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QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION,

and to feel that Queen's College is maintaining "that eminence which io bus labouripasly and steadily uc FIRST ANNUAL DINNER.

quired. I am not going into the The first annual dinner of the Queen's history of Queen's College as there are College Old Boys' Association, held in the many around me who know far more fine hall of the College, on Saturday about it than I do, but there are our er night, afforded happy auguries of the typ landmarks that should be re-called new body's prospects of muccess. About on an occasion like this. Dr. Stewart 200 members sat down to an excellent came here in the year 1882. During the repast, served by the Hongkong Hotel. first year of the Government Central The guests of the evening were the past School" thero were only 17 boys in the and present members of the Staff of school; however, Dr. Stewart instilled [Queen's College who are members of the them with such a love, of book-learning Association, prominent amongst them that Mr. Wong Ah Sui, whose name was being Mr. E. Ralphs (Inspector of Eng. first on the register, afterwards became lish Schools), Mr. R. E. O. Bird (acting librarian in the City Hall. I notice, also, headmaster), Mr. A. H. Crook (second that he carried this love of books stip master). The Senior Prefect of the further. At that time the Governinent College was also a guest. In the absence applied the scholars with books, and of the President (Sir Robert Ho Tung), there is a note in the register against this Mr. U; Rumjahn (Vice-President) occupi pupil's name that he did not return those

book-(Laughter). ed the chair. Dinner was announced by the sounding of the school bell, rung by two" old boys" who entered the College in 1876,

After the toast of "The King The Republic of China had honoured,

and been

+

Since then, (said Mr. Bird) there have been 18, 189 names on the register, (applause), so there is no doubt that Queen's College has had a very wide influence on the rising and I may say the risen -generations of China. There are many famous old boys; I will THE CHAIRMAN'S ·SPEICH.

not mention their names; it is sufficient The CHAIRMAN proposed the toast of: to say there are at least 189 present to **Queen's College and Staff." In "a few night. (Laughter and applause). I may words of appreciation of his tfmu mention that our Chairman is the father Mater." he said: Our old school of the first boy to win the King Edward formerly known as the Government Vi scholarship,- (Applause). The Central School-was instituted by the foundation-stone of Queen's College was British Government, in or about the laid in 1844; the Government, however, year 1861, and in my time in the did not move very rapidly, and it was late seventies and early eighties was not until 1989 that this building was conducted by the late Dr. Frederick occupied There were, at first, 716 boys Stewart, who was later assigned to other in the building. official duties, namely those of Magis Que Colege should not be like a ship trate, Registrar-General, and Colonial that passes through the water; the waves Secretary, which last named office he held Дow over ita wake, and the brackless ocean until his decease. „Dr. Stewart's brilliant bears no trace; it should be like a beacon reputation as a scholar and administra which can throw its light far and wide, tor is too well known to call for any com-and a old boys should remember that ment by me. Dr. G. H. Bateson Wright they are acting in that light. They comes next into the school history and should remember that they are members we are proud indeed to reflect upon our corporate association. From the good fortune in having had such a cap Point of view of a master, it is a very able successor to Dr. Stewart, Dr.god thing to have an Association of this Wright by reason of his sterling abilities kind. One of the unfortunate features of I won a reputation throughout the Far East boys passing away from him; every; your a master's life is that he continually sees which will ever serve to pertetuate his be encounters fresh faces and it is only name in, our school associations.⠀

In or about the year 1892 the then happens to the boys who have gone. From natural that he would like to know what Governor, Sir John Pope Hennessythe point of view of the boys, the Associa appointed a Commission to inquire into tion is also a good thing; through it they the question of providing more room for can retain the friendships formed at educational purposes than the Govern school, friendships whose value is not ment Central School allowed, and eventualways realised until years have passed. ally the outcome of the Commissioners A regiment with old traditions fights. report thereon was the erection of a new better than one newly formed, and when College close by the site of the Govern we have crystallised all the traditions of ment Central School which new College Queen's College into this Old Boys' turn designated Queen's Association we shall be making far College,"

With the years, the fame of better fight in life than we have done in the old Government Central School and the past. (Applause). M Queen's College as an educational institu- tion has spread over the whole world, and ... THE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION. to-day, as ever, all who have passed

Mr. A. H. CROox proposed the toast" through the bands of their able masters of Queen's College Old Boys Associa are proud to bear the title of Queen's, tion.' He remarked that the task was a College alumni. They are men who have simple one for in that assembly the toast gone into the world near and far and won spoke for itself and needed no words to in the spheres of officinidor. Iaw, com support its claim to an enthusiastic recep- merce, science, and medicine those illustion, The only question that suggested. trious successes which only the most cap itself was, Why on earth was not the able and industrious can hope to achieve. Association started long ago?" At home, In the field of sport our College has many Colleges had Old Boys Clubs always held her own. Dur masters both and it was to be hoped that something of past and present have imbued us with the the kind would develop in connection grent British sporting instinct and to-day With Queen's College, Club which I think we might mateli and give a good might La the meeting place of social account of ourselves in cricket, tennis, gatherings, and focus sporting and other football and swimming against all comers. Unterests The Association had already To Mr. T. K. Deny, the Headmaster blossomed into something more than a up- 10 May 1918, to Mr. E. Ralph of the Chairman the College bad received thnger society. Through the generosity formerly 2nd Master now. Inspector of much-needed gift of saroena for the British Schools, to our present brilliant tennis court. Mr. Crook suggested that Head Mr. B. Tanner, now on home leave, old boys of Queen's College, now resident

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to Mr. R. E. O. Bird, the acting Head-in the big cities of the Far East, might

follow the example of their fellows in Hongkong and meet in a friendly gather. ing once a year.

Association), in responding to the toast. remarked that ia subsequent numbers of the Yellow Dragon they hoped to come across many similar acts of unselfishness

master in his stead, and their colleagues our boys turn for inspiration, and these gentlemen bave proved themselves equal to the occasion. This first gathering of Mr. C. G. ANDERSON (bon, sec, of the our old boys in Hongkong is a great move in the right direction and it is, I am sure, the hope of everyone here present, that it is only the forerunner of many more happy and enjoyable assemblies of to that referred to by Mr. Crook. As the similar nature, Bach functions ought to become an annual institution.

The Chairman concluded by reading the following message from Sir Robert Ko Tung:-

I would ask the presiding Chairman

goal of an educated man was to make this world a better place to live in, so their aim should be to make Queen's a better school for the rising generation to attend, a better school in the sense that every, facility would be offered in all forms of port their mental development was in

to be good enough to convey a mesas safe custody in the hands of their of my great regret at being unable to guests Mr. Anderson mentioned that the do myself the honour of presiding at Association owed a great dest to the our inaugural dinner. Please ask him

to state on my behalf that I cordially initiative and spade work of Mr. J. C. wish our old College and our esteemed might not have heen born. In possessing Flatcher, without whose assistance it teachers all prosperity and that a master of such keenness, the College, Queen's will continue to flourish as was heartily to be congratulated in the intellectual nursery in Hongkong tendering him a vote of thanks in absentia; for Chinese students in this part of they wished him every success in his China wish our young Association a carver as a teacher. Already 275 had been long career of usefulness and success." initiated into the most distinguished

THE HEADMASTER'S REFLY.

order of the Old Boya Association."— (Langhter). As the Association was still Mr. R. E. O. Bino, in replying to the in its swaddling clothes, progress in mem toast, said it was a proud moment to berlip was satisfactory, Attempts should stand there as the first headmaster to be made to ennoble others of the 14,000 old address the Queen's College Old Boys' boys with the "Order" to encourage Association For Mr. Tanner's sake, and them to form their own branch socia for the sake of the assembly, he wished tops, and to subscribe to the schoo! Mr. Tanner were present to fill the role, magazine, a medium through which to get but for his own sake he would not have into touch again with their College and it otherwise.Applause). He felt that their College friends. The General Com this was going to be an historie occasion, mittee would be grateful for any assist- The Association would be like the banyan ance to further this end, and the Chine tree throwing fur branche far and wide, maatern on the staff could render active and, like the banyau tree, carrying its service by supplying the names and roots with the branches, and dropping addresses of old ! Q.U's," abroad. Thus them into congenial, soil in many a dis would be furnished a living illustration tant part of the world. "I think...con of the dictum of the great Confucius, that

that it will be one of “All within the four seas are brethren, '***** the pleasantest duties of the President, During the evening as excellent 'pro- at futuro dinners, to read out telegrams gramme of songs, etc., was contributed from branch societies in all parts of the by Dr. C. Wang, Mesars, E. J. Ed world know that old Queen's College wards. Hui. Toun. J Ralston, Adel boys have a very real and practical inters Arculli, Chening Trot TP Grow ZWE est in Queen's College-(Applause) They Kay Tim Wing Wong, Yeung Shuak, fike to have their sons educated hero. Ping and, Fun In Tat

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