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Games continue to be extremely popular, and foot-ball, basket-ball, volley-ball, tennis, cricket, swimming, running and boxing each under the direction and control of specially interested masters-attract a keenly enthusiastic following.
The inter-class games in football and volley-ball, for both which each of our 25 sections entered a team, aroused the usual keen competition, and in swimming we did particularly well, especially when after the usual exciting contest our team succeeded in winning, for the sixth year in succession, the Coronation Swimming Shield.
The most encouraging feature of the games is the steadily increasing number of boys who take an interest in them, an interest that has now spread to practically every boy in the school instead of being confined, as was the case not many years ago, to a very small minority.
Sergeant Marriott still instructs in his particular form of the "noble art" while for "Chinese Boxing", instructors are provided by the Chinese Boxing Association. Both classes gave interesting exhibitions during the year.
The Libraries and reading-rooms-English and Chinese- are still very popular.
The number of papers, periodicals and magazines has been considerably increased.
The "Yellow Dragon", still flourishing under the able editorship of Mr. Kay, is now in the 26th year of its existence.
All our social and charitable organisations continue to flourish and to play an important part in the life of the school.
The Old Boys' Association, under the Presidency of Mr. George Grimble, has increased its membership.
District Schools for Chinese Boys.-Ellis Kadoorie, Sai- vingpun, Yaumati and Wantsai. The common examination for Class 4 in these Schools, instituted two years ago, was again held, being conducted by the Head Masters of the Schools concerned. The examination is proving of great value.
Boys passing this examination may proceed direct to Queen's College.
Ellis Kadoorie School-The Maximum Enrolment was 747 (750 in 1923).
The Average Attendance was 670 (665 in 1928).
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