No. 8185-MARCH 30, 1889.]
GENERAL CAMERON'S DEPARTURE.
he felt
THE CHINA MAIL
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR anooring attention to duty and a thorough knowledge of your profession count for suy-That the system of administering govern thing, Har Majesty's Government will not fail to require your valuable services again before long.
We have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient serva
To
of
[OVER 200 BIONATURER FOLLOWED.] Bonert Cameron, in reply, mid-Mr Ryrie, my Lord Chief Justion and honour- able gentlemen, all who have signed this addreas urbialf of the community, wirds cultuer expiess adun quately my dee sense of the honoar that has been couferred upon me. an old soldier like who has been preach- ing how thoroughly well the military and the civilians ought to pull together it is pecially gratifing to have this testimony of the
will and good
esteum fellow-citizens in Hongkong. I andeavoured, gentlemen, simply to do my duty; I have never to my know- ledge courted popularity or evaded any un- pleasant duty that fell to my lot, but I truat, gentlemen, that in my dealinge both public and private I have considered the interests of uverybody concerned, and that I have never hurt the Foelings of any single individual in his community (Hoar, hear and applause) My duties have been really easy. Wha finned this colony I was asenciated with a body of osruest toen, my collongues in the Executive Council, who carried me along with them;
my havn
and
4 Very
fow
zent in a Crown Colony is being strango. ly illustrated at the present time in Hongkong.
That this Praya Roclamation Scheme, which it is supposed will revolutionise the Colony And: redly will increase the ́available land of the town, while it must
So long as the fires cear on the Queen's Road leve, thero is little difficulty in reach- ing them with sufficiant salt water, but the difficulty increases in proportion as the higher levels have to be reached.
It is quite possible to have to use these engines to mille ou play on the fire. IL. The question of having separate fire nine, from which there is no draughs for other purposos, is. I think, one deserving the attention of the Government. At the samo time, I so strongly of opinion that, evan with an insproved hydrant ayatom or sach high pressure rasis as it would then be possible to have, it would not be prnc. ticable, having duo regard to safety from are, to dispenas with thostesc fire onginon altogether, it might perhaps be possible to raduço their number.
That the Yellow Book on Tea is another of ordinary interest, as Lord Brassey in his and that there will be at all times, a those valuable publications that have paper on fiu cealing atations does not in. sufficient pressure in the mains, that when been inued at the instation of Sir Robert olude Hong Kong. He proceeds --Com- n fire occurs, the Brigade will he quite in Bart, whatever offest it may have upon mencing at the eastern entrance, the Lya es dependent of the supply from the harbour. the Conservative ruler of the ten-grow. Moun Pass, which is very narrow, we find This, of course, referamore especially to
a battery of Gio. steal Al guns, which the higher level. ing Empire That I hear there are ouw no steamers trad- commanditoffeernally. Within the pass, et ing between this port and Saigon, and the bluff forming the arner of Caumway that a fleet of German craft have left Bay, are a series of powerful worke moun en mame for Europa, for pastures now ting 9-in. and 10-in. M.L.P. guns, which where more equitable treatment can be swoop the whole of the eastern limb if obtained.
the anchorage. Upon the wort Bank of further complicate the already complicat-That 1 clip the following letter from the the position we have a series of strong *Pink On Mr Thonna Hanbury batteries, including C-in. steel B.L. guns and ed questions surrounding land tenure
presents his compliments, to the editor of 9iu, and 1-in. M. guns, at the point nor hers, is actually to be carried out by an the Sporting Times, and bege to correct the gasworks, upon Green Island, and at Bel- samo errors he observes in the issue of chor's Point, which is the extreme western Ordinance which even the Governor him.
the B. T. of 22 December, pace 2, column cape of the island; works upon Stone Out- tel: admits to bear the appoarance of 3, as follows:-Mr Thorns Hanburyter's Island nad Kowloon Peninsula complete barshness.
never was a cheater. Ta Murtola in not the chain of fortifications to the north and a drug garden, though, in a collection weat. But this channel, called the Lam of about 4,000 species of plants, there me, is not so easily defended on the castern naturally are anime baving medic nal pro-une. It is very broad-quite four miles parties. Mr T. H. hea doalderable pro- Fortunately, however, there are many ehel perty at Alassio, but that place is fifty spota in B, and upon these an intricate miles sast of La Mortols, which is threo system of mine-fields has been laid down milea irem Meotone.'
by the Royal Engineers, With these, and That until reading the above it had not the concentrated are of all the batteries
occurred to me that the Pink 'Un'
which are available. the entrance to the found readers among the Society of harbour from this direction is practicably 'Friends.'
A quick-firing armament of three BROWNIE. and six pudors Hotchkiss has buen or
dered for this station. The water supply
13. I conecquence of the great increase of Hong Kong is excellent. It is brought in the number of fires, it was found in- through the mountains by a subtor apean posible to maintain an efective Brigade drift from a fountain-heat on the pposite on the old scale of pay, and in September amato establishment of fairly well-trained men, for the working of the batteries in antisfactory features of this place. Fight Lime of active service, is one of the most hundred Sikh police have been stationed here since 1860, and these are constantly capital gunners, and of course a proportion recruited from India. The Chinese algo are of Royal Artillery is always maintained for instructional purpose, &c. The Hong Kong Volunteers also were a well-trained body, apne the occasion of war scares they
That in a matior which specially calle for the faithful adoption of all the recom mendations made by the Land Commis- sion, as to the liberal treatment of Crown Lewes, and as to the formation of a Land Board, no whisper has reached the public ear of such an idea having_over Sean entertained by the Exocutive. That with the exception of the lios. P. Byria, who protested against the sweep- ing and arbitrary nature of several pro- visions in the Praya Ordinance, no
THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY.
aealed.
12. It is a great advantage to have more then one pieaus of fire extinction, as a fro might occur joat at the time when the mein is ander repair, aud in Hongkong, this is quite practicable, there being always an un- limited supply of salt water available.
The Briale.
5. Referring to the 6,258 scholars who, as above mentioned, attended Schools un or the supervision of the Education Department, there were as many as 1,325 of these scholars attending Missionary Grant-Aid Schools, where they received Christian education, viz. 3.407 scholars in Protestant Schools and 18 scholars in Roman Catholic Schools. The Govern ment Schoola in the Colony were attended by 1,933 acholars, of whom 634 scholars received their instruction in the Gov ernmont Contral School, 932 scholars in the Government Schools in town sad villagos, and 967 schulars in the small Village Schools (organized by the natives. and aided by the Government by a fixed monthly grant). Comparing the foregoing. 6guros with those of the preceding post, it appears that there has he a slight increase of attendance aucunting to 165 scholars in the case of the Grant-in-Aid Schoo's and to 119 scholars in the case of the Government Schools.
THE GOST.
6. The expenses incurred by the Govern- monturing the gear 1888, ou account of ducan in geral, amounted (including, the expenau eunucoted with Govern- ment Scholarship, but excluding coat of now.buiklings) to a total of 345,518.93 (an compared with 843,070.91 in the year 1887) or $7.27 per scholar (as compared with $7.21 per scholar iu 1387). These expenses were cistributed as follows. The Govern nunt Central School, with 634 scholars, clusive of building expense) $12,384 14, or $19,53 per head. Tho exponans of the Aided Village School), attended by 1,209 other Government Schools (inoluding the scholars amounted in the year 1898 to
the old days. Now-a-days troops cold days I felt as one of the Canoil, And ons in Council had spirit enough to Company. was hold to-day in the Hong-side of the island. The existence of at last, the very amalt fores of seventeen Eicoat the Government in the year 1888 (ex
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PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS. 'Llout.-General Camorón, C.ll., embarked on tho sa City of Hio de Janeiro this altor noon an route for England, after "aving completed his term of service as Officer in command of Her Majesty's forces in Chica and the Straits Settlements. The General who is accompanied by Mrs Cameron and the Misses Cameron, was visited on board the steamer by large number of friends, who went to way good-byo, and an address was presented to him by the Hon. P. Kyrio on behalf of the community of Krogkong. At the presentation, which took place in "the salon of the steamor, there was a large
representation of the loading residents.
Mr Ryrie, after expressing the pleasure being saked to preside at the Gremory, said he believed hecould say with absolute truth that every signatory to the addreas echoed in Eis haart every word that the doountent contained. (Applause). Mr Ryrie then proceeded-Since you arrived in this Colony poi hava introduced a row era in military prooeedings. We had never before, soon the now form of defence and attack which you have worked hard at and brought up to point of great efficiency Now-a-daya with the modern arma of praoi- sion it is very different from what it was in creep up hills and go round rocks and gratifying it was at the time that I wan domiderable trouble to a defending force treated as a member of that Council and in a position above, and that force has by
w cyon anked to presido as chairman of no means so easy a task in advancing down the Police Commission. From the very m a hill as in the days to which the remark of the Highland worthy applied unt I joined I found myself in what I look upon as the most pleasant relation in life when he said "A buggis herad, God bless-that of being placed on a footing of pe. hor, will charge down a hill (Laughter fect equality with my fellow oitizens. I and Applause.) You have certainly worked have received the greatest kindness and at this since your advent here and you consideration from que Governor after an- kavo not apared yourself, (Applause)thur, the prevent Governor not least You have worked continuously and with Thay have
co-operated with me devotion, and the bousfit which you everything; my inilitary daties have been have conferred on this Colony by sorent ad eany; not only the Governor, but doing is, I assure you appreciated the awunity bave dove their best to re. by every inhabitant of it (Applause.) mor all restrictions from the ground We feel that now . kare some sort of an
wanted the military
to TOOVA OVEST, idea in our minds as to what way we should defend our selves should this colony unfor tunately be attacked. Of course there is the question of the guns, with which you have nothing to do, but I am sure they will be forthcoming in time, and I am sure the part which you have had to play has been the wall acted (Applause.) I would now refer sore, if we are lo prosper, we must be halp to the way in which you administered by the community. The community ed the Government bure, and I can les must be imbued with tuilitary notions and tify, as a member of the Council over must be able to appreciate what the tree; e which yon prosided for two poriods, to the da. Thus they won't allow the troops to got way in which you got the logislation for behind the time. It has been my endeavour ward. You gave every help that was in to interest the community military mat- with great satisfaction to the Council (Heat, military matters the anfer the colony will hear and applause.) You particularly for
be- (applause. As has often been said, warded all axuitary measures. You took what is the use of fortifications and pune an immenso interest in these measures and without a garrison) And the analler that interest was well directed and I believe the garris the more Docosary it is will have a good result (Hear, hear, and that it should be purfoolly efficient. In applause.) I myself and I may say every these days this requires an cornious member of that Council received your assis-mount of practice. The foreign armies tauoe on any point on which information are nearly all modelled now on the samo was desired. You did not stifle any in-system as far as organisation goes and have quary by saying 'Oh, this is a question, nearly the ese aratum of training, But and that sort of thing. You afforded all
one power will uvertura another again, all the information from the chair which I con- other things being equal, just in the same Biler every Presidunt of a Council should
Way BUS 123 Former Juya, according afford
Socially you have perhaps beco to the thoroughness with which the even more amenable and more feelingly military training hat teen carried with the community. Not only have you
on, and gentlemen I want you to watch bbc with the Head of the Executive and what goes and help by public opinion the civil officials but you have worked most in keeping the military up to the mark. cordially and beartily with them. (AP With regard to what has been done for plause.) Infact I may say with regard to the defence of the Culony, we have dal amenities nothing could exeel what you and tremendous difficulties here. and Mrs Cameron and your amiable for every battery has not only had daughters have done loud applause) to be carefully aleated but wherever I can assure you, General, you leave this we bave gone we have found the ground overy member of the community (Applause.) pois in the place are who we call artificial. They sympathise with you in the anfor But I think all that has been done bus tanste accident you suffered from and been well done. As regards the guos you which may now bhappily be considered as must not hold the General perfectly helpless got over. It only now remains for you to
in the matter. gather strength and be as hale and hearty as ever you were. (Applause). If you will permit me Lahal now read the address.
and Kowloon has baon made great exercise ground simply by the camideration of the Government in clearing out all the squatters and making the ground available for the troops, and aleo by the community in backing up
government.
army ike
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stand to
A atstatory general meeting of this
his guys and protect the kong Hotel. Thers were prosent Hon. B. interest and the rights of marine lut-Laytos (Chairman), Mesara T. E. Davis iders who did not chose to be coerced B. L. Dalrymple, E. A. Solomon (Directors); Captain Hamlin, Mesars W. H. F. Darby, into an agreement to reclaim. That the tone and demeanour of the Gov-E. Georgy, A. Levy, 8. R. Marcus, W. eraer was not calculated to spread his Docherty, and H. B. Dunlop, and C. fame for impartiality or his reputation Barff (Secretary). for fact and emavity, but rather to show
The Uhairman said-Gentlemen, this
and
its strength,
repeat frumen, was found to be five below increase the salaries of the rank and file The Government thereupon decided to by 100 per cent, and also to augment the namber of European framen from aaven- $10,511.18, or $8.08 por sohalar, tant is teen to twenty-three, and to reduce the to way 87.01 por schoint in the Govern number of Chinese frames from sevenly.ment Schools and $4.19 per scholar in the Aided Schools. On the Missivuary six to fifty.
This has proved to be a clango in the Grant-in-Aid Schools, with 4,325 scholars, right direction
the Government have spent, for the your 14. The European firemen had invariably 1888, the sum of $16,847 35, ur 83.89
that he is a rulor trade up of a varied meeting is called in accordance with the have bem always to the front in large been taken from the Police Force, but tho per scholar. A building grant of $307
assortment of qualities.
That at one time he stated he was not bound to pass a line of the Ordinance, and at another be gave utterance to the most arbitrary antimonts trucking the rights of Crown Leaseas and insisted upon carrying things with a high band generally.
That in one stage be socks to coerce dis-
sentients who may cansu delay by main- taining their rights, in another be almost implores that this unpleasant duty thus thrown upon an impartial Governor should he passed on to some one else.
ordinance and is merely of a formal cha- ructer. I can only say that the shares of the Company have all been taken up, the Company is at work and everything
ing on tolerably satisfactorily. There is no other business, but if thoro are any questions I shall be happy to answer them. No queations being put, the meeting then terminated.
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EMIGRATION AND THE KWANGPAO.
That the American question has not yet been lost sight of by the Chinese har hon clearly testified by the articles that have, from time to time appeared in the native papers, but the question seems to have
sabers. Extensive depots of gun-cotton in reservs at this station, and periodical and submarine.mining apparatas ara kept testing of the mine-fields takes place. the whee, we are inclined to think that Heng Kmg is the best defended coaling. station which we possess.
THE NATURE OF TRE EDUCATION.
Propared to allow any more of his men toed in the general expenditure above Captain Superintendent of Police not being given to the Basel Mission at of quot undertake these duties, an application na mentioned, On
made to the Military Authorities, and His Excellency the Licut, feneral Command- ing kindly approved of the appointment of
7. The nature of the education given in men from the garrixe.
the various Schools anbject to supervision These military Greman are available for and examination by the Education De duty between 6 P.M. and AM; all the
partment has nct undergone auf material Police firemen are, as a rule, available be-
change for many years past. Out of 97 tween GA.M. and 6 PM, but during the Schools under Government in the year other twelve hours only half their aber 1888, as many as 77 Schools attended by 15. This arrangement hus, Bu far, 3,686 scholars (almost exclusively of Chi- swered very well indeed, but i think the
nese parentage) gave a Chinese education, best arosni of maintaining the efficiency of in the Chinese language, using either the the Brigade, and with advantage to the C-Ponti or Hakus dalec,
Tan Schools,
REPORT OF THE ACTING SUPERIN. TENDENT OF FIRE BRIGADE FOR 1888. (Fraenied to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the BOBSTHOT.)
Fire Brigade Berartment,
Hongkong, 9th January, 1889. Sin,I have the honour to submit the Brigade for the paRT 1888.
your power to arrive at conclusions and ters, for the more you are interested in ; That, although the oatiry discussion of this aptered a new phase; sad now that the following report on the Government Fire Superintendent to samolion the employmont dialect, and both combining the use of
Ordinance has revealed a terrible absence of information us to the real facts of the caso, and a hopeless condition of mental muddie na to pridia and private rights, the Governor was quick and rough in suppressing those who wished to know bow matters stood.
wierce.
a
excitement which the test enforcement of the restriction against Chinese emigration had aroused is gradually subsiding, no that much of the virulence and animosity are to a great extent saothing down, more dispassionate and equable views are taken
Fires, de
1. During the year there were 137 dres and alarmn of tiros, as compared with 161 during the year 1887, and 112 during 1886.
The fallowing table ahewa the number of, what may be termed, serious fires, st which the Brigade has been engaged inch. year, during the last ten years.
1862,
21
1881
"
1880,
17
8
1879......... 7
+
the conclusion that this enormous increase
lony in other respects, would nnquestion attended by 110 scholars, gave a European ably be, to keep the European Police at education in the Chinese language, one such a strength au wald enable the Captain using the Hakka and the other the Panti of a larger number of constables as Bremen, Chinons and of Romanized characters in a, when not engaged on Fire Brigade aer
ending and writing. There were further vice, there is ample scope for their employ a Portuguese Schools, attended by 211 ment on Police Duty.
scholars of Portugues parontage, who receive there a Ea:opsan adutostion of clusively in the local variation of the Portuguese language, learning neither English nor Chineau. Again, there were 8 Auglo-Chinese Schools at work, giving to 1,158 Chinese scholars a Eucoposa educa They have worked wall at the very un-
tion in the Engliab knguago (with or with csual number of fires during the year.
out Chinese teaching baing given in addi- This is very creditable indeed to Mrtion). Finally, there were 7 English
16. The employment of Europeans 88 fremen, and fireman only, I think, is out of the question.
17. I enclose a raport from Mr Wagner, the Acting Engineer, showing the present
state of the engines.
Brewer, the Engineer, Mr Wagner hie locum
Schools at work, giving to 793 scholars of both soxes and of all nationalities a purely
lish language.
English education, exclusively in the Eng-
of a question which, conaldoring the Chinese 1888,.......45 fires | 1883, .....11 Bre That the Senior Unofficial Member is not interests atfected, would have justified 1887, .......5b
1886, good eubject for suppression and ar much more outery and more violent pro-1885. ...1) albited far more staying power than did tests. The passive support given to the 1884 18 the Member for the Chamber of Con-complaints of the agitators by the Chinese
& After making svory allowance for the tenens, and Mr Campbell, the Assistant E- 18. I cannot recommend the purchase That the suppression of Mr Layton was ex. Government, the outward and skin-deep growth of the Colony and the more ex-gir
ecuted in a manner which left room for sympathy which the Chinese authorities tensive use of kurssine oil, I am forced to of another land stoumar, until the result of
8. It will be observed from the figurer improvement, and a brief intimation to have with few exceptions shown throughout in the number of fices, during the last twCK the new waler supply la kaown, and pos given in the forevving paragraph that the hon. member to subside would have the last few months, the fer remonstrances years is to be attributed in no smalteibly the subsequent question of separate three-fifths of all too scholars in Selcols ruoviving. Government and receive a non-" mesaurt A site That, on the whole. His Excellency's uttered against an arbitrary action set on
to the effects of cheap Firere mainsjonsiderel bay, I think, a no
finating engine would proto very service- English education, the teaching in the first Insurance. MADgement of the Council proceedings foot for purely electicneering purpoaca,"
"During the early part of 1887 a kosulke, the present one is upwards of 20 years of the five classes abore enumerated being suggests the idea that he lacks experience in dealing with awen of intelligence. clearly and distinctly tend to prove the competition between some of the Insuranse ok, and cannot be expected to lastach virtually that of the ordinary Chinese
the Acting Attorney General, when re-
general reduction in the rates of premis there is nothing to take its place.
19. I also enclose cotura of the fires Geography, and in many also Arithmetic
is auperadded, with the further addition" ferring to men of intelligence who were emigration, the apathy that characterises and the acceptance of risks on the contents and alarms of fire during the year.
af Christian religious teaching in the case atle to make up their mind on the subject its policy so long as the checked emigration whers it bad previously been the excep- of the Volunteer Brigales, both European the fact that ban vast majority of the re- f Ohirees house becoming the rule, 20. Our thanks are due to the members of 44 ont of these 77 Schools. Of course
sared-timo, ma k
colony with the meat cordial good wishes of quarried all over, and nearly all the pars Tant the Governor's pointed exception of leaning of the Goverment of China against Companies was commuced, resulting in a longer, and in the event of a break-down, Village Schools, except that in all of them
The address was in the following terms: To His Excellency Lieutenant-General WILLIAM GOBBON CAMERON, C. H., &c., &C., &,
Siz,-It is now four years since you came to this Colony and tumed the command of Her Majesty's troops in China and the Btraits Settlement.
As the time approaches when you will hand over to four successor the duties of your high offiou it is increasingly felt that your departure should be marked in somo way by an emphatic expression of ap- prociation of your valuable estvices to this colony and to the great steen in which you are held by the public generally.
sgain,
4. In one case of suspected incendiariam,and chinese, for their valuable assistance.sidents of the Colony sro Chinese, whos a charge was made at the instanes of the and in concludiuv this report I must bearlily necessities do not absolutely require Agent for the Straits Insurance Company which both officers and men of the Guvern.nocount for the preference given by the testimony to the very creditable manner in a knowledge of English, in audient to
does not lead to aug popular clarusur, tion. and still more the fervant wish of the real lenders of the foreign policy to avoid complications with foreign nations and to avoid as much as possibly re- course to arma for extraneous concerns.
idle.
difficulties, they will probably discover The Chinese Governant la not however ter of the shop in which the fire occurred ment Brigade havo auswered each call to
echeme.
to
Diplomacy freely employed to present the long continence of an unjust measure, argument is brought to bear explain the advantages derived by the United States from the influx and settle-
of the Ordinanec, appeared to make a It is the business of the
very large allowance for the legal diteul tieneral as much as it is that of the com
bita of the situation. manity to urge upou the authorities to do
That, although the advocates of the Ordio- their duty in all respects. As far as wo
ance may flatter themselves that this are concared I think the military have
triumph of legislation will remove all done all in their power to urge upon the Government at home the necessity of sending out the gun as soon as possible. But you must recollect, as I have said I think in the Council over and over's that there are always great changes going on in artillery and it is difficult sometimes of course for the authorities to find out the very best guns. The guns that were to have been seat out as you! all know failed on being proved, and it would be far better to wait a little and be perfectly certain rather than get guns out that are not quits up to the mark. Therefore, although it is necessary to urgo the authorities to lase no time it would be wrong to have any undue As
It was with the utmost regret the com- harry before the gas are tested.
has befallen you, and it is the more to be am really ashamed to take all those deplored because we are thereby precluded complimente from Mr Ryrie. Every- from meeting you at a farewell public din body has beru so pleasant; the press I have nor in the City Hall Coder the circam never had an ungenerous criticism from stances therefore it only remains for us to since I have been in this colony. People nak your acceptance of this Address, in have their own opinions of course, but the adequate for the occasion though it is. criticism has been done in ancha tha
At the time of your arrival war cxisted roughly friendly spirit that I think aman who between France and China and our relations can't do bie duty in this Colony well with Russia, in consequence of the Afghan most have something wrong about him. 1 troubles, were decidedly strained, causing have never had more congenial work and I some natural spprehension as to the sinte have never had pleaasater friends to deal of our local defence in the event of hostili-with than I have found in this Colony, I tion breaking out. Rapid organisation of shall leave it with the very greatest regret; the forces available became necessary, and I say su bonestly. I don't know, but I thick ws gratefully recollect how quickly you seve are more bound together in the cured the confidence of the public by your colonies than at home. With regard to indomitable energy; determination and re-ecial lit. I can argure you it has been a sources-a confidence which has been fully great pleasure to Mrs Cameron and my sustained throughout your tenure of office. daughters to be able to play a part in Well aware how earnestly you have labo masements of the place. All we have
which resulted in four Chinese (the 88-
and the employển) being 'convicted at the September Criminal Sessions of the Su- prebie Court and ench soutenced to two years' imprisotinient with hand labour.
came
duży.
I have the honour to be, sir, Your mast obedisut Servant,
Gro HouSTOOL Aclg Sript. Fire Brigade
lonial Secretary, &a.. K., &c.
mass of the people to these men Eaglish Schools. But tho gratuitous character-of the teaching given in those Schools, which aro all free Schools for the special use of the poor, has also a great deals to do with the popularity of these non- The fact that pet of these Soliools, being Misalousry Grant-in-Aid Schools, combine Christian instruction with the study of Chines classical lore, does not interfere with their populacity among the non-Christian section of the Chinese community, who unhesitat
gly prefer a Christian Mission School to a secular Government School, even when the latter should be nesror at hand, provid-
later on that they Inve not hit upon the best plan of amoothing a way for the
Court of Arbitra
5. Several Magisterial enquiries into the That the formation of
tion, to settle all matters of compensation and disputes as to rights, would have been
ment of Chineze emigrants, and from tima cause of fires hare been held under the The Bonourable F. Stewart, LL.D., Co-Tuxlish Soliocla for more sensible than all this fuss about to time a policy of retaliation has been anice (Ord. No. 2 of 1888) since
provisions of the New Fire Enquiry Ordin 'public purposes,' absolute discretion, eran saggested by the more ardent spirits into fotos in October last, and although, so and moral claim to compensation for ease in the country.
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, jar, nu prosecution has been instituted, I mente; and then the painful necessity of Conspicuous among the political leader am of opinion that they have unt, best
Hongkong, 11th February, 1889. fathering the Ordinance upon the Colonisi plished by the Kung Pao of late comes valueles Office, with all the agonizing explanations into prominenco & long discussion of the
Sic,-I have the honour is present here. of official impartiality and assurances of benote derived from Chinese immigrante, that although, except in rare cases, the the year 1888.
Itaquite possible the future will show with the Annual Reert on Education for fair trestment, would have been dispen- Indeed the anelusinn is boldly assertedavidence obtained in these enquiries will net sed with.
that the Chinese labourer is indispensable
awoot waters of Tuitare, there are
BDUCATION STATISTICS,
serious complaints of a lack of water out enhance the value of the land confided No. 4 of 1888) with, so far as the Fire Bri- gitended Schoola (99 in number), are subject to give them first a thorough grounding in
luvula,
as festlers of the Anglo-Chinese and Enge
PROTUGUESE SCHOOLS,
3. The total number of Educational Jned that the former is considered to be sup munity learned of the severe accident which regards my duties in a civil capseity I That it is satisfactory to have the assurance to America, that as he has converted add ako the case any further than the Police!
of the Head of the Government that he and fallow lands into fertile and arable report, the very fact being known that institutions of all descriptions, kanan te bave erier in respect of Chinese classical teaching, will not allow any injury to be done to fields, that as he has improved agriculture every case of fire the Police will take charge been at work in the Colony of Hongkong or as regards metbed and discipline: The of the premise and that a public aquiry during the year 1988, amounts to 208 best classical teacher, be he teacher of a anything connected with the trade of the
and brought into cultivation large extents
School with a grand total of 8,717 scholars. Mission School or of a Government School, Colony.
Beveral prosecutions have taken place More than thres-foutis of the whole nam invariably attracts the largest number up this state of fertilization and by his thrift, under the New Verandah Ordinance (Ord, ber of scholars, that is to say 0,128 scholars, scholars. That it is best for their children Thit me withstanding the advent of the of property, so non he is required to keepy be bold, will have a good effect,
hard work, moderate wants and low wager
*hinese classics, before they begin the study. gade is concernod, undoubted beneficial re to Government supervision and either cata-
of English, has become the universal com eat, which, under the circumstaneas, his care and the profits of the farmer, the
sulis. At numerous tree in the city it liabed or aided by the Government in as apparently unavoidable, and I hear land-owner or of his employer. These qua was found that not only was the action of
parenta in Hongkong sume form or other. The remainder, viz. viction of Chinese the Public Works Deportment are doing lities so general in all the simigrante arriving the Brigade very mob impeded by the 17 Schools with 1,969 rebolars, ats Frivate these Sebuls act therein systematically their best to remedy matters That the children of the mist are to have in the states are, it is explained, fully verandaba being onelceed and fited up with Institutions entire 7 independent of Gov
waker supplied to them from the lower preciated by the land owning class, but that all kinds of partitious, but that the fires ernment supervision and receiving no aid ish Schools of the Colony and especially
the labouring classes blinded by a desire to
combustible nature of their auntenta. That this satre expause will no doubt have keep up wages, prejudiced by & viru-rent spread in consequence of the from public funds, unlass it be that they of the Government Central School
lent jealousy for those very qualities
taxes. 7. In five cases, during the year, the fire are exempt from payment of rates and to be borne by the general body of tax which make the reais value of a Chiness has ben, unfortunately, attended with loss
9. The above mentioned Portuguesa 3. Apart from the Police School, with Schools,-with their 211 scholars, who ra labourer, have from time to time committed of life
950 scholars (viz. 17-Europeans, 163 Chi coive there a European education in the That if one section of the community insists excossos, which have rendered humanity a
upon placing itself above its neighbours, more word, have burnt, and killed, and met har death by the sudden collapse of one dance), and the West Poin: Reformatory, and learn neithor English nor Chinese,
In one case, a young Japanese morean and 189 Indice in regular atten- local dialect of the Fortugnese Language, it surely ought to draw its own water, or not content with lawless vangeance have else pay the extra cost of pumping.
the in occurred.
lare, both of which schools are exempt from fore-mentioned Chinese Schoole, viz, to the very hand of the authorities, who, in In the second casa, tro coolies were the control of the Education Department, Cameron is held has been shown on his order to curry favour and to pay the burned death in Cuoit ID scarpon the total number of Sabooln, subject to enable every child first to learn to express departure, and it will be admitted by popular vote, have been compelled to counter's shop in which the fire originated.
thought and feeling correctly in the Or nearly every resident that he has deve tenance an pnjust, an arbitrary, an un-
saporvision annual examination thecular, guey before attempting to so In athint, the fire origiusted on the Government mounted, in the year 1888.quire a foreign language. The Portuguess what he could to leave the Colony better reasonable restriction. The die 20W
or, to say the least, better defended-out, it is said in conclusion, and time will round four of a three-storeyed buildings to 97, as compared with 47 in the year community are gradually, though but slow than he found it,
Jost their lives in attempting to escape number of scholen enrolled in this same this pedagogical principle which has through the flameR.
class of Schoula daring the year 1888,
been adopted several years ago by the In another, an old woman aged
ged 79 years, mounted to 6,258 scholars, as compared who was very deaf, and who doubtless did with 3,159 sobolars in the year 1878, and leads of the Roman Catholic Mission berei but the extent to which the parents of not hear the alarm, was burned to death in 15 abolars in the year 1868. The soul children accept and act open this line of education is still very limited. Too many
payers.
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boured to place the Colony in an endeavoured to do was to treat everybody That the high esteem in whicb General when the opportunity presented itself forand of the houses adjoining the premises whore with 75 Chinese and 26 Portuguese cohouswer the same educational need, as the
efficient state of dofonice, we are quite as a perfect friend and to have as little conscious that neither youraslf nor your stiffness and formality a possible (Ap Stef are responsible for the want of com- planse.) And if we haveinany way succeeded plation in those defences. We thankfully au vals to pleased. In conclusion, the recoguise, however, the large measure of success which has attended your efforts, and that means taken for the protection of the southern spproaches are due to your initiative.
In the removal of restrictions on the colony's land contiguous to military e serves, by which means many building sites have been thrown open you here
General expressed his warmest thanks for the bonour done him sad the kind things said with regard to his family and himself.
Hearty cheers were then given, on the call of Mr Fyrie, for General Cameron, Mes Cameron and the Misses Cameren.
Ains! this time is novor the time for acted in the most liberal-minded mau-set-donial! it is always the next time. and the Land Commission, in Abetinonos is so much more pleasant to theit Report, have referred to your broad contemplats upon the other side of indul and liberal views of those maltera.
nex
gezice.
The
On two occasions you have been called In acide read, by preference, the Dowest apon to administer the fovernment. As worke; in literature the sidest. Boting Governor you exhibited the same classic literature is always modern. Now energy and conscientious attention to de- books revive and redecorate old ideas; old
That the hills of our tight little Island aro being doomed by Dame Babour, for sacritice at the shrine of the Praya Re clamation Echeme. That Morrison Hill and Mount Davis have both been condemned for this service, and I fully expect to bear that a dead set has been made upon Victoris Peak. That the Sanitary Board appen to be in
abow whether justice, reason and law will the utsircase caught fire, and three persona 1873, and 16 in the year 1868. The total in the direction of recognizing
have the upper hand or whether the will of a prajudicad and lawless and interested few will frame the policy of the Government and lead it to recklessly disregard Trusty and International Law.
HONGKONG AB A COALING STATION
a small room, partitioned off, in the top parisons appear to exhibit a satisfactory in FurBulab of a three-storeyed house.
Aud in the last,
killed on the spot.
to
Portuguese parean, who speak Portugues
y, houd their boys, when 6 years old,
to an English School, and inviss upon their
woman with a child rose of Scholare from decale to decade
4. Applying the same comparison to the strapped at her back, had just escaped from last three years, I find the number of the baraing building into the stress, when Schola under the supervision and examin zome sense responsible for this scare of
The Army and Navy Gazette, in a series the child was struck on the hand by a boxation of the Education Department to have being hurried as quickly as possible through Standard after Standa d, in order that they hill-beheading, and I hope that a site for of articles on the British Coaling Stations. this Epidemio Hospital will speedily be thus doals with Hong Hong. The writer that was thrown from an upper, story and risen from 99 School in 1880, to 04 Shoals may the souber get employment as clerks, 1887, and to 87 Babeole in 1965 shit and contribute towards the support of the found, so that the public mind may be says that the anchorage of Hong Kong may Berions accident occurred at the fro the umber of shalers en lled, in these family, The remilt in that Crace is that sat ne rest and its belief in the baran bu justly described as the all possibility of in Oieen's Rond West on the 18th May same aliquis, Fuse 125, 18 the westat progress if such scholars in bot
Spithead of the hill-tops restored.
East, for it is secured fro taff in the civil administration which cha- I books suggest and invigorate new ideas. That the Diplomatic Body in Peking must being seized by a coup de main, or shelled fluat, when a member of the Volunteer Fire! .974 in 18 7, and to 6,284 in 1888. The superficial, that they become mere oms? hays enjoyed vastly their little dinner from pause, by the fact that the island Brigide (M: R Dipple) was buried beneath steady annual increase thus observable terers in Engliah, and, worst of all, te (vide menu) in honour of the marriage lies right normes it is in the same posi- the darts of fallen verandah for a long during the last three years and progressing
only the growth of the mental energies, and scoemtion of the young Emperor of tot at that pooupled by the Tale of Wight me, before being discovered and relusaed from an increase of merely-10 scholars in statomatic hot-konsu training stunts-not Herscaped, however, without any serious 1836, to an ingressa 180, wholurs in 1857, but has often als the adest of a blight painstaking and hard-working administra) food and medicine. It not only gives Resh That the gushing speeches and refreabing pamages are sonlød at either entranos in the fajny LLAMADA, the Governo and to ku ingressu of 289 scholars in 1850, upes the higher moral perceptions ALY
Chian
with regard to the Solant So long as both
because, in nothing to boast of,
it 迪 it all
the above mentioned Chiness Schools,” sak cucumbers which graced the banquet Anchorage it is absolutly on, Bride have been particulas fortunate probability but poor comparison with a stood for much, yet there seemed to the town of Victoria. Henou the "problem
Selwool and kindred. Tustilutione, no thờng be Heaven múst ere long follow the example to the eastward called the Lysice. Moon a few rather rough falls, a few setere tuses | dress of the population, beat, still it is Portugiese Schouls are the watarul Pre something wanting, for the Son of of efectually fortifying the parrow passage during the year, nothing mog persons the properonately with greater abuelit feuders to the Government Cautral of his Imperial Brother of. Tokyo," and Pa3, and the Lamps Coinne, to the WOHL. ): AE DILL having befaler GAME? Metastory in view of the decrease blog Sratory Schools for St Joseph's College
rasterizes you in your own profession. Lytton. Among the civil servants you won for your Boorr's EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER
asif most favourable opinions as an able, on wre HYPOPKOSPETTES Acts both as
tor.
and strength by virine of its own nutritious
Alike at Govamment Bouns and Hend propssties, but creates no appetite for food quarter Hʊnse you have dispensed a genial that builds up the wasted budy. Read the liberality, sbly ivoonded therein by Mrs following Scutt's Emulsion is in my Cameron and the other members of your opinion an excellent and valuable com- family
pound, I have given it to consumptive We cordially wish you and your family patients and have boun delighted with the hearty farewell, and a safe and pleasant elts obtained. It is pleasant to the tasto voyage to England and a speedy restoration and can be borne by the most, aguaitive to your wosted health and activity.
stomach. A. BODWAY, M.D., Butter- Finally, we hope you will con be combled Knowie, Darlington. Any Chemist a to take another command, for we feel supply Water & Co. Limited), egents samured tims 55 » large capacity for work, in Hongkong and Chitis,
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TEMALE EDUCATIONZALE
any of them, Water Supply occurred in 1885, son confirms the opinion give his august presence on such State ward; has been that indertaken by Bir vocasiona.
Willeur Crosstosa in the defence scheme 10. The supply of fresh water for lies ex. I expressed in my bat Anunul Report that and the Italian Convent Bobook
10. Female education, has, for sotae That I observe with plassare the Liverpool for the protection of the Colony. After tinguishing purposes remains, so far, the surrent of pincational development is Chamber of Comarca have jogged the describing the situation of the town and uossinfactory at ever, but it is to be hoped, beginning to recover its normal strength, memory of the Government at Home on harbour, the writer good on to describe the how that che-Tylat water has resubed which it had lost content of the yan pant, hea making steady, though movement has been furthered, on the part the subject of the status of Foreign Mail work that has been das Hong Kong, Vieris, that before long this nor supply esl disturbances connected with the very slow, progreat in the Colony, this packets in British Colonies.
and it will doubllose posiers more than will be graliste in all part of the sity Franco-Chinese war in 1884,
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