At this examination there were 600 candidates, of which umber, about one-third qualified, and 70 are to be sent abroad. One of the candidates from the School was 16th on the pass list, The other will remain at the School until the end of the year studying extra subjects, for the teaching of which the Committee has authorized special arrangements Ellis Kadoorie School.—In_connexion with the offer of Mr. Ellis Kadoorie to donate a som of Tle, 25,00", and farther to collect subscriptions towards the cost of a new Pablic School for Chinese, reference to which is contained on pp. 288 9 of the Anoual Report for 1909, the final recommendation by the Committee of the prison School in the matter of selection of a suitable site, has been sob-mitted and has received ca: efal consideration.
It is noted that the respective merit of & number of available pieces of land have received exhaustive attecvtion, and the Council concurs in the view. expressed unanimously by the School Committee, that the property at the corner of the Carter and the (projected) Shanhaikwan Roads, wessoring 10 mow, though slightly smaller thoo the areas formerly mentioned, is ex-callantly situated for the proposed inmivation.
The native owner is prepared to sell the property for a sum of Tle, 45,000, which exceeds the estimate included la the ear rent Budget by Tle. 6,000; bat, the circumstances, thie additional expenditare is authorized, and directions are given for acceptance of the offer, and completion of the purchase without delay.
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