NOW READY. ERONICLE & DIRECTORY
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CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, COOKIN
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For 1883
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
The issuo for 1883 click Is the
THE DAILY PRESË, MONDAY, MARCH 571, 1899
The German steamer Ühing went on the Blip
Kolon on Sataniny.
"A list of hounes the numbers of which have
Gazelle.
bepa slorod vesupios eight pages of Saturday's
Several tables of returns ebowing the statis.
Pora HONEST, no other conclusion can be arrived at than that he una aplacably ini. mical to the institution in question; by the same standard of judgment it is equally orident. that so far from oberishing the achool, the and and purpose of his anime wore to destroy it, root and branch, and re- move it from the face of the earth. If any ovidence of his intentions wars needed it is only necessary to recall the manner in which ha consistently and on all occasione spoku in terms of depreciation of the school; TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL PUBLICATION,
The Agents (Monare. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) has been considerably extended, both in the how he in opposition to the demands of the Directory proper and in the Appendix. The public, the representatious of the officialiafera es that the. Bex Line stemmer Bons-ty, frons Landon, laft Singapore on the 2nd instant perts in Boauto barn been aliad to tau staff of the school, and the express instructor this port, and may be expected keto on the terror: whilst the latter fuelados la addition tiune of the Secretary of Stato for the th Instapt. to the must gontoats, the Tranty betweśn BRAZIL. and ORIKA, the new regalations for Colonies, persistently refused to allow one the overland beads betwr Than CINA, stone to 55 laid towards the erection of the the Revised Consula Herplations for the now school buildings; how with the Trosty Ports of China, Pilotage Regulations view of fostering the development of the godenominational (being mainly Ro- man Catholic) seminaries ho increased the grante-in-aid; hew, finding Dr. SreWART an contains the following Lithographed MAPS corruptible friend of the School and im
practicable to impress with sympathy for his
and other additions.
The ALPHABETICAL LIST of FOREIGN RESIDENTS Again bag been mack Inocuarel.
THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY
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THE BUDGET FOR 188). The Chansellor of the Exchequer has angaan. eat, that the Badget would be submitted after Eastor.
THE ADDRESS IN REPLY TO THE ROYAL SPEROU,
Seboot of 80.75 per cont, finssing, although no in'such class, and none of the Masters saw tho yost. The Portuguese division of. St. Joseph's time was given for spasial preparation.
papere before they were given out to the boys, Calloga passed very well, as out of 105 boys. (4)-By the return of Mr. McKinney (4th except the Head Master, who confined himself examined in the various standards of the Cod Lauter) the School, for the first finis, onjayed to suggesting, in the osse of two or three papers as mong us 100 boys or 95.94 per coût, passol for 4 moathe the bosofit of the full complemont set by me, be mado mora difleule for prizo puri- which, is a result rodosting the highest credit of 0 European Masters; which rendered the dis poopa. For this same reason, of combining with on the Head-Master and staff of the College, oipline of the Eabool highly offisient, nad con- this oxamination the annual priss-satination, I It will also to noticed that the number of days, tios of ocime for 1888, compiled by the Captain PRO EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA, ANDtributed to the antisfactory reguit at the Annual bat ant more numerous questions in each ent jest during which this anboot was taught in 1892,
Examination.
thon is customary at the pass examinations of the ; bas boon tuerassed to 231 days; whereby n dofoot Superintendent of Pollos, are published in the
(5)—On the other hand, toward the sloss of Graat-is-All Sohools. The severity of the testap has been remedied to which I drow attention the year, the staff suffered severely by the tem- plled lifts, therefore, the results of this examins in my laut annual report. Another dəfoot of- Gaiole of Saturday.
The Shanghai Courier saya that the now Chi-THE NEW GOVERNOR OF HONGKONGporary rohoval of Br. Arthur ( Master) to tion bayond all comparison with the results of this school romains, however, still to be renta the agistracy, on the score of ill-health; and Grant-in-Aid Bobool examinations, even consider died, vis, the irrognlarity of attendiums on the nesa Cotton Billu in that Settlement are in
Bir George Bowen left Buea postorday for by the parmazeut loss of Mogare. Chan-kai-wing, ing that at the latter exwalustions two-thirds part of the Portugese scholars. Now, Biaos course of erection, and are situated on the Yang-
Tsang-kit-fou, Lau-be and A. Ramjabo. The of the packs possible entitle to a pass, whilst at the number of school days has been brought ey tse-pro Road, begoad the "Camp," on the river Ilongkong,
inferiste of the Sabool have, however, beads the Coutral Schooi I passed at this examination to a satisfactory standard, the blame for failures side of the road.
cured by suitable appointments.
all who had made half marka. Undor these cir- in making up the 200 daily attendances required onmstangos it is highly creditable to the new by the Codo rests almost entirely witli the parenta Ha-Master of the Central School and to his of children. The Catloge itself suffers severely staff that, as the not result of such a searcblog nader this spatty of the parents, as out of dis examination, out of the 363 boys as many as 331 boya on the roll of St. Joseph's Collega ia 1992. bays or 91.18 per cent, passed. As regards the only 158 could be allowed to competent tho era- Chinees teaching of the Central School, the rmination for the annual grant, which is paid by suit was on the whole satisfactory, considering the Government on the basis of a minimam of the little time that can be spared for Chinese 200 daily attendances during the year. studios. It seems to ma sinne, that all the Con- 13.The Victoria Schools anffered, in the boys' tral School can, without injury to its English division, a considerable deoreces in the number leaching, successfully aim at in its Chinese do. of sobolars attending this shoul, but the Tables partment, is to maintain and ravins the respontive i appended to this report will show that the effel- standard of Chinese knowledge which each in onoy of the teaobing given in both divisions. that dividual Chiness bay brines with him to the for girls and that for boys, has but slightly de An extraordinary general meeting of the share. The Honourable F. STEWART, LID
Central Sabook en beginning bên English studies.oreased as compared with thể vory hìgh standard 80 for the Chinese tecoling of the Central obtained in former years. As many se 94.74 per cloty's Oce on Saturday morning. There were halders in the above Society was held at the mo
Bobool in 1882 has infood been entisfactory. Bat sent, of the scholars passed in 1982 in the girls' present-Hoa. P. Rysis (Chairman), Hon. F. B. Johnson, Messrs. H. Hoppins, H. L. Dalrymple
as regards the Chinose teaching given in the division and 86,66 por sent, in the bays' division.
to the front in their efforts for the improvement son, A. Smith, J. H. Cox, H. P. Tonnent, A.
examination I held appeats to me not only fa: of the standard of education formerly availablo Silveira, C. U. Stunet, and Douglas Jones (Aot
3-The total muthor of Setools subject to below what might have been expected, consider by the Portuganse community. In the Bridges ing Scorelary).
The BOBETARY road the notios convening supervision by the Government amonatal in the ing the amount of time devoted to Chinese tenob- Street Poor School as macy as 91.66 per cent, of yeur 1882 to 50, as compared with 7 in 1881, 63 ing in this Class, but there seems to buvo Loen the chiktron passed, being an fucrease of 59,77 the mosting
In 1840, 53 in 1829 and 47 in 1978. The toll in this branch of the Contel čekool a general per cent, over the result of the first year's exp- heard the notice convening the meeting road. 1833 in Fehnais, snbject to supervision and on the little amanat of interest which pan. Chinage has been examined for the first time and was ac The CHAIRMAN -Gartlemen, you have number of scholars oncelled during the year incit of snares. This was probably esteed by mination. In the Italian Convont School, which School, ha conceived and established the Court, assumed the duties of his othes on the lat do not think there is much to explain with regory anal examination by the Govoramast, amonatad boys take in Chinese studian, by the appalting | cordingly under considerable disadvantages, 83
It is nobiled in Saturday's Gazette that Mr. Francis Henry May, whose appointment as cadet was netiliad by the Secretary of State in 81, raported his arrival in the Colony on the
27th ult
His Excellency the Administrator has, with the consent of the Major-General Commanding, appointel Lient-Colonel G. A. Crawford, R.A., to be Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corpa, vice Major Moore Lans resigned.
The agente (Mossza. Russell & Co.) inform na den, left singapore for this port on Saturday afternoon, and may be expected to arrive here on
The House of Commona has voted tho Address in-reply to the Speech from the Throas, after a long debate.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
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(6) Tho etatieties call for no remark, as they have for somo yeare attained a somewhat fred average; no alteration for the better can be made in the Roll Returns in the present building.
(7)-It le, however, satisfactory to observe that the Central School continues to mesta de mond, having in the past your supplied 90 fm portant vacant situations, in the Colonial Ser vice, in the Chinese Imperial Custome and in lending legal and meronatile firma.—I have the honour to to, Sir, Your most obelist Servant,
Go, IL. BATESON WRIGHT,
Head Master
Acting Colonial Scoretary. Education Department,
CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PEAK schemes, he caused him to be removed from that the Unien Lino steamer. Venice, from Lon-F.D. Sassoon (Directors, E. George H. H. Nel the Annual Report on Education and the Bluz tungae is other than Chinose, the result of the
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NEW MAP OF THE FAREAST. PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON.
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the office of Inspector of Schools and sub- mapatod in his stead his own created partizan, Dr. Errez; how with the object of raising a staff of Chinese (Coulucian) masters,
the 14th inst.
A notification in the Government Garcile nounces that Mr. Samuel arf, appointed by the Sesretary of State for the Colonies to be Deputy Registrarond Accountant of the Supreme
Inst.
Sir, I have the bonour to forward herewith Anglo Chinese Close to boys whose mether
Hongkong, 20th Felmary, 1883.
Bosk roturas for 1887.
Sebrate
14-The Italia Siators are beginning to come
AMOT Megers. Wilson, Nickols & Co. favourable comparison between then amen to-morrow. The programma is a very ating or obligatory upon the said Society or abare subjects, cacertaised in each caen through the I append the Report of the Principal, Mr May.goography, yet only 2 passes could be counted
the audience.
Mr. Hoppita seconded, Carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen,
CHE FOLBION SECCLEMENT AT and, by their agousy, dilating the Protestant element in the tutorial staff "Of the Central
to it. You are all aware we bold a series 10-set-
to 5,183 as compared with 4,372 onnalled in 1951, mature of the difiguities of the written language many as 86.48 per guest, ai tho obilicou passed, Normal School, west in so doing deliberately
ings to alter the constitution of the Society and 38 din 1880, 3460 in 1570, and 3,152 ja 1878, It of blus, and by the concomitant discouragement The Portuguess difision in St. Francis' School We hear that the work of construction on the body certain changes in the articles of ass is rident, therefore, that the number of Schools fell by the teachers who see un hepe of success has been highly swoossful, but the Englian | deceived Lord KIMARBLEY; bow in the hope Canter-Kowloon Tele zeph time is progrensug dution. The Board has thought it better bow The large Edition couaista of prat ONE of securing a majority condemning and re favorably without any opposition from the pato ombody them all in fresh articles and to cancel the number of scholars, subject to Gorera except in the case of some few boys who happen Evision of the same School is too noorly attend- THOUSAND pages of printed matter. Its in-commending the abolition of the Contrai pulation, hat slowly on covent of diffonltier la the old ones. The articles as now placed fors at supervision and examination, is steadily into fake an exceptional intorset in Chinesa ext to do credit to the sterlingy of the fencing of solviers, in such Schools smounted in 1879 Master to consider whether it would not be bet. 15-The Hongkong Publis Sebool has evident. Jispensable in seary Morsettle fee in the Secol, he appointed the Education Commiss the transport of material. At laat advices, 1,123 son comprins then chanzie, which are prediacy oras up from year to year. The annual increase studios. I think it might be well for the Heat of the Italian Sistare."
of the ame import as the roselations we passed to 308 scholars, in 1880 to 426 scholars, in 1981 tot for the Soboo, and of more practical use for ly been much improved by the present Master, a Far East and will be found a useful rade metagion referred to; how a little luter, in order/Polus and 16 milos of wire had been erected.
I bug to propuse now That the Relations of
the boys of the Au lo-Chinese Class, to confine the geners! cange of intelligoneo displayed by to those invelling either on business or pleasure to deal the School a deadly blow while the Satyang mening from Kudat and Sandakan, ale of Angociation of the Society, numbered from pervision and examination, may roughly be dilar. making attendance at Kuok Fanching of this School amply tastined. I have aden above The steamer Folios, which arrived hare on the Becisty shall be altered by the axinting Arti. to 656 sobolars, and in 1892 to 810 sobotars.
3-These Sobouls, eject to Government an the tossing in this Class to the spoken verna the boys, and the excellent method and discipline THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY Commission was still sitting, ho, without North Hernes, brenght song her passengers 1 to 165 inclusively, bain canceled and expungel is published in. Two Forms-Completo at 85; warning of any kind, subjected the scholars Bir Walter Modhurat and Mr. Alfred Deut. All from amongst the rogulations, and that the Arti attesa sex, viz., onlar orezumont) obligatory, and to take the study of the writton referred to the praiseworthy addition of extra smaller edition $3.
the settlements et Satest are progressing satie- alan of Association, aumbered from 1 to 165 insiu-
Gnd lenominational (Missionary}} Chinese language, optional to all non-Chinese subject included in the programme of this Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily to the test of an independent examination,factorily, and a large quantity of land has been sively shall be adopted, sad became, and be the Bobcats. The secular solole are under the ex boys who have obtained a curtain proficiency in Bokool in 1899. Bat as the ingress in the work of the School was not accompanied by a ro ulations of the Society from and after the 17th tire control of the Government aul supported. in speaking Chinese, Press Office, whore it is published, or to the for which they had not had the least pre-taken up at Sandakan,
8Tables are subjoined which exhibit in de proportional inocense of tian devoted to school- following Agents --
paration; and how, having obtained the In another column will be found the nunoRico day of March, 1893, in lieu of and to the again.e way or oiler, by fixed monthly payments, MAOAMessrs. A. A. do Molio & Co. results of that examination, he unfairly ment of the feat porformaues by Frefoeser and sion of all dools cf settlement, articles of assocle are far rational (Missionary) Seboele tall the result obtained by the axamination of ing, tas result has been disappointing us Urs, Haselayer in the Theatre Royal, to betion, resolutions, by.laws, or othurulations are noter Goverment inspection throughout the several cleases of the Ceutral Babel both far se a mere pany examination is concernet. Although out of 4 bays, 3 boys passo! Swarow...Mosses. Campbell & Co.
and without scruple, publicly drow an un-
whatsoever, now or hemtefore in any way bird the rear and annually subaldized by the fovers in English and Chinose subjects,
As rogardo the Government Normal School, in Enolid, 2 buys in geology and in physical arent on the basis of defuice resalts, in frei tractive ana and laoludes many novelties. The Lelders thereof. FORMOSA...Manors. Wilson, Nicholls & Co.
anual examination of osch individual sobolarby
The results of a searching examination of the for a grant in these extra-subjects, as there are FOOCTOW Mosara. Hedge & Co.
those of the denominational schools, which educated misu and birds will doubtless nford
the Inspector of Boboola. Referring to the for- Sandouts whlab I condusted, by giving the Sta. failuros in the ordinary subjoute (orithmadio and NINGPO Mossrs. Kelly & Walsh, 'ghai,hed all along beer specially prepared for the much entertainment to the juvenile portion of
mer of tbase two classes of Schools, I had that dents papers to work out, by orally questioning geography). These details will explain the la BHANA Mossrs. Hall & Holts.
we bed in 1882 jo 39 Government Schools 2,114 them, and by wsklag them teach olasz nuder urease of 7.15 per cent., in the passed obtained by SHANGHAI ....Mears, Kelly & Walsh. specific purpose of standing the same test.
rose-scholars, us compared with 1,986 sobolars ia 1381 ur eyes, are satisfactory and highly oreditable to the Sobool, bt I mast further mention that, in NORTHERN & Macars. Hall & Holtz and Kelly
But Sir Jogy Porn Hawwzzar's nation in
2,078 scholars in 1850, 2,043 scholars in 1879 vod | Me.May. Considering two thirds of the bigbedt my opinion, the boys did not do justice gibber RIVER POzrs
& Walsh, Shanghai..
regard to the Education Commisson itself,
10 scholars in 1878, which figures show a pilénumber of arkeasentitling to apasa car. to themselves or to their Master because, having ..... The Caul J. Trading Co. NAGABARY
bardly appreciable increase of scholars. The sg- tißente, every one of the Students bus satisfac-been separately examine1, by the Alanagar of the HIOGO, OSAKA..The Cand J. Trading Co. lends, if ouch were needed, more damastory
plauation lies in this that in all these Govern. tocily passed his drst year's examination. The School for the purpose of the nonoa? prize giving YOKOHAMA..Japan Gazelle Office:
evidence of als inimical attitude towards the
ment Sobools all available space is crowded, and students were goder the observation of the Chi- but a tow days before the Government examina. in the one of the Central School overcrowded, Master both in and out of school tion, the boys saw in immediate purpose served. with sohalara, the assemmulation being antiruly hours, and their sondäct ban been exemplary. "I by a ronewed examination, and did not. work, iundegaste to moos the demand. As regards de- also noticed throughout the year the striat dia. therefore with a will when examined ones pare. nominational (Missionary) Schools, we had in oipline kept by the Principal in all branches of It ir bat due to the Master, of whose officiona 1882 on the roils of 41 Behnola 3,068 scholars, as the Normal School. I antjoin a Table showing I have the highest opinion, that I should not. compared with 2387 sobolare in 1881, 1,801 in detail the number of marks obtained by onub tion these facts. scholars in 1881, 1417 scholes in 1879, 951 Student in the various subjects of the Englisb scholars la 1878, which fi ures show, from your examination of the Normal School. Here follows te year, a steady increase of sobolars atleading tablo],
To the Chinese studies of the Normal School 4.The proportion of boys to girls, enrolled Students the same obarvations apply as those Fremon were or lock. They, however, at in the Schools under Government supervision, which I made above with reference to the Chi- by a couple of slides and numerous substitute, staserver attention, the more so as there are Look, the dak, Ries and Hadley being the op-bat two or
neso Ulasses of the Central School All that three Girls-schooks in existence can brexpocfol, in view of the limited time avail posing batsmen. The Engineer failed to stop a in the Colour apart from thon nader doable for Chinose studios, is that the standard of interest. straight one, but ne usual the left-hander was vernment supervision. In the latter Scheda ve Chinese attainməgta required by the Students 17-Whoa mferring, in my last Anzuri Ro particularly busy and did most of the hittier had in 1892 bat 1,21 girls, as compared with before entering the Normal Sohoal be maintained port, to certain ovi tondonsies arising from throughout the tuning, no at batman 3,941 boys, whilst the Census of 1881 showed bgt and doepened. So far the result of the Chinese some of the provisions of the Grant-in-Aið making a stand. Full pitohes from Matchett
satisfactory. I subjoin the datails of the Chi
MANILA.Mossy. Viada de Loyzaga & Co. Central Sekend as representing nursectarian SAIGON PU Mr. Crattier, SINGAPORE...Messrs. Bayle & Cn.
ВАХОКОК LONDON LONDON
education. From the printed report 20 made public, it will be found that the Com mission, having been appointed in August, 1880, to winings took place under it until March of the following year, subsequent to
will be bocet.
In Saturday's Gagste it is annonsood that filssary to hold another menting to ssuirm the Excellency the Administrator has granted four lation on the 17th of the present month.
This was all the business before the mealing, outba' vacation leave, and eight months' laavu of absence on half pay from the 25th alt. to Dr. E. J. Eitel, Inspector of Schools. Mr. Geo. Bateson Wright, M.A. Head Master of the Central School, has been appointed Acting Tu- Sector of Behools in addition to his duties as
Head Master.
CRICKET MATON.
HONGKONG CHIOART CLUB V. THE FIRE BRIGADE. This annual match against the Fire Brigade
Saturday afternoon, the wes was commenced ther in the morning being rather "soft" for the members of the Brigade to turn up with the duty which generally distinguishes them. This la spoken arkastical ax Artemus War· say's. fok-at
NEN YOXk......Mesan. S. M. Pettingill & Co., which date the members sat at irregular before the Court for seven days, and is stil pror's ceil avem at 2 po. culy 3 of the bolt these denominational Missionary) Schools.
37. Patk Row.
Daily Press fios, 97th January, 1889.
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NOTICE.
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FAMILY AND DISPERZING CHEMISTS,
VERNOR and his Royal Highness the-
DUKE OF EDINBURGE,
PREGNERS.
and lengthened intervals, and the proceedings dragged slowly on until September, 1581,
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16. The vernacular Grant-in-Aid Schools in
Class I. of the Code, which give a Chinese oduen- tion, aombined with Christian teaching, in tho Chinese language, call for us individual remarks as the results of the examinations ara suf- ficiently illustrated by the letails which will be found in the tables appendo! by this Report. I may silnde, however, to some pointa of general
„Messrs. A. Bjurling & Co.
A very important oass is at present being tried Mr. F. Alga, Cloment's Lante Mours. Gov. Strect & Co.
in the Admiralty Court before Sir J. Phillinore, in which Massrs. Thorne and Co. and others have LONDON...Messre. Bates, Handy & Co.
and the owners of the stesmer deia for com SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fister, 21, Merchants
pensatiet for damage to soarge of ten, alleged to propsplitado aurules the of Erchange.
be caused by bad ventilation, It has now been
cseling. In some repeats it is the most in. portant case that has occurred in the Tea trado. —London and China Express. whon the Eon, F. B. Joamor was nominated 10 sent on the Commission. vies the Hon.
The following paragraph taken from 10 American paper Appears in the Mercury:-"Com- W. Keswick, who had left the Colony. One mander W. O. Jeffers not being able to som of Mr. JOHNBON's first acts wus to propose and the Asiatic squadron, the offers from whom, according to rale, the selection will be resolusion, which was carried, that the Com-made, are Commandere Edward W. Bingson, being very useful in dismissing some dangerous a light difformuce in respect of sex, for those teaching of.the Normal school has been highly Scheme, I ought to have also pointed out, at the same time, that, whatever evil tendancies are mission shoald meet every Saturday, and be Wm. G. Temple, Tiggins &. Phelps and J. C. bata. The Club team, which was a very weak were 10,629 Chinese boya and 9,940 Chinese girls
alled forth, for instance, by the high personal By Appointment to His Excellsroy the Go-further moved and obtained the recommen- Dekroßt, nad coeef the four will bo ordered boara, was eventually dismissed for the small seors returned as under sixteen years of a 20,Among nose examination.
By writing,...failed 1 psased 7 Studente. bonas paid to lasters of Schools in Class I, tho Trotter dation of mambore that the papers should be in February to Yokohams to relieve of 76. of which Rice was responsible for 49 the un-Chinese population the relative propor
tion of boys and girls is tolerably equal. It
good offset which these same provisions exorcian The first two batsmen of the Brigads were | Bear-Admiral Clita."
Prosody (odes).... 4
may bo considered na more than counterbalan- printed in order, to put before them the
Total number examined...8 the above given figures, that tws thirde of the The Sydney Heruid says that a horrible die. quickly dismissad, the Stampar as a coatter of appears, therefore, that we may safely inter from
old 'un," who is 18
cing the mercenary spirit and the subterfuges WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, ¦ evidence so far Laken, that they might covary, was made in an old bat near the wising good, as ready money to him, and seem total number of girls in this Colony, who ought.
course operating on the
passed,........
xrising among Chinese, Masters through the sea. kaow exactly what were
Apart from the above mentioned eight Statem of payment by results which forms the quin the points to township of Maryborough on the 22nd Janasever to learn wisdom from experience bar and consequently, as a matter of fact, is most douts, scared by Bonds, two Probationers were taasanca of the Code. Fusilleation of the daily
to be sent to sulzaal, zeceive nu sabooling at nil.
be derived!
the
Two Chinamon were found, one lying at fall continues to ren ent at om as conficingly upon
evidence. In
received a fow wanks before the close of the year, I attendanco roli, which is one of the commonest reforonto .to
this recs amendation, Mangthon the floor, the otherin akneslluc position, as if the R. El Blackham was busy with his instances no odontion worth having.
both apparently with their throats out, but their torpedoes at the back of Stoncealer's
5. Of the HD Sobools under Unverament en subject to three months' trial, but it is doubtful subterfuges adopted by that mercenary spicit alive among the Chinose Mastors, will be JOBSON, in his concluding remarks at the bands in addition almost entes off by vermin. It The Himalayan hers, after lauding his first bali prvision, there is but a small minority touching whether they ceruutually be surolled. last mouting of the Commission, saltwas impossible to definitely ascertain the use of nicely over the boundary, fell to a shooter: the Colony learn Chinese only. In 188 there so callet Aided Schools (in the villages) have forcing the rule which for years past has beeza 10.-The smaller. Government Schools and the effectually checked to a great extout by en- English. The vaat majority of the children in SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTEE,"The reamnendation was submitted for death, but it is supposed that they had been Travors and Hodder then put a different com
Cand fally three weeks.
plexion on affairs, and Coxon was playing well wore 64 Schools in which a pare.y Chinese ada. gone their anal coarse in 1882 and do not call for enforced in the Government Schools of the "the Govanson's approval, and from Sep-
ostion is given, but in most of those Sahoals special remarks. A growing demand for English || Colony, viz., that the daily attendance roll The Shanghai Mercury of the 27th alt, saya and gratefully antil sapped at the wicket by camber antil after the GOVERNOR's depar, The Rose Bladra, an Italian bargua, bound from Hadley. Matchett next added a usefal 24 by some Christias tesobin is superadded to the teaching teaching manifestaitself unwintheontstirds of the should be filled up papotwally at 11 n.. and Kat the Grant-i Aid town and in the Burger villoges, and English the slightest deviation from this regolation be "ture in March last, the Commisian never Singapore to this part, went ashore on Friday von on bitting until neatly canght by Gordon of Canfucianism under
Scheme. Two (Missionary) Girls Schools tanching has shown satisfactory results in Bai-treated as a serious branch of order and apspor- Orders it is particularly registed that allegat, whilst it is obvious, from the papers evening. at Woosung Bar. We hear that the in front of the Pavilion. The end then galekly given Eurenean education in the Chinese lan.yingp'ha, Wkatesi, Wongasiah'ung, Stanley and ingly visited with a flue. I found last your that
roudu was due to the Captain insing mise, but not before the Club Lotal e ered
Longs, and 2 other (Missionary) Schocis, of a Tuamati. In Stanley aspecially good program has some of the Chiuose Masters in Grant-in-Aid business ammunications be addressed to the that have been before us, that the Sacre represented her draught to the pilot. She was by 35 raus and the Best viatory scored for the mixed nature, give a Europeau education in the been once in 1862 as compared with the state of Schools parsisted in filling up the daily atboud- tary of State was all the time argently drawing £1 foot, while it was reprocontod us 20.4. Fire Brigade in their matches against the Club Portuguese language. There were further 6 things there in the pravions paars. The Anglo anos daring the races for the acou-day meal, In the second innings of the Club, Riso again Schools giving a European education in the Chiuose teacher at Shoukiwae had to be dis making it thereby impossible for me to detect She was being towed by two powerfal tagbosts. "calling for the docision of the Commission.
fforts hava heen made so got her off, but up to played wall, and was 27 not cut at the call of English language and B Sabouls which given missed and purely Chiasse teaching has been one spooist form of fatsiication of the roll, whe
timo. "Lord KIMAGELEY appears to have express this morning she was still ashore, Her-sargo | In the evening Mr. Kerfoot Hughes, Foro English education with Chinese in addition, tompararily sabatitated there for Anglo Chinese ther I inspected a school in the forendon or in
Earlish tanching is advancing in the long in traubing, owing to the prescut impossibility of the afternusu Communication, 90 Riterial master should bed regret that the Commission had sonats of large logs of hardwood, and thoro
18. From breasture applications mode, at addressed The Editor," and thusa on besinger "The "over book appointed, and he-over and will be considerable, difenity in lightening man of the Volunteer Five Brigade, entertains quantity rather than in orient, yet there ja from india a trained competent. Master for such
the Eleven and the other mombera of the Bri-
standy, though alaw, progress all out-station. In some few of the Afied Vil. -the close of the year 1895, by some Chinese gado at dinner in the hospitable maunas vour to your
mads in promoting & knowledge of the English lage-Schools, which giro a purely Chipese edu-mestera for new schools to be opened in 1883, I well known at the Bins Bangalow, where ve
occasionally children do not learn writing be. among Chinese masters to take advantage of the athrasnod yours.
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over again expressed his desire that its
Correspondanta sen reqmentar? ko Forward their sama | « decision should be given. To reply to the at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in comma hope the proud standard of the Cymri will wave language among the people residing in Hang-isation of the low olase-Soboots in which obtained renewed proof of the tendency existing
titor, not for public, but as evidovou of odorstary of State, sud sise iu reply to mo
Inith.
Alflattere tos nutidion should be written on ons da of the paper only.
Actvartimoscouba and Eubscriptione which zro not
in Council, the GovRRNOR 3aid the reason why the Commission had not sat wis not ane of which he had any esquivence; it was
Subjoined in the score:--
.
SECOAL INMINOR.
A Te Deur was sung on Saturday at 5.30p.m. tion of the anniversary of the coronation of Kis Holiness Lov XIII. In spite of the unfavone ulle state of the weather a large congreation
HOTIKONG CRICKET CLUB. assembled, among whom wera Admiral Meyer
FIRST ROL and pileure of La Victorieuss, the Cousalar body, Mr. 11. G. Bice, D.LDIG., Mus several ofloora of H.M. Army and Navy, and Beloved for a urat pofiel will ho continued antila malter Sardly under executive control Cathedral was illaasisted with variegated lan-M. C. W. Thomas rues.revere
others. In the evening the facade of the E. Bley, E
Hynes..... 0 bet out We have it in evidence that when this, and in the centre of these was a trang Holder Eynes.
Caplan, Grecon, Bits, b Cobra for otra popinu af the Daily Press holdtatorent was made the Govaso bad parensy with the usual inscription relating to Me... Tunas, Fo
kept the papere of the Commission in bis the year of the pontiasate, &c.
| Mr. 3, 1. Chap gat, i Matches possession for viz maths.”
The numerous friends he has left behind fo the guts. D. Brown, H.; cellener's object in appointing the Commis-Far East will ragrot & hear that Ris Ercellongyre
Generd Rassion, formerly Danish Minister to Capt. F. A. Newington, A.,LI,
zountermar.de).
be saut bafora 11 3.m. ou the day of pahlication.
Aftar Sant Four tin änpply is limited..
The Daily Press.
Horarono, Manch Sin, 1883.
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sion has already been indicated, and his Cala, died in Paris on the 14th February last. M:A, O. Wise, and Prothero Tvers aotion in interrupting its progress in the Tho General came out twice to the Far East: manner just alluded to would at the first the first time in 1963, whou be concluded the
blush appear to be inconsistent with what we have pointed out as being his original in
THE publication of the report of the Educa- tention. But a little consideration will tion Commission affords a fifting opportu. show that it is otherwise, for it will be seen
Daaiah Treaty with the Government at Petin.; the second time in 1874-75, when he was entreet. with a special missics by the Danish Govern. want to China and Japan: He will be renom. bored by every eas who met hita for bits great arbanity and courteous masters, for the charm of his conversation, and for the great ability
FIRE KRIGADE,
Mr.W. Hynes, St. Heder, TankiN KARAMANG Liedi, A. 5. Prothero, F.N., & Tomkie.......... Mr.A. K. Traves, Gerdon, Zica..
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Mr. & G. Hodder, B.Ny v Burdon ↳ Bích nemen $1 Mr. G. Caten, Kedey, b Rice Mr. S. Hughes, run out....
Mr. Il di steheti, v Gordon, & [ledicy
Mr. K. Machem, betyr det
31r. E. J. Hughes, b‹Eko
- Mr. EL. Lesley, a subs
Me. ¡sune Hinges, not but
mity for a consideration of the circumstances that at the date of the recommendation and tact with which he carried out his diploma- attending the origin and lengthened progress fore referred to, a considerable mass of coi. tio functions. In the capitals of both Chiss and of the Commission. It has never been the douce had been collected, which no doubt Japan Le not only made warm friends of all his colleagues and other foreigners, but he also won practice of this jourumi to nesume a denomi praving serealy in accordance with Go-the two and good will of the native statemen national or sectarian complexion, and any vernor HENNERY's views, he, observing in and ministers. The General had in his time boen reference in that direction would at the bot direction the stream was flowing moment bé avoided but for the fact that this adopted the policy of obstruction," thus olement is so closely woven into the more gagging further proceedings until he bad recant history of the Central School as to taken is departure. It fortunately happens der great political difficulties he carried out the preclude the avoidance of sorse reference to that the Commissioners have had the oppor- reorganigation of the Danish Army after the Proiler.... the subject when mentioning that institution. tuinity of bringing their labours to au end, disastrous war of 1864. Although he had passed kia 65th your ho was still strong and robust and
by his Government; he was Donish Minister at entrasted with a great many diplomatio minions)'. Washington for nearly nine years, and only left the diplomatie servine in order to enter the Danish
Cabinet in 1886 na Minister for War, when as-
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6--- As regards the range of subjects comprised saase the parents are too poor to buy gon and i liberality of the Grant-in-Aid Sebene for the by the davation given in the various scivola ing-the results of the annual examination facthoracos private parposoa. They sought toder Government supervision, the Government came near the storage-reanits of the correspond- | là essure a promisa on the part of the Gorsm- Central Bohol stands forth, facile princeps, [ine class of Grant-in-Aid Schools. But in a
mont to receive, under the provisions of the awong all the odincational establishments of the vast majority of cases thess Aided Government Code, schools whith profess to he bond fa celany, owing to the unrivalled range of subjects Schools in the villages are far below the lowest public schoals but which are in reality prifate it comprices. Whereas, for instance, the highest standard of education given in the Graaf- schools intouded for private emelament, olasses in such a well-organised school as St. in Aid Schools. A comparison between those
19--As a curious illustration of the continued Joesph's Collogo, consisting of Portuguese and Aided Government Schools and the Do
prevalence of kidnapping practions in Heng- Chinass boys, are taught neither Portugese nor nominational Groot-in-Aid Schools tends to
kong, I may mention that I noticed in 182 Chinese, and comlik be examined overely in the fol. impress upon the observer the dearability several eages in which Chinese girls, firing at a lowing En lish subjects reading, composition, of encouraging the attempt which I andor great distance from school and baring to Ura- crithmetic, grammar, geography, and "history, stand is about to be made by som Grant-verse on their way to and from schoul the mest the corresponding classes in the Government in aid School Managers, to introduce in the crowded portion of the town, wore dressed like Central School, consisting of boys of almost any villages stap the Grant-in-Aid system which | boys and attended, all through the year, Girls- nationality, wore examined by me both in Bog-hitherto was confined to the bity of Vistoria and Bahoota in boys' drisa.
lish and in Chinese, ris, in reading, map draw. (aumati. I car well remember the low stagnant 201 nolose the usual Tables, I, to XVI., în, arithmetic, algebra, composition, dictation condition in which the Denominational Soboola ecetaining the Educational Statistics for the Euclid, geography, grammar, history, mensura- of Hongkong ware engulfed before Grant.
most obedient Servant,
tion, translation from Chinese into English, in Aid Schema, with its system of payment by your 1882-I have the honour to be, Sir, Your translation from Eughth into Chineas, higase rasulta, teodvood, and raised them gradually
B. J. Exrez, P. D., essay-writing, Chinese letter-writing, and Chi-to the high educational standard they now o
Tuspastor of Schools, aus prosady. I only fear that mulla are being copy.. I would fair see the same reforming in: The Honourable F. STEWART, LL.D., preferred at the Central Schoolto multe and fences brought to bear on the Government
Acting Calonial Secretary. ibat the load here laid on young shoulders, Aided Sobools of Hongkone. Although the through the extraordinary dificulty of the writ Grant-in-Aido Schome affords material aid only
SUPREME COURT. ten Chinese language, is too heavy to be compa- to Schools which enjoy a large attendance and tible with the physical and mental health of is therefore inappropriate to some of the smaller woskly boys in a tropical climate. It is notice villagea of Hongkon, which will ever require: able, on the otherbal, that St. Josoph's Collage, & costination of the present system of Aided the principal school of the Portuguese nommé. Schivele with its fized worthly payments, the nity and Billed with an overwhelming majority Grant-in-Aid system beneficially and succese Buron THE HON. SIE GEORGE PRILLIPFO, of boys who speak but Portuguese, doos al tesch fully be introduced in a considerable number of (nor employ in teaching) the languae of Candas, the villages of Hongkong.
ård March.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
CHEY JUSTICE.
His Lordship eat to-day for the sentencing of
nor does the Hongkong Pablic School, specially 11-With reference to the Tlenominational designed for Europesu Protestant bays, tasch Grant-in-Aid Schools, all the details, such as I the prisoners con visted at the February Bessions.
BUBOLARY, anything of Baglish. The Hongkong Public hare given above with reference to the Central Sohool, however, landably added in 1882 to its ab- Pobeel and the Normal Solool, will be found Chan Atin, who land pleaded guilty to a charge jects the touching of Buclid, of physical gracelested in the Tables Recomparing this roof burglary, and also to two previous convictions, phy and coology. It is desirable, in my opisiun, poet, viz.in Tabl XIII showing the number of was brou rht up.
Ta Lorship sold the case seemed a rather that schools like the Central School, St. Joseph's sounders who passed and failed in bagh standard. College and then kong.Pablie ebool, should as well as the annoyat of grant earned to each balonu. It appard from the depositions that where it can be done with safety-supagadd to osso, in Table XIV, which exhibits the perosu- the prisoner entered the complainant's house in their present scheme of class teaching also spacial tage of scholars who passed to nach Bobool, and the middle of the night, and when the complain higher plasses (requiring boys to remain a year in Table XV., which shows the parentaes of at tried to arrost him be infiistad gaveral wonde lengor in school) for book-scoping, obemistry passes obtained by sach of thous Shools in Eng-apon the complaipant. He had admitted two. and physiology, and for Latin. There, has been fish reading, writing (uroposition), arithmetic, previous convictions, oe of them for similar visible for years past a natural tendency to arpind grammar, geozraphy, history, and in Chiouse offence, and be (his Lordship) was afraid he wa in that direction the range of subjante comprised rostliny, repetition, writing, explanation, geons of those desperate characters who go about by the tasching of the Balools at present existing graphy and composition. There are only a for at night and pray on other people's proparty. in the Coong, bat the demand for encl. teaching of the English teaching, Schools which onll for Ho would have to be made an simple of, and weald therefore be sontenard to are years' penal ja stili small and the natural tendency referred to special remarks.
THX
As the medium for fulfilling in this Colony and of arriving at a definite result. Although none of his friends believed that his last ilin one of the best recognized duties of advanced Sir JOHN POPE TIENNEDY was thus able to would have proved fatai. civilization, namely, the education of the youth stifle the Commission only for season, be yet On Saturday a Fambling case was partly board Prothe of the state, the Central School is an institution attained a certain personal object and ad. before the Poliss Court, in which the policossom of such furportano that its existence claims Tentage, innemuch as he has no doubt been to badeve they have ralded one of the higher lass of vambling houses. Inspector Lindsay, strong support, and any attacks whether overt able to represent to the Roman Catholic Hier soting upon the communications of two 12. or insidious threatening its welfare bould be archy that he had done the cause of deno. Formers, woot to No. 32, Wing Lok-atreet, whethe jealously regarded. Whether the school has winational (wirich from his point of view there seized seran men whom he charged with ro pablis gambling. He was not able to get to the lolly orbae notaraison d'éles ie a question which has would be synonymone with Homan Catholic) | top four quickly, and by the time he got there, before this been debated, although the main. education & valuable service, and carte. be found no signs of gambling, the defendants REPORTE ON EDUCATION IN
place, op.
HONGKONG. tenance of the negative can only be the out-latively, inflicted some injury to being about different parts of
the
is hampered by the extraordinary difficulties of 12--St. Joseph's Collage was morát darinį | sarvitada. parently engaged in various occupations In. come of prejudice or jealousy Accepting, principle of stonectarian education in pastor Lindsay notiood, however, that they all The following Annual Reporte as Education the written Chinose language and to the multi-the year, first luto temporary wat sheds and Priscrer asked that he might be flogged and therefore, as a preliminary that the Central this Colony, This conclusion leads us omad a bit out of breath, and their dross locked in Hongkong, for the year 1882 are published in piety of difforis lungcages ad dialeta spoken subsequently into splendid sew building for lot go, but his Lordship said he could not oblige
in the Caloty.. The touching given in the schools whiola Building Grant, is now applied for, him. Moewhat disordered, from which ha foferrod School is a valuable public institution and immediately to • consideration of
ander Government expervidon represents et pro Thess changor in the locality of the School
ANNATOLIA" BZARNING CASE our that they had all been bustling about to tarnaway the Garette for general information:-
Dovernment Contrai Sokol, seat threo superato languageviz, Engliab, Portu rooms might have been exposed to impair the Mary Husband and George Husband, the for- one which the interests-of-the-community late Govenson's motives in so persistently all ages of gambling, and set themselves into
Hongkong, 1th February, 1883. guess, and Chiose, and Chinese toss hing is more acienny of the teaching of the year, but the mer lately the stewardess and the latter tho- demand should be maintained; it follows that assailing the Central Schoot. The spring af gaspicions looking positions. One mun ap
pasirodi-to be engaged smoking opium, but the Sir, I have the honour to forward to you the over yeso in three different dateala, as some result of the examination bsa been bigbly cook and stewed on the British borgoe Anna- it should be protected and fostered by the his action the primum mobile of hia mea, Inspector noticed that his pipe was empty. On Annual Report and Returns, connected with schools teach Pasti,me Bakks and some Heklu. creditable to the excellent organization and polis, convicted of malicionaly wounding James 7- As regards the Government Central Bohine), discipline maintained at this School by the Chris Drummond, a seature on the same ressel, at Government, and equally by the officer ad-surceas without doubt his bigoted at examining the house, be found this floor had tra thle Babool for 1882
In reviewing the events of the past year, the I bare bat little to add to the report of the new tisu Benthem. The Chinese Division indeed has Manila, were next brought up. approachos, the mort, dimot of which be bad not ministering the Government. It requires no tachment to the crood, and the peculiaren at first, and that one appeared to him to be following facta desarro to be noted.
Head-Mestor, Mr. Wright, beyond detailing the not been ne saconerial us in fonner years, owing Mfr. Stephons, who instructed the prisoner's consideration to make it apparent that durphose of that creail, which he professed, designed as a mesus of escapey, as if wat very (1)With the approval of His Excellency, results of the examinastian. This oramination was to the fact that the staff in this division is in-counsel at the trial, ak ho believed Mr. Francis ing the region of Sir Joss Porz Hamer Before this, to bin, paranount object, it dark, and fitted with a door in the wall which the Offer Administering the Government, this circe conducted by me in a far more searching adequate now for the annually increasing notwen well and inchis to appear to move for those conditions were not fulfilled. He woi-would soem that roconsiderations could stand, poed noiselessly at a pash, and shut to niso Faolid and algebra have been restored to the and comprehensive winner than before, us, by an bor of classes into which the scholars in this arrest of judgment, as he had in uded to do, on withont nolas by means of a-loaden weight fixed Time Tabla. As less subjects with Mensara understanding with the Hood-Master, the exami- ( division have to be sub-divided. In former years, the ground that there was not suficient evidence ther protected nor fostered the principal no interests could interpuso, no duties to the in the door frame. he door, was not one tion ocoapy half of the 6 kopru girem weekly to uation was not armagel, as formerly, more when there waeo only two or three classes in that the vessel was a British ship Ho weuld educational institution in the Colony. There state could take precedence, to scruples deter, people would no likely to suspect the exist. Arithmetic, no loss acoruna thereby to the study pass-examination, confined to the limited range the division, it was quits possible for the one therefore ask his Lorichip to postpone ser- of subjects required by the Gront.in. Aid Boheme, master ta tanah the whole fivision single-handed, fencing the prisoners nutii am' carly day zost ence of, so that persons being pursued might of English. in he was guilty of a dereliction of duty, but no sense of injustice or hardship restrain, lip out here apperceived, and buffs say pur- lemoutary Geography god Grammar nor merely on the basis of the rate of 200 aften but to teach effectively 55 hays divided between week. for that he might have been pardoned had he and no sentiment of honour have place. Bucks Othor does in the house were fxel in are so taught in the lowest classes outside the dances. Every boy present in school whilst the 5 different standards, na was the osse in 1889, His Lordship said that if there were shy the same way. The informers gave evidence to Preparatury Sohool, by which arrangement in examination lasted, was examined in every sub was beyond the range of possibility for one mas grounds for moving for arrest of judgment the not gone farther, and, with the means in his Stich may be, in certain mental constitutions, gan bring to this house, and losing moxur, and orcased proficisney to Enpliet may remontbly jest that had been taught in bis sospective class ter, eran asiated as he was by a Chinese pupil mation could be made after sentence was passed. The prisoners being naked what they had to official grasp, indulged in active bottility thefects of a blind bigotry, politico-re-they puluted out the first, fourth, and fifth men be expected in the upper classes in two or three in the ecuma of the year, whether be bad beau in toasher, I mention this, in justies to the master
school only a few days or throughout the whole in question, In view of the fod that to this divi- say, the female said she had no intention of doing against the school. As to the motives of mon ligious obligations, vaulting ambition, and as manager, treasurer, and wafelman of the year time.
place. Mr. Wetten défended six of the prisonera, (8)-A balf-yearly examination was held at year. I drew up tab oxamination papers and nion, out of 69 boys examined; $5 only passed, or Brummond-any-harm, that ho asruok her first, there is no suror guide than their actions, unbounded devotion to self-interest. And on the event was defended by Mr, Donnys, the end of July in the work of the past 5 months, framed the questions in each subject myself fade 81.9 per cent, being a degreas of 15.1 per cent, and she had to strike back in zelf-defenes. The ant, judging by the actions of Sir Jouw such was Bir Joan Porn HENNESSY
The ordo was romauded.
with the satisfactory result in the English pepdently, on the basis of what had been taught as compared with the results of the previous malo prisoner said he had no nm, that he was