THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930.
SCHOOL BRIBERY DEATH OF NOTED SILK STRANGE QUARREL CORRESPONDENCE.
CONDEMNED.
PRACTICE DENOUNCED AT PRIZE GIVING.
ADVICE TO PUPILS.
"Boys who leave this school to go into a higher class in another school are unwise," said Mr. G. P. de Martin, when addressing the boys of the Ellis Kadoorie School at their annual prize-giving this morning. Ho impressed upon the senior boys that there were good English schools in the Colony, and those schools which bribed boys to join them just in order to place them insa higher class, were not good schools, Ther must never. he said, forget the Ellis Kadoorie
School.
Mrt: G..P. de Martin distributed the prizes after the Headmaster
́.. MANUFACTURER.
OVER WAGES."
INVENTOR OF SPECIAL TYPE OF VELVET.
COMPRADORE'S COMPLAINT TO POLICE.
london, Jan. 23.
The death as occurred of, Sir
Frank Warner, the well-known A DEFENDANT WEEPS
head of the firm of Warner and Sqne, the silk manufacturers. He
s. 67
of age. Years
He has written a good deal re- garding the silk industry of the United Kingdom, while he was the inventor and patentee of figured velvets having three heights of pile.
The Currency. Problem,
To The Editor of Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Sir-it is to be deplored that when a body like the Mid-Level
When Mr. Onlooker passes a re-
YAUMATI SCHOOL PRİZE DAY.
PAST YEAR'S WORK REVIEWED BY HEAD MASTER.
A HIGH STANDARD.
: Staff.
Association for the Assistance of
Mrs. A. R. Sutherland, who was A feud. which a compradore's Banks in Distress passes resolu man pursued against his employer ons "for the uplift of humanity," accompanied by Mr. Sutherland, during the whole trip from Swatow exactly as those of the Kowloon presented the prizes to the succes- to Haiphong, and which did not What's-names have done, they ful students at the Yaumail School terminate until the vessel had re-should be regarded by auch a fin this morning, when Mr. C. Mycock, to Hongkong, when the ancial authority as "Onlooker," as the Head Master, gave a brief re- turned
sume of the year's activities of matter was investigated by the idle vapourings."
the School, Police, was related to Mr. Gran-
Addressing the assembly Mr. My- In the course of an extremi lytham at the Central Police Court solution that "the note issue be at
this morning.
once adjusted to bring the purcha-cock said:-The School was opened Busy life, Sir Frank Warner gave considerable assistance to the An andersized native of Fukien, sing-power of the dollar back to 372 times during the year. Maximum
dance, 255, or 07%. Government in industrial nutters. Iutely employed as a stevedoring that obtaining in October last", it entrolment, 272; average daily atten He held several important posts coolie on the s.s. Chi. Keng, was is apparently the weightlest pro- during the war, receiving the charged with assaulting his em- nouncement of the week; whereas K.B.E. for his services, in 1918. player, a Shanglial Chinese, who when my humble Association pro- pose that it be adjusted to bring occupied the position of pradore of the steamier.
the purchasing-power back to what The Northerner said that the ac-it was in 1920, it is characterised one of the most dis-as a comedian's inanity. cused was
Tut-tut, Mr. Onlooker! If we he had on board, contented men and when the ship arrived at Hai- bring back a lost purchasing phong, expressed his intention of power by the mere adjustment of returning to Swalow. How hea note-issue, why not do the job proposed to do that, except by thoroughly and give the hard-hit the ship lie was wage-earner a really favourable employed, was not stated, but what exchange rate-a 6/- dollar, and most concerned witness was that no less? he should want his wages there and then. Witnors refused.
He was Chairman of the Board British (Mr. P. J. de Rome) had read his of Trade Committee on annual report, and, at the conch-Industries Fairs, Chairman of the sion, she was presented with a British Silk Research Association bouquet of pink roses with silver from 1920 to 1927, member of the City of London Corporation during the same period, and for seven years, President of the Silk Asso- ciation of Great Britain.-Reuter,
holder.
The New Territories. - Mr. G. P. de Martin then nd- dressed the boys, saying:-I am very glad to say a few words to 'you, as it gives me the opportunity hoya will not be further depleted
noted above. I am examining the of welcoming Mr. de Rome back
New Method English Composition to the school. I am sure you are Hooks based on these Renders; these all very glad to see him back. Composition books teach children to should also like to thank Mr. deuse in speech and writing those words Rome for asking my wife to give uhrady encountered in their reading. the prizes away. It is a great honour and she is very happy to do so.
very
returning on
com-
Much trouble was given by the on the trip back to Fuldenese Hongkong. He followed the com- pradore ashore and assaulted him in the course of another argument wages. Finally, the matter was referred to the Police, and the Pukienese was arrested, wish to thank Mr. Evans for un being seen to kick the Northerner dertaking the supervision of the Geo-after having been once warned by
the Police. graphy in all classes.
Geometrical Drawing was intro- luced into Class 4 at the beginning of the year and should serve as a valu able introduction to the Theoretical Geometry in Class d
I
Each class from Class 7 upwards has a supplementary history render. Our history rooms, replate with pic: tures, charts and maps, has been well used.
Mr. de Martin referred to a new book recently issued dealing with the New Territories where he and his wife ved. They were very glad to have that book written about the Territories. According to the book, the people in the New Territories were either fishermen, farmers or quarry workers, He All Classes except Class. Igii have did not know if his wife did much General Knowledge lessons from the fishing, but they all did n littlelmirable Pictorial Education pic- quarrying," and he knew she was an expert farmer. He was very glad, to note that the boys of the Ellis Kadoorie had the opportunity of learning history. Some people thought that history was not very useful subject, but one was not really properly educated if norant of this subject. He con- gratulated Mr. de Rome on the success of the New Render.
School Bribery.
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tures; Class 4 in addition has a general knowledge lesson from the newspaper, Questions are set on these topics at the examinations; the lessons are valuable and very popular.
Extra-Mural Activities,
over
In comparing the two sets of resolutions, Mr. Onlooker's and mine, it does not seem that one is any more' humorous or inang than other. Nothing could be the funnier than "Onlooker's' implica- tion that this Colony, in trying to reduce the premium on its notes, has been partly responsible for the silver slump. In our efforts to reduce the pren, luni, we purchased sufficient silver to mint some 15 million dollars, so that far from accentuating, the fall in silver, Hongkong actually lent support to ita downward the "market in
It was stated that all the com- pradore owed the accused was some forty cents, or at the most, a dollar The compradore in-career!---Youra, etc., formed the Court that he was willing to pay as much as $5 to cover the cost of a passage for the accused to Swatow and at the same time to leave him something to return to his native village with.
His Worship commented on the magnanimity of the offer, remark ing that the Fukienene got off very well with it.
a few drops of
BEDLAM, Hongkong Jun. 24th, 1930.
"Der Freischutz"
Sir, I to-day's edition of the Telegraph you mention Wagner as the composer of the opera "Der Freischütz." I hope you will take it in good part when I tell you that you are mistaken,
At the end of the year: the staff a Headmaster, three consisted of European Mistresses, eight Anglo- Chineso Masters and three Vernacular Masters. Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. Murphy were on Home leave for the your and their greater part of
transferred from Kowloon Junior
places were taken by Mrz, Heath, School on 23.2.29 and Mr. Cheung Leung-wing, B. A, appointed 18.2.29, Mr. Wong Kai-leung was appointed en 12.0.20 vice Mr. Hu King-him transferred to Wanchai School, On, 31.12.20, Mra. Heath resigned and Mr. Wong Kal-lung was transferred
month-were fccs-$5 per to Cheung Chau Government School, made payable for every month in the year. D.Ñ.A. Medical fee $5-on en- try remained unchanged.
The
Building and Equipment, Repairs to the floor and roof were effected during the midsummer holi- day when the School was repainted and colour washed. The building. has but in the near future it is hoped to been improved as much as possible have a better system of lighting and a flush installation, The ficors are being waxed and polished as oppor tunity occurs. The furniture has been inspected by a Board of Survey and replacements will be made ás and when possible. Two new black boards wery supplied in September.
No change was made in the sylla and are popular with both Staff and bus. Dialogues have been introduced boys.
27 1016*ML, CL- Health,"
themselves for re-vaccination.
Studies. In the annual examination the re- cults
244 boys were: English, exainined, 166 passol, 70% Chinese, 244 boys examined, 230 passed, 97%. The Agures fast year were 85% and 95% respectively,
The general health of the School is The usual extra-mural activities of]
good. Inspections by the M.O. Schools The accused was not satisfied.
"Der Freischutz", was set to took place in March and October. the school Hourished., viz.,the whole!
run the K.C.R. Le Shum Chan He complained of having been music by Carl Maria von Weber, Visian defects remain high twenty- (twice), individual classes over the kicked and beaten until he was blue who, for some time, lived in the six boys being supplied with specta- Kowloon water system, walks in the and black all over his body. "I be little town of Eutin, in the North-clea. Many absences due to fever New Territories, Class 4 on visits to enme sick after this treatment, but ern part of Germany, where his occur in September onwards, parti- wharves and dockyards, launch trips was not given any medicine. He monument is still to be seen. One qularly of boys from the New Terri- "I have now two things wish round the island and round the line gave me only
town. is called #Die Wolfu to say to the bigger boys," con-hour, etor buses to Stanley, two braudy, and if it had not been for part of the large forest near this tories. In December 78 boys/offered
teams in the Volley Ball Leagues, one that I would have died." tinued Mr. de Martin. "In the re-
schlucht," and it is said to have team Ping Peng League, Imthing n
The recollection of it brought inspired Weber to write the port it says that there has been Kennedy Town, inter-class Volley
famous shooting scene; and, when boys who have gone away from Bail and Football matches. Ench tear inte his eyes. He wept.
His Worship, after binding the you see those tall fir-trees growing here into another school in a class lins a drill lesson once a week,
The boy's out the whole were heal-accused over, instructed the Police there, you may cuaily imagine it. higher class. The boys who did
to make arrangements for him to
Yours, etc.,, that are unwise, because if they thy although the Medient Oficer for
cases of be sent away on a ship which was are going into a higher class in Schools, reported many another school, it is not a good trachoma; these boys were dealt with leaving for Swatow at 2 o'clock to- school. There are good English Achools in the Colony, and the schools who onjy brika bora la put thear into a higher class are not gand schools. You boys who are going away into a higher school never want to forget the Ellis Kadoorie School. You may go to a higher school and you may be. come great men some day, but you began your education here, and you must not forget to be grateful to this school. My wife and I wish you all a very happy New Year."(Applause),
Cheers for Mr. and Mrs. G. 1. de Martin, for the Headmaster and staff and for the visitors bright
the function to a clise.
The Annual Report.
nt the G.C.H.
The discipline haw Town vory-gund. O curtes, of which, we have three, have been well looked after by Mr. Lo Wai Kwan-they are well patronised both by Staff and boya. Each class has on silent reading from the English lesson per week library books,
I desire to think Sir Henry Pollock for presenting us with three valuable
Admiralty Engravings of Hang kong (3816). They make a splen id adition to our collection of les
photographs.
↑ big to express our grateful thanks to the donors of the valuable scholar- ships and prizes and to Mrs. G., P. de Martin for so kindly coming all the
way from Tai Po to present thes
prizes to-day. it is her first visit to the school and we welcome her most heartily. In conclusion, I desire to The Headmaster's report was asthank the staff for their co-operation follows:- was absent on leave from with Mr. Ralston during the year. February to November and. Mr. J.
Prize ·List, as Headmaster. Both Ralston neted personally and on behalf of the whole school I desire to express appreciation of the great interest in took in the general welfare of the school.
Our numbers drapped during the
The prize-winners, apart from the Class Prizes, were:
(2nd.
Lau Chu Pak Scholarship Instalment).-Chan Yuk-cheong,
Tui Yau Scholarship (2nd, Instal-
year from 140 to 380; the averagement)-Li Chung-fut dally attendance was very good 9797.
Many bays left wing to economic ip.
causes, amongst hem one or two
Lugard Scholarship, -40 Kwon-
Full Free Scholarships to queen's
scholarship holders. About 150 buya | College,~Li Koon-pak, Mark Cheuk- were refused admission for reasons | Hon, Yee King-chuen, Choi Yat-hang| stated last year, Also as reported and Wong Tsok-tung. last year a number of boys have been traced as having left during the year only to join up another school in a higher class, regret this for more reasons than one; unless good founda-
Lau Chu Pak Schularship (1st In- stalment).-Chau Yiu-fai,
Thi Yau Scholarship (1st. Instal- ment).-Ng_Kam-shati...
Wu Bay Tong Scholarships.-Claka tions are laid in the District Schools | 4, Chan Ka-chak did Wong Tin- by gradual progression from class to | cheong; Class 5, Tsang Shiu-cheong claan, then resulta are bound to be un- and Chung Chi-hui; Class 6, Cheung satisfactory Inter on.
Man-piu and Ng Kam-hing: Class 7, Tung Hing-kwong and Tang Kim- sang: Class 8, Chau Yan-pus and Yu Chan-shau,
were
There have been more than the usual changes in the staff owing to the demands of home leave. We glad to welcome Mra. Church back ngain but sorry to lose the services of Miss Newsholme.
New Readers,
are not
Ho Kom Tong Scholarships.-- Senior, Tung Wah-tut; intermediate, Li Kwan-tong; Junior, 14 Hon-wa.
Chun Kai Ming Scholarships.-- Senior, Chan King-hong; Junior, Ilo Cho-Inn.
Mrs. Lau Chu Pak Scholarship. Sentor, Chung Wing-kwong; Junior, Abdullah Mustafa.
Government Scholarships-Class 5 to Class 4, Mak Kwong-shau; Class 6 to Class 6, Sze To-fuk; Class 7 to Claus G, Chau Ki-ming: Class 8 to Class 7. 14 Wai-sun.
The New Method Renders introduced into Class 8 have been very successful and I can say with confidence that the series are far superior for Chinese boys to any readers I have yet seen. The Class masters much prefer them to the old Readers, which planned on scientifle lines. The sup. plementary renders, based on these.
Sir Ellis Kadoorle Prizes.---Class 4, readers used in class and essentially for revision purposes and home read- lat Yee King-chuen; 2nd Wong Tin- ing, provide valuable and pleasureable cheong; 3rd. Ng Kam-shau. Class 0; practice in continuous reading without 1st, Chung Chi-haf, equal 2nd, Chung sacrificing sense to sound ne is so fre. Wing-kwong and Mak Kwong-shau. quent in Reading Primers. They are Class 0, 161, Kwok Kam-muk; 2nd,
Kwong Chịu lswing; and, Ha. Cho lan Teal stories, and yet introduce no new words. The author claims from ex-Class 7, 1st, Chau Ki-ming; 2nd, Chan perience with Indian boys that an Kam-hung; 3rd, Tang Hing-kwong. average class learne to read English Class 81, 1st, T. Wal-sun; 2nd, Shum ard. Chau Yan-pul. at least twice as quickly as using the Wing-hong;
old 'Readers: if this is our experience, Class Bil, equal first, Yaen Sing-chuen then I hope the numbers of our best and I She-yat.
day.
OPERA SEASON.
"IL TROVATORE" A BIG
SUCCESS.
MARG, LORETZEN. Hongkong, Jan. 22nd, 1930.
[We thank our correspondent for pointing out the error. As stated, the opera is the work of Weber, not Wagner. This "Who contributed Wan?" series is n feature, and the statements cone tained therein are naturally taken on trust.-Ed. H.K.T.].
must admit that it succeeds ad- mirably,
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Class 7 and 45 proved very weak natural sequence to the misfor- tunes of 1928, when, through alckness, 18b and 5b were without regular and The gene responsible class teachers. rai standard is high, Colloquial Improvement. throughout showing An attempt has been made to raise the standard, but this policy has its drawbacks, several boys, on receiv. ing promotion to higher class in R other schools at the half year, having | left,
Class
4 results in the annus! examination were very unsatisfactory. Of 46 boys examined, 28 passed, 61%. examination gave results somewhat similar; 53 boys were examined and 39 passed, 73.
The Italian Grand Opera Com- any scored another success at the Star Theatre last night, when The chorus and orchestra were Verdi's ever-popular "Il Trovatore" in good, form, and frequent apThe personally conducted half-yearly was played. Full of melody frong "plause from the audience indicated start to finish, with its rich and the enjoyment derived from the varied harmonies, the leading various solds, concerted work by characters portrayed the respec- the soloists and choruses. The tive roles in masterly manner, Anvil Chorus was particularly well their singing being exceptionally done, as was also the famous good. The story itself is pleasing Miserere scene.
There should be a large audience
ly simple, depicting a gypsy's ven-
Several old boys distinguished; themselves in the recent University Examinations.
Athletics,
geance in a straightforward man-to-night for Donizetti's "Lucia.di | allotted to the School for play on all her, and the most blase playgoer] Lammermoor,"
You must be awfully patient with me. I've been shop- ping all afternoon.”
Ground O at King's Park has been
'days in the week. The arrangements made last year for the systematic лиссеваги,
use of it, having revised summer
remain in force." A time-table was adopted and enabled the boys to indulge in swinning at Lai Chi Kok almost daily.. Tho us. ual piente was held on Dragon Boat Day at Picnic Bay;
foot!
Matches in volley ball and ball have been regularly arranged and the School has been represented at all athletic meetings with occasional success. The Intor-Class Volley Butl and Football Shields were both won by Class 42: 45 and 6b being the other
finalists The 13th annual sports held in December were an un- qualified success and attracted a re- cord number of entries.
In January, 1929, more than 100 boys attended the Agricultural Show And at a later date an interesting, travel lecture and film was seen at the Star Theatre -
The Library has maintained its popularity and been well supplied with periodicals. Arrangements are in hand for an extension of its activi ties by a supply, of Supplementary Readers for use in Class.
Personal Hygiene is taught in Class and manners and discipline con- tinus satisfactory.
In conclusion I desire to thank Mrs. Sutherland for so kindly coming to present the prizes and the staff and Prefects for their loyal co-operation and support during the year.
[Owing to pressure on our space | the prize list is withheld,)
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The Directors of the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co.,. Ltd, have declared a final dividend of $2 per share. This, with the Interim Dividend of $2" already! paid, makes $4 in all for the year 1920.
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