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A GIRL'S HONOUR.

MOTHER WANTS TO SAVE HER NAME.

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MARINE COURT

MIX-UP.

MEN FINED THEN CASE RE-OPENED.

Before Mr. Grantham at the "Contral Magistracy yesterday morn

At the Marine Cours yesterday ing, a Chinese named Wong Pat

morning the Harbour Master, the was charged with harbouring Hon. Commander G. F. Hole,, xit girl, do Sas, aged 13. as Peiting as Marine Magistrate, ward Street on Jun 12, without the con-

a charge against six men for moor

sent of her mother, Yau San. Doing their craft within 100 yards of fendant pleaded guilty, und als the low water mark between pleaded ignorance of local regula and 3 a.m. This was a re-opening t'ons.

of, this case, the six defendants hav

Detective - Sergrunt. Macdonalding originally boon found guilty said the girl left the amploy of and fined $10 each or one week's | the woman to whom she was amalt! imprisonment. and went and stayed with tho Four of the defendants, Tsui defendant at Sham Shui Po For Ching. Fok Lo Ho Kan and Ng three days. The defendant's aunt Yung, pleaded guilty, but Kan had bought her when she was seven Puk and Ng Kam Yun, the other years of age, but she had been two, entered plons of not guilty deemed by her mother for $300 and produced cargo permits. Whilst at Sham Shui Pe with the

After they lund been found guilty defendant, the girl tried to get and the Court had adjourned.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932.

EDUCATION IN HONG

KONG

A THOUSAND SCHOOLS AND 68,000

PUPILS.

RECORD OF FINE WORK IN 1931.

A. "auliool" says the Director of Education, Mr. G. P. de Martin, in his report for 1031 is defined in the Education Or. dinance as a place where ten or more persona are being or are habitually taught.

There were 1,079 schools in 1991 and the number of pupils in attendance was 88,503 as compared with 69,297 in 1030.

Of the 1,080 schools controlled by the Education Departmen:1 in 1991 twenty were provided schools. The coat of their equip- ment and maintenance is a charge on the colonial revenues and, axcopt for a few temporary appointments, the teachers ng civil servants, on the permanent retablishment of the colony." is

Of the 1,018 unprovided schoolɛ 312 are partly "dependent on assistance from public funds, The remaining 737 unprovided schools are subject to registration and inspection by the Eduen- tion Department but receive no financial assistance from lands

at the disposal of the Director of Education. his

There are the uncontrolled schools.

work in a kiting factory, bas her Cmdr, Tole said that further, evi cass came to the notice of the nu-dence' had been brought w thorities and was referred to the notice and the two 6.C.A. who took a serious view of re-opened.

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INCREASING DEMAND FOR SCHOOLING.

Chief Jank Inspector W. R. The mother, who was in Court, Hijiyer, in evidened, said the per ploaded tearfully that the defensmits had been issued to Mesárs. dant might marryt her daughter, in | Butterfield and Swire in respect We give the following points will continue their English educa view of the fact that they had very of 27 lighters, which accordingly from the Report :-

tion elsewhere to the stage where together for three days. The pro- had permission to lie inshore at

it becomes of cultural value. The setusion intimated that the defen- night opposite the B. & 5.. go.

risk has to be taken of imparting dant was willing to become the downs. The mistake arose owing The total number of children. that proverbially dangerous mod husband of the girl, and remarked to the fact that permits were usand-enrolled in these five (mixed) cum of English which provides "a that the rana did not ac. tike ay stamped in English and Chin-schools was 615 as compared with way out of one vocation, for which "criminal

His Worship, in remanding the dsendant for 24 hours, and that the question of marriage shad referred to the B.C.A.

GIRL FATALLY INJURED.

MOTOR ACCIDENT IN HENNESSEY ROAD.

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INQUIRY HELD YESTERDAY,

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HOLL),

You might have the difference the stumping of these permits eight to the notice of the police, Mr. Hillyer," said. Cmdr. Hele, dismissing both cases.

WILEFONS.

FULL COURT CASE WITHDRAWN.

Provided Schools--British.

458 in 1930.

ja boy is by nature" fitted, without facilitating his entry into another and wider sphere of usefulness,

H.K. TECHNICAL INSTITUTE."

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RESULTS. OF RECENT

"EXAMINATIONS.

The following are the examina- tion results of the Hong Kong. Technical Instituto:-

Shorthand.

(80 words" minute) Wong Yuk Shu ........ Wong Choong Kong. Pendry

M.

Jonh Lee

Ng Ling Ki

Li Yeung Wan

(70 words a minuto)

G. 8. Castro Mak Fat Ming Li Shing Yung

Kau Yn Fung

(60 words a minute)

Li Po Shaun

Ho Yan Chu ... Chau King Wei,...

(50 words a minute)

Chan Ye Chun Elleen Analoy

Theory.

Trong Tùng Chùa

Lam Tat Tem1 Ip Fook Chuen

E. V. 'Ward

Ko Sheung Chi Wong Man Fai

Luk Keng Cheung

Pass.

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The above classes were taught by Miss N. W. Bascombe and Mr. E. J. Edwards.

te ba congratulated on their more

more adequate premises in Mac thedonnell Rond.

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Of the 68,593 children under in

The good work done if the bra tish schools is again evidenced by the antisfactory reports received

Provided Schools-Vernacular. about enildren who have proceeded | to Europe for further education. The examination results at the "It has brew brougfit to then Victoria British School was cloyed Vernacular Middle School at natice some time ago," replied that the end of 1931. While it was end of 1831 were disappointing.

possible to do this owing to the The Vornacular Normal School struction in the schools of the proximity of a similar provided for Women, which has two Higher colony during 1031. 21,077, Dr school for young children"nt. Quarry Primary classes followed by a

rather more than 30 per cent. of Bay, the two schools in Kowloon division preparitory to the four

the whole, were attending schools have had difficulty in Anding ac years of the Normal edurse, makes

for girls or were girls" attending edmmodation for those destring ad- no provision for the four Lower mixed schoole mission. The increasing number of Primary year and girls are

The following figures show com British children resident in the mitted to Higher Primary I from Parison with 1930. peninsula and the growing ten- outside schols. The grounding of dency among parents to have their these younger giris is not so good() children educated in the colonys it might bo, and I recommend. instead of sending them to Europe extension of the school by addition has already strained the accomme of the four Lower Primary classes (6) dation in these two schools. It is but it is clear that as long as the to be hoped that circumstances will fachool occupies the present premises the new Central British any such extension is not of the allow School to be erected at an early question. dath. It is not possible, even if it were desirable, to add to the exist- ing School building.

PARTIES ARRIVE AT A COMPROMISE.

TERMS ANNOUNCED.

A Coroner's inquiry was held by Mr. W. Schofield. yesterday into the death of a seven-year-old Chi- nese girl, who was fatally injured } . in a motor accident in Hennessey A compromise was reached yes

Wanchai, nn June 5 last, terday by the litigants in the It is alleged that the driver of Ppical case which commenced in the ear which struck down the girthe Full Court the previous day. did not stop after the accident.

Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) and the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) allowed the case to be withdrawn after noting the terms of settlement agreed to be tween the parties.

A young Chinese woman living at Hamessey Road told the Court that at 9 o'clock on the night in ques

tion, she was walking in the rond accompanied by her little niece.

The

42. It should be noted that the tendance ab

ex-

Aided Schools-English.

There were 4,878 children in at- the twelve English schools compared with 4,228 in 1930. All of these schools held at least the minimum number of meetings required by Grant Code, Article 21

At the end of the year St. Joseph's

Kowloon and other junior British schools are not nursery schools and Prior to the accident, they had In the original action in the Suin- no children under five years can be what is started to cross the southern herb mary Court, the Woog Kwai Kee admitted. Nor should

Birm, of 11, Yu Chna Street, Sham- effectually private tuition be when that giri disengaged herself shuipo, sued Ip Tuen, of Tai Shing pected for the benefit of children.branch school moved from Chatham from witness' left arm and dashed

& Co., 147, Pei Ho Street, Sham who school education has been Road into the new building at Kow. ahead.

shuipe, for a sum of suns alleged to neglected or purposely delayed, loon Tong known as La Balls Col Witness shouted a warning to the be due for building materials sup.Though there may be something to lege. girl of the approien of a car and plied at various dates. The Puisne be said for the theory that child- Part of St. Mary's School, Kow. she immediately stopped. The next Judge (Mr. Justice, Lindsell) gave ron should not attend school til! loon, has been pulled down and instant she was knocked down by judgment in favour of the plain- they have reached the age of seven, rebuilt. The new building ineludes the front of the ear, and according to witness, was carried along for

few fact.

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tiffa..

Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed by Mr. Peter Sio, appeared for the respondent (defendunt), and Mr. Leo D'Almada, inr, instructed by Mr. M. 4. da Silvd, was for plain tiffs (respondents).

Driven at Fast Rats. The car, it was stated, was being driven at a fast rate and did not stop after the child had beer. struck. Witness said she did not "Terms of Settlement. know if the driver avunded his horn.

Further evidence was heard yes. She also stated that she did not terday morning and their Lordships know the number of the car, her granted leave to the parties to dis-

cuss a settlement in the afternoon.

a gymnasium.

Bad Writing.

1930.

1931.

In provided school's 1,22 1.210

In aided schools 9,470 0,918 In unaided schools 7,441 2,940

18,130 21,077

Invernacular.

schoola...........14,806 17,877 Ip English schools 9,330 3,200

18,138 21,077

Of the 1,210 girls attending pro vided schoola, 930 were in the mix ed schools for British children.,

The 130 girls attending the two Garrison schools, classed as "not controlled * are included in the above figures under unaided schools.

Health

Drs. Minett and Laing, with two dical inspection of schools through school nurses, have carried on me out the year. A third school nurse was appointed on June 1.

During the year over 3,000 child"

ren were medically inspeetod, 1,525 a new entrants and the others for re-inspection of some defect found. The percentage of defect found in

entrants was over 46 per cent. M buth British and Anglo-Chinese Schools. The percentage of children whose defects have been treated and improved is 18.

No epidemic of infectious disecar

The defendant appealed against, such children cannot be fitted con. this judgment and the Full Courtveniently into the existing British allowed a trial de novo.

schools and, although I am relye taut to refuse any boy UF girl Inspectors' annual reporta drew otherwise eligible, they should be attention to the quality of written 323 cases have been

Vision defect is still the highest. aeon by the provided for privately until they work in boys' schools. la reports ophthalmic consultant this year, os are able to take their places among on four different schools I note the whom 295 were provided with glass those of their own age.

following Written work, while from the medical fee" paid on

entrance. fairly well corrected, is generally } Provided Schools-English.

A pleasing item is that 280 child- antidy and careless" · "In the ren have been sent by class teachers There are eleven of these, among lower school writing was slovenly." as "special" cases, showing that attention being entirely taken up When the Court assembled, Mr. Ladians whore Urdu takes

which is the "District" school for

Writing throughout the school incresed interest is being taken in the health of the children in with the injured child. after the Lim said he was glad to announce

is not good enough." In two classes school.. the accident: Someone amongst the that the parties had been able to place of Chinese. The total num. in a fourth school there is "in- crowd called but that it was not reach a settlement on the following ber of pupils enrolled in 1931 was exeusable untidiness." Ih some occurred during the year, 15 casen necessary to chase the car as he

1.-Respondents are to retain the 3.578 as compared with 3,000 in classes of the same schools, however, of chickenpox (not in one school)

1920. had seen that the 'number, was 1288, costs in the Court below amounting

I read that books were "models of being the largest total. to 8218.20.

The examining committee found acatness" and all books were The injured girl was taken in an-

2-Out of the money in Court, that the existing syllabus was too neat and carefully written." other car to the Government Civil 8375 is to be paid to respondents books in use were out of date. The adults more often thau aut indicates of educational interest are quoted heavy, and that some of the text Slovenly writing, which even with The following figures which are Hospital, accompanied by witness, and 3750 to the appellant."

-Respondents and appellent are chief features of "the new syllabus slovenly thinking, is who found from the report on the census taken. She died after mision....

to waive their claim for costs which came into force at the begin- throughout a class an indication of on the night of March 7, 1031. An employee of a motor accen awarded to them in any event.

ning of the present year are that inefficiency somewhere and if one Chinese

........ 821,429 nories store near the scene of the

4.-Each party

to pay his own a portion and not the whole of tenebor refused to accept untidy Non-Chinose

28,322 the Four Books are taken the de- work there is no reason why this accident declared that ho saw the costs of appeal.

Total population....... 840,751 5-Respondents' claim

letion of Chinese Geography: re- thould not be the case throughout number as stated by the preceding withdrawn.

duction in the amount of Chinesa a school. Unevenness of this sort

2. Of the Chinese population '44 | witness just before the driver The case being allowed to be History which is at the same time would seem to indicate lack of per cent, claim ability to write and

rendered more definite the aim of supervision by heads of schools.

read their mother tongue. Honly || switched off his lights and drove fed sine die.

I'withdrawn, the Full Court adjourn the course to be a more practical The written work in boys' schooix parsons of sixteen years of age and

figure rises to 52 per cent. over are taken into account, the

away.

In his opinion the car was travel- ling ht 20 to 30 miles an hour.

The inquest was adjourned. The i following were the jury Mosura. A. M. Bowes Smith (foreman), A. J. Victor Smith and Wong. Yow:

Man.

terms:-

to be

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Monday's official quotation in Basle.-E2 8s. Od..

compares unfavourably with that is schools for girls.

Literate and Illiterate..

3. Of the non-Chinese populn tion approximately 90 per cent. were literate; in the case of child-

67 per cent."""""" ren under eleven the figure drops

knowledge of the written language: more up to date books.

Three rural English schools were established with the intention of Aided Schools-Varnacular. giving a wider opportunity to the country boy but they present a pro blóm which is not peculiar to this 300 of which four were Grant into

In 1981 thess numbered exactly colony. It is not practicable to Aid schools for girls classed in confine attendance to boys who, by Table II as secondary" soboole their economic circumstances or St. Paul's Coolège for Girls As their ability to win scholarships, (Continued on next calumn

Of the Chinese population G per cent. elnim ability to speak English and 5 per cent. to read and write in that languaga."

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