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SCUBATON IN PARLAMENT ON THE

HAM UNLAWFUL-POJBERRION.. for restating the base areinst the suitability of the present building, "All init din be sold ouWong Akan, w marino hawkor was charged this point has been said strewly, and the in, with the unlawful possession of seven and w reased püstoudence now reported on gives no half eatties of coppar nail at Youmuhtad, also excuse for modifying a single expression made noms copper bolts,

The prisoner, who said he bought tbam from cse of last year: bat, alban taon, the first ins stalment of the coat has been placed on the a man who worked at the dock, was fired 25 1 Estimates, which implies that it will not be in default three months" bard Inbour. nocoumry to refer to the mutter much longer, ALLEGED LARGENT,

24. The Grant-in-Aid Sabools are still in Charles Moller, genman on board the Bri

amber. The manager of the Baxter Soboola tigh bark Craigie En, ebarged Willisto Doherty, opened a new one in Tai-ping: Elám, but the late a seaman on ste game ship, on ruspicion average attendance not reaching the required with etsaling his watch on the voyage ont. The point it and the Sai Ying-pin school were prosecutor said, a man named Thomas Lang pronged together and examined accordingly told bim something about the prisoner and the 25-Lho Basel Mission Girl Sorool did watch. This man woon aalled on to give

since the establishment of tus class. Mr

OLTRY. GARRISON STEWART Would Fin bave the sahoo!

In this match, played on Friday and Saturday Fours shorteugd. They are, it must be fast, the Olib got a vera thrashing from the admitted, rather trying for this climate, very Garrison,Their play was not up to the slant- anach longer than the hours in mest schools ard that might have been expected from the sloven who took part in the mated, and if we in England. But it seems that it is frapos except ears, underson And Hoa, who alone. sible to shorten thou and at the same time did justsen to the reputation as briokoters, the muittain

nellicient system of instruction. Cinb eleven played in'n weak, perveless, apirit- less fashion, that contrasted badly with the Four hours per day are devoted to the study nergy and resolution of their opponents. of Luglish and four to that of Chinose The folding would have made a crocodile seeps the byes Howod postliku water, and the balla Eight houre la a long grind, especially in slipped like eats throgh the lauda stretched the heat of the summer months, but the out to secure them. The Club went in first and Hand Maator is certainly the bast judge on made 65 rane of which Mr. Sanderson made 38. This gentleman play a very good Never ___ that point. "If cannot be dovlied tas if it lotting off a lacus bail he at the auditime das had been feasible to shorles the time ho fa atrỡng defence, and to eleven need despair, an would have done so ore now, Mr. Stews long as uie tonings le yet to be played. The is anxious that the education-impuried other batsmen inured themselves by naging uning unngeron, and profitless. Mr. Diraci, pont there is a long stretch of maddy beach at included Ip.reading, writing (from Beration), Dok, with the unlawful possesafon uf nisa and

TELEGRAMSenofonte fe worthy of all commendation. From being a place which one was almost ashamed Gf, it has become the prida and the talk of the neighbourhood

10 Tho evhool at Aberdeen, in addition to ite other dillonitica, the iteration of which is damecesenry, had this time to contend with sok ne The master had repeated attacks of fever. and it took much perscazion to insince him to return after his last and rory serious illness. LONDON, 10th February, The village, in spite of all that has been done to In the House of Lorda, Lord Derby, in reply it in little better than swoop. The exhalations to Lord Grauvill, supported Count Andrasers which arise from the beated mind, in a brevzeloes sustrum by like the list, can only producono result, to, here being no violation of the Treaty of Sickurss titerfered nach also with the school Paris, and defended the pursesse of the Seat Shaa-ki Wan. The building bed an thoavi

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ble notaristy while it was compled by the more, that sustain its previons reputation, evidence said he knew nothing about the use Police, but noul last year, there tid bees no Forty-five scholars wore examnued, and sibhough The prisoner was discharged. danse for complaint inde It became a subpply night of them failed, blue to be romanaboran, Pak DOCK RODEIRIES. Some. It stands of the highest ground in the shut all the air standards were taken, and cor- Fun Aying, * arpenter, was charged by illege, and is admirably ventilated: bat in sequently grentur range of cubjects wie Seeloen, & watolish at the Cosmopolitur

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are apparent to averyone. We mar ba aruga, Haw bad therefore wara the other have been expected, engaged the chief interest other drawbacks, the Central Sabool in steadily !;

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in secomplishing the work because it has, G. F. Non, L. Walke

MU, P. Bichand, and ou0b. Gri so to speak, grown up with him. He has M. 6. Morris, li Walker 9 b. G now for more than fifteen yetts discharged his presont important functious with razo ability, to the ontire satisfaction of the Government, and has earned the respect of the whole bom munity by the tast, faircoss, administrative talents, and unflinching houoaty of purpose he has exhibited. Benanna be bag up to the present time filled the two positions with an auch credit to himadf and satisfaction to the Authorities is no reason why he should be expected to continue to hold both. The work in each department is steadily growing, and his energy cannot be expected to incruse. in an enervating climate like Hongtong. It is tim Mr. STEWART was reliuval of the responsibilities of the Hand Mastership and allowed to devote himself entirely to the

ASERET INSINSK Major Badgon, La, bw, by Demo, Geker, sth. idmen, Handley Forget fergustes, £ölle Ergin.cat, b. Heal Compom Newari Regiment, o. Done. Ten, 18 Lies. Further, 312 Regram; c, Jum, & Dente...." 11: 'Lựuk Grimm CD, d. Traves. b, Hardley.... Lieut. Shem, 4600. Tapi, e kuhatitute; b. Handley.

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& Co Shanghai, Omuroo and Mesere. Hail & Holtz and Kelly NRWCHWANG

& Co., Shanghai - TIENTSI, andį Mesara, Hall & Holtz und Kally. PERINGKA & Co., Shanghai. NAGARAKI. The O. And 3. Trading Co. duties of Inspector. As he points out, the Hrood, Osas.The O, and J. Trading Co.- YOLGHAM..... Mears. Land, Urarture daingainst the school. Last year the Head YOEGHAMA......Mears. Lane, Cranford & Do, amigamation of the two affices also felis Mastor was unble, on account of having to MAWILL........Mosare, J. de Boyzaga & Co. MAN... Must Listeler tretin.uspect other schools, to teach a single hour LONDON.Mr. F. Algar, Otement's Lane, during the months of December. This would LONDON.........Mr. Geo, Street, 30, Cornbill. LONDON...Mesars. Bates, Henry & Oa San Franciscu Mr. D. P. Fisher, 21, eroliants

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Hongkong, funvory 3rd, 1876.

$7, Park Row.

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On the 12th February, at Hongkong, tho wife of Mr fi, R. LAMMERT, Lf a daughter. [205

Le romediod by a separation of the two offices, a arrangement which it is to be hoped the Government will see fit to recommend. The

adoption of this course is a matter of simple justice to Mr. STEWART and of sound policy

in the interests of the Central School.

Captain Horniblow is posted to the 2nd at- talion 24th Regiment on exchange from the 25sh Fools

Corporal Prate11, borbégmont, M. flgulley Corporal padlo, 26th Regiment, not and

· Burjan inddel, 90th Regiment, astpak

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THE HONGKONG FIREINSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED, A Managers, to be presented at the seventh The following is the Report of the Geoagel Ordinary Meeting of the shareholders, to be held on the 17th instant-

a

the Brieines of the Company made up to the

60 pret cont, to Reaerre, Fand thus in

de contribuciS) imanjem 50 perc Didon & Shareholders

$46.10 per share(amointing in 23.035 per conf. on pizdiņ capital) — „mą.

$88,352

$184,760 The Working Account for 1875 -alows a balance of $218,624,68 in favour of the Com- pany; from this, iwever, nearly $20,000, will are to be deduok to provide for loses acer tained up to date..

Reference to the Stat-ment for 1875 will show that the year has not proved so free from cunu H.I.B.M.S. Ai, after four yesta' survive. in Chino, wit yesterday for the Blank Snities as preceding ones, but as the receipts of premium buve been fully maintained and the the Suez Canl

Interest Account has improved, the General considered satisfactory. Madigers trust that the result shown will be

Pear

COAL MINING AT KELUNG.

Which could walk fotoat from the tens to the in reply, defvaled the purchase, and pointed water, from who, totsans cannot Lail to geogmpby, and bistory remarkable proficiency a half, sauties of new composition nails, the in the Central School should provo thorough, wickets and back again, but no one would be it the value of the Coal as a continuation of exude under a broiling san. A dersar vebeta" wine displayed. Ariffimetio was weak, com property of the Dock Dempsay.** and with that view he has placed the two hold enough to decide which of them showed the obain of fortresses between gland and fun bosh bere and at Aberdeen would go far to pared with these but when one thinks of The proscentar ssid the prisesor azw that ha

counteract thiend evil infuenoca

Chiaroo girle working some us for ca a VitigaT REEpected him and run any. He gave obane. the most startling rapidity. It now ormo for

nud osaght him, when the prisoner dropped the kingunges on a fooling of perfect equality, the other aide to go in, and Major Badgen and India. Ho farbor aid that, despite the sup-11-In addition to geography, introduced into and desiccal fruotions, the result renched is making it a sine qua son that both shoulà ba Mr. Walker lost no time in bowing the hub part of the Andrassy zote England is no fren all the soloola in 1573, the first three booke of bigh y ereditable; it would be fortagate for the nails.

the Sokol Book Committee's serion game fate Colony if it had more subpoly of this descrip. The prisoner dested that the nails fall from how to make rane. Both gentlemen hatted ever studiod. Unless this condition had been extractaly well, and Mejor Buigen in particular M. Gladston has approval of to support Inst year with lighly satisfactory results. tion. Memory is not cultivated in this school him. adhered to, the result would, he says, have kept his vicket insasi against this anccessive of the Andrasoy note

The Low sub cols wera, un o role, well taught, the orponse of the other faeuitica. The girls Mr. Spratt daid, there wire frequent robberies without any injury to the ordinary Chiness aro taught intelligent on approved methods, of nails, the naile being resold to the ship tended to the production of a tribe of attacks of Messrs. Handley, Head, Travers, an MOVEMENTS OF TAR QUCH OF SUNDURCH. Lessons Arithingtis, which was referred to inst and they show the effects of it in tuo intelligent builders. He had occasion to charge the prî-

Ye Desue. My Walker was caught well in the matterers utterly useless for interpretation, slipe by Mr. Handley, and thus a mast dasgar The Duke of Edinburgs taken command of year, was not adopted for two reserne fest way to which they do all their work, saner once before

bucanao time could but be found for the com46The thugs Baxter schools, seat up-792as prisoner was fined £5, three or, for that matter, for anything elec the man wis got rid off aufortunately, how the Sultan, and proceeds

Mr. STEWART Callstontien to om very over, there eers others to ganged bit, and the Feiteres Merisorulation of a suitablo: Chinese Best book, sind, girls for examastion, of whom 40 passed. The mothy and I bom, and e, in defatti ras

candy, becanse even if it hul been ready thers Eighest standard taken was the fifth Theas stocke fur ons bour at scene of the theft. *** mue sufficient inuoration for one year without scolare ranked in Class I which compriana VAN IMPUDENT HAWKER. important bat probably little thought or next day where the last wicket fallthe telegmp THE AIVIL WAR IN SPAIN. SE

shewed 159 jung, of which Mujar Badgën bad: antier. We refer to the separation of tho made S2 nd to which Measts. Walker and The Alfonsists are now masters of Biscay and it. It will not be lost sigls of, and, when oppor- thoas in which Chloss education is given A hawker of suger osue, sed Cheung tabity offre, it also will and its appropriato The manager le auxioes to live them in the Aling, was charged by a Bible constable with offices of Head Master of the Central Schoolravard, and Nawton, Arkell, and Pants had Alvoa.

place in the schoola

ame ones a the Buel Mission School, where atrowing the street with sugar casse chips. The also contributed lurgery, The Olub bail now

13The other Native Schools, thirtec in

a Larapena education in given in the Chinese prisoner alleged the ccnutable and him, and Inspector of Schools. "It has,” he guy to save their one fnnings, which it was on the

become impossible for one man to discharge cards to do, but instead of topping their hed LA FUKICH LU AT THE THEATRE number and principally on the Kowloon side, language, and we doubt he will soon be able to peat me groundnuts, sail peabed him down- wblah reosive a mozibly contribution towards have them there. The great obstrucien present Inquiry we made, and a hawker came up and ROYAL

the masters' salaries, remain very much as thy in the want of qualified teachers and the in-confirmed the constablon evidence. eficiently the duties of both. The Head Mascore of the fires innings, they made 13 fons than before, and out of 52 Mr. Houd runde 28.

The Franch Opera Comique - Troupa – gavo ore. The number of scholars was great thanvreased expenditure which a change would. The prisoner whe God 10 dents. tor of a sabool of upwards of 400 boys has Mr. Bead sad Mr. Sanderson appeared likely their second performance at the Theatro Royal; in 1874, and the attendance was very much involvy. In the meantine, à le a question quilo enough to occupy his time and attention at one time to get well in togol her, but the City Hall, on Friday ovaning There was a more regulut. The new hooks just apoken of deserving bis best atention whether it would fates were adverse to both of Lions. Mr. Sau- very good attendance, though not quite equal re gradually making way soong them ton: not be better to concentrate bis efforis 'rather within bis own domain. No one will think dereon was unfortunate enough to be given to that of the previous Monday The pro and hive or a yeara hence, perbapa, with than extend them. One good school in Olass The fallowing special proclamation, dated of disputing this assertion. Mr. STEWART out leg before, and Ms. Head wha run out by a gramme commenced with an opera comique,in patiendo nad persavarnpoa, these schools may III, would be worth half a dozen in Cius Lyse Chicber, 1875, by Hein, Tastai of Forindas and one of the last men to complain of overwork. piece of execptionally good folding on the partono act, entitled" A vint la Nooty by Johne, an do for Dis outly mig place in which they are regards both the religions and ocalar portione the Pesonderes, is published in the M. O. Daily

of Major Budgen, wall backed up by the uleket, amgeing trife, in which Medanis Dorlia and situated what the Gurernment Subpola, ordin of the odysution i sad he has the means of News at me yo He has gene on, year after year, performing keepers by Mr. Worker Mr. Uzster made Mr. Ponlet, as two French psuenate about to arily so ulied, are doing in more favoured accomplishing that. This, however, is merely The bills near Keinng are coul producing very heavy and arinons duties with taflag- Renand hear score in both inninga, making in lie married, managed to excite à great deal of localitios,

aggastinin, and may be taken by him for what localities, the oxport of onal from which has of 13In spite of defeative accommodation and it is worth

MANGA late years amounted tenn less than several ging 200 and devotion, the results of which the let innings, and 8, not out, in the 2nd in merriment, La Pericbole, however, ab-anight

27-The London Mission Bobool at Wan tai bundred thousand pionie. The people of those acorce 1 Subjoined is the noore

of the nudienos. Offenbuat's airs are invariably progressing The total number, under tuition connues to maintain ita high position. The phosa are, however, wo ignorant of the true art tain that be has only spoken now because be HONGKONG CLON

popular, and his opera" bouffes, always find was 856, and the average daily attendance for master does his work vary, taoroughly. Out of of mining that the coal they extract is top PIEGT IK Parkets, b finds the proper fulfilment of the dution M. 4. 3. Indky, KEND UNION FROur whereres not. The prinsipal parts in the year was 350. The corresponding numbers 50 scholars presented only tiled. Ia reading mail to be of much naj in steamera and the

Novben. Pandle Wire La Ferichote" are, of course, thom of Fiquillo. belonging to both posts beyond his capacity; Ms. W. 31. Dong, Waku..LERE outil Le Ferchile, the areat musicians, and these for 1874 wore 528 and $47 respectively. Taking writing (from dictition), composition and regalo. Thare being; too, a growing demand month by month, the avoruge number on the geography the school is very strong; and, fram for coal, in consequence of the rapid increase BḤ:-Law. 5, WETKE... and that one or the other is likely to suffer. 7. Bend, br. Worn 300 were well sustined. Mr. Legros, as Piquillo, banks van 411, as agaioan 300 for the provins the accuracy with which the boys explained in the number of Obiness staugaers, and it being

• Keston3. b. Whiker

_____| what they had read a high estimata could be quite impossible to provure from abroad all the in conserence. No other man, wo che safes raro, a Walker,

was partially successful, and biseiging drew forth very marked demonstrations of approval 14-Nothing occurred during the your wish formed of the monster's carefulgens and ability supplies that aroneeded, it hea üccomas a matter could possibly nadertake the two posts, Md. Temps, ziet, b.

from the audience. From the time when the two requires any special mention. The school, xa] The Cai-gʻing. Shwa mahon wie very qafor if the greatest roscosity for the purposes of And Mr. SWAX only seccoeded so far. P: Chaer, e ant b Walkm...

street minstros appered ad tas tavern and gave regarda búth masteré zad sobolars, was wonder, tumst. At the end of tho frac sir wontba, the maral defence that a howledge of the art of their first song to the fall of the curtain, the par- fully exempt from diskurss and other cause of teacher bad to be dismissed for nagkot of duty. mining should be acquired: H, B. the Imperial formance gaw obvious sat sfaction. There is wheuse There was consequently the leas to it would be wrong, therefore, to attribute the Commissioner Sbón having, consequently, not much for the minor character to do interfere with the even tenor, of daily duty, the great falling off to the present moster. Of recommended that the Yamien of Foreign but Madame Derlis, Mr. Pontet, and Mr Source any year has been so favourable to the the 47 scholars preecated, 18 failed. In spite of Affairs should ne orders to the Impectar Emmanuel alled their parts with sbility and school luthie reapest në 1875. ( this, thiers, were abfotent indications of the General of Maritime Customs, Mr. Hurt, for mare. Madame Doria hal to do duty 25-15.-Remarks on this school might have present teacher's ability to lead to the belief the engagement in England of a mining | Fræzsy swolle and Mastrala, and proved ucréelt anded here but for the decumion which educs that this year there will be a very different state expert, 1, on the arrival in Formosa" of Ar fully equal to the tiak. These performances tina) montiers hace, intly elicited. It will, of affairs. Greas and much needed improve- | I92a0k, the engineer salvosed, sent: officer a ** | lose a good steal for want of the email ages. I therefore, Bot be out of place to give come idea mente were made in the two school-rooma in the bim to examine in succession the various sories, but the efforts of the little company are of what the school is doing. This van 65,best beginning of last year, but the sanitary arrange. coal prodising bila in the neighbourhood of fully apprentated by their audiences: Og Fri tested by the ordinatione, bab this Report mente still require che manager's best attention, Kelung. They reported, as the result of the day night, there were frequent recadley with would be overloaded with docententa, If all the and modern desks and forms should replace, as fuspection, the fitucas for mining purposes, which the performers: good humouredly com

amination papers and the resalts Gundectal joou his possible, the Obiuess tables, which from their productiveness, of Lao-looking plied. The companiments were again very with tins English and five Chinese classes were occ.py by far too much vi the present limited and other place, distaut some ter lẽ from akilfully and creditably played by the director incorporated init. A selection must therefore be space, Kelung, and rcommended the purchase of the Mr. L'Anday Cephas. The next terme made, and this will be found in the seosad ap- 28-It is very dificult to define the oract nevessary machinery unl toole, the formation in siverinod for Tharaday night, for which an pendir, which contains the pupore set to the position of St. Savirur's Day School. In con- of a tramway, and the introduction of wheelet attractive programomus is promised. We trust first class, and the ranchs in enda ribject sequence of a complete chuiggin the mange waggone, to be moved by polleys, for the curry. this deterging troops will on that socation sized by every scholar in it. The uatues only ment, a request to have the sclical examined in ing-off and shipment of the conl produced. also receive the support they merit

remitted Are

the middle of Norotiber, instend of at the usual. They also proposed that the workman shout! *-:16. The examination papers and the reants time, was complied with on sortain conditions. Fall be Chinesa sibjects, sid that a certain anz- lie on sup takie of the csumination ball, and ara | in consequency of this, the sabool was deprived iter of Pesign artisans should now be engaged THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, open to inspection us all timed The written of more than a month of its most valuable trze. to instruct the beal miners in the method of The Gazedept Saturday contains the subjoined onewars given by the fire class x10 also The rean ts now to be stated out, therefore, be extraeting the oil, with a view to abodessin! The General Managers have now to submit Report from Mr. Stewart on the state of the purged for twelve months, and ure equally viewed is the light of this explanation. Of the results. The farepolag report having both ngến to the public for perural. The exsaias: 54 sobolare found, digible for examination,ephmitted, I was subsequently informed that to the shareholders the Annexed Statement of Government Reocols in Hongkong for 1875 — tions, which are very laborious work, copy passed and 21 foifes, and, of the 33 who pushed, the proposals, which were forwarded to the fum eight-ten duyu, at the rate of two 15. bid to depend for their success on their Throne in a memorial justly presented by H.E. nett profit of $154,760, and for 1875-a-balance the Blue Book Beturns and the Annual Repost by the masters in committee. The reault more is allowed to count as one of the subjects of a General, and the Governor of Fuhlien, had 1st December, 1875, showing for the year 1874 Hongkong, 50 February, 1878.

SIR-I bay the bouuur to forward to you pepers to each blast a day. Dayro conducted handwriting, whiobain-der certain ciron matances the Imperial Comiamioner, the Governor of 3213,034.68 at øredit of the Workíur Acocunt.

that counterbalances, the xertion required; standard. The school took in cell” tha" siz cinco with the Articles of Asciation ite Prop Education for 1875. si for the your 1874 has to be appropriated as followsubject to Government enpervision was 2606, each boy in the school in every subject which he in the fifts, and open the sixth. The reading of the novelty of the undertaking, that al

As it is to be feared notwitstanding, in vio The number of cholera attending seboola because we are able to fit exactly the status of standarde, bat only two scholars were examined lined the Imperial action. ercesing the stine to $507,202 493 This is an advance over 1874, but as it acidunta bas been taught during the years sery good, geography was good, grammar members of trading places, both at a distance 20 por crat to Contributing Shareholders)

only to about two per cent, it is not so marked 17-The subjects of examination comprise was fair, writing (fram dictision) was weak and and to the neighbourhood, may not be fully (anting to 1,278 per cent, 'oa >

in some prorious years, This in partly no the whole work of the New This is often with netto was very weak indeed. It is bat informed with regard to the matter, I think it counted for by the fact that no addition was attended with insonyealence, on count of its justice to the late teacher to add that the partial right to emboly the information in a pablo inado to tus amber of soboole. There was also frequent promotions which. have to be made e assistance which he received consituted his notice. This notification is therefore isened a falling off, swoosting to thrée sad a half pervacancies occurs. It is hard on a boy to be teaching the arithmetic of Res of the standude for the information of the gentry, traders, and cent., in the native schools which are supported examined on the works of a oluis in which he himself, and that a week before the examination coal proprietors in the pinous referred to.. Te by Doverament. The cause of this will appear bom beep for only a few months, but this one of his assistants was withdrawn,

are to know, then, that the proposed scheme of whom the state of certain of these is taken inte difionlty cannot be overcome, until the school's is ratifying to be able to report that mining at Laobao-king to one undertakeu sideraticu. In all other care there was an great tawlark, short atuadause bas been St. Stephen's Church Scho, which was reported had paid for by Government, und that the mngresses and the total deficiency, taking all removed, pa pon so unfavourably fast yose, has succeeded in Foreign workmen who servicea are to be engaged the Government Schools together, amounts to 18. This, in most instance, nocounts for the more than regaming its original position. There to show the looal miners the proper method only four scholars, that is, 1.27 as against comparatively emul number of marke gained new muster had grasped the grant-in-aid scheme of coal mining, to the and that the supplies of 1,931.

by boys towards the end of each lat. It not fully, ne is proved by the fuct but out of of enrential importance for the tias of steamers Any deficiency in totaal numbers was infrequently happine that a boy, who would who wore presented only four failed. In two guy he obtained that, as to eccouragement to the undertaking, both Chinese and Foreign- more than componented for by the regularity of dave been among the first in bis old class, in aufjects only, writing (from dictation), and the attendance; the misurun in this respect mong the last in his new bue, but in such coeposition, was the school inferior to the merchants will be allowed to buy, and ship too being much bigber than in previous years, owner, promotion has to be taken as a prize, and London Mission School at Ward In all cost that, pa at act of donaideration for pers The Incles appended to this Report, give the this practically overbodies the dificulty, for the other respects St. Stephen's holde at present the sonal interests, the pit Baties and other fullest particulara under this heading, and abaya think a great deal of promotion to first place doug the sobbels of its own class. miscellaneous present levied on coal reference, to then willjarevant cho scoreality of higher class. 10-Vitoria Bere's Howool, which is tho only aris, without exception, applisted; with, that af entoring on seceres, of tediops details. They 19 The susters, too, wuukt be glad of more updenominational school in receipt of a grant such pita un arastreads opened nowhere, which have been compiled with the view of supplying permanence in the classes, in order to give's in-aid, proscuted 20 scholars for examination are not in the way of the pinoes taken for the all she information about the sebooks which was fair tost of what they had done during the year in the first four inmirls. There were 11 erection of the machinery, all oval, proprietora past. In the Ligher branches especially, Clamistry failures. The astrol belongs to the same eines and others may contique their opentions us thought likely to be desired. -

4The Native Schools supported by Govern- aud Algebra for instance, it often hoppers, at 88 Saviour'a dauely Olney 17 (Schools in beretofore. Let not the above cause you to ment, are six cen in nauber, and were attended the end of the year, that two-hirds of the which a Durgoun education is given in my harbour feelings of suspicion. Lut eich take by 1.016 sobolare, deing a decream of 38 au com scholars in the class were not in it when the European language); and, of the two, it holds implicit heed. Do not disobey. pared with the previnits yests. This was oving course of lessons was commenced. This le vory the buguer place in ull respects, with the single to change of four of the masters, one beint discouraging, but it will work ile own aura by exuption of reading. The weakest point in diamissed, ona permitted . reign, and two and by. In the meantime, we must be content the school is arithmetle, to which the attention supply three of the pacendien paulis indeed, had been the guiding principle in every and giren at these acuminatique are exceody beving to relae on account of bad bosith To to make the best of things they are. This, of all concerned in specially requested. The cxamination of candidates was held early in the shing connected with this and the other ssavola your. Upwards of thirty masters presented. Preconceived notions Formzed elsdwhere sound themselves, and the three Las got the appoint betodily transplanted here, and there will meuta, am bo anfailing disappointment,if the air 5. The one who was appointed to Tang lang, damatances in which the achosimuster Obon failed to attract aabolura to the school, finds himself are not allowed to make OHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, It was, in Giot, laast deserted, there being those modifications of action and of opinion taue arranged

sometimes only half dozen prezant This was which they unfocusingly call for. This dues no 1. St. Stephen Curek School. _____________LIMITED

rus owing to any faut cf the master's. But ply a surrender to circumstanga, nor is i Londos Mission School Wao-tani)

D) The following Report will be presected to the simply because the people in the neighbour inconsistent with a high in nnd aetasdy 3. Barter School ("ping Spás) shareholders at the seventh Ordinary Meeting, bood bed thir own ideas as to his qualifien ententeur towards it. Bezier School (Stange 58) to be held at the Company's hour, at half-past tions for trubing their children. This is 20The Chine class for Foropens and 5. Barter Mission Girl School

'clock, P.,, on Friday, she 18th instant feature in connexion with these schools which other natiounicira except Chinese is how begin. Better choo) (Gaunton Stiel)77 per cent. Chinesio boases ain the way Naturally they

often manifests itself. All the trouble taken toning to give very fetislustory ruualta, Sarvil 7: St. Saviour Day School The Dirsotnes have now the pleasure to pre-pel a good mister is often labour in vain, and of the papers were remarkably well dude, and ina. Victoria Ber School 65 per centosible, hoping to supplement it on the way, sent a Statement of the Company's Asconats 11 more ignorant the people are, the more on the ease of the first prizean, the translation Landon Mission Schoul (Tai-ping Stain). 62 par cont, but the hops was found nearly u vato go. The mude up to the Sist December 1975. Made wavering is their faith in their own competence into Chinese we giren in the Chipeño character Teking all the 916 scholars sent up by theas distriota round Quim, and Taitang were and results will no doubt dissipate this a Notification from the Pistautor-Generat, The Net Profil for the year 1974 is on to le as to depido on the new mitu a finess or unfitneed throughout. This is the rule since the schools, 365 passed and 81 failed. In other depopulated during the rebellion, and though strange delusion, and show the Chino how dated the 8th instant states-The Marine follow

In the present case, the master's health failed statement of loclass that any such progress words, the total percentage of passes ADDEDted they are now generally brought back under towards the end of the year, and ba haử. La had been resobed. The olnas consisted, as tho to 7 per cent. it has reference solely to cultivation, the process has been slow and the deeply indebted they are to the Calonist: Sorter who left in the Ceylon has not succeded Bano at Credit of Warking Ad-

in getting on boril the Lombardy so sort the count, na per uns Report

$69.920.397 realgi Hla que essor, although considerably time of esiumization of 50 bobolare, and the pannte in the Staudurds. The peraentage of people are wretchedly poor. The frat night- Government for the educational filibus English oil. His coleague at Singapore,

Delurt Losses and Cinius paid in 1975, 3,975,10

big latenor, is yet doing what he failed to devorge for the year was 59. These are divided pasca in the various subjects taught in these was passed in a place where there was no afforded to them. The number of scholars upon whom reliance was placed to supply the

He is attrasting scholars to the school, and into three sections. The master rewived his schools will be found in Table XI, where the up, and belier was found in aebusty with Net Proll

107,195.50 deficiency, has telegraphed tone be ja too ill ta

there will soon be as many as could be expected training at the Central School. The plays is brait of a just comparison of the merits of the straw roof, which was closed only by a attending schools subject to Govenmeutel The tail will therefore be delivered Of the pom the directors propose, under Peo. in that once populous but boy very sparsely examined weekly by three English winsters, an school may be obtained. Mengers will do bamboo door. The owner, however, and there supervision in the past year was 2006, au from two-and-a-hi.I to three hours after lazing.94 of the Articles of Association, the appropriate Inhabited locality

arrangement who could not fail to abrazo at well to give it their best coralderation, ne by it were no taieved in the asighbourhood, and be advance of only two per cent. over the pre-

NATURE

34236.70 to the payment of a Ramos of 20 par d. Twelve years ago, tay two schools of this: tention on the puri ef both master and scholar. they will bootle to know the direction in which only fastened it by putting a settle against it 91-16 Ware much to be wished that the school their strong dad their weak points lieuigiat, very ono, in the neighborhood waa vipus Pear. The smallness of this increase

The following account, duly ceztiled, of the sent to Contributing Sharebelder, and to add plaide were rory flourishing, bat erant ofter is partly accounted for by the fact that no verage sount of back notes in virdulation in the balance of $7.950.00 to serve Fand, event occurred to withdraw the people elsewhere. hours could be shortened. They would be lang 32 The last subject for consideration is the poor, and know that he was so so be bad no Hangkong dating the month ending at which will then amount to $204,62,30 Two large fies dealt the first blow Then, the in ery olimate, and they are expertly so here. Sqhool Book Committee Buries, Foar books foar of buing molested. The bed consisted only addition was made during the twelve months January, is published in Saturday Gazette for The result of the Company work during beat people here relegated to Chaseway Bay: This point has had much antions consideration have now been completed, nomaly, the Frimer of rico straw spread on the earthen for. The the year 1875 alows a fair incredes over that of unit now the hoties in the Bazaar are nearly for many years, but le la nut pablo to nebo and Books I, 11., and 111, of the series. The people were very civi), as they are generally to the number of schools. There was a general information

the previous year, and this notikustuuding a siloutenant Theachvol children come the day shorter than eight buara, without gori. Ommittee, without dissolving, intend to pense found to be by all excursionista. But while tho falling-oft, amounting to three and a half

Bevier count paid for loses which have principally, from the various clusters which lie oudly interfering with the progress of the bool here for the present, until the test of, sotual country is recovering vory slowly, every year, per cent, in the native sehools supported

pcurred The Company, in conjunction with nostered between Wan-tuki Cup and the 'em Wore there but one lungunge to be taugas, half caperiente bas been fairly applied. It is highly showing a slight increase in popušition and the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company," plea; Tang lang Ohan. The boat people have the time would be umple, but with two, the case probable that a soud diition of the books improvement in onltivation, tome of the towns, by the Government, but this was due to

Dye the surrent risk of logistą. Kikein park org you thuis, being heat, figand, shelt different. The sins is to pakibaab innganges, already publisked will be prepared hofors now such as Nezisug and Kabding, which were The change of mastsis, owing to nicht: 300

JENNY JOKINGLION Eyekkel kedepanangadhi bintank in addition to reading booke, uroapterque bette the reballion, are getting other causes, at several echools. A good

the preminon reasived in respect of which was ripent by depriving us if the opportunity of quality, as farroy this portions, and not. Ular als ofcarthmetic, geography, mulkdirftory: babk more randly to their formet audio £12,118.71 Aobile of 35,750 2 outstanding culosting their children. Incredible as it morifies the one to the other At fint, the | uz very much wanted, but as there regaire Near Naziong, sucel-barrows were oblamed, on deal of sickness occurred during the aumwer

against the Company, which at proscut forus sounds, wner of the people think they are con- Chinese would have been glad to throw or enter unity of design, it is necerary that they which to trumaport the bedding, &c., and on one at Aberdeen and Soan-ki Wan. At both

the subject of un arbitration,

ferring a fawur on the Government by allowing own language overboard, but this could not be cuald be compiled by individual members of which a little boy, who was one of the party, SPYA DIRECTORS,"

their children to attend the schools,

flatened to. The result would have tendenzator than by each member of the Committee and who had gallantly done bla 25 ulu on the place, owing to miasmatic exhalations, fever

7-In the case of Tet Wong Kung, the to donationalization and the production ocutributing hie nota and this iproires a first day, got a postal it. The aban oned There was a rumour (anya the MD. Dalby Mr. W. H. For resigned his cast at the breaks out in the hot weather. Mr. STEWART Neus) same hys go, bux the Ohinese, of Board of the ocagion of bis departure from master who was dismissed, rentrived to elicit a of a tribo of sinutterere utterly useless for intel greater expenditme of time than Buy mombor cost arrived in Shangbai a few days after the Baggests that a denser vegetation would go another disturbance in Turnaus We did not the Colony, and the directors have elected air good deal of sympathy from the purenta of the prolation, or, for that matter, for anything else, una present possibly devote le sunds porpuse. owners, Daring been released by the sortage of

I have the honour to be

Taitanrig Mardurin who bad occasion, 10"go, far to counteract the evil in both places. The mention it at the time beoruse we could not SW. Tomeror to succod bin is appoint scholars-other remarkable feature for the it took moob persistence for many years to

to Soonhow, ni wầu travelling with ancient attendant amush through the too and clear Government will, it is to be hoped, tako shenge it to a reliable sourds. But curioslyn pour the fondsation of shareholder man was guilty of the grasscat misconduct, and evorous this reluctangu to learning Chipear, Mesars. Hoppiùs and Melver retire from the nobody izant of saying otherwise. Still, ha bat such a thing is never heard of now, Every enough, a correspondent writes to-day from an

14 way.” Ono party, which is supposed to hayo bát, and order some trees to be planted in outport I have a presentiment that some direction in acordados with the provius of wser's good unator, they said and they wanted sobolar in the action, one or two of the youngest

been frozen in on the Grand Canal kbare thing has conred in Fiunas, but unpot think the Articles of Assolution, and both gentlemen him costinud. This could not be thought of, exupted, bus bir foor bours a day at English

Kisabing and was to buvo been back last weat the neighbourhood of the schools.

what it can be. I have been asked several times offer themselves for re-election,

and the result is that they too ure displaying and for at Chipie

The

bau not yet retarded. But they are known to whether had heard way thing: hod when I AUDITCH

title reapatment hat, this mise, it is likely 22 Und very toportant muller velle for

karo kept to their boats. Another party of answered Nol and rejoined with a similar fr. Richard Deseob buving left the Colony to be short lived, as the superiority of the special attention and list is the separation of des offices of Head Master, and Imepeater of

four gentlemen, which left, Shanghai on the 2nd Joznaty last in a house-bant, or a abpob question, my mandarin ftcnds always anewred the directors appointed Mr. Edward George to present musicr fe beyond all cavif. neither bad they. In mot, however, satisfied. But the present accouts in conneau with The appointment to the school in Battery Soboola. It ane become impossible For Dog man):

toy excation, met with severe weather. Un that they replied to me as truly as 1-did Mr. C Morland Kerr. These gentlemen offer road was exodeanful in every way, and was so to discharge efficiently the duties of both. The

the 26th they wore frozen in boat Fing-j/ from the first, although it was feared that there Head Master of a school af words of 400 boyn

remained so für five days, and can abort of edale”. them. It would take a great deal to persuade theseleus for re-election

HENRY LOCOCK, syonla be a falling off at the start, so difficult in basalte encnts to docupy be time and atten- a that the Poking Governnispt were parties to wonderfully exempt from aiskugas, und there any attast on the prouent mission. They are

and provisions. Donle were however, proosted ------- Chairman." - Titto calculate beforehand what will be the flotion within his own domain. The presoat plan

BEFORE THE HON, 0.Mas.

by a requisition upon s antive boat, soul-Indien, of a change of mister of conjoining the orbeen tolle opoeially againet was consequently little to suterfere with the bad far too un trouble aucet the fret outrage.

9 The fourth vigancy conred at 7an-tasi. the sobool towards Lue close of the year, when

ADRÉTITUTE.

Bound to Nanking, which was also, frosum, ja afterxunce. Scarcely any year remarks But it is justible the Tinian Autbontics:

James Doyle, as unemployed carpenter, was Things were looking serious, and eventually The stanmor Canone, now discharging her The master, who lived in a perpetual dread of every meter should be open pied with the work. Mr. STEWART, bas, beer, a favourable to proof of "popular apristar and nabilty cargo at the Hongkup Associated Wharves, on robbers, could never be prevailed upun to opes of revision, in preparation for the forthcoming brought up by 2.0,93 as u destitute. The man they were compelled to manufacture-mallets of the school in this respect as 1675." It is to restrain the people on the first occasion, the 7th st. landed ten Krupp puse, with their the window of his own marcore, ani, an when examinations. Last year, to feed Mauter did was ordered 26 sente por day out of the poor box hard wood, with bumben haadlan, and with those without any asistance from tha natires, for a satisfactory to learn that the Chinese class. The rumder, however, reached us in the vagnesh appustousnices, for the Chinese Government as school was dismissed the whole pramine otuda an hour during the month of Decem for one week and to be lodged at night in gool; to break the he, which was 31 luches thick,

posable shape, and we should not have thought We ler a report of some districe boving were religiously abit up and barricaded. The boy, from having them to attend to his oiler A DEBERTÉE for European and other nationalities excops it worth ationing but for the cations bappened on teard the 0.18 Faula on her consequences that his all gave way, and datise as Inspector of Sebooie In the Ather John Daly, neachan on board the American distance of 411 During the detention, a fine Chineso is beginning to

yield good results coincidence of the letter we have quoted. In way up the river amour are the Paulah, the school exford inush in oceanance. He phere, so there m now ample scope for one bark: Helena, was charged with desertion. He pecimen of the grey fox was but by one of the party, and has since been sent to the Shanghai: Museum. The “bug” consisted of thirteen Beveral of the papers were remarkably well the meantini, we do not entertain the lenet having succeeded in crossing she should at Gly-retired in April. His plans bas been taken by man energies We have replied a period was ordered to return to his ship::

apprehension that any barn will be allowed to: plane's Toland, was about remaining to lighten muster whole expidly odvering the ground when the dogged upneurvatism of the part la 1 MMA FIGHT, done, it is stated, and in the case of the first come to the members of the mission. Theriot the fungus, when the Obiness pheongers on which was toet and who will we are the melting away, The-usisters show z dupoeition Ng Akow and two other Uhinese wore charged deer, one handied and fifty pheasants, a quartly If there has been such a thing, will only to board thyooted vabecently to the detention. Wan-teni socool what he previously made the to follow where they are led; but this implies) with fighting and creating a disturbance near of quail e lexi of another party which prizeman, the translation turo Chinese aspted by the chloris ns soufirmato evideo But the rumour is indiaize and do not one at Blaney, the beat of the class to which the devotion of much times sa atention on the 1to Canton tenor wharf The Bret and get frozen and snowed up in the Moi-obes Oruck, en priecuera were discharged, and the third but they were wall unpplied, and soaped aftár giren in the Chinese character throughout, ato bola themselves out of, and not to imbed hear to what extent the objectionists went belongs. The taste, too, which be in displaying part of their leader

in altivating the ground within the solinole 29,- There ain, 1; is to be hoped, no necessity prisons wou fined $5;

a couple of cury's detection-NO Daily News, N. Që Daily Nozok, feat that has not. boon accomplished before themselves further in, the mure..

::*

The Daily Press.

Honorowa, FoBRUARY 14TH, 1876. -

The British steauabi Haloony, which a rived on Saturday, delivered a quantity of the tanterials, &o, required for the lighthouse on Faser Island.

We understand that H.M. team troopship Hingelayu will letre here for Singapore os Wednesday with the remainder of FL.M. 60th Regiment on Jourd, -t

"CONSULAING COMMITTAR

By

- Departures from the Colony csdeed two yscanoice high bare been filled by the appoints of Messrs, J. P. Berries and A. C. Manger, and the exising Committee, consisting of the. two gentlemen just named, and Massrs. J. J. dos Romedie, Niguise, and A. André offer themselves for re-election,

H.I.B.M.S. Haydamack, with the Russes The departure of Mr. P.W. Mitchell sacred Admiral on board, left yesterday for a vacancy which has been filed by the appoint mat Canton, and will retum again to Hong-cent of Mr. A. Cogon; and he and Mr. Hebry kong in a few days,

Swith sue-racommended for re-election

JARDING. MATHESON & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 8th February, 1876. **

At the Fesk the maximum temperature dur

Tax Report upon the Government Schools, annually drawn up by Mr. F STEWARE, ÎR insaríably chameterised by sound sense, and always eminently practical and to the point. In the Report for 1875, to be found at length in another column, there is a mass of infor- Tation on list progress of education in the Colony which cannot fail to prove deeply interesting to those who have at licut the spread of this great blessing among the rising race. The work is necessarily some what slow with a population large numbers of whom are not impresad with the benefit which it bestows upon their children, while some of them, Mr. Brswaar tells us, oren. A respectably reased Oliurmen when going think they are conterring a favour upon ft. on board, the Canton steamer on Saturday had A Burro egongo of bis life, Foulseed his vernment by allowing their children to at footing, fell overboard, and went order the tand the schools. So long as this is the case bottom of the steamer coming op the other the spread of education among the native side He was picked up by one of the Coin- cindot be other than slow. Time, however, any boate which happened to be there.

The Central School is steadily progressing, in spite of defective accommodation and the hostility exhibited towards it by the Catholic chargy. Both masters and scholars were, during the year, it is gratifying to find

ing the past wear, un recorded in Saturday's Gazette, wae 58.0, the minimum 47.0, at the Harboureter's Olive. Prara West, the mini- inch rain fall during the week,

was 63.0, the minimum $5.5. Only 0.02

·DANKS

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Oriental Easz Corporation...

• Chaptere 1: Mersaitīto Hank of · India,

Lorigkong mid Shanghai Basking

Corporation

Total..

AVERAGE AMOUNT $193,398

-

Visit

081,1803

1,031,000

Laye conspired to get up mustior, melt, vios, an

SHANGHAI

SPORT IN NORTE CHINA, Some of the excursionisto who were away on ingly simple, being intended to test the scholars' distant trips during the New Year holidays, an knowledge of the soiende rather than their beginning to return wits the necante that conracy in the winipatatlan, of an array of might have been expected, of ice and foot-travel. guras

A One party was frozen is three times, escaping 31-Looking simply at the percentage of ou the twe first, but being fairly impounded an sobolars who passed, these nine mohols may be the third occasion. This last was on the ornal between Suosbow and Quinaxo, where they

93 per cent, contended to leave the boat, and, taking three 88 ptr castenlies to carry some food and blankets, to walk B6 per cent.) back to Shaneksi. Tus distance traversed man 89 procent. estimated at 60 miles, and occupied a little over 82 per coat two days involving two nigbib, aleeping in

63 per cent bad to travel light, and took as life food s

* Your alat phodienh Bervant, JA PREDERICK STEWART

SVINNA Inspector of Schools, Honourable J Gardiner Austin, g

Colonial Booretary,

A Hongkong.

POLTUE INTELLIGENUL.

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