LICENSING COURT.
A Mooting of His Majesty's Police Magis trates and Justices of the Peace was held at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon for the pur post of considering an application from Louis Const for permission to rumave the business now carried on by him ander an adjunct licence, on premises No. 65, Dk Vur Road Central under the sign of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, to premies No. 39, Queen's Road Central. Mr. F.
Mr. P. V. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring and Barlovy appeared for the applicant, Mr. E. J. Geist fof Messrs, Wilkinson and Grit apponrod na hohail of Mrs. Oliver, of the New Travellers' Hot»i, te oppose, the application, also Mr. C. P. Dixon (of Messrs, Hastings and Hastings) who represented a number of Chinese and Indian shopkeepers in the siniuity.
VICTORIA PUBLIC SCHOOL.
in the
during
ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
Worn
The annal prize distribution at Victoria Public School was held gesterday morning, when Mr. F. H. May prosented the prizes won by pupils in the school and on the field of sport. he was supported on the platform at the head acting Inspector of Schools and Mr. W. B. of the school room by Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Williams, the head master.
After a number of pleasing songs and
tho recitations by pils, Mr. Williams, before
pupils, A. Hezaland presided, other Justicas pretreading bia aucun report thanked Ms. Bay. Being Hon, Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captain Lyon for attending, and welcomed Mr. Wolfe, their no changes stated that there Messrs. R. H. Craig, P. P. J. Wodehouse, A. inspector. He then read the raport in which it staff, Mrs. Wilkinson being in Shelton Hooper, W. L. Carter and W. Bowen
charge of the Infants and Lower School, Rowlands.
Mrs. Morris with Standards III, and IV. and the bays of the Upper School under ay tuition. The Inspector of Sobools reported in December that the discipline was very good. In order to allow the curriculum of the Upper School to specialise in the uation of the School. The school was opened 194 times oder bays, no girls are no admitted to the per the year. Whit the average attendance shows an increase over the previous year, the regularity in individual attendances shows a falling off, tho rouses for absence being for the greater part of a trifling nature like birthday parties. When there are so many holidays in the year and wehool clasing at 3 p.m. each day, from
Tom and the means of transportasy, no exons ending their children to school regularly and puntually. The alfeudane is porror in the thonght and cary, Mr. Comar selectol premises
The 11 tropical climat which were not in any way likely to inter-summer than in the winter mentions might
expected in for, as far as he knew, with any people in be
Efe asked the total expenditure under salaries and ther hins.
charges for the year amounted to $195, and umposition with Justices to remember that the applicant did the tai smount received in schock fees 31,430, một hold à publican's licetice, therefore be The average monthly attendance for the year could not come in contact or competition under review being 132; the cost to the Govern approximately £ti storling, a figure which is with people who held publicans lieuces, met per chibi par stuur works cut at $110, Mr. Cemar had every intention of antiesecuring considerably higher than the average cost per 15 make a certain amount of competition with sekelur in our Auglo Chinese Schools. Bearing He had secured the chef those figures in mind it is to be expected that Weisman and Co.
fritish parents should obtain the maximum of from the Fueraf Bismarck, and intended to open benefit by sending their children to school The dilapidated condition of the op premises of a much better class than those regularly
constant repairs by the Public Works Depart- which he bed at premat. Mr. Goldring asked for, walls and roof of the school necessitutod the Justices to bear in mind that any opposition na the part of publicans should not be cult, the amount of expenditure incurred sinco
Mr. fordring stated that the primary object of Mr. Comar wishing to remove from his pro- vent premiscy was that his wife Bad been exceedingly ill, and that Dr. Marrielt had re commended that she should not say where she
'BE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 28TH, 1907.
Mr. WOLFE, before calling on Mrs. May to 1 present the prizes, said he hoped it would not unduly lengthen the proceedings if he made a few remarks on the report. All would syroo with him that was certainly sin excellent wore one or two points attention had to be draws to when certain things were not as they report, though, of course, as in all reports, there should be. He wished to point out that this number of pupils in attendanos certainly war ranted the experiment the Government made nahoo! was now in its second year, and the in starting it. The Government were now, be This shovel understood, notwithstanding all the important public works to be carried out, going to add that they intended to help the school o another story to the school, as far as they could, therefore he would
pupils R of regular attendanes of appeal to the parents to help it in the malter garding the malaria and unhealthiness of the place, parents would as that this was gradually being done away alt gether. Concerning the cadet corps, it seemed to him that this was a movement that should very much be encouraged. They might think him partial because h hap thought there could be no botter training for paced to be a Volunteer, hut he certain y future volunteers than the cadets, quite spart to health The present thirteen mmbers of from the fact that such training war beneficial the Victoria Sakool Corps would be able to render excellent service in the way of sema- photo signalling, which was of the inst importance. He thought all would well at athletics. The report on the work of the "This subject him and is posed to rest haschuel and done so
certain amo of attention. well done except arithmetic. repecially in a place liks. Dlongkong where deserved a we had the wily natives to contend with.
Mr. May was then asked to prosent the prizes, which she did, the list being as mudar -
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
TRE CHINA BOCIETY.
London, April 2011. The China Society still grows and prospers, proceedings that give promise of even greater vik night the Bociety gave a conversazione triumphs than have been yet aobieved. Last and there is a life and enthusiasm about the
was crowded with members and friends, Seeing that there are something like two hundred the large hall in Caxton Hall, Westminster, members already, and that they bring friends of and bosse at the meetings. The Chinese Minister, Weng Te-siob, presided, and was to the gatherings, there is always a certainty
Giles, Mr. Byron Bronat, Mr. Ivan Cheng, Dr. Stephen Bushell, Mr. Lionel Giles
and acompanied by Sir Robert Douglas, Professor Mr. George Jamieson, Sir Walter Hillier, Bir Thomas Jackson, Mr. Coughirie, Mr.
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I hear that the United States is still having great trouble with the Japaneelabourers barred from entrance via California. They are trying aiuly to gain employment ou Southern rail. beomme butter aware of the moves on this Ways. But as American officials have now Very move to slip in via lexion, and it is said that at least 2,000 have managed to succond,
frontier the Japanese are making their way are trying to get into the United States
And so the game goes on. 100US BARON 1 T8, from the North
wasal present. After non-iderable amount of but that of lines should prevent parts webtool was a very good one, everything being i proceeding was a little lecture by Mr. J. Carey to British Colombia and fem thence they
Mr. Goldring-Two deers from Lock Hier's. Proceeding, Mr. Goldring said the applicant beki a licence for the sale of meals, with which he had the opportunity of selling liquor as an adjuret to meals, The application on the part of Mrs. Oliver, who recently nearly became bankrupt because she could not make her Luriners pay, should not be considered, sud also the opposition on the part of the Chinese shopke pera was not worthy of consideration. The applicant was not entering into competition with them, or doing anything which could possibly affect their businesses. A restaurant in the neighborhood like Weismann'e was er attraction, and would take people further alou
UPPER SCHOOL..
• Algebra" General Intelligence" "English History"
Elem. Malbenuatios" →Special Prizes"
Gener Progress""_ "Special Prizes"
Molville Silverstone Geo, Hoskins Templar Edward B Friend Gee Witchell Mathematics. Bolilios Price, M. MoNcili
LOWER SCHOOL
• General Praticiency" "General Proficiency"
ttandangs
Attendsuch Attendance"
Jorrie McNeill Fran Gibson Juo Rodgar Geo. Rodger Ernest Wilkinson H. Haynes
On completion of her task one of the pupile presented her with a handsome bouquet of flowers, which she smilingly accepted.
Three ghoere were the raised for the Indy, for the headmaster, and for the teachers, after whick the procesdirga endod,
HONGKONG CHAMBER OF
the opening of the school being $1,742,18,Attendants" The femorable typhoon of the 18th September at all, but only people carrying on business of a
caught unprepared. The school being opened similar nature.
Mr. Hazelaud→Where is 32. Queen's Road carly, maps and diagrams and glass windows were ratiorad about ruthiody. The older did their best barricade, and so the Central?
1.00 whole we suffered little serious damage. Now During the summer months I cement fours have been put down in had to report on the imunitary surroundings schoolrooms, of the school Malarial fever was provelent attendance. and appreciably affected our Steps buvo since been taken to remove the the dumping of refuse, while the drainage of improved by swamps in the immediate vicinity and to prevent
premises has been considerably the Public Works Department. All the pupils of the Tipper School contributed esan ys for the Empire Day Eway Competition butwaan all Frimary Schoole of the British Baspire. LARG year's subject was The Chief Stages in the Growth of Greater Britain," and, to assist the reading of the pupils, I gave a series of lessons the bistory of our Colonies, illustrated by Fira of the est latern views of life and conditions in other countries of the Empire handed in wors authorized by the Inspector of Schools for dispatch to the Federal Council of to the Vietoria School as the following extact the League. The results were very gratifying from Mrs. E. M. Ord Marshall's Hou. Bee.
the road where they could stop and have ten, a chop, or anything they liked. He was informed that the prime mover in this opposition was the Jandlord of the premises from which Mr. Comar was going to remove.
the
COMMERCE.
CURRENCY REFORM
Following is a copy of the petition sent so the Dogen of the Diplomatic Corps at Peking. from three Chambers of Commerce:-
of its distinguished vice-presidente, ir Clande Macdonald, was able to include the meza bera of the Society, and at the end roads a neat little speach in response to a very cordial Society's fupetion in bis list of engagements. Ile spent the whole evening chatting with the Perhaps the most interesting part of the Hall an "How the Chinese write their thoughts reception.
in which, with the aid of lantern slides showing the growth of the Chinese methods of expressing old Chinese characters in writing, be cufliped their ideas on paper or other material. De traced the origin of writing and showed the differences of the pictorial methods of three ancient writings -the Egyptian, the Babylonies, and the Chinese --and then showed how in the progress of time the Chiness characters had been modified and simplified. Thus, tigns were thrown on the ecream to show how the ancient Chinese gare the idea of the sun, moon, mountains, trass, routs, and so forth, and the more complicated signs to give the idea of light and abstract ideas sach na authority, sacrifice, cruelty, and unty. Irish people in the audience would be interested to hear that in the old times the Chinese drew a blouse with a figure inside to signify a pig. There was the a sort of analogy to the gentleman who pays the rint' in the Emerald Isle. The lecture would have been much more appreciated but for the rather The Society is getting together a library of be seat in include a memoir of Dr. volumna to trying acoustio properties of the ball. books and a collection of pictures. The latest Morrison, and seventeen volumes of his transla of the Bible, presented by Mr. Thomas Janner. The same denar gare a portrait of Dr. Morrison and a copy of Wylie's translation of The portrait was Herschell's Astronomy. thrown on the seren by the lantern and the audience of cered approvingly. Other volumes were sent is by Mr.. L. Cranmer. Byng and Professor Gilos.
tion
The report of the Departmental commilten which Ims on considering the question of persons who pes as baronets without proper rights, bas just been issued. It appears from that document that there are seventy-nevon parsons posing as baronels who ate uut me qualified, and others have a doubtful basin for list of the baronets, and to abstain from inviting their title. It is proposed to publish an annua the bogus ones to Court as baronets or mention ing them is oficial documents as the possessors of a life. I fency though that the human mind being such a fine Bell for affociation as it is, the bogue representation will go on-sud a Mr. Labouchere has raid, after ult, if a man feels any batter for calling himlf baroust, why should he not give vent to his anothery.
NEW CHINESE MINISTRE.
The report from Peking that Lord Li Hung, Hang Chang, is to come to London as Aan- the distinguished adopted son of the inte Li bassader has not beau corroborated at the Chi has no reason to danht its accuracy. I under stand that the present Ambassador Wann Ta nese Embassy, but Mr. Ivan Cheng tells me he Sich has received an important appointment in Chian. He has been hampered, he admits frocly, while in England by his lack of know- ledge of English, whereas Lord Li Hung has had 70 years here already and speaks and writes: the language fuently.
THE RAILWAY LOAN,
The prospectus of the Camion Kowloon was issued this morning to be closed on Tuesday, To the musical programme additional interest Railway Loan of £1,500,000 five par cot: at par was imported by the fact that four of the songs
it was already closed, having been subscribed were taken out of the prose translations of but at soon it was notified at the Bank that Bying, with music by Malcolm Lawson, The many times over. The papera leaves' spok Chinese songs into English seraeby L. Omomer- Your Excellency, We, the andersigned trst of these was a thenody by Li Po, song very favourably of the terme. No doubt enr kong, and Tientsin had the honour of addressing was "Through the long right" sung by Mr. Chambers of Commerce of Shanghei, Houg admirably by Miss Celia Coughtrie. Auother bank will not a few tons of thousands by it. the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, in Beptem-Wolseley Huit, and a third, again exon lastly ber 1993, and September 1984 on the question rendered, was A wife's memories" (Confucian Ode) given by Miss Annie Laurie Mrs. and Mr. Lionel Giles
A B.-C. Daily News telegram dated Tokyo, No material results being epparent we are Martell sang Kathleen Mavourneen" a Uniform National Coinage for China. to request that further representations be macie again breaching the subject and have the bonour The Spring has come, to the Chinese Government through the recited The Old Battlefielà" by Li Hua. May lat says: It is telegraphed from Tairau
and
FUNNELS AND FLAGS.
THE TAIDEN CUSTOMA,
Mr. Uris, on behalf of his client, asked the League of Empirej letter to the Hon. Colonial intomatic Corps, as to the necessity of the Instrumental musia included two violin so'on by that the Custom House will be opened there on!
Secretary of longkong shows The rays sabaitfed by the Victoria School, Hongkong, are considered by the judgee to have warit Will you: permit us to offer our congratulations 4th to the Victoria School as being one of those selected as having obtained special merit the Competition, seonting the iD
instructions from Acting under place."
Cadet Corps E. our late Governor, Sir Matthes Nalbau, 13 boys were formed into attached to the Hongkeng Volnuteer Corps.
Miss Macleo, and a weird performanes ou Chinese stringed instrument" Frh Chin Kung The disabilities under which the Country is by alr. Chung Yu. To the visitor unucenstomed former carrying out her Treaty obligations
Miss labouring, owing to the ductaations in the gold to the strange zonda the performance was chief-
was undogbiedly a skilful gentleman. valas of silver, and the apparent excessively interesting in its novelty. bat the performer pieces which are already at a very heavy dis-
and Forgi Amor very scooptably. Another The Nightlong tryst" sang Confucian ode coinage of silver subsidiary coins and copper
Mr. Leonard Sickert, completed the per- count is evidence to all that the Chinees Josephim Ottier gave "Orphans and his late" Goverment cannot be fully alive to the Doces
by of at once taking in band the establishment & National Coinage.
Justices not to grant the application. Mrs. Cliver had been carrying on business for scms had tine in her present premises and pone le a very prest deal of expense in making a very restent these premisen what they were- I. To put an adjunct liceres immediately oppsite would certainly do ber a very great injury, he had established her business there, And Mr. Grist submitted, with the iles that no opposition would be forthcoming, His friend 1 Col Sergt. Inllock attended weekly giving į Representatives of the Treaty Towers in
a
instruction in Infantry Drill and Semaphore,
siladd to her as semi-bankrupt. It was quite la October, nine of the cadets qualified to trug hat she had to ile her petition in Lask.reeciva their aniforme sad attended the Volun rupty in consequenes of excessive rant, but teer Camp for 10 days. They were inspected and be warmly congratulated them on their an arcadgement with the by the Gneral Officer Commanding the Troops, sle lad made
keenness and progress particularly in signalling, and Calots Hoskies and Friend received special prizes for proficiency. The Corps, though
not it near ber.
land.nl, and thought she would be abla to cary on successfully if another hotel was A woman who was not well, saving about a hundred yards away from where he was at present, would not become any better a heali
Mr. Dixon, in presenting a petition signed by twety-four different shop-keepers, told the Justice the only point they should consider in an appeation of this kind was the requirements of the sighbourhood. They should consider whether such a licence was necessary. He submittd that it was entirely aunecessary in this cast At the present time, in the immediate neighborhood and within three hundred yards of the poposed new premises, there were three linadhouses, the Criterion, the Haugur and the elonial Hotels. Ho submitted that a neighborhood consisting very largely of Chi- nese com not require more than three public house. . Dixon then read the petition, in which it as zied that this class of public house ented an unendurabl, uoise both day and nigh Drunkar s would be offer seen in the middle othe street, and people walking on the road wol koop away from that quarter Ladies asgirls wishing to buy articles would be prerata from going forth, and in conse, quenes the hotel or restaurant would be an obstrudia o business.
The nation discussed the application in camer and then the Court was again opened Mr. Jazeland announced that they had aniously agined to refuse the application on the found of the leality, not because there was anyting against the applicant.
In conclusion we respectfully bag that the Peking long ng time in urging upen
hinese Government the imperative necesity of immediately taking this matter in band. We have the boccur to be, Your Excellency'a
Most obedient servants, Chairman Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. (3g) EDBERT A. HEWEFT. Chairman Hongkong Charaber of Commerce, Chairman Tientsin Chamber of Commerce.
His Excellency.
Mons, de Carcer,
Volunteers. What they took in cumbers they To
all, will, Telieve, be a useful addition to our make up in keenness and thoroughness, and apart from the merits of an early military training the physical exercise afforded the announce that the Government Jare promised boys is for their own benefit. I am able to to trees a miniatura rite range and to supply the cadets, with rifles neted with Morris bes and 5,000 rounds of ammunition. Both boys and girls entinue to take a keen interest in play ground. The football team again entered games, and there is a healthy tone in the for the Schools' League, going foar rangs up the ladder, whereas last year we finished at the obtaining entries for our Athletic Sports and bottom. No difficulty was experienced in
every pupil in the school took active part. The physical and military training of boys may well fednontion. be considered as a schoolmaster's and D
with the primary object of to interfere parent's duty provided that such is not permitted During the your seven boys obtained Finian's elementary certificate for aborthand. In the competitive examination held by the Trustees awards were credited to the Victoris School, of the Delilios Fuad No. 2, three of the 12 A. Martiu, G. Stokes, and Winifred MeNeill being the successful candidates.
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OLD BAILING SH: PB, Senate has been dicussing recently the plaus of not in a serious and practical manner. further sign of its roulity. The Hamburg that date it has oropped up now and then, bat One of the interesting features of the raport Sir Claude Macdonald, on being called to the the project drawn on for adding fra buge new
is platform, received a cordial greeting. He said basins, or docks, to the existing port socommoda the that a few days age he was on the platform with tion. This inurease of Hamburg's shipping of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company ik
songer steamer draws, of 9372 tona gross jointly owned with the Ucounte Stoum Naviga- the Colonial premiers in the city, and they spoke facilities will be made on the Hamburg State the statement that its fine now swin-scrow pas about imperial education and the fact that the territory and westwards of Kohlbrand. citizens of this Empire knew so little of the
The big Canard steamers Mauritania and tion Company (Limited), otherwise the White Empire and its varied conditions and peoples. The agreed entirely, but be could not help busitanis, which are being cocoplated this year, Star Lino. The identity of interests between thinking also how little the citizens of the are to be fitted with the Rich Fire Discovering these two companies in the New Zeland trade Chinese and Extinguishing apparatae. Pipes are carried has heretofore been close, but it was not, per- mpire know of Chins cad the
that tended
to from the top of each bold to an air-tight box haps, generally understood, that they were so Everything therefore make for a better acquaintance with the East with a glass front placed in the chart road or completo as this statement suggests. The report, deserved encouragement and on that ground if other suitable place. At the top of the box is by the way, rasntions the disposal by the Shaw, no other the China Society should be supported an electric isa, to which the current is automati Savill, and Albion Company of one of their It was due to the officials cally switched us at regalar intervals by a okick, sailing vesela, the last but one of a once that the members should strengthen their bands As the fun revolves it sucks air from the holds famotte flest. This soin survivor, the Westlandt, as far as possible in aiding to extend is through the pipes, and the presence of am has been also sold. Possibly the Company has Esefulness and energ tically pushing it forward. in any held is at once apparent to the officer found theas ailing ships of considerable ser- in charge of the apparatas. Should smoke virs in past years in concoction with the train (Applaust of the Ambassador, Mr. Ivan be seen to issue from a pipe, the mouth of Cheng made a beat little speech in excellent English, thanking the artistes for their services and the members for their attendance, which, he hoped, would continue to be given in the Provicus to the conversazione the usual interests of the Society.
Envay Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary tec Spain and Doyen of the Diplomatic
Corps
PEKING.
LATEST STEAMEL MOVEMENTS.
The 1.0.M. str. Bayern which left bere on Wednesday noon (22nd May) has arrived at The C.P.R. str. Empress of Chine arrived Singapore on Monday 27th at 98.0).
where she is deo to arrive at 1 p.m. on Monday Yokohams at 6.30a.m. on Sunday the 26th May, and left. again at 2 p.m. aaron day for Kobe the 27th May.
The C.P.R. tr. Montrayle arrived Shanghai at 11 p.m. on Sonday the 26th May, and loft again at 7 a.m. Monday for Nagasaki where she is due to arrive at 10 p.m. on Tuesday the 25th May.
and made a s400AM.
dinner was held at St. Ermia's Hotel, and there, was much exchanging of relation to the Far East. and daring the interval of the concert, there
autonomy
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THE COLONIAL PREMIERS.
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bad to go. Foreigner, are the principal buyers this pipe is at ones, connected by a flexible 5 of its officers, but, at length they have metallic tube with the vessel's boilers and of these old sailing ships,
Herr Ballin, the managing director of the Hamburg-American Lino, bas given a debisition ateam is driven into the bold from which the
His damcribes it as big steamers are to be made of in, diameter.
Telegraph cable for the New York-Cab of that enterprise. smoke comes. The pipes in the case of these
and Maintenance Company's The remark was made in reference to the Arlend- etamer Colonia. This cable has been insored decision of the directors to acquire an interest Colau live is to be taken ont in the Telegraph steamship line, and not a penny savings bank.
here for 20,000,
y's interests to the African the ing
company's The Lamport and Polt steamer Rossetti is in the Woermann Line, with a view
The proposal elicited an opinion from American shareholders one of the Hamburg- Construction The Colonial premiers are really suffering reported from Liverpool to have been badly de is really one long round of fasting, and the The Rossetti was run ashere for safety, and this and it was in reply to this criticism that Herr poor men are simply inundated with invitations morning was got off and taken into dock; she Balliu attored the oriep observation referred to. from municipalities, clubs, private houses, and is 5,50 tons, built in 1900, and valued at He explained that the company's principle is to from such a surfeit of banquetting that business damaged on April 23rd by collision with tho
this big German enterprise is to have many sociaties. The most important development £65,000), of which the owners retain £5,000 at co-operate with as many steamship lines as must be suffering somewhat, jo consequences. It farron Tip steamer Collegian fat anotor) that the company is being developed tro rapidly,
"NEW SUBZ CANAL" WISCREDITED. has beau the debate on the permanent Imperial hair own risk. The Collegian is 7,37 tous, possible. In other words, the working rate of Council, and Eir Wilfrid Laurier's objection to built in 1899
A report has been circulated to the offent frons in the Bre, so that if a rate war happens
CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE, At the Colonial Institute on Wednesday that a project for the construction of a second in one direction i: dues unt disturb business an anything that might tend to lessen Colonial
In the House of Commons last month, Mr. men to great the Tremiers, and Lord Tweed. has taken definite form, and that the granting
utmost chagrin in Ross (Moutgomery Boroughs) askal the Secre of State for Foreign Affairs whether tour project has caused the Nary.
noticed in the gathering Sir Clando few weeks. Further, we are told that Macdonald, Sir Fredericks Lagard, your bow Berlin, it being believed that the Canal will: tary pight there was a big gathering of Colonial Suez Caual. exclusively with nglish capital,
The J.C.-J. L. str. Hilary left Macassar for t
gentlemen of Far Eastern connections, The
smbitious in Asia Minor." A very if so, whether these appointments were made mouth spoke chiefly on the Colonies and the of the necessary concussion is only a matter of a this port on the 26th May, and may be expected | governor, Sir Thomas Jackson, and other relegate the Bagdad Bailway to a secondary European members of the Chinese Customs of the Dominion Premier that it position, and constitute a serious check to servisa had recently been replaced by Chinese; contention
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cand fell within the purview of the arrangement to The I.G.M. str. Gucigenas las hit Kobe via should be possible through the Searolariat. to igre na soul authority, who has just returned with the coucurrence of Sir Robert Hart, and
from Egypt, says that the question coms directly in contact with a British Minister bigh financial instead of a department finds mash sympathy. Suez Cansi bastaken no definite simpe whatever. which it was understood the British Government here on or about the 3rd June.
Mr. Runeinn (Dewsbury), who replied in It is absolutely untrae that the granting of the Many people cannot find good reason for wiel Nagasaki and Shanghai on Sunday pw. the
ing to set up a pau Colonial authority in Londoncesion is only a matter of a four weeks last year consentod,
it the proposal, which the absence of Sir E, Grey (Northumberland, and, in any case, was moothed some years ago by à dissatis Berwick), said:-The hon. member is probably 26th May, and may be expected here on or
ted shipowner, were over carried out, it would referring to the recent appointment of four in no way affect the Bagdad Railway, as will Chinees clerks to the rank of assistants in the be seen from the most cursory glance at the Castoma service. Three of thess are in the nap. Ons eminent authority remarked that it Shui-wu Chu, or Revenue Genacit, at Peking. and the forth remains at Tsingtan in the was probably a sister scheme to the project for
Home time. None of these officials have replaced building a railway to the moon. In the first German leased territory, where he has been for place, the Suez Canal Company possesses an exclusive monopoly, and in the second place, Earopeone, and in any case there is no reason this story of a second canal is a very old affair. to suppose that the position of Sir Robert Har The question was sired in 1883 before the with regard to appointments in the Customs in agreement between the Suez Canal Company altered."
The H.-A. L. Hohenstaufen left Shanghai on
28th May at pm.
The P. & O. str. Melta left Singapore for 25th May p.m., and may be exported börn or
"N. Robson, watered for, and passed, the
outward English Maile, and is duo here on the Oxford Lood. Preliminary Examination, this port on the 24th May at 1 p.m. with the Owing to the carrying out of urgent repairs at
The CPR. str. Tartar, arrived Shanghai at the school we were chliged to close for the 29th May at about 8 s.m. whole of February, and this unexpected holiday rendered the work for the year backward, and I again at 9 p.m. on Monday for Hongkong where following so close ngon the Christmas vacation 10.30 am. on Bunday the 26th May, and left extended the last term from the 31st March to she is due to arrive at 3 p.m. on Friday the
aring the third and fourth completed. During the 30th April to onable the years' syllabas to 31st May. weeks of April I examined each class in every subject. Enel pupil's results have been sent with the term repeats for the information of paronis
The Government course in Bygiene logy and First Aid Principles, and, as The Strait Times of May 17th says W has been supplemented by a cours in Physio cugratulate the Commission on the holdness anticipated, our candidates did much better of its report, and we hope it has been able to at the Hygiene Competitive Examination in
Wednesday..-- parents suggest a means of checking a repetition of the December 1916 than in 1905, chtaining over
The T.K.K, stz, Siberia sails from Yokoham Our thanks are due to crimes it has investigated. We fear Hour 8 per cent of the posxilla number of and may be expected here ce or about Jano 5th
in which they abscribed to kong is not the only place where a thorough for the kind way
our Sports Fund, to Major Chapman, Comou the 28th May, and is therefors due to arrive investigation of the service is required, and similar investigations would over the fact mandant H.K.V.G., and Captain Armstrong at this Port on the 5th Juns. that the accepting of illegal considerations is for assisting the Cadets, and to Mr. D. not confined to sabordinates only. We can Templeton who has very generously promised understand the reluctance tist prevails to stir the anza of twenty-five dollars annually for up the maddy waters of enrruption, but it is four years as a prize for the boy who stands person. well to know that the self-righteous flager of highest at the Sobool Fixamination in four
branches of Mathematics. acorn cannot be pointed at Hongkong.
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The 1.G.M. str. Kooa carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the May 7 has left Colombo on Sunday 26th May ...
My pet aversion is the well-meaning He means well, but rarely does well, and so his good intentions magnify bis shortcoming. twenty-fokl.
in opposition to the Colonial Office.
81R ERNEST BATOW.
The inclusion of Sir Ernost Eatow in the list of there who will represent Grest Britain at the Bague Conference is a wise one, for as I stated in a previous letter, the discussfors will largely turn on legal points arising out of the Russo-Japanese war, and Sir Ernest knows a much about the Far East in which the war ran its course as anyone. There is no criticist of the composition of the British body of representatives.
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