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Miss Kitty Hnng then pre-sented Mrs. May with a basket of flowers, and the proceedings enfled with the singing of “God Sare the King."
The prize list is as follows:—
ENGLISH DIVISION.
Class I-), Ella Hyndman; 2, Mary Peter- son: Special diligence, Ida Noma; Needlework, Annie Lesbirel,
Class II-1, Florence Joseph; 2, Mariau Alarakia; Needlework, Agnes Law.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND in the classes he considered His Excellency was hard work to do and they did it very well. Mr. | soldier and which civilian were they who during touching upon a weak point, but he hoped His Piercy had mentioned in his report the excellent the late war worked harder than any? Not the Excellency would also remember that it was work done, during his enforced absence, by Mr. private in the ranks nor the clerk in the dock- He was yard, though they worked very hard. If he had a very difficult question when you had a school Sykes and other members of the staff. established for a good many years, working on sure those who intimately knew the work of the to guess he would say the hardest workers of all we the men whose success had already brought stablished principles, and having very lac_e, school would be able to agree with him when he uumber-. The question had beru before, said that they all ought to be most thankful for them to the top of the tree-Lord Kitchener And if they considered them for several years.
To really carry the staff they had got from Mr. Pie cy down- | and Mr. Chamberlaio. out the separation of class s in the manuer wards. The excellence and success of the school | the highest example of all, it was not hard work indicated would require
That brought King Edward to the throne. But largely was undoubtedly, under God's blessing, very increased staff and very largely increased 1 rgely owing to the fart that they had been how much spare time did they think he had? accommodation, and would involve a very large able to secure the services of Mr. Piercy for so Well might their national seer put the words increase of expenditure. Accommodation was many years and such an admirable staff as thy into the mouth of King Henry, "Unhappy lies the lead that weirs a crown,” And therefore, the one thing, though; there was not really had under him. (Applause.)
It. enough for the actual need of the school.
The proceedings endel with the singing of when they considered the innumerable calls upon Three clams were her time, they must, with great heartiness, would be a great help to them if they could 1· God Save the King." increase the buildings. With regard to the afterwards given by the boys for His Exosiloney,' tender their thanks to the lady who had length- mixtur of classes, he believed it did tell for the Bishop, for Mr. and Mrs. Piorey, and, ¡ened a long day's work by attending at the
school distribute the prizes. (Applause.) against the advance of the English bays in some, lastly, for the King, after which the eumpany respects; on the cher hand he was sure that it pisperset. told in favour of the speaking powers of English; on the part of the Chinese bys, and that if His Excellency wers to tes' the speaking power of the different sols he would find that the boys of that schoo, whatever th-je relative! merits might be as regards redin and writing. fìn the 30th ult. Mrs. May performed the core- a auy rate spoke English better than the boys, mony of presenting the prizes to the scholars That of the i ios Public School," Captain M. R. in any other schools in the Clony was no doubt larg ly owing to the fact that Hurley, A.D) (., accompanied Mrs. May, who they mixed with the others in the clas -rooms was me by Mrs. Bieuan, the head mistress and he laid stress on this-in the playground There was a large attendance of visitors After where they played together and talked English an exhibition of physical drill had been given together. As the same time he personally felt by the girls the presentation of prizes rery strongly the importance of the criticism'ma'e.
Ms. MAY said – Mrs. Bateman, ladies and that had been pass d on them, and he was sure i the authorities of the school would do all they got emen, -It has given me great pleisure to The could to meet the wishes of the Government in e me here to-day to present the prizes. the matter, and all titt was practicable for the raport seems to indicate a very satisfactory benefit of the boys of all nation lities and of all state of things; and that the school should show classes in the school. The report on the school, so marked an increase in spite of increased fees gave thankfulness to them all. One thing he and the competition of other schools is inde noticed when the prizes were being given away sat.sfactory. As regards the Chin se girls in! was the large number who were not present to the ver acular school. I am fully in sympathy: receive their certificates. In the case he was, with the experiment alluded to in Mrs. Bai afraid it was owing to illness. int in the other cases, Mr. Piercy had told then, it was because the boys had got situations and ird gone out to work. That was a very satisfactory sign of the good work the s-hool was doing; it turned out good. ns-ful, practical boys whom people were glat to get told of for employment¦ in differ-ut places. Our had gouts to Formosa, and he might tell thew that the last time he wasat Foochow he found a Diocesan School boy in the British Consulat Post Offics there; and as he travelled among the east ports he heard again and again of good work being done by boys who Lad
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Class II-1, May Kin; 2, Ah Ching; Needle- work, Olive Lu Chooey.
Class IV— 1. Agnes Lea; 2, Annie Olson; Noedlowork, Mary Lindblom.
JUNION DIVISION.
Class I--1, A Yik, Needlework, Grace Ablong,
Class II --, Lo Lai Wa; 2. Ah Ngo. Class II-1, Nellie Rave; 2, Ebrahim Ah- met: Needlework. Kitty Hung.
Class IV--1. L-ung Lai Shan: 2, On Wing. Class V-1, Zaha e Alarakia; 2, Abu Moosa. Class VI−1, Alec Aludee; 2. Lucy Watson, Proficiency in English-1, Mei Ngo; 2, Li Kwai Yuk; B, Li Yut Ia; 4, 1.0 Yun.
Good Attendance medals and certificates:- Ella Hyndman, Mary Peterson, Esther Noma, Floruce Joseph. Marian Alarakia, Sophie Josaph, Mag in, Al Ching, Lily Rose, Olive Lu Chooey, Arthur Kaye, Ah Yik. Abloolah amy, Mus sphs Moos, Mei Ngo, Kitty Hung Clara Lee, Ah Mut. Ebrahim Ahmet, Zahara Alarakia, Ebrahim Alarakia.
Drill Seniors. Ida Noma; Juniors. Kitty
Houg.
Embroidery —1, Li Kwai Yuk, 2. Snt Ying.
CHINESE DIVISION.
Class VII-Li Mei Yuk, Tsang L' Shim; Class VT. Li Hung, Wan Ying Tung; Class V, Kwan U Yau, Wong Sai Miu; Class IV, Ng Sin Yau. Tso Chuk Chau; Class III, Ch'an Po Chan, L-ung Loi Ho; Class II, Ko Tsui Liu, Mak Wo; Chiss, Ho Tsui Ngo, Ng co.
Embroidery -Class VII, Yuk Mei Li; VI. Li Hang, V, Kwau Yue Yan; IV. Ng Lin Yau; III, Can to Chau; 11. Mak Wo; I. Wong Kwai.
Mrs. Bateman wishes to express her sincere thanks to the following generous donors of prizes :---
Mr. E. A. IRVING, Inspector of Seho ›ls, said he felt that he need add very little to the cam- ments of Mrs. May regarding the report, although he might state in bis humble way that! he fully endorsed them all. That the school should not only have kept up its numbers, but have increased them by 14 per cent., showed that Beside the school.it was in a very healthy condition,
matter of increased fees, the school suffered for from the competition of other schools, which had good conduct Was bat, and that the arisen and which off red advantages to special references in the
report to the
athletic sectious of the community. In particular, he of Success S
the scho-1 werd warmly mentioned the Kowloon School, and said he could!
the re- applauded by the boys as well as
not refrain from expressing his admiration at ference to
of the masters who was what he called the altruism o Mrs Bateman, called upou to represent the Colony at cricket who had parted with many of her best scholars in Shanghai. It was a good thing that the without a sgh or, if with a sigh, a very small boys should have a hearty interest in their one. As regarded the education, in English, games and in the success of their games of the girls of the Chinese school, he felt that (Applause) With regard to the education of a word of acknowledgment was due to Miss the school he felt that it was the only boys' Bateman for the able way in which she had school which was not a distinctly missionary furthered that object. Her papils bad, in a school in which a real solid education in English short time, reached to a considerable measure was given and he was looking at it now from of knowledge in English, and this in spite of an educational point of view simply he can the fact that M. eman had been hampered sidered that no boy could be said to have been in several ways during her year's work. properly grounded in English who had not been instance, he ineationed the fact that, for a por- taught to read and know his Bible, for if anyone tion of the time, a member of the staff had to wanted to know Euglish, to under tand English be seconded upon other duties, which threw au ou Miss Bateman's hands, literature, he must know his Bible. Our *nglish, additional c'ass literature quoted it, its phraseology and thoughts! But he al udel specially to the outrage which adorned any kind of nglish literature you incapacitated her from duty during a part of looked at-er-u the scap ical; therefore he last term:. He was glad to say that she was considered it to be of the utmost importance, completely recovered from its effects,
10 bear that not only had simply from an educational point of view, that was pleased they should have the Bible thoroughly well the stolen property een recovered but the taught in this school. But there was auch miscreants themselves had be a "recovered," higher point of view, that was, we believed the 'and
now paying the penalty of their Bible taught us the way in which after this lief villainy, Proceeding, Mr. Irving then direct-laws, one of which provides that only one
the scholars attention to the old was done we passed into eternal life, and there-ed
value maxim fore far beyond all the educational
"Hard work brings success," and said God for the tha: such was not always the cis), of the B.ble he thanked
Sometimes work do a in that school in training up so success might come without hard work, and many bays of different nationalities in the therefore he asked them to cousider how the knowledge of the truth of God and of His maxim would read transposed. "Success brings he said that it was no empty Gospel. In conclusion his Lordship wished the hard work." master and the boys a very pleasant holiday. paradox, but a fact which they might verify for He must say that the masters in that school had themselves. As an instance, he asked which
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Sir. M. Goodman. Ho, Sir Paul Chater, Hon. Hon. C. W. Dickson, Hon. A. W. Brusio, Dr. to Kai, Rev. F. T. Johusou, Messrs. W. G, Hua phreys. ~ Arnold, & Murray Bain, J. H. Cox, Duneau Clark Vi tor Deacon, Gaupp and Walsh, Fung Co., H. Humphreys, Kelly an Wa Chun, Chan Pat, Hughes and Hough, W. B. Dixon, D. Macdonald, E. Mitchell, W. Smith, Ho lung, H« Fook. La · Chn Pak. Lau We, Chun, C. A. Tomes, J. Goosmaun, Capt. God·lard, Lock Hing. See Woo, Tak Chong, David Sissoon, Dodwell and Co.. J. Whelleyi Fred Kow. Audrew Forb-s, and H. B. Mitchell.
The foreiga Chamber of Commerce at Yokohama has issued a circular to the follow- ing effect: - In order to comply wit i Japanese Chamber of Commerce, using that title, can exist in any one city in Japan the Yokohama Foreign Chamber of Commercs has changed its title to Yokohama Foreign Board of Trade. This has become necessary in order to obtain a juridical person for this registration as Institution un for the Revised Trea ies 'and on account of the existence in Yokohamı of a Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
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