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日三廿月弍十

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOL regularly. In summer we change

ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

The annual prize 'distribution of the Eilis Kadoorie School took place to-day, at noon.

THE REPORT.

After an inspection of the school, His Excellency called upon Mr. Bird to read the report

as follows:-

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 1919. -

this for swimming drill. It is true that some boys complain that they can swim better on land than in water, but it

SUMMARY, COURT KUMOUR.

ANOTHER ARMED

ROBBERY.

CLEVER ARREST OF ONE MAN

Yet another armed robbery

CORRESPONDENCE.

(The opinions wxpensind-by course- pondente are Jot nagmarily theor of the "Hongkong Talagranh."}"

CHARITABLE WORK.

五拜鐵 裝四世月查英港香

[TO-MORROW'S PICTURES.

THE "TELEGRAPH" SUPPLEMENT.

"To-morrow's

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FAMOUS BOXERS.

HEATHER FORECAST.

CLOUDY.

srometer 29.92

Temperatura #pm 10 -Hamidiky 2 pm 88

BINGLE COPY: 10 CENT 136 PER ANNUM.

MAY COME TO HONGKONG.

Lew Edwards, at

this

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of the

MISSING HAMMOCKS.

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discovered

is equally true that it is better to be able to swim on}

Mr. Justice Gompertz's Friday

Chiness stewards and cooks of confidence inspired by the Summary Court, was particularly-this time at math ment land than not at all. The feeling morning conversazione, in the

are capable of stealing anything. drill is half the battle. Anyhow merry this morning and the

hey not only pinch in the mssekatings, but steal any earthly His Excellency, the Officer eating. This, I may say, is one such ssare calculated to encroach a money-changer's shop at 131 will contain a photograph of the the management of that world in a private home where many a

the proof of the padding is in the comicalites of the "guests" were 5 quarter to eigl last night issue of the Monogre

thing aron a gongan-that four Chinese parka call at a most interesting character.

they come across. There is very noted boxers who are under plenty of scope for such thieving Administering Government the of the proofs-In the swimming very seriously apon the preserves Shanghai Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C. M.G.,sports of the Amateur Athletic of the comedians attached to the them

Street two

of late H.R.H. Prince John; a group famous boxing manager, George British housewife, like our presided and with him on the Federation we gained the 1st

being armed with re-in dias were Sir Ellis Kadoorie, Mr. 3 places in the fifty yards various comedy companies that volvers. Fointing these weapons appears; a picture showing the

which Sir Julian Byng Balieul.

bachelors, conducts her home in Ponsonby Fane, Mr. ELA. Irving, race for Juniors. We won the visit the Colony. The parti-they grabbed the cash-$310,

one time the "masker” spirit. Oui a troop (Director of Education) and Mr. 100 yards race. and we won cular trouble, this morning, mostly 10-cent pieces.-After recent inspection of the new ferry featherweight champion of Great ship these R. E. O. Bird. (Headmaster of the the Junior Team Race (applause), was that everbody

'wanted they had left the shop the service; and photographs of Sir Britain, is with the party. It will limits and two honourable gentle- pinchers have School).

There were only 3 races open to a day" and Mr. Gompertz had changer's foris raised a hue and Frederick Lugard, Japan's Prime be remembered by many that man felt surprised the gentle ns. There is no doubt that swimm-quite sold out of this

yourg a cry, chased them and one of Minister, the Hon. Mr. J.H. Kemp,

boxer after go found that the Captain of a boat ver the thieves was arrested by a K.C., C.B.E, Hoa. Dr. Lim Boon the featherweights ing is popular. We had many necessary commodity for litigat-Chinese

ing to day excursions. On Empire Day on purposes. Chinese New Year possession was found $60 in cash. O.B.E

Australia beat all in port refused to take tha ̄ ̄ ̄ constable. On his Kong and Mr. C.G. Alabaster, He later developed into a light-

met.thieving lying down. ---- out for the day. In running we in many cases and it worked so 4 launches with 332 boys went was the excuse for procrastination

weight on account of which he The vessel carried troops for The facts briefly are these. This feature of the Telegraph returned to Lord Lonsdale the Vladivostock and at Vancouver This is the fourth annual re-Queen's College Sports. We put 5 well that it is rather a pity that

won the Relay Race in the

is growing in popularity. Landsdale belt of which he was 300 hammocks were given for the port that I have had the pleasure Teams in for the various Volley the lead cannot be swung" in

Photographs suitable for re- the holder. He is now on his way boys." The troops disembarked of reading here.

The work has Ball Leagues, (Applause), 2 for the this direction, to. Dr. Black, by

production are being frequently to America to challenge Benny slowly and on-airal at the been carried on along the same Junior League, 2 for the small the men who are really quite

sent us, and wa shall be most Leonard, the lightweight champ destination it was lines as before. Your Excellency boys League and 1 for the open unable

happy to make use of others of ion of the world. He is accom- that half the number of ham- has Hstened to dialogues recited

to turn up to next by the boys.

an appropriate character which panied by Vince Blackburn, mocks were missing. Eventually League. This cup and bowl show Sunday's field day! These dialogues that the results were satisfactory.

well-known featherwight teach the boys how to pronounce These fixtures are held twice & start

our readers may care to supply Australis, and Tommy Ryan for the missing hammocks. After Mr Mattingly was the first to

ship had to English correctly. I do not for a year. We won the Junior Volley clients could

the ball rolling. His

lightweight of note in Australia. moment pretend that they have Ball League once, and the Small

possibly . not

Another member of the party is found in the possession of the A few days two of these were learned

do this, but

Sir, I saw in your issue of from Come Boys League twice during last.

Macao

Cairns, the well-known Austral-steward and the cook on board the no other way are defects of pro-

or the 21st instant an article on the

ian welterweight. Canton "antil after Chinese New Hongkong Benevolent Society Fear. (Applause). Iu nunciation rendered spicuous and therefore, we trust in the City Hall, upon the

Art Exhibition held lately Year. liable to correction. Moreover invitation of the committee, the asked for Monday, bat Mr. Gom-them God's speed, and can only Mr. Haywood followed and setting forth the charitable work done by this Society. I wish the boys take greater pleasure in school exhibited 8 pictures. The pertz was equal to the occasion feel regret that there should be performing these dialogues than Press remarked that the work was and reminded the solicitor that two Societies in this Colony in their ordinary work. They encouraging. The interest takes that day happened to appeal to the dramatic instinct in Art is to a great extent due to

ba a

whese aims are identical, bat which is very strong in the interest which you, Sir,

holiday.

whese work is separate. Chinese nation. Every

Mr. Lewis then thought he taken in it. (Applause).

Mr. Looker must have bean when a statement will be made possibility which will keep the were not checked and, therefore,

regarding the resignation of Sir colloquial topic is taken

I thank you, on behalf of the Chinese New Year wheeze, and he said "The only other haven from the news of the day. This

expectancy. If the men do come, ipsissina verba, topic is explained and discussed. school, for again offering two Art succeeded.

of refuge he knew of would have Mr. Faithfull, not to be out bean the House of Detention!" Of

a show will undoubtedly be An old boy from the school writes I beg to thank the donors of prizes, done, said a case called had gut course he meant as regards the

not witnessed for many a long picked up one hammock prizes." (Applause) In conclusion

arranged such as Hongkong has better excuse. He sekt

The cook trotted

All of us took very high and scholarships among whom into the list by mistake, where Benevolent Society forgetting of a cable advice from its Head day. The interests of the party when the troops disembarked, but, we may mention the Hon. Mr. Honpon the Clerk of the Court that the Society of St. Fincess Office at Paris stating that the Menace in the capable mind you, he intended to give it Fook and Sir Robert Ho Tang.defended

his veracity, very de Paul still exists and is the General Manager, Mr. for their generosity. (Applause). vehemently, and a long discussion premier charitable Society in the Pernotte, has been awarded the

followed which threatened to golony, having existed since Legion d'Honneur.

the

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have

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day in classes 4 Bad think the result is gratifying

to Mr. James, his old class 4 m 88- ter. places in the examination.

I

think this remarkable result comes chiefly from the collouqial topic

learned. "* We

The maximum enrolment was 384 and

HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH.

which is not appreciably affected to present the prizes.

present

(To the Editor of the * HonigsʊTING

Telegraph."}

on until after Chinese New Year 1863. Their work is identical had not his Lordship put the with that of the Hongkong Ben- break on.

DAY BY DAY.

Championship of the Colony. received for the Open Billiard Twenty-six entries have been

The Legislative and Executive Councilsmeetto-morrow at 10a.m.

Henry May

Industrielle de Chine is in receipt The local office of the Banque

have poor and

Tessel.

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The party is made up of some

The steward said that he was Colony who appreciate boring would be useful as a bag for keep- of the best boxers in the work, sweeping the deck and he found and the many people in the hammock and thought that it will learn with a good deal of ing his clothes. When the vessel pleasure that there is a possibility arrived at of these men coming to Hong came to claim it and so he sp

Hongkong nobody: kong. Nothing is certain,propriated it

Quite a sensible however, but there is just that view! Besides, the hammocks

hands of Mr. Churchill.

A. J.

When we stated in a recent

WAR COMFORTS.

CANTON LOCAL RED CROSS WORKERS.

in

back to the ship's officer, He delayed and the ship's officer gave him up to the Police.

Mr. Wood-You wanted to give it back to the ship's officer

Yes, if they wanted it.

that

Before distributing the prizes, the average attendance 521 His Excellency said that Mr. The maximum enrolments dur-Bird, in his report, had stated that ing the past 4 years have been the present occasion was the

All this seemed to have a bad evolent Society, both as regards editorial that "Germany and 457, 460, 511 & 584. This shows fourth year he had had the plea-

Mr. Watson, the second officer a gradual increase in numbers. sure of reading the annual report affect mentally upon the other charity, creed, and nationality; Russia are our enemies," the

of the ship, told Mr. Wood that Unfortunately the staff has not and it was the fourth occasion solicitors present, as evidenced and I can safely say that those reference to Russia was, of course

The Canton Local Red Cross were the identical ones

the hammocks produced in Court, increased in proportion. Speak- also, upon which the speaker had by Mr. Hind who asked for concerned would be only too intended to apply to the Bolshe-Workers ing of the Chinese Staff only, had the pleasure of being present particulars. "What particulars pleased to work hand in handvist element in that country, and uary 22nd by the kind courtesy not marked, yet he recognised shipped on. Jan-were missed. Although they were by the war, I may state that fact, Mr. Bird's headmastership ship."I don't now," said Mr. striving to provide a home for

not to the Russian people as of Mesars. Butterfield and Swire, them by the quality of the In do you want?" asked His Lord with the Benevolent Society.

The St. Vincent de Paal are whole. they

to the Chairman "British Wo-canvas and the eyelets. are now two below and his giving away the prizessyn-Hind, and then sat down. the estimates and these 2 chronised, since the taking over

men's Work Association," Shang- the aged The next remark, by Mr.

- Case adjourned till to-morrow. "vacencies are clasa 3" masters. of the school by the Government, Davidson, was a truism that

bright prospects of

This morning a Chinese dealer hai, for the use of the Czecho The consquence has been that 3 He was very pleased again to see certainly applies to ligitants, but doing so eventually, and, if with inadvertently making wrong cases containing the following

in marine stores was charged Slovaks

Siberia four masters. They have had to put (Applause). Sir Ellis had con.it cannot be truthfully said that successful, the aged poor of the entries in his book by showing hospital supplies81 fsanel classes have had no regular Sir Ellis Kadoorie

COMPANY REPORT. maith such raition as they tinued to take a great interest lawyers agres with it equal share in the privileges of old lead. The entry, the helpless case shirts, 18 cotton

Banevolent Society will have an 18 catties of new" lead as shirts, 24 fannel pyjamas, 18 H. & K WHARF AND could get from masters whose in the school, and last Justice Gompertz Baked Mr. classes were doing Chinese. This year, he remembered Sir Ellis Davidson why he was in a harry sender care of the world-wide Police maintained, being incor-vermin shirts, 2 cotton shirts,

rest in their old age under the

GODOWN Co. ment a change of master for Kadooris had to hurry away to have a case beard. Mr. David-known Order of the rect, would baffle the Police 212 flannelette T. bandages, 240 Subject to audit, the Directors these 3 unfortunate classes al-from the prize giving son said that nobody liked to have

Force if they were to search for locker cloths and napkins, 18 of the Hongkong and Kowloon most every hour of the day. This of another school in order to be litigation hanging about indefin. Sisters of the Poor." is not a good system and I hope present at the prize-giving of the itely, at which remark the others has the same names on their gave wrong descriptions in their shrouds, 48 pillow cases, 5 recommend at the annual meeting Doubtless each of these Bocie stolen articles. If all dealers tray cloths, 54 draw sheets, 10 Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. will and believe it will be remedied. Ellis.Kadoorie. Also they had the Mr. James, the author of "War Director of Education present enough to laugh. His Lordship/books in several cases, and this books the work of the Police bags

legal lights present" were rude

assorted swabe and of shareholders the following Class 4, and charge of whom he thought, liked to come looked sternly at the Court, must be so, for they are working on though curl did this pads, 66 flannelette singlets, distribution

bandagen 60 To pay a dividend. assimilated very creditably his gave away prizes and to hear whereupon Mr. Haywood started to the same end and come acress case, although the Police did not 102 roller

this subject. what they had to say. He was to clean a fountain pen and Mr. the same cases. Only recently wish to press the charge, they fianuel many-tailed abdominal

$6.00 per ahare *** Classes 4 and 5 have also learned always very careful, when the Leo Longinotto tried to tie a bow in one case the Presidents of both were desirous that it should be bandages, 3 flannel cheat band- by heart "The Charge of the Director of Education was present, with a length of red tape..

a warning to others. Mr. Mel-ages, 88 gauze chest bandages, 32 To pay a bonus of Light Brigade ", "Barbara Frier-in the, remarks he made. He The climax of the morning's assistance to be granted in a have looked at the other side of 10 pair knitted ward slippers, 12 To write off Laun- bourne said the dealer may dysentery pads, 28 knitted swabs, $4.00 per share abie", about whom we have found that the wildest and most performance was reached wher a corresponded with the Mayor nebulous remarks were sometimes defendant walked into the crim-

True, as Mr. Looker says, the

the lead, which was bit mop heads, 200 yda surgical of Frederick, Na, and other construed by the

ches, Lighters, pieces. We have these on the definite promises and the Govt inal's dock, but the situation was work entailed is tremandons and dark, while the reverse was quite gauze, 14 pneumonia jackets, 38 bright. (Laughter). The defen-pair woollen socks, 6 pair cash- gramophone. The boys bear them ment was called upon to fulfill saved by flis Lordship stating the labour of love given freely by ant said that the lead was dark mere locks, woollen recited by the best actors and take them. He thought they might that the incident was not to be the workers in ech Society is when it came... sad since 1 woollen knee cap, 17 ether сара, Herculean. Only those who have

instructions

по

his class

and keep an eye on those who

public into

on the gramophone and learn in satisfactory and be

Societies conferred as to the

rather distressing case.

cautioned.

To

of

of

profits:-

$360,000.00

240,000.00

Wharves &c. ** 115,826.00

transfer Reserve Fund.....

to

-400,000,00 40,523,96

a great interest in following them regard the report as eminently mentioned when the case been granted an inside know being washed it had acquired cloths, 2comfort bags, 5 surgical To carry forward

could heard. Our reporter ran short this way the correct intonation only expresa the regret of paper at this stage, so it is not ledge have any idea of what it the shine (Laughter). Mr. caps, 1 surgeon's cap, 374 khaki and pronunciation. The Chinese that the staff of teachers had not know exactly what happened means.

Hongkong should be that. Tell him to tell me some-many-tailed bandages, 50 pieces

Melbourne: "Now, don't tell me handkerchiefs, 32 ganze chest.

$1,156,148.96 Classes have been

under been kept up to full strength. when the curtain went down.

proud that it has these the

abla supervision of But they would realise that dur

Societies, for if they did not EL. Shenton, who appeared for surgical gauze (100 yds per above addition, will stand at thing else." (Laughter), Mr. W. bandaging material pieces The Reserve Fund, with the Mr. Ng Fang Chau. He has ing recent years they had had con-

exist, then the amount of poverthe marine dealer, said there was pieces) arranged model lessons in the siderable difficulty in maintaining hall every week and this has the the senior staff at its full strength; courts but he thought the school known practically only to these The man was fined $2 and been sent to the Hon. Treasurer, ments to the Company's property, ty existing, and which is

$1,000,000.00, and as the money no intention to conceal the lead, Further a sum of $750 has has all been utilised for improve double advantage of enabling the and it was only by the help of still lacked a proper field for workers, would be brought to our boys to learn and the masters to ladies coming forward, as Mrs. football. He hoped the time was very doors and we should have criticize one another's methods of Gazzard had done, to help, that not far distant when this diffical-to provide for them as they are

"British Women's Work As the Directors intend recommend- giving a lesson. The Botanical they had been able to carry on at ty would be remedied.

sociation,” Shanghai, to assist in ing that this amount be capitalised partment has been under the all. He hoped that that matter

provided for at Home (ie, the

purchasing for the Czecho by distribution and the issue cou mare of Mr. Lam Kwan Shan. It would be put right within a tion they had just heard about Hongkong were to reserve Sir Henry May, whose resigns Workhouse) If the large Concerns

Slovaks urgently needed surgical currently of 20,000 new shares töv has helped to adorn the school very short time and that they with great regret, was very au only one half per cent, of their

supplies and warm clothing.

the shareholders in the proportite: and to add a touch of brightness would have no cause for comxious, to provide more open spaces

emoration of the Allied

of one new share for every com that will, I hope, live plaint in that direction. Mr. for recreation, but it was not an annual gains for the purpose of

the Tokyo Municipal

plete number of thras old shares. The Library has been supervised. James, who was unfortunately easy thing to do in this Colony charity, and divide the money an Industrial Exhibition in

horities contemplate holding

hold by Mr. Sheng Kai-in. It has not present, had done a great deal But he hoped that gro

The grown steadily and now numbers of work during the past few would be available very

equally amongst the charitable Capital next sutu the ne Illustrated papers, months and he felt

ly. Concluding!! oney - referrad "to

by the pur

ere are ordered from gentleman's teaching

ogë attendance his imagination fore and after ing methods

Mr. English

in the

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