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DIOCESAN SCHOOL' AND ORPHANAGE.
ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1909.
has not only been maintained, but has been increased in a very marked manner. I take the figures of the last four years. The attendance. that is average attendance, not merely ourol. ment in 1905 was 195; next year it was 222; the preliminary Oxford examination in 1905, 17 passed; next year 12; the next 15; and tids year 18, which, as the headmaster told us, is
SHIPPING NOTES.
The Kitaso-maru will be launched from the Mitsu Bishi Dookyani, Nagasaki, on the 24th January. The versal is the last to bo launched
for its Europeas servies.
Cunarders is not economically justified. Ho EXHIBITION OF DECORATIVE “ART.
AND MANUFACTURES. compare the Kaiser Wilhelm II with the as the Admiralty coeficient at maximum speeds, factures was recently held at Birmingham, and An Exhibition of Decorative Art and Manu- Litania, and applying to them what is known
The annual prize giving of the Diocesan next 226; this year it has jumped to 242. In of the four ordered by the Nippen Yusen Kniel arrives at the conclusion that the piston engine the Journal of Decorative Art and British De
School and Orphanage took place at noon yuterday, when His Excellency the Governor presided. Soated on the platform with His
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is 14 per cent more officient than the turbine,corator, in its report on the Exhibition gives As the steam efficiency of the Canarder is so the following interesting account of the stand
In consequence of the depression prevailing i high, Dr. Caird thinks-and is probably nga of Messrs. Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark of Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett, Rer. F. T. Johnson succeeded in passing. These are results which number of steamers lying idle at Yokohama. for in the application of the power through the firm well known in the Far East, where they Excellency were His Lordship Bishop Lauder the largest number which the school has over in business circles both at home and abroad, the in thinking that the reason must be looked King's Cross and Storer's Wharf, Londoz-a |
and Mr. A. J. Brackenbury, while the large the staff and the boys may be very proud of,
and
attendance included the Rev. T. W. and Mr. of which we, throughout the whole Colony are increasing. There were recently twenty steamers of the Lusitania, and since then very close
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Kobo, Osaka, and other porte is gradually of laid up in these ports, four of them being steamers of over 4,000 tons.
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The President of the Board of Posts and Communications at Peking has instructed the Commissioner of Bhipping Affairs to draft a set of navigation rules for the river boats.
Excellency has also decided to lesy duos on all such vessels for conservanoy purposes and to prohibit the dumping of cindera aan rabbish
into the river.
thet His
In the ponth of March last year the Cantonsss marchanta home and abroad, at formed a Naviga. tion Association with a capital of $10,000,000 to run steamers, open a bank md an insurance company. It is reported that the capital has been partly subscribed. They have purchased a block of houses in Sap Sam Hong, Canton and
propellers, The data on which the calculations
are represented by Mr. W. D. Graham, whose are based apparently related to the initial trials focs are in Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong- attention has been paid to the question of was conspicaons for its beauty and high finish. Moonra. Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark's stand the position and efficiency of the propellers. The stand, consisted of an inner office, or recep The Mauretania, too has recently been in tion room, oconpying the centre of the platform, dock with a similar object. It is interesting and four corner columns united at the top with to note in this connection that of the White a bold entablature, and the bottom with aone beautiful tarned balaster rail and newel posta. Star Company's new 15,000 stemmers, Megantis The cornice was connected with beams which and Laurentic, built for the Canadian trade, rosted on the top of the inmor office and hold the the former is to rely on reciprocating engines whole structure together. Nothing but congra only, while the latter is to be fitted with a lence of the design, the beauty of the dotas, tulations can be offered the firm for the excel combination of reciprocating engines and low- and the splendid Enish of the parto.
pressure turbines, Tho rospective achieve. ments of those two vessels will be watched with rent interest, as they should determine to a great extent a problem of importance to shipowners.
BRITAIN'S MARITIME PROSPERITY.
The entire stand was prepared with "Cygnítə" white paint, the contre panelled office being finished flat white, relieved with touches of helio tropery, and the outer framework finished gloss with the celebrated "Falconite" white enamel.
Pearce, Mr. and Mrs, W. D. Braidwood, Rey proud. The headmaster, laat year in his report C. H. and Mrs. Hickling, Rev. A. D. Stewart told as that the school vary greatly needed an Rev. J. A. and Mrs. Banbury, Miss Honniker, extended building, as I saw for myself when I Hon. Dr. Atkinson and Mr Sin Tak Fan. had been over the promises. More especially, Mr. G. PIERCY, principal, read his report he said that extensions were required for the as follow-We are thankful to say the boys boarders. The accommodation for boarders is, and staff enjoyed excellent health during the you have houril, limited, to 89. and I most vernacular, contemporary states. year and wore thus able to do good, steady work cordially agrou with the headmaster and the With an enrolment of 329 the average attes-remarks of the committee recorded in their dance on the 237 days on which school was report that the mest valuable work done tanght has risen from 222-5 in 1907 to in the sabcol has been done in respect 242-45 in 1938, which is the highest yet of hoarders. I said last year that I hoped reached. Our accommodation for 89 boarders that the powerful committee which manages. has been constantly fall and applicants have this school would be able to devise me had to be refused kopt waiting for by which this extension might be under recanoina. We attach great importance to this taken. Bat we know that during past years calls have beon many, and money has been, as part of our work, as the boarders some more
nit bar influence and derive more benefit from it is called, tight. But I hope that during the coming year we may be more fortunate, and our-tonching than day soholam. As most new boys come after Chinese New Year, our schola that the committee may be able to pat this ex- tic year how coincided which the Chinese tension in hand. It is, ladies and gontiomen,
a very striking thing that so many schools in- year, but it will in fature, on the Inspector's re- ommendation begin and end at the summer vaca-
this Colony are increasing so rapidly that it tion. This will give the Senior classes 10 months is becoming necessary that their buildings Tool Examinations in July and will relieve the last day or two I bave had the pleasure of Inspector of an examination at a busy time laying the foundation stone of an extension To inaugurate this change the boys had their of St. Stephens' College, and also of inaugurat promotions in September and the classes began ng now premises for St. Stephen's girls Col- lege. The Government District Sobools at the year's work thon. Consequently the
Wanchai and Saiyingpan have beon, during the examination hold by the Inspector from 8th to last year considerably, increased, while the Ellis 16th December was on three months' work: he Kadoorie school, which recently largely increased will hold final examination in Juno next. Is its building, is already becoming crammed For the past four years the output has never ping was one of the first industries to su enamel which it was designed to show.
are going to build offices there in European to the toast of "The Houses ...replying the common denominator that they are all base
styles.
at
the life.
The ornamental detail of the contral portion Georgian style, which is an elastic term and was very refined, and was designed in the
covers a wide field of decorative detail which has
of the stand was taken up with elegant pilasters on the Classic styles of ornament. This portion at the corners, which carried a frieze across cach side and end, enriched with some very decorative modelled ornament. The pilasters themselves were relieved with graceful pendante, and the wall spaces were broken up with dado and filling,
-Stinstead of 5 hitherto) to prepare for the Oxford | should be inercased and extended. Within the of the effect of the prolonged strike of enginoors with glad to think that uld be no more the latter also being divided up with moulded
the Hygiene Shield Competition our team got 6.43 per cent. of the marks and after holding the Shield for two years lost it by 43 per cent which with a maximum of 700 would be
The Right Hon. W. Runciman, the noual dinner of the Liverpool Shipbrokers Benevolent Sosioty, at Liverpool, (proposed by Sir Alfred Jones), observed that, the Jess Some indication of the severity of the depros-politicians attempted to interfere with shipping sion in the shipbuilding trade, and, insidentally, the better it would be for that business. He
time of this Parliament there on the North-East Coast of Great Britain, la presented by the returns recently issued by the North-Eastern Marine Engineering Company of Wallsond and Sunderland. A year ago the company established a record, for its output of marine engines represented a total indicated horsepower of 126:630. This year, it has to be content with a total of 71,080, or 55,550 less
been below 100,000.
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past.
shipping legislation in Londen. We had been proud of our maritims prosperity in the but we could out live on pride. We must not he too proud of our past, but must be constantly all life to the risks of the present. At one routes, but in every one of those now our supre time we had almost a monopoly of many trade macy was challonged. In spite of that, he believed we were really holding our own,
Ship from bad trado, and they could fears Insson from that. Shipping was so interwoven with the commercial organisation of the whole world that there could be no great world without shipowners obtaining some Great
panols enriched at the sides with the husk
ornament.
The deep cove at the top, on which reated the connecting teams, had an elegant swag of husks, which is a feature largely employed in this
style.
Bnes, and made an excellent groundwork for the The outer framework was designed on suverér
The whole stand was remarkable; not only for its beauty as a structure, but as a setting for what was shown upon it, and these, no less than the stand, were the objects of interest to the
visitors.
three marks. At the Oxford Local Examine anitary overcrowding. Now, while these known in Far Eastern waters, have been pur- good out of it. Every class in our Empire were finished with "Phasantite," a dry, washable
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NEW TREATMENT OF LEPROSY.
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PRONOUNCED HIS
CASE INCURABLE
Whole Body Raw with Eczema- Life was Intolerable--Was Even Incased in Plaster-Discharged from Hospitals as Hopeless.
SUFFERED 14 YEARS
CURED BY CUTICURA
From the age of three months until Efteen year old, my son "Owen's life
was made intoler able by eczema in its worst form. He was gil right until
red rash broko -out on his fore- hoed, but we were not alarmed at first. Very soon, bowever, the rash began to spread over his head und shoulders, and it caused him great discomfort. I took
him to a doctor and tried half a dozen other treatments, all with the same result: no improvement at all. Tho disease gradually spread until nearly every part of his body was quite raw, Wo had to strap him down in bed, for he used to tear himself dreadfully la his sleep. The spoor he went through la quite beyond words. No one thought we would rear him, The regimental doctor, a very clover man, pronounced the caso hopeless; at least, he said the only hope was that he might, if he lived long enough, outgrow. to some extent. We had him fa hospitals four times and he was pronounced one of the worst cases, if not the worst, ever admitted. From each he was dis charged as incurable; in fact ho got worso under the successive treatments. At one hospital they incased him in plaster, and this seemed to aggravate the soreness. terribly, He looked so badly that no one liked to go near him and his life was a burden to him. Wa kopt trying remedy after, remedy, but we had got almost paat hoping for a Six months ago we purchased a set of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent Pills and persovered with them. The result was truly marvelous and to-day he is perfectly cured, his skin not having a blemish on it anywhere. Mrs. Lily Hedgo, 61, Vaughan Road, Coldharbour Lane, Camblewell Green, Eng., Jan. 12, 1907."
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DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHINESE MERCHANT AT YOKOHAMA.
HEAVY LIABILITIES. '
reports that the proprietor of a Chiuose firm A Tokyo dispatch to the Osaka Mainichi called Kwonge Masz-tai of Yokohama, bas absconded. The firm, adds the dispatch, is one of the cldest Chinese concerns in Yokohama engaged in the sport of notton and silk fabrics and marine produce, and at one time enjoyed great credit. The hinese boycott in South Chins seriously affected the business of the firm, and recently the Spocio Bank and the Bedu Bank refused to accept its drafts. On the 27th ultimo the firm shipped all its goods proviously purchased and held in the godown and the pro- His prietoy disappeared the following day.
recovered,
again. Queen's College is at its wits end to accommodate all its scholars, and I fear we shall have to reduce the numbers in order to prevent The steamers Shaionut and Tremont well.
Inside the office or reception room, the walls remarkable facts bear ovidence of the apprecia, chased by the Isthmian Canal Company from tions two boys passed in the senior and attained tion of the primary and secondary education the Boston Navigation Company to be used in was directly dependent upon the prosperity of distemper, which is the proprietary article of the degree of A.A.: 4 in the Junior: 18 in the afforded in this Colony, they also compel us to transporting supplies for the Panama canal. mere industrial matter. If they looked through which has a big acceptance amongst decorators. our shipping trade. This was more than a Messrs. Wilkinson, Heywood & Chark, and Preliminary. This is the first ocasion on which consider whether the needs of a higher education For the purchase of two steamers for the the history of European countries they would It is used for interior decoration, and the colours wo have had so many as 18 passes (last year 15) for the senior boys in the top forms, and for Isthmian Canal Commission Congress in 1907 and that where decadence of empire had taken it is made in are all marked by a richness and and one little boy, H. Wilnan, attained to those who have proved their ability by passing appropriated $1,500,000. The owners of the place, decadence of shipping went before it. If softness that is its recommendation. A con- Honours in the Preliminary, and was the only the Oxford examinations, have been sufleiently Shawmut and -Tremont, it is reported, at first not preserve our Empire,
our shipping went down, Heaven itself would Hongkong boy so distinguished The Rev. C. provided for As I think you all know, we asked exactly this amount for the vessels, but strength depended upon the prosperity of our filler, and finished with the firm's best copal ank Our Imperial icons object in the office was un ouk shish.. filled up with W. H. & Co.'s transparent wood E. Thompson vamined the School in Scripture. have this matter at present under serious confually agreed to take for the two $31,157,300, morchant shipping. This was a great inherit var
varnish. In March the staff was lureased by the sideration. Referring to the report which wo which they state is 33 per cent. less than they suce, laboriously built up, but it would be easily The value of this is demonstrable on a mo- engagotnent of Mr. Bin Ping-kwan as Clerk have just heard read, and also referring to the cost five and six years ago. The owners agree to Commons, his only feeling at the present like surface of the varnish would not be possibile
destroyed With regard to the House of
ment's consideration. The beautiful mirror- and junior Anglo-Chinese teacher. In April report of the Inspector of Schools which has not deliver the vesseld at New York without cost to moment was that he had had quite enough of it but for the fine preparation of the groundwork, the assistant matron, Miss Armour, resigned yet beon read, but which I have had the pleasure the United States Government. These vessels for one year. In the House of Commons, he which is achieved entirely by the filler. It ills after 3 years' faithful work to go to Scotland. of looking over, I see that the Inspector of will be used for carrying supplies to the canal thought he might say, whatever the party, up ovory pore and projects & transparent war Miss E. Cooper has most efficiently taken her Schools says the discipline and organisation of and latter will be turned over to the Navy for assiduously they might pursue them, there was
however strong the personal ambitions, however face between the wood and the varnish--of place. In August Mr. J. D. Brown, by medical the School are highly satisfactory. He saya service as colliers.
course, obtained by careful rubbing down-as advice, returned to Australis, and in September also that the vernacular classes which have
behind them one inspection, and that was to Mr. P. L. Brown sailed for England on the come insitated during the past year, have been
do the best they could for the people who sento other process could.
The same thing is seen on the various painted One of the most enterprising of the Frepoh the thers.
shields exhibited on the stand. The surface pletion of his 4 years" agreement. Their plavesaucoesaful, and it is, I am sure you will agres steamship companies, the Chargeurs Réunis,
that elicits our admiration is due to the illler, in have been most satisfactorily filled by Mesir. 8 with me, a very important matter that Chinese has to acknowledge an indiferent year. It is
the case of painted work it is" Philorite" that Hore and W. H. Vivensh, trained teachers scholars should be able to read and write their the old story of increased expenditure, only
is used, a body preparation that gives the selected for as by His Lordship the Bishop on own language. He has reported too, that the partially balanced by augmented receipts. The A Reuter despatch from Georgetown, British decorator the opportunity of bringing up the his recent visit to England. In October the school is thoroughly officient. Among the lasuguration of a round-the-world service was Gaiana says, that arrangements have been com roughest surface to a perfectly smooth condition Anglo Chinese teacher, Mr. La Cho-hang, had salient points in these reports of the progress highly creditable to the enterprise of the pleted between the Secretary of State for the on which to paint. We spoke of this material the sad misfortune to have his house in Kwang daring the past year in the fact of the increase company, but it corresponded, as it happened Colonies and the Government of British Guians in the Journal last year, and its naofulness tó | absence from the office became known generally ou the 29th ultimo. More than a score of to enable Professor Deyeke, late Director of the the decorator is beyond prajas. tung raided by briganda who carried of his two of the numbers of assisted scholars, that is to with a period of dear coal and indifferent Military School of Medicine at Constantinople, The shields, placed on casele on the stand, Japanese merchants who had business con children. Ono, I fear, has died and the other say those whose fees are paid or partly paid by freights. The service in consequently to-be-to-carry-out-a-practical-test-of-bis-Nastine were beautiful examples of the painter's art, and nections with the firm laid a charge of frand is still held for ransom. Mr. Lust once applied subscribers. In 1906 the number was 59, in 1907 bi-monthly in future, instead of monthly, and treatment for the cure of leprosy at the colony many s man must have sighed for the oppor against him with the police, as he left unpaid These are more bill amounting to about Y280,000 in all. It fur leave of absence providing his brother as an it increased to. 65. This shows the appreci. somewhat smaller bonte are to be employed in it, considered to be of the utmost importance, for, frequent than is thought, and it is well to know is believed he has made his way to America,
laper asylum at Mahaica. The experiment is tunity to do such work. ablo substituto and lias since resigned. Mr. Luation and approbation of the public who says a Home paper. It is interesting to note should it prove the success Professor Deyeke where to put one's hand on the material when it and there is little hope that the money will be Chi-po has been appointed in his stead. Mr. gonerously subscribed in order to enable a car-
that the requirements of the new French law confidently hopes, it is anticipated that the
required, These shields wore prepared and painted to Yan has taken the place of Mr. Wang as Chinono tain number of boys who were not able to parare adding considerably to the cost of wages on Imperial Government will take stops actively to show lessrs. Wilkinson, Heywood and Clark's Teacher. During the winter ML the fees of the school to take advantage of the French ships. Thus, it is not only British British colonies. The new treatment was first saperfine colours, specially prepared for painters,
oncoarage the adoption of the remedy in other McPherson gave the boys and girls an interesting education offered. To that subscription list I shipowners who are ostled upon to pay more by officially brought to the notion of the Secretary but they had a further purpose which was leoture on Canada, illustrated by lantern slides all be very glad to add my own name
renson of legislative enactment. The share of State by Sir Patrick Manson in the early splendidly demonstrated, and that was to show of the year, in a letter suggesting that the beautiful heraldic decorations with which lent by the C. P. E. Company, and Mr. Brawa (applause). We have heard from Mr. Piores holders of the Chargeurs-Réunis have to go or Daycke should be given an opport-ey were adorned. These deorations were all
Mr. Whitela Reid distributed the prizes lectured on Hygiene and explained a carica of that the school cricket team is exceptionally without a dividend this year; but, if reportunity to make a practical and exhaustive trial painted (not transferred) and the fineness,
won by students of Pitman's Metropolitan alides lont by the Sanitary Board. At the close of strong this year. Last year when I distributed peaks truly, they will merely be in the same of his momedy at one of the colonial leper say and true decorative quality modeldreciad he would not flood them with advice, boorzie Rehool, Jast menth, and in doing so, said that the bathing season, through the kindness of Mr. the prizes I zaade the suggestion that we should boat as those of some of the best of the German lams, and the institution at Malaion in British fascinating to the decorator who qual trial advice was not of the slightest use. Ile tunnel. A. J. Macgowan, a launch was placed at our institute a competition for second elevens. Mr. companies.
Guians was mentioned as offering special
the skill which had gone to produce them, and disposal, and the boys had their aquatic sports at Wolfe, Inspector of Schools, has had this
to the charge that there was some lack of the acilities for the purpose.
they reflect the highest credit on the artist and on the firm.
practical in English alucation. He was sure Repulse Bay. The Hon. Mr. Hewett kindly proposal under his consideration during the
Fashion in the matter of ship nomenclature is
The colours disclosed great variety and that this could not be so when an institution lent us a large launch on Boxing Day to convey past year, and with the committee from well illustrated by the names, just published, of
brilliance. Messrs. Wilkinson, Haywood and like theirs
1,200 prizes lan single the girls and boys of the two schools to the various schools has decided that the com
Clark drow special attention to "Ciarmillion," year for proficiency in practical education.
He noticed the large number of "Boston" for their annual pionic, when they petition will be best for football, as in
Mr. Justice Darling was recently a guest at a dry red of exceeding brilliance and covering
ladies who
**young power, and also fast to light.
were being aducated in the thoroughly enjoyed the programme of sports this the largest number of schools can be oase to begin with an "O" As a similar prea Savage Club dinner and in responding to the
Another feature of the stand was a violet (not school. He would repost to them the advice and the subsequent prizes. Another afternoon represented. So soon as matches have been ference is indicated in the nomenclature of the the dinner in fear and trembling, for the name altramarine), and which is guaranteed to be fast. of one of the wisest raen he had known It was "Keep busy, keep the boys spent very pleasantly on board the organised the cup will be ready for the winning feet of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, of the club was not altogether reassuring, and to light. This was decorated with an armorial to his son. large four masted barque Daylight where they team in the second eleven competition. I wish which at one time co-operated with the Orient one never knew in such company exactly what bearing with green mantling, a daring scheme, at work, get best wages you can, but don't get wages you were most hospitably entertained by Captain yon boys of the Diocesan School every sucess Company in the Australian mail service, the part one might take at the meal. (Laughter.) but one that quite justified itself by its success, out of work because you don't get the
He was glad that it was not a cannibal Messrs. Wilkinson, Beywood and Clatitask. If you can only get five dollars a week, take MeBryde, The Hon. Mr. Howstt has kindly in the competition for the second eleven football number of first-class steamships which have "O" Han had to find fat it was hot, for had also have a substitute for black japan, which that. Get more if you can, but keep at work at
Nelson's signal at Trafalgar. The schooling, boys, and you will have lots of leisure for increasing. The new regulations, which aim at | plat some other Judge would certainly have been time is an element in the work, is that, it can that, if a mon was trying to sell something to sent a framed picture of the flags composing sup (applause). Your holidays are just begina-as the initial letter of their name is rapidly be been invited there in order to supply a they call "Nubilak," Its-advantage, where low wages until you get higher." The school had adopted & startling innovation, which was cricket, football, tennis and five clubs are sports of every kind. I hope the weather may be the avoidance of duplication, ar, worse, in the
some one elve, he must be able to speak to the man in the language he understood. This was only at them not try to tell him what would not take. Sell him what he wanted. It was not always the best thing for a commer These colons have an artistic quality that is cial traveller to cultivate his own fastes at the them. They can be supplied dry for distemporary in taste if he wanted to be, but he had better greatly to the advantage of the decorator using expense of his business. He might be a mission- work, or ground in oil, and are supplied in tubes. he a commercial traveller and a business man The palette includes no less than forty-two distinct colours, and from our long experience of them in days gone by, we can pronounce tham na most useful to any master painter.
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the five new Orient mail steamers. Like the other vessels of the line, the name is in each
naming of British ships, might have been expected to throw difficulty in the way of both the Orient and the Pacide companion. But, as a matter of fact, the gazetteer is still equal to the occasion, although it is to be feared that the names now drawn from it are not, as a rale possessed of such geographical distinction as to be familiar to the man in the street.
in a very flourishing condition. The chief propitions, and I hope you will have happy and intorest has been in cricket and the school is pleasant holidays, and that at the beginning of now probably represented by the strongest next term you will come back resolved to teams it line ever had. Besides winning all its maintain the high traditions of this school as matches against the other schools of the being the most successful in the Colony in the Or Colony it has been successful in matches ford and Cambridge examinations, and one of the against the Masters, the sailing-ship apprentices first in every form of competition, whether is Craigengowors, Watsons and the "A" temos ashool work or in aport. While you rightly of the Civil Service and Kowloon Clubs. Mrs, place the reputation of your school first an Tuxford has delighted the small boye by pre- foremost in your thoughts you will not forget
Of the wisdom of placing some check on the senting a large wooden horse that is on the tict that this school is part of a British Colony, that choice of ships' names, the recent fire on the every moment of playtime. In conclusion I it is due to the liberal institutions under which Ellerman-Papyaaşî liner Sardínia was a good must thank the whole staff for the hearty you live that this school, this cosmopolitan illustration, says a London peper. As a matter mammer in which they have co-operated for the school in which British, Portuguese, Chinese of fost, the P. and O. Company have a liner of instruction or amusement of the boys, and also and Eamsians all meet in equal terms and in the same name, and she also frequently calls ot the following gentleman for presenting prizes--friendly rivalry, that this school has been abic Malts. It was only by good luck that painful Hop. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk to increase and prosper as it has done. You are confusion in the public mind was not created, C.M.G., Hon. Dr. Atkinson, Rev. F. T. Johnson, justly proud of your school, and you should be The present plan of the P. and O. Company, Mossra L. Arnold, F. B. L. Bowley, Fung Wa Justly proud of the Colony in which you live. which heretofors has shown a preference for chun, He Fook, Ho Tang, T. Hunter, H. Be jealous of its reputation, and 1 hope you will mamos ending in "in" or "a" is to apply to Hastings, La Fuk-tsan, Li Ping, Sin Tak-fau, all be eager when yon grow up to take part in its particular classes of steamers appellations which F. Southey, and Wong Po-chuan.
institutions and bear your share in promoting ecossitate the use of one and the same initial HIS EXCELLENCY was then asked by: Hisite prosperity and in maintaining its good raie letter. The latest mail steamers are all "M's,” Lordship the Bishop to make for remarks. I wish you a very pleasant holiday, and a very and certain other of ita boats are " N's." The He said My Lord Bishop. Ladies a gentle-necessful year to come both in your schurl Boyal Mail Company, in the same way, has mon, and boys of the Diocesan School: Last work and in your sports.
given names beginning with “A” to the finest year when I distributed the prizes háre I said The PRINCIPAL then read the report of the of its mail steamers. The Cunard roligiously it was usually the good fortune of whoever had Inspector of Schools and the Rev. C. F. Thomp adheres to "is" as a termination, and the White this pleasant task to perform to congratulate son's scripture_report, both of which were very Star to "ie.” the school en continued progress, and
satisfactory. Mr. WOLFE returned the school as achievements which put in the shade those of thoroughly efficient, and recommended a grant
at the rate of 35/-. the year before. I am glad to say that I can place it on record this year that this progress
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On the conclusion of the reading of there reports HIS EXCELLENCY presented the prise.
According to Dr. R. Caird, who writes on
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A JUDGE AMONG "SAVAGES."
toast of " Our Guests " he said he had come to
irvited before lum. (Laughter.) He was glad dub respected the laws of the that in spite of their name the members of the country, although her gathered that this was mainly because of frequent invitations issued from the County Lourts. (Laughter.) He was thankful to say, however, that he did not recognise any faces fore him in the King's Bench or in the Central there as those of persons who had appeared be Criminal Court. (Laughter) He gathered that the club had its law, its onstoms, and ob- served certain ancient forms and precedents: "Kings have thoir edicts, cities have their
charters,
Even the wild outlaw in his forest walk Koops some touch of civil government, For not since Adam wore his verdant apron Hathman with man in sweet communion dweit Butlaws were made to draw that union elcser."
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be substituted with advantage for black japan, and with good results.
We must not omit to draw attention to the firm's famous non-poisonous colours, for which they have been celebrated for more than a generation
We had hoped to have illustrated the shiakis, but time did not permit, and we have to defer the pleasure of doing so until a later issue.
THE GREATEST NATION IN THE
The silk per C.P.R. str. Monteagle arrived in New York on Tuesday the 12th inst.
The I.G.M. str. Goeben which left here on Le Wednesday the 16th ult, has arrived at Gonos on the 12th inst. at 6 pm.
WORLD.
AN AMERICAN AMBASSADOR ON COMMERCIAL TRAINING.
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 13th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer has fallen considerably over S. Japen, and the Loochoos and risen quickly in N. China.
Loochoos. It continues to move towards N.E. The depression is no situated over the A second ares of low pressure appears to have passed from Manchuria to
the Sea of Japan, Areas of high pressure are lying over N. hins and the N.E. part of the Sea of Japan. Strong monsoon may be. expected in the
Llewellyn Williams in the Sunday Strand, quoted from Mr. Thomas Shaw Marshal Oyama's release of a Scotchman, otherwise in peril of being shot for a spy. Boing asked why: “Be- CATLES, said the Marshal, "you belong to the greatest nation in the world the nation which has produced two of the greatest men the world Formosa Channel and the N. part of the Chins has ever known-Sir Walter Scott and Dr.Sea. Weatwater." To the question: Who is Dr. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Westwater! Mr. Williama gires reply: Dr. at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches A. Macdend Westwater is known as the saviour
The 3. C.-J. Lijn er. Tilwong loft Moji for this port on the 10th inst., and may be exposted here to-morrow a.m., and will leave for Japan on 18th inst. p.m.
The J.-C.-J. Lijn str. Týkini left Makassar of Losoyang. During his twenty-seven years in The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon for this port on the 9th inst, and may be Manchuria he has rendered the greatest possible expected here on or about the 17th inst., and service to the natives, and during the Chino-to-day is as follows will leave for Japan on 19th inst. a.m.
Japanese War, Boxers' Bising, and the Russo- Hongkong & Neighbourhood. The Glen Line str. Glenstrae left. Singapore all concerned. In the Boxer rising his home Formosa Channel
Japanese War had won golden opinious from on the 15th inst, and may be expected to arrive and hospital were burned, and he was driven South coast of China between Same as No. 1.
here on the 19th inst.
The Swedish siz. Yeddo left Singapore on from the city. Returning with the Russian the subject in the marine number of "Lassier's the 12th inst. afternoon, and may be expected troops, he tataloven option to tould Magazino" the use of turbines alone in the new here on or aboat Toesday the 19th inst. s.m.
the natives, prevent that hare meant fatal reprisals, and so saved the city.
N.E. winds, fresh; fine.
N.E. winds, strong.
South coast of Chins between game as No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamooks.
Hongkong and Hainan........