PRIZE-GIVING DAY AT BELILIOS
GIRLS SCHOOL.
MRS. SOUTHORN ON BREAKING DOWN OF BARRIERS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
warm appreciation of their interest and co-operation in all matters con- nected with the school ilfe; their whole-hearted support has ensured the success of certain innovations and changes in the course of studies which, though in the nature of things NEW AVENUES OPENED will take several years to fructify, are even now showing signs of healthy growth.
The Staff...
of
MONDAY
TREE-CUTTING.
JANUARY, 20 1930,
PRISON.
"A course of lectures was given by HEAVY PENALTY FOR FROM HOSPITAL TO Mr. Davey in October Thirteen members were re-examined in First Ald, and all': passed. Members were re-certified as Public Vaccinators, and are taking part in the Vaccination Campaign. In the school 122 pupils have been re-vaccinated by members of the Division."
Girl Guides,
די
SPECIAL WATCHES BEING,
· MAINTAINED.
HOUSEBREAKER'S JUMP FROM VERANDAH.
INTERRUPTED THEFT.
Owing to the seriousness of the destruction of forestry arongs by The Girl Guides meet regularly and Chinese villagers, Sergeant have this year a good record of Hughes, who prosecuted two men badges to their credit. The report before Mr.Whyte Smith at the
After being detained in hospi- distribution The annual
from Miss Lopes runs as follows: Kowloon Magistracy this morning. tal for two and a half weeks, a The 3rd Hongkong Co. of Girl asked his Worship to take a more Chinese who injured his leg in prizes In connexion with the
Guides has had, another successful Bellitos Public School, was held
jumping from the verandah of a this morning in the Hall at fortunately placed as to staff, and Mrs. Cressey. In February it obtain usual.
This year we have been much more year under the able captainship of serious view of the cases
house, appeared before Mr. White Queen's College, the awards being have few changes to record. Missed areand place in the Competition for The defendants were arrested Smith' at the Kowloon Magistracy prehod by Mrs. W. T. Southorn. Hughes returned to us in November the Prince of Wales' Banner, which on the Kowloon City Rifle Rango this morning on a charge of break-
I short speech preceding the having gone on leave in March; Mrs.
was held by the Company last year; cutting down a dead tree 'and ad-ing and entering 245, Portland performing of this pleasant duty, Upsdell resigned and sailed for this year the Banner was won by the mitted a charge of trespassing. Street on the afternoon of January Mrs. Southorn referred to the fact England in May. In May also
to whom we again offer His Worship, when asked to 3.
On the platform in the hall, presented Mrs. Southorn was with a charming bouquet of chrys anthemums, which she later acknow ledged.
In
Chinese.
Enralment and Attendance. The maximum enrolment in 1028 was 525, in 1929 five hundred and seventy-one and at the present time there are 610 pupils on the roll.
The average daily attendance last year was 466, this year it was 500 which is an increase of 40 in the year under review.
Health.
·
2nd
Gur
In in of
grateful to Madame Marty, who took
then
were
|
the theft.
On scuing the complainant, they ran to the verandah and jumped into the street. The complainant descended by the stairs and gave chase, the defendant being apbee- quently arrested when it was found that he had injured" his ankle. The other men escaped.
The total value of the property that had been collected amounted
that the gates of so many avenues Madame Marty joined the Staff and, congratulations. Two Guides re-impose a heavier penalty, remark-1. The defendant admitted being o knowledge and enjoyment were pending the return of Miss Peyton presented the Company at the Inapes-ed that the defendants now no longer closed, and pre. from "home-love, bain taken Drawing on. by the Duke of Gloucester on histher young men and he would i present and said that another man'] judicea against women indulging of topper School. Teri classes only visit in April. During the year
tresent twenty-four classes are
twelve Badges were won; four not like to see them go to prison who was with him had committed in public practice of any art had taught.
this subject. We hope on Laundress Badges; three Ambulance; for very long.. now disappeared.
· Sub-Inspector. James sald there Miss Peyton's return to have Drawing two Athlete's Badges; one Cook's; one In reply to his Worship, Mr. G. were two men involved, but the Aclerkthy report by the lead-taught in apetal aptitutio for art; Dancer's Badge and one Needle-B. Twemiow, of the Botanical defendant was the only man mistress (Miss Skinner) showed girl has a
woman's Badge,"
Department, said that the defen- arrested. The complainant, on The Brownies are still happily dants were found cutting down arriving home on the afternoon of that the school was still making the subject, far from being merely recreational, has decided educational excellent progress,
value, particularly towards the de- going strong. Their Lender Miss dead tree which the authorities January 3, found his front door On her arrival at the Queen's velopment of originality rather than Marion Dasley, the "Brown we would ultimately have cut down broken open and inside the two College gates, Mrs, Southern, who of the Imitativeness which we dix-new in Peking. Until her return the themselves and the actual offence men were ransacking the house, Gous accompanied by Mr. B. Ralphs courage in the education of the pay charge or their committed by the men was that of collecting a quantity of clothing
Tawny (Acting Director of Education)
Trifortunately for lack of lenders, the theft of Government, wood. which they were wrapping in a and the Headmistress, was met by
His Worship remarked that if blanket in preparation for leaving. be increased in number, a guard of honour, formed by the
though there are many would-be the men started cutting doad trees Brownies longing to enter. The they would not be particular about Girl Guides, Brownies and Red Cross Nurses, all students of the
Brownies meet once each week for cutting live ones. Bellios School, which she inspect.
games and other interests. They are Mr. Twemlow replied that that cd.
some Nature Drawing with them, and was why special watch was being number of live to Guides Ng Shi Lin and Kong Fung kept. Quite a
trees had been cut from the uroa. Mui for their help in games.
His Worship remarked that a The Teaching of English. thie of $25 or three weeks' hard Despite the fact that we are stin Jabour in default would probably without those essentials to school stop people of the defendants' to $230.
playing-fields in suitable class. If they paid part of that. The defendant was sentenced to life,
the school and anfine they would be able to get out six months' hard labour. proximity to assembly hall, there is am happy to of prison for the Chinese New say a stronger feeling of anity in the Year. school and a keener co-operate sense. If this result can be achieved without the hall and playing-fields we crave, to what length could we not go with A messenger in the employ of the them!
Kung Yik firm of contractors WAS The increased amount of English held up by two men armed with
in tho teaching throughout the school has revolvers
New Terri raised the standard of work. In-tories on Saturday and robbed of I congratulate the Lower School oncidentally, and regretably, this change wages amounting to over 2000, their examination results which have in studies has made it difficult for which he was taking to workmen The Chineso Ministry of Com- steadily shown an improvement dur- would-be pupils to gain admission employed on a new dam for the remunications has issued a Certifi-. Before distributing the prizes, in the past three years. The per- because our own pupils begin English servoir near Shek Lai Pui, Tho caso
centage of names in 1927 was 60, at the age of eight and applicants fer Mrs. Southorn addressed the in 1928 it was 76, girls, saying that the atmosphere yearly examinations it is best in both must satisfy the examiners is being investigated by the police, mediary of the Shanght inter-
was 85.
Chinese and English.
lands Consulate-General, to Cap- Usually girls from ten, ta sixteen) School was warm-The same improvement, is not shown ing and welcoming, even though this year in the examination results years of age presenting themselves more amply fitted by contact with the tain Van de Watering of the str. Tjinroom of the Java-China- for admission have not Atudied realities of life to become a true it might
winter of the Upper School a fact which is be
to her husband in his Japan Line, praising his energy at mest for one companion weather. The serious fly in the undoubtedly due to our having con-English at all or
and perseverance when coming to siderably raised the standard of year, and cannot therefore be graded, different interests, and to become a ointment was still the lack of i
English.
"the assistance of the Ching Mer- The percentage
This of passes year, and for the same reason, wigs and discerning mother. hall and playground. It WELK
All the students of Innt year's Class chants str. Rain Chỉ after that inst your was 90%, this year it is only two candidater out of a possible greatly to the credit of Mrs. Creas. This is one feels, but a tem-eighteen coull obtain the Government are now teaching in the Colony, vessel had been. beached on Tac any, Misa Lopes, Miss Dudley and porary set-back, as the work done Scholarship to Bellion Public School Four of their number matriculated Islands on November 11, 1928, Miss Two that the Guides and through the year has shown some from the Vernacular Schools.
but one only, Ho Bul Hing, was able
Captain Van'de Watering took a University In the
Within the school the increased 19 enter the University through large number of Chinese and for- Brownies flourished as they did,
of great use to us, it has linked the There being no available classes together, and it is becoming or gift of money for the remaining Hein Chi and handed revolvers more habitual for girls in the Lower aspirants they had perforce to re-lin and ammunition to the crew for School now to look forward to their quish their hopes. This seems and, self-defence and protection of the studies ending, not in Class 8 or 7 as especially when one realises that the cargo against pirates. in the past, but in Class I or, if cust to a student taking a four year's fortunate enough to posRCUR the course at the Hongkong University to- |noċessary means, at the University. tale only about $4,000,
At the conclusion of the prize- The health of the school has re- giving, there was an excellent pre-mained good throughout the year and sentation of a Chinese play, entitled there have been no cases of infectious "The Ambiguous Will the story trouble, which in this large school of being depicted in four scenes. The over 600 pupils is gratifying to report. October Dr. Minett, M.O.S.. following students took part:-Chan examined the 1920 Entrants. Dr. Mo-fang, Chan Pl-so Lam Yuen Minett's recommendations for cases yin, Lee Yin-yiu, Wong Yu-heung, needing medical treatment, also for Leo Tun-yung, Tung Yim-yu, Siti- cases requiring special care in the fong, Ip Wai-man, Lee Tim-ol, school kave been neted upon. Wong, Slu-kwong, Chuu Mui-ying, } Tong Yim-yu, Ip Suk-kuen, Chan- Jurk-king and Cheng Kim-wa,
Mrs. Southorn's Speech,
of Bellion
onlaide
Yearly Examination,
improvement,
CHINESE HONOUR FOR DUTCH CAPTAIN.
CERTIFICATE FOR GIVING AID
TO HSIN-CHI.
through
for the "open spaces" were the Local Examinations four girls passed amount of English teaching has been obtaining a Government calipt eign passengers off the stranded |
ners Da
see how
the Senior, one gaining distinction in History, and one student qualified for, Matriculation. Ten girls passed the Junior laent, one gaining distinction in History.
University Scholarships.
These observations bring me to a point that is a somewhat and one for reflection. There are very few avail able scholarships to the University
Past Pupils.
Shortly afterwards rumours were current that the Foochow au- | thorities when called to render assistance replied that the weather was too rough for a gunboat to go out, with the consequence that the Hein Chi was thoroughly looted and afterwards burnt to water's edge by pirates.
YAUMATI ROBBERY
SEQUEL.
the
„FIVE-YEAR, SENTENCE AND
BIRCHING.
breath of life to Guiding, and at Belilios they were "cabined cribbed, confined." Sill the spirit of the movement was able to soar above such disadvantages when it
. Schmol Hours. was so alive and enthusfanife as In the Bellios company and Pack
School now meets for morning After congratulating the School session only, opening at 8 o'clock and on its magazine and the prize-win-closing at 1. These hours are rather
The news of the doings of our past pupils is encouraging. Many are their successes, Mrs. reniiniscent of the time about, twenty. Southern said:-Girls nowadays five years ago, when schools in the
teaching in the various schools of have such a wonderful range of Colony had hours from 7 am to
Hongkong and Kowloon. Five are o'clock, and 10 to 1 o'clock. Our
probationers at the Government Civil Interests: the days when the gates present arrangement of working hours In my last report I put forward a Hospital, and other past pupila ara of so many avenues to knowledge has proved distinctly beneficial: there plea for financial aid in behalf of Nursing at the Tan Yuk Hospital, and enjoyment were closed to them, is no comparison between the mental Chinese girls who, on finishing their the Kwong Wah, the Nethersole, and] have passed for ever. I think it prover of the pupils before lunch and school studies, would, if they were the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. At is of interest to Eastern girls to her capacity for learning and, con-able, further education at the Univer- this new Hospital, the Tung Wah
prejudices nguinstcentration in the afternoon hours.
Eastern, one of our old girls, Miss women's work die hard in England. A further advantage which this "Our pupils, as I have already men- Ling Ngan: Que was appointed to the Even the giant of common sense,rangement carries is that pupils tioned, show an increasing tendency to much coveted position of Matron.
instead of paring over hooks in continue their educational career be- Dr. Lai Po Chuen; one of the first Dr. Johnson, shared these prindifferently lighted rooms at night yond the Class 7 stage, when in medical graduates of the University, judices. Boswell records a trip to are able to do their home preparation former years a large proportion of was for many years pupil here, Twickenham one spring day with work by day-light.
them left to be married. Many girls. Dr. Lai in attached to the Taan Yuk Dr. Johnson, and says:-"Johnson
not only stay at school until the age Hospital and is, with Dr. Dovey, an
At the Criminal Sessions this Eye Sight. was in such good spirits that
of eighteen or nineteen but enter the Honorary Surgeon to our Victoria
(Sir tenching or nursing profession after Nursing Division. Two other
morning the Chief Justice pant everything seemed to give him;
Which brings me to another point, they have taken the University Local pupils are now taking their Medical Henry Gollan) sentenced Hon pleasure as we drove along. Our
matter that has required Home Examinations. While this tendency at the University, one in her third Fook-kau, alána Lo Cha, to five conversation turned on many sub-thought, during the past years. The shows
a breaking away from the year the other finishing her Course, years' imprisonment and 20 jects. He thought portrait paint Eyesight in the school is not good. Chinese tradition of early marriage, I Also there are three other Belillos strokes with the birch on a charge ing an improper employment for Ten or eleven per cent of the pupils hardly feel that I can deplore it, as in Public School girls at the University of committing a robbery at No. women. Public practica of any wear glasses, and many more one feels
our Western view, a girl is thereby taking the Arts Course. art, he observed and staring in auld. (One small child informed men's faces is very indelicate in that whenever she was unable to aco her teacher, in answer to an enquiry, female.
she wore her mother's glasses and Fortunately for the pupils of the print became bigger!)
This Belilios who are hoping to excel it condition of Eye-sight is perhaps in art--and the standard of art in the some measure due to home study done school is a very high one-we have in badly lighted rooms but in great travelled a long way beyond those measures due to the study books in old-fashioned prejudices and women use among Chinese students. Most have proved, and are proving. both of the books are printed on coffee- to the East, and to the West coloured paper of pour quality, the that it is possible to exercise your complicated though beautiful Chinese characters are small and closely set, brain and talents and yet remain the marginal notes so small and close n good daughter, wife and mother, as to be barely decipherable, yet these We of a latter day musi count our books are in daily use.. For some time soleva fortunate that we are able past I have made many enquiries, în to enjoy a fuller life than the different quarters, and Miss Leung has women of the past. All the six this year in use books of better print
and quality of hundred girls in this school unn
paper. Unfortunately these are abringed; we are profit by the opportunities that negotiating with the Commercial open out before them. I wish Press who we hope will have the them all success in their school, Classics with complete notes clearly and in their lives beyond their printed and ready for use in the early schooldays.
Spring.
Mr. E. Ralphs proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs. Southorn, saying]
School Activities,
now
he was sure they would all joli him Of activities in'connexion with the In cordial thanks to her for cour social life of the school, because of Ing there that day to present tus the lack of hall and playing field, prizes and to address them. Mrs. there are few, but those that exist Southorn was very busy at the derive pleasure and give benefit lo have their faithful followers who present time, and he wanted them others by their energies.
to show their appreciation of ber From Miss Heang who is in charge kindness in coming there by giving of the Victoria Nursing Division of the har a hearty vole of thanks, and St. John Ambulance I have the
to show it in the usual way following report:
(Applause).
Annual Report.
Victoria Nursing Division,
At the beginning of the year, The Head Mistress' report. was as members of the Division attended at follows:
tha, Government Civil Hospital for The year 1029 has been singularly duty, and those vialts were found to peaceful and uneventful, yet it is a be of real practical value. The pleasure to survey. it and mark the Division was present for inspection, progresa, made during what have and formed a Guard of Honour on the proved harmonious months. I should occasion of the visit to the Colony, of like to thank the Staff for this year His - Royal · Ilighnese, The Duke of work," and ank them to accept my1 Gloucester.
Post LA SEUNICE ENC
"Oh come, Henry1 Junior's too old for that sort of thing"
92, Shanghai Strect. Ydumati. with four other persons unknown, and with stealing a large quantity" of jewellery, $130 în American, Australian, Chinese, and Japanese notes and coins, and $570, in locul money. Mr. H. K. Holmes prosecuted for the Crown' and accused was undefended."
It appears that he' rented two cubicles from complainant, Ho Fook-kee, on August 12. Com plainant left the premises at 10 p.m. cp the night of August. 18. When he returned he found neeus- |ed with four other men," who threatened him with a revolver bound and gagged him, and rán- sacked the. safe.
"RECENT WEST RIVER
STRANDINGS.
“KONG SO” ARRIVES" IN- HONGKONG,,
Of the three * steamers" which grounded near Wuchow last week; only one, has so far returned to Hongkong, this being the Hong So (Capt. McInnes), which arrived here on Saturday afternoon. She remained here over-night and left for Wuchow ngnin yesterday even-
There la no further news regard. ing the Kochow, which is still on the rocks. The owners of the ves- sel have received no more Informa- tion except that her plight is not as serious as was once thought and that she is leaking to only a very small extent
SEE PAGE 8
POWELLS
10, Ice House Street.
PAMELA'S SALE.
PAMELA wishes to Inform her clientele.
that after stocktaking, a sale will begin on
ااو
MONDAY, 20th of Jan, when the stock will be reduced from 15% and above.
Reductions 15% to 50%
Notice: 'Mme Flint will be very pleased to attend the sale personally and at the same time show the new collection of models. brought from Paris,
Dressmaking & Millinery.
This will be attended to as a special de- partment at reasonable charge Ith smartest cut and style guaranteed.
"RICKSHAW" BRAND
CEYLON TEA
Chenpost and Beat
From all leading Compradorea.
Majestic
|_ ROAD, ~"KOWL.CON
TO-DAY ONLY. at 2.30, 8.30, 7,2049:20. p.tu.
DEGRANCE
RED
GRANGE
"ONE MINUTE TO PLAY"
A Giant Melodrama of Dollega Lifel The absolute pour of all college pictures a powerful, vivid romance ambition lovadespair-sparkling with humour and vibrant with life-vivified by the marvellous football playing of the Galloping Ghost,!
BED GRANGE, The greatest player the world has ever soon, and super-idol of America's millions: Football lo should not miss this thrilling picture.”