THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBUARY 3, 1913.
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It was mentioned in Saturday's **Telegraph that the woman police inovoment, recently started in Christiania, in growing and that seven members have now been
that the number had gone up to seventy, and, in London, even un- to seventy timos seven. It is well known that many women make admirable detectives, sail if they are employed in the higher branch of police-ernft, why not in the
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Wo dote upon this world as if it were never to have an end; and we neglect the next as if it were never to have a beginning.
Shinyo Mara in Dock. The s.s. Shinyo Mara is in Tui koo Dooks for a general overhaul and repairs.
BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
'To-Day's Prize Distribution Ceremony.
lower? Fivo hundred women cou-livered in London on tho let inst.Miss Pearce, acting head mistress, came to a close, Air Irving voicing Mossra Melchers & Co.; Messrs N,
stables, sturdy of form and brawny of arm, would make very short work of the "suffragetto nuisance. The main strength of the suffragists' positon has lain in the fact that they are women, and therefore unlikely to meet with the rough handling that would bo the lot of any men who followed such a progamme as thoira. A in can't cans a woman or box her ears; but a fellow-woman can, add many would be only too glad of the opportunity, Another Street Nuisance.
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Gymkhana Club. The annual general mesting of the Ilongkong Gymkhana Club is to be held this evening, at 5.15, the Hongkong Jockey Club.
The Burglar.
P. 8. Edge, charged a man will burglary, at the Polios Court, this morning, and had him sont to gaol for three months and four
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Langkat Output. Mosara Wright & Hornby have just received a Cuble from Shang- hai aivising thon that the Lang Kat output for the month of January is 13357 tone.
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C.M.S. Girls High School Lady May presented the prizes the O.MS Girls High School this afternoon. A report of tho proceedings will appear in the
Telegraph" to-morrow,
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Headmistress's Report.. The report of the Headmistress was read, and we take from it the following excerpts
the class where the preparation Standard 1 (8) Tam Kam Lin for the examination was gone in Standard I (b) Ko Ngan Sheung; for, and had passed the whole of «Following is a list of those who them. That was a very unusual contributed towards the prize result and one on which the fand Hoable. Sir Paul Chater, anhool was deserving of great con- KOM.J; Houble Sir Ki Ho. The manual prize distribution gratulation. In conclusion, he Kai, K.O.M.G.; Mes-rs. hewan in connection with the Belilios paid a tribute to the excallont Tomes & Co; David Sassoon & Public School was held this work done by Mrs. Tutcher, and Co.; L. D. Sascon & Co.; W. G. morning at Queen's College when also Miss Fearca, who, he re-
Humphreys & Co.; Butterfield Jardine Mathe- & Swire; Lady May presided, and dis- gretted, from their point of view, tributed the prizes. The hall of was leaving them.
Bon & Co.; Linstead and Davies; French Mail Delivered!' The French Mail from Long-
the college was well filled and Two small scholars presented More. flughes and Hough; kong, of Deusmbor 31st was de-mong those who were present Lady May with a handsome bou-Lane Crawford & Co.; Bradley & woro Mr. E. A. Irving and quet of roses and the proceedings Co; Gibb Livingstone & Co.;
May on the platform. both of whom supported Lady the thanks of the scholars to Lady. Stabb, H. Humphreys, Lau
Chú Pak Ho Fook, Ho Tung May for her attendance. Mr. Irving, prior to reading
Chan Siu Ki, Look Hing, Tak Prize List, the annual report, said that he Oxford Local Prizes and Cer-Cheong, Wan Tseng, Wong Ping was reminded of a similar occasion tificates Junior Candidatos:
Sun, Dr. Kwan Sum Yim, Chan
making a speech at a prize giving Preliminary eleven years ago when he was Shin Tak Hing, Cheung Fook To. Sui Lam, Young Tsze Wan, Mok Candidates Li Tso Chun, Leung Lai Kwai, of the Belilios Publ.e School and Taing Lim, Mabel Chenaliny, Tai Mok Man Cheung, Dr. Ho. Lok Lady May was listening. Then Po Yuk, Cecilia Yow Kee. Prizo Kam, Hung Tez Loung, Lo Taung ho gave what might be techni- for distinction in Chinese in the Kiu, Teang Teit Heung, Yik Po cally described as a "few words Junior Oxford
Shan, Sun and Mok Cho Cheun. Examination an to-day was going to be the awarded to Cheung Fook Tu second occasion on which he would only say a few words, be-Class 1-Mabel Mooney, Emily
Clase Prizes for English-AN ENERGETIC INDIAN, cause, if there was one thing Ahwee. To the local nuisances referred
which he feared and sedulously Hing. Cheung Fook To. Class
Class 2-Shin Tak And a Scotsman whose Feelings to in this column recently, might
were Wounded, avoided, it was the one that he 3-Mabel Obenslloy, Lai Pu be added another, as objection-
was endoavonting to perform. able and perhaps as dangerous to
Yuk. Class 4:-Florence Che- There is an Indian soldier of the general health as any. It is
nnolly, Lillian Chenalloy. Prize for the H.K.S.B. whose onergy and Arithmetic, Maria Xevier. Class vigilance mark him out for future vigorously shaking carpets and
5-Yip Oi Lan, Yuca Muk Ying. distinction. Yesterday he was mats, even in the middle of the
Elo Ying Choi.
on watch on the hill leading to day, from the vocandals of cer
Discipline. The discipline Class 6:-Kwon Wai Hing, Në Elliott Battery when he espied a taia European houses. If the
throughout the School has on the Yuen Lin. To Kwan Fong. Claes Europeau toiling up the said hill coolies know no better, their The total receipts from subacri- whole been good. On very few 7:-Aung Mi Kim, Chong Pui and apparently taking a lively European employers might have bers to Chures Notes during occasions have the Assistants had Iu, Kong You. Class 7a-S-interest in the surroundings. In- more senso, as well as mos con-1912 was $310.50 and the ex-to appeal to the Head Mist ess to kina Alarakia, Anna Lyen, Si-stantly he swooped down on the sideration for their fellow towns penditure $202.55, leaving a teprove unruly scholars. This, andard VIIa-Tung Kau Arn. intruder and, in tolera b' English, folk. No one cares to be emothbalance in hand of $17.95.
among so many, is most gratify. Wong Sau Chan, Cheung Tau enquired what he is doing ered with dust and dirt, but
Story Disbelieved. ing and worthy of note.
Kam. Standard VIlb:-Edwing there. The stranger replied, that is not the worst aspect of The coxswain of á launch re- Health of Sohool. The health Mackay, Molly Mac Bean, St."Nothing" an Dis or well the mattor. We are far from ported to the police that he was of the scholars has been good, andard. VI-Fang Mui Sang.crlculated to increase... Indian's fu:lowed a wishing to see notions about hy-attacked by five armed men when though there has been a good Leung U. Kut, Ho Hop Fu. St-Ruspicions. Then giene carried to the verge of fad-off Kowloon City, but, after in-deal of sickness among the andard Va-Yuen Kwai Sun, quick ontechism as to when, how diem; but everyone in his right vestigation, the police disbelieve Chinese Mistresses. There has Fang Lau Cheun, Lam Yuen Fun, where and why the interloper had mind knows that the dust from a the story,
boan no serious outbreak of Standard Vb:Fung No Lim, come upon the forbidden ground. carpet in a Hongkong house (or
Arrived to-day
sickness of any kind. Fear of ToDai Fong, Choi Kwon Ying. The European replied, but evident- any other house, for that matter) Mr. de Prinrte, who is the plague and small-pox, and cases Yip Teat Min Tung Lan Tsingly not to the satisfaction of the must abound in disease-germs second Secretary of the Executive coeurring in the families of the Standard IV. bo Kam Chi. In lian warrior, who steadily. We are sometimes constrained to Bureau of the Philippines, has scholars, led to a considerable Wong. Sui Chan, Cheung Yuk circled round and round him as QUIR99---On February 2, bicorn long and printul "iltags: Maud, the ask, where are the police? This arrived by the ss. Prinz Sigis drop in the attendance in the Chi, Standard IV. o:-Hung K though to bar his passago up or time we will introduce variety by mond, and leaves for the USA Summer. Very few onses of either Fong, Hung Kei Chian, Fung down the hill. Exasperated, the enquiring, whore ure the Sanitary in a few days.
disease occurred among the pupils Sbuk Kei. Infant Closs-Bertha white man shouted. Board Authorities? And to that
themselves. Chinese YM C.A. Work:
Remedios..
"What the devil do you take question we might well add, who] | Mr. J.S. Eddy, of New York,
Public Examinations:-(1) Ox- "Prizes for Chinese. mo for? A German spy?" are the householders who leave who is in Chinese Y:M.C.A. work ford Local. Two Junior and four Class 4-Lai Po uk; Olas "That is just what I do take everything to servants, while they in connection with Dr. John Preliminary candidates entor-5-Yik Oi Lam; Claes 6-you for," said the Indian phleg themselves complain of their Mott, has arrived in the colony, d for the examination hold Kwan Wai Hing; Class 7 (a) ;-matically "Your talk is Gor- asighbours' doings?
and will await Dr. Mott's return in July last. Results were Choung Pai Iu
man enough." from Canton.
received in November, all passed.
So, Standard VII: - Yik
"Very well; let me see your Mrs Earnshaw Arrives
One Junior candidate obtained Cheung Teni Kem, Pang Sui Chan officer.'
Cheung Yok In soleran state the two march- etin pays a fine tribute to Pro- Mrs. Earnshaw, the wife the flon listination in Chinese. This is Standard VI. fessor Robertson who last week Mr. Ern-how, who is the Com the 3rd year in succession that King, Wong Wai Keng, Leung Uarl in search of an officer, but been no failure Kut. Standard V. (a) :-Lam Un found only two corporala, one of presented his lecture on "Wire-issioner Delegate of the Philipp-tore has loss Telegraphy" to four groups ines to Washington, has arrived among the Oxford Candidates. Fan, Yung Yuk Sin, Chan Tim. whom lost no time in discovering at the European Association. from Manila, and leaves with Me (2) Hygiene Competition: In Standard V (b)-Yau Tsoi Chan, that the stranger was from out the Annual Inter-Schools Hygiene Fung Mo Lim, Yeung Ngan Wan Glasgow way; for his speech "Bosides addressing the Odd Earnshaw.
Competition held on July 10th Standard IV a):-Chan Yuk betrayed him. Explanations were Volumes Society, the Engineere St. John's Cathedral. Instituto, and our own members, Several Clergy have promissi at year thisschool was bracketed Yung, Chan Hang Ngan, Cheung quickly given and civilly received. Our informant accepted the scholars from European Schools to preach at the Cathedral during third with St. Joseph's College Yuk Ying Standard IV (b):-- His Excellency the Governor's remarks on marisgo, a day or formed an interested and interest- the mouth, viz., The Bishop at Scholarships-The Education Chan Sui King. Standard IV graceand forgave the quasi-arrest;
obtaining 73.8 per cent. (3) Chan Ngan Sia, Wong Tai Mui, Indian's apologies with All Evensong on February, 9 and at immitted in 1912 recommended (c):-Fung Shuk Kei, Leung Pik but neither in this world nor the two ago, are borne out by an observation made by the headmistressing audience" it eay's, of the Belilios Public School in her report presented to-day. Appreciated the masterly way Matins on February 16 and the hat Scholarships to pupils in San, Lei Sau Kong. Standard next can he pardon his mistaking in which Professor Robertson Rev. A.C. Moreton, R.N., on Feb. Grant-in-Aid Schools should be III (a)-Fok Lai Ming, Cheung "braid Soots" for German- The attendance at the Upper School is small, she remarks, and this simplified so complex and in- 23 at Evensong.
liscontinued. There are still 3 Po Sai, Sz To Tay Ming. Stan English. is attributed to the fact that, by the time the girls reach this stage, tricato a subject as the application Wedding Delayed-
The wedding of M. J. H. Donnithoir
of these in attendance, two in dard III (b):-Wong Po Ngan, of electricity to Wireless Tele-
4th they are of a marriageable age or go to work, His Excellency's observa-
year, and we hope he will thorne and Mias E. M. Wilton,ther in her 3rd year. There Standard II-Li Shub I, Fung the Iu Tak Yan, Sung Lai Shoung. graphy and tion that the average marrying age of the young Chiasse seventeen again return and delight us with which to have taken place to-day are six Scholarships award: Lai Hing. Chung King Ia. years-is one which makes the Wostorner smile, is fully justified his attractive presentations of has been postponed owing to the ed to the six best pupils in the Standard I (a):-Lui Lai Chan, His advice to the boys to whom he spoke was sound and should not in the very next paragraph, the which Mr. Donnithorne is travell-held for one year and give a year's Standard I (b):-Ko Ngan She scientific achievements." But, non-arrival of the Yatshing by English Classes. These are only Young Tein Wa, Ma Chak Po.
The C.N. 8.8. Ying Chow which be without its effect. Nor should that effect be any less because of Bulletin spoils the effect of ing from Calcutta.
free Education in the school.. ang, Li Siu Chan, Mok Tez Hing we reported on Saturday as drift- the fact that the advice was coated with humour. A little humour this appreciation by remarking.
Outing to Tai-po.
Free Scholars for 1913 are:- A New Year's Day outing has Florence Chenalloy, Yip Oi Lan,
in the neighbourhood of the very often impresses a word of counsel more firmly on the hearer's work is over, the Society are been arranged by the YMCA..Kwan Wai Hing, Tung Lan An, 3:-Lai Po Yuk, Cecilia Yowkeg: As already, stated. 8 a. Tean vet
"Now that Professor. Itobertson's
Clase 1-Emily Ahwee. Class Philippines, has arrived at Manila. mind, and it is not at all unlikely that His Excellency's words will again settling down to serious for Thursday. The party will leave Pang Mai Sung. Distinction Class 4 Florence Chenalloy; off, immediately on arriving at remain longer in the memory of these youths because they were work." That is a very back by the 8.15 am. train for Fanling gained by past pupils. In the Class 5-Yuen Muk Ying: Class Manila from here, in search of handed compliment and a speci-where they will take the Sha-tust examination held in connec0-Ng Yuon Lin; Class 7-the missing ship. How the Ying presented most pleasantly and with a certain whimsicality.
men of things better left unsaid. kok" Express" for the rest of the tion with the Technical Institute, Hang Mi Kim; Chas (1) Chow was found is not yet This matter of the marriage of young Chinese is one which Londonderry Election.
railway journey and afterward two past pupila passed in Short-Sakina Alarakia; Standard VII known. Messrs. Buterfield and must be approached very carefully and with all due, caution,
Home Rulers may be counted walk to Taipo.
hand, both gaining" distinction | (x) :-Tang Sui Chong; Standard | Swire inform us that the AmSTI- Behind it, and sanctioning it with all the strength of antiquity, upon to make a deal of political
and one in commercial English. VII (b): - Magdelena Castrocan Government on hearing General Observation: The Standard." VI: Fung Mail that she was missing, very kindly are many generations, many centuries; of early marriage. It capital out of the Nationalist gain During Lent which commen-
at Londonderry. It is possible, to ces on Wendesday next there will attendance in the Upper School Sang Standard V (a) sent a cruiser and two small in- heads no argument to prove that they are regrettable; too overrate the significance of the re-be Evensong with hymns and is small; this I think is largely due Yeung Yuk We; Standard V ter-island boats to look for her. early marriages are good neither for the individual nor the nation. verse to Unionism, for it must be devotional reading on Wednes to the fact that girls are usually (b); Yung Ngan Wun; A telegram was received here But it is to be hoped that the new Chinese Government, in its borne in mind that, though the day at 5.30 p.m. The subject of the rather old when they reach this Standard 1V(4) Tsoi Kau; yesterday saying the ship was anxiety to copy Western babits and customs, will not too quickly rest has been fairly consistently Reading will be "Some Charac. stage in the school and many get Standard IV (b):-Chan Ngan fouud, and another, arrived
Unionist, the majorities have interistics of the Christian Life,"
married or seek employment. On Sui, Standard IV (c)-To Liuto day to the effect that she had attempt to alter matters here. Old and settled habitsin the indivi-variably been small. At the last based on addresses by Canon the whole I feel that the year Teing, Standard III (a)-Fok Li reached Manils, that all was well, dual, old custome in the nation, are difficult to uproot are even General Election the advantage Knox Little. On Thursdays Feb just closing has been a very Ming, Standard III (b):-Sung and that the tean was also in dangerous to aproot. They must be killed slowly if they are to be was one of 105 votes, while at the ruary 20 and 27 there will be a successful one for the Belilios Li Seung, Standard II: Chueng port. As the Tean is not fitted kized surely and without danger of rousing anger at what seems merely 47. Now the Nationalists munion at 8 p.m., says "Church an increase in the attendance and Lai Chan, Standard I (b)-Koly telegraphed to Manila in the previous contest the margin was celebration of the Holy Com- Pablic School. There has been King Iu, Standard T (8) Lin with wireless the crainer evident. undue interference with the liberty of the subject. Not long ago the have conquered with 57 to spare.
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considerable progress has been Ngan Sheung.
firet instance.·. Republican Government chose to interfero with the form of dress Looked at from the purely party
made in the study of English.
Drawing Prizes,
We learn from Meesra. "Butter- Mr. Denman Fuller pos to This state of affairs is most grati- women should wear, and we pointed out the danger, if not actual standpoint therefore, the set-back
Class 1:-Emily Abwes; Class field and Swire that there is no folly, of such interference. Age crusted custom is a delicate thing overwhelming. But it may be ance of selections from the Mea sincerely trust it may; the school To; Class 3-Cecilia Yowkey; that H. M. S. Newcastle had been to the Unionista is by no means arrange the cost my perform-fying, and if it continues, as I2: Shiu Tak Hing, Cheung Fook truth in a report spread locally" to try and remove by harsh measuroj, -
taken for granted that Home siab on Good Friday, Practices cannot help but go forward Class 4 Florence Chenalloy; sont in search of the Ying Chow, Friendly words of counsel, and the force of Western example and the result, which gives No-Cathedral at 615 pm. on the state of efficiency.
Rule was the sole issue at stake, for the same will hold in the obtaining year by year a higher Clasa 6-Yin Oi Lan; Class The Newcastle has gone to will do, and actually are doing, more to remove certain unfortunate tionalists a majority of seats in last five Thursdays in Lent, tirt
8-Kwan Wai Hing, To Kwun Shanghai. oustoms than all the Presidential mandates in the world will ever Toyal Ulater, is certainly a ing Thursday, February 20. Mr. Mr. Irving explained that the Standard VII:-Pang Sui Chan; After having read the report, Fong: Class 7:-Cheung Pui Lu; accomplish. That is why advice from the Governor of Hongkong trifle awkward for Sir Edward Denman Fuller will be ga to school-was-different from other Standard VI-Chau Kwan Hing: A dinner was given by the Cor- should be especially, useful; it bears the weight of one in authority Carson and his followers, who have receive the names of sing wishing schools in the colony in that if Standard V (a) Lam Yun Fan;inthian Yacht Club on Saturday speaking. “I should advise you Chinese youths" he said, "to imitate made such a fuss about Ulster's to assist; but he wishes to make it prepared Chinese pupils from the Standard V (b) Tang Siu So; night at the Hongkong Hotel in the men of the West, in this matter and to defer marriage until you Home Rulers can now say that, eary for those helping, to attend English. With regard to the Ox Standard IV (b) Chan Ngan Sui; leaving for Home Mr Reidie claim to separate treatment. For clear that it is absolutely neces very outset in both Chinese and Standard IV (a) Chau Yuk Yang, honour of Mr John Reidie wlin is have bad really enough experience of the world to undertake the outside of Ulster, the country is ench of the five practices, as it is ford locale the report spoke in Standard IV (o) Fang Sai Yuk; has for some years taken a pro heavy responsibilities of married life. Words such as these, added solid forself-government, while in, impossible to give a satisfactory very modest terms about the re Standard III (a) Fok Lai Ming: minent part in the affairs of the to lessons learnt in British schools, will do more to root out certain Ulster, itself, oven, the polls show rendering of the choruses chosen sulta but the Balilios School bad Standard III (b) Chin Ngan Ping, club. An exceedingly pleacant gustoms than any form of order on ever do,
a prodeliction in itafavour, without proper rehearsal. {{: sent in all the pupils that were in Standard II Chung King In; evening was spont
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1919.
THE EARLY MARRIAGE QUESTION.
A Doubtful Compliment.
The Y.M.C.A. Association Bul-
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Lönt.
Good Friday Music.
Needlework Prizes.
THE YING CHOW.
Disabled Vessel Found and taken to Manila.
Corinthian Yacht Club Dinner.
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