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DURING the year 1889 thirty-five new joint stock an aggregate capital of companies, with $13,332,600, were registered in Hongkong.
THERE were no less than fifteen steamers and one sailing vessel alongside the Hongkew Wharves during the afternoon of the 6th inst. THE U. S. S Swatara. with Mr. Augustine Heard, the new American Minister to Corea, on board, left Yokohama for Chemulpo on the 2nd
inst.
We learn that eight Chinese lepers arrived here on the 8th inst. from San Francisco by the steam- ship Oceanic, having been sent out of the country by the United States authorities..
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Tuk many friends of Capi. Allison, of the
Tsinan, will hear with regret that he was pre- vented by serious illness from proceeding with the vessel when she left for Australia on the roth inst. Capt. D. Arthur commands the Tsinan- this voyage.
A JAPANESE Rative, paper states that a mian named Hanaya Saburo was sentenced in the Tokyo Criminal Court on the 26th ulto. to imprisonment for six years with hard labour for having murdered a girl employed in the Chitose Restaurant at Shimbashi, Tokyo.
THE French claim that Annam voluntarily accepted their protectorate. A native circular was recently sent all over the country alleging that Heaves had sent the cholera as a punishment to the French for banishing the King of Annam.
That doesn't sound very loyal.
FROM the rst inst, the Kobe Herald commenced publishing as an evening instead of a morning paper, and in a new and enlarged form. Our contemporary has, in our opinion, done wisely. The Herald is an enterprising little paper that has striven hard to make its way, and has certainly deserved to succeed. It has our best wishes.
MR. J. G. Mackertoom was 'charged at Singa- pare on the ad inst, with assisting in the management of a Manila lottery. To enable him to go on a business Journey, the case was postponed till 1st June, bail of $1,000 being accepted. The Singapore palice evidently mean. business in connection with the Manila lottery. ...Can we say as much for the Hongkong force ?
OUR Shanghai morning contemporary of the 6th inst. says:"The Charles, S. Whitney was towed up to the Old Dock buoy yesterday after- noon, and as her cargo has been discharged, the damage done to her side by scraping the Leuconna rocks can be seen. Her starboard side is scared for twelve feet between the main and mizen masts, about in in line with the twelve and thirteen feet marks,"
THE Straits Times of the and inst, has the following :-" Mr. E. Laurance, the optician who came to Singapore from Bombay about a week ago, was found dead, in his bed at the Hotel de P'Europe this morning. The deceased had been suffering from fever, and was under treatment by Dr. Tripp, who saw him last evening, when he was apparently about as usual. His sudden death is altributed to a collapse during the night."
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Thedifficulty between the Chinese opium-dealers and the great importing houses has been settled. A syndicate of the former, as we mentioned the ether day, were going to import direct from Calcutta on their own account, but as they see a loss of something like $8,000 on their first deal-400 chests-they have agreed to take it in. the old way again, the firms conceding some points in the matter of selection, and allowing five chests choice for every two purchased.
THE steamer Sultana was leaving Singapore harbour on the afternoon of the 2nd inst. when she ran down a sampan that crossed her bows. The sampan, of course, got the worst of the colli- sion, and sank, one of the two Chinese on board being drowned. The Sultana, it is alleged, never stopped to "save life," but proceeded on her voyage as if nothing had happened. But
the Singapore police authoritles assert that when the steamer returns to port those responsible for this accident will be called to account. Will they? We doubt it very much. After all, what Is a poor wretched Chinese sampan-man more or less?
We are obliged to the correspondent who informs us that an employé of the China Sugar Refinery has been decorated by the Portuguese Government with the Order of "Nossa Senhora de Conceição," but we cannot publish comments which are uncalled for 'and, in our opinion, unnecessarily offensive. A good-natured criticism el what is no doubt an absurdity, would have been justified, but because the Portuguese Government chooses to make itself ridiculous is
no justification for a personal and ill-natured attack on person who may merely be the victim of circumstances, and who is in no sense a public man,
THERE are no flies about the free and enlightened Government of Japan in dealing with newspaper editors who claim the right to criticize erring officialdom. A term of imprisonment and fine are the inevitable. And yet the slavish subsidised foreign advocates of this most hollow
civilised and progressive. The Intest victim is Mr. Kamizawa Gengo, editor of the Koko
• Shimbun, published in the capital, who was con- victed in the Tokyo Correctional Court on-the 30th ult., of having printed matter contempluous of officials in the Patents Bureau in the Agricultural and Commercial Department, and Department. For this dire,offence he was sen- tenced to imprisonment for fifteen days with hard labour, and to pay a fine of yes 2.50. When young Japan arises in its might and sweeps away in the threatened revolution such Anomalies as this there may be some hope for the Land of the Rising Sun taking a front place amongst Asiatic Powers.
of Oriental governments claim that Japan is
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1890.
We understand that numerous complaints are being made with respect to the heavy bribes. demanded from brothel-keepers by an interpreter in the Registrar-General's department. The matter certainly merits investigation.
ADMIRAL Besnard, who 'succeerla Admiral de la Jaille in the command of the French Squadron In these waters, arrived on the roth inst, in his flagship, the Triomphante, and saluted the port. Commodore Church afterwards exchanged visits with His Excellency,
WE read in a Japanese contemporary that Mr. Minami, Assistant Director of the Commercial Bureau in the Agricultural and Commercial Department, who is now in New York, has been ordered to return home by the Japanese Govern- ment, Mr. Minami, as many of our readers will remember, was for some time Consul for Japan in Hongkong.
THE steamship Memnon, which sailed for Sanda- kan on the roth inst. with over 440 Chinese coolies on board, was the scene of considerable con- fusion prior to her departure, owing to her decks | being crowded with coolies, crimps, hawkers, blacklegs and riff-raff of all kinds. To make confusion worse confounded the officers turned the hose over the throng, "just to cool them down a bit."
THE Daily Press says that the Report of the Head Master of the Central School, which was laid on the table of the Legislative Council yesterday (9th inst.) and duly appeared in our last night's issue, was published so long ago a last January. This may interest the Finance Com- mittee when the vote for printing, etc., is brought forward. Ifan important educational report of this character, cannot be printed in less time than four months, it is absolute waste of public money to print it at all.
The
THUS the Kobe Herald of the rst inst. new teas, commenced to arrive here in small quantities on the 19th April-fully ten days earlier than last year. This, of course, was owing to the season being so much advanced. On the 28th the teas began to arrive more freely, and by the end of the month zoo picals had been settled. The prices paid for the first few lot: were nearly as much as was paid in the previous year, but later on a sharp decline took place in sympathy with the rise in exchange. With regard the quality of new season's tea, thus far it shows about as good preparation as the early teas last season, but quality is a little inferior, and it is almost certain that if tile long-continued wet weather does not speedily came to an end, it will have a very unfavourable effect on the quality of new crop generally. The outlook for producers is not a bright one. The high price of rice facreases. the cost of production, and this, taken with the lower prices realised for ten on account of the exchange, will give producers a poorer result than usual. It is to be boped that for this reason the preparation of the teas will not be allowed to deteriorate, for, if so, it cannot fail to affect prejudicially the sale. Already complaints bave been made of a failing off in the quality of Japanese teas from these districts, and producers. must exercise great care and watchfulness if ther wish to maintain the high reputation which Yamashiro teas have hitherto enjoyed.
was appointed to replace him during his absence. That absence having resulted in resignation I have much pleasure in provisionally appointing") Mr. Keswick to the vacant seat, pending" her Majesty's approval,
Mr. Keswick then took the oath as a per- manent member.
THE CHINESE RECREATION GROUND,
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that a vated of $6 ooo, recommended by H.E. the Administrator in respect to the Chinese Recrea- tion Ground, be referred to the Finance Com mittee.
His Excellency added-I wish to state that not long since I visited this place, for the improve- ment of which I now recommend this vote, Originally. I believe, the fatention was that this site should be a pleasant resort for such as were desirous of making use of it, but from the opinion 1 was able to form on my visit I am sorry to say that it is anything but that at the present time. It is covered with shanties of all descriptions, and it seems to be in a most di ty and neglected state. It is proposed to improve it by clearing it, building all round it a certain number of stalls, and affording such protection as will clear it of such as are inclined to use it for any but legitimate ends. It is estimated that a sum of $2,400 will be produced by the rental of the staffs, although only a small rent will be asked. It is proposed that $2,000 a year be set aside out of this to repay the $6,000 now voted, and the remaining $400 will go to defray police protection. The scheme, I may say, did not originate with me, hat was due to the Acting Registrar-General, When he suggested it to me, after seeing what I did, I was desirous of proceeding with it, as the expenditure of this money will confer a great boon on the Chinese community. Any further details connected with the scheme can be learnt in the Finance Committee............
REPAIRS FOR VICTORIA COLLEGE, The Acting Colonial Secretary moved; that a' recommendation to vote $3.6yo for repairs to the lead roof over the central hall and staircases at Victoria College be referred to the Finance Committee.
His Excellency expressed regret that the Council should so soon be asked to vote such a large sum for the repair of a new and costly building like that.
THE ROYAL VISIT.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that a recommendation to vote an additional sum of $2,344 to meet expenses incurred in connection with the recent Royal visit, be also referred to the Finance Commitice.
Mr. Mitchell-Innes mentioned that the Royal Engineers had also asked for payment for the time they were employed on the work of decoration.
Mr. Brown was positive that that item had been included in the bill, and objected to the application being made to the Registrar-General, anyhow.
His Excellency regretted that the matter should have been mentioned, as there had been ample time allowed to get in all the accounts, He anggested that the vote stand over, that the accounts might be completed, and no further additional vote rendered necessary.
THE POST OFFICE.
poorer class of hawkers such as now had stalls This college can therefore, in a marked degree, on the ground.
lay claim to a cosmopolitan character.
The vote was agreed to. *
The Surveyor-General seconded, and the vote was agreed to.
THE POST OFFICE.
The Chairman moved a vote of $300 for furniture for the local delivery branch of the Post Office. The omission of the item was an oversight in the preparation of the estimates for the establishment of a local delivery branch of the Post Office, which entirely omitted to vote any money for furniture.
The Attorney-General seconded the vote, which was passed.
The Committee then adjourned.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BEAD MASTER OF THE VICTORIA
COLLEGE FOR 1889.
The following report was presented at the Legislative Council on the 9th inst., by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government
VICTORIA COLLEGE,
10th January, 1890. SIR,I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on this College for 1889.
2. To illustrate the condition of the Schools during the last five years the following table is annexed:--
Year
Monthly Enrolment Average
Dally Minimum.
Attendance,
the
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12. The staff consists of twenty-nine in all vizi nina English Masters (four of whom are graduates), ten Chinese Assistants, three Papil Teachers and three Monitors; and in Chinese School four.. Chinese Graduates, (San Taoi), This is an increase of ten masters on the staff formerly at the Central School Four new English Masters arrived in April and May last, Messrs. Barlow M.A., Booth, Haseiden, B.A., and Boards ; of these, three were extra, and one was to supply the vacancy caused by the appolatment of Mr. May to be second master on the death of Mr. Falconer. The six new Chinese Assistants were provided by six Pupil Teachers articled three years ago, and who during the last five months have given evidence of their ability. to discharge their duties very satisfactorily. With the exception of Translation from Chinese in the two head classes the Head Master no longer takes a position on the teaching staff; his time being fully ccupied in organisation and supervision, fortnightly/Inspections of each class, half-yearly and annust examinations with other multifarious duties. It is noteworthy that of the staff of eigh- teen English and Chinese, I found on my arrival Peight years ago, only two remain. As only two have been removed by death it is manifest that. the remainder are those who have left in search of higher salaries elsewhere, some on promotion in the Colonial Service. ****
7. Chinese boys, as a rule, are very intelligent, THE VICTORIA COLLEGE.
docile and palastaking. That they are intelligent The Chairman said the next vote was for
is established by the large number of boys, that $3,670 for re-laying the lead roof over the in the short period of five or six years have central hall and iwa, stáircases of Victoria
advanced from the alphabet to a knowledge of College. The roof was in a bad state and needed English sufficient to do a creditable paper on a repair. He must inform the Committes that thisplay of Shakespeare. Their docility, proverbially defect of the roof was not so much the result of arouses the admiration of every new master bad workmanship as of faulty construction of the from England. Painstakingness is a national
He further regretted to
characteristic sometimes provoking, to the more roof in the first instance. inform the Committee that an outstanding bill impetuous European. It might be thought that, had been discovered, debited against the College with these admirable traits the work of teaching in this College would be an easy task and the for $2,000, the bill for that amount having appar
results should be even higher than they are. There ently been in the hands of the clerk of works and not presented until he went on leave two months would be grounds for this supposition, if there ago. The Government did not propose to pay
were not serious compensating drawbacks such as this bill till after the fullest enquiry, and he did the following. Stalldity and absence of facial not ask the Committee to vote this aum as it was expression, render it next to impossible for intended to write to England to the officer con teacher to gather how much of what he says is cerning the matter. But as they had all fondly understood by the class; he has not the satis hoped that the accounts of the Victoria College faction of seeing perplexed ignorance dissolve, were finished within April last year, he thought into triumphant knowledge, for difficulties do not, it only right to acquaint the Committee with this pucker the brow, nor does success kindle the eye of the Chiness student. This difficulty is fact
increased tenfold by the fact that all instruction is given in English, thus there is not merely the doubt whether a boy understands the subject itself, but a fear that he does not grasp the phrase in which it is conveyed. Again, the 13. A normal class and a special Examination Chinese answer in English with a single word Paper on Education and School Discipline for after the genius of their own language, leaving a Papil Teachers and Monitors are a new feature great deal to the imagination ganch'a hábst it this year. Mr. Boards, who has been in charge hard to break, and very tantalising to the teacher, of these junior assistants in front of the Prepara as the embryo answer may contain a correct idea Class, is on the hole able to give me only a or the reverse. Further where an English boy moderate Report though, he speaks highly of would answer to the best of his ability, even one or two Pupil. Teachers. I trust that next running the risk of of a mistake, or would ask year
master for assistance or explanation, obsérvol marked improvement will be ridicule of his comrades. Once again, though a classes, instead of 12, it could only reasonably 1 Chinere la deterred by a nervous fear of the 4. With the necessarily increased staff for keen in detecting the shades of their dozen be expected that the expenses would be increased, native tones, Chinese ears are remaricably dull, but it in satisfactory to observe that the average in detecting the difference in English. vowel, expense of each scholar calculated on the aver sounds, and between sharp and dat consonants age daily attendance is lower than it has been the result of all which is impossible mistakes in for years. When it is remembered that for three Dictation and Reading. It might be thought months, the expense of three extra English too, that the Inherited power of memory in the Mhaters was borne by the smaller number of Chinesa race, of which one bears so much would boys at the Central School, it may reasonably prove a considerable factor in their progress, but be supposed that this figure will not be exceeded this is far from being the caab. It would cert next yemy An average cost of $25 may be. tainly be so in Examinations if special care were called 3/18. per head, which sounds a large not taken in framing the questions to avoid sum, but is far exceeded by our namesake In putting them in such a form as would allow of Australia where the cost per head is 64 155. 1. The total number of boys on the roll during an answer being previously committed to 15 The result of the examination just held by the past year was 919. The number of School-memory. But as a matter of fact, in daily school me for prize purposes, and on which suitable days, 233 is still below the average, though life there would appear to Le a sad lack of an promotions can be made next month, appears beiter than the previous year. The College was intelligent memory, the master cannot rely on to me very satisfactory; 645 boys out of 676 closed on the four following extraordinary occa- the work done in the previous year as a examined, or 95 per cent. having passed. I did sions, two days during the storm in May, one foundation on which to raise a higher saper- not expect no good a result, as the transfer of day on the transfer from the Central School, and structure. I have dwelt at this length on the the school in the middle of the summer upset one day for a Public Funeral.
characteristics of Chinese boys, because only all the arrangements for the year, and 494 bays, these daily engaged in the task of teaching know, all below Class IVA, were examined en exactly where the difficulties lie, and because barely a half year's work in the classes to which some explanation is thus afforded of the necessity they were allotted. But masters and boys were of the slow progress that has been made in the determined not to bring discredit on the College past, and may be expected for same time, in the and they deserve much credit for their success. future.
Kylie Though not, wishing to Intrench on the province w 8. To impart the principles of a sound educa- of the Inspector of Schools, I cannot refrain from: tion in English is the main object of this Govern pointing ont that the great weakness in the Lower ment Institution. In the distribution of work to School betrayed in Arithmetic is compensated each class this is steadily aimed at, and strict by the anusually good results in Engilah Gram- injunctions are given to employ the Englishmar. In the Upper School (6 sections) remark- language alone in all instruction, except of ably good work was done, though IIIB, is only course in the Translation Lessons and when moderate in its tone. Classes IVA, Va. are con occasionally in the Junior Classes difficulties spleucus for high class work in the g sections require to be explained in Chinese. The natural of the Lower School, and Class VITA of the 5 consequence of this is that the boys become very sections of the Preparatory
School deserves. apt at understanding what is said to them in special mention, English. The great problem is how to get boys 16. Last July we sent up ten boys. Of these to speak English before they leave school. Ex eight passed, three as Seniors, and being under perience has shown that, within a few months nineteen years of age were declared Associates after obtaining a situation, our Chinese boys, in Arts, while five passed the Junior Examina with their store of grammatical, rules and know-ition.kuaren erblind want ledge of composition, develop the power of speak-17. The following Table gives some idea of ing English very creditably; but as a rule, the manner in which the teaching of English; only Pupil Teachers and Monitors really speak subjects has been extended in the school, to English well before leaving school. This would gether with the introduction of higher subjects seem to point clearly to a want of self-confidence in the Upper Classes The figures are the total Special attention will in the future be paid to following years. To supp this in Junior classes. The work of the uppers classes is at present regulated by the require- ments of the Oxford Senior Local Examination. As I believe a mistaken impression prevails that Latin was on this account added to the carries lum, I will take this opportunity of ventilatingGeography, the purpose with which it was introduced. Bacon and Milton, the fathers of English Prose Com position, teem with Latiniams, nor are there entirely absent from, the modern standard of Addison. It is only quite recently that. English composition has become a separate study Inn England. Formerly a good classical education was supposed sufficient to enable an EnglishShakespeare author to write correctly in his mother tongue. Trigonome It is therefore reasonable to suppose that 18. That this College supplies a large demand A meeting of the Finance Committee was then
foreigner must be assisted in the acquisition of for olarks in this, Colony is sufficiently attested held. The Acting Colonial Secretary presided,
The Chairman said the first vote was one
English rules of composition by the study of that by the following facts, culled from the Annual which stood over from last time, a vote of $120
language, on which its choicest models are Summary of the past six years; 32 appointments for house allowance for the compradore of the
framed. In Latin the observance of concord have been obtained in the. Colonial Service Post Office. The Colonial Treasurer desired
and regimen is rendered conspictions by fuffeco Boys Bave been engaged by European tion, the intelligent translation therefore, of atrofessional and rickeanille firms in the Colony, on looking over papers he had withdrawn his extent to which he bare up against the depress. opposition and he (the Chairman) now proposed ing effect of delay and opposition may be many English rules. Moreover immense as for japan Shanghakiand: the Coast Forts: The the vote of $120 as house allowance..
conceived when we read the following passage meanings of English words, and often in pell caployed from this
tance in understanding and distinguishing the Chinese, Government too, has in this periodu from his Report so far back as 77: "As a remedying them; is manifestly afforded by even a te Catfomt, The vote was agreed to.: 220
is School Bo, boys' in its for all this (stationary condition) cannot be far
Diplomatic, a Customs, Medical, Di and Telegraph THE CHINESE RECREATION GROUND,
stricted Latin vocabulary in the First Claid services distant now, although it cannot arrive in time to Latin, Chemistry, Drawing, Book-keeping will Bonefudd by expressing the gratitude" The Chairman said the next vote was one for affect the current year, further notice of the Mensuration, and Trigonometry wills for the of the minsters ad Boys to the many friends of $6,000 for the improvement of the Chinese School, its working, Its aim, and its success, future be optional, and not included in class is College who continue, year after year, so creation ground by clearing, levelling, surfacing, may therefore he deferred until the new and erecting stalls at the sides. His Excellency
subjects had addressed members on the subject vote be famous as the Founder of Education prepare special school text-books for English Crane on his head liberal as it is, would go but building is occupied." Dr. Stewart will ever 9. In India' It has been found necesar tonerously, to provide prizes for the encourage
toment of our young students. The Government, Acting Registrar General, who seconded the vote, in the Colony. Apart too from enjoying an education. The demand in Hongkong I too a small way providing rewards for a1 English The Acting Registrar-General, in seconding all parts of China, I might say the world, slight to offer much encouragement to a similar and is Chinese, Classes, But there donations, the vote, said that shortly after he took up the bis memory will be kept green in Victoris put the want makes itself felt. Art coming, as they do, from all nationalities and all post of Registrar-General he found that this College by the scholarship founded la als bouour an effort in this direction I published a few years chatsen, should be viewed in the further light, as plot of land, which in the course of time had by old scholars in 1884. I believe too that the ago a School. Arithmetic, specially, intended to up expression of public interest in the work done t come to be looked upon as a recreation ground Memorial Committe, appointed, since his death plain difficulties to our bore Mach could be in thewonwalls, and as a vote of public con
done in the way of polised by hawkers and others who did a good permission to affix some permanent, memorial the argent need of a cheap text book of the
to y pething of performedgjou nolimodu doanh cú and business on the ground. It had also been
in the College Hall, allowed to get into a filthy condition, it had been
Geography of the Chinese Expira Somethinger | allhy; the hongur to be, Siraten werd encroached upon by shopkeepers in the neigh-5 It was originally proposed that Victoria loo is needed to supplement the School Como most, abedient servant, bomo tipai bourkond, and it had grown to be considered a
College, should furnish accommodation for 770 mittee's series of books in Chiness, which. GRO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, MA., Oxo¤...... very dangerous place in consequence of the boys; a number which was supposed by some to provide practice for Transistion, into English Als de novel to tuHead Master.2 1/87) number of blackguards who assembled there, and, be extravagantly large. By the simple expedient. The late Mr. Falconer edited a very useful books, Hanourable A. Later, Acting Colonial Secretary who had an excellent opportunity for picking of dividing all the desks Into six instead of five but the very classical Chinese can only be pockets and snatching earrings without the same parts, seats have been provided for 960 boys adequately translated into very chalical English.
edi juoduord) ivre en in duh minoichiqib chance of their being caught by the Folles, that including the Pupil, Teachers room) affording I have therefore just recently complied vanom VIUMBIA COLLEGE, 1889, zaal Lirim it would be very much better if the place were future undue crowding, as evil long felt at the with everyday ideas and expresslona: 12:26 dat bildes 25 theme was in the streets. It occurred to him that each boy a space, that compares favourably collection of cuttings from Chiness. Newspapers
with what is required in England, while which will, it is to be hoped, familiarise tire boys vinode verrysdalda fyr cleared and that hawkers and smál traders whom the Chinese liked to have about the pisce Central School, le rendered impossible by tach to. In the confined area of the,, old Central | were provided with stalls, round the three sides, boy's space being defined by his desk-lid. In School nothing could be done to provide the boys
A vote of $300 for furnitute and fittings for the local delivery branch of the Post Office was referred to the Finance Committee,
THE PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS. The Alorney-General moved the first reading
FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS.
A Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the
Accounts was read a first timé.
A MINOR AMENDMENT.
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1885 596 | 118 | 1886, 670 238 1*87: 601 234 1888 634 | 239 1889 919 | 233
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An Ordinance to amend' the Hongkong Code / selected by, a Commission some fourteen years and to the absence of the spur of necessity. number of boys examined in each subject in the
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of Civil Procedure was read a second time.
The Attorney-General stating that the only alteration was the insertion of a clause by which the execution of a minute by a clerk of the Court in the absence of the Registrar was regarded as operative.
Actual Nest
Avenge Expense of each Expenditure.| Scholar per
Average Daly Attendance. 1885 412 (95-38 5,273 14,885.00 29.45 1886 405 9481
26.17 5422 11,680.41 1887 384 97.65 5.547 11,872.70 26.40 1884 445 94.15 6.899 12,384.14 36.48 1889 676 95.41| 9.338 15,018.20 25.13
3. Victoria Collegę, was occupied roth July, Law with reference to the Falsification of 1889, the foundation tone having been laid by Sir George Bowen 26th April, 1884, on a site ago. The College is undoubtedly a fine spacious building occupying a good central position, and is suficiently elevated to ensure a free admission of light, and of whatever cool breezes may be expected in the summer weather, The class rooms are arranged with the strictest economy of space and easily provide accommodation for 900 boys. Besides its annual use for the prize áletribution, the hall is of great service in the monthly collection of fees, and is absolutely indispensable for the midsummer and annual examinations, when 132 boys can be examined at one time, while ample space is provided as a precaution against the possibility of copying or any communication whatever. The large covered play-ground in the basement is an incomparable boon during the rainy and hot seasons.
4. The erection of Victoria College is entirely due to the foresight and unremitting zeal of the late Dr. Stewart, who by a sad fatality can scarcely be said to have seen the fruition of his labours, as he was removed by death before
seo ani tud inoffen 1881. 1885. 1889. Trans. E to C301 379 676 Trans:: Oto Elim301 370 676 Grammar,
A TRAVELLER recently returned from Peking, of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to repeal Ordi according to the North Ching Medical Gaselle,nance No. 2 of 1889 and amend Ordinance No. says that he saw there a peculiar method of cute. In n temple outside one of the city gates is to be Patents for Inventions within this colony."
14 of 1862, entitled As Ordinance for granting found a brass mule of life size, supposed to lisve
The Acting Colonial, Secretary seconded, and wonderful healing prope.ties. Patients suffering from every imaginable disease seele this templa
it was agreed to. to obtain a cure. The method pursued is as follows Supposing you suffer from sciatica, you go with all speed to this famous temple, and having discovered the particolar part of the brass mule corresponding. the painful region of your own body, you must rub the animal a certain number of times, and then, with the same hand, shampoo your own disabled member, and then well, then the pain goes. The special feature of this method, of cure is its delightful simpllelty. Is your tooth aching? Just scrub the male's teeth and afterward your own, and voila! the cure is complete. Have you an ulcer of the cornea? Pass the tips of your fingers to and fro over the particular eye ball of the mule, and then with well-regulated pressure rub repeatedly the afflicted eye. The mule bas, unhappily, lost his sight during the many years he has been engaged in his benevolent work, the eye-balls, we are told, having been gradually worn away as the the result of constant friction, until now you have only the empty orbits to operate upon. The animal is patched in all directions with fresh pieces of brass, put on to cover holes produced by the constant friction of eager patients, and a new, perfectly whole mule stand ready at hand. awaiting the day when his old colleague, having fallen to pieces in the temple, shall give him an opportunity of likewise bene- that this should be considered as salary, but the College was in full worlding order. The simple Latin author, should explain the genuspa pf:) besides many člerks engaged by Hongkong firms ad
fiting posterity.
THE STEAMER " FELBRIDGE,"
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VACCINATION.
The Vaccination Ordinance, dealing with the registration of infant vaccinations, passed its third reading.."
THE MAGISTRATES BILL. The Council then resumed consideration of this Bill, and afterwards adjourned.
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
would give them any further information.
immortality in the hearts of his scholars in
Composition, History,
Algebra,
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the Bureau of Compilation in the Educational back off none were successful until Tuesday,'] for the Chinese, had been allowed to be mono i contemplate, applying to the Government for English Idlom cerbacities, offence in the manger, in which, that; work ispan
The steamer Felbridge, Capt. Ruthen, arrived here to-day (8th inst.), after her temparary.sojourn on a reef of the Paracels, We learn from inquiries on board that at 4.20 a.m. on Saturday last, when the mate was on watch, be suddenly heard awashing sound, as of rain. He immediately concluded that it meant shallow water, and tele. graphed below "full speed astern." The helm was simultaneously pui berd-a-port, but the vessel almost immediately grounded on the North Reef The crew were at once set work to jettison cargo, but although repeated attempts were made to when some são tons of rice had been sacrificed, The vessel then steamed up, with the forward pumps constantly going to keep the fore-peak and tank-hold clear. When about sixty miles outside, yesterday," she spoke H. M. S. Swift, which had gone out to her assistance, and which returned on seeing that she required no assistance On arriving here the Felbridge went to her buoy, so that the damage could not be very serious probably cracked bow-plates. The, accident is N. N. W., which took her some forty miles out attributed to a strong current setting in to the
of her course.
THE captain, owner, and crew of the schooner Sourabaya Harbour on the night of the 12th Bessie, which vessel was destroyed by fire in April, arrived in Singapore on the rat inst. The Bestie was a wooden brigantine-rigged schooner of 228 tons burden, and was six. teen years old. She bad taken a cargo of MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE These stalls would be rented to the hawkers and addition to the manifest saving of expense in with the necessary opportunity for developing
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ing there, was an alarm of fire, and when the Colonial Secretary (Mr. W. M. Deane), Mr. Shaining each year would be sufficient to pay for lower classes, will: gradually lessen the number 36 per annum And In Classes II and III to
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would bring in about $2,400 a year, so that it providing education for 924 boys by the same their physique. Simple gymnastic appilatte Jebu and after discharging her freight, was preparing
would be perfectly possible to pay back the money stall as was allotted to 770, there are great will shortly be erected in the covered play groundLa for a voyage to the Sandal Wood Island in the
A meeting of the Legislative Council was now asked for in a few years. His Excellency augadyantages derived from the assembling of a if properly availed of, the should counterace the Java Sen, and after placing all fodder and other
Legislative Counsel tagested that $2,000 should be paid back, each larger number of boys in one building; these cramped, attitudes generally associated with necessaries on board, on the 11th April sho
held on the 9th inst
eat. That was not exactly his (the speaker's) er umber of boys to education, the study lay in the harbour intending to sail the
His Excellency the Officer Administering the intention, because he did not think the $400 re larger number of boys to be promoted from 11. The fees have been raised in Class to Government (Mr. F. Flemlog); the Acting next day. About 2 o'clock the following morn-
watchmen and the keeping of the place in order of admissions into, higher classes from other 324, as the Upper School derives the, chief i hatches were taken off it was found that the fodder Brown, Surveyor-General; Mr. W. M. Goodman, He should propose therefore that, a kam less schools prolongation of the course, which benefit from the heavy, expense of the salaries September
Attorney General; Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, in the hold had become ignited. All efforts to save the vessel proved fruitless, and she Acting Registrar-General; Messrs. C. P. Chater than 2,000 be repaid each year so that the re-will, delay the undue promotion of backward of: English Masters, and of costly School October
The disse carried 1. J. Keswick, A. P. MacEwen, F. Ryrie, Ho Kal Payment would extend over five or six years, boys we heredis by te onthe detriment material Chinese parents should reflect that November was scuttled and sunk, a crew of 14 hands all told, and at the time of (unofficial members) and Mr. F. A. Hazeland. That, however, was a matter of detall which and to the discredit of the upper clasica—and they have now a good English education brought: December: 1735 | 35,14926685′59
he settled afterwards and he would now the more elective shading off of degrees of to their doors, and that their song can mask an fire there were four passengers on board. The Acting Clerk of Councile
aimply second the vote, pagerina murder nowledge so that too great a stride in education examination held in England, without the outlay, De Ho Kal asked what class of persons the will no longer follow on promotion. There were attendant upon sending them thither for five or -owner's wife-lost all her affecte, and some-of-the-
The minutes of the last meeting were read and stalls would be let to, Would they be let by Boo boys on the Roll in September, and there is six years. It is much to be desired that parents other passengers lost portions of clothing. There was also £525 worth of specle on board, which confirmed.
public tender?-
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every reason to believe that the College will be who can afford it, as many of them well has gone to the bottom. The captain attributed
The Acting Registrar-General said it was his full in year or two, if not next month should not take their, soud own limediately. the fire to spontaneous combustion. An official His Excellency I have to inform you that intention to let them to the persons who now, had 6. During the past year there were on the roll upon their promotion to the Fiat Clairybie enquiry was held at Sourabaya, but there was few days ago I received a letter from.. Mr. John | stall on the ground. It was not his Intention | 790 Chinese and, Eurasiana, a3 English, 4 Ger- ; allow them to stay, a yearing twoint the fopraf Bell-Irving, who is now in Europe, resigning his | to create a monopoly for those persons who could: mans, 8 Hebrews, 1 Hindu, to Japanese, 36 the School to really complete their educatibe Reat at this Council. When he left Mr. Keswick - afford to outbid the others, but to let them to the | Mohammedapa, 1 Farsee and 46 Portuguese, 1 more thoroughly,
no evidence to show how the fire originated. The Beisie was not insured)
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· MR. BELL-IRVING RESIGNS,
could
Totalysis 21:139,060 17233) Total Number of Altendance during 1889139,060 Number of School Days: during 1889133 Avdagdi Dally Attendance during 1889 596,324 Total Number of Scholars at this School
Juring 1889-monieuqda 919- 22070 2 GEQ, H. BATISON WRIGHT, MA
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