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The Chinese gunboat Peny-chai-hal loft here specially referred to by Da Erret with re ference to the Contrál Sabeel, bat a someesterday for Canton. what similar point with regard to St. The Government Astronomer's report for Joseph's College in raised. Referring to the Angust laat is published in Saturday's Gazelle. posatisfactory results obtained in English The French ganhost Brandon wrived at Go-composition in Standards Y. and VI. in this school, Dr. ErrZL says:-"The defect lies, I bellove, in the fact that nearly all the scholars of the College are Portuguese, to whom the English language is entirely for.
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It is reported that the steamer Waverley, neithe i read or write Portugdose, know-which ban been engaged in conveying Chinees ing their own language only colloquially.roops, has been scized by the Frensh
The British chartered transport Pembroke They make very good progress in the lower Standards, because they devota. all their Castle, Captain Harrison, wont out on Saturday for a cruise and returned to her magings in the school-time to English studies whilst in other woning. schools half the time is devoted to teaching
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THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL” SCHOOL. The following is the report of the Thainstor of the Gavinment Central School for last.
re
On Saturday morning a bricklayer named
taken to keep the Colony ofear of them. The fighting, it is absolutely essay, to Wong Kam Kwai had a fall from the roof of the
main ovil to ba', ovárosme would'seam to bo the the prestige of France that, some supple. Water Police Station at Temi Tsa Tan. He
misticex charity which finds its autonome in in-montary advantage should be thrown into the broke his fall somewhat on the sloping iron roof
The following despatolt is published in the discriminate distribution of many to men who scale. Hat, however mach of truth there may: have no intention of working en long as they embe in the statement to which we have reford, it of the verandah below, but he still sustained a heavy fall. Upod his removal to the Gevern Garetto —
proy on good-natured people.
would be manifestly unwise to act upon t'es con ment Civil Hospital he was found to have sa
Downing Strest, 14th April 1935. 3-The Committee, consider that Geven vision that a definito and permanent settlement SIL,I have the honour to acquaint you that mont Casan Ward should be instituted, and that has been arrived at between Franse and Chinz tained a severe compound fracture of the thigh.
the Lords Commissioners of the Árimfalty bave it should be called sigsply the Shelter. There. Miannderstandingi era of enflciently probalite - One of the best cartoona-we have seas pa the proposed to setariss the boundary of tu Chinniewonid appose to be no alternative but to attach accurrence, and theas would lead to hagging Anglo-Bussica diffulty is contained in the last Elation, as to draw the limits Southof the Pe it to the Gaol, where to fast auch an institution and an indefinite prolongation of negotiations. vecsived number of the Cathay Fest, dhist the low Island, Bh fndrews and the adja felands, has existed in embrys for many years. Te con- which would contine to embarrassende Direct si execution is not so good as the idea, Ch's rock and than trander them from the lists of the plots the scheme of the Committee, a balling ly we hear that rise is to ba fredly shipped to is seated the Kaasian host, hagging an Afghan | Australian Staten. This stop would be taken i will undoubtedly by neonassey, but they recom. | Tintain it will be safe ccaeludo that who is trying to egospe his clutatos, while in with aview to facilitating more frequí visits to moned that the experiment he tried with existing Treaty has boon framed and
signed; front of him stands Mr. Gladstone holding these Islands by vessels of war, as fley can be means, until experienos shows what amount of bat till thes, we can be sure of nothing. the leashes the British link and the Indian tigot, more readily visited from time to timefrom ships; success is attainable and wast acoomzaidotion. The Chinese who were somewhat mogeine
a few days ago, ara now more coptio but straining to be at the boss. Drop it is stationed in the China Seas.
would be required.***** grizzly.
I have acquainted their Lordships, but I con 4. The Committee rocommend that admission and many who copy positions of trust in the the G.O.M. advice to the B
The agents for the Conference" atsunere our in the ous proposed, and the Canaaniters to this Shelter should he by printed ticket, local gamans do not speak hopefully with res in-Chief on the Okina xod Australia Stations spran haing wit on asgh dickat for the name and | gard to other the success of the correspondence havo isaed & circular stating that shipments have accordingly, been informed that le change a short description of the man relieved, which now progcessing between the agents of the two parliondars the giver of the ticket would be re- countries or the permanozoy of whatever sgrea- London by the states Pathan, Afghan will take plaos from the lat Jn'y nar and Aberdeen, or by other non-conferenco sta
From that date, the North Boardry of the guested to insert, In view, however, of the meat may in the meantime have been arrived at. mars, at any of the porte in Ching, or at Elong Australian Station, and the South Boundary of improbability that those details would be always kong, will exclude the firm making each ship-
or evan often supplied, the Committee are not
The following borraspondenco appears in tho
the scholars to master their respective nativeived here yesterday from Pakhui, reports that
The British wiesner Greyhound, which arments from participation in the return during the China Station will be as follows:-
From 95 Longituda by the peril of 102. prepared to suggest that they should be made same paper:-- the whole six monthly period in which they have. Latitudeto180 E. Longitude; there North compulsory Each ticket should cover board
PERINO, 9th May. been made, even although the firm, elsewhere, to 20 N. Laade, and along that peallel to and lodging for 24 hours, and should not be.
The French negociations bave not yet bog un language; but when these Portuguese youths the French mon-of-war at that part are still
may have given exclusive support to the con- 188 B, Longitude; thence North in 12 N. transferable. Sach tiekste thould be sold at the in Tiontalu, though they are progressing rigo teach the higher Standards, though excelling overbouling voagots bovind fu
ference lines,
Latitudo, and along that parallel to 160 W. Treasury, in books of 20, the price of such book rously between this city and Paris. A political. [[2]]in arithmetic, grammar, and history, they The addreas presentol to Her Majesty by the
The following in the Chinese account of the Longitude-I have, o
being $3
Trasty is to be coabluded there, and the com- appear to think and feel gotin English but House of Lords on the offers of military assist Franch relief of Tuyen-kenu sa given in the
(Sigued.). DEERY.
The Committee Enribar rasoxmand that, merelal Treaty will be arranged afterwards in Portuguese, and having to practical idea ce from the Colonies, and Her Majesty's N. C. Daily News translations frora the Peking Governor BirG. F. Bowon, &.C.M... if it can be arranged at a moderate expens,afther here or in Tientsin The Chinese ara
Gazette: March 29th-A Degree i ̧ Pan Ting.
permanent advertisements should be inserted in Pressing the French hard and with considerable of the differeses in structure and idiotuply there, are published in the fetis
the Newspapers explaining this avators, and socess, and there is enary, probability of blis It is notified in the Gazette that from the Latein reports a decisive engagement and signal which distinguish the two anguages, they Juno nase bills of hearth will be favored by Tietory by the various olumus of the Imperial
dissuading benevolent parsons from relieving each couupation of Tongnin baior restricted destituta with money.
to the Dalta. This will give Francu prastieslly find themselves signally at a loss when called the Colonial Sargon and the Health Oficer on troops. On the 23rd and 24th of the present monta the enemy advanced from different points
6-Books of Tickets for free distribution the Bourés Treaty, and possibly withunt even- upon to express their thoughts and feeling or bearing a jmpressed stamp of S. Lawn to the attack of Chen-onn Kwan: The two divl
should be furnished to the Harbour Master, the the neutral sons for which that instrument independently in correct and idiomatic Eag- It is notified in the Gentle that the Ordinancesions mudar Feng Tat-lin and Wang Heng-ch'
bingistrates, and Captain Seperintendent of Folios, the Felice rould have provided. The danger is that when other Heads of Departments, the French Treaty comes to be presented in lish on any given subject," If this be true to amead Ordinance 7 of 1873 and the Unclaimed at once went forth to meet them, while Su Yuan of Portuguese, surely it is even more so of allowed by Her Majesty, and they areproclaimed reinforcements for their support. The whole
Chinese to the Government at Peking they will if they find it necessary to have them. Balanes Ordinance have been confried and chun and Chiang Tiangchieh hurried up with your
Government-Central Schol
7-The Committee consider it essential that, say they never meant that, and the matter may Chinese. There is also the question of the accentingly.
body of troops made arenimous and vigorous
Honkong, 3rd Jamuiry, 1835
after the first two days' residence by any have to be discussed all over again. The Fro relative utility of the two haguages-Chi-
resistance, which terminated ite a dignal victory.
Sir I ha the honour to forward for the tute in the Shelter, it shall be within the distocols it has been called-signed in Paris on TheBritishster Killarney cameraand from Ovors thoasand of the anomy wers killed ör
Blus Book ti Anual Returns and Report cretion of the Superintendent of the Cal to the 4th April is said to be in very indifferent head and Portuguese. Dr. Ez is of Aberdeen on Saturday, and the American abip wounded, and their elephants, horses, gaus, and belonging to this Department.
require him to perform a reasonable amount of French, translated no doubt fromequally indider 1.The past year has been an avial one for moderate labour as the condition of his obtain-out English, which in turn was translated fro opinion that it te highly desirable that all Sooko and the British steamer Berlarig went rifles were captured in large numbers, the enoxy the school
ing further relief time and opportmity bday exquisite but untranslainable Chins. Thera Portuguese youths, to whom the English to the Kowloon and Cosmopolitan docks being driven back discomited. The bravery resentively. The British harqas Mature gues Land suorgy of Our offers and men upon this co-
2-On 18th February a large number of for afforded him each day to look for employment must always bo- na element of angretainty in lungnage is pot their mathor.tongne nor the vet to Kovleen to-day,
casion is commondable, and We command that
mer scholars of this Central School puented an It would be understood also that habitaal frenegotiating at such long range. Address to the late beadmaster, the bourable qaunters of the Shelter who shew ng desire to The commercial Treaty will probably ku a language of their home-life, abould first
marks of distinction conferred upon them as a Sa Yann-chan end Li Ping-hèng have liberal. Stewart, bl.D., and at the same time at got facit living, or to leave the Colony, who mere form. This is a pity; bat Francs soins to stimulus to general zeal and activity.
nouneed the foundation in his haur of will rot work, or who are disardorly, should be have boon andanaly infsted with the Gladstons scholarship to be called the "Stewart Scholar charged before the Magistrates as rogues and main for capitulation and under the cream- ship.". Their committee lave decidal to award vagaborde.
stances the Chinos cannot be much blamed for this Boholarship sunnally to the boy who
taking advantage of it.
12th May. guts the highest marks in sil Englül Subjects together with Translation from and inte
Nothing has been done yet in the way of Chinese. The Scholarship is intended to be of
-1t may be found necessary to keep a Renegociations with Franco. Those are still pro- the value of $100 year for three years; bat ister of the inmates of the Bhaltor, with dates grassing in Paris, where I believe the French The Standard publishes a paragraph stating for the present, the first will be the only instal admission and discharge, &o. These details, are enjoying a particularly mausia guart however, will be best arranged as to scheme here. The Chinese have caught them on tha The Scoretary of State for War, in reply to a laid the fondation atono of the new Victoria Justies of the Gaol would of course inspect the
On 26th April, His Excellancy the Governor gradually grows into shape. The Vialling hip, and are not merciful,
FILES.
tim of the guards at Alexandria." statement at present as to the case of the disten-friends-of-the-Geutral School-arel-s-by formation to the chosenter and condnot of
Tierrama, 14th Mar: masters and scholare, who are anxins to reap the mer relieved would be given to persons with to the Throne by the Consors deseracing the
A number of Memorials have been prevented the advantage, to halth and progress in any reasonable ground for asking it. odrostion, wlish will be afforded by the fin 10.The Committee consider that the Preliminaries of Peace signed by Mr. Campball POLICE COURT.
building now about to be erected. The con verrangements anggasted above will put it in the at Paris on di April, on the grond that while. sise of the ground selected into a fe for the power of any charitable person at ones to pro-Chinese troops eraomato Tonquin French troops Wel jay.
building and plag.grond, large and kelid vide any destitate, at a merely nominal expense, ze to remain in Formosa, and the rice bloolade undertaking, is pearly completed and he founda with the necessaries of life. The class of pro- is retained until the Definitiva Treaty has been Lions of the walls of the building has appeared fassical idlers, will doubtless vary much prefer that raised against the Fournier Convation concludet. The storm somewhat resemblaz aboys ground
the old system of indiscriminase” pecuniary re- 3-The first examination for the Government of. Charitablo pernous must therefore expect last year, and is equally unreasonable. But the Scholarship of 2200 a year for Troption of te bo told frightini stories of the hardships a chief Ministers of the Tsang-li Yaoshy have hugs studies in England, granted by the Colortal dared in the Government Shelter. Thas 166 alarmad by it thatsomral of thom have tale Goverment, of the suggestion of His Sroellency in the Gaul, that the men are locked in, that sick-leave for various periods, and the Yamed is the Governor was held in December. There they have to do the work that convicts do all mentine left without any competent direction. were only twe candidates, both from a Coutral this will be arged in the hope of extorting the Who was really responsible for the Paris Fra- School; the sonssful one being Mr. W. Hogecustomed dollar to be spent in drink. If well-liminaries is not generally knows, but as may can with 788 out of 1,100 possible marke, while masing bat mistaken parsons listen to these are able sam anxious to escape from the Mr. C. F. G.Grimble obtained 633 uncks. This stories, and persist in throwing money away on responsibility, which is not a good omen for result must be consideral very stisfactory men witoas only desire is to us idle, the piau will pesce, or for confidence in its maintapamen
Nothing has yet been dyra batwon Meli who it is remembered that the boys at the be a failure if not, is may be a success. lower limit of age (only just turned and that 11-Until, however, the enquiries which the Patenotre and the Chinese Coumissivars. It they had bargly 8 months in which oreat for Committee understand are being made at other is said the Chiness have demanded the recori- by the extra sancta for the sobolardin, antait.sed on their results can be adopted, the ng-ward expression of it by the resumption of ad extra hours of instruction outside the nsualestions of this Report can be regarded as tant tribute. A neutral zone of some kind is als Latin were faten by myself, the Macination! ba, Sir, Your most obedient Servants,
will be forced back on the Dalta and lead a dog's life even there.
Orders for actes noise of the Daily Fres should
be sont before 11 nm. on the day of miliontion.
After that bour the supply is limited.
The Baily Press.
HONDRONA, MAY 25TH, 1985.
LATEST TELEGRAMS. LONDON, 22nd May, ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
Lists of the men inhabiting the Bheter should be forwarded to the Shipping Clico weekly,
In the Gazetts are published instractions to of all be set to master the Portugnesexaminers and notice to candidaton for mastore, language before they are put to more and mates' certifoster competзney. Tas advanced English studies. Whether Fortu. Purport is that, the success of Handidates is to Repend on the mini voce as well as the written guoso may be usofal for scholastic purposes examination. in the sense-judicated by: Dr. EIFEL WA
"Thero' would wem to be, some reason for will not now stay to consider, but for prac doubting whether the report of theduth of Tax annual report of Dr. EizEL, Inspectortical use in the business of life it is of ox. Mr. Banvlat at Shanghai is true. It al of Schools, it always looked for with interest tremely small value. It is not, in this part étant and died on the morning of the 5th, Wathat Russia kas advanced fresh alaims.
The had taken part in a suncart on de 15th in- If the worthy Dostor's remarks do not 15 of the world, a language astfel in commerce, havs Shanghai papers up to the ti, anche the variably command unqualified acquiescence. nor is it oven spoken in ita purity, the Ma. no monticu in thom ofthor of a concert on the question, said that it was expedient to losa College, waich event was led with joy by all ringements, and doubtless all necassary in-|
We hope our daubta may be anbstantiated, and 15th cr of Mr.Banvlet's reported sudden death that the mastre is still alive and well
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tennis party at Kowloon on Saturday after-
they have at least the merit of exciting-dose using only a patou. Moreover, the thought and useful discussion. In reading Portuguese who settle in Hougtong become bis laat raport, which was published in our British subjects, and it is therefore desirable Saturday's indus, Jne of the sentences that English should become their natural which chiefly attracted our attention tongus. A would; in fact, be an advantage, so fowling piece falling amongst them. One was the following The actual working far as this colony is concerned, if the Porto of the [Grant-ln-aid] scheme
quae fanguage, as spoken by a large propor.
depends
noon were greatly alarmed by finding shots from another lady had a narrow escape of receiving s lady actually had her arm slightly grozed, while
change in her face. Backless hosting of this. description could not be too severaly anished if
BEFORE ME. K. MAKIN,
to a great extent on the tactics adopted tion of its residents, woulddie out altogether, the guilty parties could be discorral. A search/ THE FATAL UBAWL ON BOARD THE DANUBIYA
ing corresponding advantages.
Advices from Hankow say that up to the
wwwwwwterra
the 17th inst
William Macdonald, fireman, Thomas Patela, chief ofBeer; Medland, cock, all belonging to the of death, and F. C. Duncan Mr. Wotton arose crew of the vessel; Dr, Marques, as to the sanse examined all these witness at considerable length
ment;
subjects by Mr. Arthur (Acting Send ins tor); and English History by Mr. Falconer. since September kindly gave his swvices on (Asting Superintendent of Victoria Gan) who the occasion, and for the Chinese Tropslations in
the First Class
4-On tas lit of June Mr. Caldwal.ronizuod
his appointment, having obtained analogiment outside the Government Servies Daring yaars Mr. Caliwen proved an efficient and sho- cessful master in the Preparatory 'el Lowar Schools, his classes obtaining a high preontego of marks.
of
A. LISTEE
W. M. DEANE,
Treasuror.
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Captain Sept. of Police. MURRAY BUMSEY,
Ret Com., N.,
Acting Harbour Maetor. A. FALCONED
Aating Sagt, Victoria Gaol.. ALFRED G. WIFE;
Acting Registrar.
N. J. EDE.
D. B. CRAWFORD.
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FROM TES "SHANGHAI COURIER" OF THE
18TH MAY.**.
TIENTSIN, 12th May. The prospects of peace between China, and France are not bright. The war party is strong and sotive, the great oficials of the southern provinces-like the enldlers and their leaders-are against pesce, and recommend » costianaacs of war until the Frauch invaders” are repelled or destroyed, and the Peking cen Borate denounces the terms of the preliminary-
The Honourable W. H. MARIH C.MG, treaty made in Paris. The convintion of
Colonial Secretary-
REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF VICTORIA-GAÐI
Viaforis Gaol Hongkong, 13th May, 1885
The
by the teachers in endeavouring to ob-
William Brown, boatswain of the and O. sais as highs grant as possivie, and these 4 wukiplicity of languages in usa in any par for them was made at the time but without suc-steamer, Rhosing, was before the santé, on ra- tactics are adopted by them without regard
ticular country is generally recognised as a pass. The gun had apparently been discharged and, on the charge of having caused the death to the boaring such tacties may have on the disadvantage, and although we would not to consideratie distance, and the shots were of John Davis, a firaman of the same vessel, on
Falmost speat. general interests of education is the colony."
advocate the drastic measses adopted by
Mr. Wotten appeared for the defence. This shows that the result of an exacina Polish language, or refuse entouragement to johosta, principally Kinking thai been set. Russia or Germany with reference to the soning of the 15th instant bout 12000 half-
His Worship remarked at the commencement of the hearing that be bailored it was usual for tion under the grautinaid scheme, al-
the Crown Solicitor to conduct the case for the though no doubt it reprsioute work of some education given through the medium of lan. tled.
In the same time, four days, at the prestation in such cases us this, where the guages other than English, no certainly chests had boan purchasedwing to adverse fɔpening of the market last year. 16090 half-
prisouer was defended kind, affords no flir basis of comparisco be; think it is not the duty of the Government winds Harken district teas had not arrived to part of the day the morning boing taken up by the Scholarship. The spacial clause, raquired) porta aro completo, and Logislative mesaftico of their anzerainty 'orer Tonquin and the
The hearing of the case occupied the greater troen any ino particular schools. This is to specially encourage the lady of Poftu suy stent and low musters bad bace song. the ranization of the witnesses for the pritent what we have maintained on previous attese. But with reforence to Chinese the good deal over Lontoor.values, but there was en in connection with the inquest. Those witnesses sohvol hours The Literature. sojjerts and Litive only--The Committee have the honúar du f spoken of, while some persons think the French
Fine teas for Russia had been taken at prices ation, whose erience has been already pablished cccnsiome, and more especially with reposition is very different. Chinese is the absence of anything like excitement in the war, John Jovies, Boamau, Brad Brants and ference to las comparison t one time language of three hundred millions of people market.-N. C. Daily News mado batwon the Central School and close at hand with whom the colony bas the grant-in-aid schools. While in the commercial dealings. The boys trained at and Game is published in the Gazette. Its prin
The Bill for the Preservation of Wild Birds. lattor the chjeet of the teacher may be the Ceutral School are destined to act as pipal provisions are boat no person may take or it would be unfair to say it is in all cases-
channels of communication botwoja this vast that as pessoa msy offer for gala betean April His Worship, at the conclusion of the case for kill any wild bird or game without a licence, and simply to obtain as many passes as possible people and the English speaking race, and and September, any phoscant or Partridge. The the prosecution, intimated to Mr. Wotton that to and by every means to avoid the risk of it is therefore of the atmost importance they penalty for first offence is $10, and for a rh should commit the case for trial, and select him failures, the former is free from the baneful should have a good knowledge of both lanquent offense 52 with or without imprison whether he intended to reserve his deferon. influence of this mercenny spirit and is at
iment with bard labour nat exceeding eas month. Mr. Wolken said he had some witnesses whom guages. The same utilizarish considerations Section 4 confers on the world at large the he desired to call. liberty to consider solely the general in-do not apply to Portuguese. From a scho right to demand the nude and place of abode of Henry Brown, steward of the Rhosina, stated terests of education in the colony. A suplastic point of view no doubt the study of ance, who on refusal to give the same becomes tion he went ashore with the prisnuer they was deprived, by death, of the late services any person found offending against the Ordin- that at about six o'clock on the evening in quas- 5.- regraf to have to report that is school positious example will show how unfairly that language has its advantage, but liable to a penalty of $25.—-
Paris will be received not fayomably but with such a comparison may wor's. Let us sup scarcely, we think, to the stent Dr. Errer
each had two glasses of liquor ashore, and return-of. Mr. McKinney. Mr. McKinney janed the
hostility, and the Poking Yamêo will cavil at ed on boged at about night o'clock perfectly. Colonial Service in -1870, and having served
every phrase. The mood of the time is very pose there are two schools, A and B,, each represents & knowlege of almost any lan. For some days past alarming reports have began boord, they bade each other good night, and Department was appointed to the Central School The Straits Times of the 18th instant says: sober. After having some conversation together successively in the Police Foros and Surver
Funfortunate for both disputante, and betekena
calamity. The losses of China in the war have. containing fifty subolare Tar master of ginge is a decided advantage when learning circulated regarding the presence of cholera in witness went forward to the carpenter's cabin, in Desember, 1878. To & large stant self-
bean out of all proportion to the reunita gairiel school, thinking only of how much money another, but the plais fact that it is easier that nearly all the cases that have acarred harewards. Presently Magdonald went on desksud mination and perseverance of his chatter, that the Committee appointed by His Excellency the Peasants, hardy, courageous, and most endur Singapore. From carsfat inquiries, wo learn and Dagis and Macdonald came in soon after adreated, it speaks very highly for the deter
I bare pernsed and considered the Report of by the reckless sacrifices of Chinese lives. he can gain under the grant-in-aid scheme, to learn one language than two cannot be barn in the district bordering the stagnant turned directly after with the defendant. They he sacereded in boceming, not only a ircellent Governer to enquire into tho abject of Dating mou, having been hurled against the disci pressats his papile in standards I. to tan lost sight of, especially in olementary schools stream that rank from the back of Woodsville si usi sozis friendly talk together, after which aiaster in English and Mathotaatial Subjects, tutos in this Colony
plined volumus of Franes, and shaghtered by in each, while the master of B chool, think where the pupils remain only a few occurred among the coolles employel at the heard him using some strong language, and
and empties into the Kallang river. Two cases Daria great on deck, and soon after witness but also a fair Chinoso sobolar above is average condizings of the Colony that any observatias loss in totaal fight has been the least.
2-1 as pot so unfaciliar with the general Franch rifios, canton, and machine gans. Tha ing of the interests of his pupils and of years. To introdues Portage into St.Government briekhalds, and the Re Major shouting to some of the men to hold their row
of students.
6-The permanant loss of these to masters of mins on the general scheme proposed would. Chinese go to war without transport, comunis- education in the colony, trains them for-and Jusaph'à Collega would simply be to intro down the boolies" buts, which were horribly filthy down there. Ha also complained that be had together with the previous temporary' trauster be unelves, and I assume are not required. arist, surgeons or hospitals. The mon live on
McCallum need a heroic remely by burning provente then in standards II to VL. All A's, duce an additional subject which would oo--and dirty. There have been os casas there broken his bead against the stases pipe, and he of Mr. Falcons to the Gaol and Mr.Hatchizop 3--As far as the suggestions made affect the the country is they can. If they get no food scholars pats while B has ten per cent. of
Gral administration, thage seeras to zas to be from the ravaged towns and villages, ther dia af diflicelty in carrying out the arrangementa sug-tarvation. The camps ware wasted by fever, failures, althong in. the lower standards
there, the whole number known so far amount not earoafor the best man in the chip whe
in a very bad temper, and called out that he did progress of the rebool this year.
Mr. Daly, war to Mr. Caldwell, gested. they would have passed as creditably so the
small por, dysentery, and for the sink there was ing to about ton, of which some proved fatal thar Eustian, Tark, or Series; he would fight arrived on the 1st of December. Ha me trained 4-It must be borne in mind, however, that no medicine except some pills of erode opiam, As regards the general state of education The cases all cocurred where the people used
the best man among them, and if beater that at S. Mary's Hammersmith, and he been into Onol is already animewhat prozorowded, and The mortality has been appalling. Trade is ab scholars of the other school. Hero it would in the colony Dr. EureL records the gratify contaminated water for drinking parpores night, he would fight all work crow. He mid aharge of a xhool in Derby. Just before, he may be more so, when it would become highly an end, the crops have been gathered or be clearly unjust to make the number of ing fact that the number of childron attend-st three or four days; it is believed the disease. others tried to pacify him, while the carpenter Examination the degree of Bit the sack enguals. I think therefore it would be a Kwangu have been expanded without stint, sod Thore having bon no fresk cases within the this in the carpenter a cabin, and witness and the left England, Mr: Dealy passed the Intermediate inconvenient to afford sleeping accommodation to wasted, the able bodied men of Yuzuan and failures the basis of comparison. Itwaring schools of one kind or another is steadily has been completed stamped out. seem paradorical to say that the better the increasing from year to year. It is still, how-
sang a song to amuse him. The deceased, how London University, being placed in taa First much more satisfactory arrangement if gleegdag the expenditure has been often of the most pro- accommodation for sacle destitutes could be pro-face and reckless kind. Fosco for China thare- work done in a school the greitar will bo over, far below what it ought to be, especially death of one of our well known and highly and the more pugnacions. The defendant tald
We Straits Times) havo, to record the sudden ever, only appeared to become the more excited. Division.
S-Since the 1st of Jans Me. Chups, who rided elsewhere--perhaps a room for this purpose fore is necessary, materially and morally. If of at the but noted sustusaitly in this capseity for twelve might be made available in the Police harroka tho anco of Obinets mon ju still, squandered, at t -there is nevertheless some trab in the atute. I children of school age in the colony is est is the bursting of a blood vessel Mr. Gok Lee him if he (defendant) would take his ghirt off. ] Assistant Mashir, in lion of Mr. Callwell until in the Prison
ho died at Singapore on the 15th instant owing deceased replied that he would have it out with months on a previous occasion, Acting while their meals would be supplied to them frightfal rate the survivor will resist and rorolt A ́continuance of the war will certainly bring -ment. This has been recognised by the muted at 20,000, but we think aught to-be was a keer sporting man, and was portowyer of The defendant amid he had no quarrel with say- Mr. Dealy's arrival, and is now ecotnuing his The suggestion in pars. 7 that after two about a rebellion in the South and West.
As China has learnt her lesson and knows Government, who, on Dr. recem days shelter destitutes should be raade liable to
work seems to me not sufficiently stringent, and that her sons can face the for fearless af mendation, some time ago made an altera-cludes in this number all below the age of ex at the Maiden Plate on the 12th inst. Mr. go on desk, but Davis followed in: dirvolly
last racer, and part owner of Burraner, the win defondant Witness perenaded the defendant to MoKinney's sucessor.
9-The following changes are to be unded I think it would be better to adopt the practice | death-hows that her leader of men oan op- tion in the sands of grants with the sixteau, whereas the great majority must, ne-Grote Loe. Was of the mice course on the Lith afturvards, and what occurred there witness did among the Chiness Assistant: Mr. Anrakia was of English Casual. Wards, that every able bodied prehend the strategic arts of the west, and cat, stant, in apparent good haith and spirits, not seo. According to his own account transferred to the Observatory, Mr L King pau person who chtains food and shelter should per Measure, copa on, not too inferior torma axprasa objet of inducing teachera. tosairily leare.school and commence work but we understand that in driving hone his barsal the deceased had been in the army tan years, and to the Public Works Department, and Mr. Wat form s'moderate amount of work, say this with the mastone of war from militant France— · present their scholars in the higher
at fourteen or carlier. The total number of got restiva, and be had hard work to rein him had several medals. He had berm very sickly all Paktai to the Registrar General's Offe
hours' work in the day. The plan proposal of knows that the Chinese people are proud, and standards-The alteration hae worked sue-children attending school Is 7,885, the pro-ia, after which be complained of a pain in the voyage cnt, and was constantly being supplied 10-As many doulties were foul to attend giving two days' food and ledging without are ready to make all required sacrifices to beat Icessfully, its result being that whilst portion of girla to boys being as one to three his chest. At about 9 o'clock in the more with physa On one occaska he had a fainting £it the castom allowing boys the us of books. exacting labour would perhaps tond rather to off the invader-knows that in her 800 millions
1868 out of 1,458 children as many as 425 This is a vast improvement on wless it was tan month. Malins assistance was at once geat stepped beating. He also complained of general school they returned into storo
ng, there was a copious for of Wood from in thestakehole, and complained that his heart bad which on prevention oron finally luring the encourage the idle. Such persons would wry of people there are all the elementa, physical nor plan bas libaly secapit food and abalfer enly for the two and moral, för making the pation into an were examised Standard L., only 7 on years ago, when the proportion was Mr. Oak Las Was Roman Catholic and had skin eruptions, believing himself that his blood this year, by which the boys pay two dollara a and would then leave, to return again for another had better stay awhile, bigband her sons, and in. fer, but he sanit gradually and died about noem debility, and ho suffered from sores and movere beca, with His Excellency's permissim, adepted day during which no work was signed them, irresistible and conquering military power-glu were examined in that same Standard in
as one to eight. The improvement in the been a generous contributor to the Chinese Bor was in a very bad atale: When in liquor the père extra per andum ($13, lutate of 310% two days after a short interval.
a few yara when she nga znacial and fiscal 1884, which indicates that the teachers, con-attendance of girls was effected chiefly in the man Catholic mission how having ready built deceased became very violent and quarrelsome return for this become possessors of all tho
system, a central direction, a sufficient amount: aidering the value of Standard L. too low, pat earlier part of the decade, and in 1879 bad of St. Peter's Church in Queen Street, hasidas that he was sitting on the main hatch on the night the boys and with some gain to the Treasury,
Thenies Kyan, fireman of the same ship,stated | books they regtire, much to the gratification of at his own expense the fine new parochial hope
of discipline with the roadliness that follows.. careful preparation, make s new departure. Bet into Standard II. children who would other reached the propertion as compared with giving many other liberal donations to that of the 17th inst, and while there he saw the de- 11-With regard to alterations in the course
now exhaustion is coming upon her, har dai wise have been placed in the lower standard, that of boys of one to four, so that during share. He was wall and fasurably known to ceased and the defendantstruggling together near of studies, the Beading Books has been ad-
piplined efforts are rulous from their vasto, and the lose of femen thrown away in - and they also crowded as mary children the lust five years only small progreva bag the European merchants, with whbabe had fre, the fare hatch, and he saw Davis fall hearity on vanced one Standard throughout the school: as they could into Standarde III. and IV., 50been made. This is the most important commercial integrity, and many old Straits up Davis pushed hija vialedtly, but the former got are of a higher standard than formary, English gaont dealings a man of probity and strict topofthelater. While the defendant was going the mathematical studies of the Upper School
The N. C. Dolly News of the 16th Tartant equal conflict-il depopulate Kwengal and Hwangtang, two provinsie which have not yet that, whilst in 1883 only, 381 children were subject tovchod upor in the whole of the re- people how at home, who knew him well, will up and wentaft, while Davis, who was vory drunk; History is now extended to the Sed Clase and 8sYS
began even to recover from the destroying affect examined in these two Standarde, as many port. Way is it that the ratio of improve earn of his death with sincero regro
fall against the winch ~ Witness did not soå| English Composition to the 4th Chia; in at It is not neesssary for me to do more than of the intensste Tueping war. whether Brown had soything mui bis hand-when-tempt, has, minorer, boen made to make the refer to the omvant but most improbable rumour For France the tlenu is most painful, and In making the change from the Hongkong he came back, and he did not see what happened, Angis Chiness Classes more prastially useful that a mežas vivendi has now been arrived at even agrooling. The Chingas know that war in in 1884. In Standard V. ales the improvement in the attendance of girls bar beos
Civil Service to the Superintendanty of Police but he heard something elak like a shain. Wit by introducing the translation of that English between Paris and Peking, one element of which Europe will come soon, and may break out in a lowered, and what can be done to increases at Shanghai, Mr. J. P. Mabuen does not reum hess thought if the defendant had the iron busket sentences into thiness, and substituing a l'able is that the Posendores ahall remain in the passie- few weeks, and that for Franos to have a la ge ment is noticeable, but Standard VI, wealdi These are questions more sasily asked to have fallen upon a bed of resox The following linudle in his hand when he passed he should have of 900 of the most common. Chinese diazetersion of France, on, terms which, on paper at invading army in Tanquin at noritical time appear to have been outside the range of than answered, but they deserve the most is from the Cathay Post-In the midst of all seen it.
for the 214 Radicals, several of whichun of little least, do not involve the absolute alienation of without a proper base for military operations operation of the change; Tory few children serious attention on the part of the Govern should command the sympathy of the hole of Rhasing, said that on the evening of the rth he hays will never use.
this trouble stant the police, there is one who John Spleen, another fireman belonging to the use ontside the native dictionary, lich thang the soil. Viewed in the light of our Peking will disable bor. So, the Peking yamens will are presented in this standard, which is.
Correspaidunt's letter, the report that a settle delay, debate, erade, raise hindrances, enter into ment, for it is to the spread of female edu Shanghai. I refer to Captain Superintendent was in the forecastle of the vessel talking to come As the Annual Examination will as usual, meat of any cort has been achieved dose not andless discussions, and use all the arts and wiles. apparently beyond the limits of the ordinary cation that we must look for the ameliors J. F. McEven. From being one of the most ethers when Macdonald and three others came in, not take place fill the end of Jan. I must strike non inherently 79ty probable; on the of Oriental diplomaer to stay present, and education given in the schools of the colony tion of many of the illa that affich the Chi Popular of Government oftmals in Hongkong, so having a bottle of gin is his hand Thoro dafor comments on the work done last other hand, the feat that certain French man olude. Then there is the argut military que for in 1883 there were only ave presented hese social systems, and more especially the most distinguished service into a better position them they dren's two bottles of the liquor in half
bers of the Customs sarvice have been entamened them. If Frarura does not reinforce her armies where he had worked bimself up by years of ware the six men in the forecastle, and between February, until the next Amanal Report. in it and last year only two Leaving out evil of domestic servitude,
18.-In the past year 6 boys have untored the to Peking lends it undoubted support. After in Tongain, as the,men are disheartened; raffer than he now holds, he is here thrown in a sea of an hour, no water being used with it. Witness Colonial Serris, 1 tas Chinesa herics, 17 all, it is the unexpected which generally happens,ing from sickness and short supplics, surrounded of consideration, theu, Standard VI., and re.
trouble, Personal friendship may be suse excuse thought a row would fallor, and he went aft and boys bave obsmed omiphyment is professional and the suddeaness with which the semizdise by swamps and bog, prayed on by san by day and ferring only to Biandarde 1. to Y, the rezult
for stating that Captain McEnen has been utterly had a talk with the last witness. He returned sad mercantils firm and in the book Cem was concluded, and the eqant, andderness of the by faver at night, wasted by dysotterrand Three French mom-of-war and pas store-ship and diusztronaly eeld oor this Shanghai apto the forsenalle noch afterwards, and than pay here the hentar to be, Sir, Your most rapprochement between England sof Budapestilence, the forces will be so mai fericel were off Chinise on the 1842 instant, and one pointment: he faimply too good for it. Where he heard the deceased swaring aaying that obedient Sernat
afford precadent for the ardden conclusion of weakened, and inadequate in November, whan French gophost was anchored off the Volcanoes, as it Hongkong he fed to be one of the most he wanted to fight the best max in the GEO. E. BASESON WRIGHT, MA. peace which, judging by orternal appearance, did the campaign should re-open-il peace is not
genial and widely liked members of the society ship. Witness again vent on Jack, to the
Head Master
hot previously seam near. The fact than a dif-made that the Chinese troops, ngerous, bald. At thế nnnual meeting of shareholders in the of that colony, here it seems that the cynical starboard side of the hatch, and he saw Davis The Honours W.H. MARSH 0.1 Colonial culty bad been experienced between the contract confident, and with numberless man in ESATVR, sity of the change above referred to, that Shanghai Waterworks Company, held in Louilon atmosphere of Shanghai and the cdium attach got into collision with the steam pipe, and fall
ing portios, about the Pascadoron was referred will be able to destroy the French divisions. If the grant-in-aid shems, however useful it on the 14th instant, a dividend the rate of 4 ing to the position of our Captain Superintenda upon his face and hands upon the iron desk. The
to by us on Thursday, it must, however, have teen rainforesments are to be sont from Frames they may be from a geramal point of row in exp
per cent, was declared.-Mercury, Eng dent, have caused, hizo to retire into his whitewal song out that he will killed. Bome time
falt fast France would sorely be so cand este must leaga Toulon and Marseilles se later than For Superintendent MeEtsa in Shanghai after theß he saw Davis fallrpen the defendant, We understand that the applications for the not the same man as Harbour Mast MoEpen and afterwards give him'a ahore Days walked porting education, does not always operate Chinese 1835 dollar loas, lasted through the of Hongkong. What was wanted here was away, but returned immediately, and soon after
andarger peace for the sake of the Pescadores, August, and be accompanied by vart stores of and it as it now reported, she is aiming at bab munitions of war for Fery diffoalt sampaign. to the interest of individual scholars, and Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chins, more of a time server, and perhaps the intense he passed withoss heard someone call out **
¿"what'
The following report was presented to the Lo would to the virtaal ooonpation of those Islands, more difonit than that just closed by the ro we think no other reason is required to explain coat semistice of Paris, against Chloesa troops that the emminations held under it do not have been considerably in excess of the number change from prosions miministrations, to the that He crossed ever the other side of the gislative Cound on Friday -
the delay in negotiations Indeed the pot who have the consciousness of being victors, and adford a fair basis of comparison between of hands to be allotted
almost too bonourable directorate of Captain resual and saw. Davis lying on the deck, spps.
Hongkong, dat Maj, 1893. tion of the Talnuts, lying so they do be-led by men who now comprehend the principlea particular schools if regued be had only to The Tintain corespondent of the Mercury Mean as been too much for the partient rently dead, with Evans banday over and exniz. Sm--The Committee appointed by flis Excel tween Tokion and Formos, would be su Rajator Fan inilitary minons of the West the number of passes and failures.
AaysThe two Armstrong ertisers in omad over which he presides and may he footor inning him.
lenoy the Gonner to enquire into the subject of itself to give France far too great an enhanse-| Wo Tagliab people on sympathize with of Admiral Ting and Captain Sebelin left with making him in medsure unpogmalar: For Capt. John Jonny, re-called, sintud tane when the ds of Dectitutes it this Colony have taken the vari- ment of influence in China, and although dis ia. France, in all: minearity,, as we ourselves are 13 Another fatoresting point raised in. Dr. sealed orders--li la pretty well known for Post MeEnon when sit down here whilst a perfect conced fall he had his back to the defondant, and as points referred to them into cadderation, natumly anxious to gain something to myman equally bad and inextricable prodiastioni fa
Hamilton, because Class has strongly protested sink -belbery, Borruption, and eating, if the lattor struck him it must have been on the and beg to zaprt as follows
safe hor for therestricted area likely to fail tober the sonarsed regions of the Sundan, from which English boys studying their own language and
The Committee consider that Legislativa 104 fu Tonquin itself, it is susreely likely that the pison the wals of many, brave Eaglishmen ald just one of the sort of men who quit, head or shoulders from behind.
It will be remembered that same year
would stamp it clean out. It is a pity that the and he said that the defendant and Davis were titutes, but that suck measures can rever be ex- lishment of French naval station commending- Letters from Torgnin say that in the recent The prisoner who was arrested on a charge of commanity here do not know and appreciate facing each other, and the blow was given by the pected to gat dl of the destitute clastogether, auch important positions sa Fecebow, and Til-fights before and around Langsen, the Chinese ago thers se considerable discussion sa to arcon counoution, title, the destruction of a this valusblogivant more. The Captain koop former's right hand upon the left side of the de- A propar organisation for dealing wil als des wor F4 The Chinese, we are informed, iste kliers fought with wonderful courage. They whether Chinese should be taught in the matahat at the joys house past Whitfeld Station his mouth closed, does zut maken sign, and eased's bond or shoulder, DE
*titution na mast always present themselves in been pressing the French hart; the Republicis made the most furious and sustained on soft ba "Central Sebool at all, or whether the work some two or three weeks zinte, was discharged plustily" parmes bis, duty in the face of all The prisoner va committed to take his trisl greater or lem sambers will tead, the Committee no matoli for, the diplomatida of lekara, the French troops, which in many casK TIZO
on Saturday by Mr. Hanken, the complaisant difficulties and lichenstening. If he very per at the real Criminal Stealous of the Suprains think, to decrease rather than to laumee Busti still, if the Bearce Treaty, without the mental protected by shelter tranches and chattis, mal of that instituties should not be confined to stating that he was not the culprit, but his bag (haps emonstrative mass and to opsa vai Court, ball going allowed in two surties of $200 intion, as it will bring the men nadir observagone, for which that strument provided, withstood the counter aftank of the Franch English teaching. This question is not ther, who was still at large
Ipublicly, ha punk shoha things up a little.
tion, and will wable persistant metres to be is to bo the gatenus of those two parregiraente. The four of the Chinese must avo
- as 590 were cramlied in the esme Standsrds
shown is out which, as Dy. EITEL says, lends
to raise the general standard of education.
It seems clear, however, from the very neces
Secretary,
REPORT ON THE SUBJEJA OF DESTITUTES.
A. GORDON,
Supt. Victoria Gaol.
THE FRANCO-CHINESE PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS.
· Frkt's repart is as to the necessity of non-alect the designs of England in regard to that but most thorough and determined makner, Eva Evans was als e-tallad by His Worship, FRENALINOS MIN secessary to oheck the influx of des- Imperial Gotenment would agree to the estudound to Hades, thanks to Mr. Gladstona.
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