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NÓWÒN SALE.

FOR 1878.

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

(With wblok is incorporated “ Tux Cuina

DIRECTORY")

This Conmrahensive Work, now in the SIKTEDNTH YEAR of its existance, has been ompiled from the Bear and MOST RELEABLE- BOURGES, and, nopeins have been spared to renderit Complete in Event RESPECT.

The larger Directory contains the different Tranties and Conventions made by China and Japan with foreign countries, together will various Apts. Ordinancos. aud Regulations lating to Commerce and Shipping.

The Chronicle and Directory is the only pr.blisation of its kial for China and Japan, and it will be found invaluable, in all Fable, Moroantile, ani. Ganarı) OMons.

It is published in two forms-Complets at

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY S8ra, 1878.

The Blumesoghi Ta Hong Kong, Captain Dubl mona, from Bangkok; raports that the Slusse hark Charms Wattana was outside the bar on the 18th June, and having spoken the Goligh in the Gulf of Siam; buth for Hongkong.

the proceedings of the joiner of the sonho Espiorador arrived at Monte Video on Certo, ought the law by which it is provided the 20th Apell from Hongkong that the murderer shall snfer death to be set at bought on such a flimsy protext 7 There is no similarity Eetween this case and the very painful case referred to by the Chief Justice in which four innocent non wove convicted and acutenced. Here the murderer was taken red-handed, he did not himself deny the

We take the following items frain the London and Chian Express of the 31st May

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LONDON, 4th July, TURKEY AND AUSTRIA. Tarkay Corrands o limit on to tas duration of time, the strength of army, and the arms of the Austria orosition,

Sir John Smale, Okint Justice of Hongkong, killing, and practically he had no defence to attended the dinner of the Sacratary of State sot up. All that could he urged in his for the Colonies in solobration of His Majesty'sOJECTED WITHDRAWAL OF THE favour was urged by the lourpod counsel who birthday

RUSSIANS FROM ADRIANOPLE defended him, but the evidence against him. The taroltacle of the apanese Embassy General Todoken is preparing a Russian retreat

not find the slightest ground on which to koha. It is reported no military officer will was so overwhelming that the jury cold at Berlin, hajor Tore Katanya, Ass boca roualled

by his Government, and has loft Berlin for Yo- front Adrianopla rest oven a recommendation to mercy, much baltashed to the Embassy for the Inture. low a reduction of the crime from murder to manslaughter. There was no question of reward in the case, and not the alightest suspicion could attach to any of the wis

THE CHANNEL SQUADRON. The ChanaSquadron has left Buda Bey under roale orders.

Losnos, 5th July

well done, especially in the Sal Ting prin chicol, whose only wrak point was Geography.

14-The London Mission Schoole ale an extraordinary advance. The Taiping Sha School had an increase of thirty-one per gant, of pasos, and the Wan-tsui Bohool of twenty-seven nor deas. These schools were poouilarly un fortunate in 1876, but they are now recovering fost ground. They copy the third and oighth wlaond on the hat. The Ti-p'ing Skin' School, if likely to suffor at all, is in danger of doing so from the superabandout chorgy of the master. His scholars must have hoon drilled, until hool and its bolangings could have had little charm for tion. This is not, and by way of disparse

of the years, the principal cause of admission being fevers, bonel complaints, and injuries,

TROOPE.

Table IV: shows the strength, sickness and wortality of the Troops in Garrison. Admittoi to Avotare Strér gêh of Ganrom...

Hospital. Deaths (1874), 1.0401067 10 (1875),

jacted to work. Another was the case of a muit who died of general ability ferty-eight hours aftor admission. When he was sent in, on re- mand, I sent a certificate to his Magistrato to Inform him tho prisoner could not possibly live many days laager. The case of diarrhis was a waakly young Baropean amon, Ons Mok-a- Kwa remand for trial hail, phthisia, for which he had been treated during a former lar

(1877), 1,130.

of imprisonmont, and when he returned to Gani The above statistics of the sickness and mor- this time he was in a doplorable edition, and tality during the last four yeats show theenarmons there was not a slightest bop of his venovery. increase that took place in the sickness last your. The last was a partially paralved man who was it to trus that the Coronerainze was much greater nefnd with apoplexy indits call and did in a fow than nemal, also the rain fall less, and that there hours. Many changes se pen, male in the

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At à meating of the commission of Spanish shipowners held at Madrid, a resolution was adopted urging the rostaation of the differential PERSIAN HONOURS FOR SIR ALBERT of duty. There can be no doubt that, if the but this year their health has been very much and absolutely necessary to sustain haalta, Inter duty for slips sailing between Spalt and the Philippine Islands.

BASSOON. The Shah of Persia has conferred upon. Sir Albert Sassoon the first class of the Order of the Lion and Sun. **

TURKEY AND THE AUSTRIAN

OCCUPATION, AN

$; or, with the Llats of Residents, Port Diree-noses. It is not with to life or death of

The troopship Entlaga has toou orderal tories, Mags, do..., at-St.

the man Curvo Asus that we are so much round to Pertsmouth for the parpas of embark. converged his life is to be spared; the greating a fresh crew for the Audacious, flagship of Orders for Copies may be sent to the oily of disastisfaction in the case is that Vios.Admiral Hillyur, in command of the Chira Sindrom. The audiotour was torn nissioned at Prose Ofica, where it is published, or to the the meane-by-which this result-has-beesiatlon on the bet of September, 1874, and it Turker has sovepföst in principle the Austrian ostion I aft other respecte, the vaunits). I regret that nothing farther boos hoard the public journals having remarked that the ·

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bring her home to pay offe opinion abora. the law of the land.

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ment, On the contrary, it was a positiva plan. was a ponsiderahia tnorense in the goieral sick. arrangements of the Goal this year; at the boj. sure to do the efficiency of the schon in all new and mortality in the Colouy, but why the ginning of the your the Royal Commission con the sabjects of examination. At the same time. Troops ebenld have suffered so much more from united its Ishaars, and the new rules and riot. the manger will do woll to guard against unde sickness. I am at any to understand, as they are son'e wore prat in farea, The silowers of rea severity on the part of the mastor. There was specially looked after and cared for and in very was diminishod, the entoev bakan way, Ardso no et fart at disguising the fact that ho, rules. fay places have they better accommodation. In the, allowance of park to long termqprisoneré, with a rod of iron, The Wau-tsui School fil previous years the sickness among the police has To the abolition of the chutons, and pork it ahow the suis elciency as the other, but shown bally as compared with the Troops, which objected the first la recessary to holy the the meat master took over the solion after was not to be wondered at, as they have harder digestion of the mass of rien, and the rodonat is. his predecessor had almost wrecked it by megleat work and no nearly as good accommodation, but a very small alloxanne of aubealand indeed / present master remains the school will soon better in comparison. There was a condomblain the year, when the chatzay and pork were recover all it has lost. S

wincrease of malazione favor at Kowloon last year; ristore, I recorded that she allowance DË 15 The two Bt, Staphen's Schools oconpy het oven this could hardly account for so mehrine should be still further diminished, which the first and ninth places on the list. The Bai extra sickness among the Troops, as the polios was done Ying-pin Soboci had been admirably taught at Kowloon have not suffered more than in past an happy to say dogging with the ent on this Composition was the only weak point, and that year.

Eank or shouldora has been stopvor nrading en- subject will require the master's best st

GOVERNMENT. CIVIL, HOSPITAL

airy About the beginning of 1875, some of were very mutifsetory. Explanation had been of the design for the new Civil Hospital. Innblic doggings na cordacted here were a feree, oceupation.

GED PANZIRI Most nefully attend to very achilar ex- some respects we may sugestalate ourselves. Chief Justina Sir Joli Smule mtoate to ou THE NAVIGATION OF THE DANUBE amined in it passing wall. The Taiping Shay that the old bolidiners ware ruined in the byphoon me, and asked if this were really the case, Lax- The report tocantly carrunt to the effect that The navigation of the Danube to be opened to Sobol is a large school well tanght, No school of 1974. Stil the present structure, though a plained to tho Chis? Justice that the punish. presentat so many children for examination; great improvement spun Che former, one, is on monta might naturally he considerel not ref. niently sarere by the public, sa at a time of The community generally would no doubt diplomate relativus luteou Gerany and Chine all uations,

"and, with the exception, of some weakeness in fitted for a Hospital were on the point of being broken off has boer

THE CESSION OF BATOUM.

Towards the end of the year 1876, the Euro. their inletion there, was. Koble enangá to sen. Messes. Kelly & Walsh, S'gni. be pleased to read the news contained in the officially contradicted in the Berlin Gazette. It

Explanation andsin Composition, few of the Sono diflianity is expected with reference tools gained higher percentages in the sub-pean Wardmasters were toas away with, with due but that an-inspection of the man's tacks tires ..Mossas, Half & Holtz,

Mossis. Kolly & Walsh.

telegram published on Saturday to the effect. however, bedenind that German relations

jente al examination. The muauger's attention oxception, and Chinese Wardmastors substituted: day after the flogging could not but modify HARKOW and Messis, Hal & Holtz and Ker that Sir John. SMALE had received an ad. with Chins are at prosent not maintained on the Batoum,

has been directed to the advantages that would alteration has worked wall, nor has there that: such opinions, and I desorbed the effects ns most cordial footing. the Chinese Government &Walsh, Shanghai

EDUCATION IN HONGKONG.

eru from the use of black boards in some ofI am aware of been any serions complaint against they appeared to me. I have absequently. the branches of the school work, and, when these any of these men, as there used to be under themate more careful observations as to the CHEFOO and Musets Hall & Holtz and Kells rose from the Aborigines Protection So-havior uvaded its procles to enter into negotia

& Walsh, Shanghai.ciety. This honour, we presume, has been tions for the abolition of the loin duas.

endeavour inade by the Chinese Ambasador at The following Annual Report from the Tu-arp provided and judiciously used there will be former attrangement. We have now got a Chi reault of these forgings, and E garo evidence. asse Clark, and for the fatore I have to difficulty in January 1873 on their offent, Infor, the TIENTS und Mouars Hall & Holtz and Kelly conferred upon bin in recognition of the Berks to enter into negotiations on this subject spenter of Schools with Appendions and Supple still higher results in these two schools. PEKING.....

16 The Basel Mission has now three schools in keeping the records of the Hospital in order. Royal Commission, and have since specifile - & Walsh, Shanghai. part he took in the suppression of the Macao is said to have failed, the Amiseendor not being ment, is published in Saturday's Garette NAJABAKI. The C. and J. Trading Ch.

HONGHONG. 8th February, 1878. under Its management, namely, the Shinki Wa As far as the years previous to 1873 are con sorted on this method of maidumont Ther HIOGO, GEAR. The C, and J. Trading Co. cuolie trade. Hongkong will be nothing it possession of the necessary authority.

STEI have the honour to forward to yun the School, and the Girls' School and the Boys cerned the records, the few there are of them, effect of thirty lashes on the back is at the time YOKOHAMA......Jagan Gazelle Office,

ath, we think, to acknowledge the services the

Mr. D. Bocher, of the Chinoec-Imperial Mari-Anal Rapert on Education and the Blue Book School at Sai Ying-pin. They occupy the are in grout infusion, and what remain are laro dark purple bruised and abradel-on fare,

fourth, twelfth and fourteenth places on the list. valueless there are lotters without ansvars, and from which a few drops of blood may be dire Massis. J. de Loyzaga & Caged Chief Justice has rudent to the colony time. Custers Service, who for esveral yours Returns for 1877

and to the case of justice, notwithstanding resided in Yunus the time of the Mahammo 2-Taking all the echecis subject to Govern- The two new orins have roade a good beginning, answer to letters of which no trace is left, sopied Iu trepte font hours, the man complasing of

dau robellion, has realy for the press an important out supervision together, there was an increase in the Shinki Wii School espesially so.. The in all sorts of hands, some of them by ladies, horreat, diftenly of brenthine, pain inside él Messrs Malherbe, Fullion & Co. the too frequent differences which arose be description of this province. It will be accom she total number of scholars, amounting taseven soholare presented at it were only in the first seem to have done their host to sesist theic relashest and both pals and temperature visa, blout tween the judge and the public. Individual penisl by a map showing the routes followed by and a half per cent, as compared with the pro- standard; but the work was so well done that. tires who were in Gorement service, but to the fourth day the braised, skin barins to ens if regular attendance san, but, de kecured the hose nervices the Government was certainly not away, having a large alaer at the end of a week. Europeas travellers, and illustrated with plates celing year. acts of Sir Jour's have often hid him open and woodcuts. Mr. A. Faurel, of the are

In the Government Schcole, to whichhool-is sure to prosper. The master of the entitled My last sumal report took us nine when the difficult heathing and pain in the chart to the strongest censure, but his career as a service. has had long in the press in Paris a map there was no addition during the year, there Boys' Schnel was not so sureaastal as he might hours to write, and as I wrote steadily from 9 begin to abate this large sore taking from fire fo whole has been a most honourable ure, and of the Shan-tung province. It would be a great was a decrease in numbers of one per cent, al bave bean, if he had less self-confidence. Thepp. one night to 8 am, the next morning, it six woot to Ted But the man is intelibly benefit to geographical science f ander the though there was an increase of six par cent. at result of the examination whe rather disappofut conld hardly be exported that I should make an market for lifa, and in a dozntry whara it is the now that he has reached the sear and guidance of the Inspector General of Maritime the Central School. This, however, is the onlying, but no one now wees where the defect lies other fair copy for ward in my own offioo. enston to strip to the waist when working for yellow leaf it is gratifying to see distinction Customs series of monographs were published decrease that has to be reported. In every mom olearly than the master himself, and this is Surels with only two Surgeons on the Staff to the for part of the year. he who has been other respect there was a macked diprovement, a prood guarantee for amendment. The Girls look after about 603 Police, 500 prisonere, the flogged in this way, onnnot but araw these conferred upon Lim from different quarters. of all the provinces of the middle Kingdom.

The average monthly enrolment was saven and a School advanced four per.cont. In the number of the Colonial Staff drawing less than a year, marks to the ridicule of his fellow workmen, Aust CO.. We trust that he may for many long years The Tarkistas Gazette publishes Bows from half per cent, the minimum monthly erolment page over the previous year. The shool would Hospitals, aut a Lanstir Asylum, and 300 prosto his own detriment, na jessering his oljances of enjoy good health' at home and spend them which it appears that Kashgar is dupied by a was fourteen and a half per cent, the average have taken a gory hich place, but for certain titutes, their time and skat might have been put obtaining honest work, known felons not being Chinese gray, with an effèntive of nearly 12,000 daily attendance for the year was six and a half fails in the rat and fith standards. Lo the to better use than olorica office work. The new generally preferred for employment. I have happily in the contemplation of a useful on The army of occupation is under the com- per cent, and the minimura delly attendance was formor, several very young children were pre-clark does not find he has too much time on his therafore raporumenter that in future all flog- zings Abould be on the bresch with 'a, rattan carer. The harned judge completed his mand of Liou-Schi-Daryn, who has received eleven and the fifth per cent. higher than lo sentol. and in the latter the teacher fully autici hands.

palo the result. A considerable washer, too. The Tables showing the ease admitted into they are quite as patal sud severa do injare is threescore years and ten sono years ago and important marks of inveur for the expture of the 1876.

Kashgar capital. The Chinese troops, are for 3.The decrease in the native schools munin-of the host scholars left for Houdain with their Hospital de not in any way anonant for extra done to any internal organ, the soye produced is be may now with a good conscience resign the most part armed with laress; and only 100tained by the Goyerament was fifteen, equiva-parents- fow weak before the otamination. Is healthiness in the Colony. There is a very similar And Lakes de leur, sometimes longer, f his office tu sotuo younger man

His work of their entry muskets of Bavopean make. Llot lent to one anla fit per cent, and is therefore spite of these trawimaks the scbnol produced 85 slight increase in the number of fever cases, also heal, and the man in marked for life, but on a part daring the latter parties of his residence in Selo had sansed the Khirgiz and the Russian hardly worth noticing. The chief decrease is per cent. of passes in Reading. 72 per cent, in the number of pulmonary complaints, but which need not te visible, and he at last has a marahants in Kashgartenitory to be informed. to be found in the native sided schools. In these Writing, 80 per cent in Arithmetic. 72 per cent. hero is also a slight decrease in the number of chaos of reforming. I am satisfied that thn Hongkong was evidently two heavy for him, that they had nothing to fear from the Chinese it amounted to forty-odo. araivalent to nine and in Geography, and 91 per cent in History and bowel complaints. Veneral cases am about the souls of constitutional dimase bare bron gown, and although stuck to it manfully, sekliors. Lion.Seka Bad received instructions half per cent. No satisfactory reasons conlit schoal which ena do that must be admitted to me, though there are less than half the many cava, by these dorgiore on the back, her of esreg of constitutional avphillis as omven the Weders in the Gaol burn, notino. sitting on the bench which, as is bingolf said, to repair the rate from Moureat, and afterwards be obtained for the falling off, except the usual ha in very effeint state.

17. The Diocesan Home and Orphanage was pared with last year. The terrible accident on this and pointed out men whom they com to march through Mourzat will his army, to gaes of the poverty and indifference of the he ought to have been in bed. It can hardly join at the end of April Tsia Tsau-Tenu, whose people.

examined for the first time at year, and the board the steamer Yeres created greufe confusidarad brokem down by repeated, floggings net The Grant-in-Aid Schools made a great results were very satifactory. The school onion in the Hopital for a short time: All the bag. Though posibly a matter difficult to be expected that he will over again resnane troops have already taken up position between

Karuschar and Sehlkho,

advance. Three now ores wore admitted during, enes the sorenth piace on the list. Of the 30 the onus bat two ware within four bours trans- prove to the satisfontion of everybody, for there it. His defective hearing made it most difi.

the year, adding 140 scholars to the Kat. This, sokohe presented, 26, passed and 4 falted.ferred to the larga Ward in the Gool, ander are many dioulties in the way, I have little cult for him to follow the ovidence, and not, The Japanese stosu odrette Scive, with a with an increase of 105 at the previously existing Grammar was rather weak and Aritbinetic es- myanperiatsudemos. During the bimahe doubt but that a special enquiry into the matter infrequently led to more or less ludicrous crew of 152 eu and six guns, has arrive at Ton-schools, gives ali incoace of thirty-trs and a pecially so but in Funding the parentage of poor caturas were in the Hospital great assist rondd prove the correctness my views. The mistakes in his notes, while the testion. This is the fretime that a Japanese war: half per cent on the members of the previone nasse was 97; ju Writing, 90: and, in freography anen wat rendered by tins Naral Surgeons who sumtion of work and punishrant for arianners

vassel has visited Burcpo. The Chinese could year.

100. These are-high figuras, and they show were in Harbour at the time, and also the private in beset with dißenlty in racoramending, dog. 3. At the Government Schools there was no what may be expect of the institution now Wractitioners. After their removal to the Gaal ringin my lastreport, as it is carried out in India. case of age also often led to unseemly dis- have easily forestalled (holt neighbours by show

härgpallid Bage with the frieslawód dragon in the increase of ten per cent in the anzuber of girls, that the nature of the examination is fully an. Ward, the services of Surgeon Mowll of H.M.S., from five to thirty strokovou, the brooch. "T putes between himself and the Gür. A Quoying Mediterranean. It will be remembered that and in the Grant-in-Add Schools there was anderstoodba only virgosION 1935 Des De Vigilant ware Spur played at sto itamusal of has put sy we the træet adternative art nodevasta as these circumstances ward at the time corretta crying 200 mon and thirteen gans,increase of sighteen percent. The total number made here is that, in the teaching of Arithmetic, Cserniat by His Excellency Vico-Admiralvoete for that made of punishment, and be and sometimes more than annoying called the Yang Wen, was launched at the 1m of girls as compared with that of boys, in the the sms shald, as a cule, be liefated to the Hillyar, and ho took ourge of the wounded, carte Tonsidered that starvation liol, the only now that Sir JOHN is absent we can find rerial Anal, Foochaw, in 1872, under the seaools taken collectively, was in, the proportion children and not simply copie by them from a sixty in mumber, with swissistenen as I and other anbishment, though not so great the

direction of Mr. Prosper Giyeol. She was in of one to fone,

book or the black board. It is astonishing how give him. Nearly al the cases wars fatal of 'iras, dil harm that was much more lusting. I ample excuse for then in his advanced age tooded at one time to carry round the world, 6-As regards the Central School, there is awkward children sro at writing the simplest the 64 brought to the Hospital, only five are have, however, explained my views on these sab.

Tost of them died fecis at greater leerth in special reports. and failing health, and it is with pleasure somewhat after the fashion of the Frenshi Jenn nothing to add to presious reports beyond the numbers from distation, when they are only so known to have survived.

Ons great hipovament introduced into the and address with communications stressed to the we acknowledge the valuable services which, the oflors ethmated at the Arsenal who increase of six per cent already mentioned, at sustoried to copy shams from sight. When facing the Brst forty oght hours, sous gars

werd to complete their practical education on

an increase of nearly ti per cent. In the average dictation is used, and the ordinary.snms are varied taken away by their frierde. I tried to parsunde Gaol this year, has on the dry earth system of Elitor, not for publication, hut as evidence of good during his long residence, he rendered to the board of her. She visited Japan, Manila, and daily attendanos. The total number of poholaze with such as are calculated to draw out and exer- the latter to leave the patients where they were, conservancy in the polls: before this imminut colony. We only hope that he will now at Singapore, but unfortunately dal not go beyond rolled was 810, and the average daily atten.cise the renaming powers of the scholars, Arith but the question asked was "If we leave them, sanitary improvement was introduced, the off- the Indian Ogun. It is to he hoped that the demon was 131. Many Brauts had, as usual, to metio is a valuable menus of training hat, when will they get well and as there appeared veryvium in the morning in the aorridors at udfork- upon the advice of his doctors and friends exstaple set by Japan will be followed by the be reftired admission for Wood cumaradation, it is allowed to be pusly mechanical, so to speak, little chance of gh an event. Thud to replying hout was rory great; now no disagreable

A very great loss was' sustained in the death of its advantage is very doubtťal. ...

ccordingly. Both friende snil rolatives desired smell is détestéil.“. and not endanger bis health by far sher Chinese Government.

Mr. Gair, the third master, wrose indomitable 18-St. Paul's College Sohool holds the sixth howore to hose, thoir last words and to give the The introdotion, of the salitary system is, I labour in this norvating climate

The latest mail advises received bomo vera energy, great femess, and other high qualiti place among these schools. It had two Earopan patients their blessing, and if we could not understand ander consideration. I do not think Shanghai April 12th, Feschow 13th, Manita Hentious added greatly to the efficiency and dis masters last year; instead of ous, as formerly guarantee to save thou, they expressed them those is saythine that would make the fol Hongkong 18th, Batavia 20th, Yokohama (vid

and the advantage of this was elanrly seen in the elves desirous to take them homa Surgeon more dreaded by the Chinese than knowing every Bax Francisco) 21st, Singapore 25th, and Galle cipline of the sohool

7.-The other schools under the direct super-resuite of the examination. Nearly 90 per cent. Mowll remains in charge about a fortnight. I prisoner would be in separate confinement for May 2nd. The advices dated as above were vision of the Governmcat require little comment, of the scholars passed and the porcentage of am happy to say his valuable services were re the whole of his term of imprisonment. Very received from China and the Straits Settlements Five were ranked very good, savon good, and passes in all the subjects was vary high. The cognised both by the owners of the vessel, Messrs many of the prisoners who are sent to Geol for by the Fraush Mail, vid Marsailles, on the 23rd the remaining saventers fair. Of the fire schools total bumber of scholars taught dirleg the year Thonglas Tapralk & Co. and by the Chinoer short terms are a soners of great treable, they May, and from Japan, viti Sini Francisco, on file in the brot unk the iwe at Tanglung: Chan, was 135, and the average dally attendungs was Community here; I hope ther may also be ses effen in sech a chatten belle fed then 23th May. The rest inward P. and O. rail, which appear for the first time in that oategory 74 In both these raspects the school stands acknowledged by the Home Doveturnant, to somes a necessity to give them better food bringing dates Tokolama 10th, Shanghai 14th, ware found to save as very great prograss very much higher than it did in 1876. This school whom his services were reported by His Excel the peast diet, simply to syeed Coroner's In Hongkong 20th, Slagapers 27th April, left In addition to a proper amount of ordinary Chi is well candusted in every way. The disciplize fauny the Governor. It cannot be expected that quests, and then when they do get a good mal Brindisi on the 29th May, and would reach Innnese work, the School Book Committee's Series ; and appliances leave nothing to be desired. Hospital anopinmodation should have sufficed they make the discovery that they have only to don or the 1st Juna, two days in advance fits and Geography had been thoroughly welftaught -The Victor Schools occupy the gifth and for suell szeptional orats as this weiden tot in sight of a Lokong to got back to due data. The following. French mall, with a week's later advices, lift Snez.on the 20th May, la the Hatka School vary scholur answered Mirteenth places on the list, the Girls School the Yess. I have sto a Londen Hospital ax Gaal and to a full belly, and accordingly they urs five days early. The heavy portion of lest inward with the penetest readiness the questions in taking the precedeno. In the Boye Sclivel badly crowden for a longor time after a railway soon again on our leads. So if cue erry on the striót justice, s. coffin is perhaps filled a fow P. and O. muil remobe Southampton, per P, and Goography which were put. These two schools Reang. Graminer and Geopraphy stood vary accidout with as horrible scenes and formidable side of humanity the Gaol fills, or it on the sils

were long-rary backward, but with the present high. Arithmetic and Writing (from digtation) oporations going on in different wards. Gompany' stesor Cathy on the 5th May. meters there should be so return to that, un were the weak points, The latter, always a diffi Cases a continually being sent down for Bass sooner than it would otherwise ba.

As regards, aptam smoking, ne prisoner who satisfactory condition,

meni cult subject in a foreign tongue, needs vary treatment here by the Canton Imperial Maritime POSTAL NOTIFICATION,

8. The two schools at Sai Ying-p'an suffered careful attention The Girls' School ie admir Castoms. I de not understand why, as they have confessed to being an opium smoker has been severely by their reruoval. The building had to ably taught. Upwards of 90 per cent, of the their own Surgoons; but a few weeks back a base allowed a single grain in the Gaal. Neither ba handel over, in a pressing sinergency, to the scholars passed, and the precentage of passes in of Small Pox was sant down from Canton in as he bad any stimulant as a substitute, and I Medical Department. Tamperary beguamolation the various subjects was as follows: Reading, 95 Revenus Cruiser to aimit which the Small Por de not fad there has been any evil constan the entry of Canada on the 1st instant into the was provided as near as possible te tile old site. per cent. Writing from dictation), 90 per ornk Hospital had to be sprotally opened, sa we had noin breaking off this habit at once, nor that General Postul Union, it is notified that from and a new aninol-house was to be built in the Arithmetio, 76, par pant. Geography, 71 per cases here at the time. On this most extraordi- any pressation has been necessary farther than that data the postage to be charged on toorïė. course of a few months but the delay in building tent; and Grammar, 100 pao esat. There is nary proceeding. I made a special report a slosor attention to the general health. Several We have now. I am glad to say, a temporary very good specimens of opium smokers have By latest intelligenes recalred from Havre, spondence for Cands will be atording to the the new hospital has prevented the erection of much careful work in these two schools, and they

Lavatie Asylum. I called special attention in comme under observation, one was the caHO May 27th, it appears the Calamita, of Hongkong rates in force for Union Countries generally tho new seadet, and the falling off referred to is dusarve very onconrigamant. arrived there from the West gont of Africa, visenter, par or, 12 Cente; or vik Bris-partly accounted for. These native schools re The School Book Committees's Barios in my report of 1974 to the way in which dunation of a man whose daily consumption had been aving succanterad very heavy weather. The disi only, 16 Cont Registration, a Center quire the most delicate handling. Cireumetaneos rapidly transing in pablic estimation. Several were coulled in the Hospital and Gook who not two nuces a day for nineteen years, and xbo was granted are, not-explicitly set forth, star and mats died on the passage, and the eis Brindisi, & Cents, Newspapers and Prices which of themselvor heed hardly affect any of the fissione in various parts of China have only kept the whole Hospital or Gaol in an up-was slowed neither opium or gin, nor was he but it is toferably certain, that it was not supercargo, whe took eirg, reporte that the Current, 2 Cauts or vit Brindisi, 4 Contesticol, have often serious coneguendes to them, intro need the books into their schools, and rosy, but whose terrible cries became a pablie given any marcotis or stimulant. For the first granted on account of any mitigating ciresel we hore on her best ends by hear Borka and Patterns, per 2 oz., 4 Cents; or via was pointed out when the old building bad to speak highly of them. The second edition of nuisance to the residents in the neighbourhood. few days, he suffered from want of sleep, Irat

squall, when they had to cut away several sails. Brindisi, 6 Cents | Dorrespondenes for Canada he handed over.

the Primer and First Book is nearly exhausted. This bas, I am glad to iar, on tamedied this son was in fair health and expressed himself-

moh pleased at having got rid of the tit custasices in the perpetration of the crime"

Is hent via San Francisco unless specially other

Sohool kombing in a very at the Second Books will also have to be re year. 9.-The Aberdeen Sohool —no such circaïmstances uristing—but on

I have already in previous reporte noticed the am no advocate for opium sucking. My erpos It appears from a table of meteorological oh.wiss diported.

unsatisfactory state. It made some advance to printed. The Committee will soon be in a posi wards the end of the year but any improvement ton to undertake a thorough revision of the wingness of Chiness to go into Hospital, and riance of it is that it may become liabit, bat account of what His EXCELLENCY imagines servations taken by Dr. Ayres at the Govern- By Command.

ment Look Hospital, and published in Baturday's

in it has Eitherto prored so fallacious that no whole series; and the exporieuse which is now this does not apply only to European Hospitals, that that habit is not necessarily nu inoressing to be, if not a legal at least & cœural flaw in Garette, that the rainfall for the month of May

Lope can be grounded on it. It seems a great big gained of its merits and dofesie will be of they will not go into the Tang Wah Tspital, 90: nins eat of twelve men smoke a certain pity to abandon the experiment of Introducing great assistance to thom when they resume their till ia cithar tha Inst extremity of disease or number of pipes a day, just as a tobacco smoker the proceedings. Sir JOIN SMALE has con-

English into the Village Schools, but it is avi- work once more hayo the honour to be, Sir, deatitation, Lance the enormons mortality of this wold, or as a wine or boor drinker might drink veved his opinion to the GOVERNOR that a

dently not wanted by the people, and they have Your most obedient Servist, the power ofanfording their opinion by leaving the sobool comparatively empty.

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and loft again on the following day. 2

The American schooner Marion, Captain Howes, from-Hongkong in New York, left Caps Town on the 29th April, after having had some repaire offcoted.

Tho Shanghai Caurier has been enlarged and improved in appearance: The first nambar of t now teries was invoed on the 1st Inat The prieo has also been raised.

The mariman terpentare at the Pesk during

The rainuts by the GOVERNDE on the trial the past week, as recorded in Saturday's Casette, of parsons accused of murder, which, we ro- was 77.0, the mining 78.0; at the Harbour produse to-day from Saturday's neolie, Kastor's Office, Praya West, the axiam was gives a clue to the groanda upon which His $10 and the minimum 80.0 ExCxILENCY acted in reprieving the Sbok 0. murder. The reprieve itself is not gazetted,

and consequently the grounds on which it

Information having been received by His Ex- colissor Gorarer Lope Hennessy, C.M.G., of

J. M. TAX03, Acting Oclonial Socretary. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1878.

was 19.99 inches as compared with 3.20 boles Colonial Secretary's Clos, in the corresponding month of 1877, and 1262 inches in May, 1875 Or that 14.00

trial for murder where coaukel and solicitorsjaches is returned as having fallen on the 2nd are not both designed for the prisoner is a May, Jank delusion, and that in this colony expecially

the prisoner was convicted of the capital Grime we are more than ever at a loan to understand why it should have been deviated from That the deviation was not accidental We hay the best grounds for believing, but as to who is responsible for it and what the reasons for it were, we cannot based on opinion. Counsel were assigned the prisoners, but not solicitors. Upon this His ExcEL LEECT The Chief Justice's opinion, in which I entirely concurred, was not, how,

We regret to hear, through the agents

CORRESPONDENCE.

POLICE COURT.

FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Schools. Gardiner Austin, C.M.G. Colonial Sepretary, &c, Ko., &60;

The Honourable

POLICE

SMALL PORK HOSPFEAL.

I

At

his two or three glasses a day without déstring Hospital, as explained in the report of 1878.

Leannot say that I have found the Medico-lers] more.. I think the axeessiva opinn smoker is in and Post-Mortem work to interfere xasterially greater minarity thad the excessive spicit More detailed information concerning

with my other duties, during the time I took ruker or tobacon, smoker. In ray experience. charge of the flovernment Civil Hospital, though the habit does a physiol harm in moderation. Wodo not hold areolves responsible for theicthose schools will be found in the Tables that

proared by our Correspondents).

I had to the full the average smeant of this In the greatest osse of orane st mentioned at no exception whatever froni this rule should (Messrs. Adamson, Dell & Co.) of a mishap to

form Appendix I. Those lusse beva compiled DISHOP RAIMONDE'S PASTORAL. be allowed. To this opinion nociception can the stesutup Glamis Castle. They havo ro

with the view of showing with all possible so THE COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT special work, nor did I receive any complaint the Gaol, a better nontisbol or developed man that the patients found theusel vas neglected in for his site it would be diffiaulty to see With. be taken, and we were surprised to find it was ceived a telegram from Bagspare to the effect TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS curacy this exhet state in which the schools are,

that the dentship Glamis Caslie, which left BL-The words with which in your article of as far as this can be shown by statistics. In The following Aumal Report from the Goonsequence. The working of the Civil Hospital the morality of the opiam smoking question, not acted on in the reccut trials for murder. Amoy on the the 11th alms, with a cargo of the 6th inst. you found fanity, are not words of Table IV. an attempt has been made to calculate lonial Surgeon is published in the Gazette notwithstanding its many inconveniences and I have nothing to do doubt it is a costly, In view of the singular proceedings which about 3,600 toss of Japan and Amor teas, for Monsignor the Histep of Acantho, but of His with more precisum than formerly the average GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, HONGKONG, defects, which nothing but the advent of the new luxury, and when indulged in even to

May 10th, 1878.

bailding a certify, has been, by the Superin all extent by a poor man by no mo have followed upon the only cand in which w York til Singapore, arrived at the last Holiness Pope Leo XIII: They are not specially cost of ash scholar at the Government Schools

SIR-I have the honour to forward my sunnal tendant's own showing most satisfactory in its increases the comfort of his family, but as far ad named port on Saturday (6th instant), having aimed at any person or thing in Hongkong, but Hitherto the Central School has been debited boon ashore for four days on an unknown reef to are applied by the Fontiff to the evils which, in with all the expenses of Department except report for the year 1877 together with the tables restite has also the new and improved or my experienos goes and I have had good op

the solual sums paid in salaries, and prizes to showing the work done in the different Ustablish- rangement of the Hospital Staff,

portuition of judging, there is no great di the northward of the Natonasálands (suidway his view, pervade the whole Christian world,

oulty in breaking off the habit. I have heer between Saigon and Singapore) and having jet Would it not be, simple justins to point out to the Village Sohoula. It is obvions that the ments of the Clinisl Medical Department. I tisoned about 1,300 tons of her cargo.

your renders to-morrow that it is not Hishop expense of their superintendence should becharged al enclose the Rapert of the Superintendent of This building, which is under my parecnal any rases of excessive smoking in men who Raimondi who speaks, and that he simply em against these schools; and this has now been the Government Civil Hospital on the working charge, is situated not far from the Look How could and to spend large ama sathe vine

wital, and was formerly ons of the Chinese Schools, the Tang Wah Hospital the stranger may a On Saturday evening Dave Carton's Company bodied in his pastoral a extraet from the recent done, so far as the eirenmstances of the case will of that Establishment, TRONG

It answer the purpose for whloh it is required y esos the meat dreadful wal ghastly fork- 11The Grant-in-Aid Nshools are now fifteen The health of the foree has been good. Those vory well, being inotatet and having a goal opening objects in the last stages of soroinla and gore their third performance at the Theatre anglies with which the European Prese has allow Boyal, City Hall before a fairly Blled house found no fault Yours, to

-J SOMJ, FRANCIS, number, although for purposes of examination has been a very great decrease in aiakness among space for the patients to exercise. There buys phthisis amcking opium, who had never pre The programme was an excellent ono ant the

Hongkong, 6th Vals, 1878

two of the Barter Schools have still to be taken the Europeans, end but a slight increase in the boon twenty five almigatoes and one death, come viously in all their lives bent able to afford the entertainment very successfel throughout. The minsteel part of the performance included some We are sorry if any injustice has been done as one. Two Basel Mission Schools, one at Bai Inlish and Chinese components of the force of the case were very severe Bad these were expanse of a pips a day, yet the European visitor capital songs and chores, tungst which may to the Right Rev. Bishop, but there was certainly Yong-p'en for boys, and the other at Shauki Tle death baye decreased from 6 to 4, and of chiefly org the Earopeans Tas one solored Leaves the arabchment attributing to the abuso be particularied "King Baby s conio, song, nothing to indicate that the passage we con- Wan for both boys and girls, wore, with the the four, two dad away from Hospital-ore man; who died, was brought off a vessel that had of opium effects which further enquirr would Diocesan Home and Orphoneze, admitted to o Indian while in India on leave and one China just arrived. He was delirious at the time of bave antiset him wore due to the diseases for given by Mr. Norrilla. This excited great mirth, deased was a quotation.-E. Dr.J

share the Grant during the your. As already at while in Chine on leave. There mastrofiun, and died in about twenty-four hours, which the pathuts were in Hospital From what I have seen there there is no doubt that which roached its olimar when Dava introduced

stated, threa schools have added greatly to the always be a considerable variation in sick, the pustules not being fully developed

the advanced commptive patient doos ex- unmber of our school children & fa

nes among the Indian and Chinaro of the TUNG WAR HOSPITAL 32-Thamended Grant-in-Aid Scheme, which Forco, who ar or line to liver and I have nothing to aid to preces reports in perianon considerable temporary relief to his forme Appendix II of this Report, came into bowel complaints than Europeans, both of them respect of the Institution, it doess considerable difficult breathing by smoking a pipe of opium, operation at the end of the year. The know living on very sparing diet, espacially sunny the amount of good, it might do a good deal more. though it is a very poor qualif, of drar that is lodge that it was to contain more advantageous Indians, who; denying themselves the necessaries The number treated in Hospital during the year given to patients no the Tung Walt Hospital. do not wish to defend the rusting of opium terms than the original scheme acted as a power of life from motives Docherty, are prone to be was 1499, the deaths 6 the number of vacal- capital charge I think Sir JOEN SALE' in the gay than the pathetic, and her song "Tho Tam A Sz 4 whow, and Ng A Chung, four ful stimulus to both Managers and Mustore, and come anemia and more liable to the above com notice performed 1,374, the member of out-moking, but in the face of the resh minions Civica, it is only night to record that na China re- opinion and practice should be adhered to." Butterfly Bean was the most successful. Her teen year old, servants, omplayed by P.C. 36, the results word vary pistastory. There were plaints Many of the Police Stations aro far patients treated makes 47,167 females 7,807, ad aggerated latements in expect of this aiden bolieres in the tarelhos frequency of the Everyche will be inclined to think with the Go danoing usual evoked an enthusiastic recall. ware brought up on remand, charged with steal 452 olicars presented, on apsidst 800 in 1876; from what they ought to be in the matter of no total 34,97

"Nancy Lee" sung by Mr. Norville, was re-inga are dollar note and four ten out ploves, and the passes amounted to 86 per cent, a commodation, and even those that are not limita VERFOROn this point. But the question arises, coived with marked demonstrations of approval, the property of their employer.

against 57 per cent in the previous year. In to space are badly constructed and designe This is a small building In the Hollywood dull, sodden witted, debilitated fum smoker et how far a quest tochnical objection, ought to it being twice encored. Dove Carson Har Fe Worship discharged the first prisoner, the England, the average for the whole country lisa The Hulk is too small, besides being old and Rosd, and, pending the emotion of the progced with in print, nor have I found thany Europeare be allowed to interfere with the ordinary Dontsche Schwartzo" convulsed the hose with evidence not being sufficient to convict her the been traction loss than 8 per cent. The Pretion, and the sentilaties very defective; paw aytams, kam neered its perpese xery wall who believe they ever get the better of their laughter, and was noored. Etta"appeared second prisoner was sentenced to seven days Hongkong Schools, listefore have gained for specially in bad weather. The prisoners cells It has only been established tour maths and optom smoking compradores in vastters of basi- thomastres a bigaly Ivourable position. The on board are always damp, and a wcist unpleasantly has had two inmates, one quals and one females ; † sets. "I have conlanted my observations will; course of the law in a case like the present again, by decire, as the Pride of the Riakon soltary confinement.

percentage of passed, and the percentage of hos use of carbolic acid bsa to be made to keep the latter was discharged cured, the former in nok Toterest, wa the effects of oman catine U were well known to me by my many years ET Any valid legal objection to the conviction Saturday, and rory sleterly and gracefully sho ANOTHER DIALÜNKET, BERVANT

perience in India, and I have been earprised to caroured round the stage. A determined encore Chung & Un, house boy, out of employment, passes in each subject taught in the schools, will the lower hold wholesome, Aberdeen, though still under areatment. T

be found detailed in Tables XIV. and XV. These still supplying a large number of fover cases, de FECTUA HAOL. right, be entitled to take alvantage of, but was awarded to her porfgrasance, which was duly Wobarged with sterling two silver spoon show that, with an exception hers and thiores the decidedly improved, and I hope will further in There has not boom so zruola sokners or menud. End the opium moker diners so much from the"

acknowledged but pot sponded to. The outer-value $5.00, the proporty of Mr Danby,

Lam A Kun said that he was in the employ of results veledt print, predit on all concerned in prose now that the waren bus beu All in and thungh plenty of scheming and malingering opium ester. I am inshand to the belief that in there is, so thr as the public are awere, hotainment coneisded with a farce hy Me J

Williams, entitled: "Old Girseberry," which, as Mr. Denby. The prisoner was a friend of wit the management and fasching, tres planted cvor it. Altogether, cousidetur Tale X shows the number of Limindons to the popular mind the two have got confused legal flaw in the conviction of CRBUNG ASHI might be imagided, proge laughter moving ous, and voit to visit him. On the first boos. La-The Baxter Spools in Bai Ying-pun, that the heat rogistered Inst use www greater Hospital, Table 1 shows the authof te toher Ordam Wincking bears no comparison He had all the advantages he was by law mecs It was well received by the audience, don the prisoner wis given, as a matter of course, Stanton Streat, and Tping Shin cosupp the than in the past eight years, and that there willing cosse on ke books. Table XIL shows the with epiam eating. The latter in a terrible vie batitled to. The Government had, it is true, who evidently thoroughly sparesisted the efforts feruents. When he left a spoon was the escoud, tenth and seventh places on the list less rain than usual. I think that the returns of number of admission rate of sickness and most disent to care and showing rapidly very the company to use then. Another permissed. On Friday the prisoner again aid of Orania did Bokoala The first of these in the health of the Furce are satisfactory, Fabio mortality in XIIL shows the mumber of marked densiltukleint effects in the consumer, not boted with its usual generosity in provid-formance will be gives this evening. Lor part on witness a that, and after he had left auolue, creased its number of pages by four per dant. I share the admissiove to Hospital eresy month onthe and Ubair once The wore trail LCKS HORRATTA ing him with legal assistance--it so far that are of which we must refer our rooders to the spoon wad missing Witness then wantin search The Stadnina Strost and Tai-ping Shin Schools during the year and the mortality Table Laldes, who hung armsales by flagit, queues, his institition and the working of the Afedical it only allowed a counsel, who had not the advertised programme. Dave will on this the prisoner, and upon apprehending him bus did not waintain their previous positions In all the sickness and mortality as compared with the one of this was to have been handed oversat of the Contagious Diabone Ord's the three schools greater attention is required to strength of the Pollos Force Tablo IL, given to the Chinese anthorities. Of the ator Bremen No. 10 of 1867 it unhetny personal charge. advantage of being instructed by a solicitor a positively appear in his great Impersonation epoch was found on hits paroun

of the "Bengaloo Babyo," and the announcement His Worship intended the prisoner to four Geography, and in the two latter to Reading and for the first time, shows the districts from which doethe, on way a parny die patiens, who End Freze kerm bem a few mors nominelous to Hon-

wire": impelwombut, with hard labour

Explanation. In other respects the work was the sick were lought during the difargah bisněhu - bešu kome timain trole vid had Horse bana mia, pat, mint the thin boe te duaminators have fu- but, no question, grising on the legality of will no doubt attract a full hense:

er, acted upon in the recent use of CHEUNG the ash in the shore. The serenade, * Feir ASHIN, who was convicted of murder and lady. I'm waiting for thee," was very well sung sentenced to death. Inform the Acting by Mr. Ferrell, and elicited loud applause, as did the ballad "Don't forget to write, by Mr. Ner-

Chief Justice and Attorney General that inville: "Eits next appared as "The Inebriate's all future casos where a man is tried on a Daughter," and suefamed the part with much credit to herself, but she naturally shines more

the prisoner would of course, a matter of

5th Jaly BERE CY CHEAGH, ESQ DIBHONEST SEVANTS

MUSLUKATI ANTYTYWE