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the purpose of going to Canton. He np. 3, a 155 x 3, which provide that where there elementary character, Beading, Writing, anlong, Au, bororor, this subject is reciving SUMMARIES OF HOME NEWS FROM
THE LONDON DAILY PAPERS. prehanded him, and took him to the British hath been mutant credit given, or mutual debts Arithmetia was all that could be attempted. the consideration of the Goremment, it need Gonsal, where the falsudant was locked up in between the bankrupt and any other person, As an indication of the state of things now, not be further discussed here
(Doily News) we need not distrust it because we do not the sells of the Consulate. ¿ Tus next morning," one debt or demand may be eat against the the popora gut to the boys in the highest class, 24-The wohol, foes amounted during the
SATURDAY, Jan, Bth. often see sudden and extraordinary couver before bringing him to Hongkong, he told him other, notwithstanding any regret ict of bank at the last examination, have been appended to year to 31,763.75, of which $1,611.25 went into
The new chapal and nobooli erected in Skin- the offence specified on the warriat luspector rapizy before committed: The enda language thus report. These papers were not prepared the Treasury, and 8252.50 to the antury of the sions, which would be contrary to anything is, if apparel led to charge the defaldant is contingen in the laat state, 8 6:4; so chat with any view to publication, bot simply no the teacher of the Preparatory class.
ner streot, Bishopagate, were yesterday opened that can be expected in the natural course of with stealing from his room a gold Albert from the earliest practice to the latest provi-maal feat of proficiency in the your work. A Nothing now remaine but to express the by the Bieber of London, who was supported obhin and other things. The court also wassion by statute, the object seems to have beengines at them will show more of the progress thants of all connected with the ashool to our the Lord Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Bennett, Mr. Alderman Laureno, M.P. Mr. Alderman Ow In looking back over his Inbours for the Bed with complamants and withosate against that the acount should be stated as between that has been mada rinn ny amount of expla Prize-givers. These were His Excellency the den, Baron A. de Epthschild, and others.
Yesterday the preservation of the inappro last ten years, Me, Stow.aur may feel a justi- the defendant, but the case was remanted till archnat hnd merchan, and tlist whatever nation which could well be given, the Governor, His Excellency the Lieutenant. Go.
19.The standard which must be renched vernor, the Honourable, Chief Justice Smele printed land adjoining Victorin park was again would be in ordinary practice a pocnajdry item fiable pride in what he has done. He has
in such accopus, ahould be the subject of set off before a boy is considered to have passed, and the Honourable 0. Smith, Dr. Dods, the subject of discussion at the Metropolitan. ozerdome a vast amount of ignorant. pre-
SUPREME COURT, Now adopting the principle here laid down, to be, therefore, eligible for promotion, is on Mr. Kwok Ubasag. Mr. Moomon, M Board of Worke, and it a Radived that a and upon a review of all the unthorities bear third ofthe total number of marke sesigned to all, Mr. Saine, und Me Wai Kwing by deputation should wait upon the Chancellor of judice, and has got so far as to make large
ing upon the question, including the aid of the various subicata taught in tite oles whose donutions, in addition to the sum the Eseteran to ascertain if the Government numbers of the better informed Chinese feel
Norrajes . the Ubattered Bast of India, which Judged by this standard, the following is the on the year's Estimates, prizes to the wine would be willing to include the land in question that at least the foreign Schools will do no
perbans more nearly esembles the principal percentage of those who passed, in the various of opwards of 3000 were awarded at the reagilt within the sick of the park, in order that it cass than any cited during the argument, I English cineses, on the work of last year- barn, and that they will make their children
Ait of opinion that there was suck a'' matual Firet tigheat)lass.
28-As previously of sted, 1971 did not prove might be preserved for ever, for the recreation,
·Second
very favourably year to the Village Schools and enjoyinent of the public.
- Testerday, the witnesses walled before the more weeful members of society by letting
credit within the maing of the Ordinance
Third ·
The number under instraction for the year was. thea know something of the ways of
between the bankrupto and the defendante, sa to entitle the latter to retain this sums of Fourth
less by 40 than in 1870; and this, although More Commission were Boy Dorger, our Fifth Europeans. Those Schools are now looked
there were two additional schools. The at. penter of the chip from Desember, 1907, to Tuo Aoting Attorney General saked by what money received by them since the 2nd day of
-Sixib
tendance, too, became very irrogalur towards Angrat, 1870: Mr. W. Mitchell, narietant ship- upon as a matter of course; and if evon now in the garnishes was called pm by the plain December, 1861, in respect of the shares spoof.
the end of the years more so than it had been sight at Sheerness, Mr. W. Luard, suplain- many are sent to them to learn English tiff to produce lotters. He fully admitted the fed in the bill, and that they are not bound to
13 Although little else could have been az for the previous year. This was attributable to superintendent at the same dockyard; and. Ad- power of the court to call for them, and if it pay such sums over to the Assignes regardless. chiefly for practical purposes, we may fairly eo, bo should bow cute, why they should of the state of the account. Bufore conclad a pooted, it was very disapponiting to find a lotr tiro causes, to high price o rico and the dull oral the Hon. Charles Eliot, commander-in- hope that as the number of scholars increases tot be produced at this stage of the case. But this portion of the judgment, I wish to say a pertentage in the highest disse stially inces of trade. In all the villages, the gume chief of the Sheathers Stations The latter year by year there will be among them not be did not know by what right the plaintif word with respect to a race much pressed upon when it stood at 97 per cent in the previous anewer won gives, when enquiries vore madens stated that, before the Magarailed on her last bauk was a propar carga. "He knew that from 2 few who will rise from what in a higher eiled for them. They tat objted to bia-ape in the curse of the argument. I moan your. The alias was very unfortunate in some to the canser of the decrease and the regularge, be satisfied himself that the cargo she point of view is hut a means to an end and pearing, and tow.called upon him to predags the case of Young, the Bank of Bengal, respecta No fewer than 20 out of the 38. hays attendance. Whenever it was possible for the boginning she wo cupspeed, to be a very
tbene letters.
That being a decision of the Privy Council, which it contains got situations, and left at child to earn a fox cash by grass cutting, should have considered myself bound by it, rarions portads during the course of the year; firewood gathering, or cako rolling, beancomfortable ship, but he believed her to be a
was taken away from school. In the most good on boat, and be bad nu resson to suppo rourable years the poverty in our villages is she was nascaworlby. He had nothing to as something of which few can havo ay idea, but with the selection of the Magure to go to Aun.
tralia." in a year, each as the last, when the stuff of life is leur, it must be something very moriens.
27.The Village Heboola supported by Go. vernment stand in the following sider efficiency:
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document. We find in it evidence of the gradual progress of a movement which at first seamed but little likely to succeed, but which, owing in a great degree to Mr. STEWART's own exertiona, has now fully esta blished itself in the Colony. The ten years which it has taken to attain this result seem no doubt a long period; but if the work has progressed alowly it has beer built on a solid foundation, and there can now be ac question that the Government Schools will 'continue a portuament institution of the Co logy-and certainly one of the most creditable
we can baye.
• The results of educating Chinas in foreign language, and waking them acquainted with westera arts and sciense, have hitherto been looked upon as discouraging. A certain number of Chinese, generally of the poorer classes, have bear wiltag, to flock to our Schools, and have shown great aptitude in learning, but in the majority of instances it has been discovered that so soon as they have aequired a competent knowledge of what are almosttbomero elements in oureducation, they either give up the study altogether, or devote themselves almost entirely to mastering the literature of their own country. This has
THE TIOMBORNE, CATT.
The jury stopped the Tichborne case to-day, and the Court adjourned until tomerrow, at the request of Sergeant Ballantine.
Mongkong, St Marek, 1872;
MEETING OF JUSTICES.
Mr. F. Simona, Inte proprietor of the one mercial Billiard Rooms, and latterly pariver with Mr. Franois, proprietor of the Praya Hotel, applied for the transfer of the licence of the Oriental Hotel from Mr. Baynes to bi self. The applicant being a very respectable min, the tracaler was granted, ---
Mr. May required that such n house, na the Oriental Hotel required a respectable person in it, and he was very glad to Bad one, at last about to take it. En, did not see why this house should not be a respectable as any in the Colons.
Mr. W. H. Shannon, late engineer of one of the Canton steamboats, and for some time chief engineer of the stormship Manila, applied to have the licence of the "Stag Hotel transferred from the present proprietor, Mr. Watada, to himself, the present" proprietor hing about to go to England. that applicant was a gst respectable persen, The magistrates were thoroughly satisfied and one fit to take such an eatablishment, and cute no hesitation to grast the transfer, Transfer was granted accordingly.
This rouchided the meeting,
POLICE INTELLIGENCE
·March, 7th. BEFORE THE HON. C. MAY.'.
- ALLEGED LARORNT.)
Mr. Deammond said he would call for certain lettere, which he had given the other side no. tice to produce.
RAD ON TO ADVISE
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PREYS."" Mr. Drummond said that at all events he SI, Having failed in grand coup with This maja force, against the intelligence of the at prove the debt. his word there was nothing the letters which makes a flank movement again the Special The Attorney General said he would pledge hands of our merèiatic Arme, Rad Dow
would be evidence of the debi.
Jarors
Hia Lordebin "euggested that when the time for production of the letters arrived, if it' over did arrive, they should have the same effect as if produced now.
The examination of Abdool Rahman was then proceeded with. He ways into details of the transactions between himself, as agent of F. M. E. & Co., and Leong Akan He also stated that Liesng Akum proceeded to law" against both H. G. & Co. and F. ME: & ̈ ̧Ù3 When Leong Akuin asked him for payment in Hongkong, he did not mention the sum which was due::
SUBOOLS
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT We subjoin. Mr. Stewart's Report on the Go- * disanssion then arose with referemos to the vernment Schools, which is ferasini interest, receiving of evidence as to an adminion made at giving a resume of their history from their firat proved some connection between. Moosa by Moosa. The court raled that there must be commencement
HONOKONG, 15th February, 1872,
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Vice-Chancellor Malin yesterday mado, un order for a compulsory winding-up of the Ke. ropean Assurance Society, This order, his Honour said, would not prevent the trapofer of the brainges to any other company, nor the making of any arrangement for this boneft of policy-holders.
(Standard)
The Special Committed on fun colten, ap pointed by the War Office after the Stowmarket strophe, have issued their preliminary re part. Upon the evidence taken they Lure come to the conclusion that thero is no reason why the Government should relinquish the manu. facture of compressed gun-cotton.
The Trades Union Congress ant again yester.
The Directory will be published in Two Forms, Complete at g5; or with the Lists of Residents, Port Directories, Maps, ko...after becoming practically acquainted with His Lordship mid as the right of the court to at 33.
a foreign language, will take the trouble to call for them was admitted. be would call for even were it not reconcilable, with other uses, and their places had to be fillet na they became acquire some knowledge of our arts, sciences, the, and bear the Attorney General upon tha but in truth this case when examined con Tacant by promotions from the junior classes
pient
trarenes no other authority except that which In addition to This, bine, or one-fourth of the and civilization. In this, however, we can.
Attorney General said this was an attempt to it expressly overruled, Olive n Smith. It whole clans, were absent from the examinations, not expect great and repid progress. We mix up two parts of the enquiry is one. These simply distinguishable in one male feature some for their marriage, and other cn account letters had nothing whatever to do with the from the present, and all utliers in part ma of sickness. With two exception, theso ning must be content if we see any signs of testion whether there was a one of aetion, teto, which is that there the bank gave oredit Absentees would have held respectable places in advancement at all. If we consider Low fow or with the question whether it arve in the to the bankrupt for the notes they had dis the cluse list. had they been able to be present comparatively there are among Europeana Colony. They would come in on the question counted for him, but there was no correspond. La the previous year only one was absent, and who become deeply conversant eithof with whether the property attaobed belonged to the ing oredit given by the bankrupt to them the ches, a whole, was much more permanent
In the Court of: Vice-Chancellor. Baron yea- defendants, but on that point alone, and there. The credit was all on one side, a fast whinh, anringhe year. adida arts or sciences, we can scarcely wonder that fore this was not proper stage to call for them. when onse admitted or ascerained, precludes 1-Looked at in this light, the school has
terday, the point was raised whether the Great Distern Railway Company, under their special- there should be comparatively few to do uola a necessarily arbitrary proceeding of this the possibility of sucosefully contending. In great practical difficulty to contend with It.
Aoto of Parliament, were empowered, to stop, among the Chinese, who have for less en kind, where debts were attached before judg bad almost and of contending thine the one the classes could by any nitaus be made per
up the thoroughfare of Sun-strost, Bishope ment, His Lordship should be oanvinced that could be brought within the purview of un manent for a 367, or even for half a year, souragement to stimulate them to axertion, there won a one of action arising in the Co enter the object of which is to settle the those would be no, dionlty in passing a very
gate, His Honour docided in the negativu, Dossunt between merchants who have bad high percentage of the boyer but when it is
and granted an înjanotion restraining the com. and far graator obstacles to overcome before lony before going into the other questions.
His Lordship took this view, on the con- mutual dealings, eaob.giving credit to the other couskered thus no fewer than 134 left soboul
pany from blocking up the street in question. their exertions can be productive of any straction of the words "and it to in the Oreach relying on the other's suronor. One to the course of the your, it will be evident
The bankruptcy of the claimant to the Tich. dinance
other inniter forms the anbjost of complaint that, if promotions were not made as vacancies) 12 Shauki Wao.
berne baronetoy, again, came before Mr. B appreciable results.
gistru Hazlitt, youterday. In consequence, Mr. Drummond said the present witness, in this bill, a old in respect of the proceeds occurred, the school would be always half 13,-Tang lang Ohau (Hakk.) Abdul Robanum, could prove the handwriting of two fron bargos, but that clain was aban empty by examination time. Not only is this 28-Among these shoals Stanley continues aware of the protracted proceedings in the of the letters. His contention was that they doned by the Attorney General at the hoaring so, but when, promotions have to be made to hold the pre-eminence. If all the Village Court of Cowinoa Flexe, another Bajcrament vore written by the Aria against whom he was and to my decision on the whole case is in during the three last months of the year, these Schools were as it is, there would be rauch canse took plass, und the anse will next be heard of Ewer of the defendants. I am refered from so promoted, while they would have been the for congratulation. The master is a good. proceeding.
His Lonlship, said the witness conll be re the necessity of considering how that abandon Gras if they bad remained in the kimer chur, Bobolar, a diligent and sisalul teacher, and bed the 12th of April
In the French Assembly, on Tuesday, an called for this purpose. His certainly thought wont affecto top questions of costs. They will are almost are to fail in the bigher on mud enjoys in a high degree the confidence of the altra Republican momber, Brunet, made a the two gasstrone-hs to the axisbonga, of u be payahla to the fifendants" but of the estate. this is particularly the case in promotion from villagore. The school mom is always eat atauage specat, in which he attributed all the
the second to the first, where the range of aub. and oleen. The scholars are regalar in their cause of action, and as to the foot of its having
jects in so mosh more extensive than it can attendance and orderly in their behaviour, aufferinge of France to her irreligion, aud muginated in the Colony-should be settled
frst.
possibly be in agr of the junior classes, new school-bouse is much wanted here.ved that a temple should be erected on the 15 Locked it in the light of the situations The locality of the present one is unhealthy, Placa, de Roi de Rome. Only two membara
supported his proposal, which are obtained and the promotions whichare and to this dst be attributed ons or
At the great meeting of French manufac salt to the ebolare is a fortunate one, but it bie maator cufford last year. The whole village against the tax on raw material, it was stated made-both high prizes in themselves, there two serious attacks of illness from which torero, held in Paris on Wednesday, to protest is otherwise to the masters when thay come to is said to ba tinhealthy, and the death-rate bigh, After quoting in support of his allegation renkon op the tale, and render an acount of especially at some seasons of the year now that twenty-fire of the French, Chambers of school-bogas on one of the buolle ad nosot to Commerce were in favour of free trade; that what Judge Adams, remarked to a Special the year's work.
16. Another English master id vory mask the village should, it well drained and properly with England; that four were indifferent, and seventeen supported the Commercial Treaty A meeting of the Justices of the Peace was
Juror'« Rad" now comes forward and so held yesterday afternoon, to consider the grant-
hamscif the hollownces of his basis from which required, not merely for ertanding the school ventilated, be much more healthy, thus the pre-only seven advocated the abrogation of the ing of licence and the transfer of otliers to a Mr. Draumond asked how he was to prore he opened fire. If the special-jutera are as to numbers, but for removing to a great ex sent one
20-The new acbooi nt Tai Wong Kong in treaty. M. Woluwaki, who spoke in favour of Tew applicants. Fresent: Hoa O. May pre the case of action, if this evidence was excluded leated by favouritiam" thep Judge Adams, tont, the dificulty alluded to. With his desist
It is announced from Terscilles that tho siding Mesara. Deane, M. S. Tonzeby, and Heard that the latters are ridings of the remark was not worth a stran. Torhaps thence, them on be no dount that the transi Wan-tasi has been very succesful; but, from the noume tax, was muck applaudėti, B. J. Gomari
oruse of action. Man and Spenal Juror whom bis Lordship addressed wax tion from one ose to another would be render the fact of its being new, it is too soon to speak Mr. Ohristian Kook, Inte a gambling-house The Attorney-Geugral was sorry bis learned an ipstart, who, without the qualification on ad less abrept, and the result of the final aonfidently about it. It bao withdrawa, a few Commistos appointed to examine the decrees As usual, the report upon the Government watchman, made application for the license of friend had committed himself to that state the score of intelligenceur post ca employed umjastions made more ticfactory. Every af of the scholars from Bowrington and a great seating the Orleans property is unni It scams that the French prelates have juired Schools, which has been drawn up by Mr. the Army and Navy Tavern," a hangs which ment. They had wething us do with the debt a solicitor who ear-wigged one of his friende." tart is made to do this at present, but, with the many from the Tak kanchool at Tang-lungously in favour of abrogating them, STEWART, is a very valiable and interesting has been cloard for some time, bat forurerly It was a maro fishing case to mit. up one point What becomes, then, of the incident ou whlah licited tacana at our disposal, only partial re: Chan, The warderɔre will no doubt had their together in a sort of crusade against the Kill
So may beak to their old schools by and by; and, opened by Mr. Brown ander the same title. with another. There was a very definite point Rad put so much stress, and which be salts can be obtained. The magistrates considered the applicat s re-to bs proved now, and this wald be only prominently brought forward es ornghing 17-16 is quite certain that, with another. If they do not, zo harm is Gon, as long as they on priminaly instruction brought forward by aithority of his feat growl against what he has master and additional accommodation, another are taught at all; 12 the children could bat be Julen Simon. The Bishop of Baraia has. spectable man, and the license was accordingly waste of time, as the letters word very long.
His Lordably naked whether Mr.Drummond construed to be toadyism P
hundred could be added to the attendence, and get to attend any school, the partionlar school sddressed a letter to the Branch Assembly, in which he deatures that the want of education in granted, ****
would assura hlai that he could not prove" bis
Who will venture to deny that "Rad" is as the sphere of the school's usefulness thereby of their choice would be a matter of very minor by no means such a formidable danger to else, without the letters, and that be belicred tuated by disinterested motives fa showing up enlarged. The school has firmly established importance,
tondyism resident from Judge Adams itself no oro of the permanent institutions of
30 The Village Schools receiving grants.in. Frames as is generally supposed. Ha courludes be could do as with them. ETA MAR
Wh. Drummond I do my Hard. AN time he has remained month bound respecting the Colony; and the Chinese, both bere ned in aid are Il in number. Their relative efficiency in Jetter by urging that the instructions of the His Lordship. Then I call for them. I the modus operandi adopted in the formation the adjojumy province, regand it with inerens sind tbus:-1, Ap-li Chat, Town Wan, gule shonht be exclusively confided to the
Church think that is a fair way of putting it
of the Special Jury List till yesterday, when a ing confidence. They now seem to understand. (Hak-ko.); 3, Yao-ma Ti; 4, Manu Tem; 5. The Attorney-General--Yes, my lord. change over the spirit of his dresses to its sim and purposes. They do not end it at
Chang; 6 Little Hongkong: 7, To Here the letters were produced by the Attare come apo him, and he sees toadyiom tempt to exercise some sinister influence, either kwa Wan, (Holo).8, Hot Un; 9, Mong Kok; torney General, and handed up to the court, right und left, forgetting that his long silent religions or political, or both, as was at fire 10, Hung Bon 11, Pok-fum.
31The school at Pot-fa Lnin was added in after which they were placed in the hands of on the Special JaryList question is susceptible more than half seepeated. In other parts of
of being construed into his having played the China too, and also in Japan, the school is be the course of the year, and the grant was with plaintiff's attorney.
part of a toadish.
ginning to attract come attention; such dawn from Shek Shan, where the people re- Jaro, you're faltbfallpa
nothing untoward bhappens, there no good refused to change the master, though be atood son to believe that, before long, the latter coun-convicted of repeated instansea of neglock und QUILL Hongkong, 7th March, 1872.
try will be more uninernasly represented at disubedionice. He is a very curning old man, duy at Nottingham. The subjects discus the eabool that it is at present.
and holds some mysterious away, I suspect of ad were Conciliation and Arbitration," 16. Nearly all the nationalities in the Colony tortoria-telling nature, over the ignorant vil. Further Reduction of Hours of Labor," and have now their representatives in the school, lagers,
Digest Representation of labour in Parlia whose doore, iteannot be too well known, are. 34.1 grant was applied for to the cabool atment. A rather enrions, episode took place open to all without regard to creed or colour. It Tai kok Tant, where the new Dock is to be, but The Chairman oviaplained of the manner in is rather surprising still to flod, in quarters the muster, on examinations was found to be which the delegates neglected their duty. The where one would expect more correct informa- quite nafit for his dati; The villagers were roll was thereupon called over, and it was found tion, grave doubts ne to the position which the requested to select another, but they declined, that there were 29 absenteel school holds with regard to religion: There are If they could not have the grant with the pres The inquest on a lavatie soldier who was and the defendants. On this poist Ralinan SIB, I have the honour to forward to you some who think that we attempt to proselytize.nt matter, they would take bin without it. was further examined, and stated that Manna the Blue Book Beturns for the year 1871, There are others who think that wo huren They have since thought better of it, and the killed by another louatic at an asylum at Bow, was reumed 'yesterday. From the evidenca uf was hoting in Cauten for both firms, and after together with the Annual Report on the nervous dread of a clorryman entering the hoot is likely to receiveghe grant this year.
place, Both parties could not possibly be more Bane farther argument, His Lordsbip admitted Government Schools for the same period.
33-The villagers of Isithe Hongkong hare one ofte inmates it appeared that a party of the eridence as a fast, reserving the considera- Altbongu, two new schools were opened mistaken; but it seems to be the fate of accular again beon dissinguishing themselves in their patients were at work in the grounds, when tion of its value, Moosa hot having been hither in the course of the year, the total nom ber education to be distorted and misrepresented. own peculiar way. In 1370, they tried to caste any Salzman gave the dressed, John Dick felled him. No other biow was struck. Dick. to prured to bis satisfaction an agent to bind ander instruction was thee than in 1870. Theis It will not be so hlways. Ten years will are the the master out thief, in order that the Tipo, blow on the skull with a spade, which the defendants. Several conserations with were then 1302 scholars, as against 1,232 for superstition exploded and I hope I shall never son, an ignorant youngster, might be installed, lingered a few days, and then died from
Last year, they brought a Mooca in gaal were then gone into, the princi-laat year. With one or two exceptions, the again have the humiliation of angerling our his Bocessor. Lang uh-fook, a boutman unemployed, stated pai fact being that Aloosa said he had received attendance at all the schools was leas; and this honesty in this partient. It insurely top late charge of a most disgracefal natace against the the effects of the blow. There was no quarrel, and no provocation had been given by the da. been usually attributed to the business-like and in July last, about the 15th, he was employed on 16 chests Malwa opino per Travanera, abipped ampled with the fact that the school at Shek in the day to smert, on the one bind, that odd present auster, no doubt with the same object.assed. The Jurys under the direction of the board the siership Travancore, when on that by P. M. & Co...and that the procenta wond Shoe, which had a large attendance in 1870, was cation, winsterer protestations are made to the The matter was fully investigated at the Police money-making instincts which form so date she was on a passage from Bombay to this is available to pay the Chines. This evidenco discontinued in the beginning of 1871, will contrary, must be religiong. Such language is dourt and the iping witnesses fined. I wish it Coroner. returned a verdict of Manslaughter
against Salzmas. noticeable a feature in the Chinese character.port. The defendant, air a boilman, was like was not ouuoinded when the ouart adjourned, on account for the divination, amidating in the ss applicable to the exchange or tus conting bad been in the power of the Magistrate to add The juveniles of the metropolis will regret to
it is to Bobool or college. Science and fogging as well. The charge was utterly They find it advantageous to require so vias in ber. About 12 o'clock of that date, at nesount of the sudden indisposition of the gross to ten, in the umbers for the year. house
Not only was the number enrolled for Language are as distant from dogun as are the hireless; and what the state of morality in the learn that the baby hippopotamus," which was. much information about foreign matters, be midnight, be discovered that his bor had been learned judge, who has thus been unfortunate
tion. The parent animal ethibited ench faro. catise by so doing they are enabled to obtain broken open and fourteen raneas had been ex- enough to be interrupted on two consoantire the year leas, but the rogulerity in the attend datails of the merest traisins; but theirs is the village is, day be judged from the fact that they a few days ago, died yesterday of inani.
ance at most of the schoule was considerably falt, who render the repetition of them a people, knowing wall that it was bagelaan, tractad, He was informed by a person that days in the AMA MRÜber:
interfered with, especially towards the end of necessity, fo
invited Blvd little boys to stick to a story which the officers of the Zoological Gardens to water aity of temper that it was found imponable fre engagements as clerks or interpreters in the defendant bad taken it. He went to de
10Of the 134 boys who left during the year, one of them had concoctel iu revenga for a -foreign firms, and having gone so far, they fondant and accused him of it, when he then Hufars (Oftotal Assignee, do) v. Jurlina and the year.
searabed him, and found in big girdle foursean
As this was owing to circumstances cou-50 are known to have obtained lacrative ein sound flogging which the master bad given him the enclosure to feed the little one.
(Daily New usually think they know quite enough of rapers The defendant then book them back.
wented entirely with the Village Schoola, buth ployment, 10 left the Colony and returned to for fighting. It was very melancholy to listen
MONDAY, January 15th. foreign matters, and peed trouble themselvçe “Defendant, stated tint he never stole any The right of set-off in bankruptoy depends in those supported and those sided, the cursen Beir native places; 33 did not return after the to the tissue of falsehoods and contraditions
A consultation between Sir W." Jeuner, Dr. but little more concerning thein. There have money from the complainant be owed me this Gulour upon Bestion 125 of The Bank will be fully considered in that part of the Re New Year and Midsummer holidays, and ur of which the boys were guilty in the witsenn
bably did not return to the Colony; 17 hud their box. Our mode of inflicting punishment fails Gnd, and Dr. Lowe has resulted in the issue of five rupees to complainant which be paid. ruptay Ordinanca 1564," which is transcript port which refers to them. of course been noticeable exceptious to this Yesterday be met, the complamant who accused of Section 171 of The Bankrapt Law Conso- 6-The Contral School continues to advance names removed from the roll, principally for sadly to meet such cases. A beury fue of the a bulletin bearing their signature, and detod such, for oxample, as the well known and much bim of owing some mund Defandant was lidation Act, 1849," That Section enacts standily in point of numbers. The number irregularity, but in one or two cases for disobe. whole village and the imprisonment of the Ti yesterday, in which it in stated that the Prince respected. Dr. Wonu, now practising at Cischarged, and plainant teld zo wind and Where there has born muinal rodit given present during tug year was auf, as compared dicase; 11 went to Chinese schools; & left on pe, however foreign to what is called. Constitu- of Wales continues to make satisfactory pro not bring up any moro of bis stupid charges. by the Bankrupt and any other Parson, or with 837 in 1870. Thonyerege monthly and account of sickness; and Tied. Of those who tional Gozornment, would have been a punish-grem, und ie daily gaining health. It is added ton, but the above has undoubtedly keep the
BREACHES OF ORDINANCE.
where there are mutual debts between the ment was 243,na against 237 in the previous have obtained employment. 33 are known to be ment salutary for the present, and deterrent that some time must yet elapse before the The Acting Registrar General cutmoned N Bankrupt and any other Person, the Court year and the average regular attendance for in Hongkong, Canton and adjacent places in for the future. The villagers are simply chil. strength is fully establisted. There will now rulo; and it must be confessed it is not very gjee, housebolder of No. 245 and 207, stall state the Acwant, between them, and one 1870 and 1871 stands as 225 and 224 respective Swatow: 1. in Foochow 7 in Shar ghei; 8 in dren in oivilization; and punishment, after be no further bulletins. The first of this sexies encouraging when viewed in reference to the Queen Rose Haut, for brasol of Sacting debt or demand may be set against another, ly. The highest and lowest monthly enrol. Japan; 1 in San Francisco: I in Annam 1 In English ideas, is to them little or no panish-uf documents appeared on November
mcat ut all." Thera is ncithar conacicnos nor a Lord Carnarvon is going un favourably, and influence which it is hoped may be worked VIII of Caluance 7 of 1888, not reporting notwithstanding any prior &os of Bankruptcy ments were 265 and 252, 94 compared with 248 Singapore; and 1 in Bombay. upon the Chinese people by our making them anges in tekey,
20.-The number of those who left during healthy public opinion to appeal to, and where he is now rengidered by bia medial attendants. committed by such Bankrapt, before, the ore and 208 in 1870: Defendant stated house No. 205 bad been dit given to or the debt contracted by bim 6-It is evident from these numbers that the year was greater by 39 then in 1820, This these are wanting ordinary punishmente fail to be goite out of dango.
There was a enire a Bristol on Saturday acquainted with a system of education and empty for six months, and was only occupied and, what shall appear due on either side on the onnees which tend to interfere with the Village points to the difficulty already alluded in very lightly.
34.The boys, with one exoeption, deserted evening to celebrate the adoption of the nine a development of civilization which we con on the 4th instant, but with regard to house 207, balaner of such account, and no more, bail be Schools in no way affect the Dextrol School against whiod the school bus to contend. Many sider with justice to be superior to their own the tannet went to the Registra-General's office, claimed or paid ou either side respectively which has not only held its own, but bas u bays seem to come without any definite idea of the school, and the parents asked for the re- hours system in that city. Mr. Morley, M.P, ranged steadily, in spite of pariɔdical commit what they intend doing. Miny parents, too,roval of the master, It was useless was expressed his opinion, that employers would Bat those who are disposed to be discourages thetould not see any one. That is bo who we and every debt or demand her made, Pory of depressions, and other exceptional causes why at first, think nothing of the payment of them why this should be done, after biu in toto little, if 20ything, by a reduction in the
able against the estate of the Bankrupt, may at the small effect which is produced on the Mr. Osmond stated the houss 205 had been also be set off in mannar aforesaid againat soon the 10th of next month, the aaheal the amul fer, in the course of a month or two oceno had been clearly established. They hours of labour, because the men would work pinds of the Chinese by an aequaintance occupied long before.
estate, provided the person alsusing the will bare bad a history of ten years. Although begin to grange it, and withdraw their boys, had offered a defeat in one quarter, and they with the conviction that they had been fairly fem-a-bong said he paid moner on the 3rd benefit of such set-off had not when such it would be wrong to measare ita progress or trequeally themselves also withdrawing from thought to make up for it ja another. For to treated. They would do as much work, and with foreign matters, and even by being February, but did not occupy the Eoties till the credit was given notion of annet of domies and not by years, I cannot help report the Colony. By far the greated number of months they held cnt; and then the espertiem it better tin men compelled to labsiur edneated in foreign languages and science, 4th inalzat, his master was at Canton, and Bankruptcy by such Bankrt.pt committed."ing to the ente of things on the opening day thees who leave before getting employment is sensible of them, eeping that the deterisination ten hours under a sense of injustion. Mir. 3000anted for by the shifting character of the to maintain the master in bis place, scholars or Hedgeon, M.P., iz, the course of his ohseeri, overlook for the most part that any notion could not have occupied the homeThe things Tinder this section there are, as is observed the 10th of March, 1832
by the aditure of Smith'e leading cases, in their 8Having arrived in the Colony but a fer population. In addition to all these causes. o sobolars, was not going to be departed from, tions, spoke of the recent conviction of a work able changes in nations thought and opinion were only removed in on the Sib instant
Lug-n-com stated he was only opcupant of noten to Roe v. Hart, two classes of onser in days previously, I bad no knowledge of Oh there is this other one, that many of the Chinese began to think of sending their children back me ab lammersmith, ander the Criminal Law are in all places of very slow growth. If we the ground floor at No. 207. The upper part which the right of aet-off in expressly given: 1, deas. I found congregated in the two Chinese think that the noquirement of English, or of The Tipo izerted himself, strenuously to pre Amendment Apt, as a decision calling for re cast our area backwards in Europe, we can were occupied by an European, be never went where there are 3 bter 2, where there bave been dinge on a crowd of nearly 300 boys, about any other, barbarian language, is an affair not vent this; but, when he was told that if the view before another tribúral.
On Saturday, the Metropolitan Board of to the diegistrar General's offer, nor did he tell mutual credits. They proceed to, remark that one half of whom were scholars under the tree of pears but of months. When they find their boys were not all back in school by a ocrtato scarcely say when, in any given country or the landferd be had, he did ret consider it upon this second of the abcte two lasses, that Chinese mastura, whoap schools bad previously mistake, instead of trying to need it, they cat day be would have to answer for his condact Works tork formal possession of Hampstead decessary that be should, he only coupying a is to say, where there have been mutual aoredite, been in various streets in the Upper and the knot of the difficulty, and give themselves before a Magistrate, be discontinued lia op. Hesth, and in a short and siropla ceremonial..
dedicated the same for ever to the use of the RoRev. Hurt in a leading authority, and that Central Bazants. The rat were either on no farther troable about a matter of go small poaition and the baye a I returned. moral and intellectual reformas which seperate purtion of the houses
mportam poffe which this optie 35-30 mitob for what has been dano, Tablo.
The Trades Congress, before closing its sit- our age from times now looked upon as little Liby-som-new stepped forward. and called it is cited, whenever the question occurs does a didates for the English cleases, or stay-couders importsma
bimself arent collector to the defendant, vaid particular suite of dealings amount to a mutual for the gratification of curiosity better than barbarous came into play. For te went to the Registrar, General'a fee, nad redit between the bankrapt end some person The normal state of a Chiuose school is ing out for steelf in whether it is to be one of The number of childreu in the Colony who gettings, appuinted a committee to take any action, justance, we know thas the hurty of this asked whether it was necessary to report chings claiming to pot of crue desand against his that the lessone are shouted at the pitch of the elementery instruction for the many er of no education is roughly estimated at 11,000.wich may be necessary to scoure the repeal of
was the signal for a higher instruction for the tow: that is, whyther What can be done for beas it is very hard to the penal clauses of the Criminal Law Ainend of tenancy when a house was partly occupied by estate? That is questionably true, but the law voice My entranos Press, one of the greatest blessings of free Europeans, and he was told ns. But two of the us applicable to the hots of this case is so suculecting display of this diligence Ung it in altimately to be for the education of 900 aay. If shools were already built to accomment Act, and to watch over the interests of countries, resulted in England from the Chinese olerkand Mr. Osmond of the Registrar-cinctly yet clearly laid down by Lord Chief onstored to ough a dentoning din, my first or of 300, 78 ile amber that the latter moute the whole of them, very small per-labor generally in Farlinvent. Next year's. umission to renew a liecasing and consorship General officehappening to be in court,disputed Jactice Tizdal in the case of Gibson v. Bell, feeling was surprise, and my word anger. I cannot be contemplated. It would be preu centage would attend the Distalination in Congrees will be held at Leydu.
A case bearing upon the law of nuptial settle this, which put witaces all aback, cezain lim tomported in 1 Bingban, N. 0.743, that I prefer shoated Silence! This was toldy interture, at present, to attempt to solve the pro-one great drawbacks poverty is perbape a act; but we can only huntly trace the trans-o of a rambling story, which was checked by resting my judgment, on His Lordship preted to moon" Rend loader! Another it blem, and it might be disastrons to adapt, at grester Compulsury ed notion would uproot ment was on Saturday before Vice-Chanceler tion in public opinion which caused this ar magistrate, who asked him if he was willfully says,The principle which the bankrapt laws tempt at order meeting with a fresh accession once, either course, without walking for, and to evil; but is compulsory education possible Wickens. A woman, the at the time of r
tere I confess dayself anuble to give no murringe bad fan in the bank in her maiden line of action-zone the less important or stupid or virtually stupid, warning bint that he seem to have had in view from the earliest time of noise, I retreated, almost 12 despair, to co taking advantage of, the current of evento.
22The only now subject introduced in 1871anower. Ons thing is quite certain, that if name, drew it out on a cheque, of her own two dad better be aware of what he was doing or to the last provisions made therein, is this, thut of the lower classroome, where I had inter- significant because negative to be adopted saying: Mr. May bught to mentory a esse in where two persone hava deals with each other views with my young feionda in more mange Mathematical Drawing. Not much progress these eleren thousand dildren were oumpelled days before her husband's death, and at his re- We, as it were, take observations from time to which this witnews kept it hanging for hele mutual credit, and one of them becomes able detachments
been made, ne the necessary materials did to go to school, food and clothing would have goest, for the purpose of discharging some time and find that the ship is surely moving, week through his stupidity. Mr. May, address. bankrupt, the count shall be welded between 10.In the course of a day or two, 141 18d not arive from England till late in the year to be applied to them. In many cases, lodg minor Habilities. A is decease she ascortsin- and we can note the progress we have madeing the defendant ingee, fodd him that if he then and the balance ouls payable on either been arranged in three class for the last big The Music class Bill progrees, and the ingould have to be provided for them also, ed for the first tigo that her bosband was, employed auch stupid people as this witness beside, That this was the practice of the com-of English. Of these 5 End some previous Ohemiatry, class bar been highly successful largo proportion of the children live in boats, rather deeply in debs, and she was now called during a given period, but cannot measure it must expect to get into troubles Ro would distralesioners of bankruptor long before any state. knowledge of the language, and 66 bnd to begin the Drawing and Music, oply one hour which are bors to day and somewhere else toppon by the execptors to the estate to account while it is going on. And it is thus with charge him, however, the o of House 205, tory provision on the subject, appears clear with the alphabet. The repsining 117 read a week can be devoted; and this, taken morrow About one half of them, too, are for the money is a part of bis property. She, the progress of foreign infuses in China but i le case of House 207, he, sa landlord from the two earliest decided as duonymon's Chinese only. An attempt was woude for about in connection with the gustant Changes girls, for whom education is considered not a however, claimed it as her own, but us, there had been no marriage tlement, his honour was the man who should have reported the before Lord Chief Justice North, and Chapman six weeks to tecoh the English lace, with the in the place, provente great or rapid superfluity marely, but a mistake,
56.The first question, therefore, which calls held that, the money having passed into the If we watch it month by month or year by change of tenanpy. He would fine him in the Derby. The first stabale which made any help, of two Chiness assistants, who, at that progress. To the Chemistry claas more time year, we seem to be standing still, but if we sum of $5.
express provision on the subject, was the ex-time, should have kern in rather than one is devoted, and there is a corrempumling result, for an abawoc in not-Still we have compulsory busband's possession, the widow most hand it pired statuts 4 and 5 das 17. By that class. The attempt proved abortive, and in The weekly exercises connected with this edacation Fut-How are these two enemies of over to bis execators.
The bankruptcy of Bir Claude Champion de glance over ten years we are struck by the
Wong-lim-pe, osonpunt of hones. No. 98. statute it was enacted in the eleventh sertion, appeal to the Board of Education had the effect subject, and the papers written the last location, poverty and prejudice, to be orer. strides which have been made. In no direc- Qraen's Road, was ale summoned by the that where there hath been mutual credit given of reducing the numbers to 94. Urquaalve sa eten emmination by the boys who hut been in the come? When that has been satisfactorily Creapigny was before. Mt. Registrar Spring tion can it be more gratifying to us to find Acting Registrar-General for breach of Eection between the bankrupt and any debtor, and this number was for a caninencement, it was als for the whole your, abowed very clearly swered, the rest is easy; but, until that has Bice on Saturday. when the baronet passed bi such advances than in the direct spread of III of Ordinace 7 of 1866, and was fixed so the nocante are open and unbalanced, it shall desirable, for many resoze, that it should be what could be done if the classes were more been so auswered, it is hopeless to attempt to public examination.
ecmente. That our criminal classes are largely A shooking oocurrence has taken place at Sume defendant was afse summoned for be lawfol for the commiscere or assigners to maintained. Only case rending book a very permanent.
23-Before another Report is written, I hope recruited from the ranks of the ignorant and Tottenham. On Saturday afternoon's man our system of education auong the Chinese, breach of Section VIL of Ordinarios 7 of 1888, adjust the account, and the debtor shall not be elementary one, could be found in the Colony This must of necessity be slow. Foreigners for not reporting himself as householder. Fined compelled to pay more than eball appear to be and this had to be used in all the classes till to see an entirely new building in the coarse of idle is beyond a doubt. The bont boys on the named Ward, who was years in the service due un auch balance, This prosimon of the school materials cónid be obtained from Eng construction. No more progress can be inde Fraya commence their career with priking of the New River Company, was found to have are in an overwhelming minority in Obina,
expired statute of Anne is re-ensated in the land, about seven monthe after
without increase acdersmodation, and that rice, baga, follow that up with picking pockets, committed suicide, and on searching his cat aad oven in Hongkong. The influence of Philip Davis, the man who noscended from twenty-eighth mention of the 5 Q. L. 30, with 11-The wonderful decility of the Chinese cannot well be obtained withpal a Row school, and end their days as plates. The desirability tags his wife was discovered dead in her bed. the astive opinion by which a Chinamanor Hougkong to Whampes, and whain Inspector some variation in the expression, that section soon led to the production of order ont of what, bullt on recognized principles, and, therefore, of education in bat too evidest; but how it is No marks of violence were upon her body. that her husband termíuated' ble, existeaca in a Chinese youth is surrounded, must work very King went up after, was placed in the dock on exacting that the commissioners or assignees at first, seemed but a hopeless clince; and, specially adapted for solival purposes, whale to be socomplished in a dificulty which still re The impression is that she died suddenly, aud
about twenty-five charges. Inspector King stall state the account between them, and one from that year to the present, beneficial changes great part of the present building never a, mis have the hopear to be, Sir,
t of despoadcasy. powerfully upon him, as there are probably appeared to charge defendant wath acting a debt may be set against another, and what shall and steady progress bare been made. A second and nevar and he. The expense may be a
This to be a meeting at Versailles on su no people more susceptible of this species of Inspector of Brothels in Hongkong, and with happen to be due on either side on the balazco English coaster was added in 1864, and a third serious consideravou, but if the school is worth
early day of delegates from the chief commer• vial, uities of France, to protest against the influence than the Chinese, and if against seting to Inspector of the protective service of such account, and on setting such debts in 1868. We are now ready for a fourth. I retaining, and it has eatablished its title to in Whompos. Inspector King stated that against one another, sad no more, all be 1882, from want of school matoriale, from the that, tas mogey required could pos be grudg
proposed duty on raw material. this we find we ste making even a little pron bin arrival at Whampoa he saw the disided or paid on either side respectively inexperience of the teachers, and from there, especially at a time when there are fends The Honorably J. GARDINEE AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary, de 1 Advices from the Cape state, that gold is gress, we have no cause for disappointment. defeadout come alongside in a bosh for This statute continued in force until the 16 patent causes, the fastraction was of the most available which are not likely to be available
in any given number of countries, the great
told ab
A TABLETY OF CHARGES.
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JUDÓMENT,
So much public,
Your most abedient Servant,
FREDERICE STEWART, Inspector of Government Schcole,