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No. 7409-Mar 14, 1857.) sequently. Both of such anchors naght to

have been let go or dropped.

(G) The anchor which was lot gor drag pod was not let go or dropped in time to, and did not matetially affect the sort of

ho City of Fckiwi,

(7) The City of Friday was not prooeding at a proper rate of speed be dea

(8) The Cty of Peking did not port her heins in afficiunt time to avoid the collision, por stop id feverse her engines when the risk of collision mossa, t

(0) TES Uity of Peking did not been to

that side of the Northern fairway which lay on her starboard side

THE CHINA

MAIL

(or counterset the inflnonce of the said about the way the ressola lie Icaunot say the ship etters wall; the gear worked freafy. I say what time lapsed between the time the Tho difference, however, provided the present system was inaugurated the botter training for practical life than the

of them.

Peking

pass 70 to 100 fast from her. My head was an at anchor was because the wind stommers frequently in that direction in England and Wales somewhat over onely they have som bat little more than a social fentures calling for comment. The caught on the parboard bow by an ebb tide from the East had filled her agile, when there was lite no curent, while half, and in Ireland less than one half of mattering knowledge of Duglis left. The history and composition tonohing in Schaala running out from the point ti the South and the tide ranging her up Ind need further in the current might be pretty those children who ought to attend school, principal point, however, in that the results in Clase III continues to show improved ward. I had to go full speed ahead to pass hor cable to be brought right out stron. I noticed this partiqat junk just actually done under instruction. Hers in of the Chinto consling, which encroaches results The facility with which Chineno Hongkong ye kavu no exius data to escet, au much upon the Têgiel, ary decidedly | Childern, After Ove year's teaching of the the French vessel. The tide tended to on her port bow, hidden from me. as I changed by course, caut the head of my vasal The I did not change my course when I An adjournment was how ni ule für t fin, sáin the number of children in the Colony dimppointing. The veste mitjority of tho | Heuliizud system, write competition ex- effect was that before I got foil speed noticed she was anchored, because my Un resuming, Captain Dourbova, cross who are of the local school-age (-18 year). Chinese boys ente the Central School to ruises is Romanized Chinese Colloquial, is on, it swept me to within 20 fost course would just have cleared her stern. examined said Tho took produced is the By a rough, but rather ligh ostinat (learn English, after having studied Chinese quite equal to the average attainments of of the buoy. If the curt had not the inmediata infuence of the current on leg book The entry on the 29th November Table XVI), I calonate that there wore, classics in purely Chinese Schools, for four English children in the corresponding Eng caught me, I would have passed at least my ship was that she paid off very sudden was made by the chief officer: I cannot say doring the 1336, abust 18,200 children years or so. Whilst they are staying at high hanjects, whilst the Chinese 70 feet off. I noticed that the French vsselly and swiftly to purt, towards the Sagha- why the words between the in the entry in the Colony wild were from 0 to 10 years the Central School for some 6 or 7 years children would prqited additionnte dive The | of age. Hence we seo, in there were 8,002 langor, z portion of their school time ja poara, teaching to gain similar facility in was lying in a different divation to what few I could not say how many points share in different ink from the olier we were. We were aliqut 400 feet fra hur. paid vil at first as site continued to pay off chief cheer would know. About 30 fathoms childrenally, ander traction, that devoted to Clinige stadius. Yet the best expressing their thoughts in the written We would be lying with our head N. E quickly. The moment I noticed her head of chain was paid out. It was obetked the proportion of children who actually that can be east of the results of the Chic Chinees Charnoter. Nevertheless, I think, during the greater purifin of an ebb tide and paying off, I ordered is hohm to be put at that. There was only betwon three and attend schol, to those who are of the prunese toasching given at the Central School is so far se practical utility is concerned, (10). Propor mensurae were not taken by the M. M. steamer wanld bo lying with her hard-a-part, That onder was promptly four fathea of water. We held on to the per school-age, was in Hongkong, as in that, on the whole, it keeps up the amount of child educated a purely Chinese School those board the City of Feking to avoid head N. N. W, but there is nothing uniform obeyed. We have steam-boring gear, and chain and tagged the anchor cold no Ireland, somewhat loss than one half knowledge of Chinese which each boy brings in Class I, able to read and write a Chinste this that with him on entering the School When letter in the Chinese character, punandez K tidal surcont

that I have seen the French vessels lying There was no delay in giving the ordir. anchor was let go and the time of the in Ireland accommodation (11) If the junks mention in the oth with their hand to the N. or N. B. I bave The paring of the helm had no effect collision. Ild not any how far off we in the National Schoole for nearly linese who send their children to the Romanized speton, acroaching by the were from the Sogħoljan when the anchor the whole number of children of the Central School bad but few Schools outside, time it domunds upon the time alsolutely. paragraph of the answer were so state during the last few days specially studied on her course; she still continued to therum nationed, the City of Feking auglit the tide in the harbour. I notion that pay off on fast ne aver. I nuxt ordered the was dropped. More than 150 feet, over a legal school-age, whiles in Hongkong the the Central School where their boys night required for the teaching of the writtan bu and might have gone to the Sorthwerd during the greater part of the ebi tido engines, to be stopped, reversed and put ship's length of. I would not be anre of any accommodation provided falls short of the koop up their knowledge of Chinese, And Chinese otarcier, can possibly give, unless

thece was very little, enrrent st. o ship. full speed ostorn.

of the time. There was a clock in the pilot requirements of actual attendance. All it was therefore ceasury to teach in the the school-age is abnormally extended, * £j* When was there feat any danger of bense. I could not tell the thine of the Four Schools are overcrowded whilat there Central School, both the English and Chi 16 The Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class (2) A those a board the City of this observation on the 12th and high ronning into the Frachman When I collision. It funk us from 2 to 3 minutes remain adut 2018, unadurend children acre languages. But things are different TV continue to improve feat by year in

proper and autioicat took out was This lustad for three or four hours. I made

water that day was at 11 30. after about ordered the engines to be accesul. I to stop when we experintented going half unpreitad for. I believe there would be now. Chinese parents are now universally organisation and offectiveness of teaching. four hours shh with a slight current, & knew then the tide had caught for, and speed aloud and then stopping, and we dificulty in inducing about one third or convinced that their children must first get It is noticably that the Portuguese cou current eet in for about baf nu beur or that no helm would auswer, I could stopped in from 70 to 800 fost. (Tha possibly even one half of that number to a good ground ug in the Chinese language innuity are every your sending more and three quarters of an hour at the rate of not say what time ekipeed atween the Acting Attorney General here put in the attend school by simply providing the rs for soms 3 or 4 years of least, before they more children to pass fret, for three or four three or four kuota That curront set to time when I first felt the onrrent and the envincer's log.)

quisite school accommodation (and teach-send them to the Central School. There years, through a purely Portugues School

English School. the Beuth ward from the Cosmopolitan time when I ordered the engines foli speed! By his Idship and never made ex fug staff) at the oxyzine of the Govern are now Schous enough in the Colony, both before sending then, to

We were lying N. and S. and we nato; it was so short a time, nestly over- (periments with event before as to the ment, though the other half would probably Day Schools and Night Schools, which The more this movement extends, the more Doeks. sang round to N. and W Our thing is done at ones. Lucxt itered the time in which could stop. I did not contino to be kept from school by stress answer the purpose of giving Chinese boys solid appear to be thus results of the English hind was N. 1 did not observe how the third officer to go to the engine room and try them with Her helen Lard-a-porter bard of Divos a thing unctuosta 0158 prelivinary grounding in China and Soaching in the higher Standards are

back hor fast as they could starboard.

ren fanining are, I ha- which would answer purpone, by the garde the English Schools in Class IV, the Froach Mail steuner we ly ng When this tall them

immediately ordered the starboard Evilones was thon given by Mr Lot lieve, Chinese girls and one of the prín-systein of Evening Behools, of advancing Diosco School and St. Joseph's Collegü collision took place on the 29th November I

was in board my own ship and un deck, anchor to be let go. There is no signal Bartlett Wolled Mr W. Motlars, chief cipal causes of their remaining uneducated, the Chinese knowledge of the boys of require special mention. The Dioce

Taking hetween back from the engine rooms to the telegraph, officer and chief ungfuser of the City of year by year, is the feet that the school the Central School, and they would School continues, as before, to detingunah I first saw the Cits

accommodation hitherto provided by the answer that purpose botter than the itself by combining with solid teaching in Kellett's stand and Kowicon point, when but I could feel by the vibration of the ship Peking respectively, but wing to pressure I saw her. She was heading towards that the engines had been revered immo on our space, we are noable to give the re Government Schools and Grant-i-Aid Central School can do it. I sui there the ordinary Standards alan the spesial Schools is still far below the requirements fore of opinion that the time has come subjects of physical geography, algebra Mr Brereton said they admitted there the Mrance. I watched her wing iv.

bridge with the engine room, which enabled The sins whe adjourned until Monday, of the proportion of girls to boys under Central School from the trammals imposed in the right direction. Whilst former for relieving the English teaching of the and Evolut, good results being exbibitud was a strong tide rüning, bit contended it and not say I saw any change in her bridly. There was a tubo connecting the port to night. It will appear on Monday was running at a different fereo at different course. She was then too far away, I saw the engineer to know whether any order was at 10,307

The obeyed. There was no delay in letting go

Baatenction in the Schools of the Jolony upon it by touching the Chinese language ly teaching Portugue and Chinese parte at the harbour, and that it was nother'making up towards the fairway.

continues to improve from "year" to your in addition to English. If the ordmary youths" in separate ulasson, at arrange- running at the rate of 4 ur knots of the ships in the harbour were then swinging to the anchor.

What next happoned-Wo ran into the

slowly but ateadily. That this gradual school hours were devoted exclusively to ment has bean made to conone this. an obb tide The French mail steamer had part where the collision took place.

advance of female education in the Colony the subjects of an English coueating the separate system to the lower Standards, her head towards Kowloon point. She may Sughalien, about 150 feet from the bow,

is entirely the result of the successful work Chinese language being and only ་༣ and to move all Chinese scholara icho hayo. have been swinging round from the Sonth just under the bridge The anchor thust

ing of the Gmut-in-Aid Scheme and under medium for teaching English (when replaced Sinndard III iato the European Di. towards the East with bor stern towards have checked my ship before the collision.

with which the overal Micicnary Sosistien to keep aloud of all this other educational youths are taught side by side. By this it due to the alacrity and continued energy quired), the Central School would continue vision where now. Chinese and Portugesa

develop that Scheme, will be seen from the establishraunts in the Colony. There would arrangement, the Okiness gain the advan- subjoined Comparative Table

be no difficulty, if required, to insist upta tage of associa len with Portuguese who ar The table subjoined show that the

every Chinese boy, tnacquainted with Eng

(13) Under the circumstances afermaid, the plaintiff, hit that the collision was not the result of inevitable accident as plied in the answer.

har Brereton then submitted that the onus of proof lay with the defendanta. They had to shew that they were not in fault.

His Lordship wished to know whether the plaintiffs admitted that there was strong tido. Ho oberved that they gave the force at of a knot while the defen dants said it was naning at 4 or 5 kuuts

An hour.

M Francia contended that, had the pleadings and answer stood alone, the onus of proof lay on the defendants, but that by for thy had shaped their reply they thes the buck she ones of proof on themselves. They admitted in their reply that there was a tidal current running ani only joined issue with the defendants as to whether the cdlision was caused by the fault or default of the defendanir. It was for the plaintiffs now to show that

there had been this carelessnÉŠ B.

I

I

THE EDUCATIONAL REPORT.

FOR 1886

The following is Dr. Litel's Report on

Hongkong, or she might have been, for because she struck so gently the dagleslienation for 1866, lid on the table of the all I know, swinging with a tide from not feel the shook. We struck Logislative Council on the 29th altimas Kowloon noticed that the City of Pekingston on almost at right angles.

We

was well down to the Southward and I saw then backud out, got clear of the Sughalien. on the cable and then the collaton take place. The tide, Lables got a sirkin

are a guide as to high and low water, but as stopped to see what damage we had done. to how the vessels at our part of the harbour Thy Saghatica then sont an office to see will swing, I pay no attention to them. We we could swaist, ler, may be swinging seven different ways in a tide. The Northern fairway is not an etuly channel.

Cross-examined by Mr Ackroyd-Ishould

When this current eight you, would you

had

you

EDUCATION: DEPARTMENT,

Bongkong, 2öth March, 1887.dance at Grant-in-uid Schoff of boys hadish collaquiti, qualifying himself for ad better speakers of English, and the Portu with the Annual Report on Education for cian from 800 in 1873 to 2,370 in 1886, mission into the Central School, by passing quotes in the same time the stimulus

Sir-have the honour to forward here-

the year 1886.

From the above Table wo so that in the land by special teachers.cation vision of St. Josephia College, thorsTM has

and of girls from 133 to 1581. In Geverne ment Schools, (including Aided Schools) 2. The total number of Schwols, subject the attendance of boys in 1873 was 1,667, Mit Brorotou said the Saghalien was at

not have full speed ahend

to sparvision and sainant examination by of girls 171, and in 1886 of boys 1,791 wad anchor and powerless and the onus of proof

The Acting altoras Guneral submitted the Government, mounted, in the sour of girl 102. The Grant-in-Aid Schools could not be on them. It was laid down

1886, 190, ne compared with 41 in 1876, have risen from 6 to 56, the Government that when a prima facie case was admit- say that on the day I was carried from 100 that that was a question for the issors.

The total number of scho- from 30 to 343 ilis Lordship aid he presumed the Cap- and 16 in 1868. ted the onus of proof lay on the defendants. to 20 fact near the Os, the tide was 3

His Lordship aid that, according to theor & knots I should say it was tsin had done what he thought was best Inra, enrolled in Schools subject to Govern decision in the recent care of the Indus, it a strong current. I was about 50 or 60 feet under the airumaa, sed to 5,944 in the gear 1886, as compared

nont supervision and examination, zoount was clear that, the plaintifa having formally from the line of the direction of the Ocus if the Captain had thought he could clear proved they wero at sactor, it lay with the whon I thought it necessary to go full the Saghalien he would have gone full speed defer.dantstoshow by what cause, their vessel.

Captain Dearborn-1 did the only thing I succeeded in avoiding the being in motion, they did not keep clear of speed ahead. That was the best thing I ahead."

could dv.

M Francis asked to show the difference between Captain

the other.

with 12 scholars in the your 1870, and 1,870 schobra in the year 1800. It appar

der Government supervision in the Colony therefore that both the number of Selinole

and the number of schulare attending such

since 1866.

Dans. Tho likes do not vun with any rego I could have done, how he was to attemSchools have bean doabled every decade all probability be teached in a few years, Under the prisont system the children of tion (principily n consequence of the ad.. Mr. Francis then briefly stated the con expect, but I have to use my own judg-| Walker's position and Captain Dearborn's since the sutuun of this year Gut-in-did Schoola the proportion of afford a simlar education for their own and so also the, ariikrautie in all Standards.

if he was not allowed to put such a question.

His Lordship allowed the questions Mr Francis thus asked-aid you have got clear when the current caught you by going full spoed ahead?

of

The cheerful spitit animating all the classes of the European Divisisti is, eidu by side. with the strict discipline of the whole School, a very noticeable feature of Bit. Joseph's College,

17 The noodle-work axnurination was,

there was the unusual impediment in the I got near the Oms. It was a gorźle brew28; | buoy Front 1873 to 1875, we went to a 1886 (balmuced unfortunately by an equal diMculties to petulang, Chinese, generally is, that the Governmost ment are again dus to the Lady and her

arising from emulation. The consequendë. an untronoo examination in Chinese, agnel of this meazuri was also à considorable in- to the third or fourth Standard esamination, crease of number six the Chinese Division, in Chinese Grant-in-Aid Schools. Nor At the annual examination, this Chinose would there be any difficulty in teaching Division did very well in all subjects, and the classical Chinese language at the Central in some clusses the English reading was OX* School, as an extra aubject, out of the captionally good. As to the Kuropean Di- ordinary school-hora, on specul

Me been manifest progress in all directions. girls to boya has been steadily improving with the future of the Central School which in 1866, in addition to the weekly exs Grant-in, Aid: Schools the proportion of 11. There in po other point connected Quarterly esaminations were introduced since 1873, and shut in these Schods the I deem is important in refer x The fees minatious, and the organisation, me girls from new nearly one half of the whole charged at the Central School might well thod and discipline of this Division 201 though in the Grant-in-Aid Schools the buildings, so as to ray number of children in schoul. But al bi raised after the completion of the now leave little to be desired. The boys in least two thirds Standard III were somewhat weak in grands nord proportion of girls and boys will in of the working expeness of the Schoo, iar and thus of Standard V în comport- At the request of Mr Fraucis, his objeclarity at our boys. When I come in from tion was noted.

the Ly-e-moon I know what tide wa should

the case is very different in the other well-to-do Chinese arz educated partly fixture of Chinese), but the composition the gutun of the year 1884 Schools of the Colony. Whilst in the the expense of tax-payors, who cannot in Standard VI was very good on the whole, 3. tentions on behalf of the defondants. Their ment from the way the ships are awang,

when, in consequence of the local distur- atatamont simply amounted to this--that which would give an indication which way

bances, the attendance in all the Chinese girls to boys is nearly 1 to 2, it is in the children, and the low feen charged at 1l the collision was gated by an accidental the tide is. I take my precautious accord- circumstance, that the City of Feting was ingly. I have come in two or three times

Schools suddenly fell of and many children Government Schools like 1 to 18 Taking Government Central School put a handicap er, in a panic, removed from the Colony further into sideration all the known in private efforts in the sphere of educa unexpectedly caught by a strong tidal when there was a ship at the M. M. buoy

Witness-Not iti iny judgmen::

to their homes on the mainland, the annual privets Schools in the Colony, I fud theretion. Considering also that in other Co oursent, which in spite of all care and skill Knowing that the tide is andertalu we al

Why not? Because I think we should increase of Schools and scholars has come are altogether 2,138 bays and 8 gicla re-lonics the desire in folt to enable the flor in the agement of the vessel, drove her ways take all the precautions that are pos- down on the Baghatier. They had to prove sible. We always have. Que anchor ready have struck the Saghalten somewhere in the to a standstill. A fest paniv occurred in ported as having attended private Schools, cinuant to withdraw, when practicable, the existency of that current and that no and egotinius two. It depends on cir freight comparvient and gone through her; spring 1886 wich, in consequence of an not under the supervision of the Govern-frou direct interference in educational conducted in 1880 on the plan resorted to idle rumour to the effet that the Schools ment Accordingly we had, in the afforts, it is quito within the horizon of in 1880 and explained in my last Annual amount of management or skill on the cunistatices as to what time we unshackle the tide was too strong.

You board Captain Walker's evidence, under Government were required to furnish year 1886, altogether as many as 6:299 probabilities that the Central School inay Report. The needle work submitted for part of those on board the City of Peking the second anchor. We do it when we se

under

at some future time be made a self-puxamination was done in ray presence and could have prevented the vessale cullidingsverything clear. If there is any danger What was the difference between his posi a auber of boys and girls to be buried boys and only 1768 girls and they had also to prove that these was we keep both ready to let go. It takes me on and yours?-I judge that he was much live in the tunnel of the Taita water instruction in Schools of all classes, whilst porting instit tim inder a governing body then forwarded, together with a Schedule no negligence or want of care and skill en langer than for the sound of tag voice to further ahead than I was, nearly in line works, as the success of, those works do it is pretty curtain that there are nearly as representing the taxpayers rather in the detailing the particulars of each child; to b Lady who chota her own Committee and the part of those on board the City travel to let it go when it is ready. The with the ship's boy. He had got so far pended upon such a human sacrifice, most many girls of the proper school-age in the Government.

12 The Anglo-Chinese Schools of the adjudged the merits of york: This Com- Pking in bringing the vessel into tho poeian bas only to lift the lever. The French along that he could not possibly do any of the Chinese Grant-in-Aid Schools in the Colony as there are boys. The needs of

cautre of the town were unptied of scholars. feule education; require thorfuro an ex- Government, Rocafodat Sayingo da, mittee reports having observed rual progress tion where the war su acted onse to causomail ateamer was heading to Kowloon point: thing else. I also jedre from his stat the collision. He would show that the that would indicate sbb tide, but low mant that the current cuht his ship or for several days, antu à puòluation of the tension of school accommodation. There is Wongnaich'ung Wantsai, Stanley and made since the previous year. The Uum- exeitonaut no room to doubt that the Graat-in-Aid Yaumati, continue to show fair rusulfa. mittes find, that most teachers have boon. strong current for half a minute or tinute strung the tide was it would not show. A bodily tanu did ruine. It caught us on Registrar General allay d

The fact that encha eilly rumour found Schome, though expanding its epter Two of thean Schools, located in town, ate Tory conssful, bir that some neem hardly had actually taken charge of the vessel and half a mile from the Messageries, buoy Idm the bow, and swing our head round.

In other words while your course was crodence with numbers of Clinsso mothers, rather slowly, will gradually succeed in in charge of exceptionally good teachers qualified for their position he needlework rendered her unmanageable; and that this not know whether I would starboard my current was not of anoh regularity in ita helin or not. It would depend on circum-suddenly charged, his ship was simply car is a striking ovides of the lamentably low supplying this actital demands of female and are every year besieged with crowds of teachers. In some cases the Committee. operation as it could have been foreseen atances

ried over bodily?

state of female education in the Colony, education in the Colony so far as the mea applicats for admission who have to be re- wore surely puzled, the needlework done and provided for. A Captain might come

the Chinese population is concerned fused for want of space and corresponding in the presence of the examines being bad Re-azamined-Coming into the harbour The Acting Attorney General objectad Previous to the year 1986 thun was, your in to the harbour 40 or 60 times without in the day time as n general rule we have that this was putting the words into the by year, a steady conual increase ob Bust as regards Schools for European child teaching power. In the villages, however, and dirty while the other portion of the servable in the number of Schools and run, whose education requires a more oz there is constantly a complint that cat work was good and clean. It is possible experiencing that current and then conte une ruchur tashackled, and it would only wise, don't know if he wen turn scholars. This fucreate amounted, an ao pensive staff and cially house acoonsmota teachers, it able to teach English, are in-that this may be accounted for by amt in on one occasion and get into it. Ho be ander special circunstanes, auch man Witness.I could show that the vessel was being pro-strong wind, that we would have two ad off his curas or not, he minst have average, to 6 Selola and 472scholars every tion, the Grant-in-Aid schome does not competant as regards Chinese teaching, lug that the children were norvous in the perly and skilfully navigated, that it anchors ready.

been much further along I have come year. But although the population has to poster the eme capabilities, because the and the desire of the parents, based on the presence of the examiner, but uvon that was following the course which all stonmera By Capt. Thomsalt-I cannot recollect into harbour about forty titus, funr or five all appearance continued to increase year deant of such special education, thought general experienes that natives on ordia- dass not fully orginin the very great

the last year going to the same by your, and 5 now Schools were started in urgent, is mnall and hedged in by various arily gain proficiency in English only a difference noticed in some specimens fullow going to tsomo place and that what the force of the wind was on the day years;

the expense of proficiency in Classical uued work The thanks of the Govens- channel in the stage of a couple of junks,

bury off the Harbour Master's. I had gona number of Schools which had to ba closed), 8. The results of the annual examination which had no búsires to be there. Capt. B. C. Dearborn said-I have boon to the present buoy on even voyages,the previous annual increase of Schouls and of the Schools under the supervision of the should provida in Anglo-Obituse Schools a Committee who conducted this needle. Mr Francis then quoted legal authority a muster mariner since 1856. I have been had never been caught by any similar curaphelers has come to a standstill since 1993, Goverment will be found datailed in the special teacher for each of the two lang work examination with such painstaking to show that when the party charged in command of the city of Peling since rent m any prarious voyage had never as the subjoined table will show in detail, Tables appended to this Report, and, as far unges. This has been done in the case of inutonnas and scrupulous impartiality with the damage could not possibly pro- November 1885. On the 20th November heart of such a currens, nor hat Jany reason A sable la here given showing that the as the Government Central School is con- the two Schools located in town, but vent the accident by the exercise of last I was entering the harbour with mails to suspect it. I can't take any general bumber of schools gradually pose faia 0 cerned, in the Report of its Headmaster, villages the number of scholars, desiring to Colony racived a considerable stimulea in ordinary caco and procantion the sccident and puesungets. I came through the Lycerale out of the tides at this point, I have in 1879 to 90 in 1834, and the number of which will be found below. A few up learn both Beglish and Chinese at the sine the year 1886 by the introduction of the pa bo held as an unavoidable one. It moon about 2 clock. Coming up the passioticed when lying at the buoy that there scholars from 3,460 to 5,887. Last year the plementary statistical details, and gareral time, is too small to justify the additional syster of the Cambridge Local Examins this connection he also mentioned tho casu the weather was fins with slight Easterly would be a strong rush for soost twenty number of scholars was 811 11 mo haurrations regarding the principal Schole expen, e involved. The need of a Training one and by the arrangements made for

I ought to than in 1883.]

and Classe of Schools way be of interest,

Schoul to provide teichors for the Govern establishing a Medical School in of the European, in which a vessel, by the wind, the force baing about 3. After clear putea jusb at ebb and flom

connection ment Schools (outside the Central Sohood) with the Alica Memorial Hospital, adinis, brusking down of a certain kind of steering ing the Ly-ve-ingon Pass, I was steering by have been high water about 10 and 11

4. Of the above mentioned 5,814 phil-

9 The Government Central School was makes itself constantly felt and this need in sion to which may soon become a keen. goas, estas into collision with another russel the land and had no pilot on board. o'clock on that day and therefore about dron, sttexding Schools under fiovernment examined on the principles adopted, several not likely to be supplied by the training contested prize, like the Sobolarshipo of

through The principle was affirmed in this case, but, Coming in

the Ly-ee-mu bali ebb at two glook. If i

If this tide had not enpervision in 1886, as many a 3,961 were years ago and stated in futurer reports class now formed in the Government the Colony, if the students receive regular board the some steamer with this steering I was on the forward upper bridge about 300 or 400 feet off. If the junks had Grant-in-Aid Schools here they received Head usstor and rovided by myself. The

and progressive teaching. With thu n genr, it was held that the Captain should The third oficer was in the pilot house not been there, I might be guna about a Christian education, whilst 1,853 children papers of the scholars were corrected and Schools and Aided Schools which give bat mental exertion, it behoveneducationiste niso

13. The work of have known it was not reliable. The pre there; a quaitor master was at the wheel; 50 feet farther from the Sushalin Ake attended the Government Schools. Of the marked by the Headmaster and then forn Chinese ernestion in the Chinese lang to keep on ove on the encroachments which sent case was an identical one. The Lity the third enginsar was at the sugins From rounded this Menet, the Surgeries was lutter number 610. attended the Govern warded to me to form an independent unge, has continued during the year 1986 stimulated mental stortion in, expesialy in of Peking was in the same position from a signal and a quarter-muster was stationed at heading to Kowloon Point

The windment Contral School, 910 attend the out-opinion thereon. With the exception of the Ile turul course, and calls for no specialus eliaste, liable to make upon health different cause-she refused to answer her the whistle, The 3rd officer's duty is to was about force 2 of three. That would helm and became onmanageable. But in superintend the quarter-masterat the holm not effect the swinging of the things Schools in town and villages, kept by marks allotted in the case of reading and works. Special effort has been made, and to discern at an early stage what chris

the Government, and 389 children were the case of all the aubjects of the thiş paso there was co presios exprerience My first and second officers were forward the ships would swing to the tide. In ander instruction. in the small gene Classes,when the Headmaster alloting sej arate prises at the annual prize:dren are and what children are not fitted.

giving, to extend the teaching of geography for the severe and protected exertion of Captain Dearborn, had no previous ex at the bus of the ship the first officer for former years, I used to go in by the Schools kepe by natives and aided by the notad results in consulation with myself and of Chinese entzposition in these School, this wind called forth by a multiplication of perience of the current and tide that took general supervision going the buoy, the inner channel. I tried some experiments Government (by a monthly great). De the subjoined Tables exhibit the resuite of and some improvement has taken place competitive examinatiums. In this Coliny, charge of his vessel and had no special second officer to obey any orders about the with the slip Yokohama Boy with taila will be found "UNGRY | ter's uru valuation of the merits of each School, that at Aberdeen, the nehealthineas industrial edocation of the "children of and II ap the asamination according to the Headmas these repots. In the case of one-Aided here there is hardly any sphers for the any special with anchor.. The chief engineer is usually no wind nor tide, to taka sering to the trooipla Inid standing over the engine room hatch. Com spoed ahead 1 knuts, by reversing the The penges

When going full

ing into the harbour, it being calm, we un engines, full spoed matern, I could stop har

horment, during the year 1886, un noceuat of Tables are here given slowing the remont to remove the Police Station, has also tendancy which Mr Gladstone has deseribed shackled the chain to fix to the buoy and in 3 lengths and a half. The ship in 425 education in general, amenuted (including we had the starboard anchor ready. I feet long. I also tried the same caperi- the expenses connected with the Governuts, for which we do not have room] necessitated the removal of the School to the fault of modern education, i Captain Walker (of the Beige steered for the Meanes, keeping her a littlement going at four or five knots, and stup-ment Scholarship to a total of $43,085.50 10. In addition to the remarks of the the opposito jaland of of Aplicbao. In the strong, via to overord the professions a muster mariner. I have held a certificate on the starboard bow and all the while ped her within 700 mad 800 feet. She is a or 37.37 per head. The folowing details Headmaster, which will be found in the ease of another Aided School, that of that depend upon the mind sa distinguished for 10 or 11 years. I have been in the rounding on the port helt gradually, de gat hand screw. In the fret experiment, may be of interest. Ou the Central School, third paragraph of his Report, I have to Shamshaipo, where the Aids system year from those dependient on the hand. There Pacific Mail service or 18 months. I am on roon. sa. I can see my buoy or the Belgie the nation of the screw di rist changu hur with G10 soliolars, the Government expend. nisko but a low general observations by yest shewed, vory por results, un attempt is serious risk in trying tight and mait to made to improve the School by Į it young people for the learned and clutical my seventh round page in and out. My I haul up for the buny. I could not say head.

conceng the Government ( Central School. line steswer is moored to the westward of Low how cloas I passed the Mezco Coming pected her head to go to starboard but it the sum of $11,680,41 or $10.11 pos

The helin was amidshire. I exed (apart from oost of buildings and Comping the rarita of the Government the application of the Grantin-Aid system. professions that they may be spoiled for loon on the northern edge of the fairway up the harbour. I noticed a junk with all did not. In the sound experiment, her The expenses of the other Covernment Geral school examination, actors The brat year's trial did not improve handicraft only in order to discover too There are throu bucps there. I am in the sails set in the fairway, She was not quite head swung about three quarter of a point Schools, induding the Aided Schools, tabulated, wrists the results of the previons matters, but there is hope that in course of late that they have not the natural ziite indispensable to access in the more intel- barbour, of sh average, 15 or Li days at a half way across between the M. 31. buoy to sterbuard. The halun was anidships on amounted to $8,15417 for 1.283 scholars of year's examination, it is evident suere linn 14. regarda the Grant-in-Aid So tine. I remain as a rulo on buard my own and the point, but a little nearer the latter. that occasion also.

14. As regarda the Grant-in-Aid Schools, lectual order FANTAS $6.63 per head. The Gesut-in-Aid Scliuols been in nicet flames a falling off in the ahip in the barbour, In coming into the I was just runding up by the Meance to At the request of the Acting Attorney with 3,95 scholars, the Government fallowing subjects, viz Eaglich reading, the year 1850 bus afforded fresh proof that harbour we go through the Ly-en-woon pese get into my couras for the buoy when I General, witress marked his course cumming 814,324.78 $3.62 rer head, Further dictating, and composition. In all other the alterations introduced is sha Grast la- After getting in there we abeer, by the land saw the junk. It appeared to be into harbor. He also pointed out the spot details will be found in Tables IV and XII subjects the Seboo) did with the exception Aid Scheme in 1883 principally affecting

schools in Clans I (Le Shoals giving of Classes II. V and VI, well to Chinese education in the Chinese language) and by the peition of the vessels in the large junk and seemed leading to the at which his vessel a mmended to turn, the appended to this Regitu

of the Re

I should say about 3.

the

18. The educational, moveraent of the

as there had been a prorious acpident on Pall bands were at the stations. | caught me, I would have passed the Saghalien placed by their parents in Missionry The nination papers were set by the central School Boverment rease of stimulants funding to promote

down in the pasos he sited, the defendanta qugab, therefore, to be nequitted,

The following evidenco was then called

5.

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The northern feirway may be said to feet 8, or a tipa Isngth of Ishould our cCHETRAMANMARA 2,038 scholars.Thore ware zlu about: 180 Ditocian School, St. Joseph's College of the eREDIDE Dcreasing the ponsum of

apecially

1 I enclose the mainl Tables, I to XVI

year 1886.

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I have the tionour to be, Sir

Your most obedient Servant, ** REAL KITES, AM, PE D...

Inspector of Schools,

Colonial Secretary.

Er bange

HONGKONG, May 14,

Harbour, going to the auth of the Channel Northward,-Kowloon point. I could not position of the junk, and the position of hie In addition to the above mensfound better than last year. It is hotel are beneficial. The subjoined Comparative Island; and when past the Docks we steer to see my own buoy, I headed for the pressed when he arst saw her, whero ho 5,844 scholars aftending 90: Schools under that the subjects, in which there has been able, exhibiting the worn into tho Honourable F. STEWART, L warda the Vence, and begin to head fairly Belgio. I had to ateor to go stern of was when he discovered the junk was at overninent supervision, there were, during a cutsiderable falling of, are the very for are own busy after passing the Hospital the junk, between her and the Sagholin socher, and the direction in which his ship the year 1886, pecording to dengue la subjects in which the Central School world vice chains (uf 1883) which ship. I know where the M. f atomers I did not attempt to go ahead of the junk was heading when the tide Best caught her by the District Watchmen, as Tasty as 106 naturally be expected to be, and to my uperation is the year 1881, clearly groves, le. Theis buny is a little N. W. of the because I thought she was under way. In

Fit. Cross-examined witness said I cd not Schools (including alay Night Sobooks) st kuowledge is, deficient os compared with as far as Schools in Class I are concerned, Mence is ourer towards the fairway.tended passing the bagustio bont 400 say how many feet we were carried out of work in town and villagos, attended by other Schools in the Colany, such as the that the desire of the Government to reduce power of these inexpensive commence from the Menageris buoy consider that nerfectly safe distance cor The Acting Attorney Gutistal jere

repeated scholas under instruction in 5 private the Hongkong Publio Bekool Au the Schools (whist to Kowloon polat In anking to outsidering the circumstances. I came through his question as to how many feet the ship European Schools: The total of schulara vast majority of the boys of the Cene work to be done under some Standarda). buy from the Meases We ever go the Lyee moun Pass and on the bather had been carried out of our course, when nader instruction in Schools of all classes tral School are Ohinese boys who do not and to onoounge the teachers to bring more to the south of the M. Msbury. As at a speed between feud 10 knots. When Mr Francis and there was nothing to be amensted, therefore, to 8,052 scheines speak English nor haar English spoken children under instruction in the higher

without a matter of fact I gonorally go about half abreast of Kelleti's land 1 slowed down to gained by hopelessly confumuri witness by distributed over 201 Schools. As the eat out of school, and as the Dontrel School Standards on skipping this lower dues, way between the MiM's busy and Kow about fatir a five loota, and passed the senseless questions. A ship's hand went off mated population of the Colboy now nun- gives a valuable portion cf ila lims to his phone loon, that is about 1000 fat from Lowloon Maunes at that speed. I would not think so many points, hot so many foot polat. My reason for a going closer is it safe to go suunng the shipping at a Wincas, resutaing-I did so wait to but 181,702 souls, there were there. Chinese teaching the Facural consequence TAPLE HEEWING EFFECTS OF REVISION OF

fora 443 par cent of the population is that the reculla obtained in the Central that there a ats, untena tids, and for the seizer speed than four knots the effect of porting this laim when the enrolled in Schools of all ages. To does Sobaal in speaking sud understanding Eng. puraoss of coming to our hony we have to What happened, when you got up to the collision was imminent, as I saw it had no not compare favourably with the countion. tish reading, dictation, and composition are knew what the tides el condition of England and Wall where omewhat below the results obtained in ebbtide foring round Kowloon point is board bow and cluted our hand very ware at that

hind on it 18 per cent, not even with Ireland other Schools, althongh

Boothward, well clear of the point, instea†

which was then on our starbird bow.

the Batt

nover of youths

out annually thosegluy well groundej, to the rudlnents of an English education, but the number of

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get a far South as eu possibly can; "The Tank! The tide struck us ou qur, star, affect. I did put " I "cond, where 9 per cent of the population attendton and methad the Contival School are yery regular and Beta from Nortli to quickly to port I was then between 600) at the bony tat ne?” the Sagy Schuch Bat. It is becobsidered of a superior sharagtor Tha Central School South slong the West of Kowloon down to and 701 feat from the Sujudicis alien when the anchor was let go we that we hava hors neither a Corinnlenty sonde wat

not say how for we wore Kowloon point. My experience is that if I could judge and close up to the four must have beetz 302 feet I can't any Education Act, nor any law providing terwards it sots out into the harbouret Our ste u had not pissed. to the water how many points we samo rotiod to port. I flequate school accommodation in proper of turning the point I once experienced of the stem of the junk. At the moment beter looked at the compass; she came tion to the population, and that a Buglin peaking people in the Colony re- the cartabl as far ph to within the 20 fest i thu lide fire onnght us, the belty was round a good deal. Although I had come siderable proportion

tion of the Chizens paplo the Messageries buy That was aboutlast amidships. From the time I shaped my into the harbour for some time, I had no residing in tan October while the Ozus was lying at the courge from the Afrance to that time the iden that I would enwounter much is oprront i families here but bany Is was then ebb tide, The Ocy holni huit not been altered. I. Urat die as I did since then, lave natiyed it befure, hart Comparing the ngiber or children. bịon, of thous who camain, enter into busi- was heading about NW WNW I covered when a ship length off the jeak When I saw the way the Saghalien was lay of legal and age (5.15 years) in England uck (ghtious where they have fillo op was then ateoring no the Northern fairway that she must be at ascher, Lamppose the omill not judge of the current and Wales and to Ireland with the pocinity of keeping up or adding to their At the speed of five knots. Weingutidel to reason why I dia not notice the junk Since then I have noticed that the M. Muumber actually in attendance and the Book of English know borge que catequent in Ulaas 11 there are, antes her also but lowe

galvas but a very small increase thereby year keep their by your. A couiderable proportion of the

boys trained in the Central Szampi gosbroad

As regards tay Gewattage

On Loudon

Bank Wire,

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