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of grant $1,391, 50. The total number of children atten- ding schools of all denominations was 8800 of whom 1931 belonged to the Government Schools, leaving 12,800 un- educated children.
At the end of the year the Right Reverend Bishop Raimondi published a Report on the Roman Catholic Edu- cational and Charitable Establishments. They were:-- 1.--Au elementary European free School
in Caine Rond....
.45 boys.
2.Au elementary European free School
in Wanchi.
..20 boys.
3. An elementary Chinese free School in
Wanchi....
28 boys.
4.-An elementary Chinese free School,
Wellington Street.....
.24 boys.
5.--An European commercial free School,
Wellington Street.....
110 boys.
6.Au Anglo-Chinese free School, Wel-
lington Street....
.25 boys.
7-A private School for Europeans
Hollywood Road..
in
40 boys. 10 boys Chinese
2 European.
in
8.- Seminary in the Mission Honse
for scientific studies.....
9.-A free school for European girls
Caine Road.............. 10.-Another free school in Wanchai
.100 girls. 24 European girls. 8 Chinese girls.
11.-A private School for Europeans in
Hollywood Road..
ans.....
..20 girls.
12.-Another private School for Europe-
aus....
18.-A third private School for Europe-
14.-West Point Reformatory, 15.-An orphanage for Europeans in Caine
Road...
.28 girls.
..20 girls. .50 boys Chinese.
16.-An orphanage for Chinese in Caine
Road.....
.62 girls.
..58 girls.
17.-A School for the blind in Caine
Rond.....
.9
girls Chinese.
18.-An orphanage for Chinese in Spring Garden.....
,.72 girls.
19.-A House of the Good Shepherd in Wanchai. 20.--An asylum for enfeebled women in Caine Road,
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21.-Two houses of The Holy Infancy for foundlings
Caine Road and Spring Gardens Infants, 100 Chinose. 22.-A small hospital for poor women Cuine Road,
The Right Revd. Gentleman concludes his Report by saying " When we arrived in this Colony in 1858 we found 8 Catholic boys going to school. At the present time we have over 700 children who are taught in our schools and charitable establishments, 100 infants in the Convent, and several others in the nursery. In all we would say that nearly 1000 children could at present be numbered in the Catholic educational and charitable establishments in Hongkong. Of course our system of education is purely religious, but with this no one can find fault: our schools are mostly frequented by Catholic children, and our Church enjoins a religious education. Moreover we are convinced that it is only by imparting sound Christian principles we shall be able to form useful members of society; and without these, we shall never make the people of the East enter into the manners and customs of civilized nations: because Christian principles alone can eventually break down the harrier that exists between the Eastern and Western peoples Two great proofs of this truth we could cite. Everyone is convinced that the fact of Turkey not accepting Christian civilization, renders her unfit to associate with any Euro- peau Power, and in China, the Government opposes the spread of Christianity on the assertion, that Christian Chinese imbibe European principles and thereby become too friendly to the Foreigners. This can be easily seen from the well known Imperial Memorandum."
Some days after, on the 7th January 1876, a meeting of the Legislative Concil took place.
His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy proposed a vote for a grant towards the rebuilding of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph. One of the honourable members op- posed it, "his chief reason being that he understood the priests of the Catholic Religion here were opposed to the in sectarian and liberal education provided for children by the Colony......We ought then, be continued, to be care. ful that the public money was not given to support a policy of ecclesiastical tyranny which would keep chil- dren from the public school. He felt strongly on the sub- ject. Education meant the welfare of the people: Religion would follow education. They should be taught Religion at home, education providing the means of engrafting it into children. It was monstrous that the ecclesiastical aid
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