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attendance of 111.. Four girls were taught in the higher classes, 17 in the rernove, and the remaining 90 in the lower classes. These figures do zot take into account the children attending the Holy Infancy School, the maximum

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915.

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In the enerys ing countries, of the Kast it is no uncommon thing for people to aud. denly fall into a condition of ill-basith for which thay can ascriba na adequate reason. A wook ago as "it" as could be wished, datorioration bassat in, vaguo at det, byt rapidly developing antil appetite has gone, aloop has bee me dtful or bas del anticrly, nervousness and depression have taken the place of the usual feeling of shearfulness and officiency, and a general sense of the whole system being below parkas, bacoma painfully evident.

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of prixes today. We have also to thank the President and lodies of the Catholiv Lesgue for the use of their very fine hendquarters for our prize-giving. To a'l ladies and gentlemen here present I wish to express may sincero thanks

INTERESTING APEXOK OF NR, KALPOS,

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Mr. RALPH before presenting the prizw, said :—A. well known Bishop in England going to Prize Distribution some time ago aaked one of the pupils why be--the Biabop should be invited to travel a long way to visit the school, at a timeɑ ɑken bo wan

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CHRISTMAS EVE FRIDAY, 24th December, 1915.

particularly busy **Why, Sir, "replied the boy, don't you know, our school is the finest in the

the wrr'd Now. I know a large number of schools each of them the finest in the world, in the opinion of the pupils after ding it and I hope that your girls at St. Francis School all fool quite sure that your school is certainly the The remarkable developtrents in con- SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Conection with St. Francia' School since its monthly errolment of which was 82, with world. I want you to be proud of your nest in Hongkong, at least, if not in the

formation form a special feature of the

school, but at the same time Joa must GLASGOW: Messrs AR Brown. I report of the Rev. Father de Marin un average attendance of 70. The Holyks sure thai'the school can be proud of Iniancy School is recognised caly in the your success, in lesons and in play, within Headmaster, read at the annual prize-category of vernacular schools. That the school and out of it; proud of your giving held at St. Patrick's Hall last this department of St. Francis' of Co

conduct whew with your reachers and when-f- evening. Mr. E. Ralplis, Jasporter of may be usefully merged in the latter after-life when you have left school for the with strangers, proud of your recca in English Schools, presided over a good school proper with the provision of the warld. [attendance, which included Bishop necessary staff and the evident desire Many of you have just received prizes in A Hotal the Management has arranged Pozzoni,

of Chinese parents to give their children token of good work done in school; to series of dances" to be bold' during A special programme, provided by the la European education even from their these fortu ate children wa all tender our Chrismas Wech, open to residents and scholars, concluded with a representazionearly years, there is no questioning, not remember that although all canzob-vin diners in the Hotel, These will take

congratulations, but I hope you will the Allies-Great Britain, France; can the fact be overlooked that the more prizm, all can strive to deserve them. place on the following night- Russia and Italy.

ing Holy Infaney in St. Francis' Sabool And I knew that many of you who have Dev. Fr. de Maria, in his report, said cannot fail to produce other than satis. zot gut, prizes have done a great deal of Senter home, the central house began factory results from a purely educational

good honest work in school, sad, the sead forth its first branch when point of view. It is hoped that the enway is in itself a rich reward. Having satisfaction of having done one's duty in that humbje home was opened at Wanchai todeavour to raise the status of the Holy given this advice to the pupils, may I an meet the demand which had been created Thinney from a vernacular school to an enture to do something which I have no HE Un lersigned boving been appointed by the growing population of the eastern English School may receive the sympathe doubt some of the girls before me would As for the CUWIE HARBOUR district in the Colony. It is true that the support of the department concerned words of advice to parents and teachers.

dearly love to do at tibes, that is, offer a few LOL, C., LTD., are prepared to quote great inaugural ceremony attended the with public instruction in the Colony, I price for best quality SILIMPOPON

opening of St. Francis' School in 1880. DAL trimmed into Bänkerrat SEBAT-

Amongst the privileged schools to enjoy TAK SANDAKAN (British Northith small hospital and asylum noor the grant of the Lugard Scholarship Borneo).

by, but that they were called for there founded by the late Sir Hozmnsjes Mody ILIMPOPON COAL compares favour is no denying," These words occur iu, S. Frazety School. The winners of ably with the better graden of Japanese the historical sketch published in con- the Scholarship since its foundation are: Coll and gives good results on a very nection with the Golden Jubilee of the moderate comsumption.

ID 1911.12 Miss Beatrice Jesun. Steamrra Calling at SEBATTIK or Convent in 1910, St. Francis' Sulicol bas. In 12-13 Miss Maria Cordeiro. SANDARAN exclusively for SILIMPO therefore, been in existence for a period

In 1913-14 Miss Lily Wilkinson. HON COAL (either cargo oe Bunkers) of about 50 years. Strange as it may

In 1914-15 Miss Maria. Medina. are exempt from payment of all Port appear, it is true that to-day sees the

For some time the need of a play Tery first occasion when that school comos ground has been falt: this has now been before the public of Hongkong in its supplied and has been taken, full advans first public distribution of prizes to the age of fy the scholars duriar recrcation successivi scholars of the school. q..

Tours. The school took part in the

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concerning the Fort en he had on application to the Agent

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I make no apology in presenting this lette sports beld at the Race Course

The

sm sure you will all join me in con- gratulating Father do Maris, and the Hand Mistress and her ble Ste upon the Progress made by St. Francis School during treant years. Father de Marie has shown in his Raport how the attendanos bas steadily increased, until at the end of the school year in Jane last the maximum monthly enrolment was 130 and the average daily attendance 111. Wase the atten dance at a school incresses in this way, is a fairly sare indication that it is doing good work and that the education given is appreciated by the parents of the pupils. given at St Francin' School, I sa in

As to the character of the educatio position to spank from personal knowledge, 8 I fuspected the school some 'little time ago, and saw all the Classes at work: There were 114 children present, as increase of

what was

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port with a sense of some bition, Harry Valley, on the 10th April last. 30 upon the previous year. The Kinder- for today the séliyol is recognised among Thanks to the Sports Committee and thgarten and Beginners" Cl23908 were the upper grate schools, of the Colony Rev., Bra, Director of St. Joseph's College distinctly good. The Hand work done by When it is remembered, that the school it events were open to scholars of St. the children in thema Classes Were very washitened at first to serve what was, Francis School. Both the fat raceslerer and. Dwas pleased to see how at one time, the poor district of Waschal elicited very keen competition.

interested the-tiny-pupils were in their and has now stained to the level with children throngly enjoyed the afternoon found the work generally very s

work. Aa I progressed through the school, 1 satisfactory a roll of well over one hundred scholars sig.

History in Class was particularly good. in regular attendance, it will be paceded Tise health of the school has been good the girls readily answering questions in that there has arrived when the thighout the year. Although the pre-In Classes 3 and 4 Recization was

their favourite subjcek. obrionaly school may not be content to female mises are situated in a more or less con and selections from "King John" and good. DAIRY FARM-NEWS. longer in the same modest positioned aren of the City, by ita devation, current was poetry were delivered with of the just but may be pe tot to raumaling a splendid view of the herren spent attention neodal to be given to

the school bax claim some measure of public attention boar and opened to the south-east winds. ever, great umong the educational institutions of the summer months it has enjoyed the pronunciation of English. In this connection the Education Department Hongkong,"

immunity from the vitiated atmosphere has urged that an English Mistress be It is on record that the members at isually associated with the vicinity of tending the pool in 1980 were 7 Euro- tecument housën. puan day scholars and 15 Chinese. Small as this

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added to the Stad. Let me basten to give assurance that no reflection is None of the past efforts of the stat intended thereby upon the energy and skill aber is for the present time, could have been capable of the satis successfully at the school, but it is obvious of the Mistress J who bare boured sa fifty years ago, it may be assumed, to factory result new recorded, if they have that the English language can be taught represent a fair proportion of children of poi retired encouragement and support best by an English teacher. I have.dis school-going vize in that distres it we from the resident in the district. I wish assed the matar with Father de Mari exclude from consideration the purely to emphasize my appreciation of the fade it difficult of accomplishment. He who entirely agrees with the principle but Chinese population of the district. This friendly competation and assistance of has tried to get Sisters from England, but is especially true when it is considered friends of the school, and parents of failed. He has tried, too, the experiment that education for girls among the Chischolars who have never failed to lend of sending Italian Sisters to Eng and for a nese in the first petiol of the Colony's the school the fall measure of their sopunsuccessful, for the Sisters fall sick, course of training, but here again he was WHO'S WHO IN JAPAN development was neither sought for nor port but for which the school could never swing, as they reported, to the ter EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY, S. KOPITA.did it receive the stimulus that it has have reached the position in which it climate of England, and the unaccustomed

| dozing the past decade,

finds itself today. To those friends who food." So we can only wait for happier The first (1913) edition is already named,

The attendance at St. Francis' showed have contributed to the prize fund it, is timss and hope that when the War is over, healthy digna of growth with coch suc- my plinire to make my sincere suknow "trin A Mistress from England, and that Father de Maria will renew his efforts to DIOGRAPHIES of ever 5,000 people essive stage of development of the in- Tedgments, and to Mr. E. Ralphs, the will the ike to as the older girin taught Dwho are well-known in society and of several hundred foreigners associated with Partant caster district of the Island. Inspector of English Schools, is the Hand- Japan appear in the book. Suite new It was only in periods of spidernica, such mistress indebted for the honour he has Cookery This is being done in one of materials and accurate sketches, futh being those of 1887 and 1894, when there given us, by presiding at the distribution result have been. graufying in orary way the Girls Schools in the Cology, and the utterly free from prejudices.

were abnormal variations in the numbera of school attendance. St. Francis' School

I have kirsady spoken to. Father do Maria. cun claim to have marched, though

on the subject, and I hope that next year

■ Cluun wil be started. Then again the The price is yen 6 (12/) or $3 per 2007; modesty and unobstrusively, along the Orders for the book should be accompanied path of progress in matters education)

corso la Hygiene unght be modified, loss by payment.

attention being devoted to dubaitions and Babeczibera for the second anmal edition in Hongkong. The offcial figures for the

|written expositions which may or may not of Who's Who in Japan' will be allowed past two years afford ground fez satin-

be understood by: the writers, and more given to practical work; for instince the reduction of ous yenne

treatment of cuts and bruises hand-kie action in the steady growth of this

siemen s'of niet nazsing might be imparted branch of the Italian Convent. In June 1914 the muxiraun monfly enrolment

to the senior girls, inore especially an there 'TE IS A GOOD ADVERTISING Munro. for the school was 114, the number. in

is a small Bospital uthobed to the School. Many influential papers of the world average attendance being 1. There were

I have spoken so far of subjects of instruction, and it is well fudeed that the noticed this work in the highest terme..

16 scholars in average attendance in the

children have been succesful in their For example, The Daily Mall mys

| studies." But I wish pow to refer the Yet another Who's Who and this remove classes and 5 in average atten time from Japan! The roader is apt dance in the lower classes. The number

tono and discipline of the school."far more drst to regard it as a curiosity, as a sign of school days wua 2144. There were in

fimportant than mere book lentning. I have that the East has now become Western all classes braides one for infants. At

Airendy said that I found all the children practically almost to the last detail. But the end of the school year 1815, the

happy and interested in their work I amHERAPION NG1 pleased to be able to add that prompt and Who's Who In Japan' is ΣΑΣ Those than

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