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ANNUAL REPORT. The report of the headmaster stated, inter alia:-
MR. G. B. SHAW'S AWAKENING.! THE PRUSSIAN MENACE MUST BE
SHATTERED.
CHINA'S IMPORTS,
FOREIGN COMPETITION WITH BRITISH GOODS.
FOREIGN TRADE IN CHINA.
KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL. ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. To anual prize distribution in con nection with the Kowloon British School
Mr. Bernard Shaw has made up his wind 100k place at the school last evening, the that it is vain to call for peace till the prizes being distributed by the Hon. Mr. Prussian menace is shattered. His pro- P. H. Holyoak, who was accompanied on porking on the subject of the
nouncemens to this effect was made when the platform by Mrs. Holyoak, Mr. E. Vitality," in aid of the baby clinics set up Nation's Ralphs, Inspector of Schools, and Mr. Aby the East London Federation of Suffra- T. Hamilton, headmaster.
gets. They might, he said, put peace as completely out of their heads at present as they might clear skies and summer hoat.
The value of the net imports of foreign "Even supposing that the German E-goods into China in 1914 was £76,022,172 peror, in a fit of inspiration, were sudden- as compared with £80,116,303 in 1913, fiers, and to say. Now I have shown you- ly to withdraw his army into his own from. The chief countries participating in this-ly opened within this year for the advanos- that I can swap all your armies before me; nevertheless, ne I believe the world cannot ask you to discuss what is best to be done. be governed by the sword, am going to Even if this amazing thing were to happen, how could we accept that offer? If we did, we should be acknowledging that the Ger man army was invincible and that we were vanquished. The consequence is that the ation is in no temper to think of peace.
"I venture to tell you that the German army machine which everybody believes it to be. not the perfect and infallible In fighting that army, you are fighting a people. Being in the romantic line myself romantic dream-the dream of a romantio I know how short of proficiency all roman- tic people are,
NEW PORTS TO BE OPENED.
Nearly two years have elapsedi gitce the The following particulars regarding sanouncement of the Chinese Government's foreign competition with British manu-intention to open Langkou, Lienshanwan, factured goods in the Ching market have Changchiakou, Shinyuangheng, Taonaniu, been received from H.M. Commercial Dolonor and Tzuferg to foreign trade. In Attaché at Peking (Mr. W. P. Kor, addition to the actual opening of the pork C.M.G.):—
of Lungkou to foreign trade on Novem-K ber 1st, last year the Central Government has now ordered all the Ministries andİ that the remaining six cities may be formal Bureaux to hurry their preparations co
Iment of both foreign and Chinese com-
"Our average attendance for the year was 30, an increase of 14 on last year, Five children made complete attendance of whom three have not missed a single day for the past three years. As a rule the attendance in the upper classes is excellent, but in the lower school the younger children are not so regular.
"During the year one change took place on the staff. On the 11th February Miss Annie Robson was tranferred on promo tion to the Peak School. Her place was taken by Miss Jessie Jack who started as a student teacher on March 15th. At the Technical Institute examination held in June Miss Violet Knight passed her second year's examination with distine tion, while Miss Jack passed her first year's,
****The matshed in which the upper boys had been accommodated for over two years was demolished soon after mid- summer, and the boys transferred to the school quarters. By using these we have two extra class rooms, a room for the lady teachers, and an office. Thi, arrangement | has proved most satisfactory to all con- cerned. Importans lerations were also made to the Lavatory accommodation
"The health of the school has been exceptionally good. There have been no cases of serious illness, but the reports of the medical officer still mention cases of anaemia and defective teeth. These cases, however, are not so prevalent as formerly, the parents invariably carrying out the doctor's recommendatidus...
out siego guns, and were held up for a The German army attacked Liége with fortnight by a little Belgian army, thereby losing the war. Since then, of course, the German armies, like all other armies, had derful things, and now the Germans them leagat its business, until it had done won. celves had got into that attitude of mind they will have to be awakened thoroughly, towards the rest of mankind, out of which and that is why we must go on fighting.
You must make up your minds that wo must go on until we have destroyed that dream,"
1013.
1014
merce,
trade were as follows:--
From Hongkong ...... United Kingdom... £14,637,501 £14,319,179)
An Chiahsien in Fengtien is an import India
25,924,202 22,720,144 ant town on the Peking-Mukden Railway Germany
7,204,139 5,210,244ne and situated also between South Man 4,274,842 Belgium
1,924,604 churia and Eastern Mongolia, the Minis 2,391,116 2,399,340 ters of Finanes, Interior, Communications Japan United States 5,350,983 5,565,163 And Agriculture and Commerce are joint-
18,026,319 16,468,765 ly contemplating the opening of the tow Other countries 10,655,008 9,324,055 as a trading port.
Total imports... £88,554,984 £78,062,077 Less re-exports to
foreign countries. 2,435,881 2,039,905
Not imports £88,118,303 £76,022,172 | Exports from the United Kingdom to Of the goods summarised in the Chinese China are chiefly manufactured articles.;
Custome returns as which constitate some 30 per cent. of the cotton piece-goods,
the United Kingdom and Hongkong tage- total value imported under this heading,
ther account for 63 per coat. as against largest item on the list is cotton thread, 20 per cent. from Japan. The next
ported from Japan and 50 per cent, from chiefly yarn, of which 4 percent. is im- India and Hongkong in approximately equal shares.
embrai.
rical machinery and apparatus, arms and to these items, the import of the following munitions, and explosives. In addition articies from Germany exceeds the import direct from the United Kingdom: Chemical products, hosiery furnituro. paper, chinaware, window glass, enamel- led ware, and musical instruments.
BONGKUNG VOLUNTEERE.
ORDERS DE LIEUT.-COL & CHAPMAN, V.D.
PARADHE,
1-Parades for Tuesday, 25th instant.
7 a.m. Members of Signalling Section nad other Signallers, as detailed in Signalling Section order dated 8th December, 1915 Morse dag practice at Heidquarters.
5,10 p.m.-Centre Section M.G, Cb,—M. G. drill at Kowloon Docks, Launch leave Statue Pier at 4.30 p.m. 5.15 p.m.Nos. 1 and Sub-section
Artillery Battery (as detailed in Corps Order No. dated 90th Decem- ber, 1915)-10 pdr. Gun drill at Head- quarters.
Sergt. Bradley, R.G.A., will attend, Right Scotion M. Co.-Section drill and Musketry exer cises on Cricket Ground. Left See tion M.G. C-Machine Gun drill at Headquarters, Rocraits of all units Squad drill and Rifle exercises at Headquarters under Sergt.-Major Higby and one N.C.O. from Right Section M.G. Co. Stretcher Bearer Section Instruction at Headquarters, Remainder, nil,
DETAIL,
2-On duty to-night-Centre Section
M.G. 06. On duty 26th inst-Civil Service Coy. Orderly Officer.-Lieut. Wesll.
NOTICE.
the
UNITED SERVIOB HOCKEY LEAGUE. The following will represent
H.K.V.C. against the 4th K.SLE in a league Match on Wednesday, 26th instant, ut 4,80 p.m.. Con the Happy Valley Hockey Ground:-Le-Opls. Edmonds and Vi- veesh; Pies. Sara, Redmond, Bulmer, Johnson, Miskin, Brayshay, Evans, Sim, Dyer Ball and Brand.
G. E. STEWARE, Capt..
Adjutant, H.K.V.O.
HONGKONG POLICE "RESERVE
As regards other branches of trade in manufactured goods, the United Kingdom boys In this connection he happened to of soup, cigar ttos, woollen picce goods leads the rest of the world in the import have been a little behind the scenes, and haberdashery, ho knew that the school was not inaking music, iron and steel bars, rods, plates, stationery, books, and doctor attended a case of Lineas he first of iron and steel, propelling machinery, the progress which it should do. When a etc., tinned plates and other manufactures diagnosed it and endeavoured to find oat machines of all kinds and motor cars, in mind he had read portions of the cause of the illness, and with this idea while Japan heads the list of importing report of the Inspector of Schools. In manufactures, silk piece goods, clothing, the countries in chemical products, leather ferred to as being better than that of glassware, lamps, and lampware, clocks this report the work of the girls was re-toilet requisites, umbrellas, furniture, the boys. The boys seemed accustomed to and watches, and matches. give of their very best work only ΟΠ During the year tome changes have
For the purpose of examining the actual special occasions, and at other times extent of the competition of enemy coun- ben made in the sylabus, the standard the most careless
appeared content to jog ajong in and unconcerned
tries in supplying manufactured goods being slightly raised to meet the require-inner. That way not
before the war, it is sufficient to consider ments of the University Local Examina and he was perfectly sure that the boys for the most part negligible. It is found agreeable thing to have to say, the imports from Austria-Hungary being very the imports from Germany, the value of tions. Our school year now ends on the would endeavour to improve upon it in that in the import of colours, dyes, and the nex: school year. If ever there was 31st December instead of at midsummer, a vccasion when every boy and girl paints (a valuable item) Germany stands to present pupils for the examination in conscientious work it was the present; deries, lace and trimmings, as it was considered much more suitable should settle down to thorough and second to Belgium, and that Germany. heads the list for woollen threads, elec December than in July. Five candidates when the Empire was suffering, it were presented at the December examina had never done before from strain and tion, of whom three passed, one distinction in needlework. In the school would be in the hands of the
with stress; and the future of the country examination just held, the remits are growing generation. It was a time when much more entisfactory than formerly every boy and girl could de the utmost in This 18 chiefly due to the introduction of their power in the great struggle by the Monthly Report Books and the Home making as much progress as they could in Work Record Books, both of which have the school to which they were attached LIKES AT THE START AND KEEPS ben, in the majority of cases, the means Mr. Holyork said that one of the evils of keeping parents more in touch with which they had to face was the fact that their children's studies. ON LIKING.
Football and hockey still continue toy of the children went home after a certain period and while they were at be popular. It is very gratifying to find home they enjoyed themselves as they constitute valuable imports into China, the girls taking such an active part in the should do forgetting all about thoir that is to say, no one of them reaches a latter game
"The Cadet movement is becoming more school again, with came back here to total alue of Hk, Tls. 2,000,000 (about
lessons, and then learn, or they remained side by side with goods for the success of which in the all the back lessons to £270,000). They are for the most part children who were much younger than them-China markot cheapness is moro essential elves. Thus it was that they found in the than quality. As for the prospects of re for on the Inspector remarks to the placing German, goods by British, it is cationally here, when compared with those the articles enumerated above, namely, that the progress of children edu- pertinent to point out that in many of 11.30 am- The West Point Building Ca
at Home, was very backward. Then chemical products, hosiery, clothing, Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Oless
there were home lessons, which were furniture, paper, chinaware lamps, and of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Upper School-Cara Frost (form prize always unpleasant. At one time there lampware, and musical instruments, and complete attendance), Maggie Ramsay
We 110 doubt that too much home Japan is, besides Germany, ahead of the 1148 an.The Hongkong Central Estate, Kinross a complete tendance), Millioming and a dust and this led to eram United Kingdom, so that in regard to these
Ltd.. Meeting of Shareholders at the Offices Knight (hygiene), Nelle Purden (arith-been recognised now and remedied, and than British products to replace the Gex Sunday, January 30th.All P-c. of Now.
(drawing and sewing) Eda a distaste for work. That had articles
products are more likely home work), Maggie Rameny (pecial nas be regarded as being excessive, in which British manufacturers may look metic), Sophie Weill (geography and the home work which was given now could man goods. The most bupoful direction prize for neatness), Edna Knight (special Naturally, no boy or girl liked home prize for sewing), En Forsyth (arith work, but it was very necessary for metic and drawing), Richard Frost (com several reasons. First of all it impressed pleto attendance), Victor Ramsay (form upon the mind of the child the lessons Levy (form prize), Mazelle Levy (history), training for boys and girls. The value prize and complete attendance), Regina taught during the day. They also led to Willian Gerrard (form prize), Colin
discipline, which was always a good Logan (French), Regina Levy (conduct, of these thinga would be entirely lost un special),
less they were impressed upon the child- ren by the parents. They could not de which they had for their own children. of imports of drea, colours, and paints in legate to anybody the responsibilities. Unless the school training was carried on the last three years were ng follows:- thrown away. If the child was not made in the home the work was vasted and.
1918. 1014 2,190,610 5,101,620
Hongkong, 24th January, 1916.
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of Messre, Jardine, Matheson & Co, Latăl, Noon-The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Offices of Jardins, Matheson & Co., 12.15 p.m-The Hongkong Land Reclamation Offices of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the
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DO YOU DREAD THE COLD?
winter.
popular with the boys every year. There are fifteen boys members of the Hongkong Volunteer Cadet Cerpa, hut, many of the younger ones have become so imbued with the martial spirit that they would like to see the age limit removed so that they could join the Corps
* PRIZE LIST, ---
the exception of colours and paints, paper, It should be noted, however, that with clothing, arms and ammunition, dyes, and electrical machinery, these items do not
AMBULANUR COMPANY.
First Aid lectures and Stretcher Drills will,
until further orders, be held at the. Tung Wah Hospital on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 p.m. sharp. In the event of a parade of the Company being order- ed for any of these days, the lecture for that day is to be considered as cancelled The Surgeon Inspector will report un- punctuality and absence without leave
MUSKEIHY GOURSE, PART II,
The N.COs, and men of No. 2 Company whe fired on Sunday morning, January 23rd. will, if circumstances permit, be given an opportunity of again firing ranges A to D at a later date,
3 and 4 Companies who passed Part I. are provisionally warned to fire on this date. Details will be issued.
Tuesday, January 25th-No. 4 Co. and Re. PARADES 6.30 PM.
craits of all Companies. Wednesday, January 26th-No. 2 Company
to recover a lost ascendancy over their German competitors would seem to by in perhaps, at a must distant future, in that the supply of electrical machinery, and
Kingdom was not overtaken by Germany of arts and masitions. In regard to the former, it is noteworthy that the United until the year 1911, and present condi-Thursday, January 27th-Nos. 3 and 4 tiong seem favourable to a recovery of the earlier British predominancy.
Friday, January 28th-All Company Inspec-
tars and Sergeants,
DYES, COLOURS, AND PAINTS. The valo
1012.
750,305
5,740,257
and Recruita theroof.
Companies. T
- FEBRUARY TATHOL DUTIES. The Schedule of February Patrols is being
isatied to-day.
CHINESE NEW YEAR, E0930 402 Nos. 1 and 2 Companies will reliere 76 Pat- rolmen of No. 8 Company on Friday and
Articles,
Dyes, sadins Indigo
Artificia Vegriable Vermilion
7,843,042
9,653,167
99,000
Turpentine Varnish
Total
res and colours, unclassed paints and paint off
139.021 Sayang 180,053 £38,600 58,500 751.759 106,435 .862,787 833,444 .16,074 23,227 20,195 ISP SOS 23,442 157,425 11,201,800 17,371,353 18,990,104-
5th
BAND PRACTICE. Tuesday, January 28th, at 6 p.m.
F. C. JINKAN, D.S.P. (R.).
Class IV-Robert Moor (form prize), Reggie Kynoch (arithmetic and French), Mary Hyde (general improvement).
Class Y-Andrew Kinross (form prize). Walter Blair (geography and French), David Harvey (complete attendan), Some people enjoy cold weather and
Lower School Alan Robertson to do home work then discipline failed. take pleasure in winter sports; the keen (prize), Freddy Walker (composition), The standard of the home in this respect air calls the pink to their checke and the Maud Levy (neatness and general im- must not be lower than that of the red to their lips. Others shrink from provement), Ellis Joseph (arithmetic), school. If parouts maintained this idea cold and turn blue at the least exposure Herbert Duncan (general improvement), then the child would grew up to bless to frosty air,
George Curry (French), Dora Moor them in after life. If they punished a The difference is in the blood. Rich red (form prize), Florrie Neave (arithmetic realise what the punishment was for, and Equivalent in sterling. 83,709,449 £2,023,795 #1,907,702 (general improvement), Nellie Mackie child they should first make the child blood warms the body. Every long breath and reading). of pure cold air increases the oxygen it
in due time that child would grew up carries to every part of the system. Thin ture and general knowledge), Will it in earlier days.
Lower School-Ronald Curry (scrip to bless the parent who restrained blood is unable to take up the life-sustain Fillery (writing and drawing), Pansy as in
*The average value of the Haikwan tool In this Colony in 1814 was 28. 6d. ; ir 1913, 33. 02d.; and i ing oxygen. The body lacks nourishment, Moor (recitation and generel improve where one had more servants than at 11.140 Shanghai taels for which exchange
other perta of the Eust, in 1812, 3s. old. 100 Haikwad taels and the sufferer is always cold, takes a ment), Kitty Bair (composition and Houte, there was the temptation to dele quotations are made. chill easily, and is miserable all the history), Bessie Blair (geography), Neil gate to others the duty which at Home
METALS AND METAL MANUFACTURES--Tho Thin blood is largely the sufferer's own
Gerrard (general progress).
would be dutifully undertaken by the dyes has led to proposals for the revival nails, rivete pipes, etc., bras, work and The scarcity and high price of aniline ing, such as iron and steel bars, rods, bulk of the merchandise under this head- fault. It results from neglect, because the Philip Kennedy (arithmetic), Billy Walk grow unless it was checked. He spiraled China, but H.M Consular officers do not United Kingdom and Belgium, but
Infants-Violet Levy (form prize) parent, and that tendency was aps to of indigo cultivation in many parte se steel wire has come in the past from the blood can be built up Pink Pills supply the elements that the recitation), Douglas Mackie (oral com
Dr. Williams' er (reading), Felix Moor (scripture and to
the parents not to allow the child to write very hepefully of the prospects of recent yeare German imports have shown blood needs to make it rich and red and position), Arthur Hourd (dictation), often that the child came to look upon the permanent success
remain with the amah so long and so to enable it to carry more oxygen, Build- Nettie Thorburn (kindergarten), Tomah as the only source of authority
PAPER-There is a large and increasing were booked on the Continent in the begin ing up the red portion of the blood is Neave (scripture and spelling), Archie Auey should never delegate any labour in demand in Chins for foreign-made paper ning of 1914, but shipments were curtailed progress. At Shanghai large contracts simple, but because thin blood does not Frost (general improvement) Marjorie the home which belonged to themselves of all kinds, especially printing paper, on account of the war. New contracte call attention to itself it is often neglect- Martin (recitation), Fred Rattey (arith Then, when the child grew up into most of which comes from Sweden." The have been mostly for American material ed. Have you seriously considered taking metic), Stella Levy (Orsi composition), womanhood or to manhood, it would total imports of paper in 1914 smounted The most important items in this group ON SALE
a course of treatment with Dr. Williams Irene Reymond (epelling and reading). Pink Pills? If you are in doubt write In the course of a few remarks to the realise how very important were the
develop into a companion, and they would to Hk. Tls. 6,470,768, [ONGKONG HANSARD REPORTE for information,
are copper ingots and slabs, the imports parents and children, the Hon Mr principles he had endeavoured to state from Belgium wore cat off the demand has 6,658,327, out of a total for the group of WINDOW GLASS. Since the supplies of which in 1814 were valued at H, Ts of the MEETINGS of the Also, begin Dr. Williams' Pink Pills HOLYOK said that the gathering that day before them that afternoon. (Applause.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for
the to-day; they can Fedon 1914.
dealers, but be careful to ask for Dr. really cared to remember. He felt the Mr. Holyoak on the proposition of Mr. Tls. 987,997 as compared with HK. Tis for British needles to replace the dorman
be bought of most carried his thoughts back further than ho A vote of thanks was passed to the Hon. imports-in-1914 amounting to only H
approached the dimensions of a famine. Ek Tle. 38,420,639
NEZDLES.There should be an opening same sympathy with those who had not Hamilton, and the pupils accorded won prizes, and urged them to put their three hearty cheers and as alger im 1.142,844 in 1918. It is practically impos. article, but at present to the German next time. He mentioned that he noticed ered the soug Farewell," and the Misses superior quality, and the price of which pared with 1913, being valued at only shoulder to thy wheel and to win a prize During the ceremony the children rend-glass of British manufacture, which is of 1814, decreased about 50 per cent, as cam- sible to do business on a largo cale in too expensive for the market. Importa in that the prizey wore mors numerous on Hyde, Forsyth, Ramsay and Frost enter always comparatively high, has risen Hk Tls. 615,889 last year.-London and the girls" side of the school them on the tained with a cleverly executed dance. enormously since the war began.
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