MACAO.
(From our owŃ CORRESPONDENT)
MACAO, 14th March. Since my last letter there has been very little to report in the way of news The Portuguese barque Triumphante arrived here a few days ago, after a long passage from Timor, where she called on her way from Lisbon. Intending emigrants to Mozambique, almost entirely Chi nese, are said to he preparing for embarkation. It is presumed that by casting their lots in with the niggers, they may return to Macao either wealthier of wiser men.
Rumour has it that the much-talked-of diplo- matic aussim to Japan will leave this at the end of the present month.
The Lyceum babble has burst. Now that all can see the Regulations of the pretended instite tion, I will shortly resume my foamer criticisins. I may be afterwards induerd to discussing new Lyceum Regulations, paragraph by parajrágil.
It is currently repeated in Macau that one of figuring our Supreme Court. I refer to Afr. our leading legal lights here will shortly be
Bastos, Jun., who, it is saith, has decided to main- tain the position he took in the hostile and alleged libellous pamphlet written by him against the Camoens Tercentenary Committee some time ago. frain from going into the ques- tims at issue, as I suppose you will not permit me to comment on a matter which is practically puk jadier, altluugh it does not appear to be generally known whether actual proceedings bave Been taken, or only merely threatened.
Professor Ruchwaldy's troupe perform this evening at the Theatre. I am rather afraid that the entertainment will not be largely patronised. It would hardly pray the Italian Opera Company to pay us visit, although I am certain they would secure a crowded audience.
SHANGHAI,
KORE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH..
the utmost advantage will not be derived from the undertaking if the Government does not either own or control it.
also of strictly business and commercial training. That whilst the farmer kind of education is rapidly gaining favour and being introduced into our own
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schemes: for teaching applied art, mechanics, passed no less than three hours per day. This machine construction; dyeing, weaving, printing, is a large counting house, fitted up exactly like and innumerable other branches--both for our that in one of our warehouses. in this, under artisan classes and for those who have to become the direction of a professor and two assistants, the directors and employers of skilled labour, the entire simulated operation of a house of country, but little attention has been paid to the But I do not yet see that the same interest has ness is carried on in great detail with exaclitude. been extended to our purely mercantile pur-Although these operations are simulated, yet due suits to the business training of those young men regard is had to the actual state of the markets banks, accountants, foreign correspondents or who are to become clerks in our warehouses or and exchanges of the day. In addition to the ordinary daily intelligence of the Antwerp Bourse; agents, and eventually the heads of our great the institute receives on its own account, like any firms."
large business house, regular commercial advices Now, whilst we have been standing still our froin London, Liverpool, New York, Havana, Rio neighbours have not. They have already deve Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, Valpariso, sydney, the ness training unknown in this country. It is ny Aussterdam, and Havre. The young men enter object in this paper very briefly to give you some with zeal and interest into all these elaborat, of what is done in two or three foreign countries of their day; and it is lard for the insider to for this branch of the training of youth,
distinguish the busy bureau" from a great com- merrill centre.
That to a certain extent higher commer- cial education appeals to a somewhat different class of society than pure technical education. No one will deny that the latter is mainly direc ted to the raising and improvement of the artisan class, and that the strenuumsetorts which are be ing made to advance it are mostly inspired with the zeal for improving and elevating our skilled labour by scientific training. But higher com
and to all those talented poung men who hope to the sons of our merchants and manufacturers,
education of this kind suust therefore be put an a University fooling" and be made worthy of the time and attention of the students of the station in life indicated.
sad commenced falling, and lasted until abusell at the price offered, although it is not impro- Topid large systems of thoroughly practical busi-Indian and Chinese parts, Odessa, Hamburg, mercial education would appeal very largely to
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The subscriptions to the Nippon Railway Com-hoping to make a large profit out of this dispute, account, to sine extent from personal experience, | transactions, which really ccupy the greater part rise high in the mercantile world. A higher
any having licen nearly all received, the con- struction of the line between Tukio and Tahasaki
will soon be commenced.
The following intelligence has reached us from Saikin (Kit): -About 8 o'clock in the morning can where heard in a north-easternly direction on the 29th instant, sounds like the reports of
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in Osaka whether or not particular paragraphsia feum Company controls the kerosene trade in
Bels are frequently made among certain circles
A native association styled the Osaka Petro the local journals will lead to a suspension of the that city, while a rival society the Kobe Kerosene paper, or only punishment of the writers." Kishio aruil tea growing supplanted it. Masun,
Beeswax was one of the principal products of Taling Company, attempts the sine role here. The Osaka combination recently opened a branch of Hidaka-gori, is about recommencing bection, jealousy, and finally loggerheads. An at in Kobe, and the result has been keen competi- keeping on a large scale.
On the 22nd ultimu showers of sand are reported tempt was made by the local company, says the to have fallen from the clouds at Harada, in
Kohe Shimpo, to oust the intruders by buying up alf the oil in the market, but this notable device Toichi-pori, Yamato. The wind ceased entirely
fell through owing to the refusal of foreigners to about two o'clock in the afternoon, and then the
bable credit entered largely into the prpsed operation. The Ship adits that foreigners are but it so happens that one firm has aps a virtual companies fight or fraternise the result will, as Lar command of the market, and whether the two
Whilst a boy has gathered a large stock of general as they are concerned, be pretty much the same, information and fleas concerning the ancient At the end of each year the affairs of the For some time past the Japan Gazette has world of Athens, and whilst Kome, its polities, "house" Are balanced and liquilated. The decotest considerable space in criticising the literatur, mythology, arts, and general culture; second years course is
a continuation and showing their financial upstandness. A paramediacral England, on the other hand, not only cupied with the foreign than with native trade, native banking establishinents with the object of and he is also fairly at home with ancient and extension of the first. The bureau is note oc- The people were surprised and anxiously waiting
is his stock of ideas concerning what more imme- The course of commercial Law, of Maritime and class were seen overhanging the horizon, and as regards one of these institutions. According ciples of mercantile and political economy, the tant, and special lectures are given on custom legis. to leam the cause. Early next morning darkph appears in a vernacular paper, which
strongly confirms the crazette aviews--at any rate diately affects his future business, general prin international Law, is more extensive and impor- thick smoke was seen tising about 20 che from
to the native journal a bank in Osaka is at present miktern course of home legislation, and sur mer lation, Treaties of Commerce, and the construction the city, as though it was caused by a consagra offering fiftere per rent, to depositors, a proccedcantile relations with other peoples, excessively and titing of ships, whilst a course of the History of the inhabitants were pic stricken; in the mean tion. Not knowing the caused ofthis phenomenon, ing so extraordinary as to call forth the astonish-small, but his whole tone of mind is strangely Commerce and the industrial Arts takes the ment even of the Japanese editor. · We remarked out of sympathy with the questions which interest place of Geography. It is evident that a student ume a muddy substance began to descend on
A short time since that some of the Osaka banks the houses and trees. On being analyzed this
the commercial world-questions to lum insuffer who has gone through such a course is not were in great straits, but we had no idea any of ably dull and insipid, but the understanding of merely possessed of a large amount of knowledge Substance was found to be volcanic origin. them were kept allmat by a such a desperate which is of the greatest utility to a young man and professional skill, which will be of direct use Every axly was frightened, and believed the pro- expedient.
who would make his way rapidly to the top of his use to him in his business, but he has acquired phecy of the destruction of the world which was
profession. Too often, indeed, the mind of the habits of mind and practice which will take him circulated last year was about to be fulfilled, and
highly educated youth is so absorbed with and full I perfectly at home in the actual mercantile similar occurrences are reported from various
other culture, that the circle of business life and work he has le emer; and sull more, he has which raises his occupation from a mere drudgery of business, because he will never leam to feel an him; and he probably will never be a good man
almost to the ranks of a liberal art, and which will interest in pursuits so uncongenial to him. Be give him that professional pride and love of his culture which he has gained in his literary train-merchant as to the doctor or the lawyer. sides all which, it may also happen that the very ocation, which ought to be as a valuable to a ing may have left little opportunity for those habits Turning now to France, we may select two like method, so indispensable in the house of of neatness, punctuality, accurateness, business cities as specially appropriate homes of mercan tile education-Paris and Rouen. In the capital the superior school of Commerce (Ecole superieur de Commerce), originally a private undertaking, was in 1869, taken in hand by the Chamber of Commerce, and is the earliest institution in France exclusively created for superior commer- cial sudies.
districts,
3-That as a consequence it must be nomere course of practical teaching, however good in it to supply that culture which is peculiarly fromed self, but must be made into a real enture, by humanitarial or classical studies. I have I will not here discuss the respective values of above hinted at the possibility of such a culture. the classical, and what i culture. But, looking to the needs of our time, I I may call the technical certainly think that a culture such as I have in- dicated is capable of being evolved out of the study of the growth of human industry and skill, of the varied civilisations which have dourished in the ancient and modern world, and the re- lations of cause and effect which may exist be tween social and political morality and welfare and progress of the race, such a complete course of commercial education in its highest sense
fession, and conciliate, the interest and taste of its votaries.
The Tsukuba Kan will not be accompanied subject of which it takes cognizance, The first ideas will ever remain alien anal distasteful to gained what I will call a new kind of culture, I would give a real intellectual dignity to the pro
by a foreign instructor this time on her proposed cruise, according to a suggestion of Admiral Nirei. she will visit Hongkong, Hobart Town, Nelson aad Auckland, whence she is to return to Japan We hear that Li Hung-chang has demanded after traversing a distance of 16,000 ri within
ten months.Hochi Shimbun.
from each of the Arsenals a report on their con- dition aml the amount of work which they are capable of turning out, when at their utrupst capas city, in twelve months. It is rundared that great changes in the administration of the Arsenals will shortly take place,--Mercury,
This morning (th) a fire broke out in one of
the wards of the General Hospital. It was ucca- sioned by some wood joists being placed too close to one of flues of the operating room. Luckily the fire was discovered before much damage was tline beyond burning a small portion of the floor in front of a fire place.
We have to announce toetay the death of Cap tain George Murray, the superintending Captain of the Shanghai Tug-boat Association, Mr. Murray has been unwell for some time past;. although he rallied, and resumed his avocation
up to almost the last minute. Tie was highly respected as a Freemason, and doubtless there will be a large concourse of brethren at his funeral which takes place at the New Cemetery to-morrow afternoon at four o'clock.
A fire broke out this morning about four o'clock in the City near the West Gate, in the quarter where second hand clothes are generally sold. Owing to the want of proper methods for extin- guishing tires, the flames spread rapidly, and be- fore the fire burnt itself out over one hundred houses were destroyed. We understand that no lives were lost. The following graphic report of the fire has been furnished to us by a native- The inside City at Large East Gate at middle marked of Loang-street. Last night have a slop his partner all gambling hole night till
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o'clock midnight, their not careless the fire so them to burn up bale full to bam the house hundred more the Arrest and people to pull the fire En- gine and all officer caine out to put out the fire.-- Courier.
NAGASAKI.
March 4th. The Chinese man-of-war 1-pune is expected to call on her way from Yokohama to shanghai sometime during the ensuing week. several U.S. men-of-war are also shortly expected,
On Saturday fast, H.I.K.Ms. Gornostai went out for a trial trip, the result of which, we under stand, was most satisfactory, both as regards the general working of her machinery, and tise speed attained. she may now be considered, in every respect, equal to a new vessel; whilst to her foriner complement of boilers she has received an additional new one, which will somewhat aug. ment the facilities for raising steam, and greatly add to her propelling power.
An Englishman who resides nt Vladivostock visited Kobe recently. He was talking on one grcial mistakes of the Japanese, and gave the occasion to a Japanese official about the com. following instance. When there was a rumour of war hetween Russia and China many people profited, but not the Japanese, alilough they Tried to do so. When the vessels of the "Coluni with samples of the manufactures and products zation Commission were sent to Vladivostock of Hokkaido, two or three Europears or ricans were entrusted with the of Ame fitted for the market. The foreigners then sold sequently reported the gonds unsaleable and un- the samples, imported similar goods from other places than Hokkaido, and thus made large pro- fits. The result, added the Englishman, would merchant had been employed instead of a fo- have been secured to Japan if only a Japanese reigner.
shimane Ken. The inhabitants are anxious to There are a great many ponds and swamps in promote fish-breeding, and we understand they industry. They propuse also to fill up all useless are now chexising suitable spans to carry on the
swamps and ponds, so as to increase the quantity of land under cultivation.
The
After a hiatus of a few months, probably owing to the winter, the Horeau of Industry of Hingo Ken has issued another brochure relating to the
ally to the native merchants of Kobe, and urges article in the present number is addressed speci. on them the vital importance of suppenting deals with a new dye, sail to be made from the local commercial academy. Another article cabbages. Whether it answers as well as the tained, but experiments are being made and ye generally in use is not yet definitely ascer the question will shortly be decided one way or great advantage, inasmuch as it is absolutely in- another. The new dye possesses, however, a nocuous, while, the dye now used is highly poisonous. Among the items of agricultural intelligence, we notice a correspondent alleging that if the liquor produced by boiling down rice tobacco plants after rain, worms and insects are bran is diluted with water, and sprinkled upon effectually prevented from injuring the leaves If bran is scarce, the ashes of rice straw will serve equally well, which we think highly prob seedling rice plants may be protected from frogs able. Another correspondert announces that by putting tobacco stalks round the beds, while a third genius gravely informs the Bureau that instantaneously. Mark Twain relates in one of contact with burned diay kills tea plants almost his most humerous sketches how he once edited an agricultural newspaper for a friend, and the startling results of the advice he gave to his bucolic readers; it almost seems as if the wilty focal Bureau of Industry. American bad found an hinubie follower in the
commerce.
From all this you will not be surprised if our well educated young friend will have to go through four or five years of hard and uninteresting drud. gery in the lowest department of his profession, while a young German or swiss companion, who
It is distined to form merchants, bankers, ad started with him, will make his way, with rapidity, owing to his specially suitable ac ministrators, and directors, and clerks of business quirements and capabilities. Why should the houses. Owing to the large number of foreigners young German do so much more satisfac whofrequentit, it claims to have special advantages home of the latter-the very home, at the is one of three years, or three "comptoirs" as they torily than the young Englishman, in the very for the practice of modern languages. The course
here in England on this subject has been felt that the first "comptoir" devoted to the reform samic time, of Commerce itself? What we feel are appropriately called. It deserves to be noted elsewhere before. Let me quote you the words of the handwriting," and to the more elementary of the Chamber of Commerce of Lyons, in their parts of the commercial sciences. The second 64-"Our banking trade, Commission agency, evidence before the Ullicial Commission in 1863 and third years are very similar to those indi cated above at Antwerp. We may notice that and silk manufacture gives imployment to a large special attention is paid to analytical chemistry number of young men froin Germany and as applied to the examination of goods and the switzerland, whoni their professional instruction detection of falsifications. Here, as in Antwerp, causes to be particularly sought after. These all the studies are brought into application by young men are distinguished by a very careful meats of the simulated operations of commerce. and regular handwriting a remarkable skill in Each student opens and closes every kind of reckoning, and a simultaneous knowledge of Ger- books, buys and sells goods, keeps a bank, sends man, English, French, Spanish, and Italian, off ships, insures, des commission work, and which allows them to be employed with equal corresponds in several languages. A noteworthy advantage either as correspondents or as travel-feature is that every Thursday ten students of lers. In France we are almost entirely wanting the highest "comptoir" visit, in company with inuch persons. Not only are the young men their professors, the principal manufactories of brought up in our colleges and free institutions Paris and the neightaurant. On their return without the aptitude which me meet with in they have to draw up detailed reports of these young Germans, or a sufficiently lively interest visits. liuth the government, and the Chamber in the career they have embraced, but their in- of Commerce encourage the work by annual gald, struction is defective in a commercial point o silver and bronze medals, and the final diploma view; their handwriting has been so neglected issued by the school is signed by the Minister of that it becomes impossible to rectify it later on : Agriculture and Commerce.. they are not broken in to the difficulties of ready reckoning; the knowledge of foreign languages is wanting or incomplete; lastly the have not that tenacity in work and that legitimate ambi practice and science which we remark in Ger man pupils trained specially with a commerce."
Agriculture being disposed of, the report states Nothwithstanding frequent warnings and Tamba, in order to promote the commercial that a fair will be licht monthly at Kashiwabara, istments the Chinese still often, endeavour to
business of that place." A recipe for making Practise cunning tricks. On the 24th ultimo, as
bread follows, which is doubtless valuable in its Nagayamar was about to leave for shang-way, although the Bureau would be doing much is Chinamen tried to get on board. The better work if its officials first taught the farmers Custom House officers suspected the fellows, and
how to grow whent, the method at present porcing this they thing away two parcels each universally followed in Japan being not only containing about 12 kin of ginseng
Watanabe Yoshitsuma, of Kochi Ken, stood up
wasteful but ruinous, import and export returns, with extracts on miscellaneous subjects taken to lecture before a large audience at Akapka from both native and foreign journals, complete machi, Kamt-gori, Kochi, on the 16th ulting the report, which it will be seen from our brief His text was, An arbitrary Government is hable to be overturned," and he had only com-
resume is capable of considerable development, -Hiogo Newes pleted a review of some striking incidents in the ancient histories of foreign lands, when the police interfered and dispersed the meeting. Next | THE REV. L. C. CASARTELLI, M.,tion to gain a full possession of commercial day Watanabe was arrested, and he has since been sentenced to finir year's imprisonment, a tine of 700 yen, and two years' police supervi- sion. Notice of appeal has been given.
About eight o'clock in the evening of the 26th ulting, two men servants in the employment of Mr. Kitagare, of Hioga, were returning to their master's after collecting some money for him. When passing along Matsuya-machi four men seized them, mufled their heads so that they cut not try out, and then, rifled their pockets, The ruffians escaped with 954.50 yen in satsa, and 400 yen in cheques. Nothing has since been heard of them.--Kobe Shinpp.
ON COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.
view to
In Rouen, a society above refered to has esta- blished a twin institution, partly technologies!, partly mercantile, under the name of hate regard to the latter branch, the purely industrial superieures de Commerce et d'Industrie. With side, I have nothing to say here, except that it does not seem to be so successful as the other school in which we are more concerned. This On this the "society for the development of second and quite independent) school is exactly Commercial and industrial Education in Nor- similar in character to those above describer, and mandy adds the following significant words I quote yen another discription, it is only in The Lyons Chamber hats but officially affirm order to show how widespread is the convic in the great commercial centres of the country. tion abroad of the utility of such institutions. might have added that in the matter of distant shall quote from the letter of a young gentle- transactions we yield to more able and more enter-man, formerly, a student of the school, written in prising people. Men capable of developing our 1877. After speaking of the Ecole d'Industrie, commercial relations abroad are almost entirely he says wanting"
4. In their practical aspects, the system above describes will be seen to be very different from the wretchedly bald teaching of "book-keeping, " which is so often a waste of boys' time in Eng- land; so that we can well understand business men saying with sincerity that they prefer to re- ceive in their office young men who have never learnt it, and whose minds are tabula rasa on the subject. The higher commercial education of the intreau" is, firstly, a scientific teaching of those great general principles which underlie all systems of accounts and transactions, and secondly, a practical training in the habits of mind and action, which are so essential in the house of business.
MAILS LEAVING HONGKONG.
A MAIL WILL LEAVE For Swatoy, Amoy, and Foochow.-Per. wanglung, to-morrow, the 17th instant at 11.30 A.M.
For Kobe and Yokohama.-Per Sumida Maru, to-morrow, the 17th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Manila-Fer Francisco Reyes, on Satur day, the 18th instant, at 18th instant, at 1.30 P.M. for straits and Calcutta-Per Moray and Arratoon zipcar, on Saturday, the 18th instant, at 2.30 P.31.
For Saigon.-Per Pestedo, on Sunday, the 19th instant, at 9 AM.
For Nagasaki and Yokohama.-Per Sunda, on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, at 11.30 A.M.
For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Sec. Por Tannadice, on Thursday, the 23rd instant, at 3.30 P.M.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The P. & steamship Ahive, with the next English mail, left singapore on Saturday last, and will arrive here on the 17th instant.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The O. &0. steamer Gaelic, with the next American mail, left San Francisco on the 18th February, has arrived at Yokohama, and will reach this port on the 20th instant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The steamer Ocean, from Sydney, vid Free- mantle, WA, arrived at sourabaya, en route for Hongkong, on Sunday, the 19th February,
The O. s. s. Co.'s steamer Patroclus left sin- gapore on the tath, and may be expected here on or about the 19th instant.
No one can have failed to remark the very decided impulse that has been given within the last few years to the movement in favour oftech nical education. The efforts of the society of Arts and the London Guilds are producing abuned dant fruits, Manchester itself, as, indeed, is only right and proper, considering her position as a micropolis of industry and commerce, has within the last two years come very fally under the in- fluence of the ever growing agitation, and I sup pose it is not chimerical to expert that we may, The French, twelve or fifteen years ago, no at no very distant date, see a great technical col- doubt felt strongly the deficiencies above com- lege absorbing one of the best known public in-plained of; but meantime they have not been stitutions in the City.
idle. They have taken thought long ago to remedy their defects, and alreadly their great centres, like Paris and Rouen, are well provided with both technological and commercial schools.
indeed, just as a speaker in this city remarked selves to all kinds of transactions, purchases, CHINA Coast meteorOLOGICAL technical instruction France seems to be at an ad-ings against debtors, bankruptcy cases, &c. the other day, that as regards advances purely sales, estimates, correspondence, legal preced. vantage, even as compared with Germany; so t think the higher and more specific branches of if a young man does business with France in There is also a course of Commercial Law, which
highly developed in that country and in Belgium the different kinds of goods." commercial instruction are nowadays more after life, will prove useful; a course of studies of than even in Germany.
The school of commerce is more prosperous, better intended, and even better organised. There a young man will find a course of counting- house work where he will team acconnis, cor- respondence, and carry an a ficticious business. which represent so The pupils are divided into three or four groups, many business hotises established in different cities, and devote thein-
The steamer Fleurs Castle left singapore on the 14th, and may be expected here on or about the 21st instant.
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I believe the Rouen School of Commerce is tion in Germany is of two kinds directed from city. We shall scarcely be surprised if the United Broadly speaking, we may say that all educa highly esteemed among the merchants of that its very outset to completely different ends. The states also have long seen the importance of such one is humanitarian, the other practical. The for- a commercial education as we have been discrib mer kind begins in the Gymnasium-corresponding. In fact there are many such intitutions, ing to our grammar schoot-often with its pre- under the name of "Business Colleges," flourish paratory Pro-gymnasium; the latter kind of edu ing in the states. The best known is Mr. s. S. cation is either that of Realschule-a modern and Packard's in New York. The elaborate "Course Barometer. commercial school or of Gewerbeschule a techno- of Business Training" (which the Germans Therm'ter sitached 85.67.0 0.0 19.0 18.0 50.0 logical establishment of secondary rank. These would call Coutervis senschaft) published by more practical establishments have also their Mr. Pachard, will give a capital idea both of the preparatory Verchule or Bürgeschule, and often spirit and the form of his intitute. One distin such a
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tending to inculcate business habits-is a system of the system, and thoroughly good advise it generally is. A very peculiar institution certainly of marks, the "Financial systent" connected with Quantity, fallen...... a college bank. I will let Mr. Packard explain for himself :-
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We regret to have to recond another accident We regret to hear that owing to the unexpect
in the harbour. Yesterday afternoon (1st inst.), ed departure of H.Ms. Zephyr, the entertain a poor lad about fifteen years of age fell from the ment looked for, by the Amateur Dramatic topgallant-yard of the three-masted schooner
That the great movement above referred to as Company, will have la be indefinitely postponed. Mar, and struck the deck beneath with terrible taking place in the public mind is concerned al It is infortunate that the miginal cast should in
violence. Assistance was at unce sought, and most exclusively with the former of these two any way be broken up, but we trust it will not be Dr. Browne was quickly on board, the doctor of kinds of practical colocation-with that, namely, impossible to find substitutes among the residents LLC.Ms. Hertha arriving almost simultane, which is technological, or devoted to the indus for the parts alloted to the officers of the Zephyr. ously. The lad was senseless, and examination tries. I believe, that the commission which has The billiard handicap at the Chil was interrup disclosed that his shoulder was badly fractured: heen examining systems of technical teaching ed through the same cause. Whilst on this sub After being bandaged up, the poor fellow was re- abroad, has devoted its attention mostly to that Ject we may remark that the officers of the ship moved to the hospital, where he regained con- relating to the textile industries; the classes al- refered to rendered themselves very popular cur-sciousness during the course of the evening. We ready established at institutions like the Leeds ing their short stay here, and a general wish is understand that The youth of the boy is greatly in College of science and the Manchester Mechanics his favour, and although his condition is at pre- are concerned with machinery, calico or woollen speedy return, expressed for their
The commous issue of paper currency and the
sent precurious, his utmate recovery is not des-dyeing or printing, and the like. Public interest. scarcity of real money is beginning to exercise a paired of
has been ihoroughly aroused upon this depart prejudicial effect upon the business of the banks. About half-past four o'clock this morning (endment of education; there is a widely diffused feeling One or two of these institutions in Osaka are instant) five men armed with swords broke into that we must no longer depend upon the rule liable to close up at any moment for want of a native house near the Ikuta temple, tied up the of thumb" to propagate our skilled labour in funds, and one bank in particular is attracting inmates, and plundered the place of a small sum manufactures, and large sums of money are being attention from the nuthorities. Open insolvency in money and clothes of the value of about 150 spent in introducing systems of scientific and has been avoided frequently lately by raising yen. The neighbours were aroused by cries of practical instruction, which will rival the best temporary loans, but matters seem to have now "fire"-Japanese are generally afraid to say on the Continent. reached a crisis. As nearly all the banks thieves" lest the rascals should turn and cut But meanwhile the other great-to my mind throughout the empire are constantly short of them down-and after loosing the victims at equally great-division of practical education, funds, it is no wonder that a few in Osaka are tempted to track the robbers. The wheel track which has direct reference to commerce-to the of a jinrikisha was followed across some fields as counting-house and the bank, that is to say pressed, but if one bank fails the public will lose confidengs in all, and business will be sorely far as the railways line, but there the trail ceased. rather than to the factory, or the works has been harassed. We trust therefore that the rumour
There is a great deal of work going on at pre- almost entirely ignored, or neglected. Indeed, about the bank's insolvency is groundless, and
sent at the Kobe Iron Werks (Messrs. E. C. as we have had to learn from our friends on the het wel of a higher mercantile school, This I shall perhaps not be far wrong if I select the we think further that it is not the bank directors Kirby and Co.). In addition to the steamer now Continent the very possibility and utility of a
lastitut superieur de Commerce as the who should be blamed if anything is wrong, but
fast approaching completion, and some intricate technological education, so we shall have to draw institution was founded by the government, 1852, the regulations which permit such extravagant
pieces of machinery for the Chinese man-of-war from the same source our ideas of a mercantile and after a highly successful career is about to issues of notes.
Yune that called in here recently, two iron or business one. After all, perhaps, this is but A report from Hokkaido says that in conse steamers are being built for the Railway Depart-natural. Among the English people, skilled
erect much larger and more commodious pre- mises than those it now possesses. The course The fundamental proposition is that each stu quence of General saigo having been appointed ment for the Lake Biwa trade. These steamers labour and commercial ability have been for Chief of the Colonization Department, the natives
are to be furnished with very powerful engines; centuries hereditary characteristics, formed and training similar to that of the German Realschule salary-the amount being made to conform to the is one of two years, and pre-supposes a suitable dent is a hired employé at a regular, fixed, weekly (Ainos) expect trouble arising in a near future.
indeed, each vessels will have a double set entirely developed, like parliamentary and Constitutional in the Cours Professionels of the middle schools. graded positions of the course. As for instance This apprehension is based on the fact that independent of each other, and some idea babits, with the growth of the race itself. What The institute is established on the footing of a while in section 1. his weekly allowance is say General Saigo is the brother of saigo Takamori, of the magnitude of the work may be gained the Englishman inherited the foreigner lind to university, and is devoted to a course of pro- $5; in section 11, S7 in Section 111, Sio; and from the fact that the half of the condenser for learn; when manufactures and mercantile trans- fessional mercantile studies of a very advanced so on. If for the week he has been perfect in who, as they believe, is hiding in Korea, and that as the Hokkaido is an important strategic point,
each engine weighs over four tons. One of these actions, matured by slow growth here (like our kind. During the first year, in addition to the scholarship and department he receives his pay Bureau" of which anon, the student attends (in college currency) which he deposits in the vemment. They fear that they will be killed in interesting sight it is to witness such a mass of adapted to the wants of our neighbours. the ensuing battles, and are in a state of great glowing molten metal being poured into the such a learning postulates a method, a systema- produits commerciables) two hours per week in drawbacks from irregular attendance, failure in excitement. Government officials have told them mould out of what is technically, but facetiously, tical scheme of teaching; and so technical edu- which he learns the natural history and a certain lessons or department, the amount of such penal- that General Saigo is a loyal man, who would termed the ladle." Very much larger castings cation was formed abroad. For a long time this amount of the chemistry of the meials and others ties is deducted from the weekly allowance, leav never revolt against the Government, and that he have been frequently turned out at these works elaborate scheme of instruction barely sufficed to minerals, and of the chief food plants, and textile ing so much less to deposit. Inasmuch as the is very different from his brother Takamori.one, we believe, weighed over ten tons and make the continental artisan and the continental and other useful vegetables, that are of value, salary is increased with each promotion the his great speech on the Irish Church in 1869, he When the present bishop of Peterborough made This seems to have allayed their fears a little, accordingly that of yesterday was looked upon merchant as skilled as the English skilled in commerce. Another course of two hours is natural desire of the student is to advance and was sitting next to Wilberforce. At the conclusion atul they are quietly awaiting, the General's
as a trifle of little consequence.
labourer" or man of business. But with the devoted to political Economy and Statistics; thereby swell his bank account, and the same arrival on his proposed inspecting tour to the
rapid advances of applied science the general one of three hours to commercial and in ambition will make him careful as to his attend tempest of cheering, and, being somewhat flur-
of his spendid oration he sat down amidst a. North Rising Sun.
diffusion of machinery, the vast extension dustrial Geography; one hour to an introducance and department, Ily having in his book ried, he took up Wilberforce's trencher instead of of intercourse among all peoples, the com- plicated evolution of the merchant and bank-Modern languages, are taught, not merely tive student, in the regular progress of the course stretching out his hand, said, "We will exchange
tory course on the principles of Technical Law. ing system-the Englishman, with his "rule as such, but in their commercial uses. Under he can measure his own progress with some heads if you like, but not hats.
the general weekly avarage of a fair representa- his own; but as he was about to put it on, "sam,”
of thumb," has gradually been falling some- English, for example, comes an account of in- certainty and satisfaction, and the rigid business what behind; and he now awakes to find that gurances, companies, the public funds, the cus-basis of the plan secins so fair and unpedagogical his mother wit needs stimulating and informing toms, currencies, and all the appropriate fer that he accepts it readily." (Packard, p. 240). by an organised system of technical education; where he has hitherto been the teacher must now and Italian are thus taught in each case by native minology, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, to some extent become the learner. As regards professors. applied science, or technics, I think we are now- a-days all fully alive to our needs, and we see
But the features which distinguishes the insti- emulation on all sides to set up even' elaborate which the greater part of the student's that is tate especially is its "Burean Commercial," in
and
the brothers will join and revolt against the Go-parts was cast yesterday afternoon, and a very Constitution), had to be carried abroad at lectures on commercial `products (Histoire des bank, getting credit therefore. If there are any
Dr. Hunter has been honoured with a letter of congratulation from the Secretary of State on the completion of his comprehensive Gazetteer. The Viceroy has also received a despatch on the subject.
In Palestine of late years the rainfall has in creased wonderfully. In Beyrut there are fifty educational institutions, In Jerusalem twent years ago there were a few hundred Jews; no 30,000 out of 44,000 inhabitants are fews.
A commencement will evidently soon be made with the construction of the Grand Trunk Rail way, which has attracted so much attention throughout Japan. Intelligence by the last mail states that Messrs. Malcolm, Drunker and Co. have obtained a contract for the section between Yokohama and Takasaki, a distance of one hundred miles. This refers, we presume, simply to the material, as it is stated that twenty miles of rails and twelve locomotives have already been shipped. The new line will, under any cir cumstances, prove of immense benefit in the development of the resources of the Empire, but judging from the experience of other countries,
Brumeter level of the sea in inches, tens and hun- red, Termometer, in Falmenheit degrees and ten kast In the open air in a ihned situstion.Direction of Wind, is registered every twn polnus, N., N.N.E., N.F Force of Wind, calm, 'y to 3 light. Tarezo. 3 to 5 mode. more. 5" fresh. 7 to 8 strang. 8o hoary. To to z Valchs-Sase of West Furg, J. Hai. L. Light . Gaar blue sky C. Cloudy, 12, Drizzly.
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moustaches are like faith, the evidence of things. A young man who lives in Austin, and whose
hoped for, the substance of things not yet seen," called on his prospective father-in-law, and gave notice that he intended marrying the old gentle. man's daughter at an early date. It had better take place on same Saturday, so that it will not interfere with your school liours," sarcastically
from what has been advanced in this paper-
The following general conclusions may bedrawn
1.It is abundantly clear that most of the great mercantile nations outside of our own are con system, not only of technological education, but | remarked the old man. vinced of the value of a complete and claborate
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