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ANNUAL SPEICH DAY,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1924.

OBITUARY.

MR. AND MRS. C. R. WILSON BEREAVED.......

The Sacred Heart English Much sympathy will be felt. for [School celebrated its annual Prize | Mr. C. R. Wilson, of the Hongkong Day on Saturday, with a concert, Electric Company, and Mrs. Wil- to which parents of the pupils and son. In the death of their only. their friends wore Invited. The child, Shella Mavis Wilson, two function took place at St. Patrick's years of age, which occurred on Hall, Garden Road, and was large Christmas day, following a short ly attended. A long, varied pro-illness from pneumonia, gramma' was carried out in a very The funeral took place on the creditable manner by the pupila, evening of Boxing Day to the with the assistance of a few out-eumetery at Happy Valley, the sidera,

service being conducted by the The school report was presented Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Union

Church minister. by Mr. Sink Chung-akan, the

Among the Headmaster, who, in his introduc- the grave were noticed the follow- many beautiful wreathaid upon tory remarks, gave a brief history in Dad and Mammy, Uncle Her- of his School. He said it was bert and Auntie Barbara, cousins established two years ago at 60. Deantond and Primrose, Mr. and Hollywood Road, with sixty stu-ra. G. II. M. Bannerman, Mr. and dents. Two months later, the Mrs. J. E. Barrow, Mr. and Mrs. school was transforred to St. T. Bateman, Miss L. Bevan and J. Joseph's Terrace, where they had Fitzgerald, Mr. and Mr. Boulton secured more commodious rooms and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. to meet the Increasing applica-Brown, Mr. and Mra. P. Buchanan, tions for admission. The number Mrs. A. Calvert (Bailleboro'), Mr. of applicants continued to increase (and Mrs. A, Calvari, Mr. and Mrs and they had to rent two Cashman and famlly, Mr. B. Cox, Fooma in Elgin Street. They Mr. C. Croftin. Chi Yi-tak, had now secured 11 building Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Duck- close to St. Joseph's Terrace to re-worth, Mr. and Mrs. Dransfield, place the branch school at Elgin Eileen, Gladys and Haroki, Garage Street. In this new building they and Drivers' staffs, H.E.C.,. Mr. intended to open a hostel for the W. F. Hoyle, Auntie and Uncle J. convenience of the students, and R. H., Joan, John and Nancy. Owing to the difficulties of getting Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Langston, Mr. suitable teaching the branch and Mrs. P. Lanigan, Laura, Mr. school at Shaukiwan, which was and Mrs. Lockhart, friends at the opened at the beginning of the London Mission, Mr. and Mrs. year, had to be closed down in Luck, Mrs. Mackenzie. Rev. and Mrs. J. Kirk Maconachie, A. P. November.

Maher, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Mursh, Mr. and Mrs. Matbias and Edgar, Members of L.0.L., 802, Mr. and Dealing with the netivities of Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. G.

Oficers

The Year's Activities,

the year, the Hearmaster said the Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. G. Mur school was opened for 213 days; †roy,

Muss, Laichikok The maximum number of students Prison, Mr. A. G. Passmore, Mrs, Fenrolled was 345, as compared T. E. Pearce, Boys of the Services, with 285 in the previous year; and Mr. and Mrs. R. Shannon, G. H. the daily average attendance was

217.3.

Silva. Auntie Shannon. Mr. and Mrs. T. Swun, Mr. and Mro, Wal- loce. Mr. and Mrs. R. Wallace, The annual sehnal examination Auntie Walsh and Auntie Bruce, took place in November. It was Mr. and Mrs. Warren, Dorothy, conducted by autside examiners in Elsio and Hussio Wiltshire, most of the subjects. Class 3 Violet, Lille and Kenneth. secured a Tull percentage of

passes: Cl. 4, 85 per cent.; and

the lower classes also showed

satisfactory results. The stand-Chinese enterprises, so as to be (ard of English on the whole was able to learn something of their rather low, and steps had been system of education and to take taken to rentedy it.

notes of the results of their train- Mr. Shak continued: At the ing and experience. Junior University Examination

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held in November, we presented he must say that Mr. Shak had four candidates; but the results certainly started a fine work, to have not been published. We hope which he was sure everyone pre. to present a larger sumber in the sent would gladly join him it next examination.

During the wishing every success. There was year there were several changes no doubt he had succeeded won- in the staff; and we are glad to derfully and only in two years, report that two of our teachers, and he would anxiously watch the after having acquired certain ex-future progress of this school. periances here, have been able to

open schools of their own. The He was glad to note that Mr. staff numbers 15, three being Shak contemplated in the near Chinese teachers. Their devoted future to establish a hostel for efforts in teaching are greatly his students,-especially for those Fappreciated. The physical cul-who found it difficult to study at Aure of the students has not been home, either by lack of space or neglected. It has been our policy other inconveniences. He woud to encourage swimming, football, be happy to see this project volley ball, and other games, both indoor and outdoor.

materialise as soon as possible. There was no better system of education than to bring the stu- dents under the constant supervi sion of their teachers and the con- tact between maturer and

Noble Work.

Chevalier J. M. Alves, after dis- tributing the prizes, expressed his younger minds. It was here par- sense of pleasure and honour at ticularly that the character of the) having been invited to do so. Be-student was formed. ing closely connected with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul--- He wished

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He congratulated the Head-(performance to be so fully united should not look only on the com- mater for the exquisite and in-in the aim, ideals and service of mercial side of their enterprise.**.

They should boar in mind that teresting performance which had the school.

Although he understood that on their's was a noble vocation-the delighted them all that afternoon. (Applause.)

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