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THE CHRONIOLE AND DIRECTORY

For 1877,

(With which is incorporated * Tun CHINA'

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This Comprehensivs Work, now lu be FIFTEENTH YEAR of its oxistance, has been compiled from the UST and MOST RELIABLE SOURCES, and no pairs have been spared to render it COMPLETA in Every Respect.

It contai

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THE DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG.

Tua DIRECTORY FOR CANTON. The DIRECTORY гọn WHAMPOA. THE DIRECTORY FOR MAUAD,

THE DIRECTORY HOW

THE DIRECTORY rôE SWATOW.

THE DIRECTORY FOR AMOY.

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THE DIRECTORY FOR FORMOSA.

TRU DIRECTORY FOR FOOCHOW.

THE DIRECTORY FOR NINGPQ.

The DIRECTORY FOR SHANGHAI.

Tos DIRECTORY POR CHINKIANG,

THE FIRECTORY FOR KIUKIANG.

THE DIRECTORY FOR HANKOW, THE DIRECTORY POL CHEFOO. THE DIRECTORY 202 TAKU;

Tos DIRECTORY ron TIENTSIN,

THE DIRECTORY YOB NEWOHWANG,

THE DIRECTORY FOR PEXING,

THE DIRECTORY FOR JAPAN.

THE DIRECTORY FOR PHILIPPINES.

THE DIRECTORY FOR SAIGON.

THE DIRECTORY FOR HAIPHONG."

THE DIRECTORY FOR HANOI. THE DIRECTORY FOR SINGAPORE, THE DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK. With brief descriptions of Hongkong the Treaty Port of China, Japan, and the Philip

ince.

It also inctades a mass of nedful information in addition to thut nguáily found in works of the

siol.

The larger Directory ocetains the diferent Trauties and Conventions made by Chinx and Japan with foreign countries, together with Various Acts, Ordinances, and Regulations re lating to Commerce and Shipping. It is further embellishad with Chromo

lithograph.of a

PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

THE

FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS ór SHANGHAI: Chromolithograph Plate of the NEW

CODE of SIGNALS in use ut the FEAK;

Also of the various HOUSE FLAGS (Designed expressly for the Work);

and

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 12m, 1877,

The Agents (Matera, Butterfield and Swiro) inform us that the Roamer Agamemnon Left- Singapore for this port on ibe 9th inst, toga v BARAK

We learn that the steamship Zetoun Castle arrived in Singapore on Baturday seventeen days from Sack. She leaves for Engkong this (Monday) afternoon, p

سنة

NATAL AND MILITARY ATHLETIO

WOW SPORTS

SECOND DAY—Saturday, March 10th.

abstractS

standarde, probably (shall it ba unid♬), for the school was in its first year, and ooneoquuntly ofan gosh vory conspicuously at St. the standarde to the first three Writing from grexter pecuniary advantage which they offer. feeling its way, it was wisely desided-to limit Stenbon's Church School and the London Mis dictation was the weakest subject, but all the sian School in Tai-ping-tlan, and very diens others were very strong. If unothing uaforessen

THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS. The following annual report on the stato the Government Schools in Hongkong, for the Year 1876, is published for general information in Saturday's Galle

trously at the London Mission School in Wad- occurs, there is a successful future in stora for Hongkong, 14th February, 1877. teui, Managers will And it posessary for the this unhoolias Bin-I have the honour to forward to you the character of their eshoals to give their personal In the Basef Mission Girls' School thera annual report on Education for 1876,

attention to this matter,, and pot silow the was falling off amounting to 10 per cont. This will he soon that there was a marked there are satisfied themselves that the scholars in the two highest standards. It was in these From the tables that form the appendix examination sobedale to be forwarded unsil they was due to the greater number of persentations in the attendange at all the ashcale, whether are ontored in standards suited to their, at alone that any weakness as shown. The othora takes collectively or in avourdance with the tainmente and to thoir stay at solitol. I wore well up to the previone mark. There was olover: boy a remarkable falling off in history, owing to the olcification weally adopted in these reports will no doubt bappan alat This will ba best shown by the following can, with advantage to himself and to the manager's having had to place the class entirely sotigol, be allowed to skip a standard occasion. ! in the bands of the Chineæ tenghor, who will Zurrease at all the schools

12 per cent.

ally; bat; if this were the rule and net táo cz- have to exers himself considerably before the Taurcase at the Government school. 18 per vook": Increase at the Geznt-in-Aid pohouls 11 per cent

ception, it would follow that, tho, premni stan lost ground bas been recovered; "but the school · darde azo too low. ¡That they are not so in ad- | is in good haudo,'nud. defesta lays only to be 3-One very important feature in the history mitted, and that bong the exad, the patient pointed out to receive the attention which they of the year is the great increase in the numbor passing from standard to standard in scues required óf girls at the various schools, It

may

boelse years will be found, to be the antest for the 22-The London Mission Suliomla were purti- pa school and the wisest for the scholar. This is onlntly unfortunate, and the ease was clearly Ludrenso at all the whole 27 por cant a snbjook which cannot be two earnestly com÷į ambition crerisaping itself. The mastere are Inarcose at the Government schools per semented to the consideration of managera. It energetip, intelligent mon: but they allowed Incesse at the Grantin-Aid showly.,: 25 per cit was only last year that the tendency was ob- themselvas to be allared, it in to be feated, by Although the number of girls bears but a small derved, and it is probably dns, in some unaute, the pecuniary advantages which the ligber proportion to that of boya, being only about 1 to the introduction of the, changes already standards offer. This was not so coospionvas to 6 yek in a place where female; educatior is referred to te

sabo Ti-ping Shio cabool, which has rise a not merely neglected, but icoked upon as nn. 12--To another matter also the personal ate ona per cant,, but as it had a Loog issway, to

among the fatives who think it abouki still auce. If we had a coinage, they say, there are so many cheats and regnes among us Shat it would quickly be counterfeited, up-

In wuah more favourablo wasther for athletic less the Government allowed it to obopped

portig ooting we brought to s succeful also the Mexican dollars, and such a coinage

termination.eu Saturday fast, and great praise. le dua to the committee gameraity and the hon. would scarcely be an improvement on the

We understand that Mr. E. McKenn, Intee, in particular for the way in which the precut bars. Moreover, the cost of coinage Acting Cat Hoibor, has been appointed Com. arrangements were made and the sports carried

Comissioner of the Chiogge Imperial is saved by dealing in ingets, and cosmiioner of Cestans at the new port of Palhuf. Dat. There are two bands on the round to quently there is lose deterioration and

It is notified in Saturday's Costs that H.Eoliesn the proceedings, Admiral Raynolds waste of moʼal__These and. Hundar argu-noited in Saturday's Consally chapointed and Captain Young, of the Tennessee, having ments are put forward by netivos, and the Rev. Blingud Dary, MA to ast as Colonial, kindly permitted the ship's band to be present, at first sight there is a certain amouet Chaplain during the absence ou leave of the and the band of Efer Majesty's 26th Regiment, undar the direction of Mr. Harak, was present of plausibility about them. But the Chinese Buv. R. 9. Kidd. might be prevented from counterfeiting the The following notification has been issued by and performed the following programme :—— coing to any large extent vers they only the Postmaster General :-cpaid Letters Over La Ciroseanne".

not be received in future for the Indian Mail|| efficiently governed. A proof of this foot, Packets. The pre-payment of correspondencionalitated that it is only navessary to point to the Hongkong for the Straite, India, Ceylan, and Aden le now ·False. dollar, which has at no time been extensively compulsory by whatever opportunity it is for Reminiscences.

warded. counterfeited, although an "Ordinance was bu passed forbidding, under heavy penalties, is defacement. Under a vigorous and energetic Government, the same results might surely be obtained in the Central Kingdom. It scema monstrous that because the Luavos in it are exceptionally ingenioue in the unu facture of counterfeits, the country should go without a coinage, ga

The following account, dely certified, of the Broage amount of bank-notes in cironlution in Hongkong, during the month ending 23th February, ia pablished in Saturday's Garells for general informontiuu

BANKS.

Oriental Bay Corporation Chartered Mercantile Bous, of India,

Lendon, and China. Chartered Bank of India, Australia,

arul Chien,

Hongkong, god Shoogbai Banking

Corporation...

Total...

AVERARZ ANGUNTE

·792,167-

$46,701

-3,554,877

$3,028,506

HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE

Selection.

Traviata" **Entro. Nous

Anker,

Terdi.. Wakiicafe.. Godfray.

Gareth Conchwitz: #God Sing the The following are the resulte

tention of all managers in retested. Greater mate up, on accomat of the former teacher's

Throwing the Hagert Prize, $5:2nd essory, if not pernicious, it- is gratifying to

Prize, $2.50 The day's sportjoppard with throwing the prejudice yielding as it is doing to the dictaten Verney is poocery in making up the annual neglect, that no satisfactory sy it would returns. In England, greats are not paid asual, otherwise have been. · The Win-inai achool hammer, und before the competitors had get of mon sense and daty, through they managed to break the two bammers

4—As regards the Central Sebool, it would these have been examined and passed; and, fell from 89 to 5 per cent. No sobolars were........ 12,070 brought on the ground, and consequently the be superfluous to add anything to previous sithongb ibere ie no desire to bold out a threat, catered in the first standard, and only three in prizes could not be awarded. At the Banalasian and this is due to bat one case, the vont of Chinese teachers cepecially have no notion of the second, fifth and sizth; and of the 16 pre- reports, "The gambers are all but stationary: it may be adrienhle to adopt the same plant here. Cia third. The rest were distributed among of the sports' they had 'smother try, which res

alted in Biener (R), winning for f6ft. u, pommodaties. Applications for edinisdon accuracy, probably beause they cautit approanted in the fifth standard no fewer than 12 At their manting on the 2nd instant the

Dyer (B.M.L.I.), taking sucond prize.

aro steadily inpressing, sad disappointments at ciule the value of stutiation, which, it is meadeas failed. In addition to this error of judgment, refusal are becoming more, numerous and "kra i to any, are worse thao nzelore when not strictly the master made a mistake sa to the amount members of the Shanghai Chamber of Com

2-100 Yards Flut Rest Pro $ 2nd boing less patiently borne. As a remedy for nli correct Managers will find it absolutely of work he and to do, and in certain cases ninrca expressad themselves favourabla' to

„Prize, $9.50; 3rd Prize, 51.75, -

this cannot be far distout now, although it oku, necessary to choak every entry made by the strompted to do jury dothis what was required - the establishment of a Mint by the Chinche

For the sprint, 100 Fanda, Nicholson had the not arrive in time to affect the current yair, teachers, if trouble, so themselves und dulay at him. "The result could hardly bave born best of the atury, und köpt the front three-fourths | further notice of the school, its working, its | clsesbere are to be avoided in futer solts, effect has been the resignation of the mastor, otherwise than is proved. Perhaps the worst Government, The Chairman said he bad it

of the distance. Bere King closed, md, stick-aims; and its saocess, may therefore be deferred 19--Coming indro passionlarly to tắc on the bost authority that the Government

x to his man, was he a font. King (ith until the nor ouilling in ccupied, and a more of the examination, the question of attendance who lost heart and gave up his past. Although NORTH CHINA FAMING FUND. Beet), Nicholson (2.A). 25 Rus (Au- extended sphere of action thus opened up te it, having already been discoesed, 890 scholars the examiner could not tranigram the bonds at Faking had this aubject under considert-

Bishop Bardon has great pleasure in acknow.dacious), 3 Time, Leeo.

5.—One drawback to the elleency of the were presented and 500 pissed; in otter words, proscribed to binu, the manager would have been tion, and was favourably disposed towards ledging receipt, through Mr. E. Coveries, 8-200 Tarde Flat Raco, Heavy Marching Village Schools: has now been very happily the passes amounted to 77 per cent. This is able to make allowance for failings which it. This is not so very surprising. The new of the additional onim of $170 towards the

Order. Open to Soldiers and Marines. removed. It had long been but too eridout lower than the average reached in England, bat leaned to the side of duty. The euce energy :-(—1st Prize, #10; 2nd Prise, $5, Ord that the mastera reserved their energies for the not lower perhaps than our special circumstances properly directed would, on another tried, bayo Grand Secretary, like bis predecessor, has North China Famine fund. This wisken tho total amount collected in Hongkong $3,039 80.

Prize, $2,600 -

closing wooke of the year, instead of applying will account for. Speaking of the Birmingham regpiked all that had been los, and future anc- grent weight in the Imperial Councils, and, The whole of this anus has now been forwarded.

Although open to the Royal Marines "Joey" themsolven with sustained effort to the whole Board Schools in November last, the Chairman deas would have blunted the sting of inst year's unlike WEN-SIANO, is farouustle to the adopto Peking and Tientsin. The following are the did not enter for this race, the peren men who Fear's work; not, as it had been found that, in is reported to have said: "Aa to educational misfortune. At these two gahools dare wilt fer of almost any improvement or invention bawee of the new subscribers:

came out all belonged to the 28th Begiment Graut-is-aid schools, the proportion of the results, the average bumber of passea is now 86 enceforth be taken that the monger is "con- likely to add to the power of the Govern. Jarmajos

H. Rustomjee:

Won by' yase, two baterean second and third, raat which is broded to the wasters basa per ocut and for the past thros years 4 per aulled about the claseification of the scholars the futetu wan cama dropper on the mark at beneficial effect in maintaining steady white the average for the whole country har before the examination intce place. nebt or to the increase of its revenue. It Byrauja C. Fatell.

the finish. Dimmery, 1; Steen, 3: Daines, 3.application throughout de year, a modification been a fraction less than 80 por ceus" de only. of this plan was ade ei in the care of the thres of our schools are below tost mart, there is probable, too, that L HUNG CHANG

Time, 294ger

Village Sahoole. It amounted to thie, that at are good grounds for hope that we shall not be would like to see foreign coins supurseded by

4-Throwing the Orisket Ball-1st. Priso, the end of the year the actools were to be long bebiad our contemporaries,

2nd Prize, 82.50.

divided into three classes, Very Good, Good, Chinose. Le great aim is to make China

2 large number one out to put away the and Fair; the masters wine welocia were in independent of all foreign sid, and in pursu-

10 leather, and the throwing occupied a coneidor the first make world receive a bonus of $25 ance, of this it is not unhaïural that he should

10 able time; some of the mpirants might so woll each; those of the mend $15 nich; those of have remained at komo. The result was alli- |the third vil; and all below the third were to advocate the establishment of a Mint. Few

mately in favour of Popies (28th Begt.), who i be recommended for dismisend. The classifom paople will quarrel with the statement made

got the ball over 101 garde 0 ft. 3 in. Byartion was to depend primarily on the result of (B.M.L1.), taking seveda prize for 86 yards the annual examinations, but it was to bo in the Chamber's tremorial to the Foreign Representatives at Peking, that the want of

10 ft. 1 in.

modified by the masters' attention to discipline legal fixed standard of rabie nod a national Tan Wo

6140 Yards Flat Bacelet Prízo, $7; 2nd and other paints of order, as ascertained on

Prize, $350; 3rd Prize, 1.75.

occasions of ipapzotion. Of the four startera for this rane ona retired

6--It may be premature to found, too much rouey are great impediments to the exten-Kin Nam...

Sun Hop Luvág..

after covering the first lap. There was not confidence on the resnis of the first year'a om. sion of commercial intercourse balween Tein Fan...... foreigners and natives as well as

most differens between the men at 60 yards periment, bat that result amounted to this: to the Hop Wat.

from home-Brown with a slight loud, but Driarhat more attention was paid to the work, that Yont Loone. Bus Copy Chee....

mery conuing strode-bat the latter sported development of native trade.

peat the stand and won by three yards. Dim- coding thie, and allowing also the desire Fast Tang

Wo..... King uniform coinage,

ery (28th Regt.). 1T. Brows (28th Ragt.), 2; Haas (Androious), 3. Time, 6sec. bility of obtaining a

7-Wheelbarrow Rac-745 Prize, 83, 2nd the question remins whether the Chinese

Prize, $2.50; 3rd Prize, 81.75. Government can be trusted to maintain the LATEST TELEGRAMS. purity of such.againage. Unless this could be

done the establishment of a Mint would be a doubtful booo, and it would be better to rub along with the old system of payment. Several trials have been made on a small sealo, but all Ivo failed, owing in each case to the de- terioration of the coins, and it is a well known fact that even the common copper cash have become greatly debased.. With woll nigh universal corruption prevailing among the officials, it is to be feared that if a Mint were started the standard would not long be kept up. The aims of the grasping mandarins would soon itot to retain a portion of the precious metal passing through them, and little by little the Chinese Imparial dollar, would fall away in value. At first, no doubt, It is paulisbed in two forms-Complete at the Mint would be placed under foreign dire 25; or, with the Lists of Fasidents, Port Diren- tion, but the tendency is, on the part of the toris, Mips, &c., at 33.

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ROUTERS TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PEX39.".

(Vid Ster

LONDON, 3ch Marob, THE PACIFIC MATE COMPANY'S BUSINE The United States Senate has rejected the mollön for the proposed subsidy to the Faville Mail Company voted by Congress,

RELIEFS FOR THE CHINA SQUADRON,

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14.—Arranged in accordance with the number. of subclars who passed in the, asandurde, tão agnpole stand in the following order. The percentages for 1875 aro plao given, for the sako of comparison,

7-Barter School, Sai Yingap'ón, p 2.-St. Stephen's Church School, Eni Ying-

PER CENT

W. The School Hook Committee's, books, which were at first neglented and not a little de- opined, ace read in all the schools in the Colony' over which there is Governmust supervision. Obikeus mastero, like a great many grown up people, objest to taking up a newatody. What they were taught at school is good enough for those whom they bare to tracks. The subject. matter, though very familiar to Buropeans, was, Lis must be remembered, entirely now to the masi 1876. 1855, | Lowa, who, if left to themselven, would not have

70 83

taken the trouble to familiarize themselves with the contents of the banks: búť steady pressDİA | from all who were in charge of the schools [brought about a change of attitude. “When 1bo mastera understood that they had to teach thom, | the necessary exertion was soon fortheyming, and the boska are now read side by side with the Chiness Classes and no onjeation offered, Three of the books have now reached the second- edition, and she norica proovigen to have more sucoses them could ever have been antisipated for it-I have the honour to be, Sir,

Tony most obedient servant, - kota

FREDERICK STEWAÉT,

Inspector of Sohools

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B. Victoris Girls', School, 4.—Prater School, Stanniyar Street, 5-Barber Sekool, Tui-p'íng Stán. 6.-St. Paul's College School. 7-Victóriu Boya' School;.; 8.-St. Stephen's Church Sebook, Tai-p'ing

Shur

86

ed. 77

93.80

81 02

50 95 72.82

-Basel Mission Gitte School.. 10-London Mission Schoot, Taiping Shin 28 05. 11-London Mission School, Won-beni.

5088

A special, and the annual general meeting of

members of the above Churiber, was beld on the

amber of sahalara did not fall off vastly towards the close of the year, that on no pre- vista ocassion were the sobolars present ou the |czaminátion day so numerous," and that the

amont and quality of the work done were It always cocesary to repeat that this does never no satisfactory. Five.anhools were planed not afford a just buure of comparison betrosa in the first rank, nine, la the second, and thatho sobuols, on account of the different, les This affair was too barrets of accident to dance renining fifteen in the third. Two or threat to which they belong; but, taking it in conjand-The Honourable J. Gardiner Austin, C.M.G.. by much amusement a cal, the men with one at the end of the last list are very poor in many tion with the passes in the several subjecte Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, excaption running auspiciously straight, indicat ways, but there were cironmstances; local and saught in the eotools, a given in Tabla XIII., ing imperfect blindfolding; and the crowd did personal, Jounested with them that prevented it will not be difficult to arrive at a fair con| BHANGHAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, not have the intcuse satisfection of being the the adoption of the severe meganro which forme sinsión an to the comparativa merits of the fouling and epilling which sometimes takes part of the scheme, It does not, therefore, schools, Managers will do well to give that pince. Boros (49th Regt.), 1; Anderson (19th follow that they will be favourably deal with Tables carnfel perical, as by it they can best 2nd instant, prent: Mr. J. G. Purdna, in the Reg.),2; Greon. (Audacious), 3,

on a future occasion. Two schools also were eagertemu wherein their airengils or their werk, chair; Musses. Campbell, Lavers. Wetmore, Scratch Race for Sikb Police-Once round. places in this rack, which, if judged by the mess lies.

Bubbay, lühbe, Krauss, Hertz, Dyce, Hogg, The winner of this rase vas evilently no result of the examinatione alone, would have 15.—In explanation of these two kinds of Olyphaat, Lind, Artindale, Macgregor, Sio, novise in canning, for in the store be took to the been placed in the second; but the discipline pages, it may be stated that a cabolar my page Ewald, Lemarchand, Winton, Bade, Pugh. rear and kept it till about 60 yards from the was so is that any reward to the monsters would in reading but fail in writing or arithmetic, or | Irving, Hesto, mad W. Pearson, Secretary. goal, when with a yell be rushed through his have been injurions, both to themselves and 10 in both. He will therefore not pass in the The CHAIRMAN aid-This meeting, or rather ber Majesty's troopship Temur has sailed and won by as much as he liked, sad not their setools. A table with the ashools now refer standard, but his pass in reading will count the first part of it, is a special meeting valled being satisfied with going round once he went {red to arranged in the order of their effoienay estimating the general efficiency of the sabou). in secordance with the resolutions passed at with crews for the China Squadron,

the course a ascond time. Ameer Singh, 1; will be found in its proper place in the appendix. In England, all pusscs are paid for, but bere, as the last suunal meeting; and the subjects now Ambed Boslim, 2; Subalt Singh, 3.

7--There is little to he said of thate sobocis in some other places, sobols are treated indi- † to be disaussod aro a draft. momorial to be for- 0-1 Mile Flat Bace, Open-1st Prize. $15; Individually, Alerdeen, alous calls for any inally, and they have to pass fairly in all the warded to the Misstors at Peking regarding 2nd Prize, $16; 3rd Prize, $5; 4tment. In the beginning of the year it was subjects of a standard before the school get the tue establishment of a Mint, and the repart of

slmost extinct, the attendance baring dwindled benefits of the result. This, of course, is a mure the Trade Grievances Committee. The Cou Prize, $2.50 The mile race brought out ten, and several at the end of which it was seriously intended schools are limited in number as at present the trouble to get up all the statistics and data they to four. This continued till the month of June, laborious work for the examiner, but whila the mittee have taken a good doul of pains end found it war bollows to mend before they had to shut up the school. Is so happened, how additional labour muy be disregarded for the could apps which to base their information for.. covered the half-mile. In the third lap Thorn- for ley ran out of the couree, which lag, all are, that Mr. Mathieson of the police force plan adopted is a batter test of how far such ba Ministers respecting the establishment of was then in charge of the Aberdeen Station, scholag bas benefited by the instruction given to the Mint. Besides gotting information regard- pre-chance of winning, but he plucky west book and seeing so many children doing nothing biri, sud.of his individual fitness for promotion ing the cost of erection and carrying on of Minta

over his ground. From this incident Olowe bad it all his own way,

with their parents, and the consequence was signed to passes bere make up for any leas addressed some of the Chambers of Commeras in such good in as

that the Bumbers rose from 4 to 90. As a foul arising from failures in individual subjects. To to obsain, their views on the subject. Among otherwise would bave beca. Tas only man now dangerous to Cicau was Callaglinn, lace was opened in the month of July for the reading, the same for ons in writing, and the Obamaber, which, however, seemed to think it effort towarda upliding the school, an evening England, the rate is four abilliusm for a pase in others we paid the compliment to the Hongkong strong runner, but who wants to be reduced a benefit of the Ubinene polite and the workmen aame for one in arithmetic, in all the standards, was undesirable to make any reaommencation stone or so. At 100 yards from the taps Close at the Aberdeen Dorks. This gave promise Here the same allowed for pastes in the whatever in the matter I think some of the one with a rash and disposed of fallaghan of being a very fortunato wrap There were standards rise in a graduated scale from two arguments advanced by our friends at Hongkong for good, Thornley pulling op his lost and more upplioutits for-mission than the echou- dollars in the first to as usb a eight, pite, were not very happy. One of the speakers made deservedly landing, the fourth prize. Won by room could scomodate, and considerable and ten dollars in the sixth, necording to the the very wonderful disopvery, which he seemed six gards. Close (28ts Ret.), is Galleria diappointment was occasioned thereby, The class in which the echadol is ranked. The greater to think was only known to bankers, that a ley (28th Regt.), 4. Tue, 5min. Ilace.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

· 10th March.

Baron THE Bloș, 0. May.

WHARF OBSTRUCTION,

Lan Tuk Yow, a boatman, was fined obstructing Paddar's Wharf and thereby venting a gentleman getting into bia bost,

Gustal Sunith, anuman on US. Ragship Tonsequently not dana and the race was don-opt getting into mischief, he remonstrated to higher standard. The higbor values us at Calcutto, Jogun, and Hongkong, we bro

ON THE EPREE.

NO WANCHER SAMPAN."

it, was brought to the station in chair in

dranton state. ita wae cautioned and ordered to pay ten eente for chair kire,

William Butler Resman oa biard H.M.S. Audrius, was charged with attempting to swim off to his abip from the Gloveromont Wharf. Be was found by P.O. 378 in the water some

practicable to do without it.

While, therefore, it would heathactory Mr. L. A. de Grips. Meism. Campbell & Co, to see a Mint established by the Chinese Go Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. vernment for many reasons, there is this Meseru. Wilson, Nichola & Co. serious drawbackthat little security could Meosre. Hedge & Co. NINGPO... Mezera. Kelly & Walsh, S'ghai, be felt with regard to the maintenance of distance from the Dook Yard drunk,-He was (23h Hogt), 2; Averis (28th Tungt.), 3;. Troinelare at ret bored 34, and continued at expenès attending edpontian bers in an addi- solnago that could be relied upon for ita purity

SWATOW... Astor FORMOSA... Foodnow

SHANGHAI ...... Merva. Hall & Holtz. SLANGICAL... Meinars. Kelly & Walsh,

SINGAPORE... Mesars, Liddelowand Martin. -

Loo.... LONDON,

A.

Geo. Street, 80, Cornkik.

NUTIOS.

FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

By Appointmour to His Excellencs the Go

VERSOR and bis Royal Highness-this DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

fined $1.

GAMBLING Chan Alai, a Lawler, was obarged by P.0.160 with gambling at fanten is the street mont Ice prisoner had been up befors on a similar charge, he was this time sentenced to one month's hard

House langThe almage dia ploved, siid as

labour.

Gronad.

bouseholders $25 each for twelve montba.

AN OLD OFFENDER,

10-Tug of War-Prize, $30, presented by they are point for souse months; but tional reason for the higher rate of payment;

account of the constant abilting from place.

*

$2:50.

if it ho favourable, we can then forward them

won a very desirable thing, and the Chairman- the purity of the coinage. It is for this rea-

16;-in addition to these general remarks, if I do not know why-looked upon the coumuni- Royal Naval Dock-Yard. To be polled to place of the sehelaca, and also on acount of will be proper to say something of the individualation, whion stated plainly its purpose upon BARKOW and Mesars, Hall & Holtz and Kelly so that we should prefer to see a British or

for by a Single Team from the Army, one of those outbreaks of fever From which the merits of thezu schoola. For this purpose they be subject of Mist, anapamplug" ETTER FORTA

&Walsh, Shanghai Hongkong dollar in general circulation in Cargoo and Her, Hall & Hols and Kelly China and the Straits, Such a coin would

Navy, and Dosk-Yard Employés. The Maties and not the amillest chance numbers dealinad rapidly during the last by the preceding arrange Uhinees Girle now for us to deside ie whether it is Prilago -unrdly over escapes katown, tko i will be taken in groaps, in the order suggested question! I think such orgnments 000 ba NEWCHWANG

Term lofty to manager themselves. The question & Walsh, Shanghui,” TRENTHEN AND MARara Hall & Halez, and Kelly certainly be accepted with greater confidence

with the 28th in this boat, the latter walking months of the year. There is reason to believe, 17. The Baxter Schools for PERING...

moreover, that the maater is far from blameless are advancing steadily both in numbers and in away with the rope without delay. & Wotab, Shanghai, not only by foreigners but by the natives

advisable or not to mend this memorial to PLEASURE AND BUSINESS' COMBINED. *- NAGASA,The O. nud J. Trading Co.

11-120 Yards Hole Bice. 10 Flightest for the falling off, but how to find a better man effoienoy. The Staunton Street Schon var the Ministers at Peking. I think thore is no thewolves. It is possible that it might not Logo, OSARA. The Q. and J. Trading Co.

Obang Aon, a' hawker, and Li Aobik, a shop

Prize. $7; 2nd Prize, $3.50; 3rd Prize, is a very diffoult problem, Taking the year as rather weak in geography, and the Taiping question about the desirableness at having a YOKOHAMA... Mears. Lae, Crawford & 06. be acceptable to the. Authorities at Peking, coclio, sere charged with cutting buttons from

$1.75,

whole, the reculta word not altogether un Chán Sobool in the explanation of the passages Mint- regular and uniforms coinage.. All, I ZONOHAMA Mr. O oss. Japan Gazette especially to the Viceroy of Chilli, but they the jackets of women down at the Pande Four started for the hurdles, but althout fatialectory. The average montsly enrolment salooted for reading; but, with those exceptions think, will agree on that points but a great MANILA... Messrs. J. de Loyzaga & (6.

The constable said he was on duty in private they are of moderate height two failed to close of the day and night schools together as 25, the schools stand very high in sli the subjente many seem to have the feeling that there would SAIGON. Mr. H. Bloom, Independant, would have to greater objection to it than to

the Mexican, which has already so large a cir dothes on the Parade Grond whilst the Athletic the second hardle, and one came to griot on the age daily attendance for the year bangbs in them. The Taiping Slán School not be any vonuri- as to its efficiency and was 17. Nevorabelean, it evident that the | was removed early in the year from very in purity as regards the silver if left altogether BINOKOH Mossen. Muthorbe, Jullien & Co. culation.. If, however, a Mins be established/oporte were going on and saw the prisonere there seventh. Hazclett sth Regt.), 1 Cenavan Aberdeen School has not yet overcome ite difcemodious premises to the Baster Memorial in the bands of the Chinese,"buat there is no

in company. From tia knowledge of them, he (28th Rogt. T. Brown (28th Regt), 3.

reason why it should not be placed under, the Mr. de garment' Laoither in Peking or Shanghai it is to be hoped watched, and sam tham go to three. Chinese 12-300 Yards Flat Rave. Opezio Sailors enities; and its future, bistory is altogether School, which is all that could be desired as

ancertain.

Falsa-room. The other suboola are in fairly protection and working of foreignern sa muny and Marines of Foreign: Men-of-Wer LONDONIA Mosers. Buss, Hendy & Co. that it will be placed under foreign supiria. omen, and the first prisoner made an attempt

8.-The Grant-in-Aid Scheme has now had a suitable buildings,

I have it See lothariintitutions in Obina, sre. SAN FRAFOISDO Mr. LP. Fisher, 21, Merchants tendance. The Chinese Government must be He went towards them, and the prisoners,

1st Prize, 810;nd Prize, $; 3rd the years trial, and the resnic (a po the 18 The St. Stepton's Church Schools are on the best authority that the Chinese Govern- ito cut off a button from one of their jackets,

* Prize, $2.54. Exchange.

whole satisfactory. With one exception both two in number. The new school situated in dai wenthom har: this subject of the establishment New Yorx....Messrs. 8. M. Pettingill & Co. made to understand that the detentoration by observing him, ran away, He gaught the Arst. Halfa dozen sewer me out for this race manager and watere bave expressed their Ying-pin, promises well. The scholars were of Mint under consideration, and that they

37, Park How,

ever so little of even a few stray cous would primer, who had the seasora in his band; a the thres in fret being from the U.6. ganhot satisfaction with the shofas itsell and with the wisely confined to the three lower standards are favourably disposed to it and it would be

Sikh conarable stopped the second prisoper. Ashuelot. With a pretty close fluish they came working of it. St. Paul's Collège School, St. thus ensuring eficiency for the pŕment and a | a rezy zreat pity indead if this Chamber were. essa to create distrust among foreigners, who The frat prisoner was sentenced to three in-fullingsworth, 1, Maver, 2, Kraft, D. Stephen's Church Surovi ue Sat Ting Fox, und solla fönndation for the future, Reading was to tbrow gold witów, je je were, in the whews would at once refuse to take them, while the moulos' burd labour and to be flogged twice 33-8 Kilks Fint Race-lat Prize, $15; End the Victoria Girls' Sobvol were added to the comparatively the weakest subject, but in other by appearing to regard with perfect indifference S. WATSON AND 0.0, natives would not accept them at their boon conviated twice before, was wontended to

ten strokes saab time. The accoud, who had (* Prize, ₤10; 3rd Prize $5, 4th Prize, list during the last year. St. Saviour's Day respecte the school stood well. There were unly the queation whether a Miut he established or Sobool was withdrawn. This motes the present four failuren. The Tái-ping Shan Sobool, Fosnot! What the Commistre of the Chamber nominal value. Self-Interest has fortunately six months' hard boor, and ordered at the A big field was steadily reduced to four, no amber of these schools eleven, and there are the reason aiready wives, did not stand en bigt propose to do, is to send this memorial to the always proved a powerful lever with Chinese expiration of that time to find security in two others having a squeak. Closa did not appear fresh applications for the current year. in the previous year. The full of 12 per orat. Ministers at Peking, soliciting their opinion officials, and it tight possibly in this instance Both the prisoners to be exposed in the stocks to go over the ground in his last year's for one or two modifications of thecrigical scheme, anxiety on the part of the master to push on his spectof the aphame being favourably entertained : 9-Kagorience has shown the necessity of in the number of passer was due to two great an span the general question, and upon she pro- | also lead them to refrain from tampering with at the scene of effenos får one hour. ........... and be line a formidable antagonist in Thornley,

protully at any diatamos. The various stranger exicient that the value of the passes obelars too pidly and niecie kie under by the native authorities. When they anavet, the coinage. But, as bus before been re-

Ching Awai, a hawker, was charged by Inte net worth mentioning, all interest; heing should be raised, and a proposal to that offcat. Poicing the effoot of the alight raising of the marked, there is no guarantee that this would awong, a collector of waste from goldsmith's centred in the leading men, Close and Thornley will be offered for approval. It will also standards. This will be remedied in future, as any information we have or might shisin in be the case, and, with recent experiences of the shops, with stealing two brass woking pipes the latter waiting apou his man sad full of run-ba proposed to pay for attendance. Regularity both manager and water are alive to the mia the meantime regarding the establishment of a faithlandfess and duplicity of Chinese ofheils, from bis shop at Bowrington,The ebarge wasning. Cluse put it on in the last lap was bein all a very valuable result, osiling for take that was made. Barring this, there was Mint The sabeat, of course, bas received the

proved, and the prisoner, who was an old of Rot at the east side of the ground, Thornley, obstention from all counted with aeotool, abundant evidence of inch hard work daring consideration of all of you bere prea and 20 it is doubual whether the time is ripe for this, fender, was seatonged to four months bard sticking so hiemas, did the same at the City and being only attainable after scnaidérable the year, In several subjects the school seodthing I can say can add to it. I abal; now Hall, and, with a ruab that Close could not exertion. A paymout, therefore, of so much much higher than any other in its own citus propose the following resolution, That the large and important experiment to be made labour, and to be twice exposed in the stocks, foliow up, tonched the string very fresh with per head on the averse sttendance will be in- In composition alone would it be said to be drait of memorial to the foreign Ministers at by afoable, weak-kneed, and corrupt Govern our cach time.

cindad among the recommendations that are to i really defldient,

Peking, on the subject of a fixed standard of yards to spare. Thornley 12865 Regt.),1;

be made This, it is to be hoped, will satisfy 19The Victoria Schools are also twain | ralcs and Governin'cut Mint submitted to this Ohan Aon, a coolie, was charged by Yong Cloas (23b Regt.). 23 Caliban (26th Beg), che conductora of St. Saviour's Day School, now number. The Boys School stande 19 per cont. mesting, be approved. Obuy Kut, a passenger on board the steamship: Averie (28th Reg.), 4. for exhibiting a want of confidence in any new. He was also charged by another passer ger,

Mr. HoGGI abould like to if the Ohi to reconsider their decision of daclining to re-dictution) and arithmetic weak, bak in other Flights.

ceive aid of the prose21 sonditions. Da erether subjects, zeography especially, the proficiency nese Government have signified their willing. NOTICE. To avoid delay in the execution of scheme undertaken by her present rulers.

named Uban Yut Sing, with breaking open bis" Taie brought out balf a dozen and was a very podat which presents an obstacle there may be was very greaL The discipline of the school neas, or something of the kind, to co-operate in pillow box and acculing Orders it is particularly requested that al! At the Feak the maxima temperature Jug

eloas rase between the fat shrie, Mu Trođoạíl Both charges were quatained, and in ene exe (28th Regs.), 10 yards start, 1 Lent. Walker deulty. I is objected to the present is hardly strict enough, but this reference to the establishment of a wint or on it ba volowa taat 200 daily attendances GLfour hours will doubtivas bring about the necessary change, pointed out that the Committee of the Ubamber, business communications be addressed to the ing the past week, au recorded in Saturday's prisoner was sartaused to six-anthe hard (26th Rezt.), suratob, 2. Mr. Garforth (4wds each in a year, is an excessive requirement. It may be remarked in pausing tant in the maer the Obioate, hare sontecaplated any par Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co., 97

Gasetle, w 67.5, the mito 15.0; at tim labor and to be exposed to the stocks three cious) 5 yards stark, 3,

end that no ditch, is not required "alnewbore jority of tassa schools this subject needs granter i ticular line in regard to the correcy, the value Harbour. Master's Office, Praya Woo), the mazi- times, cab hour each time.

15-Seok Race-lat Fríze, 33; 2nd Prize, 323 will of course rest with the Executive to attention; for it includes not merely order and of it, and the plane where the Mint is to bu arus was 73,5 and the minigum 53.5. Koʻrain

CAMSKU, 1

3nd Prize, $1

Boy: how fur, if at all, is is desirable to make a regularity, but habits of strict bonesty when established. The Chairaan said in the com¥BA fell during the week.

Luk Ai, a ghair coolie, was ohaiged by John Eight competitors started in Lacks, their retrogression in this direction, baka recommen under-examination. The necessity for keeping | of his reinarke, that be bad it from the highest Wosk, private in, H,M. 28th Regiment, with earrious efforts at progression causing muckdation to fent effect is not likely to be made. In a aloge watch on the scheme while doing their authority that the. Chinco Gorerument were From a table of Meteorological Observations selling to him samaha without a license. Pre-exotisment. Onoy down there is no otance of agricultural, and other districts where the written work imposes on the sustiner a dis disposed to expport the theasure(The Chair- taken at the Government Lool Hospital by Dr. seqator said he gave prisoner twenty seats to getting up again; that happoned tu some, and services of the abildren are indispensable at agreeable duty from which he could be omai-mau. Not support, and if so, probabiƒ a great Ayrs, and published in Saturday's Game, it buy someho for him; be brought a little in the race coded-Hart (29th Regt.), 1 Hazelett certain seasons, it is only proper that due allow-ferably relieved, it greater strictness were er point would be dise locally in which the sling appears that 1.64 inches of ruiu fell during last basin and fire cents change.. The quantity in (28th. Bogs), 2; Cistents (fedactour), 8, ance should be made; unt Lera, in the sity of pined throughout the year. It should not be fabould be established; and doubtless the valos month, as compared with 0.45 inoli in the corre- the buom was worth two degte, sponding month of last year.

Corporal T. Marija proved seeing the prisoner 16-Fial Tie of Tug of War.For. R. N. Vistoria, there is nothing but sinkness which (forgotten, that an adverse report on this point of the operepay to be issued would be of cont

Dockyard Prize di con possibly interfere with a sobbler's attend. | reduces the grant to a school by 6 per cent siderable importance in the contemplation of Moat of cor repders will have noticed some bring the samahu to prosecutor.

This walls for but few remarke. The tara did auce. At present 113 days, crel naive of Sundays, The Girle School is in a highly satisfactory this measure. Those are points upon which I The prisoner, who said he bought it for the make a slight stand, a few seconds fonger then are silowed for holidays and older cadees of condition. Although only in its first year | think it would be adviesbla. to have some in- Barth going on are has long barely prosecutor at the Yip Yeun chop, we romanded the dockyardless, peships, but they were not abunes; dad if that murginis not ample enough scholars were presented in all the standards z formation. Has the Chamber say ygoh inforces Ravine. This ravine bas been receptacle antil the 19th inst. for all sorts of rabbieb and filib, and the recent

in in with the infantry, whii marobed away at for all contingencies, it is difficult to see how we cept the sixth, sud ell were lit for the stands de tion NS clearatoo of the Lndergrowth disclosed a mest

gaioketep."

oan atop abort of allowing work to yield to play in which they were placed. Every anb fot was The ORAIMANI said I hear it on the very unsightly accumulation, of noxious débris de- Adissipated old negro in-Montgomery, US, 17 for Obais Coalies, with Chaves On po other ground will any objection be thoroughly taught, as the high parentage of best authority that the Ohio Goyment posited by the natives at early dawn when the while watching the monkeys in the manager 6. Prize, $3.50; Sud Prize, $2,765 d offered, bot firmuosa on this point seems to mican par will prove. Toe disciplina of the school has the question of the establishment of Mint police are less on the alert. The open drain hae: in that city, spoke thus Dew children got

the differeado bezween effo may and inefficiency; ; and the intelligens of the scholars were under tveir cosideration, and appear favourably

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

PERFUMEES,

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

DRUGGISTS SUNDRYNEN,

And

AURATED, WATER MAKERS

ment. There is so much that is rotten in the

DOULE THEFT,

· SALES MEDICINE OFERTS REFITTED etate of China that foreigners may be excused Parcelus, with stealing from him two umbrellas 1-10 yards Hurdle, Rada (Handicap) 10/ St.Joseph's English School, and induce them higher than it did in 1876. Writing (from Mr. W. 6. WIZHOREL second.

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$1,

– Beren dhaina cuighted with saldiers and sailors.

to civilisation should be without a coinage orsóter, buon constantly getting choked lower too much sense to conis utter dat osie whiterize 31,7%; 4th Prize, teteen suolipol whero-education fe considered-especially noted-a-torthy of commendation disposed to it; and whatever we do will probably undoubtedly a disgrace to its administration down under Wradhan Street and Queen's Bond folks ont der tale of and set on to workin started to go the course twice. It was expected chapter oppiaith and Thalobasaraatiallyentenguinations) not be lost night of 10 the questions abang A proper metal congo has, more coproially from these socorulations, no bes then from the and rotin and makin' postiteetione

Dr. Doran, in big work sbgul Sir Horace that collisions and spills would be the order of school where culy a certain rontize of duty is They are attended pricipally by Portuguese, but the place where the Mim bonld be and the value

are open to scholars of every clees and of every of the currenzy, we have nothing to may at pre--` Bin Yustern cuentajes, always been regarded of enrtli, stones, dead jeizes, ko, wsébed

the day, but io that the sprotators were disconsidered sufficient,

most pentru but these are the very polits on which, if in is to by the berry maine. It des consequentiys. Mann, golates fans one of the King of Pennaiak. as an essential requisite for the conduct of been accided to arch over and Bli it level with goldfer of that time atole out of a Catholic Apported are doctics teking care of two of the standards for schools in Class I that 20-St. Paul's College 8qbool is the third of we are naked for an opinion, to reply to par and, although, they started at a frốt, thus made commercial operations. That in the very sue road, willing and turbing the ground in a Cures the jewels that bad adornets Madonna was reinced to a fuit toe and heel by the time

sod in others making a rookery and He owned possession, but denied the theft, say dawn of civilisation we find many maticnsery, sinine to the one exshing in the oumeing that the Madonna had given them to bid they arrived at the tape. Nos, 5, 42, and 66 possessing and using a metal currency. ravina bigber op between the ace Gardens and There were no witness to disprove bins. The teck the prizer in the order named Olius, bowever, has hitherto managed to do utinen Bond. The iteration will be a great King, therefore, sent for some Roman priests, 18-Consolation Race for Beaten Runners improvement in all respects and the work in and asked them if there was soything impos

300 Yards Elst Race-lat Prize, 2nd Prize, $2.50 3rd Prize, £.75 without, and up to the present moment ber heing pushed forward with all the rapidity possi-sible for a Madunos. They were bodied at the Government has made no real adore to ble order to secure its completion before the question, and affirmed her omnipotenon. In ́ Your came for the Consolation, and it lay adviet of the rainy weather. It onld be wished that case," replied the King, "I cannot condemn between Josper and Clark all the way, the establish a courage. The olil cumorous aya-hit the Gunsrapur would look in the wheels of the soldier, but I will do something else. I will former winning emaily by several yards. Cooper tem-of-making payments-in-ingous of silver- his barrows, which produce a most-hideous and forbid bim ever again to repairs ang mens ptt 12th Regt.), 1| Clark (28th Berza, 3) Bure lays sofficed for centra fog and shere are many irritating le

gents from Madonna

A light, ebenge was inado last year in brend suboolala wbish Chinese education is given the new school which under the silene letter a commonication from a body of wer- These standarde were too low, as mus evident daring ibe your. It was attended by 109 obante would have an effect. If tus Miststers from the sambers that were presented for sobolare, and the average daily attendance was at Peking wryte down saying the mexeuré WIS examination under them. The mazugeza were 65. The teassing power in strong, there being being favourably considered by the Chinese atlefied with the obange, but the masters, at a Enrapass master and two Chinese assistants Government, then we can send there oor sag- rák, did nóc monépt of it without apie demur. for the true ofenses into which the suholare are, gestiona and winsterer information we premals, They ultimately admitted, on balog pressed, dividel. The cluse rooms are epsolute sad mcf] F. 47. Logo--Are the Qvaniliye in position that táo chungs was all fe favour of efflsiemer ventilated. The school waterinde are good und | to give any farther details of their uchemo?. I.

11-Thote is one enbjent which demande the antoient. The discipline is good, Great prá- | don't sak-for full details, but as the Chamber strictest attention of managers Thate is a ficiency was shown in all the subjects that were give he general iden of the gobenie to com tendency on the part of acue of (be matste to underwater Several of the boys sould have mend itself to the public at large.) I think juuch on their sokulara tad quickly to the higher been placed in higher standards; but be the theaiffuully the Chamber is in as the present.