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At the General Hospital, Shanghai, en the 29th December, if saint over EILEEN MARGARET ANSIE, daughter of Tames asscy, of the LA, Customs, in ber eighth year,
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Chinese and English chiktren is bad for nooded, and for each private munifi the 4th Jomary, 1903, by the Rev. J. E. both of them. It is obx iously indispens.cende is demanded, supplemented by Fract. M.A.. Lieutenant GroFFREY Basu SPENCER SIMSON, R.N., H.M.S, Water-able that the school should be a mixed | Civorament ossistance, school for 10 ANY ELZABETH, dasghter of Ed-school, instructing hath boys and girla. Use who cannot afford to pay fees mund Baynes-toed, Esq., of Requimalt.
This is no disadvantage. The old idea and a school for those who can. We that there were moral dangers in the are, I holievo, well in sight of the esta evincation of the sexes has been bishment of the latter, so I trust that exploded by practical experience in the school will soon be an accomplished hundreds of cases, and the reverse is fact, that the other need, not less ur- Irather the case. There is undre moral gent that it has hitherto been voiceless, hữ The pedituration of this ivre commencnt risk in buntizers and sisters passing their any he met also. A momment more school days apart from each other. enduring than bronze will be wrected Scotland is a land of mixed schools, and in thousands of memories to the man the teaching there given is unsurpassed that achieves the task of the establish But it is risky in the extreme tomout of such schools-Contributed. alucati European children along with Asiatics. I do not mean merely in the mutter of aorahs Of Chinese girls. I (confess that I knos absolutely nothing Fat all believe I have never even - spoken to me. The Chinese boy I do know, nid I believe him to be as pure-| minded as the English schoolboy, and that is not saying very nucli. But even on the uncrowest pedagogic ground it is ruination on white boy's education
The China Maii.
BONORONO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1902.
ENGLISH CHILDREN IN THE TROPICS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes by the Way.
Bangkok is suffering from dengia -
farer.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1902.
LOUAL AND GENERAL.
Cholera at Bangkok.
The death is reported, at Bangiénie, of
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Concert.
Maestro Galluzzi's Concert will be held
Football.
dane Thil, wife of the architect of the in the City Hall on Tuesday next, French Legation. Madame Thil lad only recently arrived in Bangkok. She became 0.30 am. on the 22nd utt., and not withstanding the constant attendance of Dis Deanizer and Tenapp died at 2 pa
The Strike at Singapova.
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On Monday afternoon, on the Happy Valley, the Hongkong Football Club, 'A Team, will play St Jolia's Cathedral Choir; kick-of at 4.16 p.m. The following will piny for the Club --J. P. Jordan, goal; T.. W. Hornby and W. G. Worcester, backs ;- E. W. Carpenter, J. V. Ronnert, and E. J. Davies, halven G. H. Edwards, E. E.
The Singyair Free Press of the 24th reports-At the meeting of the Masters' and Mates' Amociation hoki last night at the Marino Club, Capt Bask in con, A. Beattie, J. Norton Kyshe, and
H. Burns Pyo, forwards.
the chair, it was unanimously decided to decling the offer mundo by the shipowners in the form of a bonus, nud tu mizere to the increased scale of pay as submitted to them.
Music at Hongkong Hotel.
By kind permission of Liout Col. Baillie and Odicers, the Band of the 22nd Bombay Infantry will plng at the Hongkong The Open Door in Netherlands-India. Hotel this (Saturday) evening from 8 p.m.
M. Drowze, Consul-General for the to 9.30 p.m. Netherlands, writes to us as follows under Selection... The Boltomin Girl'.. Balfe
The Doep Blue Son' you that ships or vessels arriving in Nether-Intermezzo On the und Moscow Letz this date:-1, howe the honour to inforiu Polki...
..Brewer (Piccolo Solo lands-India from Hongkong www nn lager Valse Toredet subject to quarantine, the port of Hong Garette... La Reine kong being declared to be no lougor in- | Selection..... Sau Toy' The steamer No. 3 Bataye Mein was ¦ fucted with plague. The prohibition if Deceraber, and 12 of her passengers and od as that all gurds can now the imported wrecked of Nagaoka-inum on the 17th importation of some articles is also cancell-
Wendt to ho a Puise Justice of the The appointment of Mr Honry Lorem: Supreme Court of the Island of Ceylon in gazetted.
Matrace for & Huropean in the trofees per dozen often means the support of a wife who occasionally lives with him and the ex- pensar of children whom he never sets. It may be doubted whether any reform will ever make Hongkong a desirable to teach him along with Chinese. There residence for our wives, and it is err. at some school subjrets in which, by tain that it is a wretched place in which mere forcenf parentage, be socasily exects to rear family. The great mass of his Chinese schoolates that he is the white child population of the place content to rest his chance of a good - In is rumoured that on his return from shows this painfully,--fengite anowić place in the class-lists on these, and Europe, Capt. de Richelicu will tako over girls nud lanky delente bays are a rapidly herones slothful in memory charge of the Harbour Master's Depart
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Gunds por Gardinien, unchained after
Now this date subject to reni. 9.10 p. Concert at the City Hall, Techspax, Fantry D
Goods per inga Maru aot cleared after
disens benter to those who have to there. This couplicates the educ
College, qrly became neary to
crew are missing.
In Queen'sent at Bangkok,
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung at the foreign (ie, non-Chinese) Boys characterisse as an invention the statement its elusses by themselves, and even that the German Emperor intended send- now these classes do not, on accounting the Crown Prince on a voyage round sil of the mixture of races in them, show the word. on as well as classes of Chinese. In au-
The Osaken Club Hotel at Danka was
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Exchange in Hongkong.
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Death at Bangkok.
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The Bangkok Times of tho. 20th Do comber ropeste-It is with much regres that we have to announce the death of Mr
MessTS, John Sampson and Sóu. Ho had Robert Sampson, austatant in the firm of heon sufering from scintion for four or five
him, than congestion of the lung super- daya past, and Dr Raytrer was attending vaned, and he died this afternoon. Dr Dountzer was also called in when he be-
Messrs Hecanskerk and Grots's publish their anal table showing the highest and lowest pricesof Bar Silver in London, Rates of Exchange jo Hongking aud Bank of England Bates of Discount for the years 1877 to 1901. It is an interesting record, and shows that has though the dollar has hem arring the past year it did not touch Air Sampson was the brother of Mr Fred. caine very ill, but nothing could be done. the lowest record. In 1877, the highest Supson partner in the firm, and was, we quotation (tulegraphic) was 4,3], and the
believe, about twenty-nine years old. Hu
question. An old Roman said that in other point of view, it is certain that totally burnt on the 18th. The capital or lowest 33. It continued to fall with slight had been in Siam about two years, and he
the Chinese do not want their children the company awning it was gention was 1/11 and hu lowest 1:08.
recovery till 1897 when they highest quota-
WILK particularly bright and genial Europeanïsed, and it amphatically and it was usured for 10,000 pon. The 1891, the highest quotation was 2/1 and the young fellow. His early death will be
buildings cost 120,000 yen.
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The River Mein is said to be lower now than it has been at this time of the
uwest 19. The highest was recorded on 2nd and Bal January and the lowest uni 8th Noreinher, and 3rd and 4th Decembor.
deeply regretted by all who knew him. Colonial Appeals.
Referring to the Judical Committer of the Privy Council, the Globe has this inter esting paragraph:-
sumaker boys learned quite enough if they kept their health. When the zhado temperature is over 90 and the the use but we do.
sphere is heavy with moisture, It is not that I want to see racinl green-moulding everything between differences accentuated, and the object night and morning, it is simple cruelty of His Majesty's advisers may very Dairy Farm Co, Ltd, at the Comto burden children with lessons. The probably, and perhaps very properly; Besson is predicted. A survey of the bar The Russian Navy,
first thing is to manke the child a healthy be the Europeanising of the Chinaman, has been made and new chart propared. animal, the next to fit and furnish his but we cannot afford to let them carry
A Berlin correspondeat writes :--- Kassia is about to introdues quiro s masy mind. The suggestion that all white Steamship Co, Ltd., at the Company's children should be sent Home for their babies. The first suggestion, then, is C.B., Comsending Royal Artillery China Just ordered a training ship for Nuyssumed its labours last weak, has a list of 26
Colonel (Brigadier General) H. Pipon, typo in het Fleet. The Government has
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11 nm-Extraordinary Meeting of Starchulders of the Chinn & Manila Ulice, Sa. 14, Des Voeux Rand." Prespay, January 14:---
at this scheme as the expense of our
year for many years post, and a bad dry
Field Force, is placed on retired pay. Hengineers from a German Company at Kiet
schooling is obvious, but has to be re-that cnployers in Hongkong should Extraordinary General Meeting of Chins jected as soon as proposed. It is utterly follow the example vi toany in England granted the honorary rank of Major/ The teeth, as she will bu called, is to have these cases are from India. Sumo of the
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General in torognition of his services in the Army.
It would seem that India is the most litigious part of the Empire The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which re-
appeals to dispose of, and as many as 16 of
a displacement of twelve thousand tons, questions which the Indian litigants fight and will carry a crew of seven hundred and persistently to, the Supreme Court of the Kupira seem scarcely worthy of su abgust a thirty men. The intention is to give practical training to engineers and stokersal. For instance, one of the appeals The vessel will haso a speed of ten knots an
in the present list involves the claim by hour, and a coaling capacity of four thouertain villagers to the water flowing inte sand tors, so that she can cover ten thun and the surplus water flowing from a tank.
undesirable that children should be away from their parents during the ten formative years of their lives, and for the vast majority of parents it would be a peruninry impossibility. In ten years, with exceptional opportunities for observations, 1 du not believe I once twelve or fourteen, by which time the Iness the Australians twice, Oxford, Cou-sand knots without coaling. She is also to Of the nine Colonial appeals, dire are saw a robust child of ten years of age.reful economy that he owes as a dury bridge, and London County Cricket Club, be used as a transport for reliefa. Herfruen Australia, two from Canada, two from
born and rested in the Colony. At the
Next comes the case of the mon of moderate means, for whom it is desired that he should be able to educate his children in Hongkong to the age of
best, the raising of a family in Hong-hush their education modestly but to bis fuily should enable him to
kong is an anxious task, and it is the more seemsary that, we consider care- fully want can be done by individuals in the butter of this vital part of the
work, the schooling of our children.
Money is at one end or the other of every question that moves the public mia, it is well to put forward firs a few monetary considerations As to the inges of the parents, we may
The Prince of Wales has consented to becomegatron of the Surrey County Cricket Club, Next seseos Surrey will play all the first-class caution, and in addition will
wat and home
Lieut. C. W. Gordon, the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regimentų,
Lieut. H. M. Ruzten; the Essex' Regiment.
The andermentiaedicors are officiently at Home. In passing, granted the local mank of Captain whilst
than 1 think Hongkong is nerving with the Chinese Regiment :-- place in be out of for a girl of twelve or a hoy of fourteen. At ans rate, it cunnot be denied that the Homeland has unrivalled advantages for the ermention of children during for years that sutural these ages. „Pavents of the $9,000 to $5,000 class
Rain has interfered with the Christmas cricket weak at Singapore. So play was posible on the 25rd ult. Starting on sudden wicket on the 34th vit.. Perak fost
SPECIALITIES FOR THE SEASON.divich them into four classes. Theth or ask the Government for charity six wickets by tifin time for 27 rum, II. W.
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cost will be upwards of five million marks. Hongkong, and one' cach from the Straite The training ships for engineers already Committee Bas sometimes been known to Settlements and Guernsey, The Juflicial attached to the Russian Navy are only for allow eight or wine months ta elapse be theoretical instruction in harbour or for tween the heating of an appeal and the
short voyages,
delivery of its judgment. It is no linger such a very deliberative assombly." Not Week of United and Universal Prayer.one of the three cases entered for judgment--
Next week, there will be held a sories as heard earlier than July.
of prayer meetings in the City Hall in con- nexion with the Evangelical Alliance Week of Prayer. The meetings will begin at 5.15
each evening, and will lagt för ona kopr. The following is the programme ;*-
LUBJECT.
LEADER,
Monday. (The Churches. W. Han
{Universal Cheirinin Dyer Ball, Esq.
(*Hongkong and Ber. T. W.
ith Needs Pearce Chamun: J. Pitt, Esq.
(Christendom: Rev.-G. J.
Tuesday
Villiams
Nations and Wednesday
ther Rulers
Thordayam Schola
Chair: Captain Banson. A.P.D.
f'Families, Collages] Rev. W. J. Southain Chairman: Dr R. M. Gibson.
France
Marriage of Miss Detring.
The Tientsin correspondent of the N.-C Daily News wrote on
the 10th Dec.:-On Saturday the whole of Old and Now. Tientsin rurned out'un matase to witness the wedding of Captain the Mar quis Di Denti. R.IN., and Miss Detring (Lucy). As the charming young bride was born and bred in the port, it was inevitable that the ovent would awaken a deep and friendly interest among the members of the old community. The boundleas hospitality which Mr and Mrs Detring exercise towards nil who cute within their kon also attract- ed the oilcers of the garrison and recent Arrivals. Captain Di Dont's comrades wau also eager to show their good follow- ship and affection, so that the assembly was
Saturday. The Jews Rox, C. R. Hager, unique in numbers, constitution and
M.D.
Chairman: Capuato Stevenson, R.A.
Collisions at Shanghai.
There were two accidenta on the river yesterday (ways the Ching Cosette of the Shult.), one of them only being attem.
are the poor whites with incomes of They are quite prepared to pay school-Sharp seuring 4 and Billings wicker for Jess tizno 880, per month. Their lot is fers, of six or night, dollars a month Singapore. eruely inrd. It is a disgrace that such for the education of their children; incouts should exist, and there are but as chuse legislatiei is uavoidable in General Sir Alfred Grzelec, Intely in manying I would sooner carry on my this Colony they have a right to protestannend of the British Field Force in conscieure that that of employing a that they ought not to be the one class China, has accepted the invitation of his British father of children in Hongkong for whom nobody legislates. We live brother officers, past and present, of the at such a wage. What is to be done a elaborito and generally admirable London. The Chair will be taken by Punjab Frontior Force to a dinger in JULES MUMM & Co., a Wine for for their children's schooling must be system of Grant-in-Aid, which is almost General Sir John McQueen.
Connoisseurs.
done for them, and any necessary con entirely a gain to the Chinese. The tribution to the expense should fall on aanual expense of Queen's College is
The Russian Minister of the Interior Friday.. Non-Christian Races Rer. J. H.
Chairman: W. J. Anstey, Esq. their employers. Next comes tho ruuks in their favone. If the Colonial has given a first warning to the editor of of those with a narrow competency treasury would only meet dollar with the St. Petersburg Fremost, Prince under 33,000 a year. These cannot dollar, giving an equal contribution tonsky, on account of the prejudicial
enthusiasm. A couple of columns of The afford to send their children Home for to the amount raised in fece, the some of the English newspapere could not rendency of that journal. It is a pity
Queen" world he necessary to describe the even the needed four years, from 12 to pince of the Kostoon School would ie he sitsilarly warned for prejudicial tea-
ceremony to the satisfaction of your lady readers. The bride was beautiful, and 16 or 14 to 18, that should be regardless that one cash on the rates, and its dencies over the Boer War,
bosutifully dressed in u white silk robe ed as the naturs! right of each of our success, and growth, when once started,
Berlin, and the four bridesmaids youngsters. Between $3,000 and $3,000 would be assured. It is an old sus
Misses Dorn, Erc, and Gissi Dearing, and a year, there is a large class, who,iciou in Downing Street that the East Asintit Co., Ltd., expected in April French cruiser Bugeaud, when going down drenes The soldiers were all in full The two new casting steamers for theel with serious results. In one case, the biss Eone Reid) were in lovely pink with slight Government assistance in great danger in &, mivel compunity next, are handsome craft and have accoudriver, ran almost on top of the little British uniform, and staf officers were as common the erection and endowment of schools, like our own is that the whites may by modation for twelve first and three second gun-boat, which, however, the British and as brilliant as stars. The service was should be able to guide the little ones their influence onéronch up the equal class passengers, the draught being 11 feet. crew were able to avro by hanging over the choral and was musically in the hands of to adolescence, and then give them justice due to the native races.
Caril they arrive the xs.. Redang will be side and shoring their little vesaol off from the soldiers. The revered and gond Bishop finishing course in England to specials the faint but effective opposition sel for the cast trade, after which it will Fee:ebus hy manual strength, but the Favier came down form Peking to perform ise them for a position in life. Those that has hitherto inct the Kowloon be utilized as a steam lighter between lisd a very narrow escape. The French the service, atd. was brilliant es wollas."
Bangkols and Koh-si-chang, with occasional boat afterwards touched the Pootung shore, impressive in his poetic address to the trips to Singapore.
but was not damaged. In the second case, young couple. There was a special dis some idea that we were moved by a
the Ping steamer Yungping, when coming haughty exelnsiveness and a contemp-all-worn-out? If so, your systems Iacks up wanaged to run into the Japanese service was a little curtailed in consequence.
Are you weak, tired, easily fatigued,
porsation for an Advent marriage, but the tible eagerness to be paid for. Parents me. Your system needs recuperating stainer Toto-mart just as the latter was Mr. Detring's reception later on in the day
You need a good strengthening tonig The last of the four classes it is not
in modest circumstances obviously cu When the system is in a deptussed epadi-bout to get under way in No 9 section of was a very brilliant fanetion, indeed, and not mild and endow seltal buildings.. tion, its resisting power infowered and it is the harbynt. The Ping boat hit the other the young folk were overwhelmed with necessary to discuss at all. If they
en onsy prey to distanc. Germs way rodi on the bow, broke her stem and carried OF THE HIGHEST CLABS IN want advice they casi afford to buy it. That is the work of the pious beneinely weltly upon the tissue, and most
GREAT VARIETY. IMPORTED For the first class provision eit be for or a paternal government. Sulsorious results may ensue. The host for away a lot of gear, besides bending several of the wetour and regard
nicable diseases may be easily contracted. pistes, but the Fungping suffered graster are held by all. FROM THE LEADING LONDON ande in existing schools, but a far bet-scribers and the bonevolent have done |
Stearns Wine of God Liver Oil demago homelf. Both vessels are now ler armngement would be for the their work in this matter, and it should employer and the Government to erect be an easy thing now for Sir Henry
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secret tabout it... It Fou the past quarter of a century there bas every respect. Nothing
proparation based on soientibo becsons patinous few of letters bearing research, and will produce results where testimony to the truly wonderful cures affected, ers, but in any State the education of it bing: vigorously for five minuten at such -Europeans home to give their children pross digestion and stimulale nutri finest. Blood Purifier that science and medical for a few days, to protect it from the A cura plastër should be the citizen is a just and necessary
tion. Under its infipence the fossil enten skill have brenght to fight,"
Now blond Secofala, Scurry, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and shoe. Aca goueral liniment for sprains, burden; in fact, the State exists to hear 1 least the beginnings of a docontactually feeds the Iudy.
ade, new nervus built up and now issues Blood Disea.net, Pimples and fores of any kind ruse, lameness and rheumatis Pain no other. The school must not adimit ducation before the inevitablo separa-erated to replace the old, weak and die are solelted to give it a trial to test its value
Bala is unequaled. For esle by All Dealers WATKINS Ltd., Generul Agents, Chinese children, I speak that I do tion that their health will demand eased ones. Wholesale from A. S. Watson Sald everywhere, at 23. 96. per battle. Beware
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