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VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL. ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

There was a large gathering of parents and friends of the scholars at the Victoria British Bohool yesterday, when the annuel distribution of prizes took place ME, A, Irving (Director of Edues tion) who was accompanied by Mrs. Irving, distributed the prizes, and also briefly addressed those present,

ANNUAL REPORT.

The annual report, which was read by the headmaster (Mr Forster), stated, among other things.

"The school has been open 202 times in the course of the year, during which the average attendance was 47 as om pared with 65 of the previous year. The highest enrolment was in May, 80, and the lowest in December, 47. The decline may be attributed to war conditions Many children have been taken home, but few have been brought out

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH 1917.

“The children of the school make monthly contributions to the War Fand, to which #85 have been subscribed. They have also rendered valuable services in

collecting for the Red Cross, ete, on Rose Day and Heather Day. The Minis tering Children's League now numbers 22 motubers and two associates. Its oner- gies are directed towards maintaining a child's cot and the Ottershaw Homes, the money being obtained by each mem- her contributing to a stall in the Bataar held at Government House

dt We deeply regret to record the deaths. of three former scholars of this school Lieut. E. W. H. Brett, Lugard Scholar in 1911 was killed by a sniper on August 1st while in a trench near the Somme, Lieut. Geo. Hoskins and Pte. W. AJ, Bullock have also lost their lives in the great strruggle, the former France and the latter in Gallipoli, 1. is hopel that we shall be able to estab- lish some Fermanent and fitting memorial to these gallant soldiers. Interesting letters have been received and read to the sebool from Lieut. R. H. Barlow, my predecessor. Thus the children have been brought to realise the war and to feel that it touches them and will touch them very closely Lessons towards this end have also been taught, and essays written.

PRIZO LIST.

The prize list was as follow:- Class II-E. C. Gegg (Form prize and Gladys Woolley (Junior Local), Tred scholarship), Victor Hast (Junior Local), Bullock (Junior Local) Class III.

vic Woolley (Lugard Scholarship), Jas. Lyon (History, Class Scholarship) Class |IV-Chrissie Angus (Form prize and

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION.

As the result of police vigilance in the enforcement of the Traffic Regulations, Mr. Melbourne had before him, yerter dny, 64 charges against ricaha coolice, chair boys, street hawkers, truck attend auta, etc. Fines ranging from $1 to 30 were inflicted

DUAL OFFENDER,

***OUR DAY” APPEAL IN

HONGKONG.

THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY'S THANKS.

H.E, the Governor has received a letter from the Chairman of the Finance Com mitteo of the British Red Cross Society of which the following 16 a copy ---

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY The Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England.

83, Pall Mall, London, S.W., Joint War Committee.

Sis. I beg on behalf of Lord Lans

8th January, 1917.

communication from the Officer Adminis downe to acknowledge the receipt of a imtering the Government with reference cu

When found hawking bottles without a licence in Yaumati a Chinese at once offered a bribe to the lukong, who appre- herded him.

He was fined $4 for hawking without pop or licence and $15 or three weeks' Prisonment, for offering a bribe.

COAL COOLIES” DISPUTE

for six months.

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While following their employment in the M.B.K. con yard on Thursday, some gangs of coolies had a dispute over the

words led to many blows, and a freethe Joint War Committee of the Britiso use of certain tracks, The use of high

Lord Lansdowne and the members of 5ght ensued. One of the coolies appeared Red Cross Society and the Order of St. before Mr. Wood yesterday with a John desire me to convey to Your Excel- badly damaged head, and charged an other of the coolies with assault. After tency, and, through you, to all those com- bearing evidence, Mr. Wood bound the Cerned with the appeal in Hongkong, our warm and grateful thanks for the dcfendant over to be of good behaviour generous help we thus receive in our work for, tho sick and wounded. Especially do we wish to record our thanks to Lady May for her generous and energetic co- operation and to the Hongkong Branca of the St. John Ambulance Brigade for their valuable assistance in the Competi

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Your Excellency would put as under

kong, to the Hongkong War Charities the "Our Day" Committee in Hong Committee, to Mr. Hallifax and to Mr. Sandford our high appreciation of the excellent results of their work, and to assure them of our sincere thanks. I am,

(S.) ROST A HUDSON (Chairman of Finance Committee) THE LARGEST SELECTION AND HE. Sir Francis H. May, K.C.M.G.,

Hongkong

When a small boy was charged before Mr. Melbourne with the theft of a quilt, a rug and several pieces of clothing from the boy was living with some "hady" a clothes line, Inspector Sim said that

of the opinion that the lad was really characters, and he (the Inspector) was employed by a woman to take the things off clothes lines, and that the woman Sept gang of boys to do the same things,

The boy was ordered to receive ten strokes with the birch and to be detained in gal for 48 hours

at

"The chief innovation with regard to the curriculum bag been the introduction of Chinese for the boys of the upper school. Probably because of its local and practical utility, it has been taken up with considerable zest. The class meets twice a week under Mr. Sung. The Scholarship). Class V-Betty Ferguson prize, offered by the Director of EducaNancy MeNeillie (Form Prize and (Form prize and Scholarship). - Class VI, tion, on the result of this examination in Scholarship). Class VI.--Barah Shaw this subject has been awarded to Richard (Gen. Progress) Class VII-Betty Baker

(Form Prize and Scholarship), Wm. Pol Gogg. Efforts to improve the English loy (General Progress), Dolly Lyon (Con and Mathematics of the Upper School eral Progress) Class VIII--Mary Wal- have met with some success. A greater lace (Forni Prize), Alex, MeNeillie use of the library has contributed some (Arith, and General Progress). Infanta Alex, Shaw (Merit), Phyllis Woolley thing to the former subject, and more (General Progress), time on the time table has been allotted to the latter. The weakness of the Upper School lies in its handwriting, and to a lesser degree in its spelling. In the Middle School the children have shown

In the course of some remarks, Mr keerness in their work when they have Irving referred to the falling off in the been examined orally cach month. More attendance, and though many of the cases might be due to the war, he also thought time spent on their tables would imit had a good deal to do with their friend prove the arithmetic. Stress has already and neighbour, the Trench Convent, which been laid upon spelling and handwriting had taken away at least seven or eight and general neitness. In the Juni students to his knowledge. Of course, the what right he had to make such a de W. H. Edmonads, R. U. Witchill, E. W

School some good kindergarten work was done. The Physical Drill of the Upper School has been under the control of Mrs. Bishop. The course followed has been that laid down by the Board of Education at Whitehall. The drill of the Junior School, on the same lines, i under the control of Miss Jack and Miss Rodger. The exercises, which are per formed in the cold weather each morn ing with mach keenness, cannot fail to produce a beneficial effect.

Dr. Mckenny has medically

Special Prizes Director of Education's Prize, R. Duncan Overseas Club prize prize for Chinese.-R. C. Gegg; 2nd

for best essay on War: Girls, -1, Gladys Woolley, 2nd, Evie Woolley Boys-1, Fred. Trueman, 2, R, C. Gegg

French Convent was a very good school, well equipped and all that, but he thought it was a great pity that, having got a British school, they did not support. it as they might du. He asked those pre- scent to induce other residents to support British industries, especially in war time. He was pleased to notice that the colle guial French was good. Ever since he had been in the Colony he had pushed the question of colloquial languages for the English children, and collo quial English for the Chinese children an fox as he could. If they were going to write any language they bad first to be able to speak it. The worst point in the school work was handwriting. Now, in his opinion, bad handwriting was un- examin-pardonable in anyone who was below

A KOWLOON ASSAULT,

peared before Mr. Melbourne on a charge

A Portuguese named F. C. Botelho up a p

of assaulting a man named A. W. Ram- say in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

Mr, L. d'Almada, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution.

The complainant's story was to the effect that on New Year's eve he was walking along Nathan Road, Kowloon, when he was accosted by the defendant, who demanded his reason for striking a friend of his. Complainant asked mand, whereupon defendant named a vicious blow at him which complainant warded o... Defendant then rushed upon complainant, and, being the stronger of the two, brought him to the ground, and struck him repeatedly while in that posi- tion.

Defendant's story was that he and com- plainant fought as the result of com plainant striking the first blow. It came out, however, that defendant had previ ously threatened to attack complainest if he got the chance,

His Worship inflicted u fine of $10, and bound the defendant over to keep the peace for six months in the sum of $100 for himself and two sureties of $100 each

My

SPORT:

CRICKET.

CIVIL SERVICE C.C. 7. H.K.C.C.

The following will represent the Civil- Service on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground at p.m. to-day-Hon. C. Bevern, C.M.G (Captain), R. B. Pon- sonby Fane, R. O. Hutchison, R. E. 0. Bird E. W. Hamilton, C. Tacchi, Dawson, CF. Mason and P. T. Lamble. Umpire, Bare; scorer, W. Fincher.

KOWLOON “A”. UNIVERSITY. For this match with the University at Kowloon to day, Kowloon will be repre senter by the following:--J. P. Robinson, JV Braga, K. Macaskill, A. R. F Raven, W. H. Stapleton, J. H. Mand, WT Elson, Dr. C. Forsyth, E J Edwards, H. Overy and J. C, Fletcher.

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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

ed the children each quarter, and report staff and the pupils would co-operate to Masonic Hall was charged before Mr Prospects of the Shropshires, for if the

THE MASONIC HALL WATCHMAN

An Indian watchman employed at the

Melbourne with being drunk when op duty

There is only one first division match arranged for today, but it should be a good one. The R.G.A cannot improve their position in the League even by a wing but they can seriously upset the latter fail to win they will be out of the running for honours in this league. for honours, but, as the Club has still to would leave the R. E. and Club aspirants play the Shropshires and Navy, the odds are decidedly in favour of the Engineers The gunners sze without the services of Cuple, but have a good substitute in Gretton, who played a good game, for them in the forward line in their maten with the R. E. last week,

ed on the health of the children. His recommandations, chiefly with regard to the eyes and teeth, have been forwarded to the parents, but the advice given, is too frequently ignored. This is all the more surprising in a Colony like Hongkong, where the health of the child ren uught to be of primary concern. One case of amall-pox occurred during the school year. The children in attendance and teachers were thereupon vaccinated..

In the University Examination four pupils were eligible for the Junior Local R. C. Gegg, Gladys Woolley Victor Hast, and Geo. Bullock These candidates were all successful, Frederick to do it. They heard a good deal, added and at 9 p.meemed to be quite sober. ment if their team should emerge vit

she tha abou: thing uns numming, but on the table. was massing, but a casa belonging to Mr. C. G, Alabaster watchman had done this, but & Chinese was torn open. He did not say that the may have done so, having taken advan watchman, who was only engaged a few tage of the slumbering watchman. The days age, was supposed to be on duty,

the rank of a taipan, so he hoped the improve it. The Chinese class seemed as if it was going to be a great success after starting in a tentative sort of way, and Mr. J. Vanstone, caretaker of the he hoped in the future to make the cle Hall, said that at 12.15 that morning, as more convenient for the students, and he was going his rounds, he found the especially the boys, inasmuch as one of watchman lying flat on his back and fast their classes had to be held on a holiday asleep. It took several minutes to wake That was very apt to load the boys to the watchman and to get him on to his view the study of Chinese with a very fees. Upon going to the Main Hall laudiuced eye. It was very satisfactory winess found the door wide open, the to find that no less than nineteen boys lights full on, and one cupboard, con were studying the Chinese anglaining regalia, open and the regalin Everybody know that after the war was over the English, people in China would have to buck up and braco up, and to study the Chinese language if they were going to prove trade; and there was no better time for beginning the study and distasteful subject, than when the of Chinese, which was a rather dreary boys were at school where they were made the Director of Education, about too. many things being taught in their schools, but they seldom beard what there was to be said on the other side of the question, He thought, as

matter of fact, from his own, experience, that most people would agree with his when he said that the better the school was the more varied were its activities. Possibly they had in their minds, many of them, a very good. school at home; and, if so, he would not bo at all surprised to hear that that parti In the Chinese examination five pupils cular school did not stick to a few hum drum subjects, but varied them with all were examined, and three passed. The sorts of external subjects or lessons; such| winner of the Lugard Scholarship is things as field clubs, which were not exactly in the syllabus and did not count Evie Woulley, while the class scholarships, for marks in examination. Such things which have just been instituted and increased the intelligence of the child, which entitle the holders to free tuition and, he thought were beneficial. Mr Irving also urged the learning of short- for one year, have been awarded to R. O. hand and typewriting, and, referring to Gegg (Class II.), J. Lyon (Class III) the care of ferth, said that the authoriyaars

ties at home were using their strongest M Chrissie Angus (Class IV.), Betty Forgu-endeavours to see that the children came defend, said the girl was still in hospital, to school in a it state. He added: and that he was instructed to plead not "You cannot make much of a child who guilty.

Trucuan sat the Naval Yard examination in July, and was second on the list, missing the first place by a narrow in In the School Examinatione the following are the results:

No. Examined. No, Passed, Upper School... 12

10 Middle School

20 Junior School ...

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Probably the largest crowd of the watch the South Chi Ateie pn3 Sepson will assemble on the Navy Ground D Coy, K.B.L.I. in what, wis peab. be the deciding match for second division

wing, the two K.8.1.1. teams and the hours. If the soldiers win they cannot be displaced, but, if the Chinese team Athletic each have a chance to head the of enthusiasm among the Chinese sup league. There is a tremendous amount porters, and there will be great excite

Asked if he had anything to say, the torious. If the Athletic play the gamo watchman remarked that Mr. Vanstone they have an excellent chance, but there their playera asked him to make a curry for him. He is a tenderey among some of

71 style of play, (defondant) had been drinking, but was to adopt a gallery not drunk, he had only had a few especially when choouraged to do so by their anpporters, which, although it looks. Glasses,

Mr. Melbourne-Why did you go to clestr, upsets combination, without which,

no team can win matches. sleer 7

Defendant. I did not sleep at all, I' only had a few glasses,

A fine of $10 was imposed, or in default, 14 days hard labour,

TODAYD

MATCHES..

HONGKONG LEAGUE,

1ST DIV1810

KSLI v. R.G.A-Club Ground. Kick- ALLEGED SHOCKING CRUELTY off, 4 p.m. Heferee, Mr. Banks.

A shocking case of alleged cruelty by Chinese mistress came before Mr. Wood at the Hongkong Magistracy yes terday, when & Chinese woman, living at 139, Queen's Road, was charged with ill-treating her servant girl, aged 16

KSL.I-Pritchards; Clayton an Wall Morris, Williams and Hena; Brad- dock Machin, Pritchards, Jones and Peplow

R.G.A.-Garrod; Gretton and Dicken- son; Gorman, Edgaler and Thomas Youngman, Moran, Small, Leighton and

Gardiner, who appeared to Halls

2ND DIVISION,

Lusitano-Club 87th Coy. R.G.A

Ground, Kick-off 2.30p.m. Re feree, Mr. Wells.

D Cor K.S.L.I.. South China Athletic-Navy Ground. Kick-off, 2.30 pm Referee, Mr. Wright,

HONGKONG LEAGUE,

son (Claas V.), Nancy McNeillie (Class VI.), and Betty Baker (Class VIL),

has toothache, In conclusion Mr Inspector O'Sullivan said the girl The athletic activities of the boys Irving said he regretted the loss of three would be out of hospital that morning. find an outlet in football, cricket and old boys at the front, and was glad to The Inspector added that Sanitary hear that some sort of memorial was going Inspector Tayler was at the house the fires Football matches have been played to be erected in memory of them. It previous day in the course of his lime with the Indian School, our new neigh- would possibly be of some small comfort washing inspection, and, in the cook

Division II. Table to Date. hours, with varying success.

Cadet to their parents to feel that the example house, he found the girl, She had heavy

Gosli of their boys would be remembered in chains fastened around both her ankles

Club P. W. LD. FA P. matches have also been playedh

girt's,back that school, and that it would remain to and these were taken up the

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WELL 9 8 1 20 20 5 16 "The cadet corps, under Licat. C. encourage ether boys who came after and fastened to a heavy iron, chatty,

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2 13 Smith, parades at leas, duce overy week them. The Director also returned which was bound to the girl's back where Stal and Dep's 98 and now numbers 22. It has the advan thanks, on behalf of Mrs. Irving, for the the baby was usually carried The girls. China A7 tage of a ten day camp each year, when beautiful bouquet which had been pre told the Sanitary Inspector that she had 89th, ROFA. 8 some useful instruction is imparted. The sented to her.

been in that state for three or four days, 1 13rd 0%, B.GA. members of the corp have also the A small concert programme, including but that the chains had been loosened at Lusitano privilege of attending weekly bathing some scenes from Shakespeare, and several night to enable her to lay down. She HEROI parties in the season. The girl guides songs, was given by the students, and a way unable to do this during the day Kowloon 10 now number eight, and parade each week hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. The case was remanded until this Navy RBY]

876 OR.G.A 9. ander Miss Day.

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