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HONGKONG JOTTINGS.
The services of His Excellency the Governor are in great request just now for the distribution of school prizes. This wook His Excellency's
engagements include at least four of thin oharacter. Yesterday he wasnt Belilios School,
to-morrow at Queen's College, and on Friday His Excellency prasonts diplomas won by students of the Royal College of Medicine
for Chinos,
The speeches made by His Excellency the Governor at school prize distributions are umully very
unel, to the point. I was particularly struck with the speech. His Ex- cellency made last week at the Ellis Kaloorie School on the advantages of a know.edge of geography. In nine schools out of ten in England baya are notoriously weak in geography, but it if even more remarkable that
BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 1905
But
KONG.
A LOCAL DISAPPOINTMENT. The failure of the French Homeward mail to come within eye reach, owing to the quarantine regulations, was a disappointmout yesterday,
those people who wished to cheer the hor
simultaneously with the Australien'e arrival,
steam been declared an infected port, the French
had to
stay at the quarantine ntation. It was stated, moreover, that one of
P. The ship did, it appears, approach hur General Stoessel's officers way down with small- moorings, but was sent back immediately,
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The first is that element which is called variously GENERAL STOESS'L AT HONG- judgment, reasoning power, or colloquially sound common sense. The second is the female H.E. the Governor attended this school element which is by different people terined yesterday morning and distributed the prizes intuition, imagination, and sometimes genius: won by successful students during the year.
After au exhibition of club and dumb-bellatos, and in the woman the seco.d.
In the man the first of these elements predomin-
to-day ho attends at the Diocesan Girls' School swinging, and a musical and elocutionary pro- without some imagination a man, though he of Port Arthur. Shanghai having, almost gramme had been rendered by the students, the may le offsetual, cannot be great. In the fourteenth annual report was read by Mr
woman thore often eks that closeness IRVINE, Inspector of Schools, who said:-The of reasoning powor nevetsary attendance shows a decided improvement sharing practical effect to her goxins, and it is thus to give the last few years. This is partly due, no only through her influence on others tliat she doubt, to the absence of the plagno epidemic,
speaking max makes life possible, woman makes can become the creator of great works. Roughly it beautiful, or as a post has practically put it, we are God's trees womon God's flowers.,
The Messageries Maritimes as Austration the most touching boing when the bouquets Culture is necessary for the proper development Capt. H Verron, arrived from Japan viously endured the hardships of the most sall- were handed to the ladies who had so courage. of beth, but has to be differently directed. In Shanghai with the homeward mail yesterday, guiary siege in modern times. the use of the trees we want the weed and the General Stoessel and his wife, besides some 300 General Sto ssel is a man about 5 feet 8 inches shade, that is the strength and the protective Russinn fficers and men, sro on board. An height, bald headed and grey whiskered, with power. In tho
auburn moustachio, haring his beard clipped case of the flowers it is Ru sinn captain ou board is down with a la Parisienne. It was most touching to see the fragrance, the reluar, and the form, malpox, and for this reason the ship has that is sweetnose, sympathy, and gentleness, been kept in quarantine off Stonecutter's that we look for. While, therefore, the Island. The list of senior Russian officers educa ion of "boys must be largely utilitarian is as follows:-General Reise. Capt. Slepa-couquoror, but as the soldier that had done bis the training of girls should be directed towards now (Aide-de-Camp to General making them intolligent and appreciative.. The Capt. Kolesnikow, Capt. Postikow, Lieut. (and him in the shape of a rake on which was
Stoessel), beat.
Shortly after a tributo was extended to CLUB power of conversing in their own and other Mra Newrlekow, Lieut. Gantinorow, Dr
This the General outly languages, and the nuderstanding of arts, music, Riabizine, Capt. Vadinga Alée-do-Camp) handed over to the ladies without conuent. graphy and history are the proper subjects for Ce'onel Hwostoff, Lieut. Grensaritch (Aide-breast of his coat and in striking contrist to and literatura with attendant studies of geo-
Colonel Cimitriowski, General Goriatorski, H.E. was dread in plain uniform with high boots, the only decoration being concealed in the them to be taught, with only so much arithmetic Camp), Capt. Prines as will help them in their marketing and house. Nazarweki. Lieut. General Nuleine, Major appoured to be an ordinary passengers of a Dikilowaki, Capt the other officers on board the bout, who hold duties and so much practical scienco as
General Tretiakoff, Major-General Savitski.
friendly power.
hygiens to their homes and may help them Poklad Gregorenko, Tient.Colonel Quinze, will enable them to apply the principles of Major-General Griuzn, f, Major-Genera in that great and comparatively new branch
Kotemako, Colonel Adburshwan off, Colonel
no need for the instruction which I found being given in one of the girls' schools in the Colony
as he pardoned himself from replying to the congratulations of his fellow officers, the manner wound in his right eer. It was not as the in which he excused himself. having reecived a
which has so seriously affected our numbers in former years. The average daily attendance (excluding Chinese girls learning Chinese only) for this year is 113.635 as compared with 55 iu 1903, and S4 in 1902. In the purely (hinese division the number on the roll totals 290. The att ndance on the whole has ben very rogu ar, some of this pupila living as far away as Kow- look and Wauchni having made the full number Hobools in this great seaport of Hongkong |--200, while overal have been ab eût only one should exhibit the same deficiency. Goography or two days throughout the year.
At the seems to mis to 30 a. most important study for bogíoning of the year now arrangement of bogy because it stimulates education in the best the infart department, was made Up till that sense of the word. Give me a boy who knows time all beginners, no matter their age Be gegaphy of the world well, mul I'll for
or nationality. were admitted to the infant give him if he cannot spell "phthisis" correctly department. By
new arrangement Hongkong time in the coarse of the next all the English speaking infants were formed two years will be visited by an Amerious school into a class with Miss Winnie Batoman which is lear. ing grography by voyaging round as their teacher. All the non-English-sp aking the world on a s'eamer, stopping at a large pupils in the department were placel under the number of places on the way to receive lessons eve of Miss Bateman with Alias Vinstone to which the students will never forget. It is a ussist her. The ladian boye were drafted off to three gears' course, it I recollect correctly, and fora the nucleus of a school for Ind and Mrs. the stenter with about 300 youths on board lefl Hatwoll was appointed to take charge of them. Amorien inst sammer for England, and will calt The number of Chinese girls learning English of woman's work, the nursing of the sick. I saa Admiral Lastchinsky. Tere are a so about the Askold aml the various hpfols in town at the China and Japan ports on its way back to
has increased under the present arrangement, the United States. It is a capital idos, but an the number outered on the roll for the year ozponsive one, I guess.
being . During the year some have left for
Fongkong is becoming a noisy place to aloep in at nights, and I have some sympathy with a resident who confided to me his conviction that -Lantao would be a desirable place of residence. There are, other people in the Colony who have identical thoughts on the subject if
the
various reasons, the number now in attendance
being 60. The number of English infauts in
Miss Winnie. Bateman's department has also increased. When the class was formed it
numbered 16; the number or the roll in Decem- ber was 32. It is certainly cador as well as
in stecks and shares. Euch instruction can lead of questionable desirability, the acquisition of them to no ideals and hardly even to that ohjeet
weslth. I see little advantage to be gained of mathematics, subjects not likely to yield from the study of algebra and other branches either profit or pleasure to a girl in after life. In science again more than in other subjects the
a silver cannon.
There were over 600 officers and men on board.
Green to come to Shanghai and were taken of whom three bandred are remaining in Shanghai. Some of them came about the
Amoured those taken to the Askold were Admir
120 officers of junior rank, and about 150 ranks Lostchinesky and Gregovitch When
und üle.
C.
VISIT TU THE PEAK. General Stoessel diued with Blr. last evening, and afterwards went on board the Hologowskoy, the Russian Consul, at the Peak
australien. He did not desire to be interview- official capacity. The Australien proceeds on ed, saying that he was travelling in an un- her voy age this afternoon.
GENERAL STOESSEL AT WOUNÙNG,
The N.-C. Daily News has the following:
the latter arrived alongside the dakold they were groot-d with the band playing the Russian Nat.onal Anthem and the mon formed up to
Shanghai, all proceeding with the Australien greet them.
None of the saperior officers are to stay in to Europe.
THE HOTEL METROPOLE, LIMITED,
The first general statutory meeting of this Company was held at Shanghai on Jan. 16, There were present: Messis. W. H. Boll
out of 1,426 shares. von Bibra, and John Ford, representing 1,170 |
pleasanter to teach pupils all speaking the same the rumour is correct that some attempt is language, whether that language be Chinese or little knowledge likely to be gained in a girls' i to be made to make Lantao vin with Macs English. The two highest classes in the Chi-
nese division come up for lessons in English school may prove a dangerous thing. Ladies The largo erowd which assembled, ut the M.M. (Chairman), W, C. Murray, C. A. Biddle. E.' as a health resort, for the jaded residents of this Colony. There is talk of a large hotel being built in the near future on Lantas oloss to a good beach, and provided with the Hecessary grounds for good, healthy acercise. With such induconents. there is every pro- bability of the enterprise reaping its reward.
I am glad to learn on good authority that during the last few weeks there is besu an appreciable exodus of beachcombers from the Colony, but there are still some here who have remained with us a long time, living ou the obacity of a benevolent public. There is, for instance, a young African Eurasian who has been working on the sympathien of the charit able for the last two months to my knowledge.
with Misy Bateman's pupils for two hours every morning. For this no fous are charged, as it is more or less compulsory. The girls are shy and awkward when they first come, but they soon overcome this, and to judgo by, their faces, stem to enjoy their English lessons. The first class, representing standard seven, are young for such edvenced work. Their ages, average 14 years. By diligence and co-operation with muy afforts they bave overcome mang
diff. culties, and it has been a great pleasure to work with them. They have all worked very wall, and those who have obtained prizes have done so. by counting only a few marks more than their less successful class-mates. The staff hus changed a little during the year. Mrs Fletcher has been away on have since March,
Vanstone sent in her resignation in April, and
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and gentlemen, what I have said bas bcen addressed to you. It has probably heen, as it- was intended to bo, somewhat over the heads of the boys and girls here.
to
wife may
jetty on the morning of the 19th in hopo of seeing General Stoessel was disappointed as the gallant general was not among the passengers on the tender which came up at about 10 The report which has been presented to me by the Inspector of Schools is quite satisfactory.au. The Generd decided not to come up It shows that you have worked hard, and I hope Shanghai, though it is possible that his you will go on working hard so that when your
pay us a visit to-day (20th). school career is over you will be able to The tender which met the Australien on her deriva pleasure from all beautiful things to be arrival contained a number of Russian officials who went down to greet their cowpatriots read about in books and which have been econ and heard in every corner of the earth; an that from Port Arthur. When the party got ou when you leave school you may be helpful ined, according to Russian custom, with broad board the steamer General Stoessel was present your homes, and the girls, when they marry companions to their husbands, and in the case of
the Chinese girls, assistants to their mothers, in-law (laughter). I am very pleased with ons good, and there is an improvement in the man-
und salt, the butter in 13 kalt oelar
was suitably inscribed. Maglajen Stoossel was surmounted by R mall silver
gun which presented with a magnificent Louquet by the
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.
The Chairman-Gentlemen, this is the first general statutory Deeting of the Hotel Metropole Company, Limited, and is called in accor dance with the Companies Ordinances set forth ins Section 38 and in Section 66 of the Articles of Association, whorein it is stipulated that such meeting shall be held not more than four months after the for- certificate of registra ion, which is exhibited in nation of the Company. According to the the offies, the Company was duly r gistored on the time limit in holding this moeting. It is the 28th of Septoniter, hence we are well within
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He has a petition written in quaint English and is expected to return next March, Miss statement in the report-that is, condnet—it is ladies of the party, General Stoessel still wore of the Hotel, but after mature deliberation your
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The re being no questions, the mooting then terminated.
which purports to have been drawn up by one "J. C. Howe. A.C.D. Co. Material Dept." I am unable to find this gentleman's name in the of Miss Lily Hoang, who has provod a kinders of the Chineso. I have wished to mark wall, but his wife, on the contrary, looked as if for the present, therefore nothing has been Directory. The petition describes the applicant for charity as "a poor Christian who came from Africa a few months ago," had been ill in -hospital ond-now wishes to return to Africa, for which a sum of $00 is needed. Some time before:
my appreciation of this by presenting a special prize for good craduct, and as Mrs. Bateman has told me that Ida Noua is the best coduct girl, I will present her with the prize.
we were fortunately able to scours the serviese and capable teacher. Mrs. Hatwell resigned her position as teacher of the Indian boys in Novem- ber, owing to the corps to which her husband bolonged being sent home. Mrs. Whitehead was appointed her successor, and is now in Mr. "IRVINE, on behalf of the head mastor, charge of the class. An increase was made in staff and scholars, thanked His Excellency for the school grant, and we were able to send his kindness in attending to distribute the Home an order for several school appliances prizes. that wore bally needed. Our schoolrooms with the new pictures and maps on the walls look much brighter, and the lessons with the pictures to illustrate them are much more attractive in the eyes of the juniors. There is still a want unsupplied, and that is suitable
ST. GEORGE'S BALL.
A meeting of Englishmen to consider the question of giving a St. George'a Bali was,
Christmas this young man called at the Daily Press Office with his subscription list, to which a large number of people had attached their names for amounts varying from 50 cents to $. He then said he only needed something like five dollars to make up the amount required, and I have little doubt that this small sum was obtain ad the same day. On Saturday and Sunday last this young man was gathering suberiptions from houses on the Hill. I noticed that he had a new list showing over $10 collected. If this young man was as auxious as be professed to get hack to Africa us quickly as possible, ho might by the charity of the Hongkong public have reached the land of his birth by this time. But Hongkong evidently possesses attractions for him, and the circumstances related above the Inspector took away the exercise-bocks of the meeting be postponed till the same hour on Buggest that inquiries into the case by the police Chinese learning English to judge of the pupils' the 1st November next. Mx. E. A. Hewott
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might be desirable.
readers for those learning to speak English. The ordinary roaders are eitter altogether too
too
advance!l
held at the City Hall leat evening. Sir H. S. Berkeley presided and Mr. F.BL. Bowley
a bandage round his head. He looked very
the siege had told on her very much. he Genoral is reported to have said, what is already well known, that it Wug the hig 11-inch grans of the Japanese which rendered his fortress-Untertide. He could only have held out for three or four more days at the outside if he had not surrendered when he did: With regard to the large supplies of shells found insido the fortress by the Japa- nose, General Stews stated th t these wore only for the guys of smail calibro. The large gees had only a few rounde ap ece loft, und the small urin ammunition was barely su ficient to ward off one Japanese attack. He derided the report that any of the Russian fleet
conll be raised and put to further service.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO. LD,
The proprietors of this company assemble on Monday noxt. The sixteenth report of the board of directors reads as followe
Gentlemen,The directors now submit to! yon a statement of the affairs of the Company, and balance sheet for the year ending 31st December, 1904.
The balance of profit and loss account for the amounted to $18,925.79. The directers, there.
is surprising the lone acted as Secretary. It was proposed by the their position. It is even stated that they did directors' and auditor's fees, will leave a balance
childish in their ideas, or in language. It and difficult words that are used in English children's story books. examined before the Christmas holidays, and
Our school was
DIRECTORS.
NEW ART MODELS
PIANOS
BY THE BEST
CONTINENTAL
Japanese, who carefully avoided doing anything fore, recommend that a dividend of $5.00 per that night make them fool to humiliation of hare be puid. which, after writing off the
All the officers spoke in high terms of the year, after writing off all charges and expenses, ENGLISH AND
not. By their flag over Port Arthur until the of $377.79 to be carried forward to credit or a
which General Stoessel had em- transport Chairman and agreed that for the future
annual St. George's Ball be held at harked had sail d 11T2
The guns luft in the forts new profit aud loss account. Hongkong. Mr, E. W: Mitchell proposed arstated to be practically useless and the
Messrs. T. H. teid and J. N. Goosmann that, as the senson was so far advanced, the reason for not eating horses was that theving resigned, Mr. A. Hodger has been i
arrison was short of horses for the healing of invited to join the board, and this now requires ammunition, etc., as it was. The men, it seems, were on very short rations for some time, and
Messrs. W. H. Gaskell and T. F. Hough were only served out horse meat once or twice
'weeks.
retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re- slection. Thuring the day a 1umber of officers ad men
AUDITOR: came up to Shanghai, and they attracted a great deal of attention as they walked about the
progress. There was a short oral exumination, and son did papers set by Mr. Irvine. In
seconded and it was carried. Mr. Danby pro- October this year we had the pleasure of reposed that the following interim committes be The troubles of Mr. Gray Scott, the managerceiving our new Governor, Sir Matthew appointed-Sir H. S. Berkeby (President), Messrs. Rutter, E. W. Mitcholl, W. C Dixon
confirmation.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. Thos.
of the low-level tramway, have been enongit to Nathan, at our school. He expressed satie Babington, Sercombe Smith, White, Medhurst streets. We understand that the, Australien / Arnold, who now retiros, but offers himself for 1
tarn his hair prematurely white. The trams, however, now run with greater regularity, and I believe peculation is not so rife on the part of ticket-issners as rumour alleged it to be a few months ago. The latest grumble is that the troma pot off the rails rather frequently, owing to the rails becoming blocked with bard road metaline. This is a matter which concerne not only the convenience, but the safety of the travellior public, and ous in which the Public Works Department should be interested.
Eight British warships firing a salute on Sunday astonished residents who had forgotten that the 22nd was the anniversary of the King's accession The fact that the salute was fired at que o'clock instead of at twelve was because the regulations require that salutes shall not be fired during the hours of divine service.
faction at what he saw, and we were only sorry that ho had so little time to sparo ze, but before coming to as he had been at Queen's College, vnd that being so large a school, had taken up most of the time. Perhaps we may have the pleasure of another and ure lengthy visit another day, when we can show him more of what we do.
and Hewett. These, with the addition of Mr. Danby himself, composed the committee ap- pointed.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The P. & O. steamer Chusan left Singapore for this port on the 23rd inst. al fam with the outward English mails, and is dao bere on the 28th inst: at 8 a.m.
The M.M. steamer Polynesies, with the next French mail, left Saigon on Sunday, the 22nd inst. at 9 am, for this port.
The I.G.M. steamer Bayern laft Kobe vis Nagasaki and Shanghai yesterday morning, and may be expected here on the 31st inst.
will take on about 150 offers, and an equal number of soldiers as servants. The other officers and men will have to stay in Shanghai until a vessel can be found to take them. General Stoessel bas booked his passage to Suez, whore. he will doubtless change for a Black Sea port. The officers who are up found temporary quarters in various Shanghai hotels, in some instances five or six having to be crowded into difficult to understand what the guests wanted The hotels found it extremely
as, contrary to the general supposition, few of the officers could speak any tongue but their own. During the day the Russo-Chineso Bank was crowded with Russians who had come to
one room.
eash their drafts
account:
Tho Shanghai Mercury of the 19th had this
re-election.
T. F HOUGH,
Cherman.
The accounts are as follows:
BALANCE-SHEET. Tost Dumber, 13-1, 31st Dec., 1904, LIABILITIES. Frid-up capital Accounts payable Dividenda outstanding Halance of proat and loss account.....
1st Ilen, 1981,
Casit... Coat of property Accounts receivable
MAKERS AND
THEIR OWN MAKE
BEST VALUE OBTAINABLE.
FULLY
C
180,000.00 AM.12 125.15 19,927.79
$199,517,06
GUARANTEED.
ASSETS.
a.
..... 189,032.17
15.387.66
2,097.98
$199,517.06
CASH
OR
CREDIT
$ 0. 582.18
(215
786.00
55.48
1,294.36 1,022.34
PROFIT AND LOSS. ACCOUNT, Dr.
To charges. ------ To Crown rent.. To fire insurapeo...... Tu ro, aits.....
This morning at 5 am, at the time the M. & Shanghai was as dark and dreary as it is 15. under was advertised to leave the Jetty, 31st Dec., 1904. possible to imagine. Although all the pussen- gers were ready at the Jetty, together with the representatives of the firms of Messrs Whiteaway, Laidlaw & to, and Liobe, Wolff & Co. who were ready with the goods they had brea requested to take down for the benefit of the refugees, the boat ind not start till 6.45 am. and reached Woosung.after au nnoventful trip, having on board Admiral Reitsenstein and Captain Teshe of the debold.
H18 EXCELLENCY was then called upon, and distributed the prizes, after which he said:
Ladies and gentlemen-It was only after some hesitation that I uoceded to the suggestion of the Inspector of Schools that I should include this school amongst those at which I was to present prizes this year, as the subject of girls' education is not one with regard to which I bare very definite ideas and such ideas.
Tho I.G.M. steamer Sachsen, carrying the as I have are, I fear, somewhat beterodox
The German mails with dates from Berlin of the functions of men and wouier in Bre are very 3rd Jen, lett Colombe on Sunday, am.. nad ́d fferent, and must, I believe, always remain so. may be expected hore on Thursday, the 2nd prox. The most ardent supporter of women's rights The LG.M. steamer Prinz Sigismund left Presumably small-pox is rather prevalent up will herdly claim that they can become soldiers Sydney on the 21st inst, at 11 am., and many be North, for three or four steamers arriving and policemen, blacksmiths or carpenters, expected here on the 13th prox. during the past week hare kad to moor at the as no one can well direct work he is physically quarantine station on that account. Last week's unfit of himself performing. It follows that homeward-bound German Mail steamer had to women are by nature Frockaded from those
The tender arrived at. Wacsung shortly go there, and so did yesterday's French Fail professions ultimately based on physical force
after 9 o'clock and the decks of the Australien let Jan., 1904. steamer. Six cases of small-pox were notified or hard labour, such is the administration of
| It was not long before the passengers were va
ware found lined with Russian officers and men. By halanos brought forward last week, and three of them are marked on the government, the practice of navigation, law,
Slut Dep., 19. 4. Aboard the mill bout, the centre of attraction
By rent official return as imported from Shanghai." engineering, oto. Then I believe that with
The AL, steamer China left Moji for this being General Stoessel's cabia, whero wers
Dy intoreet Consequently Shanghai has been proclaimed the physical difference between men and women port yesterday.
By sorip fees.. goes a mental difference. There are two elements
congregated the gallant general and his four Pby the Governor to be un "infected port.".
The C.P.R. steamer Athenian arrived at lady protegoes. BANYAN in the mind of every man, and every woman. 15 p.m. on Sunday, the 22nd inst.
The I.G.M. steamer Zieten, which left here on Thursday at noon, arrived at Shanghai on Saturday at midnight.
Tho I.G.M. steamer Roon, which left here on Wednesday at 6 p.m., arrived at Singapore on Sunday at 8 p.m.
The steamer Saint Fillons left Manila fr this port on the 21st inst
A most affecting scene transpired on the mooting of the General and his old comrades,
To commission to agenta.......... To balance to be appropriated as follows:- Directors' fro..... $ 500.00 Auditor's fou
Set Dividend of $3 per share...... 18,000.09 To be carried to new profit and
loss accounta
377.75
Cr
16,927.70
$24,648.39
Fongkong, 5th January, 1905,
DI. NEWELL WILSON,
DENTIST.
Latest American Methods. Reasonable Fees,
No charge for examinations.
$-0. 636255
Offee hours 9 a.m. to 3 P.M.
By unclaimed dividends
23,569.25 14.08 24.00 258.30
$24,048.18
1ST FLOOR, WATKINS' BUILDINGS
31, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, 19th October, 1904.
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