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ELLIS KADOORIE HONAM COLLEGE.

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

The annual prize distribution of the Ellis Kadoorie Honam Cal- lege, Canton, took place on Thus day, the 23rd inst.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

STOP PRESS. TELEGRAMS.

THE PORTUGUESE SITUATION.

CONFLICTING NEWS,

London, January 24. The news of the Portuguese situation is conflicting. Rentar's correspondent, at Lisbon, writing on the 2nd inst, says Volunteer Republican battlions are being organised in Lisbon and the provinces for the defence of the public.

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chist movement is not apparently making any headway in South A message from Radajoz, dated the 23rd inst, says the Monar

Republican demonstrations are constantly parading Lisbon. The architeca of Vigo dated the 23rd says troops police, in the absence of troops, have gone northwards to fight the under Colonel Silvaramos, disobeying Lisbon's orders, have joined the Royalists at Santarem.

The Headmaster, in the course of a brief address, said that he Portugal. did not intend making a long speech, as he knew shey were all anxions for the holidays to be gin as soon as possible. He him- self was longing for the holidays. He wished first to say a few words about the importance of revision. He advised them to revise at the end of every week all the work done during the west and to keep note books containing list of all their difficulties. In their note-books all hard words in dictation, should be entered, all difficult sums should be worked ont correctly and all difficulties in the other subjects should be recorded. At the end of every month they should have a big revision and go over very carefully all the work done

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THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

BIG QUESTIONS CONSIDERED.

London, January 23, A communique from Paris says -Representatives of the Allied and Associated Powers today considered International Labour Legislation, responsibilities and punishments in connection with the war, reparation and war damage, an international regime of ports, waterways and railways, and also procedure regarding territorial questions,

BRITISH DELEGATION MEETS.

London, January 24

A communique says-The British Empire Delegation met for two hours at the Villet Majestic, Paris. Those present were Mr. Lloyd George. Mr. Balfour, Mr. Barnes, Lord Reading, Sir Maurice Hanker Dominions and Indian Delegates: also Captain Clement Jones, Secretary; Mr. Christie and Captain Brebner, Assistant Secretariss.

GERMAN ELECTION RESULTS.

Amsterdam, January 23. - daring the month. Those who, According to a message from Berlin, an official statement says followed his advice would find the final results of all thirty-seven constituencies, for which there that the fortnight they usually Centrists 88, the German Democrats 17. the national Peoples Party are 421 Deputies, show that Majority Socialists have 161 seats, the had for revision before the hall-34, the independent Socialists 24 and the German People's Party 23. yearly examination would There are also eleven con-party members.

recommended students who were

THE LABOUR PROBLEM.

be ample time for revising all the subject thoroughly. The attendance had ·

Paris, January 23. At the War Cabinet meeting, Mr. Barnes explained to British not been quite satisfactory dur-Pressmen that the Conference felt it must deal with International ing the year. He hoped to see Labour Questions hoping to lay the foundation of more humane an improvement next year. lle conditions of Labour. Both employers and employed would be consulted. The question, which Was ripe for settlement, frequently absent because they holidays and protection of children from profiteering.

included the

of labour, minimum wages.

half. had business to do at horue to leave school and attend to their stitution of a Commission which will be charged with the duty of Mr. Barnes said the Conference proposals include the con- home affairs. A student's real convening a special International Conference including the repre- business

was to attend sentation of employers and workpeople at the earliest possible school and study diligently. I moment. There were Some unfortunate

students whose relatives were'

very often sick and who had to

absent themselves from school to

look after sick parents, grand- parents, uncles or aunts Fle

hours

LABOUR UNREST AT HOME.

TWO DISPUTES SETTLED.

London, January 23.

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SATURDAY: JANUARY 25, 1919.

section, five Scholarshipa-ware Staff It now contains about gained (a) One President's 3,000 volumes, consisting of Scholarship by Tam Wai-ying, Fiction, History, Geography, (b) Four Canton Government Science and General Literature.

# Scholarships by Mok Tai-tin, / The catalogue for 1919 is now in

NOTICES.

THE

Wong Tin-sik, Tam Wai-ying the hands of the printers. #WING ON CO., LTD. #

ho

ob.ained

are

Ts Mun-lung. A cash prize of change has been made during the kag Chamber of Commerce to libraries, lending and reference, $50 offered in July by the Hong-year. Instead of two separate Senior Candidates, for the best we have now only one. Volumes Ey the War, was won by not meant to be taken away and Ko Ya-sheung, while Lo Man-those for Staff use only

distinction in asterisked in the catalogue. Physica

The Librarian, Mr. Handyside,

Commercial citerad, and of these, assisted by boys from Full 24. For the Senior Löca) examina- has been fortunate in having the tion, 11 students from Class 1 services of Mr. Wang Tin-sik 6 passed the Senior Loca! while Without this invaluable assist- one succeeded in qualify for ance, the work of reconstruction Matriculation and was awarded would have taken a considerably s Canton Government Scholar longer time. Very few additions ship. In the December examina were made, but they include tions of the University four valuable War Literature and the additional students matriculat. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Some ed, while 2 others were award additions, especially from duplic Senior Local Certificates. In Cla-sates or aplicate copies in the there were 108 students entered School Library, ware made to the 94 of whom actually sat, 33 the arranging and cataloguing for the Junior Local Examination, Pupil Teachers' Library, where certificates were obtained, includ-was done by the Pupil Teachers ing no less than 15 distinctions themselves under the supervision in Chinese as compared with 1 of the Librarians. In December 9 additional Jun'or obtained in the previous year. Local certificates were obtained by Queen's College candidates, thus making a total of 42 for the

year.

have In the whole

We

honoured by distinctions con- ferred on Old Boys, and

Queen's College is always tender heartiest congratulations to Sir Boshan Wei Yuk upon his

Knighthood and to Khan Sahib Hashim Khan upon the "title be has received.

encountered in the matter of

the

side of the school saying that unless a game was worth playing for itself it was better left alone.

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THE COMING RACES.

The results of the University Examinations did not fulfil our expectations and although un- Avoidable it was still decidedly In conclusion, I wish to thank unfortunate that we were deprived Your Excellency in the name of of the services of Messrs. Ralston Queen's College for so kindly before the July examinations distributing and Fletcher just about six weeks consenting to honour us by the prizes: the were held, and at a most critical visitors for their attendance, and time for the boys being prepared-all those who have so generously by them. It is here perhaps contributed to our Prize Fund; not out of place to mention the their donations are already re- fact that, since the beginning of corded on our notice boards and the War, we have from will be acknowledged in the next year to year found it increa-issue of the Yellow Dragan. singly difficult to get the HIS EXCELENCT'S SPEECH. text-books needed in sufficient

Addressing the boys, His Ex- quantity and at the proper time. callency first congratulated Mr.

TRAINING NOTES. This difficulty was intensified in Tanner and the staff on the very

We have received from Messrs. 1918, so much so indeed that we satisfactory report notwithstand Butterfield and Swire two vor to-day, we may expect to see With the closing of the entries,

ments. We hope that next year changes in the staff. He par- were compelled to have certaining the difficulties that had been effective Chinese calendars, books printed locally in instal- this difficulty will be, to a great ticularly mentioned the help of

the ponies getting down to solid hard work. As we stated pre- extent, if not entirely, removed.

A travelling trader" was the]viously, the very late arrivals of In Class 3-the largest class in

ladies, saying that profession claimed at the Pulice the sabscription griffins has the School, with 7 sections, and it was only through their Court by a Chinese who had as delayed the training consider- containing more boys than we other schools that they had been tickets. Accused said the tickets year it was possible to form some coming forward here and in his stock-in-trade several lottery ably and whereas at this time last

lower School-the results show

of the able to carry on at all. After were "business deals" but it was opinion of the various animals, it The Conference of engineers and shipbuilders, mentioned this decided improvement upon these reference to the results of the a bad speculation, for they had is, at present, impossible to advised thuse unfortunate stud-morning, has come to an agreement, the men being recommended of 1917-205 boys were examined, dealt at length with the athletic to be forfeited and a fue of 850 judge.

examinations His Excellency ents, to confine their attention to to resume work immediately, on the understanding that there will of whom 184 passed their ailing relatives. No student be another Conference next week.

was inflicted. In two sections, Full 3A and

Next week will no doubt could make progress unless he Two hundred thousand Yorkshire miners struck to-day, Full 3B, there was not a single

820 a sorting out of the good. attended school regularly. They demanding twenty minutes complete cessation of work at meal-failure, and as most of these boys Championships and challenge the Kam Wing task, having some little

It is notified the Gazette that Tifferences exist, but it will be |frum the bad where big would no doubt have noticed that time instead of taking their meals in relays, which avoided a stop will be entering for the Junior cups were all very well in their lodged a stat nent of particulars differences will be manifest. a govi many of the prize-winners Page. The Coal Controller to-night granted the demand of the Local in July of this year, we are way as they promoted a proper pursuant to Section 8 of the

time before fine had also wou Perfect Attendance men, who are resuming work.

hoing they will do equally well ambition, but what was really rinse Partnerships Ordinance,

It is upon entering this valuable was the spirit in which

The bi-weekly gallops have With regard to the new scholar-

now commenceu but there was C. 3. either from the Lower the games were played. He con- 1911, has been registered as anus a great deal done this morn- appreciation of and thanks for the Shool here, or from the District gratulated the College in setting ahipe of $25 each per annum, 50

really exceptional work they Sools, that boys have to decide an example of fair play. Educ- following registered partners was difficult owing to a thick

Chinese partnership with the kindly presented to the school by PRIZE DAY PROCEEDINGS. duties they have all so cheerfully section leading up to Matricula in a period of transition, a period Shan, Mai Wai Tong, Ko Hoon the other side of the course.

have put in and the additional wth they will join the "Full" ation, said His Excellency, was Pong Wai Ting, Wong Kong mist obscuring the ponies when ing in the way of timing, which Messrs. Lau Chi Pak, Chan Kai Ming, Ho Fook, and Chau Tung

and energetically undertaken. The annual distribution of Shang, He pointed out that as prizes took place at Queen's maintained, notwithstanding the Et them for business. -

Discipline has been very well Commercial sections intended to

tion and the University, or the of reconstruction, and no subject Ning, Mul Po Chi and Mui Pun

was more worthy of careful con- Chi those scholarships were given for College this morning, the frequent changes we have had to

sideration in this Colony than the purpose of helping students ceremony being performed by H. contend

We come how to the Lower education. Higher education was to continue their studies, those the Officer Administering the continue to render very valuable and 7.

The Prafecta School, comprising Classes 4, 5, 6 stimulated by the presence of the who won them, unless they were Severn, C. M. G.), in the presence control they exercise

Government (Hon. Mr. Claud help

Here 186 boys ware ex- University and he hoped it would offered for thres nights, com- ..especially

A great attraction is being ia the amined and of these 182 passed. not be long before the University mencing on Monday, by the in the highest class, would have of a large gathering of parents play-grounds.

in the In Classes 44, 5A, and 7 there would reach its full strength in to promise to remain at school and friends.

Night Hawk (0)~Last half, until they had passed through

To mark the im-were no failures. No boy can now all the faculties. Dr. Lim Boon management of the portance of the School Prefects receive promotion from any class Kim's speech at the recent con- Theatre, Lee Yerar, extremely e mile.-35 3/5, 1.10 1/5, 1.42

Victoria 31 215. "THE REPORT. the highest class.

From the lengthy report by the members of the Staff and the boys, in both English and Chinese,

as a connecting link between the unless he satisfies the examiners gregation had been of

Sir Paul's Vesuvius Dahlia (0), The Canton School Sports were Headmaster (Mr. B. Tanner) wes Prefects Dinner was held in

clever Spanish dancers, are to great to be held at the end of February.

take the following:-..

Altogether, throughout

encouragement to them. There appar and we are assured that 4/5, 13-15. Those students who were good at enrolled during the year ending function.

The total number of scholars this will develop into an annual the University Examinations, 5.4 would have the very careful No-one should misa seeing these 4/5, 2.13.

November and it is hoped that School, and including those taking creation grounds and that demanded excellence and effectiveness One mile-35 3/5, 1.10 1/5, 1.12 was an increased demand for re- they will put on a show of mark- Si Laul's Parity Duhlis ( 0 ).— Athletics should put in as much December 31st, 1918, was 989–54 practice as possible during the

boys were examined as compared consideration of the Government. artists, in the engagement of General organisation remains with 467 in 1817. than more holidays and try to win some year. The average daily attend-exception that, since the post of the Normal Class were, for the of Chinese gentlemen had promis

Mr. Johnstone's Creat (o) One the previous very much the same, with the The Pupil Teachers attending vernacular schools and a number

There was also a demand for which the Victoria mauage.nent mile-36, 1.10 2/5, 1.45 ́ 245, prizes for the.school. He wouldance was 589-30 more than in Normal Master was abolished in first like to see the students take more 1917. The highest attendance July last, the work of training Matriculation Examination. Of of Confucian schools in

has shown much enterprise.

2.21. time, entered for interest in the school magazine was reached on September 11th Pupil Teachers has devolved upon the 3 candidates entered, 3 pass Colony where a good vernacular like the Mad Mallah and the Three quarters. 1.45,

the ed to bear the cost of a number

Anticipation (o). One mile.— When correcting the composition when 731 were present; the lowest various members of the Staffed the examination and are now education could be obtained. The other having the appearance of the Two Indians, one who looked

36 3/5,1.14, 1.48, 2.22.

Sir Paul's Conquest Dahlia (0), the upper classes on June 11th, when only 392 at- done in the recent half-yearly tended; this reduction, which was there have been no important Teachers.

study at the University as Student Government was pledged to supLoais de Lougemat, were be-Chief (o). Half mile.-9.56.(?) examination. He had noticed only temporary, was the result of changes. Special attention has

Sir Ellis Kadoorie's Tylam te outbreak of Cerebro-spinal been directed to matters connect- terpreters now in attendance at Colony would be devised. As he ag charged

There

port this movement, He hoped that that a considerable number of Meningitis and the following dayed with the War, and in Classes the College, distributed through- had stated, they were in a transi-clothes. One of the culprits Jue mile-36,1.102/5, 1.45 2/5,

13 Student In- before long a scheme worthy ofthis fore Mr. J. E. Wood this morn- students were able to write fairly the Medical Officer of Health 4 and 5 a specially compiled book out Classes 1, 2, and 3, and they tion period. It was very difficult trotted out the time-honoured

with stealing Mr. Johnstone's White Sub. (o). good English. He was surprised decided that the College should comprising war stories in English are all doing very satisfactory to say how much will be required excuse that saothar man gave that none of those students had be closed for five days... written

and Chinese has been regularly work. These boys are appointed at present but they did know the him the articles to carry, bat,-33.2/5, 1.7 3/5,141, 2.14 3/5. SK .article for the The year under review was one studied.

Mr. Basto's Sub(o). One mile. magzine. They should show the remarkable for the unusually magazine to their friends and to great number of changes on the

Apart from the outbreak of and attend the College until re-in the City of Victoria and so man. The latter's tale was too after competitive examinations difficulties there are facing them unlike others, he produced the

Mr. Houge's Bub. (o). One

Sir Paul'a Thames Dahlia

Scholarships.

papers of the

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

in

with.

course of

Вто

the

The following times were taken this morning, the letter "" dem noting the inside course and the letter "o" the outside:-

2.21.

OLD PONIES.

SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.

former students and try to obtain staff. The late Head Master, Mpotted fever and influenza, which quired to fill vacancies for in- perhaps some of the schools would | tough for afr. Wood to swallow milo-34, 1.8, 142 15, 2.16. contributions from them for the T. K. Dealy, retired on pension in greatly affected our attendance, Iterpreters in various Government have to move to the peninsuls of so both men were remanded for brown sab). (0), Last three

magazine.

Service.

An

DZEBY POXIES, Jardine's Chestout (i)-Last

the health of the School generally Offices. May, and in the same month three has been quite normal. Assistant masters, Messrs. Ral-individual medical examination of the St. John's Ambulence The days of a school without a In conclusion, he thanked aton, Fletcher, and Hancoz, left to of students has been instituted Brigade Overseas, which has playground were

The Queen's College Division on this side for modern schools.

Kowloon as there was no room further enquiries,

quarters.-1.12 1/5; mile, 1.47 Mesara Pan Pai Ju, Kong Sit proceed to the front. Later and is being very thoroughly now been in existence for two

4/5. Chuen, Lo Chung Kut, Wong in the year, Mr. Nightingale was carried out by Dr. Mc Kenny: years, now consiste of about 40 question of moving schools to socks, so he went up to a street quarter. 35.4/5, 1.12, 1.49 3/5, past. The A Chinese wanted a change of Mr. Sassoon's Sub (o). Mile and Mei San, Chow Hin Sang and transferred to the Yaumati

owing, however, to extreme pres- members all of whom are

Kowloon involved that of trans- Fetail Fung Pak Yust for their kind. School and quite recently Mesars, sure of work in, the Medical be complimented on the regularity That was only part of the problem to four or five pairs.

to port within the reach of everyone.

and helped himself 2.22, 2.59 3/5. ness in subscribing to the Prize Partington and Maxwell have left Department, returns are not yet with which they attend drills which he

The ifr. Aloxon's Sub. (0), Mile Fond. He wished Bll the to take up posts outside the complete. During the spotted and parades, and the general adequately dealt with as soon as sew the act, gave chase and had 2.25, 2.59 3/5.

owner of the stall, however, and a quarter-35, 1,9 2/o, 1.48, students a

hoped would One Anglo-Chinese very happy New master, Mr. Lai Im-tong, has re-kept constantly at work on the matters

fever epidemic atomisers were keenness Year. He hoped that they signed and two of our Vernacular school premises; one of these was Brigade, work. All members of staff of the result of the past any friends in Court. Appar-half mile, 1.7 2/5.

they evince in all they could. In conclusion, he the thief arrested. Mr. Melbourne connected with the would all have a good holiday masters have retired on pension.

congratulated the headmaster and asked accused whether he had and that he would see most of We were glad to have. Mvery kindly presented to the the division owe very sincere year's work and wished all ently be had none, for he them back at school on the re- Crook back as Second Master The two Senior Classes Classes of the Hongkong Defence Corps,

College by Lady Ho Tung thanks to Sergeant Major Bond happy New Year. opening day, the 21st of in July. Other welcome additions 1 and 2-were, as is now custo for valuable services rendered February.

came from Tientsin in Septem-ary, examined in July by the in connection with drill -- and ] ber, Mr. Un Po from the Hong-n these classes being entered holds the Holyoak Cup for University of Hongkong, all boys organisation. The Q. C. Division, kong University 11 October,

later And

Miss

without discrimination. For attendance at drills, lectures and Skinner Matriculation 28 students sat, parades. from the Peak School Have

of whom eleven passed the aix Mistressz доч

The Library is more popular Matriculation examination, while than ever, and much more on the Staff and I wish here

3 fwere to express to them as well as to

awarded "Senior used, especially by Classes 1 all Masters my very sincer Local Certificates. this and 2 and members of the

WINCARNIS

to the Staff are Mr. Doherty who

We

ed.

got seven days' imprisonment The prizes were then distribut and nobody protested. Another

WINCARNIS

defendant also said he had no Another magnificent William friends and therefore could Fox picture, The Yankee Way," get no money for hawker's licence, is to be shown at the Coronet

Thestre on Monday It is Mr. Melbourne's heart was touched, however, when the wonderful production and those accused stated that he was 71 who want to be entertained with yasra of age, sad the unlicensed joyous, wholesome fare should hawker got off with a caution. make a point of seeing it