hope to see it become for the annual examinations. But, Sir, I the university at which students of China may come and take their degrees in western learn. think it shenli be tus boast and pride of Quee.'s College that it sends forth into the world to ing. And although these ambitions extend to assist in the admiistration and to assist in the far fu ure, during the time I am in Hong- guiding the destinies of China young men who kong I shall do my utmost to further them. bave been trained in this College (applause). Dr. Bateson Wright, I wish you and your If they have rightly understood the teaching of staff a well earned holiday, and I wish you, history, and if their horizon has been enlarged boys, a pleasant holiday and a happy new year, by the teaching of geography, I think we (applante). may confidently believe they will very seriously influence the future destinies of their country. In any case they have learned here, I hope, the idea of fair play, the idea of straight speaking and straight dealing, and I think there is no greater benefit we can confer upon China than by sending forward to help her in her work yang men trained on these lines (applans). A few days ago I paid a ceremonial visit to the Viceroy of Canton, and I was delighted to that one of his principal officials, find
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If I old Queen's master. asked, ladies and gentlemen, what is the justi fication of the British Empire, and on what grounds we have to be proud of its expansion, I should say that the British Empire will be justified in the voice of posterity and by the arbitrament of history because it has ameliorated the conditions of the subject races under its control; because it has taught them self-control has and has provided education;
because it has tanght them self-respect; taught them the value and benefit of individua! liberty which an old writer iu. I think, the reign of Queen Elizabeth, described as British fireside liberty, which is the birthright of the British people; and because it has induced a higher standard of comfort and of cleanliness. It is because I am convinced that these things British more effectually taught under guidance than under the guidance of any other nation that I myself believe in the expansion of the British Empire, and been in my
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Local Examination for the first time in the history of Queen's College, and I think I may say that with one ex ception it was the first time honours have ben taken by any Chinese in the Oxford Local Examination in Hongkong. That exception was in 1905 by St. Stephen's College. The members who have been awarded the mark good are 19 as against 11 last year, but still I think that a considerable effort is wanted in this direction, for I observed that although we have this year a larger number of marks given there is only one who has pas ed in the senior division as against four last year and six the year before. The headmaster speaking generally of the work of the school said that it was excellent, and especially praises the work in mathematics. My predecessor speaking here last year laid great emphasis on the study of
exercise an eveu mathematics as being so useful to any young man who wished to adopt the profession of en- more liberal spirit. We don't insist that oar gineer, and he pointed out how much China scholars shall b British subjec's, or even that wants engineers for the large number of they shall be permanent residents in this railways she has undertaken. In sports Colony. We are content to see Chinese youths come from the great Empire of China and you have achieved access by winning the football challenge shield and by defeating learn here those principles to which I have
We are content to Bake the runners up of the Empress of India', alluded.
them back to China, and I think that we ourselves competition cup. I hope to see, as I said be.
we give by the fore, that you will maintain your prominence receive as much benefit as
better understanding that is thus prom ted among other schools in sport as well as in work. The Government District Schools of Wantsal, between the Chinese and ourselves (applas 8~} We cast out bread upon the waters, and we are Saiying pun and Yanwati show a very remark-
that it will carry nutrition into able increase in their numbers, and this I hope satisfied
Half the cost of every pupil will mean that there will be more competition famished regions
in the school is borne by the public revenue. for entrance examination, and consequently the standard throughout. I notice you had this E-ch individual in this Colony who pays to- wards the public revenue may justly feel p oud year 627 applicants for 396 vacancies. I will
I will say only nas say one word about the evening continua. of hi‹ share in this work.
word, in order to crystalli the tion classes. They are not ex otly a portion of this school, but they were instituted in purport of the r-marka I have made, and
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your staff they had left school. They were begun last you should not be behind the Japanese or say other nation in teaching patriotism to the year as an experiment at a cost of $4300, have given considerable attention and thought by the British subjects under your chargTM as to how they can be placed on a stable And you should endeavour to teach too, ail Go and satisfactory basis, and the Legislative principles upon which I bave laid stress. To Council has agreed this year to spend a sum of you, beye, I would say that you should not only $8050 upon these classes which we shall in endeavour to beat the boys of other schools both future call The Technical Institute of Houg-in sports and in work, but you should en kong (applause). And I hope the Technical deavour to remember the standard Institute will establish its right to be recognised | expcted of a Queen's college boy-the standar i❘ as a great educational agency here to enable bɔys | of life and the standard of behaviour. to prosecuts their studies in technical work sud more advanced grades, so that they may gain professions in China, Hongkong #ud siswhere. The headmaster made but brief reference to the number of boys who leave the College to take up appointments in the Government or in the Chinese Government, or in mercantile and professional houses here and abroad. Last year the number was 147, and this year it is 93. and I thought, Sir, I detected a note of regret in your remark that so large a number went away. I on thoroughly sympathise with it because it means a loss of
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His Excellency the Governor, who was so. annnal distribution of prizes of the Diocesa a companied by Lady Lagard, presided at the There School and Orphanage held on Jan. 23. were also present among others His Lordship the Bishop of Victoris, the Ven. Archdeacon Banister, Rev. F. T. Johnson, Mr. E. D. C.
Wolf, Inspector of Schools, Captain Mitobell Taylor, A.1.C., Mr. A. J. Brackenbary, privalo Secretary, Mr. G. Piercy, head of the Diocesan School, Dr. and Mrs. Bateson Wright, Rev. and Mrs. Pearce, Ho Km-tong, Miss Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton, hoo. Dr. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Braidwood, Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Bishop. Mrs. J. Shepherd, Mr. Macpherson, Dr. Sabres, Rev. Stevens, Mrs. Tutcher and Mr. A. O. Brawn.
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M. G. Piercy read the report, as follows:- The year began rather unfortunately, for the boys had re-assembled only a short time after the Chines New Year Holidays, when an epidemic of mumps, measles and chicken-por broke out and the school was closed by medioal advice for ten days (including Easter) and absence on a coaut of illness was very common until the warm weather set in, in May. Not- withstanding this, with an enrolment of 320 boys, the averaganttendance was 223,5 compared Every year a number of with 225 in 1906. applicants for admission both as boarders and day scholars have to be refused for want of acc rumodatior, so that much higher figures cannot be expected until the older and more dilapidated parts of the buildings are replaced Ia by more modern and larger premises. addition to weekly examinations held through- | out the year, examined the whole school
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the close at of the present term and am satisfied with the good work dous throughout the year; and more specially the improvement in the lower part of the school. At the Oxford Loori Examinations ia Jaly boys passed the Preliminary, 4 the Junior and 3 the Senior, making a total of 15 In the A compared with 12 passes last year, Hon. Secretary's Annual Report, Dr. Bateson Wright roviwe the 21 years that these
Examinations bare beea beld Local the Colony and concludes with this sentence It is manifest_that_the_palm for steady
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Mr. be withheld from the Doosan School" Wolfe, H. M'. In pector of Schools, who examined the boys orally in the lower part of the school and by written work in the upper form last Deovmber, has awarded to Chin Ch 6-tm a priss for history kindl‹ presented by Mr. H. W. Kena.lt for the boy most distinguished in the Government Examinations. Two years ago Sir Matthew Nathan prumas tad a handsome silver shield to be competed for by teams of tan from any school teaching hygienia, Seven schools entered for the examination which was held at Queen's College for boys and at the Belilios Schools for girls.~~ Our team consisted of Sve boys from the fourth and five from the fifth standards : their aggregate of marks was about 55 ) more than that of say other team and so we, for the second time, carried off the shinid,
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