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CHINESE EDUCATION.
LAYING FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW SCHOOL.
ΤΗΣ GOVERNOR PERFORMS CEREMONY,
A pleasing cetraung was performed by t His Excellency the Governor (Sir Edward Stalds, 'K.U, M.G.) on Saturday, when he fail the foundation stone of the new building of St. Paul's Girix' College, tween Kennedy Road and Macdonnell Roal. The pathway leading to the site was decorated with flags, and under the trees Chinese maidens were drawn up, all dressed alike and all ing kaleidoscopic
coloured fans
در بیجو
LINERAL, DONORS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY JUNE 8, 1925
We are no less grateful to Mr. E. A. Irving, late Director of Education, and to Mr. A. G. M. Fietsher, the then Acting Colonial Secretary, for having readily tered into the spirit of the scheme, thus making it a success from the very begin ag (Cheers). The latter gentleman was also instrumental in the selection of the site, and in expediting matters in every way. The school is also under a debt of gratitude to Mr. A. II. Hollings- worth and Mr. A. E. Wright of the Public Works Department for the trouble they have, taken in connection with the grant of the site, and for the expeditions Little, Adums and Wood for the more than ordinary interest they have shown the building chenue. can testify, to the great treable which Mr. Colbourne Little, Mr. C. H. Hasta, and Mr. C. F. Savage of the firm have taken in the planning of the building, and the usual they have given to the constructional large measure of personal attention
work. (Applause). 1 must not omit to express our gateful thanks to the gentle. men who have contributed so liberally to- ward the huiling fand
have given to it. We wish them goo health and happiness, and hope that His Excellency's future career in the Imperie Service will be crowded with ever increas ing success (Applause.)
And now, ladies and gentlemen, with our hearts filed with the best hopes of the future, and with trust in the Divine blessing to realise for us the happy anti- sipations which make glad this hour, would respectfully on behalf of the School, ask His Excellency to lay the foundation stone: (Cheers.)
TIM CEREMONY,
His Excellency then performed, the ceremony of laying the foundation stone,
on the latter, one The inscriptions in Chinese characters and the other in English was as follows:
To the Glory of God and for
Furthering the Education of Chinese Girls
This Foundation: Stone was laid by
Sir Reginald Edward. Stulbs, K.COM.G.
6th June, 1925.
· STRIFÈ IN CANTON.
RIVAL ARMIES ON THE RIVER BANKS,
REFUGEES RUSH TO HONGKONG.
Up to a lit hour yesterday evening. it was impossible to obtain any definite information as to what had occurred in Canton after 4 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon.
A well-known British merchant, who
arrived here from Cauten on Saturday, stated that when he left by the day beat there had actually been no definite breach of the pence In fact, matters were no worse than they have been at any timėj during the past ten days, but he was not in the least surprised to bear that fighting had actually commenced on Saturday afternoon, ^
His Excellency who was accompanied by Mr. T. J. Cinisford-St. Lawrence (Private Secretary was met on arrival by the Right. Rev. C. R. Duppy (Bishop of Victoria), ebe Hon Mr. R. II. Kotewalt Passing of the plans; ant to Messra. kang bank note, and a few silver a Saturday and to give colour, to his story
(Chairman of Building Committee), and Miss Wourchendmistress). Arongst others present were Mrs. Duppy, the iley W. H. Hewitt and Mrs. Hewitt, the Rev. & D. Stewart, the Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, O.B.E., Mr. Ralphs (Inspector of Schools), the Hov. T. B. Powell, Mr. I. Furster, Mr., S. W. Tso, Miss Nell K. Elliott,, Mr. Col. hournu Listle. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Savage, and Mr. Lam Woo,
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Do enquiry at the Hongkong, Canton Before the stone was lowered. His Ex and Macao Steamboat Company"a whart, cellener placed in the niche below, aestenlay afternoon, a Chinese cleck in.
all box which, contained a document formed a Daily Press representative that. giving the history of the college, a Hong there had been no fighting-in Canton on
copper coins, The silver trowel was pre- sented to His Excellency and was thus he stated that the 8.8. Kishen had sailed inscribed:
as usual from Canton yesterday morn - **Presented to His Excellency Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs. R.C.M...ing, and added that the Tongshan was (overnor of Hongkong, on the occasion leaving for Canton last night. He desi of laying the foundation stone of the new scribed the reports of the oupbreak of Hongkong, 6th June, 1995." building for St. Paul's Girls' School,
fighting as a newspaper war."
It is only fair to state, however, that. THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. Before proceeding with the "work of the Dorily Press man represented himself Itaying the foundation stone, His Excel a traveller anxious to visit Canton
leney saidly Lord Biscop, Ladies when the Langahan sailed, and Gentlemen,-i should like to con genuinte, diss Woo, very heartily on the
a considerable sum required for the school
From news gathered from a passenger,
First among these open handed helpers The reason and necessity for having a is Mr. Lee Uly say who has very generously į promised ya $50,000. (Applause.) The new school is set out below in the report other lilietal donors are Mr. Lam Woc success of her efforts in raising such arrived by the Falahan on Saturday by the Flon. Mr. R. Kotewall. I who, besides giring much of his time to und also on the manner she has infected, night, there is little doubt that there were It will be seen that the project is a far-supervising the constructional work, hall, with her untiring energy, which is excbauges of Sre between the rival par- reaching one, and it is noteworthy that donated $10,00); (Applause). Messi. Kan one of her main characteristics. I thank ties in what is known as the bick reach.
Hung Chiu, Mok Ching Kong, Mok Kou several" Chinese have given large sums
Sang, Li Sing Kue, Li The Fong, Kan you, Mr. Kotawall, very cordially for the In naval quarters, no official statement | kind references you have made regarding towards the cost...
Ying Pa and Kan Tang Pe, who have pro-myself and my wife. It is a great regret was available up to Sep.m. but it was mised $10,000 each. (Applause). Mr. to me that she is not here today to take semi-oficially learnt that the British There is still need of $70,000, but there wok Yau Ting and Messrs. Hup Hing should be little diffeulty in raising that Cheong, $3,000 each: Me. Yeung Winey place in this and other matters coa-Naval Authorities were in close communi-
nected with girls schools, because, I unst Tai. $1,000; Messts. Wong Kwok Shuen, admit, shu has a much more intimate ention with Canton and prepared for any Li Koon Chan, Fung, Ping Shan, Chan knowledge of such things than myself. emergency.
sum, after the impassioned appeal made by the Elon Mr. Kotewall
Proceedings opened with the singing
-Jesus name, “*
HON. MI KOTWALL'S BEFORE
The Hon. Mr. Kotewall said:--Your Excellency, my Lord Bishop, ladies and gentlemon--As Chairman of the Build ing Conuuittee 1 have been asked by the
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Pik Chuen, Li Yuk Tong, Kwok Chuen,claim to know something of the subject:] It is now evident that the warring` Choy Hing, $2,00 each: Messrs. Kwok and as Mr. Kotewall has said, I can factions are the Eunnanese and Kwangui, of the hymn All hail the power in Lan, Li Yau Tson. Li Wing Kwong, claim to have taken a great deal of in- on the one side, and the Cantonese and Chan Tin Son. Li Yik Mui, and Leung terest in educational matters since I canis Huuanése on the other, The attitude Yan P, $1,000 each. (Applause.) I must to the Colony. Continuing. His Excel of the Kwangsi men was an unknown erave the indulgence of the other generous lency said he had always regarded the factor until Friday. The Cantonese, of Honory if I do not here give their names growth of the educational "movement in course, are the Communist forces, whose and contributimis. A complete list of all China, as one of the most important for soldiers are said to have been made into donations will be published in the Pressures of the country's advancement H "real soldiers by their. Russian in- in due course,
heartily endorsed what Mr. Rotewall had structors. The same compliment was $70,000 NEEDED.
said with regard to the desirability of paid to the majority of the units, with As I have said, ladies and gentlemen, concentrating first on the Chinese laus which Marshal Chang Tso Lia made his Committee of Management of St. Paul's the "contract for the building itself has age and Chinese studies; as he was co- unfortunate attack against Peking in the fiirls' School to give a short history of the bee lut for 200.00. To this such have vinced that much had been lost in the Spring of 1929, when. Marshal Wu Fej project for precting the permanent build to be added about $35,000 for formation East by the fact that too much attention F surprised foreign military, experts by ng whose foundation stone will presently of site and cars, and about $20,000 had been paid to Western subjects, which gaining a convincing victory when it
ancient Chinese lang. Le laid by His Excellenty the Governor, for equipment. These Sgures bring the was detrimental
appeared certain that the Mukden forces] From the time of its establishment in total expenditure up to $320,000. We have age and literature. He was glad to see had cleared the road to the Capital. Un- 1915, to the present day, St. Paul's Girls raised, us have been promised, $200,000 that, the Colony was going to have a high doubtedly, money played an important School has always been housed in rented besides the Government grant of 350,000, grade school, where provision was to be part on that occasion; and presumabij quarters which have never been quite and we are therefore still short of $20,000 made for the teaching of Chinese, and will do so in the Canton coalict, saitable or adequate to its needs. It is at You all know the good work that the Chinese education from the Elementary he hoped to se the system applied to
"LAST NIGHT'S INFORMATION. present occupying a house in Caine fond, | School is doing: you all know its achle
A representative of the Daily Press which is not only too samil for its requise objects and aims; and you all know the and Intermediate Schools to the Faculty meats but has nu playground worthy of imperative need of the times to give to unfortunately, been impossible owing to regarding the fighting in Canton. Con- of Arts in the University. This had, last night gleaned further information its name, and is becoming more and more Chinese girls the education which this the lack of funds. but he trusted that versation with the refugers on board the mitable as the vehisular trate on the School can give. I do not apologise for many of the generons Chine would Kinahan and the officers of that vent narrow Chine Road increases. At the be repeating here certain remarks of wine, realize the need of a Chinese Faculty a elicited the information that fighting
inning of 1993 the Committee came to the made at the aantal prize distribution of the University. He paid tribute to Miss was in progress in Canton yesterday. keeness realisation of the need for a per- the School in January, 1994. I then said: Woo for the capable manner in which she gument building when they received from St. Paul's Girls' School fills a niche of
There was nothing very sanguinary the landlord notice to quit. For a time it
its own in our educational structure. It imparted education, and had no doubt about the combat, but Canton, is like a that her pupils could, at any time, enter
looked as if the School had to be closeil, affords a sound Chinesc education to Laiversity life, and he added to the list city of the deal. During lulls in the
of propriety
bleasing.
"PRESIDENT POLK."
no piber suitable premises being then Chinese girls, giving special attention to |
firing, crowds would come out on the tainable: but fortunately, thanks to the the Classics, to domestic cennomy, to of educated women of the Colony on streets, but as soon as the spluttering of Lindness of the landlord, it was permitted thrift, and to physical culture, while strict whom the future not only of China hut eife are recommenced the people rushed to remain on for another twelve months, ly preserving that sense
of the world depended. (Applause.). into hiching again. In June of the same year Miss Woo, the which is an inborn characteristic of the Reverend C. R. Dappuy offering the absolutely clear, and only the Kinshgan The ceremony concluded with the Right Yesterday, the waters of the Bund were Headmistress, after having secured the Chinese girl. It is, I believe, one of the dedicatory prayer and pronouncing the and the Sri tied up at the wharf, the promised support of some of the leading only two schools in Hongkong-and the Chinese, applied to the Government for larger one-which give a higher education a site for a permanent school-building. A¦ in_Chinese_to_girls." I said further:
Cheers were then given for His Excel. "Hom and the Paid Ben having to
anchor up-stream. Building Committee "was subsequently "To my mind, there is greater need for lency.
The armies are on opposite sides of formed, and I was elected to be its Chair our girls than even for our boys to know
the river, four or five snipers in batches man Within the short space of two
being hidden behind and barrels. A months from the date of our application a
few dend are lying on either bank. reply was received from the Government
Almost all the foreigners are now safe in the Shamcen. The students of St. stating that it was prepared to grant to
Hilda's Girls' School were recommended the School the fine and valuable site on which we are now "standing together with
by the British Consul-General to leave a sum of 850,000 towards the east of the
Canton, and a large number came to Building, provided that $900,000 was rais-
The Dollar liner, President Palk, which Hongkong on the Kinahan last night. ed for the purpose by private subscrip-
Many, however, still remain behind. The The aim of this school is to train the was laid up in New York for over eigh Chinese girls come with one of the Eng tion. (Applause). We foul.ne difficulty in raising in four months $100,000, thanks girls to fit them for that great task. teen months, where she underwent repairs lish mistresses. In all, there arrived in to the untiring energy and persuasive These girls are taught the sane and prae- and alterations after being gutted in a power of Miss Woo, and to the generosity tical wisdom of Confucius, based on the fire at New York wharves the day she Hongkong last night on the Kinahan aver
ship
was crowded and a large number of mes, particularly Mr. Kan Tong Po and life which has, in fundamentals, changed cruise, is now completely remodelled and would-be passengers had to be left in and assistance of certain public spirited family, and wisely adapted to our social returned there after her second World 1, passengers, mostly refugees. The Bir. Laun Woo, (Cheers). Though we had little since the days of that great saze.
their language well before trying to ac quire a foreign language, for the girls of to-day are the potential mothers of the future. It is the mother who first teaches her babes the language of the heart, and it is the mother who exercises the greatest influence on her children in the home.
IMPASSIONED APPEAL,
A RECONDITIONED VESSEL. TODAY'S RECEPTION AT KOWLOON.
reconditioned.
She left New York some time ago on
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found only half of the requisite. sum, the The girls are also brought in contact with her third voyage around the globe. Shot There are five foreign gunboats lying 1 two Committees felt that, judging from the spiritual beauty and virtues of due to arrive ja Hongkong to-day, and in the river, one American, one French, the enthusiasm shown by the Company, Christ's teaching-meekness, self-sacrifice it would he quite safe to have plans of the loving forbearance, and true kindliness." a reception will be held on board at Kow and three British, the Tarratula,, Moth
and Cigala.
The Yunnanese are still in possession The liner is splendidly fitted out, and of Canton, whilst the Cantonese Bolshe not do better than repeat them here as will soon return to her old schedule in riks) have still charge of the feet on my reasons for appealing to it for its fur- the Dollar Service, as one of the finest the Honam aide. The headquarters are ther support. Judging from the readiness liners plying between the Americas and at Whampoa and the Beet is in charge. with which the public has so far respond the East.
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new building prepared at once. We were Ladies and gentlemen, those words I used loon Dock this afternoon from 3 to fortunate in nur selection of the architects, two years ago when appealing to the pub P.m. Messrs. Little. Adams and Wood, who lie for its support, and I find that I van- threw themselves into their part of the good work with the same zeal and zest as have animated the other workers.
ORIGINAL ESTIMATE.
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of Russian Red Officers. Preparations 2:
were being made yesterday for an attack
on the Yunnanese fast night. A part of
the Bert is stationed near Kaimai Bar.
No foreign Marines have yet been
ed to our appeals, it is not too much to The passenger accominodation of the hope that we may soon be able to raise Polk has been increased and she can now this sum. Confident though I am in this carry 150 first-class passengers. In ad respect, I must ask all those who have dition to the six suites, there are rooms the interest of the School at heart, not to with shower and tub baths, together with landed.
lacken their efforts in helping as to a farge member of cabins, served by a realise this expectation.
public bath. Both promenade decks are cuclosed with pullman windows, which take the place of the former arrangement
TRIBUTE TO HIS EXCELLENCY.
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OBITUARY.
MR. W. L. FORD.
The original estimate of the cost of the building, excluding the formation of the *site, was 8225,000, but the contract was actually let for $285,000 to Messrs. Hop Hing Cheong in March, 1924. On the front page of the programme in your hands is a perspective drawing of the fine building which, when completed, should be worthy of the Colony in every way. Less than 3 cannot conclude my remarks without of a shelter deck. There have also been four months after
fter the land was handed giving expression to our grateful thanks added a gymnasium and a children's News has reached the Colony of the over by the Government, work on site to His Excellency the Governor for the nursery, whilst the social halls, dining death at his home near Bristol on April formation was begun. This degree of ac honour he has done ma by coming here to saloon and stankerooms have been enlarged. of Mr. W. L. Ford, a former itt- complishment could not have been possible lay the foundation stone of our perman-ed
spector in the Hongkong Police Force. hat for the hearty co-operation of all con- dnt building. This is probably the last Captain K. A. Ahlin is in command of The Inte Mr. Ford, who joined "the cerned. First and foremost in practical public ceremony which His Excellency per- the vessel, whilst Mr. Fred C. Charman Hongkong Police Force from the Bristol help is, of course, His Excellency the Gor- forms prior to his impending departure one of the best known pursers on the Constabulary, arrived is the Colony en ernor to whom we are deeply grateful for from these shores, and it seems to me to Oriental run, has taken up his duties on September 5th, 1889, retiring on pension the grant of the site and money (Ap.be peculiarly fitting that it is connected the vessel.
in January, 1905, At the time of plause). But for bis sympathy, and for with the higher education of girls in the The vessel sailed from Shanghai on his retirement he was Inspector of his grant intercet in the education of Colony, in which His Excellency has al-Friday, when forty passengers were add Weights and Measures and of Rickshan Chiarse girls generally, it is unlikely that ways evinced such lively interest. (Ap-ed to the already large list. The ship and Chairs, we would have been given such a valuable plause.) This school will ever remember will stop at the usual ports of call for Mr Ford was 65 years of age, and zate as this, which is, I believe, worth him and Lady Stubbs with gratitude and globe circling liners, and is due back in leaves a widow, one son and one daugh-
affection for the practical support they New York on July 30th -
ter, both of whom are married,
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