THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS" REPORT.
The following in the report by Dr Eitol
THE CHINA MAIL.
laid before the Logislative Council yester, ander -Government supervision in 1884 perscutage obtained in 1889, has been con- of which the thanks of the Government the Raton are given iri cents, And art, for Customs duties.
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pare the state of the things in this rospect and especially in the Boys'-schools, affected ue it was & and. 10 years ago, when the by these changes, the percentage of pasos was this your examined by two separate 4,294 boys and 1,488 girls attending Schools cutained in 1884, as compared with this sots of Ladies' Committees, to the mambers
Ir. The needle work of the Girio'-schanola Hongkong Rates of Postage. for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or any- compare very favourably with 2,850 boys siderably reduced, the diminution ranging are due for the painstaking examination of Lotters per half once, for Books and
In the following Statements and Tables thing that, as a general rulo, in liable to and 610 girls enrolled in auch Sahuola in from 2 to 37 per cent. It was owing to Education Department,
1879, and with 2,289 boys and 281 girls this diminution in the earning power of the found impracticable to arrange for a public the noodlework submitted to thou. It was
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending Hongkong, 26th February, 1895.
orruled in 1874. It appears, therefore, purely Chinese delocks that the sam voted exhibition of the needle-work submitted
Patteras, per tux ounces.
of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the Sir, I have the honour to forwaril loro. that the proportion of girls to boys was 1 for Grauts-in-Aid ($17,000) has not only for examination, but cadavours are charged a double, treble, a., as the sample of ne value.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight quantity aont be so small in to make the with the Annual Report on Education, and to 8 in 1874, 1 to 4 in 1878 and 1 to 3 in provod amply sufficient but left un uex the Blue Book Returns for the year 1881. 1884. But as there are hardly more than ponded balance of over $2,000 in hand. wizole system of examining the needlework papers may be sent at Rock Rato. Two follows:
future occasion to improve the case may be, but such popure or packets of
3. The limits of weight allowed ara sa 2.--The total number of Schools subject apart from the above mentioned Schools illustrative of the effects which the above 200 girls attending Schools in the Colung The following details may also be given as to supervision by the Government amounted under the supervision of the Government Bohems have so far brought to the surface
of all the Girls-schools under the Grant-in-Nowapapera must not be folded together as Aid Scheme
une, nor must anything whatever bo insorted in the year 1884 to 90, as compared with 50 so that the above given figures virtually number of cluidren brought under study of Law, Medicino or Civil Engineer- whole bo paid at Book Rate, Prices Our mautioued changes in the Grant-in-Aid in 1879, and 37 in the year 1874. The cover the whole area of female education in
18-Government Scholarships for the matter may, however, be enclosed, if the except bona fide Supplements. Printed total number of scholars enrolled, during the Colony, and as the proportion of male amination in the years 1883 and 1884 re-ing in Croat Britain' hara boon established ront may be paid other as Newspaper or the
year 1884, is Schools subject to super- and formales children appears from the spectively under each separate Starland of during the year, and a papil of the Go-Books. vision
and annual examination by the Gov-cannis to be about equal, it is evident that Schools in Class I. igiving a purely Chinese cessful compotitor. Apart from those as, though Written by Hand, do not bear erminent, amounted to 5,885, as compared there is much recta for improvosunut left
vernment Central School was the first suc with 3,460 entoiled in 1871, and 2,563 on-
Commercial Papera signify auch papers education), and the sums enened by them Scholarships there are now four Scholar- the charactor, of an actual or personal corre The results of the teaching given in (apart from Capitation Grant and Needle. more Schools and 3,922 more scholars under Government-apporvision than thero wore scertained by the annual examinations, by the subjoined Table
viz, a Morrison Scholarship, a Stewart music, ko The charge on them is the same tul years ago. It appears therefore that are, as far as the Central School is con-
Scholarship, and two Balilios Scholarships. us for books, but, whatever the weight of passing through the Post, to the extent of both the number of Schools under Govern- crned, ombodied in the Report of the
St. Joseph's College enjoys the tent of munt supervision in the Colony and the
Headmaster; and,
two Bellion Scholarships. and, u farm other Govern
a packet qoutaining any partially writton 810, in cortain cases, provided: paper, ill not be charged less than 5 That the sender duly observed all the Coteanx, lo shot des 1 number of scholars attending aort Schools mont Schools and the Grant-in-Aid Schools
19. I enclose the usual Tables, .1. to cents.
conditions of Registration required. have been doubled within the last ten years. are concerned, the results of the xamiran
tions are given in detail in the Tables
XVI, containing the Educational Sta-
The sender of any Regiatered Articlu in a reasonably strong envelope. 3-The number of children attending apponded to this Report The following
tiation fur the year 1884.--I have the may accompany it with a Return Receipt Schools in the Colony in stendily increaming additional details and observations may
honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient on paying an extra fee of cents.
That
application was made to the Diok, D. 4. from year to your in the Grant-in-Aid howover, be of interest
Sorvant.
The limit of weight for Books and Comataly the loss was discovered, the envelopa Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi Schools. There is as present no increase of
E. J. EITEL, PH. DR.,
mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is being invariably forwarded with auch appli-
Enson, Jae, M. 2 attendance observable in the Government
10.The Goyerament Central School was
4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited cation unless it also is lost. Inspector of Schoula. Schools, but in anal decrenne, because,xamined by myself, as usual in concert
The Honourable W. H. MARSH, 0.3.C., dimensions: & inghes by 4 inches by fed that the loss courred whilst the corres to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these loth case of the Anglo-Chinese Schools with the Headmaster who used the results
Colonial Secretary.
Postmaster General is satis tho Government, all available space
of my examination for the purpose of de.
inches. is already overcrowded, and, in the ease of mining the award of the annual prizes figures that the number of children brought 14. It will be seen from the above
pondence was in the custody of the British those Dovernment Schools which give purely iral School exstineri in 1834, as many was in 1884 smaller by 187 than in 185. and scholarships Of 379 boys of the Cou- undior examination Schools of Cinsa 1.
Postal administration in China, that it was Chinçso tuaching, the teaching given in the 31,2 panacd, which givos 93.58 per cent, of This reduction in the number of children unawares. Many poraons have paine about Europe, all foreign possessions in Asia, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any Countries of the Postal Union. not caused by any fault on the past of the Government Schools is 1
is less apprecated by
The Union may be taken to comprise sendor, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, passer, as compared with 96.08 per cent, tise people than that given in the Grant-btained in 1889. There was therefore, a caused by accidental circumstances un- the efust and sides, and sometimes in the America,
Japan, W Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all person not in the employment of the the teacher acts as a powerful stimulut very slight falling off in the total results, as Schems. It will farther bu seen that, oath is a bad trate, especially in the Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, damage to fragile articles such as portraits,
conced with the changes made in the
the back.
They foul dull and spy the Parti, Ohili, Venezuela, The Argentine
Salvador, Brazil, Hongkong Post Office. upon the efficiency of the teaching But English subjects in which this diminution many 428 were examined in Standard I
Bat compared with the
5. No compensation can be paid for more previous year. The whilst in 1883 out of 1,438 olildren as upening. A sort of sticky slimu collects Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, Hawaii, with watches, handsomely bound books, & when once the long-expected now Victoria College buildings are completed, and the of results is specially apparout ara tlo ful-only 70 were examined in that game Stand-There is a feeling likes a heavy load of the all Dariah, French, Netherlands, Portu- which reach their destination, although to
about the teeth. The appetita. Government Centra School novel into VI., VII, and VIII), dictation and algebra served as a fact, that the teachers, coaaider- tion at the pit of the stomach which food countries not in the Union are tho Aus- lowing, viz, arithmetic (specially in Classes ard, which indicates, what I otherwise ob. stomach; sometimes a faint all-gono sense them, the matter of attendanco will resume
guese and Spanish Colonies.
a broken or deteriorated condition. its normal development so far as Anglo-(in Class I., whare the subjects given cunting the value of Standard I too low, put does not satisty. The eyes 270 suaken, tralasian Group, and S. Africs.
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief Chinese Schools are concerned..
were, perhaps, slightly more difficult than into Standard II., the 4.-1){ thu nhove mentioned 3,895 chil-Class XI.), and grammar (in Class VIII). the lower Standard. This i
former years), translation (especially in who would otherwise haigon, cauldren the hands and feat beecine cold and feel dren in Schools under Government super- Dictation was in 1884, as in the previous above changes, by no means to be deplored dry, but after a low months it is |
have been placed in
Postage to Union Countries. is a result of they. After a while a cough sets in at { vision, as many as 3,407 children were year, the weak side of Class I., wi
General Rates, by any ronte :- placed by their parents in denominational failed out of 25, but the Composition was general standard of odest-on.
attended with Where 14
greenish coloured expecto Letters, it la onu which rather tends to raise the ration. The afflicted one feels tired all the Post Cards, Grant-in-Aid Schools where they receive a rather good in Classes, I., II. and III. farther be seen from the shove figures that any rest. After a time ho becomes ner-Newspapers, It will while, and sleep does not seem to afford Registration, Christian education, whilst 1,078 attended Chasea 11. and VII. specially distinguished the teachers crowded an many children as vos, the secular Governo cut Schools. Of the the masives by obtaining the highest average they could inin Standarda III and IV., so latter, 568 attended the Government Cen-of
2 cents each. gloomy and as ovil Rooka, Patterns and tral School, 975 attended other Gurazument Urixination of the Chinese that, whilst in 1889 only 364 children were whirling somation in the head when rising
so foreboding, and
There is a gildinuss, a sort of Comm. Papere,
2 cents per 3 az. Schools in towns and in the urgement Ursaus, though not displaying such big examined in these two Standards, as many up suddenly. The bowels become qustive
There is no charge on redirected School, shewed, on the whole, satisfactory dards in 1884. This appears to be likewise becomes thick and stagnant: tho whites of results. Rut the Clínicas teol
Postage to Non-Union Countries, Comparing the number of scholars in the "Anglo Chinese Clises continues, year of the Scheme. It will finally be seen from raie is scanty and high-coloured, deposit Fiji, sia Torres Straits, Letters, 10; Re-
tanahing given in a rather favourable result of
of the rovision the eyes, Lorme dinged with yellow, the town and in the vil ages with the popula by year, to yield unsatisfactory results. the above Tables that there was an interesse ing a sediment after standing. There is gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Looks and Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Lopes, fidel 1 regd, Xoria, es Maria 1.
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, and tion, it appears that out of a population of Even apart from the mangro results obtain in the number of enddron uxamined infruntly a spitting up of t 100,398 people in town 4,616 children or at the examination, the teaching itself Standed V. in 1884, as compared with my times with a sour taste, und spunetimes with gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and 4.84 per cent, aticaded Schools under that appears to have hoon given in the previous year, but a decrease in Standard a sweetish taste this is frequently attended Pattorns, 2.
Food, me. Patterns, 2: Fia Cegion, Letters, 25 Be- vernment sapereia, whilst in the villages, Classes boots to have been defective. The VI The ADIount of money earned in 1984 with palpitation of the heart; out of a population of 40,000 sols 1,269 whole year's tuition amounted it first and 7883 by the Schools is, of courec, in becomes ftapaired with spots before the io, Eolivia, Letters, 25; Registration, children or 2.78 por cent. attended Schools livision of the Anglo-Chinese Clace to proportion to the number of children who
the viaion.
Natal, tho C.pe, St. Helena, Ascon- under Government norvision Feelininteresting 13 page in the Analects of Can- the number of children attending about fucius, 22 pages in this Shing--bau, and obvious that the number of failures was in tara present. It is thought, that nearly
were examined, passed and failed, but it is and wanknews.
eyes; there is a feslag of great prostration 10; Newspapers, 6; Books and Patterns, 5.
All of these symptoms 100 private Schools in town and villages, page in the Sit-yuk (vocabulary). In the greater in 1934 than in any previous year, one-third of our population has this disansu not under Government supervision, at sound division the year's teaching consisted which was exactly what was intended, and in some of its varied forms. It has bon 2.000, and therefore the total of chidron in reading 39 pages of Mencius, learning a horse a decrease of 81.278 in the tout end that metlical en have mistaken the attending Schools of any description at single monning of each of 250 Citiuse amount of grants cerned by this Class of nature of this digsuse. Some have eater 7,885. This is, perhapa, about one-third of characters, and 3 brief English sentences Schools as compared with the amount cam the children of schol-going ngo living in with curious Chinese renderings-in-a-style et 1884. I need bardly aid that the ten-disease, etc., etc, but none of the various the Colony, and about per cent. of the mixing together book-style with the lowest chors
complaint, others for sidney whole population. It will be seen from
Folloquial. In the third division the Stim-Stensils, Tablo XVI., that I catimate the number of teze-king was read (without explans Stardards, were not allowed to deviate success, because the comedy should is such dtg children into curt dia kinds of treatment have been attended with uneducated children in the Colony at the macaxing of the words) and 150 Chinese scholar can be examined in a lower Stan- these organs, and upon the stomach as well:
from the strict
of tho
Schenu that no 12,115, but the estimate is not a reliable radicals were taught. Much of the defect of date than that under which he has been for in Dyspepsia (for this is really what
as to act harmoniously upon.c
1.67ch one, as there are not sufficient date to go the teaching given in those Anglo Chinese upon. But we may safely, assume that Classen is caused by the absence of properly previously presented nor in the saine Stan- the disease is all of these organs partake of most of the children withhold from school trained touches, having a sufficient know
dard unless he
he baz failed are Chinese girls,
pas in two or this disease and require a remedy that will latge of both the English and the Chisesare subjects. Although these details act upon all at the samo time. Saigel's Cura languages, and by the want of interest in the fadicate that the changes marte in tive Syrup acts like a chatin in this class of Chinese boys (ladina excepted). Chinuso studies generally displayed by non-concerted, on the whole worked benefici- The following letters from chemists of the scheme have, as far as the year 1884 is complaints, giving almost immediate relief. ally,
it will be advisable to watch the re-standing in the community where they live 11.-The embjoined Tables oxhibit in desults of these changes for one or two years show in what estimation the article is tail the results obtained by the examination longer before making a decision, as of the several divisions of the Central further modification of the scheme.
as to any held The actani working of t Chineas), cost the Government last year jects.
John Archer, Harthill, near Sheffield: All correspondence posted before 5 of the scheme depends to a BL9,378.62 or $23.07 per
I can confidently recommend it to all who Pla on any week day for addresses in -head
great Five
Birnem Wood Rdurn Direct. (Here follow the tables.)' other Government Schools, also giving an
teachers in endeavouring to obtain ne highn
Victoria will be delivered the same day, Four Coolios...bets. Four Coolies,..eks. ere Anglo-Chinoso
12.-There are five other Government tant as possible, and thero tactics to customers, who have derived great benefit delivery should be retarded by the Contrast Two Coolies, .40cts. Two Coolies, Guats. Ustalima education, and numbering Schools, outside the Central School, which adopted by them without regard to the frun the Syrup and Filla. The sale is complaints, having the testimony of my 331 boys, cost the Goremment, in 1884, give the anime kind of education as that zal intercats of education in the colony. $1,900.07 or 85.74 per head.
hearing such tacties may have on the gene-increasing wonderfully, Ou twenty presented by the lower half of the Central
Return by Pck-fu- Return by Aberdeen, Chanderngor 2. Invitations, &o. can generally be
Shortest Road. purely Chinese education,
Chateaubriand and attended 1,089 children, the Government spent, in cral Sohel, and I am glad to be able to re- composition in the upper class of St. Joe you represent it.
by 1881 They act as leaders to the Cen-
15As to the remainder of the Grant-in Belfast I have sold a large quantity, and houses of the addregreen rather than at Three Coolies, 1.20 Three Coolies, 1.60 m
Gao. A. Wabb, 141, York Street, delivered within Victoria at the private Four Coolios,..1.50 Four Coolies,.82.00 Uiter, 6.5. 1834, 83,709.16 or 83-40
heal. The
The port that the Headmaster of the Central eph's College, aud, to a minor extent, also in Governmont apent, thus, on 1875 children School had occasion lately to express
be expressed by the sender, otherwise all in 35 Government Schools, 818,087.84 or Batief
bis the Berlin and Basel Mission Girls' schools.
By Wantsel Gap. correspondener is invariably delivered at In a satisfaction with the solidity of the elemen- On the other hand, the lower classes of St on an average $10.12 per bead:
Four Coolios,.. the nearest place of business.
Three Coolies, tramont Schools, the commented for Gov. which evidenced itself by the rapid and the Italian Courent School specially distin- tary training given in those nutside Schools, Joseph'e College, the Diocesan School, and
Two Coolies, ... ramont Schools, the Government paid for steady progress mato in the highest classes guished themselves in various subjects, the the year 1881 the sum of 814,062,30 by of the Central Soboat by boys originally Diocesan School especially also by antinu. Way of Grants-in-Aid for 3,907 children trained in these outside Government ing its laudable efforts in bringing forward, educated in denominational Grant-in-Aid Schools. The remainder of the Govern your after your, a good proportion of ita Schools, or $3.70 per head. Altogether, ment Schools, giving a purely Chinese edu papile in extra subjects (Euclid, etc.) therefore, the Government spent, for the cation, call for no special remark,
- Single Trip, Rettim Direct.
Emay, 8.8. year 1884, in direct payments for the edu-
None of these Schools, however, calls this
Four Coolies,..65cts. Four Coolies,..$1.00 Evanell
Euphrates, s. 1 cation of 5,882 children the
Three Coolios, 55 cts. Three Coolios, 0.85 Fein Tower, B.S. 1 13-The Grant-in-Aid Schools came, year for special remarks, with the excep 638,080. 14 or 94.71 per head. The original with the beginning of the year 1884, under tion of St. Joseph's College.
Twe Coolies,..45 ets. Two Coolies,... 0.20 Feruoss Abbey 1 4. Boxholders may also send Patterns east of school-buildings, the cost of repairs, the operation of the changes which were
to the same places in the same way. Ha- same as from Gap. Thomas Chapman, West Auckland-veloper containing Patteras may be wholly
Returning by other routes will be the Gipsy 16.--St. Joseph's College is not only well find that the trade steadily increases closed, if the nature of the contents he first more than three hours except returning by Highland Light and the expenses of the Inspectorate of made in the Scheme in the year 1982, the housed now, but the discipline and methodsell more of your medicines than any other exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Aberdeen when three hours and a half will gauder
tt. E. Tapley The Return Fare embraces a trip of hot Hedvig Schools, are not farluded in the figures red notice having heen given some of this Sabon! appear also to be very good. kind. here given.
months before. These changes affected There has niso been 7.As to the nature of tho sucation Principally those Schools which the Sehore regularity of attendance, and the staff of it are pleased, and recommend it,
i improvement in the
General, as he may considor necessary, and be allowed. N. Darroll, Clun, Salop-All who buy approved by him. Printed Circulars may designates Schools in Class I., and which Masters has also been increased during given in the various Schools supported or give a purely Chinese education, the other las complain of the low results obtained The publis son to appreciate their great aided by the Government, there were, in Sohools
the
be inserted in sach Pattern Packets. few years. But year after year I have. Jr. Balkwill, A.P.S., Kingsbridge: 1884, as many as 2.959 children receiving now at-a-subjects (Latin and, book-keep in the highest Standards, in Standards V. valus.
only so far affected ne two tu
6.As regards the expenses incurrred by the Government in 1884 in supporting Government Schools and Grant-m-Aid Schools, the following details may auffies. The Government Central School, which gives an Anglo-Chinese education and was
it-for-a-liver c
of the
senc-
ift
one of
Macao, China, Japan, Siam direct (d), LOCAL POSTAGE,
Lachin Ching-Tearin, and the Philip General Local Rates for Hongkong,
pines!
Lettera per oz., & cants (e). Post Cards, cach, 1 cent.
Books, Parcela and Patterns, per 2 0,
2 cents. Newspapers and Prices Current, each, 2
centa,
Registration, 10 conta.
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(d) Via Singapore, 10 dents.
(e) Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao
3
coats.
Local Delivery.
Hire.
ZEGALIAUD TARIFF OF FARES FOR RATES, UNAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
Chairs.
Half hour,....10 eta. One hour, ...20 cta. Tur hours...50 cts. Six hours, 70 pts. Day (from 6 to 6), One Dollar.
-TO-VICTORIA PLAH,
Single Trip. L. Return Direct," Four Coolies, 81.00 Four Coolies, 81.50 Three Coolies, 0.85 Three Coolies, 1.20 Two Coolies,... 0.70 Twn Coolies,... 100
RETURN.
By Aberdeen, Sharlest Road
Love, J. H.
1 regd, You Tab.
36
..." DETAINED. Bather, M. J., Edinburgh, 1 paper, 2 cente to..
pay.
Cunninghain, Mrs. J., Glasgow, I parcel, cannot
be forwarded.
London Dispatch, Cape of Good Hops, 1 paper, 6eunte to pay. Engelbrecht, Mrs. A., Amsterdam, 1 parcel,
cannot be forwarded.
Jolman, J., Sandoriand, paper, 2 souts to pay. Fowell, Mr J., Carmarthenshire, I parvel, 4 centa
to pay..
For Merchant Ships...
By Pok-fu-Lam. Four Coolies,..$2.00] Four Coolies,..$2.50 Ad Three Coolies, 1.60 Three Coolies, 2.00 tot Two Cooliea,... 1.30 Two Coolies,... 1.60 Anna Dorothes
TO VICTORIA GAP.
Antonetta
Kowiang, d..
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Le Magon Le Avenirs Marlborough, s.8. 1- Mary Auzin Mary Stewart Minka
Mornington
Nonpareil
Oberon
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Kara Davenport. 1
By Wantsai Gap,
4
Four Coolies,..
**$1.75
Augusta
Three Coolies,
*** 1.40
Two Coolles,...
... 1.20
Balle of Oregon 1 Bezolather, s. 1 Berjerain Sewall 2 Danis
1
2
Bernie Lamie
1
i Nardo
1
8 Northern Monarchi
2
1
Omids
1
Porle
1
Pulupandan
1 regi.Rachel
1
R. E. Wood
Joicebus
Commodore
Single Trip.
Attended last your by 658 boys (mostly Schoul, both in English and Chinese sub-at extent on the tactics, adopted by they be aufforing from liver or atomлon and generally within two hours, vandeas the Threo Coolies, 50 cts, i Three Coolies, 73rts. castello, 8.8.
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Mails.
Lum
nine othar Governmen: Schools, giving a Schont. These Schools made good progress Aid Solools, there was a signal failure in the parties have testified to its being what places of business, if a wish to that effect Two Coolios,... 0.90 Two Coolies,... 1,20
per
of Buz
J. 6. Metcalfe, 55, Highgate, Kendal - have always great pleasure in recoa- never known a case in which it has no
ending the Curative Syrup, for I have relieved or cured, and I have sold many
Maset.
dover-I have always taken a great interest Bobt. G. Gould, 27, High Street, Au: in your medicines and I have recommended them, as I have found numerus cases of cure from their use.
ar, Didend Warrants, Invitations Cards, 3 Boxholders who desire to send Circu- do, all of the same weight, to addresses in
charged to the sender's account. Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of Office unstamped, the postage being then batch must consist of at least ten. China, may deliver them to the Pont Each
Chinese education in Grand-in-Aid ing) were allowed. But in these purely and VI., in the subject of English cou
Paceta The public is reminded that Schools, and 1,083 children receiving the Chiness Schouls (Clasa L.) iraportant changes position. When it is considured, tint tha Furness-It, for men say that pointment are caused by persistent attempts
A. Armstead Market Street Dalton-is- to Barops, &e. Much trouble
there is se such thing as Parcel Post Saone education in Government Schools. There were so children receiving a Chinese Standard I was rodded from $5 to $2, in the smount of praficioney required of this istrict-greater than any other I know Post Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress,
018. were introduced. The
value of a pass in subjects of the Grant in-Aid Scheme and your valuable mettons have at sale is to send small valuable trifles through the
and education in the Chinese language, bat Standard II. from 86 to $4, in Standard schalar under this Schome in order to en- of, giving great satisfaction. with English in addition, and 97 childzou III. from 87 to 86. In Standard IV. the title him to a pass, do not represent the receiving a European education by the use value of a pass was left unchanged, but maximum but the minimum of an element-recommend the Curative Syrup from having after spent more in Postage than would Fancy Work, and similar presents are con of the Chinese language.
There were,
Robt. Laine, Melksham I can weltinually being refused, the senders having Standard V. the value of farther, 922 children reseiving a European increased from 30 to $10, and in Stand-d-ticult to obtain in composition more than proved its efficacy for indigestion myself.
pany was ary English education, and when it is found education in some European languaguard VC from $10 to 819. In addi- three (either English or Portagnese) in Grant- tion to thean changes the penum of each ardely formed sentences in Stand-!
have paid the freight by steamer. refund can be made on such parculs of the value of Stamps obliterated before the
store of the contenta was discovered.
Local and Indian Parces Feat
Jish
and VI, a when a Shool,
space
than
No
...81.15 0.95
* 0,80
TO THE PRAR CHURCH, AND HOUSES IN VICINITY OF MOUNT KELLET AND MOUNT GOUGH.
centa.
Cosso
B. Thomas.
Raporlar
3. & E. Wood
Sea Witch
County of York, 8.8.1 4 Barah Eignett Daniel Don Etrique i.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Nicholson
Hondiulu For every hour or part of an hour above importer three or three and a half, saut Coolie will
Lavincible be entitled to an additional payment of five Nothing in above scale prevents private. agreements
Litensed Bearers (each). The Hour,
...30 cents. Half day,...
...35 cents. ......50 cents,
Day,...
Quarter Hour, Oucte. One Hour,... cia. Jinrickaha.
Forevery hour or park of an hour 10 cents, Half Hour, 10cts. Two Hours,...25
over two hours, ... ... To Pok-fu-Lama or Quarry Bay,...20
Return, To Stankiwan,
Return, ...
Return,
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3
1
1
2
1
Sharp Shooter
Spartan
8. Nickolas
Sirathellan, .. 1
Star of China
Taiwan), 8.5..
Three BrotherS Titania Tauquit,.. Undaunted
5 Wah Yaon, 18
Warrior
g
1:
I Welcombe
4
2 WHER
Western Monarch B
Willingale, as.
W. M. GilraÝ
Books, etc, without Covers
Ras Messuring Instrument Budapesti Hirlass,
Christian Messenger,
Church Times.
Courier and Herald.
Dagbladets.
Baily Light on the Daly Peik. Gasetts de Madrid. For Cap.
Harper Banar
...95
Home Nows.
** ...35
7
TJ
india Portugarza.
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...50 ...35
.13
La Libertá.
L'Epoca Loader.
Italie Centralu.
To Aberdeen,... ***
...60- If an extra Coolie is employed, the fare
well
will be double.
which
Nothing in this scalo prevents private agreeraonts.
BOST AND COOLIE, MRE. BOATS.
Fu
85,00
Friookheim, Arbroath, Forfarehire, in-Aid Schools and £89 children receiving Standard was extended, so that more otherwise well organized and well taught, an Anglo-Chinese edustion in Government work had to be done, in writing and your by year exhibits poor real:s in com recommending Mother Seigel's Syrup. I
Sept. 23, 1882. The languages
Dear Sir--Last year I seal you a letter as Schools anderstegs and dialects, taught petition, and, especially in the subject of position, there must be surething ratically have very touch pleasure Er still bearing supervision geography, which was made include the wrong. The defect lies, I beliese, in the testimony to the very satisfactory reaults of and brought under examination, are Eng. general ontlines of the map of the world, fact, that nearly all the scholars of this the famed Sprap and Pits: Most patent at Book Rates between Hongkong and any and Portuguese, and the Chinoso laa- and in Girl-schools a new subject (letter College aro Portaguse to whom the Eng. Adichies die out with me, but Mother of the British Post Offices in China, as
1. Small Parcels tasy be sent by Post guage in the Funti, Hakko and Hokio writing) was made obligatory in the highest lah ingange is entirely foreign," but who, commenced, and is still in as great demand as to Japan, Macho, Pakhoi, the Straits dialecta The
The Rabjects of
of examination are Standard. The object in view in making strange to say, do not brat learn to express Com
Seigel has had in Chinese Schools reading, writing, repeat those changes was, in the first instanca, to thought and feeling correctly it their own as when I urst began to sell the raddisine.net, Ceylon and India. They must
stewly sale ever since I ing, composition, prosody and geography reduce the earnitar power of these inex-mother-tongue, and, in fact, learn teither The cures which have come under my notice long, I foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more No arithmetic is taught in purely Chinese ponsive Chiness Schools, which hitherto to read or write Portaguse, knowning are chiefly those of liver complaint and
not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet Schools. In Schools which give & Euro-earned abnormally high grants as compared pan adecation in the Chinese language, with the grauts earned by English Schools, make very good progress in the lower
thoir
own language only bolimquially. They general the foregoing subjects are taught with the covering generally per cunt. of their Standards, becanso they devoto all their says it is the only thing which has bonefited PARORL, CONTAINING NO LEITER, but any 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
debility
5lbs., nor be sinuller than A certain rininer is my neighbourhood
Such parcels may be wholly claud in by 2 exception of prosody, for which arithmetic and history are substituted, and the use of the Government had in view in making other Schools half the time is devoted to dition of health after being unable to Portmaster General. In the Case of Parcels at Clans Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
actual EL JNSUL A second object, which school time to English studies, whilst in hire and restored him to his normal co-parcel may be opened by direction of the if they hear this special endorsement, Fanized writing is combined with read these changes, to give those Chinese teaching the scholars to mater thoir re- preach for a vonsiderable length of time. for India a declaration f contente 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600 ing and writing Chinese characters. The Schools greater encouragement to bring spective native language; but when these
piculs, per Day,**** gobjects taught in Schools which give a more children under the teaching of the Portuguese youths reach the higher Stand-cases, but
would mention also a greas many other value is required, a printed form fox European or Anglo-Chinese education are higher Standards (IV., Y. and VI), beards, though excelling in arithmetic, gram-friend of mine, who is very much addicted Parcels for India and Ceylon is compnlarey, 2nd Ulsas Cargo Boat of 600
and picula, per Load, ..... (in addition to, the above mentioned. Chi- causo a tandency had been observed, for mist and history, they appear to think and Mother. Saige's Pills are the only pills Parcols insufficiently packed or protected, 3rd Clase Cargo Bost or Ha-kau Boat of
not allow. A near would une subjects in the case of Anglo-Chinese many years past, of training children chiefly feel not in English but in Portuguese, and which muit his complaint. All other pills or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes,
is supplied gratis. The Registration of picols, per Day,... to costiveness, or coustipation, finds that Schoola), English (or Portuguesa), reshing, in the lower Standards of the Scheme in having no practical idea of the
2. The writing, grammaar, composition, history, which passes could be obtained at the esin structure and idiom which distinguiel cause a reaction which is very annoying.) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosive sub. Sed Class Cargo Boat or Hakan Boat of
cannot be translaitted: piculs, per Load, rithmetic, geography, physical mop-drawing, algebra, mensuration and forward as fow saholars as possible into the sigually at a loss when called upon to ex-after-effect. I have much ploure la coma Meat, Fish, Game, Fai, Vegetables, or 3rd Class Cargo Bost or Ha-kau Beat of
ysical geography amination with comparativuease, but to bring the two languages, they find themselves Mother Seigel's Pills do not leave a bat
500 picula, per Day, quelid. Latin and book-keeping have been high Standards in which the risk of press their thoughts and feelings independ mending again to autfering humanity whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or edited, in 1884, to the extra-subjects of the failure was much greater. Now this first ently in correct and idiomatic English on Mother Sigel's mediaines, which are no likely to become offensive or jurious in
stances, Maschios, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice; 300 piculs, per Load, Grant-in-Aid Scheme, bat none of the year's trist of the working of the Seleme
300 pienia, Half Day, vantage of these new subjects. In Girls- & capelusive opinion as t schools, needle-work ass is taught us one permanent value of the changes made, and ance with previous suggestions of my An-
of opinion the the practical and the policy of education which, in accord
that the remedy lies in applying can publish it.
Yours very truly, of the subjects of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. I defer therefore expressing any opinion nul Reports, a portico of the Portuguero
(Signed) William š. Glass, Chemist. The proportion of soys to girls en-as to whether the objects aimed at have Community adopted in
A. 1. White, Ea rolled in the Schools under Government been permanently achieved or not. But elementary Portuguese Scholls in the Co- starting several
15th August, 1883, supervision is steadily, though lowly, in this much I may say at ones, that the lony, to a re-organisation of St. Joseph's Henry Hillier, of Yatesbury, Wilts, informs Dear Sir--I write to tell you that Mr. proving year by year. There is, indeed, Managers, who previously acknowledged College. The Head Master endeavoured me that he suffered from a severe form of 1854 as compared with the preceding year, abovo mentioned, but were afrail that part of many parents. I believe it lugng the slightest benefit, and declarea Mother found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Half Day, but very slight improvement visible in the need of a change in the direction to do this, but met, with opposition on the indigestion for upwards of four years, and for in 1883 there
rulla of these the
took no end of doctor's medicine without Schools 4,120 boys and 1,177 girls, whilst serious diminution of the grauts that whom the English language is not their eigel's Syrup which he got from me has changes might result in auch a desirable, that all Portuguese youths, In 1884 there were 4,294 boya and 1,488 they would be unable to continue their mother tongue nor the language of their saved his life," girls in the same Schools, shewing an in- Schools, aro all willing to continue work-home-life; should art of all be set to mas oratae of only 174. boys and 11 girla Buting their Schools under the revised Schome. tar the Fortagdesa language before they
Yours truly, i the increase becomes spparent if we com I may also add that in most of the Schools are put to more advanced English studies,
(Signed) N. Webb, Mr White,
Chemist, Calne
differenco
Grant-in-A Schools has na yot taken ad- in its revised form is not sufficient to any giron subject. I am therefore clearly tham. If this letter in of any service you transit.
were on the
a
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Sampans
New York Observer. O Creale.
Nese lastrite Zaitong.
Photograph (Will Rishop). Photograph. Panel
Rovse do doux Mondes. Russian Magazines.
2.00 Souplas of Calico.
St. James Budget. Sydney Morning Herald.
St. Petersburger Zeitung.
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17
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100
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regd.
COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet
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KEDENT LIBEL Charl of
REGINA 7. PITMAN, $100 the Police Court, full report of the trial in containing the whole of the Proceedings at 20 Crimiral Sessions, with connected Corra- 10 spondence and comments of the Pres
Cess of
To which is now added a Report of the
3. Parcels are as a general rale forwarded or Pullaway Bosta, per Day, by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet To India they are forwarded by the P. & 0, and Indian Mail Packets only sibility is accosted with regard to any to Ceylon by T. &0. only. No respon parcel, ualeas Registored, and then only to the amount of 818.
Europe, &c., which does not exist,
4. The public are cantioned not to co
One Hear, Half-an-Hour,.
agreements,
After 6 P.M....10 cents extre Nothing in this Scale prevents private
It is Lecessary that the following rule be strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Packot, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received
PITMAN P KESWICK AND OTHERS
Price per Copy,
.....33 cents.
STREET COOLIES. One Day, str
Soale of Hire for Street Coolies.
201
Thres Hours,
One Hour,
15
Half Hour, private agrammens ta
Nothing in the above Enale to affant
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