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PEKING, January 24th

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

SCARCITY OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS IN JAPAN.

1918

SATYINGRUN SCHOOL.

ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF "PRIZES.

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn then dis tributed the prizes. The following in the list of prize winners

SOHOLARSHIPS

The annual distribution of prizes at

From Class 4 to Queen's College Sayingpuz School, Pukfulam Road, took Hau Chouk-ling, Wong Tai kwan place yesterday, at noon The school Lo Hing kun; 4, Leung Or-sang, 6. Chan

Kwai-yung.

(Govern 2 Wong Pak hing,

(Ho Koth tong Bokolar)

Is gems that the Government plan for supplying the immediate domestic needs There is a disunot pause in the politi of shipbuilding materials has proved un oal situation of China” Each side, workable (snya The Jirgan Chronicle) North and South, is afraid evidently to It will be remembered that simultaneous. ball was euitably decorated for the occa make a move, with the result that

Iy with the announcement of the upture sion, and a guard of honour, composed ment Free position almost of stalemate ensues, Bo of the Japanese-American negotiations of the Sayingguo- School Branch of the pronounced in this state of affairs that on the front end connage question in th. John's, Ambulance Brigade, under number of telegrams, have been addressed November last, the Government Superintendent Ray stood at the en- by military leaders to the President saknounced that it would supply, over 38,000 trace. There was a crowded attendance ing him to und the present indednite et tons of iron and steel from the State of parents and friends of the pupils.

Ironworks within the current facal year,

Mr. A Morris, the Headmaster, prevening bare CLABS PRIZES Z and provide for 148 vessels, of 520,000 sided, and was supported in the platform

Litude of the Government and make

pronouncement in favour of renco, or proceed with the policy of fighting the rebels. Edp the military protagonist like Tsao Kun, who have been asked to

send their troops to the Breath to meet

tons deadweight, including ships then on by the Hon. Mr. Cland Bevern, C.M.G. the kept and those whose keels were 8ir Charles Eliot (Vice-Chancellor of shortly to be laid down. The authorities the University), Major Morgan, and Mr

Ling Hung-to (Govern

a cult Free Scholar) 2 Chan Man-chau, (Ralphs Bebolar).

Clasa

Taicho, (Government

Free Scholar),

Cines &Wong Kam-fai, (Government Free Scholar).

Class ba and b-1, Li Kwong, 8, Wong Wing-tong, Leung Hing Li, Chenk Yuk yan,5,, Un Kai cheung, 6, Fung Shiu-im.

Titegang, 2,

Class Sa and 8.-L-

Chan Tchun 3,

the advance of forces from "the To ascertained the indispensable require/Ho Kim-tong. The proceedings were in 5, Li Ka-b

plead that they cannot do so until the Président cancels his peace mandate This, however, he has so far declined to do. It is obvious that he is stilling boges of bringing about ic compromise of some

men,

6.-1 Tong Tse-yab, '2, Lai Tat- Li Hi-Jun

Chân Pun.

Yung

Class 7a1 Lau Fak-wa, 3,

ments of the principal shipbuilders' interspersed with recitations delivered by this country, and the necessary steps were pupils of under twelve yeate of age, who taken for increasing the output of the were warmly applauded.

The Headmaster read the following dat operations there show but little pro-report:-The maximum enrolment was chuen, Stat factories. It is now said, however, gress) while it is only two months to the 474 (409 in 1816), the minimum cnrolment

Kwok, 3, Lau Chun-fan. Kam-to, 3, Pau Bai-fong, 4, Tang Nai- ~Class 7b-1,) Mok Kam-ching, 2, Mor

81, Li Min-kwan.

BortMeanwhile, Commander Changend of the current financial year na 315 (209 in 1916), and the averago Beginners' Classes 1, Mak Wing-

attendiate was 409 (349 in 1816). B 1, To Yung kwong, 0:1, Chu Kwak.

things stand, it is said to be impossible Lim-sheng, of the 10th Brigade, explains supply even 2,000 tons of the 18,000 the fall of Lachokuo and his retreat to tons promised. As a matter of facts it The school retains its popularity Tengchov He attributes bis defeat to is reported that the authorities have the lack of ammunition and asks that builders concerned of the allotment of of applicants had to be refused admin already unofficially notified the ship among the Chinese, and a large number Large supply be sent to him without iron and steel supplies, the total quansion in consequence of lack of Locom delay. There is, however, another side tity available before the end of the

financial year being put at 2,000 tons modation. During the year no less than

ber of attendances..

chs;

Chen Sik-kwan, 3, Lo Ping fai-

VERNACULAR Cheung Chung-fat

STUDIES.

Wong Tai kwan; 2, Au 1 Hau Chouk-ling; 2,

Class 4.-A. Ewonglai BAL Chan Chok-yan

CLASS 5. Wing-tong; 3

Class

Chang

Wong

Pak-hing, 3, Wong

Chan Man-chan

Chan Pun;

So the picture General Hai Shin-cana, Certain large shipyards are said to bave 80 boys have made the maximum num Leung to sha

who declared independence, has been de fested by the Government troups under General Wu Kuansing and forced to evacuate Chenchow, which

tored by the victorious general on day Lung Chsi kwong, the redoubtable Southern general, has also been scoring victories for the Government.

Quite Buxession of cities have fallen to his arms. The other general in Hupeh who declared independence, Li Tien lasi, haw rebeived an ultimatum from the Tuchun of Hapeh failure to-comply with which will lead to his being immediately attack This presages, the failure of the in- dependent movement in Hupeb, FINANCIAL!

Notwithstanding the several loans which have been raised for the purpose of Besisting the Bank of Obing and the

beeh assigned only from 100 to 200 tons They complain that if they had known this before, they could have replenished their stocks when the market was low send time ago.

The discipling of the school in excellent, his 1. Fau Bai-fonis: 2, and the work done is highly satisfactory, Ch Li Shin-yang

Class 8.A 1, Li Min-kwan, 2, Ho Reading and conversation are good Yun-tong. B 1 Lo Ping-fat; 2, Mok throughout, but especially in the Inwest

C: Li Yupoon; 2, Loung classes, where beginners receive their

It seems that there are several reasons for the breakdown of the Government piso. In the first place, they are accused of having overestimated the capacity of the State works. It is also presumed first instruction in English from an Eng that the authorities deliberately made it a Mistress, Mrs. Morris Handwrit appear for some diplomatic reason, that

it was quite easy for Japan to supplying is particularly good throughout the her own requirements of shipbuilding school, the special attention devoted to materials. Again, arrangements for in creasing the State output were delayed, this subject being apparent in all classce. and operations were only commenced in in the arithmetic papers, also, acatness December. It is also said that the naval and good arrangement were noticeable and military authorities have made in-

throughout

Wing

SPECIAL PRIZED.ZUE

Beginners

Wun-ki, Class 4

English-Chan Kan-cho Chew Prizes-Old Boys: Chan Po ming: Present Boys: Li Kwong.

Sports Prizes Old Boys Football Leung Olang Old Boys, Volley Ball. Football Au Kwong-lat; Present Boys, Wan Man-kit.

Drawing-Blackboard, Lau Im; Pencil and Brush, Olage 4, Ng Wai-pun 5. Chan creased demands on the State Works Object-lessons have been intelligently at Cho Ba Chan Pun; 6b, L

7, Li Whatever be the reasons for the failure given. In all classes, good sketch maps

Handwriting Won

Wing-toby of the Government plan for meeting the were drawn in connection with the geo Recitation-Feng Tamheung Choi immediate shipping requirements, igraphy papers. In Clasa 1, taught in Fuk pang, Fok Wing-kin, Choi Fuk-hoi seems rather far-reaching in its effects two divisions there were a few weak

Eighty-one

Bank of Communications to bring their It is true that for some time after the papers in arithmetic in both divisions twenty-ninence medals and

Nery low quotation, standing, now iron and steel there had been increasedent work

4 10 per cent iscount on the Fan hardly be otherwise when the pr

creds of the loans are diverted to other

arrivals in this country but American shipments have materially decreased cof

Aid certificates vere

Severn, addroksing those preseng, said

falt groally honoured at having been invited to the Saivingpun school, for the first time, to

poaching

ich they werd are practically running out. The largest grapp taught in three divistong i present the prizes. He felt that he wan

uice than ostensible obtained, such as the purchas od prmu, etc. inances of the count)

editable condition

there seems to

of their better

3 pro

school was

yet it was how much

did iso Mr. SeveLD

At work divisions the work late. It is said that in some kinds stocks A division, and in

very good, except in arithmetic in the

and geo In the B division shipyards may be able to continue ope

the perhaps, kam & a little on the pre- third onesting of newly admitted boss serves of

Kam tang, who was rations for some time yet without gre The A division did very well throuheetaetor of bad

their programmes, but it is feared that the amsitler ones will be coin out: B division was Tenk in arithmetic on previous occasions presented the prizes polled to close down. I

day in The C division in a mid-term examina When de

it he at once saw that the high standard SMALLİPSUILDERS IN DIFFICULT. tion did highly eroditable work it I mentioned in a previous letter that Some montin ago when the shipping Clogs in three divisions, two consist- previously attained had been well main-

very tain

tained.

It was & most efficient school Finance Wes about to be pardoned and shipbuilding concerns sprang up, ses, Clasi & Cons very good, although the nose Popular among the Chen Chin-tão, the former Minister market was booming quite a number of ing of newly admitted boys showed ve

results in all subjects that a mandate to this effect would

in arithraetic. cramped e promulgated soon. It is understood that and Shirinashikawa at Osaka At that We Begmore class is taught in three work was being done this

sation will be shortly undertaken in time even the right to get a ship built divisions Bacallen results were shown nose showed how much conjunction with

with a amnesty to the we bought, and sold at a premium. A in these classes, where English is taught the teaching they received ab

school leaders of the

by the fact that nearly forty students under. Kuan Shih-ku, such as Liang Shin complete change has since come uver the with great fuccess

adchne situation, however, due to the American yi-who is on his way from Japan to embargo on iron and steel and more tee paid several visits to the school dur-

The members of the Education Commit had

for not missing a Dalny to take up

his residence ther

recently by the peace negotiations Taction done year the school some

ཐ happy Chow Taz-chi, Chu Chi

Yang

these shipyards there are now no orders satisfaction Chin-tao Y

member of for construction, nor any one willing to Mr. Ponsonby Fane, one of the Ki the

18 expected that

wrote The relations of the Head small token to remind them their pardon will keep his party from criticis Where ships have already been built.

es undertake such orders if there were any wrote: ing the pardon of the others montioned

and scholars appeared to be regular attendance. He felt that the latter return to Faking some of is said that much trouble is made before peculiarly happy at Sayinggun School many other boys would come in to the ind life of the school has school. there were more room.” Well, tom may be drawn upon to strengthes delivery is taken. Perhaps this le due The social

hoped to have more room in the the present Cabinet, which cannot to the unsatisfactory or even anseaworthy been well maintained Chest has been in

pecially on both banks of the Kidzukawt was a tendency to weakness

it

they

Chi

during the pr

and May, and expressed great ught it was a

ther said that there and practically the players to a

members

and during the

Buro

high state of afheimcy; tunate in having the continued guidance,

and Mrs. Morria. and sympathetie wonderful

and

Arlesoribed other than as a collectio condition of the vessels built It is fur the charge of Mr. Ray, who has raised future. The school was specially for

LIVES FLACION by al Patrusted on the two Usaka rivers, in Schoola Chees League Shield which was Cacers) The mediocritica purchasers for the wooden vessels con he School team won the Hongkong year after year

While it undoubtedly true

the Hon. Mr H E. Pollock, work had had u at a lunch ently

July during the は pneumonic plague, in spreading north of this may be attributed to soreirano to Taignanfe threatening the capital if which Osaka folks are so notoriously ad contains about 500 volumes, and is well who had

The Library

now received great enlarged, dicted

thosocial patronised Funds for the additional INCREASED DEMAND FOR FIG IRON, books and for the School Bugle Band also in

of

The decrease in imports of machinery were subscribed by a number of Chinese Saiving ear

had

keenness ~ in

the school and the energies the school branch of the S

(Applause).

whom I described lust was a person the demand for pig iron. The market is No Brigade. The Division the great success achieved by the Sai-

out

on two

was nob

hansi iteell, and that the number of deathy must be very much greater than the to reported by the Neiwupu as hav ing been notified, it is none the less true that the authorities are realising their has led to increased activity in the gentlenten, The Bugle Band is attached John's Aminlance Brigade (Ap duty in taking stens prevent its

machinery-making industry in this coup to the Sairingpun Division of the St. Mention had been made in the report of spreading General Chinnig Chea chung. This in turn has greatly increased John

of past and present pupils, vingrun school division of the St. John arata wit

with the military seems to be doubly feeling the affects of the increased is

financially by Mr. Ho Kam Ambulance Brigade. He had witnessed made good so far. He has enlisted the den and owing to greatly reduced imtong; it is thoroughly efficient, and is their demonstrations support of the local authorities, and ports: On account of acquisition by the furnished with the latest equipment Beld day somewhere out over the Kole At Days"in 1916 and 1917-and on ona metentive measures advocated by the British Government, there has recently the annual competition on our Day

out of loon hills he had been told off as medical experts

Divion was placed engaged are bestige of the Indian pig iron which used tool-por epidemic in the early the (Laughter) The posITION

been a marked reduction in the import car-

four Companies completing

Casualty early

the oceedings. irise wtsin- districtravellers

part of not allowed to enter threatened cities mand. In fact, it is said that the Mitsui the year the members of this Division happy one for the Shiyingpun Division, vasation, and but they set to work and after putting without medical examination.

Quran Busson Kaisha has received a telegram gave up a portion of their

which was supposed to be broken, bine stations are being esta

vacaineted no fewer than 12,062 cases. All stating that of the quantity contracted The Division now attached as a Voluntary in splints, placed him on a stretcher and

carried him over a rough road for Corp considerable distance. He misty that parlier events befied. The Peking will not be available for shipment. In has also attended Field days and Визучал

to be opened for the circumstances, the domestic market Mobiliation, Guards of Honour, and they Crone, so that men from the rail-bead hande (Langhter) work done Height traffe only and worked in tee. Las been growing visibly stronger. At the Defence Corps Camp, as well as pro- grateful that he was placed will not Teach Peking. At the terminus, 1.150 per ton, but now no less than Y.300 wooden huts erecte détention zind

is quoted. Indeed, in retail transactions quarantining of coming

from the infected

in Dunks on the 12th instant business even the egahon Quarter

was actually doner at Y-285, contam

making hould prove to be notes

ruction of a quara the German

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MT ghow so, sppreciation of the danger for export this year about, 50,000 tons Aid Detachment to the Defence did it very well and he was very

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Our Day boys from this School very grateful to them for their use. sold roses in aid of the Red Cross work in vaccinating 12,063 cases at that Funds and handed in the ward of $385 80 time (Applause) He noticed that the A Chinese Band has been formed and athletic side had not been neglected. (наз Бесете тогу popular its severe swimming in whi

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olley-ball continue to flourish,

adter life

sion he them all & happy and prosperous

The

meeting of the Peking Branch of the Patriotic League took place this afternoon, when it was decided to continue the

deemed necééULIT tion whic View of the falling off in the support the accorded the branch. It was resolved to

cultivate the social instincts by more fre even quent gathering, ond new ecromittas was inteposed of new Dog with that Brigad object in view Bir Bob Eredon, who Division carried off one

resolu Swimming indulged in throughout the son of learning to swim, and its usele

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Stonecutters Ite Large number of

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ingpun ionship:

the lowe

has been chairman since the branch was The usual picnics and excu ions were

this position to the augurated,

the bold

of

igned

The literature on the War uchi, the First Secretary by the Chinese Chamber of nese Legation, who

being

been distributed to the pup Tokyo, this been lavishly pictures have been displa

ein general inform

Zuntry frier

wex in a few days. Haron

indo Minister is dus »

oluntee

zuma provides

September Mr. Mol

The School two Each of the value of $30

Headmaster then, unde ackn off contributions „Feckived Fofher quarters

hears were then given for Mr. Severn And for Mr and Mrs Morris.

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