fis launch, and witness went with it, and handed "It over to another man in the godown. He did not have any parmit. Shown a permit witness said he did not have that document when he landed the goods in question,
Serge detective J. Grant said that on the 29th December, at about noon, he went to No, 15 Kowloon gedown, and there saw a case bearing marks corresponding with the bill of lading produced. He opened the box, and found it contained 12 rides, The last witness was got present when be opened the box, but viewed it afterwards. The defendant firm have no licence. They had one, but about six months ago the Captain: Superintendent of Police cancelled it.
Mr. Hallifax, interposing, said it was can.. celled about March Inst," and it ceased to operate about June 1993.
Witoon, continuing, said the application shown was from Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Co. for a removal permit; they are licensed dealers now. A removal permit was issued in accordance with that application. The permit was for the removal of twelve American Enfield rifles, and those in the case la question tallied with the description of those on the permit.
To Mr. Hallifax: He believed the goods. were lying in the godown to the order of Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 211905.
age amounted to barely 3200, the property being insured for $2,000 with the Cheung Chan Insurance Company.
The firemen had but just returned to their station when a second alarm, was givan, and again they turned out to find that a fire of more serious proportiona had broken out in No. 44, Now Market Street, a narrow lane close to the Harbour Master's Office, in the shop of Kwong Sing Co., Chop Sang Lee, mat dealers in which large quantities of packing mats were stored. In this house, the second and third floors were completely gutted, large quantities of mats being entirely destroyed. A remark able fact in connection with the fire is that while it is known no lives were lost, neither the mastar, fakis, coolies, nor any employes of the shop had, up to this afternoon, been seen or heard of since the outbreak, though they were | known to be about their business' in the premises yesterday as usual.. The amount of damage could not be ascertained, but the place is insured with the Hip On Insurance Company for $3,000.
THE DOUBLE-MURDER IN, HONGKONG,
FURTHER MAGISTERIAL PROCCEDINGS.
16th inst.
rote, Peguien, is charged with the murder This afternoon the case in which the Igor
WIS TC-
To Mr. Gedge He got that information from the officer of the Kowloon godown. He made no other inquiries. The Godowa Company
Cheng Tung, ricksha coolie told him that the case was landed to the order sumed before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz of Arnhold, Karberg & Co., and said it was Senor Lazaro Bebit, Presidente of Igorrotes, stored for them. He was not told that that
was sworn in as interpreter. It will be remem
· firm paid the landing charges.
Carl Herbst and how a clerk to defend-hared by our readers that this prisoner is the man who was committed for trini for the ant firm. He received instructions and a bill murder of another Igorrote on board the s.s. of lading from Mr. Boisserce, manager of de- Tremont in this harbour, fendant firm, and was told to hand the bill of
Prisoner pleaded "Not guilty," to the second charge.
Iading over to Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and get them to have the case landed and stored to their order. Ele went and handed the docu- ment personally to Mr. Lieb, of Arnhold, Kar- borg & Co, but before doing so he went to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. and got it endorsed by them, as he was told that as the ship was leaving the case must be landed at To Mr. Hallifax: This is not the first time that bills of lading have been handed over to Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Co in the same way within the last six months. Witness had to do with the removal of arms on several
ODCE.
occasions for defendant firm. He had a fear of prosecution. He had studied the Arms Ordinance, but he knew it for his own purposes, Ambold, Karberg and Co. said he was in charge Frica fieb, an assistant in the firm of Messrs. of the arms business, and his firm holds a licence to deal in arms. The last witness brought him the bill of lading, shown, on the 27th of December last, it was endorsed by Jardines, and the defendant firm. Both those signatures were necessary before he could obtain delivery of the box. He applied to the police for a removal permit (the letter produced was that applicatlan) and he got the permit asked for. He sent the same with a letter to the Kowloon Godown Company, with instruct- ions to land the case in their godowns and store it to the account of witness's firm. He subsequently received a godown warrant, from the Godown Company, and a bill for land- ing charges against his firm. He did not know if the bill was paid. He subsequent ly returned the permit to the police after he had got the case back in the godown. The case is still lying in the godown to Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Company; it belongs to them. The defendant firm has no interest in the arms to bis knowledge. He aeither paid gor received any commission to or from the defendant firm in respect of this case of arms. The defendant firm are the consignees of the
Dr. E. A. R. Laing stated that on the 7th inst, he examined the body of Cheng Tung, a Chinaman, aged between 40 and 50 years. The deceased had a stab wound in the chest, about three inches long, four stab-wounds, an inch and a half long, on the arm, and two stab-wounds in the front of the chest.
He
died on the 8th init. Witness made a post mortem examination the same day and found that death was due to intemal hemorrhage, brought about by the wounds which might have been caused by the knife produced, Deceased was identified to witness by a con. stable, and three Chinese bad also identified. him to Constable, T. Sutherland.
Chang Tang, a ricksha coolie in charge of Cheng Tung was a ricks coolie living in ricksha 324, living al 31 Third Street said that
the same house. On the 7th inst, he was with his ricksha near the Wing Chai wharf, and Cheng Tung was next to him. A foreigner went up to deceased and stabbed him on the chest. Witness called for police, and ran away. After he returned a crowd had collected, and he then saw that the prisoner had been arrested by the Chinese constable. The prisoner is the man who stabbed deceased. The man and deceased said nothing. There was no reason why prisoner stabbed deceased. The latter was sitting on the footboard of his ricksha, and did not do anything to prisoner. Witness went to the hospital on, the 8th inst., and there saw the body of deceased.
His Worship: You are sure the d censed did nothing to the prisoner?
Witnicas: No, he did nothing at all. His Worship: He was sitting next to you? Witness: No; I was sitting next to him! Cheun Kam, stated that he was a ricksha coolie living at 31 Third Street, Deceased, Cheng Tung, was his friend and clansman, and they lived in the same house together, This witness then corroborated the last witness in detail. Witness did not see what the pri case. Witness's firm had not bought the arms
soner had in his hand, but he saw him make a from them.
stab at deceased who then fell down. Before Philip Wolf, a clerk in the Kowloon Gothas deceased put out his hand to sign to the downs, said he received a letter, produced, from prisoner to go away, and the latter went a pace Amhold Karberg and Co., together with a bill then turned back and stabbed deceased. De- of lading, and a removal permit. He then sent ceased did not say one word. a launch to got the case from the steamer. It Another coolfe living at No. 31 Third Street was landed to the account of Arnhold, Karbarg kave similar testimony, and said that deceased and Company, and it was stored to their ac was his uncle. On the roth inst. P. C. 380 took him to the mortuary to see the dead body of Cheug Tung, and he there identified it to the
count.
Ludwig Boisserce, manager of defendant
INTERFERING WITH TARGET
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(JUNK MASTER FIRED,"
"moth lart.:
Since Mr.Irying's visit in June special attent] tion has been given-to-geography and as evi denced by the percentage of marks gruned (87) in the late oxaminailon, a marked improvement has taken place. This subject has had an in- creased interest for: those member of the Angin Chinese staff who have been attending the lectures on geography given by Mr Williams at Sailingpun School: Ascultable map of Victoria, is published the Education
THE SCHOOL STUDIEB, Jak
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be seguired, 'because It.la/so decessary to the Fed to play a little trick on the worthy gene apprehension of the politics of the present day; lemn (Mr. Korshaw), who was appointed Such knowledge is useful in a variety of ways, trustee of his aunt's money, Three years. for joomalist and many other forms of litera earlier he, had informed: Mr. Kershaw that ture. While a knowledge of geography makes he had married. had settled down a res many books interesting which otherwise would pectable and respected Benedict, and was only be slightly so, there are many books which on the high road to earn that principal which Before the Hon. Captain L. A. W. Bimes
make the study of geography itself, and teach had been left by the deceased lady, Mr. Lawrence, Marine Magistrate, this morning
geography for its own value. I have one hare Kershaw had swallowed all this, and had never P.C. James Munday prosecuted Tour Cheung
which describes the tour of the Prince and come to see Shackleton, but now new bills gwaer and master of licensed Junk No.171-H« for wilfully disobeying the lawful orders of thepartment kindly provided one and we are Princess of Wales, to the various parts of the were pouring in and the envy-going, Kershaw promised a class map of Kwang Tung Province ritish Empire will conclude my remarks had been led to believe Shackleton had marridd Harbour-master, in Victoria Harbour, on the from the same source,
by presenting, with my beat wishes, something lady who knew how to make the money 28th of Lecember, 1904, under Section 37
to the best boy of the many boys who have fly, with the result that debts abounded. "All Sub-sections 18 and 19, of Ordinance to of 1934-P.C. Munday stated that about ro.30a.m. On resuming after the mid-summer holidays come before me, and who the Headmaster tells would have gons well had Kershaw remained at of the 28th of December last, he was on duty all translation exercises ceased except in theme la the best for the year, in remembrance of home, but he now writes to say that he lotends on the military lunch Jubilee, in company three upper forms. The time formerly devoted occasion. (Loud applause), upcoming to town to visit his word "Shackleton with an officer of artillery, and was detailed to the subject is now given to English com, Wai Yong was called forward and given and speak a word of his mind to that visionary to see that orders that junks and other position and colloquial. Opinions regarding Governor.
private presentation by His Excellency the personage, Mrs. Shackleton. k
What is to be done? A wife must be found vessels were to keep clear of the lice of fire the advisability of discontinuing translation in from the guns practising on that day from the lower classes are of a conflicting nature bly filed to the occasion, expressed his own advice is worse than useless. "Would anyone The Headmaster, in a short speech, admir immediately. William is called in, but his Stonecutters Island, were regarded. He ob and the system has had such a brief trial here, and the pupils satisfaction and pleasure that believe," cries Shackleton, that in a civilised served the junk, of which the defendant is the that I defer passing judgment till a subse the Governor had come to the distribution of country a man can be driven to destruction owner, crossing the line of fire, and so followed quent.report. The lower marks obtained in prizes It was no small gratification, he said, for a little thing like that. A wife who will her and warned the master to go back. De the translation exercises are not due to any to receive from the King's representative the be a wife for 24 hours in name only is urgently fendant, however, took no notice of the order. retrogression in the subject, but solely to the reward of their work, for a year(applause) needed.
By the Court: The Jubiles's coxswain, s higher standard demanded and the stringency incited them to do better work in the future. Now, Shackleton has been engrossing the Chinaman, repeated witness's orders in Chi- of the marking. In colloquial there is this nese. The launch was then steered across the year an advance of 7% and the great improve 'bers of council, and the teaching staff he offer Lucy Norton, who has a dragon of an aunt, and on behalf of the President and the mem- mind of a certain young lady named Miss bows of the junk, and the orders repeated, and ment in this subject especially in the lowered to Sir Matthew Nathan sincere thanks for Mrs. Chadwick. When they come on the the junk compelled to obey. The number of classes is one of the most gratifying features of the junk and her owner's name were taken, the examination. The teaching of this subject coming to their annual distribution of prizes. stage Shackletos is in agony about the
Loud applause),,
wife who doesn't 'exist, and a very funny The owner of the junk said lie did not obey falls heavily on the English masters from the therefore he couldn't do so,-The constable, assistants. The high standard now demanded by the order because there was no wind, and difficulty in procuring qualified Anglo-Chinese
scene occurs, when he alternately pleads and re-called, said several junks had previously the Education Department necessitates further been warned, and had obeyed the orders, the training on the part of these assistants and the wind being amply sufficient to move them ever-increasing number of the schools calls for slowly along. Tong Cheung aid he was incicated numbers of them so that unless a making for the Lycemun Pass-By the Court training college is established in which they de observed the target practice; he knew it may not only improve their knowledge of was going on Hon. Captain Barnes-Law-| English - but be taught, to teach, the schools. orders given him by the police in future. In science is the game as in 1903 (79%), but with rence, warned the man to immediately obey all mustnecessarily suffer inefficiency. The pass in this case he would be fined $3.
the apparatus already referred to we hope to have better results during the current year.
ELLIS KADOORIE CHINESE
SCHOOL.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.
zoth inst.
An exceedingly interesting ceremony took place this forenoon on the occasion of the distribution of prizes to the successful scholars. The parents and friends of the pupils were present in large numbers, and among those in attendance were E. the Governor, Messrs Ellis Kadoorie (President), Law Chu Pak (Hon. Tin, A. Hamilton, W. R. P. Scott, (assistant) Secretary), Ho Kom Tong, E. Kadoorie, Chiu
Masters, drs, J, C. Lowe, Mesars, Leung Yan Po, Chan Foon Ng, Lau Chin Ting, Lam Yin Ting, Mrs. Lam Shing King H, Sui Tsung Pong, Leung Chak Chow, Cheong Suk Ping, S. J. Michael, E. Howard, Mrs. Braidwood, Chau Siu Ki, Rev. and Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Walker, Capt. and Mrs. Milroy, Mr. and Mrs. McCubbin, Messrs. E. J. Moses, Fung Wa Chun, Tam Tsze Kong, Mr. and Mrs. Young Hee, Messrs. Williams, Sin, Yue Chong, S. A. Joseph, Pun Yan Chun, C. S. Gubbay, Mrs. and Miss Henderson, Mrs. A. Henderson, and Rev. C. H. Hickling...
THE HEADMASTER'S SPEECH.
A SCHOOL LIBRARY. -
Following a precedent of my own in connec tion with another school in the colony. I resol ved to establish a Circulating School Library to foster the desire for reading among the pupils. The boys in the senior forma showed such en- thusiasm in the matter that with their assist- ance I was able in a very short time to raise the sum of $421. The result is that we have ing, and above all pure literature which cannot now a library of 260 volumes of bright, interest-
but prove as undoubted blessing to present of expressing my deep thanks to those gentle and future students. I here take the opportunity men who to readily and generously contributed towardı the good object.
THE BLAKE SCHOLARSHIP. announce that through the generosity of the At the last Prize Distribution I was able to Chinese community the college had received a Blake Scholarship to the value of $50 per place on record the liberality of Mr. Ho Kom aninum. On the present occasion 1. have to
Tong who has kindly presented two scholar. ships-a senior and a junior. These scholar ships are of the value of f35 and $25 per annum respectively and are to be competed for yearly in Forms II and IV, preference being given to Mr. Braidwood said:-Your Excellency, Mr.the student making the highest number of misks in English reading, composition, and President, ladies and gentlemen, I have much pleasure in presenting the fourth annual report colloquial and in transition from Chinese to of the society's Hongkong college. In one English. The hearty thanks of the. council respect the past year differs materially from And all connected with the College are hereby those that have preceded it. On the 30th June endered to the donor for his generous gift last. the college completed its first year under the Government Grant-in-Aid scheme. In that last year I had to complain of the irregu month Mr. E. A. Irving, inspector of schools, farity in attendance and tire council in an effort conducted an examination and although we to remedy this offered certain ind ceme tsio re- naturally failed to reach his high standard of gularity by the remission of fees tri those students excellence he was able to report that "the who made the necessary number of attendan school is well organized with good provision ces. This offer has resulted in 14 boys mak. fur teaching the Chinese language. The dis- ing the maximum number of attendances, viz., cipline is very good." Referring to colloquial 237 while 46 have been present on 215 or more he pointed out that sufficient attention was not days. The average attendance for the Govern being given to the subject, although "a fairment year ending 30th June, 1904, was 185.88; beginning had been made and the boys of the for the succeeding 6 months it has been 272.21, highest form talked well and fuently. Aritht will thus be seen that the experiment has metic he strongly commended, but agreed with mat with a considerable amount of success. the remarks made in the annual report of 1903 in reference to the unsatisfactory results in geography. The amount of grant earned was calculated on the average attendance,
"ABOUT ATTENDANCK.
SPORT AGAIN.
firm in Hongkong, said he received a letter, constable as that of his uncle. He did no3,112 being an average of $16.74 per head any part of the globe is almost synonymous
witness the stabbing.
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Three cheers were given for His Excellency and the proceedings then terminated.
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PRIZE. LIST. QUA gift
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Dux of the School and Blake Scholarship, Laulu Chung,
College Scholarship, ist, Lai Ki Uong; and Wong Yuk Nam; 3rd, Wong You Ming.
Attendance, Lai Ki Hong; Wong You Ming, Recitation, Lai Ki Hồng
... CLASS ID. College Scholarship, 1st, Ho Pak Ku; and, Chau Yau Tong : 3rd, Cheng Is Choi.'
Attendance, Chau Yau Tong.. -Recitation, Chan Yau Tong
CLASS II.
Ho Kam Tong Scholarship. Ho Pak Kwing. Sham Wai Ching.
College cholarship, 1st Tsang Kwong; and,
Recitation, Chau Tai Him. CLASS 1.
بیجار باه
demands that one of these ladies should be his wife for a day. Lucy is horrified, but Mrs, Chadwick thinks it over and comes to the
conclusion that there is no reason why the
should not embrace marital relations onës more, and why not Charlie? If she could only render him a service, the thing is done!
when Shackleton again sees his chambers he Fortune has other designs, however; for
finds "my pretty Jane' 'there busily dusting. Jane's great aim is to get her arrears of pay, and with her rightful husband William, start what is called a milk-walk. In other words, to open a dairy and sell what is usually called milk. Shackleton, however, puts the question plump and plain, about being his wife for 24 hours, and as be promises her £100 reward, Jane promptly closes the bargain," There is good deal of humour when Shackleton wanti to make love to his roi-disant wife, in pre-
Chin Ki; Leong Ki Lok.
College Scholarshp, 1st, Fok Lau Fong; 2nd, Paration for Kershaw's visit, but at length that part of the business is settled to the safis faction of all except William, who is left in sublime ignorance of the compact.
Recitation, Pun Chun Wun.
CLASS.IV.
Ha Kam Tong Scholarship, Leung In 3rd, Wong Fuk Yau.
College Scholarship, 1st, Leuog Hing Chu;
Meanwhile Mrs, Chadwick has been hatching ton's wife, and actually happens to be in the her little plot to represent herself as Shackle
house when Mr. Kershaw arrives, Kershaw is dismayed to find that his ward's wife has seen her best days and says so. He could under
2nd, Kom Wing Sun,
College Scholarship,, ist, du Kwong Kwan gant but, as she appears Fancy then the stand a young and comely wife being extrava
Attendance, Leung Hing Chu, Recitation, Chin Chan Chiu,
CLASS V.
Recitation, Su King Chi.
CLASS VIA.
Wong Chung Sing; 3rd, Lau Wa Tuog.
College Scholarship, ist; Fung Kwai ; and,
Attendance, Fung Kwai. Recitation, Tsang Taoi U.
CLASS VIB.
2nd, Li Cheuk Ving; 3rd, Tau Chit Po,
College Scholarships, 1st, Kan Ping Fai;
Recilation, Li Cheuk, Ying.
CLABB VIC.
contretemps when Shackleton comes with the pretty Jade and announces that she is his one and only love and that all others are imposters, and William's feeling when he listens and sees Jane smilingly admit the story.
In the second act, we find Kershaw, Jane and Shackleton at lunch, with William in a blind male of thought serving the company, and Claude playing tricks behind. Jane gains the good graces of Kershaw and begins to turn him round her little finger, while her tale and
College Scholarship, 1st, Mui Tat Yuen; and, appearance have the effect of arousing the Chan Is Kai; 3rd. Lau Lun Chung.
Recitation, Su Kwan Fat.
CLASS VID
College Scholarship, 1st, Mok Sik Lau; and, Lambing Kwai; 3rd, Fong Shin Ling.
Recitation, Cheung u..
PRIZES FOR COMPLETE ATTENDANCE.. Class 1B. Tam Pui Chuen, Chan Chok Pin; class, II, Ihan Tai Him, Siu Kuk, Chan Kam Cheung; class IV, Chan Ting Fong; class V, Lam Kwok To, Sin Wing Kwong, Kwok Kam Tsun, Lam so Tak, Fung Yuk Wing, Cheng Wai Tsun; class VID, Chen Hing, Siu Cheung Yang.
CHINESE DEPARTMENT, Class I, 18, Cheng Pak Kun; and, Lam Sin Cheung.
Class 11, 1st, Chiu Kim and, Yung Yau Sik.
Class 1, 1st, Leong Ki Lok; zod Chan Seung Chi.
Class-IV, 1st, Leung Hing Chi; and, Wong
Tung lass V. 1st, Leung Ping; and, Chan Pak Class VI, 1st, Li Tam; and, Cheung Taung Kwan.
Cheung,
The presence of two or more Britishers in from Singapore, containing a bill of lading
with the word "sport" and our teachers are no He had no previous correspondence with P. C. Thomes Sutherland, said that on the Mesars, Briackmann and Co., the writers of that 6th inst. at 6 p.m. he was at the junction
Although for Grant-in-Aid purposes the exception to the rule. They have endeavour letter, and they had no authority to send his of Des Vaux Road and Wing Lok Street, school year ends on June goth, the Head-ed to encourage games, especially football-Sik firm the case of arms. He had not paid for it, when he heard a police whistle blown from master's examination was held as usual at the among the boys. The recently established as it was not his firm's property. He had not the direction of Wing Lok pier. He went
end of the year. Failing as it does shortly football league for Schools should give a great impetus to the game, but the necessary steps received any reward from either firm.
and found a crowd there, and in the before the Chinese New Year, it is in many should at once be taken to secure for the west Mr. Gedge reviewed the evidence, and sub-middle a man jumping about and apparently respects more convenient.
end of the City a suitable playing field as it is taitted that the law provided that every
ino, far for boys living in this "district to travel importer, vendor or dealer, must have a licence. To be an importer the goods must
down to Happy Valley for practice. Our thanks are due to the directors of the Po be landed first. Now in this case Messis. Arnhold, Karberg and Company, and go onc alse, were the importers, and they held a licence, and proper permits. His clients had no intention to, nor had they, in any way,
evaded the law.
His Worship held that the goods were con- signed and were landed. That was proved in Evidence, and thus the prosecution succeeded In their case. There would be a fine of $1,000.
HOLLYWOOD ROAD FIRE. ·
FOKIS CHARGED WITH MURDER.'
14th inst. This morning the two. folis who were arrested while running out of No. 168 Holly, wood Road, immediately after the out-break of the fire on Thursday last, were placed before Mr. Gompertz, at the Magistmey, charged with murder, in that they did wilfully, maliciously, and of malice aforethought cause the death of ten persons by setting fire to the premises, No. 168 Hollywood Road on the morning of the 12th ina. The charge of arson was added. Formal evidence of the arrest of the accused was given, and the case was remanded,
stabbing at everybody within reach. Witness sprang forward and seized him from bebind and they fell over, witness falling on top. He then felt his leg being cut, and he twisted prisoner's wrist and caused him to drop his knife. The Chinese constable picked up the knife. An Indian then came up and they held the prisoner, aach by a wrist. He then saw a ricksha-coolie lying on his back over his rick she, covered with blood, and insensible. Ho then took prisoner to the Central Police Station and handed him over. The man in the dock was the man who struggled with him. On the 9th inst. he took the three first witnesses to the mortuary and they identified the body to witness, as Cheng Tung. Pre: viously he testified the body to Dr. Laing as that of the man he had sent to ho pital. Witness could not sware that the knife pro- duced was the one that the prisoner dropped, but be believed it to be so.
His Worship: at this is the evidence of the Chinese Constable.
Witness: Yes, I see that by the papers, but it is really part of my evidence.
His Worship: You mean that the Chinese constable's evidence is all imagination?
Witness! Yes.
His Worship: Then he said what he would have liked to have done! After giving that evidence i commended the constable for his gallant conduct, and now it appears the credit was due elsewhere... KOWLOON, FIRE INQUIRY. Constable Ingham then testified to searching the prisoner, and finding on him the second 17th inst.
knife produced.. Prisoner was disguised in the This afternoon Mr. Gompertz beld au inquiry Chinese clothes produced, consisting of a long at the Magistracy into the cause of the out-coat and three jackets and the trousers he was break of the fire in which four houses on Elgin still wearing. The clothes were dry then. Road, Kowloon, were gutted on the 3rd inst, Goolam Khan, Indian constable 359, corro- borated P.C. Sutherland, regarding his struggle with the deceased, and prisoner was ultimately
The fire is said to have originated in No. 48 Elgin Road, the shop of a camphor-wood box
makers.
Before proceeding to take evidence, Mr. Gedge, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master's office, applied for an adjoummest, on behalf of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Go, which is concerned in the matter, to collect avidence. The inquiry was adjourned for one weak.
MORE FIRES.
Igth inst.
Two more fires occurred in quick success fon last night is the Cantral and Western dis- tricts. The first report, sent to the Central Police Station at 7.15 p.m., was that a fire had broken out in the furniture shop of Tang Lee, * No. 44, Wellington Street. The Brigade, under chief Inspector. Baker immediately lum. ed out, and repaired to the scene, an i soon had the flames extinguished before much damage was done, it appeared that a foki in the shop overturned a lamp and thus set fire to some 'Bretonne covered chairs and mats. The dạm,
SOME RESULTS
began on the 13th December and was con
On the present occasion the examination tinued daily, all the papers being examined and returned before Christmas.", A large proportion of the English papers in the upper forms were examined by Messrs. Hamilton and Scott, and the translation from English 10 Chinese and vice-versa by Mr. Fung, the Senior Anglo-Chinese assistant.
The standard required for a pass was considerably higher than last year particularly so in the subject of writing from dictation, to which I attach considerable importance. The results are briefly as follows:-Reading 95 %; Writing from Dictation 64%; Arithmetic 79% English Composition 85 %; English Colloquial 83% Grammar 84% Geography 85% Map Draw ing 85%; Translation C to E 63% Translation Eto C67 %; History 83% Elementary Science. 78% Mensuration 72 %) Euclid 36% 1 Algebra 56%
Leung Kuk and numerous other Chinese gentlemen who sent us prizes (loud applause).
After the prize distribution was over llis Excellency the Governor was called upon to speak.
THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. The most agreeable way of carrying out the duty The Governor said-Ladies and gentlemen-
which now devolves on me of making a few reports submited by the Headmaster and remarks would be to eulogise the parts of the by the Inspector of Schools: ish, however, possibly the more useful, method of making a to restrain myself to the less agreeable, but few remarks on a subject in which the scholars have proved themselves to be the least proficient It is difficult to understand why the study of geography should not be attractive to the boys
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THE A. D. C.
"JANE,"
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAV.
wonder of William, her lawful husband, Kershaw anks questions and presently says he would like to see the child. What child? perly coached by the inimitable Shackleton; Here is a poser for Jane who has not been pro
but Jane is not one to stick at a trifle like that and she glibly tells how the child is out at. present, but will soon return. At the same time Jone has an eye to business and she re- marks to Shackleton that the reward must now be £100, which of course. is duly promised. Money is no object on the stage. Well, a baby, is obtained from a virago named Mrs. Pixton and William is further horrified.
But Mrs. Chadwick has not disappeared. She comes back again with Lucy, and we have the comical scene of William posing as Mrs. Chadwick's husband with Lucy as his niece. It is a general mix-up with everybody except the keen-witted Jane and the ready-tongued Charlie to a muddle. The second act ends with Jane bringing in the baby, while William goes into convulsione.
Matters reach a climax in the third act.
Kershaw, the innocent, has been successfully wheedled by the astute Jane, who is dressed in the housemaid. And Kershaw says he will pay silks and satins and looks the lady instead of.
up the debts of the Shackletons. He a genial soul is Kershaw, and indeed he fre quently looks fit for a parsing flirtation with Jane who, to tell the truth, seems nothing loth, The baby, of course, 'is a barrier and Kershaw when he comes in look at it shows that he knows a little after all. It seems young for its age, he remarks. Shackle on Jumps into the breach with both feet. This is not the eldest baby; it is the other one! The elder is at school, winning prizes galore-at the age of better. "Have I to produce another baby?" two. Kershaw is flabbergasted; Jane. is little she asks in a whisper; Shackleton, the redoubt- able, tells her that there will be no needfor that.
But Mrs. Pixton, the real owner of the baby produced, now comes on and wants her bundle back. It is obvious that the baby must be Kershaw's suspicions, but how to placate Mr. retained for a short time in order to allay Mr. Pixton? There's the rull. Mrs. Pixton is e lady with a strong will, and she knows her own mind, so when the baby is not forthcoming she- makes the awful threat that Pixton himself
... change of shall be called,
"Jane," which is being played on Saturday for the first time here, is described as a farce by the authors, Harry Nicholls and W. Lestocg, the "book" is likely to disagree with that and nobody who has, seen the piece or read broad description. There are many piquant situations, which in the hands of less skilful riters might degenerate into something more pronounced than mere farce, and occasionally there is a suspicion of French origin about stands to affect the most susceptible sensibili- "Jane," but there is nothing in, the play as it ties. It is full of pure unadulterated fun. and if it is less clever than-some of the comedies staged by Piero or Grundy it should at least of this college in a village in the interior pass a delightful hour or two, and give the The poor results in Euclid and Algebia are accounted for by the fact that those two sub world, it is natural that small interest should air" after the business of the day."Jana"
which has very little, connection with the outer|| wearied workers "of Hongkong "a
Things get more and more complicated, tù jects were added to the curriculum by request be taken in countries whose names were hardly was first seen at the Comedy Theatre, London, William, becoming exasperated at his and of the more advanced pupils so recently as ever heard. But here in Flongkong every boy in December, 1890, and if enjoyed a consider malous position, and believing that be ba Last summer holidays. In teaching elementary has before his eyes ships that come from every able run. science we were considerably handicapped quarter of the globe, laden with produce that
been made the victim of vile machinations, during the year by the want of suitable ap. comes from many lands. One day a ship ters
The scene opens in the barbelor quar vets Kershaw by himself and in plain language paratus. This deficiency has now been rectified, leaves port to take up coals for South Africa
of a young scape-grace, who has "blows the gaff" As he says, flesh and blood by the purchase of two of Brown's cabluets another ship is loading for Australing and ther. Charlie Shackleton is neither a vil. The amazement of Kershaw at William's story, almost reached the length of his te- cannot stand 'the treatment he has received. of objects and apparatus for the teaching of another ship comes in from Australia with lain nor a hero, in which respect he like. which after all is baly half the truth; le indes clementary science and nature knowledge, so goods which we could not produce here. One the majority of people. To his servants, the cribable. The indefatigable Mre, Chadwick I that we are now able to illustrate the lessons day the steamer Empress of India brings malls auspicious William and the impudent liule still at work and she decides to get rid by means of simple experiments. As a means from the great American continent. Another rascal Claude, he is merely the "Master," and of the baby. Naturally that is the time when of stimulating interest and inciting conversa- tion this apparatus is invaluable. In ipsa the day it is the English mail that comes in, by the as fonds have been low with him lately, and be Mrs, Fixton and the great Pixton himself, ap. Committee on Education in Hongkong having Pacific or the Atlantic Oceans. The ships has neglected to pay their wages he is in pear on the scene. But the valiant Piston is a come here laden with the produce of many object of considerable concern to them.very milk-and-water sort of Individual and it examined the course of study prescribed for the Oxford local examination decided that countries, machinery and manufactured goods when the first act opens, William and is Mrs. Pixton who manages to run down Mrs. 100 much time was spent in the acquisition sugar from the Philippines with coal from which the sharper tongue, of Claude seems ly offers his card and begs the company to re with luxuries of every sort from China, with Claude are having a passage at arms, in Chadwick and "catchee" baby. Pixton modest- of dry facts relating to early and medieval Japan and the New South Wales, and numerous to win the wordy war. But, be still brave member that he will supply, families on the English history and to the geography of other articles which we seqpire, without enter." "heart,* is the motto of William to-day, for he shortest notice, countries which are caly remotely connecteding into further details. I the imagination of his married the housemaid Jane, on the ply. All comes right to the end of course, Jana THE HARBOUR PIRACY,
the boys-of every boy-weie only awakened As Claude pretends to think there is some els her 200 and goes off with the happy to follow these ships through their long jour- thing going on súč roja and expresses his firm William to start a milk-walk”: Shacklelon sis The wisdom of this decision must be re-neys, for distant, destinations, and so dwell determination to find it qut, the possibilités forgiven and gets 1 ucy; Kershaw is magdani. Wong Hi, Ng Kam, and Kwok Cheung were cognised by all who take an interest in aduca upon the changes of life in these far away begin to be apparent.
meus to everybody and Mis. Chadwick ja charged before Mr. Gompertz, at the Magis tion and educational methods. As a result of countries then, I think, a great work would When Shackleton enter, he finds 'his usual discomfited.. tracy this moming with boarding the pass this declaration a Committee appointed for the have been done. Apart also from the study sheaf of donning letters waiting for him, but westernten boat Son Fu Li, No. S. 860, armed with revol purpose draw up last year a scheme for a four, of geography--and I will say that the impart. amongst them there le one which, is still more vem, daggers, etc., and there' robbing Kwok years' course in these two subjects in which an ance of that study can hardly be exaggerated-erious. - If 11 à Texter from Mr. Kershaw, who spent Shun Chi, the master, of $1,700.50 in money, examination will be held annually by the Ox. it has to be remembered that the 'official' has holds the power of stopping his allowance
16th inst, and S130 worth of jewellery, in the waters of ford Delegates and certificates awarded by the minutely to note the conditions of the country thould he 'fal, lo comply with the terms of bis This afternoon, at the omeer of the Públic this Colony, under circumstances already re- Hongkong Government. We have welcomed and the district of the province in which be Inle kune's will. Those auals, which we meet Works Depatiment, one lot of Crowa, land at corded in these columns. Formal evidence of this change and adopted it as a decided adr works. The merchant must know the lands in farces seem to be specially born for the pure Tai Hang village, Hongkong, was lei, be alie. their arrest having been taken, the men pleadvance in the path of progress. It is, however, which he holds, just as he must know how he pose of harassing distresse phews, Shackle- tion for a terin of 75 years, with the option of ed guilty, when, at the instance of Chief De to be regretted that the excellent book prescri. will hell his goods, and how he will reach the ton's dunt, when the died, this will saying renewal at a Crown rent to be fixed by the tactive Inspector J. Hanson, the case was re- bed for the study of Universal Bistory (Myers) maskets Geography like, every sciences, is of that if her nephew settled down and married surveyor to His Majesty the King for a further is not now procurable in a form and at a cost great importance, and as you are all aware the should get 11,000 a year for five years, and period of 15 year This lot in registered" as suitable for class teaching Efforts should be of great importance to the soldier. Even the he continued good the principal should be Inland Lot No 164 contains an arca of 2,750 made by the education authorities to have this clerk must have sufficient knowledge to be able hit. If he didn't why then, he should lose square feet, and carries an annual Government book subdivided to suit the four-years' coures. I to send a lelige to its destination. In the stopy everything el by drevesju, prent of $24... The upset prica was Stigio, and Meanwhile propora to surmount the dificulty of the natural sciences a sudy of geography is Now Shackleton was hard up-quits it was knocked down for $1,370, in by adopting it as a reader in the Upper Forms
And the history of past, ages must common condition in thepo days-so, be decid" Cheng Wa Kwan. There was no compr
committed for trial..
manded for one week.
tóth inst.
THEFTS by servants are of daily occurrence and the necessity for a proper system of regis tration of servants is becoming evident, says the 5, F.
with the Far East."
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