THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 1912
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work of the school; we were also,sión, I' may say that our sports very glad to, wologie Br. and have not ronched any very high Mrs. Turnbull Jass. September; standard, but a great, number of Mr. Turnbull whose high mathe-the students have been engaged Blahop Bannister's Advice.
matical distinctions are well,in' them, and`gamon have taken
Race took known amongst the parents, has place far more frequently than in place on Saturday last in light To-day's Paper.
This morning the annual prize taken a great deal of work in the past seasons.
and fluky weather, with the, The Bishop of Victoris con- An_interosting_aunouncement: distribution in connection with upper forms and he has also been
gratulated the staff on the report windmostly from Northerly in connection with an extension the St. Stephen's College was in charge of formi V...
It is also a plensure to refer which had been read and remark-direction. of the scope of the Photographic held in the Lai Kwai Pui Hall Competition appears on page: 3, when the fortunate scholars re to another material improvmented that the college maintained a where also will be found sporting ceived their awards at the bands which has been arranged for the strong stuff of teachers. He re- The following boats started,in
Nos of Bishop Bannister. There wore coming year, Mr. Fung has decided forrod especially to the di- the Handicap Clase news. On pago 3 appoar of the World and soins interesting present His Lordship the Bishop to come into residence so the minution in the number of esidence in connection with the of Victoria and Mosers. G. A boarders will love the benefit of boarders and emphasised tho unruly conduct of coolie immi-Hancock the hond master and a fully qualified Chinese master fact that Chineso parents Dione
Warden und Mr. AH-Harris living-in-school;-
onght-to-endeavour-to-let-their-ris grants at Singapore::
Comm honor ofCustoms, besides Further changes have occurred éffldren remain as boarders even Colicon
in the lamfor forms, as Mr. Tso they dieselves remained in Dorothen many parents of the selinlars.~*~
The headmaster road the follow-Shin Fun has left us, after three Hongkong as the training that
| pours' continuous work here; we the boys got thereby was of great. Kathleen Officers of the R. E.
wors very fortunate to obtain these to them.
Dione started nearest the Hong-
A maunamed Leung Cheung was remanded at the Magistracy, this morning, on a charge of snatching in Des Voeux Road Contral.
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A man named U Tong was charged at the Magistracy, this morning, with kidnapping a girl on the 30th ult. The case was adjourned.
Several more bodies have been found by the polico. In one case death was due to small-pox, this particular corpse being taken from the harbour.
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Owner, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Clomra. Eyros, RN, Mr. II. E. Pollock, K.C.
Mr. E. A. Irving and Mr.
C. G. Alabastor.
assistance of the Rovs. J. L. Bishop Banister also addressed Baron and P, Stevens M.A., both the scholars and gave much use- kong shore and soon drew out of whom have helped in no small ful advise to the boys as to how from the rest of the fleet, round- they could utilise their training, the Lyeomcon Beacon (the degres in the junior forms,
We confidently expect that the ing for the good of the Chinese first Mark) first, followed by Col·
to-morrone,
THE NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY.
The rates per quarter and per meusom, proportional. Subscriptions pear at the Magistracy this upper school havs made progress was one of the runners up for the Peninsular and Orientala.s. Hima- tricky, and both Dorothea and
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1912.
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did
ing report of the year's work,
The past your liasin many ways been a quiet het vory useful one. The sudden break-down of the Warden's health necessitated his departure for England very early in the year; the students were not slow to take advantage of the school will be enabled to main Empire, opportunity to show the great sa-tain its high traditions.
The Price list is held over until leon, Kathleen, Dorothea and toom with which he is regarded I would like, sir, to emphasise | :
frie, the loat-named of whom got an unlucky start owing to an ar and how his work here has been the closing words of the roport
ror in her stop-watch which appreciated; according to last ad- just read, the use of the piny- been practically vices we may expect the Warden's ground has
brought her on to the line too roturn during the present year. continuous, and it may easily be
Boon, and compelled her to luff The annual examinations tlist seen that even the very surest have just been finished have students are taking advantage of
right up into the wind. Expected to-day, A man charged with stealing shown that good work has been this branch of education; we
Between the. Beacon and the Kowloon Rock, the next Mark, shoots from the Pacific Mail done, more especially among the night instanes the fact that the
Among the passengers on the
the wind was very light and Oflice, was bound over to apjunior classes. The middle and football captain, Mok Hing Kin,
layn, which is expected in port Kathleen succeeded in getting which is, on the whole, satisfac-Wei On Scholarship..
We have again received sub-to-day, is Mr..Clawi Severn, who tory, special improvement is noticeable, among
the lower seriptions to the Prize Fund, and is to fill the position of Colonial aliead of Colleen before that Mark
maintained a good land. · Six weeks' imprisonment sud school; a beginning has bean I would like to convoy the thanks Secretary nude vacant by the was reached, though Dlone still On the run over to the Mark- twenty-four strokes of the birch made with a scheme of more rapidf the College Council to the death of the hute Mr. W. D. was the sentence passed on a mon promotion, and each case has been following gentlemen who have so Barags,
Mr. Sovern was connected with boat in Quarry Bay, Dions strang at the Magistracy, this morning, quite justified by results in con-kinly helped us in this Buttor for snatching, a folt hat in nection with this, there is one The Bishop of Victoria, Mr. A, the Straits Settlements and the out a very long lead from the other four boats, and, in the light natter I need to point out,a. Harris; Hon. Mr. Woi Yuk: F.M.S. for seventeen years, having and uncertain wind in this part of Queen's Road Central.
minimum of 60 per cent. entitles Hon. Dr. Ho Kai; Mours. Ini come out in 1804 as privata the Race the Iris came along splen- lidly and got round to the Quarry ... At the Magistracy, this morna student-to-promotion,-50-per--Kwaj Tui; Chau Siu Ki; Kowk secretary to Governor Lieut.- ing, a man was sentenced to four-cent, is not sufficient to procure a Siu Lau; Ng Pak To Yung Colonel Sir C. B. H. Mitchell.
Colleen third. After rounding' toon days hard labour and twelve romove, unless there are any Yick Ting: Chin Yu Tin; LoHo was born in London in 1860, Bay Mark-boat second, with strokes of the birch, for snatching special reasons for the lower per-Cho Shun; Loung Mong Ting; and at an early age went 10 the Mark-boat, which abs. did contage. The duces of the vari- Taung Tsoi Chuen; Wong Far Australia, whero ho joined St.
Nung Kwok Yik Ting; Chan Poter's College, Adelaide, and nearly quarter of an hour ahead of the rest of the fleet, the Diono VI form, Lo Kwan Iu, V form, Chick Yus; Un Lai Chuon; S. W. upon returning to England pro-had a very unfortunate time in Poon Yan Chi, IV form, Leung Tao; Chau Cheuk Fan; Chiu ceeded to Selwyn College, Cam-the light and baffling winde, but For the next four months the Po Tsun, III form, Yip Lius, II Cheung Sang; Chai Kam Wing bridge and graduated During eventually succeedou insvik Imperial German Mail Steamers form Ho Ka Yuk and I form, Leung Yen Fo; Loung part of 1891 and 1892 he was her time from Colleen by 37
Obo; Lo Lai Chuon; Yung ployed in the Librarian's De-seconds. homeward bound, beginning with lung Hin King. 8.A. Goebon which leaves here on In the VI class, the competi-Tsow Pong; Mra Ng Mok purtmont of the Foreign Office, The times of finishing and February 6, will call at Manilation has been far keaner than Shi, Messra. Wong Sin Tong and in 1894 was appointed pri- corrected times are us under: once a month, and will therefore usual, as 5 students who have al- Cheong Sam Woo: Tivate socretary in thothon Governor of tho Straits Settlements. leave here on Tuesdays at noon ready passed the Senior Oxford, Ohun: The Wang Hing Ho; Siu instead of on Wednesdays. have elected to remain under in Ying Uhow; Chiu Chang Nau; In Docenibor of the following struction for a further period of Au Chak Man; Wan Man Kai; your ho joined the Selangor (ło- Man Tez Ting; Ilu Ping Yee; vernment Servico as junior officer Yung Chin Po; Yip Kai Tak and in 1897 was promoted Assis- tant District Officer at Uni-Lón- and Mok Wing Uo,
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COLLISION IN THE WEST
RIVER
looked.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNI-
CIPAL COUNCIL,
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The V Form has been very large and the increase in the number of the staff has made it possible to subdivide the glass in the mathematics and English; this hus, of course, made for taore
Finally I have to announce gat.
After acting temporarily in a that we, resume work after the new year roccas, on laet of next similar capacity at Klang and as Colloctor of Land Revenue, Kuala Maruh.
Actual, Corrected,' Dione ..... 4.36.24 - 4.36.24 Colleen 4.41.41 4.37.1 Dorothea..... 4.43.32 Kathleen.... 4.44.27
Iris
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4.38.12
4.39.47 4.44.01 4.44.40
The marks to date are:-
Dione ..... 30 Colleen... 20 Dorothea
Iris.......... Kathleen
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One Design Class. Course Stonecuttora Island
Five boats starfod, viz:- Boat.
Torpedo boat Injured, So Mr. Churchillĝis to hold his Home Rule meeting in Belfast after all. In a huge marquee, srooted on a football field in the
Meagre information has resch heart of the Nationalist quarter, he will address five thousand
subjecta.
the College was inadequately sistant District Officer at So ardent Home Rulers on February 8. And on February 9 it willed Hongkong as to a collision in satisfactory progress in those The Sports Report showed that Lumpur, he became in 1890, Aş-
the West Rivor in which H.M.
The boarding accommodation represented at the Intor School rendah, During part of 1900 and matter next to nothing that he has spoken. He will address men Torpedo boat No. 35 was con- has boon almost fully utilised, our Sports and failed to distinguish 1001 he was acting magistrato at | Kuala Lumpur, and after return- itself in any prominent degree. already convinced of the need for Home Rulo, ready to accept his corned. In the collision the tor-
highest numbers being 33. words as charged with Heaven-sont wisdom, with perhaps here or podo boat which was on patrol
Political disturbances in the The second term is appro- ug from leave held the acting ap(port). there a daring Unionist who will attend rainly in the hope of jerk-duty in the river had a hole Chinese Empire have had rather priated for swimming. More than pointments of Secretary to the
knocked in her. Ons roport had
Owner. ing in a few interruptions. Mr. Churchill's speech may ran to over it that the bows had been stove a curtous effect on those numbers, half the students joined the club, Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board
Mr. A. Bune. Mr. L. G. Bird. an hour, but it will convert no one. It is impossible to convert in, but we were unable to obtains several of the boarders became though some never actually bath and Registrar of Courts, In Au-Ala
Mr: Cooke, R.E. Orangemen into Nationalists or Nationalists into Orangemen by any official confirmation thereof, lay students, owing to their porod. Altogether the souson was gust of 1003, he was given the Bonito II...
We learn, however, that H.M.Sent coming to live in Hongkong. most successful, the weather very position of Assistant Secretary to Alannal II
Officers R.E. means of a single speech.
We here sro naturally in coreldom interfering with our on the Resident-General, now term Daphne
Capt. Johnston, Moorhon has left Canton to go dial sympathy with the aspira-joyment and quite a numbered Chief Secretary, but did not Haleyon It is this reflection which makes all the recent pothor--the to the aid of the injured vessel,
8th Rajputs. talk of fighting
on one side, the cries for the arrest of Lord London- and as soon as temporary repairs tion for the improvement of learning to swim. The season assume the duties until Septam-
A fairly even start was made, time as Magistrate and Registrar and the five boats kept together derry on the other-so amusing to those of us who view the trouble have been carried out, the boat conditions in China, and shall wound up with a bathing picnic bar, 1904, noting in the monn- from afar. As time mellowe trouble so that obstacles which seem will be brought to Hongkong and be glad indeed to know our edu to Lama Island. ·
cational course here will fit many During the second half of the of Courts, Kuala Lumpur. Dur up to Kowloon Point, where a ed unsurmountable a year ago are now smiled at, ao distance lends
students to takaalirective part lu year our private field comes into ing a portion of 1005 he noted as calm was encountered. Ailés, a truer perspectivo. Away from the cries and the clamour, party!
theʻupbuilding of the nation. greater prominence with tennis, Federal Secretary, and took Mr. Banito and Halcyon, favoured by # Olive-Marks's pince during the puff, got away from the other two, Our Oxford results were quite cricket or football. politics seem, when carried to this pitch, morely ainusing and a
As it is impossible to play early part of 1901). In May, 1907, but were again becalmed before little ridiculous. Pitiful, too; for it is saddening to ses men, sup
up to last year's standard although we have not attained to the high both cricket and football, cricket he was appointed Acting Beere- Stonecutters was reached, Ailsa tary to the High Commissioner slightly ahead picked up a strong posedly cultured leaders, behaving in this furiously stupid fashion.
water mark of 1907. In the Senior has been neglected this year. Britain's strength was not built up by wild vapourers and her cre The following are the Minutos all the nine recommended candi- Tennis does not call for any and Private Secretary to the Northerly wind and loft Bonito dit in the eyes of the world is not enhanced by recent oxolanges of of a meeting of the Council, held dates passed, obtaining 3 distinc- special mention, as we do not Governor and in February of last and Haleyon to their late; at the Board Room, on January, tions and 4 exemptions from re- measure our strength against year assumed the substantial ap-oventually they also got the wind puerile threats.
and rounded Stonecutters to- 16th, 1912--
sponsions; four wore successful any outside teams. However we pointment..
During his association with gether to see Aile broalmed in After all, why should not. Mr. Churchill speak in Belfast on
Present:-Mesare, W. H. Wal-in the junior and 10, the prelim- would congratulate Wong Po Ki
the F.M.S., M, Sovern has been the middle of the harbour. Now Home Rule or any other subject? We are not enamoured of the lace (Chairman), J.S. Fenwick, inary This will probably be out on playing for Y, M. U. A.
W. R. M'D, Parr, W. Wilson and last year under the Oxford regnl- But football showe the most brought into touch with a wide Bonito's turn came. She left man ourselves, and still. less of his political opinions at times, so the Secretary, Mr. C. Berkeley ations, as the conditions of our important Invelopment. For the circle of friends, not only by Halcyon and picked up Ailsa that we can be frank without being misunderstood. Why, should
own University will soon obtain. first time we have entered for the reason of his official duties to only to again run into, a calm. Lord Londonderry and Sir Edward Carson seek to muzzle him? 1. The minutes of the last On of the 2 Wei On Scholars H. K. Schools Junior Football which he always devoted himself Meanwhile a Wosterly wind There are two sides to every question and it is always possible that meeting are read and confirmed. for this year is Tang Ying Lam, Lesguo. The distinctive colours moat assiduously, but ospecially spraing up and brought Alannah, the other disputant may be in the right of it. We do not think he is, 2. A letter is read from Miss who goined the top position chosen wore a white shirt with on account of the great interest Daphne and Haleyon along Kranenburg resigning her ap- among St. Stephen's candidates 5.5 O. on the left breast and he has taken in healthy recrea-Ailas by this time had found the in this case, but it is well to face the fact that he may be. In any pointment of Visiting Nurse. Her in the Oxford Loast; for the com- black shorts.
tion. He is a koen tennis player, wind again, and left the other event, the truth on any matter can be reached only by hearing both resignation, to date from March moroial seation of this scholarship Of the matches which have and played in the final tie of the four to fight it out. The final sides of the case; and the anti-Home Rule cause is strong enough to 31, 1912, is accepted with regret. there has been, remarkbly close boon played on Wednesday after. Voteran Championship at the result was as follows: win through without threatening to prevent the opposite side from Senior Consul informing the taining a very narrow margin three and drawn 2. The team when he and Mr. Hooper were 3. A letter is read from the competion, Chan In Cho, ob noons, we leave won throe, lost last tournament at Singapore
to Date. speaking, by force of arms if necessary.
Council that Tuesday, the 23rd over Mok Hin Kiu,
has made good progress, though beaten by the Governor and the
Ailea 5 25 24..... 42 The net result of all the wild talk is that some Unionists havo|inst., will be a convenient dats to Mr. A. H. Harris has been kind there in still a lack of finish in Hon. F. J. Pigott. He was-fre
· Bonito II 5 ··28 40.............. 20 made themselves ridiculous, by shouting of the use of force, and the Consular Body, on which to enough to present a special prize their play and we ask you, Sir, quently to be seen on the golf
Dapline 5 28 57 19 home Liberals have made themselves quite as foolish by screaming hold the Annual Mesting of Rate for commercial work in the next to bear in mind that it is our first links and often took part in
Alannah 6 20 10... 18 for certain Unionists to be arrested. The meeting will be held on payers; and that sa the provisio-farm-the V Poon. Yan Chi je the experience of playing league cricket matthes on to Esplanade, February 8 and no one will be much the botter or much the worse nal Government now existing at whiner of this prize his papers matoles. Unfortunately-owing his lanving Singapore, music Halcyon 6 29 52.... 7
Dinghy Class. for it. Mr. Churchill has had another fine advertisement, so that Amoy not being recognized by being decidedly good.
to the pressure of Examinations lovers will lose and Hongkong
will gain, one who has done so Only two bosts started, Sprite he alone has gained something. That is the outcome of all the the Foreign Powers, he is unable The staff has been abcreased by we have had to scratch the leat much towards sustaining a keen and No: 6. The latter gave up. sound and fury. If Sir Edward Carson and Mr. Churchill could to comply with the Council's the departure last July of Mr. low matches. be removed ten thousand miles from the scone of the little trouble request to notify the Chinese of Bfanderson, who is now continuing Wave had no regular inter interest in the art bis numeroushie marks to they would want to know what it was all about anyway and whe- ficials with a view to a Chinese his studies at Oxford, on the other form footer is yet, though that is doinuations at concerts and thera tenth of it was justified. Ulster ready to fight and breath-gentleman of geo i standing being hand we have been materially a development which may come other functions being always
greatly appreciafód, ing fire and slaughter; the Liberals screaming for Lord London-deputed to attend the meeting in strengthened by the arrival of Mr. later. Hone dary's head on charger-because Mr. Winston Churchill pro-accordance with Land Regulation Barney, who is a gold medalist of The team is under great in- Although the Himalaya is ex poses to make a speech! How the high gode must chunkle over 2. However he will communicate Trinity College, Dublin: Mr. Bar debtedness to Mr. Shong, who has pected to arrive to-day, we are The foolishness of some of the great humans who control, or believe with the Council later on after ney kas special charge of the TV given up a lot of lib leisure time informed that the boat will not. they control, the destinion of the British Empire,
consulting with hia collonguse, form, as of most of the Bosmos to teach us the gems, in onelt arrive sill to-morrow,
Mitchell..
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