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PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS. ST. PAUL'S GIRLS SCHOOL. *GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR A NEW BUILDING
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At the annual distribution of prizes by Lady Stubbs to the successful student
of St Paul's Girls' School, held
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THE NEW BUILDING SCHEME. MR, KOTEWALL ON THE NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
-FÖR GIRLS.
The Hon. Mr. KOTEWALL then addressed no assembly at some length. He said Lady Stubbs, my Lord Bishop, adica
NOW IN THE PRESS.
The girls are also brought in contact with the spiritual beauty and virtues of Christ's teaching-meekness, self-sacrifice, loving forbearance, and true kindliness. That is why St. Paul's Girls' School has THE DIRECTORY so strongly appealed to the sympathy of the thinking Chinese, be they Confucian- ista or Christians. And that is why, I
Theatre Royal yesterday, Hon. Mr. and gentlemen.-As. Chairman of the have never hesitated to ask any one, whe
of Building Committee, it is my privilege to address you to-day on the scheme for
cting a permanent building for St.
Paul's Girls' School."
to give this school such belņi, as was in his power, I must uut omit to mention
AND CHRONICLE
1924.
CHINA, JAPAN, FORBA INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIP.
PINES, BORNEO, ETC.
ing Committee, a detailed report of the proggeinde towards the realize-
that the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Mr. The building in which the school is at Liang Nhib-yi, ex-Premier of Chiun, and ["FOR tion of new school building for the so which, thanks to the efforts of
present housed is only rented, and is the energetic Headmistress (Misa Woo) inadequate to its needs, while its loen Mr. Young Wing-tai, ex-Civil Governor On our Building Com- and the generous support which has been able as the traffic on the narrow Caine mittee. The fact that these gentlemen i
tion is growing more noisy and less sult. of Canton, are Road increases. For three or four years, have interested themselves in the scheme the Committee of Management had been in this practical way is the best evidence hoping to have a permanent building, but that the school is worthy of the support want of funds prevented the realisation of the community. Nor must we ouit to of their hopes. At the begining of inst express our grateful thanks to the Hon. year the school had notice to quit. This Mr. Irving and Mr. Fletcher for the sym- brought matters to a head, for the Compathetic and practical support they have our efforts to Mr. A. F. mittee could find no other premises, and given to would have been compelled to close the Hollingsworth for the great trouble he school but for the kindness of the owner in-permitting it to remain on for at least another year. It was then clear to all that a permanent building had become an urgent necessity; and the Headmis treas. Miss Woo, after having colisted the support of some leading Chinese in a scheme to provide such a building,, and with the approval of the Committee, applied to the Government for a site.
Thanks to the sympathetic interest shown in the project by the Director of Education, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, and by the then Acting Colonial Secre tary, the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher,
to the school a valuable site of an area
accorded, is now making good progress tawards materialisation. The school, as Mr. Kotewall stated in its speech, "fills a niche of its own in our educational structure." It affordan sound Chinese education to Chinese giris" on lines of its own.
Special attention is paid to physical culture of the girl students a feature not quite so prominent in other schools for girls. That this feature is meeting with unqualified success was to he witnessed at yesterday afternoon's exhibitions of class drill given by the girls. These were the outstanding items on the programme, and both students and instructors are to be complimented on their performance. Another item on the programme of song," dance and drill, was
has taken in connection with the grant SIXTY-SECOND ANNUAL ISSUE of the site; and, above all, to His Excel- leney the Governor for the generous grant of land and money.
I desire alan to testify to the wunder fui way in which Miss Woo has inspired in all to whom she has appealed for help, complete confidence in our ability to carry this scheme to a successful issue. She was untiring in her efforts to secure the site and the monetary grant from the Government, and she has heen equally tireless and successful in raising funds.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honour and pleasure to have Lady Stubbs with us to-day. Her gracious presence
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THE DIRECTORY advers the notable events, ports and cities of the Far East, from India to Biberia, in which Netharanda Europeana reside.
Not only is the Directory as fall and complete in each caso an it can be made, but each Colony, Port or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP TION, carefully revised each year, most of
the places, their History, Topography gets. Tour, giving every detail in connection will
that of the acting of the well-known piece the Government most generously granted sets the seal of approval,an the aims and I which will serÉS RU SE ROOILTata GUIDE FOR TÜK
cost
ment
that
appeal ideals of the school, and afforis final proof of the worthiness of the which it is now my privilege and delight "to make publicly. (Applause.
Sleeping Beauty by forty children. One could not but beip admiring the of over 30,000 square feet, between e
aedy Road and Macdonnell Road, with a heauty, style and bture of the gosus promised grant of $50,000 towards the worn by the youthful performers.
of the building, provided that
The prizes were then distributed and The Theatre was crowded for the occa-8200.000 was raised for this purpose by Lady Stublys was the recipient of a large
and private subscription,
the and handsome basket of fowerar sion and, at the conclusion of the child- Committee of Management wLE to be
Before dispersing, the Hon. Mr. R. H. rab' performance the stage was occupied strengthened as indicated by the Govern-Kotewall drew attention to the fact that (Applause.) The existing Com-it would be the last occasion on which by Lady Stubbs (who was attended by mittee saw no difficulties in complying the Director of Education would be with H.E. the Governor's AD.C.) and a with these two conditions, and accord them. He therefore took the opportunity number of prominest gentlemen, includingly accepted with gratitude the site of expressing the school's very grateful ing: The Director of Education (the Hon. and the proposed donation. A Building thanks to him for all he had done for Committee was at once appointed, and the school They all wished him many Mr. E. Irving), the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou subsequently the members did me the years of happy retirement. Sou. the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall and honour of electing me their Chairman. Up to the present $100,000 has heen the Bishop of the Diocese (the Right Rev raised, and you will be interested to hear Dr. Duppuy), who presided.
that the entire amount has been secured froin or through some of the members It is my of the Building Committee. great pleasure to
announce here the names of these generous donors and helpers.
The CHAIRMAS. in introducing Miss Woo (the Hendmistress) complimented her on the progress of the school, and the children on the very interesting time they had given the audience,,
THE REPORT.
Mr. Lam Woo, Mr. Kan Hung-chiu, Mr Mok Kon-shang, Mr. Mok Ching kong. and Mr. Lee Hy-son have each given $10,000; while Mr. Wong Kwok- huen and Mr. Li. Yuk-tong have contri. buted 82.000 each. Mr. Lee Hyeon, Mr. Kan Tong po, Mr. Kan "Ying-po, Mr. Li Tse-long and Mr. Li Sing-ku have euch guaranteed. $10,000 and Mr. Kwok Yau- ting has guaranteed 85,000.
The Information in these Descriptidit, conada de ing of a hundred interesting articles, packed with facts concisely set cut and contaming. statistics of the Trans of each Country and port, would alone suffice to fill a large volume.
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Tho
Replying, the Hon. Mr. Irving express- ed his gratitude for the remarks, made.hy
fr. Kotewall, He was glad to have the ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in
mistress on the very satisfactory condi
pportunity of congratulating the Head the Far East contains the names of over
20,000 FOREIGNERS, tion of the school and also he would like to congratulate the school on its Head-arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sør- mistress. He had known Miss Woo for names, in strictly Apliabetical Order, so that A number of years Miss Woo received any name can be found instantly. her education at "Fairlea" and in a very short time she had become head- mistress of one of the best schools in the Colony,
After several further complimentary remarks about the Headmistress. Mr. Irving said he wished the ucbool success. He felt aare the new school, when com. pleted, would be a great credit to the Colony,
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The CHRONICLE covers the notable events Treaties.concluded with the countries of together with the Texts of all the most import Eastern As the various Customs Tariffs, Trade Regalations, Chambers of Commerce Stales of Commision, Consular and Court Fe, Hongkong Stamps Duties Signal Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tables" of Money,
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Lady Branyate distributed University certificates, cups and shields to scholar hip students of St. Stephen's Girla'ercial Inte School last night. A successful concert was held during the evening, male pupila Lora Daus Parts,” from St. Stephen's College assisting.
SINGAPORE PIRACY
The Headmistress (Miss Woo) pre sented a lengthy report on the activities of the "school from which the following information is taken--The highest num- ber of pupils on the roll in the year 1923
The school is under a deep debt of was about 400. The staff is composed of nine men and nineteen women, nine of gratitude to these gentlemen for their who are part-time teachers, and five most generous contributions and guar- antees. But the amount so far promised, serving in an honorary capacity.
large as it is, is still far shors of that "We are finding," said the Report, actually required for the purpose. The more and more the importance of original estimate of the cost of the build ing, including the formation of the site, Physical Culture, for it makes a tremen-
was $250,000 but since the plans were dous difference in the health of the girls prepared by the architects, alessra, Little, Had it not been for the kindness of the Adams and Wood, it has been computed that the cost would be nearer $300,000. Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr. The pinna have been passed by the Build- Wolfe, and of the Y.M.C.A. Committee, ing Authority, and a perspective. of the in giving us permission to use the Police fine building, as it would look when com play-ground and the Gymnasium, respec-pleted, is now in your hands. The Build- ing Committee have carefully considered tively, for some mornings in the week, the question of cutting down the size of our girls would have been deprived of the building as designed, so as to reduce
The man Wong Fook, who recently their physical training. They begin to the cost, but they came to the conclusion
that with the school rapidly expanding arrived at Singapore from China and show that they realize the value of it by as it is, it would be unwise and, in fact, having aroused the suspicions of Senior their regular attendance at the gymnastic false economy to so amend the plans Supervisor Listerman, Government Mono- classes, but it is still considered by some which were expressly drawn up with a polies, was arrested, pleaded guilty, when view to future expansión. This, then, placed before the District Judge, to tin- people to be improper for girls to run, leaves us. in spite of the $50,000 promised porting 21 revolvers and pistols as well jump or swim. I sincerely hope that the by the Government, cd the $100,000 as 124 rounds of ammunition into the parents will co-operate with us, and en- already secured privately, with 8141,000 Colony without a permit. courage their children to get physically still to raise. I am, however, conident ht. When we have our own building we that it is not beyond our power to raise shall be able to pay greater attention to this sum, considerable though it is, if the physical culture, which is most needed readiness with which those who have pro- by the present generation of girls." mised the first $100,000, can be taken as
a fair indication.
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RUMOUR.
ARMS SMUGGLER'S EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT.
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Court Inspector Meredith, who conduct ed the prosecution, said the facts of the case were that at 11.30 on the 15th, inst. Senior Bevenue Officer Listerman was at the examination ahed at Tanjong Pagar Of the many activities of the girls, the
when a ghrry drove up with two pas Report mentioned, first, the organisation I have heard it said that the needs of sengers, one of whom was the accused. of a big bazaar at the school in aid of the Colony in the field of education are They had two tables and four stools, and the Building Food, which realised $4,000; Humerous und o varied that it is a basket containing a hammer, chisel and secondly, a campaign launched by the possible to commend to the generosity cloth. Mr. Listerman, who had a great senior girls to raise money for the Build of the community toany other institu- experience in searching, tapped the tables ing Fund, which produced over 88,000; tions working in that field. But St. and found hollow sound, He broke the and, thirdly, that five of the Chung Hok Paul's Girls' School seems to me to fill foot of one of them and found it contain- girls eucceeded in securing half of the niche of its ower in our educational ed a fully loaded pistol. During the It afforda a sound Chinese course of this one of the passengers prizes offered by the YMC.A. for the structure. best essays written in the vernacular education to Chinese girls, giving special escaped, and the accused was detained од "Thrift" The other half was wou by attention to the classics, to domestic and the furniture taken to the Chief boys from five different schools in Hong economy or household management, to Police Officer, at whose office the remain- kong and Canton.We are proud of thrift, and to physical culture, while der of the furniture was.. broken up and this success," said he Report, because strictly preserving that sense of propriety found to contain 21 automatic pistols and it proves that the eduvation given in the which is the inhorn characteristic of the revolvers. In one of the pistola there wa school is not inferior to that given in Chinese girl. It is, I believe, one of a cartralge in the breech, and 120 rounds hoys' vernacular schools, especially as it the only two schools in Hongkong-and of ammunition was also found is the general opinion that girls in Hong- the larger one-which give a higher police had certain information as regarde kong do not get the same opportunity education in Chinese, to girls. On a pre-police measures in Hongkong, anti it was for a good education in their own langu-vious occasion, in another place, I dwelt believed that they were these characters age as boys."
upon the necessity for giving our boys n who thought it best to come to Singapore
The
In June Jast notice was received from careful training in the mother tongue.. I and take passage from here to Hongkong, the land-lady to quit the present premises. said in effect that no acquired facility in and hold up a ship going, to the latter We would have been homeless, and a foreign language can make up for weak port. He mentioned that the accused would have been compelled to close the ness in the speech which birds as in would not give any information. The school," said the Report, but for the thought and sympathy to those of our case was very serious, and he drew atten kindness of the lady in permitting us to own blood and traditions. To my mind, tion to the cleverness displayed in con stay on for at least another year. As there is a greater need for our girls than cealing the arms. He asked for a heavy something bad to be done, the Govern- even for our buys to know their language penalty under the new ordinance. ment was asked to grant us a free site well before trying to acquire a foreign His Honour, agreeing that the case for a permanent school building, and a language; for the girls of to-day are the called for a severe penalty, sentensed the strong Building Committee was formed potential mothers of the future. It is accused to two years rigorous imprison- under the distinguished chairmanship of the mother who first teaches, her babes ment and 24 strokes with the cat on the " the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall. To the the language of the heart, and it is the first charge of importing, arms, and to great joy of the school, the Government mother who exercises the greatest in fine of $1,000, or aix months rigorous very generously acceded to our request, fluence on her children in the home. The imprisonment on the second charge of and granted to as a site mensuring over aim of this school is so to train the girls importing ammunition, the sentences to
His Honour" was » 30,000 sq. ft. between Kennedy Road and as to fit them for that great task. These run consecutively Macdonnell Road. On this area we shall girls are taught the sane and practical understood to say that he was arranging not only have room to erect a building wisdom of Confucius, based on the family. to see how certain accused stood the Insh adequate for our needs for some years and wisely adapted to our social life and if he saw any reason to alter his to come, but also have ample space for a whith bas, in fundamentals, changed to decision he would let the Inspector of play-ground."
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