HONG KONG'S SCHOOLS.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS..
COMPARISON WITH STRAITS POLICY.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1930.
Leaves of Teachers..
35, ~(a)—Lay and missionary tea- chers earn leave on the same terms as teachers of similar atatuk in the Government service, except that for
missionary teachers half-pay only instead of full-pay during furlough is chargeable against the grant-in- aid.
(b)-Leave earned by missionary teachers in respect of service before January 1, 1910 shall be borne by the governing bodies of their schools and not debited to the Government grant-in-aid.
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(c)-The leave regulations for tea chers to Government service are. printed in Appendix II of these re-
In his third and final article on Education policy in Hong Kong Lux" makes a detailed comparison between the grants, etc., paid- to English grant schools in Hong Kong and the grunta paid to English aided schools in the Straits Settlements (that is, non- Government schools).
IN HONG KONG.
salary at the rate laid down for European teachers in the Govern-Eulations, The grants are paid annually-ment service; The salary of the that is the grant for 1029 is paid in male officers is on a time-scale be- ginning at $400 a month and rising by annual increments of $95 a month to 3500 a month, with an initial salary of $400 ia for officers efficiency bar of 8600 a month. The 26 years of age or over; officers below that age will be placed, until they attain it on a salary of 8350 month, and in such a case sub sequent increments will date from the officer's birthday."
March, 1830.
The following is an extract from the Grant Code drawn up in 1814 and revised in 1010 (a)-A capitation grant of 850 for ench pupil in Classes I and.g; of $30 for each pupil in Classes 3 to 6 and of 820 for cach pupil in Classes 7 and 8, reckoning in each case by average attendance.
(b.)- grant of 830 will be given for each pupil in Class 1 pre- seated for the Hong Kong University Matriculation or Senior Local held in July each year,
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(d)-The salary of a master, mis- tress or teacher in an aided school, who proceeds on leave, should never. be paid by an Inspector of Schools to him or her, or to his or her be paid to the authorities of the attorney. Such salary should always nided school where the person serves. If any salary is improperly drawn, recovery will then be made from the grant paid to the aided school concerned. The Education Department has no direct dealings with the employees of the aided schools.
Steamship Passages. 38.-(a) The passages on ap: pointment of both lay and mis- sionary teachers, whose qualifica- tions have been approved by the Director of Education shall be
the rate laid down in this section.
The salary of female, officers is on a scale beginning at 3000 a month and rising by annual increments of $25 a month to 8600 a month."
(b)The interpretation of the recognised "rests with the Director of Education whose ap- 4.) A grant of $13 will be given | proval is required in each case tall-charged against the grant-in-aid at
for each pupil in Class 2 preing under this section. sented for the Hong Kong | ·(e)~The term “European” is not (b) The passages of such lay and University Junior Local Ex to be construed in its strict geo missionary teachers proceeding on amination held in July dach graphical sense, but includes for leave shall be chargeable against year.
example Americans and Australiana, the grant-in-aid only so long the whose mother tongue is English passages of the Government
24-"European" Missionary teachers proceeding on leave are de- chers not coming under provisions frayed by Government. of the last section will be paid at the rate of $300 per month for men and $200 for women, subject in the case of men to the proviso in the next section.
(d)--An additional grant of $100 will be given for each pupil who matriculates with bonours at the Hong Kong University in July each your (c.)-The grants enumerated under sub-beads (b) and (c) will also be paid for pupils who, through sickness or other good
cause to the satisfaction of the Director, are unavoidably ab
sent from examination. (f)-Any fees paid to the Univer
sity by candidates for the ex- aminations apccified in article'i 36 will be refunded by the Government.
25. Where (a) 25 per cent, at least of the missionary staff of Aided School consists of Europeans or Asiatics who have received a training in Europe approved by the Director of Education and
under (a) and (b) of this section (c)-The cost of passages paid shall not exceed the cost of single or (return) second-class passages to (and from) the United Kingdom as paid by Government for its own officers. Aided schools shall be formed of the approved rates for such passages from time to time.
(d) The passages of the wives and families of missionary teachers shall not be defrayed by Govern- acat.
(b)-60 per cent. of the total stail, lay and missionary, consists of say teachers, then only wil..all male 37-(a)-Aided schools having 500 missionary teachers, European and pupils or over are allowed a Class local, receive salaries" at the fat clerk. Aided schools having rate of $300 per month.
At the school where percentages
Under this Grant Code a school with about 300 scholars gets an annual grant of about $10,000 per annuin. A Government school withi
are not observed, the fat rate will about 300 boys in it preparing to be $300 per month for European matriculation standard would prob male missionary teachers and for ably cost about $60,000 or mors Asiatic male missionary teachers per annum, not including pensions, who have received training in repairs to buildings, passages, fur-Europe approved by the Director loughs, etc. It is hard to get exact of Education, and $200 per month gures, but I think this is a fair, for all other male missionary teo- and possibly a low, estimate.
chers....
The anlaries of the staff are not fixed by the Government., The system is a capitation grant-that is, so much per head per scholar. The weaknesses of the system aze easily seen
(1)-Schools are almost encour aged to put boys in higher classes.
(2) If teachers of experience stay on at a school," their salaries increase but the grant, remains the
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These proportions for European and local missionary teachers will be revised from time to time in view, of educational needs and the possibility of recruiting more Buro-
peans.
28-Neither for lay her missionary teachers will Government defray any salary before they assume duties.
over, 300 pupils in enrolment but master or teacher a clerical allow less than 500 may pay an assistant
ance of $25 a month.
FIVE SCHOOLBOYS SWATOW STRIKE.
KILLED IN BED.
EARLY MORNING TRAGEDY
BAT CHINESE BANK.
TENANT RUNS AMUCK WITH
A CHOPPER.
The premises of the Hung Tak Bank, of 153, Queen's Road Central. was the scene of a tragic affair in the early hours of Saturday morn- ing when five schoolboys were hack- ed to death and two adults seriously injured as a result of one of the tenants on the premises running amuck.
The names of those who were. killed and injured are given below:
Killed.
Fung Sik Check (15) Chile Wing Wan (14) Ching Wing Kit (13) Ching Cho Pin
(13) ''Ching Cho Poon (12) Injured
Lai Man
(37) Ching Chow Wai (28)
The business of the bank is.con- ducted on the ground floor, the upper, storeys being used as a sort of mess. The boys who were kill- ed lived on the first and second floors.. It seems from accounts gathered by our representative at the bank that at about 4.80 a.m. La Man Pui, who lived on the first floor, got out of bed and found his way to the cookhouse, which is at the back of the third storey of the house. Here he is alleged to have secured a large meat knife of Chi- nese pattern. He then descended to the first floor, where, it is alleged, be attacked four boys, literally killing them in their sleep. It would seem that the attack was so sudden that no alarm of any kind was raised.
BANKS AND SHOPS CLOSED.
PROTEST AGAINST IRREGU.
LAR TAXATION.
A strange situation exists in Swatow, where all business sud- denly came to 26 standstill ca Thursday.
According to information reach- ing us from a correspondent, this
strike was the sequel to the arrest of the manager of a Chinese bank in rather remarkable circum-
stances.
The trouble dates back to the end. of last year, when the Swatew authorities imposed a tax of 20 per egut. upon all transactions between the public and the local electric light company, the railway, water- works, and steam-launch company. In other words, every consumer of electric current or water, and every railway and steam-launch passer- ger, contributed an additional 20 per cent, on his bill or ticket to the Cahtoa war-chest. The impost, was for the purpose of raising funds to support the campaign against the Ironsides in Kwangsi.
Bafusal to Pay.
Last month the Canton authori ties-with the approval of the Non- king Government-intimated that the levy would be discontinued, and the various companies concerned issued circulars to their clients and patrous stating that the extra 20 per cent. would not be collected.
It is reported, however, that the Mayor of Swatow decided that the tax should be continued, and it is said that many people continued to pay the additional levy rather than have any dispute with the authori ties.
The man next found his way to
The manager of one of the Chi-.
stood, he attacked Ching Tsoi Wai, have flatly refused to continue the second floor, where, it is under-nese banks, however, is stated to (b)-Class III. clerks in aided causing the man serious injury. He meeting this lavy, and is reported schools should draw the maximum is reported to have slashed at his to have told the Mayor that if ad of that class for five years before would-be victim with his knife but ditional funds were required for over, the principal of the school being promoted to Clasa II. More
fortunately,
instead of the weapon municipal expenses, a statement of revenue and expenditure should be must definitely state that the work landing on the man's throat, as of the clerk is entirely satisfactory was apparently intended, it landed drawn up and published for the before promotion can be approved on bis cheek. Another man, Fung information of citizens.
Contingencies.
Sik Cheak, was not so fortunate 25-(8)-An annual capitation and he lost his life practically with rate of $3 per pupil shall be enter-out a struggle,
pairs
to time.
to
97. The rate of salary for the (e) This allowance may be drawn permanent lay teaching staff in by debiting Government with 25 (3)—A .boys' school receives the ¦ sided schools will be the same as
cents per pupil is the monthly-ac- same grant as a girla' school. the rates for those with similar
counts of each school. (4)-No encouragement is given qualifications in Government ser- to schools which employ a British vice. The current rates for Euro- staff for example, there are no poan teachers with the necessary grants towards passages, furloughs qualifications are those set forth in and pensions. A school with a paragraph 23 abers and those for locally-engaged and non-British staff teachers locally engaged are printed receives the same grants as a school in Appendix D of thesa regulations. with a staff engaged from England.
IN THE STRAITS SETTLE-,
MENTS.
(d)-"Minor repairs to buildings" cover painting, whitewashing, small repairs to doors, shutters, etc. They do not cover structural re- pairs or additions,
(e)-While no detailed audit of expenditure on contingencies will 29. The following salaries will be be held, the Education Department paid to temporary European tea-shall satisfy itself that the service chers whose qualifications are ap- for which a capitation grant is proved by the Director of Education, given to an aided school are duly €350 or 8400 a month to men accord carried out, their adequate fulfil ing to their age and $350 a month to ment being a condition of the pay- women, rising subject to the Direcment of the grant. tors' approval to $300 by annual increments of 825. Charge allow- ances will be paid to temporary European teachers who are first
Bank Manager Arrested,
It is stated that this plain speak- ing gave such offence to the muni cipal authorities that the bold banker was arrested on a charge of "anti-revolutionary activity."
When news of his arrest became
generally known in Swatow, all business suddenly came to a dead stop. The banks closed, sad shop keepers put up their shutters. The Chamber of Commerce sent a tele- gram to the Nanking Government reporting what had happened-and there was a swift sequel to this protest. The banker, was released from custody.
What the next-development will be is a matter for speculation. Some think the Mayor will be asked to resign, but in any case the incident is of great, interest as showing the result of combined action in protest against improper taxation...
ed in a school's annual estimates to cover all contingent Expenditure,
Assailant Collaps Meanwhile the injured man wan- viz., under the headings books, apparatus, stationery, replacement and repair of furniture, minor reaged to raise na alarms, and the buildings, needlework, people living on the ground floor. games and sundries, such as light as well as those on the third floor ing, rates, taxes, etc.
(b)The annual rate of $3 per began to stir. The assailant found pupil is liable to revision from time his way to the third floor, where he was accosted by the cook of the bank. This man evidently did not know of the terrible tragedy that had been enacted below. In any case, he showed great bravery in tackling the man. For this pur pose He used a blanket and, after a grim struggle, he disarmed the man Lai, but not without suffering some slight injuries himself. It is here that the man turned his knife on himself and made a deep cut at his own throat. He then "began to descend the stairs as if to make his way out of the premises, but the loss of blood was evidently Cadet Corps and Boy Scouts.
telling on him and he collapsed on 30-Subsidies to Cadet Corps and assistants or heads in charge of Boy Scout Troops shall not be in the first floor, where a few moments 21-Teachers in schools drawing schools at the rates prescribed for cluded in the annual estimates for before, four young men were backed grants-in-aid are divided into two local teachers, but temporary allow the ordinary grant-in-aid. They to death in their fleep.
ances will be paid only to those who shall be the subject of requests for (a)-Members of religious orders were authorised to draw any charge being considered on its merits.
separate grants, cach application or those who are engaged by any allowance. religious body for, work not solely educational, hereunder termed "reis-missionary teachers will be the rates 29.-The rates for female local sionary teachers"
for local lay women teachers in aid schools in the Straits the their gaze. Blood was dripping ing discovery of 716 taels of pre- (b) Teachers who do not belong Government schools. to such orders or are not so engago-No member of the staff ofment, and allowances are made for Some fainted at the sight, while magazines was made in a matshed salaries are fixed by the Govern- everywhere and all was confusion. pared opium and 181 Manzer, pistol ed, hereunder termed "lay tea-
an aided school may draw an in-leave, passages and repairs to chers.
crement under any salary scheme buildings, subsidies are also given others who could-control their feel at Tain Wan Village. Two men 22-(a)--Instead of each mis- until the head of the school has for Cadet Corps and Boy Scouts, sionary teacher being paid salary furnished a report in the form set The grants are paid monthly. In inga blew a police whistle and have been arrested in connection individually, the aggregate sum in forth in Appendix E
Hong Kong grants are sometimes, generally raised an alarm. respect of salaries to all such tea 11. The voucher for the salaries but by no means always, given to chers in the employment of a mission of the staff of an aided school shall wards buildings and science equip may be paid to its local head be in the form set forth in Appendix ment. In the Straits grants are (b)--The principal of every mis F, and shall be accompanied by an given for buildings, science equip sion school shall, at the request absence return certified by the meat, other equipment, furniture of the local Inspector of Bchools, principal in the form-set forth in and for the maintenance build supply particulars of the educational Appendix G.
structural repairs to existing qualifications of any member of his
Ings:- missionary staff.
The following in an extract from the Regulations for Aided English Schools in the Straits Settlements, revised and in force from January 1, 1920
School Stat
classes:-
39-Government will defray the cost of housing lay or missionary
· Mon Faint at the Sight, Meanwhile the fokie of the bank who lived on the ground floor went Under this acheme for grant-in-upstairs and there a grim sight met
Conclusion,
sionary teachers who are gradustes of Fecognised British Universities 33-Government will provide free viator, who served with the R.A.F. and attain the standard required by medical treatment neither for ten during the war recently, announc the Education Department for its chers nor their familiesed that he has obtained financial own, European officers and European 34 The rate at which Govern- backing for a solo flight from Mon female missionary teachers who ment may contribute to any protreal to Croydon He will start possess the qualifications required vident fund for teachers in the ser from Montreal on June 1, and for European mistresses in the vice of a mission to whose schools hopes to break the record for the Education Department may provid Government gives grantsin-aid shall Canada Lagland Transitlantic ed that they devote their full work be determined separately at the crossing established by Alcock and ing time to their schools, draw institution of each land.
Brown 10hr 12min.
A BIG HAUL.
OPIUM" AND PISTOL MAGAZINES.
As a result of a raid by the Polios on Friday night, an alarm
with the affair, and will be brought up at the District Office (South) at 10 a.m. this morning.
It is understood that one of the
men, Lai Kum Fat, will be legally represented.
The Police and the ambulance duly arrived later and the bodies were moved to the public mortuary. The two men who were seriously injured were removed to the Gov ernment Civil Hospital and their condition is regarded as serious
an amuck, it would All those who were killed were; seem, was an ex-fokt of the bank tho Ho had been to the country for son the chief manager of the
-time and had recently re-baik
Ching Cho Liu and Ching turned to the Colony to look for Cho. Poon were the sous of Mr. employment. He was staying gratis Ching Wai Chuoo, assistant ma¤- on the premises of the bank, while oger, and the remaining two boys he was out of employment. (Continued at foot of next column), ban
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