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SATURDAY. JANUARY 21, 1922,

KOWLOON BRITISH SGCCCAA which the children have

SCHOOL.

(Continued from Page 7.)

Seimuning was very popular during the summer months, and pertnission was granted to the School to use the Kowloon Dork beach on two days a werk the majority of the pupils going into the water every day. With on or two exceptions, all the children attetaling the School can swim, and most of them swm very well indeed. Gladys Ramsay, Class 2. Chatapion Lady Swimmer

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of the Colmy, (100 yards), and she also won the Harbour Race, in which race also Daisy Watchell, Class 2 awam well ant gamed rond place. Donald Ogilvie swam in the harbour race for men and completed the Course. We entered a team, captained by ladys Ramsay, in the team race at Queen's College swimming sports-the tiras

a girl had swum in those sports and we reached the semi-final.

The

The Rozing classes were well attend- ed and the boys have developed well ander the expert coaching of Sergeant Kal Marriott and Mr. Barry. sily objection to these and the Physical instruction Classes serons to be that the boys so soon outgrow their

garments.

obtained at the recent University examinationa On the face of them, they show that the school bus pro- gressed in the last twelve months. The passes for the examinations ju 119 and 1920 are:

Matriculation Senior Local Junior Local

1919

**DISASTROON IMPRESSION

M

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THE CHINA, MATE.

boys, good; Chinese nod Portuguese girls, good; Kowloon School, poor.

Composition. Chinese boys, good; Chinese and Portuguese girls, good Kowloon School, vory fair.

Thus, under this test, Kowloon School fails to hold its own in com.

1920. parison, notably in handwriting. In weighing these results, it has to be rentembered that the Kowloon pupile are two or three years younger than the pupils with whom they were com pared but, on the other hand, the Chinese are taking the examination in a foreign language and the Chiness concerned did not begin to learo English until they were 12 or 13 years of age and have to keep up their English. They work very hard in- knowledge of Chinese while studying

So far, so good. But lately I heart

Examination as if it was the ball a lady speak of the Senior Local

mark of education in Hongkong, or at any rate, as if it was about the best result that Hongkong can produce. Suca an impression, if it was widely bold, would be nothing less than disastrous. 1 therefore, propose to | analyse the results obtained by the pupila a this examination. The University Matriculation Examina- tion differs from the Senior Local Examination ία that, for Matriculation, the candidate កងដ both in English and Mathematics. and this La Hot Becessary in the Senior

Local Examination which is, therefore, an

iuforior altogether

the

unst

examination.

deed.

"MISERABLE FIGURES."

was mathematica.

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leaving certificate at the age of 17 and they do not think their educa- į tion is completed then. They stay on another year and try to get dis pirations in subjects in which they got a pass before, and then for another year to get a scholarship at Oxford or Cambridge, or some other University. We should make our Matriculation with honours

if

TAIKOO BALL,

LAST NIGHT'S ENJOYABLE FUNCTION.

Though it has temporarily paralys ed our coastal shipping the seamen's our strike was not permitted to interfere

standard and even that will be done with the success of the Taikoo Club too high a standard for a boy to pass annual ball which passed off last night he wishes to compete with the pro- in the Club Ball at Quarry Bay with. duct of Home public schools or even the best output of local schools like its accustomed brillianey. Queen'e College or the Diocesan Boys' School. Both these schools get a great many distinctiune in the Junior *xamination and they not rarely get

honours.

A NEW BUILDING,

It is now more than 20 years ago since this school was founded and housed in this building by the gen by year I have watched the school's erosity of Sir Robert Ho Tong. Year development, first slowly but laterly

It was a chilly night outside but across the threshold of the tastefully

FOOTBALL.

CLUB RES. v. THE KINGS.

HONGKONG TRADF.

SEAMEN'S STRIKE EFFECT.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT. Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy of Lebos, Poplins, Venetians and Black Drills Unimportant transactions in Grey have been effected at very low prices. and White Shirtings are also report å The Seamen's Stike is having a detrimental effect on clearances.

The following will represent the Club Reserves versus The Kings this Cotton Goods Bales ground:--Hutchison; Israel afternoon at 2.30 p.m. on the Club and Pritchard; Duncan, Morgensen and Sneddon;

Hasty Angus, Hyde, Boeenley and Pilger. Reserve: Ogilvie.

9.-One Step

11-Landrys 12-Fox Trot

Cotton Yarn-The market ruled vory quiet and practically no busine: was transacted from first bands. Polly.

Values have been nominally unchang- Wandering Home. ..Casino.

ed but incl ned to be on the easy side. Rose of Virginia.

Quotations are :-- One Kiss. Pikanting Blues.

13-One Stop. 14.-Waltz.... 15-Eightsome Reel

16.-Fox Trot....Canadian Capers. De'il mang the Tailors. 17.-One Stop

No. 108. $158/194. No. 12. $176 202. No. 16s. $193 223. No. 20s. $200/223.

Arrivals 2,000 bales. Sales 5 0 bales. Shipments nil.

Unsold Stock 6,500 bales. Bargaine 7,000 bales.

Woollens.-The market is still dull,

18.-Waltz... Roses at Twilight. With the approach of the China New

Ev'ry Body Calls me Honey. 19-Caledoniana

Pitrosh O'Donald Dau. Kenuture's on and Awa. Blue Bonnets.

decomted ballroom all was warmth 10.-Waltz and light and gaiety. The walls had been garlanded with evergreens, studded here: nd here and there with clusters of red, blue and yellow electric lights, and hung with red Chinese lanterns that diffused a helped towards the pleasing effect cheerful glow Palme and pot plants achieved by the general scheme and so rapidly that last year it threw off at one end of the hall hang the a junior school of 80 pupils and yet portrait of the late Mr. Jahu Swire is full. It is my dream that in the with the B. and 8. flag and ensign next few years we shall see it housed draped around it. in new buildings capable of holding | perhaps 300 pupils (Applause.) That is my dream it is not a project that has ever been submitted to the Government, it is not a project I shall over ree fulfilled but I hope, before making may final bow to this audience; that I shall at least see the first sod Such a school must be a tuned. good secondary echool: not merely If it big school for little children. is to be that it will be so through the fresightedness and unselfishrces of

.Smiling. ...Florida Moon. To morrow Land.

Extras 1.-Fox Trot

Year and the Seamen's Strike clear- auces are very poor.

Raw Cottons.-No business has transpired and values are norimally unaltered as flows:-Indian gra.'es at $24/30, Chinese grades at $30 37 per picul.

The second group of subjects I took Kowloon School are:- Very good, ni; The results for good, 1 (arithmetic 62 per cent.); fair, 6; poor, 10; bad, 19. These are miserable figures. As Virgil said to Dante, "Let us not speak of them but look, and pass on,'

Please do not misunderstand me.

The Taikoo people "did" their 20.-Fox Trot Lumping the results of the Matricula-1 am not finding fault. The school

guests well. The Hongkong Hotel 21.-One Sep.... tion and Senior and Junior Lucals has many inberent difficulties, many together. I have taken the roarks not of its own making. Of the 20

carried out the catering with their 22-Waltz... gained in each subject of the groups, considering only eis

pupils whose marks I have been

customary efficency and with a view I thank Lady Stubbs for giving English and Matliematics, and arrang-

classed

avoiding congestion either in the ballroom or the buffet supper was! special prize for History and Mr.ed them in the following way: Where as old pupils, the rest have been

made a continuous affair. Blason, Mr. O. I. Ellis and Mr. Abs, the mark is 50 per cent, or over at the school less than two years.

Besides a who have alen given special have called it

Sometimes ton,

the ordinary dance boy will go home

Mr. Nicholson (who was accompanied programine Very good": 50 per

for a year and drop all his work dur-

Scottish dances-Eightsome Reels, Refinery and Mr. T. H. R. Shaw the printed below, there were several by Ma. Nicholson) represented the exerat. and over, "good"; 33 to 39 per cent., poor " under 33 per ing that time. But this I must say

Caledoniana cent. (which is a failure), "bad.'

with the utmost emphasis. I do hope

Schottische-for which appropriate Dr. Morrison, Mr. and Mr. J. Reid, Highland Dockyard. Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Dyer, have results: --

shus obtained the following parents will not suppon that the

boys or girls who have passed the the parents, who will not think of music was furnished by pipers of the Mr. H. C. Resker, an 1 Lieut. Conway Nails 14-3 are on offer at $9.00 te

Scottish Company Volunteers (Messrs Hake, R.N.R. were among the guests. English Very good i pajers; good, 24: fair, 25, poor, 8; bad, 6.

McEwen, A. Ferguson and The committees responsible for the position up in the balcony the Hong Drummond). From 40 elevated excellent arrangements were:--

Decorations Committee. Messrs. ung Hotel Band furnished capital

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I desire to express to the menubers. of the Staff my keen appreciation of their wholehearted support in all the varied activities of the School life, and to thank you, Mrs. Irving. for so Fully coming here this evening to present the prizes

HON. MI IRVING'S SPEKCR

"

A COMPARISON TEST,

I

These figures seem not unsatis Addressing the gathering after the factory but, for the purposes of com- prites had been distsil-uted, the flou.parison 1 have just had an essay Mr E. A. Irving, (Director of Fuca written by the junior local class here tion) said: If I had only to con- and by a good school for Chinese gratulate the schul on its obvious boys and at a school for Chinese ard strong points I shall have a very easy Portuguese girls. The same easy task if would also be a deediese one, was written with preparation, in for these things you know or can see ruch care and the results were marked for yourselves. i wish to address by an independent judge. Hers are you for a few minutes on a point of his conclusions:- considerable importance regarding Subject Matter Chinese boys, the school, the objects and the very good; Chinese and Portuguese eurneulum of the senior classes. I girle very good; Kowloon School, feel that some explanation is due to good but brief. you of the exact meaning of the Writing and Spelling-Chinese

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are

Senior Local are bearing away the fruits in secondary education. That does not follow at all. The pupils who have passed the Senior Local may be said to elementary education and no more.

have had

This is a very low standard for us to reach.

AN APPEAL TO PARENTS.

An

immediate advantages by putting their children into firms at eslaries of $60 or $80 a month. A Greek poet has written-

Naught is the city, naught the ship Empty of men when none sbail

dwell therein."

The Government can build your city and lay the timbers of your ships, but it is to you parents that

city and the ship's crew.-(Applause.) we must look for the citizens of the

CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS.

not to take their children away from I would urge and entreat parents

school when they have passed the Senior Local but to keep them on for at least another year.- (Applause.) The standard the school aim at should be the Matriculation examination--THE Tablets are intended especialy and with honours. I know of good and howels. If you are troubled with for disorders of the stomac liver middle schools at Home where boys heartburn, indigestion or constipation of ordinary capacity take the school they will do you good. For sale by all

Chentiets and Storekespera.

aud the

music for the rest of the dances.

BANCE PROGRAMME,

Extra Waltz...On Miami Shore. 1.--Lancers

..Amelia, Timbuctoo. .Near Me.

2.- One Step 3.-Fex Tot

4.-Eightrome Reel

De'il among the Tailors. 5.--Waltz

Another Waltz 6.-One Step

Oriental Star. 7.-Fox Trot Some Little Bird. 8.-Caledoniars

Pibrosh O'Donald Dhu. Kenmure's on and Awa. Blue Bonnet.

2-One Step 3.--Waltz,

Grimshaw, Simpson, T. Young and

Gray.

Supper Committee - Messrs. Dau can, McCubbin, Peoples and Austin,

Cloak Room Committee.-Messrs. Whyte and Robertson.

Reception Committee. Messrs. Hamilton, Drumwood and Grimshaw. Refreshments and Card Room Com- mittee.-Messrs. O'Brien, Weir, Jas. Slosu and McLeod,

Metals. With the exception of re- ported sales of some 1,600 tons of Steel Plate Cuttings at $3.30, very little business has been moving. Steel, buyers hold off, even at these exter- Bars are on offer at $4.50, to $4.75 but

are stili to come forward, which will tionally cheap prices. Large quotations

arrive after contract date. Wire

89.10, without finding buyers. Tin- plates are quoted at $9.00, but market is dull.

Yellow Metal.-Nominal Nil. Flour Market Report.-Stock: About 1,010,000 sacks.

Quotations:

American Straight $2.85 per sack; American Patent $3.80 per sack;

American Cut off $2.90 per asok Shanghai Flour $315 per sack; Australian No. 1 $2.90 per sack.

Petroleum Products. No change. Sundries. Some small business has found the books at 38.00 $8.40 per

M.C.'s-Messrs. Seath, CB. Mat-case for fair average sizes. No fresh thews, C. Young and Hope.

Chairman, Mr. A. Ham'Iton; Hon. Treas., Mr. J. Whyte; Hou. Sec., Mr. M. O'Brien.

business reported.

Sugar-Market dull. Saltpetre. - Stock

Market quiet.

4,000 bags.

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CLEARING SALE

COMMENCING MONDAY. COMMENCING

The more often

you come

The more money

you save.

We have made unusual preparations to include our entire stock in this Sale. We want to give our customers the best values in good merchandise than they ever had before Consequently Prices will be Specially low in this Clearing Sale.