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TheACTORNEYomi This Bill has heen goni-fully into and safe maiters that were takon objvotion to have been altered, if not entirely to tha salladiction of all members, to the satisfaction of the majority. I now more That the til brand a third a third time.

The Actiso CotoVJAL TEBASTREBAmounder? Dib read a third Liza and passed.

THE WATERWORKS BILL

The Bill was read a second, timis, The Connoil adjourned to the 18th inst.:

FİNANOB-COMMITTEE.

MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," FOLY 10th 1990.

Thiấy That is the state of things in this Colony verament might be able, so it' were, da go upón. that these monitors and pupil foachers received boxpaol and thrown the harden of school fogs wards the undersigned, an bin sponsor, had to consideration, in the hope that the measure would Worth from Hongkong wie Amay. Bhanghai.· and in Jahighly na disfatty aly tholherdaya perfoatly sure that when the time comes a special tooching with the exoption of two entirely upon the individ isl scholars, have re- report 80 Schools with 6,180 scholars as underbara hu off as of heating somewhat the Nsgaaskiin Japan and Vadivostook in Your Patiners on culy erananisato will I butix trashi anurse bo to know that those works are completed and any resolu kour wook. I coualdorel tiir examination enivad henceforth to provide the whole of the examination by the Inspector of Sopole When uselion of the dink, which has such bris). whether they could be afforest to on registers 1 on or notion is brought forward in this Conti- papers on the whole setistastory, Bat the facts ex anges of the vantary Schools. This this combination of the secular and religious ayaa terrible. ld on the Dopl of the con-

7-Yone Politinnora have not därivad f om thi Colony, (lis pere si extraordinary villu aunotion with this Bill the Government. I would draw attention to are these. This measure whit sot unly dave the effect of making tear of education was inaugurated in the Colony, try, frectly it was ought to lovy the more by tolezciph, tarongerspe Chinese chractors several luctos eqtars and will be preparediti giye enelderation to it. I pupil-teacher system kes taken the plnou of the elementary education throughout the Colony the late Dr. Stewart at det strongly protested increased past however, innareetable o

I did not know whether the mint any myfunnot say whether the Banitary Bosed former Government Normal Sobool. The latter free of charges to the parents of children, but and fought against it for two years. But as soon stooles were thrown in the way of imposing the existence of His two superato And inde thing Imd first to get a Chinese scholar to tell would or should not have the supervision of the war condemned in the year 1862 for the expramed by giving the teletion of the teachers to the sabe saw what a happy solution of the educe the tax by intrested parties. The Viceroyant lines of fotogragire commonication I the me what they were only mution this to Water Werks placed in their hands bounty I reasons that "e separate Normal School is not re- Government, this odeurs will enable the Gotional problem this revised. Scheme predeally and Provincial Go represented the utter advantages that they ought to have obtained. point out that the present state of things in was not pres at on the Special Committee and quired" and that when the Central School has vernment to substitute in course of tíma a bet-proronitasi amid the peculiar difficulties impossibility of golfing a proper return of the because since the year 1875, ar tharabonta, tim this Colony is unt sqfisfactory. If you get a bad not the advantage of hearing the reasons be put ou a proper footing, the Hosdmaster bar class of testiers and thus improve the stan of the Colony, Dr Blewart withdrew his article, the quantity pred odd the distrints bace mentional companies, have, to the front ---satisfactory system of registration there is alleged in favour of aneb a un or against it will be able to make all necessary werangements dard of elementary Chinese teaching given in objectious and nothing rodomads more to ale it was forwarded to The objections having jury of trade, bosn werking in ombination,

redit as an educationist the the hearty support bendaly brenght under theictics of HieMajesty, and have by agreement between themselv floalty in quickly bringing mapenishment in The only thing I can eay so far se the Govern for the training of the halted and bar of teachers, these Schools

BRANT AID BOROOLS

ha thapgatorta gave to the systemd be had onca be. Las instrueled the Grand Cansil to make a stablished and maintained a rate of two dollars thorough investigation into the matter, and they or over six shilings a word botyron Hongking sea where trade marks are forged by unwerhyment is your in what i have just" men required for the carlons Schools in the Colony? |

are them to give the Teung di Temon aby neders and Europe, and a proportionately higher ratn people, who try to gam hnefit from selling apa teaed, that when the Werks are completed and Evidently the mother of theen arguments tally Those Grant-in-Aid Schools which give an opposed rious articles instead of the peperones, on which the questioning to who should be the proper recognized the need of trained teachers. Ellght clementary Chinese education, la the Chinese NA, T

Ali Yaman is in tura to inform the Viceroys and and have refused to reinco that rate, in spite of the propeister has probably spent a cousiderable Water Aathority comes up, the Governant years have passed and the gasation wow is, lengige en tinue to increase in number from THE DARVEL BAY TRADING DOM. they may doon necessary and the Tang from other ports sur places in Chinx and Japan,

·PANY LIMITED.

Governors that If has been brought to His the vast increas in the number of messag#< norant of money in bringing shu beforethepub will give every consideration to any anggetel where and bow teachers are of present trained year to your la location also they follow the Lic. Now it seems to me that bar object would be amendent of the Bill that our then be given in the Calay. In 855 th Seeratary of State expansion of the town, swing in the movement:

An extraordinary gausal impofing of the Majesty's notion that there is a vast moat transmitted over their lisos, and of the many gained if wa`minle it the law out to allow any The ATTORNEY GENERAL proposed the foser-approved of a seheme for articling sir papil of the population from the more crowded den trade marks to be registered here that have notion of the following Two per cent of teachers for a period of three years to provide tres to gnarters in the suburbs where rows of abore Company was held at the offices of the of Opium grown in Chine, which is not allowed improvemonts in the monas of sending and o 8—for many years part Your Petitioners p-viously been tegistered in England. In say the rates, in Section 28 of Ordinance of 18-9 officiaut Chinese assistant teachers for the new house have toly been erected, and pans. general Managers, Meses Ratta, Brockelmann by law. And, furthermore, it was decreed that cording messages and in telegraphy geauchily.

then all that would be rosary would be shall be denied to me in 2 per cent of the an- Victoria College in 1897 #ve Chinseo monitors brating rise to the larger village. Their stan & Co Casen's Road Central, Hongkong, the Optam Guilds and Costoms official, who

were artioled, that is to say monitors pravivasly dard of teaching improves sensibly, and thored the 7th inst. for the purpose of confirming collect the kin and duty at the different ata have anticipated important aud valuable "aditi- "for the aggrind porto pr. due before the nasi valastion as dabuga be the mid Ordinazoo.". *Court evidence of registration hura, which pre-

The ACTING COLO AL TRADER second drawing pay at the rate of $5 a month, era apis now a general emand for Arithmetic to the resolution passed at tas meeting held on the tions knowng that all Opin was a prohibited tions to their moane of telegraphic commutes. support and registration in Englanted on the clause was added to the Bib pointed and dil dataspil teachere, dewing added an apenis subject to the ordinary roatins 21st June. There were prentesses. Barticle should conteste it. Thap nesertbetion with Europe, by the completion and open. and by showing the trener hom prove tħabāt

The Hill weg.frft in Committeà..

fu the test year to and is the ercond and third teaching of these Schools, and in the Girls Futaan (Chairman) .. Bowles (of Mears. Joes winked at its prodution, dellected duty Ing of lings in the hands of the Orizeal Cavern- hans vero feunduloutly forged. If that was carried

THE CATTLE DISRA 28 AMENDMENT, LITE

yarn $15.6 month, and were then appointed an Sohnels, there sa ganeral galt for a seventh Wotten and Doseon's, solicitors to the Com- on it on the siy and passed it, saying nothing mant connecting all parts of the Chitose Em- get it wonki be a very simple niktler. You

The ATTO ABET GERAL-I bg to move sistent mistere at 95 a month, with prospect of standard to be ingtaded Hat of pany Ho Jak, A Fab F. Rapp H. Herb shont it in the accennta.forwarded to the Board piro with each other and with the lines of th have one fly the saw his in patents. There the sand fodioz of the Bill The Bill is eventual farther mercase up to 850 $60 a standards at the next vision of the Grant Okly Lee Keoug Poo. Fak Liam, of Revonze, or only Resuating for very Bitmian Government at Kinghts, on the morti therefore suggested to the Government that the brought, before the Chasti in pursuance of month. They received no sparin tasaling nor in Aid Senome. This general advance in the Hunke, W. Ravalo and C. Klingemann small proportion of the amount collected: No western frontier of China, and through tham

mendion being made of the duty has collected with the general Enropyn kylan, and by th registration of trade more shall be saint-gation of the Suitary Board. It was training. Before the three years word, quite standard of pigestion givan in the Mission (Gueretary).

The CHAIRMAN said that at the lust meeting on the surplus Opium, the afkalnis must put onfrange of him into the Union created by lated to that of patente I think every member widered that the amount provided by over five other Chiume noniters wore apocols is very eaonaragion. Among the Mis of this who ces through the Bill early section 4 Srotion 3 of Ordinston 17 pointet at the enge rates of salary two of sionary Bocieties, all of which deserve the thanks it was decided by a majority of the shareholders this duty quietly into their poskata. It is a International Telegraphic Convention of th fully will come to the conclusion that it in very of 1-87 wan not soficient. The scction them were shortly afterwards promoted to of the Gavernment for their efforts made in that the Company should be liquidated me well-known fast that Opium, bing far more Tenth of July, 1875. desirable some such as she'd be in force hors provided that the am allowed as coniensation act as astutout mastors at $25 month, onb 1884 to extend the sphere of this elementary der olraumstances which had been fully vent profitable than any other kind of prodage. Your Petitioners are also looking forward to 16 is offender "bu usadill other Cologies and in should not exceed $50. It find been pointed out war dismissed for misoordnet and two now Chinese education, faced in all are free of sted at a previous morting. The resolution immens quantities must be raised, and the early connotion of the Chinen lines with strougly thonianded by the Chambers of that in the bane of nulloh awe and fine battle $5.1 ramain drawing $15 a month, doing daty as charge and open to all camera aponial mention then pased regaired a nation and it was proper systems could be devied to check this the elting Indian Systes through Burma, Come in Fagtsed.

was not enmag. The difficulty was to hit the pupil teachers and receiving two hotel I made of the efforts of the Basel Mission for that purpose that they had been asked to squeezing, enormous eums would find thele way sud to the possibility of a cable from San Fran The ACTING COLONIAL TUBER canded golden mean, if or the the value of the special teaching The first paint, therefore, to Bay G. Rensch and the Female Ednection attend. Before proposing the confirmation of into the Imperial Traneury that old baatilised sisen or from Your Majit's along of Van But real a fost răne. ; **,

datile was given there was an inducement in which I wish to draw the attention of the antho Society (Miss Johnstone) to start new Schools the rosolation he would be pleased to answer any for the public benefit, and might assist the scuror, and seaking a Luting placo on tha

Government in a large degres His Majesty, alors of the Chiness Bumpiva. «-BILL VƠN TĨE PROTECTION, OF wous arrhavo, the animals killed where if too little ritina of the College is this, that fola ayetem ap. in the villages and of the Roman Catholic questions.

was given a mat might be inad. It had been purn to need a codical reforms, it is is to produce Mission which is making rapid strider in o Mr. Ho Fug-I understand that our bacqne is therefore resolved that this vile skure shalt 9--The connection of the Chinese lines with.......

I learned that the lines of the Russian Government Kinchts, suggested, that in giro of $50, $200 about betraiand tenohers for the use of the College, for tending Questionni facilities among the Chinese e been sold and that there has beau a hory be stopped forthwith.

in the provinces of Kirin, Heb-long-kiang, wag open for your Pilioners the most direct inserb d as the maxium woonut.

at present it appears to be simply a sohoto for Cathalien Fall among the Fortngness to on her,

The CHAIRMAN We bought the barque for Saoclinen, Yunnan, and Kingman, Oplum isine with Europe, and the obeupast. Telogra": the gradation of the salaries of the Chinese whom the catgirs or hitherte almost $15,500 W then and to. apead soxdu 34,000 grown in large quantities and heat way for phio Rates on the Rasa Lines to phenomen masters employed in the caliaga. The second olmately devoled) point for consideration is this. The pupil The number of schools giving a Bnropean in repairs, but before she mald ga posedlo consumption to varione pinces, having paid all ally low, and the Chiaosa lines, wherever thus taxchiers are praulically acrited from the education in the inse lancungo (with or with see be would require about $2.503 to be spent in and anty at the stations. His Majesty come intc competition with the lines of the UX therefore commands all. Viesroys and Governorsisting oable compants, as in the south through of monitos. To illustrate the working of the gut they uns of thư","openized "wystem) which on her. Was the vessel for $11,500. -monitorial system will sention a typiest case badrumsinent platiatury (at-ing schools, the Mr. Ho Fx yenir aquity as general to bar in mind that, as the first step in putting Ansam sud Tunki u onsetion with the & noting of the Finance Comasites wench as setually occurred and frequentl. recars. Berlin and the Basel Mission

choole) for more gr

Bu end to the irregularltide that now exist in the French lings, cierge loss than one half the rats collection of likis, they are to and out where per word now sharged are the amo-distance The Council went into Committee on this hold at the conclusion of the Council merling Abay one year ojmes ent first in clas Le At than ton yaars, has now been increased by the

The Auting Colonial Treasurer presidel,

Mr. Ho Fux-As general mariagers do you the Opium is grown in their districts, how by the Great Northem and Esstora Companies

10Your Petitioners are well assured that if -- The CHAINMA said the only vote before the the beginning of the act school year he is addition of the Victoria Home and Orphanage Commitee was one of S for the pas, or promoted with the other bags of his Class to School fitra Ost) When application was made think you bat the power to dispaw of our pro mne is produces the prios aid dae it, and

then take the necesary steps to lovy the the Chinese lines are contested with those of 100 padlock Ed Viatorin Haul. There was huis offered a monitorship at $5 a month Tempting a Chiness adauation in the Chinese languageoiation you will see that we here the power once. The offers who have hitherto had the brown freely pos to the public, zabampered

* Of Clans In but họ, being at the head of his Class for the trafor of this school from Class 1. (glv. Party

T CHAIRMAN-Ifyou look at the Articles of proper duty on it, and send is thaly reports at the Russian Governumut at Kischts and ar thing on the Estimatesto at the untley No od by the money, which to him is a great desi, be ta" Class II. (g-ring a Europas education in ook lad bon recived in 1880 and most of accepts the post-and-a-now-to darate part of the Ching language the late Dr. Stewart, Companies Unlizace, End said that the meeting seront of their had adunt in cheating the the compoting companies already need, th Mr. Hougthen draw attention to the collecting of the duty are to be dismissed on by any secret Convention, or Agreement with these were now mervicekle

bis time to the teaching and supervision of the Colonut tary recommended the application. adjourned.

The rate was agreed to aid the Committee lower Chases of the Cellere, part to the ordia to the Governor by the bjef minute This is on the last og bed not been bal aanmding Gorarament Three months are given to the cost of a telecrear to Europe from Chian or officials in which to devises proper stod to Japan would be at once ocnaiderably reduced. ury lessons of his own Class, and (ince 1989 for step in the right direction." It is bighly desir to the precision of the Ordimnes.

The CHAINGIAN said the General Savagers collect the duty on the Natite-grown Opion to the immense gain of your Majesty's anh, two hours a week he reovos special lessons inable that this wavemant, which he a specially apt the science and art of torebing. A natural method of raising the standard of education now had consulted thair salicilors and were adviset His Majesty then common te upon the fact that jects, to the great advantage of British Trade consequens, when the examinations coms rand offered la the Colony to Chinese girls, be tol that they were perfectly in order in what they the Inspector-General of Customs has ven able in the East, and to the prost and advantage of had done. Ha Buk had any complaint to learn much more about the subject than the Your Majesty's friend and ally the Emperor of at the end of the year, ha not takes the lowest lows! ap by other managers.te place in hie lase (maleas he has been driven The Grant-Aid Schools in Class IV., giving to make the best way would be for him to address Native ofloials and a copy of a report from Six of Chius and his unbjoote.

11Bataafortunately, -Your Majesty woul to over-pressure to maintain a middling place a Europan odnoution, whother elementary or a letter to the General Managers. He now pro- Robert Hart, statlug the grids whore Opiam and at the next prolin corapotitive rate-secondary-lo Enropean language continned inposed the sofirmation of the following resolu in grows, is ordered to be sont to the Governors Your Majesty's Minister are-are, a Convene tination for employment in the Coreement 1889. the previous lion of progress. The lemon That the Company be wound up volun- and Viceroys, who are bidden to be guided by tion between the Chinse Government, the

***Urur under Um Provisious atha Companies Sir Hobart a great es erience in wao matters Cheat Northern Talegraph Company and t Service or in the Chikces Customs, he fatis, Honary Portuguese Soboals are gradually in Ordinances 1965 to 1886; and that Frederick They are finally exhorted, to aston diligently Eastern Extension Telegraph Company has bee de the case of the Victoria College is then offers Limelf to be artifled as pupil teacher racing se records, the quality of the teaching Alexander Alfred Buring Brockelmann and into this sabject, so that Chinese money any be entered into and signed as far book as Augant rare her now been officially sobattinted for the and if accepted pencesde us above and is employ in by But there is a great need for Justas Fredrich Heinrich Heya, parxposing köpt in the country instead of sending it out to 1837, by which the Uhinese Gorornment bound -vegi," and so on, and then it goes on to kay

Lormar Dovernment Ceutral Sohool), the resaltas fosche in the three divisions of the Pre some stimulust be applied to these Schools, as Two pre coutof rates, feried in the fity of the year's work has been tested as mal by paratory Class of the College. Now the defects above metioned to purify the language used in the Firm of Bentor, Brookelmann & Co, be buy Opium in other countries, and benefiting itself, esbject to the approval of Your Majesty'

the Liquidators of the said Company, and their other people-Mercury,

Government and of the Imperial Government of Victoria mony, in the discretion of the Governut examine in conducter? by the Handter of the system are those. The papil teacher is a linals am its liat deformities. If an

of Russia, to charge, over its lines to Kischts, nor. be disposed of to defray the exe and myself. The examinations were ondueisines, boy, who never hears English spokon Officer of the Equation Department could be reineration as ok Liquidators be the same

fixed sam of 82 per word on all massager to of the water supply 1d say on lookia by myself only in the case of the Chiasse anl unt of school hours, and is naturally deficient as induced to study the lost. Portaganse dialect as that allowed them as Goneral Managers of

the Company.

Europe, and not aroups with the consent of the carefully at it, the expression per crat of Abe Auglo-Chinese alkanes, of Ringlah reading, and regarda English pronunciation and idiom. More and to qualify himself, by a short stay at Lisbon,

Mr. HOHNEE cooded

Companies to reduce or alter that rate. Tha Chinese Government further band itaolf-tu- rades levied is not a very happy one. If you loak English and China pasiting. As cgarde over his prolicioney in the subjecte taught into not as an Assistant Examinor for the benefit ut the anrions way in which the clane je would other subjects and classes the examination was the higher Classes of the College ons besu im- of theo and similar Sahoals, a beneficial reforms in hul ha comand the whole

in that rate motif the year 1938, aut tu proceedings irregular and should dedine to vote. I think you will fat that it is foar it whitodacted by prifial papers art by the Hoid paired by bia ranitorial duties. But he is set might mon be looked for

At the elementary English Schools in the

The resolation wie pat to the meeting and was niet by the draft and probably by the master and approved, by myself I condued ray to teach the rudiments of English pronunciation Council in passing the Bill was the of the 13 self to see that the question papers proposed by and fdim in the Lower Division of the Collage Colony the opening of a fres-English School in carried and the moding then closet per cent, mosing 2-1 of what we part by the Headmaster more of a sufficieatly orching The consequence in first that the parents of the centre of Tdiringshan, by the Rer. J. B the Cite of Victoris, shon heapplied for waterharacter and net entity confined to the groove phildren in the Lower Behood of the Collega Ost, was a, unteworbay event. The fact that this If there is any ambiguity about it and I grant in which the teaching bau tu, aha thot the plain that they have to pay high school Bohoof, sitanted among the veriest slums of the that the plan is not very happily worried 1st ndard of proficiency expected of the several fawn for a low quality of teaching, and, so tow. grained at one and maintalus even after flere sans to bo no difficulty is pasting it rights of the College should not be allowed to wondly the English Masters in the Upper the opening of the new Victoria College, Before finally passing i Oulinanes, we may fall below that of former years toe below that solioot of the Colingo esplain that they are ham-attendance of 113 Chinese boys, bringing sfer put in att extra webin pinining that taled to in similar scoils in the Colony which pered for their teeching by baring to touch the boys de samination, shows clearly that for the purpose of this Act 2 per cent of fecapate with the Vicorin College. The a-ABC over again. There is, however, a third demand for alusetary English teaching is now ate all muun 2-13ths of the rate, or zorts to ination was, however, in this case conducted an. point for consideration. What Catuese parente. springing up in the Oniony among classes that odlect, de alt we may say 2 per cent of the der optional a remstances. The transfer of approeunting an English edustion, are tot litherto not appointing the value of on Ea-in which the vessel has been fitted up was ex-July 7tb. 1857., at Chafee, the Administration vilmation of overy tenemen

flchncil-in-headle of summer, from the anxings for, is that their alibles should be gifs-education. Moreover, good results were With regard to the definition of the Watrevamped locality of the Old Contral Subool to finght English by Begliabmes. For such teach- obtained at the examination of this School Animearity:

the now Victor College Buildings, affording sig, if combined with prepar method and diaren in Algalara Hon. A P. MACEWEN said-Thow was a noh larger nommodation, upset all the aripline such as they co get, at Victoris Colliga. The redau ary Baglish Schools of the Colony Puoi cel of didados by the Special Commit rangements of the year and required a new die. they are willing to pay the full value. But this age, in let every use, increased their staff tes who sat on this Bill with regard to the de

tribution of the scholars smnts different classes. presut monitoring and papil-toneher system of in 1889, and continned to give the saine tooreas finition of the Water Authority. 1,myself was.The consequence as fur, at the class of the the Victoria College pots Chins into places in ed attention, to which I had nocasion to refer in strongly, in favour of the Water Authority he salool year when the examinations were held. Government Serrida with ght to be filled by last port, to the higher subjects of au ing ander the expervision of the Sanitary

about one half of the whole number of scholars in ugustmen or by ans of local English residents English laost on. Those seccadary Bobools fid, nt it was explained. by Mr. Chadwick the College wore cromjned on hariy half a year's by they mean ang nagle-to-nack ana that pending the completinu of the works it was work in the classes, to which they were allotted or Indians or thineas has mother tongue uno Collage Bars improvemollit the

Bil

The Arropar-Genevent at the stimer went age that this Bill should be considered in Conduittee, but the consideration prstponed because several hon. members were divines of having tins to investigate the Bill Baford moying, any definite amend meat I sbou'd like to say one word. It has been sugges ed to me, and i think rightly, that the Ingying of the water rain is onvered by the tion of the Bating Ordinance No, 15 of 188 Whore seems to be sond ambiguity about the Worting of that Catinine Section 28-autog

fter the time for appealing hos expired, the

· following percentages on the "mination of omery tonment numerated in the 1st shall by abte as rates from the feat day of July 19 me year, or from such other day as may from tis to time,he Axel by, the lernor în Connell, viz

for any centment in the City at Victoria 13 per

u to desirable that they shoull be under the

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DR. EITEL ON THE VICTORIA COL- LEGE AND THE LATE DR. STEWART

Below we give some further extracts from the report of Dr. Eitol, Inspector of Schools, for

VICTORIA COLLEGE

OBITUARY.

The CHAI MAN—YRK.

CORRESPONDENCE.

MR. FRANCIS AND THE WATER" WORKS BILL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAİLY FRESH"

THE TELEGRAPH CONVENTION. KEEP

The following extracts from this Convention will (says the Daily News) be found interesting

the preamble the Imperial Chinese Telegraph apply it ever say line whatever that might in the Company is refurred to as the Administration. I meanwhite be opened, whether through Bridal and the Great Northern and Eastern Extension Barmah, with Tudia aur Earope or throgh Telegraph Companies as the Compacíos

is

alle Convention Antred into by Four lost Ginelous Hajesty at St. Petersburr the 10

convention.

· THE HONGKONG MARINA.

Wherese the Administration intend to Bonaset America, by any cuble that may be laid.

12-That Convention harnôt yet been meds. the biness telegraph system with the telegraph public, and Your Petitionere peak with all The Hoogkong Murino proved as attmotion lines of adjacent countries in telegraphic, com deference when they submit to Your Majesty. to the public on Sunday afternoon. There were manication with Baraps, and

that that Convention is publicly stated and Whereas the Compasses have already estab: beloved to contain a provision establishing serem til parties on board nad later in the day the vessel was visital by a large number of Hshed such connections by means of their direct differential rate largely in fastar of Russiau sur

Admiration of the ex- cable routes in Russia and over India, and ladies and gentlemen..

jets in Chius, ending messges over the Chi- cellent arrangements and the handsome manner

Whereas, by the asia of agreement signed on os fines to Europe, and therefore in violation of the provisions of existing Treaties securing pressed on all bands. There are twenty-four bed and the Companies, in order to avoid competition for Your Majesty a subjects id China rights and rooma, each with its oan hath-room, and hinged and establish friendly no-operation, havs, agreed privileges dgnal to those granted to the subjesis Borgens ar Ätten by whiou, the_verendah can be

ART. IKAN SA in at no site and sade prisste. On the contain principles to effent this end eto, sto of any other nation

It in further stated and believed publicly that The tariff and payments named in Articles Itho said Convention scoures to the existing. stood deck see the dining room, biliard room, card room, and pantry, ice house, ets. The dining in VIII shall not be, ohanged except by the Compaties, the Great Northara gail the Eastern cams art ment with accommodation mutual consent of the Administration and the ftansion, the xaogopal af all messages des for sirty guests, still wants the Huishing touches, Companies.

patched from Bhanghai Amby, Foschow and and the European gosets youterday had tila

AKE XIII.

Hongkong, by far the larger Bud more import served in the music loon on the main deck. The Administating sa in the reads by day pr xide with the musto saloon forms. The pro- mission et abssper rates than the through mates 13 If the Chinese lines. when completed, In view of this direnmatanos I consented to a is Buglish, I do not advocato the explain latter makes, is at Duo followed by

ght reduction of the standard applied to the of Chingse from employant in the English similar effort on the part of the other schools. mende dank has an aras of 8.000 feet, and if by telegram agencies or private waders of the were thrown open freely to the public unham -entire sopervision of dedonpur.. I think I say,

Owing to Schools of the Colony. Ou the optrary. I am horas emulation has arisen between cam gets the booze from whitorer quarter it trafo named in Articles I to VII (tradie bepared by tale or by similar cormition, the say we were newly a mainious fat on the examinations for the year 19 orph tion the see the Water Autheri. this exceptional irregularity, the result, thu cominced that if the promotion of English these school had while the Fist rie Collage may be blowing. There are otestric bille Sitto twa Chine on the one side and Barcps, Rais greater portion of the traffic from the abov ty should. bis uuder the angereision of the reliable, a whole, does not admit of touching in the Colony is to depend azelusively so hardly ma ages to keep ahead of the others throughout the ship, the saisine in txcellent, and excepted, and countries bevont Eurogo on the named ports would flow naturally to the Chinsia Sanitary Hourd.

close onmyarison with the result of former Bars on the costly apertation of Uzined teachers in spite of itsape for advantages, there is only arrangement for the comfort of guest other sides) and neither the dministration nor lines as the most direct, to the tacy grast, gain The ATTORNEY-GANEHAL - As Charan of This irregularity is not likely to reen in furre from Bloglard unsupplemented by the assistatos sides great need of aircamspeution Inst this that ald be expected in a first class hotel is the Companies shall be directly or indirectly in- of the Chinese Covernment the Committer. I enne ty that that matter yare. It would also be desirable in tutors years of trained native Chinese toolere of English, ent of playsical call, things musing over time of expanse of ass Toyage the Marine arrangements with any other telegraph lines by Your Majesty for haring refasel your basent to Healthful comption be raatitined to the dari provided. For invalids who caungt afford the tereted or have working agreements or other 14Your Petitioners most hainbly. Bork was settled What we did go to as far as I do being the exitiation rules of Victorin Calif will never expand its sphere of indusmes so as

will prova a great convenience, white to san or by lead to the detriment of dither party the Cantantion and to any medication of it, understand, was that us if the poletion the go into harmony with those in force in other to conch classes of the population bitharto hot prasure on the part of the scholars

The needlework examination he been conduct the ordinary resident who wishes to escape the far as the traffle mentioned in this agreement and for Your Majesty's most gracions essence, works would be well to have the Resident Miler Tuitions in the Colony. The printed avered with English knowledge. But I think

through Your Ministers in the Commons House ART. XVUL Engineer the Water, Authority, Afies latkes Victorin College Buy 100 marks or are places in the Education Departmented as the same lies before The need of ash hot nights in town it fi ofer counter altra concerned.

of Parliament, that no consent will be given to in, it was an open question as to whexions for ech subjot lose than 60 fails; a where one bat Eug shown, and others where stifting for the present undefined standard of tions to the Fesk. The cramentation of the attainmente a praluxted scale, Rooh has been various saloons is neat and tasteful, and Mr. St. de Anidarity. A tubs surly age, or may en ny who fails in ore than half subject to a 1206 But binamus, are properly suplayed. In adopted by the Crgin Code, requiring each gebedar Jehe H Hancock, then hit to be coagmtu the Administration have connected their land the interests involved and Rithout consultation This agreement shall take affect from the day the Coarention without full consideration of alt u the Tarious lines with the telegraph lines of any adjacent with the representatives of British Commerce. part 1 won't judge sand foway what failure. The examination rules for full-cadary English Schonts, and sapacially in a

communication with 1bn Surveyor Gend or Sauty Bouil shaild the other similar Schools in the Colony are more model School such as the Victoria legge has ever to proceed from pro to your to bigher graduated on the design a whole

15.Your Petitioners most rasp otfully re- dubinitely broniolts Water Authority See liberal in that they pat down a scholar as having been af salt ever continue to he. Earlish cf plai neodlework, has besome strongly details. The upholstering has been carried out country in telegraph

Europe and shall be in foren till the 19th May. present to Your Majesty that the ratification of ant to the day, is. The weld thereof." I de not with falted if he has less than 60 marks (two thirds), ouger to be taght by Englishmen, and what It is the intention of the Department to intro by the Hongkong Trading Compang, Limited.

1903, and shall during this tires he binding on the Convention of the 10th August, 1587, bi to plodge myself kam. It is matter but they are more sefere in that they declare a explanations ara venired to be given to Chinese duce in the next varision of the Grant-in-Aid

the Companies and on the Companies emocessors tween the Chinese Goverswant and the Com- entirely for the Governor to decite and I desire solar a total failure if no fails in one or two ma be given by the Chines teachere with whom Scheme some provision of this sort

as well as on all Chinese Administrations pre-panies herein before mentioned, woakt he a seri bizit be should bares free haul to deal with the

Najaute out of five or six. The consequence of very English Master is supplied at Government mutter.

this disparity is that it is very diffiends to com-pinntil he has bimalf mastered Chinese The Education Department, more than say We lo vol hold ourselves roagoablo for the options sent and fature, governmental or otherwise, and ens injury to the future of Telegraphic

exposed by our Correspondents,

abail apply to all telegraphic systems owned or Comagication in China and through the Han A. P. Mackway I do not desire to are the examination results obtained at Victoria colloquial. But in all elementary Buglish Schools other branch of the Jivil Service of this Colony,

ntrolled in China and Keren by such Adminis- world, would seriously baaper trade and espe state that any pleten was given, but dimply to

ollege with those obaled at similir secondary which offer an Bagich or Anglo Chinese ednou offered, in 1880, by the great loss which the

tration.

cially the trade of Your Majesty's subjects in the East, and would be, they humbly conscive anvey that it was the rise of the majority of Schools under the Grat-in-Aid System Unition gratis, charging no fas, English should be Colony suistained by the death of the Hon. F. the members of the select onmillee, that 16eformity of the best applied to the pantination tanght (if possible under the supervision of an Stewart, LL.D. Having served as Headmaster

The following is the text, of the-pa ition to

and represent, in beach, if not of the precise Water Antbority suit be under the supa of all Schools auder Gevriment enpervision is English-bon Hodmaster! by the chaper agency of the Government Central School and as Ins

DEAK SIK-Will you be se od sm.to allow the Queen which now lies at the office of the works, cortainly of the Internatioun Teleg Veion of tig-Bakitary Degr

minihatly desirable

of Chinese tenchers of Rylish, But these Chispector of Scholster-fully-size-n years 1862- HA BOLLENCY--is Hunt feet set forth in

The general value of the work done in the teachers of elementary English or Anglo to 1878), and then hald several other offices, as we a little space to explain, with referance to Shanghai General Chamber of Commerco, "for The Committee'a report

year 1959 in the Victoriollege, as ascertained Chinese Schools require training a mach, or olice Magistrato, Registrar-General and Celou your leader of this morning, y pition in consignature The ATTORNEY-Qixana)-We-siaply de by this examination, will be found summarized rather or a tha English-born teachers of el Senretary, the late Dr. wars contiuned, un-noosion with this Water Ball. Mr. Chulwick's MOSTRACION MAJESTE THE QUERY. of July 1875, and especially of alese 19 of that ported the Bill in this term. The majority of in the readmaster's separate Report, but I sondary. English Schools. The sam and subtil his death; to be the chief adviser of the Govern first draft of a Water Bill was maforrod by the BERNS OF INDIA, 20,

16 Your Petitioners bar father diest me. The Coronition, I think, with bat uxeration of subjoin the usual Statistical Tables which in alape, therefore of us suggestion is in the ment in all educational matters This un Government to the aftery Board for their aur May it please Your Majesty We Your M one hou. member, were of enim that as diste, in detail, the progress made in the year Authorities of the Vistaria College might protinuous and infinite connection with the stagenstions and opinions with a memo from that jonty's most loys and devoted serradte, residing spotfully to represent that, the continued on- Water Authority to start with should be the 189 by tht everal divisions and slausos of the table remsider the papilionher system now ticaal Institations of the Colony for a period of gentlemen which I think you pablished at the and carrying at basicers as Morobente, Blipstoe of the Convention, the umbjet of this Residen Engineer is that it should be beft College The Tabbes speak for themselves, fished to the College, with a view, to re-twenty-eight gas, gives special value to the time. The Bill and Repoct were referred to a owners, Bankore, Professinal sien as Trade Tetition, and of the ungotiations for its ap afterwards for deternitation by the Govaror. The folowing points equive, however, special model it so sa in the first instans to hold ont az following verdist which Dr. Stewart lately pro committee of the Board end that committee of in Your Majunty's Colony of Hongkong and inproval or modifestion, is an impediawal

The Agri & CoGORÍAL TREASURER My mention. The English composition papers in inducement to English sing muss of local nonuced on the edustion! egetem now in foren which I was a member, want very fully fate the divers ports and places in the Empires of China Telegraphic Communnisation between the kit. ricoltortion is that the tunes of commitle Cleases I, II, and III and especially the European or Indian residents to quity them in the Colony. The advance in education is business and reported. That report you also and Jepun, most hucibly represent to Your and Europe, and in particular prevents the Chi neco Government from completing its tele na being asked by the low. member 1Hon. A. Papers on Shukapsare ated: English history in selve for eventual employant as English can of the but gratifying features in the pro published The second of the recommendations Misjoaty as follows, that in lay

- 1—Wa:are, individually nodes the Agents graphlu, system and connecting it with the MusEwen to give their opinion in favour of Oleed I were remarkably good, noneidering mesters (at the present mary if Slaa month orgress of the Colony hate yet much to be put forward by the members and subsequently The Sunitary Bord, desfinal to do so.

that the vast majority of the abolars in any $120 a mouth which would in a sufficient in done and female education is only in its infancy; endorsed by the Board was to the following af and Hepresentative of Morohants, Shipowners general network of Telegraphio comunication flon. C. CHATEL W of the these Clases are boys who never hear ducement in ob Vicaria College or elsewhere, but the lines on which the system is moringot: The Water Authority to bs the Resid and others residing and carrying on haubens in all throughout the world via Klucht. Lombers were in favour of handing over to English-spokant of school hours Hot and inahusiasts to provide trained Chia seem to be cervet and time alone is required to ent Engineer of the Waterworks in the rat in parts of Your Majesty's Domitions, very largely Your Petitioners ther-fore most bumbly pray authority to the Syniters Beard, others were the camination in English dictation, which is nose born fere for toe elamentary English reclaim thoes pertice of the fell which roussin stance, and, subsequently, such perepo, perzoni, izterested in the Foreign Trade of Chinn and Your Majesty

an admons in- or to any modification of It”, upposed to it. I was in favour of giving as of nearly equal importance, gave unsatisfactory and Anglo-hiress Goverment Schools or untouched. These word penned by Dr. or holy orgrate as the Governor in Council Japan trade is of all commons and 1-To refuse your assons to the Convention anthority to the Surveyor-General after the results in Classes I and II, as in Class I baltGront-la-Aid Schools of the Colony. If anything Stewart but a few days before his data illus may oppoint

This recommedation mont in the intention of orming annual value of which it may be represent to the Imperis Chinese Resident Engineer and compted the works. and in Class II one-third of the boys Exiled in farther were needed to recommend the above trate most forcibly the unblased judgment and The Committee went into a matter thom by this abject Classes II and IV de vachewe. I would wait attention to the follow honest truthfuls which charnoterized him every member of the Committee two things estimated seventy per cent or thereabouts, ie in Government, through Your Majesty's Minister and disused ovary point and it was organga special praise for their translation papers (Engine siderations. I am fully aware tint as a throughout bis life. For the system, the les first, that it was advisable while the Water the hands of Your Majesty's faithful subjects at Peking, that any rich Coronition would be. eventually that at the present op at all info Chines), and Chas Ila for the old titer of policy it is desirable to keep up the of which be thus generously approved in 1829 works were still under construction, to leave the spd cerried on under the Brisida flag. A vast lu ielation of the spirit of existing Treaties. pente, the Resident Baginer at the tients exhibited in Arithmetic Algebra nonnection betwea this Colony and the home is the very system again the initiation of entire control of them in the hands of the en- ospital is employed therein and s convidereble-To present, further, to the Chinasa works should be the aghority, and flee the and Granwar. In the latter abjant Class country by filling the higher off of the toest which he waged a desperate war lo 1878, and gineers did not contemplate than at least I revenue aoernes to Your Majesty thersfrunz Government that to enter into any such Cun- works were completed It was left to Your: Ex-

VI and Vila did very fair work, sud the whole Government Service with men selected in 1879 The passion Dr. Stewart comples in the did not that the engineer was to be Mr. Cooper 3The fursiga rede of Usion and Japan vention would be detrimental to their own best dellangy to decide, to when the works should of lass VITI in Azitionatio. The teaching in Englund. But I content that the and roscational bistory of the Colony is wasily and-charged by the Home Count with the with Your Majesty's Dominions and with Your intereste

To move His Imperist Majesty, the Rm- Le bandod.

tà Anglo-Ching Chisms of the College as sons foderlying this policy do not apply to tue stood. From the gas 1847, when the system duty of planning and carrying them out; second. Majesty's subjects la carried on under and in Hou Ho Kai-In earpriset at the misshown considerable improvement as comparelling up of any port below that of the Head of Statoilet and Government Schools was that as soon as the works were fairly completed regulated by the provisions of certain Treaties peror of Clins, te pot an end defintely to the derstanding which exists in this inaltat. I fariner years, but the examinati a of the tester It might indeed be id that the fanogunted in Hongkong by the Bar. V the Suaiters Bourd was the proper and the only made between your most Grasion Majesty and Contantin a daring failed to attain Your tainly support Mr. MucEwen abertateusent that Chinese Classy Chrung hit thaCollege costines above sokomo will not supply the Colony with Stant and down to the year 1565 when proper Water Anthority. Mr Chadwick was the Emperors of bins and Tapan sepectively.Majcaty Assunt we were neatly indus is the optolon that frous year to your 10 show por resalta English-born-tasters at much-cheaper rate tha: Education Department was established most strongly in favour of this iden and it was and by them Tmation certain well-defined rights To move His Imperial Majesty to join the the Boultary Board should ban the supervision In the the highest Classes of the College. To this areament I would reply that nikler the with Dr. Stewart as its Head, the educ only our modesty that prevented us from giving | are soured, to the subject of Your Majesty Tutornational Telegraphic Convention and .935- of the Water Works, but last Mr. Obadwick atteninne ut Chinese Jo-sue has been die pressut system masters are procured from Eng to policy of the Government had a strictly it pression in so many words I still think treding in and to China and Japan, nect the Chinese Linga with the general Farop-

we were right in not asking for the immediate Of these rights the mat valuable are as Syatem. dreg attention to the foot that it would be impugal with iveral years ago under the land under sugagements for three years, renciy-religique barnet. The leading Mission practicable and weld eüs a great deal of in supposition that the boys will continue tongs free passage ent and at the end of the acts of the Ublong, Brat la time the Rev. transfer of the works to me as it would be Im those which secure to You Majesty's subjects remove the Goreramente, parties to the “* xnveig if the Sanitary Board should have keep up their Chinese cowledge by private bres years a free passage mok. Not only will auton, the fender of St. Paul's College, arst safle for us, postituted as we ero at present, all the benefits and advantage of any privilege International Telegraphie Couvention of 1875 the supervision while the weeks were in teslady at the trap lation papers of these the abors Acheme enhve payments of passages, in power the Bay: Dr. Logge, the founder of the to undertake and carry out the completion of or concession which may be at any time, graut having rapresentativer at Peking to instruct vores of coustraction, but afterwards there was Cisses appear to me to indiesto that most of the but it will obviate the frequent complaints of Anglo-Chinese College, together with Bishops the Waterworks. We have no control over the by Chian or Juan, to the subjects of any their Ministers to co-operate with your Majesty's

Minister to the same end. once why the Sanitary Board should not buys neglect their Chinese studies entirely, as masters engaged in England that they had been Smith and Alford, controlled the ednostional parse for any purpose and no proper staff to other Hation, and those which forbid the cron

And Your Majty obedient and dutiľal' have the cofrol, and Dir: Chadwick himself or they exhibit a lamentable amount of retrogressed as to the vane of the dollar, cost of living, movement of the Colony for eighteen years, enable us to get such a job finishedFurther tion by Chins er Jague of my bejelly or s

under the full sanction of the Government, more there could be no better man in charge clasive privilege in farour either of thele or servants will ever pray. pressed the pinion that the Sauitars Bord 90 I am in doubt, however, if it would be and prospects of wiracement in the Colony, hould be the authority and it was on that ani to, interfere in this matter by demanding. GOVERNMENT SCHŪDES OUTSIDE VICTO (16 During this time the Bible was a text-book than Mr. Chadwick. We never contemplated objects or of any foreign nation to the pre-op derstanding that 1 acquiesced in the clance e pront of the continuation of Chins NAIA

in nearly all the Schools of Hongkong. The having the Drains man pashed up into sacha julios of the rights and pefvlieges granted

The Mercury translates the following from a remaining unaltered Ferally had no ides spdios, as I for it would foal to over právíra, The Auglo-Chines Government Schools Governmet Schools were managed ae feeders position.

We possibly made a grave mistake in not an Your Lecisioners ara apprehensive for the native paper-That H.E. Chang Chih-tung is that the supervision was to be baudet over to The introduction of Sakpaore Trigolamety in town and in the four larger villages (Wong of St. PauPk Dadlege and st the nibal "prise the Surveyor-General or to anyone else the do and ensuration, in addition to the ordinary nelehung, Stanley, Shankwo, and Yama) giving of the Government. Soboo's the Protest frauding the Bill as to make our ides more olear reason borednatter stated that their rights and man of tact and Ingennity, the following in- varnment might thiek fit. The matter was dissopol pensum of Class I and Latin in Classes call this yase for no special remark. They are, aut Bishop of Hongkong-presided. Dr. Stewart to the Legislature, but as me bad Mr. Chadwick privileges under the most favoured nations" rident will go fer to tablish. It v reported cussed at some length and Lamo sarmid that!. and III is in indicat to sausu over with the exception of Blanki, Alled with chafed for three yra under phia yalem with ss and as he was not only a member of the son in the Treaties between Tour Majesty to his rocantly that the Tayah district of the no minute was laken of 16

pressure, with the attendent increase of for scholars to overdewing and all urgently for the Headmaster of the Central School stablished two Councils, but the trusted adviser of the and the Emperor of Ohios are in danger of be Hupah provizes contained vaat etds of iron ore The Bizzaro-GENEZAL- No understand work. It is always difiion to determine the new buildings the erection of which has been by Dr Lagge he 1962 But in the year Government we felt curselves safe in leaving og infringed, and that there is about to be His Exoellowey satisfied himself of the acour op Dr. Blawart, the rast in his hands. A more unft parson than created in China monopoly whisk will operate of the report, and sent fire weijuons to the dis lug was arrived at that the Water Werks should mit between us ad ufible amount of work and sanctioned twelve resta apo bat has not beon 1965 all is was elinced. be handed over to the Sanitary Board. The hook noussarily implying over-pressure, and it emmenged yet. The two sobools in town, most as Head of the new Education Department Mr. Cooper to make by-laws for the regulation mast lafuriously to their interests, and which triet to make arrangements for the purchase of member Hop. A. Sealwe very anxious is highly desirable to err rather on the info side especially, are twinged at the beginning of every now introduced the reign of an absolutely of the water supply I cannot cohesive Me will at the same time innob on your Majonty's the property The mess were instructed that it should be ro, bat it was left an open quee of the problem, as, under the trying influence of school rest with numbers of applicants who regular system sa admilled, in 1872, Mission Chadwick actually feared the idea of making ally, the Emperor of China, and on his people to draw vivid plotures to the ignorant operi Lion, the only thing that was doaldud belog that Hongkongoliaater soul lite anyhow have to be tarned away for want of sommoda.dehose to Government Aid on the principle of the Sanitary, Boned a reality instead of ham very heavy losses and grave inconveniences in of the onseted lands of the vast wealth hidden Sauder the earth, said to represent to them the the supervision for the present should be put inertiar a visibly weakening effortion. The most crying weeds of these Govern. payment for results ascertained by uzatulsation by wasting the Waterworks and the Ferrand to the fatura.

Your Petitioners met hambly represent great amount of mousy and labor it would of the hands of the Resident Engineer

Whilst on the whole fully recognizing the mat ohcole, which give a grafaitone elemena purely wcnlar abjects. It was actually probe derived from the water rates in the Boseit The Aroussy-GENERAL-My mid-la per excellency of the organisation, method and is tary English or Anglo-Chlesso lacatus, are posed at ar public ecting (6th Jane, 1973) tofur all purpeson of santation and making them to your Majesty that the successful conduct of require to realise the hidden store, which stono fefly open fe'what we did we were mainly oipline of the Vetoria College, and without wish larger and better accommodation and a staff of wake St. Paul's College a feeder of the Govern ourporate body responsible before the law for their oqmmercial opérations depends in these could be done by the Government. Thes want Central School The Missionaries now the proper performance of their functions Do dara very largely on telegrapale communies: latter, bowser, it was farther to be represented, gulled by Mr. Chadwick. After wa bava tüding to find tank with the College on either of i krutimi native teachers— some experience of the R-vident Envinear se these points, I would draw the attention of the The Government Schools, in town and in fed under the yoke of the secular and elemen you think that idea would work Youre felth tion, and it is essential that that communiontion WAS willing to purchase the property at a Zaië Abe regular, effective, and cheap, sad that as many price, or should the owners preter having the shall be in a batter, puition to say whoAuthorities of the College to a matter of some the villages, which rise au olementary Chinesetary Grains Cd scheme until the year 1878, fully,

JNO. J. FRANCISfferent lines of communication be opened and work carried eat la the form of a company, the Jefuitaly is to

Authority. We importanca, vis to the monitorial and pupil tucation gratis, and the Aided Village Bohçols, when the Catholio and Protestans edgestiounals

matter could be arranged in that way. The lat- "kept open za possible, need not go into the future to forecast. tomcher stem adopted in this School In his which give this smo, dacation charging fear, of the Colony sueded in obtalaing from the Hongkong, 3rd July, 1890

Your Pethioners are now in communication ter suggestion was accepted by the people, wha HIS EXCELLENCY--Of course it is very use Baport for 19 the Handmeter makes the have continued, during the year 1889, teaching Government an entire change of polley, which

NATIVE OPIUM IN CHINA with Europe by wasis of tw separate tele have surrendered their rights of swnership ta fal to bear the observations rade by bonem following rourke. A Normal Clues and ■ als Arithmetic and Geography, in addition to as effected in 1879 by goudining the onlar

graphio linse, one in the hands of "The Bastern H.B. Chang, on condition of rodiving, shares bere as to what book place, but so far as this special examination paper on education, and flyir olssical Chinese lore. As regards these vetem to the Government Sekule and by abo

PUR AIMPORTANT DECERE, SA

Telegraph Company and The Extern Ex in the company. Whether tha. people will ever Council is conserved there in asthing in the reool discipline for pupii kuachers and woniti Aided Village Belmas, arrangements have been shing the scalar and elementary limitations of part as to the dismeston, and i refor.sustare a cow falare of bis year. Mr. Buriale, bove mentioned, to convert them into the Grant-in-Aid scheme. This messure, e Au Imperial Decree was issued on the 15th of Ceunion Australlin and China Telegraph Lomas receive anything out of the speculation remains take into couldntico ay atio which who has been in okvrge of these jazier meisturut School That-in to way while ing State ald for the encouragement of religious this moon in reply to a Memorial, wat in to the pany Limited starting from Shanghai in the to be seen. This is the property a foreign took place between members of the Special in front of the Preparatory, Clas; fr ou the hitherto the Govenorit and the rospective education, both elementary bad moondary, Throne by the Board of Revenus some time ago: Empire of China sad pasing South by Food engineer want to prospent a few days ago, and outtse. If it had Boon ottioned in the report whale able to grow is only moderato report Village Communities nominally shared between caused the education of the Colony to strance The Memorial preyed that a proper rate of daty be chow. Hongkong, Baigon and Singapore to Au- se reported mosived very rough treatment from that thie matter was discussed and that certain though be apos a bighly of one or two pupil them the expenses of wooh Bolool; the Govern at a tremendous bened. In 1678. Dr. Stewart levied on native Opinin, of which immense stralia and British Indie and the other, under the people for spolling the fingent of the place. numbers were of one opinions others of auther fubers trust that ext year soar marked out, weing that the rillagers have hable report 45 Schools with 3,164 scholars as muiler quantities are annually produced in Chica. The the management of a Danish Corporation. The Bal Ching Chib-tany has vero that a chi

shara ku it would have been something which the Go sprovement, mifi oberved." Considering tually bevatting their

the Government supervision, and four years after Bowed's Memorial was suctioned after mature Great Northern Telegraph Company, going quated superstition.

GÜLLEGE. S

Jane Mi Your Majesty's andjenta. ⠀⠀