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No. 94.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
ENGLISH SPEAKING AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL.
The following Documents are published for general information.
By Command,
J. M. PRICE," Acting Colonial Secreta
ry.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th May, 1878.
[No. 29.]
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL,
HONGKONG, 1st March, 1878.
SIR, I have the honour to inform you that this school was re-opened to-day after the Chinese New Year holidays. There were 218 applicants fc. admission, and only 40 vacant seats.
The Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Head Master.
Minute by His Excellency the Governor.
Immediate.
Request Mr. STE
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pus now on the books of the Cent.af
School, marking with red ink the names of the pupils who can speak English.
J. POPE HENNESSY.
Minute by the Inspector of Schools.
In accordance with His Excellency's request, I enclose a list of the names, 453 in number, of all the scholars on the books of the Central School, at this date. They compose the nine English classes. into which the scholars are divided.
As the "speaking of English," that is, the ability to converse in the English language, is a term of variable application, I have thought it advisable to arrange the list under the following headings, namely:-
1. Those marked A, numbering 8, who are English or other European boys speaking English idiomatically.
2. Those marked B, numbering 33, who are European and Indian boys speaking English with considerable fluency.
3. Those marked C, numbering 18, who are Chinese boys speaking English with considerable Auency.
4. Those marked D, numbering 58, who speak English with diffidence.
5. Those marked E, numbering 336, who cannot be said to "speak English" at all.
Government Central School, 5th March, 1878.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Inspector of Schools. 、
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