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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

Iceports are to be trusted some proc

pose! for the collection of the Chinese detics

on upom in the port of Hongkong will be

HONGKONG, THUESDAY, JUNK 24тa, 1886.

chat loojarin rursus arengat

Chinese hore to-day,

1939 vand

elsewhere, says that a projest has been put year 1852 the balance of opium remaining to death at Uinton, a parricide is at this, ce a similar question, is shout to be revived was generally the rule from year to year, fell of! gained, in almost every subject, & higher per- in the case of the expensive schoole in Classe

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Batu 1 Frostion of what is

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de is that carteir smonat of sunumling Your Excellency that the Commission appointed in

and

in the House of Commons, in the Times St May, rent 1856)

7-Your Hoollogy wilt asally understand that 1haru are many welchty rausous why he highest hi-

For the first time in the history of our Grant-

COLLECTION · ÒF CHINESE (Government, it is at once plaeed beyond the "anging adopted by Western nations is near fa about to couimenes le labours, your Peti The total number of solo, sabinot to empor. Class II. distinguished itself considerably in the Europeat stuff and are nearly all located in Lioners, the andorgand Morohants, who are poly vision and ananal examination by the Govern abjectat of reading, listation, and translation, European buildings afording superior accor DUTIES ON OPTIM AND THE pale of serious argument. The petitionem dost atrocious outrage upon and scudalinata in the Oriam Trade of this Colony, deem it BLOCKADE OF HONGKONG.

adgift that a certain amount of smuggling (to the civilization of the nineteenth coutury, atting opportunity to bring to Your Exsofianey's webt. Anonutad, in the year. 1885 to 30 as, doing also in Hard comparatively better than modation. Now comparing the total of grants docs exist, but ther refer to the report of but it is at least carried out in a sober and natics certain treta convocted with the Opium Trade, compared with 63 in 1930, and 30 in 1875. The Class I. But Class III. was peculiarly anfortu paid for 1885 to then shop schools with the the Smuggling Commission in 1982, which orderly mander, without needless humilinich, in tacir opinion, should not be lost sight of by total number of schets enrolled in schools nuts. Whilst scaring 100 per cent of passes total of their expenditure. Ifnd that, in these I.

Itisu the Amazot gluggiod was comition hain hundion the criminal. In the Commission, not only in your Politipare Lutarosta: subject to supervision and annual exomisation by in reading. (us compared with 83.3 per cent.'i gahools of Claws I.. as many

Chibet eo in thoro of the Colony zentrally.

the Government autod, during the year gained in the preceding year), and 89.65129 girls were eluced in 16 at a coat (lu the Your Petitionors and aware that the much ann. 1885, to 5,823, as compared with 3886 in 1931, per ennt, of passes in dictation (as com Managers) of $14,592.76 and that the Govern mill,

quid the petiti

petitioners say that executions take place in batches, the

i qonation of a Chicces Custors House in Hong- heir own experience of the manner in which criminals are carried, like pigs, is baskets, long has long, alue brou definitely settled by the and 2,000 in 1875. It appears, therefore, that ared with 76.6 per cunt gained in the mant paid for those schools greats amounting in siderable falling off in all the other subjects, actual expenditure, but a to fourth of the the trafle is conducted by the Chinese, bound, and shot out on the ground, ranged Hons Governant, was Aceiled Cure anch en malitu- there has been na inu reuse of 51 solsels and procoming year, this class exhibited a con- the aggregate to 58,808.11. or 41 por cent of the could not be established in a British CrawaColony The number of schools at werk during the Ties romaining classes of the Central School grant is a persoal bonus paid to the teacher, (ho laid before the joint commission which has when the drug passes into their hands, in row, and then decapitated without cure. tion, having regard to International law sad usage, 3,412 scholars during the last 10 years, Fenile, an appointed under the Chefon is completely in accord with the con- many and sometimes with shelf bunglah articles tavaraneatly been published in the Shen yene 1835 wat the swan (50) as in 1934, but did all veer well at this starting:im, but roest Saungurs recaived from the Government only

clusion of the Commission. All the that horrible scenes susus. When, as was Pata and alius Northern poperse, and it is a rastter of

the attendance, instend of increasing, na bithorta especially to Clasa X. and XI. both of which $6,473.74 or 45 por cent. of their expenses. And Convention. The London sormspon tent of Avidones tends in this direction. The

The the case the Japan Mail, whose remarka, are given Smuggling Commission found that in

by tho ling abik, or lingering process, by the Commisions a at the fortheming Cavininn. in 1885. In the year 1894 sakay as 5533 centage of passes than that obtained in the pre- IT. 111., and TV, I find that in these schools 517 haya and 48 giris ver» «lucated in 1985 at in a most sickening and revolting spectacle isinore stribins preposs to allot as set off the This failing off, instead of increasing of the

is said that in return for this cension the scholars were enrolled, but in 15 only 5,333, coding your

Comparing the roaults of the Anglo-Chiness acerst to the Managers) of 8.744.93 and that beaccounted for in Hongkong after dednot offered to the curious in horrors." Thi

Gorerunent paid, in genots, a total of forward by o very high authority for dealing Asee the import into China through the of punishment is thoroughiz barbaro, sud zomeral of the lookarte from the neighbourhojil of attendances was by leech disturbanes examination ef JS with those of the preending thes

Hongkong

The alleged onjunt of the establishment of nach which took place in October, 1881, whim about your. I fed the Anglo-Chineso elastes of the 85.550.61 or 21 per cent, of which sum the Man- with opium smuggling and the blockade of poreign Customs from the total amount re-worthy only of the Red Indians of Ce dons servico lero, is, aa for your Puditionoresan 16 par cant. of the Chinese children attending. Contral School medn, on the whole, groat pro-agers received only $84.3071 or 18 per cent. of Hongkong, by which scheme, he says, "perceived here as 19,856 culs. For the year Amerles, who were wout to bind their vi in fours, to put a stop to the mangling of the foreign school wens, suddenly withdrawn and many of ostin 1885 in Chinese knowledge. In fact, their expenses. If is evident, therefore, that tho

then slowly onnes of opium entering the harbour 1875 the Nativo Customs returns

the children were rome tod frana the Colony. the west and third division of these Angle grants how paid are by no means too high in are to a stake and skin there

dening into the mi abd Hongkong, whether its alitimits desti sits available, and show that of the 21,670 pienls to piscan. To is high time chatting their cons oxist, but it deabitass is in the roullecion of supervised and usami wit by the Crowsenensal subject, 2 ranch higher percentages of pusins. shoots, bus that, owing to the anavoidable differ

The above mentioned whools, which were Chinus, classes gained, in 1895, in orary, singta comparison with the actual expalitues of tho importal into Hongkong that year Government enhanced he Caina, California, Australia, My was collected by the Native Authorities judicial procedure and modes of punishment. 1981 investigate this pactioginesabfect came to the daring the year 1885, may be roughly dividel The first division did not nearly so well, and the ence in the eest of echsel ja Class L. and schools into Government sells (whoy or partially third dirisiou did worst in every subject, copy in Classes AX III, and FV. the former have tho Hongkong itaul, shall be put an houre 2013 nigula. In the same year Sir Buch inhuman torments as the lind chit concinaion thit a comparatively small quantity, bear. Chinese hulk there, in other words, he put THOMAS WADE estimated

the torturas that disgrace Ching Insignicant proportion to the toxin amount tuntuined and controlled by the fovernment writing excapted, than in the preending your,dvantage. On the other hand, ir nust so b abmd, and not released until it has paid as Hougton for foul consumption and or Courts and bring infany on their adunini-Casteran du fins through the Native collectories, the sud Mision schools subsidized by the Govern But on the whole, asadorable advantages up considered that the Managers of schools in Class- ment on the basis of the Grant-in Aid Shems) poar to have boon derived from the clange la IV, and partly also in Class TIL. roighurs of justice should be abolished as your Petitionera aid maution that, their own r al the rate of Tis. 110 per chest, that is, the pore and thit shipmslts its raw state else stratiotyp in the path of form. Porlenes of the ther in shink the traffic is coat The Government schools, whilst abstaining from the system of teaching introduced by the Hathersalves to a small extent by the paid by

where the to Chius, Tls, 30 import duty, and Tls. 80 compoun]-

at 7,500 piqula. preliminary

word. provide this moral-religious teaching of Committee's Fira Reading Bok adopted-in up for at all. Confucianism, because it is inseparable from the thesofuse during the your 1997. The Chinese lezia, arranged for the Chinesa parte nu. Taking the returns for dirt pour as a guide Scenes he that lataly witnessed on hard it, is completely is meet with the corciation of reusing in tha Christian sense of the master from the use of the School-book the scholars, whilst the scholars in Glas I pay

thet Commission reported that the number of the Chiasse transport. Afegion, onght, in like the Commission.

-Tone Puditioners would enbuit to Your Farel-trashing of the Chinese classicil bunganga, und, examination of the Central School exhibited alts For the new Opiston Convention." It is also ! rep sted that a Quild or Syndicate has been: Longkang could not be China from manner, to be put a stop to. A small parksaner that whenever a kawy impad duse in loried on in the case of 6 sahools, nild to it jurly suculer very fair results in alt classes huf an. Clain-Aid sekama, a solet was laced in the year

af spium sinuggled into

more than 4,000. of pirates or rohkors make their wi say narrandity, attempts will continue to be made to

on honed among Some two thousand ends, and would ofte the nature of flis, wharo, English forbing The Mission sonds whilst FJEL, and V, gainst higher parentage of 18, experimentally, in Clus L., giving a Chl Formed to farms the callection of the duties. Eat year the quite imported into Hong-dred disbandel soldinra, and infon of stations round the produclog districts. Itthon, are tospsoted and examized by the Goy every subjpet but ens, and oven thors the differ/fret to say the capenas fibs. But the in with a large and experionent staff of offlaints, and a giving s. roligious and distinotty Cleristian passes this year to every subject, and Class I insertion with Boylition. I re It matters little which shape the scheme kang was 90.900 miele, and the quantity two hund

vessels into Chinese parts order to suppress these follows resort is less les found impracticable to suppress amucating transat and receive anaal geants, without way wage was tory chabt 187 per reat, in 1934, and failure was alura licase of the dotand for euch -bustin wxisting in the take, this Colony must proleal with one imported if

of the most other. Ou this point your Petitions waglice-reformenta pacifically religious Luching, 88 pre cont. in 1955). But Class IV. shows, cu Bystem of assAUTO blance to bead to: As G6,617 leaving a wire against any proposal which stall dimated ionekane of 23,634 pien/s. Jeold blooded description. No doubt the for Your Excellency to the port of the opiam debate simply on the basis of the detailed results au uz-comparing the pæresstage of pastes obtained in particular neighbrucal Trat school, and nut hibited by the examination of every individual with that of the preceding year. a consider. to any def at or stilivier of the respective

portion of the Quint-in-Ail me. rectly or indirectly infringe British sovereign. How much of this was passed through the men this summarily diaposed of ware

Lossibly some deserved to

scholar ander the respectivo stan lards fixed by able falling off in every single subject. Nalive Cus' hauses can only be conjec rascals, and ass

the Grant-in-Aid suke. Strictly speaking. The atamination of those Government

There am had bara all along been, two is over the island or which ma prese e tural, hurt is is not lcely to have been lens better fata, but their offengs on board hose fathuria alege fans smuggling from Hong. therefore, none of the schools under the super: Belvals (et Suiyingpun, Wanteni, Wongna-Grantine il sebouls in Class III. (Schools in Chinese eyes as a recognition of Chirose 30- than in 1373. An important piece of evidenon the Meefnd certainly did not justify song assume much greater proportions that is

vision of the Government are ab slutely sonlar john, Yeumati, au Stanby, which gire ar- vereinte. This colony has been acquired for the salivet is given by Mr. A. E. Harris- such a ferocious sentence. We sincerely tently the wise, and your Pazisionces world m-pont-

fully sabmit that it is contrary to the Sovereign righba schools, thonga the Government schools may actly the same education as that provided by the which a Euroqua education is given in the Chi- by right of conquest, and we are not longer. Commissioner of Customs at Canton, hope the Peking Goverment will cans of an independent Stato, to enflost within its borders be said to be non-Christian set sals, nor does lower half of the Central School, she decided-lore These schools, the Berlin Mission and Basel Mission Bearling Schoola for

•Foreign Stat. In the pro- the Government make any payment or gively good inlts. There is also abundant ori- antent-will of the Emperor of China, nor are

Punti and Halka girls, have done excellent work his report for last year. This gentleman inquiry to be made into this atminthe Uniam define of ju

able butchery, and in fitting and marked sentir-tune such sa net would do away with the

any grant directly in sappock of religious donon indicating that the system introduced in 1995, and the complaints which I made in we here by safferance. Aur surrender that GA

ewodow of this port eat injure the trads at the Co-

teaching. At the same time it is evident rosto vasra ago of giving, on the basis of The it appearing in our statintis is of course manner signify abeir lispleasure with antina matter which you Polisioners think has can be construed in the opposite sente by the

that the educational polisy of the Governan annual competitive extative, from tuition position hare evidently born good fruit. On a former report as motards mortal: daforts in cam- ment, whilst abstaining feosu uli intain the highne Classes of the Central School to futura revision of the Grent-in-Aid achome, it The invonalty which this Colony has so far sa- Chinese officials or people should be care as trustion of the part in to act the disapproval of such proceedings. For their ever acciproperly considerat

!own credit's a ike-it for no higher reason,

jayed from any Shae ab Brance bas materially con- ference with religions temeling, has Auring a few priza sholars of those outside Schools, has might he advisable in assimilate the geography fully avoided. However antiqus we may be a linear in fuel site of the Fuking Authorities ought to refuse sane-tributed the development of its trade and shipping. the last 12 years, practically he the effect, of supplied stay stimulus. As the smartest subject of Standards IV W., and VI., ut mboor

mao to form that the Chinese Government should not be the mist of Fermer Opium inported arausly into tion to such a piece of flagrant barbarity.

live her the present rumours as to the jet feucouraging distinctly religious education. The of the boys dedit from this autaide school i Can III. with the corresponding subjects mal it is with feelings of arm that your Pettimmars Filingueylang, 1 the chance at stakieties of "goals |

gradual change which the proportion of Govern-iutn the Central School Doonsiorally rise to be defranded of any of their revenue through payizdats in the Superintendent kas always refused

Cucation ace of Customs dues on an article of ac suggling from Hongkong, it is no part of the core tesak Asan THE TRADE-ROUTES TO YUNNAN,eres in shich y are largely and principally in ant schools and Mission schools underwout, monitors and pupil teachers, some of the will in the same Standards of schools in Chess I'

singo the introduction of the Grun-in-Ail | overbully be aralable as faachers in their own turi, for they clearly for that nry import of

As rogavels the Grant-in-Aid schools in Class the duty of the British Authorities to collect

this catura esu only rateit in oz eml. The inevitable scheme, sathiciently proves this statement. In villages.

IV. (selvooks which give a Baropena educs. rommequence as he the diversion of the Cpian trade-

the year 1873, when the Grant-in-A13 scheme Those Government schools and sided sells tion in a Enropean langage, there are this that revenue. We have already shown that

to Mace. She remont distipset from this came into operation, there were under Govern which give an oxclusively Chinese lasation caller but few sabjects allier for sperial remarka

Mario, other Port, and the amount of opium smuzeled from Hong-

Colvay tire vast and increasing trade in Yarn and out supervision 3 Gorerament schools and 6 for a specin remarks, with the option of the The Bridges Straat Feor Seksol, giving an An- kong has been enormously exaggerated, and

other adat Pepituse, of which four Pulit wars are Mission schools. In the year 1880, there ware matter of attendanos, which has always been vory puurortuguese education, deserves. LoweVER, at the sole it prior, and in the sront of their 33 Governort schools and 27 Mission sobools, frogatur in the rebouls Lecars they special motion, as it sigually distinguished itself experience of Chinese ways has taught us are to be appointed by the Victor) to ther-"Of all these rivers the only two that are.

leaviny tan Colony would undoubtedly take this in that it would be impossible to permit the very exames for salaries for stou crai parivable into Yants are the Soncki and perkant trade with them in addition to that of plum in the year 13:36 we had 3 Garrnment essentially sells for the pour. In the by sernpatous cleulians and accnomic neatness schools with an enrobpant of 1,792 solvolars and i villages of Shankiwan Sheki, Stanley. visible in all directions, as well as by its excellent sete, ami for preventive servis generally. her ex- the Taurtzar, with its tributary the Tabuan,

Your Pelitioners wand bare mention that daring

organisation and method of instruction. This · establishment of a Chinese Collectorate in

Pannott is ostinuven by the most compet

remitted from orgkong to Indis, against opinm Government supervisima. As fais remarkable paritically withdrawn from school during school is taught by Steters of the Italian Cos- car midet on account of the sbuses it would eat to jade, runt to less the ones Tind these got without some diffinity. Here, the year 185% over seventy-fire millions of rapoos ware Mission schools with 4,048 scholars undor andl Abardean. uy the children are

taa. The Fartars with therefore inre to collect then, we have two water routes into Yun shipped to this part, trust deal of which was not growth of Christian Mission schools is principally the testing reasons for employment on board rent, who are properly trained and certificated lead to. Moreover, as the Javan Mail cor-beam million back inter they can recoup the pan, one in the south and the other in the alle hul ebipped to righbone of art dua to the greate annually given by the Govern the fishing juaks. In the village of Tailam tok teachers, having passed fan examinations pre-

seid as the usant of the Farm does not in.

But the West River is navigate Foign struners, samo 150,00 balss of yarn (valued

mant on that equitable basis of payment for the school was gradually empting last year and Borilad by the Italian Elantra Core, - As To respondent points cut, it would be most imuth pitch has to be gail to the Superinten

at about ten millions and a Ealf of Dollars) were also deat, but lokin only south is to be a 5 par pier? from Canton to Page, close to the southported from India 14 ponting there is Foreign figions) subjects," whilst at that sama

definite casvite in definite (nat, specifically re had to be closed brass the Water Works gise gards St. Joarphis College, though it does not call proper and unfair to tas opium inten/le for this tatia 1rd lekin will base to be collestad on a eastern frontier of the province, and is a very locations In this part of the Gobe, that Chingas and other non-Christian taxpayers hari lagers of both sexes and of all ages, that the the examination. I note hers that it or tinaas to ime tho so much remunerative employment to the sil for specist remark with respect to the results of conceivable that consumption in Hongkong, Australia, Manila, fext cum pints. Now, the average ananul import and other places outside limits of the Chi-be Foreira Chatoes it veu aw, Cuota. Kiungehow. Hatorn Younan, In dofault of a waterway merelanterossing on a busine a similar to that a fairly afficient number of non-Christian schools children who previousty attended school are now suffer, like ali other schools principally attond-

daring the syra 180fa188i ir to this province thrust important trade highway to Southara and could not be to glud to offer every inducement te neo Empire for the benefit of the Chinesund Mekhoi amounts to bat 8.70 pisala. It is fear in the west communicarian is kept up by the gene Vets iners to aettio in, and aandust their trade or for their penial-purposes, justice has employed in the lighter kinds of agricultural by Portuguesa chiron, under irregularities.

from last quarter.

boen unge to the variona conflicting educational warz ft Tangiungete the omployment off attendances, caused chiefly by pocorty and phy. y likely that this farmer would have cuted into Government Hongkong is a diatribucion | častreet galess they saw.nstrous probability of

Bha A-TA- Front which, being now 11-four Petiliners sho -ubmit that the knot (if interests represented by the heterogenous miss children is the sugar refinery interferes to and infinities. I forced to this matter in my centre for many places, the consumers

algt werent with the school attendance. But report for 12 and a table effort has been miski arte hs 56. Ut therefore sera fair to cou partly within our Indian Empire, bas-at-it le a furt) of the Chinese Caranguent promising to of taxpayarain the Colony. ed this thoyatidista tai la lact Jokin

The arpenses incurred by the Government in alt over the Colony the children of the poor are made since ther by flis Director of *1. Joseph's which would object to pay the enhanced the Sale, et tab to tracted no little attention and raised color the Blericile from Hongkong in whelly in

trade. It is, mate with the amount of hirm that would connection with the above roonbound 5,831 as everywhere in the world where afton tunce is Callag to unge Portagues parents to seal their Kwakat ng province whieh papasty to the Forerable expectations for Britisn price and would go elsewhere for their supo Catone must execal lini quantity,

by the establishment of any bro of

skildran, enrolled, during, the year 1845, in 60 not compalsory, largely withheld from school children to school with grastor raislarily, but indeed, a pity plies. In fact it is easy to foresee that any It Mr. PALEY'S Agures, 11,500 pients, be doomed to that these ex callestion of Chinese Customs in the Caland.

Petitioner buit Tour Experlancy schools under Government inspectiou, amonted because they contribute is someres or other although is goat imperviuent was visible in disappointment. deal with opium in the way men; } Coreert, this would learn 12,181 nicule stil:port and export trade 7. this route thresi tutibu diversion of the great adian trade-of this altogether to $36,092,03 or $6.19 por heal. Those towards the support of the family. The eir-1898. hardly any furthsy progress is boen made Caloay to a Foreign State, and he withdrawal of an expenses were distributed as follacs, The Gomumstances, togather with the fact that many in this direction since then. As no scholar can tioned by this correspondant would land to to be accutral for, from which has again years ago did not, exesoil half a million tane samout if gibal frolongkong could notvernment Central School, with 50 scholars, ont chinese girls, being purchased children are at ha admitted to the examination, on the basis of

to be dednote the quantity consumed local sterling. I enteral vars minutely into the blare a very kheri, and you donere sottore the Government $1,650), or $21.61 per head au parly age employed

domestic servants. which the saoul emand is paid. maless bo crn the removal of the trade to another foreign 1, and that shipped elsewhere li to China, question of this trade when I visited Ta-li pray Your Excelleney to strannously que a mes

show a minisum of 2i isily attendances of + Ea-lit up the Colony, therefore port where no such verstious arrangeren. Tuking the latter as being the same it Fu in 1855, and I can speak with same cor-sure edlenistal to operate se prejudinally to the

bars at bast) during the yer, the irregularity existed. We have reason to believe that the amount as estimated by Sir TRONAS WADE Gidence of the area, which this route sudies. interests of this Colony firms augaged in the opium trade in this in 1875, we have between four and five thou-Tu-li Fu and Tangpai Ting for its cern

3. D. Sassoo&Co. Colory are preparing a petition to the mud chests left us the almost animal and southern boundary reactively, Dame Saga N. SONUCO For pro. 3. J. Davis & Co.

that can possibly bu smuggled. Tae fis- Government on the subject, and it will no

proibility is that it is ranch less, for sineen from it that the Taping Valley deases its HLTOR & Co.

since requirements.

The country oast of Tuli a TATA & Co. doubt have its due weight. The memorial 1875 the local consumption must have large-is supplied from Yuman Fur, the capital of Kanisan Fansur B. N. Mards & Co. of the Stanghei merchants to the British ly increased, suit probably also the exporte province, which again draws bob trom TARAZAS PLEASE R. WOON WALLS & CO. Minister, published in another column, doals elsewhere tam to China, while the 11,500 Canton by the West River and from Sang with an entirely different subject, namely, pieu's curled by Mr. PristEy as likely hai by the Tangiare. The dificalise

to cause under the cogniause of the lekin tas Biamo route are to great tikt u the increased duty on the drug about to be farmera is mentioned as immus gas great iopro18 possible, and no CAWANIES PALLANSEE & A. Fan & Co. levied in accordance with the terms of the tity. The fact therefore seems to be that Additional Articls to the Chefor Conrention, but the memorial seems to to be a little late in the dus stop on a so-called blockade. That this blockade is three years ago did not exceed half-a-million THE HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COM par with the shatting of the stable doovexatious and injurious in the trade of the after the stead has been stoten. The ars sboudd have protested before the Opium Agreement was¬signed in July hat, u

after.pt

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mžik fomikvel an astunsie, it will thereine be of inte. rest to mean the tertu aptal which the collection of the lads on erudo and proposed opium in this ruviana has wertly be us The farmer jeaurantee to png into the prooviveial exchs por una alts For Serin of at least two years, under a penalty of Tea. 101,090, ul. at this optich, for a tarım of a yar, the mr of Tlx, 850,000 and (though the hande

Mr. HosIE, in bis paper on the trade of Western and South Western Chies, having enamorated the varizus tivors of which Yun- man is the birthplace, goes on to say

warth.

great

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And your Petitioners will over pray, &c..

5. 8. Високи FRAME HORAVAJEK &

Co. AA, ERKI & CO. MEN & CO.

& Co.

11. A. ADA & H. EA. HAJRE AKONED & CO. JAPPYMCOY LUDHACHGY, ¦. M. M. ALLT & CO.

Devs

Mreza astro & 170,

HAJI HAMED HAJI BACK

400...

of trade can result" Rent MOBTOF HABIBBHо7 the revenue of China is tolerably well pro Mr. Hosz's pessimistic view if the Bhannoux & Co. tected by the Custoons stations at the en-route is hardly justified. The fact that the ị tranees to this harbour, which estitute the cal import and arport trade by this route

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colony there can be no doubt, but we at epres with the opium merchants that the

'erling is not necessarily duo altogether to

the difficulties of the passes or the bus

MERCE AND THE ARMAMENTS OF THE NEW FORTIFICATIONS.

of the terms of the agreement if it prova barbody, at least for the aplication of riad an at all in the almost total absence of loading guns had arrived and were still bug

agrom

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lient servans,

of attendances registera itself by the proportion of bays earold and examined.

The figures show that, since the year 1898

The Government schools, wataide the Central contribute to stroll the number of painted school, with 790 scholars, oast the Government children in the Colony, which I roughly estimate $3,570.80 or $4.37 per bead The Aided Gevera-ut 11,367. ment sabools (in the sillage) with 400 scholars, As regards the results of the extinations of cost the Government $1,787,68 or 82.48 per led, the Grant-la-Aid schools, the first point of in- The Grant-in-Aid schools denominational Mi-portance is, at pensout, the working of the Ey sion schools, with 4011-scholars, cost the Govind Scheme (of 1833) which came into opera- the school has readily improved in regalarity Torment $11,598.3%, or 83.61 per heul.

tion in the year 1984. The changes introll of attenlane, but they also show that, siuen the The proportion of boys to "giza eurolled in by this parision were intended, in the first in. gone 1993, the muralsnt of scholars has atendi- schools ander Gaverdient imporvision enr- slunce, to zadnes the earning power of those in- ly declined. There is therefore anion to fear tinues to improve your by year, the progress expensive Chinese Schools in Class 1 which that the school, through insistior apou regalari. thus male being entirely due to the satisfactoay give a paraly Chinese aducation and which ty of attendance, bet is popularity, and it may working of the Grand-in-Aid system and the formerly earned abnormally high grants a comb that the utmost limit which is practicable in offorts made by the several Missionary Societies, pare with the crusts earned by Eurlish soheels the matter basan coch. There is no doubt In 1879, when the Grand-in-Aid system fra and, in the second instance, to induce the to my mind that the option out of 200 daily dame into operation, tha proportion of girls to masters of those Chinesa sahools (in Class La to attendancea, which the Grand-in-Aid senetis is boye enrolled in schools ander the superristen being forward a larger proportion of their stats upon as a pretaizary copilition to be ful. of the Government, was as 1 to: in the your scholars into the higher Stundars (IV. V. filled before a grant en ba given, pressos far 1880, it stood at 1 to ; and in the year 1895 yis ; VA of the Gin-Aid scheme It will be more upon the Parlugness schools of the Colony in the preceding year it was as to J. As the seen from my last year's report that the work than upon those attended by any other astions- last census, takon in 1891, shower but a slighting of the vid Scheme appeared to show inity, owing to the comparative poverty and phy- Tusss of the number of bugs as compared with this: yaar: 1881 rather favourable results, for most debility of the majority of Partagasm. the number of girls, resident in Hongkong, there the airs which the Government had in view, in children. Taoro was in former years a glaring of the roads. Ten years ago the forrige

The following correspondence has boon for.is evidently yet mash room for further extention changing the conditions of the Sehem, wore insufficiency of sell-ays been a cechasti fact of the Chinese Government promising coda sent up the Yangtaze from H

of female education in the Colony. There wors, eridintly realised to a great extant në thu earu- |cal Saints-days wore forinerly allowal to infor- to remove the blackade from Hongkong did not exceed £40,000 in

warded to us with a request for its publication:-

in the year 1885, altogether 30 girls' schools at ¦ing jo vise of those sabooks in Class I was ma stead of leaving it outil the Conta wholly incommensurate with the amount improvement in the transit pass system the (Copy

in value, but will ar

fere with the working of the school, and the work under the suparvision of the Government trially reduced a some esses even 37 par cant.had been renafil in 1882 in consequenon of my itself has been ratified. Well may Sir Jos of harm that would be produced by the

value for the fire Average

fire rear ended 31st) Hougtong General Chamber of Commerce, Of these 30 schools, as many as 12 are under the and a corsiderable increase occurred in the representations on the subject, but sines 1883 & WALSHAX romark that it is not in his pro establisament of any forms of culleation of

1884, reached. of December,

management of the London Mission: 6 are number of children brought forwent into two of conaderable falling off has we in in this respect. eth June, 1986. £750,000. I traile

nader the management of the Female Hducation the higher Standards (1V. and Ya

The number of seboal-days, during, which St to reopen the discussion of questions that Chinese Customs in the sand. But the big the Bbamo routs were carried on under a Sir-At a weeting of the Committes of this

Socisty Baxter Vernacular achaels) (5 are for The outs of vialon of the Grant-in Joseph's College was at Tork during the last have already been decided. All that can be Government will-fail in its duty to the co-similar erstern of transit passes is there any Cluber Leid on the 7th instant, sirable

man Catholic schools; 3 arp Mission schoals of All shame, un exhibited by the results of the guars, paros catre unfavourably with the done now is to test the working of the new long if it does not peis the prasent opporreason to suppose it woull not increase in discussion faak place wita rufarones to the report

the Church of England, and the remainder enn-year 1985, me of the same nuturor those no-school-days kept by the Government Central tunity of pressing, if:

if not for the removal of like ratio? The very fact that trade is carbon creatuting in the Colony le

sista of Basel Mission school, 1 Berlin Mission Lined in my report for the preceding year. It hool arrangement, and requesting a modification the Custoins stations at the VALrances to

school, 1 Wesleyan Methodist school and 1 will be abañrred, in the dest testanes that since sent cut. to arm cortaia of the new Forts. the cffective governmentor-ecurity for person

The majority of those the rovision of the Scheme, took offent, fester The Committee wish to call the attention of Goraramsat school.

The subject of, norbawork examinatinu is unsatisfactory, Far different, is it in the bar, and sine effactive guarantee for the

and property lang great of its extent, the Gosgrament to the fact, that the cams of girls schools, as many as are purely Chinese children were prewated for examination in the Grant-in-At schools of all classes requires a case of Hongkong and the collection, of the proper conduct of the service, so that, in the prores that the rauty is expable of being €56.625 and Bodone wars voted by the Legisla sohoals giving to Chiness girls a Christian loreat Stotland (I.) than in 1983. This is not forg wwds of comment. Tie peculiar disse

education in "The Chinese "language One

result to bo doplod, as the children, who nutaristic of the Hongkong haut-in-Aid acheme, Commission, the

the turned to good account andar a système mourn tive Council on the distinct understruding that Chinese duties on opium. Here we are words of the Scot he subjected conscien tu the development of trade, Vahe rinsment to be provided by the Emperial school attempted. by way of experiment, i dur the old Schema world have been examined ne compared with the Intary Education

trade of Ilongg

shall not

reach the half-caste Chinese girls in than Calony ¦ in Standard T., worn nostually examined to high. Act. 1870, on which the Eungknur Sokemus is Government for the whole of the Forts to tion, and if the Growcrament is firm and the taxation, a retrouls and god, what the casting conditions it is almonds are ill be of that host all latis pultore of Groof-load-wide Fugal fining them, & Cine what these is tudta Standard the 12's children exauing bu gadi, la the sinus unty, mal fats darkest ant

shalling that there should be any trade all.

with English addition, but the experimented in 1535 in I., 8 passed our scheme is now more conspicuons community back it up strongly, ne and be our peoes Trailing to or In this same paver Mr. Hoals corrects the ing orduanes, capable of resisting the attacks proved a complete failart. There is, it seems failed and. I noticed that most of the who in that portion at the stugs which provides

no appreciable demand among the purely Chinose failed wore far below the former average of age. went injurious to the best intereste of the mess by some too etent and open tribuual ou the navigation of the Upper Yangtze in the local Government may have it in their

from Hongkong te punished for sunuggling, report made by Lieutanaat Dawson is 1869 of the heaviest of motora ironclads.

The Committy will be glad of any informa

grants for bemdecork. As thus selenition of girls of the Colony for English touching, and The effect of the revision of the Scheme so far school-boaks in Inft. by our anhrae to the unfet colony, subversive of its freedom, or destruc-.which complete confidenes may be repos- and we venture to predict that Mr. Hoair's paner in giro with a view of satisfying the the half-oeste Chinese girls who would like us as Stauderd I. in about of Class I is concerned tered choice of the Managers, sa also the selection livo of its trade car possibly be arrived at.ed by the longkong Government."

learn English. are too few in number and to traducing the value of a pass from Stop of the kind of netework to by salaitted for own verdiet on the Bhamo route will on fur mind of the publie on this grind,

scattered to encourago similar attempts by means The Hon. J RossRLL thoroughly auder-

par to no to have been a tandepoy, on the pact examination in pach school swel in earth storlard ther investigation also be found to stand is I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obe-of day schools. A boarding bad might lose of the teachers, to bring forward children at an is left entirely free. The Scape simply say. stands the queatics, and is in sympathy

need of

of rovision. Mr. Hosce is

better prospects. There are. further, 2 girl abnormally early age for examination in Stanesin girls' chils, as of the four hours for ip ja emptatissi

(Signed) P. Rzare, Chairman. with the feelings of the colonists on this

ly of opinion that the Tangiers is the most

echosks" giving, to Chinese children only, a and and to placs children who ought to be instruction in the subjects of the several standards important trade route for Yunnan, but he Tao Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Colonial European education in the Chiness lugare Stander 1. as ones under the teaching of Staudaay be assigned to plain medlswark, which will matter, but his hands should be strengthened

Secretary

For Portuguese children there are 3 schools, urd II. I am therefore inclined to recommad Lave the following valusa, fiz..inir, onadolur; good, as moch as possible, sipos-it-is probable | It is strange and apparently nomlastic agrees with Mr. CoLquaous that "the co-

giving a European education in the Portuguese thut, on a future recision of the Scheme, the one dollar and a half: very good, two dollars." The some such scheme as funt indicated by the that the Catuese, with their ancient civiliguration of Yunoasis such that no single

language, and 2 Schools giving to European auralur of a pass in Standard L. be raised from Stoof conducting this edlework examination is route can reach or tap the whole trade of correspondent of the Japan Mail may te zation and pecs loving proclivities, should the province. To propose one route for the

Colonial Secretary's Offles,

Portuguese girle a European odation in the to 83 and that copywriting he taken in this left to the discretion of the Inspector. For many still retain so much of the inherent saragory whole country is like advocating some quach

English lengango. There is but cae small Standard but not to be counted it the weholar oro this annual llework exuvination was Hongkong, 15th Jana, 188. private Suhool in the Colony where English has nos pail in two of the other subjects). It condarted, if I may use the words of the "Revie mooted.

of the true barbarian, The race is neither in for a patient who los if with Beer Administering tho Gerornment to inforzalios established, during the year 1885, a sohome reur 1835 show, as far as sit the higher Standards as & collective and sumple examination. Bat. it Sir-I an instructed by His Excellenay the Protestant children can be educated. Mr. Beli will be observed, secondly, that the results of the ed Instructions to H. M. Apspestors of Schools" pugnacious nor blankthirsty, but a latent a-dozen alltaents." Notwithstanding the The petition of the Opium Merchants of bratality anderlies the norunt placidity of competition of the Song-kai, and the wach yon in roply to your letter of. 9th June, 1886, calculated to encourage the promoters of female are concerned that the sims of the revision of the soon began apparent that the mples submitted Hongkong, published in another column, their derasanner and sir patient endurance more formidable competition of the Yang. list you justo, to a certain extent, misunderstood education in the Colony, and ect of the above hours, bethas rogued in reduction of the earning to the Inspector and to the buties who assisted brings clearly into view the momentous in. of wrong or appris. How far the people sza, there fa ample room for trade by the ever intended that the new Furts were to be the gear for the modals sol prizes provided by gards the nondful increase of hours to us prepared without undue help.

the colitions of the armament, and that it was mentioned girls' schools competed at the end of power of these anisols in Class I mrd also as 70- kita as Examiners had oonasionally met been terests dependent on the decision of the are responsible for this subdued ferocity West River, which, as Mr. Host

It was alya the Trustees of the funds so generously gives for brought forward in the higher Standards, have customary for many years for the inspector.of Joint Commission which is shartly to sit with is a question not often asked oven byavigated close to the south-estern providel with breech-Indding ordnanos only.

Such provision would be annecessary and ex- reference to the protection of the Chinese re-those who make a study of their manners of Yunnan and is a very important trade traragant, as there are savorul places in which,

this purposes by Mr. Helios.

beo soured to a portain extent in 1895 as well Solents to have different Lady Examinus for I am inclinod to think dillout sate of Soheels. suf the consequenes The system followol by me, in exunluing the as in the preceding year. Tenue and I the blockade of

of Hongkong. The

The sad customs.

of opinion that We Joss of the Indian trade to this colony, wouhi Clujse laws and their administrationway to Sonthers and Easteru Yunnan for reverse fire and skort ranges, muzzle-loading various classes of the Government Central it might bo wall, on sfatare revision of the was a lack of uniformity of standard in adjudg

Behool, was virtually the was sy that adopted Schome, to take copywriting in Standards V. onding the merits of needlerck in the mrezal be Aq

reparable à

disaster, ad and

is what are in great partesponsible for this red foals a district which could only be in-ruus will be as effective as broah-loaders

His Exoline has boon informed that the in previous years except that most of the pepers VI, which would act asa farther courageout sets of shouls I then had for a while a the

It behores the merchantsharing interests in

snt word proposed by the Headmaster (for the to teachers to bring forward mow solglers Central Commailies to examine all the peelle establishment of Chinese Custuma colles generally are not hard hearted our devoid

work of all the achouls at one and the sada south of Chins, therefore, to ont tiune auto sue for me places only, and for interior purpose of determining the award of the annual those Light Standards. tomce here. Last year over seventy-five of the milk of human kindness. Hospital agitation both for the opening of the West fue from there being any intention of deviating sequently the questions which the scholars had under the revised Scheme, in gaining art painstakius adjustabout of the merits of the and existing works; and he is assured, that, as { prizes and sokolarships of the School), and con Poor of the schools in, Claas, I. saccauded, aren time, but this plan was found to require, for million of peas ware remitted from Hong and

and fanndling housed e

rexist mang nities, River kong to Indin against opium abipped to this

by the free gifts of the charitable, fever to test caring arts. Mes Hoare to the armament hy white are to being to answer at this examination were of a more slightly exceeding the amount setually sapendwork ofpact individual selglar, muro tiam supported by

fereeurent of

of the trauris pass rules. Mr. Hoare gans of the best and latest pattern are to be pro-searching character, affording a test sombat during the year. These are, however, schools and patienes than a Committee can afford and some 150,000 bales of yarn (valued and the lepers are treated with one consir his paper speaks of the great development rided for the sea batteries, it is highly probable more seceruthan I would have thought necasines with exceptionally large attendance, particularly Baily resorted to another plau. in. 18-5 at about ten millions and a half of dollars) deration for their miserable state. The

which followed on that the armutsent originally proposed will be Nevertheless the result obtained was very well through supervision which so far stisfactory. wore also imported from India. The spits poor are relieved by the wealthier classes, the adoption of unpreted rules for the issue somewhat augmented in number and increased so 96.38 per cent, pasud, said it compares, Loder we agreed, a deprae to not think thut needlework, which was to be ambitiod for ex-

improved merchants are likewise the importers of and in times of

of sarcity or dianatere

In the Canton Customs in power.

the circumstances, quite favourably with the re- the value of passus in schools of this Class ad amination to be done in my presenos (or in the The exact disposition of the armament must sult (95.58 per cent.) obtained in the preceding uits of any further reduction withent causing a prosence of the lady Examiner) and care was Yarn and other Indisu' produce, and othe

serious chick to the advance of stemtion in the lakon to make sure that each child should do ita The final system of sarily loft to the decision of the Mili rear. would pudonbtedly takethieimportant trade canals counteginen. It is true to pre Kwangtung is certainly not such as to re

tars Authorities.

Comparing the details with the results of Colony. Nor is there looking broadly at the own work unaided. The work deste in my presenes with them, so that it is not too

to say clase, randered callous by long companion or the transit pass legs necessary for the

I have the honour to bo, Sir, your most obadi- the previous year's examination. I tud that propartion which the grants paid to the various was then taken away marked with the name and that the turn-over of the colony would be re-ship with want and misery, often show at protection of foreign goods ibu it how buen

ກ

the Central School Las, ON the whole, Grant-in-Aid schools for 1833 actually bear to go of the respective scholars and submitted deced by:

FREDERICK STEWART, to ឆĒîx

(Signed). forty-five to

made considerable progress, especially in the the expenses incurred be those Schools during to the examination of 6 Lady, who had for many insensibility to the sufferings of others that found to be in other pass of the empire. million dol lars, or guy £8,000,000 Osterling. It is simply is simply

Acting Colonial Secretary. subjects of grammar, map drawing arithmetic, the sumo year, any reason to think that the years past assisted to these examinations and shocking Western ideas,

Lo

The Hon. P. Byrie, Chairman, Hongkong Gun-reading, and dictation, lù a few subjects, not grants are now disproportionatole high. The gained the contidonor of all the various dénomi- out of the question that the British Govert that so

so wonderful considering their

their training

oral Chamber of Commerce.

nhly Eualid (where there was a darensa of 26. Grant-in-Aid schools" may be divided into sheap satinna by her impartiality and striataens. Át ment could assent to any proposal the effect and surenandings? The law, which should HONGKONG OPIUM MEROHANTY

per cent in the percentage of, passos obtained'), (and atprosive schools. All the autools in Chass the same time I stranged tant this needlework, AND THE JOINT COMMISSION:

icensuration (decrease, 16.85 pur rents, and cou- | I. which give simply a Chiness education are when sebwitted for examination, should be to another and nod-British colony. It

position (decrease, 7.93 per cent.) there was, disp Rubicols, choup because the teaching staff accompanied by a detailed tabular statement The following patitka is bou prsoal sit by kong were the

at which the opmm merciless in its administration. Order is the opium merchants to His Excellency the Act! ctly place at

however, a falling of observable, which I consists of mitives and because nearly all these giving all needful particulars, to be kept on fils trado could possibly be carried on the pre-

pre-maintained-where it

it is

The following are extracts from the report of ( pribe inore to the greater severity of the test ap- schools are located in Chinese houses,the rest of so as to show what progress each School makes. posal to assist the Chinoaa in collecting their rigardas pusishmouts, indicted, ruthlessly, ing Governor, Hon. W. H. Marab, C.M,L Dr. Eited Inspoptor of Sekouts, for last year-plied at this examinatius than to anything eles, which comparatively low. All the schools in from your to your is braging ageh shelar In Close I. only 83.75 por cut. passed (as com Clasang II., III, and TV., giving Chinese gradually into higher Standards of ugodiework revenue would be has outrageous, has she and without compassion. Capital punisa. To Hit Peleus tas Other Adalmistaring the Go,

Education Department,

pared with 92 por cant. in the preeding year), education with English in addition, or a Euro. The thouks of the Government are due to the thers is the prospect of its simply having out in treaty awarded for pimey, robbery,

Hongkong, 5th February, 1885.

The progress made by, this Class was sent modacation in the Chinese language, as a Lody who undertook the examination of the the effect of transferring the trade elsewhere, and other offeness as well as murder, and is

SIL,-I have the honour to forward herewith marked in dictation, reading, and algebra, but in European yoution in some European language, needlework which took a great deal of time and thos injuring Hongkong without in any indicted with an absolute disregard of do- as follows the

follow the Commission appointed andar the Chefoe the Annual Report on Education for the year this Class also occurred the above mentioned tall (English or Portugouse), are expensive schools patienoo but reulted in giving general satisfac may improving the position of the Chinese seney, The brutal and disgusting method of Convention and the Supplementary Agromat of heat 1555,

ing off in Epalid, mensuration and composition. because they require, either partly or wholly, a tion.

be an

port,

II.

CHINESE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

*****medicine

half.

Is

froutier

(Copy-Ne. 937.)

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I he tile result of the į greitable want ot. fooling. Tho poople rectly served by any of the other roatos. mazzle-landing gaus, which have recently been

of transit pas.

is entered "ni."

aya

the event of their leaving the colony that benevolent are ready enough w mureturns. the table eaded "Transit Trade" tribute to the holp of their less For-"

from

Fond

but is

of which would be to remove this large trade be just and impartial and not cruel been when

severe, in Chins is Draconise in spirit aud

vernment of Hongkong,

The 21st day at June, 1986. The Fetition of the undersigned merchant shooth

unt servant,

.

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