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THE DIRECTORY

1921.

KOREA,

FOR" CHINA": "JAPAN,

INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIP PINES, BORNEO, EN.

FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL ISSUE.

HEADMISTRESS'S REPORT. The school was opened, 904 times in the course of the year. The maximum en rolment was 49. The average attendance for the year was 39 (45 in 1010).

KITCHENER AND FRANCE. GREAT SOLDIER'S FORESIGHT.

At the rooms of the Anglo-French Society' on December 10th, Sir George Arthur, who was for many years private secretary to the late Lord Kitchener, delivered a lecture on Lord Kitchener and the Ensente." Exhibited in the lectureiroom was an in- toresting portrait of Lord Kitchener by Mr. P. Tennyson Cole,

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Mr. W. H. Helm, chairman of the com- ittoo of the society, presided, and, i introducing Sir George Arthur, said no ɑɑ know more about Lord Kitchener-not even the wife of an ex-Prime Minister.

Laughter and cheers.)

VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL. HON. MR. IRVING ON CO-ORDINA- TION OF LOCAL SCHOOLS.. The annual prise distribution of the AND CHRONICLE Victoria British School took place yester day morning with Mrs. Severn in the principal rate. Amongst the visitors were also the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, O.M.G., the Hoa. Mr. E. Irving (Director of Education) and Mrs. Irving, Mr. Ralphs (Inspector of English Schools) and Mr. and Mrs. Forster. The scholars gave an admirable little enter

Sir George Arthur said it was when Ger. ment, after which the Headmistress (Mrsman hegemony weighed heavily over Clark) read the report for the year, 1920, Europe after the France German war thai Lord Kitchener decided that some day as followss-

Franco and England would be found lean- ing upon one another against a redoubtable fe During that time he was poscesed by two great ideas to make Great Britain ready for the great struggle which he fore- saw, and to draw closer every day and by every means in his power our union with an ally that was already clearly indicated Bir George quoted two examples of The staff at the beginning of this year Kitchener's great regard for France. consisted of Mr. L Forster B.A., Mrs. After the retreat from Mons, ho said, the

English, Commander-in-Chier wished G. H. Forster BA., Mr. James, Mes withdrew his troops behind the Seine, but Floyd and Mrs. Shaftain. In April Kitchener, without losing a moment, rushed What did over to France to proven, Mrs. James was transferred to Belilios a prolonged retreat matter? What did the School and Miss Sorby filled the vacancy-loss of the Channal porte, or even of Paris, In September Mr. Forster was seconded matter. What we had to do was, at aut A few months Inter, armies, (Cheers.) to the University, Mra. Forster was sent to Price to maintain contact with the French Belilios School and Miss Sorby to Kow. Mr. Lloyd George asked him urgently that be should withdraw the English troops School. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. From France in order to launch an offen. loon Bowers filled the vacancies and Mr sive elsewhere, but Kitchener refused cate. Brawn came on October 5th and remained gorically to weaken the front of the Allies in France. (Cheers) Matahal Foch, on until the end of the

year.

a memorable occasion, paid a high tribute to Lord Kitchener, when he said, "There Lord Roberts, the great soldier, King! are three great figures missing to-day- Edward, the friend of France and Lord Kitchener, the great and real organiser of our victory. M. Millerand had also said Lord Kitchener had been France's beat friend, and England had been a little grateful to him in this regard.

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The floors of two rooms are being renewed-white ants had been busy there. St. George's The library has grown. Society donated $40 with which twenty excellent books were purchased from the Times Book Club. The school football field has been lent to the Ladies Hockey Club one evening a weck.

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Joffre and Millerand, sald Bir George, would be the first to admit that their point of view had been enlarged by Lord Kitchener's insistanco on the immensity of Anglo-French enterprise and his 5m belief that Russia would fail us before the end of the war. In this regard, Kitchener said to Joffre in November, 1815, You are making all your calculations on thờ understanding that Russia will be with you to the end. I am making my calcula tions in the almost certainty, that her arms The work, generally is satisfactory, will not stand by as twelve months longer." especially the work of those children who Bir George Arthur went on to speak of have attended the school a year or more Lord Kitchener's charactor, and said he It ecems to me that British children of Possessed that reticence which was so dear politi cian. this far-flung bit of the Empire ought to the soldier and so unknown to the to specialise in geography and the Side by side with an implacable sense growth of the Empire yet most of them of arty Honrished extremely human sesti PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE display a very superficial knowledgements; and although he was indifferent to Few could tell me in October what public praise, he coveted the sympathy of changes the war had effected. Compos his friends and the approval of men of high As a statesmen, a diplomat, tion is weak, especially in the Upper character.

Regular Sailings to Boston. and/or New York by fit School. Spelling. also needs improve and a soldier, be was entirely free from meat. If children read more at home chicanery and intrigue, and in his pubilo

life as well as in his private affairs he freight steamers these faults would be eradicated to a

Arithmetic has improved was the very antithesis of the arriviste. large extent.

All the other subjects have He was indeed a grand seigneur, of whom a little. maintained a satisfactory standard.

the leaders of the Labour party said-on The cookery class was revived in De could trust him because he was straight. cember, Mrs. Shaftain started a very (Cheers,) successful painting class in October. Three candidates were presented for the Hongkong University Junior Local and two passed viz: Ivy Musso and Jack Flegg Four children, won Government Free Scholarshipa

SPORTS.

Canton Whompos Kowloon Lapps Shamsui Boys play, cricket, football and, fives; Konkmoon girls, hockey and raunders. Owing to the Nanning amall number of bors it was impossible Wuchowfu

to raise a school XI K'Chauwan Pakhoi Hoihow

Lungchow Mungtee Hakow Exemão Tengrach Changchun Hanchun

Keelung Tainania Takow Apping

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CHOSEN (Korea).

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The Marquis do Chasseloup-Laubat added bis tribute as and who came in contact with Lord Kitchener many times during the war. Ho said he would never forget, the emotion with which Lord Kitchener came to the dreadful conclusión, on a particular cooq sion, that he could not send to France more explosives than would suffice for a few hours' fighting. It was a dreadful occasion, the real because had the Germans known situation we might have been in a most dangerous position. Lord Kitchener alone at the beginning of the war zaid the first The school was sorry to lose its Head-year we should be beaten; the second year All have worked should hold our own, and the third master, Mr. Forster.

year we should win. That prophecy would well together and I take this opportunity Cattainly have come true if Russia had held of thanking every member of the staff out, as everybody had the right to expect for. their good, work.

she would. "It is my conviction," con cluded the Marggia, that if he had lived we might have had a peace which might have been a military peace, but which would certainly have been a peace,' (Cheers)

GENERAL

PRIZE LIST.

Mra. Severn then distributed the prizes in accordancs with the following list:

Hongkong University Junior. Local Ivy Musso-Sidney 3. Fiegg.

Government Free Scholarships: -Class 4. Nettie Thorburn, class a Irene Pass more, Class 6 Jim Edwards, Class 7- Bessie McCuthja.........

Turning to "his favourite subject "*--- teeth, he remarked that some years ago Prites: Class 8 Ivy Masso (class he drew attention at that school to the very unfavourable report of the Medical prize); Margaret Eent (attendance); Officer. Since then there had been Jack Flegg (class priso).

Class 5: Irene Passmore (class prize); Mokpe

Betty Nicol (attendance); Laura Drape Chinnampo field (progress). Songchin

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great improvement in the matter; there Class 4:-Nettie Thorburn (class were not many cases of bad teeth and prize); Wilfred Passmore (attendance); the casen reported were more or less of a trivial nature He ventured to remind Jenny Whyte éprogress), con

parents that the teeth of a child. were very closely connected with its health through life; it was very necessary to pay attention to the teeth of young children, because the damage might easily become irreparable. Mr. Irving mentioned the Class 7-Besais McCubbin (class case of a girl of seren of whom the "That child's teeth are prize); Dorothy Dransfield (progress), dentist said:

Class 8 Lyle Glendinning (class ruined for life; nothing can be done for

hem. prize) Arthur Floyd (attendance).

Class 6: Jim Edwards. (class prize); Sylvia Bawers (progres)

Mr. Irving also t referred to the change

› Infants: -- Bernard Bickford (pro-in the nature of the school from a dual gress) Alex McCubbin (progress). :.

SPEECH BY THE DIRECTOR OF:

EDUCATION.

one to one for little boys and girls only. The attendance in the upper clases did not justify keeping a headmaster, and Hon. Mr. E IRVING, in expressing the the growth of the Kowloon British School thanks of the gathering to Mrs. Severn had been much that it was thought desir for distributing the prizes, referred to able to refuse admission to big boys at Victoria School because adequate pro- the great difficulty of getting teachers vision could be made for them on the from home. The Board of Education Kowloon side. It was a change he did Was 2,000 teachers.short. Although the

not regret at all because it was quite Hongkong Educational authorities were pleat that with these small schools it making an effort to get teachers, apd Mr. Tannoy was on a special mission for was not possible to keep a proper staff that purpose, they were such elusive if one could be got in cach of the birds that there was the greatest difficulty schools, suitable for taking, all the sub- in getting an adequate staff. Mrs. Clarke jects it was desired to have taught. Kaw loon British School was growing rapidly io her report, gave a long and tragic and it was hoped before long to make a list of changes His position was that really efficient. school for children there, from one hole to all another that seemed comed anything to increase the numbers at the moment to be more important at Kowloon, even though it might cause whereas, of course, they were all very inconvenience to parents on the Hongkong important indeed. I thinic" added

side: The geographical difficulties of the Mr Irving, we are turning the corner: Calon could not be overcome. and before long we shall get over the worst of our difficultite."

(Continued-as-foot of next column.).

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