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AROUND
This week I have some very in-1 teresting news for teachers as well. na students in Hong Kong. I had a lengthy and interesting conver: sation recently with one who was teaching in Hong Kong some forty or afty years ago, and some of the things he told me concerning the schools of the Colony in those days were extremely interesting...
BY
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THE
EX-COLLEGIAN."
King's College.
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Beillios Publis School.
Staff and pupils are working hard for the examinations which are so close upon us
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Fairisa School.
Students of King's College have obtained wonderful results with their cameras, and some very good pictures have been taken by them recently. Much interest and en thusiasm is being displayed by the photography plass, the students proving very keen on producing good pictures which embraces not
The thanks of, the school are ex- only interesting subjects but derer
tended to Mr. Dovey, who so kind- composition and artistic effects.
The first aid examinations of they gave up her time last month Fifty years ago in Hong Kong it new members of the King's College to give the students a course of was diffcult to get Chinese parents students' division of 'St. John Am. lectures in Home Nursing. to send their sons to learn English, balance Brigade were recently con- The Government, in order to create ducted by Dr. C. K. Ha, who ex a desire to acquire the language pressed great satisfaction that all among the Chinese, set up a number the boys should have been of free schools, but their efforts did thoroughly instructed. Great credit not stop there. Free text-books is due to the lecturer, Dr. G. were provided, in addition to peas. Wong, for attaining such high re- pencils, paper, slates, and general sults with the students. stationery. Even then the number Thor school's swimming-tank is of pupils was not very encouraging, till enjoying great popularity in but gradually the bigger schools spite of the advent of cooler days. began to attract support, and at seems that if the tank is left at small nominal charge was made for the disposal of the students, they admission and tuition at Central do not need any second invitation." School. Free text-books were still
The school's senior volley ball provided, and in the district schools,
team played the Chinese Athletic for a long time, everything was ab Club at King's Park in a friendly solutely free.
game en Friday last. The game re- sulted in a draw, each side securing a game. The school is looking for- theirward to the student's league which commerces today, and from the look of things, King's College will have a good deal to say.
Boys who passed out of the dis trict schools, however, either did not trouble to continuo
studies or could not do so for financial reasons, so Government scholarships began to make their appearance in the smaller schools in order that deserving students might bu encouraged.
The great hall and the gymnasium will be occupied for the Univer sity examinations from October 12 to 20, both days inclusive.
St. Joseph's Collego.
Vienna.-Herr Wilhelm von Zie-
glor, Press Attaché at the Hun- garian Legation here, was shot at and wounded in his office. Herr On Wednesday, October 20, the von Ziegler's assailant has been pupils of the above school gathered identified as Dr. Koloman Buday, of school for their annual sports.. A have a grievance against the Gov- in the playground adjoining the Budapest, who believes himself to very varied programme of competi ernment. Herr von Ziegler, who tions and races had been arranged, seized his assailant before he could including team races, skipping, egg are a second shot, is wounded in the and spoon, needle-threading, etc. hip, but is progressing favourably.
Representatives from each clasa entered, the winners being award- ed marks for their class.
Class VI. succeeded in gaining the highest number of marks, and won the prize of two Chinese pic. tures for their class-room,
All the competitors were very energetic, and their efforts were closely watched by an enthusiastic crowd of fellow students. It was an ideal day for sports, and all thoroughly enjoyed it.
THE SKULL AND BONES LABEL.
ING.
A prominent teacher in Hong Kong, whose assceintion with local schools goes back to almost thirty As in other schools, the students years, while not being able to con of St. Joseph's College are prepar- METHYLATED SPIRIT DRINK. firm the above, stated that he felt positive that it reflected the truth and their own annual examination. ing for the University examinations When he arrived in the ColonEvery student is trying to prevent students were still gatting free text) books in his echool and the fee was his name from being omitted from the promotion lists, and as a re only a month.
sult sports activity, will be re duced to a minimum for the next week or so.
What a contrast to the statement
in my last article that the Governe ment has not sufficient schools to cope with the demand, and that handreds of students are being turned away from Government schools to seek education elsewhere
A recreation club, I am given to understand, is in process of forma tion, and no doubt will prove to be very popular with the boys when it has come into being.
The practice of supplying free
The school has started to take text-books has gradually disappear ed; at first books were supplied an interest in cricket, and now bonsts a team which has played at e nominal charge, but as the several games recently. They met numbers in the schools grew and“
University XI., a Recreio XI., AS the text-books became more varied, some of the local stationers and a team from the Diocesan Boys' School, but did not win. Victory, were given the business of supply, however, is not essential; it is suf- ing backs, and I underteand they ficient that the boys show promis- now do a roaring trade in schooling signs of becoming good players books every year,
The University Examinations. Before the next issue of "Around the Schools" the University Ex- aminations will be upon us and the current topic of conversation will he whether or not a student has done well.
The numbers entering for these examinations are growing every year, and instead of being held in one hall, as in the earlier years of the existence of the Universtiy, the Senior and Matriculation examina-
tions are being held at the Great Hall of the University, while the Junior Local will be taken at the halls of the bigger schools. I think Queen's College. King's and probably Ellie Kadooris School will have to lend their halls for the purpose.
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"Completely denatured alcohol is a violent paison. It cannot be applied externally to human or animal tissues without serious in- jurious result. It cannot. he taken internally without inducing blind- ness and general physical decay death." ultimately resulting in
Sir William Willcox read this inscription on a bottle of methylat- ed spirit offered for sale in Ameri- ca, to the members of the Society for the Study of Inebriety at the Не Medical Society of London. นาย lecturing on. "The toxic effects of methylated spirits," and said that surrounding the inscrip. tion on the bottle was a skull and cross-bones.
The Club de Recreio and the The effects of methylated spirit Indian Recreation Club have leat drinking are adequately summed their grounds to the school to prac-up in that inscription," added Sir tice cricket, as the school has no William. Although I know no On match days recorded case in this country of ground of its own. the school can have the full use blindness due to methylated spirit of the Club de Recreio's ground. drinking, many cases are reparted With a practice-net and good gear, from America. which it is hoped will be soon forthcoming, the College XI. should be able to put up a good show against any other school XI.
The school has entered a junior team in the school volley ball league, and are keen on doing well. The military authorities have very kindly placed Murray Parade ground at the disposal of the stu- deats for. football practice every Sunday from noon to 2 p.m.
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Many Deaths Caused.
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In 1920 2,000 persons died in that country from the effects of drinking methylated spirit. English eye hospitals 5 per cent of the cases of optic atrophy are due to causes not discovered. I do not think methylated alcohol spirit drinking as a possible cause for those cases has been considered."'"
"The public and many medical Diocesan Boys' School,
practitioners are still living with Last week the school celebrated the ideas of the past century." de the sixtieth anniversary of its clared Mr. W. McAdam Eccles, in Past pupils of Queen's College founding, and the various functions his presidential address to the So will regret to hear of the death of had been fully reported in this ciety. "What is delirium tre Mr. Lai Pui Yan, a teacher of paper. I was very much impress-mens" he asked. "If the modern Queen's College, who was hisnelfed, by the fine gymnastle display text books are consulted there is a pupil at the school, and whose they gave on Tuesday night, and no decisive answer given. The real connection with the institution went I feel sure that if they continue truth is we do not know," back for thirty years.
to produce such finely-developed The Into Mr. Lai was one of the youths as I saw in the school, last brightest pupils in the school dur-week the school will be very pro ing his young daya-so much so minent in school athletics in the that he was chosen to be a pupil very near future. teacher. He underwent a special course of tutorial training under Mr. B. Tanner, and ainee 1001 he had been teaching regularly at the school. He was in charge of Cless
Diocesan Girls School. The school hopes to have its annual sale of work in December, the proceeds of which are partly for cal charities and partly for
8 when be died. The funeral, which school improvements, especially the was attended by a number of stu-playground. dents, took pince on Monday. Ic The Royal Drawing Society re- was very popular with everyone sults arrived by the last English with whom he came into contact, mail, and are very satisfactory and it will be very difficult to re- The total number of entries was 292, place him.
and of these 204 certificates wore obtained, 118 of which were for honours. Congratulations!
Mention of the name of Mr. B. Tanner will no doubt stir up pleasant memories in the minds of Ruch Old Boys as had the good fortune to know this gentlema while he was connected with Queen's College: The latest news received in Hong Kong is to the effect that Mr. Tanter is hate and hearty, and enjoying his retirement in Devon. Some past pupils of Queen's College who are either studying in England or passing through the country oc casionally give Mr. Tanner a look- up," and the ex-Tai Sin Sang wees quite a number of them from tinie to time.
The inter-class football competi tion has reached the semi-final stage, and the boys are very keen to try and get things over before the examinations. There are alto- gether three more matches to be played, and there seems to be no reason why the final should not be decided before the examinations commence.
There will bo 340 boys in the school hall next week to take the junior examination,
At Queen's College Ground on November 23 the school will be "At Home," and tennis and football games between the present pupils and O.Q.C. have been arranged.
MYNISH'S
Was the delirium dus to ethylic alcohol circulating in the blood i he naked. Was it due to some other constituent of the favoured al coholic beverage, or to some chemi- cal substance-a toxin produced somewhere in the body? If EO, what was the quickest method of the elimination of the poison 1
Speaking of the effect of alcohol on the blood vessels, Mr. McAdam Eccles said that little was known of the mechanism of the innerva tion of the heart muscle, but it was known to be exceeding delicate Alcohol might have much to do with upsetting this finely adjusted ma ching,
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