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THE HONGKONG/TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913.M.

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The comfort which poor human achieving something of a record? | beings wantin such a world as this We sent along for two Post Office is not the comfort of but the orders yesterday; "ore for 8/6 and comfort of strength.

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plan would have been to sond orders for the exact amounts, but a much more ingenious arrange ment was adopted, the amount of 8/6 was made up thus one order for 5, one for 2/6, and one for 1; the other order had given even more trouble, thus: one for 54, two for 10 each, one for 1- That made oven or dere in all. Presumably if we had asked for two orders to the value of say, 30-, a sack would have been necessary to carry the result.

Another Instance.

Indian Troops Arrive,

of the 26th Punjabis.

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Breach of Opluri Ordinance.

A man with previous convie- tions was find:850, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning, for an office against the Opium Ordinance.

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE. proportion of Revenue to Ex experience to regulate his own paditure, 41.30 percent., propor conduct properly, let alone the re- The Annual Prize Distribution, tion for the last five years, 50.00 gulation of that of a wife (Lond

per cent.

Cost per pupil in laughter). It is no easy matter to The annual prize distribution average attendance $83.83; had regulate a wife (Laughter). If you in connection with Queen's Free Scholars and the Student want advice-I don't know f you College took place to-day. His Interpreters of the Registrar do want it-I should ad is you Excellency the Governor, Sir General's Department paid fees Chinese youths, to imitate the By the P." and O. steamer Francis Henry May, presented the during the time of their actual men of the West, in this Hinialaya there arrived yesterday prizes, those attending included stay in school, this item would matter and to defer mar from Bombay seven rank and file Lady May, Bishop Pozzoni, Capt. have read $78.88.

ringe until you have had. of the 25th Punjabis and fifteen The Hon. Fitzroy Somerset, A.D), Tablr 4 shows that while the really enough experience of the C. Sir Charles Eliot, Commander grose expenditure, owing to world to undertake the heavy re- Basil Taylor R.N.; Sr. J.J. Leiria economies effeated, was $3,733 sponsibilities married life. I am (Portuguese Consul), Mr. E. A. less than in 1911, the Re-quite sure that is sound advice. Irving (Director of Education), venue from Fees, owing to Icongratulate the college, I am Rev. Fr. Spada, Rev. H.B. Copley the drop in our attendance, glad to any on its success at the Moyle, Messrs. G. Pieroy, A. for showed a reduction of $8,079 It Oanton Examinations and also at ris, W. Curwen, E. Sykos, Rev. is this loss of Fees alone which the examinations at the Hongkong Watson.

accounts for the increased annual University (Applause). We are Head Master's Report,

average coat per cholar.

ll proud of the records mande Ofthe Head Master's Report for His Excellency on Marriage. by this College in the poat, the Year ending 31st December, 1912, part is given and the re- His Excellency said My Lord has a brilliant future before it. Before presenting the prizes and I feel certain that the College mainder will appear to-morrow: Bishop, Mr. Denly, Ladios and But the records of the past can Attendance Queen's College gentlemen:The report which only be continued in the brilliant. was open 230 days during the we have heard road way, I think, colour in which they have been year ended 31st December, 1912, he regarded as fairly satisfactory. written by strenuous and, persis- against 221 in the preceding One of the outstanding features tent efforts on the part, not only year. The maximum enrólmont of it is one which might, by those of the staff, but of the students, was 1049, of whom 623 were on who are not thoroughly well and I ask all of you students to our Register at the beginning of quainted with the Institution, he remember that every day you are anaatisfactory in school you should do your the year, while 416 were now considered. an the Upper Classes a 313, falling off in the attendance the staff who are teaching you, boys. The average attendance in feature; that is the very large best to do justice not only to Remove Classes was 183, and This is principally due to the and your parents or guardians Lower Classes was 50.

For the abolition, in the year 1904, who are paying for your instruc whole year, and covering the of the lower school. Just before dion, but to the school itself entire school, this gives an average that change was made the atten-whose name you should honour daily attendance of 555: the dance renched 1055, and you have and to whose name you should corresponding figures ja 1911 beard that last term it was only endeavour in your future life were 667-a decrease this year of 555. The change has been made tlways to do credit 112. The prevalence of plague by the Government of set purpose, His Excellency then presented 1912, we are told, was the worst in order to erect this school into the following students with their year since 1894-an the unsettl the position of practically ad prizes: ad condition of the neighbouring Upper School, and it is now the

Scholarships. provinces owing to change in the Upper School par excellence of

Class 1-Senior Mrrison, Li form of governmen', mainly Bothe Colony. It therefore baliove. Tak-lun; Stewart, Lo 11 ushing; count for our reduced numbers. all those in charge of it to Senior Belilios, F. Eli ~; Blako, Applicants Turned Away. use their atmoat endeavourlo Nai-shun; Wright, Ling Man- During the course of the year, to make it worth of the lai. we have actually turned away from position, and to carry out the Cises 2-o Tung, Pun Io- 160 to 70 applicants for admission, object for which the school was at Ho Kom-tong, Ng Ka

many of themof known antec- thus reduced, and made into a chang. adonis, in accordance with our smaller institution the objec Class 3-Junior Belillos, Chow ge-clause, as being too old for being, of course, to fit boye to en- Sik-kwan; Ho Fook, Tang Shu- the classes for which they were tor our newly established Uni-ham.

Leaving for Home. Mr. W. L. Carter, who is the local Manager of the China and Japan Telephone and Electric Co This reminds us that some little Ltd. leaves for Home in April, time ago a correspondent made a via Siberia, on leave of absence. complaint along Bomewhat Minnesota in Dry Dock, similar lines. He sends away, by The 8.8. Minnesota is in dry means of an order, 7:4), monthly, dock for repair and general and, whenever he sent his boy to overhaul. She is expected to the Post Office, an order for 76 leave the ways on or about was given him. The Post Oflice | February 23rd." had no orders for 7:41pit was or- General Anderson Back, plained. Our correspondent,

Major General Anderson, who however, visited the Post Office was called Home laat year owing himself and bad the felicity of to the tragic death of his son, re- turned to the Colony to-day by the matter. To be sure, there are tho Shinyo Maru. ⠀ no orders for 7,4, but spaces are provided for the affixing of stamps to make up odd arapunts: Our correspondent demanded na order for 74-aad got it, too. It is wonderful what a little firm ness can do..

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"HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1913,

A DANGEROUS VIEW.

An Age of Luxury.

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It is customary in re-printing matter from another nowspaper give the name of that paper. Where short items of general news are concerned it is perhaps

Visitors.

Mr. G. Paterson and Lady Rowens Paterson have arrived in the colony, and intend visiting Macao and Canton during their short visit to the East.

Women Gamblers Fined:

Inspector Mellardy, of Wan- chai, charged sight women, at with gambling. the Police, Court, this morning One woman was fined $100, and the remaind. er $2 each.

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Eighty Cases.

Stocktaking Sale.

otherwise fit.

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Staff Changes

The changes in the Staff during the year, owing to exigencies of leave and promotion, are shown on a separate table, which is ap- pended (Table 7).

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cial conditions are never weary of

Commentators on existing so pointing out that, side by side with the most glaring poverty and dis tress in the United Kingdom, may be found luxury and extravagance The list for hearing which came in full bloom. The assertion is, before Mr. Justice Gompertz in of course, quite true, though how the Summary Court, this morning the circumstance can be altered was something in the nature of under the present economic ays-record, no fewer than eighty cases tem it is hard to seo. Anyhow, being in the list to be mentioned, of one thing is certain, and that is,

versity. The results of the Oxford Class 4-Junior Morrison, Mok that if poverty is inorensing, so is We would draw our readers'

Staff: Our staff consisted of examination are not entirely satis- Chan-ki; Alfred May, Fok Hon- the taste for what may be termed attention to the fact that Messrs. 15 English Masters, 10 Inosi i.e. factory, and I must make a strong fai, Government Scholarships :— the unnecessarios of life. This Inne, Crawford and Co. are coin-Anglo-Chinese Mastors who give appeal to the staff, who have nu 1. Kin Ho-ching, 2. Lo Man-hin, fact is well illustrated by the mencing their big stock-taking astraction in Eaglish subjects doubt done their best, to do still 3. Ferriera G., 4. Tsang Kwai- annual report just issued by the sale on Monday next. All de- and take translation work. Re-better-to make an extra effert wing, 6. Cha Shiu-ohi. Postmaster General. We note, partments are included, and big gular Vernacular Masters, Visit-to do better next your. The at- Special Prizes. for instance, that whereas in 1908 bargains may be had.

ug Vernacular Masters, and 10 tendance, of course, to which Pupil Teachers, Tse Yik-fong there were 134,275 licanoas for

Dumping.

Papil Teachers. Owing to the I have just referred, has been chell Memorial, Ellis F. men-servants taken out, in 1911 The dangerous practice of appointment

extra interupted, and perhaps the work Special Translation, E. to C. Ho the number is 220,018. The dumping rubbish the public European Master in November of the stall has been interupted; Nai-ahun; C. to E. Li Teok-lun. licences for armorial bearings streets still prevails despite the 101 (0.8.0. 5370/1911), we had during the last year, by extraor- History Class 1A, Wong have leapt from 35,519 to 41,814; many convictions of late. At

ine local master less than mes-dinary circumstances plague fin-tai; B, Zavier, M.A.; A, Lo while for gamekespere, in spite the Police Court, this morning, ioned in the Estimates for 1912. which has been mentioned in the Chun-yui; B, Arab A. 88 per of the notorious." Form 4" there Mr. F. A. Hazeland fined two his strengthening of the Staff is reported, and the unrest which cent.; O. Arcalli E. 66 per cent... is an advance from 4,487 to women from West Point, $7 distinct advantage.

prevailed in this Colony and in [Class 2A, Pun Ia-tat; 28, Lam 5,208. The most impressive each, or, in default, fourteen days

the neighbouring province. l'aung; 20, not awarded; 20, figures, however, are those of for the office.

Those are features which we Choung Tak-wing 68 per cent. motor-cars, the licences sold for Philippine Commissioner.

must, in justice to the staff, take Class 3A., Lo Oi-man; B, Sham. Many people will wonder what is behind the question put in which, in 1911, totalled 134,423 The Hon. Mr. Earnshaw, who

into consideration.

Wai-chung; C, Wong Tez-kin, the House of Commons yesterday regarding the Mday Dreadnought (representing a total tax of over is the Resident Commissioner of

There is a feature in the report 83 per cent; D, Leung Sui-shang Mr. Falle asked for an assurance that none of the money voted by two millions sterling) as against the Philippines, delegated to just over 5,000 in 1903. The Washington, US.A., has arrived

which is not entirely satisfactory E, Lam Yom. The Normal Master, Mr. Tan- the F.M.S: for a Dreadnought should be spent until the House had present must indeed be written in the colony from America, and aer, is his annual report to me,

Composition:-1A, A. HL. Rum- Lo my mind, and this is, the had'un opportunity of accepting or declining the offer of a warship down as an age of lüsury. will remain in Hongkong until writes of the Papil Teachers: "want of success achieved jajan; B, F. Ellie, a, E. A. Moos- Mr. Churchill lost no time in setting his questioner right on the Our Contemporaries

the arrival of his wife from Manilaust in the first place point out of course who, think boys go to Arcalli; 2A, Fun In-tat B, Lam athletics. There are some people, deed b, long Man-eni; o, E.

matter. The offer, he said, had been accepted by the G›verament,

Europe to take up his duties in assistant He will then proceed through that owing to several promotions school to learn as much as they sung: 0 Aroulli Omar; D,

masterships, two the contract had been settled, and construction would begin shortly

the States.

leatha from plague, one resigna-

can from boka. Well, most of not awarded; 3A.Chow Sik-kwanj What is behind this rather churlish question regarding a patriotic

*European's Servant Boy

tion on account of ill-health, and a Boglishmen hold slightly dif- B, D'Almada Castro, JM.; 0, offer? la the new opinion of patriotism gaining ground? The old

ferent conceptions of what school, Hassan Ismail 65 per cent; D, Convicted.

dismissals, view of patriotism was that it is one of the great moral virtues; the hardly necessary to observe this the Police Court, this morning, during the year than usual no better training ground for the

Bofore Mr. E. A. Hazeland, at appointments have been made life really ought to be. There is Leung Sui-shang; E, Lei Nim

63 per cent. new view is that patriotism is an evil, a closk for national selfishness custom with absolute strictness Inspector Dymond, of West $2

character of boys than the playing and international hatred, a cause of war,

and it rarely is so observed; but Point, charged a servant, boy held in July there was no Third ask the headmaster to allow those Wong Tia-tai; lb; 1, F. Ellis, fields of a large school; and I shall Class 1A; 1, So Cheuk-pan, 2, professional etiquette (we had al-employed by Mr. Bamman, of Year P.T. examined; one only It will be a bad day for any country when, and if, this now most said common honesty) de- Pokfulum, with the larceny of had completed his Second Year of masters, of the staff, who are in 2, Lai Hing-on; a; 1, Ho Teun. view, gains ground to any extent. By whisk of the two alternative mands that if exclusive informa-clothing. Some of the clothing service, and of the rest--those tak charge of the athletic department, Yuen, 3. Lo Chun-yni; th; I plans can the greatest moral and material good of mankind betion, editorials etc. are "clipped",

to come and talk the matter over Fong Man-sui, 2, Woo-Hang-on was found in a pawnshop by the ing First Year papers-not one promoted; by rooting out, patriotism and replacing it, if possible, the source should be acknow Pulico. Defendant, was sent to and reached the end of a full with me at Government House. Lo; 1, E. Arculli, 2, She Shia-tat; by an equal love of all mankind; or by the cultivation of an the leader in a Southern wookly abour.

ledged. For six weeks on end goal for one month with hard year's service, some having signing is in inculcating discipline, ling, 2. Tam Yam-kin; 2B, 1, I know of what value such train- Class 2A, 1. Chang Shung- lightened patriotism? There can be little difficulty in answering

ed articles as recently us four, and, what is one of the offsprings Lam Taung, 2. Teang Man-kwai; that question. But it is necessary to distinguish as between true Hongkong Telegraph" without paper was one reprinted from the;

Gun Practice.

three, and two months before the of dissipline, a sense of justice 20, 1. Sia I-kun, 2. Tam Cheuk Gun Practice will be carried examination. "Notwithstanding jingoism. It is against this low form of patriotism that much more than one Northern paper From Mount Davis, in a W. to say that all the Pupil Teachers ex number of boys to take part in Wing-Bui, 2. Siu Ho-ming; 38, patriotism and shat dobased form of it, which is best described as a word of acknowledgment, and out as follows:-4th proximo this, it gives me mach pleasure to and fair play, and we shall see if kai; 20.1. Ngan Shai-lepng. 2. we can't encourage a largor Cheung Tak-wing; 3A, L. Pong driticism is in reality directed. It may be admitted, of course, that has occasionally reprinted a whole S.W. direction from 10 am to 2 mined have done good work in the the athletics with a beneficial 1: Fok Tat-fui, 2: Shara Wai- patriotism carries with it the risk of war, but it must never be for-Telegraph" on the same easy Belchers, in a N.W: to N. direc-best to benefit from instruction in that department.

colume-article taken from the p.m. 7th proximo-From Lower Class Room, and have done their result to the record of the school chung; 30, 1, Lam Kwok-teiu, gotten that there are serious thinkers, of earnest mural purpose, torins. A graver matter still, and tion, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. received in the Normal Ulass and other hand, I am very glad to Shiu-shang, 2. Chung King On the 2. Hassan lemail; 30, 1. Leung who believe that preparation for war exerts a strengthening effect one to which we are very loath to 7th proximo from Stonecutters. at the Technical Institute, most see from the report that very pui; 3E, 1. Cheung Tso-iu, upon civilised peoples without which they would degenerate. A draw attention, is the amiable Weat, in a W. to S.W. direction, of them showing quite a credit- strong case can be made out for that view which must not be lightly practice which cortain local con- from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Sub-Cal-able amount of promise.

large 1180 is made of the 2. Lai Nam-sang; 44. 1. Cheng temporaries have of borrowing ibre practice will be carried out

library in the school. Every Pui-tsit, 2. Hung Fan-kui ; 4B., news items from our columns and as follows-3rd and 6th proximo nual examination in July, very English to read English books, leung 40., 1. Ling Teang. 2, "In the papers set at the an boy who has learned enough 1. Chan Yik-san, Hui Kwok- Setting aside this very debateable point, let it be noted that if printing them as their own. If-From Pakalawan, in a N.E. to satisfactory nurks were obtained has very great reason to be thank Chau Kwok-wing: 5A., 1. Wong divisions between nations could be set aside, the risk of inter-we were in the habit of doing the N. direction, from 9 a.m. to 2.p.m. in most sujects by all candidates, ful, for English literature is one Yu-lau, 2. Chau Man-chung 5B., national war would be replaced, almost inevitably, by a more same thing by them we should dangerous kind of warlare-war of class against class. It have no room to complain; but

Interesting Lecture. the percentage of passes ranging of the richest in the world, and 1. Uhan Niu-lun, 2. Lau Chip-fui; It is not often that the people of from 75 to 100; the only poor cannot escape notice that the new view of patriotism is mostly as no member of the "Telegraph" Hongkong are presented with the papers sent. in were those in any boy who can read literature GA, 1. Leung Yan-hang, 2. Leung advanced by Syndicalists who profess to hate international war and staff is allowed, by the rules of opportunity of heating a lecture Physical Geography, the percent offers, is indeed fortunate,

which the English language Mon-fak; 6B., 1. Siu Teok-mui, do their best to force upon us this more terrible kind of warfare this office to copy, eliportowcita by so great a sololárns the Ravage, bere obtained being only 25

2. Chan Iu chúa; 7. 1. Lan Ko which is mean and ignoble in respect that it springs from the desire items from any local paper, we G. B. Barry of Enmaal Church, Practical Teaching, also, the There is only one other point fat, 2. Chap Tsung-ying; 8, 1. to gain material, advantage. However it may be regarded, the may be said to have a legitimate Plymouth. Last night at the arks obtained (awarded by the which I may, I think, notice-

Tso Chan-po, 2. Kwok Shing-kin, uprooting of patriotism would be a bad thing. It would mean the grievance in this respect. Imita-Seamen's Institute Mr. Berry Head Master) were very credit- it is really one which makes the At the conclusion, His Excel- uprooting of nationality, and the supremo value of nationhood can tion may be a form of flattery, delivered a discourse of a very able; in two oases, as many as Western person like myself smile lenoy announced the commen- only be recognised when we appreciate the value of moral, political but we will willingly dispense interesting nature on "The 120 marke being obtained out of and that 18 the

cement of the school holidays and aesthetic traditions. Each nation is in reality the sum of its with adulation of that sort. place of Great Britain in Bible a possible 150, while the most re-age of the candidates for mar- to-day, and after wishing them a "traditions and, if all nations were merged, the result would be a

History." This lecturer had the cently articled P. T, received 00, riage, or rather, of those pleasant holiday, stated that the vast and very colourless community. The special qualities of esch

honour of successfully competing Of the 8 candidates examined, who obtained leave of absence in school would re-open on March 3. nation would be lost and a very indeterminate whole would result. Consigness of cargo from the with the Right Hon. Augustine & passed, thus giving a percent it is soventeen years of age, Well Majesty the King, for His Ex- order to got married. We learn Cheers were olled for His" That is tho end towards which Britain would drift if she were to 8.8. Bremen are asked to note that Birrell, the Secretary of State for age of 75.” curb patriotism either within her borders or on the part of her all goods remaining undelivered Ireland, for literary honours at Cost. The gross Ravenue, Fees now, I can assure you, as a person cellency, for Lady May, and for vast dominions oversees who have given such spontaneous proof of after to-day will be subject to the University. The lecture last and Refunds, was $32,777.62, the of some experience, that a boy of the headmaster, which were res loyalty of late,

!night was a great success, Crosa Expenditure, $79,191,68, seventeen years of age has not the sponded to with gusto.

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