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will take this advice to heart and hope to profit by it in the coure of the year.
Cheers for His Excellency, the ladies and the teachers were given, bringing the pro- ceedings to a close.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
to my satisfaction during the past year. Fees and attendance:-Fees have increased from
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$1 800 to $3,555, practically an increase of 100 per cent ani the average
attendance has risen from 95 to 171, an increase of 86 The subscribers to the Prize Find were : cent. The highest number in attendance Blake cholarship trustees, Messrs. Ho Kam was 218 in May ad the lowest 6 in January. tong, E. 8. Kadoorie, Ellis Kadoorie, Li Chia Empire Day was cel brated in the usual way fan, Ho Fuk, Mok Cho-chen, Wan Che choi, and during the year excursions have been Fung Wa-chuo, Sin ak fan, Lau Chu pak, made along the track of the Railway, to the Leung Yau-p, Leung Ken.ou, Tong Leung- New Waterworks, ote, Hygiene. The teach- chan, Au Hin-tin, LauPoou-chiu, LauChiu-ting, ing of this subject has been continued during Chin Ya-tin, Tang Kwu-pok. Chan Sin-k), the year and the subject matter has been Kwok Sin-lan, Choi Tse-yik, Choi Kau Ng, illustrated by experiments. Fire in isters Messrs. Shing Woo & Co. Mr. Lo Lai-chuen, gained hygiene certificates from the Board of Fung Lau-shan, Kwok Yik-ting. Li Sau Education in London, and five masters gat for shan, Toug Lai.cbuen. Tsang Yut-kai, Yu terching cort fleate in hygiene granted by the Ynk ohi, Lo Sai-ki, Wong Ki-lan Ro al Sanitary Institute, but the result of that Poon Yan chuen, Yang Yik-ting, Lu Shan-chy, examination has not been declared. Sport : — | Ip Shun-kum, Mok Man-chung, Wong Tsuk The boys take a great interest in the Football lam, Leong Chak-chow. Wong Laichuen, Ip Le gue but the results have not been com- Oi-shar, Pang Suk-un, Ip Fut-son, Sin Wing.mensurate with the amount of energy expeaded. haii, Messrs. Ming Kee and Co., Kelly and Walsh, Ip Shun-chuen, Committee of the Pao Leung Kok The Directors of the Tung Walı Hospital, Mr. Chau Cheuk-bing, and Mr. Leong Sing-won.
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SCHOOLS.
On January 31st Mr. E. A. Irving, the Inspector of schools, presided at the Dual prize distributions of the Yaumatı, $aiyingpuu and Wantsai School. There
large attendance of scholars and their parents. The headmasters of the schools first read their annual reports.
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Mr. Morris of the Eaiyingpun School said. 'Mr. Irving, to day is a Red Letter' day in the history of the School, as this is the first time that the
prize distribution to the successful students of the district schools has taken place here. The Staff remains practically the ramme as last year-assistant masters and myself--except that there has been a change of probationers, and I take this opportunity of publicly thanking my assistants for (heir hearty cooperation in raising the school to its present flourishing condition, and in bringing the year's work to a successful issue. Great strides have been made in the attendance during the year under review. The number of new pupils admitted since last March is 142 and the average attendance which was 44 in 1963, has risen to 97, or an increase of 120 per cent. The highest monthly average was attained in October whru it reached 106. At the entrance examination to Queen's College in February last, two of my boys were placed first and second. Similar to last year, the early morning hours were Continued after the Summer vacation and the series of excursions, which were then originated, have been continuon. They have proved quite as successful and altogether uumber more than 39. They have included the most important factories and all the chief places of interest in the Colony, where it us been possible to go. During the Suwuer bathing parties were arranged for the purpose of teaching swimming and many of the boys #re now able to acquit themselves very creditably in the art,
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The ex,mination in Hygiene held under the auspices of the Board of Education took place here in May, and of the four candidates from the staff of this school, two obtained first class certificates, one a second and ens failed. in the football league we have not done well. Hitherto, there bas beeu nu ground available for practice, but latterly, the Inspector of Schools, interesting himself out our behalf, has secured the use of a piece of ground in the immediate neighbourhood on two days per week.”
Mr. Curwen, of the Yaumati Schools, followed :-
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Mr. Parkin has devoted much leisure time to training the boys, and possibly his efforts will bear more fruit in the near future. Before concluding I should like to point out that the question of enlargement will have to be considered shortly. As you are aware the school was built to accommodate 200 pupils and the average number paying fees during the last nine months has been 23. (Applause).
Mr. Young Hee, of the Wautsai School, said: I is with much pleasure that I present my report for 19946.
On the 1st January, there were 126 names on the School Roll. Ou ro. out of 196 former scholars roturned, and 78 assembling after the New Year vacation. 93)
cut of t Dow applicants were admitted, amongst whom warn two free scholars from the Tanglongchau School, and six only were sent from Queen's College with admission cards. During the curse of the year. 1 more new buy were enrolled, thus banging the total number of scholars for the year to 216, being an increase of upon that of 19 5. Of these, 7 left during the year. The number on ro'l at the end of the year was 116 The school bas been open on 31 days, and the average daily attendance was 19.5. No less than 21 boys registered the full attendance for the year. With
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one OP two miner exceptious, the new syllabus has proved most successful, for at the entrance examination into Queen's
able to gain College at Midsummer, many of the boys were admission into a higher class than they were in previously. Brushwork drawing has been taught subject, and very satisfactory and encouraging an additional
results have been obtained. has been shown by the boys for this study. Great aptitude
Simple physical exercises have also been taught during the cool seas‹D*. proved very popular with the boys and must They have have had a beneficial effect on their health and physique. When the proposed new covered shed is built. mora attention will be paid to physical training generally The school inade many excursions to various places of interest in the Colony during the past year, which have proved most instructive, and rendered valuable assistance to the teaching of local geography and English colloquial. At the beginning of the year, Khoys from the school competed for the Queen's College scholarships, of whom thire were successful, Two of them, however. succetiled ufterwards
in securing appointments as student interpreters, and only one of the successful competitors took advantage of the scholarships won. The school did not escape the disastrous affects of tie typhoon of September last, as two of the brightest scholars lost their lives on that memorable day was deeply deplored by the whole school. Many more were withdrawn through their relatives being rendered destitute. The whole school responded with open heart to the call for a-sistance ou behalf of the distressed with the result that over 26r) was subscribed towards the relief fund.
"It is my good fortune to record substantial progress all round, and I think I may safely say that the election of the school has proved a boon to Chinese parents and guardians in Kowloon who wish to give their children an education in English. Staff:-This has been increased by the arrival of Mr. Parkin, a trained certificated school master from home, ptherwise there are no changes to record, apa the work of the entire staff has been performed ' hare
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Mr. Irving then distributed the prizes, after which he said it was the school's loss that H.E. the Governor was unable to be present. Their regret, however, in this reep ct would be sealed up by the feeling of satisfaction that His Erollency was once more back in 1 a Colo-y, sud restored to health and vigour (applause). The speaker regarded it as a great honour to taken the Governor's place and
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remarked that it had been a pleasure to especially when it him to present the prizes to the scholars, came to presenting the splendid set of Shakespeare's works to Yueng King-chan of the Yanmati school, the boy who? did the best work in the three schools during the year. This was a magnificent prize, which any library might be proud of, and Mr. Irving hoped that the winner would take great care of bis books. The speaker then proceeded to give his hearers some advice regarding the way books should be taken care of, remarking that the veneration the Chinese had for the art
which they picked paper up containing writing of writing was illustrated by the careful way in
and stored it away in boxes In the west our v.neration of the art could be seen by the way we took care of our books. Those who were successful in winning priz-s should take great care of them and always be careful to wash their hauds before using them. waut on to say that the expressions of good, The speaker then
very good and oven excellent referred to about the schools were understood by the Government to be relative terms, and the boys should understand them in that connection. They had ouly begun to get a knowledge of English, and it was for them to say if they would increase that knowledge, thereby going along the road which led to Queen's College where they could continue their studies for three or four years. He had seen the work of the boys, and was able to say that some of them had a future before them if they conticued their studies. China just now required buadreds, even thousands,
she would want a greater number, but he of well-educated
men, and in fow years could not say where they were coming from as these educated in the Colony now could only be counted in dozens. The inspector concluded by congratulating the master of each school on the successes which had been gained by their pupils.
Mr. Curwen proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Irving for his attendane. This was carried by acclamation, and the proceedings saded by one of the small scholars reciting a verse of "God save the King."
DIOCESAN SCHOOL.
The annual distribution of prizes at the Diocesan School took places on Feb. 1st and was attended by a large and interesting gathering. His Excellency the Governor was present and performed
the principal ceremony of the Mr. Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Dr. Atkinson, G. H. Piercy, beadmaster, occasion. presided, and amongst those present were the
Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby (private secretary to IL.E.), Mr. B. A. Irving (Inspector of Schools), Rev. F. T. Johnson, Rev. J. H. France, Røv. Dr. Pearce, Rev. A. J. Stevens, Ray. A. J. Barnett, Dr. Wilder, (American Consul General), Dr. Sebree, Rev. C. Bone, Mr. W. D. Braidwood and others.
Before commencing the proceedings Mr. Piercy on behalf of the teaching staff and scholars offered congratulations to His Ex- cellency on his restoration to health.
The Headmaster then read the report, in which, after a feeling reference to the loss sustained by the death of Bishop Hoare, be sued : The enrolment during the year was 31, the average attendance was 220 against 1963 last year, and an increasing number of boys did not miss an attendance on the 235 school days. In April 3 boys entered_the_publio competition for medals and prizes offered by the Belilios Trustees; we carried off the first three prizes and bracketted with 2 boys from another school for the fourth prize. At the Oxford Local Examination held in July, 3 boys passed the preliminary, 4 the junior and 5 the senior. This is the first vecasiou on which we have bad more than 3 successful in the senior. During the autumn the Government leat us the excel- lent lantern and splendid siides prepared under the auspices of the League of the Empire in England for use in the Colonies, and Mr. brawn ably delivered a series of 13 geographi- cal lectures to very appreciative audiences from the Diocesan Girls' School, Fairlea Girls' School and our own upper classes. He wrote in his report: The pupils' interest in the homeland has been aroused and their knowledge
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