ANGLO.CHINESE DISTRICT
SCHOOLS.
Yolurday morning Mr. E. A. Irving, the Inspector of schools, presided at the annual
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY lor. 1907.
and physione, When the proposed new covered shed is built, more attention will be paid to
physical training generally. The school made may excursions to various places of interest in the Colony during the past year, which
CHINESE LABOUR AND CHINESE, à demonstration in Chins. The boycott had no milofal senotion, and was oven noliraly opposed EXCLUSION.
By Vlasroy Yuan 8th-kat, but it was consistent. [By Archibald R. Colquhonn in the Martiny corded through, not only in China but in Hongkong and Singapore, and as American Post:
Whatever may be the verdict of the historian trade was worth some twenty millions sterling North and South Carolina had to be abut
Alerance,
prize distributions of the Yaumati, Baivingpun | bare proved most ínstructiva, and rendered us to the outcome of the Russo-Japanese war it has caused genuine dislocation. Cotton milla and Wanimi School. There was a largaluable, istance to the teaching of loot there can be no doubt that the pesce of Ports and although the hogcott is now ju
attendance of scholars and their parents. The
mouth marked a new epoch in the relations of
negotiations between Peking American trade, which ex-
beadmasters of the schools fest read their geography and English colloquial. At the two sections of the human race-the white and expansion after the Russo-
annual repɔrta-
Mr. Morris of the Salyingpun Sobcol said :-- *Mr. Irving, 10.dmp is a Rod Letter' day in the
of whom thres were successful. Two of them,
would not be in a
roefved a rerioan check.
blatory of the Bobool, as this is the first time borever, auocoded afterwards in securing of his internantne with the yellow. With in Calitoralan schools is merely anothor
that the prize distribution to the mont voorumful students of the district schools has laken place hero. The Staff remains practically the same last year-assistant monsters and mywif-except that there has bess a change of probationers, and I take this opportunity of pablicly thanking my assistante for their hearty
flourishing condition, and in bringing the year's
work to a successful issue.
Great strides haru
appointments us student interpreters, and only
being rendered destituta,
terras
heen made in the attendance during the year nader | rekait that over $60 vas subscribed towards the which are bout the exception of thanks hot only on the ingenuity of the Chinese
review. The number of "new pupil amitted since last March is 142 and the average attendance which was 44 in 1954, has risen to 97, or an increase of 120 per cent. The highest monthly storage was attained in Osteber when it reasbed 106. At the entrance examination to Queen's Clege in Februry last, two of my boys were placed first and second. Similar to it year, the early morning hours were continued after the Sammar varstion and the mories of excursions, which were thou
relief fund.
Mr. Irving then distributed the prizes, after which he said it was the school's lose that II.E. the Governor was unable to be present. Their regret, however, in thir, respre rosid be suit up by the fooling of satisfaction that His Excel loney was once more back in the Caleny sad restured to bealth and vigour (applause). The speaker regarded it as a great honour to have
tLn Governor's place and romarked that it had been a pleasure to
taken
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are
proved quite as sucessful and altogether number more then 30. They are included the most important factories and all the shief places ist interest in the Colony, where it has been possible to go. During the Summer bathing parties were stranged for the purpose of teaching swimming and many of the boys now able to acquit themselves very erelittbly in the art.
"The examination in Hygiene held under the apices of the Board of Education took place here in May, and of the four candidates from the staff of this school, two obtained Bret clues certificates, eps a secord and one failed. In the football league we have not dons well. Aitherto, there has been Do grond available for practies, but latterly, the Inspector of Sebdals, interesting himself on our behalf, boa separed the use of a pisce of ground in the immediate neighbourhood on two days per week."
Mr. Curwen, of the followed :-
especially when it came to presenting the splendid set of Shakespeare's works to Yueng King-chan of the Yanti did the bent work in theti sobool, the boy who the year. This was a magnificent prize, which any library might be proud of and Mr. Irving hoped that the winner would take grest care of his books. The speaker then proceeded to give his hearers some advice regarding the way should be taken care of, remarking books that the veneration the Chinese had for the art of writing was illustrated by the careful way in which they picked paper up containing writing and stored it away in boxes. In the west our veneration of the art could be soon by the way we took care of our booke. Those who were
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beginning of the year, 4 boys from the school the yellow. Up to the time when Japan pooted such a
superiority over those of 20 Great While Tar there beca
nothing to show that, in the future as in the past, the white
The recent question of the education of Japan a position to dietate the Japanese victories, however, Зарадока
gn of the increasing tension between white the subsequent
Гарипово immigration increased from 2.250 in 1898 to one of the enccessful compatitors took advantage awakening of China come misgivings on this do in 1998 to rearly 20,000 in 1903, | of the scholarships won. The school did not ubject. What are terme al
at are those
present! It is not too much to say that, taken at their and there is a streng suspicion that the men, escape the disastrous affects of the typhoon of
through September last, as two of the brightest scholare face value, they saw to outrage all ideas of whom 9 per cent came in as farmers,
of international justice and morality. The full the immigration regulations the
collusion with certain labour to Chinoce immigration lost their lives on that memorable day. The loss Western nations claim scenes to China sad to.
agencies. It is al staid that was deeply deplorad by the whole school. Many Japan; they have been clamouring for evade the law by ablaining
natarolisa half century for the open door, Cary of tisa.
nd the', it A Federal judge hus coopération in raising the school to its present more, were withdrawn through their relatives more and more to the great reserve all the Chinese claiming naturalisation more
Looking The whole school
human force Ohins se a labour market frem all the. responded with open heart to the call for which they can draw to fill up deficiens is the country twenty years ago must have had legally entitled to it, every Chinese worn-in out great works 'assistance on behalf of the distressed with the their own countries
kundred children. The situation re to be carry
expensive in human fe, about five fects not
on the corruptibility- of the naturalisation. Britain) the
the Anglo-Saxon countries are closing
afloials. Despite these orasious it caneat be their doors to the yellow man.
man. The younger nations of Britain are quite at one with their seriously arged that the actual number of
for though none
Asiatics constitute a moral or economio danger white popula IL strong American cassins in
SOLE AGENTS: is different, of course, in a country like of them have offered Chlua gratuitous insulsip States which contain
delegston to ou the the troops to Chinese detestaaf British Columbia where the while settlors are meted out to Chiness travellers of the better interesting to note that out of some fane class, yet
get all have enacted laws which make the entrance of the fellow mau of any class and three-quarter willions of Chinese who have
loft their
for other continents in the Country difficult, if
If not impossible. The writer of this article has frequently last twenty-six year only fear milions har
endlet hachiramu-huar, Hachiman being the nama returned. Making full allowaves for consider insisted that asy attempt to differentiable death-rate this shows a leakage to forsigs of the god of betles-began to be built of between
Chinese and Japanese in international countries of some four hundred thousand. The increased dimensions for voyages partly pre-
be temporarily successful.
terror to Legislation to exclude
the peoples nitimately extend to the other. The arguments excuse for the American attitude. but it is hard Japanese mariner advanced sgafost
applicable ta to reconcile Anglo-Saxon ideas of liberty Kores, China, Luzon, and oven Siam. Yet, if
the attempt
made in the Japanes excelled in dash; and bravory, they 1892. to render unlawful residenes by a were still infarior as aval architects, for what both, and a whole are aqually applicable to and justice with itself into the problem of white and yellow. In order to appreciate this it is Chiness in the United States a crime punish Hidegosh invaded Kera in the 16th century necessary to review briefly the argaments able by a year's imprisonment without trisl it was owing to low of sea command that his
the Amori This same Hideyoshi, and of
in of the greatest states- umsily advanced in favour of excluding the by jury. Although this was disallowet, it ritories on shore could not be consolidated. can public and taken in conjunction with the zen of any age or any country, spared nothing Chinese (and capasquently also the Japanese) meets the views of a large section
As the first more of this kind took place on tricode of the Westerp-ations-in-forcing their to encourages foreign comutereder 18 W
"illustration of
the system of granting hier the Pacillo Coast of America (only as late way into China is a striking illustr
about orthodoxy and heterodoxy, adage
hand to rassula angaged in over-son trade, and na 1889), it is well to turn to American he
Sister welcomed! The
a these documents bore the impress of the raised to yellow labour, case first. The Western
* Chinese Labour in their early days, and on-conomic grounds is that it lowers the vermilion seal ishu-in) of Siste they received AI: the pazee of go chain-bune. It is on record that at one time licences were issued to many it was a valuable assistance to them in their standard and undercuts white labour.
Without it the raplit rien over the work the same phenomenon is to
37 destined as 126 of these chips-pomaly, 45 pioneer work. to fortune
lope ould be observed, that the of the Pacide
for Siam, 30 for Luzon, 24 for Cuchin-China, not have been accomplished. The beginning of as well and even better than the white inan,
fragal habits
for Cambodia, and lo for Anna. can accept the anti-Chizese agilation on themed lots" and because of his successful in winning prizes should take great of San Francisco, under the auspices of a lower wage, it is frequently asserted that days expansive ardour thousands of Japane
is now it is the low standard of an inferior civilisa emigrated to Korea; 3) established a colony care of them and always be careful to wash thoir asterious aud disreputable fabda un more. tinn which oubles him to do this, but as in Luzon: others unde a great mark in Siam.
historical Nominally a trade hands before using them. The spanker thinment, it soon became political, and baving one who has any real acquaintance will the while in Chion they had large stablishments
Oriental could nevent this dictum without
at Shanghai, Su-chan, and Hang-chau. went on to say that the expressions of good, become involved in the tangled web of party
*. Hideyoshi's successor and founder of very good and eren excellent referred to abent politics in Americs there was little chante question. What is the essential of a high spirit of the ers is illustrated by the fret that
Iyeyuku grade of civilisation? Certainly not Yanmalt Schoolr, the schools were understood by the Government that Chinese labour would ever again be con: high rate of exponititure on material com the Tokugawa dynasty of Shopuzs, sent to the
conscience of
κάροντας Who that
the Chinese Governor of Enion a letter asking that Spanish LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT. to be relative terms, and the boys should siderad dispassionately The
demanded that the frets. the American people
the Japanese in their vestein should visit Japanese ports.. No sign of It is my good fortune to record substantial understand them in that connection. Thoy had Chinese should be vilified to justify their and still more
Lomes-homes here the anal family budget any sentiment of seclusion was perceptibls in pregrebs all round, and I think I may safely only began to get a knowledge of English, and exclusion, and accordingly virit Diets is perhaps caly a few pounds-who has seen the the Japan of that epoch. In the second baif of invest their the 16th century there commerced & practice, say that the erection of the school has proved it was for them to my if they would increase was drawn of the meral abiiquity of the
and artistry
with which they are
to steds: a boon to Chinesa parents and guardians in that knowledge, thereby going along the road and the degræling influence of his presence | 6*ace and dignity with which they featroi, | renowed with important results ju the 19th-th
practice of sending goathe to Europe
first which led to Queer's College where they could in a white community. Although this libel smail possessions, the eluette
has been largely discounted by the independent the philosophy continue their studies for three or four years, testimony of all white men who know anything immbad. their attitude towards the family, the and a few yeare fator Japane
mission reached Bome by a Portugue36 that the He had seen the work of the boys, and was able of Chinese psychology, yet it still survives Unseen World and Siete who that has seen
working Not until 161), however, were the Japanese able the wide ulasses of the West, with their frank materi to build ships capable of crossing tosay that same of them had a fature before in some quarters, and therefore a few words all this can be prepared to say that
We can, and they owed this development to an The average Chinese even the average ami. iam, are a superior type of civilisation? them if they continued their studies. China on the subject may be useful.
Lowe false standard
in this as in other matters, but their shores found there a permanent just now required hundrede, even thousands, grant-is a very fair specimen of humanity may well ask ourselves if we are not satting up English man. Will dams, who, est away on From the
JUST ARRIVED. a greater number, but he read and writes, acoustened to a
ideair, great deal the agitation against yells Engbahman's models two vessels were built.
of Kyoto merchants she would want
and is industrions and thrifty. Removed from
latour will be found to be justiable. The or carried oumber
bearers of message to the governet
Hongkong, 29th November, 1996. could ret say where they wore coming from us of life, has certain fine and even
The those educated in the Colony now could only be old story the the Acapulco, bea:
of New Spain. Acapulco thus became was brought up be it liable
ERTHA out of the country sectie to o geld a
Japanese Trans-Poific and when, in 1874, Japan sent a panitive (with Do
proportion
poirt of but his
Forages. Four years later the fauda chief of expedition to Formon, the vessels of this
with the panction of the Tokugawa company rendered The highest number in altendance congratulating the master of each school on the inang of his native virtue, these of the will always send, but as lo estoy pusily. successor which had been grained by their pupils mauity in which he finds himself, while his he will will spend generously, and with sil the
virtuos are his own. The existence of such a business casing h
Farsals
Thirteen teamers had to and during the year excursions have been Irving for his attendanos. This was circjed | moral casher as Chinatown in San Francisco curmudganu, and will surround himself with the over for ip to carry some of transporis. They did act sace, however. If, therefore, we intend to take our stand on averland to the Atlantic coast sad there epered service betwead Japan sud Shanghai. bat to the corruption of the
oasily made the of the Railway, to the by acclamation, and the proceedings ended by was the not to the mickedness of the Chase, therefore, we intend to take eye clara, for Acupulen, hear the envoys travelled it
not do so with barked in a Spanish vessel. This example Bat the undertaking barely paid its way, argument Bconomic Now Waterworks, etc. Hygiens:-The teach-out of the small scholars reciting a verse of government. No people
governed than the Cuinese, but none a ypocritical profonce that it is the inferiority is awid to have beer followed four times by sad thus maritime enterprise seemed likely to the feudal chief Aiza, but beyond the bare languish, when, in a vigorous memorial to the dora espable of taking advantage of lax of the yellow man that makes him dangerens,
fart the records ing of this subject has been continued during lod save the King."
tion nothing. or corrupt officials. The statistics of crime but late frankly acknowledge, as the Ann
Had this morament of contact und ister.Throne, the celebrated Okabe, spooking impulse of observaticua made in the year and the subject matter has been
with tralian Premier has done, that it is the many favourably show that the Chinese compare well, but as superior qualities of the yellow man which, 1 coarse with the outer world contined, the Europe, urged the essential secessity of encour illustrated by experiments.
the Americans among whom they
whole course of history might have been aging savigation. A subsidy, equivalent to a matter of they
[ fact,
make it necessary for us to protect ourselves profer to deal with affences themselves. Crimes of silence are against his competition. In this, as in other changed. But's fatal interruption came from £100,000, was then given to the Mitsu Bishi: not usual among Chinese in their own country ways, the younger democracies are traplis Christian poganism. Owing to its associa30 State-owned steamers were handed over to it. lent a sum of Protectionist, and
the Treasury en the recognition of the tion with political signs and the inte and presently the and in Western America, where such crimeR BED
object is the only logicni perance of its agents, it became an
nearly two millions sterling t
g to
the ap ships for the policy of of such suspicion and dislike that the Japanese, and the
of good will the deplorably frequent, there are few cases of a principle of Protection
Pacific Mail Company Ele Chinase +xclusion.
interesig of their country's peace, if not on the Yokohama Shanghai line. These figures, Chiness attacking a white man or wash. The ex or explanation Chinese Minister at Washington in peneb
of its independence, felt constrained to inter very formidable riew of the state of
Japan's which was to the writer'n knowledge) not con-
dict the foreign faith. The story need not be finances at the time, furnish an index of her fatod.
tod, said, in reference to the marder of
repeated here, but it is right to sod that strong purpose to foster the growth of a mer- mensurate with the amount of energy expended Bureau of Ports and deputy 15 inspect | American missionarios in China, that more
Christianity not alone responsible. Rivalry cantile marine. Then again catre an impulse among the forrige merchants frequenting from war; in 1877 the despatch of the railway sad atmerhip antigution affairs Chinese bad b-va kilied in the United States
Chri
troops to Japanese marts led them to intrigue against the Saturan instrr etion so greatly over- of Scath China. He intends to miss capital within twenty-five years than all the Americans
one other by methods such that, though their taxed available resources that. I more steamers in Sonth China and the Straits Settlement over killed in Chins, and that it no single case to float a large steamship company which bad punishment been muted out to the white
proximate outcome was to establish a Dutch had to be purcbused, and there too were subse- will run regular lines of steamers between man.
Prix monopoly, they must be held partly responsible quently banked to the Miten Bishi Company, There is, of course, a strong moral argument
for the anti-torsige feeling that permeated whose vesele had done sizual service on this the various ports in South China and foreign
against forming yellow communities within
canturies and a-half oceaning also Thus in 18 the Miten, Bis countries.
white ones. The number of Chines who are
The people of Japan have always been zavi Jupon during two
hat ebecked their spirit af maritime yeyen, wing we have seen abre urging bad 32 steam vessels aggregating 95,600 toas, likely to bring their wives is snall, and
trade,
possessed a total of ovly 27, mitrogenation is ne undesirable between traite enterprise was the Government's cleed-door the cupetrection of greign and fostering whereas all other Japaneão shipping companies
resulting from suspicious of foreign and interdicting a foreign intercourse cop arrive aw and This does not apply to coatract
and forbidding the construction of any We
at an important though labour for fixed periods, but the labour milos, territorial ambition disguised under the garb of especially in America, bare set their faces religious propagandim. Thus the present cop ship larger than u tons. Thereafter trans imperfectly understood chapter of maritime
Inbour. They resant the dition of
mercantile marite, though
OCKRA MOYmment ceased altogether, it development. The year 158 m the Miter against contract fact that the Chinese refaso to ester apiens enlly talent of her malern
fall
onjoyment of bountiful State aid. stenssence of that ancient rept some fitful clandestina enterprises, Behi or to fetter themselves by restrictions on
at and it was not until the oficial renewal of foreign
a monopoly which provoked some And work.
The
of the is
In
sing ibis plus of their national In a previous letter I gave an account of their hours of
charcuter the Japanes there sives go back along intercourse more than 20 years later that criticism. The year 1889 saw the birth of a
Japua
paastical instinels were allowed to ronssert strong rival equally patronised by the Treasury found in the the resolutions pussed and adopted in a private exclusion of the
protectirast spirit of the way. They arrept the tradition that, the founder here. In September. the interdict meeting held at the Kwong Chai Hospital hy
a similar argument is
of the Mikado's the gentry of the nine charitable institutions.
by sea, extulite
second son to curbat the Grat-boru. and why or to Africa. This
relata that before the elise of this 5th century 42 years after departure by building, just) did it support both? Crities who.
Lattacked Tanglungchan School, and six only were sent received instructious from the Viceroy to
the launch of Wo
Adam's two the Cabinet for counteunucing a
a monopoly in reality, it must
Koren had frequently been the acous of Japar cse from Queen's College with admission cards investigate the matter and to find one this economic one. We are rained by Chinese kingdom there; and they credit the annals wiicts reperied and the Tokugawa Government itself impulses. Why had, the Goverument set up a ressal of Occidental type. Now denounced it for encouraging wasteful names of all the persons who attended the cheap labour!" but
that barques. taken ont of the confused region 7
Over-ea enterprise. It is certain,
100,
wenix (Howe Phonix called the juptly
A few Mara). few competition. The explanation was visible only During the course of the year, 45 more per meeting. It is said that Lau Chi-leong, who be
economica into the
16 higher
maritime intercourse existed with China-inter- boys were enrolled, thus bringing the toisi acted as vice-chairman at that mesting, has of
ninst
10 thin ret wn been arrested and is now detained in the of sociology.
this course which seems to Emen originated in the years later saw the completion of irowerks at to those behind the scenes. They at that number of scholars for the your to 216, being an
must passing, it print gain, bat in
be arged mutual despatch of enroys. Come of these magistracy.
thu att baki; and the establishment of a povel there had been forced upon the Government.
dockyard, and ironworks at Kobe, as conviction of Japan's widening sphere in the that it would be far wiser to abandon the embassies assumed considerable |
proportio 119, increase of 28 upon thet of 1905. Of these, 76
moral 13
y's train being awelled by pries, stud well as a dockyard at Yokosuka, destined to be Far East, and a sense of incompetence to deal Taolai Lau Cheung hing petitioned Viceroy
argument altogether. Oriental ir envoy's train left daring the year. The number on roll at
een something of our own
Oriental, and tradcemso, so that its pubersome the Portsmouth, of Japan. It is noticeable with menacing
that this
that this great work at Yokusubs was resolutely utilizing a pow army over s60, Chon Fu requesting His Excellency to grant vollen who the sad of the year was 140. The school bar in thority to raise capital in Canton te mural atmosphere, comment bitterly on the reached us any no s the usand men, and to or carried out by an officer of the Tokugawa in the direction of Korea, were available. The
slow growth of the -Ton-open on 21 days, and the average daily dost a company to build a bridge cross stiguen placed on their countrymen. We should spondingly large vessels had to be built for Gover
Government, ibou tottering to its fall.
Comparatively of be wiser as well as were just if we looked at the transport purpose. Thus was formed thegreat when the Meiji Restoration become an Bishi's Bret did not satisfy the occasion, sitendance was 145.5. No less than 21 boys Honom. He also submitted a
civiliza Avenue by which the ari, industries, and
the Imperial and so another company was called into existence registored the fall attendance for the your, the proposed ecncern to His in question fairly and gave the true reason for our
I in possession of ter the Kyodo Cayu Kaisha (Union Transport tion of China reacted Japan, and not only of accomplished fact in 1967, which was stated that a royalty of 5 par cent attitude. two minor exceptions, the
The bistory of the American attitude to China, but also of countries further sest, for it is Government found itself in the Government out of the
owned by be paid
the Tokugawa steamers a Prince of the new syllabus has proved most successful, for nett profits earned by the company annually. Chinese immigration follows a sharp upward recorded that in the
sterling. 1 Housespent 10 yearstra curve after 1880. Bestriction was followed by
or their feadatories, and. these vessels haring Company)--with a capital of about a million travelling bern bzoded over combination of all mari It thus appears that every chapter in the at the entrance examination into Queen's The Viceroy is said to bave sanctioned the re-
Middie Kingdom, in India, and in Borms. College at Mideummer, many of the boys were quest and added that the company need not exclusion of "coolies," then by the extension of
pay the royalty of 5 per cent to the Govern the word "coole," then by regulatione as to History showa zone the less that ne shipwrights time event wise carrying companies, there canis story of Japan's marcantile marius up to this able to gain admission into a higher clasement Int to create reserve fund with that the American-born Chinese and the re-entry of the Japanese were inferior to their continental into existenes Japan's first steamship company, time had been connected with political events: than they were in previously. Brushwork money for the construction of other bridges. those who revisit China. The inervadingly eighbours, for when the Mongai Tarters the Naikeke Yubin Jo.isen Kaisha (domestic strict and vexations interpretation of the Immi-
a at the islanders had no vassels capable of opposing
principle of subsidy was adopted; but even Vioray Chou Fu received a cablegram from gration eta eulminated in the acting taken at sitempted to invade Japau in the 19th century mail steamer company). From the outset the
the
shipowners. subject, and very satisfactory aal encouraging His Excellency Chao Erb-baun stating that the the time of the Louisiana Exhibition blready the big war-junks of the enemy; they smashed are measure of State aid would not atone for
ioerperience of the new
faw results have been obtained. Grent splitude great warehouse for the exhibition of all China referred to, and President Roosevelt decisiod the Mongol armada by dashing courage and fine
of its
perished within the enterprise swordsmanship, supplemented by the aid of has been shown by the boys for this study, products and articles manufactured in the that his country had fallen far short
elemouts, but in the matter of ships they were very different was the record of the Thres exchange, and the fafilment of contracts all Simple physical exercises have also beau various provinces bas been completed at Muk-duty" towards the people of Chins.
Fa The awakening ostional consciousness of mac
mach inferior. Out of that incident grew the Lozenges Company (Mitau Bishi Kaishai, repose ultimately upon the readiness of the taoght during the cool seasons. They have den and requesting His Excellency Chou proved very popular with the boys, and must to forward all Kangtung products and Chips, stimulated by Japaness succese,rd to a first signal step of Japanese maritime progrem, founded shortly afterwards by Mr. Iwasaki community to fight for them, either against
articles manufactured in that province as sooD
retaliation upon American goede, which confus their great victory inspired the people with a Taiaro, of Tosa provinos. Without any assist something without or against something have had a beneficial effect on their bealth as possible.
alitated, perhaps, the first really national Just for over-ges enterprise, and war-shipsance from the Treasury it grew year by year, within. Every city is a city in arms.
and attendance:-Fees have increased from 21,50 to $3,555, practically az izerease of too por cent and the storage siteadence has
kisen from 5 to 171 an increase of Si por repl.
counted in dozers. The inspector concluded by which lo
one exception) are
was 218 in May and the lowest 995 in January. Empire Day was celebrated in the usual way
Mr. Curwen proposed a vote of thanks to Mr.
CANTON.
Fire masters palced bygirna {cort:Sicutes from the Board of
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT). Eduention in London, and Bve misters at for
January 30th. Leibing ertificate in hygiene, granted by the
CHEERSE SHIPPING SCHEME. Real Sitary Institute, but the result of that
Tantai Lai Kwai-n his returned to ezzination has not been declared. Sport
Canton. He called on Viceroy Chon Fu - It is reported The boys take a great interest in the Footballterday and bad a long interview.
but the President and Vice-President of the Lesgue but the results have not been com-
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Mr. Path in has devoted much disure time to training the boys, and possibly his efforts will Before bear more fruit in the near future.
concluding I should like to point out that the question of enlargement will have to be considered stortly. As you 210 BWATH the school was built to accommodate 200 pupils
and the averaged sumber paying fos during the
Just nine months has been 23. (Applause).
Mr. Young Hee of the Wants School, waid: It is with mach pleasure that I present my report for 1906. On the 1st January, there were 126 names on the Bebool Roll. On ra. assembling after the New Year vacation, 93 out of 126 former scholars returned, and ant of 81 new applicants were admitted,
EIGHT PASSENGERS DROWNED.
Al about 2.3 p... yesterday while our of the Hongkong river steamers nas approach. ing her the aures eausal by the notice of ber-propeller capsized one of the new stern wheeler ferry boats in which ther were eleven passengers, only three of whom were saved.
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