at Home The annual distribution of prizes took place at che School House on September 17, Flag-Captain G. H, Menderson, c.8,, presiding.
In the course of his report on the work-of the school, the Headmaster Qlr. HI, Beer): referring to the standard of education at Weihai-) wei, mentioned that he had received a letter from a parent now on leave whose son had hee! term one King's School, Can Two other boys from Weihaiwei, he wrote, entered the school in the previous term, part of a group of five Whose homes were at Hongkong. The Headmaster's comment on his, pupils from China was that "they compared favourably with the other entrants." It was more partienlarly gratifying, said Mr. Beer, that the hoys from Weihaiwei.
Frankling and Kenned; off prizes, Another old boy ed their congratulations ation result. Clifford Large. left the school. a year ago, had ear-ried off the Sixth Form prizes in Matheniati gush and Science at} Shorehat Grammar School. In one public, examination he passed with honours and distinc: ion in arithmetic, algebra and book-keeping! was bracketed firs-in England in arithmetic and book-keeping, and won the first prize in mathematics. Tu December last he took the Senior Cambridge certificate with first class honours and distinctions in} mathematics and applied mathema tics. It was' an excellent record. and justified them in thinking th the preparatory course at Weihaiw was on sound and right lines, Yet another Shanghai parent; had written with regard to his son's! progress since leaving Weihaiwei "Jimmy" Grayrigge did excellently! at Cottesmore, becoming captain of the football team, heavy-wei, boxing chanipion, and withal "always first. in mathematics." had passed into Lancing the list." In swimming, he came in third in the half mile race, out of a hundred starters, many of them young men of 18. Another old boy.
levi, who had attended a school anghai after leaving Weihaiwei. passed the Junior Cambridge last December with first class hon-ows and distinctions in Divinity, English, mensuration, mathematics and French. He was bracketed) first, his rival being a year old and'so was entitled' to the special prize offered By the Engineering Society of Shanghai. urg the need for such a school in! }a_ suitable climate and_ locality. There was little doubt but tha: th documents forwarded to London! were now safely pigeon-holed among the Foreign Office archives The questions had, however, bee! raised again by another, Govern-
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