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LONDON, March 6. Presiding at the annual prizo Major Sir A. C. Morrison Bell distribution at the Diocesan Girls' gave notice that he would ask the School, Kowloon, yesterday, the Prime Minister whether, since the Bishop of Victoria said since he had Government assumed office, there been in Hongkong the Diocesan had been any further exchange of Girls' School had grown consider views with the Dominions concern- ably, and he wished to con- ed in regard to the construction of gratulate the Headmistress, Miss the Singapore dock, and whetherj Ferguson, and her staff on the he proposes to submit these com- substantial progress that had beenmunications to the House of made. Everybody who know Commons. anything about the sekool,

LONDON, March 6. especially the parents of the The belief is now general that Estudents, realised that in this the Government will not proceed school a careful and thorough with the Singapore Naval Base training for life was given to the scheme, though there is a tendency gigis. Thanking Lady Stubbs for in same quarters to believe that the |||||||er presence, the Bishop said there project has been not so much

were four larger girls' schools in abandoned as shelved. Hongkong connected with the

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The Chronicle's political corres pendent says that the Cabinet's attitude is that no active support can be given to the scheme at per sent, on the ground that decisive measures are not called for, and the position has resolved itself into a negative attitude of marking time.

Anyhow, a public announcement of the Cabinet's decision : HEADMISTRESS'S REPORT: In the course of her report, Miss expected early next week, when Ferguson said this was the first exchanges of opinion with the year they substituted the ordinary Dominions have been concluded. book prizes by medals for the head in the meanwhile, both Liberal girls, the departure being consider and Labour opponents of the ed desirable as it was felt that the scheme, who regard it as being as girls should learn for the sake of good as dead are expressing deep Fearning alone. The highest month satisfaction. ly attendance was 230 in respect. It is understood that Lord of girls of school age, there being Chelmsford favours the project, one or two girls too old to be put and stipulated, before going into on the register, and the average the Cabinet, that it should be daily attendance was 92.7. In thoroughly examined on its merits. regard to attendance, she de-apart from Labour pledges against sired to point out to parents that it would not be fair to their daugh-o ters to keep them at home for any other reasons except ill-health. Shopping or attending a party was not essential to education at all; on the contrary it was harmful, because a child might be brought

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ENTRY FORMS forthe First

up to think that education took a DRAFT PROGRAMMES and secondary place. Two girls stood out for regular, attendance, Maria Extra Race Meeting to be held on Prata and Maria Botelho. There the 29th March( weather permitting). were five and twelve candidates may be obtained at the Race

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Regarding the activities of the School, Miss Ferguson said some of the girls were encouraged to learn gardening, which attracted quite a large number of amateurs. Prizes were provided. Hockey | T

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was played once a week on the WEbeg to advise that we have been appointed Agents for Kowloon Football Club's grounds, The Garland Steamship Corpora the girls showing considerable tion operating a bi-monthly service enthusiasm. Lady Ho Tung had between San Francisco and Port- generously offered a silver cupland, and Japan, Shanghai, Hong- for the tennis champion of the kong and Manila. school, who unfortunately was not yet forthcoming. She hoped that next year the students would be sufficiently enthusiastic to take up this particular branch of sport,

Lady Stubbs presented the prizes.

Prize Winners were:-

Hongkong University *cer- tificates, senior: Jean Ho Tung (Distinction in Biblical Know- ledge), Kathleen Grose (Awarded. Matriculation Certificate), Hesta Hunt, Marjorie Mason and Mabel Mok. Junior: Elleen Aris (Dis- tinction in Biblical Knowledge and English), Maria Botelho, Margaret.

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Heads of Classes: Jean Ho Tung, Hilda Sousa, Grace Ho. Tubg, Maggle Seto, Irene Gittins, Minnie Wong, Molly Churn, Phyllis Gittins, Angela Alves, Anna Brown and Charles Lam.

Biblical Knowledge: Jean Ho Tung, Grace Ho Tung, Violet Shea and Mabel Willis.

Theory of Music (Miss Stone): Ada Leung, Rosie Ponsonby, Jessie Wong and Doris Lee,

The Lugard Scholarship; Grace Họ Tụng.

Lady Ho Tung's Prize: Phyllis Anderson.

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Demils Open Bingles, wok Fo-kwan boat P. Wheeler: 7-5,, 61,7-6.

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