the grant depends. I have much satisfaction, therefore, in informing you all that the important changes made by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach have worked admirably, There is not now in this Colony a single denomination, or any body whatever, that has a single complaint to urge against the Government in respect of public instruction. I agree with Father Burgignoli that the credit of what we are doing here to-day is really due to my absent friend Bishop Raimondi. He it is who has laboured so many years to bring about the result we now see, namely, the grouping here of the children of the foreign residents in this colony, who are receiving a first class education; receiving it from a body of men, the Christian Brothers, who are especially trained as educationists, whose fame as teachers is known all over the globe, and I may say in the United Kingdom itself I remember a Parliamentary report in which Parliament was informed by competent authorities that the best set of teachers connected with any scheme of education in the United Kingdom were the Christian Brothers (loud applause.) They devote their lives to this object, and the results that we find at the annual examination of this school shows that the Christian Brothers in Hongkong have earned here the same reputation that they have throughout the rest of the world (renewed applause), Now, Mr. Danby, I shall have much pleasure in laying
the stone.
Mr. Danby, the architect, then presented to the Governor a silver mounted ebony mallet and a silver trowel each bearing the inscription, "St. Joseph's College, Hongkong. Foundation stone laid by Sir John Pope Hennessy, K.C.M.G., Governor, 3rd November, 1881."
The usual formalities having been observed, His EXCELLENCY declared the stone well and truly laid, and loud applause followed.
The stone bore the same inscription as the mallet and trowel presented to the Governor.
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the grant depends. I have much satisfaction, therefore, in informing you all that the impor. tant changes made by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach have worked admirably, There is not now in this Colony a single denomination, or any body whatever, that has a single complaint to urge against the Government in respect of public instruction. I agree with Father Bur- gbignoli that the credit of what we are doing here to-day is really due to my absent friend Bishop Raimondi. Ho it is who has laboured so many years to bring about the result we now soe, namely, the grouping here of the children of the foreign residents in this colony, who are receiving a first class education; receiving it from a body of men. the Christian Bro- thers, who are especially trained as ednoa. tionists, whose fame as teachers is known all over the globe, and I may say in the United King- dom itself I remember a Parliamentary report in which Parliament was informed by competent authorities that the best set of teachers cou- nected with any scheme of education in the United Kingdom wers the Christian Brothers (lond applause.) They devote their lives to this object, and the results that we find at the saunal examination of this school shows that the Chris- tian Brothers in Hongkong have earned here the same reputation that they have throughout the rest of the world (renewed applause), Now, Mr. Danby, I shall have much pleasure in laying.
the stone.
Mr. Danby, the architect, then presented to the Governor a silver mounted ebony mallet and a silver trowel each bearing the inscription, "St. Joseph's College, Hongkong. Foundation stone laid by Sir John Pope Honuessy, K.C.M.G., Go. vernor, 3rd November, 1881."
The nsual formalities having been observed, His EXCELLENCY declared the stone well and truly laid, and loud applause followed.
The stone bore the same inscription as the mallet and trowel presented to the Governor.
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