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́ST. MARY'S SCHOOL,

FRIZZ-DAY AT KOWLOON.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AUCTION RECORD AT BRIT

WELL COURT SALE.

The Britwell Court Library was sold recently at Sotheby's, when bibliophiles were present from all parts of the Continent.

In the future. He appealed to them: £110,365 FOR A LIBRARY, in conclusion; to make it their duty to see that the stream of St. Mary's | School should go on for many and many years, long after they had left There was an informal function at the benches of their classrooms, St. Mary's School yesterday, when: Miss Idaling, Carvalho then thank- the 200 children attending the Italianed Fr. Maria and those present for Convent branch a Kowloon met for coming that morning, She desired their annial prize-giving. There specially to thank Fr. de Maria for the were present the Rev. Fr. Pgold medals ha had presented, of which Sir Montague Barlow, 'the auc de Maria, Manager of the School, she was one of the recipients. She tioneer, opened the sale with the Rev. Fr. G. Spads, rector of the spoke gratefully of Dr. Gomes" bene-brief remark of "Lot one of this Rosary Church at Kowloon, the Rev. Iactions to the school.. The proceed great sale" and within fifteen Mother Superior and Stal of St. ings terminated with three cheers secends the hammer had fallen to Mary's School. The, prizes, were dis- from the pupils.

Messra. Quaritch for the only known tributed by Mrs. J. F. Gomes who

copy of Barnes's Treatise on Fishing I was assisted by her daughter, Miss

1530; which sold for £1,700,- Mollie Gomes. The absence of Cher. Dr. A. S. Gomes, a large benefactor of the school, was regretted.

Proceedings commenced with an entertainment of music and recitation by the scholars. Some of these who took part were of a very diminutive age. All looked bright and happy the cheery surroundings of the school. The programme of entertainment is as follows:-

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

PROGRAMME.

PRIZE LIST.

Within ten minutes a sum of

Class 1-Teresa Gomes, Dr. Gomes, Kt, S. G. Scholarship for re£4,000 had been obtained for five gular attendance.

small volumes that could be placed in anyone's overcoat pocket. The name of Mr. G. D. Smith was heard prominently as a purchaser, "and it generally signified that American collectors are interested in the sale.

Class 2-Idalina Carvalho, Rong University Junior Certificate; Pauline Lopes, H. Kong University Jinior Certificate; Irene Ahwee, H. Song University Junior Certificate: Autre lina Gomes, Neathesa; Stella Neses. Dr. Games. Kr. 5. G. Scholarship for regular attendance. ·

Class 3-Laura Carvalho.. 1st of the Class: Arnes Vichy, 2nd of the Class; Elsa Alves, 3rd of the Class: Idalina Remedios, Dr. Gomes. Kt, S. G. Scholarship for regular attendance and Prize for Needlework.

Ialian March, by Miss Avelina Souza "Welcome" (A Song), by the Pupils, accompanied by Miss

Class 4-Maria F. Alves, 2nd of Avelina SouZA. the Class Ritta, Xavier, 3rd of the Recitation" Work while you work." Class. Dr. Gomes Et. S. G. Scholar

by the Misses Daphne Creplership for regular attendance: Hlena and Ivy Goldsmith. Jorge, Good Conduct; Sabina Suza, Duet Il Trovatore,"

by the Misses Irene Ahvce and Beatrice Bbss. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. Duet La Fanfare des Dragons,"

by the Misses Irene Ahwee

. and Laure Carvalho. A few words of thanks,"

Neatness..

Class 5.-Helena Noronha, and Maria L. Rosario, 1st of the Class; Avelina Souza, 2nd of the Class: Marjorie Stuart, 2nd n the Class; Marina de Jesus, 3rd of the Class and Dr. Gomes, Kt. S. G. Scholarship for regular Attendance; Lyce Oliveira, Prize for Conduct. Application and Neatness; Marjorie White, Prize for Conduct, Appileation and Neatness: Olga Basto, Conduct. Application, Drawing and Cookery; Sarah Blath Conduct, Application and Neatness.

A Kilmarnock Burns realised £700. This had been bound in Morocco,. and did not compete with other ex- amples which in the past had realised. thousands of pounds. In the Caxton section, a second edition of "The Game of Chess," printed at West- minster in 1483, was secured by Mr. Mages for £1,500.

With the sale of sixty lots the auction register had reached 256,000, and has passed by £4,000 the Yates Thompson final total, and was a new record for Sotheby's in one day's sale.

For the Sheakespeare "Venus and Adonis" and "The Passionate Pilgrim" there was an opening,pid of £2,000 for what the auctioneer called "the most amazing book in the sales." Bids of £500 then came, and afterwards £100, Mr. Quaritch and Mr. Smith being the competitors. When £15,100 bad been called Mr. G. B. Smith's offer remain- ed unchallenged. The hammer fell on a sum which is a record for an amanunt realised for a brok at an auction.

The total amount realised for the the library was £110,365, which is a

record for a day's book sale.

by Miss Idalina Carvalho. God Save The King. At the conclusion of the prize-giving Mr. J. P. Braga was requested address a few words to the gathering. He regretted the absence of Dr. Gomes that moming, but was glad to

sented by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. see that that gentleman was repre- G. S. Gomes, and her daughter, who was a former pupil of St. Mary's School The speaker alluded to the fact that rather more than 40 years ago he also, like the children who had received their prizes and others who Stella Silva, Prize for Needlework: PAPER MONEY AND GOLD. were seated at their benches; was a Gertrude Chan, Prize for Good Con pupil of the Convent school.

He re-

duct: Maud Chan, Prize for Good minded the elder girls of "The Brock-Conduct. let in which the passage occurred

that-

Class 6 Phyllis Capell, 1st of the

Class and Dr. Gomes Rt. S.-G. half of American collectors. bid for Class; Laura Gomes, 2nd of the

Mr. Smith, who purchased on be

Scholarship for regular attendance; every loc, and for the lots knocked Catalina Fuertes, 2nd of the Class down to him he paid a total of and Dr. Gomes Kt. S. G. £34.700.- Manchester Guardian. Scholarship for regular attendance. Angelina Silva, Prize for Arithmetich

Class 7.--Christovan D'Almada, 1st of the Class; Maria D'Antioquia, "Men may come and men may ge

2nd of the Class and Dr. Gomes Kt S. G. Scholarship for regular attend But I go or for ever."

ance: Marie Basto, Prize for Folt He likened the Convent schools in teness and Drawing: Elisa Alvares, Hongkong to Tennyson's "Brooklet." for Conduct, Application, Polireness Many scholars had come to the school and Neatness; Alberts Alves, for and many had gone, but the schools Conduct and Politeness: Celeste Gil continued to go on. He asked the far Religious "Instruction; Maria children to remember that the schools Silva, for Conduct, Politeness and were kept going through the devotion Neatness; Fred Wong, for Arithne and sacrifice of the Sisters-their- tic.

CUS

Oliveira, for Needlework: .

Gold, as the standard of exchange, can, of course, only be valued by the quantity of goods for which it can be exchanged and in this connection it is interesting to note that an ounce of gold will not buy nearly as many commodities now as it would at the beginning of the war but will buy a good many more Bradburys. If the face valce of the Bradburys were their real value then the ourice of gold should be purchased for £4 5s, in those notes. At the end of November last-and affairs have

not improved since in an actual.

teachers. The pupils of the present Class S-Henrique Noronha. 2nd day, who were only little children, of the Class; Dulce D'Aquino, Srd of transaction gold for export was pur could help to keep the school to go the Class: Maria Cruz, 4th of the chased at £5 35. 68. in Bradburys. on for ever when they grew older and Class; Antonio Guterres, Dr. Comes The only value of a Bradbury is its as men and women could help the Kt. S. G. Scholarship for regular supposed representation of real Sisters in more than one way in the attendance; Augusto da Kosa,

money. It is not a commodity and arduous duties they were performing for Composition and Penmanship: if actual gold has fallen in purchas in the sphere of Catholic education in Aida Eca Silva, for Penmanship: ing power it is easy to infer how Hongkong. He took a very keen in Ralph Capell, for English: Olga much the Bradbury has fallen. At November 1914, there were terest in the work of their schools Ribeiro, for Drawing; Hornina the end and it was one of the happy privileges and pleasures of life to be able, in the Class; John Luz, 2nd of the show that there are now 338 millions. Class 9 John Gonsalves, 1st of only 38 millions of these notes in ci- culation; the latest figures available ather years, to be associated with the Class; Daphne Cropley, 3rd of the It is really a matter of astonishment, work of their school of childhood Class; Leonardo Gutierrez, for Gene in view at this, that their value has days. He instanced the splendid ra! Proficiency: Olga Eca Silva, for example of Dr. Gomes in his numer General Proficiency; Ivy Goldsmith, not fallen still lower. The Bradbury and magnificent tenefactions for General Proficiency; Eric Mac Practically the same result may be is now actually worth about 16s. 48. which permitted of the building of the Nider, for General Proficiency.

Inferred from the rate of exchange school in which the children were Class 10-Cynthia Alves, 1st of housed at Kowloon. He referred to the Class; Margaritta Xavier, 2nd of the value of the gold sovereign but at New York, which is based not on the scholarships which Dr. Gomes the Class; Mercedes Xavier. 3rd of on the value of the paper sovereign. had endowed for the benefit of scholars the Class: Doris Cropley, General The Daily Express, we are told, is of St. Mary's, several of which had Proficiency; Gerardo Gutierrez, been distributed, that morning. St. General Proficiency; Henrique Gon appealing, to the public to surrender its gold ornaments," plate and Mary's School, like its scholars, was salves, General Proficiency; Yolande jewellery in order to liquidate the growing and growing rapidly within Britto, for Conduct; Augusta debts to America and thus restore is healthy environment. The Little Noronha, for Conduct and General the rate of exchange, but if there is ones were growing out their frocks Proficiency; Aida Noronha, for Con any doubt about Britain's power to

General Proficiency; so also was the school outgrowing the duct and

liquidate, her debts it arises from the. Carlos

for Politeness; fact that the Government has failed Gomes, size of its present accommodation. He asked the elder giris to bear in Faule Botelho, General Proficiency to restore free trade in gold and has Kathleen Mexwell, General Profi The school may very soon have toiency; Bessie Wonz, General Frofi- taken.no steps to restrict the issue of currency notes. The notes must Wong. ciency: Florie appeal to patrons and parents of Proficency: Carmen de lesus, General scholars for assistance to provide a Proficiency; Elvira Rozario, General larger building. Whether the new Proficiency..

mind the words in "The Brooklet."

building be erected within the splendid grounds of their present school pr

elsewhere he asked the children to

remember that they in one way or

General

either be gradually withdrawn or they must be made convertible, but the Government takes neither course, rather permitting still more to be issued.

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