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spectivaly on ANDER the Despoiler instead of ALEXANDER from Yokohama, ws learn that on Friday morn shed besh mported areatly into Canton

ing 10th ultimo, following

I extrest from Undersigned, having boose LESSEE the Liberator, which title has recently Commoth all to bloesowo risco Opium at Centon-ind

by the Foreign the BUзINING counted therewith, will conduct been bestowed upon him by ardent RusModis (14), Captain JG, Mad lett Yobo the Reports on Trade publi

hame wider Healed ordern The next day at Inspectorate o the samo on his own account from this dat

sophiles. Little by little, the aggressive daylight three Russian izen-of-wor that wors in ER CHLYTTERTON WILCOX.

character of this new Russian crusade against harbour also left at hon the same day the Maritime anty

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the Moslem has become apparent even to futacions (14) Bagship, with the gtm-vessel Magpie in tow, left Yokohama The English hose who at first believe, in spite of the unbols, we heat, arrived at Nagasaki on Wod warnings of the past, in the disinterestedness nesdayW of Russia. The war waged with the Porte SWATSON AND CO, was a wut of aggression, the object bang not

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EDUCATION IN JAPAN.

Found not below the 4th grade of lower els The number of aber man 10, of whom

mentary department. So that the education were males, & females and 2 foreign fumale frogress during the 8th your of Maidh was timeters, and the pamer of scholars was 127. BLOW OUR OWN COLLESPONDENT.

www.let May between the Bite-grade of higher elementary Compared with the pressilur year, this shows en The marry month of May has bem ushered in department and the let grade of lower elemen increase of tankeri, and tð of scholars under nunsual bystle and stir in this city. tay department, and therefore it may safely be The colleges and school of vertaus kinda abors Strange at the couentions naturally felt and said that the progress of education hay mag bạn enumerated were 11,642 to number The newly oracled public kohusl ballings were 502 In the 39.00pminang the conjectura. To many the ques entirely unsatisfactory 23.00tion seams to be or not to be In MACRO by MIDDLE BORGES

Brat grand school district 644 in the second Or middle school the public, asta balimente grand school district, 1015 fu the third grand be resuscitated or plunged into deeper misery : 12 Are we to have a delegation of the Hoppe of were 11 bad the private stablishment, 105 in school district, 363 in the fourth proal sohool Canton os in former years until my Governor number, the total timber being 1108 Thosun district 720 in the fifth gradevol district Malwa opium, I plan daty, Hongkong Tia, 20.00 Ametal kicked it out? Is our port, io ho free,ber of teachers was 265, of whom 280 were native (ercent the two Ten af Sign and Kagoshina); 14.00 or is it to be straitened by the circle of ganbants, unle teachers, 8 native formate teachers and 3815 m the sixth grand school district, and Bakwan Ti 400 janks, and team-tornohet? That in the gas foreign male teachers. The number of geholera 292 in the seventh and school district, the total the welfare of the Christian suljeta DE We do poloforichyen responsible for the opinions Patna,opla, 1-5 pical duty, Folkpánt kn, 30 lotion, edrema, dopo parlaremo, as the Hall yaa 5,620, of which 5.497 wore fukles and 189 of inamber being 3881, That is the new soboole Tokis pra 16.00 proverb says, whici female. These figures, se compared with wore 1581 per dont, of the catre number of SULTAN but the aggrandissment of Russia by

The upshot of all this commotion is that the those in the prooeding rear, show an increase of schools. The number of tecaples which are am the dismemberment of Turkey. For some

Bikewan TE 53.00Hsikwer of Kwang-lung and Kwang si bat 84 schools, 91 ttchers a84 2,467, of scholata ployed as school houses were 8,972 emotimen Usilding owned by the public were repaired and THE BLOCKADE QUESTION

Bonates same za Putaa,”

atua, Maikwas, ultraT 550 taken it into his head to visit Mano and see NOLMAL SCHOOLS. time the Russian Government succeeded in THE EDITOR OF DAILY TRES In addition to the alive, all opium imported into with big celestial eves how the Custom Honeo The Brat normal school was opened in Tohio smployed a school homes, of peitete, houses throwing dust in the eyes of Europe, but now

SmIn the opinn smuggling controversy Swatow pass through the, prefectural city of on Monkey Island is thriving, and shake hands in the 6th year of Meidl. This was followed by ware hired and used for school purposes. The dignio fu considered unnecessary the Ozan you havoraised with your contemporary in Japan Chao-chow, distant 30 willee, and the orponse of with our Governor Escorted by a fotilla of other schools established in the city of Osaka and number of tobora was 15,841 and that of scho cooly comes forward with a proposition won. referanse has been made to letters of mine that conveyance dad storage is set down by the same four gunboats, and Mr. Kwak, Acbeong's Yoff the several Ken of Arki, Hiroshims, Nsg Iste 1947143. Now it the number of Relicol

appeared in your columns some six months since, authority at Esikwon Tla: 10.3.3 per pond, thus fing serving as transpert of the impediments, saki, Niigats and Miyagi daring the 6th and 7th teachers, and echolars be compared with that in dscfully akin to that by which Poland consed and you twin with no having replied to what making the setpal dues within a rading of 90 the gross Haikça serived here to-day, called Fears c Molds. By means of these rohocks in the proceding your, it will be found that the to exist. Though it is extremely doubtful you inför WA NI Overwhelming malatation, and miles of Swabow and on the direct route to Can no or Governos, whe robarned his call shortlyerensod follition were aforded for rising umber of schools had increased by 4,347, that what the attitude of Austrin is in theach you confidently state was very gonerally ten for higher than at Canton, and this without afterwards, and, after making a look seat teachers, and botthontos were sentinally grated of teachers by 8,108 and that, of zololors by accepted as a complete expose of the fallosies dalculating scans 9 per cent, difference between the customs station, is going to wylo again ti to the graduates of these schools. The result 216,964 and on an averige, there way our gehn question, England appears to be maintain of my assertions.Whether your articles of the the Haikwan and Canton Teel

Cautan to-morrow, thus contounding pessimiste was, that in the Bih your of Meli, many certified ar to every 17.47 of the population, or 5.72 per

FOBRION COUNTRIES: ing a firm stand against all suggestions 8th September and 6th October are capable of. Thave only new to touch on your remark re and nervouspeople go at bast it is hoped for the tesoners trained in the Government Normal gent, of the population.

ury schools of different: localities, 70s A During the tota of the Bit year of Meidi. for the sequisition of territory. It would be such venstrection I will now consider these garding salt seuiggling. You say Far more fake of mankind, and specially for the tranquil schools were wait out to various publle em BUTS IN

beyoud giving expression to an individusi opinion smuggling is done in salt and other things than lity and welfare of poor Manoo.

In the 8th year of Maid there were 90 sormal. it was promulgated and regulation isaned that a good thing for Great Britain and a better ansupported by evidence or reference, (for the incpium, we imagine, since the risk is much

saboola in the whole country, of which's belonged those who are most trufalent in studies, and thing for the Egyptions if the British G. extracts from the preceding for night's Trade greater in getting any quanley into the country

a the Government and 62 vare justituted by the desire to be eduoslekin foreign countries should Reportand a few figures showing the total annual without paying tuty, I don't understand the

~Clõpst, authorities. During the same year of unrgo si examination in the Polio Kaissügokkas vernment were to acquire by purchase the port, succt be claimed se aach), did not appeal logo of your remark anul shall leave you to ex

From the third annual report of the Minister department for tenting teachers of middle and be sent abroad, their expanses being loaned land of the Pharaohs, but after all the heat to me sufficiently to sui for further noting, hot plain it. Considering that opium is in the pro- [17tation shown is only natural Such a step as you oberieb am illusions on the subjent, and portion of 146 2000 compared with salt both as of duration in Japan ocpy of which has been sahools we established in the Tokio Normal by the government. At this time 11 néudents of sahool but no stalents had yet hom admitted the Takis Kaiseigakko having the bost qualifica apiteries your remarks, and in doing so it will pastor to smuggle opium and the risk is far lesy,

arception just mentioned, all the normal schools America, our to Frauen sad one to Germany. the Suez Canal was mainly constructed with are time if I group together such of your argu. also, salt, is s government monopoly, whorens take the following extracts --- Franch capital, while it would entail serious menta as are mere repetitions or have bearing opium sends oftensibly on a different footing, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

ce designed for the mining of elementary tay Out of hose hont, to Atcerion, 1 were to parate - Considering the state of educational affairs of chern, all cospt the Toldo Famile Normal studies in law, 3 in chemistry, arid 3 in auginesT one on another,

tha penultier Tot being na moriens, d responsibility upon the British Governicent.

In your fist article, after obrving that my lave yet to be parquaded that I am wrong in the Faul Kan during the 8th year of Meith, Bohool and that of the Kon of Ishikawa, they, eg, and chose sant in France and Germany work which it naturally. hesitates to incur. The views on the subject of the Blockade of Ilong the conclusions I have drawrogarding the exit will be even that the various educational pro principally for training balo tencere, though to devote themselves to studying polstenhain.

The total number of the instructors of normal

During the 4th month of the 9th one of prospect looks leas peaceful that before this kong by the Chinese Customs oruisers would be isting defective criminal systems. Criminale con visione Iaso been pat into operation and the thers are some instances of tired schools science and musing respectively.

perused by most of your readers with site only to restrained within bound by an expenhle huyo gradually come to appreciate the vowal of her nime by Russia, At his die sarpetés, aut some irristion you continue by and abnormal police system, and when the palae of education. In regard to the areation of schools was 588, of which 583 were rusles and Heid, when a proposal was again mode for sond- since, with the scanty information aupremartingThey no doubt coincide with the forse equale in sambore the foreign residents schools and attendance of children, however, the fomales. The mmber of students was 7,308, of in acudents to four countries, 10 stndants of pro-Chinese Ideas of Her Majesty's Canant at in the colony the question may then perhaps incense was not as great as in the 7th year which 7,589 were rasios and 10 fatale On a the Toko Kolegido havben again qualified plied by the Rauss's telegrams, we cannot anton, but with the exception of Sir Broot attract the attention it deserves. Inok at Shang compared with the 6th year. This is because average, there was 6.56 instructors and 85.51 themselves are soat out, 8 to England and to fully trace the connection between the fresh Robertson it would be dilexit, we hope, to find hai which is efficiently governed at one tithe of that in the 7th year the odunational undertaking students to every one school, and 13.09 studente Out of the wont to England 3 wern to to ovary ona instruator, which, on compared with study law, 2 shemistry, and engineering, and author individual to support them." Again, on the expense. Thors it has been found advantage was ret in its beginning, and the income rising in Bulgaria and the Muscovite suguh October, referring to the same subject, you sue to work in canoort with the Chinese fluials rally was exceedingly great, while in the 8th those in the preceding year, show an areas of those sent to Erazie wers to study physics. The gestion of partition, but they are obviously say it is the people of Hongkong who grave (the Chinese Government haring a admirable your, the want of schools had bean, in a great 27 schools, 296 instructors and 2.022 of students amber of studente seal abroad is in AU 21. The connected. Time will show, perhaps, whether protection from a system of organised piracy system of spionage) but hare if any suggestion degree provided for, and the children brought Tn other words, the number of normal sansols afount of expanses losted by the government in In reply to this tirado. I quote the following is roads towards this object such is inediately into the schools, while on the other head, the wed instructors was just double that in the pre 1,000 yen onch per For The apes are generally. the outbreak was planned by Russia as an opinion of the Harbour Mastor and Marion Ma- riad down, and the Chime authorities are uses which preted the attendance of chil ceding year, and the number of students in batween 17 and 22 years, and all aro expected in

ernased just by one half of that is the preceding accomplish their smitas thoroughly ereuse for bringing forward her partition gietrato, a aval officar of some 20 years con desorbed as a set of pirates pr brigande. Is such dren were still in foros. proposal

tinuous serico and experience in this colony ignage Ukely in any way to contribute towarde The number of elementary schools in all the year. The number of students to whom cortin

(at Government expense) to foreign countries.

·HAVING commented at some length on the

alone; this it all events will show that you are iua fatter understanding between the officials of the seven grand shoot districts was 24,925 of which cafus were granted by the Government normar The plan of soleating and tenting students

21068 were public schools and 2,237 private schouls was 232 In regard to the Joost normal suggested employment of convicts on works The Canton river steamer Kinsken cctamenced error in supposing that I am eithar singolar or two countries? ***

ohimerica! in my opinion. Captain Thomsett, in

In the territory of Joho adjoining Singapore schools. This, as compared with that in the schools, the fasts are insomplete on scoount of ink was originally contemplated dif not an ranning yesterday morning. of utility both inside and outside the pro-

bis official report published in the Government there are upwards of 70,000 Chinese, and the prooting paar, shore an increase of 4,992 public the absence of reports, except from 3 Ken from Awer the purpose, Enormous expenses werd in Gazette of Soil April, observis:-

Maharajah's effective polico establishment costs sobools, and a decrease of 84 private schools, the width reports were remised. Asuording to Curred ant many serious evils crept into the cincts of the gaol, we pass on to consider the In reference to the fighting in the Tung Kan

"The all important subject of the so-called not over 300,000 annually. In Serawak a similar total number of increase being, 4.208. The total these reports, tacre were short 865 students who yatem. For those reasons the system was sho. remarks of His Excellency on branding and distriot, mentioned by our Canton sorrespondeat, blookado of the Colony by vessels belonging to state of things is to be observed,

number of elementary school districts in all the obtained corticator from their respective solois, behet, as was mentioned in the first annus 'deportation. With regard to the former, we hear that & number of letters have boon to- the Chiress Government is a matter that I spI think I have now traversed all the paints you seven grand sabool districts was 45,773 The and if this tabore equally divided over the report of education. As the educational system. ovived in Hongkong by men from the villages, prouch with great fellesey. It was the goneral raised; of course it is quite opon for you. (as in average ares of 100 dentary school districts 3 Ken, there will be 82.13 certified students to has been carried into operation the plan of asloot there are many objections to be urged against concerned calling upon them to rebara to their opinion, and I shared in that view, that the the case of the Harbour Msator's Report) to disis 22 square ri (about 250 Roglish equare miles overy Kabi, and it reckoned in this proportioning students ancording to their ability and pro. it both on the score of humanity and policy| native places.

blockade would have a tendency to check the pute the courary of the statistice enpplied by and the number of alerientary Rehools within there will be, it is informed, as many at 8154 giding them with money by way of a loan has The criminal so treated is everywhere shunned.

trade and cousuent prosperity of the Colony experienced officers in Jar Majesty's servian, or that as was 53 The seven grand school dissertified bachare in the 3 T and 59 Kas. But boon established, and is under this plan that The Japan Timess bears that the Shanghai but in the face of the figaros which these returns those issued by the Tuapsator Goneml of Foreign trets have an area of 18,219 squad (about as to the education of female teachers, there be the students mencioned above were selected and and all canoes of returning to an honest. Courier has changed hands, and is to be run a3a orbibit, and which are calculated your by rear Customs, but if you wish your opinions to be re- 113,860, English square miles) and within the f-ing only a few normal rölenia established for sent to forstyn canumeris daring the 8th and 9th course of living are practically closed to him. daily morning popor. The journal is said to with nel cave, I am unablo any longer to see garded with reshoot, yan must at least produce area of 100 square ri (about 625 English square the purpose, and the spention being you at its year of Meldi. This step shows it is hoped. As His Excelloner pointed out on Monday atin Chinese interests, and the price paid for, it is timental as it was thought it would be. Griev{ wrong while you are elf right-I remain, Sinomgbar of benchua'y was 14,501, of which-40,517 than two par, sont: at that of male students Wring students in foreign countries

have boon bought by Mr. Drummond, barrister, thus the effect of the Wockade bag bean so do some evidence to show these authorities to be all miles) the unbox of schools was 133. The beginning, the number of students was not more dual improvout of the system of maintain stated to have boon twelve thousand taele.

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tight be viewed with disfavour by France, five, a direct challenge; permit mo briefly to regards hulkiness and vulce, surely it is much kindly supplied to us by the Japarees Consul It is however to be observed here that, with the tions, were sent out during the 7th month, 9 to

the Council, rao bearing the Hong cong brand ars-not allowed to long tromblo Macao with their presence, they are hunted down pass of sorry on board. One of the crow Ths German ship. Regulne, Captain Lange,

on the mainland, and they cannot omi-named Joha Bebnstrom, a native of Jutland, grate. It is most desirable to be able Sweden, is laid up with a light attack of it. On the lat January at midnight, a seaman named to identify criminals, but it is possible, Auguste Schumacher, a astira of Stralsund, in we hope, to do so without fixing aper them the Baltic Soo, dind of apoplexy, in lat, 8. 9. azd an indelible stigma, which, like the brand of long. 105-Est. CAN, causes them everywhere to be shinned

The band of the 74th. Highlanders will poe and outcast. Crime should bring pabish-form the following programme at the Olor's ment, but the law should not be a sivage Moes to sight, commencing at 9:15 pin, -- avenger and blast-man's whols career wher

his aferoc has been expiated. Photography is universally employed at home in the gaola 19 a means for identifying prisoners, and it has been found roarkably-successful The photographs deteriorate in this climate, but not so mpidly or completely as to ecome Jodisting or may yas, bra LUE POIKE Authorities testify to their utility as a moans of identification. With reference to the re- mark of the Acting Chief Justice to the nffect Est it was found the prisoners get so fat in gnol that the others could to identify them as the man who came in, this difculty

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Lances which arone time were continually scop.your obedient servant, |ping up have in a great meaanae vossed; and the more than is necessary to protect the Chinese bonest trader does not seem to be interfered with

revenus.”

The comparison I draw between Hongkong and Gibraltar was the next point you indignantly assailed, bet this you subsequently rotracted.

I now pane on to what you were pleased to torm my greatest mistake," which was LS follow It has been ascertained beyond doubt. that upwards of two thirds of the opium imported annually into this Colony is exported in a son. traband manner without paying any duty what Anter ever to the Chinese Customs, using a loss of

Botirovanne nanting to $1,000,000* Ong

You indignantly rosaliated this, but all yon Caid in refutation was to sled a few figuros Rivire taken at random from the Trade Report of tiss preceding fortnight, eupplemented on October 6th-by-Law other from the same euros giving the total imports for the yese into Chiva, viz. some 85,552 chests, and you briophantly asked, how my calculation of 17,638 beats remaining to bo'soucünter for in Hongkong, conta” be-c- thirds of 85,582 ohents;

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The British bark Chocola, Captam Kenuati,

When the P. und O. stammer Orizes came into harbour yesterday she proceeded to the wharf

If it be true that the majority of your reader accept this as a completo napore of the fallucios" of my assertions, then all I can say in they are easily convinced on very superficial and mongre grounds, sad that I am not sorry to differ from them..

In the Best place the 85.550 chests were Hongkong, the greater portion of this opium

and it might just as well be argued that because the steers fonched at Point de Galle or Sings pore this optam was imported into those places or that ail goods brought hera or transhipped for Shanghai or Japas, are imported into Hong-. kong, neraly beause the goods are in steamora passing through theso watere.

My statement referred to the opium actually imported into this Colony, and the statistica Ï

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INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.

Now, as to the proportion of normal echools to were wale nod 538 female teachers of public

48 places which repaired the visitation of sohools, and B.16 were male and 250 female the elementary sclave, it will be seen that there teachers of private schools As compared with will be ons normal school to every 360 elemen-inspectors from the 1st month of the 8th your the proceding gear this shows an increase of 7.691 tary stools, and if the number of students bo of Meid, to the 6th wrath of the 9th year of: male and 81 fouls teachers of public cahools, coropared with that of the school population, Meidi, were the Br. 4th 5th, 6th, and 7th grand and a demoase of 193 male and an ineresso of 51 there will be one normal student to every 671:47 school districts, that is, 2 fa and 49 kon. In female teachers of private schools the total of the school population. It should, however, he studying the educational condition of these number of increase of fenokere of both public observed as was to be expected that there was different losalities from the reports presented and private sohnals being 7,681. The number of great disproportion in the nambor of instructors, by the inspectors, it he found that the ednostinmal scholars was 1928,196, of which 1,877,591 wore sometimes there being. 30 instructors in one prograss has been more or less rapid, secording": tale and 420.438 fomale scholars of publie saal, and sometimes only one instructor and to the modes of administration adopted by each schools, and 81,168 were male and 37,629 female that the unmber of students was also very uncal government Particularly in those hea scholars of private moacols. This, as compared equally distributed among the schools, sometimes where frequent changes were made of tho go with the precedit wat show an increase of there being as many as 30 or 360 students invernors and school teachers, the work done by 176,512 of male and 55,071 of female anbolara of no shool, and sometime the gares hoing as one set was often contrary to the idens, of their conors and the angulation fixed by one were public schools, and a decrease of 11,723 male and low as 18 or 19. W 8,542 female scholars of private schools, the tetal mumber of increase being 211,318.

COLLEGE FOR SPECIAL SCIENCES omoares anddenly enperseded by now ones, so In the Tokia Keisugakko the course of studies at the progres was for a time relacion, and was improved and books and apparatus were pro-am inconvenience experienced by the people,

at Wast Point, abreast of which she put out gasted indicated this with sufieut distinctness charged by Inspector Lindsay with ground. | 4bh. 5th, and 7th follow in the order stated. If in a month, and the number of dead bodies sub-partment of Education; of moral books, there

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I repeat those figures, viz: Opium imported into Chine Coast Ports during 1876

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The whole population of the seven grand Rusia has sent to the Great Powers urgiar school districte is estimated at 34,098,937 (ovided during the 8th year of Maid with a view This is of course un inevitable result of the the prior of partition

cording to the odmeational reports of the Band of making it a model aniversity The poly frequent obispgs of the governors and school

toobnie and Kaming, colleses previonbly targht in taschera, Ken) ont of which there were 5,167,587 children French and German were terminated and the

TEXT-BOOXS of sahoclago: (hotwain & and 14 inclusive), of Baglish language employed as the peiMMUN

Almost all the text-books used in the ken are 15.2 per cent, of the population The children medium for instruction. The number of pro-those published by the Government, and, the of the school age, wheraneived education during the year, ware 1.828474, and those are was 40, of whom 21 er nativa pro- lecalities where private uditives are used are only fermazá, aut. 19 forigu. The number of students tow in number. The satinated number of taxt of school age who received no education ware 4,339,193, in unmber. On an average, therefore. 24 or pa mi svoraga 6,1 to every profesor. books that employed is 139, out of which 49 are there wore 35.4 par sant, of the former and 64.6 The amount of annual expenditure of the collego mablished by the Department of Education, 2 per obrt of the latter, of the school penulation: as 175,040 you, which will be an average of 536 by other Departments of the Govoramont, and Christopher Gordon, a seaman on the British Ont of the children of school age who received you 85 sen and in for each student par year, 97 are private ed iona. Though private editiens ship Corona, and St. John, a samsu, uemployed, education during the year, there were 1,365,305 audi yen 70 sen and 7 -in for each student per seem to be numis if the number only be faken Cei into consideration, sill sight or nine-tenths of ware sharged by PC. 815 wish being drank; maiss and 463180 females, or ou an average there weath

As to the Tokis Igakko (Medical Collegel, the the test books used in the fa and ken are those could be overcome in the way recommended hok has arrived hers from Newcastlo, N.S. virtually imported into China, not actually into fighting, and making a disturbance in the were 747 of boys to 25.3 of girls. Now, if the ruber of professorn was 20, of which 19ublished by the Department of Einaation. It

reporta passing through the Belds of punice

Queen's real. Fined fifty cents each in de comparison be made between the population und were stire profossors, and 10 foreign; the ant the subject be ensidered more in detail, it will by the Committeenamaly, to photograph stone which have been reported by the steamer merely passed through Hongkong in frana fault, one day imprisonment. them at different periods and it is not so Pay sad other vessels, and in almost the same

Ape, & watchman unemployed, was charged amber of subugs and teachers and scholars, it

avery professor, Bosidat, there were 15, physi- lary, and phrases, there is one of sich sort pu- latitude and longitude, plainly showing that an

with being unuk and disorder in the Goon will be seen that there was one elementary school bar of students was £88, or an average of 1889 to be seen that, of the charts of spelling, voosba

to every 1.404 of the population; one scholar to likely we should imagine, to occur under eruption es pasaral of pessiderable magnitude

wed on Wednesday afternoon. Fined fifty every 17.65 of the population; and 1.84-tese here binns and 7 students of materia melies. The bished by the Department of Education; of Hessra's now rigins, which includes a very had talcon place. The captain obtained aprei-

cents; in default, one day's imprisonment, anal 79.51 acholars to every one of the schools, patients treated in the hospital annered to the the model book for writing, there are two sorts. As to the comparative attendance in the several college were 500 in number, and the patients pablishod by the Department of Education and appreciable reduction in the ratious allowed: mens of the flanting stone, which he brought to

BEFORE C. V. Creagh, Esq. Hongkong.

grand school districts, the 2nd grand cohool disconing for treatment were 3,929, the total numato privato editions of the book for drawing There aegais to be no good argument în

triot stands Brat in order, and the let, Bril 6th, bor of patients being 4,529, an average of 377.41 and readers, two torts are ditions by the De. favour of the retention of the pradice of

ROGUE AND VAGABOND.· ́ Chan Tân Lan was brought up, on

the attendance be considered in regard to Abe, josted to anatomical dissection during the year is ons eort published by the Department of Eda

was 85,

cation and six sorts are private editions; of his. branding, except as a means of identification,

Various Fu and Kan respectively, the Kam of

The totalamonat of expenditure during the torical works, fyn serta are mblished by the and if anything less bintul and equally effec- springs and was hearing on them to hand her

suspintos character. E

Chikuma is £rst in order, the of Tokio, and The prisoner had been seen lottering about the the Ken of Shisusta Nagsao, Nara, Gifs your was 112,462 yen 30 san and 7 in the Department of Education, one by another lo sual can, it certainly should, be substituted alongside, when the bowling snapped, and

streets after European seaman. One sestrica Shikams, Enmamatsu, Hiogo and Ashigars the average expense for ach student smoting partinant of the Government, and feu ard Tho question as to whether deportation owing to s very strong wind and tide prevailing

had had his pockets picked, but could follow in the order named. In the abovs Fasad to 230 yen 45 sen and 7 rin per year, and 19irst editions; mathematics works and arith at the time, her bow swang off and she collided should be abandoned requires much more with the junks at anchor near the whief After

identify the prisoner He was acquitted at the Suprane Court on a charge of laroong some time on, the number of children of school aga horen.20 seu and 5 riu per monthmetics charts, there are three sarts of each pub Besides the above opflegen, there were & schools | Ushed by the Department of Education; of book- serious consideration than that of, branding.an hour's struggle with the wind and tide the

back. He had been four times in gaol, three good education was more than half of the Ne injustice is done by it to a criminal whose eventually made fast to the beny off the whart.

From the Overland Trade Report for same year, times for larouny, and once as a rogue and school population, while in other localities whare of special antenos, under the control of local teeping there as one surt published by the the attendance was small the member of childrer authorities maly, an Agrionltural School, same Departmen of granamse and physiology I further showed that upwards of 17,829 chests vagabond. repented offences have morite such a severe

Yesterday afternoon a match was rowed be..

His Worship now continted the prisoner as who received aduestion was less than one fourth Law School, and a Medical School in Tokio athers is one sort of cash by jeirats edition of punishment. Few of the criminals are natives tween two taz-eared outters of the gunbrata of opium remained to be counted for in Hong

Trong.

rogue and vagabond, and sentenced him to throw of the school population. Now if a comparison Medical School in the Kon of Aichita School of geography, there are five scris by the Dapset. be made between the attendance and aon-atten Law and Surveying in the Ken of Thikawa, Rudent of B120ation, en sort by azottor Govern of this Colony, and there is no reason why Growler and Sringer. The crate was from the

In entstantiation of this statement I have months' imprisonment with hard labour.

dance of shudren of sohool age, and between the Medical School, in the Ken of Shikams. The ment Department, sad twenty the ports by en- Growler, which is moored about 150 yards 'abaad

ALLEGHE PIRACY. it should not be rid of them if possible, just of the Fictor Emanuel, down to Wanshi, zoond only to refer to the raporis of trade issued by

the Imperial Maritize Castors, and specially Chan Mook Yaw a seaman, and Leung Sammbers of children of hath sexer who received number of teachers in all was 10, and that of rate editions; of chemistry there are two korts by The number of students attending all the above | private adition; of natural history, thers are two as troops of beggars who aro comtantly / the steamer Hankais moorad off Kofter's Island, to the able and exliaustive report of Mr, Brodon, Moi, a beat woman, wars beaught up, on remand, education during the year, it will be found that students attending these schools 125 the Department of Education and seven sorte by

there is a larger propuction of girls where there

mentioned colleges and schools of special sciences sorts by the Department of Education and seren flocking horo are sent to their native places. Grocter. A stiff breeze and strong fida wara the Commissioner of Customa in Cautom, charged by Inspector Caineron, the first for con- The only question is whether this course is on at the time. A good start was made, the he shows satisfactorily that 5,000 pioula of federating with pirates and the second with being is the greatest attendance, and rice versa Thus was 996; honce on an average, there was one lots by privato éditions; of: political economy.

in the Fu of Toll in the first grand school effective, or whether the criminals do not Growler's inen starting with 34 strokes to the opium is an estimato calculated by experte su in possession of pirated gonda

ciens to cover the opiam consumed in Hongkong, It appears that on the 14th of March a junk district, the proportion of the sitendance to the fudent receiving collogieta instration to vary there are two sorte by the Hopartment of Edu tics, there are four sorts by private aditions! The tour de 3 strokes to the state, the prepared opium abipped, it America, Fem: zimad Has a Shan left Hongkong karbon af non-attendanou i 3.22 to 3.78 and the number of 36,333 of the whole population of the seven grand oatien sad two sets by private editions of pall. The Growler look the leat from the start and Sandwich Islands, Australia, Manile, and Maden, six o'clock in this morning with twenty pine boys is 53.4 and that of girls 46.6 per cent school districts Cen

GWATKOKU GOKAKKO

and of miscellaneous books there are five norte the local actiool population, showing an attendates Governan suggests, to posute apon the Co- kept it. When near the Hankew, the frowler Deducting this quality from 17,338 chosis hands all told, for 3in Tong. On the same night of girls almost equal to that of boys! In the

(Foreign language schools)

published by the Department of Education and The Gonikaku Gorakko or Foreign Language (want dino morts by private adition. Al pre- Lany at any moment. The figures which His were pulling 10 strokes and Suster's still stick would leave some 1200 ohosts to be neopuntal about nine o'clock the junkre sem leitoring Ker of Chibs in the same grand school district. School is an institution where the students are sent the want of goof books is gevously felt ing to their 33. The Growlers kept up to high for and abent two-thirds of this quantity pirates, and two mus jauks were seen the proportion of attendance to non-attendance trusted in a foreign language and laganeral and therefore its most-destrahle that the writers Excellency has promised to lay before the pressure till nearing home and won by noaclysis, sema 2,000 piouis, 1, anquestionably Smag alent. The junk tres stink-pots and is 358 to 6.42 (attendance lean, and the number sours of stady condreted in the language of the nation shall direct their attention to Council on this subject will be looked for with half-a-mile. Some amusement was caused by giad; and to quets Mr. Breden's words, I have killing two peuple. Aont thirty men teen of bays is 8.17 per cent and that of girls 1.83 por Daring the 8th year of Meld, there was one this, and coronite and pablish books adapted for much interest. That the system has had anno one of the sailors on the gunboat ruler going how how much opiam a good authority re-en board and drove all blow without the cent, of the local school population; showing a foreign language shoot, in which four lon-promoting solento and literatura

out to the jibboom end and waving a Lng with s ports as having come into Hongkong how much tion of thres of the raw and battoned the very small attendants of girls. In the Lit of effect in reducing the number of criminals copy of the Ursuler's figure head on it. Both want to las Tresby Ferts how wual was ab- down, the first prisons being one of the crew Chinma is the second grand school distrist, the guages French, German, Rugis, and Cinese Au to the number of publications by the Do wors taught. - Röddes the foreign language partraant of Edaustion from the int month of crews worn ohcared on coming in, yak

sorbed in Hongkong, Macao, and other foreign who was not sent below bid himself amonget passed by Sir RICHARD MACDONNEL, which

The steagiship Glewengler has rande en urte porte; and I have shown my rasoze for believe some rubbish on the deck and was unobservad by propertion of attardarce and non-attendance is

7.16 to 2.84 (attendanne greater), and the number school above mentioned, there were 96 forelga 3th Yost of Heidi to the 6th mouth of as Mr. Herverar animalverted so strongly ordinary ran from Shanghai to Yokohama.The ing the figs corrent. Now, the result of all the pirates After carrying sway $6,000, font of boys is 64.9 and that of girls 35.7 per cent of language schools in which the English lenguar 9th year of Meldi, tha hooks and maps were of

was used; 4 in which French, nad 2 in which aabjoined report was furnished to the Japan is that I have shown 8,262.10pionls more to bexas of opium, containing forty Balls in, each upon the Cocneil-on Manlar, was passed Herald by the chief officer:-The Gleneagles loft have come into Bengkong that has been no box, clothing to the velas of "ahont-900, nine the local school population (proportion of german.” As compared with the preceding rear number and three now species of school; op2. in 1872, and, if we mistake not came into the buoy at Hongkow at 5.40a.m., April 19th, counted for. Where have. She 6,563 pionls gone muskets, and four gongs, the rivite loft. The grass) In the Hon of Ishikawa, the proportion this shows Du er 16 English language paratus. There was on an oak of the following

passed the ret bury at: Woosung at to? Perhaps some. Hongkong authority could people below were iten det gut by the draw who sttendance at non-attendance is 262 to 7.38 fores towards the close of the fodowing year and the Lightship of Sh 5 abondo supply the loformation, as we cannot. Wo be rompined of deck, and were hoard speaking to (attendance T2, to warhtar of Boys ir 81.7 schools and a decrees of Branch and ions, phytology, natural philosophy, montal The averago namber of prisonera in gaol departure was taken, sund at noon the North love they have come into China, and we believe the pirates. On arrival Hongkong harbour said that of gina 123 percent of the focal sobbed There was one Balionis which, the Daten milepay, patioal couromy, theology, Ire

blood, and that language is not taught at present threabooks conzerolny politics and school regals- during the eight years was as follows Saddle Island was shoot, tuo res on the first they have come in by smuggling, and we believe the thres men, including the first prisoner population (proportions of girls smell), and so one was tough, but this has sinos, byen and book keeping. There were slaa published The educational condition of the countrysean It should be observed, however, that tho abortions, fro on geogrpay, and ten on history- In 1870, 431 1871, 433 1872,455 1873, The next hours Fun, through, a thick for sui and the Eikin Offer Tis. 189,196 during the Police Corporal SB on Wednesday morning at be judged by the school attendants; but for statement, except as to the Government language. Besides boss are stememted, there were four

day being 32 miles, weather light and aleady, the Maritime Revenue to have lost The. 247,500 absconded. The fist prisoner was arrested by

Yow Mah Tea. The succud was arrested by In learning the mitotency and inetleienes of the schools, refers to the different departments in been miscellaneous publications consisting of 518, 1374, 367, 1875, 547; 1876, 483; 1877. | light breeze, was 292 miles, and to noon on the your 1874.2

To show that the actimate le not exaggerated, sposter Cameron in a puse in Yow-Mah Tes in erosional rules and regulations, there is no different schools; if the amber be restricted to maps, apparatus kindergarten material.an 995. It will thus be seen that there was at 14th the reckoning showed distance run of once a very appréciable decrease in the num mileg, with fresh E. and ES.E.. winds. At Ignoto from the official tralo réport, the average possession of a portion of the articles stolen from other way, than to examine the degree of pro- the schools themselves, the total increase The umber of complete sets of books bound;

ta ma teangress of the scholar). Although it is desirable in all, and tha tofal mutaber of foreign language Ah 30m am. on the 15th Aprli, had heavy rain amount of Opium imported into Hongkong, furize funk, az N ber of prisoners a ganl imcidiately after the and thick, weather, in consequence of which the 10 years from 1867 to 1976 inclusive, vi

Affor hearing & ceal of evidence, his Worship to show the degen of progrend and the member-schoole was 108. Of these 8 being to tha Go during the same poriod was 1,511, and the

number of maps 2,007 farthur remanded the cats at Tarsiersel olara in a table, the reports of the Fe wel vernment à rare established at the public Ordinance came into force, and that the nem engines were slowed for two hours. Made Rock Average amount of spam imported anually into Hongkong during

7th instant. Bail was granted for the second ken are not only not completo on the subject, expense, and a wore private institutions; 10 were GOVERNMENT AID FOR BACMENTARY bar has not since reached its former level. Island at 9h 40m. the day's ran at soon being

those years 326 miles. Arrived at Treatý Point Lightship

£7,487 pleale. prisoner, two householder in 820 each, which not but also the courses of gendy and modes of grain Tokie and the reinatning 27 were in raons

ding are different in eech locality. Consequent localities. The fich shows that foreign language Tho antal amount of the Government aid to The increase in 1976 was probably due to the 3 pm April 10th, making the run over in 31. Average spent of epiam imported

being forthcoming, she went to gaol tuto Treaty Forte daring the same

it is found a very, diflon't task to show in a schools aas vary pomnilne in Tokio. The number the elementary schools op to the 7th year of perinų), p:61,167 ploaie, introduction by the river stoamara of Toryours, inluding all hindrances

Feneral way the degree of educational progress of teachers ongaged in all her bools was $11. Moldy, was 900,000 yep, but to the 8th year of "Average nooraal atuese, of zopo ovar

The following facts are, however, deduced from of high 341 were native tasohors and 10 wers Metal, it was increased to 100,000 yen. The the reports rent from more than fan Ken som foreign. The number of scholars was 6,765, of average amount yst captum of the whole ne Gerping the educational régulta during the 8th which 6.39% were males and 379 were females.pulation was there 20.5 mn, an the average FROM QUE CWN CORESPONDENT,] found it profitable to migratë, to Ungkong-jonthal We give it for was it is work:-The had your next argement, that the rasm of

rear of Maidi, – d

This, as compared with the preceding yours, amount per data of the school population It is antiafactory to note a decrease on the ramoor runs that the Government of Busila ap- Sraton lungurling sasha maok greater quantity The last now I gave you from Thing You Sehalers win smpleted the course of study of shows crense 1 wawaak opchten an APA 18.54 Cars In Tirburying this money rent in and gran av at deferent man previous year, ascribable probably to the cri- plied to the Government of Japan for permission of oplem thur Cantor is to be accounted for by was that about 2,000 of the insurgents had been the higher elementary department were shop 85 decrease of 2 foreign besohers, and also xa in pfferente

to nee the coast of Kinsist, for what parpase the fast that Brates has become a great dietris killed by the Imperial maps from Canton. in number. Those who completed the lower ele argos of 127 scholars. On an age there was thong Some of the distributed the whole minate not Bading the Colony altogether has not been divulged, but areenmably as e sarali buting catre for the Kwange tone province, and few days ago the leader was captured some ten mentary ouurde vero abent 645 in number. The scholar to every 5,027 of the hola pepalation, amount among the schools, while others spent such a happy hunting ground as they bad pic-staden. This request was peremplarily refused that the dnes leviot there on opin are much of his to supporters. They are we in the uauber of collars from the 23 to the 8th grade of the seven grand school districts The fact most of 16 smount for morial bools, or for tured it. The decrease was also, perhaps, in by the Ministry of this country. Should the lighter than no Chutan, ales, that opium Binde its magtatate's awiting their trial, and in the higher elementary department was 1886. that the number of eotools, antive toasher and parabase of becke and strarafus, which they report have any-foundation, the designs of Rumia way na far south as Canton. I phallenge you to quietness has been spred in the district Boholars of the 1st grade in the lower elemet scholars hues so rupidly increased, and the foreign distributed to son school thateter at it part due to the fact of old offenders receiving will be more apparent than yo sipposed, but that produce evidence to substantiate this, for 1 An internoche font is being tought out by tary departmant were 616, of the 2nd grade 922. teachers had decreased in number hors hot may have boon age, the altimate results, which long hentences instead of repeated short ones, the Russian Government should hayo preferred a best authorities have demonstrated that Swatiy several village commun.bes in the distries of of the 3rd grade 4.617, of the 4th grade 6,649 cf native scholars have begun to make their spunts have been obtained from the money granted, vis,, Until we have Mc. HENNESSY'S £gures, we request which there was no little chanen of Tapes is not a distributing centre for Ewangkung Tula Ka The genes of the quarrel is the dis- the 5th grade 10.16% of the 8th grade the 90,529, who so suloissa versed in foreign lang cesisting the school districts and supplying de Bocading to io, peliad faste, ingredible. Grest Bri provine, but that by reason of the natural ad puted ownership of o pisse of ground, supposed of the 7th grade 58,781. and of the 8th grade, i impoż to hear the duty of teaching in them. And fejerves on the part of people, have been the cannot well enter into the subject farther,tain would not have considered Japan responsible mirable water communications, Swatowe to ho a barial ground, which the people of Kin 280.563; the total number being 980,277 The the fact that the Tngish language schools have name in every plane. It's to be observed that bit it may be safely assumed that the trans for her actions had the agian demand been readily applies to come uxtent the requirements Shan village claim wan, formerly presented to nasber of scholar whose grades and studies increased while other foreign language schools the lutastary schools, more than 20,000 in granted; and instead of a remonstrance the be of Kisagal province almost us far north be ki to them by those of Chin „Nu village. The latter posted are unknown were 1,545,810 There have declined is signilonii) as to what language number, look to the Government for sure bare portation sohome which he has attempted to opation of the Kinshiu gap board to the instant king and further that a portion of Foliau deny the gift, hemos the quarre, which they were 2 Fu and 28 Kon where aboard have made will be most prevalent it this country in the of their respective school supplies

The total amout of the inconte of public inaugurate will, if it be in force be found exclusion of the Russian would have been the supplied from that source. Rocent travellers are trying to settle, by an appeal to force progress enough to enter the higher elementary future.

conquere It Is metter for congratulation to hare suribed the difficulties of transport be- The villagers of Kim Bien, Nam Sh. Sai Fu, course of medy; and in ons aand 18 Kens no "As to the Tikio Jogicko (the Taklo Female schools of the in and kan during the 5th your of the people that the remarkable exchange of twean Seaton and Canton, and these tend to us Naw, on the choice and those of Chua ngaholera had yet advand beyond the lower ele Bolool, the building was greatly enlarged during Mell, was 810,387 you 55 sex and 4 rin, in- Baghalion for the Kurile lalands, is not a forgot. show that it practically amounts to an irgusi and Wat Tong on the other at the combatenta mertary course of study. La roca to 19 Ben the Star of Meld, so that one hundred and blading the balance from the preceding your The statement telegraphed by BER, that tou transaction What return Bussis would bility that Canton ould be applied with opin Fighting has best going on for the last two nothing is known about their educational prosty sokolate could be accomodate, and the The amount of the spenditure as 485,066 yen school regulations were also improved and the 76 ish and 5 rm, the balance being 445,620 yen have offered to make to Japan for the cusion of at less sure than I imported direct. For weeks, and it is said that a number of them have gread, on account of the incompleteness of tis Busso is urging upon the Great Powers Hinklin ismiknown, but present Russian promises amount to all in siguing thus you apparently been wounded on labe, dide and that several reporte. In sols Fasad Kau wa ainosion course of studies and to higher standard 79 sen sad 9ria. If these smounts be compared It is hoped that the school may long be able with those va tas preding yder, the fncome will the policy of partition in: siguiicant. It shall be estimated by the Japanese in the ratio ignore or overlook, the tabt that Swatow and have been killed Tha mindarlar of the district has made the greatest progress, the scholar

Brd to atimthe polition et à middle school The be seen to have dressed by 6461 yon: 56-son In thone pane performance, sunk before deciding Centan are not only ju the same provinps, buit lere bean trying to pa: a map to the disturbance were found to have drenced to the 2nd Karawanketamine DHE

witbust more people balancing to the gradas of the higher elementy ferment, protokolari was disc pretty rapid, and ring the verpaditure by 260,881 yen 16 sen fo pretty well in his hands, the Uzar has acttlemout of the Kolja question the intendency, and that tharahreppin imported villages-vingered care ding med datadkomeny rodica treenaks resolved to throw off the 32581 and pro- | Chinese

Into Swatow would really amount to the same friends to win in the combat

js, however, beyond dispute. The Ordinance

low fares for passengers, in consequence of f A story for the truth of which we canuct which the pradatory portion of the population och, is as the Juper Giselle) being too often repeated to be excluded from the pages of this

the most effective of all repressiyh measures

expert Lee Hodgking for 10 year 5,670 pinals. endir 1874 It will be able to know on what data you

CANTON,

May 1

zubjects, namely, drawing, chemistry, produc

ANDUCATION. DO