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little or no eurient, while further in the onerout might be pretty strong. I noticed this parti onlar jauk just as I oktauged my course.

At this point the court adjourned for tin. On resuming, the cross-examination of witness was boutiunedThe back produced is the log book. The entry on the 29th November was made by the chief offloor. I ennnot say why tho words" between the”, in tha outry, are in differ- ent ink from the others.... The chief ofloor wenid know. About 30 fathers of chain was paid out It was chooked at that. There were only e- tween three and four fathoms of water, Wa

which she would stop.

had one anchor ready to lat ge, when we came in.

1896.

THE EDUCATIONAL REPORT.

[Hore follow four tables.]

THIS DAILY PÉN88, MONDAY, MAY 16cm, 1887.

í

to

CHINA COAST METEOROLO4ICAL

STATION,

ful not to publish, it is described as 'the pri vilage of applying for and obtaining' a Jossə of certain lords, The State of Johore happens to enjoy a very liberal land law, of which Mr. W. Mellregor Busita has endeavored to make the best possible one for himself. Any person may go to Johoro, just as Mr. Willian Medregor. Smith did, and lodge in the Land Department sa application for a loase of as much land as sapia he pleases. He may eat for 500 or half a million p

Bourkeng. sores, and the Gorerament of Johore will do what it can to oblige him. Having got his cru. Pocias fifloate of application, he has two years allowed Sughing..... him in which to select his lead and have it, sur» | WIZAR) rayed. He may then go through a few other waileek.3 formalities and fake aut bis lease. It will be seen

Nares

d.

shares felly paft-up

120 shires, on which £15 per ubruge

bus beon pald

1,800

al one that until the loase is completed there cannot be very much coramercial value in the Bertificate of application. Mr. William MeGro- 0gur Smith has thought differently, however,

STATION

Musta

7 314 shares on whicle £10 per

d. -share has been call..£

75.440 1,0 ed ap 7,601

Leashore, callsazzaid

Forfeited) 1991 • •

7,612 shares

Having acquired, by the comparatively simple and inexpensive method described, two car tificates of application, ona onvering 90,000 and | frugtwp --- the other 70,000 acres, he returns to London and proposes to all them for the small sam vf

Faudu...

Wladk

REGISTER.

1:01 Mar, 19-7, 46 €1,2.

www

20.10

29.01 29.49

15th May, 1857, 15 10 AM.

29.+8

29.101

The Barometer has riten und gedients for N.B. wide aze nivci,cute, The wannestaré Vianderite, the humidity Jow, and cloudy weather preuils.

889 00 £350,000. His gonerssity may seem astounding, an 80.03

but the fact is it was an after-thought. When 06,450 15 8 Mr. William MacGregor Smith drew ap bis Bref prospnotas he intended to ask for a good 1510 16 deal more. In that be fixed the capital .12,554 19 9

double the amcant asked for in the revised prospectos 19.753 3 8 of the company at nearly 2222.953 10 10 which actually appeared. There was to be £700000iaordinary shares, of which Mr. Williams 26. d. Morogor Smith was going to tako £400,000! | £500,000 in 7 per cent. preferred shares, and 402,111 202250,000 in debenture stook, all of which Mr. Hohong..

23 17.8

Hy amount of probano nocountof

éterforation

Hy Billa roosirablə

children, whose edustion requires more ex-in the Chinese language are beneficial. The support of the barebolders and their friends to oz.

sara good and inetoading dividenda. pansive staff and costly house accommodation, anbjoined comparativo tablo, exhibiting the

The following directors rotire on this cogedor,' but the Grant-in-Aid Sebomo does not possess the working of the revised sahmo (of 1883) which Dr. Bital's Report on Education in Hongkong saing capabilities because the demand of ashame inte operation in the year 1934, clearly being eligible for thurselves for re-election:

A. Donnon and Mr. W. M. Strachen. for the year 1888, is published in Saturday's special education, though argent, is small and proves, as far as sobooty to ular 1. az onverant, The rouring Ludicis, Megara. Hacer and Kaddur. Gandle:--

hedged in by various difficulties.

that the desire of the Government to reduce the ferth, and ir. Jamieson Ellor, offer themselvas for Education Department,

S-The rosnits of the annual examination of - carning power of these inexpensive no claro-olokian

It is proposed that the dividend shall be mate pay the Sobople ander the supervision of the Goverg- |(whilst inareoning the pensum of work to be done Hvagkong, 25th March, 1887.

Loulon rogister, and that warmste be posted the S21-I have the bonnor to forward herowithd to this Report, and, as far an the Government teachers to bring mare children ander instrus same day to those on the Shanghal and Hongzong mont will be found detailed in the Tables appen-under some Standards), and to encourage the able on the 29th April, to all the shareholders on the the Annual Report on Education for the your Central School in anserad, in the report of its ties in the higher Standards without skipping rogistor resilvaly,

ALBERT DRAgar, Öhaferian, headmaster, which will be found below. A few the lower ones, has been altained. 2-Theotal number of Schools, subject to applementary statistical details and general obs

London, 7th April, 1887. [Flors follows the table.| held on to the chain and dragged the anchor. superrision and annual anmination by the Go-survations regarding the principal schools and I could not say what time elapsoil botwon the Termsent amounted, in the year-1856, to 90, as classes of schools may be of interest.

15. As regards the Grant-in-Aid Schools in

BALANCE SHEET TO 31ST. DECEMUBE, 1880, Dr. 9-The Government Central School was ex- Class III. there are, this year also, but for ape- time the anchor was let go and the time of compared with 41 in 1876, and 16 in 1866. The the collision. Duld not say how far alot to in Sacos amined-on-the-principles adopted several years oil feature calling for rent Trebistory Centfal

5.186 we won from the Saghation when the anchorsujoot to Government supervision and ex nge and stated in former reports. The ex- and composition touching in Snhools in Class Th was dropped. I could pot tell the time of the amination, amounted to 5,844 in the year 1886, mastion papers were sat by the loadmaster continues to show improred reunits. The faci collision. It took us from 2 to 3 minutes to compared with 2,922 astelars in the year 1876, and worised by myself. The papers of the Bity with which Chiness visildren, after Ave stop, when as experimented, going ball speed and 1,570 scholars In the year 1806. It appears scholars were corrected and marked by the years' tweeling of the Romanized system, write shead and then stopping, and we stopped in from therefore that both the number of Schools ander Handwaster and then forwarded to me to form composition ozercises in Romanized Chinese Col Guvernment supervision in the Colony out the or independent opinion thereon. With the loquial, is quito equal to the average attainments 700 to 800 feet. (The Acting Attorney-General author of scholars attending such Bohoole liavo oxeption, of the maris slotted in the case of of English children in the corresponding Eag here put in the enginear's log.)

By bia Lizdship-I had never made experi. heen denblad every decade sincs 184.

rating and in the case of all the subjects of fisk subjonts, whilst the same Chinese childreu 1. Since the Autumn of the year 1894, the Anglo-Chinese Clasacs (when the Houdmaster would require additional five years' fashing to mants with my ship bofore as to the time in when, in consequenan of local disturbareng, the noted results in consoltation with myself, the gain elmac Facility ju expressing thafe thoughts

L. B.. Walls, the next witness, state-I am attendance in all the Chinese Schools suddenly subjoined Tables exhibit the results of the ex-in the written Chinees olarnotor. Nevertheless, To Billa payable... ohiof offer of the City of Poling. I havo held that fell on many children were, in a paulo, amination according to the Headmaster's own I think, so far as praction atility is coscornod To depreciation and boiler Ful

obild educated in a purely Chinese School in To insurance fan... position for eighteen months, and I lave boon in removed from the Colony to their home valuation of the merits of each. the Company service since 1874 I was an Schools and scholars has come to a standstill.

on the mainland, the annual increase of

Class I., able to read and write a Chinese letter sundry creditors. beard the City of Peking on 29th Novembar last.

In addition to the romarks of the Hard.in the Chinese character, possesses a letter train-halace of profit and loss account.

ing for practical life than the romanized system, She got into the harbenr ahoat 2 p.m. This A fra panic scanread in apring 1886 when, in eRoots were at the stations as soon as we got sogsence of an idle rumour to the effect thotstar, which will be found in the third par- encroaching by the time it demands upon the past the Nine Piss. My atation is forward the Schools under Government were required to graph of his Report, I have to make but a few time absolutely required for the teaching of the have with me the second ofloer and one watch. I farish a number of boys and girls to he buried Feral observatious concerning the Government written Chinens chamotor nan presibly give, un-

slife in the tunnel of the Tailam Waterworks Central School. Comparing the results of the test the school-age is beslly extended.

16-The Grand-in-Aid Schoola in class. IV. It is suspended by a triphook; and when ready; such a human sacrifice, most of the Chinese above tabulated, with the results of the proviens scutinge to improve your by year in organisation as the anecass of those works deparded upon Government Central School examination. By we let go and the Anchor falls at once. it ought to take two or three second to do this. Grant-in-Aid Schools in the centre of the town year's examination, it is evident there has been and effectiveness of toaching. It is noticeable The anchor was ready to lot go by the time we were suptied of scholars for several days, aatila in most classes a falling off in the following sab that the Partegnesa community are arety yose got riend Temic. The other ander was on procination of the Registrar General allayed ute, vix English reading, dictation, and on- sending more and more children to paas first, for shackled whau wa wara pretty well up to Kotho exsitamont. The foot that such a silly position. In all other subjects the Babool did, three or four years, through, a purply Port- By car at Bankura sud in hard.

with the exception of Classes II, 5, and VI, morthers, is a striking evidence of the lamentably well as or better than last year. It is noteworthy Schock. The more this movement extoris, the termasters, and an engineer wore on the bridge low stato of female education in the Colony that the subjects, in which there has been a more solid appear to be the results of the Eng when we came in. I have bes into Honkong harbour forts.co timas. After passing 8. Previous to the year 1895 there was, year by ziderable falling off, are the very subjects in which list touching in the higher Standards. As re- for the Means Weered that course to the number of Sobents and sobolars. This increase to be, and to my knowledge la, deficient as co- Diocesan Home and St. Joseph's College re-PROFIT AND LOSE ACCOUNT TO HOT DECEMBER, 188 point of Kowloon we ganerally shine our rourse year, a steady annual increase, observable in the the Central School would naturally be expected gards the English Scansly in class IV, the 29th The Saghaiten was lying at the M. Maanted, on an average, to Schools and 472 pared with other Sahads in the Colony, enphasquire special mention. The Diocesan School buoy when we dams in. We run down towards scholars every year. Batalttough the population the Diocesan School, St. Joseph's College, or continues, as before, to distinguish itself by To general expenses, including remunera tion to director and auditors, rent, has to all appearanes continued to incress gear the Hongkong Publio Bolool As the vast a combining with soll tonching in the ordinary

salaries, income tax, stationary, & jority of the bays of the Central School are Standards also the special subjects of physical Tester set gives a valuable portion of its time to Chinese College has made a new move, in the yene 100 newsboys who donotapesk English nor haur Bog-geography, algebra, and Buclid, good rasulta befor lish spoken out of school, and as the Central Schooling exhibited in avery Standard. St. Joseph's teaching, the natural consequence is that the re- which is a more in the right direction. Whilst sults obtained in the Central School in sneaking formerly teaching Pertagnase and Chinese and understanding English, and in English youths in separate classes, an arrangement has By balsace from last account...... rating, dictation, and composition as eome-heen made to confine this separate system to the what below the results obtained in other Jokoola, lower Standards, and to move all Chinese scholars although the staff, organisation, and mathod of who have passed Standard III into the European the Central School are of a superior character. Division, where now Chinese and Portuguese The Central Balioul seeds out anually a number youths are taught side by side. By this arrange of youths thoroughly well grounded in the radi- monte of an English education, but the number mat, the Chiroes gain the advantage of associa- tion with Portuguess who are better speakers of of English speaking people in the Colony - English, and the Portugusso gain at the same coires but a very small increase thereby year by time the attinine arising from emulation. The By proât ceolized on completed voyages, 25,622 13 - 4 year. A considerable proportion of the boys consequenos of this messure was also a consider trained in the Central School go abroad. Most of those who rentain, enter into business relations where they have little opportunity of keeping up or adding to their sterk of English knowledge and conesgreatly they have soon but little good. As to the European Division of St. theresmattering knowledgeof Boglish-left. The

that

the Meanes antil we can see the bacy.

occasion. tho

obscured Belgic bacy. When wa shangud our sourse 50 in tended passing north of the Saghalice. When we got to the Meanes we headed straight for the fairway. We should have passed the Saghelien at least 200 or 400 feet clear ahead. There wore a couple of Chinere junks a little to

theby year, and & Bow Sohnals wwwo started in 1886 Schonia which had to be closed), the previous (balanced unfortunately by an equal number of

to a sinistill since 1884, as the subjoined table will show in detail, Tablo Showing Ingreung and Decrease of Schools and Bobelare under Government Supervision.

Intarsas0 of Decrease of

annual increas of Schools and scholars ins come

Sabooli.

88888 Sabolarn,

Scholars.

the northward. We saw those as soon as WA rounded.

The junks were ahead of the French steam and a little on the east side, towards ns. The junks warg about midway, if anything a little caror the Franob steamer, which appeared to be heading towards Kowloon point. The juuks were heading to the northward. I saw twoj junks in the first lustance. They had their sails est and appeared to be standing over to Kowloon shore. Wo afterwards found out they Wara enchored. We were unable to sɔo the cable. In heading towards the Meance, we were heading to go olore astern of the junks. As we approached the junks the City of Felting was Of the above mentioned 5.844 children, at going about four knots She was slowed down tending Schools under Government sapervision

Youra,

1578

50 3.400

1290

63 3,985

1391

72 4.37%

1982

80 5.392

189

875597

1934

90 5.83% 0

1395 13)

00 5,833

90 3,814 .... 10

52

able increase of numbers in the Chinsea Division.

at the annual examination, this Chinose Divi

on did very wall in all subjects, and in some classes the English reading was exceptionally

Joseph's College, there has been menifrat pro

Dr effe faraitaro and Attings By preliminary exponets (amount out y sundry dottory....... Brust accout of payments on accompt

standing

of currant voyagey,

Dr.

Cr.

361 610 William MacGregor Smith would have been gresionaly pleased to distribute to the public, - 1.500 0 0 This truly Oriental prospectus was actually on 4,550 19 the point of being pablisked whoa the sunrgetic remonstrances of certain persons whe knew the 1.413 Loots asend it to try withdrawn. The sohaura 12.500 as recast, and Mr. William MacGregor Smith took in sail to the extent of £800,000-in othor words, he reduced his capital-from-£1,450,000 to £50,000."

185 18

£222,833 10 10

+3

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Saturday, 14th May.

8525 per pical, alloe, of 1 to 2 cattive. $550 per pioul, alles. of

[3 to 3 natties

e. d.

3.98

51 8.12714 S ......19.753 3 8

Quotations ar 200,881 3 5 Now Malva...

8.4. Old Malwa ...... 12,608 3 0

OP-TH

Dividend paid May, 18%... 3,054 0 0 *

01DE925 Preliminary

(amount written cố) ................. 600 0 0 Ament bed a credit of Japreciation and boiler fand..

Patna (New)

Benares [Now)

7,223 1411

11,373 14 1

1,234 10. I

Low-

£96.861 35

THE JOHORE COMPANY.

Older Mars

ON LONDON.-

$360 per pioul, allee, of

125 to 8) outties. ..$5193 per obent..

480

EXCHANGE.

Telegraphlo Transfer

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Bank Bille, demand. Bank Dilla, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, att mozths' aight.... Documentary Bills, at 4 montha'

sight.....

"before we got up to the Point. We were going in 1886, as many as 3,951 were placed by their principal point, bewere, is thatthe romlis of gross in all directions, Quarterly examination A diocession-origiusted by the Financial News-Q PANTS.

by the anober, and then to let go.

or 7 years!

i

Bank Bills, on demand Credits, at 4 months' sight

Bank Bille, on demand.

3,414

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3/23/2

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ON BOMBAY --

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Telegraphie Transfer 222 -Bank, on demand...

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Hongkong Observators. 15th May, 1887.

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the new Joint Stock Company Lead wout of towards lae anghalien about three 1,8 iliran attended the Government Schools. The vast majority of the Chinese boys enter the discipline of this Division now leave little to be turn of the subscriptions and the abandonment ON NEW TOBS points. I can tell by the vibration, whether her Of the latter naimber, 610 attended the Govern- Central Selcel to learn English, after having desired. The bore in Stoodard III. were some of the scheure. A few daye sabsequent to the The ship's where they reosivad a Christiar, education, whilst upon the English, are decidedly disappointing-examinations, and the organisation, method and bearing the share title, has resulted in the re- head was turned antorn or not. Her bead was ment Central School, 910 attended the ontside stalled Chineoclassics in paraly Chines Scheels, what weak in mar, and those of Standard Fablication of the prospectus Mr. W. Feiding turned astern who I let go. We let out about Schools in town and villages, kopt by the Go-far fue pair or so. Whilst they are staying on principally in conséquenes of aldressed the subjoined communication to the thirty fathoms of chair. She dragged and verument,an1382 children were under instruction at the Central Sabocl for some

Proen- stuck the Saghalim. I wrote ap the ship's log in the smell Village Schoola kapt by natives longer, a portion of their school times is dorobed the admixture of Chinese), but the composition The agent for his Highness the Sultan of book on the 38th Nov. I put the words "between and aided by the Government (by a monthly to Chinese studies. Tat-the best, that can be it Standard VI. was very good on the whole, and Johors notifies to the British publie that no the "in the margin. They were simply emitted grant by mistake. I wrote in the words at the time.

said of the results of the Chiness teaching given also the arithmatic in all Standards. The I copied this from the log at the wheel during the year 1886, on account of education, in keeps up the amount of knowledge of Chines discipline of the whole School, a very noticeable Messrs. Smith and Sayle, the vendors of the

5.The expenses incurred by the Government, at the Central Sobool Is that, on the whuis, i cheerful spirit animating all the classss of the money consideration was paid or will be payable Ox

European Division is side by side with the atriot granted by him to Mr. Keswick as traatee for to is Highness as premium for the lensos to be house. What I have stated is my own general, mounted (including the expenses con-which each boy brings with him on entering the feature of St. Joseph's College... impression independently of the log.. In coming nected with the Government Scholarship) to a school. When the prosont system was inangar into port that day ili tie vastematy precautions total of $48,085.50 or $7.37 per bead. The folated, the Chinese who send their children to the ansted in 1836 out plan ungurial to in 1835 pay for £354,096, of which £250,000 is payable

17. The needlework examination was concession, now being salt to the Johore Com- ON were taken. Every man was at his post. Wher lowiur details may be of interest. On the Cen. Central School had hat few schools outside the and explained las hy hist Ancast Report. The outh. The agent to his Highness recom- the head at the vessel cauted round everything trul School with 610 scholars, the Government Central School where their boys might keep acte rack sinated for examination was dons mends intending subscribers carefully to persuo that canid possibly be done to prevent a collisiouxponded (apart from cost of buildings and re up their knowledge of Chinese, and it was wandene. A similas accident her happened pairs) the sam of $11,680.41 or $10.13 per houd. therefore necessary to teach in the Central in my presence, and then forwarded, together the conditions of the loasos in question.

To this communication the vendors of tho before. We have norer had any similar experience. The expenses of the other Government Schools, Sekool both the English and Chinose languages, to who chose her own. Coransition company, Messrs. Dalton Sayla and W. Mao-

with a Schedule detailing the particulars of ench Cross-examined by Mr. Brereton-I know including the Aided Schools, amemnted to But things are different now. Chinese parenta there is a curront sutting out sach way. I 88,454.17 for 1,280 scholars or $6.59 per head. are now universally convinced that their chidea and adjudged the merits of each piece of work. Greger Suits, published the following reply: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharee-136

per cent. premium, sellers. L-We have never heard of any person of koow that at abb tide. There asirong The Graat-is-Aid Schools with 3,95scholars, coat at first get a good grounding in the Chinos This Committee reports having observed real norrent running southward. I do not know that the Gorerument 814,324.76 or $3.39 por boat

ur representative in this country. In all our $80 per share.

China Trailery Insurance Compsoy'a Shares-- Buress woud ba likely to be canted thoro. Wa-6-In addition to the above 9 por boud language for our 3 or 4 years at least, before progress mada sines the presions year. The the name of W. Feilding as the Stitan's agent

they send them to the Contral School, There Committee find that most teachers have been

$70 per share, soliors. did not painting Northwards, but we scholars attending Schorls nadar Government are now Schools enough in the Colony, both Day roy successful, but that some sorm bartly quali dealings with the Sultan we have communicated only with Mrs. Rodyk and. Davidson and did not know that they were noored. We were surprision, thars were, during the your 1996. Schools and Night Schools, which answer the fief for their position as needle work teachers. their agents in England, Masers. James and North China Insurance-Tis. 285 por ahars, about half a mile away when we first go, the according to a census taken by the District purpose of gising Cluneen boys a preliminary the-needle-work done in the presence of the James. Mr. W. Feilding gives no address, and Yangteżə Insurance Associations: 107 par={·

In sono esses the Committee were sorely puzzled, Daghalian. Affor taas we saw the janks, I Watoen, as muy as 106 Schools (joslurting grounding in Chinese and which would answor

share we have bared a writ against him for slander, cannot say how mon after. The junkra word alae Night School at work in sown and villages, the purpose, by the system of Evening Schools, smider being bad and dirt while the other but has been unable to find him in order to Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-1230 per auchored about miding between the Seghalien attended by 2433 scholars There were also of advancing the Uhiunge knowledge of the boys portion of the work was good and clean. It is arve it upon him. 2. The statement that on and the shore. The Belgie was moored at the about 180 scholars under instruction in 5 pri- of the Central School, and they would anger. Prsible that this may be accounted for by B*- N.E. buoy. When the onrront sught us Ivalo Europson Schnols. The total of scholars that parpaga better than the Central School can raming that the children were nervous in the prisoney coreidaration was paid, or will be payable o Pai Ensurance Company, Limited-Thu. 149

to the Sultan as premium for the leases is true per share. do not know whether could havs swept to under instruction in Sobeols of all classes do it. I am therefore of opinion that the time esa of the examiner, but even that does not to the one but misleading in fast. We have, in Canton Taurano Olon Limited $75 per the stern of the Saghalen, but I should not amounted, therefore, to 8,062 scholars distribut Las come for relieving the English teaching of fully explain the very great difference noticed in in fact, insured very great expuse in and about have done so bad I been in command. I ed over 207 Boboals. As the ostimated popula the Central Bobool from the trammels imposed me specimens of needle-work. The thanks of was not on the look out. I did not use any jfion of the Colony now numbers about 181,702 pon it by teaching tho Chinese Inngange in the Government are agnia due to the Lady and the concessions and the surveys and the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares glass. If I had, possibly I might have seen souls, there were therefors 4.43 par cent. of the addition to English. If the ordinary schol her Committee who conducted this need.e work platting out of the estates (which have artanded the janka were auchored, but I was otherwise population enrolled in Schuis of all classes.hades were devoted exclusively to the subjects examination with auch einstaking minsteners over a period of more than two years) and other? China Fire Insurance Company's Sharos-§00 |

particniara. 3. The great value of the pro- employed. The junks were of preity post size. This does not favourably ocupare with the of a anglat eretion, the mass lang-and-sexualous impartiality Ons was lying a little ahead of the other, We educational condition of England and Wales angre being used only as a piedium for teach-received a considerable stimulus in the year 1936 The guras and statements in the prospectus 18-The odnestional movement of the Colony orly comprised in the concessions is holy unaffooted by the allegations of W. Foilding. me through the Ly-sa-moon Pass at fall spined, where 13 par coat nor even with Ireland where ing English (when required), the Central and afterwards slowed down. I do not know 9 per cent of the population attend School. School would wanting to keep ahead of all the by the introduction of the system of the Camere based on the secamption that the sam of when the order to slow down was given. We had But it is to be considered that we have here other educational establishments in the Colony. bridge Local Examiratione nud by the arrange £350,096 is payable to the vander, and any The anchor ready when we entered the harbour. neither a Compulsory Education Act, or any There would be ne difoulty, if required, to inmate made for establishing a Medical School in but Ale 3) dragged. If the two anchors in proportion to the population, and that a ̄n-English colloquial, qualifying himself for aadmission to which may soon becomis ako tause igures anil statements what are the pros Hongkong. Canton, and Maoso Stamboat Co.'s. When we lot that go, the vessel was checked, law providing ansquate school accommodation elst upon every Chinese boy, unacquainted with couestion with the Alice Memorial Hospital, intending investor osa judge for Limelf from had been lot go they might have held the siderable proportion of the Chinese people residing mission into the L'entral Schoot by pasing an contested prize, like the Rohclarships of the Co-pects of of the sumpay without any

To the above latter Mesars. Hacon and Turner, 10 per cent. diaccent. When I saw the junks, I did in the Colony do not keep their families here entrance examination in Chinose, equal to the kay, if the students receive regalar and progrossistance from W. Feilding Lot xport it as the captain on third but I then on the mainland Comparing third or fourth sive teaching. With the increase of stimulants

-90 per cent discount, rominal. willingness to accept service of any writ which her were on the lookout. I do uol Euer where the aumber of children of legul school-age news Orant-st-Aided examination af Cal-tanding to promote mental cortion, it alors, the solicitors to Mr. Failding, exprazsed their China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited the rough log, made on that day, is The City of 5-18 years) in Sugland and Wales and in Irs-be any difficulty in-testing the classical Chinese stagionists also to keep an eye on the Bhor: might be issued by Messrs Bayle und Smith, and Douglas Blasmahip Company Limited.....852 per. Peking struck tho Foghalien at right angles, land with the cumber actually in attendance, langage at the Contral School, as su extra chas which stimulated raantal exertion is further nicreannounced that Mr. Falling derived share.

Wilam MeClare Buid-1 sm caiof engineer we fat that in England and Wales somewhat subject, cnt of the ardinary school-hours, ou cially in this climate liable to make upon health, his authority from a power of attorney granted Hongkong the Company's Shares-8125 per on board the steamer City of Peking. I have over one half and in Ireland less than one bali, special application and by special taso bers

and to discern at an early stage what children been on that vessel for five and a half years. 1 of those children who ought to attend school, 11.-There is one other point connected with are and what children are not fitted for by the Sultan of Johore. Therenpon, as already was on board on the 9th November last. It is actually come under instruction. my duty to see that the signals from the bridge Hongkong wo bave no expot data to ascertain the important to refer to. The foos obarged at the called forth by a multiplication of eompetitive meantime a letter appeared in the Financia ina Sugar Refining Company, Limited-SI HOCKS, BURGUNDY.

Here is the face of the Central Sches which I deem it the severe and protracted exertion of the mind slated, the prospectus was withdrawn. In the Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-810 per ava obayed. From where I stand on deck I can number of children in the Colony who are of the Central School wight well be raised after the hardly any aphore for the industris education in, and pronouncing them to be in many points Lason Sugar Reining Company, Limited-265

examinations. In this colony, where deres News" From a Correspondent," dealing at great length with the announcements in the prospec- sea what is done below. Coming through local rehool-age (6-16 poare). By a rough but complation of the new buildings, so as to pay at the by noon Pass the vessel was going rather high estimate I calonlate that there were, least two thirds of the working expenses of the of the children of Barepan and Portugese re-exaggerated or inaccurato. Mr. Smith replied to af eleven koots. As near as I cau esinem-dering the year 1888, about 18,200 chiliran in Seitel. Fader the present system the children sidouts, the tendency which Mr Gladstone has this letter as follows: "It is not the case that Hongkong Ice Company's Sharos ber as slowed down at 2.16 p.. I was not pay the Colony, who were from 0 to 16 years of age of wealth and wall-to-do Chinage are educated described as the fault of modern education, is iog any attention to where we were.

We Hence we see, as there were 8,062 children as partly at the expense of tax-payers who rannal specially strong, vis, to avaroread the profes ever hawked the property about Hongkong

$110 par share down, before the collision. We subsequently got children who actually attend sebeol to those who and the low foss charger at the Goreument from those dependent on the Land. There is respondent) all dos to us the dismal failure of

slow at unde instruction, that the proportion of afford a sizallar education for their own children along that depend upon the mind as disting bed sisewhere in any way: What he (the Hongkong and Chine Bakery Company, Liveted

-$20 per share. an order full speed asters. The time between are of the proper school-ago, was in Hongkong, Central School pat a handicap on private offers serious risk in brying might and main to it my other sohemes I am at a loss to understand, Perah in Mining and Shnelling Company

·was about four minutes. The order was at once difference, however, is this that in Ireland ac: that in other Colonies the desire is felt to enable sions that they may be spoiled for handicraft !pany (Limited), one of my schemes,' stand at Panjom and Sunghie Dus Samantan Mining

wing down and the order full spied astorn as in Ireland, somewhat less than one bef. The in tas sphere of education, Considering alre young people for the fearned and clerical profes- as the shares of the China Sugar Refining Com bero. We reduced ber seed to, four and a commodation is provided in the National Schosis the Government to withdraw, when practicable, only in order to discover too late that they have over thirty per cent. premium. I do not know

to had got down to that speed be. For nearly the whole number of children of the trom diren interfereaus.in educational efforts, not the natural gifts indispensable to anspeas in with what experience of the distrist your oor- Perak Bager Cultivation Company-T. IN por (HAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE" fore the order to reverse was given. After the lugel sohool age, whilst in Hongkong the accom- it is quite within the horison of probabilities the mere intellectual order. order has been given it takes abant fifteen or wodation provided alle short of the require that the Control Sohoo! may at some future containing the adnational statistics for the year or nove as preposterous. Suce per yea

19.I enclose the usual tables, I to XVI, little of it when he speaks of the reat of 21 15. Houghing Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-

mited-$45 per share.

it was from that to the collision. I perst fell overcrowded, whilst there remain about 10,138un- governing body representing the taxpayers ra.

fast.

get an order from the bridge to

half knots,

respondent writes, but he evidently knows vSET

par shura, sales and sellers.

Straits Fire Insurance Company. Limited- traits Marina Freneurs Company, Lirattal

39 nom.

$20 oma. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's

Shares-86 per cent. presa, sales. Elaras-$91 per cent. prem., sellers Indo-China Steam Novigaliya Cols Shares-

slure.

share.

per share, sellers.

per share sellers.

share.

Company. Limited-80 per share, sellers.

share.

por

$5 per case of 1 dozna quarts. JOHN WALKEN & SONS

OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $9........... per case of 1 dozen boldlys. ALSO. CUTLER PALMER & Cis

WINES AND SPIRITS,

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st Jaunary, 1884.

FOR SALE.

AT WHOLESALE PRICES.

NO CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE.

BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT.

SCALES, BICYCLES.

ACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT

MACHINERY LAWN MOWERS. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH.

Apply to

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W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,

Bank Buildings.

136

Hongkong, 1st January, 1886.

FOR SALE.

-NBLDSIECK & Co-

twenty seconds to reverse. I cannot tell how long ments of aclund attendance. All aur Schools are tairs be made a self-supporting institution under!! 1886-I have the honour to be, Sir, your most being obtained in Johore to my owo personal longkong and Maoso Glass Manufacturing Co. /MONOPOLE RED BEAL (mlig dry).

an shack heard the anchor let go.

Fle Court then adjourned till this morning at half past ten o'clock,

THE SANITARY BOARD.

The following extracte from in minutes of the proceedings of the Sanitary Board at a most. ing hole on the 28th April are published in the

Garette:-

Secretary.

Inspector of Seboola.

THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL saything but good land. The security offered

STEAM NAVIGATION COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

Limited-60 per cent discount.

premiem, sales..

-3 per vent, premium.

Do. "sed" RED FOIL)

Do. GOLD FOIL (dry).

do.

(extra dry).

CARLOWITZ & Co... Sole Agents for DEJDSBOK & Co, Harme, For Hongkong, China, and Jupau. Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.

10

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FOR SALE.

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G M PA "CARTE BLANCHE SEC," HENNI CLICQUOT, REINS. 216...........per Cass of 1 dozen quarts. $17 per Case of 2 dezon pints.

SCHEELE & €.. Sole Importers for Hongkong & Clúun. Hongkong, 20th April, 1887.

1817

knowledge, and I should be only too plessed If educated children unprovided for. I believe there ther than the Government.

obedient servant, would be no difficulty in inducing about one-third

your correspondont would put me in the way of B. Watson & Co., Limited--50 per cent. Der Do E. J. EITEL, A., PH.D., 12-The Anglo Chinese Schools of the Go (

purobasing garden land at Singaporo at 24 10s. or possibly ovou cac-half of that number to attend vernment, located at Sayingpin, Wongnai

Limited-55 per cent. prom.; sellers. school by simply providing the requisits school chung, Wantsai, Stanley, and Youmati, continue The Honourable F. Stewart, LLD, Colonial par acre. I would bny up every nees I could bey Hongkong & Kurloon Wasrf and Gudowa Co.,

ut the price. The Claussera Estate was sold about aceommodation (and təaching waff) at the ex- to show fair results. Two of these Schools, locat

two years ago at between £10 and 211 per acre Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-$20 penso of the Government, though the other halfed in town, are in charge of exceptionally good

an old exhausted gambler estats containing por sharo would probably continue to be kept from school tenshire and are overy your basingad with crowds by strese of poverty. The majority of those of applicants for admission who hare to

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-6 par cent. for the debentures is 100,000 acres of land at premium. 10,138 children remaining uneducated are, I be fad for want of space and corresponding teash-

£210s. per sere. The statement that the land, Chinese Trapsrial Loan of 1884'C-8 per cent. love, China giris, and one of the principal ing power. In the villagoa, however, there is

if forced into the market, would not realise az premum, sales. cunse of their remaining unedacsted, your by nonstantly a complaint that our teachers, if able

many pence, is the mere ipse dixit of your cor- Chinese Imperial Loan, 1886 E-6 per cent. year, is the fact that the school accommodation to teach English, are incompetent as regards

The following in the report më the director, xipondent, and too preposterous to all for any Chinese Imperial Goermant 1985 Dollar Loan

promin, salon. Prescat:The Honourable the Surveyor hitherto provided by the Government Schools Chinese touching, and the desira of the parents, which was to be enbaitted at the fifth annually on my part." General, Chairman); Major T. C. Dempster; and Grant-in-Aid Schools is still far below the bared on the general experience that natives can ordinary general ineeting of shareholders, to be Love appeared in the Financial Notes, which Several other letters referring to the scheme the iconrable &. P. Mobwon; Dr. P. Manson, requirements of the case.

ordinarily gain proficiency in English only at LL.; Hugh Möllum, Eequire, (Secretary). The proportion of girls to boys ander in the expense of proficiency in Classical Chinese, held at the Canzon Street Hotel, London, on journal sums up the pass as follows: The sur- Abson The Acting Registrar-General; the strnation in the schools of the Colony continues generally is, that the Government should pro- the 18th April Colonial Surgeon, N. J. Ede, Esquire, (on leave), to improve from year to year slowly but steadilyvide in Anglo-Chinese Schools A special

Ho Kai

The directors have the pleisure to submit the gone That this gradual advance of female education teacher for each of the two languages, ral balance sheet and proat and lose secount for the in the Colony is entirely the results of the suo This has bod dono in the VAYY of year ending Slat Booomber, 1886, daiy sudited." cessful working of the Grant-in-Aid scheme and the Schools located in town, but in the the net pront, after providing for the A Beturn of the summons applied for by under it due to the slacrity and continued energy villages the number of scholars, desiring to learn

general expenses for the current year, boluding directors' fees, inconsa tax, the Inspectors of Nuisances daring the weeks with which the several Missionary Societies both English and Chinese at the same time, is ending the 10th and 2th March, and the 2d, develop that sohame, will be soon from the sub-

interest, &c., amcute to 9th, 16th and 23rd April, 1987, was laid on the joined Comparative Table. table by the Secretary The Return showed The table givos statistics from the year 1878 that BS prosecutions bad been instituted, that to 1886,1 in each case is consistion had been obtained, and From the above Table we aos that in the and this need is not likely to be supplied by the To preliminary exposes (being balans 1500 9.0 that does to the amount of 8184.80 hud been Gract-in-Aid Bohools the prepaction of girls to training class now formed in the Government On account of offes furnitura and Bitinge 3 6 10 that like a new Arabian Nights Entertainment inflicted.

boya has been steadily improving since 1873, and Central School.

In payment of a dividend at the rate of

On the old fashioned, but sumutimes forgotten, A Report by the Government Analyst on an

Baiano to be carried a new coat 3,807 12 6 more than he has himself, it may be useful to 12s. per bars, free of income tax 4,586 49 principle of law that a man vanust give away additional 139 samples of water drawn from different wells in the city was rend.

The Minutes of meatings hold on the 6th, Tilth and 14th April, 1887, were read and confirmed,

A letter from Messrs. Dorabjse & Bingices,

too small to justify the additional expose in rolval. The noed of a Training School to pro

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12,733 5 8

This sums it is proposed to apply as fole porte vide teachers for the Government Schools (outside the Central Behool) makes itself constantly falt, I depreciation and boiler ford 9,690

at debit of)........

.

that in these Bobools the girls form now nearly 19. The work of the Govaramant one-half of the whole number of children in Schools and Aided Schools which give school. But although in the Grant-in-Aid ¦ but s Chinese adosation' in the "Chinese Bebaols the normal proportion of girls and boys language, bas continued during the year

+

£19,759

viving directors of the Johore t'ompany came to very wise decision when they resolved to return all subscriptions and withdraw the pro- postue. By doing so they have separated them salvesin the eyes of the public from one of the mort | unblushing, attempts" ever made to victimise invostore. All thatnow remains to be done is to hear what the promoters have to say for themselves, land to ascertain how mucha Baron Munchausen roheme ever saw the light. It is hardly to he treated as a commonplace matter of business, and the history, when fully told, in likely to rend

ow, on indisputable authority, what the vendor

of the Jobore Company actually had to sell. In

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

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Proprietors of the Victor's Hotel, requesting will in all probability be reached in a few years, 1886 its usual course, and, calls for no sposial The working of the company's vesele during the the prospectus it is desorbed as 'valuable conoos that a polleted well on their premises should not the case is very different in the other Schools of remarks. Special effort has been made, by dot past year has been carried on without gondont of any sions made in November, 1894, and in May, 1886, be closed was laid on the table. Resolved--that the Colony. Whilst in the Grant-in-Aid Schools Ling separate prisosat the annual prize-giving, to find, and, the directors believe, to the satisfaction of from the Salton of Johore, to W. McGregor Messrs. Durables and Hingkos be requested to the proportion of girls to boys is nearly 1 to extend the teaching of geography and Chinese all their shipping friends.

Smith and Dalton Sayle, in the name of Mr. Tuc Kausio has fully condrmed the expectations | cover the well and fit it with a pump in such a it is in the Government Schools like 1 to 18 composition in these Schools, and seine improv fanned of her capabilities and earning power, and William Keswick, of Hongkong, and of No, ở, manner as will effectually prevent the water Taking further into consideration all the known ment has taken place in these respecte, in the has proved a most valuable addition to the stapany's Lein bird-street, in the City of Londer, merchant, Baromoter from the well being used for any other purposa private Schools in the Colony, I find there are case of one Alded School, that at Aberdeen, the Best.

(as their trustee? · It was further slated that the Temperature ... than that of flushing the closets and drains.

In order to keep pace with the times, and to meet concessions comprized the right to salent 100,000 Hadis altogether 2,135, boys and 60 girls reported as lealthiness of the kupality, which compelled A draft of the Bye-laws froposed to be made having stiraded private Schools not under the the Government to remove the Police Station, the expressed desire of several very inconel acres of land in the territory of Jobors and Mone, Fores of wild under the new Public Heal: Ordinance prohi supervision of the Government. Accordingly we has also necessitated the removal of the school to portero of this is Mutual Lia, the directors have built and that they were bold direct from the Govorn Weather

the fort and powerful boat Moyzne, which suited eg biting the occupation of caliars as dwellings wa hut, in the year 1986, altogether as many as 8,299 the opposite island of Aplichat: In the case of the 11th March, with a full astga for the Straits aimant of Johors, which has recently entered. Rain road, and, subject to certain amendments, agreed, boys and only 1,703 girls under instruction in another Aided Soheel, that of Shamshulpo, Chim. She is commanded by Captain Hogg, well inte en offensive and a defensiva treaty with the Behcols of all classes, whilst it is prefly certain where the Aided system year by year shewed knowu in the Chira trade, sad it is intended that the British Government. The enggestion which A letter from the Honourable the Colonial that there are nearly so many girls of the proper very poor resulta, an attempt her kesa made to shall load at Hankow, at the opening of ikator season. would be conveyed to any fairly rational mind Secretary, informing the Board that the question school-age in the Colony as there ara boys. The improve the Bohool by the application of the

The ony's fest now coluista of 1- of erooting Sheep and Swine Markets will be needs of female aducation require therefore an Gmat-in-Aid system. "Che first year's trial did gross register; the start, qizow, Captain Them for sale a distinct specific right, peculiar to GET WET te ima petal

The stomer Magne, Captain Hogg, 80 to the terms was that the wonder wen offering coastlered when the time arrived for the pre-extension of school accommodation. There is no improve matters, but there is hope that in course you, 2,059 fene Kroad orbitol the elauan: Ching-209, Limself and free from any sqbarrassing sondi. paration of the next Annust Estimates, was read. room to doubt that the Grautan Aid Sobeme, of lime better resulta may be obtained, ** Ouptain. Ji-chugh, 2009 fone gross registers the tions. The fanta were precisely the opporíte of The Bosed then adjourned till & p.m. on Toss-though expanding its sphere rattier slowly, will 14—As regards the Grant-in-Aid Schoola, steamer Wingchow, Captalu Castle, 8,705 tons grom these in every respect, The vendor had no legal ---day, the 10th May,~1897; ~~~~

- gradually suroond in supplying the actual de the year 1986 has afforded freak proof that the aviator; and the steer Oppack Captain Janes, right or fills to dispose of, for his bargain with J. M. PRICE, Chairmanı manis of femalo odacation in the Colony so far alterations introduoad in the Great in Aid highest size and best expressly for the train, with the Government of Jehore was incomplete and

2,205 tous groan rogister; Sre 'obeamere, all of the Read and confirmed, this 10th day of May, 1887. as the mass of the Chinese population is con- Scheme in 1983, principally affecting schools in everyniowa improvement azallabour-saring appliance merely provisional. In the document 'itself,

HUGH HOCALLUM, Bacretary.

Icerned. But as regards Behools for Europaan 'class I. (1.5., schools giving a Chinese education. Nothing le wanted but the continued Bad Theral which the promoter of the company were pare.

to,

Les Barokizar redumzi to 28 degrees Fahrenheit súd to the lead of the seama ingiae, sestão gut bundredtha...

· 6. «TRETIRAToam in the unde în digress Fahrenheit. 4.--E'Usser la porcentage of nakaration, tha humidity of air saturature wick igokoere beyg lon

k-Youri av van Waxs xomyding to Bonafort Brala. LÄMÄELTENE TEN MILLER, a lán sky) 0. deoda; D, Arisaling ren; Pring, G. gloomy &. Maly sing 10. srmonat; 2. paning thewanej (squaly; B.Paş 1.new, Tolbunder: V. viability; W. Law (rač),

Pamaty in inaba, canthi and hundredths.

W. DOBERCK.

Hongkong Observatory, 15th May, 1887.

FOR SALE.

Collection of vhõat 400 UNPOLISHED

A GEMS. Can be seen on application at

the Ofice of this Paper.

Hongkong, 26th Pabruary, 1887.

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ORTLAND CEMENT

po

J. B. WHITE & BROS.

SOLE AGENTS POR: CHINA,

HOLLIDAY WISE & Co. Hongkong, 11th April, 1883.

FOR SALE.

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR,

FOR THE DESK,

In RED AND BLACK

IN RED IMITATION MOROCco Case- PRICE OKE DOLLAR

~KELLY & WALAN, W. BREWER, Lane,

CRAWFORD & Co. NOW ON SALE.

AND

THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION S.

STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANCE, By Dr. DEVAN,

With many Additions, Corrections, and Dr. Wams' Orthography. 'PRICE,-

In Paper Wrapper Neatly Beand..........

Apply at the Daily Press Offos,

£1,50 $2.00