[ { "id": 223635, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG,\n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 4 of 1846.\n\nBy the Honourable GEORGE D'AGUILAR, C.B., Major-General Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in China, and Governor for the time being of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO EXPLAIN AND EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A LICENSED GHAUT SERANG IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, AND FOR THE BETTER REGULATION OF LASCARS RESORTING THERETO.\n\n[9th July, 1846.]\n\nWHEREAS certain doubts have existed in the construction of the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, as to the term \"Lascar\" therein used, and as it is deemed expedient that the provisions thereof should be extended to all Seamen Natives of Asia: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor for the time being of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the word \"Lascar,\" shall in both Ordinances be held to include and comprehend all Seamen Natives of India, and that each and every provision made and ordained by the said Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, touching and respecting \"Lascars,\" shall be and are hereby extended to all other Seamen, being Malays, Natives of Manila, or of any other part of Asia, except Chinese.\n\nGEORGE D'AGUILAR,\n\nMajor-General and Lieutenant-Governor,\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 9th day of July, 1846.\n\nADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,\n\nClerk of Councils.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223637, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "Hongkong.\n\nAnno Decimo Victoria Regina. No 4 of 1846.\n\nAn Ordinance to explain and extend the provisions of the Ordinance to establish a Licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto.\n\n9th July 1846.\n\nInclosure in Despatch No...\n\nAAR...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223747, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "# Draft.\n\n# Title.\n\n**RECEIVERS**\n\nNOVI O\n\nIn 1804 A. Kay\n\nAnno Decimo Victoria Reginæ, No. of 1847\n\n139\n\nand its\n\nBy His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Baronet, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Representative and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAn Ordinance to enable the Governor of Hongkong to arrest and imprison any persons who, having been guilty of offences against the Law in another British Colony, shall have escaped to this, and to send them back to the place whence they came.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223760, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 177, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "No 108, of 1896.\n\nInclosure I'in Despatch\n\nS\n\n- tension of the Summary o\n\nof Police, applying for exo\n\nOfficiating Chief Magistrate\n\nCopy of a letter from the\n\nJurisdiction of the\n\nMagistrates under certain\n\ncoses.\n\n本\n\n17th August, 1846.\n\nDraft.\n\nLitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nHongkong.\n\nAnno Decimo- Victoria Regina.\n\nof 1846.\n\n172\n\nBy His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis Baronet, Governor and Commander\n\n424.\n\nchief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, and Vice\n\nAdmiral.\n\nHer\n\nL\n\nI of the same. Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the trade of British subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nHongkong\n\nAn ordinance for extending\n\nthe summary\n\njurisdiction of Police Magistrates\n\nand Justices of the Peace within the Colony of Hongkong.\n\nJ.\n\nWhereas it is desirable,\n\nto extend the jurisdiction of the Magistrates of the Colony of Hongkong, and to diminish the\n\nwith a view to\n\nthe number of prisoners from...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223846, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 263, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "in the Supreme\n\nproceedings Court of Hong Kong during\n\nthe absence of H. M's : Attorney\n\nGeneral.\n\nThere revient The Queen's\n\nCommands to acquaint you\n\nthat Her Majesty has been\n\nand\n\npleased\n\nd to\n\nto confirm\n\nan\n\nallow these Ordinances.\n\nwill cause Her\n\nMajesty's decision to be signified to the Inhabitants of Hong Kong by a Proclamation\n\nto be published in the\n\nusual & most authentic\n\nManner.\n\n[illegible word, possibly \"Shove\"]\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 5 of 1846.\n\nBy His Excellency, Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and\n\nits Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE SUBSTITUTION OF NOTICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS UNDER THE ORDINANCE No. 3 of 1846, ENTITLED, \"AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\"\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\n[8th October, 1846.]\n\nWHEREAS certain delay and difficulty may arise in the insertion of Notices and Advertisements in the Colonial Newspapers, as directed by the aforesaid Ordinance No. 3 of 1846: Be it therefore enacted and ordained, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Supreme Court, when any such delay or difficulty shall arise, to make any Order that may be deemed necessary for the substitution of some other Notification in lieu of any Notices or Advertisements required by the said Ordinance No. 3 of 1846.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 8th day of October, 1846.\n\nADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nJ. F. DAVIS.\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nPage 237\n\n \nxx", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223847, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 264, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 6 of 1846.\n\nBy His Excellency, Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, DURING THE ABSENCE OF HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY-GENERAL.\n\n[8th October, 1846.]\n\nTitle,\n\nPreamble.\n\nCriminal Proceedings.\n\nWHEREAS it is necessary and expedient to make provision for the due and proper institution and carrying on of Criminal Proceedings in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the absence of Her Majesty's Attorney-General: Be it therefore enacted and ordained, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, to appoint at any time in and during the absence of Her Majesty's Attorney-General, to nominate and appoint a fit and proper Person to appear and prosecute in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, either as Attorney-General or in his own Name for and on the behalf of Her said Majesty and any Indictment or Information signed by the party so nominated and appointed shall be of the same force and validity as if the same had been signed by Her Majesty's Attorney-General pursuant to an Ordinance made and passed in the Ninth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, intituled, \"An Ordinance to regulate Criminal Proceedings.\"\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 8th day of October, 1846.\n\nADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nJ. F. DAVIS,\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nSection I.\n\nAdolphus E. Shelley,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\n238", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224794, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "In obedience to The Queen's Commands to regeraint you Which Her Majesty has been pleased to confirm and allow this Ordinance, You will cause signification to be given to the Subjects of Stony Hong by a Proclamation to be published in the usual and most authentic manner.\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIE REGINE.\n\nNo. 7 of 1846.\n\nBy His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1844, AND TO ESTABLISH A MORE EFFECTUAL REGISTRY OF THE CHINESE INHABITANTS, AND A CENSUS OF THE POPULATION OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG.\n\n[31st December, 1846.]\n\nWHEREAS the Islands, Ports, Harbours, Coasts, and Places near and adjacent to the Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies are infested by Pirates and Robbers; and whereas it is necessary for the Protection of the Lives and Property of the Inhabitants of this Colony, and in order the more effectually to prevent Crime, that such Pirates and Robbers, and other Persons of notoriously bad Character, should not be permitted to resort to or reside in the said Colony, and it is deemed expedient to repeal Ordinance No. 18 of 13th November 1844, entitled, \"An Ordinance to repeal \"Ordinance No. 16 of 1844, and to establish a Registry and \"Census of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hongkong,\" and to substitute other Rules and Regulations in lieu thereof:\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained, by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, by and with the Advice of the Legislative Council of the said Colony, that the said Ordinance No. 18 of the Year 1844 be, and the same is hereby repealed, save and except that the Office thereby established, and therein called \"The Census and Registration Office,\" shall continue for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, and the duties and business thereof shall be discharged and performed by a Registrar-General and other Officers and Assistants to be nominated by His Excellency the Governor, and which said Registrar-General, Officers, and Assistants shall receive such Salary and Salaries as His Excellency the Governor in Council may be pleased to appoint, subject to Her Majesty's pleasure.\n\n \n Title.\n \n \n \n Preamble.\n \n \n \n Repeal of Ordinance No. 18 of 1844.\n \n \n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That after the passing of this Ordinance, the Registrar-General appointed by Ordinance No. 18 of 1844, or to be appointed under this Ordinance, shall, while he continues to act as such Registrar-General, be Joint Superintendent of Police, a Justice of the Peace, and Protector of Chinese Inhabitants in the said Colony; and that it shall be his duty to use his best endeavours to prevent the commission of crime, and to discover and apprehend the perpetrators thereof, and generally to protect the Chinese Inhabitants of this Colony; and for the purposes of this Ordinance the said Registrar-General is hereby authorised at any time or times to enter any house or boat within the Colony or adjacent waters wholly or partly inhabited or manned by Chinese.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall and may be lawful for the said Registrar-General, with the sanction of His Excellency the Governor, or Officer administering the Government for the time being, to divide the Colony of Hongkong into districts; and that the Officers appointed under Ordinance No.\n\nPage 60", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224876, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "23 April\n\nJup? Wood & Regers.\n\n15\n\nSir J. J. Lavis,\n\nFebruary, 1847\n\nReceived\n\nThe Earl\n\nNo 20.\n\nGrey.\n\n/ Inclosure.\n\nFransmitting copy of, and\n\nreporting\n\non, Adinance.\n\nAlf\n\n\" for preventing disorders there in \" _ 1847 = for licensing Markets and\n\nHONGKONG,\n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 1 of 1847.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR LICENSING MARKETS AND FOR PREVENTING DISORDERS THEREIN.\n\n[30th January, 1847.]\n\nWHEREAS it is expedient, with a view to prevent Disorders and preserve Peace and Tranquillity in the Markets already established, or hereafter to be established in the said Colony, that certain Provisions should be made for the Regulation thereof:\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nthe Governor's Permission.\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That from and after the passing of this present Ordinance, whoever shall erect, build, or establish any Market in the said Colony for the sale of Meat, Flesh, Fish, Fowl, Corn, Grain, Vegetables, Provisions, or any other Articles of Trade which are usually exposed for Sale in Markets, without first having obtained the Permission of His Excellency the Governor, shall be liable to the Penalty hereinafter provided, and the said Market or Buildings so erected, built, or established without such Permission, shall be pulled down and removed by the Police as a Public Nuisance.\n\nMarkets shall be\n\nLicense, how taken.\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets or Buildings in which Markets are now held, already erected, built, and established in the said Colony of Hongkong, shall be licensed, and the Owners or Proprietors of such Markets or Buildings are hereby required to take out such License within Fifteen Days after the passing of this Ordinance, under the Penalty hereinafter mentioned for each and every day that such Markets or Buildings in which Markets are held as aforesaid shall be opened for the Sale of Provisions and other Articles as hereinbefore mentioned; and that every such License shall be obtained from and granted by the Colonial Secretary upon such Conditions and under such Restrictions, whether pecuniary or otherwise, as His Excellency the Governor, with the Advice of the Executive Council, shall think proper to impose.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets or Buildings in which Markets are held shall be under the immediate Superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, who is hereby required to take all requisite Measures to prevent Disorders and to preserve Peace and Tranquillity therein.\n\nMarkets to be\n\nunder the Superintendence of the\n\nIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Market or Building for the holding of Markets, hereafter to be built, erected, or established, shall be erected, built, and established of Stone or Brick, according to a Plan to be approved of by the Surveyor-General.\n\nPlan.\n\nV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever Markets or Buildings wherein Markets are now held, already erected, built, or established, shall become dilapidated, in want of extensive Repairs, or shall require to be rebuilt, such Markets or Buildings shall be rebuilt of Stone or Brick according to a Plan to be approved of by the Surveyor-General: Provided always that if the Repairs required to be done shall not exceed the Sum of One Hundred Dollars on any one House or Building, then and in that case the Surveyor-General, upon being furnished with proper Estimates of the Costs of such Repairs, and having verified the same, may grant Permission for the Repairs to be carried into effect.\n\n142", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224878, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 148, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "No. 20 of 1847.\n\nEnclosure in Despatch\n\n Sir John Davis Bart.\n\nIntwd.\n\nDr. Stephen's — 7 Mar 47.\n\nMr. Hawes Earl Grey\n\n-7\n\n8 May 1847.\n\nI have recd. yr. Desp: dated the 18th of Decr. 1847 (20.20) & the Ordinance accompanying it for Licensing Markets & for preventing disorders therein.\n\nI see no objectionable, because it transfers from the Govt. & Legislative Council of Hongkong to the Govt. acting on the advice of The Executive Council, the power of framing Regulations respecting the conditions and restrictions on which Markets shall be licensed and Licenses obtained. But Regulations of that kind differ from Laws in nothing except the name, and The Colony is, by The Constitution, assured that the Laws of it shall be made in a certain prescribed form, and with subject to the observance of certain Rules.\n\n\"An Ordinance for Licensing Markets and for preventing Disorders therein.\n\nNo. 1 of 1847.\n\nHongkong Anno Decimo Victoriae Reginae.\n\n30th January 1847-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224995, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 266, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "HONGKONG, \n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. \n\nNo. 2 of 1847. \n\nBY His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. \n\nAN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A CHURCH IN VICTORIA IN THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. \n\nTitle. \n\n[11th March, 1847.]\n\nWHEREAS several persons have subscribed certain sums of money for the purpose of erecting a Church at Victoria in the island of Hongkong for the celebration of divine worship according to the rites of the United Church of England and Ireland, and by some Minister thereof duly appointed by the Government: And whereas His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, has consented to grant from the public chest a sum equal to double the amount of subscriptions contributed, provided that such grant shall not exceed the sum of Four Thousand Six Hundred Pounds Sterling: And whereas it is expedient to provide for the immediate appointment and continual succession of Trustees for the direction of the building of the said Church, according to such plan and specification as shall have been sanctioned by His Excellency the Governor, and confirmed by Her Majesty's Government: \n\nI. It is therefore hereby enacted, by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council, That it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under his hand, to authorize the issue from the Treasury of this Colony of any sum or sums, not exceeding in all Four Thousand Six Hundred Pounds Sterling, to be applied under the direction of Trustees, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, to the building of a Church in Victoria; provided that no such issue shall be made until one-third of the whole estimated cost thereof shall have been raised by subscription and lodged in the General Treasury.\n\nII. And it is further enacted, That before any sum or sums of money shall be issued as aforesaid, the parties subscribing shall by plurality of votes elect from among themselves two persons to act as Trustees, and such election shall take place at a meeting of the subscribers, of the time and place of holding which meeting ten days' notice shall have been previously published in the public papers of this Colony. And upon intimation being given to the Governor of the election of such two persons as aforesaid, the said Governor shall thereupon nominate, in the proportion of the Government share of the expense of the building, four other persons to act as Trustees. And the real estate in the said Church and in all lands and hereditaments thereunto belonging shall be thereupon conveyed to the said Trustees so elected and nominated, and their successors to be elected and nominated as hereinafter provided, for ever, in trust for the purposes of the said Church.\n\nIII. And it is further enacted, That upon the election and nomination of Trustees as aforesaid, all deeds, books, plans, papers, and vouchers relating to the said Church, and all and any sums of money, donations, or subscriptions, given or subscribed for the purpose aforesaid, shall be delivered over to the said Trustees.\n\nIV. And it is further enacted, That the said Trustees so elected and nominated as aforesaid shall continue to be and to act as Trustees until the last Thursday in the month of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Eight. And upon such day such Trustees shall cease to have any power or authority so to act. And two persons shall be elected at a general meeting to be held on that day, and four other persons shall be nominated...\n\nPage 261", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225023, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 294, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "PROCLAMATION.\n\nWHEREAS the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, have been received through the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, disallowing the Rules of the Supreme Court of Hongkong bearing date the 11th November, 1844, numbered from 1 to 19; the three Rules of the 13th January, 1845; the General Rule of Easter Term 1845; and the Rules of Michaelmas Term 1st November, 1845; Notice is hereby given of the same, and the said Rules of the Supreme Court are declared to be null and void, and of no effect.\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN.\n\nGiven at Victoria, Hongkong,\n\nthis 26th Day of March, 1847.\n\nJ. F. DAVIS.\n\nBy Command of His Excellency the Governor.\n\nW. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.\n\nSUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,\n\nREGULA GENERALIS.\n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nEASTER TERM, 1ST MARCH, 1847.\n\n1. SITTINGS OF THE COURT.\n\nI. That there shall be four Terms in each year for the despatch of the civil business of the said Supreme Court, and the said Terms shall be in the months of January, March, May, and November, and shall commence on the first, and terminate on the last, day of the said months respectively: Provided, that whenever it shall happen that any of the said months shall commence or end upon a Sunday, the Term shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding.\n\nII. That there shall be four Sittings in every year for the trial of all Civil causes and actions, and for the hearing and determining of all matters of complaint under the summary jurisdiction of the said Supreme Court, as hereinafter provided; and such Sittings shall commence on the 1st day of February, the 1st day of April, the 1st day of June, and the 1st day of December, and shall terminate on the 14th day of each of such months respectively: Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall commence or end upon a Sunday, the Sittings shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding. Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the said Court necessary or expedient that the Court should sit for the purposes aforesaid oftener than above mentioned, it shall be lawful for the said Court so to do, upon giving reasonable notice thereof.\n\nIII. That there shall be five Sessions in every year for the despatch of the Criminal business of the said Supreme Court; the said Sessions to commence on the 15th day of ...\n\nPage 288", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225031, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 302, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "No 39 of 1847.\n\nCopied in Despatch\n\nPESER\n\n740.\n\n1000 trong đông\n\n296\n\nLegislative\n\nBy\n\nOrdinance to Sand. to Law Offices 31 And L. 113- 9 Sept 74, Copy\n\n28 Jernej 47.\n\nJuly 727.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nJUNE 3\n\n1847\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 19th April, 1847.\n\nI have the honor to transmit herewith a certified copy of Ordinance No 3 of 1847, entitled \"An Ordinance for the prevention of Piracy.\"\n\nMy previous correspondence will have demonstrated the extent of the evils attending the general system of marauding along the coast, and the late atrocious attacks on the Caroline and Omega schooners to the north of Amoy, called still louder for remedies.\" With reference to the last, a trial for piracy is about to take place before the Admiralty Commission.\n\nThe assent of the Chinese...\n\nThe Right Honorable,\n\nThe Earl Grey,\n\nEaster Term, 1st March, 1847.\n\nAnne Decimo Victoria Regina\n\nRegula Generalis.\n\nHongkong, Supreme Court of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225037, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 308, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG, \n\nANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 3 of 1847.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\n## AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PIRACY.\n\n[25th March, 1847.]\n\nWHEREAS it has become necessary to adopt further steps for the prevention of Piracies; and whereas His Excellency the Chinese Imperial Commissioner has disavowed the right of private vessels belonging to the people of his Nation to carry fire-arms, and at the same time assented to any necessary measures on the part of the Government of Hongkong for putting down piracy:\n\n### Title.\n\n### Preamble.\n\n### Junks.\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance the Captain or Officers of every British ship or other vessel duly authorized by the Government of this Colony, or every Magistrate or officer of Police, Harbour-Master or officer of the Harbour-Master's Department, are hereby authorized to board and enter every Chinese Vessel or Junk reasonably suspected of being a piratical vessel, and search the same.\n\n### Authority to search Chinese Vessels\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the possession by any Chinese Vessel whatever, (not being a Government Vessel) having on board the offensive weapons called fire pots or stink pots shall be held and deemed to be proof of a piratical Vessel.\n\n### fire pots or stink pots, to be deemed piratical Vessels.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the possession by any Chinese Vessel whatever (not being a Government Vessel) of any offensive arms or weapons shall be held and deemed to be proof of a piratical Vessel, and such Vessel with its contents shall be forfeited; unless it shall appear that such Chinese vessel was duly licensed to carry such arms or weapons as hereinafter mentioned.\n\n### arms or weapons\n\nIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all trading Junks, Lorchas, large Fast-boats, and other Vessels belonging to Hongkong, being duly registered and licensed by the Registrar-General, under and by virtue of the provisions of Ordinance No. 7 of 1846, intituled \"An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 18 of 1844, and to establish a more effectual Registry of the Chinese Inhabitants, and a census of the Population of the Island of Hongkong,\" shall and may carry the same flag as other British Merchant vessels with the numbers of their Register inscribed in large white figures in the centre of the said flag, so as to be distinguishable at a distance.\n\nThe Registrar-General is hereby authorized to grant such flag as aforesaid: And every trading Junk, Lorcha, Large Fast-boat, or other vessel belonging as aforesaid which shall use the aforesaid flag without being duly registered and licensed as aforesaid, shall be forfeited, and the owner or master of such trading Junk, Lorcha, or large Fast-boat, or other vessel, shall in addition pay a fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars.\n\n### Trading Junks, Lorchas, large Fast-boats, &c. duly registered, to carry a flag.\n\nV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all trading Junks, Lorchas, large Fast-boats, and other Vessels belonging to Hongkong not duly registered and licensed to carry arms, and all trading Junks, Lorchas, large Fast-boats, and other Vessels duly registered and licensed as before mentioned, having on board other arms or a larger quantity of arms than are specified in their Register, shall be held and deemed to be the property of pirates, and as such liable to forfeiture.\n\nAnd the master or owner shall be liable to prosecution by process in the Court of Vice-Admiralty.\n\n### Penalty on the Master for using the flag without license.\n\nPage 302", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225103, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 374, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 3.\n\nAro. 4.\n\n369\n\n# PROCLAMATION\n\nWHEREAS the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, have been received through the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, disallowing the Rules of the Supreme Court of Hongkong bearing date the 11th November, 1844, numbered from 1 to 19; the three Rules of the 13th January, 1845; the General Rule of Easter Term 1845; and the Rules of Michaelmas Term 1st November, 1845; Notice is hereby given of the same, and the said Rules of the Supreme Court are declared to be null and void, and of no effect.\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN.\n\nGiven at Victoria, Hongkong,\n\nthis 26th Day of March, 1847.\n\nJ. F. DAVIS.\n\nBy Command of His Excellency the Governor.\n\nW. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.\n\n## SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG\n\n## REGULA GENERALIS\n\n## ANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ\n\n## EASTER TERM, 1ST MARCH, 1847\n\n### 1. SITTINGS OF THE COURT\n\nI. That there shall be four Terms in each year for the despatch of the civil business of the said Supreme Court, and the said Terms shall be the months of January, March, May, and November, and shall commence on the first, and terminate on the last, day of the said months respectively: Provided, that whenever it shall happen that any of the said months shall commence or end upon a Sunday, the Term shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding.\n\n### Sittings at Nisi Prius\n\nII. That there shall be four Sittings in every year for the trial of all Civil causes and actions, and for the hearing and determining of all matters of complaint under the summary jurisdiction of the said Supreme Court, as hereinafter provided; and such Sittings shall commence on the 1st day of February, the 1st day of April, the 1st day of June, and the 1st day of December, and shall terminate on the 14th day of each of such months respectively: Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall commence on a Sunday, the Sittings shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding; provided also that if at any time it shall appear to the said Court necessary or expedient that the Court should sit for purposes aforesaid oftener than aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said Court so to do, upon giving reasonable notice thereof.\n\n### Criminal Sessions\n\nIII. That there shall be five Sessions in every year for the despatch of the Criminal business of the said Supreme Court; the said Sessions to commence on the 15th day of ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229735, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "page_number": 236, "title": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "content_text": "John Have Eyre\n\nJadis.\n\nmy my my gu\n\n12\n\nmy n\n\nThe last portion of lit\n\nalex Menvile.\n\nlitter on.\n\nonly t\n\nrefer\n\nSimagine\n\nHom/ang\n\nrence to the Frendre.\n\nEf. 3.J\n\nTeupfore the extension\n\n18757.\n\n233\n\nHony Morey\n\n13 Jampy.\n\nI am directed by Mr. Eyre\n\nto acknowledge the\n\nreceipt of your\n\nletter of\n\nthe\n\n4 inst., and to acquaint you\n\nin reply that the examination\n\nto which you will be\n\nsubjected\n\nat the Board\n\nof Examiners will consist of\n\nthe Common Rules of Arithmetic and of Vulgar\n\nand Decimal Fractions,\n\nwhich you required to be\n\nexamined in will also be\n\ntested on some official\n\nart...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229861, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO TERTIO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ,\n\nNo. 1 of 1850.\n\nBY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE BETTER ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, AND FOR IMPROVING THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.\n\n[15th January, 1850.]\n\nWHEREAS in Cases of Burglary and Larceny, Difficulty has been found in ascertaining from Chinese Witnesses in whom the legal Ownership of Property is vested, which Ownership it is necessary, according to the existing Law, to set forth in the Indictment or Information; and whereas also, from the frequent Discrepancies in Chinese Testimony, like Difficulties may arise on similar Subjects, thereby causing Variances between the Indictment or Information and the Evidence at the Trial, rendering further Indictments or Informations necessary; and whereas also it is deemed expedient that Witnesses should not be excluded from giving Evidence in Criminal Cases by Incapacity from Crime:\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nPower to Supreme Court to amend Information at Trial when the Prisoner may not be misled in his Defence.\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That, before the Jury are charged with the Trial of any Prisoner, or during the Progress of any Trial, it shall be lawful for the Court in its Discretion to amend the Indictment or Information in any Matter of Form or Substance not calculated to mislead the Prisoner in his or her Defence.\n\nTestimony of Witnesses not to be excluded by their Incapacity from Crime.\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no Person offered as a Witness shall hereafter be excluded by reason of Incapacity from Crime from giving Evidence either in Person or by Deposition in any Criminal Proceeding in any Court, or before any Judge, Jury, Sheriff, Coroner, Magistrate, Officer, or Person having by Law Authority to hear, receive, and examine Evidence; but that every Person so offered, shall be admitted to give Evidence on Oath, or on Solemn Affirmation in those Cases where Affirmation is by Law receivable, notwithstanding that such Person offered as a Witness may have been previously convicted of any Crime or Offence.\n\nS. G. BONHAM.\n\nLegislative Council of Hongkong,\n\n...\n\nMAPA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229967, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 169, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "that Sher Majesty has been pleased to confirm and \nallow this Proclamation. \n\nJen. \nwill cauti \nIber \nMajesty's decision to be \nsacrified \nto the tumultuous \nof Hory Hory by a Proclamation \nto be published in the loudl and most authentic Mannen. \n\nShare \n\nHONGKONG. \n\nANNO DECIMO TERTIO VICTORIE REGINE, \nNo. 2 of 1850. \n\nBY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. \n\nAN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE MORE EFFECTIVE CARRYING OUT OF THE TREATIES BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA IN SO FAR AS RELATES TO CHINESE SUBJECTS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, \n\n[20th March, 1850.] \n\nWHEREAS by the Treaties between Great Britain and China Provision is made for the Rendition for Trial to Officers of their own Country of such Subjects of China as have committed Crimes and Offences against their own Government, and afterwards taken Refuge in Hongkong:- \n\nTitle. \nPreamble. \nOf- \n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Power to Magistrates to detain Chinese Subjects having committed offences against the Laws of China, and taken Refuge in Hongkong before such Magistrate or Court that any Person being a Subject of China has committed any such Crime or Offence, it shall and may be lawful for such Magistrate or Court to issue a Summons or Warrant for the Appearance or Apprehension of such Person; or if such Person be already in Custody, it shall be lawful to detain such Person, and to investigate the alleged Crime or Offence in the same Manner as if such Person were charged with a Crime or indictable Offence committed within the said Colony. \n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in any such Nature of Warrant in such Case. Warrant of Arrest or any subsequent Warrant of Committal or other Warrant, it shall be sufficient to describe the Crime or Offence of such Person in Terms the same as, or similar to, those contained in such Complaint, Information, or Communication aforesaid. \n\nGovernor. \n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if at the Close of Depositions in the said Investigation it shall appear to the said Magistrate or Court, such Case to be that such Person as aforesaid is a Subject of China, and that there is probable Cause for believing that the said Person has committed such Crime or Offence, it shall and may be lawful for such Magistrate or Court to commit such Person for safe Custody to Prison, and to direct the Jailer to detain such Person in Prison until the said Jailer shall receive some Order or Orders from the Governor of Hongkong, relative to the further Detention, Discharge, or Transmission of such Person to the nearest Chinese Authorities or to such other Chinese Authorities as to the said Governor shall seem fit: and the said Magistrate or Court shall, upon making such Committal as aforesaid, transmit to the said Governor of Hongkong the Minutes of such Investigation, and all Documents in his or its Possession connected with the Charge against such Person, in order that such Person may be dealt with according to the Treaties aforesaid. \n\n165", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230588, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "Commands to acquaint you that Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to allow this Ordinance.\n\nYou will cause Her Majesty's decision to be signified to the Inhabitants of Hongkong by a Proclamation to be published in the Gazette, and marked in authentic manner.\n\nSave,\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 3 of 1850.\n\nBY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE No. 2 of 1847, ENTITLED \"AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A CHURCH IN VICTORIA IN THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG,\" AND ALSO TO ENABLE THE TRUSTEES OF THE SAID CHURCH TO RAISE A SUM OF MONEY NOT EXCEEDING TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.\n\n[10th September, 1850.]\n\nTitle.\n\nWHEREAS various Circumstances have arisen since the passing of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1847, rendering it desirable that some of the Provisions therein contained should be amended; and whereas a certain Debt of in or about Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars is now due to certain Workmen and others for the building of the said Church after Payment of the Sum of Six Thousand Nine Hundred Pounds Sterling mentioned in the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1847 :\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That the said Church shall in future be known and designated in all Proceedings as the Cathedral Church at Victoria, or as Saint John's Cathedral Church at Victoria, and that from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the real Estate or Fee in the said Church and in all the Lands and Hereditaments thereunto belonging shall become and be vested in the existing Trustees of the said Church and their Successors for ever in trust for the purposes of the said Church.\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if at any time hereafter, by reason of the Non-attendance of Voters, Trustees shall not be elected, in pursuance of the Fourth Section of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1847, on the last Thursday of each Month of April in every year, then and in such case it shall and may be lawful, at any time within the following Month of May, to and for the Two elected Trustees of the preceding year or the Survivor of them, or in the event of their Death or Absence from the Colony, to and for the Lord Bishop of Victoria, or in his Absence to and for the Colonial Chaplain or Acting Colonial Chaplain, to nominate and appoint any Two duly qualified Persons to act as such Trustees for the then current year of office.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the several Powers vested in the Colonial Chaplain by the Fifth Section of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1847, as Chairman of the Trustees for the said Cathedral Church, be and are hereby vested in and transferred to the Bishop of Victoria and his Successors, or in his or their absence from the Colony, to the Colonial Chaplain or Acting Colonial Chaplain for the time being. Provided always, That in the event of any Meeting of the said Trustees being convened, and that the said Bishop although within the Colony may not be in attendance, then and in such case he may either depute the Colonial Chaplain to attend as such Chairman in his stead, or failing such deputation, that it may be lawful for the Trustees present at such Meeting to elect a Chairman from those Members in attendance.\n\nIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if at any time it shall appear to the Trustees of the said Church that the One-third Part of the Sittings directed by the Seventh Section of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1847 to be appropriated as Free Sittings for the use of the poorer classes of the Population, be an unnecessarily large proportion for that purpose, then and in such case it shall be lawful for the Trustees to rent out and set the excess of the said third for one year, and so on", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230590, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "Hongkong. Anno Decimo Quarte Victorias Reginas. No. 3 of 1850.\n\nAn Ordinance to amend the Ordinance No. 2 of 1847, entitled \"An Ordinance to provide for the Church in Victoria in the Island of Hongkong,\" and also to enable the Trustees of the said Church to raise a sum of Money not exceeding Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars.\n\n[10th September, 1850]\n\nPage f86 of 1850.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230619, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "Entity entertain\n\nThey\n\nobjection to the enactments\n\noff the purposed Ordinance\n\nand\n\nof the Governin Council of the Colony\n\nShare\n\nDraft\n\n'\n\nHongkong: Anno Decimo quarto Victoriæ Reginæ.\n\nNo.\n\nof 1858.\n\n36\n\nTitle\n\nPreamble.\n\nBy His Excellency Samuel George Bonham, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor\n\nand Commander-in-Chief\n\nof the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice Admiral\n\nof the same, Her\n\nMajesty's\n\n... Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent\n\nof the trade of\n\nBritish Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative\n\nCouncil of Hongkong.\n\nAn Ordinance to facilitate Civil Proceedings instituted by or against the Branch of the Oriental Bank\n\nin Hongkong.\n\n440 Joint Stock\n\nWhereas a certain Banking Company carrying on\n\nBusiness in India and\n\nits\n\nunder the Name of The Oriental Bank \"has established Branches\n\nin Hongkong and at the Consular", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230878, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 299, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 4 of 1850,\n\nBY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT THE DESERTION OF SEAMEN BELONGING TO FOREIGN SHIPS AND VESSELS.\n\n[17th December, 1850.]\n\nTitle.\n\nWHEREAS Ships and Vessels belonging to Foreign States, from time to time visit the Harbours and Roadsteads of Hongkong; and the desertion of Seamen from such Ships and Vessels while in the said Harbours and Roadsteads has been productive of much inconvenience and mischief to such Ships and Vessels:---\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That if any Seaman belonging to the Crew of any Foreign Ship or Vessel shall desert therefrom, or otherwise abscond, or absent himself from his duty while such Ship or Vessel is lying within any Harbour or Roadstead of Hongkong, it shall and may be lawful for any Constable, or for the Master or Person in charge of the Ship, or for any one specially deputed by such Master or Person in charge, to arrest such Seaman without Warrant and convey him before a Justice of the Peace; and in case such Seaman shall refuse to return to his duty on board the said Ship or Vessel, or shall not give a sufficient reason for such refusal, the Justice may order such Seaman to be put forcibly on board the Ship or Vessel to which he may belong; or to be confined in any Jail or other Place of security within the said Colony, for any period until he can be put on board his Ship at her departure from the Port, or until he shall be demanded by the Master of the Ship or by the Consul of the Country to which such Ship may belong. Provided always that the said period of confinement shall not, in the absence of such Departure or Demand, exceed Three Calendar Months.\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for any Justice or Justices of the Peace, upon complaint of the Master of such Ship or Vessel, that he has reasonable cause to believe that any runaway Seaman or Seamen belonging to the Crew of any such Ship or Vessel, is or are harboured, secreted, or concealed, or suspected to be harboured, secreted, or concealed on board any other Ship, Boat, or other Vessel, or in any House or Place whatsoever, to issue a Warrant directing some Constable or Constables to search such Ship, Boat, or other Vessel, or such House or Place, and such Seaman or Seamen to be taken into custody and lodged in any or the nearest Watch-house, and every such Seaman or Seamen shall, with all convenient speed, be brought before some Justice or Justices of the Peace, to be dealt with as is hereinbefore directed with respect to Seamen apprehended for desertion, absconding, or absence from duty.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any Person whatsoever shall harbour, conceal, employ, or retain, or assist in harbouring, concealing, employing, or retaining any Seaman belonging to the Crew of any Foreign Ship or Vessel, who shall have deserted therefrom or otherwise absconded, or absented himself from duty, while such Ship or Vessel is lying within any Harbour or Roadstead in Hongkong, knowing such Seaman to have deserted, absconded, or absented himself from duty, or shall cause, induce, or persuade, or endeavour to cause, induce, or persuade any such Seaman, in any manner whatsoever to violate or to attempt or endeavour to violate any Agreement which he may have entered into to serve on board any such Ship or Vessel, or shall knowingly connive at the desertion, absconding, or absence from duty of any such Seaman, such Person so offending\n\n293", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230882, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 303, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "The thearl Grezy.\n\nGovernor Bonham\n\n26th December, 1850.\n\nReceived\n\nmalosures.\n\nTransmitting Copy of, and\n\nreporting\n\non,\n\nAstinance\n\n\"of the Peace\"\n\n\"Proceedings before Justices\n\n\"In Ordinance to regulate\n\nNo 5 of 1850, entitled\n\nbiz:ly\n\n1. Register\n\nN\n\nMay: Wood, & Kerecs.\n\n1.24 16\n\nAB.21/2\n\n237\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 5 of 1850.\n\nBy His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\n\nTitle.\n\n[17th December, 1850.]\n\nWHEREAS in consequence of the multiplicity of cases Civil and\n\nPreamble.\n\nCriminal that occur for adjudication or investigation before Justices of the Peace as constituting the Court of Petty Sessions, or sitting singly, it has become necessary to ordain a uniform, simple, and effectual mode\n\nof procedure, and of recording the proceedings in such cases: Be it therefore enacted and ordained, that,-\n\nI. The provisions of this Ordinance shall extend to all cases whatever,\n\nTo what cases\n\nCivil or Criminal, cognizable by any Justice or Justices of the Peace,\n\nOrdinance shall\n\nwhether sitting in Session or otherwise, notwithstanding anything\n\nextend.\n\nheretofore enacted and ordained on this behalf.\n\nIssue of Sum-\n\nII. Be it further enacted and ordained, That by each Justice or at each\n\nmons to be noted\n\npublic Office shall be kept a Book in the form to this Ordinance\n\nannexed, or in any similar form containing the same particulars, to be\n\nin Writ Book,\n\ncalled the Writ Book, containing an abstract of all Summonses, Warrants,\n\nand other Writs issued by the said Justice or from the said Office, and\n\nthe issue of the Summons or Warrant, and entry of such abstract conse-\n\nquent upon the viva voce statement of the Plaintiff or his Attorney,\n\nmay be the commencement of the suit, without any further written\n\naffidavit or information whatever; Provided that should the Defendant\n\ncommencement\n\nsuit.\n\nappear in Court voluntarily, or upon arrest without Warrant, such ap-\n\npearance may be the commencement of the suit, and may be noted\n\naccordingly in the record of proceedings.\n\nAnd to be com-\n\nof\n\nBook.\n\nIII. Be it further enacted and ordained, That by the Sitting Justice\n\nThe particulars\n\nor one of the Sitting Justices, or at each public Office, shall be kept\n\nof each case to\n\na Book in the form to this Ordinance annexed, or in any similar\n\nbe recorded in a\n\nform containing the same particulars, to be called the Record Book, in\n\nwhich shall be entered an abstract of the proceedings in each case\n\nbrought before the said Justice or heard or investigated at the said\n\nOffice; and such abstract shall contain the Names of the Plaintiff, De-\n\nfendant, and Witnesses, the Plaint or Charge, Order or Decision and\n\nother particulars in accordance with the said form; and it shall not be\n\nnecessary\n\nIf Certiorari\n\nto draw up a more formal Record of any conviction, order, or other\n\nallowed, copy of\n\nproceeding whatever; and in case of any conviction, order, or other\n\nthe entries in such\n\nproceeding being removed by Writ of Certiorari or otherwise into any\n\ngent return,\n\nsuperior Court, a copy of such portion of the said Record Book and of\n\nNot to dispense\n\nsuch Minutes of Proceeding and other Documents hereinafter mentioned\n\nwith written de-\n\nas shall refer to the Case, shall be a full and sufficient return to such\n\npositions in cases\n\nWrit. Provided that nothing herein contained shall be held to dispense\n\nfor trial at the\n\nwith the necessity of taking such written Depositions as are required by law\n\nSupreme Court.\n\non the committal of any defendant for trial before the Supreme Court of this Colony,\n\nIV. Be it further enacted and ordained, That on the appearance\n\nBook to be asuß-\n\nMode of pro-\n\nof the Parties before him or them, or on the ex parte hearing, the\n\nceeding at the\n\nsitting Justice or Justices, or his or their Clerk, shall take such\n\nhearing.\n\nMinutes of the Proceedings in each Case as may be necessary for the due\n\nadjudication and record thereof, and the sitting Justice or one of the\n\nsitting Justices shall subscribe such Minutes with his name, and these\n\nMinutes, together with the returned Summonses and other Writs and such\n\nother documents connected with the Case as it be\n\nmay", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231248, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 1 of 1851.\n\nBY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE AT THE TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES BEFORE THE SUPREME Court.\n\n[3d January, 1851.]\n\nWHEREAS, after the committal for trial of Prisoners in this Colony, and before the time of such trial being had, they have, as is generally apprehended, in many instances during such interval by force or bribery removed material Crown Witnesses from out of the Colony to the Mainland of China; and as it is expedient not only for the more effectual administration of Justice but also for the protection of such Witnesses, that provision should be made for the counteracting such practices:\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nBe it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, whenever it shall appear to the said Court, that the persons conducting any Criminal Prosecution on behalf of the Crown have been unable to summon any Person to attend as a Witness on any such trial by reason of such Person having left or being absent from the Colony, or if it shall so appear that any such person, having been duly summoned as a witness, shall have departed from the Colony before the trial, it may be lawful for the said Court to direct, on being satisfied of such fact or facts (namely, Absence and the consequent Inability to effect the service of Summons or Subpœna on the witness, or to obtain his or her attendance at the trial after such service,) That the Deposition of every such Witness duly taken before or on the Committal of any Prisoner may be read as Evidence against him, her, or them at such Trial, as if the same were again given viva voce.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 3d day of January, 1851.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nS. G. BONHAM.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231363, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "page_number": 148, "title": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "content_text": "25834/51\n\nAdriance\n\nwill cause Ster\n\nJou mi\n\nMejestys\n\nalecision to\n\nbe Conincunisticd to the\n\nInhabite Is of Hory Shery by a Tadelineton to be\n\nfred in the of such\n\nand most authents\n\nMsumen\n\nShare\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 2 of 1851.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL COURTS OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN CERTAIN CASES.\n\n[3rd April, 1851.]\n\nWHEREAS from the vicinity of the Colony of Hongkong to the Dominions of the Emperor of China, it is of frequent occurrence that Chinese Subjects visiting the said Colony for a limited time and for the purposes of trade, emplead and cause each other to be arrested for Causes of Action arising within the said Dominions; and whereas such Proceedings are not only inconvenient from the difficulty of procuring proper Evidence and for other reasons, but are frequently resorted to for the purpose of Extortion, and likewise tend to the Injury of Traffic within the said Colony:\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nBe it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That neither the Supreme nor any other Court within the Colony aforesaid shall have or exercise Jurisdiction in any Civil Proceeding as between persons born within the Dominions of the Emperor of China where the Cause of Action has originated out of the said Colony, unless the Defendant has been a Resident therein for Six consecutive Months prior to the time of commencing any Action, Suit, or Proceeding grounded on such Cause of Action.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 5th day of April, 1851.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nS. G. BONHAM.\n\ncases.\n\nChinese\n\n192\n\nLeithmade Battery Clark of formails", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231536, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "content_text": "7297\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. No. 3 of 1851.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE No. 2 of 1845, ENTITLED, \"AN ORDINANCE TO RAISE AN ASSESSED RATE ON LANDS, HOUSES, AND PREMISES, WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE UPHOLDING OF THE REQUISITE POLICE FORCE THEREIN.\"\n\n[10th June, 1851.]\n\nWHEREAS Inconvenience has arisen from the Occurrence of Appeals being instituted against Valuations for Police Assessment, after the Percentage or Rate required for upholding the Police Force for the ensuing Year, based on such Valuations, has been determined by the Governor with the Advice of the Executive Council, in pursuance of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845; and whereas it is desirable not only to fix a Limit within which such Appeals may be made, but also to facilitate such Appeals and to render them less Expensive; and whereas also it is desirable that the Valuations to be hereafter made under the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, should be made in the Month of January in each Year:\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That a Valuation of the Property liable to Police Assessment within the said Colony shall be made in the Month of January in each Year, and in the Manner provided by the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, unless the said Governor with the Advice of the Executive Council shall deem it expedient to permit any existing Valuation to stand, in which case it shall be duly notified during such Month of January in one or more of the Public Newspapers of the said Colony, that such Valuation is to stand good for the then current Year, and be taken as and for a new Valuation; and be it provided that in the event of such Valuation being so notified as standing for such current Year, it shall and may be lawful for any Person to appeal against such declared or notified Valuation within Six Weeks from the Publication of such Notice, in the same Manner as if made by Assessors in pursuance of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845.\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever any Person liable to the Payment of Police Tax shall consider that the Yearly Valuation of the Assessors in regard to the Premises for which he is liable is excessive, he shall send to the Assessors, within Fifteen Days after he has first received Notice of such Valuation, a Written Statement of the Amount to which in his Opinion such Valuation ought to be reduced; and if the Assessors shall refuse or neglect, within Fifteen Days from the Receipt of such Statement, to reduce such Valuation, or to satisfy such Person of the Propriety of their first Valuation, then, and not before, it shall be lawful for such Person to appeal to the Supreme Court, in the Manner provided by the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845. Provided always, that no Appeal shall be allowed after the Lapse of Six Weeks from the first Receipt of the Notice of Valuation, or Government Notification aforesaid, as the case may be, notwithstanding the Provisions of any previous Ordinance to the contrary.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Mode of such Appeal shall be as follows, namely,--by Summons to be served on the said Assessors, and to be issued by the Registrar of the said Supreme Court; and that for every such Summons the Appellant shall pay a Fee\n\n52", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231758, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "page_number": 276, "title": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUINTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 4 of 1851,\n\n1\n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE ORDINANCES No. 7 OF 1845, EN-TITLED \"AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF JURORS AND JURIES,\" AND No. 4 OF 1849 PASSED FOR THE AMENDMENT THEREOF, AND TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE ENACTMENTS RELATING TO JURORS AND JURIES.\n\n[10th September, 1851.]\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nWHEREAS it has been deemed expedient to repeal the said Ordinances No. 7 of 1845, and No. 4 of 1849, and to ordain other Provisions for the Regulation of Juries in Civil and Criminal Cases :-\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That the said two last mentioned Ordinances be and are hereby repealed, and that all Questions of Fact, subject to the Exception hereinafter contained, whether of a Civil or Criminal Nature, upon which Issue shall be taken in the course of any Proceeding before the Supreme Court, and all Questions of Idiocy, Lunacy, and Unsoundness of Mind, shall be decided by a Jury of Six Men. And that in the event of any Jurors out of 6, Two or One of the said Jury dissenting from the others, the unanimous Verdict or Finding of a Majority of Four, shall be held and deemed to all Intents and Purposes as the Verdict or Finding of the said Jury of Six Men, unless in Cases of Capital Punishment, where Unanimity shall be requisite.\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Male Person between the Ages of Twenty-one and Sixty Years, being of sound Mind, and not afflicted with Deafness, Blindness, or other Infirmity, who shall be a good and sufficient Person resident within the said Colony, shall be qualified and liable to serve as a Juror therein: Provided, that no Member of the Colonial Councils, or Person holding any Office or Situation of Emolument under the Government of Hongkong, nor any Barrister, Physician, Attorney, or Surgeon actually practising as such within the said Colony, nor any Clergyman, or Dissenting Minister, nor any Officer employed in the Military or Naval Service of Her Majesty or of the East India Company, nor any Person ignorant of the English Language, shall be, or be deemed liable to serve as a Juror in any Case.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That from and immediately after the Publication of this Ordinance, the Sheriff of the said Colony of Hongkong shall make, or cause to be made out, a List in alphabetical Order of all Men who shall be qualified and liable to serve as Jurors as aforesaid, setting forth the Christian and Surnames of each at full Length, together with his Place of Abode, and shall sign and transmit a Copy of such List to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, who shall thereupon cause a Copy of such List to be posted for the Term of One Fortnight on or in some conspicuous Part of the Court House, to the end that the Inhabitants of the Colony may, as the Case shall be, apply by Notice in Writing to the said Registrar requiring that their Names may be respectively either added to or struck off from the said List, upon Cause duly assigned in such Notice; and the said Registrar immediately after the Expiration of the Time for posting such List,\n\nPage 7\n\n...\n\nPage 10\n\n272", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232312, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUINTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 1 of 1852.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL George Bonham, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR CERTAIN MARRIAGES IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\n\n[16th March, 1852.]\n\nWHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend the Law of Marriages in the said Colony: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That,\n\nTitle.\n\nI. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, in every Case of Marriage intended to be solemnized in the said Colony where One or both of the Parties is or are a Person or Persons professing the Christian Religion, such Marriage may be solemnized under the Provisions of this Ordinance; and where such Marriage is intended to be so solemnized, one of the Parties shall give Notice in Writing to a Marriage Registrar of the said Colony to be appointed under the Provisions of this Ordinance, both Parties having previously resided for a Term of not less than Seven Days in the said Colony, such Notice to be in the Form of Schedule A, to this Ordinance annexed, or to the like Effect, and shall state therein the Name and Surname and the Profession or Condition of both of the Parties intending Marriage, the Dwelling-place of each of them, and the Time, not being less than Seven Days, during which each has dwelt therein, provided that if either Party shall have dwelt in the Place stated in the Notice during more than One Calendar Month, it may be stated therein that he or she hath dwelt there One Month and upwards.\n\nAppointment of Registrars.\n\nII. It shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor of the said Colony from Time to Time to nominate and appoint fit and proper Persons to act as such Registrars, and from Time to Time to remove such Registrars and appoint others in their place.\n\nCertificate of Notice to be issued on Request.\n\nIII. Any Marriage Registrar upon being requested so to do by or on behalf of the Party by whom the Notice was given, and one of the Parties intending Marriage having made Oath or Declaration as hereinafter required shall issue under his Hand a Certificate of such Notice having been given and of such Oath or Declaration having been made; Provided no lawful Impediment according to the Law of England be shown to the Satisfaction of the Marriage Registrar why such Certificate should not issue, and the Issue of such Certificate have not been sooner forbidden, in manner hereafter mentioned, by any Person or Persons by this Ordinance authorized in that Behalf: Provided always, that where by such Oath or Declaration it appears that One of the Parties intending Marriage (not being a Widower or Widow) is under Twenty-one Years of Age, the Marriage Registrar shall not issue such Certificate until the Expiration of Fourteen Days after the giving of such Notice; and it is further provided, that the Marriage Registrar shall file all such Notices and keep them with the Records of his Office, and shall also forthwith enter a true Copy of all such Notices fairly into a Book to be called the \"Marriage Notice Book,\" which shall be open at all reasonable Times without Fee to all Persons desirous of inspecting the same, and such Registrar shall publish all such Notices of Marriage by causing a Copy of such Notices to be affixed on One of the Entrance Doors of the Supreme Court.\n\nPublication of Notices.\n\nIV. The Father, if living, of any Party under Twenty-one Years of Age, such Party not being a Widower or Widow, or, if the Father be dead, the Guardian or Guardians of the Person of the Party so under Age,\n\nPage 163", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232523, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "content_text": "68465\n\n110\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO QUINTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 2 of 1852.\n\nBY His Excellency WILLIAM JERVOIS, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE IN CERTAIN CASES THE POWERS OF MAGISTRATES AS REGARDS PUBLICANS, BOARDING-HOUSE KEEPERS, AND OTHERS, WITH THE VIEW OF SUPPRESSING DESERTION IN HER MAJESTY'S FORCES, NAVAL AND MILITARY, WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\n\nWHEREAS the Offence of Desertion in Her Majesty's Forces, Naval and Military, serving in this Colony, has of late considerably increased, and whereas such Offence has heretofore had Inception in, and Facility of Commission from, Public and Boarding-houses, and other places: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That,\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nI. Any Publican or Keeper of a Boarding-house, or any other Person whatsoever, who shall by Words or by any other Means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, procure any Soldier, Sailor, or Marine, to desert, or shall by Words or by any other Means whatsoever attempt to procure or persuade any Soldier, Sailor, or Marine to desert, and any Publican or Keeper of a Boarding-house, or any other Person whatsoever who, knowing that any Soldier, Sailor, or Marine is about to desert, shall aid or assist him in deserting, or, knowing any Soldier, Sailor, or Marine to be a Deserter, shall conceal such Deserter, or aid or assist such Deserter in concealing himself, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanour, and shall, on Conviction thereof, in a Summary Manner, before the Person for the Time being filling the Office of Chief or Assistant Magistrate of Police, and any Two other Magistrates, be liable for every such Offence to a Fine not exceeding One Hundred Pounds Sterling; and in default of Payment of such Fine, the same shall be levied by Distress and Sale (with the Costs and Charges consequent thereon) of the Goods and Chattels of the Offender, the Overplus, if any, after deducting the Charges of such Distress and Sale, to be rendered to the said Offender: Provided, that if upon the Return of the Officer charged with the Execution of the said Distress, it shall appear that no sufficient Distress can be found, or the Party adjudged to pay any Money shall at the Time of the said Adjudication or Conviction declare, or it shall otherwise appear, that he has no Goods or Chattels on which the said Distress can be levied, then the Convicting Magistrates, or any of them, may by Warrant commit such Offender to one of Her Majesty's Gaols, with or without hard Labour, there to remain for a Time in proportion to the Amount of the Penalty inflicted, and not exceeding Six Months in the whole, unless the said Sum to be levied, together with the Costs, shall be sooner paid.\n\nII. And a Portion not exceeding One-half of every such Fine so inflicted and levied, shall be payable to such Person or Persons by whose Information or Evidence the Conviction of such Offender shall be made.\n\nIII. And Any Publican or Keeper of a Boarding-house who shall have been convicted of any one or more of the above mentioned Offences, shall, in addition to the Penalty above provided, forthwith forfeit any License or Licenses then held by him as a Publican or Boarding-house Keeper in this Colony, and he shall be and is hereby declared incapable of holding thereafter any License as such Publican or Boarding-house Keeper within the said Colony.\n\nIV. And for the Purposes of this Ordinance, the Word \"Sailor\" shall be held to extend to every Person serving for the Time being in any Ship then under the Orders of the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Naval Forces in the East Indies and China Seas.\n\nV. And nothing herein contained shall prevent the Magistrates acting under this Ordinance from sending any Case arising out of any of the said Offences for Trial at the Supreme Court, which in the exercise of their Discretion they may consider should be investigated there.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of May, 1852.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nWM. JERVOIS.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232619, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "page_number": 211, "title": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEXTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 3 of 1852.\n\nBY His Excellency WILLIAM JERVOIS, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major-General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.\n\n[29th June, 1852.] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Law of Evidence in certain particulars:\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That on the Trial of any Issue joined, or of any Matter or Question, or on any Enquiry arising in any Suit, Action, or other Proceeding in the Supreme Court, or before any Person having, by Law, or by consent of Parties, Authority to Hear, Receive, and Examine Evidence with respect to, or concerning any Suit, Action, or other Proceeding, the Parties thereto, and the Persons in whose behalf any such Suit, Action, or other Proceeding, may be brought or defended, shall, except as hereinafter excepted, be competent and compellable to give Evidence, either viva voce or by Deposition, according to the Practice of the Courts, on behalf of either or any of the Parties to the said Suit, Action, or other Proceeding.\n\nII. But nothing herein contained shall render any Person who in any Criminal Proceeding is charged with the Commission of any Indictable Offence, or any Offence punishable on Summary Conviction, competent or compellable to give Evidence for or against Himself or Herself, or shall render any Person compellable to answer any Question tending to criminate Himself or Herself, or shall in any Criminal Proceeding render any Husband competent or compellable to give Evidence for or against his Wife, or any Wife competent or compellable to give Evidence for or against her Husband.\n\nIII. Nothing herein contained shall apply to any Action, Suit, or Proceeding instituted in consequence of Adultery, or to any Action for Breach of Promise of Marriage.\n\nIV. Whenever any Action or other Legal Proceeding shall henceforth be pending in the Supreme Court, such Court may, on Application made for such purposes by either of the Litigants, compel the opposite Party to allow the Party making the Application to inspect all Documents in the Custody or under the Control of such opposite Party relating to such Action or other Legal Proceeding, and, if necessary, grant Discovery to take examined Copies of the same, or to procure the same to be duly stamped, in all cases in which, previous to the publishing of this Ordinance, a Discovery might have been obtained by Filing a Bill, or by any other Proceeding in a Court of Equity at the instance of the Party so making Application as aforesaid to the said Court; provided always, that every such Application shall be made as aforesaid before Issue joined in any such Action, and Twenty-one Days before the Trial or Hearing of any other Legal Proceeding.\n\nV. All Proclamations, Treaties, and other Acts of State of any Foreign State, or of the East India Company, or of any Territory under the Government of the East India Company, or of any British Colony, and all Judgments, Decrees, Orders, and other Judicial Proceedings of any Court of Justice in any Foreign State, or in any of the Territories under the Government of the East India Company, or of any British Colony, shall be provable by certified Copies without Proof of the Seal or Signature.\n\nPage 204", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232621, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEXTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 4 of 1852.\n\nBY His Excellency WILLIAM JERVOIS, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. AN ORDINANCE TO FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.\n\nTitle.\n\n[29th June, 1852.] WHEREAS it is expedient that Informations be abbreviated and certain Technicalities abolished and other Alterations made in the Administration of Criminal Justice in this Colony:\n\nPreamble.\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That henceforward it shall be sufficient in every Information for Murder, to charge that the Defendant did feloniously, wilfully, and of his Malice aforethought kill and murder the deceased; in every Information for Manslaughter, to charge that the Defendant did feloniously kill the deceased; in every Information for Piracy at Common Law, to charge that the Defendant did on the High Seas feloniously and piratically rob the Party injured; and in every Information for Piracy by Statute, to charge that the Defendant while in the Act of committing Piracy did feloniously assault with Intent to Murder or Cut or Wound or Endanger the Life, as the Case may be, of any Person in such Information named.\n\nForm of Indictment.\n\nII. That in any Information for Forging, Uttering, Stealing, Embezzling, Destroying or Concealing, or for obtaining by False Pretences any Instrument, or for Engraving or Making the whole or any part of any Instrument, matter or thing, or for using or having the unlawful Possession of any Plate upon which the whole or any part of any Instrument, Matter, or Thing whatsoever shall have been engraved or made, or for having the unlawful Possession of any Paper upon which the whole or any part of anything whatsoever shall have been made or printed, and in all other cases wherever it shall be necessary to make any Averment in any Information as to any Instrument wholly or in part in Writing, Prints, or Figures, it shall be sufficient to describe such Instrument by any Name by which the same is usually known, or by the Purport thereof, without setting out any Copy or Facsimile thereof, or otherwise describing the same or the Value thereof.\n\nIII. That it shall be sufficient in every Information for Forging, Uttering, Offering, Disposing of, or Putting off, any Instrument whatsoever, or for Obtaining or Attempting to Obtain any Property by False Pretences, to allege that the Defendant did the Act with intent to defraud, without alleging the Intent as to any particular person; and on the Trial of any of the Offences in this Section mentioned, it shall be sufficient to prove that the Defendant did the Act charged with an intent to defraud.\n\nIV. That if on the Trial of any person charged with any Felony or Misdemeanour, the Jury shall be of opinion that the Defendant did not complete the Offence charged, but only attempted the same, the Defendant shall not be acquitted, but the Jury shall return a Verdict of Not Guilty of the Felony or Misdemeanour charged, but Guilty of an Attempt to commit the same, and thereupon the Defendant shall be punished as if Guilty of Attempt.\n\nPage 206\n\n \n\n206", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232638, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "page_number": 230, "title": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEXTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 5 of 1852.\n\nBY His Excellency WILLIAM JERVOIS, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUE OF THE WRIT OF CAPIAS AD RESPONDENDUM DURING THE ILLNESS OR TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OR ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SAID COLONY.\n\n[Dated, 11th August, 1852.]\n\nI. Whereas it is expedient to make provisions for the issue of such Writs in pursuance of the 24th Section of the Colonial Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, during the Illness or temporary Absence of the Chief Justice or Acting Chief Justice of the said Colony.\n\nII. Be it therefore ordained by His Excellency The Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That in Case of the Illness or temporary Absence of the Person filling for the Time being the Office of the Chief Justice of this Colony, it shall be lawful for such Person to depute in Writing the Registrar or Acting Registrar of the said Supreme Court to issue, if Occasion require, any such Writs of Capias ad Respondendum in Pursuance of the 24th Section of Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, during such Illness or temporary Absence.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 11th day of August, 1852.\n\nCIAS. ST GEO. CLEVERLY,\n\nfor the Clerk of Councils.\n\nWM. JERVOIS.\n\nPage 222", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232744, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "page_number": 336, "title": "CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12]", "content_text": "expedievy of the measures \n\nwhich it is quoponed to adeffets \n\nnis crates t \n\nto carry \n\nsits offel. \n\nit's Jueritious \n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEXTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 6 of 1852.\n\nBY His Excellency WILLIAM JERVOIS, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major-General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DESERTION, AND BETTER REGULATION OF MERCHANT SEAMEN IN THIS COLONY.\n\n[6th November, 1852.]\n\nWhereas serious Complaints have been lately made of the frequent Desertion of Merchant Seamen, and it is expedient that further Measures be taken for the Prevention thereof: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof,\n\nI. That the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, entitled \"An Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto,\" and the Ordinance No. 4 of 1846, entitled \"An Ordinance to explain and extend the Provisions of the Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto\"; and the Ordinance No. 2 of 1848, entitled \"An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, entitled An Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto\";-be and the same hereby are repealed.\n\nII. And that whenever any Seaman shall be discharged from any Vessel within the Precincts of this Colony, the Master of such Vessel shall give at the Time of such Discharge to such Seaman a written Certificate of Discharge, specifying the Time and Nature of Service, and the Time of Discharge of such Seaman, signed by himself; and if such Seaman require it, shall further give him, within Twenty-four Hours after Demand, a true Account in writing of the Wages of such Seaman, and of all Deductions therefrom.\n\nIII. That Ordinance No. 4 of 1850 be extended in all its Provisions to British Seamen and Vessels within the Harbour of Hongkong, as well as to the Seamen and Vessels of Foreign Nations.\n\nIV. And whereas by a Regulation now in force, Merchant Seamen are not allowed to land on leave unless furnished with Tickets of Leave, such Regulation is hereby continued, and it is further enacted that such Tickets shall be according to the following Form :-\n\nHONGKONG, the day of 18.\n\nThe Bearer of this (man's name) belonging to the Ship (name of the ship) has Permission to remain on shore for the Space of (number of hours). Permission granted at o'clock (A.M., or P.M.)\n\nA. B.-Master;\n\nwhich Form shall be publicly and conspicuously posted in the Harbour-Master's Office; and any Seaman found on shore without such Ticket or with a false Ticket, or after his Period of Leave shall have expired, may be taken into Custody without Warrant by any Constable, or by the Master or Person in charge of the Ship to which such Seaman belongs, or by any Person specially deputed in writing for such Purpose by such Master, or such Person in charge, and conveyed before a Magistrate, who may order such Seaman to be taken on board his Ship, and inflict on him a fine not exceeding Ten Shillings, to be paid by the Seaman, or the Master of his Ship on account of such Seaman.\n\nV. That no Seaman shall be discharged from an English Ship or any Foreign Ship whose Flag is not represented by a Consular Officer resident in the Colony elsewhere than at the Harbour-Master's Office, and that every Seaman discharged from a Foreign Ship so represented...\n\nPage 328", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232879, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-041 - Public Offices - 1852", "page_number": 83, "title": "CO129-041 - Public Offices - 1852", "content_text": "17\n\n81\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nHis Excellency the Acting Governor in Council is pleased to direct that the following Draft of a proposed Ordinance, read at a Meeting of the Legislative Council for the first time on this Day, be published for general information.\n\nBy Order,\n\nCouncil Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 11th August, 1852.\n\nCHAS. ST. GEO. CLEVERLY,\n\nfor the Clerk of Councils.\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEXTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo.\n\nBY His Excellency WILLIAM JERVOIS, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DESERTION, AND BETTER REGULATION OF MERCHANT SEAMEN IN THIS COLONY.\n\n1852.]\n\n[Dated,\n\nWhereas serious Complaints have been lately made of the frequent Desertion of Merchant Seamen, and it is expedient that stringent Measures be taken for the Prevention thereof:\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained, that the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, entitled \"An Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto,\" and the Ordinance No. 4 of 1846, entitled \"An Ordinance to explain and extend the Provisions of the Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto\"; and the Ordinance No. 2 of 1848 entitled \"An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, entitled An Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto\";—be and the same hereby are repealed.\n\nII. And that whenever any Seaman shall be discharged from any Vessel within the Precincts of this Colony, the Commanding Officer of such Vessel, shall give at the Time of such Discharge to such Seaman, a written Certificate of Discharge, specifying the Time and Nature of Service, and the Time of Discharge of such Seaman, signed by himself; and if such Seaman require it, shall further give him, within Twenty-four Hours after demand, a true Account in writing of the Wages of such Seaman, and of all Deductions therefrom.\n\nIII. That no Seaman be permitted to reside within the Precincts of the Colony unless he be provided with a Permit to reside on Shore, issued and signed by the Harbour-Master, who shall be entitled to charge for every such Permit the Sum of One Dollar, and who shall grant such Permit in the Case of a Seaman discharged from a British Ship only, when such Seaman shall present to him a Certificate of Discharge signed by the Commanding Officer of his Ship, and in the Case of a Seaman discharged from a Foreign Ship, when such Seaman shall present to him a Certificate of Discharge bearing the Signature of the Consul or Vice-Consul of his Nation; and the Harbour-Master shall date such Permit, and shall endorse on it the Name of the Boarding-house at which the Seaman requiring it proposes to reside, and such Permit shall require Renewal after the Expiration of One Month from the Day of its Date; and any Seaman residing on Shore without such Permit may be taken into Custody without Warrant by any Constable, and carried before a Magistrate, who, unless such Seaman satisfactorily account for his Want of such Permit, may imprison him for not more than One Month with hard Labour, as an idle and disorderly Person; and any Person harbouring any Seaman not possessing, or unable satisfactorily to account to the Magistrate for the Want of such Permit, shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds Sterling, and if such Person be a Publican, or the Keeper of a Boarding-house for Seamen, he may in Addition to such Penalty, be deprived by the Committing Magistrate of his License as such Publican or Boarding-house Keeper.\n\nIV. That any Seaman who shall desert, or absent himself without Leave from any Ship, may be taken into Custody without Warrant by any Constable, or by the Master, or Person in Charge of the Ship, or any one specially deputed in writing by such Master, or Person in Charge, and forthwith conveyed before a Magistrate, who may cause such Seaman to be taken in Custody on Board his Vessel.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-041 - Public Offices - 1852.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233737, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "page_number": 246, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "so pisporn \n\nDevine Suome the Garl \n\nSunday, \n\nevery \n\nand to visit \n\nthe Vousoned not \n\nless than tivice a \n\nwick leaving hum at liberty to \n\ngive \n\nas much more \n\nattendance as \n\nmay \n\nhe \n\nbe able to afford. \n\nJant \n\nHONGKONG. \n\nANNO DECIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. \n\nNo. 1 of 1853. \n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects \n\nin China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. \n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE GAOL OF HONGKONG, \n\n[20th September, 1853.] \n\nWHEREAS it is desirable that certain Rules prescribed for the Government of the Gaol of Hongkong receive the sanction of a Legislative Enactment, that certain Penalties be provided for the breach of such Rules, and that provision be made for their future modification and improvement: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That- \n\nTitle. \n\nPreamble. \n\nGaol Rules Dow \n\nI. The Rules now in use for the Regulation of the Gaol at Hongkong shall continue in force until modified as hereinafter provided, and a Copy of the said Rules in use to continue. shall be continually displayed within the said Gaol in some conspicuous Place where Copy of Rules to they may be with facility seen and read by the Inmates of the said Gaol, and a Copy \n\nbe hung up in Gaol. shall also be appended to the Justices' Visiting Book in the said Gaol. \n\nII. Any three Justices of the Peace for the said Colony having met together for Any three Jus- the purpose of considering any proposed modification of the said Rules, having also tices of the Peace previously given notice of their intention to the Sheriff and to the other Justices of may amend Rules. the Peace then in the Colony, may alter or add to such Rules, sending forthwith to His Excellency The Governor a Copy of such alterations, or additions; and such alterations or additions shall be of equal force with the former Rules until His Excellency The Governor in his Legislative Council shall signify his disapprobation of them, whereupon the said alterations and additions shall be of no force or effect: Provided that it shall not be in the power of the said Justices to impose any greater Penalties for any breach of any Prison Rule than are hereby provided. \n\nPower of Sheriff \n\nIII. It shall be lawful for the Sheriff to punish by Imprisonment in a solitary or refractory Cell for not exceeding Three Days, on Bread and Water, or Rice and to punish refract Water, (or if the Prisoner be under conviction of Felony, to punish by moderate ory Prisoners. corporal Punishment not exceeding Twelve Strokes), any Prisoner whom he may find \n\nafter due investigation to have been guilty of any of the following Offences, or of any \n\nbreach of Prison Regulation or Discipline:- \n\nAssault and Battery. \n\nProfane cursing, or swearing, or using indecent language. \n\nIndecent, irreverent, or disorderly behaviour. \n\nIdleness or negligence in work, or wilful damage or mismanagement of it. \n\nWilful damage to any Cell, Ward, or Room, or to any Gaol Furniture or Property whatever. \n\nPowers of Sheriff \n\nIV. If a Prisoner be guilty of any of the above Offences, or of a breach of Gaol Regulations or Discipline for the due punishment of which the Sheriff may deem the and Justices of the Powers vested in him insufficient, it shall be lawful for the Sheriff in conjunction Peace where those with any Justice of the Peace for the said Colony, after due inquiry, to punish such sufficient. Prisoner by close or solitary Confinement, on Bread and Water, or Rice and Water, for not exceeding Fourteen Days; or if the Prisoner be under conviction for Felony \n\nor have within Three Months next previous been guilty of a similar Offence, by personal correction not exceeding Thirty-six Strokes. \n\nV. Any Person who shall convey, or cause to be conveyed into any Prison, or in \n\nof Sheriff are in- \n\nAssisting Pri- \n\nany manner to or within the reach of any Prisoner whether within the Gaol Walls soners to escape. or without, any Disguise, Instrument, or Arms to facilitate the escape of any Prisoner, shall, on conviction before the Petty Session, be subject to Imprisonment with Hard Labour for a period not exceeding Six Months. Provided nothing herein contained shall be deemed or taken to prevent such Person from being proceeded against by Indictment—if thought necessary: \n\n243", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233739, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "page_number": 248, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "-176 of 1853\n\nInclosure No / in Despatch\n\n༢\n\nchr1b87/573 245\n\n- V2 1 of 1853-\n\nHongkong\n\nVictoria Regina.\n\nAnno Decimo Septimo.\n\nof the Reign of Hongkong-\n\nAn Ordinance for the Regulation\n\n20 September, 1853-\n\n(\n\nREGULATIONS\n\nFOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GAOL AT HONGKONG.\n\nTHE Gaol of Hongkong shall be under the immediate Superintendence of the Sheriff of the Colony, who shall be responsible for the proper Conduct thereof.\n\nThe Gaol shall be under the charge of Sheriff.\n\nTo be open to the inspection of Justices of the Peace.\n\nThe Gaol shall be open to the inspection of any Justice of the Peace, and the Governor may appoint certain of the Justices whose duty it shall be to inspect the Gaol at least once a Week, either singly or otherwise. These shall be called Visiting Justices.\n\nGovernor may appoint Visiting Justices.\n\nA Gaol Visitation Book shall be kept in the Custody of the Gaoler, and it shall be the duty of the visiting Justices to write therein the results of their inspection on each occasion; but the Book shall also be open for the remarks of any Justice visiting the Gaol.\n\nGaol Visitation Book.\n\nThis Book shall be forwarded every Monday to the Colonial Secretary, to be by him laid before the Governor, and any Order thereupon that the Governor may see fit to give, shall be intimated by the Colonial Secretary to the Sheriff, whose duty it shall be to see such Order carried out.\n\nGaol to be open to Chaplain and Surgeon.\n\nThe Gaol shall be open at all times to the visits of the Colonial Chaplain and the Colonial Surgeon.\n\nSheriff to prescribe Hours of Work, &c.\n\nThe Sheriff shall prescribe the Hours of every Day during which the Prisoners shall Work, and may on the recommendation of the Colonial Chaplain, and with the sanction of the Colonial Secretary, purchase suitable Books for the use of the Prisoners. All improper Books shall be excluded from the Prison.\n\nSheriff may alter Diet or suspend Regulations in certain cases.\n\nUnder special circumstances the Sheriff may allow a Prisoner Food, Clothing, or other necessaries, besides or in lieu of the Prison allowance, and temporarily suspend any Gaol Regulation in reference to any Prisoner, provided that he record his proceedings therein in a Book to be kept by him and called the Sheriff's Book, which Book shall be from time to time submitted to the Colonial Secretary for the Governor's information.\n\nSheriff may direct that Transported Felons be put to Labour, &c.\n\nThe Sheriff may direct any Prisoners under Sentence of Transportation, or against whom Sentence of Death may have been recorded, to be kept to Hard Labour as Felons; or if such Prisoner be already at Work he may direct the suspension of his Labour provided that he record in the Sheriff's Book his proceedings therein; and he may authorize the employment of any Prisoner in the service of the Gaol, but not in its discipline, or in the service of any Officer, or so that such Prisoner shall sleep without the Prison premises.\n\nSheriff may recommend Prisoners for Pardon.\n\nOn observing or becoming credibly informed of any extraordinary diligence or merit on the part of any Prisoner, he may record the same in the Sheriff's Book, in order that the Governor may consider the propriety of exercising his prerogative of Pardon towards such Prisoner; but if any conditional Pardon or Remission of Punishment be granted to and accepted by any Prisoner, and such Prisoner after release fail to fulfil the required conditions, the Gaoler may convey him together with the original Warrant of Commitment before a Justice of the Peace, who on being satisfied of the noncompliance with the conditions, shall record a Minute of the same on the back of the Warrant, after which such Warrant shall have the same force as if such Pardon or Remission had not been granted.\n\nSheriff may cause Prisoners to be Ironed.\n\nThe Sheriff may order any Prisoner to be Ironed, or taken out of Irons, for such time as he shall direct, recording the facts in the Sheriff's Book.\n\nOfficers of Gaol.\n\nThe Officers of the Gaol shall be,\n\nThe Sheriff,\n\n1 Gaoler,\n\n1 Matron,\n\n2 Turnkeys,\n\n1 Chaplain,\n\n1 Medical Officer,\n\nResident.\n\nSuch other Officers as the Governor may from time to time appoint, and such Constables of the Police Force as may from time to time be appointed to do duty at the Gaol, and the Colonial Chaplain shall be the Chaplain, and the Colonial Surgeon the Medical Officer of the Gaol of Hongkong.\n\nGaoler not to be Under Sheriff, Bailiff, &c.\n\nThe Gaoler shall not be Under Sheriff, or Bailiff, or concerned in any other occupation or in any trade, neither he or Person in trust for him, shall sell or let or derive any benefit from the sale or letting of any Article to any Prisoner, or from any dealing whatsoever with such Prisoner. He shall not let for hire to any Person whatever any room or portion of the residence allotted to him in or near the Gaol, nor any room or ground belonging to the Gaol. He shall not directly or indirectly have any interest in any Contract or agreement for the supply of the Gaol, nor shall he use for himself or his family any Oil, Rations, Food, or other Article whatever", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233862, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "page_number": 371, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "Page 367\n\nJucin's Commands \n\nthat \n\nTo acquaint you He Rapesty has Hen \n\nJeland to confirm & allow This Ordinance. \n\nYou Majesty's decision to be ingrified to the Takabelung of Hongking, by a Parclamation to be published in the usual \n\nwill cause the \n\nand most authentic \n\nHammer. \n\nI have. \n\nHONGKONG. \n\nANNO DECIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. \n\nNo. 2 of 1853. \n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. \n\nAN ORDINANCE FOR THE REMOVAL OF DOUBTS REGARDING THE RIGHT OF ALIENS TO HOLD AND TRANSFER PROPERTY WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. \n\n[17th November, 1853.] \n\nWHEREAS Doubts have arisen regarding the Right of Aliens to hold and transfer Property within the Colony of Hongkong: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, in pursuance of the Act made and passed at a Session holden in the Tenth and Eleventh Years of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled \"An Act for the Naturalization of Aliens,\" and of the Power inherent in the said Governor and Council:- \n\nTitle. \n\nPreamble. \n\nI. That it shall be lawful for any Alien, and he or she is hereby declared entitled, Aliens entitled \n\nby Grant, Conveyance, Lease, Assignment, or Bequest, or otherwise, to take, acquire, to acquire and hold hold and possess, any Lands or other immoveable Property situated in this Island; Lands in the Colo- and the said Lands or other Property as aforesaid to sell, transfer, assign, or bequeath, to any other Person, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes, and transfer, assign, or And to sell, with the same Rights, Remedies, Exemptions, and Privileges, as if he or she were a Natural Born Subject of Her Majesty residing in this Island. \n\nII. And that every such Grant, Conveyance, Lease, Assignment, or Bequest, Sale, Acts heretofore Transfer, or other Act heretofore made or done by or with any such Alien, shall be done by Aliens to deemed in Law as valid and effectual as if it had been made or done by or with be valid. Natural Born British Subject. \n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 17th Day of November, 1853. \n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, \n\nClerk of Councils. \n\nS. G. BONHAM. \n\nany \n\nLdi Almada & Catthof \n\nClark of Cormeil. \n\n367 \n\nPage 367", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233888, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "page_number": 397, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 3 of 1853.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE DUTIES OF CHINESE TEPOS APPOINTED UNDER ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1844; TO DETERMINE THEIR EMOLUMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF CIVIL SUITS AMONG THE CHINESE POPULATION OF HONGKONG.\n\n[2nd December, 1853.]\n\nWHEREAS disputes occasionally arise among the Chinese Population of this Colony which might be more conveniently and amicably settled by the Tepo, aided by the respectable Chinese Inhabitants, than before an English Tribunal; and whereas with a view to make the Tepos of the several Districts of the Colony more efficient, and to extend their usefulness, it is desirable that the voluntary Fees now paid by Chinese Householders for the support of the said Tepos be made rateable and compulsory :\n\nBe it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\nI. Whenever the majority of Rate-payers in any District for which a Tepo has been appointed under the said Ordinance No. 13 of 1844, shall, by petition to the Governor, declare their wish to adopt the provisions of this Ordinance, the Governor may by proclamation declare that this Ordinance shall be in force in the said District; nor, on petition of majority of Rate-payers, and before such proclamation this Ordinance shall not apply to any such District.\n\nII. After Proclamation so made, the Rate-payers of the said District shall elect from among themselves not less than five nor more than twelve Persons, whose Names they shall submit to the Governor for his approval, and after approval such Persons shall, for One Year from the date of such approval, and afterwards until their Successors be chosen, become Assessors of the District: And should a less number than Twelve be chosen and approved, the Governor may nominate fit Persons to fill the vacancies. The Governor may also from time to time direct that any vacancy occurring afterwards among the said Assessors be filled in like manner by election and approval, and in default of election within a time to be fixed by him, may himself nominate persons to fill the vacancies.\n\nIII. The Assessors so approved and nominated shall by a majority of Votes choose One of their number to be Tepo, and such Person after approval by the Governor shall be Tepo of the District for One Year from the date of such approval, and afterwards until his Successor be chosen. Provided that nothing herein contained shall be held to circumscribe the Power of appointing such Tepo, possessed by the Governor under Section II. of the said Ordinance No. 13 of 1844.\n\nIV. The election of Assessors and Tepo shall take place not oftener than once a year, at such time and in such manner as the Governor may determine, and the qualification for an Elector or Assessor shall be the previous occupation during One Year immediately preceding the election of a Tenement rated to the Police Tax, and the payment of all Arrears of the said Tax: And all disputes as to qualification or the mode of election shall be determined by the Chief Magistrate.\n\nV. The majority of Assessors may from time to time, not being oftener than once in the year, by petition to the Governor declare what Salary they consider it necessary that the Tepo should receive, and the Governor may thereupon authorize the said Assessors to levy on the Annual Value (as assessed to the Police Tax), of all Premises in the occupation of Chinese Tenants, a Rate per Cent sufficient to defray the amount of such Salary and from the Money so raised the Assessors shall pay the Salary to the said Tepo, reserving the remainder, if any, for such other purposes of Public utility as the Governor may sanction, And the Chief Magistrate may enforce the payment of the said Rate by distress and sale of the Goods and Chattels found on the Premises of the defaulter, in the manner provided by Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, for the enforcement of the payment of Police Rates.\n\nPage 393", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233906, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "page_number": 415, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ\n\nNo. 4 of 1853.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCES Nos. 11 of 1844 and 5 of 1845, AND TO IMPROVE THE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS BY CHINESE, AND THE REGULATIONS FOR THE RETAIL AND PREPARATION OF OPIUM.\n\n[22nd December, 1853.]\n\n## Title.\n\n## Preamble.\n\nWHEREAS the Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, regulating the Sale of Spirituous Liquors, has been found inconvenient in its application to Chinese Dealers, and doubts have arisen as to the construction of the Regulations for the Retail of Opium made by His Excellency the Governor on the 19th July, 1847, in pursuance of the provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1845: Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That-\n\n### I. So much of the said Ordinance No. 11 of 1844 as refers to the mode of granting Licenses, and as prohibits the Sale of Spirituous Liquors where a retail Shop for the Sale of other articles is kept, shall not apply to Chinese licensed to retail Spirituous Liquors under this Ordinance.\n\n### II. Any Chinese requiring a License to retail Spirituous Liquors to Chinese only may apply to the Superintendent of Police, or such other Officer as the Governor may from time to time appoint for this purpose, who, on being satisfied that the applicant is a proper person to receive such License, and on payment of the established Fee into the Colonial Treasury may grant a License in the form laid down in Schedule A, which License shall not take effect until it has been countersigned by the Chief Magistrate.\n\n### III. The said Regulations for the retail of Opium, made on the 19th July 1847, be and the same are hereby annulled.\n\n### IV. If any person shall, without License, sell or barter raw Opium in any quantity less than One Chest, or prepare Opium in any quantity, or sell or barter prepared Opium in any quantity, or keep a smoking Divan, he shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.\n\n### V. If any person not licensed to retail raw Opium shall import into the Colony raw Opium in smaller quantity than One Chest, or receive into his possession any such raw Opium so imported, or if any person not licensed to prepare Opium, or to sell prepared Opium shall import into the Colony prepared Opium in any quantity, or receive into his possession any such prepared Opium so imported, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.\n\n### VI. Any person requiring a License to retail Opium, or to prepare Opium, or to sell prepared Opium, or to keep a smoking Divan, may apply to the Superintendent of Police, or such other Officer aforesaid, who, on being satisfied that the Applicant is a proper person to receive such License, and on payment of the established Fee into the Colonial Treasury shall grant a License in the form laid down in Schedule B, which License shall not take effect until countersigned by the Chief Magistrate.\n\n### VII. The Superintendent of Police may require that all persons licensed hereunder exhibit in front of the premises licensed their names and the number and nature of their License, in a form to be determined by him. He may also, by inserting a special clause in the License, require all licensed persons to send in a monthly Return of the quantities of Opium or Spirituous Liquors retailed, sold or prepared by them. He may also insert in the Licenses for keeping Smoking Divans the hours during which the Divans shall be open, and any other Rules appearing to him necessary for the preservation of good order therein.\n\n### VIII. If any Holder of a License shall offend against the tenor of his License he shall be liable to pay a Fine not Exceeding One Hundred Dollars, and for a second Offence the convicting Magistrate may in addition annul the License.\n\n### IX. No person shall receive in exchange or pledge for Opium sold by retail, any article of Clothing or implement of Trade, or other such thing, but only the current Coin of this Colony.\n\n### X. Any Magistrate on being credibly informed that any Spirituous Liquor or Opium is in any Ship, Boat or place for the purpose of being unlawfully retailed, sold, or prepared or having been unlawfully imported may issue his Warrant to search such place and bring before him such Liquor or Opium, and may adjudge to be forfeited to the Crown any Opium or Liquor so found that appears to him to have been in such place for the purpose of being unlawfully retailed, sold, or prepared or to have been unlawfully imported and the proof that such Opium or Liquor was in such place lawfully and for a lawful purpose shall lie upon the person in whose possession or on whose premises such Opium or Liquor was found.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234701, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8]", "page_number": 113, "title": "CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIA REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 1 of 1854.\n\nBY The Honorable Lieutenant-Colonel William Caine, Lieutenant-Governor Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL POLICE RATE.\n\n[30th May, 1854.]\n\nWHEREAS it is necessary that for a temporary period an Auxiliary Police Force should be kept on foot and maintained in this Colony for the preservation of the Lives and Property of the Inhabitants thereof :-\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Honorable the Lieutenant-Governor Administering the Government of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That to defray the expenses of raising and maintaining an Auxiliary Police Force in this Colony in addition to the ordinary Police Rate assessed for the current year a rate be forthwith levied of Three per cent on the gross amount of the property included in the Police Rate Assessment, and that the Amount so levied be applied by the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony for the time being in and about the maintenance of the Auxiliary Police Force at his discretion.\n\nII. That if at the expiration of Three months from the passing of this Ordinance the Officer Administering the Government of this Colony for the time being shall deem it necessary for the express purposes of this Ordinance and for no other that a like sum of Three per cent should be levied, it shall be lawful for such Officer to cause such further sum to be levied.\n\nIII. That should it so happen that it be found unnecessary to expend all the sums of money raised under this Ordinance for the purposes of the Auxiliary Police Force and there remain a Balance unapplied of such monies such Balance shall be expended solely in diminishing Police Rates hereafter to be raised in this Colony and in no other manner whatsoever.\n\nIV. That the Police Rate hereby ordered to be levied shall be forthwith levied in conformity with and enforced in the manner provided by the Ordinance No. 2 of 1845 for the levying and enforcement of the Annual Assessed Police Rate.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 30th Day of May, 1854.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nW. CAINE.\n\nPage 110\n\n \n(signed) J. B.\n\n(True Copy)\n\noffy:\n\nauthentic\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nTitle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nBarra conta and that the \"Spartan shield structure for the present to Honghing\"\n\n \n\n \nSathunde & Cartof Clerk of Councils.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234762, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8]", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8]", "content_text": "དག་པོའི་ནད་འབུ་བྱུང་\n\nTitle.\n\n* Preamble.\n\n59\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 4 of 1853.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCES Nos. 11 OF 1844 AND 5 OF 1845, AND TO IMPROVE THE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS BY CHINESE, AND THE REGULATIONS FOR THE RETAIL AND PREPARATION OF OPIUM.\n\n[22nd December, 1853.]\n\nWHEREAS the Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, regulating the Sale of Spirituous Liquors, has been found inconvenient in its application to Chinese Dealers, and doubts have arisen as to the construction of the Regulations for the Retail of Opium made Certain Provisions by His Excellency the Governor on the 19th July, 1847, in pursuance of the provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1845: Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That\n\nI. So much of the said Ordinance No. 11 of 1844 as refers to the mode of granting Licenses, and as prohibits the Sale of Spirituous Liquors where a retail Shop for the Sale of other articles is kept, shall not apply to Chinese licensed to retail Spirituous Liquors under this Ordinance.\n\nII. Any Chinese requiring a License to retail Spirituous Liquors to Chinese only may apply to the Superintendent of Police, or such other Officer as the Governor may from time to time appoint for this purpose, who, on being satisfied that the applicant is a proper person to receive such License, and on payment of the established Fee into the Colonial Treasury may grant a License in the form laid down in Schedule A, which License shall not take effect until it has been countersigned by the Chief Magistrate.\n\nIII. The said Regulations for the retail of Opium, made on the 19th July 1847, be and the same are hereby annulled.\n\nIV. If any person shall, without License, sell or barter raw Opium in any quantity less than One Chest, or prepare Opium in any quantity, or sell or barter prepared Opium in any quantity, or keep a smoking Divan, he shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.\n\nV. If any person not licensed to retail raw Opium shall import into the Colony raw Opium in smaller quantity than One Chest, or receive into his possession any such raw Opium so imported, or if any person not licensed to prepare Opium, or to sell prepared Opium shall import into the Colony prepared Opium in any quantity, or receive into his possession any such prepared Opium so imported, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.\n\nVI. Any person requiring a License to retail Opium, or to prepare Opium, or to sell prepared Opium, or to keep a smoking Divan, may apply to the Superintendent of Police, or such other Officer aforesaid, who, on being satisfied that the Applicant is a proper person to receive such License, and on payment of the established Fee into the Colonial Treasury shall grant a License in the form laid down in Schedule B, which License shall not take effect until countersigned by the Chief Magistrate.\n\nVII. The Superintendent of Police may require that all persons licensed hereunder exhibit in front of the premises licensed their names and the number and nature of their License, in a form to be determined by him. He may also, by inserting a special clause in the License, require all licensed persons to send in a monthly Return of the quantities of Opium or Spirituous Liquors retailed, sold or prepared by them, and may establish Rules for the preservation of good order in smoking Divans. He may also insert in the Licenses for keeping Smoking Divans the hours during which the Divans shall be open, and any other Rules appearing to him necessary for the preservation of good order therein.\n\nVIII. If any Holder of a License shall offend against the tenor of his License he shall be liable to pay a Fine not Exceeding One Hundred Dollars, and for a second Offence the convicting Magistrate may in addition annul the License.\n\nIX. No person shall receive in exchange or pledge for Opium sold by retail, any article of Clothing or implement of Trade, or other such thing, but only the current Coin of this Colony.\n\nX. Any Magistrate on being credibly informed that any Spirituous Liquor or Opium is in any Ship, Boat or place for the purpose of being unlawfully retailed, sold, or prepared or having been unlawfully imported may issue his Warrant to search such place and bring before him such Liquor or Opium, and may adjudge to be forfeited to the Crown any Opium or Liquor so found that appears to him to have been in such place for the purpose of being unlawfully retailed, sold, or prepared or to have been unlawfully imported and the proof that such Opium or Liquor was in such place lawfully and for a lawful purpose shall lie upon the person in whose possession or on whose premises such Opium or Liquor was found.\n\nPage 60\n\n171\n\nE\n\nXI. The Fees charged on Licenses shall be those laid down in Schedule C.\n\nXII. If a licensed person shall omit to pay at the appointed time the Fee due to his License, any Justice of the Peace, on complaint made, may levy the amount due by Sale of the Property of the Defaulter.\n\nXIII. This Ordinance shall not apply to Licenses now in force.\n\nXIV. The Penalties and Forfeitures in this Ordinance may be adjudged by any Magistrate of Police or any two Justices of the Peace, in the manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 22nd Day of December, 1853.\n\nCHAS. ST. GEO. CLEVERLY,\n\nFor the Clerk of Councils.\n\nS. G. BONHAM,\n\nSCHEDULE A.\n\nNo.\n\nLICENSE TO RETAIL SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS TO CHINESE ONLY.\n\nOffice of the Superintendent of Police.\n\nHongkong,\n\n185\n\n[A.B.] of [insert the applicant's native place,] [insert the calling of the applicant,] is hereby licensed to retail Spirituous Liquors to Chinese only, under the provisions of Ordinance No.4 of 1853 on the premises known as [insert the number of the house, name of the street, and description of the premises.]\n\nThis License will remain in force until the close of the current year ending on\n\non the\n\n195\n\n. A Fee of\n\nDollars is to be paid at the Colonial Treasury day of each month, until the expiration of the term, and in default of payment will be levied on the property of the Defaulter.\n\nIf Spirituous Liquor be sold to any other person than a Chinese the License holder will incur a penalty not exceeding $100, and for a second offence his License may in addition be annulled.\n\nCountersigned [E. F. Chief Magistrate,\n\nOn the\n\nday of\n\nkeep a smoking Divan.]\n\nThis receipt to be repeated monthly.]\n\nSCHEDULE B.\n\nNo.\n\n185\n\n[C. D.] Superintendent of Police.\n\nreceived the Fee of $9.\n\n[G. H.] Colonial Treasurer.\n\nLICENSE TO [retail raw Opium] [or to prepare Opium, and sell prepared Opium,] [or to\n\nOffice of the Superintendent of Police.\n\nHongkong\n\n185\n\n[A. B.] of [insert native place,] [insert calling] is hereby licensed to [as the case may be] under the provisions of Ordinance No. 4 of 1853 on the premises known as [describe the premises, mentioning the number of the house and the name of the street.]\n\nThis License will remain in force until the close of the current year ending on\n\nA Fee of\n\n185\n\nDollars is to be paid at Colonial Treasury on the\n\nday of each month, until the expiration of the term, and in default of payment will be levied on the property of the Defaulter.\n\n[C. D.] Superintendent of Police.\n\n185 received the Fee of $\n\n[G. H.]\n\nColonial Treasurer.\n\nCountersigned\n\n[E. F Chief Magistrate.\n\nOn the\n\nday of\n\n[This receipt to be repeated monthly.]\n\nSCHEDULE C.\n\nFees payable on Licenses.\n\nFor the retail of Spirituous Liquors.\n\n$ 9\n\nJ\n\n„ retail of raw Opium.\n\n$30\n\npreparing Opium, or selling prepared Opium, or both,\n\nPer month in advance.\n\n$20\n\nkeeping a Smoking Divan.\"\n\n$10\n\nلود از سالها است", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235196, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 235, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "Rescind\n\nand\n\nTransmitting Copy J. wording on Regula Generalis\n\nof 31st October, 1854, - increasing\n\nthe number\n\nof Criminal\n\nSessions, and reducing the Court\n\nFees, &c.\n\nTo His Excellency Sir George Gray, K.C.B.,\n\nGov. &c. &c. &c.\n\n25th November, 1854.\n\nVictor Donghong\n\nInclosure.\n\nNo. 93.\n\nSee 160 to King\n\nRefer to these? Wood & Ropes with 160.\n\nIn Jan 8\n\nY.SY\n\nich stig.\n\n}\n\nJu 150/vk.\n\n232\n\nSUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. REGULA GENERALIS.\n\nANNO DECIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nMICHAELMAS TERM.\n\n31ST OCTOBER, 1854.\n\nAmendment of\n\nCriminal Sessions.\n\nI. That Section III of Part I of Regula Generalis of 1st March, 1847, be amended in such wise that there shall be Criminal Sessions holden on the 29th Day of January, the 28th Day of February, the 29th Day of March, the 25th Day of April, the 25th Day of May, the 25th Day of June, the 25th Day of July, the 25th Day of August, the 29th Day of September, the 29th Day of October, the 29th Day of November, and the 29th Day of December, in every year, and be continued by adjournment, as the case may require, until the whole of the Criminal business is disposed of:-Provided, if any or either of the hereinbefore mentioned days occur on a Sunday, then that the Criminal Sessions be holden on the day following. Provided further, that, if the Chief Justice find it so expedient, Criminal Sessions shall not be holden two months in every year, such two months not being consecutive.\n\nII. That Schedule 7 attached to the Regula Generalis above mentioned be amended according to the Form hereunto annexed.\n\nBy the Court,\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 31st Day of October, 1854.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Registrar,\n\nCOURT FEES.\n\nFor filing or entering Plaint, or Statement of Cause of Action,$1.00\nWrit of Summons, each Defendant,0.50\nFor filing every Affidavit of Debt, where the Sum sworn to shall not exceed $100,2.00\nDo. do. do. where the Sum sworn to shall exceed $100, for every $100 or Fractional Part thereof, beyond the first $100,0.25\nWrit of Capias,1.00\nAlias or Pluries do.,1.00\nFiling and entering every Appearance,1.00\nFiling and entering Declaration, where the Real Amount claimed shall not exceed $1000.50\nFor every $100 or Fractional Part thereof, after the first $100,0.25\n\nIn all Ejectments, and in all Actions and Proceedings where the Property sought to be recovered shall consist of Lands or Houses, or both, the Charge on filing or entering Declaration shall be one quarter per cent upon the Valuation at which the same is assessed by Government.\n\nIn all Actions or Proceedings brought for the recovery of a Specific Personal Chattel, or for Damages done thereto, or for conversion of the same, the Charge for filing and entering Declaration shall be one quarter per cent on the value of the Chattel, and one quarter per cent on the Damage laid in the Declaration.\n\nRegistrar's Certificate of Declaration being filed,1.00\nNOTE. Venire and Distringas included in this,\nFor filing any Documents or Affidavits not otherwise charged,0.50\nFor the Pleadings when Issue is joined, in fact or in Law or both.-One Fee of,2.00\nor otherwise on the taxing of Costs.\nFor Subpoena, each Witness,0.25\nFor signing the Jury Process, and passing and sealing the Record of Nisi Prius,1.00\nFor striking and reducing a Special Jury,5.00\nFor entering an Interlocutory Judgment, where no Pleading Fee of $2 has been previously payable,1.00\nFor filing and entering every Plea, Demurrer, Joinder in Demurrer, Replication, Rejoinder, or other Pleading,1.00\nNOTE. This Fee is to be collected on signing the Writ of Trial, or on passing the Record,\nFor entering a Final Judgment,1.00\nFor entering a Judgment of Non Pros.,1.00\nFor every Satisfaction acknowledged upon Record,1.00\nFor entering an Auditâ Querela,1.00\nFor exemplifying a Record,1.00\nFor entering every Cause for Trial,1.00\nFor calling same,0.25\nFor administering every Oath, in Court or Chambers,0.25", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235202, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 241, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "The Right Honorable Sir J. W. Hulme, Bp.\n\nSent: Governo Caine\n\n10th November, 1832,\n\nVarious Any Toy\n\nThisbault-\n\n95.\n\nReceived\n\n\"Supreme Court of Hong Kong Jurisdiction\n\nAn Ordinance to amend and extend the\n\nBibliotheca 9 57/345, entitled\n\n$1854, entitled An Ordinance reporting on, Finance MS\n\nTransmitting Copy of and\n\n\"with certain clauses!\"\n\nMr. Meniar\n\nRegister & refer to Maps : Wood & Rogers ?\n\nJan:55. JJ\n\nBM Jan D\n\nPage 238\n\nSUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. REGULA GENERALIS.\n\nANNO DECIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nMICHAELMAS TERM.\n\n31ST OCTOBER, 1854.\n\nAmendment of\n\nCriminal Sessions.\n\nI. That Section III of Part I of Regula Generalis of 1st March, 1847, be amended in such wise that there shall be Criminal Sessions holden on the 29th Day of January, the 28th Day of February, the 29th Day of March, the 25th Day of April, the 25th Day of May, the 25th Day of June, the 25th Day of July, the 25th Day of August, the 29th Day of September, the 29th Day of October, the 29th Day of November, and the 29th Day of December, in every year, and be continued by adjournment, as the case may require, until the whole of the Criminal business is disposed of:-Provided, if any or either of the herein before mentioned days occur on a Sunday, then that the Criminal Sessions be holden on the day following. Provided further, that, if the Chief Justice find it so expedient, Criminal Sessions shall not be holden two months in every year, such two months not being consecutive.\n\nII. That Schedule 7 attached to the Regula Generalis above mentioned be amended according to the Form hereunto annexed,\n\nBy the Court,\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st Day of October, 1854.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Registrar.\n\nCOURT FEES.\n\n \n For filing or entering Plaint, or Statement of Cause of Action,\n $1.00\n \n \n Writ of Summons, each Defendant,\n 0.50\n \n \n For filing every Affidavit of Debt, where the Sum sworn to shall not exceed $100,\n 2.00\n \n \n Proviso.\n \n \n \n Do. do. do, where the Sum sworn to shall exceed $100, for every $100 or Fractional Part thereof, beyond the first $100,\n 0.25\n \n \n Writ of Capias,\n 1.00\n \n \n Alias or Pluries do.,\n 1.00\n \n \n Filing and entering every Appearance,\n 1.00\n \n \n Filing and entering Declaration, where the Real Amount claimed shall not exceed $100\n 0.50\n \n \n For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof, after the first $100,\n 0.25\n \n \n In all Ejectments, and in all Actions and Proceedings where the Property sought to be recovered shall consist of Lands or Houses, or both, the Charge on filing or entering Declaration shall be one quarter per cent upon the Valuation at which the same is assessed by Government.\n \n \n In all Actions or Proceedings brought for the recovery of a Specific Personal Chattel, or for Damages done thereto, or for conversion of the same, the Charge for filing and entering Declaration shall be one quarter per cent on the value of the Chattel, and one quarter per cent on the Damage laid in the Declaration.\n \n \n Registrar's Certificate of Declaration being filed,\n 1.00\n \n \n For filing any Documents or Affidavits not otherwise charged,\n 0.50\n \n \n For the Pleadings when Issue is joined, in fact or in Law or both.-One Fee of,\n 2.00\n \n \n NOTE. This Fee is to be collected on signing the Writ of Trial, or on passing the Record, or otherwise on the taxing of Costs.\n \n \n \n For Subpoena, each Witness,\n 0.50\n \n \n For filing and entering every Plea, Demurrer, Joinder in Demurrer, Replication, Rejoinder, or other Pleading,\n 0.25\n \n \n For signing the Jury Process, and passing and sealing the Record of Nisi Prius,\n 1.00\n \n \n NOTE. Venire and Distringas included in this.\n \n \n \n For striking and reducing a Special Jury,\n 5.00\n \n \n For entering an Interlocutory Judgment, where no Pleading Fee of $2 has been previously payable,\n 1.00\n \n \n For entering a Final Judgment,\n 1.00\n \n \n For entering a Judgment of Non Pros.,\n 1.00\n \n \n For every Satisfaction acknowledged upon Record,\n 1.00\n \n \n For entering an Auditâ Querelâ,\n 1.00\n \n \n For exemplifying a Record.\n 1.00\n \n \n For entering every Cause for Trial,\n 1.00\n \n \n For calling same,\n 0.25\n \n \n For administering every Oath, in Court or Chambers,\n 0.25\n \n\nPage 238", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235222, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "The questions brought before it shall be made known.\n\nto submit the Ordinances for Her Majesty's sanction.\n\nI have been\n\nDraft.\n\n258 -5\n\nAnno Decimo\n\n12\n\na Pagina.\n\n5\n\n1854-\n\nBy The Immaculate Line,\n\nLieutenants Albuel Millan. Käufuautóraun Muinledig the Government of the Kowloon, of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.\n\nPage 3\n\nI made the following corrections:\n1. \"Ishall\" -> \"shall\"\n2. \"maple\" -> \"made known\" (assuming this is the correct word)\n3. \"subrout\" -> \"submit\"\n4. Removed non-ASCII characters \"کے\" as they seemed out of context\n5. \"Ordenances\" -> \"Ordinances\"\n6. \"ther\" -> \"Her\"\n7. \"be.\" -> \"been\"\n8. Removed \"}\" as it seemed out of context\n9. \"Auns Secure Stars Mathia S\" seems to be OCR error and was not corrected as it is unclear what the correct text should be. However, \"Anno Decimo\" is likely correct and is a Latin phrase meaning \"Tenth Year\".\n10. \"Bu\" -> \"By\"\n11. \"dieutenants\" -> \"Lieutenants\"\n12. \"Käufuautóraun Muinledig\" seems to be OCR error and was left as is, assuming it's a name or title that couldn't be corrected with certainty.\n13. \"the brement\" -> \"the Government\" (assuming this is the correct word)\n14. \"raginative\" -> \"Legislative\"\n15. \"Houghoup\" -> \"Hong Kong\" \n\nThe output is in HTML format as per the instructions. The original text had some unclear or nonsensical phrases, likely due to OCR errors. I tried to correct the text while following the given rules.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236474, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 338, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "The study of the Chinese Official Style of correspondence has not been introduced. There are AD apprentice teachers, nor is there a sufficient number of easy English books on common subjects. An ungrammatical English version of a Chinese book is available, and easy matters can be interpreted orally in the Canton dialect. The monitorial system is regularly adopted.\n\nThe first class have proceeded through the Common rules of arithmetic into fractions and decimal fractions. They have a creditable acquaintance with geography and English grammar, having gone through their text books on these subjects. They have a good knowledge of gospel history and of the Old Testament history as far as the reigns of the kings. In English History, they are reading the reign of William III.\n\nThey have translated the Fahid classic from Chinese into English and vice versa. They can give a tolerably correct Chinese version in the colloquial style on matters of daily life.\n\nThe Grant from Government of £250 a year informs us that, in the year 1851, and in accordance with its stipulation that the Governor of Hongkong should be at liberty to nominate six boys, that number of nominations was in the first instance made; but the peculiar condition and circumstances of the Colony were discovered to be such that it was impossible to find a sufficient number of European lads likely to realize the object of the Government in their selection, so that three of those chosen were Chinese.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237385, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "page_number": 142, "title": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "content_text": "In4 203/150\n\n140\n\nAn Ordinance for A.M.'s subjects within\n\nthe Dominions\n\nof the Emperor of China,\n\nwithin\n\nany\n\nShip\n\nVessel at a\n\nDistance of\n\nnot more than one hundred\n\nMiles from the coast\n\nof China,\n\nAnno Decimo Octavo Victoriae Reginae\n\n1855\n\nBy H.E. Sir J. Bowring, Knight, LL.D.\n\nGovernor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, H.M.'s Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237946, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "page_number": 125, "title": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "content_text": "3236\n\n120\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nIt having been notified in the London Gazette of August 17th, 1855, that \"the Chinese Passengers' Act 1855 has received the Royal Assent, His Excellency The Governor is pleased to direct the publication of the same for general information.\n\nThis Act will therefore be enforced from this date, and the Emigration Officer has been instructed accordingly.\n\nBy Order,\n\nW. T. MERCER,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th January, 1856.\n\nANNO DECIMO OCTAVO & DECIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nCAP. CIV.\n\nAn Act for the Regulation of Chinese Passenger Ships.\n\n[14th August, 1855.]\n\nWhereas Abuses have occurred in conveying Emigrants from Ports in the Chinese Seas: And whereas it is expedient to prevent such Abuses: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:\n\nDefinition of certain Terms herein mentioned.\n\nI. In the Construction of this Act, the Term \"Chinese Passenger Ship\" shall include every Ship carrying from any Port in Hong Kong, and every British Ship carrying from any Port in China or within One hundred Miles of the Coast thereof, more than Twenty Passengers, being Natives of Asia; the Word \"Colony\" shall include all Her Majesty's Possessions abroad not being under the Government of the East India Company; the Word \"Governor\" shall signify the Person for the Time being lawfully administering the Government of such Colony; the Term \"Legislature of Hong Kong\" shall signify the Governor and Legislative Council or other Legislative Authority of the same for the Time being; the Word \"Ship\" shall include all Sea-going Vessels, the Terms \"Commander\" and \"Master\" of any Ship shall include any Person for the Time being in command or charge of the same; the Term \"Emigration Officer\" shall include every Person lawfully acting as Emigration Officer, Immigration Agent or Protector of Emigrants, and every Person authorized by the Governor of any British Colony to carry out the Provisions of this Act; and the Term \"British Consul\" shall include every Person lawfully exercising Consular Authority on behalf of Her Majesty in any Foreign Port.\n\nII. It shall be lawful for the Legislature of Hong Kong, by any Ordinance to be by them enacted for that Purpose, to make Regulations respecting Chinese Passenger Ships, and, in the Case of British Ships, respecting the Treatment of the Passengers therein while at Sea; and until such Enactment, the Regulations contained in Schedule (4.) to this Act annexed shall be in force. Provided always, that no such Ordinance shall come into operation until Her Majesty's Confirmation of the same shall have been proclaimed in Hong Kong by the Governor thereof.\n\nIII. It shall be lawful for the Governor of Hong Kong to declare, by Proclamation, for the Purposes of this Act and of the said Regulations, what shall be deemed to be the Duration of the Voyage of any Chinese Passenger Ship, and by such Proclamation to alter the Scales of Dietary, Medicines, and Medical Comforts contained in the aforesaid Schedule (4).\n\nNo Chinese Passenger Ship to clear out on Voyage of more than Seven Days without Emigration Officer's Certificate and Copy of Regulations, nor until Bond be given to Crown.\n\nIV. No Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to Sea on any Voyage of more than Seven Days' Duration until the Master thereof shall have received from an Emigration Officer a Copy of the aforesaid Regulations, and a Certificate in the Form contained in Schedule B. to this Act annexed, or in such other Form as may be prescribed by the said Legislature, which Copy and Certificate, with any Documents to be attached thereto (hereinafter designated as Emigration Papers,) shall be signed by the said Emigration Officer, nor until the Master shall, with Two sufficient Sureties, to be approved by the said Emigration Officer, have entered into a joint and several Bond in the Sum of One thousand Pounds to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the Form contained in Schedule C. to this Act annexed, or in such other Form as shall be prescribed by the said Legislature.\n\nV. The said penal Sum of One thousand Pounds shall be due and recoverable notwithstanding any Penalty or Forfeiture imposed by this Act or by the aforesaid Regulations, and whether such Penalties or Forfeitures shall have been sued for and recovered or not.\n\nVI. It shall be lawful for the Commander of any of Her Majesty's Ships of War, or for any Emigration Officer, Custom House Officer, or British Consul, to enter and search any Chinese Passenger Ship (being a British Vessel or within British Jurisdiction) so long as such Ship shall have any Passengers on board, and for Forty-eight Hours afterwards, and in case such Ship shall be engaged on a Voyage of more than Seven Days' Duration, to require the Production of the Emigration Papers of such Ship, and to examine all Persons on board of the same, in order to ascertain whether the Provisions of this Act and of the Regulations aforesaid have been complied with; and any Person who refuses to allow, attempts to avoid, or obstructs any such Entry, Search, or Examination, or who knowingly misleads or deceives any Person lawfully making any such Search or Examination, or who, being the Master of the Ship or having the Emigration Papers in his Custody, fails to produce the same when required as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.\n\nVII. In case of any Neglect or Refusal to comply with any of the Provisions of this Act or any of the Regulations aforesaid, or to perform any Stipulation in any of the Contracts made with the Passengers, the Master of the Ship, and any other Person who may have been guilty of or have aided or abetted such Neglect or Refusal, shall each be deemed for each Offence guilty of a Misdemeanor.\n\nVIII. If any Chinese Passenger Ship clears out or proceeds to Sea on any Voyage exceeding Seven Days in Duration without such Emigration Papers as aforesaid, or if the Emigration Papers of any Chinese Passenger Ship are forged or fraudulently altered, such Ship shall, if she is a British Ship, or if, not being a British Ship, the Offence is committed and the Ship is seized in Her Majesty's Dominions or in the Territories of the East India Company, be forfeited to Her Majesty.\n\nIX. Every Person who commits or aids or abets in committing any Act or Default by which any Chinese Passenger Ship may become liable to Forfeiture shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding One hundred Pounds for each Offence.\n\nX. It shall be lawful for any Commissioned Officer on Full Pay in the Military or Naval Service of Her Majesty, or any British Officer of Customs, or any British Consul, to seize and detain any Ship which has become subject to Forfeiture as aforesaid, and bring her for Adjudication before the High Court of Admiralty in England or Ireland, or any Court having Admiralty Jurisdiction in Her Majesty's Dominions or in the Territories of the East India Company, and such Court may thereupon make such Order in the Case as it thinks fit, and may award such Portion of the Proceeds of the Sale of any forfeited Ship as it thinks right to the Officer bringing in the same for Adjudication, or to any Persons damaged by the Act or Default which has rendered the Ship liable to Forfeiture.\n\nXI. No such Officer as aforesaid shall be responsible, either civilly or criminally, to any Person whomsoever in respect of the Seizure or Detention of any Ship that has been seized or detained by him in pursuance of the Provisions herein contained, notwithstanding that such Ship is not brought in for Adjudication, or, if so brought in, is declared not to be liable to Forfeiture, if it is shown to the Satisfaction of the Judge or Court before whom any Trial relating to such Ship or such Seizure or Detention is held that there are reasonable Grounds for such Seizure or Detention; but if no such Grounds are shown, such Judge or Court may award Payment of Costs and Damages to any Party aggrieved, and make such other Order in the Premises as he or it thinks just.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238201, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "content_text": "No. 44.\n\nRECEIVE\n\nJUNE\n\n1856\n\n5031. Jonghung\n\nColonial Offices, Victoria,\n\n20 Financial. Hong Kong, 24th March 1856.\n\nI take the liberty of forwarding to you a copy of a Letter I have addressed to Mr. Wilson, on the subject of establishing a sterling currency in this Colony, for disposal.\n\nBy letter dated 24 Feby off with Lord Labouchere's reply thereto.\n\nDisposed of 20 March 1856.\n\nRide for the purpose of examining British coinage and their decimal divisions.\n\nI consider the present state of currency and accountancy most inconvenient, complicated, and costly, and that great advantage\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nH. Labouchere, M.P.,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238203, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "content_text": "Meciale.\n\nSee the\n\nTreaxry\n\nMr. Ball. The Teamy\n\na copy of this deept = pamphlet anneand-/h. 170-180 £ 236-241\n\n7 Jane.\n\nThis is a\n\nsubjut on which\n\nthe\n\ngeneral\n\nsubject is one\n\nwith which do\n\nIs J. Downing has strong opinions. hich I know he entrained Ein Fife his Cant with b H. K.\n\nThe heavy must of Come reltimately\n\ndecide, if any\n\nist 2\n\nThing\n\nJon\n\nMrr Strachey\n\nShackey in 10 familiar, Val I think it woeth as will I but ask him, t tata chars of the cuoch\n\nwill you be good excoughe\n\ninform me what has been the tar\n\nbus to the currency,\n\nн\n\nt. Howl.\n\ngives the law, up to 1048. Since then, I no beleive thin has been new change, except this Order in Commit of Oction 1852. published Hang. King Oct. 1.1853. Oct. 1.1853. Cinating the tender of Bitish silver to 40%... This cadir you\n\nfind\n\n1853\n\nthe Mavistins Collection Anand pr. 89.\n\nThe Wire Bork. If 1054) p. 225: also cortinis\n\n-ng\n\nyus y\n\npromyezgoder juseroton\n\na statement of the\n\nCurrency\n\nlaw., which\n\nhave carry que should here befor 30. 11/21/3\n\ndu couryone.group #f\n\nMy He\n\nберього су пров игр капилляр\n\nges your t\n\n*\n\n✓ (Copy)\n\nJm53/22\n\nYvernment Hema; Kaughing, 24 Monel 1856.\n\nMy Dear Sir,\n\nYou have love, but only\n\nL\n\nirregular and incongruns thaite of\n\nChina.\n\npont, of the perplexitar, bows, aind inconvenienced which gror oct of the\n\nthe\n\nremedy,\n\nsilver currency\n\nwhich would be very profitable to Ithink I can suggest in\n\nпіс\n\nIt is the extablishments, all the circumposent regions. commers, ust only in bliman, but in this belong, crack invemently useful to\n\nCofa Mint\n\nDollar would be established as the Dollar, with its decimal dinsions. Such in doughing, for the courage of british\n\nM.?\n\nformer Wilson, Esquire,\n\nTreauury\n\nLondon.\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions more closely and improve readability, here is a reformatted version in Markdown, then converted to HTML as requested:\n\n## Original Text Reformatted\n### Meciale\nSee the Treasury Mr. Ball. The Treasury a copy of this department pamphlet annexed, p. 170-180 & 236-241 \n7 June \nThis is a subject on which the general subject is one with which I do... Is J. Downing has strong opinions, which I know he entertained in his capacity as... H. K. \nThe heavy must of Commerce ultimately decide, if any... \nThing Jon Mrr Strachey Shackey in 10 familiar, Val I think it worth asking him, to state chars of the cuoch \nwill you be good enough to inform me what has been the law relating to the currency? \nT. Howl gives the law up to 1848. Since then, I do not believe there has been any new change, except this Order in Council of October 1852, published Hong Kong Oct. 1, 1853. Oct. 1, 1853, limiting the tender of British silver to 40%... This can be found in the Mavistins Collection Annexed p. 89. \nThe Wire Book (1854) p. 225 also contains a statement of the Currency law, which should be here before 30. 11/21/3 \n... \nJm53/22 \nGovernment House, Kaughing, 24 Monel 1856 \nMy Dear Sir, \nYou have, but only irregular and incongruous state of China. \nThe remedy, a silver currency which would be very profitable, I think I can suggest... \nIt is the establishment of the Dollar, with its decimal divisions. Such a coinage, for the encouragement of British commerce, not only in China but in this colony, would be extremely useful. \nCofa Mint \nDollar would be established as the Dollar... \nM. former Wilson, Esquire, Treasury London\n\nMeciale.\n\nSee the Treasury Mr. Ball. The Treasury a copy of this department pamphlet annexed, p. 170-180 & 236-241\n\n7 June\n\nThis is a subject on which the general subject is one with which I do... Is J. Downing has strong opinions, which I know he entertained in his capacity as... H. K.\n\nThe heavy must of Commerce ultimately decide, if any...\n\nThing Jon Mrr Strachey Shackey in 10 familiar, Val I think it worth asking him, to state chars of the cuoch\n\nwill you be good enough to inform me what has been the law relating to the currency?\n\nT. Howl gives the law up to 1848. Since then, I do not believe there has been any new change, except this Order in Council of October 1852, published Hong Kong Oct. 1, 1853. Oct. 1, 1853, limiting the tender of British silver to 40%... This can be found in the Mavistins Collection Annexed p. 89.\n\nThe Wire Book (1854) p. 225 also contains a statement of the Currency law, which should be here before 30. 11/21/3\n\nJm53/22\n\nGovernment House, Kaughing, 24 Monel 1856\n\nMy Dear Sir,\n\nYou have, but only irregular and incongruous state of China.\n\nThe remedy, a silver currency which would be very profitable, I think I can suggest...\n\nIt is the establishment of the Dollar, with its decimal divisions. Such a coinage, for the encouragement of British commerce, not only in China but in this colony, would be extremely useful.\n\nCofa Mint\n\nDollar would be established as the Dollar...\n\nM. former Wilson, Esquire, Treasury London", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238345, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "content_text": "Draft Behind\n\nally\n\nHong Kong. Anno Decimo Nono \"Victoria Regina.\n\nOF 185\n\n163\n\nKomming, thright, L.L.O.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of the trade of British subjects in China, in the advice of the Legislative Council of\n\nAn Ordinance relating to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238424, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "page_number": 246, "title": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "content_text": "It is not practicable to enforce a regulation of this kind. It would be of little use, and almost impracticable in service. I imagine that any Colonial Law must be very imperfect without it.\n\nI have been drafting an Ordinance. About Hongkong, 238 Anno Decimo Nono Victoria Regina, 185...\n\nBy His Excellency Sir John Bowring, Knight, L.L.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of the Trade of British subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council.\n\nAn Ordinance for the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238596, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "In 824\n\nIn 70235\n\n4\n\nGovernor Sir John Booring\n\n2nd June, 1856.\n\nVictorian, Hongkong,\n\nto\n\nThe Mr. Houble\n\nH. La bouchere, M. P.\n\n1 Mclosure-\n\nV 84.\n\nReceived\n\nTransmitting, for\n\ninformation, Consular\n\nOrdinances\n\nNo 2 of 1856.\n\n- John u\n\nNo Memiall\n\nPuck by?\n\nlugh.\n\nConsular.\n\nAn Ordinance for Her Majesty's Subjects within the Dominions of the Emperor of China, or within any Ship or Vessel at the Distance of not more than One Hundred Miles from the Coast of China.\n\nANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 2 of 1856.\n\nBy His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAn Ordinance to explain the Law as to Removals of Prisoners.\n\n[29th May, 1856.] Be it enacted and ordained, by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, in manner following:\n\n1. The Chief Superintendent or Consul within whose jurisdiction any party charged with having committed an Offence in any Consular District in China against the Treaties, Rules, or Regulations to which the Escaped Offenders Order of Her Majesty in Council dated the 13th Day of June 1853 refers, and further charged with having escaped or departed out of the said last mentioned District, shall happen to be found, may lawfully, if the said Chief Superintendent or Consul shall think fit, cause the said party to be removed to the Consular District out of which he shall have so escaped or departed.\n\nII. All Removals whatsoever of Prisoners or parties from or to any Port in China under any Act of Parliament or Order in Council, or under this or any other Ordinance, shall be effected, and the respective expenses thereof shall be defrayed in like manner as, by Articles Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, and Twenty-three, of the said Order in Council of the 13th day of June 1853, is provided with respect to the embarking, conveying, delivering, commitment, and expenses of persons deported under the authority of the said Articles respectively, so far as the provisions thereof respectively shall be found applicable to the circumstances of each particular case.\n\nJOHN BOWRING.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,\n\nthis 29th Day of May, 1856.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239913, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "page_number": 130, "title": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "content_text": "These objections in the cause of the Mexican dollar; are that, it is of irregular weight and fineness easy of imitation by counterfeiters; but mainly that the common people do not know, and are reluctant to learn its inscriptions.\n\nIt is possible that the latter of these obstacles might be overcome, as has happened at Canton. But the effect would entail an amount of laborious perseverance, patient endurance and positive sacrifice, which it seems tasteful to expend upon a coin having so great merit in itself, and the supply and quality of which are so liable to suffer from the instability of the Government issuing it.\n\nThird. The adoption of the Rupee. This has not been fairly tried here. But the imperfect success of the Rupee in the Straits, where prejudice against it is naturally less than in China, is suggestive of its fate in this country. Its chief defect, however, is that its subdivisions are not decimal; and the Chinese, bred for ages to the use of the decimal.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 240826, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "page_number": 269, "title": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "content_text": "In9234/16\n\nOrdinance & of 1856, and Section 8 of Ordinance 12 of 1856 every Continuance of a nuisance is a substantive Offence and I now distinctly apprise that in every case of \"Miscarriage of Justice, such as occurred in the two instances to which I refer me it is my fixed intention to proceed under the last cited Sections of those Ordinances if the fact sufficiently shewn \"Continuance\" of the Offence.\n\nI have the honor to be Sir Your Most Obedient Servant, (Signed) Wathen Cooper B A C\n\nHONGKONG. ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. No. 8 of 1856.\n\nBy His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAn Ordinance for Buildings and Nuisances.\n\n[16th April, 1856.] Whereas further Provision hath been found necessary for the better Regulation of Buildings and prevention of Nuisances; Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof in manner following, that is to say:\n\nI. The following words and expressions in this Ordinance contained shall be construed in manner hereinafter appearing; that is to say:\n\nThe word 'Wall' shall extend to and include every external Wall and party Wall.\n\nThe word 'Floor' shall extend to and include every Horizontal Platform forming the base of any Story, and every Joist, Board, Timber, Stone, and Brick, or other substance constituting the said Platform.\n\nThe word 'Story' shall extend to and include the full thickness of every Floor, and the space between the under surface thereof and the upper surface of the Floor or (if there be no such Floor) the Ground next below the said first-mentioned Floor.\n\nThe word 'Works' shall extend to and include the constructing, reconstructing, pulling down, opening, cutting into, adding to, and altering any Building, Wall, Chimney, Stack, Flue, Drain, Sewer, Cesspool, or any work whatsoever.\n\nThe word 'Building' shall extend to and include every House, Outhouse, or Shed.\n\nThe word 'House' shall extend to and include every Dwelling House, Warehouse, Shop, Manufactory, Work-room, Distillery, and Place of secure storage or custody.\n\nThe expression 'guilty of a Nuisance' shall apply to and denote any person guilty of committing or continuing any Nuisance whatsoever, and any person guilty of permitting or suffering any Nuisance whatsoever, and any person guilty of omitting to take all proper and reasonable means for procuring the abatement of a Nuisance committed and continuing within his tenement, or upon or over some way or public place in the immediate neighborhood of his tenement, for the space of twelve hours after the said Nuisance shall have been committed.\n\nII. All works henceforward shall be under the survey and inspection of the Surveyor General, and shall be commenced, resumed, prosecuted and completed with due observance of this Ordinance and particularly of the Rules next following, that is to say:\n\n1. The Walls of all Houses shall be solidly built of Bricks or Stones throughout, and shall be of the thickness of not less than nine inches at the upper Story, thirteen and a half inches at the Story immediately below the upper Story, and eighteen inches at the Story (if any) immediately below the said two Stories.\n\n2. The Foundations of every Wall of a House shall be of the depth of not less than twice the thickness of the Wall at the lowest Story of the said Building; and the lowest course of every such Foundation shall be of not less than twice the thickness of the Wall at the said lowest Story; and the height and thickness of the upper courses of such Foundation shall diminish gradually towards the upper surface thereof.\n\n3. The Floors of any one House shall not approach nearer than nine inches' length towards the Floors of any other House separated by a party Wall from the House first-mentioned; And the space intervening between the said two Floors shall be properly and substantially built up with Bricks or Stones as the case may be.\n\n4. In the case of two or more Houses separated from each other, or others, by one or more party Walls, the external ends of the Floors of the first and last of the said Houses shall be carried to and terminate at the Space of not less than nine inches from the Outside of the external Walls of the said first and last Houses respectively.\n\n5. The floors and roofs of houses or verandahs shall in all cases abut upon and rest against at least nine inches of solid brick or stone work, as the case may be.\n\nIII. It shall not be lawful for any person to commence or (in the case of any works, the progress whereof shall have been for a period exceeding three months suspended) to resume any works, until four days written notice of the intention to commence or resume the same shall have been given unto the Surveyor General at his Office by the person by or for whom such works are intended to be commenced, or resumed, and every such notice shall specify the material particulars of the said intended Works, and any person commencing or resuming any works without having first given such notice as aforesaid to the Surveyor General, or before the expiration of four days from the giving thereof, shall for every such default forfeit and pay to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars nor less than Ten Dollars; except where any inevitable accident or emergency shall have occurred to make it necessary to commence or resume any works immediately, in which case only it shall be lawful to commence or resume the same, yet so as that written notice thereof and of the material particulars of such works shall within Two Days after commencing or resuming the same be given by the person by or for whom the same were so commenced or resumed unto the said Surveyor General at his Office aforesaid.\n\nIV. In cases where any penalty shall have been incurred under the provisions of the Section next immediately preceding, or where the Surveyor General shall be refused admittance to any tenement for the purpose of surveying or inspecting any works thereon or therein commenced, resumed, or in progress, the said works shall be liable to be abated as a Nuisance.\n\nV. All contracts hereafter to be made for works contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance shall be null and void, and it shall not be lawful to execute in contravention of the said Provisions any contracts heretofore made for works and in force at the passing of this Ordinance, unless the same have heretofore received the sanction of the Surveyor General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 240827, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "page_number": 270, "title": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "content_text": "32\n\n-33\n\n266\n\nDouble Police Rates VI. Over and above all other penalties and liabilities by this Ordinance imposed, the owner of every Building constructed, reconstructed, or altered in contravention of this Ordinance shall pay in respect of illegally constructed, the same a periodical Police Rate of double the amount to which, but for such contravention he would have been liable in respect of the said Building, until abatement.\n\nSaving of Crown remedies.\n\nPrivy.\n\nVII. No remedies for breaches of contract committed by Crown lessees or others now vested in the Crown or its officers shall be prejudiced by this Ordinance.\n\nEvery House to have VIII. It shall not be lawful to construct, reconstruct, or (if now in the course of construction or reconstruction) to complete any House without a sufficient and safe Place for lighting of fires and cooking of Food; and also a sufficient Watercloset or Privy, and a sufficient Ashpit furnished with proper Doors and Coverings; All which shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, and from time to time emptied and cleansed, at such periods as the Surveyor General may direct; and every Person offending against any of the enactments in this Section contained shall for every such offence forfeit and pay to the Crown a penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars nor less than Ten Dollars.\n\nPenalty.\n\nThe Surveyor General shall IX. The Surveyor General shall in case any House whether now existing or hereafter to be constructed or reconstructed shall not be provided or shall be imperfectly provided with any of the works in the last preceding section specified, or with one or more proper drain or drains to the said House of at least six inches in diameter, give written notice of every such deficiency to the owner or occupier of the said House, thereby requiring him to provide for and make good the said deficiency forthwith or within some specified and reasonable term to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General and in case the said owner or occupier shall not obey or comply with the said requirement, the said Surveyor General shall cause the said works to be executed, and may recover the charges and expenses thereof together with his costs of procedure by summary application to a Stipendiary Magistrate, or any two Justices, who shall, in case of default in payment thereof, levy the amount so recovered by warrant of distress and sale upon the goods and chattels of such owner or occupier, without prejudice to the right of either party to recover over, retain, or deduct against the other the amount so paid or recovered.\n\nPublic and common X. The Surveyor General may provide and maintain in proper and suitable situations common Waterclosets, Privies, Urinals, and other like conveniences for public accommodation; and also proper Buildings, Pits, Places, etc., may be provided.\n\nBoxes or other conveniences for the temporary reception and collection of Sewage, Dung, Soil, Filth, Dust, Ashes, and Rubbish, yet so as not to occasion annoyance or nuisance; And all such matters so received or collected therein shall be vested in and may be disposed of at the discretion of and by the Surveyor General; And all the proceeds (if any) of such as shall in any wise be so disposed of shall be paid into the Colonial Treasury on account of the Crown.\n\nWorks contravening this Ordinance to be deemed a Nuisance.\n\nRuinous Buildings to be deemed Nuisances.\n\nXI. Every work whatsoever hereafter to be commenced, resumed, prosecuted, or finished in contravention of this Ordinance shall be deemed a Nuisance.\n\nXII. Every Building, or Part of a Building, being in a ruinous or dangerous condition, shall be deemed a Nuisance.\n\nBuildings erected of inflammable Materials to be deemed Nuisances.\n\nXIII. Every Building erected or to be hereafter erected of any inflammable material, in such wise as to endanger any neighbouring Building, shall be deemed a Nuisance.\n\nDeposits or accumulations of decaying matter, &c., to be deemed Nuisances.\n\nXIV. Every deposit or accumulation of decaying, noisome, noxious, or offensive matter, in, on, or under any tenement, Crown land, or way, or water, or Drain or Sewer, whereby the health of the Queen's Subjects may be endangered, shall be deemed a Nuisance.\n\nProjections from Buildings to be deemed Nuisances.\n\nXV. Every projection from or over any Building which shall cause annoyance or obstruction to any way or to the Passengers thereon, and every encroachment on, over, or under any way or any Crown land shall be deemed a Nuisance.\n\nNuisances by the Law of England shall be deemed Nuisances here.\n\nXVI. Every Work which would be deemed a Nuisance in England if begun, conducted, or completed there, shall within this Colony be deemed a Nuisance.\n\nSummary proceedings in cases of Nuisances.\n\nXVII. The Surveyor General shall summon every person guilty of any of the Nuisances hereinbefore enumerated before a Stipendiary Magistrate, or any two Justices of the Peace who shall thereupon proceed in a summary way to enquire into and adjudicate upon the premises after the manner of other summary proceedings before Justices of the Peace; And where he or they shall adjudicate any one person to have been guilty of any of the said Nuisances, he or they or any other Justice of the Peace shall, upon the application of the Surveyor General, order him or any other proper officer to abate, demolish, or remove the said Nuisance, and to sell and dispose of the Materials thereof (if any) and out of the monies arising by such sale or disposition (if any) to retain or pay the charges and expenses of or incident to such abatement, demolition, or removal; And the said Magistrate, Justices, or Justice shall order and compel all Persons who shall have been found guilty of any such Nuisance, after such adjudication as aforesaid, to satisfy all charges and expenses of or incident to the abatement, demolition, or removal thereof, and for which no other or no sufficient satisfaction is hereby provided, and shall thereupon, by warrant under his or their Hand and Seal, or Hands and Seals, cause the same to be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said persons respectively in case of default in payment.\n\nHouse property to be liable for deficiency of distress.\n\nXVIII. In the event of the insufficiency of any distress to be made under this Ordinance, the house of the defaulter shall be subject and liable to defray the deficiency; and a Stipendiary Magistrate or Justice of the Peace upon the application of the Surveyor General shall by warrant authorize and direct a proper officer to seize and take possession of the said house, and to hold the same until such deficiency shall be defrayed, and all the accruing rents and profits of the said house shall be applied by the said Magistrate or Justice in payment of the said deficiency.\n\nTanks, Reservoirs, and building materials, &c.\n\nXIX. The Surveyor General and his Officers are authorised to seize any Utensil, which he or they shall detect any person in the act of dipping into any public Tank, or Reservoir; and also all building materials found by him or them deposited or lying upon any public Road, or in the side channels thereof; and all Utensils or Materials so seized may be lawfully confiscated by the Surveyor General, and disposed of as he shall direct.\n\nSaving of existing remedies.\n\nXX. All existing remedies for the prevention or abatement of Nuisances and the punishment of those guilty thereof shall continue to be in force notwithstanding this Ordinance.\n\nJOHN BOWRING.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th Day of April, 1856.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. No. 12 of 1856.\n\nBY His Excellency Sir JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAn Ordinance to regulate Chinese Burials, and to prevent certain Nuisances, within the Colony of Hongkong.\n\n[12th June, 1856.]\n\nWhereas the increase of Population and Buildings in the City of Victoria has made it necessary to provide other arrangements for the Interment of the Dead, and whereas there exist certain Nuisances which the Laws hitherto in force have failed effectually to prevent: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, in manner following, that is to say:\n\nPreamble.\n\nInterpretation of terms.\n\nI. For the construction as well of this Ordinance as of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, the Ordinance No. 2 of 1854, the Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, and the Ordinance No. 11 of 1856, the following Rules of Construction shall be observed in addition to whatsoever other Rules are by the said Ordinances respectively provided, that is to say:-\n\nThe expressions \"Public Officer\" or \"Public Department\" shall extend to and include His Excellency the Governor and every Officer or Department invested with or performing duties of a public nature, whether under immediate control of His Excellency or not.\n\nThe expression \"Lawful Authority\" shall extend to and denote any Permission which may be lawfully given by a Public Officer or Department or by a Private Person.\n\nWhere no specific Description is given of the Ownership of any Property, the word \"Property\" shall be taken to apply to all such Property of the kinds specified, whether owned by the Crown, by a Public Department, or by a Private Person.\n\nThe Governor in Executive Council to appoint Sites for Chinese Cemeteries, &c.\n\nII. It shall be lawful for His Excellency in Executive Council from time to time to select and appoint, and by advertisement in the Hongkong Government Gazette to notify, sufficient and proper Places to be used as Cemeteries or Places of Burial for the Chinese; and from time to time to alter, vary, and repeal the said Notifications by others, to be advertised in the like manner; and in such Cemeteries or Places it shall be lawful for the Chinese, in conformity with the Provisions of the Notifications actually in force, to bury their Dead, yet so as that any person who shall use for that purpose a Grave of less than Five Feet in depth from the ordinary surface of the ground to the uppermost side of the Corpse or Coffin therein deposited, shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars, nor less than Five Dollars.\n\nPower to close Chinese Cemeteries.\n\nIII. His said Excellency in Executive Council is authorized from time to time to notify, by advertisement in the Hongkong Government Gazette, that any Chinese Cemetery or Burial Ground shall, from a time in such Notification to be specified, be closed, and the same shall be closed accordingly; and whosoever after the expiration of the said specified time shall bury any Corpse in the said Cemetery or Burial Ground shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars nor less than Five.\n\nPenalties on Burials elsewhere than in Cemeteries, &c.\n\nIV. Whosoever shall bury any Corpse or Coffin in any Ground not being a Cemetery or Burial Ground authorised under this or any other Ordinance, shall (except in cases provided for by Section Three of this Ordinance) for every such his offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars nor less than Five.\n\nFurther penalties on Burials being Nuisances, &c.\n\nV. The penalties in Sections Three and Four specified shall be deemed to be cumulative and not substituted penalties, in any case where the commission of any of the Offences to which the same are applicable shall occasion a Nuisance within the meaning of Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, Section Fourteen.\n\nNuisances punishable, at the discretion of the Court.\n\nVI. The Offences next hereinafter specified shall be deemed to be Nuisances within the meaning of all Laws, at any time in force within this Colony, for the better repression of Nuisances, save that the Court or Justices before whom any person shall be found guilty of any such offence, in lieu of all other punishment for the same, shall order him for every such offence to pay a penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars nor less than One Dollar, that is to say;\n\n1. The Felling, Cutting, Destroying or Injuring of any standing or growing Tree, Shrub, or Underwood, any Grass-sod or Turf, or any Fence or Portion thereof (except in cases where any such offence shall be proved to have been committed with a felonious intention).\n\n2. The doing any act whereby Injury or Obstruction, whether directly or consequentially, may accrue to a Public Road, Path, or Walk, or to the Shore of the Sea, or to Navigation, Mooring, or Anchorage, Transit or Traffic, or whereby any other Nuisance within the meaning of Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, Sections Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen, whether directly or consequentially, may happen.\n\n3. The trespassing, by Man or Beast, upon or in any Messuage, Tenement, Cemetery, or Land being vested in or under the control or management of any Public Officer, or Department whatsoever.\n\nAnd 4. The obeying the calls of nature on any Way or in any public exposed or other improper Place, to the annoyance of others.\n\nWhipping may be substituted in the case of offences against Section VI Divisions I and 4.\n\nVII. It shall be lawful for the Court or Justices before whom any person shall be found guilty of any offence against Division One or Division Four of Section Six of this Ordinance, to order him, in lieu of all other punishment, to be once or twice publicly whipped, yet so as that no Offender shall receive in all for any one such offence more than Fifty Blows nor less than Five.\n\nExtension of penalties to Accessaries.\n\nVIII. Upon proof made to the satisfaction of the Court or Justices that a person accused of any Nuisance or Offence under this Ordinance, or any of the said enumerated Ordinances, is in fact guilty of having procured, permitted, connived at, or continued any such Nuisance or Offence, or of having neglected or refused to perform any Duty cast upon him by Law for the prevention or repression of the same, the said Court or Justices shall find the said person guilty of the said Nuisance or Offence, and shall award against him the penalty or other punishment to which persons guilty of the said Nuisance or Offence are or shall be liable.\n\nIncorporation with former Ordinances.\n\nIX. This Ordinance shall be read together with the Ordinances enumerated in Section One, and shall be incorporated therewith.\n\nExcept in case of illegal works, &c., any Complainant may be heard.\n\nX. All summary proceedings under this Ordinance, or the said enumerated Ordinances, (except proceedings under Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, Sections Two to Nine, both inclusive) may be had upon the information of any Complainant: But the disposal of Materials of Nuisances, of Building Materials, and of Utensils under Sections Seventeen and Nineteen of the last-mentioned Ordinance, shall be at the absolute discretion of the Surveyor General.\n\nPage 271\n\n34\n\nCosts may be given.\n\nXI. The Court, or Justices before whom any proceedings whatsoever shall be had under this Ordinance or the said enumerated Ordinances, may award Costs and Expenses to be paid by any Offender upon conviction, and to enforce payment thereof by any of the ways and means prescribed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1856 in respect of penalties.\n\nEnglish Law penalties.\n\nto come in force within this Colony.\n\nOrders, &c., of the Board of Health.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 242577, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]", "page_number": 463, "title": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]", "content_text": "The circulation of coins not current on the Chinese Continent leads to questions of the most irritating character - has discontent produced an expression of 1 from Her Majesty's functionaries and has frequently to be remedied by special arrangements equally embarrassing and inconvenient.\n\nHad my suggestions been honored by approval, the profit which would have resulted to the Colony from the establishment of a mint for the coinage of a dollar and its decimal divisions would have been immense, and will be most productive if the project be entertained by Her Majesty's government.\n\nA dollar could be coined at a cost certainly of about 1/3 to 4d, while for a long time the exchange has ruled at from 4s6d to 5/7- and in the northern parts the Carolus dollar of the same intrinsic value as the Mexican \"has represented from 6/8 to 7/4 in sterling value.\n\nThis colony alone would... \n\n## Page 461", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246074, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-071 - Public Offices - 1858", "page_number": 170, "title": "CO129-071 - Public Offices - 1858", "content_text": "# House \n\n## 8 \n\nAccording to the prevailing price of silver relative to gold, but this was not all, for, as in the West Indies, a silver dollar was deemed to be equal to $\\frac{4}{5}$ of a doubloon, it was concluded that 4s. 4d. was also equal to $\\frac{4}{5}$ of a doubloon. Hence it followed that not only silver dollars, but also British gold and silver coins (both being undervalued with reference to the doubloon) were practically excluded from the currency of the Islands.\n\nIt was the object of the Order in Council and Proclamation of 1838 to reduce this confusion to order by ascertaining and fixing the relative value of foreign coins to sterling money. The gold coins were rated for circulation according to their contents of pure gold as compared with the pure gold in the British sovereign: the silver coins were rated on the same principle; but as the simple comparison of weight and fineness would not apply in the case of money consisting of different metals, the uncertain element was introduced of rating the silver coins for circulation according to an average of the relative value of gold and silver in the European market. Though fluctuations in the price of one, as compared with the other, were not infrequent, according to the varying demands arising from the course of exchange between different countries, it was found that for a long series of years the price of silver, of British standard quality, in London, had never greatly deviated from 5s. the ounce, and on this basis the Spanish and Mexican dollar was rated for circulation at 50d.\n\nIt is not unworthy of remark that this valuation exhibited a fortunate coincidence of principle and convenience. It afforded a simple rule for the conversion of the dollar into the denomination of British money; and it equally facilitated the conversion of British money into the decimal system of account founded on the dollar, as the halfpenny represented the $\\frac{1}{960}$th part of that coin.\n\nThe measure was followed by Acts of the Legislatures of the several West Indian Colonies for the purpose of adjusting contracts in the local currencies to the new valuation; and, finally, by the general adoption of the system of account of the United Kingdom corresponding in its terms with the coins of the realm. These proceedings were attended with perfect success. The concurrent use of British with foreign coins at the rates assigned to them was established in the West Indies; but it happened that, although previously to 1838 the currency had been based on a gold standard, the Proclamation of that year led in the first instance to the general use of silver dollars, and the circulation was principally maintained by the importation of dollars from the Mexican Mint, until the discoveries of gold in California and Australia led to a new direction of the trade in silver.\n\nMr. Pennington, whose agency was employed in the arrangements of 1838, was, however, too sagacious to suppose that any measure for the adaptation of coins of different metals for concurrent circulation could be regarded in the light of a permanent settlement. A true standard of value can only be founded on a single metal. What is termed a double standard can, at best, be only an alternative standard, hanging on an uncertain balance. The Proclamation of 1838 assumed gold, the standard of Great Britain, as the basis to which foreign silver coins should be adjusted according to the then existing relative value of the two metals; but it was observed in Mr. Pennington's book on Colonial currency that, \"if the market value of gold and silver should permanently vary from the proportion fixed in the Order in Council and Proclamation of 1838, the cheaper metal will practically become the principal measure of value in the Colonies, and all money contracts will be discharged in that cheaper metal.\"\n\nThis result ensued so soon as the discoveries of gold in California had a sensible effect on silver. It then became no longer a profitable operation for the banks to obtain supplies of dollars from the Mexican Mint, and gold coins, or British silver, the representative of a gold currency, took their place. The transition occasioned, probably, some inconvenience to the banks; but it was effected without disturbing contracts, and without detriment, therefore, to the community at large. British silver, which passes as an unlimited tender in the West Indies, fulfilled an intermediate function throughout, for it continued to circulate as tokens for the fractional parts of the pound sterling, whether that pound was considered to consist of 1,776 grains of fine silver under the Proclamation of 1838, or of 113.001 grains of fine gold contained in the sovereign.\n\n## 9 \n\nThe currency of the other British Colonies in North America has been regulated on the same principle, but, owing to local circumstances, with some variations of detail. It may be observed that, previously to 1838, the proportions assigned by the Mint laws of the United States to the gold and silver coins of that country had rendered the former the cheaper medium of payment. In Canada, foreign silver coins were rated for circulation according to a more strict analysis of the relative value of the two metals, and in consequence there was a tendency to a flow of the silver dollars of the United States from that country, in which they were undervalued, into Canada, where they circulated at their intrinsic value. Some local inconvenience was experienced on the borders of the two countries from this difference in their currency regulations; but, if the attempt had been made to reconcile the discrepancy, by assimilating the law of Canada to the Mint law of the United States, the consequence would have been that gold would have become, by a forced operation, the principal medium on which contracts would have been based in Canada. This change has been since effected, in the natural course of events, by the rise in the price of silver; and the result of the whole series of proceedings is, that gold has become the measure of value throughout North America, the various currencies of the British Colonies and the United States being adjusted to that standard. Many persons who confound the denomination of money with its representative in coins, the sign with the substance, continue to regard the dollar as the general coin of the world; but the dollar of Spain and Mexico, which claimed this attribute, has been banished to the East.\n\nSir Charles Trevelyan observes, that \"the general object of the operations of 1838 was to establish an uniform standard throughout the British Empire, founded on the sovereign.\" Whatever may have been the object of those operations, however, it is obvious that, although they have led to the final establishment of a gold standard in the American Colonies, that result has been the effect rather of accident than design. They have not led practically to the adoption of the sovereign as the basis of account in all those Colonies, since Canada, the most considerable of them, has assimilated its system of account to that of the United States, and the adjoining Colonies have adhered to their nominal currencies or money of account, corresponding with no actual coin, and depending as much on the eagle as on the sovereign. The operations referred to have hardly touched the Eastern Possessions of the Crown. Australia and the Cape of Good Hope have adhered to the monetary system of the mother country, and, as foreign coins did not come into use in those Colonies, no regulations for legalising their circulation were required. The currencies of Ceylon and Mauritius are still in an ill-defined and transitory condition. The East Indies, the most important possession of all, has a system of its own. The proceedings referred to have the merit of being based on an intelligible system, adapting sound general principles to local exigencies, but cannot claim the attribute of an universal system applicable to all cases.\n\nThe currency of Hong Kong is now to be considered. Unlike other British colonies which were originally settlements of this country, or of foreign countries from which they were acquired, the Colony of Hong Kong was established on the confines of a great Empire, amidst a population trained in its own laws and usages, and peculiarly tenacious of its traditions and prejudices.\n\nThe general system of the currency of China, and the various practices which prevailed regarding the circulation of coins, at the time of the acquisition of the Colony of Hong Kong, are clearly and succinctly described in Mr. Pennington's book on the currency of the British colonies. Sycee silver, which is current by weight, constitutes the standard of value to which all subsidiary coins refer, and the retail transactions of the Chinese are carried on by means of a copper coin called cash.\n\nFrom recent information it appears that on one or two occasions gold rose to a premium at Shanghai, above the usual average. It was conjectured that the Chinese functionaries were then buying up gold for transmission as tribute to Pekin, a preference being given to that metal, on account of its being more easily conveyed than silver through the disturbed districts. It would seem, then, that gold is received in Imperial payments as well as silver, but the conditions on which it is received, in regard to the relative quantity of the two metals, are not known; but it is probable that silver is in general the more favourable medium of payment, and that on that account it is the common standard of value. The fact is of no other importance in the present discussion than that it tends to account for some of the excessive fluctuations in the relative price of gold and silver in that part of the world.\n\n## 107", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-071 - Public Offices - 1858.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 249895, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860", "content_text": "All papers of a general nature or expressly relating to Hong Kong, have, since I received the instructions No. 3579, been sent to that Colony.\n\nI have the doubt that the Governor has already received the papers for which he applies.\n\nThe accompanying is a list of the Papers sent to Hongkong with the dates of transmission.\n\n1. Report of the Engineer's Commission 1859 - sent March 1860\n\n2. Blue Book Reports for 1857\n\n3. Blue Book Reports for 1858\n\n4. Colonial Military Defences\n\n5. Eight Consular Reports - Annual Report\n\n6. Return of Judicial Statistics\n\n7. Cost of all the Colonies\n\n8. Decimal Coinage\n\n9. Gold coined at Sydney Mint\n\n10. Establishment of Mint\n\n11. Gold Exported\n\n12. Labour & Opium\n\n13. Australian Papers\n\nSent to Sir F. Rogers 22 Aug.\n\nInform the Governor that all Papers of a general nature expressly relating to Hong Kong have, since the date of Sir E. Lytton's despatch of 7th Jan. 1859, been sent to the Colony.\n\nPage ...\n\nThe initial part of the text appears to be OCR errors and unrelated content. The coherent text starts from \"All papers of a general nature or expressly relating to Hong Kong...\". I have formatted the text into paragraphs and corrected minor spacing issues. The list of papers sent to Hongkong is preserved with minor corrections. The text is output in HTML format as per the instructions.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 255161, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862", "page_number": 315, "title": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862", "content_text": "2444. HK.\n\n312\n\n{ \n\n8, 12, 18, 24, 48, 296 cents refer to motor car consideration as scarcely permissible with decimal currency. I'm for the Inter... \n\nI must say I strongly disagree with same restriction if they can possibly have higher values for letters to England added. Accidents happen which makes it most advisable to consult the Post Office. Besides, I am which the colony can...\n\n...in a very sorry state of greatest cause I fail to see some good in it. Ill-informed complaints. And with regard to not having seen any of the higher value prints on principle – \n\nfount WI Mar 14 \nQisso.\n\n...most important matters of detail asked \n\n1. Everybody is asked that Government account be kept in cents. \n\n2. ...nar be kept ahead, be at one. Every order... \n\n...to be informed that I obtain explanation from legal carriage & British correspondence in that it...\n\n...ought to be repeated and that the only legal tender put them (day of solemn, the Registry date) should be the Mexican dollar. \n\nNemany", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 255165, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862", "page_number": 319, "title": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862", "content_text": "## \nin place of Chinese Cash, at the rate of 1000 to the dollar, appears to be problematical and My Lords are disposed to agree with the opinion expressed by the Duke of Newcastle that it will be the best course to commence the proposed change of the monetary system at Hong Kong with the aid of Cent pieces only, leaving the question of coining other subsidiary pieces for future consideration.\n\nIt appears important to preserve the separation here indicated of the dollar and \"Cash\" system of Currency. The suggestion made in the Governor's despatch would amount to the creation of a Mil or the thousandth part of a dollar, but such a Coin should not be confounded in name or with the Chinese Cash... otherwise...\n\n## \nFirst then of the Dollar Currency for Hong Kong. The introduction of a Cent piece appears desirable both with the view of supporting the dollar system and also of fixing the decimal division. A Cent can be recommended of bronze of the same weight and size as the British halfpenny; having the effigies and titles of Her Majesty on one side, as on the halfpenny, with \"Hong Kong, One Cent 1862\", and the equivalent in Chinese characters on the other side (see figure).\n\nThe Cent described in the Governor's despatch is of Copper and analogous to the old Anglo Indian Coins. But the last are in course of being altered, and in the Change, it appears well to maintain more of uniformity and of the Imperial character than formerly prevailed. The bronze Cent described could be coined with a considerable profit. If the price was afforded by their Lordships, the single die required might be engraved and the Coin be struck at the Mint within a few weeks.\n\n## \nThe subsidiary Coin to the dollar in Silver required by the Governor appears highly desirable and must sooner or later be supplied, but it is impossible to proceed with confidence at present in the preparation of such a piece.\n\nWith the view of advancing the question a step, the following proposal is offered. Bearing in mind that it is the Mexican or Spanish...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258039, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-096 - Others - 1863", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-096 - Others - 1863", "content_text": "New Broder\n\nof an intirely collecting the Jaxes.\n\nS. Forth.\n\nof\n\n'um -\n\nOrdinance.\n\n{F-12265. Kory Keny. 38 Downing that.\n\nOliden the Govt of Hay Roy Nob.\n\nEntered\n\nSir.\n\nmy & Ropes. 28. Decida\n\nMe\n\nThere cut out from the Ordinance N : 5 of 1863 and affix to this letter the clause XIX which appears to point out that the insertion by my Department of a wrong date in a Notice calling for the payment of Rates is not of any legal defect:\n\nMisnomers, &c., not\n\nto affect the Execution\n\nof this Ordinance.\n\nin\n\ninjo\n\n6. Veress.\n\nXIX. No misnomer or inaccurate Description of any Person, Place or Tenement Document required for the purposes of this Ordinance, nor any mistake, informality or omission committed in any proceeding had hereunder shall invalidate or prejudice such Document or Proceeding or in anywise affect the execution of this Ordinance, provided only that such Person, Place or Tenement be designated in such Document or Proceeding to common intent and understanding, and that such mistake, informality or omission be not of such a nature as to prevent the requirements of this Ordinance from being substantially and in effect complied with.\n\nSubmitted to insert the above\n\nClause in the Copies of this letter transmitted to Mr Muries. Mercer.\n\nAlthe W. Call\n\nSci & Rogues.\n\naver wat afpeal\n\n? he and ski\n\nArling for. Da\n\nacetheless disfore\n\nFeed. Forth,\n\n31. 197:1863...\n\nCollins an\n\naduful\n\n7/7-7\n\nm\n\ninclined\n\nattate\n\ndist for,\n\n7 Jan 1864\n\nI enclose copies of\n\ntwo letters, the one\n\nstensibly\n\nC. Puberem. 29 private, the other avowedly\n\nDuke of Abercorn, 31.\n\n35 October 1863.\n\nFor 30\n\n(12265) 315 October 1863\n\n\"\n\nofficial, which have\n\nMm laid before me by\n\nThe Permanent Under\n\nSecretary of this Department to whom they were addressed by the Fourth the Treasurer of Hong Kong. It is quite evident\n\nthat in\n\nwriting these\n\n=\n\nletters Mr Forth was\n\nguilty of a\n\ndeliberate\n\nattempt", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-096 - Others - 1863.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 261202, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "page_number": 429, "title": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "content_text": "On the \n\nService of the Mint of Hong Kong \n\nNovember 14th 1864- \n\n426 \n\nThe Master of the Mint of Hong Kong, \n\nTo Laud & Verthing \n\nMoorgate Sheet E. C. \n\nFor Assay Balances &c \n\n:\n\n \n \n £\n s\n d\n \n \n 1 Ordinary Balance on Mahogany Stand, with one drawer, containing brass weights from 1 to 6000 grains\n 3\n 10\n 0\n \n \n / Set Avoirdupois weights. 2 lbs down\n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Set Troy\n \n \n \n \n \n / Chemical Balance with beam to carry 1½ lbs in each pan & pointer of Grain, 2 rider slides, Gun metal weights down to 10 grains platina weights 6 grains to 100 grain\n 21\n 6\n 7\n \n \n 2 Fine Assay Balances with weights complete 50 grains down\n 22\n \n \n \n \n 2 Preparing Assay Balances best quality.\n 9\n 6\n 8\n \n \n 3 Sets Decimal weights complete\n \n \n \n \n \n || Sight hole Balance for weighing up quantities with moveable copper pans's\n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Set Troy weights for ditto.\n 1\n 4\n 0\n \n \n 1 - 4oz Sight hole Balance for lead foils with moveable Glass pans\n 5\n 10\n 0\n \n \n \n 50\n 10\n 12\n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n \n 2\n 16\n \n \n \n \n 7\n \n \n \n \n \n 22\n \n \n \n \n \n 9\n 6\n 8\n \n \n Packing\n 4\n 17\n 6\n \n \n \n 41\n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 101\n 15\n 6\n \n \n Examined\n \n \n \n \n \n Approved\n \n \n \n \n \n The In Fender MMHH Tho: Graham M. M.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-103 - Others - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262739, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "page_number": 341, "title": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "content_text": "## The Daily Press, Tuesday, August 1, 1865\n\n### HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY\n\nTHE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1865.\n\n\"DAILY PRESS\" OFFICE, \nWyram Sta.\n\nDuring the past year the new Railway was tested and registered with great success, having carried 50——which certain 200 units.\n\nAnd I'mma men j NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.\n\nThat the said Quadration Courtenis walor We insentinel.\n\nThe meal was proved against Ne, iter wischen marenbat in the Supreme Court of Hongkong.\n\nAs we said, as evil was his in a case, that he plain was hot as wedded the per depart of the swath testirang of other tess priced be defombret, M. Cum Pring a mor THE \"DAILY PRESS\"\n\nMr. Whyte ut us buyers sal in M. Kentoy Taie ou jwent i APALY PAPER, Sam Logos stulag sonde is decid sa Teseu of the city.\n\nThe Run submitted for 16 laferia Pitz of Veseria un e.\n\n**tra - 4 cm ma ishoracolinquateris in anection is erroting for web the ate (MT. Nil**\n\nCondition (White by war weselny barathe 12 sagen T20, 23 Kläneet my Ma writ me M: Gry's tee, which www.a\n\nThe cka me passed on 11 Mung.\n\nBubs of Urnaith 3 but The Mohs Sur unit of wines in the pertinents of the Shipurishi, Beckers, a filer.\n\nDear Bacha Kuon 15.\n\nThe Stones below Built of Page... Jenelia Broth Better at Springtider Warp Wider von bed | dda sem flangiai, mlich, mar les supplied sa panlede kayaman, phám, cat size, katere ni ate up.\n\nVice on tin ngayi masamble Te ez ails o ungernd Lifting Shear PA..\n\nThis Teanga onder gnurse of cost.\n\nBOUR 1. \nWAMEGA DOCKS \nBebt of P barth Readth ¿u. \nWear Spring idea 539 KJ \nResets so al a leaky, tres of wage, and will dim Rath. \njiteng Gwon, aga baut to apply for a Depan Wire in and this create. \nkimiawna, Offices, old, the bed.\n\nCHOMAS & CA Age North Bitch and Yercantile \nTuranus spority.\n\nTÄNULISÃO INSPIRINGHE LÄSOLĀ. PIN E SHANGGAL \nIntimations.\n\nHODOWAYS OLVEMENT & POLEN [POLLORY'S PHLS and CFTSZAT SATA Mapa zile si nay Mekking in dig.\n\nOf Noni Purifiers wil Lown. They rulediy sones all disseders of the Sixer and Serviced, ATS inalena case or Duterters, and as a esmi pile Melins have no and uneens i que any oil woui, Pors vici. if of areny vônes medang, Nat In all snart of vakin disgoren, bemeyer mdignarha with se lepra, saamy, jets, and nilalkan yang vitship of atis, it man cred.\n\nM. BIROTING, \nBM Mavity, induzi noting hur dess va henni, sud zapalile of taking in VindOns, leva of resBany Pars timids, sequrietate will capodane with digimonda zizom-dig waved tin thun de werkd CAR NEW APA, all the 2015 thus of big ass cute for his six, but hir, domy, would mos LA Times.\n\nThe cedut- Aistrating tictonia setian, still it hard hit the Limite was stungis pies against awyer's cul bring then informed in that he des Aruire, and Fool-shagailte Holismiss this PAT Vivartishizeng mat of tập mode treden worst is a Cane Low, while leedut was alnus 19 Jure the Burge MA Pris Tulpeolpnad keine vu unerlof S.\n\nof rain assume ure? Pator! Yeal sinn Vent in Stan, Pekin, me crankier and 14 dp, rental gay hora as party both is simply and hady, dented Mr. Deen the bir elamu ked on action creates to Policies on Stanse stinginghai, unet in fact Alergict the whole.\n\nA winking suster the alishanty Womble and the attention or Ship to imposto curry facility for th: DOTHING CH.\n\nThe Company's Bear (when retinut Mr. story nos served with 2hu write the car ap's in spel somporis is the the doors, C | Aunt 19, and eztainly rettelse.\n\nKingenii are an oppriztuce, Secure the man i paid him dojiet les bed any peddutch.\n\nIramble by out, necem aura's Siemarora, I.\n\n### STEAM TO CANTON, \"Kiymenit Buch,\" Bordity, at Na Tiwhite lined\" to a TM, 9.1. What Shan,\" maanomos, at flamm.\n\nFor Freight or barter.\n\nAgret H ESTERN LEERAPP Berlin Pd. Tha CONRGY, wit ready xut separd -11, 1 de la 1 lich Ruge, or vine sve, har Indre una tyle of wapen low, we ay ginning & they d The me.\n\nA dhe Buvices wal, quentes on in tants by No - Gain 15th April, 1905.\n\n### UNION DOCK COMPANY OF HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA\n\nTER, \nda me Nyir di Kutada 2 4 40 \nW. B. KINFRAIL INTOW, AMY, . F.Chr. et Burnie, 1st Juganny, Tacin.\n\nAUMAS MERAN Parities, the plan i ages hitherta mengnated 15 due at No. 2 Disl Tre pretimiņam uzņis tɔ the Comptaie am Board | Cheathris, will in faturu be married on kolm riv.\n\n### NOTICES OF FIRMS\n\nLa Ja At - tipo le va per permutation, \nUna \nA. WATHỤY & D \n1935 among And Apr 1915. \n\"MAIN\" Wheelwrigu, Muter, 1191 aus Register.\n\nQuick, dispar gkong jämand & Co \nRais patoİ. Whetsgune Head & Ches \nLO. F. NO-day, al \nbicy \ndito. \nktisat bi uning Jinonici.. \nRob Givingston & \n• Maga Taking.. Mungking rige. sfdesek diepustn Dewengkong. Reynoso proces & Cuik tash. Multi kroondy & Quick disposade. ...yg-P. & . . M. Co..... \nty, at Nu.\n\nFor Sale, Freight or Charter.\n\nFOR HALK \n\"FORTUNA,\" \nFiber partsalera apods in \nDENTA 121914 Tongong, 25th Juan A ARE Speich Ship \nBENVOIRLICH.\" \nTe pasar, Optuju Jaukiza, \nAngry \nNOLLIDAY, WJAR & O *7285! Hougtong, láth Jimm, 1995.\n\n### Vessels on the Berth\n\nTU New With Schooter \n“ALBATRUS.\" \n2. \n* \nKruger, Where, vine that I BATE \nthis \nFull her three angaje, ill \nFor night uppes lo \n15 Rungame, ad July, 198 \nON THE HUMET TON NATANÄÏ). \nEntis tegne \n“QUEEN'S OWN,\" Chin Suundur, nasing hest rate at yo coderinge, will now with quick dropatch | \nthe save and t \n\"JOSEPHINE AMEDEE.\" evas Rogies, and 170 Then a! All Tank) --- Empathy.\n\n### POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS\n\nThe Me, Prise, and T. -125 ** Sp>u!,” in cor pù sat la nata, 461 x \nBany of Fra \n1 Manti-Mer parking, the \nCakung a.. \nFor Stake Amor, and functus, -$10 Tân - marr, in a 2. vgust, w: Itam, \n4. Most will di Bor has rubelse.--Vera Bag Shy im August, at 3 \ny dinis with th \npus PA & S. Gremory Fan, CHA Bur- \nStare, Mertua dago, até a \nfor Musty's Maile, I do ispers, Marins! Come will have this for the H \nRATTRAY, 125 Augu AT 2 15. DANENT he georived in bari nga i \n..oe 30th: SPECIE N jos tur 1: E PARCHES Tug the 200 \nYou Puchtendre gandire Vapory han \n·PORAR. Hele vie Ponasniva Š ČV eated em Nangolion Canapark Diline, Hanglong CONTEN AND VARDE OF PAGRAGES APP 802!!#215 a of prizes tecturation of the Cape V.\n\n### SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE\n\nPORT OF AMOY \n12 reken, 2009 fmlar ber \nAYALL, KE, is eve \nP113 48HOKAMOS, \nhe Bally Press. \nda se vorm 1, 1865. \nKonsult ut bill the press any way for the time whe setthet water between tour, he plowed b \nI singular vi e decided mutako te asterise that My Epi amil tone podamo jber, Ms. Livay way to Hagler), Mr. Exprone here for an old uw the Dis daan, mà ses one abo tempek a settir 12 in asturies, wa ch wont be trace the DPC 92 ¦ \nerd en beta. I \n1Jn Movember 10, Hong | Costs to 2AA25 der et en Demag. 7) coleged baring hone syncluent agente \nV në tha aiure demagilns at Ílongkong, mudi reached a his essay, saniil ne exosanan ļetens \nde dokorna will be land de reparti ya faken ant agwiss bean, not even for ski \n12. saber \nSALE DAYE. \nPami drives gait and was allowed meg! \n*The jeb mint una din nou gen motum fugnal¦ \nof two car which were that the hugger's we on the other site. Mr. King Tuis wash linteatte When the in Arus doart of any tends then inter M. 2. that the case \nArchi Bin 1962 (msuzzanato Theco praliady dial the ends marks for thed, allanagh in his bit of once gra \nLerveis series, markings of that means frnd 42 blared the suis hot hear and swa, mouths Dietsele kami sannindumpoline; poika j SCENTE, and Cougar mom in as per contracthe public de vigantine Onlineman This the prons in the free third To the d \n'nud team bavio Bestessary to division of be (in the shun afore, Noonge the appeal kaning | Me. Silau sala dent was in ding my parity au \nHæren öntidel ognaret Me Hong them was us | Privat \nwe informed that the Box Ched hair \npagne BucaME INDIENIA, Anthe above Per, afford Other Gull epises cool + sprog Berlegenen La Berpizze, dieng theichengen, itp. Hoppy zemained, hunt la mezaike.\n\n### LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY\n\nTHE Souars Jaicina Con il dose Refolliot. That weve geniusas for newly for \nfor Ayan, palem #1. \nIRA Gorgaz 1sque, Depot, Home) & (TRATO POP, W \nnock e \nFngth, \n111 last c \nDepth be Maier as dyzing Thier, \n10. \nIGOR R \nLength, \nTrepit if Ward 19pting Views \nJ. \nE \nBOUND VOLCHES of the UVANLANDSHME WWW Bagni Pentorno al Thunden, wel za ube by staring \nredny be these ni Kemping. Food the increio aunt in se pole te lung 42 in jur dign \nFor Fumig. Jinks shtet w he deduarit dupire! wis Tonwers acted MM Hoy's up is trea. Whilst de apar bias Finition rate CHANTS MANUAL bu uglier een nach w pding-need ou douche e neliston shat Kasa sisi tie a praxin miducia Purpo \n1. Tet Aperi Tings, he was saved shower cama, which sur vet me Parciprocaļ pas Pursesatina \nths of His Wifest Celivery of the Durga in Fanden, and criter signed ruled, or cheria, and reset on person th port to have move out of the fies of the \n4,5 \nChelam \n1 ye \nN \nF. Puter. Ey \n* Nowe Kan. Many Cices \nbotinated the Plantin \nChinese Vocabulary, moon s \nLane Coals. Dvigron & \n4. %. Progo ¿Momany. \"Shape, Benigna \nMy Mad Backe svinzial key for viral ¦ fi. 1. Tezno, ki. Megumi, Olyphanuman Ge verneir, 27 vest laer nadie, \nWEXSHOPS. \nTu Wezkahnya an Be Premier, but \nAberdeen and posess every, Implan A Devesary for the Bepair of ships \nFree Mariners.\" \"Nie) Kaglabar's Shupa ar Amplied wil Lathes. \nPA... \ndi n.1 \nAgnelabitshed 3-An overal laut dag, \nاليل الى حالى كون ان لو \nL JOSEAS, \nBunabii, War hagust, imesh. \nLARSCRIES GRAMMAR, D party, prica si. \nCara \nTOSTON RATES axe man ĮTARIAN De 18uja, în saty, nemate Lou \nbetri, 1 \nHoaglens. Trek Juanure. 1990, \nالله بذا \n***** ROZICE. \nFrommenish the rule mall and won \nA \nJawyer which means was titached in it. That Vanek Komptuario Los Rokára tetamber theRTE 10: | ho deverasized to take ne nolis, whrimos oli ne. Yek, danas he mig \nThe real M. Kings attempted file, are cry of the sam \nBlanding en vrgo5. \n- ཕ :; \na fruit? an \n-; \n! \n5 \nCL \nfrighton hem into doing see in contant the Hobar Cherige given admizures in the can in the hours The Ki il as an innere to stay was and we put the Deity Preadwill be in all with rele heel towel Lense of fund which down, Jerk in the \nLE HEADING Wien, \nTAMBURI, WRREOS FIRE\" ENTRANCE |der strangest prox ching Machines, &c. &c of sensi pal's Madera noter que abariton weg! Mangkang, #1st July, 19A \nww mihi fargent scale, and then waram apt Rite as Flangerie and it) pomme my **com, The Shipærigas's and 130 km wwel ple what is open ports in Chios to the abstin o \npluri, wack the Mediena podbari za ang dilak \nwith a tiny onrried on vizena the Butteiviaino) \nfagetlenmilTM repears, \nPower Gil Tafta Shears sinó con drang, alam ¦ Bonetuses said Manchu Loti \nnee whint, sergels man the in 29 Des with \ntake ja oy bot boilers, etcats, ka \nTAGULIWMAKERS DEPARENANTS, \nAnd \nTHE MOHYNSTEN INSPRANGE *** \nNAHGTASS \nMr Kinganvill to seville in the Hates were the my art agriart sing mucil my \n| appeal abral t be decide \nMe Fingers on the liver that degree Mr Sonny suddents left the ecieng and väitel Banque, aur a, ... my pear we su tinuturs puit, apoi An \n!corng faz de ayers of \nthe peel and I paid hind we \nan air vape mea sapien. Kuzma \nprea de tar dus. 55. R. Als Calebte for his appeame to the sub- dra Vices Prague. by ill. W. W 341 bong lee decimal time for went ane Acting Linebat splet sur SHAND \nA San Tan be useifel-rank we had done so used Burton, Seaman Lutefiugly and her ran a bit 475.15 colic the \nBuses, daughter of de tre Wil- when les now sand.\n\n### PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY\n\nSUTHROP KEOFOTION OF PAR \nSUN MONEY. \nbar na geser \nbe given thin ich Levize, suniek in an b❤. \npassed of the port th \nİy, will be retirand uncis after the chaing af de \nMart \nPle Pretagestampashnoid be plackyline thingper pright hand gemist of inc dicreapetilmas, azérte Talwarz wame Key sang he wand in pasturated \nwhen the \niin tan funt reparoull be pinged the Cupid quence of the vortanpånd mes. \nAİ \nFrostian art of a ter will be endotel in Mie Coine vreazibat ly th \nsid they end \nAFE YEAR IHSS che indif he ma \nA reduce in die arany's cry. 1881, wait to othvir wat big Praze Money, what's in specified will bar by erind un pirmą \nI that your wing to the exccdinary man in langs ne fractional parts l'a www.rine at wit Jeausiptions of Nazi Scanda \n2 long, 26 May, The \nface den der enabled self as the day what i pokig is Mamer, in Cice Barrying apps Hutter. 755 Cona Ecgister, wiil last forį tarpu \nSMITH, ARONER, \n21 1706 bongkg, 3rd July, 1863, \nPages Anebengë, « Marme surrzow woul \nHeneral Germanum gr. \nJOHN C. HAYNTUN, PagdatabingTe \n291 Penhur, 1999 July, Lesh \nBeat PumpyA leather with lennies de conduct: wider! the Stylo CLAY 159 Stevano praten Alien Egiver, arkilecu, kovanicul \nJOHN GLAY, Lemost dam, Candeal. bir kazhabet ingerla er Putte \nphun zink July, leas Tea Ferns and Goutal login Mormant, stii'ur, moder ihm my aud Mamre to the alone we will save y WGENDRY & C \nALPINIZA AL VANEMON. \n! \n1Ế 15°1 – Shanghai, 199 June, 1936, \nHintersexpornbility of 3m. 2. P. \n147, 1913. \nMod M. 1, P. Wann is condo, tad to sim de Born in Skargimit \nTab. BEST du fich \n1999 v. 27th Mil \n200 \nkan' Jautri Eskaya gentai \nGAY & KTHYERS. \nwy za \nwil deel \n* Resurs \nXump 11 February, isil. \nDe Flant in se bira whaon, planiran \nThe bis das exublished macien es la de bipyrɔte Pew, admi \nThe Part andere rite of Kaseses, Mo Itsune Sein, Agrass & Co, a Marchanda mall dogarighe \nBULBS & O 17 Adune, kot dolg, bal Elesta spate died & Besgos of watermat \nAzrais \nP. RAI ROA EN \nW. HEPORN. \nNo sie scout, muchos of Tanjir procura that place, \nor Streat \nfengkong, tat duly, D \nrian \nke \nbest mogeęthalle te marty also be in pogrand in alert entsad va laia mata in a hand Zain quasig at quasi tually axinani privat.\n\n### LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY\n\nand a \nNa te \npeel, and their mentenle Coulonne does, Fame, žr. null | \nElyor the the TICAL\" \ngaven. ERNSTEAD gute Faserkt, kandel, nag sřiche \nImp Camus AJ \nAutimations. \n.. \nMANCHA MICAS BANKRY QUISAST Teys Ware, Hoomans no \nFrom \nPa samforudged baring 19 ngpoleted Azotts the about compre satis her, as frepared en Pailies Nulis, Ripe da bas padour of £14,090 on teiltä pesertasuna? \nsoned stripio, SUPPO KENANDY M Dongkong, Aih Mench 786. \ning line infernoi me to the amprend of! GAY HASH YOUR \nSalam Troup of Chive white sa notepa¦ \nJamey J'ayisäising Const.. \nToday, 25th July, 1sts, \nmen van testak, A. C. Miran se. Ab \nKONVILLE ZORY \nThe plotnim a fezrinter para sie delend any fo \nie, na zame bied the song than af Hommun Pups. To turen feeling lane for the rating \nrito olmuga what he tiene un con un tas de Ma anhall shown Pau Sam 14 15 \nPurther panelárulta ay be homes by Lodge Evo 12%. Prepoigal 3 House, wing and Como het aansien. He made batre Kid \nFinants in \ndong, 305) Kesenten, imen \nImigrana and anticuario et Brindis qu WANGFA1, paren of Gudson in feciętnog alu hraun laattin \nB TALMUF rose di a \nETF the ging the lining anmel| WHAM AKERY COMPANY, 7 m padient to pa a Secunt & Young Prellas, Dad dream human wond i brows the fig Rate wit me te Para Tomane, in yoursitis to vaik, ne pidi pur tou \nI mean to Thor Has En alleging it to the ente sal imponera sart of or panik sa may be marked be le BLA \n¦Buradal & meditacid Dwell) \nThe Burve Leuntis then Town Da por Cars.) and bude gratteste \nKits 2475 by eleg to ear for Earvels tens out in 4, 3, Spa, ka, si 1 ich it sur Mr Huey at his side it's woonwall.\n\n### VESSELS ON THE BERTH\n\n\"ELGIN,\" \nali lund fit the slovo pots and batu \nFighter jamas apmls \nBOGAT 9AYAN & 4752 Hangay, July, 1545 \nFOR LONDON, \n(limarate deseiten) \n22 13 years witish Copaci Sup \n\"BCAWFELL..\" \naptain Bongo, sveg past \nwith Jod 24 urgent and Mary (ebould with \nident induce » uYer: \nPige Fraghs of pain \nNogg. Sed last, tid. \n****POR CONTIIN. \nnisi \n478,4 \none o \nwell and \nPor frog, spermie sppies de \nSMETŲ, KUNNADIG \nsexy swaghoa, 31st July, 1884 \nYOU OR YOU ARE TIENTSIK \nPAYSOR & CO. THE Franck Schemer \n93 Bongbong, tri day, 1835. \nscibili u want it and nailiy in war Fin de verhot up due abam Pool & \nthe state hache wa con- tetas 28 egte \nIRST & C jälmar su sebeg, che inter pers of the promises ir lalekung. 1746 Zug, ist The quen's Rund and that Flange of true Save: Randy of Neural i sit well enoid way market, A. Arcach, in our Sipes the ate prim, Warden'e anly, 1 พะเย \nTware C \nJ. MAESIT. \n#1891 Hogese Ny Jane IRKJ \nPENK & De \nStats Banglang, Takama, JoA T \n\"MOUETTE,\" \nmia Denia, of 300 s ateis quic porch, to tad de Wavopes and Hongkong. \nRim freight apply t \nREYNVAAR KAR \n2047 Wankly, 18 *******PORTAL.4) 20. 199ÑOLA LE \nBeigh dis \n'MANDARIN,\" \n& O \nqu CONSTANCE\" captain. Riidan, will leta gaier L-paton Kit London, budding here sed at Whop, estling i \nORIENT \nISING VONG VERANG. \nS \nGALA DAN, SEW, Malva, \nSKULLE & SOUTHAMPTON \n· BOMBAY, MADRAS & CALAMITA, \n338 \nPost-Office Notifications.\n\n### THE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 1865\n\nVessels Loading.\n\nDANANATION \nANAL'S NA \nAT ! My Fradat ArcLA ME \nMenuch of Aktu \npratite \n•Allendale.. \n1.nspru \nhampone Lovin 3 tunyong inanan & Co... Thompson Thespon Hirlag & Cu drag it \nJums INTE \nMatosin ......beer.. \nNice Supply \nSM-........ \nSAK PRANUSTU. \nVAGARAK \nmės sk• suple 21 Jarasterisku, Ağıēt: MELROOTENE BYONKY... \n3. ZANZIN, \n14 VANNER. \nTa fan, sin dude. INGA. \nsong idea parra- o \nNg YOPE......... \nunderizmi Dievu and MANIDA Roma S, Habu, Cheesia SINGAPORE PANAN \nA visine pyle of travie, Tumpingtow Kas he barelvad 1 wÁPOL. \nKEWARD TOWYEND, \nMANADA & BATAVIA \nNA & HAGASAKI- \nps Monkou, prisoprenal, 1999 rahisi Dominoes of the select an arte PATH HOMY D \n... \nQueue's crudo... \nTot astarTURITY \nQuick dec Guick ferstel. \nAugint, presiu \n...Foaching. Water & \nMarinates, Bourjan Mubear to dismanlı www.ongking Augários Relay. i dr. \nQuiel Pegaz laik \n..........mgmt & Quich al-mutek, Home Cueror.Quick chapwach. - Parket it '....... \nifbeiral.. Marin 95539kg Park & Tap \nBudustatud fartuch \nsydle & Nursilina.... \nchise. Andutus, \nRaian, \nShipt \nBabmea, \nIdagens \nArmenia. \n•Mondare, at a \nHavin \n(1 bot \nThe Exo vya Coolziona kabar į 20k 2105200 @ TENTAN... MORE............. \nIntimation. \nthis dut \nUNION DOK COMPAST OF MINOXG \nAND WHAMPUA \nTER, \nda me Nyir di Kutada 2 4 40 \nW. B. KINFRAIL INTOW, AMY, . F.Chr. et Burnie, 1st Juganny, Tacin.\n\n### Page 363\n\n### Page 364\n\n### Page 365\n\n### Page 366\n\n### Page 367\n\n### Page 368\n\n### Page 369\n\n### Page 370\n\n### Page 371\n\n### Page 372\n\n### Page 373\n\n### Page 374\n\n### Page 375\n\n### Page 376\n\n### Page 377\n\n### Page 378\n\n### Page 379\n\n### Page 380\n\n### Page 381\n\n### Page 382\n\n### THE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1865\n\nVessels Loading.\n\nDANANATION \nANAL'S NA \nAT ! My Fradat ArcLA ME \nMenuch of Aktu \npratite \n•Allendale.. \n1.nspru \nhampone Lovin 3 tunyong inanan & Co... Thompson Thespon Hirlag & Cu drag it \nJums INTE \nMatosin ......beer.. \nNice Supply \nSM-........ \nSAK PRANUSTU. \nVAGARAK \nmės sk• suple 21 Jarasterisku, Ağıēt: MELROOTENE BYONKY... \n3. ZANZIN, \n14 VANNER. \nTa fan, sin dude. INGA. \nsong idea parra- o \nNg YOPE......... \nunderizmi Dievu and MANIDA Roma S, Habu, Cheesia SINGAPORE PANAN \nA visine pyle of travie, Tumpingtow Kas he barelvad 1 wÁPOL. \nKEWARD TOWYEND, \nMANADA & BATAVIA \nNA & HAGASAKI- \nps Monkou, prisoprenal, 1999 rahisi Dominoes of the select an arte PATH HOMY D \n... \nQueue's crudo... \nTot astarTURITY \nQuick dec Guick ferstel. \nAugint, presiu \n...Foaching. Water & \nMarinates, Bourjan Mubear to dismanlı www.ongking Augários Relay. i dr. \nQuiel Pegaz laik \n..........mgmt & Quich al-mutek, Home Cueror.Quick chapwach. - Parket it '....... \nifbeiral.. Marin 95539kg Park & Tap \nBudustatud fartuch \nsydle & Nursilina.... \nchise. Andutus, \nRaian, \nShipt \nBabmea, \nIdagens \nArmenia. \n•Mondare, at a \nHavin \n(1 bot \nThe Exo vya Coolziona kabar į 20k 2105200 @ TENTAN... MORE............. \nIntimation. \nthis dut \nUNION DOK COMPAST OF MINOXG \nAND WHAMPUA \nTER, \nda me Nyir di Kutada 2 4 40 \nW. B. KINFRAIL INTOW, AMY, . F.Chr. et Burnie, 1st Juganny, Tacin \n+ \nfile was hurt. My dad tod His findin buri vecin this branden, og sky th \nAUMAS MERAN Parities, the plan i ages hitherta mengnated 15 due at No. 2 Disl Tre pretimiņam uzņis tɔ the Comptaie am Board | Cheathris, will in faturu be married on kolm riv \nA. 9. RNDPOVE, \nsen targ \nngkeng News June, 1995. \nYCAMEONG. \nBT KAR \nJautis je jajaran sise, e muite fin de fact 1 seived a sappho New Seasons Tau, marija Ahling, Teken stad. Hemelsdag- \nH Horng th July, 12, PALJOTRAPH ANONY, POINT DE GARDE \nBatyle med Mr RAWLAND. Brouss & 4, ceai i Bigilem, architeca, saj bgasnyok. \nDAWANO, 1949 Herking. Shi Apal. 1. \n***NOTTEN, \ndiza mną. Piran named at the bath Nappi for done vise fat boy, intr. Biz, dasme Whaktsi Sono wakiporty to plan der Pirun \nPAWISTH & Co. \nNOCTUR \nKYSS CLATER to act tba sari bergnis : sibiskan vizing teram's \nSTEAM TO CANTON, illun \"Kiymenit Buch,\" Bordity, at Na Tiwhite lined\" to a TM, 9.1. What Shan,\" maanomos, at flamm \nSTEAM TO MACAO, \"Flames, and mor The Deuce To warmer. at i pow.\n\n### Page 383\n\n### Page 384\n\n### Page 385\n\n### Page 386\n\n### Page 387\n\n### Page 388\n\n### Page 389\n\n### Page 390\n\n### Page 391\n\n### Page 392\n\n### Page 393\n\n### Page 394\n\n### Page 395\n\n### Page 396\n\n### Page 397\n\n### Page 398\n\n### Page 399\n\n### Page 400\n\n### Page 401\n\n### Page 402\n\n### Page 403\n\n### Page 404\n\n### Page 405\n\n### Page 406\n\n### Page 407\n\n### Page 408\n\n### Page 409\n\n### Page 410\n\n### Page 411\n\n### Page 412\n\n### Page 413\n\n### Page 414\n\n### Page 415\n\n### Page 416\n\n### Page 417\n\n### Page 418\n\n### Page 419\n\n### Page 420\n\n### Page 421\n\n### Page 422\n\n### Page 423\n\n### Page 424\n\n### Page 425\n\n### Page 426\n\n### Page 427\n\n### Page 428\n\n### Page 429\n\n### Page 430\n\n### Page 431\n\n### Page 432\n\n### Page 433\n\n### Page 434\n\n### Page 435\n\n### Page 436\n\n### Page 437\n\n### Page 438\n\n### Page 439\n\n### Page 440\n\n### Page 441\n\n### Page 442\n\n### Page 443\n\n### Page 444\n\n### Page 445\n\n### Page 446\n\n### Page 447\n\n### Page 448\n\n### Page 449\n\n### Page 450\n\n### Page 451\n\n### Page 452\n\n### Page 453\n\n### Page 454\n\n### Page 455\n\n### Page 456\n\n### Page 457\n\n### Page 458\n\n### Page 459\n\n### Page 460\n\n### Page 461\n\n### Page 462\n\n### Page 463\n\n### Page 464\n\n### Page 465\n\n### Page 466\n\n### Page 467\n\n### Page 468\n\n### Page 469\n\n### Page 470\n\n### Page 471\n\n### Page 472\n\n### Page 473\n\n### Page 474\n\n### Page 475\n\n### Page 476\n\n### Page 477\n\n### Page 478\n\n### Page 479\n\n### Page 480\n\n### THE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1865\n\n#1891 Hogese Ny Jane IRKJ \nPENK & De \nStats Banglang, Takama, JoA T \n\"MOUETTE,\" \nmia Denia, of 300 s ateis quic porch, to tad de Wavopes and Hongkong. \nRim freight apply t \nREYNVAAR KAR \n2047 Wankly, 18 *******PORTAL.4) 20. 199ÑOLA LE \nBeigh dis \n'MANDARIN,\" \n& O \nqu CONSTANCE\" captain. Riidan, will leta gaier L-paton Kit London, budding here sed at Whop, estling i \nORIENT \nISING VONG VERANG. \nS \nGALA DAN, SEW, Malva, \nSKULLE & SOUTHAMPTON \n· BOMBAY, MADRAS & CALAMITA, \n338 \nPost-Office Notifications.\n\nThe Me, Prise, and T. -125 ** Sp>u!,” in cor pù sat la nata, 461 x \nBany of Fra \n1 Manti-Mer parking, the \nCakung a.. \nFor Stake Amor, and functus, -$10 Tân - marr, in a 2. vgust, w: Itam, \n4. Most will di Bor has rubelse.--Vera Bag Shy im August, at 3 \ny dinis with th \npus PA & S. Gremory Fan, CHA Bur- \nStare, Mertua dago, até a \nfor Musty's Maile, I do ispers, Marins! Come will have this for the H \nRATTRAY, 125 Augu AT 2 15. DANENT he georived in bari nga i \n..oe 30th: SPECIE N jos tur 1: E PARCHES Tug the 200 \nYou Puchtendre gandire Vapory han \n·PORAR. Hele vie Ponasniva Š ČV eated em Nangolion Canapark Diline, Hanglong CONTEN AND VARDE OF PAGRAGES APP 802!!#215 a of prizes tecturation of the Cape V.\n\n### SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE\n\nPORT OF AMOY \n12 reken, 2009 fmlar ber \nAYALL, KE, is eve \nP113 48HOKAMOS, \nhe Bally Press. \nda se vorm 1, 1865. \nKonsult ut bill the press any way for the time whe setthet water between tour, he plowed b \nI singular vi e decided mutako te asterise that My Epi amil tone podamo jber, Ms. Livay way to Hagler), Mr. Exprone here for an old uw the Dis daan, mà ses one abo tempek a settir 12 in asturies, wa ch wont be trace the DPC 92 ¦ \nerd en beta. I \n1Jn Movember 10, Hong | Costs to 2AA25 der et en Demag. 7) coleged baring hone syncluent agente \nV në tha aiure demagilns at Ílongkong, mudi reached a his essay, saniil ne exosanan ļetens \nde dokorna will be land de reparti ya faken ant agwiss bean, not even for ski \n12. saber \nSALE DAYE. \nPami drives gait and was allowed meg! \n*The jeb mint una din nou gen motum fugnal¦ \nof two car which were that the hugger's we on the other site. Mr. King Tuis wash linteatte When the in Arus doart of any tends then inter M. 2. that the case \nArchi Bin 1962 (msuzzanato Theco praliady dial the ends marks for thed, allanagh in his bit of once gra \nLerveis series, markings of that means frnd 42 blared the suis hot hear and swa, mouths Dietsele kami sannindumpoline; poika j SCENTE, and Cougar mom in as per contracthe public de vigantine Onlineman This the prons in the free third To the d \n'nud team bavio Bestessary to division of be (in the shun afore, Noonge the appeal kaning | Me. Silau sala dent was in ding my parity au \nHæren öntidel ognaret Me Hong them was us | Privat \nwe informed that the Box Ched hair \npagne BucaME INDIENIA, Anthe above Per, afford Other Gull epises cool + sprog Berlegenen La Berpizze, dieng theichengen, itp. Hoppy zemained, hunt la mezaike.\n\n### LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY\n\nTHE Souars Jaicina Con il dose Refolliot. That weve geniusas for newly for \nfor Ayan, palem #1. \nIRA Gorgaz 1sque, Depot, Home) & (TRATO POP, W \nnock e \nFngth, \n111 last c \nDepth be Maier as dyzing Thier, \n10. \nIGOR R \nLength, \nTrepit if Ward 19pting Views \nJ. \nE \nBOUND VOLCHES of the UVANLANDSHME WWW Bagni Pentorno al Thunden, wel za ube by staring \nredny be these ni Kemping. Food the increio aunt in se pole te lung 42 in jur dign \nFor Fumig. Jinks shtet w he deduarit dupire! wis Tonwers acted MM Hoy's up is trea. Whilst de apar bias Finition rate CHANTS MANUAL bu uglier een nach w pding-need ou douche e neliston shat Kasa sisi tie a praxin miducia Purpo \n1. Tet Aperi Tings, he was saved shower cama, which sur vet me Parciprocaļ pas Pursesatina \nths of His Wifest Celivery of the Durga in Fanden, and criter signed ruled, or cheria, and reset on person th port to have move out of the fies of the \n4,5 \nChelam \n1 ye \nN \nF. Puter. Ey \n* Nowe Kan. Many Cices \nbotinated the Plantin \nChinese Vocabulary, moon s \nLane Coals. Dvigron & \n4. %. Progo ¿Momany. \"Shape, Benigna \nMy Mad Backe svinzial key for viral ¦ fi. 1. Tezno, ki. Megumi, Olyphanuman Ge verneir, 27 vest laer nadie, \nWEXSHOPS. \nTu Wezkahnya an Be Premier, but \nAberdeen and posess every, Implan A Devesary for the Bepair of ships \nFree Mariners.\" \"Nie) Kaglabar's Shupa ar Amplied wil Lathes. \nPA... \ndi n.1 \nAgnelabitshed 3-An overal laut dag, \nاليل الى حالى كون ان لو \nL JOSEAS, \nBunabii, War hagust, imesh. \nLARSCRIES GRAMMAR, D party, prica si. \nCara \nTOSTON RATES axe man ĮTARIAN De 18uja, în saty, nemate Lou \nbetri, 1 \nHoaglens. Trek Juanure. 1990, \nالله بذا \n***** ROZICE. \nFrommenish the rule mall and won \nA \nJawyer which means was titached in it. That Vanek Komptuario Los Rokára tetamber theRTE 10: | ho deverasized to take ne nolis, whrimos oli ne. Yek, danas he mig \nThe real M. Kings attempted file, are cry of the sam \nBlanding en vrgo5. \n- ཕ :; \na fruit? an \n-; \n! \n5 \nCL \nfrighton hem into doing see in contant the Hobar Cherige given admizures in the can in the hours The Ki il as an innere to stay was and we put the Deity Preadwill be in all with rele heel towel Lense of fund which down, Jerk in the \nLE HEADING Wien, \nTAMBURI, WRREOS FIRE\" ENTRANCE |der strangest prox ching Machines, &c. &c of sensi pal's Madera noter que abariton weg! Mangkang, #1st July, 19A \nww mihi fargent scale, and then waram apt Rite as Flangerie and it) pomme my **com, The Shipærigas's and 130 km wwel ple what is open ports in Chios to the abstin o \npluri, wack the Mediena podbari za ang dilak \nwith a tiny onrried on vizena the Butteiviaino) \nfagetlenmilTM repears, \nPower Gil Tafta Shears sinó con drang, alam ¦ Bonetuses said Manchu Loti \nnee whint, sergels man the in 29 Des with \ntake ja oy bot boilers, etcats, ka \nTAGULIWMAKERS DEPARENANTS, \nAnd \nTHE MOHYNSTEN INSPRANGE *** \nNAHGTASS \nMr Kinganvill to seville in the Hates were the my art agriart sing mucil my \n| appeal abral t be decide \nMe Fingers on the liver that degree Mr Sonny suddents left the ecieng and väitel Banque, aur a, ... my pear we su tinuturs puit, apoi An \n!corng faz de ayers of \nthe peel and I paid hind we \nan air vape mea sapien. Kuzma \nprea de tar dus. 55. R. Als Calebte for his appeame to the sub- dra Vices Prague. by ill. W. W 341 bong lee decimal time for went ane Acting Linebat splet sur SHAND \nA San Tan be useifel-rank we had done so used Burton, Seaman Lutefiugly and her ran a bit 475.15 colic the \nBuses, daughter of de tre Wil- when les now sand.\n\n### PENK & De \nStats Banglang, Takama, JoA T \n\"MOUETTE,\" \nmia Denia, of 300 s ateis quic porch, to tad de Wavopes and Hongkong. \nRim freight apply t \nREYNVAAR KAR \n2047 Wankly, 18 *******PORTAL.4) 20. 199ÑOLA LE \nBeigh dis \n'MANDARIN,\" \n& O \nqu CONSTANCE\" captain. Riidan, will leta gaier L-paton Kit London, budding here sed at Whop, estling i \nORIENT \nISING VONG VERANG. \nS \nGALA DAN, SEW, Malva, \nSKULLE & SOUTHAMPTON \n· BOMBAY, MADRAS & CALAMITA, \n338 \nPost-Office Notifications.\n\nThe Me, Prise, and T. -125 ** Sp>u!,” in cor pù sat la nata, 461 x \nBany of Fra \n1 Manti-Mer parking, the \nCakung a.. \nFor Stake Amor, and functus, -$10 Tân - marr, in a 2. vgust, w: Itam, \n4. Most will di Bor has rubelse.--Vera Bag Shy im August, at 3 \ny dinis with th \npus PA & S. Gremory Fan, CHA Bur- \nStare, Mertua dago, até a \nfor Musty's Maile, I do ispers, Marins! Come will have this for the H \nRATTRAY, 125 Augu AT 2 15. DANENT he georived in bari nga i \n..oe 30th: SPECIE N jos tur 1: E PARCHES Tug the 200 \nYou Puchtendre gandire Vapory han \n·PORAR. Hele vie Ponasniva Š ČV eated em Nangolion Canapark Diline, Hanglong CONTEN AND VARDE OF PAGRAGES APP 802!!#215 a of prizes tecturation of the Cape V.\n\n### Page 363\n### Page 364\n### Page 365\n### Page 366\n### Page 367\n### Page 368\n### Page 369\n### Page 370\n### Page 371\n### Page 372\n### Page 373\n### Page 374\n### Page 375\n### Page 376\n### Page 377\n### Page 378\n### Page 379\n### Page 380\n### Page 381\n### Page 382\n### Page 383\n### Page 384\n### Page 385\n### Page 386\n### Page 387\n### Page 388\n### Page 389\n### Page 390\n### Page 391\n### Page 392\n### Page 393\n### Page 394\n### Page 395\n### Page 396\n### Page 397\n### Page 398\n### Page 399\n### Page 400\n### Page 401\n### Page 402\n### Page 403\n### Page 404\n### Page 405\n### Page 406\n### Page 407\n### Page 408\n### Page 409\n### Page 410\n### Page 411\n### Page 412\n### Page 413\n### Page 414\n### Page 415\n### Page 416\n### Page 417\n### Page 418\n### Page 419\n### Page 420\n### Page 421\n### Page 422\n### Page 423\n### Page 424\n### Page 425\n### Page 426\n### Page 427\n### Page 428\n### Page 429\n### Page 430\n### Page 431\n### Page 432\n### Page 433\n### Page 434\n### Page 435\n### Page 436\n### Page 437\n### Page 438\n### Page 439\n### Page 440\n### Page 441\n### Page 442\n### Page 443\n### Page 444\n### Page 445\n### Page 446\n### Page 447\n### Page 448\n### Page 449\n### Page 450\n### Page 451\n### Page 452\n### Page 453\n### Page 454\n### Page 455\n### Page 456\n### Page 457\n### Page 458\n### Page 459\n### Page 460\n### Page 461\n### Page 462\n### Page 463\n### Page 464\n### Page 465\n### Page 466\n### Page 467\n### Page 468\n### Page 469\n### Page 470\n### Page 471\n### Page 472\n### Page 473\n### Page 474\n### Page 475\n### Page 476\n### Page 477\n### Page 478\n### Page 479\n### Page 480", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264310, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-110 - Others - 1865", "page_number": 226, "title": "CO129-110 - Others - 1865", "content_text": "## On the Service of the Mint of Hong Kong\n\n221 Mahoner's Hall Court, London, March 14th 1865\n\nTo William Allan Hary,\n\n| Item | Description | Date | Quantity | Price |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Setts Diary CA A (interleaved) | | 1 | |\n| | Patterson's Economy of Capital | | 1 | 6/- |\n| | Undergovernment | | 1 | 20/- |\n| | Hawtin's Silver Coins | | 1 | 25/- |\n| | Humphrey's Coinage | | 1 | |\n| | Assaye Tables by Gathy Shot | Mar. 10 | 1 | 3/0 |\n| | Demy | | | 6/- |\n| | Medium | | | 6/- |\n| | Royal | Feby. 20 | | |\n| | Sup. Royal | | | |\n| | The Author's Book | | 1 | |\n| 2 | Staples Decimal Tables | | 1 | 9/1 |\n| | Dog: Gellets Jean Quill Ans- | | | less 1/6 |\n| | | | | 3/6 |\n| | | | | 18/- |\n| | | | | M |\n| | | | | 2/1860 |\n| | | | | DL |\n| | | | | $19 |\n| | | 8 9 10 11 | | |\n| | | 16. M. H.SC. | | me me |\n\nExamined [illegible] The W/m Kinder \nApproved (8) The Graham \n\nI hereby certify that these Books are in my possession at the Royal Mint \n(2) The Wm Kinder \nMe. Mr H. H.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-110 - Others - 1865.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268203, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 183, "title": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "fabricated of 80 per cent of Silver (instead of 90 per Cent - the dollar Standard) These are all tokens circulating above their metal-value and of which the manufacture is attended with considerable profit particularly the manufacture of the Silver Ten Cent - The next member to clearly the Seventy Cent piece and this pure ought also to be a token composed of the same alloy as the existing Ten Cent - Less urgent but likely to be required in future is another token described above - The \"small change\" in Silver would thus be the 5, 10 and 20 Cent all tokens. such is the progression which has of late been generally adopted by the centesimal subdivisions decimal coinages - The Scheme dispenses with a Quarter dollar (25 Cents) and in this respect only differs from the series proposed at the time of the Despatch. Then, as suggested in the Despatch, the Series would have the half dollar to be made of fine silver - 50 cents should be considered a token? Of inferior weight it should be of the same proportional weight as the Dollar itself and of equal purity - These two pieces would be the Standards of the Dollar Silver currency holding a place like that of the Sovereign and half Sovereign in the British Gold Currency.\n\nThe recommendation contained in the Governor's Despatch that the Royal arms with Supporters should be placed upon the obverse of the half and quarter dollars. It may be doubted whether such change is in itself politic.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268267, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 247, "title": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "pay two per cent for re-coining then present Dollars which, will not bear corresponding premium in the \n\nthis \n\nmarket to cover \n\nexpense, when re-coined into British Dollars which latter they anticipate difficulty, at first in inducing the Chinese, even here and in South China, to believe equivalent to the Mexican Dollar unless an equal touch be guaranteed; while, to present the \n\nCoin being (value of the \n\neyes of the Chinese \n\ndiminished in the \n\nby the design being hereafter changed \n\nit would be better were the new \n\nDollar to bear a fixed device \n\nIt is true the new Decimal \n\nCoinage, now in circulation bears \n\na premium \n\namong the Chinese, but \n\nit does not follow the same success \n\nWhen \n\nonce \n\n244 \n\nhowever, the British \n\nDollar is known and accepted throughout \n\nChina, the success of the Mint in Hong-Kong would appear to be \n\nundoubted but to \n\nensure \n\nthis it \n\nis a question, whether, the expenses of the \n\nthe Mint should not be met for a longer period than two months by other sources than those to be derived from its operations. – \n\nshall make it my duty to obtain all the information in \n\nmy \n\npower \n\non \n\nthis subject before leaving \n\nthe view \n\nwith the \n\nChina in April next \n\non my arrival in \n\nEngland at their Lordships disposal \n\nI have &c. \n\n(Signed) Henry Robinson \n\nA.C.Gr \n\nmay \n\nattend the Dollar at \n\nfirst.\n\nWhen \n\nExtract.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268272, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "249\n\nagreeably to\n\nWhen\n\nthe\n\nHalf-dollar is\n\n} \n\nissued it shall be of half the\n\nMint\n\nweight of the\n\ndollar\n\nand\n\n1\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nsame fineness\n\nOut\n\nthe\n\ndollar, namely\n\nnine-tenths fineness. The remedies for\n\nweight and fineness for the Half-dollar\n\nthe practice of the Royal\n\nThe Bank of England and\n\nthe Bullion Trade of London, no\n\npreference to the\n\nofficial\n\ndivisions\n\nof the\n\nstandard grains.\n\nI have\n\n(signed) Thos. Graham\n\nshall be\n\nthe\n\nsame\n\nas for the whole\n\ndollar, namely\n\n0.002 oz\n\non each single\n\npiece.\n\nOf the Dollars and Half dollars\n\ncoined at Hong Kong not less than\n\none\n\nin 20,000 shall be\n\nsent home\n\nthrough the Colonial Office to be assayed\n\nand reported upon by the Master of\n\nthe Mint.\n\nThe weights\n\nare here expressed\n\nin decimal fractions of an\n\nounce Troy,\n\nagreeably\n\nTrue copy HW", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273204, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "content_text": "Mr I. F. Made, the Chinese Secretary of Legation at Peking, was consulted on the prospects of any change in monetary arrangements in China and on the best description of currency requirements to meet the needs in the various ports.\n\nThe absence of a silver coinage for transactions below the value of a Dollar causes great loss and inconvenience, more especially to foreign residents and the Chinese themselves, to whom he has mentioned the matter, equally affecting Trade and Commerce. He was asked to obtain his opinions on the most suitable designs for such coinage.\n\nOn the first point, he considers not only desirable but necessary that some better defined monetary system should be adopted without delay. The altered state of trading operations, the payment of Customs dues, and the intercourse with the Chinese call for more creditable exchange than the present travesty. We are convinced of the advantage that a silver subsidiary coinage could be introduced.\n\nOn the second subject, Mr Made is of the opinion that local Tael, as the specimen Shanghae Tael, would be too restricted in its operation and that the coin to be adopted should be Haikwan Tael with such a design and Standard as may be approved and recognised by the Imperial Government of China; with a Decimal subsidiary coinage consisting of a 5 Mace, 1 Mace...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273207, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "content_text": "the monetary legal remedy for each excepted of 2 parts per mille, in either direction. Power should also be applied to issue and the Chinese \"authorized to accept a decimal coinage of Dubmudian the Tael for all payments not exceeding in amount Five or even Few Taels, consisting of pieces respectively of 1 Mace, 1 Mace, 1 Mace and 3 Candareens the weight as before stated, and of each piece being as follows, viz the 1 Tael & half the weight of the Tael; 1 Mace one fifth of the Tael; 1 Mace one tenth of the Tael; 3 Candareens one thirtieth of the Tael. Should the Chinese Government require new Taels to be struck for its own use, I should recommend that the Brassage charge be 1 per cent, the coins to be delivered to the Imperial Commissioner's Customs either at Canton or Shanghae. But it is presumed that it would be unnecessary for the Imperial Government to entail this expense as the Foreign Merchants would certainly find it to their advantage to procure the coinage from Hong Kong if it could be made current, they would more than save the cost of the advantages of a defined and admitted Tael; to be accepted as such in contradistinction to the present uncertain system of squeezing adopted in making payments in Sycee Dollars; where not only is a sufficient deduction made for conversion into Syceguan (a process which costs coinage) but ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273231, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "content_text": "these coins will pass current in Japan,\n\nI have the honor respectfully to request that Your Excellency may be pleased, deem it advisable, to refer the question to the Japanese Authorities with a view to ascertaining whether they are inclined to admit the Hongkong Dollar and its Subsidiary Coimage into circulation, and to receive it in payment of Custom House and other dues in the same manner as the current Mexican Dollar.\n\nIt will be seen that the Hongkong dollar is a decimal faction superior in fineness to either the Bombay or Mexican Dollar\n\n39\n\n(Signed) Jas. M. Munay\nC. A. B. G.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 280606, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-142 - Public Offices & Others - 1869", "page_number": 88, "title": "CO129-142 - Public Offices & Others - 1869", "content_text": "86\n\nHong Kong Cadetships.\n\nWITH a view to supply the Civil Service in Hong Kong, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to devote themselves for a certain time after their arrival in the Colony to learning Chinese.\n\n1st. The Cadets are appointed after a competitive examination by the Civil Service Commissioners, from amongst Candidates nominated for this purpose by the Secretary of State.\n\n2nd. Each Candidate shall be between the ages of 20 and 23.\n\n3rd. The heads of examination are as follows:-\n\nA. Obligatory.\n\n1st. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography.\n\n2nd. Arithmetic, including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions.\n\n3rd. Latin, and one of the following languages :- Greek, French, German, Italian.\n\n4th. English Composition, including Précis Writing.\n\nB. Optional.\n\n5th. Pure and Mixed Mathematics.\n\n6th. Ancient or Modern History, and Geography.\n\n7th. The Elements of Constitutional and International Law, and Political Economy.\n\n8th. Geology, Civil Engineering, and Surveying.\n\nEvery Candidate must show a competent knowledge of the first four Subjects, and may select any two of the Optional Subjects.\n\n4th. Each Cadet will receive a salary of £200 per annum; half-salary to commence from the day of leaving England, and full salary from the date of his arrival in the Colony. The cost of his passage to the Colony will be paid, subject to the repayment hereafter mentioned (Secs. 8, 9).\n\n5th. On the arrival of the Cadet in Hong Kong he will apply himself specially to learning Chinese.\n\n(150 7 | 69-II & S 4328)\n\nEX.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-142 - Public Offices & Others - 1869.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 282380, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG.\n\nWill to Pandit 15 \nhandy with and \nmathes \n\n**ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.** \n\n**No. 12 of 1856.** \n\nBY His Excellency Sir John BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. \n\n**An Ordinance to regulate Chinese Burials, and to prevent certain Nuisances, within the Colony of Hongkong.** \n\n[12th June, 1856.] \n\nWhereas the increase of Population and Buildings in the City of Victoria has made it necessary to provide other arrangements for the Interment of the Dead, and whereas there exist certain Nuisances which the Laws hitherto in force have failed effectually to prevent: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, in manner following, that is to say :--\n\n## Preamble.\n\n## Interpretation of terms.\n\nI. For the construction as well of this Ordinance as of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, the Ordinance No. 2 of 1854, the Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, and the Ordinance No. 11 of 1856, the following Rules of Construction shall be observed in addition to whatsoever other Rules are by the said Ordinances respectively provided, that is to say --- \n\nThe expressions \"Public Officer\" or \"Public Department\" shall extend to and include His Excellency the Governor and every Officer or Department invested with or performing duties of a public nature, whether under immediate control of His Excellency or not.\n\nThe expression \"Lawful Authority\" shall extend to and denote any Permission which may be lawfully given by a Public Officer or Department or by a Private Person.\n\nWhere no specific Description is given of the Ownership of any Property, the word \"Property\" shall be taken to apply to all such Property of the kinds specified, whether owned by the Crown, by a Public Department, or by a Private Person.\n\n## Power to appoint Sites for Chinese Cemeteries, &c.\n\nII. It shall be lawful for His Excellency in Executive Council from time to time to select and appoint, and by advertisement in the Hongkong Government Gazette to notify, sufficient and proper Places to be the Sites of, and to be used as, Cemeteries or Places of Burial for the Chinese; and from time to time to alter, vary, and repeal the said Notifications by others, to be advertised in the like manner; and in such Cemeteries or Places it shall be lawful for the Chinese, in conformity with the Provisions of the Notifications actually in force, to bury their Dead, yet so as that any person who shall use for that purpose a Grave of less than Five Feet in depth from the ordinary surface of the ground to the uppermost side of the Corpse or Coffin therein deposited, shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars, nor less than Five Dollars.\n\n## Power to close Chinese Cemeteries.\n\nIII. His said Excellency in Executive Council is authorized from time to time to notify, by advertisement in the Hongkong Government Gazette, that any Chinese Cemetery or Burial Ground shall, from a time in such Notification to be specified, be closed, and the same shall be closed accordingly; and whosoever after the expiration of the said specified time shall bury any Corpse in the said Cemetery or Burial Ground shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars nor less than Five.\n\n## Penalties on Burials elsewhere than in Cemeteries, &c.\n\nIV. Whosoever shall bury any Corpse or Coffin in any Ground not being a Cemetery or Burial Ground authorised under this or any other Ordinance, shall (except in cases provided for by Section Three of this Ordinance) for every such his offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars nor less than Five.\n\n## Further penalties on Burials being Nuisances, &c.\n\nV. The penalties in Sections Three and Four specified shall be deemed to be cumulative and not substituted penalties, in any case where the commission of any of the Offences to which the same are applicable shall occasion a Nuisance within the meaning of `Ordinance No. 8 of 1856`, Section Fourteen.\n\n## Nuisances punishable, at the discretion of the Court.\n\nVI. The Offences next hereinafter specified shall be deemed to be Nuisances within the meaning of all Laws, at any time in force within this Colony, for the better repression of Nuisances, save that the Court or Justices before whom any person shall be found guilty of any such offence, in lieu of all other punishment for the same, shall order him for every such offence to pay a penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars nor less than One Dollar, that is to say;\n\n1. The Felling, Cutting, Destroying or Injuring of any standing or growing Tree, Shrub, or Underwood, any Grass-sod or Turf, or any Fence or Portion thereof (except in cases where any such offence shall be proved to have been committed with a felonious intention).\n\n2. The doing any act whereby Injury or Obstruction, whether directly or consequentially, may accrue to a Public Road, Path, or Walk, or to the Shore of the Sea, or to Navigation, Mooring, or Anchorage, Transit or Traffic, or whereby any other Nuisance within the meaning of `Ordinance No. 8 of 1856`, Sections Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen, whether directly or consequentially, may happen.\n\n3. The trespassing, by Man or Beast, upon or in any Messuage, Tenement, Cemetery, or Land being vested in or under the control or management of any Public Officer, or Department whatsoever.\n\n4. The obeying the calls of nature on any Way or in any public exposed or other improper Place, to the annoyance of others.\n\n## Whipping may be substituted in the case of offences against Section VI Divisions 1 and 4.\n\nVII. It shall be lawful for the Court or Justices before whom any person shall be found guilty of any offence against Division One or Division Four of Section Six of this Ordinance, to order him, in lieu of all other punishment, to be once or twice publicly whipped, yet so as that no Offender shall receive in all for any one such offence more than Fifty Blows nor less than Five.\n\n## Extension of penalties to Accessaries.\n\nVIII. Upon proof made to the satisfaction of the Court or Justices that a person accused of any Nuisance or Offence under this Ordinance, or any of the said enumerated Ordinances, is in fact guilty of having procured, permitted, connived at, or continued any such Nuisance or Offence, or of having neglected or refused to perform any Duty cast upon him by Law for the prevention or repression of the same, the said Court or Justices shall find the said person guilty of the said Nuisance or Offence, and shall award against him the penalty or other punishment to which persons guilty of the said Nuisance or Offence are or shall be liable.\n\n## Incorporation with former Ordinances.\n\nIX. This Ordinance shall be read together with the Ordinances enumerated in Section One, and shall be incorporated therewith.\n\n## Summary proceedings.\n\nX. All summary proceedings under this Ordinance, or the said enumerated Ordinances, (except proceedings under `Ordinance No. 8 of 1856`, Sections Two to Nine, both inclusive) may be had upon the information of any Complainant: But the disposal of Materials of Nuisances, of Building Materials, and of Utensils under Sections Seventeen and Nineteen of the last-mentioned Ordinance, shall be at the absolute discretion of the Surveyor General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 282381, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG.\n\n## ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIE REGINE.\n\n### No. 11 of 1856.\n\nBy His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\n**An Ordinance for Lighting the City of Victoria.**\n\n[12th June, 1856.]\n\nWhereas it is desirable that a system of Public Lighting should be introduced into this City: Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\n## Preamble.\n\n1. For defraying the Expenses of and incident to the execution of this Ordinance, there shall be levied \"The Lighting Rate.\" Quarterly, together with and in addition to the Police Rate or Rates for the year, a further Rate to be called \"The Lighting Rate,\" and estimated at One and a Half per Cent on the gross amount of the Property included in the Police Rate Assessment for the current year; and all the Provisions of the Ordinances `No. 2 of 1845` and `No. 3 of 1851`, touching Valuation, Assessment, Levy, and Appeal, shall extend and apply to the said \"Lighting Rate.\"\n\n## The Surveyor-General to provide and fix Lamps, &c., and the Superintendent of Police to keep them lighted.\n\nII. The Surveyor-General shall from time to time cause a sufficient number of Irons or Posts for the lighting of the Streets, Roads, Ways, and Public Thoroughfares of the City of Victoria to be provided, and the same to be set up, fixed, or erected, in all suitable Situations for such lighting, and either in any of the said Streets, Roads, Ways, and Thoroughfares, or in any Close adjacent thereto, or upon or against the Wall of any House or Building, or the Side of any Wall or Fence, or elsewhere, as he shall think proper; and he shall also from time to time cause to be provided, and put, and affixed upon the said Irons and Posts, such a number of Lamps, and of such Sizes and Sorts respectively, as shall be found requisite for the Lighting of the said Streets, Roads, Ways, and Thoroughfares respectively. And it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Police to light and to keep lighted the said Lamps with Oil for any number of hours in every twenty-four hours, as the said Surveyor General shall from time to time direct.\n\n## Laws relating to Fixtures and Chattels, extended to Lamps, Irons, &c.\n\nIII. The Laws relating to the removing, taking, carrying away, or stealing of Fixtures and Chattels respectively, shall be interpreted to apply to the removing, taking, carrying away, or stealing of the said Irons, Posts, Lamps, and Oil respectively, by any persons whomsoever; and the Property of and in all such articles shall be deemed to be vested in the Surveyor-General for all the purposes of any Action, Suit, or Information brought or preferred against any person for or in respect of the same, or for or in respect of any Trespass, Injury, Misdemeanor, or Felony done or committed in respect of any of the said articles.\n\n## Wilful Damage, how punishable.\n\nIV. If any person shall wilfully extinguish the Light of any such Lamp, or wilfully injure, displace, or damage any such Lamp or any other of the said articles, every such offender shall, upon conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace, forfeit and pay for every such Offence a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars nor less than One Dollar, and shall further forfeit and pay the full amount of the Damage by him so done as aforesaid, and all incidental Costs and Expenses.\n\n## Apprehension of Offenders without Warrant.\n\nV. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the commission of an Offence against Section Three of this Ordinance, to seize the said Offender, and to deliver him to any Constable, or to the said Justice of the Peace; and no Warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the Apprehension of any such Offender as aforesaid.\n\n## Carelessness or Accidental Damage.\n\nVI. When any Damage or Injury shall have been occasioned unto any such articles by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person shall not have made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of any Justice of the Peace, upon Complaint thereof made, to order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such Damage or Injury, together with all incidental Costs and Expenses.\n\n## Summary procedure before Justices.\n\nVII. All Proceedings before a Justice of the Peace under this Ordinance, except as provided by Section Four shall be had, and the payment of all pecuniary Penalties, Costs, and Damages under the same shall be enforced, in like manner as in other cases of or belonging to the summary jurisdiction of Justices is by law provided.\n\n## Disposal of Monies.\n\nVIII. All Monies recovered or received under this Ordinance shall be paid into the Colonial Treasury.\n\nJOHN BOWRING.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 12th Day of June, 1856.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.\n\n## \n\n16 \n\n**Costs may be given.**\n\nXI. The Court, or Justices before whom any proceedings whatsoever shall be had under this Ordinance or the said enumerated Ordinances, may award **Costs and Expenses** to be paid by any Offender upon conviction, and to enforce payment thereof by any of the ways and means prescribed by `Ordinance No. 8 of 1856` in respect of penalties.\n\n## English Law of Nuisances to come in force within this Colony.\n\nXII. All Nuisances prohibited by the Laws for the time being in force within England, are equally prohibited within this Colony, and may be abated and punished according to the Provisions of this Ordinance within this Colony, and the said enumerated Ordinances; but notwithstanding this or any other Ordinance against Nuisances now in force or hereafter to come in force, all Remedies compatible therewith for the Prevention, Abatement, or Punishment of, or the Compensation for, Nuisances which are or shall be at any time in force within England, shall, until express Provision be made to the contrary, extend to and be enforced within this Colony likewise.\n\n## Orders, &c., of the Board of Health, to extend to this Colony.\n\nXIII. Such of the Orders and Regulations of the General Board of Health established in London under Authority of the Acts of Parliament for the Protection of the Public Health, or any of them, as shall be from time to time by the Governor in Executive Council determined and notified, with such Modifications thereof respectively as His Excellency in Council shall think fit to adopt, shall for such time and to such extent or with such modifications as shall be so notified, extend to and be enforced within this Colony under the authority of this Ordinance.\n\n## Saving as to Acts done or sanctioned by Lawful Authority.\n\nXIV. Nothing contained in this Ordinance, or in any of the Ordinances therewith incorporated, shall operate to the Restraint or Punishment of any Act or thing done under Lawful Authority or sanctioned by Lawful Authority, yet so as that in every case the Proof of such Lawful Authority shall lie upon the person alleging the same.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 12th Day of June, 1856.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E Castro, Clerk of Councils.\n\nJOHN BOWRING.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 287010, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3]", "page_number": 104, "title": "CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3]", "content_text": "Order\n\nSubject: Instructions to Barrack Sergeant regarding management of provisions and stores at Central Police Station\n\nResult of Representations by Captain Superintendent (H.M. Decima)\n\nApproval instructions - to prevent any misappropriation for private profit during handling and sale - Severely\n\nStore, under Poon Sack & Sergeants\n\nThe practice of this Officer, and tradesmen of the Establishment have generally, it is stated, made unfair profit out of articles purchased for consumption by the men.\n\nOrder by Mr. Rice, M.L. (an old Order; vide entire Memo regarding Report to file \"Memorandum on the Havers of 3/4 Tons, 1869.\") (Vide Buchi 3) (and Printed Rules, page 21). The prices of the liquors at the canteen were regulated by the Superintendent and Porter & other liquor vendors; so as to give the minimum of profit. Articles at first cost, with the chance of liquid spoiling.\n\nPrevious Orders are consistent with this order.\n\nInstructions for the Barrack Sergeant:\n\n1. ... He, the Sergeant, will be held responsible that the Barrack rooms, kitchens, lavatories, &c., and all buildings at Central Station are left clean and in the best possible condition. The food from the Store, noting there in the books provided, will suit the kitchehs, where the provisions for the Staff are cooked, and maintains that they are cooked in a proper and wholesome manner and without waste; and that they are clean and ready for cooking the meat, &c.\n\n2. He will make, at least, one daily inspection of the Barrack rooms and principal buildings, to see that they are properly aired, and take measures to prevent any nuisance.\n\n3. He will see that all clothing and perishable articles are properly aired.\n\n4. He will see that the fires have been properly attended to, and that the Station is in good order and ready for inspection. He will note any damage, want of cleanliness, or irregularity.\n\n5. He will, upon the order of the Captain Superintendent, purchase articles as necessary, from time to time, for the use of the Establishment.\n\n6. Before any article is purchased, it must be inspected and approved by the Mess Committee or any person nominated by the Captain Superintendent.\n\n7. He will visit and inspect the rooms and out-houses of the Central Station twice during the day.\n\n8. The establishment and maintenance of a Mess fund, and a well-regulated system, being of the greatest importance, and requiring the most constant and attentive supervision, the Store Sergeant will win the greatest vigilance in the performance of this duty.\n\n9. It is to be clearly understood that no Member of the Establishment is to appropriate to himself or make for his own use any profit from the sale of provisions or other articles appertaining to the Mess.\n\n10. Articles purchased in bulk are to be retailed at the lowest possible price, consistent with their cost. Any profit is to be applied to the credit of the Mess fund.\n\nSimilar Orders on 5th December 1867, 5th October 1868, and 13th December 1869.\n\nPrinted Rules in use.\n\nOrder by Mr. Rice\n\nFormer Orders testify to this effect.\n\nPresses, Canteens, &c.\n\nAttendance of Inspectors at Inquests, and the most efficient performance of Police duties in relation thereto.\n\nPage 103", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 287572, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]", "page_number": 142, "title": "CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]", "content_text": "II. ARITHMETIC.\n\n(60 marks.)\n\n1. Divide 2 + (¾ of 3¼) – ⅞ by 1½.\n\n2. A ship is worth $16,000. If I have ⅘ of it, and sell ¾ of my share, how much have I left, and what is it worth?\n\n3. Divide 1121.4 by -534, and prove by Vulgar Fractions.\n\n4. Reduce 7/10 to the decimal of £2.\n\n5. Find the Square Root of 282475249.\n\n6. Find the Cube Root of 69426581.\n\n7. The interest of a certain sum of money, lent for 4 years and 9 months, at 4 per cent a year, is $161.50. What was the sum lent?\n\n8. Find the difference between the Simple and Compound Interest of £13,333, 6, 8 for 5 years at 5 per cent.\n\n9. I bought a knife at 1/ and sold it at a profit of 24d. What was the gain per cent?\n\n10. A can do a piece of work in 20 days of 7 hours, and B can do it in 14 days of 8 hours; how many hours a day should A and B be engaged together to finish the work in 10 days?\n\nIII. CHEMISTRY.\n\n(80 marks.)\n\nI. METALS:\n\n(1.) How may the Metals be classified?\n\n(2.) What is the proportion of Metals to Non-metals?\n\n(3.) What Metals are represented by these symbols: Fe, Hg, K, Na, Pb, Pd, Pt, Sn?\n\nII. ALLOYS:\n\n(1.) What is an Alloy?\n\n(2.) Mention some of the more important ones and their composition.\n\n(3.) What name is given to Alloys which contain Mercury?\n\nIII. IRON:\n\n(1.) What are the properties of Iron?\n\n(2.) Distinguish Cast Iron, Malleable Iron, and Steel.\n\n(3.) What are the processes by which these three states of Iron are produced; and in what does the distinction between them consist?\n\nIV. COPPER:\n\n(1.) In what places does Copper occur?\n\n(2.) Mention the principal Copper ores, and the methods by which they are reduced.\n\n(3.) What are the Tests for Copper?\n\nV. LEAD:\n\n(1.) Enumerate and describe the Oxides of Lead.\n\n(2.) Give the more common Salts of Lead, and express their composition in symbols.\n\n(3.) What is the composition of these substances: (a) Plumber's Solder, (b) Fine Solder, (c) Type Metal, and (d) Shot?\n\nVI. SILVER:\n\n(1.) By what process can chemically-pure Silver be obtained?\n\n(2.) How is Silver extracted from Galena?\n\n(3.) What are the properties of Silver?\n\nVII. GOLD:\n\n(1.) Mention some places where Gold is found; and give the percentage of Gold to Silver in the specimens found in those places.\n\n(2.) Given 6 Fe SO₄ + 2 Au Cl₃ to find Gold.\n\n(3.) What are the Tests for Gold?\n\nVIII. TIN:\n\n(1.) What is the principal ore of Tin, and how is it reduced?\n\n(2.) What is Mine Tin, and what is Stream Tin?\n\n(3.) What is Tin-plate? Describe the process by which it is made.\n\nIV. COMPOSITION.\n\nTHE ORANGE.\n\n(50 marks.)\n\nV. DICTATION.\n\n(100 marks.)\n\nWhen I was a child of seven years old, my friends on a holiday, filled my pocket with half-pence. I went directly toward a shop where toys were sold for children, and being charmed with the sound of a whistle that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth, put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation. This little event, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind; so that often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, \"Don't give too much for the whistle;\" and so I saved my money.\n\nVI. MATHEMATICAL DRAWING.\n\n(40 marks.)\n\n1. Bisect any given angle.\n\n2. Find the centre of any given circle.\n\n3. From a given point, let fall a perpendicular upon a given straight line, the point to be nearly opposite the end of the given line.\n\n4. Construct an ellipse, the transverse diameter being 6 inches, the conjugate 4 inches.\n\n5. Upon any straight line draw a regular pentagon.\n\n6. Upon any straight line construct a regular octagon.\n\nVII. GEOGRAPHY.\n\n(50 marks.)\n\n1. If you were asked to take a ship from Calcutta to St. Petersburg, through what seas, straits, &c., and past what countries would you sail?\n\n2. Give the principal Volcanoes in Europe, Asia, and Africa.\n\n3. Name the three great Rivers of China, the Provinces through which they flow, and the principal cities on their banks.\n\n4. Give the principal Rivers in the North and West of Africa.\n\n5. Give a short account of Soudan or Nigritia.\n\n6. Give the principal mountain Ranges in Africa.\n\n7. Describe the Sahara, or Great Desert.\n\n8. Draw as full and correct a Map of Africa as you can.\n\nVIII. GEOMETRY.\n\n(50 marks.)\n\n1. Define a Circle, an Isosceles Triangle, a Rhombus, and a Parallelogram.\n\n2. From the greater of two straight lines to cut off a part equal to the less.\n\n3. To bisect a given rectilineal angle, that is, to divide it into two equal angles.\n\n4. To make a triangle of which the sides shall be equal to three given straight lines, but any two whatever of these must be greater than the third.\n\n5. To draw a straight line through a given point parallel to a given straight line.\n\n6. To describe a square upon a given straight line.\n\nIX. GRAMMAR.\n\n(40 marks.)\n\n1. Parse the words in italics: \"Part single or with mate Graze the sea-weed, their pasture, and thro' groves Of coral stray, or sporting with quick glance Show to the sun their waved coats dropt with gold.\"\n\n2. Analyse into simple sentences: \"If they eat up our food, and worry our skin and ears, we must remember that they also themselves supply abundant food both to birds and fish, on which we ourselves partly subsist, and that to three of their tribes we owe much.\"\n\n3. Supply the words omitted in the following sentences: \"Most of these animals are found in the sea, or attached to rocks washed by the sea, or in fresh lakes; but some of them live on land, as the snails and the slugs, so destructive to our gardens.\"\n\n4. Write in full the Past Tense, Indicative, Potential, and Subjunctive, Active and Passive, of the Verb to teach.\n\n5. Conjugate: creep, drive, flee, fly, go, hold, and slay.\n\n6. Why are these sentences wrong?\n\n1. Let me to do that.\n\n2. Her father and her were present.\n\n3. I have wrote my letter.\n\n4. Each of my brothers in their turn tried it.\n\n5. He is exceeding well.\n\nX. MENSURATION.\n\n(60 marks.)\n\n1. The side of a square court-yard measures 88 ft. 6 in. What will it cost to pave it at 48 cents per yard?\n\n2. What is the side of a square whose area is 945,169 square feet?\n\n3. The area of a rectangular field is 42 ac. 2 r. 34 p. What is its length, its breadth being 1,675 links?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290533, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3]", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3]", "content_text": "BOLETIM DA PROVINCIA\n\nno e a junta da fazenda, declarar legal gresso nos colonos ou o seu equivalente em dinheiro, findos que sejam os respectivos contratos, com o que não serão admitidos a pagamento na thesouraria sem que sejam approvados, e outro sim hei por conveniente determinar que esta disposição comece a ter vigor tres mezes depois da data d'esta portaria.\n\nAs auctoridades, a quem o conhecimento e execução d'esta competir, assim o tenham entendido e cumpram.\n\nPalacio do governo de Macau, 25 de janeiro de 1878.\n\nO Governador da provincia, Visconde de Sam Januario.\n\nN. 12\n\nO GOVERNADOR da provincia de Macau e Timor, e suas dependencias, em conselho, determina o seguinte:\n\nNão se tendo realisado a posse dos substitutos do juiz de direito nomeados por portaria d'este governo n.° 75 de 14 de novembro de 1877; hei por conveniente nomear para o cargo de 1.° substituto do juiz de direito o cidadão Antonio Carlos Brandão e para 2.° substituto o cidadão Antonio Hugo dos Remedios, os quaes vinham incluidos na proposta que na conformidade da lei me foi apresentada pelo dr. juiz de direito d'esta comarca.\n\nAs auctoridades, a quem o conhecimento e execução d'esta competir, assim o tenham entendido e cumpram.\n\nPalacio do governo de Macau, 25 de janeiro de 1878.\n\nO Governador da provincia, Visconde de Sam Januario.\n\n1.-Tem quatro escotilhas collocadas pelo mesmo systema de pozo até esta data em differentes logares do navio no sentido de popa á proa medindo de comprimento 11,14, e de largura 7,78;\n\n2.-Quatro aberturas de cada bordo no convez com o comprimento total de 15,96, e largura media 0,21;\n\n3.-Bomba de ventilação, um ventilador de metal com o diametro 0,40, mais seis collocados em differentes logares tendo de diametro 0,15, e duas vigias no costado.\n\nEste navio-em consequencia do certificado junto passado pelo membro da junta de saude que foi a bordo o julgar nas primeiras condições do regulamento pode conduzir para aquelle porto 430 colonos.\n\nJunto remetto igualmente a v. ex.\" o certificado passado pelos engenheiros machinistas da estação naval que julgam a machina e caldeiras, em muito bom estado e nas circunstancias de emprehender a viagem a que se destina.\n\nO GOVERNADOR da provincia de Macau e Timor, e suas dependencias, em conselho, determina o seguinte:\n\nEm conformidade do disposto no artigo 96.° e seus paragraphos do regimento para a administração da justiça nas provincias de Moçambique, Estado da India, Macau e Timor, tendo ouvido o conselho do governo, hei por conveniente determinar que haja em Macau tres juizes de paz, para as freguezias da sé, de Sam Lourenço, e a de Santo Antonio, e nomear para os mencionados cargos, e os de substitutos, no biennio de 1873 e 1874, os cidadãos abaixo designados, extrahidos da lista triplice que em virtude da lei foi apresentada pelo leal senado d'esta cidade.\n\nFreguesia da sé\n\nJuiz de paz-O cidadão Francisco Antonio da Silva.\n\nSubstituto-O cidadão João Procollo Bellem.\n\nFreguesia de Sam Lourenço\n\nJuiz de paz-O cidadão Antonio Muboei Pereira.\n\nSubstituto cidadão Francisco Manoel da Cunha.\n\nFreguesia de Santo Antonio\n\nJuiz de paz-O cidadão Severino Vieira Nunes d'Oliveira, membro da junta de saude.\n\nSubstituto-O cidadão Innocencio Ferreira Ribeiro.\n\nAttesto que o vapor francez Alexandre Lavalley, que se destina d'este porto para Havana, com colonos chins, tem as condições hygienicas designadas no § 1.° do artigo 7.° do regulamento da emigração chineza de 29 de maio de 1872, isto é pode conduzir passageiros chins á razão de dois metros cubicos para o alojamento de cada um.\n\nMacau, 17 de janeiro de 1878.--Antonio Nunes d'Oliveira, membro da junta de saude.\n\nTendo provado a experiencia a necessidade que ha de assegurar aos colonos chinas, que emigram por este porto, a possibilidade de regressarem á sua patria, findos que sejam os seus contratos;\n\nConsiderando a difficuldade em que os mesmos colonos muitas vezes se acham para obterem regresso á sua custa, por improvidencia ou por não juntar durante o tempo dos seus contratos os meios necessarios para esse effeito;\n\nConsiderando os inconvenientes que podem resultar aos governos dos paizes em que os mesmos colonos residem, pelo estado de vadiagem em que elles porventura permanecem, quando findos os seus contratos não tenham prompto regresso, ou não possam utilmente occupar-se em outros trabalhos;\n\nHei por conveniente, ouvido o conselho do governo, determinar que nos contratos que de futuro se fizerem com os chinas que pretenderem emigrar por este porto, se inclua a condição de ser concedida a passagem de regresso á sua custa.\n\nAs auctoridades, a quem o conhecimento e execução d'esta competir, assim o tenham entendido e cumpram.\n\nPalacio do governo de Macau, 25 de janeiro de 1878.\n\nO Governador da provincia, Visconde de Sam Januario.\n\nDeclar-se que falleceu n'esta cidade no dia 16 do corrente, o recebedor das decimas e mais impostos, Vicente Caetano da Rocha.\n\nSecretaria do governo de Macau, 20 de janeiro de 1873.\n\nO secretario geral, Henrique de Castro.\n\nCertifico em como a galera peruana Agustina, capitão Sandalio Barbier, media mil e sete (1007) metros cubicos de capacidade no alojamento destinado aos colonos, sahiu do porto de Macau para o de Callao de Lima conduzindo quinhentos e tres (503) passageiros chinas contratados para servirem como colonos, que todos sabem o logar do seu destino e vão por sua vontade, do que me informei devidamente, bem como, que os contratos que levam foram registados na repartição competente.\n\nCapitanía do porto de Macau, 24 de janeiro de 1873.--João Eduardo Searnichia, capitão do porto.\n\nEstá conforme.--Capitania do porto de Macau, 24 de janeiro de 1873.--(I. S.) J. E. Searnichia, capitão do porto.\n\nBATALUÃO DE INFANTERIA DE MACAU\n\nBalanço geral do activo e passivo dos fundos á responsabilidade do conselho administrativo em 1 de janeiro de 1873\n\n \n Activo\n \n Passivo\n \n \n \n Somma\n 4:303:138$620\n Somma\n 4:868:188$620\n \n\nO presidente, Domingos José d'Almeida Barbosa, tenente coronel do batalhão de infanteria.\n\nAndré Pires Trilho, capitão, servindo de major.--Manuel d'Azevedo Coutinho, capitão em commissão provincial.--Francisco Augusto Ferreira da Silva, ajudante.--José Fernandes d'Oliveira, tenente quartel-mestre.\n\nJanario Agostinho d'Almeida, tenente coronel reformado,--Joaquim Antonio de Sousa, major reformado.--João Correia Pars d'Assumpção, contador.\n\nSerie de 1873.-N.° 9-111.\n\nEx.\" Sr.\n\nTenho a honra de participar a v. ex.\" que pela uma hora da madrugada de hoje se manifestou incendio em uma barraca de palha na povoação da Lapa,-logo que o sargento ali destacado teve conhecimento, marchou com os soldados conduzindo a bomba ao logar do sinistro e ahi se conservou até que se extinguiu. Ardendo umas trinta barracas todas de palha.\n\nDeus guarde a v. ex.\"--Repartição dos incendios, Macau, 22 de janeiro de 1878.\n\nEx.\" sr. secretario geral do governo de Macau e Timor.\n\nA commissão nomeada por S. Ex.\" o Sr. Governador da provincia, para examinar a gerencia do conselho administrativo do batalhão de infanteria no fim de 1872 e bem como os livros e escripturação e documentos da secretaria do mesmo batalhão, reuniu-se para cumprimento da ordem recebida, no quartel do corpo no dia 16 do corrente mez.\n\nE dando principio aos seus trabalhos procedeu:\n\n1.° A conferencia dos saldos a favor e contra as praças escriptos no registo do conselho administrativo (livro n. 1, verificando se coincidiam com as importancias averbadas no balanço referido a 31 de dezembro de 1871.\n\n2.° A verificar se do valor dos artigos, que representa o numerario constante do registo n.° 6 e que foi lançado no activo do referido balanço, combinando tambem pelas facturas, foram registadas todas as entradas no deposito regimental pelos preços por que sahiram os artigos, e se igualmente se abatiram regularmente as distribuições.\n\n3.° A fiscalizar as contas de gerencia dos fundos do rancho e os recibos dos vendedores.\n\nDepois do exame feito da contabilidade do mesmo conselho, foram inutilizados, em presença da commissão os documentos, que justificam a receita e a despeza na conformidade com o disposto no artigo 209.° do citado regulamento da fazenda militar.\n\nPassando depois a commissão a inspeccionar os livros e mais documentos da secretaria do batalhão para os fins indicados no artigo 256.° do regulamento geral para o serviço dos corpos, em harmonia com o disposto no artigo 211.° do mesmo regulamento.\n\nEstá conforme.--José Maria da Costa, escrivão do juizo.\n\nAUTO DE POSSE\n\nAos vinte e oito de janeiro em Macau e sala do tribunal de justiça, sendo ahi presentes o meritissimo juiz de direito doctor Antonio Ferreira de Lacerda, o bacharel Francisco Antonio Marques Caldeira Junior, nomeado delegado do procurador da coroa e fazenda d'esta comarca e presentes tambem o delegado interino Vicente Saturnino Pereira, os advogados do auditorio, os escrivães, os officiaes do juizo e mais circumstantes, foi por mim lido o decreto da nomeação do dito delegado, que vem publicado no Boletim do governo d'esta provincia, sendo elle datado de 12 de setembro de 1872, em virtude do qual, tomando o dito delegado o juramento de vassallagem a Sua Magestade El-Rei o Senhor D. Luiz 1, o conselheiro regente do, o bacharel Antonio Julio de Sousa, o conselheiro regente do reino de Fatumartó D. Matheus de Sousa Fernandes, no dia 17 de outubro de 1872.\n\nEm fé do que se lavrou este auto, que todos assignaram comigo José Maria da Costa, escrivão do juizo que o escrevi.\n\nF. de Lacerda.--Francisco A. Marques Caldeira Junior--Vicente Saturnino Pereira--Caetano José Lourenço, Albino Antonio Pacheco.--A. J. Bastos Junior--Felicissimo da Cruz Lobo.--Luiz Pereira Leite. José de Lemos, Antonio Hangel. Angela 4. da Silva.--Thomaz d'Aquino Miqueis.--Euzebio Lopes.--C. J. do Silva, Avelino Caetano d'Abreu -- Manuel Salvador Fernandes--Antonio Felix Pires.\n\nEstá conforme.--José Maria da Costa, escrivão do juizo.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3]", "page_number": 180, "title": "CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3]", "content_text": "8\n\nBOLETIM DA PROVINCIA\n\nPOLICIA DE MACAU\n\nMappo, da força das propus de pret da sobredita corpo, referido no dia 31 de dezembro de 1872, comprehendendo a mistureza do seu alistamento; setado civil e instrucção litteraria\n\n \n Voluntarios\n \n Recruteadus.\n \n \n \n Qualidade\n Resciarios\n \n \n \n \n Alistamento\n Contratulos...\n Substitutos.\n \n \n \n \n Solteiros..\n Casados\n Com Mhus\n \n \n \n Eviado\n Sem fillos\n / Com filhos\n \n \n \n Viuvos\n Sen tillon\n \n \n \n Instrueção\n Sabendo ler, escrever e contar.\n Subculo lor e escrever ...........\n \n \n \n litterarie\n Saberlo ler.....\n \n \n \n \n \n Sem nenhuma insireção litterazia......\n \n \n \n \n \n 16\n 34\n 3\n \n \n \n 4\n 12\n \n \n \n Somma\n 207\n \n \n \n \n \n 128\n \n \n \n\nQuartel em S. Domingos, Macau, 11 de dezembro de 1872.\n\nBordo da corveta Duque de Palmella, surta no porto de Macau, em 9 de janeiro de 1873.\n\nJ. B. P. do Cruz,\n\nOffeial da fazenda, secretario da commissão,\n\n*AVISO\n\nFechar-se-ha a este correio a mala para a India e Europa por um dos vapores da companhia Messageries Maritimes, no dia 14 do corrente, ás 3 horas da tarde.\n\nE no dia 21, ás mesmas horas, hade-se fechar a mala para a India & Europa por um dos vapores da companhia Peninsular, e depois d'essa hora não se hade receber nenhuma carta mais para a sobredita mala.\n\nCorreio maritimo, Macau, 11 de janeiro de 1873.\n\n \n Somma..\n 207\n \n \n \n \n 40\n 5\n \n \n \n 149\n \n \n \n Soumah..\n 207\n \n \n\nO commandante,\n\nJeronimo Pereira Leite,\n\nH. de Sousa,\n\nAdministrador interino,\n\nNo. y.\n\nOccurrencies policives desde 3 até 10 de janeiro de 1873\n\nPresos por ladrões ................\n\nChinas\n\n25\n\n31\n\npor espancamento......\n\npor desordens.......\n\nTenente coronel.\n\n...\n\nPage 180\n\n...\n\nPage 181\n\nfonos chinas de 400 que embarcaram em Macau tendo fallecido durante o trajecto 134 de febre maligna a bordo.\n\nO tratamento dos passageiros foi bom durante a viagem. As condições hygienicas do navio são optimas.\n\nEm testemunho do que passo o presente certificado em Lim, nos 7 dias do mez de outubro de 1872. O consul, Jacinto Augusto de Santanna Vasconcellos.\n\nTotal dos presos.........25\n\nAppareceram mortos em differentes pontos da cidade dez chinos, sendo um de morte natural, os quaes foram enterrados depois de cumpridas as formalidades do costume.\n\nFoi remettido á enfermaria de Santo Antonio um china doente.\n\nCOPIA\n\nEDITAL\n\nA junta de lançamento das decimas faz saber aos habitantes chinas de Macau, que sendo chegada a época de se proceder ao lançamento da decima predial e de foros do anno economico de 1872 a 1873, des...\n\n \n TONELADAS\n NOMES\n APPARELHO\n \n \n \n Duque de Palmella\n Corveta a vapor\n \n \n \n Principe Carlos\n \n \n \n 947\n Agustinn\n Galera peruana\n \n \n 327\n Mimi\n Barca da confederação permanente do norte\n \n\nNavios surtos no porto, Taipu e rada de Macau no dia 10 de janeiro\n\nMOVIMENTO DO PORTO DE MACAU\n\nCertifico em como a galera peruana Isabel, capitão Pedro Faxa, mediu mil seiscentos e quarenta (1,640) toneladas de capacidade no alojamento destinado aos colonos, salio do porto de Macau para o de Callao de Lima conduzindo setecentos e oitenta (780) passageiros chinas contratados para servirem como colonos...\n\nCapitania do porto de Macau, 9 de janeiro de 1873.-João Eduardo Searnichia, capitão do porto.\n\n...\n\nNAVIOS ENTRADOS\n\n4-Galera peruana Agustinn, capitão Sandali Barber, de 947 toneladas, de Hongkong, em lastro.\n\n8-Barca da confederação permanente do norte Mimi, capitão J. Turen, de 327 toneladas, de Amoy, com diversa carga\n\n9-Vapor de guerra china Chin-Chin, commandante F. Bessaril, de cruzar, é da força do 50 cavallos, monta e pegas.\n\nNAVIOS SAHIDOS\n\n8-Escuna americana Scullum capitão C. P. Holub, de 78 toneladas, para Hongkong, com parte de carga com que veiu.\n\n9-Galera peruana Isabel, capitão P. Faxa, de 1640 toneladas, para Callao de Lima, com 780 colonos e 5 menores chinas.\n\n0-Burea da confederação germanica do norte Everhard, capitão B. Horstmann, de 604 toneladas, para New York, com diversa carga.\n\nCapitania do porto de Macau, 10 de janeiro de 1873.\n\nJ. E. SCARNICHIA, Capitão do porto.\n\nMacau impresso em typographia MERCANTIL.\n\nPage 180\n\nPage 181", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291173, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "page_number": 340, "title": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "content_text": "336\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class I,\n\n6. English Reading. A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese.\n\n7. English Writing. From dictation, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. English Grammar. Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the same book.\n\nEnglish copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class I,\n\n6. English Reading. A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese.\n\n7. English Writing. From dictation, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. English Grammar. Parsing a simple sentence in the same book.\n\n9. Geography. Outlines of Asia and Africa.\n\nEnglish copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in eight of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class I,\n\n6. English Reading. An ordinary prose passage chosen by the examiner, with explanation in Chinese.\n\n7. English Writing. A short theme or letter.\n\n8. English Grammar. Analysis and parsing of a short ordinary sentence chosen by the examiner.\n\n9. Geography. Outlines of Europe and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nEnglish copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\n18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. Five common characters from dictation.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Notation.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, two dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of pass in this Standard, four dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. The Simple Rules.\n\n4. Geography. General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography. The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\n5. History. The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography. The Chinese Empire.\n\n5. History. The History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\nNote. The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager.\n\n19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading. Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. Copy on a slate or black board a line of print the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, two dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading. Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, four dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading. Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291174, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "page_number": 341, "title": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "content_text": "337\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n1. Reading.-Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.-Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n1. Reading.-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n\n5. Geography-Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\nSTANDARD VI\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography-Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History. The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n20. For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition).\n\nSTANDARD I.\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, two dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading-A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing-From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, four dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD III.\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading.--Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing-From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking.--Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD V.\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.—A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.-From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,\n\n7. Chinese Reading.-An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.\n\n8. Chinese Writing.-A short letter.\n\n9. Chinese Speaking.-Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V and VI for schools in Classes III, IV, and V, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:-Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are presented, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. For example:-\n\nEUCLID.\n\nStandard IV. Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive.\n\nStandard V. Book I.\n\nStandard VI. Books I and II.\n\nValue of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, one dollar, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V, one dollar and a half, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.\n\n23. Managers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special subjects will, for the present, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.\n\n24. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.\n\n25. No capitation grant will be given for the mere attendance of scholars below Standard I.\n\n26. No scholar will be examined twice in the same or in a lower Standard.\n\n27. In Girls' schools, which may be ranged under any of the Classes, plain needlework will have the following values:---\n\nFair, one dollar. Good, one dollar and a half. Very good, two dollars.\n\n28. In Chinese Girls' Schools, until further notice, one of the four hours for secular instruction may be assigned to needlework. In the Standards applicable to this class of Schools Writing will be confined to common characters, and Composition may be omitted.\n\n29. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Head of the Education Department for the time being.\n\nHongkong, 8th April, 1873.\n\nFREDERICK STEWART,\n\nInspector of Schools.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 293376, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8]", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8]", "content_text": "# HONG KONG CADETSHIPS\n\nWith a view to supply the Civil Service in Hong Kong, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to devote themselves for a certain time after their arrival in the Colony to learning Chinese.\n\n1. The Cadets are appointed after a competitive examination by the Civil Service Commissioners, from amongst Candidates nominated for this purpose by the Secretary of State.\n\n2. Each Candidate shall be between the ages of 20 and 24.\n\n3. The heads of examination are as follows:\n\n## A. OBLIGATORY\n\n1. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography.\n2. Arithmetic, including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions.\n3. Latin, and one of the following languages:- Greek, French, German, Italian.\n4. English Composition, including Precis Writing.\n5. Pure and mixed Mathematics.\n\n## B. OPTIONAL\n\n6. Ancient or Modern History, and Geography.\n7. The Elements of Constitutional and International Law, and Political Economy.\n8. Geology, Civil Engineering, and Surveying.\n\nEvery Candidate must show a competent knowledge of the first four Subjects, and may select any two of the Optional Subjects.\n\n4. Each Cadet will receive a salary of £200 per annum; half-salary to commence from the day of leaving England, and full salary from the date of his arrival in the Colony. The cost of his passage to the Colony will be paid, subject to the repayment hereafter mentioned (Secs. 8, 9).\n\n5. On the arrival of the Cadet in Hong Kong, he will apply himself specially to learning Chinese.\n\n6. While thus studying, he will be under the control and supervision of the Governor of the Colony, who will frame regulations for his hours of study and general government. Quarters, books, and teachers will be provided for him at the public expense, and he will be required to attend at the Public Offices two hours daily, in order to give him an opportunity of learning the details of public business, without interfering with his reading.\n\n7. As soon as he is declared by a Board of Examiners to have acquired a competent knowledge of Chinese, he will be appointed a Government Interpreter, and will be temporarily employed in such of the Departments as may require his services, at a salary of £400 per annum, without other allowances. After two years' approved service as Interpreter, the salary will be increased to £500, and after three years' service, he will be considered eligible by the Secretary of State for promotion to the higher offices in the Civil Service of Hong Kong.\n\n8. The progress of the Cadet will be tested by half-yearly examinations, and he will be liable to be dismissed without further pay if he does not pass his final examination (see Section 7) within three years after his arrival in the Colony, or if at any time his progress or conduct shall be considered by the Governor and Executive Council to be so unsatisfactory as to render such a course desirable. The Governor and Council will decide, having regard to the ground of dismissal, whether the Cadet shall be sent home at the public expense, or shall be left to find his own way home, or shall be, in addition, called upon to repay the cost of his passage out.\n\n9. A bond must be entered into by the Cadet and his friends at home with the Agents-General for Crown Colonies, to secure the repayment of the cost of the passage out, in the event of his dismissal, and of its being decided by the Governor and Executive Council that such repayment shall be enforced-- and also in the event of the Cadet within four years from the date of his arrival in Hong Kong either quitting the Colony without leave, or relinquishing his appointment (except for ill health), together with a further sum of £50 for each year to repay the Colony the cost of his teaching up to his leaving.\n\n**COLONIAL OFFICE, 2nd June, 1869.**\n\nPage 34", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 295768, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "page_number": 230, "title": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "content_text": "## STANDARD III\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in all of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n## STANDARD IV\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. The Simple Rules.\n\n4. Geography. General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in all of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\n## STANDARD V\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography. The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\n5. History. The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n## STANDARD VI\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography. The Chinese Empire.\n\n5. History. The History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\nNote. The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Master.\n\n## 19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\n### STANDARD I\n\n1. Reading. Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of pass in this Standard, two dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II\n\n1. Reading. Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in all of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, four dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III\n\n1. Reading. Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in all of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD IV\n\n1. Reading. Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography. Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in all of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD V\n\n223\n\n1. Reading. Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n\n5. Geography. Asia, Africa, and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\n### STANDARD VI\n\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography. Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History. The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n## 20. For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.)\n\n### STANDARD I\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, two dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading. A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing. From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, four dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD III\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading. Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing. From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking. Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD IV\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading. A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing. From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking. Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD V\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading. A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing. From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking. Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD VI\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,\n\n7. Chinese Reading. An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.\n\n8. Chinese Writing. A short letter.\n\n9. Chinese Speaking. Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n## 21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n## 23. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V, and VI for schools in Classes III, IV, and V, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely: Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are presented, provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. For example:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 296609, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12]", "page_number": 339, "title": "CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12]", "content_text": "Hongkong\n\n25th August 1875\n\nFress Lister, Nodehouse & Russell\n\nA. G. Austin\n\nAdministrator.\n\nMemorialize that the Secretary of State may be moved to allow them to count pension from date of appointment as Cadets of Ceylon and the Straits.\n\n...\n\nHong Kong. Cadetships.\n\nWITH a view to supply the Civil Service in Hong Kong, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to devote themselves for a certain time after their arrival in the Colony to learning Chinese.\n\n1st. The Cadets are selected after a competitive examination by the Civil Service Commissioners, from amongst Candidates nominated by the Secretary of State.\n\nThe Examinations for these Appointments are not held at fixed periods of time, but upon the occurrence of vacancies in the Civil Service of Hong Kong.\n\nApplications for Nominations by the Secretary of State, proceeding from persons of whom he has no direct knowledge, should be accompanied by recommendations from persons known to him, or occupying positions of professional or other distinction.\n\n2nd. Each Candidate must be between the ages of 20 and 23.\n\n3rd. The heads of examination are as follows:-\n\nA. Obligatory.\n\n1st. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography.\n\n2nd. Arithmetic, including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions.\n\n3rd. Latin, and one of the following languages -- Greek, French, German, Italian.\n\n4th. English Composition, including Précis Writing.\n\nB. Optional.\n\n5th. Pure and Mixed Mathematics.\n\n6th. Ancient or Modern History, and Geography.\n\n7th. The Elements of Constitutional and International Law, and Political Economy.\n\n8th. Geology, Civil Engineering, and Surveying.\n\nEvery Candidate must show a competent knowledge of the first four Subjects, and may select any two of the Optional Subjects.\n\n4th. Each Cadet will receive a salary of $960 (about £200) per annum; half-salary to commence from the day of leaving England, and full salary from the date of his arrival in the Colony. The cost of his passage to the Colony will be paid, subject to the repayment hereafter mentioned (Secs. 8, 9).\n\nEnclosure No.3 in Administrator J. Sandford's Despatch No.210 of the 25th August 1875.\n\nPage 336\n\n \n(250) 274-HK & S 2883)\n\n336", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 298328, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "content_text": "Gov. ern or.\n\nNo.\n\ndy. 105\n\nDate.\n\n1876 decica.\n\nTrong trong\n\nNo 9347\n\n(Subject.)\n\nDESPATCH.\n\n251\n\nAppunt of M. J. D. Ball to be het!\n\n4. Master Central School\n\na previous Paper. Reports and recommends conferin & thereof\n\nGrov 4466.\n\nencloses Copies of Mr. Balls Testimonials\n\nSoon afm\n\nFor Meache\n\n28 New M\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nD.\n\nLos om difatit. 17:53 GMR. Augt 4.\n\n14.8.76 AM 7/8\n\nLnd Camarom.\n\nThe bread master, who si responsible for the efficiency of the te bool, recommend Im Bally We Cannot leadif obtam condidates for seletastic appmitments with Colony. Zwould turn it that the appointment be confirmed\n\n1910\n\nmito.\n\n7/5\n\n176-H&S 1089)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 299913, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5]", "page_number": 243, "title": "CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5]", "content_text": "241\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class I,\n\n6. English Reading.-An ordinary prose passage chosen by the examiner, with explanation in Chinese.\n\n7. English Writing.-A short theme or letter.\n\n8. English Grammar.-Analysis and parsing of a short ordinary sentence chosen by the examiner.\n\n9. Geography-Outlines of Europe and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nEnglish copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing-Five common characters from dictation.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-The Simple Rules.\n\n4. Geography-General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography.—The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\n5. History. The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.-From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography. The Chinese Empire.\n\n5. History. The History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote.-The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanized Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading. Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading.-Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic-Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading-Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading.-Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.-Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography.-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 299914, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5]", "page_number": 244, "title": "CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5]", "content_text": "242\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading.--Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.--Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n\n5. Geography--Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing.--A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.--Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography--Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History.--The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote.--In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.--A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.--Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.--A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.--From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.--Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,\n\n7. Chinese Reading.--An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.\n\n8. Chinese Writing.--A short letter.\n\n9. Chinese Speaking.--Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese. Chinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars and a half.\n\n21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V and VI for schools in Classes III, IV and V may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:---Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are presented, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different Standards.\n\n20. For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition).\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading.--A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading.--Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking.--Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\nEUCLID.\n\nStandard IV. Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive.\n\nStandard V. Book I.\n\nStandard VI. Books I and II.\n\nValue of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, one dollar, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V, one dollar and a half, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.\n\n23. Managers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special subjects will, for the present, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.\n\n24. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.\n\n25. A capitation grant of one dollar will be given for each scholar in average attendance.\n\n26. No scholar will be examined in a lower Standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same Standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.\n\n27. Scholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue, will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.\n\n28. In Girls' Schools, one of the four hours for secular instruction may be assigned to plain needlework, which will have the following values:----\n\nFair, one dollar. Good, one dollar and a half. Very good, two dollars.\n\n29. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Head of the Education Department for the time being.\n\nHongkong, 23rd February, 1877.\n\nFREDERICK STEWART\n\nInspector of Schools\n\nPage 243\n\n \nSchedul\n\nP.7.0", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 301816, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "page_number": 430, "title": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "content_text": "## CADETSHIPS, HONG KONG AND STRAITS SETTLEMENTS\n\nWith a view to supply the Civil Service in Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to devote themselves to learning the Chinese and Malay languages. Cadets appointed to Hong Kong will be expected to learn Chinese only, but those appointed to the Straits will be called upon to study Malay, Chinese, or both, as the Colonial Government may direct, after their arrival in the Colony.\n\nI. The cadets are appointed after a competitive examination before the Civil Service Commissioners from amongst candidates nominated by the Secretary of State.\n\nThe examinations for these appointments will commence on the first Tuesday of August in each year. The number of candidates to be selected will be determined by the Secretary of State according to the requirements of the service.\n\nWhen applications to the Secretary of State for nominations proceed from persons of whom he has no direct knowledge, they should be accompanied by recommendations from persons known to him, or occupying positions of professional or other distinction.\n\nII. Each candidate must be between the ages of 19 and 24 on the first day of examination and must satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners that he is duly qualified in respect of health and character.*\n\nIII. The heads of examination are as follows:\n\n### A.-OBLIGATORY\n\n1. Exercises designed to test handwriting and orthography.\n2. Arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions.\n3. Latin and one of the following languages, Greek, French, German, Italian. The qualifying test will be translation from the language; but marks will be given also for translation into it, and in the case of modern languages for colloquial proficiency.\n4. English composition including précis writing.\n5. Pure and mixed mathematics.\n\n### B.-OPTIONAL\n\n6. Geography and ancient or modern history, including a period to be selected by the candidate.\n7. The elements of constitutional and international law and political economy.\n8. Geology, civil engineering, and surveying.\n\nEvery candidate must show a competent knowledge of the first four subjects and may select any two of the optional subjects.\n\nIV. Priority of choice of Colony will be given to successful candidates according to their position in the competitive examination.\n\nV. A professorship of Chinese having been lately founded at Oxford, the successful candidates in each yearly examination will be required to proceed to the University in the next October term, and to remain there for two years for the purpose of studying that language. They will also be expected to direct their attention to the study of law and political economy. Arrangements have been entered into with the Master and fellows of Balliol College by which the cadets will be enabled to enjoy the privileges of membership, and will be subject to the supervision of the college authorities without the necessity of going through the matriculation examination required for undergraduates, or of proceeding to a degree. They will receive an allowance of £150 per annum from colonial funds, to provide for their maintenance during the period of their residence. The final confirmation of their appointments will be dependent upon their passing a ...\n\n* The Medical Examination does not ordinarily take place until the result of the competition is known; but candidates may, by application to the Civil Service Commissioners, obtain permission to undergo it earlier.\n\nPage 396 \n`6.1/78, G. D, 60.` \n`421`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 301818, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "page_number": 432, "title": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "content_text": "The examinations for these appointments are held in the mouth of August of each year.\n\nApplications for nominations & c. begin with the Secretary of State, proceeding from person of whom he has no direct knowledge, should be accompanied by recommendations from persons known to him, or occupying positions of professional or other distinction.\n\nEach candidate shall be between the ages of 19 and 24.\n\nThe heads of examination are as follows:\n\n### A. Obligatory\n\n| # | Subject |\n|---|---------|\n| 1 | Exercises designed to test Handwriting, & Orthography. |\n| 2 | Arithmetic, including Vulgar & Decimal Fractions. |\n| 3 | Latin, or one of the following languages: Greek, French, German, Italian. |\n| 4 | English Composition, including Precis Writing. |\n\n### B. Optional\n\n| # | Subject |\n|---|---------|\n| 5 | Pure & Mixed Mathematics |\n| 6 | Ancient or Modern History & Geography |\n| 7 | The Elements of Constitutional and International Law |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 301824, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "page_number": 438, "title": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "content_text": "# Hong Kong Cadetships\n\nWITH a view to supply the Civil Service in Hong Kong, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to devote themselves for a certain time after their arrival in the Colony to learning Chinese.\n\n1st. The Cadets are appointed after a competitive examination by the Civil Service Commissioners from amongst Candidates nominated for this purpose by the Secretary of State.\n\nThe Examinations for these Appointments are not held at fixed periods of time, but upon the occurrence of vacancies in the Civil Service of Hong Kong.\n\nApplications for Nominations by the Secretary of State, proceeding from persons of whom he has no direct knowledge, should be accompanied by recommendations from persons known to him, or occupying positions of professional or other distinction.\n\n2nd. Each Candidate shall be between the ages of 20 and 23.\n\n3rd. The heads of examination are as follows:\n\n### A. Obligatory\n\n1. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography\n2. Arithmetic, including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions\n3. Latin, and one of the following languages: Greek, French, German, Italian\n4. English Composition, including Précis Writing\n\n### B. Optional\n\n5. Pure and Mixed Mathematics\n6. Ancient or Modern History, and Geography\n7. The Elements of Constitutional and International Law, and Political Economy\n8. Geology, Civil Engineering, and Surveying\n\nEvery Candidate must show a competent knowledge of the first four Subjects, and may select any two of the Optional Subjects.\n\n4th. Each Cadet will receive a salary of $960 (about £200) per annum; half-salary to commence from the day of leaving England, and full salary from the date of his arrival in the Colony. The cost of his passage to the Colony will be paid, subject to the repayment hereafter mentioned (Secs. 8, 9).\n\n`(100 672-H & S 6599)`\n\n## Letter to the Secretary of State\n\n3, Kath Terrace, Oxford, \n30th March, 1877.\n\nThe Right Honorable, the Earl of Carnarvon, Secretary of State for the Colonies:\n\nMy Lord,\n\nMay I be allowed to draw your Lordship's attention to the fact that a Chair of the Chinese Language and Literature, with an endowment as \"Professor\", was constituted here about eighteen months ago, and to forward to your Lordship a copy of my Inaugural Lecture, delivered in the Theatre on the 27th of last October.\n\nMy special object in now writing to your Lordship is to submit whether the said Chair may not be made available for preliminary study in the Chinese language to young men sent out by the Colonial Office to serve as Interpreters in the Colony of Hong Kong and in the Straits Settlements. I was resident as a Chaplain and a missionary to the English community in Hong Kong for nearly thirty years. It was on my advice that Sir Hercules Robinson proposed to the Colonial Office the adoption of a plan for providing a staff of qualified Interpreters for the Colony. The young men who are appointed to that Department are allowed a certain time after their arrival for preliminary study. If they were to spend that time in Oxford...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302560, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "page_number": 81, "title": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "content_text": "## STANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n2. Writing—From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic—Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\n## STANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing.—From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic.—Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n## STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing—From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic.—The Simple Rules.\n4. Geography—General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\n## STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading—A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing.—From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic.—Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Geography.—The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n5. History. The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n## STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing—From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n3. Arithmetic.—Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Geography—The Chinese Empire.\n5. History—The History used in the School.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote—The School books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanized Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n## For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\n### STANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading—Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n2. Writing—Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n3. Arithmetic—Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading—Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n3. Arithmetic.—Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading. Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n2. Writing—A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n3. Arithmetic. Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar.—Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n### STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading—Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n3. Arithmetic—Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar—Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n5. Geography—Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\n### STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading.—Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n3. Arithmetic.—Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar.—Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n5. Geography—Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.\n\n### STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading—To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n3. Arithmetic—Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar.—Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n5. Geography.—Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n6. History—The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote.—In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\n## For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.)\n\n### STANDARD I.\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II.\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n4. Chinese Reading.—A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n5. Chinese Writing. From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD III.\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n5. Chinese Reading.—Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n6. Chinese Writing.—From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n7. Chinese Speaking—Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD IV.\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n6. Chinese Reading.—A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n7. Chinese Writing.—From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n8. Chinese Speaking.—Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD V.\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n6. Chinese Reading.—A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n7. Chinese Writing. From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n8. Chinese Speaking.—Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD VI.\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,\n7. Chinese Reading.—An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.\n8. Chinese Writing.—A short letter.\n9. Chinese Speaking.—Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars and a half.\n\n21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V and VI for schools in Classes III, IV and V, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:- Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302573, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "content_text": "## STANDARD II. \n\n1. Bending.-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school. \n\n2. Writing-From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book. \n\n3. Arithmetic-Shopke Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard. \n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\n## STANDARD III. \n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese. \n\n2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book. \n\n3. Arithmetic.--Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. \n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n## STANDARD IV. \n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese. \n\n2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book. \n\n3. Arithmetic.--The Simple Rules. \n\n4. Geography-General outlines of China Proper. \n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\n## STANDARD V. \n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese. \n\n2. Writing-From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book. \n\n3. Arithmetic.--Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. \n\n4. Geography. The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard. \n\n5. History. The first half of the History used in the school. \n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n## STANDARD VI. \n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese. \n\n2. Writing From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. \n\n3. Arithmetic-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. \n\n4. Geography--The Chinese Empire. \n\n5. History. The History used in the School. \n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote. The School books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager. \n\nWhen the Romanized Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n## 19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\n### STANDARD I. \n\n1. Reading. Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school. \n\n2. Writing-Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words. \n\n3. Arithmetic-Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II. \n\n1. Reading-Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school. \n\n2. Writing--A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words. \n\n3. Arithmetic.-Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard. \n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III. \n\n1. Reading.-Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school. \n\n2. Writing A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time. \n\n3. Arithmetic-Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. \n\n4. Grammar-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book. \n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n### STANDARD IV. \n\n1. Reading--Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school. \n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time. \n\n3. Arithmetic-Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. \n\n4. Grammar.-Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book. \n\n5. Geography-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe. \n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\n### STANDARD V. \n\n1. Reading.-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper. \n\n2. Writing-From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account. \n\n3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. \n\n4. Grammar-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper. \n\n5. Geography-Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard. \n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.\n\n### STANDARD VI. \n\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner. \n\n2. Writing.-A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account. \n\n3. Arithmetic.--Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. \n\n4. Grammar.-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner. \n\n5. Geography-Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the Continent prescribed. \n\n6. History--The first hundred pages of the History used in the school. \n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote-In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\n## 20. For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.)\n\n### STANDARD I. \n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II. \n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV. \n\n4. Chinese Reading-A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school. \n\n5. Chinese Writing. From dictation, ten common characters. \n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD III. \n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV. \n\n5. Chinese Reading. Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation. \n\n6. Chinese Writing-From dictation, twenty characters in the same book. \n\n7. Chinese Speaking.-Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese. \n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD IV. \n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV. \n\n6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation. \n\n7. Chinese Writing-From dictation, forty characters in the same book. \n\n8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese. \n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD V. \n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV. \n\n6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation. \n\n7. Chinese Writing.-From memory, a short passage in the same book. \n\n8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese. \n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD VI. \n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV. \n\n7. Chinese Reading.-An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation. \n\n8. Chinese Writing-A short letter. \n\n9. Chinese Speaking.-Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese. \n\nChinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard. \n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars and a half.\n\n## 21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n## 22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V and VI for schools in Classes III, IV and V, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:-Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 304182, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "page_number": 127, "title": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "content_text": "## AN ORDINANCE FOR REGULATING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INTESTATE ESTATES, AND FOR THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED BALANCES OF THE ESTATES OF PERSONS DYING INTESTATE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\n\n**ORDINANCE NO. 8 OF 1870**\n\n### Sections I to VI\n\nNo Action shall be brought against any Person for anything done by him in relation to such Property under the Authority or in the Execution or intended Execution of the Powers vested in him by this Ordinance, but any Person who shall feel aggrieved thereby may apply for Redress to the Supreme Court in its Probate Jurisdiction by Summary Petition verified upon Oath or Declaration.\n\nAny Person who shall destroy, conceal or refuse to yield up such Property on Demand to the Official Administrator, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor and shall be liable, on Summary Conviction thereof before a Magistrate, to a Fine not exceeding Five hundred Dollars with or without Imprisonment, not exceeding Six Months.\n\n## Sections VI to X\n\nVI. No Action shall be brought against the Official Administrator for anything done by him in relation to such Property under the Authority or in the Execution or intended Execution of the Powers vested in him by Section IV, but any Person who shall feel aggrieved thereby may apply for Redress to the Supreme Court in its Probate Jurisdiction by Summary Petition verified upon Oath or Declaration and upon the Hearing of such Petition in Court or in Chambers, and whether in Vacation or not, the said Court may take such Evidence as it shall think fit, and may make Order in relation to such Property which the Justice of the Case requires.\n\nVII. The Official Administrator shall have a Lien upon all such Property for the reasonable Expenses incurred by him in respect thereof in carrying out the Provisions of Section IV, and such Expenses shall also constitute a primary Charge on the Estate of the Deceased.\n\nVIII. When any Person shall die leaving a Will within the Colony, the Person in whose keeping it shall have been deposited or who shall find such Will after the Testator's Death, shall produce and if required shall deliver the same to the Official Administrator within Fourteen Days of the Death of the Testator or of the Time when he shall have had Notice thereof, or from the Time of the finding of the Will, as the Case may be, and any Person who shall fail to comply with the Provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor and shall be liable upon Summary Conviction thereof, to a Fine not exceeding Five hundred Dollars.\n\nIX. Whenever any Person being a Native of China shall die Intestate leaving Property within the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and it shall be necessary to obtain Proof of the Law of China for the Purpose of regulating the Administration of the Property of such deceased Person according to the Law of his Domicil, it shall be lawful for the Supreme Court, in its Discretion, to receive in Evidence any written Statement of the Law of China, which shall be certified by any British Consul in China under his Official Seal to have been obtained by him from the Chinese Government for the Purposes of such Administration, and with Reference to the Facts of the particular Case under Consideration.\n\nX. The Chief Justice may, from Time to Time, frame General Rules or Orders to be approved by the Legislative Council, for the following Purposes, and with the like Approval, may rescind or vary the same:\n| Purpose |\n| --- |\n| 1. For regulating the Practice and Procedure of the Supreme Court, and the several Forms of Petitions, Orders, and other Proceedings to be used in the Court in its Probate Jurisdiction. |\n| 2. For regulating the Duties of the various Officers of the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction. |\n| 3. For regulating the Fees payable and the Charges and Costs to be allowed with Respect to all Proceedings before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction. |\n| 4. For reprinting the Filing, Custody, and Inspection of Records, and generally for carrying the Provisions of Ordinance No. 8 of 1860, and of this Ordinance into Effect. |\n\nXI. If any Case should arise which shall not have been expressly provided for by the General Rules or Orders to be made in Pursuance of the last preceding Section, but for which Provision has been made by the Rules or Orders for the Time being in Force in the Court of Probate in England, the Court may, in its Discretion, apply to such Case any of such last mentioned Rules and Orders, and until such General Rules and Orders shall have been made as aforesaid, the Court may direct that the Rules and Orders now in Force or which may hereafter be in Force in the Court of Probate in England or any Part thereof, and the Forms of Proceedings in Use therein, or any of them, subject to their Applicability and with such Modifications as the Circumstances require, shall be followed and adopted in the Supreme Court in its Probate Jurisdiction.\n\nXII. Nothing herein contained shall affect any other Remedy or Punishment which may now by Law exist for any Act done in Contravention of the Provisions of this Ordinance.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 19th Day of August, 1870.\n\n## ANNO DECIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. No. 6 of 1854.\n\n**AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED BALANCES OF THE ESTATES OF PERSONS DYING INTESTATE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.**\n\nBY the Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel WILLIAM CAINE, Lieutenant-Governor administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\n[31st October, 1854.]\n\nWHEREAS certain sums of money have been for many years past and now are lying in custody of the Officers in charge of the Public Treasure Vault of this Colony, which sums have been delivered to such custody by the Official Administrator of Intestate Estates as unclaimed Balances of certain such Estates, after full satisfaction according to scheme of division of all claims proved against such Estates, and in pursuance of the terms of `Ordinance No. 6 of 1845`; and whereas it is expedient to dispose of such sums of money for the public use and the benefit of this Colony :\n\nI. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Honorable the Lieutenant-Governor administering the Government of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that on the expiration of six years from the date of the decease of any Person dying Intestate, it shall be lawful for the Officer administering the Government of this Colony to direct the payment of the unclaimed Balance of such person's Estate into the hands of the Colonial Treasurer, for the general purposes of the Colony, or the transfer of such Balance to the Public Funds held by the officers in charge of the Treasure Vault, so that it may be rendered available for the public purposes of the Colony; Provided always that a certificate be given by the Official Administrator of Intestate Estates showing that due advertisement has been made for claims against such Estate, and for claims against such Balance of such Estate, and that, so far as is known to such Official Administrator, no further claim can reasonably be expected against such Balance of such Estate.\n\nII. And be it further enacted and ordained, that from and after the passing of this Ordinance all such Balances as have lain in the Treasure Vault of the Colony for a longer period than six years, shall and may be at once appropriated by the Officer administering the Government in manner aforesaid, after the production of the certificate of the Official Administrator of Intestate Estates to the effect above specified.\n\nIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, that at the expiration of the fifth year of such moneys remaining unclaimed, it shall be necessary for the Official Administrator to cause advertisements to be published both in this Colony and in the Mother Country of the deceased to the effect that if no claimant appear within twelve months to the funds in question, the Supreme Court of this Colony on motion made on that behalf by the Colonial Government will declare such funds confiscated for Colonial purposes, and that whether any claimant appear or not, the expenses attendant on such advertisements be deducted from the funds advertised.\n\nIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for the Officer administering the Government in his discretion to direct that all or any unclaimed Balances as aforesaid at any time previous to the expiration of six years as aforesaid, be lodged in a chartered Bank within this Colony, at such rate of interest as may be procurable, and that the amount of such interest shall be added to, and considered portion of such unclaimed Balance as aforesaid.\n\nV. And be it further enacted and ordained, that this Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's Pleasure shall be known with respect thereto.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st Day of October, 1854.\n\nL. D'ALMADA & Castro, \nClerk of Councils.\n\nW. CAINE. \nPage 126 \n`(REGo 20 DFC 79)`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 304333, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "page_number": 278, "title": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "content_text": "## \n\nThese are the highest uniform rates of which the Convention of Paris allows, but I feel sure that the public in Hong Kong and China, far from regarding them as retrogression, would hail them as a step in advance.\n\n## \n\nIt might be well to invite the Governments of the Straits, India, and Ceylon to join with Hong Kong in asking for these uniform rates of Postage, but if they cannot be generally established perhaps there would be no objection to the adoption of such uniform rates by this Colony, so long as it should account to London at the same rates as will be charged to Ceylon and Singapore.\n\n## \n\nLetters being the paying part of Postal business, the 5d unit on those not forwarded via Brindisi would, without exciting a single complaint, put this office in a much better position for paying its Postal Contribution, and meeting the loss that would accrue on Books and Papers forwarded via Brindisi. Moreover, we should then be able to simplify our local category of stamps, to adapt them to the coinage (a ten cents postage, I may point out, represents a coin), and eventually to have a nearly pure decimal series. The checking of postage would be immensely simplified.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305416, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 157, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "## 18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)\n\n### STANDARD I\n\n1. Reading.-Two pages of the First Book used in the school.\n2. Writing.-Five common characters from dictation.\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II\n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n2. Writing.-From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III\n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing.-From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD IV\n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing.-From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic.-The Simple Rules.\n4. Geography.-General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\n### STANDARD V\n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing.-From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic.-Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Geography.-The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n5. History.-The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n### STANDARD VI\n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing.-From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Geography.-The Chinese Empire.\n5. History.-The History used in the School.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote.-The School books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanized Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n## 19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\n### STANDARD I\n\n1. Reading.-Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n2. Writing.-Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II\n\n1. Reading.-Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n3. Arithmetic.-Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III\n\n1. Reading.-Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n3. Arithmetic.-Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar.-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n### STANDARD IV\n\n1. Reading.-Intelligent reading of a prose passage (not exceeding fifteen lines) in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar.-Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n5. Geography.-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\n### STANDARD V\n\n1. Reading.-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n2. Writing.-From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar.-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n5. Geography.-Asia, Africa, and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305417, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 158, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "155 \n\n## STANDARD VI \n\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar--Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography--Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History--The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote--In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\n## 20. For Schools in Class V\n\n(Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.)\n\n### STANDARD I\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading.--A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD III\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading.--Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking.--Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD IV\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.--A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking--Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD V\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.--A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.--From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.--Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD VI\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,\n\n7. Chinese Reading.--An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.\n\n8. Chinese Writing.--A short letter.\n\n9. Chinese Speaking.--Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars and a half.\n\n## 21\n\nIn all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n## 22\n\nScholars who are presented under Standards IV, V, and VI for schools in Classes III, IV, and V, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:--Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are presented, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different Standards. For example:-\n\n| Standard | Euclid |\n|---------|--------|\n| IV | Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive. |\n| V | Book I. |\n| VI | Books I and II. |\n\nValue of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, one dollar, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V, one dollar and a half, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.\n\n## 23\n\nManagers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special subjects will, for the present, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.\n\n## 24\n\nNo grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.\n\n## 25\n\nA capitation grant of one dollar will be given for each scholar in average attendance.\n\n## 26\n\nNo scholar will be examined in a lower Standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same Standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.\n\n## 27\n\nScholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue, will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.\n\n## 28\n\nIn Girls' Schools, one of the four hours for instruction may be assigned to plain needlework, which will have the following values: \n- Fair, one dollar. \n- Good, one dollar and a half. \n- Very good, two dollars.\n\n## 29\n\nThe following regulations for Building Grants, are to be submitted for the approval of the Secretary of State before coming into effect.\n\n1. Aid is not granted to build new public schools unless the Government is satisfied---\n (a) That there is a sufficient population requiring a school in the vicinity.\n (b) That the school is likely to be maintained in efficiency.\n\n2. The grants made by the Government for building, enlarging, improving, or fitting up public schools, are not to exceed one half of the actual cost.\n\n3. The site, plans, estimates, specifications, title, and trust deed, must be previously approved by His Excellency the Governor.\n\n4. The extension of the area of existing school-rooms to receive more scholars, and the addition of teachers' dwellings to existing school-rooms, are treated *pro tanto* as new cases under Article 2.\n\n5. The trust deed must declare the premises to be granted in trust for educational purposes and for no other purpose whatever. It must provide for the legal ownership of the premises, and for the inspection and management of the School in accordance with the principles of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme.\n\n6. The grant is paid on presentation of a certificate (with balance sheet annexed), by the Building and Managing Committees of the school, setting forth that the building and conveyance are completed and that the money in hand, will, when added to the grant, meet all claims and finally close the account.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 307111, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]", "page_number": 229, "title": "CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]", "content_text": "227\n\n( 32 )\n\nEnclosure D.\n\nHONGKONG CADETSHIPS,\n\nScheme of 1861.\n\nWith a view to supply the Civil Service in Hongkong with an efficient Staff of Interpreters, it is intended that a certain number of Cadetships shall be established, the holders of which are to devote themselves for a certain time after their arrival in the Colony to learning the language.\n\nThree gentlemen will be appointed at once to Cadetships, after a competitive examination by the Civil Service Commissioners (at a time and place to be fixed by them, but not before the 1st January next), from amongst Candidates nominated for this purpose by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Every Candidate must, on the 1st day of January next, have attained the age of 20 and be under the age of 23.\n\nThe following will be the subjects of examination :\n\n1. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography.\n\n2. The four first rules of Arithmetic.\n\n3. Latin, and one other foreign language.\n\n4. English Composition, including Précis Writing.\n\n5. Pure and mixed Mathematics.\n\n6. History and Geography.\n\n7. Constitutional and International Law.\n\n8. Natural Science.\n\n9. Any two of the following languages, not having been taken up under No. 3:-\n\nFrench, German, Spanish, Italian.\n\nCandidates who cannot pass in the first two subjects will be rejected, but those subjects will not tell in competition.\n\nEvery Candidate must undergo a competitive examination in the 3rd and 4th subjects, and in \nany two others which he may select.\n\nBut Candidate who takes up the 9th subject may, if he chooses, be examined in five subjects instead of four.\n\nEach Cadet will receive a salary of £200 per annum, to commence from the day of leaving England. The cost of his passage to Hongkong will be paid, and quarters, teachers, and books will be provided for him at the public expense while studying the language.\n\nFor two years after the arrival of the Cadets in Hongkong, they shall apply themselves especially to learning Chinese.\n\nAt the end of two years' study, or as soon afterwards as they shall be declared qualified by a Board of Competent Examiners, they will be appointed Government Interpreters, and be employed in such of the Departments as may require their services, at salaries of £400 per annum each, without other allowances.\n\nAfter two years' approved service as Interpreters, the salary will be increased to £500; and after three years' service, they will be considered eligible by the Secretary of State for promotion to the higher offices in the Civil Service of Hongkong.\n\nThe Cadets, while studying Chinese, will be under the control and supervision of the Governor of the Colony, who will frame regulations for their hours of study and general government.\n\nThe progress of the Cadets will be tested by half-yearly examinations, and every Cadet will be liable, at any time, to be dismissed if his progress or conduct shall be considered by the Governor and Executive Council to be so unsatisfactory as to render such a course desirable. The Governor and Council will decide, having regard to the ground of dismissal, whether the Cadet shall be sent home at the public expense, or shall be left to find his own way home, or shall be, in addition, called upon to repay the cost of his passage out.\n\n( 33 )\n\nA bond must be entered into by each Cadet and two approved sureties with the Agents-General for Crown Colonies, to secure that in case of his dismissal, or in case he shall, within four years from the date of his arrival at Hongkong, either quit the Colony without leave, or relinquish his appointment, he shall, if required by the Governor, repay to the Colony the cost of his passage out, together with a further sum of £50 for each year for the cost of his teaching while in the Colony.\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE, 15th November, 1861.\n\nEnclosure E.\n\nHONGKONG CADETSHIPS.\n\nScheme of 1878.\n\nWith a view to supply Interpreters and other Civil Officers in Hongkong, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to devote themselves for a certain time to learning the Chinese Language.\n\nThe Cadets are selected after a competitive examination by the Civil Service Commissioners, from amongst Candidates nominated by the Secretary of State.\n\nApplications for Nominations, proceeding from persons of whom the Secretary of State has no direct knowledge, should be accompanied by recommendations from persons known to him, or occupying positions of professional or other distinction.\n\n2nd. Each Candidate must be between the ages of 20 and 23 on the first day of the Examination, and must satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners that he is duly qualified in respect of health and character. The Medical Examination does not ordinarily take place until the result of the competition is known, but Candidates may, by application to the Civil Service Commissioners, obtain permission to undergo it earlier.\n\n3rd. The heads of examination are as follows:-\n\nA. Obligatory,\n\n1st. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography.\n\n2nd. Arithmetic, including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions.\n\n3rd. Latin, and one of the following languages :-Greek, French, German, Italian.\n\n4th. English Composition, including Précis Writing.\n\n5th. Pure and Mixed Mathematics.\n\nB. Optional.\n\n6th. Ancient or Modern History, and Geography,\n\n7th. The Elements of Constitutional and International Law, and Political Economy.\n\n8th. Geology, Civil Engineering, and Surveying.\n\nEvery Candidate must show a competent knowledge of the first four Subjects, and may select any two of the Optional Subjects.\n\nAs at present arranged, a Cadet after his appointment will remain for one year in the country, and will be required to begin learning Chinese and to attend a class for students of Chinese at King's College; he will also be employed during some hours daily at the Colonial Office in the work of the Department. At the end of his year's study in this country the Cadet will be examined in Chinese, and the confirmation of his appointment will depend upon his passing a satisfactory examination, and on his performance of his duties in the Office.\n\nDec.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308690, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "1880.\n\nGENERAL POST OFFICE,\n\nHONGKONG, April 12th, 1881.\n\nSIR,-I have the honour to report on the British Postal service in Hongkong and China during\n\n2. The main feature of interest has been the steady extension of the Postal Union, until it may now be said that only two groups of countries of considerable importance are not included in it. These are the Australasian and South African Colonies. With regard to the former, a Postal conference was to assemble at Melbourne in November last to discuss the Union and other questions. It is much to be hoped the result may be the entrance of these important Colonies into the Postal system which now embraces almost all the rest of the world.\n\n3. In the case of the Australasian group, local circumstances have enabled the Government of this Colony to reduce our outward postage, by the principal route, to the Union tariff, thus effecting one more considerable step towards uniformity. It is curious to observe, however, that the more simplicity is attained, and the easier Postal arrangements become, by far more mistakes are made, not only by the public, but also by the Departmental Staff. When each country in Europe was treated on a special and different Postal tariff, some with a half ounce unit, some with a quarter ounce, people were forced to acquaint themselves with the various rates of Postage, and knew more about them than they do now. When newspaper postage from England was twopence by one mail and a penny by the other, newspapers were prepaid with fair correctness and regularity. Now that the postage is three-halfpence by either route, the very simplicity of the arrangement seems to carry it beyond the comprehension of the average poster of newspapers, for the sacksful of short paid papers which arrive (and the new Tariff is now a year old) attest that it is as far from being generally understood as ever. Even when the three-halfpenny postage has been mastered, the senders appear to have no idea that three-halfpence will only pay for four ounces, but post papers weighing twelve and fourteen with apparently every confidence as to their free delivery.\n\n4. These short paid papers have proved a serious impediment to the rapid sorting and delivery of mails. About this time last year the English public was just beginning to discover the French mail to be the cheaper opportunity of the two, and though this is no longer the case, the consequent augmentation of the mail will probably continue for years. The time required to sort the French mail, which had once been (under exceptionally favourable circumstances) as little as half an hour, crept up to an hour and a half. Then the short paid papers began to arrive, and the hour and a half threatened to become two hours. Even when the mail was sorted, its delivery was much retarded. Everybody had to pay two cents at least, and nobody had two cents ready. The difficulty has been met by leaving the short paid papers to stand over till there is time to deal with them, and if the consequent delay in their delivery induces more care in prepayment, the object of this Office will have been attained.\n\n5. The sale of Post cards has exceeded all expectations. They were introduced because it was obligatory to issue them, but it was not expected that more than a few dozen would be sold. Some difficulty was experienced in keeping pace with the demand. At least two-thirds of those purchased, however, have gone to gratify the mania for Stamp-collecting, which seems to increase with the obstacles surrounding it. It is difficult to make votaries of the great science of Philately understand that Post Offices exist for any other purposes than to supply them with every conceivable variety and shade of postage stamp. The object of a Postal Administration, on the other hand, naturally is to get rid of all odds and ends, temporary or obsolete issues, and such like, as quickly as possible.\n\n6. After twenty years of existence as a Colonial Post Office, this Department has at last succeeded in eliminating pence from its dealings with the public. As late as last year the charges on all unpaid correspondence were made in pence, the accounts were kept in Sterling, and the Postage Stamps in use represented sixpences, shillings, &c. We have now got something like a decimal series, adapted to the Colonial currency. It may be possible to improve it as years go on.\n\n7. The general Statistics taken in November 1879 may be said to have been fairly successful. There has not been one-tenth as much correspondence and misunderstanding arising from them as was the case with the Statistics of 1877. Those to be taken in May of the present year will, it is to be hoped, pass off with all the smoothness of routine.\n\n8. The general principle of the Statistics is, to observe carefully during one calendar month the actual weights of correspondence forwarded, which are multiplied by 12 to give an approximate total for the year. This Colony was very unfortunate in the fact that during the Statistical month of November 1879 there were three departures of the French Contract packets (November 1, 15, and 29), so that Hongkong had to pay during 1879 and 1880 as if there were 36 French mails in each year, whereas there are only 26. The appropriate multiplier would have been 4, but though this Department received the sympathy and support of the London Post Office in its endeavours to establish that multiplier, the French Administration (supported, it must be admitted, by the letter of the documents authoritative in the matter) declined to accede to this reduction. Such a case indicates a defective principle, which would be remedied by extending the Statistics over 28 days only, and multiplying the results by 13. It is to be hoped this proposition will be brought forward at the next Postal Congress; it has already been suggested by this Office.\n\nSince the above was written this conference has been postponed,\n\n* Sic in a letter from a distinguished Philatelist.\n\nx but there ceffiers to fave\n\non\n\nbecna durata dewase in 1879\n\n9. Local statistics, for the purpose of framing the tabular information required by the International Bureau, were taken during 28 days of last November. A table is appended comparing their results with those obtained in the same way in 1879. The statistician must indeed have the courage of his convictions who attempts to depend on figures obtained in this way. It is like estimating what a man will eat in a year from what he consumes at one chance meal. The result might do very well to print in a Book, but nobody would use it as a basis on which to victual a ship. A glance at Table C appended to this Report, under the head of Books, &c., will shew that the increase in 1880 purports to be more than the whole number forwarded in 1879! Such a result is not in the least consonant with reality, the fact being that, as far as can be judged from ordinary observation, there has been very little increase, if any at all.\n\nyear, has\n\n10. The Money Order system with some of the Australasian Colonies, commenced last been availed of by Chinese resident in Queensland and New South Wales to an extent which was hardly expected at first. Indeed, as far as this Office is concerned, the system may almost be said to have been too successful, for it nearly monopolises the time of a clerk and a shroff, who have had to be deputed from other duties. Chinese cannot be dealt with so quickly in Money Order matters as Europeans. An Englishman who has an Order to cash takes the money given to him and goes away. With a Chinese, the vexed question, What is a pound? assumes a knotty and complicated aspect. To his mind a sovereign represents the highest price he could get for it after a morning spent in haggling at the gold-shops. This Office has generally to offer him a few cents less. Even when the rate of exchange is settled, the difficulties are not ended. At 3/7d., for instance, a sovereign may be represented by either $5.49 or $5.48. To pay the former sum involves a trifling loss; to pay the latter secures a trifling profit. Nobody but a Chinese would go into the fractions of a cent, but the Chinaman not only does so, but even considers himself defrauded of them. It should be said, however, that the Chinese here are learning, as they learn everything, that the Post Office will not chaffer with them, and this does not appear to affect the popularity of the Money Order system.\n\n11. The Money Order system of the London Post Office is naturally looked upon as a model for British Colonies. It is an excellent system, but somewhat complicated and elaborate; not more so, perhaps, than is necessary where the orders are numerous, and the amounts forwarded in either direction very far from being equal. It is certain, however, that a small Money Order system can be effectively carried on between two Colonies, and be a great convenience to either, without the lists, duplicate lists, percentage on commission, and other formalities required under the London rules. Such is the simplified system of this Office with Yokohama, with Shanghai, and with the Straits Settlements. An advice is forwarded for each order issued, and accounts are periodically compared, the balance due being forwarded to whichever office is entitled to it. Each office keeps the commission it collects, and all the forms used are simplified as far as possible. There would be but few obstacles to a general Inter-Colonial Money Order system on this easy plan, but if the London details be insisted on (and some Colonies insist on them) the amount of writing and of labour involved becomes prohibitive.\n\n12. Communications were addressed to all the Australasian Colonies requesting their co-operation in the establishment of an Inter-colonial Parcel Post, such as is worked between this Colony and the Straits Settlements without any resultant inconvenience. They have all declined, and all, or nearly all, on the same ground-Customs difficulties. As the subject is still, however, to be discussed at the Australasian conference mentioned above, and has also been under consideration in Europe, it may, perhaps, be permissible to devote a few words to it. The subject of parcel post is interesting to most residents in China, because there are so many little objects of Chinese or Japanese manufacture which such persons naturally wish to send to their friends elsewhere. A preliminary objection as to the supposed invasion of the carrying business of Steamer Companies may be first disposed of. If the public were to be allowed to send carpets, overcoats, &c., through the post (as was once the case when the sample post to England was somewhat abused), whether under the title of Parcels, or of Samples, the carrying companies might fairly object, as, in the instance in question, they did.\n\nBut if the parcel post be strictly confined to small things (menus objets) as is proposed, then the parcels to be carried become precisely those of which Steamer Companies had rather be rid than otherwise.\n\n13. To be at once effective, popular, and successful, a Parcel Post scheme requires three conditions :----\n\n(1.) Freedom from any further formalities as to declaration of contents than may be necessary to prevent the transmission of liquids, explosives, &c.\n\n(2.) One moderate prepayment to ensure free delivery at the door of the addressee.\n\n(3.) Absolute freedom from Customs duties or interference.\n\n14. In the case of the existing Indian Parcel Post, the sender has to fill up a declaration of contents, sometimes required in triplicate, sometimes also in French. He has to enclose his parcel in an outer cover to the nearest chief Post Office. If sending to the United Kingdom, he cannot prepay further than London, and it is matter of frequent remark that it costs more to get a parcel from London to the country than it has cost to get it from Calcutta to London. Moreover, the Addressee will have to pay the Customs duty, if any.\n\n15. If the Postal Union system has proved anything, it has proved that to effect Postal Reforms on a large and liberal scale, Governments must be prepared to give up haggling about small sums,\n\n28\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 316412, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "content_text": "# CEYLON. 4/79\n\n2534\n\n49\n\n## CEYLON.\n\n**Ordinance No. 5 of 1857.** To amend the Ordinance No. 5 of 1854, entitled \"To consolidate and amend the laws against offences relating to the coin.\"\n\nOrder in Council, 18 June 1869. Proclaimed by the annexed Local Proclamation, 23 August 1871.\n\n**Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith.**\n\n## PROCLAMATION\n\nby his Excellency Sir HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island of Ceylon, with the Dependencies thereof.\n\n**HERCULES ROBINSON,**\n\nWHEREAS by the Proclamation annexed to Her Majesty's Order in Council, dated the 18th day of June 1869, it is ordained and declared that from and after a day to be fixed by the Governor or Officer Administering the Government of Ceylon, by Proclamation, and subject to further directions to be given by Proclamation of the Governor, the British and local copper or bronze coins or tokens at present in circulation in Her Majesty's Colony of Ceylon and its Dependencies, and such other copper or bronze tokens as may from time to time be specified by the Governor by Proclamation, shall be a legal tender of payment for any sum not exceeding half a rupee; the said British and local coins to continue current until the date of such Proclamation, at the same rates, as regards the rupee, as those at which they at present pass by long established custom, usage, viz. :-\n\nThe penny at the rate of 3rds of an anna, or 8 pie.\n\nAnd whereas it is expedient and desirable to establish certain other copper or bronze coins or tokens, representing certain decimal parts of a rupee, as a legal tender for payment for any sum not exceeding half a rupee:\n\nAnd whereas there will shortly be issued by the Government of Ceylon copper or bronze coins or tokens, as follows:-\n\n* A copper or bronze five-cent. piece, representing one-twentieth part of a rupee.\n* A copper or bronze one-cent. piece, representing one-hundredth part of a rupee.\n* A copper or bronze half-cent. piece, representing one two-hundredth part of a rupee.\n\nAnd every such piece shall have for the obverse impression the effigy of Her Majesty, with the inscription \"Victoria, Queen,\" and for the reverse impression the representation of a Talipot Palm, and an inscription indicating the value of the piece in cents of a rupee, with the word \"Ceylon,\" and the date of the year, and words indicating the value in Sinhalese and Tamil:\n\nNow, therefore, We, the said Governor, in pursuance and exercise of the authority vested in Us by the aforesaid Proclamation, do hereby proclaim and direct that the said copper or bronze coins or tokens so to be issued as aforesaid, shall from and after the 1st day of January 1872, be lawfully current, and shall pass and be received as current and lawful tokens and payment within the Island of Ceylon and the Dependencies thereof, at and for the rates and values indicated thereon, and at no other rates or values. Provided, however, that no person shall be required to receive more than one half-rupee in copper or bronze coins or tokens at one time.\n\nAnd we do hereby further proclaim and direct, that until further lawful proclamation and direction to the contrary, the British and local copper or bronze coins or tokens now current in this Colony shall continue (subject to what is herein provided and directed) to pass and be received as current and lawful tokens and legal tender for payment, at the rates and values following, that is to say :-\n\n| Coin | Rate |\n| --- | --- |\n| The penny | 4th of a rupee |\n| halfpenny | 3rd of a ... |\n| farthing | 4th |\n| halfpenny | 3 th |\n| Ceylon fanam | 23 \"\" 1 anna |\n| farthing | 33 33 2 stiver or pice |\n| Ceylon fanam | 38th |\n| challie | J 12th 1 +3 stiver or pice |\n| challie | A ** 4th |\n| challie | 25 rband |\n\nQ7129.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 316413, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "content_text": "# HONG KONG. Gor. 52/81 10956\n## Coins in Circulation\n50\n\nGiven at Colombo, in the said Island of Ceylon, this twenty-third day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.\n\nBy his Excellency's command, **CHARLES P. LAYARD**, \nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nGod save the Queen.\n\n### Coins in Circulation\n- Indian silver: \n - Company's and Queen's rupee.\n - Half rupee.\n - Quarter rupee.\n - One-eighth rupee or two anna piece.\n- Ceylon copper decimal subdivisions of the rupee:\n - Five cent piece.\n - Cent piece.\n - Half cent piece.\n - Quarter cent piece.\n\nAmount of coin in circulation not known.\n\n### Currency Details\n| Currency Unit | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Notes of the local banks | about Rs. 3,838,210 in 1879 |\n| Accounts kept | rupees and cents |\n\n## HONG KONG.\n### EXTRACT OF REPORT of the ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL.\n\n1. Order in Council of 9 January 1863, published in Government Gazette of 2 May 1863, declares that Mexican dollars or other silver dollars of equivalent value duly authorised by the Governor of Hong Kong shall be the only legal tender, and making provision for the issue of silver coins representing some multiple of the cent or one-hundredth part of the said dollar to be a legal tender for any sum not exceeding two dollars, and for the issue of copper or bronze coins representing the cent or one-hundredth part of the mil or cash/representing one-thousandth part of the dollar to be a legal tender for any sum not exceeding one dollar. Provides also as to the preparation and devices of such coins to be issued from the mint. See preamble to Local Ordinance 1 of 1864.\n\n2. Ordinance No. 1 of 1864 recites the above Order in Council, and provides that British sterling is to be converted into dollars at 4s. 2d. per dollar, when the Governor proclaims it.\n\n3. Proclamation under Ordinance 1 of 1864. See Gazette, 23 January 1864. By this Proclamation Ordinance 1 of 1864 is to take effect from 16 February 1864.\n\n4. Ordinance 2 of 1864. - This Ordinance provides for the establishing of a mint in the Colony (which was established and worked, but has been removed for some years).\n\n5. Governor's Proclamation in Gazette of 14 September 1866. This Proclamation recites Order in Council of 1863, and proclaims the Hong Kong dollar and half-dollar legal tender.\n\n6. Treasury Regulations of 20 October 1866, published in Gazette, 12 January 1867. - These regulations for dollar, half-dollar, and subsidiary coinage made in pursuance of Ordinance 2 of 1864. - The Hong Kong Mint Ordinance, sec. 2 of which empowers the Governor to frame regulations under which the Mint shall receive silver bullion and coin the same.\n\n7. Ordinance 6 of 1865, sections 13, 20. - This Ordinance relates to the offences of forging bank notes.\n\n8. Ordinance 10 of 1865. - Offences against coinage, but sections 4, 5, 16, 17, 26, 27 not in force by Proclamation in Gazette of 21 October 1865 under the Ordinance.\n\n9. Proclamation under Ordinance 10 of 1865. See Gazette, 21 October. - N.B. - This is important, as it permits the Chinese custom in South China of chopping dollars.\n\n### Note Circulation\n- Order in Council, 27 November 1875. - Rate for issue of silver dollar to Her Majesty's troops reduced from 4s. 3d. to 4s. 1d.\n\n- Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Ordinance 5 of 1866, sections 12 and 13. - (1.) The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank issues notes of five dollars and multiples of five under section 12. The same bank issues notes of one dollar under the sanction of the Governor and under the proviso of that section.\n\n- Letter of Governor, 27 June 1872, authorising one dollar notes. - No Gazette notice of such sanction can be found.\n\nPage 51\nPage 39", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 316424, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "content_text": "## Colonial Currency Proclamations and Acts\n\n1854. \n772 \n9 Mar. West Indies, Miscellaneous. - Gold Coins of United States. Extending provisions of previous Proclamation and extending both Proclamations to British Guiana.\n\n7 Apr. Canada. - Currency Act, 1,257, left to operation.\n\n18 Oct. Australia. - Sydney Mint Coins. Giving currency to.\n\n1863. \n9 Jan. New South Wales. - Sydney Mint Coins. Approving coinage.\n\n1 Mar. Australia. - Australian Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns. Giving currency to.\n\n1 Nov. New Zealand. - Sydney Mint Coins. Giving currency to.\n\n\" New Zealand. - Australian Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns. Giving currency to.\n\n1864. \n7 Jan. Copper Coinage. 14 Nov. New Brunswick. Approving Proclamation giving currency to.\n\n1865. \n7 Aug. \n5 Dec. \n\n1866. \n3 Feb. \n13 Aug. Malta. - Currency Regulations. Alteration of.\n\n1855.\n\n1865.\n\n1856. \n22 Oct. Ceylon. - Australian Coins. Giving currency to.\n\n22 Oct. Hong Kong. - Australian Coins. Giving currency to.\n\n26 Oct. Mauritius. - Australian Coin. Giving currency to.\n\n1857. \n6 May. Newfoundland. - Legal Value of Coins. 184 and 204 confirmed.\n\n25 June. Mauritius. - Currency. Repealing all existing regulations and approving Proclamation.\n\n1862. \n26 Apr. Bermuda. - Assimilation of the Currency. Act 911 approved.\n\n6 Aug. Hong Kong. - Currency. Establishing fresh regulations.\n\n73 Act Newfoundland. - British Sterling, &c. 304, declaring meaning of, left to operation.\n\nLagos. - Currency Proclamation. Approving.\nHong Kong. - Currency Proclamation. Approving.\n\nNewfoundland. - Regulation of the Currency. Act 324 confirmed.\n\nBahamas. - United States Half and Quarter Dollars. Fixing rate of circulation.\n\nHong Kong. - Silver Dollar. Fixing 48. 3d. as rate of issue to Her Majesty's troops.\n\nVancouver Island. - Decimal System of Accounts.\n\nMontserrat. - Assimilation of Coinage. 323.\n\nNew South Wales. - Gold Coins of Sydney Mint. Made legal tender in the United Kingdom.\n\n16 Feb. Trinidad. - Doubloons and Dollars. Proclamation of 1838 revoked.\n\n14 Sept. Turks Islands. United States Half and Quarter Dollars. Fixing rate of circulation.\n\n10 Nov. New South Wales. - Gold Coins of Sydney Mint. Made legal tender in certain of Her Majesty's possessions abroad.\n\n1867. \n17 May. Straits Settlements. - Currency. Proclamation regulating.\n\n26 June. Straits Settlements. - Mexican Dollar. Fixing rate of issue to Her Majesty's troops.\n\n1868. \n14 May. Canada; Prince Edward's Island; Newfoundland. - Sydney Mint Coins. Approving proclamation giving currency to.\n\n1869. \n18 June. Ceylon. - Currency Proclamation. Approving.\n\n11 Nov. Jamaica. - Nickel Coins. Giving currency to.\n\nQ 7189. \nF 50", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 317789, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "content_text": "## 18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)\n\n### STANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading-Two pages of the First Book used in the school.\n2. Writing-Five common characters from dictation.\n3. Arithmetic-Notation.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n2. Writing-From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic-Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanations in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing-From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic-Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanations in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing-From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic-The Simple Rules.\n4. Geography-General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\n### STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanations in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing-From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n3. Arithmetic-Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Geography-The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n5. History-The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n### STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanations in colloquial Chinese.\n2. Writing-From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n3. Arithmetic-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Geography-The Chinese Empire.\n5. History-The History used in the School.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote.-The School books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanized Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n## 19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\n### STANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading-Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n2. Writing-Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n3. Arithmetic-Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading-Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n2. Writing-A sentence from the same book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n3. Arithmetic-Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading-Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n2. Writing-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n3. Arithmetic-Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n### STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading-Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n2. Writing-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n3. Arithmetic-Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar-Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n5. Geography-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\n### STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n2. Writing-From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n3. Arithmetic-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n4. Grammar-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n5. Geography-Asia, Africa, and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 317790, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "page_number": 41, "title": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "content_text": "# STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading-To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography-Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History. The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote.--In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\n## For Schools in Class V\n\n(Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.)\n\n### STANDARD I.\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II.\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading.-A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing.-From dictation, ten common characters.\n\n### STANDARD VI.\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,\n\n7. Chinese Reading.-An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.\n\n8. Chinese Writing.-A short letter.\n\n9. Chinese Speaking.-Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars and a half.\n\n21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V, and VI for schools in Classes III, IV, and V, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:-Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are presented, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different Standards. For example:-\n\n## EUCLID.\n\n| Standard | Requirement |\n|---------|-------------|\n| IV | Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive. |\n| V | Book I. |\n| VI | Books I and II. |\n\nValue of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, one dollar, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V, one dollar and a half, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.\n\n23. Managers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special subjects will, for the present, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.\n\n### STANDARD III.\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading.-Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing.-From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking.--Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD IV.\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing-From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD V.\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading-A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.-From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\n24. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.\n\n25. A capitation grant of one dollar will be given for each scholar in average attendance.\n\n26. No scholar will be examined in a lower Standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same Standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.\n\n27. Scholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue, will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.\n\n29. In Girls' Schools, one of the four hours for instruction may be assigned to plain needlework, which will have the following values:--- \n| Level | Value |\n|-------|-------------|\n| Fair | one dollar |\n| Good | one dollar and a half |\n| Very good | two dollars |\n\n29. The following regulations for Building Grants, are to be submitted for the approval of the Secretary of State before coming into effect.\n\n1. Aid is not granted to build new public schools unless the Government is satisfied. \n (a.) That there is a sufficient population requiring a school in the vicinity.\n (b.) That the school is likely to be maintained in efficiency.\n\n2. The grants made by the Government for building, enlarging, improving, or fitting up public schools, are not to exceed one half of the actual cost.\n\n3. The site, plans, estimates, specifications, title, and trust deed, must be previously approved by His Excellency the Governor.\n\n4. The extension of the area of existing school-rooms to receive more scholars, and the addition of teachers' dwellings to existing school-rooms, are treated `pro tanto` as new cases under Article 2.\n\n5. The trust deed must declare the premises to be granted in trust for educational purposes and for no other purpose whatever. It must provide for the legal ownership of the premises, and for the inspection and management of the School in accordance with the principles of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme.\n\n6. The grant is paid on presentation of a certificate (with balance sheet annexed), by the Building and Managing Committees of the school, setting forth that the building and conveyance are completed and that the money in hand, will, when added to the grant, meet all claims and finally close the account.\n\nPage 19\nPage 40", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 317882, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "content_text": "# XIX-RETURN of CHINESE PASSENGERS SHIPS cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong, during the year ending the 31st day of December, 1881.\n\n## NATION-\n\n| SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATIONALITY OF SHIP | MASTER'S NAME | WHITHER BOUND | ADULTS | CHILDREN | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 89,310 | | | | 24,097 | 349 | 24,446 |\n| Vorwærts | str. | 905 | British | R. G. Murray | Australia, Straits Settlements | 22 | 3 | 25 |\n| Avoca | str. | 905 | British | J. A. Reddell | Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne | 413 | 72 | 485 |\n| Brishaue | str. | 891 | British | J. A. Reddell | Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne | 164 | 72 | 236 |\n| Rajanattiannhar | str. | 933 | British | G. T. Hopkins | Bangkok | 279 | 124 | 403 |\n| Belgic | str. | 1,716 | British | B. C. Baker | San Francisco | 424 | 70 | 494 |\n| Vortigern | str. | 876 | British | J. Alexander | Bangkok | 40 | 17 | 57 |\n| Danube | str. | 561 | British | A. Clanchy | Bangkok | 14 | 1 | 15 |\n| Mirzapore | str. | 2,270 | British | A. Parish | Straits Settlements | 225 | 79 | 304 |\n| City of Tokio | str. | 3,448 | American | W. B. Cobb | San Francisco | 204 | 13 | 217 |\n| Nestor | str. | 1,459 | British | R. Jago | Straits Settlements | 149 | 81 | 230 |\n| Arratoon Apcar | str. | 1,302 | British | A. B. Mactavish | Straits Settlements | 153 | 82 | 235 |\n| Suez | str. | 1,990 | British | J. D. Eaton | Straits Settlements | 286 | 83 | 369 |\n| Consolation | str. | 704 | British | R. Young | Bangkok | 284 | 331 | 615 |\n| Cyclops | str. | 1,483 | British | E. Stewart | Straits Settlements | | | |\n| Ravenna | str. | 2,117 | British | R. J. Brown | Straits Settlements | | | |\n| Jason | str. | 1,412 | British | H. Davison | San Francisco | 986 | | 986 |\n| William fl. Besse | str. | 1,027 | American | P. J. Carleton | Portland, Oregon | 596 | 506 | 1,102 |\n| Stentor | str. | 1,304 | British | J. Kirkpatrick | Straits Settlements | 228 | 232 | 460 |\n| Vortigern | str. | 876 | British | J. Alexander | Bangkok | 607 | 4 | 611 |\n| Danube | str. | 561 | British | A. Clanchy | Bangkok | 260 | 271 | 531 |\n| Zambesi | str. | 1,540 | British | A. Symons | Straits Settlements | 152 | 26 | 178 |\n| Patroclus | str. | 1,650 | British | M. R. White | Straits Settlements | 601 | 717 | 1,318 |\n| City of Peking | str. | 3,448 | American | W. E. Nason | Portland, Oregon | 330 | 890 | 1,220 |\n| Orestes | str. | 1,823 | British | J. K. Wester | Straits Settlements | 390 | 393 | 783 |\n| Arratoon Apcar | str. | 1,392 | British | R. J. McConnell | Straits Settlements | 315 | 200 | 515 |\n| Suez | str. | 1,990 | British | W. M. Dodd | Straits Settlements | 557 | 108 | 664 |\n| Dale | str. | 645 | British | J. Thompson | Bangkok, Port Darwin | 157 | 164 | 321 |\n| Ocean | str. | 1,039 | British | H. Wehler | Sydney, Port Darwin, Cooktown | 448 | 299 | 747 |\n| Bowen | str. | 844 | British | F. G. Greet | Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne | 111 | 31 | 142 |\n\n## RETURN OF CHINESE PASSENGERS SHIPS cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong,-( Continued.)\n\n| SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATIONALITY OF SHIP | MASTER'S NAME | WHITHER BOUND | ADULTS | CHILDREN | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | | | | | 25,713 | | |\n| Belgie | str. | 1,716 | British | B. Davison | San Francisco | 30 | 34 | 64 |\n| Lombardy | str. | 1,720 | Austro-Hung. | J. B. Chapman | Straits Settlements | 80 | 80 | 160 |\n| Japan | str. | 1,885 | British | T. S. Gardner | Straits Settlements | 80 | 113 | 193 |\n| Moray | str. | 1,427 | British | M. J. Butcher | Straits Settlements | 104 | 11 | 115 |\n| Sarpedon | str. | 1,592 | British | J. Rea | Straits Settlements | 257 | 33 | 290 |\n| City of Peking | str. | 3,448 | American | G. G. Berry | San Francisco | 960 | 993 | 1,953 |\n| Antenor | str. | 1,645 | British | J. T. Bragg | Straits Settlements | 215 | 216 | 431 |\n| Zambesi | str. | 1,540 | British | A. Symons | Straits Settlements | 154 | | 154 |\n| Consolation | str. | 704 | British | R. Young | Bangkok | | | |\n| Geelong | str. | 764 | British | R. Young | Bangkok | 174 | 38 | 212 |\n| Urano | str. | 1,319 | Austro-Hung. | N. Ueropina | Straits Settlements | 505 | 26 | 531 |\n| Rajanattiannhar | str. | 933 | British | G. T. Hopkins | Bangkok | 371 | 382 | 753 |\n| Gaelic | str. | 1,718 | British | W. H. Kidley | San Francisco | 596 | 696 | 1,292 |\n| Khiva | str. | | | | | | | |\n| Naples | str. | 1,473 | British | C. White | Straits Settlements | | | |\n| Consulation | str. | 764 | British | R. Young | Bangkok | 703 | 745 | 1,448 |\n| Nizam | str. | 1,727 | British | G. W. Brady | San Francisco | 811 | 829 | 1,640 |\n| Achilles | str. | 1,529 | British | C. Anderwou | Melbourne | 138 | 141 | 279 |\n| Quinta | str. | 875 | German | H. N. Thomsen | Bangkok | 171 | 173 | 344 |\n| Gaelic | str. | 1,713 | British | W. H. Kidley | San Francisco | 506 | 596 | 1,102 |\n| Rajanattiannhar | str. | 933 | British | G. T. Hopkins | Bangkok | 511 | 567 | 1,078 |\n\n## (Continued)\n\n| SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATIONALITY OF SHIP | MASTER'S NAME | WHITHER BOUND | ADULTS | CHILDREN | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | | | | | | | |\n| Taunton | str. | 688 | British | J. Harney | Portland, Oregon | 284 | 208 | 492 |\n| Danube | str. | 561 | British | A. Clonely | Bangkok | 78 | 76 | 154 |\n| Lennox | str. | 1,927 | British | D. Scott | Straits Settlements | 482 | 99 | 581 |\n| Avoca | str. | 905 | British | R. G. Murray | Straits Settlements | 324 | 11 | 335 |\n| St. Vincent | str. | 1,877 | British | R. C. Thompson | San Francisco | 365 | 365 | 730 |\n| Hector | str. | 1,500 | British | E. Billinge | Straits Settlements | 156 | 159 | 315 |\n| Oceanic | str. | 2,440 | British | J. Metcalfe | San Francisco | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |\n| Japan | str. | 1,865 | British | T. S. Gardner | Straits Settlements | 544 | 210 | 754 |\n| Dale | str. | 645 | British | J. Thompson | Bangkok, Port Darwin | 125 | 126 | 251 |\n| Charlton | str. | 786 | British | A. Erskine | Straits Settlements, Cooktown | 149 | 8 | 157 |\n| Hungaria | str. | 1,720 | Austro-Hung. | H. J. J. Wise | Melbourne, Sydney | 478 | 480 | 958 |\n| Vortigern | str. | 876 | British | J. Alexander | Straits Settlements | 646 | 102 | 748 |\n| Consolation | str. | 764 | British | R. Young | Bangkok, Port Darwin | 129 | 126 | 255 |\n| Polluce | str. | 1,645 | Austro-Hung. | G. Rogusin | Straits Settlements, Cooktown | 398 | 427 | 825 |\n| Meumair | str. | 1,247 | British | W. Ellis | Cleveland Bay | 105 | 2 | 107 |\n| Rajanattianohar | str. | 933 | British | G. T. Hopkins | Bangkok | 210 | 213 | 423 |\n| C. T. Hook | str. | 902 | British | T. Alderton | Melbourne | 86 | 21 | 107 |\n| Danube | str. | 561 | British | A. Clanchy | Bangkok | 298 | 108 | 406 |\n| Nestor | str. | 1,459 | British | R. Jago | Straits Settlements | | | |\n| Cairnsmuir | str. | 315 | British | | | | | |\n| City of Tokio | str. | 3,448 | American | G. L. Castle | Straits Settlements | 715 | 37 | 752 |\n| Suez | str. | 1,990 | British | W. M. Dodd | Straits Settlements | 719 | | 719 |\n\n## (Continued)\n\n| SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATIONALITY OF SHIP | MASTER'S NAME | WHITHER BOUND | ADULTS | CHILDREN | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 202,815 | | | | 61,943 | 2,103 | 64,046 |\n| Glaucus | str. | 1,648 | British | J. D. Eaton | Straits Settlements | 685 | 24 | 709 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Xenia | str. | 734 | British | A. B. Mactavish | Straits Settlements | 516 | 128 | 644 |\n| Arratoon Apcar | str. | 1,392 | British | A. B. Mactavish | Straits Settlements | | | |\n| Achilles | str. | 1,529 | British | R. J. Brown | Port Darwin | 672 | 25 | 697 |\n| China | str. | 1,037 | British | R. Jago | Straits Settlements | 92 | 14 | 106 |\n| Kenure Castle | str. | 1,260 | British | J. Maury | San Francisco | 1,029 | 1,046 | 2,075 |\n| Berapis | str. | 1,271 | British | S. F. North | Sydney | 882 | 695 | 1,577 |\n| Dale | str. | 645 | British | J. Thompson | Bangkok, Melbourne | 47 | 40 | 87 |\n| Gaelic | str. | 1,718 | British | W. H. Kidley | San Francisco | 282 | 288 | 570 |\n| Adria | str. | 781 | Austro-Hung. | T. Farhtlongli | Straits Settlements, Melbourne | 210 | 9 | 219 |\n| Rajanattiannhar | str. | 933 | British | G. T. Hopkins | Bangkok, Port Darwin | 132 | 31 | 163 |\n| Meath | str. | 1,337 | British | J. Johnson | Cooktown | 1 | | 1 |\n| Anjer Head | str. | 1,800 | British | A. Roper | Straits Settlements, Sydney | 498 | 518 | 1,016 |\n| Danube | str. | 561 | British | A. Clanchy | Bangkok | 110 | 124 | 234 |\n| City of Tokio | str. | 3,448 | American | W. B. Cobb | San Francisco | 1,087 | | 1,087 |\n| Pekin | str. | 2,202 | British | W. D. Anderson | Straits Settlements | 260 | 200 | 460 |\n| Japan | str. | 1,865 | British | T. S. Gardner | Straits Settlements | 208 | 12 | 220 |\n| Telemachus | str. | 1,421 | British | H. Jones | Straits Settlements | 142 | 142 | 284 |\n| Moray | str. | 1,427 | British | M. J. Butcher | Straits Settlements | | | |\n| Decima | str. | 1,151 | German | L. Petersen | Port Darwin | 72 | 7 | 79 |\n| Mee Foo | str. | 711 | Chinese | | | | | |\n| Killarney | str. | 1,284 | British | H. H. Cunningham | San Francisco | 378 | | 378 |\n| City of Tokio | str. | 3,448 | American | T. Maury | San Francisco | 368 | 920 | 1,288 |\n| Dale | str. | 645 | British | J. Thompson | Bangkok | 83 | 87 | 170 |\n| Consolation | str. | 764 | British | R. Young | Bangkok | | | |\n| China | str. | 1,037 | British | S. F. Cole | Straits Settlements | 203 | 22 | 225 |\n| Canton | str. | 1,095 | British | J. C. Jegnes | Straits Settlements | 553 | 671 | 1,224 |\n| Lombardy | str. | 1,720 | Austro-Hung. | J. B. Chapman | Straits Settlements | 383 | 19 | 402 |\n| Daphne | str. | 1,610 | Austro-Hung. | G. Doncich | Straits Settlements | 356 | 82 | 438 |\n| Septima | str. | | German | J. Petersen | | 172 | | 172 |\n| Diomed | str. | 3,241 | British | M. B. F. Jackson | Straits Settlements | 253 | 253 | 506 |\n| Arratoon Apcar | str. | 1,392 | British | R. J. McConnell | Straits Settlements, Cooktown | 232 | 10 | 242 |\n| Glamis Castle | str. | 1,569 | British | R. J. C. Tod | Sydney | 650 | | 650 |\n| Suez | str. | 1,990 | British | W. M. Dodd | Straits Settlements | 516 | 37 | 553 |\n| Consulation | str. | 704 | British | R. Young | Bangkok | 206 | 30 | 236 |\n| Rajanattinoubar | str. | 933 | British | G. T. Hopkins | Bangkok | 160 | | 160 |\n| Belgic | str. | 1,716 | British | H. Davison | San Francisco | 522 | 73 | 595 |\n\n## (Continued)\n\n| SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATIONALITY OF SHIP | MASTER'S NAME | WHITHER BOUND | ADULTS | CHILDREN | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Bellerophont | str. | 1,907 | British | T. W. Freeman | Straits Settlements | 420 | 431 | 851 |\n| Bellerophon | str. | 1,907 | British | T. W. Freeman | Straits Settlements | 137 | | 137 |\n| Geelong | str. | 1,199 | British | W. J. Webber | Straits Settlements | 501 | 571 | 1,072 |\n| China | str. | 1,037 | British | S. F. Cole | Straits Settlements | 772 | 3 | 775 |\n| Danube | str. | 561 | British | A. Clanchy | Bangkok | 297 | 11 | 308 |\n| Carried forward | | | | | | | |\n\nPage 363\n\n## (To be continued)\n\nCarried forward,....... 89,310 \nCarried forward 24,897 \n600 \n340 \n03 25,715 \nCarried forward, 202,815 \nCarried forward,. 61,943 \n2,103 \n689: \n254 54,508", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 317885, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "page_number": 136, "title": "CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9]", "content_text": "## RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,-(Continued).\n\n| No. | DATE ARRIVED | SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATION ALITY | ADULTS | CHILDREN | TOTAL | MASTER'S NAME | WHERE FROM |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Brought forward..... | | 288,820 | | 95,453 | 345 | 187 | | |\n| 213 | Sept. 21 | Meath, str. | 1,397 | British | 50 | | 50 | Johnson | Port Darwin, Cooktown |\n| 214 | 22 | Rajanettianahar, str. | 933 | | 70 | | 70 | Hopkins | Bangkok |\n| 215 | 22 | Belgic, str. | 1,716 | | 3 | 10 | 328 | Davison | San Francisco, Port Darwin |\n| 216 | 23 | Brisbane, str. | 891 | | 38 | | 38 | Craig | Cooktown, Sydney |\n| 217 | 24 | Cheang Hock Kian, str. | | | 12 | | 497 | Webb | Straits Settlements |\n| 218 | 28 | Geelong, str. | 1,139 | | 174 | | 174 | Webber | |\n| 219 | 28 | Altonower, str. | 1,611 | | 160 | | 150 | Murray | |\n| 220 | 29 | Khiva, str. | 1,500 | | 12 | | 72 | De Horne | |\n| 221 | 29 | Cassandra, str. | 1,097 | German | 19 | | 119 | Abreus | Port Darwin |\n| 222 | 30 | Hungarian, str. | 984 | British | 93 | | | Wise | Cooktown, Melbourne |\n| 223 | October 1 | Lennox, str. | 1,327 | | 1 | | 152 | Scott | Straits Settlements |\n| 224 | 1 | Danube, str. | 361 | | 3 | | 43 | Clanchy | Bangkok |\n| 225 | | City of Peking, str. | 8,448 | American | 614 | | 611 | Berry | San Francisco |\n| 226 | | Japan, str. | 1,845 | British | 282 | | 282 | Gardner | Straits Settlements |\n| 227 | 7 | Ameer Head | 1,300 | | 19 | | 200 | Roper | |\n| 228 | | Lorne, str. | 1,034 | | 14 | | 158 | McKechnie | |\n| 229 | 8 | Patroclus, str. | 1,650 | | 100 | | 100 | White | |\n| 230 | 13 | Kashgar, str. | 1,575 | | 128 | | 128 | Murray | |\n| 231 | 14 | Conscription, str. | 761 | | | | 46 | Young | Bangkok |\n| 232 | 15, 17 | Menelaus, str., Catterthun, str. | 1,559, 1,407 | | 400, 17 | | 100, 92 | Lapage, Miller | Straits Settlements, Cooktown, Sydney, Melbourne |\n| 233 | 17 | Canton, str. | 1,095 | | 300 | | 300 | Jaques | Straits Settlements |\n| 234 | 19 | Norden, str. | 778 | Danish | 171 | | 171 | Rasmussen | |\n| 235 | 19 | Gaelic, str. | 1,713 | British | 460 | | 460 | Ridley | San Francisco |\n| 236 | | Yorkshire, str. | 1,426 | | | | 176 | Longley | Straits Settlements |\n| 237 | | | | | | | | | |\n| 238 | 25 | Glenlyon, str. | 1,879 | | 12 | | 50 | Donaldson | |\n| 239 | 27 | P&O steamer, Walior, str. | 1,196, 1,719 | | 168, 63 | 10 | 178, 1 | McKenzie, Adamson | |\n| 240 | 28 | Vorwarts, str. | 1,816 | Austro-Hung | | | | Marussig | |\n| 241 | 25 | Cheang Hock Kian, str. | 955 | British | 147 | | 147 | Webb | |\n| 242 | 28 | Miramar, str. | 800 | | 188 | 146 | 17 | Clarke | Port Darwin |\n| 243 | | Nelson, str. | 521 | | 27 | | | Thom | Townsville, Cooktown |\n| 244 | 29 | Prinz Heinrich, str. | 872 | German | | | | | |\n| 245 | 31 | Auchises, str. | 1,389 | British | | | 56 | Hetmann | Bangkok |\n| 246 | 31 | | | | | | 221 | Jackson | Straits Settlements |\n| 247 | Nov. | Strathmore, str. | 1,383 | | 164 | 35 | | Rowell | |\n| 248 | | Gordon Castle, str. | 1,320 | | 100 | | | Waring | |\n| 249 | 1 | Danube, str. | 561 | | | | 52 | Clanchy | Bangkok |\n| 250 | 4 | Carisbrooke, str. | 980 | | | | 160 | Whacton | Straits Settlements |\n| 251 | 6 | Glenavon, str. | 1,836 | | | | | Taylor | |\n| 252 | | Sze, str. | 1,290 | | 280 | | 280 | Dodd | |\n| 253 | 7 | Arratoon Apcar, str. | 1,892 | | 178 | | 178 | Mestavisu | |\n| 254 | 7 | Oceanic, str. | 2,440 | | 826 | | 826 | Metcalfe | San Francisco, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown |\n| 255 | 8 | Menmuir, str. | 1,247 | | | | 165 | Elis | Townsville, Sydney, Dunedin, N.Z., Melbourne |\n| 256 | | Cyclops, str. | 1,403 | | | | 210 | Butler | Straits Settlements |\n| 257 | 12 | Thibet, str. | 1,671 | | 173 | | 238 | Jordan | |\n| 258 | 12 | Phoenix, str. | 789 | German | | | 173 | Behrens | |\n| 259 | 14 | Hector, str. | 1,589 | British | 208 | | 208 | Billinge | |\n| 260 | 16 | Glaucus, str. | 1,687 | | 200 | | 200 | Jackson | |\n| 261 | 16 | Consolation, str. | 761 | | | | 104 | Yong | Bangkok, Port Darwin, Thursday Island |\n| 262 | 18 | Bowen, str. | 844 | | | | | Darke | Townsville, Rockhampton, Sydney, Dunedin, N.Z. |\n| 263 | 18 | Decima, str. | 1,151 | German | | | 204 | Peterson | Port Darwin |\n| 264 | 19 | Lord of the Isles, str. | 1,586 | British | | | 250 | Felgate | Straits Settlements |\n| 265 | 19 | Jason, str. | 1,432 | | 13 | | 169 | Brows | |\n| 266 | 23 | Verona, str. | 984 | | 160 | | | | |\n| 267 | 24 | Rajarattianuhar, str. | 793 | | 103 | | 948 | Ashdown | |\n| 268 | 24 | Fyen, str. | 909 | Danish | 45 | | | Grove | Bangkok, Port Darwin |\n| 269 | | Crusader, str. | 647 | British | | | 20 | | Bowen, Cooktown |\n| 270 | 25 | City of Tokio, str. | 3,448 | American | 851 | | 851 | Maury | San Francisco |\n| 271 | | Canton, str. | 1,095 | British | | | | | Straits Settlements |\n| 272 | | | | | | | | | |\n| 273 | Dec. 5 | Leanos, str. | | | | | 300 | Jaynes | Straits Settlements |\n| 274 | 5 | Nestor, str. | 956 | | | | 600 | Webb | |\n| 275 | 5 | Geelong, str. | 848 | | 10 | | 572 | Davies | |\n| 276 | 7 | Dale, str. | 1,201 | | 29 | 20 | | Parke | |\n| 277 | | Cheang Hock Kian, str. | 1,419 | | 150 | | 150 | Webber | |\n| 278 | 29 | Baduvishiro, sta. | 561 | | | | | Clanchy | Bangkok |\n| 279 | 30 | Genfalloch, str. | 1,327 | | | | 382 | Scott | Straits Settlements |\n| 280 | | Danube, str. | 1,439 | | 332 | | | Jago | |\n| | Carried forward..... | | 376,491 | | 38,151 | 151 | 361 | | |\n\n## XXII-DIAGRAM of Tonnage entered at Hongkong, from 1867 to 1881 inclusive.\n\nBLUE LINE represents Junk Tonnage only, \nRED LINE represents Foreign Shipping Tonnage only, \nTHICK BLACK LINE represents entire trade in Foreign Ships and Junks.\n\nTons \n4,500,000 \n4,400,000 \n4,300,000 \n4,200,000 \n4,100,000 \n4,000,000 \n3,900,000 \n3,800,000 \n3,700,000 \n3,600,000 \n3,500,000 \n3,400,000 \n3,300,000 \n3,200,000 \n3,100,000 \n3,000,000 \n2,900,000 \n2,800,000 \n2,700,000 \n2,600,000 \n2,500,000 \n2,400,000 \n2,300,000 \n2,200,000 \n2,100,000 \n2,000,000 \n1,900,000 \n1,800,000 \n1,700,000 \n1,600,000 \n1,500,000 \n1,400,000 \n1,300,000 \n1,200,000 \n1,100,000 \n1,000,000 \n\nHarbour Department, Hongkong, 18th March, 1882.\n\n**II. G. TOMSETT, \nHarbour Master**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 320994, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "page_number": 373, "title": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "content_text": "18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading-Two pages of the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.-Five common characters from dictation.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.-From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing-From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing-From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-The Simple Rules.\n\n4. Geography-General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing-From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography-The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\n5. History-The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.-From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography.-The Chinese Empire.\n\n5. History.-The History used in the School.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote. The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanized Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n第十八條 第三級書館即用中國語言文字教歐州道理者各班考取獎賞列後\n\n一考\n\n一讀書 以該館所用首年之書內選一篇使讀\n\n二寫字 以該本書揀平易之字五個讀俛默寫\n\n三算法 分明位大\n\n此班內凡考考福計每名賞銀六圓\n\n二考\n\n一讀書 以該館所用大年之書內選一段使讀但不過五十字外\n\n二寫字以該本書內選一連十字逐字讀使默寫\n\n三算法 照上一考所用者外繼用加除二數\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此三歎之二者則不計\n\n凡考得者計每名賞銀七元\n\n三考\n\n一讀書 以該館所用第三年之書內選一段不過六十字外者使讀及用華人會語講解\n\n二寫字 以該本書內選一連二十字讀使默寫\n\n三算法 照上二考所用者外繼以乘數\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此三歎之二者則不計\n\n凡考得者計每名賞銀八元\n\n四考\n\n一讀書 以該館所用第四年之內選一段不過七十字若使讀及用華人語講\n\n二寫字 以該本書內選一連三十字讀使默寫\n\n三算法 用加除乘分四數\n\n四地理 中國輿圖總要\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此四之三者則不計\n\n凡考得者計每名賞銀九元\n\n五考\n\n一讀書 以該館所用第五年之內選一段不過八十字者使讀並用華人言語講\n\n二默書 以該本書內選一連四十字授使默寫\n\n三算法 照上四考所用者外繼用化例比例二數\n\n四地理 照上四考所用者外繼以廣東省全圖\n\n五來歷 以該館所用來歷之書一半\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此五款之四者則不計\n\n凡考得者計每名賞銀十元\n\n六考\n\n一讀書 以該館所用之書一本內選一段不過一百字者使讀及用華人言語講解\n\n二寫字 任由考試官講小說一段再講一次然後使其畧畧默出\n\n三算法 照上五考所用者外繼用奇零分數朗平分十分等數\n\n四地理 中國全圖\n\n五來歴 以該館所用來歴之書\n\n此班內不計習字簿\n\n凡考得者計每名賞銀十二元\n\n致於上考之書不拘全數抑或一份有用英字寫唐話者任由考試官定奪倘若考用英字寫唐話者所選各段長短字數多寡俱照第四級書館各考之規條畫一照箕", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 320995, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "page_number": 374, "title": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "content_text": "19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in European language.)\n\n# STANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading-Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.-Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n## STANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading.-Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing-A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n### STANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading. Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar,-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n#### STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading.Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar--Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\n##### STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading.-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n\n5. Geography - Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.\n\nPage 372\n\n第十九條 第四級書館卽用歐洲一國語教歐洲道理者\n\n一考 一讀書 以該館所用首年之內選一段不過五行者授使讀明句 二寫字 用石牌或黑木板杪該書一行成默寫平易之字數個 三寞法 分明位大及加除二數\n\n此班內凡考得者計每名賞銀六元\n\n二考 一讀書 以該館所用次年之書內選一段不過十行者授使緩 以該本書內選一段授使逐句緩讀一次然後逐字獄寫 三算法 照上一考所用者外繼用口乘書乘與及分數\n\n此班內可計習字薄但該童考不得此三歎之二者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀八元\n\n三考 一讀書 以該館所用第三年之書內選一段不過十行者授使清楚明白而讀 二寫字 以該本書內選一節逐句緩讀授使默寫 三算法 照上二考所用者外繼用加除乘分雜法與及化例 四文法 以該館所讀之書內選一句使分字虛實死活等類\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此四歎之三者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十元\n\n四考 一讀書 以該館所用第四年之書除詩賦類外內選一段不過十五行者授使心目了然而讀 二寫字 以該本書內選一節逐句緩讀授使默寫 三算法 照上三考所用者外繼用單比雜比之例及伸息原法練法等數 四文法 以該館所醨之書內選一平易之句授使分別字類或說以口或書以筆一任考試官意 五地理 天下全圖總要\n\n此班內可計習字薄但該童考不得此五款之四者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十二元\n\n五考 一讀書 以一平易之書或新報一片任由考試官選一段較淺白者授使明悟流利而讀 二寫字 任由考試官講小說一段再講一次然後使其異畧默出但照筆法工拙及串字文法通計 三算法 照上四考所用者外繼用奇零分法卽平分十分等數 四文法 任由考試官用一平易之書新報一片內選句語畧深者授使分別字類語類或說以口或書以筆 五地理 照上四考所用者外繼用亞西亞阿非利加亞美利加等洲地理\n\n此班不計習字簿 凡考得者計每名賞銀十四元", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 320996, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "page_number": 375, "title": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "content_text": "## STANDARD VI\n\n1. Reading-To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.---Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar. - Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography. Ability to draw from memory a map of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History-The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote.--In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\n## 20. For Schools in Class V\n\n(Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition).\n\n### STANDARD I\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading-A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing.-From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD III\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading.-Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing.---From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking.-Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD IV\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.---From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking---Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD V\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.---From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\nPage 373\n\n## 六考\n\n一讀書 任由考試官易文字詩詞内選一首授之使讀但須流利語氣分明 \n二寫字 用單句題授使作文寫書札或將淺易文字畧寫數句但要照依法工拙及串字文法通計 \n三算法 照上五考所列外繼用伸息雜法平方根立方根短折法上進法等 \n四文法 任由考試官選代易詩詞一首授使分別字類語類或說以口或書以筆 \n五地理 使默各大洲輿圖但該圖内宜畫該洲所有最大之山川城邑等 \n六來歴 以該館所用來歴之書自首篇起至一百篇止 \n\n此班内不計習字簿 凡考得者計每名賞銀十六元 \n\n凡女館考者五考者不過奇平分六考者不過奇零十分而已 \n\n## 第二十條 第五等\n\n即用歐洲一國言語教歐洲道理另兼教漢文者 \n\n### 一考\n\n各欸與第四級書館一考同 \n\n此班内凡考得者計每名賞銀六元 \n\n### 二考\n\n一至三欸與第四級書館二考同 \n四讀唐書 以該館所用首年之内選一頁授之便讀及指使用該館通行曾語講解 \n五寫字 默寫十個常用之字 \n\n此班可計習字簿但該童考不得此五欸之四者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀八元半 \n\n### 三考\n\n一至四欸與第四級書館三考同 \n五讀唐書 以該館所用次年之内選兩篇授使讀及講解 \n六寫唐字 以該本書內選一段但不過二十字讀使默寫 \n七講唐話 以數短句授使譯以華人俗語 \n\n此班可計習唐字簿但該童考不得此七欸之六者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十元半 \n\n### 四考\n\n一至五欸與第四級書館四考同 \n六讀唐書 以該館所用第三年之内選一段授使讀及講解 \n七寫唐字 以該本書内選一段但不過四十字讀使默寫 \n八講唐話 以數短句授使譯以華人俗語 \n\n此班内可計習唐字簿但該童考不得此八欸之七者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十二元半 \n\n### 五考\n\n一至五欸與第四級書館五考同 \n六讀唐書 以該館所用第四年之書內選一段授使讀及講解 \n七默唐書 以該本書內選一段授使默寫 \n八講唐話 以本書內選一段授使譯以華人俗語 \n\n此班内可計習唐字簿但該童考不得此八款之七者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十四元半", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321339, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "content_text": "18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)\n\n# STANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading-Two pages of the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing--Five common characters from dictation.\n\n3. Arithmetic.----Notation.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n# STANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading--A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic-Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\n# STANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.– From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\n# STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.–From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--The Simple Rules.\n\n4. Geography.-General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\n# STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.——Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography-The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\n5. History. The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\n# STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography.--The Chinese Empire.\n\n5. History-The History used in the School.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote-The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanized Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n繼以乘數\n\n# 第十八條 第三級書館卽用中國語言文字教歐州道理者各班考取獎賞列後\n\n \n 班次\n 讀書\n 寫字\n 算法\n 地理\n 來歷\n 獎賞\n \n \n 一考\n 該館所用首年之書內選一篇使讀\n 該本書揀平易之字五個讀使默寫\n 分明位次\n \n \n 每名賞銀六圓\n \n \n 二考\n 該館所用次年之書內選一段使讀但不過五十字外\n 該本書內選一連十字逐字讀使默寫\n 照上一考所用者外繼用加除二法\n \n \n 每名賞銀七元\n \n \n 三考\n 該館所用第三年之書內選一段不過六十字外者使讀及用華人曾語講辭\n 該本書內選一連二十字讀使默寫\n 照上二考所用者外繼用乘法\n \n \n 每名賞銀八元\n \n \n 四考\n 該館所用第四年之內選一段不過七十字若使讀及用華人言語講解\n 該本書內選一連三十字讀使默寫\n 用加除乘分四數\n 中國輿圖總要\n \n 每名賞銀九元\n \n \n 五考\n 該館所用第五年之書內選一段不過八十字者使讀並用華人言語講解\n 該本書內選一連四十字授使默寫\n 照上四考所用者外繼用化例比例二數\n 照上四考所用者外繼以廣東省全圖\n 該館所用來歷之書一半\n 每名賞銀十元\n \n \n 六考\n 該館所用之書一本內選一段不過一百字者使讀及用華人言語講解\n 任由考試官講小說一段再講一次然後使其默出\n 照上五考所用者外繼用奇零分數\n 中國全圖\n 該館所用來歷之書\n 每名賞銀十二元\n \n\n致於上考之書不拘全數抑或一份有用英字寫唐話者任由考試官定奪倘若考用英字寫唐話者所選各段長短字數多寡俱照第四級書館各考之規條畫一照算", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321340, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "page_number": 44, "title": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "content_text": "19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\nSTANDARD 1.\n\n1. Reading.—Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.—Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading.—Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.—A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading.—Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.—A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.—Ability to distinguish the parts of speech a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading.—Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.—A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.—Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography.—Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading.—Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n\n2. Writing.—From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.—Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n\n5. Geography.—Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.\n\n第十九條 第四級書館卽用歐洲一國語曾教歐洲道理者\n\n一考 一讀書 以該館所用首年之書內選一段不過五行者授使讀明句讀 二寫字 用石牌或黑木板抄該書一行或默寫數個字 三算法 分明位次及加除二數\n\n此班內凡考得者計每名賞銀六元\n\n二考 一讀書 以該館所用次年之書內選一段不過十行者授使緩讀明 二寫字 以該本書內選一段授使逐句緩讀一次然後逐字默寫 三算法 照上一考所用者外繼用口乘書乘與及分數\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此三款之二者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀八元\n\n三考 一讀書 以該館所用第三年之書內選一段不過十行者授使清楚明白而讀 二寫字 以該本書內選一節逐句緩讀授使默寫 三算法 照上二考所用者外繼用加除乘分雜法與及化例 四文法 以該館所讀之書內選一句便分字屬虛實死活等類\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此四款之三者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十元\n\n四考 一讀書 以該館所用第四年之書除詩賦類外內選一段不過十五行者授使心目了然而讀 二寫字 以該本書內選一節逐句緩讀授使默寫 三算法 照上三考所用者外繼用單比比之例及利息算法練法等數 四文法 以該館所讀之書內選一平易之句授使分別字類或說以口或書以筆一任考試官意 五地理 天下全圖總要及歐洲地理\n\n此班內可計習字簿但該童考不得此五款之四者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十二元\n\n五考 一讀書 以一個易之書或新報一片任由考試官選一段較淺白者授使明悟流利而讀 二寫字 任由考試官講小說一段再講一次然後使其略略默出但照法工拙及串字文法通計 三算法 照上四考所用者外繼用奇零分法郎分數 四文法 任由考試官用一平易之書或新報一片內選句語較深者授使分別字類語類或說以口或書以筆 五地理 照上四考所用者外繼用亞細亞阿非利加亞美利加等洲地理\n\n此班不計習字簿 凡考得者計每名賞銀十四元\n\n43", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321341, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "content_text": "# STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading.—To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing.—A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.—Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography.—Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History.—The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote.—In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\n## For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition).\n\n### STANDARD I\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\n### STANDARD II.\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading.—A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing.—From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD III.\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading.—Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing.—From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking.—Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD IV.\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.—A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.—From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.—Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\n### STANDARD V.\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading.—A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing.—From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking.—Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\n六考 一讀書 任由考試官於平易文字詩詞內選一首授之使讀但須流利語氣分明\n\n二寫字 用單句題授 寫書札或將淺易文字畧寫數句但要照依筆法工拙及 串字文法通計\n\n三算法 照上五考所用者外繼用伸息雜法平方根立方根短折法上 進法等\n\n四文法 任由考試官選代易詩詞一首授使分別字類語類或說以口或書以 筆\n\n五地理 使默各大洲輿圖但該圖內宜畫該洲所有最大之山川城邑等\n\n六來歷 以該館所用來歷之書自首篇起至百篇止\n\n此班內不計習字簿 凡考得者計每名賞銀十六元\n\n凡女館考算法五考者不過奇券平分六考者不過奇客十分而已\n\n一册 書館二考同 四讀唐書 以該館所用首年之內選一板授\n\n第二十條 第五級書館郎用歐洲一國言語教歐洲道理另兼教漢文者\n\n第四級書館一考同\n\n此班內凡考得者計每名賞銀六元\n\n二考 一至三歎 之使讀及指使用該館通行語講解 五寫唐字 默寫十個常用之字\n\n此班可計習字簿但該童考不得此五款之西者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀八元半 一至四歎與第四級書館三考同 五讀唐書 以該館所用次年之內選一篇授 使讀及講解 六寫字 以禧本書內選一段但不過二十字讓使默寫 七講唐話 以數短句授使譯以華人俗語\n\n此班内可計習唐字簿但該童考不得此七款之六者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十 元半\n\n四考 一 一至五歎與第四級書館四考同 大讀唐書 以該館所用第三年之書內選一段 授使讀及講解 七寫唐字 以該本書內選一段但不過四十字讀使默寫 八講唐話 以數短句授使譯以華人俗語\n\n此班內可計習唐字簿但該童考不得此八歎之七者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十 二元半\n\n五考 一至五欸與第四級書館五考同 六讀唐書 以該館所用第四年之書內選一段 授使讀及講解 七默唐書 以該本書內選一世授使默寫 八講唐話 以該本書內 選一段授使譯以華人俗語\n\n此班內可計習唐字簿但該童考不得此八歎之七者則不計 凡考得者計每名賞銀十 四元半", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 322150, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7]", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7]", "content_text": "1241\n\nRECP\n\nREGE 21 JUL 83/\n\n21\n\nthe\n\ninconvenience is experienced from imperfect Knowledge of the official language possessed by the majority of the persons employed by the Government of this English Colony,\n\nI have the honour to be\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's Most Obedient\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 203.\n\nThe following Regulations made by the Governor in Council, respecting the filling up of appointments at the disposal of the Governor, are published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th June, 1883.\n\nW. H. MARSH,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nRegulations made by the Governor in Council for the filling up of such appointments in the Civil Service of the Colony as are at the disposal of the Governor.\n\n1. As a general rule, Appointments to be made by the Governor will be decided by Competitive Examination.\n\n2. Candidates for a vacant post shall be nominated by the Governor; they must be above 17 and under 25 years of age, on the day of the Competitive Examination.\n\n3. Candidates for a vacant post will send in their applications to the Colonial Secretary, along with\n\n(a.) A certificate of age.\n\n(b.) Whatever Certificates or Testimonials as to character they may possess.\n\n4. No Candidate shall be allowed to compete unless he has previously satisfied the Board of Examiners as to his eligibility in respect of age, health and character.\n\n5. The Board will appoint a day for the examination, and cause due notice thereof to be given to the Candidates in the Government Gazette or otherwise.\n\n6. The essentials of the examination will in all cases be the following English subjects, namely:-\n\n(a.) Reading, including print and manuscript,\n\n(b.) Handwriting, including quality and rapidity,\n\n(c.) Writing from dictation and copying from manuscript,\n\n(d.) Composition,\n\n200 marks.\n\n(e.) Arithmetic, including the simple and compound rules; proportion; vulgar and decimal fractions,\n\n7. In addition to these, the Board, when notifying the examination will give a list of such additional subjects as may be considered necessary for the post to be filled up.\n\n8. Of these special subjects, Chinese (colloquial and written) will as a rule be one.\n\n9. The Board will decide the result of the examination by a uniform system of marks; and will return the names of the candidates to the Colonial Secretary, in the order of merit, assigning to each candidate the number of marks he has gained.\n\n10. No Competitor shall be eligible for employment unless he has gained at least one-third of the total number of marks.\n\n11. The result of the examination will be published in the Gazette.\n\n12. As a rule the candidate who has gained the highest number of marks will receive the appointment subject to probation for a period of six months.\n\n13. Probationers giving satisfaction shall be further permanently employed as the Government may determine.\n\n14. In case of misconduct or incapacity a probationer may at any time be dismissed from further employment by the Governor.\n\nCouncil Chamber, Hongkong, 6th June, 1883,\n\nARATHOON SETH,\n\nClerk of Councils.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 324658, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "page_number": 691, "title": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "content_text": "Enclosing statement of particulars of Mr. Heng. Extract of this letter states that it is important that there should be as little delay as possible in selecting a candidate.\n\nIt is added that before appointing a candidate, Lord Derby wishes Mr. Dobrach to have the opportunity of judging his qualifications.\n\n80.14/2 942 13/2 14.7l E.a. 14. Feb. Di F.14. 10.5.\n\nPage 51885\n\n3. Marire. There Calloney. 8. Duis Ireland.\n\nRECP 684 0. 2831 REG? 13 FEB OF 1883 February. 12.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Bracurtin's letter of the both full and would have answered it at once, but the matter has received very careful consideration.\n\nTo be of use to Lord Derby in selecting a suitable return, it is desirous of being guided by the Commissioned Officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers, and would venture to make the following suggestion, with the view of securing the services of a competent man:\n\n1) The candidate holding a first-class school certificate should be selected.\n\n2) He should be accustomed to calculate quickly and correctly with decimal fractions and have knowledge of logarithms.\n\n3) He should know telegraphy, and it would be an advantage if he understood photography also.\n\n4) Other circumstances being equal, a candidate who has practical experience as a draughtsman of mechanical engineering should be preferred.\n\nThe fitness of the candidate selected has been previously ascertained.\n\nPage ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 324662, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "page_number": 695, "title": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "content_text": "within three\n\nyears\n\nexcept upon Medical Certificate.\n\n2. 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A pension retirement after attaining the age of ... on completion of 33 years service with a Medical Certificate and after not less than 10 years service, such pension to be at the rate of .../... of the salary for each ... years service with five years added.\n\nQualifications Required\n\nThe Candidate selected should be the holder of a first Class School Certificate.\n\n1. He should be accustomed to calculate quickly and correctly with decimal fractions and possess a knowledge of logarithms.\n\n2. He should know Telegraphy.\n\nLet's directly provide the corrected version in HTML as per the instructions:\n\nwithin three years except upon Medical Certificate.\n\n2. A pension retirement after attaining the age of ... on completion of 33 years service with a Medical Certificate and after not less than 10 years service, such pension to be at the rate of .../... of the salary for each ... years service with five years added.\n\n633 years added\n\nQualifications Required\n\nThe Candidate selected should be the holder of a first Class School Certificate.\n\n1. He should be accustomed to calculate quickly and correctly with decimal fractions and possess a knowledge of logarithms.\n\n2. He should know Telegraphy.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 332998, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886", "page_number": 352, "title": "CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886", "content_text": "350\n\nsuitable punishment to\n\nsmugglers who\n\nare\n\nwithin its\n\njurisdiction, but who appear for undetected.\n\nto have been so\n\nThe Imperial Consulate has therefore been instructed to\n\ntake immediately the proper steps so that the matter\n\nmay be conducted these lines.\n\nThe Imperial hopes that\n\nthe Authorities in Hongkong will do their best to help\n\nthe Consulate in this matter,\n\nespecially\n\nas\n\nthe cases of the\n\nBritish steamer \"Lennox\" and\n\nof the German steamer \"Decima\" at Laigon, show to what an extent the interests of navigation\n\nare endangered by the tendency of Chinese sailors to smuggle\n\nopium.\n\nBerlin Aug 16. 1886", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 334555, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8]", "page_number": 377, "title": "CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8]", "content_text": "# RETURN of CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong,---( Continued).\n\n## ADULTS.\n\n| No. | DATE CLEARED | SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATIONALITY | ADULTS | CHILDREN | MASTER'S NAME | WHITHER BOUND | TOTAL |\n| | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Brought forward, | | 176,182 | | 34,341 | 1,515 | 480 | 257 | 30,513 |\n| | Brought forward, | | 200,000 | | 45,080 | 2,465 | 859 | 498 | 48,642 |\n| 307 | July 7 | Orestes, str. | 1,323 | British | 130 | 10 | J. Hutchinson | Straits Settlements | 221 |\n| | 7 | Nurjaban, str. | 1,998 | | 279 | 15 | P. S. Budd | Cooktown | 311 |\n| | 10 | Namorta, str. | 1,355 | | 184 | 2 | J.G. Trowin | Port Darwin | 129 |\n| | 12 | Menmuir, str. | 1,247 | British | 286 | 18 | P. T. Helms | Port Darwin | 157 |\n| | 12 | Taiwan, str. | 1,100 | | 125 | 1 | I. H. Clegg | Sydney | 110 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 10 |\n| | | | | | | | | Townsville | 1 |\n| | | | | | | | | Brisbane | 16 |\n| | | | | | | | | Adelaide | 1 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 158 |\n| | 19 | San Pablo, str. | 2,113 | American | 241 | 1 | E. C. Reed | San Francisco | 257 |\n| | 19 | Vorwarts, str. | | | 150 | 1 | | Cooktown | 111 |\n| | | | | | | | | Townsville | 2 |\n| | 19 | Afghan, str. | 1,430 | British | 235 | 11 | G. Roy | Brisbane | 112 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 35 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 15 |\n| | | | | | | | | Adelaide | 9 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 112 |\n| | 13 | San Pablo, str. | 2,113 | American | 241 | 11 | E. C. Reed | San Francisco | 257 |\n| | 13 | Zambesi, str. | 1,440 | British | 257 | | F. Cole | Straits Settlements | 164 |\n| | 14 | Protos, str. | 1,003 | German | 34 | 14 | C. Sorensen | Bangkok | 285 |\n| | 14 | Hector, str. | | | | 6 | | | |\n| | | Pathan, str. | | | | | Raffaele Ruhbatino, str. | | |\n| | 12 | City of Sydney, str. | 7,400 | British | 3,702 | | J. Rowley | Sydney | 92 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 88 |\n| | 14 | Wing Song, str. | 1,066 | American | 140 | | E. C. Reed | San Francisco | 42 |\n| | | | | | | | | Straits Settlements | 308 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 404 |\n| | 15 | Elektra, str. | 2,095 | Austro-Hung. | 129 | 11 | G. Bagusin | Straits Settlements | 242 |\n| | 15 | Anjer Head, str. | 1,900 | | 274 | 18 | W. Macey | | 216 |\n| | 16 | Glenroy, str. | 1,411 | British | 141 | 17 | W. J. Geake | | 107 |\n| | 18 | AleBeth, str. | 622 | | 141 | 21 | J. S. Wood | | 323 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 492 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 212 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 101 |\n| | 23 | Bochaspton, str. | 3,391 | | 61 | 16 | R. Sanderson | | 168 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 61 |\n| | 21 | Orenic, str. | 2,440 | | 163 | 21 | J. A. Thompson | San Francisco | 118 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 120 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 17 |\n| | 22 | Bormida, str. | | | | | | | 121 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 122 |\n| | 17 | Ulysses, str. | | | | | | | 17 |\n| | 20 | Arratoon Apear, str. | | | | | | | |\n| | | Glencoe, str. | | | | | | | |\n| | 24 | City of Sydney, str. | | | | | A. W. Bremner | | 190 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 17 |\n| | 21 | Glenorchy, str. | 1,829 | | 169 | 14 | F. Gedye | Straits Settlements | 199 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 164 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 181 |\n| | 27 | | | Italian | 287 | 27 | E. Pizzarello | | 1,302 |\n| | | | | British | 336 | | W. E. Duke | | 231 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 123 |\n| | 30 | Tai Sang, str. | 1,906 | American | 213 | 15 | D. E. Pricle | San Francisco | |\n| | | | 1,505 | British | | 30 | T. L. Davies | Straits Settlements | 955 |\n| | 25 | Decima, str. | 965 | German | 82 | | P. Oestmann | Singapore | 134 |\n| | | | | | | | | Mauritius | 332 |\n| | 23 | Amphitrite, str. | 2,486 | Austrian | 260 | 49 | B. Geleich | Straits Settlements | 172 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 218 |\n| | 28 | Arratoon Apear, str. | 1,892 | British | 257 | 14 | A. R. Mactavish | | 152 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 13 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 26 |\n| | | Ravenna, str. | | | | | | Sydney | 800 |\n| | Nov. 1 | Titan, str. | 2,085 | | 77 | | A. B. Daniell | | 203 |\n| | | City of Rio de Janeiro, str. | 2,275 | American | 88 | | W. B. Cobb | San Francisco | 175 |\n| | | | | | | | | Adelaide | |\n| | 2 | Orion, str. | 1,833 | Austrian | 358 | 67 | G. Maltiazzi | Straits Settlements | 124 |\n| Aug. 3 | 3 | Iolani, str. | 981 | | 217 | | E. Allason | | 170 |\n| | | | | | | | | Launceston | 4 |\n| | 17 | Tai Sang, str. | 1,505 | British | 872 | 3 | T. L. Davies | Wellington | 3 |\n| | 17 | Glenduine, str. | 1,505 | British | 322 | 17 | A. J. Jacobs | Auckland | 274 |\n| | | | | | | | | Port Darwin | 203 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 198 |\n| | | Kashgar, str. | | | | | | | 125 |\n| | | Manilla, str. | | | | | | | +1 |\n| | 7 | Glenfruin, str. | 1,015 | | 208 | | C. Gard | Straits Settlements | 244 |\n| | | | | | | | | Cooktown | 1:20 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 21 |\n| | 10 | City of Rio de Janeiro, str. | 2,275 | American | 118 | 10 | A. Cruciaui | Townsville | 170 |\n| | 6 | Afghan, str. | 1,439 | British | 44 | 6 | G. Roy | Brisbane | 93 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 03 |\n| | | | | | | | W. B Cobb | San Francisco | 377 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 384 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 16 |\n| | 13 | Japan, str. | 3,865 | British | 216 | 13 | T. S. Gardiner | Straits Settlements | 271 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 130 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 131 |\n| | 14 | Poseidon, str. | 1,421 | British | 132 | 14 | H. Jones | | 183 |\n| | 14 | Telemachus, str. | | | | | | | 11 |\n| | 17 | Pandora, str. | 1,781 | Austro-Hung. | 137 | 17 | T. Radonicich | | 240 |\n| | 17 | Suez, str. | 1,388 | British | 91 | | J. Anderson | | 180 |\n| | 18 | Sikh, str. | 1,410 | | 119 | 18 | | | 178 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 143 |\n| | 24 | Gaelic, str. | | | | 24 | | | |\n| | 24 | Wingsang, str. | | | | 14 | | | |\n| | 25 | Deccan, str. | | | | | | | |\n| Sept. 2 | 2 | Berenice, str. | | | | | | Port Darwin | 189 |\n| | | | | | | | | Thursday Island | |\n| | | | | | | | | Cooktown | 186 |\n| | | | | | | | | Townsville | |\n| | | | | | | | W. G. Pearne | Brisbane | 2,691 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 82 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 2 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 212 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 2 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 2 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 5 |\n| | 6 | Agamemnon, str. | 1,628 | | 247 | | J. Wilding | Straits Settlements | |\n| | | Verona, str. | 1,802 | | 180 | 24 | M. De Horne | Port Darwin | 37 |\n| | 11 | Whampoa, str. | 1,100 | | 63 | 11 | A. Hunt | Sydney | 137 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 69 |\n| | 12 | Japan, str. | 3,865 | British | 345 | 12 | T. S. Gardner | Straits Settlements | \"J |\n| | 13 | Gaelic, str. | 2,601 | | 210 | 7 | W. G. PearHe | San Francisco | 370 |\n| | 14 | Medusa, str. | 1,776 | Austrian | 427 | 14 | E. Perini | Straits Settlements | |\n| | | Lombardy, str. | 1,571 | British | 264 | 17 | W. J. Webher | | |\n| | 18 | Bormida, str. | 1,400 | Italian | | 23 | E. Pizzarello | | 182 |\n| | | City of New York, str. | 1,064 | American | 152 | | R. B. Searle | San Francisco | 71 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 283 |\n| | 23 | Glenearn, str. | 1,410 | British | 302 | | B. Quartly | Straits Settlements | 290 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 453 |\n| | 24 | Cathey, str. | 1,884 | | 13 | | F. Ashdown | | 186 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 180 |\n| | 2 | City of New York, str. | 1,964 | American | 140 | | P. W. Case | Singapore | 418 |\n| | | | | | | | R. N. Searle | Port Darwin | 430 |\n| | | | | | | | | Thursday Island | 180 |\n| | | | | | | | J. W. B. Darke | Townsville | |\n| | | | | | | | | Brisbane | 194 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 138 |\n| | | | | | | | | Rockhampton | |\n| | 26 | Catierthun, str. | 1,406 | | 22 | | J. B. Harris | Sydney | 999 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 77 |\n| | | | | | | | | * |\n| | | | | | | | | Adelaide | 23 |\n| | | | | | | | | Port Darwin | 19 |\n| | | | | | | | | Thursday Island | 1 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 12 |\n| Dec. 12 | 12 | Belgie, str. | 2,695 | | 193 | | W. H. Walker | Cooktown | 16 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 142 |\n| | | | | | | | | | + |\n| | | Guthrie, str. | 1,493 | | | | N. Shannon | Townsville | it |\n| | | | | | | | | | 1:34 |\n| | | | | | | | | | :: |\n| | | Titania, str. | 2,011 | Austring | 22 | | 8. Mersa | San Francisco | 148 |\n| | | | | | | | | Straits Settlements | 524 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 106 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 657 |\n| | 2 | Wing Fang, str. | 1,517 | British | 486 | | d'A. de St. Croix | Brisbane | 40 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 520 |\n| | | | | | | | | Port Darwin | 20 |\n| | | | | | | | | Cooktown | 231 |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 195 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 143 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 144 |\n| | | | | | | | | | AA |\n| | 6 | Cyclops, str. | 1,403 | | 140 | | H. Nish | Straits Settlements | 140 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| | | Rochampton, str. | 1,891 | | 31 | | R. Sanderson | Townsville | |\n| | | | | | | | | Brisbane | 11 |\n| | | Zaubesi, str. | 1,640 | | 005 | | F. Cole | Syitney | 15 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 7) |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 278 |\n| | | | | | | | | | ! |\n| | | | | | | | | Port Darwin | 23 |\n| | 7 | Robilla, str. | | | | | | Cooktown | 7 |\n| | | Sarpedon, str. | | | | | | | |\n| | 13 | Northern, str. | 1,102 | | 303 | | W. Richardson | Townsville | |\n| | | | | | | | | Brisbane | 3 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 10 |\n| | 13 | Khiva, str. | | | | | | | |\n| | 13 | City of Peking, str. | 3,129 | American | 229 | | H. C. Dearborn | Straits Settlements | 2-23 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 11. Chrines |\n| | | | 1,323 | British | 210 | | J. W. Hutchinson | Straits Settlements | 212 |\n| | 23 | Prometheus, str. | | | | | | Melbourne | 285 |\n| | | | | | | | | Adelaide | 316 |\n| | 14 | Belgie, str. | 2,695 | | 242 | | W. H. Walker | San Francisco | (577! |\n| | | | | | | | | | 725 |\n| | 14 | Tai Saug, str. | 1,505 | | 205 | | | Siraits settlements | |\n| | 15 | Bormida, str. | 1,499 | Italian | 139 | | | | |\n| | | | | | | | | | 149 |\n| | 71 | Khiva, str. | 1,419 | British | 141 | | | | 141 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 150 |\n| | 13 | Thisbe, str. | | | | | | | löt |\n| | | | | | | | | | 1 |\n| | 23 | City of Peking, str. | 9,120 | American | 215 | | H. C. Dearborn | San Francisco | |\n| | | | 1,538 | British | | | J. K. Webster | Straits Settlements | 402 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 153 |\n| | 13 | Achilles, sir. | 1,529 | | 257 | | €. Anderson | Port Darwin | 6 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 154 |\n| | 2 | Taiwan, str. | 1,109 | | | | T. U. Clegg | Sydney | IN |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 23 |\n| | 29 | Japan, str. | 3,865 | British | 106 | | T. S. Gardner | Straits Settlements | |\n| | 30 | Glengarry, SIT. | 1.056 | | 398 | | A. Taylor | Port Darwin | 13 |\n| | | | | | 39: | 288 | T, L. Davies | | |\n| | | | | | | | E. Pizzarello | | |\n| | | | | | | | S. Basol | | |\n| | | Changsha, str. | | | | | | | 201 |\n| | 15 | | | | | | | | 230 |\n| | | | | | | | | | \" |\n| | | Gleneagles, str. | | | | | | | 184 |\n| | 16 | | | | | | | | 14! |\n| | | | | | | | | | 24 |\n| | 16 | Elektra, str. | 2,095 | Austrian | 201 | | G. Rugnsin | Straits Settlements | 283 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 4:36 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 257 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 210 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 34 |\n| | | | | | | | J. E. Williams | | 3,403 |\n| | | | | | | | | Sydney | 80 |\n| | | | | | | | | | : |\n| | | | | | | | | Melbourne | 102 |\n| | | | 1,848 | Austro-Hung. | | | A. Bullovich | | 1,8:38 |\n| | 21 | Arraion apear, str. | | | | | | | E. P. Park |\n| | 21 | San Pablo, sir. | 2,113 | American. | 94 | | E. C. Reed | San Francisco | 05 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| | | St. Petersburg, str. | | | | | G. Scrivener | Straits Settlements | 189 |\n| | | | | | | | | | ** |\n| | | | | | | | | | 9761 1k |\n| | | | | | | | R. Stronsky | | 394 |\n| | 23 | Domenico Balduino, str. | 1,891 | British | 338 | | | | |\n| | | | 1,885 | Russian | | | | | |\n| | | | | | | | A. B. Moctavish | | BB[ |\n| | | | | | | | | | 11 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 422 |\n| | 30 | City of Sydney, str. | 3,044 | Italian | 4204 | 12 | G. Dodern | | 435 |\n| | | | 1,505 | British | | | T. L. Davies | | |\n| | | | 1,060 | American | | | D. E. Frielo | San Francisva | 863 |\n| | | | 1,936 | British | | | K. J. Gasson | | R |\n| | | | | | | | | | 276 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 99 |\n| | | | | | | | | | 997 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| | Carried forward, | | 260,600 | | 45,080 | 2,465 | (50) | 488 | 48.642 |\n\n## TOTAL TONS, TOTAL PASSENGERS\n\n| | TONS | M | F | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| TOTAL TONS | 369,152 | | | |\n| TOTAL PASSENGERS | | 59,426 | 3,808 | 884 | 64,522 |\n| | | | 604 | | |\n\nPage 370\nPage 371", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 336794, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6]", "page_number": 510, "title": "CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6]", "content_text": "# Hong Kong Cadetships\n\n## Governor Sir G. William Des Vœux to Lord Knutsford\n\n### Hong Kong, 25th May, 1888\n\n**HONG KONG CADETSHIPS**\n\nWITH a view to supply the Civil Service in Hong Kong, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to devote themselves for a certain time to learning the Chinese Language.\n\n1. The Cadets, who must be natural-born British subjects, are selected by open competitive examination held by the Civil Service Commissioners, to whom all inquiries on the subject should be addressed. The examinations for these appointments will, as a rule, be held in the month of August in those years in which vacancies have occurred in the Civil Service of Hong Kong, and will take place at the same time as those for Cadetships in Ceylon and the Straits Settlements; and the successful Candidates will be allowed, in their order, to choose amongst the vacancies in the three Colonies.\n\n2. Candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 24 on the first day of August in the year in which the Examination is held, and must satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners that they are duly qualified in respect of health and character. They must be of sound constitution, possessed of good sight, and physically qualified for service in tropical climates, and they will be called upon to undergo a medical examination to test these points.\n\n3. No Candidate will be admitted to the competition who has not previously passed to the satisfaction of the Civil Service Commissioners a Preliminary Examination in Handwriting, Orthography, and Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions).\n\n4. The fees required from candidates are £1 for the preliminary and £5 for the competitive examination.\n\n5. The heads of the competitive examination are as follows:-\n\n| **Subjects** | **Description** |\n| --- | --- |\n| **A. Obligatory** | |\n| a. Latin | Translation from the language; marks for translation into it |\n| b. One of the following languages | Greek, French, German, Italian; translation from the language, marks for translation into it, and colloquial proficiency for Modern languages |\n| c. English Composition | Including Précis Writing |\n| **B. Optional** | Candidates may select any two |\n| d. Pure Mathematics | Euclid I.-IV., and VI.; Algebra, including the Binomial theorem; Trigonometry, including the solution of Triangles; Analytical Geometry (elementary); and mixed Mathematics, including Statics and Dynamics treated without the Differential Calculus |\n| e. Modern Geography and Ancient and Modern History | Written Examination on Ancient and Modern History generally, and an additional Examination on special periods of History |\n| f. The Elements of Constitutional and International Law, and Political Economy | |\n| g. Geology, Civil Engineering, and Surveying | |\n| h. Any two languages included under head b | Which have not been taken up as obligatory |\n\nEvery Candidate must show a competent knowledge of the obligatory Subjects, and may select any two of the Optional Subjects.\n\n*There will be a written Examination on Ancient and Modern History generally, and, in addition, an Examination at which Candidates will have an opportunity of showing their acquaintance with special periods of History, for which purpose they will be invited to name beforehand such periods as they have specially studied.*\n\nPage 504 \nPage 510 \nPage 511", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 337284, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "page_number": 315, "title": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "content_text": "313\n\n## 13. The Anglo-Chinese Schools of the Government\nThe Anglo-Chinese Schools of the Government, located at Saiyingp'ún, Wántsai, Wongnaich'ung, Stanley, and Yaumáti, do not call for special remarks this year. The examinations of these schools showed fair results, which is the more to be appreciated as in those schools which are situated out of town, there is, with the exception perhaps of Stanley, little support given to the efforts of the Master by the villagers, who care far more for good Chinese teaching than for English. The inhabitants of Shaukiwán have been petitioning during the year 1887 for re-introduction of English teaching in their Vernacular School, but although another attempt in that direction has to be made, it is always done in the villages at the imminent risk of spoiling a good Vernacular School by changing it into a badly attended Anglo-Chinese School, especially in places like Shaukiwán where several Chinese dialects are represented among the people.\n\n## 14. Introduction of Arithmetic Teaching\nThose Government Schools and Aided Schools which hitherto gave a Chinese education, pure and simple, exclusively in the Chinese language and according to Chinese national methods, entered with the year 1887 upon a new phase of their existence, through the introduction of Arithmetic teaching, which is not only a striking departure from the groove of Chinese tradition but will prove the thin end of the edge for the introduction of class teaching, time table, mental training, and in short an approach to the methods and organization of a European School. For the present, the step taken in this direction is seemingly insignificant, and with one solitary exception, the teachers of all the Schools, including even the Aided Schools in the Villages, took this step cheerfully. At the beginning of the year, I supplied each Master with simple Addition and Multiplication Tables (in Chinese characters) and brief directions to teach all children under 10 years simple Addition, whilst the rest were to be taught both Addition and Multiplication. But I left it free to each Master to choose whatever method he might prefer, to use the Chinese abacus, to have sums done in writing, or to teach simply mental Arithmetic, in any way he pleased. The results obtained at the end of the year might be called satisfactory, had they not been gained, in almost all cases, at the expense of Geography teaching, which was generally neglected in proportion as Arithmetic teaching was cultivated. Not one Master taught the use of the European method of Arithmetic; most used the Chinese abacus. One Master boldly took the European system of notation and taught, beside Mental Arithmetic, also Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication with the use of the blackboard and little wooden tablets (in the place of slates), making his children work out every sum in writing according to the European method. Another Master resolved to use no foreign method whatever but determined to teach Arithmetic strictly according to ancient Chinese models. So he took an old Chinese book, published some four centuries ago under the Ming dynasty, and actually taught his boys the four rules, and, in the case of the eldest class, he taught even the extraction of square root and cube root, with Chinese figures indeed but with the minutest adherence to the European method. In doing so, the Master gloried all the time in the notion that he was following exclusively Chinese principles, for he was blissfully unaware that his old Chinese book was the work of a Chinese pupil of **MATTHEW RICCI**. The next step that may be taken will be to supply each teacher with a simple manual for his guidance in teaching the four rules according to the European system of Arithmetic, and to do the same for the teaching of Chinese Geography.\n\n## 15. Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class I\nAs regards the Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class I, that is, Schools which give a Chinese education exclusively in the Chinese language, I subjoin a comparative Table exhibiting the results of the working of the Revised Scheme (of 1883) which came into operation in 1884. The aim of that revision was to increase the pensum of work to be done under the several Standards, to reduce the earning power of these comparatively inexpensive Schools, and, finally, to encourage the teachers to bring more children under instruction in the higher Standards without skipping the lower ones.\n\n### TABLE shewing the EFFECTS of REVISION of SCHEME (1883) on SCHOOLS in Class I\n| Standards | Number of Scholars examined in Schools in Class I | Amount earned by Passes (apart from Capitation Grant and Needle-work) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 |\n| I. | 76 | 128 | 271 | 872 | $146 | $160 | $462 | $654 |\n| II. | 657 | 789 | 652 | 639 | $3,124 | $3,052 | $2,496 | $2,464 |\n| III. | 470 | 446 | 474 | 487 | $3,208 | $2,196 | $2,184 | $2,100 |\n| IV. | 120 | 128 | 138 | 153 | $840 | $624 | $640 | $856 |\n| V. | 26 | 26 | 44 | 32 | $230 | $210 | $320 | $250 |\n| VI. | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | $24 | $108 | $120 | $108 |\n| Total | 1,251 | 1,476 | 1,590 | 1,696 | $7,572 | $6,350 | $6,222 | $6,432 |\n\n## 16. Analysis of the Table\nIt will be seen from the above Table that the amounts earned by these Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class I has increased from year to year, but the rate of increase has been far below the natural increase of the number of children in attendance. It will further be observed that there has been from year to year an increase in the number of children annually brought forward into the higher Standards. Thus, the main object of revising the Scheme in 1883 has been fairly attained. There is, however, another point in connection with the above Table that requires comment. It appears from the above figures, on taking an average of the last four years, that from 1884 to 1887, the average number of scholars annually examined in the successive Standards of the Schools in Class I was as follows: Standard I, 211 scholars; Standard II, 617; Standard III, 469; Standard IV, 135; Standard V, 32; and Standard VI, 9. At first glance, these figures appear to indicate that the children attending these Schools generally remain under instruction only some 3 or 4 years, that few stay in school 5 years, and that a very small proportion of children complete their course of education by reaching Standard VI. Now it is true indeed that, as a general rule, very few children, and especially very few girls, are left long enough in these purely Chinese Schools to finish their education there. But that does not prove that none of them continue their education in a higher Class of Schools. Chinese girls indeed are not sent to English Schools, and so far as they are concerned, the above figures undoubtedly prove that Chinese girls are, as a rule, removed from school before they reach the highest Standards. But the above figures must also be read in the light of the fact that the vast majority of boys attending these Chinese Schools in Class I pass on, after reaching Standard III or IV, into the Government Central School or into other English or Anglo-Chinese Schools (in Class IV of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme) to learn English there, whilst continuing, privately or in those Anglo-Chinese Schools, to keep up that Chinese knowledge obtained by them in the lower Standards of those Primary Chinese Schools in Class I. In other words, the above figures, whilst indicating a defect in the education of Chinese girls, show also, in the case of boys, that those Primary Chinese Schools in Class I act as the natural feeders of our Middle Class Schools, so far as the Chinese population is concerned, and that in their case, a sound knowledge of the vernacular is now generally made the preliminary stepping stone for reaching a sound English education. The same important principle has been recognized also, as I have shown in former Reports, by the Portuguese community in this Colony. It is a principle which is now in India persistently urged upon educationists, since it has been generally recognized that the preservation of the vernacular in all Classes of Schools is required in order that the mental progress of the scholar may be reflected in his increased power to make use of his own language.\n\n## 17. Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class III\nThe Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class III (Basel and Berlin Missions) continue to show good results. In these Schools, which give a European education (to Chinese Girls) in the Chinese language, a laudable tendency has of late set in, to confine the use of the Romanized system of writing Chinese within reasonable limits and to teach in the higher Standards as much as possible of the written Chinese character. Evidence of the beneficial effect of this movement presented itself in a marked manner at the examinations held at the end of the year 1887. Formerly, showy results in Chinese composition and letter writing were obtained, in the Romanized character, in these Schools, but, through comparative neglect of the use of the written Chinese character, children who passed successfully Standard VI were generally left unable to read or write an ordinary Chinese letter or simple bill for goods bought or sold. At the last examinations, I noticed in this respect a great change for the better. The Chinese girls in these Schools are, for instance, still taught to write in good colloquial prose (Romanized) answers to searching questions in the history of Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, but they are now also gaining proficiency in writing simple prose or ordinary letters in the common Chinese character. It is to be regretted that the history teaching of these Schools excludes at present, for want of a suitable manual, the history of China. But as, besides History, also Arithmetic (as far as decimal fractions) and Geography are added in these Schools to the ordinary subjects of an elementary Chinese education, it must be admitted that the wide range of education given in these Schools is eminently satisfactory, and does credit to the Basel and Berlin Missions.\n\n## 18. Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class IV\nThe Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class IV have made extraordinary progress in the year 1887. I referred in the previous year's Report to the stimulus which had been given to the educational movement in this Colony by the introduction (at the instance of Mr. C. J. **BATEMAN**, Headmaster of the Hongkong Public School) of the system of non-gremial examinations conducted by the Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. I expected this measure to exercise, in time, a great and healthful influence towards raising the standard of English education in the Colony. I apprehended also certain drawbacks, temptations, and dangers to attach themselves to this as to every other strong stimulative measure. Surveying now the educational work of the year 1887, I certainly see, even at present, some of the drawbacks I referred to, but the suddenness and the extent of the healthful impulse which the introduction of the Cambridge Local Examinations gave, in the year 1887, to the study of the higher branches of an English education, has surpassed all my expectations. There was hitherto only one School, the Diocesan Home and Orphanage, which, during the last 5 years, annually took up three of the special subjects of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme, viz., Algebra, Euclid, and Physical Geography. But in 1887, suddenly 5 other Schools, St. Joseph's College, the two Victoria English Schools (including even a Girl's School), St. Paul's College (Anglo-Chinese School), and the Hongkong Public School,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 338267, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-240 - Public Offices & Others - 1888", "page_number": 195, "title": "CO129-240 - Public Offices & Others - 1888", "content_text": "## EN. 131-1 DE JUNHO DE 1888\n\n4.* Os importadores e exportadores de opio em Macau deverão ter (por forma de escrituração, segundo o modelo que lhe será fornecido pelo governo) uma indicação exacta e clara da quantidade de opio que tiverem, a quantidade e depósito.\n\n5. Só o arrematante do exclusivo do opio em Macau e as pessoas que tiverem licença para vender opio a retalho poderão conservar em seu poder opio em quantidades inferiores a uma caixa.\n\n6. Os regulamentos para execução d'esta lei em Macau serão equivalentes aos adoptados em Hong Kong para semelhante fim.\n\n## Artigo II\n\nAs licenças para exportar opio de Macau para os portos chinezes, depois de expedidas, serão comunicadas pelo superintendente ao comissário da alfandega de Kung-pac-nan.\n\n## Artigo III\n\nAs estipulações d'esta convenção poderão, em qualquer tempo, ser alteradas por mútuo acordo das duas altas partes contratantes.\n\nE em fé do que os plenipotenciários assignaram e sellaram a presente convenção.\n\nFeita em Pekim no primeiro dia do mez de dezembro do anno de Nosso Senhor Jesus Christo de 1887, que corresponde à data chineza do dia decimo setimo da decima lua do decimo terceiro anno de Kuang-Sü.\n\n(L. S.) Thomás de Sousa Rosa. (L. S.) Ching. (L. S.) Sun.\n\n4. The importers and exporters of opium in Macau must keep a register according to the form furnished by the government, showing with exactness and clearness the quantity of opium they have imported, the number of chests they have sold, to whom and to what place they were disposed of, and the quantity in stock.\n\nOnly the Macau opium farmer and persons licensed to sell opium at retail will be permitted to keep in their custody raw opium in quantities inferior to one chest.\n\n6. Regulations framed to enforce in Macau the execution of this law will be equivalent to those adopted in Hong-Kong for a similar purpose.\n\n## Article II\n\nPermits for the exportation of opium from Macau into Chinese ports, after being issued, shall be communicated by the Superintendent of opium to the Commissioner of customs at Kang-pac-man.\n\n## Article III\n\nBy mutual consent of both the High Contracting Parties, the stipulations of this convention may be altered at any time.\n\nIn faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed and Sealed this convention.\n\nPeking this first day of December in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, corresponding with the Chinese date the 17th day of the 10th moon of the 13th year of Kwongsu.\n\n(L. S.) Thomás de Sousa Rosa. (L. S.) Ching. (L. S.) Sun.\n\nE tendo bem visto, considerado e examinado tudo o que no mesmo tratado e convenção se contém, e havendo encontrado um e outro em harmonia com o protocolo ajustado em Lisboa, aos 26 de março de 1887, e aprovado pelas cortes gerais, tendo presente o artigo 2.º da carta de lei de 13 de julho de 1887, ratifico e confirmo o sobredito tratado e convenção apponso, assim no todo, como em cada uma de suas clausulas e estipulações, e pela presente os dou por firmes e validos para haverem de produzir o seu devido efeito, prometendo observal-os e cumpril-os invariavelmente, e fazel-os cumprir e observar por qualquer modo que possa ser.\n\nEu, em testemunho e firmeza do sobredito, fiz passar a presente carta, por mim assignada, passada com o sello grande das minhas armas e referendada pelo ministro e secretario d'estado abaixo assignado. Dada no paço da Ajuda, em 1 de fevereiro de 1888. — EL-REI (com rubrica e guarda). — Henrique de Barros Gomes.\n\nHei por bem confirmar e ratificar o convenio celebrado em Pekin, no dia 1 de dezembro de 1887, entre Bernardo Pinheiro Correia do Mello, secretario da nossa missão especial àquela corte, e Sir Robert Hart, inspector geral das alfandegas maritimas imperiaes chinezas, para resolver algumas questões que têm relação com a cooperação dada por Portugal à China na cobrança dos direitos do opio, e bem assim fixar as regras a que ficarão sujeitos os juncos chinezes que commerciarem com Macau, o qual convenio vai junto a este decreto, e d'elle fará parte, a fim de que tenha pleno vigor.\n\nO ministro e secretario d'estado dos negocios estrangeiros o tenha entendido e faça executar. Paço da Ajuda, aos 7 de junho de 1888. — EL-REI. — Henrique de Barros Gomes.\n\n## Convenio\n\nTendo sido fixadas pela convenção apponso ao tratado de amizade e commercio entre Portugal e a China, assignado em Pekim no dia 1.º de dezembro de 1887, as bases da cooperação dada por Portugal à China na cobrança dos direitos do opio exportado de Macau para os portos chinezes, e sendo conveniente resolver algumas questões que têm relação com a rapida cooperação, e bem assim fixar as regras a que ficarão sujeitos os juncos chinezes que commerciarem com Macau, os abaixo assignados Bernardo Pinheiro Correia de Mello, secretario da missão especial de Sua Magestade Fidelissima em Pekim, devidamente autorizado por S. Ex.ª o Sr. Thomas de Sousa Rosa, chefe da referida missão, e Sir Robert Hart, K. C. M. G., inspector geral das alfandegas maritimas imperiaes chinezas, munidos das necessarias instruções do governo chinez, concordaram no seguinte:\n\n1. No territorio chinez e em logar conveniente será estabelecida uma repartição a cargo de um comissario da alfandega, delegado pelo inspector geral das alfandegas maritimas imperiaes chinezas, para vender aos negociantes de Macau certificados de pagamento de direitos sobre qualquer quantidade de opio que elles desejem exportar. O referido comissario administrará tambem os postos fiscais proximos a Macau.\n\n2. Todo o opio que for acompanhado de tais certificados, à razão de 110 taeis por pico, ficará isento de qualquer outro imposto e terá todos os beneficios estipulados no artigo adicional da convenção de Chefoo entre a China e a Grã-Bretanha, com respeito ao opio que já tenha satisfeito os direitos n'um dos portos da China. Este opio poderá ser acondicionado em pacotes sellados à vontade do comprador.\n\n3. O comissario das alfandegas chinas que administrar os postos fiscais investigará e decidirá qualquer queixa que os negociantes chinas fizerem contra os postos fiscais ou contra os cruzeiros aduaneiros.\n\nO governador de Macau, quando o julgar conveniente, poderá delegar um funccionario para tomar parte nessa investigação, e se não houver accordo entre os dois funccionarios será a questão submettida à decisão combinada das suas auctoridades respectivas em Pekim.\n\n4. Os juncos que commerciarem entre os portos chinezes e Macau, bem como as suas cargas, não ficarão sujeitos a nenhuns direitos ou taxas além d'aquelles a que estão sujeitos os juncos que commerciarem entre portos chinezes e Hong Kong, bem como as suas respectivas cargas. Do mesmo modo, os juncos que, procedentes dos portos chinezes, forem para Macau, ou que de Macau se destinarem a portos chinezes, não ficarão sujeitos a nenhuns direitos ou taxas além das que tiverem sido pagos ou forem pagaveis nos portos de sua procedencia ou destino. Os productos chinezes que tiverem já pago, antes de entrar em Macau, os direitos aduaneiros e a taxa, ficarão isentos, quando reexportados para portos chinezes, de pagar novamente aquelles impostos, ficando sómente sujeitos ao pagamento da taxa denominada Sino-Hue.\n\nEm testemunho do que foi este convenio escripto em inglez e portuguez e assignado em duplicado em Pekim, no 1.º de dezembro de 1887. — Bernardo Pinheiro Correia de Mello, secretario da missão especial de Sua Magestade Fidelissima. — Robert Hart, inspector das alfandegas maritimas chinezas.\n\n## Agreement\n\nThe basis of the cooperation to be given to China by Portugal in the collection of duties on opium conveyed from Macao to Chinese ports having been fixed by a Convention appended to the Treaty of Amity and commerce concluded between China and Portugal on the 1st December 1887, and it being now convenient to come to an understanding upon some points relating to the said cooperation as well to fix rules for the treatment of Chinese junks trading with Macau, Sir Robert Hart, K. C. M. G., Inspector General of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, provided with the necessary instructions from the Chinese Government, and Bernardo Pinheiro Correia de Mello, Secretary of the Special Mission of His Most Faithful Majesty in Peking, duly authorised by His Excellency Thomas de Sousa Rosa, Chief of the said mission, have agreed on the following:\n\n1. An office under a commissioner appointed by the foreign inspectorate of the Chinese Imperial Maritime customs shall be established at a convenient spot on Chinese Territory for the sale of opium duty certificates, to be freely sold to Macau merchants and for such quantities of opium as they may require. The said commissioner will also administer the customs stations near Macau.\n\n2. Opium accompanied by such certificates at the rate of not more than 110 taels per picul shall be free from all other imposts of every sort and have all the benefits stipulated for by the additional article of the Chefoo Convention between China and Great Britain on behalf of opium on which duty has been paid at one of the ports of China, and may be made up into sealed parcels at the option of the purchaser.\n\n3. The commissioner of Customs responsible for the management of the Customs' Stations shall investigate and settle any complaints made by Chinese merchants of Macau against the Customs' Stations or revenue cruisers.\n\nThe Governor of Macau, if he deems it advisable, shall be entitled to send an officer of Macau to be present and assist in the investigation and decision. If, however, they do not agree, a reference may be made to the authorities at Peking for a joint decision.\n\n4. Junks trading between Chinese ports and Macau and their cargoes shall not be subject to any dues or duties in excess of those leviable on junks and their cargoes trading between Chinese ports and Hong-Kong, and no dues whatsoever shall be demanded from junks proceeding to Macao from ports in China or coming from Macao to ports in China over and above the dues paid or payable at the ports of clearance or destination. Chinese produce which has paid customs duties and the _li_ tax before entering Macao may be re-exported from Macao to Chinese ports without paying those duties and _li_ tax again, and will be subject to the payment of only the tax named Sino-Hue.\n\nIn witness whereof this agreement has been written in Portuguese and English and signed in duplicate at Peking this the First day of December 1887. — Robert Hart, Inspector General of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs. — Bernardo Pinheiro Correia de Mello, Secretary of His Most Faithful Majesty.\n\n## MINISTERIO DAS OBRAS PUBLICAS, COMMERCIO E INDUSTRIA\n\nAttendendo a que me foi representado pelos ministros e secretarios d'estado dos negocios da fazenda e das obras publicas, commercio e industria; hei por bem decretar o seguinte:\n\nSendo varios cidadãos querendo honrar a memoria do fallecido ministro e secretario d'estado, Augusto Saraiva de Carvalho, pelos valiosos e importantissimos serviços por elle prestados ao paiz, especialmente no tocante à instrucção technica, iniciando no instituto geral de agricultura o ensino da microscopia e nosologia vegetal, creando no instituto industrial de Lisboa a cadeira de arte de minas e metalurgia, e estabelecendo um curso pratico de correios e telegraphos; abriram para isso uma subscripção, e desejam que com o seu producto se crie um fundo cujo rendimento seja applicado a premiar os alumnos mais distinctos d'aquellas disciplinas, designando-se estes premios com o nome de «Saraiva de Carvalho».\n\n## Artigo 1.º\n\nÉ o ministerio da fazenda autorizado a receber da commissão encarregada da subscripção para commemorar o nome do fallecido ministro e secretario d'estado, Augusto Saraiva de Carvalho, o producto da mesma subscripção, que será convertido em titulos de divida publica perpetua, averbados a favor da fazenda nacional.\n\n§ unico. Os juros d'estes titulos serão descriptos como receita no orçamento geral do estado.\n\n## Artigo 2.º\n\nO producto liquido dos titulos de divida publica, de que trata o artigo 1.º, será dividido annualmente em quatro partes iguaes, constituindo-se com cada uma d'ellas um premio denominado «Saraiva de Carvalho», que será conferido em cada um anno lectivo, a contar do anno de 1888.\n\n[R&S (31,7350) 4000 7-8]\n\n## reign office\n\nDate. 1888\n\n260d\n\nLast previous Paper. 13389\n\nHong Kong No. 21259\n\n## Extradition\n\n(Subject.)\n\nC. DOMESTIC. 21 250\n\n(EEG) 20 001 88.\n\n## Chinese Criminals\n\nConcurs generally in Co. views.\n\nProposes the insertion in the Ord... of provisions with regards to opposition to Ord... for discharge. Suggests that the draft thus with proposed amendments be submitted to show effect.\n\n## Attorney General to Ordinance\n\nBalticen Ianner\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nM. Wingfield S.W. 9.30/10\n\na copy of the draft Ordinance\n\n15 Amended 9-1575\n\nPra worth in accordant ter\n\n18460 and their letter\n\nC. latter I have made for\n\nhot bitired\n\nclature (x Badd corrin sonce purther amendments\n\nin the correspondence.\n\nI have added Sabadham Art (570) regarding provision (as in that the magistrate to test a committed pugiter Criminal other right to apply for a writ of habeas Corpus.\n\nclaus X\n\nX1 and XI are taken (with some from 17 of the Hrusken, Maras Petradition Endmine 1851 (869) as supported 7 7.0. taken from the Extradition Art. 10/0 from bengucut Fapor. hew) cleane XV\n\na committed Mugide for the derclage of\n\nif hat darren docetu Phi leam in\n\nwithin this or iníky\n\ncommitted pepition In the Macas\n\none month and I own michued to think it is by enough\n\nm_the_", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-240 - Public Offices & Others - 1888.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 343051, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "page_number": 666, "title": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "content_text": "Grammar, Orthography \n\nand Attention will be \n\ntaken into account \n\n(6) are the rules, including the simple and Compound rules; \n\n400, \n\nproportion; vulgar and \n\ndecimal fractions \n\n300 \n\nIn addition to these the Board \n\nwhen notifying \n\nthe examination \n\nlist of such \n\nwill give additional subjects \n\nas may \n\nappear to the Board desirable to be considered \n\nfor the post to be filled...) \n\n8. In the case of examination \n\nheld locally, the Board of Examiners will have the result of the examination by a uniform system of Marks; and will return \n\nin \n\nthe names of the Candidates to the Colonial Secretary, the order of merit, assigning \n\nto \n\neach candidate the number \n\nof Marks he has \n\ngained. \n\nIn England, the Civil \n\nService Commissioners will \n\narrange \n\ndetails of \n\na similar \n\nNature, and all other matter \n\nin connection with the \n\nconduct of the examination \n\nheld in the Colony shall be eligible for employment \n\nunless he shall have \n\ngained \n\nat least one half of the total \n\nnumber of \n\nMarks in each \n\nsubject. \n\nAmong local examinees, the \n\nCandidate who has gained \n\nthe highest number of \n\nMarks will \n\nreceive the appointment \n\nsubject to probation for a \n\nPeriod", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 343067, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "page_number": 682, "title": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "content_text": "678\n\nte, Arithmetic, in the simple and compound rules, Proportion, vulgar and decimal fractions marks\n\nдау\n\nIn addition to these Subject\n\nThe Board when the examination wither ther in Class A or Class B will give a best of such additional Subjecte as may be considered necessary for the post to be filled.\n\n& Chinese (colloquial) (written) will as a rule be one sute of these special subjects ORAFT subjects.\n\nThe Board of Examiners will decide the result of the examination by a uniform system of marks and will return the names of the candidaty to the Colonial Secretary, in the order of merit; can assigning to each didate the number of marks he has gained in each subject.\n\n9.\n\nNo Candidate will be eligible for", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 343998, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12]", "page_number": 745, "title": "CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12]", "content_text": "Jos Johnson\n\nI see it was slated in the draft to the Govt on 20/02/89 that M. Ribeiro had ceased to be actually in the service of the Hong Kong Govt; but it is stated in this paper of particulars that he has been throughout.\n\nWhen certain ... that general subject which is ... habre cad prepare fo waiting papers re ... to be \"return from circulation.\n\nAt the same time the point referred Ext. Colme to in red, marked passage iz. that the rov. been arring abolished in p.2 of muniste on 180 acc. with Circ. be included in the draft dash In Modal Sat, Est. tu prov. must in fatine · 1887/70-, will Meanwhile, this particular be approved \"on the fixed establishment of the Colony - I * By Cube indicated pensum can't should like to see how the salaries of the new ty. Sethi italics or Sime ther Andit Staff are provided on the At biting on directed in So that Circular iteshapata has been said under the new arrangements. & thers will Mobash have to be some special provicia in the decina pensio minute for dealing with their the brack Claim to Jensines on.\n\nWe have alread, had Some diffialt at the west Court, as the Gor from: an catively different incm from the chief Local Studil Official ar to the conduct front, of the service of an individual who was from the kind of unployment to the other.\n\nIt was decided in desp\". Fetare claim dersin? trans and 1980/90 that both M. Nicolle & the members quis Staff would be Jensimable Thungle not bane on the Fixed Estat to As que o you say, it will be necessary make a special provision in the Revised Pension Muinte for dealing with this. I can deal with this in a draft dess. without remark §. W. 7. 10/3/91 *see \"See draft a4982/08 Our 760/70 am 0/0 tow\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions more closely and improve readability, here is a revised version in HTML format with some corrections and adjustments for clarity:\n\nJos Johnson\n\nI see it was stated in the draft to the Govt on 20/02/89 that M. Ribeiro had ceased to be actually in the service of the Hong Kong Govt; but it is stated in this paper of particulars that he has been throughout.\n\nAt the same time, the point referred to in red, marked passage, viz. that the provision been arranging abolished in para 2 of minute on 180 acc. with Circular be included in the draft dash In Modal Sat, Est. tu prov. must in future · 1887/70-, will Meanwhile, this particular be approved \"on the fixed establishment of the Colony\". I should like to see how the salaries of the new Audit Staff are provided on the estimates as directed in Circular 760/70 so that it has been said under the new arrangements. There will have to be some special provision in the decima pension minute for dealing with their claim to pensions.\n\nWe have already had some difficulty at the West Court, as the Govt has an actively different income from the chief Local Staff Official to the conduct of the service of an individual who was transferred from one kind of employment to the other.\n\nIt was decided in despatch ... that both M. Nicolle & the members of the Staff would be pensionable although not borne on the Fixed Establishment. As you say, it will be necessary to make a special provision in the Revised Pension Minute for dealing with this. I can deal with this in a draft despatch without remark.\n\n§. W. 7. 10/3/91 *See \"See draft a4982/08\n\nLet me reformat it according to the exact instructions given, focusing on HTML output and adhering strictly to the guidelines.\n\nJos Johnson\n\nI see it was slated in the draft to the Govt on 20/02/89 that M. Ribeiro had ceased to be actually in the service of the Hong Kong Govt: but it is stated in this paper of particulars that he has been throughout.\n\nAt the same time the point referred Ext. Colme to in red, marked passage iz. that the rov. been arring abolished in p.2 of muniste on 180 acc. with Circ. be included in the draft dash In Modal Sat, Est. tu prov. must in fatine · 1887/70-, will Meanwhile, this particular be approved \"on the fixed establishment of the Colony - I * By Cube indicated pensum can't should like to see how the salaries of the new ty. Sethi italics or Sime ther Andit Staff are provided on the At biting on directed in So that Circular iteshapata has been said under the new arrangements. & thers will Mobash have to be some special provicia in the decina pensio minute for dealing with their the brack Claim to Jensines on\n\nWe have alread, had Some diffialt at the west Court, as the Gor from: an catively different incm from the chief Local Studil Official ar to the conduct front, of the service of an individual who was from the kind of unployment to the other.\n\nIt was decided in desp\". Fetare claim dersin? trans and 1980/90 that both M. Nicolle & the members quis Staff would be Jensimable Thungle not bane on the Fixed Estat to As que o you say, it will be necessary make a special provision in the Revised Pension Muinte for dealing with this. I can deal with this in a draft dess. without remark §. W. 7. 10/3/91 *see \"See draft a4982/08 Our 760/70 am 0/0 tow", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 345669, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8]", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8]", "content_text": "66\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 223.\n\nThe following Regulations made by the Governor in Council and approved of by the Secretary of State respecting the filling up of appointments in the Civil Service at the disposal of the Governor are published for general information.\n\nThe Regulations published in Government Notification No. 203 of the 9th June, 1883, are hereby cancelled.\n\nBy Command,\n\nW. M. DEANE,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1891.\n\nREGULATIONS\n\nMade by the Governor in Council for the filling up of such appointments in the Civil Service of the Colony as are at the disposal of the Governor.\n\n1. Clerkships in the Hongkong Civil Service are divided into two classes, viz., Class A in which the salaries are not less than $1,200 per annum, and Class B in which the salaries are under $1,200 per annum.\n\n2. Appointments to Class B will as a general rule be made by the Governor (subject to the confirmation of the Secretary of State for the Colonies where the salary is over $600 a year), after a local competitive examination for which candidates must be nominated by the Governor. For appointments in Class A, when the Governor desires to recommend a local candidate, his selection will be made either (a) by a higher competitive examination, for which candidates must be nominated by the Governor, and for which holders of clerkships in Class B will be allowed to compete, or (b) by the promotion of a specially competent clerk from Class B to Class A without examination.\n\n3. Candidates for Class A, if appointed locally by competitive examination, must be over 18 and under 28 years of age on the day of such examination, but if appointed on promotion from Class B there will be no limit of age.\n\n22-\n\nCandidates for Class B must be over 17 and under 20 years of age on the day of the competitive examination.\n\n202\n\nApart 92\n\n4. Candidates for a vacant post must send in their applications to the Colonial Secretary, together with (a) a certificate of age, (b) a certificate of health, (c) whatever certificates or testimonials as to character they may possess.\n\n5. No candidate shall be allowed to compete unless he shall have previously satisfied the Colonial Secretary as to his eligibility in respect of age, health and character.\n\n6. The Board of Examiners will appoint a day for the examination, and cause due notice thereof to be given in the Government Gazette or otherwise.\n\n7. The Subjects of examination for Class A will be: Handwriting, Orthography, Arithmetic, Copying Manuscript (to test accuracy), English Composition, Geography, Indexing or Docketing, Digesting Returns into Summaries, English History, Book-keeping.\n\nFor Class B the essentials of the examination will be the following English subjects, namely –\n\n(a) Reading including print and manuscript,\n\n.200 marks.\n\n(b) Handwriting, including quality and rapidity...\n\n.400\n\n(c) Writing from Dictation and copying from manuscript, .......... 400\n\n(d) Composition, the subject being chosen with a view to test also general intelligence; punctuation, grammar, orthography and idiom will be taken into account,\n\n.400\n\n(e) Arithmetic, including the simple and compound rules, proportion,\n\nvulgar and decimal fractions,\n\n.800\n\n55", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 351869, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "content_text": "31\n\nSTANDARD II.\n1. Reading and repeating.—A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the First and Second Readers used in the school.\n\n2. Writing-From dictation, twenty consecutive characters from the Second Dictation Book used in the school.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Notation and numeration up to one million, and simple addition and subtraction. Copy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.-From dictation, forty consecutive characters in the Third Dictation Book used in the school.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--The simple rules. Copy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing-From dictation, fifty consecutive characters in the Fourth Dictation Book used in the school.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Compound rules (Chinese money), in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Geography.--The two hemispheres (general outlines). Copy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: nine dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing-From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Reduction (Chinese Tables) and simple proportion, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Geography.-The Chinese Empire, in addition to the geography of the previous standard.\n\n5. History.-The History used in the school for this standard.\n\n6. Optional Subject.-Physical Geography (atmosphere, rivers and winds). Copy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: ten dollars; in Physical Geography: one dollar.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.-From memory, writing (in Romanized character or colloquial Chinese) the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Compound proportion and vulgar fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Geography.-The Canton Province, in addition to the geography of the previous standards.\n\n5. History.-The History used in the school for this standard.\n\n6. Optional Subject: Physical Geography (the oceans, currents and tides, in addition to the physical geography subjects of the previous standard).\n\nValue of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: eleven dollars; in Physical Geography: one dollar and a half.\n\nStandard VII.\n1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Seventh Reader used in the school.\n\n2. Explanation.-In writing (Chinese characters) a paraphrase of a passage, not exceeding thirty characters, in the same book.\n\n3. Composition.-A simple letter (1) in Chinese characters (colloquial or book style).\n\n4. Arithmetic.--Reduction (of English money) and decimal fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n5. Geography.-Drawing from memory a map of any of the continents (the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the continent prescribed).\n\n6. History.-The History used in the school for this standard.\n\n7. Optional Subject: Physical Geography (the earth, the moon, and the planetary system).\n\nValue of a pass in at least five of the ordinary subjects of this standard: twelve dollars; in Physical Geography: two dollars.\n\nNote.-All the books used, and work submitted, for examination purposes should be in the Chinese character, but in the cases of copy writing, arithmetic, geography, history and physical geography, the Romanized system may be used.\n\n18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n1. Reading-Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.--A short sentence from the same book, slowly read once and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation and numeration up to 1,000. Simple addition and subtraction of numbers of not more than three figures. Copy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n1. Reading.-Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing-A sentence from the same book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation and numeration up to a million, and simple multiplication and division, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standard.\n\n4. Geography--Definitions. Copy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n1. Reading-Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.-Six lines of ordinary prose from the same book, slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--Compound rules (English and Chinese money), in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar.-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography.-Orally; the two hemispheres (general outlines), in addition to the geography of the previous standard. Copy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: ten dollars.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 351870, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "content_text": "# STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading. Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. - Light lines of ordinary prose from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic. - Vulgar fractions and reduction of the most ordinary weights and measures, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar. - Parsing (fully) a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography. - Europe, in addition to the geography of the previous standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: twelve dollars.\n\n# STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading - Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic - Decimal fractions, simple proportion, simple interest, and practice, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar. - Analysis and parsing of a simple sentence.\n\n5. Geography. - Asia and Africa in addition to the geography of the previous standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: fourteen dollars.\n\n# STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression an ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing. A short theme or letter or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Compound proportion, compound interest, profit and loss, and square root, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar - Analysis and parsing of a complex sentence (prose or poetry) chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography. - America and Oceania, and to draw from memory a map of any of these continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the continent prescribed.\n\n6. History. - A period of the History used in the school.\n\nValue of a pass in at least five of the subjects of this standard: sixteen dollars.\n\n# Standard VII.\n\n1. Reading. To read with intelligence (to be tested by questions), fluency, and expression, a passage from a historical drama of Shakespeare, chosen by the Manager.\n\n2. Composition. A theme. Idiom, grammar, spelling, and handwriting to be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. - Cube root, averages, percentages, discount, and stocks, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar. - Common prefixes, terminations, and derivatives from foreign languages.\n\n5. Geography. - Commercial geography of the British Colonies and Dependencies, and to draw from memory a map of any of the continents of the eastern hemisphere.\n\n6. Elementary Science. - Animal and plant life and distribution of plants, animals, and races of mankind.\n\n7. History - A period of the History used in the school, in addition to the history of the previous standard.\n\nValue of a pass in at least six of the subjects of this standard: eighteen dollars.\n\nNote. - The Arithmetic of girls' schools need not include decimal fractions, square or cube root, discount, or stocks.\n\nPage 32\n\n19. In all cases where copy writing is taken, it may be tested by work to be done in the presence of the examiner, but anyhow not less than twenty-six hours' work must be submitted for inspection.\n\n20. Scholars who are presented under standards IV, V, VI, or VII in schools of Class III may also be examined in the following special subjects, namely: - Latin, Greek, German, French, Algebra, Euclid, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Physical Geography, the Natural Sciences, Book-keeping, Drawing, and Stenography, provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. But no scholar may be presented for examination in more than two special subjects in standard IV, three subjects in standards V or VI, and four subjects in standard VII, and, as a rule, no scholar, after being examined in one special subject, may change it for another before passing in three stages of it.\n\nValue of a pass, in each of such cases: one dollar in standard IV, two dollars in standard V, three dollars in standard VI, and four dollars in standard VII, in addition to the proper value of the respective standard.\n\n21. Managers of schools, wishing to have scholars examined in any of the special subjects, will receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.\n\n22. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.\n\n23. A capitation grant will be given for every scholar in average attendance, at the rate of one dollar a head in schools in Class III, seventy-five cents a head in schools in Class II, and half a dollar a head in schools in Class I.\n\n24. No scholar will be examined in a lower standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.\n\n25. Scholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.\n\n26. In girls' schools, one of the four hours for instruction in the subjects of the several standards may be assigned to needlework, which will have the following values: - fair, half a dollar; good, one dollar; very good, one dollar and a half.\n\n# 27. Building Grants.\n\n1. Aid is not granted to build new public schools unless the Government is satisfied -\n\n(a) That there is a sufficient population requiring a school in the vicinity.\n\n(b) That the school is likely to be maintained in efficiency.\n\n2. The grants made by the Government for building, enlarging, improving, or fitting up public schools, are not to exceed one half of the actual cost.\n\n3. The site, plans, estimates, specifications, title, and trust deed, must be previously approved by His Excellency the Governor.\n\n4. The extension of the area of existing school-rooms to receive more scholars, and the addition of teachers' dwellings to existing school-rooms, are treated pro tanto as new cases under clause 2.\n\n5. The trustees (or other legal representatives) of the school must state by a declaration of trust to be registered in the Land Office: -\n\n(a) That the premises are to be used for educational purposes and for no other purpose whatever.\n\n(b) That the school is to be managed in accordance with the principles of the grant-in-aid code.\n\n(c) That the school and premises are to be open, at all reasonable times, to educational and sanitary inspection by the Government.\n\n(d) That, if they should hereafter desire to release themselves from the foregoing obligations, they will, in such case, repay into the Colonial Treasury, the whole amount of the building grant.\n\n6. The grant is paid on presentation of a certificate (with balance sheet annexed), by the Building and Managing Committees of the school, setting forth that the building and conveyance are completed and that the money in hand will, when added to the grant, meet all claims and finally close the account.\n\n28. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Inspector of Schools for the time being.\n\n18th March, Hongkong, January, 1893.\n\nE. J. EITEL, Ph.D.,\n\nInspector of Schools.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 351879, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "page_number": 44, "title": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "content_text": "41\n\nE\n\n1\n\n8. English Grammar.—Analysis and parsing of a short ordinary sentence chosen by the examiner.\n\n9. Geography-Outlines of Europe and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nEnglish copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\n18. For Schools in Class H. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. Five common characters from dictation.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Notation.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic—Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic. The Simple Rates.\n\n4. Geography.—General outlines of China Proper.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography—The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\n5. History. The first half of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.—From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Geography. The Chinese Empire.\n\n5. History. The History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nNote.—The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanised Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanised Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.\n\n19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\nSTANDARD I.\n\n1. Reading—Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing—Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading.—Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading—Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.—Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar.—Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading. Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing.—A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar—Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography.—Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading.—Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book or newspaper.\n\n2. Writing.—From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic—Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar—Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an ordinary book or newspaper.\n\n5. Geography—Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 351880, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "content_text": "42\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic - Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.\n\n4. Grammar - Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography - Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the Continent prescribed.\n\n6. History. The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.\n\nCopy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.\n\nNote. - In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI not beyond Decimal Fractions.\n\n20. For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition).\n\nSTANDARD I\n\nThe same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II\n\nIn addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,\n\n4. Chinese Reading - A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the principal language taught in the school.\n\n5. Chinese Writing. From dictation, ten common characters.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\nIn addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,\n\n5. Chinese Reading - Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n6. Chinese Writing - From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.\n\n7. Chinese Speaking - Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in six of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\nIn addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading. A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing. From dictation, forty characters in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking - Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\nIn addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,\n\n6. Chinese Reading - A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.\n\n7. Chinese Writing - From memory, a short passage in the same book.\n\n8. Chinese Speaking - Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\nIn addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,\n\n7. Chinese Reading - An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.\n\n8. Chinese Writing - A short letter.\n\n9. Chinese Speaking - Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.\n\nChinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.\n\nValue of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars and a half.\n\nA. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.\n\n22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V, and VI for schools in Classes III, IV, and V, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely - Book-keeping, Latin, Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are presented, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different Standards.\n\nFor example:\n\nEUCLID.\n\nStandard IV. Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive.\n\nStandard V. Book I.\n\nStandard VI. Books I and II.\n\nValue of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V, three dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, four dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.\n\n23. Managers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special subjects will, for the present, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.\n\n24. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.\n\n25. A capitation grant of one dollar will be given for each scholar in average attendance.\n\n26. No scholar will be examined in a lower Standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same Standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.\n\n27. Scholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.\n\n28. In Girls' Schools, one of the four hours for instruction in the subjects of the several Standards may be assigned to plain needlework, which will have the following values:\n\nGood, one dollar and a half. Very good, two dollars. Fair, one dollar.\n\n29. Building Grants.\n\n1. Aid is not granted to build new public schools unless the Government is satisfied -\n\n(a) That there is a sufficient population requiring a school in the vicinity.\n\n(b) That the school is likely to be maintained in efficiency.\n\n2. The grants made by the Government for building, enlarging, improving, or fitting up public schools are not to exceed one half of the actual cost.\n\n3. The site, plans, estimates, specifications, title, and trust deed must be previously approved by His Excellency the Governor.\n\n4. The extension of the area of existing school-rooms to receive more scholars, and the addition of teachers' dwellings to existing school-rooms, are treated pro tanto as new cases under Clause 2.\n\n5. The trust deed must declare the premises to be granted in trust for educational purposes and for no other purpose whatever. It must provide for the legal ownership of the premises and for the inspection and management of the school in accordance with the principles of the Grant-in-aid Scheme.\n\n6. The grant is paid on presentation of a certificate (with balance sheet annexed) by the Building and Managing Committees of the school, setting forth that the building and conveyance are completed and that the money in hand will, when added to the grant, meet all claims and finally close the account.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 352193, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8]", "content_text": "18\n\nall the Treaty Ports.\n\n4.\n\nUnder these circumstances\n\nI trust that Your Lordship will authorize me to give effect to the resolution of the Chamber of Commerce by legalizing the Japanese Yen as current coin in Hong Kong.\n\nI have the honour to be, My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,\n\nVilliers Robinson\n\nomit\n\nEnclosure 3.\n\nC.O. 14800\n\nIREC2\n\n(R: 29 JUN 93)\n\nCopy of Telegram sent to the Secretary of State on the 21st July 1893.\n\nReferring to your telegram of 20th July...\n\n...\n\nPage 353\n\n \nyen current Hongkong.\n\nreplied.\n\ndecimal value.\n\nChinese objections.\n\n1887. Current Hongkong and Straits Settlements uniformity in value appreciated very much by Chinese. objections 1887 inapplicable.\n\nCannot obtain sufficient number of Mexican dollars from home or United States of America banks. Banks importing...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 353571, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893", "page_number": 559, "title": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893", "content_text": "Jokum 8 Des \n\nLucas \n\n17963 \n\nHkey \n\n555 \n\nto render such a course desirable. The Governor and Council will decide, having regard to the ground of dismissal, whether the Cadet shall be sent home at the public expense, or shall be left to find his own way home, or shall be, in addition, called upon to repay the cost of his passage out. \n\n7. A Bond must be entered into by the Cadet and two approved sureties, or an approved Guarantee Society, with the Crown Agents for the Colonies to secure the repayment of the cost of the passage out in the event of his dismissal and of its being decided by the Governor and Executive Council that such repayment shall be enforced, and also in the event of the Cadet leaving within four years from the date of his arrival in the Straits Settlements, whether by quitting the Colony without leave or relinquishing his appointment (except on account of ill health), together with a further sum of £50 for each year, to repay the Colony the cost of his teaching, up to his leaving. \n\n8. Subject to the necessities of the service, leave of absence on half salary may be granted to officers of the permanent Government service after a period of six years' resident service in the Colony without any special grounds. It may be given before the expiration of that period in cases of serious indisposition, or of urgent private affairs. In the absence of special grounds, the leave in such case must not exceed one-sixth of the officer's resident service; on special grounds it may exceed that period by six months. In addition to the above, vacation leave on full pay may be granted, if no inconvenience or expense is caused thereby, not exceeding three months in any two years. \n\n9. The present rule as to superannuation is that in the case of ill health an officer may be allowed to retire on a pension after ten full years' resident service; otherwise he must have attained the age of 55. For ten full years' resident service fifteen-sixtieths of the average annual salary of the retiring officer's fixed appointments for the three years prior to retirement may be awarded, to which one-sixtieth may be added for each additional year's service; but no addition will be made in respect of any service beyond thirty-five years. \n\n10. A deduction of four per cent. is made from the salaries of all those who enter the Straits Settlements Civil Service, as a contribution to the 'Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund' of the two Colonies. \n\n11. The dollar is at present reckoned by the Straits Settlements Accountant-General at 4s. for the purpose of the payment in England of leave-salary, and at 3s. 8d. for the payment of pension. \n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE, \n\n26th November-1894 \n\nJazifield \n\nExaminations for Eastern Cadetships, viz., for Cadetships in the Civil Service of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and the Straits Settlements. \n\n[The next Examination for Eastern Cadetships will be held under these Regulations. Alterations may be made for any subsequent Examination.] \n\n1. The Cadets, who must be natural-born British subjects, are selected by open competitive examination held by the Civil Service Commissioners, to whom all inquiries on the subject should be addressed. \n\n* If an Examination is held in 189..., it will take place in either October or November. \n\nThe examinations for these appointments will, as a rule, be held in the month of October in those years in which vacancies have occurred in the Civil Services of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, and the Straits Settlements; Candidates will be allowed, in their order, to choose amongst the vacancies in the three Colonies. \n\n2. Candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 24 on the first day of August in the year in which the Examination is held, and must satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners that they are duly qualified in respect of health and character. They must be of sound constitution, possessed of good sight, and physically qualified for service in tropical climates, and they will be called upon to undergo a medical examination to test these points. \n\n3. No candidate will be admitted to the competition who has not previously passed, to the satisfaction of the Civil Service Commissioners, a Preliminary Examination in Handwriting, Orthography, and Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). \n\n4. The Fees required from Candidates are £1 for the preliminary and £7 for the competitive examination. \n\n5. The heads of the competitive examination are as follows:-- \n\nA. Obligatory, \n\na. Latin. \n\nb. One of the following languages:--Greek, French, German, Italian. The qualifying test for a and b will be translation from the language, but marks will be given for translation into it, and, in the case of the Modern languages, for colloquial proficiency. \n\nc. English Composition, including Précis Writing. \n\nB. Optional. \n\n4. Pure Mathematics, viz. Euclid I.-IV., and VI.; Algebra, including the Binomial theorem; Trigonometry, including the solution of Triangles; Analytical Geometry (elementary) and mixed Mathematics, including Statics and Dynamics treated without the Differential Calculus. \n\ne. (1) Modern Geography and (2) Ancient and Modern History. The Examination in History will be confined to certain periods, to be prescribed for each examination.† \n\n† For the next Examination the periods will be:- \n\nAncient History, \n\n(a.) Greek History from B.C. 300 to the death of Philip (B.C. 336), \n\n(b.) Roman History from the end of the Third Punic War (B.C. 146), to the accession of Vespasian (A.D. 70). \n\nModern History from 1688 to 1860. \n\nWB & L (6)-30894-500-11-92 \n\nTX4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 353573, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893", "page_number": 561, "title": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893", "content_text": "of anything, by the hereford\n\nif\n\namalgamation,\n\nKLIM\n\nwhy\n\nLon\n\nCertain\n\n...\n\nhi\n\nhai\n\nbuts se\n\nho\n\nit share suffer and\n\ndam whe\n\nI is intent.\n\ninterest,\n\nthe publi\n\nK\n\nfirst consideration, Colony.\n\nto reflect in each\n\nBut life anything\n\ndon't\n\nshare 4\n\nto fuse effic\n\nthe persona\n\n...\n\nSubmit.\n\nWhat\n\ndecimi\n\narmish\n\nsh\n\nM\n\npension.\n\noh\n\nthe offences\n\nhave discussed\n\nAku\n\n[syl-\n\n7 Opinion\n\nA salgich t\n\n[PM P\n\nwate\n\nwith head\n\nwha\n\nthe salgsch\n\naloe\n\ntime in\n\n64 fome\n\nIn\n\nin fewn am\n\n...\n\nInter-colonice pension relame\n\nWhy\n\n{\n\nthe Easton [olomite\n\nwoich\n\nfor pension purposes\n\nwhich I domy\n\nString.\n\nhe\n\ntwo chi\n\nL\n\n557\n\nshir\n\n(chomin he had he\n\nPositive intin\n\nKalle at prevent system,\n\nKC\n\nI Währe\n\nThe Kin\n\nanchogy\n\n6\n\nbi formund\n\nCarry\n\nState.\n\nfor it\n\nbe parliament.\n\nhelen, then for\n\nsisform\n\ntifulation\n\nLE\n\n/\n\nthe pension\n\nI wned\n\nthat the parhaal\n\ncocidactia\n\nEntertained.\n\nLo\n\nadamal\n\nshala ti funtion\n\nAmming Lawn, ...\n\n...\n\nwate\n\nki pasua\n\nthe Thanks,\n\ndo\n\npounding for contamin in Hong Kong thing", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 354469, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8]", "page_number": 203, "title": "CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8]", "content_text": "406\n\nMr. Leach in opening the case, said the facts briefly were as follows. The prisoner was employed by Messrs Arthur and Co., whose manager here was Mr. Ogilvie, and he owed them a sum of about $900. Mr. Ogilvie in January last pressed for payment and the prisoner told him that although he had not the cash he would give a promissory note backed by a guarantee. Chan Yau Lok was mentioned as the surety and it was expressed, his willingness to sign. A promissory note was drawn up by Mr. Ogilvie and signed by the parties, but later on it was found to be worthless by the fact that it was unstamped. Mr. Ogilvie went to the office and told the prisoner that the note had no value and that a new one would have to be drawn up on duly stamped paper. The original document was returned to the prisoner, and a new promissory note was made out. The prisoner went to Chan Yau Lok to get it signed as his guarantor and returned with the signature. From what Mr. Ogilvie learned afterwards, however, it transpired that Chan Yau Lok denied the signature and disputed his liability. The prisoner was therefore charged with forging Chan Yau Lok's signature and uttering the forged note.\n\nEvidence was then taken.\n\nThe jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty and His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to two years' imprisonment with hard labour.\n\n22nd May.\n\nIN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR J. ACKROYD AND A SPECIAL JURY.\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND\n\nFIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,\n\nTHE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, V. HIM KEE ALUM This was an action brought by the National Bank of China, Limited against Him Kee Alum, trader, of Foochow, to recover £2,460 4s. 5d. or its equivalent in dollars, due by the defendant on shares held by him in the plaintiff company, and for interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent.\n\nMr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., and Mr. H. E. Pollock (instructed by Mr. Wright, of Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. Bowley, of Mr. H. L. Deacon's office) represented the defendant.\n\nThe following special jury was empanelled: Messrs. H. M. Joseph, M. S. S. Sassoon, J. T. V. Vernon, J. B. Donghtyric, J. J. B. Heemskerk, B. C. Wilcox, and W. B. Loxley.\n\n(May 24, 1894.) DEFEAT OF THE ANTI-FOREIGN PARTY IN JAPAN,\n\nWe learn that a telegram has been received from Tokyo stating that in the House of Representatives the motion for the adoption of an address to the Emperor, of which the prominent feature was the Radical idea of the strict enforcement of the treaties, has been defeated.\n\nOn the morning of the 15th inst., about 6 o'clock, a fire broke out at No. 127, Queen's Road West, occupied by a second-hand clothes dealer. The outbreak centred on the ground floor, attributable, it is said, to the upsetting of the inevitable kerosine lamp, and the flames quickly spread to the upper stories. When the Brigade under Mr. H. Wodehouse and Deputy Superintendent Horspool arrived they found the whole place in a blaze. The fortunate circumstance that there was little or no breeze was somewhat discounted by the difficulty in getting water, as in the pre-treaty stipulations, which would preclude foreigners from residing outside the lists of the treaty ports and how difficulties in the way of travel in the interior.\n\nWith very praiseworthy briskness, however, the steam was got up on the engines and in a few minutes, some good streams of water from the half-an-hour's work sufficed to remove all danger as the coolies were playing on the flames. About the whole of No. 137 was destroyed and the adjoining houses suffered slight damage by fire and water. The contents of No. 137 were insured for $4,400 in the Hamburg and Bremen Fire Insurance Company, for which Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. are agents.\n\nTHE BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION REPORT.\n\nThe following report of the Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, report on this department for the year 1893.\n\nHongkong, 7th May, 1894.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to submit the annual report on this department for the year 1893.\n\nBOTANIC GARDENS.\n\nAfter the fire had been extinguished, the partition wall between No. 137 and No. 139 fell down, and six men and women, who had entered the basement to recover some of the damaged goods, were buried under the debris. The police at once set to work to rescue the unfortunate people and, strange to say, found that only one man was at all injured, and he not seriously. The others were almost unscathed. The injured man was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.\n\nAt the Magistracy on Thursday Mr. H. E. Wodehouse opened an enquiry into the circumstances of the fire at 137, Queen's Road West, which occurred on the 15th.\n\nMr. G. C. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) represented the fire insurance agents, Messrs. Carlowitz and Co.\n\nInspector Mackie is in charge of the case for the police.\n\nI am the wife of Wong A Pui, a dealer in fish at Chau Tai, Singapore. I reside in a house in Queen's Road West. I was at No. 137 on the morning of the 15th, sleeping in a room with my three children.\n\nA light which I saw through a hole in the floor of my room attracted my attention, and looking through it I saw a man with a piece of lighted paper in his hand standing over a heap of clothes on which he was pouring kerosine. A moment or two afterwards he applied the light to the clothes and they immediately blazed up.\n\nI shouted \"Burn everyone in the house!\" I got up about 2 o'clock. He made no reply and the other people in the house then ran out. I had been awake some time before I got up and had noticed a smell of kerosine. The hole through which I looked was about a foot long and an inch wide. I could see quite distinctly. I am not acquainted with the people on the ground floor.\n\nThe grounds, plant-houses, buildings, fences, walks and elections of plants have all been maintained in good order, and improvements have been effected in various directions.\n\nIMPROVEMENTS.\n\n1. An additional glass-roofed plant-house 50 feet long by 12 feet wide, situated in the nursery, has been completed. The woodwork has been chiefly made and fitted by our carpenter who is on the staff.\n\n2. Certain walks in the Botanical and Government House Gardens have been concreted. These additions now finish all that is needed in this kind of walk formation.\n\n3. Extensions have been made to rockeries where circumstances rendered these necessary.\n\nLAWNS.\n\nTowards the end of the summer the moths and caterpillars mentioned in paragraph No. 14 of my last report again appeared, but having learnt by past experience the habits of these pests their advent was anticipated, and on their first appearance remedies for their destruction were at once applied and maintained at regular intervals until the termination of their season of activity. By these means the lawns were preserved from injury.\n\nDr. A. Gunther, F.R.S., Keeper of the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), to whom I sent specimens of the larvæ, chrysalids, and moths for determination, has very kindly informed me that its name is Thialleta signifera (Walk.). The chief injury to the grass is caused by this species, but another one, which appears simultaneously with the Thialleta is also responsible for some damage.\n\nThis one Dr. Günther has also determined from specimens which I sent. It is Pharazia bicarnea (Wlk.).\n\n6. Children continue to run over places where grass should be, but which they have long ago worn away. As the attendants and police are unable to prevent this, it would be advisable to provide low iron fences on the margins of walks where children chiefly congregate, of sufficient height to prevent the children leaving the walks.\n\nMr. Pollok opened the case by reading the pleadings filed and the answer. From these it appeared that when Messrs. Russell and Co. failed the firm was indebted to the defendant for a sum of $10,000 and defendant was indebted to them for $50,000. Besides carrying on their ordinary business as merchants at Foochow, however, Messrs. Russell and Company were the agents for the plaintiff bank, and the plaintiff bank tried to induce the defendant to acknowledge that he was indebted to it for $50,000 instead of to Messrs. Russell and Co. The defendant, however, would not recognise this liability at all. Towards the end of 1891 the defendant was desirous of selling all his shares to Mr. Weeks, a broker at Foochow. Mr. Weeks asked for a transfer of the shares and expressed his willingness to pay any outstanding claims. The bank claimed a lien on the shares and refused to allow the transfer until the $50,000 alleged to be due was paid.\n\nMr. Francis on these pleadings asked for judgment for the full amount claimed. Even supposing all the facts alleged were admitted, he submitted that there was no equitable defence. The only defence really set up was that the bank refused to allow a transfer of the shares, but that was no ground of defence in this case, but only a possible case of action for damages.\n\nMr. Robinson then addressed the Court at great length, first stating that he had not anticipated that a legal point would have been raised until the whole of the case had been laid before the Court and the verdict of the jury obtained.\n\nWodehouse concluded the enquiry into the fire at No. 127, Queen's Road West.\n\nAt the Magistracy, on Saturday Mr. H. E. Wodehouse concluded the enquiry into the fire at No. 127, Queen's Road West. Mr. G. C. C. Master (of Messrs. Jobson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the insurance agents, Messrs. Carlowitz and Co. Mr. J. F. Reece represented the shopkeeper.\n\nP.C. McEwen said that when he forced his way into the shop on the alarm being given he found a quilt on the counter in flames, but the fire spread up the side of the wall and the whole place was eventually destroyed.\n\nThe premises were released.\n\nUltimately the case was adjourned until the next day.\n\nPittosporum tobira on the terrace below the fountain died during the year. This caused temporary incompleteness in the arrangement, but new plants have been put in the place of those which died.\n\nMay 24, 1894.\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nCHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.\n\nThe Hon. T. H. Whitehead leaves to-day by the Empress of Japan.\n\nAt the Magistracy on Tuesday before Commander W. C. H. Hastings a coolie was fined $75, with the option of three months' imprisonment, for having in his possession 29 taels of opium.\n\nThe plague has during the past week continued to claim 30 or 40 victims daily, notwithstanding the heavy rains and the measures which have been taken by the authorities to mitigate the disease. There are indications now, however, that the plague is becoming less virulent, and the returns show a diminution in the number of fatal cases.\n\nH.E. Sir William and Lady Robinson returned to the colony on the 15th inst. after a very enjoyable sojourn in Japan.\n\nMr. Cyril Platt, Private Secretary to His Excellency, has left for Shanghai in order to catch the homeward French mail and thereby avoid the difficulties of booking from Hongkong. Mr. Platt is going home on six months' leave, and during his absence the duties of Private Secretary will be discharged by Capt. Sterling, A.D.C.\n\nIn the fire which occurred near the new reservoir for the Taikoo Sugar Refinery on the 13th inst. even large matsheds were destroyed. A coolie who was endeavouring to save his property was rather seriously burnt about the hands and face and was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.\n\nOur Anjer correspondent writes:-On the night of the 2nd inst. the German ship Christine, from Philadelphia to Hyogo, took the ground at Old Anjer and remained fast for three hours, without any further assistance. The ship apparently made no water, and the captain decided on proceeding on his voyage.\n\nOn Thursday morning a large stone was seen on the tram line as the motor car was descending.\n\nThe breaksman gave the signal to stop the engine and at the same time let go the break. The stone was removed and the break having been unscrewed the car resumed its journey. There was only a momentary delay, and the next car left punctually at its proper time, 12:30.\n\nA meeting of the Odd Volumes\" was held on Friday night, at which a good number of members were present.\n\nMr. J. Stuart Harrison delivered a very interesting lecture on \"The Telephone,\" illustrated by diagrams and practical illustrations.\n\nAt the Magistracy on the 15th inst. A. H. C. Rao, a telegraph clerk employed at the Kowloon Police Station, was fined $10 for removing certain property from his house, which the Supreme Court bailiff had seized under a distress warrant for rent.\n\nThe fine was paid.\n\nOn Saturday evening a smoking concert was given in the Theatre by Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew, assisted by several amateurs. It was decided to commence the tournament on June 1st and the first round will be completed by July 31st. The second round will then commence and the entire tournament will conclude on September 30th.\n\nA set of rules regulating the competition were passed and a committee, consisting of Messrs. H. Humphreys, T. H. Reid, and H. E. Pollock was appointed to make the necessary arrangements.\n\nMr. Quong Tart, who arrived from Sydney by the Menmuir, had quite an enthusiastic send-off when the vessel left. The poop was gaily decorated with flags, etc., and the city band was present.\n\nSir George Dibbs, the Premier of New South Wales, was amongst those who attended to wish the traveller bon voyage, and in responding to the toast of prosperity to New South Wales, with which his name was coupled, he remarked that if Mr. Tart succeeded in establishing the wool trade between the two countries, as he was about to try and do, he should have a statue erected in his honour 10ft. high.\n\nIn replying to the toast of his health, Mr. Tart said that he would do his best to further the interests of the wool trade while he was away.\n\nThe health of Captain Craig, the popular commander of the Menmuir, was also honoured.\n\nTart is accompanied by Mrs. Quong Tart and family, and the principal object of his voyage is to pay a visit to his mother, who resides near Mono.\n\nA correspondent writes:-I see in a Trinidad paper which has just reached me a report of a meeting of the Legislative Council, at which was read a letter from Mr. Osbert Chadwick on the water supply and sanitation of Port-of-Spain.\n\nIt is notified that on Friday, the day appointed for the celebration of Her Majesty's birth, His Excellency the Governor will hold a levée at Government House from 12 to 1 p.m.\n\nThe steamer Dvochis, which arrived on Monday from Saigon, reports that the steamers Bengice, Bucephalus, Bantam, Holstein, Decima, and Jacobs were lying in quarantine at Cape Vin.\n\nMr. H. P. Tooker has been appointed Acting Director of Public Works during the absence on leave of Mr. W. Chatham.\n\nWe understand that the Hon. J. B. Stewart Imokhart, who was elected Chairman of the Victoria Recreation Club for the ensuing year, has declined the honour.\n\nA meeting of chess-players was held on the 15th inst. at Bank Buildings in connection with the recently formed Club, for the purpose of arranging a tournament.\n\nMr. H. E. Pollock presided.\n\nThere were 729 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 93 were Europeans.\n\nEarly on Monday morning a junk was capsized at Murray Pier in a squall. No lives were lost.\n\nThe lung Wah Hospital and its temporary branch at the Glassworks have been connected with the telephone system.\n\nFor some time past the villagers of Yau Ma Tei and Yaumati have brought reports of devourings by two tigers and these grew so numerous that at length a party headed by some European sportsmen, armed with a few rifles and miscellaneous weapons, set off in search of the other tigers still supposed to infest the district.\n\nWell, the tigers were tracked to their lair in a rare and they were wide enough not to get choked at two miles from the boundary and shot.\n\nSome trouble has been given by a demonstration of native prejudice and ignorance, this on Saturday and day last giving rise to disturbances in the Pakwanshan district.\n\nThe Government mitigated the trouble by granting permission to place the patients in a hospital on shore under Chinese direction.\n\nOur Tientsin contemporary gives the following particulars:-\n\nMr. James Cantlie, F.R.C.S. Eng., of Hongkong, with Mrs. Cantlie, and Mr. Ernest L. C. Berger, arrived in Tientsin on Wednesday, 9th inst., and left the following morning for Peking and the Great Wall.\n\nThe Glenugle arrived at Woosung on the 13th inst., 39 days from London, including all stoppages. She will be the first steamer this season to lead tea for New York, via the Suez Canal.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\nAn order has been sent to Europe for two iron towers for the Manila cathedral to replace the stone ones destroyed in the last great earthquake.\n\nThe animals at the Pokfulam Dairy Farm are now quite free from the pleuro which recently broke out there, and only one animal, which is segregated at a distance, is now under treatment.\n\nThe cattle are being inspected by Mr. C. Vivian Ladds, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and already 120 have been treated, generally with complete success.\n\nThe annual general meeting of A. S. Watson and Co., Limited, was held on the 19th, the report and accounts being passed without discussion.\n\nOn the 22nd the general meeting of the Humphras Estate and Finance Company, Limited, was held.\n\nMrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew are still performing at the City Hall Theatre and will leave for San Francisco next week.\n\nI am quite satisfied that the separate system of drainage and nothing else is the cause of the plague. Formerly, when all house sewage ran into the storm water channels, it was deponent sayeth not.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 360212, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "page_number": 408, "title": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "content_text": "406 \n\nby heart, which are very evidently not understood, should be strongly discouraged. On the whole this very important subject is very feeble and disappointing in a school which aims at giving an English education to Chinese boys. Some adverbs are elequar\" can scarcely convey any meaning to the boy who wrote it, and requires some ingenuity for its elucidation.\n\nHistory. The English History papers exhibit a considerable acquaintance with the phraseology of the text-books, but when this is coupled with a very slight ability to explain its meaning it may be doubted whether the system of learning passages by heart is altogether conducive to a satisfactory knowledge of History. It is evident, however, that considerable trouble has been taken by the boys themselves or by their teachers, whereby a large number of facts have been committed to memory. The neatness also of nearly every paper was remarkable, and with few exceptions the writing was excellent.\n\nIn this subject the memories of boys seemed overburdened with details crammed from books. They could repeat what they had learned, and when a question could be answered by doing so, they reproduced exactly paragraphs from their text-books.\n\nGeography. The general impression produced on reading the papers is that the teaching of geography might be greatly improved by the more frequent use of blank maps. In a number of instances sketch-maps of more than ordinary merit were drawn by boys in Class J. Few candidates gave satisfactory answers to the questions in Physical Geography.\n\nShakespeare. Three Acts from \"Henry V\" were offered by Class 1. The papers exhibit painstaking and careful work both on the part of Masters and boys. The best average was obtained in section I. C, A.; in this section every boy passed; one received 90 and another 82 per cent marks. It is worthy of note that a question requiring candidates to summarise in their own words the argument of a long speech was answered by the majority with marked success.\n\nLatin. Of the Latin papers the less said the better. In the divisions I. C, A. and I. C, B. one boy, and one only, came anywhere near the standard offered for examination. All the others failed in the very elements of grammar, where also, with two exceptions, the third divisions failed also. For boys who cannot recognise the parts of speech—far less parse the simplest words—for these to offer several sections of \"Cæsar\" is absurd. In no language more than in Latin are the early grammatical rules important; but we think it unwise that the study of this subject should be continued at present.\n\nBook-keeping. Classes I. and H. were examined in this subject. Papers from Class I. were very good indeed, and those from Class II. fair. The style throughout was satisfactory.\n\nGeneral Information. A paper was set to Classes I. and II. only, affording scope for a variety of information upon current, local, and general topics. Though in accordance with the custom of previous years the marks awarded are used in calculating the total number of passes and failures we do not think it necessary to comment on the relative numbers. The questions at least gave an opportunity to boys of showing how far they understood the meaning of them, and how far they could express themselves when they had anything to answer. Some of the papers were fairly well done, but the majority of boys in Class II. produced many absolutely unintelligible answers. Some answers afforded the examiners considerable diversion amidst a mass of monotonous work.\n\nArithmetic. Classes I.A., I. C, A., and II. C, A. on the whole did very creditably. We think that II. C, A. should be grouped with a higher Class than V. In several Classes there was a deplorable exhibition of careless and inaccurate working. An examiner expects to find the majority of boys did satisfactorily. Boy's seem to be pushed on too rapidly, and before they have thoroughly mastered, so as to be able to accurately apply, the simpler rules. What is required is the use of a very large number and variety of examples carefully graduated and illustrating each rule, as it comes under notice. Few, if any, books contain a sufficient number or variety, but the masters ought to be able to supply them. If this be done there might be more thoroughness.\n\nAlgebra. This subject has evidently been carefully and well taught in Classes I., II. and III. Very creditable papers were sent up by I. A., II. A., III. A. B., and the majority of the work was characterised by neatness and accuracy. Only a few bad answers were sent in by ignorant or careless boys. The unevenness in the percentages of passes in different Classes is not due to difference in the difficulty of papers, for where the questions were, in the opinion of the examiners, thought to be unequal, due allowance was made in the marking. In contrast to the Arithmetic, there were here few of the common blunders, and it is evident that the careful teaching has been appreciated. Without wishing to detract from the conspicuous merit of much of the work in this subject, we think that one of the causes of success is due to the fact that an accurate knowledge of English is not so essential here as in such subjects as Grammar, History, and Composition.\n\nEuclid. The Euclid offered by Classes I., II. and III. is very disappointing. Any boy could have passed by doing accurate work on the First Book only; and yet but 44 boys passed out of 160 examined. Only six boys out of 45 in Class I. could write the sixth proposition correctly. With the exception of Class I. A, the whole work is very weak. There is little grasp of the subject at all, and much evidence of attempted learning by heart: such attempts when they led, as they often did, to nonsense, were, as they deserved to be, severely marked; hence the low percentage of passes. Over and over again boys wrote, or attempted to write, a proposition which they were not asked to write; and very few could apply I. 4 and 8 properly. If boys cannot do better than they have done, we think it undesirable that any time whatever should be spent on this subject, except in a few special cases. But if it is taught, care must be taken to discourage in every way possible the rote-learning which destroys all the value and the beauty of geometry. Boys should not be pushed on, even to the middle of Book I., till they have mastered the early propositions. Much more use ought to be made of the application of such propositions as 4 and 8 to the simplest kind of problems, of which a master should be able to supply a large store. In writing out a proposition scarcely any boys paid any attention to punctuation—this may seem a small point but it is very essential if boys are to make any use of the arguments of Euclid. The method, too, of writing continuously in one paragraph is bad, but care should be taken, if the method of writing each sentence on a separate line be adopted, that each line is not necessarily begun with a capital letter. It was impossible to tell, in some cases, whether the argument was right or not in the mind of the boy; it was certainly not correct on paper. All the old confusion in the use of \"but\" and \"and,\" \"therefore,\" and in the data and quærenda in the particular enunciations appeared again and again. There was a general lack in neatness in writing and arrangement, and sometimes the figures were lettered differently from the arguments which referred to them. Euclid being such excellent and simple English Prose, it seems desirable that it should be taught, but at present the time spent upon it is, in the majority of cases, wasted.\n\nEnglish to Chinese. A number of boys showed both knowledge of English and ability to write Chinese. In the middle and lower classes there was a good percentage of passes. The difficulty Chinese boys have in understanding the meaning of English words was, however, manifest in all classes. The following may serve as illustrations: In Class I. 15 boys out of 26 mistook the word \"what\" used relatively for the same word used interrogatively. In Class II.B. 13 boys out of 28 mis-translated the word \"highroad,\" making it mean a road at a lofty elevation. In the lower and middle classes much work was spoiled by boys, who could read English, being unable to write Chinese. Characters having a sound and tone like the Chinese equivalents of English words in the passages set, but with totally different meanings, were used, often in such a way as to destroy all the sense of the passage. Thus in VIII.A. 17 out of 39 boys wrote in Chinese words meaning \"close\" or \"quiet\" instead of the word \"bees.\" In IV.A. 9 boys out of 39 wrote the word for \"yellow\" instead of another word of the same sound and tone meaning \"locusts.\" In IV.B. boys were required to translate the phrase \"straight as an arrow\"; 4 wrote \"straight as fighting,\" 4 \"straight as scissors,\" and typical instances. In the paper of IIIB. the word \"creased\" occurred, and no boy attempted to translate \"straight as virtue.\" These are illustrative instances. The practice of many boys is to use reading books in which above the English words Chinese equivalents have been written. It is, we think, a practice to be condemned; but if it is continued, the Master should see that the characters written in the books are such as really translate the English.\n\nArithmetic. ... able to do simple questions in vulgar fractions, decimals, and reduction, where these come within the range of a Class's reading, but in Classes 1. to V., except those mentioned above, there was a conspicuous failure in the work in these elementary rules. A few boys did very well indeed, showing that the subject has been successfully taught to them, but we expected to see greater average proficiency shown by a whole class. The papers were carefully set on the pages offered. Every question was correctly answered by one boy or another, but many papers were disappointing. The methods employed do not always seem to be the best. One noticed the old stumbling blocks—the place of the decimal point in division, the order of operation of various signs in compound fractions, cancelling in l.c.m., and the order of terms in proportion—causing boys to offend, as well as very long methods where shorter ones are available. The unitary method in proportion might be advantageously employed. Here and there a boy successfully grappled with a comparatively difficult problem, but on the whole the work was poor. The lower Classes, VI., VII., and VIII., with few exceptions, did satisfactorily.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 360216, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "page_number": 412, "title": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "content_text": "# Classes I Ob. & 111 A.B.\n\n1. Distinguish between proper and common nouns. How are proper nouns sometimes used as common nouns and sometimes in the plural?\n\n2. Give two examples of nouns having more than one plural with different meanings. Give the plural of: bush, fish, stuff, staff, folio, negro, seaman, man-servant.\n\n3. What is the difference in the use of \"his\" in (a) \"This book is his,\" and (b) \"This is his book.\" Give the corresponding forms of all the possessive pronouns.\n\n## Class VI. A.B.C. One year at Grammar\n\n1. How many parts of speech are there? Name them, and give one example of each. What is a noun? What different kinds of nouns are there? Is the room in which you work a noun? What part of speech is the word \"adjective\"?\n\n2. Write down in two columns the masculine and feminine of the following: man, lord, widow, horse, bride, tiger, cock-bird, goose, she-goat.\n\n3. Write down in two columns the singular and plural of: man, mouse, monkey, muss, mercy, sheep, oxen, brethren, gases, vases.\n\n4. What is an intransitive verb? What are the principal tenses of a verb? Illustrate from the verb \"to write.\" What is the subject in each of the following?\n\n5. Give the present, past, and past participle of: show, lie, see, break, wear, strike, hold, build.\n\n6. What are the subjects, predicates, and objects in the following: (a) \"Do this for me.\" (b) \"The book you gave me pleased me much.\"\n\n7. Write out the following correctly: (a) \"Those kind of practices never pay.\" (b) \"Neither he nor his brother have finished.\" (c) \"Each of the boys lost their tempers.\" (d) \"Who is that for?\" (e) \"I haven't only one, and that is so bad I can't hardly use it.\"\n\n# Classes II Ca. & IV A.B.C.\n\n1. What is an abstract noun? What are the abstract nouns most closely connected with the following words? — grateful, royal, vicious, king, imperial, judge, poor, warm, ignorant, busy, decide.\n\n2. (a) \"Where are you going?\" (b) \"Bring me my hat.\" (c) \"How is it from the earth to the moon?\" (d) \"What a w marks you have given me?\" (e) \"Round goes the world.\" \n\n3. What is the predicate in each of the following? (a) \"The monkey ate the chestnuts.\" (b) \"Time and ... wait for no man.\" (c) \"The way was long.\" (d) \"When are you going to ... your work?\" \n\n## Vide IC.a. II A. B. 4.\n\n7. Parse the words in italics in \"It is possible to speak about a thing without using a word for it.\" Where is this sentence found? What is the meaning of the word \"thing.\"\n\n# Class VII. A.B. A mouths of Grammar\n\n1. How many parts of speech are there? Name them, and give an example of each.\n\n2. Give the positive, comparative, and superlative of: full, far, first, plentiful, worse, less, many, happy. What is a noun? What different kinds of nouns are there?\n\n3. Put the following sentences actively: (a) \"The bills have all been paid already.\" (b) \"If the boat had been upset, I should have been drowned.\" Change the next sentence (c) by making it (i) negative, (ii) passive, (iii) interrogative. (c) \"I praise you freely.\"\n\n4. Parse the words in italics in: \"Did you read *that* book to-day? I read *this* book but not *that*. The book *that* I read was mine. I am sure *that* I read it all.\"\n\n5. Give the present, past, and past participle of: make, break, bake, forsake, write, invite, bite, night, grow, sow, crow, go.\n\n6. How are adverbs compared? What are the adverbs derived from real, particular, good, all, three?\n\n7. Write out the following, underlining the adjectives once and the adverbs twice: \"Right on our flank the crimson sun went down, The deep sea rolled around in dark repose, When like a wild shriek from some captured town A cry of women rose.” Analyse any simple sentence in the above.\n\n# Classes II C. & V A.B.\n\n1. Define a common noun. How are proper nouns distinguished in writing? Give three examples of compound nouns.\n\n2. Write four pairs of short sentences, illustrating the use of the same word as two different parts of speech.\n\n3. What is a relative pronoun? Write down as many as you know. What other kinds of pronouns are there?\n\n4. Give the other degrees of comparison of: full, far, first, plentiful, worse, less, many, happy.\n\n5. Put the following sentences actively: (a) \"The bills have all been paid already.\" (b) \"If the boat had been upset, I should have been drowned.\"\n\n6. What is an abstract noun? What are the abstract nouns derived from: white, royal, king, high, judge?\n\n7. What parts of speech are the words in italics in: \"Did you read *that* book to-day? I read *this* book but not *that*. The book *that* I read was mine. I am sure *that* I read it all.\"\n\n8. Write down the feminine of: man, boy, lord, master, husband, nephew, uncle, ether.\n\n9. Write down the plural of: house, fly, monkey, man, qa, thief, too, mouse.\n\n10. What is an adjective? Write down six adjectives describing different articles in the room in which you are.\n\n11. Point out which is noun, adjective, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition in the following: \"Far away near a desert island a sailor thought of his home.\"\n\n# ARITHMETIC\n\n## Class I A.B.\n\n1. How can we tell without actual division whether a given number, such as 498960, is divisible by 2, 3, 6, and 11?\n\n2. Simplify $11$ of $14 - 4.8 ÷ (3.4 ÷ 3) - 3$.\n\n3. Reduce to a decimal, and from your work show how to write down $\\frac{4}{7}$, $\\frac{4}{7}$, &c. as decimals. Hence find the value of $1.714285$ of £7. 15. 10 - $0.71428571$ of £23. 7. 8$\\frac{1}{2}$ + $0.0428571$ of £77. 18. 11.\n\n4. Find the cube root of $91.672844229$.\n\n5. At what rate per cent. simple interest will £210. 8. 4 amount to £320. 17. 8$\\frac{1}{2}$ in 7 years?\n\n6. A tradesman marks his goods at 20% above the cost price, and sells them at 10% discount; if he has to pay a tax on his receipts at 10d. in the £, what is the net gain per cent.?\n\n7. If the prices of two teas differing by 1d. per pound are raised 25% and 20% respectively, they become equal, what are they?\n\n8. A certain rectangular sheet of paper measures 4ft. 5in. by 3ft. 4in. How many such pieces would be required to cover the walls of a room 15ft. 9in. long, 12ft. high, and 14ft. 2in. wide, leaving a wainscot 2ft. 6in. high at the bottom, and a cornice 8in. deep at the top.\n\n9. The true discount on £258, 11. 11 for 18 months is £14. 12. 9; find the rate of simple interest per annum.\n\n10. A debtor's estate is sufficient to pay his creditors 48% after allowing 20% of his estate for the cost of its administration. One creditor, however, waives a claim of £1000, and it is found that the estate will pay 60%. Find the amount of the estate.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 360217, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "page_number": 413, "title": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "content_text": "# Classes II 4.B. & I Ca.\n\n## required\n\n1. Simplify 2·07 - 1·025 — ·123 + 2·07; also reduce to a decimal and multiply it by 0·3.\n\n2. Simplify \n - (a) $\\frac{11}{44}$ of $\\frac{17}{79}$ \n - (b) $\\frac{4}{3} + \\frac{3}{3} \\div \\frac{2}{3}$ \n - (c) $\\frac{2}{3} × \\frac{3}{5} - \\frac{4}{7}$ of $\\frac{2}{4}$\n\n3. An equal number of guineas, half-guineas, pounds, and pence make up £257. 18. 4. How many are there of each?\n\n4. Find the square root of 3254416 and of 69$\\frac{1}{4}$.\n\n## Classes VI A.B.C. & II Cb.\n\n1. Multiply 945 by 189, and divide by 315.\n\n2. Multiply £86. 2. 7$\\frac{1}{4}$ by 239.\n\n3. After spending $\\frac{5}{8}$ of my money I give away $\\frac{1}{3}$ of the remainder, and have £1. 11. 1$\\frac{1}{2}$ left. How much had I at first?\n\n4. If 4 men working 8 hours a day earn £12 in 16 days, how many men working 10 hours a day will earn £15 in the same time? And what is the hourly wage of each man?\n\n5. By selling a horse for £63 I gain 5%; what should I have gained if I had sold it for £3 more?\n\n6. Find the simple interest on £417. 9. 4$\\frac{1}{2}$ from February 13th in leap year till the last day of August in the same year, at 7$\\frac{1}{4}$ per cent. for that year.\n\n## Classes III A B. & I Cb.\n\n1. Find the sum of the prime numbers between 10 and 80; and determine its greatest common measure with the sum of the prime factors of 5005.\n\n2. Into how many equal parts, of £7. 6. 3$\\frac{1}{4}$ each, can £5071. 13. 2$\\frac{3}{4}$ be divided so as to leave £3. 7. 6 over?\n\n3. Simplify 2·07 + 2·07 - 1·025 - ·123.\n\n4. Reduce to a decimal, and divide it by 2·7.\n\n5. Simplify $\\frac{4}{3} + \\frac{3}{9} \\div \\frac{2}{1}$ \n - $\\frac{2}{4} × \\frac{3}{4} - \\frac{4}{3}$\n\n6. An equal number of guineas, half-guineas, pounds, and pence make up £257. 18. 4. How many are there of each?\n\n7. Find the square root of 3254416.\n\n8. If 4 men working 8 hours a day earn £12 in a certain time, how many men will earn £15 in the same time working 10 hours a day?\n\n## Class IV A.B.C.\n\n13 Answers required\n\n1. Find the g. c. m. of 22977 and 20608; and the 1. c. m. of 11, 21, 77, 63, 39, 143, 273.\n\n2. Simplify \n - (a) $\\frac{2}{7}$ of $\\frac{1}{8}$ + $\\frac{4}{8}$ of $\\frac{2}{4}$\n - (b) 2$\\frac{1}{2}$ ÷ 1$\\frac{1}{2}$ of $\\frac{1}{4}$ + $\\frac{2}{4}$\n - (c) 2$\\frac{1}{7}$ ÷ 4$\\frac{1}{7}$ × 2$\\frac{1}{7}$\n\n3. Reduce £3. 4. 9 to the decimal of £5; and find the value of 1·397083 of £5.\n\n4. Divide 1043·868 by 12·427, and 1043·868 by 124·27, and multiply ·036 by 0·8336.\n\n5. A room is 22ft. 8in. long, 22ft. 3$\\frac{3}{4}$in. wide, and 10$\\frac{1}{4}$ft. high; find the area of the walls allowing 5 square yards for windows, &c.; and the cost of painting at 7$\\frac{3}{4}$d. per square yard.\n\n6. Find by practice (or otherwise) the cost of 245 articles at £4. 18. 10 each.\n\n## Classes V d.B. & 11 Ca.\n\n10 Answers required\n\n1. Multiply 17856 by 25704, and divide the product by 3689.\n\n2. Reduce 24871325 inches to miles, &c. How many half-guineas are there in £2100?\n\n3. Five men contribute £295. 18. 4$\\frac{3}{4}$, £847. 3. 11$\\frac{1}{4}$, £692. 19. 9, £354. 17. 10$\\frac{1}{4}$, and £489. 12. 7$\\frac{1}{4}$ to a common fund. What would each have if it were divided equally among them?\n\n4. Divide 28760·57 by 135, using the factors 3, 5, and 9; and show how the remainder is obtained.\n\n5. Find the g. c. m. of 22977 and 20608; and the 1. c. m. of 11, 21, 77, 63, 39, 143, 273.\n\n6. Simplify \n - (a) 2$\\frac{1}{2}$ of 1$\\frac{1}{8}$ + 1$\\frac{1}{2}$ of 2$\\frac{1}{4}$\n - (b) 2$\\frac{1}{3}$ - 1$\\frac{1}{7}$ of 4$\\frac{1}{3}$ + $\\frac{1}{2}$\n - (c) 2$\\frac{1}{4}$ - 4 × ...\n\n3. Reduce \n - (a) 23975 farthings to £. s. d.\n - (b) 74 Acres 3 Roods 19 sq. poles 23 sq. yds. to sq. yards.\n\n4. Divide £39469. 19. 8 by 453.\n\n## Class VII A.B.\n\n1. Add 6284, 59732, 37, 80957, 29378, 597, 87629.\n\n2. Find the difference between 56892872 and 58948768.\n\n3. Multiply 7988035 by 5792.\n\n4. Reduce 28975 farthings to £. s. d.\n\n5. Multiply £68. 12. 5$\\frac{1}{4}$ by 59.\n\n6. Thirty-seven men have £919. 19. 0$\\frac{1}{4}$ between them in equal sums; how much has each man? And how much is the sum possessed by 19 of them greater than the sum possessed by the rest?\n\n## Class VIII A.\n\n1. Write in figures \n - (a) Ten million\n - (b) Eleven hundred thousand; and in words 12002010012.\n\n2. Subtract 39865821 from 29784377.\n\n3. Multiply 4890 by 5460.\n\n4. Divide 91790 by 137.\n\n5. Three schools contain 777 boys each; 21 boys are absent from the first, 89 from the second, and 98 from the third; how many are present altogether?\n\n6. An army consists of 14 regiments; each regiment 916 strong; each man has 87 rounds of ammunition of which 29 cannot be fired. How many shots could they all fire?\n\n## Class VIII B.\n\n1. Write in figures \n - (a) Two thousand and forty-nine\n - (b) Forty-nine thousand and two\n - (c) Two million, two hundred and forty-nine thousand; and in words \n - (d) 1100000\n - (e) 30400506.\n\n2. Add \n | 292 | \n | 3467 | \n | 39 | \n | 458027 | \n | 9785 |\n\n3. Subtract 39865821 from 29784377.\n\n4. Multiply 489 by 546.\n\n5. Find the difference between the sum of the six even numbers next above 121, and the sum of the five odd numbers next above these.\n\n6. How many boys are there present in a school of 23 classes, when from each class of 32 boys 5 are absent?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 360223, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "page_number": 419, "title": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "content_text": "# ATP : Enclosure 5.\n## QUEEN'S COLLEGE\n0.0. 7905 HONGKONG REC 13 APR 36)\n### 17 February 189..\n\nThe Right Honourable \nJephson Chamberlain \nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State \nfor The Colonies.\n\n+ 417\n\nI have the honour to address you on the subject of the recent Independent Examination of this college, by two gentlemen, appointed by the governing Body,\n\n1. In accordance with the Regulations, issued by His Excellency, with your predecessor's approval, I have criticised their Report protesting against the manner in which their conclusions are at variance with the details of their own Tables; and I presume that a copy has been forwarded to you,\n\n2. I have further shown, that their questions, set in the Lower and Preparatory Schools, evince a want of appreciation on their part of the standard to be expected. If it is remembered that Class VIII corresponds to Standard I, Class VII to Standard II &c., I am confident that any Educational Authority would support my statement, that the papers are unduly long, and several of the questions quite out of place for the classes to which they were set. The facts of the case assume a more serious aspect, if it is not forgotten that the boys under examination are Chinese, and have, in the Lower School, been only pursuing the study of English for periods varying from three months to three years at the outside.\n\n3. His Excellency has publicly stated that this failure is due to my ambition. It is therefore incumbent upon me, having been appointed Head Master by Earl Kimberley in 1881, to satisfy myself that you, sir, are aware, that I emphatically deny that there has been any failure, except on the part of the Examiners, in not sufficiently acquainting themselves with the necessary standards. I provided them with a Schedule, carefully indicating the limits of the knowledge of each class. At the beginning of the examination, I pointed out to them two or three deviations; but as I saw that a continuance of this course would endanger the harmony of the examination, I desisted; though subsequently, nearly every paper, especially the length of the Dictation papers and the nature of the General Intelligence Paper, provided occasion for protest. In several instances, special pains appear to have been taken to unnecessarily mystify boys.\n\n - English, Class II.Q.10. \"If the bisectors of the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle meet within the triangle....\" Where else can they meet?\n\n - Arithmetic, Class II.1. Class III.4, boys are told to reduce vulgar fractions to decimals, and then multiply or divide by a recurring decimal for which purpose it will be necessary to restore them to their original condition as vulgar fractions. Such expressions as \"club together\", \"rounds of ammunition\" are unsuited to any Chinese class, but Problems are in England rightly forbidden to the two lowest standards, Classes VII and VIII,\n\nwho have been framed. The same determination to render answers impossible to boys is observable here. Examiners, who in their Report object to boys learning definitions, do not scruple to make boys learning Grammar for a year (VI) ask \"Is the room in which you sit a noun?\" \"What Part of Speech is Adjective?\" \"What is the meaning of the word 'A thing'?\"\n\n4. The total result of the Examination, 74% passed, is so manifestly unsatisfactory, suggesting undue severity, that the Examiners shrink from alluding to it, dismissing it as one of the details, not worthy of regard. They say, that they allowed 40% instead of 50% as a pass in a subject, but they do not mention, that owing to their prohibitively high standard, 44 marks in any subject is a fair average of the highest marks obtained. I think, Sir, that I was not expressing myself too strongly, when I characterised this Prize Examination, held by these gentlemen, as a fiasco.\n\n4. I", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 360236, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "page_number": 432, "title": "CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4]", "content_text": "# \n\nand have been \n\n## \n\nproper order in the operation of signs. \n\nDictation. See Report and previous remarks on \n\ntaught \n\n\" \nboy, who have been six months at Grammar; \" the parts of speech and definitions (Schedule) would know the feminine form, boy, etc., and the plural of house, fly, etc. \n\n## Arithmetic \nA.B. and C. \n\nIf sufficient time was given, it is no hardship to have 11 questions to answer. Q. 1. \" Reduce 27/128 to a decimal, and multiply it by .03 \" does not warrant the Head Master's comment in his letter to the Secretary of State. \n\n### Arithmetic \nH.I.A.B. and 10C. \n\nQ. \" Reduce 5/16 to a decimal, and divide it by 2.7 \" is a perfectly fair question to boys who have done vulgar fractions and decimals. \n\n### Arithmetic \nV.A.B. and 11C. \n\nQ. 6. One of these examples is not enough as stated by the Head Master, to test a pupil's ability to observe the necessary relation.\n\n## General Information \n\nThis was only given to Classes I and II. All the questions, including Q. 15, were sufficiently correctly answered by one boy or another; and in regard to question 1, it is not necessary to know either the relation between the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle, or the general formula quoted by the Head Master. \n\n## Geography II \n\nQ.1. The Head Master complains that the Examiners required the boys to have very minute knowledge of Europe. The Examiners were asked to set a Map of part of Europe, and in choosing Holland and Belgium they selected one of which there is a sketch map drawn in the text-book used, in which are inserted all the proper...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 365123, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897", "page_number": 370, "title": "CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897", "content_text": "# COINAGE LAW\n\nThe following is a translation of the new currency law submitted by the Government to the Diet:-\n\n## Art. I\nThe power of minting and issuing coins belongs to the Government.\n\n## Art. II\nA weight of a fun (11.574 grs T.) of pure gold shall be the unit of coinage, which shall be called a yen.\n\n## Art. III\nThe varieties of Coin shall be as follows:\n- **GOLD COINS**: Pieces of 20-yen, 10-yen, and 5-yen.\n- **SILVER COINS**: Pieces of 50 sen, 20-sen, and 10-sen.\n- **NICKEL COINS**: Pieces of 5-sen.\n- **COPPER COINS**: Pieces of 1-sen, and 5 rin.\n\n## Art. IV\nThe decimal system shall be adopted for purposes of currency calculation. The hundredth part of a yen shall be called a sen, and the tenth part of a sen shall be called a rin.\n\n## Art. V\nThe composition of the Coins shall be as follows:\n- **GOLD COINS**: 900 parts of pure gold to 100 parts of copper.\n- **SILVER COINS**: 800 parts of pure silver to 200 parts of copper.\n- **NICKEL COINS**: 250 parts of nickel to 750 parts of copper.\n- **COPPER COINS**: 950 parts of copper, 40 parts of tin, and 10 parts of zinc.\n\n## Art. VI\nThe weights of the Coins shall be as follows:\n| Coin | Momme | Grammes |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 20 yen Gold piece | 4.444 | 16.6665 |\n| 10 yen Gold piece | 2.222 | 8.3333 |\n| 5 yen Gold piece | 1.111 | 4.1666 |\n| 50 sen Silver piece | 3.5942 | 13.4783 |\n| 20 sen Silver piece | 1.4377 | 5.3914 |\n| 10 sen Silver piece | 0.7188 | 2.6955 |\n| 5 sen Nickel piece | 1.844 | 4.6654 |\n| 1 sen Copper piece | 1.9008 | 7.1280 |\n| 5 rin Copper piece | 0.9504 | 3.5640 |\n\n## Art. VII\nGold Coins shall be legal tender to any amount. Silver Coins shall be legal tender to the amount of ten yen. Nickel and Copper Coins shall be legal tender to the amount of one yen.\n\n## Art. VIII\nThe dimensions of the Coins shall be fixed by Imperial Ordinance.\n\n## Art. IX\nThe legal remedy of fineness shall be 0.001 in the case of Gold Coins, and 0.002 in the case of Silver Coins.\n\n## Art. X\nThe legal remedy of weight shall be as follows:\n- 20 yen GOLD COIN: 0.00864 momme (0.0324 grammes); or 0.83 momme (3.1125 grammes) in 1,000 pieces.\n- 10-yen GOLD COIN: 0.00605 momme (0.02269 grammes); or 0.62 momme (2.325 grammes) in 1,000 pieces.\n- 5 yen GOLD COIN: 0.00432 momme (0.0162 grammes); or 0.41 momme (1.5375 grammes) in 1,000 pieces.\n- In the case of the SILVER COINS, legal remedy of weight shall be 0.02592 momme (0.0972 grammes) for each piece; or 1.24 momme (4.65 grammes) in each 1,000 pieces of 50-sen; 0.83 momme (3.1125 grammes) in each 1,000 pieces of 20-sen; and 0.41 momme (1.5375 grammes) in each 1,000 pieces of 10 sen.\n\n## Art. XI\nThe minimum circulating weights of the Gold coins shall be as follows:\n| Coin | Momme | Grammes |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 20 yen Gold Coin | 4.42 | 16.575 |\n| 10-yen Gold Coin | 2.21 | 8.2875 |\n| 5 yen Gold Coin | 1.105 | 4.1438 |\n\n## Art. XII\nIf, in consequence of friction from circulation, any of the Gold Coins fall below the minimum circulating weight, or if any of the Silver, Nickel, and Copper Coins become visibly reduced owing to the same cause, or if any Coins become inconvenient for purposes of circulation, the Government shall exchange such Coins for others of the same face values, without making any charge.\n\n## Art. XIII\nIf the design upon a Coin becomes difficult to distinguish, or if it has been privately restamped, or otherwise defaced, it shall be regarded as unfit for circulation.\n\n## Art. XIV\nShould any person import gold bullion and apply to have it minted into Gold Coin, the Government shall grant the application.\n\n## Art. XV\nThe Gold Coins already issued at twice shall circulate on an equality with the Gold Coins issued under the provisions of this Law.\n\n## Art. XVI\nThe Silver 1-yen Coins already issued shall be gradually exchanged for Gold Coins, according to the convenience of the Government, at the rate of one Gold yen for one Silver yen. Pending the completion of the exchange referred to in the last paragraph, Silver 1-yen Coins shall be legal tender to an unlimited extent, at the rate of one Silver yen for one Gold yen; and the suspension of their circulation shall be notified six months in advance, by Imperial Ordinance. Any of these coins not presented for exchange within a period of five full years reckoned from the day on which their circulation is suspended, shall be regarded henceforth as bullion.\n\n## Art. XVII\nThe 5-sen Silver Coins and the Copper Coins already issued shall continue in circulation as before.\n\n## Art. XVIII\nFrom the day of the promulgation of this Law, the coinage of 1-yen Silver pieces shall cease; but this restriction shall not apply to silver bullion entrusted to the Government for coinage prior to that day.\n\n## Art. XIX\nAll previous laws or ordinances conflicting with the provisions of this Law are hereby rescinded.\n\n## Art. XX\nWith the exception of Art. XVIII, this Law shall go into operation from the 1st day of the 10th month of the 30th year of Meiji (October 1st, 1897).\n\nPage 386", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 365999, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3]", "page_number": 334, "title": "CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3]", "content_text": "## 328\n\n2 \n\n3 \n\nmore and more understood and rightly interpreted by the boat and seafaring people as the time went on, as is always the case, the Committee believe, when a system of signalling is introduced. *Senta, *Shanghai, *Shantung, *Sherard Osborne, *Siam, *Singan, *Sishan, *Suit, *Socotra, *Spinaway, *Store Nordiske, *Strathallan, *Suising, *Sumatra (bk.), *Sunda, *Sungkiang, *Sullberg, likewise convey to masters of ships intimations of the state of the weather at a distance on the voyage Sydney, Szechuet, *Tacoma, *Taicheong, *Taichiow, *Tailee, *Taisang, *Taiwan, *Taiyick, *Taksang, *Tancarville, *Tantalus, *Terrier, *Tetartos, *Thales, *Thames, *Thekla, *Tientsin, *Tokio, *Tordenskjold, *Toyo Maru, *Trieste, *Tritos, *Triumph, *Trocas, *Tsinan, *Vega (bk.), *Verona, *Victoria, *Victoria (N.P.S.S.Co.), *Vindobona, *Wakasa Maru, *Woosung, *Wosang, *Wuotan, *Yamashiro Maru, *Yamaguchi Maru, *Yarra, *Yashima (H.J.M.S.), *Yutensang, *Zafiro.\n\n6. The China Coast Meteorological Register was printed daily at the Observatory, and information regarding storms was telegraphed to and exhibited on notice-boards in Hongkong and ports in China and neighbouring countries as often and as fully as such information could be justified by the weather telegrams received. This happened on 69 days in 1897.\n\n7. Telegraphic connection with Victoria was interrupted on the 16th April, 1897, from 10 a.m. to noon; from the 8th May at 8.12 a.m. to 9th May at 8.12 a.m.; on the 18th May from 11.45 a.m. to 2.26 p.m.; from the 21st at 5.50 p.m. to 23rd May at 6.48 a.m.; on the 23rd May from 10.15 a.m. to 1.34 p.m.; on the 24th May from 1.10 a.m. to 9.8 a.m.; on the 27th May from 4.13 p.m. to 5 p.m.; from the 30th May at 11.55 p.m. to 31st May at 1.34 a.m.; on the 5th June from 4 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.; on the 17th June, from 1.10 a.m. to 6.26 a.m. and from 7.26 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.; on the 15th July from 2.58 p.m. to 7.54 p.m.; on the 28th August from 9.50 a.m. to 10.43 a.m.; on the 5th November from 11.25 a.m. to 0.20 p.m. Interruptions occurred therefore on 16 days, and, of course, during thunderstorms. Telephone connection with the Peak was interrupted on the 15th January from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.; from the 8th April at 8 a.m. to 10th April at 6 a.m.; from the 1st August at 11 a.m. to 2nd August at 10 a.m.; from the 17th September at 5 p.m. to 18th September at 6 a.m.; from the 6th October at 6 a.m. to 20th October at 1 p.m.; from the 13th November at 6 a.m. to 15th November at 6 a.m., i.e., on 26 days as well as during thunderstorms.\n\n8. During 1897, in addition to meteorological registers kept at 40 stations on shore, 2,635 ship logs have been copied on board or forwarded by the captains. The total number of vessels, whose log books have been made use of, was 283. The total number of days' observations (counting separately those made on board different ships on the same day) was 20,899.\n\n## Table I. Meteorological Observations entered in 10° Squares in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897.\n\n| Month | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Jan. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |\n| Feb. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |\n| March | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 |\n| April | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 16 |\n| May | 0 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 18 |\n| June | 28 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 24 |\n| July | 23 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 16 |\n| August | 22 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 12 |\n| Sept. | 21 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 12 |\n| October | 22 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 56 |\n| Nov. | 26 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 19 |\n| Dec. | 1 | 25 | 86 | 10 | 51 |\n\n| Month | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Total | 1716 | 1636 | 2201 | 2133 | 2580 |\n\n9. The following is a list of ships from which logs have been obtained in 1897. The majority are steam ships, and the others are distinguished as follows: bk., barque; sh., ship; bqt., barquentine: - *Activ, *Aden, *Agenor (sh.), *Aglaia, *Airlie, *Amara, *Ancona, *Antenor, *Argyll, *Arakisan Maru, *Arratoon Apcar, *Ask, *Astral, *Atagosan Maru, *Australian, *Bayern, *Belgic, *Beualder, *Benlarig, *Benledi, *Bisagno, *Bormida, *Borneo, *Braemar, *Brindisi, *Calédonie, *Cantou, *Canton (P. & O.), *Carmarthenshire, *Catherine Apear, *Centurion (H.M.S.), *Cerebus, *Ceylon, *Changsha, *Chelydra, *Chêunan (C. C. H.), *Chibli, *China, *Ching Ping, *Ching Wo, *Chi Yuen, *Chowfa, *Chowtai, *Choysang, *Chun Sang, *Chunshan, *Chusan, *City of Rio de Janeiro, *Clara, *Congo, *Cosmopolit, *Daphne (H.M.S.), *Dardanus, *Decima Rickmers, *Deucalion, *Deuteros, *Devawongse, *Diomed, *Donar, *Dordogne, *Doric, *Dow Maru, *Ekaterinoslav (R.V.F.), *Else, *Empress of China, *Empress of India, *Empress of Japan, *Energia, *Ernest Simons, *Esmeralda, *Falkenburg, *Federation, *Formosa, *Formosu (P. & O.), *Framnes, *Frejr, *Frigga, *Fushun, *Gaelic, *Ganges, *Gerda, *Gisela, *Glenartuey, *Glenavon, *Glenfalloch, *Glenturret, *Grafton (H.M.S.), *Guthrie, *Hailan, *Hailoong, *Haiman, *Haiphong, *Haitan, *Hangchow, *Hansa, *Hector, *Hertha, *Hikosan Maru, *Hinsang, *Hiogo Maru, *Hinshin Maru, *Hohenzollern, *Hoihow, *Hongkong, *Hongleong, *Humber (H.M.S.), *Hupel, *Hydaspes, *Idzumi Maru, *Independent, *Ingraban, *Irene, *Irene (H.G.M.S.), *Jacob Christensen, *Diederichsen, *Japan, *Java, *Kachidate Maru, *Kagoshima Maru, *Kaisar-i-Hind, *Kaiserinn Auguste (H.G.M.S.), *Kalgan, *Kamakura Maru, *Kanagawa Maru, *Kashing, *Keong Wai, *Kiangan, *Kinai Maru, *Kintuck, *Kinshin Maru, *Kongbeng, *Kostroma (R.V.F.), *Kriemhild, *Kri... *Kutsang, *Kwunglee, *Kyoto Maru, *Laurel Branch, *Letimbro, *Likin (L.M.C.C.), *Loongmoon, *Loosok, *Loyal, *L. Sheppard (sh.), *Lyeemoon, *Macduff, *Machew, *Malacca, *Maria, *Valeria, *Marquis Bacquelem, *Mathilde, *Mazagon, *Medusa, *Mecfoo, *Melbourne, *Melpomene, *Memnon, *Menmuir, *Merionethshire, *Mirzapore, *Mogul, *Mongkut, *Monmouthshire, *Morven, *Mount Lebanon, *Moyune, *Myrmidon, *Namoa, *Namyong, *Nanchang, *Nanshan, *Nanyung, *Ningchow, *Niobe, *Oanfa, *Ocampo, *Océanien, *Olympia, *Omba, *Omi Maru, *Onsang, *Opack, *Orestes, *Oscarshal, *Oslo, *Pakhoi, *Pakling, *Panther (H.A.M.S.), *Pathan, *Patrocinio, *Pectan, *Peiyang, *Peru, *Petrarch, *Phra Chom Klao, *Phra Chula Chom Klao, *Phra Naka, *Phoenix (H.M.S.), *Picciola, *Pingsuey, *Poating, *Pongola, *Port Adelaide, *Poseidon, *Prenste, *Priam, *Prinz Heinrich, *Progress, *Pronto, *Queen Elizabeth (sh.), *Rainbow (H.M.S.), *Raverswood, *Rohilla, *Rosetta, *Sabine, *Sachsen, *Sakura Maru, *Salazie, *Sarpedon, *Sendai Maru...\n\n10. ... \n11. As stated in the \"Instructions for making Meteorological Observations, etc.\", meteorological instruments forwarded by observers who regularly send their registers to the Observatory are verified...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 368213, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-286 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black Governor Sir Blake & Public Offices - 1898 [11-12]", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-286 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black Governor Sir Blake & Public Offices - 1898 [11-12]", "content_text": "31\n\non the English subsidy.\n\n14. I may also add that the new rate would be awkward with our stamps on the decimal system and that a number of mistakes might be expected.\n\n15. Some of the above objections also apply to the proposal re parcels which if adopted would mean a loss of $4,000 more per annum.\n\n24.10.98.\n\n**(sd.) A.M.THOMSON,**\nPostmaster General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-286 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black Governor Sir Blake & Public Offices - 1898 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 373841, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "page_number": 571, "title": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "content_text": "568\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading and repeating.-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the First and Second Readers used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters from the Second Dictation Book used in the school.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation and numeration up to one million, and simple addition and subtraction.\n\nCopy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Reader used in school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.-From dictation, forty consecutive characters in the Third Dictation Book used in the school.\n\n3. Arithmetic.--The simple rules.\n\nCopy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of pass in this standard: eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading.--A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Reader used in school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing.--From dictation, fifty consecutive characters in the Fourth Dictation Book used in the school.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Compound rules (Chinese money), in addition to the arithmetic of previous standards.\n\n4. Geography. The two hemispheres (general outlines).\n\nCopy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: nine dollars.\n\nSTANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Reduction (Chinese Tables) and simple proportion, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Geography. The Chinese Empire, in addition to the geography of the previous standard.\n\n5. History. The History used in the school for this standard.\n\n6. Optional Subject. - Physical Geography (atmosphere, rivers and winds).\n\nCopy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: ten dollars; in Physical Geography: one dollar.\n\nSTANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading.--A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.\n\n2. Writing - From memory, writing (in Romanized character or colloquial Chinese) the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Compound proportion and vulgar fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Geography-The Canton Province, in addition to the geography of the previous standard.\n\n5. History. The History used in the school for this standard.\n\n6. Optional Subject.--Physical Geography (the oceans, currents and tides, in addition to the physical geography subjects of the previous standard).\n\nValue of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: eleven dollars; in Physical Geography: one dollar and a half.\n\nSTANDARD VII.\n\n1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Seventh Reader used in the school.\n\n2. Explanation. In writing (Chinese characters) a paraphrase of a passage, not exceeding thirty characters, in the same book.\n\n3. Composition.-- A simple letter in Chinese characters (colloquial or book style).\n\n4. Arithmetic.-Reduction (of English money) and decimal fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n5. Geography.-Drawing from memory a map of any of the continents (the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the continent prescribed).\n\n6. History.--The History used in the school for this standard.\n\n7. Optional Subject.-Physical Geography (the earth, the moon, and the planetary system).\n\nValue of a pass in at least five of the ordinary subjects of this standard: twelve dollars; in Physical Geography: two dollars.\n\nNOTE.-\n\n-All the books used, and work submitted, for examination purposes should be in the Chinese character, but in the cases of Copy writing, Arithmetic, Geography, History and Physical Geography, the Romanized system may be used.\n\n18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)\n\nSTANDARD 1.\n\n1. Reading--Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing-A short sentence from the same book, slowly read once and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Notation and numeration up to 1,000. Simple addition and subtraction of numbers of not more than three figures.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: six dollars.\n\nSTANDARD II.\n\n1. Reading. Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. --A sentence from the same book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Notation and numeration up to a million, and simple multiplication and division, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standard.\n\n4. Geography.-Definitions.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: eight dollars.\n\nSTANDARD III.\n\n1. Reading--Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing-Six lines of ordinary prose from the same book, slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic.-Compound rules (English and Chinese money), in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar.-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography,-Orally: the two hemispheres (general outlines), in addition to the geography of the previous standard.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: ten dollars.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 373842, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "page_number": 572, "title": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "content_text": "# STANDARD IV.\n\n1. Reading. Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.\n\n2. Writing. Eight lines of ordinary prose from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Vulgar fractions and reduction of the most ordinary weights and measures, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Parsing (fully) a simple sentence from the Reading Book.\n\n5. Geography. Europe, in addition to the geography of the previous standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: twelve dollars.\n\n# STANDARD V.\n\n1. Reading. Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book.\n\n2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Decimal fractions, simple proportion, simple interest, and practice, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Analysis and parsing of a simple sentence.\n\n5. Geography. Asia and Africa in addition to the geography of the previous standards.\n\nCopy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.\n\nValue of a pass in this standard: fourteen dollars.\n\n# STANDARD VI.\n\n1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression an ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.\n\n2. Writing. A short theme or letter or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Compound proportion, compound interest, profit and loss, and square root, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Analysis and parsing of a complex sentence (prose or poetry) chosen by the examiner.\n\n5. Geography. America and Oceania, and to draw from memory a map of any of these continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the continent prescribed.\n\n6. History. A period of the History used in the school.\n\nValue of a pass in at least five of the subjects of this standard: sixteen dollars.\n\n# STANDARD VII.\n\n1. Reading. To read with intelligence (to be tested by questions), fluency, and expression, a passage from a historical drama of Shakespeare, chosen by the Manager.\n\n2. Composition. A theme. Idiom, grammar, spelling, and handwriting to be taken into account.\n\n3. Arithmetic. Cube root, averages, percentages, discount, and stocks, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.\n\n4. Grammar. Common prefixes, terminations, and derivatives from foreign languages.\n\n5. Geography. Commercial Geography of the British Colonies and Dependencies, and to draw from memory a map of any of the continents of the eastern hemisphere.\n\n6. Elementary Science. Animal and plant life and distribution of plants, animals, and races of mankind.\n\n7. History. A period of the History used in the school, in addition to the history of the previous standard.\n\nValue of a pass in at least six of the subjects of this standard: eighteen dollars.\n\n19. In all cases where copy writing is taken, it may be tested by work to be done in the presence of the examiner, but anyhow, not less than twenty-six hours' work must be submitted for inspection.\n\n20. Scholars who are presented under standards IV, V, VI, or VII in schools of Class III may also be examined in the following special subjects, namely: Latin, Greek, German, French, Algebra, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Physical Geography, the Natural Sciences, Book-keeping, Drawing, Stenography, provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards.\n\nBut no scholar may be presented for examination in more than two special subjects in standard IV, three subjects in standards V or VI, and four subjects in standard VII, and, as a rule, a scholar, after being examined in one special subject, may change it for another before passing in three stages of it.\n\nValue of a pass, in each of such cases: one dollar in standard IV, two dollars in standard V, three dollars in standard VI, and four dollars in standard VII, in addition to the proper value of the respective standard.\n\n21. Managers of schools, wishing to have scholars examined in any of the special subjects, will give a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.\n\n22. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.\n\n23. A capitation grant will be given for every scholar in average attendance, at the rate of one dollar a head in schools in Class III, seventy-five cents a head in schools in Class II, and half a dollar a head in schools in Class I.\n\n24. No scholar will be examined in a lower standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.\n\n25. Scholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.\n\n26. In girls' schools, one of the four hours for instruction in the subjects of the several standards may be assigned to Needlework, which will have the following values: fair, half a dollar; good, one dollar; very good, one dollar and a half.\n\n27. Building Grants.\n\n1. Aid is not granted to build new public schools unless the Government is satisfied--\n\n(a) That there is a sufficient population requiring a school in the vicinity.\n\n(b) That the school is likely to be maintained in efficiency.\n\n2. The grants made by the Government for building, enlarging, improving, or fitting up public schools, are not to exceed one half of the actual cost.\n\n3. The site, plans, estimates, specifications, title, and trust deed, must be previously approved by His Excellency the Governor.\n\n4. The extension of the area of existing school-rooms to receive more scholars, and the addition of teachers' dwellings to existing school-rooms, are treated pro tanto as new cases under clause 2.\n\n5. The trustees (or other legal representatives) of the school must state by a declaration of trust to be registered in the Land Office:--\n\n(a) That the premises are to be used for educational purposes and for no other purpose whatever.\n\n(b) That the school is to be managed in accordance with the principles of the grant-in-aid code.\n\n(c) That the school and premises are to be open, at all reasonable times, to educational and sanitary inspection by the Government.\n\n(d) That, if they should hereafter desire to release themselves from the foregoing obligations, they will, in such case, repay into the Colonial Treasury the whole amount of the building grant.\n\n6. The grant is paid on presentation of a certificate (with balance sheet annexed), by the Building and Managing Committees of the school, setting forth that the building and conveyance are completed and that the money in hand, will, when added to the grant, meet all claims and finally close the account.\n\n28. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this Code must be sent through the Inspector of Schools for the time being.\n\nNOTE. The Arithmetic of girls' schools need not include decimal fractions, square root, cube root, discount, or stocks.\n\nHongkong, 19th August, 1893.\n\nE. J. EITEL, Ph.D.,\n\nInspector of Schools.\n\nPage 569", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 378373, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "page_number": 189, "title": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "content_text": "# 60048\n**CX**\n\nno\n\nCopy of telegram from War Office, to Crown Agents **JUN 00**\n\nDated 28th June 1900.\n\n182\n\n\"It is stated that six decimal 45 inch Maxim guns were received by P.O.O. ex ship Malacca from Hong Kong in March last in transit to Enfield but no documents have yet been received can you give any information please.\"\n\nCopy of telegram from Crown Agents, to War Office\n\nDated 28th June 1900.\n\nA4B.\n\n\"No knowledge of the Maxims but see your letter of 1st August `57/20/3437` we have set enquiries on foot.\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 397929, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 419, "title": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "20 \n\nThe Flotilla Company will take it down the Irrawaddy to Rangoon, where again it would be put in a bonded warehouse and shipped, also by the Customs, on boats of a specially selected line (British India); bound for Hong Kong; from Bhamo to Hong Kong the responsibility would rest with the Customs and the Steamer Companies.\n\nAt Tengyueh, the opium would be packed in specially prescribed boxes and sealed, leaded, and numbered in a specially prescribed way, and notice would be given by the Customs here to Bhamo and to the Customs at Canton or Shanghae (port of destination) of each consignment.\n\nMr. Tilly knows so much more about the matter, so far as Burmah is concerned, than I do, that I feel it would be impertinent on my part to make many remarks on his proposals, but I have shown them to the Commissioner of Customs here, Mr. Napier, who writes that: \"**So far as we (the Chinese Customs) are concerned, the rules are simple and natural.**\" I also talked the matter over with some of the Chinese merchants, and I think, so far as they are concerned, that there would be no difficulty in carrying out these rules. The Burmah Customs and the Flotilla Company are well known to, and trusted by, the Tengyueh firms. I would, however, express a hope that, to begin with, at any rate, the Flotilla and the British India will quote a strictly moderate rate of freight; so far as the Rangoon-Hong Kong run is concerned, I would venture to suggest that if later on the other shipping Companies make arrangements, satisfactory to the Collector, for safe carriage of the Yunnan opium, that they may be allowed to participate in it. A monopoly is always to be deprecated.\n\nAs regards possible substitution en route of Indian opium, as the opium from Bhamo to Hong Kong will be locked up out of reach of the Chinese, I do not see how such substitution is to be effected. Besides, the boxes could be leaded at Tengyueh with four pieces of wire, two lengthways and two crossways, and special marks could be written across the joints of the case, so that I really do not see how the box could be opened and Indian opium substituted without instant detection on arrival at the Canton or Shanghae Customs.\n\n6. The merchants here could make up their opium in balls of any weight which the Burmah Customs prescribe. The weight and wrapping should be different from that of Indian opium. It is suggested that on the printed forms employed, for the convenience of the Chinese Customs, catties and taels should be used under the head \"**Weight**,\" and not lbs. and ozs., which latter, not being a decimal and not being a Chinese system, will give much needless trouble.\n\n7. Given the consent of the Indian Government, we should have to negotiate an arrangement with China which would include: (1) Arrangements with the Imperial Customs, i.e., Sir R. Hart; (2) with the Peking Government; (3) with the Yunnan Provincial Government and li-kin authorities; (4) with the Canton and Liang Kiang (Nanking) Viceroys and their li-kin and Provincial Government.\n\nNow all this will take some time, and will require vigorous backing from His Majesty's Government. But as the result to our trade in Yünnan would be so very beneficial, and as this is the only means we have of extending our commercial influence in Yunnan, without unprofitably spending large sums of money, it is well worth the trouble. It cannot be too frequently repeated that our frontier trade, though showing signs of development, so far as foreign imports to China are concerned, is still only one-fourth of the Mengtse trade; yet in population and wealth the districts which ought to be supplied from Tengyueh are superior to those which would naturally draw their supplies from Mengtse; foreign goods, especially yarn, sent in by the French route and Nankeens, &c., imported via Szechuan, are sold far into West Yünnan. The reason of this tendency is that where freight is such an important item, that imports (i.e., cotton) are bound to follow the line of exports (i.e., opium), and Tengyueh, with no exports, cannot hope to compete with Mengtse, which sends out opium and tin. Meanwhile, we are subjecting our trade to this crushing restriction; and what corresponding gain do we get? None; absolutely none. Indeed, it is obvious that the restriction must encourage what really is noxious, i.e., an illicit trade in the drug for consumption in Burmah. The restriction is utterly and notoriously useless to prevent the cultivation and export of Yünnan opium and its competition, if it does compete, with the Indian drug. Nor have I ever been able to see what force there is in the so-called \"**sentimental**\" argument.\n\n| Unit | Equivalent |\n| --- | --- |\n| 10 fen or ceudareens | 1 mace |\n| 10 mace | 1 tael, Liang or Chinese oz. |\n| 16 taels | 1 catty or chin |\n| 100 catties | 1 picul or tan, which is 133.4 lbs. avoirdupois |\n\n21 \n\nTo the opium now, which leaves Yünnan destined for Canton or Shanghae? It goes to Chunking, in Szechuan, or Wuchan, in Kwangsi, and is there put on a boat which, in three cases out of four, flies the British flag, and finally arrives at its destination in a British steamer. Why does \"**sentiment**\" permit this, but take offence at the drug being shipped from Rangoon to Canton or Shanghae? Surely the morals of Rangoon are robust enough not to be corrupted by the presence of Yunnan opium in transit to China, any more than the morals of Calcutta are corrupted by the presence of Indian opium in transit to China.\n\nThus it seems to me that a very strong case can be made out for asking His Majesty's Government to press this matter through in spite of the troublesome negotiations which it may involve.\n\nAs to the system which we ought to endeavour to induce the Chinese to adopt, more especially as regards taxation, the Legation authorities at Peking and the Consulate authorities at Shanghae and Canton are more competent to speak than I am. But I would submit that, in order to disarm Chinese obstruction, it will be advisable, as far as possible, not to interfere with the present system and rates of native taxation, and to arrange that the Imperial Customs, always regarded with jealousy by the provincial Mandarins, should appear in the matter as little as possible, and on their own account should only collect at Tengyueh and at the port of re-entry to China a small duty enough to cover the expenses and trouble to which they may be put.\n\nProvided always that adequate means are adopted to prevent substitution and fraud, I fail to see why, on principle, and in the nature of things, opium grown in one part of China for consumption in another part of China should be subject to special penalties and difficulties, merely because in transit to its market it crosses foreign waters.\n\n(1.) I would suggest that no opium should be allowed to pass the Customs at Tengyueh for export to Burmah until it had paid full provincial li-kin, and regular official receipts for the same had been produced for the inspection of the Customs. The rates of li-kin for opium thus exported should be the ordinary provincial rate (which in Yunnan is paid in one lump sum) and no more or less.\n\n(2.) No opium should be released by the Customs at Canton or Shanghae until it had paid the same provincial li-kin which it would have paid to the Canton or Liang Chiang Government had it arrived through native sources. Here again regular official receipts would have to be produced at the Customs, and it would be advisable that one lump sum should free the drug in its province of consumption.\n\nThus the two Departments who might be chiefly expected to obstruct, i.e., the Yünnan li-kin and the li-kin in the province of consumption, would only suffer no loss, but, on the contrary, would gain heavily; for, as things are now, a large proportion of the opium gets through without paying anything at all to the Chinese Government, but by paying instead bribes, squeezes, and blackmail to official underlings and bandits. The Yunnan provincial opium revenue is only about a quarter what it would be under an honest administration. I should think that the present Viceroy of Canton would be glad to see such an addition to his revenue as the adoption of some such proposal as the present would produce. No doubt Viceroy Ting of Yunnan will oppose the scheme merely on the ground that it will encourage foreign relations and increase foreign trade. A number of the underlings and gentry, especially at Yunnan-fu, whose speculations and perquisites will be curtailed, would also oppose; but I think these difficulties may be overborne, if the matter is really taken up in earnest.\n\nThe total taxes paid for Yünnan opium sent across Burmah should, in short, be the same, or possibly a trifle more than what is now paid. Taxation being equal or nearly so, Burmah would then secure the trade on account of the speed, security, and cheapness of the Rangoon transit route.\n\nIn Yunnan, provincial li-kin has been raised from 1.50 taels (3 rupees) per 100 taels or ounce of opium to 2.10 taels (rupees 4.2.0) since last year. This comes to 33.60 taels, or say 67 rupees the picul of 100 catties or 133 lbs. As regards present rates in Canton or Shanghae, the Consulate there could give details.\n\nG. J. L. LITTON, \nHis Majesty's Acting Consul, Tengyueh.\n\nApril 26, 1904.\n\n(Signed)\n\nPage 21 \n\n[1844 - -1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403469, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 378, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "# 371 \n\n2 \n\nmarket values. Land was bought from about 6,000 individual proprietors, almost all in plots of less than 1 acre, and some of only a few square yards. Regular deeds of transfer, such as are in common use among the natives, were obtained in all cases, thus constituting the Syndicate the absolute proprietor of the land, subject to the payment of the ordinary annual taxes.\n\n\"In due course, notices to pay the land taxes were served, the correctness of the charges being vouched for by the Deputy of the Governor, specially appointed to manage the affairs of the Syndicate. We have no reason to suppose that the sums for which the Syndicate is assessed differ at all from those that would have been levied from the original proprietors. Taxes have now been paid for two years, that is, for 1903 and 1904.\n\n\"The following table gives the price paid and the annual taxes levied.\n\n| District | Number of Mows bought | Cost of Land, Local Currency | Annual Taxes, Kuping Taels | Average per Mow, Kuping Taels |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Ilsun Hsien | 1,585-623 | 28,576-118 | 169-809 | 0.11 |\n| Hwa Hsien | 169-809 | 2,867 | 146.00 | 0.83 |\n| Chi Hsien | 1,798-742 | 29,903-164 | 328-19 | 0.18 |\n| Hein Hsiang | 1,317-266 | 915-457 | 283.28 | 0.215 |\n| Hwo Chia | 16,804-140 | 185-62 | 616.052 | 0.037 |\n| Hsiu Wu Ho Nei Hsien | 2,813-508 | 54,655.807 | 11,780-694 | 4.188 |\n\nThe mow is roughly one-sixth of an English acre.\n\nTotal | 28,472-382 | | |\nAverage taxation per mow | | | 0.248 | \nFor equivalents in sterling, the Kuping tael, which is about 4 per cent. better than the local tael, and 11 per cent. better than the Shanghae tael, may be reckoned at 3s., and the taxation in English money is therefore about 6d. per mow, or 3s. 3d. per acre.\n\n\"The nature of the tenure and the mode of calculating the land tax vary in almost every district. These are too complicated to give in the form of a table, but the following examples will illustrate the conditions:-\n\n\"In Isan Hsien, the Syndicate bought-\n \n| Tenure | Mows |\n| --- | --- |\n| Land held on ordinary tenure (“min t'ien”) | 1,498.753 |\n| military | 91.870 |\n| Total | 1,585.628 |\n\n\"The taxes account presented by the Magistrate of this district translates as follows:-\n\n| Item | Taels | Cash |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Land tax proper on 1,585.623 mow at 0.368855 taels per mow | 68.407 | |\n| For inferior touch or meltage fee, 44 per cent. on the above | 25.690 | |\n| Expenses of collection at the rate of 300 copper cash on every tael of land tax | | 17,520 |\n| Grain tax at the rate of 0.05468 'shih' per mow on 1,493.75 mow (no levy on military land), equal to 8.169 'shih' or piculs at 6,400 copper cash per picul | | 52,282 |\n\nTotal, Kuping taels | 146.000 | \n\nThe meltage fee of 44 per cent. is a substantial increase, only it must be disguised under another name. Tender may be made in pure silver; in fact, must be made in pure silver, but the percentage is payable all the same.\n\nBy a similar process, the grain tax has been trebled. Originally, no doubt, payable in kind, it is now compulsory to pay in silver, and at a rate fixed by the officials from time to time, but always a long way above the market rate. In the above case, the picul of grain is taken at 6,400 full-sized cash, equal at present exchange to fully taels, which must be three or four times the country price of grain, even if rice, of which, however, very little is grown in these parts.\n\nThe fixing of these surcharges and rates of commutation appears to be left mainly with the District Magistrates, with the consent probably of the Provincial Treasurer. The Imperial Government does not, so far as I know, attempt to regulate such matters. The Magistrates are mainly bound by old custom; what has been done before is tolerated, but there is always a tendency to seize on every occasion to try on a little more. This, if too much, provokes a riot, the Magistrate gets into trouble with the people, and a haggling ensues until either the extra impost is abandoned or a modus vivendi is arrived at on some middle ground.\n\n\"It may be noticed in passing with what extreme accuracy calculations were made in those days when figures were worked out to the seventh decimal. One wonders by what extraordinary arithmetic the land tax came to be fixed at exactly 0.368855 per mow, or in what conceivable coin the unhappy cultivator paid down to, say, the ten thousandth part of a farthing.\n\n\"To return to the taxation accounts presented to the Syndicate, one example will suffice. I take that for the district of Hsin Hsiang Hsien. In this, the Syndicate purchased \n\n| Tenure | Mows |\n| --- | --- |\n| Land on ordinary tenure | 1,203.512 |\n| military | 105.845 |\n| Total | 1,309.357 |\n\nThe taxes account was presented as follows:-\n\n| Item | Taels | Cash |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Land tax proper on 1,203.512 mow of common land at 0.0548392 taels per mow | 65.9996 | |\n| ... on 105.845 mow of military land at 0.044 taels per mow | 4.6574 | |\n| Expenses of collection at the rate of 30 copper cash per mow on common land, and 25 cash on military land | | 38,752 |\n| Grain tax at the rate of 0.1255 piculs on common land (nothing on military land), total 151.075 piculs, payable at the rate of 6,000 copper cash per picul | | 90,645 |\n\nTotal, Kuping taels | 70.687 | \nPayable at the rate of 2,600 copper cash per tael | | 188,710\nEquivalent in local currency to | 293.82 taels | \n\n\"The Kuping tael being a theoretical tael, the above was paid by converting it into local currency at the rate of 103.72 local taels to 100 Kuping, giving 151.43 local taels as the equivalent.\n\n\"For those curious in such details, the following note may be added. The land tax proper, the first item on the list, is apparently the amount leviable according to ancient regulation, dating back to the 51st year of the reign of the Emperor K'ang Hsi (1710). In that year, a well-known Decree was issued declaring the land tax throughout the Empire, as shown by the records of that particular date, to be fixed and immutable for all time coming, and no further increase was under any circumstances to be permitted. As a matter of fact, no statutory revision of taxation would seem ever to have been attempted, and to that extent, the Decree of K'ang Hsi has been observed by his successors. The legal land tax stands as it was, but in practice, by surcharges in one form or another, it has been doubled or quadrupled.\n\nIn this case, it will be noticed there is no meltage fee, but it is made up for by the curious juggle of converting the silver into copper cash at an arbitrary rate, and then converting it back again at the market rate, a process whereby 70.657 taels is suddenly transformed into 166.20 taels. This, it may be observed, is an expedient frequently resorted to. The cash currency bears no fixed relation to silver, and the weight of the tael, or Chinese ounce of silver, varies in every district, as also does the fineness or touch of the silver itself. All these are the instruments or mechanism by which the juggling is carried on, and it may be remarked en parenthèse that the prospect of a uniform national coinage, promised by the Mackay Treaty, is probably not regarded with a friendly eye by the large army of officials and underlings, who make their livelihood or their fortunes, as the case may be, out of the present confusion. Such a reform would necessarily entail revision of the whole system of taxation and national book-keeping.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 405001, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "page_number": 196, "title": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "content_text": "192\n\nLand relief and causal relations, Uses of Mountains and Rivers, Births of Cities, Modes of Travelling, Transport, Winds, Currents, Rainfall, Climate, Distribution of Population, Animals and Vegetables, The World's Markets, The World's Trade Routes, Interchange of Commodities, Map Symbols.\n\n## COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC\n\n### Class VII\n\nThis class is recommended as an alternative to Class IV and V for those who already have practical experience in Bookkeeping.\n\nDecimal Coinage, Local Currency, Exchange Problems, Chinese Money and Weights, Indian and Japanese Money and Weights, English Money and Weights, The Metric System, Partnerships, Commission, Insurance, The Compound Interest Law, Averages, Rapid Methods of Calculation, Checking of Results.\n\n## MODERN LANGUAGES\n\n### Class VIII\n\n**German**\n\nFor Beginners.\n\n### Class IX\n\n**French**\n\nFor Beginners.\n\n### Class X\n\n**Japanese**\n\nFor Beginners.\n\n### Class XI\n\n**Advanced English**\n\nTranslation from and into Chinese.\n\nNo student may join this class who has not already a good knowledge of English.\n\n## ENGINEERING SECTION\n\nThe classes in this section are arranged to provide a two years course in (a) the first principles of Engineering, (b) Applied Science (c) Practical Mathematics.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 407660, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "page_number": 124, "title": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "content_text": "## 02 \n\n61 \n\n**BRITISH CONSULATE** \n**APIA, SAMOA.** \n120 \n13th September 1906 \n\nReferring to my communication of the 3rd instant acknowledging the receipt of your despatch of the 24th July last, with its enclosure, I have the honour to state as follows:- \n\nThe complaint of Cheng Wing, whose name was attached to the placard posted in your Colony, contains both truth and error. \n\nIt is not true that \"more than two hundred men, whose term of three years has expired, were not allowed to return to China\". In April 1903 the \"Decima\" brought here from Swatow 282 Chinamen; in July last the \"Holstein\" sailed for Hongkong, taking back 191 men of these. Of the remainder, some have renewed their contract for another three years, and some, the number is unknown to me, have died. \n\nAs regards Cheng Wing's complaint that he will not be allowed to remain in Samoa, and carry on business after his three years contract has expired, the German government has from the outset made it an express rule that no coolie shall be allowed to remain here and engage in business after their contract term is ended. \n\nRespecting the food supplied them, there again the complaint seems to be somewhat overstated. As far as I am able to learn the men are provided generally with quite", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 408241, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "page_number": 705, "title": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "content_text": "inform the Sir\n\nM. hattian's\n\naward f\n\nरां\n\nnival\n\nin regarded op\n\n*\n\ntual that no\n\nم المقبل\n\n袋\n\nmodification of\n\ncould to subutained, a\n\nAn this was firm\n\nrepresented by\n\nCausel \"atse\n\nEnquiry,\n\n24\n\nSir M. Hattian\n\nassisted by\n\nthe\n\nW\n\nThe Chief\n\nClary\n\nJustice ftefore given\n\nill Howard, was\n\ngmaking of\n\nhis carder and\n\nthe cordenc\n\nJexpert witness\n\ntaken\n\non\n\nboth\n\nside, and in the Decision of the\n\nthe case\n\nthe fullest offertung\n\nunder the circumstanc\n\nregarded the decimo in aniver afgreed to\n\nas having dicepted-\n\notherm\n\nat cannot perheh be regarded than final, as by\n\nano\n\naccept the award Howard agreed\n\neffect that it strat been beter by rattending akceptor drips\n\nthe\n\nAs a\n\nresult f\n\nthe enquing\n\nfurther san of\n\n36,000\n\nww\n\ndollars\n\npaid to\n\nA\n\nmas's Havard & Stoplum Ant For Haward in\n\nStill discatisfied & claims further\n\ncompensation.\n\nHe has her informed that Lord Elgin cannot\n\nVery\n\nд\n\nwhich\n\nthe deusi\n\nhis predecessor,\n\nCheat\n\nthe award muust 4. taken as\n\nfinal\n\n639\n\nPage 639", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418100, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "China stops poppy-growing\n\nIndia will follow\n\nSuit, the deprecation being at an end off.\n\nThen the question will solve itself.\n\nI don't think text\n\nBut till the\n\nor cute\n\nInter Cormier give up the habit\n\nas the consumed.\n\nIf we suppressed the opium farms. All that happens is that the whole of the profit goes into private pockets, and\n\nWe have chosen the careful path that we don't drive the Chinese to the use of more dangerous substitutes for opium.\n\nAs is said in the 20th report when referred to \"If opium goes, its place will not\n\n& if its Substitute is produced, more aggressive action rather than sedative action, the change will scarce be a\n\nThis apparently points to spirits\n\nGood one.\n\nBut what has to contend with in the Off is morphine\n\nwho has already made a\n\nLeading antagonist at\n\ndangerous as\n\nwe have had to take\n\nsevere measures.\n\n[Reference to page 3287]\n\nThe conclusion seems to be that those people who\n\nopium farms\n\nThey were\n\nsupporting\n\non Cut\n\nbegging\n\nwrong\n\nEnd.\n\nin the long run\n\nthose who are endeavouring &\n\nconvert the undiscerning Chinaman\n\nand\n\nHong Kong\n\nCables & sent\n\n08\n\nAvsd 16149\n\n3.40 pm.\n\nIng.\n\nshebeens\n\n49\n\n5th May 1908\n\n Matter most urgent debate\n\nin Parliament tomorrow\n\nof opium.\n\neight\n\nhate the growth\n\nshould Extend date\n\nfishery have decimal shop\n\nH.M.C. will\n\nshops to close opium\n\ndeus\n\nin Hong Kong\n\ncapacity paraquito that they recognize\n\nit is\n\nessential\n\nthat\n\nin dealing\n\nwith the opium question\n\nin Hong Kong\n\nout\n\nset\n\nmalevolence\n\nshavelings\n\nup to the\n\nlaudative\n\nure\n\nmust\n\nStandard\n\ncalamitous Chinese\n\nto fit\n\ntrewe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421806, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 595, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## Inclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\n**Prince Ch'ing to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\nPeking, 34th year, 12th month, 6th day (December 28, 1908).\n\n(Translation.) Sir,\n\nTHE Commercial Treaty between China and the United Kingdom of 1902, and the Commercial Treaty between China and America of 1903, both contained Articles providing detailed arrangements for the abolition of li-kin in return for an increase in the Tariff. The Commercial Treaty between China and Japan of 1903 also provided for the acceptance of similar terms. But as the Commercial Treaties with various Powers have either not been negotiated or have not been concluded, the principle of increasing the Tariff and abolishing li-kin has to this day failed to be put into practice.\n\nWe have now reached a moment when China is reorganizing her finances, and unless effect is given to this measure it will not be possible to carry out all the necessary steps; moreover, this measure not only affects the finances of China, but is fraught with great advantages to foreign trade with China. This Board has, accordingly, addressed communications to all the foreign Representatives in Peking, requesting that their Governments may be asked to appoint officers to co-operate with this Board in framing an article providing for the increase of the Tariff and the abolition of li-kin, on the lines laid down in the Commercial Treaties already made, in order that this measure may be brought into effect at an early date.\n\nI trust, therefore, in now addressing your Excellency upon this subject, that you will inform His Britannic Majesty's Government and that we may receive their consent and support. I have the honour to request also that your Excellency will be good enough to acquaint me in advance with the views of your Government.\n\nI avail, &c.\n\n## Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\n**Memorial by Tong Shoa-yi.**\n\nTHE memorialist has received Imperial instructions to proceed to foreign countries for the purpose of discussing questions connected with the enforcement of the provision in recent Commercial Treaties for the increase of the customs duties in return for the abolition of li-kin. The six most important stipulations in the Commercial Treaties referred to law reform, Mining Regulations, trade-marks, uniform weights and measures, currency, and the abolition of li-kin. The last matter was the only one requiring the assent of foreign nations, all others being left entirely to the discretion of China. All these questions, with the exception of the currency, have been under consideration within the last few years, and although not yet definitely settled are being gradually put on a proper basis. The question of a uniform currency must also be approached without delay. At present the chief point of disagreement is on the question whether a tael or a dollar basis should be adopted. The memorialist is strongly in favour of the former course, on the grounds that it has been so long established in China, and is on a decimal basis, with which the people are thoroughly familiar. Some argue that the dollar would be more convenient for foreign trade, but the open ports only form a very small fraction of the whole Empire, and their interests cannot be set against those of the nation. Even at the present the foreign banks always fix their rate of exchange in taels, and any inconvenience that might arise would only last for a few years until people grew accustomed to the new conditions. Another objection to the tael is on account of its bulk, but this could be obviated by coining large quantities of half tael pieces, fifteen of which would be equivalent to 17.\n\n| Year | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1907 | 5,500,000 (from which 10 per cent. for cost of collection must be deducted) |\n| 1908 | 7,301,163 |\n\nIt is of the utmost importance that the scheme of substituting an increased customs duty for li-kin should be put into force as soon as possible. The revenue from the customs is the main source from which the interest on foreign loans is paid, and an increase of 20 taels (30,000,000 per annum) would add greatly to China's credit.\n\nHe urges, therefore, that instructions should be issued to the Departments concerned to put into effect at once the reforms with reference to the laws, Mining Regulations, &c., already decided upon, and that, as regards the currency, it should be established on a uniform basis without delay with the tael as the unit.\n\nSeptember 22, 1908.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 422267, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 296, "title": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "# [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n**(Translation.)**\n\n## Inclosure 3 in No. 1\n\n**Memorandum communicated by the Wai-wu Pu to Sir J. Jordan**\n\nThe Board have received a Memorandum from Sir John Jordan inquiring, at the request of his Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, whether, in view of the issue of a Decree establishing a tael currency, it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar, and whether the output of the provincial Mints will be under central control.\n\nIn reply to inquiries addressed to the Board of Finance, the Wai-wu Pu have now received a communication from that Department, wherein they call attention to the great importance of the question of the currency, and point out that if a perfect system is to be devised, it is essential that the subject should be considered in all its aspects. At the present time, the Government Council are preparing a Memorial on the subject, and, as soon as the result of their deliberations is made known, a detailed scheme will be prepared, and general instructions issued. As regards subsidiary coins, the Board of Finance point out that they have long been in circulation in all parts of China, and not merely in Kuangtung. As soon as the whole question has been considered and a scheme decided upon, a further communication will be sent.\n\nFebruary 23, 1909.\n\n## CHINA TRADE, CONFIDENTIAL\n\n`[16132]`\n\n294\n\n`C.O. 16121`\n\n[April 28]\n\n## SECTION 2\n\n`KEG 13 MAY OC`\n\n### No. 1\n\n**Sir Edward Grey to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\n**(No. 78.) (Telegraphic.) P.**\n\nForeign Office, April 28, 1909. **PROHIBITION on sale of coal at mines of Peking Syndicate in Honan.** Your telegram No. 78 of the 21st April.\n\nThe Syndicate inform me that their agent has been advised by you to draw up a reasonable claim for compensation. They suggest 1,000 taels a day from the 1st April. Do you concur?\n\n`[2236 ee--2]`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 422316, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 345, "title": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## \nthat she is prepared to reform her currency and carry out the other provisions of the 1902 Treaties which have remained in abeyance during the last six years.\n\nI have, &c. \n(Signed) **J. N. JORDAN**\n\n## Inclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\n**Prince Ch'ing to Sir J. Jordan**\n\nIt is of the utmost importance that the scheme of substituting an increased customs duty for li-kin should be put into force as soon as possible. The revenue from the customs is the main source from which the interest on foreign loans is paid, and an increase of 20 taels (30,000,000 per annum) would add greatly to China's credit.\n\nHe urges, therefore, that instructions should be issued to the Departments concerned to put into effect at once the reforms with reference to the laws, Mining Regulations, &c., already decided upon, and that, as regards the currency, it should be established on a uniform basis without delay with the tael as the unit.\n\nSeptember 22, 1908. \nPeking, 34th year, 12th month, 6th day (December 28, 1908).\n\n(Translation.) Sir,\n\nTHE Commercial Treaty between China and the United Kingdom of 1902, and the Commercial Treaty between China and America of 1903, both contained Articles providing detailed arrangements for the abolition of li-kin in return for an increase in the Tariff. The Commercial Treaty between China and Japan of 1903 also provided for the acceptance of similar terms. But as the Commercial Treaties with various Powers have either not been negotiated or have not been concluded, the principle of increasing the Tariff and abolishing li-kin has to this day failed to be put into practice.\n\nWe have now reached a moment when China is reorganizing her finances, and unless effect is given to this measure it will not be possible to carry out all the necessary steps; moreover, this measure not only affects the finances of China, but is fraught with great advantages to foreign trade with China. This Board has, accordingly, addressed communications to all the foreign Representatives in Peking, requesting that their Governments may be asked to appoint officers to co-operate with this Board in framing an article providing for the increase of the Tariff and the abolition of li-kin, on the lines laid down in the Commercial Treaties already made, in order that this measure may be brought into effect at an early date.\n\nI trust, therefore, in now addressing your Excellency upon this subject, that you will inform His Britannic Majesty's Government and that we may receive their consent and support. I have the honour to request also that your Excellency will be good enough to acquaint me in advance with the views of your Government.\n\nI avail, &c.\n\n## Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\n**Memorial by Tong Shoa-yi**\n\nTHE memorialist has received Imperial instructions to proceed to foreign countries for the purpose of discussing questions connected with the enforcement of the provision in recent Commercial Treaties for the increase of the customs duties in return for the abolition of li-kin. The six most important stipulations in the Commercial Treaties referred to law reform, Mining Regulations, trade-marks, uniform weights and measures, currency, and the abolition of li-kin. The last matter was the only one requiring the assent of foreign nations, all others being left entirely to the discretion of China. All these questions, with the exception of the currency, have been under consideration within the last few years, and although not yet definitely settled are being gradually put on a proper basis. The question of a uniform currency must also be approached without delay. At present the chief point of disagreement is on the question whether a tael or a dollar basis should be adopted. The memorialist is strongly in favour of the former course, on the grounds that it has been so long established in China, and is on a decimal basis, with which the people are thoroughly familiar. Some argue that the dollar would be more convenient for foreign trade, but the open ports only form a very small fraction of the whole Empire, and their interests cannot be set against those of the nation. Even at the present the foreign banks always fix their rate of exchange in taels, and any inconvenience that might arise would only last for a few years until people grew accustomed to the new conditions. Another objection to the tael is on account of its bulk, but this could be obviated by coining large quantities of half-tael pieces, fifteen of which would be equivalent to 1.\n\n* In 1907, about 5,500,000 (from which 10 per cent. for cost of collection must be deducted).\n+ In 1908, 7,301,1632 \n\n## \n34S", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 424501, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "page_number": 149, "title": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Government House, Hongkong, 31st December, 1908.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch of the 26th October on the subject of the issue of subsidiary coinage from the Canton Mint. The reply received from the Viceroy of Canton by the Wai-wupu cannot be regarded as satisfactory, and I have since heard that he disclaims any idea of reducing the output of subsidiary coins which he maintains are required for currency purposes. In these circumstances, looking to the fact that these coins circulate at a heavy discount in Hong-kong, and in view of the obligation incurred by China under Article 2 of the 'Mackay Treaty', I would ask Your Excellency to continue to bring what pressure you can upon the Wai-wupu to induce the Viceroy to refrain from issuing further supplies of subsidiary coin until the existing coins have reached par.\n\n2. I have since seen the Imperial Decree issued on the 5th of last October establishing a tael currency with subsidiary coins in decimal parts of a tael, and I have the honour to enquire whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar and to issue the new subsidiary coins (decimal parts of a tael), and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be under Central Control. I presume that pending the return of His Excellency Tong Shao Yi no very pronounced...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 424503, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "page_number": 151, "title": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "content_text": "#146\n\nTo note effect of reply of Waiwupu re coinage reform.\n\nPeking, 8th February, 1909.\n\nSir,\n\nIn reply to Your Excellency's despatch No.7414/08 of the 31st of December last, I have the honour to transmit herewith translation of a memorandum I have handed to the Waiwupu enquiring whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar in view of the Decree establishing a tael currency, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be placed under Central Control.\n\nI have etc,\n\n(sd) J.N.Jordan.\n\nHis Excellency\nSir F.D.Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.\nHONGKONG.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 424504, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "page_number": 152, "title": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "content_text": "# MEMORANDUM\n## 147\n\nSir John Jordan has received a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong stating that the subsidiary coins issued by the Canton Mint still circulate at a heavy discount in the Colony, despite the reduction in their issue which has proved insufficient to be really effective.\n\nHis Excellency observes that on October 5th last a Decree was issued establishing a tael currency with subsidiary coins in decimal parts of a tael, and he enquires whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be under Central Control.\n\nAs no information has reached Sir John Jordan, since the issue of the Decree of October 5th, regarding the question of introducing a uniform currency as provided for in the 2nd Article of the Commercial Treaty of 1902, he would be obliged if the Wai Wu Pu would be good enough to acquaint him in this matter with the intentions of the Chinese Government, of which the importance to British trade in China is very great.\n\n## Page 148 is not shown, only \"February 4, 1909.\" is visible on the next page \n## .MOXDWOR \nFebruary 4, 1909.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 424509, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "page_number": 157, "title": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "content_text": "# Memorandum\n## Translation\n### Waiwupu to H.M. Minister\n\n152\n\nThe Board have received a memorandum from Sir John Jordan enquiring, at the request of His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, whether in view of the issue of a Decree establishing a tael currency it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be under Central Control.\n\n23 February 1909\n\nIn reply to enquiries addressed to the Board of Finance, the Waiwupu have now received a communication from that department, wherein they call attention to the great importance of the question of the currency and point out that if a perfect system is to be devised it is essential that the subject should be considered in all its aspects. At the present time the Government Council are preparing a Memorial on the subject and as soon as the result of their deliberations is made known a detailed scheme will be prepared and general instructions issued. As regards subsidiary coins the Board of Finance point out that they have long been in circulation in all parts of China and not merely in Kuangtung. As soon as the whole question has been considered and a scheme decided upon a further communication will be sent.\n\nPage 161\nPage 152", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426148, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "page_number": 517, "title": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "content_text": "C :\n\nPY.\n\n10.188.\n\nSir,\n\nCO 27045 515\n\nPeking, June 3rd, 1910.\n\nReceived SEP 10\n\nREC\n\nWith reference to my telegram No. 104 of the 28th ultimo, I have the honour to transmit a translation of the Imperial Decree establishing the silver dollar as the unit of currency throughout the Chinese Empire, together with a translation of the Regulations in regard to the projected reform of the currency issued by the Board of Finance and sanctioned by the Decree. It will be seen that the unit of currency is to be a dollar of seven mace and two candareens weight, equal to 416 grains Troy, the present Mexican dollar, with subsidiary coins in silver of fifty, twenty-five, and ten cents; in nickel of five cents and of two cents; one cent, five cash, and one cash, the value of the cents and cash to be decimal proportions of the dollar and permanently fixed. The fineness of the dollar is to be 0.9 of pure silver; fifty and twenty-five cent pieces 0.8; and of the ten cent pieces 0.65. The weight and fineness of the nickel and copper coinage is to be decided on later. Those new coins are to be minted under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, which will be charged with the duty of seeing that they conform with the standard in weight, purity, and design. The new coins will be put into circulation as soon as a sufficient supply is available, and the Ta Ching Government Bank is to be responsible for effecting the change from the old monetary systems to the new currency. The new dollar will be legal tender everywhere to an unlimited amount, but not so the subsidiary coinage except when offered at the Government Bank or one of its branches for exchange. Meanwhile, existing coins will be exchanged at their market value and will gradually be withdrawn from circulation, until a certain date to be fixed later, when it is hoped that a sufficient number of the new coins will be in circulation to meet the payment of all taxes and duties and the requirements of trade, and the old coins will then cease to be legal tender.\n\nPage 1\n\n...\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426151, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "page_number": 520, "title": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "content_text": "Page 518\n\nViadonor: Bríd nt asado gaitetxe edit yd ditorg odw,atnsdotem bas\n\nLantnað add dud mickickxmat‚arioter edź ot benoqqo #1#,#638V# ,ILIW erit avar vant ti „zewoq est abecooq yiniatros tnownzBVOD sið bæri ovari yort as taut,soltoang odɛl aörmanam saerið suq od\n\noɛla doldw anoitalugo♬ nolaaerqque milqo etit monotne od nowoq\n\nsatɛorstat sramidişel orori Tat bra bofaer vnsa od ntur TNBOA ¡CIMM,BUGI ‚0 redoto0 2o sotoo\" Latreqni edr\n\nTebner bns szikrabnste fatit bluoda antno tant mob blai dotdw\n\nexad of beesong yiintaras\" nerd bra Conertno revite rad stotinu adt gatrena odwety a dele eɔnsvba tendust s not aetueseOM eft hemisisong,\"eruitut est at brebnede blog a to moldqoba art to een eit* eausood yonetino to sinu erid na lead gaiqui\n\nti tart borieiidates gnol os need bar anotimant adi hos Iea:\n\nedat of moltanimonsb redto vas atutitadum of deevettib sd bluow\n\nM\n\na bentamer nad doat to rectam a am o`noeb alɗT .*eoniq att\n\nto essiq erit ut bentaisoto et \"sIIob ert won Iltnu rottel beeb exa egnaɗo mkɗt to segatnarba Isoltos¬¶ ofT „fesT natquë arit\n\nat egeatos von edd noented oltar ecê IIs evoda dvd,avoirdo\n\nbraavost sao of eno to oltar Lexion bio odź ovaɗ ow bna bexit #Ali gotɗtomoa na taamOGARTZA DAGɛtedmuo a fiace to bastant «Last griquí a to Sneizrtupe arid as damo roqqoo Sabi\n\nsa nadig a biasaɗf of yƐrse ood aqarneq at I\n\nIltw amatør boalmorq adie dołdw ddiw vosoitte bas booqe ads of noltoarib tágit sát mi geta a adnove Ile da tud,boototne ad\n\not mol #lang a mi dey tog et saidɔ digrodd bre modet noed Baď\n\ndoat edt ‚biabnata blog a gnijqobs to noitasrp edt tobicnoo Tonerzo te hrabrata beniégeoer end evad noor van eria Jadi blwode,aeocivorą Jasrettih al zoufav galyzav odit sosiqe of yallidasa bnel bus soTemos red moqu fostre [stoftened a Svaď\n\n‚anoljomanant elitusotom hra Istovault red of\n\n**ɔde ovadi I\n\n.10IIuMxa¥ ‚Ð „W (.58)\n\nBidswonoH ́?Я oft *•TM ̧$%s€,yond brewhi ~12\n\n04\n\nCoinage: Imperial Decree of May 24, 1910.\n\nLast year a Memorial was presented by the Board of Finance urging the importance of reforming the coinage of the country. It was referred by us to the Reform Council with instructions to consider and report on the subject, and acting on their subsequent recommendations We ordered that a bureau be established in the Board of Finance to examine into the monetary system of China. We have now perused the regulations drawn up by this Board for the reform of this system, as well as the measures they suggest for dealing with the currency now in circulation and We pronounce them sound and practicable and consider that they should be clearly promulgated for general information.\n\nThe basis of Chinese currency is hereby fixed as \"the dollar\", of which the standard shall temporarily be silver, and of which the unit shall be a dollar of weight seven mace and two candareens. Subsidiary coins shall be as follows: silver, fifty cent pieces, twenty-five cents pieces, and ten cent pieces; nickel, five cent pieces: copper, two cent, one cent, half cent and one-tenth cent pieces; in all three silver, one nickel, and four copper subsidiary coins. The coinage throughout is based on the decimal system, and bears a fixed ratio and value, which shall not be subject to arbitrary fluctuations.\n\nWe hereby command the Board of Finance to direct the various mints to strike at once the several new coins according to the prescribed weight, touch and design, and to issue these coins as soon as a sufficient quantity shall have been minted. They shall then be legal tender for the payment of all taxes, duties and likin dues whatsoever, and all government payments shall be made in the same. The Ta Ch'ing Government Bank is charged to co-operate with the various mints in devising a satisfactory method to smoothe over the transition period of the coinage system.\n\nWe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426154, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "page_number": 523, "title": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "content_text": "Page 521\n\nOfficial Gazette of May 25, 1910.\n\nTranslation,\n\nProposed Regulations in regard to the\n\nCoinage, with explanatory notes on the\n\nsame,\n\nsubmitted for the\n\napproval of the Throne and sanctioned 24 May, 1910.\n\nSection I.\n\nThe unit of China's coinage shall be named the\n\ndollar.\n\nExplanatory Note:- The term 'unit' is applied to that\n\ncoin which forms a basis for money calculations. Sums below the\n\nunit are known as fractions.\n\nThe denominations of the national coinage shall\n\nSection II.\n\nbe as follows:-\n\nSilver coins of four kinds, i.e. one dollar,\n\n50 cents, 25 cent, and 10 cent (or 1 dime) pieces.\n\nNickel coins of one kind, i.e. 5 cent pieces.\n\nCopper coins of four kinds, i.e. 2 cent, 1 cent,\n\n½ cent and 1 cash pieces.\n\nExplanatory Notes:-\n\n(a). The question of nickel mines and of the\n\nsystem of minting nickel coins being still under investigation,\n\nit is proposed to postpone temporarily the minting of 5 cent\n\npieces.\n\n(b). It is proposed similarly to postpone\n\ntemporarily the minting of one cent copper pieces owing to the\n\nlikelihood of their confusion with the old 10 cash pieces.\n\nSection III. The dollar shall be the standard coin; 50 cent\n\npieces and all coins under that value being subsidiary coinage.\n\nThe decimal system shall obtain throughout, viz.\n\n1 dollar equals 10 dimes\n\n1 dime equals 10 cents\n\n1 cent equals 10 cash.\n\nAll exchange transactions shall be made in accordance with this\n\nrelation of values.\n\nSection\n\nPage 522", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426163, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "page_number": 532, "title": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "content_text": "Page 530\n\n# Explanatory Note\n\nSection III refers to persons wilfully demanding a discount in exchange in defiance of the decimal system;\n\nSection XII refers to persons refusing the National currency when tendered in payment.\n\nSection XIV. Any alterations found necessary in the present Regulations will be made by the Board of Finance upon memorialising the Throne accordingly.\n\nCONSTI\n\n.III\n\n.XIV\n\nPage information is kept as is, assuming the original six lines for page numbering are not fully provided in the input text.\n\nThe rest of the text appears to be corrupted and not in a language that can be directly proofread. The initial part seems to be a jumbled collection of characters and words, possibly due to OCR errors or encoding issues.\n\nGiven the constraints and the nature of the input, a detailed proofreading as per the guidelines is not feasible without a clearer and more coherent text.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429050, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 391, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "pacification of the province of Yen-Thé, where the above guerilla warfare took place. The civil authority in this region was superseded by a military administration. The native chiefs of the neighbouring provinces were warned to exercise a careful control over malefactors in their jurisdiction; the search for Ti-ts'an was to be carried on unremittingly, and new roads and police posts were to be established in the wild forest district to prevent a recrudescence of trouble. As the \"Courrier d'Haiphong\" tersely summed it up, the situation has been ended by the precautions which should have been taken in the beginning.\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[July 4.]\n\nSECTION 2.\n\n0\n\n[23853]\n\n(No. 188.) Sir,\n\nNo. 1.\n\nMr. Max Müller to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received July 4.)\n\nPeking. June 3, 1910.\n\nWITH reference to my telegram No. 104 of the 28th ultimo, I have the honour to transmit a translation of the Imperial decree establishing the silver dollar as the unit of currency throughout the Chinese Empire, together with a translation of the regulations in regard to the projected reform of the currency issued by the Board of Finance and sanctioned by the decree. It will be seen that the unit of currency is to be a dollar of 7 mace and 2 candareens weight, equal to 416 grains troy-the present Mexican dollar-with subsidiary coins in silver of 50 cents, 25 cents, and 10 cents; in nickel of 5 cents and of 2 cents, 1 cent, 5 cash and 1 cash, the value of the cents and cash to be decimal proportions of the dollar, and permanently fixed. The fineness of the dollar is to be .9 of pure silver, of the 50-cent. and 25-cent. pieces .8, and of the 10-cent. pieces .65. The weight and fineness of the nickel and copper coinage is to be decided on later. These new coins are to be minted under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, which will be charged with the duty of seeing that they conform with the standard in weight, purity, and design. The new coins will be put into circulation as soon as a sufficient supply is available, and the Ta Ching Government bank is to be responsible for effecting the change from the old monetary systems to the new currency. The new dollar will be legal tender everywhere to an unlimited amount, but not so the subsidiary coinage, except when offered at the Government bank or one of its branches for exchange. Meanwhile, existing coins will be exchanged at their market value, and will gradually be withdrawn from circulation, until a certain date to be fixed later, when it is hoped that a sufficient number of the new coins will be in circulation to meet the payment of all taxes and duties and the requirements of trade, and the old coins will then cease to be legal tender, and will be received only at their value as bullion.\n\nChambers of commerce are to be asked \"to give lectures explaining the gist of these regulations, that all persons may know that this reform of the coinage system is designed for the benefit of the merchant and the general public, and by abolishing the irregularities that have prevailed in the weight and values of the various coins, to take the first steps towards the reform of the finances of the country.\"\n\nThe regulations contain strict and detailed provisions as to the limit of tolerance between the actual and legal weight and between the actual and legal degree of fineness of the new coins; their deterioration through use and wear; the right to refuse coins wilfully damaged; the limitation of the amount of the subsidiary coins to be minted; the rates of exchange between the old and the new currency, and the assaying and control of the coins issued.\n\nThe minting of all coins now in circulation was to cease from the date of the publication of the regulations, and I understand that simultaneously all the provincial mints now existing are abolished, and that the minting of the new coinage will be undertaken by the general mint at Tien-tsin, certain existing mints such as those at Hankow, Chengtu, Mukden, &c., being made branches of the general mint to assist in the issue of the new currency.\n\nThe currency decree and the regulations would certainly appear to indicate a serious determination on the part of the Chinese Government to deal in a practical manner with the reorganisation of their financial system, the necessity for which has so repeatedly been urged on them both in the interests of foreign commerce and of the stability of Chinese credit, and it is to be hoped that steps will be taken without undue delay to put the proposed measures into practical effect.\n\nThe vested interests of innumerable officials and merchants, who profit by the existing chaos in the monetary system, are opposed to the reform, but the Central Government certainly possess the power, if they have the will, to put these measures into practice, just as they had the power to enforce the opium suppression regulations which also meant ruin to many vested and far more legitimate interests.\n\nThe Imperial decree of the 5th October, 1908, which laid down that China should...\n\n[2827 d-2]\n\nPage 388", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429051, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 392, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "first standardise and render uniform her silver currency and then \"carefully proceed to take measures for a further advance with a view to assuring the adoption of a gold standard in the future,\" proclaimed the Kuping tael as the unit of currency because \"the use of the tael and its fractions had been so long established that it would be difficult to substitute any other denomination to take its place.\" This decree as a matter of fact has remained a dead letter until now the dollar is proclaimed in the place of the Kuping tael. The practical advantages of this change are obvious, but above all, the ratio between the new coinage is fixed and we have the old normal ratio of 1 to 1,000 instead of such a cumbersome arrangement as something like 1,482 copper cash as the equivalent of a Kuping tael.\n\nIt is perhaps too early to hazard a guess as to the speed and efficacy with which the promised reforms will be enforced, but at all events a step in the right direction has been taken, and though China is not yet in a position to consider the question of adopting a gold standard, the fact that she may soon have one recognised standard of currency to replace the varying values in different provinces should have a beneficial effect on her commerce and lend stability to her financial and mercantile transactions.\n\nupon\n\n(Translation.)\n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER,\n\nImperial Decree of May 24, 1910.\n\nCoinage. Last year a memorial was presented by the Board of Finance, urging the importance of reforming the coinage of the country. It was referred by us to the Reform Council, with instructions to consider and report on the subject, and, acting on their subsequent recommendations, we ordered that a bureau be established in the Board of Finance to examine into the monetary system of China. We have now perused the regulations drawn up by this board for the reform of this system, as well as the measures they suggest for dealing with the currency now in circulation, and we pronounce them sound and practicable, and consider that they should be clearly promulgated for general information.\n\nThe basis of Chinese currency is hereby fixed as \"the dollar,\" of which the standard shall temporarily be silver, and of which the unit shall be a dollar of weight 7 mace and 2 candareens. Subsidiary coins shall be as follows:--silver, 50-cent pieces, 25-cent pieces, and 10-cent pieces; nickel, 5-cent pieces; copper, 2-cent, 1-cent, and 1-cash pieces; in all, three silver, one nickel, and four copper subsidiary coins. The coinage throughout is based on the decimal system, and bears a fixed ratio and value, which shall not be subject to arbitrary fluctuations.\n\nWe hereby command the Board of Finance to direct the various mints to strike at once the several new coins according to the prescribed weight, touch, and design, and to issue these coins as soon as a sufficient quantity shall have been minted. They shall then be legal tender for the payment of all taxes, duties, and li-kin dues whatsoever, and all government payments shall be made in the same. The Ta Ch'ing Government Bank is charged to co-operate with the various mints in devising a satisfactory method to smooth over the transition period of the coinage system.\n\nWe further command the Board of Finance to instruct the provincial Governments throughout the Empire to suspend the minting of coins of all denominations now in circulation, and to inform all Governments offices both in Peking and in the provinces that they shall, within the prescribed limit of time, take all action necessary, as laid down in the table of comparative values of the old and new coinage, and in the regulations fixing the denominations now to be employed in all exchange transactions. When the new currency shall have been issued, sycee and the various coins now in circulation in all parts of the Empire will continue to be current temporarily at market rates. Orders will, however, be issued by the Board of Finance to the mints and banks to gradually redeem this old coinage, and a date must be fixed by them after which such coins and sycee will cease to circulate as legal tender. When the new coins have come into full circulation, all receipts, payments, and monetary transactions, whether official or private, must be made in this new currency without premium or discount of any kind; they may not be refused in payment. The counterfeiting of coins is a grave offence against law, and local authorities are held responsible for the arrest and punishment of all such offenders.\n\nOrders are hereby issued by us to the Ministries, the prefect of Shuntien, Tartar generals, lieutenant-generals, high commissioners, and the viceroys or governors of provinces, with their subordinates, to act in strict accordance with the regulations prescribed. They should also instruct the chambers of commerce in their several jurisdictions to give lectures explaining the gist of these regulations, that all persons may know that this reform of the coinage system is designed for the benefit of the merchant and of the general public, and by abolishing the irregularities that have prevailed in the weight and value of the various coins, to take the first steps towards the reform of the finances of the country.\n\nIt is our earnest wish to promote the welfare of the community, and these officials will accordingly punish with all the rigour of the law any dishonest merchant or trader who attempts to disturb and deceive the ignorant populace by manipulating prices.\n\nWe approve of the other suggestions made in the memorial of the Board of Revenue.\n\nLet this be published for general information.\n\n(Translation.)\n\nEnclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nExtract from the \"Official Gazette\" of May 25, 1910.\n\nProposed Regulations in regard to the Coinage, with Explanatory Notes on the same, submitted for the approval of the Throne and sanctioned May 24, 1910.\n\nSection 1.\n\nThe unit of China's coinage shall be named the dollar.\n\nExplanatory Note.-The term \"unit\" is applied to that sum which forms a basis for money calculations. Sums below the unit are known as fractions.\n\nSection 2.\n\nThe denominations of the national coinage shall be as follows:-\n\nSilver coins of four kinds, i.e., 1-dollar, 50-cent, 25-cent, and 10-cent (or 1-dime) pieces.\n\nNickel coins of one kind, i.e., 5-cent pieces.\n\nCopper coins of four kinds, i.e., 2-cent, 1-cent, 1-cash, and 1-cash pieces. Explanatory Notes.-(a). The question of nickel mines and of the system of minting nickel coins being still under investigation, it is proposed to postpone temporarily the minting of 5-cent pieces.\n\n(b.) It is proposed similarly to postpone temporarily the minting of 1-cent copper pieces owing to the likelihood of their confusion with the old 10-cash pieces.\n\nSection 3.\n\nThe dollar shall be the standard coin; 50-cent pieces and all coins under that value being subsidiary coinage. The decimal system shall obtain throughout, i.e.:-\n\n1 dollar equals 10 dimes.\n\n1 dime equals 10 cents.\n\n1 cent equals 10 cash.\n\nAll exchange transactions shall be made in accordance with this relation of values.\n\nSection 4.\n\nThe weight and touch of the various silver coins shall be as follows:--\n\nThe coin of 1 dollar shall weigh 7 mace and 2 candareens \"Treasury weight\" (as hereinafter defined). It shall contain 90 per cent. \"pure silver\" (as hereinafter defined), i.e., 6 mace and 48 candareens of pure silver.\n\nPage 389\n\n...\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429053, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 394, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "# \n\nwhich all circulation of these coins must cease, and they will thereafter be redeemed sycee.\" by the mints and the Ta Ching Government Bank as if they were \"\n\n## Section 15\n\nIn the same way all copper coins and \"cash formerly minted throughout the Empire will continue to be current, pending the adoption of measures by the Board of Finance, after due consideration of the circumstances at the proper time.\n\nExplanatory Note.-This and the preceding sections outline the procedure to be adopted in regard to the old coinage. A detailed scheme will be prepared later by the Board of Finance, and be submitted separately for the approval of the Throne.\n\n## Section 16\n\nWithin one year of the Imperial sanction of these regulations, all official receipts and payments, which have customarily been made in silver, will be calculated, with due regard to the weight and touch and amount of such receipts and payments in the particular place, in the first instance, in “good\" Treasury silver and then again in the new coinage, and the monetary denominations of all such sums will be changed accordingly.\n\nExplanatory Note-It is a necessary preliminary to the unification of a coinage that the currency denominations employed in all registers, account-books, contracts, &c., should be changed into harmony with the national coinage. Such a step not only gives a rapid impetus to the general adoption of such a coinage, but is a great convenience in preparing a budget or definite accounts of expenditure incurred. There is no objection, therefore, to the assignment of a term for the general alteration of old currency denominations to the new, even previous to the new currency being generally current on the market. Neither is the period fixed of one year too short, since it will be easy, in accordance with the system of exchange laid down in section 13 of these regulations to change calculations once made in taels into those made in dollars. If after alteration of the currency denominations it should happen that the amount of new coinage in circulation is temporarily insufficient, the employment for that period of either sycee or the old coinage in proportion to its weight, touch, and amount calculated in the first instance in good Treasury silver and then in the new coinage, should present no difficulties.\n\n## Section 17\n\nWithin one year of the Imperial sanction of these regulations, all official receipts or payments, which have formerly been properly made in \"cash \" or in silver reckoned on a \"cash\" basis, will be calculated at the market rate of the place on the day the sanction was received, in the first instance in good Treasury silver, and then in the new currency, and the monetary denominations of such sums shall be changed accordingly. The same procedure will apply in cases where either a silver dollar or some other coin has been employed for the purpose of such payments or receipts.\n\nExplanatory Notes.-The change in \"the monetary denominations of such sums referred to in this section applies to the alteration in advance of these terms in all registers, cash-books, contracts, &c.\n\n\"The market rate on the day the Imperial sanction is received\" is fixed as a basis of calculation to prevent any manipulation of the market by dishonest persons and to avoid all disputes on the question of exchange.\n\nThe procedure to be adopted has already been telegraphed by the Board of Finance to the provinces, with instructions to make enquiries into the market rate for silver and other coin in every prefecture, sub-prefecture, department and district in each province and to report accordingly to the board, who will have a list of these rates published in every place throughout the Empire.\n\n## Section 18\n\nWithin one year of the sanction of these regulations, all customs dues and duties, as well as all moneys connected with posts, telegraphs, steam-ships, and railways, will be calculated by the Government offices concerned in the new coinage, in proportion to the weight, touch, and amount formerly paid and received, and through the medium of \"good\" Treasury silver. A memorial will likewise be presented stating that the monetary denominations have been changed accordingly.\n\nExplanatory Note.-The large sums received in customs duties and the important part played by communications in the State give these branches a most important bearing on the coinage. It is therefore necessary in their case to assign a term within which the monetary denominations must be changed, so as to give an impulse to the use of the new coinage.\n\n## Section 19\n\nAll private accounts formerly estimated in silver \"taels\" shall be converted, according to the local \"weight\" and \"touch\" of such tael into \"good\" Treasury silver, and thence be calculated in the new coinage, and the monetary denominations shall be changed accordingly.\n\nIn cases where silver dollars, copper cents, cash, or some other coins were the medium of calculation, the market rate of such coin in the particular place on the day of the sanction of these regulations shall form the basis of valuation for conversion into the new coinage through the medium of \"good\" Treasury silver, and the monetary denominations employed shall be changed accordingly.\n\nPersons failing, in accordance with this section, to change the terms employed in private accounts, will, on suit being brought against them, be compelled to settle any financial transaction involved in accordance with the market rate of the currency employed on the day of the sanction of these regulations.\n\nExplanatory Note.--The term \"or some other coin,\" as employed in this section and in section 17 of these regulations, denotes \"the small cash of Tien-tsin,\" \"the red cash of the New Dominion,\" and such similar coins.\n\n## Section 20\n\nFrom the date of the sanction of these regulations the minting of all coins now in circulation shall cease.\n\n## Section 21\n\nThe Board of Finance shall establish an assaying office for the new currency, and shall engage a coinage expert, who shall melt and generally test coins selected from the outputs of the various mints, and who shall publish a document for general information embodying the results of his examination.\n\nExplanatory Note. This process of testing will apply to coins which are actually in circulation on the market equally with freshly-minted coins. Any number of these coins be selected, and orders will be given to the assaying office to test every one with a view to maintaining public confidence in the new currency.\n\nmay\n\n## Section 22\n\nThe Ta Ching national coinage is to be accepted upon tender by all persons and to any amount at any place within the confines of the Chinese Empire; it may not be refused in payment.\n\nExplanatory Note.-This section defines the authority for, and the limits of, the circulation of the national coinage in accordance with precedent in every country.\n\n## Section 23\n\nPersons transgressing the provisions of sections 3 and 22 of these regulations may be proceeded against by the party affected, and will, on due trial and conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 1,000 dollars and not less than 10 dollars.\n\nExplanatory Note.-Section 3 refers to persons wilfully demanding a discount in exchange in defiance of the decimal system; section 22 refers to persons refusing the national currency when tendered in payment.\n\n## Section 24\n\nAny alterations found necessary in the present regulations will be made by the Board of Finance upon memorialising the Throne accordingly.\n\nPage 391", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441970, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2]", "page_number": 97, "title": "CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2]", "content_text": "## No. 6.\n\nCopy of despatch from Governor of Hongkong to H.B.M. Consul-General, Canton.\n\nNo. 22.\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 13th February, 1909.**\n\nSIR,-Referring to your despatch No. 124* of the 2nd September last and previous correspondence on the subject of the issue of Chinese subsidiary coins at Canton I have the honour to request that you will be so good as to furnish me with such information as may be available regarding the recent operations of the Canton Mint.\n\nHIS MAJESTY'S MINISTER, PEKING.\n\nI have, &c., \nF. D. LUGARD, \nGovernor, &c.\n\n## No. 3.\n\nCopy of memorandum from H.M. Minister, Peking, to the Waiwupu.\n\n**4th February, 1909.**\n\nSir John Jordan has received a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong stating that the subsidiary coins issued by the Canton Mint still circulate at a heavy discount in the Colony, in spite of the reduction in their issue which has proved insufficient to be really effective.\n\nHis Excellency observes that on October 5th last a Decree was issued establishing a tael currency with subsidiary coins in decimal parts of a tael, and he enquires whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be under Central Control.\n\nAs no information has reached Sir John Jordan, since the issue of the Decree of October 5th, regarding the question of introducing a uniform currency as provided for in the 2nd Article of the Commercial Treaty of 1902, he would be obliged if the Wai Wu Pu would be good enough to acquaint him with the intentions of the Chinese Government in this matter, of which the importance to British trade in China is very great.\n\n## No. 5.\n\nCopy of despatch from H.M.'s Minister, Peking, to Governor of Hongkong.\n\n**PEKING, 8th February, 1909.**\n\nSIR,-In reply to Your Excellency's despatch No. 7414/08 of the 31st of December last, I have the honour to transmit herewith translation of a memorandum I have handed to the Waiwupu enquiring whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar in view of the Decree establishing a tael currency, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be placed under Central Control.\n\n## No. 7.\n\nCopy of despatch from H.B.M. Consul-General to Governor of Hongkong.\n\n**H.B.M. CONSULATE-GENERAL, CANTON, 19th February, 1909.**\n\nSIR,-Referring to Your Excellency's despatch No. 22 of the 13th instant I have the honour to forward herewith particulars of the output of the Canton Provincial Mint for the two years 33 and 34 Kuanghsü.\n\n| Year | Output Details |\n| --- | --- |\n| 33 Kuanghsü | ... |\n| 34 Kuanghsü | Your Excellency will observe that while the output of silver dollars shows a large increase during the past Chinese year, a considerable reduction has been effected in the striking of 20 cent pieces. |\n\nI am making enquiries as to the more recent operations of the Mint, and will inform Your Excellency in due course of the result of my investigations.\n\nThe particulars above referred to have already been furnished to His Majesty's Minister and His Majesty's Commercial Attaché.\n\nI have, &c., \nHAROLD PORTER, \nfor Acting Consul-General, absent.\n\nHis Excellency \nSir F. D. LUGARD, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.\n\n-6 \n\n2. I have since seen the Imperial Decree issued on the 5th of last October establishing a tael currency with subsidiary coins in decimal parts of a tael, and I have the honour to enquire whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar and to issue the new subsidiary coins (decimal parts of tael) and whether the output of the Provincial mints are under Central Control. I presume that pending the return of His Excellency Tong Shao Yi no very pronounced steps are likely to be taken in the question of currency reform, but I should be glad of an expression of your views as to whether the new departure is likely to result in any real reform, more especially in the matter which primarily affects this Colony, viz., the diminution of the excessive issue of silver and copper subsidiary coins.\n\nI have, &c., \nF. D. LUGARD. \nGovernor, &c.\n\nshould be placed before the other sections as it appears to be the continuation of a letter.\n\n## \n2. I have since seen the Imperial Decree issued on the 5th of last October establishing a tael currency with subsidiary coins in decimal parts of a tael, and I have the honour to enquire whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar and to issue the new subsidiary coins (decimal parts of tael) and whether the output of the Provincial mints is under Central Control. I presume that pending the return of His Excellency Tong Shao Yi no very pronounced steps are likely to be taken in the question of currency reform, but I should be glad of an expression of your views as to whether the new departure is likely to result in any real reform, more especially in the matter which primarily affects this Colony, viz., the diminution of the excessive issue of silver and copper subsidiary coins.\n\nI have, &c., \nF. D. LUGARD. \nGovernor, &c.\n\n-7 \n\nNo. 6. \n\nis a page marker and should be preserved.\n\n## No. 6.\n\nCopy of despatch from Governor of Hongkong to H.B.M. Consul-General, Canton.\n\nNo. 22.\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 13th February, 1909.**\n\nSIR,-Referring to your despatch `No. 124*` of the 2nd September last and previous correspondence on the subject of the issue of Chinese subsidiary coins at Canton I have the honour to request that you will be so good as to furnish me with such information as may be available regarding the recent operations of the Canton Mint.\n\nI have, &c., \nF. D. LUGARD, \nGovernor, &c.\n\nHIS MAJESTY'S MINISTER, PEKING.\n\nThe final response is:\n\n## \n2. I have since seen the Imperial Decree issued on the 5th of last October establishing a tael currency with subsidiary coins in decimal parts of a tael, and I have the honour to enquire whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar and to issue the new subsidiary coins (decimal parts of tael) and whether the output of the Provincial mints is under Central Control. I presume that pending the return of His Excellency Tong Shao Yi no very pronounced steps are likely to be taken in the question of currency reform, but I should be glad of an expression of your views as to whether the new departure is likely to result in any real reform, more especially in the matter which primarily affects this Colony, viz., the diminution of the excessive issue of silver and copper subsidiary coins.\n\nI have, &c., \nF. D. LUGARD. \nGovernor, &c.\n\n-7 \n\n## No. 6.\n\nCopy of despatch from Governor of Hongkong to H.B.M. Consul-General, Canton.\n\nNo. 22.\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 13th February, 1909.**\n\nSIR,-Referring to your despatch `No. 124*` of the 2nd September last and previous correspondence on the subject of the issue of Chinese subsidiary coins at Canton I have the honour to request that you will be so good as to furnish me with such information as may be available regarding the recent operations of the Canton Mint.\n\nHIS MAJESTY'S MINISTER, PEKING.\n\nI have, &c., \nF. D. LUGARD, \nGovernor, &c.\n\n## No. 3.\n\nCopy of memorandum from H.M. Minister, Peking, to the Waiwupu.\n\n**4th February, 1909.**\n\nSir John Jordan has received a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong stating that the subsidiary coins issued by the Canton Mint still circulate at a heavy discount in the Colony, in spite of the reduction in their issue which has proved insufficient to be really effective.\n\nHis Excellency observes that on October 5th last a Decree was issued establishing a tael currency with subsidiary coins in decimal parts of a tael, and he enquires whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be under Central Control.\n\nAs no information has reached Sir John Jordan, since the issue of the Decree of October 5th, regarding the question of introducing a uniform currency as provided for in the 2nd Article of the Commercial Treaty of 1902, he would be obliged if the Wai Wu Pu would be good enough to acquaint him with the intentions of the Chinese Government in this matter, of which the importance to British trade in China is very great.\n\n## No. 5.\n\nCopy of despatch from H.M.'s Minister, Peking, to Governor of Hongkong.\n\n**PEKING, 8th February, 1909.**\n\nSIR,-In reply to Your Excellency's despatch `No. 7414/08` of the 31st of December last, I have the honour to transmit herewith translation of a memorandum I have handed to the Waiwupu enquiring whether it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar in view of the Decree establishing a tael currency, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be placed under Central Control.\n\n## No. 7.\n\nCopy of despatch from H.B.M. Consul-General to Governor of Hongkong.\n\n**H.B.M. CONSULATE-GENERAL, CANTON, 19th February, 1909.**\n\nSIR,-Referring to Your Excellency's despatch No. 22 of the 13th instant I have the honour to forward herewith particulars of the output of the Canton Provincial Mint for the two years 33 and 34 Kuanghsü.\n\nYour Excellency will observe that while the output of silver dollars shows a large increase during the past Chinese year, a considerable reduction has been effected in the striking of 20 cent pieces.\n\nI am making enquiries as to the more recent operations of the Mint, and will inform Your Excellency in due course of the result of my investigations.\n\nThe particulars above referred to have already been furnished to His Majesty's Minister and His Majesty's Commercial Attaché.\n\nI have, &c., \nHAROLD PORTER, \nfor Acting Consul-General, absent.\n\nHis Excellency \nSir F. D. LUGARD, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.\n\n*Not printed.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441971, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2]", "page_number": 98, "title": "CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2]", "content_text": "## ENCLOSURE IN No. 7\n\n### CANTON PROVINCIAL MINT\n#### Particulars of Output for the 33rd and 34th Years of Kuanghsü\n\n| Metal | Value | Coin | Kuanghsü 33 | Kuanghsü 34 | Value $ |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Gold | N.H. | N'd. | | | |\n| Silver | Dollar | | 900,000 | 969,000 | 6,320,000 |\n| | 20 cent | | 24,554,000 | 15,668,000 | 3,133,600 (Kuanghsü 33), 4,910,800 (Kuanghsü 34) |\n| Nickel | | NII. | | | |\n| Bronze | | NII. | | | |\n| Copper | | No Return Available. | | | |\n\n### Copy of despatch from H.B.M. Minister, Peking, to the Governor of Hongkong\n**PEKING, 2nd March, 1909**\n\nSir,--With reference to my despatch of the 8th ultimo, I have the honour to transmit herewith to Your Excellency copy of a memorandum which I have received from the Waiwupu in reply to my enquiry on the subject of subsidiary coinage.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\nHis Excellency Sir F. D. LUGARD, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., &c.\n\n### Copy of despatch from H.B.M. Consul-General, Canton, to the Governor of Hongkong\n**H.B.M. CONSULATE-GENERAL, CANTON, 22nd April, 1909**\n\nSir,--I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch No. 44 of the 20th instant in which you enquire what prospect there is of a change of the Provincial Treasurer and of the authorities of the Canton Mint in the near future.\n\nI have been unable to ascertain that there is any likelihood of a change in either of these departments of the Provincial Administration in the near future.\n\nThe Office of the Provincial Treasurer of Canton is a very lucrative one, and the present incumbent is popularly supposed to be endeavouring to retain it as long as possible. Nothing short of promotion to the Governorship of a Province is likely to induce him to resign his post and his prospects of promotion are, I understand, meagre.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nHAROLD PORTER, \nActing Consul-General.\n\n### Copy of Memorandum from the Waiwupu to H.M. Minister, Peking\n**Translation**\n\n**Memorandum**\n\n23rd February, 1909.\n\nThe Board have received a memorandum from Sir John Jordan enquiring, at the request of His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, whether in view of the issue of a Decree establishing a uniform currency it is the intention of the Chinese Government to withdraw the existing subsidiary coins representing decimal parts of a dollar, and whether the output of the Provincial Mints will be under Central Control.\n\nIn reply to enquiries addressed to the Board of Finance the Waiwupu have now received a communication from that department, wherein they call attention to the great importance of the question of the currency and point out that if a perfect system is to be devised it is essential that the subject should be considered in all its aspects. At the present time the Government Council are preparing a Memorial on the subject and as soon as the result of their deliberations is made known a detailed scheme will be prepared and general instructions issued. As regards subsidiary coins the Board of Finance point out that they have long been in circulation in all parts of China and not merely in Kuangtung. As soon as the whole question has been considered and a scheme decided upon a further communication will be sent.\n\n### Copy of despatch from the Governor of Hongkong to H.B.M. Consul-General, Canton\n**No. 58**\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 20th May, 1909**\n\nSir,--With reference to Mr. Porter's despatch No. 52 of the 22nd ultimo, and to previous correspondence on the subject of subsidiary coinage I have the honour to invite your opinion as to whether it may not be possible to settle the various points at issue in this matter between the Government of this Colony and the Chinese provincial authorities by direct negotiation between an officer of this Government and an officer deputed for that purpose.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493942, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 333, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n(11724.) (AMENDED.)\n\n328\n\nC. U\n\n7\n\n9085\n\nREC :\n\nREG25 FB22\n\nRemission of the Boxer Indemnity.\n\nAFTER the Boxer rising of 1900 the Chinese Government were called upon to pay an indemnity to the Powers concerned for damage sustained or military expenditure incurred.* By article 6 of the Final Protocol of 1901 the amount was fixed at 450,000,000 Haikwan taels. This sum constituted a gold debt calculated for the different currencies at rates of exchange fixed in the protocol (e.g., in calculating the amount of the gold debt the tael is to be taken as representing 3s. 71⁄2d gold dollars, 3.750 fr., 1.407 yen, &c.).\n\nThe gold debt was to bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent., and was to be redeemed in annual instalments spread over thirty-nine years, terminating at the end of 1940. A proportionate amount was to be paid monthly to a commission of bankers representing the interested Powers, and certain revenues were assigned as security.\n\nThe indemnity was made up between the different Powers as follows:--\n\n \n Taels\n Per cent of Total\n \n \n Russia\n 180,371,120\n 29.0\n \n \n Germany\n 90,070,515\n 20.0\n \n \n France..\n 70,878,240\n 15.75\n \n \n Great Britain\n 50,620,545\n 11.23\n \n \n Japan\n 94,793,100\n 7.7 (?)\n \n \n United States\n 32,939,055\n 7.8 (?)\n \n \n Italy\n 26,617,005\n 5.8\n \n \n Belgium..\n 8,484,345\n 1.8\n \n \n Austria..\n 4,008,920\n 0.9\n \n \n Netherlands\n 782,100\n 0.2\n \n \n Spain\n 185,315\n \n \n \n Portugal\n 92,250\n \n \n \n Sweden..\n 62,820\n \n \n \n Other claims\n 149,670\n \n \n \n Total\n 450,000,000\n 100.0\n \n\nIn 1908 the United States Government had the amount of their indemnity claim reviewed by a special claim's court, and according to a statement prepared by Mr. Morse, the author of the standard work, \"The International Relations of the Chinese Empire,\" for the China Association, it was decided to demand from China not the entire cost of the expeditionary force, but a sum to cover the difference between the war cost in the field and the peace cost in garrison. This difference added to the private claims amounted to about 2,800,000l., as compared with the estimate of about 5,000,000l. provisionally made in 1901. The balance of 2,200,000l. was remitted by proportionate deductions from future payments. This was done without any conditions being imposed.\n\nThe United States Minister at Peking, Mr. Rockhill, a persona gratissima with the Chinese Government, induced them to continue voluntarily to issue the American quota of the indemnity without deduction and to pay that portion which was renounced by the United States Government to a Commission of Education for the purpose of sending Chinese students to American Universities. The net result, therefore, was that the Chinese Government devoted the amount by which the original American claim was over-estimated to the education of Chinese students in America.\n\n* For fuller details and for some account of the machinery for the payment of the indemnity instalments, see Appendix I.\n\nTo nearest decimal.\n\n477.6 [6823]\n\nB", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493945, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 336, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "331\n\n6\n\n9. Accordingly, under the Rules of Trade signed with the Chinese Government by Lord Elgin and his French and American colleagues in November 1858, similar custom offices were opened at Canton in 1859; Swatow in 1860; Ningpo, Foochow, Chinkiang, Tien-tsin and Kiukiang in 1861; Amoy and Hankow in 1862; Chefoo in 1863; and Newchwang in 1864.\n\n10. Under the Treaties of Peking of 1860 with France and Great Britain, China agreed to pay indemnities to those two countries. These were secured upon the custom receipts. To ensure due payment, Mr. Lay, who had succeeded Mr. Wade as one of the three \"foreign inspectors of customs\" just a year after the institution of the new system, was appointed first Inspector-General of Customs on the 21st January, 1861, but he soon quarrelled with the Chinese Government and was dismissed from Chinese service. His successor as Inspector-General of Customs was Mr. (later Sir Robert) Hart. In 1865 Mr. Hart established his office at Peking, which has since remained the headquarters of the maritime customs service.\n\n11. In 1898 His Majesty's Government received an assurance from China that\n\n\"the Inspector-General of Maritime Customs shall in the future, as in the past, be of British nationality.\n\nBut if at some future time the trade\n\nof some other country should become greater than that of Great Britain, China will then of course not be bound to necessarily employ an Englishman as inspector-general.\"\n\n12. The service, though international as to staff, has always been, and still remains, pre-eminently a British institution. English is the official language, and the administration is moulded on British lines.\n\n13. Sir R. Hart died in 1911, and was succeeded by Sir F. Aglen, the present Inspector-General.\n\nBoxer Indemnity.\n\n14. After the Boxer rising of 1900 the Chinese were called upon to pay a heavy indemnity to the Powers for damage sustained or military expenditure incurred. The claims filed amounted to about 67,500,000l., say 450,000,000 taels; and at that sum the indemnity was eventually fixed by article 6 of the Final Protocol of 1901. Interest was to be at 4 per cent.; amortisation was to begin on the 1st January, 1902, and to end on the 31st December, 1940; annual payments (in gold at a fixed rate of exchange) were to amount to 18,829,500 taels in 1902, 19,899,300 taels from 1911, 23,383,300 taels in 1915, 24,483,800 taels from 1916, and 35,350,152 taels from 1932 until the end, the whole amount for principal and interest being 982,238,150 taels. A proportionate amount was to be paid monthly to a commission of bankers representing the interested Powers, and to secure these payments certain revenues were assigned: (1) the balance of the maritime customs revenues after payment of all prior obligations secured upon them, plus the proceeds of an enhanced customs tariff of an effective 5 per cent.; (2) the native customs at each treaty port to be administered henceforth by the maritime customs; (3) the balance of the salt revenue not already pledged.\n\n15. The total indemnity was made up as follows:-\n\n \n Taels.\n Per Cent.* of Total.\n \n \n Russia\n 130,371,120\n 29.0\n \n \n Germany\n 90,070,515\n 20.0\n \n \n France\n 70,878,240\n 15.75\n \n \n Great Britain\n 50,620,545\n 11.25\n \n \n Japan\n 34,793,100\n 7.7\n \n \n United States\n 32,939,055\n 7.3\n \n \n Italy\n 26,517,005\n 5.9\n \n \n Belgium\n 8,184,345\n 1.9\n \n \n Austria\n 4,008,920\n 0.9\n \n \n Netherlands\n 782,100\n 0.2\n \n \n Spain\n 135,315\n \n \n \n Portugal\n 92,250\n 0.1\n \n \n Sweden\n 62,820\n \n \n \n Other claims\n 149,670\n \n \n \n Total\n 450,000,000\n 100.0\n \n\n*To nearest decimal.\n\nThe Pre-Boxer Loans.\n\n16. Prior to the imposition of the Boxer indemnity, certain earlier foreign obligations had been already secured upon the maritime customs revenue.\n\n \n Date.\n Title, Source, &c.\n Interest.\n Amount.\n Term of Redemption.\n Redeemed.\n \n \n 1894\n Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. (War Loan)\n 7\n 10,000,000 taels\n 1914\n 1913\n \n \n 1895\n Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. (War Loan)\n 6\n 3,000,000l.\n 1915\n 1914\n \n \n 1895\n Chartered Bank. (Cassel Loan)\n \n 1,000,000l.\n 1915\n 1915\n \n \n 1895\n Arnhold, Karberg & Co. (Nanking Loan)\n 6\n 1,000,000l.\n 1915\n 1915\n \n \n 1895\n Franco-Russian\n 4\n 400,000,000 fr.\n 1931\n \n \n \n 1896\n Anglo-German\n 5\n 16,000,000l.\n 1932\n \n \n \n 1898\n Anglo-German\n 4½\n 16,000,000l.\n 1948\n \n \n\n17. Of these loans only three are now outstanding, namely, the Franco-Russian Loan of 1895, the Anglo-German Loan of 1896 and the Anglo-German Loan of 1898. These three loans are conveniently referred to as the \"pre-Boxer loans.\"\n\nNo. 439,\n\nLoan Service and Indemnity Payments as affected by the Revolution of 1911.\n\n18. Among the subsidiary questions raised by the revolutionary movement that broke out in China in 1911 was that of the disposal of the customs revenue at the various treaty ports, and of how to maintain it intact for the service of the foreign debt (\"China,\" Part LXIX, No. 23/1911.\n\n19. Under the system till then existing these revenues had been paid into Chinese Government banks and disposed of by the Chinese superintendents of customs at the ports, the Maritime Customs Service having no responsibility beyond that of verifying and filing the bank receipts in proof of the payment of duties, and not handling the actual cash at any stage. But with the advance of the revolution the funds collected at one treaty port after another fell under revolutionary control, and there was a serious risk of their being diverted to military purposes or to other forms of support of the revolutionary movement. The first port at which this question arose was Changsha; later the same problem presented itself at Hankow; and as a temporary measure it was arranged with the revolutionaries that the revenue should be held to the order of the Inspector-General of Customs, on the ground that it was really the property of the foreign bondholders and that complications with foreign Powers might well arise if it were seized.\n\n20. At Shanghai this raised a fresh issue. The Commissioner of Customs proposed that the revenue should be lodged with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank to the credit of the Inspector-General. This at once brought various of the foreign representatives at Peking into the field with the suggestion that the already existing machinery of the Indemnity Commission of Bankers (see paragraph 14) should be utilised. But this again was open to certain objections. The customs revenues being firstly pledged in the first place for the service of the pre-Boxer loans in regular order of priority, Mr. (now Sir Francis) Aglen, the Inspector-General of Customs, suggested that a special commission of the bankers interested in these pre-Boxer loans should be formed to deal with these funds. The merit of this proposal lay in that the customs revenues would thus be entrusted to those banks actually responsible to the bondholders for the due service of the loans secured by a first charge upon them. These loans amounted to a nominal capital of 54,455,000l.; and whilst almost all the Powers had become creditors of China since 1900, only Great Britain, Germany, Russia and to a small extent France, were interested in the loans prior to that date. The Boxer indemnity was only a second charge on the customs revenue (see paragraph 14).\n\n21. The foreign representatives at Peking had difficulty in coming to any agreement as to the arrangements to be made, the United States, Japanese and Belgian Ministers in particular (although none of them had any interest in the pre-Boxer loans) being insistent upon a revival of the powers of the Indemnity Commission of Bankers.\n\nNo. 400.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502246, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "page_number": 493, "title": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "content_text": "Page 363\n\n...\n\n...\n\non ja vox divið CHOT\n\nvapes molde fc for a redu dom. oud verb yoát,#1\n\nbesa IutsZU уISY 1905 zevovod eved yən\n\nin qofew pixmiuvidi, decima: Meowto/ ni grmes fonder rol Jr.\n\nDOJ IJ1.001.00 0.00 i sim, adiedmy sdt gedw eboireg and prim.\n\nPolen, SparK L momia to soİJNOVELİ\n\nquani danings befocfom, al Skupina dangoT¿ JA (£) .abodde gai\n\nPo diriman. YI. eec\n\n...\n\n-\n\nvivosa noite 1.5.\n\nanzie of gnificoos stlpt eld lama cer.. pas od fallaghum sú len Jokiu sovet eifda. „ ern youn qemi qlı edi albă un pí al noleuelque qurit .beriuper adu-i pdværi to je and be fool prize; of evadi quid\n\nto ca o ai einetong his rolŝo bedoci od od Joy IIS v7\n\nyi es malto ga yutille saoni:0 .bec\n\n(a)\n\n(b)\n\n(c)\n\nturned off British launches etc. The Flag has to be shown in other ports and British interests in general protected.\n\n480\n\nArmed Launches. At present these are tied down to convoying the Hongkong-Kongmoon river steamers. They run on a regular time-table and convoy ships through the most dangerous areas. In between their convoy work they patrol adjacent waterways. As long as they are with a convoy no piratical attack is likely to be made but I am convinced that with equally good protection to the river steamers they can be far more efficiently employed and far better protection to the many small craft under the British flag if convoying is abolished and efficient patrolling instituted instead. At present every pirate and local inhabitant knows exactly when the convoys and its guard launch will pass and can make their plans to pirate a tow before or afterwards in perfect safety.\n\nArmed Guards on board ships. When piracy became serious it was obvious that some means of protection had to be provided and against internal piracy in particular. The danger of any well-found ship being successfully attacked from the outside was, and in my opinion is, very small indeed, provided she was in the hands of efficient officers.\n\nI should be very sorry to try an attack on any of the river steamers by means of launches or junks as long as the river steamer was under weigh and under control and the officers wide awake.\n\nIt therefore came to a question of convoys or armed guards. To convoy the regular river steamer traffic and also the sea-going ship traffic to Canton and Kongmoon means a very large number of fast convoy craft continuously employed. Also as the speed of the convoy is that of its slowest ship a great deal of inconvenience is caused to the better found vessels. On the other hand to let all ships proceed independently and yet be safe means a large number of armed guards on each ship.\n\n-4-\n\nPage 364\n\n...\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 506379, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927", "content_text": "## Class II\n\n(a) English Composition. Idioms. Letter-writing. \n(b) Grammar. Analysis. Parsing. Paraphrasing. \n(c) Dictation. \n(d) Literature: \"A Christmas Carol\" Dickens.\n\nHistory \nJunior Local Syllabus. \nOutlines of European History in the nineteenth Century.\n\nGeography: \n(a) Physical Geography: Text-Book. Chap. I and parts omitted in previous reading. \n(b) Commercial Geography of the World.\n\nAlgebra: \nSimultaneous quadratics. Problems relating to quadratics. \nTheory of Quadratics. \nIndices. Surds. Elementary Logarithms. \nGraphical solution of equations.\n\nGeometry: \nHall and Stevens' Geometry. Books II and III.\n\nArithmetic: \nSimple and Compound Interest. Use of Logarithms in decimal calculations. \nGeneral work for Junior Local.\n\nDomestic Science: \nFood. Ventilation. Water. Cleanliness. Personal Hygiene.\n\nDrawing: \ni. Model. More advanced straight and curved lined objects. Textures. \nii. Design. \niii. Illustration.\n\n## CHINESE\n\nLiterature: \nMencius, Books I to IV.\n\nComposition: \nEssay writing. \nQuestions and answers on set books.\n\nHistory \nKung Wo New History Book V.\n\nGeography: \nKung Wo New Geography.\n\n## ENGLISH\n\n### CLASS III\n\n(a) English Composition--reproduction and letter writing. \n(b) Grammar: Construction of Sentences. Idioms Paraphrasing. \n(c) Recitation: Selected Poems. \n(d) Dictation. \n(e) Literature: Robinson Crusoe. Alcott Little Women.\n\nHistory \nGeneral European History from Middle Ages to the End of the Eighteenth Century.\n\nGeography \n(a) Physical Geography: Text-book Chaps. II, III, IV, VII. Map-reading. \n(b) General Geography with special reference to Commercial products.\n\nAlgebra: \nEasy formulae. Factorization H.C.F. and L.C.M. \nEasy Quadratics. Square root. \nGraph of x^2.\n\nGeometry: \nHall and Stevens' Geometry. Book I. Props. 1–12. Problems 10–15. \nBook II. Props. 23–30. with appendix.\n\n[ 6 ]\n[ 7 ]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 506380, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927", "content_text": "## CLASS III.--Continued\n\n### ENGLISH\n\n## CLASS IV\n\n### Arithmetic\n\n* Metric system. formulae relating thereto\n* Areas and Volumes. Use of easy Decimalization of money. Weights and Measures.\n* Simple interest. Problems: Work. Trains. Clocks\n[Calculations wherever possible to be worked in decimals].\n\n### Domestic Science\n\n* Ventilation. Water. Cleanliness.\n* Food.\n\n### Drawing\n\n* i. Model. Straight and curved lined objects. Textures\n* ii. Introduction to Design.\n* iii. Illustration.\n\n### CHINESE\n\n#### Literature\n\n* Confucian Analects (Book IV).\n\n#### Composition\n\n* Narratives.\n* Essay Writing.\n* Questions and answers on set books\n\n#### History\n\n* Kung Wo New History Book IV.\n\n#### Geography\n\n* Kung Wo New Geography.\n\n[ 8 ]\n\n(a) English Composition - stories. Simple Essay. \n(b) Grammar: Simple English Construction. Meanings of Words. More difficult application and rules of Tense and Mood.\n(c) Recitation - selected Poems. \n(d) Dictation.\n(e) Literature: Stories from the Arabian Nights. \"A Tale of Two Cities\", Dickens.\n\n#### History\n\n* Greek and Roman History.\n* Introduction to Early European History.\n\n#### Geography\n\n(a) Physical Geography with special reference to Climate and its effects. Map-reading.\n(b) General Geography: Tours round the world from Hong Kong.\n\n### Algebra\n\n* Symbolical Representation. Simple problems in the first four rules with symbols. Brackets. The Minus sign Simple Factorization. Simple and Simultaneous equations. Problems involving easy equations of the first degree. Graph of a simple equation.\n\n### Geometry\n\n(a) Use of instruments in simple constructions. \n(b) Hall and Stevens' Geometry. Book I. Props 1-12. Problems 1-10.\n\n### Arithmetic\n\n* Weights and Measures. Vulgar Fractions and Problems thereto. H.C.F, L.C.M. The Decimal System. Non-recurring fractions. Areas.\n\n### Domestic Science\n\n* Cookery. Simple dishes and Invalid Cookery.\n\n### Drawing and Painting\n\n* i. Flowers and Simple objects with Shadow.\n* ii. Illustration.\n\n### CHINESE\n\n#### Literature\n\n* Confucian Analects (Book III).\n\n#### Composition\n\n* Letters.\n* Simple Essays.\n* Narratives.\n* Questions and answers on set books.\n\n#### History\n\n* Kung Wo New History Book III\n\n#### Geography\n\n* Kung Wo New Geography.\n\n[ 9 ]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 511856, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-506-10 Broadcasting- report 7-12-1927 - 7-12-1927", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-506-10 Broadcasting- report 7-12-1927 - 7-12-1927", "content_text": "Ref No 13267 Eastern\n\nSir,\n\nRECEIVED\n\n- 9 DEC 1927 LOL, OFFICE\n\nRed Gables\n\nHornsea.\n\n7th December 1927\n\nI send herein a brief report on matters of possible interest to Hong Kong, it contains various impressions I have gained as result of visits paid to places of interest, and experiments I have carried out whilst on leave, my reason for writing now is to place this information on record whilst it is fresh in my mind.\n\nsee 30262/27\n\nexhaust broadcasting for long (12) 9/5 JAN 1925\n\n2. Telephone Systems.\n\nThe Hong Kong Telephone Ordinance requires the Hong Kong Telephone Company to install new and improved exchanges within the area of its franchise, at an early date. Whilst in London, I had an interview with the Manager of the Company, who has been obtaining tenders for suitable apparatus for installing in Hong Kong, these include tenders for Automatic Exchanges, the final type selected by the Company requires the approval of the Government before installation.\n\nThe two foremost types of Automatic Telephone Systems are the Strowger, which is the system adopted by the General Post Office for provincial towns in England, and the Western Rotary which is being adopted by Paris, and is in use at Hull Yorks. The Rotary is the more robust, the heavy work is done by machines which are controlled by impulses originated by the Subscriber, whereas with the Strowger all the work is done by electric magnets operated by battery currents, actuated also by the subscribers' dials. The plain Strowger system is less complicated and works by simple step by step movements on a decimal principle while with the Rotary the translations through the Registers with their\n\n3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-506-10 Broadcasting- report 7-12-1927 - 7-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 512363, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-506-9 Hong Kong Telephone Company- installation of automatic exchanges 7-12-1927 - 6-1-1928", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-506-9 Hong Kong Telephone Company- installation of automatic exchanges 7-12-1927 - 6-1-1928", "content_text": "Duplicate\n\nRef No 13267 Eastern\n\nSir,\n\nRed Gables\n\nHornsea.\n\n14\n\n7th December 1927\n\nI send herein a brief report on matters of possible interest to Hong Kong, it contains various impressions I have gained as result of visits paid to places of interest, and experiments I have carried out whilst on leave, my reason for writing now is to place this information on record whilst it is fresh in my mind.\n\nThe Hong Kong Telephone\n\n2. Telephone Systems.\n\nOrdinance requires the Hong Kong Telephone Company to install new and improved exchanges within the area of its franchise, at an early date. Whilst in London, I had an interview with the Manager of the Company, who has been obtaining tenders for suitable apparatus for installing, in Hong Kong, these include tenders for Automatic Exchanges, the final type selected by the Company requires the approval of the Government before installation. The two foremost types of Automatic Telephone Systems are the Strowger, which is the system adopted by the General Post Office for provincial towns in England, and the Western Rotary which is being adopted by Paris, and is in use at Hull Yorks. The Rotary is the more robust, the heavy work is done by machines which are merely controlled by impulses originated by the Subscriber, whereas with the Strowger all the work is done by electric magnets operated by battery currents, actuated also by the subscribers' dials. The plain Strowger system is less complicated than the Rotary in as much as it works by simple step by step movements on a decimal principle while with the Rotary the translations through the Registers with their", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-506-9 Hong Kong Telephone Company- installation of automatic exchanges 7-12-1927 - 6-1-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 521513, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-521-1 Triangulation of Hong Kong report and progress 13-1-1930 - 6-11-1930", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-521-1 Triangulation of Hong Kong report and progress 13-1-1930 - 6-11-1930", "content_text": "C. 72723/30 [No. 17].\n\nNo.\n\nRaked chorus the 25th April 20\n\n# REPORT UPON THE SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HONG KONG. BY BRIGADIER H. ST. J. WINTERBOTHAM, C.M.G., D.S.O.\n\n## 1. Functions of a Survey Department.—The main functions of a Survey Department have been summarized as follows:-\n\n(a) To provide evidence which will completely and permanently identify the land conveyed by any title issued by the Government;\n\n(b) To compile records of alienation necessary for intelligent land administration;\n\n(c) To make reliable maps.\n\n## Land Tenure and alienation.—Before discussing how the Survey Department fulfils the duties outlined in the last paragraph it is necessary to define the accuracy with which land must be identified under the system of land tenure in force.\n\nIt may be said that there is no freehold, and no registration of title. Crown leases are granted for varying periods, and alienation follows on English conveyancing practice modified by certain local enactments. The land registry is one of deeds only. In urban districts whether it be for a preliminary \"equitable\" title or, after the improvement and building clauses have been satisfied, for a Crown lease, a lot more particularly described and delineated by a plan. In the former case the plan may be made anyhow and by anybody so long as it has some resemblance to shape and surroundings. In the latter case the lot is marked and the plan is made by the Survey Department. The plan does not show co-ordinates or bearings, however, and cannot therefore identify the plot in any precise sense although it does show its surroundings. It is important to recognize that the surroundings might be wrongly surveyed or plotted. No legal significance is given by ordinance to the survey generally or to any particular map or plan. In the New Territories the same general procedure governs important developments whereas agricultural land is governed more particularly by the cadastral plans (32 or 16 inches to the mile—or roughly 1/2,000 and 1/4,000) made by a party from the Survey of India in the early years of this century. These agricultural lands are not marked except by bunds. The areas are taken out to a decimal of an acre only. In all cases, urban and rural land values (and taxation) are computed by area, but the main fact of assessment is, as a matter of fact, the situation and communications enjoyed by the plot. In urban districts trade and social factors affect the situation, in rural the soil and water. The survey is then for one factor of land valuation, as well as for identification and administration. From all these points of view, small plots in Victoria, Kowloon, and the surrounding towns and villages are important and the survey must be of such accuracy as to show details sensibly accurate in position at a workably large scale. The scale has been fixed at 50 feet to the inch (1/600). Without some such survey land administration would be exceedingly difficult. No error, or probable combination of errors, should then exceed the plotting limit of 0.01 of an inch at this scale (or 6 inches on the ground) in urban areas. An error twice as large will do no harm in country districts.\n\n## 3. Remarks on the System of Land Tenure. For various reasons, which seem to me difficult to identify, the evils of English conveyancing and bad unmarked original surveys have found little expression here. In some colonies the result has been to elevate land litigation into a form of sport, in others a wide difference between occupation and legal boundary has involved the Government in frequent lawsuits. Many the survey has had to be drastically remodelled. Most land authorities are agreed, therefore, upon the outstanding advantages of the Torrens system.\n\nHere, however, there seems to be little trouble and infrequent recourse to law. Occupation does not always coincide with title plans, notably perhaps in the plots along Queen's Road, but so far no serious troubles have arisen. In towns, boundaries are now marked, and in Victoria especially it is not difficult to keep strictly to them. In the New Territories the bunds do seem to be coincident more or less with ownership (which is not the case for example in Ceylon) and the existing cadastrals, imperfect as they are, appear to meet the case.\n\nFor these reasons, and in view of the political circumstances, it is impossible to suggest any change and the duty of the survey may be left as defined at the close of the last paragraph.\n\nSurveys.—GR1178/1922/32(III) (7012) M. & S.\n\nPage 19", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-521-1 Triangulation of Hong Kong report and progress 13-1-1930 - 6-11-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524647, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "161\n\nUNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.\n\nMemorandum on the debts due to the University of Hong Kong,\n\non account of the President and Chinese Provincial\n\nGovernment Scholarships.\n\nOn August 16th, 1924, the Wai Chiao Pu wrote to the\n\nUniversity, acknowledging a letter of July 17th, and stating\n\nthat they had received a letter from the Ministry of\n\nEducation informing them that steps were being taken to\n\nraise the sum of $54,700 (amount outstanding on August 31st,\n\n1924, for Peking Government Scholarships) and as soon as it\n\nhas been obtained a remittance would be made.\n\n2. On February 11th, 1925, Professor C.A. Middleton Smith\n\nwrote to the Vice-Chancellor informing him that Mr. Liang\n\nShi Yi, (Ex-Premier of China), who was about to leave for\n\nPeking, had definitely promised that he would take up with\n\nthe Wai Chiao Pu the question of the payment of the debt to\n\nthe University incurred by the Peking Government Scholars.\n\nProfessor Middleton Smith suggested that a letter, with a\n\nstatement of account, be sent to Mr. Liang Shi Yi. The Vice-\n\nChancellor wrote to Mr. Liang Shi Yi, under date of February\n\n21st, 1925, enclosing details of the sum owed by the Central Government of China, which amounted to $54,730. (The debt\n\namounted to $81,000 if the money owed by the Provincial\n\nGovernments were included).\n\n3.\n\nOn March 3rd, 1925, the Registrar furnished Mr. Liang\n\nShi Yi with particulars of the Provincial Government accounts\n\nfor the education of their students up to 1923. These\n\namounts were as follows:-\n\n \n Hupei Government\n $6,457.75\n \n \n Chihli Government\n $9,416.95\n \n \n Canton Government\n $6,211.35\n \n\nI made the following changes:\n1. Corrected \"Frovincial\" to \"Provincial\" (twice).\n2. Corrected \"C.A.Middleton Smith\" to \"C.A. Middleton Smith\" (added space).\n3. Corrected \"Liang Shi Xi\" to \"Liang Shi Yi\" (consistent with previous mention).\n4. Corrected \"Hupel\" to \"Hupei\" (correct spelling of the province).\n5. Standardized the formatting of dollar amounts (added decimal points).\n6. Formatted the table using HTML table syntax.\n7. Removed extra spaces and corrected minor spacing issues.\n8. Preserved the original paragraph breaks and content.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532805, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year\n\n \n Medical Faculty\n 21\n 25\n 39\n 23\n \n \n Engineering Faculty\n 7\n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n Arts Faculty\n I\n \n \n \n \n\nDuring the year additional accommodation has been provided in the chemical laboratory by the removal of the store room from the laboratory itself to a small room outside the main building.\n\nThe space thus released has been utilized for analytical balances for which, previously, there was insufficient room.\n\nThe teaching of Physical Chemistry has been developed by Mr. R. Ashton Hill as far as possible with the resources at his command. An endeavour must now be made to provide him with equipment and suitable laboratory accommodation for the development of practical work in this important branch of Chemistry.\n\nI take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to Mr. Hui Pak Mi, B.A., the Honorary Demonstrator, for his valuable and welcome assistance with the instruction in practical chemistry throughout the session.\n\nREPORT\n\nG. T. BYRNE, Professor of Chemistry.\n\nREPORT ON THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY\n\nFOR THE YEAR 1931.\n\nThe Library received for the purchase of Books and Periodicals a grant of $7,500, an increase of $3,000 over the previous annual grant. The maintenance grant of $1,080 included the cost of certain book binding, book cases, and other equipment, repairs, etc.\n\nThe number of volumes, Government publications, pamphlets, etc. received into the Library up to December 31st, 1931 was 27,947. This figure does not include the Morrison Collection of over 2,000 volumes. The total accessions of volumes, Government publications, etc. for 1931 have been 965. Of these 694 volumes, Government publications, pamphlets, etc. have been received as gifts and 183 volumes have been purchased. 88 volumes made by binding periodicals are included in these figures.\n\nThe Library has subscribed to 154 literary, medical and scientific periodicals and others have been kindly donated.\n\nThe gifts include useful Government publications received from the Government of Hong Kong and from Governments of all parts of the world. The Vice-Chancellor, Sir William Hornell, C.I.E., M.A., has donated some valuable books to the Library during the year. Various publications of value have been presented by Mrs. J. Fenton and W. M. Kay, Esq., M.A., by Members and Societies of the University, Consulates and Residents of the Colony, the British Museum, the Carnegie Institute of Washington, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Learned Societies and by other Universities and Institutions.\n\nNew author card catalogues of the General Library and of the Medical Section are nearing completion. The entries in the old author card catalogues had been made in different ways by different people.\n\nGood progress has been made with the new shelf list, the books being arranged on the Library shelves according to the numbers of the Dewey Decimal Classification and the Cutter Sanborn Author Tables.\n\nMany new author, subject and title entries have been added to the dictionary card index during the year.\n\nIt is most essential that provision be made at the earliest opportunity to provide the Library with suitable accommodation for expansion and the funds necessary for equipment. The present General Library accommodation of three rooms has the best central position for all purposes, and when any space, near the Library in the Central Building, at present occupied by other Departments is vacated, it is hoped that such space will be allocated to the Library for expansion.\n\nFebruary 4th, 1932.\n\nM. E. M. RING,\n\nLibrarian.\n\nPage 72", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 591763, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949", "content_text": "## Schedule A\n57\n1946 and 1948\n### COMPARATIVE TABLES OF MONTHLY SALARIES AND USUAL ALLOWANCES (in dollars) for 1941 (INCLUDING THE MAXIMUM H.C.L. IN ALL CASES)\nThe figures are accurate to the decimal point only\n\n| RANK | YEAR | AVERAGE | Salaries which include the addition of expatriation allowance in 1948 salaries and maximum H.C.L. for 1946/48 | | | | | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | | | rent | quarters | LESS | LESS | LESS | receivable | |\n| | | | 143 | | 45% | $127 | in cash and in kind and plus H.C.L. INCLUDES Fuel | $127 | |\n| | | | | | | | for | for | $143 for furnished |\n| | | | | | | | W&O | fuel | and |\n| | | | | | | | 1941/6 | light | and less |\n| | | | | | | | 1/7th plus | 10% of 1/7th | |\n| | | | lang. 10 | for 1948 | $280. | | | | |\n| SUB-INSPECTOR | 1941 | $400 | $670 | $664 | $537 | $394 | | | |\n| | basic | 1013 | 997 | 870 | 727 | | | | |\n| | | | AVERAGE increase of 1948 salary over 1941 and 1946 respectively, but NOT taking into account the loss of other allowances (further language qualifications, hard-lying etc.) i.e. Column 7 | | | | | | |\n| | INCREASE OVER 1941 | | | | | | | | |\n| | INCREASE OVER 1946 | | | | | | | | |\n| INSPECTOR | 1941 | | 1946 H.C.L. $733 | 1948 basic | expat | H.C.L. $1092 | | | |\n| | basic | 8673 | 953 | 925 | 798 | 655 | $453 or 115% | $120 or 16% | |\n| | 1946 H.C.L. | 1006 | 1286 | 1258 | 1131 | 988 | | | |\n| | 1948 basic | expat | H.C.L | 1491 | 1491 | 1448 | 1321 | 1180 | |\n| | $525 or 80% | $192 or 19% | | | | | | | |\n| CHIEF INSPECTOR | 1941 | 866 | 1146 | 1112 | 985 | 842 | | | |\n| | basic | | | | | | | | |\n| | 1946 H.C.L. | 1226 | 1506 | 1472 | 1345 | 1202 | | | |\n| | 1948 basic | 1845 | 1845 | 1788 | 1661 | 1482 | | | |\n| | expat | | | | | | $640 or 76% | $260 or 21% | |\n| | H.C.L | | | | | | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]