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No. 5249-MAT 7,71880.) tiffin to-day at Government Hous", when to the merchant shipmasters of the States: the following guests were present to meet One of the worst features of the system of bim:-Sir John and Lady Smale, Colonel exactions now so fortunately being shaken and Mrs Hall, Cul and Mrs Godder, Mrto its foundation, was, that the Consul and Mrs Fornecker, Mr and Mrs André, generally meted a his own Interpreter of Dr and Mrs Chel, Dr and Mrs Clouth, Dr the law, while he was the principal person and Mrs Breen, Commodore MoLean, who benefitted by that Interpretation. Major Hales, M-jor Papilon, Major Ro kisson; Baron Seckonkoff, Capt. Kooster, Captain Bharting, Captain East, Dr Mokin non, Hoo. E L. Maley, Hon. Ng Chot, Han. M. 8. Tonnochy, Me Busson, Me Kempermans, Mr Hoppins, Mr O. V. Creagh, Mr Gox, A.D.O., and Mt Wing Kwon Torg The guests who were insitet and were unable to attend, were Rt Rev. Bishop Burdon sad Mre Burdon, Rt. Rev. Bishop Raimondi, Hon. J. M. Price, Hoa. Ph., Hyrie, Bon W. Keswick, Mr Travers, and Mr and Mrs Bellios.

THE CHINA MAIL.

After finding that the soundings to the south wast Increased, brought in that bearing, the starboard bow anchor with 80 fathoms obalo, at 11 am, the water began to rise again; a 1 v'clock began to heave in, and the ship began to move; at 2 o'clock the ship warafast when set sail and steered port. The versi bumped heavily all the tinie she was on the shoal About 19 o'clock saw two places of her false keel coming up, sich about 20 feet long,

Miscellaneous

THE Hog. 8. D. Melbourne, counting the infants in the schools of the poverty does not allow them, with their scholars to popalation. In the City and Foundling Houses of the Colony, there small number of families, to establish harbour of Victons the population as per were about 840 chlidren in Roman Ca-schools of their own they would other consus of 1876 was 113,673. The 30 (Queensland) drew a cosmopolitan view of holic Schools not subject to Govern wino prefer to do Bat in the tow all schools in the City have a total number himself at a meeting recently be'd in Bock- Ireland He wat speaking In meat supervision, there were further pacely Chinese schools kept by the of scholars of 2,798 or 248 per cent of hampton to raise funds to aid the distressed about 1,300 children in independent Government are, in my opinion, not only the population The population of the people in

M'Nostoy and

to hare said *and is reported native Confucian Schools, and 3,460 uncalled for bus compete injuriously with villages, including the boat population, is support of resolution pinned by Dr. were in schools under Government native self-help in Confucianist education 25,871. The 20 schools in the villages DM Neeley addressed thera sa An pervision. Now had nad ring without giving really a better education, have a total between him of 655 scholars Trialma, He (Mr. Melbourne) supposed English by ing and so forth is not education, and ment Schools and the amount of ald The third table gives the number of the was Bootch by his father, Warn reference to a recent occurrence at

that mere teaching of reading and writ. For details as to the cost of the Govern- percentage of 5.56 to the population. he might address them a cosmopolitar the Po-Lok Theatre, certain doogments

does not in itself tend to produce better given to Grant-in-aid Schools I refer to scholars at the Government Schools (that birth, and Irish by his wife (laughter and citizens, but that the kind of instruction the tables appended to this Report. But in the 4 classes already mentioned, ex- applause) therefore be might claim as great to the Irlah-masion, ar pochape an affinity are published for general fuformation in

which would benefit the State and Public I wish to point out that the costly nature cluding only the Grant-laid schools) the propose of theintion filmselt the Gazette of Wednesday's date, issued

Society must have a tendency to form a of English teaching principally consists during 1879 and the expense of each (Renewed laughter. Weakly Herald,

NITELTE of amy, in five drop doses, Isto hat night, The "reesat ogcurrence"

still believe that every one of thous have to be imported from England, who of 2043 scholars, of whom 1,864 ure in auld to exerts favorable Infigecca La is of course the accidens to Mrs Shielda telegram to the Bombay Cantis high moral character in the scholars, I of the salaries of Raglish Mastots who school. There is as above shown a total

schools above mentioned contributes to require free passage out, a salary of at boys, and 179 girls. The total expenses ickness. But this meat depend neces- These paper also explain the ground on

Sommery bottlement of the Afghan quen- which His Excellency took his stand in Hon will, it is generally considered, be the a certain degree such real benefit to Pub- least £300, and after soure years a pasta $19,609,10, the highest item being of warily, on certain conditions of the

For in all sugo back to England on furlough or sick course the Central School$11,028.35. Of the various theories about we are

owing to the food tossing prohibiting the performance of Professor necesary result of Lord Hartington's pro-lio Society and to the State.

mise, it is unlikely, however, this the those schools, whether they be purely certificate. Had the Government, when Nearly all the girls, 137, are at the girls one is that It Hanneke's Company the other day, the groups would return before mors autumn at zatire and therefore Confucian, or partly first beginning to teach English in this schoole, the remaining forty being distri- about to the stomach, and tearing it and wandertal performance of the lady (if the earliset, even if then.

Government Schools and therefore secu-Colony, confined itself to English teach bated thus, He-wan and Shau-ki-wan, the diaphragm with its jactitations, naitsea

·ÍN. quenos; another theory that the stomach lar, or Oraut-in-aid Schools and as such ing, instead of combining is with Chinese, 10 each; Yau-mah-ti, 6; Tang-lung and vomiting being the natural conse

the dame Stella) being so prominent a feature

ita in the bill The documents are published Tas Bombay papers seem to think that Str Christian Schools, all the children in and established training schools for native chau (Panti), 4; Ap-li-chau, Shek-tong has no auch relation to

fact botag a congestion The return of revenue collected by the under the heading of application to allow R. Temple would be included in the batch these schools are being imbued with the teachers of English, creating at the sawo sui and Tai-wong-kung, 3 each and cause, in

manner on the stomach, A TATO TORON Collector of stamp revenue for the month females to perform in Chinese theatres, of Peers which the Queen would be advised principles of love and self-sacrifice, with time a demand for such tesobers by open- Stanley and Tang-lang-chan (Hakka) 2 brain and cord which note lo relles. "of April, is published in the Garita, Ax and the first is the petition of a Chineas create before the Conservativo Ministry the spirit of a pure and elevating system ing Elementary English schools instead each. Table & gives the average expense theory is that most cases we dus

went out of office. We see it noted that

and, therefore, that with a loaded stomata many an 19,694 adbraivo stampa wore sold, resident, Tung Nam-p'ing, praying for parance Lord Bescossfeld has been in office of morality. So far all those schools are of purely Chinese schools all over the of each scholar at the Gorerament

this time twenty five peerages have been on the whole of equal value to the Colony and thereby needlessly competing Schools during 1879, The total ex- to some degree, to each of the foregoing, bringing in $2,604,89; of the 17,212 mission for theatrails to be performed by rated, although two of those will fapes Government and to the community, with the natives in what they wore will penditure of the Central School was and congested liver, but little on be ($616 96) were 3 conts, and 1,231 one- actresses, with the hatchet and the symbol on the deads of the Earl of Wilton and the But what is of specially great importance ing enough to do themselves and whst $16,264.35; school fees, $2,636, being expected from amyl; whereas, in cases dollar stamp. The 5-cent adhesive stamp of distlustion on the lower robes (i, e. dress. Hal of Albemarle, the eldest sons of those to the prosperity of the Colony and to after all they do better than the Govern dednoted, the net expense is left at mars purely nervous, especially are two nobleman having been called to the the administration of the Governmentiment can do, there would long ago have $14,128.35. The average exponse at seen in wonen, the nitrate of amyl offers The in a Colony like this, where over 95 per boon furnished a supply of natives able the Central School calculated by the very fairly muccessful remedyons that Also be toust Earl of Northbrook amongst the present Pilme Minister's for be was not advanced from a barony to carldom vati 1876. When Mi Gild stone was Premier thirty seven peerager created, the greatest number under shy administration in the reign of Queen Victoria or of her predecessor, William IV

to

malady the

is for receipts for money exceeding $10.ed in the embroidered antiqué robes), in House of Lorda su á special proned cent of the population, speak Chineas to teach English effectively and willing earlment is $23.95, onlculated by the warrants mnoh more varied and extensivO

for the Kwong Tin Company, of the Ko- shing Theatre, and his petition is as fol- lows —

That the dramatic stage, by its abridged statements of the diferent scenes, is strictly speaking a sort of traditional school of loyalty and filial piety, wherefore, when- over the Empire enjoys general pesos and the times are tranquil, it is

quil, it is not interfered with

The second table which gives the Revenue these tranquil times." The petitioner algua under the Simp. Antendment Ordinance, 1869, the Sheriff's Ordinance, 1878, the Chinese Biigration Consolidation Ordin. 2000, 1874 and for Telegraph Forma, during the above.

bove nemed period-gives a total revenus for April of $10,280.29 A comparative statemeat of the Revenue under the Stamp Amendment-Ordinance, 1868, the Sherif' Orlinanes, 1878, the Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordin ance, 1874, and for Telegraph Forms, during the Months of April, 1879, and April, 1880, ospectively, is embodied in the third tables The ravenge la 1879 $9,949.07 a

year of $932.22 In 14 Items of th

im when

REPORT ON EDUCATION FOR

THE YEAR 1879.

Dr E. J. Eital, Government Inspector of Schools, forwards the following report on Education to Government, which ap pears in the last Gazete

European residents and officials speak or understand anything of Chinese, is an extensive promotion of a knowledge of The principal advantage of English. English touching in this Colony, com pared with Chiness, is this that the touching is then combined with the en lanced educational influences of naturalment is clearly needed. science and modern civilisation, and that is furnished the means of creating here

Even now no training school exists in the Colony, and consequently almost all English teaching in the Colony that is really effective has to be provided for by procuring the teaching power at great cost from England. A revision of the whole Educational Policy of the Govern-

7. Detailed information as to the changes which have taken place last

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total expenditure for the year on the village schools was 98,384.76; the average expense calculated by the enrol- ment was $3.77; calculated by the aver OPIUM age daily attendance $7.33. Tables 5 and 6 give the average monthly euroluxont and daily attendance at the Government Schools during 1879, and the maximum enrolment and daily attendance. The That formerly shore [ware in Hongkong

first shows a total average enrolment of both male and female performers, acting conjointly on the stage in comedies and

an Anglo Chinese community in placo of yeae in the constitution of the Education 1,323.87 and a total average daily at- dramas, but the extinction of this practice

that hybrid form of social life, with Department will be found in the Supples tendance of 1,663.95 at the 31 schools, pidgin English speech, towards which meats annexed to this Report. To the The maximum monthly enrolmentadde up dates back to the Authorities (of Hongkong) Arst prohibited

the Chinese community in Hongkong, samo Supplements I also refer for to 1,616, and the minimum to 1,027. The INSPECTORATE OF SCHOOLS, must otherwise continue to drift to the detailed information as to the progress miximum and inicimam daily attendance *That, however, in all Western countries,

28th April, 1880. great embarrassment of the Executive made by the outside Government Schools (monthly average) were respectively and-in there are both male and

SIR-I have the honour to forward to and Judicial departments of the Govern in the course of the year 1879, and as 1,356,92 and 904.66 at the 31 schools, ngalunt $10,281.29 in 1880, an increase last formal acting together on the

without sach practice being pro- you my contribution towards the An- ment. Out of those 1,300 scholars in regards the revision of the Grant-in-aid The next table (No. 7) gives the number noal Report on Education and the Blue independent native schools (including Schedule, This revision, as far as apof days on which the Government socount there was an increase, in all hibited iss Your Excellency's admin- Book Returns for 1879.25

That, whereas

night schools) about 300 are taught Eng-proved at present by the Right Schools were taught during 1879, the $1,870.99; in 15 flems there was a decentration of the Goverment la prosperous 2. Since the separation of offices of lish in a very imperfect fashion. Of the Honourable the Secretary of State higheas being Ma-tau-taun 282,-and the but these amounted in all to $944.81 only sud righteous, the scales (of justice) and The respective totals for this year and the mirror (of inquiry) being hold with Headmaster of Government Central 810 scholars in Roman Catholic Schools, for the Colonies, consisted princi lowset Aberdeen, 198 days Table 8 steady hand, it is sorely.spt required that School and Inspector of Schools has been not under Government supervision, pally in the expurgation from the gives a summary of enrolment and at- For the worda during the last 18 years In 1862 predecessor, as far as they have gone, are the actors on the Ohinese stage should approved of, in February 1879, by Her I assume 400 to receive moro or Schedule of the words "pocular tendanos at the Government Schools

Majesty'e Principal Secretary of State les English teaching, also tainted and "elementary." $40,764.19 in 1880 at April 39th, against alone be pushed into the corner and as the Colonia, and since, by Notifica with imperfection. Adding to this number "seonlar instruction" there has been the total enrolment for the year was

China Traders' Ina. Co., $1,45), per share, North China Ins. prevented making a suco in Hongkong $40,049,05 at the same dato last year.

↳ Co., Tla, 1,075, per share, That, moreover, in thus requesting par- tion in Government Gazette (1879, P 500 boys who were taught both English substituted the phrase "instruction in 738, next year it fell to 638, and

ez div. performed by 153), the Government Central School and Chinese in the Central School last the rubjects of the standards," which only fa 1867 did it again reach a high

Yaugtaze Inn. Amoo

TL 120, per altars acirsenos, it is to bol understood that there has been for social and, I presume, year and 222 boys taught Bugkah or teration, whilst removing conscientious as 100. Increasing wext year to 916,

div. will be among the performs man drone temporary reasons, constituted an inde Raglish and Chinese conjointly in outside scmpics of denominational Education, the total enrolment increased steadily attendant portets, none but women in pendent branch of the Education Depart. Government Schools, also: 308 children did not affect the vital principle of the until in 1876 it was 2,171. In the fol. Chinese Ins. Oo., $285, per sbars, sales. China Fizs Ins. Cap. 1380, p. share, sales, female headgear, and absolutely no male ment, not subject to the control of the who received exclusively English teach Grant-in-ald System, viz, payment for lowing year it was 2,148; 1878, 2,101; Hire Ins. Co., 1840, per abars, sellers

Inspector of Schools, I naturally confine ing in Grant-in-aid Schools, both Catholic remits in specified subjects It gives, and last year, 2,045, Central School exEK, & W. Dock Co., 6% prem actors wearing the queue e

That there is further a female stage-myself in the Repert principally to the and Protestant, we have a total of 1,880 moreover, greater freedom to the Mann- cepted. The 2th Table gives the enrol. ELK. 0. M. S.-boat Co., $24 prem

Shangbal Steam Navigation, Tim. & per Okin Court

Nav. Co., Tis, 100 pers. We learn from the telegrams sent to the manager to retrain the others and to son affairs of those schools outside the Gor children under some sort of methodie gers in the selection of books without ment and attendance of the Central

bat the rules of the stage be adhered

Hongkong Gas Cos, $75 per that, Indian pepers that the Liberal candidates to, and all obecenities and frivolities beernment Central School which are either and on the whole good English or Anglo compromising the attituds of the Gov- Sobool during 1879, The total number for East Worcestershire have been elected entirely excluded from the abridged state conducted or subsidized by the Govern Chinese tuition. 1 feel sure I am not erament as regards the principle of non- of scholars present during the year was by narrow majorities; Sir Richard Templements leaned for each sosne, there being of ment through the Inspector of Sobools fat wrong if I add, on the basis of the interference in religions mattera The 590; the average monthly enrolment, Hongkong Hotel Co., 468 på 1,, buyers. Bourse a separation of male and female Nevertheless, in order to preserve uni-statistics of last year, that for the last elimination from the Schedule of the 439 12; the averaga daily attendance Ohios Sugar Relining Co., $169, per share.

of 1877. being defeated.

The two Iberal can performer de

formity in the annual statistics records twenty years an annual average of 900 word "elementary is a matter of the for the year, 416 11; the number of Chiness Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal to of the Education Department as a whole, children has been under English or higheet Importance. The Grant-in-aid school days, 249, The 10th table given. That His Excelency may be pleased to

Temperature. didates were Mr W. G. Hastings and Mir

decide this matter with clear mirror (after I have included the statistics of the Cen Anglo-Chinese instruction, and that each Scheme, hitherto or rather until the time the Government Schools, the Central W. H. Gladstone, The other defeated

an when St. Paul's College first came under School excepted, arranged in the order (Taken at Masers Falconer & Oofs Premises, inquiry) and even balance (limpartially); tral School, with the permission of the child attended such teaching on

Queen's Road,). candidate (U) borides Sir Richard Temple, That, if your Petitioner be thus allowed

Hoxoxoxo, May 7, whose defeat we have already deplored, who the benefit of general enjoyment and Headmaster, in the usual tables which average for 5 years. Yet, considering the Grant in aid System, was confined to of their efficiency in 1879. There are what a number of English-speaking aid pative slementary education. Now, only five of the first rank-Jai-ying-p'an 3. The total number of scholars sub- young people there ought to be in the however, it is open to further develop (English School), Wong-nai-ch'ung (An- BanOKETER 9 K... Mr H. Allsopp. In the Inet Parliament tranquillity, every one will emulate in will be found appended to this Report. paroufal purmate, all being indebted to there were two conservativos in for Your Excellency august liberality and joot to the supervision of the Govern Colony if this teaching was at all effective, meat in the direction of admitting not glo-Uhinese), Sheung-win, Stanley, and East Worcestershire, Allsopp and Taos, vast kindnam pandangan ment, onteide the Central School, the fact athikes every impartial observer only intermediate bat high clans educa the Girls School. There are 7 schools

This petition the Governor, very rightly amounted to 2,870 in 1879, as compared that the number of English-speaking in tional institutions to the benefits of the in rank 2, and 18 in rank 8, Table 11 TERMOMETER Fades Walker, the latter of whom is not s

we think, refoss, the Colonial Becretary with 2,544 in 1878. Of that number of habitants is very small in the Colony, Grant-in-aid system, and by making this gives the pamber of scholars attending candidate on the present occasion.

writing as followe, April 4th, 1879 2,870 sokolers, there were in 1879 at- and that, apart from the children of alteration in the scope of the scheme the schools receiving grants-in-aid, under the tending Government Schools (outside English parents, the number of English neobity of enlarging the value of the provisions of the scheme of 1873, and In reply to your Petition, dated 25th Central Bchool) 1,455 scholars as against speaking young men and women in the passes is involved as a natural core the amount gained by each school. The March 1879, I am directed to inform you 1,499 in 1878, and in the Grant-in-aid Colony is out of all proportion with the quence. I see in this alteration of the hours number 1417 (906 boys and that His Excellener the Governor has con- Schools there were, under Government amount of English teaching given daring Grant-in-ald Scheme a stop in the right 431 girls), and the total amount of sidered your proposal (that women many. be allowed to perform in the Ohincay inspection, 1,417, scholars in 1870 as the last twenty years. Out of a popala direction towards placing the Educational grant paid to 19 schools, 86,124-64; the theatre), and wilbough what you say is true compared with 1,021 in 1878. There ton of at least 135,000 Chinese residents Policy of the Colonial Government on a largest sum being 81,389.89, which gone Mast la Western countele and in has been, in fact, during the last three in this Colony, we cannot muster even thoroughly sound and equitable basis, to St. Joseph's College The enrolment

THE Straits Times says that the Ministry as | actrsamen, telegraphed: Is probably the strongest and most representative Ministry which has over ruled Great Britain.

As it is interesting to all who take any interest in boms polities to wao at a glance the position of parties in the new Perlis

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the stage, nevertheless, having consulted enrolment of scholars in the Government under Ordinance No. 11 of 1884, Section such as is now given in schools kept at the Grant in ald Schools during 1870 are London and Colonial Papers, do the leading Chinese gentlemen. In this And noted thereon the results as we have Colors and having regard to the long Schools, compensated by s continuous17, no person ignoment of the English the entire expense and under the exola-given in table 12 8. Joseph's College

Jawa

and customs of the steady increase during the same three language can serve as a Juror, the effect sive control of the Government, to the (boys) has an average daily attendance had them wired of have found there in china peale on sala wobjook, His Excel years in the enrolment of scholars in the of which is that Chinese offenders are Elementary English education of the for the year of 171-89, and the CM

This list we shall hoop lenny the Governor cannot grant the prayer Grant in ald Schools Taking, however, generally tried by Jurors who are not poor classes, but to give increased aid Boys' School, St. Stephen's Church, up by the latest intelligenes reaching as by of your Petition..

all the schools subject to Government their peers. Most of those Chinese who with fewer restrictions on the principle of 111.75. Table 18 gives the results of control or inspection in this Colony to are Jurors or who do speak English payment by results in specified subjecte the examination of the Grant-in-aid whatever course, until we have the fall House of Common -and it is always

gether, there was in 1879 an increase in flaently are found, on inquiry, to have to the middle schools and high class Schools, which has already been published the total number of scholars (3,460 in been educated outside of this Colony, schools of the Colony, more or less in the and was summarised in our calamus at available at this offline to any one, destring to look over it. We are worry we cannot

1879 A compared with 3,152 in 1878) The principal cause of this manifest manner Indicated by the Intermediate the time. The next gives the percentage amcanting to 9.17 per cent, as cour educational failure, as far as English Education Act (Ireland) of 1878, of care who passed in the grant in pared with the preceding year.The speaking is concerned, I see in the at 8. In conclusion I beg to point out aid schools during the last two yenya. number of schools under Government tempt which the Government Schools of that in considering the Educational Pro Baxter's Girls School, D'Aguilar-street REFERRING egald to the question raised by This is to notify the inhabitants of Stanley supervision advanced in 1879 from 47 to this Colony have all along made of divid blem of this Colony, it is all important L. M. S. Boys' School, Yau-mas; L.

and others, that, wheress graves are the 60, one of the three new schools (Sting their limited time between English to refrain from assuming an identity of M. 6. Glels' School, Taiping shanj

23, Fleders, the letter of Captain Nelson (of the Ansie peaceful resting places of the bodies of the Joseph College) bringing at many as and Chinese fesching. As the Chinese the radical features of the problem as it M. S. Girls School, Wan.teat and & Hall), which has rather pazsled General dead, and any violation of such rares inja 250 boys, hinder Government inspection written language is extraordinarily dill presents itself here and in England. In Basel Mission Girls School, all passed

serious offence prohibited by Law, "and Van Buren in Yokohams, we have's low whores it lampposed that certain soldiers. There is therefore, been alight adult, as almost all the children in Gov- England it may be said regarding matters 100 per cent of those presented. They $13, Cleveland words to say by way of explanation. The whole surname and Rames, could not be Vance made in 1879 se regards the numerament Schools never hear English of education that the consumer is not a all decrease from 10 to 28 per cent this 20, G. E. Maste 7.9 law of BESsn Stages is clear and, frankan yet a cablat of the grandfather of * der GoTSTOMER BUnezvision, and from only 5 or 6 years in school and Boarcely this principle does not apply to the 100 per cent, being Barbers Girls

clear and scoortsined, inserated the grave and die ber of schools and scholars brought unspoken at homo, and are on an average competent judge of the commodity," but year, the only school which does pass 2 distinct enough, and the abuses of that ontain dont of Stanley, is on teoord what I have the red and learned as more than hours per diem at Eng purely Chinese education attempted by School, Hollywood Road, There is no law are sufficiently, notorions. Although deeply grieved on bending of much disgrace

Hir Excellener the Coverage

regarde the Chinese portions the town, lish studies, into which-In the case of an English Government of a Calouy the 1878 return for this school. The com, Singapore,

native the Central School-evon Geometry, overwhelming majority of which is made parisons in every care show a decrea this in so, however, Captain Nelsat might

Biriel Luquiries were made I believe the number of purel of the by his direction lihview to have the Confucian Behooley independant of Go Algebra and Chemistry are crammed, up by Chinese; though this principle in the percentage Passing varying 10, Anida W, Westors New York

per cent in 11, El Capitan) ini is not to be wondered at that an over does indeed apply to the teaching of Eug from 267 (from think haining majority of scholars leave our leh, and hence it follows the English 1878 to 9339 in 1879) in the case 20 Jam ad the whole Borermeny Schools exe after year education is one of those things in Hong of the Victor Sohool to 28:21, 20 H Shepherd,

1878 8,07 la 1879) in the 31, Ma brak, in schools of all de unable to peak Taglish and with but a long which it is admissible in principle (96.7

Girls School, * af over 6,000, mattering of the written Chinese Tan that a Government should provide for the case. pulation of at gunge, whilst are to forget moon again people. As regards purely Chinese tesch Stephen's The percentage of passeg to most of the English knowledge acquired ing or Chinese teaching combined with In the various subjects makeästill another were in in school. The Grant-in-aid Schools English the am I pntirely different table not uninteresting in its way. The

high average of pastës – Britain which team English at all give their Whill in Bogland the Commonwagen shpee Re bring

ated hole undivided time to it, and the re- of unskilled labour are too low and the Huevery school of the nineteen, Victoria or Bobnot being all in all the best 100 in thus salt is of course satisfactory; though cont of teaching too

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