Knight, members of the Foreign' Education Commi agement to those who were not fortunate and advising them not to be discouraged over their failure, Everybody could not be expected to win a prize.
The acting headmaster, Mr. H.G. Huckstep concluded the' evening!
giving'a brief resume of the school work for the year.
Mr. Huekstep said that the year had been exceptional in many" respects and classwork had been proportionally dificult. In the first place there had been numerous inferruptions in the school work, the most serious loss being the sudden departure of the headmaster, Mr, 'A. J. Stewart, on account of eye trouble which " affected his whole health. "Another interruption the local Chinese disturbance, which Kept three members of the staff away from duty at a time when examination work was at its height, But the clouds passed away and fas the children had demonstrated, all was once again cheerful and normal. The ruling of the Council that the Hanbury Schools shall omit the Cambridge Examinations from their syllabus, said Mr. HYuckstep, has" necessitated the ldcopping of French and the School now concentrates entirely on. the Hongkong University examinations. Mr. Huckstep also drew "attention to the wood and metal work.
Cheers were then given for the! two speakers of the evening.
At a meeting of paper importers at the General Chamber of Commerce last Friday, a Paper Importers: Association was launched in. Shang-thai. Mr. W. von Normann was lected President, Mr. A. Eveleigh Vice-President and Mr. A. Byc secretary.
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