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of education is essentially non-commercial. A glance at the programme of the Lyceum training will demonstrate this assortion. I take the "Lygeum do primeira classe ;"
1st year - Portuguese, French, the four operations of Arithmetic (1st part of Mathematics), Caligraphy, and Drawing.
2nd year--Portuguese, French, English, Arithmetic, Caligraphy, and Drawing.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1881.
Instrumentality of some of the principal residents, had to uppoar before his Consul, and has been awarded three months' im- prisonment, but I presume the incareera- tion will take place within the four walls of his own house, as I am credibly in- formed that he certainly does not languish in any jail at the time of writing,
THE NEW FLAGSHIP FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN STATION.
3rd year English, German, Latin, (1st part). Mathematics, (1st part) Drawing. 4th Year-English, German,utio, Greek, Mathematics (2nd part) Dswing.
5th Year.-German, Latin, Greek, Ma- The London correspondent of the thematics (2nd part), Geography, Chrono- South Australian Register gives the fol- logy, History,Philosophy (1st part) Physics,lowing description of H.M.S. ironclad Chemistry, and introduction to National Nelson, which is to replace the Wolve History.
rene on the Australian station :~
6th Year Latin, Greok, Goography, Chronology, History, Philosophy (2nd, part), Portuguese, Oratory, Poetry, and
Literature.
This is the official programme of the Lyocum and it absorbs six years. During the whole of this time, not a glimpse of Commercial studies is to be got. Suppos- ing a student to begin his official course of studies at the age of 10 or 12, he will be sistoon or eighteen years old before he has to choose an avocation in life. Supposing ho feels inclined to 'go in for a business career. or is so placed that there is no other mode of getting a docent livelihood, outside commerce, he will practically have to unlearn all his Latin and Greek, all his Poetry and Philosophy, in order to be a simple apprentice in some mercantile office. There he will pick up information at a very slow paco, and he may attain the fall bloom of manhood before he is fit to merit even a modest salary. Such a system of study would be bad anywhero, but at In Macao it is monstrously absurd. England, commercial studies are gone into in early youth; the classics and the scion
ees may be and no doubt are thoroughly studiod; but there is always due promi- nouice given to the professional side of education. The same system is followed in America, Germany, France, and Bel- gium, but it is not adopted in Portugal, and now it is threatened with proscrip-
tion in Macao.
It is true, that by a racent law, the six years of Lyceum training have been redu- ced to four; but there is no alteration in the programme, nor is there any signs of commercial studies being introduced into it. No one can deny the advantages of learning commerce in early youth. The study of commerce is not an easy one; it embraces a wide range of topics, from simple rules of syntax to coininèrcial cor- respondence, froin a theoretical knowledge of foreign languages to a correct drafting of letters in French, English and German; from a smattering of geography to a prac tical knowledge of the imports and exports of every country on the face of the globe. Commercial studies embrace the theory of Exchange, the practical systems of Bank ing, the working of Limited Liability Com- panies, and a knowledge of stocks, ship ping, port regulations, foreign treaties, &c. If a youth does not begin early in life to accustom himself to the various details and technicalities of trade, how is he to grasp the great mass of information he must possess in order to make his way in the world by a business career? The question is unanswerable.
The Lyceum system of education, as it is at present constituted, bas many imper- fections which I will deal with at greater length in a future letter. It absorbs time. valuable time which could be far more
profitably employed; it costs money which could be better spent for more practical It may possibly develop the purposos. sense of the deau ideal, but it most cer- tainly blunts the all important faculty of practical calculation.
ΑΜΟΥ.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
28th September. I have just received from Tamsui an ac- count of the earthquake felt at that place on Sunday last at 8.43 a.m. The shock is described as a rather severe double shock -not sharp. but long and wavy-from B.S.E. to W.N.W., and ite duration was 1 minute 35 seconds. Although the most severe trembling was experienced, it was unaccompanied by any subterranean noises. I do not suppose that at the pre- sent moment all the casualties resulting from the phenomenon have been reported, and as my information came soon after the occurrence there was not time for my receiving a full account of it, but I am in- formed that at Banca seven houses were
"The Admiralty have decided to send an ironclad as flagship on the Austen- lian station, and the Nelson is solected for the service. As an ‘all round' fight- ing vessel, she is eminently adapted for employment in southern seas, being a swift cruiser, and powerful both in means of offence and defence. Her designer, the director of naval cons- traction at the Adoniralty, has spoken of the Nelson and her sister ship the Northampton, as his ideal of cruising fighting ships. The novelty of design consists in the system of armouring, by which the vital parts of the vessel are protected at the expense of the ex- posed parts, which may be pretty well totally destroyed without the vessel being rendered unsafe. To accomplish this object armour-plates 9in. thick, upon 10 in. of teak backing, protect the hall from 4ft, aboyo the watorline to 5ft, below it. The lower deck is
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composed throughout of 2in. platos, forming a covering to the machinery, boilers, &c., and for about 57ft. at the fore end thore is an armoured deck 2in. thick, terminating in the ram, whilst a similar deck extends aft to the stern. These subinerged decks are intended to protect the lower parts of the ship before and abaft the armoured bulk- heads, and especially the auxiliary steering gear provided for emergencies, The ends of the vessel above them are entirely unprotected. This horizon- tal armour is a peculiar feature of the ship, and beneath it there is sufficient power of flotation to insure the vessel from foundaring from any of the ordinary risks of modern warfaro, with the oxception, perhaps, of torpedoes. Internally the Nelson is divided into 90 watertight compartments, and every conceivable precaution has been taken to provide against-destruction by rams- and torpedoes. Her longitudinal frames are made of steel, so as to combine lightness with strength; and as this principle has been observed throughout, she is able to carry a heavy armament, consisting of four 18.ton guns and eight 12-ton guns, besides half a dozen small guns on the upper or spar deck for use against torpedo boats. These guns are broadside mounted, and it is a matter for regret that the number has not been reduced so as to increase the calibro. In spite of accumulated proof of the falsity of the notion, the officials at the Admiralty persist in acting on the theory that two shots from a 12-ton gan are equivalent in effect to one shot from a 25- ton gun. The rain of the Nelson is a heavy plate, triangular in shape, set vertically, and torminating in a sharp point about lift. in advance of the stem. Her coal-carrying capacity is sufficient for a long voyage, and for cruising in distant sons, The Nelsona was built on the Clyde by Messrs. Elder and Co. The Northampton, her sister ship, is flag-ship on the North American Station,"
LATEST COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
Monday, October 3rd, 1881. One o'clock P.M. The day's doings on the Stock Ex change may be briefly summarised as follows:-Docks are rather firmer than
Shares.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Shares-112 per cent. premium, Sellers. Union Insurance Society of Canton-
$1,675 per share ox dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's
Shares-$1,600 per share, North China Insurance Company-Tis.
1,125 per share. Yangtze `Insurance Association~Tls.
850 per share. Chinese Tnsurance Company, ---$300
per share, Buyers. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited →
Tis. 150 por share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company
Shares- $977 per share, Sellers. China Fire Lusurance Compay's Shares
-$285 per share, Sollers. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com-
pany's Shares 42% premium. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam
bost Company's Shares-25 por share preinion, Sellers. China Coast Stoam Navigation Com-
pany-Tls. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company's Sharos -
$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares
$113 per share, Buyers. China Sugar Refining Company, Li.
mited-160 per share. China Sugar Refining Company (Do- boatures)-3 per cent premium. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares
$127 per share, Sellors. Hongkong & China. Bakery Company
Limited-350 per share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878-14% premium, Ex Int. Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1881-3% premium.
Exchange.
On LONDON,-
ON
3/83
Bank Bills, T.T., Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight, 3/8 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 319 Credits, at 4 months' sight, 303 Documentary Bills, at 4
mouths' eight,
PARTS,
39
Bank Billa, on demand, ......4.67 Credits, at 4 mouths' sight, ...4.79 On BOMBAY,→
Bank, T.T.,
On CALCUTTA,
Bank, T.T., On SHANGHAI,- Bauk, T.T.,
223
223
Private, 30 days' sight, ......
724 734
Hongkong Temperature (Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s
Register, Queen's-road). HONGKONG, 1st & 2nd Oct. 1881. BAROMETER-1 P.1,
.30.006 Do,
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER-1-P.M..............
4 P.M....
Do. Da. Í r.x. (Wet bulb) 73. Do.
4 P., Do. BAROMETER-9 ́..
....30.010 THERMOMETER A.M.
.........80. 9 A.M. (Wet bulb) 73. Do. Maximum
80. Do. Minimum (over night) 78.
Do.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS. Oct. 1, Ningpo, British steamer, 761,
R. Cass, Shanghai 28th Sept., General. Siemssen & Co. Oct. 1, Menzaleh, French str., 1,273,
J. Homery, Yokohama 27th Sept., General. Messageries Maritimes Oo.
Oct. 2, Peking, British steamer, 954, Drewes, Canton 2nd Oc%. General, -Siemssen & Co.
Oct. 2, Olympia, German steamer, 998, Wagner, Port Phaurang, 26th Sept., Salt.--Chinese. Oct. 2, Phoenix, German steamer, 789, II. T. Behrens, Manila 29th Sept., General. Melchors & Co.
Oct. 2, Cheang Hock Kian, British str., 956, F. Webb, Swatow 1st Oct. General. Bun Hin & Co.
Oct.
destroyed, in which two men and a cow were killed. At Twa-tiu-tian house fell and killed a boy in its descent, but at they have been of late, and a good Tamsui, fortunately, there are no casual- many transactions have been booked ties to record. The shocks were distinctly at 42 per cent promium, the stock felt on board the steamer Fokien at the leaving off with buyers at that rate. latter port, the sonsation being that of a Hotels are also in decidedly botter Oct. vossol taking the ground, and the vibra- tions of the first shock were getting weak odour, and offers to purchase at 113 when the second was experienced. -were-not-responded to. Banks have Last night the inhabitants of Koolangsoo led to no inquiries since we last wrote, were roused out of their slumbers by the and there appears to be no inclination most torrific screams, which, it was aftor- to speculato in this stook at present. wards discovered proceeded from a woman, Sugars are still offered at 160 per share, who was found subsequently bleeding very but so far as we can learn no actual auch about the head, and presenting the appearance of having been severely beaten business has been transacted. Ston In this connection, a man, noted for the bouts and the stocks of the Fire Insur. violence of his temper, has, through tlio ances remain in status que.
2, Pernambuco, British steamer, 643, Hydo, Saigon 25th Sept., General-Sang Kee.
DEPARTURES.
Oct. 1, Bellerophen, British steamer,
for Singapore.
·Oct. 1, Quinta, German steamer, for
Saigon.
Oct. 2, Ningpo, British steamer, for
Canton.
Oct. 2, Ping-on, British steamer, for
Hoihow.
Oct. 2, Wells, Gorman steamer, for
Canton.
Oct. 2, Cassandra, German steamer, for
Shanghai.
Oct, 2, Carlotta, British bark, for Lon-.
don.
Oct. 3, Hoikow, British steamer, för
Canton.
Oot. 3, Glenfruin, British steamer, for
Singapore and London....
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Por Phonix, German steamer, from Manila, 1 European and 3 Chinese.
Per Pernambuco, British steamer, from Saigon, 140 Chinese.
Per Cheang Hock Kian, British str., from Swatow, 4 Europeans deck, and 584 Chinese.
2, Malacca, British str., 1,045, H. Weighill, Yokohama 22ud Sept., Gonoral P. & OS. N. Com 3, Hollow, British steamor, 895, T. Shaw, Chinkiang 29th Sept.,.. General.-Butterfield & Swire, Oct. 3, Darlington, British steamer,
Oub.
1,292, J. Hogg, Amoy 2nd Oct., General-Siemssen & Co.
Oct. 3, Sumatra, British bark, Captain
Tribe, put back.
Per Malacca, British steamer, from Yokohama, Mossre. Geo. Harris and H. Bartou for Southampton, and 11 Chi- nose.
Per Ning, British steamer, from Shangbai, His Excellency Cheang Chu Zen, and servant, Ambassador to the United States, and 75 Chinese.
Per Menzalch, French steamer, from Yokohama, Messrs. Augor, Dr. Camp- bell, Von Larlarsky, Abramoff, Kuria poff, and Montrose Gordon.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamor Ningpo, from Shanghai, reports had fresh monsoon and fino clear weather.
The British steamor Hoihow, from Chinkiang, roports had fresh N.E. monsoon," and fine weather through. out.
The British steamer Pernambuco, from Saigon, reports had strong North- erly and N.E. winds, and nasty sea.
The British steamer Cheang Hack Kian, from Swatow, reports had strong N.E. wioda from Swatow to port
MAILS.
The following mails will close- To-day, 3rd October,—
For the United Kingdom and Eu- rope via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Mirzapore; printed matter at 2 p.m., letters at 3 p.m. For Mani. If, per Enuy, at 3.30 For
p.m. Iloilo, por Lurch, at 5
p.m. To-morrow, 4th October,-
For Straits Settlements, and Bom. bay, per Geelong, at 3.30 p.10. For Swatow, Auoy and Foochow, per Thales, at 5 p.m. For Hoi. how and Haiphong, per Brutus,
at 5 p.m.
On Wednesday, 5th October,-
For Nagasaki and Yokohama, per
Malacca, at 11.30 a.m.
|
On Thursday, 6th October,→
For the United Kingdom and Eu. rope, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bur- mah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Cal- cutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, por Peiho, for printed matter at 10 a.m., and letters at 11 a.m.
On Saturday, 8th October,-
:.
For Saigon, per Pernambuco, at 4.30
p.m.
On Saturday, 15th October,-
For Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o, per City of Peking, at 2.30 p.m.
Intimations.
NOTICE.
OODS received on STORAGE, at
Marine Lot 65, Prayer East, and, ad- Gthe Blue Building Godowns,
vances made on the receipt.
J. M. GUEDES, JUN, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1881.
TO LET,- Immediate Possession, TOP FLOOR of No. 8, Queen's Road Central (above Mr. NOBLE'S).
J. M, GUEDES, JUN. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1881.
MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co.
GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &O.
HAVE
FOR SALE.
Groceries.
Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated House- hold Stores.
John Moir & Sons', Celebrated House- hold Stores.
American Stores of all descriptions, Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & French, Philipps
& Canard's PATES &c.,
CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S
FRUITS in juice.
COFFEE, SUGAR, &c, &c.
Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s "CARTE BLANCHE." HEIDSIO & Co.'s MO- NOPOLE, pts. and qts. ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET.
MUMM'S (JULES) CHAMPAGNE
pts. and qta.
NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY,
pts, and qts.
EXTRA SEC, quarts. Charles Heidsiecka's WHITE SEAL, pts. and qts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and qts. Theophile Boe- derer & Co.'s VERZINAY MOUSSEUX, pts, and qts.
Krug's CHAMPAGNE, pts. and qts.
CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHAT. EAU MOUTON. LORMONT, pints,
and quarts. ARAUZAN (Chateau), pints and quarts, ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBŒUF (Chateau), pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (Carcier & Adet's),
pints and quarts.
CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts, IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD INVALID OLARET.
St. JULIEN, &c., &c. Breakfast Claret. Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau
milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, &and Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccone's Pale Dry White Soul Sherry, Yollow Seat Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer
and Co.'s Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Hunt's Port.
Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c. 1, 2 and 3-star Hennessy's Brandy, La Grande Marque Brandy,
Cutler Palmer & Co.'s Brandy, Rouyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recommended, Kinalan's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Trish Whisky, Royal Glendes Whisky: AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin: La Grande Chartreuse, Green
Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Ouraços
pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,
&0..
&c., &o,
and
BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron and Saunders, piots and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E&
J. Burke, pints and quarts." PILSENER BEER, in quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and FORTER, by
the Gallon.
Fine ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hoogheads*
Erated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
TONIC WATER,
SARSAPARILLA,
&c., &c., &c.
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&c.,
&c. "PERFECTION" All Specially
/ Selected. EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY.
STATIONERY, BOOKS &o.
"Franklin Square" Library,
"Seaside" Library,
Harper's Half-hour Series.
French Novels.
Medical Works,
School Books.
Presentation Books.
Works of reference &. Stationery for Ladies and Office use. Direct from the manufacturers the best
and Cheapest in Hongkong, Special orders in this line oxouted on
vory moderate terma. Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped
Plain, cameo or relief. Dies engraved to order. Officerequisites /
of overy description.
J
Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed
Boxes, Brushware.
Cutlery, Urockery, and Glasswaro. Builder's Hardware inatorial, Sporting Guns. Revolvers and Sporting ammunition. Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exe
autod.