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REPORT OF THE EDUCATION · DEPARTMENT FOR 15290
LOCAL SPORT.
ORICKET.
ARMY 1. NAVY,
The two day's match in, the triangular Mr. G. N. Orme, Director of Educa cries between the Army and the Navy tion, prefaces his Report for 1994, which was concluded yesterday on the Hang we have just receivell, with the follow-kong Cricket Club ground, when the ing remarks on some of the aims and Nary defeated their, opponents by these diffinities of educational administration wickets in this Colony
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Yesterday morning the Army concluded their indings and Capt. Warters mados fine stand, which resulted in the score of one over the century; while Lieut.-Col. Edmeades scored a useful 83. further's scoro included seventeen fours and the latter hit twelve fours. The Army's second innings closed with the score standing at 343.
In the first day's play the guy open- The numbers and circumstances of ed with a score of 113 on the urst innings British children in this distant Colony to which, the Navy replied with 170. In make it at once feasible and desirable to provide them all with an education in their second knock, the Army scored 152 Government Schools, as nearly as pos. for the loss of five wickets, when stumps sible equal and similar to what they could find at home, until such age as they are were drawn, called on either to go honie, or, to seck employment locally. It is natural that parents should take an early opportunity of sending, or better still of taking, their children to be educated in their own country; and consequently inevitable that most of our British children should be leaving at an early age. At the end of last year there were 415 British children: at school here, of whom only 101 r 243 The Navy, who went in just before per cent, were over 19 years old. It is tiffin had 900 to score to draw level. true that an increasing number of British They managed to do this, beating the children are finding local employment Army's total by two runs with three Direct from school, but it is a matter for wickets to spare, thanks mainly to a very regret that of those who remain in the fine effort of Pay-Lieut. Husey, who just Mid- Colons only a small proportion stay at missed the century by four runs school after their services have ance be-shipman Stevenson did well, scoring come of marketable value. This is bad runs. for the pupils and discouraging to the
staff.
Other communities for which separate provision for clucation is needed are the Portuguese and the Indian. The children of the former usually attend one or other of the Roman Catholic schools which are privately managed but assisted with Government Grants. The Indian child- ren usually attend the Indian School st Sookunpoo, which was erected by the late ir Ellis Kadoorie; and handed over hy him to be managed by the Government,
THE CHINESE CHILDREN The problem of Chinese children is different Their numbers are so large that it is impossible for the Government to take charge of the education of all The principle adopted is to endeavour to set a good standard of work in Govern ment Schools while giving' gesistance hy grants or subsidies to all private schools which reach the required modest standard | of efficiency.
Cer task then, as regards Government Schools, is to obtain an adequate and qualified staff and a suitable curriculum: as regards, private schools to give such asistence as may without anduly Huiting their, freedom.
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In a Coly like this, where the de- manel for education exceeds the supply. there is temptation for teachers and managers to try to take an excessive number of pupils For classes," the maximum number allowed is to in Govern anent Schools, 40 in Grans Schools and 50 in other schools, and it is hopell that: with inerented facilities there wil further excuse for exceeding these bim berg.
In schools, as" in clitscs, the tempta tion to excessive numbers exists, but lens in private than in Government Schools. which feel at obligation to meet nabi: demands and are not so severely hiited hy economie necessities. It is a question whether any attempt should be made to. anlarga those beyond the limit of pue mag's supervision, and of mutual interesi al sympathy throughout the school. It must remain a matter of opinion what that number is, whether 1,000, 500 or 950 For logs, but think there is no doubt that the larzer figures hust sell some loss in necessary attention to the indivi Juil pupil.
In Chinese its British schools there i further temptation for parents, teachers and pupils to seek a short road to the acquisition of mesas of livelihood. This carries with it two attendantdan- ger, first that the foundation of the pupil's life, which can only be and on an understanding of his mother tongue, will be deserted too soon for the inoze immediately, profitable study of English, and second, that external results will be sought in preferenc to real mental and moral progress. "The first of these dan gers has been noticed by recent commis sion's on native education in Africa and Indín. and here in Hongkong, we have less excuse for neglecting, as we have greater reapon for encouraging, the initial stage of a good understanding of their own language. Here, even more than in other countries, it is the necessary con- dition of any good education in a foreign tongue.
The second danger is more consider. able, and 10ore elusive. The anal examination passed, the career safely entered, seem the natural goal of boy' education, and parents, teachers, and pupils alike have accustomed themselves to look no further for evidenco of a suc- erssful education.. Indeed i externàl evidence is needed, the examination secmis the most convenient and the fairest to all. It has recently been observed that whereas the opinion of a doctor is readily accepted as a test of health, the opinion of a teacher carries, little weight as a test of education; and yet it should form the only true test. We can only say now that if the teacher can once deserve anil command the confidence of the public, this test will be possible and we shall be near a solution of the problem.
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It must be recognised that for the strength of any education we must look chiefly to the spirit which animater the staff and the pupils, and it will be too. heavy a pride to pay for official.contraj, if it achieves effetency and good dis
The complete scores for the two days were as under:-
THE ARMY-1st innings. Capt. Armstrong, not out C.Q.M.S. Stripp, c and b Wood
wurd
33
Sergt. Blondin, b Beatty Copt. Bridgeland, .b.w, b Can.
trell
1.4 10
Major Hatterslay-Smith, e Can-
trell, b Beatty: ........ Capt. Morris, 6 Cantrell
Capt Warters, e Halsey. b Can.
trell
Lt. Smith, e Lake, b Cantrell Lt Col Edmeades, b Cantreli. Sapper, Goodyer, b Cantrell Gar. Clayton, b Beatty....
Extras....
Total
·
Bowling Analysis.
Lt. Col. Cantrell ... 18 4 Pay-Com. Wood-
.115
0. X..
I.
*
38
ward 1- EL-Com Beatty, 10.3
+ Lt. Silitar
115 1
IL
3
#23
0
14
0
THE NAVY-1st lanings. 11-Com Armitage, b. Goodyer. Pay. Hussey, b Morris
Ls. Nicholeon, run out Mid. Stephenson, b Smith
1
87
14 Haly, a Clayton, b Morris... 93 1 Sullite, not out ........
P-Con. Woodward, h Clayton...!
Cantrell. Blondin, Morris...
Capt. Lake, ran out 1. Wauchope, b Clayton. Lr-Coni, Beatty, b Morris
Extras
Total
Dowling Analysis,
Goodyer Smith Capt. Merria Claytoir
0. ม. 髭
11
ปา
9.3
ย 3 32
TOE ARMY-2nd Innings. C.Q.M.S. Stripp, b Cantrell ..... Sergt., Blondin, cand b Cantrell... 26 Capt. Bridgeland, e Armitage, b
Stephensonnin Majer Hattersley Smith, Beatty 60 Capt. Morris, h Cantrell Capt. Warters, h Nicholson Lt. Smith, Cantrell ..
12
Le Col Edincades. b Nicholson... 61 Spr. Goodyer, 1.b... b Stephenson 3 Lt. Chidson, not out
Unr. Clayton, Nicholson
Extras
Total
Howling Analysis.
Lt. Col. Cuatrell, 29 5 Lt. Com. Beatty 20 Capt. Lako.
LL. Sillitoe......
14
345
1
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a
88'
悲 1 23 0
0
4 0
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1 31 3
ຍ Bh
9
IF
0
Lt. Nicholson ...... 9 Mid. Stephenson... 12 Pay. Comdr.
Woodward 7 0 28
TI NAVY-2nd Innings.. Lt. Nicholson, e Edmeades, 5
Smith a
Lt. Billitoë, e Edmendes, b Smith '2" Pay-Lt. Hussey, b Goodyer..... 30. Mid. Stephenson, e Stripp, b
Bridgeland
Lt. Halsey, b Bridgeland
14
Lt. Armitage,c and b Goodbør..... 30- Lt. Luke, b Goodyer
25
Par-Com. Woodward, not out. 19.
Extras
Lt. Col. Cantrell, not aut
7
(for T
wickets)
207
Total
Lt.. Wauchope And Lt. Come Beatty did not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
Spr. Goodyer 1. Smith
ox. r. 2 109
15 Gür," Clayton "wa... 19* -g Capt. Morris Capt. Bridgeland... 7
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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
[REFORE I RENEY GOLLAN, THE CHIEF JUSTICE]
MIRDER TRIAL.
The trial of the Chinese who is charged with the murder of an Indian constable at Ngau Shi Wan on July sth was con- tinued at the Criminal Scasious yesterday Inspector T. Murphy was further ques tioned on the circumstances landing to prisoner's arrest, and Mr. L, H. V. Booth, to how the A.SP, ave eviticnes identification invade was carried out.
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BELLING HIS FISH..
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On his return to his village he slept in his matshed where he fished, and, his He used to two sons slept with him. take his fish twice every morning to Kwai
in Kowloon City, and on each occa- sion got a receipt fray. him. [Several receipts were produced by his Counsel and he and that he recognised them.}
Continuing, be said that he delivered his fish as asual on his return, and a. receipt of July 13th was produced. Ou" July 14th he received a letter from the person for whom he was to make grasps at Wong Kwong Thu. He remembered tis wife bringing him the letter, and after reading it he put it on the table in the atshed. He did not know what happen- On being to the letter eventualis.
"TAYSETORI TRADITTORI An interpreter gave evidence to the effect that when prisoner was first charged he sinted that a inan named Li Yau Tai had given bịm 8100 to kill the castable, and that he also gave him $50 to run shown an envelope, be said that it was away Later Li Yau Tsai's wife brought the same, envelope in which the letter his wife to see him at Wong Kwong Tan had been dispatched to him. He bail and asked him to go to Sumchun hat he gone to Wong. Kwong Tai and stayel refused to go. He went on to state that there until July 18th, and began work on the graves on August 4th. Author. be came ore the border, in order to reccive A300 as a deposit on the sale of person then asked him to do some gravus for him at Sam Wai Chi, and with the some of his property:
exception of going back once to Wong Kwong Tau to fetch lime he remained there until September 19th. One day his wife and elder son visited him and he was.. informed by them that he must return in Hongkong as his houses had been sold. He was also told that Li Tai was wait- ing bim at Samehun and that the price. obtained was 83,500. Ho koew quite well that before the sale sould be effected he would have to go to Hongkong to sign his name at the proper quarters. At about Witness said that they could not be the same time his eldest son had told
him so interpreted. Asked to explain why, be for the arrest of a person of his name, a 81,000 reward had been offered said that it was so directed by the con-
In reply to the Attorney-General, with ness said that the Chinese expression Buru Jaw which meant going abroad" could also be used of going from Kowloon City to Sumchun..
Mr. Zeitlyn pointed out three characters in the statement which had been trans- lated as "I refused," and asked witness whether they could he translated as "I did not go."
text, Further pressed, he said that he and he replied that there could not he could not explain why it was no, by virtue such a thing.
Replying to his Counsel, he said that of grammatical construction.
he fret heard of the shooting of the His Lordship pointed out to the jury Indian constable from his son, while he the importance of having a correct trans was on the way to Somebun to meet Li lation. A lengthy argument on Chinese
characters followed, during the course of Tai. At the time he was accompanied which Mr. Zeitlyn anid that his experience by his wife, and two men who had been of translations had made him think of sent by Li Tai to show them the was Siamchún he stayed in a house where thom its tradutor; traditturi (to translate i Tai was also staying. They remained is to do treason):
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there a few nights, until permits were THE PLISOSLE'S STORY.
secured for crossing into British territory. Mr. Zeitlyn outlined his defence and A charge of 810 had to be paid to get a then put his client in the witness-box, permit for a man, but nothing was being Prisoner said that he was a fisherman of charged for a woman. Tai was dele Hing Shek village where he had lived for gated to get the permits and money-for forty years. He was 69 years of age. In that purpose was given to her by hi the village he possessed eight houses (prisoners) wife. He denied that he ha which were left him by his father in 1810, at any time told Li Tai that he was
'nfraid to go to Hongkong because he ha The property was mortgaged the same year, and on several occasions later, the committed a crime against the Govern- Inst time being on October 24th, 1994, forment. He had committed no erime. He $1,200. He had done this through the bad nothing to do with the shooting of the Indian constable. After the permits Land Officer in the Central district of
were received he, his wife, his oldest son, Hongkong. In addition to being a fisher Li Tai, and four soldiers started for the man he stated that be also worked at border. At Lowu he and Li Tai crosseri fung shui, choosing suitable sites for the the bridge together, and as soon as they building of graves. He had been called bad done so, she called on two constables for this purpose to Wong Kwong, Tau on who were there and they act upon him," June 16th and went there. He did not find after beating him, he was arrested. do may work but returned home for the
Questioned by his Counsel as to why fith day festival on June 24th Before He had stated on his arrest that Li Tai's doing so arrangements had been made husband had given him $100 to shoot the for returning to Wong Kwong Tau, since constable, he said that Li Tai had falsely on receipt of a letter he was again to accused him and he had made that sintet visit the place.
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H.K.C.C. II. KOWLOON
2ND XI
The following will represent the Hong:
cipline at the expense of spontaneity and In this respect our busy modern life puzzs personal inspiration. Nor can an educa- us at disadvantage, and Hongkong kong Cricket Club in the above match tion that is to succeed stop with the im- suffers like other big business towns to be played at Kowloon on Saturday, provement of teachers and pupils it can business is too insistent, and leisure is 2nd January, commenting at 1030 p.m.
W. W. Mackenzie (capt), C, L. R. only achieve its greater successek if the too scarce and material things ala parents and the public can be interested sought without time to reflect that these Becher, H. C Burgess, H. Grifin, J. in the work and inspired with some of the are only a material-out of, which to build Hall, A. K. Mackenzie, D. EG. Nichol high him which animate the teaching a life of goodness and beauty and mutual son, E. V. Parker, H. 3. Stevenson, G.
R. Valleck, M. M. Watson. understanding. (Continued at foot of next Colúmn.)
ment in order to involve her in it. It was not true, and at the time he had made it be was confused, because his son was under arrest and his wife was detained.
Cross-examined
by the Attorney General, he said that he intended selling his houses and leaving Ping Shok village, He thought of securing some smaller houses in Kowloon, the rosson being that he owel a lot of money and could not vet, himmelf out of debt. His houses in Fing Shek village were mortgaged to a company and they had pressed him on two occasions for the money,jajo
At this stage, the case was adjourned until to-dny,
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