Thông thong
No 22
7th Mar
Governor
March, 1881
Sir John Cope Hennessy, Komly.
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kimberley.
Reporting munificent contribution by Mr. Belilios to the Hongkong Public School
2 Enclosures
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 4TH, 1881.
THE communication from the Right Rev. the Bishop of VICTORIA, published in another column, will be read with general interest. The very handsome donation made by Mr. E. R. BELILIOS to the Hongkong Public School affords another proof of the warm interest that benevolent gentleman takes in the spread of education. It is less than eighteen months since he generously devoted the sum of one thousand pounds sterling to founding scholarships in connection with the Government Central School and St. Joseph's College, and he now comes to the relief of the Public School with a contribution of two thousand dollars to its funds. The institution in question is well worthy of support, and greatly needs it owing to the peculiar circumstances of the Colony. There are not sufficient boys of European descent and Protestant training to render the school self-supporting, but they are increasing, as the number of those residents who marry and settle down here for a long term of years grows larger year by year. The great difficulty, as the promoters have more than once pointed out, is to get the school once fairly floated. The aid received from Government is necessarily trifling, and it is desirable, we think, if possible, to avoid having any recourse to the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. The process of cramming boys in order that they may pass in certain specific standards has anything but a good effect in promoting their advancement. Money, however, from some source has to be obtained, if the school is to be continued. The fees from the pupils, of course, are inadequate for the purpose, and the Committee are therefore reluctantly driven to appeal to a liberal public. Many members of the community whose children are being educated at home at great expense, are loth to subscribe, but there are numbers who have no such strain upon their purses and are well able to contribute. Mr. BELILIOS has set a noble example by his liberal endowment, and if other wealthy residents would duly follow it the Public School would soon be placed upon a sound and permanent basis, and the Committee relieved of the yearly recurring financial difficulty which at present is so serious an anxiety. When, as will, we believe, in a few years become the case—provided, of course, that the institution is efficiently managed—the school becomes self-supporting, the money will be available for the purchase of prizes and the founding of scholarships. The designs of the donor (and we trust we may soon write donors) will thus be fulfilled by the improvement and encouragement of the scholars. The rising race of all nationalities in Hongkong will learn to esteem the name of BELILIOS as that of the most generous friend of education in the Colony, and we feel sure that he will by and bye reap a rich reward in witnessing the good effect of the encouragement held out by him to studious and hardworking youth. Who will emulate his munificence?
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THE CHINA MAIL.
MARCH 3, 1881.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.]
THE HONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS."
Sir,—Will you allow me the pleasure of announcing through you that E. R. Belilios, Esq. has intimated his intention to present the sum of two thousand dollars to the Public School of Hongkong, to be invested in the names of the Bishop and the Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the interest to be employed in support of the school so long as it needs support, and afterwards towards the purchase of prizes or the founding of scholarships. It is not the first time that Mr. Belilios has come forward to assist the educational work of Hongkong, and all interested in the Public School have cause to be truly grateful to him for this additional munificent gift.—Yours, &c.,
J. S. VICTORIA.
St. Paul's College, Hongkong, March 3, 1881
Thông thong
No 22
7th Mar
Governor
March, 1881
Sir John Cope Hennessy, Komly.
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Himberley.
Reporting munificent contribution by Mr. Belilios to the Honghong Priblie School
2 Enclosures
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 4TH, 1881.
THE communication from the Right Rer. the Bishop of VICTORIA, published in another column, will be read with general interest. The very handsome donation made by Mr. E. R. BELILIOs to the Hongkong Public School affords another proof of the warm interest that benevolent gentleman takes in the spread of education. It is less than eighteen months since he generously devoted the sum of one thousand pounds sterling to (founding scholarships in connection with the Government Central School and St. Joseph's College, and he now comes to the relief of the Public School with a contri- bution of two thousand dollars to its funds. The institution in question is well worthy of support, and greatly needs it owing to the peculiar circumstances of the Colony. There are not sufficient boys of European descent and Protestant training to render the school self-supporting, but they are increasing, as the number of those residents who marry and settle down here for a long term of years grows larger year by year. The great difficulty, as the promoters have more than once pointed out, is to get the school once fairly floated. The aid received from Government is neces- sarily trifling, and it is desirable, we think, if possible, to avoid having any recourse to the Grandin-Aid Scheme. The process of cramming boys in order that they may pass in certain specific standards has any- thing but a good effect in promoting their advancement. Money, however, from some source has to be obtained, if the school is to be continued. The fees from the pupile, of course, are inadequate for the purpose, and the Committee are therefore reluctantly driven to appeal to a liberal public. Many members of the community whose children are being educated at home at great expense, are loth to subscribe, but there are numbers who have no such strain upon their purses and are well able to contribute. Mr. BELILIOS has set a noble example by his liberal endow- ment, and if other wealthy residents would euly follow it the Public School would soon be placed upon a sound and permanent basis, and the Committee relieved of the yearly re- curring financial difficulty which at present is so serious an anxiety. When, as will, we be- lieve, in a few years become the case-pro- vided, of course, that the institution is effi- ciently managed-the school becomes self- supporting, the money will be available for the purchase of prizes and the founding of scholarships. The designs of the donor (and we trust we may soon write donors) will thus be fulfilled by the improvement and en- couragement of the scholars. The rising race of all nationalities in Hongkong will learn to esteem the name of BELILIOS as that of the most generous friend of education in the Colony, and we feel sure that he will by and bye reap a rich reward in witnessing the good effect of the encouragement held out by him to studious and hardworking youth. Who will emulate his munificence ?
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THE CHINA MAIL.
MARCH 3, 1881.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.]
THE HONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS." STR. Will you allow me the pleasure of an- nouncing through you that E. R. Belilios, Esq. has intimated his intention to prosent the sum of two thousand dollars to the Public School of Hongkong, to be invested in the names of the Bishop and the Manager of the Hongkong aud Shanghai Bank, the interest to be employed lu support of the school long as it needs support, and afterwards towards the purchase of prizes or the founding of scholarships. It is not the first time that Mr. Bolilios bas come forward to assist! the educational work of Hongkong, and all in- terasted in the Public School bara cause to be truly grateful to him for this additional muni-
J. S. VICTORIA. licent gift-Yours, &c.,
St. Paul's College, Hongkong, March 3, 1881
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