The Diocesan Home for Destitute English Children has recently been levelled by the Government. From the upper, or Southern, end, a stream has been diverted, so as to leave it now a dry gully, but no levelling of the Home has been attempted. All who have seen this latter portion have expressed the opinion that it is of no, or very little, value, and that it would be difficult to utilize it, except for the purpose of extending cook houses and coolie quarters. It is full of boulders and would require a considerable sum to fill and level. On this portion, a gymnasium and a hall for the boys could be erected, and the remainder of the land, reaching to the last Road, would be an immense boon to the children as a playground. There is at present a long, narrow strip (coloured green in the sketch and marked "garden") at the North End of the property, but much lower than the level on which the School is built, which might be utilized as a playground for the girls if the northern end of the land now asked for were granted to form a playground for the boys. Otherwise, the strip just mentioned must be given to the boys, and the girls would have a most insufficient arrangement. It would be difficult to keep the boys and girls separate during play hours, a most unfortunate and necessary precaution.
This School has, during the last 16 years, done good work for destitute English children in Hong Kong, and in educating many of that large class of Eurasians who abound in every European Community in the East. The Committee have done their best to meet a great and pressing need.
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recently
been levelled by the Government .
has recen From the upper,
or Southern, end, a ~
stream has been diverted, so as to leave
it
now a
seen
the
day gully, but no levelling
the Home. It
has been attempted. All who have
this latter portion, have expressed opinion that it is of no, or very little value, and that it would be difficult butilize it, except for the purpose of extending is full of boulders, and would require a considerable sum to fill level . On this portion could be erected cook houses and coolie quarters
gymnasium
and a call.
in and
for the boys, the remainder. of "the land, reaching to the last Road, would be an immense boon to the children
do a
play ground. There is
at present a long
(coloured
narrow
strip
green in the sketch and "marked "garden" ) at the Forth
End of the property but much
lower
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lower than the level, on which the
School is built, which might be utilized as a playground for the girls, if the northern end of the
land now asked
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for, were granted.
to form a playground for the boys . Otherwise the strip just mentioned must be given
to the boys, the girls would have
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a most
insuffither arrange the
by the latter
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boys and girls could not be well. Kept separate during play hour, most unfortunate and necessary precaution.
This School has during the
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last 16
6 years
in
a receiving
work
done good for Hougtong, destitute English children, and in educating many of that large class of Eurasians, who abound every European Community in the East . The Committee have done
in
their best to meet a
great
and
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