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peatedly in the ten minutes play which ensued. Considering how often the ball was within ten yards of the goal, Gillinghois. handled the ball phenomenally seldom. Roweroft and Slade got the ball away, and-in trying to stop the Club forwards the Cantor conceded a corner. Pryce Browne placol nicely, but Grayson handled and the free kick got the ball back to mid-fold. After a spel of quiet play, the Centos in- vaded; but Finin, we another mistake vaded; but Finckney, whone play improved, throughout

the game, always kunt the mastery. A free-kick gotiated by Pryen Brown without aue

Fra throw-in the assistant right of the Centurion prased to Steele, who transferred the play to the other wing. A goal seamed cortain, but Pinckney kept | his hand and his place, and cleared. Anton Dow wakened up and put in one of the

casa.

WILN Be

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AT

THE CHINA MAIL.

Of

60

usterangsa

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE,

THE INCREASE IN TELEGAPH RATES.

WE Whiting, Mr C. Ford, Mr Geo, Seniors, 16 passed; exactly one half in the suggestions I have made to the Colonesome, or to some other Blackburn Charshers of Commerce; Colo-

HEADMASTER'S uxromm. ·

Queen's College.

these 12 or

man o "the mitter

of education, as I think I have shown

of the Seniors and the san propertion of the Preliminary, passed which may be viewed as satisfactory, being the average of former year. The mark Good which is nere to Distinction was awarded as follows,

to

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all

have the luck to

1

with it, and the referee, Mr J. W. The Honourabie J. H. Stewart Lockhart, for ss for Arithmetic, 1 for History, 1 long a speech as I did last year, but I have Dickens the day before yesterday, and the Brisbane, and Dunedin, (N.Z.) Chambers of

Uolonial Secretary.

Shaku speare, 3 for Robinson Crusor, 3 no intention of doing anything of the sort. for Geography, and 1 for Acta,

I may say that this educatius queation, 19. Acting under instructions from the Dr Wright observed, is a problem. It Governing Body. I conducted in Amalia not only

a problem in Hongkong, Examination. Parsaing the practice of but it is.

a problem in India. 1.The total number car the Hall was former years I took 109 marks as the course, he is houd to silbere to ane's own opinion, and I certainly must my that 988. In 1896 the attendances had to a maximum in every subject; less than 50

Sir,I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on Quuun's College for the year 1896.

moat brilliant runs of the day, taking the red his annant Ferort as follows:-

The Headmaster (Dr Batson Wright) fall in an oblique line from right to left, coneluding with a good shot; but he had handled the ball before pasting company

18 January, 1897.

Oliver, gave a free kick to the Centos. Thoir right wing nursed the ball down the. touch line, falely bamboozling Pryce Browne; with a clear goal beforo him, the assistant right paned to the outside man who was rushed down by Pinckney and just game was overdone Maysou took up the ramning, and passed out to Grayson, and the Canto goalkeeper had to use kus bands, There was a good deal of vigorous play just about this time. Both were visited, Gillingham having to kick out; remostkably fns half-back play, completely breaking up the Cento Combination Rowcroft, whox chaoss lead been for, mada a ran on his own agcount and way making as stenight for the goal as the needle to the pole, when a Conto deliber stely tripped him. The free-kick was small compensation, Looker kicking be hind. A cation from the referee would not have been araiss. At half-time, no- thing had been scored.

Of

REDUCTION IN TELEGRAFE RATES SOUTHWARDS.

Road letter front Acting Manager, Joint Telegraph Companies, dated 20th Decon bet, informing the Chanthoz of reductions Africa, Australasin, &c.

THE WIDOW OF DR RIZAL.

*A WOMAN WITH A TAST.' The story of the life of the young women

marriage with the late Dr. Rizal, on the ove who is stated to have had such a dramatic. of his being shot for complicity in the

And then Leofter and Slabe put in susun tributable to Che runsval of fimiles from tion" is Er abore the average; in fact, I making this school what I any call a purely tributed the prizes ture up to the pistled on shipowners and masters by Mominently before the public recently is not

were

written answers,

42

40

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WHA

away in the North country schools. 1 have to thank your Exellency for your addraen to-day, and also to ask you to tell

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tion.

13.--The usual Tables of the number of fought all English imparted in this Col-very glad to hoar that our hoys who go up board. his ship for thirty-six hours attze haavail. Finally, he was advised to take

LATE TELEGRAMS. (Rangoon Gazette.) NEW YEAR HONOURS.

duce. In one half of this College, I believo I am right in saying in Chinese classes VIII, VII. VI., and part of V., the pupils never nee an English Pastor, I think that is a matter which enght to come unto theers are as follow consideration of the Governing Body. As

called

London; January 1.-The New Year's Mr Cave, the Consul at Zanzibar, to be Companion of the Bath,

Sir Frank Lascelles to be Grand Cross of the Bath, of the Bath

Mr Edwin Palmer, Knight Commander

addition all costs and charges incurred in from Hongkong male pretty free with connection with thom: if on the other

band, they detain such persons on board his money, and had behaved, in a manner until they have communicated with the hardly tealprocal of the attention which Mr authorities they are, as in the case of the Taufer had hostowed upon her. She spent. of the Chief, ilable to a fine for a large sum of money which had beon master of false imprisonment.

entrusted to her keeping in a lavish por chase of jewellery and in other extravig Ances, hon she arrived in Manila she pre- sented herself to her adopted father dressed

The Committee would therefore respect fully suggest the amendment of the Ordin ance, first by giving rannters of ships the no-

Governing Body, who acted as judges, reinastor has ever presidedor Queen's this Colony want to know is not that there are half-a-dozen boya here for these ported Lit and Sia Cheang as, writera Collage or any other School, in this Culary QUEEN'S COLLEGE

the two best essays. His Excellenoy accor- than Dr Wright. (Applause.) It is

Oxford Lucal certificates and have taken A monthly meeting of the Cominittou FEECH BY SIR, WILLIAM BOBINSON,

dingly presented them with the amounts.

them away; but we want to know what was held at the Chamber Rooms on the 16th evident that my surmisx is per estly correct. 10. Mr Jones has been absent on Neave You have all heard Dr Wright's report been on the majority of the pupils heru, (Chairman), N. J. Edo, St. C. Michaelsen, the average result the teaching has January-Present: Mears A Menchie This afternoon, H. E. Sir William Ro- binson prescuted the prices at Queen's throughout the year. Mr James and Mr real I have no read it myself, and you Woodcock went on leave in Aprit, the latter

beer remis Judging from De Wright's report, I should. A. Siake, T. H. Whitehead, and R. C. College. There was a large turn-out of on completion of six years service. Mosses will think that I have

in not reading it.

But I was very girl to say it is very satisfactory. Too much weight Wiloux (Secretary)

Philippine Rebellion, loses much of the' parenta and friends of the boys. Amongst Barslay and Courtney have been Acting hear that the resuits of the mount has hitherto been attached to these Oxford

Itters acknowledging receipt of a copy those present rere SirJ. W. Carrington, Assistant Masters since April and June examinations had been extremely good and Local Fixaminations. I hope Dr Wrightand Stowart Larabatt, Hon. W. M. Goudma, of our cloverest Junior Chiareses Assistantes classen. I did not read the report bord as ustups I have given here and this to protest against the action of the Joint rotated by Mr Taufer, who adopted her as Ma Boll-Irving, Mire Belilios, Hon. J. H. respectively. Mr Fung Ki-cheuk, A.A., one satisfsetry in some of the higher the Governing Body will not luck won me of the report of the proceedings at the glamour, and romance with which record critic. They must believe in all special meeting on the 19th Septembor Inst evente son to have coloured it, when Mr F. H. May, Rev. R. F. Cobbold, resigned in April on getting an appointment I saw that in the mood and into contro will perhaps ba the Hust time I shall ancak Telegraph Cos. in raising, their rates to his daughter at a very early age. Mir Surgeon-Colonel Evalt, Mr W. E. Hunt, Assistant Compradore.

graphs Dr Wright had US Consul; Rev. W. Massen, Mr C, 0. 11. (hir boys paid 33 fees for the Ox-versial matter. I Ats not a controver-before the boys of this Clinge-I have Europe, America, and Shanghat, from the Platt, Me J. W. Norton Kyshe, and Mrs ford Local Examinations, but only 24 Frialist; I am not an educationist, but at extent the usefulness of this College, London; from Liverpool, Leeds, and Street, West Point, has had a most varied only bon actuated by the desire President, Straits Settlement Association, Taufer, who resides a No. 8 Vastera Kysha, Bir A. Seth, Mr H. L. Donnya, M: sents themselves, equally divided among plain practical

ant Preliminary. Juniors

and when i

benist Secretary, New Zealand; Board of life. After taking part in the Civil Florey, Mr A. Findlay Smith, &c.

Governing Body who supervise this College premetal to dine--I assure you I shall Trade, Torente; Tacoraa Chamber of Com War, in Americe, lo aniled from San

watch the progress of hie Collega with Inerce, Winnipeg

Board of Trade, Walling Francisca to China. He was an enginear along with Dr Wright. I noticed when I came in that De Wright looked at this rollton, boys, su inpress upon you Secretary, Fiji; San Francisco Chamber of profession, and for a number of yours the greatest possibla interent. In sunton (NZ) Chamber of Commerce, Colonial of paper I had in my baud an

Industry Kreat

in Cesamorco; Department of Trade and Com-served on some of the conat and civar he evidently thought I intended to make as the necessity for

lecturing on merce, Ottawa; Nowport (Mon.), Seattle, steamers, afterwards enlisting in the Hong- your work. 143

kong Police Force, in which he did service for reason I gave for Dickens' sucess in life Commerce were read. was that he loved his work and was

four years, retiring with the rank of sergeant. it. That is

He was then appointed Chief of the Fire determined to excel in the spirit which should animate all you buy, who are being taught in this

Brigade of the Hongkong Fire Insurance

missed souring. Here again the passing great extent recovered from the depletion obtained was reckoned a failure in any the Governing Body, with, the concurrenço thank you Dr Wright for asking me to be in their tariff to Eastern countries, South 1894 on account of failing eyesight. Mr

very fit and useful College. I have to

Company, retiring from this position in of 1894; but in 1906, instand of a continu-subject for a class-paas a | loy had to pass I suppose of Dr Wright, to considerable here, and I trust all have many years

Teply acknowledging receipt of samo Taufer is now almost store blind, but anes of this improvement, there was a

in half the subjects offered to in the pain to introduce into this College some of Enecas as boud of this College.

Dr Wright As Your Excellency hos rense qurtly due to the recurrence of Upper School passes in subjects, ia in reforms I recommended last year. They

was sent on the 30th December.

fortunately he is otherwise in very com- THE INATU' CASH... babic plaque. These was however no the Lower School, and in 3 in the Prepara-lave. I think, simplified The aims and stated this a possibly the last thue you will

It was announced that, under data thorable circumstances enjoying the fruits of evidenes of panic, such as wau manifest in tory, were required, which is sufliciently character of this institution y abaliching address, this College, I wish to state that '04, the abones of sovemi boys Taing at severe. The general result of the examine the Chinese teaching in the College, and snow the first time your Exeellunoy dis- January, a lettor had been addressed to the what he assured us was hard-carnod means. Goverment, pointing out the hardships on- The girl who was been brought no pro- the colony to escape sanitary precautions, should have beon justified in elumatericing English school, fr. to give education to

sent time to School has benefited large- not from fear of the plague itself, as was it as a phenomenal success, hand it not been toys of all nationalities is too soon, I

by the suggestions made by your operation of the Vagrancy Ordinanca (No. roportul uriy in the wear to the In, tretat for extreme weakness in Class. 1, B and think, to decide whether this alteration, Excellency. In your specch on the first 12 of 1888), as evidenced in the care of the as has been stated of mixed parentage, but think the subject referred to master of the British steamer Chingisis of purely Irish extraction. She is in The this radical reform is a wise one or of Schouls by several chicol Maringer the two lowest non-Chinese seccions. The admissious and re-adminsicus were in total number examined was 617 boys, of not, but my opinion is that the gal

was colloquial. It was phil attention to recantly heard in the Police Court, and

| fact a daughter of the regiment, her father cnch quater of the year quite up to the whotn 168 or 9 per cent. passol, repre- tory and hereficial efects of it will be and there was a marked improvement which suggesting amendment of the Galina.co. average; which would be inconsistent with sented as follows in the three main seen in the very near future. In the pleased your Excellency. With regard to The Secretary stated that no reply had having served with the 28th Regimant in the idea that the Chinese Tad in 1890 the tious-

Hongkong. She was hom on the th cound case, the Governing Body do your scellency's remarks about those yet been received. came ear of Hongkong as a plague centra

Total Number Percentage cited to give the time -which

The following is a copy of the letter :- Worthorn Sebole, I cannot say anything Exainire, ·Pastod.

August, 1876, onɖ is therefore alightly over that they had in 1804.

alour that, only that our buys who go up

Hongkong General Chamber sared by this alveration which I bave just North tako all the high places straight

of Commerce, 1896 1894 1896 1894 2.The billing off ($3,000) in Revenu

twenty years of age. The girl by some un- referred to, to give it up solely to the Os re-starting, the Conte forwards freni Fees is quite out of proportion to the Upper School 114 217 HI 90

Hongkong, 5th January, 1887. tenching of English-English colloquial

fortunate circumstances having been left 201 monopoleed the leather. The right wing diminution in attendance referred to above, Lower School...209

Sir,-In directed by my Committee to Now it is too soon, as shown hy did a lot of clever, tricky, but julle dorg- and is largely attributable to the reduction | Preparatory.)

194 169) THE Or Wright's report, to ceride Whotter this

bring to the totire of the Government unprovided fox, Mr Toufor adopted her as ing, Looker having to go repeatedly to the of the Sucond and Third Causes by ang The whole staff deserves great gredit for is a good move or not. But I think the bugs that the holidays begin now, what seems to them a defect in the law his daughter, and gave her a good educa. assistance of Pryce-Browne and Packney, half, through causes not under my

centrai,

this colony as embodied in Ordinance No. Two corners fell to the Navy, but both it will take two or three years for the attendy and careful teaching of which there Governing Body will have to grapple with and the school resumes on Mundey, relating to impecunious persons Bandoil in

is ample evidence ever in those cases this question systemstially. I do not February 25.

During the two years Mr Teufor has suf were negotiated mafely Still the Canes tendances in the Upper School, where the referred to above where this porcentages are think it is mullicent to deal with it by

His Excellency I am very much obliged 12 of 1888 known as the Vagrancy Ordin- Dr had the best of the game, the Club forwards Foes are highest, to attain their former low. In by far the majority of papers, isolated efforts in the higher classes only furence to it and to my possible do Wright, for what you have said in re-

fored from cataract he has consulted In November 1st the mastor of the macrous medical men, in order that he. standing about listlessly or making spemo figure. Au coonginy of $350 was effected there was none of the drudgery attendant On the 10th February, 1883, from this dic individual efforts with little combination by claring two class-rooms and dispensing and lens method. Had is not boon for the with the services of a Tutporary Assistant upon the correction of ill-digested and badly very spot, I nude the remark that I parture from here, and the interes: I British steamer Chingi was fined $600 for

have taken in this College. I am domining sight Japanese stowaways on might have his sight restored, but without threehalf-backs, especially Slade, and Pinck- and two Monitors.

loge should be upseted by Englishmen - ney, the Club must have come to grief, for 3.On the recommendation of the Go boys examined and peased in each subject.by English teachers, and that they might should like some of them to remain in the sought to justify his action ly pleading the

to the North take the highest posts at arrival in part from Kobe. The defendant a trip to the Pallippines, and it was bad as the Cento forwards were in front of voming Body, the section known as Chi and of parentages of passes are hero subsisted, if accessary by Chinese Colony. The holidays comance is-day- Vagranicy Orduance, which forbids the whilst on this journoy that he first made goal they must have got home once in WHY

nose School, the classes where for 30 joined."

Senehers; but it seems to as, who em a as a reward for sheer persistency. After a years Chinesa hoys were taught to composo

you boys should be in your master of a merchant vessel, under heavy the acquaintance of the late Dr Rizal.. 14.Romurke on individual subjecta :--- simple, plain, practical no for and ali Int of dodging the Canto right wing had the in their native language, and to read and

Monday 22nd February: Reading Generally areful and vory education is concerned, that no Chinage Places again on

penalties, to land, or to permit to be guai at their mercy, but inde rushed up in understand their mutive literature) was good. I must still complain of want of teacher, however able and elever (and we devote yourselves to your lessons as well visible means of a

when you do cane back I hope you will landed, in the colony any persons without the latter part of September, 1894,

of support

he departed to the Philippines, leaving sheer desperation from the opposite side of abolished. By the removal of these ten initation in intonation, without which have some excellent Chirese masters here) devote Your Lionit dhe posts and thine the field and saved mimculously, Anton hours a week devoted to the studly of C-Reading is merely perfunctory, and loses can touch English satisfactorily because fizture auccess will attend you.

My Committee are of opinion that the Josephium to follow by a later steamer. He law as it stands imposes a great respon now came to the assistance of the back di ness by the lower and Preparatory Schools, the opportunity of being an aid to acquiring sa you all know, there are certain letters in vision, and a neat pass across to Grayson at increase of three hours a week for the conversational power in a foreign language. the English alphabet that a Chinuman has for and heartily girer.

The customary cheers were then sibility on shipowners and masters, and stayed in Manila during the months of chabled the speedy gunner to exhibit his acquisition of English was obtained for the

places the latter on the horns of a dilemma. October, November, December and Jan- Galleria Very got in the Upper great difficulty in

in promancing and asty Lower School and Second and Third School, with the exception of the two sounds it is impossible for him te repro-

they allow atowaways or destitutes to mary, where he was joined by Josephina, power. Slade gave the forwards innu- merable chances, but Rowcroft and Antar

land, they become responsible for their who, he states, had during his sheenes Classea. It was not kill to increase lowest sections of the non-Chinese classes. wers not a good combination and Mayson the hours in the First Class, where with Good in the Lower School.

maintenanes, besides being liable to pay in secuted to have little in common with Special Classes, B1 hours a week

Tetition.With the exception of I. B. oither, so that all the prominent forward already assigned to English, and where the

who puturly failed; very marked improve play on the Club side was put in by scholars, for eight years, had been exemplment, chivdy due to more drili in spelling Grayson and Logan, Mayson tending cd from Chinese Studies. It should not be exercises, which is much needed, as Chinese religiously to the man, and getting a good forgotten that the adoption of this course besides confusing vowel sounds, are per-I said before, it is quite impossible that a deal of knocking about from the Cento was formally recommended by the Inspetsplexed with double final consonants.. Chinese waster, however good he may be, back división. Time after time the Center of Schools in 1887, and arouted by him.

can compare with a professionally-trained even carlier. ton kicked behind, or .olse. came out so

master who has been taught in England. I am quite sure everyberly mustage with me weakly in front of goal that the Club backs kept their goal intact, and once Gillingham

in that particular. I hope the Governing had to punch outs Anise lit of play let

Body will see slao to the cause of the redus be Peer Grayson away, but the right buck returned

tion in the numbers. I do not understand and the Centos resumed their old tantis

how it once about. It canno applicableringar, ChestFnatice of Hongkong; and Dy kicking the bail anywhere but into goal.

to the plague. There ja something wrong Rynses Inspector General of Hospitals, Pinckney and Slade played a magnificent

in the State of Denmark; and I hope they Ceylon, to be Knights. defensive game, and Beastor's kicking,

wili enquire into it. Last. when not pressed, was both frequent and the Native Teachers in the Chinese School,

speech to which I have already referred, free Looker's kicking back to Pinckney after the payment to them of pensions, the In Classes I. A. and N. 1, I could not resaid that Hongkong was and

London, January 2.--Prince Christian aud Beasley was also a feature it the game, Governing Body approved and recoin fuse full marks to two boys.

always going to be a British Colony. That his services in the Ashanti expedition.

Victor has been promoted to be Major for but it was not always so successful as it ended the increased scale of salaries for

Geography-Generally good, a decided is one тербол why raight have been, and would have bean Native Assistants in the English School, the improvement on 1594.

You should all

CECIL RHODES. learn English; and there is another positively dangerous had the opposing importance of which has been urged in my

will toll you

Pretoria, January 2-Judge Jorrison, Map-Drawing. This is a test from our which forwards paid mono attention to the ball Reports for somo years. than to the Clair men.. The whole Clark was created, to which MrU Hung-kam,

Mr Huenery in the Lower School. The result is it has been prophesied that if ever there in addressing Mr Bruger on Now Year's Day. psroods only whose passages had been paid There is no built house in this place, only

un versal fanguage in cotiron use every bitterly complained of the ovations cow for them, or who were known to be desti a number of matsheds, but there ta of the second period may be characterised as A.A., was appointed; the duties of cork4nite up to the average, several maps be

Wayan Coil Bhodes, at the Caps

Roman Catholio stone churab. Here is The

With resend to Asistio stowawaya,. my acus betwean the Conto forwares and the luring previously for discharged by the ing harvols of reproduction. In the Up- there it will be the English language. being made in honor of the criminal high-tute of resources.

per School, the drawing of a map forms (Applause.) If you stars from London of play from the Club forwards. There whose fimè it was found to make too great the portion selostod is uncertain the test is find that English is spoken by nine tentho here of to-day but of to-morrow, and gibility of shipowners and masters should being agiled in to operate upon Mr.Tauier' Club backs, with very occasional glimpses First and Second Cinese Assistants, upone of the questions in Geography, but as

way of Suce Canal for Hongkong, you willudge said he was being feted not only as Committes venture to think that the respon was that Dr Rizal made their soquaintance,

was no scoring.

adeiziand.

he expressed fears as to the future. Mir censo upon their handing such severer and but few boys satisfy it. of the people in every part at which you Kruger, who was deeply moved, refrained to the care of the Government."

persons over

Mr Taufer states that he was Lecture on, Elication in Burma, The commencement of the rst tan min. ates of extan tiain was startling The navy delivered before the Ilangon Thachers' centage that 1834.

Trandation inta Chinese-Lower per-sup: If you g

go by Vancouver, Montreal and

from replying.

Trusting that this suggestion will com greatly curaged at the treatment ho re Winnipeg, you will find that English is forwards rushed the hall past the Club Association last spring. by & Chinese

DUELLING IN GERMANY,

mend itself favourably to the attention of the ceived at the hands of the doctor. Dr Lucks and Lalf-backs, Steele dribbled as gentleman, Assistant Secretary to the Chief mechanical, being memoriter work. Where duener. Shakespeare talked about putting

your most chelont servant, Translation English.This is chiefly spoken all along the line with the greatest

Government.I have the honour to be, sir, Risel cut one of his eyes, and stated the goal mouth from left to sight, and the Commissioner, shows thus the educational boys attempt independent translation, they ginio round the earth io forty minutes, assistant right winger deslied up and sent problems that are engaging attention in are seldom successful, as their ignorance of but the English people have done it inputes by Council of Hmour, the object

R. CHAPTERTON WILCOX, he would complete the operation, but he the bail spinning past Gillingham. Back Hongkong are not unknown elsewhere. Chinese loads. them to guess-work.

Secretary. forty seconds by putting down the tolo-

had never done anything more, and the eye To The constitution of they came from the kick-off. Steele being is words particularly active and meteorie. He for dates only front 1868. One generation bas

the Education Department in Burma prevement in the highest caseca,

General Intelligence.Considerable in gmph cable, and we will do it also by our being to restrict duelling in the German

our Army.

operated upon is now sightless, while the Auglo-Saxon language. This bundle of! corner, and then just isod Scoring

Arithmetic.Good, but comparing the papers which frightened Dr Wright so

The Colonal Secretary had, ander other eye in esositive of a shadow passing Grayson, Logan and Mayson retaliated with passed aways and literary culture does not work of the your with the results of the much--I hope you have got over your PAINT MUSIO hoxe, Violins (fine models) date 14th Jabenry, forwarded for the aver ft. Mr Taufer was so enraged at the

totesting

translation of

proclamation luund by ery pleased Robinson & Co. I wne very Dr Wright's remarks that

the Kwangsi Lekin Authorities on the lates of his endeavour to attack Rizal in non-Chinese sections.

Tnd HoHT JURS. in LA, and III. A. Ged in L. B. Bad what I

booit. But counts of the devastation in Bombay due Felid. Excellent in II., A. vory good ligh, and ona had writen

Read letter from Mr Ritoale, Superinten-strannous efforts of five soldiers., Mr Tau want to

to the plague epidemic. It is now stated now in-Are we in in the three non-Chinese Section

that the death of the Chief Sanitary Insident of the P. & O. S. N. Co., on behalf of for stayed hers only about a month and his Hongkong doing as well as they are

of China? To this for was dus directly to pingus, but a Dr the Agents and Representatives of Com Taught by Movers Bar doing in the other ports of is goud; the work of ne- great college, with its teniscent hall, and Mar

Manser who had heen actively engaged panies and firme ing took place although the Club had un after leaving Queen's College; there in veral boys being excellent.

Some non-great staff of teachers, doing all we can to

Esat, enclosing oepy ef the plague. patients, wong

fabo allowed to marry Dr Risel, which request the bacteriolo- petition addressed to H, the Governor gressive self-improvement. Nor me none of them passed, they showed a fair forget the little colony of our boys in the acquaintance with the principles.

They are doing great deal in Shanglmi, giat, has nddressed the Municipality advocat against the proposal to permanently levy ho indignantly refused. Josephina wed aking and Poking, and is possible ing experiments with his antitoxic serum Cax f 2 wits pur ton for Light Dues on many threats in order to guia lile consent Northam Univeritis, no well as those French-Introduced as a substitute for that, the Chines nation is awakening to The Times of Irutin canairters that. De easels calling at this port hud of the to the union, some, of which wetu sin par FOOCHOW TEAS.

the court of China (nen tapan down Latin in non-Chinese sections, cannot be the advantages of an English: education Masser a dealt has a signiflenco from a knowledgment thereof by the Colonial sicularly degrading character. Afterwards

China and Tonquin, eran to expected to have attained a high standardWe are glad to note sleo,

view which must be Secretary. professional point of Gays a Shanghai and beyond to Penurig. A large Singapore

newspaper, that in Nanking, the capital regarded as of the highest importance. It Resolved to reply promising to give the she stated that she was marriad to De With reference to what has apposted in proportion of these speak and write in the in so short a time.

Short-Hand-Noo-Chinese boye in all city of the thres then are anxious to assist their follow-

of the Motho- category of cases in which the only sud and to this and it was decided to address a countrymen in

Crestricted at present to transcription. Western

dist Episcopal Mission, whose work des- predominating symptoms are plainly re latter on the subject to the Government in the an

acquisition of

Shakespeare.Very to they therefore write for the most please in 14 and serves more than a passing notion. It has spiratory and tally uses of butonic and send copies of both that and the pet their urcccertatious labeur. Mr Luk, our obedient servant,

in L. B. and N. 2 recently held its First Graduation Ez plague. For the case by ua means stands on to various Chambers of Commeros Chinese, and but little is known of have the honour to be, Sir, Your sust part in

croisos which wore duly reported in our alobe. In three instances the bodies of the East, athor British Colonies, and in the Nesting correspondence. These exercises hospital patients who were reported to

United Kingdom Second Chinese Assistant, is engaged in bringing out a Second Edition, Revised and

GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT,

The Chautuan read a letter from the Vics attracted the attention of the whole have died of pneumonia, have heen en

··D.D. Özon, :*A Helarged, of his Bilingual English Gram-

oficial body of the city, and at a roamined daring the last few days and Chairman (who was unable to attend) I presume that you must have known as end Mr Wan, our late Fourth

Head Master

urbacterialogical investigation in each has suggesting the above cures. ception held especially in their hour Chinese Assistant, published. some Foochew teas, made by the new

leading representatives of both the civil made it clear that, though there vae Tranelation of Outlines method, partly hand and partly machine History.

of English

glish 7 have en thank you for coming, at great and were entertained at dinner. The toms, the plague was the real use of Instrument specialists and experts. Work-proaching to the illustrious prototype with Sovoral works 100 have persons inconveniences to press today: Viceroy Liu Kani, who is supposed to be death. Odsus of this kind are

described in made, had been nont last year to London, appeared, due to the industry of our old The dato appears to be an unfortunato tithing but favourable to foreigners tall medical works upon the plague, and shups and Factory, Deddell St. Slitw whom her name has recently busa 1580- and the privest realised were considered ochelare a book on Insurance and two but it was fixed three months ago, and

Rooms, Quem's Road Central their methods himself Satisfactory. So encouraging were the pare, by Mr. Chan Hewan and this year shift to favour St George's Ball. I think to 100 to the graduating pupils. This is probably the most carefully diagnoset, and BIB Richard Touple Rennio, late Chiet

prizes amounting sar's regretted death being the lafest and Mosas Lo Sing-Isu and Mok Lai-chi have a great measure of the success of the are undoubtedly the first time in the history of ist they are ocurring in Bombay. We Justice of her Majesty's Supreme Cou has been formed to manufacture tess by independently published little books on examination may be attributed to your Ex- machinery on a grand sale at a place in English Converant on with Chinese squirt sellaney's inspiriting remarks to the boys the new aducation in Chias when so high have the melancholy donsciation there Caina and Japan, bas been appointed to the distrust act temporarily as Special Judge of her last year. 48, however, it is no saret that an official has taken such an interest in the fore of knowing that

work of en institution unde Peiling.

andez foreign con

wock after which subject of publishing, your Excellency tea intely been in an at-wron the

week Majesty's Supraton Consular Court ut bagtrol, and it is it may not be smise to add that within the sphere of Charles Dickens, Ixuale bag if you turn on a few pages mare you will shown in the respiratory diseases column of

5 most hopeful sign. And expressed in the enormous ingress Constantinople I am informed that a few. Foreign mer last three years, six little books for the your Excellency to dismiss from your mind see that something is also being done in the Municipal zaprtality robars has been Tas following telegram has been received Bumidity chants have joined the Chinese in the use of this college have been printed (sall enterprise, the former holding nine shares they are for private girculation, the word soligol.m against the profession of piking, which, I believe in noPro.a length justified. Of course this mentisfrom Raub i... The arushing for the two Disation of)

that might be suggested by and the Chinese cleven stares. The work publisher is hardly applicable) at the ex the immortal portraiture of Mr Squers gressive plaas. We learn that in nocird that the difficulty of dealing with the dis mod the ended January 3th has been con

ere with a report from the President of the ease is greater, inasmuch as these plated, and shows that 1,400 tons of stone for men. is to begin with a depital of $300,000, but

of the Government. One of these and Dothoboys Hall Not on the Geography of the Chinsen

The prizes were then presented by His Tang Wen College in Paking, the Yamen haye not the more obvious symptoms of have been crushed, realising 1,806 ounces Wasthor the cohere, for obvious reasons, has been Empire, a very useful. by Mr. Dealy, Excellency. Owing to preamers on our offiours in charge will benceforth do more plague and are probably diagnosed merely of emelted gold. This is an excellent windst kept private and details are swatting. A firs are Tracalations of Chinese books in murow

Benior Assistant aster

jithe remaining space the prize-list is held přet till to Doonooungestudents inthestudy of the'arts as photmonis, fever or dpkahiti · Heres up to the years work, the average baling. Fikust open oli tampoësisia va ske giat.

and sconces Mr Oliver who I believe, they are not reported to: plague and no almost es gand as that of the preceding two yed in various class,

In the head of the Collage points out disinfection or other affective precaution is months. To get 15 dwis, a los cut of two that whils posts al

at student interpretars be bakon. effects of tradition and

In Western Jangueras,” De

4-To meet the difficulty of ignorance of their native language on the part of Chi nese born, the Governing Body proposed an Entrance Examination, but after a short experience, the incnifest tendency to Abbar admissions altogether, let the removal

of the restriction.

5. From the balance of the salaries of

Composition.-Deserves high praise, Boys in the Upper School require however to utilise laws of Syntax and principles of Andysis in finally correcting their own sentunees.

Grammer.Here all the non-Chinese sections were mentably weak, otherwise the work is of a far higher order of marit History-Two classes marred what would otherwise have been an excellent record.

than usual,

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year, in my

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of.

Sir Joseph Lister and Lord Kinnear tecessary powers to detain stowaway on board.

Biter arrival in port for a reasonable time,

Mr Roo, Judge of the Punjab Mr Carafford them an opportunity to communicato in all this finery, and on Kr Taufer being

withthe authorities and hand such stowaways.

- THE ASHANTI EXPEDITIÓN,

liam has issued a Cabinet order for the London, January 6The Emperor Wil

new rules for the settlement of oficers' dis-

over to their Conals or to the Government; informed by the woman who acted as his and, secoxlly, by revising that cisuse of the nurse of Josephina's extravagance he could Ordinance which holde shipowners roapon not refrain from reprimanding hor. This aible, six months after loading, for passer-

gets who have paid their own passages to matter having been eventually settled, the colony. This clause undoubtedly Mr Taufer and his adopted daughter weat entails hardship on the shipowner, and down to Petin on the Island of Dapitan. might readily be modified to refer to those

TRANSIT TASSES IN KWANGSt.

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eyes.

the finest piece of forward play on the appear to be prized among the natives of eztaination, the effect produced is disap- fright by this time-consins one or two infandolincs, and Biringe of all kinds, Winformation of the Chamber & copy Dooter's treatment that havehemently re- Club side, and getting down to the Cento Burma, beyond the walls of the school or in Good, bat exosedingly poor 1 many boys were still studying Eng Our Ratecón, exchanges contain long abject of transit passes in that provinc with a razer but was only prevented by the

The collage. Further the students who are sup Roweroft just missed scoring. sok kicked out and from the throw in, pased to know English, and who have pass Mapson accred for the Club Excitement ad high University examinations are unable again rose to faver pitch, and the tagship either to speak or write fairly well in that representatives, were loadly urgedeon, the language," Club receiving little vocal support. Play-It cannot be said Hongkong that

low and

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wae fast and exciting, but no further stor English Studies are neglected by students o

to Hoarent

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doubtedly the host of the game in its clos-j-bundant evidenes that they aim at pro- | Chinese boya tried 2019 year, but though.wards spreading the English language? Į the disease.» M. Haffkinerded to; and in the owning vessels trading to adopted daughter frequently requested to

:

ing stages,

THE NEW PROCESS OF PREPARATION,.

Colombo papers about the stterapt of Fonglish language admirably, and sovernl of four sections passed a very creditable boet University under the control there is a establishes the important fact that a large petition the cordial support of the Chamber, Risal, and Mr Taufer belioves this to be

chow tam denlers to introduce new methods.

to enable them to compote on something like a footing of equality with Caylon and Indian teas, a Foockow sorrcspondent sande us the following notes

results, in point of fact, that a Company

Chinese

the case, and the mock marriage that was carried out previous to the excuation was exformed under the compulsion of the priests. Altogether this woman, who is stated has gone to the rebel stronghold at Inux, can hardly be regarded, considering her former character as related by ono so

Dr Wright then sail :-Your Excellency, } mid tuilitary officials visited the University complete absence of bubonic sympW, RB30%. & Co., Piano and Musicstosely connected with her, as suything ap

én European and Chinese Civilisation com- Chinese New Year could not be induced to Eniversity and present allod at the f there is now indisputable proof of Dr MAN

lonts.

8. While on

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from this

His Excellency said Lediga and mentions In Europa are epan to sugestal

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tertain gentleman, I am informiad, kas baers ! Parent me but grapture," me, I have to thank you Dr Wright for stogument de Did You KAU BANKER-No, I'm afraid I can't let you Indah shown thạb the bim rasle at Bukit |

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tims

already selected to superintend the con- struction of a building for the reception of witch account they wore Anally relase kindly aaklig ma tu atribute the for the machinery who is rives. Tremaine

myself. Consider ble to be seen how fer the enterprise will prove into splayed in copying from the this morning. I noud unb say I have per confires in the Salones Department have the you are too much in succesful, but it in condently believedle of the prevention of masy careless orrore

block board fling effected to say thing deal of satisfaction. Although I have been that the English

formed that pleasing function with a gross mat has all hung aranged. Young Broken-ho, die you are mistaken. They progressing Hold me for Eothing-hey ve gor unly my will be produstire of favourable results and in taking down hundovenor at the

revalling in the atmosphere of Charles with trides at Shanghai, Nauking word Dickens recently high yo, 1ons wid Palms Want Hongkong to take as Excellener that it is likely to lead to a revolution in Pelessbution lab Fabriczy, offered sure he will bellers ms when I jay that prominent roboties kortades of the

TO DIZER BAR and $25 respectively to aver for a moment, compared him with dolls tinguage smog at all thong tus, yo, taliren dat de whale svalleidd. the Chinerd boys of this Institution, s Whe Squeers or Dr Blimber, and dim sure that

the Caine tea grada.

R

in promoting a beoriedge of the Pinson dehagen (anmmblsing) Now Ras. aleuld write the best, ad hocand has mental groen pensand fatellectual sparagus students. It has been very natledging to Jonah, duit yall fastila Vaid, fishstu, New Prawo meri Organ Repairing Material Hays on the Progress of the Britain are hot faduged in the school as the wrong give these Saint Local artiuatos y Fatson Jehreda-Dut sight Hastus and Mouhijny nab to hand i also the latest pro during the the Fifty years. Savon sine of the year, and quite sure that no but stuehow it seats to bis, de belag Now tell the way go baliaves it Beatus

hors competed last Mererant, Bad the kinder, se reën vetriatló de onthulle geloni That the Corinsment slidinio rei que valleped et I didn't,

eistert Mr Tanter returned to Hongkong, in January, 1800,

Hongkong Register,

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thewand four hundrad tons at a time when owing to the clot of fionde, no stone War being sent to the mill from the Beub Hos Roman, which were at Rist believed to OPTUM New Pozze, 2 store quantity minent ban quality, fre from the Rub Hols reefs, of producing was proving without collent bulk crushinga. Ten Tubim for the H. two nasuthe reprovonid ever 21,000, or may deer 63, 000,--Bm, this Fres Press.

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