The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-25
CHINESE CONSUL
VISITS SCHOOLS
Makes English Speeches He
Praises SchO0Is-Lunches
at the Normal.

The new Chinese Consul General to
Hawaii, Mr.. Tsang Hal, yesterday
made visit TO some of the public
/ schools of the city. His secretaries,
/ Mr.. Lung and Mr.. Lo, also Mr.. Chu
Kim, president of the Chinese United
| Society of Honolulu, and Mr.. Thwing
! accompanied him.
| At the Kaahumanu school, the consul
was greeted most kindly by the prin-
cipal. Miss Felker, who showed him
| through the various class rooms. The
| Chinese students of the school then
gathered in the main hall to meet the
consul He was much impressed with
these bright intelligent boys. and girls
of this school, some 100 in number.
Most of these students We're born in
Hawaii. They are the children large
ly of those who have come as laborers
to Hawaii. Their parents were farm
ers, not coolies In fact they belong
to the second class Of the Chinese as
divided, Scholars" farmers" arti-
sans" and merchants Indeed, the
Emperor of China is a farmer and
plows a furrow every year in the inn
perial grounds at Picking, as an exam
pie to his people. So these Chinese
school children of Hawaii are of good
blood, and make fine showing by
their standing in the schools.
Mr.. Tsang was asked to speak t. the
students, and did so, first in Chinese,
and then in fluent English He said:
CHINESE CONSUL'S ADDRESS.
Boys and girls, am glad to see
you. 1t is fine thing that You have
these free public schools. They can
give you a good education. But do
You understand Chinese? Don't forget
your own language. Study Chinese as
well as English I want to give you
a little advice. Be deligent! Don't be
lazy! Study hard and give good atten-
ton to the instruction of your teach
ers.''
The school children were much pleas
ed, and gave their consul a good well
come by hearty clapping.
The consul and his party then went
to the Normal school, where Principal
Edgar Wood had extended a cordial
invitation to come and try one of the
school lunches. Mr.. Cox, of the Board
of Education, was also here to meet
Mr.. Tsang. After seeing the school
rooms the kitchen, the manual depart i
ment, and the school gardens, the par
ty sat down to an excellent lunch,
such as is furnished at very small
cost to the students every day. The
consul was delighted and said: This
is just the kind of a school that China
needs. 1t is preparing both the boys
and the girls for their future care of
their homes.'
AT 1890 p. m. the whole school
into the assembly hall, and
after some fine singing, led by Mrs.
Tucker, listened to an address by Mr..
Tsang Hal. He said in English:
AT NORMAL SCHOOL.
Ladies an gentlemen, it gives me
much pleasure to be with you on this
visit to your school, have been call
I'd to speak, but am not prepared to
do so. I will try, however. 1 am glad
to see that this Normal school is open
10 the students of all nationalities.
Thanks are due to your principal, Prof.
Wood, and to these other good teachers
,or this proper arrangement for teach
ng these various courses of study.
they are so satisfactory that I believe
his Noraml school here is equal to, or
even better, than those in any other
civilized country of the world.
Education is a matter of vital i'm
sortance. You cannot hold a high
position unless you are educated. The
chinese Three Character First Book,
avs: If you do not learn Of what use
will you be?' Also the proverb says: !
IF you cannot read and write, you are /
Ike a blind man. Some of you are y
'hinese boys and girls. So I hope you /
will also learn to read and write Chi t
csc, SO that you will not be blind q
len' even in Chinese. Learning Eng i
sh is one thing, but don't neglect t
=
Your future life, your success, your n
persons of high standing, all
epend on your education. I wish you
uccess in your studies, and feel great, il
onfidence in the good work of your v
rincipal, Prof. Wood" a
Mr.. Thwing also made the following a
1dress. He said:
Hawaii is to have, more and more, n