THE EDUCATION OF · HONGKONG.
Substantial increase in "Expendituro."
The report of the Director of Education for the year 1914 states inter alia:
and the Schools Junior League Championship. Bathing pionica were held during the Summer when many boys learned to swim.
Yaumati Sobool has again in- creased in numbers. The average attendance was of 230 180 in 1913). The growing success of this school is largely due to the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1915.
ENTRIES FOR THE GYMKHANA.
The following are the Entries for the Gymkhana to be held on June 5.
Three Quarter Mile Race:
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
BUTTER & CHEESE.
Owing to the abnormal prices ruling at prosent in Australia enthusiasm and untiring efforts Corporation, Beaticok, Alverstoke for Butter, and the rise in the price of Canadian Stilton Cheese, we After deducting the school fees of the late Head Master, Mr. W. (late Welsh Chief) The Dake received, the total nett expendi. Carwen, whose death on military Dahlia, Castellan, Baroda Chief, have been compelled to advance our retail prices to the following tore on education was $216,348 duty, with the Volunteers was Gwalior Chief, Radium II, Wild ($195,910 in 1913). This is, by deeply felt by his pupils and the Cat.
nearly $20,000, the largest amount whole. Stof of the Education Ladies Nomination (Tent Pegging. Mr. G. K. H. Brutton, spent in any year on education in Department.
Belilios Publio Sabool for Girls, Mr. O. C. Boyd, Mr. L. P. Goldney, the Colony. The increase i mainly in connection with theThe Belilios Public School has Mr. Knoll, Mr. O. H. Blason, Capt. Education Ordinance. The ratio for the first time for mapy Hattersley Smith, Lieut, A. W. which expenditure on education years shown a fulling off in Fortan R.N., Major Lawder, bears to the total revenue of thembers. I am unable at present Lieat. R. Wyndham-Qain R.N., Colony is 23, and is the lowest assign any definite caugs for Capt. Thomson. since 1906.
this. A full inspection is to take place in 1915. The vo-k nad
general tone of the Set oal con tinue to be very antisinatory.
School and Technical Institute fees amounting to $75,702 weŻO. collected ($73,248 in 1913). In addition $3,500 fees were remitt. Vernacular Private Schools.
The following report by the ed to 'free eobolare, ($3,759 in
Inspector of Vordacalar Schools 1913)..
Kowloon British School. The shows that considerable progress average attendance at Kowloon has been made, and that the School was 52 (69 in 1013). Five Ordinance has already had some German children left. A play-effect in raising the standard of ground has been made behind the Private Vernacalar Schools:
"During the year certificates the school, of which full advant- age has been taken. The boys were issued to 360 Day Schools. have the use of a futball ground of these 40 were existing Grant twice a week. The girls have Schools, 223 existing Private and started a buskey club. The school of new Private Bohols. During was twice visited by the Govern the last six months of the year 1 mont Medical Officer, who com. Grant School, managed by the ments adversely on the condition lihenish Mission, was given np, of the children's teeth. Otherwise and 23 exiting and 28 new schools disappeared. In only their health has been good.
Victoria British Setool. The two or three cases did the Mana- Head Master, Mr. Satherland, was gore notify the Department of the given a commission in the Army closing of these schools, and re in November. His place was turn the certificate, taken by Mr. Barlow. The Sta has been considerably strength- ened.. It is satisfactory to nct that the two Student Teachors the 200 Private Day Schools no w employed received their entire existing there areonly80:horough. education At a Departmentally unsatisfactory ones compared (Kowloon) Schooi.”.
"Oo effect of the Education
Ordinance has been to get rid of
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Polo Pony Scurry :--- Tipperary, Mal Eve, Whiteboy, Fluke, Sir Galahad, Snowflake,
From the two mile post once round and in Handicap.
Thurleaton, Soldier, "Jed, Win- ping Hazard, Aldwych, Shabrang, Kukri, Tarzum, Baroda Ohief, Gwalior Chief, Lucky Gem.
One and a quarter mile Handicap,
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GREAT ITALIAN AQUEDUCT.
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many of the worst schools. Of Brings Mountain Water Through makes the number of the Imperial
with 148 last year, and of these 10 will not be allowed to cortinas Prak Sotool-The School was opened on January 6th in tem after the Chinese New Year, 1915. porary premises at the Penk hotel. Of the remaining 183 there are 8 former pupils of a small private 20 which ard on a decidedly high school, which Lad been married level than the reat the remain on for some time in the house of log 169 are in many cases barely a resident of the leak, formed atiafactory.
"Of Night Schools, 2 exiting "the nacisne around which the
and 6 new ones were registered. present numbers have grown. In all 11 children have passed one of the former closed during the year and 3 of the latter. through the school, and the year closed with 30 in acual attend- Vernacular Night Schosle are anco. 11 pupils have left: in such irregular and spasmodic cases the reason was the departure affaire that teachers evidently of their parents from the Peak have not thought it worth their
while to get registered. District.
1875 Miles of Pipe,
He has to-day received the following telegram from Mr. E. Wrench, the Secretary of the Olab:-
Splendid. Your contribution Flotilla three-Lord Kitchener writes cordially congratulating Overaens Club-He hopes that every section of the Empire Bari, Italy, April 15-Water will present an Aeroplane. from th. Apennines was distrib The Central Committee Irusta ated this week for the first time that Hongkong's example will to the provinces of Bari, Foggia and Lecce through the Aquia inspire many more Our first Aeroplane is already . at the aqueduct, the largest in the world, which was begun in 1906, More than 2,000,000 persons now are assured of a supply fresh from mountain
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Subscription List No. 5. brought Mr. Obiu U. Tin Mr. Tae Yam Ühi through 1875 miles of pipe. The territory served bee gaffered Mr. G. H. Bowker for centuries from lack of an
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Amount remitted to Lon- don, being coat of Aeroplane £2250 "at 1/10
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$128.23
Balance in hand Hongkong, 26th May, 1915.
N. J. STABB.
Hon. Tieasurer.
Home Governments'. Appreciation,
His Excellencs the Governor
45 has received the following tele
grams:
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Mr. T. G. Weall ...
Collected by Mr. B. For the construction of the
-W. Cormack :- aqueduct, the cost of which i
"Kutsang."
•Officera 8.8.
Officers" "Thus there are now, exclusive estimated at $30,000,000 and up- The numbers at Queen's Col·
Ravenne Steamer of the New Territories, 312 Ver-on which 40000 workmen have Capt. and lege bave been diminishing for a
"Kaipan number of years: this is daenacular Schoole (39 Grant, 269 been engaged nearly 10 years, the course of the Sels liver has been
Mr. W. Elliot mailly to the abolition of the Private Day and 4 Private Night) diverted. A collecting basin has lowest Classes and to the pari-a decrease of 38.
"Hopsing "There were 6 Prosecutions boen bailt at its source, 1370 feet Mr. J. McAinah e.s.
abovo the level of the sea, whence pass system of prou o1ione. This system is now producing mot during the year, 5 of which the waters are conveyed by tun Mr. D. Mason
unlawful schools net for seven and one half miles,
4. Норвард desirable results in anising the resulted in standard of written Chinees being closed.
Hopsang"... "Owing to the presente of penetrating a water shed and Mr. E. D. Davis 8.9. throughout the scholastic spitem
then through the aqueduct, which of the Oslony. The decrease in work in connection with register is 135 miles long. While the most Mr. A. L. Prince s.s.
"Bopeang". numbers which, I hope, is merely ing all the Schools for the firet important parts of the aqueduct temporary and act likely to go time, it was impossible to get have been completed, it will take further, was foreshadowed in my about a systematic inspection.
a year longer to finish all the minor details.. report for last year. It bae added All the schools were visited by me to the cost per unit. The Com- at least once, except 8 which had been visited at the end of 1913 mercial Course, described in my last report, has been in working and registered eoon after. Many crder during the year and seeme had to be visited several times popular, Owing to the withdrawal owing to the inaccurate details of one of the Science Masters for supplied in the firet instance, and censorship duty the Chemistry 07 new schools had to be visited syllabus bas bad to be modified. and classified.
"All Schools were visited algo
Cadet Company.
Marine War Risks.
Mr. F. O. Hall.. Dr. Koch
Mr. J. D. Lloyd
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Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse Rev, N. O. Pope
"Collected by Dr. Keyt. The Japanese marine insurance
Capt. Leasko Dr. Sheldon contracts or meladed in the course of the month of March in accord- ance with the Law of War-time Capt. Munro
Y.135,533.
Buy Scouts.
Mr. Lau Chan Ming.... Masers. S. Moutrie & Oc.
Ltd.".... Mr. P. Sainty
From the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies: Your tele. grame of May 13th, May 24th
5 and May 25th. His Majesty's Government greatly appreciate
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"From the Overseas Club:- Central Committee send grateful! 111 thanks on behalf of Army Council 25 for Hongkong's magnificent 20 donation to Royal Flying Corps. 30 Arranging presentation ceremony. 25 Will Dable later."
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In other respects the new coursee of study as described last year are by the sub-inspector, most of them Insurance were 8,394 in number Capt. Holmwood
more than twice. Much of his and aggregate Y.69,354,000 in Mr. A. E. Silketone being worked out cormally,
District Schools, time has been taken up with value, premis amounting to Mr. Lin Ting Fong Saiyingpun has the largest answering questions as to what is average attendance, 330 (389 in meant by a time table, roll call," 1013 Plague affected the num-etc., and with helping teachers to ber during May, June and July.fill in the forms required."
The St. Joseph's Scouts, estab- The general results are not up to
The annual camp of instruction liebed last year, have continued Mr. T. Meek the standard of previous years. This is partly due to unavoidable for 1914-15 wae held from the to flourish, although the numbers Mr. L. Bui Kam changes in the Saff, the Head 2nd to the 11th January, 1915, at were reduced in consequence of A.D. K Master, Mr. Morris, being engaged Dome Hill in the New Territories, the rule, that. Baden-Powell" Mr. Chin Chau Sam... as Normal Master at Queen's Lieutenant Crowther Smith being ircopa should consist of British Mr. J. Scott Harsion... College until October, and Papil in command. Of 62 units who subjects only. The first Scout Mr. A. F. Arcalli Teachers acting for more senior attended, the Victoria School con- camp has just been held, the boys Mr. Oban Pek Chuen... Masters. The boys still enter tributed 18 and Kowloon School encamping on the ground obtain Mr. Mak Sai Tung into games, enthusiastically, foot 17 (13 and 7 in 1913). The ed for them at a nominal rental D. I. ball and volley ball being the weather was far from good, and from the Royal Engineers, west Messrs. Sassoon, Gabbay
and Howard.... favourites. Daring the year bath interfered to a certain extent with of Murray Barracks. Instruction ing picnics and excursions have the work. The Camp was inspect was given in "Tender-foot" work Mr. H. O. Besker
Mr. Lo Chung Kee... been held; Empire Day was ed by His Excellency the Gover- bridging, camping, eto,
During the year, the boys have Mr. G. A. Pentreath celebrated by sports at Castle nor, accompanied by the Hon. Peak Bay. The sotool contributed Colonial Secretary and Lieat. been taught Stretcher Bearing Messrs. Bradley & Co.,
Limited 3348 to the West River Flood Colonel Chapman, Officer Om-(at the Military Hospital), First Relief Fand.**.
manding Hongkong Volunteer Aid and Bandaging, Swimming Collected by Mr. JJ. Bryan :--- Wantasi School had an average Corps. The Inspector of English and Life Saving, Artificial Be- Mr. Alfred B. Crew
G. Grimble attendance of 240 (240 in 1913), Schools speaks highly of the spiration, Mores Signalling, Knot
A. Abdoolrabim the decrease being due to Plague arrangements made for the welfare ting and Splicing, Natural History
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in the Spring. Since September of the boys, who all looked strong Camp-zooking and the elementary, E. DO. Wolfo the attendance bee improved, and and healthy. A Hospital Tens Scout Tests.
was higher than in the corres was established, and an orderly On two occasions the Scouts H. B. B. poading months of 1913. Work from the R.A.M.O. was present assisted the Veluntsers on Field Mr. R. J. Howard bas progressed satisfactorily. In the whole time, but there were Daya by distributing ammuni- Mr. E. W. Daweon Aports the school has been very no cases of sickness. The boys tion to the men in the firing line, H. A. L encoeseful. winning both the were all anxious to remain longer and by acting as memengers, F. Epons District Schuole Football Cup in Camp.
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