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·BLĻIS, KADOONIB SCHOOL..

PRIZE DAY,

The annual prize distribution of the Ellis Kadoorie Chinese School was held on the school premises this moisy. Mt. E, A. Irv ing, Director of Education, presided, while supporting him on the platform were Mesits. Ellis Kadaprio, President of the Council, W. D. Braidwood, FELS, Hradmaster, and Lau Chu Pak, hon. secretary.

Mr. Lan Chu Pak on behalf of the Council extended a hearty welcome to those pressut, `after which the boys of the various classes gave a sering of recitations in English in a manner which reflected the highest credit op their tators and plaibly indicated that the latter had faken considerable pains to bring the pupils to as near perfection as possible.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 25 1010

The College Library continues to be a source

Class VI-1st Chin Ling Shuu. 2nd Lal

Class VII-Irt Chan Ping Kwan, and Übun Chan Ngok,

Class VIII- Hung Chu Kan, and Chin Kam Cheung.

Class IX a-st Chong Kun Man, and Fung Ying Wal.

PRIZED.

Class IX b-Chin Yan Bang; Wu Ho, Class IX c-Chan Căla Li:

Class IX d-So Chỉ In; Lot Him.

CHINESE SCHOOL.

Class In Chan Shiɑ Wa, and Leong San

· Çin II—ist Sɛ-to Lim. 2nd Au Yam Tidg

· Class [II—at Li King Wai. and Li Kam Chiu.*

of pleasure and 'profit to the students and this | Sul Kwai, interest has been maintained by the addition of a number of new and aftractive books. The Head Master's examination on the results of which the scholarships and prize ate | awarded to-day commenced on the 14th last, and was completed on the 18th inst. For the informa in of the Council there is attached to this report a tabulated list of the results. The great mass of figures therain contained would be of little interest to my present bearers, bat briefly stated the returns were at follows 1–597 boys were present at examination. Of these 38 were successful and 50 failed. This is equal to a pass of go%. In the various subjects" the percentage of passes was:~~ Reading 971, Arithmetic 76, English Compusi. tiou 75k. English colloquial 911, Geography. 75. Grammar 81, Euclid 86, Algebra Bój, Science 96, Mappleg 77, Dictation 84, Hygiene Mr. Braidwood said :-Mr, Irving. Mr. Pre-Br, Writing too, History 93, Translation E, to siden, Ladies and "Genilemen,-it is with || C. 83; Translation C. to E. 85, Geometry (Prac- pleasure. I present the ninta manual report oftical) 86), Mensuration 98. the Society's Hongkong College. Each succes Our thanks are tendered to the donors of the sive report since the College, was first, openid Blake and Ho Kain: Tang Scholarships. The ja 19 has marked a progressive movement, in benefit derived from the healthy rivalry exclied some respect, and this is no exception ( its by these Scholarships can never be adequately pradecessors. So far back as November, 1908, estimated and I am particularly gratified, on the it was arranged that for purposes of Grant-in-present occasion, to intimate an addition to their aid the College year should terminate do 31st number. Mr. Frod. J. Hation, agent of the Pacific December. That arrangement is now in force Mail S.S. Company, who in business capacity fre and in faiqre the Collegs reports will embrace queatly comes in contact with our students and the paried from January to December instead has an intimated and appreciative knowledge

HEADMASTER'S 'REPORT.

of from midsummer to midsummer as formerly. This report therefore deals with the latter half of 1909. Advantage has been taken of this change to make alteratinus in the carriculum. The snodard in all the forms bas, beto con siderably raised, the object ainted at being the thres highest forms respectively up to the status of the Oxford Senior, Junior and Pre- liminary examinations, it is hoped that this movement will assist the College to contribute its quota of candidates to the first entrance ex- amination of the Hongkong University, which examination we ate informed will be held about September next year. The attendance for the two terms' under review has been highly satisfactory, the average being 615 over the whole period. Punctuality and regularity have been most marked, zý per cent of the students having made full attendance. In the teaching staff there has been a number of changes. Mr. G. E. Hacking replaced Mr. Nicolson whose connection with the College ceased 'on` 14th June: the former was succeeded by Mr. C. G. Higginbethom whose place be took in Honam College on 1st-September Mr. D. Campbell, formerly of Malacca High School, commenced duly on 1st inst. Mr. Hamilton, who was absent où six months' leave, returded to the

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Class IV-1st Pan Shui Kong. and Fong Hing Chan.

Class Vt Su Slag Kit. and Chow Yan Chong

Cars Vest Wong Yan, and Oban Hoog KAL,

SPECIAL PRIZES.

Dux Boy Wong Wai Husg. Hygiene (Advanced -Tsang lu. Hygiene (Elementary)-Kwok Shin Chong. - Mapping 1st Cheung Tiun Kwan, and Lai Hing On.

Brushwork-Leung San and Lui Wan Fat, Football-Thing Shum Ho. Colloquial-Kwok Shiu Yan,

Translation E. to O.-Cheung Tsun Kwad.

Shan, Wong Chan Lol, Chan Chia Tsing, Attendance-Work Waj Hong, Lam Ming

Chan Ping Kwan and Hung Chu Kan

RANKOW LOTTERY TICKETS.

of the work done in this College has offered a scholarship of the annual value of fifty dollara, Mr. Hatton's generous offer has been gratefully accepted by the College Council. The scholar. ship which will be awarded for merit in the

IMPORTANT MANILA DECISION, senior division will be known as "The Halton Scholarship For many gifts and contribu- That the lusular Collector of Customs, may tions to our prize Fund we desire to thank bold confiscated lottery tickets and if they ate Mesara, Ellis Kadoorie, Li Tizi Chiu, winners take the proceeds and turn them into Leung Yan Po, Ho Fook, Lau One Pak, Lathe insular treasury, in accordance with letter Fun Chiu, Mok Cho Chun, Yuog Yik Ting, F, section three, of the Philippine Tariff, bas Tang Yuet Kai, Ng Li Hieg, Chia Yus foally been decided, says the Manila Timer, T4 Ng Hon Chee, Sin Tak Fan, Fung Wa Churn, Wong Lai Chup, Chau Siu K, Chio Mon Chi, Kwok bui Lau, Un Lai Chua, ip Shun K-m, The Sa Fiog, Loung Ku. On, Tseung Sze Kai, Wong Tauk Lam, Yuan Wan Kui, Lo Sai Ki, Kwok Yik Ting, Chao Pak Chun, Chan Pao Tung, Tam Taze Kong, Chan Kim Tong, Yang Sui Po, Leung Sing Yuen, Lau Cho Ting, Tong Lai Chun, Chan Yik Kong, Wong Chew Tong, Yeung Kong Tong, Tang Suk Woon, Pang Sui Hung, E. Cornewall Lewis, Ho Tung, Ip: Sheung Wan, Chau Chuck Hing, Toog Wab Hospital, Po Leung Kuk Committee, Li Sui Kam and U Sai Ying.

The Chairman, having prosented the prizes, said that, he was pleased to listen to the Headmaster's interesting report and noted with great pleasure the progress of the extension work, which would be completed in the present ,year.

Colony on 3rd November, and resumed duty the following day... At present the staff consists of six English' masters including the head master, sight Anglo Chinese Assistants and avea vernacular teachers. Under the present

By far the most important feature arrangement there are on an average 339 stud-of the report was with reference to the Oxford ents on the English side and 179 on the veron.

focal examinations. He wished to int aduce cular side studying simultaneously, a measure, his remarks in a manner which would appeal which provides no adequate number of pupils to Mr Braidwood as a Scotchman and would to anca teacher If, however, secondary work therefore open his speech with a simile and a Is to be carried on successfully more time will moral. The University would aborily, although require to be devoted to English in the middle

Bot quite ao shortly as Mr. Braidwood. forms and I recommended the augmentation would have them believe, would be ready of the staff by another Eoglish master. The for occupation and would give an education on difficulty of fiading qualified Anglo-Chinese as- s'slapis do still great, but the order of 15th July would be to reach a standard equal to an the lines of an English University. Its degree making it compulsory for all Anglo-Chinese English University and it therefore followed assistants and pupil teachers to attend a

as a natural deduction that the entrance ex. normal class should tend to increase the use. futoess of this class of teachers. In the report University examination. How were they to an English amization must be equal to

for last year reference was made to the neces sity for additional accommodation and the have such an examination? He was referring hope was expressed that the much-seeded so poly to the Ellis Kadoorie School but all extension would be accomplished during the the schools of the Colony. In the last exam- year that has just closed, That hope has not nation, out of all the successial boys, three been fulfilled, but I am pleased to be able only from the whole of ongkos ultaised to report that new and improved plans have such a standard. The reason was that the boys bean prepared, the contract for building signed had not a sufficient knowledge of English. In and work actually commenced The building, distant days of the mid-Victorian era, when ter- which is designed to occupy the eastern portare was resorted to, there existed a method of tion of the present sile, will provide a convenient fattening lowls for the London market, which playing, and six additional classrooms of fattening lood was forced down the mouths of modern design and will be in many respects scholars. The object of such ascheme was in the cause of education but while it provided fatness, it failed to provide independence and intuition, That method was scarcely appreciated, which 'could be'understood when the fact was disclosed that often the chickens found their way to Oppo i ion farmyards. The speaker said that most scholars were too much accustomed to look to their masters. They opened their mouths and the masters did the rest As for the moral, he would point out to all bays that if they wished to Ret good cut of their school and if they wished to tackle the University course, they must most their masters more than half-way. A knowledge of English was absolutely essential and ought to be acquired to an extent which bad so far not been attained. It need not be unplea

similar to the wing in which we are now ps.

sembled. The president, Mr. Ellis, Kadoorie, our indefatigable, hoa, escretary, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, and the members of the Cuncil, are to

To-day's Advertisement.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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THE THE above Steamer Having arrived, Cong Alignces of Cargo are hereby requested to send in thair, Bills ‘of Lading for counter. signature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk

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No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever,

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LAUNCHES ADRIFT,

"In

SHANGHAI BUILT VESSEL ABANDONED,

H. B. McCoy, insular-collector of customs at Mmila, received a cable on the 21st inst., from Consul-General Gracey of Foochow announc ing that the launch Adams, which was in tow

Formoss, due to the beavy seas which parted of the launch Mitchell was abandoned Wednes. day off lung Yang," 150 miles north west of

the hawser.

The Adımı 'was one of the new 65-foot launches which was built in Shanghai for the United States Army and the Mitchell, which is a go-foot launch has also just been completed at Shanghai. They are two of the six launches recently constructed by the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Compray Dow en route to Masila for use by the Quarteïmaster's Depart ment,

The Viceroy at Foochow has dispatched a Chinese gunboat to assist the Mitchell in the recovery of the Adams

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The question came up sovoral weeks ago when a Obinaman was on trial for bringing In tickets of the Hankow tottery contrary to law, and the prosecuting attorney argued that it È THE MÍÏSU BISHI SHIPBUILDING was illegal for an individual to have lottery

YARD AT NAGASAKI, tickets in his possession and to cash them, then it was just as illegal if not more. so for the government to hold and cash them."

To-day's Advertisements.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, Hongkong..

TO THE OWNERS OF DOMESTIC, BUILDINGS.

TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), erery Domestic Building or part of such Build ing within the CENTRAL. Division of the City of Victoria, and the WESTERN Division d! Kowloos, occupied by Members of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon, South of Austin Road or those parts of a Domestic .Building used as a Shop, Office or Godown, must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED | THROUGHOUT by the owners during the

months of December and January."

DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and

N.B.-The word "Throughout" used in this notice means that the Houses should be Lime- washed in respect of all the 'Walls of each Room, all Cubicles. Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Under« sides of Roofs in Main Buildings, Offices and Servants Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs.

The Backyard must have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the first

floor,

good condition, however, need not be Limo "Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in

washed, but must be Cleansed..

The Central Division of the City liss between Gilman Street and Peel Street on the East and Tank Labo and Cleverly Street on the, Wes

Kowloon is divided into the Eastern and Western Divisions by Naiban Road and a straight line drawn from the North and thereaf through the Yaumati Service Reservoir to the Northern boundary of Kowloon...

The Government Limewashing Contractor is prepared to Clasore and Limewash Floors at the rate of $1.05 pei' floor on application blog made to the Secretary of the Sanitary Board.

W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS,

Secretary: Dated this 4th day of January, 1910.

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PUBLIC AUCTION..

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HE Undersigned have received instructions

to well by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE 'CONCERNED,

on

THURSDAY,

the 27th January, 1970, at 2.30 P.M. Et their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, comer of Ice House Street,

The Mitsu Blabi Yard, which was reported to.have lost Y100,000 on its working for 1908, Colonel Colion put & paragraph in the new is stated to have made a profit of 'Y410,000 for tariff which provided that the Insular Collector a year. In the New Year business has of Customs might bold all confiscated tickets largely increased. The O. S. K. steamer and cash the winners, turning the proceeds into Parama mir was launched on the 16th the insular treasury. This paragraph bas re-instant and the Toyo Kisen Kaista Ilner ceived the approval of the Secretary of Finance Conroyar, 13,500 tons, of the Tenyo-maru and Justice, and the insular treasury will be

type, is to be launched towards the end of cariched by several hundred pesos probably Match next. Two mora steamers, to be named every few weeks from the winnings of the go-

the 'Swan-maru and the Marloo-mary, sister

AN ASSORTMENT OF verament tickets in the lusteries of the China ships of the Panama-maru, are now being SWATOW DRAWN WORKS, CHEFOO Coast and Europe.

built for the Osaka Shonan Kaitba, in addition SILKS, GRASS CLOTH BED COVERS, the croiser of 5,000 tons and a destroyer of.TEA TABLE COVERS, SILK HANDKER. 5,000 tons for the Imperial Navy; while the CHIEFS, a few pieces of WHITE SILKS, destroyers Kosezgi, Gidari, Kagero and $ILK LACES, EMBROIDERIES, WOOL Manazuru are in dock to receive considerable LEN GOODS, ORNAMENTS, &c., &c. ¡ repairs to their boilers. The number of opera

at the Yard is being increased.

KANEGÁFUCHI Spinning'

COMPANY.

·HALF-YE AKLY REPORT.

The report and accounts for the last half which were adapted by a general meeting on year of the Kadegafuchi Spinning Company,

the 13th instant have now been published. The net profit, including a surplus of Y748,045 brought over from the preceding period, amounted to Y1,479,013, which has been dis tributed as follows:---

Dividend at the rate of 14 % per au....X 576,540

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Reserves.....REUSSTAKARAIN APNGATIENT Bonuses to officials .................................KKSEY Carried forward... ... man

THE.Russian Volunteer Flent ordered four new steamers from Germany last year for service in Far Eastern waters. One of the vessels, named the Pollawa, of which some details have already appeared in our columos, opened its service between Vladivostok and Shanghai on the 3rd

Instant. She is also to call at Nagasaki.

100,000

18,000 RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library 764,473 and Museum for the week ending the 23rd

| January, 1919 —

Library. Museum, Non-Chinese.................................. $54 272 #759

886 3,038

Total........................................ ¥1,479,01 3 The report on the business for the period says: "For the first three months the market for jara was maintained firms in anticipation of a successful sice crop and a gradual advance in the price of raw cotton. in October general trade depression ensued owing to the collapsa in the price of rice, and the yarn market de- clined for a time, but, following on the advance in silver, some activity was shown in the export of yarn to China in November, and the price gradually improved. A further advance in raw cotton is December led to heavy purchases

SHIPPING AND MAILS

Total

Events Coming.

Thursday, 27th January,

·Diocesan School, Prizs Distribution, by His Excellency the Governor.

Friday, 28th January. Rajput Sports, U.S.R.C. Ground, Kowloon. Volunteer Ball, 9 p.m.

Saturday, 29th Ṭanusty." Salyingpur School prize distribution by HE. the Governor, 12 o'clock.

V..R. C. scratch fours race, 3-37 p.m. Hongkong Reserva Association Prize Mool. log..

Boxing at City Hall, Billy Bollow sa Bill' Lewis:

Tuesday, 25th January. Theatre Royal, Scotch concert, 9 p.m. -

Wednesday, 6th January. Meeting of Justicas, Licensing Board, at the of gassed yarn on speculation, which favour-Land Office, Supreme Court, is o'clock, ably affected the quotation of the middle St. Stephen's College, prize distribution by be congratulated on the successful realisation

and coarse yaras, and the year ended with an the Righ: Reverend The Lord. Bishop of Vic. of this part of their scheme and I have no doubt

active yarn market. The quotation of silk yarn toris, Noon. that when the new wing is completed some of

remained unfavourable for a long time during our wealthy Chinese friends, observing the

the period, as raw silk had gradually declined is price. Towards the end of the period, how. incongruity of a structure consisting of two wings without a body, will hasten to fill the

ever, some activity was shown, the raw silk market having improved. Among collo him and so complete the edifice in a maser worthy of the great community in

fabrics, ahistings showed some activity in July whon interests it was inaugurated and for the

and August, but as sqpp as the reason Was Over besefit of whose sons the walk within its walls

inactivity again prevailed. The coarse clauses of the goods, however, were much more in is carded on, The College team, which actered

demand from November sa cotton yarn aÅ-- for the Hygiene Competition, was successful to capturing the shield for 1959. The result of hot work either and he would give them avanced in price, and the period closed with the competition for the present year has not comforting piece of advice in the matter of good prospects for this class pan Chronicie. yet been announced. Additional apparatus for learning a foreign language. The speaker then proceeded to describe in detail some of his owo täs teaching of science has recently been or dered and this subject will 'in future form an experiences, in which he incidentally mention. ed that the use of the dictionary should not be Important part of the College curriculum to March, 1979, Mr. Troakes formed a class for resorted to to an abnormal degrea.. fo conclu. the study of Brushwork. The attendancesion, the speaker thanked the Council for the at the claw, which was conducted after the bons ur they had dons hi'n in asking him to segular class hours, was entirely voluntary, distribute the prizes and having congratulated The prograis made by the students during them on the suspicious weather conditions their short period of instruction in well cxempli-favouring the function, he wished the Head- master, staff and pupils of the school very plea fed by the specimens of their work now on ex- hibitio». The restricted area of oor playground san: New Year holidays. prevente our students from enjoying that amount of physical exercise necessary to youth. Footbalihas been played throught out the acason with an ever growlog interest, and enthusiasm and during summer the students gladdly availed themselves of the opponunities offered by the college swimming and batbing club. Apropos of ibis subject I would call the attention of those in anthority to the fact that while the majority of the educational establishments are sitanted in the western and of the Colony the only, public playing field of any sira—vit, Happy Valley is situated in the extreme east, When the playing fields are beingʻlald out for iks students bf the New University this (act | Wa! Kun, --

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PRIZE LIST-1910. Blake Scholarship (550) Wong Wai Hong, Halton Scholarship ($50) Lam Ming Shao, He Kom Tong Scholarship (Senior): (535) Kwok Shin Chung,

Ho Kom Tong Scholarship (Junior) (575) COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPE. -

Class 1-131 Tsang Taoi In, and Ho In Chin. Class 1st Lau Cho Leung, and Tao In

Woon.

Class 111-zat; Wan Cheuk Ming, and,Wal Kwong,

Class IV-1st Wong Chao Lol, and Pan

might be borne in mind and some provision Class Vs In Yam Chuan, and Lau

and College, Ting In:

MAILE DUE.

Gorman (Yorck) 17th inst. French (Armand Bekic) ist prox. Canadian (Empress of India) 3rd proz, German (Prine Waldemar) 4th prox.

lust for Puget Sound.

The Bank Line s.a. Suveric left Kobe on 24th.

The Dodwell New York Line 3.1. Ghaza arrived at Now Yórk on 23rd inst

ALSO

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A Quantity of GLASS WARE: TERMS:—As Usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 25th January, 1910

Intimations.

CHEESE

CHOICE CANADIAN

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In Drums and Barrels of various colours, Prospectus "and all farther inforinatlon from

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Second commences 9.15. First commences: 6.30 half-price.

MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-priós.

Hongkong, 15th January, 1910.

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Sunday, 30th January.

Lusitano Recreation Club Go as You Please Competition.

JAPAN

Monday 31st January,

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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, Annual Meeting, at the City Hall, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, 1st February.

The P. & A. Co!s na Rygja will arrive at Organ Recital, at St.-John Cathedral, 5.30 this port on 27th inst, at daylight.

arrived at Yokohama on aged inst, arrived as The P. & A. Co's sa, Knight of St. George

this part on 4th prox.

p.m.

Saturday, 5th February. China Provident Loss

and and Morgage' Co.,

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The Imperial Germano Mail as. Prier Sigti Lid., Annual Meeting, St. George's Building, wwwd, which left here on ist uli., arrived at Sydney on 24th inst, at 6 am, par kratts

The P. & D. S. N. Coa sa. Java left: Singa- pore for this part on agih inst, at 7.30a.m., and is dus here on gast inst; at ở mem.ap

· The M, M. Qoʻs un, Armand Bible, with the French Mails of the and inst, and mails from Londos of the ast insty, will leave Bingapore ván Salgon 10-day, 8t‚x_pimi," and is expected to arrive here of fit prox. and will probably.

Sunday, 6th February. Lusitand Recreation Club, Walking Com

Tuesday, 8th February, and Hongkong, Canton rad Macao Steamboat,

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