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Mr and Miss Dixon, grass cloth cushion. Mr and Mrs Dealy, box of nut crackers. Mr and Mrs Dowley, cut glass scent bottle. Mr and Mrs A. J. David, 12 silver tea spoons, Mr A. David, 2 silver menu stands, Mr M. David, 2 silver napkin rings, Mr P. Davidson, silver tes caddy, Mr and Mrs Denison, pair of Satsuma vases. Mr and Mrs Donald, silver fish
carvers.
Mr Ezra, salt cellars. Mr and Mrs A. Ellis, silver vase. Dr and Mrs Evan Jones, silver basket. Mr and Mrs O. I. Ellis, butter dish. Miss Ellis, Satsuma vase. Mr and Mr. G. H. Edwards, pair silver vases. Mr E. Ellis, gold and jade bracelet. Mr and Mrs Ellis, 2 silver sweet dishes.
Mr and Mrs Fen Shun, 2 gold and jade bracelets. Dr and Mrs Forsyth, 2 silver napkin rings. Mr Fung Wa Chun, 6 silver tea spoons. Mr Denman Fuller, fountain pen.
Mr T. M. Gregory, silver flower bowl. Mr D. M. Gabbay, Shanghai, silver fish carvers. Mr, Mrs and Miss Gubbay, silver jewel box. Misses Galluzzi, 6 silver dessert knives. Mr and Mrs Gompertz, 2 silver pepper pots. Mr K. A. Gabbay, silver sweet dish. Mr and Mrs Gilby, 2 entrée dishes. Masters Gilby chafing dish. Mr and Mrs David Gubbay, silver card case. Mr and Mrs George Grimble, 2 silver vases. Mr and Mrs Tom Griffith (Canton), silver powder box. Dr and Mrs Gröne, 2 silver vases. Mr Andrew More, 2 silver vases. Mr J. H. Gardiner, silver frame.
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Mr Hall, silver cruet. Mr E. Haskell, opera glasses. Mr and Mrs Scott Harston, 2 silver sweet dishes. Mr and Mrs Holl- ingsworth, silver sweet dish. Mr. and Mrs H. K. Holmes, 2 silver sweet dishes. Miss Holmes, 2 Satsuma vases. Dr and Mrs Harston 4 silver menu stands. Mr and Mrs Henry Humphreys, 4 sweet dishes. Himly and Co's Staff, one gold and pearl brooch. Mrs and Miss Hazeland, 2 porcelain vases. Mr Hyndman. silver napkin rings. Mr Ha Wing. clothes brush. Miss Humphreys and Miss V. Hum- phreys, 2 silver dishes. Mr and Mrs Ho Fook, 2 silver vases.
Mr Ho Kom Tong, silver powder -box. Mr, Mrs and Miss Harker, silver bowl. Mr and Mrs Hinds, silver scent bottle. Dr Ho Kai, silver fan. Mr and Mrs Shelton Hooper, cherry wood chair. Mr and Mrs Jones Hughes, 4 silver salt cellars. Miss Enid Hughes, 6 silver tea spoons. Mr Eddie Howard, 6 silver spoons. Mr O'D' Gourdin, silver bowl. Capt Hodgins, lacquered music stand and table. Mrs Hocking and daughters, cut glass bowl. Miss Shelton Hooper, silver inkstand. Mr and Mrs B. A. Hale, silver tea strainer. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hazeland, Japanese silk table centre. Mr and Mrs P. H. Holyoak, silver card case. Mrs and Miss Hance, blackwood frame. Mr and Mrs Ho Wing, 2 silver vases. Mrs Ho Tung, silver hair pin box. Miss Harsthorn, silver pen holder. Mr Hutchings, silk embroidered cushion. Hoosainally and Co., Maltese lace collar. Mr J. H. R. Hance. 6 Japanese lacquer plates and 6 grass lawn mats. Mr and Mrs Paget Hett, silver mustard pot. Mr Heldt, 4 silver salt cellars,
Dr and Mrs Jordan, silver tea set. Mr. Mrs and Miss Joseph, gold bracelet. Mr and Mrs Joaquim (Sourabaya), draft. Mr S. M. Joseph, 2 silver vases. Messrs Joseph and E. Chan A Tong silver cruet and 6 silver tea spoons.
Mr and Mrs Kemp, coffee pot. Mr Ellis Kadoorie, cheque. Dr Keyt, 2 silver vases. Miss Kraft, silver sweet basket, Mr and Mrs Spiers Koll, 3 bronze vases.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Mr Frank Lammert, silver and mother of pearl writing set.
Mr Ma Hang Chow, mother-of-pearl sweet dish. Mr T. Meek, 4 silver salt cellars. Mr and Mrs M. S. Martin (ingapore), 2 silver sweet dishes. Mr Martin (Kobe), Kaga tou set. Mr J. H. N. Mody, silver kettle. Mr H. N. Mody, gold purse. Mr Mok Man Chung, 2 ebony chairs, Mr J. A. C. Munro (Calcutta), cheque. Mr M. Manuk, 2 silver candle sticks. Mr L. A. Musso, 4 silver salt cellars, Mr and Mrs F. H. May, 2 silver candle sticks. Mr and Mrs Maitland, silver blotting pad Mr and Mrs Mirza, Japau- ese tea set. Dr L. P. Marques, 1 doz. brass finger bowls and plates. The Marquis and Mar- chioness di Oriolo Musso, silver frame. Mr Ernest May, 2 silver vases. Mr C. D. Mel- bourne. 2 silver and mother of pearl fruit dishes. Mr and Mrs D. Macdonald, silver ice pail.
Dr Noble, 4 silver sweet dishes. Mr and Mrs Nissim, 6 silver bowls. Dr Pinto Novaes, 2 silver pepper pots. Mr and Mrs Northcote, travelling clock. Miss Ida Ng, pair of silver chop sticks, Mr H. M. H. Nemazee, 6 silver finger bowls,
Mr Cyril Owen (Rangoon) drafts for bride and bridegroom. Messrs Owen, punch bowl. Mr C. Cyril Owen, family bible and wedding- day album. Mr Graca Özario, silver card case. Dr and Mrs Pearse, gold mirror. Mr T. L. Perkius, Poetical Works of Robert Buruso Mr and Mrs Piercy, tea cloth. Mr and Mrs Henry Pollock, silver purse. Mr Ernest Pearce, silver toast rack. Miss Connie Pearce, ivory card case. Mr Mrs aud Miss Hutton Potts, grass cloth tea cloth. Mr Patell, silver card case and silver bag.
Mr John Robertson, 6 silver liqugar cups. Mrs and the Misses Rowe, silver mustard pot and salt celler. Mr and Mrs Albert Raymond, silver powder box.
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Mr Crowther Smith, 2 cut glass scent bottles. Mr Sin Tak Fan, jade bracelet. Mr Hen- nessey Seth, cherry wood desk and chair Mr A. Seth, emerald and diamond ring Mrs eth, pearl necklace and earrings. Miss Seth, six silver finger bowls. Mr Harold Seth. opal and diamond bracelet. Mr S. A. Seth, cheque. Mr Enos Seth, 3 cherry wood tea tables. Mr A. Stevenson, cheese dish. Mr E. Shaw, 6 silver dessert knives. Mrs M. J. D. Stephens. silver travelling clock. Mr Robert Shewan, 6 silver liqueur glasses. Mr and Mrs Sawer, 2 silver trifle spoons. Mr M. S. Sassoon, jewel case. Mr and Mrs B. H. Silas, 2 silver sweet dishes. Supreme Court Staff, black-wood table, two chairs and embroidered silk table cloth. r and Miss Shaw, silver manicuro set. Mr Percy Smith, 1 doz silver knives and forks, Mr and Mrs Shellim, silver cake dish. Mr and Mrs A. H. M. da Silva, silver inkstand and penholder. Mr and Mrs E. E. da Silva, fire screen. Mr She Fat T-oi, silver brush. Mr Subedar Mahomed AB, 2 silk cushious.
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Mr and Mrs Tutcher, tortoise shell clock. Dr. Thomson, 2 silver models. Mr Tong Lai Chuen, 2 silver serviette rings. Mr and Mrs Toledano, 12 silver tea spoons. Mr Tsang Kit- fan, silver powder box. Mr and Mrs Tse Yat. gold character brooch.
Messrs Walker and Turner, 4 silver vases. Mr G. A. Woodcock, silver flower stand. Miss Wallace, jade brooch. Mr Wei A Yuk, 2 silver frames. Mr Wei Wing Sam, silver mirror. Mr Warbrook, 2 silver vases. Mr A. E. Wright, 4 | silver salt cellars. Mr and Mrs James Walker, fish carvers. Mr Wang Hing, 2 silver vases.
Mr and rs A M. Zorab (Sourabaya) draft.
Mr. J. H. de Reus, who has been acting Dutch Minister in Venezuela, has been appointed Con- sul-General in Hongkong. He succeeds Mr. Haver Droeze, who for many years filled the office at Hongkong Mr. Droeze had been appointed
Mrs G. R. Lammert, 3 sweet forks. Mr Leung Pin Chi, 2 satin cushions and satin table cloth. Mr Leung Chin Kong, amethyst necklace and embroidered silk dress. Mr George Lammert, pearl brooch. Mr and Mrs Longuet, picture. Mr Lau Chu Pak, 2 silver tooth-pick stands. Mrs and Miss Loureiro, grass cloth table cloth. Mr and Mrs Jose Loureiro, 1 doz. grass cloth serviettes, Mr Edward Loureiro, satin gold embroidered purse. Mr Frank Loureiro, Japan-Dutch Minister at Peking shortly before his death, ese fancy box. Mr and Mrs Cornwall Lewis, 6 silver tea spoons. Mr and Mrs H. A. Lammert, silver frame. Mr and Mrs Clement Logan, 2 silver vases. Mr and Mrs J. Leiria, silver bread crumb brush. Mr and Mrs Leung Wing Cheong, silver frame. Mr Li Kze Chin, jade brooch. Mr Lau Pan Chin silver bowl. Mrs Lam Sui Sang, silver ink stand and penholder. His Excellency Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard, silver bowl. Mrs Lee, 2 silver serviette rings.
which occurred in Holland in December last. Mr. Backhuyzen has looked after the Dutch interests here since the departure of Mr. Droeze. Mr. de Reus,it will be remembered, was prominently concerned in the recent dispute between Holland and Venezuela, it being alleged that in a letter home he passed a criticism on President Castro which incensed that gentleman when it was pub- lished, and led to his ordering Mr. de Reus to leave Caracas.
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VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL.
ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING.
The annual distribution of prizes in con- nection with this school took place or the 11th inst., Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, inspector of schools, conducting the ceremony. There was a good attendance of parents and others interested.
The headmaster (Mr. W. H. Williams) read his annual report and the report of the In- spector of Schools.
Mr. WOLFE in his address described the report, it ds satiafactory from every point of view except one, and that was under the head of revenue and expenditure. It would be noticed from the report that that the salaries and other charges to called $7,765.19 and the fees only produced $1,311, which worked out at one-seventh of the expenditure. This did not cover the additional storey to the school or other works but only included school maintenance. Last year each scholar in that school cost ap- proximately $113, but now the cost had grown to $190, which from the ratepayers' point of view was a very serious matter. This large expenditure was obviously due to the small numbers attending the school, but he was glad to say that Kowloon School was show- ing an improved attendance. Proceeding to discuss the reasons for this small attendance, he alluded to the withdrawal of pupils at the age of sixteen to enter some employment, the with. drawal of pupils on their parents leaving the colony, the withdrawal of pupils because their parents did not see eye to eye with the headmaster, neither of which reasons were very important.
chief reason how-.
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was the indifference of the British community. Education was not compulsory in Hongkong, but he thought that parents should nevertheless fulfill their duties to their children It was complained that the School was so distant but he reminded parents that they might make greater use of the tramway. The fees were not high, but even if they were he thought that as people lived in greater luxury here than at home they ought to be prepared to deny themselves something in order that their children might be educated. After dealing with several suggested remedies, he expressed the conviction that the only remedy was for people to send their children to school in larger numbers and he appealed to parents, in whose interests the two British schools had been pro- rided, to support the schools.
After an interesting display of attainments hy the young people, in which they acquitted themselves remarkably well, Mr. WOLFE present- ed the prizes to the successful scholars.
THE INCOMPLETE SANITARY
BOARD,
The term of three years for which Mr. Fung Wa Chun and Mr. Lau Chu Pak were appoint- ed members of the Sanitary Board expired on the 5th inst., but the Gazette of the 6th inst. does not announce the appointment of their successors, nor does it contain any reference whatever to the matter. The Sanitary Board therefore is
now incomplete, being short of two unofficial members. It has long been Chu Pak would not be prepared to sit for known that Mr. Fung Wa Chun and Mr. Lau another term. They sent to the Government formal notifications to that effect, some time ago, so that the absence of any notification in the current Gazette of the appointment is noted with some surprise, for an unusual amount of interest seems to have been taken in the matter in Chinese circles on this occasion.
THE ABSCONDING SHROFF.
On the 8th inst. Chief Detective Inspector Hanson boarded the steamer Chin Hua from Shanghai and took into custody Young Leung who had been arrested at Shanghai on a charge of having stolen $52,747.71, the property of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on the 3rd June, 1905. Prisoner was receiving shroff in the bank here and it is alleged that he absconded on the date mentioned with the day's takings, which amounted to the sum mentioned. Mr. Gedge appeared to prosecute when the defendant was brought before the Magistrate late in the day, but the case was remanded.