2
ing into the harbour. We never get two ready when we expecëfto moor to the buoy, t takes about itre winutes to unshmoklo the anchor. The anchor is ster in sink roady to let go. We got the anchor ready off Tungohow Fland. It doan not take nearly a minats to let the anchor go. 1 we had wanted to keep both anchors ronly we might hava get a reeva rope ready to menor to tho huny. This is the first time I have over collided, when coming into the harbour. When the chief ofien made the remark so me about the Yasel net caswering to the helm, I did not look up. I was paying attention to the sober. We did act strike the Frenal vessel immediately we checked the chain of the auctor. I oantet say how long after it was that we track.
or bot
in the pilot thus, but I do not kuon by whom,
It ses brut 2.20 p. when I got the order to races the engines. I have no idea how long after it was that the veces struck. It appeared
moorings. I could not nee
our
As wo
Steer
SUPPLEMENT TO THE
➡ HONGKONG DÁILY `PRIS8," MAY 19TH, 1887.
9.-The accompanying plan of the Cannaway Bay District showe, tinted rad, the area already raciained from the soc, and tinted green & further area which it is now recommanded should be reclaimed in order to secure the salabrity of the
by year, and 5 new Schools wore started in 1886 (balanced anfortunately by an equal number of Bohouls which had to be closed), the previous annual increase of Schools and scholars has come to a standstill singe 1534, hs the subjoined table will show in detail.
Scholars under Government Supervision. Table Showing Ingreased Decrease of Saboola and Inercase of Decrease of
gSchools.
Schools;
TARIO.
1870
3.250
1890 1891
3.833 4,879
आ
1892
5,183
$20
1993
87 5,507
1881...
30 5.895
415 898
90 6,693
4:0
5.841
1386
Bekools.
Scholars.
they send them to the Central School. There
de fragrant
THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY "INTO
BENTAN."
The following are the uncrative and fading
NARRATIVE. According to the svidence adduced the steamer
Mover Bar
Kerical.
The evidence of thus heims of the Fair inster, and his ovidence is in measure barns to the Ughts of the Bonban Tho evidence of the ang is in direct natr dietian in that of the ous by that of the chief suginner with regard alasan and the lack out of the Beaton entirely.
boog Station to a terminus at the Blue Balldings, raner ford redonce with numbers of Chineas that the subjects, in which there has bonin son-lish teaching in the higher Standards. As redisgrace. The droast of the people was » roood. morthers, is a striking of the lamentably vidorable falling off, are the very subjects in whichgard the English Schools in class IV, the ingly interesting; it is mostly of a white colour, Oran School Citinose words purn and simple Fipes were the ntion. The the Delgis was before it. The Aughalien Wanteal.
7-I should stata at the outset that this low state of female eduction in the Colony. the Central School would matarally by expeated Diocesan Torie and St. Joseph's College re-A strange thing was that the surges Wera kit was lying at the M.. bung passed the afratre, we were handing to pars sehrmi duze net contemplate throwing all this Provions to the year 1835 there was your by te be, and to my knowledge is, deficient as com- quire special to distinguish itself by ours) of the santes, just as in barm was
land on the market at the same time, but in year, a stendy nunual increago observable in the pan with other Sohnals in the Colony, such as cortines, as olos ander the stern of the Bolgio. thg in that nourg: would take us shout raidway scotiens, a frash geation being sent to the ham-number of Schools and scholars. This increase the Diecescu Bohool, St. Joseph's Collega, or aglining with kid toneking in the enlinary la by the near-indolganos
scholars every year. But although the population jority of th boys of the Central School are his goography, algeben, and Euclid good results be spism. The Korean's pipe, about tras foss. between Kewlaou Foint and the Fronok vessel mar, as soon a the portions previously sold sramounted, es an average, to 6 Schools and 472; the Hongkong Pablic School. As the rest us. Standards also to special subjects of physical, us in Zeland by drink as in Chinn by
in process of being covered with now hongar. I noticed a junk in ons era with her gaile up.
-The cost of these works and reclamations has to all appearance continued to increase year se boys who de notaperk English norhear Erging sxhibited in every Standard. St. Joseph's long, was always kont going, no matter whether I do not recoilnet how the junk was bading. The course aero taking would bare cleared may be defrayed not from the ordinary Publio
lsh spoken out of school, and as the Cantral Schoo Collage has made a new move, in the your 1890. tis person was idle or at work. Another great everything right up. We were staring to have Revenac of the Colony, but from the pre-
gives a valuable portion of its time to Chiness which is a ove in the right direction. Whilst impediment was their dress, which had very long, lower Standards, and to moveall Ohiacae schultra proofamation, ordering. hie anbjsels to wear the junks on the starbearl side. We did not mines realiand by the periodical salo of vacant
teaching, the natural onsequence is that the formerly. teaching Portuguese at Chinese bread, leaves, in which they carried almit
reading, diolation, und composition are saute change our course to cny way to go clear of the Green lands. For the purpose of eresting
salts chtaired in the Central School in epsaking yonile in separate classes, an arruagement has anything. Some time ago, in order to do sway Division, where now Chinese and Portuguese neration, but it was of a me; they still con- junk. When wo pat close to the junk the vee- Fund from this source I would not, however,
and understanding Bagliab, and in English been seade to contine this separate system to the with this aleres nuisance the King ismini
although the staff, organisation, and mathed Aul began to shone to port. The helmy was not forms or stimulate the sale of Crown lands but put to starboard. Nothing but the tide, so far merely west as it arings-the normal demand
what below the melts obtained in other Schoole, who have paesed Standard III. into the European only tight sleeves, ke himself adopting the in- the Central School are of a superior obarzoter. youths are taught sile by side. By this arrange tinge to wear them. Mr. Carles concluded his The Central Boboul sends out annually a number meat, the Chiness gain the advantage of socialantura by briefly referring to the natural By his Lordship-When the clinf efflor made as I am aware, cansul that. To stop the for building sites in any portion of the island or
of youths thoroughly well grounded in the radi-tion with Portaguase who are hostor, sponkers of beauties of the country, of which the native Wan the remark to me about the vessel enntag off, vessel singing the hein was "bard Kowloon
wente of ati English education, but the oantor English and the Tertnguose gain at the same as keonly aware so the foreign traveller, I heard the steam gor working, but I do not a-part. Tais had no effect on the voel.
of English apeaking people in the Colony re time the stinal is arising from emulation. The now whether the vessel was going hard a-port I cannot say whether the order to back was given after or before the order to put the
ceives but a very small increase thereby year by armanquence of this treasure way akn a consider year. A nonsiderable proportion of the boys able increase of numbers in the Chinese Division. William G. Walten gave arideous as follows het bar a-port. The snohor was also let go.
trained in the Central Bohool go abroad. Most At the endual examination, this Chinese Diri- I am third assistant engineer on board the City I cannot form any idea of the time between the
On 29th Nourders. They were given quickly after one an-district.
af these who remain, outer into business relationesion did very well in all subjects, and in some of Poting. I joined her in 1826
18. The portion tinted green is at present, Fouber last I was on board. in the pilot house, other. I heard the anchor let go. This did not
during the hours of low water, an objectionable
where they have little opportunity of keeping up classes the English reading was exceptionally or adding to their stock of Boglish knowledge good. As to the European Division of St. I went to that post about half an hour befero wo cbruk the vassal, and the callison took place,
1885- Cross-ez wined by Mr. Brereton, Tho affect foreshore ortending out over 300 Lost. The ori-
and consequently they are soon hit lite more Joseph's Collage, thorn has been manifest proof the Court which sat at Singapore in the above getlu, and seamined there until the callision took place. It is my duty to ring the volis communi- of the current is to drive a vessel to part. As ginal reclamation project of 1833, had comprised this foroshere in the area to be filled in, but the
4-Of the above mentioned 5,844 children, at than a smattering knowledge of English loft. The gress in all directions Quarterly exulastings ove ating with the engine room. We had slowed the vessel appeared to be going steadily we did dows jast after passing the docks. Our sigut at the helm g sdusily to port. I cannot great oast involved ultimately led to the curtail.
in 1886, a many as 2,951 were placed by their the Chinese touching, which encroaches so much examinatious, and the organisation, mothed and nsla are full-speel slow, which is about any how many points the ramel paid off, before ment of the project and only the land skewn, tending Schools nedar Government supervision principal paint, Lowever, is that the results of were introduced in 1886, in addition to the weekly equivalent to baliospeed, and step. When the the captain gave me the order hard-a-port. Lena tinted red, has been filled in
11-It is also recommended that the aros aparents in Missionary Grant-in-Aid Sohoo's, npon us English, are decidedly disappointing. discipline of this Division nor leave little to be Fentan, official No. 67.979, balonging to the Port order for slow was given I could not any ut to the Kosloon or sould say thore KAK what speed the vessel was going. I could tall atout four or five fathome of water. I do not ready roclaimed (coloured red) be raised in the where they mesired & Christian education, whilst The Fast uajority of the Chinese boy enter the desired. The boys in Standard 111. were some of Singapore, esited trout Halueen at 5 pin on form of a slope to an additicaal height averag- 1,898 children attended the Government Seboolk Coutral School to learn English, after loving That wook in grammar, and these of Standard the 29th of March with a crew of 60 banda and by the beat of the engine that the vessel was know the rule in steering up unrrow channels. promptly slowed whin the order was given. Emile Duncas stated I am first assistant ing three foot throughout, with a view to keep- Of the latter number, 10 attended the Gorem stadie1Chinese classion in purely Chinese Shorts, Y. in coposition (principally in consequence of about 140 passengera bound for Singapore. The The ard was given/ut about 2.16, p.m. The engineer ou the City of Peking. I was on ing the proposed now sewers and house drains ment Central School, 910 attended the outside for four years or so. Whilst they are studying the admixture of Chinese, bat the composition steamer Fair Penang, official No. 66,635, sailed On the same night at about 11.30 p.m! when next order to the engines room was to stop, and board on 29th November laat, in charge wall above sea-level and in order to give them a Bahools in town and villages, kept by the Goat the Central School for some for 7 yarre in Standard VI. was very good on the whole, from Singapore at a quarterton p.m. on the 99th The chief engineer was gradient or fail towards the sea, suficient to imperament, and 382 children were under inatraction lager, a portion of their acton times is lavatel soalan the arithmetic in all Stands The March with a crew of 2 hands and 50 passengers hack full speed. Ifcammimiested that orchw of the engines,
the whole, it discipline of the whole School, a very anticeable about 14 miles S.E. of the Forms Bank Light it tus Central School is that,
Ship, and sieming a S.E. by E. E. course, the There was no delay 1 got the order stap end over the augino roam batch where he could past duo velocity in the flow of sewage along in the small Village Schools kept by natives to Chinese studies. Yot the best that can be cheerful spirit saimating all the sins of the bound for Simar.
grant When the order was the main drainage arteries shown in blus Bues and aided by the Government (by a monthly end of the result of the Chinese touching given Harepean Division is, side by side with the strict Call upset astarn, sut ozee. I would hear lot communicate with me.
17. The needlework examination wax COB Ober in charge of the Bestas sightsd a bright 5-The expauses incurred by the Government.keeps up the amount of knowlege of Chinese feature of St. Joseph's College,
which each boy brings with him ou entering the the order was cheyld. I do not know where the given to slow, it was sheyed instantly. When on the plan.
12-The wwerage of the now district could not
selical. When the prosunt system was iuag ducted in 1886 on the plan resorted to in 158 light ahead and shortly afterwards both side Fase was when the onler was given. I heard going at full spoet we make about forty these! the Captain tall the quartermaster is put the revolations, and when going slow, the revelations he emptied inte Causeway Bay, for in this cir- during the year 1888, on sorant of education in wheel hard a-port. I do not reperaber if that average between seventeen and twenty. We macribed corner of the harbaar there are no general, amenated (including the expenses con-
Central School where their boys might rep in my presence and then forwarded, together but as the other steamer continued to some order was given before or after the order was got the order to go full speed stern at 2.20 tidal currents capable of carrying the noxious neeted with the Government Scholarship) to atod, the Chinese who and their children to the and explained in my last Annual Report. The lights of a steamer came into view. The halm give to stop and reverse. I saw the collision p.m. It taisns about twenty seconds to reverso efluents out to asa. The rentents of all main total of $43.085,50 or $7.87 por head. The fol- Contral Bohool had but fan schools outside the needle work submittat for examination was one of the Benton was thereupon period kalf a point, When the Fair Penang was getting very sloa0, with the Franck vessel. We struck her the engines. The reversing gear worked por drains mast-therefora.bo_gasherad into one in-lowing details may be of interest. On the Can- stem on. I did not feet any shock. I cannot any footly.
We kept on backing until we get the tercepting sewer and taken along the Shauki-tral School with G1 cholars the Government their knowledge of Chinoso, and it was with a Schedule detailing the particulars of each directly on towards them the halm was again
Wowán Road in the direction of North Point and exportiod (apart from cost of baildings and co- therefore necessary to teach in the Central chill, to a Loly who class ber own Committee ported a point and a half.
pairs) the sum of $11,680.41 or $10.11 par boat Bohol both the English and Chinese Innganges and adjudged the merits of each plass of work. how long it was after reversing the engines that oriler to stop. That was about 2.25 p.m.
ATO now universsily convinced that their children progress and sinse the provicus year. The about the same maent the Fair Pantay strack we struck the Saghalien.
were not aware of any callision, in the engine there emptied into the tidal current.
13-In order to reduce the size and cast of The expenses of the other Government Schools, But things are different now. Chinese parents This Committee reports having observed real the helan of the Busters was put hard a port, and I did not know of it till tald by the first
sory cosessful, but that som som hardly quali-engine-room bulk-band. The easels remained in Cha-examined by the Acting Attorney-Gano- room.
these resin rowers and of the general intereapt including the Alded Schools, smounted to ral-Weep the Captain was giving his orders. 'I engineer. was about six or seven feet from him. I did not F. H. Seymour stated—I am waster mariner. ing sawer, it is net betended to load any storto 58.454.17 for 1.253 scholars or 36.59 per head. at first got a good grounding is the Chinese Committee nil that most teachers have been the Beats on the port sida just shaft the after pay say attention to what orders wore giron to) am at peisent in command of the P. & 0.1 waters into hom. Rain dramage may be allowed The Grant-in-Aid Schoo's with 3,951 scholars, postingang for some 3 or 4 years at least before god for their position as noodle-work teachers contact for four seconds only, the Fair Penang
the Government $14,32476 or 88.62 per head.
6-In addition to the above mentioned 5,344 ure now Schnein agongh in the Crdony, both Day In some cases the Committee were sorely puzzi, afterwards proceeding slowly on her voyugs, and The Lelawan. When the order was given to steamer Teher. I have held that post for to escape into Causeway Bay
14-It is doutful whether Causeway Day lots
It is the east land, and more than half of her crew stop and re vorne the engines, I did not look ont nearly suhteen months. Daring that perind. I particularly to see what the cause of it was. It have, with one excepting, run between Hongkong woud be taken up, in say great number, unless scholars attending 90 Schords under Government Seknols and Night Schools, which answer the the needle work done in the pressuca of the the That a foundered in from 10 to 15 minutes is not at Rannal order. I could not say how far and Yokohan. The hooy, which I mour to this distant saburb is brought into cheap and surparvision, there were, daring the year 1886. purpose of giving Chinese boys a preliminary examiner being bad and dirty while the other after the cullision within from 8 to miles from The Master of the Fair Penray states that we were from the French vessel at that time. I is on the vorthern edge of the northeri: speedy communication with the City. To meet according to a canens taken by the District grounding in Chinese and which would answer portion of the work was good and clean.
of the Central School, and they would assworson of the examiner, but oven that does not did not notice two junks close to na.. I was fairway, to the eat of the O. and O. Leave the contingency a tramway is proposed as essen Watchmen, as many as 106 Schools (including the purposes, by the system of Brening Schools, possible that this may be a-coated for by and passengers, including hay Master Chief The thaks of steering a N.W course ho saw a bright light sa tas port side of the pilot house. 1 beard in coming into the harbour, I stear for the fal to the success of the scheme. I would have also Night Schools) at work in town and villages, of advancing the Chinese knowledge of the boys saving that the children were nervous in the pre- Eaginger, sud Cashier, ware krowned. the order given to let go the anchor, but. I can Nemec till I get abreast of the first poins advocated the laying of a tramway from Whitfield attended by 2039 scholars. There were also that parpas better than the Central School can fully explain the vorg great-didence antiand in abost half-past 11. en the same night when not say whether it was before or after the on- past the docks. I then port up til 1 soe ray Station to Kannedy taws had the juuation of the shout 160 scholars under instraction in 5 pri- gins were reversed. There is a rough log kept on bucy, keeping well of the point. I Prayu along the water frestage of the Military vate Baropean Schools. The total of seboards it. I am therefore of opinion that the tivas soute soncimens of adla-work.
in the same position, but if anything slightly to bould pass abrat half way between the point Cantonments and Naral Yard been an accomplish- ander instructica in Sohoole of all classes las came for relieving the English teaching of the Governant are again due to the Lady and just on his starboard bow, and in abrut Biurtes 18. The educational movement of the Colony the outward, and the groan light was visible all and the French ma buoy. I should note fact but in view of tho undertainty of this work smoanted, therefore, to 8,062 sobolars distribut the Central School from the tranmal imposed for Committee who uonducted this peadle work afterwaria ho also made on & steamer's re consider it safe, in a deep draught ship to go being carried out at onse, I limit myself for the ed over 201 Schools. As the estimated populaapon it by teaching the Chinese language in examination with such painstaking minuteness light. The white light ampared to keep steady nesrer to point. There is soarsely a point present to the recommendation of a line from tion of the Colony now anubers about 181,709 iddition to English. If the ordinary school and scrapalons impartiality..
naga being used only se à moriam for teach-be the introduction of the setom of the Cam-course and irbon the resols wera galting loss to to me to be rather a long time, perhaps about of difference betwork the course far my bagy Wilfeld Station along the Praya to s terrains souls, there were therefore 4.43 per cent of the board ware devoted exclusively to the abjects two minutes or two minutes and a half
and the . and.. buoy. With referencs point at the corner of the Bino Buildings. When population enrolled in Bohcols of all classes of an English ouration, the Chicos Inn recvived a considerable stimulus in the year 1898 the time on the starboard aide. He kept on his
educational condition of England and Wales Ey Capt. Thoseil-We roshe forty-thru to the tital currents, my exporteses is that the the Fraya janetion is completed the tramway This does not favourably compare with the ing English (when required). the Central bridge Losal Examinations and br tha arrange-sach other the green light suddenly disappeared tovolutions per minute, whún going at full speed. (abb tide on the south side of the clonot-is-gen can be extended to Kennedy town.....
15.The proposed new township will be in- where 13 per cent nor are with Iceland where School cold continue to keep sheed of all the mants made for establishing a Medical School in and a steamer was son heading sboat Soath, and There would be no ditealty, if requiet, to in-ad-aission to which may soon become a keenly Penaxy on the stars trit nice. Pho-balm of the William Wright stated-I am thirt offcereally setting from 6.8.E to S.E., and over to- on board the City of Poking. I have been in her wardy Kowloon it is more to the south, that is, tersected by streets sixty fast wide and the Chi- per cent. of the popaistigu attend Sohsel fer aducational establishments fu the Colony common with the Alice Memorial Hospital, coming straight on for tas bridge of the Fair for four years. I was on board on 29th Novem the ship lying at our busys and 0. and O. buoys beau system of back to her houses will be ros- But it is to be considered that we have hero set upon every Chinese buy, uang asiated with contusted prize, like the Scholarship of the Co Fair Fong as then put hard-a-tarboard and ber last, in the pilot houso. It is my duty to see would to heading north to the ebb tides, while dered impassible by the interposition of tea fast naither a Compulsory Education Act, nor ang that the captain's orders are obeyed by the quer vessels near to Hongkong would be hoa ling fanes but woor eas row of houses. The allot-law presiding anequate school accomandating English colloquial, qualifying himself for adlay, if the students receive regular and progres- the bugines stopped, than she struck the Beatas wr-waster at the wheel. The captain, myself, W.N.W. to N.W. Apparently the ebb bide mants will be 15 feet wide by 60 feet deep, these in proportion to the populsion, and that a cou-mission falo the Central School by pissing au nive teching. With the increase of dimulants glancing blow, not the resets immediately we quarter-masters, and third assistant, angi rang ort to li southward, along the western being the favourite dimensions of the native alterable proportion of the Chinese peopleresiding entrance examination in Chinese, equal to theading to procolo mental exaction, it heboss afterwards parted company. The Fair Penang neur were on the bridge. After passing the side of Kowloon Paint. Ihase acticed imma house builder. Esch allotment will bold there in the Colony do not keep their families here bird or fourth standard examination of Chi-educationists also to keep an eye on the art was then headed for the shore as it was reported Kowloon Docks we were stearing down to the husdiately off the south wout point of Kowloon that for only one house, Assessed for premium at the but leave them on the mainland. Comparing neve Grant-in-Aid Schools. Nor would there chos which stimulated mantal axertion is, nepe that water was coming i afer word, and after the at the recent auction sols the swaber of children of legal school-age be any diffenity in teaching the olawical Chinnan cially in this climate, liable to make usou health, leak hid been almost stopped the vessel's best pital ship. We then shaped the course for our the tide affects the current about a cable's leasta prices obtained
the severe and protracted aortion of the mind board the Fair Penny, and the evolius shifted of similar lots aloining Whitfield Station, (5-13 years) in England and Wales and in Ira langnage at the Central School, ns an extra and to disenrn at an early stage what olildren was again turned goaward, bat nothing was see multiplication of scrapetitiveme cargo from the fore to the after-hold in boy. The Saghalien was lying at the M. M. Thero is a differents in the velocity of the cur
11.-There is one other pains connected with called forth by ber, und wo were steering to the North of her. rentat different times of the same abb tito. There the 120 lote may realise as everage af land with the number notually in attendanes, subject, out of a diary school hours, on are and, what children are not fitted for of the other yesssf. There was no confusion ou We could not so our beey. It was obsenrod by is also a differeo in tay strength of the tide at 20 cents a square foot or 3190 per lot, and the we find that in England and Wales somewhat special application and by special teachers.
of those childran who ought to attend asbol, the Belgie. We steered for the stern of the the changes in the moon. The tides are rather total to be derived from preminus, will therefore ever ons balf, and in Ireland less than one half the faters of the Central School which I deem is examinatiana. In this colony, where there is order to bring the ship's bow higher out of the Hari important to refer to. The fees charged at the hardly any sphers for the industrial education water. Concluding that the other stainer had Blgic We onld see the whole of the Belgie irregular. The existence of the eddy-off the be $216,000.
16-Based on the Crown routs of the Whit actually come under instruction.
Tha anchor was then let go, and clear of dlm Prañob vessel. The course we we point of Kowloon renders it dangerous to bring a steering would have fakeri us about half way arge ship noir it. From my own experience, I held Station lots, .., 812 per quarter acre, the Hongkong we are no exact data to ageertain the Contral School wirbt well-bo rained after the of the children of European and Ferbug 1086 receded en hee voyage, the Fix Pending was hatween Kowloon Poiul and the Belgio Some labould say it would depend upon the shio's 1,200 allotments reprosorting as before stated nunter of children in the Colony who are of the completion of the new buildings, so sa to pay at sidonta, the tendency which Mr. Gladstone has
rathor high estimate I calculate that there were, School. Under the present system the children peinlly strong, viz., to storerond the profes when the tide anal, they creased the Bar, and time before we get to the Meaney we slowed speed whether the current drew her 5 part. an area of 27 acres will bring in to the Colonial lool school-aga (6-16 years) By a rough bat least two thirds of the working expenses of the described as the fault of modern education, spt on au in-shora come until arriving butside town to about fire knots. I heard the order The Easter she was going, the less likelihood there Treasury an annual revenue of $13,750.
17.-It is estimated that the rates and taxes daring the year 1888, about 18,200 children in of wealthy and wall-to-do Chinese are educatorsions that depend upon the mind as distinguished that repart of the collision was given to tan Kiven to slow. As we went from the Mennee, would be of such an arrence. According to towards ear boy there were a couple of junks my experience, at our buor the current des act on the 1,200 row houses will come to about the Colony, who were from 6 to 16 years of age, partly at the expense of tax-pacers she cannot from those dependent on the band. There is Pius Inspector who foarded the vegsel or her
Cousiduriaz also only in order to discover you do that they are in our way. They appeared to be sailing, attain its fan strength till about ons bout after 590,625 bringing the total annual receipts up to Hence we see, as there were 8,062 children at afford a similar education for their own chiltran, serious risk in seylug might und main to fit standing in towards Kowlcon. When I first saw high water
in the aphere of emotion. Thit also, however, is iso- $34,375. The purchase money, 4, 32 6,000 ually under instruction, that the proportion of and the low feas charged at the Government goatig people the learned a clorica prafos- ben, I thought they were acting bewusy thorentar.
When I came into the harbour en together with the first year's annual rents and children who actually attend school to thoes whe Central School pat a handicap ca private efforts sous that the may be spoiled for handicraft mals Tore hoisted. We headed first to clear 11th March, from Yokohama, 1. oficed a taxes would therefore annat in all to 9250.375are of the proper school-age, was in Hongkong. his other Celanies the desire is fel: to enable not the natural ifta indispensabin to success in 18.-T5 oo8 of filling in that portion of the aa in Ireland, somewhat less than one half. The the turn of the junks. From the Hea very strong tido selling to the N.W.. pasa-
it is quite within the horison of probabilities containing the educational statistics for the puroborate that of the chief mate and the whels that the Ceutral School may at some future 1885-I have the honour to bo, Sir, your most of the evidence, respling that of the master of there was no arder giren to change the ing our busy. The ships on the Mouthern ground which is shown, tinted green, on bas difference, however, in this, that in Erstand sethe Government to withdraw, when proficato, the mors iatellectual ortor.
the Fair Penang, conclusively shows that im- course of the vessel until the ship's bond side of the channel were heading east, and the plan will be 370.000. The cost of a 505-wall commodation is provided in the National Sohna from direct interference in educational-fforts. 19-I ansloss the usual tables I to XVI.
E. J. EITE AM PH.D.,
Imañiately after the collision the whistle of the began to pay oftWe must have been protty abips on the northern side of the channel oro along the sea-frontage in estimated at $3,000 for nearly the whole number of children of the
Juspector of Schools.
Hartan was continuously sounded, and the shoats There appeared to me to while the cost of raising by soothor three feet the legal seboul-age, whilst ia Hongkong the accom- else to the junks when tho vessel bagan to pay heading to the SE
Havers and intercepting ments of actual attendance. All our Schools are 4 govoraing body representing the taxpayocý ra- off. Her hand swung round to the southward bs on that occasion a very strong tide. On the present reclamation shown tinted rod will be modation provided falls short of the raquire time he wady a self-supporting institution under obedient servant.
12. The Anglo-Chinese Schools of the Go The Honourable F. Swart, LL.D., Colonial of the passengers for help ware distinntly heard by those en board the Fair Penang. Before the towards the French Tessel. The helm had not 11th April, three days after the full moon, when $20,000. The main
Bower are estimated at 390,000 and the forcation overorcwded, whilst there rezain about 10,138 za-ter than the Government,
Sverdlary,
Benton foundered twn of her bouts were lowered, been altered when she did this. I was watching I owe in there was a strong tide rasuing enst-
but were almost immediately swamped by the the ship's head, and she had not swung men that ward, past the tits. French boy. The vessels of the net streets at 320,000-The total outlay educated children unprovided for. I believe there
terrified passengers crowding into them. The aqarter of a point when the captair gave the ar on the northern ekla of the etnol, at that time, on reclamation and sewerage works will thus would be no diffesity in indoing about one-third rernment, lested at Susingan. Wongasi. On the 15th amenat to $295,000. In general terms and or possibly evou one-half of that number to attend eh'ung Wants, Stanley, and Yausti, con liaus
other hosts could not be logerad owing to der bard a-port, which was tastantly obeyed wore healing ..W. to N.W
school by simply providing the requisite school show fair rosalts. Two of these Schols, loent- This had no separant effect upon the real. The April, I noticed that we were lying in an opposi whoring a wide margin for naforeseen on-
tingencies it may be ammed that the amount eccommodation (and teaching staff at the ored in town, ara in ebarge of excóptionally good
inconfusion that prevailed on board when it was stearing gear was working 1 righs. The cap site direction to that of the Freach mail steamer.
The ovidange of the Master of the Formosa tamien that sho still had and he called to We-were-aringing all and the compas hit to be remixed in premians when all the lots are penss of the Government, though the other, balf teachers and an every year basisged with crowds the engineer to stop her and back her full spood she remained stationary. This sould show that sot, plus the first year's annual Crown rente, eald-probably contions to ba kant from school of applicants for admissior who have to be re-
16,138 children remaining uneducated are. I lusing power. In the villager, bowever, there is on the 6th instan, a paper sa Roceral-by- flat order was obeyed. There was a very short there was an eddy there. I have never had any and the house rates leviable will balance the by xtress of poverty. The majority of those fosed for want of sandpeading teach of the Rayal Asiatic Society, held at Shanghai rows that the Fair Penang was steaming away. Mr. Carlos oponed the subject by raforcing to passed within hail of the Light Vessel ou the interval, not more than a couple of minutes, be acoldest in coming into the turbour.
19-With regard to the tramway from Whit-Sove, Chinese girls, and cae of the principal constantly a complaint that our teachers, if able Mr. W. Carles, of H.B.M. Consular Service. Buat Light Ship shows that the Fair Penang Lyca the time the order was given and the time Cross-examined by Acting Attorney-General
field Station to the Blue Buildings I hope shortly vsuses of their remaining uneducated, post by to teach English, are incompetent 13 regards the vessel begem to book. Tha captain sentWe nourly alwes acme in the same course, Te it to tell the chief ocgineer to hack depending of curs on junks in the way, to submit estimates of post of construction, year, is the fact that the school accommodation Chinese teaching, and the desire of the parents, the bistory of the gentry, which during the last following morning without communicating any. the expanse of proficiency in Classical Chinese, unt being willing to recognisa tha atzerainty of despatched to the scene of the disaster to resens her as strongly as he could. I found the chief and other ships. I canid not say whether maintenance and working. It is open to doubt hitherte provided by the Govorament Sakocis based on the general experience that natives can thouaned years had hewn traquty invad, both thing about the collaion. The Light-Ship in however whether the cost of the trataway could and Grant-in-Aid Schools is still far below the ordinarily gain proficiency in English only as by Chius and Japan. principally orier to Korea provided with two boats which could have boo The evidence of the different exports is of the enginer wuteaing the engines through the en-other captais are aware of the different war-
The proportion of girls to boys under ingenerally is, that the Government should pro-Chinn Terrible as the battles bateraen Chius the survivors.
a special and Korea had been, ther wore insignificant us gine room akylight. F came forward again, rents hore. I. wyself, have had a great many equitably be debited to the reclamation project requirozients of the case.
of the two langengros compared to the second Tapanese invasion in the al contradictory actura, bat it appears certain and then I heard the captain tell the mate to let opportunities of studying the different tides. inasmuch as the Hno would be a munisipal im- - the starboard andbar. At the time we let u Three days after the moon with an alb title, if prerament of benefit to the entire general public atrnetion in the schools of the Colons continnes vide a Anglo Chinese Schools the suebor, we were abouts ship and a half's the French vessel were lying with her head to and-not of benefit solely to Caunaway Bay, ngth from the French steamer. The letting Kowloon Foint, the current must have been rapat even if the tramway is not chargo That this gradual advanos of female admeation This ins
If I expetola able to the Caraway Bar project, I am none the in the Colony is entirely the results of the the Schools Toosted to taxes but in the for Kores over to home an independent coun. in the collision compartment of the Fair Penung, The number of lives lost is not exactly known, ge of the anchor seemed to base no effoot open sing strongly to the south. ku, and shortly afterwards we collided. I felt warrent of tour or five knots. I should keep the less of opinion that its construction might legi. wssful working of the Graat-in-Aid scheme and villeges the number of scholars desiring to teren tey. Legion of Japanese alliers had tundmt on and that easual quartity of water found its no shook from the collision. I can say positively real going at about seven knots. There is so tinutely be defrayed frets the fund to be derived under it due to the alacrity and continued energy both English and Chinase at bo same timo, is the shores of the Hermait Kingdom, whilst way into the engine-room-
vide teuchors for the Government Schools (outside mouth of the Han river. The capital fell in the
After carefully considering all the evidence that as we were staring we ware going astar much to contend with in oscaing into the bar from land sales, eines its realization would 'tand with which the several Missicuury Societies too sraall to justify the additional expense in larga fient ens lying off the coast. Tts King" of the junks. Rad nothing bappened we shoe bour that as 'capust iny down says rale at to mero than anything to improve the value of all pri- develop that sabers, will be seen from tae en volsed. The nood of a Training School to prohad led to the lista Dast Taland, silasted off the bat it is believed to be about 150.
[The table gives statieties from the year 1873 the Central School makes itself constantly felt, hands of the Japanese Invaders, who finally, in If there were no junks ia, the way, race leasehold estate and of all Crown lands from joined Comperativo Table.
That the lggs of the steamer Benton is direct Te gone about twins the length of the ship coming in
tuer, were driven out by the Chiness and Korsan the Court finde Shaukiway to Wantsai. Z well and substantiai-
aud this real is not likely to bo supplied by the from the Freuch ressel. I locked at the cluck the harbour onld be very easy to water.
sheared off the slain Koreans, were pickled audly to be attributed to the wrongful act and de From the above Tablo we see that in the training class now formed in the Government allied armies. Several thousand aars and noses, abast immediately we collided. It was twenty. Re-examinal by ir. Francis--After shaping y bailt and managed by carapatant hands, the to 1880]
13. The work of those Borernment sont orer te Japan, where up to the present day finit of John 3. Harrison, Master of the Fair äro minutos past two. We had just banked out for my braay I should steady the helm. I should tramway should not only pay for itself but should
Schools which givether are aid to be kapt in so-called ar-tomb Penang in haring disregarded Article 15 of slour of the Fearch asset when I looked at the net port it to counteract a curreat, unless the yield a moderate profit to Government while to Grant-in-Aid Schools the proportion of girls to Cotrel Sebool look. During the time I have been in the ship head of my vessel showed me that sit had been the working ofcases, provided the fares are kept boys has been steadily proving since 1973, and
at the lowest standard, it will prove an inostim that in these Schools the girls form now searly Schools and Aided
but a Chiuse education in the Chiness at Kiote. Daring the last 2.000 years Korma bed the Beard of Trade Rales and Regulations for I bave had no similar experience before.
caught by the current.
ens-belt of the whole number of children in Cross-examined by the Attorney deseral-I The evidence of W. D. Mudie, which had been abla boon.
21-It is rot impossible His Excellency theseboot. But although in the Grant-in-Aldlauguga, has continued daring the far paid tribute to China and Japan alternatively Preventing Collisions at Sas, as embodied in was a few yards from the caplain the whole time, taken, was then put in and road. Ho stated that and could bear all the orders gisen distinctly he was at present in command of the P. & D. Acting Governor may be told that nobody will Schools the normal proportion of girls and boys 1886 its seal course, and calls for to special and the King of the Hermit nation trid twins page 2 of his Olaial Lug Book, put in as avi- I dil not noties the junks until we shaped our stommer Thibet, which post he had held for three build at Causutay Bay, and that if landlorda de will in all probability be rosshed in a fow years remarks. Special fort bas honn made by allot gone to Poking to pay homage to the Faperor. dous in Court and having failed to port his conts for the bar. We had slawed down le years. During the whole of that time, with the build in that polity, to tonauts will be found the case is very differant in the other Schools of ting separate prize at the auunal prise-giving, to Ou two occasions had French awl Tuited States helm. when according to the whole mass of avi to occupy the now houses, notwithstanding the the Colony. Whilst in the Graat-in-Aid Schools extend the teaching of geography and Chinese warships attacked the country, withoa! accom-deurs (with the single exception of his own uu Vore that. The ship's course was not altered oraeption of che voyage to Australia he had when we discovered that the junke wore an boea runsing between Yokohamaa and Beng advantages of a tramway. There might be some the proportive of girls to boys is nearly 1 to composition in these Schools, and some improve.plishing anything. The speaker then referred supported statement all three lights of the Ben- cheed. The starboard anchor is always ready kong. When coming into harbor, ba stared ground for these fours if it were the intention of 2. it is in the Gore un art. Subcols like to 18. ment as taken place in these respects. In the to the expediting of the B.S. schoons- General 62 were opposed to all three lights of the Fair when coming into pert. After the captain had for the Moon, and then shaped bis ecurss for overnment to take no stope to sbate orercrowd. Taking further into consideration all the known case of one Aided School, that at Aberdeen, the heron, which was barat and all on board mir- put the helm hard a-pert, he waited a short time his own buoy. Heunally came in at half speed jug, but as the Government will not continuo a private Sobeals in the Colony, I find there are ankesithiness of the locality, which compells dered, and the filibustering party who sailed to see what a fost that would base on the ship's bat kept the vessel at higher speed in ebb unmoved epsstator of the dangerona massing of altogether 2,325, boys and Bo girls reported sa the Government to remove the Police Station, der the commad of Oppert, Jenkins and Parrison in default for failing to comply with Bac- head. It was who he saw liat this had no effect tide. The lide was never rugolar.. Ele had seen the people in the houses of the Central districts having attended private Schools not under the has also necesitated the removal of the ashool to Fémm in the China, to mb the sarcoplagas ties 10 and 17 of the Harshant Shipping Act be ordered the engines full speed astern.
After vessels carried down by the carrant gloss to of Victoria and as a large number of orowded supervision of the Government. Accordingly we the opposite island of Aplichen. In the case of the Korean King, finishing up the historical of 1878 in not rendering any assistanos whatever -The evilance of the Master of the Fair giving the order he told me to go sit to see the Frerak bany. The currents were pretty tenements in these districts will each in its turn had, in the year 1586, sitogether as many as 6,99 another Aided School, that of Sunships, part of his lecture by alluding to the opsting to the steamer Beatas, sud tu not reporting the that the urder was being promptly excenter. It well known to captain in the habit of ecmaine be compelled by law to disgorge a large proper boys and only 1,768 girls under instruction in whers the Aided system year by year showad at the country by the rent roatia aege-cerone to the Master of the Formosa Light was about two minutes between the time the to the park. On one occasion he got ton fartion of its inmates, there will be no alternative Schools of all classes, whilst it is pretty certain very poor resalta, an attempt lias teen mula to cistal by the rarions western powers. oler was given and the engines were backing southward, and was carried down clash to the left for the people but to build more habitations that there are nearly as many girls of the proper improve the School by the application of the question of who are tho Korence? TAX
known to have come down, many a century ago, not be accepted by the Court, as he states bis The resul del not back till after we had collided French mail staarer's boy. Whas a vessal Thore ses no sites for houses in the centre of school-age in the Colony sa there are boy. The Grant-in-Aid system. The first year's trial did answered by the lecturer by saying that this Penang cagarding the supposed trifling nature It would be about five minutes between the time bad bagun pay off it would be very difficult, the town, and it follows therefore that the inha-needs of female education require therefore an aprove matters, but there is hope that la coerce was a mystery. No one knew it Tribes were of the damage done to the steamer Bextan 4- 14-As regards the Grant-in-Aid Schonls from the North. by way of Wladivostonk but wu damsro to have been of a curious nature, the order hard port was given and the sollision almost impossible, te bring her head roand. On bitants must gravitate towards the suburbs. I extension of school noceramodation. There is no of time better results may be obtained.
ba, ir, your obedient room to doubt that the Grant-in-Aid Fabemte, took place. The vessel struck at rigat angles. the occasion mentioned, it was oving solely, to the hare the honour to
though expanding its sphere rather slowly, will the par 1886 has afforded fresh proof that the beyond this, nothing was know Koreans were and it is a well-known fast that the vemol receiv Some 3,000 years ago sustain mach greater injury than the vessel i There is a rough log book to the pilot house. current that is vosal was carried out of its servant,
ing there civilisation. J. M. PRION
gradually succeed in sopplying the actual da alterations introduced in the Grant-in-Aid know to have immigrated into Japan. iatrodasing a blow on hor broad-side must necessarily
Scheme in 1893, principally affecting schools in
4.The Court is clearly of opinion that it was I made the entries for that day in the book, courpo.
mands of female education in the Colony no faxes L...e, schools giving a Chinese education one Ki Tazo, & profound scholm nad councillor ficting the blow stem on. as the mass of the Chinese population is con cerned. But as regards Echools for Europear in the Chinese language) are beneficial. The to the Court of Paking, immigrated into Korun children, whose education requires a more ar sabjoined comparative tabla, exbibiting the ad bacaine the founder of order in the little the loaden daty of the Master of the Fair Pen pansive staff and costly bones accommodation, working of the orised scheme (of 1885 which Kingdom, introducing act there. He may bag to have remained by the Bostan, and that Considering all the airoumstances of the case, the Grant-in-Aid Sobeo does not possess the game fato operation in the year 1885, olearly termed the Shakespeare of Ping-yang, then by doing so he would have either hazarded tis aanza espabilities, because the demand of such proven, as far as schools in class I. are concerned, the capital; his tomb, is shuru mp to the ship or jeopardized the lives of his passenger special education, though argent, in small and that the desire of the Government to reduce the prosat dag, shaded by few tross, and held
earning power of these inexpensive schools in high reverence by all the population, simi- and making every allosause for the position in hedged in by various diffonltise. Dr. Eitel's Report on Education in Hongkong 8The results of the annual examination of whilst increasing the ponsum of work to be done lar as the grave of the Swan of Aron. Tister og which the Master was placed, the Court can come The Certificate of John Wilson, Chief Engi ment will be found detailed in the Tables appen teachers to bring more children under instruc-arts; the Chinese written language was las cate of John S. Harrison na Master had the said ral was laid on the table of the Legislative for the year 1888, is published in Saturday's the Schools under the supervision of the Green ander some Standards), and to excourage the Shiura cards to Kors and introduced Chinese to no other decision than to cancel the Certif. Council sa tho 13th inst, maior
Education Department
century Korea was an influential country, Bud- ded to this Report, and, as far as the Governtsen: tion in the bigbar Standarde without skipping adopted From the seventh to the thirteenth Certifloste in hereby auucaliai. Pablic Works Department.
dhism was introduced, nol during this time the tieer, is herewith returned, but the Court is of No. 81.
Hongkong, 25th March, 1887. Central School is ouncerned, in the report of its the lover ones, bas been attained... Hongkong, 25th April, 1897.
Hare follows the table]
lito Kingdoms also came in communition with opinion that as he was the only other EuropeaU- Sis. I bare the honour to forward herewith headmaster, which will be found below. A few The Acting Attorney-General-I do not want SI. The congestion of the population on
15.-As regards the Grant-in-Aid Schools in Arabia and Persia, wàanes the ceramic art was ficar on board he might have used stronger. to know that.
peoially in the central portions of the city is now the Annual Report on Education for the year supplementary statistical details and general vi servations regarding the principal schocks and
Class II. there aro, this year also hat few spintroduced. The Karanis were a very ponceful Andeavours to induce the Muster to stand by the I re-examination, Mr. Fransis placed the attaining proportions, that cannot but made an- 1886.
2.-The total number of Hoboals, subject to olasses of schools may be of interest. chrisf officer's log in the hands of witness, andxiety to those responsible for the msintesauce
9-The Government Central School was excial features calling for coramont. The history people. Their country was, however, no place sinking ship, more especially as there was no supervision and annad examination by the Qo asked him a question about the entry in it.
The second invasion of the of the Bentan are also returned.
The Court desires to direct the attention of The Acting Attorney General-It is the rale,
2-The evil becomes aggravated from your to vernment, mounted. in the year 1886, to 90, as amined on the principles adopted several years and composition teaching in Schools in Cls ITI.For a qurie hontor; one would search in vain for parance of water flowing into the Engine. uy lord, that in the sours of examination, year with the increase of fresh settlers from the compared with 41 in 1876, and 16 in 1868. The aga and stated in former reports. The ex continent to show improved resilin. The foviralice. There was no porcelain ware or bronze. The certificates of the surviving officers question ealy shall be asked to clear up any mainland who are said to arrive bore at the rate wtal mainber of scholars, enrolled in Schools amfastion papers were sat by the Headmasterity with which Chinese children, after five carry away, peinte in the cross-examinatioz. I have not pul of 500 every month or over 7,000 avery year. subject to Government supervision and ex-and revised by mymail. The papers of the years teaching of the Romanized system, write Japanese had destroyed all monuments of art. any testions Boncerning the log.
Aware of the dangers of overcrowding, the amination, amounted to 5.844 in the year 1886, scholars were corrected, and marked the composition are vises in Romanized Chiness Col. Some of the onsetams of the people were very Government to the insufficiens of life-boy and His Lordship -You have suggested them Government hos include in the Public Healtà ar compared with 2,923 scholars in the your 1876, Headmaster and then forwarded to me to form loquist, is quite equal to the arorags attainmente insereating, Women, for instanos, are kept in bost commodation in locul passenger steamers and 1,870 scholars in the your 1866. It appears 30 independent opinion thereon. With the of English children in the corresponding Eng. confinemont all day; in the evening, however, and also to the necessity of making a more You bave stated that there is a log which has not Bill certain provisions against this oil. been prolace, and it is only night for dr.
4-But it will be of little avail legislating therefore that both the number of Schools under exorption of the marks allotted in the case of lish subjects, whilst the warm Chinese childroz they were at libe to walk about town, and thorough ennistin of watertight bulk-heads Francis to show that that singh log was correct against overcrowding auless in anticipation of Government supervision in the Colony and the reading and in the case of all the subjects of would require additional fire yours' teaching to cite versa, the same can prevailed with regard med sluices.
noted results in consultation with myself), the in the written China sharnater. Nevertheless, salve on the street at night; if they are im-1 ly copied by the chief officer. Were I in Mr. such legislation, opportauity is afforded to amber of scholars attending anch Schools bare the Anglo-Chinese Classes (when the Headmaster sin dmilar facility in expressing their thoughts to san, who were not permitted to show thou Francis's place I should certainly follow the builders of acquiring aitas for the creation of boen doubled every decade since 1866.
naw bonses for the reception of the overflow of 3-Since the autumn of the year 1894, subjoined Tables exhibit the results of the I think, so far as practical alility is earfoarved Friecned. Another strange casteln was the ex- Class I, able to read and write a Chinese lofter regard to clothing. Men naver trick of their Witness To the best of my knowledge the people to be turned out of the contsel districts when, in consequence of local disturbances, the amination according to the Headmaster's own obfid vdocated in a purely Chinese School in traeddinary dences, which was observed with
sttendance in all the Chinese Schools suddenly valuation of the merits of each.
in the Chines charantar, porta a better train cosis when working, whilst, on the cther hand, entry in this log is correctly copied from the nader the provisions of the new Act.
[Here fallow four tables.
ing for practical life than the romanised systems, women appeared to he lene modest (han wen; the
The Ni U. Daily Nesen syy a very heavy storm. rough log
5. Quite recently, the Sanitary Board urged fell off and many children were, in a patilo, By Capt. Thamwit We pass the Hospital attention to the nenssity of making upper line removed from the Colony to their homes
10-In addition to the remarks of the Head-noronobing by the time it demands upon the former could be seen working in the fields with ship on the Kowloon sids I am ausble to say provision for the erection of more bones in on the mainland, the annual increase of
wants The diffoulty of trade is that there was moat at Shanghai on the right of the 9th Inst.. what distance we were off,
view of the expressed intention of the Ereative Schools and scholars has come to a standstill master, which will be found in the thizi par- time absolutely required for the teaching of the their dresses tucked up. The country as in m
Doors are never and lasted some four or five hours. The damage Cesar Christinu Wax, sext miled and said- Government to rudun the present dangerously A fresh panis occurred in spring 1886 whan, in agraph of : Report, I have to make bot fer written Claistre character, can possibly give, una primitive state, that people there had no of wind, accompanied by rain, risited the Sattle
The Grand-ia.Aid. Betools in class IV.nothing to supply us with. consequence of an its rosor to the effect that general observations concerning the Government Jews the school-age is abnormally extended.
All that the Koruna only one or two-truss having been blown down, Auartermaster on board the City of Peking, overcrowded condition of native tenements I havo boen in her about oleven Joaca and have -No time should therefore be lost in dealing the Schools under Geyerament were required to Oestral Bobool. Comparing the remit of the made about forty warez voyages in her. I always with this question, and in this conception. I beg tarnish a number of boys and girls te be buried Government Central Bolcol examination, us continue to improve year by year la organisation looked, for there is nothing in their house was alight considering the violence of the wind, take the wheel when sowing inte barbour. I was to submit in the accompanying plan project alive in the tannal of the Taitam Waterworks above tabulated, with the results of the previous and effectivetess of teaching. It is nationsble that might be stolen. at that post on the 29th November last. When for reclamation and house building in the as the success of these works depended upon pear's examination, it is evident thors has been that the Portuguese community are every year desired was, to earn money enough for the also the tent erected in the Flower Show 2. coming in we passed North of the Meande. I have Causeway Bay District by which 274 sores of such a human sacrifica, most of the Chinese in met glasdees falling off in the following mb seadis more and more children to pass fret, for winter; should be accumulats more, the surpins closure to halter the Band. The river was very. aiden what distans from her. I hear the ground will be rendered on lable for the erection Grant-in-Aid Schools is the centre of the town jente, vis, English eading, diotation, and com- or four rears, through a purely Porta weakd be squeezed out of him by officials. The rough, and the sampan men refused to carry order given to slow the vessel, baforn passing the of 1,300 Chinese tonomouts. The proje ale were optied of scholars for several days, until a position. In all other sogoots the Bobool did, gureo Bobool before sanding them to so English natives lived almost entirely on rice, sauce, beane passengers to the slope lying out, in the stream, Meones. When about the Memas, the ship's provides for the connabtion of that district with proclamation of the Registrar General slayed with the orception of Classes 11, V, and VI, as Sokool. The more this moresont ortends, the and pork When they drink a sort of samshoose that several men were compelled to spend the petree was changed, and we bosded for par the city by mene of a tramvay from Whitfeld the excitement. The fact that such silly well or better than last year. It is noteworthy more solid appear to be the scents of the Eng--they did so very heavily; drankens way to night on shors.
as soon as we mude Inst to the body. When the The further hearing of the case was then ad- book is filled wa nanelly throw it overboard. I journed till Wednesday, 25th May, by which do not know whoro that particular ons is. It is time, it is expected the Saphalien will hare ar not in the pilot house. No cae-as ever applied rived in this port.
to ele for that book.
The Acting Attorney-Goueral-We deplied
for all the log books, and wo were told that no THE CAUSEWAY DAY REGLAMATION
such book existed.
Mr. Francis My friend's statement door not.
make that evidence.
His Lordship-It is hardly necessary to toll
ny that
Mr. Francis-It was for "the information of my learned friend.
same course.
AND THE TRAMWAY.
The following report by the Surveyor-tiene-
of the Public Health.
prime eest of the works.
Burveyor Gazzemol. The Honourable F. Stewart, LLD. Acting
Colonial Secretary, &o, &c., .,
*Not printed.
THE EDUCATIONAL REPOFF.
Guxelle:
MR. CARLES ON KOBEA.- At the annual mesting of the China Branch
buon to improve from year to year slowly but steadily teacher for anch done in the case of 16th century. It am at one time impossible that there was never more than 3 tent of water
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Prant
FINDING OF THE COOLT.
2-The Court also fuds the said John S. Ear-
The Fasol
R. R.. O'CONNOR,
Boaior Magistrate, President EDWIN W. 6. HILLIARD).
Lieut. . N. Nantical
Á BEOBIOTY. JOHN BLAIR.
Master Mariner.)