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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES), SATURDAY, MAY 25r¤, 1907,
QUEEN'S COLLEGE EVENING CONTINUATION CLASSES.
I have little doubt about the future of the Chemistry and Physios olases in which 10 and 15 the average attendings was Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, Chairman of the respectively. The two subjects form part of the esfulsons are attractive to all young Chines SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES | Bapervisory Committee, reports that the fest New Learning, and apart from their prospective Lorm of the Evening Continuation Classes who have studied Hinglish. But the majority of commenced on the 3rd October, E. Tue
Mr. Halpha and Mr. Crack sume prnotieni uzo. commercial objects of the classes were described in the the students hope to put their knowindge to are to be congratulated on the state of the ayllabus as to afford facilities for
A very different nspect It presents a ver laboratory. self and scientific training to students generally,
to what it did when the claxons started. aud to enable those who have left school to enu-
very little cost hat with the expenditure of a great deal of time and trouble everything which of a small Supervisors Committee, and tine their studios. They are under the dir-efinn at the close of the first term, of niupleen classes could possibly is wilined has been repaired and under three sentions: Commer, Engineering and Science. The teaching Staff Dumbera | Pu fourleen. The number of students on. Lius class Framstura to regard them cla- as having registers on the lat November, 1900, and 3lated beyond the experimental stage, and to Reduce the progress airearly made and to prepare for nine development, it will now be necaresty January, 1987, respectively was: .
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PRE INNUKANCES-Hongkongs emotions on offer 3330, but Chican, after small sales- at 880, are in some farther request at the rate. SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and Mnown have been booked at 30 at sbich rate the mar
Indos, Star Ferries and ket chines steady China and Manils are uneauged and procur- Shell able at quotations. Douglases have been fixed at 9384 and mero shares are wanted. Transports are firm with buyers at 48- and s. d. for the Ordinary and Preference REVINERIES.-Chica Bagara are somewhat easier with sellers at $119 after small sales at $12 Lazans are still on offer at 321.
shares rospectively,
MINING Ranbs have been booked at $ arû mora shares are procurable. Charbonnages can be placed at $450.
Docks, WHARVES AND GODOWN8.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docke bave remained fairly steady during the interval, but shares are still obtainable to some extent at $109. Hong. kaug and Kowloon Wharves are easier with vallers at $83. Shanghai Dacks are quoted The ti, and Shanghai and Hongkow Wharves The 221, the latter with local and Shanghai bayers. Now Amoy looks are still in request at $11.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.--Eng- keng Lands are unaltared with probable seller Kowloon Lands have been fixed at at $167, $37, aut Wost Pointe at 848. Hongkong Retals lays again beau booked at 8:18 at which rates in re shares are obtainable. Humphreys' Estates ara unchanged with sallers at $10.90,
COTTON MILLS Quotations are without change, and we have no business to report in this gestion.
MISCELLANEOUS. - Gro. Fenwicks have de clined to st7, and Green Island Cements to Electrics have been done both with nailers at $15 and are still offering. Ioss have bean
CHURCH SERVICES.
JOIST STOCK SHARES. Messrs. Varnou & Smyth say in their weakly It may be at once said that the class here report dated Hongkong May, 19 7; — For justifled their existence and that there is no Tomorrow being Vioria day and a publis rosson to doubt their permanenes if thoir holiday, sur circular is issued a day earlier dazalopment keeps pace with the wreds of the thua Buring the interval since our lai on marked has continued to raly extremely Colony. Not only the classes which may room to the students to offer some immediate start dull, and there is again hat little of interest to
such at the Short- for their time and money 2nd Machine. Ratos continue without improvement,
Construction Lund, Building De wing glasses have been regularly at endil, but the attenderes at other class which do not come under this category, hars also been well maintained, and students who knows by
are quchanged and without busine39, experience the time taken to acquire English what, and closos steady at 100 Nationals salis. MARINE INSURANCKA-Yangtz are still are found commencing the study of Fransh
is an average afin request at $155, but thers is au enquiry for German and Japanese, whilst roost
โย the English classes. other stocks under this heading, and we have factory of all there tendanos of 31 The classes started under considerable disadvan-heard of 's business. ages It was impossible to say whether they
not, and apparatus was would prove preliminary expenditure on sanctioned. The Chomistry and Physics wora therefore put at the beginning, ander serious disabilities; and the teachers deserve great credit for having dogs what they have done with the oxide and end of apparatus which could be at their disposal, and for having placed
interest of their students zaniatriuml so well the
the subjects taught. All classes alike soffered also from a lack of suitable text books, and the maintenanss of the attendanos in the face of nit of the necessity for stases of this needed, natare. The percentage and average given in the Attendance Returns are not a very good index to the actual attendance at each class. In some cases the namber on the roll dancesel between the 1st November and the 30th January, End in others the number cafually increased, and allowance must be made for this During the first month there was the usual shifting of students from one class to another and
a revision of the time-table in December Rave rise to a certain uvmber of el auges. The subjects taught in the Commerce delion are-Shorthaud, Book-keeping. Commercial Arithmatio. English, French, German and Japanese. The largest attendance is in the English class. The attendance at these classes bas suffered somewhat from two cause it has fallen off through the disappearance of students who were incapable of following a course în Advanced English, whist on the other hand there is reason to believe that a certain number of young men have been deterred from joining from fear of the high standard that would ba requirad en slmission. The number of studenta haar hy me would be theagh makes their wed the case, is good, considering that these are advanced classe, and that the senior class consists of students who have already done very
the latter closing in request at $12). Watsons well at school. It is still hard to persuade Chi-baked at 8245, and Union Waterbate at $123, nose scholars what a good business investment Lave sold and are offering at $12. every additional year spaat on the study of English is, but it is estisfactory to eas that this is beginning to be recognised by Chin-s parents who have themselves received their
ST ANDREW's, Kowlaon. -( Robinson Road, near education in Hongkong. Teachers of other
Sunday-Haly Communion classes
complain of the difficulty sus of their British Schil
in following the lesson owing at Sunday in month at noon; 2nd and 4th San- experience pupile to their ignorance of English, and it may be days at an; 3rd and 5th Sundays at 7 pm. advisable to insi-t on backward pupils attending Morning Prayer and Sarman at 11 am. Evening
{k an English class if their ignorance of English Prayer and Sermon, at 6 pm. Children's Servito
Biplans, if mary) on 3rd Sundaya, impedes the work of their class. The avenge
Windnesday -Shurled Evening sttendance at the French class was 23, at the po: Sunday School at pt. on remaining German 11, and at the Japaness 9. The popu
Hymnal Practions of Hypmy, ka, at ti 45. larity of the French class is not explicable atayin with adros, at 6 p.m.; Congregational first. It does not seem probable that the relativo
atter the comwocemaat of Servio Appropriated utility of these languages in Bangkong aud in Pained and provided. All seate are Free places in the Far East to which Hongkong boys sittings are reserved up that tims only. Churchings befow or ather any of the services ko, corresponds to the average attendance at hun the classes. The Japaness class commenced and Haptisms at special times, by appointment with an enrolment of three. The decision of with the chaplain. The Church is open daily the Committes to maintain plassos for one term until sunset. And can be used for Prayer and wn though the enrolment did not rasch five Meditation. the minimum prenoribad in the syllabus-has been justified in this cute, sa the terra clones with In all three classes the an enrolment af eleven. students have the advantage of native tanchers. Shurtband cannot fail to be a popular class. Proficiency in the subject has an immediate The attendance has been well money value.
23. Od kept up-the average attendance being at the alone of the term an examination was bold at which there were ten candidates for Pitman's Elementary Certificate and saven for the Theory CortiBente. It is gratifying to find seven students already oupable of taking an advance course in Book-keeping. It canaine to be sesu whether the 11 students on the roll of the elementary class will perevara in their studies long enough to enter the advanced class, The Commercial Arithmetic Class is small number but keen. It will never, I think. be a very popular glass The Engineering Section consists of five classes in Geometry, Applied Moabanics. Practical Mathematics, Building Construction and Machine Drawing 171b The two last classes were started on
There is no doubt that the need December.
and for these clasan bas bean urgent
will provo that all expenditure on them of the greatest benefit to the Colony. Of the 90 students on the roll on the 30th November, 55 per cent. were employed in with building contracions. engineering works of and the other students all hope to pat their knowledgo to some practical use. The teacher of the Building Construction Class speaks in the highest terms of the aptitude of some of his pupils.
The advanced olses in Prac jesl The Mathematics was closed in January. attendance gradually fall off as the studente perceived no immediate advantage to be gained from the course. The Science Sotion consists of three classes in Chemistry, Physics and Hygiene. The clare in hygiene is small. and with hygiene now being taught, regularly in school it is questionable whether it will be permanent. The class is principally attended by se'tool-teachers, and the hygiens taught is school byglene. It is to be hoped that school- would derive from attending this
anger are aware of the benefits teachers
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