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SCHOOL PRIZE DAY

Results In Studies And

Sports Satisfactory

In presenting his report for the past year at the distribution of prizes at the Yanmatl Government School yesterday, the Head- master, Mr. G. W. Reeve, spoke on the difficulty of determining the proportionate time that a Chinese schoolboy should devole to the mastery of the English language in relation to the time he would devote to the mastery of other subjects in the school's syllabus,

Mr. Reeve stated also that the methods is the most desirable alnı District School syllabus was in the to achieve. How to do this has al course of revision in general, par-ways been regarded as the Arst ticularly with regard to the inclu- problem to solve. The boy's mas- sion of music, arts and crafts. tery of the language is essential The Director of Education, Mr. for this is the medium by which CG. Sollis, in a short address," he is to be educated... On the other congratulated the school on its hand, there are the subjects successful year. and Mr. F. J. de which he must learn, and, the rela- Rome, Headmaster of Queen's Col- tion between the time spent on Icze, was called upon to speak to them and that spent on learning the boys and offer some words of the language as such. Another pro- advice. Mrs. de Rome distributed (blem not easy to determine. the prizes.

HEADMASTER'S REPORT

I may say that the District School Syllabus is in course of re-

In his report. Mr. Reeve said. Invision In general and particularly with regard to the Inclusion of part:-

PRIZE LIST

The maximum enrolment was Music. the Arts and Crafts which 270 and the percentage of attend-it is rightly considered should now ance for the year 97 per cent. or find a place in the syllabus." ・・ the 270 boys. 235 come from the Kowloon district and 30 from the rural areas, embracing Faniing. Talpo. Shatin, Un Long and also Cheung Chau.

In spite of difficult conditions which threatened the health of the Colony this school was fortunately unaffected and no drop in the at tendance occurred.

The organized 'physical training which the boys are receiving is a part of the dally time table, and not something apart. from it. Each class gets two forty minute periods

ft week.

Class 4A:-1, Chan Hon Kit, 2. Cheng Wal Leung, 3. Tsang Ch! Hong. 4. Poon Sal On. S. Yung Shau Wing, 6. Tau King Yan," 7. LI Tse Ming all obtain Government Free Scholarships for two years. 8. Leung Koon Shum (English Class Prize! 9. Cheng Wai Leung (Chi- nese Class Prize).

Class 4B-1. Mak Chak Lam English. 2. Pong Tak San (Chl- nese).

"Class 5A:- Kwan Tai Yan (Government Free Scholarship for 1 year). 2. Tam Wing Tak (Woo Hay Tong Scholarship for 1 year), 3. Yau Ka Yee (Engilsh), 4 Chan" Hon Hung (Chinese).

Inter-class games were played in volley ball, basketball and football and proved very successful in en- couraging team spirit and healthy Class 5B-1. Li Shau Yan (Eng- rivalry. Two ping pong tables are 1ish), 2 Ju Yat Sun (Chinese). In use every day and in" this game Class 6A:-1. Lai Yu Kuen (Gov- Chinese boys are very skilful. Last ernment Free Scholarship for "1 year Poon Sa! On, then a student year), 2. Chan Kai Shing (Woo Hay of Class 4. was selected to play Torig Scholarship for 1 year),·· 3. against one of the world's best Tso! Yuk, Shing English). 4. Tsoi ping pong Champions, touring the Yuk Shing (Chinese). East, and actually beat him.

Class 6B-1. Lo Wan Tit (Eng The annual sports were heidilsh). 2. Ho Sze Yuen (Chinese). early in the year and proved very Class 7A:-1. Cheung Wing Hong enjoyable. It has been, our custom (Government Free Scholarship for to arrange the events so as to at-1 year), 2. Lat Pak Ngo (English). tract as many competitors as pos- 3. Liu Kwing Tong (Chinese). sible and this year more than half the school were competitors.

EXAMINATIONS

Class 7B-1. Chan Kem Tin. (Woo Hay Tong Scholarship for 1 year), 2 Tsui Wa Kit (English).

Forty-six boys sat for the Class 3. Tsui Wa Kit (Chinese).

4 examination in July for entry Class 8:1. Wong Tit Hc (Gov- Into Queen's and King's Colleges.ernment, Free Scholarship for 1 and 41 boys passed, over 89 per year). 2. Yung Shau Cheung (Woo cent, and seven scholarships were Hay Tong Scholarship for 1 year). Wel Son (English), won. This result was very satis-3. Wong

factory both to the boys and staff. 4. Wong Wel San (Chinese),

SYLLABUS OF WORK

I shall say little about the sylla- bus of work which remains sub-

ELLIS KADOONIE PRIZES IN ENGLISH Class A Chan Hon Kit; Class

stantially the same: It has been 48. Mak Chak Lam; Class 5A. designed to embrace as much as Kwan Tai Yan: Class 5B. Lee Sau

Yan; Class 6A. Lal Yiu Kuen: Class 6B, Wu Pak Lam; Class 7A, Cheung Wing Hong: Class 7B, Chan Kam Tin; Class 8. Wong Wei Sang?"

possible what will f: a Chinese boy into his social and economie en vironment, bearing in mind that he has to master the English language in order to do this

When we reflect that whatever CHINESE ESSAY COMPETITION we do language is the Vehicle by Senior1 Fong Tak San. 2. which we must do it. it is not sur-Lau King Yan, 3. Cheng Wal prising that the teaching of the Leung.

language in the best possible way Junior: Lai Pak Ngô, 2 Pong und by the quickest and clearest Yuk Kal. 3. Chan Ka Kl.

CHINESE NEW

YEAR FAIR

For ten days immediately preceding Chinese New Year day, which falls on Sunday, February 19, the traditional fair will be held as usual fa Gloucester Road, Wanchai, and In the Yaumati district, Kow- loun.

The fair was for nearly half a century held in Jervois Street, and was transferred to the new venues only a few years ago for the sake 1 safety from the point of view of reducing the fire hazard and improving traffic control.

OUTBREAK OF MEASLES

Colony Health Returns

A preponderance of cases of measles is a feature of the Colony's health returns for last week. No less than 45 cases were reported, 16 of

which were fatal. Twenty-six cases were from Kowloon, ten from the New Territories, and nine from Victoria.

Other figures shown are:-cho- Never falling to draw Immense lera, 1 case, 2 deaths; small-pox, crowds of shoppers and sightseers, 7 cases, 6 deaths; diphtheria, 12 both Chinese and foreign, the fair cases, 3 deaths: enteric fever, 8 has come to be regarded as a

| cases: 3 deaths; chicken-pox, 14 Hongkong institution. Curios, pic-cases, 1 death; cerebro-spinal men- tures, toys flowers, gold-fish and

Ingitis, 5 cases, I death; dysentery, many other things are usually

tuberculosis. 91 deaths. offered for sale, and often. espe- cially on the eve of the New Year When the stall-keepers are eager to dispose of all their stock, some excellent bargains may be found.

Pope Pius XI recently received the thanks of the Chinese Government; for the great charitable work carried out by Catholic missiona

Notifiable diseases reported on Monday were:-small-pox 1, diph. theria 2, enteric fever 1, measles 5, cerebro-spinal meningitis 2, dysen- tery 5.

A temporary roundabout has been' in China which are aiding victima installed at Five Ways-corner, Mill of the Sino-Japanese hostilities. Hill N.W., known na "Crash Corner," Mgr. Paul Yu Pin, Vicar Apostolic, on the Barnet by-pass, after three' of Nanking, called on the Pope petitions to the Ministry of Trans- and let him know of the Chinese port asking for safety measures Government's sentiments,

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