1910-07-22 — Page 5

ADUCATION IN HONGKONG,

EXCERPTS FROM DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

The following excerpis, are made from the report for igcg of the Director of Education, which was laid before the Legislative Oodocil yesterday

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 22 1910

A BRITISH SCHOOLS, Koncicon School (Girls) — Thin school ron. Ubues to fill a useful purpose. The number in average mitendrace is 53 The cost per unity has fallen to 5119 from 5.45 last year.

Experience hes shown the limitations which nie set to the .osefulness of Kowloon School.

it provides schooling in a baslthy and bright The total number of pupils la 6,560 as com atmosphie for a number of children, but the pared with 6, 75 last year. Table 1 shows they overage of atter dance of the prpits numbers at Gaverament scheals to be 2,326 ahensive school course. Half the gila in the ́makes it impossible to follow out any compre- compared with 2,133 last year. The numbers

top class are foreigners. were purposely reduced al Qasen's College.

The three fenders to the Collega on the other hand, and especially Sdiyingpun, show morked increases, (95 32774). The two British Schools, Kowloon Girls School and Victorin School shaw a combined slight decrease. Several of the less important schools also have declined in aambers. The increase at the Belilios Public School (Girls) is ootewonby. Further dataila are given below under the headlogs of

the schools.

of the department in Apil, I found this school- Victoria School (Boys).—On rasumlog.charge

in an unsatisfactory condition. The headmaster want no leave shortly after, and the elder boys were taught for the rest of the year parily by Mr. James of Kowloon School and partly by Mr. Curwen of Yanmail. There was an improve ment by the end of the year,

boys, most of whom ais the sons of Government The upper school consists at presest of st

strant. They are backward, and do not seem The considerable incicase in the sumbers at to have bees well grounded; but they are mank Grant schools (4,334 × 3,917) in chiefly dun toing progress. Most of them are now being the increase of Chinese pupils in the lower prepared for his Oxford Local Freliminary, classes of the Bilis Kadoorie School and St. This class promises to be of much value to the Joseph's College,

Colony.

The stendily increasing numbers taking an

The attendance has fallen off very canalder- English education as thewh in Table 11 doesably. The headmistress was transferred else not adequately describe the rush for places in where early in the year; but still the cast por English schools during the past year. If the unit reaches the altogether preposterous aâgure numbers admitted and.not bren limited to suit of Sazo per unit (Sex4 in 1907 and 5168 in 1988). the capacity of the staffs and class rooms, several hundred more pupils might have been .. enrolled,

The same table" (No. 1} shews' that the, numbers taking a veruacular education hive. increased. The increase is dus entirely in the ́development of The Holilios "Public School The small vernacular schools managed by the various Missions shew a decline (2,011 : 2,149). The s Hisfactory nature of the education given, in these schools is comitted under the head lag vincular education below; but their worldly success is very easily surpassed by that of the private voroncular schools. Of these, careful records, so far as it is presible to btain them, have been kept for several years. .

The numbers are not likely to increase materially in the pear future They wer0.27 for the year as against 41 for 1908,

SELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL (ENGLISH AND

·VERNACULAR SIDES), Reference to past reports will shaw a radical change which' bas taken place in the nature of the Belilios Public School. Once pathaps the most important girls school in, the Colony, it gradually fall from this position and became mainly a resort for girls whore special educa- tional seeds were unprovided for elsewhere, rir,, Jews, Eurasians, Japanese, etc. The at- tendance on the English side, though sked out by a number of small boys, fell in 1905 to 83.

By that year however to quote my anual report, there were "algos of an increased desire on the part of the Chinese parents to give shelr' daughters an English education," To ment the new demand special divisions the low. er classes were formed where the lastruc-

The foes charge in the private vernacular schools average $1.15% month; the grant ver- sacular schools make no charge in most cases It is probably fair to sty that except the Belilies Pablic School and one ne two ethers, the ver-, pacular schools under the Education Depart:slop ran strictly on English, liner. By 1907. ment represent the loavings of vernacular edu the Chinese pupils preponderated to greatly calion.

in the lower classes, that it was possible to, do away with the non-Chirene divi. sions altogether, and the school became organised an'an “English School,” to suit the requirements of the great majority of the pupils. It is hardly necessary to add that pupils of all nationalities were and are still welcomed. Nevertheless by 1958, be lowest clisses had become almost exclusively Chidere,

The contrary is the truth as regards no education in-English. The dotted line in Tabis il marking the progress of the Private English Schools seems to prove that there is little money to be made out of teaching a smattering of English at law feas: Among the private schools are included two of great Importance, St. Stephen's College (maximum saralment 120) and St. Paul's College (50): there is also an institution know a nú the South China Academy. In the remanising 24 private schools the fees average $175,4 month. There are also 28 night schools in which English is taught to 659 puplis,

REVINUK AND EXPEND TURE.

The expediture epon education bas increied by $13,484 ($19,359: $255,875) and the revenue has increased by $13,61 (568,314; $54,603). The net result is a percentage of revenue to expenditure of 45.84, which lan high figure At Government schools the cast per unit (average attendance) fell to Syzas, the lowest It has been sinca 1992. At Grant'schools on the contrary it is higher than ever before. This Is due to the higher proportion of pupils in the upper grade schools. Indeed there is no tim- pler and fairer indication of the progress of education in Hongkong than the steady in- cross in the average cost per pupil at Grant schools since 1901, when the new Code and new rates of grant came into forte. .

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION..

Upon the retirement of Dr. Wright in April, to which allusion is made below, Queen's College was placed under the captrol of the Head of the Educatiöś Depsítment, whose title was changed from Inspector of Schools" to that of "Director of Education,"

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

The Retrenchment Committee, wbiła :ccom2 mending but few reductions in the Staff of the Department, poloted cut the advizability of increasing the fees charged in some Govers- meat schools. The fees for paw popils were consequently increase 1 from: $4 to $5 at Queen's College; from $4.10 $4 at Saigingpus; from Sa tó 33 at Yaumati and Wasteai; and from go cents to Si at the Belilios Public School, versicolu side.

QUEEN'S COLLEG".

· The annual report of the bendmaster seis forth the general history of the College for the year under review.

DISTRICT SCHOOLS. V

Under the same roof as this English school but quite independent of it there had been for many years a vernacular Chiness school of a not very high type, but with a large aliandance, minugement of Mr. Sung Hok-pang to whose In 1905 ibis vernacular school fell under the siugularly able control is due the remarkable improvemoos which has taken place, in his time the average attendance has risen from 175 10 3:6; the fees collected from all to St,921. The curric lum now includes elementary masic [and paining. But more significant still is the semuikable change for the better in the due to Mr. Supa's itfla.pce that in 1909 the bauring and intelligence of the pupils. It was w highest standards expressed a desire to leato Englab for an hour a day. Their request was complied with, and the experiment bas proved so successful th.t. I have ausged for the four highest standards to do sin fature, the time spent on the subject increasing in, the bigher standards. As the Chinese girls on the Esglish side are daily taught Chinese, the amalgamation of the vernacular school (ander Mrs. Jutcher) wilb ibe veroacular school (under Mr. Sung Hok-pang) is practically complete.

GRANT SCHOOLS.

Attention has already been drawn to the the Ellis Kadoori School, the average attoed increased cumbers in the English schools. At knee increased fro 418 to 596, and Grant by $3,500.

COMMERCIAL.

July sand, 3.p.m

The following quotations for rubber shares, by wire, nes supplied by Messis. E. S, Kadooris & Co

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Anglo-Javas„MI MAHIAMATIE/15 'Anglo-Malays....K5=43495 496-19 Balgownlo

Batu Tigas menst

*35/- Bertame........................asures Ima Bukit Kajanga (pp.) ...................... Bukit Rajab

inimene »"sour

Carey United...............................35/- prem. Castlefields.......

Changkat Serdange. $14,

Damansaras.375/ Eastern Internationals ......3of- prem. Fach Selangon mediums

Glenealys...................................53.75 Globsbials .......................ture m Golcondas

30/

Golden Hopes...um Vändradar Highlands and Lowlands.....128/5 Tadragitio.......$15 Inch Kenneths...............................................................

· Jaquien .......................... Jobglaudos matarmış sorun — Kamanings.................................................7/9 pram. .Kuala Lumpors

Lanadrons (fully paid)

**

1976

Laasdrons (ppd.)

Labas DESDE DATOSE Ladburys......kebo 1959740442)

87/6

15/3

London Ventures...

..713

Melmans.....................8f. Pajam..................................................................$17 Pegob..............39/ Rubber Trust......37/6 prem Saggas 330+

..$35

**** 35/- prem.

Sandycrofts.................................... Sapongspk2544 Seafields...PUCIO Sekong................. Shelfords ....... Stugapore & Johores Sumatra Paras .............................. Sangal Chobi

..78/6

.516

.15).

Sungal Kapan 2.49-12.17/9 Tandjong................................................. `$5/prem. Tangkas................................................25/- prem, Toerasglo/- prem.

Diu Rootu

United Serdanga ......... 135 *United Singapores Sa Valted Sumatras arciano resembreı.7/3 Daited Langknis dof Para Rubber ......... .......9/6 per lb. YARN MARRÈ7.

The Chinese

Hongkong, and July, 1910. During the pas: fortnight, the yarn maiket has continued lifeless and sales have been. nominal. The same conditions bava' prerailed since we last wrote regarding complalate in dealers have been selling overdue cargo with a respect of overdue contracts,

heavy loss to country, buyers for immediata. delivery at råten §3 to Si lower than above quotations. Japanese yara of No. 36 aze selling at cheap rates and as a consequence Indian dispose of in spite of cheaper prices. The In. yare of the same count is extremely difcolt to

dian market is reported steady. As regards focal business thate is nothing doing with the exception of 1,300 bales, which were sold at prices $1 to $3 tower. At the close the market is reported very quiet,

Total sales 1,200 bites.

Unsold stocks 21,000 balos. Sold but un-delivered in the godown and to arrive 43,000 bales.

Eastern Internatlocals” hawa weakened to 30/- prem, but there are no sallara from London poder yɔ/s. It is reported that this Gompany has declared a dividend of 2/- per share.

· Linggie" have changed kanda al 60/? ex dividend, and at-the-close more can probably be placed.

London Vesturas, during the early part of the wank improved to as high as 1/6, and sales were affected locally in small lots at 86 and 8/9, but towards the close a set back has taken place and after sales at 7/9 are now on offer. - Merlimans, hava. baen taken off the market' at 7/0 and more are obtainabis at 8/

- *Kemunings have been the medium of a fair business at 7/3.and 7/6 pram.

London Aslutfer have weakened to 16/; ü which price they are on offer.

Tangkabs are quiet and nagtected at 25/ pram.

United Sardanga a'ter sales at 135/; and 136)- strengthened to 140/- "with reported sales at 141/6, closing wanker with probabla soilers at i 135/

United Sumantras ruled weak throughout the week at 12/6.

Sumatra Para hava déclined to 14/ at which plice they have been placed.

Balgownies haya watud down to S17, at which price they have laquiries, Fran

Changkat Serdangs neu ansiar at $13, Ayer Fanas come slightly higher at $tz, but there are sellers at the rate.

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Pajams can probably be placed at the slight ly reduced rate of $15,-

Glenenlys, after sales at 524, are inquired for

at the rato.

Indragirit are steady ul Sa54,

Pagohs have been taken off the market at $40, and at the close are weaker and on offer at $18,

Sandycrofts have sellers locally at $35, but, sono are obtainable from Singapore noder 536... Singapore and Johores have weakened to 516, with probable sellers.

Ualled Singapores were sold at St, but at the close are steady at Sığ....

Ayer Kunings are weaker and offering at 31, Pantais are slightly higher and can probably be bad at Sa...

Elphinstones have dropped to $3.50.

Alor Gajabs are wanted at the slightly re- duced rate of $2.75.

*

New Serendahs are in request at the Im proved rate of $11.

Exchange The Banks closing T/T quola. tions are as follows:-

On London...1/ft

Shanghai...744 Siogapore...76 1,8-

ELLIS & ELLIS,

BINGAPORE QUOTATIONS. Metara. Ellis and Ellis advise us of the re ceipt of the following telegraphic quaiations from Singapore to-day:

3.00 p.m. Alor Gajabs kumaine m....52.75 Ayon Kuningriiwertery for E Ayci Panas oggiasia you' w. Balgownies EN VARKYTARUSER. 17 Changkat Berdog

13 Elphinstones regum monde. .'3.50 Glengalya....severansernet e, sköksiss

Koko 25

_1.75_

·Tadragiri

.. New Serendahs'......... Pajama

Pactais FOPORTISTIKU 1601023224th

Pegoba...........pa”.

*

B. $8

Sandycrofts.351 Singapore and Johoras ........................... 16 Dalted Singapor8-........................................ 1,50 ..

SHANGHAL POLICE FORCE.

TROUBLE AMONG THE SIXHS.

An unpleasant incident occurred among a section of the Sikh policemen on Friday after: 2000, raporta the N, C. D. Nows of 18th lost,

Arrivals. The mail Str. Arsye and extra sira. Capri, Silceld and Binge Mars from Bombay, and air, G Acar from Calcutta have brought in Shanghai: shipmentsfrom Hongkong to Shangbers of the force are now in costody in the 16,554 bales fir Hongkong, and 6,355 bales for a consequence of which sighty three mem- hat, and Coast parte, amount to about 1,000 British gaol. The trouble took place on the occasion of the Sikhs being assembled at Lousa Police Station for presentation of a shooting trophy by the Captain,Superintendent.

The following table sets forth the authorised | balos. figures abewing the fees, numbers of boarders Shanghai. A very small buslooss has been

Japanese Yara.-About 300 bales No: kos were sold at $152 to 3153,

and the percentages of different mallopalities done in that Market, in each of the English Grant schools. There are however many remissloos of fets made in | individual cares.

The distinction between Loglah, and Eurasian is one not always very easily mado.

School

It appears to have bean anticipated that the men intended to saite the opportunitý -ta raisa some question of grievances ; and this expecta-* tion was confirmed when, on being ordered to

Local Mills-Nothing doing. Raw Cotton - Owing to higher prices there Percentagespfeiffer Fee | has been no basicess transacted in this staple. | diamies, the mon refused to obay the command.

+ 1-St Joseph's College 57

-Italia Convent

French Convent, maina 63, 18. -Anglo Fonuguese, $$~~-

-Diocesan Girls' School 650 #3

-Diocesan Boys' School 97 $ 9-St. Mary'sum þá inn

Kadoorie,... 896 ——

nathepallides.

Емгамда

10 $1.00

3,00

3.00

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200

1,00

s

$.01

#41410 or

- 40 -

"The three district" schools of Salyingpon, Yauma and Wants: folly shared in the general increase of attendance at Anglo-13-1, Francis en 1 — 365 10 Chiness schools. The fees collected ware $10,703 as compared with $16,7.8.

5. All three schpola mere pererically full for the greater part of the 'year, and during a consider able part of it were overcrowded in the lowest classes, where the pressure makes ifsalf manifest, Regolations which will prevent over crowding in folura have now braɑ made.

The following increases in the establish; ments over those of list year were provided

Salyingpun,Das Grade II, onn Grade 111, two Grada VI Chicers Masters,''

Wantsal-One Grade II, one Grade V ode Grade VI Cbinets Masters.

1.09

11.05

1.00

No sales Fengal or Chiness, Stock 350 bales The man were under arms, though they had no Bengal and go balea Obinese. Quotations: ammunition. They were told that Colousl Bengal at $33 to $37 and Chinese at 536 to 540 Brace was prepared to hear what their Ar per picol.

(2) goants bad to say on behalf of the mon, but Ropees, T/T 133ł Rupses, D/D1334. Steri- naturally they must first dismalas. This they iog, D/D / Sterling, 4m/at 1/91. Shang still refused to do ; and, after five minutes had hai, T/T 74. ↑ Japan 87 Bar Silver art.

been given them to reconsider their attitude, POLISHWALLA &'KOTWALL,

but without effect, Colonel Brace left the com pound.

Coton & Yarn Brokers,

RUBBER SHARE MARKET, On Saturday morning a mesting of the Cous-

cil was held at midday and on Saturday after- | noon- tha mighty-three men were arrested and taken to the British gaol. It is understood that they will be formally charged to-day, .

The above is a bare statement of what, wo

To-day's Advertisements.

DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

AND Auction Sale, to be

held on MONDAY, the 25th day of July, 1916 at 3 PM at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellancy the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Fokfolum, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a termof 71 years from 1st September, 1910,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,

Hongkong, and July, The spamodic spart which took place on the last day of the preceding weekly period EXAMINATION ON THE HYGIENE MANUAL under review As we close-quotations all understand, took place on Friday and Satur

HYGIENE.

has not been maintalodí during the week The usual shield. competition was bold among the schools in December, the papers round show a depreciation below the day. Pendlag the trial it is Impossible to be being set by Dr. Pearse. There were 12 lowest last week. The market has been dull mare explicit. The cases of trouble are ob competing teams with 107 competitors. The and beyond batiness is soms of the lower scure.”". Ostensibly there would appear to have Diocesin was first, Four schools including quoted stocks wa kuva absolutely no business been some question of the engagement or non- Salyingpuo earned over 60% of marki I must congratulate the Hollywood Road (Lower to report"

engagement of an interpreter, but it is con Grade) School on its success. The whole of The dolus is even more greaily acconsidered that other matters are at stake, not un is top Classes were needed to form the team, fosted in the care of Singapore dollar stocks. connected with rivalry between the two sects of which best among others. Queen's College, Wired quotations from the South, today show. Sikhs, the Malwa Sikhs and the Majha. Sikhs, Queen's College did very bidly, when the cir.

an appreciable falling off in rates with a The men now in prison make up practically cumstancesare falily considered, including Its very big field of selection. Yaumall should tendency to further workness. The cause for the whole of the latier sect. bave done much better.

this general declina is not very apparent beyond |- The reason given by the French Convent In addition, K, Morris, Headmistress, thels weakness in the subject this year is that it has onlý bɛen studled since September. Victória School, was attached to the Staff of This it however, no real explanation, since Selyingpus. The experiment of patulog & Jabier byglencias compulsory subject. The Diocesan Chinesaclısı ünder an English lady was new School (Girli) did not compate, which seems a in Government schools, and has proved most pity. Kowloon School and Victoria School did not compete, alther, au the ground that they successful. I have never seen a better class of bad wat doough popils who had baan, muder beginners than here was

was by the and ofike your, 1 instruction for the full year, I am.ef opiaton Angio Malays are easier and can be had st

• On the whole the ihren schools are doing | that all Govemment and Grant schools should the reduced rate of 28/735 very @tatislictory! work, There a

Are Heveral compete, unless especially excused, even if only * Allagars have burn sold at 6/9 and 7/5, but

small teams can be sent in'rand'that any school polets of drail which require mere atention, Initiding to shadde skroduced firm should at the close are caring and obtxinakta at 21:

Conveniently considered under obtain sancilon for in doing. from myself at Carey Unitada are quiet and without basiness

VASI 104KA 190th before the date of eziminallquí, të report at QUOLÁL

the drop in price in London for the raw mater! EXPLOSION ON H,M,8. “BUTLB).". af which, standing at soft par fb, for Fine Hard Para a week ago, comes now from London at 9/4 as we closa, jot

The monthly putpal of the leading produc- ing companies is well malatained on a pro-

ressive rati

London, July 16. ....... An explosion took place in the stokehold of 13.M.8, Swile, armoured cruiser, during the macconvres in the Atlantic.. One man wa killed and four ware lajurad,...

The Sulloj is a twinrporaw: armoured cruiser of 15,000 toms and a1,000 ladicated horse-power She is attached to the Homa Fleet and is com mandad by Raar-Admiral Arthur A, O. GaID- way. She was built at Clydebank 'and' Wal

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Monday, zgth July, Land Sale, P.W.D., 1 p.m.

Wednesday, 27th July,

Bind Ooncert, Public Gardens, 9 p.m.

Friday, 29th July. Auction valo," valuable leaghold property, Hughes and Hough, 3 p.m..*.

Wednesday, 3rd August, Magting, Licensing Board, 2.15 p.m.

Thursday, 4th August,

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