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LOCAL SPORT.
KOWLOON ORICKET CLUB SPORTS
The children's sports, held on the ground of the Kowloon Cricket Club on Wednesday, were largely attended, and were carried through smoothly and snonemfully. It was the young
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3RD 1908.
eventually winners. The foue largest craft of | the fleet hove in anchor, erept round the farget rafts toward Chinghue, reced eastward to the Hygan" buoy in Stonsenttem bay, white water framing their bows, the Lugo spread of canvas with its cordage trained to groaning point, thenos Boross close-hauled to the Hankow" buoy, and so home. That was perhaps the most delightful hour of the
and sups of must appreciated tas from the hostess, and everybody said it had been a mat successful day. Several slightly humores people offered to bet that the Daily Prese would say so, anyway, and it would be cruel to die. appoint them. But it really was, for all that; and those included. in the following list are unlikely to contradict on
FOOTBALL.
I.K.F.C, v. X,M,S, "MONMOUTH." A match was played at Happy Valley terday afternoon between teams representing the Hongkong Football Club and H.M.S. "Monmouth," the result being a win for the civilians by four goals. The team were :-
H.K.F.C.: Kow; Angott and Garrett; Hall,
-;
E. Humphreys and Gregory: Williatas, Tarner,
Eager, C. Humphreys and Mead
REPOET OF ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE |
FOR THE YEAR 1907.
The Director of the College forwards the following information
The year, 1907 has been a successful one all round for B Joropb's College.. The regularity of the boys has shown a marked improvement, for birthday festivals or other such futile on prerious yours. Very few boys were shant
pretexts. The average daily attendance during the year was 298 89. The boys generally gave. great satisfaction by their good conduct and gentlemanly behaviour. I must particularly
ation, the sailors having a weak defence and thus
The Club team played with excellent combin.congrat ulets the boarders in this respect.
The special subjects taught in the College
H.M.S. **Monmouth": Pascoe; Jarvis and Rose; Chapizan, Bellingham and MoCarthy; Ducksbury, Pelham, MoKanwan, Boughill and
Badeley.
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sters' day out, and the members of the Kowloon day, subjectively speaking. The "Australian " Cricket Club took good care that they should led all the way, and won easily. Mr. Pepper's enjoy it. The pretty ground of the Club was " May," Mr. Gibson's "Marian," and the smaller nicely decorated with flags, while a special" Fiksen" fought for second place, the enclosure was reped off for the Government | formar making a good race for it. Back again House party, H. B. the Governor and Lady at anchor the concluding rasen were watched, Lagard arrived shortly after the sports bagan the fluish between the "Aathers" and "Spray" and watched them with interest fill the end, being an excitingly close ono, and then racers whon Her Ladyabip presented the prizes to the and other friends came alongside to get smilending themselves at a disadvantage with the continue to make steady progress. A large start Clab forwards who did not miss annumber of bays follow our shorthand clues, and winners. Music was supplied during the
Some have opportunity, William and C. Humphreys many of them are certificated. afternoon by the band of the 119th Infantry.
sdded two goals auch to the Club's sobre, the obtained a full sertificate of proficiency. In The many events on the programme were
other scorers being Turner and
Eager. Connootion with the teaching of shorthand, a closely contested, and so numerous were the entrants that in many cases rosea had to be ran
Boughil and MoKeswan zetted the goals for committee was formed by Sir Isano Pitman and It was fair in the other standards, except in sons. The present members of the committee Standard III where it was distinctly good, off in beats. Boaldes the attractions of the
the naval team. The final score was
Be; Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Inspector of Schools, The papers were very neat indeed and it is only programme the children found the bran tub a
Res. P. de Maria, Provider Apostolie, and a pity the results fell short of last year's work." soures of pleasure, each child taking a dip and securing & toy. Justice was also done to the refreshments, and the committe took care that there should be no shortage to this direction. Those whose efforts brought the sports to a #novassful termination were Messrs. H. N. Mody, President; Committee -H. T. Richard- 100 (Chairman), S., Smith, J. H. Mond, (Captain), W. Dizon, Wm. Stewart, H. Harrops H. D. Goldsmith, W. Logan, C. E. Libend, J. Clelland, F.P. Shroff, (hon, treas.), T. Choo, (hon, sec.)
The results of the various ovents were:-. Boys' Race, 12 to 14 years: 0. Gott I, E. Little 2, G. Stokes 3. ¡Girls' Race, 12 to 14 years; W. Edwarda 1, A. Legge 2, R. Robson 3. Boys' Three-legged Race: H. Reach and H. Pereira 1, L. Gomez and F. Remedios 2, H, „Sloward—and¬LM'Glashon 3. Girls' Skipping. Race, under 14 years: J. Stokes 1, E. Robson 2, N. Robson 3. Potato Race: F. Romedios 1, L, Wilks 2, J. M'Glavitz 3. Girls' Race, 10 to 12 years: D. For d. 1, M. Lambert 2, G. Tatam 3 Boys' Back Race: T. Logan 1, £, Sturt 2, O. Mosso 3. Girls' Three Minutes Skipping Com- petition, 10 to12 years: G. Talam, 157 turns, 1; M. Neare, 152 turns, 2: W. Edwarde, 128 furns 3. Bose Race, 3 to 10 years: D. Almada 1, 4 Pereira 2, J. Baldwin 3, Girls' Blindfold Com- petition. Ritchie 1, J. Stokes 2, C. Long 3. Boys' Egg [andi Spoon Competition, under 14 years: TA Taylor 1, L. Purves 2, A Logan 3 Girls' Skipping Competition, ander 9 years: D. Wilks] 1, J. Jack 2, D. Ritchie 3. Boys Tug of War: E. Little, F. Hobbs, M, Pinnar, G. Stokes, B. Friend, and H, Long 1. Girls' Kace, under 5 years: R. Rocha 1, D. Mason 2, and C. Stapleton 3. Girls' Threadneedle Race: D. Ritchie 1, J. Juokę 2. J. Stokes 3. Boys Race, 30 yards: J. Mon- teiro 1, J. Kynoch 2, W. Taylor 3. Girls' Race, 4 to 6 years: C. Haneon 1. B. Morris 2 N. Little 3. Girls Race, under 4 years; A Look 1, R. Young 2, Wright 3. Boys' Race, under 8 years; E. Rocha 1, J. Keich 2, J. Baldwin S. Girls'¿Egg and Spoon Race: W. Lambert 1, J. Jack 12, L. Hobbs 3. Boys' Wheelbarrow Race: C. Gott and R. Almada 1, F. Hobb and F. Remedios 2, T, Logan and H. Stewart 3 Girls' Race, under 14 years: C.) Hanson 1, A. Mattbary 2, W:Lambert 3,
At the conclusion of the sports, Ledy Lugard. presented the prizes to the winners,
YACHTING.
C.Y.C. NEW YEAR CRUISH.
To begin the New Year by yachting in Hongkong harbour is not a bad way. It is certainly as enjoyable as making a noise in pahli bars. Tha Corinthiani: Tacht Club generously offers the opportunity to practically all comers each first of Janusry, and the early hours of that morning, and many hours before. band, are a time of stress and toil for Mr. Guy, the hon. soo, and. Mr. McKirdy, the hon, treasurer,
RESULTS IN DETAIL,
Motor boat race,lat, Vital Spark," Mr. Blake. 2nd" Nellie," Mr. Lyons Won on time
Allowance.
Handicap class, for members-lat "Caress," Mr.amsay; 2nd, "Dorothy," Mr. MoCor
qodaile.
Chinem-rigged cruisers-1st Australian," Mr. J. W. Kew, Zad Marian," Mrs. Ramsay,
Ladies' race (one-desiga boste)--lat “Ariel," Mrs. J. Rodgers; 2nd, "Aathore," Miss Rodgers.
Motor-boats-at. Dunsan Me: Dano 2nd "Nellie," Mr. Lyone,
Ladies Race (Handicapped bosta-18 Caress, Mrs. J. Rodgers; 2nd, "Dorgen,"
*
Mrs. Hazeland presented the prizes, and was rewarded with a Soyal bʊnquet in silver holder. Cheers were given for Dr. Clark, (the Commo- dore) sad the ladie,
The judges wero Mosare J. W. Groban, J. Hand and W. A. Crake; the olerks of the course, Messrs. E. M. Hazeland, D. Templeton and R. C. Witobell; the motor boat handi- cappors, Messrs. M. Crake, J. Hand and J. Blake; the starters Mesars E. F. Gibson and
H.R.F.C., 6; "Monmouth," 3 goals.
BOTAL ARTILLERY V. ROYAL ENGINERRA,
Another match was played between the 88th Co. R.G.A. and the 25th Co. of the Royal After an exciting game the Engineers. Artillerymen won by threo goals to one.
EWO COTTON SPINNING AND
WEAVING CO., "LD.
The twelfth ordinary meeting of sbareholders in the Ewo Cotton pianing and Woxving Company, Limited, was held at the offices of the General Managers on December 27th. There were present: Mr. David Lindale (chairman), Meses. A. McLeod, E. E. Clark and Yee Kuny. ying (directora), Masers. J. M. Young, Jas. H.J. Clark, C. E. Anton,
for
Kerfout P. Crighton, R. B. Hunt and W. N. Fleming (shareholders The number of shares represented was 4,6 8.
The Secretary (Mr. W. N. Fleming read the Miss M. Shefeld.
notice corvening the mosting. The Chairman One-Design boats, _by members-laid The report and socounts for the your end "Asihore" Mr. R. C. Witchel!; 2nd, Spray," ing October 31, 1907, having been in your hands Mr. C. Kow..
Lome days, well will with your permission, follow the usual procedurs and accept them as road. We regret that we have to repart to you a very disappointing year, both #5 regards the high price of cotton and the lack of demand in the yarn market. At our last annual general meeting, your Chairman they pointed out that the prospects for the fatore contrasted anfavourably with the immediately pre- ceding period of good inde experienced in 1905 and 1906, and the result of the year's working pafortunately confirms. the condition of the cotton industry throngbeat the correctness of his forecast. The depressed year must be a matter of common knowledge to you all, The Yangtze markets were influenond by soarsity of food supplies and partial famine, consequent on the bad harvaste of the previons season, and the northern outlets were depressed by heavy stooke. of imported yarn and restriction financial facilities, Balen, therefore, ware shand-to-mouth basis, and as the made on year developed, domand besarno so sisok that by working it was found necessary to restrict the output on whort time; the mill being stopped on this acoonat for about sixty extra days throughout the
year, in addition to ordinary stoppages. This siurally increase the cost of production while the heavy stooks and poor delivarius throughout the year have materi lly affected on: interest
GG. Wood; the timekeepers Masara T. Mook and C. J. Cooke; and the stewards Messrs H. Pearman, H. A. Lammert, D. Gourlay, and C: C. Hill
CRICKET.
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H.K.C C., UNITED SERVICES.
This match took place on the ground of the H.K.C.C. on New Year's day, and ended in a draw. As the scores will show the batsmes played strong on both sides, R. Hancock com piling a century, Scores and analyses are ;----
H.&. C. C.
T. E. Pearce, Kriskenbeck, b Major Lowin 47 H. R. Makin, J.b.w., b Major Lowis
13
A. A. Claxton, Usher, b Major Lawia... 5
H. R. Philips, o Krickenbeek, h Usher. R. Hancock, b Gibeon
R. B. Beattie, a and b Lewis
W. C. D. Turnor, o Stephensen, b. Usher, 63
A. H. Young, ran out en cap
A. W. J. Peake, not out
C. E. Shielde. not out
Extra
Lovis.
Rayment
Ginou, H.N.
Total (for 8 wickets):
HOWLING ANALYSIS.
Lt. Ussher...ma 10
C. S. M. Owen, b Peake...
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16
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2.
12
0
15
175
2
50
2
Unite Services.
Capt. Kriekenbeck, o Ponroe, b Peake
8
Capt. Mayhew, Feake, b.Shield"
21
15
Eng. Lt. Sharpe, R.N., b. Peake,
30
73
L. J. M. G. Taylor, 1.b.w,, b Makin
14
13
42
5
.....201
Mr. Gibson, 2., not out..
Lt. S. Uashor, e Young, b Makia Major Loris, not ont
Extran
Total (for 6 wickets)
A. W. J. Penke
C. E. Shields
T. E. Parce
H. R. Makin
ROWLING ANALTHIS.
O
DS.
14
+ 54
47
8
2
94
11
H.K.C.C. V. LEAGUE. XI.
Yesterday's match between those teams ended
On Wednesd⚫y morning about ten to eleven the barbour was dotted with white sails, for the most part dapping feebly in a faint heart besese, They looked like “painted skipa upon a pointed cosan," Big steam launches puffed off Pedder's Wharf; whereon were "boys" struggling with huge cases of estables and drinkables. There were slee kaots of warmly olad members and gassts, busy shaking hands, in a win for the Club by 32 runs. The scoring was not so capid us in the previous day's mitob, amiling, and saying "same to you, and many of
eur." They crowded onto the launches, which but a few of the trundlers were in sroellent steamed off, and taking in tow each beeslined form and did good work, Brawn was the yacht as they came to it, presently all got principal bowler in the League team, his behind Stonecutters, leaving Victoris oity ont deliveries being responsible for the loss of fire of sight. The destination was Lai-cli-kok bay,of, the Club's wickets, while Pearce took all the overlooked by the village of sheda ono oconpied wickets against the League team. Socres and by Transvaal-bound ocolies. Down the billsides analyses are into this bay poured a fairly constaut succession
of gusts and squalls,!aod the mailing oraft onos more became living creatures, gliding like skaters, turning like skaters, and after a momentary psase with flattering jib, glíðing again, swiftly and silently pleasure to the
Every bistory has its historian, every re- corded sveze its point of view, so it way be mentioned that the reporter in the pro- ment instance had the ‘good fortune to be a guest on the luxuriously appointed cruising yacht "Australia," whereon Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kow dispensed hospitality. Thouce were watched the beginnings of races, the skilful inancen vrings to get into line with favourable positicks. Thence at intervals the distant competitors were observed, passing and repas. sing and thence were witnessed several really Motor boats panted past. ézoiting finishes. gonghing, amorting, beating tjukettles spurning the water. From the building ashore, soros the intervening stretch, of water, cama shouts and laughter, and the 'pleasant vocal murmar of the crowd, at tin or at the Place of the Popping of Corks. Oros even, as the detailed, rcourd appended hereunder showeth, there was an added interest, when the spectators becam participators, and what was much more plateant,
·H K.0.0.
E. Hancock, b Bewo
A. D. Clarton, b Brawn
I. Hancock, Irving, b Brown
H. R. Phobips, Pestonji
Lt. Ussher, b Erawn...
H. 3. Makin, et Irving, b Brown...
W. C. D: Turner, a Wishart, b Witchell A-Young, Irvine.
T. E. Poarce, è and b Irvine
A. W. J. Peaks, not out
A. Mackenzie, st Irvine, b Witchell..
Extras
Pestonji
Brawn
I. R. Irvine
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
1 32
20
3
2
R. C. Witchell 2.
League.
L. J. Wishart, b Parce........
R. C. Witchell, Bearde...
E. Sving, e R. Hancock, b Pearce
A O. Brown, run out............
W. Edwards, 1.b w., b Pearce ................
C. S. M. Owan, & Claxton, bufetree.
- Fuller, E.GA, Hẹn bạt
Br. Barton, b Pearce ba
R. Pastonji, o Pezke, ↳ Pearco
J. R. Irvine, e Peake,b PearcO
L. F. Lammert, not out
Extran
Rocount
The net result of these adverse
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
THE
Manager of Schools, Rev. A: Placzek, Military Algebra. VII Senior did some excellent; chaplain, Mr. A. Ramsay, chief reporter of work, VII Junior were not not so good.; VI the D ủy Tras, and Ms. S. Kingsbury of the and did well; IV fairly well only I am South China Morning Post, Mr. S. Kingsbury inclined to believe that in class IV some boys ROBINSON PIANO has been appointed secretary. We are very espied the answers as out of 11 correct thankful to the Committee for the great in snswers to a division cum only one showed no terest they are taking in their work. A first mistake in the working, and six were so hope-. meeting was held on Friday the 29th Noremlessly wrong that it is impossible to come to any der, and a speed examination was conducted by them in St. Joseph's College on the 7th wit... A large number of boys follow a- regular" course in typewriting, and sem to make great
grass in speed and acoussey:
Hygiano wastudied" with good resulta,
other conclusion.
Geometry, Standard VII. very good. Geometrical Drawing. VI very good. Some definitions were rather week.
Enolid. Standard V Good. Bookkeeping. Very good and very neat. Hygiene. In theadvused course a bay
this school was besoketed first. No trom entered for the Team competition.
Master Carlos Siqueira was bracketed first in the adva cord courte. Thus St. Joseph's College held the first plece for the two years this competition existed. We did not send in sny.
Since last year it has been found moro, con- boys for the Shield: competition: Lanternient to oreate a Chinesa division to which lootares in geography were given during the only Chiasso pupils are admitted. It is divided months of March, April and May and an into three standards, I examined them in the examination was held at the end of the course usual subjects, details, of which are given Five of the best papers, were submitted to Mr. below and I am of opinion, that these diesers) E. D. Q. Wolfe, Inspector of Schools. His decision was in favour of Master Francisco Lopez, who is consequently entitled to the prize of 10 granted by the Trasters of the Belition Scholarship Fund.
The results of the Oxford Examination ware
senior, seven in the junior, and seventeen in very satisfactory. Two boys passed in the
the preliminary. Masters Peter Preront and Joaquim Thaan passed in the Preliminary with Third Class: Hoxcars. On the whole 81,3 por cent, of our boys succeeded in the examination,
are a distinct success.
English, Reading. Good throughout. The explanation of the subject matter had been weil tanght.
Handwriting. Good.
Composition and Dintation Good. Chinese. Reading. Good, Composition, Fair in Standards II1. and I!! good in I. The upper standards should do better.
Geography. Good on the whole. In Stand- ard II the physical geography was wellknown, God throughout, but here again the fill working of the soma was got alwaye shown.
Arithmstio.
Grant. I recommend a grant at the rate of 35, the full grant, and report that the sobool is again "Thoroughly efficient,"
SIXTY MEN ENTOMBED.
One "oy who failed in the Junior division scored good marks, and passed in reten Restions His failure was das to his not baving satisfied in dieta: ion, One of the features of the ex General. In some papers the spelling wo amination was the great number of G's obtained. rather faulty, and in some cases information The Oxford Examination the Inspector's was given in part and the rest loft to my examination, and the various tests held through-imagination by the addition of the word eto. ont the year, show that there is a marked im This is not permissible in examination papers. provement in the English of the College. All our boys satisfied the Oxford Examiners in sircumstances is shown in a loss on the twelve Shakespeare's Corialanus and Addison's Specta mouths working of about Tis, 18,700, but in
tor in the Senior and Junior, and all but two consideration of the substantial sum carried forward from the prey one year, your Consult.tisfied in Scott's Talisman in the Preliminary. ing Committee reconimsad the payment of The Oxford boys were also very successiul in dividend of five per cent, which can be effected Book-keeping and Mathematics. Their work without touching the sum of The 150,000 side was Dra wing, particularly in the Junior. placed to equalization of divident account last
The Chinese section of the College is doing year. The stock of yarn at October 31 was
the whole. Great efforts were heavy, but has since been considerably redused, very well on and are at present well maintained. made to improve the English of the Chinese The present outlook cannot be called brilliant, boys. I am glad to Bay, that most of them bat there are indications that the trade is sposk with much greater facility and with assuming a zeure normal course. Before pro posing the adoption of the report and accounts, better pronunciation than in past years. When
to refer to ona item in the latter, tia: repairs sed renewals. You may recollect that in 1903 the sum of Tls. 45,339,90 was transfered to this account to provide for extra renewals necessitated by the age of the mill. Of this
promoted to higher standards they generally keep towards the top. Their regularity was pretty goed throughout the year,
Our boys lake very great interest in the amount Tls. 22,663.30 has this year been School sports and in footbell and cricket expended in renewing two-thirds of the Physical drill ha..great attraction for them, rings in the ring frames, re-alothing twenty of especially for the seniors, The legson has been the carding engines, relaying the floors of the
spinning room and engine house with wood and given pretty regularly throughout the year. ra-covering the whole of the steam piping and We have to thank the Military authorities boilers with sabeatos. The preparation in the for so kindly allowing a drill instructor to come card room has also been increased by six to the College four times a work. additional rosing frames, which will make. for increased economy and efficiency. the mill buildings and machinery are. Therefore, in a thoroughly satisfactory vzalition, I shall be pleased to reply to any questions that may be asked.
There were no qarations and the following relations were put to the meeting and carried unanimously-
Proposed by The Chairman, secunded by Mr. A. MoLood-That a dividend of Tis. 2.50 per abare on 15,000 shares be paid.
Proposed by B. H. J. Clark, seconded by Mr. P. Crighton: That the Consulting Com mitte be re elected,
Proposed by Mr. J. M. Young, secunded by M. J. Korfoot :—That Mr. G. R. Wingrove be re-elected suditor of the Company for the ensuing year.
LINER WRECKED IN 'BLINDING STORM.
-600 PASSENGERS BRAČUÉD, BY A ROPE..
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS,
CO. LTD.
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ANGLO-CHINESE COMMERCE AND DIPLOMACY.
In this age, when railways and steamships make travelling say, when the telegraph, telephones, and other aids to the rapid transaction of business have simplified the work of the merchant and the trader, one is ept to forget the immense difficulties that beset the path of the pioneers of the Anglo-China trade. At a time when journeys by land or sea were long, tedious, sed not unattended with peril to the traveller, it would have been no easy task to Monongahela (Pennsylvania), establish any kind of commercial relations with December 2. a country so far distant from our own, inhabited sign of black damp in the Naomi coal mine as interior and barbarians, and consistently Sixty miners were entombed by an explo- by a people who regarded all foreigners
Jast evening.
endeavoured to treat European representatives in Jhe entrances to the pit were blooked and nocordance with this of view. The earlier only one men managed to reach the surface, chapter of Mr. A. J. Sargent's work on." Anglo- making bia escape through the airshaft. At Chinese Commerce and Diplomaar" recalls these by the dropped dead, having been poisoned strenuous times to our memory it recspitalates by the inhalation on the fames.
his
прод
some of the vicissitudes sad trials of both The mine shaft was surrounded all night by traders and politicians from the time of frautic relatives, who were powerless to render Elizabeth, and formas mora particularly a aid owing to the ohoking gases An organised history of the fortunes of the East India Com- pany. Mr. bargent's book is concerned with effort to reach the victims is now being made,
diplomacy only in so far as it bears the MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL'S SMOKE. im being to give a clear account of the progress of China's commerce with England,
trade relations between the two countries from New York, December 2. Mra. Patrick Campbell, the actress, is much the sixteenth century to be present time. door with Д fulness of detail annoyed beauss the manager of the Plass This he smoking in the tes room. Hotel, where the is staying, objects to ladies that can only have been attained by laborious study of all available sources of She states that at the Carlion and Ritz information. He shows as how, with the dogged Hotels in London a lady is allowed to smoke pereletonse characteristic of his race, the Eng Sta E. Brother Sylvester (Director) and 12 cigarettes if she wishes to do so, but that lishman, hampered by ignorance of Eastern when she lit a cigarette in the tea room of the ways, by the more compliant wirit of his Dutch Assistant Masters.
Plaza the manager compellent her to put it out rivals, by friction with other nations and the home Government, by many other ille; yet again..
obtained and maintained in spite of all a foot- bold in the Celestial Empire.. From the smail beginnings of trade in the time when Hong. kong alone was open to the foreigner to treaty of Shimonski the narrative is fall of interest Mr. Sargent has much to say of the opium traffic, of the tea and silk trade with England, of the influenos of politics on trade, of the work of Sir Robert Hart and many others; he discourses of Customs tariffs, duties; and illustrates his book by explanatory diagrams. He points out the value of Chins as market for our manufactures, warnsins of the growing competition of Japan and the trade.
·Discipline und Organization. Very good, -
Banitation. Very satisfactory. Floor Space. Sufficient for 522 pupils. Apparatus. A great deal of altulation is given to the apparatus, which is excellent.
English Colloquial, Good throngboat the school, especially in the highest standards where explanations of diflcult passagen were gives with fluency and accuracy.
Reading. Good. The pupils all understand the subject matter.
Composition. Distinotly good in the upper, and fair in the lower, standards.
VI.
Hand writing. Good throughout the school including the Chinese division. The panstaa tion has improveť,
Literature. Is taught in Standards VII and Standard VII Senior did well in a Shakespeare paper, and VII Jasior very fairly well except in quoting where very few of the Standard YI were examined in the Talisman hora seemed to feel the rhythm of the lines,
and did very well.
The wreck reported in our telegram is thus described by an Express." Correspondent.
Halifax (N.8.), December 2ad. from Antwerp to St. John, New Braunwick, The Canadian Pacific liner Mount Temple, was totally wrecked a midnight last night on the West Ironbound Island, off La Have.
Grammar, Very fair. However in some The vessel struck during a blinding snow. storm, which rendered it impossible to Boo as the questions had not been carefully read ahead. The 60 passengers aboard rushed from and the answers were not to the point, their berths up on the deck, to find that the Geography. Standard VII might have duue
hosts had been smashed.
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12
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4
shore.
31.:
8
Totals
82
BOWLING AŸALYAIS.
W
W.
B. Haboook...
T. E. Pearce
17.5
1
A. W. J. Prake .....
26
H. E. Makin....
Amid a scene of made excitement a rope was better in the physical geogaphy paper, one landed, and the passengers were slung into question was not answered correctly by any All the other standards except Standard baskote, by which they were transferred to the one.
arerity of the weather, suffered intensely.
were without food, and owing to the 111 did well. Standard III was poor. They had been without food for twelve hours
they reached Bridgewater. Reuter's correspondent states that West Ironbonnd is a precipitous island at the mouth of La Have River. and that the steamship, being bound for St. John, was bebessarily considerably out of her course in that locality, The Monot Temple is a twin-screw steamer of nearly 9,000 tons, built in 1901.
when
THE BOXING CHAMPION.
CANADIAN WINS THE HEAVY-WEIGHT
CONTEST.
The heavy-weight boxing championship of the world was won at the National Sporting Club, King-street, Covent Garden, by Tommy Burns, of America, who defeated “Gunner" Moir, the Englishman, in teu rounds.
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This was the first time for many years that a heavy-weight championship was fought in London, and the contest excited extraordinary internst. All the seats were disposed of at five
internal unrest in China as militating against and ten guiness each. For the last few days it rivalry of other rations, draws attention to the was Impossible to procure oue eren at a high the progress of international commerce, and premium.
insiste upon the imperative necessity of reform The crowd was a remarkable assembly of in the country itself before it can reap the. benefit at its own resourses. He concludes members of the Hunnes of Lords and Commona, and respresentatives of commerce, Binance, literature and science,
with warning of what may happen when knowledge of her needs and
in the United States. He made his debut as
China comer to
The men fought for £500 a side and a parso put up by the National Sporting Club, Alts her house in order
"The Chinese may be coerced into restrain-
that an enormone crowd gathered onteide the that they either change nor forge, Oues together ab at £1,800 Acorned to the winner,
Bo general was the interest taken in the fighting their resentment for a time; the history of their relations with European Powers proves club to hear the result, and had to be kept back they obtain sufficient material force they are by a force of mounted police,
likely to sport the right to determine Bank the winner of the contest, is
for themselves the conditions. of intercourse Canadias by birth but has spent the greater with foreigners. The vast possibilities of the part of his life and won bis greatest Aghts, country suggest the thought that the con a boxer by going to see a match as a spectator sequences, whether political or economic, may nations which have hitherto treated China as and entering the ring as a substitute for anat redound to the advantage of the Western
ancivilised region, man who failed to appear.
to be exploited for the sole Barus is twenty-six years old weighs 12st. benefit of the sellelected exponents of the ideas 7ibs, and is 5ft 7ins, in beight. Moir is and methods of European civilisation." nearly two inches taller, and seven pounds Coming at a moment when Chinese hatred of“
the foreigner, Chineso methods of procrastina heavier.
tion and delay, tho of Chins for the
cry Chinese," are still hindering the progress of the railway between Shanghai and Naokio, and causlag anxiety to British contesien holders, Mr. Bargent's book should be walesme to all
History. Standarde VII, VI, and IV did well, Standard V was not so good. The subject matter was generally well known, but the dates were very inaccurate in many cases.
Mathematics. Arithmetic. For some uz- known reason the working of same was not always known, and it was quite impossible to Specialities for the Skia are the study of who are interested in the subject of commerce, tell how the answere had been obtained. Theifetime. A. S. Watsun & Co., Ltd., Sole Agonte not only in Chine but in the Far East work in Standard VII was rather disappointing.
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