KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
His Excellency, on an English Boy's Duty,
It was prize-giving day at the Kowloon British School to-dar, the event being marked by the presence of His Excellency the Governor (Sir Henry My K.O.MG) who kindly attended to distribute the awards.
The school was nicely decorated j and the children looked vers happy and bright. Among those present were Captain Alisop, A.DO. to His Excellency, Mr. T. K. Dealey (Director of Education). Mr. Hamilton (Head Master), Captain and Mra. Lukhmanoff. Mrs. Harvey, Mra. Shires, Mrs. | · Blair and Mrs. Stovens.
Headmaster's Report. The report of the Headmaster (Mr. A. Hamilton) wae as fol lows: I have much pleasure in presenting the snnual report of this school for the year ending- July 31, 1914. During the year many changes have taken place in the staff. Mrs. Main, who bad been connected with this school for nearly ten years, left in December to take up the appoint. ment as Headmistress of the new Government school at the Peak. On resuming sfler Ohristmas, Miss Violet Knight commenced her duties as a Student Teacher.
year.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1914.
SPECIAL CABLE.
(Special Pasifle Service to the " Telegraph "—Router.) SHANGHAI BANK VENTURE:
HONGKONG ORDINANCES CONDEMNED.
Shanghai. Received July 30, Baron de Macar, the promoter of the British and Belgian Bank, has been sentenced by the Belgian Court to six months' imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences and six months for abuse of confidence, a fiae of 3,000 francs and deprivation of civil and political rights for ten years,
After reading the judgment in French, Mr. Houyet," Auting Consul General for Belgium, said as the British and Belgian Bank was a Hongkong Company, he thought "Firstly," he said, fit to add some commont in English. "it may seem to hurt the sense of justice that you cannot be prosecuted for conspiracy to defraud, but the Belgian Penal Code cannot be blamed for that,"
The Consul then dwelt on the efficacy of the Belgian commercial law to prevent fraud, of which Macar had ex- perience, as last year he tried both in Shanghai and at Han- kow to start a Belgian Company to take over the Hongkong Company; and he continued: "For these reasons you may bless the Hongkong Ordinances for the fine opportunities they afforded your activities, for the jolly good time they gave you in Shanghai, and for the regrettable escape from responsibility you enjoy now in the matter of conspiracy to defraud."
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Miss Robson left for home on eller girls in Seripture once a was due to the many years of March 18 and Miss Neave on week.
careful shepherding that the school April 1. Miss Amy Dryer
I also take this opportunity of bad had at the hands of Mrs. Main and Miss Bertha linherteous pressing my thanks to Mira.(Applause). She had, as they are acting for them. Another Stark and the other members of knew, devoted over ten years, assistant mistress is expected the staff for the able assistance he thought, to the care of that from Liome before we reopen.
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mention the Rev. Mr. Pope also, year is 65, an increase of 3 on last year. Twenty-seven children
The prize winners were as who spent much time giving left during the year, while 29 follows:
scripture education to the elder were admitted. Of those that left.
James Johnstone, mathematics, girls, and he had no doubt his 11 went to England, while 7 gat and drawing; John Rasmussen, efforts too had contributed to the situations in the Colony. In the general excellence; Victor Ram-result. He noticed that he apper school, the attendance has any, general excellence; Lan- had to give away four prizes for been excellent, but in the lower celot Purves, general excellence; complete attendance, and he asked school the younger children are Gordon Meadows, general ex Mr. Hamilton whether each child a complete attendance not as regular; 4 obildren made cellence; Alan Johnstone, atten- with complete attendances.
dance (completo); William Ger- would also get a prize, and he to circumstances over which Mr. In the examination just finished rard, form prize; Lizzie Clark, understood that that would be F. E. Hall, the boxing promoter, the results are satisfactory and form prize; Jessie Jack, general the result, so he hoped the next has no control, he has bad to show a slight improvement all improvement; Clara Frost, time he came there, he should postpone the boxing tournament
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of Dagmar Goserwisch, history; the school-(Applause.) There he was called a milksop and if he other than British nationality Mile Gosewisch, general excel was nothing to be gained in this was he did not know it. He did not 3rd that attend this school. These lence; Maggie Ramsay, form life no real saccess to be gained know what girls would call boys 4th
enable them to defend their children, 18 in all, are undoubted-prise; Zenin Lukhmanoff, French; except by continual efforts; that had not sufficient manliness 5th ly at a disadvantage when Mary Hyde, general improvement; even the cleverent and most bril- to studying with British boys and Bertie Rasmussen, arithmetic liant man had to work hard if fathers and mothers, families and 7th to possessed them. But true girls 9th girls in a British school, bat it Walter Blair, form prize; Kathie they wanted to do any real good. their fatore wives, when they 8th is to their credit that they do so Russell, drawing; Dins Gose Those children had not there had no ase for such toys. They 10th well. Among the prize-winners wisch, general improvement; think if they came
as were what one might call milk- 11th we have 4 Germans, 2 Danes, Stephen Sidford, reading; Jaspar occasionally, or
Claxton, oral composition; Herbert they could, they were going to sops or what they might call It might be in these days that The Inspector of Schools, Mr. Duncan, arithmetic; Audrey make a success of it-they would sugar-mice or lollipops. G. P. de Marten, visited us in Stevens, general improvement; not do so, as those who stuck December and examined the Bertha Tarrant, writing; Terry doggedly to it would beat them. they might use the expression of various olasses, chiefly West, arithmetic; William Tillery, He hoped they would bear that grown-ups and call them wastere 16th French and History. He made writing; Winnie Newman, in mind; their days in youth were and aleckers. He did not care
two recommendations behaviour;
That really thought it would be a very 19th Mona" Newman, gen- not many, and they should make what they called them, but he
Laluh the most use of them. which have been carried out, eral improvement;
When the rules of the school Hant,
general
knowledge: brought him to speak on another good thing if they let boys know 20th debarred boys over 12 years of Naomi Joseph, reading; Bessie question he was always speak that if they were not manly boys 21st age from attending, the present Blair, scripture: Donald Stevens, ing about it and ho supposed they had no use for them at all, and building was quite adequate, but kindergarten; Karl Messner, gen- it would be looked upon as one that they looked down on them. 23 now that the age limit has been eral improvement; Eric Railton, of his pet hobbies and that They might be their relatives or removed it has been decided to general improvement.
was, the number of the boys who brothers, but there was no more. make an extension; which I Attendance Prizes.Clara were members of the Hongkong important daty for English Boys 28 understand will be atarled soon.
Frost, perfect attendance; Maggie Cadet Corps. He fully expected than to learn how to defend their The health of the school bas Ramsay, perfect
attendance; when he came there he was going wives, children and country. the been exceptionally good. There David Harvey, perfect attendance; to address a school which was hoped that they would remember principally composed of British that, and that the next time he have been no cases of serious ill-
His Excellency's Speech.
children, and that every British came to that sobool every singls ness, but the medical officer, inį
Hie Excellency said it was s his report, refers to the bad con- dition of many of the children's great pleasure to come into that boy belonged to the Cadet Corps, boy in the school would he a so there were some absentees. Corps. Now, there was one other teeth and tonsils. The parents school to-day out of the wet and but he was sorry to say it was not member of the Volunteer Cadet of these children were notified the gloominess of the sky, for that de also read that there was great point which be noticed in room was filled with so many interest taken in football, hockey the report, and that was the accordingly.
Very little has been done in the bright children, and he was and outdoor games, and he want-health of the children. way of athletics. Towards the end particularly pleased at the pretty ed to know why there was not health of the school, he was glad
Death of an Indian Official. He was told, however, of the year we were granted singing with which he was wel
The death has taken place at the use of the football ground comed. They mang very well and such interest taken in Volunteer to ses, on the whole, was very did not play football and other that the teeth of the children did on King's Park three times very tunefully he congratulated ing. When he was a boy and he good. *****week.
been them on their performance. He taken full advantage of by the would like to say to the parents games, his fellow students used not altogether come up to what Edinburgh of Mr. Frederick Noel to go for fellow school-boys who bad place for teeth, as they mercial Intelligence for the boys, who are quite enthusiastic that he thought they had quite a to go for him and he used might be expected. This was a Paton, Director-General of Com about both football and cricket. particularly ereditable gathering did not take part in-healthy all know who had lived in it Government of India. He was I should like to encourage sport of children at that school, and if exercise. As he could not make for some time, but he suggested the second son of Bir Noel Paton, among the girls. At the beginne might use a sporting express all the boys in that school join himself that they should and was formerly secretary to Sir ing of the year we had a playing he might say they were the Volunteer Cadet Corps, he do what he used to do when he Edgar Vincent in Constantinople, ground made behind the school very nice clean, good-looking would suggest to the boys that was bringing up a family, and and was later secretary of the and next term it is my intention lot." We Englishmen, Europeane to introduce tennis, and, perhaps, generally, and Americans in this they see to it that those who that was to put a little lime in Bombay Chamber of Commerce.
did not belong to the corps the water. He hoped they Colony, took a particular interest would quickly join. Boys had would pay attention to the matter hockey for the girls.
Most of the boys in the upper in that school, where the children way of effecting those results, and not ignore the advice of the school are members of the Hong who were European raised or peculiar to themselves, and he Medical Inspector who spent kong Volunteer Cadet Corpe, a American-raised, and who might left it to them to carry it out in some time there in respect to movement in which they are be our future citizens bere, were their fashion, just like when he the children. His Excellency keenly interested. At the Annual brought out. There were many was at school. The girls might then wished the children a happy Camp, held from the 2nd to the People who had visited the school lend a hand, too: There was holiday, and reiterated the hope will play in the grounds as usual;
that when he came there again nothing a boy disliked so much as 10th January, our boys were able and they had expressed their to attend all the time, na this date appreciation of the good tone to be ridiculed by a girl, and next year he would have to pra to-morrow night (Saturday, 18t coincided with the Christmas that prevailed there
there was nothing ao valuable in nothing a man disliked more than sent every one in the school with holidays.
Our thanks are due to the Rev. a school as real good tone. He to be made a Inghing stock by a prize for complete attendance. Mr. Pope, of St. Andrew's Church, congratulated the Headmaster end women. When he was a boy there Master Gordon Meadows was who still continues to take the the staff on that result, and he had was nothing annoyed him more loudly applauded for his merit- no doubt that a good deal of it than to be called milksop orious recitation from “The Lady
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