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'PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
ADVICE TO STUDENTS BY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,
His Excellency the Governor (Sir Z Stubbs, K.Q.M.G.) distributed, the prizes at the annual gathering at Queen's College on Saturday morning. Among these present were Mr. A. ti. M. Fletcher,
·C.M.6, (Assistant Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving (Director of Filocation), Mr. E. Ralphs (inspector of English Schools), Mr. U, Rumjahy, (mem bor of the Education Board). Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, and Capt., Neville (A.D.C. to I.E. the Governor). ..
19 EXCELLENCY. in the course of brief address, congratulated the school on intaining its reputation. Queen's College, he considered, had experienced a very successful year. He hoped the students would return from the New
• Year's' holidays ready to carry on the good work.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1924
thanks for their prompt attention to minor casualties, and for their kindness in reporting upon and prescribing for boys suffering from slight ailments.
THE ARMS SEIZURE ON. THE SS. "BENDORAN.” CHINESE COOKS SUSPICIOUS CONDUCT
Two Chinese cooks of the ss. Bendoran," upon which steamer a large quantity of arms were discovered the other day, were sentenced by the Marine Magistrate on Saturday to two month with hard Labour on a charge of dumping goods to prevent seizure.
"Altogether, the year 1999 may be set down as a prosperous and satisfactory one for Queen's College. All our social organisations aro very vigorously alive In the class-rooms and laboratories the and continue to play an important part year has been marked by a cheerful at in the existence of the school. The Old mosphere of steady work and efort, and Boys' Association, under the Presidency although examination results in several of Sir Robert Ho Tung, still flourishes, stances leave much to be desired, I and to its members we are grateful for feel that the work itself may justly be numerous gifts of sports prizes and books. described as highly satisfactory,
In particular to Mr. Ho Kwong for baring Referring in detail to the results of again provided special prizes for Ver recent November" examinations Inacular Composition; to Mr. Henry G. shail dual first with the Lower School, Leong for undertaking to provide an consisting of Chusses 8 to 4. Here we aually special prizes for English Com-of the chief cook. examined(276 boys and of these as quali- position in Classes 1, 2 and 3; and to fied for promotion.
Messrs. E. E, and A. S. Ellis for making themselves responsible in the same was for special prizes offered in Classes and
for mathematics.
the
The pass standard from Claas 4 here and at the District "Schools into our Upper School was last year raised from 50 to 60 per cent.
Dwelling up the perennial falling off in numbers that takes place in Class 3 (the junior class of the Upper School) I should like to explain that quite a nüm ber of boys regularly seek admission here
I desire personally and on behalf of the school, to thank Your Excellency for honouring us by consenting to distribute the prizes; the visitors for their attend ance-and to whom I feel I ought perhaps to apologise for having inflicted upon
The captain of the vessel said the men joined the ship on the recommendation
In defence, the cocks stated they were ordered by the Chief Steward to drop a sack overboard. They did not know, they alleged, what was in it.
The Chief Steward denied giving such instructions.
It appears that as the s.s. Bandoran left Hongkong on Friday afternoon, ene of the officers observed a motor-boas following and making signals. He then saw the two Chinese cooks' carry a heavily laden sack to the side and dump it overboard. The Captain immediately Water Police, who arrested the two
The Hon. Mr. E. A. IRVING (Director for the sole purpose of enabling them to them so many dry-as-dust figures and turned the ship about and informed the of Education) also addressed the scholars,scribe themselves as Queen's College details; those who have once moro so cooks. Later the police came across some referring, in passing, to his impending boys. Owensionally such a boy presents generously contributed to our Prize sampans dredging where the sack hind retirement.
hisiself and applies for a leaving certifi. Fund; and last, but by no means least, been dumped. After If.E the Governor had presented-
The police are to be complimented upon the prizna and Mi...B. Tanner (Hand cate after being here for a mere målter I wish to thank all members of the Stattheir beizure of arms" aboard the B master) had read the annual report (ex-of a week or two This has led to the
Beadoran, for it is understood that the tracts from which appear below), the introduction of a rule by which no boy
Captain had suspicions throughout the each port a search was conducted, but latter referred to the approaching depar, is now granted such a certificate until he
trip that there were arms on board. At ture of the Head of the Department. has been in attendance for at least six
it was not until the vessel arrived in Hongkong that any firearms were dis half-yearly or
covered. This would be the last occasion the School months and bas taken a would have," said Mr. Tanner, of bidding, an anual examination. For some years, 3r. Irving a collective and official fare also, no leaving certificate has been issued well. The leaduster wished the Direc- without having the photograph" of the tor, and Mrs. Irving, the best of fortune applicant attached and other precaution
ry measures being taken. I first realised that such precautions were necessary
and health. (Applause.) -
Replying, the Hon. Mr. Iavise thanked the school for its kind wishes. He bad ́been with them over 20 years. To them, it might seem a long time, but it had passed like a dream in the night. It had been a happy time. I would, before I ko," eqncluded Mr IRVING, "give you a If you, too, want to piece of advice. have happy lives you must make other people happy. That is the secret of
ppiness. (Applause.) Cheers and "tigers" for all concerned
terminated the proceedings.
་་ ་་
THE YEAR'S WORE.
ANY UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION
BUCCESSES.
for their unfailing loyalty and support, and for their unremitting efforts in work and games to cultivate and keep alive a proper spirit among our boys, and to train them in the traditions of the school. THE SACRED HEART SCHOOL This school is only in its infancy. It was founded just over a year ago under the patronage of the Right Rev. Bishop Pozzoni, mainly on the initiative of Mr
THE REPORTED PIRATICAL
PLOT ON "BO SANG." PIRATE GANG BELIEVED TO BE IN SINGAPORE
The Straits Times of the 19th inst. bas the following account. of the discovery
been
made in
our
dente with the then Postal Commissioner is an old student of St. Joseph's College, sor years ago when, after correspon J, S. Shak, a young Chiness tenther who in Canton, it was discovered that certain unprincipled holders of the older verti- All credit is due to Mr. Shak for the male at Singapore to which previous
Terened has rapid progress the school has made dur ficates were turning them to account bying its brief existence. At the first letting them out on hire to applicants anal distribution of prizes on Sat Yederday Wong Fuck arrived by the tor positions in the Chinese postal our representative was informed Ho Sang Trom China, and on disembark- department and other places and 30 there are now just under 300 scholar ing be preceded to the examination shed enabling them to pose as old Queen's the books. These are mostly young Chi-
agar, wher. Listerman, Governmret Monopolies, ex
boys.
Altogether 26 distinctions were scored by our Junior Local Candidates, one boy, Chang Ia-mian, the top boy on the Science side, obtaining no less than 5.
1)
12
125
nese who journey great distances in their bag and clothes as well as!
eagerness to obtain educational training on Western lines. Many of the scholars come from Tai-Po, Sheung Shui and "Shaukiwan which only goes to show that Chinese parents have at last realised the benefits derived by their children from a grounding in modern education.
Lese New Year.
This was fot
proceedings commenced. owed by a concert by the scholars and during this Mr. G. P. de Martin presented the prizes to the successful students.
amissti
some wooden tables and stools, made out of soft wool. The detective instinct of Mr. Listerman being aroused he breaine suspicious, and proceeded to make a care- fut examination and found later on- eated in the harmless looking furniture no fewer than 21 revolvers and pistols, fully loaded as well as some ammunition, Listerman arrested the accused, while the latter was in a harry and took him be fore the Chief Police Officer. He was pro duced today before the third magistrate, who transferred the case to the Criminal District Court for trial,
And here let me any how pleased I am that a somewhat bigher standard of mark- ing the Junior Local papers has at last been put into operation by the Univer Mr. Shak (the Headmaster) is ambi- sity.
Dealing with Class 1, to which no boytinus in his new undertaking and in his annual report, mentioned that the present is promoted until he has obtained a school premises at St. Joseph's Terrace The Headmaster's report for year end Junior Local Certificate-1 June 1923 were scarcely large enough for all his three Matriculation Candidates, who had pupile. Consequently a branch school ed November 30th, 1923, stated
failed in November 19, sat again and had been opened at No. 434, Elgin The school year under review was a of these two passed; incidentally, the Street, and for the convenience of the shorter one than usual, extending from third one, with commendable determina- hoys in the Shaakiwan district, be said. The accused was later in the morning January 1st to November auth. It has tiun, sat a third time in November 1923 it was proposed to open a new branch produced before Mr. P. A. F. David, he been arranged that in future the school and has at long last found haven at the school in that district early in the Chi-fore when he was charged by Inspector
King
Arms and Explosives Department, year shall begin on December 1st and University. In November the 13 boys in terminate at the end of November. This attendance on the Science side were all
with importing, without permit, 21 1
revol The prize distribution was largely at- zo-arrangement was considered advisable presented for Matriculation and of these tended and the scholars were entertained vers and pistols, and the alternative charge of possession of same. He is also so that the class examinations might as 11 passed and twe failed. On the Com-right royally to tea and cakes before the charged with importing without, permit, far as possible synchronise with the mercial side, of the entire class of 21 University Matriculation and Local Ex-boys who sat, 4 succeeded in Matriculat-
124 rounds of ammunition, in the alterka. tive with possession of SAIC. aminations, and promotions and admising while 3 were awarded a Senior Local
Accused pleaded guilty and said that he sions be made immediately afterwards so pass and the rest failed. Of the 17 boys
arrived by the steamer.
mer from Hongkong, as to enable us to settle down without who matriculated 4 obtained distinctions
his birthplace
Kowloon, no in waste of tique to the following year's while Ching Hing chow and Chan Yik- work." H
king were awarded honours; the former, The total number of students in attend our Head Prefect and Top Boy of the ance during the year was 830, being 40 School, was also the winner of the Presi more than in the previous year. Of this dent of China Scholarship. Ever since total. all, with the exception of 12 boys, our boys have competed for this scholar. were enrolled at the beginning of the ship we have succeeded in capturing it, year. The District Schools, as usual, except in 1921 when I was at Home on Aupplied the great majority of boys, after leave and when owing to some misunder competitive examination, in the Upper standing cur boys sat for the June School, there were admitted no fewer examinations (when no scholarships are than 180 hoys from these schools to the awarded) and so left a clear field for various sections of Class 3. The aver other competitors at the November age daily attendance was 675, being an examinations. It is, after all, only rea increase of 33 over that of the previous soonble to expect that we should more or less corner" this particular Scholar- ship since by recruiting our Schiers AE our own Lower we do not only from School but from the Government District EXHIBITION OF PICTURES AT THE Schools as well, we usually get the pick, in brains at any rate, of those boys who are subjects of the Republic aad so en-
year.
titled to compete.
BISHOP POZZONI.
HAS ANOTHER RELAPSE.
being
British territory, Cunt Inspector Mere- dith said he
that the rest
of the giras from!
that the
We regret to state that the Right Rev." " must be in.
aad
hd be
The accuse! bad plea Bishop, Pozzoni's condition still gives guilty and he would have the exhibits in cause for anxiety. On Friday evening Court on the following day for his Ean- his Lordship, who is now in the French our to see. If the case was postponed Hospital, had another heart seizure, for five days he hoped that they would necessitating the injection of morphine. able to trace the rest of the gang. He Yesterday we were informed that right meating that all credit was dus to
ME
Listerman for decovering the whole Bishop Fozzoni's coulition showed signa affair, and for personally arresting the of improving and that he had passed a
accused, restful night.
OTTY HALT
11
His Honour postponed the case frie Monday, 21st instant, un bail being allowed.
It is presumed that the accuses, is the leader of a gang of pirates who, it is be lieved, are in Singapore, and whow in- tentions were to attack an outgoing vessel from this port on her way to China..
THE RICE STRIKE AT CANTON.
RELIEF SCHEMES.
DOW
The following more important changes took place in the personnel of the staff during the school year: In March Mr. Chan Tat-ming senior vernacular master in the department-retired, and Mrs.
St. Andrew's Hall houses for two days Ritchie and Miss Rosser resigned. In
about three hundred watercolours hy Apri Mr. de Rome was transferred to trevious years our boys in the Com- Japan's most celebrated modern artists. the headmastership of the Ellis Kadoorie School, In May, Mr. Noel Evans came mercial section of Class 1 have been pre-There are views, flowers, figures, in the to us from the Central British School, pared and entered for the Senior Local futurist style. We find the impression- while in July Mr. Meacock arrived from examination; in 1923, however, we de-ists trying to convince us that their pic- home. Two months later Mr. Edwards cided, as part of a general effort to im-tures are a true impression of life, and in most cases they succeed. Messrs. left us to take up the headmastership of prove the standard of work, to enter them Yaumati District School, and Mr. Duncan all for the Matriculation examination and Komer and Komor induced the Nippon Campbell joined the staff here. In Octo-so give those who wished to do sono Watercolour Society of Tokyo to display
The rice strike at Canton' still continues her Cormack returned from leave; opportunity of proceeding to the Univer their pictures in Hongkong where water-
sity...
colours are appreciated and the collection and thousands of wharf coolies are stated in November Mr. K. 1. Chau was ap Games continue to be increasingly now on view at the City Hall are well to be idle, as rice dealers are not taking pointed, and at the end of the same mouth Mr. Reeve was transferred to the popular, and football, basket-ball, volley- worth inspecting. Prices are marked in cargos from the steamers. The rice shops, Central British School Here for a
ball, tennis, cricket, swiniming, running plain figures and considering the merits which usually get their supplies from the
Bordealers,
themselves clearing moinent I must intrade into the present and boxing-each under the direction and of the artists they are very low. school year in order to extend & welcome control of a specially interested master instance there is a picture by I. Naka cargos from steamers or godowns, but to Me. Hamilton upon his return from all attract a keenly enthusiastic following zawa, (No. 14) "Myajima, the famous have to frat get permission of the Labour
The libraries and reading-rooms (Eng Inland Sea temple, which shows the Guild. leave on December 16th, and to Miss high and Chinese) continue to be popular strength of Nakazawa's colours. No. 202, With a view to relieving the hard-hips Anderson. our most recent recruit, who Books, other than works of fiction, have Indian head," by T. Ilirai, ie a very caused by the present high price of rice arrived from home on December 29th.
The discipline, control, and general been a greater request than ever before, fine picture: the features are life like and the Chamber of Commerce and the Institutions tha Canton tone of the school have been maintained and the reference section, to which sev stand out very effectively under the red Charitable at the same high level of excellence at eral valuable additions were made during headdress. No. 05, "Kowloon City, by Gazette says, propose to form a Com the year is of great service, especially to B. Maruyama, is graceful sketch of mittoe to carry out the work of relief. which we always aim, and this notwith members of the Staff and boys in the the old fort; he has the colours and at-It is proposed that the Committee shall standing the marked reduction in the Senior Classes The number of papers, mosphere to perfection. No, B4, Sam-import large shipments of rice and ther average age of our boys brought about periodicals, and magazines in the reading pan life," by K. Akagi, is a futuristic sell them at a reasonable figure. Large by the strict enforcement of an age limit rooms has been considerably increased, impression with vivid colours. The funds are needed for the carrying out for each class. The excellent tone and and to members of the Okl Boys' Associa figures seem to move and the sky is per- of the proposal, but nothing defizite has general all-round good feeling prevailing tion we are again indebted for contribu- fect. No. 207, Reflections, by L been announced regarding the under- in the playgrounds und among the boya tions of funds and books toward the op- Mizuno, has perfect perspective and the taking when not under the direct supervision of keep of the Chinese section of the library, reflections in the water, which is the Workers in the different wholesale ries members of the staff redect the greatest Mr. Handyside, as hedrian in charge, is strength of this artist, are marvellously houses propose to creato a number of "pab- redit upon the school prefects and other regularly assisted in his duties by the effective. No. 6, "Autuma Tints," by lie selling stations as a means of relieving responsible senior boys,
School Prefects.
T. Isabe, is a Japanese country scene the high price of rice. Thousands of baga The health of the school was, on the The Fellow Dragon (the College mag with house in the background remarkable of rice have been imported by the Labour whole, better than usual. Dr. Esler zine) still under the able editorship of for its mixture of colours and good Guild during the last few days. The examined 215. newly enrolled boys; of Mr. Kay, although now in its 25th year, drawing
first public telling station has been estab these 01 were recommended by him for shows no decline in its customary briak- It is impossible to givo a description shed and is selling rice at prices lower However, farther treatment because of defective ness and vigour, but continues by a fof all the artistic exhibita, for certainly than that in the rice shops. vision; they received additional attention steadily increasing circulation to indic-overy picture in itself is a joy to look this has not given very much relief to the from Dr. Morrison, and 31 of them were ate the sustained interest and apprecia at. They are on view to-day and to-mor- situation as thore is only one such station supplied with spectacles. To the medical tion not only of aur present generation row. The exhibition, which is open far while the number of rice wholesale staff of the Alice Memorial Hospital I of boys, but of old boys and others in two days only, affords a rare opportunity houses, which suspended business, number have to offer our customary expression of all parts of the world.
to see the modern art of Japan,
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