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VICTORIA ANGLO-POR- TUGUESE SCHOOL.

Bilver Jubilee.

Madame Leiria, wife of Mr J. J. Letria. Consul General for Portogal and Brazil, very

kindly distributed the prizes to the pupils of tha Vistoria Anglo-Portuguese school at the Cizb Lusitano at 4 o'clock, this after noon. There was a very large attendance and the proceedings passed off most suces fully. The Right Rev. Bishop Pozzoni presided.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909.

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↑ Silva, J. M. Norpubs, E. J. Noronha, D. A. Cordeiro, A. E. Silva, J, M. Place da Silva Mr Ho Fook, Mr. Chos Loop Oleo, and many friends who desire to remain

anonymous..

The Inspector of Schools' report statod that tho sobo was thoroughly efficient

and recommended a grant of 35/-.

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

-(MITSU BISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

Proceeding Consul General Leiria mid:— Indies and gontlemen--As you have heard the report presents a very satisfactory record of another year of useful work and continued progress amongst the little child- zen a standing the Victoria Anglo-Portuguese Consul General J. J. Leiris said:-My school. It is a happy evincidence that on the OLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA..

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OCHI, ROJO, NAMAZUTA, BATO, Lord Bishop, Ladies and gentlemen-twenty-fifth year of its existence, the year appear before you this afternoon in an ofits Silver Jubilee, the school should make, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Gol entirely novel role, for it is nus often that a if the terat is not inspplicable, ita public liaries. consular official combines with his duties debut, in such an auspicious manner. ISOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKÉ, MET those of a principal of a school as I have allude firstly to the fact that for two years been asked to act for once to-day. The in succession the Inspector of Schools, who modern conception of the occupier of a I am glad are bad done the school in consular incumbeney is, however, not only particular and the community in general,

the honour of associating this fucation with near Koratan, bas lately been taken over that of the representative of his country his presence this afternoon, has returned by the Company, and is now being worked in that to which he is sacredited, but also the Victoria Anglo-Portuguese school as on a larger scale.

YAO, and KIGIO-KOMATSU Coala

Special attention is invited to the fact that the wall-known Coal Mine MUTABE,

HEAD OFFICE TOKYO, BRANCH OFFICES:- NAGAR, Mojz, Kabathu, WaxAMATRU, Korn, Osaka, Shanghai, HösázónU, HANKOW

that of a commercial agant, ap intolliugen-thoroughly efficient." Secondly that the cer, and, in short, that of a Jack-of-all-school has attained to the distinction of trades, under which latter denomination being bracketed first in the hygiene com. that also, I suppose, of a school-master. petition instituted by a former Governor of Not that I suppose it is believed a consul Hongkong, that in that competition con- possesses the miniscience of the Gods, dusted by an independent officer of the but like most people with whom naturs Government, Miss Maria Remedios headed has been bountiful in her disposition of the list in her team with 75.71 per cent of TEL. ANDERSSTs for shows: IWASAKI." the gift of vanity, consuls, I imagine with marks, being followed by Miss Adelaide Oodos:-AI, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union. the sad difficulty of a sense of modesty 0 and 46 marks respectively out of s Remedios and Miss Lillis Rodrigues with

AGENCIES

arrogate to themselves a certain prominence maximum of 70. Special prizes have been YOKOHAMA: M. ABADA, Esq.

For particulare, apply to

H. OISHI,

Manager, No. 2, PRIDER STASIT,

HONGKONG.

in public functione to which they may not received for presentation to these young CaNKING: Mass Grabing & Co. justly have a claim. My want of modesty ladies to-day. Lastly, I congratulate the MANILA: Messre MacOFORAY & Co.: I suppose is responsible for the engerness school upon the interest which is evidenced with which I sized upon this ocin the excellent work it is performing by casion to appear in my present role when I the large and distinguished gathering of was apporsched to present to you the first parents and friends of the pupils whom I publit annual report of the Victoria Anglo- see gathered here to-day in a desire to Portuguese school. That report which further the laudable cause of the promotion furnishes interesting reading from an ef education amongst the young. I have educational point of view is submitted by just made allusion to the celebration of the the headmistress of the school Mrs D. A., Bhool's Silver Jubilee. That takes me to *brief retrospect of the history of "this Cordeire. With your permission I have school. The occasion is not inopportune pleasure in reading it.

The report was as follows:- Started in 1883 by the late Mr Claudio J. da Silva with Mrs Silva as assistant the Victoria Ango Portuguese school enrolled three names on the inaugural day twenty üre years ago. After carrying on the

for a short retrospective sketch of the institution founded by a Portuguese graduate with its first scholars, three Portuguese children, continued after "his". death by a Portuguese lady and since con lady with an assistant. ducted and managed by another Portuguese

The late Mr Claudio F. da Silva, who

school which was designed primarily for graduated in the Portuguese University of childron of Portaguoso parents, for a few Coimbra, conceived the ides in 1884 of years Mom Silva, wife of the founder died, starting a school wherein the Portuguesé Whereupon Mr Silva left the Colony and sud English languages should be taught the the school passed under now management children simultaneously. He commenced in 1880 with 30 pupils on the roll. with Spupils, therollattaining themazimen By this time application had beca zado, number at sisty. The school's programma for the school to be recognised as one of never aimed higher instruction than what the grand schools under Government super may be described as that obtaining in an vision, and has continued to remain so English grammar school. Like most fostitu since then. In 1903 Miss C. M. Noronha tioun, the school has had its vicissitudes, and who was at the time principal assistant of the school, succeeded as headmistress, who,

the departure of Mr Silva from the Colony in 1889 the attendance fell off to in turu handed it over to her sister, Mr the wing, so to speak, of the paternal cara 30, the school having then been taken under

D. A. Cordeiro, who remains in that

of the Colonial Government thereby becom capacity assisted by Mise. Lopes na teacher of the infant school. From 27 pupils in 1902 it passed ander the present administra

fog oligible for the annual grants-in-aid. 'In' 1902 the enrolment gradually increasedtion and, with the fostering assistance of the until it reached 78 in 1906 and stands to grauts, it entered upon a new lease of life day at 85, the maximum number which until last year when it registered the the available floor space of the school is highest number of pupils, viz, 85, with an capable of accommodating. Later aparerago attendance of €1.71. This is the plicatious for admission havalad reluctantly highest number admissible with the present to be refused: The number of school days limited accommodation. Applicants. I am in 1908 was 224 with su average attendance informed, had to be refused. 61.71. The subjects taught are those pra scribed by the Government grant-in-aid code; the classes range from the first to the fifth standardo inclusive. English is the

One regrettable feature connected with

original object and scope of the school is the dropping ont of the Portuguese medium of instruction. In the infant language from the curriculum. It is just school however the pupils attending who which regalates the grant system is possible the evolution of the ooda enter with knowledge of ne other language responsible for the apparent indifference to excepting Portuguese, the latter is used as the Portuguese mother tongue, but its tho medium until a more advanced course importance is such, as one of the branches is: resched. In 1988, 12 pupils were pre-of the Latin languages, that it cannot sented for the Inspector of Schools' asmul afford to be ignored if only as a examination and the school was again re material help to the nequisition of tha turned as thoroughly efficient."

English language whose commercial value is as universally recognised.

The Inspectors'a report is antifactory that In the school's highest standard, namely, class V, 96 per conte of marks was obtained in s subject of such commercial value as arithmetic. That class was also reported

very

It has bean urged on behalf of the management of the school that it has amat pretensions and does not aim at higher

Hongkong, January 9, 199,

Benger's Food is mixed with fresh new milk when used, is dainty

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THE HEADMASTER, Hongkong, Jinnery 18, 1909.

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THE OWL GRILL ROOM HAS REMOVED TO MORE CUM MODIOUS PREMISES

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as "very good" in colloquial English things than the equipping of the young While regretting the noise which has formed children with that elementary knowledge

it has to be noted that the very limited sud the rudiments of the other unbjects of accommodation militates against the poss-instruction prescribed by the Government ibility of a better exercise of discipline so code, so as to qualify them for immediate essential and eminently desirable in every admission into the schools with a higher school organization. Having regard how programime. That this aun has been fully ever to the smallném of the fees charged to attained is matter of congratulation, in the scholars, the cost of house zeptat some of its past pupils succeeded suitable location for a solool, it is compara admirably in the institutions of which tively prohibitive to the management with re

the subject of comment by the Inspector of the English language, the Four Rules, 20 & 31 Des Vaur ROAD,

continues to act £3 Moreover, when the tuguese School can (Lotmued on Page 3.)

out having to resort to higher foes, which in this formed and the majority of vasce would be beyond the sort of feeder means of parents to pay. Another much Victoria Anglo- felt want is the sheence of a small yard 64 playground for the children. A half- team was presented by this school for the hygiene competition held by the Grovera, mont in December. This belieol was bracketed arab in the aggregate per eantage of marks but owi to the absence of the full cot competitors the school way not awarded the whield Maria Elemectics paper was awarded 75.7 per cent of marks; it was Eated first by the examiner, Dr Viliom Fearon, in the half team eehool Acknowledgements

the

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