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PRESETATION OF PRIZES AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

CHINESE AND POLITENESS.

C.M.Q.

The total number on the roll was 1,453 and The average daily attendance 940, figures differ- ing but slightly from the se of the previous year. Though the attendance in seven months of the year exceeded that of the corresponding months in 1902, there is a slight diminution (320) is revanus derived from foes, which item would bare ahown an increase of 8800, had it not been for the closing of the hall for the first six months of the year owing to necessary repairs of the roof. The fre uztra school days are accounted for by the special holidays in 1902 connected with His Majesty'a Coronation.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY SED.: 1904

without a osiling, as a check on the ravages of white ants the roofselsewhere have been general- ly overhauled; improvements made in the sp. proaches to the latrine and its ventilation; and of the suggestion of the acting second master, Mr. Ralphs, two extra rooms have boon enclosed from the verandahs for the as of the normal master and pupil teachers,

for

15. A new and more liberal scale of salarios Chinese asulatents and pupil teachers came in effect from the 1st instant.

10. By relation of the governing body, the annual examination of Queen's College in the months of December and January has been entrusted to the sole control of the Heading alsewhere in the empire. Master: inspection and examination by the independent examiners being assigned to the summer.

Upper School

Lower

Preparatory ..

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268

493

238

Total for College 997

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NOTICE.

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Owing to the Great Increses in the Furniture Business of Mowers, ACHEE & CO., wa nee requested by them to Resume Management of the Photographic Business hitherto carried ou in their nama on our behalf. From this date we will continue the Photographio business at the same place under the name of

LONG, HING &

All outstanding credit and debit accounts of the Photographic Business will be collected and settled by us

Inspection is invited to the New Stock now on view.

LONG, HING & CO.,

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS,

. 17a, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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TRADE

MARK

Hongkong, 21st December, 1903,

was 32. The number of teacking days was 240. [ I regret to say that only two students made- the complete number of attendances, and these will receive special prizes, hat I understand the souncil has in contemplation a scheme by which those who make, say nine-tenths of the possible number of attendances, will receive a more suitable reward. The Annual Examination, condnoted by myself, began on the 18th inst. and was continued throughout that and the four succeeding days. The examination of the Chinese Division took place on the three school days immediately following. The percentage of passes in each subject, for all the classes, was THE FAVOURITE; BRANDY OF THE as follows --

Reading 99,1 per cont, English (cooltoqniel). μακ cant, grammar 83,5 per cent., English composition 76 per cent., arithmetic 84.6 per cent,, translation (C. to E.) 93 per cent, Translation (E, to 0.) 936 per cent,, mapping 41.6 percent. dictation 74.6 per cent, geography 69 per cent, history 0 per cent., mensuration 93.2 per cent, science 79 per cent. Recognis ing the great importance of celloquial, muck

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to make them get up. Now, in Chins conduct of the bamboo, I remember many years ago like that would be corrected by the stern logic Now that the Government is contemplat. that I rode when travelling in North China ing expenditure of money on lectures on the into the yard of a Chinese inn followed by my British Empire and on instruction in hygiene tafeo, who was also on pany-book, and just as and tropical diseases, it is to be hoped that there I entered the yard of the iau a high Chinese He descended will be no further difficulty in obtaining $100 official entered the yard alen, The annual distribution of prizes took place

for gymnastic appliances to improve the physi- from his mule litter, in which he was travoll. pesterday at Quera's College, the ceremony

cst condition of our naholars, and bring their ing oloes to where my mafoo was sitting on his being performed by His Excellency the Officer

school life mors into securd with that prevail-pony, and my mafoo emitted the otiquette, which is called for by Chinese politeness, of Administering the Government, Mr. F. H. May,

Dr. BATESON WRIGHT after having read the getting down of his pony in the presence of There was a large attendance of scholars and visitors, Among those prout

raport esid-Sir, it is just twelve months sines heparins. Lustead of that he remained sented were Mrs May; Mr R. A. D. Ponsonby,

you honoured us by "distributing the prizes on his pony. I went in to my lunch and the Private Secretary to His Excellenoy: Dr. G.

11. The total number recently examined in this hall. On that occasion I congratulated Official went into the inn also; sad presently I recent was disturbed by a great outory, and I went out 02 year prefermont-your Bateson Wright, bondmaster, Hon Dr. Ho Kai, is 997, record fures for this College. The yon C.M.G.; Mr and Mrs Ho Taug, Rev. T. W. oral examination lasted throughout the preferment to the post of Colonial Sacretary, and I found that some of the suite of the

I have the honour to

Chinese official were giving my pusfoo u very and Mrs. Pearse, Bor. G. A. Bunbury and Mrs, month of December, reading in all classes and now, sir, Bunbury, Rev. C. H. Hickling, Rev. J. H. 1997 boys, conversation 760, and in Class VII welcome your Exellency here to-day and to severe licking with sticks and other instruments their France. Mr. and Mr. B. A. Hale; Brother grammar 168 boys. The written examination presume to offer y congratulations on the may say that I thoroughly approred

In the afternoon after tho Chinese Joshua, director of S. Stophon's Brother occupied twenty days in January, 7,165 papers equally popular preferment to your still more action. Isidore, handcraster of the Anglo-Chinoen boing worked. Of these, 6,227 were corrected exalted present position. (Applause). For the official had left and I was about to leave, my Your bonour, School, Mr. W. H. Williams, headmaster of acd.marked by myself, the remaining 938 past ten days the local atmosphere has been fall groom came to me and he said,

of public fauctions, and wo therefore feel it all I do not wish any longer to serve you." And I Baiyingpun District School; Mr. C. Mooney being marked by deuior Chinese Assistants, and Mrs, Mooney, Mr. E. T. H. Bunjo and Class matters were present at the cral examina the more kind of your Excellency and Mrs. May said, Why And he said, "I have lest my face. I lave been maltreated and boatoa Mr. Bunje, Mr. Ng Chit Mi, Mr. Wong Kam tion, and were called to the offen to notice to take the trouble to come here on this ocos- Fook and the following members of the staff anything of interest in the written work. Thesion. The large number of prize distributions by the suite of the Chinese official and you, my Messrs. A. W. Graut, B. Tuor, W. E. systern of marking adopted was 34 per cent, that have recently taken place must bare struck master, did not raise your hand to protect And I said, "It is not you who have Seymour, R. F. O. Bird. A. H. Crook, and marks were necessary for a pass in subject sad the eyes of all the public generally, but I fancy.me

air, that old residents in the Colony like myself lost your face, but it is I who have lost R. J. Hirbeek,

class, the questions being sufficiently severe, Dr. G. H. BATESON WOUT. Headmaster, and the standard exacted high. 34-49 marke are more impressed then new comers by the large may faco, and yon bare caused the loss. You my servant, and it was your duty to read the annual report. He said-I have the Fair, 50-70-Good, 71-85 Very Good, and increase in the number of schools, the increase are

in the attondanov at these schools, and above all. bahara with proper politeness to the Chin bonour to present the annual report on Queen's 88.100-Excellent. Following this live, [

official. Instead of that you committed a grave College for the year 1903.

estimate the result of the examination as highly by the increase in the efficiency of these schools.

breach of etiquette, for which I will give you satisfactory.

Twenty years ago, when I was Acting Insp otox of Schools for twelve months, I had considerable another, flogging" and brought disgrace

with all tho

78 educational on me, wbloh I thereupon did; and that aquaintanco

man ever afterwards was polite to outsiders conditions of the Colony that then exis et,

Now unfor- und I feel confident I am correct in saying and he was als polite to me.

cantot in that had any gentleman at that time predicted tnuately here in Hongkong we that if twenty your time the expansion of dealing with the ignorant coolies, like those edu ation we now rien to-day would be effected outside this morning, append to the stern logic of the bamboo, because the British law does he would have been laughed at as a visionary.. The Bible tells us that "When one member suffers not permit it, but you who are the rising all the other members suffer with it," but of generation of the Chinese can by your ex- education I would vanture to say that when ample correct such rudeness,

continually polite to your master and to one school fourishes all the other uchonia

ench other and to thom who are placed "The more the merrior"; aul, proper.

lu authority over you, then the lower orders in iu

the lowest classes, by means of amending the proverb, I would say, "The more

this colour will in the course of time imitate pictorial illustrations and A collection schcols, the better cheer for the scholars."

your example; and what I have said to the familiar objects, is destined to produce the (Applause)

In classes la. and Is. the Chinese boys applies equally to European boys best results. and boys of other nationalities, One of tho

pas in this subject was 100 per cent. AR

V.V. 8. O. P. $93,06 PER DOZEN. amenities of life which does not do anybody will be seen from the figures just quoted, the barm and does a great deal of good is politeness, resulte obtained in geography were not Even their cheapest quality is recomiended When you come to travel-if any of you ever satisfactory. This in a subject ibat seama to de-in Western countries, you will find that have few attractions for Chinese boys, and the politeness if nothing else is commodity class books at present in use do not treat the which way prove a great economy in you. We subject in the most attractive manner. During have in the West a pernicious system of the past year many of the students in classes la. what we call "tips"mall rewards for ser- £11, have been successful in securing good vines done. My experience is, as they sy appoim mente at ramanerative salaries, in the West, that a zwile and a sixpence

are atadent interpreters in the Government auch circumstances. "will go as far as service; two interpreters in the employment of half-a-crows. Therefore in the interests of the Banitary Board; two writers in the Naval your pocket I would enjoin upon you to be Tard; two clerks lu the Hongkong Club; while polite. I now wish you all a very happy still two more are engaged as interpreters by holiday. I have been very pleased to come hers the Canton and Hanków Railway Uo. This by to-day. Queen's College is the premier schoo! Do mesas exhausts the list, but it is sufficient to of our Goverment schools, and the Government

show that the College is doing good work, and derives a great deal of hecofit from it. Dr. smply fulfilling the object which its promoters Wright will tell you that when I was Captusin had in view. Early in September, a communica- Superintendent of Police whenever I wanted a

ton was received from Meera Reid and Sites new clerk, ins end of resorting to the competi

of the Nanyang College, Shangbai, intimating tive examinations which are sometimes in-

that the Commissioners for the forthcoming 8. coprenient, I used to ask him to send one of his Louis Exposition had in contemplation the best Chinese toys from this College, and I preparation of an exhibit illustrative of the must say I never was disappointed in the boys he condition and progress of education in Ubins, sent me. (Applause.) Some of them have done and asking us to contribute thereto. To this extremely well in the Government service and the Council agreed, and specimens of the if they go on as they have begun they would students' work, in both English and Chiness, do even better; and I can assure you boys some fiue copies of ancient and modern Chinese that if you attend to your studies and live writing, together with coloured maps and good sober lives there is plenty of advanco-photographs of the exterior and interior of our went for you both inside. this Colony and colleges tere, und in Canton, were forwarded. outside of it. (Applause)

These exhibits were on view here before being dispatched, and together with the specimens from Houam and Saikwan, were much admired. on this occasion, the council bas, in lion of the asual prizes, substituted-in the English De. partment a series of scholarships, whereby the most successful students in each class will be

thus caused.

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The usual votes of thanks ended the pro- ceedings.

ELLIS KADOURIE CHINESE SCHOOL SOCIETY,

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time and attention bare been devoted to this subject. I, personally, examined every papil in this brunch, and satisded myself that the method we bare adopted, of teaching colloquial

of

Two

Passer 235 or 88 per cent, 87 per cent. 480 221, 93 per cent.

888, 89 per cent. 12. Observations on Groups of Subjects English subjects Reading showed considerable improvement in phrasing, though mispronuncia tion of common words requires stricter attention. With the exception of Junior section of Class 3. Mr. A. J. May went on leure on the 4th 1, which was generally weak, Diotation was April, and Mr. E. Ralphs has been an efficient very good, Shakespeare, History, Geography, acting second master during his absouce. Mr. and Composition were exceedingly well done; Dealy was absent on leave throughout the year, there being specially notiosable a high degree Mr. Hollia arrived in February, but resigned of intelligence displayed in dealing with these H.E. Mr. F. H. MAT then distributed the on 31st May on leaving the Colony, Mr. R. J.enbjoots. The results in Conversation were prices, and afterwards said:Dr. Wright, ladies Birbeck, A., Trinity College, Cambridge, mant pleasing; the boys In the Senior section and gentlemen, the report which Dr. Wright was appointed in his place, arriving 20th of Class I. acquitting themsele a so creditably has read is, I think you will all agres, a very September, and proving an energetic and sue that I regretted there was no one to hear them satisfactory oue. I congratulats the Head Master cessful teacher of Foglish. Mesars. Lo Pun-fai except myself and Mr. Ralphs. Professor and all the other masters of the school, on the and Fung Bo'cheung, 9th and 9th Chinese Barnett, formerly Principal of the Borough larger mensare of success attained this year in the assistants, baring obtained appointments es Road Training College, thus delivers himself Oxford Local Examinations to what has been English teachers at Tientsin University, on the subject of Grammar in his preface to accomplished in the past. I think this is a very resigned a 10th April; as also on 31st October new Edition of Morell:- The study of grammarantisfactory feature of the report (Applause). The did Mr. Lai Chan-pong, 5th Chinese assistant, would not hars maintained so close a hold on the Head Master bos expplied me with various aan on being appointed translator to the Canton schools if the teachers had not felt its paramount ples ofemmination papers in composition, Shake: and Hankow Railway. All three gentlemen importance as an intellectual exercise, and again speare, history, general intelligence, and transis bad been conspicuously excellent teachers, and general grammatical aptitude is of all things tion from Chinese into English, and English into I was sorry to lose their services. Promotions necessary as the indispensable minimum of Chinese. Those papers were, on the whole, very and appointments were made to fill the vacancies logis without which we are liable to incorrect well done and the Head Master is fully justifed thought as well as incorrect speech, for no man in being entirely satisfied with them. In bis 4. Non-Chinese olauses, as reported at the has yet succeeded in separating the ides and report, Dr. Wright has expressed his regret Lime to the Government, were abolished by me name. Fully endorsing Professor Barnett's that in the lower school the systems of making last February, owing to the diminution to cum remarks, I regret once more to be obliged to translations from Chinese into English and rico bere not justifying me in the assignment of two complain of the low standard attained in the seria bas, by decision of the Government, been English masters specially for their behoof. The important subject of grommer, In this, as in prohibited for the present. Now I think it may boys were thereupon scattered amongst Classes many other subjects. there is need of more be useful if I state the reason of that decision. I-IV, being allotted to those sections that are attention to individual scholars, and I would. It is that it is not considered that the best under the control of English masters. The venture to suggest to my masters the ad- method of teaching boys to compose in a lang year's experience has shown that by far the visability of parsuing the course followed by age which they are acquiring is by means of majority bare suffered by their return to mixed myself daring the eight years in which translations until they have gained a certain classes, is testified by their positi a obtained discharged the duties of a practical teacher in knowledge of the language. That decision is by competition in the various Class lists. As a the Central School. I found excellent results based upon experience gained in other schools and substituts for the two translation subjects, nor obtained through dividing a clans roughly in othercentres of teaching, 1 might mention Chinero boys in Classes I-IV offered Natural into quartors, and devoting my main attention one of them, In China, the best school for teach Science and Physiology, and in the remaining to each of these quarters in different subjects ing English young men Chinese in, without classes an incrementel pro rata allowance was at different daye, with occasional demonstra doubt, the British Legation in Peking. They made for these two subjects on the actual total tious on the blackboard to the whole class. bare had vast experience in the teaching of marks obtained by snoh non-Chinese boy. More inspection of slates and less work on the

Chinese, and their method is that during the blackboard appears to me the caro for weakness first your that a young Buglish man is learning in grammar and mathematical subjects.

the Chinese language he does not touch trans- Translation, from and into Chinese were

lation work at all. He devotes himself entirely well done, the former being better than

to the collogain! language, and when he has a the latter. As usual, 31

piece grip of that he begins to trauslate. I passed

mention for the information of masters; per- haps as a bint to them, that, because translation work is prohibited it does not follow that other methods of teaching the boys to compare shonld not be adopted. One that was in vogue in those days was for the student to tell his Chinese Chinese teacher to toll it back to him in corroot Chinese. One next day he would writen shortlet- ter to his Chinese teacher and get him to cor: rol it. That was my favourite method of learning Chinese, and I may say that I found it a very successful one. That brings me to the subject of colloquial generally. You know that. from this year we are going to adopt in Queen's College what is known as the new system of

Mr. BRAIDWOOD Enid that with Mr. Irving's to Jack Absolute" Are you like Cerberus, teaching polloquial. It is a system that bas permission he would ask a few of the boys to two gentlemen at once? When he first. beard been found in Europe to be by far the mest revite; several of the boys of different classes that another fumus scholastic institution in the Colony-as institution on whose governing successful in teaching motoru languages. To did so. Mathematical subjects. Arithmetic is again asist in the institution of that system, da you

Mr. BRAIDWOOD then read the annual report: body he had the honour to be-was celebrating have heard from Dr. Wright, in his report-In presenting to you the third annuairepert of that hour, ire could not help wishing that he, its annual prizegiving on that day, and at wea, throughout the College. Algebra was successful subject in the Upper School. On the normal master has been appointed, and I

the Society's Hongkong College, I am pleased to representation of Mr. Grunt that the test in fed quite sure that, with his assistance, and

say that, in many respects, it boars favourable tou, like Cerberus, was two gentlemen at once, crement of 25 per cent, to the Senior Sretion and will be made during the eming year in the colege has not been conducted wholly on the ke been aware of the fast when he was honoured with the invitation to distribute the prizes there 50 per cent to the Junior; but in justice to myself, study of colloquial." It is a subject that the lines I have recommended, that has been more I must report that, as is the case with all other independent examiners, who examined this

the fault of circumstances then uny want of to-day, he would bare been a victim to the most examination papers, no one question' set failed College a short time ago, made rather severe

Great im conflicting emotions. The Ellis Kadoorie school will on the part of the Connell.

was first open d at Hongkong in 1901; it had comments upon. Now it is the duty of all provements have been made in the entrance and to elicit a correct answer from some one or mora

since opened branobes at Henum, Canton, und boys. Euclid was intelligently done in Classes you boys to throw yourselves into the spirit surrounding of the baildings, and the levelling Shanghai. As regards Mr. Braidwood not being 7. In 1887, in the draft suggestions of1II, and by a few boys in Class III, where it of the new method when it has been thoroughly of the ground immediately to the west of the

satisfied with the appliances he felt in sympathy the requirements for Queen's College, I includ- is a new and difficult subject. A bettor greep explained to you,, and to assist your masters college has been a great boon to the students, with him. It was, however, dionlt to get such at the appointment of anormal master. A few of principles might be exhibited in Mensuration, in carrying it out so that when the independent while the addition of new offices on the wast years later, I applied for an allowance for this thonguesveral boys deserve high praise. A fair examiners come to examine the college again side has waterially added to their comfort. appliances from home, but he felt that before officer, which was, however, refused. With the proportion of boys in (lasses I and II did well they will have nothing but praise where Internal 3. three cluss anos, each capable of long there would be all that was requisite. Mr. assistance of the governing body, my labours in in Bookkeeping. As it is unusual for a non- formerly they found fault. Remember that

accommodating about thirty pupils. have been this direction have boen crowned with success Cbluess boy to excel in these subjects, it is master cannot do everything. He can only taken in, Theta have increased the facilities the results of the examination in geography, a and Mr. Tanner has been appointed normal only just to Carl Bunje to place on record that do one half, the student must do thu for individual teaching, have tended to devre subject he took great interest is. Geography master by His Excellency from 1st March he obtained no less than 86 per cent, marks in other half, and throw himself into the work

the noise consequent on so many classes being was rather hard, and could not be taught und father notice. I have in my annual both Euclid and Bookkeeping.

and assist the master to the best of his ability. conducted simultaneously in the central hall, efficiently by the Chinese teachers unles reports repeatedly borre testimony to the ar

Miscellaneous SubjectsThe General Intel- There is another subject that De. Wright and thus improved the discipline. Beyond the they made a good study of it themselves first. pellent work done by Chinese assistants, who ligones paper was better worked than in my siluded to, and that is the restoration of the possession of maps and glo es, the college is Mr. Williams was giving geography classes, nt have acquired considerable skill in teaching, previous experience; the answers were fall of Chinese classes in this college. That is to

but sesutily provided with apparatus, and which the teachers could attend, benefiting con- it would be made easy for by laborious practice, aided by hints and advice interest and showed acquaintance with a wide say that in the lower school boys will be the subjects of the curriculum are to be siderably thereby

them to do so. There was one point he would given by myself. There can, however, be no field of information, Natural Science and instruoted in the Chinese language,

efficiently tought the College should be question that the value of their services will be Fhysiology were well done by the Senter class Wright, I know, views this innovation with a equipped with the most modern appliances like to speak of it gave him the greatest enormously enhanced by a course of carefully of non-Chinese boys, who offer these subjects great deal of pleasure, and I think Jo all 2 three additional teachers, for the plessure to give the last two prizes (the prizes. regulated instruction in the art and science of instead of translations. Freehand and Model

know that I myself regard it as a mest im-Society, arrived, from England. One of these for regular attendants); Chinese boys were very irregular in attendance. He gave thanks teaching.

pertant improvement. I said yesterday, in (Mr. Nichol) was appointed assistant suaster in Drawing and Shorthand have been taught with

to Mr. Bruidwood and the ladies and gentlemen great success by Mr. Tauber as optional subjects. distributing prizes at the Government District the Honum College, while Messrs. Hamilton 13. The scholarships were awarded as under Schools, that it is very necessary for all Chinese and Scott, were retained as assistant masters

for attending the e; and also for the privilege Se for Morrises, 1 A, Tse Tsok-kai; Junior who seek to make a career for themselves sither have. Both of these goutlemen have had son- Morison, IV A, Yang Yam-mun; Stewart, in the Government service or in the commercial

demonstration was given of the expansion of in etery paper. In the upper school I mod through that saboni myself, and I might just ANNUAL REPORT AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.xempted from payment of feca, for periods

The above society held their annual distribu- tion of prizes at the Hongkong branch yesterday varying from twelve to four months I at noon. Mr. Irving, H.M. Inspector of also pleased to be able to announce that by the Schools, gure away the prizes, others present generosity of the Chinese community, the being, Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, Mr. W. D. Braidwood, college has received one of the "Blake " PF.E.I.S. (Superintend nt of the Society), Rev. Scholarships of the value of $50 per annum. John Stirling. 8. J. Moses, E. Howard, Hugh Fung Wa Hospital and Po Leung Kuk re Kirkbope, Fung Wa Chun, Lau Chu Pak,spectively, for gilts of watches, as also to the Chau Siu Ki. Fung Siu Wo, Chan Foon Ng. great number of Chinese gentlemen who have Li Hing Chai, Pan Wei Shua, Lung Chuk 80 libersily contributed to our prize fund.

Mr. Irving said he did not know whether the Chow, Yeang Pai Sang, Fang Sat Sangatady of Sheridan's plays was included in the Chan Fang Sun, Pang Kang Shang, Chun Chan Nam, Lai Shan Hing, and Wong Siu reading of the senior classes. If so, the boys would be familar with Mrs. Malaprop's question Loung

5. Monday, the 25th May, was observed by order of HE. the Governor as a holiday in loving memory of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria. Ou Saturday, the 23rd, cocasion was taken to explain to every class the reason of the holiday, and by aid of maps practical of Chinese formed thes tifth question the British Empire in the Victorian epoch. selections from recent issues of the local native It did not appear convenient or desirable to Press, oud I was much pleased with the render- asgamble the boys, who live at ull distances (aping into English, especially in the senior section to two, three, and even six miles) from school, of the first cines. As a novelty this year, I also to listen to a lecture upon the holiday itself; inserted an unseen piece of English in every especially in view of the damp hot weather class to be turned into Chinese, but this was not teacher a story in Chinese ore day and get the w. Bridie, Mre, Ezra, Mrs. Judah, and Mosara Our thanks are due to the committees of the usually prevalent in the month of May. I equally well done. The papors written in propose, therefore, to make

prastion of Chinese were first assessed by the vernsenlar ananally addressing the boys on the subjset of masters on the matter of style and correctness the British Empire, on the school day im in writing characters. They were then marked mediately preceding Victoria Day, which bus for transation by Mesars Ng and Teang, the now been gazetted an annual public holiday, two senior Chinese assistants. In view of the 6. Chinese school, abolished in 1996, has at interest evinced by the boys throughout the length bean restored, five Trancular masters College in this important branch of education, having been appointed by His Excellency from I much regret that by 8753/03 C. 8. O. the lot of January. During the past month, instruction in both translations has been pro- they have been employed in making Chinese Libited in the Lower and Preparatory Schools, translations, in examining boys already in the representing about 700 boys, College with a view to their classification for vernonlar school, and in drawing up time tables and regulations. Vernacular school will bogin early in March. By a scheme formulated

by me, in Febriary last, not only will there be Class 1. was too severe, I allowed » pro rata in-gader his instruction, a very great progress comparison with its predecessors, and if the and able to attend both functions. Indeed, had

the direct benefit from the study of the Chinese language, bat also there will be to English schoo: the indirect advantage acorning from the transfer of masters of higher to lower English classes, while their own actions are pursuing Chinese studies,

8. At the Oxford Local Examinations, the good results of the previous year were su passed by the accesses of 14:03 29 certificates were obtained by Queen's Lollege boys, 5 So ior, 9 Junior, and 15 Preliminary. The mark G,

Dr.

There.

Braidwood said he was not well satisfied with

of distributing the prizes. He wished the boys

MT. LAU CHU PAX first called for three

A, Ho Yan-sik; Senior Balilius, IA, Kō Posphere or in sheir own cantry in whatever siderable experience in teaching, and are con- very pleasant holidays.

verant with the most modern methods of next to Distinction, was obtained 40 times in sham; Junior Belilios III A, M. Yamasaki. capacity, that they should have a good sound imperting instructi.2. To them and the cheers for Mr. Irring; and then three mere for 1903, as against 16 fitues in 1902 Of the 29 The Chinese community has by subscription knowledge of their own language.

The proceedings then terminated indebted for able and cheerfully-rendered an- certificates, 16 were awarded to Chinese boys. founded a Bloke scholarship, of the aunun! valne is saother reason why I d I baliere members of the Anglo-Chinese staff, I am much the ladies and gentlemou Three Chinese boys were placed by the xford of $150, ie hooour of His Excellency the recent your Head Master, view with satisfaction sistance. In December, 1902, the council Lad Examiners at the head of the Senior list in this Governor; the first award will be made in 1903 the restoration of the Chinose schools. under consideration the desirability of placing LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Collage, and air at the head of the Junior. In for proficiency in translations and English You know that the less educated Chinose in the college nuder the Goverement Grant-in- the Preliminary list, the two brothers Galluzzi, | composition. To the list of donors of przes Hongkong-the Chinese of the middle and

The C.M. steamer Canfu left Victoria on the by offering Italian in addition to the usoni published in my laat aamal report should by lower classes-here the unenviable reputation Aid Scheme, and correspondence with the subjects, rank first, being icomediately followed added the names of Messrs. We Tsung-in and of having much worse manners than the Chinese Inspector of Schools took place. As, however, 16th it. for Hongkong via Yokohama ang Kobe. The Indo-China steamer Namsang left Cal- a new educational code was in course of prepara by three Chiness boys. The percentage of Laung Lan-fan, both former scholars and in China or in Peking or the treaty-ports of tion, the matter was deferred till its completion cable for this port via the Straits on the Suth passes in Queen's College is 83 in Senior, 43 in masters of this College, who have already attained China. I have lived in Peking and in Canton, TEL Junior, and 79 in Preliminary. The inferiority bigh position in the chinesa mperial Service, and I have paid short visits to various treaty June, 193, and the college came under the ult, and may be expected here on the 16th inst. is of the Educational Department on the The J.C.J. Linesteamer Tjilatjap left Macas- shown by the Junior candidates should prove a 1 he sons of Mr. Arculli, old scholars, have joined ports, and I have also travelled extensively in 1st July following. In 1:01 and 1902 education sar for this port on the 31st ult., and may be salutary teasca for the future, as with very their father in presenting a handsome douation. China itself, and I am sorry to say I think the at this College was free, but while Free expected here on the 8th inst, Hittle more application several more boys wight 14. In Decomber, Mr. Hannibal Williams middle and lower classes of Chinese bere bare Education is, in itself, un excellent thing, it kare passed. Hearty congratulations are again was kind enough to accept my invitation to all earned that reputation.

It is only for the time has, when confined to one institution in a district, dae to Messrs. Ralphs, Grant, and Tanner for give in the ball a recitation of Shakespeare's just now that I, who sm their painstaking and successful instruction.

Henry IV., Part I. There was a good atter-Loing the King's representative in the disadvantages. These disadvantages so in fluenced the council that it was decided to 9. Vations structural improvements have been dance, and the opportunity was woloomed, expe. Colony, came into the courtyard of this College. charge a fee of $24 per annum, and this ficeled by the Public Works Department iu visily by those boys who annually make a study There were seated there several coolies-ignor-regulation has been in force daring the past the College in the course of the year. An of some Shakespearean pl y Schoolant coolies no doubt and they remained seated year. In all, 441 pupils were enrolled for 1903, at all Stationers, WAVERLEY WOLEN, EDINBURGH, entiraly new roof has been erected over the hall Magazine and various clubs continue to flourish. I till I told the policeman who was following me and the highest number present on any one day

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