No. 9478-June 19, 1898.3 Chamber of Commerce have met, and its members are unanimously in favor of this motion for a null commission to investi- gate and report on this question which affects the general interests of the Colong, and it in confidently believed that a 20- torial improvement in the reporting as well as in the signalling of awels can be effect ed, without any unreasonable addition to the duties of existing officials, or any seribas increase in the expense of establish
muuta.
Mr.Keswick I have much pleasure in se conding the motion made by Mr Whitehead. 1 Ath pure it will be a great public benefit to Appoint a Commission to consider what can be done in the direction indicated this motion points to. I can only add that if your Excalletty can see your way to agree to the appointment of the Commission it would be great benefit to make the scope of it as wide is possible.
Craigieburn, and Mountain Lodge will coquite very extensive repairs before it can he inhabited. The coiling of two or three rooms fell in last week, 1 nuderstand. Do you put your suggestion as a motion 7
ΤΗΝ
with me in my change of opinion as to the C merits of the Soofety I am happy to say that in my opposition to clause 5 of this Bill I have the concurrence of many of the leading residents and gorerituent servants, Me Bellios-I do so with pleasure I who have given the subject thought and move that the Secretary of State he argud consideration. I shall as very much sur to give an early decision with regard to theprised, Sir, if the Hors Gasernment do erection of a residence at the Peak to the rot find cause to disallow the Bill in its
present form. Governor.
a
Dr Ohater-I am afraid the right hon. gentleman in not quite in order. I do not think a motion can be brought forward without neties, and I do not think wa should be called upon to give an expression of opinion at the present moment. I can are grant difficulties abend in proposing motion of this kind-uch as the cost of a telegram to the Secretary of State. I am of opinion that the proposal to ex pond 660,000 on the residance at the Peak
but as is highly inadvisable; the motion is not in order I think it would be better not to ask the opinions of Hon, members at present..
His Excellency--I bave much pleasure, in soswat to the Hon. member representing the Chamber of Commerce, to say that I quite agree with him in the desirability of appointing a Commission to inquire and re- port on the working of the Gap Rook Light house; the telegraphic communication therefore with, and the methods of reporting and signalling generally the arrival of ships and steamers in the waters of the Colony, From the very first I was of opinion that
ADJOURNMENT. His Excellency said be proposed t adjourn the Council until the 17th of July
-FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Finance Committee met afterward The only business was the followi minute
The Governor recommends the Counsil re-rate the sum of Six thousand Dollar being the unexpended portion of the Go rerument contribution to the reclamation in
The rate was passed. front of Marine Lota No. 95, 98 and 106..
THE HONGKONG LOAN. The following Correspondence re issue
The Ti coolies to
They were sen
but refused and the prosecutor was insta-01-1890, to an incr ofed to dismiss thoat. That was the reason, year 1891 and an Inc.
the year 1892,
The Attorney General said that all that was required by the Standing Orders was notice of motion in writing three daya be-loan ander Ordinance No. 2 of 1893, was it was suggested, why the men had a pro-
laid before the Legislative Council by com-jadice against the prosecutor,
The jury returned a verdict of guilty. the meeting.
mand of His Excellency the Governor, to-
Sentenced deferred.. day:-
His Excellency asked if Mr Balilios had given notice.
Mr Bellios-I sext notice I would ask these questions but not of the mation. I
STATUTORY DECLARATIONE ORDINANCE.
the light-keepers on the Gap Rock might will wake the motion at next meeting with reasonably undertake the duty of telegraph-pleasure, ing the appearance of steamers on the herizon; but I was informed that their I must say I duties would be too heavy. was not convinced of that and I am not pobviated yet.
I think material improvo- ment will remit from the appointment of this Commission end also that it will load to a decrease and not to po increase in the uniless propose, expenditure; and I will any gentleman objects to the Commission, that the following gentlemen would be a Tory representative and a very abla
Com-
Zain Saperintendent of Police, Mr H. Hoppits, Mr E. J. Alford (repreaeating), Mere Jardine, Mathieson & Co.), Mr J. Scott (representing Mecara Butterfield and Swire), Mr.C. B. Dodwell, and Mr H. E. Joseph.
KATURALISA FOW OLDINANCE.
Downing Strast, 5 May, 1899. B-I have the honour to transmit to
you, for your information, with reference to
0,
my desputeh No. 49 of the 9th of March, a copy of the correspondence respecting the insue of £200,000 Hongkong Government A bill for the rogulation of statutory de 3 per cent. Stock.-I have the homony
R. H. NEADE, olarations was read the first time.
for the Secretary of State, Downing Street, 26th April, 1998. SIB,With reference to your letter of the 9th instant I have the hageur to enclose The Attorney General, in moving the two ples of the advertisement which we
A bill was pacard for the naturalination
of bir Meyer Fredericks,
THE DOGS ODİNANGE,
the
GANG HOBBERY."
Lam Aman was charged with entering a
COMPARAZIVE ATATISTICS OF DOL
SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTABÝ SONGU
be
The Schools under the general super sien at the Education Department may b divided into Government Schools and Vo Bat Juntary Schools. Under the term Gover. forward
house along with several men at 7 Cheongmont Schools are include all Schools the Colon
value.
DUTRAGE ON A MISSIONARY.
of
the
FEMALE EDUCATION,
atizac
San Lane West, and committing a robbery. established and maintained by the Gorers acholars in 16 paray
The accused pleaded not guilty, and the ment. Under the term Voluntary Schools giris number 507 or 30.03 per cent, following jury was empanelled W. are included all these Pablis Schools, estab-proportion, thought by us means Dyer, W. R. Bamsey, S. Forgylli, W. Far-lished and maintained by private educa- 2017
condition of things a few years ago. The by 5 candilif Iano, W. Osborna, J. N. Arjanse, Q. H. tionists, which have been voluntarily placed condition of the great advanion on the Rogge
English Mucation given in these Schools Joseph's College, by their respective Matigors under
High School respectiva Pollock opened the case, stating that provisions of the Grant-in-Aid Soham trenches from your to year more and more. Vranovica, a scholar of
the second
of secondary education, three men entered the house early in the (cetablished in the year 1873 and revised upon morning. There was only one woman in in 1879 and 1893) and consequently under and in this respect also it is observable Oollege. This College had noYBE SIGU the Government desidedly progresÍTO, is evidenced by established in 1884. The next competition the house at the time. The man rubbed inspection and examination pepper in her eyes and gagged her, and of Schools. In the bastion by the Inspector that female education in the Colony is taken part in those biennial competitiome Suission: The Harbour Master, the Cat. second reading of the bill to make provision ifsaned on the 19th instant for Tenders for then proceeded to rifle the house, taking Schools all expenses are provided by the the fact that, for the Gral time in the (due in 1894), has been postponed. This he are members of the Civil Service or (and that successfully) with boys at the tion, welcome because the working of bIA= for regulating the keeping af dege and for £200,000 Hongkong Government 3 per away clothing and jowollery of considerable Government and the salaries of the teachers, bistory of the Colony, some girls competed temperary pause gives time for reconsidera A verdict of guilty by 6 to 1 was returned Government employees entitled to pension, Local Oxford Examinations, sud some are Scholarship has clearly failed to fall the the prevention of the importation and spreattecat. Stock, authorised by Ordinance No.
are paid irrespective resulta acertained
How preparing for the senior division of the precise purposes for which it was establish ed. Although the expenditure haired Seratons will be resumed to-morrow by examination. In the cain of the Volun same Braminations.
($400 per ansam) is small in proportion to of rabies, intimated that on account of certain of 1895. The tenders caled for by thie
tory Bohoole, the respective Managers pro-
the means of the Colony, it fa pericua representations which had been made to advertisement were spened yesterday, und by the jury. Sentence deferred. him he proposed to make several alteratione amounted to £626,500 ranging from the
The morning at 10:50.
ride all expenses but annually receive from
The total of girls enrolled during the hen viewed in the light of the fact this in the bill, lie explained that in intradus minimum of £93. up to £102.10.
the Government & Grant-in-Aid the amount year 1892 is Schools of all description the aid gives by Government to elementary at which depends, in the case of each under the supervision of the Education the to frequently to be subjected ing the hill he had foadvertently stated that average price realised was €100.19.7. there had been 17 cases of rabies in the colony 3. Wo telegraphed this result to the
Bohool, on the definite resulta ascertained Department, mounted to 2,942 or 35,54 THE PO IZUNG BUK CORRESPONDENCE.
between the 1st of January this year and Colonial Secretary yesterday, and we think
A Canton correspondent writes:-A serious by an ananal examination of each individual per cent, of the total number of scholars to pro rata raduction for want of Mr Whitehead asked the Colonial Sacre the 30th of April. The actual number wat it may be regarded as satisfactory. Hoog. tary, it the correspondance between the D, while the number of dog bites reported kong 34 per cent. Stack has revured a post- sase at toboory with violence was perpa- scholar, and the paid feuchars receive one. enrolled in those Schools, as compared with Neither has this educational prin
fourth of that Grant as a personal reward: 38.38 per cent. in 1891 and 39. 41 per cent with sufidont appreciation on the part The principal provision of the bili tion sarpaused. only by the similar stock of the pointuent of the Honorable the was that each parsas keeping a dog in the Canada and the Cape, both large, well-trated on an Englishman leat Thursday to air tuitional snootiveness. Theso tra i 150. That the slight falling in the the local Schools or afforded a palpable. Government and myself on the subject of was 17.
of the colo
colony abould lake out a license, for which known and marketable isenes. We have evening, June 15th, at one of the anchorages afosses of Schools are further characterized proportion of girls endor instruction in educations) stimulas. None of the Saheels, Registrar General as Chairman Special Committee, appointed by His Ex-a sharge of 91.50 would be made. He not overlooked the suggestion, made by the
Schools whilst the aforementioned Volun
two candidates at collency the Governor to investigate and wished it to be understood that the idea was Governor in his despatch, No. 9 of the 19then the river which runs from Kong Man by the fact that the Government Schools, 1882, as compared with the number of the which have had, the privilege of competing at any one time... Of the somewhat greator then the increase of Pro report on certain points connected with the not so much to tax the owners of dogs as to January that, having regard to the price to Canton, The Ear. C. Bone, of as abore defined, are virtually sacalar preceding year, does not indicate more for this magnificent Scholarship, ever asn Bill for the Locorporation of the Po Leung ahtain a register of all the dogs kept by quoted for Ceylon 8 per cent. Stock, a three ths Wesleyan Missiou, was proceeding in a tare Schools are all Christian feither than that the increase of boys in 1892 wip for it more then one or at the tub Luk, has been forwarded to the Right making the taking out of a licenos com- per cent. Hongkong Blook would probably native boat to Ban Ui. He left Can- toatant or Catholic) Institalions. Rofes girls, will be seen from the subjoined four waccensfal mandidates sent to England
An exception would be made, be well received. It appears to us
As to other local Honorable the Secretary of State for the pelsory.
struction in the yosz 1892 in 130 Schools and girls under instruction in those Schools family of Hongkong, and none is bound to
retara to the Colony, Colonies, and if the Secretary of State has however, in the care of Chinese agroaltare position of the two Colonies as far as they tou, on Juno idth, and all went well, till ring now to the 8,277 scholars under in- Tablo exhibiting the proportion of hays one only belongs to a bond Ade rewident : expressed any opinion es to the propriety i lists living in eatlying districts who could are known ag borrawers here is not quite the following evening, when the outrage was under the supervision of the Ednestion | dorinze the last twenty years. During the scholarships, enjoyed by local Schools,
ar otherwise of that appointment.'
show to the satisfaction of the Captain identical, Caylan Goverment Securities
of there scholars allending 85 Voluntary areas of sabiolace was se follow-1890, His Excelloney-The answer to tho | Superintendent of Polios that the keep | having for many years ranked among in. committed. The boat had authored at Tsim Department, there wore as many as 5,655 last three years the annual increase or dearing the year 1892, Victoria College had
near the larger town of Kum Schools where they rossived a religious pornate of 145 boys and increase of 20% the benefit of S Balilles Scholarships, question is that the correspondence has ing of a watch deg was a researity. It restments of the highest alegs, while Hong Kong not been forwarded to the Secretary of had been originally proposed that the age keng is known only by its single small issue Chak #. There was no guard-heat (Christian) education, whilst 2,023 scholars giria; 1891, increase of 76 boys and 497 Morrison Scholarships, and llego and the College of Medicine had each 1. Balillos Resolar educativu.
Scholarship.. State, but if the Hon. member wishes it at which a dog should come within the
cognisanes of the law should be six monike, Caylon shree per cent. Store was issued at this anchorage, but the boatmen averred, attended Government Sahoois receiving girls; 1892, increase of 154 boys and 151 Scholarship; St. Joseph's College and the
SLEVATION or SCHOOLS. forwarded I have no objection to do so.
The above mentioned 99 Private (and but the age was now fixed at three months during a period of great inflation and, even ar it was now a time of great peace' THE TREASURY DEFALOTIONA
imported into the colony had been abas Any considerable further issue at the present doned. He then explained the provisions of time would undoubtedly depress the stook araft, of various shapes and sizes had al- mostly Confucion) Schools, the 35 Govern-
The following correspondence, on the sub- to a figure which taken as a backs for caready anchored for the night. At 9.30 p.m.ment Schools (giving & secular education) in the year 1897, wwording to the Re- Kalok seconded the mation for the timating the probabould give a pries sh yo asleep.
result of a similar the boatmen were at rest and Mr.Bone's boy and the 5 Christian Mission Schools, at gistrar General's cathgate, to 231,669 work in the Colony during the year 1892, coals. The number of children of local He himself sitting reading. second reading, and the Council went into issue for Hongkong
great a disopust as to leave a saving in Suddenly without a warring or a sound, the are happily so interspersed that, with the school-age (6 to 16 years) consisted, in fest of the erection of a monument on Sund committee on the bill.
Some discussion took place on the point interest, as compared with a 33 per cent. boat was filled with men armed with re-exception of three places, evory village, and 1892 of about 30,967 children; viz. Island to the memory of these who perished
Victor Emarnet at Hongkong, 9th Jan, 1803. as to whether, an agriculturalist world Stock at par, altogether insufficient to com-Tolvers and bulves. Had they sprung from in town every district and even every con 16,332 boys and 14,666 girls. One-third in the wreck of the Bokhara, is published
been more sadden or unsuspected. Tointing The exceptious are the Praya where family school-going agn Ratnally came under be allowed to keep more than one watch dog pensate the Colony for the loss in repaying the sides of the boat, they could not bare eiderable street, had some schoul or other, of the whole number of the children of woliage are comparatively rare, the Peak instruction during the year 1892, viz
Sir,I have the honour to submit for the exempt from tax,
The conversion of the four per cent. their revolvers at his head, the leader, Don't district where the residents do not care yet 10,910 scholars, 8.729 of whom attended On the suggestion of the Colonial Trea-
and so harm shall happen tu cas pere agriculturalist must prove to the satisfie-secured a Stock Exchange quetation for the son, speak and we will shoot you dead. It is
the special work of revolvers to cumral men, has some years ago necessitated temporary or 20,047 children ander 16 years of age, of a letter dated 6th June, 1898, from Cap closing of the School. Namerous, well-may be pas dawn as imperfectly educated, Iain W. H. Fawkes, H.M.. Mercury this tios of the Captain Superintendent of Police Stook. Excellency The answer, to
4. The original enclosures to your two willy-nilly, to be quiet. The robbers are that any dog kept by him exempt from tax question is that the surviving oljcars con-
themselves with torches of twisted paper as the various classes of look Schools are, der 18 years of age and not attending any been esfely erected on Sand Island near the gerned have been called upon to show cause is used solely as a watch dog and is neces-lotters of the Den ultimo are returned hers-wolf prepared for work; they hat provided distributed and conveniently intermingled hat at least one-half of them, though un reporting that the Bokhara monument has
with. I have, £o.
steeped in off, and in a moment, they lit the school-houses are ill-suited for the par Echool in 1882, are probably children who, place where the nafortunate chip struck
have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excel- why they should not be held pouuniarily sary for that purpose.
The bill passed the third reading.
(84) M. F. OXMAKNEY. The Under Secretary of State, Colonial them, and in sixty seconde had turned poan, there being, among the 920 Schools having from their seventh to their teeth or
topsy Survy, and seized $215 and of the Colony, hardly 16 Schools that ean twelfth or fourteenth year attended a Chi lancy's obediant servant, everything responsible for the defalcations which co
H. RURY PALLISER, Cammindera: be said to have proper accommodation. pese School, were withdrawn from school ourred whilst capectively in charge of the
many actioles such as knives, forks, pou The high prices Managers have to, pey for to be apprenticed to some trade or in- His Excellency Sir W. Bobinson, K.C.M.G.
contribute towards the support But still they looked for something! Treasury, Replies have been received and
&o,, &c, &a, Governor of Honkgong, have been forwarded to the Secretary of
Une enid Where is the Taipan's watch house-Toot constitute the principal cause of dustry of
H.M.S. Mercury, State for his decision. Pending the receipt
Politetives is a virtue in China! Usually this state of things. The rarity and of their respective families in some way of
Amey, 6th June, 1893 of his decision the question of whether some
quess of Ripon to acknowledge the receipt of foreigners are fan Ewent. Now it happened costliness of building sites in town, suitable other. I believe, however, that there may
Sir, I have the honour to informs you application abould be made to the sureties
your letter of the 26th altine and to caiver that the watch was hanging up in the pocket for educational purposes, also binder Man be about 10,000 obildren in the Colony of Mr Lister remains in abeyance.
ent, in metary of these
of four per cent. Debentures Moreover the
Mr Whitebend asked the following quer. La proposal to impose a special tax on dogs then, was not placed without come difficulty:RTB) it was quite ants. Many river
tion of which he had given notice at the
last meeting
Have the Government taken any steps, and if E so what steps, to recover from the persons named in the raport of the Com missioners appointed by His Excellency the Governor to enquire into and report ou the Treasury defalcations, and from their aurelies, the amounts of money lost to the Government during the periods in which
the bill in detall.
(
the debt.
girls.
ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL AND NUMBER OF UNEDUCATED CHILDREN.
The popolation of Hongkong amounted,
THE BOKHARA MEMORIAL ON SAND
KAMA ISLAND."
in the Gazette:
they respectirely held office, and if not surer, zo amendment to the class under | Debentaso lose joto the new Stock will be ing in good Cantonese, whispered; Don'tsintly for a Public School, and the Pablin Schools and 2,917 attended Pri- information of Your Excelianey and of, the
Actico ??
HIS EXCELLENCY'S PLAK RESIDENCE.
Mr Balilios asked the following ques
tions
?
(1) Has the rebuilding of Mountain Lodge been sauctioned by the Secretary of State
(2) What is the difference between the amount rated by the Legislative Conseil for the Governor's residence at the Fosk four years ago and the late estimate made by the Public Works Department, and if the latter is much in excess of the former cannot it be somewhat redtoed ǝ vis man ng
(3) Will the Government lay on the table the plan and estimate for the new residenca which were referred to by your Excellentý in your epitch to the Council at the opening of the session BEN
His Excellency The answer to thos guestions The rebuilding of Mountain Lodge has got beeu sanctioned by the Sacratary of Stato. It has been under his consideration. The difference between the amount voted three or four rear ago in 220,000; the sam 1800, 1881 and 1892
THE SOUTH CHINA MASONIC RENEVOLENCE
FUND.
Mr Chater moved the second reading of the bill for the incorporation of the Trustees of the Hongkong sad South China Moonie Benevolence Faid.
Mr Whitehead seconded.
Office.
Downing Street, 6 May, 1895. GENTLEMEN,I am directed by the Mar-
girls, and among the
oppose the bill, but remarked that it sure at the satisfactory pries which has been buat. But trug to the instinet of Chinese (ander the Building Grant Regulations) them are, no doubt urchased servant-erected the monumenthe P. & 0, steamer The Attorney General said he would not | to you au expressivo of his Lordship's plea- ] of a pair of trousers in the corner of the agera erecting school-bouses with the aid who never attend school, at all and most ofshat, in obedience to your erasms, I have'.
had caused tia densiderable trouble obtained for the recent ize of £200,000 auspicion--what Chinaman will allow bis which the Government would be willing to girls it is chiefly
on re-drafting, a lask which he had Hongkong Government 3 per cent. Stock.
great liking for performing in theI am &c.
case of a bill like this, which was
for the
(sd.) EDWARD FAIRFIELD,
SUPREME COURT.
incorporation of a purely private body, and The Crawa Agente fur the Colonica. which body would have been more properly incorporated under the Companies Ordin asces. He depreseted the introduction of private bills for such a purpose and hoped that the example would not be followed,
The bill passed the third reading.
THE TO IKONG KUR VRDINANCE
The Acting Registrar General moved the third reading of the Po Leung Kuk Ordin-
Dr Ho Kai tanded.
and..
Mr Whitebeas-I rise to eppose the third reading of this Bill, and to micre, if it is necessary for are in conclady with a mosian, its rejection. I do so with no hope of success us. I am aware, from your EI-
$40,000. wat The sum estimated now in 260,000;
on
the
but made
up
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(Before His Her Mr B. J. Ackroyd,
Acting Chief Justice.) Monday, June 10.
·PRELIMINARIER.
watch to be anywhere but in its peoket naderneath his coat P-they believed it to
furnish.
girls and the daughters of the boat-popula-who were drowned in tion who receive no education whatever. Bakhara, on the weathernmost, being the EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE OF THA
VICTORIA COMLEGE/
highest, point of the northera hummock of GOVERNMENT. be somewhere on the person, so they searched
The sem tal of ouucational payments In my report for the preceding year I Band Leland, near the place where the i more than once, (na difficult task, for the missionary was in sleeping clothes), and made by the Government during the rear suggested that the educative methods and fated ship struck.
The Chintai at the Pescadores generoaily when it became quite clear that there was 1892 ($86,627 as compared with $72,983 in whole organization of the College require a none, they exclained How strange a Tei-1891) mounted, sfter deduating all educa- radical reform. Ne material change, with gave me the resistance of about 60 soldiers, pan and no watch ! Ding all this time ticaal refunds (819,857 as compared with the exception of more allantion devoted and has promised to see that the monument one robber had held a sever at the mis-$12,624 in 1891), to $73,770 as compared now to the teaching of English Colloquial, is well cared for.
with $60,359 to 1891. The increase of xx- appears to have been made as yet; but a sidary's head. Mr. Bunday was treated
2.-Tho
eral (as representing the Chinese cuma kept very neatly.
him with a knife instead of a revolver, and by the race occurrence of two building \ §d the Headmaster of the sumptuous in suggesting that this farther
bir H. E. Pollook-The Attorney Gane taking from his puree four cash. He did Victoria College, by the gradual expansionleze, kas repeatedly met, during the loss of the Bothara may be brought to
ALLEGED STAMBINO.
B&T
the
dinary
4-
to
graves, twenty-five in number, in a similar way, except that they favoured penditura (813,411) was caused principally Committee, consisting of the Registrar Geox Sand Istead, are all well covered, and the Head of the Education De- 3.- hope 1 may not be thought pro having taken $1.70, flushed a good time by grants, by the naturally increasing cost of
the kindness of the Chin si in ecanropion with of the Voluntary School system, and by the fact that the financial year 1892 year 1893, considering questions of reform. rul is occupied to-day with meetings of the not, however, love this presence of mind.
The detailed items of and taking some stidence. As regards the the notion of the Government at Peking Council, and he has asked me to prose-When some jets of fiamo fell and ret eume.
We commenced operations about 10. expenditure were as follows:-Office of quartion of the conduct of the annual ex- outs in all the cases which are tried to-day. thing on fire, he growled out, You need not includes 13 months,
Hi Lordship -1 shall be happy to have burn the gentleman's tea-lath.
I believe this is a distinct advates on the Education Department, 83,220.35; Victoria assination of the College, I am thankful to a,m, on the 2nd, and by 4 p.m. on the 3rd. part
the native robbers and should be dalega (not including repaits of building), say that the recommendations of my last the foundation was laid, the base of the the advantage of your sargices.
instantly obecked. That Europeans should $24,216 82: Government Central School for report have been approved and the gavezal manument suspended from shears ready
Girls
reat (including
of building) test examination, which is the natural duty be lowered into its place, as soon as the pinsed A werk Yung Su Chai was cirarged with assault-be attacked within a few miles o C 82,850.19; thirty two other Departmental of the Head of the Education Department, sement was ast, and the monument voted in esllency's statements, that the minds of
has been separated now from that anaual alongside the shears, ready slang. A the official nuajority of the Council were ing witis a knife Chuo Biog, district watok-Practically in brand daylight, teile ita own chops. $8.704.61; Grants-in-Aid
tale. Trae, and fortunately, Mr Bane was not chons, personally injured, perhaps because, notwith. Voluntary Schools, $28,430.27 (riz. or examination, at the end of each year, ing party, on the 5th, plaged the monument on the subject before the present man, on September 9, 1891.
Grants-ic-Aid te Schools which properly belongs to the Headmaster in position, and re-embarked all stores.
6.-Everything was organized with great the Director of Public Works zopecia Bill was laid a first time on the table, and He pleaded not guilty. that it does not appear that the sum of that no arguments of mine are likely to fa-
The following jury was sopanallad :—J. | standing reynivera and kuires, by men,920.27 and Building Grants to alone.
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR GInta. forethought by Lleutensut Tupper, and he $40,000 included the preparation of the Rainco them. My sole object in speaking N. Goostmann, B. F, Taylor, O. W. Dickson, to keep cool; but it is an experience by Bahools, $5,600.00); Physical Training in
means felicitons to find ormell arrounded
all Schools, 8339.72; Government Scholar Cramped by want of spaco, hampered by as shly assisted by Lintonant Deshirsty 340: The Hon: FA. Cooper is of opinion is to record my protest against the passing M. Michael, Hohr, I. W. Hormann, by grim robbers, clicking revolvers and glive ship. 92,308 56 Student Interpreters, unpropitious situation and injured Uy R.N.B. who, as an old P & more
altogether free of that a suitable building on a suitable bite of the Bill in its proenat form, and to pre- and J. C. L. Rouch..
$189 72. was instructed by tering knives, nor is it Mr Pollock (who
The net cost of education several sudden changes in the Staff, the detailed for this duty. The officers cannot be constructed for a lone sum than
of State, I intend to address Eia Lordship the Crown Solicitor, Mr G. Q. O. Master) danger. That they have ventured to attan (878,770.24) amounted, in 1892, to 3,29 GL, Central School bravely held its own, men worked well in a very hot sun. I
foreigner, I repeat, proves that they a 880,000. The plane and esticastes referred servo my right of appeal to the Secretary
by me in my speech are accessible to on the subject and to urge the return of the stated that the prisoner was indiotod longer dread him, as such, and so travelling per cent. of the total Colonial revenue raised its standard of teaching, and materi- much pleased with the manner in whick (as compared with 3.25 per cent. in 1831) ally improved is more! tous. I am bappy Corporal Buckingham and the two suppers anybody Mr Balillos or anybody taking an Bill to the Council for amendment before for cutting and woarding Uhan Sing in the prarince may become dangerous to with input all sections of the community, oficial, mer-
The total number of scholars educated in to say the example, which the Government of the Royal Engineers performed their interest in them-if they like to apply at it is finally approved. I'm in favor of the on September 9, 1891,
Tho any time at the Colonial Secretary's Office. Pe Leting Lut, of its incorporation, and to do him grievous bodily harm.
the Government, "being 8,279, partienter reference to the neglected obedient Servant,
(Signed) W. H. FAWZC, Captain. **Me: Belillos-Considering that I have endowment, and I voted for the second facts of the cans were that on that cautile and missionary. Meanwhile car Hongkong in 1882, at the expense or with set (in 1890), in spening this School with duty--I have the honour to be, Sir. Your
the odasation of each scholar cost the Ge- Eurasian girls in the Colony, has had the received No to the first question I bag reading of this Bill. I am however distinct date the prosecutor, who was then employ worthy Consal has heartil, takes the matzer the sid to suggest that the Secretary of State
tely opposed to the organization given the ed as a district watchucan, was on duty at op, and will, no doubt, dasil he on to sea
Government Scholarships held in England) to make some efforts (in 1892), in bringing
Government House, $8.57 per scholar (as compared with 87.45 more Eurasian ebildren onder the influence he urged to come to an early decision Society by the Bill, as in my opinion the 7.50 s.o. in the Western Market. While justies meted out to the toonnarels aud to sernment (after excluding cost of two effect of stimulating private educationiste Commodore H. D. Palliser, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 15th June, 180 some small boys Gght prevent a repetition of the outrags. Colony inslusion of the Registrar General there be
In the several of education. The wholesome competition The subject,
per scholar in 1891).
Sir,I have the honour to acknowledge is now paying a large rent for the hire of Member of the Board of Direction deprives ing, and, as he thought, creating a distur
educational institutions of the Colony the which has thas arisen in 1892, has happily EDUCATION IN HONGKONG. Craigiebarn and is likely to have to do so the Government in large measure of that banes, so he went up and separated them.
We make the following extracts from Dr cost, to Government, of the education of same what reduced the number of children the receipt of your letter No 1431 of the 9th for 1894 na well for several yours to oversight and supervision which was the The prisoner was standing by and be want and remonstrated
soch scholar was as follows:-in Victoria attending the Girls Central School which instant, and to thank you for so readily sed coms if the residense for the Governor at profeened object of the Bill to give to the up to the prosecutor
College (not including repairs of building we rather evercrowded. Once more the effectively assisting in the work of ereeting the Peak is pot completed. There lies fal Governmont. I would sweep away, if I with him for interfering with the boys. Eital's Report for 1892-
owned by Government) $22.80 per scholar; esthorities of the School have been laid monument to the memory of those who GENERAL EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS. valuable plot of canid, the Registrar General's department, This led to su altercation between the pri low at Mountain Lodge.eing sad kavoc but so long as the office and the department soner and the prosecutor, and the result
The total number of Educational Insti- in Cids Contral School fiuclading rent of under obligation by the interest which Lads were lost with the Bokhore. The relatives with the buildings and the house is becom-exist and so long as The Women and Girls' was that the prisoner hit the prosecutor on tutions of all descriptions, known to have hired building), 620.57; at 32 other Robinson takes in, and the encouragement of the dearased will no doubt be very gile.
honour to be, Sir, your obedient Berrent, ing dilapidated. The materiala composing Protection Onliance No. 11 of 1830 is in the face with his fist. The prosecutor bean at work in the Colony of Hongkong Departmental Schools, 96 12; st 95 Grant. thus afforded to, the promotion of female ful for your kind co-operation. I hare the the structure could be largely utilized in
force, I
I object to the powers given to the drew his truncheon, and the prisoner seized during the year 1992, Amounts to 220 in-Aid Schools (not including Building education in the Colony.
knife or some other sharp instrument Schools with a grand total of 10,940 sebolare, Grania), $439. The Managers of those. 95 pstruction of the new mansion, Registrar General by that Ordinanco being
At the annual competitive examinations Commodore H. Bury Palliser. whereas in peat or two were allowed to acercised subject to the control of a majori- from the stall rear by and struck the pro- constituting an increase, as compared with Grant-fn-Aid Schools, who received from
Government House, pass prer them they will be deteriorated
Hongkong, 15th June, 1893. in the imhoka. More then thres-fourths of the band on the definite results ascertained by 1899) 19 scholars of different local and they will besome worthless; and to ty of Chiness, who as the Honourable the secutor two blow with this instrument.
whole inutabor of scholars ander instruc. the individual examination of each scholar, Schools took part in the competition. In
Sir bave the honour to request Your kind from the lower levels will add on Community, has to admit, are ignorant of ence in the as
the principles and practice of English law of the body prisoner struck prosecuter tion in the Colony attend Schools under the sam of 822,67697, spent during the the Boys' Division, the Diocesan Echool
to inconsistency in the two views The prosecutor swore he was struck with the Supervision of the Education Depart same year on those Schouls out of the gained 4 prizes (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th). Excellency to be so good as to state to the miderably to the cost of the proposed edifics. Thore Under the airou malanans, to save time pendzeither is there any want of consistency in the knife first on the left arm and after sent, viz, 130 Schools with 8,277 schol resourses of their respective Societies, sup. In the Girls' English Division, the Victoria Isang Ji Yames that this Gerarament is
arz. The remainder, viz., 09 Schools with plemented, in the case of 8 Schools, by English School took 2 prizos (1st and 3rd), much obliged to the Chintat at the Fe ing the decision of the Secretary of State, my opinions, that in this Council British wards on the back, while Dr Atkinson,
2,663 sobolare, cousists, with the exception sobol foss ranging from 81 to 8 per and the Italian Convent 1 price (2nd) Indores for the further services he has ren the erection on I would recommend the Government to set abjects ought to be more largely and more he saw the man cu the same day, would aside a sum adequate for the purpose from effectively represented, and that we would depose that he saw two wounds on the of the Police School (with 371 scholars) wensen for each scholar, the sun of the Girls Chiness Division, the Victoris dered in corection with
Home and Orphanags School gained the Sand Island of the monument to the memory the $10,000 sady rated by this Council be better governed that we are if it were prosecutor-ore on the left arus and the and the Roman Catholic Reformatury 839,394.13.
1st and 2nd, and the Bate! Mission School of these who perished in the week of the for the preparation of the alts We know an; but while the rast zanes of alien Chinees other not on the back but on the right (with 75 scholars), of Private Schools, <a-NATURE OF THE BUVUATION GIVEN IN THE
the 3rd and 4th prizes.
Bokhara Such friendly acts at to increase the amicable relations sa baising from experience that the preparation of who are resident in this Colny remain as side of the cheat. The prisoner disappear tirely independent of Government super-
FATRICAL TRAINING. vision and receiving no al from public As regards those 130 Sohouls, with 8,377
The British Army School drill was oon-between Great Britain and China sites, specially in the Hill District, tranged from western ideas, they can take ed and was arrested on day 27 this year,
Evidence was then lod,
funds unless it be that a few of the (as scholars, under the supervision of the
1 enclose for Your Excellency's informan occupies a long finis. In order, therefore, as past in the misuragement of our affairs,
Charitable Institutions) sig exemp from Education Department in the year 1892, tinued during the year in 12 local Schools, to be promps in the erection of this new and bars no fast or rightful claim to a ja the Government,
payment of rates and texos
Laers were 22 Schools at work. giving to including Gigle' Schools. To exbibit to tion a copy of a letter from Cap, Femtes, risdenes a site should be prepared before controlling roles
GENERAL STATISTICS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE 3.021 scholars of English, Portuguese, the publie the nature and results of this of H.M.S. Mercury, su the subject, hava Indian or Chinese extraction an English form of physical drill, public suspection the honour to be, Sir, your obedient EDUCATION DEPARTMEST. The total rumber of School, subject to education (combined with classical Chinese and parade of a select number of boye from Servant
WILLIAM ROBINGOF, Governor. He pleaded not guilty, and the case was
fd of these School 6 Public Schools was hald (14th November, upervision and examination on the part teaching in the cas
C.M.G, Her Majesty's Minister, Fak- the affect you have suggested. It is only aion I am in touch with most of the intel-heard by the tame Jury.
Mr Pollock said the prisoner was charged of the Education Department, amounted, with 1,601 scholars, mostly Chinees); 1883) in the presence of His Excellancy His Excelleuer N. B. O'Conor, O.B
ing. quistion whether day of the other un ligent members of the community; I was in ouisad member will support you No touch with them when originally opposed with salting and robbing, in company in the year 1802, to 130 as compared with Schels gave to 186 Portuguese children at Governor, who expressed his apprecia doubt, a heary rent is being paid for to the Pu Lying Kuk; Thwe varied many with two others not in custody. Cheung 80 Schools in the year 1889 and with 30 Europan education in the Portuguese en of the rosalts so far achieved,
land. The elements are
tha
SELIZIOS MEDALAND PRIZH EXAMINATIONS,
replace them with materials of a similor eminse representative of the Shiness There was a diserepsacy in the evid. the preceuing year, of 14 Soloole and 891 the Government, in 1892, as Grants-in-Aid, \ for. Bullios Modala unid Prizen (December j
the reompt of the cancion from the They are entitled to be heard and can Mouniary of State mar
sulted, but the power and authority must
ille Excellency-I shall be very happy rest in the ruling race and in its represent
to telegraph to the Secretary of State to stires. In giving expression to those opin
勰
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
BOBBERY ON MAGAZINE SAP ZOAD,
Ng Sung Chang, obair conto, was charged with assault and robbery.
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ECTIOOLS OF THE COLONY.
WILLIAM BOBINSON,
Gavertor.
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