Chinese authorities spend $6 monthly for every prisoner for food alone but in this respect officers and soldiers are treated somewhat differently. They are allowed to smoke only the native "tobacco silk." Within the area of the "village" the "villagers" have freedom of movement, They play various games and hold an amusement meeting monthly.
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strictly carry out all regula-
A very interesting event took place at Easter, namely, the inauduration of the Old Boys' Association, This was all the more welcome for being spontaneous, unprompted by me. I hope that the Association will be not only a bond of union among the old boys, but also of benefit to the school in various ways.
Perhaps, if I am not wearying you, I may almost conclude my report by reminding you that it is five years since I first had the honour of addressing you in the new building, In 1934 we launched our little boat bravely and confidently in strange waters. It is a craft that is still going strong and sailing proudly. I am quite sure that the school has found a place of its own in the life of the community, and that it fulfils a need.
That it may long continue to do so is my hope and my ambition as I leave these your sons for a little while. You parents as a body have always, I must acknowledge, shown every trust and confidence in my colleagues and me; for that I am grateful, and I shall count on that in the future, To the members of the Staff, new and old, may I also proffer—and in no conventional sense—my thanks for all that they have done since the inauguration of the Western District School.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.